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.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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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ouphs,iphtheria
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have for
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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.
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First Class RIGS And HORSES
ORDERS LEFT AT THE HAWK
SHAW HOUSE OR AT THE
STABLE WILL BE PROMPT
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Telephone Connection
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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.
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Pologtff4EQ1C1gS, $jJoIies,
llrllffit's $lljjJlles
At right and reasonable prices.
Prescriptions
and Family Receipts
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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 ►
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McDonell Bros. having decided, to leave town on the
18th January for
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Hardvare, ,
NEXT
SELL AT
WEEK
THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF'
are, StovesOUs0Oass,Puy
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Don't fail to call and get some of the Bargains they are offering
Bissett's Old Stand, Exeter;
MoDON21:11 14 2511.0S.
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