BIG STOCK OF HOLIDAY 0008 At Lowest prices at AT J, LIVINGSTONE'S, FANCY BOXES, TOYS OF ALL KINDS. HOLIDAY ANNUALS. Bible, Hymn And Prayer Books, Now for a rush. BANK OF HAMILTON. CAPITAL - = RESERVE FUND ~+ DIRECTORS : JOHN STUART, PREesipENT: A. GU. RAMSAY, Vick Presipest. JOHN PROCTOR. GE RGE ROACH. A. T. WOOD, WM. GIBSON, MAP. A. B. LEE (Toronto.) $675,000 --O-- SA agp bee BANK --¥ and upwards receiv A PeOTA AL be POSITS also received at current rat-s of inte DRAFTS ot = "Great Britain, and the Tnited ates bought and sold. Collections mule on favurable terms. . . H.STUART, Ayent, Listowel, B«NKER, and Clifford, BustINEss. J, W. SCOTT, Listowel, Palmerston GENERAL ania Drafts payable io "all parts of the Do- minion, United States and Great Britain fought and sold Notes Dixcounted. Deposite Reesived and C* "| cea RATE OF INTERFSt ALLOWE ALSO Issuer of Marriage Licenses. A large amount of private funds to len on good f.rm security at FIVE PER CENT with privdege of repaying annually, 46 IW. srr, No Fear From tle New Comet. New Haven, Cunn., Feb. 25.---Great interest in the new comet has centred at Yale among the astronomers, and they have watched its course, figuring out the problem whether the comet will strike the earth. They announce to-day their conviction that is not likely to strike our planet. New Trial in Nichol vs, Ho mes. The following is from the report of last Th: --* proceedings at gzucde Hall: i Nh... ¥. 'Holmes--Judgment on ap- peal by p.aintiff from repert of Master at Stratlcrd upon ar.ference caer eection 101. Jidicature Act, in a action by the executurs of Dr. tone s deceased for foreclosure a murtg.ig2 made by defencant to censed for $800, dated 11th Seceraber, 18 5. Tho referce fcund in favor of defendant's cc ntention that the mort- gage was given as ccllateral xecurity (cr esrtoin promissory notes of defen- dant's which he had paid. There was a dispute as to payment, and as The dirccting a next assizes : eb the Connie or Perth. Costs of the former trial, cf the refer- In rs. Garrow, J. P. Mabee (Strat. Cord) for defendant. MARYBOROUGH COUNCIL. The mrnicipal ec unceil of the town- hip ef Maryborough met at Moore- field on Monday, 17th inst. at the yenr of 10 o'clock a. m. Ths mem- bers all sich, the reeve, Alexander Esq., in the chatr. The nd was introduced r of abn li- ~~ o mei 'ion teens rece!y xd aml no shop Heenses to enders were crendi for io year mtion 0° Messra. Doyle and MeDon- ald the tener of the Drayton Advo- eat? was accepted, being the lowest and ctherw'se satisfactory. Messrs. Jneenh Clegg and Richard 8. Moore aud'tors, presented their report. Moved br W. W. Scott, seconded by Peter Doyle, that the auditors' re-- port as read by Mr. J,Lleggi to this $1,250,000 council be adopted and that the -- tors be paid eight dollars each fo: thetr services--carried. i by Joseph menos. second by Wm. R. McCormick, that Messrs Doyle, Beott and the Clerk be appoint ed comanitte v. Toa guidance of pathmasters in the muni cipality--carri a by Messrs. porter on pt dn that the treasu ructed to paar a collectors' rol (wel has been uditore for Genmination techdre, Messrs. Mannel and Woods 1: order that they may complete thei: collecting. of taxes on said rolls, am urn the same to this couneil be fore the 16th day of March next-- arri Om motion of Messrs. Doyle and Mc Cormick al Ligeti 4 accounts were ordered to ames Kitel~ putting in aun at Kitely's bridge $2; John iy don for 140 yards « gravel, ; Thos. Grieve, rent of po: ling booth for legislative election heh en 24t! 96, $8; Wm. Long, rensurer, ov pnd by him, as report- ed by auditors, $8.93 ; John Patterson for lumber delivered to D og ag on in the year 1895, $12.28; C. Howes. , yoard and aicciiee on Malcolm the 29th January, $5; World for Assessment Rolls and sched- ules, collector's rolls, jurors' lists and stationary, $17.40-- On motion of Messrs. McCormick and McDonald, council adjourned to meet on Monday, 80th March next, at 10 a.m. EDWARD DYNES, Clerk, ELMA. COUNCIL. The municipal council of the town- ship. of Elma met in the Agricultural Hall, Atwood, on Feb. th. all prese Minutes of last meeting read and signed. Moved by Mr. Hammond, seconded by Mr. Roth- well, that the auditors' report as now submitted and read be adopted and the clerk instructed to get 300 copies {f the abstract printed, and the audi- tors paid $11 ewch for their services --carried. Moved by erryfield seconded by Mr. Jackson, that we grant Conrad Bernard, a poor man in need, the sum of $10, ang that C. Schmidt spend the money to the best advantage for the old man and fam- ily--ecarried. Moved by Mr. Merry- field, secomied by Mr. Rothwell, that nesisting Engineer in the Boyle drain 18 oe those ee in pay sheet ed by Mr. Rothwell, Seaman by Mr. Merryfield, that we refund J. Maybury $4, amount charg- ed to him for road work which{ shoukkt have done on the 2nd con. stead of the blind line, on condition that he will perform the said four days during 1896 on the 2nd con., when the pathmaster orders said work to be done, viz. for 1895--car- ried Moved by Mr. Jackson, second- ed by Mr. Hammond, that 8. 8. Roth- well be ref 7 .05 error in as-- Goeranade $8 for sta- err field, seconded by Mr. Rotinwel that Mr. Harvey's sureties be a follows, viz.: Himself in the sum of 00; W. Sw ne C. MceMane and each econded by Mr. Jackson, that a gra: ors a be made to the Atwood Public and that an order be dra wn in ga of the treasurer of the said Library for the same--carried. Moved by Mr. Hammond, seconded by Mr. Rothwell, that, orders be issued for guide ¢ and express ; R. zeerahd, $9.- og, ; H. Wendt, *32. balance of pi ' full Engineer's award; V. Schade, $12.50, gravel contract, $12,- 59 gravelling, and $3.50 filling gravel at bee; J. Alexander $7, filling gravel; 8..E, Hunt, 75¢., Elma's share gravel- ling T. L. E. & W.; F. Hensal, $19.98, @roavel, filling gravel and gravelling con 18 W. 4; W. Baillie $19.90, bal- ance of account in full, gravel gravel- Ung and filling gravel--carried. Mov- ed by Mr.' Rothwell, seconded by Mr. Hammond, that after considering dif- Terent styles of combination bridges that we decide to build the Bear pat- enti and that the tender of J. Hanna be' accepted subject to the conditions and arrangements agreed upon, and that the bridge committee be empow- ered to enter into proper negotiations in connection with the same as they deein advisable--carried. Moved by Mr. Hammond, seconded by Mr. Roth- well, that this council do now ad- Journ to meet again in the Agricul- turel Hall, on the third Monday in March for the appointing of path-- masters, fence-viewers ond pound-- keepers, etc., and other general busi- ness > ali parties having business to Dring before said meeting will please govern themselves accordingly--car-- led. ; i Dr. Jameson arrived in London on Tuesday evening, and with fourteen of his men was arraigned at the Bow street Police station, charged with eng on a fnendly power. They were a admitted out on bail in two thousand pounds each. At anearly hour Tuesday morning 8 party of New York marshals boarded the steamer Bermuda, flying the British flag, off Liberty Island, and arrested al] those on board, on the gronnd that the steamer was a filibusterer, with am- munition and money for the Cuban in- Surgents. Ex- Ald. W. J. Cluff, cheese and bnt- ter dealer and exporter, of Brockville, at the request of a number of his friends, has decided to become a candidate for Parliamentary honours in opposition to Mr. J.F. Wood, Controller of Customs, and Mr.Jas. Cummings, the Liberal candidate. in-' emanded for two weeks, and | e above is an oddity of ? Clall) wher, we consider i hat there is a certain schoul ¢ msts which teaches cannibal pi mage no use whatever of the in a i 'captured by them, but it fs , npared with the bold assértion m 'Fran- cis Darwin, That not SE ic gen- tleman bravely mee Fesctarian botanists" with the fan that pall kinds and classe: f Diaj whether known as "meaters" oF pgpebear more and heavier fruits than ¢fBe-that are not allowed a flesh let. BRB grew tw lots, comprising varid a eties of the different common pla One lot was ron resoughy their roots of courne), 5 j e juices compressed from other with water and the varigue: fegtl The final figures on this olf' ESeriment proved that the plants wich were _pure meat juice bore 16§ Kults of the different kinds, while tha@funfed plants of the same number anc¥eriginal con- dition bore but 74, Also, that the pam- pered plants bore 240 seeds every 100 borne by the plants that were not given ® chance to gratify cannibalistic taste. This is certainly a discovery worthy of much careful study and extensive ex- periment.--Cincinnati Enquirer. ente n< i Godmather, that the ex-Empress Eu- genie has more godchildren than'any ether person in the world; they num- ber, or rather did number 3,000. It came The Emperor had godmother to all legitimate born on March 16th In accordance with these instructions, on the following day the births of 3,600 children were registered in the Office of the Prefect of the Department of the Seine as godchildren of Napoleon and Eugente, After her husband's death the Empress assumed the obligations of the Emperor toward the children for children _whomohe had been godfather. An Alpnen Nevival. Last summer nearly all were !n striped patterns. be our silks plaided, ear pre- vious, but taffetas will be the popular wear; no matter what design is. Blue bids fair to become one of, the favorite colors, particularly the delft and tur- quoise blues, and alpacas of all shades ere to be worn, This last is blessed news, for if there was ever a fabric designed for rough and tumble use, to eschew rain and shed. to go through sorching weather and dripping days, the name of it ig writ large, Al- paca! A Fagot Party. A pleasant form of éntertainment, if one has a fireplace who can tell stories, | fagot party. tye to.e guesp a of fago tled with er x throw them on fWfe fire let ea¢h one tell a story lasting just exattly. the length of time that It tak burn, The room should be lighted only by the fire. Money Minna Taste, What a pity it Is that all women who possess money do not possess taste and savoir faire as well. One Mrs. Midas the other day displayed'to a guest the gold toothpicks which she had been buying as men's prizes for a drive- whist party. And another sent a cut- glass toothpick holder to her rector for a Christmas gift The Object in Plowing. The object in plowing is not merely to stir the soll or to turn it over. It is to pulverize it so that the plant food elements can be made soluble by the action of sunshine and rain, frost and heat, and also that the roots of the young plants can easily penetrate it in search of these elements. Origin of Hich Nands«shakinc. High handshaking had its origin in London in the necessity at drawing rooms and other court functions of ladies carrying their heavy trains over their arms, drapery over one ar natural it js fo use the right arm as high as possible to shake. Longest Tel-graph Line, longest telegraph line world above und and without a break has just been completed in Aus- tralia. It runs from Rockbampton, In Queensland, to. Broome, in' Western Australia--a total length of over 6,000 miles. True Feminine Kesnom He (grumblingly)--What on earth do you want a bicycle for? Do you know what they cost? She--I cannot help what they cost. I must have one. I picked up a pair of Lloomers at a bargain the other day, and I cannot afford to let them go to waste. ' Koow What te Do. Farmer Jones--You gay you have learned so much at college that-I want to test you. Suppose you were in the feld and the goat showl@ run at you, what would you do? * His Son--Grasp the 6 ad of the di- lemma. ss: SS 4 Keto of the Bail. "They say et one of Jameson's raiders hac ¢ through the well," Itis said that the Boers intend to proclaim their independence of Great Britain on Thursday next, the anni- chee of their Meiec at Majuba Hill. € F The(Emperovienele, of Abyssinia, has writtenftofthe Queen' of) England and the Czar of Russia sking them" * to intervenet! fand* compe) Ttaly $1 Sto fo make peace. © BIRTHS. aL see at aug Feb. 2th, the gl ot Mr. C. W. Barber offa daughter. wat fing yowhrldes: on the 24 anit the" "wife mith of a son cEEyTe as t Tralee, ga Jan, Bist, Joseph Elliott of # xa WATSON In Mornington, oa she 11th inst , White of Wm. Watson, o! the wife of the "FARM WANTED | HOUSE hago Mitchell, or Milverton. w location to the un March text: w + DAVIDSUN, Stratford, Feb, 5,1896. Ce. Cler! : 7 i 2 WER be Wallace Street oF ieee just received Fresh Water Herring in Kegs Timothy Seed Red Clover Seed 4 Alsike Clover'Seed Choice Lucern Clover Seed TENDERS | WANTED. Sealed Tenders will be received by the- ander- genes up to 12 o'clock noon on MONDAY, FEB. kuilding A Brick Parsonage for the, Moukgin L apemoy Cirenit. Plan MARRIAGES. WILLOU agp eg NEI te At Tisxtewel, on Feb. 19th, 1896, by the Rev, Wm. Cooper, B John E iy illonghby. "if the township of Bina to Sarah M. McNeil of the township of waor og ER--At the residence of Joun hy rE township ¢ of w finn on Feb, "by the f Rev. RL As, pn Winitang of Sine, vito Elivabeth Arn. strong Miller. WELCH--LOUGHEED--On the 19th the residence of the bride's parents, b J. W. Robinson, Geor, eleh of Toronto, to Maggie, second daughter of Mr. Samui Langhent of Molesworth. inay., y the liter, DEATHS. AMEY---In Listowel, on Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, 1896, James Amey, aged 77 years aud 1 month. HACKET--In Wallace, on Sunday. Feb. B, William Hackett, need 46 yeurs and 4 months. A good, healthy wieslennesenvens will make even a homely face attractive. ere are many reasons why women should take care to be healthy. One trong reason is that beauty and iliness are very seldom found together. Illness--and especially the kind peculiar to women--makes the complexion bad, the eyes dull and sunken, the manner listless and the intellect dull. No woman in this condition can be at- tractive to her friends. ystem is constantly subjected poms, Be drain, where is the energy to come to make enjoyment cn comfort gre nets ------s for the feelings of o re f the incentives to an fort health. If the illness is in any way connected with the purely feminine organism (and the chances are ten to one-that it is) ae Fae Favorite bo sinew will has used the " roken large by i him entitled " Woman and Her Dis- will be sent (securely sealed, in plain envelope) to those io will send this notice and ten cents to a ie to WoRLD's DISPENSARY MEDI- ae a No. 663 Main Street, Bulfalo, N.Y. A MARKETS. Feb. 27 77 LISTOWEL Jatmeal lo 'ornmeal, do Sutter per th. gym, per doz, Yotatoeen per bag, Tides per 100 tbe 4 heepskina, i) 1 per [bh Wood, long eee TORONTO. Feby 27. 1806. Wheat, per bushel ai BS tarley, do "wm 0 43 Saray ' 0 oes 7 : . "a 2 Batter. pour ered Ha... 6 18 gan. fresh, perdus.. 7 40 Potatoes 8 20 'Jour per barrel 5 400 dress ogs © 515 STRATFORD. Feb. 27, 1896, Wheat, per bushel ...........--.00050 76 marley. 'lo ' 38 ee a6 . 23 votators Her: "bag 30 Beef, per cwt & Sutter 7 Eges we doen 5 Turkeys rib 8 Gee 50 sa Duck, ver pair Chick ' ! Hay | eee rl cord, long. 'soft . Wood per cord, long, hard. Pork Hides For Oldest bureau for securi! hg patents in vey, pany taken Ont by us is brought before Srientitic Serio Spienaialyt fiustrated NO inecliig ia atx om ; Ne St yas 1 Broadway, New York City, i ¢ GURE FIT si and seen at the residence of ne reased to the undersign Ontario. By order « i ee MARRY EL recy. of Trostee Boart. eonkton P. 0., Monkton, Feb. 10, 'aoe. EXECUT@BS NOTICE 10 GREDITORE Of, JAMES BURKE mf of Fima in the C 'ounty of Perth, merehant, ¢ the Township of deceased, this 27 rey of December, 1896, ARY BURKE ? A * RE | Executora, JOHN SPROUL , 3 By MORE ny & CARTHEW, Listowel, their Solicitors. STEVENSON BROS" Meat Market. Prices of meats away down 20 lbs of Beef for $1 18 lbs of Lamb for $1 20 Ibs of Veal for $1 Our stock of Hams, Bacon, Pork, Sausage, Head-cheese and Bologna is of the finest quality. ° Give us a Trial, TELEPHONE 77. STEVENSON BROS, EXTENSIVE AUCTION SALE, Brick Lwelling, "Park Lot, Brick Store, Photograph Gallery,Farm Stock Implements é&c. I have decided to offer for sale by Public Auc- ion on Friday, March the 6th, Fale to ao at lo'clock. the vE SOLES Bed ONE 80L Brick DWELLING, _ coutalning eight rooms. . josseta, Pan Summer Kitchen, coal hou terlime liar , furnace and gas, plenty hard and soft water, with mt th: ui an acre gar- da) taining nearly atts choice fruit treee-- pples, 7 plums, tries and small fruits, as fiat velnse stable with room for ten head of ARK LOT OF TEN ACERS, near High well fenced and g ell. ORICK STORE on Main Street, in which is aArneas, one one plow, one yang plow, one scuffler, ne 5a twenty colonies of bees in sate 5 OF SALE.-- eae oe sale, ve all sums Pat fi and months ¢ redit by fu © saddle, one set in good half cash at For bal- mainder six rnishing ap proved foint'no tes um, S. M. SMITH. Property : | exchange. FRESH OYSTERS b Crimson Clover Seed Aleo General Groceries, Crockery andi Glassware at bottom pric:s. Solmon Trout Beardsleys Shredded Cod Fish Dried Apples Evaporated Peaches Apricots, ete. Granulated Sugar and Bright Yellow- at old prices. ~ Tamblyn Climie Goods delivered promptly &* Farm Produce taken in: Yom, || Beardsley's Acme SLICED - SMOKED - BEEF. SHREDDED COD FISH. AND-- FLEISCHMANN & GOS. YEAST --aT-- BURTON'S Main Street. ws = 4 _ HO! FOR CHRISTMAS CANDIES NUTS AND FRUIT. li. Aitchison Has a big stock of Christmas goods in the Com fectionery line, which she intends selling AT LOWEST PRICES. If you want to fill stockings or supply ae maa Cri geome , you cannotdo better than I will do for you. Fresh Fruits of all Kinds, APPLES by the Barrel or Peck. vee Gallon, Quart, Piat int, A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! MARY AITCHISON Consumpti ion coy a is - Spring Time is,Coming = ---- yee _ Farmers, now is the time see what needs repairing. anything new in our line we w stock of MILK CANS. ° CREAM C are all new and it will pay you to get our prices before you buy. BROOKS & ALEXANDER. STOVL AND FURNACE MEN, MAIN ST. BRIDGE, LISTOWEL. Bring italong and if you need to look up your tinware and ill be pleased to show you our ANS, PAILS AND PANS j