WILLIAM ------- HEPBURN, ONE PRICE. Furniture Dealer and Undertaker. Our low prices apply to everything as well as clothing. Fur caps for men and boys' wear, scarfs, mufflers, ties | and all kings gf men's fur- nishings. Our ready- -made | ONTARIO ST overcoats for men at. $5, 6.50 7, 8, 9 and 10 are sellers and} will continue so till the last) one is gone, as theyare about; to custom. work at! eq about the usual wholesale! " prices of such garments. The, XMAS CHEER. ~gleth, the kine: and..the.. Why-the. ear.?.be- cause coueqbodl thinks of pain body else at this season. While you are Be that way take note of a few éa of Christmas goods whiich we handle We can supply you with watches in any kind of case yon wish, suitable for Boys Men and zadies, Chains and Charms to match. For Young Meu---Cutf Buttons Scartt Pins, Rings, Shirt Studs, Gold Pens aud Pencils, &. For Ladies-- Brooches, Ear-rings, Neck Pins, Cuff and Collar Buttons, Rings, Bracelets, ~ trimmings we guarantee. ___Clothing..to..order_at_rea-, "sonable prices. When we sell you an all wool suit of fine tweed, made to your mea- _..gure.at $2 3 you'll understand that we don't ask fancy prices. ee We fit you in clothing to order or you don't take the 1 Necklets, Lockets, wc. Clocks of . 8 a _ every kind--woed, bronze, marble, -- aicklespt ish, &e. 'Silverware, we do not attempt toenumerate, but would like you to call in and see : _overything that is to.be-seen:in-our eee store. a ; Everything Guarante ed. | Special attention to fitting Gold Thornton & Douglas, | Spectacles and E ¢-Glasses just now. : JOHN WELSH. Manufacturing Clo- | thiers. Practical Optician &. Jeweller. Stratford, Dee. 17, 1890. $-t. | 7 Market-St., Stratford Ont. Sr omer THE GREAT ECRET Ss W100 ~--How to~save money: Fix this in your mind. Your dollar does double duty when it buys good goods ~cheap: » It is our business to give the most for: your money. , See our all wool flannels at 15. cts, See our men's all wool hose at 15 cts. - See our all wool yarn at go-cts. per Ib. See our men's all wool un- derwear at 47 cts See our all wool at $1 65 per pair, See our 'all wool tweed at 40 cts. per yd. » See our window shades at 6e'cts. Seé our all wool carpets at 65 cts. per yard. See our 1, 1%, 1} and 2yd, wide oil cloth. UO Yoo siqy, S000 sora 0 SLNV NEE blankets 'SO0IIQ MO'T JO Sdepee'yT on, 'WAG1HA GNV SNAHLONA an UHINAO) NIVOUVE HYSLOP, Market Square, POWeL U | | Surprising Bargains in ali |} lines of Dry Goods. NEW G9ODs, NEW PRICES. Prepare for the cold weath- er and buy your Flannels, Blankets, Wool Shawls, Mantle Cloths, Dress Goods. Underwear, Gloves, Hoisery, etc., at Powell's, Market Square Note thesé prices: -- Heavy Grey. Flannel,.. 18c.,.. worth 25c.; Heavy Grey Flannel, 20¢. and 25¢., cheap at 306. ; Feather~Ficking,-roc-;-wort 12%4c.; Feather Ticking, 12%c, bargains at t5c. ; 'fable Linen™ 25c., "cheap~at 3oc,; Table Linen, 4oc, smap at 50c. Big bargains in Men's Shirts anid "Drawers, Heavy velvet finish Wool Shawls Lace Curtains, Velveteens, |} @ i @) Come Anp See Us, Market Square. | Ios ~ SWITCHED OFF AT WELLAND. IMITATES HE ILLUSTRIOUS BIRCHALE part tnd Writes @ Histerg of Mis Life tle Dies Without a Regret--.Me 'Denivd That He Was a MurdererBejore He Steps Of Mle Wishes Everybody the Compliments of the Seasen, Welland, Deo. 18,-- + execated in the lock this mo ring for the murs ler of his wite Deseriah July last 'He watked atiny evaffold, uttered a simple good bye" and died an apparentty « cas ¥ ath by strangulation. Prom;tly at 7 59 1¢ hangman entered the cell and pinioned Day' # arms, and the processon atartcd from the ceil to the yard. Rev. Mr. Mo ith came first, then James Spencer Day at's Arthur Hoyt jeil yard here latwo guards, d John Botheriil, and then f lowed the -- gman, Jailer Coulson, Turnkey» J. A -- -- wee Main and the jail surgeon, De. W. A. Smith. Day walked with a races, na notwithstanding the natant praying and singing of the early morning was in outward appearance the least effected and most jaunty of the party. The procession tiled down the two fights of stairs and into the yard » this space of about 30 feet the doomed man was practically alone, as the party was considerably scattered. He proceeded direct tothe centre of the scaffold, and afier calmly surveying the crowd ef spect tora, -hook hands in turn with the jailer, sheriff and the misister and simply said * Gued-bye The hangman quickly justed_the strap on his legs. Just belore the black cap was drawn down he kicked off his shoes and stood in his stocking feet. Whi e the minister waa offering up the Lord's Prayer the rope was palled aud the y shot up eix feet intothe air. After the rebound and a few twitches of the muscles the body remained motionless, but the pulse continued beat for 9 minutes. Death was due tostran, body was cut down and re. moved to the dead house. The doctor and spectators generaliy entertained the opinion that the man could not have been in pain more that @ Minute and » half, The condémned man Day spent his last night on earth in writing letters to his re- latives and singing Gospel hymne. Kev. Mr. McCuaig left him at five o'clock yesterday afternot on and returned at 4 this morning... Day did not sleep more than half an hoor all night Both his ---- atayed with him throughout, and at ' o'clock, after tiring himeelf writing, he cahed te to sing with him. His first selection "Scatter Seedv of Kindness," for niet r* m the firat he has shown a decided liking. Another hyma ot which >was very fond is * I Wili Gaide Thee At 821 the Bargains in Millinery at mare Square. 'T ta ¢ A iii to Store. FREE FREE "Empire's DAILY BULLETIN & lbs of granulated sugar or 10° Ibs of price tea, coffee, baking powder, cocca or cocoanut or premiums as heretofore. Be Mindful. All, Of Your Own Interests ! EARNESTLY! We advise you to consult your own in- terests by eee us in the matter of holiday pare' ar holidays are a proaching, and body is " up and doing," on the look. Set for some suitable present. Our es ex A brilliant galaxy of suitable, appropriate ifte at easy cash prices or free with our lamous, profit-sharing teas, coffees, bak- ing powder, cocoa, etc. EMPIRE TEA CO, the progressive popular store. ODDFELLOWS' BLOUK, STRATFORD, egemerstpmaai ony, at acteedet bape yy awe 3 lar consisting of famcy table covers, vee Bay pa mens moffiers, ikerchiets, . cloves, shawls, vests, and irens hose, socka, shirt and pants, top shirt, short ends of tapestry G. A. POWELL'S. bright sugar for 50-cents with | Ib, of any} with Mine Lye," aid? was-very fond of re peating the wor | When the shades of night are fal ing, ilot-ealiing,--- -- ride thee with Mine eye voice as he sang, and so far as his stunted moral ne ty affec ted "sent to his brothers, accompinied by his photograph, contained allectionate greetings anc a an exhortation to lead a better iife | passion sal blamed his sister, | claims, was the one who planned the visit from Rochester to Niagara Falls e did not admit having actually sushed his wife wer the bank, but the denial was not em phatie, and it is generaliy believed that he cartied" out to the letter the arrangement which his sister enabled him to arrive at, He did = make any p: ablic confession. Mr. McCuaig, on his arrival at 4 Solock this morning, edgaged in eirbest prayer with Day, and the fatter ne and took part with evident sincerity. 7 k he commenced to sing ina loud i { i 1 There wasa tremor in hi» \ fa voice: * Hallelujah, 'tis dout, i believe in the Tam saved by the a blood of the crucified One The words c uld be heard distinctly threnghout the building. Then he sang "Safe in the Arma of Jesus," and 'I will Guide Thee with Mine Eye," his rough un- cultured voice sounding almost sweet with added my and feeling, About 70 ---- were isa spectators, nearly 30 o which i came from the Niaara F. ila district, where considerable interest has been shown in the trial. There was also a large number of constables, detectives and offiviala who were more or less con nected with the inv astigation. Day took his breakfast shortly after 7 o'clock and, at his own rcaucst, the diet was coffee, toast, broiled chicken avd oyste Day spent the greater part af 'the night in writing the stery of hie life He denies that he isa murderer and claims that his si-ter, Mrs. Quigley, was more to blame than he, and that the murder would not have occurred but for her. And_ to wind up, vot satisfied with the murder of his wife, Mra. Quigley wished aleo to send his soultohell, He adds, "I will not cay Mra. Quigley pushed her off the bank, tut I wili not tell on her as she did on me." He says that he leaves the world a saved man.and wishes everybody "a happy Christias." THE FATE OF SITTING BULL Settlera Apprehensice that His Followers Will Seek Vengeance. Bismarck, N. 2 , Dec. 16.--The country round about is one a up over Instead of sed many tantlies of eettlers will feel the ven- geance of Sitting Bull's follower's. Sit- ting Bull's son who was killed was s bright a. Rag 1% years old. that the settlers will flock ge and Senden by the hundre the news of Sitting Ball's -- is known. Pine Rid 6. -- Two women word that he will arrive to-day and do 'whatever Gen: Brooke says, This offer of Two Strike » the movement of the troops for a "while. They are, however, having a in readiness to start at & moment's notice. LOVELACH'S ILLICIT LOFE. He Deserts His Wife in Toronto for a Mani- teba Damect. 16. --Constable Love- ic has wif ad famly I Toot, Chg ice exe. lhe ar ver Would you rather a misslonary urkey orf turkey in missionary ? DONT FORGET THAT BOSWORTH is the place to purchase CHRISTMAS PRESENTS and SAVE MONEY My Presentation Books and Poets are very fine. Call and see them. 17 MARKET ST. Frospectua of the STANDARD OIL AND GAS COMP'Y, ' OF ONTARIO HBAD OF FIOHN STRATFORD ONTARIO To be Incorporated under-the provirions--of- Fhe Oatario Joint Stock Companies tet ters Patent Act. Capital $1,000,000. in 10,000 shares of $100 each, PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS. E. K. 7. ale, Evq., President; J. P. Mabee, Eeq., Ist Vice President; James Hodd . EB tsq. 2od Vice-President ; W m Te Fe« Treasurer ; James Trow sq, M +; James Berker, apes 'Exo dames JI Siok Bi WR Degen he eT Ree Oe le A Wa adel I eae; J H Mock, Eq ; James Dow, Ey ny Maner & Geanrixe, Solicitors, --_ _ Auex Dow, Secretary. PURPOSES. RECORD OF-TUE WYMATFORD WATWRAL GAs COmeaNee WEEE. This home J hus been organized for | ¢ " ee dle ba Apache ut down in the Eastend of tty i ge and Trinity terete by the the pur s of drillmg and o perating Stratford Notural & as Company. A comparisan et at steal Gas and O11 W ells ator near the City of Stratford, and when the field bas been definitely located and developed to lay pipe linea therefrom to euch cities and towns inthe Province of Ontariv which olfers a protitable market etc, dey met * _ aiter Big } blower "ty onan reac hed, 'te "anit ah nthe Us re CaN NATURAL GA® OR OIL GE FOUND NEAR | CHions Of off becann mh stout? an ventinwed STRATFORD raving every t Sm0 and procoy reeek ley tke eM See grounds," Facitemens -- Sr ben gan to run high and ov try Deces patation was inade by contractor aad the drillers to" flus it the moment the off would «avid w atched Cy The promotera of this Company Lave every confidence in the success of the en- terprise and base their neers on the a ey incontrovertible fac ' t Professor Selwyn pon :--We have » tanyhing ting ne zs a report from Professor Alfred H.C: Selwyn} een preeetiid: had en FoRSS) iL. L. D.C. M, G., Director Geo- sem ton limestone was reached logical Department Ottawa which reads as oF . follows--'From what we know of the ¢ porous but, unt rtunately, Instead Geological Structare of the Country it | of a heavy ro ef oll oF gas as the indications above seems probable that Stratford in on or Jol the dtillass to annonce salt water came i etn e drilling was continued near an acticlinal undulation and it is in| torther and the enterprne wee abandoned ate such positions that most of the successful In his report to the aa Royal Commission" he further States :-- | % ae well iw or - 12 Outside edie of it; that gas oll and meet "In all probability there is a very large | likely. toth are to be toed in very large quantitie area of petroleum- bearing strata under | on the summit aod upper leve's of this ' antiel nal Central Ontario which has yet never been reached and which corresponds with the Ohio Petroleum bearing strata. THE ANTICLINAL THEORY. Professor J, C. White of the : niversity of West Virginia and recently of the Pennsylvania Geological Society states: After visiting all the great gas wells that have been strack in Western P-nnsylvania and West Virginia and carefally exami:.- ing the geological surroundings of each, I have found that every one FT them waa situated direvtly on or near the crown of an aptictinal axie while wells that hare been bored on the synclines on either side furnished little or no gas buat in many RESOURCES. nancial strength of this com apany will em "ina to pat down -- ells In every n the well of the Natarsl jas Company ond locate and definitly determine the area vr course of this * anticlinal in a systematic m. Ra a ae fe: been located and fully deve! ped it '. Lgl ted thetevery share in the company will dra a dividend of at least ap = ine of xa day hd } cents var 1,609 enbie feet aon pe on : a come of S1C0o per there le less than #2 O00. of caces large quantities of salt water. Dur- | it is only nere > way t t ahah mee "0 ing the past two years [ hate submitted it | America today has made all his money in oil =e to all manner of tests both in locating and the eal aa me wy Stat his willions aster condemning gas territory and the gener: erary ai' thas e oh gui ait. ta 0 mae 'i leery Ir result has been to contirm the anticlinal | or 100 invest « if the sto: . of this Company ea give you a nice income for ™ me wP0Ck wea, er to place the stock of the Standard Gr theory beyond a reasonable doubt. Profesgor Edward Orton, State Geolog- ist of Ohio, writing in reference to Prof. White's statement says :--' His applica- tions of it (the anticlinal theory} are bold and original and best of all, successful and In orde Sterry Hunt taught that the asnticlinal fond structure is a necessary condition for a large peenseiee of petroleum (see Ameri- can Journal o f Science March 1863 ) Com- bining th of P White, Orton, Hunt and others, Stratford is at or pear a point where and oil be found. » vas = vo THE LINE THEORY, tinetly Phy on well drillers and' oil and | jays opera' loca eae vila or Prild-s yA "well aa seh Ha Ww etry line on is 'else *asit is called, has been pro- ved d to be 80 so successful in -- oew pear dire wage hn nga Berth ously perce, ita truth. As "wil be the Stratfcrd and vicinity East line from the most su in Ohio. Strat- ford being an auticlinal undu ation in addition "Dalng on the Maa? it seems only reasonable to expect oil and gg, erste Benton. | asaine Conte bu the sepest of thaGeb- logical aod Natural History rie 1888 *There seems no reason 7 there i« « reasonable thor tubide enpoctalty Serthoea between Lake St. Clair on and Lake Simcoe on the North East should shalt spel tana pasion ta su or ™m as do some of the zi walls, The stock has been placed in the hands of W ton Street, The first block parser png , the 20th da: remain open only allt tho-whato cf thin fot oe ha nell, - W.G. MOWAT AND DOW +. BROKERS, STRATFORD. i § Ff fel are-ou & Riceot Meith i E iy a re E i i = H F 4 Be, rebee -- t ' meee ln