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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1874-12-3, Page 2s• - 117,e .1.4. 40.410 tOtytziO tt> 09 large IttlIttber of adeer- tisetnente,iu thie week"e iae errnu "Kl..'014s, we find it tiecessaey to loge sttp001101A, 41, Qrder to give ons isetidese the uenel amount of reeditig /natter. • We have- sict teirthht of oecaPY- , fbr, our owo inionalietu beuellt the ,speee whieli we eoiteider iilly holooge te .ottr subneribere, end au lotig as our •Pollitinni eletttiune as crowded.tie they vtre ttils.weJa, we shell isene sesttpplement. EXEITEn., raugsDAY, NOV. 261en, , eir CC:VP:eat We would remind the friends of the Liber4-Coneeenative 'anise that Mr. , Oreenway has acceeted the noutinatioo ' tendered Idol:- , ...1•••••11011111.1pile gllha CO St 0 age 2'cocItioir Coelteee4eff iee*s it Veenegeete 4.rhemlekti. [The following ossey wee teed lay Miss On riseeeo eloeterd, of Spline), feee, ;NIQ•• 0, 4aY-,, Otore the Exeter district teaelters' Inetitate, at a meeting eele NON,',, 7th, in Exoter. , Before we an ti eat ,of any given sub - we MAW, have a clear ceeeeption, io Our wet), minde, of what that euhject, is, else how tem we tea wi;.at benefits` wilt ease from the etudyieg of ft. in teeetiug my eoMposition t wilt fire), try end, tleCOri40 Wifdt it is. 400Pud, what, it does. 4.11l. lastly why it should he thoght in ormittry sehoole, or rather what beeetitseotiotry elithlree will do - rive from stodying 42 Whet is compti- enaoe e Were 1 to answer in my own wore 4 wooid say, ,composition is the siedy which by nroper culture euebles L4$ to invent ideas a ud clothe, those ideas in app-opriette and elegant languego. But, if we ask quite, a large proportion of our 443.14,00t children, we will get a very diffeneut answer. Their definitiou will be emnewhat after this style: Com- position is the driest, Laudest, most hateful ou thing we have to study in seheol. Tabs° two defieitious you will owe to be very different ; yet they eenne 'from two classes of persons who ought to agree. We will fled the reason of this thffeeenee, is in composition not being properle taught. SOnso seem to think that it is a subject that pelmet he studied in scheel with the scholars are, pretty well advaueed and understand the roles of grammar. Now, as I. regardit, and intend trying to treat it, this is rank nonsense; for is not the art of con- versation also the art of oompoeition. Most we net in deilkieg try to clothe our idues in appropriate 'language, or elee how will we be understood by those whom we ere talking to ; so that in a mantle): a child commences composition Jong ere he comes to sehool. After he enter:, the schoolroom almost, if not al- together, the first lesson he receives, is a lesson iu composition. To be sure the teacher does not say " Come noW, my little dears, and bave a lesson in composition ;" nor amild they under- stand him if he dia. Still if he teaches properly, he does teach composition. Tee first leseou on our tablets is about "an ox." The first thing we do is to ask the children what an ox is 2 what it looks like ? what it is used for ? &c. In alio eeriug the questions, isnot the child. composing ? 'We ask them to tell us what tho lesso.0 said, and they in their own words give us an aiecOuut of it. Are they not having a lesson in trans - posit on ? Thus from the.very first day a child enters, the schoolroom we en- eourage him to give us his own ideas eboat persons and thipgs in general, and help him to clothe his ideas in pre'. per Ian; nage. We thus teach him composition, and what is inseparable, from it, language lessons, andiu snob a weenier as makes them pleasant to him. Thus at every stage in his progress in school he is trained ap in habits . of thought, Without which it is impossible to excel in cempositioe, nor are his lessons confined to, those he gets in school. I have now in my minds eye a teacher who taught his pupils as much, if not more, of their coMposition on his way to and from the school, and at in , termission in rough weather, than in,: lessons in the sc,hool. , Ile always en- couraged them to come with him. :and talk tohim ; he encouragedthem to: de, - bate with hinnand also anioug themsel- eetOee, witn-him as umpire. He show- ed them: how to arrange'What they•Wish;' ed to say, in the best wanner, and tints helped to form the ,deeire to be able to do it' betteas ' Every teacher ' may net have the diance,that he had, still we all have plenty of opportunities if we only rightly improve them., But I hese. taken tip euough of yout time eMthis point which some may thiek pertly foreign tunny text. ; In the second place: NYItet does porn - position -eke? A late eminent wrier has, Said, "composition gives etethat peweie that puts us in poesession of theliature ..-transports us.te all distances-inalles• us eonceive.objects tnyisible to the sense -iutrodocei'us to what ie merely pos- sible -sustains oor etreogth hy hope - extends the narrow sphere of our ex- insiaace beyond thepresent eudithus by deepeniug the sources of otireeosibili-, ty, fertilizes the field of our virtues.' What is there •that can do more than this ? What greater end ceeld weevatet to acconeolish this to, deepen the Sour. ces of our sonsibility;fertiliee'the :field of Our 'virtues? Or; I I:eight ask, 'what. In the Last place we will deal wit nobler aim could we love than gultiVat-' the benefits country children will ;de ieg, eetr yieteee ee the eletues of oar pu-, rive hem studying composition. 'Thar pile ? But you' may ask does cenipesi is one thing that has always puzale tion properly taught accomplish these me, that is, why, even educated and in eads? poee it put. els iti possession of telligeot peOple, think, - that countr the future 2 We know that to he in re- children do not require as much or a ality in possession of the future is inn- thorough an education a.e town or city possible; OW ,the:oets who composes ehildreo. We hear the expression by'.'e • . 'told studios deepa'yto- he able to excel, 'town Schools" and "country ticicohelislic can, oomparingthe past with thepror ' town children" and COuntayi ren." In .m37: mind there can he bu one ' or two explanations for thes terms. Either they regard the coon try children as being intellectually in ferior to town children, or else they re gard the country teachers as belonging to the -lower grade. Now, neither o these conclusions are very flattering. We often hear it said of a boy whh has e good education, "It is a pity he stays on the teem ; his education will be long, long tent, before we travel far, To , wasted." It is one point I never could lilt :orate lin LIA.U. 1 W ill re,fate,•41,-scho,o1,...--svo e013.,pancationi„s,,wasted on a &rm.! . . day . experience. We were stu yin.. Hanowit the farmer as nitieh need of a goed,general educatiOn as any one else? , If he hae nett. wish seine one would tell mo why. :Alia itis obtf'witli educa- tion' in geoesal,S but with '' 'coMposition in. peiticohit. that 'I have to do:. , What (fi sheeial need' haVa ()Ur. bir- ' inni,• ,girls of it? , If Our sena? ...V.F ' juts '04, as. teeilt ,ineny friende to .Writt'4 as you city belle, le theta ;any .1 sot , why she 0,0,041101So eble,tehyrite3,4,thern as 'correet1i1:`$li,e''See.4'.,,,sightsi- whiCh ' are inorenebnthinf being written ebbot than 'Year:last ball'ete theatse,; aitc..84itn we deuylier thariestreationneporseary ' to 'gnalifYheate deeOnitieS' thOien ; Are not •OueleOye'itii likely to. latVe•to dratV out , . . kr:OM:10)6 initeS.,' draftS0:. hills, , and 'Orders as your.dty• 'Ono:2, 1E4 ,',Inisniess iransaCtions may,,414'he so numerous '6' 41itfeee , de the mereliant ' .6k, bi.olferv btitia that a4teitson 'Why they Should not,be as eorrectly One kith as regards foihis and etpreeeion ? 'You evill tel an- kiVer, fitt„, The Jarmo is always mak, big 64etioditts, Omit if he, :V ysors of esperlonee and. study has gained knoW- ledge Whicli eit.colla oe of use to the youngeronea..lot him write to,. his ag-- rieultural papers' 04 there, Otte others, tho,benat Of MS toils, Yon ell know that whateeee ig‘r;itiitten oil teaching, is ' interesting to me , jnet ; so With 'fanners ; and 11'1)1.4041 farniettl wrote' More, their papers ,Would he Wero. tereetiog to &Mese,. TO, he. able to do Oil it ie necessary 'to hayn learned OOMpoSitioil and We know thest if they , 1,49.,kot stodi4kt ;itieetioels they are *WORTH. 4#111IDLESE.X: I • huveebeen requested to stets that Mie McDougall ;consented to run for Noith Middlesex at the ensuing; dee- tion, and hoe already ceninierered brisk cauvass. 4u,d1.111-DIII.671'4 . , . t is ot very canimonoceurronce that -When :it party coodidate fpr Parliament is selected, he is required to wake cer- t ain :amerifices of ' priuciple •,vbich has held uhile a private citizen. Exi- genoiee of party in many in lances de - in -and this surrender on the part of the candidate, and a . Afton lie is dempelled by his °wit ambition and desire for sinseess rerennce or „make subservi- <sit to political interests, opinions and principles h Inch he may have hitherto had. We Pay a candidate who will assert his oplitiens ou gladiolas which affect the interests of a goeat number On either side of politics, and which are of vital importance to the civilized coinnuatieii., at the outset of au election campalgeo4indeuaintain them inviolate throaglibutssis riteity indeed. It is ;themigh the influence of men of this stairp that we hope to see oureaun ry's honor retrieved.. The Liberal-Coneervative party of Booth Perth seem to have been pa,rtie- uirti.ly fortunate in their eelection of s candidate for the. Local House. Mr. 6haorge Loversage, the 'gentleman cho , skis pot iseily hondrable aner,upright in bits ibusineste.transactions, but, j udg • ing from thts ,remarks Wade when aceepting ebe.nomination., he .iutends little no prospect of 'eleetion shall lure blue frein the path of rectitude marked 4)1148ft:tee him,: and in -which he has hither,to trodden, While accepting ttlie noiniinition so unaniniously ten - Aired ltiain he desired the people to dis- tinetly*understand that he was a strong ten:yet:a nog! And. not ifoithe saie'uf party triumph forego' or 'ea-aid:WM hie' opinions on this stthject. Site Leversag,e has taken tide very ,detided stand, and giVen'iftterance to his opinions, on a question which sgitates the Pnblic mind, and not un- frehriently deterniines the tbte of can- didates, syeoipine that the mass of the .0Te,cepiese,xile:fiellye Widi enthusiasm to hie;enpvert. This Very independent ate-tiieneat, the outset should commend ,Mie'l...;eVereage to the good 'opinion of etlfeetteSes. In it they have 4 guaran tee'that MreLeversage will not be in- duenCed by partfdoneidefations in his conduCt willing to feather, io every legitiroate,manner, the iuterests of the party who have chosen - • - ' Beetle. ..every .:•prOepeet of 'Toni "Wi:ite of the Mantreal Gazette, being -.Yetarned mpresent Montreal West in the, House of.Commons, in tl e Liberal Conservatiye interest. A ready and adile debater, Mr. White would, if elect - cd, at once adiauce _to. a foremost po- Sitron:in the IIouSee Theee seems to be ceosideritble difficulty iu procuring a man strong 'ernmigh to oppose Mr. 'White, and a division in the Grit ranks appeare,iniminent. •" idea that tve can, tve really emceed Nye know thet we streugthen aoy pert of our mind or body by exereising,iteeo if we 0XerCiSe our sentiihilitn We will deepen it, ao how better Pah We elier^ else it titan by eeznivsing :aP4 l'eadiu$ geed compoeitieu on The finer feelinge ut fel tlliZe 014 virtele by using 'our pen_in the cause of yirtae, 'We getter -0 ana that thine who. compo'se La" I thi iterdeelioge nacre fatly deVelopeel ea than those who do mit, ae their lei= sure time is so fully oecupied with what is refined they exclude the grosser ele- ments. Bet compositiou does even more than thhi. I onablee us to en- tertain our fiends mid acquaintanees. To be elite to converse Well, it tenants, sary first to have it good general knot ledge, and second that we have se poesession. Iu reg,ard to the first we ktIOW tliat it is most likely that those who are deeply read and note events for future reference will be able to eoneerse on past Rya iresent saente, But as self profession is even more important, we will give a longer notice. We know that to ha' e self -profession we must heve the knowledge, Of tliie we have daily •fflustratiets in our schools. Which of the seholars ewhes to recita- tion with self-possession and000fidence? Not those who have only half learned their lesson. No, but those who have aiven time and attention to their stud - res and know that they miderstaud the matter in 1140. just so is it lu emu - mon eotevers,e-tion ; before we ean talk with confidence we must feel 'etre we undereleaud what we are talking about.. But there is even more than this le- quired. We must feel that we have words at 00111111mA to clothe our ideas. Words aro to ideas what dress is to the peeson, and I grieve to confess that guite a proportion of the woeld'is apt to judge the person after the sanie stand- ard, by the grandness of the exterior. You may ask how does composition give os that 'pOsseesion ? Why the person who has long been accustomed to put- ting his ideas on peper otennothelp knowing thot he is able to ,clothe his ideas with flueot speech, end that cer- tainty giveshim command over himself. He feels he can speak because he knows what to say and how to say it. Com- position also fits us for giving pleasure to our friends when we are absent. There is one whose duty or pleasurehas taken from his native land. His faiends have neither the will nor the means to go • with him ; yet they know that he will see many things that would interest them. How can they share in his plea- sures and sec those beautiful sights he sees and enjoys ? By his being able to compose he coo take notes as he Passes along ; rapidly it may be, still hehas time 1 ote, What interests him most and when he has:arrived at his destua- tion and is 60110 in his new home, What -will atter& him more pleasure than filling out these iiatis and sending them to his friends at:hoine. Ia reading them they share his joy and see the si,ghts he saw, and yet they have never left their home or neglected their busi- ness. Will not his friends as they read his glowing description of foreigv places and things be glad that he studied com- position, and think of the dry account that would have been sent had. he not beeu able to compose. It also enables us to give future generations the bene- fit of our exoerience and researches. In looking back we can see how much we are indebted to the great and good of the -past. They by their cumwand not so hhely tO take up, the peu in • if - tee yore orif they to not as like- ly to °end, Again, will not ceuutry 'children find tie b malts of Stilayir compoeitioetweeiethey ovule to 'oh meet and go to their eoriettlearei eveiebies and are called epee to Sp,'0;;;, We wish to hear ill,4111 speak thteutl)r, we situ aLt t,:avb tnent eoznposition witiie at sehvol, We are Pyoajs t oor 1'4111101S 50115 'stand up Iterin eel eete te1;14es, et to be eine to Plead. for temperance, they toilet Lase ettidit ed composition either in school or in after life ; au1 aeit is easier to stehly yoeth thao in after life, otte oountry children have a, right to ask ler tho teaching el eonipoeition, so as to eetvo e. rh,ein, from ,the,toil, which will be requn- eu to suety it atone in after years. Ageni, where do Our connoillers come from? Our eoinstry schools ; and jedg- ing from the speeches rf a greet many theih, we would say that when they went to school', composition wat not taught, or if it was; it was in thee dry, distastefel manner that makes it the herror of the yonng. Let riS' look aromul end eee where one 104ding statesmen prone froin ? Ageire We an - sow or couutry schools. It WM there they leorned to oompose, and Avo knew not the weely Lours that some p. thsm haye epent in making up for that train- ing they should have received in wheel, We all want and we all work to raise OP a generation of women who shall be fully able to take the place of those t ho must soon pass away, and if we wo da See Omni fill their positions withecr rt and honer we Mast educate them or those positions. I ask what subject is more calculated to develop° the whole •mind than composition? TO be able to compose well we must read so that we may become acquainted with .the Jest authors and their styles, BO that we may have all the information pos- sible on the subject in hand. We must think deeply and concentrate all our though on the subject, so that w) may give it foil justice; and lastly, ' to compose, we must uuderstand the rules of grammar and by thus learning them practically we will bp more likely to ap- ply them in our daily talk and ender - stand them than if we, to use to com- mon expression, "had gone through all the textbooks in christendona." I say it with all due deference to our grainmoniavs who have written those books. I have tried to show the advautages arising from. the proper teaching of composition and if we aro to strengthen the intellect, -deepen the sensibilities, make us more virtuous, previde a re- source of amusement, why not give country children the henelit. It is through our country schools that we can reach the great mass of our people, country people are called the bone and sinew of the country. Then let us by all,means give theta that educttion that will raise them to the position they were designed to occupy. Let us teach them compoeitiou that we may implant the love of reading good books, and the love of advocating good causes, in fact the love ot all that is noble, and hatred of all that is base ; and this I think we eau do if we teach them to love corn- positiop and thus fill up that spare time which is so apt to be spent loafiug around taverns. This I think we may accomolish in the time children are sent to school, at least we cau implant the love of composition, and we will find the time and nietens to por-feeet themselves iu it. of language have handed clown to u the fruit of their long years of toil an research after truth. In this they hay left us a noble example, winds sus go thou and do likewise." Is no ours a very scientific age, and is no science making, gigantic strides, rend ttr we not in duty bound to giye futor generations the benefit of that pro gtess. There ere ,diseoyeries made, in vestigations ,carrieel out, and truths eli cited at the present time which tL good. of the future generations requtr us to transmit to them ; and who is t hend tb.ein down? Simply those wh are qualified to plothe them in the lies order, and we knoev thet it is by th aid of composition alone that we cam s clothe andarrange them. What hette amusement or employment for ou spare time can we want than that o putting on paper what we may hay heard that bus interested us ; er writ ing out our own thoughts; and it wil else atuuse us to read it in the years t come. - sent. look ,forward, to the ,future with lett 4O -tor MACDONALD was requested far El. Ore Cert.duty than he who does 1yan influential meeting held in To- not so search and compare events. runte a few days ago to become a cttn- Does it transport us to all distances, ; Kittl e for •the Eastern Division of that What is it that trankmrts us wherever Ile has also been requested to fitt:Oy to go 2 it not imagination gun for Laeeds and GrenVille. Sir goon Of course we , mast except hard °Ash, etertdene, doubt be elected. for inany a which has the magic newer to take us emietitiehicy now represented by 0 anYwhere, if we 9nlY have enough ofi. Grit, hut it ie not. likely that he will If we have to stay at home till our hard torsake ' Kinasien, which die he has cash takes us abroad, I fear it will be a eepreitteted for the las tillirkr years. 'Domed' the last four weeks the cir- ciliation of the Times like that of the Brussels Post has Made most rapid progrees, the only material differenee being- that the progress of the Tows has been of en advance' eaten while that of the Post bas been a reto- one. Tine maye accouilt for the PoAtiving been struck from off our exchange list., 111a. A. Meli011itr inoidentally observ- ed in tho Ifouee on Weilnesdey night 'limit Limb the electiotia for the local Le. egielatare would collie off in about six evaelts. .14oevedoes it ietegue k The new police eaftle ; and station le London is situated ,opposite the,Peee Pres office. Significant ; . The,Entperor of Crerinany has 001)*. ',fersed on. Jacob E. C, 'Motor son of ' Otto ‘kleti, of Preetom • iv diploma., to-.' .• • geeziet Wall a Medal of Inmate for Yalta': able "htertrieee ren4e,red, ,during thei FrItiteo GeStietteevat,io cotiveyieg.pro, .Vdeione end,oletlitirg to sjek end wound - 4 .l:lehlerewig.goitiiin: • .trOopa, feorrit bilatithakta, Siegaged at the siege of Paris! "Ddceoeber 1870e .fiterein Zee:44bn .1:ettle; 'of London e ,beift been , eleeted by, acclitthittion the,' Wort14 Chief Tetei,Plar' a 'the 0460401(10ot, 644 Tottiphirs Of1,44,0,. composition and the mitsterpropesed .„. another girl and me to Write •letters if we Were travelling011'. the road ge- ihg, home I said " wheee-aist yougoing to travel." ().11, in Italy." "Well `.I Inn going through Spain, and em to eneke a stay at Gibrelter," wrote, and can Wok back en those:letters ,Wielt al- tnest as much delight as if we 'had seen the seetiett they described... ly40, wiTi say that oor reinclle ey,e, did not travel to al 1.dietaneesS We had read 'acodouts nf-forcia lands but they -,,did not seem: toimalce the inipression that thneeelote. tors did.: . . What aid do we got ,frone ,eoinposi- times, in coneeiving objects ;invisible to . , the sense- Again, it is febro One iina.;' gicatiAon thee we dal:Ye e power ofeete•;„ ceiVing itivisible objecte, and • what better qualified to eteacise ;thatitriagi- netion tnd to deepen ; the impressions resole than sitting down ro thhtk 011 some given ,enbject and putting Our thoughte on paper; it introduees ue to whet is merely possible arid ettstaids strength by hope. It will not he nocea- sary to dwell on those, as they are only partly the effect of Imagination and the lookitig to the ,exampl s of those wife have gone before us and conquer,ed the diffiettitiett widen sutroond them, I think ;tiot you will OVII titat olio Who delights in, ,composing will also delight in looking to ()epee Who ,h4Ve`lifiel Iifll ditties to eoutatid againat, ,flow ettsy is it to imagine that Weeati (10 Qt1.414 done', and by#eiting ttit' „ tarter and Vicinity,. OYSTEES.-W. Geo, Sander e adver- tises that he has oysters 011 hand. Make a note on't. A NE'W IIAND.-WO ,WOUla direct 1;11 attention of our readers to the adver Lisement of Grigg's book and stationer store. It will .be seen that there is new hand at the helm. Pullen:ann.-J. W. Broderick ha porehased the stock of dry goods Intel in Hodgson & Downie's store, Rodger yillo, which he has added to his ahead large stock. 11,EQVI MTION. -I flamer° u Fly sicrn ed requisition is flow in Mi. Carling'S store, svbioh is to be prose:lied by the 'electors of Exeter to Mr. Oresswell, Reeve of Tuokersinith, (Joshing hun to respoud to the call to bemuse the Con servative candidate for the Lscal Leg„ine tat= el, the ferthc iniug generaledec time. A STEP.1ENITE TV111,13 COCNTETIFEITEZ the Free' ese of Monday last, w find the following Dem, which evil n doubt be ef ieteaceft to our readers in this soli= Die:cm:try. The relatives of the principal ellarader na-zed do no bear the best of characters, it is rth, mored :-" On Saturdey at noon •a yourg man named John C. Dailey, for. molly a resideut of tele city, was ar- rested by the Chief of Polio,: area 1)e- tective Murphy upou the charge of hav- ing passed two couuterfeit $5 bills of United 6tats currency in %Adair ono clay hist week. It appears that Dailey has been living in Detroit lately, and is one of a gang who have " shoved " considerable quantity of spurious mon- ey in that city. Chief of Police Baines of Windsor and Detective Sullivan of Detroit, came down for the prisoner, and took him west at night. ki TAR SPANGLED BANNEII.--Once again into our sanctum corneal tho Star • Spangled Banner--tho December num- ber, and the one which closes, its twelfth year of success. Few there are who Prow not this splendid paper with its forty long columns, illustrated', alid just cramMed with the very best read- ing ----poems; tales, sketches, vvit, hu- mor and fun. It also contains tho cel- ebrated " Rogues' Corner,' in which every swindler, humbug, fraud ilaid quack in Americalas been, is, and will be fully exposed, Foe 1875 every' sub, scriber receives the paper fully prepaid, and either a pair of charming "Prang' chr owns, an exeellent dictiooar e album, book, or Choice of twelve prorniams- ahy one of them being worth more than price of the papme which is only $1 a year, No paper is more thoroughly established, better known, or better liked. Spechneus for 6 cents, Send $1 to Benner Publishing Company, N, IL 1' -.Gil Saturday litst.Mia Geo. Maysata this village', .went home in a state. '•tif intoxication and comtnenced ill-usiog his wife and children. He tamed Ids wife Out m the street and pul,ed his little girl out by the hair; lie then 0)4 the beby up by one arm and swung it over 1118 head and then (Ire* it oil the floor. Be else took at axe and lerke op pearly a11 the furnittere ; he then went out the) the street and created disturbaoce. The poor wife end childs OR Vi/Ore taken into the 110h80 of tho ley. Note. Bine Episeopal minister) 1 tent taken erne of by tnat gentleman itOE lady, who had to take a 000sider- eoe Aare 01 ebeee from 1igi.lqr• ;awe then went teed iai au inforina- joxi apin3t him before Thomee 'Appy, ,T, V., oiteeeehof by-laW furheing drumi, Q. ;41. Qiidley immediately ,.ssued a warrant 114111 had 11411 talten W - M custody, where he tette Med. until 11rendaY morning, When he was lined five dollars, and eight dollars field ty eente Oats ; or, he imprisoned in the potent), GOal for five days, being the u,t- most limit, authorized by the by-law. The tine WM paid, and he was dis- charged. We have heen gbeente un- derstand ehat he has left the eillage, but no doubt he will return, There be- ing no information for the a•seeult the magistrates, could not act. OPMMITTED. -We have just been showr a telegram received. by Sqnire Gidley, from 111r. Lewis, Co. Crown At- torney, stating that the man Allen,who eonemitted arson at Grand Bend a few days ago has been committed by 43go Toms, to 6 years in the Penitentary. ri.114ege (ouneZ. The Council met pursuant to ad- journment, at the court room, on Mon- day, Nov. 26. too Reeve and Council- lors Pickard, Verity and Trick present, The minetes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Moved by W. H. Verity, seconded by J. Pickard, That orders be granted for the payment of the fotliewing• aceTents for labor, viz. : Isaac Vhitlock, $7,50: Lewis Towers, $9; Wm. Greenwood, $4.O: Thomas Thomps3n, $8; Mark Clark, $2,25. -Carried.' Moved by W. H. Verity, seconded by J. Trick, That a by-law be submitted to this Council at the next meetieg to au thorize steps to be taken to acquire a portion of Mr. Richard Bissett's prop, erty for the purpcse of widening a stt eet.-Carried. Moved by W. H. Verity, secouded by ,T. Trick, That Mr. Pickard and the Reeve be appointed to provide a place for the fire engine. -Carried. Council then adjourned to meet on Monday, 14th December, at 7 o'clock p.m. M. EACEETT, wan andiqiniig. Mr, J, Y, Savage has been appointed Agent for the Trues in tau Village of Lucan and Vicinity; IB empowered to receive subscriptions andjob . . work; also at .liberty to give receipts for the same. fow doors from McLean's hotel (train our own Cories5onds44.1 BtlEINESEL-Business in Lucan dur- ieg the nest Week has, thanks to the; sleighing, bean Tait° good, and it con- sequence is, inc people having no idle time,: which the proverb says is gener- ally utilized by his Satanic Majesty to find them mischief to do, we have no 'outrages or other offences against law 'or order to chronicle. Markets, as may be seen by our report, are good, all grains except barley behig 3:ery firm. KIRK ro .1 fr. • • BACK AGAIN. -Mr. Dower has was lately an agent for the Agricultural In•• surance Ccmpauy, bas re tared, to Kirk - ton, and commenced his basiness of shoemaking. ACCIDENT. --Last Friday, as Mr. John Hazlewood, senior, was putting some calves into an enclousre, one of them knocked him down and broke three of bis ribs. Berrixd.-As Mrs. Hazlewood was milking in the barnyard, a ram struck her in•the face, tyo or three times, breaking, hsr nose and hatterbg up her face in a fearful manner. 11=62192120161527,.. 6ranti n. beee.--e eteret StInloy, llIJI*Olulatt, is our euthorized agent et an toa ; is empowered to receiye orders Lnd subseriptlintS. receive paymout therefor, 111'1(1 give receipts for too sumo. BAPTISB1.-rtev. Mr. Logan, from Lu- cite), preached ft B,tptisin ti sermouhere on Sunday 22ud. No lees than 12 in- fapts were bre t rd. We hop) this will not be the last visit we may re - eel x 0 from . Logan. His sermon was highly edifying and much appreci- ated by all who heard him. •DISPUTE. -A matler of aispn te has arisen a short distance from Crouton, between a roadmaeter a d 4 ratepayer in his beat. Althungh always in league with each other previous to this dispute the ratepayer holding up the roadmas- ter before the world as au upright, hon floe, everything which constitute e a model men. But we be- lieve the roedneaster wented all the in his beat tu be applied to- wards c1rtixi. iu culsjilueftaireille athe iateper thought, inin. friend, the roadmastor should cover up a ditch, and make it proper approach The member e of East Middle in front of his shop- Howe the dis- Teachers' Association met in London on Saturday last, and presented Mr. S. P. Groat, the retiring inspector, with a gold watch, and an address full of the kindliest feelings. Mr. Eckert read the address, and Miss Flora McColl pre- sented the watch. The following offi- cers were then elected for the ensuing year: President -Mr. John Dearness. First Vico e President -Mr. Thomas Woodburne. Second Vice -President -Miss Flora McColl.. Secretary -Mr. A. C. Stewart. Treasurer. -M. J. Lynatn. The Guelph Herald says that cattail strong`minded Yankee" ladies in that station, "ehere tine man Rarry was, hut ho said he had got up early to gee if he end his , comrade. could get any eihinee et a train to go to 144eUn, In justice to Barry we ivoeld say that the bulglar Or burglars might hatVe went to the Station feud have inouuted SOUle PaeSing' train through the night mine - aced hy, the agent, Rarry is now un- der eirest awaiting proceedinge again him, 1110P VP. (144X914 oux ONVik cORTO1p044011t) SOOIAL.--,-A social was given in the Primitive Methodist Church here on Tuesday evening, the 24t1i inst., by Wilsey. Coneidering the bad state of the roads and the storm that was raging at the time, there was a unech larger attendance than was anti- cipated. After the eatables were dis- posed of, Dr. NliEleb was elected to the chair. Speeches were delivered by, Payable on Demand trla intereet from Rev -Messrs. Collins, 'Richmond and HOTW-FT0111 10 4.M.to SP. )!It; saturday Paul, and reading on temperance by ; Nmarssiell)Valltisi 13 1 "VI1 ioSchaOld b4yldtheinegltyloilixi'lloefuttlyttel Exeter, October 26, 1574 • 'S 0 =XX VAIDJ7V. UST 1$50E8 :to 33 4i And all the priheipel CitieS eter Dit/11, .FIT$ oh of Molsons Banlr LOPON,.NGLA.ND. IOW 1(911 , S. 460,000 Makes advances on Prod4e0 Buys and sells Sterling Exchange, Discounts for the Parnling Cern- Collections made in all p%rts 84VING8 BANK Deposits frona One chinch, Miss nig1 it pestling over the organ with her usual efficiency. The pleasant meeting was brought to a cloee by votes of thanks to the speak- ers, choir, and Mrs. Wilsey, the pro- moter of the soeitd. NEW BusisEss.-Mr. George W Holwell, our enterprising livery stable keeper, has purchased Cornell's stone block, ou Main street, at present occu pied by Paisley's geneicel store, and 1VIesers, Powell & Bice's drug store and jewelry shop, and is going to refit it foi a first-class American hotel, to be open ea about the lst of February. ST, Jimmy's. Aceurrenosa-71ie young man Birtch who was aerated on suspicion,' as hay ing been one of the 'milks who at tempted to burglarize Currie 4 Wise nutat's store a Couple of weeks ago, wa discharged, sufficient evidence not bent hreught forward to warrant the inagis trittes in sending, him for trial, and hat similar to the one which was fount being produced. The hat, it was stet ted, was found behind a floor biu, bn itewahmenned that the hat had bee purchased iu Stratford between th time of the arrest and the adjournec examination. Fustiness . Parties who ihtem flocking to the hymeneal altar, enc thoos Who have gone throngh the'Mill too, ehould consult our advertising col emus, where they will learn that th business of the late S. R. Kern is car ried on by his son. Should any on unfortunately tequire the services of at undertaker, they will Bud an efficien hand ready to obey their coremands. LE VIN. --11r. A. Beattie, of St Mary's, has become noted for keeping iv stock the best groceries, wines and. ) liquors that coal be procured. He els( imports direct from the marufactmers large quantity of dry goods. Tailor ing done. W - INTER.Willler is on, and pur chasing stoves is now in order. John C. Gilpin, of St. Mary's, says his place is the best. See eclat. JEWELRY. -Mr. E. F. Brooks calle attentior, through our advertising col- umns, to his excellent stock of watch- es, clocks, jewelry, &c. NEW FOUNDRY. -A firm from Berlin have purchased Mr. Peter Haggeit's foundry, and intend entering into the mtbnufacture of engines, boilers, and all sorts of castings. BuSINESS.-Sleighing is excellent now, and business is consequently quite brisk. a 1 1 .•. -c Saturday night the 21st rdt., a.: bloody tragedy occurred at a singing School at Union Church, in Keene Tawirsuip, in Illinois, U. S. The partite engaged were two yourg men named Cyrus Sar - ger and Robert McGinley, the latter being killed.. It appears that two weeks previous Barger had insulted a sister McGinh y's, an at a singing school of Saturday night, during recess, McGin- ley called: Bargee out and demanded an explanation. Barger admitted the in - salt, but refused to give any satisfac- tion for it. An encounter:ensued, dur- ing which Barger struck McGieley a blow on the eye with a knife and an- other in the neck, which severed the pigular vein, causing death in about tan minutes. A. siting -shot was found in the vicinity of the affray, with which Barger claimed McGinley struck him. After , strskteg the fatal blow Barger ran away for fear, as he says, of an assault from, McGinly's friends. A re- volver, a pint bottle of whiskey, And a false mustaele:verelfoundkpon the body of McGinley. It is claimed by Bar- ger's friends that McGinley intended to put°, Conextencevrtoe.----Connutinieation: front Mr. D. G. \Yea° crowded out of thia iestte, Cow Lost. -Mr. John Kent had a valuable cow run over by the 4 o'clock express train. She was on the com- pany's ground ; and worth $20. I. 0. 0 F.-Widley Lodge No. 153, was instituted on Thursclay,'261h inst. by D. D. G.. M., Wine, Ford, of St Mary's. Upwards of fifty visitors were present to witness the ceremony. Five new members thitiatcd, there be- ing niue chartered members, making a total of fourteen members. There is every prospect of this being a very large and equally as creditable a todge. kWh' a" cnanizing It crusade against The ehartered members have spared 110 liqu°rse;lling groceries bY-bbtaining signatures to a Pleiletc not to deal with neither trouble nor expense in fitting np andfurnishing their Hall: In fact the interior of it would be a credit to much le rger and more presump I ious places, Breeozesev.-The store ofe. M. Webb, of this village, was entered by btirglars on Saturday morning last, and tills relieved of, contents, which fortunately consisted of nothing more than small silver and coppers, amounting to about $5. 'They then belped themselves to sortie cheese, andhiado their exit. An , entrant° was gained by prying out a back tvirolow with an axe. Mr, Webb, who had been aroused by a neighbor at a very early hour,' noticed atonee that be 'bed ,been the Victim of bugler or burglars and immediately enspeeted a man by the name of Barry, who had been stopping over night at xrAs.cInsyre s Hotel, in company With another man who also was it stranger hero. On Mr. McIntyre bans amused he Went tti Barty'e room, and found hint udasing As soon as day light appeared Webb, itt coMpatry with ahothm nn followed the foot paths from hie store %Odell Were very diSeillet,, oit aecOtint Ot a Slight fall ,(V stibw Arena the night, which led them to the 0, R. Powell's jewelery store, Park- hilla.'ev.res entered. abbot • three o'clock on Sunday last, jesvelery tofu° ainount , of Shoote$43600.,,stoleit therelroni, Mr. Nevelt beieg-away from • heme only his two siStets Were in - the house at the tithe. 'The scoundrel was traced to tear Widdet station Onc of, the gold elittine taken was found on the railroad track, Where he must have dropped it in hie flight. Chester Campbell, alias Andereon, who was arrested at 08110.W0,,' en the oltlie.201if inst.., got out of the lockAp the 'next :•Moening Itheet sloth! ovelook. •1Th told the eonstablo be was unwell) and requested bine: to fix hie 'bed for hint. While the constable was in the act of fixing the bed, • Campbell slicived ittn over nd in,a, e us escape, .loolang the constable iii tho lockup in his place,. • A yonog by minted', SilitW Wit5 Setif to 101 for fortydaya. last vvesk for ob. stitteting the ,Canittla Southern hail. WILY track near ltidgetown, Ile put sciixxe irot iitid wood oh tho ratia4 rOOTti+ ,t0 SOO how the egg Tihnerrwwelt0 r:1119iasdtectiuoai deaths small- pox : On Wednesday last it fishing :.bat belonging to Deer Island, N. B. was run 4t1W0 by a schooner, and. several lives lost. TWO desperadoes IMMO $10,011111 and 11111,18, 0004 g reignof terror in Lott. don on Eriday..,,mornieg by their out- rageous condhot, but they Were after some ,diffieulty arrested, Major Gifford, M, P, is again in the field as Liberal-Consererative can- didate for West Northumberland, His Nddress is in course of circulation through the riding, sad accident. occurred about two miles from Glencoe on • Friday. A young man imined John McCallum, aged nineteen, it son of the late •Arehi- beld, WOellnin, • was killed instantlyieee the dischisege of his gnu, while in the sot of cliinbing a fence. He was at- tending a shooting match. Friday mornieg at about screen Oslo 91c, a young man named Thomas J. Bal- four, ivi.ed twenty-one years, employed on the Canadian Southern Railway as brakesman slipped and. fell from his • . train at, Brownsville, the oaks passing over his body and completey severing hiin iu twain. The County Council of Lincoln in- tend establishing it Poor' House for the Comity.' A man named Cronyn has been sent for trial for fiirng the Dutreriu House in St. Thomas recently. Miss Dygart, organist of the Metho- dist Church, Fingal, received a $50 silver card basket from it nomber of her admirers the other day. A grand pigeon- shooting tournament wiil take place at Stouffsiile near Mark - hem on the 9th inst. The sum of $450 in gold will be shot for. A young man named Thomas Morrie, of Stratford, put two shoes On a horse the other day in six minutes mid a half by the watch. Perhaps it was a e stop' watch. The Hamilton Spectator says that a reehlent cf Duedas recently got out of bed, dressed, jumped out of a window, jumped over a fence. tore through a woodpile, all in two minutes. The cense of such baste was the feet that lie was uot in bit :own bed, end that charge of buckshot was after him. The propeller William Seymour ar- rived at Collingwood on Thursday froth Lake Sdperior. The Conservatives of the County ef Prince Edward have tendered Sir John Macdonald a banquet. Mr: J. Allen, of Mono Mills, has been chosen Opposition candidate for Card- well,' in the Ontario Legislature. A frightful mountain disaster is re- ported on the Great St. Bern:ad. Eleven persons were buried in the snow, and it is supposed all have per- ished. No further particulars lia,ve yet come to hand. 11011.1r. Emu -tram -On the 29t1i tilt, the wife of Mr. Ilitzlewood, Cshorne, of it daughter. Si. TOLIN.-On the 25th ult., the wife of Mr. John St. John, hotol-heepor, Vont/haul of a danghter. WATERS. -011 thC 5th ult, the wife of Mr. Henry Waters, Blitiishard, of a daughter. Ilusron-lawix.--On the 19th inst at the Manse, by the nev. Mr. Hamilton, Mr. John Huston, to Miss MargaretIrwin both of Blanshard. '• 11111111111MInu& g)tiv .Adviextionugnio. QTRAYED FROM THE VILLAGE KJ OF Ireland, on or about the 15th October, one two-year old better (red), Any information of her will be thankfully received. HENRI JOHNSON, AleGillivrajr. 67-3t. GIIKSHIRE BOAR FOR SEE, A_ VICE on lot 25, 2.nd eon. Stephen. Terme, 75 cents. at time of service. Rook first prise t4 the fair, held in Exeter this fall. W. DEARING: VOUND-A SILVER WATCH. --.- The owner can have ihe same by proving properly and paying cost of advertiLement to _the subscriber. EACRETT. • STRAYED INTO TIIE PREMISES KJ a the subcriber, Lot 21 on the 9rd. apneas - Sion of Stephen three spring talves, the,owner requested to call and prove property, and title) them away. SAlifuEL SANDERS. 411 QREWARD - STRAYED FROM. epee • The preinises Of the eubSeriber Let 16 con. 4 Stepluni, on or about the middle of June, ketone steer, one year ,old, dark roan, 1 year old spotted heifer, with large wite star on forehead 35 will be awarded to tiny one leaving such 'infor- mation tit thia +Matte will load to their recovery, or to T1108 'r • • • .43 STRAY. ---CAME UPON THE pi-on-agesef the 'subscriber Lot M eon. S. Usborne, Cn �rabottf the.l5th of Nov. last, it bay horde with 'star on torched. Owner.can have the same by proving property, paying expenses. 67"at• BALMAN. VISTItAlt, QTRAYED.upon theeprernises of the f.._Y subscriber, lot 09; Con, S,I.Jeborite, on Or abobt the,141h of,November, 8 steers and 1 heifersiabout ono year old. 'the owner ean iuree tho same by moving property.and Viking +Avenges...7. Hobnail. . , ...,„ , 'D • , , • TZROM the premises of the Sitbcrib- 01,, Tot4, Gen 4, -McGillivray, two heifers 4nd two stceis-yearlifiga-, nearly red: alsoMie heifer red and white.; end tvio heithis, three yeard OW, Oil ea light red, end the other it dark red, with the top of Ino . horn' broken off Any intelligence of thorn will he ,thanitfully receiVed.'. .181tEtitig COLLINS, Ado I' 0 arelit* 414 Towne AA 19 la, 11 New York Exchange, Greenbac "nullity of the Dominion. A , 7 DEPA TR MENT. Dollar Upwards received - dote of Dposi o are of IVitAdrawal , W. STBATHY. Manager. OROA.N FOR SALE. 9[1HE Subscriber offers for ettle, on 4:41 ZiOrth ThaesMoad, a new?, fear -op Parlor Organ, of the Canada Orgen•CefirJunike,- Apply to W, N. ALLIN, 61 -ti. $P1.1,,NL11) opportunity ,for purchasing n,renting that xalyable pidpertyl Li?,t1 2, Con. 3, Biddulph, is now offered, said lot con- taining 100 acres more or less, having good ame barn end. dwelling .hoaso,ttwewells and 2 orchards, also all fall pldWing done. P 'Terms appiato the 'proprietor die W, CAVA/NAGII. to$'''' • D'Ultli.A/C gum: •(,) yE subseelbee ing community that" premises, an exeellent yO Durham which will stand for service on the premises. 1 have just purchased blue:from 111i. J: Load. Man, of Hay, for the sum of 014p. Helios tali. en several first prizes; ass an. excellent pedigree. Coates it Marton say he is the best bull in the county. Terms f 6.00 H. HAHTON, INSOLVENT AU'r f/F' 186. In the matter of JAMES CROOK -EA., An intott,ont, The Insolvent has made an Assiewnent ef hie Estate to nie, and the Creditors are notified tY meet at the piece of business ot said Insolvent, in :Lon uC: ship in therne, iu the ounty of Huron, on Tuesday the.15thlay of De. centtet, 1574 at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to receive statements of hp: affairs, and appoint; Assignee. Dated at Coderich this 26th ), day of November,1874. f DIXIE WATSON, Interim Assignee, A Repreamitative and Champion of American Art Ta te. Prospectus fot1875=410th,..1,10. THE ALDINE 7 The Art Journal 'ef Aweiics, issued mouthl y " A Magnificent conception Wonderfully Carried out." TH1NECES§ITY 91? A POPU, ineditim for, the.representation of the productions of our great artists, has always been recognised, and many attempts have been made to meet the wont. The successive failures which so invariablv followea each attempt 1:1 this mum try to oetabliqh au art journal, did not prove the indifference) • of.',the people of America to the claims of high art so soon us it proper apprecin ton of the want and 11U ability to meet it were shown, the public atonce rallied with enthusiasm to int support, and the result was It great artistic and commercial triumph-1HE ALDINE. Every sulheriber for 1875 will receive a. beautiful p4volurtr,buozteloit. in oilloco.,1117.:::t. he saniele:714, dog whose picture ettractrd'tio inueltaLitention*.--*•,., • such 4:117g7ann417-tha.t:itortalt:tifi:itii i:x'reili'(.14"...si:t9ine to life, that it teems the veritable piece:tee -01 the dog itself. The Bev. r. DeWitt Talmage tells th,4 his own Neu kundland dog (Me .11ixest- one i-, Brooklyn) barks at 131 Although So natural, 1.30011e who sees this preinium vhroino44.1.4ave the slightest leer of being bitten. Besides the chrome, every advance spbscribm to THE ALDINE for 133750, constituted tYniendan aud entitled to all the privileges of THE ALDINE AT UNION. .Tfiendo'n.,owns tire originals of all, the Aid* pictures, addch, with other yaiutings engrat- ings, are to lie distributed among the tuensuers, To every series of 5,000 subscribers, 1e0 different placer, valued at over are distributed an soon as soot) as the series atoll, and the award of each aeries, as made, is to bp eublished in the nex' saw; tiding issue of THE ALDINE. This leaturs only applies to subscribers who pay for one yeas in advunce. Full particulars in circular scut or, application enclosing a stump. TERMS:., subseriptiom.entitliag to 1HE' ALDINE one year,.the (throttle, and the Art Craton, $6 per.annutne la advance, (no peatage). Speennen copies of the Aldine, 50 ets. THE ALDINE wilt hereafter be obtainable only by subscription. There will be no reduced or oltz rates; cash for subscriptious must be sent to the publishers direct, or hande11 to the local canvas. ser, without responsibility to the publishers, except Whore the certificate is given, bearing the fue-sina Do signature of James liutton,Pre.itleut. CANVASSERS WANTED. Any person wishieg to act permanently as a lo- cal earivasser will receive full stud prompt War. illation by applying to The wIldiThe t'otaapativ, 58 Maiden Lane, N.1. 500 MEN WANTED ! to.e,arry away, , rBRE AD I AND ALL..LINDS 05. C)ONFECTJQN 'B (Plain and Ornamental) BRIDES CAKE MADE To 'ORDER Speeial,Attention paid to Orders. for Parties,.. etc The subseriberwould. 4189noutceto tho peoklo of Exeter an vicipity that he • has on , band all kinds�l G-EOcE;aiBS Teas that cannot be,sorpassed for their quality arid Ilavor, „Sugars, Cutrants, Buisttel, To- -*teepee,- etc.' , . Alsii,-'011liintleaf asvvare Smallwarei, etc:' All kinds' of 'Produce taken in'exelienge for goodsi Ilemeraber, the placc-Islext door,. to; Dolton'a Drag Store. Dread delivered in allparts of tho free of charge. „ . * * 'Skills Exeter, Nov, 19, 1874, Moral:Ant Tailor and 33ooksel *41 ber he 'el6e111•F'r''0:68:136:1 ttt, illiertr''Xibb* rt::1:8b6:0'611°' 131fDlt6:6(°tYlteit' l'aP16t,e6'6:(tr el°7' 18bv'ttetalh' k' b 14.(joe.' s :48,1 ::1-(11;1' Lli1c HCO °1‘11 Preihjs°8 o IL0118:--mzoitt!'ifi. ;Rho°, oLlios,0 ,nt4 vv..„fers,te(t11%,°plers 0'1(1O5 elitini 0*1 111 ::°41: ,°'64 r >4:37 t:11: ;1_118 e "44114) tsloGi6Ififtiti(pg 4.408iiWitt2:11104:::614,3:1tralltfle11101:::: • ' 6 64ms Einter N eyrie ter te tele; born Finder will bo're rination tit thiS edlee 1. Or 41g°,r'enlinolV11):11§16t111..:11.1 1.13titjtienik6"11644 Ot1,1ek firtiele8 tOr hOlififty id had. T tho pbrtb; Sttbs'e146- Ira" ‘7.11.ti v. fto't th Ste ! 1 7