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à,BIB 20" BOOKSTOBE. We can supply you with any magazine or news- paper published at the lowest rates. We also have extra copies of ail the daily newspape s with full, account of the war. The 5 p.m. edition of the Star and News reaches here at 7.15 wmth the latest news of the day. W. T. Aluin.ý lYen's and Ladîébs1 Furs At very Special Prices. Before stocktaking we are offering a numnber of spec- ilis in Mfer's Fur-lined Over- icoats, L iîe'E!e ýtirV :Seat1, Ilaccoon, Bokara, Sable and Astrachan Jackefs and ius ported Pdrislan Fuir Caper- ines, Collarettes, VictoriiPs and Scarfs. DINEEN THE W. & D. DINEEN, Co. LimiTED. 140-142 Vonge St.,Toronto. Corner Temperance. BOWMANVILLE. JAN. 31, 1900. t TRE PRAIRIE RANGERS. If the western detatcbment- of the Mounted Rifles, "The Prairie Rangers" as they are familiarly called in Ontario continue their victorious progress' as tbey have commenced it, says an Ottawa corres pondent, they will indeed have a brill iant record when the war is over. Ottawa bas had many interesting e-xperiences in the past both as a cîty and as the Capital of the Dominion but neyer bas any event cailed forth more wild and unîversal enthusiasm from ail classes of the community than did the visit of the plainsmen last Friday. The Capital of the Dominion simply surrendered un- conditionally;-,from the Governor- General down to the smallcst news-boy, every citizen sc#med to consider that his one and only duty onthat day was to entertain the boys from the prairies and to give them as good a time as the fc'. hours availabie permittcd. The boys tbeinselves werc \vortby of the attention they recceived; they were a magnificient looking lot of fcllows, and no one could bave scen tbem cither individually or as a body, witbout feeling the most complete confidence in their abilihy and willingness to render splendid service to the empire and their Q uec-i. Notbing was too good for tbem in this town, but although tbey wvere feted to an extent that would bave turned the heads of men hbcy mos'r showed thcmnselves~ to be soldiers and gentlemen. MIT LIBEICALS lIANE lUNE. A correspondent of the Toronto Globe having challengc-d that jour-' nal to make good its claim that, "4very ncarly ail the measures of real value that bave been passcd during the last half century in this country bave procecded from the Liberal party," replies \vitb a cbap- ter of Canadian hî-,. ory wbich will establish the justice of the dlaim in the judgment of most reasonable and unbiased people. The chap- ter begins with the stero strugglc for responsible goveroment under Lafontaine, Baldwin ai-d Brown, wbicb resultcd in a complete refor- mation in the municipal, electoral and educational laws of the coun- try: the establisbing of cheaper postage, the rcmodelling of the The Toronto Tclcgramn finds a law courts, andu tue inauguration ot good word ho say off Col. Sam. great reforms in the, !and laws. Hughes, and undoubtedly he needs Tbrough the efforts of Liberal it. Canada bas sent no better statesmen the principie of repre- fightingimaherial to South Africa sentation by population wvas finally than Col. Hughes. The Telegrarn accepted, together with its -logicai says: It is an outrage if a Canadian devciopment of njanbood suffrage. ,officer possessing tbe practical quali- It was George Brown, who, after fications off Col. Sam. Hughes is left giviog bis best efforts, in conjunc- witoutempoymnt t Cpe owntion with dtbcr leaders -on botb onithout oplo ckemtra s Capt sides to the successful carrying out against bis name by Major-General caof tentiemoto hedreativalu Hutton. Objections to Col. Hughes of e the not s eriis then au as a politician do no' hold againstofteNrhes' rioishn him as a soldier. Many Canadians a veritable terra incognita, a nd for who have neyer been counted as twenty long years continued the -warm fierîds t., Coi. Hughes bave agitation until it was brougbt 10 a an idea tbat he is being unjustly successful issue. teated by Major General Ilutton. * Briîain has an over supply off officers Io laher years the great battie off like Major General Hutton in South Provincial rigbts bas been stub- Africa and too few officers with the borniy fought by the Liberal party, i4ualities -which Col. Sami. Hughes and as persishenly opposed by the would display in active service. Conservatîves, but the bîstory of Bravery may be taken for granted tbe figbt bas been a 'record of in the case off ail offilcers who wear triumpbs for the Provinces witb her Majesty's uniforni, but Col. Sam. the result that the tbrefttened, dan- Hughes bas more adaptability, and ger of a dîsrupted Confederation more shrewdness, more capacity no longer exists. The principle of for leadership in the sort off warfame religious and racial equality 100, which Britain bas to wage in South have always been foremost planks Africa than Major General Hutton in tbe Liberal platform in Ibis 15 ever likely to possess. country as in ail other parts of the empire, and the fact that tbis TIIE BUSINESS OUTLOOK. equaiity exists to-day in Canada will be conceded by aIl faim stud- A weil-informed and conserva- ents of bîstory as a resuit of per- tive writer in a western Ontario sistent Liberal agitation. paper_ speaks as foliows of the* business outiook for the present * year:-There is good promise of The contributions of the Laurier business the present year being Administration 10 Ibis giorious me- even more profitable than that of cord of democratic progress are 1899. In former seasons the 100 weIi known to need enumera- wbolesale trade were inciined ho tien here. The development of purchase cautiousiy fearing lest a the commerce and industries of tbe decline in the markets for finisbed country by wise legisiation; by products, either tbrougb a develop- judicious reductions ini the tarifW ing weakness in the raw material by completing the deep waterway or over-production and consequent scbeme inaugurated by the Mack- sacrifice in values of finisbed enzie Government, by according goods sbouid break values before a discriminating encouragement 10 stocks bad moved out of second colonization railroads and by en- hands, whicb would necessarily in- couraging every project looking volve large losses. There is no towards tbe deveiopment of the such difficulty 10 be contended witb British'market, have brought about Ibis year. So far the whoiesale as an era of general prosperity unprep weil as the retail trade have been cedented in ils permanency and more exercised over the difficulty extent; wbile the prosecutîon of an in getting goods promptiy deiiv- imperiaiistic poiicy in matters ap- ere d by the milîs than tbey bave pertaining 10 the empire as a over the malter of prices being wboie bas placed the Dominion in maintained ah curr n,.It values. No a posîL ýo in the eyes of the world weakness is aI present apparent in to-day- far beyond any thought the situation for eiller raw mater- possible even by the wildest opti- bals or manufactured goods, and mist five short years ago. Govern- owing 10 the large purchasing ment, of the people, for the people, power of tbe masses and their abil- and by the people, bas been the ity 10 absorlb stocks w hich a few all-prev ailing principle off lIe Lib- years ago mnust bave been figured erai party by which al Ibis spien- on as surplus productions tbere did progress bas been accomplisî- promises to be a ready outlet f - r1 d flj ot ev.en îhe oid country most of stapie products for thLî, itsciian produce a better record bomne market."j withbn the lime. OL> MAX BLOQUENT. F Sir Charles Tupper has returned to Ottawa from his lengthy pere- grinations in the far west in excel- lent physical condition, and appar- ently in the best possible good burnor with himself. He certainly bas reason to be proud of his physical achievements, for a record 1of fifty-six speeches averaging two 1hours each 'is a marvellous one for a man who bas almost com- pleted his fourth score. With characteristic optimism he sees notbing but success for the Con- servative party when the next general election cornes and'declares that there will not be a single Gov- erniment supporter elected west of Lake Superior. There is not even the shading which the artîstic eye would demand to enhance the pic- ture, ail is light and color as it cornes from bis brusb; but the shading is being supplied neyer- theless by others, for many of the western journais, tbat cao in no respect,ç-be considered partisan, criticized very frankly bis utter- ances and bis general demeanor. Take for example a leadîng wveekly in tbe Kootenay district Which thus expresses itself:-"IfCan- adian public life is to bec vbat it ought to be, men holding posi- tions like Sir Chas. Tupper's, must make an effort to raise the science of politics above the level of the backster and the charlatan, and in- vest it with grandeur and dignity. The venerable Sir Charles bas too inuch Tupper about bim, and too little Coïiervative leader. Hc bas retained aIl the Tupperian clerer- ness that has made bis name so dear-§o terribly dear-to the rnajority of the people of this qrcat. country. Juls speech in this town \vas but a repetition of bis other speeches delivered througb.out the Province excepting 'tbat, if any- thing, Sir Charles was lcss guarded in bis utterances and appeared t6 have lcss respect for the trurh. It is a sad cornînentary on Canadian public life that the venerable lead- er of a once great party should spend bis time and that of bis aud- ience flot in promulgating the views of statesmen, but in extol- ling the virtues and exploiting the fame of one Tupper. Sir Charles should bave a higber appreciation of the important position he bulds." WÎHY BRITAIN FIGIITS. There are a few facts about the South African situation that STATES- mAN' readers should clincli in iheir rnemory to enable them to defend the presenit action off Great ]3ritain in that' country. Ilemember first off a-Il that President Kruger as far back as 1883 on behaîf off the Re- publie published in- the London newspapers a cordial invitation and welcome and the promise off equal riglits and protection , to ail who wo nid go to the Transvaal and inyest their capital, or contri- bute in any way to the deveiop- ment of tnat country, the natural resuit being that hundreds off Eng- lshmen accepted the terms and be- came residents. Later when new gold-fields were discovered by the foreigners who were distinguished from the settlers, burghers or Boers by the name of Uitlanders or Ont- landers, there was à great rush off Britishers and others, so that the developments a4S increase in trade brought the revenue up froni less than a million dollars in 1886, to over twenty millions in 18»9. Milli- ons, mmnd you. Now observe how the Boer Governinent turned the scaler, against the foreigners. In- stead of aecording them, equal rights, change after change was made in the franchise effecting the immigrant population adversely un-, tl a residence of 14 years was re- WiId with Piles.. À Torturing Disease fer which Or. cha&s s iftmmnt le a positive Cure 1 was wId with piles wheu I begam te mse Dr. CkamsOintment. It bias coni- lietely cured me." Tkh sle tâtsubtance of scores andI handreds of lettes raccived at these office. f ru every nouk and cerner ai Canada. If you cwld o2ly la ck ves' lieeletters Y«u W»1l4 ho smete fi" lie evidence uf yftr fit" eda md meigkbmr. Yom. could net tisa ho. keptical of îh3 suanits cf Dr. Chass G<aumt, the oIy guaranteed cure for piles. As rg br about it; ast< yuur druggist aneàt« wihakosabout Dr. Chaîes Ointrmt. If yw.i prefer, sent a twc cent stamp Io these effices tepb postage on a free sampie, Wikwiâ k .Sby returamil. if yeu mniai Oiaitent hia& neyer yet beebl k%4.m tefafi ce w piles. It will net fail xm y**,bea.. It mumr.nul what lànd of ples y«bav or et1 i ta.nding, if you 55e Dr. Umt a, àd ýular'-'t il Cue. e Pet eç~a~~front itchiaf. tDr. Ckues' Oiatjment is a. pîe..pt cilef. t al. cures iimpioeëý . 4b44ï. eâna. Saltthre=u and all itchiug kbditdseuses. It ih c inostimable woffth inwoeiyhome. 6= a £bo, at al deale, or Edmaufta, &lt«e & Co.,Tomtco. su b h ji jt h ti ji n ir d B w SI CI te a] la r( tl E fr. 0' B ir fr, same -as full-fiedged citizens andilu 1894 Bxit9sh subjecte were com- mandeered, forcib]y compelleci to fight against the native tribes, bav- ing to buy their own arms. The English Government was then cail- ed upon to interfere and force- the Boer Government to disclaimi any intention off snch procedure in the future. Further trouble arose and the Uilanders sent- petitions to Kruger who said sarcaàtically, "lYou may protest as much as you please, but I have the guns. That setties it." This was too true, the Uilanders heing forbidden to im- port armis. Ia 1895 a Reforrn Committea was formed to insure some elementary civilization at Johannesburg. Dr. Jamieson is held respârnsible for the failure off the objeet sought, be- cause as administrator off the Char- tered Company, the Boers feared lie would seize their country for bis own company and ultirnately for Britain. Thus the efiort to rid the Tran svaal off the corrupt oligarchy that then ruled it was nulified. Sir Hercules Robinson, British iligli commissioner 'vas requcsted to arbitrate but ere be arrived Dr. Jamieson's -force was overpowered by the Boers and imprisoned, des- pite the promised protection off the B3ritish Governnient, the peaee.seek- crs, the, refori commitîce,1 were arrested in the face off promises ho the eontrary from the Boer Gavera- ment. A Boer Jury sat at the trial. Under an agr~eemnent be- tween attorneys of prisoniers and the Boer Government, a, nominal fine only should be imposed if Ihey pleaded guilty, wbich they-did but ho their consternation the Boer ah- torney rupudiated their agreentent and dealli sentence was passed on four leaders and the others were irnprisoned. The absence off sixty business men off this Committee liad most disastrous effect on trade la Johannesburg and a movement was made for its liberation. The Boer Goverrflnent yielrded ho the demand and released the English- men af ter six month's imprisonnment with a penalty off $1,500,000, the four members condemned to death baving to pay $ 125,000, apiece. No question off cleînency was involved. The foreigners' grievances were affterwiards acknowledged by the Boer Government, but nothing was done. Matters got mucli worse and repeated appeals were disre- garded by th1e Boer authorities tili fin ally last spring a petition sigued by 21,000 British subjeets wvas sent to the British Gov,.rnment and the conferencebetween President Kru- ger and Sir Alffred Milmer was the resuilt. Sir Wilffred claimed ihat' ail questions could be best settled by a concession from. the Republic of the right off franchise to the Uit- landers. Difficulties multiplied tili finaliy the Boer Government sent an ultimatum to the British which wvas the cause off the outbreak off the present war. The Boer ambi- tion to establish a supremacy over ail off South Af rica bas been behind ail their scheming, for wbich. pur- pose they have been quietly armlng for years, and foreign soldiers have been employed to teach the Boers the use off artiliery. Arms are sufficient for every Dutehmîaîî in South Africa. "AWord te, the Wise is Sufficdent." But some stubborn people wait untit "4down sick ' bc- fore trying ta <ward off illness or cure it. T/we wise recog- nize in the Word "Hood's assurance of heatlh, SFor ail blood troubles, scrofula, pim- pies, as well as diseases off the kidneys, liver and bowels, Hood's Sarsaparilla is the effective and faultlcas cure. Blood Purifier-"1 I have taken Hoof's Sarsaparilla, andci fnd'it beneficial for my- self and baby. It purifies the hluod and strengthens the systeni." Mas. HENRY WALL, Clinton, Ont. Strength Builder-" Myself, Wife and chilfiren have taken Hoodis Sarsaparilla and it strengthened us. It relieved mne uf a lame back.1" DAVID MCGEORGE, Carehaker, Colt Institute, Gait, Ont. Hood'g Pinsi cure liver flil; the non-rritatiug aud oily cathartie to take --ht }ood's S ýarsaarl ruption allowed. In one court it was proven that 21 out of 25 mern- bers of the Volksraad had received bribes. These facts are given on the, authority of Mr. john Hays Hamn- mond, Consuiting Engineer for the two largest gold-mining companies in the Transvaal. He is an Amer- icnand challenges anyone to dis- prove vhat he bas stated and the Outlook correspondent recording thcmn adds '-l assert frorn personal knowledgŽ that the facts are indis- putable. Caon Britain be blamned for going to the defence ai-d belp of ber subjeets under these circumsta:nces? CURLING MATCH. The Oshawa curlers visited Bowman- ville, on \ý'ednesda.v afternoon and olayed the first rounid in group eighit off the Ontario Tankard scries. with the teim of that towvn, d'ifeatiinl' thein by 18 s ,ots. The following isthe score.- osh 4 wa. l3ownanville. J . WV Proxvan, .A. Bennett, E. 1. Rowse, R. D. Datidsoni, F. J. Lambert D Beith. A. J. Sykes, sk..25 J B.Mitehel, sk..17 11 T. Carswell, H. MclMurtrv, J. F. Paxton. J. Beith, A. G. Lambert, W. C. King, P.H. Punshon, sk 212 Dr. Beith, sk... .17 Total- ....... 47 '31 Majority for Osýawa 13 shots. TeLonlg'Distanlce Teloplione S Pi tees you withiin easy speaki,.î distance of à*5,000 subseribers in Ontari-j and Quebec besides a vast fielci in. th.ý United States., (}thers profit by this- WHY NOT YOU? NOa To the Share7rolder, The wrongs ho which Uitlanders Butter and Che have been subjected are manumer- Company. (Lù able. Two-tbirds of the Transvaal Notioe te hereby' giv population were Uitlanders wbo adies Manutactur went there by invitation; tbeir cap- -1ii be beld lu the Towu) itland etrpie eelpd htHamipton un inaBoer hXns ws Ua VIorthlste-Ionday, Febr rîtory int the greatest mîning c.entre in the world; the country at the h enabli riow ricî was bankrupt before =r.n.otabtedsun of Fifte bheir arrivai; Uitlanders own more prperty ut the saFd.0 bhan baif the land, bougbt from ayniet ut said sum iu the Boers; tbey paid nine-tentbs ÂDA. 1)H.iptu900. of the taxes, much of il being clasa taxation; and yet tbey had 10 sub- mit to, every uniawful and extrav- agant expendituare baving no voice in the Govemnment. Judges were fOlic tools of Kruger for be couid dis- miss them ah ill and did it; only burgbers were eligible as jurors justce Uah nerscous.No Boer to jusence Utanerscoud.No o et o jury ever conyicted a Boer who. had murdered a native, so, corrupt wvas the system. Uitlanders were .xpeiled from the republic without '~~ A~ the rigbt ho appeal to a court of justice; free speech was probibited; newspapers that supported British Store1 full off th( intereshs were' suppressed by the have no trouble despotic Boer power, w-hile pro- tiiing von want fa Bioer journals couid go 10 any lirait sent, Special lin( without fear, The police force Xmas cards, bool; sbowed tIc same partiza:n and reades's, photo alb; racial distinction. Dutch was ex- .lusively taugît in tbe schools 4ihich île Britisb were beavily rPrices right, am< taxed to maintain; Boers oniy were PeiOtibet's Sanda allowed 10 carry firearms. Native notes for 1900, jus labor was unprotected, and Boers ticular attentionj robbed natives of Ibeir eamnings on SCh.ol libraries ai beoir way borne from thc mines. kiuds. Buy ah ho )runkeness among -Boers causedj factim. nany mining tragedies; numer- ous monopolies were' granted 10 Boers and Uitlanders'bad to buy indispensables from tbcm, Govern- ment officiais profiting by the cor- NOWMÂâNYILLE, - ICE' rs of lte IlHampton ese Mlanu/acturing nited.) ven that a General Meet- uto the Hanipton Butter rng Company (Ltimlted) nHall in tire village of mary 59 1900, p. ni. for the purpo@Q uf cg the maid Company tu een Hundred and Fifty ,the reml and peronai uni pany totgaer. the fuit wlth interest. t 24th day of Jamuary, F. L. ELLIS, Secretary. Ely. se .00ý Lm, and you will ,to get just the )r your Xmas pre- es in callendars, :s for ail kinds of mins, fane.y goods, Id in plain figures. iy Sehool lessoll st received. Par- given to Sunday ,d supplie& off ail nie and get satis- Tîehilo1 ' WestBndH'ouse BQWMAN VILLE. A GRMAND STOO%'K TAKINqG S0"ALE a mie 3 FOR ONE MONTEI We take down our stock the end of this month and find we ,have 'a number lines we will not put in the stock book, hence these genuine bargains. Fancy E Black Dâress Goods. Eight elegant- designs, regular $ 1.00 and $1.25 per yard., during this sale 75e a yard. Five splendid patterns, regular price 75c, ail this month 50c. Our full range of 50 cent, Black Fancies for 215c per yard. Our fancy colored Dress Goods which were 5Oc, are sold at 25e. Ail Plaids, Checks, Plain Ladies' Cloths, reg. 25e, to clear at .-15c. 1Plaid Dress Goods, reg. I2c, we will cl earý at 83-2w a yard. Oamel's -Wool Plaids, just '-IlIl patterns left,..the regular pri i s 75e to 85c, this month at 50c. Linens.. Good Heavy Table Linen, 55 jucheswide, our regular price 25e a yard, this month for 18c a yard. A Fine Linen, 62 inches wide, the regularprice is 35c, whule it lasts it seils at 25c. 10 dozen Linen Towels, good value ut 15ec a pair, to seli at 10c per pair. Pure Linon Roller Toweilinig, regulaxr price ,7ec, we have 400, yards at 5e a yard. Extra Fine Glass Towelling 25J. inches wide, regular price is 16e per yard, this month it goes a t 1 Oc a yard. Cotton Eider Flannels, in four patterns, rogular 18c and 20e, to clear at 12je a yard. La&ediers' Coats. A few Jackets left iu Plain Kerseys, Curis, and Frieze Cloth, this month they wiII be exactly haif price. Big Bargains. A fow Heavy Frieze Ullsters left that are $7.50 and $8, to clear ut $4.95. Meu's fine, ail wool, double breasted suits, in browni and gray mixtures, good weight, rice $7.50, to elear $5,50. Meu's fine, heavy, wool, double breasted. Suits, reg. $9 and $10, this month ut $7.50. A few Boys' Reofers to cloar at cost. Ail this mouth there will be remuants of Dross Goods Shaker, Linons, and Shirtings at clearing prices.> Boots and S%,*hoes. Men's Knee Boots, haîf f oit ieg, feit lined, pegged soles, a strong waterproof wiuter boot, regular price $2.50 to elear this month $1.90. Mou's Four .3ucklo Knee Boots, haif foît tops,-pegged solos, foît liuod. rogular price $2.25, this month ut$17, Men% 0. e Buekie, pure gum Rubbers, tap soies, lb , heel, a good reliable Rfubbor, with a hoavy kuit woo)l or feit soek, the complote outfit for $1.50, regular priee $ 27 pairs of Men's Oversh.oe-s in size 6 ouly, regul~arly sold at $1.50, ti ieared $1.00. Jokhn McMurtry.