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irnttni, 'Wednesday, Fel>. «5th
The “zaroba” ia, a kiq^ ot fortifi
cation tnt^b jgofertspd ta In the dfs*
patch*, troft tte Soifet,, Itr I.
probably athjn v^tiott ot tifeo slave
huntera of Control,- A'fe^a, <ho, *at
the ftnd of the day’s marohin the
enemy’s country, construct
fence of brush or loofte atones if they
are ftWwd, inftcX tb»: fiJo*
neer .emtgrania across tho plainto
California built stockades or corrale
•og^of theift wagoiiK th protect them-
selves from sudden attacks of In
dians. ‘--v'' *’<’. .
of th^. inau-
ufacturing. industries in Canliila, ex-
■ trft'M-h fi'Qui which Wftgave lasb week,
■ iiiiDiistakeftbly ubow k g^eafi iffi-
■ prbvetueitt’iq thv condition pf avti-*
Hsans and a very large increase in
■ their nyuifiers, . Qf cotfi-se the nunl-
H her of factories have increased ftnfi
H thvir outppti.in the aggregate corre^_ _pd opedhousandth part of. the surps
H pondingly so. Qpe cannot do better*
■ than give the report ofHainiltpn’a
■. indtisti ics aS a. fair Ripple of ,wliftt
■ practical and benifecial results have
■ b^enattained under the £T. Pu
■ * in 1887 tlierej were in operation in
■ llu-inilioii factories, employing 2,382
■ -hands. J.n;p18ft4- the foejuriea of Idto
■ -character .numbered 62 and the-bauds
■ employed 4,601, “in 1878 the wages
H paid aggregated $843,700, or $354 to the
■ iiund : in 1884 the amount had risen to
■ §1,748,100^or$380to. tfie hand. In J878the
■ vRhie'-<fl''‘tue.jgoods‘-pr’odnced ^iii>. tfiese':
H factories was $2 949,500 : in 1884 It 'was
■ $6,188,000'. The increase iu/these-S'X,
H years itr the number bi hands'employed, H iu the amount of wages paid out, and iu. H the -value of-the-, goods produced was H equal to the -whole amount as shown in■ 1878.
■ The Uainilton Sffectator ’ endorses
■-thisshowing.
■ The cheering detailed showing of
H commissioners Blftckeby aijd Willis
■—dins-soured some of the scribes of'.tlie
■ 'Grit press. Th<f success of, theN". P.
I- mid the prosperity of the industrial
■ i-lxsses of our' [opufotion seem to
■ have acted like gall to the already
1. extreme bitterness-'ot. soul of theI s*■ croaking depressio-nists. Theae^will ■
I not atteinpt-'.tp refute the data fur
I nisbed in the reports tond show
I 'wherein the report^ are wrong. This
I they know they cannot do, aiid act«.
iijg on the tiine-houored advice of
I' Dan 0‘ConnelJ, to indulge,in abuse
I where facts and arguments are want-
I ing, they ..proceed to lavish their
I bl.abkwash billingsgate .upon, thede-
I voted heads of the commissioners.
I 'J'lip.Ottawa Fres Press, the mott.
r unscrupulous, and. persistently un-.
I ' truthful slidet in the -Dominion,
I al mo,st./excels itself' in 3 tirade of
I abuse of commissioner Blackebv".
I Il 's report is not shown to be.er.ron-
I <‘(.>us,fur the.best of all reasons. t|iat
I it is known to be correct, blit the
force of.his figures .is. sought toj»e
' lessened by an infamous attack upon
tlie confpilei*. Mark the forcible
aimunieat against Blnckebya figures
• in thel.foliowing from the Ottawa
Grit paper referred to. * •
o Blackeby fins for yefirs past been in
ihe Cqipi.ty of Waterloo, the Tory party’s'
wireAiliter alid'' secret 'agent, and his
' piesent dip into tfie treasury is but' the
mentis whereby he is rep-ud aUthe publi’c
< xpense for bis party work" JJp to Feb-.
iuiijv lsJt.he .hfrd drawn stnce-’-May 1st of
Inst yeaf no less than $2,000 ip. cash, of*
vliich some.>wa.s on account of
• unveiling expenses. A bill for the latter
nmo'inttiig to §974 75 is still before tbe
nuditor-genernl tinpassed.' If the $600"
' previously pay be inc'ud^d iri this sum
•of J 9 4, M'r. .Blackeby’fi pay for -some
nine months' work v£ill bte about §2,400.
7 he peculiar tactics of this hireling .is to
ii .ng around the Dress gallery during the
’ session under,the pretence of being.a
)>oua fide press representative, and oc
cupying the time iu wirepulling for
future foraging expeditions. upon tbe
public treasury. ’ ■ ■
Now supposing that Mr. Blackeby
is paid fur collecting the statistics"
. given in his report, well paid for
doing so, even extravagantly- paid
for" doing so, what has that fact to
do with'tlie reliability or-otherwise
of Ids report, ? Mr. Blackeby as a
•juie time resident of Clinton was
known as a perfectly reliable gentle
man while Here. We shall give a
portion of a letter which he sent to'
„ the press. Mr. Blackehy writes : . -
“ I notice that .paragraphs referring
. , to myself nre appearing as r. sort of c'ori?
\ tinned story in the Ottawa Free Frees.
l,t m y be as well jo give an idea (if the
iihimus which prompts these paragraphs.
- There is in Ottawa a press association
si nd at the first meeting of that body
this session, Mr. John T. Hawke; of
Hamilton Tribune fame, (now editor of-
(lie Free Ptessi brought up a ’matter cott-
■ <-vro(ng myself-and was airing his-elo-
qiH'tice on the point when he was in
continently sat upon by the President,
Mr. A . McLee, of tbe Winnipeg : f'ree,
Preet, After the meeting vras over he,
in that sneaking manner, for which he
has become noted wherever he re ided,'
M-l-f flont some rumors with reference to
myselt ftr-fl some other members of .tlie
pui'ery which called for an emphatic
denial . That denial was- given in c de
cided- manner 'when fm yas publicly
I rauded by Mr. IL S White) of the Mon-
'real Gazelle, and myself as a contemp't-
ible sneak. This will account for tlie sub-
h quetit attacks upon me in the.cdluinns
of die Free Press. He has the riSviinttige
« f being able to vent bis spleen tn the
rolituins of that paper, wlnie I have the
(idvap'iage of knowing -fliat every mosi-
t er of the*'gallJry, with possibly one ex
ception, is on my side in the controversy
and that be is looked upon here «8 the"
Glftnael of journalism; and its ftii oiltcnst
from the Bo'-iety of-decent men”.- He has.
only been in Oltqwa va^short time, blit
has already managed to embroil the Free'
./’/w in two libel suits. I notice also*
t'uu fiy clumsily adding up-the travelling
expenses twice ov>r, the smh Which I
drow from the government is magnified to
p * rj large proportions*
Why arc? free trade I journals- ho
hi lout uow about the prices of whea,t.
In Chicago w,heat is quoted aJiT'iQ
=“" <, • i itepmis I jeTfT n Toronto at 83 to
8 1 cants. If the reverse were the
(•me, Reform papers Would- lift'Ve
long winded editorials oil the sub*
j'-ct, ruherlisiol; Che-, foul’to* the
world, Why ujtft' th-oy had and
Hilent ovef everything which if t&‘
t'.e credit of” Canada, o£ "which
opefutes tor her ftdvatitnge.-^A^eei
. The-MnU fti!-dv&ond<m Jfree Press
figure In thfi Do’miu'ion expendituccH
as the recipients of several thousands
of dollars for public? printing and
adyertiziug, The Globe says that
will account for these two journals
supporting the policy and doings pf
the Government. The Globe receiv
would probably dl« ot
Rurprise if they found themselves
doifig thfl sawie hhing.
Toronto aayq ^bfijif i*
ftonletliipg laoking bothies brain* in
a dude. Tltnj oom “thing is, undoubt
edly, a tail,” Whal grievous sin
hos tile d,ude ever done tljmt nature
should afflict Ipm *^ith .a caudal
appendage t It is said that the peo
ple of Strode, jforKent, JSngUn^
pelted the Christian missionary St,
Austin, with the tails pf fishes. The
good man called down a curse and
after that all children born in the
town' had tails, until the people re-
pented - BArt- who ever heard of a
dudp with “get up” enough iu him
to pelt a ndssidnary with fish tails
or anything else 1 The Kentish
legend ends with, “but blessed be
Gude, at this day is no such des
formyte.” - . .
WW XHcft.
Gflaorsl Buller h&» »uco»aded In driv
ing, the Arabs fromibs bilU.
In K aklmthli at Abu Kies, Bujfor
drove tbe rebels back after active fight
ing between eUarpabooUrs on both sides.
Wolsehry thinks Buller will reach
QakduJ Wejls. without serious difficulty.
General Graham will have 8,000
troops at Suakim by the Oth of March.
The arrival of British troops has alarm-'
. ed.ihe tebel general, Osmajj Pi <na-,.
"A 8|hk regimept bag sailed1 from Botor'
b»y for Suakim. . ; \
Tbe French and Garman Governments
have cordially, congratulated England
hipun the' victory* of the English at Abu
Kfoa.
The Turks have circulated a story that
Wolseley suicided. It U Aidless to- say:
tbere is no truth in it. , *
General Graham had an interview:
with the ex-Khedive, of Egypt, Ismael
Pasha ’ before he left London, who warn
ed him that if be- undertook to* go to
Suakim in March-he would court.dis-,
after. Tbe kamaimwind,* he said is fatal
to all Europeans. It begins in
and. blows five weeks.
Hatch
, - • • » ” t '•*7*“ • **■
for public priytiii}; that tbe
and Pi^ did. Arguing on
the fiiie pursued by the its
supporbbf the Government is based
upon and to be measured by the
amount ’ of • patronage it /receives.
Either the GZo&e’s. code of* ethics or
its logic is faulty.
The Post Office Savings Bank ac
count for January.aiiowa ,th.Q amount
received in deposits to have been
-§709,37'7, an increase of $159,306
over same period last year; and bal*-
1 ance to the credit of * depositors at*
the close of the month was $14,896,
-t786/or an1 .increase i>ver*January,
1884, of $1,642,705. lEven spnieof
the Grit’papers are -constrained to
admit that an increased amount of
money in a, post office savings bank
to-the credit of the working maifis
as convincing proof of his bettered
circumstances, as would be the in
creased credit account of a merchant
at any of the . ordinary chartered
-banks- proof of the solvency, of- the..
merchant. • ""
.A French loan named An’drieax
has causeu quite a -sensation in
Paris-by Iris'. alleged -expose pf
Masonic secrets, Jn reply- to a
conitnuirication from the lodge, to
which he had belonged, he writes:
..“You -pretend -that J have violated
the oath, -the text of which is as
follows : » ‘I . do Bolemn-ly -swear
iievertb rev'eal -tbe mysteries of Free-
masonary, under penalty of having
■ my head cut Off/my tongue torn out
and my body cast into tlie sea,where
it will be'forever rolled by' the 'ebb
and flow of the tide.” .' Permit ine to
observe that an oath, like a confes*
fsion, is.ipdivisihle > ilf the first."part
.of yourformula is serious * the
second partr'-is* also. ,^-If you talk
about the ebb and flow of the tide
merely to , mock aiic| poke'-fun at
Masons, .Vfibre' ■ is no~ reason"*why~T;
should'7not also* poke *fn.n< when. I
. talk about your mysteries. I shall
not reveal, atiy.tlriiig, but if t should
. see fit to reveal anything,you should,
sif your af'rangpuient is serious,- sub*
nrit me to ■ the”’tortureo aboye de*
scribed. Are you prepared to do
- so j» / ...
^U'RllENTCOIJT.
St; Bernard advised’ those who
were in doubt as to tlieir practicing
total abstinence to, ask themselves
mjUgstions and to act .upon, the
lers":—(1.) May I.driuk and not
three*
answji
jdpjj (2.) Is.it becoming.in me as a
Christian to drink? (3j) It’it ex
pedient, that is, may I drink and
not ofiend my weak brothers,? 7"7“.
The greast wind-bag O’Rossa js
not likely iu - bw piuue » iriurLyr or
just yet;'lj.is jCtahslation -will no
doubt,- li&ve .to take place after lie
has died a natural* deatL • *His re
covery from,., the. effects’ of Mrs.
.Dudley’s liullet practice .is hdw
assured. Although the most shock
ing form of death imaginable would
. be too iehieut a punishment fop such
a fiend, it is probably better that
O’Rossa should not become a victim
^tb the actirof unrestrained passions
which he- has done so much to
arouse.,
Fashionable New York ladies
froiii .t,he “Fifth”‘and the adjoining
regions of 'the "high-tohed' -uifty be
“seen^entof’dg drug stores, and eall*-
ing.iii silvery-accents for ft glass/of
sqtia -water. . Into this innocuous
beverage white crystals frqrn a wide*
mouthed bottle are dropped and
-dissolved. The- solution is gulped,
fiftefoi bents ftre paid,' and Jhe ele
gantly dressed apparition tanishep.
These ladies fare known „as “chloral
fiends,” The drug is noiV imported
into Mow .York by the ton. ’This is,
a& a. weakness') worse than opium
smoking, or the ,use of alcoholic
stimulants. .
There is a Bill before tile AAiem-
L.ly, brought in by inetnbet'H of the
OnWio-Government, td declare the
<■ l it • conspiracy mvney deposited
«-ith (tie Speaker by’ the GHt mem**
I, >rs MyKim and Balfour, ,to be
•forfeited to the Grown.,, /To 4 what..
', straiikmust Mr. Mbwat bebrpuglft
’”'iW increase the. pruvineial reyehue
' 'v liefi he "has to RcCvpt the ‘Ubjrty
pieces, qf®iIyts’f”.,\vJ)ielW.tift foraging'
jsuqriotiu AlcKifn ftfid llalfbur Jrek
• J w) >1'413, Ui O,. ju ice ,nf I heir shftlne »
We often hear people express , re
gret for the ’‘good old times.” It is
questionable if our forefathers were
any better “all round” people thqn
their alleged degenerate sou* of thp
present day. There is an element,
however, at work at the present
time to bringaboutft renewal of some
of-the conditions of the “good old
times.” In fact -the movement, pf
■ the “good old timeya” seems dqter«
mined to outdo our ancestors. An
act of Parliament was in existence a
little over two hundred years ago
-whicli'prohibited the lower order of
people in England from eating meat'
without haviugjfirst obtained a license
so-to. do, A writen-in Truth quotes
an advertisement which appeared in
an English paper of date 1663, which
-announces that “Faculties for grant
ing* licenses by act of Parliament to
eat flesh in every part of-England at
St. Paul’8 cbjain, near-‘St. Paul’s
churchyard.”. There is also ..an an
nouncement that “H. Coke*, minister
and preacher of j the Word of God in
the-parish of St1. Alkamutb, Darby,”
has given a sick woman leave to eat
flesh because of her dislike to eat
fish, but this permission wds only to
last while .her sickness continued. It
would seem-.as. thqugh* this new
Greater Britain of ours is bound to
even-up with, the little old Britain
of “several centuries ago. . .
NcWs* Notes, \ c
▲.despatch from Wolseley,, announc
ing the death of' General Stewart, says;
“Stewart will be buried at Gakdul. No
braver soldier or mor^ briHiant- leader
ever wore the Queen’s uniform. -
Irish weekly newspapers generally dis
play a feeling of jubilation over the
British reverses. The Nation, of Dublin,
describes the ’‘British skedaddling* out of
Soudan,*’ “John Bull. StiiVonMlie.run,”
etc., etc. It hopes “worse things may
yet befall the British marauders,” and
prays that “snoqesa may. shipe upon El
Mahdi's banners/’ * .
Mr. Gladstone, in the Commons', said,
the British colonies offering military as
sistance were New^outh Wales, Canada,
■Victoria, South Australia, and Queens
land, ••'The offer-of New'So'uthWaies was.
. a remarkable -one, . (Cheers.) It had
been accepted with such acknowledge-
ment of publicsnirit displayed 'by the
colony, and with those feelings of thank
fulness which ♦ every„ body* must admit
were required,.- Wolseley had' also ajc-
cepted this offers which had been made
spontaneously. All this, the Premier
Said, proved the attachment and loyalty
of the colonies to the British throne. . It,
could not fail to bring'closer together
the-bonds of unity "of the great 4£mpir.te. -
‘ In. the House of'Lords, Eart Derby,
eulogized the British colonies- fob the
public spirited manner in which .they
-offered aid to the Grown.. He added
that New Houth Wales was the-first
. colony to offer volunteers, and bad un
dertaken to defray their-entire e^-penseM
The famous Mack murder case,-in Wis
consin, has been brought tp. a peculiar
termination. Mrs, Mack, charged with
murdering her husband in 1878, was-
convicted and sentenced to life imprison-
ment,.. She secured a new trial, in which
the jury disagreed. She has since mar
ried the principal witness against her,
rendering Ins. lesfimony worthless, and,
has been released’on her ownbondj' T
W# wmAU 4c W
wot AoM ftumolg* rwpo.nrtW#
jgft ^jQqooits
Sttiin*' ...k/ ...... .........., •
DMit
notice of th* Ut* ^boetty* wt*
. “Cantata,”’in your local cotsrn. of three
’ *iii«ftka ago, I hegr to take exception, Rail
tli$ writer of that “puff" been a mxu of
•Jecjd^d religion* cbftraptqr>A«l!i.«h|q*p ipob*-
k -*^viqg tendencies, instead of giving the
nu«n,(ib thing the •‘ganj-oii ” ba md, he
would have given it the coudetuustion it
merited. It oartaiuly was not ‘ ‘well worth,
seeing", and the pqqlic thogg|rt Jy} L’t was
. irroyorant and wiexetl. To see a number
jm little children getting their, primary
Jf8kqne;iH -the ejjsy .gtade^-.rtad tQ.fnin,:
. troip. ,0* drill Serjeant of the devil, was of
i all sa|d "eights one of tho saddest, The
^Cunfata" lead* to the theatre and the
theatre lepLdt to d^n{h- . Pafci^who len
cllildA ni iffihi WgbdWe I
• to say—aua if I am mistaken J eaynftstlj
solicit *
. ofcthe Diviue, in ‘^je j
Thoughtlessly tlftV bffei'ed their c
in sacrifice ;to Aluloek. The first step in
tlie way.to,perdition. is eppgrcnWy ‘,30 far
from its ultimate issue char no danger is
apprehended. »
“ vice is a monster-of so frightful mien,
That tp boated needs but to be seen;
Yet nc*>Yt6a ojttfatinliartMh tha face,
We jlruc endure, then pili/, t/ian embrace,"
So the,Christian G '
becomes the-guilty pL’i.„r, —
miwaufo thing tits •• fiau4*ofi " ba mu. ha
Would have given it the condemnation it
iperiud. It certainly was not “well worth,
seeing”, and the pqqlic thoagh^ ML it was
iriovurent and wicked. To see a number
T3 vsr-r. v--.—w vJftikoipj ;m tfie <^sy; giauqq- Ha^tQ.fUiBj
all sa(d' sights one uf tho saddest.
theatre leyfy to de^lh. ^Parents’who lent
Thoughtlessly they b'ffeied their children
in sacrifice Alulock. The first step in
the way-tQ,pytditioni is apparently ‘so far
from its ultimate issue that no danger is
apprehended. ®
•‘Vics'is untonster-of so frightful niton,
That tp bo.hgted neoris but to be seen;
Yet eeoiYlba ojt^faiiiiliarvlitn the face,
H’sjirsc endure, then pity, then embrace,"
So the. Christian (?) parlor daneer often
becomes the. guilty pai tiier and associate
of the ball daneeiv ?, AjSa.d in.-tanee of this
kind occurred in dur oivn town on -—-—
Street within the last aiinnth, to the stand
ing'disgrace of the dorujant church which
uot only tolerates but defends it. If it
were nfit .for the countenance given . by
“church /bombers”-.(not necessarily Chris
tians) to “professors,”.‘musical coud'uc-
toi'S,” ‘‘tra'tnps,’’ ’“blacklegs,'' "-‘’co.nedi*
aris," “cantata humbugs, T arid others en
gaged iu .the “show, business,’’, our once
moral afid industrious couuiiy, instead of
being .(iufi'fciveiislfoj'^b'y' them, would'find
them ~"‘5eW ah<T?fiir between." Many
“•hurefi members” see fittle difference be
tween Sh’ftkespeaffeandthe'Bible, and-read
owabSift1 aS' ijiuufinak tlio otlrer.' The
“church nrember" who would found a
cantata, suali as-veare so often nauseated
with,'oil* the Word* of God, has no respect
for that Word* or its Author; and would,
were an opportunity afforded him; sell his
Lord an<l-AIli'<ter for a’less sum than Judas
got. J uelas. at least' paid expenses, a’nd
had a less^oughened conscience.
Tours, ' ONLOOKER-
Clinton, Ebb; :23, 1885.
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^4
ita^SLftnry Paridn*, CL L, Xnipao-
”Gorri«] R. W. {-h-and Glraphrim
WMsb, FoutW & w.
Grand Treasurer, E. F, Clark®, the
tUnttnel, Toiontp; R. W. Grand Sec
retary, Kobei-t Biriningham, Torontot
£L ,W, Grand Lecturer, William Doug-
EglintonjlL W. Grand Director
or Ceremonies, Arthur Robb, Wat
ford; IL W. Deputy Grand Secretary,
J. A. Burgess, M. D., Li a towel: Deputy
Grand Lecturers, W. H, Murney,
Goderich, and W. Magnus, ^..Catfi-,
erfo& and a number of other deputy
grand officera, and twenty clerical
brethern as deputy grand. eteplahftL
The following reroLutfoft wasjftdopfedj
Moved by Bey. Rural Df^'J3oo|gfrty>
Doland seconded by Rar. D. Qascftden.
“That thia grand lodge of Ontario
.West takes tftis opportunity of ex
pressing ita horror arid detestation
of the attempts.of dynamite fiends
in England to destroy life and pro-
.p e rpe trat orsinqaj
Maal
W<
mry F0rkins, C. L- Xnopao-
F»
Mr, WO*- of GUlt,
aforqiar tow-nsmari/ has been here
the..nasi week on buainaaft** connect
ed Wjth tfee ««*r chair- department of
hia firm. We hope the visit of our
old /$d >«teemed fiiend has been
sucoessTifijf as tbe goods he manufoo
lure* ere of & high order of merit,
•both, in finish imd design.
In hi* aermon on Sunday morning
Rev. Dr. Vre dwelt at some lenght
on- the death of the late Bev. Chas.
Flptoher, and the adopted daughter
of Mr. JRobt Henderson. The Dr’s,
-kindly mention of * the - latex Rev.
gentleman eaused many a tear .to
Ojpurse silently »mng furrowed cheeky
in* fond memory of one who was al*
o
Fiendish Sjnjpatliy,
The Roman Catholic Tablet^ tlm
inspired organ of- tlrif Hierarchy in
the tjaited1 States, and, one of its
most widely circulated religious
journals, makes no bones of ita ap
proval of the dastardly- dynamite
outrages. it comments'" upon' them
as follows :—«t • ■' »
‘'When we read ,tlie account of this
dynamite explosion in London,, and
learned that some innocent Mittle
English girls, with pale faces, and
blood streaming dawmtheircheeks,
rushed • from the“buildings .to save
themselves' from death, we sympa
thized wi^itHemiRutwhen we thought""
of the millions" ‘of Irishmen,women,
1 and^qhildren sacrificed during the last
seven^indred years to glut English
vengeande, our sympathies ceased to
flow, lor we knew England bad sown
the wind and. was how reaping the
whirlwind?”'
Tffie New York Observer— thus
criticises the Tablet's comments :
- ’“X"t• first"J,fie‘se'"people" who edit
this religious sheet for the Roman
Catholic Church and. a majority of
Both Houses of Congress did'have
sympathy with the little children
blown un and bleeding. . That was
human sympathy. A man must be a'
monster to feel .otherwise. 'Butt on
second thought the nature of the
monster asserts itself, and these
.-peoplotelLus ithat-their sympathies,
ceased to* flow. On sober second
thought their sympathies lire with the
assassins, and not with the bleeding,
innocent children. We have seen-
nothiugin the tirades of~PtnrFord,
Rpsfla, Most, or-Turner breathing a
spirit worse than this declartion on.
on the.part of an approved, orthodox
Roman Catholic paner, of high stand
Ing in Clie“Church" and taken by a.
majority of both Houses of Congress.
It is essy to see 'whe.re lies the re
sponsibility fajL»iheae atrocities/
They are not suggested, by ignorant
fanatics driven to desperation. They
have sympathizers among the leaders
who do not blush to avow their eenti-
tnenis in their most widely circulated
weekly religious newspaper.”" '
.„._Qha|caff, the sooth sayer, died of
l’aligh ter at the thodght of his'having
outlived th’ri time predicted for his
death. '& fellow in rags told him
■ tfiat he would never drink Qie winB
of the, grapes growing in his vine
yard; and added : “if these words do
Pot come true, you" may" claim me
for' your slave.’’ Whop the wine
was made, C'halcas held a f* ast/and..
•sent, for the fello’^tm-soe how Irin
predictions had failed,-. When lie
appeared the Booth-say er laughed so
immoderately at the would bn pro*’
phet thate it killed hum ,Crassus
died of laughter on Seeing an ass,,eat
thistles, Ma-rgutte, the giant,. in
the Morganite- Magritte, died of
laughter on seeing a monkey pulling
bft' hift boots.1 JZeUxiH, the Grecian
painter, died sight, of a hag which
Im .hadl just depicted. A pefeuljar
deash-, $ as'that of Placut, who drop*
ped dekd Iqtl’i’e ipt d^ayin^A‘-bilb
Timrb,,aye .many mep to day, how* j
Assembly Notes.
" The Attorney-General, ip reply tb Mr.
Mereditb/'etated the Government was not
in" favour of any legislation , for thte
formation of new coupties, being intro?
duced during the present session.
Mr. Young’s motion for’a return of all
correspondence and other.papers which
may hpye passed between the Govern-
mont-of Ontario and-the Governments of
the Dominion and Quebec regarding the
final setUemen.t .Qf theJfinancial affairs of
the late Province pf Canada, wa» car
ried. '.
Mr. Wood’s motiOri'for the appointment
’of a select committee to consider the,
answers to questions submitted to tho
committeetof last session' with references
to changes in tbe representation ot Coun
ty Councils was amended at the sugges
tion of Mr. Fraser and the mat,ter..reterred
iristen^l fo the Committee On Municipal
matters. ■ L
"The Minister of Education detailed the
provision made for the' ftdtnission of
wdmteij to Uriiversity College, and intim*,
atjfi that during the'present session steps
“would be taken ‘'to inure „adequately :
provide for their comfort? The departure*
had in no way produced undesira le ra«
suits while the worky performed" by the
female students was* of an eminently
satiufoctory. characlJr.
would be taken
had iri no way produced underira le re
sults while the wor^ performed" by the
femaid students was-of an eminently
satisfactory .character.
Mt. O’Cbrinor's Bill to amend the Gon®'
BblidateJ Municipal Act is attrAfating
considerable attention , By the second
clause it is declared that, the word
•‘hawkers,” in the .third* subsection of
section four hundred and ninety-fi.ve of:
tbe Consolidated Municipal Act, 1883, '
shall include all persons not resident:
•within the county, who sell, or offer for
sale Any goods, wares, or merchandise io !
any person within the county not being I
a wholcsale'or retail dealer in such goods, <
. wares, Jor merchandise This will .pre-;
vent ail “hawkers’’ from hawking nr,
.peddling except duty auth;prized Jjiy.j
license. *Many country merefianis "andj;
others, complain of'the operations of
pf-omUcuoUB'agi'ntS wlib invade muni«i-
1 -paliiLA offering dry-goods parcels and
various kinds of miscellaneous articles
fdftidu fd rhe,injury oGfoeal dealers who
reside nud.pay taxes within (hi municip
alities. The measure will not interfere
with the Authorised Agents.of wholesale
dealers, pf bfjilCAfcfs within the muni
cipality. Mr. Meredith took exception to
the measure in «qmej parti on lars, claiming
that II would ,'for instance,•interfere with
the .Agcnte, ‘of,Agricultural ^ln'plemetlt,
manufnetacers, bnt-Mr. O’Connor pointed
out dhM the right* and privileges of
these agent/ were guarded by provisions
wi'h wbich his Bill did tt'ot touch. The
<6aSii/e is f|K$iy to provoke a spirtUd
? dbcnttiioirjii CnnithRtcr,........................;
•THE L, V’S. AND SIR JOHN.
Tbe deputation of licensed' .victuallers
and others met the members of the gov
ernment. at the Grand .Opera House,
Ottawa, one day last week. J-' ,P.« Mc
Millan,crown attorney of Dufferin, acted
as chairman. The members of the Do
minion Cabinet present were. Sir .John
Macdonald and Jlon. Messrs. Langevin,
Bowell, Carling and Costigan.. :
. They asked for a commission .of in
quiry into the mode of voting and the
■ operation of the ,Scott Act, and a sus
pension of«the net while tbe commission
was sittingpthat the" signing of the.peti
tions for tbe act should be before a-pro
perly- constituted officer; that ,a clear
majority of the’ electors-iii:the eOunty nr
city should b'e necessary to the carrying
of the act, that' a longer time should be,
given after the passage of the act to en-r
able dealers to dispose of their business,
and that compensation should be given
tor all loss' io dealers .incurred, by the
“passage of the act. Mr’. O’Keefe pre
sented the memo ial of, bankers and,loan
companies, and others were presented by
’the cobpers, the brewers’-employes, and ■
the cigarmakers' unions cf Toronto J,
A. Fullerton delivered a long* address in
jBupport of the objects of the depuialian.
Sir Juhn replied in a very courteous
mariner. He-said t "
Mr. Chairman and.Gentlemen^—I rieed,
not assure you that my colleagues and ‘
myself fully recognize the-importance .of
the subjects*, that are- contained in the.
various memorials read hereto-day, and
We also recognize the irnportance, re
spectability, strength ana the value in
ewry sense, ojf the large and influential
body that has .-come-here to lay their
jgrie'vance8 before the government, and
through us before parliament. ' On look
ing at the orders of the day I find that
tfie' subject of compensation is to come
lip before the House of Commonsrand 1
have no doubt the representations which
have been made here lo;day will.receive
due weight and consideration in discus
sion on the;9Ubject in parliament, (Tbis
-Jsto^mattCF-b£-legi8latfon-iiLtogULlifir,_aiid_
is not a;matter of executive admiyislra-
tioia for the government to deal 'with as
a government. Indeed,.on.listening to
the varirius arguments "advanced, I find.
iHley “11 -apply t-n niatters of . legislation"
•with one exception, and that is the
prayer or request that a commission of
inquiry be issued for the purpose, of in
vestigating in tothe working of the Scott
Act. That is a matter-of executive ad
ministration, but whether it is one of
those;*steps "that a government can-pro-*
perly take .without the previous sanction
Of parliament I am not prepared, as
the head of the government, to slate.
That is a matter for careful consideration.
Air. Fullerton lias trdly' said-^t-hafc-thcF
government were merely servants of the
people and that they held office only so.
* long as they retained the confidence of the
people through their representatives, in
parliament. Now, as yon know, there is
great dillerehee of opipion on this impor-
-tant qjieationT^rt is a question’ of great,
iriiportaiice,/exceeding, perhaps, any other
subject engaging the earnest and anxious
attention of the men,- women, mid children”
of the Dominion. < All phases of tliis’sub-
jc,ct will,'I am .sure, be fully .discussed in
the present parliament. I have no . doubt
that these mdinprials, which-have been
E resen ted- to ■me^Will ;be asked, for. and. laid.
et'oie parliament,, and members of both
houses will have an opportunity, of reading'
for tlicinselves at their leisure all the
statements in the memorials, ub Well as the
arguments in favor of coinpensatioh which
have been addressed to us by Mr. Fullerton*.
Wliat the result may be it is impossible
to say. ( This is pot political question in
tlje ordinary sense, for there are men on
both sides of polities who are in lavor- of
the ScOtt Act, os well as those who Oppose
it. Being members of the government,
we -must, of course, speak with great
reserve. On this question the government,
.1 may tel) you plainly, is not a unit". The
government cannot ftksuch act as ii bofly',
For myself, I voted lor the Scott Act,
though I was then in opposition, •'and it
Was carried by the Liberal government of
•Air, Mackenzie. . Rutfts to theAqueMiph
of compensation, if totaj’ prohibitioii - wore
introduced I certainly, as one, Would vpte
for compensation. WJtethcr we shall ever
arrive at iliat stage or not I .can not say. I
can only conclude thesA hurried remarks,
by stating that all repicsentat’pns-yqu
' have made.to us will -reeefvb "the" arixi.b'us,
the earliest, and the iiiinicdiate attention
and consideration of myself aiyl my“cor-
leagues., (Applause.) , ,
The liquor mon passed a vote of thanks
to-Sir John, and the fiicmbers of tile cab-
5net .retired.
Tlie MdiitfeaT’ Witwes^' ’ Mya-J'-W
.Aagrista (Mitino) druggist’ i'nv
.formed tips Kennebec Jowwd re-
porter1 tliat there are 150 persons
in th^city, addicted to .die , usb of
Opium; Tlie druggists all 'over "the
Htat*q'*cda)<l,teU-hiAiilar SforiM _ * W$
haveriiad iaci&ip out* possession -for,
two of. th Wo years—-not obtained*,
from jruggisfd—which fW£ fhall,
rmver disclose because given to.us
under a. pledge of secrecy,. and
which, if known, Would sUrtlo tho
reader who knowsbut littjtyof tlxr
increase itv the. use*M opiuqi wit^jn.
A few yea-fo.*-»^ruh8wick (Mo) Tele*
OJ’A’
fl I
h
r
>*
lodge of Ontario
opportunity of ex-
. „ ’ " ’ " ’ i
of tbe attempts.of dynamite fiends
in England to destroy Life and pro-
and ^ii'nestly hopes that the
.purpetrators/nqaA’ be brpagh^tbjqxtif ft
and puniahefi wi|h the utmost feever-
w —qf the law.”
- i • .4 .
Scene In The Commons
MR.LANDRY, M.i P., HQRSRWHIPS 1
ALLEGED TRADUOER IN ONE OF
THE CORRIDORS.
HI8
■ /
r ■ Tire Orange Order, „
Proceedings of the grand <■ lodge of
. * ONTARIJ .WEST—THE REPORTS ”■;;.t (Rented. .-. ; ‘* .
The. .'j■ W. ] Provincial Orange
Grand Lo^g’^qf Ontario West met in
itfie town ,ball, Wi.nghani, Feby; 17.
N-btwith^t^ding, a number of the
trains. beiogablopUefi,, .thus delaying
many 'bf.j the -4elegateBj:; the ■ attend-
danep at'^i^qp^ing was large. The
various epp^ytteqs were appointed,
ftnd Jeldgrtims.ifroui- detained dele-
gatfeswere received and letters from
foreign climes read. : .
Tfie Grigri JSqcretary aiid Treasur-
er pre9^n^U'V«TJNfyll^ftd~8atisfa0^
tory reW-ts,* giving evidence that
the Order sis..making very- ^reat pro
gress. • /. • --. ■ ' .
■ The repdrt'jof the Grand Secretary
began.by a reference.to the amount
of correspondence during the . year,
and by.suggesting that an* amend
ment should be urged at the meet
ing of the Grand -Lodge of British
-North America to effect an impvove-
nierit in the system Of sending in re
ports from ail U<? rdf bate, lodges.' Fif
teen wiirrahts were issued during the
year being, an. increase of-eight over
the previous term. 'Reference, was
•made to the * benevolent .work ac-
’ floinplishei'l by ;ihe Order, in assisting
the poor/and needyA and the socie-
ty’s approval of'.the.-ftims and pur
poses- of - the. ->I!rptestant Orphans.’
I lome.was expressed in warm terms-*
The necessity i'dr eVarigelical mission
work Wfts-commented on, and the
organization of new lodges spoken
oh A - reference was nfade to the.
celebration of' the Battle of the
Boyne, and the' Advantages of the
mutual benefit society were brought
before tlie.'meetirig.’‘ The rapid irf7
crease sinceJu'ly last fro hi 184 to 424
and 1 the encouraging prospects of
the order-were alsb referred to. . ,
Th e - re ndmi-oL-lr.ari d-.Tr eas u r e r
stated that: — During the year I .have
received,from'all 'sources tbe very
handsotnh iStimof $2,245,45; which -in*
' dudes assessments collected on ac
count of death ■ claims of the widows
6f*deceaked^njembeYs' of tife/Orange "
Mutuai'^'di^volent Association, The
balance on hand at the end of last
Orange fiscal y’ear Wits $1,170.01,
whichi wiljfi thqitotal amount receiv-. :
.ed during.tile year,. and a cheque for '
840 not yet Returned to bank, being
donation of "’’Grand ,tLo'dge to Hamil -
•ton.Prot£^JH^dJrplTfins’'. Home, sent
-to a PasttObufity Master of Went
worth ,v:“midiek';it 5gran5 total] includ--
ing $25<oOr/paKl in since books'were
closed, of $3,*471.,27, .a sum far in ex
cess. of the receipts of your Grand
Treasurer’s' 'Office'during any former
year—the, nearest approAck being
the receipts for year endjnrg 16th
February, 1884, amounting to $2,083,-
Ori the afternoon of last Friday
an-exciting encounter took place in
the one of the corridors of the CqixT'
mons which was considerably more
of an overtly active one than the
impotent alleged attack of Sir Rich
ard upon Bir John,;the parties in the
fracas beiug Mr. Landry, M. P. "for i
Montmagny and-Chas. Langelier,
brother of Mr. Langelier, M. P. for
Montmagny. It appears that a
feud of old standing has been exists
^ug- between tlie- parties. and tliat
recently a statement appeared in
L'Electexcr, over Langelier'a name,
charging Landry with grossly
immoral-practices. To-day Landry
met his alleged traducer for the first
time since the appearaned of the
article: ~~Ther two ...men, met near
the Speakers’s entrance to the Goin-,
mons Chamber, and the House was
jn session. A few words were
exchanged, in which Langelier ad
mitted liis connection with the
offensive article; and refused to
retract it; and all at once Landry
struck him with bis fist, and continm-
ing the 'attack "with a short, heavy
whip which he, drew from the in-,
side of'his coaf, he 'adiniftifttared an
unmerciful lashing to his enemy,
who ran along the corridor and
made no attempt at defence. A
number of members and others were
standing by, and ;the affair was soon
stopped, but . not before Langelier,
had received a cut or. two across the"
face, which drew blood find left'their
marks.. Tbe> occurrepce was the
chief topic of the corridors all the
~eyeningj;rand“a'*JvarietyCT"of^opinion-
was expressed as to its . propriety.
Langelier immediately procured a-
magistrate’s warrant for -the arrest
of h is.assail ant, who was titled $20.
>■
closed, of ft’S;i471,27, .a sutn far in.ex
cess. of the receipts of your Grand
'Treasurer’s' 'Office'during any former
year—the. nearest appro^cK being
the receipts for year endjnrg 16th
February, 1884, amounting to $2,583,-
14. I have disbursed-the sum of
.$2,085.5,&>;■ but pF this amount $400
is chftrge^je to the endowment fund
■ rof^the MutftMLDeKevolentrA'BSUciaF-'
tion,. and $137v75 ..was disbursed in.,
payment pf. medical examination'-
fees,’printing and general expenses. .
of that as.&oaiatton I - There Stands to-
the cr.edit'pri the endowment fund a
balance 0^365.43, while the general
expenses account of ;the. association
shows a balance “due your Grand
Lodge prpper, of $65,53,for the pay
ment of which, arid other unpaid in-
cideiital expenses, no doubt the
Secretary will 'toake proper provis
ion. The balance at credit of your
Grandy Led ge,.to pay- Grand Lodge
dues, salaries Of officers, coBt of print
annual reports, and other.liabilities
and requirements of .-yotlr Grand
Lodge,affiounts'to the-sum of $1,220.-
27, as fellows: —t-
Balance In barik a? per txvis ,b6ok.....
Ohcquc not returned-to ,
Dues eollceteii silica ptosing book....
. '
Ode EiiiloWuiint Fujjd:.>,43
Voce of Gri.iid Ltniktri’or pi'uSen-
tation to Bro. MjljQri Bennett,
1>. O. Mi,.LMtW.Oft
, . *-■ 3, ."-X • r*‘.----------r-
. 81,220,28
Reference is made to. the fact that
$1,036 is due;w the (Land Lodge',
for the collection of which prompt
‘ measures" suggested, as Well as
that $53,8(1. of arrears from lodges"
in difficulty ihas been * struck off.
Addresses >*of welcome from the'
county ipdjfo’ of North Huron and
frotri the- ^ayoriAiid Corporation of’
Wingham wore read, and'the balance
of the dfty t.was taken Up with routine
ibusfoess. "
The Provincial * Grand • Orange
Lodge reSiitiifod ’business at 9 o’clock
a, in. ori.tho 18 th> with a very largely
incrpaBed membership, neai?l>~800ii«l
■'all/ rscyerAl ’AT the' snow-bound 'trains
ffia^i’ngar^v^d during the night. Re
ports of*tlfo'various standing commit-.
...tseVv^eye Pi^effitod, and came up for
conSiaeratidn. “At 1,1 o’clock the
.grand lodge' wa&'fe'Sfled^ff to attend
divine 86rV^*''at'Bt.u®%iiPs'"*ifhuroh,
hmuW byttfife AVinghaffi towh band},
wlmjrq a AeiFmpn was preached' by
R'uyftl beatfi gwwd’ohftp-!
, Jnipj the lfexv Robert McCosh,rector,'
•MadrC.houBOj'iParks, Walsh, andCas-
“catiorf; assjsi^fi in the service,. The
■ 'lodge re aSse’tnble^t''K6? S. ^0, Whblri a
’ gold which and chaltf 'WM presented
to IL W. BrO.-Major-Bwirnett, P. G. M,.
tltoGfamVMiisi'ertof British America,
IL‘W.'*Bro>’ I&rkhlll making th'e pro-
sehtftiion? election-of officers
multcd as* follows;—Ik W» Grand
* •Mi&ion Maio)’ A; T.' Wh^dbarrlBtob
StlWyM; ?lL AV. bffiW WAiid
Master, VV, \V, Fitzgcrfffil, banrister.
iSt,319,09
....40,90
... .25,80-
t'l,385,70
.165,43
GODERICH.
The assessor is on liiB rounds again,
Mrs. Rothwell-, of Galt, is- visiting
. in town.- . ' ' /•''
„ Mr?E. W. Johnston was present at
the military ballnn-Galt last week., •
' •' Gi-acie LawrepceAyho was seriously
'ill for some time is now improving.
. Inland Revenue officer, A .‘.Cavan,
was in town on Ash Wednesday.
■ Alt*. Geo.- Grant- shot four" ducks
* last Friday and two on Saturday."
Mr. Chas. Smith is now located at
Toronto." • . .\
' MissfrNellie-Donagh is in town on
her semi annual yTsit. "
Mr.’P.cBeartnan, of Chesrey,'’was in
town last week..... " •
. Mr., R. Radcliffe was in town-on
Monday. * - . : .
The latest out—Our night police
man. ■ . - • .
Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Wade, of.Brus-
selsj.werje the guests of Dr. Holmes.
Messrs. J, and- J, Me Vicar left
town on Monday on a business trip.;
' Motto for our snow shoe club—
‘‘we’re always oh the tramp.” .
On Ftiday evening thpre will be
tfie usual entertainment at the High
.school. . ——1——j —/
We are glad. to see Mrs. Black.
around after her long confinement to
the. house. , ' '
Mr. Jrio. . Doyle has had a severe
‘attack Of diptheffaj but "is ,ndw rapid-"
ly recovering. ■. .
x.. Miss Hattie Smith left'town for
.Alnia" College, St. Thomas, last Fri
day- v-.:: - ' '
The regular monthly meeting of•
the School Board takes place next
Monday evening. *
The*Goderich Gun Club by- its in
crease in. membership aniiTalTnost
“daily"’prac.tice“blrews' signs of great
.^vitality. . '- ■' . “ » '
11t is currently rumored that before
-Ulany-months one*-pf ourmosteligible-
widowers will be among the army
of benedicts.
The English church choir proceed
to Dungannpn on Friday to take .part
in the musical portion of a tea meet
ingentertainment.
Mr. II. E. Rothwell who Was stay
ing in town last Sunday, Was in his.
old. place in St. George's Church
..chjailr,-,. _______-, .'* ___.........
It is a peculiar fact that „at the
-time' of the assessor’s annual visit
but very few persons owp the dogs
seen around their places. ,t -
Messrs. J.Miller,‘W R. Robert
son and Wf; R, Miller were present
at the session of tbe Grand Lodge of
the A.O.U.W. held iu Toronto last
Week, - ‘ •
The,first trout of the.season was
landed ar this place last- Thursday,
since which time many noble fish
have been dragged frdm Huron’s
waters.
.There was, a carnival and several
races at the Newgate street skating
rink Mast Friday evening. The * at-
tendahce Was not nearly as large as
at the previous masquerade, nor
were the costumes as a rule up to
the former, high standard.
; A young gentleman out- at snow
.Shoe'practice last'week essaying a
snake iFnhe fell head foremost over
it, .When he landed the snow was
so deep that- only his snow shoes
copld be Been by the farmer’s family
who ndbly oame to his rescue. After
extricating him from his awkward,
position the farmer murmured:
“\Vhat’’-shalI We do with him now,”
td which-his better half Replied “britlg
•him’into/the kitchen ana 1’11 pluck
Rim as I pluck the—-—g’ .
'l’he .following conversation was
overheard the other day between two
tpupils of ft hlfeh 'sehodl
■■* ‘ttVarejorgolAshight?” ■
“Hadder skate,” ■ ''
•' d Jef find th’ice harn’n’good
‘‘Yesj hard’nough.”
‘'Met gberlone?” , ‘ ’
‘.‘No; Blll’n’Jbe wen ter long.”
‘‘Howlatejirstay ?” ' •
“Pasta to.”'-
- ‘‘lJemqmk.ho«f wenyergoagin.- worn
cher 1 I Wantergo’n’Bhowyer howto*
skate.” ".’to.
fieoodn1' skate bettqrn’yon
I’d sblloutn’qffit.”; rj ’■*
; “Wellj w’e'Ml tryerace ’n’seefyer*
’earn” i ■*
bl
•ip- fond memory of one who was al
ways; dear to the members of
Xftpx church.
--------- . AaROSTt'c,
Mourn now dear friends that I am
/ •Caught’in the aqt; fnoqj ofliice swept.
Gangrene and Gall rpy weapons were,
IllufilonB deep dkl rend tfie air,
.Lilliputian tnoughltf that fill’d my
, head; 7. \
Liv’d for a day and tbqn were dead.
Interred are all ambitious hopes
Caught by Pete Shea between the
ropes.
Undone, undone I ’The phamrocka
bloom 4 ',c
Died in a day-jbh nrruch too soon.
Deceit thougtr used my fall to stop,
Yawned wide the chasmr*in I drop.
. The Band Carnival at the Princess
Roller Skating rink Inst Thursday
was not sb well patronized aa its
merits deserved. 'Those wearing
: costumes (thongh few’ in - number;-,
-were handsomely dressed} but under
the system adopted of granting tlie'
; prize, dreea did not count as rniicli as
‘ friendship. At the stated time a
ballot vote. wa* taken and the prizes
awarded toJh'tteft obtaining the high
est numbefrof'botes. A rather laugh
able incident occured as the votes
were being, conn ted. Several gentle
men entered tho rink and obtaining-
tickets voted- without 1 seeing the
various costumes together, arid actu
ally awarded the prizes, as both the
fortunate lady and gentleman were
at that time second oil'the list, The
following shows the votes .cast for
the highest candidates: ~~ ■’
The winter sports club are having a
fine time here this year, On 'Tuesday
evening they had a large turn out
and went to the mill hill sleighriding,-
and after two hours fun-adjourned to
Ball’s for an dyster -supper as trie
, guests of the ‘Albion Club’ -members,
On Friday evening Inst th'e club arran
ged for ft snow shoe tramp .to Holmes
ville, nine gentlemen and .six ladies
started and although the road is a -
very hilly bnq. the distance was made
by all in less-than three hours, Miss-
Dickinson making tfie distance in 2.40
After arriving, a splendid supper was
furnished the club by Mr Knox, affer
which the members engaged in sing-:
' ing and dancing until 9.30 when the
return- home was made on the late
» train, The olub, though only formed
this year^iByn a flourishing condition
and mafiy * applications are • being
; made for membership. ’ The sports
consist of,sleighriding, tobogganing
and snow shoeing, Jahd it is intended
to* organize' a large club ’next winter
and erect a toboggan slide. A tramp
-will fake place on monday evening,
out the Huron road to Mr Bates’-rest
_ dence.' The' club have made arr-
’angemerits. for a' series of entertain
ments during the . remainder of the
season. ‘ 1 , • •
The iSignaf,'notwithstanding, its
signal defeat on the School question,
.fired ft rather funny shc>t' regarding
the feo called illegal meeting” in its
last issue/ The marling spike used,
however.,was .witli'but..prop3t point
hence the School board question is.
still a “terra-incognita'\to that brill-
iautdumihary, the Signal,excepting of
course printing jobs under ah alias.
When tlie (to themselves) clever
gentlemen who conduct- the Signal-
canjijgnftlize' themselves b'y givriig
tlieir readers something bearing on
the legality of the said meeting, it
will be time to argiie the jdnf with
one of "the ni, until such-“time -all we
think it necess.ary: to do is to-4draw
attention to the circumstances that
led to said meeting; On the election
of the chairinan and the resignation
of Messrs Crabb and McGillicuddy
the board adjourned to the following'
Monday for tfie completion-of its
organization. On the Monday .Mr.,
Swanson was. sick, and -Mr. Morton
wanting to attend the auction sale at
the Mechanic’s Institute the board
adjourned., to Wednesday with --the
understanding that its organization
should then be completed.' On Wed
nesday Mr. Swanson was still sick,
and Mr. Morton absent. MrGSwan--
‘ son sent a note saying Jie was unable
-to attend, but so far as the' board
know^there was nothing to prevent
Mr.. Morton’s attendance. As .the.
case of Adam's (first- brought forward
by Mr. Crabb, a’nd afterwards by Mr.
. Mor ton)...had been t referred to -th«-
scho'ol Man. Com. and was awaiting
ad judication, it was necessary to‘com
plete the board’s Organization,and the
members of committees were made
the same as for the "previous year. If
there is any oue to blame for the
small attendance, it must: be the ab
sent members. The luminous organ
says that Mr. B ill’s resignation in
favor of Mr. Malcolmson was “a •
virtual admission that ’the* striking,
of the'full committees at the former
was a wrongful act.”' The publication
of such catchpenny twaddle as tlie
“abover*displays either rignorance~J’mr
malice or'perhaps both, and shews
how easily an imaginative individual
can arrange every public, and private
act-to-suit his own mean ends. So far
as Mr. Ball is concerned yye are author
ized to state that ”he ’ resigned in
favor of Mr. Malcolmson for the
following reasons; (If because of .the
gentleman's peculiar fitness for the
position? (2) to’promote harmony at
the .board; and (8)“" because" he "knew
that Mr; Malcolmson wCuld never
became a Sihootb Bore weapon for fir;
ing off paper bullets manufactured by
another, ’
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• CLINTON.February, 1884
Sold by all Druggists; §1, six/bottles fori85.: \
Nile. '
Mi5a Mallotigb was visiting friends near
La Tesville last week -
Miss R, Bailie has been visiting friends
in Belfast fox some time. "
_JlMlss Kate V.. Sheppard, of tbe Bayfield.
line, has been visiting friends near oiir
quiet and peaceful hamlet. "
Mr. Jas, Giryin left for a trip to King
ston, Ambet-st Island, and Peterborough.
We iiope^'Jim—may bave-a'good'time.—
■ J.-R Miller, I.P.S;f vislfejd ourschbol
•last week arid seemed v.ery woll pleased
with tbe'srate of affairs. ' <’■*
Mr. T, and Miss- F;/ Polley left this
East yi’awandsh. *
Deep snow ‘and bad roads, conse
quently our budget'of news is som®'.
what-small. "
Miss t Maggie Dalgarno, who haS
been 'visiting, her .parents for some
time/,left this week lor the east.
Jack Frost has been” tampering
-With lhe auricular appendages of a
number of school "children during the
late storm.
Recently one .of our belles, "Mis^/
Mary Ann Stewart, forsook-the maid
en’s ranks and, for better or for
worse, became the life-partner of
Mr. MoClarty of West-field—such is-
life. v u *
Alt must ftdiinowledge " that Mr.
Samuel Young, .the*» popular black
smith of the 10th eon., is a pretty
“square'^'felloW) as he has allowed
the boys the use of his residence ho
less than throe time this winter,
.when all present enjoyed, a soOial
“shake/’\ . . .
On TuesilAy opening of fast week
a goodly number "fit lovers of mjrth
assembled at the residence of Mr.
David Robertson on the l'/th ooh.,
and “ehased the glowing hours with
nimble.feet,” till it* was no longer
Tuesday, A yery pjoftsarkt time was.
spent, ’
. A great number ot “pairtieft” are
qn the fist" this winter^ and conse*
*quenUy when it is known that A cer*
tain individual is doirig the 'bidding^
thAt person in a very short time rs'-
ibiia’de aeqtiainted With the fact, that
hohas A^iost of friends who would
share tliei? last, cigar/vith hjm; Jwliat
a favored child I
week for /heir home near Kingston, after
spending some time visiting friends in
this locality. ,
Rev. Mr. banderBOri, of Wbitecbnreh^.
■occupied tbp pulpit here last . Sunday
morning- and preached a very-effective
sermon/ * f ■* * • •
■ Mr.’ McQuaig, of Lucknow, has several
teams engaged In drawing, timber to Port
Albert,- from which "place he intends
shipping it to Scotland.
Mrs. J, McWbinuey started for Kincar
dine last week, but bad to remain-sev
eral days in Lucknow waiting for the
“iron horse,’’ which got ‘*tuqk.- on the
road., -j ■ • • •
-. Mr. Wm.'Harrington left last-week for
'the township of Huron to do some
-tbresfiing.--We-hope“-Bill”-doesnovget
stuck in a sridw drift with his engine..
There his been » Young People’s
Prayer Meeting started' here, with Mr.
Geo. PentlAnd as leader. A large num
ber alteuded last Tuesday night, and we
hope it inay prove a grand success.
The-roads'-afe -very bad in this Vicin
ity owing to the amount of. snow. , We
learn that- one of our. Nile , boys; when
. .returning .home from a ..southernttW
got stuck in a snow bank,- but .manageef
td get along al,l; right next day.
The annual Sabbath School Convention
for thia circuit, will, be held .In the Dun
gannon church on the 26th inst- A
r h'umbpr of 8 3., workers from the differ
ent appointments are to take pari in
discussing several topics pertaining to
.8. 3. work, •
As* a young gentleman was homeward
bound, after driving .^pgbjjf- our fair
young damsels hbtfid. ffom church, he
came in contact with a board placed for
fun a~crt)8S the rorid/vf’hOre the Show was
piled Up several feet on each , side..
Thinking-the board was a-sign to stop,'
he accolrdingly did so and beg^n rto wan
der around through the fields in search,
of the road, but failed to find any. and
was on the point Of returning ta ilnd
shelter for the bight from the raging
; storm, when a chum who was better
acquainted with the road came, aloiig,
took d >wn. the board, and safely guidod
him through. Young* men, do not go
out drivinj|"'pn stormy nights unless you
are wcll acqtiainted'with tberorids.
CORN SHELLERS,;.
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And all Implements "used on'a far&
as Good as .th'AJBest3r-arifi as -Cheap:
•as .the .Cheapest; at
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Porter’slllfl;
Sira. Stirling of the ’4th con. is on
the aioli 1 ist.
■ Mias Whitely, of Lu ok now, h vis*
iting her aunt, Mrs. Kall Rutledge. ‘
Mr. Thos. Harrison had the mis-
fortune to Wee it fine year old colt1
by die temper; • *
Mr. Jas, Thompson, Bayfield, had
to kill" a valuable horse the other
day because the animal broke, its
leg, . ' ■
Ms. Marquis and Mr. P. McDougall
of the cut • line, have gone on , a
pleasure trip east. Hope they will
have agood time. / " ‘
Mr. Jas. Duncan of the 7th will
shortly" remove to his new home in
the county of peel. Suoses attend
him. •’ ." « ’
Horse trading has become very
popular in our village, .■ At one lime
such business was relegated io the
unrogcneHHe, but now the most sell'
’satisfied elect engaged ifi |hft .busi
ness; / ' r '
Mr. Fred Smith troatod Jiis.friencla
io a lobsier-suppOX at the residenhe of'
’hi^ brother the Other evening,. The
occasion being the departure of Mt*
Wen. Smith to his ' new home in
Braft Heft'd. ’ s’
The beautiful ih inanimate a* well
animate nature is oitenfiQklfte A.
young, man found this to ».e; tlje'otto
while qn a sporting exoursipn t on
tho 4th con.} last Friday.”iWKen'
crossing a field he eBpi^ ft PeyfiaM
at no great dfstanoo ’attd
ptiHuit with'bveyy; chafideof.
irig tho bushy‘Um Sft Juft!
forest, But alaa. for rising hqpea,
the deceptive beautiful (hnowkwaft
ibo meand cfhieiall Jft|lurt*.
The young ’maft with the strides ot
an Ajax was -gaining upon bis'gawe
wheft the crtttl^ xftOi* W'ft»«
tho young man, hope* dis*
Appeared in about seven. fofti ftt the
“beautifal.” .Whftfi .ha -Oafttftx U>
“sndi«a”^im«ca|iAln- thft fit* WM'»ftl
to bo sOen, .Thf^h he.tegHrtted iW*
abiietiwe' ’• Oif-' the. of thft 1
lagq'“docw; ’ might hiivft j»r*:
vopto'd th 6 miftfisilr/ * , X
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