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A. A. Caton, was first called upon and read a scriptural selection. Miss Amy Wright read a thoughtfully prepared paper on one division of the pledge. while Miss Orchard tool: up another. Mr. R. Edwards, of Zion, gave a very interesting address on "Loyalty to the Church.” His re- marks were listened to with interest, and the Catholicity of Spirit shown in his introduction was timely and appropriate. He believes that cir. cumstances of birth and environment do much in shaping ones leaning towards any particular religious body and were he born and educated in Scorland. he would be a loyal follower of John Knox. Had the land of his birth and childhood been in the South of Ireland, the chances are he... would be a Roman Catholic. While Mr, Edwards rejoiced at being a member .of the great Methodist body, and gave unmistakeable tes'imony of loyal alry to the church of his choice, hisl willingness to allow Christian liberty to all. was a commendable feature of his address. Miss Jardine, of Zion, was also called upon, and without note, gave a very pointed and profit- able address, She seemed to feel quite at home, even before so large an audience, and her knowledge of Biblical history was manifest to all in her clear lucid, expositiod of the various points touched in her subject. Miss Jardine is known to be a zeal- ous christian worker. and has a bright future before her. The meet- ing was highly interesting and profitable; to old and young alike. NEVER before. we believe, in the history of the North American con- tinent has there been such a grist of elections at cne time as will be wit- nessed in the early days of the next month. The United States elections are held Nov. 6; the Dominion elec- tions. Nov. 7th; and the elections in Newfoundland Nov. 8th. Taking in, as they do, almost the whole of the Northern portion of the North Am- erican continent. the incident may be well regarded as somewhat of a phenomenon. "“ ine services in the Methodist church on Sunday last were some- what unique. The evening service was an Epworth League rally, con- ducted largely by the members of the League here and the sister League of the Zion congregation. Rev. Mr. Smith Opened the meeting in the usual manner, after which short ad- dresses were delivered and papers read by the young peOple. The president of the Durham Branch, Mr. handsome additions made to his resi- dence by Inspector Campbell, who has just completed a. new brick kit- chen and woodshed. The granoiithic walk now being constructed from Garafraxa street to the street one block east of the Baptist Church is also a much desired addition to the town improvements. Lumrm. Street West is being mac terially improved by the erection of Archie Little’ 5 new house, as well as A Comurrnn meeting of the Con- servatives. of the town of Durham. will be held in the Central Committee Rooms, next door to Telephone omce, to-morrow, Friday evening. Every friend of M. Richardson, Conserva- tive Candidate, cordially invited. 8 CREDIT Aucnox SALEâ€"Farm stock and implements, at Lozs 47 and 48, Con. 1, N. D. R... Bentinck, one mile east of Allan Park, on Tuesday, Oct. 30th. See Billsfor particulars, Jas- DR. SAMUEL Jonxsox stated that the first years of a man’s life should make provision for’the last. This can be accomplished by taking an en- dowment policy in the “Imperial Life.” W. D MILLS, Agent. Livingston, Preprie-tor. Jas. Lockie, Auctioneer. LOSTâ€"The first of September, a black Berkshire sow pig, about. six months old. Finder will be reward- ed by giving information leading to her recovery. B. CRI'I‘TENDEN, Var- ney. 3 Two GIRLS WANTEDâ€"-To go to Tor- onto houss- maid and cook. Apply to Mrs. Jamieson. Edison’s life motion pictures are a great marvel. Be sure and see them. Monday, Om.” -... HOUSE T0 REXT- Up town. Apply to R. Aijoe, Jr. F022 SALB.â€"-Pure Bred Jersey Bull Calf. Registered Pedigree. Apply to F. PEEL. tf WANTED - -Housek eeper, at once. This ofl‘ice. V01. 34-«No. 1753. THANKSGIVING Day. TAX Sale adjourned to Wed. 14 Nov. THURSDAY, Oct. ISLh. LOCAL NEWS. pa” l This is the season of the year when a pursual of theadvertising columns of the newspapers show a great demand for teachers. While we are quite Willing to do the adver- tising, we may be permitted to ex- press our disapproval of the altogeth- er too frequent change of teachers, and would urge upon the trustees for their own sake to retain the services of an eflicient teacher just so long as his or her efliciency is showing itself for the general good.; Frequently we know that changes: have been made to the detriment of; the whole section, and this injury might have been averted by the ad- justment of a very small difierence. . It is about as natural for parents to, find fault with the doings of a teacher as it is for water to run down hill, and strange as it may appear, in nine cases out of ten, those wro know the least are always ready with the biggest bundle of grievances. We have in this country some excel- lent teachers, whose whole energies are absorbed in the welfare of the children committed to their charge. From January to December they con- cern themselves as to how they can get the best results from the material they have to work upon, and let us Just say that some of the material is very inferior stuff, green, shaky and unseasoned, totally uncapable of be- converted into any reasonably good educational product. With the un- certainties that always accompany the working of such material the examinations are faced, the results learned to be a failure, and the teach- er is blamed, whereas in most cases the failures are chargeable to the parents or grandparents of the crude material theteachers tried hard to convert into something. Thus, many an honeSt, hardworking, energetic and eficient teacher is subjected tol the indignity of dismissal, because of his inability to transfirm a human nonentity into an intellectual giant. It simply can’t be done, and the sooner trustees and parents realize the fact the better it will be for all concerned. There is, of course, an- other class of teachers, whose ignor- ance, indolence and shall we say im- becility, wholly unfits them for the honor of a position among youthful trainers. These, let us say, should be at once relegated to the shades at oblivion. never again to be found in a position for which they are wholly unfit. ' [The subject of the foregoing sketch is a son-in-law of Mr. Samuel Wright, of this town. The remains will be interred here to-day, Thurs- day. at 2:30 p. m. We extend our sympathy to Mr. Wright, who is evidently having his full measure of trouble of late Ed.] On reaching his home his friends called in Drs Moore and Eadie, but he gradually grew worse until six o’clock, whenhe died. Deceased was one of the most popular members of the Toronto Police Force. He joined in June, 1885, and for the following five or six years was attached to the Angus-street station. Subsequently he was transferred to the mounted corps, and later to _No. 7 division, where he did duty at the time of his death. He was 37 years of age, and leaves a widow and one child. The funeral will take place to-morrow. (Toronto \Vorld. ) Many will learn with regret of the sudden death from heart failure of Police Constable James A. Rather- furd, which occured last evening at his home, ’40 Manning-avening. Constable Rutherford was on duty on Sunday night. and was in the besc of health up till 2 c’clock yesterday morning. At that time he reported to Patrol Seargent Mulhall. who vis- ited him, that he was suffering from pains in the region of his heart. De- Spite the fact that he was given per~ mission to go to his home he remain- ed on duty till he was relieved at 7‘ Dox’T forget. to attend the Consu- vative meeting at. the Central Com mictee Rooms, next door to the Telephone ofh'ce, to-morrow, Friday night a: 8 p. m. SPOOL thread has advanced. Cot- tons have all gone up in price this week. 'Buy from The Big Store a good supply at old prices. Tm: Big Store is advertising men’s brown fur coats, made of calves’ skin, at $20.00 They are well worth the mcney. TWO chandeliers fox Sale (three lamp) at The Big Store. They will be 50161 Cheap. Was on Duty on Monday Morning and Was Attacked With Heart Failure. NEW stock black velvet ribbons, sat-in back, at The Big Store. THE Big Store eells Sanford’s ready- to-wear suits and overcoats. SEE the Ge flannelette at. The Big Store. Poliéeman Rutherford Dead- STRAYED to the premises of the undersigned, lot 14, con. 2, Normanby, on or about the first August, one Ewe and one Lamb. The owner may have them by proving property and paying expenses. Oct. 16‘ 4 pd 8 City of Guelph. KENNETH nACLEAN, Vendor’s Solicitor. “ _ L _ 'Q n 1 . 4 A c _ There are about 90 acres cleared. There are a good Stone House and Kitchen,Frame Wood-shed, Barn with stone stables under- neath, erected on this lot. It is situate about :3. miles from the town of Durham. The vendors will produce only such ab- stracts, title deeds and evidences of title as are in their possessnon. Lot number 66, in the 3rd concession West of the Garafraxa Road. in the Townsinp of Bentinck, County of Grey, containing 100 acres, more or less. TERMS OF S.ALE.-'I‘ergdper cent. of the purchase money tu time of sale, and th month thereafter; or one-halfof the pur- chase money may remam on Mortgage for five years, with interest at thexateof 5 per cent. per annum. 1 contained in a certain mortgagemhich will be produced at the time of sale, there will be offered for sale at public Apction, by James Carson, Auctioneer, (subject to a. reserve bid), at the MIDDAUGH HOUSE. in the town of Durham on Frida , the 9th day of November, 1900, at 2o’cloc afternoon. ' Vu‘ Dated this 10th day of October‘ URSUANT to the Power of Sale contained m a certain mnrfvnon whinh If some of the Liberal speakers, who haven’t manners enough to list- en withont interruption to What the Tories say at their own meetings would change their tacties, they’d have more influence ‘even with their own political friends. There’s a time to keep silent. i Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be inclined to admit that; “ too many Cooks spoil 5 the broth .”-â€"Mail and Empire. Sale of Farm a wife or a housekeeper.‘ Such is life. All .we persume to say definitely about the result of the election in South Grey is that the man who gets the most votes will be the winner in the race. We hemd a fellow say the other night about; eleven o ’clock, while he was crying to make a supper of froz- en potatoes and cold tea, that it was darn hard luck non to be able to get To be able to Speak ahalf dozen languages is a poor recommendation for a. girl who doesn’t: know how to bake a pie. It’s a growing time. Senatorships have. grown to $10,000 and upwards according to the standing of the pur- chaser. Mr. Tarte is still tning to beta silk hat on Liberal majorllies. Mr, Tarte expects to get a. govern- ment majority cut of the “ fanatical hordes of the West.” Premier Laurier’s Thanksgiving turkey was Cooked last week, 1:; u 75 “ «if; Rainfall for the week. 0.3 inches. Home of sunshine for the week .40. Winds, very variable. light generally? and frequently boxing the compass in a few hours. ' The Epworth League, of the Meth- odist church Durham, has, no inter- , est in the “ Moving Picture Show.” to be exhibited in the Town Hall, on October 22nd, the League having i never had the matter under consider- lation at any time. 'W'ray R. Smith. '[With reference to the above we have only to say we were not cognizant of any irregularity, the moving Show1 Go. having engaged us to do certain work, for which we were paid with the‘exception of locals in this issue and d stributing bills to he paid for on the night of entertainment.-â€"Ed.] “If they are not'engaged it looks very much like it,” IS the remark, as an elegantly dressed young lady and gentleman appear in one of the life motion picures in the program for Monday evening, Oct. 22. A px'ettv picture ; it reminds the old and encourages the young. â€"IN THE- TOWNSHIP of BENTINCK Sheep Estray WEATHER BULLETIN. For week ending Oct. 13, 1900. TEMPERATURE. Durham, Ont.,‘ Thursday, October 18th, 1900. HITS AND MISSES. 10 l 1 MORTGAGE To the General Public. A Wedding in Town H 0.0 THOMAS ’GADD. Varney. Max 73 P0 Min. A most unfortunate accident. which resulted in the death of a well known person, John McVain, about 35 years of age, happened in the Blythe neighborhood, in the town- ship of Norman-by, on Friday last. The deceaseanohn McVain, was left on Friday in care of the house and its surroundings, while his brothers were engaged out of doors on the farm. Alexander indeed was not ploughing far from the house. and while so engaged in the afternoon, heard the report ofa gun fired off apparently about the house. He at once left his work and hurried to the house. On opening the door of the kitchen he found his brother John lying on the floor in a pool of blood, dead. It would seem that the de- ’having nothing to do, took up his é gun apparently to examine it and in- , terest himself in so doing. But 1 unfortunately, while so engaged, the gun, which was loaded, went ofi, the .charge passing through the skull and carrying ofi the calvarium, and scat. tering its contents on the floor. An investigation into the circumstances was made by the Coroner, Dr. Gun but an inquest was not considered necessary. John McVain Meets Death from a Gun Accident. Royal Guands and Queen Victoria’s carriage drawn by eight horses. --War scenes, all alive, Horses gal- loping, soldiers running,firing, cheer- ing as they go.-â€"The Highlanders in hot skirmish at Mafeking.â€"Pack mules approaching battle line.-â€"-De~ fending the flag.â€"-Naval bombard- ment OE Coast of China.â€"-â€"Gun boat Lsinking a torpedo boat.â€"â€"Torpedo f boat. full speed, discharging a torpe- do.â€"-Explosion of harbor mine.-â€"Ride up Eifel Tower, 1,000 feet, Paris Ex- position.â€"Express trains meeting at month of tunnel.â€"-Boston horseless fiire engines on way to fire. A great picture.“ Astronomer’s dream \or man in the moon.â€"Cascades,Gen’eva, Switzerlandâ€"High driving Mila .â€" Beautiful flag sceneâ€"Fraudifient beggar chased by the police.â€"Storm I at sea.â€"Trained horse.â€"-Children’sl pillow fight.-â€"-â€"Cavalry swimming a river.â€"Boating scene, Italy.-â€"-Armed soldiers scaling a high wall.-â€"Amus- ing farm scene. Hour and a half program. Price 250. Reserved seat 35c. The program of Edison’s Great, Mo- tion Pictures to be shown under aus- pices of the Methodist. church, Dur- ham, on Monday evening, October 22: I have pleasure in stating that I have witnessed Mr. Laing’s “Moving Pictures” in an entertainment given here to a packed house, to-night. He delighted everyone with his unique presentation of scenes -â€" military, scenic, humorous and miscellaneous and demonstrated the uniqueness of this marvellous invention. Every- one should see it. For an hour and a half all were entertained, and bet- ter: greatly profited. REV. RICHARD WHITING, » Pastor of Methodist Church Mitchell, Oct. 8th, 1900. Price 25c. Reserved seat 35c. Rev. E. 0. Taylor. of Boston, Specialist, Author and Lecturer, will deliver lecturers in town this week as folloWs zâ€"(l) Saturday, Oct. 20th, at 8 p. 111., in Baptist church. subject -“ Microbes and Men.” (2) Sunday in Town Hall, at 4 p. m., subjectâ€" E“Citizenship in the light of Christ and Paul.” (3) Sunday. at 8 p. m., Methodist church, subjectâ€"“That Boy of Yours. Monday, Oct. 22, at 8 p. m., MethodiSt church, subject- “ A glass of beer analysed.”-â€"Collec- tion at the door each meeting. Those who heard Mr. Taylor on his recent visit here two or three years ago need no recommendation as to' his ability as a Speaker and public entertainer. A full attendance is re- quested at each meeting, and on Saturday night particularly at the Baptist church the young men and boys are Specially invited. It is predicted that about Monday. Oct. 22, a storm of unusual severity will be witnessed. The Atlantic oeean will roll up such waves as will Startle some who sit in the front seats at the town hall that evening to enjoy the moving picture enter- tainment. The spray dashes thirty feet in the air as the big waves strike. See the program in this paper. Prices 25c and 356. E. L., METHODIST CHURCH SKULL BLOWN OFF. Rev. E. 0. Taylor Coming. Egg-£2; â€"â€"â€"-â€"H .- TESTIMONIAL A Terrible Storm The SION of Cod Liver Oil. and the germ will die. In'flarnat‘ion: a germ; it’s alive ; like a seed in moist warm ground; it will grow if you lot It, even in children. ' If you have not tried it, send for a free sample, its agreeable taste will surprise you. SCOTT 8c BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto. soc. and 31.00311 druggists. But the cou h, that hangs on and comes ack, is a Sign of an itch that hanos on and comes back. There is some- thing that makes that itch. - A little coughing is nothing â€"the tickling, that makes you cough once, is some dust; not the least harm. You scratch an itch, and forget it. This cough is scratching‘an itch. Step it with SCOTT’S EMULSION of Cod Liver Oil. , a short holiday we trust the rest will improve the keenness of their quills and give them greater power in the great field of literature to which some of them may be aSpiring. NOW that the fall fairs are over and the prize lists disposed of, we trust our faithful correspondents will get their pens pointed and give us the local happenings of their respective localities. We know that some have withheld their budgets during the past few weeks, out of consideration for us on account of the crowd of matter always coming in at fair time. We appreciate this considera- tion, and now that many have taken THE Weather Bulletin which ap~ pears in this paper every week con- tains a great deal of interesting in- formation. Whether it receives the general appreciation it deserves or not, we can not say; but we have learned that some of our well inform- ed readers always give it a careful perusal. The review of the months’ observations which are broadening out so as to cover the whole of the Dominion is particularly instructive, and we, for one, feel ourselves and readers are under a debt of gratitude to Dr. Gun for the formulating and furnishing of these reports. Pill 8ense.-â€"It stands to reason that Dr. 'Agnew’s Little Liver Pills will crowd out of the market many of the nauseous old-timers. A better medicine at less than half the price is all the argument needed to keep the demand what it has beenâ€"phe- nomenalâ€"4o doses :0 cents. They cure Sick Headache. Biliousness, and allay all stomach irritations. â€"5 a martyr to Catarrh for twenty years. constant hawking, dropping in the throat and pain in the head. very offensive breath. I tried Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. The first applica- tion give instant relief. After using a few bottles I was cured. 50 centsâ€"r _.â€"---~ .-. vanv “V‘QULL UL a sheep: we beliEve it is seldom an animal of this class lives to such an age. We are told that ten or twelve years is about the limit of a sheep’s age. ’ -- “_._ A__ Catarrh for trwentywyears and cured in a. few daysâ€"Hon. George James, of Scranton,‘ P_a., says: “I have been A LIECESTER Ewe, belonging to Mr. George Miller, of Aberdeen, died last week at the age of twenty-two years. Though there is nothing re- markably marvellous in the death of Faulty Kidneys.-â€"Have you back- ache? Do you feel drowsy? Do your limbs feel heavy? Have you frequent headaches? Have you failing vision? Have you dizzy feeling? Are you de- pressed? Is your skin dry? Have you a 9;..an ‘AA‘:.â€"~) A_ t .1 . Take SCOTT’S EMUL- SPECIAL ThankSgiving services sermon in Trinity church on Tha giving Day, at 11 p. m., and A1 school house at 3 p. m. Itching, Burning, Creeping, Orawnng Skin Diseases relieved in a few minutes by Agnew's Ointment. Dr. Agncw's Ointment relieves instantly, and cures 'l‘ctter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Eczema. Ulcers, Blotches. and all Eruptions of the Skin. It is soothing and quieting and acts like magic in all Baby Humors, Irritation of the Scalp or Rashes during teething time. 35 cents a. boxâ€"7 THE Fall Fairs are a for this season. Owen theirs this week. Eat what you like.â€"Give the digestive organs some Work to do. These functions need exercise as much as any part of the human anatomy. but if they're deli- cate. give them the aid that Dr. Von Stan’s Pineapple Tablets afford and you can eat anything that’s wholesome and palatableâ€"- 60 in a box. 35 centsâ€"8 about; finished 1 Sound holds ; services and ch on Thanks- ., and Allan’s >134 i. S. ’11. a“. Just OpenedOut Va. .J‘ ( \\ . . is $6 {a The Busy Store on The Street. We eXpect to move shortly, and are anxious to clear out as many Lines of Dry-goods as possible. To do this, we 1. ..ave decided to quote prices for the next three weeks that will make it an object for you to buy. A few more Waterproof Coats left Going at $3.50! ‘ FLANELETT ES and WE ARE SOLE AGENTS “O‘~ I‘VE 6’. ‘3‘?“ ~.-:"' *0 “2.. “‘-':‘r."~r"r.§;§ tficw""fik‘ WW '5 ‘1‘-»48‘JT‘L5 ‘fi‘jf‘: a if“ -7...‘ ._ ‘... at. ' . TJ‘D‘é’i-“A'RRNED "" ' a; $1.00 Per Year. sicâ€"Sula. .mtw .: Just arrived, a nice assort- ment of Perfect Fitting Ladies’ Mantles. C. L. GRANT. lice assort- :t Fltting IRANT 91 Wfi a.