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i th et tie 7 vol xvi no 44 stouffville ontario thursday january 7 190 v whole number 827 the tribune is published every thurnrly afternoon at the office grubins block stooffviiile 0xt tkrms 1 io ndvanoj 125 if not pud io ndyance jul till pfoidbily altefldedto r her by lawrence ferry a vi m4lloy b a editor 9 i ft arsas ciaad legali james mcculiougb llb bui viator solicitor kto ld standard bank ouoj floor west ot postoffloe fville ont v to uoan mm fitch lb l lb 3 4rrister solicitor otary public conveyancer c- ikioe daleys block stoutfville t-ennox- lennox 3uttqv ttirritrt solicitors conveyancers c s uuvillo office spotlonls block urorb utfie over ontario bank htrkhvn ofije opposite freukiiit f herbert lennox john f l iiox i3 u ittjo uwniali mh lds dis dentist qraiiiaty f tha royal college of dental surkcooa honor duite of lronto university pwt gf vjuito chicago cullers office over staffords store rumdence ku pert are west end appointments may be mad for evenings i darker lds dds stouffvllle ont lajuate of royal college ot dental 4 ont honor graduate of unlver- of toronto loerl to 12 era 22 to 6 p m iffice in crubiws block noxt kr east of tribune office ibpuintment may be made for eve nings 4 tmcium erery iloaday and tne v of flee oer u whites store lhankkls barbkk shof and cgab store we if ep oo amtenra or apprentice all flnt out workman a eat will convince you tntoiit barber shop it upto date nod anitcitia oar clar store f headquarters or he but brandtot cigars and tobaccos and pirsa rrt class laundry erfabllahed try as with your next parcel i w shankel prop 0 e uj i q cc o o i q o u3 3 o ooooooooooooo o i anniversary o o o o copyrlsht 1s0b by t a mcclaro 5 00000000oco0000 never bad there been such a winter in south dnsenbury what wltbmu- slcales lectures socials aud the like the little tillage usually managed to fill in the dark cheerier gap behvetii harvest and sowing nicely but this winter the felicities of viiiage life had been augmented by an amazing and unparalleled number of wedding anni versaries wooden weddings tin wed dings crystal weddings bad followed one another in rapid succession until toose who wero blessed in the giving were hardly less numerous than thos blessed in the receiving now south dusenbury contained its share of spinsters village parlance which being interpreted signified that the woman to whom the term was ap plied bad lived twentyeight years or more generally more and was still unmarried to their eternal credit be it said that they rejoiced open hearted- ly in the marital anniversaries of their fellow citizens and bad contributed uot a little to the general atmosphere of happiness which attended these func tions no not quite all one exception- one distinguished exception must be noted iveziul umy miss bottleby was a strmimvmi tall angular wo man an adenl t iirch worker and ready to turn her helpful hand to any thing when the needs of the neighbor hood required but these wedding an niversaries began to pall upon her and by the time deacon thompson and lira thompson had celebrated their silver wedding she was thoroughly dis gusted she lost no opportunity in let ting that fact be known hers was a trenchant tongue some were amused more were made uncomfortable but there was no other result the anni versaries continued just the same of course this fact did not silence miss bottleby i tell ye she said one afternoon at a meeting of the kings daughters ifs perfectly scandalous scch graspln tendencies as has been exhibited in tbis village this winter is downright hea thenish why look at old john newell and sophy newell they aint done nothin but spat these mortal twenty five years accordln to all accounts and laws me there they stood up to gether at their silver weddln she in a new gingham dress and all perked np and blmperln about with one eye and conntln the presents with the other it made me sick and i guess i showed jest bow i felt tool as usual miss bottleby was listened to in the most respectful silence and when she ceased speaking no one ven tured a remark miss bottleby gave a contemptuous sniff and applied herself to her needle while she sewed on tho glimmer of an idea shot through bcr mind and as she pondered and en larged upon it the stern lines of bcr face relaxed into a broad smile yes she would do it there was no reason why she should not and many reasons why she should if so many persons congratulated themselves and asked others to join them simply because they bad been married a score or so of years why should she not bo congratu lated in remaining single a similar period sorely it was more difficult to remain unmarried than to find a hus band yes she would do it in a day or two the villagers received tho following invitation miss kezlah bottleby having exist ed in single blessedness for fortyfive years requests your presence at bcr home on thursday may 12 at 3 oclock nuts will be served ana presents may be stored in the parlor they were the talk of the village these invitations and every one said how like miss bottleby it was they all meant to go too for they felt that she did deserve something for her long years of abnegation the general tend ency was to defeat her purpose by ig noring the obvious sarcasm and pre tending that they took her seriously hiram splnks bad received an invi tation and it had struck a responsive chord in his heart for be too bad en- joyed a life of celibacy he met miss bottleby several days before the variety party and she smiled so warmly that hiram lifted his hat clear from hla head instead ot giving the customary little flip of bis hand how be ye hiram said miss bot tleby fine warm day why haw de doob keziahr said hiram yes um yes lfs tolerable warm that was all kezlah swept by but hiram suddenly gave a start and turn ed to look at her retreating figure a fine smart woman he muttered a real woman he was thinking he thought all the way to his lonely home and finally slapped bis hand on his thigh by gum he ejaculated ill do it as sure as sbootinl the next few days were spent in painting and his married sister came over and helped him put tbe honse in unwonted order but she felt that he had suddenly lost his mind she was confident of this fact when a day or so later hiram came home with a new suit of clothing and a new bat but all that he would vouchsafe was that be had bought them for the party hiram was ready and the more he mused on his new resolution the more absent i minded he became i the day of the came and the villagers outdid themselves in their eonerositv they reckoned to sileuce miss bottlobys tongue on the subject of wedding anniversaries forever the little parlor was piled with presents of all kinds and all including miss bot tleby were radiant every one bad a regular good time and whenthe guests began to leave they assured her they were ready for the next variety any time she chose to give it finally the door closed on the last guest and miss bottleby returned to the parlor she did not look at her presents she was thinking of how kind they all had been and was making all sorts of resolutions concerning her future relations with her neighbors then she looked out of the window i wonder whatever became of hi ram splnks she said as in answer the bell rang and upon opening tho door there stood hiram shaven beard aud hair trimmed and new clothing kezlah gasped why hiram ye air late aint ye come in yes yes murmured hiram im acomln following miss kezlah into tho parlor but i cant stop long i jest came in to bring ye my present miss bottleby looked surprised for hiram was quite empty handed so yevo brung me a present eh well ye neednt bev done that hiram what is it let me see it hiram stepped closer tho present be said slowly why kezlab ye can see the present its right before ye ive come and brung myself fur a present do yo wont me kezlah why hiram hiram moved closer and then sud denly miss kezlab but let us draw the curtain over what followed those pre cious moments of first love in south dnsenbury wypsn weil hung a buy your clothes of ns and lgwo wijl see tbat they tit and j hung well when you put them on if you bans them properly and wear them with tasteful ac cessories others cant touch you jjj for genteel appearance and a genial air of being well groomed our clothes are well and fashionably made and they show it at a glance we have splendid line of can t be beat anywhere ior fit material or workmanship we have them from s to 18 give us a call and we witf prove to your satisfaction what we can do for you in the clothing line cbnliffe peteis stouffville ont the citys freedom enirriijf jcyo it is said that there is a woman in manchester england who baa eyea which magnify objects fifty tlmaa in the afternoon the occasion being an their natural size iii naui variety tea and dough- i the avehegi of canada start the new ye ir by opening up a savings accounts with the sovereign bank inferos a0 deposit no trouble no red tape no delay w j stark hajtactlslb i an honorary aiark of uonor what it uoana ud uuv it js conforrod kdlnburxlt mothod when a municipality of tho united kingdom desires to honor in a special manner any man of mark as edinburgh did lord strathconu on the 4th doc 1003 it confers upon him the freedom of tho burgh in other words it gives him tho rank of a free burgess nowadays the distinction is a purely honorary one but for that very reason is more sparingly granted and more highly prized than m times not yet very remote it was accompanied with many impoitunt rights and privileges not much more than half a century ago only the freemen bur gesses could participate in the gov ernment of a scottish city or burgh ihey wore tho absolute masters not only of the government and admin istration but possessed exclusive trading rights only in 184g wero their rights and privileges abolished by act of parliament and it will probably bo difficult for canadians to believe that less than 60 years ago not a shop could bo opened for tho sale of any article or commodity unless the tradesman belonged to ono or other of tho trade guilds it is just ono of tlk wany instances of the great revolution through which britain ha jizjd during tho nine teenth centuro- d revolution which simply because it ran ita course in a constitutional manner did not find tho recognition freely accorded to less radical but more noisy changes burgesses still enjoy a few privi leges of minor importance such as tho right to pasture cattle en the burgh lands where there are any and to tho services of the burgh herd where one is required they also elect certain of the officials and aro alone eligible for certain offices as any resident however can bo- come a free burgess by payment of small sum there is no great practi cal grievance and these relics of a bygone age serve ea links with and reminders of tho long and troubled history of the scottish burghs there are iconoclasts who would willingly sweep away all these antique and moro or less useless survivals but they meet with llttlo countenance tho citizens laugh at the town councils weakness for robes and cocked hats but there are few who would not don them if fate so fav ored a proposal to confer the freedom of the city is almost invariably made by the lord provost and as a rule commands the ready assent of the corporation apart from the desire to honor distinguished ability and servlco there is always the pleasur able excitement which attends the conduct of public functions and the opportunity of poslnffin the public eye to their own glory and that of their friends and acquaintances and the envy told and untold of their rivals once passed the resolution is duly minuted end an official ex tract prepared and signed by the lord provost and town clerk and it is then enclosed in a casket of sllr ver on the day appointed the coun cl convent in their robes of office in a hall crowded by citizens and eltix- encsscs formerly edinburgh was badly situated in this respect but when william mcewan one of the members for the city built the mag nificent convocation hell of the uni versity now known by his name he mado it a condition that it was to be made available for all public oc casions and specially for presenta tions of the freedom ot the city- and now through the munificence of an other citizen edinburgh will have a city ball entirely of its own the council having purchased as a site the synod hall the united ites- bytexlnn flanras- ac tne request or ui vost the town clerk reads the re solution of the ceundl and his lordship then delivers the presenta tion address and formally hands over the casket and official extract a re ply is made by the recipient of the honor and the council and invited guests then adjourn to tho banquet hall with the usual results such is the routine of the ceremonial and there are few men of real eminence who do not at some time or other receive this tribute of respect the roll ot the honorary freemen of edin burgh is a long and illustrious one in the list is found the name of ben jamin franklin who in 1769 spent six months- in scotland- and who then received his doctorship from the university of st andrews writing with reference to his scottish ex periences the great american said on the whole i must say the mme i spent there was six weeks of the dearest happiness i have met with in any part of my life among the other names are lord lynedoeb the gallant graham a hero of the peninsular war and lord napier of magdala the conqueror of abyssinia john bright benjamin disraeli and william ewurt gladstone were ell also freemen of tho modern athens it is therefore in no moan company lord strathcona and mount royal finds himself nor will it be for gotten here that in hondrlng him scottias darling seat is not only paying tribute to a true scot but no less to the notable and loyal grand old man of canada a country paper tolls of two little boys who asked their mother if they might play store in tho dining room yes she replied if you dont moke much noise well be quiet about it mom said one well be eorekeepore that dont advertise fridav jan 8th an 1 p mshsrp at lot 0 con s kins the farm stock and implements of milton an drewsn e smith auctioneer the cause of local option is grad ually succeeding in the rural village and town municipalities in ontario toronto junction carried tho bylaw bn monday by a majority of 100 and niagara township by a majority of 10 but york township defeuted by 870 there aro now over eighty municipalities in ontario whero lo tal option exists or will soon bo in forceancf action is being taken iu ma ny other looking towards the mh- mission of a similac bylaw at an ear ly date vcik3p the questidn whore tha reopo-jii- bility rests of keeping aphoolbousos warm has been recently up boforo judge street miss emma emerson wan employed as teaohor of school roc tion no 4 township of melaaothon oalferin county and contracted an illness she alleged as the resale of cold and dampness of tho schoolroom his lordship found that tho duty of warminr tho schoolroom is castiup on the trustees and by neglecting to attend to perform this duty they may become iiablo to heavy damag es miss emerson howover failod to establish ber oaso as several day clap acd after the alleged wantof suffio- ficicnt warmth before the sickness ncs occurred she also undertook v the trustees to provido a boy to light fifes under dther oircumstan- ee she would have been successful in sucvt- t damages trustees of yab general news on tuesday of last week mr ii 1 harjnan of newmarket had autir- tow escape in the diningroom is a fireplace which was boarded up the soot in the chimney caught fire and fell down setting fire to tho boards mr harmon woke up v 3 a ra and found the flames tearing up the vail as it was a jiitterly cold night mr- barman decided not to call out the firemen and sojiat out the fire himself are onfons civilized food or notf the medioal fraternity say they braco tho nerves and as many living iu a former age of the world have testi fied a late supper of onion and bread and batter with trimmingsvas not to be sneezed authat some such sur- vivi is proven bya iawi case jnst fet tled at indianapolis a judge there holds tbat if a family in an apartment hoxjbb wishes to have the luscious fruit for dinner and the other resid ents of said apartment house object to the lovely odor that the party in the first part can have an injunction served on their dinner table instead of onions t ac eminent criminologist oroffe- sor von liszt tried an interesting ex- fperiment with one of his olasa of young lawyers he arranged to hare two of tbem to become involved in a quarrel in which a pistol loaded with a blank cartridge and a twalking stick wore to figure the other members of the olass were left to suppose tnat the quarrel was genuine the prof os- sor then examined eaohiof tthem pri vately as to what they had been nad heard 01 the twenty menina two greed at to the immediate oaasc of the quarrel and eight different per sons were credited with starting it 11 stories substantially agreed as to ibo firing of the pistol but there were four different statements ast lo the tim6 it was fired there were eight different versions of the profes sors pari in separating the combat ants this singular incident was arran bed by the professor to illustrate the difficulties of evidence and the point tspeoially made was that absolute un animity of evidence was suspicions eiperfehceo lawuers appreciate the force of thib point but there probab ly would be fewer mistrials if it were better understood jurors a meeting will bo held in washing ton on the twelfth of january under the auspices of the national irbiira tion conference at which the propo sal to negotiate a treaty for tbetsuo- taiission of all matters- of dispute be- tweer great britain and- the united iv slates will be discussed invitations have been sent to-a- number v lead- ftu met- to take part in the proceed ings and it is believed by members of the executive committee of the con fcrencc tbat the meeting will lead o the acceptance of such- a treaty by loth governments the present is con aidered a good time to reopen this question as the two most difftsjit subjects of difference dot ween the two powers have oeen settlod name ly the bulwerclayton treaty and tne alaska boundary these questions wero in portentous dispute wiiea the late lord paunoefote and mr oiiiey united states secretary o state ic- kjotiatcd and signed at treaty of arbi tration in january 1807 under its erms the two governments agreed to submit to arbitration all questions be tween the two countries which were not susceptible of diplomatic settle ment but the united states senate deolincd to ratify the treaty under the belief sinoo confirmed v bet tcr terms than could be got through fair arbitration oould bo obtained by dealing direotly with groat britain for the abrogation ot the bulwor- clayton treaty and tho delimitation of the alaska boundary these boiog but of tho way there are now no questions at issue between be two nations whiob oven remotely invoive serious dispute and ittla poinlodj out hat britain and franco and france and italy havo entered into treaties o arbitration a similar agreomeat between britain and tho initadsta ten would range tho four groat vm- tern free constitutional nations- in practical support of tho ono princi ple in tho conduct of international af fairs thai gives reasonable assurance of continued peace aa far as canada it concerned we should be glad t pirn an arbitration treaty arranged that would ffrte us too prospect oil having sii impartial empire in the settlemeet of our dif ferenoes with the uuited states and not onesided jndpredo terminod tribunals snob sa those that lie am high schools should note this wuuaju i tilleaasajz igenote of imperial politics tux i tailor todds block our goods are high grade t it pays you to pay us to make your clothesbecause they are made right look the way they made feel the way they look and last the way they feel we have a great cboice of new material and are ready for you to make a selection co till leading tailor n- smith licensed auctioneer for th- conntles of york and ontario all sales of farm stock c attend ed to on the shortest notice and ran- sonabls rates mortgage and ballif sale attended to tsuiw s ptlcvms oat