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ERIE majoril ung "gaffe/Mp, Umkm, W001, 75¢- decim Our premises have been in the hands of the house- Euilder for seven weeks, and can say without boasting we have one of the best lighted ‘ and equipped business places in \ Lindsay as the result. Volume SPECIALS IN CARPETS ..... . ,A.. must be a new store, but the old faces so familiar to you will greet you. We aye ready for the largest spring and summer business we have ever expenenced. Cw: and see us; you will think when you step into {our shop that it B/zkza/S, Lace Curmms, 56766748, Cu Mam 100/65 fllso some big bargains in Men’s Spring Underwear Sweaters, Boy’s lid Men‘s Red Sweaters at 2 5c, the greatest snap of the season. Big ’ale ot Men’s Bracesâ€"A leader among a large section of leaders in If??? EOOdS is our fine Elastic Web Suspenders, with the best Mohair rscs, drawer supporters, leather trimmed, best elastic web, fine gilt snap buckle, a special 25c. ' ccommercse these goods at 2 5c 9. pair, but lay special stress on our :c 53c ,- ' {and $12 slices, our prices in better goods are extra value Money to Loan :gafldsome Broche Dress Goods, in Colors, 2 SC 'Vovertflothe, 50c, 7 5c. all the newest colorings ‘ Nfdks 1n all the newest shades for Blouses, Trimmings and ‘ ' ' 2'C A .m; Lama Silks, m 10 colonngsgésit ”340‘: Wider and better goods. 7 colorms ,t and best makes Handsome Kid Gloves, in the neWCS Kid Glove in R°m8mber we show the best 50c Black and Colored the Ltrade. 5.1:. W. Mona 'ev 'Plgin China Silks. i Neckweér ism/(21m Brussels; Oz'lcloflzs cma’ Lmo/eums lazing ens’ Neckwear, Collars, Shirts, Gutfs, Hosiery c newest. brightest and best that a spring time ever saw; alsoa com- ite assortment of Outing and Bicycle Caps. It is here you’ll find the assortment and variety of styles. DRESS STUFFS, SILKS AND TRIMMINGS LindsaY’S Leader of Low Cash Prices Dry Goods House. '0} L9 (Md Yom‘ks’ 670%ng Ist Pp u» show? mg a large assortment of Boy’s and Youths’ Suits at S 5 0“ figures, and for little boy’s of 5 to 8 years a big plum in suits at $1 25, only 60 suits at that price. I :1 our Carpets we are showing a complete assortment of â€"E'nions, in various patterns, 25c and 30c «\Voois, 50c, 60c and 75c. â€"Tapestries, good quality, with all the newest shades, 40c, 45c, 50c and 60c wBrussels Carpets, in Dark and Medium Shades, suitable for Parlors and Sitting Rooms, 90c. and $1.00 ~Stair Carpets in Hemp, Tapestry and Brussels; some very nice patterns in Dutch Stair Carpeting at 20c, 25 and 30c XI. Number 19. Carpets ! Mortgage from 41-2 to - - per cent - - Spring Hats for Men and Boy’s LACE CURTAIN SELECTIONS â€"â€"Table Linen, 56 inches, 23c ~ “ H m ‘( 25c â€" “ “ 62 “ 30c â€"And a very special at 50¢ a yard. ALSO A VERY LARGE AND WELL 5 ELECTED RANGE OF SOOTHERAN You should see our novelties in One of the shots fired by the monitor Terror in the chase of the Spanish steam- er Guido, captured ofl' Cardenas Wednes- day morning. wounded the quartermaster of that vessel, not seriously, however. as it was only a flesh wound. The distance between the two ships was two miles, and the Terror's gunner: put etery shot where they wanted it. The sea was very rough, and they only wanted to hit the super- structure so as not to sink the vessel. The first shot struck the pilot house and car- ried away a portion of it, wounding Quartermaster MenusI Rivas. The second carried away a life-boat, the third hit the pedestal on which rested the com- pass and the whole thing was thrown into the sea. The fourth shot carried away considerable rigging. At such a distance and at night the marksmansh’p was superb. Only the six I'pounder guns W( to used. A white column of sand and mortar was thrown fully fifty feet in the air like a squirt from some terrestrial geyser. Tone and tons of earth must have been in that column and what it did to the Spania gunner when it descended can only by imagined, as the dis‘ance was tco great to observe the details with certainty. It was a magnificent shot. especially as the rough sea was washing continually over the deck of the Puritan. It ended the battle. He probably regretted his action. The Puritan replied with one of the 12-lnch zone In her forward turrets. I had my glasses full on the battery when the enormous shell struck it. The explosion was terrific. _ When this was apparent. Admiral Sampson gave the signal to withdraw. The Puritan, being the most ungainly of the three ships, was the last: to fire. This prompted a Spanish gunner to fire another shot at the big monitor. This combined and destructive fire soon gave the men on shore enough. In less than twenty minutes from the time they opened fire on the New York their fire had been silenced. The accuracy of her gunners was con tinually attested by clouds of sand and mortar which flew from around the shore batteries. The Spaniards replied Readily, but with no effect. Meanwhile the Cin- cinnati was impatient to take a hand. Finally Captain Chester received permis- sion to bring his ship into action. He adroitly chose a position less than two thousand yards from the west shore bat- teries, and soon developed that while exposed fully to his fire, they could not train their guns on the cruiser. Until the' end of the engagement the Cincinnati maintained an effective fire. The fl‘gehip lay so that she presented a broadside to both shores, and she used her guns after a few range-finding shots with excellent results. B57 this time the firing wai quite rapid from both the New York and Pu'ritan. There she promptly drew the first two batteries on the west shore. At the first rhe Puritan only used her secondary bat- tery to get the range of the batteries. which were almost invisible. their localin being indicated, however, by the smoke It was sometime before the correspon- dents on the deepatch boats, which was then not more than a mile away, could divine Admiral Sampson’s intentions. Doubt on this part was soon settled. There was a pufi' from a masked battery on the east shore, followed an instant later by the sharp report of and eight- ineh gun. Afetr the firing had continued for about sixteen minutes, the Puritan was signalled to get into the game. She took a position on the port side of the New York and about a mile and one-half from the east shore batteries. THE BOMBARDMENT OF MATAN- ZAS Into this hay shortly after noon yester- day steamed ythe New York in stately fashion. The flagship of the fleet had just come from the blockade in front of Havana. She joined the Puritan and Cincinnati just outside Matanzas harbour, and after a brief exchange of signs slight- ly _moved in toward the city. THE FIRST NAVAL ENGAGEMERT OF THE WAR AS VIEWED BY A CORRES' PONDENT The New York returned the fire even before the report could be heard. The shell struck near what. at a distance look ad like a. streak of yellow pains. against the dork green background of the hills, and then threw up a cloud of sand. Key West, Fla.. April 28. The Bay of Matanzaa. in which the first battle of the war occurred, makes a. deep dentin the banks of Cuba, forty miles east of Havana. From point to point it is forty miles acme, and thence it curves with a broad inward sweep to where the town in built on the gently rle- ing uplands. Guns began to boom rapidly than F0? sometime the New York used only her smaller guns. But pretty soon the heavy noon of her big gun amidshipa reverberat- ed among the hills. Glasses showed-the ya‘low streak to be a. Spanish ba tery on which work was be- ing hastened. Admiral Sampson’s object in o euing tire became clear. It was dlrecte at a new battery being hastily constructed by the Spanish engineers on the west atde , f the bay. This work must be stopped With classes soldiers could be seen to hastily desert the battery and retire around the bend toward the bay. Bu rhere were other shore batteries quickly developed. From another yellow streak down near the water’s edge on the east side of the bay came a tiny puff of white smoke, then the scream of a shrapnel shell. II flew wide of its mark, however, only making a big splash one hundred yards from the New York. The fire of this winery was returned and the first battl was on. PRETTY ACCURATE SHOOTING. LlNDSAY, THURSDAY. MAY 5th. 1898. Ar Bonnâ€"An “At Home," under the auspices of the St. David’s Epworth Lean gue. was held on Fridsy on at the residence of Mr. John Inwis. attendance was large, and a very t evening spent by all resent. 0 pro- gram consistedy of ab swinging by Miss Sarah Lewis; Rev. Mr. Foster of Bobosygeon, reoltstion, ' Miss Way. reading; Miss Kenny, redhflou; musical quartettte, Misses Lewis and Kenny and Smucx BY a LOOOKO‘HVE. â€"While crossing the railway bracket Tait’l mill, on Ssturday last, Mr. Lawrence, V. 8.. was struck bye locomotive and hurled to the ground, fortunately falling cab of reach of the wheels. It was lucky that the train was not eraveling at high rste of speed, or he would certainly have been killed. A: it man, he was considerably shlken up, and sustained several levers bruises. SCOTCH LINEâ€"VERULAM. Spock! m the wuchmn. The garden has done its share, the vegetables and fruit saving many a dollar, and the flowers giving a return not to be measured with money. Books, papers and periodicals have belted in more ways than one. Child: ren have been kept in school away from hOme, in the aggregate about 24 yrs, six of them in college. Though four miles from church, there have been few first days of the week on which we have not found rest there. It has not all been smooth sailing; there have been many mistakes and 1% Some of them large. There has been eccen- omy and much self-denial. but no pinching 3 no outside help and careful use of time. And the saving and bringing together of small amounts has made the difference between lifting a mortgage and been lifted by it. I have used more or less phosphate each year, having Men quite enthusi- astic Wear it at first, and using over two tons a year, but a more careful watch- ing of results has led me to think that more depended upon the season and cultivation than upon the phosphate. Homemade manure and thorough cultivation, however, pay every time We put all our manure. no matter how coarse, upon the surface, mixing it thoroughly for hoed crops, but for wheat spreading it as evenly as possible after the seed is sown. A few resolutions were made to start with, the three principle being: Thai" the education of our children shouts not be neglected; that we would buy nothing, not even a days labor, with out having the maney on hand to pay for it ; that we would keep on hand at- all times a little money to be held at. a reserve fund to be drawn upon only in case of emergency. It was thought that the rough land would bring most "with sheep, so seven of the best ewes (Merino) were selected from which to start a flock, and by the fourth year they had increased to over 40, mostly ewes, and we had also sold a few. One- seaSOn their fleeces averaged 8 lbs 2 oz, and they never fell below 7 lbs jwashed wool. A few onions were grown each year and sometimes we had onion seed for sale,-â€"-one season $50 worth. Strawberries were raised the first few years,a market being found among neighbors and at two or three country places from-dam: to eight miles distant. Hens (50 to 100) alo did good work, while bees gave us plenty of honey for home use and about $50 worth per season to sell. Some young Cattle and cows have been sold. also a few horses. A little tobacco was set the first two years, which was handled at home by self and family. SUCCEEDING ON A STONY, SWAMPY FARM. A New York farmer, writing to “Farm and Home” says: After a financial storm we found ourselves in possession of 54 acres of land,which was far from being what we would have chosen as to locality or condition, with a long-standing mOrtgagc on it. Two had tried to lift the mortgage and each had come out the poorer for the fight. Only about one third of the land had ever been cultivated, and even that was in bad shape; another third was covered with old logs, briers and scrub trees ; the remainder was swamp land from which much of $110 timber had been taken. The upland was wet and mostly stonyâ€"same oi the stones being so large they could be got rid of only by sinking. The soil texture is such that only the best chilled plow will work well in it. The house was fit for only a temporary shelter and a small rough boarded building was the only barn. We had a span of horses, two cows and 13 sheep. V7e could not at first readily decide whether to go on or give up,â€"wife and I were about 48, with five children(g|rls) ranging from one to 14 yrs; then a barn must be built and tools bought. But we started in, wi‘h a debt of $2200 â€"more than the farm had ever been sold for. Twenty years have gone by and the last of the debt was paid 5 yrs ago. Have just moved into a comertr able new house, every bill is paid and OJl‘ reserve is left in good condition. HOW A MORTGAGE WAS LIF TED utthmun. ORILLIA MA NSE GRUVEâ€"ELDON special to the Whitehall.- ' W" 1 RESOLUTION or CONDOLENCE.â€"The ‘following resolution of condolence was passed at a recent meeting of the board iof management of St. Andrew’s church: Eldon: To Mrs. Neill Smith and family, relatives of the late esteemed and lamented Miss Christina Smith:- Forasmuch as it has pleased Almighty God in the dispensation of His omni- present and overruling Providence to take away from us It! the person of the late esteemed and deeply lamented Miss Christena Smith, one whom we have all learned to respect and love as la sister in Christ Jesus, we desire to memorialize in these few sentences to you our deep respect for the deceased, and our profound regret at her un- expected death. It 18 with feelings of profound regret we realize her loss In the church asa member of the same, as a chorister in 'f’the song of praise services of the congregation, and as a1 member of the C. E. and W. F. M. societies of our church. Yet while we mourn her presence here, we are rejoiced in knowing that she has been but translated to a better land, to the Heaven beyond the tomb, there with the saints and redeemed of God in Glory to sing her Master’s praise eternally. With the sincere sympath it. of the entire congregation in this RETURNEDâ€"Mr. James Hewitt, formerly of the township of Stanhope. who removed to western Ontario a few years ago, has returned to take up his residence with his son John in Stanhope, Mr. Hewitt, sr.,is now in his 87th year, but is a. hale looking old man and no one would think by his appearance he had seen so many yearnâ€"Echo. ACCIDENTâ€"A young lad, son of Mr. Geo. R. Ross of Minden township, got his elbow dislocated on Saturday last. His arm remained in that con- dition until Thursday, when Dr. Curry, who has been absent in Ottawa on the railway deputation, returned and successfully reduced the dislocation which required the assistance of two strong men in the operation. Messrs. Will and Isaac Lewis; rscitstion, Miss Rosebury, Bobcaygeon. Mrs. Wil- bert; Taylor enlivened the evening by sev- eral well-rendered selections on the violin. Refreshments were served by the ladies. Games and amusements of all kinds. were indulged by the young people. Taken altogether, it was one of the most enjoy- able evenings your correspondent: has had the pleasure of attending for some time. g run MEN. Boys, voums, LADIES, GHILDREN g Here area few of 0111‘ Prices Iâ€"lmlâ€"llâ€"iâ€"HHHEzâ€"‘lg § IIIIIIIJ I It‘ll! u UllUHI; E3; Hatters and Furriers. ' aamsmms 3mg .MIN DEN â€"-Men’s Stiff Hats, 750, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00. â€"-Men‘s Soft Fedora Hats, 506, 750, $1.00, $1.25, $2.00. â€"Boys’ Soft Hats, 25c, 35c, 500, and 75c. â€"â€"Youths’ Fedoras, 506. 75c and.$1.00. â€"CHILDREN’S HEADGEAR A SPECIALTY. â€"Tams, Varsity’ s Golf’s, Glengarrys and Turkish Fez, 100, 15c, 25c, 35c. 500. â€"Ladies' Bicycle Caps. 506 and 7 5c. THINGS SAID AND Ssxmâ€"Zionites have a brand new church platform. It is a decided improvement and the people are wondering how they endur- ed its abscence so long ...... Nature's daintiest creations, Ca-iada’s wild flowers, are out, some having been found blooming in the woods before Easter. They in common with the spring weather have mistaken April for May and appeared before due ..... Messrs R. Hall and A. Snelgrove have rented the south half of the Haskill property and seeding operations thereon are booming vig- orously ...... Fifth line boys are in tribulation again, this time the cause of their was being the removal of Mr. Ed. Rodman to Little Britain, where he is apprenticed to Mr. R. Robertson, carriage maker May superabundanb success he h‘s ...... Mariposa’s temperance p mple are beaten, and in spite of law and gospel Parks has got out. Who rules our land anyway? Evidently not the people, when the penalty of a law which two=thirds of our voters said they wanted, cannot be indicted. OBITUARYâ€"Sorrow has come to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tremeer caused by the death of their youngest child, Arthur Wesley, a beautiful babe about one year old. The funeral service was conducted at Salem on Friday last by Rev. W. Tucker, who preached a comforting and helpful sermon from the words "‘Except ye become as a little child ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” The remains, beautiful even in death, were enclosed in a dainty white casket and laid in Salem churchyard. He will not return to us but we may go to1 him. DONE EARLY. â€"Our farmers are mostly through seedino' g, some of them getting the entire season’s crop planted without being once hindred by rain. Fall wheat and seeds came through Iairly well, some fields requiring patch; ing, but very little has been ploughed up. your hour of grievous affliction, though hopeless sorrow, we commend you to the God of all Grace, and to the un- failing love of the Lord Jesus Christ, which alone is able to console, cheer and comfort, as no feeble words or aid of man can. We are yours in Christ- ian faith, love and fellowship. BRA ULE’Sâ€"MARIPOSA Snead co the, Watchman. [Crowded out last week] C rowdod out hat week. 0n Approved Indorsed Notes for any term from 3 to 12 months. Money to Loan Tickets to all puts qf the world. Call A.H|GINBOTHAM’S GRAND TR UNK R. Children’s School Shoes MONEY SAVED THE OWL”? HO! FOR THE WESC .. “Travel to the KDONDIKE bv the.... GBOIfGE ‘VILDER. " 1“. Ticket Age-x V- Express Gfice '. H. SOOTHERAN, '. L. WHITE, Ayer's Pills ............... . 15c Burdock Bitters ..... . . . . . . . 75c Paino's Celery Com, ...... . . , 75 c ”hits Pipe Balsam. , . . . . . 20:: Old Eng. Ganditibn Po mist-s . \ 24 Pi< rce's Favorite Preset-trim 75 c Pierca’s G. A! Discorery ..... 75c Next Door to the Daly Home. a. Specialty with us. Noted for their New appearance and long wearing qualities. His spring stock is the best that ex‘ perienoe and good taste could select; and ready money buy, and comprises all the leading lines from the best. manufacturers. Some beautifhl lines in LADIES' and MISSES’ SHOES FOR SPRING éND_ sums. WEAR. See mm [s a. wise bird, but its wisdom fade. to insignificanoe when compared with the good. sense, judgment and. foresight shown by the people who buy their Boots and Shoes at 75 Cents per annum. WHITE’S Lin isay’s Le ading Shoe Stu anur;