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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1893-1-12, Page 4THE otaxet e SA,NaFRS DYZIa, 'Props: 'l,.t10134DAYe bile 12th, 1893 CTE$1'1.OA f)Ji' 1111SRIi PRE.. SEN 1'4 I'10N, .Reform politicians and jownalis have by mutual consent fallen upo policy of misrepresentation, and _an unable to argue out on their merit questions affecting the condition o Canadian farmers. '.They pretend thi pi tt`s of farm produce 'vivo fallen ma iiially, and that prices of ;article bought by farmers have been advance by the National Polic, Both pretense are aboinivally false. Those who mak them cannot give facts to support thei aid when challenged. to the proof the are core polled to fall bac!: upon loos deetatnatious and. new niisrepreseutat ions. We make the assertion bolds and that there never was a ;itne (ex cept when prices were abnormall raised by war) in which the Canaclia farmer could buy so much of the anti eles in general use with the everag produce of his farin as he can buy to day. Wheet and barley are low i price, because English prices are low But it is a fact that the price of a bust el of wheat or a bushel of barley ar kw in price will go further in supply ing the farmer's house than it woul bo when the .Reformers went out o office in 1878. That memorable exo flus took place iu September, 1878, A the end of the year winter wheat sol at 81 to 84 cents a bushel. 'It is now selling' at from 61 to 68 cents, Ther was a drop of from 20 to 21 cents a Irusliol. But in 1878 the price of a bushel of winter wheat would buy rather less than seven pounds of gran eilated sugar. Now it can buy 13. I would go further in the purchase o tea or coffee, or cottons, or woollens, or clothing, or boots and shoes, or furni ture, or wagons, or agricultural imple- ments, or coal oil, than it would go in 3878. If prices have fallen ail round, why should complaint be made that the price of wheat has fallen also, so long as the purchasing power has in- ereased? But when we have stated the fall in the price of wheat we have stated the worst. Oats command the same price paid for them in 1878. Bar- ley then sold at 40 to 48 cents; it now Sells at 30 to 35. Peas then sold at 48 to 55; now at 50 to 52 We challenge eontradietion of the assertion that ,to• day Ontario farmers can buy more 'with the current prices of all the grain they raise than they could buy in De- cember, 1878, before the National Pol- icy went into operation. And .at the same time, the introduction and im- provement of agricultural machinery enables the farmer to cultivate land more cheaply . than was possible in 1878. Bat the farmer raises more than grain. ' He raises a great many ani- mals. Just before Christmas, 1878, hindquarters of beef sold at from 3} to 5*• cents a pound. Now the price rs 6 to 7 ce111'l Forequarter soid at 2 • to 3 cents; now at 32 to 4* cents. Mut- ton, then at 3 to 4 cents; now '5 to 6. Dressed' hogs, then at 2, to 4 cents; now at 7* to 7/. It, will be seen that the advance in these prices much more than compensates for the fall in the price of w heat The farmers also produce vegetables, eggs, butter, poultry and other articles. On the 24th December 1878, fresh but- ter brought 14 to 15 ceuts per pound, it now brings 18 to 19 cents perpound. Eggs at the same date sold at 14, now they are 13 cents per dozen. Potatoes eomrnaud the same price now as then Other vegetables and most other as yet unnamed products except hay and straw, are higher in price than they. were in 1878. There cannot be a doubt iu the mind of an unprejudiced person who will examine the figures that the On- tario farmer receives more money for the total of his farm products than he received before the National Policy went into effect. Why, then, do we hear these cotinplaints, that the Nation- al Policy robs the farmer? Why, we are told that the N. P. advanced prices on articles the farmers bus It is false, The National Policy has taken off the duties from sugar, tea, coffee, tilt plate, and many other articles, and they aro all cheaper than they were in 1878. Almon everything tine farmer buys is cheaper. He is better off tang he was in 1373, because on the v h ,ie he re- ceives as good prices ;for Nebel he has to sell, be cult y itcs !tie laud at less expense, lie has a better home, market, less for nearly everything he buys' North l.c,rth lattners Iustitit t e held three interesting sessions at Lkstorvcl yesterday. 1' lt-T01t01V1'0 Zffl t1rQVET; Last week's bate:co of in Toronto, un der the aiispieces of the l3oard of Trade was a unique SneeeSs 111 every way-- both ay—boat as regards thenumber aricl com- plexion o the audience,1 c rae p. i f oaidth� p tical as well as eloquent utteranc.es:giv en forth by the severek spealters. The leading speeches were those by His Ex celloney the Governor General, His Ho nor the Lieut. Govergor, the Hon the Premier, the Icon. the Minister of _ Pi. nauce, Sir Oliver Mowat, and the Hon \T, Laurier, leaden of the opposition in the Rouse of Commons. It will probab ly be deemed as prejudice on our part when we say thatthe airy and rhetori- cal nothingness of the latter geutienaau contributed tiibutt.d little to tae eclat of the ban gleet; while the few remarks of Onta ri0's Premier were rather out of her mony with the spirit of the occasion that prevaded theaudie,nc;e but for the one single redeeming feature of a sen timent of :loyality to Britain. We should not omit to mention the practi- cal business like speech of Mr. Van Horne, President of the 0, P. R,, who voiced the sentiment of Toronto's and Canada's merchant princes by point- ing out the essential need of a fast At- lantic Steamship service in order to complete our present trains-coutinent- al travel and traffic. As it was prob- ably His Excellency's last deliverance on public affairs before resigning the seals of office, Lord Stanely gave a full and unusually practical exposition of Canada's progress taken from the late est available statistics. His Fxcellen cy also tookoccasion to draw a con- trast between the state of morality and civil administration of Canada and the United States, to the manifest adyant age of our own Country; while he ad ministeredatme.yad well timely adeserved rebuke to those pessimists who belittled Canada and talked up annexation. As to Sir John Thompson's and the Hon, Mr. Foster's utterances, they were dig- nified statesmanlike—eloquent. The Premier's reference to the vexed ques tion of the Manitoba school acts will be appreciated by every candid Protes taut, as well as by every true lover of Canada, conveying the assurance that justice will be meted out to all clases of the community, irrespective of creed or race, in a spirit of toleration. This s further evident from a perusal of the full text of the repert of the sub -Com- mittee -of the Privy; Council, just pub- ished, which takes common ground with the decision of the highest court of the realm—shewing that the whole question is not one of, political partizan hip, but of legal and constitutional ight. The Hon. Air. ' Foster's array of tatisties, although fulle-- in detail and more extensive than those of His Ex- eilency's speech covering as they did the trinity' of commercial, agricultural nd industrial interests"—was such as o inspire confidence in all who are in erested in the future growth and,pros- perity of this Dominion. Altogether, we regard the recent bauquet held in he Qaeen City as a red letter day in he annals of Canadathatwill not fail o leave its impress for good on the whole community. i 1 1 s 9 c a t t t t t The Buffalo Express says that Can ada has but few immigrants and"as a consequence" the people of this coun- try are "narrow minded and bigoted", Well, if it's so we are sorry for it But we think we prefer narrow-mindedness and bigotry, :'of the kinds `obtained in Canada, to the broad mindedness and liberality consequent upou the immi ,mration to the United States of " the scum, of Ged's'creation—the anarchists of Chicago, the Mafia of New Orleans, the thugs of the coal regions, and the cohorts of Tammany-. May kind Prov- idence long keep Canada in her present condition of narrow • mindedness and bigotry. Stephen. The residence of Mr. Henry Isaac was the scene of a pleasing and ,inter- esting affair yesterday (Wed). The subject of interest was the marriage of his second daughter, Elia, to Mr. Geo... Bawden, of Exeter. The ceremony was performed at three o'clock in the afternoon by the Rev: F. H. Fatt,"in the. presence ofnearly one hundred friends and relatives. The bride was assisted by her sister, Nellie, while the groom was supported by Mr. Fred Dunsford The ceremony over, and showers of congratulations extended to the weir'• thy couple all settled down to enjoy themselves The first acceptable en•. joyment presented was a sumptuous repast under wnieh the tablets fairly groaned. After justice had been done tc themeelres and credit to cooks, the company spent the remainder of the evening in games, 8,clal chat, and a pleasant dance, We extend to fhe new- ly wedded cool.>le out heartiest well- sei,lies and may inch life be a long and happy one. Bradstreet reports 27 failures in Canada this weel:,against 29 last week and 46 for corresponuiug week laet yrar. The County Council. The County Council for 182'3 will be composed as follows, Reaves Ex'iJrY, Tuekersinith J, Shepard, Peter McKay Usborne, T. McKay to be appointed Stephen 'jr, Betz j1I, Either 1J Sherritt Hay, George McEwen Robb Turnbull . Moses Geiger Stanley, John Torrance, J. Ja: rett Goderich Tp. J. Cox J. Beacom Colborne A. Malloy, A Young• jr, Ashfield, Joe. GriffithHugh Giryin ' 1 John Chambers Wawauosh, A. Stewart, J. Bowers E. Wawanosli, T. H. Taylor, R. Spiel! Millett, Robt Scott, A. T. McDonald Morris, i 'Mooney, r rs H.t r 1 � ,A Howe I a 10 t, Turnbor•ry, W McPherson, Cruikshank Fgo Howie!., John Keine { S J, Jeracquusesn Grey, Wm. Milne, i W ve 1 A. DOliamenr ei:eKillop, J. Bennewies, to be appointed Goderich, W Proudfoot, P. Holt Clinton, A. 1'[cMurchio, 1-:I, P. Kennedy Seaforth, M. Y. McLean, Jas. Watson Exeter, Dr Rollins, II, Spackman Bayfield, George Woods. Blyth, N. R.'ouu;, Wingham, 11 C Sperling ? Brokenshire Wroxter, T, 3. Sanders, Brussels, W: H. Kerr We have not had official returns from Howick, and are not certain of its accuracy. Farquhar, Mr, William Hackney who has been teaching in Mount Pleasnt school has gone to Stratford to prepare for the. University. His brother' George takes charge of Mount Pleasant Scheel:—On Friday evening last a large number of voung people gathered at the house of Mr. T. Kay and were hospitably; enter• tallied by our worthy reeve.—Mr. Sim- on Carnbell is able to be out again' and at work. -Miss E. Cottle and Miss A. Campbell, who came home to spend Christmas holidays, have returned to London.—Mr. William Kydd has resign- ed the leadership of the Presbyterian church choir. On Friday evening last. the choir presented Mr. Kydd with a handsome writing desk as a slight re• cognition of hisvaluable services as leader.—M:r. Paul Madge is now leader and the choir will, no doubt, be as well managed as it was in the past.—The municipal election in this ward was keeny contested, Mr. T. Cameron was elected by the small majorite of two, Mr. Cameron has proved to be a good councilman: but it mustbe remembered that he had strong opposition in the person of Fred Hunkin.-The"Political Ring" will have to get a little more unanimityis its ranks or the Usborne council will be a conservative one for 1894. The scurrilous sheets .spread throughout the township with the 'in- tention of doing Mr. Cameron harm were without effect. The'.person who circulated such contemptible rascality ought to be severly punished, but some of the opponents of the author of these sheets have been too hasty in their re- marks and have been blaming inno cent virtuous men for . writing them,. and : by so doing: have lowered them- selves in the opinion of the public in general. -The revival meetings in the Thames Road Methodist church have been successfully carried on and are doing great good. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rejoice Because Hood's Sarsaparilla Rescued Their Child from Scrofula. For Scrofula, Salt Pheuin, and all other foul humors in the blood of children or adults, Hoods Sarsaparilla is an unequalled. remedy. Read this: "We are so thankful to Hood's Sarsapa- rilla arsapa-1illa for what it dins for our little girl that wo make this statement for the benentof other anxious parents and $tsfferevag Children Our girl was a beautiful baby, fair and plump and healthy- But when she was two years: old, sores. broke ' out behind her ears and spread rapidly over her head and forehead down to her eyes, and into her fleck. ,We consulted one of the bostpitysiciaiis in Brook- lyn, but nothing did her any good. The doe - tors said it was caused by a scrofula humor in the blood, lIer head became One'Compketie"gore offensive to .the smell' and dreadful to look at. I.1 or general health waned and she would lay in a .largo chair all clay without any life or en- orgy. The soros caused gmauencbinz and burning, so that at times we had to restrain her hands 10 proventscratclring. For 3 years yzo •S pied 'Fearfully with this terrible humor. Being urged to try Howls Sarsaparilla we did se. We soon nutittcd, that silo 1 'i 1 allele life and appetite. meal ,ne SQp.mqd to drive out more of ttie 'ha iarforasholttimo hutitsoonbegan to ..,.i.strle, ,he fainting tg anise 1 uiril101#,,, cQaa.in1, and in a loco neon Ms lien head became entirely clear of the sore. She is now pca•fcot1ywol8, has 110 evidence of the humor, and her skill Is el r:t aml It lithI 1,1u) as on'rss 11ke an en- tlroly chile o nt r 1111(1, in' health and gene ti appoe,r tnue bolt what was before talr.lug i1 r. SVrf rirvrsnicr., 31 i Grtenmore AVe„ Bast 3eivlerit,,Brookly,'N, u �.( Testdiioniai • fa an iilttstratiou of what Hood's Sarsaparilla is doing for tine sick and suffering every day, front Maine to California, En 'the light of these frets who can say that the work of an immense concern like Mara is not beitefleent D' 7 1IOO8 Po LO euro liver ills, stipatlon, 1,.. aisn^ns, jatititlieo, sick liendaeho inyigestion, News of the Week in Brief. The C,inadaill Order of Foresters dedicated a new hall at Gorrio ou day. Mr. Mi•. J. Gordon, merchant, of Beaver- ton, .c,ll beneath a ear on Monday and lost his left arm, Rev, .li, W.000 has been the pastor of the Ang,•licat1 church at Portsmouth, Ont.,for 39 30015, The privy council has fixed January 21 as the date for hearing the Man- itoba school appeal. Mr. W: J,Summelby,school inspector for the counties of Prescott asks Russell, has committed suicide. Sampson Woosley,'of Troy. N. Y. J ihr. • was 1. d Maliclav n u (tl explosion of a dynamite catridge, which sic; had in his pocket. Rogers n & Dewey, o CO. of 'Toledo the o. lar�,est wholesale shoo house in Ohio, failed Monday. Lialailites $400,000; as- sets, $350,000. A worthless ;,,fellow named Thrift murdered! a "wealthy farmer in Georgia because the hitter would not lead him a quarter. Thrift escaped. Pork went up to 518.50 a barrel Fri day* in Chicago under alleged mani- pulation It is said some parties pro- fited to the extent of millions. The Roman Catholic cathedral at Cincinnati is to be mortgaged to secure $62,000 to pay a dividend to the late Archbishop Pureell's creditors. Patric!. Fen ton,l9(ho accidently killed Miss M]tinie Davis at Highland' Creek on Dec. 26th was Monday sentenced at the York Assizes to three months' im- prisonment, A Cleveland syndicate, having; leas- ed the London and Port Stanley rail• road, intend establishing a line of vessels between the port and Cleyelaud iii the spring, • At Elkhorn, Man, 'on Saturday, the residence of Frank Thomas, a well known farmer, was burned, and his mother, being unable to escape, was burned to death,' For the first tirne iu seven years the Niagara riyer IS froze at its mouth and people are crossing 'freely. An ice bridge so early in the season has never been known before, At Halifax on Thursday Wm. Jenny' aged 65, placed the stock of a .gun in a stove and hold the muzzle to his breast weal the weapon, exploded. He died fromhis injuries. After making all deductions ordered by the court of Revision and the coun- ty judge, oun-ty.judge, the total assessment of the city of Toronto for the year 1893 is $1 1850,766,635, or $500,000 less than for 92. Miss E. Lister, who went from Perth, Ont. as a volunteer for mission work among the Indians of British Columbia has died of pneumonia. She was in charge of the Presbyterial Girls' Home at Alberni. 3 Applications. It takesonly this to thoroughly :re. move Dandruff. stop itching of the scalp, and make the hair soft and pli- able. In fact, Anti Dandruff is a per- fect hair tonic—all say so ,vho use it, George Hilliard, a student at Albert College, Belleville, whose parents live near Mount Forest, died Sunday night from injuries received in a football match some weeks ago. Ile was 21 years of age. Do raot be discouraged if other med- icine have failed to give you relief. Membray's Kidney . and Liver Cure acts on'the Kidneys direct, eombined, with a mild action on the Liver and bowels, thereby removing the cause; of Back Ache, sour stomach, dizziness, indijestionand constipation. Try i;. 'Frost Bites" are ugly things; a nose or ear swollen to twice its usual size is no more beautiful than, it is comfort- able. After trying many "cures" lye come back and.award the palm to Per- ry DAVIS PAIN-Kireeee, "the old veli able," which affords relief quicker than any other thing we : know of, Big Bottle, poputai price 25, THE TESTIMONIALS. Published on behalf of Hood's Sasa• parilla are as reliable aild as worthy your corifidence,,as if they ea me from your best and most trusted Neighbor. Tnev state only the simple facts in re- gard to what Hood's Sarsaparilla has done, always within- truth and rea son. hr oat, ouphs,iphtheria . have for ae d erg Davis' tiler $11`t eacta :X b le John Burns who had made a fortune in led mines and outlived it all, died in the poor house at Galena, Ill, on Thurs day, aged 101, He chewed and smoked tobacco all his life and died with a pipe in his hand. The great Reading coal combine ne has been broken The New Jersey Cen- tral Railway company has withdrawn from it and hereafter will be operated independently, the same as it was be- fore the agreement with the Reading and Lehigh Valley was entered into. ON TRIAL FOR 90 DAYS. The finest, 'completestand latest dine of Flee. tricalapollancesin the world. They hero never failed to cure. 1 e are so positive 6f it that we will back our belief and send you any Electrical• dpplianoe now in the market and you can try 11 for Three Menthe. Largest list of testimonials on 'earth. Send for book and journal Free. W. T. laser' & Co., Windsor, Ont. Frank E. Eames,, confidential book- keeper for H. J. Patton & Co, of Buffa- lo, has acknowledged stealing $20,000 from the firm, says a Buffalo despatch. Eames was arrested at Niagara Falls, 'where he lives. Charles H.'Nortb, who three years ago was a millionaire pork packer, is now in the Heuse of Correction at East Cambridge, Mass., for a debt of 8703.. All the friends of his: prosperous days had departed, and he could, get no bail, Mrs. Yates, wife, of a teamster, of Springfield, Ohio, gave birth to her twenty-fourth child on Saturday morning, January7th. There are five sets of twins. She was married at 14. The oldest child is 27. Thirteen child- ren are living. poommomayamazao CIIIIISTIE'S Nib` First Class RIGS And HORSES ORDERS LEFT AT THE HAWK SHAW HOUSE OR AT THE STABLE WILL BE PROMPT LY ATTENDED TO, • '3 eene,.0. : Motaoson.walole Telephone Connection .,..mn gsoacmusmos When in eed of a FALL SUIT CALL ON BERT. KNIGH The Clothier, Who gives the best satist' tion obtainable in the village. He also has a aPra tO In his quarters: Over F. J. Knight's Grocer Store. Yonr Patronage Solicited: 1. ERT.KNIGHT. ENTRAL MG ESE. A complete stock of Pur � and Reliable Drugs ALWAYS KEPT. —*I-- Pologtff4EQ1C1gS, $jJoIies, llrllffit's $lljjJlles At right and reasonable prices. Prescriptions and Family Receipts � Carefully Prepared. Whll1's Powge[ the best in the market. C. L•IUTZ• PROP. FIIRHITURE AND ll1'IDERTAKllI1! My Warer oom is packed full of Furniture of all the latest Styles and Finish and at I HAVE ALSO A STOCK OF BAMBO WORK, FANCY TABLES, MUSIC RACKS, &c., Very suitable for Christmas or Wedding Presents. Remember that I do a large business in the line of PICTITRE FRAMING. A large stock of MOULDINGS on hand, from mem ft_ a�ca 77p -amd. UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT upstairs ----complete stock always on hand. Stand next Molson's Bank. ROBT. N. ROW ► 7 1 McDonell Bros. having decided, to leave town on the 18th January for TT will f r TIIE L �fI�L f Hardvare, , NEXT SELL AT WEEK THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF' are, StovesOUs0Oass,Puy 9 Don't fail to call and get some of the Bargains they are offering Bissett's Old Stand, Exeter; MoDON21:11 14 2511.0S. 11