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 â- ^:^ ^^^^S!V" ".^ymajiK' -,^^, =??*-' --*.^ -ir^ «!-- '-^IP^ ^f^^?^^^T- • "^^ fej •t'ii Sf: i}- .»*e*- »^'-»J O. W. Bntladge. Proprietor. MARKDALE^ SEPTr" 27, 1888. DOES THIS CJONCERN YOU It IS not a good sign to see a news- paper "tag" bear a date a long time in arrears. If any reader of the Btand- ABD is not "elear" on the subscription list of this or any other paper he may be a subscriber to, let him give the matter immediate attention. The fol- lowing incident, irom the Breeders' Jonmal, forcibly illustrates the danger of carelessness in this particular Not long since, says a -writer, I •dropped into a prominent newspaper office, and, while chatting with the editor, a well-to-do stock raiser of that county dropped in and planked down the ueeessary amount for two years' subscription in advance for the paper, and at the same time remarked "I want the tag on my paper to be dn such a shape that I need not be ashamed, when a friend calls at my bouse, to let him see it. You may be- «lieve me or not, but it's a fact all the -same," he continued, "that a little matter like that has already saved me -considerable money and one particu- lar instance I want to tell you about. I had some dealings with a certain man," said he, "and one day, while at ^his house for the purpose of selling â- him some sheep, I chanced to pick up his newspaper. I observed by the tag upon the margin that he was terribly in arrears for it. The fact that a man would allow his newspaper account to run on, year after year, to such an extent, set me to tbinkmg, and I re- solved that should he ask me for credit â€" he already owed me for fifty head of 'fine sheep â€" I would respectfully de- cline his request. As I had anticipat- '«d, he did ask for time, which I not -only refused him, but demanded the amount already due me. Ue was un- able to meet the obligation just then, he said, but would do so verj soon. I sold my stock elsewhere, but I never got the money out of the man for the sheep I had previously sold him, nor â- do I expect to. Had I not seen that tell-tale newspaper tag he nught have r stuck me still further. Now, when I'm in doubt as to a man's responsi- bility, all I want to enable me to accur- â- ately size him up is to get my optics on his newspaper tag, and in nine cases out of ten I'll never be mistaken m my estimate of him." be wnildl»ve little difBdenee in pea- posing legiriation t^ive it effeok. bat in view of the experience of the United Btatee wilh' • lose of fomr million dollars thefirst year the Ittter rate was reduced in that country, it behooves our Post-office Department to hasten slowly. Nothing can be done without Parliamentary sanction, and it is, therefore, not at all unlikely that the. matter Witt be ventilated in the Commons next session. â€"It is understood that the Post- master-General has decided not to en- force in future the regulation tinder which it has been required tnat the registration charge made in tie case of registered letters should be prepaid by a special registration stamp. Here- after, therefore, any letters posted for registration, bearing upon it ordinary postage stamps of sufficient amount to cover the charge for registration, in addition to the postage cnarge, may be registered and sent forward to its des- tination. The change will doubtless be appreciated by country people, who have heretofore in many cases suffered inconvenience by being compelled to go a long distance to obtain registra- tion stamps. â€" Speaking of the Northwest crops, it would appear from recent advices that the frost has been more severe on the grain in Northern Dakota and Minnesota than in our Northwestern country. Very blue accounts are re- ueived from south of the line. The other day the receipts of wheat at Minneapolis aggregated 115 car loads, out of which there were 85 cars of re- jected. Reports of the Ontario wheat crop grow more favorable every day. The spring wheat is said to be the best in many years, and the large yield of 85 to 40 bushels an acre is reported by some farmers within fifty miles of Toronto east and north-east. Barley, it is said, will go as high as 45 bushels to the acre in some localities. usT£M TO u^ A mmt. Time is precnous Life is short And short is our story- It is also interesting Do you want to be be- nefited Of course you ans'wer yes Then if your -wants Are in the grocery line BUY YOTJB TEA, SUGAR, • COFFEE, COCOA, MUSTARD, GINGER, PEPPER, CINNAMON, CLOVES, ALLSPICE, NUTMEG, SODA CR. TARTAB. STARCH, CORN STARCH, EEC, ETC., ETC. AT THE rOMMK talwlty haajuet return^ with vhe lar^MfraiiA: best eeleoted stock ever B()ckiyn.: Every farmeBf mM eeej bis nooda which is a crfidit to ' ifiijp bef(3*e witJiiU^ time aiBd money elsewbere. ** BOOTS r BOOTS BOOIs OOME A^NDSEE The beautiful melton cloth. Fanqr Wiuoey, all-wool Bhaplg, Kq„»f., •KMfttinfll ftrp.v Flannel. Baits. Corsette, Ladie«' Cir«iil«« tL- 'Jm»V From the most reliable faotoriea. Buf^iJooper Smith s best wUl wear no others. NOTE AND COMMENT. â€" Evangelists Crossley and Hunter are having usual success at Oakville. â€" Fifty-nine county jails in the State of Iowa are empty. Prohibition tells. â€" A McKay's store at Ripley, Ont., was burglarized last week unsuccess- fully. â€" The Toronto World is right in strongly urging the procuring of more land for the Industrial Exhibition. The great Fair has outgrown its pant- aloons and calls loudly for more elbow room. â€" If Canada is atraid of retaliation, she should join the United States and j;et in out of the reign â€" Life. Thanks. Rut she is not in the least degree afraid uf retaliation, and she prefers the zeign to the Hail Columbia. â€" Four years ago P. T. Bamum offered to sell out for twenty-five cents on the dollar if Cleveland was elected. After election he refused ninety-five per cent, and is now worth a million dollars more tbaii he was tiieu. â€" The Post-office Department in collecting iuformation bearing oa the qaesuon of the rates on letter postage' 'I'he proposed reduction (rf the postage from three to two cents mvolves the mportant qasition of revenue;. If the o.tmast«c-Generaleoi^ b« Msoced n«aiiert«a. Standard Correspondence, A Plbasant Subpbisb. â€" On "Wednes- day evening ot last week the home of Joseph Blackburn, Esq., of this village, was taken possession of by the officers and teachers of the Presbyteri- an Sabbath School, of which Mr. Blackburn is Superintendent, when Mr. W. Neil took the chair and briefly explained t|;ie object of this thus in- truding. John Anderson, Esq., Sec. of the school, was called upon and presented Mr. Blackburn with a very kindly worded address (expressive of their high appreciation of his efforts and labors among them) and a hand- somely bound Bible commentary in four volumes, and Mrs. Blackburn with a very valuable piece ot table silverware. Mr. Blackburn expressed his great pleasure in having sn many of b^ kind friends and co-wnrkers as- sociated with him thus gathered on such a pleasant occasion, and heartily thanked them for their kind words and remembrance of himself and wife^ praying that they might all be long spared to labor together in the vine- yard of the Lord. A very pleasant evening was spent in social intercourse together. The East Grey Agricultural Exhi- bition opened the first day, Sept. 24, under most vbrable weatiier. The attendance on the grounds was very good. The chief attraction of the day was the base ball game for the Direc- tors' cup. Three teams competed, viz., Red Wing, Friceville and Flesh- erton. Red Wing and Prioeville first went to the field when the Priceville boys came off victorious. Then Hedi- ertoH and Priceville, when the Piioe* villeites suffered defeat, the eup being won by the home team. The whole play was very interesting aud at times exdting. It is a bard matter for an umpire to satisfy ail on the field in this case pret].y general satisCsetkm was giyen by W. A. Brown, ot Uaxk- dale. The ciq won is a valuable and very pretty piece of sflverware, por- ehaeed from J. G. HusseB, awq.^ jeweller in tlii8^|dace. -SElii Dixeotors deserve peai oreditbr the iatwest taken m th«r e to make (his one of tiiebei^ aad'-inasl iBtfve^^^urs of Western Ontitfid; 'J no loss voald be J tfaei **« $^^ aredaeliaaMMte ..i^£^2£i:Ji^iSS;f H f iBQn^^i^ iMfc Pickling Spices, Pickling Spices, Tobaccos J Tobaccos, Tobaccos STOP AGAIN! TA/tE ANOTHER MINUTE, It will do you good, Supposing it does shorten your life. Yon will make it up by using, A box or two of Stephens Ijiv«r Pills, Stephen's Sarsaparitey Stephen's Nasal Creaot, â- taplMOB'B â-¼â€¢s«taUa WonK Vmrdar, Stephen*^ Cough Kins* â- adiu* BtstfiMa'a MtawAWrfl â€"sfl Stephen's Insect P*w4er, Stephen's Condition Powders^ 8t«i^lua's SOX* klU ny Vapsr. SCHOOL BOOKi). SCHOOL BOOKS, Staple Fancy Goods With the saane breath tebkethisin And digest it It will agree with yon DONE DAY AND NIGHT GABBSFUIiIiY, AOOtTlU^psIiY, SATXSFACTOBIi:^ To jbtv Jintoi^en pelUft fi^^ we iww tbs QoKliftsitioM iSHMsaiy, eoiiple with thit of ptraet|g[s wid ex- tbdosD. Flannel, Grey Flannel, Belts. c., C. -I OVER COAtS i 'OVER Dont buy a coat until you see my stock. NOBBY SUITS %i 75 rp Get your Top BhirtK, Gaiizies, Shirts and rk,a«..-„ r.. ^r Circulars, Ladies OVERC0AT8I 'Y SUITS 84.75 UP Drawers, Braces, Ties, lopeat (Pit K£j. ^} T- ♦. â- â€¢.ft," 4 Handk.. Kid Gloves, AT EIOHABD'S TS'OTEO OFIEAI» STORE. Try our new Baking Pewder Glass given away with each p^nn^ of Dishes very cheap. New Lanterns Justin. Get your cow ties and Bicharil's tne cheapest Lamp on earth at Richards. TEA I TEA I TEA I My 25 cent tea downs them all. Support the centre of yoar towDehin orj give the boy a chance and save both time and money. I WANT TOUE TEADE Ten per cent off all Dry Goods and Clothery, Boots and Shoe9, for cash My stock of Groceries is complete in eyery hue. My business lias incteaMd every month since starting in business. Thanking my customers for tiiai kind support. I remain yours truly, N. B.â€" Wanted 1 Butter. Eggs, Tallow, Lard, Hides, Bkins andall luuisl of fur from a weasel to a bear. MiiNLE?'S DRUG STORE ,.:,/â- .:' S' ""^.te.-" -FOE ' SCHOOL BOOKS STATIONERY, New and Complete Stock just received. Also a Stock of the Oelebrated STRONACH TEA Imported direct from Ceylon. The p u rest, R ichest, Strongest Best Black Tea on earth, 50 and 60 cts. per pound- G N. W. T aEaMwa iViMiirs^ExBiOg' MANLET'S DEUG STOBB, VIUACC PMPERn ^Tbm '^tes^^ •f -yf Montmy F«"' 0«„58viU-The second Tbuisd*? i" aKk ?I««h«rtoii-Monday brfoie ^^^fi*- JESaUâ€" Saturday before OjP^ Dorham-Third T^sdi^ J» "g^W 01«l«worth--MondaybdortJ^ HoUaDdOentre-Satni^JJ^ Prioertle-Monday brfow^^ Hanow-Monday before IW-T- FARM FOR 8*J^, .Aflt.tlst,UB8 l 1 'I "A' .\ii\ it's V '^•^ iSi^ .^t if V-i SIJPPIjEM] /v- Weohpth^'"o^i**8 li^ganitemofludustn reptJrt w'uJcli is specially 1 this county: "Ti»e model ol the new stee steamboat, which the Poise have on exhibition m tne Ma an object of general a.lmiri'ti The beauty of the mmiatui e fact that such a leviathan a ments show tbe steamsiup under oonstructlon in C.iuad to acooant for the sreat uite, never has such an undertasii ad in the Dominion. It sp.i company that this the first aew iron and steel shipyard should give pvoinit-e of ^uc lemtth of the new boat will thrbreadth will be 38 feet. vessel will be propelled by horse power, and will have The furnishings wdl be all o em and elaborate nature, tl saloon beinj.' in antique oak. for passengers will be provi u r. ing rooms, la. lies' aud in I'he comfort ot tle v f..rther looked after by tl â-  Bhelterea npper. deck and • will be a promeuade t.ie wl vessel Tbe uev, boat will ' time for navijzation next i added to the; floet of the Ci\ '-â- â-  way on the lake «nperio; more substanti-.Uy built il poried vessels. Tli.- eut04. Oomoanv ill starting s-.-ch â-  vard" as they have at O worthy of cmmeiid;i.tii)i. n yard is a.-very laiRC un. country, and it bu.-; taii. energy, pluck au.i capirai furnished with very siu- and machinery f..r shy.- way of equipmeuf.s the u are provided. Many- oi imported from the best n and are of tlir lieaviest ki ing roll bfiiiK the lai'ieit Canada. The company (â-  iJitO mi:u at the yurd. \h the coustructioa of a lari vessels have boea furnisii adiau Companies. The wortby oi every encimra; adiau ship owners, as i secure the best service wi money out of Cannda," How aiarkdale is Bepr« T'lrouto, Sej: Editor Standard Wuile visitinj,' the. much Btiuck with tii; pie iu Toronto fvii vicinity. On gciliii; Parkilale I proceedo: when, not far from tl across R. O. Wlii;l oflce "Rcof" sfc'i'u rushing businons I a deal iuvolvins §n gone much further Silas Hill, but SiU alienated from our vi have left. He visil Charlie Lawrence is doubt if he will re from us his hear BXOSAROE CUPFXVOS BatBubnbd. â€" A man name Hviog near Eimberley, set fire vtomps in his meadow las l%ere were two hay stack£ neadow when the stumps wei bat they ate no longer thei diaa^eared in smoke along y ^^UDp8. Mr. Dixon loses one dollars' worth ol hay, and c ^u^ learned a thing or tw fiiiBg stumps. â€" Flesherton A ^^^B8 MB Honey. â€" We an fearn that oar townsman jV^Knight, who tooit a large-e Joney to the Industrial Exhi Toronto, has been very sacc* ^warning prizes for tiie san ^^nnt taken by him in pr «^ in cash, beside a medal ihalacgeat sum ever award( pWBon for an exhibit of hone f'ika Wdl for Owen Sound "^liinttalate Mr. MoEnighl â- â€¢â€¢"WSB.â€" Owen Sound Time liazkats. 2S?niMt. .....«0S ^•tlWwi*...... S QMS ' • 9.t •â- Â«â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢â€¢ ' ^^•* â- %'•• ••••••••••••^ :*-;»^y .A.