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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1894-12-6, Page 4THE teIcter : o.afv. such 88 is exercised by the Dominion, governniez\t over prov ineiai legislation. —these and other elements give to our Canadian constitution, a superiority in point of uniformity and stability, which. are lacking in the American republic. Any one who studies carefully the con- stitution of Canada cannot fail to: ob- serve that. while the federal principal gives to eaehof the provinces autonomy and local self-government (so far as that is intra 'arcs), our system of gov- ernment is well adapted to a nation like Canada which is composed of dif- ferent races and religions, as well as extending over a wide area of country with divers local interests and possess- ing varying resources Every ' year that passes affords prouf of the wisdom and foresight evinced by the fathers of Confederation, more particularly by our late chieftain --whose life and la- bors have been so ably written by his trusted Secretary and literary executor The chief defect in our Canadian sys tem is owing to the unfortunate neces- sity felt by the fathers of Confederation of legtslating in the interest of Separ- ate Schools; but witho..t this there was ,no hope of Confederation. The advent- Cages of a federal union, however, far counter -balance any disadvantages arising from a Separate School system; and we hope the day is not far distant when, in a conciliatory spirit of honor- able compromise, the problem may yet be solved of giving to all the youth of Canada one national' and uusectarian system of education, of which all • races and religions may feel at liberty to avail themsehes. SANDERS & DY4R„ Prop, ' R (111BDAY, DEO, 6th, 1894,. MUNICIPAL GONSID.ERATIOiV. Time is swiftly passim; and as yet little or nothing is heard in reference Cre municipal matters. It is time "the fat" was boiling. It is folly to delay •o -til nomination day and then put up se nean totally unfit for any office. Let to citizens now busy themselves about their representatives for 1895. We fake Demolition of our present coun- ts.:, let their deeds speak: for them. This we would impress upon the rate- :Fiyers that now is the time to consider these things, not on nomination day, and let not false modesty keep any one 53.; the background. Thera are plenty of men in town who would make good members in whatever capacity they might be placed, and, we trust, if solic Red they would give the :natter their saost serious consideration. Let us not allow ourselves to imagine that there are only half a dozen persons in town who are capable or qualified to fill the lee of reeve, There are plenty of men good and true. Let us throw aside all petty differences and see if we can't get some new men into the Said—not that those who have served r.s in the past have not performed the arduous duties of their office faithful - Ey and well, but did it ever dawn upon. you, fellow ratepayer, that the honors etre so reluctantly confer upon these gentlemen are in reality twelve months of gratutious labor in disguise, with a superabundance of "thanks" in the !arra of abuse thrown in, and that some c those veterans would gladly step aside and see others "man the ship of state" for 1895. But are there not other reasons why we should try to get some new men to fill these positions,— 'These old "war horses," are perhaps, sot only weary of long service, but are 'liable to be removed from our midst, or. get into positions which call them away so that they cannot attend to the duties of the office, and we want others to have experience in those matters The present incumbents of office ap- pear to have conducted our affairs in a Most able manner, but many will be :sound who believe they could have im- lercaved matters very considerably had they the reins of power. What say the ;ratepayer about elevating one of our present councillors? Let there he some nipples on the municipal sea at once. omenropoommamssogronspoomm StaffIt is oursad duty to chroni- cle the death of 11r. George Herron, sr.r One ;Tutees of epider intakes its home in. who died here last Saturday, after a lingering illnessa of about three years.. Deceased had a bad attack of la grippe about three years aego, which settled on his lungs, thus causing his death. He was buried by the Canadian Order of Chosen friends, and his funeral was largely attended. Clinton: Grey.or silver sgnirrels are rather rare in this section Ed, Centel - on was out shooting in McBrien's bush. in 1•lullet he brought down a very handsome specimen of the grey squir- rel, one of the finest ever seen in his section. It weighed nearly three pounds. He was sent to Hensall to be mounted. This is the second that has been shot in this section this fall Colborne: A bad accident took place at Goldthorpe's saw mill on. Monday morning to a young man named John Eyre. While oiling about the saw 1}e slipped and one of his feet carie again st the revolving saw, nearly half of the foot being almost completely severed. Drs. Taylor and J. R. Shannon were summoned, and they are endeavoring to save the remainder of the foot, which was badly mangled, London: Necessity is the mother of invention. A new branch of the coal business has been opened up in this city along lines that are to be seen everyday in England, but rarely in thth country. ft is nothing more or less than an itinerant coal vendor who, with wagon, basket and bell, parades the streets in the outlying wards, cry in:n"Ccall Coal!" and ollering it for .sale by the bushel. Hullett: In the year of 1888, the late Humphrey Snell gave his son William a thoroughbred heifer calf, Hullett Beauty; it was then a year old; and was tbe last article givenfrom father to son. before the formers death. Since then this heifer has dropped five bull calves, which, when sold. averaged $105 each; on Monday morning it be- came the mother of another bull calf. A record of six male calves for a 7 year old, is something out of the ordinary. Around About Us. Clinton: Mr. Thos. Beacom, of God- erich township, has moved here. Hensall: Mr. Fairbairri has purchased ten acres of bush from Robert Bell, of Stanley. Clinton: We undestand that D. Moore leaves town this week, and will take up his residence in Toronto. Stephen: Mr. Jacob:Finkbeiner of the 8th concession, who has been din. gerously ill, is slowly recovering. Biddulph: Mr. W. Brownlee, of Us borne, has purchased the Mayo farm on the 5th concession Biddulph, for $4,200. Wingham: John Hill, an enploye. at the Standard furniture factory, had a finger lacerated on a saw on Monday morning. Thousands of cases of rheumatism have been cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, This is abundant reason for belief that it will cure you. Hensall: Court for the revision of the Dominion voters' lists will be held in Hodgins' hall, by His Honor Judge Toms, on Tuesday, R Dec. 18,t p. m. at )UR CANADIAN: GOKSTIT UTIOY Our attention has been called to a re - went article in the Canadian Magazine, pointing out the growth and workings, or constitutional government since the act of Confederation. The subject is sere well worthy of attention on the rt of our educationists. If the young and rising generation of Canada are to: eontiuue loyal and intelligent British sabjeets,nothing can be more useful or cessary than to inculcate in their minds the principles which underlie the working of our constitution. Every seilool boy or girl knows, of course, that our present system of government dates from. July 1st 1867, when by the act of Confederation all *the Provinces es British North America from ocean to ocean were united under one federal government. Before the passing of that act, the British Sovereign exer- cised xer-e sed a potential influence over our colonial affairs. Now, however, all that changed; because the Premier and aaisCabinet, who are virtually elected by the House of Commous and sustained 1y a majority of the people's represen'ta ,lues, are rulers of the sicuaciou. We in Canada possess the same govern. went powers as are enjoyed by the peo- ple of Great Britain, There are differ- ences of course, . peculiar to the .condi- tions of each country—such, for exam ple, as the constitution of the House of Lords which is a hereditary body; 'whereas the Canadian.Senate, although its members appointed for life, yet, ow ling to their removal from the sphere politics and the influence of partizan- ebip, they are in sympathy with the people—while forming a wholesome ,heck on the legislation of the popular ttraueh in Parliament. There is a airiking contrast in this respect be- tween the constitution of the United States and that of Canada. The fre- dgaent changes caused by the election revery four years of a President ---the amparation in the United States of the ?irgislative and executiye powers --the :raestuont ,leadloelts in the adm!nlstra- don between Congress and the House of Representatives,—as illustrated by Me Wilson tariff -the power of veto texereiscd by the President of the re- ubile, which cannot be remedied until another President& election and the etbsente, under the United States sys. tlesrz--of any power of disallowance the. we•ter, taking possession o1 empty shells for shelter, The Railway Conductors' Insuranceas- sociation has paid out in cash to widows and orphans over $1,000,000 and $150,000 to disabled conductors. President l''erier's late tour of h'rance was made ill a carriage so high that no hand could reach him with a dagger thrust. Mr. and Mrs, U. S. Grant have just pur- chased a five -acre tract of land in the Sweet Water Valley, California, on which they intend to build immediately, James Hogg, who died in Edinburg a couple of weeks ago, was the only son of the famous Ettrick Shepherd. He was born in Edinburg in 1821 and spent most of his life in India. William A, Stanley, of Attleboro, has used up 146 skeins of silk embroidering a table spread with much skill. Don't de- spise him. He's eighty years old and can't do heavy work. Miss Sarah Norcross, who worked in the cotton mills of Lowell, Mass., for fifty-two years, and recently died, was distinguish- ed for her generosity, giving freely of her small ear nings to help the poor. Probably the youngest tramp on record is a four-year-old girl who toddled. from Astoria, Ore., to Woodside the other day. She had walked for five days, picking up eatables on the way and sleeping in the brush. Goderich Township: A short time ago Mr. Will Pickard advertised four head of stray cattle which had come into his premises, and they were sub- sequently identified by a man living in Morris, who took thein away. Mr. S. Sturdy had lost four head about the same time, and, satisfied that these were his animals, Morris, and without'he want back to luny trouble iden- tified the cattle as his, and brought them home. It is not thought that the first claimant of the cattle had any dis honest intentions, but was sitnnly mis taken in his identity of the animals. Brussels: A gentleman from Lon don who was shipping lumber here last week, bad a genuine curiosity in the shape of a Mexican living bean. In size it was about the same as an ordin- ary bean, but different in shape, being somewhat the shape of a marble divi- ded into three pieces, as if they grew three in a bunch. Its peculiarity was in the fact that it wouldn't lie still. When put on the open hand or on the table it would insist on crawling a- round. Held between the thumb and linger a distinct beat lake a pulse can he felt. Its.owner said it had been in his possession about two months, and it is as lively now as when he got it. It is quite a curiosity. . Brussels: The action of the Reeve in regard to au assault case is being severely commented on this week by some of the parties interested. It is said that after twice refusing 'to take the information, when it was likely to be laid before another J. F, he accepted from the defendant a plea of guilty of common assault and a fine of one dol- lar without costs, which the complain- ant says he had no right to do without taking the information. We are not, as a rule, in favor of any more law than is necessary, but people who ac sept public offices ought to be prepared to be prepared to do the disagreeable duties of the office as well as the more pleasing ones, and unless there are two very different sides to the story it has not been done this time. Parkhill We regret to learn that Mr. W. H. Hutchins, M. P., has sold out his business here. Mr. Hutchins has been engaged in the grain business at Parkhill for 28 years and being honest and straightforward in all his dealings and possessed of considerable business enterprise was deservedly popular with all classes in town and country. He did much to build up the large trade for which our town is noted. Mr. Hut- chins has also been a. public-spirited citizen and taken an active part in municipal as well as political matters. to think that though pleased he hes retired from business he will be still amongst us and be able as hereto- fore to give his services in promoting the interests of the town and surround- ing district. His successor in the busi- ness is Mr. R S. Hodgins, of Lucan. Tuckersmith: Mr. William Doig, has been appointed Principal, of Harriston Public School for next year, Mr. D. Dorrence the present Principal, goes to Hepworth. Hay: One day lately as Mr. W. Dignan, 6th concession, was going through a swamp he found the bones of what must have been a very large deer, as each of the horns were three feet six inches in length. Brucefield: Mr. Henry Monteeth is now busily engaged iu dehoruing eat - le. Mr. James Turner had the horns removed from 51 of his young rattle last week. Many of the farmers are in favor of dehorning, while others look upon it with disfavor. Clinton: On Thursday morning firs was discovered in the wainscoting of a room in the third story of the Grand Union hotel, and was quickly put out with a few pails of water. The fire ap parantly started by the bricks of the chimney becoming hot. McGillivray: Rumor has it that in McGillivray township the candidates for the reeveship will be Messrs. W. L. Corbett and G. T. Johnston, for the .1st deputy-reeveship, Mr. Drummond, and for the 2nd. deputy reevesh!n Messrs. Thos. Prest and Ed, Morgan. Various natnes are mentioned for the position of councillor Clinton: It is said that al wordy warfare took place here a few days ago Protestant minister between a e aid Roman Catholic priest over a sermon the former preached relative to the dispensing of the sacrament in the two There were no blows t • churches.o�ss ruck and the result ieft the gentleman as sailed on top. St. Marys: A great mass meeting of electors will be :held in the opera house here, on Thursday afternoon, Dec.1.9th. The meeting will commence at two o'clock and addresses on the political questions of the day will be delivered by the Hon. John Haggart, Hon. J. C. Patterson, Senator Ferguson and Dr. Montague,. M. P.. Clinton: Mr. W. Grigg, who has been seal hunting on the Japan coast, and also in Behring Strait, has return- ed to Ontario, and will remain here till about the end of December. He has had a somewhat thrilling experien- ce during his absence, and tells marry iutere.ting episodes of the reckless lives seal hunters are compelled to live. Brucefield: The Huron Veternary Medical associatian held their meeting at the Dixon .hotel, on Monday, Nov, 26th, 'Ole weather being favorable, a very good attendance of vets, from differe.at sections of the country were present. J. Wilson, V. S., Pres., occu- pied the chair, Several interesting pa- pers were read and were discussed at considerable length. Adjourned to meet in Town Heil, Clinton, on Jan. 6th at 1 o'clock, sharp. CYCLING PROVERBS. LINES OF INFORMATION. There are 51 metals. Geneva has 250 Americans. Russia has 350,000 paupers. Syracuse may tax bicycles. 1, Steers do Mexican plowing. Whalebone is counterfeited. Europe has 3,477 lighthouses. Breslau has a paper chimney. Trees are felled by electricity. England has a lady bill poster. Uncle Sam has 802 lighthouses. The Czar owns 100,000,000 acres. In London gas is 50 cents a 1,000. Boilers aro cleaned by electricity. England boasts electrical bicycles. A railroad mile contains 2,500 ties. A co-operative railroad is projected. Onions sell by the quart at Houston. London will have a 1,150 foot tower. Waterproof paper has been invented. Greeks aro the principal sponge fishers. A Paris clock pendulum is 377 feet long. Our telegraph lines stretch 210,000 miles. Paris has porous glass window panes. A New York girl has a $20,000 doll- house. Chicago is to have a hotel with 6,124 rooms. English typewriter girls are called typists. Grit makes a man, but rears a bearing. Neither men nor bicycles steer wall with tight heads, Like a friend in need, the handle -bar is only appreciated when the road is rough. The world, like a bicycle, would soon come to a stop were it not for the cranks. Ambition is like a bicycle saddle; though much eat upon, it generally manages to be on top. Politeness is like a pneumatic tire there isn't much in it, blitit eases many a jolt in the journey of life. .A. pleasant disposition, like oil in a bicy- °ole hearth.," reduces friction and prevents a world of wear and tear. Like a link le a bicycle chain, we may not amount to much individually, but col- lectively we make the wheels go around. Like balls in a bearing,, the lives of ,many • of us ,rust be one continued: grind that others may enjoy themselves Life is like a bicycle ron; some worry, fret and scorch along; and soon reach the end, while others take it easy and enjoy themselves as they go, ABOUT BIRDS. AVOID TROlIBL ATHOME,. Use Oni the Reliable Dyes. Dial/mind It is well known that the ladies of Canada often experience trials and tribulations in the household manage- ment. These small but • irritating roubles can be avoided if a little care and common souse is exercised, Wo- , men who go on suffering these little miseries have themselves to blame, as they suffer through their own careless. 0e s and inexperience, To day one great source of annoyance in the household is the use of poor imitation dyes for domestic dying, In some eec- tions of our land, the ladies have lifted up their voice against them in a way which cannot be misunderstood. These, imitation dyes have caused not only great loss of material and money, but anger and heartache as well. All these domestic trials and tribulations are avoided when Diamond Dyes are used. By their use work is well and quickly done; results are always gr'snd and the colors are brilliant and lasting Ladies whu have used Diamond. Dyes for the. Last ten years know their great worth and possibilities. Avoid all imitation dyes, and always insist upon getting Diamond Dyes from your druggist or dealer. The offensive weapon of the ostrich is his leg. He can kick as hard as a mule, and it is a remarkable fact that his kick is for- ward, never backward. Young doves and pigeons are fed with a sort of pap secreted by the parent bird. It is necessary* to the existence of the squabs. They die without it. An owl cannot move his eyes, as they are fixed in their sockets. The deficiency is atoned for by great freedom of motion in the muscles of the head and neck. Eagles always drive away their young as soon as the latter are able to fly well. Business is never . very goqd with the eagle, and he does not enjoy competition. The humming bud, in protecting its nest,, always flies at and pecks the eyes of its adversary. Crows have been found totally blind from the humming bird's bill. Several kinds of birds are known to fol- low cows, horses and other stock about the pasture for the purpose of feeding on the insects disturbed by the feet of these animals. Wildducks, cranes, swallows and sev- eral other kinds of birds assemble in flocks as the time of migration approaches and seem to discuss the departure and the route. • AROUND THE GLOBE. An anti -corset league has been formed in England. There are nearly fifteen thousand miles of rabbit -proof fencing in New South Wales. The most ancient architectural ruins known are the temples of Ipsambul, on the Nile, in Nubia. Some one has stolen the cross erected by order of Queen Victoria on the spot where the prince imperial was killed by the Zulus. In the new mosque at Tripoli, Syria, there are three hairs from the prophet Mohammed's beard. They were given by the sultan, and are kept in a golden box. Lulu R. George, a wall -paper designer in New York, drew a Chinese pattern which proved so popular that three hundred thousand rolls of the paper have been sold.• The costliest picture frame in the world is valued: at $125,000. It is of hammered gold, ornamented with pearls and precious stones. Its sire is eight by six feet, and it incloses a painting of "The Virgin and Child," in the Milan cathedral. EXTRAORDINARY. Canaries, if continually fed cayenne pepper, will gradually turn red. New "York city has more southerners than any city of the south. Abner Dorsett, a negro filing in Hick- ory Mountain township, N.C., has a head which measures thirty-two inches in cir- cumference. A Chinese paper says that Mariano Santa Ana, a native of Albay, who is 117 years of age, has just completed the long term of fifty-three years' imprisonment. W. L. Jones, a farmer of, Sioux falls, S. D., had been deaf for five years. The other day some bees stung him en the ears, and the next day his hearing was restored. THE PRINTING TRADES. 110 012 ib is said that a book, name not given, was printed Prom, vulcanized rub- ber stamps. 1 stereotyping in the main according to the present method was invented in 1719 byTiiloch. 1 - The first book to have its leaves num- bered was "2Efop's rabies," printed by Caxton in 1484, Chinese printing is certainly as early as I A., 1). 693, books of that date being now in existence s If taken in time it will cure most severe cases of Cough, Bronchitis; Asthmatorchronic irritatioo ofThroat or Lungs. • THUS aheavy doctors bill Sloss AVE AVE much fdiscomfort. MURRAY& CO. Manufacturers: and Dealers in Grain Crushers, Straw Cutters Root Pulper-6-Knife spot cash $10.5 �Also general Eoun- • dry work. Castings in iron and brass to order. 1000 cords ofhard and soft wood for sale. JAS. MURRAY & CO. OOD'S PITOSPnOrIPXNE. The Great English Remedy, Six,Paclggges Guaranteed to promptly,, and pertaauently cure all forms of Nervous iPeakncss, E9niasio ns, Sp a rm- ato,y Sea, Impotency and alt "♦if ejf'eots oP Abuse or• Excesses, � �. srental*arry,exoessive use 8<ore and A Fter. °f T°ba000, api,prnor scimu- ✓ rants, which soon lead to ,in- 41rmity, Insanity, Consumption and au early grave.` Has been prescribed ever 85 years In thousands of cases; Is the only Iteliablo and Honest 3tectiotne •i hos Ir dine f > Lar woos s P 4 iu tat p known. Askd k,w gl: ho otters setae worthless medicine in place of this, Inclose'. price In totter, and wo will send by return mats Price, ono package, si; six, Sir. One will ,lease, six wilt cure. Pamphlets free to any address. The Wood Company, Windsor, Ont, Canada. Sold in Exeter by 7, W. Browning, Druggist W. G. Bissett's ett s L iver. VIester IIdv3r1ier 16 -Page Weekly -96 Columns 1.. 00 Now to Dec. 31, 1895. Balance of Year Free ONLY First Class. Horses and Rigs. SPECIAL RATES WITH CO. MMERIAL MEN. Orders left at Bissett Bros.' Hardware Store,' will receive prompt attention, TERMS - REASONABLE A TRIAL SOLICITED, W. G. BISSETT \1egk1j of tlio Wst NONE BETTER. FEW AS GOOD. LargePrize List. Handsome Premium GOOD INDUCEMENTS TO AGENTS For Agents' Terms, ete., address— IIIIET18Eli PRINTING CO. T}IL L1TflAL .0006 STOKE, CLOTHING 0 J. SijelI 1�/Zaira- Bt_ EXETER - ONTARIO Has now in stock X611 and WEE Goo=s. IN THE FOLLOWING LINES: West of England Suitings and Trou eringe, Scotch Tweed Suitings and Trouser ings. French and English Worsted Cloth All made up in the Latest Style, at best Rates. J SN °LL C. LUTZ. PROP Exeter. Fanson's Bloch E x Family Receipts and Prescriptions, Furniture! Furniture? ! Furniture!!! We have moved back to our old store again and have the finest stock of Parlor, Bedroom and Din- ingroom Furniture in the town, at prices that can- not be beaten. Elegant new bamboo goods just coming in See our beautiful new War erooms. We are bound to sell if good goods nicely displayed at very low prices will do it. Carefully prepared. A complete stock of drugs,. patent medicines, Drug- gists' supplies, perfumes, toilet soaps, hair brushes, tooth brushes, combs- and all articles to be found in. °a first-class Drug Store. TZ Druggist. C. LTJ HARMLESS HEADACHE POWDERS rre ALL IFIEADACHE whey are nota ver' Mulct •t''b cure every thing,but•simply head- ache*. xvf/ theta, it wilt cost but 51; cents for a Cox and they ant harmless. They are not a Caw*, Ila, S. GIDLEY SON, ODD FELLOW'S Block Exeter Luinier ._.Yard The undersigned wishes to inform thegeneral public that he 'keeps constantly in tock all kinds of building material, dressed and un- dressed lumber . . - B. C. Red, Ontario, High Land and Pine Shingles. . . Special notice is dr. awn, to B. C. Red Cedar -which( is acknowledged to be the most durable timber that, grows;; especially for shing- les. 36 to -40 .,ears.. • It is said that they those who know, y will last from 36 to 40 years in any climate. James. Willis Lumber .Mer than t