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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1887-12-02, Page 411� IN ADVANCE, WE WILL SEND THE NEW ERA TO NEW 'SUBSCRI- BERS FROM NOW TO THE END OF 1888 TH'S IS GIVING BALANCE OF THE YEAR FREE l>`tv Adverttormeno. Neckwear -Jackson Bros December sales -J C Baler +titer the battle --Cheapside Free exhibition -C P R :New paper•. -The Empire • Outtin,g box -T Tipling Boy wanted-NEw ERA Office Berkshire boar -C Disney ,Our own manufacture --Jackson Bros Winter come to stay -Pay ce Co -, Property for tale -W 0 Searle 'Cititonyiew �x.a FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887. An .Unlikely Policy. The Chicago Herald publishes a tele- gram from Montreal in which it is as- .serted that Sir John Macdonald is pre- paring a surprise for the Canadians in 'the shape of a new public policy. It is 'alleged that if the Washington govern- ment propose unrestricted reciprocity between Canada and the United States as a complete and final settlement of all ,Bending disputes between the two coun- tries, Sir John will "go one better" and .express a desire for annexation pure and :simple. The Herald's correspondent ap- pearstfrom the tone of his letter, to be an annexationist. He makes the absurd •statement that the people of Canada would prefer annexation to the United States rather than commercial union, and in proof of his assertion that Sir John Macdonaid is at heart an annexa- tionist, he points out that a number of members and ex -members of Sir John's government signed the, annexation manifesto of 184J, and that the premier himself encouraged the movement at that time. It might also be pointed out that at a convention of the Con- servative party held in Toronto in 18131, Sir John Macdonald declared that he would rather have Canada annexed to the United States than see her an inde- pendent nation. But we do not really think that Sir John today would sup- port annexation. We would not be at all itirprised to see him spring some new policy on the country, because he must realize that the N. P. is losing its hold, in the rttral sections at least. We will be told in reply to this assertion that the people in the country have not so expressed themselves in any of the elec- tions, and that is true to a large extent, but it is ne'eertheless a fact that many .who did believe at one time in the ef- tiency of the N. P. to make prices high and times good, believe so, no longer, and although Sir John has not lost the support of those who were misled by his flattery and promises, he is sharp. �. encu6 h to see that some new . 'move is necessary to retain their sup- port. What thele will be 'liis line of action? We have ventured to predict -before that he will adopt Commercial Union in its entirety, or some modifi- cation of the principle and we are still strongly of the opinion that his course will be in this direction. Notwith- standing the ease with which lie can turn a sharp corner, politically, we do not think he will swallow all his -past utterances on "British connection" and 'advocate annexation with our neighbor; south of us. Election Protests. All the election' protests in the Pro - 'wince of Quebec, both Federal and Pro- vincial, have been settled, with the ex- ception of about fourteen; which will be fought out in the courts. In Nova Sco- tia a similar arrangement'was made. Tho only protests are in Annapolis and two for Halifax county. The two lat- ter, it is understood, will bo amicably settled. • The foregoing paragraph is a press "telegram, and indicates a line of action which, we are satisfied, will not be en- dorsed by the rank and file of the Liberal party. This "sawing off" of election petitions is establishing a precedent that it will be impossible to depart from in ;future, and the very purpose of election courts -to produce greater purity at elections -will be frustrated by the un- wise procedure of those Liberals who eonsent to "an amicable settlement" of election protests. THE Liberals, believing the election in Haldimand was carried by impro- per means, have entered a protest. it is to be hoped that they will carry it through, even if they should finally be beaten. DennisiMoore, a well-known Ilamil- tonian, better known as a generous and whole hearted Methodist, died on Sure - clay night. A largo book could be filled with his history, but one illustration will show the spirit of the man. When quite young he was employed with a Mr Jackson, since deceased, also noted for his generosity. Some one rime 'around soliciting help for a church fund and asked Moore to give something. Wages wore low in those days and noon • ey was scarce, but Moore turned to his employer and asked how much was com- ing to him. Being told that there was a little over four dollars,lie told his em- ployer to hand over the whole of it to ,-rho church, dcc. That was a mnnifi- cent donation in those days. IL Important Decisions Uoueera- ing the Scott Act. It will be remembered that, under Provincial enforcement of the Scott Act, it was held that County Counoile, where the act was adopted,were respon- sible for a share of the funds necessary for the enforcemeut of the act,but when appealed to they all refused to pay any- thing whatever for this purpose. Some time ago tho Ontario Government in- stituted suit against the County of Frontenac to compel it to pay its share of the expenses,and this being a test ease, was watched with considerable interest. Judgment was given a few days since, Chancellor Boyd holding that the County Council was bound to pay its proportion of the expense, and in the case in question he decided that it should also pay the cost of the suit. Elsewhere will be found the Chancellor's decision, which also covers a number of other points that had been raised by opponents of tate act, and in all of which he decided ii favor of the act. These decisions are most important, come at an opportune time, and will do much to strengthen the -hands of tem- perance workers, who have been fight- ing against strong odds, but now, find- ing that they have the law at their backs, in addition to the consciousness of being morally right, may take fresh heart and courage, and' are likely to carry on the battle with increased vigor. The Senate. When we see Sir William IIowland, ex -Governor Macdonald, the Hon Wil- liam Macdougall, the Hon Mr Anglin and Mr Rymal, as well as others whom we might name of large Parliamentary experience, called to the Senate on ac- count of party benefits, we shall begin to believe that it is the intention of the Prime Minister to make the Senate a body that may be of some use to the public. -London Advertiser.. We do not believe the Senate would be a particle of use to the public, if filled with the very best men in the community. We have repeatedly asked for some of our cotemporaries to point out wherein the Senate's usefulness consists, and have so far failed to get an answer. We are not surprised at Con- servative papers upholding the exis- tence of the Senate in its present form, because it may be of service in a party sense, but we are surprised at Liberal journals, supposed to be Democratic in their tendencies, advocating the exis- tence of an institution which is of no more practical use than the fifth wheel to a waggon. We were this week conversing with one of'themost intelligent Conservatives in this section, on this yery subject,when he said that "the only use the.,$enate could be put to was for either party to make it a home for destitute and starv- ing tarv- ing "dogs," and we do not know that he is far astray. A. Platin 1)rity. If you approve of The New Ete's course, if you find it a good clean paper, with all the news, note is the time to subscribe for 1888 and get the balance of this year free. If you are already a subscriber and think the NEW ERA is doing good work, induce some neighbor to become a reader of - the. papee. We would like every subscriber to consti- tute himself as a canvasser for the NEW ERA. You can help us a good deal by zu ;?and we will appreciate it. The Canadian Apple -Market. -- The Chatham Balmer sayer with a self-satisfied, th'at•settles-it style about it "The London Tory organ ridicules the idea that any considerable apple market exists in the United States. We know a good Tory who can assure our contemporary that lie found a ready market for 4.000 bbls. there this seasons The apples wore'shipped from Chatham and were only a small proportion of those sold to Americans from this dis- trict." Our contemporary is much mistaken. The Free Press never disputed the ex• istence of a market for Canadian apples in the Statds,-London Free Press. • , You didn't, eh? Perhaps in not so many words,but what construction will you place on the following, taken from a recent issue of the London Free Press "Just st now it is well that the Comnlip•- cial Unionists should direct their at- tention to' the apple crop as it exists in the States. All over New England and New York the markets are glutted with apples ; the finest fruits are rotting on the ground. Now, then, is the time to show the Canadian farmer how he can make money by shipping apples to "the other side." The editor of the Free Press is evi- dently a pretty good wiggler, with a short memory. see The way in which the secular press is taking the place formerly held by 'religious papers, is shown in the dis- cussions carried on through the.columns of daily papers. Almost any issue of the Globe or Mail contains letters upon theological subjcets and continued dis- cussions are carried on therein. We suppose the occasion for• this is that daily newspapers reach the masses, while the purely sectarian ones only reach a few. The Toronto World,oalling attention to the fact that St Louis has forbidden the teaching of German in her public schools,sey's -JlThe quality of,languages is one(of the bones of contention in th's country, but the question will probably settle itself in codrso of time, as the business mon of French Canada realize the importance of mastering the most widely -spoken language in the world." True, but the French language is off]• orally recognized by Parliament, the proceedings being recorded in English and French. To Globe annoupces that the re- port about Hon INCtr Blare taking a •seat in the English Boase of Commons is all b lsh. Canadians will be pleased to hear this, but the denial comes pretty late in the day. Messrs H. McMahon of Torouto,and W. C. Street, of London,have hien ap- pointed to the va,ant judgeships of the Ontario bench. Both are very good ap- pointments,even if one is a Grit and the other a Tory. Is there any significant connection between the facts that the counties of Middlesex, Lincoln, Wentworth and York still retain toll gates in their nlidtt and are nearly all represented by Con- servatives in the Dominion Parliament. —ua• When Consruoative papers, opposed to Commercial Union term it "A Grit Annexation Movement," they are ;hit- ting their own supporters, for we can name a dozen leading, influenoial and active Conservatives hi this immediate vicinity, who would hold up both hands for Commercial Union. .•111.. I'r is announced that the Ontario Legislature will meet early in January. Now, if Mr Mowat wishes to win fur- ther esteem, let him drop the tomfool- ory and nonsense with which the House is formally opened. Itis not alone the cost of the thing that people object to; but they are sick of a display of "fuss and feathers," which ,has no meaning in it. "It is a man's pocket that rightly guides him in making choice of prin- ciples," says the Hamilton Spectator. That is practically what the Anarch- ists teach, though they do not put it in as plain language as the above, and al- though to some extent the people of Canada have adopted this "principle," it would be a sorry day indeed for any country if it became universal. Mr Baird, M. P., the usurper of Queen's.Co.,N. B.,has resigned his seat and will again be a:candidate. He claims that his resignation was inithe hands of the Conservatives nine months ago, but was only accepted on Tuesday. In all probability he will be"elected-last time he stole the seat-because"the govern- ments aid will be of material help to him. And they will try and show by getting him elected this time, that be was entitledto the seat before. In no -place whore the Scott Act has been on trial has it been repealed. In Charlottetown the othee day,in a repeal vote, it was sustained by a small ma- jority. This makes a total of ninety- three` Scott Act battles throughout the Dominion, of which seventy-two have been won by tate temperance workers. - It ismost encouraging to think that not an inch of ground once gained has been recaptured by the liquor sellers. We hove this record will not be broken. One thing is certain -temperance sen- timent is gradually growing, and this will make the enforcement of the Scott Act easier. Me Moyer, of the ec:rlin News, re- fused to stand for niunicipalelionors, because he is opposed to the canvassing systeni, which is carried to an extreme in all,elections. Elis action, in or,e respect is commendable, but he could have done better b • consenting y „to stand, and then making the question a, test one at the polls.``' If he were defeated there would at least be the satisfaction of knowing that public opinion on this point had not reached its propel atti- tude, and then, being an editor, he could take defeat with better grace than most individuals; because editors are so accustomed to disapppointanent in this life that it becomes second nature to them. - A Model Farinas. (Extract from paper read 'before the Commercial Uuion Club, St. Thomas, by Mr Blue, Secretary of the Bureau. of Industries.) I have said that our province has ex- tensive areas, which grow a better sam- ple and a larger average yield of the staple cereals than any other portion of the continent. In every county there are several farms on which, owing to the natural fertility of the soil, and in part to a high and thorough system of culti- vation, bountiful crops are grown every season of favorable weather. There is, for instance, the farm of Mr. 'Simpscu Rennie,of Scaraboro ugh,in the county of York. Mr I{ennio is an exact and ex- emplary man in all his ways. He builds a fence, plows a furrow, plants a row and trims a hedge as straight as his rifle projects a bullet; and 110 is the prize marksman of two townships. No weeds are permitted to reach maturity, or scarcely to appear at all; and there is absolutely no obstruction in the shape of a stump or stone to be found any- where on the farm. Mr Rennie has furn- ished mo with the statistics of his farm for the five years, 1882-6, and I may tell you he keeps an accurate account of all his crops -their extent, their yield and their market value. His average yield of wheat in the five years, with one crop almost a total failure, was twenty -hive bushels per acre; his yield of barley was forty-seven bushels per acre; of oats, sixty'six bushels; and of peas, thirty- two bushels. T1 is, from 'call th frac 1 Y been xp ress ma lrh'ty oft t exchanges os believe that 'Comrne al Union will form thereat factor at the polls when the next gener- al election for the Commons comes along. Itis even said that Sir John is now trimming his sails so as to be ready to abandon his National_Policy en favor of C. U. The national sentiment is daily growing in favor of Conner• cial Union, and the Marty which adopts that as their slogan will, we think, be the next party to govern the destinies of the Dominion. ,Rest new everything tends that way. On Thursday last. an accident hap- pened that came very near causing the death of two young neon of t'sborno. While one of them was putting a cap on a loaded gun it was accidently dis- charged within 5 inches of the outer one's head, and a few feet of another young man standing across the room, making a large hole in the ceiling, file Toronto News is same opinion as has by ourselves before; -"A Around the County. Mr. Peter Beadle, of the. flail eon. c£ West Wayvanoeh, died on Monday. De- ceased was over 62 years of age. Mrs Thos. MoOlymont, o£ Wingham, who has bowl eo i11 for some time, died Thursday morning at 7 o'olook, Mr Richard Armstrong,well-known in East Wawanosh, is going into the but- chering business, in Palmerston. Mr James Timmings, of Bluevale, has sold his store to Mr Wm. Dulmage, of Morris, for the sum of $2,000. A young ohild of Mr Almont, harness maker of Gorrie, fell into a pot of boil- ing water on Saturday last, scalding it- self severely. Mr R. Agnew, teacher in School Sec- tion No. 3, and Mr Wm. Potter, teacher of No. 5, Morris, are both re-engaged for next year. John Heffernan has purchased 100 acres of bush land from Reeve Milne, for the sum of $600. It is lot 33, on the 6th con. Grey. Geo. A. Tyner, of E. Wawanoslt, who has been confined to his bed ,ince the first day of May, is very low uow, and cannot survive many days. On Monday last a blaze was started in the furniture factory of Thos. Bell, Wingham, but was extinguished with- out any damage being done. Mr. V. Ratz, of Stephen,has returned from Muskoka, after having taken part in the capture of ten fine deer, seven of which and a fawn were brought home by the party. There died at the residence of her son- in-law, Thomas Stokes, Township of Gray, a couple of weeks ago, Mary Mit- chellewife of the late Thomas McQueen, editor of the Huron Signal, aged 81 years 2 months and 2 days. We regret to learn of the death of Den- nis Ford, at his home in C asselton,Dak., where he has resided for the past nine years. Previous to that time he had been a resident of Ashfield for some 27 years. T. B. McDonald has been engaged as teacher of S. S. No, 6 Qray, for next year. Geo. Thompson, the present teacher who has given such eminent satisfaction, talks of going to the States. While chopping in the wood one clay last week John Jury, of Gray, had the misfortune to fall from a log and break his arm. The fractured limb was set by a physician and the patient is doing as well as can be expected. Mr. Farrow, son of Mr. Farrow, ex - M. P., is understood to have been ap- pointed detective of the Post Office De- partment. The position is worth one hundred dollars a month, and comes immediately under the Superinteudant of the Post Office Branch. A few days ago Mr James Ross, of the London Road, near Brucefield, weighed his prize colt and it brought down the scales at 860 lbs. It was just six months old the day it was weighed, and has gained on an average 4lbs. per day since it was born. Mr Armand Ilartly, of Bluevale, now attending the Model School' at Goderich, has got a school for next year near Zurich, at a salary of $325. This is a very good salary for the first year, considering the surplus of teachers. Mr. D. Fraser is re-engaged in No. 2 Turnberry, at a salary of $75. It will his seventh year (I think). Comment is unnecessary. A very pleasant incident oceurecl last week at the Thames Road Presbyterian church and manse. Early on the morn- ing of Thankegivinc Day, a very hand- some cutter with pole, shafts, robe and horse blankets, was sent to the Rev. 11ir Fletcher, accompanied with an ad- dress, as an expression of the feeelieg of hirkton congregation towards hint, and wishing him and Mrs Fletcher great blessings in the future. This was not all, hewever, for after they Thanks- giving service at Thames•Road church the pastor was requested to meet the congregation for a few moments in the - basement of the church. Mr A. Bishop, M.P. P. then read an address, and pre- sented Mr Fletcher ,with a beautiful and substantial i Astrachan overcoat and Mr's' Fletcher with a usre of alone ': p money .• LETrE , BOX THE SCOTT ACT. Tu the editor ul Clinton New Era. Mn Eerroa,--Yon would confer a favor by allowing me to encroach upon your space in trying to throw a little lightupon an article that appeared in the Brussels Budget of last week, under heading of "Mr Mowat and the Scott Act." He claims that the deficiency of the Act is apparent where it is best understood. We claim that it is not the act that is deficient but the men who should en- deavor to enforce it. The act 1s an ex- cellent one, which is, and will, we believe, accomplish the design for which it was adopted, namely, to stent the tor- rent of the infamous traffic. What was the conclusion arriveclpat after discussing the question at an Anti -Scott meeting in Clinton a few days ago ? we are told the majority of the hotel -keepers were in favor of running their houses on strictly temperate principles. That is what the act is doing for us. He claims to be not opposed to teut- peranee, and invokes the name of the Most High to attest. If this is his de- sire, why does he advocate a large diffu- sion of the soul -and -body cursing stuff, which, under the Scott Act, is proven by statistics to be lessened. The hotel - keepers did not complain under the Crooks Act, for why? The shoe was easy on them,now it begins to bile. As far as legitimacy is concerned, we have them just where we want to keep them. Why should we legislate a thing that is degrading and demoralizing the world at largo? Wej will crush the monster, and that by well enforcing the present advantage and earnestly strive for com- plete abolition. Yours, Tears '.IN)Irce1)0•5. GRAPE GROWING. To the l.9tilor of the Clinton New Era. Sni,-In reply to your question "will it pay to grow grapes as a crop in this country," as far as [my experience and what I have seen goes, I say no, as tho summers generally are too short to ripen i en them properly. i a W th few 1 choice earl kinds in well -sheltered gardens, closely pruned and well -at- tended to, pruned as soon as the loaves fall off, tied together, laid down and covered with straw. On these yon may raise some very nice bunches, which most families would like to see in their gardens. Do not buy high - y til parsed--via_les,-fi•fty.-eemts--i.-enough them. Crapes in a picture of hooks, grown in the south dins, aro hard to got bn the vines in this comity. A large number of vines that you can see in gardens have only bads on the outer ends of the. vines, sometimes ten feat or,., a from the root, the buds are frozeif' or eaten off by a very numerous and destrnctive beetle that makes his appearance in early spring. It is hard to destroy ; it is quite nimble, of a bright steel color. The only way to catch him is at his work, and then not forget to 9ffueos° him, To poison it is very difficult, as the bud is not far ad- vanced enough to hold the poison. In laying down vines, if the ground is r -- grassy, do not lay tbenl too oh s1 to tie ground , as themine may eat the bark 011 ; tread the first fall of now under the vine, to keep, the mice from working in the spring. Pull off a'1 the rough bark and burn it, and it will destroy a number of insects. To renew old vines to make it bear, is done sometimes by nutting down to within a few inches of the ground in the fall or winter. Yours, W. C. SEARLE NEWS. NOTES. Premier Mercier is lying il1 at Montreal. Beach deteated Hanlau by two boat lengths on Saturday. Rev Joseph Parker received $700 for his eulogy on Beecher. Saturday the thermometer registered 260 below zero in Minnesota. The London Times states that Par- nell is in hiding for fear of his life. It is said in England that the Rus- sian wheat crop this year hoe been better than for ten years. Mr James Glenn, an old resident of London, was found dead in his room at the Martin House, Saturday after- noon. The shipments of California fruits - to the East by rail in October were over twenty-four million pounds - twice as much as in October, 1886 Sir Lyon Playfair, the distinguish- ed British stateman, who has just -re- turned to England from the States, says that a satisfactory agreement of the fishery dispute can be reached by reciprocity alone. The longer the pension system is in existence in the United States the bigger the crop of pensioners gets. On 1st July, 1886, there were on the rolls 265,783 pensioners of all classes, now there are 416,648 A Kansas City girl insisted upon being married to a prisoner in sail under a five year sentence for assault with intent to kill. The prisoner's handcuffs had to be removed in order to perform the ceremony. At Marquette, Mich, on Saturday evening Larry Finn, a drunken loafer aged 43 years, chopped off his wife's head with an axe. The murder was premeditated, as he sharpened the axe at a neighbor's shop in the after- noon. Mr Leacock, M.P.Y., hitherto one of Mr Norquay's strongest supporters, has petitioned the Lieutenant -Gover- nor of -Manitoba to call the Legisla- ture together immediately, onthe ground that railway affairs need its attention. Since Confederation twenty-two divorces have been granted by Par- liament. Sixteen of these were On- tario cases, the other six being from the Province of Quebec. Five ap- plications are already in for next session. The most extraordinary suit ever brought against a railroad is that of Mrs Seymour, a Chicago widow, who, .while attempting to pass from one car to another was blown off the train by the gale then raging. She wants $25,- 000 for that littleIow: At Collingwood, on Monday, a little boy, son of Capt. H.Rowe, aged 8 years, was playing with a copper. He put it in his mouth, and by some means it got to his throat, where it 'stuck, and before medical aid could be procured the boy had died. During a threshing at the farm of Mr Reynolds, Arthur township, a young son of Mr. John Muir had his leg broken, and narrowly escaped death, by being wound round the tumbling shaft. Both bones of the -leg were broken, and but for the presence of Mr Reynolds, whoug- coupled the shaft, the boy would have been killed. t I is reported from Summ erten S. C., that, while the body of a, young colored woman was being conveyed to the cemetery, 'a noise from the coffin caused inveetigatiou, and it was found that the supposed dead woman was alive, though unconscious, and had just given birth to a child. The funeral was indefinitely postponed. Both mother and child are doing well. The case against E E. Sheppard, ex -editor of the Toronto News, has been settled by Mr Sheppard making ample apology and paying the costs of the case. The officers of the 65th Battalion Mount Royal Rifles say that they had no desire to press the case, and asked that the fine of $1,- 000 imposed be remitted and that Mr Sheppard be only asked to pay the costs which have so far. been incurred. R. J. Leslie, B.A., only son of Mayor Leslie, of Kincardine, died at Toronto, on Monday morning from pneumonia. He was a graduate of Toronto University, and came here two weeks ago to write on his barrist- er and soliciter examinations, which he successfully passed. • I:Ie took ill last Monday while visiting' a friend on Bond street, and died there. He was 26 years of age and a promising young man. The announcement comes from Du- luth that nearly 1,000,000 tons of cital have been taken there, over 200,000 more than last year and yet it is al- ready evident that there wilt be a great shortage in the supply this winter. The first blizzard has come. The towns of Western Minnesota and Eastern Dakota are showing signs of great anxiety. At Huron many peo- ple are preparing to bring bay burn- ers into requistion. At Adrian there is not a pound of coal for sale and some distress is reported among the poor. About three or four months ago Wm. Mutton, the owner of a hotel at Delaware, was tried on a charge of violating the Scott Act. He threw the blame on an alleged tenant of his named Wilson anwarrant for Wil- son's son's arrest wasd a issued. He, however, succeeded in evading arrest until Sat- urday, when Detective Allen, who held the warrant, met him on the street and promptly took him into custody. Squire J B Smyth remand- ed him to ,jail until Thursday next, -when bo will--be-tried- before P. M. Noble. On Saturday, after the most heated contest on record in the State of Geor- gia,Atlanta voted against prohibition. The city has gone 'wet" by probably 1,000 majority. The official vote of the county puts the anti -prohibition majority at 1,222 out of a total vete of 9,600. In the last election two years ago the prohibitionists carried the county by 500 and the antis the bite by 300, leaving 200 majority for the prohibitionists. This was reversed by the antis, carrying the county by 300 and the city by 800, It is with regret that weeobspnicle the death of Mr Was- McKee, of the '9th Pon of Wellesley, which ti:ole -place op Sunday morning, 20th ult., after a short illness. The Bruce Herald Saye: An award of five dollars wee recently given against a man in Kinloss, by arbitra- tion, under the ditches and water courses Act. He appealedagaiestthe conviction and carried his grievauce to Court at Walkerton. The appeal was dismissed, and now' instead of paying five dollars he will, have to pay about fifty. And still be aiu't satis- fied. It is extremely fortunate for the Liberals of Great Britain that they are not in pcwer now, when the Lon- don mobs are crying for work or bread, and when the numbers of the hungry and unemployed in the great metropolis are counted by thousands. If such a condition of affairs existed with Mr Gladstone and his friends in power, CLntervative demagogues would be found stumping the country, blaming the government for the lack of employment, and asking for the over- throw of the ministry as a means of securing bread for the hungry. But now the Conservatives are in office,and they have to confess that they can do nothing for the working classes. Mr Goscheu,Lord Salisbury's Chancellor, says the troubles of the unemployed cannot be removed by legislation, and all that the Borne -Secretary eau do is issue illegal proclamations ordering working men not, to hold political meetings. The people of Canada will learn with satisfaction that Hon. Edward Blake has been benefitted by the rest afforded by his European trip. He is now in London, where he has many friends. Encouraged by the benefit he has received he bas decided to prolong his stay, as it was understood when he lett Canada that he might dot. When the weather grows colder he will start on a visit to the south of Europe, and mill visit many of the places which, as a scholar and a public man, have naturally been of the deepest interest to him. In view of the prolongation of his stay Mrs. Blake will cross the ocean to join him,eailing on the 30th of November. The rumors which have been pub- lished about his seeking a 'place in the British House of Commons as the representative of an Irish constituency are of course absurd. The length of Mr Blake's stay abroad is not fixed, but will depend mainly upon thestate of his health. The Montreal Herald has published the report of an interview with one of Sir Charles Tupper's personal friends, in which the finance minister is repre- sented as being strongly in favor of free trade with the United States, and quite willing to accept any proposition that may be made by the Americans looking to the obliteration of the customs line between the two countries. It • is also intimated that Sir Charles will endeavor to negotiate a treaty on commercial union lines, and if is not accepted by his colleagues ho will.break with them, Gn1P's Co1110 ALMANAC -For 1888 has been received,'and is certainly a creditto the" ptfb'lis'liers.' _ The elk- calander pages are from designs by J. W. Bengough, and the whole series are about the best specimensofcaricature til awfiif; that we have yet seen from the.pen of this clever' artist. A. II, IIoward, W. Bengough and other artists contribute sketches- a series of pictures illustrating the House that Hash Built being particu- larly good, while the reading matter throughout is even better than it has appeared for some years. The price is only 10 Dents a copy, and you can get it at the bookstores or send detect to Gnu' Office, Toronto. MONTREAL LIVES STOCK elAL'KET The supply of cattle is not large. Only a few,butchers visited the markets aild trade is dull c u 1 at former rates. Prime beeves scarce, at from 4,1c to 4.lc per lb ; pretty good from 3c to 4c ; common stock about 3c. Sheep and lambs in fair supply; quality not very good, the best being shipped to the United. States Sheep sell at from $3 to $3.50,and lambs from $2 25 to $4 50. There are not many live hogs and prices continue about 51c., Dressed ]togs arriving more freely, and are sold at about 61c per Ib; a few choice small lots 64c per lb. The horse trade is active. Diet week the shipments of horses to the Untited States numbered 101 horses,costing$10,366, or an average of $102 •3.4 each. The highest priced five cost $870. '1'Ite cattle 1rade,•of the season. According to the figures prepared by Alessi's. R. Blekorcllike tf Co., the well- known shipping agents of Montreal, the total exports of cattle for the season of 1887 amounted to 135,000 cattle and 35,- 648 sheep, against 55,207 cattle and 96,- 648 sheep for the season of 1886. The season just closed has on the whole been a most unsatisfactory one as far as cattle shippers are concerned, owing to the trade being very uneven, and neither the grass cattle nor sheep being in good condition. But while the season, so far as profits are concerned, has •been far from satisfactory, there is a feeling amongst shippers -here that a turn for the better may bo confidontally expect- ed. Many cattle dealers have gone into grain raising and dairying; the cattle supply of the Far West has been largely redudod by the effects of drought, and it is believed that there naturally will be a shortage of cattle for some time, and the impression is that this will result in a rise in the price of beef. Many cattle- men, therefore, believe that the cattle season will be better next year than it has for some time, BORN MnncEv-tit (:linton on Nov. 24th, the wife or Mr H. B. 9[arcey, of a daughter, FARQOUAn.-Yn Hullott, on Nov. 11th, the wife of Mr t1'n1. Farquhar, 8th con., of a son. MARRIED CANTr:LON-CURRY.-On the 30111 Nov, at the parsonage, Holmosville, by Rev J. S. Fis- her, Mr John•Cantelon, to Miss C.D.A. Curry, all of Goderich township. SMITH - Rt• An N -In auntuon h Qa DAO 0 , the 30th Nov., by the Rev. W. Craig. 13,13„ Mr John Smith, of Clinton to bliss Susie M., the youngest daughter of Mr Robt ,Richardson, of Godorich township, \VILL1AMe-$PENCE.- Iu Goderich town- ship, on the 24th Nov., by Rev Dr tire, Arthur Acland, fourth son of Roby Williams, Esq„ Lt» iderston, township of Colborne, to Char- lotte Clementine Sarah, second danghtar of the late Charles SpCnse,Esq„Godr'ich town- ship, late of Redlands, Orkney; Scotland, ENTOr1T-ELLIOTT.-On rho 22nd Nov., at St. Stevens church. by Rev 0. W. Itacey, Mr W. 81. Knight, of Goderich township, to Miss Elizabeth ,Inane, daughter of Mr A Elliott, of Goderich. ConnnT-HAwlcrXs,-Cin Nov. 23rd, by the Rev IIr Uro, Mr W. S. Corbet, of McGillivray township, to Miss J. Hawkins, of fort Albert. SNIDER -BLAKE, -At the residence of the bride's father, by Rev J. Kostlo, on Nov, 2,3rd, Mr Levi Snider, to Reiss Emma oldest daugh- ter of Mr Wm Blake, both of dolborue, SwANN-BEATY,- At the residence of tho bride's angle Win. Soott, Esq,; on Nov. 23rd, by Rev J.H. Simpson, Mr Jis,Swrinn, to Miss Janet Beaty, all of Brimfield.. DIED IIEAMAN-In Stephen, On Nov 29, Will lain Rosman, aged 64 years. Two lluudred per cent Increase, A Policy that has Grown from $7,p00 to $10,071,, "Actual Rosult8” whin/4:11 other Company Can F11104. The following is only a fair sample of the profits paid by the wealthiest isar- anoe company in the world. A11 the profits are distributed equally among the polioy holders. Secure a policy in the greatest monetary institution the world ever knew, t� READ roe YouRsELF.-Policy No. 58 was issued by the ]Mutual Life Insur- ance Company, of New York, in 1844, on the ordinary life plan. The insur- ed has paid his premium in full, and the dividends have been credited to the polioy in the form of additions accord- ing to the following statement : Policy No. 478. Amount 85,000. Annual Premium $155.60 Five year period ending Additions 1848(4 yearn) $426 02 18.53 493 09 1858 523 85 18868 1,5562 1873 1,619 77 1878 1,540 67 1883 1,508 00 1886 (three years) 870 00 Total Additions $10,071 00 Face of Policy 5,000,00 Present value of Policy as a claim, • TotalPrenliumsPaid 6,688 50 x15,071 00 Value ass claim in excess of Premiums Paid ...88,584 50 ' The value of this polioy is now over three times the amount for which it was issued. oFor the last 20 years the annual cash dividend has averaged nearly 150 per cent. of the annual pre. mium, thus making the policy self sus- taining. For information address W. T. Mc - NEIL, Special Agent, London, Ont. Mrs Robertson, of Newark, N. J., fell down stairs two weeks ago, and drove a hairpin into her scalp. She did not summon medical aid,beoause the wound ingicted was not very large. To -day she is dead, lock-jaw having caused a fatal termination. 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The now Conservative Jeltrual about to ho started in Toronto, to be called TI -IE EMPIRE., Will Will make its appearance on or about the 15th of December, No pains are being spared to,make the paper worthy of Canada, and of the great party of whose views it will be the exponent. It will start with a Staff Of Brilliant Writers, Arid aide Journalists in every department.- The pubis;.' nlay expect 11 news Irma all g5arterei Ablo Edi' torials, Accurate Reports,' Ftit& 01*. tuents, Reliable Conunermal News, ln- teresthtg Sporting Intetllgeneo. And all other Departmo'tts well sustained. In short, The Empire will be a Bright,Read- 'itiole and Reliable Paper, Everybody looks for it. All should read it. DAILY E)rrntE, WEEKLY E,MtPIRE, 8:i per, sauna,.l per annual. Send (n yyour subscriptions now, accom- panied by the cash, so as to commence with the first issue. Adch'ess.,D. CREIGHTON,. 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