The Sherbrooke examiner, 25 février 1898, vendredi 25 février 1898

VOLUME XX.NO.30.SHKKIîKOOKE, QUE., FKIDAY, FEBHUAH\ 35, ISOS The Great SAFETY CANDLE LANTERN.They are Handsome, Handy, Safe and Cheap, With Lantern Globe.C -w No oil to ignite, explode or besmear Something new safest there to its Our latest production.We claim it is the best am lantern on the market.Should you let it fall 01 upset is no oil to ignite and take fire; beautiful light, owing construction we claim it has about 5 candle power Candles, Chimneys and Globes kept by all well regulated stores, if not, we supply them This Lantern can be used instead of a lamp for house use for women or children, or for a Lantern foi j outdoors, barns, stables, gardens, lawns or camping purposes,1 as no wind will blow it out.Agents wanted to handle these.\N rite for wholesale prices.Retail Price 25c each.MITCHELL & WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HARDWARE & CROCKERY, 69 and 71 Wellington Street.SPRING GOODS ARRIVING EVERY DAY.NOW IS THE TIME TO DROP IN AND LOOK OUR HARROWS and PLOWS OVKR.Mb SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW AND UP TO DATE IN pring1 and Straight Tooth Harrows SEEDERS AND SOWERS.DOUBLE FAR* WAGONS.Buggies and Express W agons.DOUBLE AND SINGLE HABNESSES HARNESS REPAIRED Churns, Wheelbarrows, Washing Machines, and Wringers W.N.IRWIN, 130 to 134- Wellington Street, Bell Telephone 186.Sherbrooke, Que.fURNITURE ! We have much pleasure in announcing that we will again start business in Sherbrooke, in the Furniture line, and hope our old customers will remember us when in need of Furniture.We have also retained our old manager, Mr.Brent, who requests his friends and the public to call on him before purchasing Furniture elsewhere.STEEL & BRUNET, Feb.inL *m.F'lxrnitu.re Maxim!aotiirer»* J.H BRENT, Manager.H.SAMUEL.Sherbrookes Greatest Store.New Spring !i! Just received, alvuit 250 Lidietf’ Spring Jackets, which \rc will place on sale to-da)’, in our Mantle Department.Also a job lot cm sihtino; of about UN) pice Spring Jackets, to be cleared at about one third of their original value.Jackets from î?1.00 up.Lace " ' ‘ .- A boon to Housekeeper*, is our annual Clearing Sale of odd Curtains.Over 125 pairs of odd Curtains have been placed un “Bargain Table” in our Carpet Department, which we have marked at prices that will astonish anyone visiting this department.New Spring Dress Goods.The latest arrivals in new Spring Dress Goods are causing busy times in our Dress Goods Department.As usual most of these elegant dt signs in Dress Goods are imported in one dress length only, and are all fascinating productions of the weavers art.Arrivals Daily ! Ladies’ Wrappers.Never before have our customers been so delightdd with our large st ck of Wrsppeis as this season.We have made this départaient a sp e al drawing ca»d Kveiy wrapper chosen with cate as to pattern and quality.Kit guaranteed.Our leader isexac ly like eut.In all size* only 85c.& 6; ONLY 85c.CARPETS.Already we have opened up our large consignment of Spring Carputa.Handsome designs, superb colorings and extra tine qualities.A visit will demonstrate our leadership in values.Oil Clotbs and Linoleums.Just arrived direct from Kirkcaldy, Scotland, our large and w ell select ed stock of < >il Cloths and Linoleums, which for richness of pattern, quality and price cannot be surpassed.saura w MAPLE GROVE are sorry to have to announce the death of Mrs.Joseph H ugh who died of heart failure on Saturday, Feb.12th.She was a native of Leeds, Que.,and a resident of this place hr over 38 yeats.Her funeral took place on Tuesday loth and was largely attended.Htr son Mr.George Hough and daughter Miss .1 Hough, of Toronto; were present having arrived here on Monday.The R«v- L H.Fi-her and Rev.Mr Deeproee, Mr W H.Lambly amt Mr.John W.Mooney officiated.Rev L.H.Fisher read for lessons part of St Join , 14 and I Lor.l.>.Rev.Mr.Deeprose, of Inverness read II Kings 2, and took the story of FJ jab’s translation as his subject, pleaching a very appropriate sermon, at the close of which he introduced Mr.W.H.Lambly of Inverness, who was acquainted with tPe de-caaaed.Mr.Lambly said he had known the deceased for over 35 years and during Shat tame she had always been a Chilian woehmi fid when he heard of het^jLeatp the words, “Well done food and faifcful erva&U en^w into fie joy of the l«rd,' Hfce hart dcae rm*:h to keep the church from being clc sed, and as a result of her efforts the church had prospered and much good work had been done there.Mr.W.II.Muouoy close the service with pray er.Mrs.Joshua Hough presided at the organ.The hymns were appropriate.Mr*.Hough was 67 ye am old tn * 2nd < f last November.She h aves four eons an 1 four dauth era and husband t » mourn her los*.They have the sympathy or the entire neighborhood in their b.reivement.Mr.Hough and family desire to thank the friends for their ki idn**» during their trouble.Wc arc gl-.d to hear that Rev.Fklward J.Stobo, district secretary of the Quebec Bible Society, will address a public meeting in the inté rests of an < i»en Bible and its free circulation on the evening of Mnr h 11th at 7 o’ch*ck in the Methodist Church.We hope there will be no mistake this year.There is i nsiderabie dissatisfaction about the mail service here.The English people complain that they cannot oommu-nicate with their chrklren in the tajvcr-nt^s school and the French Complain that they cannot com mufti ate with iheir d0-doen at St.Ferdi^pnd MISSION AT WATKRVILLE.The services on Sunday in this circuit are : Eustis, 10 30 ; Holy Communion, North Hatley, 2.30.Waterville 7 p.m.BISHOP’S CROSSING.The District Council of R.T.of T.will be held at Bishop’s Crossing, Town Hall, March 9th, 1898.All councils are ex-expected to be represented as it is a meeting of very much importance, as well as the election of officers.NEW ROCKLAND.Mrs.Robert Jones is very ill, having been confined to bed for over two months.Miss Annie Jones, daughter of Mr.John Jones, has hsd a severe attack of pneumonia.Wo are happy to say she is a good deal better.Mr.Torrence had a narrow escape from losing one of his eyes, a piece of wire entering it, but fortunately not touching the sight.SCOTSTOWN.There are still a few sick ones on the list.Mr.E.M.MacKay has sciatica and M ss M.S.Dennis has tonsiliti*.The enterprising firm of Scott & Black have bought out the Company s store.The < Iddfellows started a 1 dge here on Thursday night with seventeen members.In regard to the Ladies Aid your correspondent of last week made a slight error.The Aid was held at Mrs.G.W.Beard’s and chough the weather was very unfavorable, the attendance was good, about all the members being present.SAWYERVILLE.Mr.Ernest Hslliday has returned from Belleville, after passing a successful examination at the Business College.Miss Robitaille, who has been visiting at Mr.Jas.Montgomery’s, returned home Wednesday.Miss M.Stevenson and Mr.E.Evans are attending the Grand Council in Montreal this week.Rev.Dr.Benson, from Montreal, will lecture in the Methodist Church on Mon day, the 2Mtb.Subject, “Men Wanted.” Dr.Benson is an eloquent and powerful speaker, and those who fail to hear him will m ss a rare treat.SMITH’S MILLS.M rs.Kathan of Massawlppi, is stop ping with her daughter, Mrs.Fred Mar shall, who is on the sick list.Mrs.Hartly of Montreal, is visiting at her daughter's.Rev.(Mrs.) Davis.Santord Hitchcock is about moving to Stinbridgo.Frank Mosker died at his home on the 15th, after a short illness of pneumonia.Mr.Henry Longe way is greatly im proved., The W.C.T.U.will meet at the home of Mrs.C.A.Jenkins on Wednesday, March 2nd.A sister of James Smith is quite sick with new pneumonia at his home.W.H.Dvy.of |Stanstead Junction, is visiting his mother, Mrs.G.FJ.Day.HUNTINGVILLE A large quantity of ice is being cut and drawn from the pond here.A friendly game of hockey was played here last Saturday afternoon, between Massawippi and Huntingville teams, resulting in a victory for Massawippi.The social at M.L.Hunting s, Fob.17, was well attended, and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all.The next social will hi* given by the Ladies’ Aid, Thursday evening.Mar 3rd, at Mr.F.Mallory *, Lennoxvill*.There will be games and music.A cordial invitation is expended U» all.Service in the churuh here Sunday morning, Mardh fith, at Q o’clock ; M Johnv4M in the eweyingt GEORG EVILLE.M rs.O.H.Hunting 1ms just returned from visiting her daughter, Mrs.Verdine Jones, in Enoshurgh, Vt.Mr.Eugene Packard starts for Califor nia on the 28th, where he hopes to get relief for the asthma, from which he has long been a sufferer.He will be much missed from the choir of the Methodist Church.M rs.Wm.McGowan, sr., is confined to the house with la grippe.M iss Hwttie Packard is home for a couple of week*.Capt.C.C.Bullock was in town on Monday.The social given by the Children’s Guild on Tuesday evening was a great success, as indeed are all of their social*.Among those present we noticed a number from Fitch Bay.EAST CLIFTON.An oyster supper social was advertised to be held at the house of T.J.Waldron on Wednesday evening of last week, the proceeds of which was to be applied to the aid of the Anglican parsonage at Saw-yerville, but on account of the storm blir rmrd that prevailed that day it was postponed until Tuesday evening, the 22nd instant.Mr.James Lourj’, Mr.William Gordon and Mr.James Williams are all three on the sick list, hut we hope to be able soon to report them all convalescent.On Sunday we were visited by another big snow storm, on account of which only about thirty persons ventured out to the service at the Methdist Church here.The People’s Independent Telephone Line have put a new box into the house of J.H.Waldron, and gives good satis faction.We understand that the special superintendent appointed by the County Council at Compton has reported unfavorably io regard to building a bridge across the Basin in Westbury, and the counties of Compton and Wolf will be likely saved the exjiense f^r the pm sent at least of building an expansion bridge.ISLAND BROOK.We are gearing plenty of snow' just now, and the lumbermen aie complaining of getting too much.Mrs.E.E Bowen is slowly improving.The little daughter of Mr.James Kerr has been seriously ill, but is now convalescent.Mr.Arthur Dougherty is sick with pneumonia.Mr.G.N.Gamaby of Angus was in town Sat unlay on business.Mr.Fred W.Sunbury sold a nice driving horse to Mr.Therein Barter of Bury one day last week.Mr.Covey of Stan stead was in town last week buying fur.The surprise party at the house of Mr.Samuel Kerr’s last Friday evening was quite a success.A goodly number were present and all see mid to enj y themselves.Mrs.Win.J.Campb.il i* visiring friend* in Colebrook, N.11 We are sorry to report that little Cecil Campbell is very ill.Messrs Sunbury A Burns are putting up ice for the butter creamery in this place.KINGSBURY.We are very sorry to record the death of Mrs.Harvey which took place on Tues day.Fob.8th, from consumption at the early age of thirty five.She had only been here a few weeks, having come from Waterloo.The funeral sermon was preached in the house, c nducted by Rev.J.MoOlung.The inteiment to k place in Waterloo on Thuisd iy the 10>h instant.She leaves two little lx>}h, the eldest four years of age, and her husband to mourn ier loss.Mr Harvey ha* the sympathy >f the entire community in his sad bereavement.Mr.Woodard is lying at the pmnt * f death, having been very low for some time.Mr.Kerr, who has been very ill with pleurisy,is a good deal better being able to sit up.Major Williamson,who has been away for nearly a month visiting friends in the estera States, is expected home hi a few days.Mbs Winnie Crombie is visiting friends in Montreal and Three Rivers.We had quif.e a snow storm last Wednesday, which blocked up the roads for a time.* W'e are having an old fashioned winter.Mr.Thmias Torrence,Jr., he commenced a grain feed and grocery store in in the basement of his father’s house.SANlT HILL.Monday evening, Feb.21, a large company of relatives and friends assembled at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Benjamin Far well to celebrate their golden wedding, speak words of congratulation and tender tangible expressions of esteem and friendship.Most of the presents were of the golden order.A fine collation was served at 8 o’clock, after which the Rev.Edward Smiley, of North Hatley, called the assembly to order, addressed Mr.and Mrs.Far well, as well as those present, in an earnest and practical manner, on the honor and glory of married life such as the present occ *sion oilers us, and of keeping the home pure and holy.Mrs.L.M.Smiley then read a poem suitable to the occasion, which was followed by an address and prayer by the Rev.W.A.Render of Huntingville The usual congratulations to the happy pair were then tendered, and in the same manner as fifty years ago, and all joined in the singing of Auld Lang Syne.Mr.and Mrs.Far well for a number of years, have raidded in Capelton, where they are highly esteemed, and have only recently removed to Sand Hill.The years have dealt kindly with them, and they are truly blessed in their children and with many friends.FLODDEN.At present writing (Tuesday) it is snowing hard.The roads are completely filled an i trains on the O.M.R’y are much delayed.We had a general thaw, but a great quantity of snow has fallen, and lumbermen find it difficult to get at their work.A good many of the teamsters from a distance, who have been hauling pulp wood and logs left for home last week owing to the depth of snow.The tea meeting which came off on the 10th in this place was very successful.The New Rockland choir, 22 in number, was in attendance and gave excellent music.They were recalled time and again, and kindly responded.The addresses delivered by the Rev.Mr.Humphrey, of Lawrenceville, the Rev.D.F.Cummings, of Melbourne, and the pastor, Rev.John McClung, were all interesting and instructive.Everything passed off pleasantly.The proceed* amounted to 827-70.Kockerick F.MacLuay, who has been confined to his bed at Richmond with typhoid fever since Jan 20, is doing as well as can be expected.He was engaged as a fireman on theG.T.R.His parents reside at this place, and it is hoped that he will be restored to good health again.There was no service last Sabbath in this place, the roads being in such a state that the pastor could not possibly come.Bitter Oranges jpter.FQlt MARMALADE, SOc Dozen Cape Cod Cranberries 13c Quaet New Pack, Larger Tin, 17 Cents Each, Banataria Shrimps FRESH MADE Southwell’s Maramlade In 7 lb.tins 90c Each.R.Johnston&Go.iMrorvisa-' and pamily grocebs.We have Al,HEADY RECEIVED A LARGE QUANTITY UF Spring Goods, Prints, Cottons, Wrapperettes, Linen Goods.Lace Curtains, etc We will continue to sell at reduced prices all winter goods left in stock.T.BELANGER, 146 Wellington Street, HMjiFW of Til E I^KAF\ TJS?OA®TOr*)YA- BÀRNSTON.News is not plenty in our section,as all seem to l>e snowed under.Even the contractor’s axe, which was heard to ring through the fores*, has grown faint and died away, being buried in four feet of snow.Mr.John Sutliff of Bolton, is spending some time at his sister’s, Mrs.John Hurd.The Ladies Aid of South Birnston was held at M.L.D.Hasting on February the 19th.Miss Margaret Orcutt and Miss Sadie Corey of King*croft, spent Sunday at Mr.Humphrey’s Mr.F.C.Humphrey had the misfortune to cut his wrist while working round a sawing machine on Saturday.It was a nasty cut, but he was able to resume his teaching on Monday.Mr.S.Bishop had a hnrse dropped dead while breaking roads the other day Mr.F.A.Morrel of Ways Mills,was in town selling Bowker’s phosphates on Sat urday.Wo nolice that our local fathers in re nponse to a largely signsd petition have revised the local Legislature in the dtrec lions «f Hie road* substituting payment of jn«h in place of fS*ltij|p labor, which wfl be on trwd (j* a We c«fcot tell nh* wll be lb® seeult, buft Mfcie of r neighboring townships have adopted this method some time ago and seemed to prosper and have better road* and we hope it be an prosperous.MARSBORO.The Rev.N McKay has been away from home for about a month, first in Nova Scotia and now in Ontario.The Rev.A.F.McQueen, of Hampden, passed away on the UHhinst, after a lingering illness of 7 months.He was buried in Glongary on the 19th.“The righteous shall be Hasting rememb- rance,” Mrs.Alexander Mclver, of Echo Vale, died on the l()ih inst., leaving a large family, the youngest child being only a few days old.Two cases of diptheria have been reported in Marsboro.Helen Gunn died on the 11th inst.from diptheria, while Miss Mary Gunn, who was also attacked, is improving.The disease has not spread anywhere else so far.John B McLeod is getting very weak.The gripp has many in its grasp now.The lumbermen are complaining of the depth of the snow.RICHMOND.The final game in the Richmond County Hockey League was played here on Tuesday evening between the Richmond and Windsor Mills teams.The playing was exceedingly fast and close, and the result was Richmond 2, Windsor Mills 1.Richmond therefore takes the trophy.Over a hundred citizens of Windsor Mills came down to view the game.Mr.Blaylock of Ulverton, was referee.The last meeting of the whist club for 1897-98 was held at the residence of Col.Bernard on Tuesday evening.Mrs.Ber-i ard was the winner of the ladies’ prize fa Presse, Honorable 1).A.Ross, the leading newspapers, Hanks, Express Companies & clients In any locality.All Patents secured through our agency aro brought before the public by a special notice in over 3r more ef letters had been purloined from his oflftoe.There were three of them who had ancene to the mail», end one of the three mnst have eome guilty knowledge of thoee letters.By no peeeibility oould an euteider reach them.With tears streaming down hit farrowed cheeks he acknowledged that my aaeertiea* and declarations were correct, hut who wae the thief?Did I inspect him! Could I suspect either of bis daughters?Then I broke it to him as gently as I could—told him what I bad seen in the afternoon and what wae a faut.For some time he argued that I must be mistaken, but Anally told me ho ge ahead and do my duty and never mind his feelings.He had been father aud mother to there girls for years, and no word or act of theirs had ever before caused him a moment’s uneasiness.If they had taken two letters, they had taken all the others, and he asked me to go to the hor.*e and confront them and extort a confession.Hard hearted as 1 thought rryself, I hadn’t the nerve to do that, but put it off till morning.He gave me his promise to say nothing overnight, and I was at the house sooa after breakfast I sat down with the girls aud went over the case, as I had with him, hoping to break them down, but they had only anxiety on their faces as they listened.Then I boldly statod what I had seen on the previous day, and the shot told.Both blushed and stammered and began weeping, and I took ft as a confession and told the father so.He couldn’t sj*eak to them foe his etnotien, and when I told him they mnst consider themselves uader arrest and a search made of their acorns he simply bowed his head ia acquiescence.I wanted to keep the girls helew while I searched their room, and unfortunately for me 1 called in the village constable to sit with them.He had to be told more or less **f the case, and as soon as he was at liberty he went eut to spread the news.In an hour it was known all over town that the two girls had been caught robbing the pestoffioe, aud some of the excited people even went so far as to say that the father had probably winked at it.My search revealed two letters from two different men in New York.They had been directed under other names, but the two girls had op* nod them.They had stolen these letters and forgot to destroy them.I went out aud made inquiries, si A Graphic Story TOLD BY THE LIEUT.BLANDIN MAINE DISASTER.OF Dairy 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before my eyes, it was my business to believe one of the three guilty, aud yet I had to reason that they wouldn’t be idiotic enough to purloin letters under my very nose.I simply didn’t know* what to think, and next morning was knocked off my feat to receive a complaint from Washington that three important letters posted at Shelby ten days before for a oity only 100 miles away had been lost on route.I telegraphed for enlarged instructions, and upon receiving them 1 told Hr.Harper I must let go ©f the case temporarily for another.I shifted my quarters over to Denton, through which all mail to and from Shelby must pass, and made such arrangements with the port-master that every letter was counted aud its address taken.I mailed about 80 decoy letters in this time, and at ths end of 14 days had the satisfaction of knowing that 11 different letters had somehow or other been mads away with at Shelby.This was adding evidencs to evidence, but I did not return to Shelby to lay the matter before 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be punished.I went to the hotel, threw off my disguise and then returned to the postoffice.I somehow felt that the girls ought to look guilty, but they did not.They gave me a cordial greeting, hoped I bad come back to stay until the mystery was thoroughly sifted, aud no persons could have borne themselves more innocently.remarkable remedy has effectually cured tffdrdreds of the very won't ca*e*.many of which were eonridcred hopelew», and is justly pronoun''ed to be the ONLY reliable means of • * - “ ^-' k, and clearing the head of [ses.Recommend»*! by ______________.and the Newspaper Press.No expensive instruments, such as artificial eardrums, trumpets, Ac., are needed, as this remedy works a cure quite unaided.It is guaranteed perfectly harmless, and eveir sufferer should immediately give it a trial.One bottle usually effects a complete cure, and Is sent to any part of the world upon receipt of Five Shillings lor its equivalent!, securely packed and Post Paid, with foil directions, and valuable advice.Two bottles for Right Shilling*.Cash must accompany each order, and all «rood* are dispatched pe- return mail.Order SlrectU) Professor HENRY COMPTON.1 Dorset Rood South Lambeth.London ! then I disc» v* red what a blunderer I v ns.Both girls were carrying on a clanheatina correspond (dice, using fictitione names, and these v*ere the letter» I had seen them pocket.When I askod them to confirm this theory they did an, hut it was evident that in their eyes clandestine letter writing was about as bad a crime as robbing the mails.The news had gone forth that they had been detected in purloining letters, aud how could 1 combat it?I spent the next two day» in trying to explain matter! to the public, but found not one man or woman who would believe me.Post-office inspectors didn’t bring chargee and retract them, they reasoned, and a strong petition waa drawn up and sent to Washington asking that the culprits ho duly punished.Letters were alsc written stating that I must have been bribed to act as I did and declaring that l was not a proper man for the service.You may well reason that I was summoned to report in Washington without delay and that my reception there wai anything but flattering to me.I had lost my official head before saying 20 words.It was my first and only blunder for ten years, but that didn’t count.II I got a grain of comfort out of the situation, it was when I heard that several more complaints about lost letters at Shelby bud just come in that day.I left Washington with no particular aim, but on reaching Denton I made up my mind to go over to Shelby and havs one more look around.I went hack in my old role as hired man aud entered that postoffice about half an hour after the mail had been distributed.Looking through the glass door ©f a box, I saw one of the girls sewing and the other reading.Behind them was an ©pen back window, and within three feet of thiê window was the general delivery box.In front of the window and only two feet away was the table on which the mail package* were done up, and a score of letters were lying there to be wrapped.I had just made out these thing* When a good sized bird, black in color, alighted on the window sill, hopped along to the delivery box and picked off the top letter and darted away.In 16 seconds the bird was baok, and in the course of ton minutes I watched her take away five letters.That bird was a magpie tod the real thief, but I had ruined the reputation of a family before aolving the mystery.I at once made myself known to the father, and we visited the hack yard te searen for the let ters.There in on old dog kennel which had been tenantless for years we found them—every single one which had been missed.The magpie belonged to neighbor, and singularly enough she had never been caught at the trick.As it w as summer tbe back window was open all day, aud there were times when only one person would be waiting on tbe public.With the usual cunning of her species the bird watched her chance, taking letter* from both the table and the general delivery box, and a doaen other inspectors might have been put on tbe case without solving the mystery, bad that satisfaction, though I was not reinstated, and I also take great pleasure in saying that after awhile the peo pie of Shelby same to believe the Har pers entirely innocent and made ample amends for what had been said don* “I was on watch, and when the men ha l bean piped below I too, before I went below, looked down theinaiu hatches and over the sides of the ship.Everything wa* absolutely normal.I walktd aft to the quêter deck, behind th“ r* ar turrets, as is allowed after eight o’clock in the evening, aud sat down on the port H’de, where 1 remained for a few minutes Then, f* i some reason, I cannot explain to myself, I movtd to the starls^ard side and sat down there.I was feeling a bit glum, and in fact, was so quiet that Lnut J.H« < d came up and a ked laughing if 1 was asleep.I said ‘No, I am on watch.’ “Scarcely had I f-p ken when there a dull, sullen rear.Would to God that 1 could blot out the sound and the scenes that followed Then came a charp explosion, some say numerous detonations.I remember only one.It i-eemed to me that the sound came from the p rt side forward.Then came a perfect ram of missiles of all descriptions from huge pieces of cement to blocks of wood, steel railings, fragments of gratings and all the debris that would be detachable in an explosion.“I was struck on the head with a piece of cement and knocked down, but was not hurt, and got on my feet in a moment.L’eut.Hood had run to the poop, and I supposed as I followed he was dazed by the shock and about to jump overboard.I hailed him and he answered that he had run to the poop to help lower the boats.When I got there, though scarce a minute could have elapsed, I had to wade in water up to my knees, and almost instantly the quarter deck was awash.On the poop I found Capt.Sigsbie, as cool as if at a ball and soon all the officers, except Jenkins and Merritt jointd us.The poop was above water after the Maine settled to ths bottom.Captain Sigsbee ordered the launch and g g lowered, and the officers sud men who by this time had assembled, got the boats out and rescued a number in the water.Capt.Sigsbee ordered Lieutenant Commander Wain w r ght forward to fee the extent of the d linage and if anything could be done to n scu»* those forward or to extinguish the flan.es wh ch followed close upon the ex-plos’on and burned fiercely as long as there was any combustibles above water to feed them.“Lieut.Commander Wainwright on his return reported the total and awful character of the calamity, and Captain Sigsbee gave the last sad order ‘abandon ship’ to men overwhtdnied with grief indeed, but calm and apparently unexcited.“Meantime four boats from the Span-Cruiscr, Alphonse XII arrived, t be followed soon by two from the Ward Line steamer City of Washington.The two boats first lowered from the City of Washington were found to be liddled with flying debris from the Maine and unfit for use.Capt.Sigsbee wa* the last iiian to leave his vessel and left in his own gig.I have no theories as to the cause of he explosion.I cannot form any.An examination by «livers may tell soin* thing > a court of enquiry.I wrh others have eard that the Havana harbor was full of orpedoes, but tbe officers whose duty it as to examine into that reported that hey found no signs of any.Personally do not believe the Spanish hid any-iing to do with the disaster.Time may dl.1 hope so.‘*We were in a delicate position on the Maine so far as taking any precautions were concerned.We were friends in a friendly, or alleged friendly, port and uld not tire upon or challenge the ap-iroach of any boat, boarding us unless ominced that her intention was hostile.“I wish t«> heaven that I could forget it.I have been in two wrecks now and have had my share.But the reverberations of that sullen yet resonant roar, as the bottom of the sea were groaning in rture, will haunt me for many a day, and the reflection ot that pillar of fianu s comes to me even when I close my eyes.’ CANADIANS LOST.The correcte l list shows the following Canadians to have been among the victims of the disaster :— Lewis Barry, Halifax, N.S.John Dolan, St.Johns, Newfoundland.William J.Fewer, St.Johns, hn Fugre, Arichat, N.S.Bartley Fountain, Quebec.Charles Laird, St.John, N.B.George I-Apierre, Montreal.Charles O.White, Georgetown, P.E.I.Fred Jernee, who it was reported was dead and a native of New Brunswick, ap- osd Nat Up *• Da to.is little Dick bellowing M Whet eboot?" “Well, his grandpa gave him a gin gerbread bore*, end he is mod beoeeee It isn’t e giugerbread wheel.’’—Detroit Free Pres*.pears among the list of saved, longs to New Bru swick, N.J.Mattieon, of Canada, who was ported missing, now appears on of saved.He be-William also re-the list False Representations.SUCCESS IN DYEING MEANS PLEASURE AND PROFIT.A lady writing from an Ontario town Ta mm Purest and Best for Table and Dairy No adulteration.Never cakes.Skin Dietreae Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Barbers Itch, Ring worm, and other shin distaees and eruptions cause it.One application will allay irritation.35 cents.Dr Agnews Liver Pills are smallest cheapest best.20 cents.Sold by J.L.Mathieu.retH>rt* from West state that all the wounded of are going well.Key.Fla., the Maine says :— “A month ago I visited one of our town *t* res and asked f r three packages of Diamond Dye Navy Blue for dyeing all wool goods.The merchant informed me that he was out of Navy Blue in the Diamond Dyes, and talked me into buying a dye of another make, at the same time guaranteeing them to do as good work as I could get from the Diamond.A lady friend was with me at the time and heard the whole conversation.I took the strange ,iyes home, used them according to directions, and whs sadly disappointed with the results.The color was anything but a Navy ; in truth, my materials were spoiled.I at once took the goods to the merchant and told him his dyes were frauds.He offered to give me more of the same dyes or my money back.I refused both offers, and after I had threatened law proceeding he thought it best to pay for the matei 1 ds spoiled.This merchant will never have the chance to sell me any more dyes.I shall go where I can net the Diamond Dyes at any time they are wanted.I have had my last lesson with poor dyes.” N I Bowditeh of Pram nghara.Mass., 1 spt-akii-g at a inerting of the Connecticut j Dabyinau’s Asaociatum, tous summarized hi* r«c >mmandations: Keep dairy cattle in a room or building by themse’.v o It is preferable to have no cellar ladow and u > storage above.Stablts »>hoaloe-sib!e.Whitewash the stable once or twice a y.ar ; use Und plaster in the manure gutter daily.Use no dry, dusty feed previ«,u* to milking If fodder is dusty, sprinkle before feeding Cle*n and thoroughly air the stable before milking ; in h >t weather sprinkle the fl*s*r Keep the stable and the dairy-room in good condition, and then insist that the dairy or place where the milk goes, he kept equally well.Have the cows examined at least twice a year by a skilled veterinarian.Promptly lemove from the herd any animal suspected of being in bad health, and reject milk.Never add an animal to the he d un»il certain it is free from disease, especially tuberculosis.Do not move a cow ftster than a comfortable walk while on the way to place of milking or feeding.Never allow the cow to he excited by hard driving, abuse, loud talking, or nn-necessary disturbance;do not expose them to cold or storms.Do not change feed suddenly.Feed liberally, and use only fresh, palatable feed stuffs ; in no case should decomposed or mouldy material he used.Provide water in abundance, easy of access, and always pure, fresh, but not too cold.Salt should| always be accessible.Do not a'low any strong flavored food, like garlic, cabbage, and turnips t j be eaten, except immediately after eating.Clean the entire body « f the cow daily.If hair in the region of the udder is not easily kept clean, it should be clipped.Do not use the milk within twenty days before calving, nor for three or five days afterwards.The milker should be clean in all re-pects ; he should not use tobacco; he should wash and dry his hands just before milking.The milker should wear a clean outer garni*• ut,used only when milking,and kept in a clean place at other times.Brush the udder and surrounding parts j before milking, and wipe them with c e.»i>, damp cloth or sponge.Milk quietly, quickly, cleanly and tho-roughly.0'»wsdu not like unnecessary noise or ib lay.Commence milking at exactly the same hour every morning and evening, and milk the coww in the s order.Throw away(but not on the floor,better in the gutter) the first few streams from each teat ; the milk is very watery and of little value, and it is very likely to injure the rest.If in any milking a part of the milk is bloody, or stringly or unnatural in ap pearance the whole mess should be re jected.Milk with dry hands ; never allow the hands to come in contact with the milk Do not allow dogs or loafers to he around at milking time.If any accident occurs by which a pail full of milk becomes dirty, do not try remedy this by straining, but reject all this milk and rince the pail.Weigh and record the milk given by each cow, and take a morning and night sample at least once a week for testing by the fat test.Remove the milk of every cow at once from the staMe toaclean,dry room,where the air is pure and sweet.Do not allow cans to remain in stables while they are being tilled.Strain the milk through metal gauze and a flannel cloth or layer of cotton as soon as it is drawn.Aerate and cool the mi k as soon as strained.If an apparatus for airing and cooling at the same time is not at hand, the milk should be aired first.This must be done in pure air, and it should then be co, led at 45 degrees if milk is for shipment, or to fiO degrees if for home use or delivery to factory.Never close a can containing warm milk which has not been aerated.Do not allow milk to freeze.Underno circumstances should anything be added to milk to prevent its souring.Cleanliness and cold are the only preventives needed.All milk should be in good condition when delivered.This may make it necessary to deliver twice a day during the hottest weather.When cans are hauled far, they should be full and carried in spring wagon.In hot weather, cover the cans, when moved in a wagon, with a clean, wet blanket or canvas Milk utensils for farm use should be made of metal and have all joints smoothly soldered.Never allow them to become rusty or rough inside.Do not haul waste products back to the faim in the sime cans used for delivering milk.When this is avoidable, insist that the skim-milk tank be kept clean.Cans use l for the return of skim milk should be emptied and cleaned at once on arrival at farm Clean all dairy utensils by first tho roughly rincing them in warm water in which cleaning material is diss*dved; then rince and lastly sterilize by boiling water or steam.Use pure water only.After cleaning, keep utensils inverted in pure air and sun if possible, until want ed for use.Bad Blood Will Out.Can’t help but come to the surface in the form of Ulcers, Sores, Boils, Pimples and Rashes of one kind and another.Especially is this so in the SPRING.At this time of the year the Blood needs purifying, the System needs cleansing.Nothing will do it with such perfect success as B.B.B.4?nt*1atn§.EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK Jessie Johnston Rock wood, Ont., writes : “ I had boils very bad and a friend advised me to try Burdock Blood Bitters, so I got a bottle.The effect was wonderful—the boils began to disappear, and befere the bottle was done I was totally cured.As an effectual and rapid cure for Impure Blood B.B.B.cannot be equalled." Will Not Insure Those Going: To The Klondike.The C-inadun Order of Woodmen of the World at its bi-annual convention at Toronto have adopted regulations prohibiting certain occupations, the sile of intoxicating liquors being une, also stopping the insurance upon members who go to the Klondike or tropical countries.Provision was also made to void the insurance of suicide is sane.Compulsory Military Service, in England.The H* use of Lords on Friday debated the question of increasing the strength of the militia.Lord Lansdowne, Secretary for War, declared that the military system of the country rested upon the principle that tho Crown had the right to require every citizen to bear their paitin the defence of the Kingdom.Th liability had long been dormant, but it was nevertheless real.He foresaw tin* time when the country would be driven to the adoption of compuls>ry militai^ ^e» vice in the same shape.Established 1&5P.Capital $1,600,000 Reserve Fund, $786,000 BOARD OK DIRECTORS : R W.Hknkk ku.President, Hon.M H.Cochkank.VioePresident Iskael Wood, T.J.Tuck, G Steve»*, John G.Foster, J.N Galek.Thomas Haut, N.W.Thomas.Head Office: SHERBROOKE.P.Q.Wm.Fakweix, General Manager, S.EDGELL, l and constant misery in the womb It worried me so that 1 would give out in walking a short distance.I had a bad cough and my lungs hurt me *‘1 *be time 1 got very thin, my complexion was bad.ami my eyes would get so heavy in the evening thev seemed stiff in the litis 1 could hardly move them.Manv arsons were alarmed about me I looked so bad and had such a cough they were afraid 1 would go into consumption I felt so badly even day that I had no life about me.I used only five l»ott ' in all 1 shall ever speak in praise of vour g .ml medicines.They are blessings to suffering males.Another good thing have in the house is a vial of Dr Pit re, s Pleasant Pellets.Thev cure biliousness and constipation and never gripe.I O.ELANGKR.Q.C.Advocat Office, rooms Nos.4and5Twose No.Jô Wellington Street, Sherbrooke, I .Q Block, A S.Hurd, Q.0.H.R.Fraser.L.L.B.[1 ur- ubi* ut.“Wonder what’s keeping him?” ahk ed the ti&bermau of chronic failures as he threw one leg to the piazza railing and then irritably crossed it with the other.“Struck a school?” “Naw; calmed off Cape Florida and likely to pole in ’bout midnight,” said the expert troller philoeophieally.“I’ve been all through this no wind business.Any one got a yarn that ain’t moss grown?” No one answered.The fat man’s legs followed the t ad of the irritable fisherman and found their way to the piazza railing, and they were joined by others, singly and in pairs and only differing in the method of crossing or in the angle of their inclination.At length a small, apologetical man at the far end of the line squeaked out: “When I was down here last year, I went over to Florida and caught”— “What?” cried the fat man, dropping his feet to the floor in resounding interrogation.“Blue fish?How many?” “Kiugfish, more likely,” interrupted the expi rt troller, with fierce eagerness.“Now, 1 myself”— “Pshaw! Pshaw!” broke in a third impatiently.“Ho means a tarpon.They’re not common on the east coast, but we get ’em sometimes.Let me tell yon a story.” “Ob.tut, tut, tut, tut! Let the man finish his yarn,’’from three or four points at once.“I—I—I was only about to say, gentlemen, ” deprecated the apologetic little mar, trying to catch his breath, “that when i was down here last winter I went out to Cape Florida and caught the worst cold I ever had in my life.I ain’t quite got over it yet.” Slowly the legs w ent back to the railing, and “Oh, h’m, bah, pugh!”ran down the line.Then from inside came the clanging of the dinner bell, and in the change oi the current of their meditation the little man was enabled to steal away uuperceived.—Detroit Free Press.____________________ Tht?Acme of Discontent.Gabriel—Who was that I saw you talking to so long at the gate this moru-ing?St.Peter—That was the discontented man.G.—Well, what did you object to in him?St.P.—It was he that objected, not I.G.—Indeed.What was the trouble?St.p.—He wouldn’t come in unless I signed a paper that he could go out again if it didn’t suit him.—Brooklyn Life._____________________ And Then Have It Typewritten.“I have understood,” said the friendly critic, unfolding a voluminous manuscript, ‘‘that poets have a shrinking nature.” “I can testify to the truth of that,” replied the bard.“Well, I don’t want to impose on friendship.But it would be a great favor if you would shrink this up into about four stanzas before making me read it.”—Washington Star.Might Be the Keasou.“Why did I not see you at the ball last evening?” asked the neighbor who liked to be disagreeable.“Of course I cannot say positively,” replied the little woman w ho had not been invited and w’ho readily saw’ the motive back of the question, “but it is barely possible that it was because I wasn’t there.”—Chicago Post.ear»» r«M> Mach T ttoihy - A your lion l.iuil *• l ab !• “ While tiaiung an old and fertile tgrioulturcl tec non of onr county 1 whs struck by Ibe importance attached by every one to stable manure as a prune requisite in the five years’ rotation that tu eluded com, oat*, wheat, clover and timothy.The eod land, broken for corn, must have it* dressing of manure.The manure i* spread in the fall, if the sup ply be sufficient, and the eud is then broken and lefteipoeed to winter frosts.The uudreaeed sod is broken and top dreeuBd during the winter.In any event there muât o* an application of stable fertiliser, tiuob practice calls for the feeding of all the com, oat* and hay upon the farm, and the income must be got from live stock and wheat.Such farm method* are exceptionally safe, so far a* maintenance of fertility is oou-De mat ” In this ouuuection a writer in Farm and Fireside says : In this rotation timothy U sown with the wheat in the fall, and clover is *>wu in the spring.The first crop of hay is usually ohiefiy clover, although it is a mixed hay, but the bay crop the second year 1* practically all timothy.As none of the hay i* intended for market it seems to me that the timothy i* too prominent among the crops of these farms.The feeding of stock is not al ways profitable, and the conversion of all farm product*, wheat excepted, into manure is practiced only for sake of soil fertility, a les* price often being realm ed in feeding than oould be secured by direct sales.Timothy is not one of our best feeds, and it is hard on land.The question then is, Why not reduce the amount of this grass, and while thus reducing the total supply of manure also cause a decrease in the need of it?When timothy hay is a profitable market crop, this five years’ rotation or ' even a longer one that furnishes more ! crops of hay is defensible if means of maintaining fertility are possible; but I write of men who sell uo hay.In such oases a four years’ rotation seems better.The year of timothy is dropped out, and a heavy clover sod is rotted in the soil once in even’ four years.The year of timothy exhausts much of the strength aadad by the preceding clover, and the supply of manure must then be large.The four years’ rotation brings in tho corn oftener in a long acrio* of years, and that plant furnishes two or three fold the amount got from timothy.It also furnishes more w’heat—a cash article.It maintain* fertility more effectually beoaa** it give* a better sod to the soil and doe* it at shorter inter vais than in the lunger rotation.In such a rotation of crops lime is applied every five or ten yea»*, and the rule seems to be to use atxmt (30 bushel* to the acre every five years, or about double that amount every ten year*.Good farmers say that the lime is effective no matter when applied or to what crops.This is doubtless true, but it is highly probable that the most economical application may l>* made in the spring on an inverted *od.Thi* i* true only because a light application under these circumstance* may be as effective as heavier application* at other time* It can be mixed with tho soil at once and has a store of organic matter to work upon.Lime tends to sink, and hence the objection to plowing it under.It costs money just as fertilizer doe*, and the smaller the application in securing a certain effeot the more economical it is., VloMANAMY 5c Co., WHOLESALE Winen and l^iqiiors, agents for B1SQUIT DuBOUCHE’S BRANDIES.Sherbrooke, Que.THIS IS THE TIME —Of year to get your- CiRRIiGE PUHTED shops and can give satisfaction.I use only the best paints.W.T.MOUNTAIN.factory street.February 5th, 1898 HELP WAFTED RELIABLE MEN in every locality, (local or travelling) to introduce a new discovery and keep our show cards tacked up on trees, fences and bridges through-out town and country.Stoady empL.y-•nent.Commission or Salary, Sn5.UU per month and expenses, and money deposited in any bank when started.For Particulars write.6m7 The World Medical Electric Oo.London, Ont.Canada.ebster^ .'«’HOUSE A Common Broil Cow When toned up by Dick’s Blood Purifier will give as much and as rich milk as a highly bred aristocratic Jersey cow gives upon ordinary feed, and a Jersey cow when given Dick’s Blood Purifier will wonderfully increase her yield of milk.It saves feed too— because a smaller amount of well digested food satisfies the demands of the system and every particle of nourishment sticks.50 CMNT9 A PAOKAOm.LIiaiHO, ¦ms S CO.A|«nts, ¦•ntrMl.— 11 — III — Ilf Going: to th# Root of the Matter.Student—I suppose, now, everything flepends upon my having a clear idea of what I know?Professor—There is only one thing more important.8.—And that is?p.—To have a clear idea of what you don’t know.—Brooklyn Life.A Silver Wedding.“Paw,” asked tho little boy, “what ia A silver wedding?” After thoughtfully stroking his magnificent beard the Populist answered : “A silver wedding is when a woman has been married 16 years to one man.” —Cincinnati Enquirer.Necessity Know* No Law.“One of the tallest men I ever knew was a Rhode Islander.He measured nearly seven feet in height.” “Perl:.he had to grow that way.There wi.; room for him to spread out.“—Chicago Tribune.632 St.James Street, MONTREAL H£t $1.50 A DAY Bracing.Jasper—Isn’t it wonderful how * change of weather sometimes picks a man up?Jumpuppe—It is, indeed.I have frequently noticed that in the cyclone belt.—New York Journal.It Sounded Like a Cow.Fond Mother—Oh, Harry, baby can my “cow!” Say “cow,” baby.Baby—Moo ! Fond Mother—There! Isn’t that too late?—New York Truth.Not In HU Line.Raetus—Look out dar, ma honey, o* 1*11 steal you 1 Dinah—Oh, I don’t know ! I ain’t no chicken.—New York Journal.Pa Had One.Willie—Say, pa, what’s a floating debt?pa—our yacht, my son.—Chicago News.He Wo* Handicapped.“Who is your favorite author?” “Pardon me, fir, but I am an author myself.”—Cl«velaud Plain Dealer.Peock** In Pennsylvania.How foolish planters are to allow tree agents or nurserymen to sell them peaches ripening before Mountain Rose or Early Crawford, as (no differeuoa what they claim) none of them is free.And there is a cause for it.Nearly all those early varieties originate directly or indirectly from th* Chinese Cling, and by nature are nemiolings.Yet Early Crawford is entirely worthies* in this lat itude and nearly always rots on the tree The peach grower of today must discard nearly all varieties ripening in this lat itude much before the 1st of September Poaches ripening during August can only be sold in a retail way in small lot*.No one cares to put up peaches be fore September, and no one wants any quantity of them because so few are perfectly free.Nearly all the poaches coming in September and October paid the grower a profit, while tho early crop did not pay expeneea.I had an unusually fine crop of Ford’s Late White, and it brought me more money than any other variety.After 3© years I find the following list about all we have that will make u* moue.Mountain Rose, Stump, Old Mixon, Crawford’s Late, Globe and Ford’s Late White.Some of the newer kinds have thus far disappointed us, and in my future planting I shall be careful about planting new and untried kind*.—Cor.National Btockman.Waate Land on tho Farm.On almost every eastern farm there is some land that either by nature or because it* fertility has been exhausted must go to waste.If this land is infertile or rooky, naturally it may not pay to reclaim it But if its fertility baa been exhausted It oan almost always be cheaply restored.It Is more likely to be deficient in mineral plant food than in nitrogenous.Buppliee of phosphate and potash, and often potash alone, will make clover grow, and when there le once a good olover seeding nature will do whatever else is needed to reetore fertility.—American Cultivator.¦ g , f : 1) g il i> ’ i-0 qua* up to dole if A^ t ti}(deists if h a^Ky bell- veJ f the painful element and enjoyed good lealth.1 have strongly recommended this remarkable remedy to many friends, who have benefitted by employing it when in need of a medicine.Wishing others to know’ of what has done so much for me I consent to the publication of this statement.(Signed) (Mrs.) R.Hamer, Catherine Street.Burngreave Road, Sheffield, May eth, 18!t7.” One of the e.flices of the liver is to excrete the bile acid, the bile pigment (or coloring matter) and other materials.One of these is a product of nerve*waste, and goes by the musical name of chole*terine.Now, when this operation is arrested,and the bile stagnates, bile sand is apt to form in some of the «mall ducts or passages and gets carried into the gall-bladders.Then, as the sand grains grow by accretion, they manufacture the gall-stones, which gave our correspondent such terrible pain.They are very hard to dislodge and sometimes it is necessary to resort to surgical means to do it.But the thing to hear in mind is, that gall-stones are a symptom of biliousness, and that biliousness is commonly a result and symptom of the stomach complaint we know of as dyspepsia, or indigestion, in a chronic form.In curing this painful and dangerous malady.Mother Seigel’s Syrup begins, aw it should, at the beginning (the stomach), and never rests until all the effected organs are sot right.< ine more word in your attentive ear.Mind your digestion.Don’t let your ftomach remain in a disordered condition.On the first signs of it, take Mother Soi-gel’s Syrup.Then you won’t be bilious, and will know no more of gall stones than good old Galen, M D., knew of the Blar-i ey Stone.,im liwouTi " - The Hygiene of Quebec in a Bad State Schools HOUSE in ____ THE CITY.B, C.March 6th.PERKINS, Proprietor CASH PAID FOR STOVE PI ATEoiOLD SIOVES apply to Jan.27tb, 1S98.GEO.GALE A SONS, Waterville, Que.et ie JOHN PERRETT, TAXIDERMIST.Bird?and Animals artistically mounted.Fishing Rod* made and repaired.Curator to the mupeum.16 CHAPEL ST., nhe«bttooke.Caps or Crowns Whether the h( ad wears a cap or crown headaches will come.Burdock Blood Bitters cures all forms of headache.It i, a curative for rich or poor.“I suffered with terrible violent headaches, but B.B.B.cured me before 1 had finished the fourth liottle.” Mrs.W.Macklin, Cypress River, Man.Choatnat Owl tare.At one of the farmer*’ ln*tlVule* la Ifew Jersey Mr.Woodward made aa oddres* on “Chestnut Culture; It* Po»-ribilitlea.” He said there were very few farm product* that would yield *o large a return for the capital and labor employed a* the chestnut.In planting chestnuts care must be taken to put them on congenial Boil, or failure ie apt to result.The chestnut doe* better upon an open *oil, with a deep, porou*, well drained subsoil.Mr.Rufus Popes Prediction Mr.Rufus Pope is of the opinion that in less than five years Canada will have to build a fine of railway north of monton through the Peace River district which contains millions of acres of fine agricultural lands.It is fourteen hun dred miles by bis calculation from Ed monton to Dawson and Mr Pope consid ers that the government would make mistake in putting a line through at once ÂVfefetable Preparation for As-ila d similating theToodathlHetfula tii\g the Stomachs and Bowels Im ams < hiljhu n Promotes Digestion,Cheerfulness and Rest .Contains neither Opnim.Morphine nor Mineral.Not Nahcotic.ytea/Olti IPS.iMl ZZ /VTUBEfl SmJ- JLx Imtnm • It«Jk*n»Uia -Amt* .M • A perfect Remedy for Constipa lion.Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms .Convulsions .Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP.TacSimilc Signature of NEW YORK.FA.Imprjfter.li; OF IS ON THE WRAPPER OF EVEEY BOTTLE OF EXACT COPY OF V/ttAPPCR.CASTOR» Oastoria is put up in one-size bottles only.It is not sold ia bulk.Don't allow anyone to sell you anytLiug else on tho plea or promise thac it is "just aa pood” and “w.ll answer every par-’'oao.” A4U t 0 that you £ot C-A-S-T-0-R-I-A.“x/ •••« ct wrapper.’ 29 QüüRîïYÎFîG Machinery of all kinds.We make a special machine for Cutting Rock under ground, also Derricks, Hoists, Portable or Stationary Engines and Boilers.Write us.Best equipped shops in Canada, Carrier, Laine & Co., r t^wytc ty 145 8t.James St.LEVIS, P.Q.MONTREAL.(Plkahk Mention This Paper.) QUEB ieph EC.mrv'inrvTTrt TTYTo-rrinrrrîQ RIDE THE ÿ ANTELOPE BICYCLE if you AND BE HAPPY.want a Ilij^h Grade Bicycle One with a Year’s Guarantee, Itya Canadian Company, get the Antelope, tiie wheel which in two years did not have one broken frame or fork.Having secureil tho Agency oftlio above Kirycle foi Sherbrooke 1 will sell them ut the Lowest Trices.JOHN BROWN, IOV HLUSTG STIR-ID HUT.SLjLjLSL^JLSLSLSLSUiX^JL^JiJJL^JUi.Thu Signal publishes a scithing article on the manner in which the rules ol hygiene are neglected in the primary schools of the Province of Quebec.After stating that the schools are far from the ideal suggested in the Pope’s encyclic*! the writer says : “In what part of the civiliz ’d world will you find al the present iate schoolhouses s » miserable, so unhealthy, so badly provided as in t he Province of Quebec ?It is a shame for the mntry and for oui race to allow such a deplorable state of things to exist.The bad hygienic condition of our schools causes more deaths, more disease, hug more infirmity than it is possible for any one to imagine, Mil the control of the Department of Public Instruction and by the Provincial Board of Htalth is practically null.There are not five schools out >f a hundred that are provided with an acceptable system of ventilation.The schoolhouses where each pupil has the minimum number of cubic feet of air ro-juired by the regulations are most rare exceptions, and to make tho irony still greater, hygiene forms part of the programme of study.Contagious diseases are permanent ; they seriously affect the attendance of the pupils and bring up to an abnormal figure, in a healthy country like ours, the death rate among children.It is more than ever time to open our eyes to this public calamity.Are we going to thus allow to be decimated the young generation without giving them a helping hand, when we show unceasing solicitude towards prisoners, the insane, and even towards cattle ?’’ The writer then refers to the statements already made before the Council of Public Instruction by Dr Leprohon, Mr.Grant and Mr.Masson on this vital matter, and concludes by stating that this urgent improvement must be attended to at any cost.A ClePfiyman’s Tinimping Heart.CURF.D AFTER YRARN OF TEDIOUS BUT FRUITLESS TREATMENT —THESE ABE THI WORDS OF REV.L.W.SHOWERS, OF ELDKRTON, FA.“My case whs chronic.H*d uneasi ness about the heart, and palpitation since I was a boy.As soon as I saw Dr.Ag new s Cure for the Heart advertised, procured it.I am now using my fifth Wtle and experience great improvement The choking, abnormal beating and warm feeling and thumping have entirely disappeared This remedy will e your life if you are a victim of heait dis disease.” Sold by J.L.Mathieu.DR.WOOD’S NORWAY PINE SYRUP , ¦¦¦ .— .1 ijb .j-m Heals and Soothes the delicate tissues of th* Throat and Lungs.CURING .COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, HOARSENESS, SORE THROAT, INFLUENZA, and PAIN IN THE CHEST.EASY 70 TAKE.SURE TO CURB.All W inter Goods Reduced Specially low prices on balance New England’s Strike.?rh The United State* are keeping a fiharp watch on the mill town* where French mill Canadians or other foreigners R-e numerous, in order that no violation of the immigrât.on laws may be detected and the offenders returned to the countries from hich they came.In New Bedford where the cotton mills are closed a large number of aliens have applied U> the overseers for The immigration regulations forbid per sons coming into tho c u itryfiom abroad from applying for aid to overseers of the poor or to charitable institutions within twelve months aPer their arrival, under penalty of being deputed.The l ni ted States Treasury Department here has leraned that the rule has been broken in a number of places, and it has taken steps to enforce the provisions of the law.A family of ten French Canadians in Bidde ford lias been returned to Canada by the Government, and the Poor Department of Saco i>aid the fare ' f eighteen opera tives and members of their families to their former homes in Canada, where most of them have relatives.A number left I New Bedford under similar conditions oy’s Overcoats, pr of Men’s and Bo and Cloakings.We do not want any 1897 goods after this month.WE have lately received a lot of Rug Patterns, new design* stamped in colors on good matting, ready for filling.Prices 15, 30, and 35c.each.WE WANT YOUR TRADE E.W.Abbotts Son U.E IN >< HEALTH DEPARTMENT Has not ordered that Mattr«*eee should renovated once a year, but the law of Realt déniant h that they Nhould be made over ovei few years.See if yourw does not need it, if 1 Hcnd word and have it purified and re-m*de 1 l H.PARTINGTON’S, 154 Wellington 8t.» Years Experience.Y COPY AVAILABLE r 1898 V îtclc B1 l'HK.DJ BY W.A.MORI Ik &.CO.Inbticrlption $1.00 per year in advance month» 60c, throe months 25c.six of caj acity ahvwn m ’ru>ui«^oii.vt of the Frinc -Punar^n vkar.The ntautTr in which a verdict has been obtained agiiimt the gre«t novebrit will 1'4’Hi him many friends.A most deeirahle medium for advertiser».Joh PrintiuK of all kind» done promptly.3HCU cougn on earth.Instantly relieves and always cures Coughs, ^¦fBronchitis and Whooping Cough, manufactured by The Pop alar Druggitft.Griffith SERIOUS BM IC.IOENl NEAR BROMPION.FRIDAY.FEB.2.r#.189H Mipaeulous Eseupe of Passengups, Hospiul, i« suflTirin^ from paralysis the aide, due to the shock.OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING.FRANCIS LODGE, RICHMOND.Mr.W.Cotter, gineial rup« rii tendent, and Mr.J.M Hebeit, trainiuvster, »r rived in their special car on the noon express for the purp se of investigating into the c^use of the aceiient.It is thought tha‘ the a *iid nt occurred through a strap which connects the rads having been broken.Nothing definite, however, can be given until the official report has !>een pre|iaied.THE ONTARIO ELECTIONS.121 Wellington St CHEAP SALE ! We are now making a run on all WINTER GOODS un carrying any Scarcity o room prevents over, they mus all be *old.have the flncHt ntock of W a BOOTS & SHO^S We can fit all feet and suit We receive a car of FLOUR and FEED In town, all last every month and therefore nell much cheaper than if bought in small lots.If you have never asked for prices it will pay you to d W.T.Marbleton, Keb 15th, 1898.GRAND TRUNK systemv Everything » >ks favourable fur a just verdict next Tuesday f »r the Libera, government of Ontario, The attempt of the Opposition to put the finances of the province in a l>ad light has been a lamentable failure—at least lamentable for the Opposition—an 1 the summing up of Ontario’s splendid fii ancial position, given by Sir Richard Cartwright at a public meeting at Ottawa last Fri lay night, will undoubtedly go a long way in convincing the intelligent electors of Ontario that they will bo acting wisely in retaining in power a g ivernment with such a noble record.And, as Sir Wilfrid Laurier also paid on the same occasion, the people of the other provinces have an interest in seeing that government sustained, on more than one ground.Sir i )liver Mow at and Mr Hardy fought and won the battle of provincial rights on more than one occasion They determined the princi’ le, as Mr.I jsurier points out, that Confeder- FIRST CL.ASS COACH WENT OVER 20 FOOT EMBANKMENT.The Maine Disaster.OVER 10O BODIES RECOVERED Explosion Still a Mystery THE CHEAPEST, THE QUICK F ST, MOST DIRECT AND POPULAR ROUTE TO THE KLONDYKE -AND- YUKON COLD FIELDS.Choice of several routcn, and impartial information given.Full particular* a« to Hailing* of all ateamerH from Pacific Coast cities for Alaska, and accommodation reserved in advance thereon.Through pasnenger and freight rates quoted.Alaska pamphlet* and map* containing full information an to the Yukon district, furnished •n application.For through tickets and reliable information call or write to E.W.SMITH, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, 16 Wellington St., Sherbrooke.Bell Telephone No.61.Notice—Steamship tickets sold at lowest rates by all lines.ation is a federative and not a legislative union.The strugglesof the Liberal party of Ontario on that point have an importance that is not recognized as generally aa it should bo, and will probably have less influence on the elections than the very tangible one of the economical and honest administration which the Liberal party has given the province of Ontario for the remarkably long period of twenty six joars.The annual revenue of the province is about four million dollars, not a cent of which is raised by direct taxation of the macs of the people.The succession duties affect only the rich.One half of the revenue is from the crown lands.As for the expenditure, three quarters of a million are expended upon education, a quarter of a million upon agriculture and a million upon the insane asylums and other institutions of a charitable character.The province has no debt worries, whatever, but if Conservative rule in this province is any criterion of what Conservative rule would he in Ontario it would not he long before Ontario would he carrying a burden if Mr.Hardy should he defeated next Tuesday.But we do not think he will he.BOB!TY The Great Parlor Game.Secure one.Manufactured by Wright & Cooper For sale T.J.Tuck, 10 Wollingb J.R Me Bain, In the Square.J.Millet, n Squr 9 Cent Store.Hurrah SOMETHING NEW ! -WBERE3 AT- Elite Studio, IN THE SQUARE, The Old Finley Stand.E.MELVILLE PBESBY, ARTIST THE SMITH TENDER FOR KON RAILWAY.A YÜ- fLAVINt INTO THB HAKD8 OF THE OPPOSITION .Ottawa, Feb.23.—The statement that Mr.Hamilton Smith is playing into the hands of a political party in order to vent hit epiteon the government, was completely vindicate d in Jthe House of Commons yesterday afternoon, and by the known eireuinstances.The offer was written by the connivance of members of the Opposition, who then gave it to the Conservative presa for publication.This was the only subject of making the offer.No business man ever assumed to carry on ¦egotiations with a government and attempt at the same moment to funrsh party ammunition to the opponents of the government.Mr.Hamilton Smith’s •ffer has been blazoned over the country as the offer of the Rothschilds’.Over his own i«ign%ture Mr.Smith has acknowledged this statement to be false.He stated to the Premier that he had at an •arlier period made an offer to the government through a mutual friend, Sir William Van Horne.This statement is characterized as untrue by the Hon.Clifford Siflon, Minister of the Interior, and by Sir William Van Horne.The bombshell has exploded and hit the gentleman who manufactured it.It cannot be too clearly Understood that this offer, put up on Feb.18, was peddled round the press gallery of the House of Commons by a member of the Opposition in the Hu^e of Commons on Feb.20th, and published in Opposition p*|>ers on Feb.21st.The corresponde» C3 was read by the Premier to the Hou*e on Monday and the reading of Sir William Var.Horne's unequivocal denial was greeted by the Liberals with loud cheers and by the Conservatives in grim silence and with disconcerted countenances.The so called Rothschilds’ offer with regard to the budding of the Yukon rail way turns out to bo nothing more than a little move to embarrass the government, and its hollowness was very neatly exposed on Tuesday by the Pruni er.Mr.Hamilton Smith, the promoter, professed that he was acting also for Sir William Van Horne, hut the latter’s lett r to the Premier very emphatic illy denied tin1» connection.The vicious tight put up by the Opposition during the first two weeks of the session worn evidently for effect upon the < >nt uio elections.The government, however, list no time in exposing the had faith of the “patriots.” The back down of the Opposition with regard to the charges of corruption in connection with the Drummond County Railway and the ignominious bursting a f the so-called “Rothschilds” bubble should help the Liberals in Ontario.Possibly, after all, the Opposition would have done well to quietly follow Sir Charles Tupper’s first thoughts on the Stickeen Railway, which approved of the government’s course, instead of forcing him to a right-about-face against his will.Sir Charles, indeed, has vastly more intellect than a half dozen Clarke Wallaces, Fosters and Haggarts.The statement undo with regard to Mr.Sifton’s capabilities when Mr.Laurier selected him for the position of Minister of the Interior, were amply justified by his speech last week on the Stickean railway.The business-like manner in which the question was dealt with restored at once throughout the Dominion any confidence that may have been lost by the criticisms of the Opposition or, still more let it be confessed at once, by the lame manner in which Mr.B1 air presented the bill to the House.Mr.Sifton showed plainly that the whole scheme had been weighed carefully from every point of view before it was determined upon and the subsequent admissions ot Conservative should make it difficult now for the Senate to block the bill without incurring a great responsibility.In view of the great urgency of the railway, the contract made with Messrs.Mackenzie and Mann apiiears to be an eminently fair and reasonable one the more it is considered, and opposition to it now can only be regarded as factious in the extreme.The appointment of Mr.Eugene Sicotte of Richmond to the shrievalty of St Hyacinthe will be hailed with satisfaction by his many friends throughout the Eastern Townships.From a party point of view Mr.Sicotte was well entitled to the position, and on all other grounds he is well qualified to fill it with dignity and satisfaction.Mr Sicotte is a son of the late Judge Sicotte of St.Hyacinthe who was at one timrt, with Sandfield Macdonald, Premier of C tnada.The French army officials have apparently not forgiven Zola for his novel An accident, fortunately unattended by any fatal results, occuired last evening to the Montreal express about two miles east of Broinpt mi.Thoage-.t at the Station here, v r McCutche m, was notified that the train had left Bruiupton at 7 50, but after the time she w as due here, he became anxious, a id at first thought that there might htive been s >me mif-take in the despatch.That was verified, and he then thought some accident had occurred through the bnakmgdown of the engine.At 8.55 the train nulled in ahead of the Boston A Maine, which was standing in the depot The conductor of the express, A.P« ulin, rushed breathlessly into the office and told Mr.MoCutcheon to send fc r the ambulance and doctors.That was the first notification thd the officials here had of the accident.Doctors were telephoned for, and also the ambulance, all of which responded in quick time.The cause of the accident has not yet been explained, various theories and reports have been circulated but it was impossible for the train hands or anyone else to discover the cause as the car lay embedded in the snow and no time was spent in looking for the cause as all attention was paid to the passengers in the coach which lay at the foot of the embankment.The accident occurred at about 7:58 p.m.The express had hardly got up to her usual gait when the accident happened.It was the last c inch that left the rads.The exact number in it cannot be ascertained, but as one of the passengers remark» d, it was “comfortably filled.’ All at once the passengers felc a sudden jerk, slid a grinding noisa which told that someth ng unusual had occuired.Some one shouted “Hold on to the seats.” That warni g no doubt hi 1 the effect (J saving life t r had the p s.engers not done so as th > car rolled uown the embankment thoy would have been dashed hither and thither.The car went some distance along the track before the coupling snapped, and as this occurred it threw the truck of the second class coach ahead oft’ the track, but fortunately for the paNsengers the train was pulled up before any further d image was done.The first c ass coach was the last one on the train.As the coupling broke it swayed and toppled over the embankment, just opposite John Macdonald, the milkman's house.The conductor states and is verified by the passengers that the coach turned twice over.The sensation, said one of the passengers in speaking to the Examiner reporter, is one that will not soon ho forgotten.Another man said that it looked a long time from the time the car toppled over until it stopped at the bottom.Had the accident occurred only a very few seconds sooner, it would have been still more serious, as the ditch is much deeper.As it was, the distance which the car foil could not have been less than 25 feet The lights were immediately extinguished, which had the effect of saving the car from bo-n ' set on fire.Immediately the train was hauled up, all the passengers and train hands went tothe rescueof the imprisoned passengers.They worked like trojans, and carried them to the second class coach.It may he mentioned, as l-Ii >wing how quick the injured were attended to, that the accident occurred at 7:58 and the train pulled into Sherbrooke at 8:55, just about one hour from the time the accident occurred.Considerable time was also spent in getting the truck of the second class coach on to the track, so it will he seen that no time was lost.On arrival at Sherbrooke the passengers were attended to by Drs.Worthing ton, Gaudier, Austin and Smith.Several of the passengers showed ma ks of severe bruises, and all appeared to be suffering from nervous shock.The Sherbrooke passengers were Mrs.Dr.W’iiliams and Miss McKechnie.The former was returning from Pembroke, Ont., where she had been attending Miss Carrie William* through a serious illness.She received a nasty knock on the back of the head, and her body was more or less bruised.The shock is more to be feared than the bruises, but ibis morning she was rep tried to have paesed a fairly good night.Misa McKechnie is suffering from severe bruises on different parts of the body.Her nervous system has received a bad shock.She rested as well as could ba expected under the circumstances.Mr*.John Mullins of Windsor Mills, daughter of M.Collin* of this city was removed to the American House suffering from a broken arm and oth»*r contusions.The most seriously injured is Mr.Dupont, M.P.P.for Bag< t.He was taken to the Continental Hotel and was afterwards attended by Drs.Pelletier and Cam v nd He became unconscious after the accident and remained in that condition until an early hour this morning.He was taken to the Sacred Heart Hospital this im rniug so serious was his condition.Mrs.Small and Miss Small belonging to Concord, N.H., were slightly injured, the latter having received a wound on the knee.They went to the Montreal House hut were able to proceed to their homes this morning.Rev.Mr.Craik of Waterville, was on board the car but escaped with a slight bruise and a shaking up.Mr.Campbell of Boston is at the Magog House.He is suffering from a scalp wound and bruised leg.Mr.Billing, traveller for the Welcome Soap Co., was able to proceed this morning, having received only a small cut on the face.Miss E.Pelletier and Miss Boese, from Windsor Mills, were among the more fortunate ones, and they also were able to proceed home this morning.Arthur Tousignaut from Windsor Mill* received a very nasty cut on the back of the head, and a cut under the eye, which had to be stitched by the doctors.With the exception of Mr.Dupont all the injured remaining in the city were doing as well as could be expected.A gang of men were sent immediately from Richmond to get up the car.We have just learned that Mr.Dupont who was removed to the Sacred Heart New York, Feb.23.—A despatch to the World, from Havana, says:—The situation in Havana is more grave than it was a week ago.Although the officials of the naval board of inquiry preserve an itnpeneTab’e reserve, it is lean ed that some of the best naval experts u w t elieve of treachery.Tht y do not bel eve that Spanish officials wore party to the conspiracy.From evidence now in thtir possession they believe the Spanish Government, General Blanco, and all his military subordinates were guiltlei-s alike of knowledge of or participai ng in the crime.It is believed to have been ret off by a fanatic.Consul General Lee has informally advised Americans not necessarily detained here to leave for home at once.Many families will sad by the ‘Olivette* to morrow.This is an indica tion that those on the ground real ze the possibility of trouble arising suddenly and their inability to protect won en and children if an outbreak occurs.New York, Feb 23.—A despatch to the Herald from Havana says : ‘The further inquiry into the causes that led to the ‘Maine’ disaster proceeds, the more remote appear the chances that any evidence will he discov* rod to sh »w that the disaster was due to accident.The divers who penetrated into the forward part of the wreck found that the whole forward end of the ship from a point just abaft the forward turret had been twisted fifteen or twenty degrees to starboard.That part of the vessel was a wilderness of debris and curled and twisted*.The sharp, jagged edges of some of the plates added danger to the difti ulties of the divers, getting life-lines into a tangle and frayin the cords.In one instance they almost cut through a rubber tube which supplied a diver with air.One important d scovery made was the position of the Isidies found on the wr* ck, a hundred of which were floating about the torn compartment*.A full score of these were examined by my in-formant.All of these bodies were in hammock.-», and all had the arms curved upward.They looked as if the men had been startled by some sudden shock of danger and were in the act of reaching up for their hamme ck hooks to swing themselves on deck when death came.This seems to confirm what has already been St.Francis Lodge, Richmond, which is one of the oldt*in the district under the Gr^nd Lodge at Quebec, is at present the centre «if interest to the honorable Fraternity.It had the citepiiuuahie honor of having the D D.G.M , of the District of St.Francis fDS.IN MÜMORIAM.Lora Acne* Pierce, late be'oved wife of Carlos Ca-*, who vva* bom June 5th, 1819, married March 2nd, 18:0, and d:ed at Martin vide, Feb.Sth, 1898.Another f.-llow-mortal called away From serv.ee 'o enjoy he great reward ; Her work was done ehc heari the Master hay, Enter into the joy of Chr st thy Lord.ompt Count j Ministerial Association to beheld in the Methodist parsonage, Cook*hire, a paper will be given on “The Aims of the Bible,” and its final test, by Rev.J.D.Ellis, B.A.This will be followed by a paper at the next meeting on “The Earlier Records of the Bible in the Light of Modern Research,” by Rev.W.H.Raney, B.A.QUEBEC SNOWBOUND.DECEIVED BY HIS FRIENDS AND TOOK HIS OWN LIFE On Wednesday Coroner Woodward was called to Lake Megantic to hold an inquest on the body of H.S*»demgern, a native of Sweden.From the evidence at the inquest it would appear that deceased had come from Ohio.He had a railway ticket from Chicago to St.John, N.B., and also a steamship passage to Stockholm.He had visited some friends in Waterville, and by some unaccountable reason he proceeded to Lake Megantic, where he had to stay over on account of the snow blockade.W hile the passengers were sitting down to dinner in the hotel, deceased went into another room and blew out his brains.He had told some of the passengers that he had lost his two valises and a suit of clothes, and that his ticket had expired through the falseness of some friends.He ap^ared to he very d*s}K>ndent.Upon searching, a letter was found among his effects written in Swedish l anguage and addressed to his wife to the effect that h* had been deceived by some of his friends and that he would take his own life.The jury f*und a verdict that deceased came to his death by his own hand while laboring under great de*|H»ndency.He was 45 years of age and appeared to l>e a I «boring man.The body will be taken to Waterville tomorrow for interment.Quebec, Feb.23.—Another day id the big record smashing snowstorm has passed away and the opening of the fourth day finds it still raging.It is not the force of the wind that makes the storm so remarkable, for it has not yet exceeped some sixty miles an hour here, but the steady continuance of both the snow fall and the drifting wind renders the particu Ur blizzard one that will not soon be for-gottofi.Not a single train arrived at or set out from any of the railway stations hereor at Levis yesterday but thisraorninS ploughs are being sent out to clear the track.THE TRIAL OK GUILLEVfAIN.St.Hjacinthe, February 22.—Guille* main, ch rgod with the murder of La-plante, of St.Lib >ire, his uncle, is enjoying good health and is apparently unconcerned as to the is*tie of his approaching trial.He seems to have taken to his con finement and has never given the goal authorities any trouble whatever.His trial is set d wn for June the 20th next.No one is allowed to see him, and he has not been informed of the issue of the trials of Nulty and of Mrs Poirier.WAR SHIPS FOR SALE.London, February 24.—Six armored vessels, six protected cruisers, thirteen torpedo boat destroyers and five torpedo boat* are n*iw budding in Gioat Britain for foreign governments, of which a num-ber are purchasable, although Japan is supposed to have the cq t on on several of them.Those warships which have been ordered for South American Governments are considered a* being for sale to the highest bidders.A loving mother and a f.t thful wife.Affectionate and kind to all around, Sh'.* led a quiet, humble, ua* ful life.And in her proper plane was ever found.She loved God’* people, and ti e homo of prayer She loved to listen to the wi rd of God.And joined with reverence in Hi* v%or hip there Redeemed from sin and washed in Jenu*’ blood.Al home she loved the blessed Book to read.And often pond- red o’er the s icred page It* precious promises Mipp ied her need.Guided her youth ai d cheeied her later age.Her husband, left behind a little while To mourn the partner of hi.* varied life, 'A ho cheerfully performed her sha t?of toil, A ing, faithful and devoted wife Her children—tho*e in sadneg* left to mosrs— Will never And aaother friend *o true, And in their sorrow now can only turn To Him who with the mourner sorrow# too Now in the «ilent grave the body lie*.Made of the dust, to dugt returned agwis ; But at tl e r* gunwetton mom shall rise Immortal, then, with Christ her Lord to reign.Her spirit, now rel aged, has gone to be With kindred happy spirit# round the throne With Christ and holy *’ gels—the e may we AU meet at last when this short life is dor*.Jsmm Law so w.LEADIKG f- HOE DEALERS.Best Route to the KLONDIKE AND YUKON GOLD FIELDS $30 to Vancouver or Victoria.#10,00 to ST.PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS OR DULUTH.$1 to Montreal, $6 to Toronto.B.H.CRBAN.JAii.A.FLAGG, (Successor to S.Twoee) Krfhe LeadingXJ UNDERTAKER -and- practical enhhmer 1*8 Wellington street The largest and m o mplete stock of Coffins, Caskets.Trimmings&c to select from in the city, and ra.ICKS XtEA-SOlST-A-BLE.COUNTRY TRADE SOLICITED.SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.fdTPergonal attention at any hour day or night.Bell and City Telephone at Stare and House RKSfDKVr?Oilmen ______________________ l%y p^-ecg*r Agent Art BniMti g.Steamship Tickets by all Lines.We Have Finished Taking Stoek and are busy opening up New Goods More particulars next week.We have still a few barrels Apples.W.R.Bradley & Son Undertakers & Embalmers.56 Factory Street.Havr os hand the largeet and beet stock UNDERTAKER'S SUPPLIES In the city Bell Telephone 997.£yi\ rzoiutl attention day or night.will sell at the old price while they last.Those Mat Patterns are selling fast, only 30e: and 35o.each.Come now for best choice.E.W.liott» Sen V LEISIVOX VI LLKs ONLY COPY A 7749 THE EXAMIN] FEBRUARY 25 H V Vi Wni Slired A Perfect Food in Liquid Form Better Than Tea or Coffee It does not con’ain Htron» active principal, such as Caffeine and The!ne.found in Coffee and Tea.which make •'The Cup that.Cheora” and is said not loinebna e.Especially recommended to dv-pepucs by leading Physician^ of the United States S HEEDED WHOLE WHEAT BISCUIT Ktsy of digestion and a favorite with dyspeptics.It acts naturally.Doen »lu price only! not over tax digestive çrgans, because originally intended for them It lias never failed to cure constipation in the •worn?aggraved form.W.H.Fuller & Co.Uiimer -l^î- PIPES! Cheap in the sense that they're good value for the money FR*£NCH BRI \R PIPES, different sires and different shapes.Some so low in price as 5 cents.A.E.KjKKEAD & CO.Wholesale and He tail Tobacconists.113 Wellington St., Sherbrooke, Que.SIGN OF THE INDIAN You Had Better Have your Diamond Setting examined by R.J.SPEARING.Often a Diamond is lost for want of attention.We can make your old Jewellery over into the latest de signs at a very small cost.A FULL STOCK OF JLiOOse Ht on oh for replacing those lost always on hand.All work done on the premises.R.J.SPEARING.33 Wellington Square.I have a few nice Sets left, if you want one now is the time.SPECIAL DISPLAY OF Gentlemans Shoe Another lot of this special line to arrive on Monday, equal to any $2.50 Turned Shoe on the market.CALL EARLY FOR SIZES.Glassware and Faney China W.S.GILKERSON, IN THE SQUARE THIH WEEK.Cheap Sale lasts until everything is gone.A.H.FOSS, 22 Wellington Street.ALWAYS AHEAD OF TIME.Spring Goods Arriving Daily.And to make room for the above, we are still continuing to clear out the balance of all winter goods Below Cost — SUCH AS- WEN’S, BOVS AND YOUTHS- Suits, Overcoats, Ulsters, Pea Jackets, Heavy Pants, Underwear, Cloth and Fur Caps, LADIES' AND DENTS' Boots, Shoes and Rubbers.Trunks and Valises.The sooner you come the better it will be for you, as cur stock of winter goods is getting smaller every day.# Eastern Townships Clothing Rouse, J.L.Vineberg&Co.Manufacturers and Merchant Tailors, 75 Wellington Street, Sh;rb:ooke.Montreal Daily Herald AND- EXAMINER FOR $200.By special favorable arrangement* with the Publishers of the MONTREAL DAILY HEKALD, just made, wiy are enabled to offer fora very short time the DAILY HEBALD and the EXAMINER at the low price of $2 00 for a years subscription.Avail yourselves promptly of this offer us it will not bold but for a short time Address: “EXAMINER,” Sherorooke.Sluing Hats.We have just received our stock of Hats for the SPRING TRADE.Fine weather may remind you of needing one.Call and have a look at the styles.J.Lovinsnn Wise Is the man who gives qh an oppor tunity of showing what we can do in the way of makit g up his Clothes.When you see our a-sortment of TWEEDS, you are not compelled to take a pattern to oblige us.That is one point in favor of a large stock.The man who is hard to please is the man we like to deal v ith, for when he has made up his mind, he is generally better pleased.uncortf Merchant Tailor and Men’s Outfitter.140 Wellington St., Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Protestant Hoepital.For Week Ending Feb.24th.Number of patiente received.- Number of (»atiente discharged.2 Number of patients remaining in hoepital.** E.H.Hardingk.Lady Superintendent.I FRIDAY, FEB.25.1898 CITY ITEMS.Mr.C.P.Byrd has sold his residence on London St.to Mr.T.T.B'ais.The Misses M.& A.E.Drtper have re opened their store on Wellington Street.The subject for the E.L of C.E.meeting on Sunday is “Temperate in all things’’ I Cor.9 : 25.For exquiaiteness ol aroma an delicacy ot taste, the famous “El Présidente” is the favorite ioc.cigar.Court Friendship, Canadian Order of Foresters, will give a concert in thtir lodge room next Thursday evening.The butcher stand recently occupied by Mr.J.Graham ha a been taken over by Mr.Leonard Esam, Sawyer>ille.G.R.>nd A.W.Colby, doing business un 1er the name Colby Bros, at the Albion Hotel, have dissolved partnership.Last Friday evening on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of their wedding, Mr.and Mrs.J.C.Price cnUrttintd a large pa* ty of friends at their residence, London Street.They were the recipients uf many useful articles in china.A building lot in Santa Anna, California, has been purchased by Mr.G.W.True, formerly of Sutheld, where he will build upon it, and take up his residence there.Mrs.W.J.Millward his daughter resides with him and will probably make her home there.REDUCTION SALE OF FURS in full swing at Z.P.Cormier’s.Come Early and get a reliable article and save 10 to 20 per cent.Spring Hats will be here shortly, wait for them.131 Well-ngton St.f*26 Money cannot buy nor skill produce a better cigar than the “Jose ma Garcia.” (15c,) AN ENJOYABLE EVENING.One of the beet entertainments that the people of Lennoxville have ever hail the pleasure of witnessing was given on Tuesday evening under the direction of Miss K.M.Parsloe, teacher of the Model School.Too much cannot lie said 111 pra«se of that young lady’s patience and ingenuity displayed both in the scenery effects and the refined and pretty costumes and acting of the plays.The hall was crowded to the doors by a delighted audience, and the concerts proved a sue cess in every way.Mrs.Vetity, who had the managtiueut of the music, must l>e highly commended for her excellent work a?.d energy throughout the whole pioceedings.Miss Parsloe had a very able conductor, in the person of Mr.Ernest Shuter, in managing of scenery and stage effects.The tirst part of the programme con sisted of the play “King Winter's Carnival,” which was really tine.Mr.Ossian Williams, who played the part of .lack Frost, is to ! e highly corgi at ulated for the able way in which he conducted himself, and the i-ame n maik applies to Mr.Harry Scarth (King Winter) and Miss Eva Down (Queen Summer).One of the prettiest parts of the play and that which had the most desired effect was when the iceberg opened at the call of Zephyr and showed Queen Summer’s flowers (t> little girlsi to the king of the ice region.This was billowed by a tambourine drill in which ten young ladies acquitted themselves with great skill.Then the laughable farce,“The Nigger Night School” was given, which brought roars of laughter from beginning to end.Mr.Arthur Speid made an excellent professor, and he deserves great praise as well as his pupils.Miss Parsloe did not forget the Lennox-ville Hockey Team, and gave a lovely drill in their honor,using sticks decorated with their colors.This brought loud applause from the audience and cheers for Miss Parsloe, followed by the national anthem which finished the programme.Listen ! A Good Investment.PLY M< )UTH CO NG R KG ATION A L CHURCH.Next Sunday evening the pastor will preach the third sermon in the series, “Links in the Chain of Evil.” Subject, “The Uutamed Tongue.” The following Sunday evening he will speak on “Gamblf ing.” Y.M.A.NOTES Rev.W.H.Emsley who is preaching the educational sermons in the Methodist Church on Sunday, will address the Gospel meeting in the Y.M C A.at 4 p.m.Young men are cordially invited to attend this service and also the prayer meeting on Sunday morning at 9.30.EDUCATIONAL SERMONS.The Rev.W.H.Emsley, of Douglas Church, Montreal, and chairman of the District, will preach the anniversary ser mons of t e Educational Society in the Methodist Church here on Sunday morning and êvening.The Rev.Mr.Emsley is a speaker of recogni-ed power and will be heard with pleasure a?d profit by all who a!tend.FIRE IN EAST SHERBROOKE.A silent alarm was sent in to the Central Station y» sterday afternoon from S.C.Nutter’s residence.Fa-t Sherbrooke.On the arrival of the brigade it was found that the tire had originated through one of the ehctric wires getting short circuited.The current was shut off and the wires disconnected.The damage was very slight.REVIVAL MEETINGS.Special rfivival meetings will be held in the Salvat on Army barrack * every night fiom Feb.28 to March 5.Special officers from the district will take part viz : Capt McNaney and Capt.Al ee R-jid, from Newport and Coaticook respectively.Capt.McNaney’s musical talent wull lie a great impetus to the meetings.No one should miss thtse special services.Shannon Files and Binding Cases at lowest price>.Type-Writer Ribbons, Carbon Topers AND ALL KINDS OF OFFICE AND FAMILY STATIONERY AT FRASER’S Drug Store SHERBROOKE SNOWSHOE RACES POSTPONED.Owing to the railway blockade at Quebec the Snow Shoe Club from that place have decided to postpone their excursion another week.As a consequence ’he Sherbrooke Snowshoe Club have decided to postp one their races for another week .The other arrangements have been postponed for a week also.The tramp on Wednesday night was fairly well attenied.G.K.ADDIE S REPORT ADOPTED BY THE CuURT.Judgment was rendered in the Superior Gourt, Arthalaska, on Saturday in the case of the Johnson s Co’y against E King et al, in favor of the plaintiff.fhe case was a dispute as to the boundary of certain mines at Thetford.Messrs.G.K.Addie and F.O.G.Legander were appointed experts, and when they proceeded to investigate they disagreed, a id each put in an indépendant report.The Court had to consider the merits of the reports and deci led in favor of Mr.Addie, and it was his report therfore that was used by the Court.POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT.The Literary Recital in the Art Hall on Tuesday evening next, under the auspices of the Y.M.C A., will »>e one of the most, popular events of the season.Mr.Reg.O.Thicke will recite selections from w< 11 known authors.Mr Arthur F.Fraser w render sevi ral v*>cal solos,and a piano duet wdl be g v»n by Miss Winnie Wig-gett and Miss Ge »rgie Boat wick.The programme will also be interspersed with selections by LeBaron’s orchestra under the leadership of Prof.Hubbard.The McGill Fortnightly says: “Mr.Thicke s selections from Artemus Ward were well rendered.Mr.Thicke ms*y» he admits, be ‘no singist,’ but how his impersonation of Lord Drundreary could l>e improved uj on is certainly ‘one of those things no fellah can understand.’ " Remember that the celebrated •Queen” is one of the best ioc.cigars on the market.HOCKEY.LENNOX VILLE II vs HIGH SCHOOL The protested game between the Lennox ville second team and the High School was played off Wednesday night.There was a good attendance of spectators and a fast game was witnessed.The ice was rather soft.Result—School 2, Lennox ville 1.A close score, and it just represents the closeness of the match.( )ffsides were numerous and the referee incessantly tooted his whistle.At 8:40 the teams lined up as follows : H.SCHOOL POSITION.LRNNOXVILLK.Rocque Goal Arguin Drew Point S.Kennedy McCutcheon C.Point Crawford Wiggett Forward Johnson Stocks “ Taylor Bowen “ H.Kennedy Niles “ Mitchell Referee C.Terrill Umpires D.Hope and J.Samuel The game opened with a rush on the school goal, but the puck soon travelled towards the opposite end, and was kept going up and down for the greater part of the first half.About five minutes after starting, the School’s forward line rushed towards the Lennoxville goals, and Wiggett slue the puck through.Up went the umpire’s hand, but it was no game.The referee had blown his whistle for an offside just before the puck wtnt through, s> play was again resumed.The honors in the first half were about even, no games being scored by either side.The second half was started and it was at cnee seen that the School were determined to rush things.After about five minutes play they scored their first g une.The School defense had to work hard to slop the rushes of the Lennoxville fer of good stops.Kennedy at point and Crawford at cover, also played well.The Junior E.T.League now stands as follow : TEAM.WOlf.LOST.TO PLAT.Lennoxville 4 » High School 3 2 1 Cook^hire 2 3 1 B.College 0 3 3 The team from the ‘Mets’ for to-morrow night’s match with the College will be chosen from Odell, Lomas, Spaflfbrd, Witty, Robs, Davis, Womb well and Moe.We have remaining a few articles from stock Uki< at an exceptionally g« od ^rgaui.Below we mention a of the number : A Good Axe 40e.A Cast Steel Hanimor 25c, A Solid Steel Shovel 50c.V K INViTE YOU TO EXAMINE T!H>K GOOl S.JAS.F.KERR.Mr.week Master PERSONALS.L.A.Bayley wns in Montreal this Armitage is in St.his posi Guelph John's, P.Q.Mr.Win.Smart has resigned tion at the Patou mill.Win.Morris, Esq., Mayor of Ascot,has been ill the past week.Mr.W.B.McCaw spent Sunday visit ing at Mr.A.A.Hawley’s, Robinson.Miss Hubbard, daughter of Mr.H.S.Hubbard, is visiting friends in Montreal.Miss Carrie and Miss Mattie Water-house are visiting friends in Montreal this week.Mr J.W.Bolton of the Standard Photo Engraving Co., Montreal, was in town yesterday.Mr.Whitehead, supt.of the Street Railway, is able to be out again after several days of illness.Miss Hawley of the academy, who has been ill, has gone to her home in Bury, and is better.Miss Alberta LeBaron has gone to visit Miss Heintzman, daughter of Mr.Ger-hird Heintemail, Toronto, Mr.Willis E.Johnstone and Mr.Johnstone, of Lake Megantic, are in town the guests of J.S.Broderick, Esq.Mr.W.F Bowman, Scotstown.A.Lindsay, Johnville, and W.T Oughtred, Marbleton, were in town this week.Mr.A.M.Bechard, who was in the employ of W.Blue some years ago, has returned and accepted his old position.Miss MacEgin.teacher of the Kinder gaittii, iou.-L ijing quite ill at Mr.E.S.Foss’s, but we are glad to learn is improving.Mrs.T.G.Williams returned home last evening from Pembroke.Miss Carrie Williams, who has been ill with typhoid fever at that place, is now’ better and able to drive out.OIIK ONLY BUSINESS IS INSURANCE.POLIO IBS IN ILL -FIRE.- WE ISSUE BRANCHES ANCIENT ORDER OF WORK MKN.UNITED The Uiquor and Drug Habite.We guarantee to every vic'im of the liquor)andjdrug habit no matter how bad the case, that when our new vegetable modi cine is taken as directed, all dtsire for liquor or drugs is removed within three days, and a permanent cure effected in three weeks.Ths medicine is taken privately and without interfering with business duties.Immediate results—normal appetite, sleep and clear brain, and health improved in every way.Indisputable testimony sent sealed.Wo invite strict investigation.Address the Dixon Cure Co., No.40 Park Avenue, (near Milton St,) Montreal.tf 22 Dr.F.X.Gatien, of Granby, dropped d*ad on Tuesday from heart disease while attending a patient.Madame Rioux, of Kingsey Falls, is re-|w»rted to have been found dead in her bed Tuesday; «die was 70 years old.OASTOXl.X'dL.~ ^ *• •• dflAtWt, Last Saturday evening a caucus of members of tht above Order was held in Montreal, and the following “slate” agreed upon.G.M \V\, Bro.Blouin, Montreal ; G.Foreman, Bro.I).McCormick, Montreal; S.Overseer, Bro.Stocking, Quebec ; G’ Guide (;t member from Lower Provinces.; G.Receiver, Bro.G.Lefebvre, Mont real; G.Recorder, Bro.H.T.Patterson, Montreal ; G.Inside Watchman, Bro.Hew ton, Richmond ; G.Outside Watchman, Bro.Thornloe, Lachme ; G.Trus eos, Bro.Roach, Montreal ; with two Lower Province members.Executive Committee, Bro.Beuthner, Montreal; and one Lower Province member ; G.Solicitor, Bro.Godin, Montreal; G.Med.Exam.Dr.Frigotine, Plessis ville.Some of the members present protested against the caucus as being contrary to the rules of the Order, hut the protest was disregarded.CASTOR IA For Infants and Children.The fw-cialle riffixtonj is et» «?err wr*FPtf* ÆTNA HOY AL U U K K N WK8TKItN A LLIANCK GUARDIAN H A It T K O R I) LA NUA SH 1 R K M A N r H K H T K It BItITIHH AMBItlUA PIRKNIX OK liONDON LONDON A HSUltANCK COM M KKC1 AL UNION liONDON AND LANCAHHIItlT NORTH 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INSURANCE, BURGLARY INSURANCE.EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY INSURANCE, GUARANTEE BONDS.Dresser & 2D Market Hq WYETH’S MALT m A FOOD AND STIMULANT RE( ’oM M KNDBD BY ALL PHYSICIANS.Ask for WYETH’S THE BEST OF MALT EXTRACTS.McManamy, CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, D»9 Wellington St., Sherbrooke, P.Q.A Beautiful Solid Gold Ring, Set with Genuine Garnet FREE! You pay nothing, simply send your Nome and Address IMuinlj written, and we will send you 20 I’iv of IMI’KR- IKIIABLE VIOLET SACHET I'KKH ME (which for delirary of odor, natural fn-ahneMa and inexliauatible character ia unaurixMttd) ter iwickaf*-.When •Old remit ua the money, and we will aond you free for your trouble the above deacribed nng, which ia atam)>cd and warranted Solid Held, net with Genuine Garnet, Send addretti at once, aiention thia pajier, and »taU that you want 1‘rr/ume, and we w.ll «end it.No rnoiic-y required.We take all nak.Gooda returnable if aot aokl TI6DALL SUPPLY CO.Snowdon CHAMarna, TORONTO, ONT.Direct from Belrael, I eland, the following splendid ttMMortnienl cf LINENS at 2 je, 35c, 45c 50c, 70c and 80j iie Table Linen Alt width*, prieea from 37c to $3 00 per yd N PKINS, i and J, extra large ae^rtincut at 5oc u* $8.50 pe ¦ dor.n all the différant gradea.I NT F R LINING.fronting linen, LINEN LAWN.GRwSS LINEN, AURON LINEN, Colored Bordent.1 ILLOW LINEN, 40, 42, 45 and 50 inch wide.LINEN SHEETINGS.0 and 100 inches.DRAWINu LINEN.36, 40 and 42 inch.LINEN DIAPER, 20.27 and 30 inch.HUCKABACK, All widths a 10.14, 18.25.3é and 4«cifl Linen and Turkish Towels, etc., etc.We consider the-te values of sterling worth and invite your inspection.L.A.Bayley Samples sent on application.TELEPHONES }£ity 66 2 1 Miscellaneous List.Chamois Hkins 40c, 50c, Rug Fringe 17c, 20c yard.Pipping (Tord, black and white.Green a* d Crimson Haige50c and 60c yard.Whi e Lama Boas 25o and 40c, Table Oilcloth 45 and 54 inch wide.Linen Rag Matt Patterns.Htair Buttons, Ht air Pads, Ruffalo Robe Trimming 16c yard, Buffalo Robe Li ing.Candle W ick, Sninning Wheel Head-», Single and riouble wevvlng Cottot «.I W< ol Lap Robes $t tin and $2 00, Whips Ute, 15c and 25n, Market Basket* 10c to $1.00, Snow Shoes, all sixes.GREY BUFFALO ROBES, Only 3 left and we don’t want to keep ov» r.ra1 her !oo«c a little on th*m than summer them They are the $8 60 kind; will offer them at $6 0i to clear.OROOERY DEPARTMENT.Flour Nothing but r* liable brand kept In stock Why not ave 50c p r barrel by buying from m.-WE KEEP- The K«ewatin Strong Baker» $2 75 bag.The ' Norval Family Flour $2.50 bag.The “Buda” fine Family Flour $2.75 bag, $5.50 barrel.Five It ises fine Family Flour, $5.P5 per bL Delivered any part of city.Established over 40 years.M.IMECHNIE.ADVERTISEMENT.DAY.Tuesday, March 1st piece-» black figured Lustreo*.36 in.wide nis spring it kxIm.regular 33o, Tuesday 25c yd .’ Violets.Il'h like rmhing the season to talk about Violets now.but that’s our way of doing business.Tuesday we offer 40 doa.bunches of Violets, bunch contains 18 Violets and 3 foil ge leaves, they are worth 10c, TuesJ *y they go at 5c.Grey Cotton fine Thread, 34 in wide, regular 7c yard, Tu* sday 54c.Cream Curtain ScHm.a sorted patterns 31 In.wide, regular 7c yard.Tuesday 5c yd.Ladles' long sheve Union Underve t«.full sizes, regular 40c.Tuesday 25c Indies' Dongola Kid fllippos with stray, patent leather ton.reguar $1.25, Tuesday Me pr ParMnnes C mplexion Hoap 3 cakes In box, regular 153, Tuesday lor box Feather Stitch Braid for trimming under rfarments, put up in piece- of 4 yds.each, reguar 7c piece.Tuesday Ic piece.Vasileno 10c.Tu».*sday 5c bottle.Crockery Special 432 small brown bowls, 4 pint size, regul ir 6c, Tuesday special at 3c each GROCERY DEPARTMENT.Our special Imperial Matches, positively the best match to be had to day, they are worth 12c box.Tuesday for 7c box.Tuesday price.27c.8 for 25c 3c lb.II.01 -3.SOMETHING NEW I -WHERE?AT- Elite Studio, IN THE SQUARE, The Old Finley Stand.E.!,;ELVIÜ e PBESBY, AR 1ST DECEMBER 2>:h 1897.A.M.A.M.P.M.A M V.M 7.40 2.25 Le Sherbrooke Ar.7.55 12 32 A.M.P.M.A.M.A.M.P.M P.M 10 30*4.55 t7.30 44 Montreal 44 *11.30 6.30)10.15 11.30 6.00 EAST SHEPBHOOKt, find there Fruit Fruit packed iu Note*.pent moss has been to England with ihippod from Canada great success.Carter’s Seedling is a new strawberry which is a heavy fruiter, beautiful color and good size.North Star currant is not much laYger than Red Dutch when the latter is well cultivated.Mulch the strawberry bed as soon as th# ground is frozen sufficiently bard t bear a team and wagon.Kansas and Missouri are shipping apples direct to England.One fruit grower says: “The more 1 •«•e of setting rows of strawberrv plants between rows of raspberry plants the less I am in favor of it.Of cours» it means economy in ground, but not in labor/’ SLEEPLESSNESS {^«r*S •'tutly cured by lh« faithful u»e of ^ •.Ml'BELL'S QUININE W INE.ntir* upth?a-ntera and restore* fading renjrth.Ki mmended by *11 doctor* *a - atorntlve Utcr debilttativ.g illneasc*._ .?>rcd only by K.CAM P6KLL A CO.,* .VOUS DAUQOIST FOR IT.MoTtraiux» of The Light Side of Nature, giddy—I wonder if wo should any babies, Katie, if we dug up gooseberry bushes?Katie—Babies don’t com# ont gooseberry bushes, fciddy.giddy—W»ll, wher» do they from, then?Katie—Why, from the big shop», of course.Haven’t you seen printed ovar some of them, “Families supplied?”— Sketch.____ Australian land Eggs Sold in as “New Laid.” Eng- ___ 8.45 44 Coteau Jc.44 10.30 5.15 9.15 7.08 ll.OOAr.Vankleek HillLe.8.42 3.45 3.45 7.25 11.35 Hawkesbury 44 8.25 3.15 3.15 M.6.55 9.44 44 Alexandria 44 9.44 4.35 8.29 1.40 8.35 1.40 p.m Ottawa ‘ ‘,8.00t3.f*Hr'.45 5.40 44 Arnprior 44 -.20 6.13 44 Renfrew 44 4.51 6,56 44 Egauville 44 L1Û 7.20 Parry Soun1 a.M.7 40 Daily, t Daily except Sviay.CITY FIRE ALARM BOXF»Sv com* pleased to the tbaa- Cracy to Oo.“Did Mis» Flavilla seem when you asked her to go 1er?’* “PleaFedT She wanted to k»ep th« tickets for fear something might happen to me.”—Chicago Record.Early In the fifteenth century a Pari» firm annually stmt to other part» of Europe more than 1.000 dolls, dressed in the latest styles, to serve as models of fashion.__________ Australian eggs are being sold in England as “new laid.” To be able to do this is a high tribute to cold storage, and Canadians will*be interested in knowing more about the matter.A representative of a laige London firm shipped from Australia a couple of years since many thousands of dozens.The firm reporte! that the eggs were of good quality and represented an attractive appearance, being carefully packed in cardboard divisions, filled up with dry pea husks.The consignment was carried at 1 degree above freezing point, and the freight cost 3d per dozen.To develop a new laid egg trade with England, Australian poultry keepers are warned that the eggs must be forwarded to the cold store while they are still perfectly fresh, and,like poultry,they must be shipped so as to reach England at the dearest time for such product*, which in the case of eggs, is during the three months November to January.The scheme is now entirely successful and some of the b st English houses pur chase the eggs and sell them h r fresh CLOSE CONN JTIOr^ At Ottawa for points West Otta va Arnprior and Parry î5ound, Can o da’ Pacific Railways, Canadian Northwest, Western United States Points etc., via Port Arthur and Sault Ste.Marie.For information, folders, etc., call on any agent of the Grand Trunk Railway or apply to K.J CHAMBERLIN, C.J.SMITH, General Manager.Gen.Pass, Agent Ottawa, Ont.E.W.SMITH Agent.Sherbrooke.SHLRBPOCKE WEED o o o o o o o 61 Out of All the EnropeAD countries only Austria and Great Britain have th« mis that all travelers on tbs roadwaj Hunt keep to th® l®f^ % For Over Kitty Years Mrs.Winslow’s Soothino Syrup has l>een used by millions of mothers for their children while teething.H dis turbed at night and broken of your rest h sick child suffering and crying Our stock of Tweeds and Overcoatings is large and well assorted, comprising all the latest fabrics in by with and Suitings and Overcoatings.Bronchitis Cured.Afattt T.Milbum à Co., Toronto, Ont.Dear Sirs.—I have used Hagyard’s Yellow Oil for my children when they had bronchitis, and always with great success.I use it also for sore throat, and can say there is nothing to equal it as a sure cure.Mrs.James O’Brien, 2w29 Huntsville, Ont.C M.Foley, a Paris, Ont, lawyer, who is charged* with having converted to his own use about $40,000 of his client s monies, has been remanded until the JJra inst.AGENTS "The be*t life of Her Mftjestv wri’e« lord Iorne about .^'‘eenRJlTu KY AgrnU make five dollar^ daily HR A I»LRY UARRETdON COMPANY, 14 i lUd, Toronto.pain of Cutting Teeth send at once and get a bottle of “Mrs.Winslow’s Soothing Syrup” for Children Teething.It will relieve the poor little sufferer im mediately.Depend upon it, mothers there is no, mistake about it.It cures Diarrhtea, regulates the Stomacr and Bowels, cures W’ind Colic, soften the gums, reduces Inflammation and gives tone and energy to the whole system.“Mrs.Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething is pleasant to the taste and isthe prescription of one of the oldest and best female physician and nurses in the United States.Prices twenty-five cents a bottle Sold by all druggists throughout tbe world.Be sure and s*k for ‘ Mrs.Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.Our Motto is good reliable goods at reasonable prices.Kine: Street.Central Fire Station Cor.Galt and Belvidere Sts.cor.Bridge St.and Bowen Avenue L»* Prospect St.and Beckett Road Cor.Queen and Upper Water Sts.Cor.Melbourne and Prospect 8U.lire*-.'cry.Melbourne Road Cor.Moore o ’ Commercial Sts.Cor.Montreal 1 Elizabeth Sts.T Hunti' g’s Shop, ! unoxville Road, south Cor.H.'1 Ave.an Lennoxvillc RojuI.east Cor.Factory and • >odhue Sts.Cor.Belvidere and Factory Sts.Alexander St., nei-1 Ball Coi Park St., Iiesaoxville R’d E & Murray Coi Peel and Kinar St*».Cor.King and Wellington Sts.Cor.Ball and Wellington Sts.City Hall Wellington St., near Odell Block No.2 hire Station, london St.Cor.Dominion Avenue and London is , Cor.Bank and William Sts.B.A.Land Company’s Saw Mill Cor.Gordon and Sanborn Sts.Cor.Liverpool and London Sts.Cor.Commercial and Lower Water S‘«*.A.L.Grindrod & Co.Mill* High Street No.3 Fire Station, Kin^ St.Jenckes Machine Co.works, PatonM ills Cor.Bowen Avenue and Morkill.Road Cor.Bridge and Pine Sts.Cor.First Avenue and Council St Geo.liong’s Shop Pamphile Biron.Bowen Avenue Convent Grove St.Cor.King and Goodhue Sts., Central SehooA General Hospital, Belvidere Road Gillespie St., near Ball Cor.Bridge St.and First Avenue Windsor St.East Girls' Home.East Comer Queen and Montreal Sts.Cor.King and Grove Sts.Cor.Court and Commercial Sts.Riverside St., East Grand Trunk Railway Depot Goodhue St, Pelletier’s Hall North End First Avenue, East A.Lomas 9c Son’s Mill Gardner Tool Co., Bank St.Cor.Brooks and Ball Sts.Wellington St, South of King , Island St.North , Cor.Queen and Liverpool St*.Cor.Queen and Stanley St*.Cor.King and Belvidere Sts.Cor.Queen and Moore Sts.Factory St.B.A.I .and Co’s Office .Wiggrt ville.North .Cor.London Street and Portland Square .Cor.Market and Goodhue St* .Cor.Prospect and London Sts, Brook* .Moore St.near Moiehouse residencs .Cor.Cresse and Melbourne St* » Cor.Montreal and Williams 8»h .H.C.Wilson.Prospect St .Cor.Alexander and Galt St* !.Galt St, LftBree's house L Drummond Road.South i.Cor.Bridge and St MichaelSt* k Meadow St.Lower End I Cor Short and B'Wider© St*.J^ONEY TO LOAN On good security.Apply to | HURD fc FRASER AGENTS ‘Klondike Gold Fields, a large, oh< ai a large, cheap, vml-ufü>le book, selling like a whirlwind.Beauti* fi prospectus twenty five rent*.Books on Aft».BRADLEY -G ARRETSON COMPANY Limited, Toron ta j ONLY COPY A THE EXAMINER, FEBRU 25, 1 ^ Don’t wait to ^ Discuss the matter.When in accident befall* you the remedy, to be effect:re, must be applied imme-dangeroua complication* fre dlately, aangerou* compucanon» «ic quentiy ariae from alight Injurie* by delay in proper treatment.Don’t wait till yon need it, be prepared for any casual* tr W keroui^ a book of casuahly by keeping I Imperial Embrocation ?always in the house It poa*€*aea pewerfuL healing and penetrating pra-^ iea, and there is nothing »o effectrre, aasa and reliable for cats, sorea, ins, strain*, muscular pain* or achea, lumbago, neuralgia, *5 cent* a bottta.bauiaea, spraii .efcest cold*, and sore throat Imperial Embrocation Co.pain across my back.Urinary troubles caused me much loss of sleep, and I suffered from a tired, worn out feeling.Doan’s Kidney Pills gave me relief in a short time.The jiain in my back has disappeared, and I feel that I would be doing wrong not to recommend them to others suffering as I did.They are the beat medicine I ever used.” 2w29 Wi Lives of Misery and’ Afflict ion.Mme I us Cm in ManiHia.t’aine’s Cilery Compound Proves a Wondrous Blessiig.M!sh P»ur ay h ‘•Afierthe Fi Datte I Felt Now Hop* a H New Life C’oming/' Nerv.ns Pr.Birathn, Mental D prcs-fibn.and Fscrnnatinc: ings Are Banith-d Paine’» Celery Compound The Great Life Builder and Vitalizer.Wells r ii&sriHt.SHERBROOKE.ELECTRIC BELLS I INSTALLED AND REPAIRED The ftHerbrooke Gas A Water Oo Y COPY AVAILABLE V 25 PAINTING! DIU'MMOND COUNTY DEAL.j kKFEKo VV ANTED to PAINT WAMit \ F aod SU ijfhf br i he job, a 1*0 price per K* r pariicular* addre^» Box 570, Kobinvun Feb -Mrd.HJ» 1 luiii SOME ONE Howard L.A C.K.Jasmin (i.F< \ R.Sanborn iii% lured Dine Henry IV 1 Angora Cat Colored (ientleman EWING S Catalogue of CHOICEST GARDEN.FARM AND FLOWER SEEDS ^ -4 in town yiaterdey.Mr.Thoi.R^»well, ht Compté* was in town on Thursday.Mrs.A.F.Adams ie viaitiiig frienda in Stanstead this week.Miss Winnie Gooley was visiting friends in Richmond D»t fceek.Mr.and Mr».&.W.McKbo, of Sher brooke were in^own over Sundiy.The Housrtf Commons adjourned on Tuesday nifcht until next Tuesday.Mr C.de W.Reid, of Moutna1, was in town on Thursday on a business trip.Miss Seraphene Riais, of Waterville, has been visiting friends in town this week.The Salvation Army are holding special meetii gs all this week, and will continue them over Sunday.The Rev.F.J.Marshall of Montreal, will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist Church next Sunday morning and evening The Klondyke fever seems to be catching as there are quite a number from this town who are making preparations to go.Mr.Arthur Bradley of Framingham, Mass., has been visiting his brother-in-law, Mr.Thompson of the Union Marble Works.Mr.N K Almour, representing Kd-umnd Eaves, wholesale jeweller of Montreal, was in town on Wednesday ona business trip.The Catholic bazar c’osid la .t Tuesday evening.The attendance was about the game as in former years and the amount of money raised was a little more than last year.There will be a hockey match at the rink to-morrow evening bet we n the Coaticook lire department and the < ity band The Band will also give a short band concert before the opening of the match.We have had another failure in town.The well known ürm of D.O.Francœur & Son have assigned for the hen* Fit of their creditors.An inventory of the stock is now being taken by the assignee assisted by the members of the firm.There wi re two young fellows arrested here on V\ ednesday evening by the G.T.R.Detective for breaking into a car ; they weie taken to Sherbrooke yesterday morn ing for trial.Their names were Alfred Leadbeter, aged î> years, and John Kidney aged 14 years.This is their second offence.Judge White held a term of the Circuit Court on Tuesday when the case of Sun-bury vs.Baldwin was finally decided.This was an action for damages in which the plaintiff claimed that defendant's dog had frightened the plaintiffs horse which threw him.He claimed $190 as damages for injuries received.The case has been before the Court for several terms, and the judgment of the court was in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of eighty dollars and costs.The cost of the suit to defendant was about We have had two runaways to record this week.The tirst was-the team lie-lodging t > Mr.A.Trudeau.I he horse took fright at the junction of Main and Child Streets and after overturning the sleigh it started down Child Street at a great speed.It was stopped, however, without serious damage being done.The other was a horse belonging to Mr.Philip Langlois which took fright and bolted for the station leaving the sleigh near the freight shed.The frightened animal started up the railroad track towards Dix-ville carrying the shafts with it, jumping cattle guards and all obstacles that came in its way, until it was finally stopped within a mile of Pixville Station,in a very exhausted state and seriously cut.Fortunately there were no trains on the Vay at the time.At the last sitting of the Coaticook Mock Parliament there was the usual number of members present and the ladies gallery was also w'ell tilled.The speaker took the chair at 8.15 o’clock and the debate was resumed on the speech from the throne, the first speaker being Mr.F.W.Meade,member for St.Johns County, N.B.He spoke at considerable length on the proposed Yukon Railway, and ho devoted considérai le time to the Chinese question, also the prohibition measure, and succeeded in making some good points.The next speaker was Mr.F.E.Wadloigh who without doubt made the aperch of the season.Mr.Wadleigh has alw'ays enjoyed the reputation of being a first class campaign speaker, but on this occasion ho excelled all former efforts as was freely admitted by both sides of the House.He was followed by Mr.\N m.Smith, the late Minister of Trade and Commerce, who also made an excellent speech.He was followed by Mayor Webster, the present Minister of Finance,who scored some very good points at the expense of the leader of the Opposition, especially on the Chinese question.^ After a few remarks by Mr.K.A.McKee, the Question of adoption of the speech from tne throne was put, and carried unanimously.The time limit having now arrived the House adjourned.The following are the names of those that took nart in the Carnival at the Coaticook skating rink on Tuesday evening.LADIKS.Miss G.Webster 44 Gertrude Fox 44 Carrie Trenholme, Archie Fr4*»er, L’ttle L -rd Fauntleroy 11 Prasei C.C.Carr The Old Sport S.Moub« n Scotch Laddie Xacariah Kbenesar, M.A.A.Reception Com.“ Howard McKee, Gentleinxn of the Court *• vV.Akharst, Coaticook Snow Shoe Club “ M G «Men Henry XIV 44 C Johnston Name It Mi«s Robinson of St instead was in town this week the guest of Mrs.W.L.Siurtleff JOHN BULL AND COMPANY.Kingston, Feb.23.Principal Grant at a dinner of Queen’s University Engineering Soci* ty last night, responded to the toast, ‘The Dominion,’ and spoke of the development since Confederation.The preferential duties for Great Britain and the stand of Great Britain in upholding the Canadian view on the Behring Sea question were steps equd in every way to Confederation.C oser relations with Gréa* Britain should be the desire of every British subject.He rejoiced that Canada was n * longer a colony but a junior partner in the firm of John Bull and Co ____ PROPOSED CHANGE AT ST.VINCENT DE PAUL.St.Vincent de Paul, February 22.— Word lias been received here to the effect that there wid be a>*hange in the management of the penitentiary very sh »rtly.It is understood that the Government is thoroughly tired of the muddle which exists here at present, and that a new Warden and deputy warden will be here within a week.The new warden, it is siid, will be G »vern r Vallee, of the Montreal Gaol, and the new deputy warden will bo Detective O Keefe, of the Montreal City P lice, at present assigned to the duty of bank detective.CANADIAN FORESTERS MEET.Peterboro, Feb.23.—The nineteenth annual session of the High Court of the Canadian Order of Foresters opened here yesterday aftein»on with 250 de’* goes present.The reports show that the increase in members is 5,058 ; in new councils, 00; in insurance in force, $3.419,500; bringing the total to the sum of $28,750,-500.O.ie hundred and forty-seven deaths claims were paid during the year, aggregating $152,355 35 in amounts, while $07,587 08 were carried to reserve.In the sick and funeral branch $38,052.05 were expended in the benevolent work of the order.Smoke the new 5c.leader.“Dia mond Dick.’* “War is said to have broken out between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.EVERYBODY’S BOY.[A plantation ditty.J dea so black, ho party; He fare de^ ahine en shine; He daddy say, “He tny boy He mammy *uy, “He miner* Kn when ho heah ’em bohso Ho eye do» «lance wid joy, Kn den hu say —dat des his way— “I ever’body boy!" Do w’ite folks nil time callln (I)ey likes deni ways ei his).He lif* his li'l hat, like dat, En tell 'em, “Heah I Isl" D*y son him dis en dat way.He des in dey employ I Ease w’y ?He tell ’em roun en ronn He ever'body boy! His mammy say dem w’lte folks Her peace er min'il 'stroy.•4I des ain't got no chlllun— He ever’body boy!" .L.Blanton in Chicago Times Herald Graduate Quaker Maiden Daughtt r of the Regiment Nurse Sweet Sixteen Mias May Brown’s Twins.Baby 44 Eiith Thompson 44 Jane Robertson 44 Gertrude Akhuret) 44 Edith Akhurst j 44 Edith L.Fox 44 Edna Browne Pink of Perfection Mrs.H.C.H Chagnon Indian Squaw 44 A.E Rainville Poppy Miss Beside Wilson Summer Girl.44 Hattie Wilson Incognito 44 Winnifred Nunns Japanese Lady 44 Lizzie Bonner Summer 44 Blanche Webster, Red, White & Blue 44 Maud Otia Night 44 Mamie Buckland White Cockade •4 T.Wadleigh Winter 01 va Trenholme Gddees of Liberty 44 R.Jasmin Red, White & Blue 44 Fannie Kübum Scotch LacAie Mr.L.Moulton J** Tat * P.g.Jtemin ath.By virtue of the beautiful simplicity and Christian consciousness of his life, Brother Charles Dobb, secured to himself a scat of influence in his own home, in the Head office of the Nichols Chemical Company, in the Society of Capelton and in the Church of God, which will ever live in the memory of those who knew him.For to know him was to esteem him and cher sh his memory.He was horn at Cornwall, England, on the 2tir.h of Oct., 1879, and came to this country with his mother in 1887, settling at Capelton where he lived till the day of his death, Feb.ll'h, 1898.f Th >se who were his schoolmates speak in a most kindly spirit, and have nothing but pleasant remembrances of th< se associations.At the age of sixteen ho made a public profession of r digion and from that time foith endeavored to live out the purposes of a new heart.Shortly after his conversion he united with the Methodist Church as the church of his choice, uid continued a faithful and co sistent member to the day of his death.His piety was not expressed in any one form, but pervaded his whole life.He did not say much of it in words, but expressed it in all the relations of life.He possef-sed a heart that was truly loyal to Christ and that was the secret of his loyalty to everyone else.His was a brief, bright, earthly life, radiant while it lasted, with sunshine and joy for all.But it has come to a close.Therefore we say, in the language of David to Jonothan, 4 Thou shalt be missed because thy seat will be empty.Yes he will be missed.But where ( Not in the ball-room.No never.Charlis Dobb was never found there.Not at the card table.No never.Not ill the saloon.Not in any questionable society.No ! But he will be misstd in his own homo and most by his mother.He was bis mother’s youngest child, and he loved her very tenderly.His affection was shown by his thoughtfulness of her, expressed in deeds of kindness which were performed daily, in the morning, and at noon, and at night.Yes, he will be mbsed in the home and misstd by all.Missed at the front door, missed at the back door, and inhstd in every room in the house.Missed in the dooryard, missed in the back yard, missed at the stable, mbsed every where on the premises Because he tried to make his home the dearest, sweetest spot on earth Ho will be missed in the office of the Nichols Chemical Company.Missed for his politeness and gentlemanly de m11 a nor towards all who came and went.Missed btcui-e of his promptness, punctuality, inti grity and conscientiousness, faithfulness in the performance of every task assigned him.Missed for his real wealth of character.He will he missed in the Lodge-room.Tnst anchor of beautiful flowers which was so affectionately laid on his casket tells us that he will be missed in the lodge room of the Independent Order of Good Tenrplars, and that they will cherish his memory as the memory of one who never disgraced the fraternity by the violation of his pledge.He wil' be missed in the Sunday school by bis class-mates, bis tea* her, his superintendent, by all.For one of those beautiful wreaths of flowers which adorned his Casket told us in the silent language of sweetest fragrance that he was missed by all.He will be missed in the Epworth League of Christian Endeavor.Another wreath of beautiful flowers con tribute don the occasion of his funeral, told of the atf ectionate remembrance of the Leagues of Capelton.Yes he will be missed there, because of his beautiful life and character, and because he was always a prompt and cheerful witness for Christ.He will be missed also tecause of his personal work among the young people.He will be missed at public worship.There is one seat in this hall that will always be associated in my mind with his memory.There he sat and worshipped.For he loved the House of God.He loved His Word.He enjoyed the means of grace and was present whenever possible.Yes ho will be missed in the House of God.No more will his manly form be seen reverently bowing in public worship.No more will his voice be heard in Christian testimony at our quarterly meetings, no more will his personal presence be seen in our midst.For he has gone from the church militant to join the church triumphant.“But if our fellowship, here below.In Jesus was so sweet, What heights of rapture shall we know, V* hen round His throne we meet V* But what consolation have we to offer to the bereaved friends to day I Much ! Much indeed ! The magnitude of your loss is the measure of your consolation.Iheie are t hose thatdie and are not missed save for ?heir nmdeeds.There are those who die and are no’ missed except for their in difference towaids truth and righteous mss.There is no consolation in their diath.But there are those who die and are missed because of their purity, goodness and usefulness.There is consolation in their death.For great is the reward in the Kingdom of Heaven.Is it not a consolation that he gave his heart to God so early in life and lived with an eye single to His glory ?Is it not a consolation that he was beau’ifully reconciled to death when it came, and so frequently spoke of the glorious immortaUty that awaited him ?Let us sorrow them but not as those who are without hope.The sorrow which we should feel upon this occasion is the sorrow thAt flows from the dictates of nature.The sorrow of sympathetic grief •for he is— Ottawa, Feb 22.— Walter Barwick, Q.C.t of Toronto, his been here off and on for some time, and th ugh his mission has not been announced, it is certain that he will conduct the prosecution on behalf of the Government in tne Drummond County Railway investigation, which is to begin in a day or two before the special committee of the House of Commons.Whether Mr.Bve But gone to eur Fathers ll$wee Ottawa, Feb.21.—The heat of the provincial contest in Ontario is making itself felt at the federal capital and parliament.The popular chamber has somewhat of a desert oil aspect, so m my of the members being absent upon political missions in the various counties in the province.The manhood suffrage policy of Ontario government has added so largely to the provincial voting strength tf at, on every hand, the interest taken in t* elections has been greatly intensified.hou sands of voters will experience, for the tirst tune, the importance which attaches to the right to exercise the franchise, and have a voice in the aff airs of the country.That the Hardy government h?is given this important privilege to so many, who would otherwise he barred, is a fact which will undoubtedly have a considerable bearing in influencing the minds of voters to stand by Liberal government at this time.Young men who have no very strong predilection for either one paity or the other, must naturally have their sympathy enlisted towards that government w hich has enfranchised them.There will he hundreds and thousands of these voters who are going to show their appreciation for the rights conferred upon them by polling their votes in favor of maintaining in power a progressive Liberal sdniinistration.The denunciations which the opposition levels against Liberal government, whether it he federal or local, in charging aga’nst the members of such government a want of capacity to govern, corrupt motives and bungling methods, merely expose the emptiness there is in assertions of that character when coming from such a source, and the desperate strait theCon-servative party is in to get seated upon the provincial treasury benches.The Tory party in Canada has got to do either of two things—stand by and quietly look on, or indulge in bogus charges and misrepresentations against Liberal government—and it chooses to do the latter.The leader of the opposition in parliament has declared, in forcible language, that the present federal government was notorious for its blunderings, and that the next general elections would put a period to Liberal incapacity and blundering.It is quite probable that Ontario will give a pretty effective retort to the Conservative chieftain, but it is scarcely to be hoped that it will put a period to that person’s prophetic license.For the two sessions already held in the present parliamentary term, long and tedious debates have arisen over the question of dismissal of Tory civil servants.A glance over the order paper of the House of Commons, even at this early stage of the session, assures one that the same mournful dirge is to be repeated with a t'resome frequency during the next few weeks.The usual crop of queries and motions bringing up the subject of dismissals has made its appearance.These are, in the main, designed to afford some maletiJ to certain of the opposition cri tics for an a Nek upon the ministry.The deputy leadeis of the opposition will set oli the usual fmilade of charges and provoke the UFual discussions.They may be expected to renew and amplify the old exploded insinuations, and project into the debate a laige amount of cognate yet extraneous matter, which will necessitate a reply or retort from the ministerial side.In this way the whole question may come Up for review and be fought all over again, and a more touchy question or ore in which the opposition have no w eaker record, it would be impossible to broach in the House.Knowing all this it seems to outsiders quite inexplicable why they should court retorts as they do and import so much of bitterness into the délibéra tions of the House, and inflict upon the country so vast an amount of useless and undesirable speech making While it is, probably, an unwise as well us an undignified course to pursue for ministers a* d their supporters to to twit their opponents upon their politi cal blunderings and infirmities, it is also plain that to maintain a policy of silence, or refuse to refer, in proper terms, to these shortcomings, would he to induce the country to believe that they were as groundless as the charges invented and propagated by opposition ingenuity.It is often necessary to meet the enemy with his own w eapons in order to secure success, and to outmameuvre him by «adopting some of his own tactics.The I men now in power would he posessed of j superhuman self-control if they could, in j the excitement of debate, forget the un j stinted abuse heaped upon them by op- | position speakers upon every occasion i during the parli unentary recess.Their j leader sets the pace, and in some of his recent western utterances, he besmirtch-es the political reputation of the ministry in the most lavish fashion Sweeping J accusations of political corruption have j been made against individual members of the cabinet, and we have been informed with a great floursh that some «*f these charges were to lie ventilated in parliament.It is true that during the Yukon railway debate, now in progress, insinua lion* impl> ing chargee of such a character have been recklessly thrown up to members of the mini-try in connection with the railway contract.v bother J that i*rt of the opposition programme will he acted out or not the re ult w ill I»e ; the same, with the utmost 1stt tude allow- ; ed, nothing in the slightest degree de- I rogatory to the character of ministers will he found to be established, and as with the subject of dismissals, only a Urge portion of the valuable time of the House taken up in a useless discussion and profitless so far as the opposition Is is concerned.It is worth while for the public to note the general character of the accusations which are at present being made against the government and the ease with which they are refuted or explained away.A fair «•fcnmte may then t* formed of the flimsineas of |he material out of which they are crehted, and the true Inwardress of $ie mot.ite*fiï)dk'r-t ir ur add and it will be sent MJfcb.4/m F A/lNG A Co., McOikt.ST .Classilltd Advertisements.Advorti'*-menu for "Situation*" will *e inserted for the flr*t time, and then 5c eacL Hubnequeut insertion.“Want ’ ada.15c for tirst and Tio for each Hubsoquent im-erlion.“Houses to Let" at 20c for fln»t and lOo fur each riub«equenl insertion.Special ad' trice* quoted on application.W ANTED AT ON CE-A BOSS SPINNER.Apply to A.LOM AS & SON.Sherbrooke.117’ANTED—A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE W in every Township The work it* simple and pleasant and you can easily earn fron $10 to $2ô a week Be the first in your township.All territory will soon be taken up.No expenses required.Write for particulars to N.E.LAMBLY.Inverness.Que.lins.28 2000 Cords Bass_Wood Wanted.[X f ANTED—2000 CORDS OK PEELED BASS f?wood on the line of the G T.Railway.For further information enquire of HODGE Sc WALLEY.SherbrooKe, Que.'-f-46 IX/'ANTED—A LIVE AGENT in every VY Count} in the Dominion to sell Canada’s Tkiiutk, a high-class Souvenir Juki lick Pic-ti kk ok Queen Victoria.Big money for the right man.Sells at i-ight.Send 50 cents for canvassers outfit and patticulars.and secure your territory at onoe.Steiubcrger, Hendry Sc Co., 37 Richmond Street West Toronto.Out.Wanted rirLfirtrLTUirun njTJxrvurruTnrLruvuTjTnn/TJxruuTruTrjxn-nj crut' « If you Know what you Want £ it is your own fault if you don’t get it.In days gone by dealers were able to sell people just what they pleased, but the public of to-day are inclined to find out for themselves the best article in every line and they insist upon getting it.-jlUOO ELECTRIC RAILWAY 11ES, o be * M J delivered on the Grand Tiunk.Quet tcCen-tr.l or Boston & Maine Railways Must be cither Cedar or Tamarac, hewn or, two ~ides, 5* inches thick, not less than 5 inch s face, IH feet long For further particulars apply ".o HODGE & WALLEY.Jan.4lh.1888.tf-23 Sherbrooke.Sjsxft* ^ctlsr or $T;o Üÿe?.I don’t take anything that com«a along I go straight for tht ‘Granby' for 1 know it is the best.Granby Rubbers AND OVERSHOES are known throughout the whole country to be the best in fit, finish, quality and durability and that is why people will have Granby’s and no other.The extra thickness at ball and heel makes them last twice as long.GRANBY RUBBERS WEAR LIKE IRON.prrO'TTTTT'6 TT^TTTYTTTTTY^ RIDE THE ^ HOUSES TO LET-In Dufferin Terrace.M ntreal Street.Poescnsion May Int.No.17 and No.211 These are the most desirable and comfortable H ou sen to rent in thi« city.For particulars apply to J W.M< KEE.No 25 Montreal St., or to CLARK GORDON.Bulwer, Que.tf 30 F’Ol* WALE 'pHRKK EXPRESS HARNESSES, ONE Driving Sleigh, nearly new, ai d one good Work Horne.Apply to W.H Sherbrooke, Jan.6th, 1888 WIGGKTT.J fi INCIBATOR FOR SALE.1.OR SALK AT A BARGAIN-ONE 600 T Capacity Monarch Incubator and Broodere.Also one Buffalo Hot Water Heater, No.10, and 500 feet Piping.For particulars addrewn tf 15 H J.BROWN.Coaticook.Hay Fop Sale.ptOOD PRESSED HAY FOR SALE AT ‘Ot lo Aest market prices.HAY PRESSED For farmers when desired.Orders elicited.Pair heavy Draft Horse 1 for sale.J.G.SMILEY Lennoxvlllo, Nov.17th.ISD7.Jmos.16* Farm For baie.In the Township of Ireland