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L THE MERCHANT FRIDAY MARCH 24 1876 RATES OF ADVERTISING GROSS OUTRAGE Great Snow Storms m the West SJ?Q a cont a t fo space made on appl ca. t ll Ad ~MANIILLE · ,.,l];Ju -~l t r cIt it u t M AR 4 18 TO CORltESPONDENTS Yo ng Leskard n ust send us h s name footsteps Ll ug a\\ av n ere we can pu Bh h s corn un ca on p oceeded ouwa ls and wh e ---H bbert s saw them s and ng o he s de A NEW STORY One of them addressed her and m -----·e T · In cons a ence c...t the severe sno sto he M moors So c a of he Young Men s Ch an A oc a on "~a 1ostponed un ~Ionday even g next [t s pa t cu ar y r ques ed that ever) n erube Ue n n c du ou Monday even ng last On i;\ ed es<lay the to" n p · led · gaJ er appearan e ban on ·~l day tu og or Tl e name of be a hor s a g o n ee to the l roduct on I s one of the most h ng tempe an e tales we have eYer read ---~··~--~ the w nter E eryonc appeared to take ad van ago ol t e sle gl n~ to transact be bus ncs and he s reeta were more thronged u <laJ PARLIAMENTARY BK D S O:!i Mr Wu Pro er banded n t o la e for user ssu He bas been appo n ed ti e loca a£ent of the Bow nan le Fur ure :F ac tory and · p epared to sell low rates H calls spec al the Under ok ng Depu llleut v; as of a certa ut~ we aB boneat a d Iese n ora.l These reO.e t ons J ave been p om nent n mv m nd tor nany) ear A recent occur renee n our row ndu ea me to ask ts bus neS! men r th y bel ev t to be to the r ad a.n ag~ that business tra 11aut ona of a dub ous hara ter ohould be I ual ed up! Of courae I refer to the bankruptcy of the B F M Company tie features of wl ch you u the p s a.n e of your dut es a1 u. Journal et re ·rked upon speak ng n firm but telllperate Jans age of the bank r ptcy a d sa e as o other lo u JO r al dared to do That as a conaequence yo were as a led n the colum s of the l\ ew1J and tho worst of not ves attr bute<l to you for hav ng had the audac ty to expose wrong do ngo n I gh p ac68 s only ~hat m ght be expecte l So far as the pub c :an J dge from the documents cmanat g f on t] e D ectors the facts may e b tly sumn ed p as fol o s - n 18 4 the ann al balance sheet near torefat'hers a p ople ce WM M HORSEY l'l I\:111 H E 201 1876 3u AL ~G OF Snee tl e fan o s debate o Sr John J... Mac<lona d a A nen In ent the pol t cal at mospl ere hao b<en much calmer The Hon Dr T pper s earn ng a I ttle chea1 w. en a le oto e y In the absence of S Joh A Macdonn d I e J) acts as Leader of the Oppo on He ahowa g eat a"x ety o nagn fy h s office 1he Ho e an1 the coun ry kno · that t a Dr Tupper ti at s all II meet ng showed assets to the amount of $195 22 74 and arter prov d ng for al tho I ab t e· of Ibo Company a reserve f nd of $4 86 7 In J) cen her follow ng t1 e D rectora ma le an ass gn nent and n F b necessary ruary t: whole asse s of the Co upany lfere purchMed for $ 0 000 al a long cred I The n tent on of our readers ----- --~the adver seme t of he Fo · STATES On Tuesdav last Mr Thu· at one fell swoop all he stock and Wash r George S Shaw etarted for the Un ted say $80 O 0 of re<l tor· la ws d sappearcd Now t uust be bo ne n n hat only Sto e· tak ng w th h n h · ce eb ated s al I on Co tender and three yo ng sta I QJlS a few sl.iort eeks htfor go ng nto bank ru ptcT these as e s, as shown by the ha.I f om the sawe l o se l!U h r ~three yea s It s purpo·ed that the old horse shall re anco sheel p epa ed shall I say by the pur ma n n M b gan an I the three col · w 11 clla.aera th nse ve un ounted to what tbey be taken on to Kan··· -Sho d oppor averred to be a very low valuo.t on to sense tun y oa r e ther or a l ot the u w II be $19 225 ( Jet all they could ~ ve was sod \Ve w sh Mr Shaw · cceos n b · $70 000 on easy terma ven ure as ] e hae gone at the eol c tat on of It appears to me that o e of l\\o th ng at ro many of tho es dent n U e 8 a es ment oned who u l!ltbetr e et. theD rectorasubn tteJ. own ·hould for an mp oven ent n tl e class of reports and b lance sbee · that were lee ep o g oups a t he· reet 1 or.ses n ti ose 8eo ons S a di t ve or ti ey d d a very sl a p stroke of he doo bus ness at tl e ex:penae or other share 1 olders and the r ere l ors stand tRke no nterest n the exam n at on W c are pleasetl to kno11 howeve hat the ~umber of ouch a ery s na l and bat t c n .e est th ae exam uat one s very general an<l nc'"a.I ng I!.., m st be very encourng a <l pleas ng to the In pee tor who has done so much to n roducc nnd estnbl sb these exam na.t ons, to s e the teachers take such a I vely nterest n them We hope to be able to announce the results n a coupe o weekt1 1 M· b 7 b 18 G CAR'l'ER'S Sa.rsa.pa.r1lla. The Great Blood Purifier Now a da · be l ·of de areal on be ght a d uong s ery v·g e an<l shadowy W J some o[ o r mor I go ug b s ne1:1a ne tell us on wh of he l ne the bankr ptcy of the B Company and sale shoul l be placed tw en The Common Sense WASHER! mantle of cl ar ty over he past and 1 ope that the old' s ut on und r a ne · u ijJ be ot ad'Vantage to t e and to the lo n Yours, ON F.' TH T B INn<REBTED From our o n o 7dspo de t BELLEVILLE F re n nr s have been very numero s of late n th s to ·n On Mon Jay even ng of lo.st week Clark .s d ug store was d scovcrcd to be on fire The demon was con rolled however befo e much dan sge waa done About 2 o lo k on Sat rday n om n(? the alarm ..., s 11ga n sounded the fire or ginat ng th t me n the rear ol W Powell · car Sc ~N ·OF REA TH tor Apr l s rece v rage shop lt wa oubdued after a pretty ed ·nd ought o be read by every one earnest fight b t not Cou ents lnn rt o he ca se of Infant tl ouaan l do! aro vortl Morta ty \Von en and the Centenn al The Sk n T a au l Coffee F om the Water 20 cts a cop} $2 a yoar Add ess il7 ll oadway N >: Grays Syr p en ea he worot form· of Cough· and Cold· G ay · Ss up cure· Soro Throat and hoarse negs Grays SJ r p g ve· milled &to rel ef B ouch · G ·J Syrup s tile best med cine for 1\slhma G ay s Ss up re eves Cou1 & \\hoop ng Crough Gray. Syrup s nvaluable n last ·l·o·· or Consumpt on Sold everywhere Pr cc 25 c nts. l RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUND \Y MARCH 2 t SI JOHNS Sc - at l l 1876 ,;ood ar c c t:n ured AUOTION SALE · I The pens ons I a d by be Amer can Gov ern e t nnoua y a.m ou t to I e enor mous ·Um of $30 248 660 The U ii COMMERCIAL BOW~CA NVJLLE Fnll Wh at Sp ng Wh ·t Ba. ey R~e Pe,. IOROI"IO b I B vmain le Jn.n I h R 6 ti o3 m1Z )