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A Live Letter from an Old Cant.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1881.
7.
THB ItBI►ORJ/ MEETINGS,
As stated in Ttl• SIGNAL last week,
a series of meetings will be held
in this mete= by prominent members
of the Reform party during the coming
week. The member for Centre Huron
will arrive in Goderich on Saturday
October 8th, and be the guest of M. C.
Cameron, Esq„ M. P. for South Huron.
On Monday, October 10th, the first
meeting of the series will be held at
Carlow (Smith's Hill), at 2 p. m., and
will be addressed by Sir Richard Cart
wrigbt, M. P., M. C. Cameron, M. R
and other prominent members of the
Reform party. On Wednesday, the
12th, a meeting will be held at Brum-
field
field in the afternoon, which will be ad
dressed by the members for South and
Centre Huron, and others. Thursday
the 13th, will be a red-letter day for the
eitefor•mers of Lucknow, and it is expect -
that Hon. Edward Blake, the distin
guished leader of the Liberal party
Sir Richard Oartwright, M. P., M. C.
Cameren, M. P., Hon. R M. Wells,
M. P. P., and CoL A. M. Row, M.
P. P., will address the electors in the
Lorne Gymnasium. On Friday after
noon, Sir Richard Cartwright, assisted
by other prominent Reformers, will
hold a meeting in Cranbrook, township
of Grey, and on the evening of the same
day $ grand rally will take place in the
Town Hall, Brussels. An opportunity
will 'be thus afforded the residents of
every section of Huron, and the south
ern part of Bruce, to hear the principles
of Liberalism expounded by a number
of the chiefs of the Reform party, and
no one should miss the opportunity of
attending one or more of the contem
plated meetings.
GODERICH TO LONDON.
The idea of a railway from London to
Goderich has taken a firm hold of the
London papers. The Free Pres is par-
ticularly taken up with the scheme, and
ie advocating it in a vigorous and, we
trust, effective manner. With more rail-
ways there is a bright future before Gode-
rich; as it is we are 'threatening to
shrivel up for lack of nutriment. The
following article from the Free Press is
encourtaag¢qing:—"Leading business men of
Goderich may that a branch railway con-
necting that town with the London,
Huron & Bruce at Clidton or Rrucefield,
s, as to run straight into London, is a
necessity of the continued progress of
their town. Goderich is already the
seat of large lumbering interest. One
firm alone, that of Secord & Cozzens,
handles about 1,500 car -loads of pine
from Georgian Bay annually. A great
deal of this comes to London, for general
distribution. This has to be sent round
by the Grand Trunk rid Stratford and
St. Mary's, or by Sarnia and Ridgetown.
We understand that the firm in question
complain that they cannot get enough
cars this year to carry on their business.
There is no doubt that if carrying facili-
ties were provided this trade could be
vastly expanded, and Guderich become
a lumber entrepot of greet importance.
The interests of London and Goderich
are identical. The business men of both
places require a closer method of inter-
course, and should join hands in the
matter. The present route is awkward
and inconvenient. It is in accordance
with the pre ailing ideas that it should
be as quickly as possible put on a better
footing."
By Thursday's mail we received a
communication on the railway question
from a prominent outside railway agita-
tor, which we reproduce in another
column. In it the writer throws out
the suggestion that with earnest work
on the part of the people of Huron, the
Credit Valley can be brought west.
Cogent reasons are given in support of
the scheme, and a feasible proposition is
laid down The action of Tim /emcee
on the railway question has been viewed
with favor from outside, and we feel
inspired to keep nn in the g..od work
until the end which we set out to attain
—the inbringing of increased railway ac-
commodation to Goderich — has been ao-
eompli.hed. Our correspondent prophe-
sies, provided the nutter be taken hold
of properly, that inside of eighteen
months, er two years at the ontsid., the
Credit Valley IL R to Goderich will be
• eion.unvnated fact. go may it be.
We Five the letter of "Development," to
tttbew that even if we are not succeeeeful
with the G W. R. or the Northern R
R. there are other lines to hear from.
Ther. are Alts hey, on. Pentland.
And friths beyond Forth.
IT oivw seems that there is new. than
one feasible R R scheme
AY yes danikor ads Ilksu d Isswe The
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y Omen 5. lieder lea---
liey el sae ,Mew— The Astaea
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t)taesa's Weeiber Pemvells ghe lades,
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she harecialisurel also The ewa.w
Yew.
On Wednesday and Thursday last the
fall exhibltiou, wider the auspices of the
Weer /tiding of Huruu Agricultural
8ueiety and the Goderich Horticultural
Society, was held on the grounds of the
latter, Victoria Street, and was untie
early Inkosesful. The weather was all
that obuld be desired, the display of the
best, and the officers of the Soaker were
in good ,pinta
ON WIDNIIIDAT Arnie/mop
tis judging in the inside depertmest
was proceeded with, and it is not nooses -
my to add that the decisions arrived at
were subjected to the usual criticisms te
the hands of the exhibitors and the gen-
eral public. At no show yet has it been
found possible to give prizes to all ex-
hibitors, and until some plan is adopted
which will tend to overturn the old or-
der of things, and place Dards on every
exhibit, general sstisfsotion will not re-
sult. As such • happy consummation is
not likely to Dome about in our time,
the better plan is to bow to the inevit-
able, and take our prises and our blanks
at the exhibitions as calmly and philoso-
OtieaIly as we do our chances in lits.
lottery. The judges in the majority of
cues tet conacientously, and if they fail
to give satisfaction, it is generally fro•
lack of judgment, and not from unjust
intent. There was a good interior dis-
play, and in fruit, flowers, vegetables
and grain it would have been difficult to
have gotten • better exhibit at some of
the more preten•icus exhibition& We
will briefly refer to some of the classes as
follows:
V7.016rARLx9 AND tt00711.
In this department there was an ex-
cellent display, and the appearance of
the artistes shown did not look as if
muck shrivelling hadbeen their portion
on account of the drought The man -
golds were of monstrous size, while
turnip., parsnips, potatoes, cabbages,
marrows, etc. etc., were equally ample
in proportion, The priecipal exhibi-
tors in this class were Messrs. E. Bing-
ham, Geo. H. Clark and Wm. Rum -
ball.
Editor Hurn Signal.
DaAS Sts.,-- I have noticed in your
last two issues of Tu. SIGIAL, reference
to the neoessity for additional railway
facilities at Goderich. 1 have also no-
ticed from time to time, (before and
since your advent then,) a sort of spas -
audio attempt to agitate railway matters,
which quietly subsides again in $ few
months, the people of Goderich evident.
ly not manifesting that interest in a
matter of this kind that might be ex-
pected from • phos situated as it is.
The reason of this leek ot interest way
be =coasted for, to a great extent, from
the fast that tea definite scheme has
been laid before the people,— it has
rather been a matter of speculation as to
what road would be the most likely to
terminate at Goderich. The only way
to attain seeress, is to first bring forward
oa good practical scheme, that Circum-
stances would warrant the people in
placing oonfidence in, and then take hold
of the matter with s wilL It taken hold
of by the proper kind of men and fol-
lowed up tenaciously, success would
crown your efforts.
There is • scheme such as indicated,
that I believe only requires taking hold
of in the proper spirit to have it carried
through to Goderich, within $ very short
titne. I mean the Credit Valley Rail-
way. The time was when the Credit
Valley was looked on with • good deal of
disfavor in this section, but at present it
is the most likely road, from every point
of view. First—It would be easy to
construct, having no engineering diffi-
culties to contend with. Second—It
it would run through • first-class section
of country—no better in Ontario.
Third—The widest section of country
west of Toronto unserved by a railway
running east and west, lies between the
Grant Trunk and Great Western sys-
tema. Fourth—It would tap the centre
of the salt district at Brussels, Blyth and
Goderich; and lastly would terminate at
a good harbour of refuge, where a large
amount of Government money has al-
ready been spent, and more is likely tobe
spent.
The Credit Valley charter does not at
present extend farther than Elora, but it
would be an easy matter for them to get
it extended to Goderich at the flat ses-
sion of the Ontario Legislature, and if
the present unjust "clear majority vote"
law was repealed, or the terms extended
so that every freeholder would be forced
to vote under a penalty, a good bonus
could be got all along the line. I am in-
formed that the township of Wellesley
alone would give $75,000 or 880,000.
Waterloo andWellesley are working now,
and have been for some time, for an ex-
tension of that road, but their financial
position until recently has been a barrier
in the way of extension, and even now,
1 do not think the Credit Valley are
likely to do anything themselves, that is,
under the present organization, the pro-
bability being that as soon as the ex-
tension from Ingersoll to St. Thomasii
finished and passes the Government in-
spector, the whole road will change
hands, and it is said that either Van-
derbilt or the Syndicate will become the
owners, when it would at once become a
trunk line, the connection west of To-
ronto Ding with the Toronto A Otta-
wa—a isopular road, in every respect.
The writer has been in correspondence
with the C.V.R. officials for some time,
and also with influential parties on the
eastern part of the line indicated; and I
have no doubt, whatever, that if the
matter is taken hold of unitedly, at the
proper time, Goderich, within eighteen
months, or two years at most, will have
another railway. DEVELOPMENT.
October 4th, 1881.
THs Clinton Neo Ern has a crank.
Week in and week out it pounds at
Goderich. The people in the county
town are, in the opinion of the New
Em, a slow set. Nothing is to be seen
by the editor of the Nes Era when he
comes to our town but graves, tomb-
stones and epitaph.. Clinton is the
centre of the universe; two railroads
pea through the town; the horizon is
.qui -distant on all sides of it.; and the
Neto Bra is published there. Then why
are you not'happy, brother 1 We seek
no quarrel with thy hamlet — we admit
that it is a right smart little place. But
if thou art great, be merciful likewise.
Do not push us too strongly, else our
portinn will assuredly be in the Lake,
for there is no land nn our immediate
west. Be magnanimous in the day of
thy strength, and it will be duly aeon-
dited unto thee at the proper time. Bet
beware lest hr.mbaat, and pelf, and brag
prove • stumbling-bloek to thy feet., and
• snare to thy path. In plain Anglo
Saxon: "Give um a rest," and don't he
everlastingly exhibiting your petty
jealousy.
Tee Tow• Council, at the meeting on
Friday evening, decided to submit • By.
law to raise $50,000 for the mnstrnetion
.1 Water work/
Yr. E. Downing had ou sshib►tueu a
lege oullectiuu sit bolas and sh..es He
was .ewpestul iD tiku&i the three hrst
prises un. has Maas, an award which ,sew-
ed tea give peered eatreketiou.
ea.AW•.
Them was • keen oueupetrtr,n iia geaigt
seam spieudid sample. wt the cereals bee
Mg shown. The wheat eahibited was of
splendid quality, and the whole exhibit
redeemed media spun West Huron as a
grain growing district.
monism
The number wt lionise shown was very
largo, sad the judges had hard work in
making their daises= The competi-
tion was ohms in the team class, the
judges being almost bewildered by the
entries. The reputation of this section
for first class horses will not suffer by
yesterday's diplay. There were many
tip-top horses shown whose names will
nut appear in the prise Nut.
carat&
There wen some expellant thorough-
breds shown, Mr. Snell bearing the
palm in this class. He appears to have
learnt the art of feeding to perfection,
all his animals being as fat as oould be
desired. He was closely pressed by Mr.
Junes Diokit tt, who had • half down
short -horns, three calves especially com-
ing in foradairatiun. How. 0 Hawley
also showed some fine thoroughbreds, his
year-old bull, Bemoaned II, receiving
moth attention. The number of grades
shown was unusually large, and oocupied
much of the spswe between the the gate
and the door of the hall It is a great
pity that a swathly cattle fair cannot be
arranged ben and along the railway line,
for yesterday's display would led us to
believe that then would be an attraction
for buyers in the prime stock of this part
of the country.
tHaar AID ,chez
were not an numerous as usual, and
many of the former seemed to be behind
former years in quality. However there
were some splendid animals shown, as
doubtless would be ,expected when
Messrs. Dickson, Soell, Marquis and
similar names were among the exhibit-
ors.
There was a good show of fowl, as in
deed there always is at this exhibition
♦ WICaesJTY
One thing brought out by Thursday'
show was the need of • larger group
The sooner the directors face the quer
tion the better. The present ground
too small for a satisfactory exhibition.1xs
fits PkLINT.
which is a very large one, will appear i
our next issue.
FLOWE1L9 AND PLANTA.
The annuals were' mote scarce than on
previous occasions, but geraniums and
n
foliage plants were in profusion. The
was also a good show of cut flowers,
principally from the gardens of John
Stewart, E. Bingham, A. Watson,
M. C. Cameron and W. McLean. In
this department there were also some
beautiful floral designs, and among
them a cross by Miss Bingham 'which
was much admired. A handsome be-
gonia rex was also shown by E. Bing-
ham. In greenhouse planta Mesar& A.
Watson and M. C. Cameron were the
chief exhibitors.
FRUIT.
There was a splendid exhibit of ap-
ples, and fine varieties were shown by&
Messrs John Stewart, Jas Stewart, Ja
Torrance, John Hunter, Gen. Thomp-
son, A. McD. Allan and others.
Excellent plums were also shown by
John McIntyre, :sad others.
Peaches were exhibited by Messrs
Geo. Cox, Fred Seegmiller and A. McD.
Allan, and were of excellent appear-
ance.
Quinces were shown by Mr. D. Mc-
liwain and Col. A. M. Ross, andwere
among the beat we have ever seen.
In grapes the display was large. and
the fruit presented so luscious an ap-
pearance that the temptation to lay on
hands was very strong. Messrs. Bing-
ham, Cameron, Rosa and W. Knight
kept up the reputation of this table.
Indoor grapes were also shown bys.
M. C. Cameron and A. M. Ree
LADIES wORK.
While there have been larger displays
in this department, there has never been
better work exhibited. The quality of
many of the articles shown proved that
fancy work is not a lost art with our
ladies. The needle work, leather work,
spatt'.r-work and wool -work was ahead
of previous shows in quality, and the
drawings, etc., were an improvement onn
past years. The gorgeous quilts we
not to be missed, and hung in all their
glory before the gaze of the admiring
throng. The names of 'the ladies et-
hibiting who were successful in winning
prizes will appear nett week.
An admirable collection of photographs
by E. L Jnhruion drew forth much ad-
miration, and bore • red ticket, to the
delight of Mr. Geo. B. Robson, his •ga-
ble manager, who had they arrangement
of the picture.
e'ALIIAOaa, ala'.
There was considerable competition in
this department, the exhibitors being
Morten & Creasman, T. & J. Story,
Dungannon Carriage Works, and Brew -
don, of Loneehmee. A novelty woeshown by the first named firm in the
way of • cutter which can be changed at
pleasure to • single or doable east
it
is an ingenints enstrivanee, and at-
tracted ennsidershle attention. L. R
C. eeve exhibited specimens of
centre scroll work in the form of a table,
a flower stand std mirror frame Th.
workmanship was gond, and we under-
stand that Mr. Reeve received • number
of orders on the head el his setreetive
erhihit
TOUCHING TRIBUTE out,
either in the mother land or in
• this eouutry, men of a similar spirit on
To the Character of the Lie both sides of politics. Loot lie hope and
President Garfield.
Ser. •e. ia N
re'. sertkia.eeeree en Maas
day ■t rwra,
Prey that the nu�u"iter of such amy rap -
141 r Iuers..e. far, M the means et
jttdt Ing ere aocossible to w, Garfield's•
pa io rooted is without • blot. He
seems ss politician, senator and Prou-
dest to have acted habitually iutbespirit
of the sentiment to which he gave uder-
auce in addressinv his townsmen', in
Clevelend, "I ase afraid to du • when
thing!" acid in his vocabulary, as in ours
I treat, •1l immoral things were mean,
m
and all toleration of iuivrel things. He
was afraid to do a mean thin, and '
thereforeafraid to abstain from using the
power he possessed te unearth the mean
and evil things done by others in public
office, and "to set right the wrong."
du
Aud this las me to note mother cases
of oar sympathies and prayers on his
behalf—the motive that led to his assas-
sination, and his long and heroic strug-
gle for life. Of the assassin, I have
nothing to may May God have nervy
upon his soul. Of the assassination it
any truthfully be said that it was • mar-
tyrdom—a martyrdom in the interest of
pure government; of the martyr it is
enough to say that he bore his fate as
c
a arter should, enduring as seeing Him
who is invisible. Throughout the
whole of his lung conflict with pain
and prostration, he manifested the same
meekness, gentleness, courage and un-
murmuring submission to the will of
lea heavenly Father which he showed
when first stricken down, and to which
be gave expression in the far-reaching
words, "The will of the Lord be done. '
Re wished to live, fur he loved his .
aged mother, his wife, his children,
bus friends and his country, but he was
n ot afraid to die because he could say,
"1 know whom I' have believed, and am
persuaded that He is able to keep that
which I have committed to Him against
that day.'.
To -day we remember all these things
in the honors we heap upon his memory.
Yesterday, or while he yet fought with
death, we remembered them all in plead-
ing for the continuance among us of a
lite so noble in aim, so rich in struggle
laid conquest, in beneficent service and
On Sunday evening last, assKiwiChurch, Rev. Dr. Un, in the course td
his sermon, paid s glowing tribute to
the tale President Garfield We ars
as
pleed to be able to give the reference
o Garfield almost in full.
The teat wee O.neua sail - 1. The sub-
iect tewpt•tion by God—Wwptatiun nut
n the sense of solicitation to sin, but in ,a
that of trial or probation. God's deal-
ings with Abraham shere narrated,sug-
gested two Leeson.: First, That the holi-
est of men n►ay be subjected to the
severest of trials. And secondly, That
the severest ,of trials may be suoc)ssfullytransformedovercome, and transformed into sources
of good, through faith in God.
These points having been illustrated
and oonfrm.d, the cluing part of the
discourse *as devoted to special refer-
ence to the late President Gar6dd.
The circumstances oonnect.d with his
death formed $ severe trial to his own
faith, but the trial was not his only.
His death, together with its sinister
cause and melancholy incidents, was
peculiarly fitted to test the faith of all
interestedin his tate; acrd Nese compris-
ed, not his own countrymen merely,
but multitudes of men in all Christian
lands, and very specially the millions of
our own wide Empire, and all clauses in
it from our beloved Queen down to the
humblest son of toil. The trial involv-
edin this man's death, so far as he and
others are conoerned ire it, may be esti-
mated, on the one hand by the high vales
put upon his lite; end on the other, by
the apparent rejection of the prayers so
widely and earnestly presented to Gad
for his recovery. The evidence of the
high and general estimation in which
he was held need not be farther referred
to; at present, rather let us ask for our
own profltting how it was, that this man
succeeded in winning, to the extent he
did, the admiration and love of so large a
number of his fellow -men. Was it that ! exemplary influences for good,and so far -
he occupied what is probably the highest tile in lessons of encouragement and
elective office in the world, and memos- guidance to all young men of generous
ed at the same time admirable abilities, land aspiring impulses, and those par -
great will power, and high gifts of 1 titularly whose aspirations may be
a
d
is
n
THE Toronto Telegram says : — Mr.
Blake is said to have retired from active
practice, and has handed all his briefs
over to his brother. Thiele • great sacri-
fice for a man in his position to make.
He stands foremost among the members
of the legal profession and commands
larger fees than any other member of
the Bar. His income must beat 'least
double what it ever can be' even if he
should succeed in turning out the pre-
sent administration and becoming pre-
mier in Sir John Macdonald's place.
The beet proof that could be asked of his
sincerity and the . confidence he has in
the justice and integrity of his cause is
the fact that he has relinquished the
finest law practice in Canada so that he
may discharge the duties pertaining to
the leadership of the Liberal party.
Two children, sons of Mr. Robert
Trend, of Bangor, bad • narrow escape
from being killed by beer& The little
fellows had gone into the woods in search
of some stray cattle, when they cam
upon a cub eating beech nuts and it im
mediately faced them. Choosing separ-
ate Inc.. they were soon out of its reach.
Unfortunately for the elder brother a
new danger menaced him from "above.
The old she bear who was perched on a
limb above eating beech nuts hegan de-
scending in sabre line for the boy, who,
just as the bear was about to[ seize him,
tumoid from the limb on which he had
sought shelter, but quickly recovering
himself he lost no time in joining his
brother, who had all &long kept crying
fur help, which anon arrived in the
person of the father of the boys, who
succeeded in frightening away the bears
and rescuing the little fellows from their
perilous position.
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■eteere eelrall Lepers.
Report of the weather for the week
ending t Ictabor 4th, 1881.
Sept 28th —Wind at 10 p. fit. North-
east, light, clear. Heavy dew falling.
Number of miles wind travelled in 24
boars 432.
Sept 90th- -Wind at 10 p. m. South,
fresh, clear. Number of miles wind
travelled in 24 house 408.
Sept. 30th —Wind at 10 p. m. South-
west, fresh, showery ---began to rain at
3 90 p. m., ceased through) the night,—
amount rt rainfall 8 cubic inches Num-
ber of miles wind travelledin 24 hoar.
007
cost, Int -Wind at 10 p, m. North-
east. Itght, cloudy. Number of miles
wind travelled in 24 hours 211.
0.4. end - Wind at 10 p. m. int
light, raining began to rain at 8:35 p. es.
ceased et mirdnight -amount of rainfall
1.8 cake inches Number of miles wind
travelled in 24 hours 25b.
Oct. 3rd Wine/ at 10 p, es. North,
froth, c/nod Number of miles wind
travelled in 24 hours 284.5.
el t. 4th Wind at 10 p. m. North too
North west, blowing a gale, blowing •
gale, clearly Number of miles wind
travelled in 24 hooey 740. Velocity of
wind from fi p m. to 10 p. m. 415 m. per
hour Heavy frost, thick lee formed on
still water, hail shower at 10p. m
G N. MACDONAL.D, Observer
t iod.rieh, (Set Nth 1881
statesmanship 4 No doubt these things
had their ,due weight, but there were
other things by which ho was
distinguished, and without which,
the blow that 'prostrated him, and
finally carried him off, would not
have moved men's hearts as it did
Others u high in station, and as great
in natural gifts and acquired attainments
as he was, or even very much greater in
these respects, have passed away =re-
gretted, the world meanwhile judging,
and judging truly, that b their death it
had "gained a low.' Why was it so
much otherwise in the, cue of Mr. Gar-
field ? V. do not pretend to be able to
give an exhaustive answer te this ques-
tion,
uertion, but some of the things clearly w -
tering into the answer are apparent
enough. For one thing Garfield was a
self-made man, and the world gettinj
wiser ea it glows elder, is becoming more
able and more willing than it once was
to recognize at their true value the worth
and grandeur of men of this clam. In
beginning the race of life, this man had
none of the advantages, such as they are,
of rank or wealth. He was not, to use
an old saying, born with • silver spoon
in his moeth. He came,indeed,of noel.
stock, for he was the son of honest, God-
fearing parent& We do not hear much
of his father, who died about half a cen-
tury ago, but all the world knows by
this time, Garfield's mother—the gentle,
loving old mother in Israel„ who fears
God and knows no other fear. The son)
of such s mother mignt well thank God
for his pedigree, even although accom-
panied, as it was in his case, with world-
ly circumstances of so straitened a sort
as to oblige him at the early age of 14
years to face the task of earning his own
bread, and of doing so, at the outset of
his 'self -dependent career, as a common
labourer. And when under the stirrings
of noble aims he, by -end -bye, resolved
on securing fur himself the benefit& of a
liberal education, he had, like many
other admirable but penniless students,
to e.ern by his own industry, the money
needed to carry him through his course
of studies, working one half the year in
har4est field and elsewhere to enable
him to meet the expenses of the other
half, devoted to school and co:lege work,
and glad even to act as janitor of his
college to pay part of his fees. He con-
formed to the stern facto of his position,
in attempting, by God. help, to equip
himself for the higher work to which he
believed himself called,and he succeeded,
and his succeesses, achieved in the face
of hindrances so formidable, had doubt-
less something to do in awakening our
deep interest in his Fie and career, 'and
our deep sadness over the merciless act
that ended in hie premature death.
The chief thing, however, on account
of which good men loved and valued
him was his goodness He was above
everything else • good man. His hap-
piness lay in the beatitude. which Christ
has associated exclusively with spiritual
and moral qualities, and his greatness
oonsisted mainly in the possession al
these qualities. He was • man, obvj.0)na-
ly, whose main ambition it was to excel
in the things that are just and honour-
able
onourable and true, pure and lovely and of
gond report; and one at the beau of
whose character lay the cherished imams
of habitual repentance towards (Ind and
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. He
was—the enemies of our faith being
themselves the judges -a "profoundly
religious man," and one who carried his
religion with him as the spring and guide
of his moral activities into all the dative
and relations of life. He was • man of
numerous and widely various .ecapa
tions, bat in all of them he was the man
of God. The piety that marked him as
a common labourer, he kook with
him from the harvest field and tow
path of the canal, to the student's
clans room and professor's ,lair;
thence to the lawyer's ode., theses to
the camp and battle field, and theme/ to
the senatorial chamber srtd to the
,hair of the chiefw rsta
There are these n 1011 us that se
five and strenuous occupation M pelitie•1
lite is incompetible with conemmtir,., to
God. Men like Garfield remonstrate
by their lives the falsity of this idea.
and. thank 0nd. we are not wi+F
chastet.d by the discipline of povertt
and toil. In the conclusion of the dis-
course reference was made to the trial
of faith in the apparent fruitlessness of
the prayers offered for his recovery.
The question has been asked, "Have
Nese prayers�been heard with accept-
ance r' Who that knows what prayer is
can doubt it 1 The rule applicable to all
temporal blessings must be kept in mind.
If the precise boon asked for is not
granted it is withheld only that some-
thing better may be given. We are to
learn from this and all similar disap-
pointments, the blessed art df trusting
God in the dark, and encouraging our-
selves by the assurance that what we
know not now we shall know hereafter.
Gederlrb Markets.
Oo0axica.October 6th. 1881.
High prices have wade the market
lively, and heavy deliveries have been
made at our quotations. Last week
Goderich led by s couple of cents every
other market in the county; and on
Saturday Monday and Tuesday Clinton
made a desperate attempt to head off
the wheat coming here from within
a few miles of that town. The steady
figures offered have given a solidity to
our market, and the latest prices show
no sign of • fall. Wheat has been
freely bought at >r1,35, and the market
closes at that figure. We quote:
Wheat. W611111 bush........... $1 32
Wheat titpri l
l.Y bosh,,.,.... 1 30
Harley, i blob. r. 0 TO
Potatoes I Wei Ww1,.,....... 036
Hay, wise..........,.....,..... 11 00
Hotter.. .......... 0 18
Ire& i dos. saf)f —' -l... -, .... O 11
0 11
0 75
Wool... ..::. 0 19
VI $1 35
SP 135
45 00
4 38
oe
int
01
45
et
C•{
80
78
op10
121
75
00
110
0 20
300
STAND FROM t -N DEH.
Carrie's third annual sale of Horses. Cattle.
Sheep. Farm Implements, &e.. will V. held at
tee Agricniteral :+tow grounds. opposite
Halley s Hotel Is the Town of Ooderich, on
SATURDAY, 15en teCTOBER, 1881,
When there will be offered and positively sold
W tae tatjiiabest bidder, without reserve, a
number of .pgond Workin Horse.. ivers.-1
' menthe young Saddle i$rlone., bay. with dark
points. 1 en jet Meek Indian Pontes and
Harness, 1 young Stallion. P oecoro breed. 2
Spring colts, wP l bred, .ereral Milch Cows.
Fat tattle, Heifers and Steers, a number of
Sheep, oomprb.Fag some very desirable Ewes
and rams. tlls.o 2 Democrat Waggons, 1
double ('aariaare. 3 Hngirlcs, 1 set Hob -sleigh.,
2 Lumber wamrons. 3 Cutters, 1 Land Holier,
1 Fanning Mill, 2 ,eta double Harness 4 sets
Hinds Hsrnr«, 1 set Light Double Harness
nearly new. Buffalo and other Fancy Robes.
Plough., Harrows, 2 Straw Cutters. • miscel-
Isaeooe lot of Furniture, about 2.000 feet Hem -
Six and twelve months credit on approved
lock /.umber, and other useful articles. Sale
commencx• sharp at one o'clock p. m. Terms:
n �except otherwise stated when armee Is
J. C. CL'RRIE, Auctioneer.
Oaderlch, yrd October 1861.
Y. H.—Parties Intending sending stock to
tk s sale, mt let me kip. on or before Mon -
1807.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
COUNTY OP' HURON, In the matter of
Partition
UNOERCOCC VS. BRIUNSOEN
t to an et of t e udge of this
awn made 1. this cease. hearing date the 6th
day of October A.(). 1101. and to me directed.
Thereby notify all pasties having any liens.
themes or encamhr•soss on the whole or an
part of lot somber twenty seven in the eighth
°enemata of the ioweahlp M Hallett, In the
comity of Heron, to produce before me at my
ehambeA Is Use Court Howe, In the town of
Goderich. on the 310 day of October, A. D.
1ULM the hoar of ten n clock in the forenoon,
fall particular* of all each Yew chargee sad
eneawhranew. together with satisfactory evi-
deee,of tawnd.,on.
1e e fin mts ate (kd•wertoufaos theth(;can
erK Aaron.
thV Kia day of (>, t kef A, D
MeDONALD„ O. C. Q H.
Portrait of' Garfield,
Oise of Sheet, I9i24,
With his Autograph, minnow
ledged by himself to be the best
likeness in existence.
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