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Men they come in mighty handy. high grade goods. 1s a decided change in style. 18 very manifest. thom call at once and Jicent stock. STILL THEY COME son. over and over again. SO PIECES df that wide We have had to repeat some line more cord of it and still they coms. GREY FLANNELS Are narvellously cheap this season. stat plain greys at 10c. and give yo the very best all wool goods at 2 __ _COTTONADES. . . Are extraordinary value this season We give you 10 oz. goods, the heaviest weight made, at same price as § oz. goods last season. DRESS GOODS We struck a remarked ble 30¢ goods, very nobly effects. GOLF CAPES Are the rage just now, We have an quantity of materials for making ther "BLANKETS and extraordinary values. We star them at $2.50 a pair. kid gloves. JONES & (0. Oct. 24, 1894. The Red Flag FOR SELL the Lehigh White Ash and Pea cock Coal which is as good as any Coal Some greenies state the Coal they sell is worth 50 cents more per ton than any other coal in the market, and in the Dominion. have the Brazen Impudence To Advertise that statement as a Fact. Parties who use Coal are well aware of the or inferior chiefly tion to the amount of screenings Examine the quality of my Stock of Coal and ascertain the Price fact that- Coal is in and slate it contains. before purchasing. eoutinues at the RED FLAG. Now arriv fog an immense stock for the Fall Trade. for $1. Remember these Sugars are Red indy best brands. extensive consi Japan and Ceylon, which I sell at a smal 'margin over cost. A. SOPER Port Perry, Sept. 12, 3604. IN PORT PERRY. cold weather sets in wo shall have the usual rainy seaxon come any day now and there $sa't @ more useful garment made fur WOMEN than the rain provf Mackintosh. Every spring and fall they are absolutely neces: sury if you value your health and com- Even in mid summer and winter, We have Just received a large instalment of these This season ther: Capes are longer and fuller and the improvement If not already supplied with ome or very necessary garments you should nd desoriptions, with fu Oo LAa Two months ago we thought we had staple goods enough to put us through the seq shaker flannel Already we have disposed of fully one Ww drive in dress ynods last week which we are offering at We have also the new tweed dress and a lovely lot of checked linings to We are showing a wide range of prices Our home made sheetings double and single widths are going. If you want any come at once KID GLOVES All the new shades in the famous Purin NN OFWITHSTARLING doll times the Rush for Boots continue to give 28 Ibs of nice bright Sugar for $1 and 21 1bs of extra Granulated 11 Bars of nice white p fcr 25 cents. Also, just received an ment of Teas direct from Nelgage Salo of Boal Dry ] DER and by virtue of two certain which will be produced at #he time of sale, there will be offered for N. F. PATERSON, ©. C.. ARRISTER, &c., after two yeari t in and has resumed prise at 136 John St., Toronto. FIRST-CLASS FARM FOR SALE OR TO RENT. 1: TVS undorsigne offers to Sell or Ret bis fine Farm, beng prt bf lot 16, con: 3: 18 the Township of Broe -outaining about 120 Acres; 80 Actes tinder the 20 Acres secded to Timothy snd Clover; the and wooded ; land jsina se re 3 ---- cultivatioti antl the property is well fenced. On the premises there is & covnnodious and comfort ible dwelling The farm buildings are large nd in fi oh ; the stone stabi nde. neath the barn ha ity for fully 'attle ; there ls & ood Orchard and abundant supply of water. There is sufficient straw in the barn for twenty head otesttle for the coming winter. das For ti particulars apply to the y 77K "PERHALL, Port Perry P.S.--1 will be on the premises, on Tuesday, Oct, 0, at 2 o'clock, and will offer for sale 4 acres of vary desirable goods. By purchasing tung in panties fi suit purchasers; sho 3 divert from the manufacturer we are| Oct, 1864 R. P. enabled to quote exceptional prices fo) | \ OTICE is hereby given t to Revised "ons having claime Estate "TPOND, wife of F ¥ipond, of Port J vho died on or about the - Oleh, 1804, re hereby required to send prepaid, or deliver, to {ubert L. Ebbels, of Part Perry, Solicitor for the \dministrator, on or Hest day of Decem- 1804, Chi Burnafues, addresses er, lars ) \dniinistrator #11 proceed to distribute the, assets of he decea-ed among the persons entitled to the same, aving regard only ww the claims of which he shall hen have received notice, aud Will hot be liable for he said assets 10 ai} person "of whose claim he shall ot have received notice at the time of distribution, Dated, Port Perry, Oct. 28, 1894. HUBERT L. ERBELS, Solicitor for Adniinistrator, \ First-Class Farm for Sale or to Rent. THE undersigned offers to Sell or Rent his fine Farm being composed of parts f lots 9 and 10, in the 4th con. of the Township of Reach, sontaining 120 Acres, On the premises are wo good Frame Bares : a good, commodi wis and convenient Brick Dwelling House ; all the necessary Outbuildings ; two excel: ent, thriving, yonng Orchards ; a vever- failing stream of spring water runs through the property. This farm is acknowledged by competent judges to ONE OF THE BEST Stock and and Grain Farms in the Dominion. Possession to plow given immediately. Full possession given lst March, 1895. For full particulars apply to the pro- prietor on the premiscs. WM. WILKINBON. Manchester, Oct. 3, 1504. ¢ u "FARM TO RENT. HE undersigned offers to Rent his farm being the East-quarter of lot 19. con. 1, Brock, containing 50 acres, about 40 of which are in a good state of cultivation the remainder being good bush pasture through which runs two never failing streams of pure, spring water. On the premises are a frame house, frame barn and frame stables all in good condition. The property is weil fenced and is convenient $0 church, school, will and stores. Possession to plow given immediately and full possession next Spring. For further particulars address Layton post office or apply to the proprietor on the premises. JOHN GILROY. Layton, Oct., 1894. NORTH ONTARIO OBSERVER. y m rt PCRT PERRY, OCT. 25, 1894. " Legislate for the People. Much anxiety is being expressed as to the course that legislation will follow in the Ontario Legislature in the coms ing session. Had the members elect been confined to the two old see-saw parties, Tories and Grits, all that the province could have expected would have been a repetition of the old see- saw practice which has prevailed for the past score of years. But thank element (Patrons of Industry) into the arena. Of this new element seventeen stalwart representatives "have been elected and are being sent to the As- sembly to legislate for the people with- out the slightest reference to politics, whatever measures are likely to be best for the country will have the united support of the 17 without the slightest reference as to which party introduced the measure. The zost of the late ses- sion of the legislature was just so much money wasted. The government was in the hands of the Grits and they had a voting majority of 22 ready and will- ing to vote down any measure however desirable, that the Opposition brought in. The result was that the session was barren of any good to the country and the money it cos was pretty much wasted and all because of the devilish ifish of the Gnt rulers. Much of the useful legislation' proposed by the Opposition at the lag session and rejected by the Grié ringiwill be re-in- troduced in the next 5 and carried triumphantly, the Grits will either have to "eat the leek" or find their way in- to the cold, cold ~ shades of opposition + | where there will be weeping and wail- ing and goashing of teeth, The elector- ate of the province have very properly annihilated the Grit majority. After twenty years sad experience the elector- ate bave come to the conclusion that party government is a blasted failure, and are putting their confidence and trust in the Patron element which ignors politics and seeks the weal of the country, and will stand shoulder that 1 fortune, the program has been changed | | by the introduction of an antipolitical | 2 it will prove one of the greatest bless ings of the day, All will anxiously awdit the development of the new elenrent and watch its effects in obliter- ating party lines and converting the legislature from a party tattle field into an arena where the best interests of the province at large will have the pro. tection and encuuragement of its Lest men without the slightest regard to party politics. We have a glorious : | province of which her intelligent child ren may well feel proud and all who love the province and work for its pros perity and happiness should go forward hand in hand our only rivalry being as to who could do most for the honor and advancement of a country of which all .| her people have reason to feel proud. Ring | Ring the Bells, There is no more pleasing indica- tion of the prosperity and happiness of a community than the frequent occasions offered for the ringing of the happy marriage bella, and Port Perry has reason to fell Po happy and desirablé' ma which take place in our midst. There are few communities in which there is so liberal a supply of desirable marriage material as there is in Port Perry. Our young men are of the right sort, active, iutelligent, honorable and in- dustrious, just such young men as itis both wise and profitable for the fair ones to select as pleasant companions Our young ladies are exceptionally fair, on life's matrimonial journey. handsome snd accomplished, and in every way fitted for the position of a happy life's partner for our best young men and as amiable queens of the household. the joyful sound of the sweet marringe Just as we write we hear bells aunouncing the marriage of Mr R. J. Merchant here, second son of Btewart Bruce, Esq., to Miss Alice M. Carnegie, elde: t daughter of Jamee Carnegie, Esq, of the Roller Mills, planing mills and door and sash factory The took place at the residence of the bride's parents, The with his charming and amiable bride Bruce, Hardware proprietor Flouring here. marriage handsome and active groom appeared to fine advantage and with the groomsman, Mr. E. F. Mason, of Peterboro; and bride's maida, Miss Johnston, of Farrar's Point,and Miss Louie Carnegie, sister of the bride, formed a group around the holy altar of matrimony both pleasing and in- teresting to look upon. Rev. J. McMechan performed the ceremony and did it with an ease and grace which added much to the inter- est and attraction of 'the "happy 'occa- sion, The active, intelligent groom is one of our most worthy young men and bis fair young bride is in every way worthy of him, The that « long, happy and prosperous life may be the lot of the happy couple. - Accident Policy. desire of all is It is unsafe to walk the streets of Toronto at any time, day or night, and an accident policy is a necessary equip- one tries to the On Tuesday of last week a boy of 10 years was knocked ment before gauntlet of bike. ron down and badly cut, one side of his face was cut clean open, a doctor was called and sewed up the wound. Who is to pay the doctor and recompense the boy for the injury? The city ought by all means to be held for the damaze. If one can only walk the streets of Toronto at the risk of being run down by something even worse than u carriage or wagon and no com- pensation in case of injury the public ought to know it, A short time ago a lady from Port Perry went to Toronto to visit a brother, in passing along the street she was knocked down by a bicycle and badly burt in consequence of which she was detained in Toronto away from her fawily at heavy expense. Fighting Diphtheria. The famous Dr. Koch, whose great a in old age, and in this and industrious would nm provide homes and pay pehis slothful and extravagant. sion system is a carse to Eo New Advertis See Jones & Co's new ad in this issue. It is h UsksoL and the public be very useful to read it © follow the advice, It isall in midst of a charming Indi; day to suppose or wish th rains or chilly weather is but neither wishing or supp delay thelr approach. Jo take an interest in their and provide for their 30 A very ext convenience. iness and large experience gif tirm facilities for knowing whie are most desirable, suitable able for their customers. choice, seasonable goods offering, En i --_-- phased a The authorities of the g Toronto are more than generon citizens. The big book says that the good shall bave their bread given to them and their water shall be sure, but the Toronto authorities do even better than that for they give the citi zens fish and water. One ofthe fayor- ed ones expresses Ins gratitade throngh The Evening News as follows :-- Bin,-- Allow me through your paper to call attention to the impure state of the water as supplied to citizens of Toronto. This morning on drawing some in a pail from the tap in 'my kitchen, I found it to costain innumer- able pieces of fish in an advanced state of decomposition, some nearly half an inch long and a sample of which we have reserved for inspection upon ap- plication. With so much talk respeet ing the various means of supplying pure water how is it that som? provision has not been made to exclude the "finn tribe" at the intake? 'Is it throug neglizence that citizens are compelled to swallow the germs of disease and death in the form of rotten fish? * CITIZEN. Wouldn't "citizen" prefer to bave the fish and water supplied separately, and have the fish whole and not broken vp and have it fresh and not rotten. If the fish were sent through the pipes fresh Torontonians would soon get fat. ap-------- A Rare Cuaxox vo Purcuase or RENT A Carrear Farm. -- Parties wishing to buy or rent a superior farm will find sanething to suitthem in our advertisingicolumas of this issue. Mr. R. Penhall offers to sell or rent his fine farm in Brock part of lot 16, con, 2. (Read the advertisement.) 3 Our enterprising townsman, Mr, Soper, has purchased that fine property. Union Avenue known as the 8; Our expertshootist, Mr. Jo man, shot and bagged lust w Scugog, 165 Wild Ducks, with £8 ceptions they were of the variety now n as the Blue Bill. This is hy far the best record so far the present Seer THE Prow.--For the Prize the Grand Plowing Match under pices of the Reach, Port Perry, Sen North Ontario Plowing Association place on Tuesday, 6th Nov. on *""Ambleside' farm, Scugog, see our fourth page. 2 2a The Provineial plowing match ander it of aus- and ° the auspices of the Agriculture Arts Association of Ontario aud the ork Plowmen's Association will be the farm of Wm. Milliken, Hagerman's Cor: ers, on Thursday, November 8, Whe $500 will be offered for competitions We know whereof we affirm "When we state that Ayer's Pills, takem pro- mptly, at the first symptoms of olds and fevers, arrest further progress of these disorders, and speedily = the stomach, liver, and bowels, normal and regular action, Ladies properly, ing done and' most requiring Stamp from beauotiful artistic designs, sliould leave orders at -- Mrs. my Milinery establishment. BiLLixas. To tag Lapies.--1 have a stock of Ladies' Underwear nelette which I am seliing al BiLLiNes. , : healing. money to loan at lowest ma ranted to withstand almost that cannot fail to please poi 8! Kindly 1uspect these goods. --M xs. Catarrh--TUse Nasal Balm. positive care, Soothing, el Money to Loan.--Mr. Yarnold, Solicitor has any terest, in sums to suit Brack Ur.-- Hercules Bi strain, at J. H. Blong's, Gent' abilities have beew wo wwe ly directed towards the discovery of pre- ventatives of and cures for the most virulent diseases that attack mankind, has for the past year been perfecting a cure for that hateful disease Diphth- eria. The Anti-Toxine tr-atment which he now gives to the world is re- garded as a specific for the prevention of diphtheria, so that when the Anti- Toxine treatment becomes generally known diphtheria will have lost its terrors and loving fathers and mothers whose dear little ones have been swept away by that fell scourge will wish that the Anti-Toxine treatment had been sooner known. Too Much. Joseph Cbamborfin will next session ask the Imperial Parliament to fur- nish State aid to artizans for the [9 rchase.of homes, to provide old Pe for toilers at limit the of labor. 1f Joseph should ever have an op- portunity to pass such measures he will have succeeded in mal! "legislation shouid be wud in all the late at my Millinery establishment. BiLLiNGs. Mary should huve purchased Diesfeld's. Watches, &c., sold always turn out as represented. £7 Mrs. Billings has just rece a complete stock of Ladies' Fiaj ette Underwear, which she is at prices which cannot fail to ples Prince Albert. Wa atl greatly pleased village bas now a clean bill of Ji as far as diphtheria goes, the th maining children in the stricken are now free from the disease. We regret to i torstion to health. Mr. Wes. Slew Tag work for some young man has polled th Mrs. 5 is now visiting his sister : services are be ia | impose fees that the number is a deal ! | resident, non-resident and county. which in our case last year was about | from the county they would pay $1,344 of "® | ranning ahead of a train approaching rly | ® bridge about thirty feet long, which "| and when the parties met they immed- "| an onlooker, stepped in and hit Painter | The following is the Ffuport of school management committee, re high jachon) fees, as presented to the Board of Education at the last regular meet ing :--"Your school management com mittee, to whom has been refered the question of fees in the high school, beg to report as follows : - 1st. There seems to be no question about the advisability of imposing fees. The report of the Munister of Education shows that in 1892, out of 93 high schools in the Pro-. vince, 83 impose fees, and of the 35 collegiate institutes, 24 impose fees, and we infer from the growing tendancy to larger now. 2nd. There are three classes of pupi's attending school, viz: By the School Act. sec. 37, pnge 80, the Board can determine the fees of resident and non-resident. pupils, but not the fees of county pupils, On consider ation of the County paying a proportion of the cost of maintenance of the school, the Inw gives them the right to fix the fees for county pupils. In the case of non-resident pupils (or those living outside of the County) a higher fees cannot be im- posed than the average cost of each gy such fees shall p 3 2 Sept. 1st. and ending at ar, §8 ; for the term commencing in January and ending at Easter, $2.25; and for the term from Easter to midsummer, $2.25. We append herewith a statement showing fees collected by neighboring or competing schools. 4th. The gross school expenses last year were about $3,600, less government grant $800, eaving £2,800 to be provided by the village and County. Of this amount the County pays whatever per centage its pupils are of the whole number attending school. For instance if 48 per cent. of the pupils were the above amount. On the 14th Sept. (this Year) there were enrolled as aendng our ighschool 1 15scholars, of whom 45 were from Port Perry, about 39 per cent. ; 55 were from the County of Ontario, about 48 per cent.} 15 were from other counties, about 13 per cent. Were there no pupils from outside the County in attendance the percentage of county pupils would be er cent. instead of 48 per cent., and instead of drawing say $1,344 we would draw 7 per cent. extra and make a difference of $196, that is supposing the attendance of county pupils will remain the same. Of the 15 pupils from outside, three are in the first form and pay no fees. Twelve are paying fees amoun ing to $90 per annum. The a it loss is, therefore, the difference between §196 and £90, which is $106 the present extra cost of maintaining outside pupils. Your committee recoghiee the importance and value of this school to the village and the excellent managetnent of | the institution which has placed it in the front runk among the high hs of the Pro- vinge, but think it would be wise to impose | a fee of $1 per moath on all outside pupils in | each" form, commencing January 1st, 1895, | and recommend that the fees of resident | plls remain as at present. All of which | spectfully submitted. Ww. Ross, Wa, yin, G. H. Cremexs, Committee on School Management," Says the Mount Forest Confederate : The Holstein creamery has cleaned out July and Aogust's make of butter at 183c. per Ib. to Mr. Brill of Guelph, and for the pust two weekd has been shipping in pound rolls the total wake at 23c. per lb. The tanners of Ontario held a meet- ing in Toronto last week at which the local firm of Patterson & Son was re esented by Mr. Janies Patterson. meeting was called to consider the visability of advancing prices. No action was taken. Mr. L. L. Gallagher, secretary of | the Frontenac cheese board, estimates that the factories represented vy the 42 members made 4,500,000 pounds of cheese during the season. This, at 10¢. | per pound, An average price, would | mean £450,000, or having deducting | the cost of making at 11 cents per | pound, left $365,000 to go into the farmers' pockets. A large moose waa struck by a west | bound freight train on the Drumwmond- ville county railway. The moose was the animal cleared at one leap, but on | landing it lost its footing and was struck | by the train. It was bled to death and {loaded on the train, Rheumatism Cured in a Day.--South American Rheumatic Cure, for Rheamatism and Neuralgia, radically cures in 1 to 3 days. | Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the case and the disease immediately dis- appears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by A. J. Davis, Druggist. Amite Oi; La, Oct. 23.--Levvy Painter and the Bond brothers agreed to meet at Beulah Church yesterday to settle some differences. There was a | conference in progress at the church, iately began a fist fight. Wm. Gray, on the head with a pine knot, fractur- ing his skull, but Painter, though fat ally wounded, drew lis revolver and shot Gray in the back and shoulder. ray go: behind the corner of the church and 'Bred at Painter, shooting him in the abdomen and the mouth, killing him instantly. Warren Ricks tried the role of peacemaker and got a serious bullet wound in the arm. Gray will die. All the parties are prominent ; nme as fooling with a revolver of calibre, when the weapon was ac- tally discharged, the ballet strik- a companion named Lesley Howard, received it in the left arm, Dr urn attended the wounded lad, but 'not remove the ballet. Greenway and threw the weapon into an ad- at creek when he saw the result of carelessness. ALL MEN . old or middle aged, who find them. ves, neruous, weak and exhausted, who broken down from excess or overwork, Jing fo many of the follow Symipioms: ntal pression, ematare vitality, loss of y rk reat an of the heart pain in the kid- ou the face and » of sight, a ot cine which the] "Ari Essex Ooutity Miraole. Bow an 0d Lady "was Released From StroNG TESTIMONY OF A RELIABLE WITNESS ADDED TO THE ALREADY Lone CHAIN oF EvibENCE -- WaY ScrrEr WHEN THE MEANS of Cure AxE AT Hanp 1 From the Leamington Post. : Mrs. Mary Olmstead, a highly re- spected and well known lady residing south of the village of Wheatley, eight miles from Leamington, has been the subject of an experience that has creat- ed vot a little wonder, and has excited s0 much comment in the vicinity of the lady's home that the Post believes it will prove of genersl interest. Proceeding to the handsome farm residence, we were ushered into a room where sat the genial old lady. Upon enquiry she informed us that she wus in her cighticth year, and for one of her age she is the picture of health. She expressed her readiness to make public the particulars of her suffering and: cure, stating that while she did not éare to figure prominently in the newspape:s, yet if her testimony would relieve others suffering ns she had ; , forego six years ago I was stricken wit sciatica rheumatism, which first made its appearance in my left kuee, but gradually took possession of all my limbs. Within three months after its first appearance I was uhable to leave my bed, and day and night suffered the most excruciating pain. My limbs were awoolen to twice their natural size, aud drawn out of their natural shape. My feet were also badly swollen and my right arm was in the shape of a semi-circle. For three long years I suffered in this manuer, being unable to put a foot to the floor, the only way 1 could move about was by being wheeled in a chair. My appe- tite gradunlly Jeft me antil 1 had no desire or relish for food of any kind, and T got very thin and weak. During all this time 1 kept doctoring with the medical practitioners of the neighbor. hood, and swallowed gallons of medi- cost my husband much money, but 1 am voable to say that I received any benefit from this medi cine. My ngouy kept increasing aud my system growing weaker, till many times death would have been a wel- relief to my soffering. After reading in the newspapers ahout the wonderful cures effected by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, 1 decided to try them. My ease was a stubborn one, and it remained until I had taken half a dozen boxes of the pills that 1 began to feel any niprovement. I continued taking the pills, however, and never had a relapse, and to-day 1 am as hearty and healthy as 1 was be- fore the rheamatism came on. I am now able to knit and sew as fast as any young person, while for many years my fingers were as stiff as needles. I owe my recovery entirely to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and will always have a good word to say for them." Dr. Williams Pink Pills may be had of all druggists or direct by mail from Dr. Willixms' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., or Schenectady, N.Y., at 50c a box or six boxes for $2.50. Sold only in boxes, the wrapper around which bears the company's trade mark. Do not be persuaded to try something else' cole Washington Letter. [From Our Regular Correspondent.] There are little wooden three innocent-looking houses at the corners of the Treasury building. They are hardly larger than a dry-goeds box, being only six feet square, and contain little more than a table and a chair forniture, Most people who have lived all their lives in Washingion have not noticed these little wooden houses. Visitors never see them.-- They are occupied by watchmen, These watchwen constitute the 'outside guard' of the Treasury it is their husiness to patrol the streets around the building at might and in the day time, This 'outside goard' has been matntained for so long a time that no body seems to know when it was first established. No active duty has ever been required of it, though there have heen occasional false ularms. But there is no telling what ine night an at- tack might be made to burglarize the coffers of Uncle Sam, If such an at- tempt were made, however, the only practical way to carry it out would be by mining a tunnel from u house across the street directly to the vaults, Imagine the state of mind of an enterprising burglar with §155,000.000 in silver and gold immediately acces- sible! Unprotected save by a steel Inttice, he beholds $100,000,000 silver dollars in a single gigantic box. Bat of what use is this vast accomulation of glittering wealth to him, weighing as it does, 3,000 tons? He can only gaze upon it with a sigh and turn to the gold vault, which is defended b ve ate doors." Buta com d th were old-fashioned and far from hurglar-proof. The hypothetical gang of vurg'ars would have no trouble in carrying away through their tonnel all the yellow metal found there, for Uncle 8am is very poor at present, and just now this particular strong lox contains only &3,680,000 in gold. The rest of the gold belonging to the government is scattered about in the sub-treasuries and mints. In case of an emergency at night, thera are always at least eighteen guards at hand in the Treasury, This namber--all of them being picked men and armed to the teeth--would he sofficient to overcome any gang of burglars. 8hould an attempt be made to get the better of the watch hy force of numbers, calls for assixtance could dizzivess, | he immediately ba sent by telephone and | regiment, 1,000 strong, was organized f1 the institation in case of necessit. to the authorities and the barracks. It is recalled that during the war a in the Treasury for the protection t was composed of clerks, laborers and messengers in the department. A | flag wos presented by the ladies of the Treasury to the Treasary guards, the regiment was called. This bit of sitk was designed to figure importantly in a great national tragedy. It was used in Ford's Theatre, - to drape the box occupied by President Lincoln that the assashin's spur caught when he jumped the box tb the stage, thus Ureakiag bis ankle. The flag is kept in a glass case in tho office of t captain of othe Treasury watch wll shows the Ta by the spur of Booth. * The Cleveland administration will lose one of its foremost defenders in the House when Bourke Cockran var- ries out his announced attention of retiring from Congress at the end of his term. Mr. Cockran was foremost among the orators relied upon to enter the arena for the administration in an emergency. He was matched against Bryan of Nebraska, in opposition to free silver and his retirement about completes a list which means that Mr. Cleveland's financial standard will be left almost entirely without any of the great oratorical defenders who have upheld it heretofore. Cockran was easily the leader of his class, Harter, of Ohio, who has removed to Phila- delphiay and will not be in the next Congress, rank next to Cockran. And third in the list of the adminis- tration defenders was Mr. Rayner, of Maryland, who has declined a re- nomination. 1t really looks Mh objetion of Mr. ; of the administration taking active political part in the present campaign, A fall investigation of the matter fils to disclose the existance of any Oleveland 'edict' prohibiting his offi- cials from participating in the cam- mign: It is quite certain that up to this time there has been no presidental uttrance on this sulject. Participation in political campaigns by government officials is a question generally accept- ed as dependent upon the officials own sense of propriety. Mr, Cleveland during his first term had much to say during his first term about offensive partisanship and in objection to gov= eanment servants trying to control the politics of the country. This, how- ever, was never regarded in the senae as though the para- of a complete disfranchisement in matters political. to ------ A plan has been suggested to select an executive committee to do the work of the leader of the Opposition, and to consist of the same number of members as there are members in the Ontario Cabinet. In dis- cussing the details of the arrangemet it may be that each member of the committee will select the department over which he exercise a careful supervision oun behalf of the Opposition, = A chairman of the Execu- tive Committee will be appointed as soon as stich Committre is selected, but his powers will in no wise be the power of a dictator. Every move of the party, and every plank in the platform will be submitted to this committee forapproval or revision, but at the meeting of the members an open discus- sion of the points involved will he invited. The names of the probable members of the committee dre not given as yet. Seven will be chosen, and it is probable that they will he selected f om the following gentlemen :-- G, F. Marter, 0 A. Howland, G. S. Ryerson, J. P. Whitney, Dr. Willoughby, A. Mis. campbell, E. H. Smythe, H. Reid (Dirham,) Dr. Meagham. Most of the above names aprear on the slate drawn out and held for revision in the desk of a prominent Conservative in the city. To whom the credit is due for the sugges- tion that is meeting with such favor in the inner circles of the party has not yet been given 'out, but it did not emanate from the fertile brain of any of those who have been mentioned for the leadership. It is believed that some opposition may be offered to the plan by the more ambitious of these latter aspirants, but the acclamation that has greet- ed the idea will, in all likeliiood, over-ride this contrary feeling: The designer of the Execiitive Committee advocated the plan at first, so itis said, with the idea that a leader might thus be develop- ed, but so many advantages have been cited in its favor that it may now be a permsvent method of managing the party. Excessive Tea-drinking Highly Dangerous. Dr. James Wood, of Brooklyn, who has been investigating the evil resalts of excessive tea drinking, says it causes nervousness, headache, dizziness, mnsomnig, indigestion, palpitation, muscular tremor, irregular heart action, hillucinations, nightmares, obstinate neuralgia, anxiety prostra- mental tion, general waekness and depression. - This is a list to do a tem- perence reformers heart good and tea may expect to tak its place along with tobwecco and whiskey among the forlndden luxuries. Religions denom inations who forbid their office liolders to smoke ought to put tea drinkers also under the bin, but this would disqualify so many old women (male and fémale) that this much needed re- form will probably be put off until the day befors the millenium, --Ex, ri. That Joyful Feeling With the exhilarating sense of renew- ed health and strength and internal cleanliness, which follows the use of Syrup. of Figs, is unknown to the few who have not progressed beyond the old tive medicines and the cheap sub- stitutes sometimes offered but never accpted by the well informed. tion met at Brooklin on Thursday "6 last week, to make arrangements for the holding of the next eouvention, as well as the transaction of other busi- ness. The next convention will be held in the Methodist church Pickering, some time in January next. Every effort will be made to have a first-class progam presented. Those who are studying for the en- trance examinations of 1899, will note that the following are the selections : Tom Brown, Pictures of Memory, The Barefoot Boy, Vision of Mirza--first and second reading, On his own blind: yess, The Deserted Village, Flow Gent. Sweet. Afton, The Bell of Atri, Tady Clare, Heroine of Vercheres, Robert Burns, Ride from Ghent to Six, Onnada and the United States, 5 ing of the Pilgrims, After Death in Araba, National Morality, and Scene from King John. The selections for memorization are from the following : Fourth Reader-- 1, Bells of Shandon, 81. 52 2, To Mary in Heaven, 97, 3, Ring'out, Wild Bells, £p 121, 123 ; 4, Lady Clare, p.p. 128, 130; ©, 'Lead Kindly Light, p.p. 146 ; 9, Before Sedan, pp. 199; 7, Fishers, pp. MoQuoip.--At his father's residence, . En 8t., Toronto, on the Pon Francis H. McQuoid, aged 22 years. et etl. # Brock Council. The regular monthly meeting of the council ot Brock was held in the town ball, Sunderland, on Baturday. g Members all present: Reeve Vroo- wan took the chair at 10:30 a.m., and called the council to order. Minutes of last meeting read, and on motion, adopted. : The following communications were read ahd laid before the council. From Mr. 0. A. Beatty, stating that he had put in a drain on the ior: side of his farm, and requested that the township of Brock continue the same to the creek so as to complete an outlet. From Mr. A. J. Reid, barrister, so- licitor, etc., Cannington, township so- licitor, in 1eference to township by-law- No. 385 setting the village law as set "forth in by:law 385. On motion of Mr. Gibbs, seconded by Mr. McCully, the following accounts were passed and ordered to be puid i Alex. McDougal, $4, removing stumps on Con. 11, and B. Johnston, $2.50 for pairing bridge on Gon; 9 opposite lot On motion of Mr. Umphrey; second- ed by Mr. McCully, the following ne- counts was passed and ordered to be paid. The Sunderland comnmissioners $3, said amount being collected in 1893 and nos credited. On motion of Mr. Wetheral, second- ed by Mr. Gibbs, Ebenezer Martin was paid §3 for repairing railing on bridge between Brock and Reach opposite lot 20, and Angus McMiller, $1.90 for opening gravel pit on lot 19, Con. 4. On motion of Mr, McQully, seconded by Mr. Gibbs, the following accounts were passed and ordered to be paid, Jonathan Philp, $5.90 for gravel; Albert Ashton 83 25 being two-thirds value of a sheep killed by dogs and Ww, Purvis £2 for 40 loads of gravel. On motion of Mr, Umphrey, second- ed by Mr. Wetheral, the following ae- counts were passed and ordered to be prid. Wm. Purvis §2 for gravel ; T. H: Walshe 80 cents for township supplies § James McCully $7.35; S. Avery $3.55 for gravel and the Reeve $6.70 for ex- penses at Osgoode Hall, Torouto, re Sproule vs. Brock. On motion of Mr. McCully, seconded by Mr. Wetheral," Samuel Umphrey was paid $2.50 for gravel supplied the township. On motion of Mr. Wetheral, second- ed by Mr. McCully the clerk was in- structed to notify Mr. Charles Beatty that the council was willing to give him (Beatty) an out-let as soon as he (Beatty) received an outlet from the Martins. On motion of Mr. Umphrey, second- ed by Mr, Wetheral the reeve was in: structed to grant his order on the trea- surer in favor of the 'commissioners of Sunderland for $37.50. This amount being an advance on statute labor in Sunderland for 1894 uutil the taxes are collected. A Mr. Umphrey gave notice that at the next regular meeting of this council he will ask leave tc introduce a by-law to repeal by-law 385 passed in the year 1886 holding the residents of Sunders land responsible for damages through defective sidewalks. On motion of Mr. Umphrey, second ed by Mr. Wetheral, the clerk was in- stracted to inform the Reeve of the township ot Scott that 14 days statute labor hud heen preformed by the Muni« cipality ot the townline between the townships of Brock and Scott north of Con. 6, Brock in grading and to request the council of Scott to grant an amount sufficient to gravel the above piece of road, On motion of Mr. McCully, seconded by Mr. Umphrey, the clerk was in- strusted to notify Mr, Henry Francis that a complaint has been raade that the ditch apposite lot 14, Con. 12, has been dug to a depth that renders it unsafe for the travelling public and to request Mr. Francis to fill in said ditch ¢0 us to make it safe, or else provide a substantial railing or guard at once as he (Francis) will be held responsible for any damagesthat may occur through such neglect until properly protected. On motion the Council adjourned. -- em Heaps of new Dress Goods, Piles of Flannels and Flanneletts, Shirtings, Overcoatings, Tweeds, Worsteds, Mantle Cloths; Stacks Men's and Boys' Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters;; Ladies' Mantles, special ; Huts and Caps. So cheap, see them before you buy.--Hayward & Co. 'mend them i oases of chronic diarrheea, knowing their efficiency from personal experience, they having cured when every other medicine failed." J. H. Blong's Gent's Furnishing establishment is complete with every- thing in his live. And the prices are right. ; HoLroway's PiLis.--Toe Greatest Wonder of Modern Tiwes.--They cor- rect bile, prevent flatitulency, cleanse the liver and purify the system, reno- vate the debilited, strengthen the stomach, increase the appetite, invig- health and orate the nerves promote he reinstate the weak to an ardour of feel 3 ing never before expected. The sala of those pills throughout the globe astonishes everybody, con the most sceptical that there icine equal to removing the complaints that ; | cidental to the haman race. 1 indeed a blessing to the afflicted, rnd a ie to these who suffer from der, nternal or external. 1 persons hove testified that by their 290; 8, Forsaken Merman, pp. 2 302, 9, Ton Skylark, on. 10, Filexy Written ina yard, pp. 521885. that fateful night. It was in this flag Indigestion is gion wi B04, ) + 3] they have been restored to healt