VOL. 13. a. eS W72- SG WN Se Seo Bs a NEN CADACAS y We NG WN VEN NEN SW WO IVOS --AT-- GARSON & NIcKEE'S Will soon be over. Only a few moredays to buy goods at WINDING UP PRICES, as. we close our business in FEBRUARY. The 'closing days will 'be the » Greatest Bargain Days of Ril. Here are only a few of the Reames and Thousands of Bargains tobe had fora short time only. N'T MISS THIS SALE. 1 Big Lot Lace Curtains winding up (CRS wna 35 Pieces plain and fancy wool Dress Gonods, prices .. black and colored plaids, checks, serars, cashmeres, homespuus, Xe, regular price 35c. to 50c., winding up price per yd 51 Pieces black and colored Dress Goods; plain and fancy, large assortment of de- signs, crepous, serges,cash meres, price 65¢ to $1, winding up sale price per yd. 395 Yards fancy Wrappereties and ee all new goods, regular price L0c.aud ee ig winding up sale price per yd. 1 lot men's and boys' Ready-to-wear Suits and vercoats at about Half Price. 19¢. to $2. 436, 30c. Ladies' Vests and Drawers at penning ap ? Ac. price each., ee see {9e, All lidies' Cloth Mantles at Half Regular Price. | 5°- men's Fleece Lined Shirts and Drawers, winding_up sale price to be.. GhOUOCERIES AT ms PRECES., 25 Ibs. Yellow Sugar for $1 23 Ibs. Redpath's Granulated aa for $1.00. 7 vars Sweet Home Suap for 27c. 4 packages Coro Starch for 25c. $1.15 Ladies' Kid Gloves, new goods, 8Oc, 75c. Ladies' Kid Gloves, new goods, 49c, 8c, " Ie. eee tere eens ta sable Ruffs for 773 50. $8.50 Sable Ruffs for $5.00. Ladies Var voice, winding up sale price 85,00. GREAT WINDING UPS 1200 price to be per yd. Yards Prints, Giughams, Art Mas- ling and Flannelettes, winding up sale 41-26, aur price 750 yards American Prinf, 1 yd. wide, regal- . Warranted fast colors, winding up sale price per yd, elde. yd. Gowns from 49c Drawers from 8c, 1 table ladies' be each Walking Jac. to $1.60, our winding up sale price to 5c. Hats, regular price .6 Pieces tancy eiderdown beautiful goods, regular price 18¢., wiud- ing up price per yd. .... 6. eee eee ee eee Wrapperettes, Skirts from 59c. to $1 SALE OF WHITEWEAR. . ame Corset covers from Pe to 79c. 1c. to 500. 89 . 106. CARSON & McKEE, Listowel & London. Remember That Every Article in Avery Department of Our Large Store is to be Cleared Out paige UP PRICES. ee e"WHAT IS TRUTH 2" The Rev. J. C. Farthing's sermon, at Woodstock, last week, has a special value in this critical age. Starting out with the question, "What is truth ?" the rector finished his discourse by say- ing that the Christian should be ready to accept the truth whenever it was re- vealed, for that was the only course for the Christian to pursue. The express- ion of so fulland free a view of the positien which religion hulds in regard | yyrg to scientific discovery in this twentieth century is the best evidence of the truth ipyolved. And it is encouraging to see that the mental cobwebs of the past no louger obscure the vision of As| > for the apenas of his belief remain unaffected by it. Religious belief is beyond all scientific research. Science does not deal with the unkuowable, bat ony with the knowable. Whereas re- ligion, founded in belief, comprehends that whicii is known, that which can be known, and that which is revealed only to the consciousness of the individual by way 0: belief. 'There ean gar bea reasun why the Christian may pot ac- cept the truths brought to light by scientific discovery. n. the other hand, there is every reason why As Christian should accept them lief goes behind and before all ciated fact. It does not interfere with the principles of his belief in any way, though it may cause him to see the truth in a different light. For exam- ple, as the Rev. Farthing pointed out, Hod theory, of evolution, which bas veen so clearly and elaborately ex- unded by Haeckel, Darwin and Her- bert Spencer, ig to the Christian the divine method of creation. It does not need the opinion of scientists te show that science 1s not antagonistic to re- ligion, although some fail to barmonize science with the scriptures. The exist- ence of infidelity aud agnosticism is not evidence of the antagonism of science to anythir 18 gp scientists may be ape infidels and annpetion. tw Such a case or cases would only be that those "echoutiote 2 did not believe in rigpage tener ae restate the conclusion in a short to na Chratian the handmaiden of his township of. Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morrison, 10th cop.,, entertained a few of their Atwood friends bospitably Friday night, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fisher have moved into their handsome new home, which is among the best in Elma township. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Denman, who for the past week have been visiting with relatives in Tavistock, Woodstock and Berlin, have returned hume, The Atwood Sons of Scotland and their wives und sweetheards to number of about fifty spent an enjoy- able evening at the home of M1. an A kvow how to entertain their friends royally. The program was varied with Scotch rea *ings and songs and Dr. Kidd, Miss Common, milton, R. Common, T. Dickson, A. Cameron, R. M. Ballantyne, Mrs. --" John Morrison and others, T.: me did the honors of chairman fo acceptable manner. dettinas Referee Rankin has now given his decison and filed his re- port in the Wallace vs. Elma case re Stewart drain. He has allowed the ap- peal of the township of allace, and orders the whole scheme of drainage, so as it affects thetownshipof Wallace, to be set aside, and he directs the town- ship of E!ma to abandon the construc- tion of the drain so far as it purports to be constructed at the instance of the The Referee al- so orders the township of Elma to pay the costs of the appeal. D. Guthrie, K. C., and Mr. Mabee, K. C, for the town- ship of Wallace, appellants; H. B. Mor- phy and J. M. Carthew for the township of Eima, respondeuts. The Mt. Forest Representatiye of Jan, 28rd contains the following item, referring to # former highly esteemed Elmaite: Proton is fast becoming township of fine farms and prosperous tarmers. This week it is our privilege to report the purchase by Joshua Chal- lenger of 100 acres of timber land from . ed/ Andrew it is heagh go situated. This,itrco on h Mr, Challenger's choles soy aad ene , giyes iim one of m :--Science must ever be} the may remove many cob-/| gro' rel She m webs That cling to religious belief, but . the behef 1s better, far better, without oodgtock ' Times, the | #fter emptying one barrel at the owl, _ | ally /--- 7s The Hickson correspondent writes the Woodstock Timesof a fatal acci- dent which occurred to Joseph Bray, of East Zorra, who is related to Jacob Bray, of Listowel, and Jova:han Cow ing, of Elma: "Yesterday while Jos- eph Bray, of lut 21, con. 15, was down to Innerkip cheese factory with his milk be was accidentally shot. 'Fhe ac- cident occurred in this way: Lestie Wilson, one of the factory hands, had his shot gun out shooting an owl and he proceeded to load it again. While reloading the other barrel was accident- knee, n v- istock and a third from Innerkip. The doctors saw that the only chance for the injured man was to have his leg amputated and neoordingly an opera- tion took place. But Mr. Bray never came out of the chloro ofatimand away about 8 o'clock. Mrs. Hy i hed is a daughter of John Dennis, 12¢ has the sympathy of the entire ony munity." Tue LATE Mrs. Jonn INGLis:;--On Jan. 26th, 1902, at 9,50 am., Mrs. Inglis, et of the late John Inglis, passed Deceased was born 1819 in New- tend Parish, "Posbleshite, Scotland, On June 20th, 18 45, sbe was married to John Inglis, and together they emi- grated to Canada in 1851, settling mo the township of Scarboro, where they re- sided a year and then moyed to Blen- heim township, Oxford Co., where they resided until 1854, when they tooved to lot 23, con. 6, Elma, the present home stead, where the subject of this notice helped her husband clear the bush farm and make a home for themselves and family.. Of - the - eleven children born the following survive : Thomas and Walter, ntre cemetery on the 27 the following being Bort pall-bea aldson, Andrew tj orward, prght a Mr.-and Mre, Evans spent Sunday with friends in Linwood, The annual meeting of the Newry cheese factory was held ou 'Thursday afternoon. The factory has had a suc- cessful season's business as following statistics from the fiuancial statemeut show: Total receipts for 136,024 Ibs, heese munufactured, $12,58089; ex- penditure the same, including $1,224 21 paid for manufacturiug cheese, $177.93 for boxes, $1U.780.41 puid patrons iv cash,and $218.69 paid patrons in cheese, Quantity of milk received, 1,477.565 lbs, ; average Ibs, milk per lb. cheese, 10.86 ; average price per Ib., 9.26c. ; average cost, 01.17c, ; average per ce cent. of butter fat, 3.47, NEWS OF THE WEEK. THE forces wore directly opposed to a prohibitory liquor law fur Ontario last week presented their views to the Goyernment in a most impressive man- wer. To the number of some eight hundred they visited the Parliament , | buildings, making-a deputation which in nambers doubtless exceeded any- thing in the experience of the Provinc- ial Parliament: 'The deputation repre- seuted the brewers, distillera, hotel und saloon keepers, holders of shup licenses, coopers, corkmakers, bopgrowers aud other industries depending in whole or in part on the liquoftrade. 'They fé- presented all parts of the Province, some coming even from new Ontario, and many from Guelph, Ottawa, Lon- don and other points. Their coutention was they represented a legitimate, revenue-producing business, which would be greauly injured, if not wight) out, by a prohibitorylaw, "Let us aloo® we are breaking no luw," might be said to be their attituae, On the alterua tive, should a prohivitory law be pass- ed, they claimed it should ouly be by) an overwhelming majority, and only .; with provision fur compeusation to the trade. James Haverson, who was the last tiene went ye o 'the argument in some detail. said the capital iv- +} Vested ye distilleries, pea malt | ady houses, etc., In Ontario was $15,500,000 ; there was invested in the real estate o! the retailers $38,000,000 ; in stovk ana The amount paid aa b tillers pysvd brewers to the ing | Ontario was net : to a trans- SN meson od Cumpanies, (50,000; nh wages by thé distillers eae son aust ry armers of and in other ou' SLolzino.while oF ag aqaual a in ee, B15,800}000 ------ Lara was to-day in bond in this Dom- nion 14,000,000 gallons of spirits, on what the duty alone would be $26,500,- 0U0. Last year the Province of Oatarnio pe gevhied "rom the ue trade $629,000 of which $250,000 was paid to the vare ious municipalities, All the distilleries of the Dominion were in Ontario ; ws had the largest number of breweries, and we.also had more than one-half the retail trade in all the Dominion. sides the trade itself, our banks, companies and other financial institu- tins wou.d be most seriously affected by auy prohibitory legislation. London, Jan. 80.--Despatches receiv- ed here from Dublin contain alarming reports of the reign of terror prevailing in Roscommon County, Tenants. who are suspected of payiug rent are visited at night by armed men, notices are _--| posted threatening death to traitors, and midnight meetings are of nightly occurrence, the people being assembled y beacon fires, John O' Donnell (mem- ber of Parliament for South Mayo) is reported to have addressed a eked meeting at Fairmount, at which h challenged the Chief Secretary for tres land, Mr, Wyudham, to come into the open at the fonti of 5,000 0 either soldiers or police. If he (Mr. Wyndham) would give the men of Cou- naught a month to prepare, Mr. O'Don- nell said he did not hesitate tu declare that they would meet them, even at great numerical odds, and settle the laud question for good Washington, Jan. 23.--The details of the bill restricting Anarchy and An- archists was practically determined upon to-day by the special committee members of the House Judiciary Com- mittee appointed to consider this sub- ject. . The language of some of the pro- visions is yet to be settled, but all ots the essential features of the ortheom- ing measure are determined upon. The measure will provide the death penalty for an attempt to kill or assault the President or anyone in line of succes- sion for the Presidency. An accessory before the factis to be treated as w rincipal, and an accessory atter the fact is punished in a less degree than a hess agal Any person who counsels, Vises, 0: vocates the assaulting oF killing Or. any officer of the United States shall a fiued or imprisoned. No - = alien who nergy prt cs or who is a ted with au eornation holding such ween iets be adimitted to this co -y oyerthrow of ie special committee pore will report to the Judiciary ummm ra amithin the .Oxt ibe days, pete to Ho.se is expected soon t hereafter,