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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1898-01-28, Page 6s • U.) ew 1, own In an Old District • (From theC}lobo.) ti &yeller journeying northward on lost her grip in North America. Soon the on, Iltron &Bruce railway tra- Huron oountry, which, after a conclusion s)otte of the rioheat- traota of agrioul- of the struggle lust deeoribed, had fallen 1ilea in Canada. Every square foot batik into the unbroken solitude of the pri- he eoilof this portion of Huron is under meval wilderness, began to be invaded by ti tenon. and all along the line of the stout Britons, Scotsmen, Englishmen and rd, es, n weyeatintervals offrom 10 to 12 miles, Irishmen. The vast plains to the we yperoue'0YMa.havegrownint°existence, that were known as the Indian terr rh with its own -particular industries. had passed into the handa of the Hu OM This region, too, came thousands of rrels of the finest apples for the British irk$. Indeed,. Huron county may, as a lie terrned' a veritable garden. Less a generation eine the whole district t, comparatively, an unbroken wilder - aerie. ' r . 'Westward, a long, level and extremely prtile_pl_atean fringes the shorn of Lake i'uron, growing somewhat rooky as it ap- t»gaehea't,heBruee peninsula. The soil is rich clay loam, end the proximity of the alit) sotempera the severity of the winters bet peaoh' culture has been ehpwn to be )rohtable, It as here, on the shore of the aket ate oint 20 miles south of Goderich, hied, 20 miles north of Parkhill, Naroiase )antis, an enterprising French-Canadian ps mmen the herculean task of build- nga R ether leas�than eight monbas ago the siteof St. Joseph — as the new town has aeen'prettily named— wasknown as ;ohn- rton's Corners, and contained one or two .og,houses- and ;a postofRoe boasting of a weekly, mail for the convenience of farmers tlobg the Aux Bauble line. To -day the (Corners is a hive of industry. The old og dwellings, some of which have stood, 1ttrhapp,=since the earliest settlement of the 440.ot by the,French,have been torn down yud, replaced.by a dozen handsome, modern );:rQe Tall factory chimneys are beginning o , adieu "the air with smoke, and the gulls bat nsed'to regard this quiet coast as their )wit especial territory are giving the, place t wide berth. E.ut'before describing the embryo City of 3tt;Jtiseph,'it may be well to refer to the ierly ,tneeooiations of the place. Mr Cantin ias.a (deer title to the land by right of pnr- ,haati;,lint it'.is nob always thus. Long years' efore the first intrepid Jesuit lather set. foot in this magnificent wilder- oess, the:Huron county was disputed soil. l ' ii1oie and Heron met in a death itrdggle; hero, centuries before Champlain sok sides in the fight, was breathed the kwful w&r song cf the Huron brave:—''O daces whioh the son floods with his light, and tfo';moon luiziinates -with--her paley torch; places 'where verdure waves in the breeze,;where runs the limpid stream and fly`s torrent leaps; take witnees,O earth and avene,thet we are ready, everyone, to YO0 OdelMatiar otir foes. . . . The war clubs. IF, esnatti, ?from our enemies shall testify to aur surpassing valor. The scalps we tear freinOheir',prostrate heads will ornament otic hats` ; Our door lintel we will redden Wltth the.blood of our prisoners. Timid in oaT) tityy as feeble in combat, we shall #lobed"_diem to perish by slow tortnringe; when life has fled from their mntil- frames we shall barn them up and dttee etheir ashes to the four winds Ofyen Bttt.t,he:already blood stage was soon to el the tread of Champlain, who, practical OA • - e.d. • int, was at work in the new MIs for Heaven and a col- p,r, from this date begins bent - _ - ..lesions. It is a pf toil;: discomfort and discourage - ;tale of terrible episodes. 'ear of 1615 saw ,Champlain, a000m- - •' two FranoiscanFriar ,toiling la- bruonily'u ttawra toward Lake Nip- leil'Ig; aerose ioh the Sinewy arms of his adian ,pilots propelled him to the French Iver. `;After braving the rapids and toiling ver tis portages of the French, the party pasted;the'shore of Georgian Bay and ev- found themselves in the Huron ntr,y, whither Father Le Caron had pre ell them: ;In`this mtinner was establish• 1 the first Anton outpost of the cburch, aa-thecountry became the property of mice. ',ierre Margery, a French writer, in an rticleon Louie Joliet, describes how the nintry was,firet formally taken possession f in the name of the King of France by atnon •Francois d'Aumont, Sienr de Saint insson < Faithful to their promise were Ile f ew Frenohnien and Indiana who on heir memorable day swore, with shoats of 'Viva le RRoi," allegiance to the "Most ristian King of France and Navarre." L'he establishment of the miesion,though tself'a task;that might have appalled a le •enthu iastic body of men, wee the least rdtloua;part of the undertaking. The main- enanee of the widely -scattered post became oonetent'perplexity, completely insolated, s they were, from the civilization of Qae- ec,• w $nt;What theFathers lacked in num- era and strength they supplied with that ntenes'religious fervor which has made iieir,,story, thenlost wonderful in the annals pf the' new world; and if the -examples set y;the ggentle piety qt -their lives failed to coomplieh hat ed been anticipated,they *filTd " se yea to blame. Tho heroic tits never had an instant flinched from the .iirklposed task. As the dreaded Iroquois Me more troublesome, and the raids in- uron county :more frequent, the seat 1 the mission Was from time to time ohang- ed;bntzieVer a thought of relinquishing the lopoleas testi doourred to them. At.last came thefinal blow that not only wiped;away the mission forever, but mark - Id, the beginning of the bloody extermina- of the Hurons by the overpowering of ;the Iroquois. Over a thousand oie braves Were on the war path, and ettlement after another was captured burned, its Anton defenders and its erathers Meetings commentate. "Bri- , the Apostle of the Hurons, bound to a e,; was searched from head to foot; his lip,wes out away and a heated iron doWri hie throat. A Dollar of red-hot toheta'Wee then put around his neck; and rae+esty of the rite of baptism,kettelsfttl ' yflingeeeter was poured over his head. fet Iro- p olee, enlriageds-ut stripesder ofs fleshfrom bis litabb,`scalped him, tore ont hie heart, de- votired tt and drank big blood. Lallament, el ylsietely unable to manifest, the same fortitude had: strips of bark, smeared with rid to tail naked body and set fire roasted,. he was il'ung into con- , textured t6 whole bight, and final - with the hatchet of the' Iroquois, town tired of his protracted pas- e heroic story of the Huron e tale is 'an old one, and the a6 farmer, whose oropo fatten on sell that' once Was soaked red with of Chrlatian Men, conoerne him - with the awful. dranitt than with aejcet or the price of primo ka iE a 5 Bay Company,who were everywhere beg ning to feel the keen koompetition of the Northwest Company. Sault Stq.Marie be. came a great fort or trading post — indeed, it has been mole under Frenoh rule — and trappers on their way thither from Hun county bivouaced on the pretty little bay, and on the exact spot where to -day a new town is rising up. Still again, however, the title of these lands changed hands; and from this point begins the story of the Canada Company of Johnaalt, and of Dr. Dunlop, poet,dream- er and backwoodsman. Galt's famous road,out through the forest from Guelph to Goderioh, was the first colonizing influence. Both he and Dunlop early recognized the value of the lake -washed strip of. the Huron county, and the future town of Goderioh was soon on paper in theoompany's ofiiioes. The ownership. of that portion of the tract in which we are directly interested was soon again transferred. In 1827—I quote the Lizars sisters -an old Belgian nobleman, the Baron de Tuyle, made an ar- rangement with the Canada Company, whereby he was to have a choice of their lands in the Huron tract. To insure a right judgment, he brought out Captain (then Lieutenant) Bayfield, R. N., whose name, "dear to Canadian science," is known still as an authority from Huron to Gaspe. Bayfield made a survey of the lake and of the rivers running into it, cruising about in his surveying schooner, the Guinan, and, ander pressure of difficulties, taking to canoe and bateau, making his way much af- ter the manner of Dunlop with Indiana and half-breeds, and as a result of his labors made charts, which were in use upon the lakes until 1884, and which are still looked upon as authorities. His minute inspection of the company's coast line resulted in his advice to the Baron to purchase extensive- ly upon the lower coast. The present vil- lage of Bayfield,ten miles north of the new town of St. Joseph, was the first townsite selected by the Baron. The little hamlet of Bayfield consisted of lumbermen's shan- ties, log huts put up for the Baron's men, who at once began taking out timber for the estate. Bat the'work must have been ill- advised,for in 1836,the year of the fat, dark little Baron's death, the logs lay rotting. The buildings consisted only of his store and a few hats; and in the year following, the rebellion year, but fifteen able-bodied men could be found for the defence of their country. Narcisse Cantin, the present owner of a 1 portion of this historic soil,and the project- or,of the St. Joseph enterprise, is in many respects a remarkable man. He is but 27 years of age, and was borne within a stone - throw of the townsite. but has travelled ex- tensively throughout Canada and the Unit- ed States. Deprived during youth of the opportunity of acquiring an English eduea. tion, hs could not speak a word of English nine years ago. To -day his speech is so pure That one fails to detect the least trace of French accent. Daring the days of the Baron de Tuyle's regime,Mr Cantin's grandfather came from Quebec to Goderich entirely by water, and was then the first permanent French settler in the region. The French-Canadian colony thus begun, gradually expanded,until the whole district became thoroughly C tnadianized. Indeed, the traveller along the Aux Bauble line finds himself in a porion of old Quebec transplanted into the sail of Ontario. The manners and customs of the Canadian hab- itants remain here almost unchanged. The farme,as in Quebec, for the most part rare ly exceed 33 acres, running back from each side of the road in long lines, the houses so close together as to give the appearance of the approach to a great city. They are a thrifty and a law.abiding people, and ex- tremely hospitable, and with the growth of St. Joseph will comp new prosperity to them. At a boy Narcisse Uantin cherished the dream of building a pity here, and when yet a lad of 17 he turned hie f..ce against the world and set out to make sufficient money to realize his dream. His plans have met with much ridicule, but he has adher- ed steadfastly to his purpose, and already the foanc a o is of the future city have been firmly laid, and over $100;000 has been ex- pended. The townsite lays in the township of Hay and directly on the bank of the lake, which at this time presents a sheer cliff 40 feet in height,with a fine sandy beach circling about a natural bay. In the east rhe thriv- ing town of Hensel!, on the London, Huron & Bruce Railway, is 10 miles distant. Grand Bend, a summer resort on the lake shore, is 10 miles south, and Bayfield and Goderioh, on the lake shore, are 10 and 20 miles north, respectively. If a oirole with its centre at St. Joseph and a radios of 20 miles, were drawn, it would onolose one of the richest agricultural districts in the Province, a district dotted with thriving i lege od.Iowneeel„ It is Mr. Cantin'a stu- pendous plan to make his city not only an ideal summer resort, but a manufltcturing point and a supply centre for all this terri- tory. A9 already stated, over $100,000 bas already been expended on the undertaking. A complete system of underground drain- age and acwerage has been laid, .miles of planed sidewalks have been 'constructed; a dozen handsome residences have been erect- ed, each fitted witn baths and all modern conveniences, and a large sawmill and plan- ing mill is in operation, and, like the brick- yard, is already self sustaining. One of the most im ortant industries of the new town, and ail rowing ono, is an organ pipe factory, and the management of a skilled organ pipe tnanntaoturer, formerly of Mon- treal. The .most pretentious building on the townsite is the new three-story brick novelty factory, wbioh is now nearing com- pletion, and in which fifty men will soon be employed. On the four corners the massive steno foundations of 'a huge block of stores have been laid, 320 feet long by 150 deep, This block will be completed next spring. Another structure is to be erected to shelter an eleotrio lighting plant; and a park has been designed and over $2,000 worth of young maples planted. All this has been done in a little over eight months, and in order to form an estimate of the energy with whioh the workis being condnoted it "is necessary to know thatthe steno founds. tion'on whioh every building rests had first to be flshed one of the bed of the lake; the Weise that go into the construction of every building on the place had•fIrst to be made fiord the soil on whioh ;it stands; and the lumber' froia,which doors, seeing; shingles, eto, li!►ve been made had ilret to be out in the Woods, refted,tip the share, and sawed and worked up. To Addition to this several obrcngeby grid with it the 'tilde rtwng?'11**11 otsllfiiot m hod ahan ed the �tlllent, tiIrr+e 0e had THE CLINTON NEW ERA vessel loads of lumber have sinoe been re- ceived direct from the Georgian Bay district. There are seven grades of clay in the soil about St. Jose h, one of which :is a pure alnwinterous clay of great value. Aldmin- um used to rival gold in value, but now threatens to become as coronion as the play in which it occurs. Mr Cantin looks for- ward hopefvully to the day when the histor- ic tin dipper shall have given place to one aluminum; and as the metal comes more commonly into use in Canada the St. Jos- eph fields are to supply the demand. Ne. gotietione are already ander way looking toward the formation of a strong company in Paris, France, for the manufacture of the metal in this coming Canadian metrop- olis. In addition tothie,Mr Cantin,although reticent, claims that three large factories have already prepared plane for immense branohs' h•'reand that the hands employ- ed by them alone will bring the town's pop- ulation up to 5,000. The plans of this energetic man also in- elndr a huge breakwater, which is to con- vert the already natural harbor into a safe port, extensive dredging operations, includ- ing a ship canal inland to the factories,and a railway to tap the main line of the Grand Trnnk,e2 ilea distant, thus planing St. Joseph in rent line between Chicago and Portland. If its realizes what its promoter hopes, St Joeeph will become not only the chief oity of Huron oountry,but all northwestern Ontario. CLADD PURR. it A THUMPING HEART Is Only One Sensation in Heart Disease — Maybe it's Yours—Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart Never Fails to Give Relief In- side of 30 Minutes. "I am glad I used Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart. The remedy is a wonder -work- er. My ease was .ihronio,having had mach uneaeineas about the heart,with palpitation more or lessaevere since 1 was a boy. I had abnormal action, thumping, fluttering and choking sensations. I tried many remedies bat without any benefit. After using five bottles all the distressing symptoms left me." Rev. L. W. Showers, Elderton, Pa. Sold by Watts & Co. A QUAINT OLD SCHOOLBOOK. Samples of Some of the Peculiar Prob- lems That It Contained. E. T. Corson has come into possession of a quaint mathematical volume. The title of the work is "Tho Federal Calcula- tor, American Schoolmaster's Assistant and Young Man's Companion." This book was published in Troy, N. Y., in 1802, the author being Daniel Hawley. The author, in his preface, declares that he would not have attempted to perfect the work had it not been for an act of con- gress, passed in April, 1792, establishing eagles, dollars, dimes, cents and mills as the common money of account in the United States, this mode of keeping ac- counts growing so rapidly that the author presumed he was serving the public by re- vising and adapting it Among the general problems at the close of the work aro a number that soom pecul- iar at this day. Among thein are these: "An ancient lady, being asked how old she was, to avoid a direct answer said: I have nine children, and thorn aro throe years between the birth of each of them; the oldest was born when I was 19 years old, which is now exactly the ago .of the youngest. Hu l‘ nld was the lady?" "A gentlemau 1. e::t to sea at 17 years ofppge; eight years after that ho had a son born, who lived 46 years and died before his father, after whom the father lived twice 20 years, and then died also. I de- mand the age of the father when ho died." "A man, driving his geese to market, was met by a man who said, 'Good morn- ing, with your 100 goose."'I have not 100 geese,' says he, `but it I had half as many as I now have, and two geese and a half besides the number I have already, I should have 100.' How many bad he?" The last three pages of tho book are taken up with what the author gives as "copies," among them being these: "When sorrow is asleep, wake it not." "Malice seldom wants a mark to shoot at." "Better unborn than untaught." "Ho who seeks trouble never misses it." "Kings, as well as other men, must die."—Indianapolis News. TRENTON TALK Not a Rumor, But An Ascertained Fact— What a Reporter Has To Say About The Case of Mrs D. N. Ostrander Our reporter called at the cosy residence of Mrs D.N.Oetrander, Trenton, and was met at the door by a bright, sprightly and energetic lady, who turned out to be no other than Mrs Ostrander herself, and who told' how she was restored from a condi- tfon of misery to one of health and strength by the nee of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. Said Mrs Ostrander: "I have been a great sufferer for many years with my heart and nerves, and was almost a complete wreck. When going around the house I would get so bad that 1 had to lie down on the lounge until I could recover my breath. This oc- curred several times during the day. At night I could hardly sleep at all, and when I would drop off to sleep would wake up with a start, followed by a suffocating feel- ing as if my heart bad stopped beating for- ever. I have had to have my feet put in hot water, and hale hot clothe laid aoross my body before, in fact this was almost a nightly 000urrenoe. Pon cannot portray what my feelings were. I got very languid and weak, bad no ambition, and thought that everything was going wrong with mo. I grow morbid in mind, lost my appetite, and had to force myself to eat what I did, I was reduced almost to a skeleton, weigh- ing only 90 pounds at the time I started to.. use Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, and I can toll you that I would have given but little for fny chances of living much longer. Several dootors attended me, and I have taken all kind& of propridtory medioines, but without avail. 1 got a box at last of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills atShurie's drug store and thought I would • try 'thorn as a last resort. The results were simply marvellous. I began to improve from the first few doses, and notioed a big difference before I had taken one box. Now I sleep well, the suffocating feeling is completely gone. I have splendid strength and my appetite is each that I have to restrain mysolffor fear I eat too numb. I oan oat anything that is set before me and aril bet- ter than I have been for years. Am in- creasing in weight right along, and feel that life is worth living, thanks to Mil- bur'n'e Heart and Nerve P111s, T mast.Mend thorn very highlyto *head ea itig from heart and nerve roubles as 1 di. Woman's Idea of Excellence The economical and wise woman, who has the management of a home, knows from experience that when the "excellence" of any home ,neoessity is established and guaranteed. money and time are saved when such goode are used. The Diamond Dyes for home dyeing have a world-wide reputation, and stand first in purity, strength, fastness and aim- plioltyof use. When the Diamond Dyes are used, old, faded and dingy garments are made to look as good as new at an exceed- ingly small uost. Diamond Dyes, like all other popular and perfect goods, are largely imitated. Do not allow your dealer to sell you some in- ferior make of dye; ask for the "Diamond," and see that you get them. Send to Wells & Richardson Co., Mont- real, P;Q., for valuable book of Direotiens and sample oard of colors; sent free to any address. 1 A Situation Simplified. "Did you say that young man is e painter?" inquired the old gentleman, who can bo very stern on occasion. "Y -yes," replied his daughter. "Well, there is no need of prolonging the discussion. I'm a practical man, of course. I know that when your mother married me I didn't have much wealth. I ata willing to sit down and agree with you on the question' of whether love is a mutter of eternal affinity or mere propin- quity. Bub for the purposes of this par- ticular case I am not going to admit any- thing beyond the proposition that when a man marries the kind of business ho is engaged in ought to be taken into consid- eration by the girl and her parents." "You mustn't be hasty, father." "I'in not hasty. I'm willing to use all the time necessary to make it absolutely plain to you that I won't hear of your marrying the young man.►" "You mean," she exclaimed indignant- ly, "that you can contemplate your own career and assume to look down on Wal- ter simply because ho is in trade." "I thought you said he's a painter?" "He is." "That's all I care to know." "But, father, you were a carpenter once. And I'm surd that a house and sign painter"— "Is Walter a house and sign painter?" "Certainly." Perhaps I have misjudged him. When yon and he reach any definite pro- gramme, toll hien to call on me' and we'll figure on how much it will cost to set hint upr in business for himself. "—Detroit Free Press. DON'T G& ON ! Don't go on suffering from nervous trou- bles that make strong men weak, impotent, and unable to do the right thing at the right timo, all because the system ie tobacco poisoned. We urge you to test MrrnmN's HEART AND NERVI: PILLB, they Will make the blood pure and rich, tingling with life and energy, and the man who feels old they make sound and happy again. CREATURES OF TWO WORLDS. Which Spend Part of Their Rives In Water, Part In the Air. There is a NN ator spider that lives partly on the surface and partly below it. It'has a pretty holltd, like a silver globe as ligl.t as air, which sometimes rises to the tcir and sometimes Is moored down under th water by silken threads. Tho dweller in this fairy palace Is ale -j its architect, having spun its shining walls from itself, for the spider carries In side a wonderful store of silk with throne so find that it is said to take thousands 0. them to make rho thickness of a hair. Its feet aro like delicate combs, which disen- tangle the threads and remove any minute specks, and ,our diver, who goes from the air above into thn shining water below, travels by his own private railway to and fro, and after be has arrived no doubt he, like other spiders, gathers up tho thread into a silken ball and throws it aside. It would never do to leave the road open for any insect tramps that might be coming that way. The, dragon fly lives in tho water dur- ing one stage of its life and in the air during another. Tho eggs are laid on the leaves of water plants. When the larva of a dragon fly appears, it is a very queer creature indeed. In tho first place, it wears a mask, which conceals its mandi- bles, or jaws, and when 1t sees anything; that it would- liko to capture for its din - nor it suddenly unfolds this mask and throws it forward. It has two sharp claws that instantly seize the prey. It also draws in and sends forth water, moving in this way, and taking in the air in the water for breathing purposes. For nearly a year it lives In the water world; then on some fano May or June day it climbs up the stem of some tall water plant that rises above the surface, and in about two hours throws off the old ugly body and darts away—an inhabitant of the air world for the rest of its life—on four gossamer wings, glittering with many beautiful colors like those of shin- ing silver andbronze. • It flies as swiftly as a swallow, and has a long, slender body and large eyes, out with many sides like a diamond, and on a sunshiny day you may see many of them catching their prey on the,wtng. If you should put it back into the water world of its childhood, it would die. The ephemeridal, or flies that live only in the air world for a day, spend as many as two or three years in tho water, having something like gills to breath with, They have a chrysalis as well as a larva state, though they are active in oaoh. It is called their chrysalis state while their wings are forming, though those are never unfolded until they leave their first home forever. It is marvelous to see with what swift- ness they make their change. Whon the time comes, they throw off the old skin more quickly than a man can take off his overcoat bya good deal, unfold their new wings, and with their feet resting on their castoff body, dart away into the beautiful new world. They love the eunehino or any shining light and dance and circle merrily in crowds about it. I think 1f an elf or a fairy could bo taken out of his story book world he would find ti>atlsformat1ons just ns marvelous and aces just as beautiful in the real world patone—Philadelphia Times. WILKIE COLLINS PLEASED. , A Photograph Which He Wanted For All His Friends. Tho following may be of interest to amateur photographers. When. asked how facial expression can enter into the photo- graph of a person whose face is naturally expressionless, Otto Saxony eeplfed: "Such a subject should be studied by a photogra- pher. In what does bo joy, grieve, become interested, enthusiastic or hopeful? There is always some subject which will animate his soul and manifest itself In facial ex• pression. When that ono thing is found, the subject will be at hie best, and then the photographer must take his picture." Mr. Stupny related an incident which illustrated this point. Wilkie Colline vis ited the studio of his eelebruted father. While sitting before the camera his face was entirely expressionless. Sarong en- gaged him In conversation. Suddenly while speaking of his favorite book, "The Woman In White," a most interesting peculiarity of expression played over Col- liRs' face. Barony made a quick exposure ad had his subject at his best. Return- ing to England Collins wrote: " You have taken a photograph with a soul in it. Those taken over here lack expression. I fool like giving your pictures to all my friends." A photographer and sitter should bo In harmony. The former should possess tact and personal magnetism. It Is better to be alone with the sitter.—Chi- cago Inter Ocean. All the poetry, all the romance, all that is ideal in the wide, wide world, is bound up in that one word : "Mother- hood." A wo- man's greatest happiness, her greatest duty and her greatest priv- ilege is to becorne the mother of a healthy, happy child. Untold thousands of wo- men fall short of ale ,� ' ,s, this because of weakness and dis- �-, `1 ease of their wo- manly -selves. Either they live childless lives, or for a brief spell are the mothers of puny, sickly children that bring them only pain, and leave them only sorrow. The woman who suffers from weakness and disease of the distinctly feminine or- gans is certain to become an invalid. No woman can suffer in this way and be a healthy, happy, atniable wife and a compe- tent mother, Troubles of this nature sap the strength, rack the nerves, paint lines of suffering upon the face, destroy the temper, make the once bright eyes dull and the once active brain sluggish, and transform a viva- cious woman into a weak, sickly, invalid. This is all wrong. It is all unnecessary. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a mar- velous medicine for ailing women. It acts directly - the delicate and important organs tl:•tt bear the burdens of matern- ity and makes them strong and healthy. It allay,. inflammation, heals ulceration, soothes pain and tones and builds up the nerves. It banishes the discomforts of the expect: ;it months and makes baby's coin- ing easy and almost painless. It guarantees the i:tle new -comer's health and an ample supply of nourishment. Thousands of women have testified to its marvelous mer- its. An honest dealer will not endeavor to substitute some inferior preparation for the sake of an extra little selfish profit. "I took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription previous to confinement," writes Mrs. Corda Culpepper, of Tanks, Cottle Co., Texas, "and never did so well in my life. It is only two weeks and I am able to do my work." In most healthy families you will find Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad- viser. For a paper -covered copy send 31 one - cent stamps, to corer customs and mailin, only. Cloth bound 5o stamps. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. of CASTOR IA Por 1Cnthirta and Children. The fee, el eigaatere ti ft on 11etp811 January 28,189$ Guelph, Nov, 23rd, 1897. The Sloan Medicine Co., Hamilton. DEAR SIRS:—For years I was troubled with periodical sick,headaobes, being af- fected ueuaily evory Sunday, and .used all the remedies. that were advertised as cures, and was treated by almost every doctor in Guelph. but without any relief. One dootor told mo it was caused by a weak stomach, another said it was hereditary and incurable. I was induoed by a neighbor to try Sloan's Indian Tonic, and am happy to say I did so. A few doses gave immediate relief, and one bottle and a half made a complete cure. This was three years ago and the headaches have never returned. I was also troubled with asthma, and nothing helped me like your Slaan's Indian Tonic. I can heartily recommend it to all and will be glad to give any particulars to any one affiloted as I was. W. C. KEEGH. For sola at all dealers or address the Company at Hamitleene Price l 1 per betel. 8 bottles for $6. Business Change Having purchased the Grocery stook of James Steep, at a greatly reduced figure, and having thoroughly,zoverhauled the same and sorted up with new goods, we are now in a position to meet the wants of everyone, in price and quality. Special Bargains in Teas, Soaps, Starch, Pickles, Biscuits and Coffee. Don't forget to try our Blue Ribbon Tea. Cash paid for butter & Eggs J. McMUIiRAY, COnlbe'S Block CHOICE .Go IN Furniture ds. FINE COBLER—SEAT ROCKERS, PARLOR SUITS, DINING CHAIRS, BEDROOM SUITS, PICTURES, FANCY ROCKERS, PHOTO FRAMES. PICTURE FRAMES AND MOULDINGS GENERAL STOCK OF GOOD FURNITURE. LOW PRICES FOR CASII ve 5 J Opposite the Town Hall, Clinton actustrAnruslm T. W. Irigglnson ..CURE.. TORPID LIVER, CONSTIPATION, SICK HEADACHE, AND DYSPEPSIA. a thoroughly up-to-date periodical for women, will enter upon its thirty-first volume in x898 During the year it will be as heretofore A MIRROR OF FASHION Paris and New York Fashions A Colored Fashion Supplement Cut Paper Patterns A Bi -Weekly Pattern Sheet Each Issue will contain carefully pre- pared drawings of the advance fashions of Paris and New York. Once a month the BAZAR will issue, free, a colored fashion supplement. Cut paper patterns of certain gowns in each number will bo made a feature. These will be sold in connection with each issue at a uniform price. The BAZAR will also publish bi- weekly, free, an outline pattern sheet. LONG SERIALS AND SHORT STORIES Two famousauthorswill contribute long serial stories to the BAZAR in i898. The first deals with Scotch and Continental scenes, the second is a story of a young girl, versatile, and typically American. Mary E. Wilkins These and a score of other ec(ually Octave Thanet . • prominent writers will contribute H. P. Spofford ICshort stories to the BAZAR in 5898, etharino De BonneM. S. Briscoe making the paper especially rich an Mary E. Wilkins fiction. DEPARTMENTS AND SPECIAL ARTICLES OUR PARIS LETTER THE LONDON LETTER By KATHARINE DE FOREST By M,-,. POULTNBY BIGELOW CLUB WOMEN HUMOR By MARGARET H. WELCH 8y JOHN KENDRICK BANGS There will be a series of articles on Etiquette, Music, the Voice, Art, the Play, Women and Men, Leaders among Women, Gardening, Housekeeping, Life and Health, Indoor Details, eta 10c. a Copy (Send for Free Prospectus) Sub., $4 a Year Postage free iia the United States, Canada, and Merica. W. A How ells Address HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New York City Oaa a Thanes WILD EEIrEN By WILLIAM BLACK' RAGGED LADY By W. D. HOW2•LL8 Waraem Black AS a laxative, one pill acts perfectly, and if a stronger action is desired k cathartic effect is produced by two pills. In obstinate cases, where a pur- gative is necessary, three pills will be found sufficient. These pills leave no unpleasant after effect. One pill taken each night during thirty days will cure constipation. PRICE 25 CENTS OR 8 FOR $1.00. WOOD'1� P'IIOtE3P13ODINI]. The Great English Remedy. Six Packages Guaranteed to promptly, and permanently cure all forma of Nervous Weakness, ItIratsatons,'perna- atorrhea, Impotency awt an affects c,P Abuse or J9acesses, Mensa Worry, excessive use t OT8 and A v`'ba`co, Opium or SU,nu- Be.� ft ' tants, which -0071Zeal to In- firmity, Insanity, Consumption and an early grave. Has boon proscrlbod over SIS years In thousands of . oases; 1s tho only Reliable and honest Medicine Snawn. dskdrngglatfor Wood'. Phospholine) lf, he offers somo worthless medicine in place of this,. inclose price in letter, and vro will Bond by return math Prion, one Psalm/ter 821 six, as. Oce will please, eke will cure. Pamphlets free to any address, The Wood Company, Windsor, Ont., Canada • Sold by Allen & 1Vilson7Cllinton, • druggists. 0•R f �{ r, ,. ,r � lfirr ir- my y Cray's Syrup of Red Spruce ,For Coughs, Coldet ' U111 MRS. JOHN CA3H. My husband has been— and find* Ripon,* Tabules the (Illy reliir He h. teen years.