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4 a [1 We are having our share of élonons spring. Plowing has now ome quite general, and should it ’zmc. will help the short feed out v rfal. istedbmadtht c .A Our best news this we . the first, is the marked i the Fealth of miss Martha ‘hl been suffering for soi $ hope the improÂ¥vement m If thevy cannot take t] required, wnich mesans cent of the whole electo at least beat all previou higb, if you dont get whs you will get nigher than ‘im at all C 0 30e oc â€" C NipRrainptintP is is ts tnaaliith s ds 2 dodk 1 + d9 vâ€" f come so great that no leader on either Ic:‘: . I;O:°d SI?‘ weoka'; side will for twenty years, bend so low rcwlated this boy wit} as to do thein reverence, while the deâ€" | poison in several places, strl;‘cciun lnf cnnf}dellwe ‘Vit't)ni'l the | foilowed the operatior tanks, will prevent leac ership there, Thbe course for tempelm?ve men to denver began to talk ; pursue is to unite on this referendum, | M&ke known his theor to roll up such a vote as will hnumiliate | of vaccination as a pt tholse wh(; it is allleged, gave it 'gn':)dg- smallâ€"pox began to derc tngly or those who o )0se it. £ their & s T oppgm-nts decide to ggay at bome, all dedths. in a thousand to righ‘, staying at home will be cone:s. | becoming less and less in tent for them.â€"they want no change, | until with free vaceinatic bet why in the name of common sense in 1858, and compulsory â€" should temperance people stay at home, 1867 ; 4 fell I ‘; o 22. as Mr. Nicholls says is in contemnplation * At fell {to 1t in the in some places, after huvin% asked for | present time, in spite o ckenge ? lt jg the pout of the wilful out break, i r child, who is not satisfied when he gets lthe uetlp‘{?wx,:;g ]_‘_‘ ge'ly what lh(* asks, P# . perance men and ten they will make a cairn & stage in the "wap‘ went down before P demoralization of the Wiadbiione s( â€" act py /) ; 4 ‘" ) Put because be gives an act by which the views of two temperâ€" ance men yoting, would prevail over all others yoting and all others staying at home, by which 2 men would make laws for 5, for this is practically what 30 per cent of the vote of 1898 means, We still insist the referendum idea is not new though the name is in use for the first time here, The Scott Act was lirst passed in parliament and brought into force, when, subsequently, the people voted on it and carried it. â€" This is a larger kind of Seot Act,. open no doubt to some objections. but there is no use, while Quebec is in the way, in demanding prohibition of manufacture and importation â€" which must come from the Dominion, There are those who see no use in this tnll who thoughi it all tight waen introduced by Mr, Hugh Joiuin MeDonâ€" | ald in Mamitoba and the objections ali | g§0 to show that in the minds of the | g Â¥vast majority of temperance â€" voters 1 politics hold first place, 3 As to the demand for holding the Â¥vote at the time of the general or muniâ€" | F cipal elections, there is logic and honesâ€" | s ty in it if made on the plea of expense, w but, if desired, as is openly professed so t as 10 get a latger yote, it is neither | * logical nor honest. _ If there are not | O« enough interested voters to leave home | ; to vote for temperance ofh its own di merits, why desire a catch vote. The yote on the referendum will show truly 0 the temperance strength of the country, | th and if stones be thrown at it by temâ€" | w DERtkEECE inharm ce Bosl css t centred on the elec ty of beating â€" Io principles, nst bec advanced temper; Canada. not becaus better in sight. (fc approaching it), but act by which the vie ky 5) )1 TY Wwant no change, hy in the name of common sense temperance people stay at home, Nicholls says is in contemplation ®nluias alaccs L. _ ..s BC Mr. Nicholils‘ view of the situation reaches not beyond the coming elec. tions. _ He had scarcely a word of exhortation for the temperance forces to press forward and take the half loaf pos.ible rather than no bread. He has evidently already â€" entered .into the shadow of his expected defeat on Dec, ith next, and the depressing influence permeates his lecture. There is no green spot on which to rest Imns eye, Mr. Whitney offers nothing better and should be punished too and paradoxical as it may seem we gathered the idea from the lecturer‘s remarks that what is "vp to us" now is to punish Whitrey and Zmen of his views by defeating | Ross ! Thus it Iy. Mo MisBercthe® 25. O CC "oy 3 1 "LlVe O Uf and muts D | but Sr, left the beginuing of the | ful. er bome in Sydenbam. ;é‘c'] sawrence vacated the hoase | aliv, t some years by him, and is Di ortably sertled 6n ‘the reawx l Pm ht sh 00 Stn dnc sc M : 11 at the time of the general elections, there is logic at it if made on the plea of E desired, as is openly pro get a larger yore, it as 1 nor honest. _ if there h interested Â¥otlers to lea cannot take the 50 wnmich means about e whole electorate, | 'at’all previous vote pr Mr. Nich« temperance °° Sxedd seIHe C . again on the old clin Lawrence. A > wish each. with success in their ne1 were ETT ©ECEC C not a "baltle”lmerelv. in store for them on D be prepared to keep He Darrated at length, to secure the passing M:mitulm. framed, ; thein, by a temperance the votes taken in ( promises of Sip Olive: Hon. G. w, Ross wh MB rhetFely s </s â€" Maine, and 1 ed in ',h. "Wa ll!ctures hayQ of the mani 1Â¥ eya,,;, CC O"ganizer, on Wedâ€" nesdav evening last wase fairly well attended and a most respectful hearing was given him. He is, of course, a forcible speaker, eloquent at times and fairly happy in illustration, has hobâ€" knobbeq with the Hon, Neal Dow, of M’aine.Land been for a ton. ;. OW 0 B im i.k 1 _ The lecture given l;y Mr. Dominion Alliance organ nesdav evening last was AffanebsA® __ . bbed wirp, ,, "[f*tration, has hobâ€" nobbed with the Hon. Neal Dow, of laine, and been for a long time engagâ€" d in the "War‘, yet we feel certain few ctures haye been given that left less C the inspiration for unanimity of ‘tion than his, "C)9§$ moss, not on 8, nJt because he is 1 temperance states not because there is ; mm o ~~ 0 yore ie* Lime T is m Toronto at :)be. ne of his old outâ€" xA )tes, | mee " _ @SLCVC TOP Aholfling the ime of the general or muniâ€" s, there is logic and honesâ€" le on the plea of expense, , as is openly professed so atger yore, it is neither nest,. If there are not mt e sc os 1 . Nicholls e strength of the country, e thrown at it by temâ€" and temperance leaders a (':lil'l!' to commemorate | war" when Principle fore Politics, and the of the ftorces will beâ€" ‘at no leader on either garaening, _ ‘e of !hel The Presid i now be P*‘I""‘T at the d 1t con /‘w':"_;'-' peets _ out won. Mre. ) Ww, ‘j 'IMI'S. David rp(.)sed at f were appoints at reâ€" o leaders | memorate | Pl'"nl,'iple and the _ will beâ€" on either nd so low e the deâ€" thin â€" the |â€" there, } t men to rendum, | / mimiliate | C t grudgâ€" | & If their C ome, all ‘ COnsigâ€" b change, | u on sense | ;, it home, 1s ‘plation ked for | pi e wilful | o4 he gets | ;, r cent | sc 37 per | ta; t them im Aim ‘ aim at | Des didn‘t | has (“Sn Jer 1 henece | P*4 ent in , / who *Ve l ue T # Seeq urs D | but L the | ful. secu K. L 1008€ | alive nd is Di rear | Durt . â€"_Mrs. W. J Derby, Vickers, and | Mrs, David MceCrie, â€" of Nnrma.nl»y' were appointed Directors at a previous meeting, There are still a few districts which the board would like to see represented by directors, and they hope they will be able to get representation at future meetings by coming out, | g ",° meeting of thig body held on Seed Fair Day was not largely attended but wias interesting and fairly successâ€" ful. The Society is fortunate in having secured an energetic Secretary in Miss K. Dixon and the other officers are all alive to their duties, Directors were appointed as follows : Durham and locality, Mrs, T. Brown, Glenelg, Mrs. G, Binnre. Holstein and listrict, Mre, Rodgers, Dromore and listrict, Miss B. Lothian. Miss J. Brown and Miss Maude Mcâ€" L;illivra,v were annnintad â€".. 1. C « J. A. Nicolls, sceptics) it tage of th improved _ ness, and I | occurred to him to with cowâ€"pox as a q dire and dreaded pla One of his chief ven the matter from the h who had caught cowâ€"f | it into the arm of a he; ’who suffered from t ordinary more or less cOwâ€"pox. . Six weeks inoculated this boy wi poison in several place foilowed the operatie TCnber ‘becan. am*" 2 1 9 C o B e The ori’gin of Dr. Jenne t | is one of those things tha professes to know all about < really remember, Just no | while to tell the story, esy can be told in a few words, when Jenner made his first was a terrible and univer in London alone for eyep deaths one hundred wer cases, and men and wome pitted with the disease wer, in all classes of society. Tt , Jenner‘s knowledge that districts of Gloucestershire | gaged in tending cows wei infection from a disease of which they called cowâ€"pox, persons _ 5o suffering neve smallâ€"pox, lnvesliguting w would have regarded ** as an Sitke " o Keriec t en . * restdent Â¥ Whary. 21 _iz _V s Home front Osâ€" prey where she i1ag been visiting friends. Mr Herb Clulds, of Boothville, was n our burg, _ JB thinks that working on a black board would be better than cutting wood. We can heay the hum of Hughie‘s ‘â€"'!:Opppr’ chODnl‘nn sevessucl c ts ET M in Sbe n d oubt helped to stamp ou ut of thne I)lessings of discovery the whole he found th 20 RERCETEUWIE *A C Mg#m. â€"Welcome J. Mr Sandy MeDonala passed throug bere. S thinks tha uninterested shou] retire earlier. j " and Mrs W Sacket; of New Eng. land. Sundayed at N McFadden‘s / Rey. J Hastie, of Belgrave, called on his sister, Mrs Kirnell, for a short stay, Mr Bason, of Harriston, was in our burg on a. business trip. J Ferguson had a successful wood bee last week, Our dressmaker, Miss J Kinnell ia} home again, Welcome J. MY SAPAY MaTkmaskL. . 4" . n several places, by the operation. began to talk and gnmn L. j ___ 0."," 8V0 10€ farmers will soon be busy with their seeding. Miss Tena McMillan is bhome from Toronto. Look sharp toys or she will be away again, % What 13 wrong with our boys when & girl had to take a boy‘s place at a party in our burg not long ago. Boothyille should not be bard an +1.. Miueades [AE on D ee aught cowâ€"pox, He arm of a healthy boy L. d w s$0 suffering never . Investiguting wl e regarded ** 48 a» . Spring is hoere again L .0 054 JS ABOUT vaccoinr sb mnild oc k . ut 0 ‘hopping grain for "SUgaling whay some rded * as an old wife‘s that it was $0, and it to inoculate persons $ a& preventive of the 1 plague of smallâ€"pox, ventures was to take the hands of a WOoman â€" with the dâ€"milil now, _ _ 13 getting colder 5 TTR the disease in harmless way 8 afterwards accination is i n the smallâ€"pox ®S, but no disease ion. Upon this c and work and ory and practice preventive, and . ecline from 100 0 88, and so on,} in every decade or rain. ~[Navion is in fore, Walkerton and the eek narrates the of the practice and aceination in 1000. _ At the _ the recent no doubt to the udder, and that ‘" _ caugbt hat some E4 ‘on / BalD Ti8st Sunagay, _ _ V/"C Bis puipix a. | °. , 5e Price reasonsble, Apply on , gain lust S““dn)’- | or before March 8 to | Mrs Fraser who bas spent the winter ‘ T. D. Anpersox, | With ber daughter in Hami]gon, reâ€" After that date to Ja8. A. HUxTER, turned home fast Monday. Nonc, ifi c ie . l yod McCulloch 1 Notrer.â€"aAll parties in town #1€ | auction sale last week ‘ed & suecessfal hereby notified that in accordance with / Mr Sim t o y % & the health Act, they must provide fm-}d o . "ee l Uwen Sound, VliltEd_hls‘ the cleaning of their own closets, &ec, | dAughter, Migg Sims, the teacher, last | until further notice, | woel:. By order, Board of Health . Miss Aggie Bailey, from Hamilton, is HvaH MCK aÂ¥, Insp yisiting her parents vf. .. 3 l 0UHQ? Hughie‘s is stock. . 5o0 look House and Lot for Sale ol | s apF CA H;fi;-.?:gwf-:!"%sieE;LTfl;E_JZEEECUi'E;!IE!"L'.‘-i!."@;!;’lffllféj-'m;ur‘ti (es}Esncs eaujegy: ?:’ | 1| ssmc haeirloanert | l pxam : essm i/ § ns o e remememernremernr en ns s | og iA U Ww w ® 4 §Shewell , §; ‘ & Lenahan i Undertaking attended â€" deliver our goods in town benefit and save money, M Iron and brass bej 17.00 15.00 14.00 13â€"00 $12.00 $10.50 We have a large stock of and will sell at reduced prices weeks Made by the best manin uP08 |._ °1 poortroasii88â€"01ms, the teacher, last | week. j { Mios Aggie Bailey, from Hamilton, is yisiting her parents, Mrand Mrg Thos Bailey, At bresont Bailey, at 'g;r:s:nt. TORONTO % I» OR ;i“ §§ ‘ ATEKINsor â€" | â€"March 24, f Atkinsgson, D McPFHAL pech 3 â€" _.". " Mey, ‘ D. IOPHAIL, Hopeville P, 04 Dates must be made with 1 C. RANMAGE Durharg, J vester Drill wif wire conductors _ °_ "" 4 € WOOLLEN ana RUBBER a; .. full lines of Horse Blankets Winter is approac and â€" those nee stoves should not to see ours. Also ( makes. lt .&? ot Haxwe BMRCLAY & NOBLE â€" In Glenelg, on 4, to ‘Mr, and Mrs, â€"@A daughtep, ur ney Jtoves i Licensed Auc-tioneor the County of Grav ‘lfi(:‘nsod BORN | THE LTTLp YELLOw LABEL L-) T "t] w s |Tells, or ought to tell correct] y d Auctionegp for| the date to which you are pr id. unty of Grey, I Chang‘es and additions bave a. , Hopeville p, 0‘ gain been made and we ask _ de with I our friends to @xamine close] y MAGE Durhan, / . Ramage, E"“";,;;‘;’,,m_ flpproacln'n g and see ’ our fa. mous Sy]- with steel d not fail Also Clare axwotll needing M(mdg.y’ J(l.\'pph and ! not !/ '”,{f RoYaAL victorta Wants a District Agent for Durham, Sutisfu-wry remuneration â€" wi]j be paid to q man d«suing to take,up the business, Formep experience in Life Insurance not indieppns.hle. | HAll first M 6 p. m NCCEMRE Address commnnic # Late assistant to the Hospital' E'H‘Nld. ty and Throat Hospita]. BPEQC] 8T EYr 82. SPECIALISTP 3: win Life I{lsurance Co. of Canada u, 2C at the » “'ednesd.y of m 6 King S; DR GEQ. _7 "oer P sp PHYSICT x & Suwzox, ice over McLacM-n‘n Store, | 8 to 10 a, M HOURS ; . 2 to 4 p. y 7 to 9 P, M. Specia] attention given to Diseases of Women and Children , M ’ddlll‘h f each m H. 0, THUMAS. Supt. of Agene ies West, Toronto, Ont ations Royal London 0 Imic the o9ge0" Opbthalmic &h House, ] month from EXCLU‘sIV) â€" BURT. to T & NosE, NIVELY, â€"Cpy Durham, the 2 p. ae. til] MIss Marc Ipiis tals c: ©orner c * J A K Et We (s TWEE] GRO(E *A *Â¥A B 4A *44% 2 4 Lower 25c War We can FOj Jake +9N The cheape nacrta and &1 DRY (H( M OTs H. R HE SE CH e M