-- - PRIGHTFEL FLOODS. SCORES OF GERMAN TOWNS SUB- THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BKESDERED Leet AND A GEEAT MANY LIVES LoST--- POURTEEN SOLDIERS KILLED BLASTING AN 10k. GORGE --AY.. = WELABLE -Amoe 2? or -rRorzeTr™ re SUFFERING. a Berlin, March, 28.---Forty thotisind" people hav ve been rendez red homeless by th: -- Pia of villages have been aul forty tow nd 'and ae The INCAI. te fe nave Nogat, Vistula and Odor rivera cover 100 miles' widein many districts, and enormou- hey propor woe toyleg ts break _-- tions, While trying to brea mthe Elbe by blasting, 14 wahilers were killed. The waters are sti! rising, ec entire district is flooded The whole di-trictof Bodrog, tn northert Hungary, is inuedated, the river havibg + SWEOT AWAY TWENTY VILLAGKA, The district of Fehergyrmat is a heap of Cassel is intreasing. The floods along th- Weaer extend over a vast territory. Th+ Fylger, Eder, Sechwalm and Lahn rivers have also overflowed their banks Reports from the flooded district along the Vistula say that Within an area of 10 miles aquare, 77 villages are tse = ce distrea- all over Germany or a) and the Rewspepers grant oF state assistance to the sufferers, Definite Warning. Neglected coughs and colds so frequently uced serious results as to constitute a t remedy for Coughs, Bron chitis, Sore Throat, Colds and all throat and luiig troubles than Hagyard's Pectoral --_---------- 0180 Emperor Frederick, EVIDENCE THAT HIS DISEASE 18 NOT CAN- CER--HIS MAJESTY DISTURBED AT NIGHT BY COUGHING, London, Maroh 2s. 28.--The mass The"Royal" Flavoring Extracts are absolutely pare. The > New York Anti-Poverty Society ys the handsome anti-boverty sti; of 40 a week to its secretary, a Michael at, rte Stratford. sa A ctephant named '5 y y died of a broken in Chicago ; pay loved an elk. The elk died, and boor Gipay soon followed her lover te the happy hunting-grounds. Easter Carps.--A nice assortment of vhoice new -- for sale at Bosworth's. The English an elevator a " lift," and the oh ag all it s * help," while ndig- Scotch in their oar by re "as 6 ope It's all the same thing, Yowever--always put of order. Use ena 8." Uopdition-Pow- for loss appetite in your horses sid he never dreamed o! Will be fully Met. | "N.Y. Wit Indications as Sour tomach e, Rising -- Souring of Food, Wind onthe Stomach, } shoes yora Choking or at the ' of the stomach are { PLEASANT T SHIPS. GRANT AT THE POKER TABLE. | THE S acme The Impacet wee W anal = tos = Pete bei Huee w . Where \ iti . | "From lags ofggn to leads of mows; --) A qreat 'deal has been sald and written! This beggar Sk A HOME- | about Gen. Grant's abiliticeas a poker player Its cours® ds rea, _ the early days of his career after the ter- re eae Bockaaan Bi WHIL® | mination of the Mexican war, when stationed, __ : , 4 pg in Oram. oling a commiginee.aceptain| ey ron mgming, ax one of the most successful poker players) The editor and proprietor of a p of that wikt and comparatively unknown, re- daily newspaper, in a city net far trom New yion. A brother who was then on. duty York, "mld te me thie" day that the with him makes no secret of the fact that pootry hab: v deol in @ journalist was a sign of Capt. Grant kept him in a perpetual stato of schoo i girlishness, impecaniosit hand that various experts in| ." he"Sontinued, "a member of my staff the mysteries of the game met the same fate Wrote verse, wouldn't have the public know at the hands of the then embryotic military |! fora good deal of money. A newspaper gnien and to be twice chosen presiden gt an is in sterner business than rhyming. ae Crt rc PD "ant ase ASS 4 AS -- BRR ers wee ee aa DL $hinietenS oe a I patel with ET this officer, 'trie! 're1s ho atin J bi nce and wonderful im- peatey it's all alike: it's all slush. aor - Ninety nine men ott-of--100, tke asking the «liter, whose mews + under the excitement of card playing for! Columns are, by the way, as bright and crisp money, betray théir emotions to.a greater or | @¥ ¢lein as any lever saw--if he ever heard lewer extent; but Grant was a sphinx that, of William Cullen Bryant end such men, never spoke. He was always coolandentire) Who have won laurels, both in newspaper self possessed, even when the bottle had bee, Tk an«l in writing poetry. When he con- around somewhat too freeiy. No one ded with the remark that verse writing | could ever measure the strength or weak- tai "Y untits one for other business, I felt nesd of Grant's banda By any outward ike >= i prs oreven by the nature and size of his: lives « Stédmn in, the banker gost, bet, Apparently he was oblivious to bis sur-' Holm -s, i poundings, but close inspection revealed the | though. fact that ho -- watched his adversa-| + a agel could detect them with unerring! Clarke when they 'bluffed.' He would - a calla man down with a pair of deuces tbe fund | Mustic and the a teats of round §100, perbaps, to "A statement is goi the round ae understood : haretout the pads Got the| papers to the effect ae at Jobns oe game and the acer hong of his opponents | university at Baltimore it is required that as We did not then" com condition for grt 'tian each pam an ex. ination ..: athletic ng princi-lexercises. If this issoit |(+ most foolishand ples. Subsequent events, however, developed | hurtful addition to the « <:riculuni of the i much 'school It is eas; enough to .ce why phys! cal tes f ~ or of Wt Write: G very adroit he was no match for the -- close -- Ben Holliday, the pioneer contractor, was likewise on the poker ante the early history of Oregon. an so were Joe 'oe Lane and Jim Nesmith, both | the former the candi- the Haute, for tennis play.. To a woman with a red nose ona i cis ame nit ee "Bis dat qui cito dat," he said, very tentiously, "What's that?" asked the business up to Ped dors roar BaeSeyp spebe aeinienane ti him on the familiar derb: ne What for?" oma the stranger, in sur- "I think a made a mistake brim," insisted "No you don't, I got that + stain lat trnighten The sicker curl. ten want to see the inside you'll bushel of corn have to neck thet hat off fist; whet do-you/ramer moras Tne pig's 'tail is his charslince. anveraids it off.--New York unate guest gave one lingering | look at the hat, and then said, sadly: "Nev- er mind, I think perhaps that paint spot | doesn't louk so familiar as it did. "--New'York | Tribune, Work That Is Unhealthfal. | Would Take No Advantage. (to office boy}--Did you tell the \editor there's a man downstairs what is very -- ot ioenjimenes aro Ab some forms of vegetable dust are very inja-|4en* want to take no advantage of Tell him I'll come rious, efther by reason of their composition, again. Phi Welch fa The Epoch and inthe high beoled in wand, nox| aay annually pv -- walking as much, do not need so often the! Scien: as , ; tists say that the savage has a more attention of the Wansen wear their | sts sense of smell than crvilied shore cut sooner in the sole of the foot, where) 'the position in their & x mos ee y? oe eee pe Verve and} which he had ceasec reac Ot the | tasks, your wish | shall be ¥ for thletic | dy you bring me i ES val we That's just the we with you," James, with a black lo joange. ~Fnatt with "Yes Na Bic tet Pped. sen yile enjoying myself. you chore or. another --for. me to-do. - you see that I was absorbed in my read. me" ing "* Weil, dear, I will do it myself." especially, that you will have to carry from. the every care ; visit your grace too roughly, those sretty hands shall never be soiled by. menial } my law, your happiness Just then he're. aprenses, and, dumping the hed on the floor, said :---** There's your confounded coal. Now give me my Ts life worth siti 1-- Courier, Get samples of teas. that James Corcoran s#ils at on and 194 centa per pound, apd eormiare them with what you have been paying 50 and 25 cents per pound for, There is no case of disease a abe ar Cattle where 'Mond Powders are not called for, and hy thelr t'mely administration will save the lives of many valeable anmals, Going, going, but not all gone : we have still a large lot of fine Valencia raisins amine them at Walsh Bros., the place for big bargains, Blixir r Vi ites i is the | king of them all piles, preteen a kidney complaintr, \yspepsia bility ; nature's blood purifier to Soild you up if you are afflicted. bt Elixir Vite and be happy. Sold by all druggista. Part ot the Household. - "I have used H "s Yellow Oif with much satisfaction, for colds = Pi Throat... I. would without 1t cost, as I -- hyn it as the best alee ir Miss E, Bramhal sold for 1, Sherbrocke 4 o At. PROGRESS. --T .--The great --_ logical sae of the sev fh serel sp tion of the blood. The A ers Pi sro are prominent landmar the bh tory and progress Medicine. If you bave a a chain, watch, of locket that is meets bee oe account o! brass, get it plated sy either hag Ne Parr eee it ip look . a 2. Will ee a to be ccietly seh salateuuatineion toquali 3 Peco WORM POWDERS de- remove worms without injury to pa or infant. . AUCTION SALE OF REAL ES: TATE, STOCK, AND IMPLEMENTS! W. 8. COWAN, Auctioneer prem: to sell h Lot 36, 6, Tp. of NORTH EASTHOPE, on susenay, APRIL 10th, 1888, at ose, ooo mill, too numerous to mention ; stoo S quantity of good Hay and House- hold Furniture. wt the same time will be offered the North ay 4 of Lot 35, Con. Me Eas' con W. 8S. COWAN, tem O'DONNELL, 'a oer. Proprietor. North Easthope, March 23, 1888. 633-2 ent of the Privy Council, will be received up te noon on onday, 16th April, 1588. Printed forms of tender, containing full informa- tien og bo the urtictes and uaneiise required, may will be received unleze made on forms. Patterns ot Srticice unay be ocen st rt for eo T cent. of the value of the articles tendered Fer, which will be forteited if the party to enter into a contract when called upon to do so, or if he fail to complete tha work Gumbeestet if ths tender be not accepted the cheque will be lag the savertiomesh han beviog vi bav been first The Romance of Wedded Lite. cellar f" ty a Baey said frown, as he put down his book. and rose up from the ** As soon as A ned "idee * Yes, and tell everybody, your mother it any "WALL PAPER! NEW STYLES FOR 1888. 20: Prices Much Lower Reels Former ero CYR ge ee Spee NW. rw Sosaromars. 17 amy MARKET STREET, STRATFORD. S SCHOOL BOOKS| Don't waste time, but go direct to DUFTON'S, where you will be sure to get anything you require in above line. Everything in the Line of School Stationery selis at Astonishingly Low Prices. For example. my Five (5) Cent Scribbling Book is the Largest, Nicest and Best ever soia here. Ask for it. All other Lines cf, School Stationery Equally Good Value. NEW : BOOKS. Canadian Almanac for 1888. Office and Pocket Diaries for 1888. #7 Subscriptions Received tor the Daily and Weekly EMPIRB, aod any Other Magazine or Paper. J. H. DUFTON; No, 1 OLD ALBION BLOCK. FRESH PAINT! We have jus* received a Full Assortment of PREPARED PAINTS Over 380 Different Colors, in Cans of Gallon, Half-Gallon, Quart, Pint, and Half-Pint Sizes! --~ALSO-- CARRIAGE PAINTS, In Quart, Pint and Half-Pint Cans. CITY BOOK STORE. __ YOU -- BUY Best Canadian Refined. COAL OIL --FoR-- 15:CENTS PER GALLON WALSH - BROS, The Place for Bargains. r} Z . W. H. ROBERTS, Watchmaker, - Jeweller, - Ete., Has a Larger Variety this year than ever before, of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Jewellery, Spectacles, Fancy Goods, Books, Stationery, Toys, Xmas. Cards, and a variety of Goods too numerous to mention, all snitable for the HOLI DAY _SEASON. K= Call and see hake: a waiiaky T-have got; and what Bargains we are giving. Spectacles to suit all sights. Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery Repaired and Warranted, at W. H. ROBERTS'. ome Bitte ERS | must S prevalent style of the men) The : pogtalle dt to-walk with toes outward is very severe on|¥hen he fevis too te balan 6 gon al caper at Argh Me goto bedand sip se og ws. An agresahle, lydia rémert « a' Binds << ANT, WORM 1 ee COHAN Soe |Three Grape Concord Wine This Wine was made for me from Selected Grapes by ene ef the Best Wine Makers m the Province. I¢ is. Absolutely Pure, First Run Wine of Fine Flaver, and I can sell it for about the same Price that Mixed Wines ef Inferior Quality are sold for by Parties from the Larxe Cities whe Solicit Orders here, ae CORCORAN. ee W. & F. WORKMAN. aS say owas ely oe ARE UPR Re ak