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to LOCK omers Lind " r, I M40 (llNllllir, 'tMN " ll 'P'"P? lifi) "riiiiiihi I’d est f the a past mnmhl‘ isplay u 7th. 8th, and days. ‘HAM. ONT IDEHR. I‘nwn. ate "I w to" bug"a ll To nu?! thU Ltirnt "t let L---- 'l"d,"d a! ohes and ot 'u .'P. r1 on. ()1 na zinminul its enviable reputation lag: war. It you have not tried it do 4., This strain has stood the high- cat for some years back at the experi- mental farm. We keep SPRA WN G Should become much more .rA (gt-mm! use than it is, and now is tlie Linus to be thinking about it. Fur Hump with small orchards or who do um: mm about the more expensive ttttis we have lir,ily managed, any boy or girl can work it, and its gets in its work ef. (actively and thoroughly every time. man's fiaw Log _ Mangel! fully Date 3 MacFAézLANE t Ci) SPRING is here, so is House- clcuning time and you will need New Lace Curtains. Just mad the following prices : The Exact TI} a “41ml. s: ILAI9A CEYLON THA in lead packets. Black or Mixed, m 2..V. iatc and 40c Pound. ltr in l W ll H JUN Cottte :um 84-0 what n Lot ci' , 'gttt'itt't' “'0 Give for SI in tir-tiii,) PIE PLATES loc each. mm- WAyil1 BOW‘LS 20c each. THE BIG DOTS AND SHOES .riprivc,' cmmnences IS as- 's,', itll untirrain mw, Int Come 1' IN nu ‘luuhc with a l'lc'h this Hum van what mam seed l ‘4'! r isurly' rmwil'g? “not, " ', Mir M- wi.ll to sin-1111‘ it he- ' I' oiidi, lu-(rulm- impassablo muui!,l', .‘ll't' tlu. lrrst we could ll, " till" price-s the low-sf. An ,w' .4; mr l:eitrd. YELLOW INTERMEDIATE and MAMMOTH LONG RED MANUEL, also IM. PROVED DANISH SUGAR BEET, and FIELD SEEDS. VI'Plilt TOWN DURHAM. BBSI N MW“ ig ill WWII? ard,: "'th ouls, "rue trds MH'HGISTS , ND SEEDSHEX, M TRY ONE AND NOTE RESULTS EW PRIMS ARE JUSI Ili! NN BEAN & co. {an}; lung. lung. long, long. SHHS titts " H tVY lump " full lirte at the I’RH‘ES. You want umn's 81.00 and $112.3 M "sriilt, SOAP fk. bar. " 51-. 10v. 150 and 23c Nash. “rushes 15c, ah. I',Itotnls' lov, 150. got'. D' Galvanized ll quart 2trin 32-h: 27-in HI (H I Durham, Ont ss' um'e upwm I A its ‘H wide, wide. wide, wide, wide, ttVit Hanna-h- Sll [HTS "let. Shirl at IN H 25c pair. Mk. pair. (EK- pail. up In li?i l h) 1'fl Fl Y from .~ and Men‘s nl-up) H urn- A great deal of interest is being taken in the North West just now in the question of transportation and an active agitation is in progress for the establishment of a railway commission having power somewhat along the lines ot the present Railway Committee ot the Privy Council only with less complicated and expensive machinery, that would, it is hoped bring its good services within the reach of any, be they individual or corporation, who might be in need thereot. Some attention was given to the matter during the last session of Par. liament when a. lengthy debate took place upon a resolution moved by the late Mr. Jameson ot Winnipeg to the effect. "That the public interest de. mantis that the railway companies ot Cancda should at the earliest possible moment be brought under the control of a Board of Railway Commissioners clothed with fall power to enforce the provisions ot the Railway Act and to prescribe and enforce observation of' such regulations as may be necessary in the public interests." The Dimeulties In The Way. A strong ease was made out in favor ot a change trom the existing con- dition of atl'nirs and the situation was Iairly discussed by members on both sides of the House, bat the Government Was not able at that time to see its way to other much encouragement to the promoters of the schemes. The Minis- ter of Railways & Canals put the matter' clearly and concisely before the house explaining the reasons. not tor lack of sympathy with the project for he was deeply sensible of the real ity of the dittiealties complained of, but, for his inabitity to support the proposition at that time. Referring to the contentions of a supporter oi the measure Mr. Blair rc~ marked, "now the honorable gentle- man has said that all we would have to do to afford substantial relief to the, people of this country would be to constitute a railway Commission, and to center upon it the same powers which are now invested in the Railway Committee of the Privy Council. I must say that I do not agree with him. My view is that, as regards providing " remedy for the more serious griev- ances, you would absolutely fail if' you simply invested a Commission no mum-r how able, with the powers which have been ovnirunvol lay statute upon tu- Railway Committee of tlie The report or t Militia and defencl down, and in view cum-using interrst t In INC' 1 the vol iutcres 3ioour-tienc'ral Hutton, General oftie- t'l' courmandhig has in various ways given ample proof of his active and practical interest in the condition oi the force, and his part of the blue book, his report upon the conditions and requirements ot the eonntry's de. fences. is oi much interest. Among other things the Major-General recom- mends that the whole of the active militia be embodied tor training dur- ing the present year, by a concentration at. various central camps under his command, with properly constituted stuff. Relying upon the militan- instincts ofthe troops, he proposes to carrv out " higher degree of training thaiiin previous years and to include technical instruction, in which the city regiments be invited to take part during the last two days of the camps. Rifle practice with special Morris tub ammunition at miniature targets and miniature ranges was also redoaunentG rivy Cottn 1"iets"i"st-atstta'isetea'tsetesisttean 9 The James River Valley of North Dakota ti OUR OTTAWA LETTER. lume- is ot Our SEE FOR YOURSELF THE ADVANTAGES lung Minna] Defences. of the Department of mica has been brought icw ol the rapidly in- st, than the country ot P," in military matters, ot more than ordinary fir- V V V -""C9" if ___ . n "V would secure lands at a price hardly more than the rent you pay for one Slug“? year at your present home. Stutsman. La Moure. Wells, Foster and other counties Ill- Vite you to secure a 16), 320 or Glo acre farm at four to eight dollars per acre on easy payment down, long time and low interest. These new rapidly growing Counties offer you for grain and stock raising. Take advantage of the halfrate landseekcrs excursions of April 4th and 25th. ITJIS /rP,lriJ7L1ilqrl.yo,t.t must _tak¢ advantage pf 11ow_ if you Will you be one of the thousands of homeseekers to secure a farm and home this spring from the fertile lands of the James River Valley of North Dakota ? capol ed and an extension of' the period of trainingtosixteen days for the year 1900 is suggested He further pro- poses that the, Squadron It. C. D. be removed from Winnipeg in May next and be temporarily transferred to Kingston, thata regiment consisting ot two battalions of mounted rifles be raised in Manitoba, and the North West Provinces, with instructions and head-quarters at Winnipeg and so on. Oar Militia Is Not An Army, The report of the General Officer Commanding, as to the Condition of the Forces is certainly nut very reassuring. Ile declares that, 'the existing condition of the Military forces of the Dominion can only be characterized as unsatisfactory in the extreme. The troops themselves, generally, are endowed with a pro- found patriotism, gifted with an ex- cellent physique and infused with a zeal and aptitude for military service which is an historical attribute of the Canadian people. The Canadian militia consists of a number of small units of cavalry, artillery and infantry of various strength, and cf very vary- ing condition ofdicipline and eftieieney. “Valuable as such a force may be in the fighting qualities of its personnel it is useless hw military purposes in the absence 1 f a trained general staff, in the absence cf an administrative department and in the absence of an adequate supply of those stores of arms ammunition and equiplnei t which are indispensible to the maintenance of an armed force intended lor military operation. The militia force oi'Canada is not, underthe existing system, an army in its true sense. It is but a collection of military units without cohesion, without staff, and without these military departments by which an army is moved. fed or ministered Mr. Rom. Cochrane, of this town, re. ceivod last. week a letter from his twot her Adam, which is much more than a family letter. Ile has been for some time in Salt Lake City, and has evident- ly kept eyes and ears open in regard to the life, character and doings of that, strange people, and from the letter, with which we havchmm favored. we make some extracts. in Slckiiess." AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM Mit. ADAM COCHRANE. by fur the largest. They meal] hemm- ful places. but. particularly Mt. Olixet, situated on the foot hills or bench, as it is called, on the western side of the eastern range of Washirtch Mountains, being a range ot the Rueky Mountains, and immediately below Fort Douglas. Addie's grave is ahout 21, miles from the base of the mountains, and ft-nm the tops of which the snow seldom if ever' disappears. The ptuchasw of u burying plot there, set-u! es care of the grave for all time, without extra expense, and in. eludes sodding twice a year if necessary, alsowutering legulm'ly as the supply will warrant, it is 21 miles from the temple of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SuinIS, everything here enunts tram the Temple. north, east, south and west, and this is where Brigham Younis Statute is erected. FiTr?-iiE'"cR9iiikiii jlll()llll IHE MllllE, ‘34, " If: "ea '.. "E die lime in 1 State won-(- tt less than mug and his My run-red t small lmml to-day the The Mormon Tabernacle and Temple are beautiful buildings. the tabernacle _ has a seating capacity of iron] 10 to 12 1 thousand, and is full every Sunday. l They have the largest organ and trained choir (over NIO) of any church in the j world, tt, is something to be remembered I to hear them sing. Music is one. branch l of their education never forgotten. and I so also is dancing. and both are. practiced l a great deal. Every ward has a dancing ',hall, most of which are owned by the fchurch, and the dancing ls conlmlled I by an Elder or High Priest. Hound dancers are not encouraged very much, the. High Priest has to he coaxed to allow more than 30r4 any evening. I They generally have dances once a week _ at least. There are many causes for so many deaths, invalids come here from every' where, and for consumptives it is only . question of a few months or years at best. Mormonism and Polygamy and Heredity has engendered disease and produced weaklings. whose lives at best are short. Of course the Mormon church now professedly repaditttes Polygamy. Polygnmist marriages are forbidden by both church and tstate, but Polygnny is not abolished by any means All the dignatories,---Bishops, Apostles. and High Priests are polygamists hav- ing from 2 to 10 or 12 wives, and although they preach against, it, for they are all preachers. yet they are all known to practise it. Bishop Cannon, one of the dignatoriea has 7 or 8 wives and to-day has 31 children. all cf school age. and husa school of his own. on his own prennses where they all attend. Let me give you one instance of poly- gamy that came under my observation one day. 1 took dinner at, the house of a Mr. Gardner, a school teacher. undet 50 years of nge. and the. oldest, of a fam. ily of 10 by his father's first wife. that, is, he has 9 full brolhers and sisters and 71 half luothers and sisters and 9 step- mothers. The old gentlenmn is " Highlander. and is still living, as are also " of his wives, with whom he lives. When polygany Was abolished by statute, hemmed his families together and divided all his worldly posessions equally with his wives, giving eat-h " It) new form with brick house ctt.. I have met quite a number of Sum-h Mormons and I think they make good Mormons and first-class polygamists. It. is the tithing system that keeps the Mormon chm ch alive, all Mormons cun- trihutc or are expected to contribute 10 per cent of ‘heir earnings. Grace pays her girl $3 a week and she pays into the church monthly $1.20. The church is innncnse-ly Wealthy and dahhles in everything, stores, hotels, "iantiinctmvs, livery srtultlvson intuit-Ilse scales. Inincs mu] mining: stocks, mil- l'mul and ll. ll. stovks, lands cattle, slim-p and hovst'ri--t'.vtliitw,. 'l'lu chlnch is a, stock huhlcr in all jmnt srockturrs+ui0sof any nccuunl. Tlu. lilhing Illum- hcrt- is quite u sight. that ii whruvthe min-s arc rcct-iu-(l wtn-n paid in vioodsotluwthun cash. Farows pay in any kind of Iusuliuu' thcy I'altstu fruit, daily pmducc. grain, fitrltltw. stuck. wool t-tc.. and thc church l'tllh stores in cunnvctiun with it and disposes ofull,urul you can l-uy anything you want thclv, the stockuten with huge lit-HIS ufcach. hm-bcsmnl sheep, nth-n [my in stock. and the church muss lut'gc herds thtunsvlyes, and they do the lnrgcst slaughtering irusiness in tin-city. The b'tateLegislature is in whim: here now and consists of 50Mm1nun members. of whom theuv are two ladies and 13 Gentile niemhels. In this ils in everything eke the Latter Day Saints tuedoutinate. There is a cttitstattt stvifegoingon lwlweell Mormons and Gentiles, in church. school. politics. business. it has been a dangerous thing here in “Mum- lhe ahnnilmnt chucrh, and hundreds wlw :ineniplml it INVI- been ruined. However it is nm m had now the Gentiles JK asserting them- selves. and the church nu longer makes Mil-mus. But there are many rue people among them, many wealthy and many poor. Grace's nearest neighbor is a grand daughter of Brigham Young's but by which Wife! cannot tell, hut sheis "lady-like in her every act " M't-rything. The Hildt'l' in all joust ,ny umwunl. Tlu. quilon sight, that tPt' root-hut when J as. R, Gun’s mm be found anywhere. Her grand- father is said to have had IO wives but how many children I know not. He came here penniless but died wealthy, thanks to the. titheing system. The house where he lived With 5 or 6 wives is called the, beehive, and from outward uppeararceseems to he adapted to u use of that kind and was sold at auction a few weeks ago toe 86a5,000, All his houses are uhke beautiful and valuable places. He certainly Wins a clever and and renmrkuhle nuuuevidencesr of which nreuppurent here on on every hand. The Mormou's certainly have faith in their religion and their religion sustains them. I think by the tune you get this far you will have had enough on that suhjeet although I could interest you for an hour or two longer. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal. Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling at it he says: "I was taken with Typhoid Fever,tltat nu into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of Counumption. when I lie-uni of Dr. King‘s New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continued to an it, mud now am well and strong. I can't. say too much III its pail-r." This marvsrllou" medicine is the quickest and surest c’lre in the world for all Throat and Lung 'rrouble. Regular sizes 50 ets and $1.00. 'l‘rlal bottles free at our drug mores. awry bottle guaranteed. 2 SAVINGS BANK. Iutevest "llowed 'm -..\'mg~ hunk tin-[mun of 8t.on and up- w.ma.~. [’mmpt attention and nun-y facility "frorded cusluuwr.’ living at a. Manner. J. KELLY, Agent. CAPITAL. AGENTS in all principal points in Ontario. Quebec. Manitoba. United States and England. Tux-ms moderate. Armngvnwnls fur sules, as lullnles. kc. mm! he much- at The Iteview othv, Durham. I'oitess Irtuulettce mldressc-d there m- in Ho Je- ville P. o. will Ire promptly ",.'//,',','l!ii lo. Terms (m npplivuliuns lo 1llil)liil) BANK AA CANADA CA PITA L. lt EtiFllt V E lh-siclt-nm- - HOPl0'I LLI'I. A gum-ml Bulking Whine» Imnmrled. lhwft" issued and collections made on all paints. bop-mils revviveu' and inter- e-t allowed nt current rates. DURHAM AGENCY. . McPHAIL Head Office, Toronto. W. F. COWAN, President GEO. P. REID, Manager. mm PACKAGES FOR 5 c His Life was Saved. D. MCPHUL, Iiotrvvill" P. l) or to C. RAMAGE, ihnhum. CALDER’S BLOCK, DURHAM. ONTARIO. tb, Authorized Paul up. .. FUND CHEAP GARDEN Licensed Auctioneer fol the County of Grey. .a-.. ONTARIO 82,000i) 1 ,000.009 (Hum Go to him If you “an! to sell: Go to him if you want to buy. Ho collects IIULPS and accounts. and it beats every- thing how he gets mom-y out of old clninia that have been thrown aside an worthless. BUSINESS ngles. Emu-ls and DifBcultits straightened out settled and adjusted without lawsuits or ill feeling, by the use of at little tact Mid good judgment. J% JA Miller HANOVER. If ,'ou are tumble to pay 100 Cents on the a he will win, you to arrange with your (-rediumu. Inwlvent Estates sut- isfnctorilr wound up. “Always Prompt. Never Negligent.' All business Strictly Private. Deeds, Hangar", Wills, and other Writings careful y prom-ed. A Hundred good Farms for taue-Also a number of tine Hanover Properties. . . Will now buy a Seven Jeweled Waltham or Elm" Watch in Nickle Screw Case. We have Seven- your“ at the business now! XMAS DA Y. and he KNO IVS Bow fo gel mum-LIN (owl-st lxmrihlc' mics and an": at privilegeii. That is will the whole country got»: to him. I r is lending of f, per erot. and on largr loans at 43-4. teen Jeweled Wnllhuus at. prices never offered before. We! tt ll PMS. llg iill (lt 80 M olFarllane's The Wheels ti'"au Call and See what we have & Go Round “Call and see for yourself. “Prices are right. Unoqualled bargains In all Departments We Sell all kinds at all prices. Also a Full Line of WA'1THFS, JEWELRY, SILVERWARE. and STERLING SILVER NovriL'nFri. Rich Meu, Poor Man, G rils, Tories and Pun-(ms, ILL DEAL wrTH.... The Greatest CASH . SALE Of the Season #lchilTll'll'8 II. ff. MILLER will ARCHIVEs Dinner 1e?elrAutrtepd Mad-- Servant Girl Ugly. The ancient clock did its best-it is old enough wrest. Its 20mg qualities have gone you want a Good Clock & em r Saver. We have them For 'lrill. You can saw: time and worry by buying one. DRY GOODS', LS OPENED THIS WEEK Al' y READY MADE CLOTHING, HATS and CAPS, BOOTS and SHOES. C. MCARTHUR. $5 BILL I H. H. MILLER. W. A. McFARLANE catch & Irish ! UPPER TOWN. Are nude 3 Specialty. judge for yourself. The Hanover Cottvevattcet PROTESTANTS and CATHOLICS. T"? "eee of I'" Tint DURHAM, ONT, Next to Bank. ha ty' been