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THE NEW ERA FRIDAY MARC i Bouse tor IndJges liver and cure headache Jaundice etc They are prevent a cold or break up a fever are worthy roar confidence Purely they can be taken by children or delicate Price at all medicine dealers or by Hood Co Lowell Mass A TANDARD ASSURANCE CO The Company has now enter ed upon its 74th year The following figures testify to its Stability Liber Popularity Idle around the flab Wl- WORTHY TO Mr Harold Machin who served with the first contingent is again leaving for South Africa having been given a lieutenancy in BadenPowells Police The Mutual Lite Assurance Company has become the purchaser of debentures bearing per cent issued by the town at a premium of i jg Accumulated Funds about Annual Revenue over Bonuses Already Declared Claims Paid During year Polices were issued for The STANDARD investments in Canada amounting to over teen Millions of Dollars J A Agent ZElrlYH Mr Jos hotelkeeper is leav ing this week to take possession of his farm at Richmond Hill During his stay here as- landlord Mr Kspy has won the esteem of all in the village It is to be hoped that his successor conducts the hotel along the same lines which have distinguished his prede cessor When the ladies or the Methodist church here have an Aid Tea they go in for some fun also at least you would think so if you could have seen the happy crowd of young people as sembled at the home of Mr on Friday night March The tea was right uptodate so was everything else in connection with the evening Times A sleigh load of young people from here attended the tea and enter tainment at There were lour more new members received into the church last Sunday had a horse distemper While drawing a light load oj lum ber up the Marsh hill on the con last one of Bakers horses dropped down and died African A card We undersigned do hereby agree to refund the money on bot tle of Greenes Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold We also guarantee a 25ceat bottle to prove sat4sfactory or money refunded J BLOOM SOLID GOLD set with for IS or mix Imt i dTfHlfrrcotMireirUfu SPRING into line on April 1st and spend a few months from that date in one of the De partments of our School and thus prepare for a bet ter position in life Edu cation opens the way to success Try it Our school with a staff of ten teachers and finest equipment in Canada is worthy of your consideration Write for catalogue No vacations Spring term from Apr st Central Business College TORONTO SHAW Principal WATCH ft idling of iisiiL tell all urn UU flirt In Toronto very locality to up cud on toads ii J 4 per mo od Dot to exceed Steady frtOoyiAnt edl THE CO On stouffville Mr J Bradley grand organiser the was in town last Mon day There was a very large turn out at the lodge on that evening While engaged in operating one of the machines at the pork factory on Friday Eugene had the mis fortune of having the fingers on his right hand badly cut A large light Forsyth Acetylene light is being shipped for Cur revs summer residence in Georgian Ray also three 10 lights to Sterling and two lights to Richmond Hill On the eve of their departure ior the Northwest the many friends of Messrs J Peters Lou Todd tend ered then a parting in tlffe form of a social hop on Monday even ing Few of the residents of this place were aware of the existence of an in dustry that had been in operation here for months past and doing an exten sive business until Saturday when one of the government detectives made his visit known and is endeavoring to locate the company The indi viduals have been engaged in trapping every cat they could lo cate in and around town and selling their hides at ten cents each It is said over have bran captured and Pleased to see Rev in the pulpit on Sunday after a se vere attack of illness The farmers arc looking after their help for the summer Mr W Patterson visited friends at Keswick for a short time last week Quite a number of friends of Rev Percy here withered at his home on Monday hit last and pre sented him with a beautiful robe and a suitable ad ess LINE KING- CASTOR I A For Infants and Children distort tf to men Wo tor full pinlcului EARN THIS WATCIT ftd Her I til to a Co Witt fia IbeMrfVjraaoceyMid fckka loaf UA KOOC4 A4 AnHWaMTtrcaoreiMnL i4 ud Art Co Box MSI ToroD The Mexican census shows a popu lation over twothirds whom cannot read or write Over per cent of the population is mixed and Indian races Sixtythree languages are spoken among the people Piles To prove to you Ointment la curt for each of itching protruding pile the iu rxl journeh- and raeicr If not COo ft at or fc Dr Chases Ointment Mr York of Aurora occupied the pulpit in the Methodist Church here Sunday evening in a ac ceptable manner Mrs Annie returned home Sunday evening last from her extended visit with friends in New market and Toronto Mr Fred has engaged the services of Miss of who arrived here on Monday to take charge of the millinery department A keenly contested game of check ers was played A tailor shop Tuesday evening between three of Tottenhams and three of our own button pushers and resulted in favor of the visitors by point Mr Arthur Leonard is navigating around with the aid of a cane On Saturday last while working in the bush felling trees and in the act of dis lodging a tree which had become fast ened he landed terra sooner than he expected and on landing after the rebound sustained a fracture his left knee which will deprive him of its use for several days Sentinel Mr Robert Norman has bought the five acre lot occupied by the late Reynolds for the sum of On Monday evening a hockey match was played on Lloyd town rink be tween Bolton and Lloyd town teams Bolton winning The wedding of Mr Robert vitt and Miss Simpson took place on Wednesday and on the following Friday Bob gave the youth an- open house when a most enjoyable evening was spent While drawing wood across the marsh last Friday Newton had a mishap which very nearly re sulted in the loss of the team To avoid a washout on the road he turned aside on the marsh when the load went down dragging the horses with it lost no time in getting the harness loose and ran to Mr Tat- tens Mr and Mr J Cooks Handle and Jesse harnessed their team as quickly as possible and started for the scene of the disaster When the rest of the rescuing party arrived one of the horses had been gotten out and no time was lost in landing the other one Sandfe Tat ten has rescued three teams a single horse and a Dutchman from the Hol land River marsh Certainly he should receive a medal from the Hu mane Society Leader A despatch from Lord Kitchener dated at Pretoria March says Philip Botha a brother the llocc commandantgeneral was killed on dieof I Doom berg His two sons were wound ed The Boers of the Orange River Colony have scatter ed Durban Natal March The Boers have gained an important success at in the extreme northeast of the Orange Free State The Boers the British garrison and pressed the British so hard that Col Campbell went to the relief with a considerable force Heavy fighting occurred between the relief force and the garrison one side and the on the other The Boers appear- to have had the advantage for the Brit ish colonel was obliged to retreat and evacuated Vrede retiring with sick and wounded March On the arri val of General column at Drift the outposts were pied by troopers from the command erinchiefs bodyguard Boer scouts were soon afterwards seen to be broaching The remaining unobserved allowed the Boers to get I close up and then springing out of their cover summoned the scouts to surrender They immediately threw up their hands and the troopers were advancing to take possession of their rifles when the scouts treacherously opened fire and three of the outposts were shot dead On the appearance Ambrose Mitchell son John Mil- f British force from the camp met with a rather severe the miscreants were compelled loMir- while cutting wood at William render before they could make good their escape Pretoria March The at tempted to raid cattle at the farm close to Pretoria This morning twenty bush veldt car bineers were sent after the lNors and tracked them to fifteen mites to the Sixy Boers were concealed in the lone grass on both sides of the opened on the carbineers at yards The British had one man kilted Transvaal March Four hundred Boers under Command er Beyers have wrecked a supply train north of Viaklaagate They overpowered escort and carried off several waggon loads of provisions Cape Town March The fight between the British and commando of Boer invaders in the district about 125 miles north of Port Elizabeth proved most disastrous to the burghers dead Boers were found on the veldt in ad dition some The Boers were constantly under a hot rifle and gun fire March Military operations southeastern part of the Orange River Colony are progress ing Major Julian has brought in refugees cattle and sheep from the Wepener and Smith- field districts Colonel has sent in seventeen prisoners from Three hundred prison ers are camped here The result of the combined move ments against General near was the capture of 200 Boers sheep 5000 horses and a host of cattle fellow she said yes were married W W have been happy but be a good wife arid mother for her own mother was both There may not be a great deal romance in this but there is an aw ful lot of good sound common sense the kind of common sense that made Mr Armour many times a millionaire although be started life in a small way A good mother will have good daughters and good sons too for the matter of that and no man can make a who gets a of the right stamp Events I AND INDIA TEA GREEN OR BLACK Tea Its greater strength with its absolute purity make it the best tea on the market I h If your grocer does not keep will get it rattier than lose trade The cost worlds wars since I860 would give ten dollars to every man woman and child on the earth at present R free sample of Tea sent on re eeipc of postal mentioning liable you Mixed on flddness fSHURDA Toronto op Montreal WANTED Rainess He went to cut down a tree in which another one had become lodged when it fell the limbs striking him on the head cutting a deep- gash which required several stitches He also had several ribs broken A number from this side attended the farewell party at Mr Linton last week and report a good time Mr wag made the present of a beautiful parlor Suite Lambert Bowes Albert Armstrong and Charlie Kelioe intend leaving this week for St Marie a Twentyfive Jives were lost in hurricane near Birmingham Ala When the laying season of an begins her first two or three are sterile and she lays them the nest seeming know they are useless for hatching purposes Then she lays an egg about every and day until fifteen are in the nest when the begins batching Each weights about three pounds An old housekeeper gives the fol lowing method for preserving eggs the year round Two parts bran one part salt well dried in the oven Pack the eggs in it with the large end down The end has the air chamber and holds the yolk as in a cup If the small end is down the yolks will settle to one side and ad here to the shell Cover each layer well with plenty- of packing between in a tight box or She has tried the method over years and never lost one egg One yen box was left in an open shed thinking all iIm eggs were out The next year one egg was found in the box as good as ever Try it Why Scotts Will until she think shes doing rather a fine thing Very often the future her she was laying the foundation for of When the back aches when there is irregularity or any other womanly ill then first duty a woman owes to herself is to find for her ailments The use of Dr Pierces Favorite Pre scription in cases of womanly disease will insure a prompt restoration to sound health regulates the periods stops unhealthy drains heals inflammation and ulceration cures weak ness makes weak women strong women well Sick women ire invited to consult Dr Fierce by letter free of charge All correspondence absolutely private and confidential In his thirty years and over of medical Dr Pierce as sisted staff of nearly a score of physicians has treated and cured more than half a million women Address Dr R V Pierce Buffalo 1 will drop you a few today lo lei you that I well now writes Miss Annie Stephens of Wood Co West Vs feel like a new woman- took several bottles of Favorite Prescription of the Golden Medical Discovery I nonhead- now and no more pain in in bearingdown any more I think there is like Dr Pierces medicine Dr Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser paper covers Is sent free on receipt of onecent stamps to pay of customs and mailing only Ad- ressDr VPierce Buffalo White Pine and Basswood A 1 Cut ft inches with a saw and not less than inches at small end All Timber must be Green and Sound No Rot or Worm Holes allowed When inches it can be split in the centre When inches it can be quartered WE WILL PAY 450 PER CORD For the above delivered at Newmarket The Wm Cane Sons Mfg Co r u liuitsd V NEWMARKET ONT If you any timber writ us for further particulars More Home Knitters Wanted The EMULSION of Cod Liver Oil There are others why SCOTTS The good one is SCOTTS Its nearly years old it is used by intelligent people all over the world and approved by physicians all over the world When anyone says Emul sion of Cod Liver Oil he means SCOTTS No other is famous SCOTTS EMULSION is made in a certain way of certain things it keeps it is always alike it does what it does The knows they are or do There wouldnt be any others but for the goodness of SCOTTS there wouldnt be any counter feit money but for the true The genuine has this picture on it take no other If you have not tried it send for free sample its agreeable taste will surprise you SCOTT BOWNB Chemists Toronto and all druggists THE HOME MONEY MAKES The motherinlaw joke is one the oldest in history There seems to be a whole army of newspaper par who devote most of their time to making jokes on the poor mothers of mens wives until men who know nothing about mothers-in- law have come to dread them as a danger to be avoided by any and every means How many man this dread of the motherinlaw has kept from marrying it impossible to say for we have no statistics on but there are many men who live their lives as bachelors for no ap parent reason They like the society of women and spend most of their time with the fair sex yet for some reason or other never pick out a fair one to marry Perhaps these men arc afraid of the who would have to be included In any un dertaking of that kind If- that the case they will And comfort In the view of the late Phil Armour- the great Chicago pork packer took of the motherinlaw question The motherinlaw more than the girl seems to have been his great care Be fore filing his affections on any girl he first looked round to find a who came up to his He had great faith in the value of a motherinlaw of the right kind and he chose his own wife by first choos ing her mother Oct the right kind of a mother and any of the daughters will do was his principle in making marriage contracts and he was a shrewd maker of contracts In con gratulating one of his favorite em ployees on his approaching marriage he said Youve got a good girl and I know it though I never saw her I know her parents and theyre fine Shes sure to be all right for she has a good mother Thats the way I picked out my wife looked around a long time for a good mother with daughters and I found her down in Cincinnati went down there and picked out the youngest and prettiest of the girls Then went to her mother and told her meant to marry her daugh ter frankness to her mother rather scared the girl at first and she seemed quite afraid of me But when she found out I wasnt such a bad To Work at Their Homes Under the Direction of THE PEOPLES KNITTING SYNDICATE united TORONTO To Fill Large Good Wages Easily Earned A Pair In 30 won derful than machine as and high apMci We want a fw more workers In this locality at and In order to secure your without the delay of we herewith explain our full plan In thle advertisement The work is simple and the Machine Is easily operated and with the Guide requires no teacher If you wish to Join our staff of Workers let us hear from you promptly with the Contract order form and re mittance as a guarantee and we will send machine and outfit to begin work at a OUR METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS Wo wlBh to acuro of families to do for us In their homes Our method Is the earn as adopted In We are the Introducers of this plan and the largest knitting- concern In Canada After long experience we have been able to produce an Machine by which all kinds of knit- tinir Is now done by our Family Machine thereby enabling anyone of ordinary Intelligence to quickly learn to do the work from the Instruction Guide All we require is that you the machine according to directions The Machine made expressly- for this purpose and the operation so simple It cannot possibly make i a mistake In Us work The demand now la for Bicycle Stockings Wood mens Socks and Mittens and as we are un able to supply the demand have taken this method of more help The large export trade to the Northwest Territories British Columbia and the Colonies furnishes un limited demand for our goods and with the combined co operation of the many families we are employing together with the large amount of knitting we are able to turn out by which we save rents insurance Interest on capital etc enables us to any manufacturers of this class of goods and we have for all the knitting we can have The price wo pay for finished bicycle stockings Is hundred or at the of per pair woodmens socks fie In you to do the atne In order that we may know with we are dealing We have in as brief a manner as possible endeavored to show vou what our and we simply say as to the rhachlne It Is Just what we represent It to be and will posi tively do everything we claim for it or refund the money Each machine securely packed with an outfit Is set up for- work thoroughly tested and a sock or stocking partially knitted before boxing and shipping Should you decide to engage with us it will be necessary to send us Cash Con tract order Form properly signed by you and at least one good reference together with the remittance accordingly upon receipt of which we will forward machine and outfit ready to commence Respectfully yours THE PEOPLES KNITTING SYNDICATE BLOB TORONTO Our or Toronto If you wish to examine the machine and see the before undertaking the work you can do sending as a guarantee of good faith and to expense of shipping and we will send everything to your nearest express company leaving balance of twelve dollars to pay the Agent and cents for return charges on the to us We so frequently and unnecessarily asked If One can learn to knit without a teacher We say Tea It requires no teacher any person of ordinary Intelligence who read the Instruction Guide can learn to knit at once ORDER FORM can mittens 12c a pair All other work in proportion to sire The machine can bo operated by any one of a family and at our prices ay family should be able to sustain themselves comfortably and In time be a source of independent Our plan Is to send out each machine to beginners with In knit one pair of or stockings and a simple Building Toronto and Instruction Guide showing Row the work la Gentlemen- Mtt to ttie work JJ ffi to be done When the samples been finished and and close relumed to Satisfactory wo send a Quantity of yarnl Knitting Machine together with Injtrucuonf which yon knit likewise when finished We and everything for the work the same to be charges all- work one way and our workers pay to me by Express a sock or stocking partially knitted and remaining In the srirttln Limited machine ready to continued and also enough yarn to Peoples Knitting Syndicate charges on a wotk one way ana our workers pay to me express CHARGES PREPAID return changes The work as we have simple Snd It Is understood and WllJiS done the machine having a capacity of ten thou- continue that the stitches a minute We have many persons now In our the machine and ducting their emnloy who can knit from twentyfive to thirty pairs of expense refund me the amount paid for same nocks or stocking a day and where the time of a family Sender or head of family possible must sign here is devoted to the work you can readily see that or can bo easily earned Full name We furnish our workers all the materials yarn etc Wei P free and everything that Is necessary for the work are furnishing the machines only for the exclusive use oft those desiring to take employment with- us who must In County ft ft ft ft ftft ft as order to a member send us this Contract Order Form properly signed by them and at least one good refer- and remittance accordingly to us the necessary assurance that the quantities of valuable yam we may send from time time will not be wasted or misappropriated Our Interests are mutual and this confidence es tablished If are We guarantee fair and prompt payment for work so do not ask us to deviate from our terms as cannot make a distinction with one and not another besides we are doing an extensive busi ness and must be governed by business principles The price of the machine Is lis and posi tively will not be sold to any others than those who will to do knitting for ill It at any time yon commence you wish to discontinue back machine and refund amount paid for same after deducting coat of our ex- only There Is a by the Trade for this of work Our can depend upon It year after year and If you engage us fwhoje or spare time we will keep you supplied with work as ionwas you do it satisfac torily for us and return it promptly entrust our work er with large quantities of valuable yarn and as we give references as to our honesty and Integrity must ask eft ft Nearest Express Office Is at For reference I name the following ftft e Prov I tee teat person eftft ft ft set e ft ft ftft fe tfftftft4 Be sure to use this form when spending your remit tance for the machine and outfit which you must flu In and have signed by at least one good reference in in proper place Tear off and return to us and also state here how much time you can devote to the worst also how you wish to paid weekly monthly or as you sand In the work I I ft Band your remittance by Express Money Order Letter or Money Order and we will forward machine outfit and simple guide for the work Tills is the beat offer ever made benefit of Canadians who want to work and make money at- home v