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The Clinton New Era, 1897-02-26, Page 4obrutty 20, 1997 A TNN CLINTONCLiI iTON' •NNW ERA octal arc a le of.. Ladies' White Wear, ottons, Linens Jheetings, mbroideries, &c. I,,rch, and especially the first part of it, is provervially dull en the Dry Goods trade, and only byoffering special induce- *eints to shoppers, can the dull days be turned into ones brisk avthbusiness. We are going to offer those special induce- . moats. During the past two months we have made many pur- chases of seasonable merchandise, at prices that were less than egular, prices that will allow us to pass them on to you for ass money than you have been used to paying. We have al- so added Ladies' White Underwear to our stock, and to intro- duce this new department we commence on SATURDAY, Feb. 7, a special sale at special prices, a sale of, seasonable, new goods that will last for the month of March, and that can't help but save money for those who take advantage of it. We Have 4,s Just a Few nr . Ladies' White Underwear he trade in ready made goods of every kind is on the in - :Crease, and in no line is it more so than in Ladies Underwear. �,'r ''At the prices we are selling at it cannot pay a person to sit down and make it themselves. The garments we offer for sale are made in the best and largest factory in Canada. There is a great difference in Cotton Unnderwear, you find it in the Cotton, and especially in the workmanship. The garr_ gar- ments we offer for sale are cut in the most approved and fash- ionable s ionable lines. They are perfect in work, make and material. 'They are trimmed with some of the finest embroideries and laces, and in the entire lot there is no trash. We sell them at prises less than you can buy material and make them yourself. Violins left and wish to clear them out this week. Come in on Saturday if you want a bargain. We have some Songs and Musio loft sell- ing at 10 oents, worth 40e and 50e. Watob this space in future for little talks on Bioyoles. EMERSON'S asp°vain, %LIN oN pew gktfIndio/aunts March sale—Hodge ns Bros Announcement—Hodggens Bros Bankrupt stook—McKinnon & Co Funny re-marks—W D Fair Co Window shades—Cooper & Ca Bow to invest—W L Palmetto The eyes—Allen & Wilson Notice to creditors—Jas Scott Spring suit— A J Holloway We have them—Jackson & Jackson Special announcement—Jackson Bros Priestley's—Gilroy & Wiseman Girl wanted—Mrs R Ranstord Conveyancer—John Ridout Doctoring—P B Crews Watches—J B Rumball Mining stocks—J eisMurray Cinematograph—March 8 Wo have—G F Emerson Bargains- J H ghollew Remember—Mrs Wall Night Gowns Just prices on a few lines to give you an idea of the values we are giving. White Cotton Gown, full length and size, neck, front and sleeves trim- med with lace, four clusters of tucks in yoke 410c White Cotton Gown, good quality, 20 rows fine tucking on yoke, fine cambric ;frilling round cuffs, teck and down front , 65e albite Cotton Gown, fine, strong cot- ton, cambric frilling around r eck and down front, yoke fine insertion and tucking 75c White Cotton Gown, good (quality, 24 rows of fine tucking on yr.ke, neck, front yoke and cuffs trimmed with fine cambric embroidery87o White Cotton Gown, extra fine cot- ton, wide embroidery collar and cuffs, 20 rows of fine tucking, 4 rows of embroidery and insertion front $1.45 White Cambric Gown, tine quality Cambric Muslin, 6 inch fine embro. collar, wide embro. cuffs, insertion and embro. yoke, trimmed with baby ribbon $2 White Cotton Drawers, j deep hem, embroidered frill 30c exnxan Pm eta - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1897 Toa Tlsai a Uet.11,0 .. . Exsoiers TeX LeneesT SINGS. CONFEDER►TION. Ottawa, Feb. 22.—The trade and naviga- tion returns, iepued today, show total ex- ports valued at $121,013,852, the largest to- tal export since Confederation. The in- crease over the previous year was $7,500,- 000. The imports were valued at 5I8,01I,- 580, an increase of seven and a quarter millions over the previous year, but lower than any year of the five preceeding. The grand aggregate trade for the year amount- ed to $239,025,360, an inorease of 514,500,- 000 over the preceeding year, and certainly the best year for trade in the history of the Dominion. The blue book shows a remarkable change in Canada's trade with Great Britain and the United States respectively. Away bank in the eighties our exports to the neighboring republio often exceeded tboee. to the Old Country. During the last three or four years, however, our exports to Great Britain have, 'speaking generally, been 50 per cent. greater than to the Unit- ed States. Last year, for instance, the value of ex- ports to Great Britain was $66,690,288, ane. to the United States $44,448,410, chiefly in raw material. In imports for home con- sumption the United States is still ahead of the Mother Country. From Great Brit- ain the value wag $32,979,742, and from the United States $68,674,084. Trade with other•foreign countries also shows a de- crease. The total amount of customs duties paid per head of the population is given at $3.94 wbioh is lower than any year since 1881, with the exception of 1894 and 1895. The fact of the Local government being A Hardy one should enable it to weather the ordinary political storm. White Cotton Drawer , five rows fine tucking,wide a rroidery,frill 50 Fine quality Cotton Drawers, three clusters of fine tucks, fine, wide embroidered, frill 75c White Cotton Drawers, extra quality two clusters fine tuck, insertion, and wide embroidery, frill 87c Ladies' Drawers, very fine Cambria Muslin, four rows tucking and ex- tra fine and wide embroidery. $1.00 Ladies' 'White Cotton Skirts, full Size yoke band, good quality cot- ton, two clusters fine tucking and 8 inch fine embroidery, frill 85 c Ladies' Skirte, extra fine Cotton, full size, six rows tucking. 9 inch fine embroidery, frill $1.00 BLOUSES Just one line in so far but it is a bargain Fine Cambric Blouses. dark and light patterns, detached or attach- ed collars, well made, this season's styles and worth at least 75c. For March sale 50c The quantity of this line is limited and -when it is gone we can get no more. WHITE COTTONS We are going to sell at this sale the cheapest White Cot- tons we've ever sold. We have just received a case of mill ends of White Cotton; these are too short to put in webs, so the mills put them in cases and sell them by the pound. They run in lengths of from 8 to 20 yards, and if you want White Cottons now is the time to, buy, for we will quote prices less than wholesale. SOME SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS SALE Heavy double fold bleached sheet- ing 500 yards heavy factory cotton, 36 inches wide, worth at least 70, for March sale 40 inch heavy factory catton, spec -4e ial at '^ 8.4 best quality twill sheeting, tor March sale 4 190 94 same quality 22 050 10.4 same uality The government promises to bring iii a report this session dealing with Government House. Here's the best report they can get—"abolish it." What with disagreements of juries, and commutations of sentences, it will soon be just as safe. in the legal sense, for a man to commit murder as to.eat his dinner. The Grits, and Tories, and the Pat- rons too, now use their railway passes, and draw the mileage due. They'll talk about "wrong principle"—and matters of this kind, but as for doing differently—they're of another mind. The Patrons should push their pro- posed measure through the Local House, "that no member of parliament shall be appointed to any office in the gift of the government until at least one year after he has ceased to be a member of the House." It is learned on good authority that the successor to the late Sheriff Mercer of Kent, will be Mr J. R. Gemmill, for many years editor-in-chief of the Chat- ham Banner. When it becotnes neces- sary to appoint a successor to Sheriff Gibbons, of Huron, one of the Liberal editors should get the position. — Modesty prevents us stating "which one." Large white Diaper towels, 23x39 inches, colored borders, extra hea- vy, would be cheap at 15c 10c Largo huck towels, 22x30 inches, fine quality and all pure linen, regular, 35c, for March sale 53c 66 inch bleached Damask tabling, fine quality, good pattern 135c Pure Linen Damask, 66 inch, half bleached, extra heavy.. 490 loos regularord lite qualityspecial at10e fast col- �bleachedinch heavy linen tableing, h 27c T3etter goods for less money, better qualities at less profit and 4, better all round values than can be had elsewhere are the in- ducements we hold out to our customers. ODGENS BflOS, Tilt DRY GOODS PALACE, CLINTON. If it is true, as stated by the Toron- to World, that the salaries oft'civil ser- vants, both Dominion and Local, can- not be attached for debt, then the quicker such a state of affairs is amend- ed the better. They are in a better position financially than most people, and they should not, under any cir- cumstances, have special favors shown them. .NEWS NOTES. Mr T, Button of the ]Matthews House Stratford, had $350 stolen from his oaeh register. The Simooe County Council has deoided to hold its sessions at different places in the county. A three year old ohild of J•T.MoConnell,' Inglewood, who was left alone in the house est fire to its clothes and was burned to death. The Rome correspondent .of the London Times denies that any deoieion has been given there by the Vatican on the subject of the Manitoba schools. Nervous collapse caused by overwork is the phy eioian's diagnosis of the case of Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhuset, of New York, who has been seriously ill for over a week. Mrs. Sarah Casey, mother of Mr. G. E. Casey, M.P. of West Elgin, died Monday afternoon, of pneumonia. She was the widow of the late Mr. Wm. Casey, and in, her 84th year. W. Badenaoh, Grand Treasurer of the I. 0. 0. F., died at Toronto Saturday. Mr Badenaoh had been ailing for some time, but his death was altogether unexpected. He was in his 56th year. Veterinary Surgeon Morgan has discover- ed the disease known as the "sheep soab" in two flocks of sheep, one at Barriefleld, the other Battersea. The Department of Agriculture has been notified. William Tarvis, an employer of Simp- son's CarriageWorks at Brantford, went to Dr Chapman's office to have an injury to his hand attended to. He was given an anaeethetio, but died before the operation began. Ontario Legislature In the Legislature Monday afternoon an important bill was introduced by Hon. Mr Hardy, providing for the auditing of the accounts of munioipalities. The bill, in its present shape, will insure a thorough sup- ervision of the operations of municipal treasurers. Legislation relating to the administra- tion of justice in those portions of the province which are outside of county or- ganizations, and to so amend the Municip- al Aot as to enable county councils to sepa- rate farm lands within towns and villages from these municipalities and to annex them to adjoining municipalities, was in- troduced. duced. Mr Gibson, Huron, introduced a bill, which was read a first time, to amend the Municipal Act, to enable the county coun- cil to pass -bylaws -for separating farm landrewithin the limits of towns and vil- lages from the town and village, and an- nexing the same to the adjoining munici- pality, and to define by bylaw the now limits of the town or village. Premier Hardy gave notice of his mo- tion "That a seleot committee of this House be appointed to consider all ques- tions relating to Government Hone° and Government House property, and the fur- ther question of the future maintenance or the discontinuance of the maintenance of Government House by the province or ort thereon. otherwise, and to report Again the rumor is revived that in- surance companies are about to in- crease the rates in many places through- out the country, and that the ratings Ontario and Quebec are -ns in fall tow 0 to be revised. The reason given for this revision and consequent increase in the rates of insurace is that many towns are not provided with fire equip- ment answering the standard required by the underwriters. But it does seem a funey thing to hear insurance com- panies demanding all kind of expense on local municipalities for the protec- tion of insurance e.ompanies, while they, on the other hand, dictate their own terms as to charges. Municipali- ties will have to become their own in- surers before the greedy companies learn the lesson of non -monopoly. The greatest unfairness with the Under- writers Association is the fact that no sooner are certain requirements com- plied with, than others more arbitrary than the first are demanded. The up- shot of the whole thing will be that American or Mutual companies, will be accepted. The New Franchise Act It is semi -officially stated that the new franchise act to be introduced in- to parliament is now ready. It is along the lines always advocated by the Liberals, viz:—The acceptance of the Provincial lists for Dominion pur- poses. This will, of course, do away with the Dominion Franchise Act en- tirely, and will remove a couple of glaring features that have always been regarded as unfair. Under the Pro- vincial lists there is practically no such thing as "the outside vote," and the bringing in of absentee voters—always a bill of expense to both parties under the Dominion Act, and a direct viclal tion of the same, will be done away with. The principle "one man, one vote" is a much better one than "one man, many votes.", Another advan- tage of the Provincial lists ie that they are up-to-date, being framed and re- vised every year, consequently there will be no possibility of disfranchising a large portion of the electorate. An. other advantage with the Provincial lists is that they are as fair for -;ins side as the other; there is no opportunity for the party in power at Ottawa, if so disposed, to manipulate the lists to their own advantage. Revised, as they must be in each municipality, there cannot possibly be any wrong doing unless it is done locally, which is barely probable. ' THE FAMINE IN INDIA Our readers will be interested in hearing that the Famine Fund at the office of the Montreal Star has passed $35,000. Thirty five thousand dollars, being for twenty days an average of seventeen hundred dollars a day, far and away the greatest fund of the kind in Canada's history. The Charoh and schools are doing excellent work in swelling the Star Fund, many hundreds of them having forwarded eubaoriptions, while othere are now doing their share. Mr Rogerson gives notice of the follow- ing inquiry: It is the intention of the Government to dismiss on the grounds of offensive -partisanship or neglect of Govern- ment's business any ot its officials who took an aotive part in thelate Dominion election. The members aro having a lively time,.in debate. On Tnesday Mr elefoLean, of South Huron, made an excellent speech in reply to some criticisms- of the Opposition,, and on Wednesday considerable time was taken np in discussing the insurance on the buildings, and asking questions simply in - NEWS NOTES. i An•illioit still was eeizedon. W MQIlroy�'s farm in Collingwood Township. McIlroy ,�11:a4.-1. Was fined $100 and posts for the offence. Mr. J. A. Armstrong of Medicine Hat .s been elected President of the OrangeTen deputy returning °Moore have been Grand Lodge of the North-west Territories.eines �',� committed for trial for ballot -box stuffing, in Macdonald, Man. It is charged that there was a regular eonepirady to steal the seat from the Liberal candidate. t3londin, the celebrated tight -rope walk- er, who was the first person to arose Nia- gara Palle 9n a tight rope, wbioh feat he performed on Aug. 17, 1859, died from diabetes on Monday, at Ealink, a suburb of London. Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Can- ada, has consented to attend the banquet which is to be given by the London Cham- ber of Commerce to the Colonial Prime Ministers upon the occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June. Hon. George A. Kirkpatrick, Lieuten- ant -Governor of Ontario, who recently had a painful operation performed upon him in Toronto, has almost entirely recovered, and will spend a few weeks at Brighton before returning to Canada. Mr J. P. Shaw of Emadale was shot and killed by James Fry, in the woods near Ravensworth. They had a dispute over some tanbark. It was a most cold blood- ed murder and the murderer afterwards committed suicide. Owing to the recent fire, the meeting of the Dominion Parliament has been post- poned from March 11 till March 25. It it better that Parliament should not meet till the programme can be carried out with vig- or, and completeness. The Montreal Star thus sizes up the re- oent political attacks on Hon. Geo. W. Rose: "The Ontario Opposition are now attacking Minister of Education Ross for a bol sys- tem. too ood eo 0 the Province ➢ giving g tem. That ought to be a capital way for them to keep their presentjob" tended to supply campaign literature. St. Boniface Election. As was expected, the bye -election in St. *Boniface for the Manitoba ,Legielatnre on Saturday, paused by the resignation of Hon. J. E. Prendergast, resulted in the return of Mr J. B. Lauzon, Conservative, by 180 Majority over Mr S. A. D. Bertrand Liberal. The total vote was 388 to 208, Mr Bertrand not losing his deposit, as many of the church people had predicted. The issue of the campaign was the Mani- toba school question, and considering that the constituency is composed ,entirely of Catholic voters, Mr Bertrand made an ex- cellent run. Owing to the strong stand taken by Archbishop Langevin and the un- ceasing activity of the clergy for Mr Lanz - on, it was not thought possible that Mr Bertrand could be elected.' It is said the clergy made an unceasing house-to-house canvass, tieing all their power of persua- sion, stating that if an adverse vote to Mr Lanzon was given the crucifix would be taken from the wall, the confessional closed to them and burial in consecrated ground refused ; in fact all the consolations of religion would' be denied.- 'The election of Mr Lauzon, it is announced, will be pro- tested. on the ground of intimidation by the clergy. There were very .disorderly scenes in St. Boniface after the result was known. LOCAL NOTES. - m Mrs Martha Stark, of Chatham town- ship, gave birth to three bouncing boys en Sunday, all of whom are likely to live. The wife of John Davidson, blaoksmith,•of Te- viotdale, gave birth to triplets, girls, Mon- day evening. Dr. Borden, Minister of Militia, is stir very ill. Itis said that his rsignat- ion as a member of the Cabinet may come any day, his injuries being such as to necessitate his retirement. D. C. Fraser, M. P., "the Guysboro giant" is spoken of as Ir. Borden's successor. John Suiter, a Raleigh farmer, drove out to Chatham Friday evening in a con- dition, it is alleged, somewhat the worse of liquor. Later at night his dead body was was found in the ditch by the roadside with the buggy on top. There is no sus- picion of foul play. Monday was the anniversary; of George Washington's birthday. He was 6 feet 3 inches in height. President Grover Cleve- land is 5 feet 10,1 -inches. Wm. McKinley, his sucoeEsor, is 6 feet'9 inohes. All recent Presidents had to look up to? the Father of their country. A very lamentable affair occurred at Toronto last week: The two daughters of Major Hiscott, M.P.P.for Lincoln, were found ncoonsoious in their room from the effects of gas. Kiss Mary Hiscott, the eld- er daughter, died early , Friday morning, though every effort was made to save her. The younger Miss Hiscott is recovering Mrs Laurier, wife of the Premier, has returned from Los Angeles, California, to Ottawa. The object of her journey was. to convey Dr. Laurier, tho brother of 'the Premier, who is seriously ill with consump- tion, iron the Southern clime, where he has beau trying to conquer the disease, to bis' home in Quebec. The doctor is in a seri- ous condition. At a sale of Poland China hogs, owned by Hart & Minnie, of Edinburgh. Ill., Friday, forty animals brought 312,269. One boar, Look Me Over, was -purchased by the Look Me Over Association, of Stan - bury, Mo., a syndicate of eight, for $3,600. This is the highest price any hog has yet sold 'for. Anderson's Model brought $1,• 575. This is the highest price ever ob. tained for a sow. On Friday Premier Hardy had the pleas- ure of conducting his young brother, A. D. Hard], of Brantford, through the Parlia- ment buildings. It was the first time that he had been in those corridors in which hie elder brother bas for so many , years been a prominent figure. It was noticed as the pair passed that there- was a very strong family likeness, and many 'were under the impression that they were father and son. 'At a repent meeting held in_ Toronto Dr. Gilmohr; Warden of 'the. Central Prison was one of the speakers. Referring to the inmates of the institution over, which he has.sapervision the Dr. stated that 90 per cent of the criminals in the prison are there 'through the effects of drink,and that 175 ' per cent of those 90 are tinder 30 years of age. Just think of it: 9G criminals out of 100 now in the Central Prison, committed the crimes which led to their incarceration "through the effects of drink." - • The national famine fnnd has reached $75,000, of.which $33;000 isliiedited to The Montreal Star. .The sum $6,000 has been received from the Ontario Government. A second instalment .ot 100,000 rupees has .been cabled to India and the following ao knowledgment received to -day by his Ex- cellency the Governor-General from Chief Justice McLean of Calcutta: "Second instal- ment received to -day. Warmly thank Can- adian people." Toronto is down now on the list for $6,346 and Hamilton for $2,300. This is a comparatively open winter but it is lust as well to remember to shut the door. ' Mrs A. Ross, Clinton, was in Bruce - field recently, calling on a number of her friends.—Seaforth Expositor. The annual meeting of the- East Huron Teachers' Convention will be held in Wingham on Friday and Sat- urday, May 21 and 22., . The, Exeter Advocate says—:"The Clinton hockey team are a gentleman- ly lot of young men and much could be ss,id as to their respective individu- al players. Rev. Dr. D. M. Ramsay. of Mount Forest, and a graduate of Clinton Col- legiate, received an unanimous call from the congregation of Knox church, Ottawa. A daughter was also added to his family last week. Honore are piling thick on him. Mr Thos. Jackson, of Clinton, Huron district deputy of the Sons of England, paid this town a visit on Monday even- ing and installed the officers elect in the Sons of England lodge here. Mr Jackson will be down again in two weeks to do further work for the or- der.—Mitchell Recorder.. Rev Father t1.cCabe,,the new pastor of St. James' church, Seaforth, ro dis- charging the duties of his new o ce with great acceptance to his congrega- tion, and bids fair to become very popular, not only with his parishion- ers, but the people of Seaforth gener- ally. it The Toronto .Junction Recorder mora• lines thusly, and there is sound sense in it: "Why should two men say bitter thinge of each other just be'oanes one is a Liberal and the other a Conservative? Men have always differed in opinion°, and will always be so; but there is no good reason why they abonld not agree to differ and respect each other at the same time. Life is too short to waste one's time in wrangling and'- n stirring np strife and discord." are a necessity in every home. Just what kind you ' ill have depend on yourself. We 'can offer you the choicest product of the Canadian factories, and the cheapest offered by the American factories, and we have no hesitancy in saying that our stock is one of the finest in4 Western Onta Our prices vary ac- cording to quality. -- it—46 25c, 30c, 35c, 40c, 45e; 50c, 55c, 60c, 75c to $1.50 each. They are all mounted: - on good rollers, and we - guarantee them to work. - satisfactorily. BLIND PAPER by the yard.. EXTRA ROLLERS on sale The death of Mrs Thomas, widow of the an Thomas, in n bo Frais wolferst c late Rev. the 98th year of her age, took place in Eng- land on Feb. 14tb. The deceased lady, whose life so nearly covered the century, was the mother of Mr 1'. Wolferstan Thomas, of Montreal, General Manager of the Nfolson's Bank. Her maiden name was Shearme, and she belonged to an an- ciental1 family. Cornw ra .• A WONIi' BruL ENTERTAINMENT COMING TO CLINTON:—It 1e not often that the people of Clinton and vicinity have the opportunity of seeing such a wonderful entertainment as that which will be offered to them on Monday week. That most wonderful in- vention the " Jinemdtograph", which was the greatest attraction,' and created so, much wonder at the last Toronto Fair, and which has been delighting so many thous- ands in Toronto and other western towns four the past four months, will be at the Town Hall, Clinton, for one evening only, on Monday week, March the 8th. The' Cinematograph furnishes one of the most delightful entertainments ever put upon the road. It consists of a series of animat-' ed views which represent with marvellous distinctness all the life and motion of real- ity. The long and varied programme is equivalent to an extended European and American tour. Many humorous Sketches are p.1so exhibited. In all of these the faithfulness to nature is so marked that the spectator imagines himself part and parcel of the vivid scene before him. Crowded city corners with'street oars pass- ing and re -passing, a heat of deck bands unloading a steamer, a panorama, the Rhine at Cologne, thrilling cavalry charges, a party of merry makers engaged in that most fascinating and exciting of pastimes water tobogging, in which the toboggan leaps down a steep incline and atrikes the water with„a tremendous splash which the delighted spectator almost fancies he can hear as he watcheshes the fitting spray, are but a few of the many beautiful effects pro- ,duoed before the eye with the added charm given by the dash and swing of appropriate music and the neat explanations of the capable young lecturer, and you have some idea of the delightful entertainment provid- ed by the cinematograph. No one should miss seeing it when it ie here, Thedisagreement of the jury in the Hammond case gives the man accused of -poisoning his young wife a respite at least. The evidence gave no satisfactory explana- tion of the motives that could induce a tt yeung man to insure his wife's life for $12,000, at a -coat of $344, when le had not means -enough to set up,a home, but was obliged to let his bride take a servant's sit- Gati4n'at $7 a mcnth wages. Of course presumption isnot evidence, but people who seek to acquire wealth rapidly by the insurance method -require a lesson on the danger as well as the wickedness, of that policy. The Mail and Empire says :.A gentleman eminently well qualified to speak upon the matter frbm his -high standings in prohib- ition otroles stated that the essential pro- hibitive feature of the new Hoene° law to be introduced by the Provinoial Govern- ment had been determined upon. This was stated to be a decisionto entirely abolish saloon licenses. This step was not it was said, to take immediate effect, ex. cept on one-third of the saloon license. holden, but the amendment was to take complete effect in three license years. Some thought that the first third would get a year's notice, and that the license boards would be 'given dlsoretionar' i powers as to the seleotion of the second third to be lop- ped off. Meears. Freeland, vice-president, and Robertson, oeoretary, of the American Bank Note Company of New York are at Qttawa signing the engraVingoontraot with the nionister of Finance, They stated that they would employ nothing but Cana- dian labor in the establishment they will erect here. They will'avk permission from the United Stales authorities to take some Canadians to their establishment in New York to instruct them there in the nae of the machines so that when they begin here on July 1, they will have competent Cana- dian workmen,, They will immediately' pieeeed to put np a rew bnilding and put in the plant. The visitors are Very muoh impressed with the Canadian Minister of Finance. "1 wish,” said one of them, "that we bad a fair men like him in our Cabinet at Washington." 1 IT IS THE BUSINESS 3 t —OR— t I. Shorthand! Knowledge that gives the power r i to earn money. , 3 Central Business College) STRATFORD, ONT 1 has tho beet teacher of Shorthand in the Dominion, a teacher of 18 F years experience. 1 f Write or our beautiful catalog i " W. a. Elliott, Principalss. COOPEIIS BOOK STORF, CPR TELGRAPH Oce —AT— COOPER'S BOOK STORE Also agency for Dominion ExpressMoney Orders Allan Line Steamships, Beaver Line Steamships, Dominion Line Steamrlh A. -T. COOPER, - - Agent. Hides and Sheepskins - WANTED. The highest cash price going will be paid for Hides and Skins at the CLINTON •CANNERY, 0. S. DOAN tt SON, Clinton GUNS We Have put in a stock of new Guns call and inspect them. We have a number ot guns to rent by the day or week. Buy your Shells from us ars.' get the best. REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS. That is our business. Send us every thing in the shape of small ma- chinery that needs repairing: We grind, polish and sharpen Knives and Scissors, and retemp- er if required. We repair Guns and re -brown the bar- rels of all kinds, makes and styles. -- We repair Sewing Machines;`if''- any of the parts are broken or worn out, we can make new. Umbrellas, Parasols, and article% of like nature are repaired by us. We build new, to order, any small machinery. Give us a trial. SKATES—We are now Grinding Skates. and will promptly attend to all orders ONWARD BICYCLE CO opposite the Market, PES RRIN'S BLOCK, Clinton Now we Have them The Nobbiest ' that ever' came into Clinton is in our store. Line of Shoes Many lines are exclusively held by us. Do not miss seeing our fine stock of Boots and Shines. Hon- est prices, honest goods, honest methods should make a solid customer of you. Go all around and then come us if you want to, we will feel more than pleakgNlr you what we have for a spring trade. Many lines boug for less than regular prices will be sold the same way. The existing condition t of things to -day , J is such that every househo Clinton is studying the most economy, and we can help you make the money for S nes' go a long way. "A dollar saved is a dollar earned." JACKSON & JACKSON Fine Shoe Dealers, Clinton.