ban Ski. wa`t HUI The riilway eompany took the case up to the United States supreme court, and _in every court it was beaten. fI"L3.. 3.. an Jnn C-v`\:l|`Q L. `I..- .....-J I-.- $3`-ILIFOIIC VUFIIIV Vb ELI`: %III|v53\J E51554`-SW0 A conductor on a street railway in Jer- sey City one ne day, when walking was good, refused a silver dime tendered him by a passenger because it was smooth. The passenger declined to produce any other money at the request of the con- ductor, who thereupon ejected him from the car. The man brought a uit for damages. and it cost the railway com- pany $5.000 to learn that one cannot re- fuse the lawful money of the United States and treat it with contempt because lit isn't as young and fresh as it used to E. I . - IIIL- __-!I:__ _______.__ L__I_ LL; ___- _-._ DLIDEJH (6 11 CI! EMU "M Ivan: Ibauatau 7 The idea or these shopkeepershthat the dime or quarter worn smooth is no good is just contrary to the decision of` tour courts-the jury court, the supreme court - and the court of errors and appeals of the state of New Jersey and later the supreme court or the United States. A I\I`AIIlI`l\$ An n nunnt candle-on-v in `An, EILJUULB use uuv Wu: u\;\;:_:p|. nu But suppose a conductor hands back a plugged nickel or even a nickel with a hole in it. saying. You can't ride on that," what would you do? .'J.`en chances to one you would accept his ignorant dictum and hunt for another coin or give him a bill to change. But the -truth is that he would be exceeding his rights. There is not a word in the law about mutilated coinage which includes nickels or cents. The law expressly forbids the lightening or mutilating of gold and sil- % ver` coins, but does not mention any other f coins. The section of the United States revised statutes which covers this point r `says: Every person who fraudulently. by any way. art or means, deraces, mu- tilates, impairs, diminishes, - talsies V scales or lightens the gold or silver coins ' which have been made or hereafter shall be made at the mints or the United States. shall be imprisoned not more than two years and ned not more than . $2.000." ' I `Val. - -cg-J QLAII` ounnnhnu An ndnbnln -A IIIUI-lulu But no one has any legal right to re- ject such coins. The law ot'the land fstrictly denes what coins are to be re- jected and the reasons for their rejection. Ilnd the nickel and dime are not included. "This is the law on the matter reduced to ordinary language: So long as the coin- whether it is a dime, a quarter, -halt dol- lar. dollar or a nickel or cent--is distin- guishable as a genuine `United States coin and its denomination. can be ascer-1 tsined, the fact of its being slick or worn smooth doesn't count; it. is good, lawful I` money, is a legal tender,_ and no good citizen who respects the law should re- fuse it. A- u_u-|-n _n_-_ --r._.. .._-.1 _.-...._ CUB`: Ibo Are slick sliver coins good money and legal tender?` Yes In the objection thatthey are worn smooth :1 legal obj - tlon to accepting them? No. Do sh -V keepers who refuse them offend the law? 'Yes,`_tor ignorance of the law is no ex-' cuse-is a well known legal maxim. I ' IIIL- 1.1-- -1 4.I....... -1. . . . . . . . .. 1.I...4. LL- "QWVI ' .Not a word about pennies or nickels. no .'the individual who gets by mistake a- . handful at plugged or battered nickel; and pennies in his pocket need feel no 3 pricklings of conscience when he in turn tries to pass them. They are lawful ten- e `der and. more than that. _the shopkeeper -*who'exposes wares for sale is compelled `' by law to accept them. If he iscaptioul {about it, he can quickly be brought to v ---- A- I..- an.-.L8unn I-on An I-`in n`s`nlI_}_ Afnsv bd NOT surren ANY LOSS or % VALUE av ABRASION. IEUULII. IL, nu can quuuu; vv: vsvugu reason by quoting law on the subje<;t.-Z _`New York News. - _ . Ruby Superstitions. With theindoos of today the ruby is esteemed asea talisman which is never shown willingly to friends andis consid- ; Lered ominous of the` worst possible tor- =V;t_I1_l1_Ae it it should happen to contain black -*spots. The_; ancients `accredited it with the power` of restraining passion and re-_ Qjiinrded it as a satezuard against light- WORN SILVER COINS. lIU|-'LUl"``lJ ` tlent 0! my: ' 44 `B.-'JJl- -------v --v --u --v v: -- 'vU titty. wide awake vman, im t_ ' A "; i; _ ORILLIA-~Mr. F. Richardson, em-4 `played in Tudhcpe s carriage` works, had two ngers taken off lastgweek. . . . Messrs. W. Todd and R. oMainer have written the council asking for damages of $50 and $5 respectively, for windows alleged to have been broken by large recrackers at the recent celebration . . . .No clue has yet been obtained as to the man who stabbed Hebner and Wood on May 24th. . . .Ths repeated public school patriotic concert `netted about $60 . . . . A verv sad fatality oc- curred at the ninth concession, Me- donte, last week, by which, Edward Mitchell, son of Mr. John _Mitchell, lost his life." While after the cows, he was attacked by a savage bull. He defended himself with a handspike, but the animal struckjhim. on the thigh and he fell dead. W The shock, it is supposed dislocated his_neck, as the fall `was not sufficient to do it.` vDecea`sed_ was a member of the 35th regiment. He was buried at Fair "Valley cemetery, the Rev. Mr. Burns ciciating, and six volunteer comrades, in uniform, acting as pull-bearers. BEE'roN-Beeton had `a half holiday and a general celebration on Thursday in honor of Pretoria s fall. There was a meeting in the town hall at night. . . . "On Monday evening an elderly lady came to Beeton from Alliston on the train. She stated that the authorities in that town had sent her here, and she wished to be admitted to the House of Refuge. Mr. R189, who happened to be at the station, asked to see her com ' mittal, but she had none. He informed the old lady that he could not receive `her into the institution without the necessary authority. The woman ' was without money, _so Mr. Sam Hisey,' Creemore s whole-souled live ' stock` bu yer,v;who happened to be at the sta- tion, purchased her. a ticket to Alliston. in order that she might secure. the necessary committal papers." The wo- -man hailed ' from `near Utopia, Essa smcoecoumv NEWS BUDGET. ' V. _Su1_m an `-The. menibers oi` the Agri- onltnral Society had` a bee last week to` repair `the fences and grounds. ; . . Flower thiev_ea- have been 3 operating in the cemetery he`:-e....A young man from Sunnldale came in to town on Friday night to celebrate the `fall of Pretoria, having just heard the report, `and getting rather aproarious `was ` put in the lockup for _the night. He was taken before the Mayor who overlooked his hilarity under the circumstances and allowed him to go on suspended sentence. -Sun. `CO0K8'I.`0WN- Mr. Henry Heasley `left last. week for Chicago, where The. will reside in the future-... .Mr.i A. Farrier has sunk 1351:. ofgpiping, in an unsuccessful attempt to obtain an artesian well. . . . Cookstown royally celebrated Pretoria s capture, on Thurs- day and_ again Tuesday, when the of- cial announcement was made. . . .Dr. MacKay, County Sec., C. H. Willough-l by, J. S. Du', M.L.A., and Dr. Bant- ing, D. M{, attended the County Orange Lodge in ` Alliston on Saturday; The following resolution was adopted at the semi-annual meeting of_ the L.O.C.L.S. 8. held in Alliston on Saturday, J une. 2nd :--Moved by J. S. Duff,` seconded -by R. Gallangher, -Resolved that the members of thisCounty Orange Lodge now assembleddesire to express their very deepregret at the continued illness" of M. W.-Bro. Col. Tyrwhitt and sin- cerely trust he may soon be restored to his usual health and spared many years of usefulness to this county and to the country at large.-'-Advocate. township, and said her eon-in-law had driven her to Ailieton and left her in charge of the authoritieeln that town. She carried in her hand a bundle, which probebly contained her eenthlv belongings. She appeared to be about 60 yeera of `age.-World. ' AsP1en for Leisurelinees. An American exchange says :-We are not sure that we have not commit- ted an unpsrdonable sin in the more at- temptto put a name to the quality we would extol. Our dictionary provides no word for the rare pleasura of hasten-. ing slowly. It seems` "to he an accept- ed fact that Amedcsns do not need any term ivhich should stand for a leisurely way of doing things. He who sum not `_'_hust1e is slower. lazy,` saysthe nal court of eppesl,` `fond t_here s end 'on t.. A_ _ 4- Idren 4 maid 'lao'.l:r9g1qh up so feel that In it not "a great pity, howavgr, that on`:-_ igervquply cuirggniugdtv ggnerioan cliil-4 Wu.-"u. . ..4' Km... `.. A letter received from Springfon tein says that Sergeant McLeod, of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, . who went out _with `the second Canadian contingent, while but hcouting, single- handed captured two Boers and six. teen head of cattle. This worthy achievement was brought to the notice of Lord Roberts and he personally complimented the brave Sergeant. CH`? C . r "1 s: 4 .._:` ' -' *`lie " M `exposed to insults 3` No, most em nccto jelbpw mm, 'rufsh7 fo',r .';cars,` and baby exhaus- tedly to an elusive strap, ' in order to '.,g feel that we are doing our duty in life; vWhy is it a terribly sad sight to see ya delicately constituted young _woman enter one of our large commercial estab- lishments`! . Is it because she will have to work or because we fear she maybe phatically no! Work is `good for girls as for boys, and the employer who does not respect the womanliness of his. clerk is far more rare than even many optim- ists would have us believe. The real reason is because we know that Am- erican business is transacted at the rate i that kills. The delicate girl is sure 1 sooner or later to succumb to the pres- i sure put upon her by the frantic rate atwhich we think it necessary to live. Why should we -not, even here in New. England, take lite in a more placid and leisurely way 2. We do_ not mean try and shirk our work; As some one has cleverly said, all Ameri- cane,`exoept a few _at the bottom and the sons of a few atithe top, labor, at. least in some fashion, to get their own living--but we do feel we have a right to the living after wehave earned it-and while we are earning it, too. Lincoln, as is well known, used to anger hundreds of well-disposed people by his fashion of telling a little story- just when they particularly wanted him to stop talking A and act. But no thoughtful person is to-day to deny that it is '.to` the little story habit that Linoolnowed his sanity and we our country. The lesson is an obvious one which we might. do well to learn. The German's motto, Elle mit Welle `(hasten in a leisurely manner) is good i enough to be more generally adopted. Brave Ex-Orillian, The Orillia Packet says :- The Canadian whose gallant feat is referred toin the following despatch from Winnipeg to the '.l`oron'to World, a brother of Mrs. George A. Haywood, is well known to 'many3 in Orillia and its vicinity, having spent his youth near Sebright, where he was born :-} Sergt. MeLeod was born on the homestead, about _two miles from Se- bright, thirty-eight years ago. The family removed to the West twenty- one years ago, settling near Winnipeg. Shortly". after going there, William joined the North-West Mounted Police, and has been a member of that aplen- did force ever since, except for two or ' threeiyears which he spent in 0rillia,! leaving here again about eight years] ago. His training on the prairies has evidently stood him in good` stead, and he has proved more than a match at scouting for the muohwaunted and wily Boer. "When the call to arms came, hevolunteered, and was accepted as as member: of the Second (Western) `Bat -' talion of the Canadian Mounted Rifles. Mrs. Haywood has .- received "a letter from Winnipeg` which leaves no doubt i that it is her brother: who has obtained the high hone": "of recognition by the gommander-in-Chief, `Lord Roberts. an '; h_onour<.whioh will :make him envied by " h,ei'_ vQl_1ole -force,.:,_I1.iItl{j neon obtain new. It is undeniable that we do more than we have to do.` .We are too fev- -erish, too hasty, too energetic. The story is told of an English manufactur- er, who, coming into one of our shops, asked if the men were working for a half `holiday. 80 different were their movements from the deliberation of the workmen in England that he thought they" were trying to do a_ day's work in half a day !. Watch the people on our Boston streets, how terribly in a hurry most of them seem to be! And in New York it is the same thing multi- plied by two. _By the time Philadel- phia is reached, a slight diminution of speed may be noted ; in Baltimore there is a ne impression of leisure, and in Washington, where more business of a certain kind is accomplished than in any other city in our land, a decided tendency to cultivate the joy of leisure- liness may be -noted. , mecaenoealana. o A former" "well known Barrie `boy, Wm. M." Nicholson, known to his friends as Bower. died of pneumonia at Rosslsnd, 'B.C., on the 3rd instant. The deceased left Barrie about 18 years ago, and for some years was identied with the wholesale stationery business of Culver. "Page & Hoyne at Chicago. About ten years ago he went with the tide `of fortune seekers to the gold regions of British Columbia, and with the exception of ` an occasional visit to his brother and sisters, in Toronto, he has since `resided in_the Pacic province. Bower is remembered in Barrie as having been an unusually bright, warm hearted boy, and. was popular with everybody. Many -in Barrie who re-' member his family will deeply _sympa- thine with them in their affliction. The interment took place in Rossland on the 5th inst. Grose-Sutherla.nd-That the Reve sign all cheques to date. Carried. . I Hill-_Grose-Thut the whole Coun- cil meet in committe at Hewitt a Creek on Monday, the 4th June, at 10 a. m. Carried. ' ' -The editor was busy when he called and asked,` How are the markets? He was referred to the oice wit, who looked wise and said,:--Young men, unsteady; girls, lively. willing and in demand; papas, rm but declining; mammas, unsettled but wait- ing for higher bids`; coffee, considerably mixed fresh sh, active and slippery ; wheat, a. grain better than barley; eggs, quiet but expect to open up shortly ; whis- key, still going down; onions, strong and rising ;. breadstuifs, heavy ; `boots and shoes, those in the market are soled and are con- stantly going up and down ; hats and caps, not as high as last year, except foolscap, which is stationary; tobacco, very low and- has a downward tendency; silver` `close. but not close enough to get hold `of ;,cheese, lively. Groae-Sutherland--That the Coun- cil do now accept the the asaesaor a roll as revised for 1900. Carried. Council adjourned. to meet on J. A_ Stews:-t s_ Thornton, on Saturday, June 30th, 1900. V l`I._.____ 'I'I,, *V1$.14'ond to be a`blo oiaim a haiie in Sergt. McLeod. H. C. Black, Assessors salary, $100.00 and $10 for extras ; John Bestty $45, bsl. on collecbor s salary, and $10 for extras. ' A Hill-Coleaian-I`hat the Council accept the collector's roll for 1899. Oanied. ' . g Wide `Awake. ' ` FA`-,uVdd.lie.-`-Y,ou `know Stocks, don't you? ` _ r"-'-'-Yen, indgcd. -E`c'i_sV .n(_>w 3 pl- Eighth Meeting of Innisl councu. At the eighth meeting of the Innis l Council all members were present. Communicationsfrom Prisoners Aid Association, James Allen ; accounts from Johnson & Sergeant, Wm. Cope- land. The following accounts were order- ed to be paid :-Johnson & Sargeant for sewer pipe, $6.75 ; Chas. "Cross be permitted to do his statute labor on Penetang Road between the 5th and 6th Oon. ; Chris Grose be granted $10, for sidewalk in Lefroy; Joseph Bow-- man 810 for grading on 8th Con.; Orohard_ Warnica $10 for 12 Con. ; Alex. AB.ogers $10, for his division in CA` Cookstown; Wu}. opezand $1, repair South Toivnline; S. Wesley $37.44, printing By-law and assessment slips ; "1' /is 'l\I A.nAA\ A.- THE Ilusnn curmuv. Theee words are our register- ed Trade Mark. They belong to Tilleon e ONLY. We have spared no expense or study to . make them apply to the very beetgoode that are made from Oats. Their reputation etande eo high that imitators refer to` their product as just as good. We invite compariIon-it will 3 convince you there` is nothing"eo good as T1lleon e BUT Tilleon e.' Pan- TILLSONBURG, om. Dried , ats. Cnmms PALLING, _ Township Clerk. (Limited) 1arge b32 65335321? 1?ox"5Z:1se }Js? pZi?13 r2$it$r"{ .1o{Z~lT iI-"7;`iio{ ARNOLD CHEMICAL CU., Limi'ed, Canada Life Building 44 King S:r_-5' East, Toronto. 3 The Gurney Fom mD8g. Vancouver; : :OOOOOO'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0g...: UV I-I13 ll-I-IUICB CVKIJ \-lull This is only one of the many cases in this town and and vwinnity, in whivh Dr. Arr. ` English Toxin Pills have proved their superiority over aliother medicines for th rheumatism. . They have cured every case in which they have been used according to dim ti. I Penetazngnishene, ---- Of the many Government Officials in Ontario, no onn 1;; ter nor more favorably known than is Mr. R. A Stedman, Deputy-Warden of the 0., Reformatory for Boys at Penetanguishene. Mr. Stedman has held this respor .01; many years, giving the utmost satisfaction to all concerned. He is known as an um-. faithful and conscientious olcial, and in priva_.te life is as highly respected as in publi.-_ Far :1 lnnatimo hast Mr- Stedman has been a victim tn the moat nninfnl :li..rm.,. m nabary reliefeoure soeeined 3 thingvbvond reach. ""7 ~"' 7'1"" Hhh. One day, however, Mr. Thomas Hardford, gardening instructor to the il1stit11ti<)n,a;i',-A him to try Dr. Arnold's English Toxin P1113. You know how bad 1 was with the .;m~.r plaint, said Mr._ Hardford, andnthey cured me. Now I know that if they could cm; they will also cure you, Try a box and see if I am not right." Mr Qt-ntlrnon Kit` 91-11 hr Art-nn1r1 u lnnL.J1'l"nv-in Di|1a An n ...-.u,-..-.....,\..,., 1. ` CI-IWJ Will GIUU DILJU yuu._ LI] G UUA uuu 555 LI 1 (ILLI LIIJIJ 11611 Mr. Stedman did try Dr. Arnold's Engli.-sh`Toxin P1113. As a. consequence he i. sound and well in every nerve, muscle and limb, free from aches and pains, and a}1et.,.,g; to his duties every day. '1"-5:5 1': Av-\`\v Ana A`. fkn rnnnn nnnnn -:n 5`-\u'a I-nnvn nut` rs.` eve.-.;..:L.. 3.. ...l,I\1. T\_ I LDLULLIIIL auu uvuuuuiuunvua ULALULDI, uuu nu yssvuwv A110 1.9 no ununj Acotlcuuzu an M1 )u()]1:'_ For a long time past Mr. Stedman has been a victim to the most painful (lisease-Iih~,. tism-his arms, legs, back and shoulders being principally affected. Everyone who ha: ed with rheumatism will know what Mr. Stedman has endured. Words cannot .1es4-ri`:. l torments he went through. His family physician did all he could for him, but guw him. - temporary re1ief-.cure seemed thing bevond nun Ann BABTDIYAF Mr "`knrnna `Jo!-r`rnv-1} unv-r`nn1'nn1'ncfvvnnC-nv- I-n lvlxn ....LI...l.: , v iizgrotter now smooth They Be,'8o as They Show They A :-e Genu- Iio `unit! the Denomination Can Be lqoevrtained They Are Legal Ten`- `.'o' `H I ' As everybody is frequently possessed 91 e"s'lick" or smooth dimes or plugged. mutilated and battered nickels,`and either -`or these coins might be the last in his possession. awkward results might stole `low; so it is wise to learn it the common carriers have any legal right` to refuse such `coins. Most people have had them `refused stone time or another and have never questioned. the right of the person to whom they were tendered to reject ` them. I)--A. '_- -..- I.-'_ __-. I`.-gl -Inhl I-A Ion- suah Fires in Thessalon. A V Mr. N."Dyme nt, of Miokle Dyment 6: 00., Theeaelon, the well known lum- ber rm` was at the Roeein House a few deye. ago._ He states that the bush -res in the Theaealon districts have `biaeini-exiingnielied `by heevj nine, Hie `"39? * |lr.Arn0|d sEng|ishT0xinPi||sl Because its oven can be made as hot; as you T 1ike-whenever you like-_ . - andehecked down again as soon as you x_'e through. Not a minute's waste of time-- Nob a copper s waste of fuel. `Better see them at our nearest agents." HOT ems |mperia|_ xford jAA%? Avlas cured of a severe ease of Rheumatism DR. ARNOI.D S ENGLISH TOXIN PILLS are sold by all drug, nrknqp "Kn av-nail kn Kn A... .-.;....L .......L .....-- Are as easily made as porridge A -if youhave an THIS CASE ONLY ONE OF MANY IN THE DISTRICT. Luc uvuuu; . The opinion published by Chief Jus- tice Fuller of the supreme court in the slick" dime ease: This particularity in the limitatioh and allowanceas to gold coins in not found in the case or natural in silver coins. This difference is v ry noticeable and important in a (111 tion of statutory and legislative in- t tion. It seems by these statutes that "so "long as a genuine silver coin is worn only by natural abrasion, is not appreci- ably_ diminished in weight and retains `the appearance of a coin duly_ issued from the mint it is a legal tender for its original value." ' `\T..-- (In! Auunnuvknan Irnnuru n a:`I7nI9 lIl'\`lI } sole in a. slate frame, $3.50 and $5.00. Every pair % Gqodyeaf welted. 3 iratit-VJ?-\\`J(7~%lI'><)%<)f> <)'=J(*" M. J. Frawley, sale local Agent. OTTON %& co. For Breakfast They originated from the signs that, in the early ages, were hung over the shops telling of the wares inside. To-day the trade mark is branded on the goods them- se1yes, enabling the purchaser "to identify the good from the bad and indierent. RANGE DEPUTY-WARDEN ONTARIO REFORMATORY 1-`on Bow, On a Slter `Shoe the name and price appear. on the soc:-unoaunomwnounuasuq T7`T"`T`@ FTQUT "T5 375 ORICAN OF TRADE MARKS III CVCLJ UUULL Ila W53 IICIIIULIQ ,.This is a fact which is also good law. and it may well be borne in mind by those who are subjected to the petty an- noyances of people who from overcau- tion reject perfectly `good money. There is no limitation put on the time when silver coin ceases to bee coin-that is. `loses its legal tender character." The, statutes pl e an express limitation on the legal te der character of gold coin-- loss of weight by abrasion aects those- but that limitation does not extend to sil- ver coin. and the provision of the statutes is that silver coin mall be lawful tender .so long as it ranains lawful money of `the country. FIVL- _...l...3.... ..4.|.I!..I.....I L- IVLIAJ Tug, Traide marks were used as far back as the 16th Century. 5mK5 BEE5E FOR SALE BY `iii. . \ Whiohplhg 1. j be iumts II to . sure willeteuiate the 10 9 up mtb CU .thn ` I: W. 111 be necessary to ' trictas .wQl.k. I108 it to the the ti tube aft On . this b!`nt dla 301: `B l be u fo `.8 w"'D8 start to value ' u1]._\N `. V9. , \ *v v-~---cu -._-._, . . . ------o-o-o---'-"'`` & :1 -P.'l'y%8Ound and Bracebx-idS ch bi ,'" H`9' J um: the lowe for 1117 ` You `of th -A Uuguuu vaiuc. `Now, as everybody knows, a silver coin can go through a frightful `amount of hard usage, even to being run over by the wheels of a heavy freight trainyand still unmistakably present the appearance of -a coin which was issued from the mint. So this opinion is tarreachinz. This de- cision was, as has been said, on `the smooth dime case, but it applies to all silvorcoins and to smooth nickels and cents. So long as the coin is distinguish- able as a genuine United States coin and it denomination can be ascertained, the `fact that it has been worn smooth by `passing from -hand to hand or by any accident does not take from its purchas- ing power. Every good citizenwho re- spects thc law will accept it. ' Duds auunrunn a Ann;-Inn!-An Hanan hnnlr