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ancer, ~hbealteo a! years cinoume n to his ‘Se 'h° hk rare ) t ill ind + C« ~@ Wad. emedy , Tiption prove a . 6. K. owned £ known is is a n very ut gremb anbjseg Fillard,* ‘@nta ry , be Harnes bam, f farm iement Lot 30, acres, m Mr, at 5 pay it s JF. sell or aADCcr York. ads, Highest wing ; great pS, [| Horse CS§ We beg to inform our Customâ€" ers and the Public generally that we have adopted the Cash System, which means Cash or its equivalent, and that our Motto will be "Large Sales & Small Profits." We take this opportunity of thanking our customers for past patronage, and we are sonvinced that the new system vill meris a continuanrnce of the same. N., G. & J. McKECHNIE. gesese ¢ o Lasso ‘)‘ .ll !‘ (, ,‘l. “ we w * ) t" a EescE CanP VOL.â€" ga8%%8%%8 ¢ i AT â€"eThe GCASH«â€"â€" <@ J s Tt Ee n ADOPTED BY dossosesgsse Stoves CGutters Qur Piano and Organ firmly established. Be Purest tones. 4* meroFeSRmFATRTARRARARE Do you waut Williams XX, NO, 12. At prices that UPPER TOWN IMPLEMENT WAREROOMS. AOLLLOâ€"__ _ _ es CBP 0+ E7 in exchange for goods. â€"MeKINNON‘S. a Sewing Machine? "& â€"â€" Highest price P¥‘ . McKechnie. will surprise. of all kinds, COOKING sTCVES, HEATING sTOVES, BOX STOVES Cutters and Sleighs quality and at ] down. ht *3G. McKINNON. an trade is Best makes. ighs of the best at prices away the New for Wood AN OLD TALE OF THE ISLE OF MULL, BY THE MARQUIS OF LORNE. But Duart kad no idea of fighting thus without profit to himself. _ It was not for love of the toothless father of Hugh that he had entcered into the conflict. He now made old Loch Buie his prisoner, and sent him on to the island of Cairrburg, a lonely isle among the Treshinish groupâ€"a preâ€" cipitous isle with a flat top, which is strongly walled round, and made by rnature and art so inpregnable that Queen Elizabeth‘s ships flung their shot in vain against its lofty wal‘s of trap. Duart himseli took possession ol the castle and ijauds of Loch Buie, giying them to his own son ; and, as if turther to humiliate its lord, he sent to the exile on Cairnburg ‘the ugliest, worstâ€"shaped girl that could be found in the whole country to keep house for him.‘ Now the toothless Laird lamented much his fate on the lonely island fort, and repented bitterly of his quarrel with his son, and of his appeal to Duart for aid, and was distraught. _ Having no one to speak to him but the ugly dark maid he was fain to talk to her of Hugh, of his loneliness and his sad posicion, and her sympathy for him beâ€" came great in his sorrow. Soon he did not see or care how ugly she was, but determined to make her his wife, thinking that he might even now get a son who should, when he grew up, win back the lands of Loch Buie, now paying rent to the son of Duart. In due time a son was born, but the | heart of the mother was heavy, for she said, ‘uniess I go away and hide myâ€" self and my child Duart will hear that there is another son born to the House of Loch Buie, and will send men to kill the bairn.‘ And old l\lacLeanl agreed with her in this opinion, and said to her that she must not any more think of attending to him, but must flee with her babe, that they might both escape the jealousy and hate 0!‘] Duart; and he told her she might christen the child where she liked, but the name must be Murdoch the Curt, that hereafter if he heard of a stripling of that name he might know that it was his child that men spoke about. So the mother and child went away secretly in a boat, being helped by some friend, who took her to the house of some kindly man named MacDuftie, who dwelt at the head of Loch Selvie. As soon as the child grew strong he was left with his fosterâ€"parent, and the mother went back to Cairnburg Island and lived, as before, with old Loch Buie, so that Duart knew not for twelve years thereafter of the birth of the boy. HIGHLAND FOLKLORE. Buat when at last it was known, |atlions of pregent PEUTRUAMUT BUZO ngÂ¥ak Duart‘s anger was great, and he gave |"a1s© this point, because it may have money to traitors to find out where the ;:)‘iffl»::f::: ‘::“‘1‘[(fifihb‘::l‘fi)g;;":‘l:eb;’:a‘;g:‘{ bOX i oig and his gpie8 CaMe back and which have moved Principal Grant tO‘ told him _ ‘He was cailed Murdoch the | e surprising course he has taken. The Curt. and he i‘s now staying at the | reason must be found in other quarters.. hea(.l of Loch bpelvxp, at a place called ‘ Principal Gran: has always associated Arrinanslees.‘ _ No sooner had the) ppe mimsterand the teacher with the news come than a party was sent t0 | politican in his public utterances. | He murder the boy. 1 hey sailed in their | nas frequently in years past signalized boats up the beautiful inlet, amid the ) his public addresses with yery pointed hills whose people were sitting inlf‘l’l;";'l""‘.l_"_‘(')d(‘f‘l‘c‘_’tl’""}‘i“} of '~ptul'h{wf ferrd their thatched !’amlefs’ ?\'hcn.ce thei:?(l’r:nllli:r nM:u'k'enzi;. ‘\‘lbllel(;licil ":x.lr:)l‘ peat smoke rose into the still air, ANG | pesitate to publicly declare of the acts as they disembarked they saw MaCâ€") of another leader and his goyernment. Duffiec, whom they knew had underâ€"|"As weli defend Sodom!" _ There are taken Murdoch‘s fosterage, at work not wanting several siguificant utterâ€" about his dwelling. The head man of ances which go 1O o Saoid the the party went up to him and demand.| Lourier Government has found fayor o cluis ts s in his eyes. Principal Grant, in common ed to know where the boy MurdOCl | with many others, sees a political danâ€" was hidden. But they had happened | ger in the possibility of the Goyernment ' Wone. 3. eveageenpives ragraudt. <o. 0+ on a brave man, and he looked his \ enemies straight in the face and anâ€" « swered bravely, ‘Murdoch the Curt is | 1 in concealment, and I must not betravy ;‘ his place of refuge. Were I to do so / my very children, imy own _ song, . \ would kill me.‘ Some of the MacLeans . | now stayed with MacDufile to prevent â€" |\him from escaping, and the rest of ‘them weat to where his three sons | were, and they put the same question | to them, taking them apart and examâ€" ;ining them individually. _ But none | of the three would tell. Warned of | their fate should they persist in their obstinacy, they would say nothing and ; | then they were killed with swords. ‘and their heads hbacked from their | bodies and taken to their father, with ‘the words, _ ‘Here are the heads of | yoar sons! They will not kill you now. Tell us where Murdoch is! \ MeDuffie answered them, *My three | sons are dead now, and there is no one \alive who knows where Murdock is ‘but myself, and you may take my lofi' my shoulders, but you will never ‘learn from me where he is stay ing.‘ They immediately â€" beheaded the father, and the four heads were buried at a place where they fell at the time, waich is still called ‘the hillock of the heads. & Meanwhile, news of the landing of | enemies and of the murders they kad | committed was carried secretly to| Murdoch, and he fled across the hills trom the woods of Loch Spelvie to Lech : Buie, and there lived in the cave called Uam Ghuaitre. . He was able to elude his enemies there for a considerâ€" able time, but was seen one day by a man who was in Duart‘s interest, and again a band of men Was despatched DURHAM THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1898 Ntnd | to surprise him. _ Murdoch was, how: ‘ ever, not alone. He had friends with him and outside his cave, and warn ‘ing was brought to him that an exâ€" | pedition was coming from Duart and, lpl‘omptly running down to the shore, | Murdosh entered a boat which got | safely away before the pursuers came ‘to the beach. The fugitives in the | boat were afraid to put back into any | bay in Mull, so they stood out to sea | and crossed over over to Ireland. landâ€" \iny at Glenarm in that country. And \there bis friends left him, taking a sad \farewell of him, and returned home, | while he had to shift as best he could | for himself in Antrim. _ He wandered ‘away until he reached the house of the Earl of Antrim. This nobleman ‘ was very hospitable, and kept an open | table, It was never considered ‘ courteous to ask a stranger a question as to his name or whence he came, and Murdoch went and sat and ate the ftare provided, and found that no man need leave that table unsatisfied. _ He remained for fully five years about the Earl‘s house, and none asked him his reason. â€" But there was not room in the house for all the guests who thus reâ€" mained about the place, and in the cold season Murdoch would go into the kenuels and lie where the dogs lay, for is was warm among them, and the dogs loved him _ s 3 Charlottetown, P. E. L., Guardian Liquor Not Only Used in it as a Bever age, But solid. Many members of the Christian comâ€" munity of which Prineipal Grant is a minister and teacher, in common with thousands of members of other branches of the Chtristian church, have been deepâ€" ly grieved to find him taking a proâ€" nounced and conspicuous altitude of opposition io the Prohibition _ moveâ€" ment. This attitude has called forth their surprise as well as their grief. That a minister and teacher, at once so learned and so able, should thus antagâ€" onise the progressive moral forces of the age is indeed surprising, it calls for explanation. The liquor interest in Canada is very wealthy. _ The distillers, brewers and wholesale wine and spirit merchants have many millions in their colfers. In | their desive to prevent the enactment of a prohibitory law they would pour out money like water, _ To that end they would subsidise newspapers and emâ€" ploy eloquent and learned advocates, but these would be less influential with the public mind than the learned teachâ€" er and minister of high repute, whom they â€" have secured â€"as their great auxiliary in Princidal Grant,. _ Yet we cannot think that he has been moulded to their purpose and made an instruâ€" ment in their hands by any conspirâ€" ations of present personal gain. We raise this point, because it may have 1 1 l4 ds suggcsu*dlll.self to some minds, but only to dismiss it from among the reasons which have moved Principal Graut to the surprising course he has taken. The reason imust be found in other quarters. Principal Gran: has always associated the minmster and the teacher with the politican in his public utterances, He I 1 P +0 3 PE omm n /00 en ege Cops ger in the possibility of the Goyernment becoming committed to pass a prohibitâ€" ory law. â€"The enactment of such a law 14 wh it 11010 40M . 1 i.fi hi ante ind PNOV c e d o in New Brunswick in 1856 brought a | swift downfall to a very strong leader | and a powerful party in that province. ‘ Principal Grant would gladly see the Liberal leaders in Canada eseape a like| }Ecril, by having Prohibition defeated. | he plebiscite pronounces in favor of | Prohibition the Government is bound | to stake its existence on a prohibitory | & a m UQD 000.AE MLk C Anntdine Atihanmerikn \ alfccs 1 2004 d .2 hh sn ide * drain® V law. _ If the plebiscite decides otherwise | Agric then this danger is removed out of the | ‘ way. â€" This we conceive to have furnishâ€" | Y°*" . ed a powerful motive for the action | best which Principal Grant has. taken. \sumn But there is still another reason which | grees may fairly be taken into accountâ€"the | and r influence of early association and trainâ€" ing. _ We all know how potepnt are |Sa0mP those influences which surround the | south mind in its plastic and formative stages, | ed an \"As the twig is bent the tree is inclined>" | cent, In the house of Dr. Grant‘s youth the : s intoxicating cup was not yiewed with |low 1 the disfavor which now attaches to it | pels 1 in a maf’ority of the households of the show land. _ It was there a familiar druaght. | 139. 1 It was not only a beverage in use but a| the r | beverage that was there sold, What | suga ‘ wonder that his mind received a bias in | of 79 regard to the drinking usages and the ! be .& drink traffic? For all evil and vice are nece akin. and it is even more true of the In fs | drink evil than of many other thatâ€" from | _ :*Szen too oft, familiar with its face erly | we first endure, then pity, then embrace." fore P ; x ...l DR. GRANT‘S YOUTHFUL HOME. We are satisfied thâ€"t early associaâ€" * tions and political concern for the party now in Y]ower are the powerfal influences which bayve severed Principal Grant from the line bis brother ministers would gladly have seen him take and l made him him for the time the idol of | the distillers and brewers, | Take these facts as his excuse if you will. But it is | only fair to the general Eublic that the facis should be made known. _ If Dr. Grant sinks the minister in the litician and instead of remaining a 1«52: in the Jontinued neaxt aweek, ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Our Field and Garden Seeds are from the most reliable British American and Canadian Seedsmen and Growers, and include a‘l the leading Ficld and Garden Seeds, Soliciting the favor of your orders. Druggist and Seedsman, Durham. Seeds s>5 Seeds Clover Seed, Timothy Seed, and other Grass Seeds. Field Cornâ€"The best adapted for this locality. Mangel Wourtzelâ€"Carter‘s Mammoth Long Red, and Yellow Intermediate, Evan‘s Saw Log. Carrotâ€" Large White, Yellow, Red and Orange. H. PAPRPKEFR. OUR FALL AND WINTER GOODS ‘W. CALDER, CUTTERS you the best and cheapest assortment ever shown in Durham. ROBES Of all kinds, White, BHlack and Grey, at Yrices that will surprise you. Come early and get your choice, A FEW BUGGIES and WAGGONS In stock and you can get these at cost price in order to clean out stock. Money to loan at five percent. on g promptly attended to. Marriage Licenses Touches the spot â€"# 4 * MacLeod‘g System Renovator Garden Seeds in Bulk and Papers. Weak and Impure Blood, Liver and Kidney Diseases, Female Complaints. etc. Swede Turnip Seedâ€"Carters Elephant Ask Druggist or write direct to J church sinks to the leadership of bloatâ€" ed brewers, millionaire distillers and luxurious sinpers fAlowniwith insolence and wine," there are reasons for is and the reasons ought to be made known. heets nayv img a Super COmety 20 CR TT drac F cent.. with a purity coâ€"efficient otf 80, | J was run down and so weak that I Ian be somved mick prokt . . A purits Liime Rectors wlioat Relling any ‘ coefficient of 80 means that of the total |henefit. _ I was only K“(“.i(ll[;l\.\l"(’;rs::l‘i solids found in the juice, 80 per cent, is the time. _I took one bottle of your ‘sugur. Experiments made by the Ohio ‘g"‘;::::: ]ll(?rl)l«m":"- i\ll(‘.nnm- of _ your \Agricultural Experiment Station mfll.tl’frnugh “,“hwfil:"l; 1 fel‘l.f‘;:t'.(- 'l‘ :;‘:: |\ year show that the sugar beet tbriveflrfi-auh. I continued till 1 took three | best in those regions where the average | ottles of each. _ As you are aware we lsummer temperature is about 70 de~‘;}‘t‘l‘;‘n“"l’:ldd"“0&1 _"l"'tlllwl{amil,\' since | grees, provided the conditions of $0il| my ‘own "l‘m‘x;;;ea\;’w:fi 3::“:’9";’ u‘:‘:‘v:'l_l and rainfall are suitable. A number of | Only for your medicine I would not be |samples of beets were tested from the “Viflr toâ€"day. Thanking you s«incerely | southeru part of the state, which showâ€" and wn;l)n{;(;: “;"“lgg "xd 5"12';“', TR. â€"" \ed an average sugar content of 12.8 per| _ For sale at H. Parker‘s, Durham. cent, and a purity of 75,3. This was too l low for profitable working. â€" The samâ€"| | pels tested from the centre of the st.ate‘ | showed an average sugar percentage of |139. with a purity of 78. Samples from | the northern section showed an ayerage | sugar percentage of 14.3, with a purity | | of 79.4. From these experiments it wiall ‘be seen that a warm climate is not a | necessity for the growth of sugar beets. | \In fact, the best results were obtained | from the beets grown in the most north â€" erly part of the state. | There is, thereâ€" | fore nothing to prevent the beet frow | being grown sat isfu,ctorilX in Ortario | if the conditions of soil and rainfall are | suitable. _ The sugar beet factory should | be located where there is plenty of limeâ€" | stone and abundance of water. Ohio | l consumes over 200,000,000 pounds of | ) sugar annually. Tu‘ produmaI this | uw @Clooc< ts qmnuld +ac THE GROWING UF SUGAR BEETS. Are arriving daily and we promise | and ORGANS S e 0 OERT CCCE 0 L E amount of sugar from beets would reâ€" quire about 200,000 acres of land. _ So in Canada, if the total amount of sugar consumed were produced in the country many thousands of acres of land would be required to grow the beets.â€"Ex. be Are arriving in large stocks at Calder‘s Warerooms, con sisting of a carload of the best kind of Cooking Stoves Fancy Parlor Stoves, Box Stoves, Coal Stoves, Etc. Reviecw. rect to J. M. MacLro», Goderich, Ont. _ Sold by H. PARKER, Drugyiss, Durbham. H PARKEFR, Carter‘s Imperial Hardy, Hall‘s West bury, Hartley‘s Bronze Top, Sutton‘s Champion, London Purple Top and King of Swede. \SEWING MACHINES laond ARM A NC Yellow and White Fleshedâ€"A berdeen Green and Purple Top, Greystone and Mammoth Red Globe. Dwarf Essex Sewing Rape. 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