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n '5’;- Although the most favorable re-‘ ports are rolling in from every part of the constituency, we trust our Conservative friends will not relax their energies till the last vote is ' day. The machine Grits are «zwily lot and in their dying struggle they’ll resort to desperate the election. As we Mr. Morgan’s meeting at Louise on Monday night was a. discouraging start for the party. In the whole an- dience Mr Morgan’s following, includ- ing Hanover contingent, didn’t reach a dozen. The remainder was nearly solid for Dr. Jamieson. Mr. Laidlaw eclipsed all his previous efiorts in a rousing speech, exposing the mech- inations of the Hardy gt. vornment on the Piggery Question and other issues. Mr. H. H. Miller and Dr. Taylor. of Hanover. addressed the meeting in the interests of the can- didate. Mr Morgan epenedthe meet- ing, exposed the evils of the Opposi- tion and outlined the Grit policy in the space of eight minutes. Mr. Mo- Nichol spoke in his own interests. The Grit press and speakers are very busy these days trying to be- little the calibre of the Opposition in the Legislature. It is hardly to be expectod that out of two dozen mem-, bers there' would he a score of brilli- ant men, but there will be no danger of Mr. Whitney failing to find good men for a Cabinet if successful at the polls. Where did Lnurier get his cahinet ministers from ? Even in South and Centre Grey there are two men running possessed of good com- mon sense and sound judgment, and who with practice will yet \ie with the best men of Mr. Hardy’s cabinet. Markdale on Saturday last Mr. J. M. Davis, of Euphrasia was chosen as the nominee for Centre Grey and from now until the day of the elec- tion his eloquence will he heard from the hustings in every corner of the constituency. John’s ambition to shine in the municipal world was snuffed out by asingle vote, but nev- THE CHRONICLE. SIIUIIUH qu VJ - er damned, he shines forth again and seeks the sufirages of a larger electo- rate and aspires to honors that are “far beyond his reach.” All three gentlemen are exceedingly popularfi hat the thorough canvass already made by Messrs Lucas and Boland, with Mr. Davis in the rear will di- vide the vote into a majority for Mr. Lucas and two small remnants. the larger for Mr. Boland and a fragment. for Mr. Davis. whose chances would have been better had he started ear- for Mr. Davis. whose have been better had lier in the campaign. In S‘aturday’s Globe in an editorial? '1 on "Temperance Legislation." in which the writer tries to take all the t: credit for the Ontario Government 9 for all good work done on that line, among: other encomiums of the same h kind occurs ‘he following sentence: fl “The. Ontario Government. has not only kept pace with an enlightened a public sentiment in hedging the li- h qttor trafic shout. with effectual re- straints; and in suppressing the evil‘ tendencies to which it is prone; but has had the courage to lead, direct and mould that Sentiment hv laws which have been borh an education and a restraint” It occurs to us l that The Glohe is putting it pretty f strotvz. in the face of well known facts. llnly after miles of petitions ( had rzone in asking: for restrictions t .(lltl they ever more. in the matter. \Vhst al-ont the plebiscite taken, and ‘ -90 (we. whelminu‘lv cartietl a. few q years 212:0, and practically ignored by thu Government? Have they ever 1 cut. ( Ff a hotel. until all use for the l: same had been gone for years. In- 2' stead of “leading” public Opinion. everv move, on the Tz’wtnperauce line has been wrung from them hv the people and today right in our imme. dime. vicinity we find hotel and liquor store businesses dying a natural death long before snv law of the On- ‘tsrio Legislature began to hear fruit Ask business men of Durham. or elsewhere. why they gave up the li- quor department. of their stores -â€"I~: it not simply because- 3 growing tem- perance sentiment reduced the drink- ing custom so as to make. the busio floss unprofitable? Whv (lid the late Premier fear to give women the tram-k chise in Parliamentary elections? Of course to "load” and to “mould” public Opinion but not. towards 'l‘emo. ”tunes in snv sense. Such hlatsm. «nonsense ss The Globe is guilty of is Mthin tn wash while the itupostors appointed by the find) Go‘vornmont its» that the first. grant“: sud sl-i. nut only‘qaslifiestion- account} to “Iifihfifi is in'boingsfltlt; ”‘0’," b At. the Patron Convention held in f If Jan. 27th, 1898. editorial sumes what is to our mind. an'un- called for positron in referring so slightingly to Mr. McNichol’s per- sonal qualifications. He says :â€" “Mr. McNichol did not create a very favorable nmpnession when last. on the platform in Dundalk, and we fear has not succeeded in improving himself in the opinion of the elec- tors. If it were not for the warm feelings we entertain for the Patron cause and Patron principles we iwould use some pretty plain English cause ‘11“ J- I- vvvvv would use some prettyrplain-English to express the papular opinion of his abilities. If PatroniSm is dead, Mc- Nichol is himself the man largely re- sponsible for it. * * * * The Pat- ron plank is sound and strong. but! not strong enough to support a’ heavy-weight like McNichol. The only apology a man could make for marking his ballot for him is the hackneyed one used by Mr. McNich- al himself. “measures not men.” Is it too much to expect from a man ambitious of representing this intilli- gent constituency of South Grey, and the honor of writing M. L. A. at the tail end of his name, that he be a' le to express his views not only intelligibly, butwith some degree of fluency ?” .AA Nichol is not an eloquent man on the platform. He may not have asuper abundance of school larnin’. but the absence of these qualifications will not detract from his ability to cast an intelligent vote, and as four out cf live in our legislative halls never do more, we fail to see the point of rl‘he Herald’s attack on Mr. McNic- hol’s personal qualifications. An in- |telligent electorate is sufficiently ;shrewd to pick out any flaws, and ' we think it uncharitable to use the lpress for the purpose of noising é abroad the weakness of any candidate. ‘ l'l‘hree gentlemen are now in: the field, and the electors are call- 'ed upon to select one on the merits lof the great public questions of the ‘ . . i We claim that theiLiberal party L have outlived their usefulness, that â€" m-“ manual nnlimr has been atl- l‘quV-w_ a more rational policy has been ad-- vanced by the Conservatives, and in the interest- of good government. and political reform, Dr. Jamieson should be returned with a. sweeping majority. Fine Weather and Spring Nothing of much importance port this time. I Alfred Hinclcs has a gang of men 1 taking out barn timber for contract» or John McDonald. Arch. Mchaig is at the 8; me kind of work for the last ten days and has nearly all his timber llone for his new barn. which we understand is to be 60x80. Mr. Roger McEachern of this place leaves this week for Toronto to at- tend the Hospital, for treatment of his eyes. as he is losing his sight. j A sleigh load from the Glen enter- ltained Mr. Norman McIntyre one | evening last. week. Janugs McDonald sold his team of horses to Neil Cameron for a good figure. -‘ - Donald McMillan Deputy R4 eve of Artemesia, bought a. thorOUghbred hull and cow from noted hvrds in the neighboring counties. Mr. Mc- Millan intends improving the stock in this vicinity by keepimg first class animals. ' John McLean is cnnfined to the house for the last few days from the eflects of Gri ppo. Patrick Sullivan has finished his contract in supplving the School wood in No. 10 Glenelg. A nutfiber from our locality attend- ed the induction of the Rev. Mr. Campbell at Dromore last week. Mrs. Ca-unpbell. who was formerly known as Dr. Mary Brawler, is not astranger in the vicinity of Moss Lake. Care of the Complexion. It is a well known fact that a tor ill liver produces a sallow hue and a dul yellow complexion. You need not expect a clear, beautiful complexion if the blood ia-romlered imnnre hy a sluggish action of the liver. which cannot properly perfoim its function of purifying and filtering all impurities from the blood. Ladies. Ur. 0113*0'4 Kidney- Liver Pills i< an invaluable remedy, for by their action on tun liver and lilool they pro mote trno beautv by rendering the blood pure. This is. the secret. The "Family Herald uni “Weekly Star," of Montreal is creating some- thing? of a. sensation by the collection and preparation of valuable informs». tion as to how to make money in \lanitolma nd the Klondike by Gan» (liens who intend emigrating from 'he older provinces. The "Family Herald and Weekly Star” is right at the too of the list. of enceryl-isiog' enlightened, reliable papers. not On- ly of Canada. but. it may safely be said of the whale continent. MOSS LAKE. \ike. to 16- The Annual meeting of the mast Grey Agricultural Society was held in the Town Hall here on Wednes- day of last week, Pres. Rolls in ”'91 chair. There was a goorl attendance, , harmony proceeded, and the Treas- urer’s statement. which is always an interesting feature, showed the So- ciety to be inja good financial stand- ing. Officerswere elected as follows: Pres. '1‘hos. Kells; lst, Vice-Pres G. Mitchell; 2nd Vice-Pres. R. Ruthven Sec-Treas. R. J. Sproule; Directors A Muir, James Stewart, J. Abbot, R. J. Sproule, W. Purvis. J. C.Cole~ man. D. Clinton, A. Munshaw, W. J. Meads; Auditors W. J. Bellamy, J. Boyd. The Fall Fair is to be held on Sept. 22nd and 23rd. The band played at the Open an- rink on Saturday night. and the skaters enjoyed the music. Mr. John Clinton, one of Osprey’s thrifty and esteemed yeomen, has retired fromelferm life and settled in his new home here. Mr. and Mrs Clinton are desirable citizens and are warmly welcomed to our midst. " “- Dâ€"U services on Sabbath last. Mr. Lowes is conducting services at Eugenia Rev. F. A. Leitch of Gorbam, N. H. preached in the Methodist pulpit, on Sunday morning, and Mr. M. Richardson at Inistioge in the after- noon. A number of I. O. O. F. brethren here attended the institution of a new lodge at. Markdale on Friday evening laSt. Rev. F. A. Leitch and Mr. Alfred Moore drove over to Collingwood the beginning of the week to visit the former’s sister, Mrs. J.P. Stephens. Mrs. W. H. Moore of Owen Sound is visiting her mother Mrs. Thomas Lcitch. Miss Vanzant is vxsu t0. 'ting in Toron companied by Rev. J. preaching elder. visited his on Friday last. Mr. John Thompson of Orillia is visiting his mother at “Brookhill” farm this week. Mr. and Mrs. Keefer visited Mark- dale friends last week. The Woman’s Missionary auxiliary in the Methodist Church here is sending this week to the Deaconess- er Home, Toronto, a box of clothing valued at 3'20. The large amount of building we partions going on around us is an evidence of the return of money to9 the farmer’s hands, and strongly in- dicates theimmediate return of bet- ~ ter days. For mechanics especially, the year Opens more auspiciously than for several years past. Mr. F. DeFoe, brick contractor, has already been successful in closing several contracts, and reports an unpreced- ented number yet to be decided on. Grand Master Young of Thames- ford, D. D. G. M. Watt and ex-Mayor Cameron of Meaford paid the 1.0.0.1“ Lodge here a fraternal visit last week. Warden Allen goes to Owen Sound this week. to look after our inter- ests at. the County pallialnent; man is \IUUU “v u» v v a very busy man these days; Mt. Forest and Hanover woollen manu- facturers think he is indiepensible in helpfng them, Mr, Frank Shields is seriously con- templatiny; the routing of Mr. Chas. Gray’s farm. They are both good neighbors. consequently we would like to see them both stay. After a two week’s visit amongst friends and relatives: Mr, and Mrs. Ilifie leave on Wednesday for their home in Vancouver. Miss Alice Lawrence eXpects to accompany them. Mr. Peter McIlvride visited his sister, Mrs. Chas. Gray last. week. He intends to .30 back to Brandon in the spring. In fact. he prefers Man i- toba to Ontario life. Mr. Alex. Bradlvy changed the quiet monotony of the neighborhood by a wood bee and dance on Friday evenmg. The arrival of a bright little baby «girl a! the home of Mr. Alex. Xllnn was ovorlookod in making up our budget last week. By the way, Alex. isalso adding to other home cnmforts. as he is preparing timber for a new barn next. summer. Mr. S. '1‘. Orchard commenced hut weeks work by placing a handsome new organ in Mr. Jamel Tucker’s new house which will add to the comfort nod cheer of the home. His next. was to sell to Mr. Sam Chap- man a. cutter which will assigt him in pleasure seeking. FLESHEIRTON. CORNER CONCERNS. â€"oâ€". 0.0-” here on Wednes- Pres. Kells i_n the Grok, brother DURHAM, Jan. 26th. Fall Wheat .................... 4min! Wheat ................ Oats .......................... Peas ........................... Barley ........................ Hay .......................... Butter ....................... Eggs per (102 ................. \pples....perbag ...... Potatoes. . . .per bag .......... Flour per cwt ............... Oatmeal per sack ............ i Chop per cwt ................ Turkeys per lb ............... Geese per lb ................. Ducks per pair .............. Chickens er pair ........... Dressed l ogs per cwt ........ Hides....per lb .............. S‘heepskins .................. Wool ....................... XMAS PRESENTS. Agent for Dominion Express. Best and cheapest wuy to sand money is by Dom. Ex- ;reu Money Onion, to all mt: of world.‘ L Next to Bank. Market Report. WATCH or RING. Watches from $2.50 up. Rings- Solid Gold from 02 up. Also have them set. with Diamonds. Opals What in nicer than a GOOD and Other Gems. WEDDING RINGS in )8 k., 14 k., and 10 k., any price you wish. A Fine Line of Sterling Silver Goodu. CLOCKS and SILVERWARE u Full Stock. 'I . . “If.fl_..‘t ............. .. . . . .. 80 to 82 eat ................ 80 to 82 ................... 24 to 25 .................... 50 to 52 .................... 2') to JO ................... 5 00 to 8 (I) . ............... 14 to 14 [oz ................. 13 to 14‘ per bag ...... 50 to 1 00 per bag ........... 50 to 60 cwt ............... l 75 to 2 40 -r sack ............ l 75 to 1 8) wt ................ 75 to 7.) 3r lb ................ 7 to 8 lb ................. 5 to 5 pau- ............... 40 to 50 W. A . MACFARLANE. All those indebted to me are respect- fully requested to call at once and settle their accounts by CASH, NOTE, or PRODUCE. We need the money and must have it. CHAS. MeARTHUR, Durham '20to 30 .5 75 to 6 25 .. 8 to 8 50m 95 17m 20 to Farm Machiw u: all kinds incluciim :: Horse Powers. Sél'aw Cutters, Root I‘uipers. Gram Crushers» Etc. Sewing Machim Ur- gans, et 0.. Woodstock Wagons and Sieighs. John Livingston. Cochrane's 01 A Lower Town, The Goods You Want! HOLIDAY JEVIELfl Olll‘ Styles :u‘ Insurance effected at 10 rates in the Farmors' ‘ and Bruce Fire Insnmm and the Northern 1115112 00., Of Enghulai. Show Rooms open Satnr«‘.:1_\'<. 1‘ tall other publh .13} ~. -â€"-Licensed Auctioneer “'6 also keep a full .v and guarantee Also Agent for the m! “'e have it line and everv 5019' 5‘ Diamonds. PGM‘15~ 0": other stones Mom-dim: sign, and will he {0" Nattioat and 3105‘ Good: on the Canadia! Silverwm‘G- ‘ Clocks, Flat“ Jewelry a. UPPER 'FO‘1V N. Thun t0 (1 Stand 1t 10W“t ers’ Grey ITIDCO rated ME ’51 f2 :the mini-Ill In CAN MID l‘. ovildoers. mutton. timof thi itod trade the govern (and of 2:: improve a: were join the east :4 until the 1873. 150 1200 mile: men until men. Aft number W1 recent. difl occasion an ing sent. however. t be made. I drawn Ira ale-nee is m “'hile LII gunization the Indian duties are dnys on ti ed the c solves ne at» a stu which toll forty atti visit nor! THE: hm