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The Signal, 1901-4-4, Page 1THREE "A'8 " ADV'T8 ARE AcrivE AGENTS WHIN PLACID IN THE SIGNAL 10114 TH-E I.EADINGF INT JE1WBPAPHURON OOUNTY. FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR. 2824 GODERIIOH, ONTARIO, CANADA : APRIL 4, 1901. D. M°G1LLICUDDYEDITOR, M P WEEKLY Av1.tc f REPO RT THE OOotth0a4 April 3, 1901. Fall Wnms 9 63 to et e lune family. per eek..., ...,f 10 to r 10 moor. lean', per cwtf 60 to t SII Prato V ton.. ....o 13 00 toll 00 Bbort.. 1 too.ne.se... I6 00 lull 00 eicrren loge, per ewt 100 to I NJ Rye, per buten 0 10 to 50 Huck obese. par book 0 40 to 50 Oats. 0 bask .................._,Yp le to Yea.. p bush ............. .. ss le 67 harlot, per bulb 37 to 3N gay, 9 es 60 to 00 Potatoes.. 1111 0 bask . • •r ....r 0000- t) a 36 Yarot ... •. ..........•-....- 16 to 16 (Obsess. per IM.... ...... ....e10 to 11 Rows, (rub nop.Mkd. f/ As9 to is Wood .-.......-.._. 00 10 00 111... -.....-.................. 00 to 50 Lion lotlklos .._. 60 to 70 Live Hese 76le 00 Dressed Hap - 60 to 73 10 to 13 H•000. r Ib.. ... .. .....................owHI M 15 to 15 H•m,ps Lod, treed rHMf lingo 4 0 00 b 00 Dressed lister. Ids! 'A 0 00 a W Cattle, Ordinary zxport .... 6 75 to 50 I. ry 300 to; 50 s.31tdatlone Vacant. wANTSD.-BY APRIL 15 THREE good girls as 000k, parlor1N b A RILL, d and bouern,•Id. Apply lUdgewood Park. Ooderlch. fftt Model Tailoring. WE it, ISH TO ANNOUNCE TO THE general publlo that we have •gala opened out • tailoring e,1Wishment over 14r*o01' Fair, corner of West street &.d the South*. We gu•r.0tee ail our work equal to the beet acs trod.. Strictly cash and one prioe only. WM. STAPLETON. Nit Publlo Mottos NOTI. E - ALL THLIOE THAT ARE Indebted 00 me either by 0000001 or Dote will pleas, call at my store in the rear of the Bank of Stoma.ro° as It's my Int/tattoo to have a settlement ea soon as possible Balsam) of stook will bo sold cheap. G. N. DAVIS. Apel 3, 1901. I»;N MILLER NURSERIES - 1 REES, 1) HEALTHY TREES. We have a full Ilse of fruit. on•meotal and evergreen trees at ,,lowest possible prime. W , lie to u• at came for catalogue Plena order early sod ..our. the varietiesou want. Address l EST. JOU. B rK W AOT, ben,neltsr, Ont. It - Im For Rent. IIUUSE Tl) LET. -A FIRST LAf1S 11 hoose os. Anglesey .frost, µ p t 00- twined by Mr. Bissett. For particulars ply W Mro LOUISA REID, Lakeview, Elgin ve. r o RENT FOR GRAZING.-TIM 1 south half of lot 00, M0tl•ed eeeeeeglerl Ooierlok toweehlp, oomprlaing 67 sores. Two rood orohards on the pr 00,07 w111 be melod- ist .iso. The pl•oe is well teemed •qd thereim 11 tee ab nedaes enpply of water. Apply to W M MoMAT1f Ooderioh. P.O., or to CURTIS 9TEvgNg, Clinton. too Im t POLITICS IN PARABLES. Uncle UnIrtoke 115 on Doak Ono. More • Melly ere toot Friendship. Tbe strange Ways of thine Oe..i.s and Meat./21- TO. Army and Navy-• Jot at Oar Growls( Materialism. DARTMoCTU, N. 8., Month 30, 1901. Say, Mr. &Beer, t6•0 w•" right kind of you h put 0.6.1 little tail to my note sod ask me to keep on written ; bol 1t Is • pity that you dt.io't let me know , and hays saved my mlptoioas. There's • heap of Trouble caused to this world on •000u01 et Biondi" forgetting to observe these little bit* of oenndsr•No0-wrttto& or explaining whim More get out of year. Few real friendships are suddenly broken os.. le is gensr•lly a mato*, of drift and •way afore limy know It, ted sheathe pergolas 0000uo• ed are either too proud or too mutt to be the first to own up sod get things squared .gain. Yes, ter ; folks don't often plunge of from their bloods ; It le usually • oaseol d"h.--drift-drip. The good ship Nrtenn ship seldom goes down In • storm. She g eoenlly.dr.fte off le an almost doted palm, and is now beard of again. As Tom Moore remark" of sundered frlendsbipe "Llk. some Bets ship gone down at sea Wbeo heaven wee all tranquility." Bot in your cath It '-ter all ,near,. 1 oaoq you. line afore we got too fat apart, and you bave made It fiat 04040 ; and I hope to keep within spe.ktag dietetics for • time yet. Bless me, I've been prb•obt0t again ! Say, Mr. Edgar, down this *ay It looks as If Cook has got In the wap. Id' • toot ChM hen Siloam manor to • w ry all roam!. We have • sold• Senate rich ..here e Nov. Soot's. All of them but two' ro .alta. A few years Kan nearly all of t6•tl\ were Torles,and when the Liberals matelno* pewee the feeling was so strong 16.t every sew :levator who was thereafor •ppotored was pledged to abolish the Semite whim the Grim got • good round majority Well, we got the m•jorlty. The Opposition hays just two left le the Senate, and when the Tory whip goes on 16e hunt for the relit of Me party at divteiov time he looks like • gander looking for • stray g wee among s filet el tarke .. Rut the LtbsrslM.n&6ers they hove long heads. They got two Trio. and • Grit, the leacher onnetI1.Iiovsl lawyers of 06e roeiow-tad o the () Opposition M lbs ...nest -to give epM !n1to Ms Abe, *has as It Is wrong sod IMEI tlw.*e a please a .00sptloe ♦ Sen•torgb,p ! Aud the poor fellows s e +soared of pen.tu0t,ary or the Tower d they carry out their promise to •boltsh the Mon - ate of Nov• Soot,. ! Some of those P•e- yioo,sl Seaton tip the beam a 000,1 800 lbs. each, but taken all together they 101 • pretty "slim" crowd It'. • foot. The ammo of our S.oator• 1n this mallet remolds inc all the story they tell of Hume and Lord Russell. The noble lord h..ye to Hume at dinner, "What should be the aim of levitation Y' The old pb,loaopher he replied, '•The greatest good to the greatest number.' • Then Lord Austell he says, "But win•► do you meso by the greatest mutineer Hume he laughed slyly, and says, "Why, Number Uo., of course " '1'61, here tslueooee Senate is just now look1.4 Our Number Ooe Soy,Mr Editor, 1 Doe that Major Det, the British military •Met, a over nerew aorta buying horses 1 oleos theold country fellows will soon get on to the foot that this le the land to grow beady hones, and •Iso hardy men. The British army ohope have got over regarding u1 as x lot of Johnny Rows. it's • tut Our mounted men, sod their heroes, did just • little mon than the ,tint given them, and so the gallant Major is back oxalo. Hu presages reminds me of • little yarn about • fellow who was anxious to make • little money out of hors -baying wbeo the war excitement was on some time ago Die chap ins didn't kat'', much about 'Arline., but he had • good sized wad, and wanted to maks OO bigger by dultog In Gott. e6. A farmer over at West Chezz.tcook palmed off on him an old skate ss an ant nisi that the British buyer would jump .t sod give • fancy figure for. The amateur buyer he brought the old plug book. and he g ays to the farmer, "The ol8oer he refused .vee to look at this animal The horse Isn't fit for lbs army.'' Tt., ohtld 04 the soil he looked as 10000.ct as • lamb, and he say., "Is that so Toon, why didn't you try the navy Y' Sy, Mr. Editor, 1 •m setting • little tired of bearinp so much in Parliament, from the pulpit, tend through the prey shout the materiel prosperity of the .povutry It is all : "Look •t nor trade.'' s "ceaot our •ou." '•Mark the growing wealth of our country.` "We're so many mitl•o\s ahead of whet we had a oaptt.l years ape," Well, let ut look around and he grauf3h but not bosetful But what .re we I''YtoM.! Are we growing fairer to our deelmgo, more jolt in our judgments, wider In oar loth/fulness! 1 tell you, l am just m lone with Einenoo-out the man who licked H.ok Powell .tat Westmoreland last Noyember, but the old '•000rd philosopher -when he says : "Tbe 1. s lest of dyhl. Wiest is not Lathe fangos, er the sial of one est Mom For Salo. Fi)R SALE. -LOT 26. WIDDER ST„ Huteklses's sonny with ad foonert owood by Mn. Olins. Alfg& M PHILIP HOLT. i14 FOR!ALI -4 o!!R IOU SAVA MY progerty h Saltie 4. oowpei.lag onto quarter of "'nacre or more, with good frame house and outbuilding's. Then eve • number of first Maas fruit trees on the ground.. Apply I/J011N M•INTVRE. oo the premises. or hluord P.O. n 1m LAND FOR SALE IN TOWN OF 000/2 011. -For w1e on reasonable memo the proper.y known as the Distillery lends, being part of block "I" In the Town of Uoderlon, containing about b acres, with buildings and water rights on the River Min- ified. ialard. For terms apply to OARROW ft OAR. ROW. .01101tors fee the voider. FOR SALE. -LOTS 96. 96, 117, 118, 119 and Its In Hotobleoa'e survey. •11 In Oodertoh. Poe p.rtleuW • •pppI7 to I'HILIP HOLT. Barrister. to,. Oodortrh. M•roh 1(18.1900. 1414 AGOOD 80 ACRE FARM FOR SALE Lot n. eowoeesiaa It- Ciderton Town "Ho situated 11 miles from Ifo mesvlUe. H 00:111 from Clinton. Good buildings. recces. orchard. wells, and spring creek. A ood 5.0 of f•11 wheat. Terms reasonable. For pertle- nl•n apply to THOS. tUNDRY, auctioneer. Ood rich. lett TJ.\RM r°R SALE -THAT FIRAT 1 cls farm knows as the "Ceased*, Farm. ' thing Z. welts 1w, oonoxwioa 1. Nast Wswt ooh, 100Nacres cleared and 'n • good state of oultivation. 1 acre bosh. There is on the plass • good two .tore7 frame dwelling Armee 14z20 with wing 10e34, and • rod stone cellar. • frame barn 161.70 with stone enables tondos, ( thereof good orchard. 2 Rood never falling spring wells. The soil Is • g ood clay loam, about 70 sores In grass. Booth of fall wheat, and some f•11 ploughing. The fares are good. It ie on a leading gravel road convenient to ^.burehe., school, eo., i mile ronl the village of Auburn. 6 miles from AI)rh, 12 miles from the towns of Godench and o lonton. This is a very dss'rable Platel- et) poor or waste lead. t or toll particulars apply to PHILIP HOLT. )LT. solicitor for the rate of the late Mrs. Cane dry. Musfo. - W. GLENN CAMPBELL. 0rzanut .o4 mwloal dlrooeor of North st. Methodist rhuroh• and teacher of pianoforte. pipe organ and theory, w111 be ple•eed to re 0.1000 pupils. Instruction (Ivan either •t S tudio or at pupil's home, as desired. °tudlo at Omenn'. Music Store. Weett. 72-tt Medleal. DRS. EBANNON & OALI.OW, PHY BICIANBand sorgsooe. Oar in Hank of (•ommeroe band,,(, west side of Agnate. N' ght tills at residences. Shan"on. Dr.Gallow, old reeldenoe- Nattier .t. Ebel', at, w, 'Phone M. 'Phone ft. InsUrwles9 oto. C11A'. R SHAW, (ANNEAL INSUR- ANCE and real estate agent. Offbia• on. door east of P. 0., (loderloh. Agent for th- IMAInt mntnal fire Insurance oompantei and Imhoff et et eomp•nine Mercantile a.d manufacturing risks at bw''tt rates. Call at ofnee. w. R. ROBERTSON. • Accountant and In.nnnoe Agent. nooksamounts made rap *A. * Fire Ineenrgnne In British .04 Canadian CUmdeoj o .tree OodwohndfoM L Hato' otSnl4440 iJ. T. NAFTKL, GENERAL IN. RURANOW and Raul taste agent. s, 1ife, Acoic%,t•nd Plate Glass Ineur&sal nizMo. l tM mutual or eplan at wine English sad Contain esecee me fiP a ko 184 len her ' 46..ilio(. ear.iki , len - Ole 1 lid 00 MLN the oouotry tarns oa Thu looking so mooh at the ma . aide of things moiled. me of • story I • d of so old fellow east of here who was a m• Publlls Node,. MOTH. $, THF. ANNUAL MEETING of tins sbenhabien of the Goderioh Curlier' sad Misting Association wllt be held a w the not ho e- on Monday evening, the &6 lost , at R o'oloo for the election of direotor and .cher business WM CAMPBELL, secretary. Qedenoh. Matob Ist1. It LOCAL IMPROV* T. TOWN OF GODS' ICH TAKE NOTION QM the oousoll et the town el Ged will undertake the ooaotrootfon of outdo*. Moue e ipewalks on the following streets know 11 : gg CR: was f' : egiei 0W44.5;00b s:16oeoff,. S' 1:.. a •>gsxxyrwx ;A o S;Sro rvne°+ay Ir n o . p.0 erg. ,tee. rrw. If . • 8 2 z O I S8g88iS8888888 The above sidewalks an to be cotter rooted noose the provisions of the Mnnlolpal Art and the Local Improvement Hrltw No. 7 of IMAM this municipality. and unless • petition against each *operate improremmt or work signed by • m.ioritY In number of the owner repreaaotln0 •t feet one h.if of the real prop- erty to be ass emeel be promo/vied to the scorch within one month from the Iasi publication of thls notice the proposed improvements or work' will be undertaken .04 spooled a.ee.t moots therefor will be made by 000 domicil. WM. MtTCHEi.L, J. C. MARTIN Town Clerk. Chairman Hoard of Work'. Goderioh, April 006, 1001. 21 ft next 4001 to dam HamDtos areatlasrew t s.rww, fdtr EapheadaL.IdAssaal WNW Fnr • r'*resl ty„ only le • ppmltivc ,rare for spinal diorama. hip Morse. Inflammatory oohed '''ns. bent, IvmAag eerelook throe' am son loraphealon.. sprains MIRl 1e1nt., moors sed MI.kl,Are1 Ales..•. It hag oleo boon toned .core for throat of 6000o,. ee In hues* Nene g0nlo* without R the trade mark os. labels •n! wrap tom • 0 ni1 K. A. MoloesG s•a Liniment. ods intstamped on w as mai on mea bottle. Mlanufaeinrwl e11y by E111'HaMIA A. Me 11,121eNant, e ine gg 1ewtet RM rt prepotar, thew stout. WY stot. seskllah Osd 1sd1 SINDIER a' WIZEN. . LTNTII. FURTHER NOTICE, BINDER 11 Twine will h. cold at the Eleg,an Pon. Nentl•r1 to farmer, In •unh quantities*. mor be desired, for cast on deliver), at the follow mg Pilo" He•ver fit rens per pound. Niel .,. 0 .. .. New Zealand - Monareh Pero Manila, O10 Not to pnandi .. I1 •. Address all rmmmunlestlone. with remltan- .he,te.l. M. PLAT f, Warden Penttonti•ry, Kln,Hon Ont. Papers PapeInserting thee entire without .nlh0r IIx from the King* printer will not he paid thereforhaw Iseoen. Marsh t t 190E time and • usurer. He was always I,oklttg out for the dollar. He visited the piaci* of • friend 00os, who has s tine flower and vegetable garden. The plant* were to bloom, and the bright/tem and the 'rowan*. were just glorious, sod everyone who 11.d been there was fall of proles, of the flowers. The miserable old oodper he went into the garden, and he locked around, and rubbed his hands, and he pay., "Them poo*to.e will bring yea • right smart figure." The owner be got rtled, and he .y., "When mon or women oome here they go Into raptures over my flowers ; hat when • hug •relyle boom' **soothing but potato's." I hope my readers will ate waning. U.R. A. Palen. AROUND TOWN. 1 "biota' end Dominion Govesomool. lost o ok in the lstere.ts alt Lb. Manitoulin and • North Sloth Railway, Premier Roth was u :ervle w*d at 'Toronto ou Wrduo.d•y •uJ 16*. 9l'lllr d L,urter at U.lawo oho following. Any The deputation was reo..yed very ourdtelly to both crew sod their repr.wu'.e tion• mat wife an enoeofaglnx response from.•on of the Premier.. O. A. Mrgsw joined the deput.tLw los welting wow Hun. Mr. Roos Mr l'.mpbelt rsturoed home Friday night and Mr. Williams went on to Montreal ou other business, returning home I this week. IT Poor To DIAL AT Hons.-A business firm In G.d.rlob who had rotten, ly planed so order for some oommsroo.l stationery with an outside firm made Lhe discovery the other day that the same goons could be got .t the offioe and at • much lower Gum the was paid to the outside firm. The dlaoovery eau somewhat of • surpnfs, .od the firm will not in future give an order for printing outside wit bout asking for prices from a local Io.. This la only one iaaooe of m.uy In whlob It might be shown 'bat ,,ding •w.y for goods that could be got at home was not the sovoomiwl oo0rss ; and, besides, 1n helping the home dealer yea help yourself' Oar business men will find THE SIGNAL ',moored Moray, to meet legitimate onmp.II110n, and th.t In moat oases better value eau be hod •0 the home odic,. A '1 Misr. -At the Moss of the regular meeting of the C.O. h. on Tweelay everting the members, no the vary kind l0yttat100 of Bro. Thos. Burrow., m•roh.d in • body, twenty in number, to Bro. Blaak.tene's restaurant, where • sumptuous supper was provided for the brethren. After supper . vote of 'basks to Mr. Burrows for his k'od noes wee carried unanimously on motion of A Saunders and Peer Rod. Mr Burrows made • thimble response and Bros.. We. Edward and Ed. Mucro, who were new members, were nailed upon and gave speeches. Bro. H. Bisokstone on request recited,"1 Leave Tomorrow," and music was furnished by the orob.str• during supper. After the singing of "H.'" • Jolly Good Follow" the jovial gathering brought their evening to • aloes with toe national anthem. HURON COUNTY', Portl.ATio,.-t.ounty Clerk Lane has made up from the assess moot returns of the various ma0iolp•Iltiss a table ,bowing the population of the county of Huron In 1900, u follows : Goderlot 2.413 Osborne 2 326 I:rey 3,387 Wawanoeh E. 1,933 Hoy 3,452 W&wanoeb W. 2,055 Howlok 3 781 Brussels 1,228 Hallett 2,838 Birth 880 MoKlllop 2.653 Clinton 2,433 Morris 2,485 Exeter 1,846 Saoley 2,146 Goderioh 4,054 Stephen 4,098 Henri!' 893 Tuck.rsmlth 2,467 Wingh•m 2 183 Turoberrry 2,161 Rayfield 570 Colborne L802 Se•lortb 2,426 Ashfield 3,166 'W,ozewr 483 A BuI1gL6•('Its4os.-N m. Barrow., the well•known ssedsman, hes token into part oer.htp hie too, Thomas, who hen been aesooiaad with him in the bo.toese for many years and In fact 6.e grown up with It. Tia firm name Is Wm. Burrows & Son, sod or• wish them continued and increased pro,- perity. '%lt■ Cs,Nro.-The census takers are on theiryounde armed with • large number of I•terregatlon marks. This enumerators for the verieue sub dl•tetoos of the town are : No. 1, Jos. f3reokenridge ; No 2, .1 H. E award ; Wo 3, John Knox ; No. 4, S. Alexander; 11o. 5, E. R. 1Vatsno ; Na. 6, (Jo. Frear ; We. 7, John Crary*, jr. CRIN[at 1MMItiRATI0N N.yr UNLLYIRAm.t. -M H Unlmago, formerly of toe staff of Tim Ourmi., was one of the spanker. In • debate at Guelph Iamb week• under the Aus- pices of the Epworth Leagues of the pity, on the subject, "Resolved, that 10 is to tth iotereeu of British Coluwtbla to ezolude the Chinese." Mr. 1)ulm.go supported this negative, to whom* favor t decision was Moon Digo 1' CAI.Irn0NIA -18. Irisod. of James Edmonutoo., of Riverside,(.i.ldornl•, formerly of lioderloh township, will learn . 1 h smooth hof the death of Mb ynanreat moo, Hugh Allao,whioh 0000rtpd at R verside on the 26'b of F.bruary, of hart (allure. The young man wail twenty Eli year* of •R.. Mr. Edmoo.tooe wrot. 10.6 no was soodlno a Rivenida paper oontalolog' • reference to the sad 0000rr.uoe, hot ft bail not come to nand. (lar deepest sympathy Ie tendered to the bereaved. Lt•o.Now ULFIATLD.-Tor SIONAt, said tut week Gast the skating rink was closed. So It was ; but it opened again with the ohaog* to cold we•tber,and on /today night • heokey m*teh wee played aro the toe, th. Lurknow team returning the slide which the (iodonoh juniors made to the Sepoy town • few, weeks ago. The Lacknow play ars were much heavier than the lioderloh boys anti It Is said that two Listowel moo wore on their team, but helot. the wars defew'ed by the more of 8 to 4 to an .toltth4 game. THLiK I,AYT Marrivo.-The Voting Mee'. Llh.rsry and Debating ('lob broke rap tut Thursday livening alter a series of meetings continuing through the winter month'. The principal featates:of the olodng meet- ing were a brief ,tech of tho I11• of the poet Loy by Stuart 1'rho6.rd sod • *pieo- cld address from Malcolm Macdonald upon Soctlano's pe•.•0t hard, his Ili., his works sod hie ob•noter. Proylsioo was made for t6e reorgantztilos of tbs club nowt tall should there be aaalboleotnumber of young men desirous of joining tO guarantee its MARI,k NOTLO -• Capt. James Inkster h•0 boon •pot inted first otfiner on the Geo, moment fisheries patrol boat petrel. This appoint mom has brnorht about some oh•og- ss In mho tairier. of the God.rloh fiehin■ fi•tt, Capt. Dan. MnKy teklnq Capt. int. sta.'s place In chores of tis* tog Mu King Rad Robert McKay taking his father'* plan. ae captain of the Sea Gull Orlando Grif- fin, son of Joseph Griffin, gaoler, has been appointed M • position ea tho geveenmenl e arthy boat Bayfield. Capt. McGreger 1.11 Iwo w.ek for Owen Sound to take oharga of the Itsyfl*Id for another gnomon. Th. boat has hem lying of Owen Sonnet threagb the winter and has boon thoroughly repaired and raneyaeed 1NTMvItw'IN0 01111 GGv Williams, pr•ldene, and Wm. Campbell repr.a*aad th. (ied•1ob Board 01 trade es eke depereee welch w0Mrl epos Ike Pro• Total 60,1 SCHOOL BOARD MzrriNo.-Tbe regular meeting of the psblio sohool hoard was held49 Yip Moody evening There were present R.MaLean (ohairalan) sod Mess,.. Aohoeoo, Colbllrne, Nicholson, Ball, Cralgis sad Reid. 'sa'he prinolpel's monthly report showed ito oumtar of boys on the roll was 259 and of girls 268 -total, 527 The average •tteodanoe of boys was 227 and of girls 220 -total, 447. TOM le a percentage of 85 The editors' repolt was received and filed. The following account" were ordered to Lo paid : The Sar, prlilt1ng, $1 50 ; C. A. Humber & Sno, clock Mt St. II►vid's ward school, 11 26 ; Peter MoEwar. , 13 40 An order was pawed for the p.ynuut g.4 A. Goldthorpe for 74 cords of wood, at the con- tract prloe Mr, Roll gave notloe that he would move at the next meetlop to hand over tbe books in the library vet 0004 by the teachers to the ,ubllc library board: AMATII•R HYP'OTIme.-Tbe Stratto,d, Herold states that the pr•o"os of hypnotism among the children of the ofty has naohed such alarming proportion, as to o•n11 the publlo .ohnol board to take action for Its suppression, The craze is paid to be th• result ot the visit of s profeeslonal hypnotist to the oily recently, and eosin small children attending the publlo schools hays been copying his methods to the extent even of o0t0toq their oomp•ntoos le • cataleptic state and sucking nine In them. The Herald quotes • emotion of the onmmal node which It thinks will apply to .00h pr otioes, and warns the amateur hypnotba to beware of piecing themselves within the power et the law. W e have hoard of similar doings among the sohrc.l boys In Ucderlch, and al- though so tar as we know no harm hes been dons it would perhaps be just as well If such arta were nob ottltlya6W among chil- dren. A Foomzo GUI/MUCH ROY. -Hamilton Speeator : "('he morebana and .hippere w111, no doubt, be plumed to learn that Fred R. Porter, who has been chis( clerk 10 the division freight agent's office of the I.r.ed Trunk railway system at Hamilton for the past couple of years, has been .eleot ed to repro.nt the oomp•ny as olty freight agent In H•molton to soothed Andrew ('ow• an. who has resigned to •ooept • more lo- or•tivs position with the Northern Navies. tion ('nmp•ny Mr. Porter's previous import. enoe in freight matters, and his thorough knowledge of trolght rotes and requirements of shippers, fits him thoroughly for the poet. ting wbich be 10 to 000upe. Hie rep0tetion as a height man w111 soon win for him the oonfid.' oe th.t his predeoresor enjoyed. and the ottichs of the tithed Trunk railway eye. tom ore tribe onopr.tnlaod on their appolot• ewes6. Mr.\Porter's offing; will he in the division fret t agent's office, Hamilton Provident and .Loan building, Hugheoo et. south." Mr. Porbyr is a former Goderioh boy, • nephew of Coodootor R. 8. McKnight, oow of Stratford, lie has worked his way op by Ability and faithful work to hie pros e at po11t1oo, and we expect to see him olimb still higher in the U. T. It. surto* 0s time g oes on. A 1'Itt1LNTATiioo,-0n Mhpdy emoting, •hoof 8 o'clock • Dumber of t members of .I. H. Million'a ol.es to Vldton• street Methodist ohnroh took p ton of his home, being anrt0u0 to show their mppreola- tion of his servioea to a tangible foto. .1. Shoobon was o•Ilsd to read the folf6wlnp address : John H. M1111an, Rao..(loderlcb)Ont. DEAR RRr'T11*K MII.I.IAN,--W., Lhe Meir. here of your clue in Viotnrla-at Methodist ohuroh, upon th s the coca/Ooze of your Moo. mg up the Iwd.r■hlp of our class, desire to were+ to von oar coop feeling of brotherly love and attention which we hove for you You tithe been • faithful worker for o. and with as, always poo0towl and always to your plane, On malar hew Inclement the weather or nnsnlahle the day, and 'storm,. ready with words of ot1lort, lots .ted ohe,r to .Id anti tulip 0s when out down Or In trouble. 57 e need not say that wo re Fret losing you as our loader, lint we sin oenly trust the' the •cry cordial rehttons whish have always routed between us as elan loader and 01.1. mares may 61 long enntlnn.d, nttwlthetandinr your eeveranoe Irnm m. We beg of yon to •coop+ the 00 oomp•symg choir, as a slight token of oaf love and .*teem for you, sod we pray God Ih. F•th.r that in Me Infinite wisdom yea may be long spared to work rte Hie vineyard hors. Sloss/ nn helloed of the claws, Ganw,t Gaut., Lorna R. Doran, JOHN Kut• 9•111110It, J. !It•wwow, D. Boo.AgArr. Mr. (:run presentee the ob•lr with • few happy mud •ppropn•te rom.rks. Mr Mohan made s very suitable rept), ref r ✓ ag to ;he pl .0 cant rel•tlouelop chat . 11.t ed betw.eu t".m during the yeare he had Moo their leader. Mr l;•ren trolog ep punted chairman nailed oo several fur un to en.ptu •pesohee, which were inter.pened otih elogi0g by Mears. 1looloher.Sbaru 1, 100d t ruers. After lura • on all jolsed, to slog leg "God be wnh till we meet again," after *Lien the paewr othred prayer and pronounced the benedlotloo. 1'by friends lupereed to them+ homes attar 'pendlog • very happy evening. Duro tai JAMas A. WHITILY. -Y.eter• day •fter0000 the remains of James A. Whitely, son of Apdrew Wbltely, Nowg•te street, nets deposited in their lost resting Matte to Mal land cemetery. The deuewd, who bad been living at Fort Willlem, ohms home • few weeks .go on account of Impair- ed health and afterwards, on medtoal ad - vies, went to Calgary, N. W. T., lu the hope of finding the climate there beoetlmal. The change, however, did not bring about he dewed rsouper•t!on, and death ensued on 'Thursday last. The deoeaeed was a 10110, highly respected yyoaoq man, Aud his wife (formerly Mies Hennings) and his parent" and brothers have the sympathy of the whole community in their great sorrow to, bis early deal.. The remains strived Imre yesterday morning, and tie funeral took place in the alt.rn000. Rh• Jasper W,bou, pastor t t North street Methodist rhuroh, oonduot.d the ,,rain,+ and (01 ou het, which was strewn with lovely tinware, was borne by M•. or Wilson, W C. Goods, W. 0 Whitely, F. J Pridham, A. D. Mo - Lean an l .7 M. Progdtoot A MILTING of Two GRLAT P12tm0se - Durmg t::• recent exhibition at Parti, • Indy antlered the Canadian section (Broom pooled only by • single attendant) and ask- ed the gentleman in charge • few questione concerning the articles displayed. She spoke the purest English, and the affable gentleman not only pave her the alorm•- tton dutred, inn^ courteously showed her the beautiful an. cot.yinoing evideooes of C•o•da's natural weals and Industrial prog- ress and pro.penty, Alter spending coo• orderable time in.p.otIng our exhibit and expressing her admiration thereof, the lady and her escort withdrew, the Canadlan ohoisl being too muob of • gentleman to ask who the yultor was But when be learned later th.' it was no leu a dutln- imbibed member of the Royal family than Her Highness the Primates of Wales -now the bonored Queen of the oountry-sod he hod •oteraloed so noble a woman without knowing her identity, his feelings o•n be Imagined. The Canadian ohotal was oar esteemed friend, A. Moll. Allan, Esq., of lioderloh, and ebb Information le given to The New Era, not by the hero of the inci- dent, wbo will now gee It 1n print tor the first time, but by a gentleman wbo was •t Par(", and youob.. tor lb.eat.-Clln- 'no New Era. 1'ooTAt. MArTrRs.-Un Apnl 1N a sew wale of rotation poeoIoe money orders was Introduced. The new rates areeonnder•bly loner o0 orders payable In Canada, and there is • Isere redeottoo to the oommfeslons on orders payable to the United States. The new Goals 1. as follow" . P•yble In Canada sod the United 8aas :- On orders 0p to 86 3o Over f.5 and up to $10 15o 16 C ' 1 " " '' 130 IDo 15o 250 " 875 ' " 1100 30o Pyb;o in the united Kingdom, British po.sue'ons abroad and all distant ooaotri.s upon whlohmoney orders may be obtained t- un orders up to 110 10o Over 110 and op to 820 20o ., 450,1 ., .. 175 " 130 " " " 140 40o 140 " " " 1.70. ... 50, The week mohair March 23rd oat enumeration week for the postodoss •11 over the Dommum. Every year • wok le set •part Hering wbloh • record r. kept of the different kinds of matter mailed •t ',soh postofbce, 110 the amount for this week is taken as the average for the year. The re. cord for the Goderlch poetrffioe this year was ; Number of letters. 5 647 ; pustoude, 752 ; printed matte*, 390 ; photos, 167 ; tome o tot the United S'•tw, 39. The value of posisge on •those was 1133 86. Number of registered isttdz,,33 ; free letters, 72. H,-II.ono,I OPERATIUN0 Co. Loo'LD. - With the °psalm / up of spring b Idtog op- eratioth have been oommonoed, • In • shortI t me builders • Dd carpenters I be a right loto their buy •ea.00. Quite • rilimt her of new residences are going up this yeas, Buohen•n,A Lawton bay. the following con• Omits on hand : For William Coo, • two- story brisk veneer sofas, at the corner of h.lgio avenue sod Kingston street ; for Mrs. Adanson, • two-story veneer house 00 l'huroh street ; for A. Rougvis, • two..tory frame haus. at corner o1 Lighthouse and Essex strums ; for W't111am Green, a two- story frame cottage on Trafalgar street. They are also doing the factory work for • iwo story veneer 0011.01 I • Walls on Esst street. Last we. i. • rd blty•loot ,ilah for .1. W. t.0 i rad they the also potting up veraod.i., ' ('.pt. Donley and las. Stewart, Aru,u. street. John Morris also reports good prospects for • bitty ".•sora. He has ono• tracts for • two-story house and office coma blood, briok vehoar, for Jas. Yates, on West street ; • two story veneer dwelling for Wm. MoV tt 1 le, of Nils, on Elgin avenue ; • bwe•etery velour image fnr thaw. McNeill, of Colborne, and • story and • half frame resi- dence for Colin Buchanan, of Colborne. Among his smaller work Is the building of a new kitchen for George Perko, Newgate w rest, and • mineral ovorhanling of his house. Altogether, the building trade In Unclench bide to continue in a fairly pros perous oondltion throughout 1901. Ithe ladies, and toe lovely goods which were 0o view boors brought forth many erpres- Mons of admiration. Mrs Couper also was fortunate to pleasing Oboes who tilled to sae her exhibit, wbtch included maul heudwm• sod .:ylish hate Moes Common, though one of our leading mdliuer., dues not follow the ouetom of bolding au opening, but .s the publw bre Morey. welcome to mspeot her stock the •rmt.nuu•l tour of the mi1110.0) houses is not oousld.red oomplete without • visit to her eeablabmsnt hetes Cameron 0•s all the newest and bort features which are employed to this 0eeso0'1 millinery sod toe met fastidious may be muted from her .10e11eot oolleotton of deigns and Mow minim 11(a MANITOULIN & NORTH Situlti RAIL- WAY, -A oil! hes been lotroduoed to the Legl.lature by Premier Ross for the auto edit ug of the Manitoulin & North Shore Railway, a project to which th. lioderloh Beard of Trade has take° • sympathetic m- erest. The following ..16e mato f..turee of toe bill : lo return for • inapt by the Provino. of Ontario of 2,642,000 sores of land, and no oath, the Manitoulin & North Shore Rahway Company, one of the 'Mete - prise' of the nitrous .7041 a6, uodero*kes to build • railway oommeoutog at Meeford, running through Owen Sound, .1 carton and the Woos Peninsula, thence by oar ferry to Manitoulin Island, Crossing the island the railway will run northerly for some distanoe, seodlug a spur to Sudbury and thou heed west for 106 mile.. Tho company will grant running privileges to any other roll way and the Government reties control of the tight of way and alt rates. Tbe oom- ponv will ereot • 300 too publlo @molter to the Sudbury mining region,aod will lowtl,• 000 sett len per year for ten years on i t• lands. Th. timber and minerals are to be manafse- 'ured to Canada Another important gap io development to the •snoveeemeet of • grant for the building of the "St. Joe" line, running from Port Arthur toward Lake Nepteon_ Tor. MIl.t.INERy tioxoryo• -A feast of nolo colors, artistic deigns sod dainty of forts was provided during the pest week by ilio industrious sod eoreronising milliners, and the publlo appreciation of the effort■ made to please them was shown by the large numbs,* who &trimmed the openings at the •arlous millinery emporiums. While many new and striking effects were shown, there woe nMer•ahlo especially the prom- inence of thine' suitable for the period of mourning, for our 1.04 lamented Queen. Black sed white hats were shown In many styles, and violets In shades of Lurple were employed largely In trimming. The ladle* to charge of the dIsplsyswere kept busy 1h Y many sightseers and pro*p.ohv• onalnm.re, and we are glad to know that menu sales wore effected. One of the most elabor.te e nhlhlt■ oust W. A. MoKtm'i, when the sp0etous millinery parlor was very Usu. fully "rrsngad Considering th.dteorder ono' srtlnsnt upon rhe recent change to the prn- pnotershlp of the establishment, the splondtd display 0t millinery art and the boeutlfol and &nisei° aerronnellners rsflsted groat orellt open Mies i)nffn., whom Mr. McKim le fett0nai. 1n having In oh•rg* of the de. p•rtment. Al. Smth 8...' 11 ss 011 h pre• coded over an s1gulslte oell.etlon of hand some deafen. and rioh ,Roots. The beaotl Ifni dregs hate shown here were nroatfons of wonderful beauty, •n31 nonenmmo, art war displayed In tho harmonising of design Bed motoring. Miss Itweegh's mlli*ery parlors . ea KJe etee Newt were a faveelte meet el LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF. 1f you need anything In the tailoring Zine to complete yourIprin,r outfit 4o to F. J. Prld- ham, the people. clothier. Quality and wor k- manehlp the be.q, andsatisfaction guaranteed. A Daae of smallpox has developed la Cho - ton The bloyole and engine works Is now run• Mom In the eremitism The town council will meet this evening, tomorrow befog Good Friday. A SNAP. -Three braes -lined barrel spray pumps at 1.4 00 *soh at MCKvooz. & HOwKLL'O. Re.. Wm. Godwin has been Invited to remain for the third year as pastor of lino• church, St. Thomas. Fortner' .bould nes blaestooe to prevent oats smutting. Tbe but quality kept at McKim/ix & Howie. r. (leo. M, M•cSwwo. tailor, has removed to the store to MoLsan's now blook lately 000upied by F. M. Dunham. It looks as if the anneal w•roloq to bicycle ride,. to keep off the sidewalks would need to be .,.in repeated. it Is reported that cows will be herded this rummer oo the river fiat. for • nominal oonelderatloo. Thio has some bearing o0 the bylaw question. Tbere was oo'y o0r o•.e te oome before the County Cout, this week, and on the re. 4051 of coo eel the Court was adjourned to Friday, April 12.8. The (.od.rloh Organ Co. le .hloplog It. exhibit for the Glasgow exhibition this week. The exhibit oompruee organs. stools and bathroom woodwork. Re•mw•tion@ have tweet going on thls week of the Collegiate Instituto and publlo school. All the schools clow today for the Easter holidays and will reopen on Moody, April 15th. The house and lot of i1•vid Matirfee, jr., opposite the •grloultunl grounds were sold tt •uotio0 loot Friday to Matthew Foley, of Colborne, for 1675. Mr. MoHrleo'e farm was not sold. J. 1). Pennington, • former resident of Gndenob, tee acquired the sole proprietor •hip of the Valley City Seating Co 's works in Dundas. We are pleased to bear of our former townsman's prosperity Robt. McLean shipped • carload of cattle to Toronto on Friday ; Hen Alien made • similar .h5Dment to Sault Ste. Marie o0 Saturday. and Aodrews Bros. shipyard a ear of hog" to Torouto on Monday We are sorry to barn of the Illness of chew. Cooper, formerly 01 Ondertch, who 1" ni+.w trsv•Iling in the West. He was taken ill with epueudlmtls while neer Vancouver but at fast 00000015 was Improving. Chas. Mon, 'who Ie leaving town to onm• month eteolkkeeptng a1 St. Augustine, has sold his midterms In St. 1)av14'a ward to Mr. Jardine. of Atb6eld. Peter Bissett, of wwo, has rental tbe property and .111 re. o lds upon it. The latest example o foderloh's progre.• alyssums and la tsovlty of pottier, new Ideas to pr.etlgol use is to be found to the fool that Ohs town tresanrar new has the oleotrlo NOW awl water rate 'lotlo . delivered by • boy on roller skates. Swift and noiseless (3) In W. C. Prldh.m's advertisement last wool' s mutoke made the types frame the witless sentence : "A cheap sett Is an th. "writhes molt .* soy petite " It Is hierdiy neoe.*ory to say that it should hove reed : "A cheap suit is an e1p•o•i00• suit at Ary price." An our new •dvsrtl.ors this weer are (leo. W. 'I'hon,on & Son and Wm. Borrows & Son. Thole •nn0sncementb will be found in the out pl,men' published with this Issue Our reader. will also find .oma lnteresting correspondents In the .upol.ment. Be sure 0s. read It. Mrs Robt, Henderson went out to Fargo. North Dakota, to moo her meter, the lat. Mn. Judie*, but tutored osly about twe.tt-feet been baler0 hot plater died, Aud ..'she Telt unable to make the return journey at once she decided to roman for • while at Fargo. Mr. Moot;IIIIooddy, fnr whom thee, have boon many kind .egolrleg at the Mho*, Is *t111 onnfin.d to turf Ho had bun suffering from pne,m"nl• previous to his reoent •1.11 to 'I nrnntn and •ubeequ.ntly had • relapse, which has loft him very w • w k, though he is new t•tnlnq trodo•lly in etrength, Fountain Naylor commenced work at the Union fan'n'y at Winghorn • how day" son and twinge the 4.v was near had four fingers of hie Ielt hen 1 taken off in a planer. Tho llama young man some time .In while wnrk- 1., In th, nrgan foolery Geth rsealv,d an In- jory whlnh resulted In the Ines of "gilt In one eye. lie is story anfnrtnn•te. Very many of nor reader" w111 be Int,rest. ad In eh. •nnnonnom.nt of the w.ddiag of Woe Jessie Alew•nd,r, the 0.11 known eln oetlonis0, who on Tuesday 6.0.00. the wife of Charles Roberts, M A., i.L. R„ of the Union Thso1na10a1 Seminary, New The maniacs O.r•mmoy was pegteneed by the Rev Armstrong Blank. the bride'. pato ter, at 8.r hems ss Brunswick avenue, TereeM, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS - APRIL 4• Pap Lord Miot° Uses Tkom-A. W. WW .. 4 W•11 P.p.r-Iktdd'e Book stare 4 Healthy 'frees -Resit John Stewart1 o Rout for Grazing-Wlo. MOMooh 1 King Qualliy-St. George Price 5 The Spnug Question -Leo & 8h.pbard., 4 House Cleaning -A. MoD. Allam 4 Spring Goods W. C. Prldh.m 4 New laovee-Hods.ms Bro• . 1 Oat Acquainted -G. W. Thomson & Som -Supplement. Anneal Meetlog-Oodertob Curling mod Sk•tlnq Automation 1 A met -(0. W. Thomsen & Som 1 Goderioh seed Emporium --Wm. Bur- row. & Son -Supplement. Local Improvement -Town of Cl.derieb 1 A000unoemento-McKenzie 8 Howell., 1 Only a Cold -F. M. Dunham .... . ... 8 Hoa.. to Let -Mn, Lomi.m Reid 1 You are Indeed -G. F. Emerson fl Meeting of Liming* Commlsstomere--W, J. Pat.1.y, Cllntoo 111 Peat'. Bad Boy-Vioteri• °pero Haase B Amoouaoem.ot-Jas. Wilma 1 Noclo.-G. N. Davis 1 Ameet.-Ge. Stewart 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS. Early lettuo*, radish, onion, rhubarb, mint, parsley, etc., at STaw0RT', grocery. W•oted, 1000 bush. timothy and clover seed, 100 turkeys, also dried •pulpa sod butter. 0. E. KING, W'Ingh•m. Bloyole repelling a speol•Ity, done In good Itylm by a 6nt-olw rrnrkman, at 1030. W. TMOMep8 & Soo's Mueto Depot. Don't forget to order your Easter flower. early. Easter, lilies, oarnatlone, daffodil*, valleys, Romans, violets and ml les et STIwART'J. It you h.•. time drop In sod ase the sew mat patterns and the *nodal met hooks we received today, also • oomplea lin. of Dta- mo0d Dyes. J. WILSON, I'neorlpttoa Drug Store. I James Hutto Wellesley street, will pay Dash for 5,000 or more wound empty bottler, 4 and 6 ore., such as are used for shoe drw- log, neo. McKINu1 & How.Lt. have had . fine abaft oo ready mixed paint. Prism brand is well Blued, beo.uee It works well, It 'Linda well and the awn do not have to pay ea ezorbt. ant prloe. MCKENZIE & HowLLL .,peof two oars more goods this week. One • oar e( ealomed plait*, fresh from the mines In New Brune. wick, the other a oar of wire from Cleve- land, looluding barb, plain twist, plata gal. vomited, 9, 12 and 13, and soft win for building roll fences. This w111 maks five oars of goods for this .,.son s far. Mote to follow. MoKlm'e change of .dver%leemeot was tee lea tor this week. He la .dvertbbg C. W. Andrew'' new stook of Idle' and ohlld. ren'. whit. -wear •t big reduouons. Tbe goods .re perfectely new, wen marked aloes, and these prloe mutilated. Lose, embroideries and allover' at rednotlooe. Corsa .0 prices whloh are like found money to the buyers. R. B. Sml(8'e store. COMING AND:GOING. R C. AItr1Il has returned from a visit M Chicago. J. E. Best returned yesterday to his home 06 Clloteo. H. rdJ. aHansa,D. Cooke, of Hans, was In tows yeste Miss Pearl Pennington la visiting hes brother in lioelph. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Best, of SWlorth, visited to town over Sunday. Mies Margie Balt, left Moody merpar to resume her work 1n Chlo•g.. Kobe, W bluely, of Chlooro, 1e hems to attend the funeral of his brother. Coral Vlvls. returned to London on, Tow• day after • visit of some weeks at her boom ben. Miss Bowls, of Brockville, was visiting the past week .t the residenoe of Hon. J. T (farrow, Miss Constaoo. Holt has r'W toed home afar a visit of some weeks at various points to the Provinoe. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomson and family hove returned from Lion's Head, where they .pent the winter. Mn. Maloomem returoed last week afar • •felt et 1 menthe with her son, Sid. ney, at New Westminster, B. C. Jame L Mtddtston, formerly of F. Jog.• don's drug store, and lately of Clinton, I this week for Carberry, Man., when he has 'soured a good situation. Miss Adelaide Jwk.11, ot Usbnrne, • for- mer student. of liodenah Colleted* Inael• tote, has been engaged se school aaober near Oxbow, N. W. T., and left lest wee k to take the position. A. Kgener was In Hamilton Mast week •t - tending the Grand Counoil of the. ('an•dlaa Order of Chown Friends, Mr, Egener goys there were nearly four hundred delegates in anon -limos and the meeting was • moth sot bustastic one. Ur. Marlon Oliver, who has spent. the past six years ls lodore, Coimbra! ladle, laboring to behalf of the Canada Presbyter. Ian Hoyle*, aailed for home on Sonde, March 9. S6• will spend 000sldenble time en route, as It 1" her intention to tour Italy and other Enrop.•n on1otriesbefore rseorn- iog to Canada. She will 'peed the remain- der of her furlough at her former home near Avoohank. It ie Miss Oliver's Intention to return to her work In the far RW after • brie( rest among her Ontario friends. -8e. Mary's Argue Dr. Oliver la • Mister of Mrs, (Rev.) Jas, Hamilton, town. BOOKS AND PERIODICALS. AN KAOTER Nrttertz A handsome, Sea- sonable mover In are, ., .nd gold ,nolo*. the Kanter number of The Oan•dlan Marazie., Professor Clark writes of "The Yigniflnanr of Koster," and there le • 'imolai East*, story. Otherwise the m•gmzleo is as general as usual, the ohlef features bele( an Illustrated article on "Manual Training," and an Illastr•t.d de.orlptlen of "A Visit to Corsa.' The style and value of this perinnloal lmprova with la the. 1'h* pres- ent number le ozoeedingly nredle•hle to the publisher" •nn to our Canadian wrier,. The ,lone Magazine will Om the hundredth tome, and tho pontlehers will mark Ws uo. precedented oven, In the lit+ of • ('•n•dlan literary pariodio•1 by • epe0lal ''0eeteseW Number." The publlo will •wolf this with interest. • 5.Iden 0eatb, (Morrie, One April 1. - Alezoneler Row, a nsp.oted r..ldent, dud snddeely ywtr• day afternoon in his pew in oho Presbyter- ian oharoh heath was dee to heartfallsre. Mr. Roth rewled In the township of Grey no to two years ago, when he retired froth term deities and took rap hie resin see la (ionic He was In 6Y azly•a1s9h yew std Isere • wlMw sed 61thtly. tit