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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1880-12-24, Page 22 PACIFIC RAILWAY OPFRRB. Mawr Taw are a.speremed my tae **vam- ooses.The Ottawa coof the To- relito World ys:" Government, by refusing to Jring down other otters, virtually sidru thin they did receive Letter offers, whish weft afterwards withdrawn. Fres a little Tight that has come out, I believe this to be the true story of the Syndicate Regulations. Be- fore the Ministers went to Beglaad Big Charles Tupper saw GeorgelifterKen in Montreal, explained his schepd raid; 'Make us an offer.' Mr. Stephen remarke:l, 'I have never though of it, and don t want to have tinytl{ui to du ,o,th it 'Well, make us en any- way, urged Sir Charles Mr. `tuphen and his friends t eupon got together and made an offef, which was the one referred to by tiir Julio in his speech at Bath on the nth of June last. It was nut, howevor, xactory to the Ministry, who tho tthey could do better in England,end crossed the At- lantic. Their hops being disappointed Sir JAR oabledto Mr. Stephen in re- ference to tam original offer, but Mr. Stephen, see�g that thu Government were at hia,aercy, made his term amore ezactiugt.,and the preseut contract is the result. Thi. explains why the Govern- ment de not wilt to give?'arliament the other pa! Origin of twist/sae. ice precise .Late of the institution of t'a- Christmas festival is invrdved in .seurity. The origin of Christmas as a :elutions feast, is aarxibed to the decre- :al letters ad.ir•eseed to Pope Telespho- :.s, who died A. I). • 138. It was at tint the movable of Christain festival, :Ind was confounded with the Epiphany and celebrated by the Eastern churches in the months of April and May. Under the Pontificate of Pope Julius I., 337- , 352, St. Cyril of Jerusalem urged the importance of making Christmas an im- movable festival, and obtained an order from the Pope to make a proper investi- gation for the purpose of determining the exact date. A conference held between Or! churches of the East and West re- sulted in the adoption of the twenty-fifth of December. Gibbons says the festival of Christmas was placed at the winter solstice, with the view of transforming the Pape Saturnalia inte a Christmas festival. It is curious to note that at the present day many of the customs which are observed at Christmas are, of Pagan origin, as describe by Martial and other Roman authors. The Christmas tree is ar..ther example of the power and influence of Christianity to transform Pagan writes and ceremonies. Tho Christmas tree, which is of German origan, is simply the symbol of the tree Isdragil, or tree of life, which figured so conspicuously in Scandinavian mytholo- gy. -No festival of the Christian church surpasses Christmas in the exemplificat- i.an of the power and influence of religion.' 'Wherever the Christian may be when this day arrives his heart is moved with that common impulse of joy, peace and gaud will which the season invokes. The old recall the days of youth, the young are absorbed in the present, the distant wanderer revives kind thoughts of home, and tender recollections serve to render absent friends more dear, and that one touch of nature which makes the whole world kin exhibts ita bast in- fluence.—[Progressive American. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY. - For booing courteous to alt.. For doing gond to all men. For speaking evil of no one. For hearing before judging. For holding an angry tongue. For thinking before speaking. For being kind to the distressed. For asking pardon for all wrongs. For being patient toward everybody. For stopping the ears to a tale -bearer. For disbelieving most of the illaepsits. A LEAP YEAR PARTY. --()n Thnrsday ccening last, a number of the young la Mics of Exeter carried into execution a brilliant idea which they with remark able unanimity had conceivedon the firs day of last January, This was nothing !c•ss than a dozen or so of thein taking a . ..rresponding member of the sterner sex ut for a drive to Mr. \Verrtv's, in Us- br,rne, where they were right royally entertained, and passed a pleasant even- ing singing, d•c. The girls paid for everything, but tailed to make the affair a complete leap year success by taking Dave Bisset instead of an rn7.tytng (ain't leap year parties for that ' young 'lady a.i Jehu (nothing personal for the even- ing. The young gentlemen enjoyed im- mensely the novelty of tieing— ahem !— . aurted. It didn't cost them a nickel. We learn that Revert} of them had their hearts badly used up. It is to be hoped that they will not forget to return the compliment when they are again permit- ted to exercise the privilege .,t lavish- ing their superabundance of shekels on the girls. Time Salmi THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1 test►. WINIeDester- Lodge of 0. Y. B's a soiree on New Yeses A. I_ Brown W been espied for Stiseul Section No. 2, West Wawaa- osh, )Mu. John Wilson W heel *�sg�� Wit S. No. 9, Hallett. 'big i1�ty b. the 7th year for Mr. Wilson is thld. sec- tion. eo-tion. The Wesleyan Methodist+ of this plans are nuking arrangements for a tea -meet- ing about Christmas. Mia McGowan, of East Wawanuah, has been engaged as ..'.taut teacher for Union School Section No. 5, Hullett. Mr. Dey's bell broke loose frogs its moorings and tumbled off the roof of his shop at 6 p. m. on Friday Last. No serious damage was done. Mr. John Sturdy, of this place, has returned from Hardy township, Par y Sound district, where he has been all summer working on a farm he has taken up there. He trays it is a good farming country, but the settlers think the Gov- ernment should let the owners .of the land have the privilege of selling the pine timber. eerie= of Breeds et castle. Prof. Sheldon, of 'England, in a lec- ture says: "We are net in a position to state how it came to pass in one country, that two such diverse races of cattle as the Long -horns and the Short -horns, should have been evolved. But what- ever inay have been the process of cross- ing the breeds, whether designed or not, this one thing is clear—viz,. that while the Long -horns mere produced in the district of Craven, a fertile corner in the West Riding of Yorkshire, bordering on Lancashire, the Short -horns sprang up in the Teeswater district, on the other side of the same County. We may ven- ture to assume that the marked dis- tinctions between these two famous breeds of cattle are owing, in the first place, to the proportions in which the ancient blood became intermixed; and, in the next, to the soil and climate of the districts severally. In the one it is reasonable to suppose the blood of the Boa crus predominated; in the other that of the Boa lungifrona. The rest is owing to the influence of locality and to the control of react. Of the other great breeds—the Herefords, the Devons, the Sussex, the Jerseys, the Ayrshires, the Polled breeds of Scotland and England; the Welsh breeds, the West Highlanders and the Kerrvs—we can speak no more definitely, and we must be content to assume that to natural and artificial se- lection, coupled with the influence ' of climate, of soil, and of herbage, are attri- butable the diversities of character in our breeds of cattle, which are at once so interesting and so market I Says the Kingston Notre:—The time cupied in selecting jurera forthe year 1$80 was 21 days. Those who perform this du- ty, according to the present law, are the Judge Warden, Mayor Sheriff, County Treasurer, and Clerk offthePeace, each of them receiving at the rate of $4 per day Six persons at the rate of $4 per day for 21 pays, would make the amount �p�a!id $ this year for the selection of jurors W4, which is something enormous. The County Council recegniaingthis fact, have decided to memorialize the Ontario Leg- islature with a view to a reduction of selectors. This $504 does not include the sums laid by the local municipalities for their selections, which, at the rate of $10 apiece, would increase the suin by . The Hanlan fever is beginning to abate a little. It always does abate when the.enthusiasm evoked by a victory has had time to pass. off and people's heads get cool. The City Council shows the estimate it puts upon bravery by passing a vote of thanks to the firemen who risked their lives to save others. This is something, and would be looked upon. - as being a very nice tribute to courage in the face of death, were it not already decided to exempt a champion oarsman from taxation for all time to come. Possibly the man who wins a boat race does a nobler act than the roan who risks his live in saving a fellow-beinngg• but a god many old-fashioned people do not take that view of it. As we said the other day there is a young man in this very city who took his life in his hand on nine different occasions in order to save others from drowning. There are others who have risked their lives less frequently. Yet these brave fetlows are all thrust aside to Make way for a champion oarsman, who risked nothing at all, and who has made thousands of dollars by a few twists 4.1 the wrist. It looks as if civilization in this ago were advancing hind -end forerunst. [Tele- gram. Mr. Blake has many of the personal qualities which go to make is reliable as well as a great Stan; that he has oleo those Elinor qualities which will enable him to retain his personal hold on the masses of the people is what those who know him beet roost firmly believe; all will watch his leadership with profound interest. We believe that he has only to be seen, heard and known in the Ma- ritime Provinces to excite a gored deal of the enthusiasm which he arouses in his own Province and also in Quebec. • We Judge that his political opponents are pretty well impressed with the same Ides. They reel his coming victory in signs rd the tortes; they feet it is the air, and connect escape( the ecoavtietion chat the next Premier will hear the pare and distinguishes fusee of Edema Blake. —[&. Jahn, N. 13. , Tektnaph. Hay pressing is being extensively curled un in Kincardine just now. John Gentles, Amin W.wart and Roht. Hunter are engaged is the business The extreme type of perishable petty has yet to iw, disnoverent.. lames R Krona hta f.nmei met 1 money can melt away more niekly ;iisit1 in ma ns on Loftin He met $$0 010 In Eng el for Rine Gown, s t►11sn11s horse, and the weather hang ein7 dorlh on the aoyyfe here, the wpene seirnal fre•tted-iitaell to deaf) Personal beauty is enhanced bya lovely disposition. A vacant mind takes all the meaning out of the fairest face. A sen- sual disposition deforms the handsome features A cold, selfish heart ahriveb and distdrts Ole best bean. A meant, grovelling spirit takes *11 the dignity out of the figure and all the character out of the crntntertnnce. A cherished hatred transforms the most beautiful lineaments into an image of ugliness. it is an itnpesible w preeertegooei looks with a nand of had passions feeding on the blood, a sat of low loves Um:appianigg throegh the heart, and a selfish, disdain- ful spirit. enthroned 'in the will, as to preserve the beauty of an scan Bien with a litter 4 swine rn the btre- ruent, s tribe of es as the parlour, and owls and vultures in the upper, put. Badness and beauty will no inure koison eep • great while than company w t health. w RI% elgant carv- ing survive the fgrases tire. et beep nt of tried for thousands ••f TMrs, but wit$ ome unvarying result. her.ls'Dou1 pun like the mind. There is hotI ag that seref ues, polishes. awl ennobles tut twee and mists all the Cour efat l f great thou the rinse, tae the reg!6E147= they ors, do the work of names. 'Oki hot Mr. Hue% lltcl'ltien, ]fat �luoik, Hallett, has let the ew*0101. Nf • haw' 1y house to Jas Young, Manchester He is F going to retire from farthing TM "Mobs' obs etas ayadsesse Tams. Bet 111•11u is little use in epmparirsg the bap** now beton the country with by- res proposals. Glituvere 1t with te estimates, and we KM that the Dami- siioR1i0484 r pi tor a seoond to wale ut the etsti- • 161111611111 not In oon- a►deggfia Jd fb1 s �t1I00,000 to !� the line. Dot �! r bs 'vin on account ell of this amount to but *11,000, and !]6,000,000 of bind grant bonds. It can in no case amount to more than $1,000,000 and 5,000,000 aerated land. Now, if over $20,000,000 in user of actual owl may properly be be paid 00 account of running expenses, it is clear that the Company will be tem - ted to forfeit the security, amounting to about 0110 fifth of the running expenses, rather than pay such expenses. On completing the mad the Company will have received $70,008,000 fur work that the Government* Engineer says can be done by the Government for $48,500,000. The Company may forfeit their security, refuse to maintain the line escieatly, and yet make $'21,500,000. At the end of ten years the country will have paid $'21, 500,000 more thou the value of the work, and will yet have gaiued no securi- ty whatever for its maintenance. The Company will then have to consider how their interest may be beat served. By keeping faith they may in the next ten years get the security retained by the Government, viz., $1,000,000 and 5,000,000 acres. But will they keep faith if it duets not appear in their inter- est to do so If it does appear their interest to maintain the line after com- pleting it, not less would it be the in- terest of other railway men to take the line if it were completed by the Govern- ment. The country will in fact pay $31,500,000 too much for construction, and will then be in a positiou not one whit better in respect to responsibility for maintenance than if the formation of the Pacific Railway Company wore post- poned till the completion of the road. (iioOD ADVICE TO RAILWAY Mata.—%V. J. Spicer, Supintendeut of the G. T. R-, has issued a circular to the employees of that Company, earnestly recommend- ing them to renew the pledge of total abstinence from strong drink. He urges in behalf of his appeal, that "We know the habitual use of stimulants too often leads to excess; inexcusable neglect and careless performance if duty follow; and then sooner or later lues of position And employment is and must be the in- evitable result. The unpleaaaut posi- tion is then fully realized, and the most pressiwg appeals arc trade for re-employ- ment —one more chance for the sake of an anxious wife, and the children, who are always Cie greatest sufferers in such cases. Indulgence in such stimulants do no gad at any time; it is an expen- sive habit, a positive waste of money." The circular also sets forth that the em- ployees have the lives of the public and the safety of property entrusted to their care, requiring the utmost possible cau- tion and vigilance in the performance of their duty. In eoucluai,,u he says:— "Believe me itis the right thing to do, a very safe step to take. We can guar- antee that the results will be in every way beneficial, both financially and phy- sically, and I do trust that we shall have a considerable accession to our number of total abstainers for the year 1881.- They can instantamseoualy photograph express trains going at silty miles an hour, so that it looks, smoke and all, as if it were taken at a standstill. And yet they can't, or won't, photograph a nun sitting in :a chair without screwing his head round in a vice like a moveable doll, and keeping him looking at a smudge on the wall till his lip drops and his eyes water, and the pleaaant little speech he meant to think about, just to hold the expression, goes maundering through his head like the ghost of a homeless echo,—[Ex Twenty 1 -ears a %.serer. Dr. It, V. PIERCE: DEAR SIR—Twenty year ago I was shipwrecked on the Atlantic Ocean, and the cold and exposure caused a large ab- scess to form on each leg, which kept continually discharging. After spending hundreds of dollars, with no benefit, I was persuaded to try your Gulden Medi- cal Discovery, and now in less than three months after taking the first bottle, I am thankful to say I am completely cured, and for the first time in ten years can put niy left heel to the gound. I urn, sir, yours respectfully, • Wituator RYDER, 87 Jefferson Street, Buffalo, N.Y. The secret .f Ilaptarss. How often have we longed for perfect enjoyment and how seldom found it.— Misfortune has come, of ill -health over- taken us. Perhaps a cough has come upon ns which threaten that dreaded of ell diseases, consumption, and we feel that death is near. With what joy should we be filled then, when such • remedy as Dr. R/so'a New Discovery for Consumption is placed within our mech. it hos cured thousands who were dearer the grave than ourselves and made their lives peaceful and ha pv, Asthma, Rronehitu,, Hoarseness, of voice, difficulty of breathing, or any affection of the Throat and Lungs are positively cured by this Wonderful Dis- covery. Now to give ymi satisfactory proof that lir. Wing's New Discovery win care, if you will tall of F. Jordan* dug store you can get a trial bottle for ten cents ne • regnlar size bottle for $1. Seed hoe sabers. We am-. pleased to say that .our kaby was perrn•aeatdy cured ref a serlose pro - totted irregularity of the bowels by 4b. .w ht Hop Bitters by its rsoNer, width M the rine Ultts mowed her t. poled bealtb etitlelrength--The Parents, Llni- veresty sea. Hrnhestse, N. Y. 8e. ►nether enirsnn seiseare Wes.e e. ('.asps of female weakness, delicate and enfeebled constitutions, those emf- tering with *mooch, Liter and Eldusi nomplaints, wtLTTind Kleetric Ritter* a openly and nertnin cure The sick and pla -nice that • rjray is ' 1 within their reach. Health and happiness will sere - follow where Electric Bitters an n.wd. sale by F Jordan. pare .only fifty matte JOHN RALPH' H oid a BU Presentsl UTL At HAMILTON STREET, GODER9CH, PEALEa 1'. STOVES TINWARE. The subscriber pias a coniplete aastxt- munt of STovre, Tlvwant and Stove Pipes, at Prices as Cheap as the Cheapest Exaumne time stock and you will be sure to be suited. Sheepskins, Wool Pickings, Cotton Rags, Copper, Brass and old Metal taken in exchange for Goods. 1760-3m. JOHN RALPH. Stoves 1 Stoves EAVE TROUGHS -'anti CONDUCTING PIPES, CISTERN PUMPS, LEAD PIPES, !LADE ARD YA-rr•v TINWARE. COAL OI L w'HOLERALE AND RETAIL Coal Oil lam etc.. Old Iron, Copper. Bram Wool }kings and Sheep Skin-. taken in extban.te. J. STORY. i4ign of the Coal Oil Itarrel. i Photo and :tut—graph Albums in great variety, Work Boxes, Writing Desks, very imitable for presents for Tea'lsers and Scholars. PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY. - ALL CAN BE SUITED. Stock is New, very complete, and consists of Ladies' amid Gents' Purses, Chin- Goods of all kinds, Ruby Goods, Vases in Horny patterns, Flower Pr ts, Cups and Flow,m China and Wax Dolls ! A targe Assortment. Sleeker*. Suit.lries \leracbauw Pipes Al..l Cita Holder. and Brier Pipes 100 Different Styles. School Books, Miscellaneous Books, Bibles, Prayer Books, Church Sermons, \VnsLEv's Hymn Books Psalm Books, .kc., ,kc.—Subscript ons taken for all the best Emmen, fieor u, 1R1 -H, AIMED:AN and CANADIAN Papers and Magaziuee at Publishers lowest rates now is the time to subscribe. A full stock of School Books, for Teachers and High and Model School Students A1l will be sold cheap, and Patrons suited. 1 have a choice and large selection o1 Christmas and New Year s Cards ! T ,,BitszA 1EVTtlAs1Ss °a N' .At BUTLER'S. Dominion •f.4.•i;r l h and 1'. kitty., . 1702 1880. Fall Goods ! 1880 Colborne Brothers Have opened out for the FALL TIC AIM a Cou)picte stock of GENERAL DRY GOODS. Special Value in Irk•. COTTONS. 1'I:ISTS.and• fit;LN(7Er. .1 Job Line of DRFJ3tt000DS-- extra value. A FILL STOCK OF GROCERIES ALWA1•S,O` HAND. flighr_s? Pthe Paid . fvr` Butter a'r(i Heidi nitx•r 3r,i- leee- ('uLBORNE aBRpTASi1$► 1751 gPPLEs Daniel Gordon, Ca6�ct-1Iakc1 111[ Ullder1er. 2,000 Barrel$ nt' . 1101. 1: APPLE.: Wanted at Once ! „ler- Private Families supplied with choice hand-picked apples for winter AT LOW RATES. James McNair Hamilton Stre•.4. Goderich. oft. a moo. 1738 ; NGALESE rlAIR RENEWER The crowning glory of men or women is a beautiful /MAD or HAiit. This can only he .fb- tained by nsing CINGIALs.s, which has roved itself to be the 8$BT 3Er i. TR TOR1ER In the market. motes a heaitshyy growth of the pair, renders t soft and silky, strengthens Its roots, and pre- vents; Hs Calling and acts with rapidity in RESTORING GREY HAIR TO ITS NATURAL COLOR. 'icy ft betor ,uslttg aay other. Noll by all dr.ieli.ts- Pei... NMa a bottle. 115$-iy. cR !reeds, NEW OVERCOATINGR, NEW SCOTCH G(X)DS. A nal St71TLY O! Heavy Canadian Woollens Just the thing for winter clothing. Some (,food Liver of Gaffe' Pennies's. Aar IIADT- Ions "sat OVERCOATS, all wn11 masa sad reliable. CLOTHING MADE to ORDER eat my awn sepwrvetee. Jr ALL WORK WARRANTED. -"T $ugh Dunlop, rARXMVAPLR TAILOR Next Door to Bank of Montreal 04.4 fi..'.e n fr. I ,r'... r, ..r.d Luierat . r,.•r- !f. is side of London ' PAILDR SCITEe, BED -Roes! S+ true, . �1pe-BoArt••, EA,v CHAIax, LormoRs, ETC. , ITC. Cash Boy era will find it to their advantage to see my stock if they need a good article at Blore price. !'. r; t Pit bt ON lr , e Steed, acne Post (yfiec, ';ode.-ich. I HAVE BOUGHT THE HARDWARE STOCK. IVSR_ D. FERC-USON eT VERY GREAT DISCOUNT! Nearly- all of teak' Stock, as well as my own eriginal Stork. was houghs Muse the Advise of name are. 1 am therefore In a position to sell e'tseaper tan. say Myer ■..ve Is the twenty. MY STOCK OF fa11llI,lioildas:&6coeral llaiii is Com[)1ttp, wfni 1 wast w rna oAqulcklj. CONS AND Bin AT 8QCE MICR AS WILL PLZASS T017. Fresh Ground !Water Lime in Stock. AYNT FOR BEST STEBL BARB FENCE ;rm. R..11 W. �cKENZIE 1731 41 GEORGE CATTLE, Chemist & Druggist, neater in'I'nn Drage, awe ('he.aycala. Fancy and Toilet Artlelna he. Imported Havana and Domestic Cigars, Pipes, Tobaccos, doe Phraiciarts' Tbertetjons and Moony Re.Mpe. oarefn h1/evparwd stall boon 170 cotTRT ©QTf'AR,m_