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.~.~FOR.. i . PUBLISHER'S COLUMN. Relle.v your subscription for 1886. Forward sub1criptio11s by return mail, if at all convenient. Be snre to obtain 1\t least one ne1v sn bscription and forward it with your own. Use the envelope and blank sent you in this paper for forwarding your subscription. Order all the papers you want for next year through the STATESMAN Subscription Agency. Holiday Presents -GO'l'O· ..... _ - OUR TXX.ES. . ·; . GUIDE TO SHOPPERS. · If e;very one of our present subscribers "fotild send us one new name our present ~20916 25 EXPENDI'fURE. list would be doubled. Hoa.de and Streets ... . ....... . .......... $2772 t5 917 OJ Public Property··...... ···· ·· ·· ·· ___..,_ Our subscribers will save money by b'ire Department ... ......... .. , .. .· ··· . .. .. . .·. l8! 3G 22 ordering all t heir pitpers for n ext year at Sundries... .. . ...... .. .. .. . .... . .. .... ... Elections . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. ... .. .. .· .. . .. . . . 15 Oil the STATES:IUN office. We are giving big Pollco. ..... . .. .. . . ... . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . 173 G2. WateringStreete.. .... . ... .. . ..... ...... 260 00 Call and get a b cix of Electro Silicon to r eduction . 198 98 Prmting ·· · ... · · ·· ·· ··· · .... ·... Poor Relief .·.........·..... ,· .. .... . .· · .· . .··.. . . . Nl7 la clean J l your Silverware at Maynard the If you have fully decided not to take Cemetery . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. · .. .. . . . . . .. . .. 750 R& ewe ler's. Peloubet's and Vincent'~ 90 85 Interest .. .. . .... ······ ······ Just received a fnll stock of Silver the STATESMAN next year, send us a card Salaries . .. . .. . . . .. . .. · ..... . . ............ . .. . . .. . ..·· . 2032 25 saying so at once. We hope you will be Debentures and Coupons...... .. .... .. . i2U Gl Ware, suitable for 'Xmas presents at S. $ 3136 43 S. Edsall's. able to renew, howe 1 ·er. Requisition Rchool Trustees.. .. .. ... .. . 6582 00 A splendid lot of new and choice gro· l'er11ons who ordered the STATESMAN to . ·· County Clerk ..... . ······ .. rao OO ce1·1 ' e for tl1e Hol'd t d l · d FOR 1886. ~ 1 ay ra e ias arrive Balance to be paid on DebentLlres .. , .. 162 35 b e sent to a friend at a distance for .1885, a J. Lyle's. 78 will greatly oblige by informing us at once Balance.... .. . ·. . . · .· . .. · . ..... . . . .. . .. . . 20510 401 47 Call on Maynard the Jeweller and get a pair of Rock Crystal Spectacles, the if they wish the paper discontinued. $20915 25 best in town. I wish to call attention to the deception of On the 15th of J anunry we shall publish The cheapest all wool flannels .and all this tluanclal statement. The above is given ---4. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. the names of all persons whose subscrip- as the entire exvenditnre of the present year wool shirts and drawers aro to b e h ad at for he 1tdds a debenture of $162.3.5 not yet n!lid. tions t o ·the Su·rESMAN are paid for 1886. Does Mr, Horsey forget the balance of $832.75 the Star House. BOWMA.NVILLE STA'l'ION, Don't fail to have your name on our "List ilue on salaries. Did he foriret that t.he council · An immense cl10ice of Christmas novpassed a By-h~w fixing the salaries at $286;i GOING BAST OOING WEST of Friend.9 ". not $2032.25. He also forgot that the council elties at the Star House. See T. Geo. ];xpress ... ... ..9.00 I\ rn Exvress ·.·... 7.10 am mado a rebate of $i00.00 taxes. and takes cred· Ma!Kln's new advt. Fa.st Exprel!ll.10.05 a rn Local .........8.25 a m Tho rresent circulation of the ST.-\.TEil· it for the whole $18GGG.60. He also takes credit Mixed .·...·... 4.05 p fJ1 Mlxod .. ....... Ul6 pm G reat r elluction in the price of fresh for the balance trom last year.· How co.n that I.oca1' ......... . T.30 pm Express, ...... 9.00 pm '~IAN is nearly 2,200. How easily it could balance be a part ot this years · receipts· Ir Meat& at J. Lyle's. Best cuts of all kinds --FEl.C>l.V.C T~E-E:x:nrese ...... 9.40 v m Horsey will add to hill expenditure the be ma.de :3,000 if o ur subscribers would Mr. be.Janee due on salaries and dP.d11ct from his for 10 cents p er pound. receipts the reb·te on taxes and last years be.I· Large quantities of feoo arriving daily CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. get their friends and neighbors to sub - ance he will obtain the followl11g reijul t. E:cpeoditure ............ .. ..... ... ....... $21313 03 at Hartnott's. Order5 delivered promptly scribe. Please try. Receipts .. ............... . .. .......... .. .. 20252 61 to all pa.rts of the Town. · DURKETON ST4.TION vVe strongly advise everybody inOntario Ready made Over Coats to suit the Dtiflcit . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . . 1000 i 2 GOING EAST. OOl!'W WEST. to take the Weekly Globe. It has lately Mr. Horsey boldly asserts tha& the council o! smallest' )}oy and largest man at Couch , 1883 had expeod.-d more than the council of Express ...... 11.83 a m MixP.d... ...... 8.36 a 01 been gt·eatly improved as a family n ews. · 1886. '! 'bis statEment is not true. money th'4t Johnsto>'l· & Crycler man 'S>. Mixed . .... . .. 7.42 pm J.~xvrees . .... . 12.54 pm Expre88 . .. ... 7.12 pm paper, and is 11rinted on lari.:e clear type. the collncil pays on t be debenture~ is not ex· All wo&l t weeds worth. 75c for 50c per pended by i.J1em. still ir you enciud" all pay. 'flckP.ta &nd fnrther Information may be had ts made b'Y the town those of the present yard. M~ntle cloth worlh: $2.50 for $1. from vV. .A , NEADS, Ell'p "esa, Railroad, and Senral who gave it up last season for men year exceed 1~ I herewitb submit a er.ate· 75 at T. &eo. Ma·on's Stm· House. Steamboat Ticket. Agent . .liowma.nville, other papers were sorr y and ha ve ordered ment for the past thl'ee years, 1883 1881, Prepare for the cold weather by l<'etting taken from the audltore report e'l:cept taxes it again. and this year from Mi·. Horseya own stMc· 11 Radiant' Ho11Hi Heater- the best i n the rnent addlng thereto the balance due on sal· We will send free for 188G the Weekly arles. market. &old only by S. (!;. EdBall. Globe, or W estern Ad·vertiller, or JJ-wntrefll coN'rRor,LAllI.l!I 11:xl'KNSEB or TltJ: TOWN. Fingering Yarn 75 cts Fer Jiound; FacS2~00 tory yarn 5lJe. per lb. Bald win'sFingeri.ng Witness, or Rural Cmw.dian, or Toronto Saiarles asper By·!aw .. $J~~ BoWMANVILLE, FRIDAY, DEC. 25. o~ 33:i7 07 i77:1!,; kept in stoclt at the West Encl 'House . W eekly N ews to any subscriber to the Itoads and Streets ...... ., 2817 t your. Turkey cook ed right Pttblic Property ....... ··· 69! 90 731! 23 9H 04 ' If yon war1 S·l'ATESMAN who will send us $3. 00 for his 1" ire Department ....... .. 1046 2b 815' ~-3 68t 36 X Sundries..... . .. .. .. .. . . . :135 :n 27'.!: li9 :i7~ ~2 this ' · mas. ~t a Happy 'i'houl(hi Range SOME H~LIDAY THOUGHTS. own renewal and two new subscriptioJls to 1.-ctions ..... : ...... ... , · 20 75 15' ro 15 00 for your wifo. Sold only by S.S. Edsall. Police...... .... .. .· ....... 173 62 . the S TATESl\IAN. Printing .. ....... ........ 98 15 15ll ro 198 9d Suits made 1lu order from,.11]\e be:tt goods, It is a well known axiom that fashi on Poor Ileliet. .. ··· ........ . 520 05 ·:;s;8'> 587 13 by the best workmen and' ~lils the· 1owest With a view to ascertaining what de- Cemetery ... ... ... ..·... .. 3.7l 51 398 00 750 88 . t C _.,. J I & ,,.. """ , llltcrest ... .. . . ... .. .. ...... 00 85 pr!Cel! a ou""· o ins ton · 0ry...,rman s. travels downw11.rd. Let Alexander's neck partment of the STATESMEN our readers 88059 03 $8585 5e $9.tGt A well asso:rted stock f>f i tllie · ~hoicest have its little crook, :md all his courtiers 53 consider the most interesting, we ask nil .Add HoRe Note dated! family groceries-and provision&t fJesb and carry their h eads to one side ; let the to tell us in a.a few words a11 possibJe when .June 1882 to '!'own e:f· cured meats, al:ways on hnin.di art Lyle's. penses -0f 8'2 deduo~ . Princess of Wales b ecome some what insending their subscriptions. Tell us Iii.ow from 83 ... . .... ....... .. t~:io 00 John L yle baa reduced tlie· p11i:re,. of all firm upon one limb, and the "Alexandra i:r.o2<JOa$8585:>~~&-!kinds of Meats to 10 cents: pe11·p~c~ for we can improve the ST.lTESMAN. We l imp" is all the rage. Good and se11sible u;,icoN·i·not,LAB!Jli: .EXPi:Nni·r um:. the best cuts am.d all other cum' in propor · desire to do everything in our powen ti& faehions folloll'. · the same rule. If the and . Coution. make it the best local paper in the ci>u.ntry Debentures pons .. ...· ·...· , ... .·.. ·. '5Q!ll 62 $8881 2!:$J·I07 tO O that young ,1ady said ·&lie- wa.Mied her English court ha for fifty years been pure 2 'l'ho Ccmadian Stock Raisers JowmrnY, ~~~~{ ;ite~ 'iiiid.u~ti;.;~ m oo Chri1tn1as presem b~uglit- from· Ma.ynard it is because of t he spotless example publishell at fl:amilton,Ont., at$1 n year,, . Gr"nt . .... ·.... . , . ... .. .!<;81.!15 6532 511"682'00 the Jeweller. He ke&lJIB'· s ualt. ]k,)v~Jy of England's matron Queen. It is of in iii decidedly the best journal of its clbias·. $1929tt 6Q $20151 004'21083 il goods. finite importance tha.t leadtJrs in ~ociety . . HECEtf"l'S, · ·Cruets, pickl!&-.castors, . butter ()f)<!>len, ...... " .. ~17599:,12$1597011$:!.82$00> · f ork s, an d spoons. of the should l.>6 right upon gteat moral ques- in the Domfoion. In order to int roduce· 1 Aaeessment 1 ·d · k · h s 2'.JOO 39 27· ! u l98 pate -mves, value~ · - . &51 .best quality aild a.t bottom·prices at S.S. tions, arid. that their practice sh ould b e a it to our readers that they may see if ou11· j From ot er otirces .· - - - · - - _:_ · $=i~~$~~7tc~~~ft Edsall'.s. · . . good model for those who look up to them opinion of it is correct, we will serid. iit . for 1886 free to every subscriber to tlie l $1299'11 fti~7 05·. t831 91:!: Dont bt.1y chfua, .crockel".Y.' oD· g}JMs3Ware and who:wm imitate them. SnTESA CAN who will send us $2 00 for hls-- I ln the above statement I !~ave _ioµ~'w_&tering t>11 you :s.e e Mul!'dooh Bro~ ·ne.w·stuok. It · . ·. . ' Kintc st.r~et in each year as 1t le .paid . to~. ·by b t 8 · th· h .. B"' · It is 1 ,u ,bject for congratulation that, own renewal and one new subscr1ptionL. ltihosel!vmglnthe vortlonofthe street1 wa,t,ered ea any mg; i;v:er 9 ~i.m. ""111manaoas not alfe<:· the·ord't:narnu.wn :r-nue. ville. Truth. · · among the first man in our Dominion, ·-· _ Froru the above statement yo11 will see how S b 'b f u r k1 G' ·t th . · much truth there is lo the assertion tl!.11t th~ ll scr1 e 01'1' " ee YI oove ' a e there are many who are conspicnous as .· N 0 UR 1.'A B LE. . 9o-imdl oN883 expended m'?re than th&ooun«!l RTATJ'.8lllAN o:ffiG.!> ·before 'J'!hlursda!)V _next, total ·a bstainers from strong drink. Mr. ; 1n ~!l8!>. The o.ctu&I exp~11clitu.re o{ th&oounc1I , 24th rnst. and ~t ithe snpe.rb CHrmtma. · j th~ year so far as known up to Dec; l.Othi Mt. ; . ' · _. Blak Sir Leonard 'filley, aud the pre~ent A.lden's LmRARY MAO·AZINE is quite tlie peer· : '9001.53 and th<i expenditure for the w-hole er ! number free, · / Lieu't. Governor of l\:fanitobn., are r eady or the i.treat $i JJlOllthlies, in t)rn amou11t and· ·\1883 152!!1.03 incre.aee this year 19~.5..SO~· ])t yeu; I " When purclmsmg y03"> Obria~moa lllx· . ' high quality of tJ1e literature which it present.a,: !i take the total piud by the cou,ncti tlliil yoor· ' . . . instan ces.. A grat.ify ing fact was brought r.J>ougb its co_st is only the nomi!lal sum ot $J L ; 21083.!iai and the totaJ paid In 1883_ inc!ud.ing tlle· , uries d<;J~t for~et ·the _-an!flenoe ' ·ck of 1 a year. You can get a svec1men !rorn the· :ihose unte 19732.GO ~~1slmJo,{ar 1s · grea.ten· \nuts, raisms, £p;11,.contc!l>honery, . etc., at out at a recent meeting of the Toronto ;;o pu.blisher: .John B. Alden, New York, for the ,_ by l~W the councd 1 o fl ; , e ~ bal&noe· in ' the Grand Cer:.·ral , . ,the treasurers han a o ""981 ·~8 ..00 t<l.Ms I · . · U niversity 'l'empera11ce League, namely, price of la ccn ts. ·iuocollecsed ~700,00 total $~l1 'de- 1 Take your 'buagies- and carroi"""es t 0 .· , . .· "' · · .. ~ that of tht· 400 undergraduates attending . A unlqt~e genious, that of Charles Lamb.Just. )duct f rom this the county rate(uot paid)$59117.25· i ltke notl)rnK that ever appeared b(ffore them. , ~ou have a clean balance or l!)UU! 23 · M orns Carnage Work::J1;to be pamitred by Universi:tyfkilloge,287 are members of the o.r has si~~~e appeared. !Lr~ th.e quarnt 11:0!1 de· . l for the council of 188! to begin wit.h .where has : Mr. Houston ~ott. Yhu ca.n.hrwe- a job l11shttu1 Essay$ of Eha, a new ed1 t1on o :this b&l&nce gone! It bae l!lecn' wiped. ou1> by t· d · d· L eague ; and of tl1ese 2G7 are pledged to w_hic.h has rec~:ntly ~een iasue<l by Alden, ';'.!.'he ;:t-tie !leJicits ot the past twl?' ye"rs. It .was said ' a any price 6lltlr.e · · . L1texa.ry Rovo111t1ou publlsh~r of t>< e w Yor.k. ·byone ot the councilmen :,that the oounciil of Call at the West End : House· a!Jld see total ahr.t:, '· nee, the remainin 20 toTurn to any of y ;ur cycloved1ae and they will I 11.884 would leave their m& rii1.o n the 'I'lthvn:" and i h ll lG Fl. I, h · they oove done it, The debe·n ture rate· oome · t · e a woo · "'Y · anne , .t ey, a'l18· eellrng modcration, Thus seven tenths of the tell you that Charles Lamb was one or the I'1 most charming e~sayists that the English Ian_·· , $21.00dlOtless than in 1882;.the· ta~eo·incusased JO.r 25c. per yl\J'd; .aleo..the·all w.ooV. Shirts >i ·'B a.ret emperanco men, and guage has e.vcr known, ~nd also . that his ··and a a.etlett every year._ Did· the 000001:11ical ' and Drawers at 50c . e:;ieh u ndergradu< "Essa.ya or Eil!l." are tile choicest or his works. :·man o~ the council move a .single resohltion , · '· · nine-tent l:c "' these seven-t enths, teeto- 'l'hey are not ~nel'e,l,.v ~be. t1rst work o~. their laga.ins\ any .-xpendlture <ihming th6'·past two I· You can w.iiboub ·a dib.ubt: gsti· the best but, like Pilgrims !"ro~rees and , years~ At tho public meeting in the T.c:iwn. Hall , I t' f d l' ""'" · G l·~' -"' S'l talern. 1~·-·' " · u g could be more hopeful class, "Robinson Cr:'~;'O<' " they C<?nst1tute. a class by 'l1Lst week read a statement ta.ke n.. frora the ~e ec ion o g~ re ia.,,.,. 0 wa·um. .1 "."er v1 -volume is cert&mly one ot, j audLters report showlni;- the towll'· i!!~penoos tor . Watches, and1,; J .ewellny;o,£ eV$.ljT' de1cnp· for the fut um of tho cause than the rally- themselyes. I 1 the most dc,l!ght!lll o1 the 1.Jooks described in° 1883, was $8059. Mr. Horsey denied ~lie norrect- ': tion at Mayr.ai:rd's th~-JewallCill'S, ~rrived Sc~r· ing to its support of the young men, who Mr: Alden s . H8°page illustrated catalogue, ness of the figures and l':eclared.tb&t ~ held I' · · · h he offers to se.nd f?r 4 cents, or the lG, in.bl~ hand a statement from the· same, report ' Dress Gooas Can:vas . Cloth,. Ottoman .blim~rwan _Co~l ~1 by reason of ,).J vacation ancl social position wh1c_ vage catalo,~u~ whtell is sent fr.1;,e. A?-dress,. cer.ti·flled by the treasurer giving t.l>< ..<lo' to;wn ex· i' Cords Vic1'·0ri~ Clot.h Cost·ume Cloth veuce$ for 1883, ~8357. I say .Mir:. ){orsey . ' , · '. · :par~1es A~so ~ are to be f··H· most in the com ing days? John B. Aldcu, Publlsher, New .1.ork City. F :::; . 1 th t t Ph'! d 1 h' stated wh&t was not ccl'rect. He; m 81:s have Serges, Cash·mere, &c., .m alh sl1Jades and R ecent neciFrnnces, particularly in t h e adv~~t~~r. t~~e~ ;~ed t~ ~~;?;, ~tely ~e~:r~ed~ had t!l>e treasurer:s n~me to. his sta.~ement aod very cheap, at the West End Honse. 0 G t h d be city of 'l'orn nt o, show that the liquor as a fact worthy of comment that he had he·may a!r.erg;ettmg it certified h1rno· .changedLin~ never had a pei"lonal application for patron- the Qgures. '!he .treas~r never oorti· ed t~at. . e t ? ~west a:a · st·gante· ev~,r puba!!!dl 0>1d From , interest is ' · «U gh1y aroused, and organ· age trom the Newspaper Advertiainit Hure!)U th11 t.own expendit!lre .l>r, ~883 was $8S69. '!he ' ltshed llUl~e for :icung_ or Geo. P. Howell&. Co. of New York. 'l\he statemAnt 1 made m tti1> lqwn Eau_ was ex- ' Ottawa. to,, Batoche." P'riat1· 26c. For l ii:cd for H · · ·rn fight. The forces to reason for t!J;;i !nl'·Y be found, not in the fact actly the ~ame as the.one fl'·Vcn aho:1<e.for 1ss;i. ' . . .. . lto\I\ eli & Co. do not want busi· l have compared it with. the - 'L'I>.eMurer S< sale at Kenner & Oo s Va:neby. Hall. ! be used s u00. '· Jlly against it in the pro- thas Messrs. . , ' ll' t d m fo it but that Books find every accolilJlt a.gree leanng watB F S "'h . . , nh ess o:flt ad. 10 ulnw1 mg do ru flrl · . eri..n.11: King street some $2GO out on _ !Doth side&. IG Ci'.Jltli'ITUUE~ ALE --~; 01"l will be ' which is b efore th e t t;racted ~',, . E nd u a c lb<>J.Jt-.i· " "' more e cac1ous way -y ··"' · f tl I · l " 1 · of ey securing patronage is to keep their names If M r. 1...orsey ~as a man !1e w.ouu.1. PUbllclll' one o · El·· argest sa es 01,- t Ile- season of' l temperance <:~-" " in this country, are the before the public by using the advertising a~knowledge hii errcl' but instead. 01 that he householcl\fornitu.:re b eds beddin" stov s. l~~~~llllllllllllllllllll~~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~llllllllllllllllllll~~ columns of th.; ·,.,v,, papers. Doing this they tri~ to c!·awl. thr?ugll. "'. small hom and afttl!lr '" , M ·_ · ~· . . "" e ~brong M . .- · : ·: · ' law and a public senti- o.ttract thoso advcrtio· r~ who wish their soi.vie· he sa.w !us rr11staku 7 "'d.I thoug.till.~ou referred . etc., on r..lie ar~et Sqµ.at:e, .Dec, 19th.. \ 1 11 ment whi< : ·.gs from an intelligent es, and avoid anww: g or wn!'tindg th:'h time ot ~~,1~ne"~~~ %'~~8;·10~!J! ~~la~~~e~efu!~: They at tany those wb.ohav <' <i ": t yet an·1ve at ,t at con· .... . f 1aan ....,, fnrn~ilh t . ·a wai-oh d t pri~" · . · · 1 _ . you oe · a µ1e o :p,ay,an g.ua11an ee o ~1v:e· . , . under-st,.. !' t.he i1erils of drink and clusion. Thti 1 1~ .v ;i 1 1:.pcr is r.he most presistant a...uitors report. and at ~he same time r he best mannered. or all 1f any doubt tl_ iat low~ eJ:"41en.ses ha~~ ID· full val.llti for e;v.er~ dolifu.u· you p ut mire . , ' . , t.he drink tr,"ttt m d from the widely e~ advertising C'Lll"a ·sers creased let him ex!llmlne his ta:x: bLU 1882.Io. w n th t J S J J """· b f ' · · mte. OJ2 on the $; 1& %, 066 on lh& $. I am. e wa :; l. eo· . . ·. J.AS<Lt!<V.n e ore y~u" t1mded i,.1 " cf total abstinence: We FRANB: ~ r.:sr.w's 8UNDAY MA OAZINE .fa>r .Jan· Youra.Res_pectfully buy. · !:Jeil'lllnrng t ltu Nineteenth yoiu,,..e, is F. JL MCART.mm. Cm.t~M'M.AS :R'AZMR - Miss StourrM@ Has made another Grea.t Reduction in Prices d record witlt '" I gilt the evidence above uary, a brilliant b.Oliday nuwber, nboundmg. m text . ' · o ' ni · e n OW 0110I goo S will hold hen- annual sale of useful lldld; chearPr than e _ d d t' · adduced c: r ' ' :· ·JJ 1 the caose is taking of and pictnres ,,.prc·priute to the season. lt opens w i·hun ir, tHesting and instrnctiiTe essay TEr.EPHONE PATENT Ci'.As.2 D E01s1o.N.fancy :wticles on Thu:tsday Dec. 17th and' l"ver an. we a ver lSe ou.r prices to 1et the people those in " ::· · want of a b etter term, 00 "Christmas U"'tol~." Ur. '£almal'(e's sermon ,,A · " · · , ' d -" th 0-llih"lel ves: We k eep on hand full lines of Is 00 "Clnfotmas in America," an,d tl\l'.re are The Public wiJI see by the. correspondence two wllowmg d a:ys. .!.teSJdence- SiiLvel!'· JU ge .tOl' we may cq lJ \" . :1ighe:r circles . several Cllristruas aud New Years s~1mes and from Ottawa t his week that the decision Streitt,. Bowman;1ulle. 50-?.w·. poems, finely illu9trated. Perha. v.a le" the arti· th e C&&e ()jj ' the Ed' "" d s, R eady-n1:a d e ()lotlung, -. · A_ propn.· r· f I " ' o , we t rust that those in cle thl\tall will attn.ct tbe most attention Pre·· lD . li!Olll pat ent ' one 0 f Oooan far!il $1:3·.00, steeiage, from Fort- D I·y .,.oo Hat8 C:aps and Furs historic Ameriea,'.' by the .Rev. ~eo. 'l'. H.idel', the principal patents Q ,wned by tlnA, Bell lanai or Halifa:i,;, by Alllan L ine, to 01-f!?o:m H · . ' ' whose P""'" " · to set the fashion for with tw1mty·tWO 1llu8trat1ons.'lhew are man~' 'felephone co. of Canada. has b een given Londonder'1'y Bel£ast "ueens tow"·' G· ' ardware, Boots and Shoes, G1·0~.-:r1es and Provh1ions D l\'I' · £ · l . . ' ' ~ . · ..,.. · "' o ur good ,,,. w ill make this holiday short and timely art1cle9, and too rutl·page b 1 pictures are beautiful and numerous. '!'he Y t 10 eputy IIll.:!ter o Agncu ture W!Ay., LunerLCk G.li&sgow ; Cabm als@. rest>ason the ·nr1 e J1~.ppy by the complete regular serials, "'Love's Harvea~." ~nd ".Dilet· in fa ~or d the pa.ttentees. T he Bell d\lced. \Y. A. NE:ADS Agen t . 4SfJ ta.nte Uay~" go on, andl the Ed1tor1al Depart- C :ffi · 1 td t th· ' ·t ' 18 IS b anishment " 1 t he decanter from table moots arc full _an~l _ co_mplete._ Publiehed by ompany Q cia 8 say 8 qm e Any of the Toronto, London Oli' Monclubbed with the 81'ATESMAN 15 lbs Raisins .· ··· : .........$1 00 Good all Wool Tweed Suit .. .$8 50 and side- ~: · ' ~~ew Year's callers are Mrs. Frank }:eslw, a~. 55 and ~·7 Park Place. enough fw their p~ose in sueing in· neal pan..l!'s 1 New York City. at 25 cents a number, or $:.!.00 frin,.,ers and that lrhey will at once push · =, ' 1 a year, postpaid. "' > · a.t very l ow ra.tes. D on t thro,w away in no moo ' · · '~-11 refusal. To partake the cases now before the oourLB and money on local papers of no v- 'ue b11t 20 lb.s Sugar. . · · · · . . . . . . . . . 1 00 Good long pa.ir lfon's Boots. . 1 95 FRANIC L10sLrn's POPlJ~AR MON'l'HI.Y for b bl . u f h b '--h 0 f ' t8 ru is almoat .. ·- .1.cn fair-hands invite. '11 1 b pr<> a 1 LSS e a, res a..., wn call at t he STATESJ \U.N office for lowest 6 lbs Tea.. .... .............. 1 00 Best Felt Boots .... ; ....... 2 10 Ies and , nstratand one art, Ya i'f necl!ssary. TLey ·ay tLat nearly all terms, Those fa.11 : - . ' ·. · ·1 1 receive the b enedict- January,1886,haaartic host of pol"!lons umiuent in literature ..., u~ ' ee and Exchang · · WATCH~.s. -4-' good t1'me-p1 Covers a wide range of subjects. It Is eas· t he opposition -d b .Compan1 'ece i'· 11lway· 50 Be.rs Soap. . . . . . . . . . . · . . I 00 Best E'elt Boots, all Leather to ion of mau,v ;u . H.nx ious mother, if some- and entially the Popular one of our monthlies, )' h' h h b t t " ~ 1ttl t hing less · ,,. ,s r.h:m the sparkling suiting tho tnstoa of the ma.nr. Chriotlan Reid, es, · tl an · ig, w lC av~ een s ar · desirable; if you r equire such an article Print .... · ....... ·.at 4c. per yard top. . . . · · · . . · · . . . . · . . . · . 2 35 the fa.vorlteAmttrican novehijt, contributes a ed during the oppo· ition 4>Xcitement by you ca _ n be sup · plied at tho Star H _ ouse glass i~ off ·. h o1· boy on his New short story, "A ma.tch-ma.klng Scheme"; Etta clever apf.culators assist.e d by "Iona- \"V h D T w. Pierce, too well-known to need pral11e, h eaded"local ca.pitalish h~ve alre i1dy be; n ate epartment, hey keep the best Cotton .. . . ·..·.. .. at 4c.. per yard Best Coal Oil, per G_ allon . . · , 18 Year'! -rour beglna a very attractive serial entltled'Daughtstandard movements and a full line new era of Cain,." laying the scenes In cultured sold out by the Sheriff or otherwise failed style caseR. · Boston and the cattle.ranges of the Wost. Miss for various reasons not connected ·with The reasons are : -We are CAUTION .--l n buying an article on which People wonder. how we sell eo cheap. H will 1u ·: · , :c::u itely known who all Lilly Higgin, "favorite with Americau ren.d· era, draws ..'l'he Upper Ten 'l'housand in Eng· the pa.tents, but that they are d etermin- public health depends it _is right and . under no expense, such as rents, salaries, &c.; we buy for cash the candid:. <-: .- ;< municiple honors are l11nd." · w, E. McCsnn, Mrs. Sarah K , Bolton, ed to st·mp out any ren1nant1 of :ofr1 ' n" and I. v. Crawfurd supply otorios and sketch·h · b · ,.- proper that we should b_ e careful. The and sell for cash with a very small margin, thereby turntill next \., N " miuation Day. 'l'he es. Publlijht>d by MRS. IfRANK: LE&.tll:, 63 M menb t !'t may e discovered. American Public Health Association has . ing our money over rapidly. and 57 Park. Place. New York Cliy, postpaid, · declarecl that of all the disinfectants in cardn of H' ' ' · c ,\·"'·Jirants appear elseOpened out to day a t Couch , Johnstcm the market, and carefully examined by where ·. Aek t o B et> the prepared Millce Meat_ at & Crydermans, another lot of Astrakan them, Lyttle's Soluble Phenyle is three Butter, ~ggs and all Fat·m Produce tak_ eil. a s (Jash.. ... . . .,,,,,.. M urdoch Bros'. · Caps, Per11ian Lamb. Caps, Persian Lamb times stronger .than. all ·o thers· . At the Salt ahYA)'· en hand, Ladies. · u ,.n.n see something new Ladie'a Kid Gloves in all the n ewest !\luffs, Grey L amb caps :;and S<iuth Sea ~ecentTorontoExhibitian this pr_ ep.aration -"). u of prepared Mince shades, Ladie's lind Children's WQ9lell,. Seal.Muff11. These are .all the choicest also carried off t.he bronze medal: over and nic1i Rr oe. Those who have Mitts. and ca;hmere Qlov.e1 of alf kiu.ds'. , goods that money can boy and will be all competitors. · Price ~m._., at Stqtl> & M~a.t at M at Couch, Johnatons. & .Qrydermans. , · · sul~ ;\t the l owest poHible prices. J ury'a. . Bnrketou, December fl, 1585, tried it a.~ d c;;..;;.tod with its flayer. p. T REBILCOCK'[l To tM R.atepa11erl! of Bowmanville. . LADIES AND G&NTLKMJtS".~ln the last issue of the Sun Mr. W-illiain HorseJ' is reported follows: Mr. Hor&ey proceeded to remark that in 1883 the council had received and ·e xpended .more t han jn 1885. 'rhia year there had beon a large amount of extra outlay in connection with the cerneter:v. police. voluntoere,supplies, agricultural society bnildlngs,hrnd for street,otc. fho receivts and expenditure this year were aH follows. RECEIPTS, , Balance In Treasurer's hands ;....·. . .. 9262 64 Assessment as per. Estimir.te .. ......... . 1800' 00 Cemetery ..... . ....................... . .. 505 88 Fines and Fees ......................... . . 301 '80 Licenses ... ...... . .. .................. . ; .. 596 j6 P ttblic Proverty .... :. ...... ........... . . . 456 88 Sundrlee ...... . ...................... ...._ . 12'5 49 Tai~'a photos nre very popular, ~leighs from 40c. up at V1uiety Hall. Bibles, Albums, Sunday School Books and Cards. For fine cigars try the Gta'n d c~;1tral. . Sehool books, all kinds· , at Che~pside. See what Stott & Jury have to say about P erfumery. Flour and Feecl of all kinds at Hart. nett's Flour aJld Feed Store. Call and see the New Dress Good11 )ust received at the "\Vest .llJnd HoueP. . C. M. C3.wker is Relling best · cuts of Meats of all kinds at lOc. per th. · Cart loads of confectionery to be carried aw><y at Xmas from the GranpCentral. 'I'h ose w:i.nt m . g fi ne Cream candy for Xmas shoul<l call in at the Grand Central. Buy your ChristmM groceries at J. L yle's ; fresh and choice frnit already atTived. Toys, .Fancy Goods, Albums, Plated Ware,_ , I NOTES.ON S.S. LESSONS Vases, Cups, VERY CHEAP AT 0 CHRISTMAS CARDS. (KENNER &00.'SX..._· )!~~IETY HALL) I I IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WEST END HOUSE! I oo si.f: oo Having completed the Fall and Winter purchases, and feeling certain that they were bought at the lowest possible figure,. I _would respectfully ask you to call and examine the stock and see for yourselves whether the: prices suit you or· not. I -rather think they will. "W"OOL GOODS · You will find. the stock of Knitted' Wool Shawls,.Hoods, Bootees, Cuffs, Infantees; Jerseys, Children's Wool Suits, &c., &c., is well assorted ; also vrery cheap and gO()d · l BLANKETS .and TIEDOVVNS, ... D R E ,S,S G 0 ,0 D-SJI The stock of Dress Goods is large and varied · and marked very i<?w. · .: ljl.nd I GENTS' FURNISHINGS' CLOTHS AND TW'EEDS' MEN'S UNDERCLOTHING, A . full and1well assol'tedl stock. It will pay you .to call and inspect. Suits got up on the shortest notice· aim:d best stvle. GROCERIES·! per - J.ust Wr1nge_rS;JUst received. Everything in the, Grocery fresh and cheap as the cheapest. O:il. - Special inducements to buying in b_azrrel lo.ts. lot of Royal "·Jami.eson," fifty bbs. best JOHN McMURTRY, West g! fl: 1 ' B u R KET 01 ·· H"'l,.l.se. w """' ' D p Q QUIGLEY'S GENERAL ST _ ttE.