The Stanstead journal, 19 avril 1906, jeudi 19 avril 1906

[" vOL.LXI\u2014No.16.WHOLE No.3140.From À, 6.Clough, Ayer's Cliff, Que, e 6 buildings to be moved tis 5 hoy Parties interested please cor: x ond stating amount of equiptment and prices.: this week Friday and Satur- sar 50 and 21, 88.00, 610.00 and-812.00 Progress Brand Tailor-made suits just in, 82.00 less than the regular price.son's Rain coats, with velvet collar, usually sold at $3.85 to 85.00 for 81.95.Jcs in 863 yds.fine Grey Cotton Sheet - ing, 30 yd.ends this sale 73; cts.Next week Friday and Saturday, -April 27 and 28, we will sell 8 pieces of Floor Straw Matting 5 cte.off the regular rice per yd.Floor Oileloth 10 cts.ob vd.off regular price.Tapestry arpeting 10 cts.per yard off regular rice.All Wool Carpeting 20 cts» yd.off.Roller Curtains 5 and 10 cts.off.All above new lines Just received.Large line of Ladies\u2019 Duck Suits and skirts.New styles of Ladies\u2019 Hats from four manufacturers.The largest and best stock ever shown in position to suit any lady.SHARPLES SUPERIORITY.Sharples Separators skim cleanest.The Sharples Separator Cou., have a standing offer of $500.00 which they will forflet to any machine thay can be brought forward to skim cleaner than the Sharples.The Sharples is guaranteed to skim twice as clean as any other Separator.Let the ¢ Melotte?people, or any others, conduct thelr tests right at home here in Stanstead County and the Sharples will come out ahead in every particular.Tests made in Belgium do not interest people in this country.A test of cream and milk separated by a No.6 Sharples, made at Fitch Bay Creamery last week, resulted in cream forty and butter fat left in milk two one hundredths of one per cent.There is no other Crehm Separator on the market that can do it.The Tubular is simplest, cheapest and best.Don\u2019t be fooled by any Separator with a bucket bowl.The Sharples is to-day the only Tubular machine on the market.A.W.BULLOCK, Georgeville, Que.CURRIERS.Mr.and Mrs Elmer McFarlane and two children, fron St.Henri, Montreal, visited his brother Jas.McFarlane on Saturday and Sunday.Mr.and Mrs.Richard Seale from Granby, are visiting Mrs.Seales parents, Mr.and Mrs.D.D.Shonyo.Miss Myrtle Manning spent the Easter holidays with her paredts and returned to Montreal Tuesday morn- ning.Mr.and Mrs.Geo.Patneaude who resided at Newport, Vt., during the winter, are spending a few weeks at her Uncle's J.Lange's, before taking possession of their home recently pur- © chased at Magog.About 20 young people fron Magog spent a pleasant evening at the home of Mr.C.C.Manning, April 10th, and were treated to maple sugar.Mr.and Mrs.F.Vieus entertained g/ party of friends feom Magog, on Easter Sunday.: } Mr.John Moffatt from Magog visited Mr.Moffat\u2019s Uncle Jas.McFailane on Sunday.Mrs.G.A.Colburn and children Spent Good Friday with Mrs.Manning, Mr.Juby of Knowlton spent Sunday with his daughter Mrs.A.Stone.BARNSTON.Mrs.Ingham and little son of Randolph, Vt., were the guests of Mr.and Mrs.John Fox last week.Miss Dolly Whitcher of Sherbrooke Was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.H.McKatchon, during her Easter holi- | | Which occurred at Griffin, Tuesday.\u201cOn Monday some one sent us for TOWN TOPICS.Mr.J.A.Roy of Boston is in town.Read the new advertisement of H.0.Wilson & Sons this week.\u201cMr.John T.Hackett was home from Montreal for the Easter holidays.Miss Mary Terrill from Sherbrooke was home for the Easter holidays.Miss Mariana Genest of Sherbrooke is visiting her friend, Miss Eugenie Lanctot.White Plymouth Rock eggs for setting, 81.00 for thirteen.\u2018 8.D.Water- man, Derby Line.Mr.J.J.Gibb of Montreal spent the Easter holidays at{Rock Island, à guest at Mrs.C.Cowens.Miss Bessie Tucker of St.Johnsbury was the guest of Miss Margaret Gad- upee over Sunday.Mr.Adelard Gobeille of St.Johns- bury is spending the Easter holidays at his old home here.Miss Juliette Gadbois of Sherbrooke | wus the guest of her friend, Miss Ir- mine Phaneuf, Easter Sunday.Mr.C.C.Gardner, teller at the East- ; ern Townships Bank, has been in | Montreal during the past week.| Mr.and Mrs.John Owens and two | daughters, from Sionefiefd, Que., ; spent the Easter holidays in this place, | Mr.Owens has two sous at Stanstead i College.i Mrs.G.W.Bixby returned from Atlanta, Ga., last week, and goes this week to Bostou.Sue expects Lu sell her residentiul property 1n that city, * and her trip 10 tue \u201cHAUL\u201d is in this! connection.| The largest horse ever seen in this | Place is an imported Clydesdale stal- | lion recently received at Lee Farm.\u2018 Tnis horse is 18 hands higb and weighs 2,000 lbs.He 1s well proportioned und | has attracted much alention.! The First Universalist Church, Derby Line, Rev.J.Newton Emery, pastor.! Public worship at 10.45 a.m.Sanday | School at 12 M, Subject of morning sermon, \u2018What God Gives He Gives | Forever.\u201d The Easter mu:ic will be repeated.All are invited.Gen.J.G.and Mrs.Foster of Ottawa, Prof.F.M.and Mrs.Hawes of Somer- | ville, and Mrs.J.T.Shearer of Mont- | real, are in town, being called here by the death of Mrs.'B.F.Knight, The funeral will take place to-day.ome apxiety has been felt here for the safety of Col.C.E.Nelson and! family, who have lately been staying | in San Francisco.They were, however, | expecting to leave there Tuesday, the ' day before the earth-quake and are probably safe on their homeward | journey.; About two thousand cords of pulp | wood have gone down the Tomifobia | river this week.The drive began Sun- | day afternoon and is still in progress.The wood is the property of Tilton and Raymond-and is caught in booms above Mack\u2019s Mills.The experiment | hag pfoved very successful.publication a fake invitation to a \u2018\u2018sugar off\u2019\u2019 at a farm near Stanstead.| We can use the stamps which accom- | panied the notice, but it strikes us that the forgery of a man\u2019s signature i even to an invitation of this kind, is a | careless piece of business, to say the | least.! Mrs.Frank Barton (nee Verna Cate) ; of Hanover, N.H., only daughter of | F.H.Cate, a well-known contractor of Haverhill, Mass., and a niece of Mrs.| C.A.Moulton of Derby Line, died on | t the 5th inst.Before her marriage deceased spent one summer with her aunt at Derby Line, and will be re- (sin, Dr.C.D.Ball, in Santa Ana.i \u201cThe Scriptures as a Great Univerity\u201d was in town on Sunday.This com- TOWN TOPICS.Mr.F.T.Oaswell is in Boston.Miss Esther Batterfield and Miss Jean Howden are in Boston.The meeting of the Women\u2019s Reading Club announced for April 24th, has been postponed.Mr.and Mrs.J.Q.Hennigan of East Milton, Mass., are guests of their daughter, Mrs.T.O.Chapman.Isaac Smith will sell the balance of his stock of dry gnods, clothing, eto., at auction May 2nd, 3rd and 4th.The Easter Music at the Universalist Church was exceptionally fine, and win be repeateb next Sunday morn- ng.Mrs.E.J.Pope returned to her home at Crystal Lake Farm, Monday, after a three weeks\u2019 visit with relatives in Massachusetts.Mrs.W.B.Frost (nee Nellie W.Stewart) died at Iowa Falls, Ia., on ihe sth inst., death following a surgical operation, For Pianos, Organe, Band Instruments and Musical Goods of Every | description, see H.C.Wilson & Sons, Sherbrooke.Mr.and Mrs W.M.Pike returned at the end of the week from a ten days\u2019 trip to New York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and Washington.An item in the Daily Register, Santa Ana, Cal, announces that Mr.J.G.Field of Stanstead is visiting his cou- Mr.Charles D.Ward arrived home from California Tuesday morning.The season was rather cold and wet where Mr.Ward wintered, and he was | not overpleased with the climate.A memorial window has been placed in Christ Church by Mrs.C.©.Brigham aud Mrs.G.W.Bixby in memory of their sister, thelate Mrs.William ilall.The window was dedicated last Sunday.Mr.W.S.Ewens of Owen Sound, Ont, and Mr.F.A.Townsend of Detroit, Mich.,, were guests of Mr.Winthrop K.Harding over Sunday.Mr.Townsend broke the bowling rec- ordat the College \u201cGym,\u201d Friday eve nifg, making a string of 242.The services at the Congregational Church on Sunday will be conducted vy the pastor, Rev.Wm.R.Harvey.In the morning the subject will be: a sermon to young people and other's.In the evening the theme will be: \u2018The Religious Art of letting go.\u201d hance of his stock.| Mrs.E.E.Baxter returned from TOWN TOPICS.Isaac Smith bas reopened his store at Rock Island to close out the bal- Washington last night, after an absence of several months.Denison Ward\u2019s firet experience in a Vermont sugary was not altogether an annalloyed pleasure.Mr.Ward recently moved on to the Thomas Ward farm near Derby Line.A couple weeks ago he tapped the trees, got à good first run, worked like a trojan \u201cboiling in\u201d all one day.Then night came and during the darkness the en- Are you aware of the fact that We sell good Goods.| sell at the right prices.sneak thiof.GEORGEVILLE.Rev.Mr.Elliot of Magog will preach at Smith\u2019s Mills at 10.30 na.m.and at Griffin 2.30 p.m.also at Georgeville at 7 p.m.on Sunday, April 22nd.Mrs.(Rev.) D.Brill is seriously ill.Rev.Mr.Brill was unable to fill his appointment at Smith's Mills and Griffin last Sunday.Mr.and Mrs.N.A.Beach returned last week from a pleasant trip to Bos- tou and New York.Mies Davidson was the guest of her friend, Mise Carrie Trenholme, Coatu- cook recently.Mr.E.W.Sheldon has moved to his residence in the village for the summer.: W.B.LeBaron and family, Mr.C.Nutter and family of Sherbrooke.also Mr.and Mrs.W.E.LeBaron of North of G.A.LeBaron sugaring-uff, at Glen Villa, the first of the week.Messrs.R.and E.Springing of Montreal spent the Easter holidays here with their parents, returning Mnoday morning.calling on friends here, after an absence of twenty-five years.Mise Leslie Bean is at present em- plo.ed at Magog.Mr.Harry Moore of Magog, who has week, returned home on Monday.gaged for the summer by Mr.W.A.Murray as farmer at \u201cDunkeld.\u201d The water is rising jn the lake and the ice is getting weak.eh MASSAWIPPI.the Ayer\u2019s Cliff river road is precarious.The gentle rain of Sunday tire \u201cbatch\u201d was scooped by some: Hatley were among the invited guests Mr.Wm.Stocks of Vancouver is.been the guest of his friends for a Mr.Walter McGowan has been en- : True & Blanchard Co., Newport WATCHES.we have the best stock of WATCHES within a hundred miles of here?It is a fact whether not.If you need or want a watch\u2014we mean one that wi and wear as you want it to, we can make it an object for you to buy of us.What is true of our line of watches is CLOCKS, SILVERWARE, RINGS, CHAINS, JEWELRY.Represent them to be just as they are, and ou have known it or keep correct time\u2014 Just as true of our We simply ask the privilege of showing and pricing our lines.TRUE & BLANCHARD CO.| Headquarters for Best AYER'S CLIFF A.E.FISH & CO.'S, 55455 Flour at Lowest Price.Plenty of Feed of all kinds, including Bran, Wheat Meal, Corn and Corn Meal, Midd!ings and Shorts.Inquire of us for Grass Seed, Clover and Seed Grain.Wanted Dresed Pork, 9\", cts.cash; FITCH BAYA large number attended the vestiy meeting held at St.Matthias Church, on the 16th inst.The following officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Mr.B.A.Rider was appointed chaplain warden, for the 13th consecutive year; people\u2019s warden, F.L.Carr; delegates to Deanery meeting, W.K.Foss, E.C.Peebles, M.F.Longeway; sidemen, E.B.Rider, W.L.Foss, M.F.Longeway, E.J.Bracy, C.H.Gus- tin and J.Christie Gustin; auditors, 'E.C.Peebles and A.A.Gustin; vestry clerk, C.C.Rand.Cash balance on hand, 836.13.| Mrs.L.A.Huckins visited friends land relatives in Georgeville a few days last week.Fred Brown of Ayer\u2019s Cliff is ill with the measles at the home of his aunt, Mrs.L.P.Adams.W.K.Foss is recovering from a severe experience with measles.F.H.Barber is in Montreal attending the yearly meeting of the Congre- £ational Church.Mrs.Selby, who has been visiting ton.Mr.and Mra.Ernest Shelden of Mr.Amedé Suprenant, who recent- | brought out the frost and will greatly Georgeville visited friende here the ly concluded a three years\u2019 engagement with Mr, I.8.Melloon, was given a hearty \u2018\u2018send-off\u201d by his friends at 8t.Joseph\u2019s Hall, on the 7th inst.About thirty-five young men were present.A complimentary address was read by Mr.F.X.Leblanc, and short speeches were made by Mr.Charles Gilmore and Mr.I.Melloon.Music was furnished by the Newport Orchestra.The caterer was Mr.Fred Girard, a sumptuous repast having been prepared by Mrs.Girard and served in excellent style.The affair had been arranged as a surprise to Mr.Suprenant and he was visibly affected by such a spon- laneous demonstration of friendship.Mr.A.Wintermute of the Canada lue Co., Limited, Brantford, Ont, aid in settling the highways.Edson has been very ill, but seems | better to-day.Mrs.Plumley called on friefds here Tuesday.The Easter service was slimly attended, owing to the ruads and weather, outsiders not venturing to come.The decorations were very pretty, and the special music were left for another Sunday, so that more might enjoy them.Miss Maud Peck is unable to attend the central at present, through illness.Mrs.A.P.Hurd is at home from the Cliff, this week, but will return.Mr.Lutrell has taken the tenant tenant house of Mr.G.Hitchcock and is preparing to keep *\u2018bachelors hall.\u201d pany is, for the most part, composed : of Americans who came to this country | last year and beganin July the erection , of a plant which has cost $110,000.00.| Last week they began the manufac- | ture of glue in the only modern and : up to-date factory of its kind in this | country.Last year Canada imported | It is reported that thieves entered the barn of Rev.Percival lately, and leaving carried off his harnesses.It is hoped that repentance may overtake them for stealing from a minister, and that he may find the things hanging on their accustomed peg some morning.Mr.E.A.8t.Dizier went to Mont- membered by many of the residents of | from the United States 600,000 lbs.of real to spend Easter with relatives.that place.We regret to say that Mrs.Charles first of the week.Mr.8.Alex crossed Lake Memphre- \u2018 magog on the ice, the finst., but found it so unsafe he preferred to take a longer journey by land on his return.Mr.Charles Clark of Bishop's (ol- | lege, Lennoxville, called on friends here during the Easter holidays.Church will meet at the Parsonage on the 19th inst.i Gerald Huckins is in Newport.NORTH HATLEY., Miss Addie Paterson was the guest of her cousins, Mr.and Mrs.Jack Sims, Sherbrooke, over Sunday.Mr.and Mrs.J.Bourque of New- \u2018port, Vt., and the Misses Eva and Gertrude Taylor of Stanstead, were the guests of Mr.and Mrs.B.Bourque over Sunday.Mr.David Fectault has accepted a permanent position at Sherbrooke with Mr.J.W.McKee for the sum- \u201cmer.Miss Gladys Robinson has completed her work with Clough & Worthing, and intends to take a commercial course at Sherbrooke.No.| Maple Sugar.6'.cts.trade.GRANITEVILLE.Mr.Gerald Bullock who has been visiting his parents, Mr.and Mrs.W.B.Bullock, for a tew days returned to Worcester, Mass.Inst week where he has a lucrative position.Mrs.Jumes Manger spent the Eans- ter holidays at Richford, Vt., with her parents.Miss Mildred Balls who spent the Easter holidays with her parents, Mr.and Mra.Parker Salls, has returned to her school at Derby Centre on Monday.Owing to the illness of our pastor, Rev.M.Brundage, Prof.McFadden of Stanstead College occupled the pulpit here on Sunday last.Miss Lucie Salls was home from Stanstead College for the Easter holl- days.Business is beginning to look up quite a little at the quarries.Mr J.Brodie has commenced shipping paving blocks.Master Clifford Cote of Waterviile, The Ladies Guild of St.Matthias | Que., who hus been visiting hie sister, | Miss Pearl Cote, returned home on The condition of the roads just now [her daughter, Mrs.E.J.Bracy, has | Monday.is probably at the worst.Travel on returned to her home in South Barns- | Miss Lucie Sails apent Sat.and Sun- \u2018day, April 7 and k, at Ruiter\u2019s Corner the gueat of her friend Gertrude Richardson.i Mr.James Brodie returned froma ibusiness trip Inthe interest of his quarry, on Monday.| Mr.N.N.Salls has a new Peoples 1 Telephone installed ih his residence.Mr.James Maltman is making rapid ; progress towards recovery wbich bis [numerous friends will be pleased to l'hear.| Mr.J.C.Bullis of Cedarville wan icalled to Stanstead on Raturday by the very revere illness of his brother ! Albert, who has a heart trouble.: Mr.N.N.Balls received word the first of the week by telephone trom ! Derby Centre telling him that his bro- ;ther, Mr.H.W.Salls wan in the hospital at Montreal.| Mr.and Mrs.Gilbert Scott left the i first of the week for Norwich, N.Y.to ; Visit their son, Mr.Warren Scott for n i while.BOYNTON.Mrs.A.K.Hill had the misfortune \u2018to fall in the yard and fracture a bone in her hip.Dr.Whitcher was immediately called.The patient is doing well.| Mr.Lee Merrill apent Sunday at Al pin ES, on a FAS ee PPR, A 1e | | 3 + ë t A) days | 8lue; from Europe about 1,500,000 Ibs.Miss B, St.Dizler and Mrs.George Masters John A.Hovey, George Cassville with his aunt, Mrs.Lyford.Master George Crompton of Montreal is spending his vacation with Mr.and Mrs.Jenks.Mr.George Hadlock was in Mont- Teal over Sunday.We regret to report the serious ill- Dees of Mra, Sarah Baldwin, mother of Mrs.G.B.Hall of this place.Our echool reopened on Tuesday.Sugar makers are very busy these sm the yleld is large and the quali- e.g April.a a s nice Um a Worth soc, ; with © suit over six dollars, 5 Gents\u2019 Umbgella worth 81.10; With a pair of pants, of suspenders worth 940, 8 pokg\u2019s of Banner or Sazon Date, tooo.a dy\u2019s pr] Oomb worth 15¢.; with one .above, a box of nice Hair Bios, Fort 5c.; with 1 dos.cans Corn (900.} 4 ot.of Blueberries (80c.) or 1 of { ) b.1 dos, El a f ean RB.R, WEBSTER.~N \u201crm The cast for the four act drama to be given at Pierce Hall on Friday evening and entitled \u2018You Never Can Tell\u201d ie as follows: Crampton alias Clandon, Mrs.Mansur; Gloria, her daughter, Linda Harding; Dolly and Phil, Twins, Ruth Stevens and Roy Telford; Mr.Crampton, George Nunne; Valentine, a dentist, P.J.Bergeron; William, the waiter, W.K.Harding; Finch McComas, family solicitor, W.H.Dawson; Bobum, W.F.Pike; Maid, Mary Flint.The annual meeting of the Stan- stead Rifle Association was held in Columbian Club rooms on the evening of the 7th inet., the following officess being elected: Captain, Dermot R Parsons; Secretary Treasurer, Charles H.Mansur; Executive Commitee, E.A.Baldwin, Dr.H.P.Stockwell, Maj.B.B.Morrill, James A.Gilmour.The annual membership fee wus reduced from 82.00 to $1.00.The association decided to hold a spoon competition every Saturday a handicap of 20 points bein, placed against all members who have ever won spoons.The first shoot of the season will be beld Saturday, May Sth.of the same commodity.The Brant- Prot.Youtz of Montreal preached a ford company hope to capture most Fish were at Newport, last Saturday.: Fuller, Rex and Waldo and P.A.' Hovey of Sherbrooke accompanied by very interesting sermon here on Sun- of this business.At the outset their plant will have a capacity of 1,500,000 lbs.per annum.To make this amount of glue about 15,000,000 lbs.of stock will be required.Most of this comes from tanneries im the shape of clippings from hides.Practically all of this stock will be bought in Canada, although there is no duty on raw material of this nature.The duty on glue is 25 per cent.While in the East Mr.Wintermute visited the tanneries at Hyde Parkin search of glue stock.He is an American and thinks the St.Lawrence river should have been the dividing line between this country and the United States, but says he would not have fought much bad Canada coveted Vermont.According to Mr.Wintermute\u2019s western idea of things, the Green Mountain State is too rocky and broken to be of any particular value.The rallroad between St.Johnsbury and Hyde Park he considered a remarkable engineering achievement, although he did not place a very high value on the land WAY'S MILLS.Miss Lula Gould visited at Mr.A.E.Chadsey, last Friday.Rev.I.Wilkinson called on some of his church members, Tuesday.Misses Myrtle and Mildred Chadsey spent the Easter holidays at home, Mrs.Fritz Daniels was at her daughter\u2019s, Mrs.Will Oliver, Monday.Mr.Carroll Crook is quite ill \u201cwith typhoid fever.He is attended by Dr.Colby.The Eureka cheese factory will reopen next Monday, April 23rd.We predict for Mr.Brown and patrous a prosperous year.Mr.John Bishop, who has been sick for some time past, died last Sunday morning.Mr.Bishop has been a resident of the Southmay\u2019d farm for a good many years.He will be greatly missed.The funeral was held at hie late home on Tuesday at 1.p.m.Rev.B.Watson officiated.Interment ot Fairfax cemetery.He leaves a widow, two sons and five grandchildren tomourn his loss.The family have the traversed ia that section.iA.P.LeBaron drove to Mr.Clarence \u2018Young's sugar camp, on Monday, i where they all enjoyed a fine treat by : Mr.Young's kindness.; Mr.A.H.McCrea has opened 8 | dentistry in J.B.LeBaron\u2019s new block ; over the post office.Mr.J.H.Turner of Reedville has purchased all the store goods here of Clough & Worthing, and the store will be closed shortly.Miss E.Orcutt of Newport, was here over Sunday.Miss Pearl McClary spent the hodi- days with friends at Massawippi.Mr.Ernest Aldrich of Huntingville has taken his position with G.A.Le- Baron at Glen Villa.Mrs.Walter Bowen of Fitch Bay is visiting at Mr.J.Goodwin's.Mr.and Mrs.Ralph McKay returned on Wednesday from Denver, Oolorads, where they passed a part of the winter.Mr.and Mrs.Jade Copp of Mont- sympathy of their many friends.here.Mr.Copp was Miss Rath Shelby ve real, are sponding thelr honeymoon gy day.| Mrs.A.P.Hard and Mrs.B.Hard jo?Ayer\u2019s Cliff were in the place on | Friday, the guests of Mr.and Mre.| George Fish.! Miss Lillian Hill is very ill.| Mrs.L.M.Baldwin spent Saturday and Bunday with friends in Sherbrooke, : Nurse Fernald, who le caring for Mr.H.Libby, spent Saturday at ber uncle\u2019s, Mr.Wilder Brown,s ot Brown's Hill.Mr.E.Campbell of Stanetead June- tion was in the place last week in the interest of the Great West Insurance Mrs.L.L.Builis of Derby Line was the guest of Mr.and Mrs.Lorenzo Hill over Bunday.Miss Bertha Demick of Demick\u2019s Mille is stayipg at A.RB.Hilt\u2019s, Mr.Charles Merrill is on: the sick Met.Miss Mary Capssy of Ayse\u2019s Clift spent a couple of days with, Miss L., recently.; se eed Jacobs\u2019 Rhoumeils Liquid fer Goughe.a ESS met res ere te we CURE SET \u2014 FOR METRIC'S USE.Alexander Graham Bell, Invontor of the Telephone, Calls Present Conditions Very Chaotio\u2014Now Stand:rd.In the March Number of the National Geographical Magasine Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the tel - phone, contributes an article, entitled \u201cOur Heterogeneous System of Weights snd Measures,\u201d which is an explanation .of the reasons why we should abandon {ts obsolete system in inches, tong and gallons.He discusses the Littauer dill, which provides that after July 1, 1908, the metrle system of welghts und measures shall be used in the Gov.rn- ment departmynts.Dr.Bell says, in part: \u201cIt is obvious that our present system of weights and measures is in a very chaotic condition.It certainly is not right that a coal company should b- able to pay miners by a ton of 2,240 pounds and then sell the coal by another ton of 2,000 pounds.But even the pound itself varies in weight according to circumstances.Some of our people employ a pound of sixtern ounces, others a pound of twelve ounces, so that it is necessary in business transactions to have a definite under standing as to the kind of pound we employ-whether avwirdupois or troy welght.The ounce, too, varies.Much Unnecessary Labor, \u201cFew people have any adequate conception of the amo unt of unnecessary labor involved in the use of our present weights and measures.Scientific men and merchants may hive the ne: cessary skill with figures to enable them to use the metric system, but how about the common pe ple of the country?It is just here that the metric gystem possesses special advantages\u2014 reducing to a minimum the amount of fabor and skill required in ths solution of the everyday problems of life involving the use of figures.\u201cThe people of Grea: Britain, having no practical experience, by actual use, Of the advantages of a decimal system \u2018Of measurement.may have diffieculty in realizing the amount of unnecessary drudgery through which they are obliged to go In order to obtain a solution of the simplest arithmetical problems, and they thervfore have some excuse for remaining in the rear of progress, but the United States has no such excuse to offer for her hesitation in joining the majority of the civilized nations of the world in the adoption of the metric system.\u201cWe already have a decimal system of money, and our people are therefore prepared to appreclate the great saving of labor Involved In pushing the decimal principle ints all our methods of measurement.We would not, If we «could, go back to the old pounds, shillings and pence of our ancestors, for We can realize through our everyday \u2018experience with dollars and cenis the drudgery we are saved in all financial calculations, and are, therefore, prepared to appreclate by analogy that cor- Tesponding benefits would arise from ~our adoption of a decimal system in our weights and measures, An Hluminating Contrast.\u201cLet us compare for a moment the, arithmetical processes involved in calculating by the old method of pounds, shillings and pence with the simpler process employed when we deal with dollars and cents and then apply the results to the metric system of weights and measures.Take any problem that may occur to your mind.\u201cLet us take, for example, the figures 1906, which represent the present year.; Now if we had 1906 pennies and wanted to find how many pounds, shillings and pence this amounted to we must divide 1906 by twelve to find the number of shillings, and then divide this product by twenty to find the number of pounds, But the moment you adopt a decimal system of money like our own this kind of drudgery becomes entirely unnecessary.No calculation whatever is required in qyder to reduce the flg- ures from one dPnomination to another \u2014we simply shift the decimal point.We know at once, without calculation, that 1906 cents amount to 19.06 dollars.\u201cNow compare thls simple process with the laborious processes involved in the use of the ordinary méasures of length and weight.Take 180¢ inches\u2014 how many feet and yards?We must divide 1906 by twelve to find out the number of feet, and then divide the product by three to ascertain the number yards.Or take 1906 ounces\u2014how many pounds?Simplicity of Metric System.\u201cAnd what kind of pound\u2014avolirdupols weight, troy weight or apothecary's weight?In one case we may have to divide 1906 by 18, in another by 12, but the point I wish to make Is this\u2014that & calculation of some sort is involved Sa the mere process of translation from one den mination to another in the same kind of measure, while by the metrical system all this kind of labor is saved; we merely shift the decimal point.\u201cThe amount of labor saved in calculating square measure and cublcal measure is still more remarkable.Try square measure first.Take the figures 1, 2, 3, 4.5, 6; 123,456 square inches.How many square feet.I will not try to work it out, but you must divide this number by 144 to get the number of square feet.You will probably require paper and penclil to perform the computation, hut on the metrical plan the solution 1s 95 easy that any intelligent person can arrive nt the result mentally without any calculation whatever; 123,466 square centimetres is equivalent to 12.3456 square metres.\u201cEven should we forget that there are 10,000 square centimetres in a square metre a moment's thought will enable us to recover the knowledge.The mer- ost tyro knows that a metre consists \u201cef 100 centimetres (the name centimetre itself means one-hundredth of a metre), #0 that a square metrs is a surface measuring 100 centimetres one way by 100 centimetres the other; 100 times 100 is 10,000, the figure \u20181,\u2019 followed by four ciphers, which means that we must Shift the decimal point four places to the left to ascertain the number of \u201csquare metres.\u201cAL the present time the metric syse | tem.in the only system known that has the ghost of à chance of Dring ad pied oF the world.As a matter of fact tt te) international in character, for!\u201d now \u2018 prastically all the elvilised nations of ond re ae ted it with the exception of the | John Millais to complete.\u2014 OLD LEAP YEAR LAWS:/ When Wemen Proposed six Centuries Age the Man Had to Aceept.In two countries, at least, and mote than 600 years ago laws were pussel which gave women the right of propos ing marriage.These enactinents went even farther than this.They also stipulated that if the man whose hand they had sought should refuse Le should incur a heavy fine.A searcher among the ancient records of Scotland discovered an act of the Scottish parliament, which was passed in the year 1288, which ruus as follows: \u201cIt is statut and ordaint that during the rein of bis maist blissit Megeste, ilk for the years knowne as Lepe Yeare, ilk mayden ladye of baithe highe and lowe estaet shall hae liberte to bespeke ye man she likes, albeit gif he refuses ta taik hir to be his lawful wyfe, he shall be mulcted in ye sum of ane dun- dis or less, as his estait may be, except and awis gif he can make it appeare that Le Is betrotbit ane ither woman, he then shall Le free.\u201d A year or two later a law almost similar to the Scottish enactment was passed in Frauce and received the approval of tbe king.1t is also sald that before (Columbus sailed on his famous voyage to the westward a similar privilege was granted to the muidens of Genoa and Florence.There is no record extant of any fines imposed\u201d under the conditions of this Scotch law and no trace of statistics regarding the number of spinsters who took advantage of it or of the sim- lar regulations in France, but the custom seems to have takeu firm hold upon the popular mind about that time, The next mention of it is dated nearly 400 years later, and it is a curious little treatise called \u201cLove, Courtship and Matrimony,\u201d which was published in London in 1606.In this quaint work the \u201cprivilege\u201d is thus alluded to: \u201cAlbeit it now becomes a part of the common law in regard to social relations of life that, as often as every leap yeare doth return, the ladyes have the sole privilege during the time it continueth of making love either by wordes or lookes, no man will be entitled to benefit of clergy who doth in any wise treat ber proposal with slight or contumely.\u201d Up to within about a century ago it was one of the unwritten laws of leap year that if a man should decline a proposal he should soften the disappointment which his answer would bring about by the presentation of a silk dress to the unsuccessful suitor for his hand.A curious leap year Auperstition Is still to be met with in some parts of New England, and that is that during leap year the \u201cbeans grow on the wrong side of the pod.\u201d An Iancautious Critic.Almost the last work that Sir Edwin Landseer was engaged on was a life sized picture of Nell Gwynn passing through an archway on a white palfrey.This picture, in which the horse alone was finished, was bought by one of the Rothschild family and given to Sir One morning a celebrated art critic called and was much impressed with this work.\u201cAh, to be sure!\u201d he said, going up close and examining a deerbound, which almost breathed, in the foreground of the picture.\u201cHow easily one can recognize Landseers dogs! Wonderful, isn't it?\" \u201cYes, it ls won- | derful,\u201d remarked Sir John, lighting an- | other pipe.\u201cI finished painting that dog yesterday and have done the whole of it myself.\u201d That critic was sorry he spoke.Another Reason.Aunt Emeline is the best loved wom- ap in Saymouth, for her charity ls alike of hand and heart.Like many other excellent persons, Aunt Emeline is not der the same roof.When, at the close of a recent sermon, the minister re- cr united with the church to retire at the end of service, everybody was surprised to sce Aunt Emeline rise and start down the alsle, \u201cAunt Emeline,\u201d the minister called softly, \u201cthat does not apply to you!\u201d \u201cThat isn\u2019t why I'm going,\u201d Aunt Emeline responded serenely.\u201cI smell my dinner burning up.\u201d The Olly Menhaden.The oily character of the menhaden is familiar.It is caught for its oil, which is tried out in factories.Menhaden fishermen use purse nets, which are tarred to preserve them.To keep their hands from sticking to the tarred nets they rub on them a freshly caught menhaden, handling it somewhat as they would a cake of soap.So olly is the menhaden that the simple pressure thus applied is enough to bring through the scales oil sufficient for the purpose.Pleasant Job.\u201cOh, George, Pm so glad you've come,\u201d exclaimed the sweet girl.\u201cFather 1s so excited and disturbed.Do go in and calm him.\u201d _- \u201cVery well\u201d replied Mr.\u201cwhat's the matter with him?\u201d _ *Why\u2014er\u20141 just told him you want od to marry me\u201d Lovett, A Mean Trot , \u201cWhat d0 you do to make talk when you eall ou a new girl?\u201d \u201c{ usually start by telling a joka.* 3ut the rest of the evening?\u201d '.speaking peoples, whe employ aa admittedly ia rier system.\u201d Co \u2018 ag aah * quested all those present who had nev- | =~ CLOSING PEKING'S GATES.Nelsy Ceremony Performed Daily at ° she Chinese Capital.The closing of the gates in Peking Just because it goes on dally and may apparently go ou dally for centurles to come is probably one of the \u201csights\u201d least witnessed and talked of save by those foreigners who may have chanced to \u201crun for it\u201d near closing time.The dally performance Is marked with a due ceremony which is quaint and full of interest to the intelligent onlooker, as the closing by no means siguifies the mere bringing together of the heavy wooden doors and barring the emperor's highway against all comers.At the appointed hour a preliminary signal is given by a large gong or iron shield being struck with a big iron bar fifty times in such quick succession as almost to defy calculation.This is followed by a signal of 100 blows repeated in precisely the same fashion three times.When the third and last cycle of gong strokes is entered on 2 pumber of old and at this season very much bewadded and muffled up old \u201cCharlies\u201d start a series of discordant yells to all and sundry to \u201chasten\u201d or they will Le shut out.This combination of signals is followed by a jostling stream of people in both diree- tions.Presently the rush slackens until only a solitary pedestrian or possibly a man on 8 donkey, ful] tilt, a belated rickshaw or a heavily laden cart struggles through.Then a movement is made with the gates, yelling bursts out afresh and another rush ensues, the gates being meanwhile half closed and occasionally opened a little way again until, the outgoers baving meanwhile ceased, there is a final serimimpage to get into the city, and the process of closing, which has taken some half hour in all, is concluded, The huge iron plated doors baving | clanged to, a monster iron pole is dragged up and pinced across them on iron supports, being retained in position by a padlock of enormous proportions and of the well known Chinese type.There are in all nineteen gates, and the same ceremony is observed at each, but at such thoroughfares as the Hata- men there Is naturally more traffic, and the process is probably proportionately longer.POINTED PARAGRAPHS.Some men don\u2019t care how dull business Is if it is equally bad with their rivals, About the third time some people show you a kindness you find they want to sell yon something.Tatience is that which you have to have with others, but which no one is called upon to have with you.Society ls a good deal like our rich kin\u2014we are mighty nice to its face, but make fun of it behind its back.Some people are like a worthless team of horses\u2014always have to be helped when it comes to pulling a load uphill, There is one way of starting on the pathway to get rich which is seldom traveled these dajys\u2014running a store and living over it.It sometimes happens that deference is shown a man not in recognition of his greatness, but because he will be cranky of it isn't.They Had No Dimmer.The absentmindedness of a certain well known Scotch professor is notorious.Not long ago he invited a few select friends to dine with him, and upon their arrival, some short time before the hour set apart for dinner, the professor suggested a walk through the conservatory and grounds until the gong should sound the dinner hour.After spending a short time Inspecta church member, but she |s a regular ing flowers, plants, etc, host and attendant at the village church, which | guests came suddenly to a small gate is 80 near her cottage as to seem un- | at the end of the lawn.\u201cAb,\u201d said the professor to his astonished guests, \u201cassuredly this will be a much nearer way home for you tban going back to the front.\u201d And, all unconscious of his invitation to dinner, he opened the gate and bowed his guests out.\u2014London Answers, Superstition of the Turks, The superstition of the Turks is nowhere so apparent as in their fear of the \u201cevil eye.\u201d Jugs placed around the edge of the roof or an old shoe filled with garlic and biue beets (blue glass balls or rings) is a sure guard against the illusion.Whenever a pretty child is playing upon the street the passersby will say, \u201cOh, what an ugly chia!\u201d for fear of Inciting the evil spirit against its beauty.The peasant classes in Turkey are of course the most superstitious because they are the most ignorant They have no education whatever and can neither read nor write.Dead as a Doernaîl.\u201cAs dead as a doornall\u201d at first seems utterly senseless, but becomes lively and picturesque when we remember that knockers were once unl- versally used.Beneath the knocker, in order to prevent disfiguring the door, 8 large nall or bolt was driven.An impatient caller, waiting for the door to be opened, would frequently use the knocker with great force, and the Ir reaponsivencas of the uail gave rise to this expression.The May In Paris.By a fortnight all Paris is supposed to have seen à new play.It ie not considered emart to be seen at a play aft- or it bas been running for more than that time~London Bystander, A Difierepes.He\u2014Don't you think that some of hee sayings ace smart?She-They areal but they do.\u2014Brookiyn Life.= VERMONT ITEMS, The streams emptying into Wil- ermen for 8 years.The Republican state committee met it Burlingion Wednesday night to se- sect time and place for the Republican State Convention.Rev.Dr.8.P.Pratt, who died at his nome in Dorset Monday in his 90th year, had been Congregational pastor it Dorset for 50 years.Pastor emeriius during the past few years.State Superintendent of E )uecation, M.S.Stone, plane to hold a series of educational meetings on elementary agriculture throughout the state for the benefit of public school teachers and others interested, and hus secured as speaker for this Capt.E.Miller, -uperintendent of schools of Keokuk county, Iowa, will be held at Newport or Barton May 8th.| An indictment charging Raymond Mullin of Barre with the murder of Fred Batchelder of the same city on March 16 last, was returned yesterday hy the rpecial grand jury which has been considering the case at Montpelier.It is alleged that Mullin, a professional nurse, whils attending Batchelder, gave him poisoned food.No motive has appeared.Mullin is under arrest.This man is well known in Newport and West Derby having {done nursing there during the past i year, The hotel at Saxton\u2019s River has been | sold to Harry H.Kimball, a resident of that village.The price paid was | 87500.The hot 1 was built three years lago at a cost of about $17,000.There + is 810,000 of stocks held by the citizens lof the village, and 86500 of mortgage |bonds.The price paid for the hotel i will about pay the bonds and the float- One of these meetings\u2019 loughby lake have been clused to flah- |, \u2014\u2014 ENGINEERING ITEMS.\u2014 rer Uganda railroad.solid rock by native labor, and occu- with the work.a flywheel in a large European electric station, the superintendent designed and had constructed a fly- diameter and 10 feet wide at the rim.12 inches and is thicknesses of beech planks with atag- gered joints.The boards are glued together and the whole is bolted.The inside of the flywheel is formed of a double wheel with spokes and the latter are fastened to two hubs.The twenty-four spokes and the hubs are of cast iron.The weight of the flywheel is nearly 50 tons.Op the first trial it attained a speed of 76 revolutions per minute, which corresponds to about 120 feet per second at the rim.It is probable that this is the highest peripheral speed which has yet been obtained with a wooden wheel, and it is one of the highest even from an absolute standpoint.As to size, the flywheel seems to hold the record.Owing to the success that has at- ling indebtedness.The stockholders | tended the inauguration of the steam- | will realize nothing.The sale is made | ship service with the vessel \u201dCoya\u2019\u201d , with the stipulation that no license for seing intoxicating liquors shall ever I be taken out.All arrangements have been com- | pleted for the spring meeting of the ; Vermont Schoolmasters\u2019 Club which | will be held at the Van Ness, Burlington, Friday evening, April 20.Dr.Geo.H.Locke, recently dean of the school of Pedagogy, Chicago University, and editor of the School Review, will be present and address the club on the subject, \u201cAn Avocation of a Schoolmaster.\u201d\u201d It is also expected that Pres.M.H.Buckham and several, other prominent Vermont educators will address the club.A move is about to be made looking toward the unification of high school wosk and the report ot the special committee appointed at the fall meeting to investigate and make recommendations i on this subject, will be listened to and discussed.The first prosecution for violation of the law which requires householders to give information concerning persons in their houses liable to taxation, came up in Barre city court Monday evening, when C.Garibaldi of Center Street was brought in by Officer Carle.The assessors are having considerable trouble of this sort.Mr.Garibaldi gave the desired information about himself, but advised the assesors to \u201cG\u2019long\u201d when they sought for information as to others they had reason to believe were residents of the house.When brought into court Mr.Garibaldi pleaded guilty after explanation by the court officers that his action constituted an offense under the law.His fine was $10 and the costs $7.29, which he paid.While the two amall children of Mr.aid Mrs.R.E.Slack of Brookfield \\ were playing at the barn at their home receutly, they in some manner got hold of some Paris green and ate some of it.They then went into the house and told its mother that it did not like the taste of the stuff.The mother saw what the children had | eaten and calling to her husband who | was in the barn gave the children an antidote until their stomachs were cleared of the poison.The eat with which the children were playing ate enough of the poison so that it died in the barn, where they left it.The quick action of the mother saved the children\u2019s lives.Mr.and Mrs.Slack lived far enough from a doctor's house so that had they waited for a physi- clan it would probably have proved disastrous for the children.Two accidents occurred on the Boston & Maine recently just below East Barnet in that portion of the road (popularly known te \u2018\u2018Snake Alley\u201d because of the numerous reverse curves.The track runs close to the Iriver and as the beef train was going south, one of the cars in the center of the train \u2018\u2018buckled\u201d and went down the embankment.The trouble increased when the \u2018air line\u201d north came along, as the engine and baggage car hardly got over the spot before the three following day coaches were derailed and gradually began to tip toward an angle of 45 degrees.Fortunately nu one was hurt though the track was blocked for several hours, and some of the fine Canadian Pacific cars were pretty well soratohed up.The &t.Paul sieoper did not leave the fails and the passengers stayed in this oak ani a came from Be.Johnsbury and took them to thelr respective destinations, | | on Lake Titicaca in Peru, the highest navigable sheet of water in the world, another and much larger boat \u2018\u2018Inca\u2019\u2019 is now in course of erection upon the shores of the lake.This latest acquisition is 220 feet in length by 36 feet beam and 14 feet draft, of 550 tons displacement, and propelled by twin- screw engines developing 1,000 I.H.P., eapable of giving a speed of 12 knots.The vessel was erected in England, complete in every detail, and was then dismantled, every section being packed and carefully numbered, and shipped in 3,000 cases to the port of Mollendo.From the seaport the parts were conveyed to the shores of the lake by railroad\u2014a distance of 150 miles, and involving a climb of over 12,000 feet.The \u201cInca\u201d is modern in every respect, being complete with elaborate passenger accommodation, electric lighting and steam heating.There is accommodation for 24 passengers and every possible arrangement and facility for working freight.Some interesting facts concerning the mineral adulteration of textiles in every-day utility have been published by Lancet, of London.According to this authority, whereas one hundred years ago the rustling of a lady\u2019s silk dress was attributable to the high quality of the silk, it now rustles owing to the impregnation of 88 per cent of salts of tin.Epsom salts, which have hitherto been most- Jy employed for medicinal purposes, are widely adopted for giving weight to flannel.Similarly, the old- fashioned pure linen used for table cloths is now largely substituted by cotton filled with china clay, starch, and size, while our linen collars are also founded upon base materials with simply a linen facing.Some Advantage in Being Dead.Colonel Henry Watterson tells of the astonishment and chagrin with which a certain well known citizen ot Louls- ville, named Jenkins, read a long obituary of himself printed in a morning paper of that city.He at once proceeded to the editoral office of the paper, and after much difficulty succeeded in obtaining audience of the busy city editor.Laying u copy of the paper before him, he observed he had come to see if the city editor could \u2018\u2018tell\u201d him \u201canything about it.\u201d With a snort of impatience the busy editor grasped the paper and hastily read the article.*\u2018It appears to be an obituary of one Jenkins,\u201d he growled.\u201cWhat is there to \u2018\u2018tell\u201d about?What is the matter with you anyhow?\u201d \u201cOb, nothing, especially,\u201d responded the mild Jenkins, \u201conly I thought I'd like to know how the obituary came to be printed that\u2019s all.\u201d \u201cCame to be printed!\u201d repeated the editor, in irrated tones, \u2018\u2018why the man died, of course.My paper doesn\u2019t print obituary notices of living men.\u201d \u201cPerhaps pot, as A rule,\u201d gently replied the visitor; \u201cbut in this case I| happen to be the Jenkins referred to.\u201d Thereupon the city editor began a profuse.apology.We'll print a correction at once,\u201d he said.\u201cWell, after all,\u201d observed the mild Jenkins, \u2018perhaps twonld be better to let is stand; I'll show it to my triends when me.\u201d Jecobe\u2019.Rheumatio Burns.\u201c { \u2014 What ie probably the higbest dock Ju the world has recently been completed at Port Florence, on the Vie- toria Nysnza, in Uganda at an altitude of 3,700 feet above sea level.The dock has been constructed to ao commodate the Nyansa fleet plying on the lake in conjunction with the It measures 250 feet in length by 48 feet wide and 14 teet deep.It is excavated out of the pied twelve months in construction, at a cost of $20,000.Both the time occupied and the cost of the undertaking were increased owing to plague visitations, which seriously interfered After an accident which occurred to wheel of wood more than 35 feet in The thickness of the rim is about constituted of 44 they try so borrow m ot CURED HIS WIFE of LA GRIPPE Quebec Man tells how the Great Consumptive Preventative was an all-round Benefit # My wife took La Grippe when she was in Ottawa,\" says R.N.Dafoe of Northfiei Farm, Que., in an interview, * She got a bottle of Psychine and after using it for a few days she was quite well.J took à coil and am using it and am getting all righ:.I think Psychine is one of the best toni; on the market to-day.\u201d \u2018There you have the whole matter in \u2026 nutshell.La Grippe and colds are among the forerunners of consumption.This man had one, his wife had the other.Psychine not only cured both but it built them up so that their bodies are strony enough to resist disease.All seeds or comsumption are killed by PSYCHINE (Pronounced Si-keen) 50c.Per Bottle Larger sizes 81 and $2\u2014all druggists.OR.T.A.SLOGUM, Limited, Toronto.FOR SALE.50 tors Hay at my farm near Griffin.Acdre.F.3.Wilkinson, Way's Mills, Tes - KINDLING W00D Dry Slabs in any quantity.Call, write or telephone.TILTON & RAYMOND Smith\u2019s Mills, Que.D.R.PARSONS OPTICIAN BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.Stanstead & Derby Line Branch.\u2014\u2014 WINTER ARRANGEMENT.In Effect Monday, Oct.9, 1005.TRAINS LEAVE BTANSTEAD: For North\u20145.25, a.m., 12.58 and 6.89 p.m.For South\u20146.18 a.m., 11.85, a.m., 105.TRAINS ARRIVE AT STANSTEAD: From South\u20146.08 a.m., 1.25, and 7.10 p.m.From North\u20146.45 a.m., 12.09 and 10.52 p.m.TRAINS LEAVE ROCK ISLAND AND DERBY LINE: 5.20 a.m.for Sherbrooke, Montreal (G.T.\u2018 Quebec (G.T.& Q.C.) : 8.17 a.m., for Boston and New York, for Montreal (C.P.) 11.80 a.m.for South.1257 p.m.for Sherbrooke, Island Porl and Montreal, (G.T.) MS for Montreal (G.T.) & Quebec (G.T 104 p.m.for Boston and New York.TRAINS ARRIVE AT ROCK ISLAND AND DERBY LINE: From South\u20144.00 a.m.1.25, and 7.10 p.m.From North\u20146.45 a.m., 12.19 and 10.52 p.m.D.J.FLANDERS, G.P.& T.À.Olli CENTRAL NINN TIME TABLE.In Effect Oct, ©, 1905.LEAVING SHERBROOKE.BOSTON AND NEW YORK EXPRESS\u2014 Leave Bherbrooke 7.80 a.m.(daily except Sunday) arrive Levis 1.00 p.m., arrive Que- bee 1.1 Puilman car _Springfiel Quebec and Pullman car Borton to Sherbrooke connecting with Pullman Car from Springfield for Quebec NOTE\u2014Puliman car leaving Springfield on Saturday does not run beyond Newport on Sunday morning.PASSEN +ER\u2014Leuve Sherbrooke 4.00 p.m.(daily except Sunday | arrive Levis 9.20 p.tn.arrive Quel 2.0 p.m.ACC 'MMODATION\u2014Leave Shervrooke 9: p.m.(daily except Bunday; arrive Levis 7.0 a.m., arrive Queber 7.30 a.m.Also connectiug trains on the Megantic on.ARRIVING SHERBROOKE.BOSTON AND NEW YORK EXPRESS\u2014Leave quebec 290 pm.(daily except Sunnas leave Levis 8 00 p.m., arrive Sherbrooke 5.4 pm.Puliman Car Quebec to_Springfielu connecting at Sherbrooke with Puliman (\"ar for Boston.NOTE\u2014Pallman Car leaving ebec on Saturday connects at Springfield with Parlor Car arriving at New York 4.03 p.m.instead of at 11.40a.m.a» on other days.PASSENGER\u2014Leave Quebec 7.80 à.m.(daiiy except Sunday) Jeave Levis 840 à.m., ar rive Sherbrooke 1.10 p.m.AOCOMMODATION\u2014 Leave Quebec 7.00 p.m.(daily except Baturday) leave Levis 7.45 p.m,, arrive Sherbrooke 9 10 à.m.Also connecting trains on the Megantic vision.For time tables, tickets, and all information apply to any of the Gompany\u2019s Agents.J.H.WALSH, E.O.GRUNDY, General Manager.Gen.Pass'r Ast.80 YEARS\u2019 EXPERIENCE Traot Manus Desians ranTs #c.sketch and desert moy A sending ascertain our opinion free» ether an ble.Communica.Renal Piano Con Eias free, pocurt patents.te tason tl rou nana x , receive netics, without in the wiitic American, ty.cir fr peer, Wena a a - Jacobs\u2019 Rheumatic Liquid is the best Liniment.Liquid Cures Jacobs\u2019 Rheumintio + IF YOUR PRINTING IS NOT SATISFACTORY : TRY The Journal Printing Co., ROCK ISLAND, QUE.mer eme The Mammoth Store.LADIES This is the place yon will find a Big Stock of Dress Goods in all the New Shades, consisting in part: Brilliantines, 25c.37%e., Cashmeres, 50c., 750.and 81.00 per yd.Ladies\u2019 Broadcloth, all prices.Nunn's Veiling, Rustle Cord, Serges, Silk Grenadine.French and Scotch Flannels in endless variety, \u2018lamoline and Taffeta Silk in all colors.Flannelettes from 5c.to 20c., per yd.Prints, Ginghams, &c., as usual.Please ask to see our stock selected stock of Linen Goods ever brought into this market.We have had a large trade have a few of them left which will be sold at a price to close, Just think\u2014Coats from 85.00 to 850 00 each.An immense stock of Ribbons, Ruchings, Laces, Cambric Edge, and Insertions.Full line of Corsets and Hair Pins, by the peck or doz.Gents\u2019 Ladies\u2019 and Children's Underwear, from 25¢.to 83.00 Gents\u2019 and Ladies! Night Robes.per piece, and Gloves for all.Have you seen our line of Kimona, just too'swell for anything Gents\u2019 and Ladies\u2019 Fur Coats.Overshoes, Rubbers and Overstockings.TAMS'! TAMS! TAMS! for 50c., and 81.00.Wrappers, Aprons and Shirt Waist Suits in great variety and all cheap as the cheapest.Have you seen the Baby Bonnets, (and Sets, Toques, Sash and Mitts for 81.00.Wool Coats.Hosiery, Infants\u2019, Children's Ladies\u2019 and Gents\u2019 at all Prices.Do you take the Delineator and McCall's Magazine.take subscriptions for them, also order the patterns and we mail them to you if you wish.Wools and Yarns for Knitting and Crocheting those beautiful shawls.GROCERY DEPARTMENT Comprises everything usually found in any City or Country Store.All the new Cereals for Lunch and Substantials for Dinner.Jams, &c., of the very best quality guaranteed.CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE, OUR OWN IMPORTATIONS.Headquarters for Flour ard Feed AS USUAL.Royal Household, Five Roses, Buda and Pillsbury's Best, are our Leaders.Corn, Oats, Shorts, Bran, Mixed Feed, Cotton Seed Meal, by the car or single sack.KATHAN & HOPKINS.50c., 75e.and 81.00 per yd.of Linens, the largest and best in Ladies\u2019 Coats and Skirts and \u2019 Hosiery, Mitttens Gents\u2019, Ladies\u2019 and Children's We Breakfast and the Dainties for Canned Goods, Fruits, LADIES\u2019 SKIRTS.We have just received a nice new line of Ladies\u2019 Skirts.Fine Black Ladies\u2019 Cloth Skirts $2.50, $3.50 and 84.50.Special value at 83.50.These Skirts are made by the best house in Canada and both workman: ship and materials are guaranteed.They fit well and hang properly.CORSETS.We have three good lines of Corsets, in different lengths and styles, ut 50 cents a pair.Also other lines.LADIES\u2019 RAIN COATS.Just received, direct from the makers, a nice line of these goods in & variety of styles and colors.An all-wool Cravenette Waterproof Coat stylishly made, at 88.50.FURS.\u2018 We have a few Furs loft and are making specially low prices to close them out at once.MEN\u2019S UNDERWEAR.Heavy all-wool, non-shrinkable Underwear, worth folly 81.00, but having bought a second consignment from the manufacturers late in the season, we have decided te knife the price to move the goods and offer it ee the Dieses This fs a bar F.W.D.THE BUSY.STORE.\u2018 _R \"vs i + A w The Busy Store MELLOON £ INDIAN MOCCASINS.An exceptionally good line of Indian Tan Moccasins for Men, Women and Children.Prices: Infants\u2019 50c., Children's 75c., Boys\u2019 81.00, Ladies\u2019 and Gentlemen\u2019s 81.25.MEN\u2019S SUITS.Special value in Men's Tweed Suits, all sizes, at $7.50: well and stylishly made; have all the \u201cear marks\u201d of a $10 suit.Suits at all prices.FOR LUMBERMEN.Rubbers, Pontiacs and Felts now being closed out.Get a pair while they last.A TEA BARGAIN.1 Recently many profited by our Special Sugar Bargain.We now offer an equally good Tea Bargain.While it lasts we will sell a regular 350.Tea right from the chest at 19c.a pound.Money back if it is not perfectly satisfactory.GREETING.At this season we desire to extend our most appreciative thanks to our numerous customers and friends for their patronage and support in the past, at the same time wishing you all a happy and pros- porous New Year.ROCK ISLAND, QUE.WELL, DID SHE?One Girl's Methed of Coming te a Dee olafen on a Very Vital Question, She was standing on a Westport ocor- ner waiting for a car when he stopped to chat with her.The subject of engagements came up.\u201cA girl friend of mine once bad an awful experience,\u201d sald she.\u201cKate had been receiving the attentions of a young man, whom I'll call Tom, for several years.Two or three times he had asked Ler to marry him, but she had withheld her answer.One day he was appoluted to a position in an eastern city.That nigbt be called on Kate and asked her agalu to marry him, \u201c\u2018lI need a little time to think it over,\u2019 she said.\u201c1 Jeave tomorrow, said Tom.* \u2018Well, tomorrow night I'll mail you a letter giving you my answer,\u2019 said | Kate.Tom went away and the next day left tbe city.Kate thought .the matter over until late in the night.Then she decided upon a plan.She would write two letters to Tom, seal them, address and stamp them.They would look exactly alike.One would accept his proposal, and the other would reject it.She would place them in the pocket of her coat, go to a train, and just as it started she would throw one letter aboard the mail car without trying to see which one it was.\u201cKate carried out her plan, She went to the Union depot and just as an eastbound train started threw one letter aboard.Then she rushed buck into the depot and opened the other letter to see Low fate had decided it for her.With a scream she dropped into a seat and almost fainted.\u201d At this point the ear stopped and the girl stepped aboard.\u201cDid she accept him?\" asked the man ou the corner as the car started, The girl replied, but her words were drowned by the rumble of the ear.\u2014 Kansas City Times.Moving Comedy.\u201cYes, we are going to move to escape house cleaning.\u201d \u201cAnd so are we.If I must confess it myself, 1 think it wil} take the new tenants two weeks to get rid of all the rubbish we are leaving behind.\u201d \u201cThe samme here.Our house will need a mop and soap from cellar to roof.By the way, where are you going?\u201d \u201cTo 915 L street.\u201d \u201cWhat?Why, that i8 where we are leaving.\u201d \u201cWell, I declare! Where are you going?\u2019 \u201cTo 711 B street™ \u201cWhy, that's where we are leaving.\u201d \u201cGreat Scott!\u201d \u201cGee whiz!\u201d\u2014Chicago News.Circumspect, The voice of conscience began making remarks to the man.\u201cBless me,\u201d be meditated, \u201cthis is embarrassing! Evidently these remarks are aimed indirectly at me, But certainly I should not listen, for it is said that eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves.\u201d Consequently he turned a deaf ear to his conscience and faced the world smilingly.\u2014Judge, Midnight Supper.Gunner \u2014 So the famous baseball player ate a Welsh rabbit before retiring and had some wonderful dreams?Were his dreams characteristic of his profession?Guyer\u20141 should say so.Why, he was pitching and tossing all night.\u2014Detroit Tribune, His Guide.\u201cWhy is it that the performances of 80 very few musicians please you?\u201d \u201cWell,\u201d answered Mr.Cumrox, \u201cto tell you the truth, I don't know much about it.I am merely going by what the musicians say of one another.\u201d\u2014 Washington Star, Changed Her Mind.\u201cWell, well, there goes Miss Strong.When 1 saw her last she was posing as a bachelor girl, That's her hobby.\u201d \u201cAll that's changed now.She dropped that hobby for a hubby,\u201d\u2014Detroit Free Press.Mrs.Jiggson\u2014Your bull pup does not like mother, He growls horribly at her.Jiggson\u2014Then I'll have the coachman shoot him.I can\u2019t bear to see dumb animals suffer.\u2014FPhiladeiphia Bulletin, Beth Expensive \u201cAre you going awey \u201c1 don't know, We away or else stay at tea\"-Clevelané Pata Dealer.The Bride's Pia sn olden times tue wedding cake was shown as the \u201cbride's ple.\u201d It was cir eular in shape.covered with u beuvy crust and decorated with sweetmeats.In some regions 1t was believed that there would Le ug future happiness for the couple If the wedding were cele brated without this \u201cple.\u201d Japan's Great Library.The Japauese Lruperial library at To Kyo contalus 2,000 printed aud writteu watbematical works, going back to the year 1500, a date when Shakerpeurve was at work ou his early plays, Seville's Tower of Gold.The famous \u201ctower of gold\u2019 of Se ville, a huge octagon in three stages.was 80 culled Ly (ts royal Moorish builders because of its yellow color.which is Lrilliant in the Au.lulusiap sunlight and moonrhine, It wax used } u£ à prison by Peter the Cruel.Origin of Whistling.The rare instauces where girls have learned to whistle properly are cited as cases of frenkr of nature.It is supposed that the but of whistling wus cultivated by primitive man as a s{zaal ! while hunting and that it was intro duced into certain religions ceremosles of the early days.In which women \"were not allowed to take part, The Swallow, The swallow has a larger mouth tu praportion to its size than any othe bird, Ile needs ft, too, for he does ail his feeding on the wine, and a ta mouth is à grent convettiente, Life fn the Deep Sen.In nutny ol the souadinas mide by Sir John Ross sea worms, or agael Is, were Dbrou \u2018 The Stanstead Journal.PUBLISHED BVERY TRURSDAY BY THE JOURNAL PRINTING CO.Rock Island, Que.States District Court, refused to grant it and discharged the prisoners though \u2018without prejudice to further proceedings.\u201d The Federal Government followed up the case, and there were more in- EMBEZZLERS SENTENCED.Gaypor and Greene Each Get Four Years in Penitentiary and Big Fine.Appeal to be Taken.One yur iadvance paymient) #.0| THE JUDGE DENOUNCES GRAET.|dictments.From July 6, 1800, to If paid in six months, 1.25 January 20, 1901, the hearing went on At the end of thé year, 1.50 before the commissioner.The tes- ADVERTISING RATES.Traasiont advertising 10 conts a hoe for the Art Mmsertiou and 3 cents a liue for each subsequent insertion.12 lines to theinch.Noad- vertisment received for less than SUcents.AROUND THE TALBE.Notwithstanding the constant calamity howls that are being made by certain British politicians for party purposes, the recent Board of Trade figures shoring a comparison of British with Foreign commerce give no sign of decadence whatever.On the con- | trary, taking the two years 1903 and | 1905, the facts point entirely the other way.For the sake of easy reading we show the comparative figures of the: exports of various countries in parallel columns: {each year for good behavior.Savannah, Ga., April 13.\u2014Benjamin D.Greene and John F.Gaynor were sentenced by Judge Speer in the Federal Court Friday, to serve four years in the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., and to pay each a fine of 8576,794.90, the amount they are charged to have embezzled.Upon one indictment the sentence was two years and upon each of the other indictments four years, but the court directed that the sentences might all be served concurrently, timony covered 5,000 typewritten pages and more than a hundred witnesses were examined.Commissioner Shields again decided against Greene and Gaynor, and Judge Brown granted an order for their removal to Savannah, They appeared there before Judge Speer, who is presiding at hearing was adjourned for a month, each.They were to plead to the sec- which reduces the term to four years, ond batch of indictmen:s found before with the allowance of three months off Judge Speer on March 7, but on that | The day they did not appear, and it was\u2018 found soon afterward that they had | fled to Quebec.The four years\u2019 legal battle which follwed in Canada is fa-' miliar to the people of this country.The estimated cost to the prisoners fine need not be paid if on completing the sentence the prisoners make affidavit that they are not possessed of more than $20.Instead of paying the fine they then may serve thirty days 1008 1605 British Islex, 31.450, BO,O0U #1.450,000,000 United states, 1.515 000.000 [EGS XLT VRE TR Germany.1 250.000,000 VOULU A France, SSU,LUL.UUU WOW OOU Glancing at the figures given above, | itcan be seen that whereas in two! years, the United States has increased | its export trade by %£120,000,000, and : Germany by 145,000,000, Great Britain \u2018 is 8200,000,000 better off.This does rot | look as though the home markets of Great Britain were being \u201c\u2018slaugh- | tered,\u201d\u2019by foreign dumping.And to: show that the invigoration was not a ! mere spurt, confined to a short space of time, the exports of the United Kingdom for January of this year were | $30,000,000 above those of the same month a year ago.There are few meaner people in the world than the anonymous correspondent.If any man has opinions to which he desires to give utterance, he should link his own name and person- | ality to them.Unless, indeed he is | ashamed of them, in which case he \u2018should keep them indoors and never! publish them.We do not mean that people should never contribute articles or letters over a nom de plume, | for in this case the Writer is not an-' onymous; he is known at least to the editor of the publication to which he writes.In fact the purely anonymous correspondent is an impossibility; every editor requires a name as an ~evidence of good faith.But everything considered there are extremely \u2018few cases, in which an occasional correspondent is justified in expressing \u2018debatable opirions without giving them the backing of his personality and name.It is not, however, the newspaper world alone, which is troubled by the \u2018man of the dark.\u201d Every public man, whether he be par- {iamentarian, clergyman, actor or publicist of any kind, has during his life time received the anonymous episgle.If he is well balanced, optimistic and cool, he will have an especially hot corner of the furnace in which to put all such things, unread.If he is none of these things, he will go all of a shake.In which case there will be two trembling souls, that of the man who sent the letter, who trembles to have his opinions known as his, and that of the man who received it, who trembles to know them, even although he does not know him.Sometimes a public speaker, fails by \u2018way of charity, or even because he listens to the \u2018\u2018on dit\u201d or the words -apoken by the irresponsible crowd \u201cen passant\u201d \u2014as perhaps did the Rev.Norman Seaver when he made -unfounded statements against the Vermont house of correction at Rut- land\u2014be may even mistake the summer breeze for the sirooco, but at all events he does what he does publicly.He stands for what he says.If he should fail he is there to hit.But the anonymous critic is a will of the wisp betokening the presence of the bog, but as elusive as the jack \u2018o\u2019 lantern.He stings but there is nobody to hit, \u2018and as for soul, his methods show that to be microscopical.But the anonymous critic in these days has added another vice to his already long list.He has become in- corrie bly lazy.There was some redeeming feature about the shiverin soul, who burned the midnight oil an -totled over sheets of paper, in an endeavor to composes piece of *\u2018daring\u201d criticism to which he had not valor -enough to sign his name.It is true he could not \u2018screw his courage to the «stick: point\u201d but nevertheless he toil But nowadays the species has evolved the dolce far niente style of ing.In these degenerate days, all he does, or rather all he did up to the latest symptom, was to cut an ap- \u2018propriate plece out of a newspaper, pus it into an onyelops utter an exultant \u201cyah,\u201d and mail it to bis ene- amy.But the latest symptom to which \"we ref is à too great lassitude to Mmandie the scissors.Weariness for- mark ho pong ith à with à cross an Sow.il by TT a The ond is temp.We all tokens en dissolution draws mous critic\u2019s haven \u201cwhere and longer.is 8250,000, and to the United States 3 8200,000.In addition the prisoners Counsel for prisoners announced forfeited $50,000 bail in New York.During most of the six years since they were indicted the two men lived as free as the most honorable citizens of Quebec.Their families were with them, and they spent their time, when not in court, as men of leisure.Gay- nor fished and his wife learned to ride.Gaynor became a well-known ! figure at the Chateau Frontenac, where he lived for a time, and even | after he occupied his own house, made that hostelry his headquarters.Greene, who is more of a student than Gaynor, spent his time with Judge Speer, in sentencing the pris- books and in learning French.oners, after saying that the mostpain- There is irony in the circumstances ful judicial duty was the imposition of that both men became bitter enemies a sentence to penal servitude, partic- during their exile, and only spoke to ularly when those convicted are men gach other when legal proceedings of fine intelligence, and men of affairs, made it necessary.said: \u2018\u2018For your personal suffering _\u2014 merited as it is, you have my sympa- ANGLO-RUSSIAN ENTENTE.thy.To some, no doubt, who are im- According to a despatch from St.bued with the belief that all they can Petersburg, Great Britian has begun get from the Government is honest |t0 Vvigurously press negotiations for graft, your conviction may excite in- jan Anglo-Russian entente, with the dignation, astonishment and perhaps purpose of completing the triple alli- not a little alarm.It seems, indeed, ance of Great Britian, France and Rus- that the public should awaken to the |8ia against Germany, which has been prevalence of this dangerous inclina- [long the aim of British policy.The tion.The magnificent contributions development at the Algeciras confer- from the National treasury made by |ence, where Great Britian, France and Congress for the welfare of the people Russia acted in unison, and the parti- imperatively call for a lesson in thun- |oipation of English bankers in the big der tones to faithless, conniving, un- Russian loan, furnished a particulary principled representatives of the Gov- favorable moment, and Great Britian ernment, and the unscrupulous con- |i8 striking while the iron is hot.Be- tractors or other persons who would |8ides, the British Government has re- conspire to plunder the public treas- cently given Russia proof of her desire ury.to settle outstanding difficultieby in- \u201cNor should the lesson of our Gov- |ducing English bankers not to take ernment\u2019s conduct in this case go un- the Persian loan, on the ground that heeded.No necessary expense has it might be regarded as prejudicial to been spared, no necessary exertion |Russianinterests.Thesentiment here avoided, to bring to the bar of public |in favor of the entente has also been justice those charged with the spolia- aided by the declination of Germany tion of the treasury.The Supreme |to participate in the Russian loan and Court of the United States and the by publications from Russia hostile to Privy Council of England, the loftiest Germany, which have been directly tribunals of the English-speaking |inspired from British sources.races, have contributed their solemn \u2014 judments.\u201d Supreme Court Staggers Divorcees.\u201cBelieving that it is the certainty Tremendous Consternation has been and not the severity of punishment, caused by the most recent decision of which deters criminals,\u201d he contin- the Supreme Court of the U.8.,on the ued, \u201cI will attempt to approximate subject of divorce.They have ruled in the measuring of your term that im- that a State cannot grant a divorce posed by my brother officers upon when only one party to the marriage Carter, the late engineer officer, with- is a resident.It is estimated that 20,- out whose aid and connivance the 000 children are rendered illegilimate, crimes in this case would have been 8Nd many of these belong to \u201chighso- impossible.ciety.\u201d The decision chiefly affects «J recognize that you have been in Dakota and Newport divorces, and it jail for more than a year, that both of i8 Do exaggeration to say that thou- you, educated men, accustomed to a sands are completely staggered by it.lite of comparative luxury, and to the The decision was by a majority of only comforts of home.My sentence to Ole, namely five to four, Justices you, therefore, is far more severe Harlan, Brewer, Brown and Holmes than & much greater sentence it im- dissenting.posed upon hose who Commit of \u201cTerribly Deceived.\u201d ences which demonstrate by their savagery that they are brutes without Editor Stan City, April 9, 1906 reason.\u201d Dear Sir: You will remember of Judge Speer concluded by pointing |, writing you several times from out that the good behavior could re- here a good report.I was sincere duce the sentence to three years each nd honest then but we began to find instead of four, and hoped for the rest Cat what kind of a man Dowie was; of their lives the prisoners would re- at we were terribly deceived and I call the Pealmist\u2019s words: \u2018A little that a righteous man hath is better am sending you a paper of the nature he riches of locked.\u201d of a meeting held yesterday, hope you on ame.oh Gaynor were char god can find space to reprint some if not with defrauding the United States all and you can sign my name to it for all too true.Respectfully yours, Government of $575,000 in connection Emma BROOKS with contract work in Savannah har- : bor.From the very outset, when Greene and Gaynor gave themselves up, soon that an appeal will be taken.An order of court grants ten days for the filing of a bill of exceptions, upon which a motion for a new trial will be predicated.At 11 o\u2019clock the prisoners were brought into the court.Judge Speer asked counsel for the defense if they bad anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced.Col.P.W.Meldrum answered in the negative whereupon the court imposed sentence.| JUDGE\u2019S REMARKS.It is said that the new Education bill introduced into the British Parliament is arousing flerce opposition.Butitis their trial.On February 11, 1802, the, HERE AND THERE.Important Events of Our Own and Other .Lands Served in a Nutshell.The fever epidemic at Fort William, 'Ont., is under control.The relations between Italy.and \u201cGermany.are reported to be very -much strained.Sir Robert Thorburn, wbo was the Premier of Newfoundland from 1885 to 1890, died at St.Johns, N.l\u2019\u201d., last , Thursday night.| James Thomas Hackett has been on the coroner\u2019s warrant, committed to 'trial for the death of May Ahern at \u2018Montreal.The Second Peace Conference, which and they were released in 840,000 bail was first planned to meet at The Hague in July, has been adjourned until September.Canadians who have despatched matches through the mails to Great Britain have been requested by the Ottawa post office to restrain their flery zeal.The New Brunswick legislature has passed a law allowing ladies to practise at the bar, and Miss Mabel P.French is the first lady lawyer in that province.An international commision is to be appointed to consider measures for the preservation of fisheries in the border waters between Canada and the United States.Six men have been killed by an explosion in the forward turret of the U.8.8.\u2018Kearsarge\u2019.The ship at the time was engaged in the Carribean Sea at the quarterly target practice.Another earthquake is reported from Formosa.It is worse, it is said, than the one last month, in which 4101 persons were killed, 635 injured and $45,000,000 damage done.The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is ended, but twenty years and millions of money, it is estimated, will not repair the damages, which include the annihilation of four villages.The present disaster is looked upon as a repetition of the catastrophe to Pompeii and Herculaneum, except that, in this instance ashes covered the devasted places, and the loss of life is less.The New Zealand Government has undertaken to open coal yards for the benefit of the people it rules over.It was said in England years ago, that we are all socialists now.It must be admitted, though the New Zealand- ers are well in the lead.George Holland, the Toronto confl- dential clerk who absconded a few weeks ago with $24,000, arrived at Halifax Friday, from Liverpool, on the steamer Victorian in the custody of Detective A.G.MacKie.They left for Toronto the same day.Manitoba millers have discovered that some San Francisco flour men have been trying to evade the Chinese boycott by stamping their bags, \u2018Made in Canada.\u201d The matter will be brought to the atentica of the Dominion Government.The Canadian Grocery Trust has disbanded.Mr.George Bristol, the president, was reticent as to the real cause but directed an enquirer on this point to the Bible.He said Amos 3: 3 would give the answer This passage reads: \u201cCan two walk together except they be agreed?\u2019 Chairs overturned, clothing torn, beards pulled, were some of the incidents characterizing the opening ceremonies of the Feast of the Passover in the synagogue of the Austrian Jews in Toronto since Wednesday, and Friday night the police had to interfere and close up the place.A mob of five-thousand citizens of Springfield, Mo., on Saturday night attacked the sheriff\u2019s house, destroyed the furniture on the ground floor, leaving the wife of the sheriff unconscious on the floor, smashed in the jail and dragged out three negroes, hanged one and roasted the other two alive beside the Court House and the statue of \u201cJustice.\u201d Jabez Spencer Balfour, ex M.P., financier, religionist, fraud and feloe, was released from fourteen years penal servitude in England on Saturday.A man of good education and plansible manner, he took advantage of the confidence reposed in him, to defraud thousands of poor people and many widows, by speculating and misappropriating the funds of the Liberator Building Society.The fate of many children at Ottaja- All we do ie sip | as the whers| after being indicted by a Savannah Grand Jury, December 8, 1899, the fight was one of the bitterest on record.They bent all the efforts of the best legal talent money could command to prevent their extradition to Savannah.The case first went before United States Commissioner Shields.Every technicality that gave promise of delay was employed to make the trial drag, so much eo, that the Government\u2019s prosecuting officials complained of the delay.This trial set the states of New York and Georgia at odds, and a Savannah Grand Jury made a bitter complaint.Aftés six weeks, Commissioner Shields found probable cause againet the defendants, and ordered their commitment for trial.Ax.order for their removal lo Savannah wa then * asked, but Judge Brows, in the United no is unknown.When the military carts arrived at the scene of the disaster the other night the soldiers arranged to have the children and aged people get into the carts, to which they thankfully acceded, but when the vehicles had gone a few hundred feet it was found that although there were four horses harnessed to each wagon they could not pull their loads through the deep ashes, in spite of several efforts to do so.This caused a panic among the children, who expected to be buried in the ashes from the voloa- no, and they fled in all directions in the darkness and blindiug rain, and have not since been heard of.Search parties went after the children, but in spite of continuous shouting and calling no trace was found of them and it {a feared that they have been smoth- further said that it has been conceived on lines so broad as to have great driving power behind it, and that sub- stanitally its provisions will become aw.Some drunken peasants in Corfu, the other day, drove their cart against the carriage in which King Edward and Queen Alexandra were driving, and got themselves injured.Later the King ordered thé doctor of the British flagship to do whate- ver bandaging was necessary.Chicago railway officials are openly charging the great packing companies with systematically misstating the character and weight of their goods, and so cheating the eastern lines alone out of $15,000 a year, and threaten that unless they pay up somestartling exposures will be made before the In- The New CO.P.R.Ocean Fiyer.The new C.P.R.Atlantic liner \u201c Emprees of Britain\" has sustained a very satisfoctory speed trial.Run- SAWDUST FREE.For keeping the been clear d ran at Demick\u2019s mill.Mill aud dan Seiurio peady for rindin \\ ber o day: & vvery Saturday.Remem- ning as she would in regular service Stanstead, April 10th, 1006.T.E.DEMICK, she developed a speed of almost twenty miles an hour.The first of the two great Empresses will leave Leverpool FOR SALE.for Quebec on May 5.Her accommodation for this trip is already taxed to the utmost.Entire stock of Millinery, Fancy Go all Fixtures.Possesdon given Mo hat wd pyrmeneut lease of store in Mom ph rem.ouxe if desire d.Write.telephone or cal) H.GOODWIN, A.i 89w2 Newport, V1._\u2014 WANTED.Second-hand light Saddle for Boys' use.Mr be in Food condition and sold ri ot eus Mir M.SPK O: M.BEAN, Stanstead, Que.PIANO BARGAIN.| We have a second-hand Upright Pian, , Stanstead which we offer at a bis discount, o will rent it to yon for thé summer.Write: On Friday the Ottawa police confiscated some of the bill-boards put out for the Woodland Opera Company, the show which is to be attended by His Royal Highness, Prince Arthur of Connaught, this week.The pictures show females in somewhat attenuated | and otesque costume, and are described by the chief of police as beastly., Or \u201c Smith's Mills, Que.BORN.H.©.WILSON & SONS, Sherbrooke, P.y.: ; DUMAS\u2014At Barnston April.1905, » daughter to Mr.and Mrs.W.J.Dumas.\\ WANTED.8100 Reward, $100.A party to rent my farm and stock it, yu.The readers of this paper will be pleased to find team.learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is Catarrh.Hall's Catarrh | Cure is the only positive cure now known to | the medical fraternity.Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment.Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken jn- ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work.The proprietors have'so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer one Hundred Dollars for any case that it faile to cure.Send for list of testimonials.Address.F.J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Sold by Druggists, 75\u20ac.Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.FOR SALE.GEORGE BACHELDE Stanstead, Que., April 5.1908 DER.FARM FOR SALE.Consjsting of 187 acres of land, 10 avr: cleared, balance timber and wood.Ema s.r.ar place of about 800 trees.Apple orchani ¢ | about 100 Wealthy, 100 Bethel, 100 Baldwin.: and a few trees of fall varieties, Building< in | good condition; barn new and built upon modern lines.18 head of two-year-old steer.and heifers, and about 40 tons of hay to he soil with or without the farm.Apply to L.|.Ciough, Ayer\u2019's Cliff.14 EGGS FOR HATCHING.Barred Rocks.R.I.Reds, and Rose Con.| Brown Leghorns #1 per setting.Special prier on incubator lots.Bleyele Bugey : so light Concord Wagon : MAPLE GROVE FARM, t $ MCSsES.i ; and two sets new \u201crh F.BUTTERFIELD, Beebe Plain.P.1, i { FOR SALE.NOTICE.' Municipality of the Village of Nearly one acre of land, with buildings Stavutead Plain.thereon.House contains nine rooms and bath, | pot and cold water, furnace and other modern ! Al persons removing earth from the Fair mprovements.Barn and wood-shed.all in Grounds (Public Park) without permission nf ood condition.Apple and maple trees.MRS.the Council, or depositing rubbish or garb.C.PEEBLES, Fitch Bay, Que.40w3 ; thereon, or npon the sides of anv of the stret- | or roads of this Municipality will be prosecuted.STONE DRAGS.i We have for sale a number of Stone Drags made from planks sawed from natural curve stock with an old-fashioned up-and-down saw If you want a first class drag investigate.TILTON & RAYMOND, Smith's Mills, Que.By order of the Council C.I.MOULTON, Sec.'y Treas n, 6th March, 1906, MELOTTE SUCCESS The Melotte Cream Separator still leads.A: \u2018the working trials in Boulogne, France, October 5th to 8th, 1905, there were nine competit - -» | ors, ouly three of which are known in thi: | country.Three skimming tests were mud ; with each machine\u2014the first, five minutes af.| ter the operation commenced; the second fiv.; minutes before it stopped; the last from ti Registered | skim milk after the separation.The result., were as follows: : WEARS LIKEIRON\"\u2019 | , Stanstead Plai | SMALLEST Biz: imed Paint and V Bharpies\u2014 tot.23; Sad 21 GT es\u2014 1st, 25; 2nd.2 : 8rd, A Combimed Paint and Varnish, | lobe\" dt 081 BATION Stains and varnishes by one appli- MEDIUM SE: cation, and is the most durable Floor Shorples 10 01 ne An Finish on the market; also the best Globe\u2014 1st,!1 : 2nd, 08; 3rd.0 possible finish for all kinds of In- Larcur Sr: terior Woodwork, | where extreme Molotte\u2014 lat, 02; 2nd, 02: rd, durability is required.harples\u2014 1st, 04: nd.98; sed 45 Itis a great revivor of old \u2018wood- RE 1st, 06: znd, Sv.srl.work, as it covers up all mars, scratch- butte es or \u2018disfigurements, producing a bril.tarte Egures represent the amount of hutt.r it will be noticed in each class that th.**Melotte\u2019\u2019 tu & far cleaner skimmer than any of its competitors, the medium and popular size leaving in the skim milk less than one liant and beautiful finish.Can be succesfully applied by an inexperienced person.Try it for any kind of painting or varnish.Samples and tenth the quant of easter fat left by the i \u201c Sharples\u201d and one e quantity vir ooklets given away this week by by the \u201cGlobe.\u201d a y If you want the best buy the Melotte.C.B.JENKINS, Agent.Stanstead, Quo CASWELL & O'ROURKE, Derby Line, Vt.I 1 Our new Spring line of Polliwog Shoes for Misses and Children has just been received.Prices, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.This line proved very successful last year, and we are again adopting it as a leader.CASWELL & O'ROURKE, Sole Agents, DERBY LINE, VT.i I | I | I | | | | AUCTION SALE DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, ETC.I have rec>ived instructions from Mr.Isaac Smith, who has arranged to leave Rock Island, May 5th, to se} at public auction at his store, opposite the Union House in that place, on Wendesday, Thursday and Friday, May 2nd, 3rd and 4th.the unsold portion of his first class stock of Dry Goods, Ready-made Clothing, Children\u2019s, Boy\u2019s and Men\u2019s Suits, Rain Coats, Raglans, Pants, Shirts, Underwear, Boots and Shoes, Hose, Dtess Goods, Prints, Table Linen, Towels, Flannelettes, Table Cloths, Bed Spreads, Ladies\u2019 Walking Skirts and Under Skirts, Ladies\u2019 Shirt Waists, Night Gowns, Wrappers, etc., etc.All this stock must be sold to the highest bidder.Auction Sales begin at 1 and 7 P.M.eachday.Private sale each forenoon.EDWIN HOWE, Auctioneer.$1.00 $1.00 $1.00 JUST AN AD.We all do advertising.What for?To have you call on us when in need of anything in our line; to get better acquainted with you, and to offer inducements which will be a saving to you MY OFFER: Beginning April 15th, and ending May 5th WATCH FOR $1.00, regardless of its cond] have the best equipped Watoh.$1.00 1 will REPAIR YOUR tion, My object fs this: 1 Repair Department in the oity, and I want you all to know it.If you have a Watch that others have failed to repair or have asked you 95.00 or 86.00 to put same in good condition, bring it to me, and if the repairs are not worth more than the watch, I will put in good repair for ONLY .Do not think that your watch is worthless; it is surely worth 91.00.What is your gain by this mode of advertising, may be my loss, but you u me in Lo wy r acq| aintance and confidence in my ability will repay Yours very respectfully, B.L.NORTON, ter-State Commerce Commission.ered In the ashes.The up-to-date Jeweler. Business and Professional A.REYNOLDS, D.D.8., Wi vary ot., Boston, Mass.J.C.COLBY, B.A, M.D.Office 8 Onrrolicrofs # Consultations 9 vita Br * Both Phones DR.GC.L.BROWN, B.A., Physician and Ayer'$ Cliff, Que.H.P.STOCKWELL, OR anstead Plain, Que.nat Office and residence i mn door Beal Bell snd People\u2019s Telephones.J.C.GILFILLAN, M.D., - Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon, Beebe Plain, Que.DR.GEO.F.WALDRON.Office and residence opposite the Haskell Place.8 P.M.\u2026 Hours: Until 9 A.M., 1 to 8 and 7 to vie People's and Bell Telephones., ee RNEY, B.A, M.D,,C.M., F.W.FO an and Surgeon, Fitch Bay, Que.People's \u2018Phone.O.ROSS, B.A.M.D.C.M.ome = dours South of Convent, Stanstead.Bell and People\u2019s Telephones.T.D, WHITCHER, M.D., Physician and Surgeon.Beebe Plain, P.Q.; Office at Residence.Bell and People's \"Phones.C.1.MOULTON, L.D.S., Dentist, Stanstead Plain, Que.ERASTUS P.BALL, Veterinary Surgeon.Graduate of Montreal Veterinary College.Farm, Rock Island ©.C.Oe oe Lars: Derby Line, Vermont.CHAS.H.MANSUR, Advocate, Rock Island, P.Q.i Office over Win.M.Pike's Store.M.F.HACKETT, Advocate, Solicitor, &c., Stanstead Plain, que 11 courts in the trict.Collec- Will attend & Oe tinlty.H.M.HOVEY, Advocate, Rock Island.Que.C.8.P.O.Address: Derby Line, Vt.EDWARD AUDINWOOD, Undertaker & Embalmer, Derby Line, Vt., and Rock Island, P.Q.L.H.RAND, Undertaker and Embalmer.Plates Engraved when wanted.\" Fitch Bay, Qne.FAIRFAX.Mr.Ernest Crook, who now has a large interest in the Ways Mills Creamery, is driving the creamery van for the patrons.Mr.and Mrs.F.W.Pope, have returned to Boston, where they will remain for the season.Mr.Raymond Lincoln, is learning the meat business in Rock Island.Mr.Carrie Crook, is reported quite seriously ill.He is attended by Dr.Colby.Mrs.Mary Lincoln, who has been ill from heart \u2018trouble, is.improving under the skillful treatment of Dr.Waldron.Mr.Edgar Davidson had the misfortune to loose a nice cow recently.Miss Florence Fox, of Barnston, was the guest of her cousin Miss Lena Brown, last week.Mr.Peter Simpson and family have moved to Router\u2019s Cornor, where they will make their future home.Mr.J.Davidson has leased his farm to Mr.Carboneau and intends leaving for the west in the fall.Mr.and Mrs.W, S8argant and daughter, were guests at D.M.Paul's last Sunday.Mr.and Mrs.Bert Brown and Miss Dorothy, of Hatley, spent a few days at White Rock Farn recently.New sugar this year should command a good price, as the season this far has been somewhat backward.Mr.H.L.Wheeler is selling farm implements for the firm of Frost & Wood.BROWN'S HILL.Mr.and Mrs.James Waite of Boyn- ton spent last Friday at Mr.Briggs Waite\u2019s, Mrs.L.E.Rexford and Master Tal- cott of Ayers\u2019s Oliff, were the guests of Mrs.A, W.Brown recently.Miss Pearl Brown was home for a few days last week.Mre.Mary 8.Holden has returned to her home in Eigin, I11., after spending three months with relatives and friends.Mr.A.L.Davis hasbeen at his home here for a few days.À email party was given by Mr.and Mrs.C.R.Brown on Friday evening.a very pleasant time was spent by Rev.Mr.Pates will preach his far- Well sermon in the school house, Sunday, April uth.There will be no service Friday night, April 20th.KINGSCROFT.Hollis Corey of Bishop's College, Lennoxville, spent a fow days at bis \"6, during'the Easter vacationer and Mre.H.D.Seiby spent a ders he pa, among their old n p! before going to en Hyde Park, V\\., their new fleld , Btapstead.7 to 8 p.m., snd by People\u2019s \"Phone.AYER'S CLIFF.last Monday from a brother, Mr.Wms.had not seen for ten years.Mr.Stacks came to attend parliament at Ottawa in the interest of the government, and made a flying visit to relatives here, and in Sherbracke.Master Fred Carleton spent his Easter holidays with friends at Way's Mills Mrs.Samuel Stocks of Sherbrooke and Mrs.Amos Kesar of North Hat- ley, were guest of Mrs.Slack on Monday.Mrs.Proctor of Lyndonville is spending a few days with her nephew, Mr.C.Standish, and family.Little Granville, the seven-year-old son of Mr.U.Standish, is very ill of pneumonia, following measles.Dr.Brown is attending him.Mr.and Mrs.A, A.Drew were agreeably surprised on Saturday evening by a good number of their neighbors, who came to remind them of the tenth anniversary of their marriage.A pleasant social evening was spent, and delicious refreshments were served by the ladies.Mr.and Mrs.Drew wish to take this opportunity of thanking their friends for the kind thought, which prompted their welcome call.Rev.G.H.Murray held service in the church on Good Friday.Mrs.Allen is reported much improved in health under the skillful care of Dr.Edgar, at his hospital.Mr.and Mrs.Edgar Bean of North Hatley were in town Monday.Mrs.Ray of Rock Island has been visiting Mrs.Vaughn for a few days.CASSVILLE.Miss Eva Thompson who has been in Hartford, Conn., for some time has returned to her home here.Miss Veda Chamberlain of Ayer\u2019s Clift visited friends in town over Sunday.Mr.O.M.Moulton of Coaticooke is the guest of his sister, Mrs.L.J.Bangs.Miss Jessie Parker of Ayer\u2019s Cliff is staying with Mrs.Austin Libby at present.Mr Clark Corey of Libbytown is stopping with Mr.and Mrs.Chas.Carter.Miss Roth Kent who has been the guest of her uncle, Mr.Milton Henry, for some weeks, returned to her home at Kingscroft on Saturday.Mr.and Mrs.Alex.Thompson and family, Mr.and Mre.John Thompson and Mr.and Mrs.W.M.Thompson went to Mansonville ou Wednesday to attend thé wedding of Mr.Andrew Thompson and Miss Maud McKay.Quite a number attended the farewell party on Friday evening given fur Mr.Jas.Adams and his son Ally before their departure to Red Deer, Alta.They left Saturday and have she good wishes of their friends.BUNKER HILL.Mr.John Norris gave a general invitation to a \u2018\u2018sugaring off\u201d last Friday.All present enjoyed themselves very much.The sugar was exceptionally nice.Mr.Henry Lewis, who has been very sick, is a little on the gain at this writing.Miss Lulu B.Keet.who has been working away from this place, returned home last Friday.Mrs.Peter Mosher, who has been caring for Chas.Mosher\u2019s family for the past few weeks, has returned to the home of her daughter Mrs.H.J.Wade.Mrs, Lilla M.Wade visited her brother, Chas.Mosher, last week.Mr.Glen Webster \u2018\u2018sugared off\" about 200 lbs.Saturday.\u2019 Mr.W.M.Webster of Nashua, N.H., ise making a short visit at H.J.Webster's.; Mrs.Lucy J.Adams has gone to Fitchburg, Maes .where she intends to remain during the summer.If a Cow gave Butter mankind would have to invent milk.Milk is Nature\u2019s emulsion\u2014butter put in shape for digestion.Cod liver oil is extremely nourishing, but it has to be emulsified before we can digest it.Scott\u2019s Emulsion combines.the best oll with the valuable hypo- phosphites so that it is easy to digest and does far more good than the oll alone could.That makes Scott\u2019s Emulsion the most strengthening, nourishing food - medicine in the worid.Send for free sample.Mrs.Irving Slack received a visit Stocks of Vancouver, B.C., who she GRIFFIN.Mr.Charies R.Clark, B.A, of Bishop'e College, Lennoxville, rived on Thureday, the 12th, deiug guest of Mr.Willard Miller during the Kaster hoiidaye.À union Sunday school was organized Easter Sunday.Officers and teachers chosen were: Mr.Henry Akin, superintendeny; Mr.Bert Miller, assistant superintendent; Mr.A.P.Davis, secretary; Miss Hortense Bone, librarian; Miss Ethel Creller, organist; Mr.Akin, Bible class; Mrs.M.W.Bullis, girie\u2019 class; Mrs.George Southier, boys\u2019 class; Miss Ruth Gus- tin, primary work.School next Sun- SMITH'S MILLS.The sugar social given at the home of Mr.and Mrs.O.A.Baldwin, Wed- Besday evening.April 11th, by the Royal Templers of Temperencs, was a decided success in every way.Refreshments consisting of hot sugar, doughnuts and coffee were served by the members of the council, after which an interesting program of songs, readings and a catalogue, was rendered.Mr.T.G.Westen, grand organizer was present and gave one of his bumorous readings which was very much enjoyed.After a hearty note of thanks to Mr.and Mrs.Baldwin for their kindness in opening their house possession.spending a few weeks at her uncie\u2019s, was in town on Satarday calling on for results, Improvement at once, SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists fv ne Moulton and children And it always doss.The73tablets in Toronto, Ont.of Rock Island nt à week with her bos will start you on the road to th, day will begin at 1.30.for the occasion, the remainder of the Mrs.Sprague returned to her home |@vening was spent in playing \u2018old at Way\u2019s Mills, last week.f+