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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1891-11-19, Page 4Established 1877. 13, S. C ' EIL, BANKER, EXETER, - ONT, Transacts a Relate,/ b :akin; business. Receives the accounts of merchants and others: on favorable terms. Offers every accommodation consistent with Safe and eanservative banking erineiples- Five per cent. interest allowed. on deposits, Drafts issued payable et any office of the Merchants Bank, NODES DISCOUNTED, dr MONEY TO LOAN ON NOTES AND MORTGAGES I:ITURSDAl , NOVE\IBER 19th, 1891. NOTES AND LODIXENTS. Ern Since the 15th October, and be - f: rt: that elate, the north country has them billed with ' po's :..r • lied dogs inoureerable engaged in the 1, . fid: and slaughter of deer. Great quautn . r,f, veuison have been shipped to the • cities"` acid towns and the meat is a drug oci the merket. If this sort of thing is al- lowed to continue deer will disappear from the woods and there will be no hunting whatever. The law will have to be amended, butting :in end to the Immobile of deer, mid l:rdiens must be. prevented from shooting fair the market; • and to the former prohibition not many good sportsHounding ac tl would object Huundan t"a seer is not true sport. It is easy for a mil nitli ;a -,un to sit beside a lake until the dogs chase a deur into the water and for him to pu sue it in a beat and shoot it in the head. Indeed at sueh so-call- ed sport s ratan does not need a gun at all an axe or a club trill do. The deer will make for the water when it finds dogs upon its trail, and for sane that is shot fair and square on the runways, where skill wiles into play, Itun•.irecis are lzallei in the water. where they 1, e c no chance whatever. Hunting deer with dca.ga"n>lust be stepped, anti the sooner the seine petition the gitvernrnent for ''^tT;I Ptt hil'ition, the longer deer 1;untitig sport will Deet * a• 4 be returned by acclamation, There have been worse things done in munici- pal affairs, however ; the present Board have conducted the. corporation business during the year with as much care and prudence as could be exercised by any body of men, and have made improve- ments quite in proportion the outlay of money, The taxes have also been re- duced two mills this year. • r The records of the election court so far show the following results :— Conservative unseated. Liberals unseated, Henderson. Trow, Tarte, Gibson, Borden, Forbes, Spohn, In the case of Tarte, neither party claim him ; but as he voted 'with the Liberals during the past sessionit is ,jest that he be eounted on that side.. itt The Montreal Star sums up the ques- tioa truly when it says that surrender to the Americans would mean the draining of all our industrial life into the rival entices of New York and Chicago, and the turning of Canada into barren belts t t outlying territory principally noted for fish, lumber, northern wheat and pure fee. le we are to retain a piece of modern clvihzation north of the bound - ars, we must keep up our own conimer- cieldriving wheels at iontreal, Toronto, Halifax and Vancouver; and they are only Rafe under our own flag and our own tariff. The death o£ Parnell has not had the pacific effect on the Irish factions that was hoped, Cork was last week the scene of ine eral desperate eneouuters between tllultieCarthyites and those who still adhere to the policy enunciated by the late leader, Those frequent out; bursts will do the cause of Home Rule irreparable injury, as the British Pallia• ment will quite generally conclude that n people which eannot proceed reason ably and calmly during a bye -election are not capable of serf -government, r, Um Whelan, a Quebec traetor,has admitted that lie paid to Hon. Mereier and others at different thrive $115,0en. The others include Pacaud, Carrier, Hi u. CharlesLangelior, Hain, P. Garman, lii,n. A. Turcutts and Hon, James Me$hane, Mayor of Mon- treal. Mr. W helm's statement has been tpuestiontel, tut he tivaleres that it is true in every particular, and that heean furnish proal. This latest revelation allows the 4lereier coterie to be steeped in corruption, not only corruption for pa,Iitiesi purposes, which is to be repro- bated wherever root with, but eorruption for personal gain. Hundreds of thous- ands of diallers the coterie has secured one way and another by corrupt means, and it would have gone on with its oper- e""'"` ations unchallenged had not theBaiedes Chal trs„ca I i been made public. It "Is was government by this gang which $I brought Quebec's affairs to the deplor- es able state in which they are now, leaving the pt ovincoon the verge of bankruptcy. There must be a cleaning out down there and a re -organization. After this has been effected the province should be left to its own resources. Subsidies and grants which 'find their way into private pockets instead of being applied to the objects for which they wore made should cease, and the province should be given to understand that it must learn to gov- ern itself properly and to look no longer to the Bondman for assistance.—Toron- to News. ++1 An important interview was held in Montreal on Friday last, in connection with. the establishment ofa fast Atlantic service. '.representatives of all the large steamship lines were present and some objected very strongly to hiving the line work out of Halifax instead of New York. A line of fast steamers ,working out of Halifax, and making the voyage across in little more than four days, as, it is believed, could be done, would attrtot business from the New York lines, the steamers of which require more than five days, frequently more than six days, to make the run from port to port, and they would lose busi- ness thereby, The Nova Scotian coast is much nearer to England than New York, and from some point on it fast steamers will ply to British ports in the near future. It offers the shortest route, and trade will ultimately seek it as a swing of time is now the chief ccnsider- ation in shipping. The Americans know that it is the shortest route, and a com- pany made up of Canadian, Boston and New York capitalists is now in existence incorporated to establish a steamship service between Milford Haven in Eng- land, and a point in the Gut of Canso, and when the lino has been established both the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific Railways will extend their lines -- to meet it. The Dominion Government is desirous of having such a service es- tablished, and although it may be delay- ed by the careers who can be counted on to assail any project, yet it will become a fact before long. A dispatch from Ottawa on Wednes- day is to the effect that the Government will at once renew negotiations with a view to the early establishment of a fast steamship service between Halifax and Great Britain, equal in point of speed and equipment to any of the Atlantic ocean greyhounds sailing from the port of New York. The Government are prepared to increase the annual subsidy from half a million dollars to three quer tors of a million, which figure it is hoped will enable Canada to secure the long - talked of direct fast s}eamship line be- t ween e-tween Great Britain and Canadian ports. keened the Municipal battle field is very quieitestiV it would appear as though the rest r..ofice-bearers will se. In Paynesville, Minn. U. S., the fol- lowing is the market report for lash week Wheat' i Ge to Sic; eggs, 14; butter, 10 to 10. Following are the prices as paid in Exeter the same week Wheat, ;10 to .i3; butter, 15 to 10; eggs, 16. It would appear, therefore, that the Canadian farmer, in regard to mar- ket, is as well off as the United States farmer. Minnesota is considered one of the best agricultural States in the Union, and if the above prices, as taken from the Paynesville News,ore a fair sample of the ruling prices, then the Canadian farmer has the advantage of hie Yankee brother. ++r The grip has been severely prevalent in Australia during the past few rnontbs, the winter season in that quarter of the globe, where the middle of July is the chilliest time of the year. The Gover- nor of Victoria was confined to his bee' for soveraldayswith influenza, and many of his engagements for a considerable period bad to bo cancelled, The Post- master -General, the Chief Secretary and Minister of Lands, and many other members of the government were pro- strated with the disease, and serious inconvenience was caused generally in the conduct of public and private busi- ness. Over seven and a half million oges have been shipped during the present season from St. John to Boston. The Yankee must have Canadian hen fruit, and the competitive market opened in England ensures that he must pay for it. The McKinley club has been padded where it hits Canada. For the British market eggs should be sorted into three sizes, and better still only the "large" shipped, "smalls" and "mediums stay- ing here. However, Canadian eggs are very superior in quality, owing to the cold climate, as New Yorkers who have to depend on southern eggs La the early part of the season, can testify. Some mathematician of leisure has been estimating the number of islands in the world, and has succeeded in count- ing some hundreds of thousands. He says there are over one thousand islanis under the flag of Japan. Strangely enough he makes no reference to the Thousand 'Islands of the St. Lawrence, or to the thousand in our own Georgian Bay, some of which are of considerable size. It was among these beautiful wooded little islands that the Huron Indians took refuge when they were assailed in 1649 by their implacable foes, the Iroquois. Among the labyrinthine channels the Iroquois could not success- fully pursue them, and those who escap- ed to the islands saved themselves from the extermination which befell their friends. COMMUNICATIONS.. The Editor does net necessarily endorse the sentiments advanced in articles under this " heading. Reply to "Canadian." The demand for oats in this Province for shipment to London, brought about by the prohibition of the export of oats from Russia, continues quite active, and prices are consequently higher than they would be it it were not for this outside demand. The mere weight of the crop in Ontario this year would have de- pressed prices probably five cents per bushel below present quotations under ordinary circumstances. An enormous quantity of oats is consumed in London, and Russia's misfortune may prove a great advantage to Canadian exporters in getting a hold on the London consum- ers that they did not have before. There are large quantities of oats in Manitoba this year, where the yield in some local- ities reached 100 bush to the acre, and. with a large surplus in Ontario, it would seem that considerable exports may yet bo made without sending up prices here. Minard's Liniment cares Diphtheria. To, the Bditor of the Exeter Tinges. DEAR Sus,—" Canadian" has a. long letter in last week's TIMES hi favor of Political Uuion. Now, I freely acknow- ledge that "Canadian's" letter is well and ably written and he pita his case very forcibly, indeed. First, let ns try to get at the exact question. "Canadian" claims that Cana- da's Federal debt is about $ti0 per head, while the American Federal debt is only about$14; that the various northern States are progressing in population and wealth much faster than any Province in the Hotelmen; that one hundred thousand Canadians annually go to the States; and that Canada, by being politically allied to the G, S., would be in the position of the of that free with the U. S. (only possible by aunexation) would remove all our griev- ancebest s, the States, In fact his claim is While I� acknowledging the fairness of "Canadiatest statements and neatly the accuracy of his figures, claim that Inde- pendence would go as far tots Garda remedy- ing our evile and would leave nein a better position than annexation would. He claims, in short, that the want of free trade with our neighbors keeps us back. I claim that it is political sentiment that docs it, It is claimed, and is probably gelled, that Americans are more alive and enter- prising than. Canadians, How, possibly, could the trade question affect our diepost- tions in that way? We have unlimited opportunities for enterprise, Thegreatest eearthlying ira mines in aro ndevalo all in oar country, To mmind the fact of our being colonists se afi'eets.theCenadiau mind that we have not the pstriotisin to boom our country from purely patriotic senti- ment. When the American colony was ataout our size their people lost their British patriotism only to become the greatest petriots on earth on gaining their independence, Experienee is man's great at teacher. From Chet indolent sentiment that we now call patriotism here, Carted - lane would become imbued with the keen- est, finest sentimeut of love of country on becoming independent. Colonies have never been thoroughly Patriotic and have never succeeded as independent States have. And kick against it as "Comedian' likes, blistery says that it is all a matter of sentiment. If human experience is of any value, and if historical data are any cri- terion, both say that Canada would boom like a balloon were she an independent renub'lie. 'Taw, or) the question of finances, I think "Canadian" done not put the question fairly. 1[e says Government in the U. S. costs $4 per head, in Canada $6. Now to make this at all fair he should state that the subsidies paid to our provinces amount to at least $1. per head. The States pay no subsidies to the severalStatesas we do, Consequently so much more must be paid by each individual to pay State expenses. We pay in Federal taxes, they in State taxes. .Another tiring: If Canada would at once put on the internal revenue tax, exacted by the Fedaral Government of the U, S,, for about 20 years, we could totally wipe out our debt in 15 to 20 years, "Canadian" knows that after the weir, to pay the great war debt, the U. 8. Gov't o inthe country— from taxed tar •tlrhtt made a match up to a ship. During that period the U. S. was the dearest country on earth. to live in,Canada s t the same ne time being one of the cheapest. Yet, con- trary to "Canadian's" argument, people literally flocked to the dear country and shunned the cheap. That could not, as "Canadian" says, haye been a question of dollars and cents to the immigrants. It must have been one of political sentiment. That is the strongest proof that taxes do not hinder immigration; and people loved the almighty dollar just as much 20 years ago as now. Again, if free trade is all we want, and if the .American trade enriches tho Ameri- can farn'er,and the want of it impoverishes the Canadian farmer, then the American farmer should be rich, while the Canadian farmer should be poor. If statistics are worth anything they prove that the Ameri- can farmer is worse off than the Canadian, -has more mortgage on his farm, any- where in the Millen. If that is so, what benefit would the American market be to our farmers ? That is a question "Canad- ian" proposes to attempt to answer, and I shall await his answer with interest. One of the greatest objections to Politi- cal Union, is the race and color question in America. It is an undisputed fact that the negro will rule America in 40 years. It is claimed by eminent thinkers that this will occur in from 15 to 25 years. The addition of Canada could not delay such a catastrophe very long The American negro, controlling the U: S. by his vote, would render life intolerable to a vast number of intelligent Americans. They would flee from negro rule to the Canadian republic; thereby making Canada the gem country on earth. It is, apparently, the fiat of fate that the white race will con- centrate on the northern part of this con- tinent, while the black race concentrate on the south. Were we all one country it would only be a question of numbers which should rule. And the negro is in- creasing in giant bounds, while the native American and Canadian has ceased to multiply fast. The north is the better home for the white man, the south for the the black. In face of a problem of this kind, who would recklessly rush into political union? Is it not desirable to look well before we leap ? It would take many years to make truly patriotic Americans out of Canadians. It would only take a day to make the most intensely patriotic people on earth out of Independent Cana- dians. Why should we obliterate our in- dividuality when a greater fate could not be hoped for or dreamed of than a Canadian nationality ? Notwithstanding all the fig- ures that "Canadian" can pile up (and he is an adept) history aced ;experience prove this is not one of dollars and cents, but one of sentiment: The phenomenal growth ,of the 1.7.S. during the years of its depression and terrible taxation proves this if any- thing can prove it. "Canadian" assumes that the U. S., on annexation, would assume our Federal debt, which he places at $300,000,000, What right has he to assume that ? It, is a highly improbable assumption. I am not sure that the U. S. want us' so badly that they would pay 250 millions of dollars for us. Is not my assumption that they would make afait trade treaty with us, if inde- pendent, ude-pendent, a much more reasonable one ? Had we arpopulation of 8 or 10 millions the race question would be settled. Let "Canadian" picture to himself the position of Canada as a great republic, 50 years hence, when the negro will control U. S. politics. What an ayslum for the Ameri- can people 1 Who would forego a destiny of that kind if within his power to attain it ? .And I cannot admit that Canada could not afford to be independent, Statesman,- ship can find a way to raise money. We have now to run the machine, would have to pay interest, duty and state taxea if in. dependent. If we want and get free trade with the U. 8, we have only to pay it in some other way. It amounts to the same thing. Abseiute free trade with direct taxation has mauy Able advocates on this continent to -day, We would have to pay in any ease ; independence would only change the meshed, not the amount. Yours, etee C-haeAne I.''.iRST- Usborne, Nov. 16, 1891. A County House of Refuge. The Goderieh Signal strikes the nail squarely ou the head in its article advocat- ing the erection of a House of Refuge for Huron county, when it says :— The first fact to lay before the public is the statement that Goderieh jail is au in- stitution for the sate keeping of criminals, and not a place of alms -giving to indigents, To such an extent is this thq case that if there were no aged and infirm paupers, lunatics and others not cataloged in the criminal classes incarcerated the govern- ment would have to bear the entire expense of eaerying on the iustitution, and the county would riot be chargeable with cue vent towards its maintenance from year's end to years end. This is a plain state - men , and now for the proof. For the last completed year, vise the term ending December 31st, 1990, the cost of maintaining the County jail amounted to $2,433, and of this amount the government paid $283 for the keep of er-imiaais, and the eaunty paid $2,r5U. Our readera may be a little startled at the figures, but they are simply the outcome of asum in propor- tion, The manner in which the nraintcu- •ance of the jail is eondueted is very simple. The uumber of days oceuPied iu jail by criniivals is totalled up and charged to the government, and the number of days chargeable to the indigent, :insane and all others Rlio are not criminals is charged to the county. The following are the relative fieur;es for the last full year, ending De- cember slat. 1890 ; QtAnTEn. Gay.DAvs, Co. Days. Ending \fetch 31 1890...,.204 1,374 u June 30, 1890.,,...79 034 " Sept, 30. 1890 .....59 709 Dec.31, 1890 69 988 Total of days chargeable 409 3,705 The 3,705 days charged to the county at a total cost of $2,150 represents the keep of ten indigents for a year and one for a month and a half, At this rate thecounty paid for the keep of each of its jail inmates something aver $4 per week, which is not after all. a low figure to pay for lunatics and Paupers in a common jail when better accommodations cin be secured in any of the houses of refuge of Waterloo, Welling- ton, \licldlesex, Elgin and otherjcounties at a rata averaging from 70e to $1.05 per week. At the rate mentioned it would he cheaper for the county to board its jail in- mates at a good comforteble'hote), It will thus ho scan that on an average the county, through its absurd efforts at turning the jail auto an almshouse is forced to contribute something over $2,000 par annul= to give board and lodging to ten or twelve aged, indigent or insane portions in the common jail, when the same amount of money o yy t wol ld t go a longwaytowards paying the annual runnin exenses of a thoroughly equipped house of refuge cap- able of acemnnxodating from fifty to one hunt?red of the deserving poor of our county. Blanshard Council. The Municipal Council of the township of Blanshard snot on the 2nd inst. Pre- sent full board, minutes of previous meet- ing read and confirmed, lir. Scott ad- dressed the oonncilin reference to a better outlet nom his premises. On motion of Berry and Sinclair the Deputy Reeve and councillor St. John were appointed a com- mittee to view the water ocuree referred to by Mr. Scott and report at next meeting. Mr. Bonis was again present in reference to assessment of his property and charged the council with being assessed for an overplas of land more than what he really owned and asked whether they were going to lower his assessment or not. tie was given to under- stand after consideration of the matter by the Board, that the council could take no action in regard to the same until he (Mr. Bonis) could prove the quantity of land which he did really own. The following orders were granted :— Ruth Richie, charity $7 ; John McCulley, $1 44; gravel T line B, and W. Nissouri; David Paynter, $5, tile and ditch 0 9 road; Wm. Wieeman, $7 78, gravel ; George Hazlewood, $5, agreement ditch re George Hazlewood and others ; Jacob Foster 50o, Gravel T. line B. and B,; George Youngeon, $10 66,gravel; George Spearin, grant to South Perth Agricultural Society, $25; Robt Beatty, $25, to Blanshard Agricultural So- ciety, grant Wm. Pea000k 012, rep. culvert T. lino and gravel grant B. and Be Robert Moir, $6, onlvert T. line B. and W. Nissouri; 9. S. No. 6, $340 22, assessment 1891 ; Abray & Edwards, $50, for plank Fish 0. Briuge and work thereon; George Holden, $13 60, putting in tile T. line B..and W. Niseouri, according to engineer's award Hislop and others; Wm. Rogers, $2, ditch W. B.; Abray and Edwards, $3 28, prank; Alfred Crandon, $15, gravelling S. Road Science Hill. °canon adj. to meet first Monday in December at the hour of ten o'clock in thefurenoon. J. H. JAMIESON, Clerk. Wnr IT is Poem:an—Because it has pro - yen its absolute merit over and over again, because it has an unequaled record of cures because its business is conducted in a thorn ughly honest manner, and because it com- bines economy and strength, being the only medicine of which "100 Doses One Dollar" xsetrue—these strong points have made Hood's Sarsaparilla the most successful medicine of the day, PERFECT PURITY—Perfect purity of the blood is essential to good health. Burdock Blooa Bitters will purify the blood and re. move all effete matter. B. B. B. cures all blood diseases from a common pimple to the worst scrofulous sore. A VOICEraoM SCOTLAND—Dear $irs,—I can highly recommend Hagyard's Pectoral Balsam. It cured' my daughter of a cough she had been troubled with siuco childhood now cars old She is n twelve w t Y MRs. M. FAIRCHILD, Scotland, Ont. An evening school has been started in connection with the Godeiioh Mechanics' U f3 NDESED NEWS. 1 1 Vari,ot><s S ou>reesThrough- out ltrAu gft out the District, 1. I From HURON. The many creameries throughout Huron have closed for the winter, A. night school has been started in con- nection with the Blyth Mechanics' Insti. lute, There: was an average of 482 scholars in attendance at the Wingham , publte school during October, Mrs, J, L• Courtier), of Holmesville, owna a chrysanthemum with no fewer than 420 bads. 'The'Baobelors and Benediots;"of Seaforth intend having their annual ball in Cardno's ballon Nov. 27, The Junior Huron Lacrosse Club, of Goderioh. has been awarded the pennant for the Western district. Mr. Henry Koehler, of Hay, has sold his farm to Mr, John \'Ti idow for the sum of $3,000, There are 50 acres in the farm, Mr. Geo, Christopher, of the Base Line, l'uliett, has disposed of hia SO -acre farm to Mr. lease .Rapson, for, the earn of $3,000. Mr, Elijah Townsend, of fluilett, has a lumber wagon that has seen 32 yearn of almost conatant use, and is still in good repair. W. J, Palsley has sold hie farm of 55 aeree, on the 8404,1 rood, near °Raton, to lair. W. Weir, who ogee the adioiuing ,ta acres, for e4,000. Hotehiuson, formerly of Illiterate, Brussels, Rte., but now of Muutrealdias been appointed assistant surgeon of the Montreal general hospital. Mr, John Mnrdook, of Manchester, bas bought the farm of Mr, Ifartn Dyer, of the boundary line, It contains fin acres, sod was sold for $1,000 "Jumbo" Stone, of llawkabaw's Hotel, Seaforth, has Mailed a challenge to run a race againet any man of his size and weight in the county for 8500- Mr. Joseph McCully, an old and much respected resident of Stanley tewnsliip,died on Tuesday,10th fiat, at the age of 73 years and 7 months. John McRae, nue of the ploueers of Ash- field, passed away last week. He was it native of Scotland and came to this country over 40 years ago. On Tuesday morning of tbie week,Bisbop O'Connor, of London, confirmed 40 candi- dates in the E. t;, church, Clinton, The gide wore veils end wreaths James Campbell, of Shepperdton, has on exhibition a turnip whieta weigba 28a. lbs„ and measures 39 inebos in circumference. He says it is the 'argot on record. James Dareb, of London, and mother of Mrs. (Rev.) 9.3, Aliita, of Centralia, died in that city on Friday last, at the age of 70 years. Ho was a native of Dexonshire, EofnglanRd. who shipped a ear load of horses Wiploy, e aro are carry to hear that Den Fidler to aAianitoba, lost eight of them by fire, the stables being set ou are the night he reach- ed Virden. Aft. P. Campbell bac sold his farm, on the 17th ooncessiou of Ores, to Mr. Thtuoau Johnston, a neighbor, for $2,450. The farm oontaine fifty acres and is an excellent place. W. Strotbors, second deputy -reeve of Ashfield, at the last meeting of the council, resigned, and applied for the olerkP abi of the township, white be was given, vice Air. Lane recently appointed county clerk. U. L. Papat, a Seaforth jeweller, accused Robert Barrett, a laborer, who manias in same place, of wearing out his (1 al et's) overshoes. So Barrett alleges, et any rate, and the latter has entered suit for $1,000 damages in consequence. D. Cantelon, of Clinton, this year pinked from one orchard nine hundred barrels of apples. We aro of opinion that if the farmers had larger orchards, their returns would consequently be of greater magni- tude, Mr. W. H. Baker, teacher, of Bayfield' formerly of tho Lumley school, was last week presented with a beautiful album and a copy of Lover's poems on Ireland, by the fifth class pupils. Mr. Baker has been re- engaged. While threshing at W. Rattenbary's on Thursday, 5th Nov., the engine of Tom- linson & Hart's was badly damaged. The belt was being thrown off and in some un- known way caught, doing damage to the extent of $100. Mr. John Thirsk, of Blake, bas just com- pleted a convenient building in which he will put the necessary machinery for chop- ping. Mr. Thirsk has done a largo business in this line in the past and is sanguine of increased patronage. One night last week Mr. James Snell, the the well-known breeder, of Hallett, lost one of his finest imported breeding mares. She was the very picture of health the night before, and he is at a loss to understand what could have caused ger death. A shooting match, for a purse of $30, between Messrs. McMurray, Hinohley and Blackall, of Clinton, took place last week, resulting in favor of the first named. In the contest proper, Blaokall ana McMurray tied, but the latter :beat in "shooting off the tie." The death of Mrs. Thomas Woodley, of the London Road, near Bruoefield, occurred on the 7th inst. Deceased was 'afflicted with pleurisy and inflammation of the lunge She took eiok on the Saturday previous and the disease did its fatal work in the e hurt space of one week, She was 52 years of age, The Patrons of Industry of Providence Association, No. 173, Stephen, have com- menced a series of debates for the winter months, which will be kept up 'regularly daring the winter, the first of which took plane last evg. Subject was: "Resolved that the Franchise be extended to women." 9. J. Hogarth led the affirmative, George Penbale the negative. There were four on each side and the debate was a lively one. The Lady Gadiva must have has excep- tionally long hair since it completely con- cealed ber lovely person, Since Ayer's Hair Vigor came into use such examples are not se rare as formerly. It not only pro motes the growth of the hair, but gives it a rich. silken texture. A POPULAR PHYSICIAN—The popular phy sioian is unassuming, pleasant and sucoess- ful in treating disease. Such ~a one is Burdock Blood Bitters—unassuming—only a dollar a bottle -pleasant, agreeable in taste, -successful in nine eases out of ten. said1 B,B. is theo truth it maybe B u In BP ; lar physician to the people, a tried and trusted family friend in all diseaaes of the. ( stomach, liver, bowels and'blocd, We have never shown abetter variety of Staple Goods than et the present time. We have never been complimen- ed more by our customers than this fall inshowing thein the different lines represented in each department of busi- ness ; they assure us of their opinion in the readiness to purchase ; they only re -affirm confidence hitherto placed in our judgment. We have never shown such a variety of Patterns in Tweeds and Trouserings, in Black and Colored Worsted Coatings, in Overcoatings, and ir. Men's Overcoats, Boys' and Youths', Never shown so good a selection of Grey Flannels, Fancy Flannels, Ladies' and Gents' Underwear. We have never hadso large a stook of Ladies' andGents' Hosiery, and they are good value, In feet every department is fully equipped, namely : Groceries, Crockery and Glassware, and very fine selection of Toiletware. Never before in our business career have we shown so ninny varieties, all of which we say is positive- ly true, \Ve eta,- quantity of tlast•elass Butter and Eggs, for ',viii h the highest price will be paid in trade. Faithfully Yours, J. P. CLAItKE. The average attendance at the St, Marys Collegiate Institute fit October was 150. Total fees paid 8405. Mr, James Stewart died, in North East - Wee, Aged 92 years, Ile was oue of Perth county's oldest settlers, Mr. Sam') Oineniore, of the 1001 eon, of Blaneltard, retiree from farming and bia MI William John takes poesessiou, Mre. Flaherty, ofDnblin, reeeleed the sad news on Wednesday that her daughter, :firs F. O'Brien, bad died at Saginaw on Mon- day last. Mr. G. A. Heaney, who is at present attending the Model School, has been en- gaged to teach in 8, 8, No. 7, Hibbert, for tent OAT. Jas. A. Keeler, of Mitchell, who recently made ail assignment, has effected a settle. went with hie creditor.. and will resume business, Tho wife of Jamas Octartb, of Mitchell, died in the London hospital last week, whither age had gone to receive treatment for tumor. She was aged 28 yeara, Mr, John Bounowies, Brodbagou, whose sawmill was burned on the 28th ult., lute settled with the Insurance company for $1,000, and will rebuild at once, Frank, son of James hood, sixth cou. of 4L Wallace, aged five and a half years,reoeived a kick on the head from a borne :on Satur- day, fracturiug the skull, His recovery is doubtful, Tho St. Marys ourling club is in good shape for the coming season. They hold h r. Mat - erno rent Bon it � y els trophy and the I\ eet ern Ontario trophy and will make strenuous offorte to rotten them, It is learned that a Mr. Ford, of Mitchell, will contest this riding against AIr. Trow, in the forthcoming bye -election. Mr. Ford is very popular, and if he consents, hitt aloe - tion is assured, Col McKnight, of the 28th' battalion, has had rooms fitted up in the Drill Shed at Stratfo d for the use of non-commiseioued officers of the battalion, and it is his inten- tion during the winter months to bold weekly meetings for their instruction. A sad and fatal aooident occurred at Dublin on the 7th inst., whereby little ,Tolmny Tertian lost his life. It appears that he and another little boy went,after a load of wood to the bush, when the team he was driving got beyond hie control, throwing bim out of the wagon and killing him instantly, The following teaohore have been reap- pointed for the St. Marys public school for 1892, at the salary as affixed : J. W. Lard, Principal, $750; Miss M. P. Barbour, $325; Miss A. Wilson, $300; Misr) S. E. Wright, $300; Mies E. G. Mitchell, $300; Miss L. F. Ingersoll, $300; Miss A. Donald, $275; Miss C. B. DeImage, $250; Miss J. Black, 1250. How to save money is a problein that in- terests everybody One way to do it is to invigorate the system with Ayer's Sarsapa- rilla. Being a highly concentrated blood medicine. it is the most powerful and econ- omical. It is sold for a dollar a bottle, but worth five. MIDDLESEX. Wm. Diamond has been appointed col- lector of taxes for the village of Luoan. Mr. Thos: Dickens, 3rd con. Biddulph purposes leaving for England this week on a visit to his parents' home. Mrs. John Emory, while walking along the atieet in Parkhill, fell through a cross- ing and badly injured one of her hipe. Mr. W. McLeod, carriage builder, Luoan, has sold Iiia establishment to Mr. T. Hod- gins, blacksmith. Mr. MuLeod intends re- moving to London. The ladies of St. iPalriok's church, Bide dulph, intend having a aooial at the house of Mr. Ogden, on the townline of Usborne and Biddulph, to•monow evg. Mr. Thos. Donley, formerly of Parkhill, but more remntiy proprietor of the Central Hotel, St. Thomas, has been poisoned by eating mushrooms. Mr. R. D, Stanley, of Granton, purchased the Renton estate of 50 acres, Biddulph, last week, for $1,870. This is an excellent piece of land, well situated everyway. Wm. Bice, McGillivray, has the contract of building the Black bridge in MoGillivrap, at $1,47.. There were a great many ten- ders in, but It2r. Bice's was the lowest. Thereport of the treasurer of the West- ern Fair, London, issued Thursday, shows that a profit of $6,500' was realised at the, recent exhibbion. The receipts from ad- missions and stands amounted to $18,000: Witliam'Thompson, Brantford, was Mon- day committed for trial by Squire Smith, of London, on charges of stealing two horses from this county within a few months. The London Free Press iso t be sued for libel for the publication of the charges alleg- ed to have been lodged in the London con- troverted:election ease. The charges are held to be untrue and libelous. 1