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.! J ~· ~ bD ...... --t ..p~ · The old platform, with its thirty-nine rtJ "'d .·~ articles, has broken down utterlr. Every plank in it was rotten with corrnption, 0 worm eaten, bl0od-sotlden It could not '·P 0 11ustliin one candidate long enough for him 10 p1«1pose " cheer for "the Chief+:> tain. " And so it hnd to be abandoned . ~ ~ Some of the old pl .,.nks hne be ·n retain· ed, however ; the builders coul,ln't. find it in their hearts tfJ 1Tholly reject the gal~ ro~ ·..-4 lows wood, with it~ corpse-eanclle illum~ ination and P ;.pist skull decorations. ~ Thereupon they lay before the country their best etfort at µlatform construction, on which we fear they will diacovH THE SCRIPTURE READERS. ~ that there is only r<hlIU for a select few, and that few must have smnll feet and WHAT PROMINKNT PllRSONR ~A y ABOUT TH· '!ORY A'l 'TAC KS Ul'ON THEM. atand clome together. No room for ~Cl) Prower. J'O~MllA CHANGES J.I COMP.A.RED WITH r-1 Here it is, as pre11ented by The Mail, Rev. Dr. Cavm. Prir.cipal of K11ox RECENT ONES. College . +:> ·..-1 On the let day of .Tuly, 186i, the num· with a becoming flourish of trump·~ts and The Minister of Education is attacked ber of au th<·rized boob used in th6 Pub- adpoted by the politL,al candidate11c: ~ ~~ J. nellgiou8 equllllity before tho 1..w . 'rho from various quart~s in regard to the lic Schools was 37. Betw een 1867 and to i.rm·t ..u relll{ioue oowruuoione alike, book of "Scripture Readings" for use in <I> 1875 l hroui:,h the action of the old Coun- State givinic none priority or pre-eminence over the t he Public Schools. 'l'his attack seems cil o'{ Public Instruction under 11, Chief real, and toleratlna- no undue ,.cclesiastic&l' to m11 quite grouS1dle111, ·nd such a11 no Superintendent, the·e were all struck off inter1t1r&nce ll'om any q11art4lr, 2. ·r1ae .,1foroe1>1e1n of the Scott .Act whue exigencies of party '!farfn.re can juatify. the authorized liet ·xcept 7, and 56 now It IA lhe la.w, b., th· whole a·ren1tth and re- lletJ. Dr. D ewart, Editor oF th1. Uhristian 0110 1 added , involving " chan110 in every 110urces of the Provincial Goverome.ot. upon 'J G1mnlian. text-book used in the P 11blic Schools ex- which the execution dcwolves under the Constl ~ht I do not hesitate tu aay that, if the cepting geography. Since 1875-that_is, tutlon. S. Rt1form of the Eduot\tlon Dep.artment. l d h. h · undt1r a Minister of Education- a period .A.\Jolition "'- ....,.,.......,_,--.. -.. .........-....r----~.....~-----· .... - .. ~ .. -------of tile politic1'1 headship. Return to ot ier ({roun s on W IC tt i11 all~11ed that by a permanent General Superln Protestantism is in danger in this ProlBowMAJiVILLE, FRIDAY, DKC. 24.. of teu years, 23 book. have been added governme11t wholly unconnecto'1 with m11.Chh1e pol · k ti" d f t·l to the aul.l wrized list, involving only one tendent, ttios. .A.b111it1011 or the Nehon and other pub· mce &re al Wea · &11 i may' an as u 1 e change in th··se t'lready ueed - viz. in the liehing monopolle8. Free competition In iu wbat has been urged about" Scripture HON. S. H. BLAKE ReadM~. If other changes were made in eehool books. Readings " in the Public l'chools, they ' · R11peal.ofthc recent coercive amendment4 are 1 1 ot likely to secure the confidence of W ill a.ddrefia tb.e eleetors in the Town nay particuhar school, they mu11t have .to the8opar..te school lo·w. 'Enry pl\rent t.o cand1"d and i"ntell1!!ent 1>eopl~. .. ~ B&ll, l>o'tl"llltUldlle, on Monday evening been .made with the concurrence of the have I.ht> rl&ht to chooen of hie own rre· will trustees ; aud, con11t>quently1 no blame and without men1<ee between thti Public tond Rtv. Dr . Cochrunt, Brantford. llext at 7:30 p. m. Oppo11 tion invited. Senerate ech»ole. Prot1to·tant property owners Cl\11 be ~t t1~hed to the <;to,·ernmeut. Unle~s we $live up our n'>tion:.l and not to be taxed tor Sep..r ..te BChnol·~ 1'he ballo' in all School elec1.ion·· Reatoratlon of th.. .. · f d > CO!:IT 01.' '1'EXT-Il00Kfl. Hible, and the -.vl1ole Bibfo. Jn the PubliQ and non-sectH tHlh sys t.em o e near ion, 1mu FINAL WORDS. As ·he EJ ucatio11 Dcpattruent is n ,>t Hil{h echoole, ... .. ,. · erect de11omi.,at.i, 1 11a: echools, subsiJ.ized resprmaible f o· 11ny ch,.ngo made in the 5. Decentraliz&tio12 Th.e municiplllities by Govornment, wl1,.i·ti oach Church way . Fron1 tho roporta t<> hi.nd fr?n~ all parts text-books, and in any particnlar sch ol .which pay to ha.Ye thn right lo appoint. teach its own creed, and put it.. own License a11d Snott Ac1. Insp°'ctor· amt Ktipen ol tht> Rid111"' Dr. McLaughim 1s sure of oxcept ·in t ho Ci\se of the Rea<len, it will diary maifhJtr&tes t<> be ·ppointed by the G u,· interµretatio " uu1 m ~cr1pt ure, I 11ea no a hand· (Imo ~;ajority. ut Oonservativ~1 be aufticiont to show that th~ Re11der11 are ernn1ent and p,.id. tor their wholo time and better Wily th1u1 that which has been are working e. tll"l(etio -ilv to make lua cheap, witbont di·cuseiag the other booke services, out <>f lhe provincial trtllU!ury. iu adopted. To uame such u. retrograde order to secure e. moru elHcicnt and uniform majority a~ amall M poSBible Refornie.r~, ou drn n.ut horized liat. " movement is to doom it . No ree.eonable execution of the liquor !awe. with like ~al , shot!ld ex(1rt every legtt1The only way to judge of the prioo of G. Manhood sntrra.11e. nrnn would for a moment seriou&ly conmate t·ffort w i:un up the majority as high a school book is t o eompaN it with other a 7. A moro economical administration of the 1ider siich a prop01··1. WI p<>Nible. Let ~forowrs ma.ke it a of a similar kind, prepared by independ· ftua11ceea11d or the Crown dom11.li1, thi.t \.li'I do.:r ofdirecLtaxation for ProYioclal'purpo~es Mr. JV. H. C. Kerr, Cumpiler of the personal 1U"-tter <m Tuesday next to me ent practic.w.l book publi11hen. Bufortt · .. · · Selections. that no Reform votos &ro left unpolled. the' New Readers were authorized there may be we.rded off"' lonir ·· poaajble. Seven is a good number;bntnot alwa'y11 'I have had neither time nor inelination 8how to' the outside WQrld that old We11t were three etiries submitted to tho Govo to notice the idiotic clap-trap Durhau.i ij ewphti.fie,1lly Li'l:ler:d still No ernment, two of which h~d been !lpproved. a lucky one. There we re eeven wondttrs hithert. charge of corruption, extr&Yag~nce, Or 'flrn f9llowinl<! 11tatement will BhOl'f thuir ot the world, 11enm deadly aine, .and var·" th.a t has been .written to the newspapen ious seven other thi11gs, · These phinks, on this subj acf by people who ough t to wrong·d <'ing bir.s been prover~ agamst the size and co11t :we suppose,may be acc.e pted a11 tlui se.v en..· know better I I trusted to the obvious Mowat A.<lminiatrir.ti-On: · durrng fourteen ·rages. Cosli. Cost, 100 p . sorrows of Toryislli. Let us ex.. mine malevolence of the writ~r~ ·being t)le best yeti.rs of legia.lation, oo~.- hat no. goo~ re··on them and nee'wlu.t th.ey look like at close antidote to their ·words. 17-~c. $1.31 cnn be gil"e for vutm~ aga.rnst ltll aup- Gagf'!'s ... .. . · · 752 15io. 1.50 inspection. R~v. Dr. N elles; Principal of Victoria t,:>Orters. Electot·~ of Wo;;t, Durham, rally R oyal . .... . . . 972 18hc. 1.80 l~lank Ne. 1. - "Heligious eq.nality ." University. to the poi ls, 1hen, and deposit your ballot Royu1Canadian 9ii5 1.35 N~ w ~r.dJ1Jr11 .. 97G We han the.t already. It is bedded in Tho fair inft.rence seems to be that a for Dr. M0Laugbli11. D ocs the · <·rgau want work so pr~'pared, 110 examined, and so Tho " "enue ·orice of th.- first thru sets, ihe constitution. pu t into the m ~rk.et tocompe~e with each to havo it trimmed a·1d defined ? But approved, iK· not open to any ~erious obMUNIOIPAL ELECTIONS. other arid cu usequenlly publtHhr·d 11.t the perhaps the platform builder:des.'gned 'it jections, nor the uso of it in our Public loweijl: ti~ n rn is $1.53 ; the pr.ice nf the e.~ · an euphemistic ti~pression, meaning ::ichooJ11 ..a g.r ouud'for reasonablo compl..inr. llOWMANYILLJ'i. new seriefi is $L 35, or a difference of 18 "No Popery." It looks like nne of the much loss a ground for attack upon t he old phmks daubed over with yellow paint .qovernment. As a matter of personal Thaf'e is very little stir in municipal cents in fa\·or of the New &aderft. to hide the bl ood staiil~; .. 'l'ranslate<lJ· it opimon (what ever that m&y be wo~1h) I J. NOTIINR COMPARISON ·· cirolea ·hi-re. M.1-. .!'rower will not seek m e1ms 1ubyersiou of Oathol.ic 'r ights. But hold the frequent re10ding·of these beautThe seven most oopul~r R~ad era in thll if Caiholic ecclesiastics ·a re t o be gagged., iful ~nd appr0priate selections to be re-eleetion a.ud Mr, Piggott aspires to his how about those Protestant divine!! who ·better. for the d1ildre11 of any school than pla.co, ' l'>h. T. Bllrden iath.e only candi- United States are thuee ginu below: Cta. per have be4ln pitching ir·to Mr. Mowat of the reading of a wider range of legs'·suitdnte anrounced for deputy-reeve, and of Pages. Price. 100 pp. late 1 Sauce for the Papis· iroose mu11t able passal(ell, and far better :than any course Mr. Horsey will be' Mayor again. Wilson Serie11 ... . ... 9 tl $1. 79 19~ be sauce for the Protestant gander. And .hasty or chance S(·lections that might be Mesare. CornU!h &nd Pattinson are out in Sheldon '11 New York.890 1.92 21~ how i11 this plank to be put into practical made by the teacher, especially a yonug 1.80 19J, operation 1 Is it to he legislati~·e 1 Or and inexperienced teacher, and l may the no th ward. l\1-0re will likely be Swinton'& New York.922 Aj>ple1on'g Nuwi;'orkli94 l.'i2 24! is it to be only speculative 1 If lcgisla- ndd that l have for some time used the nnnou1<-0Cd next 'wook:. MeGuffey'sOi.ncinnati656 1.39 21 tivc, how is it to be formulated in an Act book m my own family deH>tions, and DAULUIOT<l?I, B a.rnoa' New Iteadar. 894 1. 75 19~ of Parliament ·1 How do the Tories pro- have found it very oonvei.ient and useful We unden;t:i.nd that the preaent Coun- Lippincott's ...··.··. 818 1.57 19 pose to enforce it 1 Are all bishops, for that. pupose. l{ev. ,John Burtott.. These seven Readers a\'era~e 82G p8ges, priest. and roinieter11 to be diafraochiaed1 cil will all offer for re-elect ion, but that ls Parliament to define the lirniis of every I rejoice to know thllt 60,000 children llO'IH~ w1rnt Mr Dyer to rn n for first -diip- or 150 pt1ges less than the Nt1w Readerl!l, mdividual's mind in rela.t10n to the in· of Pap"l parents mingle with the children uty rut:ve. The n·nv men me11tion ecl for and sells on an average for $1.. 70, or 35 fiuomc1·s that must guide · him in his con- of tht!ir l'rntestant nei~hbora, sit at the centh more than the Ontario R.eaders . councillo,s are MesKrs. Richard Pascoe, duct 1 lhroert Spencer say11 that ev1·ry. same deBks, play on the name ground, MO:N E J{ SAVED B Y CH ANGES. pereon m»ves on the ' Jin~ of s trongest. . hear the same lessons, read from the T. Baker, W. W orry, 0. W. Smith, Thea. Tho High School Readers, authorized inducement This is philosophicially, same livmg Word. Would that the oneBurrows, A. McFee;·ers, 1'.. R. Hoar, P. 1886, costs 60 ceuts, and takes the place paycologically and scientifically true. ness were univers al amongst us. But. Werrv John J. Virtue, W. ,J. Roy, W. of t ln eo other )>ooks which ct>sts $1.60, is How, then, is the Ma·o l going t o supply this, to me, sensele·s irritation now being Ever;o:i, L M. Courtice. J. Littlejohns, used by 8,6V8 public school pupils and an inducement that will act a.like in all incited, suems t o he pavin g the way for Cornelius Osborne, J.M. Jones tJ.nd JiJ.cob 11,000 High School pupils. The new cases 'I To do so it must create a new still gr eater separation, when A nglican, Gaud, N01~1imition day will bring them buo k saves each pupils one dollar, or over sense or a new appetite, like lov'e or Presbyterian and Methodist will ali claim $18,000 in t<ll. hunger. We fail to see how this plank is t heir own, and the bitt erness of r eligious to the surfact3. The new drawing books cost 10 cents ; t o be induced to practical politics. But, alienation ensue. I pray God avert this Cl\.lll'WlUOBT. the drinving books fo rmerly use.d were perhaps, the organ only means that all contingency, and I ventu re another It will be a. ~onrce of rE>gret to the people anrn.'ller b .v 8 pages, and cu3t 15 ccn·a, men must accept ·roryi. m as an irifal!ible selection ou closing :- " Bles"ed are the 1£ Cartwrig l.1t to l"rn that; the preaent diffonrnce, couating eize, 7 cent.a. The revelation something after the Orieotal peace111akers for they sh111t be called the wort.h y r;,,w e, Jas. P .. rr. Esq., haa decid - dmwin g books are used by 250,000 pupils, formals- " There is no God but Sir Jnhn so·1s of God. " Macdonald and Bunting 111 hi~ prophet!" R ev. Dr. S. J . 1 'hmter. ed ·o rf t ire fr1·1Il th e ·Y> uncil. We do aot aa.vi.ng to eech 75 cents, or a total to the Either that, or it is mere aound and fury I know t h e history of this b ook. I Province of $17,500. wish to be sr-ltish, though Wfl hope before have used it in my family ever since it T he new History costs 35 ce nts ; it signifying nothing. long l,o congrntu latc the reeve of Ho,.,· - ti..kes the place of to Histories coating 60 Plank No . 2 is equally vagne and was published, and use i t still. For JQilllVillu on 11 ie cl ... ct :on to the Warden- cents. History ia 11tudied by 104,000 mortifying. Does it mean that if Mr. devotional purposes it is one of the best ship of tlw.se U11it ed Counties, but we do pupils. This means a saving of Zfi cents Meredith should get into power inO .. tario, - if not the best book of the selections he, the ob2equinus political slo1ve of Sir wi th which I am acquainted . We ought think th!·t M.r. Parr aho nld have gr>Lced to each, or $26,000 for the Province. J ohu, will compel that great statesman to to feel profouudly grateful to the Mh1ister Baldwin 's " Art of School Managethe Warclen5'K cha ir, bef. re retiring from repeal the excise regulations he le.tely of Education for the part he has taken in munici !"'l iife, and tlw<H(h ho retires for ment" is usi,d hy 2,000 teachers in tl'ain- made to enable distillers to send liquor the matter. L "t the Scripture Reading i ng in the Nf'rmal and Model School8. into Scott Act countif's in small packages? be kept in the schools by all means. The the pre""nt, ll·e r.rnst ·i11«t in the near It cos ~ formerly $ 1.60. A Canadian Does it mean war upon such good friends idea of it is tho outcome of wise Protea· future he will retum to the council and editi(Jn of I hi s book was published last of the Tory cause as Hon. Frank Smith, tant though t. will y· t, be W11.rd en of Northumberla.nd sununer by thll Educational Department, Hon. John Carling a.nd Mr. Goeoderham 1 _ __ ·--aud D 11r ha m . lt wou ld havo bee-n a in ·which the School Act, ao far e.s requir- 01· is it only so much flapdoodle fornrned for Model Sohool purposes, wes lated to catch the Prv!libitionists 7 It ~raceful cut» pliroent to 1he former e nerinserted. Tim School Act alone c1Jats 50 looks like it, for nob:,dy is so verdant as getic re.eve, It. B. Spink-, Esq., who was ciints. 'l'his act ually reductid Baldwin tc; to i magine t.hat the men who have used tweut'v v<>ars i n muuic1pn,I life, but he 25 ctinb fur each student. thus effecting their power to cripple and evade the Willi ~·l b.w0d to r et ire w1thot1t 1mjoying a nuving of $2, 700 to the Province. These Scott Act would enforce it " with all the eeve1·al ite ms a.mount to over $52.000, as that h o11 r.r. M r. Parr has been ten years the result of three yea,r5' management of strength and r esources of the Provincial Having full y decided to go out Govermrn;nt, ' should they by any chance, in thf; cn1 mcil, ci"h 1. of which he has the present Minister. get into Mr. Mowat's place. The Tories of Business, I now offe r my Stock coutinuousl.y ·)Ccttpied t he honorable pomust have formed a very low estimate of of Dry-Good s , Groce ri es, Crockery, sition of n wvc, n.nd would hs.ve filled the · Meredith and the Bribery Plot. popular intelligence or they would not Boots and S h oes aH w e ll as Pnmperpetrate so ghastly a joke. Vva.rden'Gchair wi th gruat credit to these i se~ for Sal e, on easy terms. Any Extr1tct ·'roan Ole EvhlenM Prcn·l111t Tlaat P lank No. 3 gives an amusing view of 8 countii::s . Though we differ with Mr. can have u ntill !tle.-"clUll Knew of the P lot and 1'1lul. He the Tory id ea of reform. To put an irre- person buying Parr, politically, we kno ·w him to be a Dcnled I! nin'l'letlge. sponsible head over a great department next Fall b .:fore th ey pay any gentl1rn~ an of stediug integrity, of more -. , of government in place of a responsible mone y, if th e y wis h; or it they . than or di o11ry ahiiity and one 'l"ho could Mr. M ernck, M. P . Mr. Meredtth, M. minister would be r eform with a venge- purchMe Stock and dont wish · to P ., b~f~re the P. P., _b~fore the ance ! The latter part of the plank not b" i " t1cc<l to do a questionable act Commission. Comm1s1non . means that the Ma-il wants to have the purchase p r emises, will r ent. In to sectne ~ m,rson ··i adva.nt11ge. Had he "After I heard " On th~ 17th of government changed in order that it may the mean t ime 1 will commence neen f·· rn1 m nf v;.iu ,, mbitio?t 1 like eomQ others in tl"e cou n )' ·f infini t ely les~ the announcement, March this state- get the school-book job itself. I n this AUUTION SALES abilit v 1,., 'H'\1hl u·> <~uubt have worn the or at least the. ru- ment of Mr. Mo,wat we r ecognize . original Tory timber that on Wednesday 2 2 nd at One p. m , mor ,in thesmokmgwas made. . '.Ihat used to go under the familiar name of booo;/ ·>1 VI .. rd c-n l:i.i! ..e his re tire1nent. and at 7, and continue afternoons Mr. P ;,;r'a f; ncc""s r j,, the reeveship will room, that some was th e first mtim- B oodle. Plank No. 4 is balderda!h on stilts. be Mr . J ohn McKee, the present de1;mty- member bad been atiou which I had approached, I men- clirectly or indirect- Like all the preceding plank s this t urns and e venings , at which time I reeve, i.ttd Mr . J . ! I. D·witt will probably will offe r Dry Goods , Groce ries, auccet1d M .r. McKee. It is not expected tioned the matter ly that any attempt out on examination to be n othing but to Mr. Meredith. I was being made, or T e as, Boots and S h oes. Come and that t hen' will be a con ~ est for the posi· wind. t hink it must ha Y e was said to h ave Plank No. 5 iB a variation of plank No. get yo ur Xmr..s Groce ries. tion o[ Cuuncillors, as 1 .t ie thought that "M ese rs Aiher t Spic. ks , David Fallis and been in the middle bee n made, to use 2, involving a contradiction. How can Allow me to say positively this of the week preced- improper m ean11 to the . Government enforce the Scott Act Ansoll T< ·ylor wLIJ g ·J in, as they should, is no humbug I m ean it and am ing (the elate of the secure the defeat of with its whole etrength and resources if . d h 11 ld d by acc!nl'l.\i·t inn. d expornre of th ~ the Government." eterm1ne to ave a so out an the adminiiltration of the law is surrend' _ ______. .. ---~~~ plot)." clos ed by the 1st of March next. ered to the muuici1ialities 1 These two LIBl!iJU.L lt'O'LZ \ TORY 11.ULE planks don't fit and can't be made to fit Ontario ha· a wnr· The Domi~ion bas W91lMS el'Ien cleat.re7 elllldreu. but by any means. Were the M4il sine.ire, · plu1 of 11 d efimt of Preftll··'· w ..r . Powclers dnlrer 'Wnaa, or had it thought out the qu~tions '!fith aad expel..._ ma dMI $6,700,069. $6,866.554. ·a JS "d o ....... 00 ~ ~~ o~ ~ l> 0 ro ~ (J;) .. 0 s:l 0 ~-9 ~ oo s. CD ...i...J ~ '-4 Cl) . Public School Text Bookli!. The che.rge is made that under 11 M in· ister of Ed.ucation school books are constantly cba.n1<1ed, and parentd are put to much expenBti, and t.he book tradll B~r1ously int11rfored 'vith. It might be as well clearlv t o und erstand the }llw and the practic; of ih" E<lucaiion D~partnrnnt on this point . 'rho l"w is clearly ·h1frd in Sec. 207, School Act, 1885 : "Any e.uthorised text-book in actu11l u~e in any Public or Model SGhool may be chim~~d by the teach·~r of ~ uch school for any othe>' authorizocl tex t-book on th<1 si.me snbjH ct, on the rnriiten riJ'pru~a_l uf the triistce~ ancl tht, in.·pectvi·, prov1de1\ always such ch;o uge is made M the begi?nirig .o f Iha school year, 1md at least six rnon~h~ after 1mch approval ha· been give!I ." 'l'his 1<ive11 .t he trustees full covtrol over the ch·nges of text- book~, except where th<'l Education Departmen t withdre.w11 l\Uthnrizatioo from those 1tlready in use. Then wachera and others hr.itJ no choice but t~ make a. cllangt! . Thi& amendm .. ut was made to tho law tn 1881, under Mr. Mowat"· Admini11tration, to prevent n .. edles11 change. TOH.YWOLF IN AN OLD ROBE· . wl1ich it ao oracularly dtale, it could "The Torie11 in acarcli of a platform are likeJJyron in search of of a hero" says thti l\fonlreal Post. Y11s, they might very appropriately tra~esty the poet'R words aud say:"We want a platform-an uncommon wnnt, Since cTery day andhour brlni,:s forth & new Till after cloging t.ho gl\zet.te· with cant. '!'he vrorld di111.covers that it's not a true one." one. ..cl "(fl +:>~ ~00'1 rrj~ ·r-i ~ o~~ l>:i"d ~~ · 0 . ~ 00 .:q H P:1 8 O,.o (1)~ 0 s:i ~ ad "C ....... 0 ~ ~rrj not hne' perpetrated ao stupid a blunder as this. Pl&nk No. 6, "Manhood Sutrmge," was adopted by the Liberal p11rty long ago. Plank No. 7 has been th" policy alway11 pur11ued by the Liberals ·nd particularly insisted on by Mr. Mowat, who went to the vast trouble and expense to pre,·ent Sir John and his B- ·odlemen, of whom thP. mamtger of the Mail is a prnmineot. example, from robb;ng t.he provincial domain and dividi,,g it among themselves! The presentation of this platform hy a journal notorious f. ·r its defence d e ' ·ery vilfainy committed bv the To_ry part.y is the sublimity of irnptulo' nce. Like t he wolf in the fablii, it is i1idini;{ its "reedy fangs and 11imulati>ig a kindly voice that it may drown the innoce " t and unsuspeet1ng. But the p t1ople recognize the horribfo visag1> and have no intemion of pla~·ing Little Red Riding Ho0d. See last we··k's (hip. New Year's Cards --AND- New Year's Giffs -IN G~ REAT VARIETY AT- KENNER & 00. 'S VARIETY HALL. received for all Newspapers 'a nd l\f.agazines. 0 s:l s:1 cd mp cd bO Cl> s:= = bfJ ·~ ........c Pictures Framed very cheap. KENNER & CO.'S VARIETY HAIJL., ... ~ ~ f!Jawutian Jtnttt'man. Couch, Johnston &Crydorman are now showing the LA.RG EST and FINE·S T assortment of (TWE£DSX&XCLOTHS) i n town, and the MAKE-UP . of their Clothing is by any house in West Durham. :::UNAPPROACBED I:: One Door West of Post Office, Bowmanville.· l3tc. OHARlf8 ·TOD'S·' .iS the place to get supplied with Pure Confectionery from the best makers for the Christmas and New Year's Holidays. CAKES suitable for the season kept on hand or MADE TO ORDER. Premises NEWLY FITTED UP and more conveniently arranged to suit our business. Every one come and see our New Stot e. CHARLES TOD. 51-2w .. . ,,,, ,_ ,,, _ ,....._ ~ . "" ·" ·~~~"" " "' ,....,, -"' -""-"'--====== Cawker & Allin are still doing b u siness And a.re making p reparations for the Christmas trade. They have r eceived a large stock of the freshe st and b est Groceries in the ma.rketJ and have bou gh t some of the finest Cattle for t h eir C hristmas trade that i s in the Dominion. And the b est of all, th e whole s tock is to be disposed of at the l owest price. They will sell Beef this 'Xmas by the quarter, away down low, -lower than eve r. R emember, no infer ior stock,- all good young h e i fers and s teers. B e fore p urchas ing elsewhere, we a s k y onr inspection, a nd com pare our q uality and prices, and we feel c on fiden t you will say we a re offering the bes t meats at the lowest prices ever offered i n this town , =====,..------._ - ·-- - - -====:ll - STORE AND GOODS FOR SALE IN EOOJNfE~~ELLmOOe W e have bought the first prize two·year-old Steer, fed by W. Werry, Esq., Solina, and NINE mor e Cattle fed by the best feeders in Darlington. We also r eturn our sincere t hanks for t he very liberal patronage hel:ltowed to u s in the past, and trust to have a c ontinuance of the sap 1e , O.A..VTK:ER & ..A.LLI~ Dealers in Groceries, Glassware, Crockery, Flour and Feed, F resh and Cured M ea ts ; and cash b u yers for Hides, 'l'allow, S h eep Skins and all Farm Produce . STAND :- Town Hall Buil dings, on e door eo.st of O n tario Bank. d ~ .W ... - H --- c·-·n e- ~ :8 1 1 0 n t. ·---·L..1 . 3.7 ..Z1ewoo ' "~ an, ed Auctioneer for the township of Darlin~ton. All order11 for .alea in this - ======= ·:rfl-· R. HUTCHISON.,:=:;;ri~. :~;1 :e~t~iT:do1~p~:f:~~7- ORSE FOR SALE- A heayY draught home, H len bone and mUJ1Cle. Sired by t riali.g i a very superior 11nim11.I, well broken to work. Apply to SA.MVJIL WOO.LDIW>G · , lot :t, oon.~ GutwriKht ; li:\hlrl«lf, P. o. ~aw. "Lord bright bay yea.rs. Q:celLr~"