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We are clearing out the balance of our Canned Fruit at reduced prices : â€"Lombard Plums, 2 1b. size. best pack, (Simcoc) 2 tins, 25c. â€"Strawberries, same size and quality, 2 tins for 350 â€"Biueberries, I'Ib. tins, 3 tins for 25¢. â€"Blackbcrries, 2 1r. tins, 2 tins for 35¢. E BUUTS AND SHOES Telephone WMRobson New Eyes Advancements in science enable us to give you almost literally new eyes for old ones. Glasses, the lenses of which are ground by us and exactly suited to the needs of each case, furnish a new and priceless en- joyment You will Sre clearly and cavly, and all eye-head- aches will cease. Druggists and Opticians, Kent st , ‘ - - Din MQRGAN BROS. Lemons, 20c dozen. Oranges, extra good, 35c doz. that if the man and the woman are worthy of eacn cther there should, with the en- gagement to marry, g) an insurance of the lite. Nonh American Life gives the best of all that’s gund in life insurance, which is abso- ‘utely the only kind of property you can be u: of leaving to your loved ones. Information helpful in choosing a pin to meet your needs, cheeifully given byâ€" 8 CAMPBELL. or J- W- BAflVIN. B-A-. Lindsay. Peterborougb‘ FILESI FILES! FILES! Perrin’s All-Healing Ointment itchiness Lf the skin, heals evety kind of sore from a. common pimple to the most malignmt ulcer, OLD Sous, Salt Rheum, Eczema. Ringworm, Chapped Hands. Scalis and Burns. 2 3 cents per box. the greatest thing in the woxld for Piles and 31: nbscri to Watchman-Wa:dnr PERRIN’S Instantly relieved and positively cured. WEST END STORES Drug Store, Lindsay BANNED PHUIT all sizes. Also several pairs White Canvas Shoes, rubber soles, at 85c pair. Lacrosse Shoes We have 30 pairs of Ladies’ Buttoned and Laced Boots to sell at 75c pair. There is also several pairs of low Shoes among this lot Regular price $1.00. See them. In this month of mating - “gladsome May” â€" REMEMBER LIFE ! Lindsay The Sheep Farmer \\ ho Defeated Bullet and Now Confronts the Hero of Kandahar. General Louis Botha, the new Boer. leader who noW dispute ‘ the path to Pretoria with Lord Roberts, is a. typical leader of his race. He is a. short, heavily built, man, with a bearded face and keen eyes. Botha. claims to know more about raising sheep than he does about fighting. He never attended a, military school. It is probable that he never read a book of military tactics. At the beginning of the present war General Botha was unknOWn outside of the Transvaal. While the fame of Lord Roberts had gone to the ends of the earth and his prowess as a. soldier had frightened millions of In- dian rebels into quiet ways, no one had ever dreamed that there was growing up on a Transvaal sheep farm a young man who, with a com- parative handful of armed farmers at his back, would dare oppose a great British army led by the hero of Kandahar. Yet it was this same sheep farmer who first stunned England with the shock of the (‘oienso defeat, who conducted the long siege of Lady- smith, Who stopped Buller short on the banks of the 'iugela and who ad- ministered the defeat at Spion Kop. We d1: well not to underestinmte the \oung man “ho has been described as the Boer David, to use one of their everâ€"recurring Biblical similies. Funny Ilflietod 0n a floor Who Told the Truth Abe-3 Belmont, The Boers never knew the value 01 an oath or promise, and have not learned it since the war began. You have seen the false reports 01 all battles which the Boers have (“31‘- culated. They have been cabled tc England, at times, for your amuse- ment. Do you know how earnest and serious they made this practice of false wi'tnessing? I will immune the Barkly district â€"meroly -UL'a.USC I want to write notiig that I cannot prove. From that district. :1 121:2: went to see, or to take inn m. the battle of Belâ€" montâ€"â€"..Icihncn's first victory. He cu. it: back to his home and told his neighbors that tho l‘xitish had beat- on the Boels ii that fight. The Boers had postta an announcement 1‘: ad thev had won a victory there, and had also taken De Aar, with its million pounds' worth of army stores. When the local gossiper con- tradicted this with his own true talc the Boersâ€"in the Queen's colony, mind youâ€"declared him guilty of high treason, and set out to kill him. He was hidden five Weeks in the house of a friend of mine, and final- 1y got, aWay safely. The Boers con~ fiscated all his property, even send- ing to his laundress for his soiled linen. Then they posted a notice that a. fine of £50 would be imposed upon any man who circulated any in- formation about the war except such as was given out by the pro-Boer landdrost. This is a. story of Barkly West, but I am told it fits scores of other districts.â€"Ju1ian Ralph, in London Mail. Ir (on-dun; of Tin-m- l'ulem-s 2 nd 3 Boer Farm Fully Working. Three pavilions and a. Boer farm hum leen erected by the South Afri- can Republic on the 'l‘rO'zulero, near the Aquarium and the Avenue of Jena. The principal pavilion, repreâ€" sentel above, consists of a largo hall two stories with a tower in the cen- tre. It contains a, fine collection of TRAXSVAAL BUILDIXG AT PARIS. minerals, curiosities from the mines, an exhibition of Kamr clothing, arms and implements of husbandry, a gold mine in full operation, and a. splen- did display of pho‘ographs of scenes in the Transvaal. NEW EOER LEADER. TRANSVAAL'S EXHIBIT AT PARIS- GENERAL LOUIS EOTHA. COST LY ad that there was Transvaal sheep who, with a com- armed farmers at. re oppose a great 1 by the hero of TRUTH Told the REGIMENTAL BADGES TREASURE!) AND DEAR TO HEART OF TOMMY ATKNS- British Army Marks Thu: Recall His- toryâ€"Tommy May be an “Ab-ont- Minded Beggar." But He 13 Slow :0 Forget Regimental Traditionâ€"Budga Tommy Atkins is a conservative and guards his regimental privileges jealously. The cut of a collar, the moulding of a button or the weavâ€" ing of a. little brass trinket are pre- cious things in sight, and he insists upon sticking to a. uniform, even to his own undoing. As an example of the last assertion we have the case of the Gordon Highlanders who re- fused to swap their historic tartans for the less distinctive khaki, and sutlered in South Africa accordingly. Answers gives an interesting ac- count. of some of Tommy Atkins' treasures, from which we abridge the following: The red-andâ€"white plume is dear to the heart of the Northumberland Fusiliers. The upper part only of the plume is red, the regimental tra- dition being that at the taking of St. Lucia from the French the soldâ€" iers decorated themselves with the plumes from the slaughtered French. Upon the question of the plumes, however, the doctors disagree. 0T1?” school is positive that the red tips of the plumes are worn in token of their gore-bedabbled state when they first passed into the hands of the victors. According to the others the soldiers, having bedecked their helmets with Frenchmen’s plumes, subsequently obtained permission from the authorities to wear them, as a permanent, tribute to their prowess. An equally proud distinction Was that of the Twentyâ€"eighth Foot, the only regiment entitled to bear their regimental number upon both the front and back of their helmets. The reason for this, as also for their nickname, “Foreâ€"and-Aft," was that being simultaneously assaulted both in flank and rear by a large number of French cavalry at Alexandria, their commanding officer coolly orâ€" dered the rear flank to right-about- face; ' when the two ranks, fighting back to back, Speodily rendered so good an account of themselves that. the. French fell off in confusion. Granted by "Good Que-u Bens"-â€"Be- crnitlug With Cakes. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers have a quaint legacy in the shape of a bow of black ribbon, which they “ear‘up- on the backs of their collars. This bow is the sole surviving relic of the old queue, or pigtail, which Was ter- minated in this manner upon the neck. Another and far prouder distinc- tion is that of the Somerset’s ser- geants. They alone amongst, then' Service fellows are entitled to wear their crimson sashes officerwise across their left shoulders, in mem- ory of past gallantry~dating, some say. from the field of Culloden. This is not dissimilar to the lead splashes which appear upon the but- tons of the Wiltshires, and were there placed in memory of the histor- ic day at. Carrickfergus when, having run out of ullcts, their gallant for- beurs fired Wuy their buttons rath- er than wait for a fresh supply of lead. On May Day, 1572, 300 London trainhands, raised very lhllCh as the C. I. V.'s of to-": .:.- reviewed by Queen Elizabeth in Greenwich Park. This was the beginning of the fumous East Kent Regiment, better known as the Buffs. Their timeâ€"hon- ored privilege of marching through the liberties of London with drums heating decends direct from these val- iant truinbunds. The green dragon, their well-known badge, was granted them by Queen Elizabeth. “Cuidich’n Righ" is the mysterious inscriptiOn underneath the stag-hem! of the Seaforth Highlanders. It means, “Help to the King." The old corps, the Seventy-eighth Foot, was raised by old Sinmn l~‘ruser. Master of Lovat, and its first service was in the Canadian War, under Wolfe. It was disbanded in 1763. but revived by the Earl of Scaforth. Itlhudge and its slogan, “Caber Foidh" (antler: of the deer» it Owen wssr RnunNGS‘ ELEPHANT an--. .-..â€" 96M HORSE 'E Kama BY . Loan summed . WM 33.3.3 . 1104)." chWONIW goon. mcwuu CIJIC. ”F no 9‘ parka 0762.04 , ‘ r ‘ 2-..? n_.m!)r...>fl nr.n>um.3.1 YHE WATCHMAN~WAHDER: LINDSAY. 0N1 Budge Granted by Elizaboth. The “Fur” and Alt REGIMENTAL BADGES OF THE BRITISH ARMY. scars GR!” EAGLE .4.02. “0040 LONE... #10380 WEIâ€"E4: J‘s" FIdIQ me .WUZEE kmm)’ 3 ese val- About 3 o'clock the next morning dragon, ! the general, with his staff and some granted ‘ men, iterious ug-hcuo rs. It The 1 Foot, . Fro ser . service , under eaforth . ‘ ‘Caber it Owe. 'gade by train 1 1763. ; road. ' changed and the feat explained that took train to Springfontein. While engaged in an office about ten minutes after his arrival General Gat- ' acre heard a voice claiming the sta- tion, etc., as his prize. The general and his stat! oflicer thereupon went outside and came face to face with ~ General Pole-Carew, who had just ’ arrived with the Guards (foot) bri- from J agerslontein Mutual courtesies were ex- the station had been in occupation of Gntacre‘s division for several hours. to an exu‘aordinary tussle betWeen Lord Seaforth and a wounded stag. So powerful a man Was this peer that he seized the infuriated beasb by its antlers, and held it, till help arrived. “Havercake Lads," they used to call the old Duke of Wellington’s Re- giment, now the West Riding. The sergeants used to beat up recruits with a bit of “haver” (oatcake) on the end of a sword. The elephant, with howdah, is the badge of the second battalion of this regiment, and Was won at the famOUS seige of Seringapatam. Sergeant Ewart's name is one cher- ished in the records of the Scots Grays. It was at Waterloo, in a terrific charge, that the eagle, the standard of the French Forty-fifth of the Line, was wrested from its bear- or by the gallant sergeant. Ever since this eagle has figured as a regiâ€" fiwntal badgg. It is displayed on the guidon below the motto, with the word "Waterloo" beneath it. Incidents of the Campaign in Capo I any :nd Natalâ€"Quickâ€"Wntod Ex- ploit of British Officers. Details of a. dashing exploit Hy two British officers on the eve of the occupation of Springfontein, which General Gatacre’s division entered On March 16, are contained in the South African newspapers which reached here recently. On March 15 the Derbyshire regi- ment took possession of Bethulie, and a. force of (Tape mounted police and scouts started from that place to close‘on Springfontein. Capt. Pope Hennessy of the mounted police and Capt. Gordon Turner of Montmoren- cy’s scouts happened to find a. hand car on the railroad and, jumping on it, went on in advance of "the troops. It was night when they neared Springfontein Junction, on the out- skirts of the to“ n They stopped and, under coxer of the darkness. crept cautiously along" the track reâ€" ,~-L- ll volvers barons own Ex ETER CASTLE The officers locked their captives in and turned their attention to a train that was standing in the va rd. The fengineer “as ignorant of “hat had i happened and was very much astonâ€" i 1 I ished when the officers boarded his (tail) to interview him. He was an English colonist with proâ€"Boer pro- clivities and showed a disposition to - resist, but a tap on the head with the butt end of a revolver and the thrusting of the muzzle of another re- volx er in his face convinced him that discretion was the better part of \11101'. ,, Captain Turner stayed to watch the engineer while Captain Henessey ’ hunted up the station muster in his 0â€"» house near by and with due formali- ty claimed all the buildings, rollingr stock, etc., as captured by (latacre's division. Then he bundled the Boer prisoners into the train and kept guard over them while Captain Turn- er compelled the engineer to run the train back to Bethulie. They arriv- ed there shortly after midnight and were warmly complimented by Gener- al Gatacre for their gallantry. The 'train was made up of 23 trucks, some Of which turned out to beladen with provisions, guns and ammuni- . tion, mostly Martini-Henry. the station platform. Peering into the waiting room, they .aw six Johannesburg hurghers asleep with their rifles beside them. The nilicers rushed in and had gathered up the rilles and Were covering the Boers with their revnlx ch before the burgh- ers had sufficiently recovered from flieir surprise to quite realize what had happened. Supposing the station had been seized by a force of British, the Boers surrendered quietly and were speedily bound by the otIicers. Recruiting With Cakes. in hafid, unEil they reached WAR STORIIES. Buns Dagger: Col- nundre!“ many Thousand- S The harmonica, simpl‘ to be, is made in hum counting sizes and style ent musical keys. Ax. : including the very chea in seven keys, A to G harmonicas, with two made with the two keys, and then there three sided, four sided, sided, each side being t ,_ â€"â€"-nfi ed a box of ten many keys is View. or odd harmonicas other than those that are standard and familiar there is one k‘ind with a tremolo attachment by means of which a tremolo eflect may be given to the notes. There is another kind I ,1‘_ -4. Zi‘ilâ€"afihdhi'ca made with gong bells atâ€" tached that can be manipulated by the player. ‘ ‘- - O ‘4 L_'j r-E)Jtvl-1vzslrmonica holders, designed to hold the harmonica tqa playerfs lipg while he “78 imiie the CliSt": iT<ic'Cii:.. “ __., 7 ~ Implements and Mach." .vy viii: :A W" ' M facturing fur the Cemirg earth. oria Binder at; In addition to the above we call Special attention ‘0 0m New Vict fl gm“ [4 Oxford Clipper Front-cut lower aiso our pitem Spring 3? in : _, a: *~ >- ‘\ v< ‘3-.. ll '§.V friction and Raichet Dump Rakes. It will amply 18m» all in m‘ . L _ _ lines before placing their orders elsewhere. Sand for our New [900 Catalcgue- 3‘: Land Salt 2% and Plaster 20x02 ant acliro 15.024 prr «45 UV... {SEE e. nonicas are sold at all sorts of from 5 cents to $8 or $4. At above 50 cents the harmonica is M has double. Double harmopicas new we HAmomeA.‘ 7 BEAUTIFUL GOODS Noted for Pure Teas and Coffees. Vurietlel with the same purpose in FRENCH CHINA TEA SETTS '52,]; Annually. THE NOXON C0.. L’td., lngersoll. 011L (44 pieces) :3 can; an nanus to 9; meat at the same time, which w In. most commonly, a guitar, least three kinds. One is an ad holder that goes around and resjust, shoulders, the others being in «On another attached to and sup“ 039‘ the player’s clothing. And therzm‘ made harmonica pouches, or lea are to: Chamois skin, and in Various the! having at their opening end Immu- that snap together as tho“ :35; pocketbooks do, 111 Which ha a may be carried. "to: Noxon Disc Harrol 3°: The only Disc Hanow Ihat'r as 35 usable; springs. This {came 15 ianv Emblem"! Or uneven an unc. Sagacity Shown by he". ta had been turned out paAchs org hounds, and, when Sm pressed by them, I Observed it M says a contmbutor to Our Am, Friends, to go among a. flock 02d. and in both cases todouble but. dently with the mtentmn of ham“ pursuit of the dogs. It Would thus” that the animal was aWare o {in . followed by the scent land not by a}: New Sectional Spring Tooth with reversible points. also thistl ordered. The lightest draft, best working and operated cultivator manufactured. The teeth work directly under :be axle the wheel line. Mr. Ge 8. Erb, Writing from ém City, tells of the sagacity of deerin district in avoiding gun traps, The are very partial to the tops of trees, and, when food was scarce on count of snow, it was his customto down a maple tree and to place ‘ connected with the tree, in such a I that the deer could not pass be“: the trees and the gun without 9% the line so as to discharge the ma consequently to get shot. This exp! meat, he says, he tried at least 6013a but never succeeded in killing thug until he substituted a black ”Death“ for the fishline which he had figggm and then he had no difficulty in kilfi them, as the thread was so 81112111 black that they could not disnnm (fitted with g‘nlnnd grasssovninil 3‘ Noxon Drills ....... Our old reliable HOOSIER Drills arc!) and favombly knoun that they speak {09h selm Then: an: ncw over 60000311 among the farmers of his CLun' 'S Rhodes (and Matrimogy‘ Cecil Rhodes at one time had 1de secretary of whom he entertained “1i opinion and whose services he N valued. One fine morning this 2am abruptly announced that he Was mg be married. The colossus was 5M with indignation for a moment, an“ glaring at the culprit, he growxeh “What on earthharn I going to do for; other secretary? Without waiting for a reply he m from the room, slamming the doorbehj him with great Violence. His goodl ture, however, prompted him to en, the forgiving hand later on, and he: to the bride some fine diamonds. In: dition, he lent them his own carriage; horses for use to and from the chuck It never entered his head to gm erstwhile favorite secretary any 1 employment Such a crime as math though forgiven, could not be condon See the New Sprinz Lift. Sagacity Shown Jr; had two lime feet, And these she Biked to Show, And everywhere Ma: Mary wen: These feet were sure :0 go. She took them to a shcp one day To have them shod anew; “What number?" asked the shoem’ The U niversal Favorite And Mary said, “Why. two!" LATEST PATTERNS Noxon MAY I 7TH, (OUT-THROW The Celebrated 0! Course. Cultivato: Eas)’ 10 on William-SL 1.4L he axle and i '40 pica: 4571: Silk