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I t«teoen«u. TEBMS --1.50 FER *ANNU. OUU TOWN AND OOUNTIYIWRST ; THE WORLD APTIRWARDS. M. A. JAMES, EditoradPopiti BOWMNVILEONTA.RIO, WEDNESDYDEEBR8,11.OLMXVINo51 Nzw SERiEs. BWAVLE ADCXE 8 91 ~. ,,v,. w- w~' w~' Xwasrrsns i * * * * * * * * *COUdC, JOIINSTON & CRYDERMAN have in stock a particularly clicice lot of zoods suitable for Christmas presents, sucli as- Plain, Hem- stitcheçl and Fancyllandkerchief s; Silkllandkerehiefs,plain and initialled; Doylies, Tray Cloths, Five O'clock Cloths, Table Napkins and Table Cloths to match, Cushion Covers in silk and cotton, Ladies' Silk Ties and Men's Ties and Scarfs made up- specialy for Christmas; Ladies' and Gents' * For making fine biscuit andcake there is ano leavening agent equal to it. Great Mr. Robert Oo1 ve te ýraI, -Convention. Unmanimously Chosen-Best story of West Durham-The ply to theS os-tprqr ee- spoke of the ability of Mr., Beith, saying said George F. Baird the right of con- that there was flot in the flouse a manj testing the said- election If he tiiinks who was more esteemed and respected proper, in such manner as rnay apper- by his friends, and more readily and tain to the law and justice, and accord- attentively listened to when he had ing to the usage of Parliament and t he auything to say in the councils of his laws of Canada " lu place of doing country. (Cheers.), Under the leader-., this act of simple justice it was proposed ship of Sir Wilfrid Laurier we had had to refer the matthr to the Comiimittee on five years of peace in this country. Hie Priviloges and Elections, thus denying contrasted the condition of the country justice to the majority candidate. to-day with that wnen the Manitoba school question caused dissension Hee* hreHn r * se hn throughout Canada,. Now under Sir o hee sChere leon. Mre fostefr ino Wilfrid Laurier's wise and statesman- soteohrd of the fence, for in like mile that question was so complete-suprofteaedenadagit ly lost sight of that they migbt ask hlm the* resolution to give the seat to the why hie recalled it. We have had five majority candiate Mr. Foster said: years of prosperity unexampled in the "I am n ot a Iawytr,and I amn puzzled of Canada.with reference to this matter. Iaymon historyin this flouse are not in a position to In the illustration of his statement he decide this question The first question quoted the figures of the increase in the to to be asked is, who is a candinate at URgreg-ate trade of Canada- in the -an election? Hie is not every gentle- elghteen years of Conservative rule the man who puts bis narne before the aggregate foreign tracte incréased fromn people. fhere is a certain path by which a $172,0u0,000 in 1878 Lo $289,000,000 in man cornes to be a candidate- through. 1896, an increase of only, $66,000,0 "0 in travelling that path, no matter how eighteen years. Under the 41~beral good a inan be may be, lhe is not a Government and policy in flve years cand-Aate in the eyes of the law. Dili there was an increase of $147,000,000, the candidate in, Queen's County, for or an average annual inçreaseè under whom to-day hion. gentlemen opposite Conservative rule of $3 700,000 and dlaim the seat, become a candidate in uinde-r Liberal ie ! 2950,00Ta -'i ~1 -j . ~jm1TID' . to -~'-r ~ i ek'~t~ ~ -~LtIe?~--Wa4~. L~rrnir ~eat 111 lie in eau