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The Clinton News-Record, 1898-08-25, Page 7It TM elm NE113•REUDIt» Loral Noted every THURSDAY at Tins �N>li'rfl3IIR>I S4s)a Printing Reuse, Albert Bt., 1' t'li�tsZt, oax"t. 1., ' 4AVEliTision RATns, 1 Ct?lu q„ . 1 Yr. 63Me. 3g0M0. 1 Mo 1.4_,V°1,311111 35 000 00 t20 00 $12 00 800 xewatun 20 00 12 00 7 00 2 50 t',„°„,111001.... g••' 8O0 3 t00 5 0000 1 00 e„ww.. �"? !a olden horn 1t5 to 60 per cent extra. '""'440 elent advertisements 10 cents icer line for the :First insertion; 8 cents Per line each subsequent insertion— 'uortlatxeil treasure. Professional cards, sot :exceeding one inch, 85.00 per annum Advertisements without spec- ific directions will be published till forbid and charged for accordingly. Transient notices—"Lost," "Found," 'll'or Sale," etc. -50 cents for first in- sertion, 25 cents for each subsequent vxRE NEWS -RECORD will be sent to any address, free of postage, for SI•00 per year, payable in advance— $1'50 may be charged if not so paid. The date to which every subscription ispaid is the denoted add ess lbel. No paper the ndiscontin- ued until all arrears are eai8, except at the option of the proprietor. • W. J. MITCHELL. ' 1 Editor and Proprietor. THE MOLSON'S BANK Incorporated by lie t of Parliament 1835. CAPTTAI. REST $2,000,000 $1,500,000 Read Offlee, - MONTREAL. W M. MOLFOv, MAf THIi:RsoN, President B.WOLFIitsTAN 1 I .A S, Gen. Manager No+esdi-ronnted, C. Pectinne mode. Drafts ]issued. Sterling and American Exehatge taught and sold. Interest allowed on Deposits SAVINGS BANK. Interest allowed on surae of 51 and up. I 1 FARMERS, Money advanced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. No mort- gage required as security. H. C. BREWER, Manager, Clinton. G. D. MCTAGGA RT, Banker, ALBERT STREET, - CLINTON A General Banking Business Transacted. Notes Discounted, Drafts Issued. Interest Allowed on Deposits. Si0e9>S T.A.-r.c CLINTON - - - ONT Fire. Accident and Life Insurance Transacted. Represen a several of th:, best Companies and any information 'alai ,ng to insurance gladly given. General Di.trir.t Agent for the Confederation 1.ife Insur one Co Money to Loan on Reasonable Rates. CONVEYANCING. John Ridout, Conveyancer, Commissioner, Etc. Fire Insurance. re Real Estate. Money to Lend. Office—HURON STREET, CLINTON MEDICAL. Dr. W. Gunn, R. C. P. and L. Ft, C. S., Edinburgh. Office—Ontario Street, Clinton. Night Calls at front door -of residehce on Ratten- bury Street, Opp. Presbyterian Church. Dr. Turnbull, Office 'in Perrin's Block, Rattenbury St. Ii -----r • Night calls at Office attended to. CLINTON, ONT. ZPI . MCotDA.T.][.tQl�C. M.D. C, M., McGill ; M. C. P. S. 0., Ont. Late Resident Physician to Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Ofce—Dr. Dowsb-y'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. Dr, BRUCE, - Surgeon Dentist. OFFICE—Over Taylor's Shoe Store, Cliirton, Ont. Special attention to preser- - vatt0n of natural teeth. N.I3 —Will visit lilyth every Monday and Bayfield every Thursday afternoot) during he summer. DR. AGNEW, DENTIST. Office flours, .- 9 to 5. At Zurich the second Thursday of each month. VETERINARY. J. E. Blackall, VETERINARY SURGEON AND VETERINARY INSPECTOR. Office on Isaac Street next New Era office Residence, Albert St., Clinton. LEGAL. Scott & McKenzie, BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC. CLINTON AND BAYFIELD. Clinton Office—Elliott Block, Isaac st, Bayfield Office—Open every Thursday -Main street, first door west of Post Office. Money to loan. James Scott. E. R. McKenzie.. E, Campion, Q.C., Beirut - Solicitor, - Notary, &c., GODERICH, ONT. OPPlCL---Over Davis' Drug Store. Money to Loan. Iwo M. O. Johnston, Barrister, Solicitor, Commissioner, Etc. GODERICI1, • ON r, OPPtee--Cor. Hamilton and St. Andrew's Streets. % Erydone, Iarrister, Solicitpra Notary Public, &c, Omen BEAVER BLOCM;, CLINTON, asy to Take asy . to Operate Are features peouier to Hood's Pllm. Small V Nae, taste's", elotent, Ilsorougbb. Ai ono matt veldt " You never know yon have taken a pill till ft is all over." 260.0. I. Hood & Co., Proprietors, Lowell, Masi. 93te only pills to tike with Hood's Erreaparllia' Pills 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, (tuc0eseors to J. W. Langford.) Having bought out the above businene, we intend to conduct it on the cash principle, and will supply our customers with the best meats at the lowest paying prices. Ford do Murphy. Live Hogs Wanted. Highest Market Price Paid. D. CANTELON. Clinton GEO. TROWEL, Horseshoer and General Blacksmith Albert Street, North, Clinton. JOBBING A SPECIALTY. Woodwork Ironed and gsist-class material and work gnarnnteed. Farm implements and machines rebuilt and repaired. TO THE FARMERS! Study yelp own interest and go where You can get RELIABLE - HARNESS I manufacture none but the best of stock. Beware of shops that sell cheap, us they have got to ltvo. C111 and get prices. Orders by mail promptly attended to John Bali, Harness Emporium, Blyth. Ont CADIZ IN WAR TIMES. The Forts Old and the Guns Obsolete -- now tlevllle Arouses welt In the brilliant sunshine cf spring no happier looking town could be seen, writes a correspondent. And yet it is not in the least happy. No place in Spain has suffered more from the drain and drag of the last three years. From its harbor --it has seen the best youth of the country drafted away to almost certain misery, sickness or death. -';ilio, numbers .whieh :people. tell. me have left its port for Cuba vary from 120,000 up to infinity. Many thou- sands at all events have gone, and few return. Ship after ship has started amidst the shouting and tears, and, after all, Spaniards have bowels very much the same as other people. Things have been going from bad to worse, and now well, ' the worst is not as long as we can say this is the worst. On land, meantime, almost the only signs of life are the ontinuous efforts of gangs of men to construct or patch up a fort near the end of the penin- sula, close beside the strip of public garden, now full of roses in bloom. I can see the nose of one very Iarge new gun, wrapped in swaddling cloth- es, and I think there is another. It is possible that those are the only two guns of importance in Cadiz, and that is why all this cement and atone is being lavished on their defence. The whole town, it is true, is surrounded with forts, and there must be 200 guns in position, but they appear to be small and old-fashioned for the most part, and the fortifications, though magni- ficent to look at, are almost as obso- lete as the lunettes of Uncle Toby and Corporal Trim. Across the bay, how- ever, at the point of Santa Catalina, I can see five tents of engineers en- gaged upon a grand new fortification of which people speak with pride. The people hardly seem to realize the meaning of war, though the feel- t ing against America, and England, too, is of course, intense. 1 have noticed two peculiar instances: When the United States of America Consul left Cadiz the landlord turned his furni- ture into the street, and the English Consul had great difficulty in finding it a shelter. And at the patriotic bull fight in Seville last ,Wednesday each bull bore the name of some Amer- ican Minister, which added a spice to the slaughter. Even when the big- gest got his horns entangled in a horse's inside and threw him over his head, the people did not applaud as usual, They could not cheer even a. four -footed McKinley. HINTS FOR THE FARMER. OARIE OF THE TEAM IN BUMMER, During the summer months farmers and teamsters are liable to have more or less difficulty in keeping the shoul- ders and necks of their teams from be- coming galled and sore. The hotter the weather the more care is neces- sary. With proper care and vigilance, much of the difficulty can be prevent- ed, and prevention is better than cure. Ill-fitting collars and harness are a fruitful oause of sore shoulders and necks. The Dollar should fit the neck snug and tight, like a glove fits the hand, with room enough at the bottom to allow the open hand to pasoreadily inside of R. To secure a perfeot fit Ls of the utmost importance. Fre- quently collars are purohased during the winter or early spring when the horses are in good flesh. With regu- lar work the team loses weight elides a consequenoe the collars are too large, finless carefully watohed, and the col- lar adjusted, the shoulders will be- come chafed and bruised. It is a good plan to wash the shoulders and neck with cold water every evening, when commencing work in the spring or during hot weather. The addition ofm salt or aluto the water will make it more effective in preventing any soreness. It removes the inflamation and toughness the skin. 1 have found the use of a pad—either a hair -filled or a felt pad—advantageous in the case of a collar that is too Large. The harness should fit the collar pro- perly and be fastened tight against it. If the Lames are not properly fitted the point of draft will not be at the proper place, and the point subject to extra pressure will soon become bruis- ed. I prefer a canvas -faced, hair -filled collar without a neck -pad, to anything else I ever used. They are heavy at the bottom, but light at the top, and are made to unfasten at the top when putting on, which is a. great improve- ment ovex the old way of slipping the collar over the head. 'l he collar should be well cleaned every morning. All ac- cumulations of sweat and dirt should be removed, leaving the surface per- fectly smooth, Sore necks can usually be prevented by allowing no weight to rest upon them. Put springs under the wagon tongue to carry its weight, use no agricultural implement that is not balanced. Let a team pull the weight, but never carry any of it on their necks. Frequent backing without the use of breeching and choke straps will also cause sore necks. Either have the horses properly harnessed 'or do not force them to back with a load. The style of breeching called hip breeching as serviceable, light and inexpensive. Make the team as comfortable as pos- sible at all times, especially in hot weather. 'Use harness as light as con- sistent with the work required, and have them well fitted. , Harness should be cleansed and oiled frequently, using less oil, however, than at otherseasons, as liberal oiling has a ten- dency to make the harness hotter than they would otherwise bo. Neatsfoot oil is preferable to any other as ii. will not become gummy. THE FARMER -BOY. And in all things be careful that you keep up to the letter of your agreements with your boy. Do not think that because he is a boy you can violate a bargain made with him any more than you would violate one Reade with a man. Xeep yourself and your boy out of neighborhood feuds. Life is too short to be spent in profitless dissensions. Better suffer wrong than to bristle with indignation over every little fancied slight or injustice, like the porcupine. By and by your boy will fall in love. It ie the inevitable fate, and you need not be surprised at it, and you cer- tainly should not beindignant because of it. And when that time comes, let your boy choose for himself. You would not have wanted that boy's grandfather to do the courting for you. And when he marries the girl of his choice and brings her home to the farm, make her welcome, and treat her with the kindness and consideration you want shown to one of your own daughters when she goes out from the home nest to try her fortunes in the home of her husband's people. And lastly, but not Ieastly, see to it, that the health of the women of your household is not ruined by work and ares all too many for them to carry. Never allow them toga to an outside well for water; to split kindlings; to milk cows; to feed hogs; to saru;b un- painted floors; to toil long into the hot afternoons, when delicate and sensitive nerves need rest and relaxation. We know from bitter experience that he hired girl is not perfect, and that her presence in the kitchen of the thrifty housewife is often a vexation of spirit, but she is a necessary' evil, and your wife needs her, and must get rec- onciled to her. Every mother of a family needs hours of quiet rest—hours for reading, for relaxation and for thought—that she may train up her boy to ways of truth and honor, and be able to make home so delightful to him that no outside attraction will be powerful enough to draw him away from it. And may God speed the day when in some wise the old way shall be again honored and respected, and it shall lie the pride of the young man of the not far distant future to be able to 'say; "This farm bas been in my family for more than two centuries, and God helping me, it shall never go outof the name while I live." EXPENSES OF THE GROOM. • There seems to be a great deal of uncertainty existing as to the pecun- iary part which a bridegroom takes at his own wedding. At a recent very swell affair the two young people about to be united in the holy bonds of wedlock sat down deliberately and totaled up the entire expenses of the wedding—they amounted to a very large sum, to he sure,—and then divid- ed them evenly between the two men —the father and the groom. In point of fact, and as a matter of good taste, he should pay only for the carriage which takes the bridal couple from the church and to the station, with all the fees incidental to a ehureh wedding and the gifts of flowers and jewelry to the ushers and bridesmaids. This ought t0 be his dp1e money reality, be- sides hia present to the bride herself. Isis expenses come afterward. , A 13AD COMBINATION. Weary—Say, Dusty, how was it ser' didn't, manage ter pinch dat ebainlese bile() dat was leaned up agin dat house back dare? iltlsty-Well, yer see, dere was a chainless bulldog wot didn't like me looks --see 1' TREATMENT FOR PEAR BLIGHT. This trouble is due to at bacterial dis- ease, the germs of which enter the tree through the flower or breaks in the bark. The ,young inner bark and the cambium layer are most, seriously affected. Situated beneath the bark, It is impossible to check the trouble by spraying. When any particular part becomes affected, as indicated by the blackened leaves, out off some d1e- tance below the injury and burn. `thorough work should be done after the growing period. , This is by no means a sure preventive, but it is tebout the only method of checking the disease. I 1 1. ' rw,r.,';,,.,. In a succulent, rapidly growing tree the blight bacteria find more favor- able conditions of growth than one which develops more slowly and vig- orously. A succulent growth induced Ute severe pruning should be avoided. Experiments Have proven that with- holding water from, potted trees has cheeked the pregress of the disease. In addition to pear trees, thin blight at- tacks the apple, crab, quince, mountain ash, service berry and several speoies of hawthorn, EXTREMES IN FEEDINS.4 STOCK. Extremes are dangerous. One class of fanners do not feed enough for *re- fit, especially after grass is gone, while the other class believes in the theory of "the more feed the more product." Both are wrong. An animal may con- sume more food than it can digest, making the product expensive. Feed- ing depends on variety. Too much corn or ground grain in the eummer season will oause bowel difficulty, and an excess in winter without the addi- tion of bulky material gives no corres- ponding benefit, as it is voided. Give the animals a sufficiency, but not ex- clusively of one kind of food. DIZZY SPEED ON A TRICYCLE. A Petroleum Motorcycle That Attains the Speed of an Express Train. Like the question of reducing to three days the time It takes to cross the Atlantic, the increase of the bicy- cle's speed to a point where the rider can travel as speedily and as safely as on a railroad train, is one of the things that seems bound to be attain- ed. It is surelya coming achievement that awaits us in the future, as It is the perfeoting of the machinery of the ocean greyhound ao that the present speed of the marine flyers can be doubled. In the days when bicycles run at a speed of 45 miles an hour, a clear track will be absolutely necessary, so that with locomotive engine pace will have to come a special track for the wheelmen, a desirable improvement that will be welcomed by all lovers of the wheel, The attainment of the speed named by the bicycle seems to be in the hands of Henri Fournier, of Paris, France, who has become known as the KiNG OF AUTOMOBILISTS. What Fournier does not know about the petroleum tricycle may as well be omitted from the wheelman's educa- tion. At present Fournier, who uses the petroleum tricycle of the Coin Bouton kind, with a one and a half horse -pow- er machine, averages 40 kilometers an hour. The machine he uses is com- paratively light, easy of manipulation and powerful. It is fitted with a mo- tor of from one to three horse -power, its hill climbing and speed capabilities being gauged thereby. The big and heavy automobile carriages have trou- ble in mounting hills, but the lowly and Dutch barn etyle of tricycle goes puffing right up to the top and its rid- er is in no wise affected with fatigue in the task of making the ascent. Fournier is in deadly earnest in his determination to attain a .speed of 45 miles an hour. He has made a series of tests with his automobile that show that, given a straight, smooth track and the machine working at forced draught, the express train will find the petroleum tricycle a dangerous rival in the matter of speed. To see Fournier on one of these test trips is a sight never to be forgotten. He flies along with bulging eyes fixed on the ground over which he is flying, hair stream- ing in the wind and the puffing motor working at sueh a speed as to make one tremble to think of the FATE OF THE RIDER, Should any untoward accident cause a spill. Fournier seems to know no fear when going like the wind on these risky trips. By constant practice he has become an expert in the manipula- tion of the petroleum tricycle, and will turn a curve while going at the dizzy speed of 45 reties .an hour with , all the recklessness of a boy. His performance suggests the grave danger that would . accompany trips such as his on a road where similar machines are dashing along. Fourni- er alone on a level, smooth road, with no one to kill but himself, and no ma- chine to smash but his own, is a sight sufficiently thrilling. Multiply the sight by 10, and imagine that number of Foul -niers mounted on flying auto- mobile trieyclesand the spectator can- not help thinking that this would make a novel and sure method of commit- ting suicide. PNEUMATIC CORSETS. A corset made of rubber is adapted for the use of women who are learning to swim. This corset is cut on the same general lines as all corsets and made double so that the air space between the two thicknesses may be blown up and serve not only to present a neat appearance to the figure, but also, to buoy it up and give confidence to the timid. A lack of confidence is respon- sible for the slowness with which this accomplishment is learned by woman, and this corset should prove a boon to women who delight in acquatic sports. but have no hardihood for them. The very knowledge that they cannot sink leaves their brain clear enough to think of the proper strokes for bands and feet, and as soon as they find they can move through the water from one place to another, and become accustom- ed to these movements, the corset may be discarded. It is much more shapely than the big rubber rings and cork life preservers, and, in fact, does not show at all, as it conforms to the shape of the wearer. ROYAL COLORS. The Sultan of Turkey is always seen attired in pale brown garments; the Emperor of Austria,affects gray. Tho German .Emperor has what may be call- ed a loud taste in clothes, and is never so happy as when wearing t,be showiest of uniforms or hunting costumes. The Czar of Russia., on the other band, likes the simplest., darkest form of undress uniform. SHOOTING FISH. The shooting fish is a native of the East Indies. It has a hollow, cylin- derical beak. When it spies a fly sit- ting on the plants that grow int'thal- low water, with remarkable dexterity it ejects out of a tubular mouth a sin- gle drop of water, which seldom miss- es its aim, and, striking the fly into the water, the fish slakes it its prey. England's Chancery Court. bas refus- ed in a recent ease to reeognize the val- idity in England of legal American di - venues. A widow, who applied for dow- er, was shown to have been married four times in eight years and to have the three previous husbands still hiss, from from whom she had been divorced. A Florida decree wart soieeted for the test, and Mr. .fustics Kekewioh helrl that it was void in England. , ABOUT THE EARL OF MINTO 1,•••. -t THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE OF OUR NEW III OVERNOR-GENERAL.. .444.4.44 Conies of Quo of the Hest Known Fawllles in tleotland—Ills Wealth—ills Fernier Wlatt to Canada. The appointment of the Earl of Minto as Governor-General, to succeed the F,.arl or Aberdeen, is hailed with satisfaction throughout Canada. It is generally believed that no more fit- ting appointment ' could have been made by the Home Government. Lord Minto will not assume his official duties under the disadvantage of be - Ing a stranger, for he Is widely known throughout the provinces. It might be truthfully said that he is already a popular man, and is sure to fall heir to the general good -will which all Canadians feel for the Earl of Aber- deen. The arrival of the Earl and bis charming wife, the Countess of Minto, Is sure to strengthen the regard now entertained for them. They will be the handsomest couple ever occupying Rideau Hall, and fully capable of main- taining the social prestige of their high position. With them will prob- ably come three highly accomplished and lovely daughters, and two sons, forming an exceptionally interesting family. Lord Minto comes of one of the best known families in Scotland, and has a fine record in military and civil life. He is the fourth Earl of Minto, and a descendant of Gilbert Elliott, whose great-grandson, Sir Gil- bert, was created Baron Minto in 1797. His family name is Gilbert John Elliott and he succeeded to the title in 1891. He is very wealthy, owning an estate of 16,000 acres, which includes the do- main in Roxburgshiro, near Jedburgh, and property in Fifeshire. The new Governor-General is 53 years old, tall, athletic and distin- guished In his bearing, and one of the most courteous and approachable of men. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, and took his degree at the latter place. During his college days he went in for athletics strongly, and attested his prowess in rowing, scull- ing and running by winning numer- ous trophies. His love for outdoor sports still continues to the extent of bicycle riding, an amusement which the Countess of Minto shares with him very often. HIS MILITARY EXPERIENCE. Lord Minto has had a varied mili- tary experience, and has seen hard service in several campaigns. Upon finishing his education, he joined the soots Guards in 1867, and served three years in that body. This was his preliminary training for a long and honorable mili- tary oareer. He followed the Carlist army in Navarre and Biscay in the north o1 Spain in 1874 as a correspond- ent for a London newspaper, and in 1877 was sent to Turkey by the in- telligence department as an assistant attache under Colonel Lennox, detailed to follow the Turkish army in the Rus- so-Turkish campaign. He was present at the bombardment of Nikopolis by the Russians, .and witnessed the cros- ing of the Danube by the victors. He was laid up in a hospital with fever several weeks, during which the Rus- sians pushed steadily towa'rd•tbe Bal- kans, and upon getting out again he was fortunate in being the first to notify England by telegraph of the fact that the Russians bad crossed the mountains. The hardships of this cam- paign compelled Lord Minto to return home before the war was finished. in 1878 his Lordship went to India, and, going to the front in Afghanis- tan, joined Lord Roberts. He was with Lord Robertsall through the campaign in the Kurran Valley. When Lord Roberts succeeded to the vacancy cre- ated by the death of General Colley in 1881, he invited Lord Minto to join his staff and become his private secre- tary. Peace was arranged, however, before any active service began, and the next year Lord ,Minto went to Egypt as a captain in the mounted infantry remaining with his picked or- ganization until it was disbanded at Cairo. Most of its officers were either killed, wounded or invalided. HIS FORMER VISIT TO CANADA. Lord Minto came to Canada in 1889 as military secretary to the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Governor-General. One of his first acts in a military ca- pacity was the organization of. 900 Can- adian boatmen for service in Egypt. Isla 1885, when the rebellion broke out in the North-west under Riel, Lord Minto accompanied General Middleton's Canadian volunteers to the scene of the outbreak in the capacity of chief AVAIL andruri' 1S Dangerous When dandruff appears It is usu- ally regarded as an annoyance. II should be regarded as a disease. Its presence indicates an unhealthy con- dition of the scalp,which, if neg- lected, leads to baldness. .Dandruff should be cured at once. The most einf AYER'S VIGOR. fedieve nsforthee found It promotes the growth of the hair, re- stores it when grayor faded to Its original color, andkeepsthe scalp clean and healthy. "Trot more than eight years I wee greatly troubled with dandruff, and though a young roan, my hair was fast turning gray and fall- ing out, Baldness seemed Inevitable until I began to nae Or K , • „�. ,. 'g dryly drt ft has d5eee Stat re y rerneve@d un' mf1�yy hair b now ,utff, stneetlt and leanly end Wit re. Ranting itiorig#ltte cetera' -.L. T..VALLit, Alleq'ton,, Mo. 01 staff and tool[ part In the bard - est fighting. The conclusion of this campaign closed Lord Minto'e active service, but he has taken a hearty in- terest in military affairs ever since. Upon hIs return to Scotland in 1887 he took a prominent part in organiz- ing the Border Mounted Rifles, and when the Scottish Border Brigade was formed the next year his Lordship was appointed brigadier general. This bri- gade holds manoeuvres every second year at Minto, and has won numerous prizes in competition against the regu- lars. Lord Minto is not a military man only. He takes a deep interest in other affairs. and especially in agri- culture and stock raising. He is one of the strongest supporters of the bor- der agricultural societies, and bite con- tributed many valuable prizes towards bettering the conditions of the farm- ing community. He owns two of the largest and most highly improved farms in the borderland, and is a regular and successful exhibitor at the shows. From his boyhood days his Lordship has been an ardent lover of sports and athletios. Soon after re- ceiving his degree at Cambridge he became known as an accomplished steeplechase rider, and in 1874 be rade in the grand national steeplechase at Paris. He counts as one of his most valued possessions a picture of the animal be rode in this race, painted by Baron Finot. He is a regular contri- butor and patron of the border athletic organizations, and with the Countess is very frequently seen at their meet- ings. Lord Minto married Mary Caroline Grey in 1883, just before coming to Canada. She is the daughter of Gen. Charles Grey, who was private secre- tary to the Queen. She is a remark- ably handsome and charming woman, and is as popular in the border dis- trict as the Earl. Their mansion at Minto, which is the little village from which the family takes its name, is a palatial structure situated about six miles from Hawick on the Teviot. There are many historical associations connected with the mansion. It has for many years been visited by men and women famous in art and science, literature, poetry and politics. In nays gone by Sir Walter Scott and Thomas Campbell were frequent visitors, the latter writing " Lochiel's Warning " while a guest of Sir Gilbert Elliot, PRICE OF DISOBEDIENCE. r444iB' HOW 'Frederick the Great Punished One of .1; t 41 til eery. In one of his campaigns, Frederick the Great of Prussia, to prevent his whereabouts from being betrayed to the enemy, ordered all lights to be ex• tinguished at a certain hour. The penalty of disobedience was to be death. The king occasionally passed through the camp at night to ascertain wheth- er his order strictly attended to. One night he observed a light in one of the tents, and, entering it, found an officer sitting at a table closing a letter. • Asked how he dared thus dis- regard the k,ind's command, the officer replied that he had been writing a let- ter to his wife. The king ordered him to open his letter, to take his pen and to add these words: "Before this letter reaches your hands I shall have been shot for dis- obeying ran order of the king." The sentence ' was harsh, but the crime was great, risking as it did the lives of thousands. Frederick orders were ever afterward strictly obeyed. FORGOT SOMETHING. Helen and her father and mother were dining in a hotel, and Helen, who was six years old, had never before dined in a public place. The waiter was so attentive and cour- teous that Helen's mother said that he must be tipped at the end of the meal. The word tipped was one Helen had never heard used except in con- nection witha dump -cart on her..fath- er's premises. When they got up to leave the dining -room she said: 0 papa I papa 1 You forgot to dump the waiter 1 f If your children are well but not robust, they need Scott's Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil. We are constantly in re- ceipt of reports from par- ents who give their children the emulsion every fall for a month or two. It keeps them well and strong all winter. It prevents their taking cold. Your doctor will confirm this. The oil combined with the hypophosphites is a splen.. did food tonic. soc. and 5...o, .11 druggists, SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto. The MeKillop Mutual Fire insurance Company. Farm and Isolated Town Property Only Insured. OFFICERS : George Watt, President, Hariock P.O.: Jae. Broadfoot, Vice- Pres., Ssa'nrth P.O.: W. J. Shannon. Seo'y'rroaq„ Seater h, P.O. ; Miohael Murdie, Inspector of loses, Seaforth. P.O. DIRICCTORS : James Broadfeot, Seaforth ; Miohael Mur die• Peaforth: Genre Dale Peaforth •, Geo '•gge Watt Har rock ; Thomas E. Hays, Seaforih Alex.tardiner. Leadbury : Thomas Garbutt% Ctinton ; John McLean, Rippon. AGENTS: Thomas Neilans. Harlork: Robert meMflan. Seaforth and James Oummings, Egmondvtlle, Parties desirous to effect {neuranee or tran- sact other business will be promptly atten ted to on application to any of the above officers addressed to their respective poet offices. Grand Trunk Railway. Trains arrive and le..ve Clinton Station as follows : Buifalo and Goderich District t— Going West, Mixed ' to,z5 atm, " " Express 12.55 p.m. Mixed 7.o5 p.m. Express 10.27 p.m, Going East, Express /f 44 11 44 41 ,. . N " " Mixed London, Huron and Bruce :— Going South, Express 7.47 a.m. to 4.30 P.M. " 10.15 a.m. 6.55 p•tn. M. C. DICKSON, W. E. DAVIS, Dis. Pass. Agent, G. P. & T. A., * Toronto. Montreal. A. 0. PATTISON, G.T.R. Agent at Clinton. 7.40 atm 2.55 p.m. 4.35 P.m. Going North, . 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS, COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica- tions strictly confidential. Iiaudbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing atents. Patents taken through Munn et Co. receive special notice, without targe, in the Seientlfic Jlmerkcaae .A handsomely illustrated weekly tersest c1r. ,. culatlon of any setentlae Journal. Terms, e8 a kear; four months, e1. Sod by all newsdealere. IUNN & Co aetBroadway, New York Branch Moe. 826 if St.: Washington. .D.-0. The Clinton News-lieeo rd Has a staff of experinced news reporters, who cover the ground well, and give "All the News ('hat's Fit to Print." The News -Record is the largest newspaper published in Westi Huron, and bas special features not possessed by a number of them. Every SConservative Should be a. Subscriber; Clinton News-Ueeor d, ONE GIVES RELIEF. Don't Spend. a DolIar for Medicine until you have tried You can buy them in the paper 5 -cent cartons Ten Tabules for Five Cents. Ibis earl fa ant up cheaply to gratify the universal present demand for a low aril& If you don't find this sort of Ripans Tabules' At 'the Druggist's� lend Five Cents to THE RIPAN$ CHEMICAL COMPANY, No, 10 flee St., New York, and the will be sent to you by mail; or 15 artolls will be mailed for 4 cents. The chances are ten to one that Ripa1'ns butes afo the very medicine you need.