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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
EXETER, •ONTARIO, THURSDAY , JANUARY 27,1916
Our Corner.
The 'Advocate heard with regret,.
since our Iast issue, of the sudden.
death of our :brother editor, YIr. M.
Y McLean of the Seaforth Expositor.
Mr 'McLean was well and favorably
kuouur to political friend and fee alike
and his friends in the Conservative
Parte were quite as glad to shake
lois hand as were tboset of the Liber-
al party. He was a fair and, bonny
fighter aria kept at it all the veer
round. He was successful in business
and in politics, having been a member
of. both houses of parliament for a
terra in two. 'Mr. McLean did much -
:for his party in Huron; and his ,,arty
hi the riding did oven, by hirci but his
political leaders overlooked him when
the good things were being passed
around and he did not get what
most people thought was coming to
hina. However, ,be 'that as it may, Mr.
McLean, had a long, interesting and
successful life, end he will be missed.
in yuan} ways, in none more so than
in. newspaperdom of this district.
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During the year ending March 31.
1915 according lie the report Lust
received ✓from the Past Office -)e-
partment the 'Exeter Post Office had
a gross revenue of $3980.72. The
office issued 1870 money orders tot
the value of $20,151;,74,, ,the com-
mission on same being $141,33. 1,016
money orders were paid, the value of
which was $14,606.14, and postal
note, paid was $1,780.86. The post-
master received compensation for this
business $84.96, and $1.03, and $14.43.
His salary was $1319.00 together with
a forwarding allowance of $64.1.9, end
an allowance for rent, fuel and light
of $200.00. Total salary allowances
and commissions to postmaster \vas
$1684.61.
TAMAN'S
PHONE 81a
Make au Earl
Clioice
ola
Snit oc Overeoat
WE HAVE THE CHOICEST
LINES OF NEW -GOODS IN TETE
FOLLOWING. LOOK THEM OV-
ER, AND SEE OUR STOCK.
Furnishings
SHIRTS
TIES
MUFFLERS
IVORY GARTERS.
PARIS GARTERS
BRACES
GLOVES
Fl3R-LINED GLOVES
HATS
CAPS
ARMLETS
HANDKERCHIEFS
BELTS
ARROW COLLARS
COLLAR BOXES
UNDERWEAR
SWEATER COATS
SOCKS
HOUSE COATS
SMOKERS
SuitsOvercoats
& O,coat
e s
Owing to Wear Conditions, wool-
len goods are -going UP, UP, UP, but
we have a full stock to last a year
at the OLD PRICES.'
Get our prices in both \lade -to• -
Measure and Ready-Mades.
.W. TA
TAIL
ex FURNISHER
PHONE - 81
The Elimville and Sunshine lied
Cross Circle has seen to the 4.ed
Cross Society, London, 18 hospital
shirts. 15 night shirts, 18 helpless
shirt;, 11 grey flannel day .shirts, 64
towels 50 pillow slips, 33' sheets, 35
suits pyjamas, 35 pair socks, 1 guilt;
also $150,00 in cash from September
to elect of year 1915, "Well, done"
is the glad message to' Elimville and
Sunshine Circle.
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As a result of the returns of the
average yields per acre, says the re-
port made after threshing, the total
yield; of the grain -craps in bushels
for the season of 1915, compared with
1914 are as follows :-Wheat, 376,303,-
600. as against 161,280,000 in 1914;
Date 526,103,000, as against 313,078,030;.
rye 2,394,100 as against 2,016,900;
peas 3,478,850, as against 3,362,510;
beans 723,000 as against 797,500; buck
wheat 7,865,900, as against 13,626,000;
flax seed,10,628,000, as against ',175,-
200; mixed grains, 17,523,100, as e-
gainst 16,382;500, and corn for husk-
ing, 14,368,000 as against 13,924,000
bushels
The gross casualties in the war
up to the beginning of January i' -
ceed 14,500,000, according to the; earn -
natation:: of a prominent statistician
and student of war estimates. The
basis for the figures is official tend
other reliable information. The num-
ber of killed is estimated at >tie in
etrery five and prisoners taken aver=
age one in every seven or eight, rhis
would give 2,772,000 dead, 'bout e,-
000,000 prisoners, 10,000,00o wound-
ed The experts estimatte of gross
casualties suffered by each warring.
nation follows:
Russia ... ..., 4,000,000
Germany . ...... ......... 4,000,000
Austro-Hungary 2,800,000
France ,. 2,300,000
Great Britain ,.,,..,,, .,, 560,000
Ital
} 0
3 0000
Alt others ,,.,.,„, ,.,1,000,000
Total 14,960,000
In the present war at least :1,000,-
OOJ mer. are under arms.
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HOW LONG CAN BRITAIN HOLD
OUT IN THIS GREAT WAR?
Burton J. Hendrick, financial ex-
pert has put the matters in short form,
-••"England ,fights with all her ' fin-
ancial 'aria industrial resources. She
fights with everything that •:on•
s titutes ',Wealth. The capital wealth
of England is usually put down .t
$100,000,0GC,000. She has an, annual in-
come of $12,000;000,000 -an. ;ncome
that has doubled in 30 years, end
which was gained at an amazing rata
when war suddenly disarranged *he
landscape. Her debt was small, only
about $3,500,000,000, or about a quart-
er of a single year's income, Interest
on the debt consumed less than one
per cent, of each year's earnings. She
also owed nothing to her neighbors -
the the loaw,. recently floated in
New York
representing her {first foreign sorrow-
ing: since the days of Charles II. Fur-
thermore she issued less than, seven
per cent of her income, in paying the
annual cost oif conducting the world's
greatest war -leer ing her people the
remaining 93 per ent. to spend an
themselves to build up new 2,nter-
prises and to make; more money.
The question toff financial endure
ance eesolves into simple terms. The
present cost Of the war is about $8-
000,000,000 a year. England's total
income out of which this cost can be
me# without permanently injuring the
value is $14,000,000,000. After paying
the piper therefore the English peo-
ple j.vtilt have about $6,000,000,000 left
for their daily needs. At the rate
of expenditure prevailing before the
war the English people were spending
$10,000,000,000 p. year on living ,ex-
penses. War expenses, as elready
said, will cut this allowance down to
:6,000,000,000. Thus, if Englandcan
economize $$4,000,000,000 in the cost
of livingshe can apparently :ontinue
the war indefinitely at the present
terrible rate of expenditure. Therein
is England's problem in a nutshell.
The great task of the English states-
men tat the present moment is to en-
force economy upon the English eeo-.
ple."
Mr Hendrick cones to the eon -
elusion ;that the iidea of real financial
exhraustioin. on the. part off England :an
be dismisse& As he puts it "the
Gosewill hurt, and hurt' for many a
year to came, but the aggregate :uf-
�&eritn.gs twill b,e'those orf an extremely
rich man who loses a considerable.
part of his income. It would( hurt Mr.
Rockefeller to have an income, of $5;-
00G;000 ,a year instead of about $20,-
000,000, but he would not be a • .san-
didlate for the poor house."'
The War Summary,
Ac attempt by Germans to smash
the westernfront proved utile, and
the soldiers of the Teutonswere un-
able tc charge because of the intense
artillery fire against them. . Montene-
gro is still losing ground and Russia
is•,g,ainine ground both or the ''astern
front and in the Caucasus. Reports of
the Mesouot e in .forces are favorable
Great .Britain .is tightening the block-
ade and has passed''t'he conscription
bill The Empire. is .now getting
down to real 'business. German Zep-
pelins made a raid an the coast of
England but did little damage. Re-
cruiting in Canada is progressing ap-
;idly
SANDERS & CREECH
School Board. ENTHUSIASTIC RECRUITING
MEETING..
The Exeter School Board net a
per statute on Wednesday evening of
last week Jan. 19th in the office of
the chairman, Mr. S. Martin. All press.
ent except fir. Fuke who was iJI, Mr
Martin was re-elected chairman tend
all the old committees were `re -ape
pointed. The Council of the Village
of Exeter having foaled it desirable
that the School Board have a 'Treas-
urer of its own, it was moved:;. sec-
onded and adopted, that Miss K.
McFau' be secretary -treasurer 'of
the School Board at the salary of $504
a year she to give a bond; that the
funds of the Board, now, in the hands
of the Village Treasurer, be deposited
in :the Moistens Bank at Exeter; and
thas all payments ordered by the
Board be made by cheque, signed ray
the chairman of the, Board and the
secretary -treasurer. Mr. W. D. Week-
es was re -appointed as representative
to the Library Board for the years
1916-1748. A.djourmmeet was made
tet the calf of the chairman. -R. N,
Creech Sec. pro tem,
FARMERS' INSTITUTE MEETING'S
The South Huron Farmer's institute
held regular meetings at Bruce£ield,
Verne and T;xeter on. Thursday .aa>,d
Friday of last week,
At Exeter en Friday afternoon 'a
good crowd of farmers and others met
in the Town Hall and heard interest-
ing and instructive addresses by J;
O. Duke on Maintaining the. Fertility
on; the Soil", by Robert. Murphy en
"Dual Purpose 'Cattle" and ,R. B.
McLean on "Patr'.ati;sm",Tile ,address
es on the farming topics were partic-
ularly strop; and: o' great value to
the farm'n, community, both gentle-
men bend; well vereed in their ,ub-
jecte and possessed excellent delivery
The made frequen eeriotic refer -
meet in their address's and they
woulcl have liked °.o have been vith
Mr McLean and '.alk on "Patriott,sm,"
Mr McLean was very s'..ong in
urg na' juin fellow fartnen *o do thein
whole duty even to spending the
last dollar to assist the British Em-
pire tc crush the military spirit of
the Teutons. The Red Cross 'ind
Patriotic funds r,hould be helped to
the fullest extent. It 's our :1uty
anit if we fail id aur duty what -nay
be said of us? I ;would take a 'ere-
roscope to' find the farmer's heart.
who owning .he land he; tilled, would,
give but one, two or three dollars to
either fund. "'lay God forbid that
the war $hall cease before German
militarism is crushed out forever."
Mr Geo Penlrale was chairman.
The evening meeting was merged
tial' the recruiting meeting in the
Opera House.
The meeting of the Women's 1n-
stitute on Friday afternoon in the
Library was largely attended end an
excellent address was given by 1)r.
Mary Mackenzie -Smith, a lecturer
sent n out
bythe Government. v rnment, 'The
subject "Home Care of the Sick"
wax dealt with in a very able ',nd
entertaining manner,
EXETER AGRICULTURAL na0C'Y
ANNUAL MEETING. -The annual.
meeting of the Exeter Agricultural
Society was held in the Town Hail
Exeter on Thursday afternoon Iast,
with a goodly attendance. Mr. D. Mc-
Innes was assigned to the chair. Al-
ter a short address from the •Prese-
dent. Mr. Ed. Christie; the report of
the Treasurer, W D. Clark, and that
of the auditors, C. H. Sanders :end_
Jas Beer were . received, showing a
fair balance, nc , notwithstanding the very
unfavorable weather for show day.
The total receipts .from all sources
amounted to i.S122L66, with an expen-
diture of 51171.,84, leaving a balance
in the treasury of $49.82. The .ieath
of Mr, M. Y, McLean of Seaforth, who
always tool. a deetp and active interest
in agricultural matters, and was secre-
tary of the County Show which was
held here for many years, was touch-
irngh referred to, and a resolution was
passed. authorinzing the secretary to
forward a letter of condolence to
the bereaved family of the la.te Mr..
McLean. The matter of a seed chow
was discussed, but no 'action. was tak-
en The following officers were duly
elected forthe current year:-Presi•-
dent. Ed . Christie; 1st Vice, John Moir
and Vice W. D. Sanders; Directors,
- John Delbridge, W. R. lillbtt'
Jaynes Jeckell, John Allison, R. D.
Hunter: Thos. Hunkin, Geo Pent ale,
it ..
John" Radcliffe, Ben. Williams; :dud-
i,tors: ;C. H. Sanders and Jas. Beer.
At p subsequent tneeting of the iewr
ly .elected directors Secretary R. G.
Seldon and Treasurer W. D.
Clarke were re-elected. It was
decided to hold a standing
field . competition in oats. A,
number od working committees ' were
appointed and the president E. ,hris-
tie wax appointerd to attend the Con-
vention
of Fairs and Exhibitions in
Toronto or:, Feb. lst and Znd,
BURN CAUSE DEATH,
While playing with matches at her
home is Zurich, 'Caroline', the 4 -year
old . daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. Wm.
-Armstrong, set fire to her clothes
and before- it could be extinguished
she was hoiribly burned. She was
take;" to Loudon Haspital for Treat-
ment: but she. had "inhaled, the flames,
pneumonia Suet in and she died en
Friday evening.
On Friday evening of last week
the Opera House was well filled with
all ciasse;, and conditions of people
who came out to hear the patriotic.
arid recruiting addresses, and all were
thrilled with the fervent appeals made.
for men to full the ranks of the 161st
battalion. Women wished they were
Men old men wished themselves
, young, again, middle-aged men wished
they were tit and able, and the young
men for once at least felttihe call
of duty even though many have ,lot
yet answered that call. Appeals by
the spoken word cottld not have been
made stronger and much should be
expected :from such a meeting,
The speakers were Col. Combe,
ecmm:andes of the battalion, 'Robert
Murphy of Alliston, a farmer's insti-
tute speaker, whose evening meeting
had been merged with this one, Judge
Barrou 'of !Stratford, Major _'Iearnan,
Revds
McAlister cAlister and Sharp, Reeve
Jou W Taylor was chairman. And
not the least interesting and appeal-
ing were the quartettes and solos of
the four Clinton boys in, khaki, who
sans recruiting songs in excellent
voice.
Col Combe spoke of the great
need of men at the front and of thet
progress of recruiting in the various
part. of Huron, showing that "a xeter
district wax ,Lear the bottom of he
list anti Must needs get a move on
tc measure up with the other points.
'lr 'Murphy :discussed. the -duty of
tie. farm. sae ing that not only ;vas it
hi, duty to raise crops, but also to
allow his sons to go to war, Ruud th.e
retired fanners and others nust belp
witl• the crop.
Judge Basion spoke from many
view points that of the mother, lath-
er son and daughter, of :he need
of men and mare men,
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,DEATHL
OF MAJOR SALE.
Goderi.ch, Jan. 19, -Mrs. Charles E.
Sale received word this afternoon, that
her husband, Major Charles E. Sale
commanding "H" Company, of the
18tI, Battalion, had been wounded m
the leg and died he the ambulance on
the way to the base hospital. 'Major
Sale had just been back to the trench-
es about three weeks from previous
injuries. He i as 38 ,years of age.
Major Sale is the second officer of
ell: 18th to fall, Major Hallam ;'eine,
the first. Major Sale is the first of-
fice coming from the 33rd . fturori
Regiment ,to be killed at the front.
A: an officer he was, liked by all his
mens, being captain of the Brussels
company of the 33rd for a number of
years He was a dentist by pro-
fession
Major Sale was a cousin of ?Mrs,
(Reza D , W. Collins of Exeter.
DEATH OF 111, Y. McLEAN
Seaforth Jan, 19. -Death came sud-
denly this morning to Mr. M. Y, Mc-,
Lean editor and proprietor of the
Huron Expositor. Mr. McLean iv -as at
work as usual in his office yesterday
and retired fin his usual health, but
wags seized with an, attack or e,e'art
failure and expired about 1 o'clock
this morning. The deceased was
one of the pioneers of, the district and
was well and 'thoroughly' known
throughout the entire county. He
was a. Liberal tex-member of iaoth
Provincia2 and Dominion parliaments
and had held almost every municipal
office in Seaforth. He was about 75
and survived byhis
years otY age n IS ux
wife and a family of four sons end
one daughter, Sarabel, at home. The
sons are • William D. of Edmonton;
Keit'' of the Expositor staff; Lieut,
Arthur of the 33rd Battalion, now
stationed at
Quebec,and Lieut Rob-
ertson
ertson of the 161st attalion, of God-
erich
The funeral of the late Mr. Mt -
Lean was held Asn Seaforth om Tues-,
day afternoon, service being •held in
the First Presbyterian church. 13usi-
nes:, was suspended and the sclioals
closed during the hour.. of service.
Military Matters
HURON BATTALION HONOR
ROLL AT EXETER
MAJOR W. J. HEAMAN
LIEUT. E. TORRANCE.
SIDNEY SMITH
FRED TUCKER
JOHN K. CORNISH
'HECTOR HEYWOOI
SYLVANUS CANN
FRED HOPKINS, Whalen
WILBERT PFAFF
ED ANDERSON ;transf'd)
HAROLD l3ISSETT
MILTON PFAFF
LLOYD RIVERS, 'trans.Eer'd)
FRED WELLS
ALBERT S. BOLTON
AUSTIN A. RICE.
ERNEST COLLINGWOOD
WILFRID G. STEWART
EDWARD M. WILLIAMS
GRANT HOOPER
THOMAS H. WILKINSON'
C RIL TUCKEY
RALPH W. BATTEN
GEORGE E. KELLn TT:
DAVID G. APPLETON
GARNET RAU
JAMES R. MARSHALL
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Enlis'tnient is inore rapid this week
but there Cs many a young urian vet
who aughl to be in the uniform.
HURON'S WARDEN
Reeve R. Livingstone of Gray
Township was on Tuesday chosen by
Huron County Connell as their war-
der' for 1916, after a tie yote, The
chairmar being called upon to east
the 'deciding ballot, Reeve John W.
Taylor of Exeter was the other .on-
testant.
of ou. young people, beuog members
of, the organized claw te-Z.)iT'o "))(;)r to
Centres Tuesday eveelnY and v -are''
entertained at the parsonage by Rev
and 'Mrs Finlay, --Miss Myrtle Hobbs
o: Devizes is spending 'this week with
her sister, Mrs. Ir, Wrenn.
LOCALS
Mrs (Rev,) Muxwortlsy, who was irx
(JSBORNE. 9 Toronto• undergoing an operation and
i treatment for foot trouble, 'returned
home last w,eelc andisat present quite
II at her home.
Death of Mrs.. Robert Doupe.-The
death occurred ori Monday, lan. Nth
of a respected resident'of this Town-
ofltt ined thewife personofMr. o2 EllenRobert ShierDoupe, bc-
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at the age of 6{f years, 6 months and
6 days Deceased had been ill 'or
about eighteen months, and .;radually
grew 'worse lentil it was known that
there; was no hope for her recovery,
and death finally relieved her from
her 'suffering. Born in Blanshard Tp,
at. an early age she moved with 'aer
parents to Usborne, and 37 years ego
'she married her now bereft husband,
She was a woman of many excellenc-
ies and highly esteemed by a wide
c':rcie 01 friends who deeply ' ym-
pathizc with the. husband and Family.
Four daughters and five sans, all of
ev?ron• are grown up, survve, They
ay? Airs. Geo. Hazelwood and 'firs,
Robert 'Hazelwood of Blanshard, Al-
berni and Eleanor at home, Ernest of
Toronto Everett of Bianshard, Al-
vin of Lucknow, Wilfrid of 'Usborne,
and Albert of Marmora. Three hive
tilers and four sisters also survive, -
Samuel ,of Blanshard, Albert And
Rueben, of Usborne, Mrs. S. Ooupe
of Blanchard, Mrs. D. J. Kirk in
Saskatchewan, Mrs. D. Haxelwood and
Miss. Eliza Ann of Kirkton. The: fun -
era] took place from her late resi-
dence Lot 15, Coo, 14, Usborne, sen
Wednesday afternoon to the Union
cemetery near K3rkton, and was
largely attended.
WHALEN
Mr and Mrs. Albert Scott >f tiun-
shine were guests of thee\ latter's aunt,
Mrs. George Matson here Thursday. -
Mrs Norman Hern of Norwich „pent
the week end visiting relatives here. -
Mr and Mrs, Roy Neil, of near Lucan
visited Sunday with the latter's mo-
ther Mrs Wm. Ogden: -Mr. and
Mrs .Harvey Parkinson of Granton vis-
ited Friday, at Albert Gunning's.-Pat
McGee is an Toronto studying at the
college where his brother William. is
engaged as a teacher. -According ro
reports there will be the names af
sic nese recruits to record next .veek
frcni around Woodham, -Several pro-
minent temperance men were •eround
here or. Monday securing names ear
tb It dist to advocate prohibittdn n
Ontario. -The recent thaw and
beautiful 'September weather ras'cit
the fields bare and the roads ire in
very poor shape just now. -About. 3,
Mr. Louis Hern, who meet
accident while out shooting
wek; .ago is improving nivel
now able to get around by
of crutches
lith an,
several
and int
he aid
BIRTHS
Car_ick.-Iu Stephen, on Jan. 22nd,
tc Mr and Mrs, W'an, Carrick, a soca
Begg. -Ir. Exeter,. en Jan.. 20th, : to
Mr and ars. F. Begg, a son.
Wright -Ir. Usborne, an Jan. 14, lo
:`sir and Mrs. Geo, Wright, aeon.
Me;Kmnon-At Zurich, on Jan. 16, to
Dr and Mrs. A. J, McKinnon, a son.
MARRIAGES
.Dougall--;MeDougtll-In Llsborae ,yzt
San 12th, William A. Dougall of
i f•I:ensall. to Miss Anna P. McDougall:
of Usborne.
Jeftrey-Charrette--At Drysdale, on.
Jan 19, by RonA, Rondot, Walter
Jeffrey to Miss Jane Cbarrettr, botle
of Sauble Jane, Hay.
DEATHS
Lambrook,-Ia Brantford, on Jan. 2ae.
Henry. Lambroak, formerly of .13
eter. a' his 84th year.
Daupe-In Usborne,: on Jan. 24th,Ei
len Shier wife of Robert Doupee
aged 60 years, 6 months, 6 days.
Finkbeinea,-In Creditoa on Jan 24tb
Mathew Finkbeiner, aged 69 ye2t ,
Amy -In. Burford, on Jan, 2Sth, Char-
les Am}, Funeral from the Exe-
ter station, on Friday morning.
Peterson -In Chapple, Rainy River
District on Jan'y 12, Mary Eliza-
beth Prince. wife of Nelson Peter-
eon. formerly of Exeter, aged 55•
years 4 months and 19 days.
Mitchell -In Stephen, on Jana se Via`-'
Robert Mitchell, aged 70 vearsll;S
days,
MeLean-Ir Seaforth, on Jan, 19,. M.
\ McLean, aged 75 years.
Robertson -At Clinton, on Jan. 15th, ^
Frances Louisa, widow of the. Hon.
Mr. Justice Robertson, in leer 89th
year
Jeffrey -At St, Joseph, ,Mrs. Jeffrey
in her 83rd year.
Collison -In Biddulph, on January 19,
Mary Collison, aged 79 years.
STEWART'S
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Advanced Showing
NEW
SPRING FOODS
` NEW DRESS GOODS
etany New Lines of Dress
Goads have been placed in
stock this month. Early buyers
\v,idi get a goad choice.
INDIGO BLUE GALATEAS
Por Children's and Ladies'
Dresses, a fast color cloth,
heavier than, print, and a.splen-
di,d wearer, at per yard. ... i.8c,
.MILLINERY
' Hats that sold at $5.00. to
$ 6.50 have been placed on a
and reduced in price for wick
selling to $1.50
SWEATER ,COATS
Extra values in Men's Sweat-
er -i Coats, lin the, Very Newest
,Shade, with the New Corvert-
able Collars, at $2 25, $2,75,
$ 4.00, $5.00
LINOLEUMS
Ian 2, 13 and 4 yard widths,
New .Tile; and Floral Designs.
Prices are hound to be higher.
Get what you want at the old
price
NEW SILKS
Fol- Dresses and Blouses, in.
all the Newest Shades; alsoline
range of Black Silks, all 36 in-
ches [wide, at per yard $1,00,
$4.25 end .$ 1.50.
NEW PRINTS
1500 'yards of New Prints, in
light grounds, pinks, blues, na-
vy blues and reds, at Pier yard
.10c;
BLEACHED TABLE LINEN
cloth for every -day ase. Only
1', "Ties ox . ler uenb pa .man u
56 inches wide -a splendid'
,pei yard 35c..
DINNER SETS
A very irerat Rose Pattern, 97
Piece Denner 'Set, All the new-
est Shape. dishes, worth $ :15.00
A ,Bargain for 512,50
WALL PAPERS
• We have all our New Papers
ready for yam- inspection, Pap-
er at popular. iirilces for .:ity
room 6n your home, at per roll,.
•ese pale `'oS,l -r'o0T `nee :.
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