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' 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. •
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• •The Methodist dutiencateion;raISeera�tary pf
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. '.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
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JUST RECEIVED ;AN IMMENSE STOCT 0
t1.
A.
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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.
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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.
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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 •. •
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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,
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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:
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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 --
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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$. •y.• PRICES RIGHT POE' THE TIMES.
•e
Mrs. A. Fischer•, Prop., M. Fischer : Manager.
onto
.YEARS: ESTAI3L IIED:
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The Only, Manufacturers .of 'TIRE '•• • PR.00F SATES •.11,1t14
ISTa3s- Oa, asd10.ct =sg Steel.. Fja ;gra ,D001'13.,
' A1I •sit r new stylesof Fireproof' Safes are 'fitted with an AIR' CHAMBER to
prevent dampness to'papers, A'large assortmentef ECOND•'IIA 'D:SAFES
for sale at loco prices and on easy terms of payment, ,Catalogues on application:
117" and 119. 'Front Street, E•ttst, Toronto.
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minim
lanng
d9r '
Siff OESSORS .TO r' a
STEVENS'. & SON `:CLiNTON,
' anuf...acturer : of' SA Ii> DtOzS, BLINDS, FLOoRIvd,
OEIL•INt
G,
'MoixLDIN 's. FRAMES PICI.D'.rs, &o.' and all'kinds of
Interior and Exte1'1or F1nisilt'ngs. LATili and ' SHXNC;LE$'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,
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Ihange o�
Business
'” hittitli[1Lflttiri1Cttttttririittt .r•.-- •-• -
The undersigned begs toutotify the people of Clinton and vicinity that he has lionght the
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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.
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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.\
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