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The Clinton News-Record, 1898-10-20, Page 7.1 TRH CLINTON NE%VS.RECOIU) is published every THURSDAY at Taal N7pWeltisocltD Printing House, Albert 8t. ai3r1.'tc zla i®Z1.1b. ADVICRTIaINO RATAi3' I Column1 Yr. 6 Mo, 3 Mo. 1 Mo =00 00 036 00 a20 00 *7g 6000 {'Dinner 33 00 20 00 12 00 Column 20 00 12 00 700 2 Caumn le 00 0 t0 0 00 10 00 00 Inch.......... 6 00 3 00 ear special position teem 26 to 69 per cent extra. J3' t ,ansient ndvertisemeetts 10 cents for the first insertion; 3 cents — `N I A' eaob subsequent lusertion— nonpareil measure. Professional cards, not exceeding one inch, $5,00 per annum. Advertisements without spec- ific directions will be published till forbid and charged for accordingly. Transient noth es --"Lost," "Found," "For Sale," etc —50 cents for first in- sertion, 25 cents for each subsequent' insertion. THE NEWS -RECORD will be sent to any address, free of postage, for $1.00 per year, Cayable in advance— $1.50 may be eYntged if not ao 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. r iliousness Is paused by torpid liver, which prevents diges. tion and permits food to ferment and petrify in the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache, WiirfANANk Agricultural. Insomtna, nervousness, and, if not relieved, bilious fever or blood poisoning. Hood's Pills stimulate the stomach. rouse the liver, cure headache,, dizziness, con- stipation, on- The only PIlis to take with Rood'sSarsaparilla.ll r ills GO TO THE THE MOLSON'S BANK Incorporated by Act of Parliament 1865. CAPITAL • - $2,000,000 REST $1,500,000 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 toe'. W. Langford.) .. Having bought out she above business, we intend to conduct it on the Dash principle. and will supply our customers with the beet meats ab the lowest paying prices. Ford & Murphy. WHY NOT KEEP SHEEP For ten years past, and more, w have been urging farmers to study th sleep. We have not urged, and do no intend to urge, farmers as a rule to g largely into the 'Sheep business. Com paratively few of them, says Wallace' Farmer, are prepared for it in the wa of fences. Still fewer have the re quisite experience. For knowledge i the sheep business, as in everything else, can be learned effectively only b experience. There are enough lines o business on the farm with which th farmer has experience and knowledg to utilize most of his grass and grain and the greater portion -of his time an attention. But wbile not urging farm err as a rule to go into the business largely, we do not believe tbere is a farm in the state, or adjoining states, that has a considerable portion of wel drained land and tame grasses on which a few sheep may not be kept profitabl each year. If the farmer does not oar to give them attention himself, if h does not naturally like sheep, let him buy twenty-five, or ten, and give them in charge of the boys whom he wishes to become farmers and be sur to give them the profits. He will neve er mise what they eat and the boy wil have an interest in the farm from tha time onward. If he has no boys, tr the experiment of making his wif happy by giving her or the girls th profits of a few sheep and allow them to care for them or see that they ar cared for, preferably the latter. Wh do we advise this? There is no ani mal on the farm, which, taking on year with another, will yield bette profits. It is safe to say, that, takin ten years, or even five, an investmen of $100 in good sheep will yield $100 a rear, provided the flock is limited to 150. The wool will bring $1 per head, or over ; a flock of twenty-five ewe properly cared for, are good for as man lambs, which, if sold without fattening will bripg $3 per head, and if properly fattened will bring from $4 to $5. I cared for in the best manner they wil beat these figures by $1 a head. Abou eight pounds of sheep can be kept o the pasture required for ten pounds o cattle. We think it safer to count b pounds than by the bead. It will re quire as much pasture to keep tw sheep weighing 150 pounds as it wil three weighing one hundred pounds The money profits, however, are not b any means all there is in sheep grow ing. The traveler who passes byeou„ own farms can tell on sight the portion of the farm over which elation rang by the absence of weeds in the perman ent pastures and the slightly appear ance. The weed question is becomin one of greater importance every year and the only certain eradicator of weed of nearly all kinds is the sheep. Thin this over and see whether it will no pay you in many 'ways to buy a fel head. In purchasing, get good eom mon sheep. If they have Merino bloo in them, or even if they are all Merino no matter. See that they are healh no matter. ,See that they are health aid out of a clean flock. The begin- ner under no circumstances should bu scabby sheep. Mate them with a first class buck of the mutton breeds; Cotswold, if you want a big sheep ; Shropshire or Southdown, if you pre ter, but get the best buck that yo can. Any of the breeds are goo enough. For our own part, we pre Per a Shropshire as well made as Southdown, or, if we can not get that we will take a well made Southdown as big as a Shropshire. This, however may be a matter of taste. Any cf th mutton breeds are good enough, bu it is easier for the beginner to get tha breed which is most common in his lo cality. For summer feed, give goo pasture.9 Blue grass is the best, an clover next. For winter feed, giv clover hay, or sheaf oats to breedin ewes. Keep the corn e.way from them In fattening lanbs after weaning, tur them into the oorn field early, say i August, and let them have the rang of a second crop clover meadow an plenty of water and salt. You will be surprised how easily you can fat- ten the lambs and what nice money they will make. This is enough for the first lesson. We are talking to men wham we wish to benefit by show- ing them where a little nice money can be made very easily. Think it over. Read Office, MONTREAL. WM. MOLSON, MACPHERSON, President F. WOLFElieTAN 7 HOMAS, Gen. Manager Notes discounted, Collections made, Drafts Issued, Sterling and American Exchange bought and sold. Interest allowed on Deposita SAVINGS BANK. Interest allowed on sums of al and up. Live Hogs Wanted. Highest Market Price Paid. D, CANTELON. Clinton FARMERS: Money advanced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. No mort- gage required as security. I3. 0. BREWER, Manager, Clinton. G. D. "MoTAGGART, Banker, ALBERT STREET, - CLINTON A General Banking Business Transacted. einfotes Discounted. Drafts Issued. Interest Allowed on Deposits. . aa.COUPS HU A."1rT.OS CLINTON - - - ONT ' Fire, Accident and Life Insurance Transacted. Represents several of the best Companies and any information relating to iniuranoe gladly given. General District Agent for the Confederation Life Insur.nce Co. Money to Loan on Reasonable Rates. GEO. TRiOYHILL, Horseshoer and General Blacksmith Albert Street, North, Clinton. JOBBING A SPECIALTY. Woodwork ironed aid first-class material and work guaranteed. Farm Implements and machines rebuilt and repaired. TO THE FARMERS! Study your own interest and go where you can get RELIABLE - HARNESS I manufacture none but the best of stook. Beware of shops that eell cheap. se they 'have got to live. Gill and get prices. Orders by mall promptly attended to. John Bell, John Thdout, Conveyadcer, Commissioner, Etc. Fire Insurance. - - Real Estate. Money to Lend. Office—HURON STREET, CLINTON Harness Emporium, Blyth, Ont The Meliillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Farm and Isolated Town Property Only Insured. Dr. W. Gunn, Office—Oritario Street, Clititon. Night calls at front door of residence on Ratten- Dr. Turnbull, Office in Perrin's Block, Rattenbury St. Night calls at Office attended to. CLINTON, ONT. Resident Physician to Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Office—Dr. Dowsley's stand, Rat- tenbury St. Night calls at Clarendon Hotel. Office—Ontario Street, opposite English church„ formerly odeupied by Dr. Apple - DENTISTRY. Dr. BRUCE, Surgeon Dentist. OFFICE—Over Taylor's Shoe Store, Clinton, Ont. Special attention to preser- vation of natural teeth. N.13 —Will visit Blyth every Monday and Bayfield every Thursday afternoon during he summer. DR. AGNEW, DENTIST. Office HOil4i, 9 to 5. At Zurich the second Thursday of each month, 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 et. Bay field Office—Open every Thursday —Mit'in street, first door west of Past Office. Money to loan. James Scott, E. H. McKenzie. GODERICH, ONT. OFFICE—Over Davis' Drug Store. Money to Loan. Barrister, Solicitor, Cotnmissioner, Etc. GODERICH, - ON r. Oivica—Cor iianditon and At. Andrew's W. Brsrelone, Barrister, Solicitor, NiA.ty Public, &c, opvica BEAVER DLOC.K, • CLINTON, OFFICERS : George Watt, President, Harlook .704. Shannon, Sec'y Treas., Seater' h, P.O. ; Michael Alex. 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Patents taken through Mut% & Co. receive special notice, without char e, in the k ji Scientific merino. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir- culation of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a year; four months, $1. Sold by all newsdealer& MUNN Co 36 !Broadway, New York Enmesh aloe. 625 If se. Waahington, D. O. THE PYRAMID BUILDERS. The laborers who built the pyramids did not work under such disadvantages as have long since been attributed to them. Recent rese:arch shows that they had solid and tubular drills and lathe tools. The drills were set with jewels and cut into the rocks with keenness and accuracy. ATMOSPHERE ELECTRICITY. In certain conditions of the atmos- phere electricity is so abundant on the top of the volcano Mauna Loa, in Ha- wai that the English geologist, Guppy. found that he could trace electric let- ters with his fingere on hie blanket. Miss itaohet Cohen, who kecently passed the fellowship tikarnination of the Dublin College of Surgeons, is the years old. Miss Cohen holds a three- year travelling aoholarehip, which she, obtained in India, where she took her M. 13. degree. She is the third woman who has hten admitted to a fellow. ship of the Dublin College. good may be ruined when it cornea out of the churn by working too much. Ev- ery particle of muttermilk muot be re- moved or the butter will not keep well, and it must also be salted evenly or it will be streaked. How to accomplish these things without working the but- ter too much, Saye a writer, is a pro- blem which has been solved by the creameries and whioh may also be solv- ed in a practical way by every home butter-tnaker. It is an easy matter to wash butter so that it will be per- fectly free from buttermilk without working at all. When butter is in the granular state put into a pan of cold water, skim out into another pan and wash again, keeping this process up until the water in which the butter has been washed is clear. If there are any particles of butter fat left in the water after skimming out the butter they may be easily gathered up by placing a piece of cheese cloth over the mouth of the churn and pouring the water through it into the churn. When the. butter has been thoroughly washed and while still in the granular state spread out in the butter bowl and sprinkle with salt. About three tablespoonfuls to the pound is needed. Thoroughly mix, then work the butter only enough to get it into shape, making as possible. Butter made In this way will not be salty, as Itis very sure to be if the buttermilk is worked out and the salt worked in. Salt that contains lime as does all that which is made by evaporation should not be used for but-. ter. Salt that comes In barrels and small sacks from the groceries is said to be a poor article for butter on this account. STORING APPLES AND GRAPES. If apples are kept in the cellar they should be placed in the coolest and most airy part. It is best to keep them in a shed or garret until there is danger of freezing, and then put in the Cellar. To keep well, apples should be kept in receptacles as air tight as possible. The barrel should never be left un- covered. Open the barrel and take out a' sufficient quantity to last a few days and then nail the cover on again. It is hard to keep grapes In a good condition until Christmas, yet it can be done. Use a keg, jar or any re- ceptacle that is clean, dry and tight. Put a clean layer of sawdust about three inches in the bottom and then a layer of grapes. Pick off all the im- perfect ones and do not let the bunch- es touch each other. The grapes should be perfectly dry. Sprinkle sawdust all over and through them and a thick layer on top ; then another lay- er of grapes and so on until the re- ceptacle is full. When full nail on a tight cover and keep in a dry, cool THE FIRST GREfRORNMSI THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF MOD- ERN SHIPBUILDING. • The Work of Eighty Xeers—Rapid, 'transit the Rage -A Vessel Now Ru111Ung of Larger Dimensions Then the Famous Great Eastern. As the ocean traveller of to -day is transported across the silent highway at a speed only surpassed on land by railway trains, and in a vessel so luxui- Lously appointed as to give all, Ili most of, the comforts of a first-class hotel, says the London Daily Telegraph, he finds it difficult to realize that lees than eighty years have elapsed since the first ocean-going steamer, the Savannah, crossed from New York to Liverpool, taking twenty-six days over the voyage. Wonderful progress has been made since then. New York is now within six days of London, India within fifteen days, the Cape less than that, and Australia a month. Rail- way trains and the overlat.nd route have done much, and the inventive capacity and enterprise of our shipbuilders and engineers have done the rest. The Savannah was only 350 tons burden, and she performed part of her long journey under sail. It was not until the 'thirties that anything like regu- lar services of steamers between Eng- land and America were established, and 1840 was half over before the pioneer line, the Cunard, despatched its ear- liest vessel to Boston. Four wooden paddle -steamers were built on the Clyde, and were named Britannia, Ace- dia, Columbia, and Caledonia, and on July 4, 1840, the first -mentioned boat sailed from the Mersey, reaching Bos- ton in fourteen days eight hours. She was a wonderfully large ship for those days. She was 207 st. long, 1,154 tons, and 790 horse -power, was fitted for 115 cabin passengers, and consumed thirty- eight tons of coal per day. A COMPARISON. Compare this with the latest vessel belongong to the same company. The sister ships Campania and Luciana are For many years—indeed, until repently meat they sold her to the Government..1 -,-the Himalaya was used as an Indian troopship. At the present moment the P. and 0. Company possess several steamers more than double, and Kane nearly three times the size of the Him- alaya. The modern Himalaya, a ves- sel of nearly 7000 tons and 11,000 horse- power, has run from Gravesend to Ade- laide, in a little over twenty-four days. While all thie increase in size and speed has been going on, the improve- ment in the accommodation for passen- gers of all classes has also kept paoe with the demands of the age. Magni- ficent saloons, comfortable staterooms, huge promenade decks, all combine to render the lot of the eabin-passenger an enviable one, while the ease of the steerage voyager has been studied in many waYii, and better food, ampler space, cleaner quarters are allotted to him than was the case even twenty years ago. Refrigerating machinery now enables fresh meat, butter, vege- tables, milk, and fruit to be served all through the longest voyage, distilling apparatus gives a practically unlimited supply of pufe water, hydraulic cranes obviate the noise caused by the old -1 fashioned hoisting gear, and electric light in every nook and cranny is not only a most important factor in the wellfare of all on board, but also aids, to a large extent, in mitigating, even if it does not altogether do away with, that most terrible danger on board ship —fire. CARGO -CARRYING SITEAKERS. The great rise in the dimension of passenger vessels has been accompanied by a corresponding inerease in the size of cargo -carrying steamers. -Ten or fifteen years ago 4000 tons was big for a "tramp," and few ships even, reach that burden. It may be Bald that, broadly speaking, few freight steam- ers are constructed nowadays of less than 4000 tons, while in most instances they largely exceed that size. For instance, Messrs. Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, recently built • a gigantic cargo carrier called the Pennsylvania. There is 12,261 'tons gross register, 23,- 400 tons displacement, and can convey, besides a considerable number of pas- sengers, about 14,000 tons of freight. Another huge "tramp" is the White Star steamer Cymric, of somewhat sim- ilar diraensions to the Pennsylvania. Some very big sailing ships have also been launched of late yars. The France, of 3900 tons, constructed on the Clyde, and the Dunquerque, of 3300 tons, built at Rouen, both for French owners are splendid vessels, But they have been eclipsed by the Po- tosi, a German ship with five masts, of 4027 tons register, and capable of oar- rying 6150 tons of cargo, which is the largest sailing ship ever built, though she was run very close by the Maria Rickmers, of 3822 tons register and 5600 tons capacity. The latter vessel was remarkable in that she was equip- ped with engines that would propel her at four or five knots per hour in the event of a calm. She no longer exists, however, as, soon after she was built, she sailed one day on a voyage and has never been heard of since. It may be alsked, What is the cost of these vessels? Naturally, this differs in accordance with the class of vessels. but in all cases recent years have witnessed a reduction in price, Fifteen years ago the outlay upon an ordinary cargo "tramp" was about El5 per ton. To -day it is about &9 or £10. The fast Atlantic liners, as may easily be imagined, cost a great deal more, and probably the price would be nearer 40 per ton ; products of the yards of Great Britain, while the ,medium class of boat steaming at fourteen or fifteen knots, and carrying a certain number of passengers—such a vessel would be priced at about £15 per ton. BIGGEST VESSEL AFLOAT, To -day the 'biggest vessel alfoat of any kind is the North German Lloyd's Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. This magnificent specimen of the shipbuild- er's craft is 649 ft., long over all, 66 ft. beam and 40 ft. deep, her registered tonnage being nearly 14,000. She was built in Germeny, and no little food for reflection is afforded, by the fact that a nation which not _many years ago was obliged to come to this coun- try for ite ships should now be able to •11.• Campania, built in 1890, and the Britan- nia there was half a century of time, and the extraordinary efficiency of the former was only reached after a series of progressive efforts in shipbuilding, Not until 1862 did the Cunard Company possess their first screw steamer. Their last paddle vessel was the Scotia, a 3,871 tons and 4,900 horse -power. Ex- cept for the adoption of the crew the China, 1862, Java, 1865, and Russia, 1867; HORSE AND LION. PRODUCE ONLY THE BEST. The farmer should not only try to reduce the cost of production, but he should try to produce the best of every- thing. Quality counts in selling, and any reasonable expense entailed in the production of extra quality in any farm or -garden crop will be amply reel paid. "A little extra care in the selec- tion of the hest varieties, and in their cultivation and,,peare, will uusually ac- complish the desired end. The market is seldom over -stocked with goods of extra quality, and the best always sells first at an advanced price. &election, thorough cultivation and fertilization by means of stable man- ure or commercial fertilizers will re- sult in a marked difference in the quality of berries, fruits and field crops. They must have favorable cir- cumstances under ohich to grow and mature, or they cannot be first class. No fruit tree can do ita best when standing in a wet, poor soil. Under - drain, cultivate, manure and prune properly, then you can expect good results. The farmer who produces the beat grains can, with a little push and energy, dispose of the most of his pro- ducts for seed, and in this way get more for them than they would bring in the regular market. There are always sections where good seed of various kinds is scarce. Others wish to change seed every few years—a very good prac- tice. This creates a demand for grain of extra quality. The market for fine fat Ettock and breeding animals is never glutted. Rut second or third-rate stock is apt to go begging for a purehtteer. It may cost a little more for the sire and dam, but the feed costs the same, or, in fact, costs less for a thoroughbred animal than a scrub, because in the former it shows to a better advantage and sells for more per pound. The scrub is usu- ally a long-legged raw-boned animal requires a great amount of feed to maintain it, and still more to fatten It, A. hard feeder to every sense of the term, there is little or no profit in handling that kind of stook. A care- ful feeder who underetands Ms busi- ness should always make a fair 'profit, even in an off year, by handling im- proved stook. • DO NOT OVERWORK BUTTER. Butter which otherwise would be An Arab Steed's hind Leg Vanquished a Hungry Lion. The most extraordinary battle that ever took place between a lion and a horse occurred on the banks of the Tigris—The Tiger River —on the even- ing of May 28th 1857. The soene was lighted by the full moon. The spectators- were the crew I were by no means advances upon the of the river iteamer Assyria, from Scotia, for they were all of less than whose deck the noble Arabian stallion 3,000 tons, and only one, the RAIsSia, equalled the Scotia in speed. But in 1874 came ,the Bothnia, and Scythia, of 4,500 tons, in 1879, the Gallia, of 4,800 tons, and then, in 1881, was built the famous Servia, of 7,392 tons, 9,900 horse- power, and 16 3-4 knots speed. She was 515 ft. long, and was the biggest ship since the Great Eastern. On one of her voyages she reduced the record to seven days eight hours. The Servia did not long retain the palm for size,, for a few months after she began to run the City of Rome, belonging to belonging to Lord Kerr had jumped overboard. Lieut. Twyram, of the Royal Navy, was one of those who saw the fight, and his account of the battle is, -after more than thirty years, fur- nished by -his daughter to the Wide World Diragazine. At the time of the horse's' esc,ape he wore a nosebag; but on reaching shore he shook it off, so that it hung about his neck, and began cropping the grass by the river bank. In a few minutes the observers on the steamer oould see in the white another firm, left the Clyde. This moonlight a lion creeping up to the 1 famous boat, one of the most graceful feeding horse. I mail steamers ever built, and the earn- ' est to be fitted with three funnels was This was no pampered and overfed I 500 ft. long, and of 8,453 tons. The beast from some Indian king's cages, I rivalry in speed went on, and the Guion set free upon tremulous, long liner Alaska, in 1882, brought the At - unused legs, to be kicked to death by vicious horses, but a free lion of the The Arab realized this as he heard the onward rusb of the charging lion, and fled in terror along the bank. The pilot whistled for full speed a- head. The Assyria followed the strange chase along the river bank. The Arab seemed instinctively to feel that the steamer's people were his KEPT NEAR, THE RIVER. On level ground a good horse can outrun any lion that live.s; but the Arab, used to the level sand, was de- layed by the roughness of the ground. The lion gained I A rifle shot from the steamer slightly wounded him,. but still he gained - Then the proud horse remembered hie ancestry. He paused to await the meet of the charging lion. Motionless as a statue he stood for an inetant, gauging tbe distance with his eye, his head thrown well to one Then as the lion rose in the air for his 'final spring, the gentle borse kick- ed out with both heels and caught the great cat squarely under the jaw. No lion tbat ever lorded the jungle could withstand that blow. The tawny beast rolled over in the dust, and with tail dragging on the ground crawled into the jungle to nurse his sore jaw. The horse began again cropping the gra.ss by the river as if nothing had happened. Again the steamer stopped. In seven minutes the lion emerged from his retreat and resumed the The horse, tired and lamed by the unaccustonied ground, was easily over- taken. But not again did he gather his strength for a mighty kick. He did not need to do BO. A secOnd rifle shot from the steam- er deek stretched. the lion dead. Without a lgok at his dying foe the Arab resumed"—hik twice interrupted In the morning the steamer was run close in shore, a gangplank was put out and an Arab groom began softly calling the stallion's name. Without a moment's hesitation he walked on board and marched to his stall on He had had enough of liberty' Do you believe poetry is dead in this Yee; practically so. The soap mann- faoturera don't use it for 'advertieing purposes any more. 'A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. Philanthropist, with tors of joy—. Oh I you good man 1 You say you have been a eneond-story thief nil your life, but you wish to do better Criminal, fervently—Yes, lady; if 1 ever get out uv here alive be a first -clam bank sneak or nuthin'. lantic passage down to six days twen- ty-two hours, the first time it had ever been done in less than a week. This celebrated steamer and her- sister, the Arizona, were the vessels to which the term "greyhounds of the Atlantic" was applied first. The Cunarders, Umbria, and Etruria, of 8,100 tons and 19 1-2 knots speed, did some splendid performances, and in July, 1892, the former steamed from Queenstown to New York in five days twenty-two hours seven minutes, the first really authentic record under six days. OTHER GREAT VESSELS. Take, again, that other great com- pany, the Peninsula, and the Oriental. It was formed in 1837, and its first ves- sel was the William Fawcett, a tiny craft which 'nowadays could hardly be accounted fit to perform the passage between London and Margate. In 1853 they built the Himalaya, a ship of over 3000 tons, but, coming to the con- clusion that so large a ship could never be profitable as a commercial invest - troop cue Is what many a mother is looking for; something absolutely safe and reliable, that will disarm her terror of that dread rattling, strangling cough, so fearful to the mother, so fatal to the child. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is a croup cure that can be relied on."Thousands say so. Mas. NC J. Dictum ("Stanford EVelothl writes from Truro, N. S. :— r, "That terror of mothers, the startling, croupy cough, never alarmed me so long as I had a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the 1."We have mod Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in our family for years. Once when our boy had a severe attack of croup, we thought that he would die. But we broke up tin, attack by using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral!' rs l!ertg rOorall No charge for consultation by letter with if you are ill yota aerxd a doctor in whom y*',0) ave If you need a remedy you want one that has been tested for years; not an obscure, un- tried thing that is urged upon you, or on which you save a 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. sot. and $1.0o, all druggists. construct vessels whieh equal and, in• deed, in this case, surpass, the beet One says surpass, because the Kaiser Wilhelm now holds the record for the Atlantic passage from Southampton to New York. The Kaiser Wilhelm, has four funnels, and her promenade deck is over 400 ft. long, So big is her ma - loon that 350 passengers ean dine there at the same time. The Kaiser Wilhelm, however, is not destined to retain her supremacy fog long. She will soon be echpaed by the new White Star liner Oceanic+, which 1. being built at the Belfast works of Messrs. Harland and Wolff. Thio specimen of naval architecture sur- passes in size and splendor of equip- ment everything that has yet been turned out in that direction, not ex- cepting the Great Eastern. The late ter was 680 ft. long, but the Oceania is over 700 ft., and is expected to crows the Atlantic In less than five daya. So gigantic will enginee and boilers be that they will require about 700 tons of coal per day to keep them going at the required rate of speed. But how long will she maintain her pride of place ? That remains to be seen. PREDICTION CAME TRUE. Prof. Rudolph Talk, a German mee teorologist, recently predicted a thun- derstorm for Berlin. , It came at the appointed hour, and the ' lightning struck tbree churches, killed four per- sons and blasted hundreds of trees. A FIXED STYLE; The rough goods come, The smooth goods go, And stripes and plaids Each has a show, But summer, winter Autumn and spring My daughters declare Checks are the thing. THE NEEDED SAND. Jill—You puckered up your lips sa then I thought you were going to kiss Jack—No, I got some sand in my mouth. Jill—Well, for Heaven's sake swallow it ; you need it in your system, AN OBEDIENT BOY. Mrs. Ferry—laid you behave your- self at Mrs. Wallace'a and not ask the seeond time for pie? only once. I got the fix* piece while out asking. WAY TO STUDY WOMEN. The only way foe a man to learn all a.bout women is to get married. And stuay the ways of his wife, eh? iNaw. Listen to what she tells him About the other women. The Clinton News -Record Has a staff of ex-perinced new' reporters, who cover the ground well, and give "All the News That's Fit to Print." The News -Record is the largest newspaper published in West. Huron, and has special features mot possessed by a number of the m. Every 'Conservative Should be a Subscriber. Clinton News -Record. ONE GIVES RELIEF. Don't Spend a Dollar for Medicine until you have tried You can buy them in the paper 5 -cent cartons Ten Tabules for Five Cents. This sett to put up cheaply to gratify the universal present damaad tor low pawl. 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