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FRIDA.Y, MARCH i., 1889.
PRISON LABOR.
OR.
A great deal has. been saki an
<;strong exception takeu to allpwin
prison labor to coufiiet with that o
the worliln classes. This lin been
difficult problem for governments t
melees It as an admitted fact that to
rnuch idleness has been permitted an
perhaps the treatment generally ha
Item too lenient to those incarcerate
for serious orioles. To such an eaten
has this been the case tint there ax
those who are perfectly willing t
spend their time in jail and endure it
attendant disgrace and idleness rattle
than make an effort to earn a liveli
hood. It is said that prisoners in the
Toronto jail are faced now to wheel
barrows of sand round the grounds
for eight hours daily. Maudlin
sentiment rushes forth and says this
le degrading and iucompatible with.
the maintenance of manhood. Flat is
the commission . of the crime that
brings the inmates here .compatible
with dignity or manhood ? As a rule
these culprits are not constituted with
the finest feelings and they have not
loans nobler sentiments or loftier
natures to appeal to. In fact, fre-
quently their corporeal frame is about
all that eau be appealed to. We ques-
tion, too, if the most wholesome and
commendable thin; to do with such
lawbreakers would not be a resort to
enrporal punishment. But if the
present experiment is likely to be
successful, we believe honest and in-
dustrious, aye, and respectable, people
can stand by and see these prison
inmates wheeling.' sand or any other
active exercise for eight hours daily,
Ferhaps.it may induce a distaste for
jail discipline. In this respect the
present system is defective and the
rnmforts and. ease provided too great.
Thousands of the toiling masses in
s,.called freedom have not the ease
/mid comfort provided for criminals.
As to liberty, it is not a consideration
with hardened criminals. By ail
means let some work be provided and
the numbers incarcerated will not be
swelled at least. As to the objection
that prison labor comes iuto competi-
tion with honest labor—if nothing
.else: can be devised—there is not so
much in it when pros a ly considered
Were those sante individuals free
their work would then conte into com
petition. Why should the commission -
of crime exempt a man £rola physical
labor? Echo answers, why.
TEE TIMES CASE,
The utter and inglorious collapse of
the London Times' charges, before the
Commission, against Parnell, after
months of prolonged investigation,
tedious examinations of the basest
forgeries and reams of falsehood for
evidence, revives the question as to
what it was all about. The real
question was whether the Irish leaders,
and espeuialIy 11 ;r. Parnell, were on
intimate terms of consultation with
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tedious procedure attracted but little luny COMMENTS ON ou>zxtl;xlx 4t l,s`rxotvs, interested integrity of purpose. When
' merchant, returned to he0 on
.3 \,1,'eduesday last,—;i1ra l3f '. ' , of
n Win.ham, spent some days ' town
I with her sister Mrs Jathles ' . reek
Mr Fred Kay returned here from
Bohnere where he was spending a few
days at his home —Mr 1Mvid Geddes
returned home on elonday last, after
an extended' visit to Mende at King-
ston and Perth. if() Tirol, also deltayed
on the road et Monet Forest awhile
with. the trains on account of the Otto
accident —Miss .L Zeit Miller is at
preeent visiting Ler sister Mrs R Belt,
of Clinton.—• -111r James 'Tyner stook to
business trip down to London.—Ow.
fug to the stereo)/ weather of last week
our Literary ineet.nig cause out rather
Wine for one, --The Rev R Godfrey
wilt next Sunday eventing deliver a
sermon specially to the ynnug men.
We hope there will be a good atte.,cl-
anee,
Te the Batter of the 'rms.politicians learn that the temptrauc
attention, but for the past week it was
realized that a crisis was near. It has rRt— he o roes o e ruse of
what they protoss, then, an
Commons have.been crowded almost
conte sooner time was expected. On since alts sersinn began witlh menu, not till then, will they give us prohihi
Saturday, Pigott made a confessiou to facturers oohing fevers from the Ous. non, the muck needed reform.
the effect that all the letters given the torus Department in the form of more The resolution moved by Sir Richar
Times and purporting to be written by protection for their infant industries, Cartwright in favor of Canada haven
•the power of making her own treaties
was discussed yesterday and vote
upon. The debate wile much short()
than expected. More in my nex
about this matter.
Ottawa, Feb. 19, 18f39.
S el' 1 bl i f tlh. II f people of this country will act out a
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Parnell, Egan, Devitt and O'I e11y, p es, forauaskin tr r tits some
t further assistance to
were forgeries and that he had been his pet industry The klinister of
guilty of perjury in his evidence. Customs is "heokled " oil all sides, but
still he preserves his courteous de-
nt.eauor and pleasant smile When
will they all be protected to snit the
desires and interest of each'? This
question is not so easily answered.
ltavery session, brings its supply of
"turkey buzzards" to feed upon the
laborer and farmer, whom they con-
sider their legitimate prey.
TWO,short but interesting debates
took place last week. The first was'
on a resolution moved by Mr. 1M7u'oclt
to remove the duty off "Artifiei tl Fer-
tilizers," wheel the fanners in some
sections of the country are using -to a
considerable extent. It was contended
that the hands of the agitators aro` with great force that artificial fertile•
strengthened to an inconceivable do- zees were raw material to farmers, ns
gree, is beyond cavil. Intense interest much as wool was raw material to
This sensation was soon followed by
the news of Pigott's escape, he at
present writing beim; supposed to have
gone to France. Pigott's clever ex-
amination by Sir Charles .Resell
showed the witnese to be a lying and
contemptible villain. Whether the
Times is willing to accept the now
almost universal sentiment as to the
forged letters and the forger and make
possible amends, remains to be seen.
That the cause of 1 -lotus Rule has re-
ceived another impetus forward and
centres round preeent movements and woolen manufacturers, and as wool
was admitted free of duty, so shnu d to meet attain in two weeks.—On
near developments. the fertilizers be. Many instances Thursday evening, the lecture in the
Clinton.
On Tin -Imlay evening the regular
meeting of the Literary Society Clin-
ton Collegiate Institute was held,
president Budge in the chair, The
Glee Club provided music for the
occasion, with a glee by the boys. A.
duet by Misses Murchie and McLeod
and also a quartette by members o
the Glee ,club, a reading by Mr
Brown, a selection front Mark Twain
also a humorous reading by Mr.,. Hill
33. A., Science Master, an essay on
"Study" by Mr. Cooper were given
it was derided to hold an entertain -
wont in the town hall about easter
and one feature of the evening to be a
debate. The meeting then adjourned
East Wawanooh•
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Mrs Catherine Singletnn,wife of the
, hate Wrn. Singleton, died on February
l Stlh 1880 in the township of Luther•
, at the advanced age of 78 years.
She, with her husband, settled on
, lot 9th con, East Wawanosh in the
year 1854-, when that locality was a
were quoted to show the advantages to
DR. I'eTTs says ,es,'240,000 has been rnanufecturers in this way, and it was
subscribed for College Federation, and claimed that the samemeasure of
he expects $100,000 more by lllay. justice should be meted out to those
who are the greatest taxpayers of the
PROF, Gnonc;ri P:1xTON You o', of country. It was also pointed ontt that
University College, had a paralytic uo 1,roteotion' was required by an
eetroke, from the effects of which he , industry that bad the natural facilities
for production, as artificial fertilizers
died on Tuesday. - had, in this country. The super•
Tan gross earnings of the Canadian
Peeifte Railway last year were $'9,371,-
480, and the working expenses $7,-
078,551, leaving net earnings of $2,-
292,879.
• Tint annual statement matte by
Treasurer Ross shows that the total
receipts for the Province last year
were $3,489,914, and the expenditure
$8,007,087, showing a surplus of
$482,007.
AT a Conservative caucus at Ottawa
it -sae decided to revise the voters
town hall by Rev, J. Edge, on "lake
back what yon borrow" drew a large
oroivd a good cnlleeliou, and many
praiees for the excellence of Mr. E's
address. '08 speaker began with. the
little everyday things of life ;and
went on increasing in the magnitude
of objects described, in the- grandeur
of deseripton in the power of thought.
The effect was striking and won
phosphates, one of the ingredieuts commendations from all sides.—Mr,
entering into the cornpositiou of artito Armstrong, late employee at .the
Bial fertilizers, are found in immense Doherty Organ Factory, left on Mon -
quantities iu Canada, and sulphuric day of this week fur California in
acid, the other ingredient used, can be order to seek health in that famous
manufactured very cheaply, as the raw land. The last prayer meeting was
material for its inanufaeture is fouud very affecting and many of his friends
in the same neighborhood as the phos- broke completely down. 'A day or
prhates. It can be easily seen from two before be left, be was presented
these facts that there is no use, in the With a purse and a short • address
interest of the country,. for a protective testifying the deep regret at his
duty of 20 per cent. on the artificial departure.—On Monday evening ;:f
fertilizers and 85 per cent. on sulphuric this week, Rev. Mr. Stewart delivered
acid. Of course the farmers have to an address to young men. This was
pay the duty in the first place and inthe regular meeting night of the Y. P'.
the second place have to pay a con- C. A. in connection with Willis
siderable sum in the shape 'of profits church but the young ladies consented
lists this year. The World says : to the favored manufacturer, which to allow the meetiug•to take a new
enable hint to add to a reasonable style for one night. A good attend-
_ There was not even the remotest hint profit -by the protection afforded hien. anee of_the young men - of the town
thrown out that the present Parliament The expinnatiol2 of this opposition is was tlhe result and the aisle of all that
would be diasolvrd before its natural likely to be found in the fact heat the is that good may be the nitimate re -
end or a general election held. ShouldHon, John Oostigan, one -of the sulk—Mtn. Cook, of Goderich has
11Iinisbers of the Crown, is . largely been visiting in Clinton this week.—
an election, however, be necessary for interested in a superphosphate mine Rev. M.r, Smith, of the Baptist church
any unforeseen cause the new lists will The higher the protective duty, of took tor his subject last Sabbath week
be well in hand. course the more value the mine is to "How to be saved" and last Sabbath
hien. The interest of the farmer must "What to do after being saved.—Mr.
IThu Toronto World has'awakened of course yield to the interest of those W. Treleven, took the service at
Thito a realization of the fact that it is in power in all cases, and such wets the Rnttenbu ry church on .Sunday- morn -
the farmers turn now, and says: n In fact in this case. The duty was re- ing —The government is goingto give
lawless organizations, and tvhother
certain adduced lettere from Mr. Par •
hell, which .indicated his relation to
these murderers, and which were pub-
lished in fac-sitnile by the London
Times,wore genuine or not. Mr Pernell
.1eaktrea them forgeries ; the Times
aeserted and nn1Prtook to prove them
e••euuiue, The Tinges got its letters
through one Pigott, whose word, ap.
rrently, was unhesitatingly accepted.
he Times solicitor, Sonnies, -produced
.ire letters obtained from one 'Renton,
secretary of the Irish Leyal Union,
Who got thein from. Pigott, formerly a
Dant leaguer, but recently said to have
.t grudge' against Parnell. Tiff, Tithe's
laairl Houston for the letters altiigether
e:g1,003, bat nail Pilton ,oily ,£'l0 er
': 7t't Pigott asked Iliateten for
;.;,Oihtg on the grelmr,d that it would be
in -trot -Ude t.iblee fir l=ira to live= in Dublin
f't•r Iptin:t t'vltiunce for t1I' '1'itnf,u,
',tames tu:td lifter That t;i Times would
rained by a Conservative vote, but I us Prohibition as soon as the country
the protection of the farmer's and cannot believe the Conservative farmer is ready for it. That is very thought.
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kindred interests has lain our weak can see the justice of its•retention. fol and kind of them, In the meantime'
point all along." Now that is a whole- Any farmer were believes it should be they had better widen the streets, so
seine and refreshing admission, no retained to burden him in the interest that those who are not ready for
doubt induced by the evident fact that of the hnanufactnrer, is willing to be swearing off may walk tvitlhont run
the farmers of this vides y are be- sacrificed upon the shrine of party. ring against any one ,and insure the '
Another very•interesting debate took lives free of all who uuty happen to be
ginning to understand the disabilities place.upon Dr. Landerkin's motion to
under which they struggle on, and give farmers the sante rebate on corn
furthermore, are fully determined to imported for feeding animals -to be
exported from Canada as is given to
look more closely after their own distillers who export whiskey. This
ihitereat
• rebnte was given to distillers on the
ground that the corn imported in their
case was raw material for their mann•
Rao. W. Ie', Wilson, of Toronto, factures. The same ground was taken,
will conduct the anniversary services- and properly so in regard to the corn
Listowel.
ted.
in the Methodist church on Sunday rlitps veryrted o easonablefeed o resolutito be onwasthe Std inst, and lecture on Monday voted down by a Censervative majority,
thereby expressing their preferencs for
the interest of the distillers to the
Tttrnberry interest of the fanners.
Mr. James Bryce, of Dumfries, who The Tory temperance people of the
has been visiting at the residence of country can. now see to whew our
Mr Geo Bryce, has retarned home.— Government are willing to give pro.
Owing t.t the storm and bad roads of tection. A' special meeting of the
Friday the lecture which Rev. Mr. temperance members of the House of
evening.
oa the street at the same time, as
these staggers.—David Welsh , a retired
farmer of Goderich township, about 70
years of age, dropped dead here on f
t
dense forest,. and 'by hard labor, and
continued industry, made themselves
at cowfortab'e home, wherel hey lived
together and raised a. large falnily.
.in 1882 W. Singleton suddenly
departed on the 18th clay of February
exactly seven years before. Mrs.
Singleton's remains were laid beside
her nusbaud's last Friday the 2'2ud in
the midst of a heavy snow storm, to
re sttogether till the diry of redemption.
Tlio friends itttel to remain over a
eouple of d'ty and were hospitably
received at Mr. *titbit Ketanedy'",--
Miss A.ggie Merlon who wits' drese-
tnaking in \-M'iin41it n, has retarued
home.—,Mir, .1. ti•ts•I'hr le., taken his
departure f i' tiuiiteba,--it i -i rumor-
ed that Me 14th to f i"x1,r;,st+,hhe and J,
Bennet intend s .5l'ti t.; a brickyard
next sunnhner,-.-- v! r. ,J. tjoultes has
been shipping; a, large untuhtity of
lumber front Bee:rave at -tt.lu
Owing to the bad we,ttlut' en Fri lay
Mr. RRath's word bee and perp %vita
postponed till the. followi hg Tuesday,
West Wawanosh-
Connell met on the kith inst. ,,
members all present. Thr traasnrer's
report for January was presented and
filed. 1t showed.halrthco and receipts
$3153:38 and expenditure $8097.36 ,
leaving $55.07 on hand. Mr. Ward
reported that a further• payment of
t'800. had 1)eehi meth) by the parties' to
the ex -treasurer's -bond. The follow --
Lig were appointed as Board of Health
for current year: Dr. Gordon, medical
adviser, Messrs, Todd,Gibsou, Bowers
together with the Reeve and Olt•rk ex -
officio members. A oommunication
from the•Godericb Star re township.
prltrtit.g was read.. On motion of
Messrs. Bowers and Gibson, the clerk
was instructed to ask for tenders for the
township printing Mr. -Stothers
request for refund of dog tax was laid
over till neat meeting. Moved by
Mr. Stuart, see tnded by Mr. Bowers,
that the clerk request the late mem-
bore of council to hand•over to the
treasurer or clerk the Statutes and
other township property held by them
for the use of the pre tent members.
Carried. The Reeve was requested to
examine into the claire of Wm. Jones.
e'r a refund of school tax overpaid in
1887. The following accounts were
paid : William McDonald, lumber,.
$2,31; RFI Anderson, (tiara trip to
Lucknow, $1. Council adjourned to.
meet on Saturday March 16th.
R. K. 11lrra,rrz, Clerk.
Lucknow.
At the annual meeting of the
Lucknow Cheese Company Mr. T.
Helm was chosen president and
maker at 21- cerate per pound ; Thos.
Lawrence, treasurer, at ;x•1G salary ;.
'J. McDougall, Jus. Baird and P.
Iaekenzie, directors : Mr. Denning,
'salesman. --Court Sherwood, C. 0. 1+1'.
presented Mr. and Mitt. 'Wrest an
address of condolence on the death of
their soot—Rev. Abe Straw, inctntt-
bent of St. Peters church leaves for
Shelburne at an early date, having
preached his farewell sermon, an bun -
day week —The C. P. It. exhibition
train will bo here on Tuesday next.—
1.;,'ibert Wilson, a former resident .
died in Fargo, Dakota, recently, from
typhoid fever, Some weeks ago his
wife died from the sante cause.
Tuesday, from excitement while at-
tending a meeting of the creditors of
R. M. Racey, at the Grand Union
hotel.
Belgrave.
The people of this place and vioinity
have a genuine treat in store. Under
the auspices of the Wawanosh Cntner-
ouian Base Ball team the far famed
and inimitable Jr Mt . ;l•'n:tough, of
Grip, will appear in ins iieev carica-
ture sntet'tainniout' entitled, "All
Spicti,." on Friday evening March the
1st. -Imitations, personations,.vocal-
isms nail 1towerous crayon sketches
will constitute the programme. Out-
Moorehouse was to give in S. S. No. Commons was convened the other day siclere, even high ,ninded Win ;lhatn-
6 had to be put oft for a few weeks. to consider what line of action wee ites, may wonder bow so talented,
leo will deliver a lecture in S. 8. Iv'o, best to pursue hi reference to that Idistinguishecl and entertaining•a per -
5 Friday evening; of this week '4Jr. question. About twenty tnetnt,ers former Inas been s'3eured here. To
D Hastings is getting the material were present.. It was proposed to begin with. &lvravt* is one of the
together for a new house. Elliott move a vote of condemnation on most ambitious, intellectual and
13ros of the boundary furnish the :Lieutenant Govet-nor Reyati for his social rural entree in Ontario bent
brick, --•We have not the particulars indefensible violation of the spirit of on mental enjoyment and itnprove-
oi the chop" at Mr 3 Wilson's the the 1v;ortl,west Prohibitory. Art, in merit. Again we fortunately have a
other evening but unlees they have grentingg Iicenses throngho'ut the Tec' senior liit'tlgough—an uncle to the
gone back on their recrird there was, ritories to sell intoxicants.' sl; ii:i pro- great cartoonist and earicaturiet—an
plenty of fun —Mr, Ben Jenkins is, pnsal brou.ht to his feet neatl,;very old reeoh'ns in our midst. The.
spending i, a week at (Tr'end "''alley — Tory member, whit dec'tat'nd tbett-•thtot gentll'tmatl,t'efern•d to is 1M r. Win .i~;arzil.
Prairie readers nnrtht to bear in ,tniud' tcould not'support such a re+sul,i'ion.. l3enttee -h, tailor`, nn alta. and esteemed A nauia trf ttheel`c+r t
the grand eutertaiu!u'tttrte be given They all enol ttf'(k that be acted very.tresitlent, whaan broad iiitolli cuee and hetw eih llensall tf` s was plfiled
its lloltnf+:i school tel Friday evening tuiwiselV but they could tint vote to nn ilv ntte';;' ep d t sand leaf b rtesnit
, , a,.l. r ity hcr,t•e emitted a wise 3P, by ex<Y it
P, tit h inst. .r,ltltttif it programme condemn a 'g; `era Ory. :1n the tem- land Viht,h'!'rrlt,t+ Il:tl t'ltt:r' for good, trainee, The "' • »'
+t rt'citarinrls, rt+fallift,.;4, illalttl rtyg, l)Pr111ce tritti stlt,tl is largely p,lttrc'til (:.Jni•' fatlrl iiPar i`ff mirth pC•9vf,liirif+' ~ 1,\t ,P1` players wPrA t
altets 1. Terry 11 Ml,r.; tr,v+', of Whitf.elitirch, will tP.nrl,ttl'atl('e friendswidll to ecc DiYt'»ii;>il •lelatt}1 t'iet fr.'tn•.f`t 'Itrip‘. , r y :tUt1 1' 11199Ctt, 3r. :
d +rip (13eag;orii,ll). caul the ix"mmil i ,1 Mi,,lyau,+ r '
lf•t'tvernntwhirs ea. 'lihep.eceecls Etre; prohibition--'theuesired end en•I coo-i—'vltm:s.ltlel ''e.,ttv11., tvhcr lias bean;; c13tt1nP11,Ttlturilt>rl " al• r'
t't e4tiatill 3 eel+r. r' i aUni:natllit p their @f0rF9• t:Ie` omit YlBitltl•' Itt'r laLita ' `+1' * +.' t I` l: .Clear-.
)' Y J a.iles 'lilt cI! tars, I; l3ontllroa, :exirl It 'lidynoll#»,
the 1 A I l - »q+ t nes ay when the letter beat 1 I
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in,ri:r,^,, &e., will, be t'eud r' -d, I e A Isere "s 1vt'1 ttS CI8ewl3Pre,, 1'f reit''; k', t,,. + ,t , , , MVtrlters, J It l'lytul➢nitn, % Prouty.,
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a s trig rt+lrt'r, te renditions of t. ,