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The Dominion government has mused a bill to prohibit the im- portation of plants, trees, buibs, etc. from the United States, Australia, and Hawaiiâ€"the object. is ;to 1revent the introduction of the San Qeale. The plants excepted from the embargo are (l) Bulbs and tubes, such as lilies. hyacinths, glatlioli, ate; ('3) Conifers of all kinds; (3) Greenhouse plants, such as palms, ferns. begonia. melon: and cacti; (-1) Herbztceous, bedding plants, such as geraniums, pansies, verbenas, etc; (2')) herbaceous, perenninla, the tops of which are winter killed. The Yukon Railway Bill which received recently, the approval of the Canadians has been handed over to the Dominion Senate for ratifi- cation, and is now under consider- mien. The refusal of the Premier to bring down a telegram which he regards as private, though the reply thereto has been before the House, casts 9. cloud of suspicion over the dealings of the government in the McKenzieâ€"Mann contract, which may to some extent influence the action of the Senate in voting on the measure. The vote on the second reading will likely take place this week. At a meeting of the General Minis- terial Association in Toronto this week. a paper was read by Rev. Mr. Smith. Minister in Agnes 8:. Church on “ The Teaching of Religion in Public Schools.” The essayist. while he recognized the importance of such instruction, recognized also the many (litliculties which rendered impractiâ€" cable the inculcation of religions dogmas. He is reported to have said, that if religions teaching were pro- vided for. there would arise many dis- agreement ~. among the denominations and many would be applying for pri- vate grants to teach the tenets of their-own church, to Sly nothing of the difficulties of instilling the chil- dren of one church with the principles of another. He believes in the incul- cating of morals and at the base of morals is religion. (vidence of the popularity of the Hardy government. The result is of course a gain to the needy ranks, but a comparison of the vote with that in 18‘)! will show the fierce determination of the maple to oust a supporter “of the 01‘] ad- ministration In 1394, the Con- storvatire candidate polled only 1187 Votes while the number on Friday lta‘? runs up to 182315, and then it mnethe remembered that the Con- servative candidate was in the field only one week, and unknown to most of his constituents. Again the Strength of two governments was brought to bear on the‘ election, while the 7.)nse1'\'atives were wholly unorganized. More than that, at this particular juncture, and under the mire necessity of gaining a man at ail hay. tl‘llS. the government side, if m-x spend money at. all, would not {a l to do so here. The Grits gained a man but the determination of the people to prevent them shows the nnpopularity of the Hardy govern- ment, batter than any other argument that can he produced. That Russell should go Liberal on l‘riday last was no surprise to the Conservative pally yet all the Grit. organs are chuckling 0» er a \ ictony “lllCll they try to make believe is an The temperance peogwle, many of ! GWW community 1‘10 matter .who the Whom Cilat aside their politics audi‘assessor “lay h?- i‘h- RNCIHO has an snpiwrteil the Liberal cauilidages, 0,1;izlezt of going into the Real Estate 23w ivi'éfliCCtlon promises of MrogbtlSHlCS‘s. and buying land at what i. Illl’it'l', to give a Dominion ; the owners of good farms say their icidsultc in case of the return oiilmld 19 worth. 1‘ would be 3 {:00d he Llhsrt‘tls to power, vill regret ' test. 0 learn that the Bill is not likely to Assessing land in winter with two i 3m» :19 the present session, though l Ol‘ three feet. of snow on the ground, 24' )miss all along h we led them to i seems to us to be a huge farce, Why 7313’.“ Oil‘tfi’l‘Wi-W- All Ottawa cor- not assess in summer or fall and let i "spoiulvnt to the Mail antl Empire one such assessment do for three ( .1 Monday says : ‘° It is stated that * yew s or more with Court of Revision the guvetntnfi‘nt has determined not i to make such few changes 33 really to push through the Plebiscite audlocour in the ownership of land in l‘ianchise lills this session. The {not ' that p3 ~io‘10f time? is that the Liberals cannot agree Mr, and Mrs. John McRae, of among themsehjes upon the amallslPriceville, were the guests of Mr. J, of the Plehismte measure. A blllgG. Benton a few days ago. They may be introduced and allowed to! were once neighbors at'Reb-Roy and fund over till "33‘? . 303319“ ,M‘“ l their old neighbors are glad to see .\chitllen, M. P. for North \Vellltlfi‘ them every now and then. ton, will not credit the idea that the . ‘ , Franchise and Plebiscite Bills are to Da? hicKenzne. 0f §ou. hempton, ’3 remaining for some time with his un- atmd over till next session. \Vhen , cll, Mr. Donald Graham of the )our corrupondent suggest“ the North Line. ’ gouibility of a postponement of the . mobile Bill to Mt. Halal!“ he The McArthur 50” ‘hd 00‘ 8“ their l t t THE CHRONICLE. :, March 24th,1898. was highly indignant at the pos- sxbi-lity of such a. thing.” He says: “Certainly there will not be any further fielay in dealing with the Montana Franchise. nor with the I11 this connection we might add that a violation of any law, and esnecially of the license law, will be invariably followed by an effort to introduce greater strmge icy Is it not possible that a strict adherence to the license laws as they now exist, would prevent the temperance peeple i1om further interference with the rights of the liquor men. The license law as it now stands is, we think, generally conceded to be fairlv good if st1ictly enforced, or would it not be better to say if strictly adherel to by those p10- 'su1nably under itsintluence. And an elicit on the part of the hotel and liluor men themselves, to carry out the existinglaw, uould rrive d1rn1ty to the business and increase the morality of the people. Let every one adopt as his motto the principle of keeping strictly, every law and a better state of things will soon arrive. The passing of a law against crime will not prevent crime oc- curring. The fear of punishment hasa deterrent influence against‘a person disposed to do wrong, yet wrong will be done and laws are necessary to meet an emergency. To sum up the whole in a few wordsâ€"â€" if liquor men stick straight to the law they should have little trouble from the temperance people. Bill for the taking of a Plebiscite,” and in order that the measures should be carried through he ex- pressed his willingness to prolong the session to the first; of July if necessary. In Tuesday’s Globe Principal Grant of Kingston has atwo column article in answer to the criticisms of some of his Opponents to the position he takes on the temperance question. He does not seem to make any re- traction from the position first as- sumed. The weight of Opposing criticism has not moved him, and the position he took, whether war- rantable or not, he still adheres to In answer to the question as to his position in the event of a. majority vote being given for a prohibitory measure on the plebiscite, he says “I o JeV' all laws even bad laws, be- lieVin 3' that the best way to enfmce their repeal is to insist on their rigid and impmtial enfmcoment. ” ‘ "the Smugeen, (Nile like), has over- floweci its banks this Spring again. The piece of road at Mr. Peter Neil’s stood the flood very well. At Mr. James McGillivray’s it carried away many rods of fence. It is quite pos- sible that some of Jim’s rails are be- ing used for kindlingin Southampton by this time. The overflow here Spoils the road every Spring. It costs more to keep this piece of road in re- pair than} it would to build one of Mr. Jensen’s dykes, to keep the river from overflowing at this particular place. It is a long time since since items {10111 Bunessan have appeaied in THE LAN) ‘1 E. This is not as it should he; so we will pen a fe 1v lines this week, trustin;-..r that the work may be undertaken by a worthier pen than ours in the future. The query around here often is: Where has the (3111:1151ch correspondent gone ? Should this meet his eye, we hope he may now and again send in 8. few items of the happenings around our burg. Wool be 03 have been the order of the day for a while, back, but; this fine weather has brought them to a sudden stop. MLWm. Ritchie, the assessor, has been through this part of the country on his official round. The majority are well satisfied with the 1189223. ment and it is quite possible there may be some who are not so well pleased. They are to‘ba found in every community no matter who the assessor may be. Mr. Ritchie has an idea of going into the Real Estate business. and buying land at what the owners of good farms say their land is worth. It would be: a good test. Assessing land in winter with two or three feet of snow on the ground, seems to us to b6 3 huge farce. \Vhy not assess in summer or fall and let one such assessment; do for three yea! s or more with Court; of Revision Mr, and Mrs. John MeRae, of Priceville, were the guests of Mr. J. G. Benton a few days ago. They were once neighbors ac'Reb-Roy and their old neighbors are glad to see them every now and then. Dan McKenzie. of Southampton, is remaining for some time with his un- clo, Mr. Donald Graham, of the North Line. BUNESSAN. pleasanuy wmung away a LU“ around these corners, before leavmg for Mona Road, where he has been engaged with a farmer for the sum- mer at very good wages. although wages rule lower this year than last, down there. Miss Annie McCormack, of Walk- erton, spent a couple of days at home last week. It is commonly rumored that there will soon be a marriage notice in the Walkerton papers and she will know all about it. These Walkertonians have a very taking Way with them. Mr. Duncan McArthur is making active preparation for the bu1ld1ng of a fine brick house early next summer. Most of the material is on the g1ound, the cont1act has been lot- and1 early summer will see the work in full swing. The surmises are many as to the bi1d Duncan intends bringing to such an elegant cage as this will be. We hope the chores will not he allowed to interfere with an object so wo1 thy. The boys, one and all wish him well. and may be depended on to gite any assistance needed when the momentous occasion ar ives close at hand. Mr. John Grasby of Egremont has moved on to Mr. John A. Graham’s farm. The community welcomes him and his little family, and hopes their sojourn here may be pleasant as well as profitable. Mr. Grasby comes well recommended as an honest and industrious man who attends to his own business without interfering with that of anybody else. 'l‘hat’s the kind of man that will succeed in any kind of business. Mr. Thomas \Vhimore has left Sau- geen Valley and moved to the farm in the rear of Mr. H. Farr’s. The farm left by Mr. Whitmore has been sold by Mr. Wm. Davis to a Mr. Rei- ly from Boothville infigremont. Mr. Reily and family have in the mean- time taken possession of their new home. Mr. Malcolm McInnes has taken up farming: again on the old homestead on the Durham Road. Malcolm has for some years been in British Co- lumbia where he has done very well financially, and with his pile he has now come to settle in Glenelg. The new Presbyterian minister in Price- ville will perhaps soon be nee-led at a pleasant occasion at which Malcolm will be the leading character. Mr. Robert Shortrced, who for some years has had the 21.‘ (31111103 farm rented has now moved to the farm of 2111'. Thomas Lawrence. Bob Will now have to walk a little farther when he takes his winter evening SH 011. The boys 111011 1.111 are in doubt as to whether “Bob” 01 “Mac” will be in double harness firsc. The bet- ting is even on both at present. Every spring this Bunessan of ours sends out its quota. of youug men who go out into the world at. large to make or mar their fortune. Nor has this Spring been an exception as,â€" “One by one they all move out, Hoping to better themselves no doubt Caring but little how far they go From the poor lone girl in Ontario.” So sang Tom Lawrence a few even- ings before he left here for Donald, B. 0., where he has a. job waiting his arrival there. All the boys who are left, and there are now but few. hope to hear of all these fellows doing well in that far- off province of British Columbia. and also that each one of them may re- turn to Glenelg and make in it the place they’ll call their home. 'l‘he dog-poisoning case in which Mr. John Fallaise was concerned was settled at last Division Court in Dur- ha.. . The case will have the efl‘ect of making people more conversant with the law in regard to the setting out of poison and also as to what con- stitutes trespass. It is a matter of regret that the affair was not settled on of couit. Hunters nd their (legs will not have eas much free ranging as usual as whole concessions are tiling notices against trespassers of this kind. Fishing and huntinv W; ll not be as general a pastime around here as they used to be. Donald MoCoskery intended going to the same place when he let't here for Toronto. If he doesn’t go ask tLe Corners’ CorroSpondent the roa3on. James Beaton left for KaxilooPS, B. C. He will likely get there, barring accidents on the road, or a powerful impulse to take a. tangent oil the C. P. 1’. by way of Lake Temiscamin we to which awell known and respe ,tod is .tnily moved last sprin- :.r Last thonggh not least Donald Gra- ham Jr. left for Kamloops, 3:30; where he intends to exchange mus- cle {or money. If grit and honest determination to succeed are of ac- count in that country he will nou have gone in vain. Being yet but a lad in his teens. his case is harder to diagnose. “but his favorite song being: "My iove is but a lassie yet.” it may be supposed that for more reasons than one he will not forget Glenelg. 0‘. ha" “a”. Mr. George L. Craig, the veteran hewer , has been at home for most of the winter as he has not been {or many a winter in the past. He is at present be“ 111 ba1n timber in the neighbmhool of Rocky Saugeen. This b11111 is for use in the Lowe1 Set - tlements where such timber is now exceedingly scaice 01 not b0 be had at all. Mrs. Thos. Bridges, of Belgrave. is visiting her daughters, Mesdames Tucker and Grasby. Quite a number of our citizens are engaged in the sweet performance of making maple syrup, having got. an unusual early start. The season will likely be a lengthy one. Ploughing is the order of the Gay. Old timers tell us that it is just twenty years since so early 3. Start was made before. Miss Merk, of your town, was out for a. temporary stay at; the home of Mr. J. Mcfxleekeu last week. A mare permanent one is likely soon to follow. Mr. F. Shields is moving to Price- ville this week. He has placed him- self in t} e estimation of the boys as a jolly good fcilow and theyg. 7m him a meriy “ At Home” one night last week. Mr. Jas. Baird will succeed him in the house. Mr. Jas. Swanston, the assessor, is making his tour of the township estimating; its wealth. It is his first BXperience in that capacity and he has a Splendid chance as the land is all bare. Mr. Thos.Sirrs left last Tuesday for his home in Grafton. A few evenings before his departure there was a gathering of his friends, which are many in this part. as he was born and raised here. He has also got admirers in Durham, some whom were present at the gathering and like the rest of us spentl a pleasant night. It is eight years since his last visit. Between [our- selves, Mr. Editor we believe he may make u call soon again. County Councillor Jas. Allan’s Spacious house was large enough to admit of all sorts of amusement last Monday night. Music, dancing, games and tafiy pulling. The affair was arranged to give a mighty send olf to Miss Mary Baird, who was up from Toronto Sp: nding a few happy days with her old iriends and was leaving the next morning. She was accompanied by Mrs. Catherine Baird who was on her wav to her son, John, of New York, where she will remain for some time. ' “The last bottle I got from the doctor he said if that did her no good she would be compelled to hove an operation per- formed. I luckily picked up a sample of Dr. Chase’s K.-L. Pills in Mr. Detoe’e store, and m wife took one pill tint night and one :1 the morning, and the he: never felt the least sign of gin since. I will elmye keep Dr. Chose I Pill! .in In] house for all our tamily complaint-.9 Too many doctors are too ready to use the knife. Many a one is sacrificed on the altar of a surgeon's ambition to oper- ate who could be saved by the use of Dr. Chase’s K.-L. Pills. The case of MRS. W. B. AIKEN, of Zephyr, 01115., is one in int. Her husband says that she had n dootoring with several doctors for Inflammation of the Bladder for over a you: DR. CHASE'S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS} RENDERED IT UNNECESSABY. " WE SURGEON FflllEfl. Wanted to Perform an Operation. QORN ER CONCERNS. PRICE 25 CENTS A 80!. -k at an. M . 0111' Styles are the N: DURHAM, Mar. 24th, 1W Fall Wheat- ................... b: Qpriur Wheat ................ 8:2 Oats .......................... 27 Peas ........................... 5.3 Barley. . . . . ................... 35 Hay .......................... 5 0C Butter ........................ H Eggs per doz ................. m A001834391 bag ............ m Potatoes ..per bag ........... .30 Flour per cwt ............... 1 7.3 Oatmeal per sack ............ ..‘m Chop Der CWt ................ a. '\ Dressed Hogs per cwt ........... 3 7. Hides” per lb ........... a Sheepskins... . . . . . . . . .. . . (3.3 Turkeys per 1b.. . . ............. 5' Geese per lb .................. .) Ducks per pair ............... 71 Chickens per pair .............. 2 W001 ............ . ............ 17 We have just received a s: zip of Sterling Bras. celeb: and j mad: Shoes for Men, \\ 011.0 :1 85 Girls. Just the thinq {:1 S DON '1‘ forget we sell ‘ 8:::} m»: 1011 Tea at. 2.3, 30 and h Black or mixed, in lead 1 pOL nds and half pounds. Come and see what a lot of ' \VARE we give for $1.00. A! shipment. just in. IBRHAM. Néw Goods: The Goods You ‘Vfiili: HOLIDAY JEWELRY Shoes. 36 in. Cashmere in Navy Blue and Black 12950. a yard 40 in. Black and Colored Wool Serges 2.30. a yard Fancy figured Lustrcs (at 5:13)!) 300. and 33C. :13 an} Tartan Gingham: To. a yard BEAN 82: CO. Market Report. heat- ....... 52 to 83 Wheat.......... ...... 82 to x; 000.... oooooo o ooooooooo 27 t0 % 000000.00... oooooooooooo 5-5 to 5: uoooo-oo oooooooooooooooo :5 t,“ 40 000.00 ooooooooooooooooo 5 m t0 8 m . .. H to 14 31' do: ................ . 10 tn )0 per bag ...... . ..... '1) m) m a .per bag ........... .30 hp CO )6! cwt. ......... . ..... 177) to 251) lper sack ............ 2 m m 2 2:» er cwt ................ 75 t» 1 (II [Hogs per cwt.. ........ 5 7.3 m 5 2-2) per 11).. H 10 fl kins” (3.”) tulm 8 per lb.” ............. 9 to W ’erlbozoooo ....... no... 5 t0 6 new pair ............... 4.0 m 50 as per pair .............. '20 to :10 ... ........... ......... . 17 to 2'0 line and overv style, 5M Diamonds. Pearls, Owls other stones accmding H Sign, and will be found Nattiest and Most Sui Goods on the Canadiar. 3.13 w c 1 13 .v ' c It in < . 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