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The Clinton New Era, 1900-04-13, Page 4HE OLINTON NEW Ela Time For• Chang� From grave to gay is arbitrarily set by Dame Fashion. EASTER banishes the dark hues of _ • . • forth the bright colors of winter d brings ._....... The showing of new goods in every de- partment is remarkable. It's a show that will delight all lovers of taste and, elegance. Large variety, latest style,. excellent quality and low prices are some; of the attractive features. You are always sure of the newest here Y t.� ��.nir'w ,_�. . Dress Goods Newness 0RY'G00 $ EC of 40 inch Serges, warranted all wool, in all the newest abodes of navy, brown, fawn, tort uois,green etc;, very heavy' quality, special value at 25e 44 inch wide Satin Royal Dress Goods, in colorsof blue, green, - brown, warranted all wool, ex- tra value at 1 ' 50 inch wade Cashmere Serge, in colors of .navy,.. garnet,. brown .and green, all pure wool, very. hard finish 1 hold dust, t u well worth will no 75c,ourspecial price per yard ....-. .... .., 1 piece only'42 inch wide Grey Covert Cloth, all wool,fine;hard finish, just the thing for suits, special per yard 41 inch wide Granite Cloth; to navy and black only,extra hard finish, good weight for suits or skirts, special value at • 46 inch wide Covert Suiting, in - navy only? warranted d all wool,of , heavy weight, for tailor-made • c•>stumes, extra value per yard UO 50 at. - - 50 and 52 inch Broadcloths.in tot- ors of grey, purple, navy. etc., very fine, rich finish, just one suit in'eeach piece and no two alike extra special per suit $5.50 44 inch Bedford Cord suit lengths in navy and brown only,5 50 fine, hard finish, -special at `eP' . . 56 inch. Hnniespun,.in c&'oris of . grey;gveen;and brown, one suit' ....and skirt length. in with 85c 1.25 piece,extra'value at.,., 41 inch Fancy Black Figure, in very neat designs, hard finish, - will not ;hold -• dust, special perskt'r length.- 3'50 30 C tle g h , Black Ore on skirt leri ths, 40 to• 42 inches wide, . n ' large and small g ldesigns ,j'ostone skirt O. .• ,cin each..piece:and no two alike, extra value at... . • $4.50$5.00. 42 ic Biick Cre nn ,i.n yery. choice designs, verY ruh.black, will ' rd finis i i e Al eat 60(• ,no two alike, d�ii ((�� c special each.... 0.90 $6.50 Black Orepon dress lengths, no two aiike,in small designs,very. C fine• i ish .0 fit. will not old 'duet . held ' •.spe'ial value at 6.50 7.50 9.00 &12.00 60 C. 50. inch Black Rroadcleth, _flue, rich, satin finish, will not spot or hold. dust, just the :thing or 00c tailor-made suits, ,special for U suitlen th 5.50 g 38 inch wide Venetian Suiting :in navy and black, satin finish, made of the finest wool, well worth 75c, our special price:. Our Kid Grloves at a -Dollar Are without doubt• the best Gloves on the.. market for the money. We are not, afraid- to have you compare this Glove with any $1.25 to $1.35 Glove you can find. Be sure and see them this week.. -Ladies'. Gloves, made of fine selected skins, two large` dome fee- -, teners, gusset fingers; self, black and white silk stitching on back, colors of tan, mode, greys, browns, also black, well $11 worth. $1.25, choice foe .00 Belt `The very latest' New York Belts are here for, your inspection: • • DogCollar Belts ' in different styles .„.. 50° 60c .75c 85c colors at .. .. Jet Belts at ." .... ,.......,,.500 to $1.00 Money Saving Lisp — FOP SaturdayN . M�nday 50e Ribbons at 18e : 3.0e V`ivette Batiste _- 6c Fancy Silk Ribbons, from 3 to 5 180 yards oily of Batiste or Fane iuclies wide, in' colors of blue, Muslin, in colors of blue, old and mauve,green,etc.,re gulag prices e white; gold, pink , and white in 25c, 40e, 50c to 75c,,saturd;ly... • 1 0 stripes and floral desi ns suitable White Skirtsfor children's dresses, warranted at,i-1 --fast colors, '"re larrice 11.E Ladies' Skirt, Saturday p ' 6c made of heavy wall- y • . ° ty white cotton,wide embroidery frill, 8 ruts lurks, skirt full 3 $1.25 TableNapkins kins yards wide, well worth $1.25, Saturday your choice at 1 .U'U, for 85e. ' 5O Table Napkins, sizesx20 20and 18x e Table' Linen 380 18, very flue quality, our • re ular 1 end onlly Fine White Table Linen' $1 and $1.25Napkins, special c 60 inches wide, floral designs, or Saturday at 85 heavy make, regular 50c qual- ity, special at , 3 8c Cashmere Dose 25e Corset •Covers, made tai good Ladies' Black Cashmere Hose, fine cotton, all nicely trimmed, at nirlity,seamless feet, heavy heel U 25c and toe, sizerr, Ss. 9, 4 regular c 35e 48c & 69e value is 350, special 'Saturday, e per pair ....... ...,..r. 2 5 5 SPECIAL Tailor Made Skirts at $2.95 and $8.50. Ladies' Skirt, made of fine duality plain lustre, very brilliant finish, wellltned and bound, with good velvet, perfect fit, regular value $3.643, apd 54.50 each. Saturday at *2.05 s *8.50. --^.-•-`---•.;`•--��-�"m"""'..' v= -=...ems_`.•,.. -�,. � 3'our Money Oack , If You want it. . CLINTON EASTER EXCURSIONS • Tickets will be issued at Single Fare Going April 12th 19 16th. Good to return up to April 17th eonolusive. For all information and tickets. apply to P. R. iIODGENTS, Railway & Steamship Agent, Clinton exiutan, tut fa FRIDAY APRIL 18, 1900. *eW • ituM/01 tftixl : Rouse cleaning -S Jackson..: . page Time for change-Newcombe's s n Selecti o o Sprin ._wall pa er—eoer p $ C g— arland Bros , •....., Ready to wear -•W L Ouimette Shorey s clothing -Mckinnon & Co Things torementber-JTwitchell„ . , Central Business College—W JElliott. ..... Baking powder J E Hovey At the leader- •Miss Ross House for sale ,John McCiao$erty • Easter breakfast -F Melville • - Misses- Tom'Cabiusy April 10 • To rent -Mrs Agnew Easter -W D PairCo.. . Lace curtains—Hodgen Bio. Great display -Jackson Bros..•.......... OTTAWA "LETTER. - TOO' LONG WINDED. 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 ,: Many• of the members. of the House are finding fanitat the length of the speeches' which-lie:sometimes delivei- ed, and not without reason. The sin- ners are on both sides of 'the. Houde. There may a litIle. excuse for the party leaders to oconpy whatever time they want in_: presenting their views; but. there can be none for the rank and file. Mr Foster, in his cr•itigism of the budget, filled 55 pages of Hansard, and by a singular coincidence Sir Richard Cartwright, who replied, filled' exactly the same lumber of, limpet and both took four or five ` hours for deliver y: Of course they were intended as the basis for other speeches, brit both were altogether' too long. The average member who cannot say' all..he needs to in much less > time, should : be hit with a club, We cordially agree with, the following extract from "Events": "If those long-winded stump orations, which not even themembers em ars th b omeelves can be induc- ed u ed to alt and listen to,' were restricted o es t the budget they might bo forgiven, but we have already heard them. all before this session -a part in the address in reply' to the speech from • the throne another part on the contingent, and again on the redistribution bill. The speeches are pretty much the same all the waythrough; namely,,th .. o making of campaign .literature. Yet wn it was proposed to adopt new. rules to cut those unnecessary and costly speeches short the.house gave it a cool 'reception.'It would, however, have been sensible and have meant the saving of a good many dollars, and that should have appealed to the members if; they were really -Sincere and 'desired to run tial government as cheaply as possible." WHAT •IT COSTS. Talking about long.winded speeches and the coat they•.incur, let me illu's- trate how the expenses run `up. For some, reason or other a member of the Opposition may desire_ to obstruct the progress of•the House; at the `opening of the day's•proceedinggs� he will rise in his place and ask if the attention of; the--government 'hairLeen ealled'-to sortie newspaper item which.'rnay not have the slightest beating on legisla- tion; the answer may provoke a dis- cussion which will last all. afternoon and evening;.'or on. a' .motion to ad- journ, beneath which` every subject. under the sun can be discussed, the time of the House.will literally be frit: tered away, and I have seen day- after day absolutely lost, so far as making progress is concerned, There is no reason in the world, if the members were agreeable,why parliament should not transact its busineesin two months at the outside, and as the average cost to the country, of keeping parliament in session, is about $5000 a day, it will easily be seen what a saving. could be effected. THE MINISTER OF MILITIA.. Anyone would conclude that Hon. Dr. Borden was an honest man by'his looks; there is that about his counten- ance .which unmistakably gives evi- dence of the purity of his motives and sincerity of his purpose. He does .trot talk often, but always gets a patient hearing when he does ; his position during the last few months has been exceedingly trying, and though his deponents endeavor to make capital, against, itis a hopeless g � him,p ss task. In' the course of 'a discussion the other day. he said' "all' other things equal, in: the selection of officers, in, the selec. tion of all men upon whom favors are to be conferred, either by promotion or otherwise, I am prepared to give in every case preference to friends of my own political party." Note the quart. fication all other• things being equal," but because he. said this he to being 1 abused like a horse -thief. • 'But the ate i tempt to make capital against his ad- mintetration of. the Department on the greeted that it is used to further party ends will utterly fail. Everyone knows that the greater part of the appoint- ments to the African contrno:ents were given to Conservatives. Dr,Bor-. den righl ly says that where there are two or more applications and other things are equal, he is always disposed to favor a Liberal. Nobody expects anything else, for this hag been the rule for a quarter of a century, to such an extent that almost 95 per cent, of the staff officers are Conseryatives. Surely the Conservatives do not ex- pect to have all for themselyes', when the party is in power, and a little the best of it in Opposition, too. But it cannot be contended that political considerations have been allowed to interfere with the efficiency of the ser- vlee. The Minister of Militia has re- peatedly challenged criticism on this line, but none has yet been . rnade by anyone connected with the militia. • NOTES. - Sir Charles is, now riding the Imper- lel Federation horse in Ontario, and the Anti Federation horse in Quebec. Its pretty hard for a man to face both ways, but Sir Charles would face a dozen if it would put him back into peter. • . • In the general election a ballot much the same as the ordinary provincial ballot wilt be used, with the exception that a broad black band separates each name and voters may matk any- where in the spaceoccupied by the candidate's name. • Metal TOMYs (1A1f17---5tetsen'e andel~ the rrtanag,inent of Mr Wm, Ribble, prevents Tlnele Totn's Cabin at the 'J own Hall, Oilnton, on Thursday April 20th. Iletwcen the nota Stetiton'e uniformed band which re coinJ)osod mostly of colored neon, enliven, the audienes b1 dlocoufleing southern 1>aeetimes, Additional Local News, DEATH OF MRS 'WILLIAM.--• From Monday's Globe we learn that Scphle Bain, beloved wife of R. W. Williams, 13.A., M.D„ had died at Allenford, on Sunday last. The deceased was form- erly a resident of Clinton about ten years, having removed to the above place where her death took place. Mrs Williams waswidely known in Clinton and neighborhood and -those who had the pleasure. of her acquaintanc testify that they knew 110 one more kind, thoughtful and sympathetic.. She was. a true Christian woman and when -here woe a member of Rattenbury Street Methodist church and her demise will be learnt with regret by many here, Long and affectionately will her memory be cherished not only by : immediate friends but by the community at large. The funeral was held on. Tuesday in Al. lenford. We extend our sincere spin - petioles to the bereaved husband and family, whoo are left to Mauro the lose of a beloyi d wife and mother. BRIEFLETS.--.Lay your plans now, for beautifying 'your lawn and garden premises. Some farmers report that the standing water in the fields le dam- aging the wheat in several places. Hot cross bune:to-day (Friday); it is a holi- day. NextSunday beingEaster the millinery will be out in full bloom; too bad if the weather prophet dieappointe the ladies. Schools closedesterday (Thursday) for ten days' holidays; they re -open on Monday, the 23rd. Suckers were up the rivers last week so the boys say wno are putting in spare time fishing; no big catches reported yet. - Marchwent out like theproverbial pr erbiat lamb; fallwheti areported t belook- ing o -ing fair and crocuses and tulips are poking their heads above the ground. The merchants are getting iii r Iieir con sigoments of roods; push your bargains in spring goods through the >nedium of the NEW ERA columna. T lr- reade are drying up and : marbles a '.• the game; thebaseball and lacrosse clubs have startedr. ScuooL MATTERS. -Parents are re- spectfully.urged to send all beginners who purpose attending school before midsummer vacation, to the primary division• on April 23rd, This will allow the ,teacher to arrange her classes at once.' This is very important.-Pi'ovin• cial teachers and trustees association will be held in Toronto, beginning; on Tuesday; the 17th inst., at 9 a. no.; it is probable that Principals Houston and Lon h, W. E. Rand and Mies Parlee will attend. The High "School 'En- trance examination • for 1900 will be .-rmd' o i tiii"c";27th,28th and 29th of June Candidates wishing to write at Clinton 'should notify, Inspector, D.Robh,before April 30.' h. The. Public School Leaving examination, Which is now identical with that for form II of high schools, will begin'July; 3rd.: Blank forms of application' can be o b tained from the e High School Principals or tramthe PublicSchoe] Inspector. These forms must befiled up and. for warded (with a fee oftwo•dollare).to the Inspector not later than May 24th. -• Hon. Richard Harcourt, the' new Minister of Educe, tion,. contemplates some . important changes with reference to model schools.. The number of such schools will be reduced. the ccunty.and Gov •ernment.grants increased and 'terms engthened.. The whole time of the -principal will be devoted' to the: . model students, ' In' cities .and towns where there are a number of ward schools the model students are to be •distribute among the various schools,' thus secur- ingtothem a greater number of classes and obviating the had effects of having raw teachers experimenting on, th pupils of one school only,- 'Inspector Seeth epent a few' days lately at the Collegiate •institute' in Seaforth, and `will' WOO' a. visit: to- one 'Collegiate shortly. • eoni1na and eoinp. - bliss O. Aka' is on a visit to Sebringville. J. W, Irwin is spending 1 aster•at St:l.'homps. cteo.l'ickett is spending a POw days 'atm Mrs Johns arrived here from Winnipeg last week. Jas Fair is on a business trip to Montreal this week. Lieut. (lnndry,'of Goderich, was in town on Tuesday. Dr. Turnbull was down front (loderioh Wed- nesday. Ca Mrs dation is the guest of Mrs W. Jackson at 1 L- Dareb left on Saturday for his home in Ba- taVia, N. Y. i Mrs John Spooner has returned home front Walkerville. Miss Flora Duncan is home from London for soveral days. Dr. A ew of Wingharawas in town on ' Wednesday. ' ' N. Fair, and 0. ,lollnston iver+ain Stratford on Wednesday.' Frank Melvillo will spend 1iaster at leis home in Brusseidale. J, Mc(lau he and Miss Harriet aro spending Duster in Wingham. Dr.Glunn was in Exeter •. and Hensall last week On professional business, Mr and Mrs w. H. Newcombe are spending Easter vacation inPetrolip. Mr Marns,manager of the Molson's Bauk,Hen- gall, was in town last week. Mrs John Ross, of Montana, formerly of Clin- ton, is visiting friends in town. Jas. McCabe late of Teterboro, spent Sunday at J. W. Irwinia, victoria street. Stevenson was the guest of Mrs M. Y. oLean, of Seaforth, last took. Miss Edna Wallacepof Morris, was visiting ! ie r atndsL and esboro last week, Miss Stevenson,of Egmondville, was the guest of Miss Matheson for several days. . Rev., J. H. and Mrs- Hoover left yesterday dining for their homoin Sethton, Mich. Wm. Moll;eown ia. in Bruoefleld assisting Jos Robinson in the ;atria skink business. Miss$essie,daugltteroP ,Kennedy, has been visiting her uncle,. Dr. McKay, of Seaforthr Bliss John ston of Seafprth, formerly of Hod ens Bros., spent Sunday at Mrs Whitley_ 'a.. Lee 13r own own was home. over Sunda He i now engaged in Bell's fpundry in Seaforth. . . D. Stevenson, of Eginondville was a visitor i town last week, before leaving ilor •Manitoba. John Ginn returned to Ddtroit. When her e spent several days in Luoknow and Itiploy. Miss Macpherson accompanied b Miss, Lily Data, is spending tlieholic�ays at s� Thomas. MissC#ortie sellerryy;;oFBineaxdino lathe goes of her sister, Mrs A,TP,Cooper, for the holidays W. Foster arrived home on Wednosday nigh zom the east to spend Easter at his home hone Mr and Mrs John Croll returned the other from visiting their daughters in Galt and Travis ook: Mrs H. Young returned home last week after several months visit at her son's James, of Sea - forth, - • Miss Murch went on Thursda morningto visit relatives in Alton, Cardwell Co., for a ew dMiss H.Middleton went on Thursday morning to spend several days . with relatives in Lsse:c county.' . Miss Ida H Imes left on Thursday to spend a . month with friends in Toronto,. St. Catharines R m vi g s• a h e C y t ft fday "t Rev E. B. Smith spent several days with his brother, Ambrose, of the Molson's bank of Hen sail last week. • • Mr and Mrs Levi Washington,of Toronto,and Mrs C.' A. Annis,.of.Port . Union, are visiting at Mrs Washington's. .• Mr Hackett ,of Toronto representing the Dim - lop• Tire Co.,was here on Tuesday, loosing after the Company's business. Geo. Hill, of'Summerhill, left for Gleadive, ' liiontana,bnTuesday. -Hewas ticketed;byF. R. Hodgen, G. T. B. a ent.. • W. ort ow an old agent. M Clinton p was in town wn Poise 'r al days slantweek. He is on s the road, representing the N.ewoombe piano, 11. 'Holmes. came home Prom parliamentary holid 9e He returns on Mo d p'for the Easter '' John Stanbur , of the London road, returned from Ontario Cab, last week. He. speaks verso highly of that state and as. a great climate 4or. fruit.' • Percy Holmes, of St.' Catharines, formerly of Clinton, leaves next week for Cape Town, South Africa,•wlrer.e he will remain if he likes the country. Mrs A.Twitehell returned home' from Hensall the other day, where she had been• attending to her son Robert,who was Very i11 but now iscon- siderabty improved. We have received notice :of the- marriage' of Miss Alice Maud Dutton, •which took place, at d Oslikosh,Wis., on Thursday last.;°ahe is a sister of Mrs Jas.sheppard,and her cid Clinton friends wish her the fullest measure of happiness. Miss Laidlaw, who has been the guest of Mrs W. Foster,Albert St., for some time past,.,rd- e turned home toSeaforth'on.'I'uesday,� after a most enjoyable visit. The) young]vady ' went •away with: a • good. impression -of the Clinton Paople • Mrtulil.M sT..Hnlioway-rotui-ned.,on,Wed- nesday after, a two months', visit at their ..daughter's in Exeter. The visit was a pleasant one. Among those wha went to -Toronto' on Thursday was Mrs Holloway who has not been in the city for 40y* ears. • Miss McWhinnie returned home to Woodstock this week. She hasbeen the guest of Mra. E. M. McLean for several months, and while here made many close:friends who•'were sorry. to BOO her leave,but not any more so than she was herself' es Miss McWhinnie had a high opinion of the Clinton • Samuel Switzer, a well-known and highly•re- spected resident of Goderich township,left here Cyyesterday for Toronto. He has for some time an an abscess on his 'side, and may find it neeessaryto attend the 'hospital for treatment, Should he do so his •many friends will anxiousl look for his recovery and restor- anon to health. Many friends were pleased to see Mr and Mrs Matthew Sheppard " in town on Wednesday. Abouttwenty-fivo years ago they were resid- ents of Goderich township and removed to At- lantic City,('hes. Co., Iowa, where Mr Sheppardlives the lie of a retired gentleman. They were delighted to again visit among their old friends but would not_lefvo.the States. thaI, J. 3. Alien EAT" me ly of th flims of Allen= Wilson, was negotiating in the, purchase of Robinson's drug store, Ottawa. The sale has been effected and Mr Allen is now in charge of the store. The stand is one of the best in the city, and Mr Allan's many friends hero not only they arcesatisll adrthat t e nae of tisuccess, well l�m, ti vn business qualities' which brought him marked anceess here, will have the same result at'the capital. Mrs Allen who is here at present,will proceed'to Ottawa. shortly, During the Easter holidays the usual number of visitors came and went :to ;spend Holidays amongfriends. Miss Tena Cooper is ,sending the hoidars with her brother, of the Canadian Magazine in Toronto; Miss A. C. Tan tor, of the homes in Blyoth;tMis,, Stevon'oil andyMisos Florin Cunningham to Toronto • Miss Maud' Shannon to Toronto and Oran evilie • Mrs H. and Mias E. Foator, in Brampton;f Vol anti Mrs P. B. Crews in Toronto; Misses Stout at their homoin Kirkton; Miss Flossie Xing home from Dashwood' . S, Jackson is holidaying fn Cleveland; A.L. Miller. at his home in Luoknow. Rev. A. Stewart, J. Twitehell . W. Ferran, Mrs (Ret+.) Howson, Miss Lily ilNV. W. Br door and Mrs W. Phillips all to Toronto, • Mass Nettie Stevens Q. home front Brampton. License Board.. (Crowded outlast week.) The license board for West Huron met at. Inepeotor : Paisley's office last . week for reorganization when Jas. iiitevens was re-elected chairman for the tenth term, the othere, Messrs. H. MoQuarrie, of Blyth, and S. Sloane, of Godorioh, also being pre- sent.. There are 36:applioatious, 34 tavern and 2 shop licensee, Two. .new applicants are S. Pike, of the Waverly, and Chas. Milne, of the Queen's,both in Clinton. All of these will be dealt with at the annual meeting of the board to be held here on Thursday, Appril 191h. , From the license report recently issued by the department we learn a few facts: - In 1874 there were 6,185 licenses ; in 1897, 3164; in 1898, •8,123; in 1899; 3,040. 01 this latter number 2,584 are ordinary licensee, 57beerand wine, 64 for 6 months, 312 shop and 23 wholesale. • The revenue amounted to $589,881 com- pared to $602,853 the year previons; of dile$252,589 went o the' municipalities, ' t $261,623 to the Province and the reaind er to the inapeotore and for sundries. The fines amounted to $14,195 as compared with$15,006 in the year before. In Huron countyth re e were in 1874, 160 tavern and 38 shop licensee ; in 1899, 83 tavern and 6 shop. In Bruce there are 83 tavern and 4 shop; in Perth 57 tavern and 5 shop. Since 1889 therehasbeen :beonnoves• selllieense granted; The totalcommitmente for drunkenness' in 1876 were 8,868 ; 1899, 1,892 ; in 'Huron county, 24 in 1876 end' on. ly 2 in 1891. The dutios payable.for whole- sale lioenses ran from • $250 to $460 ; for tavern or shop, from $90 to $850 ; and for saloons $270' to 450 ; one-half is imposed for beer and wine license alone.., West Huron has 82 tavern and 2 shop licenses, South Huron 82 and 4 and haat Huron 18 and nil respectively. The fines impdse in 1899 were $140 in West Huron, it $186 South Heron and $129 In East Huron., Amount received for licenses, &o., and lines in Huron for 1899 ware: -:.West Huron $5618.75,Soath Huron $5156.00,East Huron $2276.50. In Wet Huron the amounts in the mun- ioipalities were:-Goderioh $1620.00, Wawa- east, $90.00. Hallett' $180.00, Wawanosh west $90.00, Wingham $1175.00, Clinton $1228.75, Ashfield $450.00, Colborne. $300.. 00, Blyth $480.00. The Inspector's for Huron ridings are W. j. Paieley,Clintor,for West Ridings; John R. Miller Jamest own, for East Riding ; and W. Bellant3 ne, Sea - forth, for South hiding. Sporting Motels. The cricket club will reorganize, so we are informed. The boys in town are talking of darting a baseball team to be composed entirely ofholne players, no profession- als at all. ',Clinton bowling club has reorganized for the naming season, and from the interest and speculations so far it pro- mises to be a large club, from which. many a rink may be formed. At the annual meeting held last Friday even- ing, there was a large representation of bowlers. The president and secre- tary brought in reports of a successful season for 1809, and were of the opinion that the coming one would eclipse for- mer years. The club will practise'op the. old grounds until the new lawn and club house, which will be on the corner of Isaac and. Mary streets ,• is ready, The annual election of officers resulted as follows: -J. Raneford, pres- Ident;,l'. d'ohneton, vice-president; W. d`acksan, secretary:. 3. F. Tisdall, trees - met; committee -D. A. Forrester G. D. !ifnTa dart, d, Ilansford, W. Forrester, son, Jas, `air and J. Johnston. COtiDIUthC4TION To the Editor of the .New Era; Slit, -I was somewhat surprised • to See that our council bad petitioned the Ontario Legislative to amend.' the asseaement sot, part of which is as follows : "That the aeseasment act should be so amended.. as to distribute the burden of taxation more equally, and with this end in view, the as, eeasment of personal property should be made without regard to the debts owing on account of it." I am of the opinion that the business men of the town should have been palled together to diaonee the change in the law. As the law now stands it is Inst and right; that is, a person is supposed to give the assessor a correct account o what property he has -goods, money, boot accounts, notes, inmber; shingles, loge, etch Now, if any person will not do so, and will swear to what is false, what can the assessor do? He is not to blame and the law is not at fault. Where is the man that can go into a store and tell how much stock there is in the drawers and safe? If the law is amended so as to assess all the stook a business marl has, if so disposed the owner can swear he has only so much, what is the assessor to do to get at the truth? Has he to get someone to take stook • to find out the value? As the amend. went :hoe been brought up, ho'v re the time for business men to speak. Yours, April 6th, 1900. W. (.1, St;ASLE "ewe. APO' q 0od'a Phoopnodine. The Sold Great eeomiri eRetnedfh nds' 4 druggists in Canada. Only ref, ablo mcdioino discovered. J9ri foimso Sexual kagt'r guaranteed to cure, a1_ se or exoes., Menta'Wewa" r ,si;z0ee ve utletS e et To. i>aeeo, Opium stir 8tintulants. Mulled on receipt of priee, one +tankage at, sin, $5, Ona mitt pledea, gatttlilicure, Pamphlets free to any addres6, %IA Woad inantpitfy, wivndeor, Onl, 'Wood's Phot hodine'sold in Clintoia bit Syd nett Jackson, DrIuntist, • 1. if 4 electing all Paper Sometimes is an unpleasant task. The wrong paper. will . von. the effect of the richest, furnishing. The right paper a p er will add warmth and cheer any, ar d15ri htness''to • home, It isn't g Y always easyto get satisfaction in this J respect, but our stock is -so vari d there are so man . different co lors and tint s • V 0 tint so many different designs that the most critical c l er d Sen: can xiot•fail• to be at / . S 1Sfi8 d. .. ay Eastertide Is a sign of spring, � and s r. en isthe time .: for house cleaning. n g. You. maywant t to :' re -paper a er some . of • • your rooms, and this ., i s theplace to et:: your - get . . .Wall aper. There is not a tastethat• we cannot satisfy, and our extensive experience will help you , to a psoper selection.. i IWi S i�f�iv beck / • icycles Will be more popu- lar than - ever this spring' and ' with our -very large variety. business is sure to come our way. have r • We ve every .. agency worth i - ge cy having and can guarantee the - lowest - prices offered by any of the leading manufacturers. ` That refers_ to . o. stock Ur so . of Window- Shades a • curtain Poles which is now claiming 'mTieh attention In town we hang. the window shades: free, and the rollers are guaranteed to work satisfactorily. T • The wheels we are selling e Cleveland .........,.•.$40 $50 560 )olan,tb]a « , . $60 obainleas 80 Welland Vale.... '40 ' 50'_ 60 --'-". Crescent ' - 85 40 60 E..Z.,,,,.h.. 40 $50 E.&D.....,,.$60 $65. • Second Hand........516 Winchester $50 520 145 . THE 'DANT COMBINATION Go -Cart and Baby Carnage. An aGo'0art ilk a Baby earringe This Cart is having enormons sale throughout America and lanowbeing made under lioenee bynearly all the largest makers of each goods in the world We are exclusive agents in Clinton for there' Celebrated Carte and wit'', oheerfally note prices and show samples. . 1 Cooper -& Clinton.