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The Clinton News-Record, 1898-02-17, Page 8,e ,THE' HURON NEW&RECORD11 . . N04.01111." ;414v4rr Ti'U&, 4,p", .Y "�,Tna" l'> toting I;pusc, s�lbeet fat„ 4PyAAT$ Q It*TXM. `' 7ir. ' OM1.. a Mo. 'll bio °�ptnfit,.,..,.,;11U ,120'a RS 00 $2U pU $7 00 ' "eu 'a••+.....*85-011 2000 i� Oo 9 nn oolulu>:,.,^,.,. 2o: ua 12 0 'i 00 z 50 � ()otrrtl A....,.... ]G K 900 500 1 OU 1,ioo6na5'11$P"1�POR,40r8ln tto0 per cet.oxtr Vor ti444ient advertisements 10centE pofi, lints tQl` tho first insertion; 3 cents Perl!no earth subsequent Insertion- . 14OUPRMIX mp,4sure. Pr6fessional cards, ,not elcceedlos ono inch, 05.00 per aunuln. AdvgAlsements without epee- . 40 ,Alreptious, will be published till L. , larlald and charged for accordingly rAuiiant notices. --"Lost," "Found, 0. 'FOf 'S41%1' oto. -50 ceuts for first in. '11 I0QT PTA* '25 cents for each subsequent r ty rtipn. • ldk, 1`i•EWS�REIF(, D will be sent to' any ,address, of postage, for r yeafi, ple, in advance - i ,,, xray be 1ha if not so paid. Tito date to, which every subscription : », th Pix d Is denoted by the number on :addfiess label. No paper- discontin- 414 ., until all arrears are paid, except FLA >rhe option of the proprietor. W, J. MITCHELL, 1`' Editor and Proprietor 1. _. THE, MOLSON'S BANK I .,Incorporated by Aat of Parliament 1855. I CAPITAL - - $2,000,000 Ra$T - $r,5oo,000 - • Head Office, - MONTREAL. . WM.. MOLSO`v, MACPHERSON, President. f 1.�:�. 11, r!; WOTXERSTAN TH")MAS, Gen. Manager. Notes discounted. Collections made, Drafts Issue 8`e%�1Ipg and American Exchange iloi ht and s Id. Interest allowed on Deposits. SAVM(;S BANS. Interest allowed on sums of $1 and up. r, -.s U'ARMERS. �: •Mone advanced to farmers on their own laotea with one or more endorsers. No mort- gage required as securlty. »c , - H. 0. BREWER, Manager, Clinton. ' G. D. WTAGGART, Banker, ALBERT STREET, - CMNTON ,.•i;r•w• F -.---&i A General Banking Business Transacted. Notes Discounted. Drafts Issued. Interest Allowed bn Deposits. CONVEYANCING. 11 I f John Ridout, , Conveyancer, Commissione.r, Etc, 6 t s Real Estate. Fire. Insurance. - t Money to Lend. "" 'Office -HURON STREET, CLINTON .,t 1. ' .„11 MEDICAL. i 11 111, Dr. W. Gunn, 71 . R. C. P. and L. R. C. S., Edinburgh, Office -Ontario Street, Clinton. Night galls at front door of residence on Ratten- Street, opp. Presbyterian Church. 1 1Dr. Turnbull, � ` J. L. Turnbull, M. B,, Toronto Univ. ; N.D.; C.M., Victoria Univ. M.C.P: & S. Ont, ; Fellow of the obstetrical society of 11% IEdinburgh. Late of London, Eng, and. 1.Edinburgh hospitals. Office -Dr. Doves- ley's stand, Rattenbury St. Night calls' answered at Office. 1 . , Dr. Shaw', .; Office-Ontario'Street, opposite English hurch„ formerly occupied by Dr. Apple. �an. ' DENTISTRY. t Dr. BRUCE, " Surgeon Dentist. € QFFICE--Over Taylor's Shoe Store, Dli kin, Otit, Special attention to preser- If", f1 - , Atidn of natural teeth. N. B -Will visit Blyth every Monday and ' �Sayfield every Thursday afternoon during °; • ale summer. :,� r'. -DR. AGNEW, DENTIST. r ` ° . Office Hours, - 1 • . At Zurich the 'second Thursday of each month. VETERINARY. 'I J. E. B lackall, J-- VETIzRINARY SURGEON AND VETERINARY INSPECTOR. 11 ' office on Isaac Street next New Era office lesidence, Albert St., Clanton. i� B . Thomlin son, . Veterinary' Surgeon. ` . Honorary Graduate of the Ontario Vet- erinary College, Toronto. . Trtaats all diseases of Domestic Animals sin the inost modern and scientific principles Day and Night calls promptly answered. Oesidence-Rattenbury Street, West, Clutton, Ont. LEGAL. Scott, Barrister, &e. V,LLIOTT'S BLOCK, CLINTON. Money to Loan. • I B. Campion, QC.,' 11 iii rriater, - Solicitor, - Notary, &c., GODERICH, ONT. 010t'i09-Over Davis' Drug' Store. Money to Loan. ,XQ. Johnston, ,areihter, Solicitor, Commissioner, Etc., r�"• t. GODERICH, - ONT. ` r.-Vicit-cor. Hamilton and St. Andrew's ' ,istrdots. W. 1grydone, Ir9(r, SC!iCitrnr Notary Public, Fc , tai . 01"Prat t BtAVUA BLOCK, CLINTON. ' t . w, No Criple 9Filen you .take. Hood's Fills, Tho big, old - fast -toned, sgp-r-coated Plus, wbiols tear you all to pieces, are not in it with Hood's, away to take V. . Hood o , of Hood's Pills, which Are tip to date In every respect. Safe, certain and sure. All P14 I I S druggists. 250. C. I, Hood & Co„ Lowell, Mata, The only PUIs to take with Hood's Sarsapar" ..,.0 -. ..,, ,.a e The 11dillop Intual Firi lnsur�n�e Company. Farm and Isolated Town Propert; Only Insured. OTFICERS t George Watt, I'resident, Hall-Z O.: Js:Broadtoot Lica- Prea., Seatort.h }• AV. J Shannon,'deo'yTremaSeaforb, RPMlobat .O.Mnrdie,Inspeotor of torsos, .,'.eafoP.O. DIRECTORS: James Broadfoot, Seaforth; Michael Mnr die, Seaforth: George Dale, 8eaforth; Geo Watt, Hariook ; Thomas E. Hay", Seafort Alex. Gardiner. Leadburyy : Thomas GarbU I Clinton; John McLean, l�ippen. AGENTS: Thomas Neilann. Harlo•k• Robert McMillar Seaforth and James Caraminge, Egmondville Parties desirous to elt'oot insurance or trni seat or her business will be promptly attenee, to on appileation to any of the above officer addressed to their respective post offices. GO TO THE Union -Shaving Parlor For first -Glass Hair -Cutting and Shaving, . Smith's block, opposite Post Office, Clinton, J. EMERTON, Proprietor. WINTER WRINKLES. r t,...,, His Distinction. -"Who is that mili- tary -looking chapV" "That, sir, is the hero of a rumored war." "She says that since she married she has been through everything." "Yes. Her husband says the same thing." Different Points of View. -"I -don't like this sort of weather. It's bad for wheat," "I don't either. It's bad for golf." • "I believe they claim there is less seasickness now than there used to be," "Then I must have had all of it," said the returned voyager. Too High, -Mrs. Poet.icus - "Don't you think my new hat is a poem?" Poe.ticus-"No." Mrs. Poetieus -• "Why not?" Poetieus-"Oh, I'm merely judg- ing by its price," Teacher (in geography class) -"John- nie, how is the earth divided?" John- nie (who reads the foreign news) - "Don't know; I haven't read the pap- ers this morning." Mistress -"Mary, didn't you hear the door -bell. ring?" Maid-"Yes'm; but it's probably somebody wants to see you, My company always calls at the back door." The Gift of Equilibrium. - "Aunt Emeline, what is �eing well balanced?" "Well balanced? Well, it is having] sense enough to make more friends than enemies." Nurse Girl. -"I lost sight of the child mum, and-" Mother -"Good gracious I Why didn't you speak to a policeman?" Nurse Girl -"I wus speaking to wun all the toinle, mum." She -"How would you punctuate the following: "Bank of England notes of various values were blown along the street by the wind I" He -"I think I would make a dash after the notes." As Advertised. -The Lady -"Can you match this piece of ribbon?" The Gent - "No, lady. You may remember that it was one of the matchless bargains we ran last Monday." - "Mr. Showman," said an inquiring individual at the menagerie, "can the leopard change his spots?" "Yes, sir," replied the Individual who stirs up the wild beasts; "when he is tired of one spot he goes to another." Equal to the Cccasion-Peddler - "I have a most valuable book to sell, ma- dam, it tells you how to do anything." .Lady (sarcastically) -"Does it tell you how to get rid of a pestering peddler V .Peddler (prompt:y) -"Oh, yes, ma- dam -buy something of him." Voice of Experience. - Literary As- pirant -"What steps are necessary when you want to get out a book?" Borus (who has had experience) -"Se- veral thousand steps will be necessary if it takes you, as long to find a pub- lisher as it generally takes me," One Woman's Way. -Mrs, Skinner - "Oh, but I wish I was a man." Mr. Skinner -"Why, so, my dear?" Mrs. Skinner -"I was just thinking to -day if I was only a man, how happy I could make my wife by giving her a diamond necklace for a birthday present," Mrs K-- had engaged a robust,mid- dle aged colored woman to do some housecleaning. During the progress of the work, Mrs. K- said: "A colored mea came along here one day last week and wanted work, and I let him wash some windows, but he dirt not do the work at all well," "What fo' look - in' man was he?" asked the helper. "Well, he was a big, strong fellow, and he had but one eye. He said that. his name was White, He did very poor work." "I specs he did, lady. He's de wus no -'count in dis town." "Oh, then you know him?" "Know him? Why, lady, I's mah'ied to 'im 1^ The typhoid epidemic at Cambourne, Cprnwal1, is still increasing. There were recently 34 cases in that town, and about 40 more in the neighbourbood, all being in the district supplied by the water company. A bacteriological ex- amination has failed to isolate typhoid bacillus, but one reservoir is condemn- od as suspicious. The local Government Board has intiniated its intention of sending a medical inspector to make enquiries. I ' '"M . SAV68 ThOUst11ifls Of i IVOO. volt yeaft alto Jacob Dovdita, of Bay tsland, tfho dragged to the, Varga, of death by dreadful heart dlsaase. Ila was ftiIvon up to die. 1! road *1100118 nrilnhood e had one to it broken despondont weecit. l le Orotund Dr. Aancw s (Jura for the Hap1% u0d It fatfbft"1(Irl diad to' =day w�a)ghit 'Ila poliridl, and dives to brae's the tdy. rho coat fdtnedg was raommniot dold It rellevas In 90 Inlhutek.-�--�4 it - . I It THE�+ F� RMO manth:a largte [Mile sola for old Ixo , woulde brinang. We dead ilia old mown Grand Trunk Railway. sad fieaper eat lead been stAndip WHEN TO DRAIN. arvu'nd for years, finally we evade With the farmam this as a rule to not over Into a manure cart, The box w so much a question as, When can I do made two feet deep, five feet long an the work 4 And while there seems no 41-2 feet wide, we put it togethe with wagon box scrap belts. It wi alternative, Yet in five mare modern h did about twenty-seven bushels m ethxrds o1 doing a lar share of this large, shielled corn. We have found it ver work the above topic demauadrs some con- useful for various purposes and coul aideratiom, Before I have concluded this hardly gat along without it. We nt subject of the dutferent methods of ex- tvaed in a grain stare of our town, the had constructed a sort of elevator, u, pent &,ad hope to treat in one article the tag the cog wheels of an old corn shol uabbeect of the different methods of ex- er. The small wheels of an. old chec cavating for drainage. I mention it Ill rower were used for pulley wheels o this oo(nnection because it has some a welghft door of a barn; a hand ca: ivas made by using the wheels of a on bearing on the subjeot now under 1113- tivator and spring rake teeth, were of sideration. There is a right and a wrong for puns to hang heavy articles oe time to drain„ says a writer, but for- 'These are an`ty a few of the many wad tunatalq the right time is when the in which we may utilize an old pi. farmer is likely to have more spare of scrap iron'. time than at any other season. If the TOOLS FOR FARM REPAIR SHOP. work is to be dano entirely by hand Any i in outbuilding will an the ex'avating is mo`st`�ea ily and cheap- war for a a s1wp. About 10 x 16 feet ly done in the early spring, just as soon after thio frost is out of the ground as a good size. It will not be necessary I Possible. Certainly the average man buy a whole outfit at once, but to star cam do twice as much work in a day with get a hammer, square, two saw cross and rip, smoothing, jack, au excavating for the in April as he can jointer plains, a brace with bits froi in two days after the first of July in ons -fourth• to on's inch, two or thre our ordinary seasons. It frequently chisels, drawing knife and a good a: happens that the work can be begun With these any common breakdownca be repaired without going to the tow in earl March and rtlalvad for two,ful► Y 1 shop, thus saving much in time an months without cessation. If the work money during thAb course of a year. to be underttiken is that of carrying off little later other tools may be adds, a spring run such as that outlined in A goo vice Is allmost indispensabl Then gradually increase the number t the preceding article, it may be done bits, chisels, etc. 1a midsummer perhaps better than in the early spring, because there will BRUIN GOT EVEN. likely be less water to interfere with — the work at that time than in the earl- now a Grizzly llear i'nuiabed His Foolis ier part Of the season. In short, the Tormentor. best timia to put In a drain of this The towel of Medicine Hat, in Assina kind is during any dry season. This boia, on the Canadian Pacific Rail is also true when, a bog or cat swail road, ,had in 1894 an attraction in th Or other spots carrying stagnant wa- shape of a captive grizzly bear. dI ter are to be drained, If, however, the wits a b1tulgry-Milking brute, about th Iwad to be drained is such that it can size of an ordinary cow, and was chain be excavated by steam or horse power, the best time to do it is immediately a poet in the centres of a atroni after harvest, just as soon after the log pen, The pen stood beside th crops are taken off as possible. For tracks, about 300 feet from the station as a general guide it is safe to say that and a recent rainstorm had made ; excavations made by machinery are more easily made In dry than in wet veritable mud -holo le it. of ' soils, because they are less liable to of The bear was ject of lively in clog and the dirt to be handled is usu- terestaud curiosity to the townspeople from freer fromoisture at that sea- but more particularly to passengers o son of the year ,than at any other. It trains wbicb stopped at Medicine Be is sometimes possible to do considerable to change engines. work of this ;rind during an open win- for and when it can be done without One day early in August the. east hiring extra help it is quite a gain, for bpu'nd overland pulled in, and in i if there are idle hands about and the ground is not frozen they are much few minutes the occupants of severs better employed In such work than sit- coaches were viewing the grizzly, wh g g ting around watching the housewife was shuffling around his quarters wnd being in dire way generally. With looking very innocent and unconcer a good pair of rubber boots and a de- termination to make things move, dig- ned. His Paws and shaggy gray cos ging drains in the winter time when were covered 'with mud, and Bruin ws. the ground is not frozen would be con- nota thing of beauty, still he appeare( si,dered simply healthy work by it contented and seemed t) enjoy be:nl pushing, go-ahead, progressive farmer. on exhibition. If such work is to bas undertaken dur- ing the winter it will be very helpful Now, a miscellaneous crowd of met to have irr lrrgtva in the fall any time has, as a rule, at least one' individua before freezing weather. This be- in it belonging to the class known a ginning should consist of the work of opening up with a plan, bythrowingstll "smart Alecks." This gathering Nva, a furrow each way, and possiblyystill no exception and the aforementione( further using on•s horse to loosen up person soon manifested himself. He Le the ground between the two furrows gan by grunting at the bear, and foll so thrown out. This much done Owed that up by throwing sticks ant tx it may be left; then if at any time small stones at him. Failing to during the winter season conditions cite him by these means, he resorte( permit, the further ,vork of excavat- to ethers. Fixing a handkerchief or ting may go forward to a partial or en- a stick he flaunted it in Bruin's face tire completion. If, the the to be used and tickled him on the nose with it are to be hauled any considerable dis- then ta-nee, or if they are to be brought In PORED AM IN THE RIBS; by railroad, much valuable time can be but, save an occasional growl, the beat saved by hauling and piling as near the did not seem to mind his tormentor place of destination &%;possible during One.or twn gentlemen now advised th( the winter, in which case they should funny man to desist, suggesting that be piled an aboard or other dry foun- his bearship's patience probably hat dation, so .that the frost will not in- limits. Ignoring the friendly warning jure them..' This will of course re- the follow waxed bolder, and,co-min, extra herndling, but that is a close up to the pen, thrust an arm it small matter when the teams are need- between the logs. Then the, long--suff ed for plowing and other spring work. Bring bear saw his app rtunity and im proved it,, Suddenly and with start ling swiftness, he reared on his hill( WINTER CARE OF APPLE TREES. legs until be loomed high above tht The apple orchards of our farms are astonished man, and then, with a dee] growl, anger, he struck fiercely a' all-import.wnit because we have them, his persecutor. For a breathless secon< hispe pa but many of them are not as profit- the man sto.td bereft of the power o able another crops because they do not motion; then, with a scream of fright receive proper attention. They are he tried to draw -back. but t a late The enormous paw caught his arm ii not cultivated in the sense that corn a glancing fashion, shredding his coa' and potatoes ars cultivated. 'Why is and shirt sleeves, and scoring severs it so? Much money and time are ex- ugly scratches in the flesh, while al pended to grow the trees, valuable land avalanche of mud and filth descende( on his luckless head, fairly obliterat is devoted to them, and through care- i.ng his features, and thickly smearing lessness the whole is at last two-thirds the whole upper part of his person last. The bear's revenge was complete. Swif We know that land accupisd by anq and sudden justice bad been meter anis crop season after season for many out, and with shaken nerves and ruin ed clothes, thi smart man made hi. years, will 'become, for that crop, way to the train, while some unfeel "land -sick" and unproductive, This ing men in the crowd laughed cut may not be true, of carrots, onions and right, and the grizzly lay down wit] what resembled a sigh of relief. grasses, but it is true, generally speak- The Canadian Pacific eastbound over brig. Grass land, even, will not remain land bore that day a man wh-) wa, healthy and productive unless culti- not only sadder and wiser, but whos vatted by mowitug, pasturing, fertiliz- ani male" had received ran deo dedh shock i•ng and harrow -working, with reseed- ing. Agitation by the hoofs of ani- - - - maLs is cultivation, and renews vigor mowing does tlee same ani imparts AN. INFANT GLOBE TROTTER. ts nelife, if such, work is done before the seed matures. The orchard does not provide self -cultivation. In ne- __ Travelled a T4ouxnnd )►!Iles for Ever a Th glected Orchards the bark becomes dull filo flag Lived. and lifeless, a limb cut or broken off, Diss Dora Eunice Giffin is a chars leaves a dead stump, and decay uld- Ing little maid of ten months, who ho mately recedes with blighting effect into the heart of the tree. Many hun- travelled at least a thousand miles fe dreds of little suckers fill the body, and every month she has lived, and is, lx thereafter such trees will not produce yond rivalry, the cbampiom infan clean or full-sized fruit. Such results globe trotter of the world. Dora, wh ora the direct effect of neglect, either from want of knowledge or attention, is the daughter of a missionary I Orchardsof this class maybe resuscitat- Egypt, was born a.t.Asynt, and bega ed and made profitable by the applica- her wandering life at the early age c tion of the pruning -knife and scraper seven weeks. a,t this season, and other care later ger first excursion was to Cairo °tn' Winter pruning should be done care- from Cairo &be journeyed .to Alexan dria, and then the restless little sou fully, removing as fla* of the Iarge limbs and as little healthy wood as pos- took the steamer to Marseilles, visite sible; but do not fear to open the tree Paris, and then travelled to Londe. 'and Oxford. Stihl painting for Chang so that no limbs cross, and so that day- tight will flow freely through in every of scene, the little nomad, now thre Erection. Three barrels of first - and a half months old, crossed the At 'antic and saw New York. Still all lass fruit can ba quickly gathered, nolly marketed and will bring more was not cabut, Ulysses -like, nue money tbau twice that number of in- explore rhoe UUDnited States, which is now •engageds doing. By the on, mrfor stock. Do not fear to cut. Then Scrape away all dead or weak, small of Dora first year of life she wi] limbs, rough bark; and, as far as Poo- have travelled a distance equal t half the earth's circumference. ?ills, leave only healthy wood and an xcasdonal strong "sucker" to fill the . Roma goes she draws tread, Crisp, briipht, sound fruit will train of train of admirers, and, although sir can4lat relate stories of her travels, he draw only an a lutsly healthy wood, no matter what amount o£ ground oul- w•ul eyes are eloquent with all s1t Ovation, tree pruning or spraying you would like to bell. may do. One growing season's management of _ - , 11n old orchurd is worth separate and 3pecfal attention, Isartioularly when A PROGRESSIVE WOOER. lac$ fuamagement will produce results Maud --How is Mr. Blushman gottinl �einefUC ia7 to file orchard and profitable to the rnvtner. $lit rho O n ? gas lie proposed yet? he is Improving, put above work in hn11d at once. Edith--N6i`tli t Thi first night be'&61W he had the albun �-�-M in his hands all the evening; the sec SAVE THV44 SCRAP IRON, ag dog in hi, arias; lath t dch't be hold Willie oil hi. The pieces of old Iron that acrutllu- lap fox an hour.hour.Late an this farm, are often valuable and « ghoul<t bo Saved. Tho largA plcees can PROS11 VS. Lsbi7Tay. �m used for hoa't•ing water" at bt1'telle.ring Rorinwitio M&IA rAud, tvoul.doft 11, y tilnfts aincl Often a piece o f ousting', by Willingto, die for Illi? t slight moditkAtiour, tall bo used in Pratlea-1 96ff-NO; but I will gladly impairing and t0 ala wily sail# y'bu try tb iilake a living for YOU. Bpglagd'n line of -eption to China/has again been dafizled, W13 tune byl` Six Michael Hicks -Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, The definition gees far- ther than that given by Mr. 1341four, since the Chancellor states plainly that Great Britain does not desire th..e par- tition of the Chinese Empire, but will insist that existing treaties shall to kept, that the most -favored nation clause shall be honestly acted on. Chi- na hina is not a country for conquest or colonization, but for commerce, and Great Britain will insist even at the cost of ' war that every nation shall have in every Chinese port sue,h share of that commerce as it can command in open oompetition. As this state- ment has been substantially repeated by the British Colonial Secretary, Mr, Chamberlain, it may be ace pted as correctly defining the position which the Salisbury Government intends to take with respect to China. But to make it effective without a display of force, always to be deprecated as cer- tain to irritate other nations and to cause serious disturbance to commerce it needs the sanction of China who ]n her -present helplessness, may be forced, or bribed, or may prefer to grant exclusive privileges to other .vers. True, even in that event England could with her superior fleet aided, as it would be, by that of Japan enforce her demands but it Nrould be wiser to avoid friction by making it China's interest to sanction the Bri- tish policy. To this end Great Britain has offered to lend China $00,000,000 at four per cent. for fifty years andtbus enable bier to pay off the Japanese in- demnity, free Wei-hei-wed, and release herself from German or Russian fin- ancial pressure and tb'us regain her inidepeadence. T1h.e conditions of the loan, are, beside certain securities, that three new treaty ports shall be open- ed, that no part of the Yangtse .Kiang Valley shall be alienated to any other power from Great Britain, and that Great Britain #'hall have the right to extend the Burmah railway through the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sze-Shlaan. These conditions, It will be seen, while confirming the ministerial state- ! ments of England's opposition to the exclusive cession of Chinese ports to any foreign power, indicate that if if you cannot get beofr, muttons will answer, Yoti allay dioose between mill, water, coffee or tea. But there is no second choice for Scott's Emulsion, • It is Scott's Emulsion or nothing. When you need the best cod-liver oil, the best hypo - phosphites, and the best glycerine, all combined in the best possible manner, you have only one choice. It brings prompt results in all cases of wasting, or loss in weight. i All druggists; Soc. and $t.oa SCOTT & 80WNE, Chemists, Toronto. 50C. 500" Cold Watch 'f _�EE..I Thee watches are solid 14 -carat ugold, I and our usual liNt price for them here In England is R5 ($25) each, but to intro- I duce our onormoua Catalogue, wo will send you this watch free it you take ad- vantage of our marvollou"offer. If you want one, write to us without delay. With your letter send u+ 50 cents inter- national Money Order, for whioh we will send you a solid silver brooch, worth $1. and aur offer After you receive the beautiful watch, we shall expect you I to allow it to your friends, and call their attention to this advertisement. The watch is sonr free by registered post on I your complying with our advertise- ment and our offer, and to warranted for five yenta. Address - Watchmakers' Alliance & Ernest Goode's Stores, Limited, 184 Ox- ford St:., London, England. Money returned if not more than satis- . I fled. Unsolicited Testimonial. I5 Prinoese 9b., Birminuham. Eng. "I thank you very much for the beau. tiful wateb yo -t sent me free of charge. I I have tested it for nine months and it t r never varies one halt -a -mini a from one week's end to another"-E.Wrr,xs. "To give away a mold watch worth $25, is certainlyy a splendid advertige- ment, but as tha Watchmakers' Alli. ono^ to the largest firm of Watchmakers In Bi gland, they can afford lt."-ED- ITOR {. Be eure and address your lette^, 184 OXNORD STREET, LONDON, E. Mist VRML.ltatrrdwwb�l Imws" The mews -Record I - Is Not Excelled As an Advertising ' Medium. CENTRAL BUTCHER SWOP, FORD & MURPHY, (Successors to J. W. Langford.) Havtog bouatit out cbe above business, T1 inti 116to conduct it bn the cash rinotple, and Will supply our customers with the beet meats at the lion st paying prices. ]Ford de: Murphy. Live ogs wanted. ! t ---.t , i Highest Market Price Paid, D. CANTELON. Clinton. Removal of Night -Soil. The underatgnod ww undertake the removw of Night Soil and thorough cleaning of close-tp on abort notice and at reasonable rates. AU refuse removed out of town. ROBT. MENNE4 CEO. TROWl11LL, Horseshoer and General Blacksmith . Albert Street, North, Clinton. JOBBING A SPECIALTY. Woodwork ironed and firet-claw material and work guaranteed. Farm implements qyd machines rebuilt and repaired. !t• TO THE FARMERS►! Study your own Interest and go where you can got RELIABLE - HARNESS I manufacture none but the bast of stook. Beware of shops that sell cheap,0s thpy have got to live. CAl and get ri Orders by mail promptly attended to John Bell, her opposition is disregarded, she will 11 4� , ,. ,'fl Grand Trunk Railway. a Bpglagd'n line of -eption to China/has again been dafizled, W13 tune byl` Six Michael Hicks -Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, The definition gees far- ther than that given by Mr. 1341four, since the Chancellor states plainly that Great Britain does not desire th..e par- tition of the Chinese Empire, but will insist that existing treaties shall to kept, that the most -favored nation clause shall be honestly acted on. Chi- na hina is not a country for conquest or colonization, but for commerce, and Great Britain will insist even at the cost of ' war that every nation shall have in every Chinese port sue,h share of that commerce as it can command in open oompetition. As this state- ment has been substantially repeated by the British Colonial Secretary, Mr, Chamberlain, it may be ace pted as correctly defining the position which the Salisbury Government intends to take with respect to China. But to make it effective without a display of force, always to be deprecated as cer- tain to irritate other nations and to cause serious disturbance to commerce it needs the sanction of China who ]n her -present helplessness, may be forced, or bribed, or may prefer to grant exclusive privileges to other .vers. True, even in that event England could with her superior fleet aided, as it would be, by that of Japan enforce her demands but it Nrould be wiser to avoid friction by making it China's interest to sanction the Bri- tish policy. To this end Great Britain has offered to lend China $00,000,000 at four per cent. for fifty years andtbus enable bier to pay off the Japanese in- demnity, free Wei-hei-wed, and release herself from German or Russian fin- ancial pressure and tb'us regain her inidepeadence. T1h.e conditions of the loan, are, beside certain securities, that three new treaty ports shall be open- ed, that no part of the Yangtse .Kiang Valley shall be alienated to any other power from Great Britain, and that Great Britain #'hall have the right to extend the Burmah railway through the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Sze-Shlaan. These conditions, It will be seen, while confirming the ministerial state- ! ments of England's opposition to the exclusive cession of Chinese ports to any foreign power, indicate that if if you cannot get beofr, muttons will answer, Yoti allay dioose between mill, water, coffee or tea. But there is no second choice for Scott's Emulsion, • It is Scott's Emulsion or nothing. When you need the best cod-liver oil, the best hypo - phosphites, and the best glycerine, all combined in the best possible manner, you have only one choice. It brings prompt results in all cases of wasting, or loss in weight. i All druggists; Soc. and $t.oa SCOTT & 80WNE, Chemists, Toronto. 50C. 500" Cold Watch 'f _�EE..I Thee watches are solid 14 -carat ugold, I and our usual liNt price for them here In England is R5 ($25) each, but to intro- I duce our onormoua Catalogue, wo will send you this watch free it you take ad- vantage of our marvollou"offer. If you want one, write to us without delay. With your letter send u+ 50 cents inter- national Money Order, for whioh we will send you a solid silver brooch, worth $1. and aur offer After you receive the beautiful watch, we shall expect you I to allow it to your friends, and call their attention to this advertisement. The watch is sonr free by registered post on I your complying with our advertise- ment and our offer, and to warranted for five yenta. Address - Watchmakers' Alliance & Ernest Goode's Stores, Limited, 184 Ox- ford St:., London, England. Money returned if not more than satis- . I fled. Unsolicited Testimonial. I5 Prinoese 9b., Birminuham. Eng. "I thank you very much for the beau. tiful wateb yo -t sent me free of charge. I I have tested it for nine months and it t r never varies one halt -a -mini a from one week's end to another"-E.Wrr,xs. "To give away a mold watch worth $25, is certainlyy a splendid advertige- ment, but as tha Watchmakers' Alli. ono^ to the largest firm of Watchmakers In Bi gland, they can afford lt."-ED- ITOR {. Be eure and address your lette^, 184 OXNORD STREET, LONDON, E. Mist VRML.ltatrrdwwb�l Imws" The mews -Record I - Is Not Excelled As an Advertising ' Medium. CENTRAL BUTCHER SWOP, FORD & MURPHY, (Successors to J. W. Langford.) Havtog bouatit out cbe above business, T1 inti 116to conduct it bn the cash rinotple, and Will supply our customers with the beet meats at the lion st paying prices. ]Ford de: Murphy. Live ogs wanted. ! t ---.t , i Highest Market Price Paid, D. CANTELON. Clinton. Removal of Night -Soil. The underatgnod ww undertake the removw of Night Soil and thorough cleaning of close-tp on abort notice and at reasonable rates. AU refuse removed out of town. ROBT. MENNE4 CEO. TROWl11LL, Horseshoer and General Blacksmith . Albert Street, North, Clinton. JOBBING A SPECIALTY. Woodwork ironed and firet-claw material and work guaranteed. Farm implements qyd machines rebuilt and repaired. !t• TO THE FARMERS►! Study your own Interest and go where you can got RELIABLE - HARNESS I manufacture none but the bast of stook. Beware of shops that sell cheap,0s thpy have got to live. CAl and get ri Orders by mail promptly attended to John Bell, her opposition is disregarded, she will I Harness Emporium, Blyth, Ont claim' for'herself control of the Yangt- Grand Trunk Railway. - - - • - -- — se -Kiang Valley, commercially and Trains arrive and leave Clinton Station as GO YEARS' EXPERIENCE strategically the most desirable part follows : of the Middle Kingdom, It is also ap- Buffalo and Goderich District: - parent that the conditi• xi extending Going West, Mixed........ 10. 1.5 a.m. 1 MTRADCMARKS the Burmah railway into the south- ,. „ Express.......... 1,03 P.m. .,C western provinces of China, is in- it " Mixed............ 7,05 p,m, tended to offset the right reported oto 44 Express..........to.2ry p,m. hada been conceded to Russia after the Going East, Express .......... ry,4o a. m, .9 DESIGNS Japanese war, to extend her Siberian railroad through Manchuria the 11 2.55 P• m• 94 " Mixed............ m, 4.35 P• Bruce:- COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone sending a sketch and description ma gulakly asoerwn our opinion free wether all .to Gulf Pechili. The London, Huron and Invention to probably pa�tentable. Communtpa{ of effect of the me- centeses of the British proposals would Going South, Express ......... ry.4rya.m, is it 41......... 4,30 p.m. tions strictly conadenttal Handboolron Patents sent free. Oldest e encyforsecurtne stents. Patenta taken t rough Munn & Co. receive of course, be to arrest the partition China Going North, " ......... Io,15 a, m.; 41 4,,e """"' 6'55 P• m' $pedal notice, without charge, in the S¢ienlifiC 3i>n¢rcane of at least until the completion of the Siberian mad should enable Rus- to transport to the Far East M. C. DICKSON, Dis. Pass. Agent, A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Lq,%!st elr- culation of any scientlae journal. 9`e s. $3 a sia armies and to afford China opportunity to so Toronto. W. E. DAVIS, G. P. & T. A., Motitreal. �epar; four menthe, $L Bod by all newodealem & C,o.3a,oroadway, New York 111{�NN develop her resources and complete her A. O. PATTISON, G.T.R. Agent at Clinton. Branch OMM M5 r st.. washington, D. U. reorganization as to assure her posi- tion as an independent State, What the outcome of the negotiations will be has, however, yet to be made known, latest advices stating that, although the Pekin Government is disposed to accept the conditions, France and Russia are opposing them, and may make their opposition effective. The ground taken by the latter power is that the opening of the port of Talien- Wan, on the Laao-tung peninsula, 'one of the three ❑civ ports to be orpened,- would ci,mmand the branch of the Si- berian railway extending to Port Arthur and so menace Russian con- trol of Manchuria. THE SECRET OF SUCCESS. "I have never forgotten," said Mr. Noggieby, " the wise remark that a young man on.e ma -lo to me, years ago. It was this: 'One thing leads to an- other,' This was apropos of a further advantage that I bad brought into view by a step I had just taken. The moral of this is -it has been set forth often I may have mentidned it myself, but it will hear endless repetition -that if we lvould succeed we must keep stirring I" r.- I — EARLY STAGE SCENERY. In the early English plays a board 'th n it indicated the local - wt a name o ity of the scene. Da.nclruff Da. nu7;r0uS When dandruff appears it Is usu- ally regarded as an annoyance. It ' � should be regarded as a disease. Its presence Indicates an unhealthy con- - of the scalp, qvh1ch, 1f neg- lecled, leads to baldness. Dandruff should be aired at once. .• 71e most of fedi ve meansor the cure 1s found In A M'S N VIGOR. It promotes the grwruth of the UP, re- stores 11 when gray or faded to fts orfylnal color, and keeps the scalp dean and healthy. "For more than 'eight years I wast greattg troubled with dandruff, and though a youn man, my hair was fast turning ray and fall Ing out. Sadness seemed Inevitable until' began to use 61M2 err & Vii► ' vZ ,O �xs, . Itt�. r " , I. Tile dattdrad has 6d 7'ww�y' - entirely tEYltoVt<d af,�iri �vv 4 half, ie, narf haft, ittYosiit - a midi h*IoA+Jy Attd ppaAt. Y` , �.;c ;at.. gitiatn f » Was, 'cclor.r ; L,'d+V1Xti, �k ttaitteih', lko, solid Comfort. �, \\ 11 It is not enough to have rubbers keep out the wet. If 1, , the fit be not perfect they will ". X , `,' ' draw the feet. It costs money , t to employ skilled pattern ma- kers, In order to turn out rub- _ bers ill all the latest shoe �1' 1 •= shapes, but the Granby Rubber 'Granby Lined Rubber is Warm, 'Dry and Comfortable—made to all the Co. do it and the result is that shoe ebapes, of the very best material, es Rubbers ao�versho0 Granby are known to be right up-to-date. The thick ball and heel make them last twice as long; while the thin rub- ber used in the other parts makes the whole very light. Insist on seeing the Granby Trade Mark on the bole. GRANBY RUBBERS WEAR LIKE IRON. ONE GIVES RELIEF. Don't Spend a Dollar for Medicine until you have tried , P I :illi �., ly �-,177,,,!D 1�. .. ": .,l _�,J,T, ,. - �i .-,'-, ,-_ $01� You can buy them in the paper 5 --cent cartons Ten Tabules for Five Cents. This molt is pmt tap oh"ply to gmttly the untrorml prment d6mitwl for a low palm If you don't find this sort of Xlpa s Tabuhe.5.7- At te Druggist's Send Vivo Cobts to TIM AtPANS C1t1 UTCAL COUPANY, No. to Sprttoe St., Now ,work, rued they VdIl be sent to you by 411all; or f2 oattons bill lit niall6d fort 43 tants, Tha choncas ttro tori to arta 'that lupins Tolirilts fire ilio Vary mtdltino you need. « - =-, k i , . * r . , �i iy I_ 1 - .,C 0