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CLIMATE CHANGIA&tG ,?
the comparatively mild winters
which have been experienced in On-
tario for some years and the fact that
until the end of December or the 11i''st
•r✓f January,' dhow that the climate here
is changing. It is easily , remembered
and does not, seem so long ago, when
the first snow came in Noveulber and
s:eighing would continue nntil March.
Now sleighing at Christmas is the ex-
ception, and the, really cold days
could be counted upon the fingers, the
r,vulainder of the season being variable
bat nothing like the stormy, cold win-
ters which many can remember. The
s*nee experience is reported -'in the
Northwest. Up to a few weeks ago
they had fine, bright, warn); weather
there, and the.fartners were en�aged t, mission was appointed in - 1888 to
ill ploughing. Then a cold -spell tithe examine into and report upon the
anct the mercury fell away buhlw zero, nature, extent and effect of certain
the c .Id being intense. But. this (.lid
iaot last lnng, the temperature moiler combinations said to exist with refer-
.ett.e_..tothe.. purchase txnd_,stale
Canada of any foreign or Canadian
-$129,535 at the present time. Many
ot the 3ongregatiora are now self-
supporting.
elfsupporting. The Year Book also con -
,tains . full statistical inforwatiou -
:regarding all branches of the church,
a list of its -ministers, antit•a biographi-
cal sketch and tine portrait of Jtev.
Dr. Laing, the present moderator of
the General Assembly. It mpst be
invaluable to everymember of the
denotrrination.
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CU M BI NES.
'rte c;ounty, Friday, January 30tH --------•-
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I hope my readers will pardon me
for inflrcti}hg an extra letter upon
thein. I had resolved to conclude the
series with this one, but for several
reasons I. have been led to write an-
other. I received a copy of the gov-
esteemed member, Mr. James Iiows.nd,
I P., and found it so -interesting
that I hope tobe pardoned for extend-
ing the number of my letters. I de-
sire to expr,iss my appreciation of the
kindness of Mr. Rowans] in furnishing
numerous reports that have been of
use to rue. I briefly. outlined, the
.origin of combines in my first letter,
and. by discussing the working of thein
in Canada, we may be able to appreci-
ate heir presence with us. • The atten-
tion of parliament was directed to the
subject, and as a consequence, a corn-
txting miter duff w.._(i _.Ruth
west has been a land 'of •early frosts,
\Cry setere winters and late springs.
lio,vever, a distinct variation
iii"t}Lis
record has been noticed. Early
• frusta do not coon; regularly, are not
general. the low temperatures are not
so excessive .nor°of such great duration
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'the land affected the temperature'? if
i)ot; ,11 hat .is.the cause oi: rhe change `1
The .pe,l-pie of Great Britain and' con-.
tinentol countries hive suiiered.far
thole rigid the rigors ofwintei' than
Uanadiaus have this'y''ear, even the
Algeriutts in North• • erica having ex,
periPuce with blizzards whicth swept
Over Fran' e and Spain and across the
e
' bad never seen snow'before. It would
be 'surprising if such Such severe at—
tr►uspher•ic changes exteucling over such.
a large territory did not ).)ring untold,
suff'er'ing to those totally unprepared‘
to meet it, and the .stories of privation
the 'extrs,ordinary season produced
•were expected. Whether tite climate
, be changing or not, or whether these
great 'storms. are to be regarded as
abnormalies, Canada has no leasrin'"to
. complain of its winters. They are -not
'severe, but .as a rule mild, with just
enough frost in them to render the
change to .glorious spring-• more
- delightful.
products, sad by an order of March
.Stir, the, powers of the committees
Were- extended so . as to include the
alleged combination .of Fire Ins-iranee
Companies doing business in Canada.
The committee of inquiry cons;steel of
sixteen mem lers f)- 1e ouse o
Commons, and both parties were rep.
resentecl.- ,,The report was, very , full,
aind:the conclusions arrived at seeru to
be fair, its based upon the evidence
given, and I will try and put the
clatter fairly and without Islas, as it
hss been my wish -to -do th-roughout
these articles. The subjects of inquiry
are, .sugar• and groceries, hiseuits aid
cr fectieliery, w,mh ca -rrra-rrtfraactur-
ing, barbed wire, binding twine, agri-
culturalimplements, stoves,. coffin
makers 'andUndertakers, oat meal
millers, egg. dealers, .tr,lt',Iey and Cair-
adian Fire Insul mice. The iuvesti:;ation
commenced an March 6th, 1888, and
continued until May Sth following,
twenty-six: meetings. being held; and
sixty-three witnesses were examined.
Tlie time •at the disposal 'of the com-
mittee- did not perinit of investigation
•into other coiitIintitioris alleged .to
'(exist besides the ones mentioned, and
for our purpose afew facts brought
out in (- ne,;ti )u with seine -of the
most important combinations will serve
to show the effect upon the people of
such cotubinations. We also.. may
state here that sat a succeeding session
of 'We -House .ef Colerritons ail •Aet was
passed, the design of which Wits to
destroy eoin irlcti.ions, but on account
of some ,tlefei s, it appears to be in op-
era ion. •\\hat is' usually. known •:,s
the sugar combine, originated with the
Doulinion Grocers (guild, an association
foranc,d on the 7th ut Julie, 1884, anxi
claiming to repr..ts,nt, at the time the
sugar..agreement w is adopted,. over
ninety -live per cent, of the t1 holesale
grocers awl cont et.inners and biscuit
n)akera•iu Outitrin and t;,!nebec b.ryond
which the membership .and control of
the Uui:Id did not. extend. During
186 tete Guild uncle several ivatiect-
ual attempts Ca ;.'.et the refiners to
(,later' in'o 011 ti1'rang,'rr,etif with tllerni,
whereby they nli Ght regulate the price
of..sugars, but oil ,tire 2U�1i of April,
1867, such fill ar'r(i11` Pltl`.nt was entered
illta. The 'dealers' nt,t- in the Guild
'+•ere to I,e col;niy.^(1 4 of a cent. extra
'.per p Old on white. stlg anti, and this
"as sol s((1n('otly raj -it •l to ;1 'a cent,
per 161o.el ill same ,:rades. This .ar-
ARRANGEMENTS have pow been corn-
plejted' for holding . a... great Libel -al
•_ Convention' for Ontario, on 'Tuesday
• and `Wednesdaly, 17th and 18th Feb-
- rtiary.•
'b-
rtiary.• The Auclitoriu.n, •formerly
known as Shatte;t)ur'y,hal1,• Toronto,
.bas.been se:ectt,d as the place of meet -
a
ing. Tuis hail was ;reatty, enlarged
last year, and is c.,p,tble of seating
anou•t 2,500 people. 1t is centrally
situated 111 ti1t1 city, on (,,%Veen street,
. near Young, •and will form • a tt:ost.
cblivt'1►ient •place . of gathering. la'lr.
Preston, Secretary, ot the. Provincial
16eforin A.ssoclatian, has the arrange-
' toeut it) hand, atnd he wil! he. ably
lissi tied l,y tilt (lill'1•reut .1.leforul ot•gu. t
iia6La)US !tl .1'01 t)IrtO.
' THP. Presbyterian Church of Crueida
• has made eu(.n mous 1.,I t'gre,5 51,!10 the
finien of th(1 :,(•o•('rnl blanches Of the
!Jody in 1875. This trot i5 drown, ill
hnore ways than one,"by the. 1`r,.tioy_ t1tn:,'en1 •n t. Wd.s (a:.Ce iIOCI and tanother
. teriau' Year li oi. 1'r,t 1,,,,),,, «vhicll is entered int(, h of a cent per p;und
was charged (•>:t.ra (yn ;oil ,.rade; of beth
yellow )-1114 white, without t'he usual
discount of 2. per• cent. l)uiug allowed
as ti) members: of the (iuild. 1`en-
ir1P1111)t'rs )ere alio eotepef'd to -our -
Chase. two i'arr•(�I., of yellow to one of
v,11ite sur ai'. The refines, however,
stipulated that the maximum profit
shoal(' he a of a cent ' on granulated
for ;il'tetiri barrel lots (ir over, aucl n of
a wilt' advance Oil 5rllaller Iota when
selling to smaller dealers. Tho Guild
t'etntith toil -fat's. ilte(gui ro-ii1 u'isuCeess-
to S,'' 1 t8, and the core fully, and the executive met weekly to
t-..,000 in 1871 to fix „prices; of .course, sul,ject to the141
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LARGE ' DISCOUNTS FOR CASH::
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e want theout O
mefake c�
l for th .a . U o•.o d s
not), (anted by Rev. &. eorAe Sir;ap�un,
of the') i UUa Pil•shyterian, and pub-
ltsaed . fby the Presbyterian 1Prirltil1g
' Company, u. 5 Jordon' street-, Toron-
to. ''fake, for exanlp;(', the statistics
d' the C1111tc1'1 S flp,ITSS111 11,arlit0ba
and the iNortilwt'at, while ill 1871.there
were i,nt nine congregations in that
are now 510. ':Tilt,
111:1 e il;creaSt.41 front,
country, there
tiotn4unica is
1,355 11'1. l sties
ir•ibutioirs
.. T9IVE J ID 0C EL •o
L CKN W AND DUNGANNON.
laccaimarloomm'asntealmacemanoweungosamosommo .,m....m -., :,rati,,,h, .a.n.emnmar.r .44immommInts
Special prices un winter sjock for the next two wee
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mut bo so d. as we cannot affoi d to carry . them over.
ins
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80 WIT FURS Ai D FUR 8
And all other lines of heavy goods e want to en-
courage
n Acourage buyers to pays cash by giving
literal discounts.
It will, profit y&u if you want to purchase ., good
OK.' fi g „4 kMl',AR . 8 STOVE R
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his 'season., to call 'on uS, You will fth d •
.complete and at reasons bie
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love � tc °titur� lIcfa: aP! :1nx ,7. t, Ti • Wtl e
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Now is your tin'ie , o get a good sto r e e e , ),
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