_ has written a letter to one of his sup- The Milverton Sun = | HVE t THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1895. The British elections are over and the Conservatives have a plurality. |® The standing of the House is as follows : Liberal-Unionists. The Right Hon. Joseph Chamber- lain, Secretary of State for the colonies, porters, in which he says that he ac- cepted his present post: (1) to see what can be done to bring the autono- mous cclonies and the Mother Country - closer, and (2) to try to develop the resources of the Crown colonies, es- reeidlly to increase the trade between them and Great Britain. All his ef- forts, he adds, will be devoted to these ends, —— ‘Stratford has added to its list of business men, who do business on a cash basis, an- other in the person of Mr. W. J. Ferguson, of the Arcade. He announces that after Sept. Ist he will sell strictly for cash, The cash system isnow adopted by all large mereantile institutions. Where the credit system {s in vogue, merchants have vo carry two stocks, one in business and one on their the consumer and the merchant as there is less expense incurred which will materially pen the price of the goods, We feel constrained this week to apologize to the peuple of the great American republic for our strong terms of denunciation last week. The senti ment expressed was an outburst. of feeling from seeing a report that the Canadian Uhion Jack was hissed at the Boston convention of Christian Endeavorers.. The report has been denied by those who were in a position to contradict it, and we are glad that there is nothing in it, though our Can dian banner has been hissed by Ameri- cans oh iany other occasions. There is a great deal of dissatisfac- |° tion expressed throughout the country regarding the management of the - Grand Trunk. If excursion rates are asked for anywhere it is often months before a reply is given. And when it is given there is so much red tape business to go through that those pro- moting the scheme are weary unto death before arrangements are com- pleted. If the Grand Trunk had their management situated in this couutry instead of in England there would not beso much bungling. The C. P. R. have no such tomfoolery; they do busi+ ness in a business way. Why can not the Grand Trunk do likewise ? Tt is to be hoped that the Canadian authorities will not press for the ex-| more tradition of Holmes, the wholesale murderer. His murders are purely American, and why not Jet American justice deal with hito? "Che cost of a trial here will be enormous, as he will not die without a struggle, and besides murder trials do not add tothe fume uf our province. We’ have had a surfeit of blood here.. It degrades the moral - tendency of the community where newspapers are continually jammed full of accounts of crime, with their awful details. Let the American courts deal with the matter, and if they put a premium on crime they will them: selves have to suffer. John Will Customs, Mr. Boultbee, has been at ms, & colored man of Customs Officer in Trouble. Berlin, July 27.—The Inspector” of the Berlin port for some days investi- there is a shortage of between $5,000 and $6,000, and to make the evidence all the more damaging Mr. Bowan has left the town and is now in the United w. tal The inspector’s staff as usual visited Berlin last Saturday for the purpose of inspecting the office, and by their _spe- eial mode of testing discovered an irreg- ularity which prompted the inspector to make a thorough investigation, some- thing which has not been done for more than twelve years, en the irreg- ularity-was discovered Bowman was suspended. Mr. Bowman was also the local agent for the Standard Life Assurance Company of Edinburgh, and it is un- derstood he is about $150 short in his. returns to this com, by he exactamount of shortage in the customs will not be known until all the entries and other papers are ex- d. amines Entirey New, DICTIONARY Has Been Immense this Season. See our This Work is Invaluable inthe Layee rina The Sales of Dress Goods and Trimmings are far ahead of Mr, Wm. Cnalmers, an old soldier, died at Dresden at the age of ‘ears. F. Proudfoot, a prominent. real estate agent of Winnipeg, died at the general hospital on Monday evening rom the effects of a carbuncle on his side. Chas. Carpenter, manager of the Beaver saw works, Hamilton, was found deadin his bed on Tuesday, where he had gone to have arest: He had been enjoying good health, Heart was 66 years A Canadian Pacific agent left Winni- peg on Monday for T deav OUR READY-MADE ~ OUR MILLINERY TRADE New Novelties this Week. our expectations. CLOTHING 2245.3 Is the talk of the country, with the good fits and low prices, manufacture, such as Elgin, Waltham, trouble was the cause of death. He R to secure men for track work, being unable to secure sufficient laborers at Winnipeg. Complaint involving uncommon charges has been made against Messrs. Henry J. Shipman and Wm. H. Me- Kinley, letter carriers of the Buffalo the Orangemen’s celebration as mem- bers of that organization, parading the streets and saluting with apparent candidate has to take the Orange oath, swearing allegiance to the British Crown. By taking this oath and going to Canada and participating in the celebration, it is believed the carriers in question have denationalized them- selves and are no longer citizens of the 0) the result to Washington. Shipman was born in the United States, while McKinley was formerly a British subject. It is easy, though slightly pessimis- tic, to say “there is nothing the world misses so little as a man.” Everything depends on the: kind of man. The Liberals in England are missing Glad- 'Y hearing is, th i He is badly missed, as the election returns plainly show. Parnel much missed. The moment he was laid aside his followers took each other by the throat and have held on to one another’s throat ever since. Sir John Macdonald is badly missed at Ottawa just now, and he may be missed still next. January. The old man never would have allowed the Mani toba school question drift into its resent threatening shape. Nor would hence he would, in a certain emer- gency, vote against the government. Lord Salisbury, the new British pre- mier, is a conspicuous ne energy, talent and indomitable i try, overcoming the © disadvant: eC ndus. ol ved ministry of Lord the slender hold that even the most upon the political forces of the country. Lucan, was arrested on a charge of of the most ancient and illustrious in _ setting fire to Stanley & Dight’s ware-| English history—it is related that his wil house. retu Government party is arranging a dem: negotiating the loan, At Collingwood Mr, Robt. Bateman, _reveived injuries that prov See jond has returned to| ta. Newfoundiand from England, and the opstration in his honor for successfully milk collector, was carried in front of a ‘train by a restless horse. He was mt — thrown 60 feet uut»of his yaggon and | great Disraeli, and finally the acknow-| _ ed fatal in a| ledged chief, throug’ many vicissitudes| | ESS. Low Prices, Right Goods and . Yours, mrt. Cle SER Our sales have been very large. In fact we have never before done such a good trade as this season. Can we account for it? Yes; you know Courteous Dealings Does it all. Come with the crowds? You are welcome, MILMERTON. and Cuff Buttons. ment in solid gold, sterling silver, gold plated and enameled, for gro 220 ae policy and declare that six months of s birth—for i a great disadvantage in jics now toinherit a peer- i - SCHAEFER BROS., striking illustration of progressive and popular of peers, has When Salisbury (then Lord Robert BROCKVILLE BUGGIES. COP ie rene > LP es TN ee STYLES FOR [8395 These rigs are finished as fine as any piano. The material in their construction 1s warranted to be thoroughly seasoned and bone dry. Do not forget before purchasing a Wagon to call and see the celebrated CHATHAM, with unbreakable arms and unbreakable axles. Tires set cold by West cold tire setter. Warerooms, Next to Grosch's Shoe Shop. DAVID SMITH. All-a-Samee Cheroots 4 Cecil) inherited the marquisnte—one All Imported Tobacco. 10¢ * Better than most 5 Cent Cigars. good as the ordinary 10 Cent Cigar. It is the manufacturer's profit that has to be cut down when hard times come. Every smoker should try these Cheroots. Assorted colors. For sale by tobacco dealers everywhere. Creme de la Creme Cigar Co., Montreal. lieutenant of the SSCA UR TH SN, & Messrs, Bailantyne & Son shipped|fest time. The clerical cyclist left The Milverton Sun five cars of Ghesee fal here on Tues-| Stratford for Goderich oH Mar tise TH r, AUGUST 1, 1895. | day and Wednesday of this week, and| morning last, getting out of the city a wees Be Rallabin tea aare ‘ore on Saturday, |few minutes after the 5.60 train for about $13,000 worth in all. The| Goderich. Travelling at a: pace, cheese is being shipped to Stratford, | he caught up with the train, and held and is not for immediate export.—|his own, reaching Clinton’ the same time as the train. Leaving Clinton, Chas. Camidge, J.P, of Niagara] One of the history questions at _the| Salven Bane hea Ta Falls, 71 years of age, committed sui-|recent Entrance Examination | rei SENET ead Of che txt nha ele ba shooting himself through the Cie Derr ae hp tam, with becoming made, declined Nicholas Flood Davin, the bard of| East Bruce gave the following amus-| ‘SY the time oti Ni the west, has gone and married. Nick.| ing answer:—Tle ancient Britons dug} James Holbrook, who lived on has got @ womun that will not pull the|a “whole” in the ground in which to| farm near Havelock, Ontario, with his hair out of his head. five, then they dug another ‘“whole”| daughter, Mrs. Henry Weese, has van named Alexander| for the fire-place and carried the smoke | mysteriously disappeared, Holbrook out in pails is DISTRICT NEWS Some Interesting Items Culled from the Neighboring Press and trom Other “ Sources Listowel Banner, : < ago disappeared, and whose life- Apa Ra aT SEO PN RE So aL pga ge farsa proces Gunbtgtab diol al dumtecsl, whet ausdck: mares rbconsht| Sere nee OU IA ERE ee Sunday morning. an action against his father to force Se aa ai hie danelventalonie Ces Mr. Thos. Keelan, of the. ‘Township| the latter to consent to his son's mar-| PHONE BRT NS CANBN S aen O of Arthur, commitved suicide on Fri-|ringe with a Mics Major of that city.| i" a"Pproatch of the. municipality Gay night by hanging. His knees| The young man alleged that he was| "7's, ina body and open the part were only a foot from the barn floor|determined to marry and that his| (* i46 house he Sea tea tn CNET a when found. father’s opposition arose from the fact!) oi: renovated fee eae Fate fe cruel, ‘The Hamilton Spee. jthat he wanted his boy's salary. Judge| vor diene aolbrock had the wit- tator had rejoiced over Hayhurst’s| De Lorimier decided against the youth) 44... boarded up, and the door leating achievement, and its cup of happiness [Saturday, and advised him to await} othe portion where his daughter was fall to the brim when the Dundas | his majority. Tod wba Paatanad. with’ a gpendecous’ ‘A newly married couple on the train| logging chain. He guarded his castle the benches, and the unearthly pallor of her face and the hopeless languidity of her manner indicated that she had reached the state of collapse which matkes the limit of seasickness. “Touched by this piteous spectacle | I approackied the poor creature, and in my most compassionate tone I asked: ‘Madame, can I be of any service to Confesses To Killing 35 Women. In The Sunday Companion, the Rev, G. P. Merrick, chaplain of Holloway jail, tells a story of the murderer, Dr. Neal Cream of Quebee, who, it will be remembered, was executed for the mur- der of several women in London by the administration of strychnine con-— cealed in capsules. ‘According to the chaplain of Hollo- way jail it was proved beyond a doubt that he had murdered in cold blood no fewer than thirty-five women. It ap- you? “She did not open her eyes, but I heard her murmur faintly: ‘Thank you, Sir, but there is nothing you can do— nothing at all.’ +t least, madam,’ said I tenderly, ‘permit me to bring you a glass of 2 r. . waigte moved her head feebly and an-| hit until his guilt was brought to light, Be) Mr .—nothin, hen swared: ‘Nai AaB Yours ROHN es caida believed, that every’“Wvoman who spoke to him was a police decoy, and he sacrificed them. Strangely enough, he was one of the most proficient Bible students ever ad- “The lady again. moved her head | mitted to Holloway jail. He could re- i _|cite from memory almost half the ‘«-But your husband, madam)’ said I, ‘che gentleman lying there with his head in your lap—shall T not bring ly and between gaps: ‘Thank you, sir, | Bible. hhe—-is-—-not—-my—husband, te - ba Te oe hecho is!?”—-| ‘The Canadian. team won £850 ab senyovetny i Bisley. (MANAUS Dundas man and that he only lived|near Gainesville, the other day, at-| so closely that no one ever saw into it, two weeks in Hamilton in his life. tracted a good deal of attention by|and it was in theinterests of health ‘The 81st anniversary of the battle | their peculiar behavior. A lady got} that the Board of Health took action. of Lundy’s Lane was celebrated there |on the train at a Satin eat took .a| Holbrook had another freak of, min ‘on Thursday last in feeling and appro- [seat in front of them. Scarcely was| that led him tohide things. He would WH DESIRE 10 STATE priate style by the unveiling of a|she seated before they commenced | take articles out of the house and dig memory of the dead heroes who fell}about her wearing last season’s hat fighting in behalf of their country in|and dress. She was severely criticiz. story of Seastcliness. 1814. The Huntingdon Gleamer says that at St, Martine Que., owing to the dry ance, she said, “Madam, will you ~j | behind you?” The son closed his mouth | the horrors of mal de mer is seized w last the people were called to the |@gsin for an hour. tho lower village, coming back on the |church, Stratford, than whom there is| that grievous malad, ed to the|making remarks in loud whispers) a hole in the garden and bury them. ed by them for some moments. Present-| Bishop Potter is credited with telling ly the lady turned around. She] the story which, more aptly than the noticed at a glance that the bride was! thousands of other stories on the some older than the groom, and, without) subject, illustrates the object misery ightened the | the least resentment in her counten-| and utter irresponsibility of seasickness. , l ‘We hardly know why it is, but it can- please have your son close the window | not be denied that any yarn involving : instead, and the bride did not giggle) on with avidity by the public genoral- , and with particulor gusto by those church at 3 o'clock to take part in pub | Rev. G. F. Salton, formerly of Brus-| individuals who have themselves suf. lic prayers and a procession down to|sels, pastor of the Central Methodist | fered the indescribable wretehedness of That our Clearing Sale will still continue, and Bargains will be given. Terms,strictiy cash. Pro- duce taken as cash. Ne 4 other side of the river, thus crossing |no more enthusiastic cyclist in the city, was coming from Liverpool up- two bridges. The whole parish took | performed a feat the other day that part, and the church was as crowded {demonstrates the superiority ‘as at the high massin the forenoon | bicycle as a means of locomotion over The men only took part in the pro-|such antiquated means of travel’ as| somewhat tempestuous sea ae. @ on one of the famous liners,” says Bishop Potter, “and, although the sky was clear and e weather warm, a =] OUENTHER & 00. “2m. Main St., cession, the women waiting their re |railroads, etc., and incidentally showed casioned more than the usual amount. turn in the church. Similiar services | that he is ascoreher whom local crack- | of seasickness among the passengers. it have been held in St Urbain and at|a-jacks will have to figure with when | As I paced the deck one afternoon uy Beauharnois. they set out to tell of long rides in noticed a lady reclining upon one of UULAAALLALAANAANANAAAANA AAAAAAAALAASADAAVAMAAN ALAA ALAA AA WITH YOUR HELP For years I've looked forward to the time when I would be in a posi- tion to give the public of Stratford and Perth County greater advantages from my business. Beginning with a capital of.$28 some 20 years ago, it is only now discount. To sell goods at g a discount of 5 cents on every dollar from the wholesale merchant or manufacturer for paying If the merchant is not able to pay spot cash, he has to pay the full amount in from 3 to 6 months’ time, without deriving the benefit of the such close prices must result in selling a great quantity, and if I get made possible to give that better service, and in view of your faithful pat- cash for the goods, Tl be well repaid. Should it not be saved from that soureo the customers ronage enabling me to weather all the storms and pay 100 cents on the necessarily have to pay it. i <i dollar, my duty is to proceed and give it. Now, to my inind, that project can be carried out much to the advantage of the public. In a nutshell, my project is to place at your disposal, always and at ‘4 every time, all classes of reliable Dry Goods at the smallest possible profit on the cost of production. Now, with your help I can accomplish this. Ms First, I have a 15-year lease of the Arcade, and it is big enough to do three times the present business, and with the same expense I am now at I can do twice the volume of business I am now doing. i y doing twice the business I am now doing the cost of doing it will be just one-half. After two years experience in the Arcade, I know exactly what it costs per day to run the business, Now, my proposition is to add to the invoice price of goods the average cost per dollar to sell them. With a minimum advance on the original cost you can see that you will be furnished with Dry Goods Supplies at the lowest possible price. But, you will be ready to ask ‘‘ What about yourself, Mr. Ferguson ; purchasing, ell at the very close prices proj , hi present methods of doing business, and therefore, I respectfully give notice of such changes as I intend will go into effect. on September Ist: i FIRST—We will discontinue giving the usual 10 per cent to other merchants, to dressmakers, clergy ! to the Arcade Staff, everyone paying the same price. SECOND —Terms, cash only. THIRD—No goods will he sont out on approbation, b suitable and returned in good order in 24 hours the money will be refunded. FOURTH—No samples will be given. To si Now be inaugural of great advantage to all classes of citizens, but a credit to our city. Tt is after mature deliberation that I have decided on thi jowever, will compel some changes men, and all charitable institutions, and the same rule will apply ut if goods are found un- add to.this systematic management our experience, industry, and advantages in arising from my capital and commercial credit, and you must see that there will ted in Stratford, a manner of doing business in the future, that will not only be don’t you want something for your trouble?” Lee a ee Baek “4 ie cua tee ! vi i n fact, the basis of business management in general has so changed in the last twenty He et ety tt 2 ae 2 Pav for lt years, that to keep abreast of the times, the spirit of which is to give the greatest good to the pdt : i " Zreatest number, and at the smallest possible outlay, has constrained me to introduce it as In this way : The established mercantile custom is to allow an average fully as possible. discount of 5 per cent. for prompt cash, that is to say on invoices amounting ry to $80,000, 5 per cent. off gives $4,000. Now to Prepare for the Project. ‘As Lord Macaulay said of Bacon: “I am digging deep and expect to pile high.” We now have $10,000 worth too much stock on hand, and to reduce it by that amount before the 1st of Sept., the store will be closed on Thursday and Friday, August the 1st and 2nd, to enable us to re-mark every article at prices that must clear out at least the amount aimed at by that date, stock on the new basis of fon To make this a gran further comment. The store will open for business on Saturday, o'clock, and close sharp at 6 o'clock every evening except Saturday. W. J. FERCUSON; after which our fall importations will be put into \ : ee: ‘ fi wind-up of the old way, our stock will be re-marked at such prices for Auguet that must command a tremendous output. Our reputation for handling only reliable goods is too well’established to need the 3rd, and each morning during August at 8 is method of conducting my