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THE kill:IRON EXPOSITOR.
W ADVERTISEMENTS.
tar The figure between the parenthesis after
each line denotes the page of the paper on which
he advertisement will be found.
Farm for Sale—W. S. Mundell. (5)
Farm for Sale—F. Holmested. (6)
.rfornination—Wm. McConnell. (5)
Teacher Wanted—Wm. Ballantyne. (6)
Annual Meeting—Henry Eilber. (6)
Christmas Goods Arrived—C. W. Papst. (6)
Exhibition Free—C. P.. R. (6)
Great Bargains—Hoffman & Co. (I)
December Sale—E. McFaul. (6)
Hardware—Johnson Bros. (5)
Life Insurance Co—W. T. McNeil. (8)
Girl Wanted—Mrs. J. S Roberts. (8)
Christmas Groceries [81-11. J. Scott. (a)
Probabilities—J. W. Millar. (8)
Ready for Christmas.—G. Good. (8)
Boots and Shoes—Geo. Good. (8)
Farm for Sale—R. Thompson. (5)
Executor's Notice—John Esson. (5)
Hard Times—Jas. Pickard. (8)
Bargainq for AII—E IdeFaul. (8)
Boar for Forvice—Jas. Wells. (5)
Groceries and Crockery [41—J. C. Laidlaw. (8)
How to Economize—W. Thomson. (8)
Inron txpooitor.
SnIAFORTH, FRIDAY, Dec..9, 1887.
Worthy Sentiments.
A meeting was held in the Own of
Pieter', in the county of Prince Edward,
the other day, for the purpose of discus-
sing the question of Commercial Union.
On this occasion the chair was occupied
by Mr. C. S. Wilsnn, a leading Conser-
vative of the distriet. He made an ad-
mirable opening address, and among
other things he said:
In my humble judgment our welt
fare is of more importance than our pol-
itical connection. I want to be fully
and fairly understood. My love for
Canada is greater than it is for any other
country—(cheers)—even than it is for
Great Britain. If we can build up
Canada and retain our connection with
Great Britain' I will do all in my power
to, accomplishthat end. But, if the in-
terests of Canada have to be sacrificed
on account of British connection, I say
unhesitatingly, let us sever that con-
nection. (Cheers) The ultra -loyal
amongat us will not discuss this question
but are ready to accuse those who do
discuss it of being a.nnexationists. The
ultra -loyal, however, are largely com-
posed of office holders, and office seekers.
(Laughter .i They are those who live at
the public expense, and do not beat re-
present the views of the Canadian people.
I believe Commercial Union will secure
the prosperity of Canada without sever-
ing British Connection, and I am will-
ing to do my best to secure both. But
annexation does not frighten me.
(Laughter.) I have a. daughter married
to an American—(renewed laughter)—
and I have found the American people
to be 'very much like ourselves, and if
we became politically connected with
them we would only join our interests
with a kindred people. (Hear, hear.)
We must improve our. condition or our
young people will all leave us. They
are going now in large numbers. Fifty
English-speaking people left one town-
ship in Stanstead during a few months
of this present year."
These are worthy sentiments, and
they should be the amen:meats whicb an-
imate every true Canadian whatever
his polities may be. Loyalty to the
country of our birth and to the home of
our fore -fathers is a very good and com-
mendable thing in its place, but he is
the truly loyal man who is loyal nest to
the country of his adoption and where
he gains his livelihood. We can best
display our loyalty and show our love
for the mother countty by being first
loyal to. oureelves, and by doing what
we can to advance the material and mor-
al interests of our own country.
But this is not the point to which we
wish, at the present time, to direct at-
tention. It has become the practice of
those wno have no better argument to
advance against Commercial Union, to
attempt to frighten those who sympa-
thise with them politically, by telling
them that the Commercial Union move-
ment is simply a Grit dodge, gotten up
for the purpose of seducing simple mind-
ed but honest and well meaning Conser-
vatives from their party allegiance. We
know there are not many who can be
deluded by such a emits, as Conservatives
and Reformers are a4e sufficiently in-
telligent to know that what is for the
benefit of one must be for the benefit of
both and that aey change that. will bene-
fit Canada must benefit every eitinen in
it, irrespective of his party predilections.
In these columns we have frequently
she wn the many ways in which fuller
and finer trade relations between Can-
ada and the United States will benefit
this country, and as yet no one has at-
tempted to show wherein we have erred,
and consequently we are justified in
concluding that our statements have
been acceptable to and approved of by
both parties. But, although it is true
that the attempt to force a division on
this question on old party lines is being
made, largely, if not altogether by
"pap" hunters and those who are likely
to directly and personally profit by keep-
ing things as they are:, we do not know
that it is safe to entirely ignore it, as a
statement frequently repeated and never
refuted, is apt to get believers no mat-
ter how false and absurd it may be. A.
more false or foolish statement, therei
fere, than that the agitation for Com-
mercial Union originated with the Grits
or that it is designed to injure the Con-
servative party, was never uttered, and
it would be a great misfortune if such a
fear should intimidate any of its sup-
porters or friends. Indeed, so far from
this being the ease, it bids fair to break
up both the old political parties and to
furnish as platform for the formation of
new ones, composed of a fusion of both,.
ranged on either sideen-Ottr reason for
thinking this is, thatnnoth the friends
and opponents of the movement are very
earnest, and very deOrntined, and these
are to be found if not nearly equal, at
least to a large extent, in both the old
parties. For instance, it is quite true
that a large majority of the Reform
newspapers have ranged themselves on
the side of Commercial Union, while it
is equally true that a large majority of
theConservative papers oppose it. But
in the ranks of both parties it has its
stroeg advocates as well as its earnest
opponents. The first ones to declare
themselves in favor of Commercial Union
on the public platform were Conserva-
tives, and by far the greater number
who have taken a prominent part in
publicly advocating it, belong to that
party. At the meeting above I referred
to, the chairrnan publicly avowed him-
;:)
self a Conservative and . the tw" leading
speakers, Messrs.Johnston and ickson,
of Belleville, not only proclaimed them-
selves as belonging tor that party, but
justified -their present course.b quoting
from speeches delivered and retolutions
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moved in the House of Parliaiment by
their " honored leader " Sir Jon Mac-
donald. Mr. Jehnston said;
" As between what is best for the
class of Englishmen to which M. Cham-
berlain belongs, and what is bet for his
individual interests and the w 'fare of
Canada, the a .erage Canadi n will
doubtless decide (taking all th conse-
quences in doing so) that his fii1st duty
is to himself and his country. (Loud
cheers.) In making this choice he will
be following the teachings of anada's
greatest statesman, Sir John Ma donald,
and following logically the ipt ntion of
the National Policy, which w s to do.
what is best for the people of Canada
irrespective of the consequence .to any
other people. He is the consi tent N.
P. man who to -day seeks unr stricted
trade with the United States. (Hear,
,
hear.) It was created, as Sir John said
at the end of his famous resolution in
1878, 'to procure for this country, even-
tually, a reciprocity of trade with our
neighbors.' Sir John's speeches and
resolution would be profitable reading
for the two members of the Government
who said in Montreal the other day that
the Government was opposed to free
trade with our neighbors.'
Mr. Dickson, as a Conservative, and
addressing himself specially to Liberal
Conservatives, read from the National
Polley resolution, and the debate in
Parliament, and showed that one of the
two legs of the National Policy was re-
taliation to induce the Arnenicans to offer
us entire free trade, and said: "That
"of the many triumphs of, our great
"leader (Sir John), this would . be the
" greatest if within ten years his pro-
" phecy should be fulfilled in whole or
"in part." It will be seen 'from what
we have already said, that so far from
the agitation being a Grit dodgel to se-
duce Conservatives .frorn theht party
allegiance, it bears the appearan 'e more
of a Conservative " dodge " to seduce
the Grit. But if it is, it int e best
"dodge" they ever got up and i is one
which will, we hope, be eminen ly suc-
cessful.
Two of -a Kind.
A demonstration was gotten p in
favor of Sir Hector Langevin few
evenings ago in Montreal. The niece
of the demonstration seemed to be to
afford an opportunity for himsel and
Mr. Chapleau,—who, although both
members of the same Government, were
consumed by jealousy of each othe and
have been bitter etiemiese—sto bur the
hatchet of hate, embrace, kiss an be-
come fast friends in public. vim . If
this was the object it •may, be. s id to
have been accomplished, for the be-
slobered each. other ad nauseton but
how long the love will linger it i not
safe to predict. ;In their speeches both
gentlemen stated that the Gover ment
are unanimously opposed to Co mem
dal Union and that they are bou d to
damn by the National Policy. They
also let it be known that the pn cipaI
weapon they intend to employ in their
warfare is the loyalty cry. In com-
menting on their speeches the To onto
Mail caustically remarks:
" It is comparatively easy for m n
their circumstances to be, satisfied with
things as they are. In the first pia e, as
politicians, they are kept in office the
N. P. Secondly, eo far as they, ar per-
sonally concerned; it really doe not
make much matter to them what kind
of a fiscal system is in vogue. In a pa ph -
let on the subject of Sir Hector, hich
they issued about a year ago, Mr. hap-
leau's friends asserted that he had pent
his life as an officeholder and had ade
it his business to provide for hipme f and
his relations. tr Hectoes news aper
friends replied with a smart tit (moque.
If, they said, our man has made p litics
pay egad Mr. Chapleau has not, been
ruined by them." .
These remarks are no less true than
cutting._ It is notoriousfy a facv that
both gentlemen have not only b come
immensely wealthy at the public ex ensen
but they have not been stingy in h ping
their relatives in the name way. I may
"well be said. it mattets but little to such
men what fiscal ' policy is in gue.
They and their friends are all ight
whether school keeps or not. The
National Policy, or the power to t , is
just the thing they want. Whe the
treasury runs low they can replen h it
by piling on more taxes, and for hem
and others similarly situated everything
is lovely and prosperity reigns,—.n hard'
times and grinding poverty in that quer-
tnr, and the poor dupes who toil their
lives out to furnish- these taxes look
calmly on and see thm enjoying their
luxuries. Surely the people can't be
such fools as to let this sort of by-play
go on for ever. it is not any wonder
that Sir Langevin and Sir Chapleau do
not desire Commercial Union. Po away
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with the existing trade barriers between
Canada and the United States and seve-
ral millions of dollars which now go into
the Dominion treasury, and subsequently
by a liberal leakage into the pockets of
these gentry, would find their way into
the pockets of the farmers and artisans
of Canada instead. Oh, no, they don't
want reciprocity, and they won't have
it so long as the people are foolish
enough, to be fooled by them.
THE TORONTO Mail of Tuesday last
says: We are authorized by Honorable
Frank Smith to state that on Friday
last he resigned his seat in the Domin-
ion Cabinet. Mr. Smith has been a
member of the Cabinet, without port-
folio, since 1882, and has been regarded
as the representative of the Irish Cath-
olic element in this province. He de-
clines at present to give his reasons for
withdrawing from the Government, but
will no deubtemake the necessary ex-
planation in th n Senate when Parliament
meets. It is rumored, however, and
we give the story for what it is worth,
that his advice was ignored in the mat-
ter of a recent appointment to the Su-
perior Court Bench; hence his retire-
ment.
THE Fisheries Commissioners and their
numerous attendants are still sojourning
at Washington, but further than having
a good time entertaining and being en
tertained, they sle not seem to be doing
much. Mr. Chamberlain, it is said, is a
favorite with Washington society, and
is being lionized by Yankee bon tondem.
This is quite likely, as he seems much
better adapted for a society man than a
diplomatist. The latest accounts are
to the effect that all hope of forming a
new Fisheries' Treaty has been abandon-
ed, and that the Commissioners are now
attempting to patch up the treaty of
1818 so as to make it applicable to pres-
ent circumstances by giving new inter-
pretations to several of its clauses.
Those who expected little from the
labors of the Commission are not likely
,to be disappointed.
THE new county buildings in the
county of Perth have been completed.At
the recent session df the county council
the property committee handed in their
report giving a detailed statement of the
total cost. By this it is shown that the
total cot of these new buildings,grounds
and furnishings, foot up to the very
respecta le sum of $95,138.23, the
building alone costing $66,738. This
will giv those in this county who are
crying o t for the removal of the county
building , the .reconstraction of the
county, etc., some idea of what the first
cost of spch a change would be.
ews of the Week.
COAL ALLING.—The price of coal is
declinin in New York, and fears of a
lcoal fam ne are dispelled.
PRESI ENT GARFIELD'S STATUE.—The
bronze a atue of the late President Gar-
field , w s unveiled in Cincinnati on
Thursda .
1 MORMON POETESS DEAD.—Eliza II.
Snow, the Mormon poetess, died at Salt
Lake, Utah, a few days ago: She was
in her eighty-fourth - year.
:WANTS. TO BE PEACEMAKER.—It is
stated that the Pope desires to act as a
peacemaker and eventually as mediator
between England and Ireland.
MAINnAINING THE BALANCE. ---..-Britain
is to join the Central European Alliance
for the special purpose of maintaining the
,
balance f power in the Mediterranean.
DESTR CTIVE EARTHQUAKE. — An
earthquake is reported at Besignano,
Calabria, which resulted in the destruc-
tion of tnienty houses and the loss of
many lines.
THE PRIMATE OF IRELAND. —The
Most Rev. Daniel McGettigan, D. D.,
R man tatho1ic Archbishop of the dio-
ce 6 of Armagh, and Primate of all Ire-
lai 'd, is 4lead.
1 ROHLI3ITIONISTS ACTIVE.—The prolii-
bi onistt have had a rousing mass -meet -
in in Chicago', General Clinton B. Fisk,
of ew Jersey,is their nominee for Presi-
de t. I
EATH OF A PROMINENT DROVER.. —
qe rge J slin, the East Buffalo drover,
who wa injured in the Fitchburg,
M ssachusetts, accident on Wednesday
su cumb d to his injuries.
"ASTEST TIME. —A train on the Michi-
gar Cent al Railway recently Iran from
Ja kson to Michigan City, e distance of
15 miles', in 171 minutes, making seve-
ral stops. This is reported to be the
fasltest time ever made on the road.
imEnf AID. —Queen Victoria sent
$25 to /qrs. James Lees, of Goole, who
wa injured by the explosion of fire -
w rks during the jubilee celebrations,
EBREtW . LITERATURE.—The first
translation into English of a Hebrew
no el wilt shortly appear. France first
discovered that there were Hebrew
novels worth translating, and has had
them for some years.
S. C. PRIEST.—S. C. Priest, for 52
--years sujperintendent of the eastern
' division 4f the Central Hudson Railroad,
died at his home in Little Falls a few
days ago He was nearly 82 years old.
STEAM HEATING ADOPTED. —The , ex-
periment of heating railway cars by
steam fron the engine has proved so
successfu on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. I a.,u1 road that the system has
been per4ianently adopted.
AN AGED. SPORTSMAN. —Lord Evers-
ley, age ninety-three, recently shot
eight hea1 of game, incluaing a brace
and a hal of partridge and a brace of
iiheasantt. 1
i. DIAMONDS AT A DISCOUN11. —The great
orange diamond which was found at the
Cape of Good, Hope, and Which is ten
karats heavier than the famous stone
known as the Koh -I -Nor, now in
possession of Queen Victoria, was offeri
ed for sale at auction in London the
other day, but was withdrawn, their be-
ing no bidders.
RANCH CATTLE IN OLD COUNTRY
MARKETS—Consignments of ranch cat-
tle from the Northwestern Territories
recently arrived at Liverpool, Glasgow
and Bristol. At Liverpool the condition
. c
and a pearance of the cattle were good
after heir long journey. The Bristol
consi nment was sent by rail to London
and s Id at Deptford. They did not
fully realise expectations as regards
color nd quality of beef, a high stand-
ard b ing insisted on in London.
Co LISIO.N IN A SNOWDRIFT. —Last
Sundey afternoon a passenger train from
the south got stuck in the snow near Iro-
quois?akota,and watt followed by a pas-
senge train fromtheeast. Theformersent
a brakeman back to flag the latter, but
the engineer did not observe the signal
and criaahed in the hind train. Most of
the passengers saw the train coming in
time to getout, and the few who were
in the car escaped with bruises. The
not angerously. Nine others were
engiler and fireman were hurt, but
injured, but none killed. The hind
coach baggage and mail cars were
smashed, making e fearful wreck.
DR. PARKER. —The Rev. Dr. Joseph
Parker has been duly exonerated from
all th charges made in regard to the
proce ds of his work of love by the
I3eech r Statue Fund Committee, at a
speeial meeting. The resolutions exon-
erating him state that the trouble was
the re ult of conflicting cablegrams, and
concl ded by characterizing Dr. Parker
as "a1n honorable and Christian gentle-
man." It is understood that he will oc-
cupy the Plymouth church pulpit next
Sundy,
l , and will be tendered a reception
durin the following week.
INVADED BY RATS.—It is stated that
the tomn of Hugo, Colorado, is overrun
with rnts, which have collected in the
town lin, the million. The cold weather
has cansed the rats to- come int from the
prairie in great numbers, and they are
playing sad havoc with residences and
merchandise of all kinds. An enterpris-
ing citizen is forwarding large consign-
mentSof cats to the infested town.
SUCCESS OF THE DYNAMITE SHELL.—A
second test of the new dynamite shell
invented byiLieut. Graydon was made at
Sandy' Hook on Friday. Five steel
shells were fired in all. The first shell
penetrated the fifteen -inch turret target
and then exploded. The target was
ahnost demolished, and was rendered
uselesfpr further practice. Four shells
were te.1 en fired to determine the range
and tie demonstrate that by Graydon's
methoa dynamite shells could be pro-
pelledlby ordinary black powder from
the setvice guns so as to obtain satisfac-
tory penetrative and destructive power.
The Ordnance Board was much pleased
with the result.
Huron Notes.
—Mr. J. J. McCaughey, of Hallett, a
few d ys since disposed of an entire colt
17 mo ths old, sired by Robby Burns,to
Mr. T Wallace, for the neat sum of
$150. 1 _
— Mr. Levett, one of Exeter's grain
buyers, lost heavily by the recent fire at
Parkhill. Mrs. Levett and family had
a narrew escape from being burnt to
death.
—R Dilworth has disposed of his
village property in Ethel to M. Henry
for the sum of $1,150, and he has
bought the 50 acre farm from the latter
for $1,700. .
—Mrs. E. Sibben, �f the Huron Rued,
Hallett, was taken to Goderich on Mon-
day, mving to her being of unsound
mind. I She will be removed to London
as soon as there is an opening for her.
—Mjr. Wm. Zent, who has been a
reside t of Zurich for the past ten or
twelve years, has sold his household
effects and intends taking up his abode
in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
—Mr. Hartley, of Bluevale, lost a
valuable steer on Sunday morning last.
The st aw stack falling over and bur -y-
r
ing it so deeply it could not get out.
When found it was quite dead.
— Wm. Carter has moved to the vil-
lage of Blyth, having sold his farm and
bought the house belonging to Wm.
Pollard. He is employed by the Messrs.
McDonald to work in the mill.
_ —Mr. Henderson,of Whitechurch;suf-
fered quite a loss on Saturday. A hogs-
head of syrup was being unloaded at his
store, when the head of it burst, allow-
ing the syrup to flow over the road. It
was a sweet loss.
— Mr. Jas. Cunningham has sold -his
farm of 50 acres'on the 9th concession,
of Hullett, to Mr. Jas. Edmeston, a
young man who formerly worked for
him, for the sum of $2,800, at which
price the property ie cheap.
—Mrs. Hanson., of Wingham, fell on
the sidewalk of the Main street on
Thursday afternoon last, and broke one
.of her arms. The walk was very slip-
pery, owing to it having rained and
frozen immediately after.
— Tne suit of Hardy vs Pickard,
which has been before the courts for
some time, has at length been decided
in favor of the plaintiff. The parties
reside in Exeter and the .suit arose out
of some dispute about the Exeter ialt
works.
—Mr. Jos.McDonald,of Lower Wing -
barn, 4iot a white owl a few days ago,
slight!wounding it. He got it alive
and sold it to Mr. John Coed for $5,who
in turn sold it to a London gentleman
for $10. It was a very fine bird of its
kind.
—MT. Henry Dumert, sr., of Zurich,
one day last week killed and dressed
ready for market 20_ hogs, between
12 o'clock and dark. He was assisted
by two other men and the work was
done on the farm of Mi. Heory Cook,
Sauble Line, Hay.
—RI is stated that the Rev. Dr.
Pascoe' of Main street Methodist
Churc , Exeter, has accepted the call
of the lethodists of Aylmer, subject of
course 1to the approval of the Stationing
Comm Mee. Dr. Pascoe is an able
pastor nd an estimable gentleman.
—John Roberton, formerly deputy -
sheriff of Huron, and more recently
occupa t of a similar position in Win-
nipeg, as returned to Goderich, and has
purch sed the grocery business of C. L.
McInt sh,on the Square. Mr. Robert-
son is n old Colborne boy, and is well
known and well thought of in the
section
----M ssrs. Ehnes & Williams, of the
Zurich Flouring Mills, have purchased
and are having placed a new sixty horse
power boiler. This boiler, which
weighs i about four tons, was drawn
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from ensall station to the mill in
Zurich by one team of horses owned
and driven by Mr. Henry Rupp. It
was a eretty good load.
—The Jamestown correspondent of
the Bnissels Post says; On Wednesday
of 1ast week Adam Reid gave the -
young nen of this locality a tittle em-
ployment, by way of cutting some fire-
wood. They all worked with a will,
knowing that in the 'evening some bril-
liant amusement ..was awaiting them.
Supper being over the boys proceeded
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home -to prepare for the panty, ;s• a, re-
turning with their "fair oneiii" a s nt a
very enjoyable time in tripp n the
light fantastic" till "the via e sole'
hours..anont th' twain" when a 1 re-
paired to their homes, fully a *stied
with their amusement. The mibles
were provided by Mrs. Reid no her
daughters in their usual first -clans style.
—Miss Essery, who carries on a • ress-
making shop in Exeter, had a n rrow
escape from breaking some bon( s the
other *day. While she, in 0).pany
with Miss Carlisle, was decem ing a
flight of stairs, her foot slipped fom the
upper step, causing her to fall t the
bottom. . The injuries were slie t, be-
yond the spraining of an ankle.
—What might . have been a serious
accident happened to Alex. McDougall,
of Grey, while returning from Walton
on Saturday of last week. When at
the corner of the 12th concession, his
buggy came in contact with a \tenon by
driving too close, thus upsetting the oc-
cupants and breaking the buggy. They
escaped with a few slight injurich
- —Some time ago Wm. Hawthorn, of
Morris, changed farms with S . 111.
McCutcheon and became a resin nt of
Grey township. He did not loes en-
joy his home as claims were brought
against him he had no knowledge i f and
the sheriff finished up the wor. ' last
week. Mr. Hawthorn has remcv d to
Sunshine. All the evictions are ot in
the Emerald Isle.
— Mr. Colosky, one of the pione rs of
Morris, passed away last Monday Dorn-
ing.The cause of his death was drop y.IIe
had suffered all summer. He wan ne of
the first settlers in this part of the
country, when he first settled in Iii orris
everything was bush. His dem will
be regretted by many. He lea es a
large family and a number of frie ds to
mourn his loss.
—On a recent Friday evening very
successful entertainment was grv n in
Turner's church, West End„' ckem
smith. The programme consisie of -a
lecture by Rev. Mr. Sperling a, d of
singing furnished by the local hoir.
The lecture was both interesting a d in-
structive, involving a descripti n of
many of the chief cities in Great B
interspersed with an COD 3 ming
the customs of the inhabitant . The
singing was rendered in the usn a good
style.
— Mrs. Thomas McClymont, of Ing-
ham, died last week at the early ge of
32 years. The deceased was thE ldest
daughter of Mr. Joseph Gulley, iuf Mor-
ris; She had been troubled for thr past
three or four years with coosma tion.
The best medical skill could not r lieve
her, but death ended her suf n ings.
Mrs. McClymont was a kind neig h or, a
devout member of the Church of Eng-
land and a loving wife and mothir She
leaves two .children (a boy and a girl)
and a husband to mourn her loss.
—There died at Chicago, on Su day,
November 13th, an old resident f God-
erich, in the person of Mrs. Robi a Al-
ison Lyster, aged 61 years. The J ceas-
ed lady ws.,5 the relict of the late G-orge
F. Lyster, for many yearsm resist nt of
Goderich, and she was also a de u. hter
of the late Daniel Lizars, first ne k of
the Peace for the county of Huron The
family. of the late Mr. Lizars came hith-
er over fifty years ago, in cornpar y with
the late John Galt and °there 1, Those
names were household words in t si sec-
tion a quarter of a century ago. The
body was brought to Goderich 'm in-
terment.
— The officers recently instal. d in
Varna Loyal Orange Lodge fo - next
year are: Brother William Ran well,
Worthy Master; James Reid, D puty
Master; Jas. Coldwell, Chaplain; John
Terrence, Secretary; Lancelot Batty,
Financial Secretary; Charles n( ster,
Treasurer ; Wm. Taylor, Let, urer.
CommitteemenJohn Reid, 1st; ohn
Johnston, 2nd; Thomas Dawson, 3rd;
John Tippett, 4th; Robt. Mc:Mule:a ,5th.
—On Friday as Mr. D. ()liner, of Cliiton,
was driving home on the Ba,yfiel( ine,
near. Clinton, he noticed a horse's e ither
boot on the road. The rig he •as in
was pulled up and he reached me the
side of the wagon with his cane al en-
deavored with the bent end of it t • Is ook
on to the find. • In doing se he r ehed
over tocsfer and lost his balance, ossi-
bly helped. by a lurch of the wagcn and
fell out head foremost to the g •und,
cutting his face severely and br king
the bone in one of his wrists.
— Another Huron pioneer has
to her long home, ip the person c
Taylor, of the Huton Road, Gc
township, who died after a short]
Over fifty years aim, with her hu
the late John Taylor, who died a
of years ago, she settled on the fa:
jacent to what is known as Ti
corners—which took its name frc
family, and with the exeeption of
time spent in Goderich, had live
tinuously on the Huron road. 5
had fairly good health all her In
was much inconvenienced by a ter
to deafness. For many years she
member of the Methodist churc
all who knew her will bear testim
her faithfulness to its tereshings.
family consisted of three daughter
eldest being the wife of Rev. Join
ker, of Lucknow, another holding
ition as teacher in Toronto for s
years, and another, at home,
one son, Robert, who is also
fain.
—From the annual report of 18t
the Missionary Society of the Met
church, the following figures, sh
amounts contributed by the adh
in the places mentioned, are tali
Goderich, North street $381.25,Vi
- street $70, Clinton, Rattenbury
$507,07, Ontario street $191,64.,Se
$251.02, Holmesville $223.40, Bi
$88.75, Varna $142.06, Hensall
$144.05, Hensall South $55.67, L(
boro 5203, Dungannon $233.55, A
$176.62, Benmiller 5142.86, \Vb.
5147.55, Brussels 579.65, \\faiths'
37, Blyth 5186.08, Belgrave $1
Bluevale $101.35 The amount.
scribed in the different districts
conference were :—G uelph 51736. 1.
$1428.01, Stratford 51800.67, St.
81980.86, Goderich $2810.94, Wir
$1908.19, Listowel $1622.12, t
Forest $1351.05e Welkerton 513'
Owen Sound $1167.2s, Markdale
87. Conference missionary meetir
lection $23.10, total 518,146.62, r
crease over last year 51,395.75.
—The Clinton New Era of last
says:- Mr_ Thos. Connell, of Han
Dakota, formerly of Goderich Tow:
is home on a visit. Capt. Shej
(formerly Deputy -Reeve of Clinto:
Portage la Prairie, is also down
visit. It is the first time he has
.back since leaving for the West.
George Cochrane, who has also bE
the West, is home on a visit.
ssed
Mrs.
rich
1 ess.
and,
duple
nk ad-
lor's
nt the
sihort
• Icon -
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ei but
dency
was a
and
ny to
Her
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Wal-
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neral
and
it the
16 7of
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rowing
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street
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Mexilir.
n,
Mr.
Twist, who left town a year ago for
Montana, is home for the winter. Mr.
Dan Calbick and wife, formerly of
Holmesville, who have been living in
New Westminster, British Columbia,
for a year and a half, have returned to
Canada to reside. Mr. Calbick has been
troubled with a disabled arm, and found
it necessary to retire from business for
a time at least. Mr. Josiah McIlveen,
of Drayton, Dakota, (formerly of the
base line), who is home on a visit, called
in to see the iNew Era this week ; he
states that his crops this year were fair-
ly good, wheat selling at 55c. and 57c.
per bushel ; he goes back in a couple of
weeks.
—The following students of Clinton
_Model School have secured situations
for 1888: Miss Maggie Hyslop, No. 11,
Woolwich, Waterloo county; Miss A.
Moffat, Baden, Waterloo county ; Miss
Lydia Campben, No. 9, McKillop,
Huron county; Miss Grace Pollard,
Leadbury, Huron County; Miss Cassie
Farquharson, No. 9, Tecumseh, Sirricoe
county; Miss Jessie Dewar, No. 8, Hun
lett ; Miss G. Crich, Brodhagen, Logan
township; Miss Ella Keefe, School Sec-
tion No. 2, Ilullett; Miss Lizzie Mon-
teith, No 4, Stanley; Miss Mary Mc-
Mordie, No. 9, Hay and Stanley; Miss
Sarah Brown, No. 13, 'Flay and Stanley;
Miss Mary L. Taylor, Blyth; Miss
Annie McConnell, No. 11, Culross,
Bruce county; Miss Christy Robertson,
Donnybrook; Mr George Purvis'No. 3,
Kinloss, Bruce county; Mr. U. McFad-
den No. 9, McKillop; Mr. W. Gem -
mill, No. 1, Turnberry •' Mr. A. Cosens,
No. 4 Tuekersmith ; Mr. D. Martin,
No. 5, Stanley; Miss Addie S. McEwen,
No, 13, Sombre. township, Lambton
county. Some of the other young ladies
have been offered situations, but the
agreements have not been signed.
Sketches from the Missionary
History of New Zealand.
[Written for The EXPOSITOR.]
What kind of people are the New
Zealanders? In person they are tall
and well proportioned, strongly built,
and capable of enduring great fatigue
and hardship, while their clear brown
complexion, their negular and often
handsome features, and their line dark
eyes, weie, even in their savage state,
often lighted up with an intelligence and
feeling that indicated a susceptibility to
the best impressions. Their understand-
ings, uncultivated as they were, were
quick and penetrating, their conversa-
tion was lively and aieimated, and their
love of humor irrepressible. Their
moral character was full of doiatradic-
tions ; at one time selfish, ptoud and
treacherous, they seemed intent only on
the aggrandizement of themselves or
their tribe, or the gratificationof their
own wild wills, rejoicing in the misery
and destruction of all beside., At an-
other, the friendliness, hospitality, gen-
erosity and even heroism of their con-
duct, won the admiration and affection
of their European friends. They treat-
ed their friends and elders; with the
greatest respect and veneration, and
their wives otcupied a higher position
than is usual in uncivilized nations,
being often consulted: in private, and
sometimes even admitted to the public
councils of the tribe. The affection of
the fathers for their children was intense
and their grief at losing them -propor-
tionally deep. The love of the mother
appears to have been less strong, and
instances of infanticide not unfrequent-
ly occurred'though we believe these
were perpetrated generally in revenge
for some neglect of the husband or per-
haps to escape the trouble of rearing the
child.
Impetuous and daring, the New Zeal-
ander courted rather than shrank from
danger; and the spirit of enterprise led
many of the young chiefs to venture as
common sailors on board the whalers
that frequented their coasts, in the hope
of visiting other lands, and becoming
acquainted with other nations. They
too often paid dearly for this love of ad-
venture in the brutal treatment they re-
ceived on board.
Their favorite pursuit was war, noth-
ing else seemed worthy of their energies,
and the custom of "utu.," or denianding
a payment of human life, for any insult
or injury, real or supposed, of however
remote a date, was always at hand to
supply them with a pretext for attack-
ing a weaker tribe, and indulging the
spirit of revenge that lay deep within
their breasts.
Feeling themselves lords of the ocean,
their great delight was in their war
canoes, and they lavished all their skill
and taste in making and adorning them.
These formidable vessels were simple in
their construction, and, when practic-
able, made from the hollowed stem of a
single tree. They were often seventy or
eighty feet in length, and would contain
two hundred men. The sail was triangu-
lar something like the lateen sails of the
Mediterranean, and woven of flax or
rushes. 'There were sometimes fifty
paddles on each side, a pa.ddle also
served them ise a ruddemand their speed
was about seven knots an hour. The
head and stern rose high above the hull,
and as well as the margin , of the boat
itself, were elaborately carved, in' some
places inlaid with a pearly shell, and
ornamented with feathers.
The Maoris' hatred of their en-
emies equaled their attachment to
their friends, and a New Zealand
battlefield presented a more than usual-
ly frightful scene. The preparatory
war dance was accompanied with tre-
mendous yells and shootings; the im-
petuous stampiog of the feet made the
very ground to tremble; and every
face and limb was distorted till they
scarcely eeemed to be human beings.
All their mats were laid aside, their
naked- bodies were smeared with red
and yellow ochre, end the parrot
feathers in their hair were supposed to
add to the fierceness of their appearance.
The older wOmen of the tribe, daubed
also with ochre often accompainied the
men to the field, dancing andi yelling,
and instigating to deeds of daring and
cruelty. The younger woment and the
slaves remained a little wakft behind;
to them were committed the—Prisoners
and the slain; the bodies of the latter
they were to prepare ftr the feast, and
their heads were to be embalmed as
trophies. Destruction and devastation
followed every battle, the victorious
party laid waste the country, burnt
the villages, destroyed the plantations,
and dragged away the women and -chil-
dren into perpetual bondage. The
native Maori weapons were a " patoo,"
or long spear, tipped with a sharp stone,
and a " mery," or flat club, made of the
green jade of the southern island, and
these had proved sufficiently destruc-
tive in the hands of so savage a people.
DECEMBER 9, 1887.
The introduction of the musket by the
whalers that .frequented -the Bay of
Islands increased the destruction and
the misery; and the beautiful Ahjns,..
mani seemed destined to become de-
populated.
The treatment of the prisoners an
the captives was most barbarous;d
they were the absolute property of
their: master, to be dealt with exactly
as he pleased, and dreadful tales are
told of the use too often made of this
power. Hard work, hunger, and con-
tempt were the every day portionof
these unhappy slaves. The slightest
offence was punished with stripes, and
their sufferings, whether of body or of
mind, were the subjects of derision and
merriment. The bystanders often wouli
amuse themselves by mimicking the
groan of pain and the writhe of agony
of the sick or dying slave, and not in-
frequently the passing missionary has
been the only being to take to the poor
sufferer a little water to cool hi s° burn-
ing lips, or to assist him to move his
slave was held more
calic:jehaPegtihilia.nb
f):tsitata of a very dog, and a fit
o passion or some sudden impulse was
often suffieient to lift the hatchet of a
chief against the man who had perhaps
long and faithfully served him, but who
was now doomed not only to death, but
to satisfy the unnatural appetite of his
master. Men of the same tribe rarely
quarrelled, and never struck each other.
Should any dispute omit]; and one of
the disputants feel his anger rising
above control, instead of venting it on
destroy
his opponent, he would rush away and
tilliee met
filrestiecaerst,icbleutofthehbjhatcohsnl
property
et
me
with. Sometimes a
canoe
was euttep
frequently descended on one of
his own slaves, who was afterwards
eaten. Instances have occurred in
which a friendly chief has been the
victim. But, "The people that sat in
darkness saw great light, and to them
which sat in the region and shadow of
death light sprang up."
The McKillop Mutual Fire
Insurance Company.
DEAR Entron.—A few weeks ago I
momised that if the party who wrote
an artiele in your paper on the lith of
It member last would give his name, I
would endeavor to show that he was
making -statements untrue as far as the
McKillop Mutual was concerned. I
am sorry that in the intereSts of the
Company I should be compelled to do
so, as I now find that in writing it is
against an old and life long friend that
I am doing so, as John R. GovenlOck
is not the person who imagines he has -
a grievance, but his father, Andrew
Govenlock. John is not a member
of the Company. I will not, there-
fore, notice at any length the insinua-
tions of Mr. Govenlock in reference to
the extremely generous conduct of the
Directors in paying losses which, Mr.
Govenlock thinks, they would not have
paid out of their private funds. All
I will say at present is .that the Direct-
ors of this Company, as far as their
official duties in connection with the
Companyare concerned, have been
endeavoring to follow the golden rule
laid down in the Scripteres, by doing
unto others as they would have ethers
do to them under similar circumstances,
and if you will fon the moment leave
the writer out of the question, I will
say fearlessly that any member of the
directorate would bear a very favorable
comparison for generosity along side of
John R. Govenlock. It is perhaps
useless for me to say anything in refer-
ence to the legal aspect of the case, as
Mr. Govenlock tells us that live stock
is excluded from insurance_ outside
of the buildings and as he has the
best legal authority for what he says,
I suppose that Eiettles the question, in
his mind at least. I win now give you
the views of the Directors on the point
at issue, namely, about cattle being in-
sured. The last clause of section 11
of the By -Laws of the Company reads
as follows: " This Company will in-
sure live stock killed by lightning in
the premises of the insured, valued
and rated as ordinary contents of out-
buildings." I will now give the facts
in reference to Mr, Andrew Crovenlock's
case, and allow the reader tn form his
own judgment as to the action of the
Directors in the case. On the 24th
day of September, 1885, John R. Gov-
enlock, acting by Power of Attorney
for Andrew Govenlock, waited upon
Robert McMillan, the Company's agent,
and effected an insurance on lot 28,
in the 8th concession of the township
of McKillop as follows: On barn,
5200; on dwelling house, $150; on con-
tents of barn, meaning ordinary con-
tents, $150. The Directors passed the
application and a policy was issued in
due form covering insurance to the
amount of $500, on lot No, 28, in the
8th concession of McKillop, an per
application. On the evening of the
9th of September last, Mr. Andrew
Govenlock, it is believed, had a young
mare killed by lightning while at pas-
ture on lot No. 27, in the 7th conces-
sion of the township of .McKillop, which
he valued at $150 and he made a claim
on the McKillop Mutual Company for
payment of this loss. The claim was re-
fused by the directors, not because the
Company does not pay for animale kill-
ed by lightning on the premises of the
insured, for they have done so in every
case in the past and intend to do, so itt
.
the future as long as the By -Law is ttt
force, but because the animal was kill-
ed on premises on 'which the Corapann
had no insurance whatever, but which
might, for all they knew, be covered by
a policy of insure ce from some other
company. Had t is animal been killed
on lot No. 28 ir the 8th concession,
the property on . which n as insured in
their Company th y would hare paid
the loss, but it w s killed on lot No.
27, in the 7th coneessio'
n the propertY
on which was not insuredin their Com-
pany and they refemed to pay the loss
and I think every sensible person win
say they did right, Mr. John R. Goven-
lock's opinion to the contrarynotwitIn
standing. Had the animal been killed
in premises in Scotland belonging to
rItelars. oloi o shmanylee
o cki a, ihmeedpcoualiynfenior tih
t. as lunch
'Yours &c. JOHN BEATTTh'.
—Mr. Thos. Laughton, Reeve of
Blanshard, met with a severe accident '
lately. While out driving near Wood-
ham he was thrown from his wagon and
received such a shock as to be rendered.
unconscious for some time. He is yet in
a very precarious condition, and doubts
are expressed of his ultimate removal'.
_DBOEME11. 91
Ant
THE NEW OLLBt
gem G. W. Ro. s, Min
paid the WWII of
'Thursday of last we
mn converting the I
IConegiate Institute.
'building has recently
improved to meet the
iCenlegiate Institute,
,by the Minister he ex
tstbithisoini: Ubwhgeaaahds;a)fetsue: yetyirsen: ica%,:1171
people of the town in
gress of education,
Ross delivered an ast
Short speeches were s
ft. Hale and Revs.
Craig and E. S. Rapt
rem A. D. McDonat
latter having been o
tees of the echool.
public meeting Was
which WILSpa
A programme of eme
music was given, but
the evening wa e an a
B.OSs on " Higher Ed
for over an hour, dea,
lic and High School
cational system, and
other countries show
very best in thenvorl-
referred to the exeell
old Clinton High Sch
' lated the people of
via:1g an edneationa
to none in the Provi
the hope and belief
which the school
would go on with
ties. The chair was
H. Manning, and th
ings of Clinton C
from first to last,
pleasing and satisfa
school will hereafter
records as No. 25
Institute,"
-
Turn
Ourt SPORTS.—Mr,
in quest of game one
succeeded in captur
racoons. This we
of the more preten
neighborhood.—Mr.
Muskoka to spend a
the "antlered Mona
place. We hope h
dead shots, as we are
pie when he returns.
PEnso N. A —Mrs,
suffering severely a
affection of the eye.
from 0a,kville where
ea, without any ben
We understand she
Ear and Eye Instiitu
trust she willeget rel
painful condition.—
of this township, has
parental roof and ha
life as a dry goods
doo's store, Wingha
known here as a,
honest,industrions p
coupled with intellig
insure him success i
Hull
DISASTROUS FIRE
morning, between t
the residence of M
Hullett, was destroe
presumed to have
some time and to ba
furnace itt the kit
building which had
feed for the cattle,
trous affair indee&
was saved, the inn
only the clothes t
, -when the fire was
were living in the li
Crossman and their
law Mrs, and Mr.
was a comfortable c
would, it is estimat
$2,500, in feet that
wouldnot place rb
good a position as hi
fire. Fortunately h
stances,but the loss
all the mane.
PAINFUL ACCIDEN
Mr. William Oke
painful accident e
grain rcrusher which
farm of Mr. George
sion. By some ram,
his arm between twi
while it was in full
the ilesh and breaki
force of the squeeze
the fact that an in
shaft was broken in
tion, and but fot
would have been sm
probably he woul
seriously injured.
speedily secured, th
perly dressed, and b
well as could be exp
Biue
LoC4L BRI EFS.
row, his old ehuni
riee hint and so are
the cuffing, as he n
at it -min -ernes Timm
stone no Wm. Dul
Mr. Timmins has 1
a greati many aroun
be ningh missed bu
the nem comer will
too. nte paid 52,2
-c;t\ale
taVgetnri earthe eb
Patersian, for 5225
of
John arnis8' paet
is a shoemaker by t
about New Year
indoautltietr:iim I::: gat:: 31
iurnseni o-liittedslci topkefuedriEl the
are
hlaiel-lr;11:
way an two better
—The Form -fere 1
ly meeting: laet
l-frihoem R. al,ingh
et
Manitoba. me
Jr. Thonme
and Ja.nies Tilnuain
and more are going
l‘iuneLvaINet Messer
et1-117e
andsaauorhp leemix ees leavingee(:stliatnNeld:re; andsttehhl ei' say k:
in the factory, itt