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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1902-06-05, Page 44 win orouttoN NEW8.R ORb The News-R,e4ord is published every Thursday at The News -Record Printing House ALBERT STREP!; - CI,INTON Perms of subscription—$i per year in advance ; $1.50 may be charged; if not so paid. No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising rates -r Transient adver- tisements, r- tisements, to cents per nonpareil line for first insertion n l i se on a d 3 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Small advertisements not to exceed. one inch, such as " Lost," " Stray- ed," " Stolen," Etc., inserted once for 35 cents and each subsequent in- sertion to cents. Communications intended for publica- tion must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the naive of the writer, To insure publication in current issue copy for advertisements should be sent in early. Contract rates—The following table shows our rates for specified per- iods and space : 1 yr. 6 mo. 3 mo. Imo. I Column$70 00 540 00 $25 00 $8 5o % Column -4o 00 25 00 15 00 6 00 FColumn25 00 15 no 8 00 2.50 Colnimni8 00 I0 00 5 5o 2 00 1 'Inch 6 00 3 5o 2 00 125 W. J. MITCHELL, Editor and Proprietor HERE AND THERE. The result in West Huron was dis- appointing to those who had banked upon the Liberal temperance vote be- ing cast for. the prohibition candi- date. Those good people were quite honest in their belief, but, it must be confessed, they were not very worldly- wise. In their simplicity they gave the temperance Liberals credit for placing prohibition before party. It was cruel of the Liberals and showed a lack of consideration on their part to thus wreck this childlike faith in the honesty of their. professions. Most of the clergy of the riding. are prohibitionists so that some took •it for granted that they would be cordial supporters of the pledged prohibition candidate. We understand, however, that a number of then opposed and voted against him. If such be the case, and we verily believe it is, we are somewhat curious to know how they reconcile preaching with prac- tise. When the returns were sent in on elec- tion night 61 of a majority was claimed for Cameron. A West Wawa - nosh deputy had made a mistake= these mistakes always give the Liber- als the advantage—and at the declar- ation on Tuesday the .majority was re- duced to 23. As a recount is to be held it is hop- ed the ballot boxes are being proper- ly guarded. If they are not there is no telling what may happen inthe meantime. The Ross Government has at present a paper majority of three, but good judges will g not he surprised if Whit- ney leads when the recounts are over. Reports from all over the 'province in- dicate that the Machine was:active. • SOUTH HURON ELECTION RETURNS: Following are the South Huron elec- tion returns : - Seaforth Eilber McLean- No, cLeanNo, 1 2 3 4 5 Goderich township 3• 4• 6 48 107 35 44 31 66 28 27 24 35 166 .279 72 36 63 16 34 26 169 78 Tuckersmith 1 ... 35 72 2 ••• 35 75 3 ••• 22 58 4 ... 22 ' 84 5 ••• 31 . 81 6 ... 28 78 173 448 Exeter I., 3 •• 4 •• 78 a9 67 29 58 30 76 , 45 279 133 i'sborne 1 ... 109 49 2 ... 67 83. 3 • IIo 41 4 .•. 58 77 344 250 Heusall ... 85 92 Bayfield 69 38 Stephen I ... 94 42 2 ... 1o8 3 ... 89 59 4 ••. 39 52 5 ••• 39 72 6 ... 79 44 7 ... 65 3o 8 .,. 61 67 Hay 574 409 I ••• 27 49 2 ... 25 51 3 ... III 88 4 ... 23 6 ... 92 92 7 ... 35 8 ... 12 Stanley 2 ,.. 33 3 ... III 4 ••• 60 5 ... 42 278 Eilber 165 21 31 146 94 91 WEST HURON RETURNS. Returning Officer Robertson summed up40the Huron D. treturnsai h Westr he R. O's on Monday afternoon, The following are the returns by sub-di- visions ub-di- v sio s z f n. Goderich town I .. 76 62 2 71 67 3 • 69 62 4 .. 6 ... 7 ... 26 48 392 454 46 76 48 s a 56 87 Goderich township 2 ,., Ashfield 2 . 3••: 97 30 6o 36 69 41 226. - io7 816 56 64 56 76 2 7 97 22 8o 28 76 374 - 439 63 57. 41 73 34 47 67 38 55 283 - 254 West Wawanosh 5 East Wawanosh I 2.., 47 73 63 72 41 58 38 56 789 *259 65 90 49 36 92 , 72 40 . 54 246 251 Colborne 2 •.• . • 4•.. Winghatn 1 Clinton 2 .. Ilullett • 5 • ... 7 •• 63 36 43 43 73 -35 115. 67 294 .181 58 63. 6o 96 62 64 61 45. 241 268. 31 30 2,7: .70. 36 48 94 148 Blyth I ... r' 49 45 2 ... 45. 50 94 ' 95, SUMMARY: Majority Majority • Mitchell •. - Cameron Goderich town 62 Goderich tp •• 119 Ashfield . ..6.5 West. Wawanosh,.. 29 East. Wawanosh.., 70 Colborne •.. . 5 Wingham ...... .ri3. Clinton .. 27 Hallett.. •• 54' Blyth ..... 261 284 Majority for Cameron 23 Vote for Cameron', ' 2456 2433• Total vote 4889 Total vote in' 1898 len. • elec.. 4928 Vote for Mitchell PORT ALBERT. Misses Ethel and Gracie DeLong of Goderich Sundayed with friends in the. village. . ' Alva George of Ferguson spent . a few days here last week with Will. B. Hawkins and , returned on Monday: ,. A. V. Currell has returned again to Toronto after spending. a ween with his family. Prof. Thomas A. Hawkins of . Bras sels spent Sunday week with .his par- ents. What was •wr ong with • the Port Al- bert polling booth. : on. the 29th of May ?' Oh, . it simply knocked the wind' but of a. few men who stood out for principle and what .they; had 'ad- vocated 'in the past they ;stood by it when they got a chance and didn't face both ways like a few of this sec- tion, Principle before party .is .their' motto and more power to them for - the future. Mr. and Mrs.. Henry Schaefer and family spenta few days in the vil- lage last week but' have returned • to,, their home in Milverton. • BLYTE. ' Last' 'Thursday both political . par- ties were •astirearly in the morning hunting up, all the votes possible to get. At the close of the polls every- one was anxious for ' the results and the Conservatives were in high glee when. the returns were given out that the Grit : candidate only received cine more vote in this .burg than his op- ponent had. Had the other .polling places doneas well the Conservative candidate would have gone in with flying colors. " • On Friday evening a game of foot- ball was played in •the park between Wingham and, Blyth teams. The home team were victorious in the game by 2 goals to I. 56 I On - Friday B es 'T. Watson niet 54 with a serious accident whilst playing 52 "in the football match by getting his �9 collar bone broken. It will be some g1 time beforc"he will, be able to do any lathering: and scraping, 360 460 Mr. .•J. G. Einigh took possession of las hotel, the Commercial, on Mon- day on- T of nd intends to cater to the watts tahe travelling public in future.Sue- " Se-7 teas J. G. noOn Tuesday Mr, Harry Jamcs, Who 75 has been running the Commercial' for• three and a half years, left here for Brussels to -takeossession of the McgIeaft American hotel of that town. which he ' purchased a few days ago. We are sure Harry will do well as he is well knowit there, having run an hotel close to the station a few years ago. There was a wedding in the Rosman Catholic church on Monday morning. 27$ S. Hertiugton's dry goods Store is • 1 being renovated with a fresh coat of 113 paint. . Mr, Sohn Denholm expects to leave y here on Friday with another carload Stephen... ... Stanley..... Bayfiel... Exeter .. • Usborne ... ....... Goderich tp. ,...:; Tuckersmith ... Seaforth ...... . Hay . ... Hensall ...... Total Total 548 for for 495 . P)ilber 2497 McLean2444 Majority for Silber. 53 Vote polled : t890774130 ; t894 -4648l 1898-'-5391 ; 1902-4941. of horses for the West. The court of revision held.s, meeting on Tuesday. lilr. T. Ponca, who has beenCarry- ing on the blacksmith business in Douglas' old stand the , past two months, has given up the business and heft one day last 'iveril 1qr 'Heufryn. If EAST 1iURON TLACNL3R'S 'CQNVENTION. The regular annual meeting of the East Huron Teachers' Association was held in the Brussels Public school on. May 22nd and 23rd. First session op, cried at Io o'clock a, in,, the presi- dent, William Watters, conducting the opening exercises. .pTheointed : following committees were op - Program. Committee--Canieron, rof, fat, Douglas and Dobson. Resolutions Committee,--I<ough,1 fus- grove and Robb. c n R poiti g Committee --Bailey and Hartley. The secretary then read the min- utes of the last meeting. On motion. of Robb and Bailey the minutes were adopted, The first paper given was one by A. Wetheral dealing with " Pendulum in Penmanship." Mr. Wetheral stat- ed the writing of the present had de- teriorated, there being amore scribblers today than at any time in the past, This is accounted for mainly through neglect in the teaching of the subject. There is no definite standard to' go by, no regularity, no uniformity in the inethods, of teaching this import-. ant subject. 'This is to be deplored since good writing • is a saving of time, . not • only in the school, but in all, the professions. Good writing has three prime requisites—Legibility, Conformity to hygienic conditions and Rapidity. The second of these must be carefully observed, Otherwise cur- vature of the spine may result.' The Spencerian or slant system is the most perniciousin this, -It is a mere relic of barbarism, a changing to the system of our ancestors, The Vertic- al System, he contended, is superior to the slant. It approaches more near- ly the three. requisites .of good pen- manship. Even by the latter -.method poor writing sometimes resulted: The cause of this is poor teaching • on the part of those intrusted with -the work. One of the ,defects, backhand writing, . may .be corrected by insistence on a perfect vertical, He next dealt with the points of superiority which the vertical possesses over the Spencerian and he considered one of these to be, the fact that the Roman letters were 'written vertically; The .'letters are finite' .isolated on .account of the de- lusion produced - by slantingparallel. lines. They are, thus more legible. incurable diseases sometimes resulting 'from non -conformity . to the 'propper. hygienic conditions may be overcohiie , by adopting the vertical. position at the desk. As .to tlie. third requisite— Rapidity --a test of .two systems will unquestionably prove that the ver• ti'eal is superior in this respect to the slant. • Besides possessing these quay. ities in a greater degree than the oth- er System, the vertical is also the.' more .beautiful.. This is on .account of the simplicity of the outline. It. is also more' definite, the, pupils know-' ing the vertical mode of .drawing.bet- ter . thane the slanting.. • ' . 3, J. Bailey took' the opposite view and endeavored to ' show. the slant method is superior to the .vertical; To. shorthand -*alters :. the vertical characters are mote. difficult • to make than .any other. If it is true in -one it should be true in both. The' ver- tical positionis not an easy one, all the weight. • resting on - the. writing, arm ; 'besides .the.: attempts after ; a perfect vertical- usually: result. in back hand .writing . • D. Robb, I; P. S., thought that the system , in vogue In England, .15- de-. grees • slant towardsthe right, to be. e better method than either and it is gradually gaining .;.ground. In< his •opinion: the vertical was easier taught -andav better g e b c results. • • J. H.•. Cameron '.considered that the Spencerian • is the: more beautiful; but that the vertical gives better results. His pupils write- .the vertical as- rap- idly as any he . bad ever ,seen writing by - the former method .. , • • Miss Ballantyne :then read ,her paper on ' "Composition with Junior Class- es," The ability to : express onese'If well. is an important matter and .the teacher should strive to instruct acid train piipils that they .may he able to express. their thoughts in good plain English:• She- advised the writing of pupils' compositions.. on the' -black- board and then criticising and. cot resting errors in spelling, punctua, tion and -sentence construction ..Bits < Caineron . thbuglit that pupils, should be required- to reproduce stor- ies froin. the . standard authors as nearly as possible.: in the words of the author : as well aa in 'their . own words. - Mr. Hartley thought that the black- board should be used almost wholly in • the. correction of mistakes in speech and . that the 'pupils should as. much. • as possible be prevented from ,hearing- incorrect expressions. The subject of " Agricalture" was ,treated by ,Chas. E. Leppard of Moles- worth. He pointed out the .necessity. I of :teaching agriculture in the Public - schools on account of its practical„ benefit 'to,nearly five per cent. of the, scholars that attend the Public. schools .; ; that farming' must include Meteorology, Zoology, Botany, • Agri- cultural Chemistry, Geology, Archi- tecture . and Political Economy. ' That agriculture• has existed since earliest times - and experience , has from time improved the processes' adopted and the instruments in use, but only rec- ently has the necessity of basing the occupation. of the . fatmer on physical and' . other science been partially rec- ognized. Now a division is made into theoretical agriculture and today. the best results -are obtained "only by the practical union of intellect and muscle. The •relations existing be- tween animal and plant life were then discussed, the natural conditions nec-. essary for plant; life, the preparation 'of the soil necessary for propogation of the different kinds of grains and the processes' used, ' The different kinds of soils, rause of barreneas and the processes used for the restoration of fertility, etc.,' were dwelt on at considerable length. Reasons assigned Ito teaching these facts in Public -schools were : It stakes the boys more interested in the farm to which many of them return and gives them a taste for •reading agricultural jour nals and literature intended for the. farming community. The next paper given was one by Miss Maude Brock, Her subject' was - " Geography with the Class,'' Which she illustrated by an imaginary trip down the St. Lawrence from King- -stop to Montreal, noting the -various' places and points' of interest, such as the t,000 Islands, the Rapids and the . canals, also mentioning the towns a- long the river. Het lesson Was eters getic, interesting .and instructive, Friday Morning Session, After Mr. Lough of Clinton had cons ducted opening exercises. the follow-. ing officers were elected for the ensu- ing year ' President; David 'Weir Is't Vice President, Thomas Murch mid Vice President, Miss Ballantynrp See. T reaaurer, joint Hartley Auditors, Messrs.. Munro and kae E;tecutive Committee, Messrs. Mot, fat, Seott and Bailey, and Missy ed Turner and Kinney u. Representative to the Ontario Edit- catioson.neil Association, Geo. Dob - After the election of officers James T. Dodds, delegate to the 37th annual convention of the Ontario Educational Association, presented his. report •wofhichthe was aeoceedings of full and the conAcisessociatioaccountn, The next ,paper waa a highly biter - eating one; a lecture on" the Struc- ture of the Heart," by C. A. Toole, M. D. The lecture was made instruc- tive and interesting by the illustrat- ive. drawings which the Dr. had put on the board and by exhibiting, a cow's heart to the audience. In this- way hisway he showed plainly , the various sections comprising it .and the minute valves guarding these sections. His lecture, it is safe to say, cleared up many difficulties' which many mem- hers of the teaching profession have, . doubtless, puzzled hour after hour. The newly elected president, Mr. Weir, thentook the chair and called upon the retiring president, Mr. Wat- ters, for his address. Mr. Watters thanked the Association for the honor of acting as president but thought that as there were enough carefully prepared papers to occupy the whole time of the convention, it would not be wise for him to take up 'time in giving an address. Inspector Robb was the next speak- er, His subject was entitled " Nature Studies in Public Schools." After 'a• few preliminary remarks Mr, Robb' in- troduced his subject by mentioning some of the results we might expect from the teaching of this new sub- ject. The habit of observing ,would be cultivated, children would know a great deal more about common ab- petsthan they do at present. .If this subject received proper 'attention tripoli of the inherent cruelty in the boy would disappear, Instead there would be love and kindness towards all animals: We ought therefore to create an interest in this study:. For this purpose we could use the lessons. about nature, in the readers, the dan- delion, . the lark and the robin being good illustrations. Mr, Robb gave some interesting information about these little "animals of the leathered world. The growth of :.a mosquito might be plainly and simply shown by placing away for some days a cup of rain ' water, allowing the children to observe the various phenomena that ''. ccurs• We could. bring out in- teresting and .valuable :facts from oth- er lessons than the Reader. In, geog- raphy all connecting facts of interest could be mentioned; .'fire common names of plants, .birds and animals could betaught either' directly or in- directly, allowingthe pupil to dis- cover as: much of Alto, infdrmation as possible for, himself. It is necessary to supplement this by telling and il- lustrating. - G F. Blair of Brussels gave a paper on -" Nation Builders.". 1MIr. Blair 'al though in the . profession of , law, thought his profession. and the teach- ing profession :had a • great: deal in common and that'.the chief aiin of the two professions is to ;do what they can toward the making .of nation builders. ;Cecil Rhodes was held up .as an example of a true, nation build- er. The walls' that protect the Brit- ish Empire are the -people of the Etn- pire and every man is a brick: ' Mr; Blairr says that the responsibility for the :.proper building and molding. 'of, 'thesebricks rests upon the Home, the • School and the' Cherch. What are the best ways of preparing'children to fulfillthe. duties of Life. ',First ,get as Much sunshine sand: joy • into their e liv t s as •possible ; secondly, instil in- to the pupil earnestness and.encourage: each'. of them to have a• definite aim; thirdly, teach pupils to have a spir- it .of. self. sacrifice ; fourthly, the pup il should;' be trained,: to- take'his place in the great workshop of the world.. Pupils should be given the' knowledge and training •necessaryto make them competent to make use of the .res- ources ' of wealth in our Dominion•. 1n addition. to •these we should encourage our pupils, to he patriotic and ' fond' of our patriotic.. songs.: Teach pupils if possible, to have . a clear vision. One of the greatest reasons', why the 'then Of o he British h 1!,in air are so intellect-• ual and. take such a•: high stand in- the world is because of the Iatvs.and lib- erty of 'that Empire Mr: Blair's address' was well re- ceived .and appreciated by the teach - 'era. • A. H. Musgrove conducted the •"Op en Parliament" in •which the follow- ing questions. were discussed- :,• (a) Is Vertical. writing better, than than the system it .displaced.• Mr:: Musgrove declared hiinself in 'favor of the slant, ' • (b) Would consolidating school sec- tions • be an improvement ? Mr. Robb ' thought' it- ,would. There would be a central'' graduated school, f the township or 'part of a town-' ip to , which the pupils would be' c veyed' in carriages. -Each section would appoint two trustees as mem- bers, of the. Township Board, This system is, in vogue in some parts of . the United States and Canada and :is proving, very satisfactory.. (c) .Should formal grammar be taught to third book pupils .? •'A number of the teachers discussed this and all. were of the :opinion that it should not. The subject is beyond the ca- pacity of third book pupils. Better results would be obtained from spending the tinge in composition and literature. (d) .Is too much time put on Arith- metic in -Public schools ? The teach- ' era were divided in their opinions. The Arithmetic should be more suit- ablife.le for the requirements of after (e) Should pupils- be'retluired to . re- place •property they destroy, 2,,acci- dently,. 2, intentionally ? They should,: It will be a .lesson to them consequences, teach them to res- pect the rights of others and, to know something of the value of property, (f) Should a teacher have a hobby outside of school work ? He should, but it should be one that would have work, some he bearing pursuing his school so, course of study it would give ]tint Sympathy for pupils in their strug- The last paper to be given was one by W. R. Lough entitled " A New Curriculum for Public Schools," Mr. Lough was of the opinion that our curriculum is capable of improvement. 'there is a great Waste of time in teaching ,certain subjects, time which might be devoted to other and .more practical ones, We are in too great a hurry, We could spend the time: that is usually spent on arithmetic during the first few years more valuably by devoting it to reading, spelling, writ ing, and, language lessons. We would need more varietyq and at least three times the quality of lessons in our Readers, We would have Inuit better writers, readers and compositions. During the next year we nfiglit intro• duce the simple rules in axitlunetic, paying much attention to language still, The. *tett year More difficult June 5th, 1902 and couiplex problems could be in- _.., troduced, also technical grammar. He advocated d thcaciotio f the simple and beautiful passages of front scripture as opening and closing exercises. Physiology might be taught indireetl from selections in the reader whim geography could be taken in connec- tion t with literature lessons usingtheglobe, map and chart to. illatstratthe various phenomena. Interesting stor- ies could abound in. the readers. The promotion examinations evil would be done away with and thus good efiic- fent pupils would be the result. • Tlie sec. -treasurer read the financial report showing a balance on hand of $4.99. On motion 01 Messrs: Lough and Musgrove the reportwas adopted, ' The committee ou resolutions re- ported as follows : 1, That a hearty vote of thanks be tendered to the following : (a) The Brussels Public school board for the use of the school. (b) To • the retiring officers for their very excellent program and their effic- iency in office. (c) to all who have taken part in the proceedings of the Association meet- ings and who have contributed, so largely to their success, especially to ' C, A. Toole, M. D., and Mr. Blair. II. That tate treasurer be instruct- ed toi pay delegates' expenses and all other eXpenses in connection with our meeting, The report was adopted on motion of Messrs. Hartley. and "Watters, • Moved by Mr,Moflat,secondecl by Mr, Scott, That a hearty vote of thanks be tendered to the Brussels teachers for their excellent entertainment on Thursday evening and to those who so kindly assisted at that entertainment, Moved by Mr, Musgrove, seconded by Mr, Scott, That we adjourn to meet at Clinton at the call of the Executive, " God Save the King." The .At Home held in the school house on Thuesday evening was a very .enjoyable gathering and reflected credit on the Brussels teachers, under whose auspices it was arranged. The school room was .tastefully decorated and here and there small tables lo- cated on which were • choice samples of five o'clock covers. . President Watters occupied the chair and the following interesting and well rendered program was presented': Solo, " The Rosary,' Miss Elsie Jackson ;-speech,,.I3arrist- er Sinclair; Chairman - of Brussels Butter and Eggs taken as Cash school , board ; quartette, ." Crossing' the Bar," Messrs. Sinclair; Strachan, Cameron, and' Fox,encore, " Far A- way in the South ; gramophone man- aged by Druggist Deadman. ; address, Rev. G. J. Abbey ; solo, " Stein•N♦O•NO.00N•••N•tK**4•,r*****N**M,w1eN4 it. es.. Song," Dr. Gilpin, encored ; ladies' . quartette, Misses., R.• Spence, . J. Bab- - T E GREAT • kirk, J.' Ritchie and M. Ross ;' ad. ii C% STORE! dress, Rev. Mr. Strachan'; gramo- phone, and encore; .solo;, 'Bliss R.. S ence . Ethel, ; . speech,Kerr H. Spence, , W.'H, male . quartette. An elegant lunch, and•ieccreamdessert, was served '' and consisting of sandwiches cake coffee J.LJNE. the. , meeting; was brought to a con • - elusion . with the singing of .the nat- tonal anthersP . The' accon anists were - i Mrs. H. I. Jackson, Miss Jennie Hab- _ 0. kirk and Miss Jeat,McLaitchlizi: Dur- ing serving in the se vtt of the refreshments a very social time was enjoyed by the large company. • -• Sheep S%ee� . ips $ s We keep all the best makes, including Little's Shtep Dip Per$iatie Sheep Dip Miller's, Kelxlp's, etc. celiie PRESCRIPTIO1� DRUG STORE ,. Successor to 8y ne y d tTackson. b►B.--toneSpray your trees. We have all the requisites,. including Blue O, Paris (:been, Etc. lis're". ,ti��r-s► , 'N,evais tilp +•sassesiO'd�'!v�•Sp� Great Slaughter Sale of Seasonable Footwear - .At W. Taylor and, Son's COMMENCING SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 31st and continuing until our stock is reducd $8000. What we: have left of our Slater shoes are on our bargain soon es Alen's $5 Shoes,going for $3.50 1 Men's $4 Boots $2,50 C Men's $3 ones for 82 A\\ Goodyear web and. first • class stock , Aho et'\elal othti lines going at.BargainPrices—SEE THEM, 22 pairs bays' Tan Laced Boots - sizes 1 to 5, regular- $1 75. and $2. now• ' 1 25 50 pairs youth's Tan Laced Boots sizes 11, 12 and 13, '$I,50 to 51.75, sale price • 1,00 25 little gent's and girls' boots,sizes 8 9and 10, regular $1.255, going at ..... 00e 18 Misses' Laced Boots, sizes 11, 12, I3. Land 2, worth$1.25,now 05c 00 Ladies,' Kid Oxfords, worth $1.25 to: $L'75, all going at one price, regardless of Cost, only, , 90e For the best bargains yniz ever got in a pair of Boots come e trly Saturday tnorning. Your size may soon be gone. ' At The Old Reliable. Wm... TAYLOR & SON. Cash and One Price .. - HLETT TOWNSHIP. Mr. Francis 'Kettle" of• the 3rd., con: .drew `a ' load of . loose -hay '.to Clinton the • other • day which weighed four thousand, five hundred' pounds with a `team of three-year-old colts, Mr. Kettle" would' like hear from r any '.. o person who can beat•this, record. Mr, `John F. Dale of, the 2nd con. is • imcovin the .his fine -farm I .P g•look of by erecting •a wire fence. Miss Gertie Freeman was the ,guest _ w r .of bliss Maude Dretner ,one day last, . - • . '. :. , week. Mr.T r - - Alf. A o cis .returned home from r• Muskoka lase week: D M.B E Mo ATHI Mr: Malcolm Montgomery visited • s ro ere ono c i op. MILLINERY If You want n f sbioe.tble flat nr Bonnet it will pay you to call before burins'. rte always "have the latest iia-. the . market and our prices Lire titre lowest. ' ••JUST RECEIVED another shipment •' of Silks, Muslitas,Corsets,itnd Hosiery. ' Nice assortment of Straw Hats for. men. and boys. • -Try 'a:pairnfoar pough boots. ,Some 'specials .in our boot and shoe department this.. week, Try onr Japan Tea at 25c' - Try our Black Tea at 25c & 35c Thy are excellent - i hb iii J h f M 111 Pretoria >Blocjht.. kr: Francis Kettle iehad themisfor - NN rNON.N NN 00M+►OO�N000NO�NOOOiO�O�i�4N �'0 tune to.lose a valuable cow:. • �T ISI. Misses ' Jennie and Panay Freeman visited .their sister, ,Mrs: Crawford .Of Londcsboro, Mr,. William : Cook has returned .home.froniressin hay, Mr. p g . y Cook is a diligent young man:. •. Mr. David. Ferguson ,orad a, barn raising on Wednesd ty. Everything passed off nicely and no accidents.. We are sorryto say that Mrs. Wm, Ferguson is still in vett' poor health:' Statute labor is now in season. Mr.. Jolinent •Brittonbuiltis. having his sec -a ond. cemsilo 'MB. is strong "believer in ensilage.: The masons are very busy ,building the walls ' under 1VIr, Henry Taylor's barns at present, • ' ' The court of revision Was 'held 'in Londesboro last Monday. .There was only one, appeal against the- assess- ment. The' council - board , decided, however, against thePp: a pcllant. ' This speaks well for the new assessor, Mr. William .Carter.' COLBORNE • TOWNSHIP. We are glad- to:. say that Mr. Wm. Sones is improving rapidly in health. Quite :a number are on. the sick list at present. Mr. John Feagan is - busygetting the material for • .his house which hein- tends to veneer this summer. Miss Ada May of -Nile has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John Treble,. a few days the past week. Mrs.Treble of Goderich is visiting het son Charles of Cedar Valley at present. " ' ' Mr. Ilarry Tewsley and Mr. George Marshall left for Manitoba -on Thurs- day of -last, week. We wish them a pleasant trip and a safe journey. Mr. and Mrs, Hoover of -Westfield were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. A, Millian on Sabbath, ALMA. Mr. William Dale is improving the appearance of his farm by putting a new wire fenee along the front of it. Mr. Bennett of 'Walton spenta few days with his daughter, Mrs. Janiies- on. Mr. Toney Nies spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Jenkins of God- erich township. ' Mrs T. Livingstone isimprovifig leis house by putting a verandah along the front of it, owing to Rev. T. A. Steadman at. tending conference the pulpit here will be supplied by Mr. Leatierland of Seaforth. Mr. T. McMichael was on the sighs list last week, WHEN LIFE IS NOT tIFI;. " Without health life is not life ; it is only a state of languor and•suf- fering--an image of death." The use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food gives the weak, languid and discouraged a new hold on life. It makes the blood pure and rich, • creates new nerve force and instils new energy and vitality into then whole being. It makes weak and sickly people strong and well by 'build* ing up tite system; i'•. 'uenituee • Our large tvareroonis :.are - fully stocked.* with furniture •o..f all kinds and if.you are thinking .of..purchasing : 'we invite you 'to call, see our display .and learn our price's: PARLOR CABINETS MUSIC CABINETS MUSIC : RACKS SECRETARIES Boole. OASES', CBUwoNIERs JAItrINr:RE Savis-ins DRESSING TABLES EASLE,S FALL. RACKS • PIOTURES LIBRARY TABLES • PAPER RACKS FANCY TABLES OOVCEIES It will do you good to seethe, beautiful .,line of Fancy, Rockers, Morris Chairs and Odd Parlor Pieces we are' offering. We will consider it a pleasure to show you through our warerooms even if you do not want to purchase. J.r W. Chidley, Night and'Sunday calls answered at residence of our ' Funeral Director,J. W. Chidley, King,street,'.opposite foundry. THE BEST SHOE While the Geo. A. Slater is the best shoe in the market, there are many lines they do not make, such.as Men's and Boys' Heavy Boots and Children's of all descriptions, but you wilt find•all the 'above lines in my stock by the best manufacturers : in the Dominion and at prices to suit .your purse, ' Manager : R. J. CLUFF, CLINTON. SPRING IS COMING G Now is the time to come and see our new spring goods, We have n, nice ' line of newtints. from 5o lip to 13c a yard. The latest, shades and designs. p Shaker Flannel for 5c yard Bl ek Mercerise., floods ut 25e yard White Mesmerized Goods at 20e yard We have•also a new line of Dress floods, the latest. shades . Sailor Hats 26a up All kinds of Shirting and tlottonades at reasonable prices Shirt Waists from 500c to $1.50 A grand assortment of wall paper alt neve and of the latest patterns, We would be leased to have you call and be convinced. Highest price paid for all kinds of produce. J. , CHEAP CASH $TORSI VARN H,r 1tRN"1C�1"`ELfl.., A a