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The Clinton New Era, 1906-08-31, Page 8s ui iiearing ie Odds and Ends. We are busy these days clearing the Odds and a Ends of summer stocks. Everything pertaining to Stbe o summer mu. tout mmofinshort rthe •wa s o order. �';t Here are some of our specials : 25c Tan Hose at 10c The half-price Lace Sale The fancy Silk Sale at 29c The Parasols at One-quarter " off The " Quarter -off " Underwear Sale The black Dress Goods at 25c and 35c Waist ends of Cotton Dress Goods. at 50c 'Quantities are getting smaller, but there are ler, - t her -st"ll° m... ,1 .� ' some good barga'ns left. • Handsome Fall Dress Goods Dress Goods for Fall are here.. Big assort- silent of the season's fashionable fabrics -most of them imported by ourselves, direct from the British markets. It is no idle boast for us to say, that no such stock has b e counters. our o '. n co ri rs. 'There is every indication that Broadcloths and Tweeds, with a sprinkling of fancy materials will be most in demand, with ate tendency to lighter. t a in past seasons. Come and look the ew goods over. You are as welcome to kookas to buy. - Our Famous Broadcloths Our famous Broadcloths at soC, 85c•and $i.15 are undoubted value. New stocks for Fall are here in all the popular shades. " Imported. by. our- selves direct fromBritain, and we can find rio better in the trade. • ' At 50 Cents. Broadcloth, full 38 inches wide. good weight and finish,, in black, • navies, cardinals, browns, -greens, etc.,best value at per yard. 50c >it•t 85 Cents Imported Broadcloths; made from fine Australian -yarns, bright finish, guaranteed shrunk, 44 inches: widblacke, pGpp and all the leading eQ14rs,: at'per•yard, ; :... 85u At $1.15 This is the biggest sellin• g cloth we have, and the • value is unquestionable, made "from ;choice yarns., thoroughlyshrunk rich finish 4 y '' , 3 to 50 inches .wide, • $1 15 .blank and all colors,. per • r eird� Y , Some an E le �tTwieds Q� Tweeds will be veryo -.ular.: for Suits or: Separate Skirts, and we show some. •hd5ome de- signs - a signs in quiet -color combinations. There is not enough of any pattern for it to .become 'common. At 50 Cents . Imported Tweeds, regular,Fall weight, full 30 in.., p wide, neat patterns in grays, blues and reds ,p per � .a 50 C Ax 60 Cents ,:,-, Some extra good cloths at this'price,.neat, tasty designs, in greys, blues, greens•and•red, splendid As- sortment, per yard Al $1.00 :.. 60c At this popular price we have some elegant pat- terns that will make very stylish costumes. The de- 00 0 .signs are altog�tlter different from any formerly. •shown. They come iu designs with� grey, blue and g green, the predominating colors, 50 to 5e inches QQ wide. per yard .. ,.:........ r00 At $1.25 . Suit lengths only at this price, • no two alike, ' some of the handsomest suitin s that have ever ver tom e :Special at per yard on ourcounters. Imported direct from England. ,$1,Z54-.,,,,,,,.....,,. MIIinery D� p arfim ent Ready, for Business. Our Millinery Department is all ready for business. Miss Reynolds and. Miss Castell have returned, after spending the past few weeks studying the styles for the coming season. . Stoeks are corning in daily, and we. are now ready to fill any orders. 'Waist ends 35e Fifty ends Muslin and . fancy cotton Waistings, lengths 21 to 31 yards. Just the thing for Waists or ]dressing Sacques. Regular 18e to 25c, choice per end TB, irty-fire Cents. New Tourist' Coits , First showing of new Tourist '�' r t Coats next Saturday. Real handsomegarmentsgarments that have style e and character ha acre 1he Y to them. Better ter c n �.dmor more 'exclusive styles than we have ever sho'v'ri, We invite you. to cone and see them, for we know you will be interested. trt .4. 6•. t•. •Y THE '014NTON REW BEA T4`s glinton Era CLINTON, ONT., AUGUST 31, WOO c! smelt Zoilxxc.. ' GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT. -Th annual tournament of the Clinton Gu Club, willbe held, on October 9.10. A number of prizes will. be offered its usual, and the event is likely to draw a crowd of crack sports. C DEATH -On -Oi Friday of last week eek Wm. D rnin,one k the eldest sett. lers of the townshipof Pest VL1van- osh, passed away at the age of eighty. seven years. Ile had been in poor health for over ten years, having suf- fered from a stroke of paralysis. He leaves to mourn his lo ,s a wife, six sans and two daughters. .He was at father-in-law of Mrs J. D)ui'tiin, Town- send osvn-send St., Clinton. ,, DURHAMCEMENT STACK;, -The' Stockholders in the Durham cement factory, of whom there are quite a number in Clinton, received a notice last week that they are to get a divie. dent of 5%. It is said that another dividend of 7% will be declared at 'the end of the year. This factory has got onto its feet at last, and it likely to. prove a paying institution All things come to the man who waits.. NO APPLE COMBINE. - One of the city dailies stated last week that it beaked+ as if there was a combination among the apple buyers, and that fix- ed prices had been agreed upon, at which different varieties *ere to be bought. Mr. D. Cantelon states that so far as he is concerned. and so far as he knows, the statement is absolutely and unqualifiedly nntrue. He says that he has never heard such a - thin sug- gested g gested even. CUT HORSES' LEGS O['F.-ethe in- human act•of eutting off ahorse's feet, as was done at Gladstone,Manitobe on Saturday,calls s to mind a similar cir- cumstance that occurred some years ago at Belgrave. A stage was running between Clinton and Winghatti, and while the driver had' gone intothe ho- tel, it was after night,sorne fiend chop- ped two feat from tine ofthe hoist's. It is said the inhuman .act *as not discov ered until after the stage had been driven to 1'Vingharre No trace was ever discovered of the perpetrator of the horribly cruel deed. LABOR DAY. -Next .Monday being Labor Day is it Aatutory holiday, as d will he so observed. But a good many things -might he: done next Monday that .voted he) le to bear;ut ify the town, There are presumably,.i,hout;500 reale ;residents of town. Supoose each one of these spent two or three hours in cleaning up rubbish and other things around his own preiniiees, what a difference it would. make. Then if. desirable, the afternoon could be•spen in light recreation, and .thus the day would he one of : profit geld pleasure instead of ons of • idleness, BID DEMAND -•-•The demand fo,:' copies of hist xseek's 11'l:w Bite. wag gneater than the supply, and we vt onti like to get a few copies if anyone .has one to spare. 'Alley will oblige by leave ing the same tit this office. ACOlDl NT• One day last week, master Amboy Grundy, while playiug a ll footbt fend o and. i cut his left leg ta the bone, on a tin can. He lUId sev- e en stitches put in, and we hope to see him around again shortly. ";OLD OUT -J.E, BIackall,of Iiensall formerly of Clinton, sold his hotel on Saturday to. a Mr. 'k'itzp,ttriek, of Lon. don. lie purposes going to lei uten tan, hashad i Heaninterest in a hotel at Winnipeg since the lst ofJanu.try last. IT WAS TOO LATE -A telegram was received here on Monday, . from Godet'ich, to arl•eet and detain .one• Charles Barton, who was said to he on the 3.10 train from Goderich. No par ti Wears were given other than a dis- cr'iption of hint, and the fact that he had a lady with Bina, but the message was. too :° late to be put.into execution. BREA ING (74:11 PM P- H CAMP. -Rev. Dr. Stewart and wife, have returned front their vacation at Bayfield. The family of Der.G. D. McTaggart will return from Bayfield' this week. Mr, and ivies. Sibley have come back from nitrite's. on the lake shore, and the faintly of Mr. Jobn Houstonmove beck this week... Rev,.W. E. Kerr end finally returned on Wednesday. SIIEEE'. NOTES., --John efcletrlane, of Stanley,a well known sheep breeder, shipped a very fine Shropshire lamb on Tuesday. A from Latuhtou was in this neighborhood last week, truing to buy up a car of Cotswolds, They. were wanted for export to the western pouches for breediugpurposes, but are hard to get, as there are not many Cotswolds in this neighborhood. • • A,.SUBST1TUTE. -- A couple of weeks aeo it was mentioned that Miss •Coo er would s a p tpltiy in' the school on the 15th coni of Godtt'ich township, un- til Miss Copp had recrivered froom• the effects of a broken collar hone.. This was incorrect. Miss E, McEwa i is t supplying for. Miss Copp, Miss -Cooper leaves for Toronto next week to at- tend the Normal, and will be aceotil- periled by Miss Ada Howson, daughter of Rev. W. G. Howson, \Vinghaim. Ir IS DENIED -A report was cur- rent here this week that a mock mar- riege had been pei'fortned,to.the detri- meat of a snort;; girt.. Careful investi- gation iris been madeby.layor Hoover • and Constable eVelsh, the girl denyin that there was atny:folndation for the sscry. It might be well to remind people that -mock marriages" are very serious o11i:iies, ptutieh th e by inipris- went, acid things which -aro ' mine ",just for aa; jok " shay become criminal in the eyes ufthe 1 tw. • THANKSGIVING DAY.- Thanks- • Day- this year is. likely to be held on the sante day ass itt 10t)5. viz., the third Thareday lar °ouolier. The railway autllui'ILke, heve tlI.Lde a strong I'el,re'entatielml to tileOovertairietlt in ' favor of a cluing. til Monday. so. that the travelling public ni g.ht 'enjoy Sa t- • urday and Sunday at; theft. homes or wherever tie ycelebravte, taut this does • not commend itself:t.. t:heOovecntnent, A which holds that for thanks tying purposes Thursday is us good it tiay its can be expected.. DIED; -AT THE 800. Word was '.received hereon sue dev, of the dealt) of Mrs: Routledge,,' wile of :.1t. Ed. Routledge 1..''rrneely of Clinton.. Her • vienitise•occurred at:tiie Canadian Soo, tivber,4 Dia:: Routledge has been living since .helefthere. She ivas the second youngest daughter of Mr Geo. Euri;of Buffett. She was 'about :iu ears 'of age,. and leaves two small phi,tlren.We did not learn Whether the renieins would he interred there, or brought here for lnterement. Mr, Routledge will !eeve the sympathy of his old • friends in his "herea'yement, - a :ACCEPTABLE STORM.• -On ..Sun. daty afternoon, between five, and•six o'clock, the town Was: visited `by •.the. most violent rain storm it has experi- erced for two menthes it- a terrific 'downpour, and was .+iety acceptable, because the weather had been so dry • that all kinds of vegetation ' had suf. fered. .':Che. rain lasted for a good hour and was followed by a fine rain during the night. The aorta in the efternoon split as it cane from the west, for six uulesintoGoderieh tp they hednothing like asntuch rain in the afternoonas w.e had in town. They got the. heavy storm at night:. . Aug 3ti 10 BRIEF. -The Home Circle insult.. anee asmoo on the life ,of nettq late 'Amhara Irwin Was lurid 'within one week after the papers were completed, which is evidence of promptness . ,1vow that the fair sexton is on, and more than the usual number of people are traveling by train, people should secure i their c es r e ti k t from the up -town agency, and thus avoid the (Gilfnsion incident to a large crowd trying to get tickets at the station emoment or two before the train arrives,.... .Thomas `Vartvick died at the House of Refuge, nit Tuesday att the agse of 97; ha was formerly a resident of town, but lived for• -many years in Iiullett before coming to town; "senile decay or old age was the cause of lite death . , •. , ..It occasionally happens, on the out- skirts of the town, that ,tramps will go into houses where they think there are no teen, and be venue hold ,ting. insolent in their requests for food or assistance;. a kl such eases should at once be report- ed to either Messrs. Wheetly or ee etch, who. would do thei1 best to have raffen- ders of this hind punished Ilesid- ents of St. John's ward complain that a certain house in town is -little het. terthan at place of ill -repute, and that. they are subject to insults and annoy- ances that should not be.allowed; if trueit�sbould be suppressed at once.. . A petition for a Re:tnolithie walk. oteIsaac St, from Iluron to' Mary, will be presented to the cotthcil at its next meeting; this is about the worst• piece of walk in town, and it has been' .left time long owing to eircumstauces that were unavoidable.. . , A small boy named Muteh, about five yearn of age, whose parents reside in East' t'Vawan- osh, underwent axe operation at the hospital here last week, for appendi- citis The town council' will meet on Tuesday. next, instead of Monday, the latter day being a holiday Mr Sohn Forster, an uncle H. 13, Chant. of town, and cousin of W. - B. Forster, i-lolmesville, died recently in Califor- nia. Clinton is a town where eve er.bodyb s is t u almost impossible v, o' Y 3' t. get a man to d i oan t Those: hn who Y want to work have all. they can da, and the few who hate to' work at any tune -well'. it's impossible to get theist to do anything ri any case. Porton- ately, we. have very few of such.... •"What a beautiful town!" said a lady visitor io Clinton recently; "Such pretty residence streets, with such handsome shade trees" The Sloane Block sidewalk is a decided improve- ' the only pity is that it was left/ so long. in broken condition..1) Juno.,• lately living on the London Road, haas. rented Mi'. Downs' house. High : St., } and moved thereto .Mr, IL Liver- more, of the London 1Load, is; stripping. g live aucks and chickens to Toronto. as e an experiment • Persons who buy tickets. at railroad stations should bear 'tickets mind that the obligation to make the proper chance rests on themselves and not on the ticket agent; he is tit i perfect liberty to recuse 'a ticket i; he • cannot make pr"nee change ... ;ver: T. A. Greigg of Guelph, brother-in-law (of '1`. Jackson, jr., who is the western, superintendent for the Massey Harris Co., is desirous of •moving to .Clinton' and has rented the house of Mr James Smyth, of Ontario Street...........The many friends of Mr. C. McKinnon will be glad to know that be is: recovering from his illness, though not able 'yet to get up; it nmaybesmite time before he can take. up his school work..... Mr. Sheely'has moved into Mr. McCorvie's 1 house on Rattenbney St. near St, ' Paul's church,: it having : been much unproved by painting and the erection of a: veranda, ..,..►les. Cr.. •M. ' Ktlty has rented' the house ,at .pi�esent.oceii- •pied by Lu Doherty. and will occupy it as soon as he moves into. his new house. until she cam,- purchase. one here. .Mrs: D. Jackson; Huron' St., whof has been on the 'sick list, is.:getting :better Miss Minnie Rudd has been officiating at the Public Lihrrary during the two. weeks holiday OD `. by Mr. Bean, who resumes his duties on Tuesday next Miss Eva Irwin, (daughter of Mr. Joseph:Irtvlre) we are very sorry to say. isnot making the improvement her parents. would like to see ,Mrs (Rev.) Jolliffe and. Miss Jolliffe•will receive each. _. Monday in. September, and afterwards on the fleet and. 'third Mondey...,..Provin tial Constable Phalan has been in town securing evidence in connection; with a couple of local' cases Mr. W. Lynn, of Toronto, nephew of Mrs W. S. Har- land; who recently met with such a severe accident; •has so' far recovered he is able to leave. the l3ospital;,, and is now in fair way of recovery... Mr. W. Graham starts• next week to look•after the beet root harvest,. ' A 'PLUCKY EMIGRAN^.E'.--A. boy' of 19 arrived lure on.: elotaday night, from the, old country, 110d'he is made of the sttil that le sure to succeed: fi friend ltad°preceded hire here in.. the spring; Vinci the.erttlimtsialstie account of Canada's opp )rturiities, that.tlie friend sent home, induced the other 'to came out, All the money he couldraise was a couple of dollars; and with this he bought a cattle maree-returnticket c •to Montrealpairivin there he•got 'em- ployment on boats that brought hint as far as.Brockville, and left him with only enough -money to pay for his food. : Frons lireckville he footed it t'o` Clin- ton, and gat a cordial welcome Erwin his friend here. MADE 'A CHANGE: -For.• over 17 years Mr. Georee•Lnvis has- 'represent- ed the Massey user is Ca. at this place, 1 during which time he hes sold :a' lot of machinery, : The Company has so rnc}oh confidence. in his tthiltty that he could have retrained With them had he desired, because there has never been the slighteTt difference between them, but last'week ,lie tendered his resignittion. This was due to the fact that leis son Launce, who .represents tbesame Cotnpany at Goderich, hacl given up his; position, and taken one with the International Harvester'Oe , eerceorintiek) at an increased salary, Mr, Geo Lat,v. is felt that it would be inadvisable. for them to' 'represent dif- ferent companies.: it. is probable that Mr. Launce Lavin will shortly take up his. residence in Clinton. THIS 1S PRETTY` TOUGH. --• The' -following from the London Free Press, of Monday, refers to an old Clintonian, who if we mistake not,, has relatives 'still living in this reighborhood ; he was a, good o workman when employed on the NEw.Et;ra, some. years ago. The Free Press sayse-e Joseph Conway, has • been in .the jail awaiting trial foto over it week.: Ile is an old' mews paper man, having Worked on the Goderich Signal and the Zurichllerald. 'He has. been;,charged •with vagrancy, .hut he is old and' badly cirippled, a,nd really should be taken to some chari- table.institution. He has written sev- eral letters to Governor Curter, asking him. to tryto bring him relief; but' so far all efforts have been fruitless. bee ,writes well, and'hrs letters: would:indi- cate that he is an intelligent fellow, A BURGLARY,–A house burglary is so tare in Clinton that it is' not sur- prising when one does occur, as°it did on•Thursday night last. that it should cause considerable excitement. Mrs, Elliott lives en Hutson St., three 'arbors west of the Baptist church,• and on the night in. question,'her neice, Miss Mabel Harland, was sleeping with her. About midnight the latter fancied she heard a noise as if some one was mov- ing ab,,ut• the house, and told Mrs. Elliott so, but the latter did not think it could be possible, and paid .no a at- .tention to it. Mr. McDonagh, a board- er, sleeping upstairs, heard - the noise, and lighting a tamp came dowel, arid met the burglar face to face in the hallway.. MclDonagh caught the tef- lon, by. the shoulder, . and in the struggle, the•lamp chimney was knock- ed off, and the thief made a dive for stn open window. Again McDonagh catfght him with one hand, and at- tempted .to hold him, but the lamp a •kickedout w s of hishand,, andn the momentary effort to savthelampfrom falling and possibly. setting the Mace on fire, the thief got away, leav- ing behind hirer e, red lmanclkerellief that had been loosely tied around his neck, lie is supposed to have metered through the window, which had been left open. Mrs, lelliott's . purse had been lett on ray mantle ; it contained a couple of dollar bills and some stive�l":; the p i'se and one of the bills were found lying on the floor in the morn- ing, .'rho fellow evidently was not armed, otherwise he would not have allowed Mr. McDonagh, who made such ai plucky effort to capture hint, to get off' as well as he did. N• •,d Y.Y. i • re Durso 1MAOR L"RS CG/aNTQaaY, O/Vy 1 1 VOTLR'S • LIST APPEALS, =- The time for receiving appeals against the voters list • ex iced on Monday, and; 31 were entered the Liberals 'and 29 by the Conservatives.. Of these. 7 names are appealed by both sides to ,be put on, while the Liberals appeal to strike off four. Many of the appeals are chapges that 'ordinarilyoccur since the assessment was made. Mr. Thomas Johnston atwayc looks after the work for the Conservatives, and LOCAL Notices, • WANTED.—Plums, Pears and Crab Apples,— Apply to.us for prices.—CANTELON BROS. RETIRED •FARMERS and others have put on their $pocks. They no doubt laeusd, and saw, the soundness of A. R. SMITH'S advertisement, and' are buying from him. lately. y. Clathiug to the front, and youth's and bo3''s suits, all sizes, Call and see hini'hew down the prices for a few days. Overalls, smocks, odd pants, vests, hats, caps and gent's furnishings. Call and see A, R. SbilTH.. Sound bargains that you will mind. . they are fortunate in having one `who P11.; ovENS, Sur oon Ere, Far iuid Nose, is so well informed on the details. wile be at w, g Holmes' Drug store, Clinton , x41111 allay, sept bibs Holrrite thereof ; he is an expert in this line, Bare. to 4 p. m. Glasses properly fitted and never asks more than he is entitled and .diseases. Of :these •.organs properly, to get when the appeals cone up for treated. • decision, .. -�-- S$ f Genuine Bar aa. s -IN ALL KINDS O --- umme . E'ootwear. Our;stock is again ,well assorted; and our great Sale still continues for the next few weeks. See our Bargain Counters, and save money by buying your Boots and Shoes -A T— —THE OLD RELIABLE 00 '. TAYLOR & SON 11 iv%%'vio%. s TQJL.. I NO. 2Q Being facts timely and pertinent to the immediate nee* genie i,uying people. SOHOU"iigie3 and general supplies will be wanted by many this and next week, Our store is headquarters for all authoriz- ed Texts, and the new sundries, well as Slates, Sari blers' Rue ers, Pens awl Pencils. Our prices and values are as favor- itble to you as we know how to make them,. ' Some cheapness you pay too dear for. This is,perhaps espec- iallytrue in the case of Lead Pencils, which you will want for School Openin . Vo•have them at a Omit ea b, but there is economyin u 3 -fa -5.i line,and o r still r i more in or`- r- L� o ac. Tr and see., f Y There has been considerable advance in the price of Leather recently, and It has af1i a .,aur S ehool Bas ".est •'s%' 7BM":ke en may depend on it, not any more than we could possibly help. We have Scribblers at lo, 20, 3c and fie, with attractive coyer designs,, some more durable than others, and we are confident of good value in alt cases. A. Reader, a Grammar, or a Geography will cost 'you the same price any where you buy. The price is a fixed one. It is in the other lines of general sup- plies7that we try to give you a little better value or a little less price -in keeping with our claim to be Often the Cheapest and Always the Best," � There is no red tape about an Express Money Order. Payable everywhere. Issued all hours of the day, Cheap as any*. Most tt v%niextt and safe. he Often the Cheapest. — Always the Best, Getting :::ack To School ' 'Boyss are getting back to• school. 'That means a new $uit or a pair of Knickers, in most cases. Better -come right to the big store for them: No such stock, no• such natty styles, nor anything like •_ as good values as you will fines in it: We're making this a regular boy's. store. The best boy's clothes are here orfolk Suits at .$3.511 Boy's Suits, made from neat, fancy Tweeds, in brown and grey mixtures; Coats cut in the popular Norfolk stye; ood•linin a used u stitch g g throughout. Livery itch is strong and just where it ought to be, 'Cap-. ital suits to wear. Special each. ..:. Quite0 U N rfok ! Snits at 34,0O and $0.00 . Boy's Suits, Made from strong wool Tweeds, good quality that will stand any amount of hard wear, 1fiecolors'are.browns end greys, in neat, checks and fancy mixtures. These suits • are lined with "extra quality lining and aregood through: and the A s g 0and splendid assortment p ortment at ... , ,40 $ O and $5a,.00 A Secial Sunt a -$3;50 Boy's three-piece Suits, made from . 'cod strong, Tweeds and Serges.. Extra good linins g. , :well put -together, strong and seruitab e, sizes 27 to 33, special Value each.: .. .. ..... , . .. 3,;50 :Better "Suit at @t.50•it N Bay's three-piece Suits, made from extra quality Tweeds, A splendid assortrneht of neat and tasty patterns. Every suit well made and lined through . cut, dressy garments, sizes 27 to 33, each.... ,: , .., ..$y'i 50 Jioy's Sweaters at 50c •Those sweaters of ours at half -a -dollar are the best boys Sweaters we. have been able to find at a• low price.. Ti eyare•properly shaped and well made, colors navy or cardinal, each . ., , . , 50C • Bet . Sweaters.. • Boy's fancy Sweaters, big assortmentof stripes • in •good colors, imported, by ourselves direct' from Germany. Splendid value at each.,. ,. $1:00 and $1;50 Something . Special for the oysNeBoys-- Next xt week, or perhaps the week after, we will print some news that will interest every .boy 'in town. Watch for it boys, No Better Stock .. • xn. Ontario. The other day a gentleman who is well acquainted with the 'woollen and tailoring trade, was in this big men's store with a friend. Noticing ourbig stock of woolens he became. interested, and after carefully. looking through it, he turned and said. s a'.I do not think there is another such stock of high-class woollens in ,Ontario, outside of Toronto, and 'I doubt if there is any better there, I do not see how it can pay you to carry goods, of Such high grade in a place like this." This is what we are try- ing to impress on buyers of good clothes ' in Clinton, that there is a stock at your service to -day that stands with the best in the country,. bar none. Our Western trade demands the best. Out there, wcome into to tiree ct CClinp. • e tition with the large. Toronto tailoring estab- lishments. That our business is growing right along in the face of this competition is proof that we are meeting it on equal ground at least. Colne 4nd look this -high-class Stock over, 1 Jiodgens Bros., Huron's Greatest Clothiers and Furnishers, LINTON