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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1889-1-18, Page 4• THE HURON SIGNAL. FRIDAY, JAN. 18, 1& 9 �e linran tigna1 ss tvbLMIUM WRY FRIDAY MORNING}, AT ITS 5T•AY 1•tiNTlne osP1CS : NORM -t3TttB1tT, UOD[ItICU. iH hi • wide -.oaks local aewep•per• devoted U,5atyL mows •rad the dissemination of uses RATIN N ataW.rMPTIO • year ; Tic. tar ahs 11110•L•11; Ma for mseths. If the sub.oriptioa V trot paid aavnaos. riobsortptios wig be chatRed.at �• ter of J}i O • year. ARTUTIhitlisi RATIOS i Lsp1 end other mount advertlmmente � �sr 11aa for tint f uaeriton, and, oents per ..reach subsequent Insertlos. Measured by • wsenareU scale. Local notices in weepers! type Oc per lime. mee•l Redoes in ordinary reading type lc pe ialaaM Dards of Us Tines and under $3 per Advertleementa of Unit. Found. Strayed Wloos Vacant, Stimulus Wanted anti Cbanices Wanted. eon exceeding e ospariel ill per womb. '') Mouses on elate and Farms on Sale. mot to geed t Tines, $l fur flrat mouth. 30c per sub- ltnitsent niu•ub. larger adt is in proportion_ Any special notice. the object of which is to promote the pecuniary benefit of any Indi- rldunl or company, to be considered an ted wertisement and charged accordingly. Itesa These terms will a all pen be strictly ad- Spectal rates for larger advertisements, or advertisements for extended period.. made known at the omce of publication. JD$BING DEPARTMENT. A, fully equipped Jobblag Ofilee Is carried be connection with the ordinary newspaper fe�aass. where first-class work to turned out t reasonable rates. Everything in the print - tag line can be done on the premises from an Meminated poster to a vitalism card. All communications most be addressed to ■. MrSIIW/TNT. Editor of Tun Seo' L Telephone Call No. 30. Oodericb Ont HURON SIGNAL. INIIDAY, JANCARY IS, 1889. OUR CLUB LIST FOR 1889. Tun SIGNAL and 1f eeiJy Globe $2.25 Tee SIGm•L and Mad $2.25. THs SIGNAL, London Adnrrfian. and picture $2.25. THE Swint and Empire $2 25. ThIt SIGNAL and Family Herald, $2.2.S Tres SIGNAL and Weekly Wifnese $2.25 For Clubbing rates with other periodi- eats apply at Tug SIGNAL office. Tris Gcderich post -office is attracting Interest in many places outside. One would have thought that a vacancy which more particularly affected the people of the town would be filled so as to beat wit the interests of the residents, but it looks as if the Goderich post -office is a football to be played with by outsiders de with impunity. Clinton, Colborne, Ash- field, Wwanosh and Blyth politicians are endesvoriug to have a finger in the pie, and the result up to the present is highly unsatisfactory. One would have thought that in the event of s vacancy in an offix of political preferment, the sitting member would have the disposal of the patronage, but in the present case, although the member for West Huron has named his nominee, every heeler of the party in power. who resides in the riding, imagines that he should be con - malted. If there were s vacancy in Blyth OE Clinton, interference from Goderich wire -pullers would be repudiated by the local men ; and we consider the imperti- nent interference in a matter pertaining solely to Goderich should be resented by the people of Goderich, irrespective of party. These outsiders have their cwn little post offi.es to look after in the event of vacancy, and Goderich should be al- lowed a similar privilege. If Mr. Por- ter is wise he will submit to no bulldoz- ing from these outside sources. If he has laid down a line of action, sod nom• insted • suitable person, he should not reeede. The fight is not THE SIIIAL',, but we believe Mr. Porter should control the patronage of his constituency, and we believe the vacancy should be filled with doe regard to the interests of the people of Goderich town, and not to suit the caprice of outside howien. Tisa criticism of Mn Humphrey Ward's "Robert Eismere," in another oolomn,which w•take from the I►,oasiuu,a (y.ureAmen, is written by a young lady of this town, and is a not nnimpeirt•nt addition to the numerous critiques thll have appeared on that now much-discuss- ed work. in the prem..' instance, strong ground is taken that the high moral plane of EIsmere was altribut Able i5 a great degree to his early training, and had it n..t been for the fo'indation of gond principle' inculcated through Curiatiansty, he could not, and would not, have attained to the degree of perfection as a mond reformer, which he undoubtedly reached. Thor onneeptl.n of the work is, to our mind, on the right line, and is decidedly • better treatment rat the alibied than some which we hare read, wherein eff..rts Wer• made to write "Robert £homers" not of existence, es a book to be tah,oed by the truly nrtho- dog. ''Robert Elsmere," is,a/ter 511,1 long way behind dm N.wrne es a moral re- former. and the a oneeptinn of Mn Hem- pkrwy Want is given • piece of th0 pleb importseee by them who would have us believe it a formidable stumbling block to Chrietyn faith. After eighteen oenturie• the Book of the lite arid labors of Cbrt.t ouauaues to be s eumfort end *ohms to the tried of all netioae-ie eighties mouths the narrative of •'Hobert glaatere's" efforts at social reform will be of the poet. We ouot;ratelate our yuume tuwnswuutao in that the was not afraid of laving bar faith subverted by reading sad analyzing the work; and also un the fact that she h as not only been the inure Glumly wed- ded to her theological beliefs, but by been enabled to eztraet from "Robert Elsinore,' a strums eudorsemeut of Chris- tian doctrine, of Christian faith. and of Christian bops. Tu Closely Council of Huron will meet in Go/detach aro Tuesday next, and the first business will be the election of the Warden. This year there has been comparatively little change to the mem- bership of the council, and there are several eligible candidates for the pu- sition of Warden. Foremost soonest these steed. Mr Joseph Griffin, Reeve of Ashfield. Although not an old man, he is an old member of the County Croon!, and has taken an scare part it public matters for many yeah He is personally popular with all classes in the council, and would make • fit and pro- per preluding officer for 1819. THE EDITOR'S TABLE. • Weed el two *beets flew rwbI teaakr list Rase geese t. sand • GREAT LI I'J OoYERY. "It is now nearly fifty years .loos the Meropean scholars made themes' remark- able literary di•eovery of theoentury,tbe •statellce of the Kalevela, or Finnish epic poem. The epic had never been committed to writing by the people of Finland, but bad floated from generaeiou W generation down the ages by repeti- tion from one tc the other. While there were men among the Ficus who made it almost their business in life to preserve and perpetuate the Kalevab, the poem was the common property of the people, and was recited by them over their tires during the long winter months. These recitations were antiphonal io character, alternate lines being given by each to the music of the rude native harp. This wonderful poem, the trestle's of an un- known author, (if, indeed, it be the work of ane and not of many minds), has sung itself for centuries, into, If not out of, the heart of a •hub nation. 'The Unconscious is alone the Comp and It seems to have been poured NOStRT ELSMERE. • Ceaetque of alae te5Mslee Werk teem the ewe er a `.demob nwlM.e- From the Dominloa t-karckauu Robert Elsinore has created • "fur - wit," and bas fallen like • b. sib -shell among the urttudox. It ►m been upset, dammed by hier.0 and puhti- sisos, the tierce light . f criticism has been formatted upou is characters, and it isprunuuuced turbiddeu flute, by • dr nominative. What wonder is It that we End it • fashion. and is the Lauda of the general public. It lies before us 5.. charming, so clever, • portrayal of ha- e mo lite, dial we all teethe lar range our- selves with the mal •nty that oundeme, and yet, -What affects our heart. U rot the exactions of p"- uliar parts; 'Ti. not the Hp. or ye. we beauty call, but the joint tune. and toll result of AIL' The men of the book are not probably as original a.uceptivas ..f the authoress, as the character of Catherine, yet, to Canadisu readers they are types of • claw" with which we aro very unfamiliar. Robert E:amere, gifted with a highly sensitive, and impr..ionsble oaten, moulded with a brave, frank *pint, crowned by • bright cultivated 'atelier's., poems through a tempest of unrolled, anti comae forth ahoru of all radian :o on • Resurrected Christ, but in his bosom be retains still :he shadow . t the Divine substance Belief had not beim in his early c llege life a matter of reason -the religious feelings of his malleable dispo- sition beteg the result of aseuoiatiuo, sympathies and experience. In bar quiet Rectory, under the baneful in fluence of Squire Wendover -a type of a perfectly educated iotellectual egotist the bright intellect breaks opal h hitherto quie.ceut state of belief, carries away all faith in the Divinity Christ. The majority of men, not ezceptux,al in meets) power and character as our hero, would he 'tread- ed upon the shores of atheism. Few iconoclasts of today, could erect out of the rums of their Gods such au ideal human Christ as did Robert Elsinore, wben, "after the crash, Faith emerged, strong as ever, only crazy, and eager to make a fresh peace, afresh compact with reason." Cardinal Manning has written that "Tei last act of reason brings us W the brink of faith." Will a man not desire a higher and better side to be true 1 and if he desire, will he not in- cline to the aide he drams to find true - for an equilibrium between good and evil, to God or to m*o is impossible. So, Phrniz-lits from the ashes aro*. to the salvation (through the mercy of God) and comfort, of Ei.mere's soul • Pure ennobling desire to follow the for steps of an earthly Cbnst. but w man dare to my that an idealistic hums ty oar avail him likewise. If a Divine, briet, "tempted like as we are, yet itbout sin" bath not power to satisfy or yearnings, to prem down our per- sonality till we lose self in keine ; can we dream the words of a humble Gali- lean peasant, "This do in nroembranee of tee," echoing through the past cen- turies, will vibrate a harmonious chord in the breast of • sceptic of today. When Ismer. painted the Ecce Homo of hr wn creetion to his humble hearers, was unwittingly his own person- ify that touched their hearts, is power unseen, but felt, that quelled their doubts. Like many of t artists of the olden days, be unco . ciosly painted the "Man of Sorrow for the display of art, not art to dispi religion. When he Awed away, at and his place knew him no me the practical philanthropy he inculca ed would bind them for v nim.: but febris reared on such human bases mu fall. "All natural noses run to dist tegration, no human legislation or a thonty can create an internal unity intellect and will." The mind that conceived, and t hand that allowed this bock to be !acme ed upon the world must have ponder deeply the calm, .lstuesgne Cat "rine, with Ler sweet, l ure fait and nature, so replete with w manly tails. Responsive w Ib touch of • loving hand, expanding fro e narrow confines of her earlier teach gs, under the loviog guidance of lir aster and husband --she stands het" . strong to meet the overwheln:in max, the crowning sorrow of her it. en stooping conquers as only • wows n. To quote her own words :-"God as not one language, but marry. I hay *rad to think he had but one -the one, ow,l have dared to condemn your fait no faith -bat I will learn to hear t, it's, the voice that speaks to you an • voice that speaks to me." Well -named is "Roes" -"a rose-bu with little wilful thorns, and sweet es glish air could make her." She flash across our vision, her bright, sunny anascent nature in contrast to th tette repose of her sister, show. but urs to advantage. One mould not re a feeling of disappointment at the thorem, not giving her affection for gham greater dept has he is one .4 th st f••cinating characters of the book er recovery from the hret love is ammo ly rendered and tinpoetscally tree he felt she had had • fall, and she i - sitting up, feeling all her limbs, and to e her great astonishment there is no bone , broken "' Any individuality in Edward fawgba.n is Let in pessimistic arnosti- cum, menta ly and physically he is pan- lized by doubt. Effort or will is manacled by this grim tyrant and Habit is the only password to • knowledge of the vast resources of his nature. Ae &gnrstie oil religions view*, he continent lois euerse, and planes deeper into the re, until belief in self disappear". en Love corneas • heacon to illumine, the touch of • teeder hand endeavors brush the cobwebs from his greet te- ect, he can only ery out in the anguish of a shrinking oriel, "Kismet, Kismet," week' to ddr.g men duelsstto'he bii. awn level, wlnwrug much pleasure thereby when the pastime was prolrectetl by au unwilling surrender. "Vertly be bath hie reamed,' eveu from at. heads of the a.ihu,w. 1e it well to use oar God-given titivate to mead loath Into the world • seductive hero 1 who willows* ruder the guise of • greed morality, endeavor to darken the .tear crystal stream of t.bri•tianity 1 Fluwisg in • direct chemist from the fountain head, the mud of scepticism may slaio and intermiugle here and then, bet the current is swift, the sourer Divinely pure, •ud it rolls it. and will toll on majestically aotil all eternity. PRESENTATION TO AN ORGANIST. Mr James Cooke M ib. Rapp, 5erlpfes$ e( Teams..1 Bioses. On the 'venni( of Fnday last, the meuttrre art Kix's church choir met at the residence of Mr George Keane, for the purpo.e of premature their choir- master Mr James Cooke, with • hand- souie stock and secretary. The mem ben :4 his juvenile cast also gave him an easy chair and lsmp The aroom- auviug addreee.s 'peek for themselves lead it suet be very gratifying to Mr Cook• that hie servios. mfr e0 highly ap- preciated, and w oordral a feeling exists betwreu himself and his ohne., To Ma. Jars. Coop, Orgnnid d• Lester of Knox CAurcA Choir. Dews Sit - We have met here to- n ight for the purpose of •zpreRetug to you our lively amass of the good services _ you hare rendered to the choir arid cun- b greestiou rat Kn .x Church sins your aa- ma- mining (igloo as organist and loader. oc W. etre conscious that those devntsemal ear siero see which otineist in imaging the praises of God with the ,pint and with the uuderstauding hare been, since your connection with the chinch, distinctly hett.rred in el.cutioo •ud elevated in tone. We r'uugnize to the fell your unvarying punctuality and your utidagging seal, out only in the management of the choir, but also with regard to the children and others who have benefitted by your instruction and encouragement We recognize those g reat teaching .dualities of perseverance, of making pian, which are such neces- sary adjuncts to euccwful work in musi- cal matters. We beg to present you with this clock and this secretary, not as at all aom- meneurats with your demote, but as slight token. of our esteem and sincerity. We bops your connection with us may ,t long and pleasantly continue, and if, in ho the future. that connexion be unfortun- u- t►t.:y severed. rosy they then remind you of the present regard and conbdeuee of your choir. Signed on behalf of the choir, Gcderich, Jan. 11, '8J Lot l*A Gts.ow, Maalox Sawc.. Goderich, Jan. 11, 1889. To Ma. James Coots. (organist of AM.I (kerma, instinctively as the song of • bird from C itis prompting. of an inward impulse. w 0 The vigor of its lines and their native simplicity continually remind the reader of Homer. "Tbe publication of Hia- watha, by Longfellow, at once raised the question as to whether he had taken it from the Kalevala As may be seen by any one who will compare the two, the resemblances .re mon than arming. g Had Mr Lcngfellow invented this verse, o it would stand as the most brilliant it achievement of his life, and give him a a fair claim to be called poet in the em- h phatic sense of the word, And although his name could never have been wociat- ed with it adj.ctively, as that of Spenser with his measure, posterity would not have been unmindful of bar fame. But the resemblance does not lie In the metre only. The general plan and structure of the poems are the same. Mr School - craft's Algic Researches and History of the Indian Tribes, which furnish the chief staple of the Song of Hiawatha, contains nothing but louse, du.jvintet, independent, fragmentary legends. There is no relation between them -no such thing as • connected tale of Hiawa- tha and his exploits, taken down from the mouth of Indian bard or musicians ; in other words, no nucleus of an epic. All this is the work of the poet, who has evidently ehwen Kalevala as his model. The runes are alike ; the preludes are dike. Both heroes ars mythological he 0- ■ " ay n, a st n• r- ot he h- od h- h u • m r re fr - th personages. After numberless magical in adventures. Wainamoinen takes his de- m partum at the birth of the Christ -Child ; u. Hiawatha, after leading a life similar in ch every respect, retiree at the apprnch of th the Jesuit missionary. Both departed ca in like manner -mailed away far over the h blue waves and disappeared from the d eyes of the spectators into the horizon, their boats hanging midway between heaven end earth. "Were there noth- ing elm to interest us in the latent trans- lation of the Kalevala, such • charge would be sufficient But in point .f fact the poem is fell of beautiful imag- ery, and it breathes • spirit as racy and as unique as anything in literature." - Current Literature, New York. The charming poets.., Miss Eloise A. Skimmings, of Goderich, mot a sweet hale poem to the Kusgstoo WAY the other day, and that horrid journal chang- ed Ler name to "Skinningm." it is well that there is •oms remoteness between the storm swept coast of old Huron and the Provincial penitentiary. The charm ing poetess might feel like earning th new name the li hiy hat t.oreed upon her --Hamilton Spectator. DEAR Stu, -W., the members of the junior class. unite in presenting for your acceptance this lamp, together with this easy chair. Tome alts, comp•raively tridieg so far as respect* their iutrineic value, you will please accept as slirht tokens art our regard and of our sincere and heerefe;t appreciation of your genet nos And paitataktug effort' for our in- struction in singing As you sit in this Abair, and enjoy the light of this lamp, you will, we hope sometimes think with pleasure of our gratitude, and of the pace which you have won w our esteem and affection W. on our ewe, as we can •sun you, will not fail to associate pleasant meteorite of you with whatever gasifications we may peewee for taking pan an the delightful exercise of sacred song. That you may be long spared to continue your rood work, and that you may enjoy evermore the blessing of God wh:ch maketh rich. and with which He aids no sorrow, is the sincere wish and prayer of every member of your clam Signed in the name ai.d on behalf of the clams, ALBERT• SWAII TOWN COUNCIL , Repan of the tllsaaee of tite taw fleeting e .f the twos 41 ef'sm. A meeting of the old coumeil was Iheld on lluoday evening last Present --The Mayor in the chair, councillors, Radcliffe, Smith, Reid, N1fte', McLean, ro Pr,,udfoot, Meunier, Morton, Dunlop, d Nicholson. The treasurer's statement d Deo to lid of fad, showed a $4.991 37. The Cemetery sexton's report showed the deaths for the year to be 61 adult. • and 21 children, total 72. It 1886 there b f were 65, and in 1887, 66. A number of petitions for remission of taxes were referred to the court of re - .1.100. A communication from Thee. Mc- • I Kenzie, tendering his resignation se fire warden, was referred to fire commit- • tee. The finance oomvnitteis report reenm- mentled these payments : John Hillier, $12 76; J. H. Fowler, $2.7;t; Wm. $2; W. Sturdy, $2 25; FatGen. Elliott,rant, $11.50; Wm. Kirkbride, $22 04; Jos. Williams, $12 40; E. Graham, $6 85; H. Spence, $4 40; Geo. Old, 51 50; R. W, McKenzie, 864114; David Reid, $3; A. M. Pulley, $28; B. S Van Tuyle, $31.60. The waterworks committee beg to ',- port as folio..: A list of the water- works has been made by • four and -a - half hours' teat, ostler 160 Ibe water - pressure at the primp house, with the following result : 1. The primps sr. re- ported to require some fining before they will work satisfactorily. The enitractons are now taking mete, to have the trouble remedied so as to make the pump nn .•rnothly. Until this is dose they cannot be The i a°o"�•d or passed. t pipes .tend the teat very etief•e- torily, only fuer bet. •ppesriag, and them have been repaired, en that tib pipes are satisfactory. The entree ors, Iwsthorn At Harding, are oonoequeetly entitled to • further payment of 16 per emit on their eontraet. 4. Th• hydrantla have not hash yet felt tasted, owing to repsin which are hung made. The boilers are fully up to emirate. W. r.onmmeed that the following me - mob kr stems bo paid : IRdwmd Int as ea th set En es ter 611 e at • U Lan RIC HIE "8 from 16th bslanes of Moroi:nee on PCLrtm Annuensiso - Stratford N.rnl.l : at a meeting of the ministerial aa•oniation held at the rrsie•ence of the Rev iL:. W. Pathan on Monday, the 7th inst. the following ee«,IuH,rrl was unanimously adopted -- "That in vi.• of the annoyance °ma- rooned by the constant and numerous ap- mi p1lontione made to s for annneneementa Vi h from our pulpits, itseolved, that in and turn» we will decline t.. make any en- tin weir:cements except those relating to all oar church work." The resolution ism eeusible one, and it the minister.' memo- ries keep It before them it wilt prime .wise use ea.•e of complaint against t► pulpit The Past-leassee AppNwtmret. As we go to press, we learn that the efliesais at Ottawa are yet indeeided who te, appoint to the p ittma.ter.hip of G.rieri,'h. Th. realms.. fir the delay are tact Kieft*, although there are gest many rumors as to the casae Bowleg, bet whoever the fortunate per nue may be he will film Riehsnlene's drew rooms in the Opera Ho..* block fq.li.s ma west Mrs Ward in her representation of a Hitu•listie l'neae, in the fiery New- combe has taken her breadth of iieen.e, with regard to literary exaggerating; plasma in shadow, "Faith triumphant over Re•.nn," to throw out in bold r. - lief the "Victorious Reao'm' of the Brotherhood of Christ. O1rey, the phi lsnth'epic idealist, and Wendover, the lithium, pas' before as se gnat men each in his own particular innuld, the latter is the perfeetbn of • eeltivated intellset, the only roode of le- mma tin his affection Wine throat% hie brain, as is shown in his peeelient 1.r the ecr sa.-se I intelligent sad youthful .gkty of fee v. JANUARY BARCAINS. Dre3s Goods at Costa U lsteri n gs at Cost. Tweeds at Cost. - Blankets at Cost. Flannels at Cost. Hosiery at Cost. A special line of Ladies Wool Hose in Black and Col- ors, 20c. per pair. WANTKD.---Good home-made Wool Socks an 1 Wool(n Yarn. J. A. REID & BRO ■ Jerdaals Meek, Oodarab, Dee. 13 h. ttrs. • Sharman, 8182.53, of which $68.58 for enlarging the engine -bed is chargeable against the contractor* ; James Morri- son, $2 31 ; Willis Chipman for es mime and extras, 3100 45 ; R.lianoe Cu. oo account of circuit, A.: , $1.ii00 - the mune to be p.id udder the conditions of the contract. Your committee a!•.. re- oommeod that • plea .4 the waterworks system and • report therun be procured With regard to the water supply, the latest teat made shower' a yield of at least 300 gallon. per mi.et•L and tori misting two full fire •Treat .-ens ham 1 inch and one from 11 ineh acinde- 'browitig the water about 100 feet. Your committee found it necessary to order • telephone instrument to be put in at the pump house, as authorised by the council. We reoommend that Arthur Brown be employed to attend to the carbon and lamps at $20 per month Ala. that ten more arc lights he procured to 611 orders fur warns in addition to the fifty lamps already in um. Also that 10 000 oar bow be ordered from the manufacturers, the Standard Carbine Co., Cleveland, through the Reliance Co. C. Stumm, Chairman. The report we. adopted, and the ttoaual adjourned. WEST HURON AG SOCIETY. --- annual Wanes and taertl•a eretaerse lite Henn The annual meeting of the West Her - os Agncultural Society wee held in the Court Hmar .,n Wednesday, Jan 17th at 1 p.m.. The members preset.t were lilt rice president. H McLean in the choir ; 2nd vice president John %the head• dtractors, Iss c Fisher, Wm Clarks, Joe. MMcCiu•ky, D A Purvis, Wm Young, and A A llan- Minutee of last meeting were read sed approved. The 6manetal statement of the peerless year was read and pained. The election of the officers and direc- tors for the current year was then pro carded with, and resulted as follows : - President, R McLean ; 1st -vice, John Aikenhesd, Ila -ries, D. A. Purvis ; Di- rectors -James Connolly, Wm Clarke, J. T. Dickson, A. McD Allan, Isaac Fisher, A. Allen, Geo Correll, Robert Medd, and John Cuvier. l nanita,.ira votes of thanks were ten- dered to the retiring president sod sec- retary. Moved by John Marquis, seooaded by hese Futter, that • vote of oundoleuee he tendered to Mn R. Sleets, nn the death of her late husband, who for many years had hese an active tied influenced member of the directorate of the .oa•ty; and the secretary was instructed to for- ward a sop, 0t the same to Mn Bing ham. Mr Alex. Watson was re appointed trrasst.r, at • salary of $50 per annum ; and Mr R C Hayes was elected secre- tary Mee Mr H. Heyde., resigned, at • salary of $60 a year. Messrs. W. R Robertson and Geo. Sheppard were appointed auditor for the ensuing year. It was decided to hold the fall show on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 17, 18 and 19. The committee appointed to revise the prise list were : Messrs R. Mclean, John Atkenhead, A McI Allan, J T Dickson, Isaac Fisher, and D A Punts. • The following were appointed on the finance anemones : J T Lick.ns J Aik enbead and the president Moved and seconded that the secretary notify all the riding sod branch societies of the county of the date of show ; also the societies in Walkerton, Kincardine, Lscknow, Stratford, Mitchell, and Loo - don. The meting then adjuarr.ed. COMMUNICATIONS. We do not Mold oiusetvm responsible for the opinions of our t'urreapu.denta. Conti -Gob. Sem it this dopamine's( must confine Giese Relies to public vexatious, ant Le brieL an ttitps.sarMs. To the editor of Tua ,rtoNaL. Dealt lits, -1 have learned lbet some of the electors of our town, and snore particularly of St David's ward, are en- der the impression, and have eine stated, that I received remunrrati,,o fur my services 'then away with engineer Chip- man, seeing atter our Waterworks pumps. I take this oppurteeity of stat- ing that such was not the ease. I did not thee, or at any other time when on duty for the town, erosive one Dent other than my travelling expenses ; bat on the contrary when in Hamilton. Ohio, I made • purchase for our waterwoks plant on which the town realised tiny dollar, which was more than my ir*relling ex- pense'. I only ask in fairness that thaw who *eternise any such ',pintos* would before reporting, isreatiga,e, or make enquiries by calling or. our town clerk or treesurer, where they man get the neces- sary ietntmmtinn. Re.pecttslly yeses, C. A. Hrrs.n. Col. Ostia, of Alabama, tarots a con- stitutional amendment disfranchising the 55510. A vein of coal has been discovered near Bolamvsio, Man., eighteen fest from the oedema The value of exports to the [-cited States from Printer Edward County, Oat, during 1888 was $436 731 50. Etghty-five mibhoS feet t.t lumber wee* shipped from Nov Souris' last year, `►n 'scream of two esiltons over the pre- vious year. Supt. Sheffield, who was shot in Montreal by • railway car porter, is still living, and the doctors have some hope Nit he may survive. The writ f..r flalditeard has been e sued- uommation oro the 23rd inst., pulling -,n the 30th. Th. candidates ars the same as the last election. Mr Colter &former. Dr Montague, C..e•ervativ., The Moieties in Joliette for the House of Comatose Wednesday, resulted is the electron of Mr Nelsen the Liberal standard bearer. H• r mid U. hoer second nearly 400 votes over Mr U. bault, his Conservative opponent It pay a at to keep bienselt, u matter what his profession or bsetems, before the public. Mrs very DOW bo- wmen in time • s,pyrtght of valee. It pay, also, to have no.'s name in the beat and most iiluential paper.. A at.. who does not keep himself as well as his business advertised will drop out of sight. Gentle reader, when you feel like get- ting your wad up at the telephone op- utstor, you should let your mind wander to the fact that there are titer 50 tele- phones connected with the central office, ells from what' are just as much entitl- ed w eonsideratioo as yours. The op- erator of the prii.cip•I switch answers se ler than 500 calls every day. GODKRICH TOWNSHIP nem our em. eorm•spe5dest. UNION Cnriten ANNITTI.ABT.-TA* enurement tea -meeting held in manse - win with Union church on Friday even- ing last was a decided sonoes is every particular. Excellent reireshmeots were provided in the school -Mines, after which an adjournment was had to the church when a full protract cess rendered Rev Dr Ur* acted as chair- man in hie eual felicitous manner, sad addresses were given by Rev Mse.r. McMillan, 0f Anbern ; A.hl.y, Gode- rich township ; Patter, (luderioh ; An- derson, Olaegow, Scotland, and Mr D. M.OJlieuddy, of Goderich. The Cha- lon (ileo Club, ander the leadership of Mr G. F. Oke, rondered capital terries during the meeting, and • recitation by Dao of its •Hslibors. Mise Crete Robert- son, was much appreciated. A social o5 the following evening wail equally stecoe'eefeL The entire proceeds betted over E80. AUCTION SALES. All to . n30rtions .. verlgill get printed al free notice bonneted b lata list epto the lime of wale, Farm stock. implements, *ft -Mr J. Edwards, north part Meek 1, 4th eon., t 1 o'clock. John Friday, hn KnoJ , auctioneer. an. 24th, allo rsserlss. HoutehoId hrrniture, Re., at the 'mo- tion mart, Story's old stand, HaMilton- M, on Saturday, Jan. 19th, at 1 o'el.iok. John Knox, auctioneer. Furniture, ho. -Mr M G. Cameron, East st , ran Monday, •18n. 21.t, at 1 o'clock. John Knox, aectioseer. No Yes 4w. camas whale. Bring to the surface every latent pain. A tlhan,de of even • Ie. degrees marks the dtDerence between comfort and pain to many persons. Happily die...e sew holds Ism sway. Seienes is e"ntinnally bringing forward new remedies whieh seteseefelly e-mbat disease. Polson'. Nerviline nerve pain cure h.. proved the most ancoemfol pain relieving remedy known. it. applieatinn is wide, for it is equally eflNei.nt is .11 forms of pain, whether internal or external. Tee .ted 25 twits • bottle!, •1 druggists. The North -et Methodist Chehrh Heed of Hope meets in the h•e•eeent wiry Fridey, at 4:16 p m. Mothers who hays delicate children can em them daily improve and gain i Leah and strength M giving that pcef.et fond and medicine, Sena'. Emulsion of Ced Liver Oil, wit* R p•phspbttm, Dr W A Hulbert, of Saliebary,Ill...sys: "i have need Sentt's Esielsi.m in awes of scrofula anti debility. Rosette meet gratifying My little patients take it with pleasure." Bold by dl druggists 60c end $1 00. 4. During January a large number of accounts will be sent out, and to meet the demand we have ordered a large stock of account pap - which we will print and pad in q'antittes to suit at reasonable rates at ?HZ SIGNAL Steam Printing Elim, North-st., Goderich.