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nn _~ May 6 Cut Rates VIA KLONDYKE Tickets to Vancouver, Vic- toria, Seattle and Tacoma, Tourist cars every Friday from Toronto (no change) ; no customs delays and most direct route to British Cclum- biaand Klondyke gold fields, If you are going to» St. Paul, Minneapolis, West Superior or Duluth, we will ticket you through for $16. Listowel to Toronto for $2 Single $3.35 return. Montreal. $7 single, return $11.70, also very low rates to Hamilton, Niagara . Falls, Chatham, Brockville; Prescott, Kingston, Napanee, Woodstock, London, Guelph, Berlin, Sarnia. Speciat Colonist trains to MANITOBA and CANA- DIANNORTHWEST, commencing Tuesday March 1st, (Via Smith's Falls,) and every Tuesday during March and April. Free Colonist sleepers. For Tickets, Berths, &c., call on J. LIVINGSTONE, JR. Agent C.P. R. BANK OF HAMILTON. $1,250 000 725,009 CAPITAL - = RESERVE FUND DIRECTORS : JOHN STUART. PRestpent: A. G. RAMSAY, Vice PRESIDENT. JOHN PROCTOR. GEORGE" ROACH A.T. WOOD, WM. GIBSON, M. P, A. I, LEE (Tononto.) SAVINGS BANK.--$1 and wpwareds recelv- don deposit. SPEC aD De POSITS also received at' curren re Great Britain and the United tates bought and sold, Collections made on avoreble terms, J. H.STUART, Agent, Listowel J W, Scott, Banker, ESTABLISHED 1872. Does a General Banking business. DRAFTS BOUGHT and SOLD, avable in all parts of the DOMINION, UNITEDSTATES and GREAT BRITAIN NOTES DISCOUNTED. DEPOSITS RECEIVED enrrent, rate of interest allowed. Cheque Bank Cheques Issued, payable hall parts of tne world, without notice or of private funds to lend per ceut., A Fars ye amount on good farm security at five with poivilege of repaying annually Issuer or Marriage License Manitoba Wheat Crop. Wiunipeg, May 3. 3.---In sume places in the country wheat is aiready above ground, and in others the fields have quite a greenish tinge. The crop sown is a lurge one, and putin under most + hi lie oa MARYBOROUGH COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Maryborough nell was held in the township hali hoch field on Saturday the 2% as of April ai 2 pm. Members all present, the reeve in the chair Moved by. "Scott and McDonald that in reference to the com- plaint of Mr. James Branden of water be ing Bh ng i out of its natural channel and into his land dving him damage be conside red and that Mr. W. R. MeCor- mick and the mover be a committee to iar vestigate the matter-- Moved by Scoit and Me Donald that as Mr.' Dynes, the township clerk, intends Miss Annie the office to be open all day on Saturdays and from 4 p.m. on all other week days --Carried The contract for taking down the pre- { abutment ul der the éth ps bridge ain, also putting in let to Mr. Geo. f $94 his tender be- » lowest. The statute labor by- law was amended so as to relieve Mr. Peter Johnston, pathmaster, of one-half the statute labor in road-division No. 55 and appointing Mr. John Hadden path- north half of the division uncil santas to meet on Saturday 23th of en next, at 10 a.m, as a Court of Revisi and for general business cf which all. carden interested will please take notice. .ED. DYNES, Clerk. Before. After. Wood's Phosphodine, AY oon Oe Ont. Woot's Fhosp! soe is Sold in Lis towel, by J. A. Hac CORN AND POTATOES. Justin -A Car Load of CANADIAN. FLINT CORN, Also acar load of BEAUTY 'OF HEBRON Potatoes. China and Crockery at cost. RA, CLIMIE GROCER Wallace St. MONEY TO LOAN. - Be tin, & apes Agent pa the Hamilt ton Be vid an Society Lam prepared t ake strai he loan at yd rates of Interest. "Appiste K. HUTCHISON, Listowel May wn 1807 THE MILKING STOOL, An Article of Widespread Common Use Not Made In Factories. A man who had seen {n pictures milk- ing stools occupied by milkmaids engaged in milking. cows that stood placidly switching off a fly now -s ar and look- ing drowsily out upon vely suinmer landscape, thought to himself that, taking into peer the enormous number of cows in this country that were daily milked, there must be an enormaus num- ber of milking stools used, and therefore that the milking stool must be a consider- able item of manufacture, and that it might even be that there were factories that made nothing else. With this idea in mind he set out to get some facts concern- ing the trade in milking stools. At two establishments for tho sale of dairy sup- plics, whero he saw a great variety of all sorts of things for dairy use, the inquirer was informed that they did not sell milk- ing stools anc never heard of thom asanarticle of trade. It was quite true that there wero mony thousands of them in daily use, but they were made by the farmers themselves. It wouldn't pay to make them to sell, cheaply as they could be made, because the farmer could make them cheaper still, and there was no occa- sion for Lim to buy a thing that he could make in a very short time for nothing or next to not e@ most elaborate of milking stools wouk! be one made of a piece of board or plank with the corners rounded off, mak- not quite through, three or four auger holes. Into these holes would be driven pegs for legs. But not all milking stools are so olaborate as this. Two dairymen who were asked for information on the subject said that they had never seon a milking stool for sale In any store, city or country; that every farmer made his own, and that it might be something far sim- plor still than the milking stool with legs. It might be simply a handy small box, or it might be a short stick of wood with a piece of board nailed across one end, a stool that would be picked up by the board, Whatever it was, the milking stool was mah come that was found or could be made on tho "No such dine, as an ornamented milk- ing stool of any kind?" asked the inquirer. here's generally some cow in the herd that does whatever ornomenting there is done," said one of the dairymen, and from this the inquirer was led to infer that the cow does not always stand placid- ly, lazily switching off a fly and gazing drowsily meanwhile off upon a peaceful summer landscape, but that there is now and then a cow that occasionally rears and tears and upsets the milk pail and kicks the milking stool into very small slivers. Inquiry at the offices of two large dairy establishments elicited the same informa- tion. Indeed, it was not until the inquir- er bad sought the esta! 'ishment of a whole- sale chair manufacturer that he found the milking 'stcol produced as an article of trade. The stool so made is adisk of wood with short, turned legs, called by the more euphonious name of the milk maid's stool, and sold, finished in the natural wood, not for milking purposes, stores, to women who paint, enamel and ornament them in one way and another or adorn them with ribbons, making of them useful or atria articles of furniture. --New York Su eee ee Fe Murray & Lanman's FLORIDA WATER THE SWEETEST MOST FRAGRANT, MOST REFRESHING HANDKERCHIEF, TOILET OR BATH. ALL DRUGEISTS, PEAFUMERS AND GENERAL DEALERS. Public Notice, Re Local Improvements, Listowel. Public notice is hereby Soa that muant to the statute in me the © proceed with construction of priificial stone side walks on the following streets, viz: Walk No. 1, on the north side of Main Stre perty owners $680.95, Town's ah pa Skis. Walk No. 2, on the south side of Main street, westerly, from the ont oe lot No. 6, eubdivision five feet in width extending to the west aide of Livingston street and from thence four feet in width extending to the west side of lot No. 2, D. D. eG total length of said walk 2776 fee timated cost to property owners ans. 528 Town's share $165.35. Walk No. 3, on the south side of Main street, easterly from the east side of Wellington street flve feet in width extending ast side of gs street me from thence four width extending to the of Maitland Street, Total length of said walk 1841 feet, estimated cost to pro~ nog owners $920.25. Town's share 3.65. $13: Waik No. 4 on the north side of Inker- man street westerly from the west side of Wallace ree extending to the west side of Dodd and -- thence pound along reet four feet in width to "the north pn of Main = total length 828 feet. estimated cost to property owners $278.65, toes 2 cars 3175.60. Walk No. 5 on the east side of Mil street from the of present walk ex- ending to the north aide of Elma street six feet in width total length 284 feet estimated cost to property owners $147.84 Town's share, $56.64. Walk No. 6, on the south side of Pit- man street from the east side of Divi4+ sion street to the west side of Victorla street east thence southerly along the west side of Victoria street East to the south side of Penelope street four feet in width total length 827 feet 7 inches estimated cost to poverty owners $337.30 Town's share $76.50 The total ccotimated cost of sald im- an appear rs & the report of s ated eget the lith and " april 'the 30th, 1898, and no' on file in the Clerk's office is S471 65 payable in twenty equal annual install- ments sufficient to cover interest at 'ws rate of four per cent per annum an sinking fund for the payment of the said principal sum, and the lands proposed to be specially assessed therefor consist of: WALK NO. 1. Proportionate No of Lot Street Frontages EK pté n Ma 52 ft Win W pea n Main O2 ft hin Gand 7 n Main 137 ft iN Sub 1, Lot: n Main 66 ft r Sub 1, 1, 3, n Main ft SWpt n Main Sift n SEpt n Main 33 ft n ) n Main 65ft n n Main 66 ft n § n Main éft n S pt n Main 66ft n E pt n Main oft n pt n Main ft Dy Sand pt n Main i8lft Gin n Main 37 ft Oin Town's SHA! 3: Division : reet Cros 9 ft Gin. Vv Sotaria Street East ¢ sing. 66 ft 0 in, 15 ft Gin, $83 16 WALK NO. 2, a lot 6 s Main S7ftoin "$41 00 and 31 4 Main ee oin 95" 15 in S2ft9in 66 75 52 and 53 : Main 12ftOin 79 20 54 s Main 10sft3in 62 55 land? s Main 132ft0in 7% 20 3 8 Main 66ftOin 39 60 4 sMain S2ft9in U1 5,6, 7and8 s Main 208ftGin 121 80 u : Ma S2ftGin 26 38 10 sMain S2ftSin 26 °8 Ht, 12, 18, 14. 6&1 Fi 15 ptF 4 sh cyt yt Main S9ftoin 174 50 Grane bea o ptk It con 1, 'etme ; 's es 118ftOin 79 ain 7iftGin 37 2 S and Corp rr} 7 Ma niszftOin 660) EiT ove n 66ftOin 33-00 de i i Main 66ft 33 00 = Ma n li2ftOin 66 00 $to 13 et en es Main 376ft.9.in_ 188 (4 1 s Main 66ft90in 33 00 2 $s Main 66ft 3 Town's SHARK ane crossing, 10 ft 0in Victoria: - reet West crossing. 19 ft Gin, Harber Strect crossing, 47 ft Gin. Livingston Street Cro ssink. igh fg in. Ss in Hay Strect Crossing. 49 ft 6 in. Nelson Strect Crossing, 45 ft 6 in, 300 ft 6 in, $105 8 WALK NO. 3. 66 ft Oin a9 60 g. Of Gin. 133000 in. tt 6 in. ttGin as ft 6 in. 231 ft Nichol > te Ma ritual Street. re siti . 133.65 WALK NO. 4, j 82 n Inkermian 17 n Inkerman w Dole lit vin GO ae prow _ w Thode Lig ttS im HOt Oin 66 00 il Sub. 9, Be Main 4 us 67 w ailace Sice et croasing do ft. Dodel Street crossing 45 £1 6 inehies. Inkerman Street © rinuaisise i ie 6 ine hes. 4 ant 2 k. & E. Wal. 5: rr nke are he ftlo ints Geb N Mat yw bs vd G8 ft8 in. 'a $175 175.60 WALK NO. 5. jspri2 eMil itd in g57.12 Npr6s oe Mill S0tt Gin 21,60 Cpt e Mill 16 ft Otn sb. _ e Mi cote Oin 35.00 Town's si 45 Gt > Mill Street 39 ft Bin. Pris 'Town Hail Prope riy uo ft, TSO Hts in 056.64 |RRRREE represent vehi of the real a anerty nor to be assessed be ed to council within one month from "-- faa publica- tion of this notice the will be be iendectaben and the special assessment therefor will be. made by the Coun cil. Dated at Listowel this 4th day of May, 1898. Ww. B. gett Town Clerk. Town of Listowel. Public Notice--Re Pro- posed Waterworks and Hlectric Light Bylaws. Notice is hereby given that the Muni4 cipality of the Town of maintain and carry on waterworks and electric lighting and manufac and supply electric light and for such pur- poses to acquire such property and privi- leges as it may lawfuly do and which may be deemed advisable, and to borrow upon Debentures $19,700.00 for said pur- poses and for making provision for ment thereof Swit interest at and to provide = the : eeeinent of a Board of Comm The the following is an estimate prepared for this corporation by John Gait, C. B:, of the expenditure intended under said proposed wi Toronto 30th March 1898. To the Mayor and pons Ont., ' 'Gentlemen: --In pondered with your instructions I- beg to submit herewith estimate of cost of projected water- works system. Artesian ees: and ground eee basin . $1500 0 Power house "and Dwelling .. 3000 00 Pum machinery ... 1500, 00 Elevated stares e Tank ... ... .. 3000 0 500 lineal ft of new mains 1 2500 lineal ft new mains 1000 lineal ft of new mains iin: 8000 feet Total $ 16 Hydrants and 12 valves ... ... 1300 00 Building lot, House service, En- @imeering, C66. oso seo ase sso ase vos 1600 60 'otal $17,500 00 If it is ~ intention to provide for the acquistion of Street Arc Lighting lant, then "$2,200.00 should be added to the foregoing making a grand total of $19,700.00. Respectfully yours, a alt. And take notice that a poll of the elect- ors qualified to vote upon said proposed By law will be taken by wards, on Wed4 nesday the 6th day of July, 1898 from 9 o'clock a,m. to 5 o'cleck p, m. at wel aforesaid. Dated at my office, Listowel, this 3rd May, 1898. W. E. BINNING, Town Clerk. W. F. SEBURGER & co. ed Bee PAINTERS. oO PAPER HANGERS, DECORATORS, ETC.., } Have opened a shop in the Royal Hotel building, Wallace St., and will be pleasea to furnish estimates and fill orders fur averything in the way of House Decorat- ing, Kalsomining, Glazing, etc. Our charges'will be moderate, Giye usa trial, When not in shup, orders left at A. Zilliax's Jewelery store will be promptly at- W, F, Seburger & Co. tended to, LISTOWEL MARKETS. May 5 5 Wheat, per bushel - Barley Gate bs do Ua per ton Bran, do Shorts, do F lowe. we r oat do Butte r pound rolls ....- Ib resh, perdoz 7 10 1 " ty Nitad . ay to our per barrel - $75 500 Dressed Logs eee 575 600 STRATFORD. STRA \ A ay 5 1898 w ere haa! eae aaae, one 100 10 Rarle Pon a) KS) Gain. o » a $2 i Potatoes per bag ...--cere eee reece eee wo e 7 00 6 OF Mi ro per panes 9 0 Hay per t % 00 00 WwW Hod per cord, lon ft 200 2 0 ns ood per cord, long, hard... 10 450 DTK tn nt ttn neon 500 5 50 Hider aves ceseeee sescece 60 650 PALMERSTON May il fall Wheat.....-. 2... #1 WH to Sl 00 Spring \ Ww he BE siscsesss saeexewer Vto on sehRsawareeonened Rte f) Pork 5 Wto 540 eof * 4W@to 500 s fto 64 tte 4 Ste bat] Maney to Loan, $3},009 to loan at aima-5 12 per cent Apply to S, Bricker, at the Bricker Hard wats < NO. 6. 3 pt 627 2 Lily iston 446 uA ™ "bite cn x 33 00 3 00 19 80 170 39 25 39235 3925 VD Towns § SHARE yt: « fro Victoria Street E., 19 {t0 i in. Penelope Street, 60 {t0in. ft $76.5 ware marriage is a succe health is pi ar even the most ardetit love t, aud marriage is invariably a failure. cried the warning so often ot all should realize the dangers of wedlock to people in 'llshealth case of this kin m every side --in the kiss of geen aad 'the caress of the honeymoon, The man who is sufferin from bee -health i = a physical bankrupt, and asn ht to condemn a woman to nurse for life and the mother of babes hae r. Pierce's dig Medical Discovery acts directly on en a man gestion ss all right is blood will Se pure; when lood is pure his nervous system will be aber and his health vigorous, home is an impossibility od = until ver health is restore e's Favorite Prescription puree all fronhles. of the dis- * tinctly femin nism. cures them speedily, completely and ser ae gd It fits for wifehood and motherhood. 'Bo medicines are vary by all ood dealers. The keading Shoe Store. ZINN & GREVE We have opened out one or the finest stocks of Boots and Shoes ever offered in Listowel, which we will sell at the Low- EST Prices. Give us a call and be convince@hat_ we are leading in boots and shoes. ORDERED WORK A SPECIALTY. Repairing neatly and prompt- ly done, ZINN & GREVE. Wallace St.. - = Red Front New Hand IN THE BUTCHERING BUSINESS D. WEBER having bought out the butcher busi- ness of 8, J. Stevenson, is con- tinuing the business at the old stand on Wallace street, and will be able to supply the pub- Jic with Fresh Meats of All Kinds, Only First Class meat handled, R. Amey, D. S. WEBER, Manager. Proprietor D2 Woop's NORWAY PINE 'SYRUP. THE MOST PROMPT, Pleasant and Perfect Cure for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup, Whoop- ing Cough, Quinsy, Pain in the Chest and all Throat, The healing anti-consumptive virtues' '| of the Norway Pine are ae in this medicine with Wild Ch and other pectoral Herbs and Bal- sams to to make a true 'specific for. all 4, a Price . 25c. and BOc. Bronchial and and Lung Diseases. | WALL PAPER | Ww: have an unusually iarge assortment of all grades in stock, and now is the- time to decorate your homes. But betore you do so, we would ask you to call and see our patterns, as they are attractive and up-to-date in both coloring and pattern. We have also a complete line of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Paints, etc. PRICES TO SUIT ALL. J. SEBURGER. TAKE NOTIGE ever ready to serve cns- Just come and leave you Tam temers. order for NEW SUIT or OVERCOAT and you will be sure to have the lates style. But if you can't afforda new one, get your old ones Cleaned, Dyed or repaired to look like n am prepared to do all kinds of DYEING and CLEANING to satisfaction. Old and Faded Gar- ments made to look like new. _ and get prices. Shop at my residen on William street, one Block South, o Baptist church. Wm Stephan, Tailor and Dyer. STILL T0 THE FORE 0- -O- For the Newest Choicest and besé value in GROCERIES, you will tind the old reliable Store of Jas Armstrong, the right place to deal. "CHOICE TEAS AND COFFEE, NEW RAISINS AND_CURRANTS, FRESH CANNED GOODS, PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS. Bargainsin CROCKERY and GLASSWARE. Orders filled and delivered promptly. Our long continuance in business is the beat guarantee that wedealsquarely and give good value for the mouey. Butter and Eggs and Cured Meats taken s Cash, JAS. ARMSTRONG Listowel Post Office. MailsOpens. Mail losed 20 a. im. Kincardine'and 11.45 a.m points" wes 8. 20 a. m. kia and points 8 30a. m noon outh 130p.m 25 307. m. Wi iarton- -Southampten Il, a.m. andpoinsoh p. m. 9.20 a, m. Toronto, Guelph, Hun: 7.25a.m. 1? noon ilton all po'wtseast 11 a. m. 12.45 p.m. 1.20 pa 11 a. m, Molesworth and Trow- 12.45 pm a ridge. Beginning Monday, Nov, 30th, 1996. DOES YOUR BICYCLE NEED REPARING? © EYGELSIOR REPAIR. SHOP where you can get all kinds' of Brazing, Vuleanrizing, Enameling, ete,, Also atl kinds of Sewing machines, Guns, Clothes Ringers, Umbrellas,, Clip~ pers, Scissors, Lawn Mowers, Saws, a 5 put in good working orde. J. JACKSON. WALLACE STREET. Brook's Wochen Mill. North PRIVATE SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF LISTOWEL, i ligt aml Elna Sir ate orchard, 9 reome 'd rnace, Woda lie Stable, hard an soft wuter, grape Vines ete Also property on Main Street ar Haptist chureh, consisting of owe Le alt aere of elite 9 rool" ed hunse, Ot de ws or oh werd, daar ane * Shia pre Toe mae With ome att ror one-Balf av ri of Tawi 8 puarebaser puiy wire. Also 2 Jota on Main Streer aneaynarter nerve 2 lota ou Elma Street ote-qua