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 It WM a cold day in th« middle of January our office was comfcrtaUe, «nd we wished to' have an boar to oanelyei in order tn thiok -aod pen sometbing interesting, and if poeuble, initructiTe for tbe many readers of ^be Snjlndabd. We had not even tbongbt of a heading until a subscrib er came in and ordered his paper stopped â€" rather discouraging for a beginning â€" however we wished to know bis reason for so doing. "Well," he said, "you hare quoted peas a cent higher than the market." We told him that tbe grain buyer corrects our market reports weekly on going te press, and if be gives us a false report we should not have to suffer for it. In the meantime another steps in and says, he saw said price paid on the market and that the Stanoabd was correct. "Well, you "better send en the paper." Another comes and suggests as an improvement to tbe paper, that we drop all stories, (eeriels) he could not •ee what interest tbose continued stories were to anyone for his part, he neyer read one of them, nor did he believe in them. Well, we said, every one is not alike, many a person subscribed solely for the stories, and we haye to publish something suitable for eaoh. For instance, you are a farmer, you grow large quantities of biurley, you don't like the crop, it is most disagreeable to workamougstt'to liarvest or thresh or anything else, «nd besides, it is a very uncertain crop; a shower of rain, or even a heavy dew «t a certain stage in harvest will dttract very materially from its value. Very true, said he. Furthermore, we said, you don't advocate beer drinking, and yet you persist in growing a grain that is, of all grain the most disagree- able to handle, and after it is marketed it is largely manufactured into that which you are opposed to, and why Now I see the point, its pvofic we are after, its money we want; her's a doUer, send along the SxAMniBD for '86. I can easily gei the worth of it without reading the stories. Much obliged, her's your receipt, thanks. Next is another wanting to renew, but he wishes us to run two or three stories instead: of one, but' finding to his regret that we cannot comply, ke pays his dbller cheerfuly. Then comes a person wishing to advertise young cattle which has strayed away, but has entertained the idea that owing to his being an old subscriber, he is entitled to a free adv. or at least a liberal discount, but of course that is out of the question, and he is forced to th^ conclusion, after e little argu- ment, that the paper is in itself cbeif) at $1, so ha pays for his ad. Nex:t we open a letter .from a young person who has removed to the t^ateo and wants the paper; asking u^ to be sure and give all interesting ne«r such as Marriages, Births,. Deaths,, and a thousand and one other littljeHioidieBts which go to make up a local paper, ^^heu a manuscript is opened, it is very personal, not apparentliy with incent to injure, but sioiply to have a little fun at the expense of others, and signed Nimrod or Phis or- some- thing else, but tbe writer witlvholds his own name even from the editor, couseqaently the epistle goes straight to the waste, basket. Next oomea a aorre8ponden,ce from a rural district which run8aB,follows â€" Dere editor, â€" â- - unse iz very sceroe and liaord too â- obtaue, there was a wedin ueiie, hear las weak an they had a big; tiine, and ^ancd awl uite til brawd;da lite., we witlikeep names at prczeut,. tha hav ;ur best wishes for fortnn bleccdoes.. the elexions is over and awl iz- quite., if n would like a regler corespondent liear i think i^can fil the bill a good ^flz any one round, az i am the best â- cdecated cv eny won in this part, ures truwly, X. V. z. T9t*4S4Uarcftk* SUmdard. Dxut Su,â€" The season of thtf year has again arrived when shoddy ped- dlers and auctioneers of shoddy goods and old shop worn bankrupt stocks, eome around and expect to reap a rich harvest from the "Simple Simons" who are ready to be shorn by every "Cheap Jack" who comes along with .a slick, oily tongue and a bundle of stale jokes to help galm off worthless goods. I waa badly sold last winter by one of those chaps who I see is amin ad- vertised to appear shortly, and wosld warn the public against all such. A FAftitiB. FlesbertoB. CanadiaiB Pacific Railway. Montreal. Jan. 7.- â€" The following in « statement ^of revenue anl expaudi- tare of the Canadian Pacific r-iilvray for thd'past year. The earnings and expenses for December are approxi- mate, but the eorrectefl eainiugs will not change the figures materially: OcossMrmogs far 1885, $8.8^^9,567 for 1094* fS7€0^^« ^*f»» «xp«a- 9«iJ^ $^l^'F4 1881. $4.558.. r*dQ. Stt Muniisgtf. 188$, $9,225,188; 1884. $1,191,890, fnm our own eotrttpondent. At Hbst.â€" Mr. Alfred Down, Sr., passed pe«cefully away to his reward on Saturday afternoon last. Deceased has been a resident of this township a large number of years, and has always been known as a man of sterling principles. His daily life bore testi- mony to the religion he professed His remains were interred in the Flesherton cemetery on Tuesday after- noon. The Rev. Mr. Ayers will de- liver a memorial sermon on Sabbath evening next in the Methodist church here, of which deceased was a mem- ber. A cottage social, held at the Iresi- dence of J. E^. Moore, Esq., in this place, under the auspices of the Bap- tist church here on Monday evening last, was in every respect a decided success. The eatables were good and in abundance. The assembly was large, the house being well filled, and the programme choiee. Mr. John Whitton was votod to tbe chair, and performed the duties of his office there in a most pleasing manner. The patrons of the Flesherton cheese factory met in the Town Hall here on Monday last to close up tbeir business in the cheese making for the pabt summer. The last sale of cheese, nearly four thousand dollars worth, was effected at 9^ cents per pnnnd^ So far as we have heard, all patrons are satisfied this season with tha^ management and returns from tlte factory. We tliiuk too muoh thanks can not be given Mr. George Stewait by the patrons, for his untiring.- efforts to serve them well audi V their very best interests, as Ui^ most e{ the above amount of oa«h. wa^ paid! out at M, Kichardson 4 Co'a office in. less than one hour on Monday evei)ing. Cash should be a little fiush la this neighborhood, a;t least for a d%y at two. kfi, i^reatioBi bBtwoea two so^n. J;. Fisher aad A. CuUen, disgraoad our streets on Monday evening.. They thought to wipe out Bom.e. old; sore, biiit from appeaxiances Beve«a fresh ones were made. Sbaine,.boys, shajgl^e, and "Wad some power tb)» gi|t«. gae yeta see yujc sels as ithera sea ye." ^, O^i^ RUNNIHG; S.OBPS. Sores aii4 UJflers. or Abioessea hwd to heal, sr* da« to bad bloKl or Sorofnla. Pa;tify the blood vith Bnrdock BJpod Bitters anf^the worst sores speedily h/sal as 'the g«9«9^ healtJI^ is restored. eeOD VALUE. liany aaffers birring medieiniB hare blen disftppoiated, don't give np, bay a reliable article like.Xr. Ch^e's Liver Cp^e, and with it you get a recqe book alo^e. worth the money. Jan. CooncU met iii the Towti fflenelg. Ieo. 14. 1886, pww«nt to ♦djonrJment. Prewnt-The Beeve kiairs. McMillan. Dan«npt«, and Neil. Th« Boeve in the oh«r Mm- otes of last meeting read Mid oonflrm- ed. Bead jobs were paid for as fol George Bvan, rapairing bridge at lot 7, D. B., $B Alex. Beaton, repair ing bridge at lot 5, D.B., $2.26; Jno. Davis, repairing bridge at lot56, con. 8. E. G. B.. $1 Nathaniel Whitmore repairing bridge at lot 1, con. 1, N. D. B., $1 John Wilson, repairing road at Barrhead Mills, $«)/ James Mc- Nally, repairing bridge at lot 9, con. 9 $6' John McKmnon, building cilvert'at lot 16, G. R., $10; John Pogarty, grading and filling at lot 10, con. 4. N. D. B., $18.76; John Campbell. fiUing at Purdy's bridge, $8.60 Cbas. McDonald, crosswaymg townlino G. and E., $20; Ranald Morrison, covering bridge, lot 15, con. 5, $3; Donald McMillan, removing jamb, lot 13, coti. 6, $6.75 NeQ Mc- Cannel. 1 day with team at Purdy's bridge, $8; John MoVicar, filling stone at Purdy's bridge, $16 Alex. Bell, repairing road at lot 6, D. R., $1 George Moore, remoying drift from bridge, lot 66,D.K., $4; Henry Williams was paid $8.50 and Henry Burnett $10 for keep ot Mrs. Ander- SOU) an indigent the treasurer was refunded $12.60, paid by him for in- suring hall and stables Isaac Elder was paid $6.60 and T. W. Whitmoie $2 for repairing road scrapers selec- tors of jurors, and members of Board of Health was paid $4 each for their services in 1885 C. W. Rutledge was paid $7.75 for printing tax receipts and bonds Mary Wilkie and Ann McMilUn waa exempted from, pajiing taxes for 1885, and coUet^ec was in strueted to receive $5.ip iSdllof taxes for 1885 from Widow McLachlan. Gheqoas were y$a»^ in fiktor of trus- tees ior amPiwMi of SQhool mpnies. The elenk was iastruffted to. notify parties and^ prepare by la.w ddtaching lot 6, con. fsom S. S, No. 8, and attaching th«^ same to S. S. No. 5, to be passed at o«xt meeting of council. Mr. Neil was usstrupted, to in^yestigate the case of Henry Stewart of Mark- dale; iii regard to a petition from that villa^ asking for charity, and report ta this council; A by-law was passed t^^^ntmg polling plaops and deputy vetanung o%!isrB for mnnieipal elec- ttoasK Moved by Ii^. Neil, seconded by Mr. Dunsmore, thai this eouncil grant a reward of tw.s. hundred dol/ars for the, apprehension and conviction of the party or pajrties who entered Mr. Peter Neil's pasture field on October 1,5th and broke his mace's leg with. *^ stroke of some blunt instrument â€" Corned.. Moved by Mr. McMillan, seconded by Mr. Dunsmore, that the thanks of this council are d,ua and are hereby tendered to Th,omss Davis, Esq., Ijt the gentlemanly and impartial manner in which he has discharged the duties of head of this council, and that this counoil regret his determjination to retire from that position %\ the expir- ation of the present jwf. â€" Carried unauimouisly. Council, fdjourn^d m«m die. i. S. BuiCK, Clerk. Centic^Grey Farmem'^IfMBUtaM. Tiie annual meeting of C^tre Grey ' Faxmers! Institute \k%s, held at'Mark- dale op, Friday the 8t.4 ihst,,^when the following, officers, w^re elected for 1886.:â€"' lhomaa Gilray, President. Thomas Kells, ^^ice-Presidt^nt. A. Turner,, Sec^i^rea"., i niqKCxoBs.. SuJllivan^A. Pringle, J. Sparrow, Golilingwood^JtewciU ftnd Camp- bell. •^ Ospreyâ€" John Clu^ and W«sley Long. Euphrasiaâ€" D. R. Ellw. and J[oseph Manarey. Hollandâ€" Thps. Bowerby and Wm. Norton. Artemesiaâ€" J. .^. Blakeley jmd J. H. Melilium. Dr. Sproule, M,p., N. McColeman, MarktfsOie A. O. U. W. No. 1«. KL]FpTIOir 0» OFFtCKmS FOB '86./' B. S, 9ae, Master Workmiin. Alex. Kay, Foreman. A. McPougall, Overseer. W. H. Mason, Becorder. C. W. Rutledg^ Beeeiver. W. N. Haskett,.Fin«ncier^ Wm. |t/oi^n. Guide. J. Bpland, iV Watchtnan. E. D,a^M/0.Wat3hmrtH. Bobt.. Asl^ip, P. M. Workman. This lodge is in a healthy j prosperous condition, constantly creasing in membership. and in- BIRTHS. King â€" On Cfarigtmas day, Mrs. W H of a son. • • King, • DEATHS. BicHABDsâ€" In Markdale. on the 12th insL. tteo M., infant son ol «f, Cbas. Kickards," aged 6 months. ^all markdaleT "^aeat.. «0 78 IT IS SIMPLY MAUVBLOUS. Iff- Jl^exon Burr, of Adrian, Miohimu. write that We8t World s Wimder^rSS SST^l'T^.^'f ^»«tter of BheumaS SSSoS' ^^^ ^.,^-*^. 'i* from and 50 ceiits per bottle, Sold by A. TurnS Jan. 8; 4 Co. Spring Whent. Barley Jreas ......... Oats Butter .;:.... Apples PoUtoes ... Hay ....... "erk .....,, W«»r ^••1 '•.f ») 40 55 98 n â- 4 7» 400 IT te. •0 82 to 82 to 65 to 56 to 29 to 13 to 20 te 60 te 25 to 000 600 to 471 te It lS"""'.-5-^r- Treats aZ/D/seaS' ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ fforses^^^- es of DomestfC^ Animals. -t^ CAT.r.S PBOMPTIF ATTEWOED. CHARGES WODEBit. J OtScB J IttHrmary MILLSZ^OpposilaStanfAtntmce, MIRKU^ ' Spectacles and Eye-Glassy -^,„AB» THE. ONLI^-^ GENUINE EMCUSH ARTICLE^ IN THK â€" r- Real Peebles are kept in. stock, Tests, ar^ given, to Purchasers to, prove G.enuineass^l -aâ€" O- They are, xecommendcsd by and testimonials have been received L_ President, Vic6-PresnJent,,Ex-Pre8i4«nt and Ex-VicerPresident oiltheMei Association of Canada the Pxesidjjnt of the Colles^e of PLyaioiaasanJ.. geons of Quebec the Dean of the Medical Faculty of Laval Univet6ify;L President and Ex- Presidents of the Medica' Council of Ijlova Scotia, 4c., kl â€" -sO ^ese reco»rnieu.dation«« ought to, be saifisic:!; t •^i.- »• tliiu- (julik but i^ fuitbti- proof i^ u,oeded. call oi\ if. XURNfR ^Qq., " '.â-  Chemists and Drugsi!l^\ Xhe on,ly- j.lace in towi^ wherti- they can be obtained, *=»* 1i^e.cji;ales titted on scientific principle. TEAGHERjrANTED. 17KB S. S. No. 17, Enplirasia, hf^ding 3i!d Jj ctiass certificate. Aoply stating sidary, to JOSEPH MANABEY,! Sec.-Treas., Gori^P. 0. 277-79 Farm fbt Sale. lKf\ ACBES North} ollot 'No. 18, con. X OU 8, Euphrasia, 100 acres cleared and under cultiyation, 6U acres of which is fit for reaper and mower, fecced with cedar rails, well watered, log bouse and frame bam. The uncleared portion i« hardwood, wltl^snfficient cedar for fencing purposes. Soil clay loam, and almost fre^ from stone. This is a de- sirable farm and will he sold on WMy terms. Church and school convenient. Distance from Markdale, 9 miles from Bo9klyn, 3 miles. For further, particulars i^ly to JAMES BOYP, 278-tf Bool(tyn?.,0. umFOff THE north half of 1«| number 16, ceti- eession 11, HoUand To^ahip, Cennty of Grey, containing 100 acres. This lot }jk all heavy timbered with beeeh, maple, elfn, bl^Swood and l^smlook, and is aitoated abj^t 4 miles from Berkeley, 6 from Wilhamsf ord and 9 from Uarkdal* statiops, on 'the Toronto. Grey and Bruoe Railway.' For terms and particulars apply to OBO. 8. BOWES, Esq., Markdale, or to the n^dtr- signed, G;ABROW 4 PROUDFOOT, 253-tf Barriaters, Godiieh. BRITISH WORM JBYRUP. BRITISH WORM BYRUP is the best worm exteipiinator. It is pleasant to ' take, reqaires 40 poigative, safe and effects- al, and takes but few doses, ijole Agent, H. PARKER, • Druggist, Darham. McmwT Interest, low rates, and easy fuu^."" " ' ' C. W. SUTLEliaE, 275 Standazd Office. NOTICE.^ ALL' persons are' hereby irarMii 1 purcbasiug auy papers, sgree notes or receipts, purporting to bf f" Frank Foster av Tlios! Watson, to Uwl Fostw or Win. Heun- Foster as we to| not receiyed any value for sueli. FBA.NK FOSTER THOS. WilSOS. I Markdale, Jan. 5th. im. m IN BERKELEY. J^s. Tho.!. Browu wishes to intiB*»l the inhabitants o( Berkeley and sarnâ„¢*! country, that she has opened up fi«*l Groce^ Store, and hopes, bj '"""yjl to business and selling away ' 1 others in the viU^e, togstafc" I the patronage. „ ^^1 She has on hand SUGABS "t B„^I tion; TEAS of best gr»de;.W«l kinds also No. 1 COAL OIL,^| PICKLES. BROOAIS, PAILS, OW^t and CANNED GOpDS in s»"^\ thing else kept in a first-class w«°y J Come in and see for yo°R««s. J satisfied that I mean what 1 6»j am r I what I adrertise. Mrs. T. Broi* Berkeley, Dec. 29, '85. BERKSHIM m FOR service at McBride'6,n^, mills. Terms 75 cents oasD i^no^sopaid. j^,3,.K^» IN CONNECTION P/ewe' Flour and ^^\ paving just recciv Clioicee. Fresh ^f STOCK ^^ Tea«^ Which will b« «°^^^, the I • I respeetfuUy 8ol'«' '" patronage. ^u^ 193 J.Pt"