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cure ents ruds, earth cts & 8 l g ..‘fi; §:’ WOOL TWEEDS & YARNS| CROCERIES curaip Geed. »ecading S. sCOTT. «sedeo & sPRING GOODS We can From the best growers HE SELLS CHEAP !! AA riot1ics ON‘sS EARLY, MMOTH CUBAN, IMPROVED LEAMING PRIDE OF THE NOI AND U. S. 8. C we osk Inspection of our TEAS. ALL FRESH SEED We are preparcd tol ar dle your WOOL & other produce to your entiryr satisTaction. prY GOODS, CROCKERY, BOOTS & SHOES, &e., ‘lane & Go. Of best quality. H. BE AN ~ive you bargains. Soft (in on mnomen snn omesmcrommne xanomame | W W der‘s BlOGk W TH OR AI 11 Rumors of the near approach ot a general election have been revived very noticeably during the past week. There does not appear to be any patâ€" ticular reason for this, other than the natural activity in both political camps which is the necessary outcome of the tact that the extreme legal limit of the life of this Parliament will be reached during the next twelve monthbs, and no parliament since Contederation has run che fall term of its natural life, thoagh the last came within a tew days of it. It is fally recognized Dy dil p‘ aveati politicians that the electorate is very even| 3 divided, and the tate of parties otten depends upon the degree of perâ€" fection to which its practical organizaâ€" tion has attained. Organise, Organise, Organise. Organization to be effective is a slow and complicated proclss, in which every loyal supporter ot his party must take his share, and it is therefore to be expected that the rarty pa?ers and the party leaders will at this time be insistent in urging effective work among their friends, work that it will be too late to start after parliament bas been dissolved and the elections called. Liberals never had greater reason to enter heart and soul into a campaign than they have toâ€"day. The four years during which the present Goyernment has controlled the aifairs of the nation have been unpreâ€" cedented in their record of prosperity, wursmaas amd Aaveinnment A comâ€" W I Shall Have To Remain 1 at all events until the elecorate of the country shall have decided which of the two great parties that are now contending for power, is to enjoy it during the period which is come". The Premier followed with graceful ‘ congratulations on behalf, not only of the Government, but of the whole Canadian people, remarking that be was proud and giad to bear testimon y to the public career of his distinguished opponent; adding, ‘*For my part, We ; bail with pleasure the announcement ‘ that my hon. friend is to lead his party to the next election, and we do not by any meass because we minimize his influence. â€" On the contrary I am fally conscious of the great power which his strong personality must exercise on the electors of Canada, but I do it alLl }l}e W U Quite a number from Edge Hill toOR 36 the picnic at Hayward‘s falls and report baying saont a pleasint time. Peter MceNab, of the 4th con. returned last week from British Colurabia looking i as if the country agreed with him. o13 0 S L LR TD 2 cancontradess Wimdre inflertises more sincerely because, entrenched in the justice of the cause we represent, I am convinced that notwithstanding all his efforts he will still remain where heis, long to adorn the Canadian parâ€" liament" ( Cheers and laughter ). â€"The Reformers of North Grey meet in Convention in Owen Sound, on Wednesday of this week. U last week. Mr. John Stapies, of the second con. lost a valuable cow the other day. It was found deaa on the road. Donald McFayden, of the ayenu® paid Pmd c Iahn IiitKean of the Scuth Iing Donald McFayden, of the ayonuU" p2" a visit to John Milligan of the Scuth line and Geo. Turnbull. . We are pleased to hear that Mrs Staples is on the mend. Quite a number from Edge Hill took in ake viania at Havward‘s falls and report is fally recognized by all prac Reeve Stzples pard a visit to W € OM OA U ld on e @ ; the electorate is very 1, and the tate of parties apon the degree of per h its practical organiza Edge Hill «4tm ++ W1 at Mt. Forest ient ical THE LAE JAMES SHARR 1 Tigd of Lite. 8e Bumes Out 0 11. Very painfal and startling was the news that spread around last Friday and Saturday, that Mr. Jas. Shearer of the 17th Con. of Egremont, had comâ€" mitted suicide. The news proved to be true and we have seldom, if ever, bad a more painial duty than to report such an ending to a life fitted to be a usefal one to himselt and his friends. He left a written statement showing that his death was premeditated, as it is dated nearly three years ago. For a copy of this and other information we are indebted to Mr. Jno. M. Findâ€" lay, who was intimately acquainted with the deceased. melar Hrk t . He was at Dromora Post Office for his mail on Thursday evening, and walked down with Mr. Findlay and others to see a foot ball match, chatting away as usual and telling how he used to play in Scotland. He went home, read the papers, and the family retired leaving him reading. He had risen early next morning and gone out to the stable, where he bad taken the poison. and when found by his daughâ€" ter Annie, an intelligent girl, though a mute, was sick and vomiting. She ran for her mother but before she got there he was dead. ant m V my hoary hair in the du I may add to the abo deliberately and witho and as sane and sensible in my lifetime! So goo ti N. B.â€"My last request, bary me in the Government cemetery on the gravel road and ask John Findlay to send a copy of this to my sister in Aberdeen with my thanks for her trouble in sending me twhe ‘"Huntly Kenuny‘s. 1 The people of Zion are to have a garden party in Mr Wim Firth‘s field near the cthurch on the 5th of June. Every one is invited to an enjoyable evening. A good entertainment will be given in euurch, The charge will be 15 cents each. The return of the twenty fourth of May accompanied by fine weather brought large numbers of yisitors to Zion. â€"Nearly every noroe hbaying its share. Amongst others we will mention a few. Mrs Shorey and other Durham friends spent the day with Mr John Greenwood. Miss Jessie Burnet from Durham has been having a good time at Mr Wmm Greenwood‘s for the last ten days ur so, Friends of Mrs Wim Timmins from Vandeleur and Flesherton spent a couple of days at that most hospitable home. xDrC Well Mr Editor seeding being will endeayor to be more prompt in giying yon the happening flourishing hamlet. Some of our pleasure seekers took in the celebration in Markdale on the 24th while others weut to Hayward‘s falls. All report a good time. ) last. Mr W HArrowsmith showed us a speckled beauty which tipped the scales at 1 lb. He now challeuges the Seotch Town big fisher. s The MeMillan bros. are busy puiting in the crop on the McPherson farim on the 4th. Mr Donald Mceintyre now in Markdale paid us a brief visitafter an absence of 8 years in Daluth and intends to return this week accompanied by his son Willis, H The Misses Anderson of the 6th accomâ€" panied by the Captain called on friends on the fourth one evening recently. Mr Jim White has opened a singing school with one pupil under his charge. Josie Neil now sports a new Jubilee buggy purchased from D Ferguson of your tewn. Joe says there is just room for two. â€"â€"Mr John Beaton of the 4th also purâ€" chased one from the same agent. Mr John McGrath accompanied by one of our fair ones visited Ceylon on Sunday n enjoyl erts lately. _ mends from Arthur are staying at Wmm itement ho 1 ig and is c Nothing m« Townshif h n W ) W sOC1et V WA M Scotch Town W i Jew weeks Grev aoré me. ve worried over nIs confided his troubles : chating between his he, to him, baifling ad led him at times t home. and his intelligent own up and useful y deep sympathy is following is a copy of left in his own handâ€" characteristic of the ore pathetic have we ZION â€" ISgremont, rev, July 14, 1897. nd worn and thorâ€" with this continuous existence, lite has n. T have worked e most of my time almost. â€" Everything nd to has been a failâ€" efore determined to Vé Hit me€ ood byve ali U being over we ompt in future enings of our hat I die murmur ever was Mi rtb VJ D We had a moderate run of about fifty londs of cattle toâ€"day, comprising 1,300 hogs, 800 cattle, 200 sheep and lambs, 30 calyes, and a few milkers. Business was active. prices steady, and about everything sold, but the market was an unimportant one, There was a good enquiry for export cattle at steady prices ; for the best stuff here 5¢ &wr pound was the top price, but while prices showed no advance the added activity in demand meant much for the coming condition of the trade. Also butcher cattle were active and 1 No change has hanpened with hogs, ind alt goods are firm at the last advance, For prime hogs (scaling from 160 to 200 lbs) the top price is 6ic heavy hogs, c, and light hogs 5}e per pound. porter says®s,â€"An06 manifested but ver week, trade, trade complete standstill w@oods market are l'fllll'ilgi“g. and consumers are CalU,IOUs about buying stock pending the opening of the lightweight season. _ Prices are in buyers‘ favor, the strengthing tendâ€" ency at the London sales haying exâ€" ercised no appreciable effect on values ie Boston,. _ In the country there has been more doing,. and especially in W yoming. but the yviews of growers of wool generally are still so high that representatives of the eastern trade are net as yet buying very freely, _ Thereâ€" sult is that comparatiyely few of the new wools have yvet come forward, OMUS, .. x« gern en n e k e en e 6e+ LAMDS... .ce kcc sn e r k64 ++ Dressed Hogs, per ewt Mogs, Live weight..... Beef, per CWb..c.c.. 0.+ Lard, perIb...ckk000k.k}+ Buttor, fresh roll per Ib Buatter, Tub.............. )o oo Hides, per CWb....... Calfskins, per Ib........ She@pSkIMS... 00000066 + ++ Tallow readered per lb HAY .cccc6ccc k6 es 6e n e k6 9k Apples, per bag......~> Potatoes, per bag......> Wood, per cord......... S t SHOKbS+ccarcccrrecrey rirk4s Teas... Bariey W ool Flour.. Wheat ult is that (:uu;;mml.ivvly few of the\with me . I have always a numker | mew wools have yet come forward, tnf farms in hand which I am able to 1 l bugeca en es in uwl t |\sell at very low figures and on very ABOLISH SLATUTE LABOR. | easy terms. _ After so long a residence wuoidenimcnneds l,in this locality I have tormed a conâ€" To the Editor of the Post, nection wi'thallthc leading Loan Comâ€" Sir :â€"Whilst we are all rejoicing over | pables ana when they have farms in the relief of Mafeking, we would do|hand for sale they are placed in my well co turn our attention to municipal | hands and L am thus always in a posiâ€" affairs, and stady the question of how l tion to offer bargains. I have always toimproyve our system of statute libor. | on hand farms and other propertis beâ€" m the ore phee jwe find UbE dn the |longing to myself which T an always labor is inadequate to keep the road in re"‘d-_v either fo sell or exchange for good repair, especially main roads. other proporty. _ Just now I happen to The question is, how are we to imâ€" haye a splendid 100 acre farm and a prove this method. Some parties sugâ€"| yery fine 64 acre farm, both well sitâ€" gest to do away with statute labor uated in Bentinck and each having altogether and in its place to collect the | good brildings. Iwill sell them or amount of statute labor as taxes, comâ€"| trade them,. T also offer at a sacrifice muted at 50 cents a day to be expended|Lot 28, Con. 2 W. G. R., Bentinck, :;‘):"-:‘ .(‘L(:l(;l.lllluslonel' in the locality where | 190 gop ea, Lelonging to a man B6 HaS The number of days of statute labot Rol!lle out . west qnd is bound hag in Bentinck is about 4200 days. and ar|B€ll At some price. . I place inâ€" \ 50 cents would amount io $2100, Al.| Surances in good companies at lower most every one in the township will| rates and in fact attend to al1 kinds of ‘ acknowledge that the $2100 will put the | financial business.. My rule continues, Last Saturday‘s G] g regarding the w Market is quiet v nwashed is still qi ractically no washe« ; yet. â€" Price is nomw The American We rter says :â€"The DURHAM MARKETS. The number of days of statute labot in Bentinck is about 4200 days. and at 530 cents would amount 10 $2100, Alâ€" most every one in the township will‘ acknowledge that the $2100 will put the roads in much better condition than they will be after the 4200 days of statute Iabor are put in. Iam inclined to think that at 25 cents a day there would be a better showing than we have had in past years, even with the assistance granted by the council to the divisions, The above system if adopted would save the council the annoyance of a{)pli(-:uions for grants to fix up roads that are almost impassible in places thronghout the township. We must admit that the present system of stauiute labor is very unsatisfactory and I trust thav the ratepayers of this township will be called upon at some early date to give their voice on this matter. ‘This Aberdeen, May 22nd, 1OIMS OL OURMIL 0 MERMCRE MIL CUIIIID L A0 Te or excess, Mental Worry, Excessive use of Toâ€" bacco, Opium or Stimulants, Mailed on lreoelp' of price, one package $1, six, $5. One will pléx#® Improved Yorkshire Boar for service season of 1900, at 1ot 32, con. 9, Bentinck Terms $1.â€"W i. COOK. siz will cure. pefore. Aftr. "Weqd‘s Phosphodine, 4* Wood‘s Phosphodine is soid in Dnrham by Jas. K. Gun MacFarlane & Co., and H. Parker, Druggists. Live Stock Market one package $ e Cempbie er cattle were actuive. a , and having said this it to waste time and space reiteration. change in bulls, stocke milk cows. rices quote dlambs will Woor. ay‘s (ilobe has the followâ€" the wool market : viet with light receipts, still quoted at 10c to le, washed is coming to hand ToRroNTO iwrlings wered Ives nominal at The Great English Remedy. _ | Sold and recommended by all | druggists in Canada. Only reliâ€" ; able medicine duoo':’emi. ifi l guaranteed to cure i Wesmkneu. all effects of abuse \ e nor alLoge nsumers are k pending th« : season. P it w lit 1 ie much ts free to any addres®. ‘ompany, Windsor, Ont vep« were in fair de ted last week, treng@1 sales effect 1 80 Dax. McDovéaLL , 1900. nd 00 ho 9m 9n 00 10 OO bO PDj 6O 00 70 40 ho J market â€" has life the past »s being at a »rts from the iltogether en 16 1 11 re Cau.ious the opening Prices are thing tendâ€" oA 8 50 6 OO 7 00 1 00 J m 20 6U on 00 Di 00 OO 50 Do Yo 10 16 16 i n PURE JASR . GUN ado what he a is a fool to pa tising what for the public man is a dece not professing entirely for t but I have f« make the most mon doing the very bes stance to save mone Every customer wh with me to his own Eatronize me and g is business, but his accounts for the v that I am doing toâ€" now busy and will to be ‘"Always promptâ€"never neg ligent. M. 0. Agent, Can. Express. A letter from the Underâ€"Secretary of State states that in reference to a petiâ€" tion from many in this district, in behalf of the lad Chas. Hamilton, now confined in Kingston Penitentiary for burning his employer‘s barn in Egreâ€" mont some lime ago, His Excellency the Governor General will not exercise the greroga.tiye of clemenc{ in the case |ot the K:iooner. He will then have to verve the full teem of seven years.â€" Ayton Advance. ADEERTISING PAYS =â€"=â€"â€"XX XX d that the advertise t he advertises to d to pay good money what he is not able public soon find out dnd olher Inseclicides. PARIS GREEN, HELLEBORE, INSECT PWDR #6000%#0903 DRUGGIST H. H. Miuu®r®, her fellow‘s benefit during the twenty heen doing business Durham that I ear ney for my self by t I can in every in ey for my customers. er is avnie to o and a man y for adverâ€" to carry out t that such a raud. I am Hanover r fun or benefit â€"| MIS S SHEWELL THE BIG STORE If you don‘t believe â€" some afternoon with \Furniture of the SUMM I @400# 404%444%44% 4444444444 4% J. A. HUNTER. l Officeâ€"â€"LOWER TOWN. DURH AM Coliections and Ageney promptly atten« Would intimate that she will continue the Furniture and Undertaking Businees esiabâ€" lished by her father in Durbam in 1858 and will endeavor to give all old and ne w cuate m ers the same entire satisfaction. TC Undertaking and Embaiming on | ciples atreasonable rates 11 it ##%% AALLA4L44A444¢A¢¢A444444% W Coliections and Agency prowmptly attended to V.i!ls Deeds, Mortgages Lens.s, Agreements &e. conecu{ J»npu‘td. Estates of deceased persons looked after, and Executor‘sand Adâ€" ministrators‘ Accounts pre,-;'rul and passod Burrogate Court Business, obare of Wills, Letters of Administration aud Guardiunship Obtained, Searches made in Registry Ofhce and Titles reported on. n 1 TÂ¥ he only fArswclass Hearse in Town Company and private Funds to Loan on Mortgages at lowest rates of interest. Valuations made by a competent and careful Valuator. OFFICEâ€"Mcelntyre Block, BARRISTER. SOLICITOR IN SUPREME COURT, NOTARY PUBLIC, COMMISSIONER, ETC. Office, Loan and Insurance Agent, Conveyâ€" ancer, Commissioner, &c. LOANS arranged without delay, . Collections promptly made,. _ Insurance effected. MONEY TO LOAN at lowest rates of interest Officeâ€"one door north of 8. Scott‘s, Durham. E. J. FREEL, M.D., C. M. Remember the standâ€"opposite the Market. Durham, t every day PICTURE FRAMINC A SPECIALTY n NOATRY PUBLIC, CONYEYANCER, aC n arrister, PNYotary, Gonâ€" lu?) veyancer, Qtec., qto..... lom‘aly to Loan at reasonaole rates and on terms to suit borrower. A.ll Che C. MeKinnon‘s Implem»nt Shop, VPPER TOWN, ° # DuURNMARM SUMMER NOVELTIES. it Homor Graduate of Trinity College, Toronto ; Member of the College of Phyricians and Surgeons, Ont. ; Member of the Detroit Medâ€" ical and Library Association, Six Â¥Vears‘ Moespital Kxperience. RESICENCEâ€"Old Bank Building, opposite G. LEFROY McCAUL. J. P. TELFORD, W. L. McKENZIE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, J. A, HUNTER . All hands are busy. Our store 18 ike t W. S. DAVIDSON. MONEY TO LOAN MUSLIX WAISTS, P. K. SKIRTS R GINGHAMS 11 over Grant‘s store, Lower Town ALWAYS ON HAND utful h A LL ANDSEE I n MISS SHEWELL FULL LINE OF bny where the crowds c is growing in popular InC SILK BLOUSES &5 CRASH SKIRTS n( es wide it just dropin the crowd. (Over the Bank ase vard. n time rice Te p