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o�n 1 tilts sfbject and He application to
the present eitnatiou,
The Scott Aet is in force in twen•
ty.fivo counties and two oities in
Ontario, and in the whole Dominion
the law Use been adopted in sixty -
throe oouuties and oities. The net
majority of the votes for the ,qct
thus far in all the contests is 49,-
255, It is now more than eight
yoars since it was first voted upon
and adopted, and no county or city
has yet rejected it, although repeat-
ed efforts have been mads to do so.
We regard it of great moment that
our people give due attention to the
proper enforcement of this law. We
would urge that everywhere they
stand by the officers appointed to
that work and assist them in every
lawful way.
Theadmition of the Act stns taught
TILE WORKING MAN'S PLEA,
Will you rob ns of our Sunday,
The day God calls His own
The only day the working -man
Can rest in peace ab ]tomo?
Is nob six days toll and bare enough
For us poor working -num;
For e'en when God created earth,
The seventh day rested then.
Will you rob us of our Sunday,
The clay that God has given,
The laborers' rest from toil and care,
Tho best day of the seven ?
God made the Sabbath for the poor,
Not for the rich alone ;
Upon this' Clay elle cares of earth,
Aside should all be thrown.
Do not rob fie of our Sunday,
Give us this flay alone ;
Por we have wives and children,
They need us man at home,
They plead for us, then heod their ory,
If you'd by God bo blessed ;
Give us this welcome day of peace,
The laborers' day of rust.
UNGUARDED TONGUES,
Tongues unguarded throw disaster
Right and left with spiteful sway.
Cutting deep, dividing friendship.
In a harsh and cruel way.
liany a fond, bright hope is blighted,
That pleadings cannot set aright,
All unsought the blow is wielded,
Simply for malicious spite.
Unkind words aro often spoken,
Causing sorrow, grief and pain,
Such cold words of careless meanings
Cannot bo recalled again.
Oh ! how many are made to suffer,
Simply by some thoughtless word ;
How many eyes of sparkling beauty
Under tears grow dim and blurred.
Sorrow and mischief always hover
.Whore unguarded tongues are found ;
Words once spoken stand out badly ;
Tear cannot assuage the wound.
Unkind words should e'er be banished
From the lips of old and young;
Each should learn and heed the motto :
"Set a guard against thy tongue "
BEAR THY BROTHER'S BURDEN.
Is thy cruse of comfort wasting?
Rise and share it with another,
And through all the years of famine
It shall serve thee and thy brother.
Love Divine will fill thy storehouse,
Or thy handful still renew ;
Scanty fare for one will often
Make a royal feast for two.
For the heart grows rich in giving ;
All its wealth is living grain ;
Seeds, which mildew in the garner,
Scattered, fill with gold the plain.
Is thy burden hard and heavy ?
Do thy steps drag wearily?
Help to bear thy brother's burden.;
God will bear both it and thee.
Nnrnb and weary on the mountains,
Wouldst thou sleep amidst the snow?
Chafe that frozen form beside thee,
And together both shall glow.
Art thou stricken in life's battle?
Many wounded round then moan ?
Lavish on their wounds thy balsams,
And that balm shall heal thine own.
Is thy heart a well loft empty?
None but God its void can fill ?
Nothing but a ceaseless fountam
Clan its ceaseless longing still.
Is the heart a living power
Self -engrossed its strength sinks low;
It can only live iu loving, I fent the ropeel agitation all along
And by serving love will grow. , the line and Prohibition will soon
be gained.
us eevoral valuable lessons which wo
do well to profit by :-
1. \Vo have learned that the aboli.
Eton of the license system has not
boon followed by commercial disaster
as tho liquor edvoeatos everywhere
declared it would be.
2. That municipal government
may bo carried on without the local
revenue derived from ibe lisenstng
of lntoxicatieg liquors, and that
without the imposition of new and
burdensome taxes upon the people.
8. That the law has proved a val-
uable educator of public opinion,
4. That wherever the law is oven
moderately well enforced the mis-
chievous and wicked. treating cus-
toms are largely destroyed.
5. That the consumption of in•
toxicants is decreasing in our Do-
minion in a degree corresponding
with the extent to which the Act is
1 adopted.
0. That the reduction of poverty,
druukonnees and crimp is more and
more manifest.
7. That our hope of ultimata and
complete victory over this great
enemy of all righteousness lies in
total Prohibition. We must not
stop short of this. Wo oeunot if wo
wouldoonsorve what we have already
secured.
That these advantages as well as
others may have the fullest effect,
let us oppose with all our might of
world, prayer, faith and vote the re-
peal of the Aet whereon and where -
ever an attempt is made in that di.
rection. Let the name of no mem-
ber of the Methodist church bo found
upon a repeal petition, much loss,
let no one oo•operate directly or in-
directly with those who seek to re.
clothe with the garment of respect •
' ability and legality a traffic which
the Act has made disreputable and
illegal. Utterly refuse to have any
partnership with tt busiuess whose
policy is that of the Anarohiete in
the use of the dynamite bomb, viol-
ence and terrorism. Let it be known
to all that a vote to repeal the Act
is a vote against Prohibition, and
every vote to sustain the Act is a
vote for Prohibition. Then, in the
fear of God, lel us endeavor to de -
•
Tli5l'ERANCE AND PROHIBITION.
.Address Of the Committee on Tahlper-
once of the Methodist Gen-
eral Conference.
To the members and adherents of the Meth-
odist Church in Ontario :—
Diann BRETHREN AND F11111NDe.-
1'he General Canforeeae of tho ]Iloth-
odist church, in session aseombled
in the City of Toronto in September,
1886, appointed a permanent Com-
mittee on Temperance, dividing it
for convenience of mooting, into
throe sections, viz., Ontario, Quebec
and the Eastern Province,
Since the meeting of too Creneral
Conference a now House of Com.
mores has been elected for the Do-
minion. During the first session of
the new Parliament Mr. Jamieson's
resolution iu favor,of the total Pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic was
submitted and defeated•by a major-
ity of 42; the veto being, 70 for and
112 againet the resolution.
A general effort to repeal the
Canada Temperance Act in the cities
and counties in this Provineo where
.ib is now in force has been begun,
and to give this movement greater
force o reign of lawlosenese and
violence has been inaugurated, and,
to all appearance, bee become the
settled policy of this unholy traffic.
• For these and other reasons, a
meeting of the Ontario section of
the committee was convened by the
Rev. John A. Williame, D. D,, Gen-
eral Supexiutendont, on too 1.26h
day of September, 1887, when, after
ti careful consideration of the present
nspect of the Temperance quotient
it was decided to calf the prayerful
There aro still twenty counties
and cities in Ontario which have
not yet adopted the Soott Act.
We would urge our people to take,
in conjunction with others, arch
stepe as shall at once bring iu a
vote for its adoption and use all
righteous moans to secure that end.
It is a matter for devout thank-
fnlnose and congratnlation that the
recent attempts en our Dominion
Parliament to repeal the Scott Act
and destroy its worth, wore utterly
defeated; nevertheless we must not
close our oyes to the fact that the
ensile Parliament which sustained
the Scott Act voted clown entire
Prohibition by a majority of 42..
With a 'House of Commons thah
contains 112 friends of the liquor
traffic, as recently proolauned by
their recorded votes against a Pro•
hibitory law, it is obvious that the
Temperance reform has some hard
battles to fight before the ruin traffic
is brought to an end in our Do-
minion.
Tho present situation defines the
duties of all. Christian eleotors in
unequivocal terms. We would not
ignore, or in any way depreciate,
the value of the subordinate forces
in the struggle for duliverancs from
a great national bane. 'We rejoice
in the power of moral suasion, in
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fairly before the oonntry now. Tho
attitude and .psrsonoul of our °nom
den were never so °dearly defined,
The Temperance men of Canada
have the opportunity of striking a
blow for the complete and final sup•
pression of the liquor traffic, such
as they never had before. May
they prove equal to the duties and
responsibilities of the hour!
1Vo•do not hesitate to say that! harbour is now completed, and six
the Temperance question is •tis Toronto ferry steamers aro tied up
great question before the country there for the winter.
today, and go vast is its importance
that all lovers of their imperilled
follow.men, all advooatos of social
and moral reform, should for the
time being hold in abeyance partisan
politics, and so use their vote and
influence in ell coming erections to
the Dominion Parliament that not
a solitary man who has declared
himself an enoasy to Prohibition
eball bo permitted to resume his seat
in our legislative halls. The Tem-
penance electors of this oonntry
have it in their power to render the
re•eleotion of those men impossible
if they will but consent to sink minor
differences and unite all their forces
on the broad platform of Ibis great
moral and political reform,
Permit us to call your prayerful
attention to the valuable report of
the Committee on Temperance,
which was adopted by a hearty and
unanimous vote of our late General
Conference, and especially to the
following extracts from it.
"The ballot must execute the will
of a free people and mush not be
caet for that which is a sin against
God and a crime againet humanity.
The time has come to draw the line
between those who stand with the
saloon and against the people and
those who stand with the people and
against the saloon. We, therefore,
recommend that our people in all
municipal and Parliamentary elec-
ions vote only for oanlidatoa wh o,
in addition to other necessary qual-
ifications, aro known and professed
Prohibitionists ; and we heartily
pledge ourselves to cooperate with
the Dominion Alliance and all Tem-
perance organizations in their efforts
to educate the electors of the Do-
minion on the neoessiby of Prohibi-
tory legislation.
"'We cannot admit the statement
so often made by those having little
or no sympathy Prohibition, that
the country ie not yet ready for a
Prohibitory late ; ou the contrary,
we aro convinced that the country,
by adopting the Scott Act, showed
it was ready for such legislation.
Ws believe the wide growth of pub-
lic sentiment in favor of Prohibition
renders ib the duty of our Parlia-
ment to pass a Prohibitory law that
will brand the traffic with public
condemnation."
Wo would respectfully recommend
each Quarter Board to consider the
subject matter of this address and
press such resolutions as may com-
mend themselves to their godly judg-
ment, and submit the result of their
deliberations to au early meeting of
each oongrciation on the circuit
that a full expression of opinion on
this moat important, question may
be secured from all our people, It
is also requested that copies of such
resolutions as may be passed shall
be scut to the aecrebary of tiro Per-
mauent Committee on Temperance
—Rev. D. L. Brebhour, Brantford,
Ont.
JOnN A. Wrr,Llaus, Chairman.
D. L. BnaTrloUn, Secretary.
tToronte, October, 1887.
Aylmer will
the erection of
worth $4,246.
A largo barrel factory is to
erected at Keewatiu during
coming winter.
A farmer in Goefiold, Eeeox
county, raised 900 barreis of apples
this year and sold Worn for $500.
The new breakwater at Oakville
at nuoe commence
a school building
be
the
David Watson. a brewer employ
ed in Sleeman's brewery, Guslpb,
has raspberries in bis gerdon ripe,
forming and in bloom.
The iron swing bridge at Thorold
for the Niagara Central Railway
was ewung last week. It was built
by the Hamilton Bridge Company
and is 807 feet in length, longer
than any other swing bridge in
Canada, except that at Hamilton
Beach.
Among the chief mourners at the
funeral of the late Bev. Dr. Nellos,
at Cobourg, the other day, were the
deceased's two sons, F. E. Nelles,
B.B. of Tilbury Centre, and Master
Harold Nellos ; his brothers, Dl'. J.
A. Nelles, of London, and T. R.
Native, of Stmcoe ; his brothers -in-
lay, R. A. Wood and T. 0. Wood,
of Toronto ; and Dr. Uzziel Ogden,
of Toronto.
Tuesday night two men entered
the house of John Roth, jr., a well-
to-do farmer in Wilmot township,
near St. Agatha. One man cover-
ed Mr. Roth with a revolver while
the other secured all the money he
could find, To make their escape
they stole his horse and buggy.
Buggy and harness were found near
Berlin next day. It is not yet
learned what amount of money was
stolen.
One day tacit week Thos. Dunn
found in a bush on the farm of
Chas. Richardson, 10th concession,
Pnelinob, an elk's horn, one part of
which was sound, but the other
aide was partially rotted. It meas-
ured 5 feet 5 inches from end to
end, had five branches, and was 1.44
inches round the batt. Fire had
recently run through the bush and
so this horn, which had lain con-
cealed for many years, was brought
to light.
At the annual meeting of the
Booksellers' and Stationers' Assoc-
iation of Ontario, held in Toronto
Wednesday, 19th inst., the follow-
i•e clacked : Preai
DO YOU WANT THE EARTH i?
I cannot give you that but 1 CAN give
you the Ihest Value on Barth in all
kinds of
DRESS HOODS, T1.IIMMINGS,
FANCY GOODS, UNDER-
CLOTHING AND
FLANNELS
of all kinds.
In the Grocery Department 1 defy
Competition.
Come and see me and you will find
your fond dreams realised, your expecta-
tions more than gratified by Offerings of
Unparalellod Generosity.
HONEST VALUE, 1
LATEST STYLES, •Iputbeforeyou, ,
LOWEST PRICES, j
(PRACTICE,
This is what I PREACH,
IGUARANTE.
ing officers wo -
dent, H. Fred. Sharp, St." Marys ;
vice -Presidents, Henry Hutchinson,
Toronto ; B. H. Bothwell, Bramp-
ton ; Seo.-Treas., J. J. Dyae, Tor-
onto ; Executive Oommittee, A. S.
Irving, Toronto ; J. A. Nellos,
Guelph ; John Hart, Perth ; N. T.
Wilson, Loudon ; J. G. Clone,
Hamilton.
Tho vendor of the license, the
minister who tied tho load, ' and
those who "stood np" with D.
Grady, of North Easthope and Mies
Mattie Kennel, of Wellesley, when
they were married on Saturday last
in Stratford, havo all repaired to
Berlin to have a legal conference
with the bride's father, who claims
that his daughter is only 15 years
of age, and ran away and got mar-
ried without his consent. Still
people say that the days of romance
are over.
U. W. Gauthier's extensive fish
freezing house at Sandwich and the
tug Lizzie Geaham wore burned
early last Friday morning. One
hundred and twenty tons of white-
fish, trent, sturgeon and pickerel
K7laanrec?<5ttna i>Tetis w. were stored in the house. The fire
started in the tug, and was burning
Reeve Truax, of Walkerton, put- fiercely when discovered by two
poses accepting a nomination for men who slept on the premises.
the mayor's chair. . They bad barely time to escape witb
Jos. Seagram's stables, connected their lives. The lose is estimated
•with ,lie distillery at Watorio°, now at $20,000, including Cho tug,
house over 000 cattle, which was valued at $1,500. Loss
A. T. Cutin'', of Galt, has a horse fully covered by insurance.
that was born in 1845, which ho The following extract from an
claims is the oldest to America. order in council relating to the ap
At a Convention of Prohibition- plication of all flues, under the
lets in Amherst, N.S., John T. Bnl- Scott Act, will be of interest, and
mer, of Halifax, was selected to will set at rest enquiries which have
contest Cumberland County in the been made :—"His Excellency in
approaching election for the House couuoil, on the recommendation of
of Oommons. the Minister of Justice has been
Lieut. Mitchell, of Port Elgin, pleased to order, and is hereby ord•
has received intimation that he is Brod, that the order in council of
expected to fill his place on next the 20th day of September, 1886,
year's Wimbledon team, and that a relating to the application of fines
new ivlartni•Heury rifle will be sent and ponroltios imposed under the
him for practice if desired. Canada Temperance Act, 1878, bo,
It is reported that somo monster and the same is hereby cancelled,
the good work wrought by the num- teeth, weighing fivo pounds each
orous Temperance organizations of and measuring nineteen inches in
our land, in the influence of the re- circumference, were reoontly
ligious and political prose that in ploughed up by .Wm. Fiobor, of
over becoming more potent for Pro- I Claehun, in a low field ou his farm.
hibitory legislation. Still, it in evl- William Davis, a London jewollor
dont, even to the superficial obeery has received through the post office
or, that the mightiest weapon in . a set of silver jewelery—broaeb,
this eonilict is the ballot, and that earrings, bracelet and pini—which
attention of ilia Methodist people of the great decisive battles of the
thin Province to Ilio emphatio utter- Temperance movement must be
nuc of the General Contorenoo, on 1 fought tut too polls. Tito loans is
and that all fines, penalties or for-
feitures .recovered or forced under
the said Aot, and amendments
thereto, within any oity or county
or any incorporated town separated
for municipal purposes, from the
county which would otherwise bo -
1 1 fort public
Don't Forget the Place.
J. G. Skene,
ItEn SToitls.
r_n'Agent For Parker's Dye Woks.
AGENTS WANTED:
Steady Employment to Good Alen.
None need be Idle. Previous
Experience not essential.
We pay either Salary or Com-
mission. __^ •
100 NIEl Wanted.
To Canvas for the Sale of Can=
adian grown Nursery Stock.
WOOL
Any Quantity of
Wood Wanted
—A'1'- THII BRUSSELS—
Woolen M
RI.SSELS—Woolen.. ii.
I ,ghost
Market
Price
Paid in exchange for line Tweeds,
coarse Tweeds, Check Flannels,
in all wool and union, Grey Flan-
nels, and Blankets. Also Sheet-
ing, in both Gray and White, fine
and coarse Yarn, cine., of which :1
have a good supply
1 Jv 0 ft,' OX MIND.
The Fou thil l Nurseries,
Largest in Canada,
Ore• 400 Acres.
Don't apply unless you can
furnish first-class References, and
want to work. No room for lazy
men, but can employ any num-
ber of energetic men who want
work. ADDRESS
Stone & Wellington,
lYtcr•serylnen,
Toronto, Ont.
O GF THE NOTCH COLLAR,
A now stock of Buffalo Robes,
Goat Robes, Horse Blankets,
Rugs, Bolls, Whips, cmc., just to
handl.
.A. splendid assortment of
Trunks, Valises and Satchels in
Stook and sold at living prices.
GIVE ✓YIE ,fl CALL.
. Del'lnifil
Brussels.
W11I. SMITH
is prepared to attend to
CARRIAGE PAINTING
in all its branches, as well as
sign and Ornamental
Painting.
Ile has had yoars of exper-
ience anti guarantees his
worst to give satisfaction. A rig
0011 painted is half sold,
:Estimates itlltl terms cheer-
fully given.
uses to
Canada, n bo peedo othe GIVE VIII): A CALL.
the eondler states wore • stolen from . treasurer of the city, incorporated
the store sofas years ago. bur, Davi town or county, as the case may be, Shop in the old 'PosT' Publishing
is does nob remember the theft. for the purposes of the said Act," House, King street, 13russols,
I am prepared to do all kinds of
manufacturing, such as
ROLL CARDING,
SPINNING,
WEANING,
TWISTINGCOL,
OIZI- G,
FULt'NG, Rc.
Satisfaction,
Guaranteed.
All kinds of
Knitted Goods
Made to Order.
Give Me a Call before dispos-
ing of your Wool elsewhere.
Yours truly,
GEO. HOWE.
iMPORTANT TO ALL
who are bald or whose hair is titin or gray
or aro troubled with dandruff.
Dr. Doranew eeed'si
HAIR MAGIC !
is the groateettonla for strengthening the
growth of the hair ever discovered. It stops
all falling out of the hair, removes all traces
of dandruff, rostoros gray hair to its original
color and in oases 01 hnldnesi, whore the
roots are not destroyed, it will produce n
luxnrlant crop of hair.
Take warning it your hair is in a feeble
state got a bottle et once belore 1; is too late,
Dr. Dorenwon d's ".Flair Hingis,' is on Salo at
all principal Dritg Stores. Ask for it and tette
nothing else,
G. A. Dm.timta eNn J. I eeein:ivi:s to Co..
AGENTS ran Bnussnr s.
A, Dorona•Cnd Solo Mnnufnbtorer,Toronto,
Canada. A. Dorouweud keeps the largest
Hair Goods ostablisbment in Canada.
T. FIiE 10I{EE1,
Practical Watchmaker t1 Jeweller
Thanlcinht the Public for past favors and
support and wishing still to secure your
patronage. Wo aro opening ant fu111ines
in
Gold and Silver eta tabet
Silver°Plated Ware from established
and ra1iable makers, fully warranted by
f
Clocks of tholntes designs,
Jewelry
Wedding Rings;
Ladies Gem Rings,
Broaches,
Parings, tLO,
Also have in stock a full lino of Violins
and Violin Strings, Pipce, ,Cc.
t."" N.B.—Issuer of Marriage Liconecs
T. Fletcher.