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Wm“ g , Furniture The Largest Stock The Finest Goods T he Lowest Prices An assortment equal to any City Establishment. Every cent you spend with us means money saved. UNDERTHKING 147151675072, N ugem‘ 6? C 0. Those words descrzbe the artic‘zes laundered at 1:1) ....... Lindsay Steam Laundry Starched goods fimshed pliable 3:1 with the highest polish. No acids used. '3.” t.- WW3 and 6166”] KENT-$7., LINDSAY in all its branches. JUS. EAHHULL A Racy Letter from our Chicago Correspondent, Mr. Geo. A. Powles, M.A. AMERICA’S POLITICS AND BRITAIN’S WAR 806 Monroe-Sh, Chicago, 111., June 10, 1900. Editor Watchman-Warder :--It is Sun- day in Chicago to-day, though a tender- foot Canadian might doubt the fact were he to hear the sporadic fireâ€"cracker as I hear it, or see the indolent or indifferent pater-famlllas carrying home an armful of groceries, as is all too common on this first day of the week, offending public sentiment, which, even here, frowns upon Sabbath desecration, though it does no more. “ Bang, bang,” goes the bier cracker; “ clang, clang,” goes the street- car bell, the former being an intimation that “Thej Fourth” is drawing nigh, the latter inviting one to the cool and shady park, or to church. or to the Sunday game" Do you hear that cheering? What is it? Oh, that’s a. cheer from ten thousand thrOats, because somebody has caught a fly far afield or made a double plav at the national league ball-game this afternoon. Between the two seas there’s no other cheer like that except one, and we’ll soon‘be hearing that: the cheer that attends the nomination of a presi- dential candidate . The Republican national convention meets in Philadelphia. in a. few weeks, and the Democrats meet in Kansas City on “the glorious Fourth. ” Let me make} a prediction: President McKinley will be} renominated by the Republicans, and William J. Bryan, lightning change, phonographic candidate of 1896, will also be renominated by the Democrats. Then what? Well, I think McKinley will serve a second term, though. as to elec- tion, one can best judge a fine day in the evening. Four years ago there was just one thing needful to this country, said the Democratic press and candidatesâ€" the free-coinage of silver and the fictions ratio of sixteen to one of gold, whereas the market or commercial ratio was, and is now about forty to one, and silver constantly falling. But the hair-brained politician, the world over, thinks an act of parliament or of congress can turn back the tides. create something out of nothing, change the course of nature. an anti-trust, anti-expansion. pro-Boer campaign, a regular populistic. long- whiskered carnival from the drop of the gave], and it is eminently fitting that such a platform be drawn up in the state of Kansas, which tries more fanciful legisla- tion than New Zealand that studies the rest us through the top of her head. Silver is nowhere now, though it was the only thing four years ago I The dregs of the war with Spain must be stirred up,j the British lion must be baited, those dear God-fearing Boers must be wept overâ€"for revenue only. J I have often been tempted to write you as to the manner in which Chicago’s Brltlehers have weathered the African war, but, now that it is over, a word will suffice. All over the city there Was a lively dropping of morning papers for the one that gave us a fair deal, for news- papersâ€"present company exceptedâ€"are mere windmills, quick to catch the popu- lar breeze and profit thereby. But we soon found an exception, and its subscrip- tion boomed. Weâ€"pardcn the “we”-- got together as promptly as a London fire company gets to a fire, “passed the hat for our couhtry’s sake and paid, paid, paid." Five thousand dollars was mailed to the Mansion House fund. Then an entertainment was given. And such a scene of enthusiasm ! Such avalanches of pentâ€"up feeling, such cheering ! Did you not hear it?- And there were tearsâ€" “gathering tears and tremblings of dis- tress, and cheeks all pale. etc , etc.” The dark hours of Magersfontein and Storm- ‘berg were crushing, but when Colenso came. we prayed for night or Roberts. Every Friday night, away up on tenth floor of the Great Northern hotel, we kept meeting, shaking our heads and issuing leaflets instructing the people as to the real causes and merits of the war. Our first entertainment netted two thou- sand and thirteen dollars. I enclose copy of our handsome receipt. Three other entertainments have since been held and over ten thousand dollars sent by Trea- surer O’Grady, who is not an Engllsman either. But this presidential election marks a departure from all precedent. It is to be men who formerly revered him, was not the least significant incident of our recent gatherings. Had this worthy opportunist know: less about Greek inflections and more about Boer character and human nature in general, this war had not occur- red. He looks down at me from my library wall as I write, with piercing eyes, the Marcus Brutus of South Africa, the student, the moraliat, the man of books, who all but wrecked the empire by his failure to understand a greater states- man than himself, J alias Caesar Kruger. While Britishers abroad love native land, they give a love that is intelligent and critical. This is acritioal age and men want the truth both in religion and politics. To hear the name of Gladstone greeted with a whirlwind of hisses from Australians remember Gladstone mainly} for his obstruction of their wants in their penal-colony days; Americans remember him becauseiof his sympathy with the Confederacy and his prophecy that it would win; Cape Colonials execrate his memory, as does Britain today. and ,Ireland has forgotten him. He shrank lfrom war, but war must keep what war 1has won, and the premier’s office was never the place for a man too gentle to crash a buccaneer to earth. It will be interesting to read John Morley’s para. graph on this matter in his forthcoming biography. (Strange that Gladstone should select that great agnostic as his official biographer I) Hady Ladyamith fallen there could have been no salvation for Britain against: continental intervention in behalf of the ' What Britieber but blushes at the mention of Majuba Hill, where the British army was at the top, yet was annihilated by the Boers at the bottom of the hill I But that taught England noth- Boers. This would have been but for the signal for England to leave that continent and must have been the beginning of the end of the empire. In is a. narrow escape from the blundering of the pest fifty years. ing! “We can afiord to forgive that,” said Gladstone, and though the Union Jack has been at half-mast ever since, the British armyEsystem has undergone no change. The British regular army; is little more than a social club in which ability is sacrificed to rank. and family influence puts a lot of “’Arrle's“ in com- mand of brave men. Look at Braddock and Burgoyne in the war with the Col- onies in 1776; see Pakenham, the s0ciety man, at New Orleans in 1815; see Colley at Majuba Hill; see Methuen, Gatacre and others now i I can pick out a corps of Fenelon farmers who could bag twice their number of British regulars so led. The war has taught: Americans that Canada is loyal, despite Bouraeaa, so suggestive of “O‘Donovan Roesa." The Anglo-Saxon world is waking up to the fact that it must hang together or it will be hanged separately. Nations are be- coming fewer eteadily. but mightier. To-morrow there will be but five, and if we omit China, the sleeping giant, whose awai» ening is the next great world event, J ohu Bull and Uncle Sam will remain at adj went angles of the pentagon, the bra. est, freeet, greatest of them all. The closing lecture of the Uollegiuma Institute series was delivered by Mr. John Charlton M.P. on Thursday night of last week. The audience was not large and few men were present. The lecturer warned his hearers that he would not lecture or make a speech, but give a talk on “Success in Life.” Warden Ellis occupied the chair. After a piano duett by Miss Aimee Flavelie and Mrs. Jss. Graham, Judge Harding presented the prizes to those who wrote the best essay in the Public Library competition. The subjects were “The Political Life of Canada” and “The Historical Novel.” Mr. Addison Reid, who recently left the Institute for the Northwest, wrote the best essay on the first and is on that account entitled to select six dollars’ worth of books. The second prize on this subject was won by Miss Coila Dyer. Mr. P.. Pogue of Rea- boro,wrote the best article on “The Historical Novel” and was awarded the prize. John Charlton M.P. Lectures at the Collegiate Institute. HOW TO SUCCEED, BY ONE WHO HAS DONE IT There was a tendency to~regard some occupations as more worthy than others. Some were considered genteel. The speaker thought the professions were not superior to the trades either in dignity or earning power. The farm is the ideal Mr. Charlton’s talk wasalay sermon delivered in a conversational style and while of the very highest moral tone, exhibited no brilliance of either thought. language or delivery. Contrasting the limited knowledge within the reach of savage pecples with the exhaustless treasures that are the heritage of the men of modern civilization, he proceeded very clearly and definitely to outline a manner of life that would, generally speaking, re- suit in success. How influence reaches the mind when it is impressionable and largely determines a person’s future in this world and the next. Parents should not expect the church and Sunday school to take the place of their individual teaching. After eulogizing the Canadian system of public schools, Mr. Charlton quoted illustrious examples of men who had never gone to any higher institution, McKenzie, Clay and Lincoln were types. The practical knowledge of men and affairs that comes by contact with the world was declared superior to training in theories. Young people were earnestly cautioned to beware of infidel tendencies and to respect religion. The bible was the finest book in the world. It. never gets out: of date. For beauty of thought: and nobility of impression in poetry and prose, the bible was without an equal. Young people should read it carefully. THE WATCHMAN-WARDER : LIND§AY. ONT; of the Collegian» piece. Its conditions and prospects are improving. Without business worries, the farmer develops a clear head, a deep chest and a fair oompeuence. From the land come the kings of every walk in life. Honesty, total abstinence from liquor and tobacco, virtue, industry and freedom from debt. were named as five essentials to success. Keeping house was declared to be an occupation superior to the various store and office duties that young women seek The offer that the Southern Trade Record makes of free investigation to reliable re- port on any subject that its readers may have occasion to write about has lately brought letters from horse dealers, livery men and other owners of horses. asking our candid opinion as to who manufactures the best horse liniment. Rev. Manning proposed a vote of thanks, which was seconded by County Councillor Sfaback and adopted. In order that we might be able to give a satisfactory report, and one that might be relied upon by those interested, we decided to make a thorough investigation of the leading horse liniments and answer edit- orially. It was the realization of the importance of our decision that induced us to take more than customary care in thoroughly looking up the matter, and therefore secured the services of thoroughly reliable experts in this line, who enjoy established reputations for prcbity and knowledge of the requirements of the article under con- sideration. After a careful and exhaustive investi- gation of all the leading horse liniments, the result of our investigation was unani- mously in favor of Kendall’s Spavin Cure made by The Dr. B. J. Kendall Company, of Enosburg Falls. Vermont. This cure is undoubtedly the most suc- cessful remedy ever discovered, as it. is certain in its effects and does not blister. Those who have made inquiries on this subject may esteem this our reply, and we would suggest that an inquiry directed to the above-named firm would doubtless elicit information out of place in these columns. 'We'wish to state that this unsolicited recommendation is made strictly on the merits of Dr. Kendall’s Spavin Cure, and in strict accordance with the policy of this magazine, that never, during the many years of its existence, has made a reward- ed or unreliable indorsement, its indorse‘ ment being, only extended to articles of rare meritv’witbout remuneration, gift, or fawnâ€"Southern Trade Record. Dr. Kendall also is the author of a book upon “Treatise on the Horse and His Dis- eases," which will be forwarded upon request. In the sale of Clarke’s thoroughbred horses at Morris park recently 30 horses 'sold for a total of $37,950, or an average of $1,265 per head. A pacing mare by Elyria that had not been in harness for seven months paced a quarter to cart for W. F. Meyer the other day in 33 seconds. She is a sister to Gertrude, 2:12, and Peveril, 2141/2.â€" Horseman. The United States transport Lenox ar- rived at Manila, P. I., with 457 horses and mules from the United States. Only one mule was lost on the voyage. Frank Harrington will take his horses from Fargo to Hillsboro, S. D., and add to his string three or four green ones, in- cluding a Pilot Medium trotter that has been a mile in 2:18 on a half mile track. Congress is to consider a proposition to reduce the size of The Congressional Rec- ord. It must be apprehensive that the public tries to read it.â€"Baltimore Amer- lean. The sultan has an advantage in the fact that he owes so many nations that if he pays one the rest will have to suffer, so the rest see to it that he do’., .sn’t make the paymentâ€"San Francisco dall. Jimmie Carpenter recently drove the 2-year-old Nellie Booker a quarter in 36% seconds. A Philadelphia poet rhymes “portiere” and “weary.” And yd! they say there is nothing doing in poetry nowadaysâ€"Lou- isville Courier-Journal. A Kansas City man has seemed a di- vorce because his Wife formed "the habit of breaking plates over his head. A dis- creet man! The plate tad is expensive enough eVen under the most favorable circumstances.-Louisville Courier-Jon:- Of the 11 standard performers credited to Constantine, but one, Royal R. Shel- don, 2:OGl/4, is a pacer. Neil Alcyoner, 2341/, will not be seen this season as a “guideless wonder,” hav- ing been entered in several grand circuit stakes. Up to May 4, 13.037 horses were fur- nished to the British imperial yeomanry, 3,811 or which were procured in the United States. There’s a fine argument against worry contained in a recent Texas supreme court ruling which denied damages for anxiety caused by failure to deliver a telegramâ€"St. Louis Republic. Annigito, 2:21, worked the fastest mi1e of the year on the Terre Haute track re- cently in2 :2614. Jist Out is the odd name of the dam of the pacer Forestinn, 221814. The entire card at Lexington this year will amount to about 3375.000. Caid, 2 .0711, by Highwood, is still the fastest perfouner by a son of Nutwcod. Alvcs, 2: 0915 _, is the fastest performer bred by a resident of Louisiana. Flirt, 2:081/2, stopped a quarter in 30% seconds at the Selma (Ala) track re. cently. A Standard Authority TAKING THE RElNS. THE VERDICT. 3r Corner of Sussex and Peel-sts.. Lindsay - Box 415, Telephone 81 Special Bargains Kent-Sta, Ladies’ Tan Oxford Shoes, regular $2.00 for $135 Ladies’ Black Kid Shoes, regular $1.50 for $1.3: Children’s Black Kid Shoes, regular 6 5c for goof Splendid assortment in Men’s, Women’s and Children’s . Summer Shoes Piques, Muslins, Fancy Ginghams, Ducks and Prints in large variety of styles at close prices Full stocks of Cotton and Cashmere Hosiery, Glmes. Laces, Ribbons, etc. ' ' We want Wool, Butter and Eggs at top market prices THBVIGBOFM L06" flflfl 3’?\’3HQ§60!11DGHU of Brantford. This company is a farmers’ at the lowest price. Compare quality and up to $15 00. â€"B1ack Cashmere Socks at 25c pr. â€"Black Cotton Socks at 12c pair. â€"Colored Cotton Socks, 3 prs. 25c. â€"â€"Ba1briggan Underwear at 2 5c, 50c, 65c and 80¢ per garment â€"â€"A good variety of the nevx est styles and patterns in Neck- wear at 15c, 25c, 35c, 55c each. I carry a full line of the famous GENDRON, RACYCLE and BERLIN Wheels. They are at the top in construction and appear ance. The most new features and the most pleased riders. See (”01' Prices from $35. 00 to $70.00 "HERB. J. LITTLE WM. FLAVELLE, President. â€"Bicycle Suits at $3.75. â€"Tweed Pants at $1.10. -â€"â€"Blue Serge Suits at $5.00 and Money to Loanâ€"On town and farm property at current rates of interest mode ate and no delay. Savings Departmentâ€"Deposit: of $1.00 and upwaxd taken, wizhéraua: a: s._:j time. Debentures issucd for periods 0: {tom one to five years for sums of SICO and upwarfl. Highest current rates of interest alldwed. n The time has come when farmers will order their Binder TVS-5'3 The place to order it is at H. J. LITTLE’S. He is agent for Oakxvood, Gen eral Store, Look at This List Summer Tailoring [he Farmers’ Bu-flperative Binder Twine Ea. HEAD OFFICE, Spring H OGG BROS. I334: ..and.. B 111 der TVVIHG for cash or trade Goods can be seen at mv office and show-room, picked up in Toronto last week: Incorporated undo: Cap. 169 WE THERUP“ in TWEEDS, SCOTCH AND ENGLISH SERGES. BLACK and COLORED WORSTEDS, FANCY \‘ESTIN65_ Prices all right; Come before the rush. We am Now Ready for You mpany is a farmers’ organization and sells t“; ompare quahty and prices before buying“ _The Mason 3. Riseh Pianos _.The Boll Pianos and Organ; _‘l'he Dominion Pianos and o} a _The " Standard ” Rotary ssh“ sewing Machine. "til. ._'I'he Domestic Sewing Machine ._'l'he Improved Raymond s 3 Machine. “”3 _._Also The Knoll Washer. _Tho Tribune and McBurne Bicvclns, Y Beam. athro C0. â€"Silk-finished Umbrclias, ea . wood handles, steei rod 280 frame, at $1.10. --In Dress Goods we have Figue, Muslin, Serge, Satin, Casi? mere, etc. -â€"Ladies’ and Children’s \‘ests at 5C: 12C, 15c, 17c and so: each- â€"Black Cotton Hose at from 5c 10 25C PEI pair. -â€"No trouble to show goods. â€"5 Percent. discount for cash- Best Instruments: control the sale of above goods or the County of Victoria Bicycles. JOHN MAGWOOD. sell only the LINDSAY, ONT. MANILLA Managing Di Lindsay Ont. its for 1 help tdays V: is will on 3" MONE .to bedâ€"2"