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The Clinton News-Record, 1898-08-11, Page 7'r In 71, MOM ?EWS.REColtu 1blialtea every THURSDAY RSD.AY at Tim efeeiD Printing HOW,©, Albert St., ..114;x3.'tQxaL, ADvemetense.i Bess. 1' Coltman 1 Yr. 0 MQ. 3 Me. 1 Mo l.n.. , ,o .... t520 00 S7 0 1"1"111 00020 00..,.....$35 00 52520 03 12 00 3 00 Column..,..... 20 00 12 00 7 00 2 50 moo........ lh 00 9 t0 5 00 1 00 Tneh;:. 000 3 50 2 "0 1 25 eirs,40eipl pt ej,t4nn from 16 to5 50 per cent extra. Mat advertisements 10 cents the first insertion; 3 cents Pee line eaob subsequent insertion— P4Tlpareil measure. Professional cards, net exceeding one inch, 55.00 per aanum, Advertisements without spec- ifies directions will be published till forbid and charged for accordingly. Transient notices—"Lost," "Found," "i''or Sale," etc. -50 cents for first in- sertion, 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. TRE NEWS -RECORD will be sent tie any address, free of postage, for 11.00 per year, payable in advance— e1.50 may be charged if not so paid. The date to which every subscription is paid is denoted by the number on the address label. No paper discontin- ued until all arrears are paid, except at the option of the proprietor. W. J. MITCHELL. Editor and Proprietor. 'THE MOLSON'S BANK Incorporated by Act of Peril ament 1855. t CAPITAL $2,000,000 REST - $1,500,000 Read Office, MONTREAL. f WM. MOLSON, MACPHERSON, President F. WOLFE1=AN THOMAS, Gen. Manager Notes discounted, Collections made, Drafts Issued, Sterling and American Exchange bought and sold. Interest allowed on Deposits SAVINGS BANK. Interest allowed on Mums of 81 and up. FARMERS. Money advanced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. No mort- gage required as security. H. O. BREWER, Manager, Clinton. G. D. MCTAGGART, Banker, ALBERT STREET, - CLINTON A General Banking Business Transacted. Notes Discounted. Drafts Issued. Interest Allowed on Deposits. SAL !L'A Y LOR CLINTON - - - ONT Fire, Accident and Life Insurance Trcnsacted. Represen:g several of the best Companies and any information relating to intnranoo gladly given. General District Agent for the Confederation Life Insurance Co. Money to Loan on Reasonable Rates. CONVEYANCING. John Ridout, Conveyancer, Commissioner, Etc. leTt Fire Insurance. - - Real Estate. Money to Lend. Office—HURON STREET, CLINTON MEDICAL. Dr. W. Gunn, R. C. P. and L. R. C. S., Edinburgh. Office—Ontario Street, Clinton,. Night cells at front door of residence on Ratten- bury Street, opp. Presbyterian Church. Dr Turnbull, Office in Perr'n's Rlock, Rattenbury St. Night calls at Office attended to. CLINTON, ONT. 1:1R. Milo CI ELS.T.1LTMIN. M.D. C. M., McGill; 1VI. C. P. S. V., Ont. Late ResidentPhysiclan to Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Office—Dr. Dowaley's stand, Rat- tenbury St. Night calls at Clarendon Hotel. Dr. Shaw, Office—Ontario Street, opposite English church„ formerly occupied by Dr. Apple - on. DENTISTRY. Much in Little Is especially true of Hood's Pills, for no mode eine ever contained so great curative power in so small 'pave. They area whole medicine A chest, alwaya ready, al- ways efficient, always sat- isfaotory; prevent a cold or fever, cure all liver ills, sick headache, jaundice, constipation, eto. 260. The only Pelts to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla ills GO TO THE Union Shaving Parlor For first-class Hair -Cutting and Shaving. Smith's block, opposite Post Office, Clinton, J. EMERTON, Proprietor. CENTRAL BUTCHER SHOP. FORD & MURPHY, (Successors to J. W. Langford.) Hiving bought out the above business, we intend to conduct it on the cash principle, and will supply our customers with the best meats at the lowest paying prices. Ford & Murphy. Dr, BRUCE, Surgeon Dentist. OFFICE—Over.- Taylor's Shoe Store, Clinton, Ont. Special attention to preser. vation of natural teeth. N. B —Will visit Blyth every Monday and Bayfield every Thursday afternoon during he summer. DR. AGNEW, DENTIST. Office Hours, - q to 5. At Zurich the second Thursday of each month. VETERINARY. J. E. Blackall, VETERINARY SURGEON AND VETERINARY INSPECTOR. Live Hogs Wanted, Highest Market Price Paid. D. CANTELON. Clinton. Office on Isaac Street next New Era office Residence, Albert St., Clinton. LEGAL. Scott & McKenzie, BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. CLINTON AND HAYFIELD. Clinton Office—Elliott Block, Isaac st, Bay field Office—Open every Thursday —Main street, first door west of Post Office, Money to loan. James Scott. E. H. McKenzie, E, Campion, Q C., ster, - Solicitor, - Notary, &c„ GODERiCH, ONT. OFFICE—Over Davis' Drug Store. Money to Loan. GEO. TItOWHILL, Horseshoer and General Blacksmith Albert Street, North, Clinton. JOBBING A SPECIALTY. Woodwork ironed anel firat.olass material and work guaranteed. Farm Implements and machines rebuilt and repaired. M. O. Johnston, Barrister, Solicitor, Commissioner, Etc. OODERiCH, - ON F. Oefeca.-..Cor. Hamilton and St. Andrew's Streets. W. Brydone, TO THE FARMERS! Study your own interest and go where you can get RELIABLE - HARNESS I mauufaoture none but the best of stook. Beware of shops that sell cheap, as they have got to live. C.tll and gat prices. Orders by mail promptly attended to. John Bell, Harness Emporium, Blyth, Ont l,rrister, Solicitor, Notary Public, &c. OFFICE : BEAVER BLOCK, - CLINTON FUNNIGRAMS. 11111141114 On the Farm. iw�tl✓�.��— HIN'TS FOR BUTTER -MAKING. The governors of the Munster (Ire- land) Dairy School and Agricultur- al Institute recently issued some very terse directions for making butter, which may be of interest ands value to dairymen on this side of the water: The first essential to good butter - making is through cleanliness, as dirt either on the cow, in the dairy, or on the utensils is sure, sooner or later, seriously to affect the butter. Before milking, moisten the cow's udder with a little clean, cold water, and dry with a rough, clean cloth hav- ing previously rubbed the right flank and udder with a wisp of clean hay or straw, so as to prevent any loose hair or dirt getting into the milk. Milk quickly and gently, having pre- viously washed, the hands. Dipping the fingers intd the milk is a filthy prac- tice, raytice, and results in a constant drip- ping of dirty liquid into the milk, causing the milk to turn sour and bad very rapidity. Milk the last drop from each cow, The udder of each cow should be strip- ped after the general milking is fin- ished. Strain the milk from each cow im- mediately after milking, through a few folds of clean muslin and into a cool- er, which should be always kept, where possible, outside the cow -house and away from the manure heap. When all are milked, set at once in tinned iron shallow pans, at a depth of from two to four inches in summer, and four to six inches in winter. To obtain the best results from shal- low setting, the milk should be stet di- rectly it is taken from the cow. The dairy should be kept as nearly as possible at a temperature of 58 deg., and should be dry, well ventilated, and surrounded by pure air. Skim off the cream with a tin skim- mer at the end of 'twelve hours; but as all the cream will not have risen in this time, the milk should be again skim- med at the end of another twelve hours, and finally after a third per- iod of twelve hours has elapsed, or three times in thirty-six hours. The skimmer should not be perforated, and in skimming no drops should ba allow- ed to fall back into the pan. In taking off the last layer of cream, special care should be taken not to remove any skim -milk. Stir cream well as each skimming Ls added to the cream vessel, so as, to insure even ripening or souring. Never mix sweet with sour cream immedi- ately before churning, as this causes some of the cream to escape with the buttermilk. All cream for churning should be mixed at least tweive hours before churning. To obtain the best results, cream should be slightly a.cid for churning. As acidity develops very rapidly in summer, particular care should be tak- en to retard it at the proper stage. if allowed to get too sour, the flavor and keeping quality of the butter, will be spoiled. Keeping the cream cool by placing the cream vessel in very Bold water, will prevent its getting too sour. To sour or ripen cream for churn- ing in winter,heat it the previous even- ing to a temperature of 65 deg. Fah., then add a little sour butter -milk or skim -milk (free from any had flavor); wrap the cream vessel up in flannel or brown paper to keep in the heat. Next morning it should be sufficiently ripe, The exact time when cream is ripe can only he determineel by the taste, and a knowledge of the exact flavor indicating perfect ripeness by practice; consequently,all butter -makers should attend the lectures given in their Lives of great men all remind us h'ow important• it is to use good judg- ment in the selection of a biographer. Only Single Men Know—Do you know how to manage a woman? Why, of course not. I'm married. A Matter Worth Mention—What's the matter, Little Dick? Say, Mr. Higby, why don't you bring my sister more candy an' not so many roses? Waiting --Young Man—So, Miss Ella is your eldest sister. Who comes af- ter her? Small Brother—Nobody has come as yet ; but pa says the first fel- low that comes can have her. Mrs. Naborly—So , your name is the same as your papa's, Harry ? Harry Yes'm. Mrs. Naiwrly—How do you know when your mammacalls who she means ? harry—Oh, she always calls me kind of coaxing. The Reason—Dobbs--There's a man greatest importance, and as a ther- mometer costs but a shilling, no dairy should be without one. tter should be packed while firm into seat, white wood packages, free from smell and flavor of any kind,and lined with the best vegetable parch- ment: A neat and clean package not only appeals at once to the eye, but enhances very much the value of good butter. When a firkin is nut filled at once, the top layer of the butter al- ready in it ts'hould be scraped off before adding a new lots of butter. If a barrel ohurn is used, see that the hole for drawing off the butter- milk is at the opposite side from the opening through which the cream is placed in the churn; have also tinned, shallow pans, "wood hands" for mak- ing butter and for taking it from churn; a keeler, thermometer, and a supply of clean muslin for straining. In large dairies a butter -worker should always be provided. All milk vessels and muslin should be used as soon as possible after using by first rinsing in cold water, then washing with hot water, and finally scalding with boiling water. After this the vessels should be thoroughly dried and put out in the air. The churn before being used should be first scald- ed with boiling water, then scrubbed with salt, and rinsed with cold water. who shaves several times a day,. Wig - districts, to receive a fuller explana- tion of this important part of butter - making. To heat cream for ripening or churn- ing, place the cream vessel in a larg- er vessel containing hot water not exceeding 120 deg.; keep the cream stirred until the required temperature is reached. Cream should be rburned as soon as ever the proper degree of ripeness has been reached. .Before churning, bring the cream to the proper temperature, which in sum- mer should be from 52 deg,to 58 deg., and in winter from 58 to 62 deg. Strain the cream into the churn through coarse straining or cheese cloth until half full, Commence churning rather slowly at first, ventilate frequently, increase the speed gradually up to from 40 to 45 revolutions per minute with barrel churn, and slow again towards the fin- ish. Great attention should be paid to the time for stopping the. churning. This should be done when the butter is noticed to be in very fine grains — when it presents the appearance of very fine meal and milk mixed, Some very cold water should then be added, to reduce the temperature to 55 deg. This hardens the grains and prevents them gathering into a lump, and also facilitates the removal of the butter- milk. Churning may again go on un- til the grains are about as large as a turnip seed. At this stage churning should cease, as further churning will not increase the yield, hut will spoil what is already made. Draw off the buttermilk through a half sieve; and pour on asufficient am- ount of pure cold water to float the grains well; give the churn a few sharp turns. after which draw off the water. If the butter is for keeping, repeat this two or three times, other- wise one, or at most, two washings will he quite enough. Too much wash- ing takes away the delicate flavor of the butter, Take the butter from the churn with the "wood hands," mix the salt lightly with it; then press two or three Limes, either on the butter worker or on the keeler, with the "wood hands." After this the butter should be laid aside in acool place until sufficiently hard, and to allow the salt to dissolve. At the end of this time the working may be finished. when the salt should he thoroughly mixed, thus prevent- ing streakinesss, and all superfluous water removed. The dryesalting of butter, as contrasted with using brine, should always be followed. Tho granular condition of the butter should be preserved throughout the whole process of working. This can be done by working the butter with a pressing, not a rubbing or drawing, action—rubbing or drawing spoils t he texture, Any injury to the grain spoils the flavor, n,ppearance and keep- ing quality of the butter. Never use the hands in working but- ter. The heat of the hands will spoil the flavor and texture, and the, in- eensihle perspiration coming from the skin will decompose the butter. The regulation of the temperature by the use of the thermometer is of the gin—You don't mean it. I should think there'd be nothing left of his face. Dobbs—It doesn't hurt his face at all. He's a barber. I shall die with my boots on 1 he cries. Drums are beating; flags flut- ter; multitudes cheer and weep alter- nately. I shall certainly die unless I get them off soon I he groans ; for he is not used to parading in military boots. Proposition Declined—She — Well, then; I'll just, buy what I want and have the bills sent to you I Ile—But we ought to have some understanding as to the amount. She, gayly—Oh, no I No agreement in restraint of trade. Wifey—Db you think there is a man that could conscientiously say to his wife, You are the only woman I ever loved? Hubby—Only one that I can think of. \Vifey—Who? You, dear- est ? Hubby—Oh, no; Adam. Explained at Last—He—Why is it, I should like to know, that a woman nev- er hits what she throws et? Is it due to some fault in the construction of her arm? She—No. A woman never throws anything until she is so mad she cannot see straight 1 Vindicated—Prisoner, said the court, ,you have been arrested as a suspicious character. You appear to have no visi- ble means of support I Then his wife stepped forth and held up her hands, after which there was nothing to do but discharge bim. How She Looked at It—Mr. Short— My dear, Miss Kate, I have a very seri- ous question I wish to ask you. Miss Long—What is it, pray? Mr. Short —Will you marry me? Miss Long, scornfully—Do you call that serious, Mr. Short.? Why, I don't think I ever heard anything so ridiculous. A Double Resemblance—Farmer Oat - bin, sadly—Children are jest like a brood of young quail. As soon as they get old enough, away they go from the old nest in every direction. Farmer Corncrib, more sadly—Yeas; jest like quail. As soon as they mate, away they come back to the old feeding ground again. HEAVY SALES. Eastern Capitalist—See here) When I bought thee corner lots of you, you told me you had sold five 'hundred thousand dollars worth of real estate in this section in one year. T can't find a customer for a foot of my land. Did you really sell that much le that length of time? . Western Man—Yes sire.e, see, iC was the sheriff. You SPAIN'S SUNSHINE. Spain has more sunshine than any other eountry in Europe, the yearly average being 3,000 hours. GREEN FOOD FOR STOCK. In summer the) pasture is severely taxed, not only to provide for alarge herd, but also to make growth when the land has not been supplied with plant food, in the form of manure or fertilizer. Some farmers relieve the pasture from close and constant crop- ping by growing some kind of green crop, such as sweet corn, oats, or sow peas, the cattle being turned on the crops when the plants are young in order to take them off the pasture long enough to give the grass a start. As the crops so grown can be used at any sta,ge it requires but a short time to provide suchgreen food for the stock. But little labor is required, the land being stirred with a disc cultiva- tor, and the seed broadcasted, and the land then rolled. The cost of such a temporary crop is but little, while the rest that is given the pastures will be of great service to the plants. If there is danger from 'trampling of the green food it may be cut and fed to the cows. A mixture of oats and peas broadcasted together, has long been used by some farmers, but any kind of green crop will answer, as the ob- ject is to take the cows off the pas- ture, and at the same time provide a substitute for grass in a manner not to diminish the yield of milk by the cOws. SHEEP ON CLEARED LAND. Wherever woodland is cleared a flock of sheep is extremely valuable to keep the cleared soil from being overgrown with bushes, weeds, and shrubs which usually come up in the following years, It is desirable to get the cleared land in grass as soon as possible. When it is once seeded down it may be pastur- ed with sheep all through the summer, not only without injuring the grase, but positively benefiting it, as the sheep will devote most of their time to trimming down the bushes and eat- ing the leaves which shade the land. To shrubbery, an excess of sheep should be put in the cleared lot, and these must be fed some grain, so as to make their browse diet digest better. BEGINNINGS WITH POULTRY. The domestic fowl is very prolific, and a flock can be made to increase rapidly if care is given. To begin with five hundred or a thousand hens re- quire large capital at the start, as the fowls must be purchased and suitable buildings prepared, but it is not diffi- cult to secure large flocks on limited capital if the beginning is made with a few and the number gradually in- creased, as the increase of the flock is also an increase of capital. A flock of hens returns an income daily, thus assisting to provide capital at the start. THEY TELL THEIR STORY. 141..01101, WHAT THE BRAVE SPANISH OF- FICERS SAY OF THE BATTLE. eery luteruatleg .tt,uuula of the Sea right off Santiago - What Cervera's 0111ccrs Say About 11. Spanish officers connected with Ad- miral Cervera's destroyed fleet tell some interesting facts about the en- gagement. Acorrespondent of tbe New York Sun, writes the following from the U. S. S. Iowa:— Here is the story as told by the exe- cutive officer of the Vizcaya: "Ad- miral Cervera had intended to make an attempt to escape from the har- bor at 11 p.m., on the night of July 2, but at a council of war held on the morning of that day it was decided that the risk of grounding in the narrow channel at night was too great It was then proposed and decided to go out at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday, while the cres of your ships would probably be at dwivine service. THAT '1'ER,RIFIC FIRE. "Accordingly the flagship Infanta Maria led the way. We, in the Vizcaya, followed. The fire from your guns was terrific; shells were continually strikes ing us at all points, and it seemed as if each shell started a new fire wher- ever it struck. Our men were driven from their guns by the rain of second- ary battery projectiles and by the fire and smoke of .burning wood on our ships. In twenty minutes fires had started fore and af t. The decks and the joiner work in the officers' quar- ters, and all along the berth deck took fire, and it was no longer possible to keep our men at their guns. "What could we dot Beach our ship and take to the boats was our only re- sort. We ran the Vizcaya ashore, and found that every boat was smashed or riddled. They sank as soon as they were lowered and many of us jumped into the water and struck out for land. Others remained on board and all awaited anxiously the arrival of your boats, which came promptly to our assistance. I am worn out with weeks of anxiety and care,weighed down with the consciousness of my responsibility and the knowledge that sooner or later, what has happened to - 'i7 j must happen." INTO KIND HANDS. TH.EATERrLOVING CITY. A correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung writes that, in proportion to its size, Barcelona is the most theater - loving city in the world. \Vith half a million inhabitants, it has 11 theaters, one, of which holds 3,600 spectators, half a dozen music halls, etc., all of which are crowded nightly, notwithstanding the war. NOT HIS LEGS. A Russian peasant having gone to the town to' buy himself a pairs of new boots, fell asleep by the roadside on his way home, and was stripped of his cherished boots by a light-fingered tramp; but his sleep remained un- broken till a passing wagoner, seeng him lying half across the track, shout- ed to him to take his legs out of the way. My legs? echoed the half -aroused sleeper, rubbing his eyes: those legs ain't mine—mine had boots onl PCAN'i' iNT.ELLIGENCE. Something like intelligence is often exhibited by plants. If, during a dry season, a bucket. of water be placed near a growing pumpkin or melon vine, in the course of a few days the vine will turn from its course and get at least one of its leaves in the water. ONE ON THE 'BOOKKEEPER. I told my wife I had to stay down town late to get a balance. What did she say ? She said I seemed to have lost it be- fore I got home. VERY FOXY. Henry, she said, disconsolately, you didn't give me a birthday gift. By Jove, that's so, said Henry, hut, you see, you always look so young that I can't realize you ever had birth- days. Then she was happy, and he smiled the mean, subtle smile of a man who has saved money. NO WORK FOR HIM. ltTy friend, said the temperance lec- turer solemnly, you ought to stop drinking. Possibly, possibly, returned the oth- er ; but if evelryhody should take your advice did you ever stop to think what you would do for a living 4 Now and then a good man runs amass a problem that just about takes his breath away. FRATERNITY vs. SOAP. London—T hold that one man is Just, as good as another. Now, why do you object (to my society/ Is it because of my poverty!' Iiighup—No, sir, Because of my nationality. No, air. (Bemuse of my religont No, sir. Them„ wthy? Because you smell bad. in the Calf of his leg; but our surgeon was busy trying' to atop the flow of blood from a man who was bleeding to death, so the heroic sailor said t "Oh, I'm all right ; all I want is a cigar- ette," Then, having smoked one, in- stead of fainting lie actually went to sleep. Such a man deserves to live, and yet our surgeon fears he will not. Lieut. Luis Fajardo y Plnzon climb- ed up the side of our ship with slight assistance, drew himself up at atten- tion, and saluted with his right hand, while his left a.rm was hanging simply) by a muscle. PATIENT AND BRAVE. No man could witness the patience and fortitude displayed by these poor, suffering prisoners without experienc- ing increased respect for them, and pitying them for the cruel state of affairs in Spain that insists upon their being offered up as a sacrifice to the god of pride. Understanding the condition of af- fairs here at Santiago, notwithstand- ing that our forces were sure to ad- minister a crushing defeat in case the enemy came out, I must bear wit- ness to the courage of Admiral Cer- vera, his officers, and his men. It was a cruel fate. They knew that they .were offering themselves up in mak- ing a desperate effort, and they chose to do it because there was only one alternative—that of giving up without a struggle. They played their last pard and lost. As the first gun of our usual national noon salute was fired and our officers all stood up and uncovered, the Span- ish officers did likewise and their men followed the example, all stand- ing in respectful silence until the last gun was fired. Another officer said: "For twenty clays I have had no rest..Every night we expected some kind of an attack. One day, when you bombarded,.E1 Morro, a shell came over the heights and wrecked my room. .Ever since the war began 1 have known that this day must come. Particularly since May 29, when you blockaded us in Santiago harbor, we have been under a nervous strain such as the knowledge of certain defeat, deferred from day to day, must always induce. imagine to what a tension our nerves have been wrought' up. We knew perfectly well that in coming out of our harbor we were coming to our destruction, but it was a sacrifice that we had to make for our honor and our country. There was no way out of it, and, since it had to come, 1 cannot but feel relieved that it is over, and I am grateful to God that we have fallen into such kind hands." .Another officer said he had swum ashore and bis watch had been taken from him by the Cubans. Several pris- oners were taken out of the hands of the Cubans. He said: "We seafaring men can never be personal enemies. It is only the ships that are enemies, and now that we have lost our ships, lost, everything, indeed, save our honor, we can feel only gratitude for the kindness with which you have receiv- ed us. The Colon managed to withstand the fire of your guns better than our other cruisers because her 5 -inch arm -- our kept out your secondary battery and other small projectiles.. it was these that did us so much damage, setting us on fire at every explosion. One of your shells struck and exploded a torpedo on our ship. One of the engineers said that water came into the engine rooms and fire rooms, and--thert. the cranks revolving blinded everybody in the engine rooms with flying water and oil. The pumps were disabled by debris and would no Longer free the bilges of water. The chief engineer was killed by escaping steam, and the greater part of the engineers' force was either drowned or scalded." When all our prisoners were safely on board we steamed slowly back to- ward Santiago. Three bodies were re- covered, anal two of the wounded pris- oners died after being brought on board. These five were reverently consigned to the deep with military honors after a brief prayer by the Vizcaya's chaplain. About thirty of our prisoners were wounded, all of whom bore their suffering with most admirable spirit. One poor fellow had his right foot knocked off above the ankle and another severe wound SOLDIER CYCLISTS. In Germany soldier cyclists have a special course of cycling drill to go through, and they are supplied with thoroughly guod and reliable machines. Each man must, be able to take his cycle to pieces and put it together again, in the shortest possible time, and receives the most minute instruc- tion in repairing it, etc., so that in case of accident he is able himself to put everything in order again. Dur- ing the summer the German military cyclist is drilled in the most thorough manner, it being the intention of the military authorities to render this branch of the service especially effi- cient as scouts. Dyspepsia Degrades its victims. It puts them in the power of the weakest organ of the body and makes them its slaves. They must eat to suit it, drink to suit it, and live a lenten life of self-denial. AYER'S PILLS have cured many bad cases of dyspepsia—they will cure you, if yon are suffering from that disease. Mrs. H. B. Anderson, 16 Williams Street, Grand Rapids, Mich., writes : "Ayers Pills cured me bf dyspepsia from which I bad suffered for three years. They beat every other medi- cine.", A YER'S PILLS Cure Dyspepsia COULDN'T BE DONE. At one of the gatherings in an elec- toral leo-toral campaign Sir Ellis Asbmead Bart- lett was frequently interrupted by a man in the body of the hall who re- sented his uncompromising remarks upon political opponents. The knight bore his trial with admirable good humor, till, seeing an opening for scor- ing apoint, he said: "Now, I'm going to tell you some- thing about the late Liberal Govern- ment that will make my friend's hair stand on end," indicating, with asmil- ing nod,the,vigorous critic in the body of the hall, "Wrong again l" shouted the irre- pressible one, removing his cap and dis- playing a head as smooth as a billiard ball. "It can't be done." HUMMING BIRDS. Humming birds are domesticated by placing in their cages a number of pa- per flowers of tubular form containing a small quantity of sugar and water, which must be frequently renewed. Of this liquid the birds partake, and quickly become apparently contented with their captivity. SMOOTHING THE WAY. My lawyer told me he thought I would have a hard time establishing my claims under the will. What did you say ? I asked him how much more money he wanted., if you are doctor in wh con fidence. If you need a want one that has for years; not an o tried thing that is urg you, or on which you say few cents—that is no consid- eration as against health. For wasting in children or adults, Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypo - phosphites has been the recognized remedy for twen- ty=five years. ,oc. and $I.00, sll druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Ch.mists, Toronto. The McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Farm and Isolated Town Property Only Insured. OFFICERS: George Watt, President, Harlock P.O.: Jas. Broadfoot Vice• Pros., Seaforth P O.: W. J. Shannon. Sec'y'1'reas. Soafor'h, P.O. ; Michael Murdie, Inspector of losses, Seaforth. P.O. DIRECTORS: James Broadfoot, Seaforth ; Michael Mur - die, Seatorth: Geoqrge Dale. Seaforth ; Geo 'gm Watt, Harlock ; Thomas E. Hays, 6eafnr• h Alex. Gardiner. Leadburyy �• Thomas Garbo. t, Clinton; John McLean, Kipper, AGENTS: Thomas Notions. Harlo.k; Robert McMillan, Seaforth and James Cummings, Egmondvllle, Parties desirous to effect insurance or trap• sact other business will be promptly atten ped to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their respective post offices, Grand' Trunk Railway. Trains arrive and leave Clinton Station as follows : Buffalo and Goderich District :— Going West, Mixed " " Express " Mixed " " Express Going East, Express ,t It Io,15a,m. 12.55 p.m, 7.05 Pen. 10.27 p.m. 7.40 a, m; 2.55 p.m) 4.35 p.m. "- Mixed London, Huron and Bruce: -- Going South, Express 7.47 a.m. 41 41 41 4.30 Pen - Going North, " 10,15 a.m, " ,{ " 6.55 p,m. M. C. DICKSON, W. E. DAVIS, Dis. Pass: Agent, G. P. & T. A., Toronto. Montreal. A. O. PATTJSON, G.T.R. Agent at Clinton. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention 1a probably patentable. Communica- tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive epeclat notice, without charge, In the Scientific JImerican. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir- culation of any scientific journal. Terme. $3 a year ;I�four gmonths, til. 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