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mason “Him. .NDERSOI Kent sin. :1 o4 GREAT H______________ALE I» Gap] and Rn RRIS I: 5.0. " "'" We are offering our Carpet Stock at very low . prices 3.0. E N.B.â€"â€"Fianneiettes and Cretons at Holiday Prices. to make room for Spring Importation. Ian-J 1 Want to hxy Christmas Gift! for Friends : we have done the thinking in. ""0 ne and see our selections : â€"â€"Ladies’ Silver Watches from $4 50 to $14. â€"â€"Lsdiee’ Gold Watches from $12 up. â€"Beauufu1 Solid Gold Rings from $1.50 up. -Natty Stick Pins pretty patterns. ~Bncelets, end- less variety, beauties. . â€"Ladies’ G o l d .7 ; Chains. Silk «’3 _ ' Guards. -. Gold Pens’, Lead Pencils, ‘81“ Thimbles, Pocket Books, my Clocks, Button Books, Pretty myemr Spoons Paper Knives. '3K Markers, Handsome Belts, he: Setts, and a host of other fifty and useful presents for the h'nk ! For the Gentlemen NO NEED TO PUZZLE OVER IT "'8 a large stock of Watches, I'Cufi' Links, Scarf Pins, Gold Pencils, Charms, Rings. Fancy '- Rulked Plato and Solid Gold ’Buttom. Silk Guard: Gold M. beauhful Silver Headed Gena. mended Canes. Silver Est Mugs", W Vance wvva “â€"v â€"â€".__7v, "’ Mugfl. and Silver Much Box, *btot other useful articles. Nov H0 prices. We any. sold at low . We :59 going t9 dc latter than uoeuon. kOm‘ window for New Novdfiel. YVWI' selection. etrly, we will on. 77 KENT STREET. F. M°BARTV Some very smart styles, admirably adapted for an ’Xmas present. for young or old. Do not forget. these garments when thinking where to buy. â€"Veilings for holiday wear in the newest novelties. These goods commence at. 10c. â€"C9.shmere Mufflers in white fancy and black. C ashmexe, Silk and hep. Iadies' Kid Gloves, in black and colors, egular 75c, fox-50c. 75c, 31, $1.25, in new em1|:shades for the HoliQay Trade. In fancy and plain backs in the newest shades. First-class Black Cashmere Gloves for 15c; other qualities 25c, 35c, 40c. Ringwood Gloves, black, white, self colors and plaids. Ladies‘ Lined Kid Gloves, Ladies’ Kid Mitts. Men’s, Boys’ and Youths‘ Kid Mitts and (Loves, nice values at. 50c, 750, $1. “$01 Gloves for Boys and Men at. 180, 20c. :50, 300. Mantles and Cloaks. Glove Department, Christmas is II'A The Supplementary Report Exonerate The Councillors. THE AUDITOR ACCOUNTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR ' OF THE SO-CALLED UNAUTHORIZED EX’ PENDITUREâ€"THERE WAS NOTHING TO IMI’LY MALFEASANCE OR FRAUD. Subjoined is the supplementary report of the audit of the books and vouchers of the township of Mauvers. The official auditor has made a more thorough re- search into the financial affairs of the township in this supplementary report than on his first visit, and as a natural consequence the members of council and‘ ‘municipal officers are completely ex- ; onerated from any attempt at “malfeas. ance or the slightest intimation of fraud.” The report should be very acceptable to the ratepayers of Manvers in view of the fact that after the most rigid examination into their financial affairs no charge of wrong-doing can be found. It is true. and just what we would naturally expect to find atter an investigation by an expert auditorâ€"that there are "irregularities and oversights” to be found in the manner of conducting the business afi‘airs of the township. We venture the Opinion that I there is not a municipality in the province where such a finding could notbehad. In the case of the provincial auditor his system of bookkeeping would be both accurate and lengthv.â€"in fact cumber- someâ€"while his salary would represent thousands where the municipal officers receive hundreds. The report should be doubly acceptable to the ratepayers of Manvers,whohavebeen moreorlessexcited sol, MANVEBS SPEGIAL AUDIT by the "boomerang” accusations and false threats from certain quarters for the past few months. It is also true that while the representative men of the township have been forced to stand by and submit to costly investigation into the affairs of the municipality with which they were so closely allied in a vain attempt to discover damaging evidences of wrong-doing where no wrong-doing existed, they were also equally unable to prevent the same. It is to be sincerely hoped that this report will fully restore the confidence of the people and settle the matter for all time. Ever since the agitation was started it has been the cows belll for a great deal of ill-feelingthroughout the township and it is just possible that to the worry and excite- ment connected therewith is attributable the death of the late township clerk. He was a man well up in years, a thorough businesl man, and one who had .filled the himaalf md credit. to the municiplit’y, and the annoyance attendant on n investigation of thig kind weighed huvliy upon him. To the anomblc the Lieutnilfnt WWW 0f the Province of Ontario : summit 31mm: or f TRI BOOKS AND VOUCREBS OF THE TOWNSHIP 01' MANYBRS IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM. 0n the 13th of Septembar last I had the honor of reporting on the audit of the book. and voucher: of the above named township. In that report I expressed in my eon- almost hereâ€"only three â€"A very choice selection of Ladies and Children‘s Vests ab 10,12; 18 L50. â€"-Lovely Wool Vests, 50c, 7,5c $1, $1. 25, with drawers to match. THE AUDIT 0F eluding remarks the pleasure I had in being able to state that I discovered nothing that looked like an attempt at wrong doing or misappropraiion of funds. The irregularities and oversights that I have had to point out were such as might easily occur in a condition where every one knew one another and consequently did not feel fully the importance of observing those strict business methods which uperience has shown to he so necessary in public aflairs. I felt at the time that it was due to the officers of the towr ship that I should makethis acknowledgment. and I hoped that this statement would save them from accusations of wrong doing. and from the suspicious which an enquiry is likely to arouse. At the same time I also felt con- fident that the recomm ndations which I made, and the reforms which I suggested, would at once be readily adopted. It appears, however, that some of the oversiebts which I pointed out have been construed into acts of wrong doing, and theretorel have made a further audit and report for the purpose of removing any misapprension as to the meaning of certain parts of my first report. ,J!,,_ -------- rw- .. _ , In that reportI stated lhflt according to the auditors statement the total pay- ments made by the treasurer amounted to $9,025 26, of this sum I found authorised by the council $730.46. leaving unauthor- ized a balance of $1,294 80. There was a general order allowing each councillor to expend $100 in his owu district, $500 in all. If it be granted that it was unnecessary to submit the details of these expenses to the council for confirmation and to have them enter- ed in the minutes, this leaves an expendi- ture of $794.80 for which the minutes of the council show no authority. _ '- n c ee weeks in which to prepare. This store is practically ready. Every department suggestive of the season. Presents of all kinds tor all ages, Sizes, purses and tastes, In examining the books again I find that I had included as unathorized cer- tain figures which a. closer inspection shows should have been omitted, so that instead of $1,294 30, the correct amount is only $13097. 60. 1. , 9A -_____j In vu.’ 7-, v A list of these expenditures is append- ed herewith. In using the term “ unethoriza'l” I had no idea that it would be interpreted to mean “misappropriation,” but only that certain expenditures were not recorded in the minutes. For every one of these items the treasurer has the proper order signed by the reeve with the work per- fox med specified in the order, all these expenditures are stated in detail in the treasurer’s annual statement. There was nothing in all this to imply or suggest that ther) was any malefeasence or the slightest intimation olLfrsnd. ' Further than this I found resolution authorizing certain work to be done under the supervision of certain ocnnoillors: These works. undonbtedlx, caused nanny of the expenditures, and it may have] been thought unnecessary to enter egeln} the“ payment of these in the minutes; when the work we completed. 7 No SAFE. 1 :In my former report I called attention‘ to the fact. that no “‘6 had beet provided” for the security of the treeserer’e hooks and funds. I still find that nothing has been done to gupply this deficiency: The 358%; E‘R'Inning grad: riik; my d" the books and vonohon my be destroyed by fire, or the funds stolen, the! canning net-ions embtrtmment. Collars, Neekwear, Shirts A most complete range of c llars in Ladies‘ and Gentleman’sâ€"suitable for the holidays and most suitable for presentsâ€" new shapes and prices. Our assortment was never better. Plaid \Vindsors for ladies’ wear. Bows and Ribbons so suil able for the prevailing styles of neck adornment. Men‘s, Boys’ and Youthq’ Neckties, Bows 150, 200, 25c. Four-in-lmnd Ties. white. colors, blacks and fancies. Made-up Ties, 51 job, 2 for 25¢. THE WATCHMAN UNDSAY. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15TH,1897‘ WHITE AND GOLQRED SHIRTS i from 12?: to 18 This aeparbment embraces a. wide range in prices from 250 to $3. Some extra. good values at 50c, 75c and $1. NEGKWEAR, TIES, BOWS AND SOARFS MEN'S, YOUTHS’. BOYS’ UNDERWEAR prices. Come and see usâ€"we are ready for the best and happiest ’Xmas a kind public has ever ...given us. YOu’H find a welcome here .................................. In alluding to the financial statements made by the treasurer I called attention to the improved form of the statement for the year 1896 â€"I had noticed the fact that at the clove of 1895 the balance shown by the treasurer on the 31st Dec. was not the balance of that date. but of some subsequent date. I am glad to re- port that at the close of 1896 this lack of curespondence was not repeated, but that the balance as shown by the pub- lished statement of the auditors. $404.17 was the correct balance on hand on the 31st of Dec. 1866. EX PEN DITU RES. Jan. 20â€"Hugh Logan, building and repairing culvert lot 24 con 4 and lots 20 and 21 $6 00 Feb. 8â€"T. Brownlee, postage act. 3 56 18 -â€"Richard Vance 2 cords wm-d, town hall ........ 5 50 Mar. 7â€"R. McCullough. 2 cords wood Mrs. J. Porter, ind 6 00 11â€"J. D. Dumble, P Wag re- commital Jas Nelson, ind 200 30-T Brownlee‘, postage act 2 13 Apr 13â€"R McCullough, 2 cords wood Mrs. J Porter,ind. . 6 00 17â€"Wm Goheen on account contract for cedar ....... 35 00 29 -C Smith work done lot 18 con 8 as per bill ........ 3 00 . J une 9â€"Geo Porter, building V bridge, lots 5, 6 con 8. . . . 13 50 9-â€".-Wm Goheen, bal contract Webb’s fence ............ 6 60 18 â€"Thos Farrow ,building cul- vert and extra work. . . . 8 00 18 â€"-Richard Fallis, road job lot 21 con 6 ............. 14 00 18â€"R0bt Shackleton. erecting railing and filling hill. . . . 15 00 19â€"Joeiah Johnston, road job lots 17 to 19 cone 6 ...... 10 00 22â€"J F Benson, (overseer) 87 loads gravel ar 5c ..... 4 35 23â€"J B Williamson, 71 leads gun] at 5 cents N B. . . . 3 35 23â€".) B Williamson 22 loads gravel at5oenrsN B 1 10 23â€"W Little and R G Byers full pay filling washout ' boundary between Man- vers and Darlington ..... 1 50 23â€"Jamee Mills,ofilling waeh- - out lot 4 con 3 .......... 2 00 23â€"Wee. Benders, buildinz' culvert lot 4 con 8 ...... 9 00 23â€"Chas M Porter building culvert lot7 con 7......10 00 23â€"Chas Porter jr. building culvert lot 7 con 7 ...... 6 00 23â€"Henry Irwin 129 loads gravel atfi cente.....‘... 6 4:5 23â€"F Fanning, (overseer) ~ road work ............ . . 3 00 23â€"Henry Irwin, 8 l - revel at5 ,cBnts........ 40 27â€" m Hume road job lots 3 l 16.16 00“ letoeepveeooo 3m 27â€"1! Campbell, overseer day-statute laboreoll h18w‘l"°'|'§'dellell 2wl 27â€"Jau R Shea, big culvert ditching lot 19 eon 13. . . . 12 00 27â€"W HLee, road job E B opposite con 10 Heaven 10 00 27â€"8 McQuade, road at Lotus 58 60 27â€"J Powell, road job lot 24 ”M 23â€"Henry gravel 23â€"-F F: \ road ‘ 23â€"Henry ravel 27â€" In B TREASURER'S BALANCE in sizes Filming, repairs to -â€"Baby Ribbons 15, 2 and 3c. â€"Fanc hair-pin boxes, rochet needles, ~â€"Hat ins, some very nice effects in steel and Rhine stone. â€"â€"All the different widths of Plain Ribbons in $211 in and niain effects. â€"Narrow Torcbon Lace in \Vhite and Butter, Oriental and Cluny. ‘ â€"Si1k in cream. black, green and brown. ~Hankerchiefs suitable for children commence at, 1c each. â€"White Lawn at 5 8,10 and 150. â€"Hemsbitched at: 0, 10,15 to 500. â€"â€"VVh1te Silk at 1; 7.1:, 15, 230, up to $1, are lovely values. â€"White Silk Initial Han‘ k's 15, 25c. \Ve lay great stress on our handkerchief values, as we feel our position is very strong, having purchased these goods some montln back-in some cases at; 50 per cent. below reaular values. EECEQEQE gage; mgééaxâ€"J fifigé @géézafia; %% Now we come to the greatest bargain of our holiday purchases. A SHOW CASE OF WHITE METAL GOODS Fifty different, articles to choose from at 253 each. Could not; be nurchased at double the money if bought at regular prices. Ribbons and Laces. Handkerchiefs. road lots 5 6 con 14 ...... 27â€"John McNight, three days statute labor done in 1895 and charged ............ â€"Robt Fast, building culvert lot 18 con 8 ..... 27â€"Bauj D4vidson, road job 10: 22 con 2 .......... 27â€"Jcs Porter, timber for culvert lot 14 con 6 ...... 27â€"James Mitchell, building culvert lots 10 11 con 7. . 26 â€"James Mills,overseer road job can U .............. 27â€" W m McIndoo. J; my road job W B opp con 2 Man. 27â€"Wm McIndco, com road jobs lots 5, 6 con 5 ...... â€"Wm McIndo", road job lot 8 con 2 .............. 27 â€"Wm MCIL‘dOO, f pay road j')b WBop pcou 3 Man. July 4â€"Thoa Mc3rill, road job 10: 22 con 10 .............. 4â€"McGill and Lang, rmd job ht: 20, 21 con 9.. 4â€"AJlex Lang, road iub late 20, 21 c0119 ..... 4â€"Wm Lume. s'umping lots 15, 16 con 1 ............ 19 00 9â€"Grand Trunk Railway ex- press cn money from bank of Toronto ......... 50 July 9â€"James Btown,fi mad job W. B. opp con 5. vaere 9 50 9â€"Newton Herbert. 60 load: gravel at 5:. ........... 3 00; 9 â€"\Villiam Heaelip, road job ,‘ con 12.. ............... 5 00 9â€"Simon Aruott, repair cul- vert. brushing. etc ...... 9 50 9â€"Ed ward Shea. building cul- vert and filling washout lot 19, con 12 .......... 14 00 9â€"Wm Lee, road job E, B. Murphy’s hill and ditching 13 70 9â€"Dwid McCullough, gravel- ling con 7 .............. 19 00 9'-Jamea Stewart, road job lot 25. con 13 .......... 35 00 9â€"Wm Foraybhe, 21 loads of gravel.... ......... 105 9â€"Juhn _Pat_ton. 4}, pay r jab, E. B. opp con. 1, Mauve" ............... 9â€"Geo. McCartney, postage account ................ 10â€"Johnston Morton, statute labor charged 1895 ...... 10â€"Estate late Geo. Shaw, 70 loads gravel . .......... lOâ€"Rob'ert' McCullough, 2 cords of wood, Mrs. J. Porter, indigent... ... .. 10â€"an1: Cooper, R. Mc- Culloug h, J. McGill. cub- tinz down hill lot 6, con 8 10â€"Marshall Porter, building culvertlot 6, 00118. IOâ€"Roberc Bunnou, § pay rqnd job W. B. opp 00112 10_.iz.obe£u Pow. pub P” dim and clsymg lot 1. 10â€"32}; mam; ma job 10. oppodmlot6,oon8..u. eon 8,10b 6. oroiOOOO In a most pleasin assortment. Dress Goods in Black 088 mere commencing: at 20, 25, 35 40 and 50c. Five extra speciale. Nice etfecte in colored Dresa Goods. in individual length, so suitabe for an Xmas present. Plaids for waists. Fancy Dress Trimmings, Some beautiful shades in China. Silks at 250 a. yard, Peach, Mauve. Nile Green, Moss Green, Cherry, Old Gold and Butt r. White, Black and Pale Blue Blouse Silks for 'Xmas presents in new tones and patterns. Black Silks and Satins, Duch- ess Merves’ Watered Silks for reception dresses and housewear. A complete range of shades from white to black at 25029. yard. 00000000000 ooooooooooo 2001 540‘ 600 350 600 VEL VETEENS and VELVETS 00L..IOO job bILK SECTION. 11 00 14 50 300 5 .0 603 1600 10â€"Jacob Hart, gravel and glavelling lot 17 con 13. . 27â€"Henry Argue, 90 loads of gravel, W. '1‘. McGuire and R Headers. overseers 29â€"D. Fisher, road job N. B. west of Shannon’s. ..... 29â€"F. Fisher. road job N. B. east of Shannon’s ....... 31â€"Newton Herbert, 28 loads of gravel ............... Aug. 3â€"Char1es Armstroug. 98 load: gravel ............ 3â€"W. H. Lee, half pay road job E. B., Murphy’s hill 5â€"F. W. Galbraith, lumber as per bill .............. 15â€"Lang and Larmer, half pay damage to conveyance E. B. Murphy’s hill ..... 19â€"Joseph McGill, 137 loads of gravel ............... 21 â€"-Jacob Hart, road job con 14, lots 16 and 17. ..... 24â€"George Greer. road job W. B. opposite concesslon 11, Manvers .......... râ€"The farmer who is feeding a. scrub cow and guessing that she pays may he said to be “gambling in stock.” It is a. sort of board business. That is, she tradesa very small lot of very poor milk for her board and leaves the dealer short on buzter and long on endurance. â€"To fatten beeves quickly the most important point is to select those With a capacity for feed and a disposition to lay on fat I believe in getting about twice as many cattle as I intend to finish and then carefully select the poorest feeders and ship them with a. slight “warming.” For my own'feed- ing. I prefer a. nice smooth steer with '"oI - r-'â€"** , a white face; the whiter the face the more attention he seems to give to lay-] ing on fat. After selecting your feeders give plenty of oat straw, with corn either shelled or on the cob, and they will fatten to suit even the most‘ fastidious. I am feeding 80 Heretordl steers now on oat straw, shelled corn} and wet starch feed. Besides this they run on blue grass pasture. They are doing nicely and I expect good resultsâ€"George S. Redhead, Polk {Con Ia. -â€"-Suppose a hard workmg Iarmer was called upon to provide for 4 or 5 strong, able-bodied person: who did not do work enough to pay for their board. There would be trouble on that form right awoy and justly so. Yet many a. farmer who would quickly turn loafers away from his own toble will'tolerute worse loufetsin his barn.‘ It hnfe to say’thst in most dairy herds there are 4 or 5 cows thet do not pay for the food they consume, to say nothing of the space they occupy and (Continued on page ’7 .) FARM TOPICS. Nothing could be more acceptable than a present in Furs. â€"-Gauntlets, Rufi's, Collars and Ca perenes, Cap es Jacketsand Collarettes. â€"Men’s Furs in Mitts, Caps, Coats and Collars. Coon Coats, Vt allaby Coats, Astrachan Coats, Wambot Coats at holiday prices. â€"Robes for the seat and lap. working farmer ........ oooooooo â€"Men’s Caps, a job lot of 200, at me ea. â€"Men's, Boy s’ and Youths’ Clothing at holiday prices. _ -Ovexcoats in Freize, Beaver and Vlcuna. â€"â€"Ladies’ and Gentleman's Umbrellas, nobbv styles for ’Xmm resents. â€"Hosiery in Cashmere, 001 and Heavy Ribs, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35c, five prices. and 13. . 18 45 11 29 p0 500 thus eating profits is because the farmer is deceived, because he has no means of knowing which of his cows are robbers. It is easy to pick out the human loafers because his indivi- dual acts smnd by themselves; but where the work of the cows is lumped together the individual fraud escapes. BJbCOCk and Scales are the two detec- tives needed to pick out the robber cows. Leave out the loafers, â€"A proper degree of acidity in the cream is required to produce the best quality of butter. It matters not how this acidity is produced, whether by time or the mixture of some form of lactic acid. It may be produced by the addition of sour milk to the fresh cream in quantity of 1 pt. of the milk to 10 gals. of cream. A thorough ~tirring to diffuse the acid will cause it to begin at once on the sweet cream and in 24 hours it will be brought into the right condition for churning. â€"To make cottage sheese take a 10 gal. can of skim-milk and let it set until it gets thick and sour. After it reaches ‘thatptage set the can in a tank of hot ‘water. turn on some steam and let the [water heat until the milk in the can seperates the water from the casein; the. Iowa the temperature, the milk will whey off the softer and better will be the curd, and the hottter the milk is heated the drier the curd will be. After the curd and water have separ- ated, strain all through a cheese bandage and hang up for 24 hours to drain, but do not press it any. After it has drained dry, moisten it with new milk or sweet cream, so that it will stick together when it is ready to mold into bricks or press into balls to be marketed. The milk can be scal led in larger quantities and strain- ed through a larger strainer, but I have found that the cheese bandage makes the most convenient strainer, as it is easily handled and always ready for use. take of undertaking to do more than be can preperly get: through with. Sometimes in our nttempts to save we waste more than we save, being source of mOney we do not hire as much as we would were it otherwise and our work gels ahead of us, musing loss and worryhlways. The best paying business stroke for any one in debt with a. large farm would be to sell half ‘the form, gd out of debt, .and improve L-L..-.. papers, Tan Wucnnu'iqd Esrm and Home includgi. Study plai- business thoroughly. Plan everything, then work to your plan. Hire a good hmd and keep abreast of your work. READ THE WATCHMAN LEE