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`puny from itubondu end preferred atn ok.' 're|peo_t of. the as olut amount received by the com- doea not represent anything like the whole ' amount of the money that war reoeiv[edfin;f ' ` The dpgthlic ho! L " ` $0 _s_c_o'rT s BOOKSTORE GREATER THAN gvanm . (I351 any 5 run; \PJ`I I luv) "` W W" `al`," portahecvy man onthe end whxyle he s circle without causinfthem _to sag. a pea:-ance. will last 3 etime. Will not sag not get rickety e are supplied with latches which allow them to be open Th 1 00d tal m.."....z:ndo:-;: 82. em ..LlmItod; Wallmvllle, Ont. The Northern Audvance."% - . Photo.Frames in endless. variety ` V ` Dolls beautifully dressed from 25c. to $2.00. Calendars and Xmas Cards Prettier and More Artistic than ever. WALTER scan`, ._ . Barrio. or (J?-A.NA,DA. `THE Paper that is read in the HOMES -ofthe people, _ 4 IT covers Simcoe County better than any local paper. % ADVERTISERS who desire to cover the Simcoe County eld must ' BARRIE AN D STROU D. Farmers houses, stables, the streets of villages, even country roads can be lighted at nights ! -. C3`:-. 1\([I'I'IEI, }3fVani USE _ ._-..`-_ ------ . Bibles, hnd Hymn Books for all Churches. Spedd l&1_ne:_of English Church and Roman Catholic Prayers in Ill In `ITl17_ In Leqther Goods we have an elgant line or Ladies and Gents? Purses, Chatelaines, Card Cases. Dressing Cases, Malia Rolls, and etc. V - The Assortment of Books re} the Holiday Trade; am Books, Prize Books. 8. 8. Libraries and Picture Book! Cheaper than over. 11111,, 1': 1 1'` Us 1 an In Jun __ 1 An I 1` 'ApAGE_ME1*A_L_GAfrEs@.-:.:1 one can ll`. oooooooooooooi nngncsg ca.an_pnoc am tor Endowment Insurance Policxes, in rehahlc mpanies or money loaned the . A I '" p" O.rH.LYON' `.'rHI= %ADvA~c%E?'x Farmers can hitch on to the supply wires and drive their threahers, their pumps, their chopping mechnnes. prob- ably drive their gang plowa._ EN DOWNIWENT J INSURANCE POLICIES Highest cash price ` ' for Endowment Inaurane . 0IiclG. in reliable manning nr nmmm lngnul Apvzntrlsr: lN Eai$i;ii`ir}4 `::;.};{nI{ vi9};'1.i"nL;k7e. the following timely cominents upcn'Mr. .MisOampbell s speech, which is a matter for consideration by the peopleiof Ontario: 'I\ Mr. Mieca.mpbell s propose! that the province should develop electrical power on the N iagsra RN81 and elsewhere, and distribute it at a reasonable priceto muni- cipalities` and others, is revolutionary. `But it ie p:ogr.Li}'a};}1'blawciiines, and will be readily endorsed by the people of Ontario. V { pm owuerihir-J i. g..'i(l1;;"aV_l'1e;:t ii{; rush. ' ' That in all futureagreements msde' betweenthe commissionertof the Queen Victoria Niagara.Falls Park and any other. person or persons ppwer shall be reserved to the provincial government to at-any' time put` a stop to the transmission of electricy or pneumatic power beyond the Canadian boundary and that in theopinion of _this house the waters of the Niagara Riverand its tributaries, as well as all the other streams where necessary, should at the earliest moment, subject to existing agreements, he utilized directly by the provincial government in order that the latter may generate and develop electric or pneumatic power, and furnish the same to municipalities in this province at cost. inns. cw. "~ "ruamo . _ Mr. Mimnpbon. in hii .p.'.a. wodum; 8|] night, in the Legislature, moved the following hmendment to the motion for the adoption of the budget`: The ll after the word "thot be struck out,,ond the following substituted : RUBY LIPS AND A CLEAR SKIN side xture. Total . . . . . . . .............$11o608,300 The` amount realized from the sale of the bonds and the preferred stock is not publicly known,but they probably brought a sum not far-below par. If the common stock is of the same character as that Is- sued by most of our Canadian lines it re- presents a very triing cash investment. ' The net earnings of the road for 1900 are stated to have been $366,036. It would require at least $282,500 of this `amount to pay interest on the bonds and preferr- ed stock, leaving only $83,536 for a sinlr-. ing fund and to pay interest on the com` mon stock. It is stated that the purchase era are assuming payment of the bonds and preferred stock and paying H 000 in addition. ' This is probably an `out . 1....m 13.7 stock issued of road are. 0 4,450,000 1,000,000 6,148,300 OBILLIA PIONEElR B nmarxi. _ On Wednesday morning ot last week after an illness of but three days, Mr- Joseph Wallace, one of 0rillia s pioneer business men, passed away at his resi- dence, on Peter St. Mr. Wallace had bean in his usnal health until Monday, and` showed remarkable Vig()l`7f0I' one of his advanced years. Monday morning he complained of feeling unwell, and since that time he sank gradually, till death su_ pervened. The deceased gentle- man was born in Peterhead,_ in the north of Scotland. on January 15th, in I826._ He came. to Canada in 1859. and auhaequently settled in Orillia where he. was engaged evereaincs in oconpa tion.ofv K altnerchantn tailor. - He leaves a large ; family_;of aonsyhiai only daughter, : Mrs, " '1`. M.` Edmondson," -having *,remo_'ved ' only recently ~,tO~\'Brltiah _columhi;a;j 0_,n'el;; ; V 303,3: emnceesf it it-1i:r`el .~ I 1 l` l Mrs. Ohae. And:ew enzieon Bughie` have returned to their homein Toronto, after amo_nt.h e sojourn with friends here. ` Miss J. A. Elriok of Barrie spent. a few days as her home here, this week`. She was accompanied by Miss Jean Shandeh. I There was no service here on Sun- day evening, owing to the severe storm. The roads were impassable. ' Inc r III -cup.-- - - _ '_ ._-----w w- -._- The Sunday school anniversary services on Sunday last were conducted by Rev. 0. H.Grey, of Thornton, `whose services were much appreciated and drew an especially full house in the evening. On Monday the annual sleighridewas taken to Cookstown where those who went en- joyed a skate on the rink and took in the sights of the town.~ After returning a tasty supper was partaken of and an ex- cellent programme was rendered. Taken altogether this anniversary was the most successful and satisfactory that has` been held for some time. ` 'i N Mr.` and Mrs. John Richvat-daon and Miss Jennie visited friends in Craig- Nhurstlaat week. Mi:-1s.Lizzie and. Mr. Will Thurlow visited friends in'Crown Hill rece.nt.ly.V ZvThe bonded {iebt end `the in respect of the 3.99 miles as follows :V . Bonded debt . . . . . . . . . . . . Preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . .- Oommon stock. . . . . . ._ . . . Mrs. Geo. Richardson and Minis; TL;>l1: tie Cook of Arthur visited friends here_ last week. - I Miss Laura 'I`ur;1er of Hilledale and Mrs. J. Cook of Manitoba called 0 Mrs. J as. Cumming lately. T Q I I`: -- Miss .;';.>.;;:mlast week with friends in Apto. - v _ ,7, ._ , ._ - _-..__V___ _-_- u 'v.-- There waumno service here on Sunday evening on account of the snow storm.` ` Quite a i'n'een'(i-1:al;ing in the 0rangemen e concert on Wednes- day evening at Bond Head. v V w cu-one: - -- Mr. c;f"V'Veat Esau, has moved out to Mr. W. Graham : farm. Wq extend a hem-ty_vv'elcoine to them. I'll & Mr. EA. .Dicki;1(s()(n-,m<;f ariagmore, wa quest of Miss Eva Ohsntler last week. A Newton Robmson. Advance Correspondence. The storm of Sunday blocked up the concessions. V 1 4` VH(e11`IV-y,'1`horpe, of Coppr Oli`, was visiting friends here last week. ` will be paid by Merrill the Druggiet, Brent- ford, to any firm - who can produce more testimonials for a cough and cold cure than he can for his celebrated Four T'e which cures coughs and cold: in 24 hours. One quarter million bottles sold in ve yeere proves it the best lung remedy -made. Sold_ in 250 bottles at H; G. Robertson's Drug Store. V The Canada Atlanticroad, which has just been sold to a syndicate connected with the New York Central Railway, is 309 miles in length, and runs from Depot Harbor, `near Parry Sound, to a- point near Montreal. The present company was formed several years ago by the I amalgamation of the Parry Sound Colon- ization Railway, the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, and the old Canada Atlantic line. It leases and oper- ates the Central Counties Railway, aroad -of-thirty-seven" miles, and the Pembroke Southern, which is twenty-one miles `in length. The stock of the company is sup-- posed to be ownedalmost exclusively by Mr. Booth. 3 multi-millionaire residing at Ottawa. 'roca1.......;... .s1,551,4ss' Total subsidies to 399 miles, 82,439,093. Besides the subsidies above mentioned the lines leased by the Canada Atlantic were also liberally bonused from the pub- lic treasury. . . .The hblders of the bonds and the preferred stock will receive pay- ment from the purchasers of the road. but what will -the the Canadian public receive for the $2,439,093 of . hard _cash which it paid over-to; Mr. Booth and his associates? . . . .The unquestioned fact is that our money is gone and gone forever. . . .11-, might be pointed out that while we pay out our money in this fashion to private individuals to secure the construction of roads which carry the produce of our com- petitors to the common market at lower rates than'our own, it is hardly a cause of surprise that.our population is -at a stand- still and there is a steady exodus across the line. ` -v:- .l)ominionfsi1lis-iVi-y. . . . . . . ."i $952,512 Ontsrio subsidy. . . . .. . . . . . . `434 076 Municipal subsidy. . . . . . . . . . . . 184,90Q '.I.`otal.....................$744.355 PARRY SOUNDTIOLONIZATION _ - RAILWAY. A Ontario subsidy. `. . . . . . ; . . . $143,250 OTTAWA, ARNPRIOR, AN D PARRY ' SOUND RAILWAY. "` no.i.i{.}J.}{aB.'i}1}T:'.', . ._.'. .'.i2-si::>.55 Ontarionubuidy. . . . . . . . . . . . ;. 270,000 I I I O I I 0 I I I I 0 COO .uuidiu pad to aid .:nm:nnu% noi taming the-Canada A_tlnntio,'u jhovni by the but many! report. of-tho` Minilidr of Rlilwoyn, are as follows .: - 1 A --uI A nojonn -@3111 5 045119; ,XTi;;i31:Ib rmPpf3.__: (Toolate for us`: week's issue.) (TooTla.Ttic:;or'Vlast week 3 issue). Eergusonvnle. Advance Correspondence. ' $500 REWARD are guaranteed to any woman who takes Mex-rill s System 'l`onic. This marvellous medicine is specially adapted for women, because it supplies iron for the blood, cures constipation, strengthens the nerves, and by its blood purifying and muscle toning prop- erties quickly cures all female ills. 50 pleas- ant-to-take doses 500. Sold at H. G. Rob- Aertson'sDrug Store. Coldwater Presbyterian church was the eoene of a planning and inecrctive service on Thursday afternoon last when [Mia William Deeper Moreen, of Owen So_und. .w'ee otdeined 3 tntnietenof the Presbyterian chin-`oh,` and inducted inio -`the of tile - |`1lte d:' jongtegl :~i9neeeen9re Geld-Mr i .< ,; \~ . On. Monaey. last week as Frank Oeterteg wee engaged taking several travellers trunks to the station the horses suddenly reared` and threw._ poor Funk 3 distance of 25 feet on the | ground, his leg. Reeve Elliott and Councillor Harvie, representing the Township Council, and `S. H. Black, for the Board of Trade, `visited the section of the fth concession which remains tolbe cut out to open a road to Matchedash. After examining the ground thoroughly, they came to the conclusion that the work could not be done _ satisfactorily in the winter, owing to the large amount of brush to be cut and cleared away, and it was de- cided to leave the letting of the contract till the snow goes. It is proposed `to have the work begun as early as possible in the spring, and to have the road ready -for use early next fall. OOLDWATER. During aha storm of Monday night at me w/oak 0, G. Millard : yvindmill Vwaa `broken and J." A. Love:-ing o was blown o' his barn. at North -.R1,ver and totally 19:-eok,ed.v . ` tied of!` T the -hizhest hnuouxv-s.h Perry was born in Orillis. twenty-six or twenty-seven years ago, A when his father, Mr. J.` B. Pen-y, was a. prominent gure in the business life of the town.-.-Pack- et. Orillia friends were grieved last Mon- day to learn of the nntimelydeath of Mr. James Roy Perry, eldest son of `Mr. J. B.-Perry, Toronto. Mr. Perry was a Young man of ' unusual promise. In school and college he passed all his examinations with distinction; and car- d On Tuesday, Alex. McKinnon, `of the Sitnooe ' House, appeared before Mr. Geo. J. Booth, P., and pleaded guilty to 8 charge of selling liquor during pro hibited hours. A ne of $20 and oasis -was imposed. Inspector McKay prose- outed. The Enterprise-Messenger contained . the following obituary of the late Mrs. Rowland :-Mr's. Catharine Rowland, relict of the late John Rowland, died on Friday last, at the advanced age of 73 years.. The deceased was a most estim- able woman, whose life was remarkable for its force and energy, combined with a ' gentle amiable disposition, that won for her the homage not onlyof her own . family, but all with whom she camein contact. Mrs. Row1and s husband pre- deceased her ve years ago on the 13th of January, 1897. The young couple came to Collingwood in 1855 and short- ly afterwards started the Globe Hotel, . which has oontinuedto be Collingwood a tourist hotel, and is familiarly known all over the continent. Since her hus- `band s death Mrs. Rowland has con- tinued to manage the hotel, which now passes to her scn,W1lliam. The de. ceased was a life-long member of the Church of England, and the funeral took place to All Saint's church ceme" tery on Monday, th` Rev. E. H. Mus- sen oiciating. - The Canada Wood Specialtv Co. a new veneer factory oommenoed work on Thnraday last. The building is well oonatruoted, and admirably laid out for the work for which itie designed. THE CANADA ATLANTIC DEAL. The Weekly Sun gives some intere'sting figures and facts in connection with the Canada Atlantic Raxlway deal. It` says a; (IITII IV I On Saturday: evening, Feb. lat, Mr. Alex. Qua, who was about to join the army of Benedicts, was -preeented By his fellow-employees of The T. Long 6; Bros. 00.,` Limited, with a very hund- aome secretary, accompanied in a at.- tering address. Mr. Qua. was united in marriage on Thursday to Miss Bee- sett, daughter of Superintendent Bas- lett. ` - ' A former resident of Collingwood, died at Niagara Falls,` `on Jan. 2961:. Mr. Warren Tobey, who was for many years principal of the rm of Warren Tobey & 00., Tanners. . 6 i oqnnmawoon. E V A The Admiral. Collingwood Chopger 6f the` Imperial Order of the Diughtera of the-Empire are taking the matter` of caring for the graves of .So'l_dierl in South Africa in hand. ` -wan-s (some on m"-ran;-row15Is on runs oommr. - um sIm:ocouun.( % Stock Food 4- Barrie is 64 miles North North-west of Toronto. on the Northern & Northwestern division of the Grand Trunk Railway. the County seat of the County of Simcoe. is beautifully situated on a picturesque slope, overlooking Kempenfeldt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe, nine miles long and from one to three miles broad, and one of the prettiest bays in Canada In summer boats ply daily to and from neighboring summer resorts and parks. The population of Barrie is 1.000. Streets and sidewalks are first class; hand? some residences are numerous. Streets, co'unty and public buildings and dwellings are lighted with gas or electricity. The waterworks and sewerage s) stems are very eliicient and provide spring water. good drainage and reliable re protection in every part of the town. Barrie is a railwav centre for Central and Northern Ontario. Thirteen passenger trains arrive and depart daily. The postalservice is all that can be desired; thirteen mails arrive daily; there is prompt postal collection and delivery throughout the town. Branches of the Bank `of Toronto and Cana dian Bank of Commerce. one, Private Bank and two chartered Loan Companies. There -are eight schools (one Separate). employing thirty-one teach- ers; twelve churches, Tm: NORTHERN ADVANCE, the leading weekly newspaper, and two other weekly newspapers, one commercial college. 'Every ' day is market day, machine shops of the Grand Trunk Railway with head offices of the Superinten- dent and despatchers for N. N. W. Division ;' engine and boiler works, machine shops. planing mills, grist mills, saw mills, woollen mills. wickerwork factory. cigar factory. marble cutters. bicycle works, boat builders. tannery, breweries. ten butcher shops, sever- al lirst-class hotels with reasonable rates. threeliveries, three laundries. one creamery and all other modern conveniences. Stores are numerous and mrry full lines of all kinds of first-class goods, competition is keen and prices are as low as in a city. Telegraph and day and night telephone systems connect the town with all places near and distant. Barrie is fast Becoming a favorite resort with summer tourists. Exports-Live stock. farm and dairy produce. large quantities of grain. our. machinery and leather. \.-ovvan II VI Insswuuvu IJJIIIV UL ADI, II. III Illll to cure vour cough or cold. We also guar- antee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded. ?___,_ I1-I J` --- {Public-developed` and public-distributed electricity. means honest measure and full measure. You will get a. 1000 candle power through your lampsjwhen you order it from the public set-vice-ss it is now you do not get 500, and`you ve got to watch the wires every minute to get that! Just watch public ownership grow! SWINE PLAGUE IN THE COUNTY. What_ is supposed to be the swine plague "has broken out in` the vicinity of the Batteau, in the township of Nottawasaga, and is causing serious anxlety to the farmers. Several of the hogs have been slaughtered, and the balance of the`- pensiare heing rapidly quarantined. Government Inspector Vanzrnt, V.S.,'h'as the matter in charge, and is using every effort to prevent the spread of the. disease.-Collingwood Enterprise. We the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a. 50-cent bottle ot Green : Warranted Syrup of Tar, if it fails tn nnrn Dnnll nnnnh (nu nah-I `I71: oh"; man. - On January 31st, 187 7, Roht. ` Scott and Annie Kennedy were married at Garsfraxa, and on Friday evening they celebrated `their silver wedding at their home here. All the family were present-5 sons and 2 daughters --except H. E. Scott, who is attending Owen Sound Collegiate Institute. A- hout 40 guests were in attendance, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott were the recipients of many valuable presents,j testifying tn the high esteem in which they are held in the community. F L. _1TDo.or ivei ;1 -B:`x;e ;o`tfe:.. Mr. Wesley White has bed on ice house built ends thousand blocks . of ice stored therein. The M latter VIII brought from 'I'ottenhn'u'n and will be used in connection with the oreainery next summer." A The re brigede, will send a com- mitte to the next council nleetinlg to aek that thehtront part of thetown hell be reserved to} the re department so that they may get their wegone hand tools out more speedily when res oc- .4 On Monday T1SImyureo `vet! from Winnipg outing that Mrs. Law, relics of the late Dr. Lay, and mother of Mrs. (Rem) Dreyer, `of this town,had passed away in` that city. A There islittle comfort life when a person is aicted with pain. Donald Babcock. farmer, Harrowsmith, Ont.. was a huerer from rheumatism for 68.11. When advised to take Dr. Hall's heumatic Cure he did so, and two bottles of this wonderful Ipreparation, with two boxes of Climax ron Tonic Pille, com- pletely cured him. He has not had a twinge of in since, and attends to his duties regu arly. This great blood puri- er is put up in bottles containing ten days treatment. . Price 50 cents at all drug stores or The Dr. Hall Medicine Cc. . Kingston. Ont. lion, says. the ire` look; `for- _wu-d to Iaucoeoaful pastorate for him American` '."here will be no powerful private elec- tr `_ energy corporations to intervene and boost up the price three or four times what it cost. `Horses. C+o`v_vAs, JOHN Woons, 1\ 1 Bui\'a_'1;1`1% % Ie the only _Re'l1a.b/le Fdtad on the Market for Every Peck: go guaranteed to give satisfaction or ' Igonoy refunded L mm rrown or- unnxm. GET comonr. ops, 1 .G1:o.'MoNKMAN, D. H. MCLAREN. 47-20 _ own: It means that the frontier, St. Oath- arines, Hamilton, Toronto, London, Brantford, Paris, Woodstock, Ingersoll, etc., will get electrical energyin abund- ance at almost cost price. This energy will drive all the trolley lines, drive all the factories. light all the towns, streets and houses, heat the cars, probably drive- what are now steam railways. `IV 'c*3'iJs and Pigs :'CARD. TH E HANDIEST CHEAPEST QUI CKEST AND A _ | `MOST RELIABLE W Ooffllls and Gaskets of all kinds in stock or made to order. Robes, Grape and all Funeral Requisites furnished. Orders by Telegraph or otherwige promptly attended to, G. 0. DOLZI/LAGE, Ma/nager, Stroud. j____ _. j, :-vv--vvg jsloam Works am! Ill 1. UWVVU &U R 8|! B 0 ||' 1 B ' OW OIIIII 0 IO!-S IITII _ g , ug A ' for your private and general business is A .Telephone. . `Tip? Ir. ` ~ |I_l|~Talf n % .-a. . .`_ . .. -gnn .u.A-_.-'-_-K -. Grist mills, sawmills, planing mills, factories, wherever situated, can easily connect up with a `provincial system of power wires.