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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898
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Time—I'll Ore wes
'fenders -.8 It Higgins
i3peoiala-Jackson Bros
Speoiaits—T Jackson, ar
Ever body—OCoo er&Co
South Folks are Huron—XT D Faii eaCoo
Farm for pale—John Holmen
Notion to, debtors—G 1' Reed
Disaolntioa—W Taylor& Sone
Liberal Meetings—J T Garrow
As we were—Gilroy & Wiseman
Reliable goods—McKinnon & Co
Fig far servioe—.Howard Riddell
Aro you satisfied—W Cooper & Co
Quality and price—Allen & Wilson
The Local Election
Polling Day—March list
The Ontario Legislature is dissolved.
Nominations for the new Assembly
will talar place on Tuesday, Feb. 22,
and the polling will take place one
week later, on Tuesday. March 1.
We will have a campaign short,
sharp, and,let us hope decisive in favor
of the continuance of the able Admin-
istration which now appeals to the
people for indorsation of its program.
The Hardy government appeals to.
the people for a continuance of sup-
port on a record that is unimpeach-
able. Not a cent of corruption in all
its administration have the Opposition
been able to find. True, they take ex-
ception to some of the acts of Admin-
istration, but they have not laid down
any scheme whatever for better ad-
ministration. The government con-
tends that it has carefully looked after
the interest of every class in the com-
mumty-=-•the farmer, the artisan, the
business man, and the laborer. The
hardy government is truly a progres-
sive, up-to-date government, economi-
cal in all its departments and corrupt
in none.
Study the legislation that has been
passed by the Liberals of Ontario, ex-
amine the official records. Carefully
investigate all its actions, and the
eiectots will be convinced that the
government led by Mr Hardy is wor-
thy of renewed confidence.
In every township and section of a
township, organization should be per-
fected to bring out the full vote, and
to educate people up to a full sense of
their real responsibility to support
good government. Let not the work
be done by a few, as in some sections
, has been the case in past elections.
The good effect is wonderful when
everyone lends a hand to lightenthe
.work imposed' upon the candidate, and
,e chairmen of subdivisions. With a
-•Wort campaign there is no excuse for
4iiaction.
ighty hard to keep personali-
of politics, but it would be a
good thing if they were kept
ectors in Ontario who think "it is
e for a change," should take time
o think, "what will we gain by a
change."
Yes, the Liberals in Ontario have
,held the reigns of office for a longjtime,
but they have proved to be experts in
handling the ribbons.
.A government free from corrupting
tendencies is so rare that electors
should appreciate one when they have
it. That's the Hardy kind.
Many a member of Parliament has
just thirty days more to call himself
M. P. P. --Toronto Star.
This is wrong. The house being dis-
solved, there are no M. P.'s whatever;
even the members of the Cabinet are
not members of the Rouse except in
the circumstance that they technically
hold office until they are re-elected or
some one else is to fill their places,
Goderich.
Pfinia NAL, --Walter Sharman leaves
this week for Vancouver, where he
will -join Messrs Putty and Cummings,
formerly of God rich, and the trio will
probably go to ondike. E. A. Caw -
say, of Stratfor ; was in town last
week. John Gregory, of Exeter, has
returned to resume his studies at the
Collegiate.
A WEDDING 1N SALTFORD.--A quiet
but interesting event took place in
Salford) on Wednesday evening, the
26th inst., at the residence of Mr John
Kennedy, when his daughter, Martha
M., was united in marriage with Mr
Lyn 1 Latta, of Chicago, Rev. W. God-
win, pastor of Victoria St. Methodist
+church, performed the ceremony.
Hoontv.—A very interesting gnme
Of hockey between the Kincardine and
Griderich clubs was witnessed by some
200 people at the West St. rink on Fri-
day evening of last vl eek, when the
horde team won by a score of 5 to 0.
im
partial, partialareferee, ifyfavored the
Kincardine team, anythinghe ice was in good
rendition, and many times the play
tie' fast, though not rough. The
neardine men are too tight fur Gode
IP,Pe..—E. 11. Mc1tenzie and Chas,
w were successful at 1 It, X•nu
of Osgoode Hall, W. 11. thisle
r1y of town, .bas opened ali .ta
,--In Ripley, and.will ritzi It in
with hie .Lucknow 1 U -
lidera was one of the dale..'
entin{'the bicycle Wenn.
Tana a, who friteteletved
at Ottawa last week,
getting better pro.
0 American wheels;
ti duty of $0 on
a protrialoit that
in no case should it be louver than 25
per cent ad valeren). Since the Coun-
ty Council met four more tramps have
arrived at the jail; three committed by
0, Seeger and two by Mr Morton, J.Y.
WINTER C4RNIVAL.—The society of
United Sports held their annual winter
carnival on the square on Tuesday af-
ternoon,
races. events
then
ntthermometer
down below zero,many people conclud-
sothat it that the attsendancoo e was noto t so large
as was expected. In the first race,
twice around the square, free to all,
Ed. Tilt and R. W. Logan finished in
leavingobstaclecompetit-
ors style,
yabehinthe d The
race across the square was very excit-
ing, especially at the finish, when the
two leaders tumbled over the fence to-
gether, and for a few minutes nothing
could be seen but mocessins and snow
shoes, the winners being Jas. Masson
and Ben Robinson. In the novice race,
once around the square, Bert Martin
t and J. Nicholson second.
In the
finished,
race W. Robinson came in
first and Commodore Williams second.
The lady's race did not come off on ac-
count of the absence of lady perform-
ers, The judges were W. 0. Goode, D.
13. Grant, W. W. McVicar`hand F. F.
Dunham: The annual dog race will
Dome off about the middle of February.
KNOX CHURCH
The congregation of K Knox church held
their annual meeting last Wednesday
evening. The pastor presided and Mr
Strang acted as secretary. Reports
from the different organizations were
presented. The statement from the
session was read by the pastor. Dur-
ing the year 29 names were added to
the communion roll and 28 were re-
moved, leaving at present upon the
roll 551. The report made kindly re-
ference to the removal by death •of
Mre Ure, and conveyed the sincere and
prayerful sympathy of the session to
all the bereaved families of the congre-
gation. The obituary list of last year
is a long one, there being 28 burials re-
corded. The pastor's Bible class show-
ed an average attendance of 55, The
collections amounted to $35, which
amount was expended on missionary
and benevolent objects. The report of
the SSchool was abbath
Walter h Buchanan. pDuring the
ear the
reached
was 319, which not the
at-
tendance stor'sBible
220. 919i
7wer•ehe ereceived
and expended by the school. The re-
port of the Y.P.S.C.E. was read by
Miss Minnie Strachan. The member-
ship of this society is at present 84; re-
ceipts 942. Miss Belle Wilson report-
ed concerning the work of the W.F.
M.S. The membership is now 54. The
amount raised during the year was
$106, and clothing to the value of $80
was Mis-
sion. sent
Northwest
The McGillivray Mission and
reported through its president, Miss
Polley. This Band is still at the head
of the list of juvenile Mission Bands in
She having theie
rian largest Canada,
largest average attendance and raising
the most money. $118 were eontribu-
ed in money, and $93 worth of miscel-
laneous Northwest articles
for
GibsonIndia repote
ed on behalf of the Relief and Ladies'
Aid Societies. This latter society did
gond work during the year in raising
$378, which enabled them to present
the church with a beautiful Brussels
carpet and other furnishings.• 111r C.
A. Nairn, treasurer of the' Building
committee, and Mr J. Elgin Tom,
treasurer of the congregation, each
presented their statement, which
showed that during the year $14,987
were raised by the congregation. Of
this amount $10,000 were .raised by
mortgage for the enlarging and re-
modelling of the church. The amount
paid for strict ]y congregational pur-
poses was $13,019; for the schemes of
the church, or missionary purposes,
$948; and for other'Jlbenevolent and re-
ligious purposes, 9950. Over 8600 were
paid on the building fund debt, and
$155 are carried to next year as a bal-
ance to begin the ordinary work of the
congregation, Messrs Rhynes, Allan
and McLean, the members retiring
from the Managing Board, were re-
elected.
OMNI
RETURNING OFFICERS, =ilre return-
ing officers for the local election in
Huron are She if(' Reynolds, for the
East Riding; Registrar Gipson, for the
West; and Fred Riblet, Zurich, for the
South,
NOTES FROM A DIARY.
Gen. Sir Henry Havelock -Allan on the
Indian Campaign—Notes Written
Just Before His Death.
London, Fob. 2.—The Daily. Mail yes•
terday morning published the diary kgs
from Deo. 18 by General Sir Henry Ha
lock -Allen, who was killed by rebellious
• tribesmen on the Indian frontier last
month. He lengthily recorded {lis impre, -
slone of the campaign and the general
situation on the frontier. Writing from
Peshawur three days before hie death, he
saidt
fail-
ure been being undertaken a
aken ontooas been a a small
a sortie and without adequate calculation.
It will be a costly mistake. Tho burden
will fall on the overtaxed Indian people,
who are already broken down by famine
and d the
sedi-
tion.
ilence Astrictnac account oughtgtoobe de-
manded In the deplorable failure. The mistake mument of the causes st
have originated either from some con•
trolling influence at Simla or Calcutta
being used to thwart the military com-
manders, or, what is loss probable, by
orders from home not to make a big job
of it.
"What state of
things if wit uld h
had occurred thave been ree or four
months hone, when we, perhaps, are
engaged with Russia, whose advance
parties; were stirring ep strife and unrest
among these Afrldis tribes, who wou;.i
then be most formidable enemies?"
.A day or two earlier General IIavolocl;
•
Allen wrote: "Readlog between the lids.;
of the accounts from the frontier it i3
Certain that the Afritj i are not at all
subdued, They aro, in fact, defiantly pur-
suing our troops and escorting us out of
trio country.'
Commenting on the diary, the Mali
says:
"This is a damning eriticism by a com-
petent and inciepcndont observer, whose
Yerdiot every day's news is tending more
d(3 Mont and Mere hunt +be answeIS rred Noncan canaos to
the.pestllii]ity of blaunq'attaching to peo• t'ht Weiti
pie in high plaoea.:be pct,nftt,d to Stand vogutsfor
in the' way of.a ruthloss inquiry." A. desyp
.GOINGS OF THE WEEK,
JTHMS OF INTEREST FROM AROUND
THE WORLD
been paid by the underwriters and the
in ton >ror a andLaoamgtfve wont:
aro b gn inked fi to idore to mpMr the
boat.
Air Angara despatch says the ;Standard
Msroantile Agency of Toronto is being
tied on be of prior} Egoist; of Ai -
meats) for 2;000 damaim for,. libel in
bltshing hfr: Eoolee' nmo In a lists of
o14aent debtors.
20A.
d
for offering fortr A oorreot esthae been i -
mate of the number of births and derthe
in Landon each week. He bad been malc-
1ne money fast by the fake, but the lot-
tery law was invoked and hems arrested
and convicted.
curare AND CRIMINALS..
Hely Trojan, editor of the Kladder-
adatsol� of erlin, has been sentenced to
two months' imprisonment in a tertian;
for less majeste, in cartooning Emperor
William.
The Luetgert murder trial at Chicago
to not expected to reaoh the
week yet. The proseoution is
trying to discredit the eviden
prisoner.
Hyman Gluoketein, a dwarf, had a
complete whisky plant in operation in the
heart of New York City. The authorities
"got on to it," and now the dwarf is
under $2,500 bonds to answer a charge of
illicit distilling,
Ell Blake, postmaster at
Oklahoma, was waylaid Wednes
and beaten to death. Blake was
of the Baptist Church and ha
leader in an attempt to drive th
out of Tongawa. The attack
followed the arrest of four salon
THE DEAD.
Count Ludwig Tisza of Hungary is ' t
dead.
M. Jules Emile Riohbourg, the French
novelist, lrf dead. 0
M. Paul Felix Tallade, the well-known 8
veteran French actor, is dead.
M. Jules Emile Pearl, the eminent t
French surgeon, is dead at Paris. in
John Laird, the celebrated shipbuilder L
of Birkenhead, England, is dead. He was 10
the builder of the celebrated Confederate a
warship Alabama, which cost Britain so
much.
Pruned, Pauoteatell andand Preserved far gti
Pithy Paragraphs for the Perusal of
Practical People -- Porus 1, PolitiQai Q
and Profitable.
POLITICS.,CAN ADIAN'.
The first session of the new Parliament
of Nova .Scotia was _opened bursday,
The speeoh from the thione spoke of Atha
year's prosperity and referred to the fact
that the output of coal was the largest in
the history of the province. Hon. F. A.
Lawrence, Colchester, was re-eleoted
Speaker of the Assembly,
THE WEATHER.
At Malone, N.Y., Thursday the ther-
mometer registered 25 degrees below zero.
At Hanover, N.H., the reading was 84
below.
The weather in Constantinople is
stormy, accompanied by a heavy fall of
snow, There have been many wrecks In
the Black Sea.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
Mr. T. White, C.E., of St. Thomas, has
been appointed chief engineer of construc-
tion of the new Yukon Railway and will
leave at once for the scone of his labors.
Mr. Kavanagh of Saratoga will intro-
duce In the State Assembly at Albany a
bill to compel railroads to sell 1,000 -mile
tickets at 2c a mile, good on all railroads
ie the State.
THE LABOR WORLD.
Owing to the bread riots in Italy it has
been decided to call out one class of the
reserves.
Six of the large woolen mills of Al-
moute, Ont., have resumed operations
after nearly two years' idleness.
There is a strike on at the Almonte
woolen mills. About 800 employes have
quit, most of whore are women and girls,
and it is thought probable that the strik-
ers will'number 1,000 before the week is
out.
TR E AGRICULTURAL WORLD.
In Chicago Wednesday January wheat
sold at $1.
It is said Italy will have to import 40,-
000,000 bushels of wheat before the next
harvest.
There were over 1,000 entries at the
Hamilton poultry show last week, the
biggest affair of the sort ever held in the
town.
Bt'r CtDES.
Mary MoArtbur of Brockville took Paris
green Monday and died yeterday.
Captain George R. Guss, editor and
proprietor of the Chester County Demo-
crat at Westchester, Pa., committed sui-
cide by inhaling illuminating gas. Before
killing himself he wrote the following
note: "Standing on the brink of eternity,
I ask the forgiveness of all as I forgive
all. No flowers, no funeral. Good-bye.
God bless you:"
TRADE AND constERCL,
Bradstreet's weekly review of trade says
the situation in Canada has improved
since snow fell, and the outlook is good,
TheBritish American Coal Company
has been incorporated with a capital
of $100,000. It includes amongst the in-
corporators Clarkson, .Tones, Frederick
Wyld, W. T. Jennings, W. R. Brook,
John Flott, S. F. MacKinnon, J. G.
Jones and others of Toronto and D. D.
Mann of Montreal.
THE FIRE RECORD.
Mr
was
about
bourg
10 o'c
Bur
conte
by fir
$700 0
The
Park
to the
Loss $
Lett
to Daw
$8 per
Two
thin, f
supatiea
The
shipped
couver,
trade.
A
left Mo
route fon
expecte
Presi
in Was'}
Josep
ponent
Washing
of ex -Qu
friend
absolute
Mr.
payment
dollars c
the optlo
Senate b
who vote
necessari
coinage o
A despa
rumored
, elan 131ao
to China.
Tho R
helpless f
tractors,
defaulted.
Russia
tion betty
Siberia, a
route aoro
Washburn's residence at Paisley
damaged $300, and the contents
$400, by fire on Saturday.
M. Hawley's stationery store at Co -
was gutted by fire between 9 and
look Sunday night.
ns & Co.'s boot and shoe store and
nts, at Whitby, were all destroyed
e early Sunday morning. Insurance,
n building; on stock, $1,000.
large inclosed pavilion in Prospect
at Niagara Falls, N.Y., was burned
ground early yesterday morning.
2,600. Tramps are blamed.
THE KLONDIKE.
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to
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r
t
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0
s
ors will be carried from Vancou
son City for the modest price
half ounce.
steamers which left Vancouver
ay for the Klondike were loaded
ull capacity with' passengers a
London, Ont., Foundry Compa
fifty dozen wheelbarrows to Va
B.C., on Friday fax the Klondi
arty of miners from the' Transv Sunday by the C,.P.R,
r Klondike. Several thousand a
d to follow them in"the spring.
POLITICS—FOREIGN,
dent Delo of Hawaii has arrived
ington,
h C. Carter of Honolulu, an o
of am:oration, has arrived 1
ton. Ho is the business advis
eon Liliouokalani, as well as
on whose loyalty she can depen
ly.
Toiler's resolution providing fon
of Government bonds in salve
oined in the United States, a
n of the Government, passed th
y 47 to 32. It is claimed tiros
d for the resolution have no
ly committed thomselves to free
f silver.
FOR MEN OF WAIL.
tech from Sebastopol says it i
there that a portion of the Rus
k Sea fleet will be despatched
ussian flet at Port Arthur is
or want of coal, Japanese con -
who were to supply fuel, h riving
is anxious to secur000mmunica-
eon her northern coast and
nd will try to estalbish a Water
ss the Arctic Sea.
The Supreme War Council of Spain
will sentence Lieut. -General Weyler to
two months' imprisonment, but the Gov-
ernment will grant him a pardon.
UNCLASSIFIED.
A000rdihr.vo beeng884 dto eathofficial
fromithe report,
in
Bombay during the past week.
Au Orderdis-Counoil has been passed,
aathorieing the issue of modus viwondf
li' .A n:lerioan fishing vessels In
Of the A.tlantte, as hail been fn
rhe lust tori, yeaur�,
+,eh from l ingztott says ail the
et the # ,mnor' . Rosedale' hate
aiho
J
TILE YUKO. RAILWAY
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIRST OF
SEPTEMBER NEXT.
The pontraotore to Deposit i2i10.001r-`
The Road to Run From Stikine Silver
to Tessin Lake—The dgroemgnt Must be
Ratified by Parliament.
Toronto, Jan. 27. --Tho Globe this
morning publishes the details of an agree-
ment between Messrs. MoEenzfe, Mann
& Co. and the Dominion Government for
the construction of a railroad to the Yu-
kon. In the ebsenoe of the complete
agreement, the following summary is
made from the Globe's Ottawa special:
The agreement provides for the eon -
a etruolion of a railway from the S
jury fora . River, in British Columbia, n
engaged in mouth of Telegraph Creek, (filen
as of the the mouth of Clear Water River,
ward to Teslin Lake, a distance of
150 miles, thus giving connection
the Lewis or Yukon River, and
Canadian rail and steamboat route
a port on the Pacifto coast to D
City. This road must be completed
in operation by Sept. 1 next. The
Tongawa, tractors must also construct a praot
day night sleigh road from the mouth P the S
a deacon River to Teslin Lake, and provide
d been a able shelters and stopping places for
e saloons elers at intervals of not more th
upon him smiles along this road, and the roti
helters must be us
nkeepers. later than six weeks from available for
The
tractors must also provide steam
transport of freight and passengers
ween Toslin Lake and Dawson City
The Government proposes to grant
00 acres a mile of mineral land
,750,000 acres in all, to the oontrao
he lands shall be selected from
londiko provisional district and
hat part of the Northwest Territorie
g west of the Mackenzie River
aird River and north of the 60th p
1 of latitude. But it is provided the
rabic land shall be reserved.
It is also provided that in deterred
e selection of lands for the contract
oh alternate block shall be reserved
e Government.
In addition a royalty of 1 percent.
laid upon all the precious metals
ced from the lands alienated to
company, as compared with 10 per co
imposed upon ordinary placer mini
Th
tikine
ear the
ora, or
north.
about
with
an all.
from
awson
and
COD.
ioablo
tiklns
suit-
trav-
an 25
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con -
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be.
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and
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The Rev. Jacob Kaechee, aged 65, ea
pastor of the United Evangelical Emmen- th
uel Churoh, is dead in Buffalo. He came
to America in 1854, locating in Mont- be
real, Canada, where he remained until du
1886.
Charles F. Reed, one of the mos
inent men in California's histo
just died at Auburn, Cal. He
Auburn in 1849, was prorninex t
ally, and at one time was the wh
of California.
PURELY PERSONAL.
Dr. Jameson, the former leader
Transvaal raiders, has arrived in L
Lady Salisbury is still very o
fact whiob has an important bear
political affairs.
HerbertSpencer is in exceedingl
health from an affection of the hear
has removed from London to Br
permanently.
Joseph McKenna, late Attorn
eral, has taken his seat on the be
the Supreme Court of the United •
as an associate justice.
James Frederick Gates, light co.,
lore, inclined to be tall, between 1
18 years of age, has been myster.
missing from his home in Toronto
the 24111.. ;.;; c ,1' r is almost distr
and will be glad of news of her. son.
The German Emperor Thursday
plated 89 years of life, and the ann,
ary of his birth was celebrated thro
out his Empire more generally
usual. His mother aifd relatives con
ulated him, and the newspapers, ex
t prom- a contractors are not to receive a e
bsidy, but, on the other hand, are
ired to put up a deposit of a quarter
million of dollars as . a guarantee
execution of their contract.
No portion of the beds or of the ba
for 25 feet 0u each side of high-wa
rk shall pass to the contractors un
any selection of lands to be made un
agreement. The shores and all lan
places, few and far between in th
ged, rook -ribbed country, and, th
e, very valuable, are withheld and
rights of passage and use along
igable or fioatable streams may not
eded or obstructed by the oompan
are absolutely reserved to the peop
oh of ase the contractors divert any s
States its natural channel they must p
an table0channelninnient lieu. navigable
minin
ms hold and recorded by free mine
with
any block of land selected by th
tractors shall be excepted from th
^t and shall not pass to the contracto
he tolls to be collected on the railwa
^eon Stikine River and Teslin Lak
be first fixed by the Governor -Gen
in -Council, and, as se fixed, shall no
able to reduction forfouryears. The
then be reduced by 25 per cent., an
the road as been operated for save
there s 1111 be a reduction of 25 pe
�n the tolls
ry, has su
came to
politic- Au
eat king the
of the ma
ondon.
P ble, a the
ing on Ing
rug
y feeble
fore
e
t, and free
ighton nap
imp
and
ay -Gen- In c
n from
vide
I floc
7 and since acted T
will
be 11
ugh -
shall
than
grp,t_ after
ooi;t_ years
ing Socialist organs, had kind thin
say about him.2'
THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Pete Cathedral on Feb. 13, the six
anniversary of his first mass.
Rev. Wilson McCann, 73.D., reet
Oinemeo and Emily, Ont., announced
his congregation Sunday that
weelta he would say farewell to ft,. 0.
leaves to prepare for work in ths ,J -
mission field.
Taylor Presbyterian Church in M
real has called Rt4. G. H. Smit
Thamesford, Ont., to become its as
The vacancy was caused by the appoint•
ment of Rev. T. Bennett, former pastor,
as secretary of the Bible Society.
In Notre Dame Chu ch, Quebeo,
Eugene Campeau a wife on Sun
rules of the chur in being married
a Protestant der man of Ottawa.
Principal Gra says his letters cna p
as previously
ga to cont. and after the road has been ten peen/ in
operation the tolls shall be subject to the
general railway law of Canada in that
t St. behalf. The lands granted shall be free
tieth from taxation for ten years, except muni-
cipal taxation by an incorporated city,
or of town or village within the Klondike pro -
to visional district. When any ten continu-
pleted the contractors may select 92,168
.0,74 nerds, or two blocks of land, and these
'45 blocks shall thereupon be reserved from
ont- sale or location or free miners' claims,
h of and on completion from time to time of
any other ten miles the contractors shall
tor h
right to select two additional
blocks, and on the completion of the rail-
way, the blocks so reserved shall be grant-
ed to the contractors, with the exception
of
day which shall be held inviolate. For five
on- years from Sept. 1, 1898, no line of rail -
the way shall be authorized by Parlianaent to
by be constructed frona Lynn Canal or from
any point near the international bound-
ro- ary between Canada and Alaska into the
it. Yukon, nor shall any aid in
hibition, print° in the Globe, were wr
ten because he s duty to tell
feilow-Canadiang that his observatio
the insinuations that he wrote for po
tic.al purposes, said be was an advocate
temperance, and coun'seled young men
abstinence, which was best for all men.
The steamer Pelican of San Francisco
has been given up as lost.
Half a million poods of naphtha were
burned and several persons lost their lives
during a conflagration at Baku, Russia.
A young girl working in a shoo factory
ln St, Rooh, Quebec, got her hair caught
in the belting of a revolving wheel Satin. -
day afternoon and was completely scalped.
At Milloroches, One, Eugene Cote of
Cornwall was working under a derrick in
the stone quarries, when a stone fell from
the hooks and struck hirn, crushing his
head and killing him instantly.
Tbei British steamer Darlington,
Min Dunbar /adon with cotton, from
Galveston J'an. 20, for Hamburg, went
ore at Marquesas Key, Florida, Mon-
day naorning. Her captain and intik: have
arrived at Key I'Vest.
The two scovviten whose mows vvero
out adrift by the 111- fated tug J. E. Wel-
lace off Fire Island, N.Y., on Sundae
night are safe. They were takeiroff tho
seems fifty miles front New York by the
torpedo boat Winslovv.
A can of kerosene el/ exploded in the
boiler house of the Bonneville coreent
mill, at Rosondale, Pa., setting fire to
the mill and storage house. Both were
totally destroyed with contents. Loss esti-
mated at 9100,000; fully insured.
las land oe granted to any other contractors
as for this purpose. Moreover, during ten
years from Sept. 1, 1898, the contractors
shall be given the preference in any aid
op the GOVOTIIMOOt may see fit to arant to-
ss wards the building of a line ot railway
from the Stikine River to an ocean port
in British Columbia, provided they are
willing to undertake the construction
within a reasonable time.
Michael Seaman fell front the fifth
ereetiola in Nett York, down elevator
shaft. Ells 1100-potrid body struck a
scaffold at the fourth storey, ett withal
John Hainnsend Sled George MoN'tainara
wore workInt Ail three fell to the caller
and them 14 tile ibaties thottr4000tAz,
itihjekamssa
WARDENS ELECTED.
Brant—George Aitken of South Duni-
Dufferin—W. 11. Hunter of Garafraza.
Exeter—Gleorge MeEwan of 'Mansell.
Elgin—Daniel Long of Eagle.
Essex—Joseph De Rocher of Sandwich
Frontenao—Alex Munroe of Clarendon.
Groy—Matthow Richardson of Flesher -
ton.
Haliburton—Dr. Curry of Minden.
Halton—George Atfdrews of Oakville.
Lennox and Addington—James Bridal
of Napanee.
Lincoln—J. M. Ness of Merritton.
London --No election.
Lambton—Mr. Grant of Sembra.
Northumberland and Durham—T. B.
Curlew of Warkworth.
Oxford --M, T. Buchanan of Ingersoll,
On tarlo—James Carnegie of Port Perry.
Peterboro—J. B. Pearce of Norwood.
Perth—John Torrance of Milverton.
Prince Edward —W. C. Efillp Dirt.
Stormont, bandits and Glengarry --D.
C. McRae of Leneastor.
&moos—Thema& Devitt of Medonte.
Victoria—James Lithgrow of Verulara;
Wellington—Robert Scott of Guelph.
Waterloo—L. J. Berithaupt Of literlin.
York—George Righ.
00 Revel Dffittra.
London, Ian editarial in the,.
Liberal Meetingsi
himself end °there:—
date for West Huren, will hold meet:
ings as follows; to be addressed by
MR. GIARROW, the Liberal Cendi
Town Flit -r4, Pdoxemr, Fen, 7
Town Huss CLINTON, Thema; FEB, 8
All the above meetings to eminence
at 8 o'clock.
P10E401/0'0 Thum, ROLMESVILLE, FEB. 12
The oppdsition Candidate or his represen-
tative is invited to be present, and will have
a favorable opportenity to speak.
South Huron
M. Y. 11104E/AN, the Liberal Candi-
date for South Huron, and others, will
address the electors at the following,
tirnes and places, viz:—
MONDAY, Feb. 7, West End School,
TUESDAY, Feb. 8, Kyle'e Hall, Tucker -
smith, afternoon; Kippen, at night.
WEDNESbAY, Feb.' 9. Hills Green, after-
noonVarna, at night.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, Hayfield.
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, Holmesville.
MONDAY, Feb. 14, Farquhar, afternoon;
Horn's School Rouse, Usborne, night.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15, Elimville Town Hall
WEDNESDAY, Peb. 16, Strorg's School
House, Section 1, Usborne. e
THURSDAY, Feb. 17, Blake, afternoon;
Separate School, Drysdale, at night.
FRIDAY, Feb. 18, Cardno's Hall, Seaforth
Other meetings will be annotinced later on.
The afternoon msetings will commence
Mr Eilber, the Cont(Tvsnive Candidate,
or any one in his Lelia if, is „LIN i
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they are not as strong as you would therni
or perhaps they make your head ache ! If you
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We know how to test eyes, because we learn.
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perfectly. Scientific and accurate test free.
Moderate charges for glasses, if required.
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the public with confidence that the instruc-
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in this country. Individual instruction:
Students can enter at any time.
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That will intenst
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Steps in the PhOnle gystent.
System as taught in the.To-
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Common Errors in Speaki
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A Series of ExereiSe$$
Notes, Cautions and Su ,
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A., Principal Goderich Col-
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Algebraical Exercises.% and
Examination PaperS;
spector of Schools, Lanatton.
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Containing Chapters on
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Classification, Notes on,Les-
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Call and see them at
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As the change
of season iP now drawing near, we
ale caring our WINTER GOODS at
reduced prices, in order to make room
for Spring Goods.
Men's allwoolUnderwearyTheZi
Boy's:allwoolUnderwcar, 50c
Men's Knitted Shirts,....37ic
Men's Flannel Shirts, ....39c
Lined Kid Gloves, 90c for 60c
Men's:Linen Collars, 3 for 25c
A line of Roll Collars from 14 to 17 in
size, clearing at 2 for 25 eta
A. J. MORRISII, Clinton.
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