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 •^^^^^ Edilor Standard. gji..__\Vbile travelling about from place to place I frequently dot down a few tlioughts tor the local press io re- freace to ray impressious of the town or people juEt as 1 find them, whether ofaeoiJii'-iiiei'^^'T'iT churacter or otber- yjce. 1 was favorably impressed with tbeapptaifiiice and general lay of your \i\h-j.e- It is suiEcienlly rolling for „oofUliaiiiage, and built up sufficient- fvccn:p"ct tor all practical purposes. It presents a general businesslike as- pect, mere so than the average country villiT'o- I v/as given to understand that It is an incorporated village, and was tlierefore not a little surprised to see cattle roaming at will through the streets at tliip i^eason of the -year. I fouml your business ineu cautious, yet €ijterpi'isi!:g, and not at all given to itok on tlit: ciailj tide. Now this is what I lilie to see. If there is one ihiug more iliau anotl'er which is cal- cuIatLil to give one the blues, or to help this w.irld Icok dismal, ic is poor- mouthea people. I stuyed over Sun- day in jiarkdale and attended divine Bervice at the ilethodist church. This is without exception the finest edifice I have seen outside the cities. I was amazed however, after the sermon, to gee that young man who passed around the collection plate on the south side, with luD Gloves on. I was further jnrpnsod to see such a meagre col- lection. The beauty of the surround- ings and apparent wealth of the people (judging from appearance) would nat- urally lead a strangerto expect a cor- respoudmgly liberal collection. McK. Walter's TaHa. Holland. Centre. {Special Correspondence.) Mr. Robert Carter who, for the past three or four months, has been visiting his friends and relatives in this vicini- ty, Las -lepHr ted for the prairie prov- ince. It is soniewliere about eight ycius sir.ce Bob. first left Ontario and during that time he has successfully laid i;.., luundation of a home for him- self and in his mind's eye some, lair partner. But alas 1 In the latter case poor Bob was doomed to disap- pointment, lu a great many parts of Manitoba women are scarce articles, and as a result many well-to-do bache- lors come to Ontario to seek life part- ners. Such was Bob's case. He be- came deeply enamoured of one of the rerij rinoit girls in the country. For a time everything ran on as smoothly as could be desired. In his imagination iJob built many airy castles. Bliss and happiness were surely his. But alas it wai; but the calm before the storm. Blinded by love, for love it was, 1.0 could not see the gathering storm. Perhaps if Bob had been a little more on the alert he could have seen the lowering brows of jiaterual authority. Not awakened to his posi- tion, however, was he until the frown- ing looks broke into open words. Now it was that Bob showed his true cour- age, stood his ground and faced the music like a little man. More than once were these word conflicts indulg- ed in and on one occasion the iritated parent threatened to skull the ardent wooer of his daughter wiLh a hand- spike. Human nature could not stand this and neither could Bob. Letting his temper get the better of his judg- ment he would, had it not been for the interference of his beloved, have expressed his feelings towards the good old man and his son (for the son espoused the cause of the father) in other ways than words. But this could not last. Paternal authonty gained the ascendancy over love, and Bob is left lamenting his hard fate. It is to be hoped the influence of distant scenes, mosquito bites, and the active pursuit of "gopher" killing may so distract Bob's attention that bis wounded feelings may heal. An event occurred on Tuesday last which may well be remembered in the annals of the history, of the neighbor- hood of Holland Centre. Mr. and Mrs. Robert White, on the above named day celebrated the fiftieth an- niversary of married blessedness by a golden wedding. A very enjoyable day was spent Dy Mr. and Mrs. White and then: many consequential rela- tives. The tables were overloaded with the richest and most costly yiands, and judging from the brilliant display of beautiful gold presents Mr. and Mrs. White muBt be held in very high esteem by the entire community. We heartily wish Mr. and Mrs. White many more years of doable life. A TEIP TO MANITOBA. Iiast year I went to Maaitoba oa tee G. P. B. At Bat j^oitage I got sick, and at Winnipeg I w^ so weak I bad to be assisted off the train. I got a bottle of BurioA Blood Bitters, and after the first dose {elt better. When I cqt to Boissevsin 1 well as ever "Epintolarum Commereium," The latest ouâ€"*' Walter's Palls Turf Associatiim." For information apply to Geo. B. Holmes, V. S. Next Saturday being the 24th, a number of our citizens expect to attend the celebration at Owen Sound. It is to be hoped the weather may be more favorable than it has been lately. The scholars of the Methodist Sab- bath School gave a social and enter- tainment in the basement of the church on Wednesday evening of last week. Those who did not attend missed a treat. "Mr. A. McOilJ, of Chatsworth, has delivered some new desks for our school here. The school has now a seating caj-.aeity of 68, and the teacher states that the seats will be all occu- pied. Politics is once more the engrossing subject. Bills are up annouucmg that Dr. Hunt will, address the electors here on Monday, the 26th lust., at 8 p. m. The meeting will be held in the Oddftllows' Hall, and a lively time may be expected. » DnnOalk. Mandard Corresrondence. Farmers are very much discouraged at the cold, backward weather their appearance is that sometimes known as "down in the moath." Mr. t Nixon was the delegate from Dundalk to thj District meeting in Markdale this week. Eey. Geo. Buggin, of your village, was in Dundalk on Friday last on church business. A fifld of gold and silver is reported not many miles from Dundalk. We have it on good .authority, and it is said the mine will be a rich one. A citizen of our town has secured the property on which the find is located. So far the location is a secret confided to only a trusted few. Professional assay reveals the richness of the srur- face ore. W. A. Brown, Esq., of your village, was here on Tuesday. The cheese factory opened on Mon- day with excellent prospects. Eev. G. H. Cobbledick has accepted the invitation of the Quarterly Board, to the Dundalk Circuit, subject to the decision of tlie Stationing Committee. Peteb. The Markdale StandaM Is issued every Thursday, by C.W. RUTLEDCE. Markda.e. Out. Tebksâ€" ?1 per year in advance; $1.50 if not paid within six months. Professional and business cards one inch space and under, per year, ?4. 1 TB. 6 no 3 HO. Whole column .I}50 00 $27 30 J15 00 Half column. 1. 27 00 15 00 10 00 Quarter column .... 15 00 10 00 6 OC Two inch space 7 00 4 00 Three iiioh space 10 00 5 00 Casual advertisements 8 cents per line first insertion, 3 cents per line each subsequent insertion, nonpareil measure. Editoiial notices, or notices in local col- umn 10 cents per line first insertion, 5 cents each subsequent insertion. Stray animals c, advertised 3 weeks for ?1 No paper discontinued until all arrears are paid except at the option of the publisher. X JOB PRES^TEN^G. The Staudabd office has a splendid equip- ment of poster as welJ as fine job type. Spe- cial attention to orders by mail. All orders filled with dispatch. Markdale C. 0. 0. F. No. 78, meets everj alternate Monday evening at 8 o'clock in their Hall, Eae's block. Visitirg brethren welcome. Markdale A. 0. U. W. No. 141 meets in their Hall, Kae's block, every alternate Monday evening at o'clock. A visit from brethren of neighboring lodges solicited. MARKSAiiEL. 0. L. No. 1045 meets in their Hall on Friday on Jr before full moon each Month. J. H. Carson, Master; IF. J. Blakely, Secretary, ' Victoria E. B. Preceptory, No. 228, meets in Lodge Koom of Markdale L. O. L. No. 1045, first Friday in each month. Visit- ing Sir Knights always welcome. Jas. Brodie W P.: Thos. Elliott, Begistrar. JUBILEE LODGE. No. 128, meets evnry Monday in Haskett's Hall, Markdale, at 8. d.'E.Matson. W. C. S. McBride, Sec. NOTICE! CHEIPER THIN EVER B. D. D. Burdock Blood Bitters Is a purely v^etaUe oompound, possessing perfect regulating powenaKer all the organa of the system, and ^SgM^m^i their seore- tions. It so ptirifies^^^^pod that it GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDSI! Cabbage, Celery, Beet, Tomato, Carrots, Parsnip, ^«*t-0fft« ^XttttfiXXi* MABKDALE. â-  Zarsaway. Standard Correspondence. Feas^ar maidh. Our drover, Mr. Neely, is on the war path again. Ed. Steer reports business booming he having taken on the average three orders daily. Mr. Bradley has been on the hustle of late preparing the foundation for his barn. Ex-pedagogue, so popular with 11th liners, has of late been trying his muscles with the ripiday bang she goes plough, apparently with lees ease than the birch. Life insurance companies beware. It is said we have a professional who claims to be able to behead and rebead with despatch most success- fully, equal to the iar-famed Paris specialista. By herrings you burnt my house. By the law harry 1 didn't, Mat. Tuilidh ra leantuin. The P 0. will be opened fiom 8 o'clock a. m. to 7 p. m. every working day. Mails closed as follows, viz C. P. B,., going North, 11:40 a m, and 7pm South, 3:30 p m, and 7pm TRAVEESTON and LAUEISTON. Tuesday, Thursday and Satatday 12:30 noon CucTimber, Melon, Badish, Parsley, Lettuce, Melon. CO H O FIELD SEEDS. Large White, French Saved, Seed. Large White, English Saved, Seed. Long Orange or Eed. New Improved Short White. White Vosiges. CO J u a z Improved Mam- moth. Selected Long Red. HARKAWAY. Friday, 12:30 noon. EllSKINE. Wednesday and Saturday 2 p. m V For registered letters and money orders fifteen minutes earlier than above. The P O. will be open on Holidays from 9 to 9:30. a. m., and half an hour after mails arrive. W. J. McFAKLANn P. M. Impudence EUt Down Vfon.. Some time since one of the bright- est and wittiest of Cincinnatti's girls went abroad, and when she letnrned home, about the first person to con- gratulate h^r on her safe return was B a young blood of the city, whose dollars exceeded his sense in the ratio of about a million to one. ••Aw, Miss X he said permit me to greet you. I know yon have had a very pleasant trip abroad." ••Yes," she answered, •'very plea- sant indeed. I was all over the con- tinent and throagh England, Scotland and Ireland." "Ah in Ireland. And did yon sea the Blarney stone." •'Yes, I was there." "Oh, I should delight to see it. It has always been a desire of mine, to kiss that celebrated stone bat I have never had the opportnnity." ••Indee«l, then you should." •'I know, but I have not done 83, but why shouldn't I kiss it by proxy You have been there and kissed it, why should I not take the inflaeuce of. the Blarney from your lipe 9" â€" and the amart Aleck stepped forward to proxify the ^onng lady. But she drew back, and looked at hi^i squarely is the face, and said, "1 beg your pardea. my dear Mr. B-r--r-.. but I sal on t^« Blarney Bfeone." Likefa man W^A preai sorrow,"!^ I heap, and he hasn PEESBTTEEIAN CHURCH. Services every Sabbath at 10:30 a. m. Sabbath School at 2:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting every \Vedne.sday evening at 8 o'clock. IJev. L. C. Ernes, Pastor A. McFarland. S. S. Superintendent. CHRIST CHURCH. Services every Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and 7 pm. Rev. Mr. Graham, Incumbent. Sabbath School 2:30; B. Coleman, Superin- tendent. METHODIST CHURCH. Services every Sunday at 10:30 a. m and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30. Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening from 8 to 9. Rev. Geo. Buggin Pastor; R. W. Ennis- S. S. Superintendent. Ladies' Aid in con uection Mrs. T Hill. Secretary. Slrangei s and visitors always welcome. Parties desiring sittings will apply to C. W- Rutledge, Pew Steward. CO "White Eye Mar- rowfat. Black rowfat. Eye Mar- co Q U Ul CO z 3 I- Suttou's, Bangholm's, Skirv- ing's. Carter's, Marshael's, Ab- erdeen Yellow Top, Aberdeen Purple Top, Improved Grey Stjue. All fresh and reliable seeds. It pays to keep good seeds, and we do tiie business in this line. 0ivext0Vtj. â€" fiu^k ddwn ki.A I't said "Irelaai" The Bitten euro the bad flOeeti " 3 t.tj:. '-..»- i •.ni.-.i.^.." of the surface water of the' pr^^mee. DjwiW '"**» »««» tâ„¢ wy word "Blan^^ MorijD.BoisoTeriQnt. QuJies him deUripoa^ UARKDALS VIIXAOE OFnCIALS. Reeve, W. J. McFarland Council â€" ^Wm. Brown, Jno. Lyons, Geo. Haskett and Angus Plewes. R. C. Bryden, Clerk; W. L. Young, Treasurer; Fied. Sarjeant, Pound-keeper Robt. Askin, police constable. Public School Trustees Wm. Lucas, J. Lyons. Edward Bntledge, H.' ' D. Irwin, J. S. Mercer, and W. A. Brown, Sec. COUSTT 0FFICIAI.8. Judge, S.J. Lane, Owen Sound. Sheriff, C. H. Moore, Owen Sound. Clerk of Peace. W. Armstrong, O. Sound. Clerk, John Rutherford. Owen Sound. Treasurer, S. J. Parker, Owen Soiind. County Waraen, Chas. Moffat, Edge Hill. B^istrar, N., R. McKnight, Owen Sound. •• S„ TIjos. Lauder, Durham. Revising Barrister, North, Judge Lane. Owen Sound. Revising Barrister, South East, Judge Lane, Owen Sound. M. P., North, Jas. Masson, Owen Sound. M. P., East, T. S. Sproole, M.JD., Markdale M. P., Sooth^Gew ],duiderkiii.M. D„ Han- over. JJr. P. Pi. North, D. Creightcn, Toronto. M. P. P., Eftsi, Ci^t. Borke, Clnrksbaig M. P. P., Boatb, J.BlTth, Qrdiard. nrruioir cdiiBT cuBBXs l^o.,lt..BAn.iLll0n, Owen Suuod. **' i; 'David Jaeksooi. Dm^Lun^ '• 3. TlMH.f£i«kett. Ifeirferd. •• 'i, Thne. J.lkirke, Heatbcote. •* 5. J. W. Arm^^ag, Fle^lraitiai. ••6. J6ihitlf«Doiinia^.Gliat8W|;rtli. •*. 7. Dau^^ft-Cui^belL " Wia,.9rowQ.Maj^dale Eape Seed, Buck- "w^heat. Beans. Potato Onions, Dutch Setts Horse Tooth Corn, ENSILAGE. In fact anything you may^ want in the Seed line we can supply you. OIL CAKE, cu All blood humors and diseaBes, from a oom- mon pimple to the worst scrofulous sore, and this combined with its unrivalled regulating, cleansing and purifying influence on the secretions of the liver, Mdneys, bowels and skin, render it unequalled as a cure for all diseases of the OIL CAKE. SKIN From one to two bottles will cure boQs, pimples, blotches, nettle rash, scurf, tetter, and all the simple forms of skin disease. From two to four bottles will cure salt rheum or eczema, shingles, erysipelas, ulcers, ab- scesses, running sores,and all skin erupticms. It is noticeable that sufferers from skin DISEASES Are nearly always aggravated by intolerable itching, but this quickly subsides on the removal of the disease by B.B.B. Passing on to graver yet prevalent diseases, such as scrofulous swellings, humors and SCROFULA We have undoubted proof that from three to six bottles used internally and by outward application (diluted if the skin is broken) to the affected parts, will effect a cure. The great mission of B. B. B. is to regulate the Urer, kidneys, bowels and blood, to correct acidity and wrong action of the stomach, and to open the sluice-ways of the system to carry off all clogged and impure secre- tions, allowing nature thus to aid recovery and remove without fail BAD BLOOD Liver complaint, biliousness, dyspepsia,siok headache, dropsy, rheumatism, and every qpecies of disease arising from disordered liver, kidneys, stomach, bowels and blood. We guarantee every bottle of B. B. B.. Should any person be dissatisfied after using the first bottle, we will refund the money on ' application personally or by letter. We will also be glad to send testimonials and in- formation proving the effects of B. B. B. in the above named diseases, on application to T. MILBUBN CO.. Toronto. Ont â€"IT PAFS TO- AND THAT IS THE lorllisrii Imm Mi^ OA^'EJV SOXJ]XJ The best and most practical course of study. The best teaching talent. The best accommodation for students. The best methods of instruction. The best results from that instruction after studfents graduftte. For annual announcement giving particulaxs regarding the course of study, terms c.,addre^ C. A. FLEMING, Pbincipai.. "WIND MILLS AHS iPXJlVfTPSSJ- Having purchased the Markdale Pump busi- ness I wish to ennounoe to the pul]ic that I am prepared to fill ordera for all kinds of pumps. .Oe Well Pnmpa* Forca Fnmps, Clstexn PwnpB, etc. Wind Mill* VVi!] a^so continue to manufacture Wind Mills, either for power or pumping purposes. And. being a practical mechanic, I feel confident of tnrninp out work that cannot fail to give satisfaction. Bepairing done. A!l work guaranteed. Orders from a distance wHl receive rmrticnlar and prompt attention. Call on or address, â€" ' JEFFBEY ARTLEY, Markdale. Nothing nourishes calves like Oil Cake mixed with a little ctf ^t^phen's Condiment. Another sTipply of the :.*-â-  ':»•=•. K U^^Mli, FORD'S andj get a grist exchang- ed and yon will say that Ford gives: the best satisfaction of any mill in the county. If you intend purchas- ing S^ILO'CrrEB call, and get our prices, as I bought a quantity of superior wheat cheap^ land can afford to sell Ml ill .; f I i m â- I »1 4* V ' 1^ 1 â-  • t ^. â- â- ' :\ I -J .^â- (•! ;• I ^5^' V-^' 1^ :•'â-  1 4. W- ..ifSciiMfa^ttai luiifci m Miiiiiiiiiiflili