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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1886-10-08, Page 3FRIDAY, OCT; 8, 1886. 'ett•�'a#d noCtOri. ' D0.144404. doctors, ear. more than g>leen'e, cotensel 4! • As a rule they donot, bqt 'the :ippotnes of ,the. three leading; physicians; and Those of the. Woo: leading lawyers are. -about: equal• , • that is to say, at the rate of. $60,0QQ yea>< er eh,; The, largest sutp. ever earned p ens y'oar b' a doetot•'was$I00,. 000 mado. by Sir ;aetley Cooper, - 'The three Mena at• the head of the -medical profeasiot i is 1 ngland a,it the present day are Sir -'Wm, rTeuner,;the court. physican, Six Ww Gull and Sir Andrew► Clark. duat$ately the last gamed has obtained considerable notoriety. iIe was induced: to visit a 'very wealthy, lady at I`Tioe,and lie received .the anpreoedented fee of $25,, • Q4Q. Gne-fifth. of ibis. anaplut_Q re-.. tained as a remuneration for his; seitvices, and the remainder he divided between two charitable institutions connected' With his profession., . Speaking of. fees, there is a tale told of a rich -colonial gentlemen living in, Kent -who -bad --the misfortune to take a slight cold. Not satisfied'with•his local medical attendant, be..'desired_ to have' 9u11 down from London in consultation.' Gull happened to be away. and S.ir.Win.' Fenner same instead.. He was duly Paid his fee of $875 for the visit. The pa-. tient, feeling no .better, then -sent to Edinburgh to a leading doctor of that city,who travelled 'the 400 miles in order to see hien, and in ordinary course re- ceived a guinea for ever 'mile ;'that was 400 guineas; or .$2,100.. Again the pa- [ rtient telt • no better; • and this';tl ue -Gul'1°• \vas summoned and attended - ' I suppose,' suggested the local prac- titioner, ' you will pay Gull what you. paid Jenuer—,£751'• ' . • ' Nonsense,' indignantly retorted, the sick gentleman. ,' I am not going to pay -Gull less- than • I gave ,the Sootchman,' . and he drew- a cheque for fore. he had got rid of his Bold he 'had. Gull himself relates a storyof an•ec- centric patient, ripen whom, in the days' when chloroform or ethee were never used, he performed a difficult operation from which the old gentleman recovered. But he refused to pay .Gull his -fees, and •as the doctor left the bedroom in an en- , - raged state the old man snatched off his night cap and flinging it at him, pried, ' Take that a I'l1 giro you nothing More.'. , Gull picked up the•night cap',and, cooling down in .his iirougham, he corn= mewed to rip'up the lining.. Concealed therein lie found a,,orisp Benk'of.,Eng: ` land note'for-:L1,000; This story,• by the way, has also been , total of several other, eminent doctors. ' Gull' began life. in ari,hum.ble way as: assistant to a lies= pital lecturer at thirty-five shillings per. week. . When admitted: to practise his • first •year's fees amounted $1.35, .but he• himself, says that each y ear they increas- ed by one-third.' He is a man ofdry humor. ' Once the .Bishop of 'perry coir= ti salted him, and the great doctor gravely • said • ' You must go to Nice,; my Lord.' ' ' Oh, 7curia go to Nice; I'm too • busy.' It must. be either Nice or• heaven,' was the doctor's retort. o Oji., then,' quickly added the divine, go to Nice.' I will not question your Jpdgtnent,' replied'. Gull; . ';As a right reverend pre- late you ought to knee, which is the pre- ferable ligase.' • • • Sir Andrew Clark is Gladstone's phy- •sician. He' accompanied. him .on' the cruise the'Premier•toolc with Tennyson, and again last year to Norway.He does -not•_e]o-this --as:apersonal tribute, but as a. matter of professional duty. • Gladstone. is very tasty, faddy andnutoeratic.,Clark. is .equally firm. Lady Clark is quite incensed when Gladstono.orders her hus- band to spend , with hint those. two months of the year when the great phy- sician is accustomed tohave most elsure:` . It: is said that aennerand Gull are chos- en to attend royal patients in preference to Clark because the latter is so closely identified with Gladstone: -Philadelphia Press'. 'one, moreover, possessed of special quali- ficationt; for the task, Such a .roan, Conference unanimously defillares, is Dir, Potts, and he has .been offered and bas accepted the trust. The grand testi- monial given by "Dr. Douglas to leis mental strength, his personal magnet- ism, and bis worth as a man and a (Christian moister, was endorsed by the whsle Assembly, the united voice of which was in favor of. the appointment. They Methodist Church in Canada rri now about to make a„uprepie effort in educa- tlonai teatters,and the difficulties in the way are great. It is"tbegeneral feeling`; that if any man can grapple with. these difficulties successfully 'it is. Dr. Potts. We' congratnlate. both him, and. the Church. on the appointment. --Educa- tional Weekly. PERTH. NEWS. .. -.__._..- Mrs. Root. Barbour, sr„of Staffa,died last week. She wait one of the pioneers of Hibbert. , Mr: 'Mahar dolq►ihonn, an old anti peadeable' settler of Mitchell, passed awe +'oia'Tuesday last, A little girl, daughter of Mi. T. Mur phj', of Hibliert, while playing at school fell .anti broke her collar bone on the 29th Sept; Tho•nnanintous call extended to the Rev. It:. Kerr, of Quebec, by the Epis- copalians of Mitchell, has been sanction- ed by the Bishop. ' Mr. Chas: Griffin,who has .been a resi- dent of Mitchell for upwards of twenty- two j�e�ans, sold his ,property to Mr. H. 'dam pliell, and moved to Galt With bis Died' in Hibbert, on Sept, I8th, Win Kenney, at the advanced age. of 88.year. and 9 months. , He 'arrived in Canada about forty-five years ago, and resided the greater part of the time in the ctlun- •ties of Perth- and° Huron, with the ex- ception or xception'of seven years in Cobourg. Says the Mitcbell Advocate—WeT3x-: ceedingl-y^ rre�;ret"to -learn that: Mr -;'.-P:_. Goebel has decided on moving his hosi- ery business to either'Berlin or Water - .19o. Both places 'are holding .out in. ducaments to have him locate in their town, but he has not -decided, as yet, which phace'be will settle in. Mr. -Goe- bel is one of the most enterprising citi- -zeas xaud• as -h e- has spent -almost a -life- time here,' he is, widely known and, few are more highly respected. The .Listowel. Standard says :-The mortality among residents of this town, has been unusually' large during the past week., Among thesehave been Mrs. Campbell, wife of Mr. J.' F.Camp- hell;Mrs. Stoddard, wife. of Mr. 3. Stod- dard; and. Miss:Minnie Green, daughter of. Mrs. Mary Green.. Consurmptitnis understood'to. be the cause of death in each of the above cases. The demise' of Miss Green is:particularly sad, as it. is the fourth time that the family. have 'been :similarly afilioted; within,the past three or four years.., We are • Mao very sorry to learn of the death of Mr. _Ezra_ Staebler, .of the firm. of •Wildfang :&, Staeblei; merchant tailors and clothiers of this town, which .occurred at-*ebring- ville on Tuesday. He. left town'a'feiv weeks.ago,: for the purpose of taking a a few holidays with his familyand'friends. in the neighborhood of Tavistock and Sebringville; and *bile away took:fever, which terminated in his death. • • • •The Methodist dutiencateion;raISeera�tary pf E . '.In ereating the -new office; of Genera 1 Secretary of- Education, says the Mail, the Methodist Conference -has -taken .a most important step, . and in the ap- pointment of the.Bev. Dr. 'Potts•as the first incumbent of that office it has shown that •it is deeply 'sensible of the fast: Dr. Potts ranks argon;: the veryfirst;of. the pulpit orators: of the .Methodist Church anywhere, . • His power._ as; a preacher of the Gospel has long been re- cognized, and the-.inimenss -audiences which always flock to hear him are suf- ficient proof of the populatity of bis ministrations.. To take snob a man from theactive work of the ministry it a step which is warranted only by the most pressing need in another direction. There is a Methodist church in -Ke vianee,'.I11., having for its regular pastor a"young. woman named Miss; Downer, and ° Rev: -. Robert --Wes -editor of . the Advance; speaks of her as an educated, earnestand convincing preacher. The idea that all: the tribes of .Cama dian Indians are on the decrease, :and that t'he red !man 4i1.1 soon becotno a thing of the, past, though pretty gener- ally' entertained, 1g not'•well founded-. In Nova Scotia, for' example, . the Mice •mac;Indians numbered 1,666 in 1871.. By 1881 they numbered 2;125—an in. crease or 27 5 per cent. -a. larder pro- portionate increase -•-than that shown among the --English, • Scotch= Irish or French' population of the Province -=and a clergyman ;who resides .in the vicinity. of the tribe. asserts that. the increase is being maintained in'the present decade. Over a district in Texas,, 250 miles `1onrby 90 miles wide, wheat and oats proved a total failure,• the corn was burned up -;by scorching sun and hot winds in June, cattle having subsisted scantily on the leaves of mesquite bushes and;cotton'has suffered very tnlich. Bain bas fallen 'd'uring' the last tWo weeks, and contributions of provisions and seed, grain. have °been forwarded from St. Louis. '• (Cattle ,that were worth ;$$20 a head two years, ago ,cannot now be sold for $5, iii Palo Pinto County. When Rev, Mr. Macdougall, the well kuowit Methecl.istmissionary, originated- the idea of b•inging prominent Indian chiefs • in'the northwest to see civilize - don in ivilizetion`in the East, he asked theaid of the Dominion Government; Celia ing that That such a need exists is the rinanrtnous i the proposition was for the hest interest I- opinion of the Conference, of the country. ' The Government re• The want of a general superintendent fused to grant any aid; they would not, of educational matters has long. been . felt by the Methodist Church, but the chief obstacle in. the way of such an appointment has always been the ex-, pence. It is felt that' the time has Como when such a eonsiderafion call no longer bo allowed to prevail. Apart from the growin work of the +'dncattenul Socie- ty, theM,recent action of the Conference with retard to:Victoria College makes it absolutely necessary that the interests of the Church in these matters should be entrusted to ilia' c ire of an oll'tcer ry • 1 o. JUST RECEIVED ;AN IMMENSE STOCT 0 t1. A. E FOR THE' FALL' TRADE, Last spring we bought a line of Fifty suits, as an •ex erimeit and have found that they gave very general satisfaction, -and that the demand - for this class of goods _is. increasing.. They are cut try first-class: cutters, well trimmed" and carefully macle, and compare very :favorably with suits . made to order ; while . the prices are Very 'low. • . A Very eine ,Union Tweed Suit- for $5. -A Serviceable. Tweed Suit. Ali Wool, $8. A Fine Blackor Colored Worsted Suit Bound& Finished in a 1 style at $13 to $14 iia, Full Range oaf . •BOYS CLOTHING • Don't buy your Fall Clothing until yotl have seen these goods. QIMETT; LONDE$BORO. IEW And 'WINTER - NTS WI LATER;0 =' 84:SHOESI t iC.• CrutokelbaRn1 s.. My stock of ,BOOT ':and Sgo:Es is pow very large, and I will sell at the very Lowest. Prricee, possible. • Having made a largo addition to my. previous large store, and filled the same with efery kind of the best goods in the market, Customers• can depend on the very beta Article t for the ]east money.. • FOR• ID>, »S' b O»ILD83i1'8 U$l3.OISTOM WORK as usual unsurpassed and at vim IT, • , , short notice. American & Canadian OVERSHOES & RUBBERS in . Endless Variety.,, . � Try my' DUCIIESS and TOPST DRESSIJ�B whish-oantf-•ho• boat. • Call' ()if C. Cruickshank, the Boot *Maker, • ALBERT STREET, BRICK BLOCK, CLT.T1'TQN' i „4- TORE. The .undersigned has just opened a New Drug Store }n Ofaokson's• ITe"-vv' Block, Huron igireets Two doors West, of the City Book Store, where will be found a complete, assort- ment of Flee DRUGS and CHEMICALS, also PATENT MEDICINES and DRUGGISTS Sifi,N`DRIES. All' that the 'public;may ask for in these lines. P. S.=Office changed'froin residence: to• Drug Store. A .. W QRT.FTINGT O T Croon. tf • FRESK ARRIVALS THIS -WEEK IIELLEBQREOasmifEnE BoQUET PERFUME CARRIAGE 'SPONGES Fine in of HAND -MERRoxs; pheap. PURE INSECT POWDER $ERTRANi)s. BvLx PErirtlrn; .1. ATLANTA . SEA SA LT: FRESH :LIME JUICE • PURE PARIS G•REEI� ' \lig pay special titteno n to°TBUSSES, and have the largest stock in ti -773777.--. ' .. Best . cent 'CIGAR• in town,, . they said,:supply a precede`ht for expend- ing money in that manner.: The ener- getic nergetic missionary, nothing daunted, took up the enterprise. and obtained such pri- vate aid as has. -:enabled him to bring the delegation to Ontario and Quebec. tut a few weeks have elapsed since.tho Goyer•nment triads this decided refusals yet rve now find it paying the entire ex- penses rri connectionwiththe -trip of Chiefs Crowfoot- and .Three Bulls and the clergyman who has charge of them. Ones more 1riarclou�tll has been speciaily appointecl for the lint'1' '°--a supplied with11`p.roofIMtl'rnttlio word of alis Man of energy and strong -abilities, and Ottawa authorities cannot.belrusted. CAST hIERE.' ioQUEt ,..SOAP 'PEARS' (EN'ot su.), SOAP jPEAlis ViOLET Powni ss PEARS IB,t.003i or ra use . `A 1 ° G'' H,. C ►M`$E, ORE:MMIST AND pRUGGIST, • . CLINTON,'"ONT.. ost or .In tliaokiug,his'uumerouscustomers:for their liberal patronage•iti the•past,' begs to auncunoe • that he has just•received t; splendid assortment .of •. • �W SP_2NC`a- GrOQ17S icotzrarstNa THE LATEST 140ytialgS Ys TWEEDS, `DRESS' GOODS,, PEINTS,:M"tUSLINS;, GINGHAMS, LACES, EMB.RO, DERIES, SI IItTINGS, COTTONAUES, D CE~&& DENIMS TWEEDS a sn eoialty, sand's first -Class Tailor who guarantees a fit.: A'fnll supply of hand made BOOTS and' SHOES just arrived for the spring trade,. .A fresh assortment: of. WALL PAPER, Newest patterns. My Stock of GROCERIES is 'New and Fresh; Try our 50 cent ".'Sarin Hyson TEA, best value,ever offered to the public. HARDWARE, CROCACEIW and. &LASS V Uti a full supply.. LARDINE and'CROWN, OIL frit•: machinery, always 'on hand, and everything usually kept in a first•olass country .store. COAL-OI'Lz0 Cents per gallon:. Highest market price paidintrade for BUTTER, EGGS, OATS, 4tc, Come ode.and..all acid inspect my . • stopir, No.:trouble_to show -goods, . • N. I3. I have.aiso purchased a large quantity of the BLUE TIN TAG BINDING TWINE Best in the market, which I offer at the lowest possible rate: • VARNA, March 5t1f; 18E6. asoziamarcr !•,".- JOB DEPARTME Is gal sopa* for comp�icu�ss io the couoi�. Prices' Consistent with nine 'WOIt' WE ARE NO SULLIVAN, But the rale has very few' exceptions, -that:, everyone who buys , Suit, `a Pair -of Pants; a Vest or'-Oyereoat; or=any, covering for -- • or-•.• tire, body at the , ' ' OAK �-� 'HALL - CLOTHING ""HOUSE Are so well satisfied with the Fit,; Make and the-. . Trimming's, that when they want another suit they always collie -back to S; and send or bring their friends with them. This is why our business has increasedd so rapidly. TERMSCAS$. •y.• PRICES RIGHT POE' THE TIMES. •e Mrs. A. Fischer•, Prop., M. Fischer : Manager. onto .YEARS: ESTAI3L IIED: • The Only, Manufacturers .of 'TIRE '•• • PR.00F SATES •.11,1t14 ISTa3s- Oa, asd10.ct =sg Steel.. Fja ;gra ,D001'13., ' A1I •sit r new stylesof Fireproof' Safes are 'fitted with an AIR' CHAMBER to prevent dampness to'papers, A'large assortmentef ECOND•'IIA 'D:SAFES for sale at loco prices and on easy terms of payment, ,Catalogues on application: 117" and 119. 'Front Street, E•ttst, Toronto. • minim lanng d9r ' Siff OESSORS .TO r' a STEVENS'. & SON `:CLiNTON, ' anuf...acturer : of' SA Ii> DtOzS, BLINDS, FLOoRIvd, OEIL•INt G, 'MoixLDIN 's. FRAMES PICI.D'.rs, &o.' and all'kinds of Interior and Exte1'1or F1nisilt'ngs. LATili and ' SHXNC;LE$'kept on. band. Mill on Wellington St.,•o pp.osite •W'oollen.Mi11> I.'-IrA•islS—ahie"••-"S-,PT,,LIIT'It"-AT•Io:NSLL-I'lIX+ P -A I1.ED. �,.. S. €Cooper, • --,-•- • Ihange o� Business '” hittitli[1Lflttiri1Cttttttririittt .r•.-- •-• - The undersigned begs toutotify the people of Clinton and vicinity that he has lionght the TNowtoI SS NDSINES . foiled cari . on b� . L ,FIJIRNiTURESTOOKilAEEs p � eoenod. mit in, ELIIOTTh 1314001C. NEXT DOOR TO .THE CITY 13001E' STORE, CLINTON. . BEDROOM SETS, 1'ARLOR SETS, LOUNGES; SIDEBOARDS . CHAIRS '&e i ttR' Tion,. AaaonTrin>T Or TUB VnItY Bost• wt.t tri; 1'tTRNITUIRI AT R ASorrAntr, . ].'rtl:Gits. ■L �y,ri ANS And that he is prepared to furnish • !brans, Collars, Whips, TrulISs,;rVaiises, Buffalo folies;,Blankels. And every thin usually kept in a first•class Harnesa'Shbp, at the lowest prices. Speeia atteeyntiioonn iisAdirect,eydatoo�naly+ stoobk of Lttuirr Ilh.ars�nss, w,h�i�chh 1 will maak�ee�a epeeiiaaity'. •- P,ZPAXI1. tltl G . PROMP rL kS A,14 Y Jl:�,la DZD ''Po. -, By strict attention to business, and carefollp studying the waWnE 117 1111) :i r +, 'X h, )ps • merit a fair share of patronage. Give me a oaal before purchasing elsewhere.\ REMEMBER tut sto ID—Ol.'POSIT]i Tt#E ?dA1tl ET.