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 f: I " m â- #vi .in-. O. W. Rutledge, Proprietor. MARKDALE. MAY 8. 1888. MUNICIPAL. Matters in connection with the com. ing election are alarmingly quiet. Nomination will take place from twelve to one o'clock on Monday next and it is to be hoped that every side issae will be avoided and a council elected by acclamation. We can see no yalid reason why this should not be done, and trust our ratepayers may act ac- cording to good judgement, keep cool, and thus give an exhibition of their common sense. NOTE AND COMMENT. â€" Mrs. Garfield has an annual in- come of over $20,000. â€" Eev. S. J. Hunter. Centenary church, Hamilton, died on Monday last after a short illness, aged 45 years. â€" Mr. John Keith has been advised by Colonel Goldie, who is now in Hali- fax, that the latter will come West early in June for the purpose of buy- ing horses for the British Army. This year light and heavy cavalry horses and artillery horses will be in demand. The Canadian horse is steadily grow- ing in favor with the Imperial author- ities, and it is confidently expected that this newly opened market for half-bred horses reared in Canada will become a permanent one. â€" An adjourned preliminary meet- ing of the Western Ontario Railway Company was held at the Queen's hotel, Toronto, last Friday. Macleod Stewart, Mayor of Ottawa, occupied the chair. The report of the engineer -was submitted, showing a large por- tion of the road has been surveyed. Other preliminary matters were dis- cussed, and stock books were ordered to be opened. A meeting will be held in a fortnight at which the board of directurs will be elected. The pro- moters of the road are David Jackson, jun.. Mayor of Durham Jas. Isbester McLeod Stewart, Ottawa; Frank Caverill, Montreal John D. Irwin and (JIarence W. Moberly, Toronto. The proposed road will run from Port Hope through Durham, York, Simcoe Card well, Grey and Bruce, touching Aurora, Newmarket, Shelburne, Dun- dalk, Durham, Kincardine and South- hampton to Inverhuron. It will be one hundred aad seventy-six miles in length and wiU be built in sections. The first sixty miles will be construct, ed within the next two years, and work will be commenced on it this terest in the whok Daminion ahonld be represented there, ibr on the wis- dom and nnanimity at that council will largely depend the interests of prohibition not in Canada only. (Tmtb, Toronto.) â€"The defeat of the Scott Act in seven counties in one day may be looked opon by the friends of Pro- hibition as a heavy blpw and a great discouragement. As a matter of fact however, it is not. It may perhaps involve somewhat of a chance m the mode of conducting the war against intoxicating liquor, but it will not re- tain that war by a single day. The friends of sobriety and total abstin- ence are too much in earnest to allow any such occurrence to discouiage them. They will only have to put more strength and ao at the work with more energy and hopefulness, looking to secure not mere local option and partialProhibition but Prohibiton for the whole country and in the most unmistakable fashion. Prohibition has many enemies and these are both cunning and strong. But that is no matter, the contest may be fought out to the bitter end, however long this may take, and when the victory is secured all will be the gainers and not least those who think they loose. (Truth, Toronto.) â€"The Fishery Treaty with the United States has been confirmed by Canadian Parliament and that without a division. This does not indicate that it is such a terrible surrender and calamity as some have painted it The fact is, that a great deal of the outcry in this matter has arisen fiom mere partizan feeling, and from the natural desire of the "outs" to be- come the "ins." It is very likely that the Canadians have got the worst of it. The Americans are generally too wide-awake in their Treaty-making to give the others a chance. But after all the great thing is, that the difficulty has been disposed of in a fair reason- able fashion. The people down by the sea seem rather to like it, and if they are fairly well pleased there is no reason why the rest of the Provinces should bother themselves about it. Almost any settlement is better than everlasting wrangling and disquiet. Very likely the arrangement will very soon issue in much more favourable trade relations between the two coun tries. The Yankees will admit Cana- dian fish free and as a set ofi Cana- dians will allow the Yankee fishers to send their catches of fish from Cana- dian ports over their railways to the other side. The whole thing is not worth a war of six months, take it any way you please. In short, Cana- da is neither disgraced nor ruined by this same so called "surrender." On the contrary it is rather a feather in Sir. Charles Tupper's cap, and it will help, not hurt, John A.'s Ministry. «ummer. (Acton Free Press.) â€" Notwithstanding the defeat of the Scott Act the principle of temperance remains intact, and the only proper course for its supporters now is to close up the ranks and move forward again for absolute prohibition. If temperance people will unite, and put this question before politics and party, they can make their influence felt as jiover before, and will at no distant date achieve the object for which they have so long been working, and thus biiicceed in shaking off the greatest foe that liberty and happiness eyer had, the traffic in strong drink. (Montreal Witness.) â€" The far reaching effect of the dis- asters which have befallen the Scott Act may be imagined wb*n we learn that already a return of the votes has been moved for in the British parlia- ment. No man and no country lives to itself. Canada has not only itself to re.^esm, bu^i the rep,atation of pro- hibition throughout thf world. It is impossiU^ to over estimate the seri- ousness of tiie problems which Will come biefpra the Prohibition Cpnven- tiou to be l\eld in ll^tteal on the Ijyrd^of Joljr. Evwy ipiW^^^n- I PrMantatioa and AdOrem. On Monday evening last, Markdale lodge A. O. U. W. presented Mr. Bobt. Askin with a beautiful 10 k. Emblem Agat« Seal accompanied with the fol* lewing address To Robert Askin Dear Bbo., â€" It is with feelings of on- mingled sorrow that we hear of your de- partare frpm this place where we haye associated with you so long. Wn desire to record our sincere appreciation of your constant and nutiring efforts, both as a member and officer of onr lodge to promote its welfare, extend its. influence and increase its numbers, in each of which you have proved yourself an able and efficient Workman. And now in going from us we assure yon that yon carry with you our warmest wishes for your welfare, as well as our highest ap- preciation of the valuable services ren- dered to that order which is dear to every Workman's heart. It is with pleasure that we ask you to accept at our hands and in behalf of this Lodge this seal a a slight token of that loving regard which we, as members of Lodge 141, bear to you. Wherever you go .re- member the mystic hand which links us all together. And may yom: lot be so ordered bv the great Master Work- man that you may still enjoy the privi- lege of speaking and doing for the good of the order. Signed on behalf of the Lodge, A.Kir,P;M. W., H. FosMB, W, F., fdommittee. ^arkdale, Aptil||i 1886: Xr. Askin made a stntaliie zqply. CASUAL ADVERTISEMENTS Uptomu imeh ^ae» SOe for me week o II for four veeU. PUSTERER AND STONE MASON MARKDALE, Ib prepared to take contracts in town or country. Calcimining and Whitewaahing done also. ' MUNICIPAL_ NOTICE. A meeting of the Manicipal Electors of the Village of Markdale, will be held in HASKETTS HALL ^AT NOON ON Monday, 7th May, i 888. For the purpose of Nominating Can- didates for the office of Beeve and Councillors Should a Poll be required, it will be opened on the second Monday in May next, at the above hall, at tnehour of 9 o'clock in the forenoon. The territory comprising the Mun- icipality of Markdale is as foUows*: lots numbers ninety -eight to one hun- dred and four inclusive in the first concession north-easterly of the To- ronto And Sydenham road,° in the township of Artemesia, lots ninety- eignt to one hundred and four in- clusive in the first concession, and lots ninety-eight to one hundred and two inclusive in the second concession south-westerly of the Toronto and Sydenham road, in the township of Glenelg, containing nine hundri^d and fifty acres more or less inclusive of roads. AVm. L. Yotinff â-  Beturning Officer. OLD PR, CHASrS NEW RECEIPT BOOK. His Lat Crowning Life Work. Dr. Chase's Third, Last and Complete Keceipt Book and Household Physician, or the Book for the Million, contains nearly 900 pages and sells for $2.2o in. cloth binding and $2.50 in imported oil cloth, marble edge, and is justly by him called 'Ue Crowning Worlc of My Life. " It is the result of over a half a centm-y s ob- servation, study and experience. Yet this embodies no compilation of his former books. IT I«i WHOLLY A NEW BOOK. If 30 year ago he could produce a book that has had a sale of over fifteen hundred thousand copies, and has made his name familiar in nearly evei-y English-speaking home in the United States, Canada, and thousands of homes in Europe, Australia and South America, what KIND of a book could or would bo produced as his Crowning Life Work, with more than thirty years of additional practice and experi ence The book itself answers the question' and is the most valuable production in the history of book publishing. PiAliTiDN! Unscrupulous and pirating uru I luiii publishers are attempting to copy thi.s book by taking portions of it out and palming it off on ;the pubhc as the com- plete work. We own the manuscript, pur- chased from Dr. Chase's heirs. See that you get the OENuiNB book. See that it has our name on the title page and is copyrighted by us. Agents Wanted. Big Terms. F. BDICKENSON CO., Main OfSce. Detroit, Mich. Windsor, Ont. BULL F OR S ERVICE, The undersigned has for service on lot 11, con. 13, Glenelg, the famous thoroughbred Durham Bull, "Tempest," registered in the Dominion Short Horn Herd Book. He has a first-class pedigree, and is from a. first-class milch cow. Terms rcrisonable. AUGUSTIN DITNER. 396-6t GlascottP. 0. ITE'W GLENELG, ARTEMESU, NOLLAND h â€"Arriving Daily atâ€" W, J- McFARLAND'S! -xox- BARBER, MARKDAIE, As I am now in a position to do Hair putting. Shaving. Shampooing and all work in my line, I ask a share of public patronage, I make a specialty of Bazor and Snissor sharpening. Shop nearly opposite the SlANDABD office. FARM FOR SALE. LOT ISJl con S west of T. B. Bd. Artemesia. 66 aeres. about 20 aerea eliw rf Btumps and Btones. bslanee good hardwood hush Five miles from Ma-kdale and four from Plasherton. For further par- Uou^appJytoA.S. Thompson. Flesherl ton F. O. or J. J. Thompson, Oriila. 842 ft See Ms nobby hats. See bis stylish Dress Groods. All -wool French Dress Goods marvelous value 20 cents. Handscme ne^w combi- nation dress goods the very latest out direct importations. No other firm north of Toronto can shew as fine a range of dress goods. Miss Bremner is no"w in the city picking up the very ne^west designs for McFABLAND'S shovr rooms. NevT- English pantings. Nevr Scotch suitings. Nobby ties and hats. See McFARLAND'S scrim and lace curtains and ^wlde counterpanes. New Prints and musl- ins. G-ents waterproof walk- ing boots the best ever shewn in Markdale. Cords of shirting, cot- tonade, grey cotton, white cotton, ticking, sheeting, ginghams, and towling purchased for spot cash direct from the manufacturers. If you haven't tried Mc- FABLAND'S new japan tea do so and you wlU doubtless purchase a large chert as many of his custom.ers are doing it is sweet pure and strong, at a very moderate price. An early call and inspec- tion solicited. W. J. WWII, Direct Importer, MAE KD ALE. Popular Drug SEEDS that are PURE, FfiESB and RELIABLE. " GARDEN SEEDS, "Note --As erery package of seed 1 1 sell IS put up by myself, I canofferfteat er seed and more in a package tkn those put up by outside men, as uj not have to pay a profit for putting up. CHOICE GRADES OF • CLOVER, ALSIKE, COMMON RED AND LARE LATE.I Timothy Seed Tliuothjr Seei! GOOD. Just Arrived.â€" 1 gross Thomnil Eiectric Oil, J gross, Eidges Patent! Infant Food. 3 cases Cutecura SIih- ing Soap. ' gross Bolots Khavinjj Soap. A fine line of Japan teas. â€" -.Zi.T â€" Yours Respectfully, ff. L STEPHEKl EXCELSIOR WAHEROOMS! â€" ♦ Wb have now on hand a fnll anl varied stock of all kinds an.l grades ofPoRNiTORE. bought ht casli fromJ thd most reliable firms in Gmk anil wo pnppo33 doiug busiaess on a strictiv cash basis which will pat ns in a position to sell at a small advance on cost and thereby give our onetoin- ers the benefit. We shall esteem it a xHVor to have you call and look throngti OUR ES'rABLl§IIME"1" whether you require anj thing in onr line or not, and we feel confiaeut ttiai you will be delighted with and snrpr* ed at the a^alitv and cheapness oi our goods.â€" Upholstered good3 » specialty. UMiilAEIHCi N ^i -, I TO THE_PUBLIC. The oodan^ned having entered into part. nerAqi in «he Mjotomithing buaineM oiS^ Irt January, 18» would hmby nmeeH^l mtimate tiiat thi^y are fnl^y priMBdtofflM cuteall work moor line entnuted to iu wIS^ neatnen and dl^cteh. " WH. CBOWTHEB. SOBSBTAU^ B^aA Cv^gs, 4|g|;wi, Ifa. a^e^ In this department we hav«*5 plete stock of all kin^s furnishings and all orders w " our promjt and careful attention. first clasB hearse in connection. Musical rnstruine^;^ We also haBdW. the celebjatej Organs and the ^f»?""' t" seea Sewing Machines which ^[^as,. on Exhibition at o«J **^«i. prices and grades tosnit all patCB»» Picture FramiBj;^ We shall keep iastoc'ff of franaes, and line vonr order^wiifhe attended '» J"^bottoi» ne«8 and despatch at row ^^ prices. With irmay tbaD%^^ present patronage wbicnw oeived and hoping by fwr r^^ii square dealing to merit an J the same. „„„pctfolly' We are, year's reepeco" SPBOIILE «iii 4 fj?^; â- i -f tiBw^en sei»ae afiniosphere W^ sh^kdy disturbed last 'a. Toong man named Mor- j Jm^ lire. Caswell for board .toskip out via. Berkeley. ii the train for Berkeley *JJting to receive him with .mni dosed hands when he A demand for tbe money ,««ipUed with, she proceed- I him up in a ^jle that ^.„n_Jit bim to bis senses when tSdover aU the money he had """^- toflettle tlie account. lively and interesting Ifr. Thibadeau wiil hold '^tke Orange Hall every r«vemi%- «•â- â-  HoUsbA Cantra. hoi wei Th awi Pa "1 Ja La Ai Pr A. B. m N ci ri h! fi: „J Corraponden.ce. Henry Anderson died recently J short illness. J Fitzgerald and family wilU "beie shortly and Mr. J. Me- m will take Mr. F.'s place. Gameron, of Owen Sound, is faooessor cf Mr. A. P. Torrie as getool teacher. Cbas. Thftbut has rented a near M*rkdale and purposes L jrancis Troughteu had about bnshels of seed wheat stolen uad been cleaned ready to sow, neighbor came wanting to buy but when he went to get it it [one. f. Robinson, our miller, has been ng of sending away for a car load anitoba seed wheat, and the other [a farmer came into town and ght he saw the expected car, but â-  surprise turned out to be a .jg that .had arrived on the train be accommodation of Holland I station. Why, saifl he, that is I car,, only about two loads. Traverston. fdard Correspondence. be snow-bank is getting scarce, ^shiug has begun and consequent- I ish stories will be plfutiful. j I farmers are busy seeding and there the country is tiikiug up apect of spring. ^r. Ctco. Pe.iilt has been "courting" Sound during the past week. Ironl; was a miller and he lived in I mill. He did not live there al- neither did he stay in Traver- but has sought fresh fields and Itnres green. The only way to keep Her here it would seem, would be ^hun him down or else iudalge in his roving fi-eaks, allowing to come and go at will. Who I the next Kichard Jack has been indis- 1 for some time but is able to be nd again. I. Elder is booming the village sent. He holds all the town 8, runs all the industries, and is, phcttt, the whole village in himself, bongh he does bis part very well d hke to see some more resi btshere. While other villages are mung factories, Travereton will fi to offer a bonus to new settlers, y» it will be soon a thing of the M old resident passed away on ^3ay, April 20th, in the person of fjios. Webster. Mr. Webster had ^jjil'Dg for some time but bore his ""^^th patience and resignation. *bJ°^*" '"l^^'^h took place on *May from the residence of hie f-JiiTlaw, Mr. Thomas McAsey ely attended. appears to be an organizec t "sap-suckers" on the wai *w are a terror to the suaai tm^ Wiia region. Several wht k Jto**^ sap or syrup to reman jj^* joight have been greeted ii ^â- ""ng by empty ketUes and thi remains of wood s)iowin{ •^^gang held its midnight revel ^^n is rife as to who are th but we are afraid eom ' •ill be made and innocen IttL'Ju"^* Boya will be boys L^ « g«lad long enough, will b IBast Grey Spring Bho ^^^^ t)n Thursday, th r"»»^»8 well patroniee iJ^Vgyo attendance presen "oU»4ed were nearly a tdin and were a fin than on any form iivere Ur. W. Moor Mc B. Qlassford ^•p, Hawke, Esq., ' Qsnidly the ca did ^ot .â- ;ijb'