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our.eeptixe $0,44..of Wheals at prises
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These are not cheap wheels but good
Wheels. Cheap,
OUR REPAIR
AO renting department is in full
blast.
Se0 our
Second-hand Wheels
Strong, substantial, durable and
oheap.
EMERSON'S DIME °AMA
gess dvertiseareutL.
Rupture -3 Y Egan
Naturally Jaokson Biros
Girl wanted—Mrs Brewer
The best route—A T Cooper
Souse for sate— drs Corbett
B inder twine—Harland Bros
Satisfaction—James Twitohell
A. scratchy pon—W D Fair Co
Harvest a pies—Cantelon Bros
Good eyesight—Allen & Wilson
Olds wanted—Hotel Clarendon
Special pant sale--Hodgens Bros
A11 through July- Hodgons Bros
H ouse wanted—Naw ERA Office
Happy combtnattoa—Cooper & Co
!Farmers' Excursion—Gi T Railway
Near actual
yo-GilrooWsma
Prat jars and sugar—W L Ouimette
Cheap biayeles—Onward Bicycle Co
Stook taking chances—Hodgen Bros
Self preservation—Jaokson & Jaokson
'''amoue'Tourist resorts—G T Railway
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FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1896.
A friend says the NEw ERA; is not
in harmony with its party because it
.advocates the abolition of the Senate
Well, the party is wrong, that's all.
It will some day come up to the NEw
ERA's standard.
Before a single by-election occurs let
the votes' lists be reformed. Why
should elections be held on a three-
years- old list? Why should one man's
name appear in half a dozen places in
the list, and in several constituencies?
Why should residents of United States
be brought to Canada to vote? Abolish
;the anomalous and unjust A.
It is pasing strange that the presum-
ably ignorant French Canadian elect-
ors can mark their ballots all right,
and the Deputy Returning Officers in
benighted Quebec can put the numbers
and the initials in the proper places
while in Hamilton and London alt sorts
of blunders are made on election day,
leaving the County Judge to solve a
sort of Chinese puzzle on the re-count.
The absurdity of the 'French domi-
ation" cry is seen by a comparison of
the standing of parties before and since
the election. The Conservatives lost
just one seat leas in Ontario than they
did in Quebec. At dissolution, the
Conservatives had 29 seats in Qv.ebec.
Now they have 16, showing a net lose
of 13 ridings in the general election.
At dissolution the Conservatives had
56 seats in Ontario. Now they have 44
showing a net loss of 12 ridings on June
23. The Conservative loss in the rest
of Canada was greater than in either
Quebec or Ontario. The party made
a net loss of 5 seats in Nova Scotia, 5 in
NOW Brunswick, 3 in the North-West
and 4 in British Columbial. And the
party did not gain anywhere, except
possibly one seat in Prince Edward Is-
land, and that by an Independent Con-
servative candidate.
North Middlesex Recount.
The returning officer having declared
Mr Hutchins, Conservative, elected for
North Middlesex by 8 of a majority,
Mr Ratz demanded a recount; which
came before .Judge Masson, at Gode-
rich, on Saturday.. The reason it came
before a Huron instead of a Middlesex
judge, was because the applicant and
returning officer were both residents
of Huron. Judge Masson gave his de-
cision on Monday afternoon. The
chief question at issue was whether or
not the ballots marked outside the disk
in the new ballot should be counted.
The deputy returning officers in North
Middlesex did not count any ballots
without the disk. When the recount
was begun before the judge, Conserva-
tive counsel argued that ballots mark-
ed outside the disk should not be count-
ed, though the Conservative counsel in
the East York case had argued for, and
had obtained,a decision which counted
in Mr McLean, the high tax nominee,
by the agency of ballots marked with-
out the disk. Judge Masson very pro-
perly followed Judge Macdougal's de-
cision, and counted all ballots marked
within the space opposite the name.
This decision gave the seat to Mr V.
Ratz by a majority of 63, and counts an
additional majority of 2 on a division
in the House.
A 41;004011er.
Sir ()harks Tupper Resigns VI1Urott rioted,
Rev. L. Woods, oPToronto(itHullett
• boy) occupied the pulpit of St. Paul'e
Church on Sunday last,
A congregational meeting will be
Wilfrid Laurier Called on held in Rattenbury street church this Co
(Friday) evening, to decide the pur014110110
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to form a Cabinet chase of a cpurch parsonage.
The separation of Lot and Abram is
the third eermon in series on the life of
Abraham aG the Baptist Church on
Sunday inorning. The faith of Moses,
THE GOVERNOR - GENERAL REFUSED as seen in his life -work, is the subject
the Montreal Witness eays:—That
Mr Laurier is able, after the most ar-
duous political campaign on record, to
present so fresh an appearance is due,
his friends say, to the fact that in all
regards he is an abetemious man. In-
stead of indulging a roystering triumph
as was the fashion in poor Mercier's
lime, he went straight to bed; and
-while he has since the victory given a
-business-like attention tothemattersin
hand, the selection of his cabinet, and
the starting of necessary machinery in
.connection with the new administra-
tion, he has kept himself cool and self -
,possessed. During the progress of the
• campaign,while others v5•ould rush to
'the`bar after the political meeting. Mr
- !Laurier would quietly order a cup of
%Cogee, which gave him the necessary
stimulus and support. It is well
known that Mr Laurier neither smokes
nor drinks. Many incidents are relat-
ed by those who shared the campaign
with% him, of his steady refusal, no
*natter how tired he was, to drink any-
thing stronger than tea or coffee.
There was one occasion when It was
necessary to drive ten miles to the
place of meeting in apelting rainstorm.
The small party when they got to the
• village hotel were drenched to the skin.
Mr Laurier and Some others at once
ordered tea, to the confusion of the
rest of the party, who had at once
knelled to the bar for the usual stimu-
lants,
add h strong res ifeet he Is
never
ppassea through one of the most ex-
bau!tln coma aigne since Confedera-
tion, ;and tbia Is properly set down to
fhb *Imitable Otte he took 6f `hid
h 4tb�, iivin simply', avbiding all el -
1 ii.g etimti atltat, AMA going Ctrs; ht';
o ,'while the "boys" celebratedthe
tfr hltrt':demonettetfofl is tho WAY;.
neon to the politiciatii.
TO SANCTION ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED
APPOINTMENTS. — THE PERSONNEL
OF THE NEW CABINET NOT YET
ANNOUNCED.
(Globe of Thursday)
"Sir Charles Tupper has tendered
his resignation and his Excellency has
been pleased to accept it and has com-
municated with Mr Laurier."
This was the official announcement
authorized at Government house on
Wednesday evening. So ends the re-
gime which dates from the year 1878.
Sir Charles Tupper went to Govern-
ment Rouse at noon and returned to
his office at 2.80, summoning Council
to meet at 3. This was evidence that
as yet no resignation had been tender-
ed. Sir Charles informed his colleag-
ues that he intended to resign at the
conclusion of the sitting, which was
reached at five o'clock. The Premier
proceeded to Rideau Hall, and at seven
o'clock the resignation had been ten-
dered and accepted. The reason given
by Sir Charles Tupper was that he had
been defeated at the polls. Lord Ab-
erdeen immediately accepted the re-
signation, which of course involved
that of the entire Cabinet, and from
that minute the Tupper Ministry ceas-
ed to exist. It began on May 1, which
was for its members an unlucky Friday.
His Excellency Immediately sum-
moned Mr Laurier, who is to -day trust-
ed with the task of forming a new
ministry. There was a great deal of
uncertainty all day as to the event.
The Ministers themselves standin
round waiting for Sir Charles Tupper's
report. The uncertainty arose from
his Excellency's refusal to sanction
ordetsin Council passed since June 23rd
and Sir Charles Tupper's insistence
that they should be signed. Lord Ab-
erdeen was firm, however, and adhered
to what he considered proper constitu-
tional principles. He was asked to
sanction no fewer than about 400 orders
in Council passed since June 23rd, and
those, it is said, were presented in a
heap.
No wonder his Excellency 1 ecoiled
from the proposal, and when Sir Chas.
Tupper imagined he could intimidate
Lord Aberdeen,as he endeavored to do,
he found that he had to do with the
Governor-General who had been
brought up in a better school. His Ex-
cellency discovered that he was called
on to sanction the dismissal of civil ser•
vante under the guise of superannua-
tion in order to make room for parti-
zans and election workere. The crea-
tion of vacancies in order to fill them
was so far beyond the most ordinary
constitutional principles that only a
Tupper would have attempted to do.
Fortunately for the history of Cana-
da, the occupant of Rideau Hall was
found equal to the emergency, and the
scandal was prevented. Of the 400
orders in Council it is doubtful if more
than 50 have been signed by his Excel-
lency. The guiding principles in a
matter of this kind were laid down in
an official paper by Lord Dufferin, and
no doubt Lord Aberdeen was cognizant
of this precedent.
A BAD BALLOT.
The new ballot, used in the recent
election, has proved a most unsatisfac-
tory one in a great many constituen-
cies, and all sorts of objections are being
raised against it. In several constit-
uencies many electors have marked
their cross immediately after the can-
didates' name, ignoring entirely the
white circle where the cross was inten-
ded to be put, and this has already led
to several receunts, the judges in some
cases holding that ballots marked out-
side the disc are good, while others
hold that theymust be marked on the
circle allowed for them. It seems to us
that any ballot showing the intent of a
voter, (without any other irregularly,)
no matter where the cross is, should be
regarded as a good ballot However,
if the government decide on a new
form of ballot, we have a suggestion to
offer, and we don't want them to pay
$1500 for it, as was done for the present
ballot. Our ballot would be as fol-
Iowe:—
SMITH
JONES
for evening.
The Willis and Ontario .street Sab-
bath schools picniced at Goderich, on
Tuesday, co the number of 500, and
had a splendid outing. The scholars
and friends of St.Paul's Sunday School
picniced at Bayfield the same day.
The brethren of the L. O. L. Sum-
merhill have invited Rev. Bro. Stout.
to preach a sermon to Orangemen at
St Peters Church, Summerhill, on
nd .j next, 12th inst. at 3 p. m.
BretLren of the surrounding district
are invited.
It is expected that Capt. Ottaway,
late of Clinton, and Capt. Baird will
conduct the services of the Salvation
Army on Saturday and Sunday next,
and on the following Tuesday Brf a-
dier Margetts, of London, and Ad u-
tant Hunter, of Stratford, will hos a
special open air demonstration.
The service at the Rattenbury Street
E. L. of C. E. Monday evening was
very interesting. In addition to the
Coneecration Service which was very
impressive; a special reception ser-
vice was conducted by the Pastor,
Rev. R. Millyard and 15 new members
united actively with the League which
is one of the largest and best in the
west.
The Mitchell Recorder says :—Rev J.
W. Holmes and his family arrived on
Wednesday afternoon, and were met
at the station by a number of the con-
gregation of the Methodist church and
escorted to the parsonage, where a re-
ception awaited them. A well sup-
plied table was spread in the dining
room, and a goodly number sat about
it and enjoyed the Bret supper with
the new pastor and his family.
Matters cannot be as serious between
Rev. Geo. Buggin and the Methodist
congregation at Wallaceburg as the re-
port that he was locked out of the
church the last Sunday of June would
indicate. The Wallaceburg News says
that he preached in the Methodist
church the evening of that day and
made a good impression on the congre-
gation. The News also says there was
no service in the morning, but does not
assign any reason.
The July meeting of the Clinton
Y,, ring People's Local Union was held
in Rattenbury St. Church last Friday
evening. The attendance was not as
large as its should have been, but the
meeting was nevertheless interesting.
"The Endeavorer in Society" and "The
Endeavorer in the World" were the sub-
jects of the addresses given by MrBaer
of the B. Y. P. U. and -Mr A. J. McTav-
ish of the Willie C. E. Society. Both
were good addresses, that of Mr Mc-
Tavish especially being fine. A eocial
Intermission of 10 minutes was the
means of making a number of stran-
gers better acquainted. The next
meeting wilt be held in October.
We would have nothing whatever
on it more than appears above; let the
names be printed as close to the left
side as possible, without any descrip-
tfen such as "John Smith, of the town
of Clinton, Gentleman,' leaving all
the space possible whereon to mark
the cross, and then count every ballot,
no matter where the cross appears, so
long as it is clearly within the space of
either candidate. Further, we would
make the ballots a fair size, let the
government Printing Bureau supply
them for every constituency, and
print them on some form of colored
paper. By this means there would be
no possibility of anyone substituting
another ballot for the legal one. Of
course ballot stuffing would be possible,
as it is now, but the only way to stop
that, no matter what kind of ballot is
used, is to jail every returning officer
guilty of so doing.
Previous to the eleotione a number of the
men of the J. J. Taylor safe works, Toron•
to, were working half-time. A few days
thereafter they were notified that hence-
forth they would be pet on full time.
The Globe eayye:—The result of the re-
count in East Lanebton is to increase Mr
Fraser's majority from 14 to 40. Mr
Fraser made ea excellent campaign and
geared a viotorg spinet beadle in-
fliO,n:e of a very formidable • ehsraoter.
The nevi Liberal member domes of uteri.
fog Scotolt Liberal urea*. The i?'tt sere are
Well kilts -ft In (ihtj. Wart;, and be is net the
only, metidbber, di the shat could
worthily ocaupj (Sieh ire Parlirrnent.
CAMPING.—The families of Meares
Hovey, Swallow, Beesley, Shannon
and Boles are arranging for their an-
nual camp on the shore of Lake Huron,
and expect to be out a couple of
months. It is likely that other parties
will also go out.
Bicycles
Cheap
;We have a number of
First-class
Secondhand Wheels
in good condition.
Ladies' and Gents.
Prices *35 to *05
REPAIRING of all kinds
while you wait (if you wait
enough.) Call and see us.
done
long Hats, Caps and
Gents' Furnishings.
ONWARD BICYCLE CO. i A.. J Holloway,
opposite the Market,
PERRIN'S BLOCK, Clinton CLINTON
Of amusement, interest, and
j u: t enough exercise is
achieved in Croquet. It
entertains auy number of
persons. IN ho would do
v ithout a Croquet set when
we are selling them so
cheap ? We have 4, 6 and
8 Ball Sets Call and get
our prices.
Cooper & Co
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CANADIAN
PAC1F1C
THE BEST ROUTE TO;
Manitoba and North West
Territories,
Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec,
Halifax and Chicago.
For best connections and lowest
rates) consult with
A. T. COOPER,
C. P. R. Telegraph, Ticket and Steam-
ship Agent, Clinton.
MANITOBA : EXCURSIONS
June 30, July 7 and 91
Fare 828, good for 60 days
Baggage checked through to destina-
tion and through coupon tickets issued
For all information apply to
W. JACKSON.
TOWN AGI. G. T. R., CLINTON.
Big Reductions
in
Ready Blades
We are going to reduce our stock
of Ready Made Suits to about half
of its present si*e, and in order to
do this it was necessary to reduce
the price so as to make them turn
over quickly. We are selling
Men's $10.00 Suits for $8.00
Men's $9.00 Suits for $7.20
Men's $8.50 Suits for $6.80
Men's $7 50 Suits for $8,00
Men's $7.00 Suite for $EMO
Men's $3.00 Suits for $4.80
Boy's $4.50 Suits for $3.60
Boy's $4.00 Suits for $3.20
Boy's $8.50 Suits for$2.80
Boy's $3.00 Suits for $$2.40
Boy's $2.00 Suits for 1.60
These are genuine bat gains, as the
stuff is all new and up to date.—
Our Tweed stock is now complete.
It will be interesting to you to
come in and examine the goods
even if you are not going to buy.
Self Preservation
Is the first law of nature,
attend to the comfort
of your feet by
wearing
The New Ventilated Shoe
HYGIENIC
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"Nothing Like Leather."
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Great Anneal
Stocktaking Clearane
We start this week our annual July clearance
of Summer Stuffs preparatory to stock taking.
A midsummer clearance moans something with thiq store. It
means the gathering together of odd lines, broken lots, rem-
nants and every line that from any cause whatever has not
sold as quickly as it should,' and the putting cf prices on them
that means money saved for those who buy.
No !natter how careful we have been July invariably finds us
with lines like these that require the quickening power of
price to clear them out, when it comes to that we banish all
thought of profits, they must be sold.
Here are some lines we want to clear out; there are prices
on them that should quickly
Turn them into Gold
At 42c a yard
Fancy bro3aded Dress Goods, small figure, very
neat and stylish, brown mixture, regular price
was 60c,
At 25c the yard
42 in. all wool Serge, fine finish ana extra value,
dark fawn, light fawn, brown, navy and black.
At 40c a yard
Navy and Brown Sicilians, bright lustrous fin-
ish, 44 inches wide and worth 60c.
At 55c a yard
Gray and Fawn Lustre, very fine, 40 inches
wide, regular 75c line.
At 874c a yard
All wool Dress Goods, 42 inches wide, in navy
blue and fawn only, make up very stylish cos-
tumes, regular 50 and 60ycent lines.
At 85e a yard
Double fold Grenadines, rich elossy black, will
not turn green or rusty, worth regular 50 cents.
At 45e a yard
44in, fancy figured Lustre, regular 60c goods.
At 88.75 the Dress
5 only Dress Costumes,very nobby designs,'mall
patterns, original price $5.25; 7 yds in each end
REMNANTS
Over 100 remnants of Black and Colored Dress
Goods in lengths of from 2 to 6 yards, Cotton
Dress Goods, Prints, Cottons, &c., at great reduc-
tions from regular prices.
SHAKER FLANNEL
A regular 10c line, soft, wide cloth in plain pink
and cream only . 8c a yd
Fine Ceylon Suiting, 30in. wide, cream ground
with colored stripes, suitable for fine shirts or
boys summer blouses, regular 15c and 20c quali-
ties clearing at 1220-
32 inch printed Irish Lawns, absolutely fast col-
ors, stripes and small figures, regular 20c goods
clearing at 10e
Fancy stripe Creprns, regular 122c clearing at ....10C
Ladies' Black Cotton Hose, our regular 33c line, a
few dozen only left clearing at 25e a pair
Ladies' white Lawn Blouses, stand up and turn
down Collars, regular price $1, clearing at....50e
Ladies' fine Egyptian yarn ribbed cotton Vests,
regular 372c line, only a few left, clearing at .. 27C
EMBROIDERIES
200 yards insertion, fine muslin, 2 yards for .lC
Good Embroideries 2, 3, 4, 5c a yd., worth nearly double
PARASOLS
Clearing prices on odd lines of Parasols that will
mean money saved for those who do their buy-
ing here.
CORSETS —We're going to clear out a line of Corsets at 79c
a pair. They are made to sell at $1,25 and the manu-
facturer wouldn't sell us any more unless we would
sell them at that price. Any size from 19 to 27.
All Trimmed Millinery, no matter what price, out in two, $4 Rats $2
63 Hate for $1.50, 82 Hats for 61. Not a Hat in the lot reserved, You
have your pick of every Trimmed Hat at exactly half price.
Flowers, Trimmings and Untrimmed Shapes at Stocktaking Prices.
Boys' fancy Straw Hate clearing at 25c.
Men's fine Straw Hate, regular 75e goods, your choice at 50c.
There are many other money saving things to be picked up
all over ,the atone during this etookteking sale.