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D215 goOd “f Clothing lasizes the 30:0 53519-3 C68 Market. 4 00 m 5 15:0 4 60:0 4 5!) to '25 ro ‘40 1'0 (Ow 00 tom 34 {000 253 1:000 w {000 w to 13 00 m0000 he beat 15c and 20c Cottonade in thatmde iinch am: linen Towening 3c yard hnch wide extraâ€"special 70 yd. , Br Sc and 10: Crash Towelhnz 1' beater than the best _ iCe Cotttn Towels m 50 pair Dreline huckabac anels. 35 by 18’ 10cm; : 355 by 20, 2 pr 25- 3°“ ‘tnwel bargain ever offered to 3 Lindsay public. “dim Gingham mm mmq‘bams 10 ““7 Shit-ting, 3 c ,L‘ILK THREAD. he were furmnate in securing some bz.sampie+ a: 50 per cent. ofl‘ net r. Thus: ynnds we are able to offer 512% and 25c. This is the decided 1:95: z:uitable for boys wear 23c, 25c, inch 25c yard “Eh 27c yard :33 are fresh new 20333» no: the lulatzon of half a century. bannir: nf the semi). Emma» maze of misses’ Corsets at 35c mm Has. 8:. 1”:, 1:? and 150. ednw special attention to our extra Pr} ”the. .x (1 Sateen Corsets at 85c, regular- lv :uid fur $1 . ‘ IU DSAY’S LEADER 0F LOW CASH PRICES. A . rs . We. M. e‘u'y C)l tests 503 abut w xrki. Wome; . ’s corset 1n the deb ated “Xast black" sateen e's KW lere 3,11isses and Women’s Hosiery .3? W338 [Piss GDDfiS fliMHiNG SAWWS ml: [AGE GURMMS, ETG. LADIES‘ GLOVES. rolurne X- :3 Kid (Haves i300. 75¢, $1.00 and seem at 1'00 the: case of M-S‘ TABLE LINEN. x: the it Me. TOW ELLINGS. COTTON ADE. Rib Vests, full size, 4c iii). Short sleeves, 6c Grades D". We, Iii-kc meers in and 35c '{ZIIUCS 01293’ to Loan / gage from 41-2 to 6 :3: MO“ _ . 3;: C311: - - H. SOOTHERAN, GINGHAMS. Z885 CORSETS. 7" ‘ Commencement 0! the spring season we bring this sale on. It means Lower {01 5* o is that are being used constantly. You will notice the better than usual ues [1‘1 it pen ades the entire stock 111 our mammoth establishment. Our daily 121m- 215% mg trade proves that the intelligent publ 1c appreciates a solid bus- ineiss ‘OllCV The coming month will be a busy oneâ€"probably the busiest of the year, There's no dOubt about it, you never got such values, as these prices indicate. 250, 30c and 35c E. E. W. MCGAFFEY VESTS, 9-11 “fast black” sateen um. 50. 6c and 8c 10c and 12c 7c, 10c and 12c. m at 0-: ur special" .30 Cash- Number 14 C phrne Sox the 31? Llspsu 35c, 50c and 75c -â€"â€"An extra special at $1.00 â€"Curtain poles complete 20c each. â€"Chenille Table Covers, â€"Chenille Curtains. Fine assortment of hard Hats. Bennet Sun’s Christy’s and W ood- row 65" v0 ’;s most com; lete range of Men’ 3 and Boys’ Caps. â€"Hemp Carpets 10c, 12§c and 150 â€"Tapestries 25c. 30c and 35c â€"Union, 28c. 300, 35c and 40 â€"Floor Oilclotha, 230. 500 and 750. CARPETS AND HOUSEFURN- ISHINGS. â€"Flannelet:e Skirting with border, regu- ular 15câ€"for 10c a yd â€"Ask to see our 5c and 6c Flannelettea. LACE CURTAINS AND WIN- DOW SHADES. . â€"Out Prints commence at 50, 8c and 10c â€"three leaders. â€"Lovely rich Sateen Prints at. 12in and 15c, regular 18c and 20c goods. wider at. Sc 5nd 10c â€"-â€"Cret0nnes. 7c and 10c â€"Double fold. ireversible, lovely patterns at 234: yard â€"-Big bargains in Apron Muslins, 80, 10c, 12c and 150 »â€"Art Muslins and Cretonnes “Wide art muslins at Tc; heavier and â€"â€"A complete range in shapes, styles and patterns. â€"Who is your hatter? We claim our assortment of Hats and Caps are best. â€"“’ide black Felt Hats, 3 job at 25c â€"\\'1de planters at 50c â€"Uur Fedoms and Knockaboutsâ€"new- est colurs and shapes. Commence at 50c and 750. Opaque Linen Shades without fringe. mounted on roller, complete 350 “Mb fringe 50c, 65c and 75c Lace Curtain sample. Some 300 samples at 15c, 200 and 25c Our lace curtain petts commence at 25c, HATS AND CAPS. HATS and CAPS. SILVER SILKS. FLANNELETTES. M USLIN S. BLOUSES. PRINTS. and 30c . -â€"-Beautiful jasper: and broched at 503, and 750. These goods are confined to ourselves. -Colored Sicilian 35c and 450 â€"â€"Fancy Trimmings. 3c, 50 and 100 -â€"Complete assortment laces for trim- -â€"L§diea’ Parasois and Sunshadea. 25c, 50c and 750. mihgs ; also webbings in all widths. ~Waist Steels 5c 8. set â€"Skirt Linings, 5c, 8c and 9,9 -â€"A pigidrgve 9!: 5c 3 yard. We also Bell 2 y'da for 50 â€"§p9915_2_for 5c2 also 3 £91- 10o alpacas, 25ca yard -â€"Fig ured, 40c. 50c and 60c. â€"COLURED DRESS GOODS 22c, 25c 30c and 35c â€"-Black Henrietta 40c, 50c and 60c â€"â€"Black all-wool Serge, 25c, 35c and 400 â€"-Immense Bargains in plain black 75c and $1.00 â€"â€"New styles and patterns -â€"Men’s and Boys_’ F lannelette Shirts, at 17c, 200 and 250 â€"â€"Faat. Black Sateen Shirts at 45c all sizes â€"Aak to see our celebrated 50c laundried Shirts. You will possibly pay 750 elsewhere for these goods â€"â€"Colored Shirtsâ€"Oxford and Regatta, â€"Good heavy 4 ply Collars 121e, all shapes and siles â€"Men’s Bow Ties and Scarfs, choice goods, at 10c, 120 and 150 Big Bargains in this department. We have some 200 Youths’ and BO; 5‘ Suits that we are ~zelling at just half their original price This is an opportunity you should not miss. Ask to see our Men’s all wool Serge Suits at $2." ‘5. the marvel of the season. Men’ 5 heavy Paths at $1. 00, $1 25 and $1.50. BLACK GOODSâ€" â€"Black Cashmere, full deth,_20c, 25c, â€"Imme.lse values in Handkerchiefs, for 5 -â€"Large, superior quality, 3 for 25c. â€"â€"Shirts and Drawers, lovely, soft, fine goods at 25c â€"-Extr§ fine F tench» _Balbrigg3n Shirts and Drawers, at 50c , â€"Men’s and Boys’ Belts start at 10c -â€"Mens’ Braces 15c, 20c and 25c. Waist Linihé, 106, 12c and 150. READY-MADE CLOTHING. MEN’S UNDERWEAR. MEN’S NECKWEAR- HANDKERCHIEFS. DRESS GOODS. RIBBONSa SHIR1S. LINDSAY, THURSDAY, APRIL 8th, The Noble 'lhirteen Take a Day OFF and Visit Ottawa. A special meeting of the town council was held in the town clerk‘s office on Friday evening. All the members were present. Mayor Smyth explained that the meeting had been called in compli- ance with a petition sinned by several members of the council. The petition asked for a special meeting on Mondny. 5th inst. to consider the deputation to Ottawa, as it was thought by some mem-‘ bers to be too small and not sufficiently representative. He had looked up the law and had decided to call the meeting for Friday evening instead of Monday, 88‘ the latter date would not give the mem- bers time to catch the train east for Ottawa. He also pointed out that. if the regular meeting was not held on Monday evening then the time for collecting the taxes should be extended. AND THE RATEPAYERR PAY THE PIPER. THE TIME EXTENDED. Moved by Conn. Sootheran, seconded by Conn. Pedler, that the time for col- lecting {she taxes be extended to the 3rd day of May. THE WISE MEN “00" EAST Moved by Dep.-reeve Robson. seconded by Reeve Toncbburn, that this council consider it advisable to tend to Ottawa. as large a deputation of this council as can conveniently go to interview the minister of public works and to fully represent our claim: for the improvement of the Scugog river, and that the} necessary expense: be paid by the mgietiofi- - 73 Kent street. next door to E. Armitage {THEM immaims W m WATGHES J. ‘J .IVBTHERUP Organs, Pianos and Sewing Machines. Any Make desired. One Price Only. House Cleaning Time! Perrin’s DISINFECTANTS Solid Guld, Gold Filled, Silver and Nichel . HM 82 0%., 3% .6” Hi? THURSDAY. APRIL 8th, 1897. Ehe Watchman, Dep'. -reevo'Gillogly did not know much OUR PRiGES SHOULD INTEREST YOU- Dealers in Fine W'atches. 52 Kent: Street, Lindsay. N EW DRUG SCORE, â€"â€"Moth Camphor. â€"Insect Powder, â€"â€"Benzine. â€"Household Ammonia â€"-â€"Magic Polish. BLEEDING THE CORPORATION. v v v7v7v‘ â€"FORâ€"-â€" ()ur assort- ment of casas comprisesevery popular style in We guaran- tee them to meet the most exacting re- quirements. Are made specially for us â€"are of the newest model-â€" combining the greatest im- prOVement in Watch Manu- tacture. --The Rev. Thos. Marsh gave an address on mission work in the Mackenzie River country at St. Paul’s church on Sunday even- inlg last. His remarks were very interesting, 8nd listened to with deep attention by the large angregation resent. . . .On Tuesda evening an “at home’ reception was held in is honor in the schooiroom, under the auspices of the young people in connection with the church, when a very enjoyable time was spent. Theâ€"council then adjourned to meet on Friday evening for general business. -â€"Mr. H. W. Frast, of the China inland mission, will address the regular monthly mis sionary meeting of St. Paul’s church in the school room on Thursday evening, April I 5th at S o ’clock. All interested 1n missionary work are cordially invited. Yeasâ€"Touchbum. Robson, Gillogly, Graham. Bryans, Horn, Mellon, Baldwin, Killaby and Burrows. N aysâ€"-Sootheran and Pedlar. How MUCH WILL 1'! COST? Coun. Sootheran moved, seconded by Coun. Mellon, that the treasurer accom- pany tho deputation to Ottawa, and take sufficient money with him to purchase the tickets and pay the necessary expense of the deputation.â€"Carried. -In'the'death “bf. Mr. William Jordan of Hogan’S‘Island,_'6n the 3rd inst., at the age of 56 Year‘s. 'Ops township loses one of its best known and most respected residents. Deceased, who was a. brother of Robert Jordan of Lindsay and Frank Jordan of Valentia, had been ill about a year, and the cause of his death was catarrh of the stomach and lungs. He was born in Mariposa, and moved to his late home some twenty-seven years ago. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hughes of Cartwright township, their union being blessed by a family at eight children, two sons and six _daughters._ Deceased _wa_s an Coun. Sootheran wished to know if they would be satisfied with their railway fares. Conn. Horn thought the amount should be placed at $6 for each member. Den-teen; 'l‘ouchburn would vote for $8 each. Coun. Pedlar could not go. but- he th Jught that those who went to serve the town should at least have their expenses pm}. ' The motion was then put, Coun. Sooth- eran demanding {he yeas and nays, LB follows :â€" upright and consistent member of the Method- ist church, and was esteemed by all who knew him. The funeral on Monday to Riverside cemetery was largely attended. The deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved rela- uves. Cdun. Burrows thought Coun. Sooth- eran was within his rights to conscien-r tiously opane the motion if he did not favor it. They had the right to see things digereptly. Couu. Touchburn thought it was very small business for Conn. Sootheran to be in. If he could go himself there would be no opposition. Membersâ€"Then we 'Will adjourn to the council chamber at once. Coun. Southeran then fell back on the municipal act and land down the law showing that It was illegal to pass the motion, reading the act to show that no motion Could be passed expending money in any other place than where the counsil held its regular meetings. Dr. Burrows wanted a large deputation and asked to have his name entered firs! in favor of the motion. Coun. luuchburn askedif Couu Swill- erau wished to mm the council. If he could cl ‘56 his little ofiice he would no himself. Coun. Sootheran opposed the motion on the ground that the 1mm could not ammo to my tlnse expenses. The ratepayers objected to this kind of thing. They hm, already appointed a deputation that. were conversant with the situation and be though: thin. was all that was necessary, but if they Were determined to make the deputation larger thvn he would move to add the names of Couns. Burrows and Mullen. but there was no seconder. about the matter. There was a. cheap excursion from I’eterboro to Ottawa. and the expenses Would not be high. He had heard_several members express a desire to go. He could not, go him'self, but he had no serious objection to other members goirng. Conn. Malan-Â¥$l75 for each council- lor 'l 7 Cdun. Graham stated that ()rinia was sending the whole council and had voted $17 5 for that purpose. CGun. Mallow 'stated that as they had the mayor with them the matter could be safely left in his hands. Dc'pnre-evo Touch'ourn stated that if the council bent at small deputation and famed than the council would be to blame. But if they sent a large deputation and fwilcd then the government Would be to blame. Coun. Soother-an stated that if rhey were going to send the whole council then the motion should be made to pay only the railway fares. If they were going to pay all the expenses he would oppose it. It was an unnecessary expense and the ratepayers would not endorse it. Coun. Burrows asked what the expenses would be for the day. He then made a lightning calculmion and ran the fares and expenses up to $6. He was willing to accept: it that way. Conn. Burrows wanted to know if they were «wing to imeniew Hon. Mr. Tarte. He thought it a good opportunity .‘0 go there, and if they really desired to secure the improvements then they should send a large deputation to demand the same. Couii. Sontheran afated that ()rillia might be sending their deputation for an altogether different purliose._ Coun. Horn 1hnught as they had Mr. Barron for spokesumn then one man was as good as another. If they Cuukl get a get a large gmnt then the cost of the de- putatiun Would be all right. He would move that the expenses be paid for one day. Cdun. Graham again stated that ()rillia had passed a. motion for $175 to defray the expenses of their deputation. Church Notes. Obituary. Perhaps the first blotch that one notices in this town is its loafers. They are not on the whole strangers, but young men whose homes are in our midst. After a time their faces become familiar, for day after day and evening after evening the same figures are to be seen in the porches of store~ and in front of hotels on Lent-st: Now it is no evil, in itself, to stand still upon Kent. or any other street, and anyone on meeting a. friend may easily do so _without blame or disgrace. Ic‘wonld not be safe to point-to any man who is seen leaning againstawalland say there is a loafer, but for all that there are such characters, confirmed, chronic, pitiable loafers. . - - n a bundle of lacks, without self-respect. without honor, without ambition, without industry, without forethought, without conscience, without charity he stands a hulk of a man, a vessel whose emptiness invites every filth that the wandering wind can blow therein. As in a stream the projecting snags gather stray grasses and chips that flow aimlessly against them, so do the street corners accumulate these moral waits upon our public streets. A loafer is such a man as of whom any mother might my, “God save my boy from such a lie as that." For m his, composition there is very little that isl redeeming, and a great eal of what is, destructive. There are some bad men; who preserve a kind of self-respect. The are impure, yet chivalrous to womankin ; they are dishonest, yet generous with their friends; they are selfish, but there is such energy in their selfishness as delivers it from total abandonment. But the true loafer has none of these, he respects no one, and he trusts no one. Always on the lookout for a treat, he stands treat as ,seldom as possible. From his vantage ‘ und of observationâ€"the watchtower of la hotel cornerâ€"he soon learns the names lot those that pass, for his gaze is alwa s cynical and often foul. e likes to reminded of scandal or the prospect of scandal. and his_com_me_nts _ are about Ava-3v: 0: Of what ingredients is a loafer made} Of‘few‘positjve and many negative. He IS 'AI A -. -AIR nnnnnn manner of life said that. not. one in a. thousand deserved succor, and I was toid last, week by one whom I asked tosplit some wood while his breakfast. was being prepared for him, “\Vell, boss, I think it's hard enough to hunt for your breakfast \x'igllo'1t_working for it_,.” _ Now, I am convinced that this gigantic and distressing evil will not be properly met till the government adopts some such system as is in vogue in New Zealand and Germany for the registration and employ- ment of men out of work. In the mean- time the course of charity should maintain these pointszâ€"Help as much as possibleâ€" i); food and clothing and kindly advice. elp in such a. way as to confirm no man in vicious laziness: let him shovel some snow, or dig some of your garden, or Split some of your wood, or clean some of your stovepipcsâ€"in some way or other make him earn his living. This is true charity, 9nd none other is. Here stands :1 man before‘ine asking for a meal or money. He is a. human being, abrother of mine, one of the race for which Christ died. I know not what his earlier circumstances were, what horrid conditions he was born into, and which warped his boyish nature. He may have fallen from a height, or he may have been launched in degradation. He deserves my kindest consideration, for he is poor and needy, outcast and unhappy. But yet he has deliberately chosen a. life which is calculated to still further unmake middegrade him. However much others have in ured him, he seeks to injure him- self still more. There may be exceptions, but we have been lately told by men who have lived such a life lor years, that these tramps are not so much unfortunate as lazy and vicious. 'l‘hev do not wish to work, they have. no desire to tell the truth, they are ingrate and vindictive. A writer in the Century Magazine who had been seven years a tramp and had pene- trated to _the_ deepest secrets of their ‘ lays his newest suit, and the vain young Fady her most frivolous graces. The street is the parade ground of tobacco juice, whiskey fumes and vulgarity-41w chosen home of idleness, the nursery of black- ngtrdism. Let me in outlining the evils of our streets begin with one which the Opening Spring is already sending; us. even though itisanusianceless of the highway than of our back doors. Along with maple syrup, spicy breezes, good wheeling and bright flower}; comca mm; tramp In hem en there is no incongruity between the home and the street. In hothure lightaind joy and purity. Upon earth and in the town of Lindsay it is not so. Our homes are not what they ought to be, but they outrun the public thoroughfare in every endowment which character holds dear. In the homes there is regard for others, the children have their rights, virtue is prized, the strong bear the burdens of the Weak, aggressive selfishness is restrained, prayer, as a general thing, graces each meal and szinctifies each bedsideâ€"the bible rests upon the table, the hymn book is in the music standâ€"and often family worship morning and evening haliows the day and the night. in contrast with this is life upon the streets. It is not openly and grossly immoral. but it is sufficiently selfish to be in sharp contrast to the home life. The veriest trliles are significant. \Vheeled carriages, in defiance both of politeness and the law, take precedence on the crossings; dry goods boxes for hours a: a. time, dumped by the drnyman and carelessly unremoved, crowd the font passengers to one _side. The daudydisâ€" THE GROWTH OF THIS EVIL ON THE STREETS OF LINDSAY. Timely Sermon by Rev. J. W. Mac- millan, B.A., in St. Andrew’s. Revelations was pure gold LOAFMG AND PfifiFANITV. There will be no mud in heaven. The chariol s of the redeemed shall roll upon a pavement smoother than asphalt, and pure from all uncleanncss. And this we take as an illustration of what every street ought to be: free from moral filth. If God‘s will is to be done in earth as it is in heaven our homes should he an approach to the mansions where love reigns, and our streets should be like unto the street which is paved with gold. Now love is heaven and heaven is love. The glory of the dwelling place of the redeemed does not lie in its glitter and pomp, but in its spirit of joy and love. You will find heaven delightful, not ltenase it is picturesque or gorgeous, but because it is u. l‘md of peace and friendships and victorv over sin, and the streets of heaven are golden because upon them is obeyed the golden ruleâ€"because the men and women act towards others as they would have others act towards them. equally composed of feebleness 31151 obscenity. The one ray that lightens his dark occupation is humor, and that. is of a. foul type that revels in an that IS base. 31:21â€"“And the street of the city On Approved Endorsed Notes for any term from 3 to 12 months. Money to Loan Now, friends. the Christian ideal for the streets of Lindsay is not quietness and gloom, but cheerful life. Let the young men and maidens, in the leasant even- ings, thron our sidewal s. Let the bicycles an carriages career upon the thoroughfare. Let there be life and merriment and boisterousneSS, if you wilL Let the band play and the children shout, but let iniquity be banished. Let the strong arm of the law kindly but firmly sny to the transgressor, “Thou ghalt not This habit would not be so evil were it not so offensive. If men swore beneath their breaths, or behind their handker- chiefs, the crime would be less, but oaths are generally loud and striking. This is the reason why parrots brought by sailors from southern islands will learn on shipboard to swear, and scarcely anything else. Oaths are generally the most emphatic and noticeable of words. And so it is that little children. innocent and impressible, who play on the streets come home lisping blasphemies. It is a. shame in a Christian town that the tender children cannot walk the streets without their ears being assailed by careless and ruflianly vulgarity. If any man insulted the father of any of us in this way, if he cursed our gracious sovcriezn the Queen, we should know how to deal with him. W'hy is he allowed the worse license of defaming holier names? [5:15. hfafhxiéithégébbde bf purity." Some tell us that profanity is a very mild fault, if indeed it is a fault at all. They claim that it is but a superficial habit, a mere skin disease, and that a man may be warmhearted, loyalâ€"hearted and. pure-hearted while yet he takes upon his lips the most startling: and blasphemous imprecations. Profanity means irreverence. 'l‘o swear is to take that which ought to be mOst honored and exalted and throw mud upon it. The glory of man is in his humble recognition of the ideals and vlories which are around and above him. Vhat sort of a man is it that swears by his father? \K'ill anyone curse by the memory of asainted mother? Will any human parent in public. in talk which is light or course, befoul the name of his little dauchter? And should not divine affections be as ea cred as human affections. In this town to-night thousands in churches are praying to that name which is above every name; upon sickbeds trembling lips and faltering tongues are expressing their last earthly hopes to Him, while on the street are men, who yet will come to seek most earnestly for mercy from that same Saviour, mixing his sweetest titles with obscenity. Profanity is the debasement of true manlincss. â€"On Monday last Mr. Wm. Grogan of Swan Lake, Manitoba, shipped a carioad or fancy live stock from Woodville for the North- west. The shipment comprised horses, cattle, sheep and swme. Among the leading breeders who contributed to this consignment were: Mr. D. liowkins, a choice Berkshire, Mr. A. McKay, several choice Shropshire sheep ; Mr. ~lohn Campbell 0! Fairview farm, Short Horn Durham cattle and Shropshire sheep. Mr. Campbell states that among the sheep sold to Mr. Grogan are three of the greatest prize- winners he has vet sold. The balance of the car was filled with stock purchased in Picker- ing township and the vicinity of London, Ont. More particularly upon the street< the hoysarwelling newspapers. publications from the United States, which with great; enterprise and assidmty cater to the most depraved tastes of silly humanity. louse p;lucl‘.\ are known as the “yellow" journaliaxm why I know not, except that; the signal for smallpox is a yellow flag or placard. They are ever on the twilight edge of lewdnws, suggeuting rather than commendingideas of uncleanness. I do not wish to speak long on this. but; I say to everyone that hears me than your duty is not to touch these things; however much you lose by it, do not sell them. do not buy them; do thyself no harm, and be partaker in no otlier_1nan’s sins. ‘ Profanity. Our lord condemned this sin most severely. “Swear not at all. Let ~vour yea: be yea and your nay nay, for whatsoever is more than this cometh of evil.“ \Vay} he right or wrong? â€"Mr. Melvxn Green of Kirkfteld has pur- chased from Messrs. Hawkins and Herbert of Ruboro the popular roadster stallion Starlight, by Lexington Golddust. Starlight has been owned in this vicinity for the past six or seven years, and has proved himself a prolific sire of good useful roadsters. In the various county and township fair his produce have won their full share of honors. In conformation Starlight pretty nearly fills the bill, while his breeding embraces choice strains of Morgan and Man;- brino Chief blood on a thoroughbred founda- tion. Breeders of harness horses in the North riding still do well to inspect the old veteran There are two evils in the low literature. the danger of satin: false ideals of heroism. and the danger of dirt. Sir Walter Bcsant, one of the greatest writers ‘ot‘ novels that this prolific half- ccntury has produced, says that he is "quite certain that there is no more potent factor in modern education than modern fiction at its best, and no more potent engine for evil than modern fiction at its worst.” There are being sold in every town in Canada cheap papers, periodicals and books whose aim is to arouse and gratify a false, unwholesome and injurious taste. It, is another phase of the “itching” which we spoke of this morning; the scratching which gratifies it is mOst poisonous. These stories are set in illusive colors, they are untrue to nature, they Cull sweet bitter and bitter sweet. They declare as the path to honor and exaltation that which surely leads to woe. They are false lights along.’ the shore, lying signposts along the highway, the semaphore at “all right" when the switch is open. Mighty heroes are shown who aredoingimposfible acts of heroism in the most startling and unnatural way. You and I, my older brethren, could not; patiently read a page of the ridiculous stufl'. but there are boys in your-homes perhaps who carry these in their pockets or hide them under the floor of the woodshed, who read them stealthily with bated breath and beating' heart and wish “Oh, that I had the wings to fly away and be such a hero." There are only two things he cares to knowâ€"the eportiug world and the world of vice. His 119:0 is the jocky, the pugilist, the succrsqul gambler and perhaps the. cracksmun. There he stands, the harden to reach of all in this town, taking: an attitude repel ant to kindness. Not happy and looking in the direction of misery for happiness. Setting his fen-c towards poveny. guol and an early death. Helped on by drink, helped on by his own laziness and pasdon, he sails a course that; can end in nothingr lmtv shipwreck. A word or two as to the literature of the street. This is a reading age. Print is now the expression of every emotion and the fuel of every affection. In this town to-day invalids have been finding hope of heaven from books, and young boys are finding: strength to plot all sorts of di§obedience and shameful unmanliness. '. SOOTHERAN, Stock Notes. 75 Cents per annum Lmnsn’.