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== ———=fstoek | is very complete and sire to 4 Ga ENUINE Holiday Clearing ’ from td Fs meas, at Yonr Own | Hoes, Everything pust-go-— My} please you. Conte Early and get | your choice of a big stock. j J. 1. Gextnen, Listowel. ve -_ neh pie ch ps AO tae toes 5 \ ONT “delay in “waiting to aay I have 3 he Plush just in from cane ‘Aibeoe, Paes Mirrors, Work- boxes, Glove box aa line of Watches, Clocks an Jewelry, and Silverware CHEAP. J. H. Guntuer, Listowel. VOL. 2. ATWOOD, ONT., FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 1891. NO. A%, Business ards. INSsSURAL TSc=. W. D. MITCHELL, Atwood, Agent of CoNFEDERATION Duirs Assocrarion of Toronto, Guar- “ auntee capital and assets, bing pel haa. 319,311,780. MEDICAL. }}usiness in force, L. KE. RICE, M. D., C. M. Trinity University, Toronto ; Fellow dy examination of Trinity Medical Col- lege, Torouto; member ot the College o phy sicians and Surgeons, Ontario; mem- Wer of tue College of Physicians and Surgeons, Michigan; special attention given to.the Diseases of Women and Children. Office and residence, next sioor to Madér’s store, Atwood. Office hours: 16 to 12 a.m; to 2:30 p.m., and very evening to $:3u. DEIWPA. J.J. FOSTER, IZD.S., Is using an improved Electric Vib- rator, Vitalized Air, or Gas, for ie painless extracting "of teeth. zion guaranteed, Oftice—In block south side of Main street bridge, J.istowel. W. M. BRUCE, u.D.s., DENTIST. Gas, electricity, or local anesthetics, administered fur painless extraction. Artificial teeth guarantedd to be of the best material und of first-class work- muauship. Ottice over Thompson ros. store, Main street, Listewel. Ea" A suargere hotel, ALW ood, every Monday. AUCTIONEERS. C.H. MERY FIELD, l.icensed auctioneer for the County of #erth, Monkton, Ont. Rates moderate re or r partic ulars apply at this office. ALEX X. MORRISON, ¥.icensed Auctioneer for Perth County A fl sales attended to promptly and at moderate rates. Information wit yard to dates may be had by applying ‘at this office. - THOS. E. HAY, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Perth. Rates moderate. Office—Over Lillico’s bank, Listowel. All orders Seit at this office will be attended to promptly. Money to Loan, At Lowest Rates of Interest. THE AX) } 11) Concert CO, Will give one of their renowned Scotch “oucerts, under the auspices of the Atwood Lodgeof the Independent Or- er of Foresters, on XMAS NICHT Im the Towm Fiall, "!) Atwroed. Tickets, 25c. & 35c. . Ee" Plan of Hall may be seen at J. d.. Mader’s store. HURRAH FOR AMAS Xmas Goods Coming We have purchased a large and select stock of Christmas Holiday Goods for young and old, Which will arrive in a lew Gays. Grreceries, Confectionery, Stationery, doc. ¢ We havein stock new and fresh Groc- eries, Confectionery of all kind, Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Salmon, Lobsters, ete. Also a nice assortment ‘of Station- ery. Call and see goods before making your beset ng zeroes Cash. MRS. ZERAN.|! ts J.S. Hamilton’s old stand, é Donegal. Charles Petrie is home again from Michigan. Miss Agnes Balls, of Alliston, is vis- iting her parents. Francis Curtis’ sale ewing to bad weather has been pastpomed until’ Wed- nesday, the 23rd inst. The last of the spanen's make of cheese was ship om the factory on Tuesday. ‘alg McAllister and McKenzie‘are to be congratulated on the past season’s work. The social and entertainment which was to have been held here this week has been postponed until Monday, 2ist inst., at 7 o'clock. Besides refreshments, music will be furnished from At twood. recitations, also addresses by Revs. Henderson, Smith and the pastor. Following is the school report for the month of November. Names -in order of merit:—dth class--Mary E. Me- Court, R. G. Irvine. Duncan McKenzie. Senior ith class—Thomas MecFariane, Alex. Fonlston, Jolin Foulston. Jun- ior 4th—Emerson Vipond, John Math- eson, John McKenzie. Senior 3rd class —Willie E. Buchanan, John Cooper, Jessie Hammond. Junior Third class —Sam McNichol, Maud Wilson, Addie juchanan. 2nd class—Mauc McCourt, Edith McCourt, Neil Matheson. Part II, Senior Ist—Mary Hemphill, gona Buchanan, Effie Buchanan. lnterm iate class— Maggie oe Albert Ilobson, Joe Burke. Pa t I, Junior Ist--Lily Smith, Aitear MeNichol, Charley “Buchanan. Part I, Senior Ist —~Annie Hemphill, Maud McClennan, Herbert McClennan: Part I, Jynior ist —John Johnston, Mabel McNichol, Willie Anderson. Huron County Notes. A bey named Watson was drowned in Wingham this week. A lodgeof the Knights of Pythias has been organized in Wingham, Rev. Mr. Hincks, of Stratford, a been invited to accept the aglo Main street church, Mitchell. Seaturth, it is said, also has an eye upos Gorrie is to be well Supplied | with tailors this winter, one coniing from Ethel, and another from Blyth. Three tailor "shops and two newspapers in Gorrie! In the matter of the West Huron pro- test M. C. Cameron has deciced to re- sign his seat without the prccess of a trial, and wili contest it agan at the ensuing election. _ majority at the last election was Last week a nouns of very estimable young ladies of Clinton started on a long journey, ull for the sake of the men they have pledged their love to. ‘The ladies are Misses Susie and Maggie Bridon, and the7 go to California, where one is to le married to Joseph Picket, aie of CLoton, and the other to Mr. Jamison. A meeting of che West Huron Farm- ers’ Institute wll be held at Clinton on January 22nd and 23rd, when there will be present Joha I. Hobson, chairman of the board of tie Ontario ty ree College; W. J. P. Imer, B.S, A., and A. MeD Allan, who will deliver addresses on various subjects of interest to those engaged in tae pursuit of agriculture. Every chid knows that the Santa Claus of the pictures is a short, stout man, with :winkling eyes, long brushy beard anda face that ‘is beaming full of fun. A man who has all these teat ures to perfection, and who looks for all the werid like the typ’ Santa, is David Fisher, the well-Kuown horse- man of Goderich.—Clinton New Era. The ainual meeting of the members of the bominion Horse breeders’ As- sociatim was held in Clinton on Wed- nesday of last week. The President, John MeMillan, M. P., presided. A resolution was adopted authorising the Secretary to open a register for anima’s that ace for sale. Menibers of the As- sociat on having animals they desire to sell, such animals, of course, being re- gistered in the books of the Associa- tion, ein send the name and number of the animal, together with the price and any other particulars deemed necessary, to thesecretary. A register of such an- imals will be kept by the Secretary, who will be prepared to furnish a list of them when required todo so. In this way buyers will be saved a great deal of time and expense, as they can apply to the Secretary for this list. and will place where animals such as they re- quire are for sale, instead of as now, having to scour the country from Dan to Beersheba in quest of what they want, A notice of motion was also given to reduce the annual membership fee from SI to Sue, This notion will come up for disenssion at the vext an- nual meeting which will be he'd on the third Wednesd: iy in December, 1842, The Agsociition has a membership of about 270. All the former offers and councillors were re-vlected and are as follows: Joha MeMiflan, M. P., Presi- cent; V. MelIntosh, V. 8., HBrucefield, Vice President: James Mitchell, Gude rich, Secretary; John Aikenhead, Gode rich, Treasurer; ‘Thos. MeMiian, Hul-} lett, "and Samuel Smillie, Tue cersmith, Auditors, Council—D. Fisher, Gode- rich; John McDermid, Lucknow: James Henderson, Bolton; J. J. Fiser, Ben- miller; Thos. Green, Duhyn;C E. Mas- on, Brucetield; John Busch, Sebring- ville: J. Ul. McRoberts, Lnean; Alex. Innes, Stanley; P. Curtin, Centralia; J. Blackall, Clinton; P. M: ‘Gregor, Brucefield; Wm. “Sinclair, Chiselhburst, then be in a position to go direct to the | ° THE ATWOOD MARKET. $22,925 PAID OUT TO THE FARMERS FOR GRAIN SINCE SEPT. IST. EOPLE, generally, are not cog- nisant of the incalcuable value a good market is toa commun- ity, such as this. The fact re- mains, nevertheless, true. The prosperity of the people of an agricult- ural district 1s directly effected by the local market. Atwood, in this respect, is highly favored; we have. one of the very best markets in- the county of Perth, where a shrewd, trust-worthy buy er pays the top price for the farm- er’s produce and sends him home with the cash in his pocket Farmers from below Monkton, and within a mile or two of Brussels and Listowel, brin their grain and pork to the Atwood market. The following figures furnish- ed THE BEE by the local buyer, Robert Anderson, give @ more accurate know- |\@ge of the produce handled:— From Sept. Ist, 1891, to Dec. [2th, 1891, inclusive, 51,920 bushels of grain were unloaded at the Atwood elevator, for which was paid $22,925. The bulk of thissum was paid to the farmers of Elma Ate nship. way of an average, we find these figures forthe week ending Dec, 12th: BUSHELS. PAID OUT. Wheat ......... 1034.40 $ 943 60 PEAS 20... wesc 1447.10 869 20 BEB scsi cajemy s wie 7040.00 2115 7 Barley.......... 174.00 69 HOGS, scsi vex 6154 Ibs. 308 65 4 Hides......... 184 lbs. 7 2 2 Sheepskins. . 1 5d $4292 00 OBSERVATIONS. The market for wheat may rise to $1 per bushel on the Atwood market before sowing time again, but in view of the enormous yield in the Canadian Northwest, Dakota and India, this year, the future prospects are not very favorable, in fact it is extremely doubt- ful if the prices will ever be as good in Ontariv as they were previous to the opening up of our great Northwest. Let your wheat go at present prices. Barley is dull at present; chances for better prices are not much in its fevor. Sell at market prices if you cannot feed it to better advantage Oats are rising steadily on the home and foreign markets. This is due to the large “quantities being shipped to the famine-stricken districts of Russia. There is an increasing demand for coarse cereals. If you can afford to hold your oats, say until February or March, do so, Hay is on the rise. In Toronto $12 and $12.50 is being paid. As THE BEE predicted last spring, from $11 to $12 cp ton will be paid before spring. old your hay until March; it will go up in price, especially when there is such an increasing demand for oats. Don’t sell now. At present prices there is no money in pork, noris it safe to calculate on future quotations. Coarse grains are high, especially oats and peas, hence itdoes not pry to raise pork for the market. K. Parker, of Elma, feeds cut clover, mixed with other ingredients, to his hogs with excellent results. Mr. Parkeris one of the most successful hog raisersin this county. Ilis secret of feeding hogs is highly approved of bythe authorities at the Ontario Agri- cultural . The HATKOL for horses is quiet. Too many farmers ard& going into horse breeding. The supply is greater than the demand, Cattle and sheep are notin great de- mand on the Toronto market just now. The market is steady and will likely remain So. Additional Local Items. CoAL oil for sale at Loree’s. Fresu oysters kept constantly on hand at Mrs. Zeran’s grocery. SPECIAL attention paid to orders sent with children at Loree’s grocery. Don’r forget the Rankin Family con- certin the Town fiall, Atwood, on Christmas night. *. 1,040 Las, of candy has arrived at Hamilton's grocery for the Christmas trade. Call and get your supplies. Wa, ZERAN is still lying at the point of death. The old gentleman is nearly 94 years of age, and of course the wheels of life are worn away, scon to stop forever. Tuk Methodist choir droveto Jubilee, 12th con.of Elma, Monday night, an turnished the musie for thetea meeting held there, ‘The choir have quite a rep utation abroad. New Trae TABLE.—The new Grand Trunk Railway time table came into effect on Monday, Dec. 7th. The chang- es so faras Atwood is affected are us follows: Trains for Kincardine leave Atwood at$10a.m,, and 2:43 and 9:14 p.m. For Palmerston, 7 21 a.m., and J2:40 and 10 p.m. Tir Stratford Herald says:--Rev. David Rogers, of Atwood, delivered two crisp and earnest sermons ‘in the Central Methodist church last Sunday. In the eyening he touched on the sub- jects of Sabbath desecration, dancing and intemperance, condemning all three in foreible terms. Dancing, he said, was contrary to the Methodist dis- ciple and taken altogether was a “bar- barian pastime.” Mr. Rogers is pu tr lar in A.wood, where he is doing goud work, For the Party Press. The attention of ou our good friends, the party organs, is respectfully called to the following patent double-action, re- versible, ball-jointed editorials on scan- dais, which we trast they can see thrir way clear to quote. If the Conserva- tive papers will observe the simple rule of striking .out the bracketed names while the Liberals will, with a similar care, delete the others, this leader may then be utilized by any hard worked journalist who needs time to run up to the Capital, Dominion or provincial, to see about the Government printing. THE EDITORIAL. The shocking disclosures of political corruption at Quebec (Ottawa) must fill every patriotic Canadian with disgust and indignation, Nothing short of the expulsion of the thieving trustees from public office and public life can assuage the wrath of an outraged ple. Nor ean the principals throw all blaine ny upon subordinates and thus escape ‘scott free.” It is all very well to load Ernest Pacaud (Thomas McGreevy) with male- dictions, but no one will believe that he took large sums from public contract- ors, and spent them to keep .the Gov- ernment in power without guilty know- ledge and acqniesence on the part of Mercier (Langevin). Mercier (Lange- vin) and Pacuad (McGreevy) have lon been hand to Hove, They have hantec in couples, and to suppose for an in- stant that the Gount (sir Hector) did not know where the ammunition came from is aysurd, Nor ean the Grit Tory) party condemn its Mercier's (Lange- vin'’s)—and so on to the usual dire con- clusion, which our friends, no doubt, stereotyped, in which the organ urges that Mercier Langelier (Langevin and Abbott) be branded with infamy; and that the party of Langevin and Abbott (Mercier and Pangecs be granted an opportunity to purify the political at mosphere, We garantee this editorial; and, as evidence of our goud faith, we offer to refund any money paid us for thesame by any of you, if it does not prove sat- isfactery to the most hard shelled pat izan who suscribes just to keep the per gc na then omits the forma ity of payment, Perth County Notes. The Stratford Mechanics’ Institute has now 200 members. There are already $2,200 worth of shares sold for the erection of a- flax mill in Sebringville. The friends of temperance have de- cided to submit the Local Option law to a vote of the people of Mitchell. Dr. Willmot, who has been practising a short time in Toronto, has decided to locate in Mitchell. The town has now four doctors. The Model school examinations be- gan in Stratford and Mitchell Dec. 7th. There are thirty-seven candidates writ- ing at Stratford, Jacob Wolfe, ason of Philip Wolfe, was married last week to Lyda Smith, a daughter of B. Smith, of Gadshill. The ceremony was performed by Rey. J. Sanders, the Lutheran minister, The Blanshard Council have decided to seek re election for their present pos- itions:--W. Hutchins, reeve; D. A. Johnson, deputy-reeve, and Messrs. Berry. St. Jolin and Sinclair, council- lors, A crowd of about two hunired and fifty persons assembled at the residence a: Ir. Grieve, Avyonton, “ness the triage of his dang!‘ “erie, Robt. Clarke, of Carli: Rev. Mr. Drumm tied the knot. A. F. MeLaren, Stratford. shipped the other day 534 boxes of cheese, the balance of the make of the Kirkton cheese factory, and 573 boxes, the last from John Dempsey’s factory, Downie. The cheese was valued at 37,700, Knox church, St. Marys, whch some time ago was visited by fire, was reop- ened Dee. 6th and elegantly ixed up. Rey. Principal Grant preached at the morning and evening services, anc Rev. Mr. Cosgrove officiated in the after- nvon, Stratford is about to lose one of its ablest young preachers in the nerson of Rev. J. P. Gerrie, of the Congregational chureh. Mr. Gerrie has received an in- vitation to. the pastorate of the East Toronto Congregational churth, which he has accepted. The students in training at the Mit- chell Mode! scliool to show their apprec iation of the efforts of $3. Nethercott, | & the principal, presented him with an address and a handsome goid chain, to- rether with a lady's dressing case for his wife, as tokens of esteem. Three doctors recently peifarmed a very delicate operation on Mrs. Aug. Walter, of South Easthope, by remov- ing from her body a tumor o* over 150 poundsin weight She has been doing well since and the doctors corsider her now pretty well out of danger, says an exchange. The annual meting of the atrons of the Kirkton creamery was heli on the 25th ult. The Secretary’s book showed that there had been collected over 45,- O0Vinehes of cream from which were manutactured over 45,000 peunds of butter. The butter was sold am an av- etage for 2U}¢c. per pound, netting to the patrons 16 13-90 cents per pound, and there was distributed among the ‘| patrons for the season over $7,v00, f~) Successful Milking Machine. NE of the latest labor saving in- ventions, says an agricultural authority, is a machine for milk- ing cows, which has been in op- eration for some time past on the English estate of the Duke of Portland, and has proved a great suc- cess, An ordinary iron pipe, one inch in diameter, is carried round the cow- house, at a convenient height above the shoulders of the cows. It communi- cates with a hand pump, whereby the air is drawn from the pipe, a circular tank connected with a shallow well of water serving as a regulator of the vacuum. From the iron pipe project connections, one opposite the space be- tween every pair of animals, each con- nection being furnished with a stop cock. To any one of these connections is fitted a length of India rubber tubing, the other end being attached to a nozzle near the top of the milk pail, which is of special construction. The pail is cylindrical in form, with a truncated conical top. Its opening, which is four inches wide, is closed by means of a thick glass disk, which restsinside flush with the outer rim of the pail, support- ed by a thick rubber band, held in place by a \ projecting ledge underneath. On one side of theshoulder of the pail is the nozzlé which has been referred to, and on the opposite side are four similar nozzles, all of which are like the smail connections upon the iron pipe. The solitary nozzle is for attachment to the long flexible tube from the iron pipe: the other fourare forshort lengths of tubing connected in their turn with specially-constructed teat cups, each of which receives a teat of the cow under operation. The cups, like the pail, are made of tinned iron, and each one is pro- vided with a tap or stopcock. The milk pail has in addition to its handle a couple of hooks, by means of which it is ‘suspended alittle in front of the cow's udder, 2 broad band of girthing being across the animal’s loins for the purpose. The method of operating is y; very simple,_When—ath is ready pump is worked by a small boy, and the airis thus exhaustedfrom the iron pipe. Then a pail, with its cup attach- ed, is adjusted under the cow, the tu is joined to one of theconnections over- head, the stopcock is opened, and a par- tial vacuum, is established within the pail. Next one of the cups was moist- ened and placed so as to embrace a teat; the stopcock of the cup is then opened, the teat is then brought under the in- fluence of the vacuum, and the greater external atmospheric pressure at _— causes the milk to begin to flow, Af- ter four cups have thus been aijusted four jets of milk can be seen flowing into thecan immediately beneath the glass cover. In from eight to ten min- utes the cow is milked “ wa An expert who has Shaerealily tested the merits of the apparatus says that the animals submit very quietly to the novel method of milking, and appear to be scarcely conscious that they are being depriyed of their milk. While relieving cows of much of the distress that has hitherto been regarded as inevitable under existing circumstances, especially in the case of animais with chapped or swollen teats, the employment of the machine will insure much greater clean - liness in the operation of milking, 4 benefit of at least as much importance to the producer. On large dairy farms, it wil®be invaluable, as one attendant can conveniently keephalfa dozen cows going. By the time the adjustment-+has been made for the sixth cow the first wiil about have finished milking, and her pail can be taken for the seventh cow, and SO On. Trowbridge. James Moore, of. Trowbridge, has been engaged to teach the Molesworth public school for 1892. The annual school entertainment will be held here this (Friday) evening. A splendid musical and literary pro- gram is being prepared and a treat is in store for young and old. A silver collection will be taken to aid in pro- curing presents for the children. Brussels. A room has been fitted up alongside the tireencine for a hose room. The place will be heated by a col stove. Alex. Wilson has placed a fine Bell upright piano, style E.. manufactured at Guelph, in the home of W. Nightin- gale, merchant, of this piace. Alex. Wilson has disposed ot his house and lot-on Princess street to Mrs. Mc ean for the sum of $450, It is a very cheap property. Mr. Wilson intends re- moving to Manitoba. Nomination day for municipal officers on Monday, Dec. 28, 12, noon. Ht there is an-elertion Ronald McNaughton and Wm. Aldrige will be the Deputy Re- turning officers with the polling place+ at J.J. Gilpin’s office and the Counc. Chamber. ‘Trustees’ nominations on the 28th also. The residents of Brussels and sur- rounding country were greatly sucprised on Friday, Dec. 4th, to hear that Geo., eldest son of Jno. R. Smith, hardware merchant, had passed away aftera brief illness, at the early age of 14 years and 7 months. IHehad been the subject of that terribie disease oe ye and subsequent complications 3 y terminated hia earthly career.