Noy. 6 LISTOWEL STANDA " Howick Council. Council met at Fordwich, Oct. 21st, pursuant to adjournment. Members all present, the 'Reeve inthe chair. Minutes of Iast meeting read and adopted. Moved by Messrs Stewart and Doig. that the Reeve and first Depnty-Reeve examine the town line opposite the village of Clifford as to repairing same---Carried. Moved by Messrs Sotheran and Finley, that -the Edgar matter be left over until the next regular meeting--Carried. Mov- * ed by Messrs Sotheran and Stewart, that as Mr. J. W. Jacques has refused to enter into bonds referring to his claim to arbitration, this council do now refuse ta take any further action in the matter--Caried. Moved by Messrs Sothern and' Doig, that E. E. Day be permitted to dig a ditch on the side-road east of his farm, pro- viding the west limit of ditch be 29 feet from the center of the road and that the earth be placed on the side of the road for the purpose of widening pame--Carried. _ Accounts Passed.-- P. Hacking $1.92 for gravel; R. Me- Gill $6.50 for culvert lot 7 con. 13; Robt. Ferguson $1.50 for rep. bridge lot 17 con. 10; Richard Graham $5 re- pairing cul. and outlet; R. Hooper $26.25 for gravelling cul. and rep. road lot 3l con. B., H. Patrick $2.40 for gravel; A. Longley $1.56 for gravel; E. Dennis $2.20 for rep. culvert lot 10 and1ll con B., Thos. Bennet $6 for culvert lot 20 con. B, and lot 1 con. 10; W. H. Newton $11.13 for graveling and rep. culvert Howick and Minto boundary; J.G. Webber $2.18 for cut- ting and draining hill Carrick bdy (Howick proportion); J. Baylis $1.84 for gravel; A. Stewart $8.64 for gravel; 8. McKinney $13 for graveling lot 22 con.16 and 17; H. Demmerling $12 for ditching; C. Gabert $7 for culvert s. 1.30 and 31 con. 16; W. Kruger 38 for cul. and ditch s. 1]. 25 and 26 con. 14; Wm. Hood $9 for culverts. 1. 30 and 31 con. 14, anddeepening culvert lot 13 con. 15; Mrs. Walker 35.75 for wood and provision, charity, she not being a subject for house of refuge; Wm. Wade $4.86 for gravel lot 13 con. 5; A. McCurdy 25 cents for spikes for culvert; T. Foster $1.75 for rep. Sdtheran's bridge; Mrs. McMinn $2.50 fof damages to fence gravel pit; Reeve, essor nnd clerk $9 for selecting Ors; E. Cooper $11.40 gravel; J. instock $25 for cutting and side ining hill lot 80 con. 13 and culvert lot 26 con. 12 and 13; J. Hainstock $4:50 for grading Howicx and Minto boundary opposite lot 33 con - 10; Wm. Henry $7.20 for graveling; Mrs. McMinn and Mrs. Walker $1.87, taxes refunded;,A. McGrath 75c. opening drain, Fordwich village. Council adjourned to meet at the township hall, Gorrie, on the third Wednesday at the call of the in November, or reeve. Lizzie Waker, Tp. Clerk. Got the Wrong Va'ise. He bad just returned from New York, where he been. called three days before urgent business. The honeymoon was scarcely over, and, besides, it was his first absence since they united. The three days seemed to both Jike three long years, but now he had returned and she was jn his arms once more. Promises had been renewed and vows of eternal fidel- ity exchanged. "And you will never, dear ?" she murmured. "Dearest, you know I have never done so," he replied in injured tones. "And youavill never gamble either, dear, will you ?" she asked. "Precious, I have never gambled." bad upon were never drink, '"'And will you never, never use tobacco again, my idol 2" "Never, never again, ny dear, since you wish it so." And she believed himin her woman's way, and "all was merry as a marriage bell." But he mentioned his valise, _ and alittle struggle ensned. He would go and get his valise, he raid. No, no, he was tirel; she would get it. "No, no--" But, yes, yes. Was she going to Jet him walk across the room fora nasty old valise, and he so tired ? No, indeed. She would go and get it her- self and open it for him too, and so there. When she said "so there" he knew there was nothing left for him, but to submit gracefully, and he submitted. But, alas, what followed! She opened the valise!! What was m it? One large empty flask. One pack playing cards--new. Three packs ditto--old. One meerschaum pipe. A few 'poker chips. Sundries. That was all. One of those scenes which 'baffle all description" followed. But finally the porter came and ex- plained that he had sent the wrong yalise, Both are slowly recovering. The Exams. for 1897. EXTRACTS FROM THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, The attention of teachers and can- didates for next snmmer's department- al examinations is called to the follow- ing extracts from a circular received from the department : The revieed regulations are now in press, and will be bound up with the School Act, and 8 copy transmitted assoon as ready to each board of trustees. No changes have been made that will disturb the organization or work of the schools. For the exam- inations of July, 1897, there will be no changes in the subjects prescribed or in the mode of conducting the ex- amivations, Public School Leaving Examina- tion--This examination will be con- ducted under the existing regulations for 1897. For subsequent examina- tions the course of study will be slight- ly modified, both geometry and botany being included, aud the answer papers read at the Education Department. Any P. 5. L. certificate granted here- tofore, or that may be awarded here- after, will certificate of having passed ia Form I. The holder of a P.S. L. certificate will not be required in 1897 to pass the examination of Form I. of the High School. Form I. Examination--This exam- have the same value asa ination will be conducted in 1897 as in, 1896, but after 1897 it will be abolished and every cundidate for primary standing must hold a P.S L. certifi- cate, uoless he holds a Form I. certifi- cate, or a commercial certificate. Primary--For primary standing in 1897 the examination of Form IT, must taken, and also that of Form I. or the P.8S. L. examination, unless the candidate has received a Form I. certificate, a P. S. L. certificate, a commercial certificate, a district certi- ficat», or a third-class certificate. be Junior Leaving--Candidates who wrote at the Junior Leaving this year under the old regulations, and who have been awarded a certificate of having passed in Part I. of Form Ii. (with or without physics) may obtain a Junior Leaving certificate for 1897 by passing in the subjects of Form III. only, i. e., composition, literature, algebra, geometry, ancient history, and (a) physics and botany, or (b) Latin, or (c) Greek, or (d) French, or (e) German. Senior Leaving--Similarly, candi- dates who work this year for Senior Leaving under the old regulations nd passed in Part I. of Form IV. may complete the course in' 1897 by taking only the remaining subjects required by the old regulations.' How Gold was Deposited. An exhibition of the greatest inter- to mineralogists and practical miners iv relation to the much argued question as to how gold was originally deposited in auriferous quartz is re- ported from the Imperial Institute at Edinburgh, Scotland, says the Elec- Age. J. C. F. Johnson, of Australia, who has given great attention tothe subject, exhib- of non-go! l-berring stones in which he has artiucially in- troduced gold in interstices and on the de- tection, even by skilled experts. Some of these specimens were shown pri- vately to several distinguished geolog- ists, who expressed great surprise at the remarkable character of the ex- hibition, The discovery, some years ago, that gold could be deposit from its mineral salt to the metallic state on any suitable base, such as iron sulphide, lel Mr. Johnson to experiment with vurions salts of gold, and by which he has produced most natural looking specimens of auriferous quartz from stone which from previous assay contained no trace of gold. Moreover, the gold, est trical ited specimens face in sucha manneras to defy induced to which penetrates the stone in sucha thorough manner, assumes some of the more nat@ral forms. In one specimen shown the gold not only ap- pearson the surface, but penetrates each of the laminations, as was proved by breaking. While this knowledge of how gold was probably deposited may help to suggest how it may be economically excracted, the thought also occurs, What a power for harm it would be, in unscrupulous hands, for the fraudulent "salting" of mines. At a recent meeting of the Cran- brook school trnstees Mr. Christopher, from near Lcndon, at a salary of $260, and Miss North, fron Motherwell, at a salary of $200, were engaged as egcheers for the public school, to suc- ceed Mr. Wynn and Miss Ella Mc- Lachlan. There were 296 applications for the positions. Bs P. 8. C. EB. CONDUCTED BY THE PERTH Co. UNION. Address all matter for this column to Dr. M. Steele, Box 1, Tavistock. Items must be received not later than Thureday morning to insure insertion the following week. Oxford County Convention will meet at Embro, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 17and 18. Rev. W. J. Hindley, Embro, is President. Are you preparing to make your ""Methods of Work" meeting a success ? Talk it up, invite your friends to it, sing some rousing OC. KE. hymns, do not let the programme be too lengthy and above all pray for God's blessing on the meeting. Knox Church Society, Stratford, had an interesting meeting ,on the topic "Are we doing our best ?" Two former members of the society, Miss Irwin recently of Petertoro, and, Miss Fortune of Detroit, had been corres- ponded with and asked to prepare papers on the subject. These papers were received and read at the meeting. The subject for prayer inthe world's Christian Endeavor prayer chain for November is "Pray for Canada that it may ke a God-fearing, law-abiding, Christian land. Pray for every wise effort of the young people to advance true christian citizenship." If God gives us ability according to our workJ we should give Him work accordiog to our ability. It is very desirable that every mem- ber prepare to take part in the "open Parliament" or "Conference" at the "methods of work" meetings. That part of the programme cannot be a success unless the members assist by making suggestious, asking questions ete. The object of this feature of the meetings is to get the members more familiarwith methods and plans which may be adopted by societies, officers 'and individual members. Pray for Armenia at your next meeting. A pastor at the recent C. E. conven- tion in Belfast, Ireland, said "I am like the centurion of old for since I have had a Christian Endeavor Society Iam able to say to one, go, and he goeth, and to another, come, and he cometh, and to the Lord's servant, do this, and he doet it." Apples for Australia. Last year the Dominion Government, paid the freight on s shipment of ap- ples--113 cases--to Australia, the fruit having been grown in Grimsby and Winona districts. The shipment reached Australia in rather poor con- dition, and Mr. F, A. Winter, former- ly of Preston, into whose hands they were placed for disposal by Commis- sioner Larke, found only one third marketable. But the apples that were acceptable brought very big prices, the sales being from $2.50 to $3.75 per bushel case. Australians who bought at the retail stores paid as much as 6c each. Mr. Winter's experience in this particular case led him to offer a number of suggestions to the Ottawa Government regarding the necessity of careful handliug and the ventilation of the cases. He inquired into the meth- ods of the California shippers which had proved successful, and these have in a measure been adopted at the pre- sent time, Charles A. Winter, of Pres- ton, having this week sent along a- nother total shipment of 9 cases, com- posed of 5 Spys, 1 snow, 1 Russet, 1 Baldwin and 1 Seek-no-Further, in ad- dition to one cask. of apple butter. Mr. Winter had the apples hand-pick- ed, wrapped separately in paper, nud packed most carefully in ventilated cases and cleated on every side. Mr. Tiffin, of the C. P. R., bas agreed, us a concession, to have them carried either on the upper deck or below the water line, in the bow, so as to assure good results. Georgetown Champions. Stratford, October 24.--The George- towr team have won the intermediate championship of the C. L. A. final game was played here this after- noon with the Wiarton team, the latter being defeated by a score of six to three. About fivB hundred people came to the city with the two teams and all, as well asa large number of Stratford's citizens, witnessed th match at the athletic park. Bryan, of Wiar- ton, was struck in the forehead with a stick and badly wounded, while Ewing, of the same team, was knocked ont by being struck in the ribs by the ball. Both: were able to resume glen after a few minutes' rest. The gam was fast and decidedly interacting, both teams putting up a pretty com- bination.. With the Stratford people e Wiartons were the favorites, and the men from fhe east carried back with them to-night a potof Classic City money. Applied: in Bush Bushel Boxes. Apples aré Now w being shipped from this part of Canada to the old Country in square bushel boxes. This innova- tion will improve the apple business for the Canadian growers. It has al- ways been the fault of Oanadian pro- ducers that the packages are too large. Complaint comes from nearly very country to. which Canadian fruit, cheese, butterand eggs are shipped that the packages are too large, and that the produce would sell much bet- ter if it were put in smaller packages. Bushel packages of apples sell much more freely in Great Britain than barrels, In addition to the preference for the bushel package in the British market it has other advantages. The quautity of fruit being much smaller and lighter there isno danger from crush- ing. The square packages fit tightly in together in cars and steamers, and no space is lost as in the case of barrels; itis so much easier to examine the fruit in bushel boxes than in barrels, and the price per barrel must be about the same for either package. We expect that these enterprising shippers who have adopted the new package will find good reason to feel encour- aged by the result of the experiment. Three Shildren of Wallaceburg Burnt : to Death. Wallaceburg, Ont., Oct. 30.--Mr. J. W. June's residence in this town was burned to the gsound last night and his three children perished in the flames. The family lost everything it owned. The insurance is small. Men and Women Agree. 'That corns are painlul, not easily cured, and quite useless. ud women who have used Putnam's Corn Extractor testify that it is the best, acts without pain, and cures. Use Putoam's Painless Corn Extractor. We Wantto Know. OUR QUESTION- CURE-A HALF- DODD'S KIDNEY NOT A SINGLE REPLY TO NOT A FAILURE TO MILLION USERS OF PILLS SATISFIED. Toronto, Nov. 2 (Special)--Withont pe reply, for over two years we have advertised this question :--Does apyone, anywhere, know of any case wherein Dodd's Kidney Pills have tail- ed tocyre any kidney disease, at any stage ? }.. Wa, that a half milliou peo- Canada ; and yet not a single complaint, --not one failure to cure. Now readerhere's one for you:--Do you know ofa death from kidney dis- ease, or of heart failure, the victim having used Dodd's Kidney Pills? J. A. Story, sometime ago farm su- perintendent at the O. A. C., and recently in charge of the famous Bow Park farm, Brantford, has secured the position of overseer of the Railway Magnate, J. J. Hitl's,toy farm near St. Panl. Myr. Hill farms for , pleasure, and Mr. Story, who will now superin- tend this fdrm, is to get $1,500 a year, afree house and everything he re- quires for his susteuance on the farm. Pustmasters have been reminded that they cannot exercise too much caution in re-directing (i. e. in chang- ing the addresses'of) letters that have come their officés~fer delivery ; inus- much as if auy loss occurs through an erroneous or unnecessary re-direction, itSwill fall on the postmaster who took upon himself the responsibility for doing that for which he had us author- ity. Ifaletter has come to a certain oflice, being plainly addressed thereto, the proper proviuce being also specifi- ed inthe address, then nothing short of an order from the addressee, or pos- session of positive and certain infor- mation that the letter was intended for another office, can justify a postmaster in re-directing. The Hawilton Herald, (independent takes the Globe to task for abusing Sir Charles 'Tupper. It says: "At first sight it seems childish of the Toronto Globe to keep on calling Tupper the "dictator" of the Conservative party. Everybudy knows that it is nonsense, But the Globe is not a childish jour- al. Itis rather clever at the poli- itical game. Its intention in ringing the charges on Tupper's alleged "dic- tatorship" is tu irretate Conservatives and spur them on to display their independence of spirit and freedom of action by deposing Sir Charles from the leadership of the party and replac- inghim with a smaller and weaker man whom nobody could suspect of assuming too much authority. Ifthe Globe could do this it would be very, very happy. And then how it would shed tears of sympathy for the veteran statesman who bad been made the victim of his party's ingratitude, and contrast him with the weakling who had been chosen as his successor |" SALLOWS and -- ALEXANDER which we expect in a few days. line still being sold at the most practical manner. SALLOWS & At Cost. Having a few more BABY CARRIAGES left we are disposing of then AT COST in order to make room for our large stock of FALL GOODS Everything in the Furniture remarkable low prices. Undertaking attended tu as usual in the most thorough and Don't mistake the place. ALEXANDER', Main Street, Listowel T. BR. TIME CARD, Trains leave Listowel 'station dail SOUTHERN EXTENSIO. NW.G G. & "LB RY a 2 Kincardine and intermediate pelote Stieed f : in e84 12.15 ns express 9.02 p. a tou---Express at 7.13 a. ; Ex press 12.57 p.m: Mixed, 10.30 5 % 3EORGIAN BAY AND LAKE ERIE DIVISION. SOUTE i. Express 8.20 a, m. ; Express, 2.22 p.m.; Mixed 12,45, Express, 11.00 a, re Yoxed vl, I 2.35 -m.; E v 8.18 p,m. i latte a 'Cu OL 8 9 6 w c(t 9 MENTHOL le j + oe Phe lo (a) bey ai aati finned wi e . mata erterina runber |@ eects and ¢ ae Oo Ner- JO r ' sda Bu I sie i OC} nav hett G bia Pai Dee or Site, or 9 QO} Ir see | Dash s & Lawre: rence Co., Ltd, |@ R3e.| ole ; Prop rictors, MONTREAL. 8s os co Oo ¢ 6 8 6888 6 6 Jas. Armstrong, Listowel's oldest established Grocer, is to the fore with New and Fresh Groceries --tfor family use.- CHOICE TEAS AND COFFEE, NEW RAISINS AND CURRANTS, .. FRESH CANNED GOODS, PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS. Bargainsin CROCKERY and GLASSWARE. Ord. Allied ddelivered promptly, Our ~~ continaance in business is the beat too wedealsqnarely and gtve good--ralue for us money. JAS. ARMSTRON 7 1. PER-ECT TEA ant 3 ; nECT TEA ER % THC WORLD TROM THE TEA PLANT TO THE TEA CUP {N ITS NATIVE PURITY. Monsoon = Ten i is packed under the supervision aes Bites of the 2g caeatitenct ge and Ceylon Toon 'or that reason they see that vary fresh leaves go into Monsoon puke ak: T: hat iswhe "* Monsoon," the ane Tea, canbe vid we es is put up ta sealed caddies of & Ib., +h. Tb. and ° nd sold in three flavours at 4oc., try yore grecer does not keep it, tell aa to "= st a ee Os tr and 13 Fren' Nig aaa coe CURES. CONSTIPATION CU INDIGESTION DIZZINES ERUPTIONS ON THE SKIN Beauriries CompPLy re a vexathe -- NERVE TONIC. TOR ae y Mail. %5c., 500. wn ae coy {charge in § rientitie Auerican was 5) Abert ite of eny oe trated, the Rtn igent man shoul! he without is Reh Purrksuens, 301 Broadway, Now York Cit too and bottle of medicine sent Erve be Ng Se es and* Post (fice address. G reet. Torunte. Ont. Panag M.C., 186 West Adelaide pt: Children 7 Cry for ~itcher's Castorla. i CURE Firs! Listowel SASH & OOOR FACTORY BAMFO8D Br0s, Builders and Contractors open to contract for the erection ofall classes at 'uth dings. Plans and specifications drawn and I : 'Sash Doors Frames, Blinds, etc. j | | Furnished on short' notice. Planing done to order, Everything in the bailting. line will be given n prompt attention and "CLASS W git ANSHIP GRARAN: Charges Very Moderate. Bamford Bros. FARMERS I will pay the highest cash price for good Dairy Butter at my\RESIDENUE, WALLACE ST. on Moncays and Saturdays Auction Sales connuctea in Counties of Perth, Huronand W Wellidgton. - THOS, E. HAY, aq Auct, Ask your Druggist for Murray & Lanman's FLORIDA WATER . o™arare "ORAL EXTRACT cnief. Toilet and Bath. ------------ 'When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 'Whonh she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, -" Consumption. medicine rent Bree te Safferer. Give Exprees Feat une ntarens, M CHEMICAL ©O.. Ltd, «Toren * SU PSYCH cane sia S14, Ho IME WY exe, iSUMPTION, ing ab Thro Dace, ; | Bales at Janek f\ Sand 4} suffia er. ive Express and ety | the T. seis tendkrea Ge, toca aa Dr. TAFT'S ASTHMALENF. ur name and sire: we Sir raailt trial bate R TAFT GROS.., ic6 ADELAIGG or, Ont, iA" CURES a4 \