HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1890-2-27, Page 3DOMINION' PARI ISIIIENT
OTTAwt Feb —
, Mr. S oakex took t he
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chair at 3 0t olook.
Mr. Charlton called the Attention :of the
House to the ontrage whioh took pisco in
theoity of Hall last Tuesday. On that
000asion, he said, an attempt was made by
evangelists to hold eervioes, but they wero
interrupted and mobbed. "he pedple might
well ask if this outragehail take* pled) in
Mexico or Spain, and they could soaroely
believe that it took piaae in Canada.
Sir John Macdonald—I have no obj'e°.
tion to make to the wilythis aestion, bee
been brought tip, In omtnos with every
lover of order and freedom of s eeoh I
have felt shocked at the a000uuts in the
newepapere of the violent outrage upon the
persons who met in Hall, no matter what
their pnrpoae was, if it was legal I have
no doubt that the authorities in the Prov-
ince of Quebec will see that steps are taken
to prevent the recurrence of such an unfor-
tunate outrage.
Mr. Laurier—I have reason to believe
that the authorities of Hall—Roman Oath -
olio authorities—will take steps to vindi-
cate the majesty of the law and make
everyone understand that freedom of opin.
ion and speech must be respected.
Mr. Wallace, in moving the eeoond read-
ing of the Bill to inoorporate the Grand
Orange Lodge of British North America,
said: As this is a subject whioh has ex-
cited a great deal of interest in the House
of Commons and in the country, I desire to
make a few remarks upon this Bill. The
Orange Association, Mr. Speaker, has en-
larged the eoope of its usefulness, and re.
quires powere today which were not neoes.
eary some years ago. I may say, sir, that
nearly every private lodge now, especially
those in the oities, have benefit eohemes
attached to them, by whioh small sums of
money are paid in, and in return benefits
are paid out to members who are incapaci-
tated from following their ordinary calling.
We have also in the Province of Ontario
an ineuranoe sobeme, whioh is now de-
veloping rapidly into large proportions, and
we require to have Governmental and Par-
liamentary sanction for our operations. I
believe by a recent decision of the Minister
of Justice that it will be impossible to
carry on our operations unless we have
a Dominion charter. He has deoided
that insurance operations must be carried
on under a Dominion charter. I have said
we have an insuranoe aoheme in operation
in connection with the Orange Order. We
know, sir, that the Order of Grangers has
been inooporated by the House of Commons,
the Methodist Church of Canada has re-
ceived an Aot of Incorporation from the
House of Comments, and last year the Iode.
pendent Order of Foresters received an Act
of Incorporation from thi3 House. We are
asking to -day for a similar Act 01Inoorpor-
ation. The bill which I have the honor to
bring before the house is exactly on the
same line as the bill which was passed for
the Independent Order of Foresters. It was
passed, I believe, unanimously by the
House of Commons last year and by the
Senate. We have adopted the same riles—
rules, I believe, whioh had been submitted
to the Superintendent of Insurance for the
regulation of insurenoe schemes. We ask
the House of Commons today to grant an
Act of Inoorporation to the Orangemen of
Canada, not as a favor, because
we do not come, and will not
come, to any Parliament caking for speoial
favors. We Dome and demand a right
whioh has been granted to others —a right
whioh, by our standing in this country, by
our past record, by the constitution and
laws of our association, we believe we are
entitled to obtain. By the constitution the
objects of the association are dealared as
follows : " The Loyal Orange Association
is formed of persona desirous of supporting
to the utmost of their power the principles
and practice of the Christian religion, and
of maintaining the laws and constitution
of the oonntry ; of affording assistance to
distressed membere of the association, and
otherwise of promoting suoh lendable bene-
ficial purposes as may tend to the due order-
ing of religion and Christian charity, the
supremacy of law and order and constitu-
tional freedom." Now, Mr. Speaker, the
record of the Orange Order in Canada con-
forms with the part of the constitution I
have just read. Not only is the constitution
of the Order open to inspection, but I have
in my hand the proceedings of the Grand
Orange Lodge of British North America at
its last annual meeting at Gaderioh which
any hon. member may read. There are no
secrete about it. Therefore, I sav, this is
not a secret order to -day. But, Mr.
Speaker, another objection was made to
the Orange Order being incorporated when
it was before the House of Commons. It
was said that the association was political
in its nature. Well, sir, that is an asser-
tion which I am not called upon particu-
larly either to affirm or deny. Bat, sir, I
have this to say, that if annexation is ever
threatened to this Dominion, if our insti-
tutions under which we have lived so
happily and so prosperously are threatened,
if connection between Canada and the rest
of the British Empire is threatened, yon
will find that the Orange Aseooiation is
political and that every member will be
prepared to take sides. They would give
no uncertain sound as to which side they
will be found on should these evils threaten
the country. Mr. Speaker, I have pleasure
in moving the second reading of the bill.
Cries of " Question, question."
The House divided, and the motion for
the second reading was carried on a vote of
'85 pose and 69 .nays, as follows :
YEAS—Messrs. Archibald (Sir Adams), Arm-
strong. Baird, Barnard, B.,rrun, Bell, Bowel!,
Boyle, Brown, Bryson, Burdett, Cargill, Carpen-
,ter, Cnarlton, Cochrane Corby, Daly, Davies,
Davin, Davis, Dawson, Deni -on, Dewdney,
Dickinson, Earle, Ferguson (Lends and Gren-
'ville), Ferguson (Roufrov), 1!erguaon (Welland),
Foster, Gordon, Gull lot, Flagart, Elesson, Hickey,
Hudspeth, Jamieson, Jones((; ngby), Macdonald
(Sir John), Mac•ionald ($-luron), McCarthy, 'Mc-
•Cutla, McDonald (Victoria), McDougald tPictou),
MoKay, McKeon, McNeill, Madill, Mara, Mar-
shall, Masson, Mills (Annapolis), Moncreiff,
O'Brien, Platt Porter, Prior, Putnam, Robertson,
Boome, Boss, Rowand, Byitert, Semple, Shanly,
Skinner, Small, Smith(Ontario),Sproule, Suther-
land, Taylor, Temple, Tisdale, Tupper,Tyrwhitt,
Waldie, Wallace, Ward, Watson, Welsh, White
(Cardwell), White (Renfrew), Wilson (Lennox),
Wood (Brockville), Total, 86.
NAYS—Meaers, Amyot Audot. Bain (Soulangos),
Bain (Wentworth), 13echard, Bergeron, Bernier,
Boisvort, Borden, Boura.,ea Bowman, Brien,
Caron (Sir Adolphe),Casey, Casgrafu, Choquette,
Costigan, Coughlin, Couture, Curran, Daoust,
Deseaiut Doyon, Dupont, Ellis, visa, Fisher,
Flynn, Gauthier, Geoffriee Gigauit, Gillmor,
Godbout, Graudbeis, Guay, Holton, Innes,
Jamas, Jones (Eialifax) Birk, Lauderkin,
Landry, L• sngeviu (Sir Hector), Le :Meier°,
Laurier, ',opine, Liston, Levitt, Mackenzie,
McIntyre, McMullen, Ma sue,' Meige, Mills
(Bothwell), Moffat, Novoux Paterson (Brant),
iiaeeaatuael
vfil,hrm r o Tuco, (Ste Mario),
(St. John), Wilson (Elgin), Yeo. --Total, 130,
Sir John llaadouald, in reply to Sir
Richard Cartwright, said that the census'
of 1890 wonid be conducted on the same
principles as the last °ensue.
Sir John Maodondald, in reply to Mr.
Kirk, said that" if th000ntraotore exercised
due diligence the Oxford and Now Glasgow
Railway would be finished about the mid-
dle of July, 1890.
Mr. Charlton, in moving for a committee
to inveeti gate the exodus from Canada to
the United States, d id—That there was a
sa
considerable exodus, he tapposod, would
not be disputed. One circumstance was
the elow growth of Canadian population.
During the deoade between 1871 and 1881
the 1 '
o i to 0
f
p p a i n Canada inareased from
3,635,000
0004 324
to OUO b
,about , t 18p er Dent.,
while from 1870 to 1880 the population of
the United States increased from 35,508,•
000 to 50,155,000, or 30 per Dent, This
showed that the population of the United
States had inoreased 11 per cent. more
rapidly than that of Canada. In view of
the fact that the natural inoreaee of Cana.
diens was larger and that our immigration
was 46 per Dent, more per capita than that.
of the United States, the oonolue ion was
that there was an exodus from this country.
During the ten years from 1870 to 1880 the
number of native Canadians grew from
'232,000 to 712,362, or an inoreaee of 47 per
cent. Based n the percentage during
those years, there wouta now be 1,047 000
native born Canadians in the Uuitod
States. This was a direct loss, bat there
was also the indirect or oonsequentiai
loss. The children of the Canadians
in the United States in 1880 num
bered 930,000. Then the Weis of
mmtgrants must be taken into a000unt
In 1871. there were 582,668 foreign -born
persons in Canada. Ia 1881 there were
598,388 foreign -born persons in Canada,
making an increase darigg tboee years of
15,720. Daring those years 342,000 immi-
grants were brought into Canada. Allow-
ing for the death rate, at least 184,820 of
these immigrants must have gone to the
States. The children of these persons in
ten years would • aggregate 240,000. Thus
from 1871-1881 we lost 53 per cent. of oar
immigrants. At that rate of loss from
1880 to 1890 we would lose 346,000, making
in round numbers 500,000, The children
of these would number 1,150,000. Thus
the grand total of the loss, both direct and
consequential, is 3,563,000. Thie did not
take into consideration those wbo left
Canada prior to 1871. What was the
reason of this ? The Canadians were a
hardier race than those of the United
States. This country had unlimited
resources. There was no natural ree.son
why this exodus should exist. There mnet
be some evil which should be remedied.
To -day Canada should be a country of
eight and a half or nine millions of popu-
lation. It was the duty of the Government
to remedy any evils that might exist, and
therefore he moved that a committee be
appointed to consider the matter, '
Mr. Carling said there was no necessity
for this committee, bemuse the Agricul-
tural Committee of the House were quite
able to deal with the matter. The figures
whioh the hon. gentlemen'had quoted were
unreliable. There was every indication
that the population of Canada was increas•
ing The railways were carrying more
passengers and more freigbt than ever. The
country was prospering, and he was sure
that when the next census was taken the
anticipations of the opposition would not
be realized. He did not think the appoint•
ment of a speoial committee would serve
any nsefal end.
Mr. Mills (Bothwell) said the Aerial'.
tural Committee was not the sort of a com-
mittee to inquire into such a question as
this, and the proposition to refer it to that
committee was an attempt to bark inquiry.
Mr. Fisher charged that the exodus was
caused by the polioy of the Government.
Mr. Hessen said that if the farmers of
Canada were to be benefited the prices in
the foreign makets must be raised.
AFTER RECESS.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
McDonald (Huron), White (Renfrew), Wat-
son, Davin, LaRiviore, Freeman, Dupont
and Tisdale.
The House divided at 10.30 p.m., and the
motion was lost on a division ot 63 yeas
and 94 nays.
The following Bills were introduced and
read a first time :
Respecting the Calgary Water Power
Company (Limited)—Mr. Tisdale.
Respecting the St. Catharines &Niagara
Central Railway Company—Mr. Rykert.
To inoorporate the Hamilton ' Junction
Railway Company—Mr. Brown.
To inoorporate the Bankers' Safe Deposit,
Warehousing &Loan Company—Mr. Cock-
burn.
Respecting the Confederation Life Asso-
ciation Company—Mr. Cockburn.
Sir John Macdonald, in reply to Mr.
Charlton, said that the papers relating to
the reference of the Jesuit Estates Bill to
the English law officers would be laid be-
fore the House in a few days.
The debate on the motion of Mr. Laurier
for a repeal of the rebate of the duty on
Dorn allowed to distillers when the spirits
are exported was resumed.
Mr. Mills remarked no mention was
made in the Speech from the Throne that
the Government intended to make any
alteration whatever in their fiscal policy.
He ventured to predict that the result
would be that the Government would come
down. The Premier had compelled Col.
O'Brien to make the painful choice between
his devotion to the Government and his
devotion to the National Policy. He would,
however, support the National Policy and
let the Government go. The First Minister
anted at the dictation of irresponsible
parties, who wished to manipulate the
tariff, and having received his instructions
came down to the House with a mandate
informing them what they wero called upon
to do.
Mr. Patterson (Brant) observed that, in
view of the announcement that very im-
portant changes were to be made, it was
desirable that the Finance Minister should
bring down his budget at as early a date es
possible. Trade was already in a euffici•
ently depressed state, and it the announce-
ment of very radical changes went forth, it
would be almost paralyzed. What the busi-
ness men of this country desired was eta
bility in the tariff This unceasing tinker-
ing with the tariff was ruinous in its nature
to many men. It was a pity that the Gov-
ernment were not satisfied with the bsauti.
fel perfection of their policy, but kept on
tinkering and retinkering.
Mr. Foster said the last speaker had
exemplified and exaggerated the announce•
menta made. The country could not be
any farther depressed than it was''` at
present, according to the statements of the
Opposition. The changes proposed would
not be productive of evil results.
The motion was lost on division, 69 yeas
and 104 nays.
The House went into Committee of Sup-
14.
up-
1
p On the vote for the administration of
justice,
Sir Richard Cartwri4.1 drew attention to
the fact that there to nine judges for
British Columbia, four of whom were
county court judges. This seemed a very
largo number for a population of 60,000.
Manitoba, with twice the whole popula-
tion, had only eight judges, and the duties
were discharged in et manner that nom
pared advantageously with the other Pro -
yin DOM
Sit John Thompson, in reply, said the
distance that had to be covered in British
Columbia was very much larger than in the
other Provinces.
Mr. Burdett urged that there should be
a readjustment of judges' salaries so ea to
secure uniformity. It was a gestation in
Ontario whether the judges were paid
enough. There were a groat many barns,
tors who earned more at the bar than they
would on the bench, and therefore the benob
had noattraption for them.
Sir John Thompson, in reply, amid he
had no
doubt the Judges had more t
htr
i
1
the
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id os .
o e b doin. r'
Onts io bat o,
vision must be ymade by the Isrovinoial
Legislature for other judgeshipa before the
Federal Government could make an ap.
pointment.
Mr. Bein.(Sonlanges) moved for copies of
the reports of Mr. Those Munro, respeoting
the enlargement of Beauhernois Oared or
the ooestraotion of R now canal on the
north shore of the St. Lawrence..
Sir John Macdonald said one of the reports
asked for was oonfldential, and further
enq_tttries were being made respeoting the
extension of the canals on the north and
south sides of the river. One report could
not be given without giving a ohain of
reports, and as the matter wee engaging the
very earnest attention of the Government
at present, he asked that the motion be
w thdrawn.
Sir Mallard Cartwright asked if the
Government would lay upon the table of
the Howse the Rykert-Adams oorrespon•
dence.
Sir John Macdonald replied in the affirm-
ative.
Sir John Macdonald, in reply to Mr.
Mitchell, said that, no instraotions had
been given as yet to the British Minister at
Washington that the modus vivendi would
be continued.
Mr. itfo'.;arthy moved the second read-
ing of his Bill to amend the Northwest
Territories Aot.
Mr. Davin—I rise for the purpose of
offering an amendment to the motion. It is
slightly different from the one of whioh 'I
have given viotioe, and reads as follows :
e That this' Bill be now read a second
time, but that it be resolved that it is ex-
pedient that the Legislative Assembly of
the Northwest Territories be authorized to
deal with the subject of this Bill by orders
or enaotmmts after the next general elec-
tion for the said Territory." My hon.
friend in his Ottawa speech talks about
making this a British colony? Is not this
a British colony ? And, sir, let ns be just.
Why ie it a British colony? It is becaaee
of that very Lower Canadian French race
that seems to act like a red rag on a bull on
my bon friend. For we know very well
that there was a time in the history of
Canada, when that rape bad jaet passed
over to the British flag, when temptations
were held out to them to join the thirteen
colonies.
Sir John Macdonald—Hear, hear.
Mr. Davin—If they had not been true to
their new-found allegiance, if their loyalty
had not been impregnable against the
seductions of Franklin and others, we
would have had no British colony to -day.
Let ns be just, if my hon. friend cannot be
generous. He does not profess to be a very
devout man, but still he complains bitterly
that the Catholic Church is tolerated in a
manner .in this country that our laws
hardly permit. It is mourned that certain
things were done when the Frenoh-
Canadians were 60,000, but does any man
suppose that if they had not been dealt
with with that wisdom, moderation end
generosity with which England has dealt
with all tee races with whioh she has acme
in contact, he would have had a British
colony here today. The hon. gentleman
says, as a matter of dollars and cents, as a
matter of mere money, the acquisition of
the Northwest has been a losing specula.
Dion. Sir, I tell the hon. gentleman that
it has been shown again and again, in this
House and elsewhere, that the acgaisition
of the Northwest was not a losing speonla-
tion. Why, I heard an hon. gentleman
say here the other night, and it was per.
featly tree : Is there a man in the country
feels the cost of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way ?
Mr. Beausoliel spoke in French as fol-
lows : The retention of the French tan.
guaee ie the only means of maintaining
peace in the Northwest. This measure
was put into the law to farther the pros.
perity of those Territories. It was done
es a principle of justice and equality to the
ranee. The French population in Mani-
toba and the Northwest Territories is pro-
portionately larger than the Englishtpopu-
lation in Qaebeo How would they like
the English language to be abolished in
Quebec? Me. Beansoliel concluded by
moving the following amendment to the
amendment: That all the words after
that in the amendment be omitted, and the
following substituted : " The official use
of the Frenoh and English languages in the
Legislature and tribunals of the Northwest
Territories was established by this Parlia-
ment in the interests of the said Territories
in order to promote that good understand-
ing and harmony that should exist between
the different rapes, with a view by a liberal
policy to promote colonization and eettle-
mt"nt in these vast domains, and that
nothing has since happened to cense or
justify the withdrawal of the privileges
granted only a few years ago; that the
result of the proposed legielation world be
to create uneasiness and cause difficulties
and to unsettle the stability of our institu-
tions, thereby hindering and delaying for a
long time the development of the immense
resources of the Canadian Northwest
Col, Denison said : As seconder of the
bill, I think it only right I should place on
record my reasons for taking the course
that I intend to take to -night. I may say
I have no feeling against my fellow -sub-
jects, nor have I any feeling agaiiiet the
French lengnage; in fact, I would Only be
too glad it I could speak the French lan-
guage well ; but, while I say that, I think it
is not in the interest of the Northwest Ter•
ritories or Canada that we should adopt the
Frenoh language in the Territories. If it
is determined by this House that it is wise
to have two., languages in the Northwest,
the question that presents itself to me is
this What language shall we choose?
Shall we choose the French, or German, or
Cree, or Icelandic, orRuesian, or any other
language ? If we take that whioh is num-
erically the strongest, I think we would
follow the suggestion of the hon. member
from Bothwell, and adopt the Cris ; for
you know, Mr. Speaker, in the early history
of that colony, the English half-breeds
spoke English and Cree and the Frenoh
half-breeds spoke Frenoh and Cree, and
the Ores was the common. language between
them.
Mr. Mnlock moved the adjournment of
the debate.
The following Bill was introduced and
read the first time :
To inoorporate the Portage la Prairie &
Deck Mountain Railway Company—Mr,
Hessen.
Sir Adolphe Caron, in a reply to Mr.
Listor, said that it was true that within the
last five years Col. Powell, Deputy Adjt..
General, had on one occasion handed in his
resignation. He returned the resignation
and it was withdrawn.
Mr. Bowan, in reply to Mr. Lister, said
the Government had permitted machinery
for the copper mine at Sudbury to be im-
ported free of dtity, and had passed an
Order-in.Connoil that the duty on certain
machinery imported by the 13ritieh Colum-
bia Government for mining operations in
the Cariboo district be refunded es soon as
it is shown that such machinery is not
manufaottirod in Canada.
Respecting the Grand,,Trnnk Railway of
Canada—Mr. Small.
Respecting the Grand Ttunk, Georgian
Bay ds Bake Brie Railway Company,
Tiedele,
l eepeoting the. Don Improvements---Mr.
:EEL:a:ft
1llr
.Small,
inthol; arngmetbetween the& Oooidental Railway and the
Canada Pacific Railway Company—Mr.
Deejrdne.
Marriage Suppers and Public Dinners.
Sia,—I had hoped that a more elo
eft thew mianon-
p h mine would champion the aboli-
tion of the wine Cup from publio or private
feasts, and have waited long before refer-
ringto the matter. Sinoe no one has
taken it up publioly I venture a
remonstrance. Many indignant persona
have talked vigorously in private, especially
mothers wino hove tried hard to shield their
boys from temptation and have seen them
grow to respectable manhood" without
acquiring an appetite for intoxicants, and
then just at the places least expected—at
public dinners given by representative
men, such as our Board of, Ednoation,
ex -Mayor, medical menand last,
bat not least, private individuals
in celebrating marriages, reunions and
social receptions, to whioh young men are
invited—never vicious young men, if it be
known that they are auoh—but the very
boya so carefully trained by devoted
parents. Just here they meet the tempter
in the most subtle guise, where friendship
proffers the cup and it seems a discourtesy
not to partake. Is it any wonder that
our young men, and young women, too,
fall victims to social custom, when ladies
prepare as part of the elegant menu wine
jelly trifle, which means no trifle in brandy,
and the wine cup proffered by a white,
jewelled. and perchance beloved hand ?
Under such.temptatiou young men have
to be stronger than human nature makes
them if theyy do not fall. And yet Christian
men and women sit and look on without
a word of protest. Some whose own sone
have filled dishonored graves through this
enetom have not a word to say for the
rescue of others in like temptation.
Guests are, no doubt, in an awkward posi-
tion, as they would feel it not quite polite
to dictate to their host and hoeteee as to
their bill of fare. The responsibility
seems to me to rest largely upon those who
entertain. I understand that at the last
Mesonia supper no wine (die) -graced the
table. If any guest must have it, it could
be procured ;. not many would like to ask
for it, I fancy. This is certainly better,
but it would be still better if all
entertainers, either public or pri-
vate, would abolish the wine cup
?Snd other kindred things from all their
hospitalities, lest they make a weak
brother to fall. A bright, clever man who
lives in our city became a drunkard. His
father filled a drunkard's grave and he
added to an inherited taste an acquired
appetite He loved the smell of liquor
even from a drunkard's breath and for
years was a complete wreck, all efforts at
reform were useless. People said to him
" A man ought to have will power enough
to stop drinking when he knows it hurts
him.' He said : " They forget that my
will power was gone." Kind friends
gathered ar and him and he, yielding to
their entreaties, shut himself up in his own
home for a month, not venturing out of the
house lest he should fall ; then with a
prayer for help at every step he took
for pine months. One day after doing a
fine piece of work successfully with othere,
his employer ordered a treat for them to
show hie appreciation of their services.
He, poor fellow, trembled from head to
foot, longed, yearned for a glees, but reso-
lutelysaid no! and passed on unharmed
for that time ; but other temptations came
and heStill ; but thank God ! he stands
again. Tell me ye generous bangnetere, it
your brother had made such a heroin
effort to break away from the drunkard's
life and death, and some supposed friend
had placed the wine cup in his hand, and
amidst laughter and fan had induced him
to fall, perhaps forever, what would you
think of such friendship ? And yet some
such poor straggling eon' may have
eat at the banquet provided in
honor of the Minister of Educe.
tion, recently given by our Board
of Education of this city. Can yon ima-
gine a less courteoue action than to order
wine for a banquet given to a man who has
been, and is still, a staunch temperance
advocate, and one who has been instru.
mental, more than any one else, in getting
the Ontario Government to authorize tem.
perance text books in oar schools ? and
text books have been endorsed by our
Board and placed in our schools. They
received a well -merited rebuke when the
Hon. Mr. Ross and other gentlemen would
not touch a drop of their wine. No wonder
that a noble, Christian mother, after reed-
ing that two oases of wine had been opened
in celebrating the marriage of the daughter
of a pertain representative gentleman of
this city, said that she felt like using very
strong words. She has sons of her own
whom she has carefully trained to abstain
from this and all kindred evils ; but at
suoh a place how hard it is for young or
old to say no!
Oh, kind ladies 1 you whose sympathies
are so easily aroused by the rehearsal of a
tale of woe ; gentlemen, so generous and
chivalrous, take a look into the drunkard's
home. Look at hie shrunken limbs and
deepairing eyes ; see his shivering, heart-
broken wife, and hungry, ragged and un-
trained children, and read in them the
doom of thousands brought to just such
wretchedness by the wine cup yon prof-
fered, moaning no harm—but harm name ;
and let us all resolve that we at least will
be guiltless of bringing others ,to a like fate.
If you will visit the home of the victims of
the wine Dnp and see for yourself the
wretchedness that haunts its every inmate,
instead of hearing the merry wedding bells
as the cup passes around, you will hear the
hiss of the serpent Instead of the happy
laugh and clink of the glasses at your ban-
quet, you will be appalled by the muffled
drum and the dead march of despair.
A WHITE RIBBONERe
A Bore Delimited.
Mr. Awger (looking over the editor's
shoulder as he olipa an article from an
exchange)—Does that require ranch
intellect ?
Editor—None whatever ; why, I believe
even yon could do it.
A Difference?
Whipper—Our young friend Soadda
seems to have a great desire to shine in
society,
Snapper—My idea is that his ambition
is to shin into society.
An Infallible Sign.
Spring seema to be with tis: Si. Fox
trimmed his corns while sitting on the
bench m front of the court honeo this
afternoon. Old citizens say this is a surer
sign than the ground-hog.—Atchison Globe.
Aman at Ann Arbor; Mich., has secured
a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty.
He alleged that his wife fed him on bread
and milk, refused to sew buttons on his
elothing, nagged him for expensive trap.
pings for herself and twice actually as-
saulted him. The wife did not deny the
aoonsatione.
$1.14$134 F48SY01v9.
The Tendeuoyis't° Elegant Materials and
Wavle
c7nts.
The general tendency of the spring goods
is to greater elegance of meteriai and more.
simplicity in the cut of the gown. So
marked is thio tendeuoy to simplicity of
out that it its Safe to prediot a reaction in a
few seasons ; but no ouch change has yet
oome, in spite of the rumors of a return to
hoops. Clinging °taesi° styles will •remain.
in ascendant for the peening spring and
summer.
New snitings imported for spring tailor
gowns are composed largely of tine clothe
in the feather weight made eapeoielly for
ladiea' wear by raanufaoturere of men's
anitings. Those cloths are shown ohiefy
in fine °hooka, plaids and stripes, in
the irideeoent mixtures of color which
are so refined in effoot, relieving the eye
from the monotony of a plain surface.
Pinhead cheeks in dark prune or dahlia
shades and white, steel bine and white,
and dove or ashen grays with white, are
some of the oombinations in these oheoks.
Fine broken stripes of hair lines and
small broken plaids in the inoonspiououa
combinations of color used in gentle.
men's business suite are shown in a med-
ley of tones of gray, tan, brown and the
dark prune and parplish colors of the
season.
Large plaids in tartan oolora will oon-
tinge to be used, especially in the blue and
green combinations, whioh have been worn
all winter. There are also some large plaids
in fanny colors combining mauve dahlia
and the new aubergine or eggplant shades
in their make up.
As a rule all saitinga are made up in
solid materialwithout combinationa,though
it is considered elegant to combine a fine
pinhead check with a plaid having a checked
ground. The large plaid in snob a case is
need for the front or for the uuderikirt,tend
the fine check for the remainder of the cos-
tume.
Shepherds' checks,, in blank and white,
are freely imported, and some of the
prettiest, of sheer flue woolens, warm
enough for early spring, are shown with six
or seven halt -inch stripes of raised white
wool as a border. It is as soft and mate in
weave as white velvet,whioh it olosely simu-
lates, though woven in a plain surface with-
out a pile.
A fringe formed of the material raveled
out and knotted finishes some plaid snit-
inga, though it is too early in the season to
safely predict that these indicate a general
return of fringe rather than a feature
of dress worn by a few.—New York Tribune.
A Fortune ot $51.000,000.
The German Government have for some
time past been advertising for the heirs of
one Jacob Fisher, who left Germany about
fifty years ago, and there is every reason to
believe that the Kincardine family of
Fishers are the ones wanted. A meeting
was held in Goderich recently by the inter
eated ones, at whioh Messrs. I. J. and 8.'
Fisher were present, when a representative
wan appointed to investigate the matter
and if necessary proceed to Germany to lay
claim to the fortune, whioh amounts to the
immense aim of $61,000,000.
Far From It.
Mr. Bilins (looking over the morning
paper)—Poor Gringo 1 His wife—
Mrs. Billie (greatly moved)—John, is
Mre. Gringo—has she joined the silent
majority ?
Mr. Biline—The silent majority—silent
majority ? Great Demosthenes, no4 She's
going to entertain the Band of Hope Sew-
ing Circle all day to -morrow.
It Strikes the Al, eakest Part.
Jones—Have you had la grippe yet
Smith—You bet ; I was laid up for two
weeks. Have you had it ?
Jones—No. How does it affect one ?
Smith—Oh, if you catch it, you'll have
ib
in the head.
Jones—Why ?
Smith—Became it always strikes a
man's weakest part.
Ada Ellen Bayly ("Edna Lyall"), the
English novelist, wears a bine serge dress
with plainest of trimmings," and "short
brown hair, arranged with Puritanical
eimplioity." In speaking her voice is low
and soft.
PRESTThWTION REVERSED.
" A lass, a lass, you cruel maid 1"
The striken plumber said,
" I'm a solder, but a wiser man,
I find your heart's but lead 1"
The grocer's daughter scornful glanced ;
That which a wife her mato owes
never could bestow on such
Intinitestimally small potatoes t"
—George Bancroft is now 90 years of d
with his mind unimpaired.
" How did you like Mr. B—'s singing at
the congert last night ? " asked a lady of a
woman accustomed to surprising her friends
by her unexpected speeches. " Oh, I
enjoyed it very much 1 " was the enthusi-
astic reply. " He is really quite a prima
donna isn't he ? "
—Short, slender girls are at home inform-
ally in white silk Blips embroidered and
girdled with silver.
—Despite their religions differences the
Pope and the King of Sweden are parti-
cularly warm friends.
—" When a fellow gets 'mashed' on him-
self," says a talented Roman, "it isn't long
before he outs out everybody else."
Little Flaxen Hair—Papa, it's raining.
Papa (somewhat annoyed by work in
hand)—Well, let it rain. Little Flaxen
Hair (timidly)—I was going to.
A pin may lose its bead, but it never
gets stuck on itself.
What difference is there between a bold,
bad man, and a Flannel shirt ? The diff-
erence is that a bold, bad man shrinks at
nothing.
The pastor of the Fifth Presbyterian
chnrch in Indianapolis has resigned.
Cause, reduction of eatery to e5 a week. He
had been getting $10. The minister can-
not be blamed, though it is a natural in-
ference tbat if he was not worth more than
$10 he is not worth $5 a week.
—" Oh, yon get the fat of the land at
this boarding-house," said the mistress of
the house. " Yee, that is true," assented
Brown, as he thought of the oleomarga-
rine.
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WANTED. -A middle-aged ratan wants a wife
to go on a farm ; best of references givea
and required; good chance for the right one.
Address Housekeeper, .a*ewa office. .
OIlAPTER Tr.—sasnaruri YESTERDAY.
Cocwcy Judge Soave' yesterday united in,
matrimony Josiah F. May to Maria F.
Wiedeopegoh. Josiah is a farmer from•
S3oyee Valley, Michigan, aged 58 years, and
has be ,ci marriedbefore, as had the bride,
who vwne to 35 birthdays. She is a pretty
y
woman
awl maga a blushing bride, Josiah
(alae to B.nfeeto from the Went ,recently,
and had been ander treatment at Dr.
Pierce's Hotel, and, becoming , lonely,.
advertised in the News for, a wife. The
couple had a wedding dinner at the Iro-
quois and left for home last night.—J3uei`ako
News.
The Light of Home.
A cheerful, healthy woman is the light of
home, but through over-exertion in her•
efforts to minister to the happiness of the
household, her health is often impaired,
or weakness, or displacement brought on,
making life miserable, and clouding an,
otherwise happy home with gloom. The
thoughtful and tender husband, in snob,
„casae, ehonld be intelligent enough to per-
ceive the cause of such gloom and suffering,
relieve the faithful wife from drudgery,
,and foruieh her with that best oflriends to
women, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Preaoription,
now recognized and used in thousands of
homes as a certain cure fon all those. .deli-
cate afflictions peculiar to the female sex.
"Favorite Prescription" is the only medi-
cine for women, sold by driaggiets, under a
positive guarantee from the manufaotnrera
that it will give satisfaction in every caeca
or money will be refunded'. This guarantee
has been printed on the bottle -wrapper, and
faithfully carried out for many years.
His .Honor's Comment.
A judge had made a decision particularly
galling to a young advocate, who had been
arguing for an hour on the wrong side.
" Your honor," exclaimed the lawyer in hie„
indignation, "if that decision is law I will
born every book in my library." " Better
read them," was the laoonio comment.
The Beet Snake Story, of All.
A man who kept a garden near the river
Euphrates, had an adventure with a snake
many y ears ago, has whioh involved himself
and family in trouble ever eines. One result
of this adventure woe the sentence pro-
nounced against the woman that "ia sor-
row thou shalt bring forth children." No.
doubt this sentence included the many
ailments oonsegnent oa ohild-bearing, snob;
as weak back, female weakness, tumors,
irritations, irregularities, and. the like.
Divine wisdom, after this sentence, Dame.
to the rescue of woman, and provided,
remedies for her cure. Best of all is Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription—a woman,
savior—a soothing, sovereign remedy. for
all such troubles. Milliona are using it,,
and blessing its author. It is the only
remedy for these ailments, sold by drug,
gists, under a positive guarantee of giviny,
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Poor Little Willie.
Mies Brainy (of Boston)—I want to
have you send home a snit of clothes. for -
my little brother Willie. He is 11 years of
age.
Salesman—Yes, madam. Should you,
say—er, that he was large or small for his
age ?
Miss Brainy—Well, I don't know that
Willie has any superfluity of adipose tissue
as compared with other boys of his age,
but he is neually in the habit of arriving
at his destination with bothpedal ex.
tremities firmly placed on this mundane
sphere.
" Man wants but little here below." This,
is particnlarlytrne of medioine,and herealLy.
needs a very small amount, provided it be.
of the right kind. Dr. Pierce's Pellets fill
the bill in respect of size, and are stupen-
dous in point of effectiveness. If you desire,
immediate relief from headache, "liver
complaint," indigestion, and constipation,,
they will not fail you.
Native Modesty.
Two tramps were discussing a recent,
banging.
" well, I can't say I want any of it in:
mine."
" Yee ; the sensation can't be what is
feller might call ' evenly.'"
" Oh, 'tain't the pain as I'm afeerd on, e
it's the bloomin' exposure before the
audjence."
—" There is a great al of character in
the nose," said one travelling man to
another. " Yee." " Did you ever notice
how a large nose imparts dignity to a
face?" " To be sure it's the ' scenter' of
gravity.
The Methodists are not asleep on the
educations' question. Plana for creating a,
great university in Washington are now
being incubated. An option for a site of
90 acres near Lake View, ex -President
Cleveland's home, has been seemed.a
Mr. Parnell inquired in the Imperial
House of Commons yesterday what action
the Government proposed to take upon the.
report of the commission appointed to -in-
vestigate the Times' charges. Mr, W. H.
Smith said that, as the report had only
been in the hands of the Ministers for a
fewhours, no decision had yet been ar-
rived at.
Editor's Friend—I see you have a new
reporter. Has he had experience?
Editor—He must have had a great deal..
Ho insisted on getting his week's salary in,
advance.—Texas Siftings.
The "ocean wave" is the name of a new
form of popular diversion in London which.
combines in a way the motions of those
popular contrivances, the switoh-baok 'rail-
way and the merry-go-round, and hi
intended to reproduce the more agreeable
sensations experienced' in the rise and fall
of a small boat on the sea.
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