The New Era, 1882-08-10, Page 4irxu dufrijOgIuti<lt`
Glove cleaner -Chris, Dickson.
Servant wanted -Mrs, Swarts.
New goods -W. L. Ouimette.
Plants for sale -W. C. Searle.
Bargain week -Pay & Wiseman.
House for sale -J. Morse.
Notice to the public -J.11. Kennedy.
-W.Young.
Excursion -G. W. B.
For the harvest -John Hodgens.
questions uow, and as time progresses;
there will be less need, as events are crop-
ping up continually, and will and to a
larger extent, that will prove conclusively
that the present platform is the; cut'grosvth,
of wisdom and designed to be productive
of the greatest good to the country. It
requires time for any course or principle
that may be adopted to come to maturity"
and show itsUnfortunatelyfull effects.
v 1 there are but few who can mentally work
<<1,CW out the results of •certain principles, and,
therefore, we must patiently Wait till timet
THURSDAY, AUG. 10, 1882.
HOW TO DQ) 1T.
and practical experience .has fully, de-
monstrated the truth, justice and wisdom
i• f h R f
A gentleman .who had travelled in the
northwest and 'came back to Ontario re:
cently, said that if .people in this section
. here''as
would- only speak of the country
wereinte-
rested
did of the horthvvest; who
therein, the advantages of Ontario
would be known throughout the length
and breadth of the land. There is u'n-
doubtedl considerable truth in this. The
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northwest is certainly a fine country in
many respects, but there are • serious draw
with it that will . rev nt.
backs connected � . t prevent
ever becomingequal td Ontario,' and, a
it q
large amount of " puffing" was•necessary
to induce anyextra degree of emigration
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thereto. Ili the case of Ontario it :is alto_
un-"
gether different. It is'a province
� character, ter
t Tal c c
equalled in its general by any
other in America, capable of growing to
kinds of rain and fruits,
perfection grain
so. manyadvantages it
and while ithas b
has. few drawbacks,and no one has thought
it-necessary-to-do_any_atn_ourit of blowing
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iu order to attract attention to it. While
Ontario thus stands. re -eminent, we think
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the county of Huron takes first place
r is still a few.
' in its borders. There with
acres of good land here to be taken up and
and verylittle bad • there: is
developed, ,
facilityand convenience that
also every S •;•,.
could desire. The countyraises
persons. co c
n arses" fattest cattle and best
the largest horses, ,
samples of grain that are to be had, .and
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to possess.
those who are so fortunate as 1
farms within this favored area, but yet
grumble at their imagined misfortunes.',in
s make
with other" place may
comparison1 ,
up their minds, that travel where they
will, it would be'a• long journey before
they will find a county so admirably situ-
ated and possessing so many elements
future. prosperity and wealth, as the conn
t of Huron: Let us all quit gruinbling;
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best of our. favorable circum-
stances,
ircum-
make the
n s do all we can to more' fullyde-
velop,
velop our resources and reap the benefits
thereof
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NO CAUSE FOR WORRY;
1'.irggrdiliars-ffeepiefttl3s apli,ea2-rn' colt
servative papers upbraiding Reformers
with lack of agreement among themselves,
and then again with •not being .free and:
independent, but subject to"- doniination
and dictation of their party leaders, ,and
unfiticicles public inion.
thusbeing a '* to I opinion.
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It is certainly true that there is oftentimes
a difference in opinion among' Reformers•
on minorP oints, and. that their different
•
r 4 give eez ression to thein but; we
organ- P , ,
most .roves :that'
think thisclearly p.they
are of an independent turn of mind and
not oppressed by domination or dictation.
A few Reform J•oernals, who are inclined
too readily to believe these charges and
think -there -aught to_ be 'more uniformity
in the utterances of their Party
art " press, have
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been urging the necessity:of a convention
for the purpose of adopting a platform, the
upon, planks of which all .m.ti y agree l o , and
cordially labor to carry out.
Conventions for laudable objects are no
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doubt beneficial; and oft result in getout
plishing the object aimed at, but with, re-
s ect to the: affairs of the country; which'
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,are so varied, and opinions upon them Can.
and are expressed so continually we think
there is no need of a gathering to "find'ont"
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this opinion and then come to.:soine
form agreement. Refornlers'are generally
of a material that are not -to be governed;
by dictation, without, they. are convinced-
the principles set forth arosight, aucl,-are,
intended. fo.r'the best interests of thecoun-
try, and are thenliable to have differen-
ces of opinion, as to "the best irioiles of..ac
licertain ends but the ',are
comp s,•hin g ce a y. "
liberal in their disposition, and are:r•.eady
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to unite in the' carrying out of a. good
principle even if some of its strongest ad-
vocates may not he on other subjects of
the same opinion with"•themselves.
There are but very few among the ate_
form party who do not openly and"'Ire
quently express their own' private opin-
ions, and are prepared,to uphold thorn by,
argument; nisei ive-think tt 'Tylia be'• fetind'`
there is scarcely any '-disagreement among
them, all aiming at the accomplishrfient.
or fulfilment of :those principles so ably
set forth by Mr. Blake, just previous "to.
the late election, the main; features •of.
which are the abolition of the tariffP ro-.
tection, and the establishment of a tariff
for revenue only, ft change inthe manage-
anent of the northwest, both as •respects
the construction of the Pacific Railway:
and the land regulations, ,the boundary
award, and the managementiof the internal
affairs of the several provinces without in.
terference by the general government.
There is no necessity of a convention to
being about an ag teem -eat' upon these
of the utterances o t e e ormers gen;
erally, upon political questions.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Just see howthe moral sentiment of
people change. A short time ago lynch-
ing was regarded',' by all enlightened peo-
ple, as
eople,'as a barbarous practise, but of a ne=
gro,•who outragedan aged lady, and was
hung by amoll therefor, a paper; says " h,e
deserved his fate, and the treatment was
better etter than the administrationof the.
`cat.' '" °Although this method of punish-
ing ile wretches, who commit crimes ofkind, -ind,'::is effective, all who "aid therein
are :g silty of murder.
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notice that the
of Statute •
township councils at re
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d and it is ro os
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performing, the work
is really the only
work done- as every
statute labor knows
is open to con
t townshi in
to make an innovation ?
The Ottawa Free Press (Reform)hopes
that Mr. Mowat, will so amend the election
law. as to disfranchise all Dominion and
Provincial officials. and civil servants•
would undoubtedly a move in the
Thiss-wo tido bted y be o
right direction, but what ahowl would be
raised by Conservatives if:he did it. It
would be all right, in their opinion, to dis-
franchise
l >.
franchise Provincial officials, but Domin-
ion ones -never. That's about the extent
of their fairness.
It is rumored that Mr. Cameron will` re-
sign in West Huron if thea. Conser•vatives.
push the ::protest against him when Mr.
John.NlcMillan will resign in his: favor
and South Huron' will be again represent-
ed by stick -at -nothing Cameron.-Seaforth
Sun.
The rumor -exists only in the everfer-.
tile and fnot-to-be-relied-on imagination
of our Seaforth friend. This is just the
game the Conservatives have been playing•.
,`If you come down we won't shoot," but
it won't work worth a cent, and that's.
what annoys "them so much.
.•.4e-
We a abolition of ` the
systemLabor, as pursued by
n sent 'is being :dis-
tory ,
t raise ed o a
cursemoney
for' by taxation.:
Tliis just way of hav-
ing, the one •familiar
with that the present.
systemsiderable abuse.
Wha pHuron will be the first
Some of our cotemporaries,-noticing the
suggestion' that efforts should be made to
renew the rediprocity-treaty with -the
United States, take the ground that 'the'
proposal ; should come from the people'
across the lines. ` Well, ave'shotrld be very
, .
glad to reel it
come from the United States,
but those' writers must be as blind as bats
if ;.they think the 'Americans will ever
do it. They would be quite willielg to
have our trade; and .so would we theirs;`
no doubt, but if, any :one supposes that
fifty-four million of. people are going to
bow down and beg.less -than five :million
to trade with them on equal terms, they're
troubled with a good sized vacuum in the
tapper story. •
Some of the leading newspapers; in the
United States are g
ur in the enactment of
urging
a law to prohibittobacco smoking on the
streets and in public places,'. giving as a
reason therefor that the habit has become
so prevalent that smokers have no regard
fo'r the rights of those:who are not smok
ers, and ;to whoin, ladies iu particular;
tobacco smoking. is.
exceedingly 1Y.ob.'ection
objection-
able. Such'alaw while doubtless called
for, would;;meet with stern_opposition; be-
cause ' society has become so permeated
with "the erroneous idea that "I'ean smoke
if I like, and its, nobody's business," that
erifbrcement5f-fi'would be practically im-
possible. Smokers should . be 'gentlemen
enough to respect the.. feelings "of others;
svithout-being compelled -to"do itr
THE LAND REGULATIONS.
The following extract from a letter en
the Northwest, land regulations will show
the treatment being meted out to some
who have settled there during the past
year... It sem almost incomprehensible
that a government will invite emigrants
to its lands and then treat them as the
in the
nt':do settlers t
Dominion government e
northwest. No more shameful means
could be used to discourage settlers than
have been resorted td, and instead of any
attempt being made to; do better, 'the re-
gulations seem to be getting ° worse and
worse.`; Our own observations have firmly
convinced us that there is -going to" be
serious i trouble in the northwest, and the
letter' alluded to, which'is-as follows, fore-
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shadows this:— ,
"The country at the present time, for 800
miles :west of Winnipeg is full of people.
These.people believed they had a right to the
even -numbered sections ; they squatted•on
the land, went to work, broke up and toiled
and built houses, and l the first •think they
knew was -that ,a colonization company came
nn r . . . then tr o off ; not oras -so, but
took the fruits of their labor. These men
were almost all Ontarre mien, workers, hard
workers, that believed in any Government in
Canada that was working . under the Union
Jack:.' The Government;. publish pamphlets
and tracts on one side, and regulations and:
colonization foolery on the other" side. : Ac•
cording to. the law any man is entitled. to a
homestead section and pre emption, if it be
not on a line of railway. But he is entitled
at any rate to the even -numbered ,sections.
The facts -are these. There -will be. about
spent their er try-
ingen who haveit summ t
1, 000 m
ing to find land, and have traversed from one
place to another place, who will come: into
Winnipeg in the fall and go down to Ontario
or to the trnited States. <it is the,9nost racrseil
and most outrageous system that I ever heard
of, or ever saw put •iinto:practical :shape -that
men should spend their whole summer, should
break=up-lands-,-should--lose,-their time and:
money, and then have a colonization company
come and take, not only their land but their
own work. ' Yet it'is the boast or Canada
that we give each man one hundred and sixty
acme of land and the right of pre-emption on
the next 160. It is a wonder to me that more
-serious' disturbances have not yet occurred,
but these colonization companies will require
a great force yet to takeaway the patrimony.
-of the Ci naclian people. One thing is certain.
You caasot say that I have ever voted or worked
for the.Reform party, or ever had. anything
to do with them. I write this as a matter of
justice, so that people in "Ontario may know'
the facts, and may take steps to. stop the -be-
ginning of trouble."
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,Another of those dreadfully careless
yet lamentable cases of"didn't know it
was loaded" occurred': at Brampton, this
week, ;when Mrs. Wm. Fletcher shot Mrs.
Wm," Vodden-with a revolver.
TH t3•T PUZZLE.
To the Editor of the Clinton New Era,
DEAR Sze, -In last week's publication of
the ERA a puzzle was given by "A subscriber,"
which, simplified, amounts to the following
problem : A's "flock of sheep, decreased by 9,
is equal to B's flock, increased by 9, A's
;flock, increased by 5, is equal to twice B's
mock decreased by 5.How many sheep has
A and B respectively ?
As the the solution is not demanded, we
simply give the number in each flock,: A'haa
51 and B has 33 sheep. The problem is al•
gebraieal, involving'two unknown powers,
but can readily be solved by arithmetic. We
would advise Subscriber to accept no rale
that may be given, for an attempt to solve
similar problems by -it will, in all likelihood,
,prove a failure. A READER.
Aug. 8, 1832.
THAT HORSE CASE."
To theEditorof the Clinton: New Era.
DEsn'Sue, -I notice in your.issue. of the
37th July, au article signed "A Ratepayer,"
;referring, in a rather contemptuous manner,
to ine,-as being the owner of an old horse,
and which I` would have had now, I have no
ftoubt, if I had not lent him to a neighbor.
The greeter' part of. the article in 'question is
;entirely false, and: the writer was, no'doubt,
told what to: write. The facts are, that my,
horse died of ill usage, that T skinned and
burred him, 'except the legs, which,' used .in
my. business, I did not "take" out all the
,bones,": as stated, nor buryshine ;" under a
little tan bark ;" I belied him four:feet under
ground, with a bushel of gdiek lime under
hint and a' bushel over him and over three
',feet of soil, and then a load- of tanbark over.
all. Che inspector was down 'then and could
find no stench, but. Ratepayer may have;a
longer nose. As to the sneer, that I am a
pobr :man -I am poor, and have. hard work
enough to. keep my family, but though poor;
1 and I am tonest d tell the truth: The e articl
e is
a contemptible piece, of spite, and I shall take
no further notice of anything which may.
come from the game source. I thank you,
,:Mr. Editor, for the space 'necessary for' this
reply: • ALFRED ,HAYWA RD.
Clinton, Ang. 9, 1882-. .
SOME farmers areobjecting tothe uni-
form charges" 'of the threshers cif this
O high. neighborhood, as being too high. Tlie
threshers of :Middlesex are even higher,
asking $1.50 -an 'hour, while their rates
per bushel are still higher. ' Fanners here
have not much rootn for complaint. -
Judge Gowan, speaking of the Muskoka
election recount of ballots states that; if
the minute and "technical objections raised
.to ballots is_allowed' to prevail and .
• voters held to pedantic accuracy, "the art
Of marking ballots” should have a place in
our public school system, so that the ris-
ing generation might ' be taught how to
vote, and a course of ballot drill might, be
-necessary- for- h c-pres nt race of voters
before everyelection..The worthyJud e
�
suggests that the varietyy_. of marks made
by many is due to feeble or, imperfect sight;'
nervousness, awkwardness, marking on a
rough table or bench, and sometimes per-
•haps to a whiskeyfied condition of the,.
delineating voter. The worthy Judgeis
evidently not an active politician, or he
would' know that no matter how accur-
ately a ballot is marked, the last election
has developed returning officers who are
,able,to discover, defects "therein, and count
diem, accordingly. 'It is the duty of the
governfnent to amend the law so that
fewer ballots are declared spoilt in future,
because with the most of those so thrown
out, it is done fora purpose, and not -be,.
cause they are legally wrong.
THOSE"LIG;IITNlNG RODS:
Til
Awn
THRESIIING
BINDING GLOVES, cheap.
BROWN DIJcK OVERALLS.
FANCY Dlrci,: OVERALLS.
BRo�VN 1)ucic 'JUMPERS.
BROWN' DUCKS.
FANCY DUCKS.
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BLUE - ANTI BROWN DENIMS.
-Fir-tire.wet
SEAS(
COTTON SHIRTINGS AND S=HIIRTS&
GOTTONADES.
KENTUCKY JEANS.:
All at Low Prices; and prime
value,
and good goods,
0,., -DOCS,
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AT THE: DRY -GOODS GOS ,•L
OD PALACE
thvey weather;
'REAL`
WATER, I.00x ,hIIBBER ' ever : kind,. - •., Y ld,. every price, and...,.
COATS,' all sizes and prices great value.
slue. •
A fine stock of LMBRELLA
S At tile Dry, Goods Palace.
To the Editor of Clinton- Nerb Era.
` 'Sin, -I see that Mr. Kitt has .rushed into
;print with a long article on the advantages.of
lightning rods,' which he evidently'; intends
;both as an advertisement' and a reply to my'
letter in a-previous•issue.• In that letter I
said not a.; word in, opposition to lightning;
rods, illy ground :of objection being that the
town was not in a position to spend; ,the mo-
ney for that purpose, and it was not simply.
the amount that this would cost to which •I,
objected, " but my ideawas to curtailall un-
necessary eipensee in connection with the
different sources of expense attached to the
town, ,and I have the pleasure �t Itno*ing
that I am supported by :many of the rate
payers in; town.. If, one hundred dollars or
more can be savedhere, that is a clear saving,
and it makes that much -difference in'the
taxes, and there may be other ways in which'
oimiler amounts could be saved,• and thebur
den of taxation deoreased'raccoidingly.-I°
was not before aware that Mr. Kitt was such
a wonderfully liberal minded, man, and must:
be •allowed:: to dissent from•' his conclusions,
because 'what little transactions" I have had
with him,' did not eimpress .'me with the" fact.
that his liberality'wae: ever likely, to hurt`
him. As' he has laid particular"stress upon
the benefits of, lightning rods, I- esk'for space
to reply thereto. He apparently.wishes it to
be inferred that all- who : do net believe in
their efficiency as a means' of protectingbuild
ings from lightning, .are ignoramuses- of the;
worst kind.' I accept the inference,and ap-
ply it to this town, and what do 1 dad, that
a1T"the heavy taxpayers' and all 'the pnblie:
b tes-belbng to this class": TThere is not -a
church here protected by a:"rod, therefore, if
.Mr. Kitt's argument is worth anything, the
oflicials:of these buildings tnust be.crimivally
reckless, in reference to thehundreds:of lives
• therein .`congregated. There may be(but "I
am. not : aware of it) some of the factories
'adorned with rods, but the owners of those',
workshops not so protected, must also ;be
criminally reckless of the many lives congre-
gated therein. The market; building,.I think;
has no rod •on it,. and infact I.don't know of
many buildings , of importance that have..
Now, I' must conclude one of two•thibga, that
property' holders are either ignoramuses be
cause' they- doe not avail themselves' of the
Supposed protection oflightning rods, or else',
they regard them as.entirely unnecessary and'
of':no practical benefit Itis quite: evident tog
me, at any rate, that the . most intelligent'
persons in town. and 'thoset who have the,
largest risks to run place, no confidence'
lightning rods. I' have lived in Clinton fora'
number of years, and• cannot saythat light-
ning has ever done much damage here. One
building was struck several years ago, and'
the injury repaired for less than $10.' Any,
other injuries arising from Alija source I •fait,
to call up, although.; there have been some;
severe storms.'I'preeume Mr. Kitt will ar-;
gue that although so little damage has beeie
done,, the chances are, five to one, that tho
school' will be " struck some day, and likely,
many lives Lost. I, have always: noticed that.
agents of this description -can demonstrate,
with mathematical.accnracy (to their'hearers);
that in nine cases out of ten_lightning will bel.
sure to'strike a building, and they warn the
stupidly:ignorant owner of: the building that
if it is not protected he:•will be sorry for it
some day.. But in cases where .the owner,
of the property see it in that'Iight, it
not unfrequently happens•that the building.
'stands uninjured for many -years 'A's a mat-:'
ter of. choice between hav'ng a_building_etruck.
by lightning and having it struck by a light
ning rod agent, I would almost prefer the
former to. the latter, but every oneele not like
It ;is,ssaid that et tlieenext __I?rc_vi icia.L
elections the.'Dominion Government is
going to use every possible effort and device
in order to beat if possible the Mowat.
government:: There's not a doubt but that
they will stop at nothing" in order to.'ac-
cornplisli their ends, but it remains' with
theeo le to say ether' theywill succeed.
P P Yw ,
or not.
Some of our cotemporaries;tvhile giving"
all credit to the members of the team, are:
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asking;whether more good could not be
accomplished by the annual
F? abandoning
'Wimbledon rifle matches, and using 'the
money > thus 'spent in something else. '- It
costs the Dominion $7 000every ; year to.
be represented at these contests, and there
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can be no question but that themoney
might be put to better use. The Domin=
ion .EGovernmeut, however,regard such,
sums as of no; importance, and are, there-
fore not
herefore;not likely to save it.
Wesr Hcrox PROTEST. -We are informed
that the fleet of M. C.Cameron,, of West 'Hu-
ron, will be: protested against so soon as the
CLINTON ERA can be persuaded that such pro-
ceedings are
roceedingsare necessary -farther, : that in the;
absence of consent onthe part of the EEA, a
direct appeal will be made -to. Mr. Cameron,
himself, for his :consent:? Failing to make the
EIA or. Mr. Cameron a consenting party, it ie;
quite` likely that the Conservatives will go
ahead with the protest, sure. -News.
Our, "permission" was granted long
ago -Why the -mischief dun't-the Cone
servatives go ahead with it, then: -instead
of doing so much shouting. .Perhaps the
hitch is caused ' by,:`such-fellows- as- the
News editor' wanting an excu •
se to do
little shouting, but quite unwilling 'to„risk
a cent of the expenses. That's about the
size of it.
OUR LETTER BOA.'
The NEW ERA does not hold itselfresponsible for
the opinions of its correspondents. Lettere are, cordi-
ally invited from all who have a grievance or anything
of public interest to discuss. write' onone side of the
_Pape, ;give y:our_namc.and-address°-as-a nrenisof au-
thentication, (not for publication);and- be as -brief as
the subject will permit ; and our columns will always
be open to rope- to anything appearing under' this head:
A GENTLE REMINDER.
!'o the Editor of the Clinton New;Era.
1)iArt Snt, Will you kindly permit me,
through the columns of your paper, to inform
the parties'thet were sokind as to help; them
selves: to •a portion of grain, .from one of the
fields on the Bayfield line, that if they had
waited until the grain was ripe, I might have
employed them to reap. it for me, but not al=
lowed them' to' take it away for their own use;
etc., but it appears, by them 'helping ;them.
selves; that I might have promised them' it.
for their vote, but I don't buy my votea?Jtr
that way, neither do I wish my suppprterito
take any such advantages with me. Hoping
For tio. remainder of .the seasoa of Farm weathcr,
A C.I�EARII�TG P'RI
CES."
PARASOLS.
Brown • and White MUSLI'NS
Black- White DIL LIN .
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FANCY MUSLINS.
Black & Colored' BUNTINGS.
,Lic'ht DRESS GOODS,.
Now, /vii. Edito , in conclusion, ' and as
ratepayer havinga much Jaeger _interest at
stake than Mr. Kitt, I ask the trustees of the;
school to considerthe matter more before
they decide to proceed with this expense. If
rods of this kind are required on the senool,
-they-are required -on -hotels; churches, and in.
fact everyplace where any, one remains, but.
I believe they are not required on any such
place.
Hoping this isnot too long for your paper,
I remain, respectfully yours,
ANOTnea RATEPAYER
Olin ton,:Aug._S,_1882.- - -
• h side; have:' 'now been heard this must clo,se
[As both
the discussion on this subject. --En. New ERA.]
Adam Hope; Senator, of Hamilton, died
on Tuesday, last.•
The Dominion expenditure for July
exceeded -the revenue by $133;000: '
A petition to unseat Mr. Cuthbert (Con-
''
servative) in Berthier-county has -been
filed. :
Mr. John. White (Conservative), M.P.
for East Hastings, is willing to admit
bribery by an agent, and resign and run
again, if the Reformers are agreeable.
the thin will not be repeated after: this nee
g P 1111,1. NEW ERA, will be Aent• to guy actdred
rice, I remain, yours, Tats OWNER. till theist of January;- 1993, for tale rtbove.
C:oderieh township, Aug. 8. ; sam paid in advance. .
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Affil all`'Suninaer"Goo'ds-at-RED
ROCK .PRICES': to clear,
At the Drd
Dry Goods .Palace..
T D
SIL]ZLTS )lI L ES eelTr
Ladies "Hoop _ G o� S l incl —",I�sL � GLOVES
B LBRIGGAN HOSLr Ladiesand
Children's COTTON HOSE,
all
'sizes, in 1teand Colored. 'Finestock of EnIPInERY. Fine
stock of DARK PRINTS.
1 case l� ew SCOTCH WEEDS. W S 1' case •.
CANADIAN TWEEDS, goods, o
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