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The Brussels Post, 1897-4-23, Page 66 —za Pu0LIEMED— EVERY FRIDAY MORNING (in timo for tbo early mails) at "The Pest" Steam Publishing Hous%, Tn1t: O S Sw., 13Bussans, ONT, TanMe Tad.. trrioN: One doll ex 8 year, in advanosaid is denoted by the eV" onbheHaddr )st on the address label. Anvan'rrstso Re2ss,—Tho following ratoe will bo charged to those who advertloe by Elle year :— ersca`"� i sii• 1_a mo• _ 1 mo One Column $00,00 5 00 1500 0 Half 20.00ll 10.00 8.00 aplatter )' 19,J0 8,00 X6,00 ir ,...... ._...,.__... Eight Dents per line for first insertion, and three Dents nor line for each subsequent in. sertion. All advertisements measured as Nonpareil -13 lines to the inch. Bne1n086 Cards, eight lines and under, 85 per annum, Advertisements without specific direc- tions, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. lbotructionsto change or discontinue an advertisement must be left at the counting of ea h week This is imperative. Tuesday Editor and Proprietor. The New T ariff. "A demonstrated wrong is always defended plea (that toi 00 boeticep to theotmany would iaPtet a loss on the few." One feature of the tariff enquiry should be noted by our wage earners and farm- ers, viz : That the manufacturers with one or two honorable exceptions, urged that the duty on their raw materials be removed or reduced, and that on their finished produot increased, or the present duty maintained. .9. moments' tbought will convince any- one that the finished produot of every producer is the raw material of some other producer. The skill of the mech- anic for instance is his finished product, which he sells to the manufacturer, to whom it is the most important raw material. On the other hand the finish- ed produot of the manufaoturer is the raw material of the workmen. These obvious facts illustrate the in• justine of the manufacturers demand for free raw material, the most important being labor, which cannot be protected, (people with money or hoods to exchange for wbat they demand.) The curtail- ment in demand that proteotion entails probably explains why it is that the trade depressions that have swept the world during the last twenty odd years have invariably developed first in, and endured d longest in, the moot highly pe countries. It ie during these periods of depression that the combine is ueually formed, which, if successful, saves the mauufa0turer for a time by further dis- tressing their suffering fellow oounbry men in again exalting prices, the objeot of all combines. The longer the menu- faoturere bolster themselves up by such schemes the higher must go the price, the smaller will be the demand, the greater the number of the unemployed, the wider and keener the distrese throughout the community and consequently the more disastrous the inevitable orasb. We, in Canada, are not very deeply in the mire yob ; now that we have the np. portunity let us give our vigorous young country a chanes and abolish this bob• rible aggression which tbo enemies of liberty have caused to be palled probed• tion, which in a thousand ways mush undermine the moral fibre of our people and inevitably bring ruin to many of those for whose eupposed benefit it is proposed to perpetuate it, viz., the mauu• facturere, If this incentive is not strong enough let us abolish it -for the poverty and suf- fering it necessarily entails on the wage earners and farmers and the orime lb must induce amonget those who consti• tuts the fringe of the skirts of our civili- zation, who have not inaptly been. called "the submerged tenth," and whose num- bers by the way are increasing at a great- er ratio than population in all protection- ists countries, and decreasing in free trade countries. It should always be remembered theb to many of these poor people of the "sub- merged tenth" a alight rise in the cost of living means famine, crime or death. It is only when we see men of wealth with eunningly laid schemes to exalt prices urging their case before the tariff commission—aehemee, that if eucoessful, must inevitably take the last pent from many of the poor people of the "sub- merged tenth,' thus driving them to famine, crime or death, that the depth of degradation to which protection leads those who imagine themselvee financially benefitted by its continuance, may be fathomed. H. WessmoOTON. Ottawa, April 7,'97. Georrie2. whilst they want the raw material of the wage earners, viz., his house or all that enters into its construction, his clothes, bis food, his furniture, &o., highly pro- tected, these things being the finished produot of the manufacturer. In countries where Governments act on the advice of their manufacturers in this regard, (protectionist countries) we find distress amongst the wage earners deepening, and in those oountries where the raw material of the wage earners and farmers is untaxed (free trade oouutries) their material condition is improving. This distress that invariably overtakes the wage earners after the introduction of proteotion In any country, arises from the fact that such a system exalts latices and lowers wages, for contrary to the popular notion wages rise as prices fall, and,converselyely wages fall as pens rise. In apan since 1800, the yearahe aUolish• ed protection, prices have steadily fallen and wages have as steadily risen. The same is true of Great Britain and other free trade countries where the full force of the cheapening effects of modern im- provements ie felt. In Canada and the U. S. on the other hand under protection prices have in a measure been maintained and wages bave fallen, or to pint it in another farm, the benefits that under natural oouditions sbould accrue to the marl= of the people, from the cheapening effect of modern improvements, have ho a great measure been nullified by high protective duties and the combine proteotion forces into existence. This seeming anomaly of ri,ing wages as a result of lowering prices admits of an easy explanation. Our daily experi- ence teaches that a rise in the price of any article checks consumption. This check to consumption or demand will be very marked if the rise in pries is artiti• oia1, as wben it is obtained through the intiuenoe of a combine, for such schemes breed antagonism amonget consumers, causing them to economise to the utmost limit. The deoreased quantity demanded re- duces the number of men required to produce and distribute it. This neces- eerily checks the demand for laborers all along the lino of production, con- struction and distribution from the farm, forest, mine, factory, warehouse and store to the door of the consumer. There- fore as a necessary reselt of et rise hi prices many men are thrownoutof em- ployment, to compete with their fellow workmen orflse the country. The lest census returns shote that hundred,' of thousands of our people Left Canada during the first ten years of pro- te0ti0o and no one will deny that pro- tection and the combines exalted prices during that period. This competition amonget the workmen reduces wages, for wages do not depend on prices but upon the competition amongst the employers for the services of the unemployed, eon. sequently the greater the cumber et the unemployed the lower will fall the wagse. Now whilst admitting that protection for it short time after its introduction gives the tnsnnfaoturers who clamour for it high prices and low wages, this seem• ing advantage is but a boomerang which ultimately tanks destruction to them• selves, for it is obtained only by rednoing the pnrellaeing power of their mast ex• iensive and valuable customers, namely, the farmers and the wags earners•—these two classes forming as they do the vast mnjm:ity of every rommtlnity, the de- crease in their purchasing powers (that the impeeition of protective duties nem - sexily entails) must anon involve the manufatburere n1 flnen01a1 distrose, As these periods of fieanoial distress (or what is known as a trade depression) miter in proteotod oouutries in the ab - Benue of all known causes such es war, pestilence ora failure of crops, there is strong grounds for believing that it is the shrinkage in demand which protec- tion involves ereatee the trouble. Pro' tective dutise certainly exalt price's, Which as certainly cheeks demand. Now whatever may be the tense of a trade depression there la but one way in Which it can manifest itself, and that fa ecu for 68 years upon the present home - hi a partial cessation of effeet160 demand, stead, within live miles of Toronto. The THE BRiJSSELS new Sheriff is a prominent member of a 11amber of 800581les, and in addition to Mutt has taken an active interest in the various athletic olrolee, He is a devoted adherent of the Episcopaiian ohureh and a good type of upright Canadian citizen- ship. Ira to 81,10 r 191. Dr, Sloan and family have now got comfortably located in their uew home on Market street, Robert Livingsboue, a former Seaforth boy, has just graduated as a D. D. S. from the Cbioago Dental College. Chief Gillespie cleverly oapturod the thief who broke into Papst'e etors and stole therefrom a quantity of jewelry, The goods were recovered, 0. W, Papst has now gob located in the store recently vacated by Mr. Rutledge, and will hold the fort there until he gate his own store in shape for occupancy again. Harry Town, after working a day and a half in Buffalo, was notified that his presence was required by the .9.1100 Labor Commissioner, Mr. DsBarry, who at once had him deported to Canada. The officers and members of the Britannia Lodge A. F. & A. M. will tender an informal At Home to their gentleman friends, in their lodge rooms on the evening of Friday, April 28rd, The following shipments were made at Seaforth during the past weep :—John McIntyre, 25 cars of timber to Liver- pool ; Jae. Archibald, 1 car horses to Birmingham, England : Geo. Turnbull, 1 oar horses to Liverpool, Eng. The Jnuior Beavers organized and the following officers were elected :—Hon. President, R. Wilson ; Hon. Vice -Pres., R. 0. Cheswright • Pres„ H. Jackson ; Vice Pres., R. Andrews ; Seo.-Treas., A. Hammett ; Capt., H. Broadfoot ; Com., G, Bell, J. Stephens, W. Cline, D. Mur- ray, R. Davis. William Ballantyne, the town assessor, has handed in his roll and from it we gather a few interesting Note. The total assessed value of real property is 9578,• 240 ; personal property, $58,900 ; tax- able income, 910,800. There are 498 children between the ages of 5 and 10, 179 between 7 and 12. and 200 between the ages of 16 and 21. The total popu- lation of the town is 2,412, an increase of one over last year. A noteworthy fact is, that every year since 1880 there has been more or less of a decrease in popu- lation until this your, when we seemed to have rescued bottom and are now start- ing on the upward journey. There are 181 horses, 40 catble, 120 dogs and 17 steam snginen. The birth's numbered 27 and the deaths 19. J. G. Edgat left on Tuesday of last week for Boissevain, Man. Section men on the C. P. R. have late• ly bad their wages raised 100. a day. F. J. Grobb, of Regina, N. W. T., is the guest of his father-in-law, Edward Pyke. Anson Spotton, of Toronto, is ependiog his Easter holidays at his home neer Gerrie. R. J. M. Perkins, of Wycliffe College, Toronto, is spending the Easter holidays at bis home in town. Division Court was held in the Town Hall here on Wednesday of last week, His Honor Judge Doyle presiding. 3C+ xeter. F. J. Knight, grocer, has a hen egg that weighs ten ounces. John Hawkshaw Bold a five months' old calf to D. Davis last week which weighed 000 pounds. Sergi: Major Sohoof delivered his famous leobnre entitled "Darkest Africa Lighted Up" iu the Aalnee Street lt'Ietbo• diet church. Ford Bros. have ouch improved their butcher shop by a liberal cont of paint, and have also added a briok smoke bourse to their already well equipped ehop. Jas. O'Brien, of Hay township, deliv- ered a mouater gobbler to D. Davis the other day, weighing over 89 pounds. The bird Wes far from being fat and doubtless could have been made weigh near 50 pounds. Charles Perry Luxton, who left Exeter a few months ago for Bay City, Mich., recently invented a device for lowering caskets into the grave, for which be won the silver medal offered by John Wed• derburn & Co., patent attorneys, Wash- ington, D. C. Gr' oc1e rich. The Mitchell Advocate has just ecin- pleted its 07th year of pablieation. Mr. Fielding announces that the new tariff bili will be introduced on:Thursday, April 22nd. At Windsor Peter O'Neil was sentenced to eight years in the Kingston Peniten• tiary for highway robbery. Arohbiohop Langevin has returned to St. Boniface. Ile says no definite date has been fixed for Mgr. Merry Delval's visit to Manitoba. J. Sears was sentenced to 25 months in the Central Prison and J. Sickles to three years in Kingston, at Brantford for counterfeiting. The Woodstock Fishing Club have pre. Rented W. A. Kern, who lies been their elioient seo.•treas. for a number of years, with a handsome dinner r."dfish set. Herbert Temple, ioenreen•o agent, who was married three weeks hen at Smith's Falls, shot himself at she Grosvenor Hotel, Halifax. IIs is Lot expected to recover. The Parliamentary contest in Mao• donald will be between lbtr. Rutherford, Liberal, and Mr. Mclt;eneie, Patron, the Conservatives deciding not to melte any nomination. Sir Richard Cartwrigbb says that the contract with the Petereons for the fast Atlantic service has been signed by the Dominion Government, and it is there. fore a little late to discuss the Milford ports proposed. Spring is full of terrors to all whose constitution is not able to resist the sud- den changes of temperature and other insalubrities of the season. To put the system in condition to overoome these evils, nothing is so effective as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Take it now. Some big strings of perch. The Cambria and Cannella will run here this season. The manager of the Kensington Furuf- ture 0o. says they are fairly busy. As yet there are no signs of work being commenced on the breakwater pier. Contractor E. Sharman started the extension to the power house last week. Orders are coming in nicely and there is a full employee list at the knitting factory. The large quantity of herring fry in the harbor has brought us the annual influx of sea pigeons, The fishing tugs Cluoas, Sea Gull and Sea Queen left Thursday of last week for their stations on the Georgian Bay. A carload of race horses ryas shipped by G. T. R. last weep. The animals go to take part at the Woodbine meet. Tries, Gundry has sold his imported shire stallion, "Morning Star" No. 11,- 890, to Wm. Porter, of Downie township. M. 0. Johnston is putting a new front in his store on Hamilton -et„ and so that one may see 11 be bas pulled down the verandah. Notwiths(anding the reports of aiok- nese among the ohildren, the sobooi at. tendance for March was 525, almost the dermal average. Tho contractors, McLaren and Gald• tborpe, are pinning the material for the Menesotung Park pier on tie beach and in a couple of weeks they expect to begin its erection. Tho Or/Mellows of Ooderieli will ob- serve the anniversary of their Order on this °entinent by attending divine service in 81. George's church on Sunday 'morn - ins, the 25th inst. Robert G. Reynolds, the new sheriff, was born in Goderioh fortyone years ago, his father, the late Robert, B. Reynolds, having been a prominent buoiness man and town olstk. He received his educa- tion at the Publio and Grammar schools and entered the Sheriff's office in 1878 as junior bailiff, By 1882 he had gone through the varieee stages of promotion until he was installed ail Deptlby Sheriff, a position which he has hold with credit to himself and benefit to the county for the past fifteen years. Mr. Reynolds is married to the second daughter of Tbos. Bond, one of the pioneers of East York, who settled there in 1820, and bag reeid- POST APRIL 23, 1897 SPECIFIC `, ` OME GOOD PLAIN, FOR SCROFULA. "$ince childhood, 7 have been afflicted with scrofulous boils and CC sores, which cry inc terrible �' S suffering. ,,7'hysicians were unable �UiJ 1J to help me, and I only grew worse under their care. At length, I began to take AYER'S Sarsaparilla, and very soon grew bet- ter. ,After using half a dozen bottles I was completely cured, so that I have not had a boil or pimple on any part of my body for the last twelve years. I can cordially recommend Ayer's Sarsa- parilla as the very best blood -purifier in existence." — G. T. REfNnAIT, Myersville, Texas. THE ONLY WORLD'S FAIR Sarni%pat Ula Ayer'2 Cherry Pectoral cures Coughs and Colds Wanted—An Ideas »snug Protoot your 11102,' they_ may bring you wealth Write JOHN WEDDEILEIIRo & CO., Patent Atter. neve Washington, D. 0., toe their 81,800 prize offer and flat of two hundred inventions wanted. BOAR FOR SERVICE.—THE Undersigned will keep for service 011 Lot 20 Con. 0, Morrie, the thorn bred im- proved White Yorlaebire Boar "Selected;' bred from J. Lt. Brothour's swoepstttltes sow at Chicago Pair. Terms, 81.00 to be paid at the time of service with privilege of re• turning if necessary. Pedigree may be soon an applteatWt. R0131`. NIC100L. MOM will mals' a well mark of YOU! MMe00t r5O5Vers TAM tauten naeTLTe IN roan wedge, 810091 °urea all Nervous Dleseson, 0leaplees. none. railing Memory, Nightly Rm1,,1on5, sperms• torrbeea, Impotency, oto., caused 10 poet ebunea' given vigor and euro to Shrunken 050805, 804 (11%107 butor lsy 0,10r°o L000 0,5 umssO la old ory0550, PI008050I You wm grow strong and happy 612510. eoatre mob W plain wEseilY and e0inro y oeelod. From observation, seedy 250)01 18 vont p°oko5 Prboe, 91. a paoi:nsn, cls for 26. 8°nd money fn either lnery or rrooaaa��r• ad tatter, M000,0811 10812.0 fo 3. T. for tbo Do. b)e,ltx0101 oeuvre t, 050, Aaont for ate Da tendon of Caundn. Saawaeti1.39S.r0�3i1✓>2TN �V2 UJDIGE$'f1ON, 0121 yi,, Eiiillp'TIOtJSON, THE., SK'f'AI; 66A1ti'YIFitS` i++'.COMPLEXION.. - Nor `• "l 1+ -,Nor sus. 'Mite Btu Line. ROYAL O1A1L S'5E&MS111P5. Between New York and Liverpool, via Queenstown, every Wednesday. An Agrooablo taxativo and 2611RVy1 11)NI0. Sold ny Druggtets er tont by Mall, 9So„ Goo2 and 81.00 per package, eamplae free. H® Tlio Favorite 700711 P.OWD0R for tato 'Teeth and Britain, MN 801d by 3.1.8. LOX, Ora991st, 10tinsels, As the steamers of this lino carry only a strictly limited number in the .023056 and 0ac0N1 CABIN aeo01)1lnOdebions, intending passengers are reminded that an early um- plieaticn for berths i8 necessary at this sea, eon. For plans, rated, etc., apply to W. H. Kerr, Agent, Brussels. ',1d0ll ala,idl.',Ji46 .y6ds6d'.L'_.B84. /61dd,1ldldl. WILL:AAAWIAAAA;ldEL'EEEEAEEEAEAEEEA U B$+-TnG-aa � G Great Offer l= -or--s5IY The London,. !r Free a ess Tho Free Press desiring to grrnlly m Inrrcaso 11, subscription lief, a •ei the ee following great nil'ur in the fnrtnu•s 0112 stockmen of Cnnuda whereby sub- E scribers Lo Weekly Free 1'reSi a ill got ▪ One Year's Paper Free. • The Free Press has made arrange- 00 moots whh the Veterinary Oslonen it l'nblishinr Co. for it number of onpies of P �( their book,I'he Vol rrinnr3' Nc10na+," • thu price or web Is S:l.nl). This book trouts fully unit in plain language the • Anatomy, I)iacnses and l'roatnmut of E: llotnentic Animals end Poultry, also (moistning a full description of Medicine 6 and 115051pte, so that every farmer can be his own cutcrh)ary. 153.00 FOR 52S a Tin Weekly Free Prose and Farm and Howie for ono year (prtoe 91.00) and a coy of alto Veterinary Science (price 0= - 02,17). Doth will be mailed to any ad- dress upon the moor of Two Dollars. Do nob miss this emanon. Vire 00.0 not afford to oentinne thiaolter indefinitely. ▪ Our object in making it now is to secure an Immediate response which a loss = liberal offer might fail to attract. Re- member, by sending 92.00 for the book von got the Weekly Free Press and lrarm and Home ONE YEAR FREE. Agents wanted everywhere. .Address all communications to the Free Press Printing Co., E London, Ont. vYYYYYYYYIYYYIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY llYTYYYYYTYYYTIYYE We have got nearly through marking our Spring Goods 'and would like you to call and inspect our stock and compare prices. We think we can say 'without any exaggeration that we are in a position to show one of the Largest and Best Assorted Stocks that it has been your privilege to see within the COUNTY. In Dress Goods and Trimmings[we show a range that will delight the hearts of the Ladies. Please don't buy until you see our stock, not that we wish to insist on you buying from us but our stock will give you an idea of what is going to be worn this Spring. Our Linens wo imported direct through Agents from the Brookfield Linen Co., Belfast, Ireland, which enables ins to sell them at prices much be- low regular prices. LACES and EMBROIDERIES are one of the leading features with us this season. In. Ready -to. wear Ulothing • we lead all Competitors. Our Men's Suits at $8.00 mustlbe seen to be appreciated. IAN anted—An Idea ERIE Protect yyour kiss,' tboyymay bring you wealth. write JOshi gton, Dsenu'ue & 00. Patent Atter• anddIle or two hunnddred"inventions wante,1. 01808 R. CHASE'S THE ORIGINAL KIDNEY PILL 8112 KIDNEY- LIVER 0 THE 'ONLY KIDNEY -LIVER PILLS T. Dawson, Wander Standard Rank, Brad- ford, Out, says, Cl anus Kidney -Liver Pills are a grand medicine for the kidneys and Liver. W. P. CAR5r50, fry McCaul St Toronto, re- presenting Montreal Ste r, says, CI s Pills act like magic for era relief of hemi•aeh bila e. :meek and eononpntion. Sold everywhere, or by marl on Irete(ptef price, 20 tlMAl{SOM, BATES et 00. 1 40 1598880 01. 71110510. (MT. ®? {R DESIRE is to'make this store to the County of Huron what the T. Eaton Co. is to Toronto. Any who haven't as yet favored us with a:call wo would like to specially invite them to do so, and I think; we be able to make them permanent customers. Grocery Department. Our Grocery Department is under the direction of Mr. Jas. Purcell, and he will be pleased to show you through that department. P. S.—Cur Advertising Agent, Prof. Golding, a colored gentle- man, will probably call ou you in the course of a week or two with Literature which will pay you well to peruse carefully. 9 importer, Seaforth. THEY ASE UL 1GiiT o, 'We invite the gentlemen to call and see our new Spring Styles in Stiff and Soft Felt Hats. They are the proper style and the prices are low. We can also supply the Gents with a Suit, readymade or to order, Boots, Caps, Shirts, Collars, Ties, Braces, Socks and Underclothing, For anything you require give us a call. LaES' swag TS. •This season we have added to our usual stock a range of Shirt Waists and invite the Ladies to kindly favor us with an inspection of same. Dress Goods, Prints, Muslins, Kid Gloves, Corsets and Hosiery. No Fancy Prices. Established 1871. The Policy Contract issued by this Association is perfection itself, UNCONDITIONAL, ACCUMULATIVE, AND AUTOMATICALLY NON -FORFEITABLE. It leaves nothing further to be desired, Rates and full infor- mation furnished on application. rN a e E2111 !• Agent, Brussels. ls.