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South Huron Farmers' Institute—J. Hannah. (5)
The Musical Glass Players—Mrs. Sage. (5)
Horse and Cattle Fair—John Aird. (5)
Blacksmith Shop for Sale—A Thompson. (5)
Brick House for Sale -E. Nicol. (5)
Notice—John C. Morrison. (5)
Sale Continued - Happel & Cleghorn. (8)
Cheap Harness—J. C. Xlausen. (8)
Settle'Up—Thomas Coventry. (8)
Notice of Visit—Dr. Washington. (6)
Who Got the Presents—I. Y._ Fear. (5)
The Weather—A. Cardno. (5)
Chase' a Recipes—Mr. WoocIley.
Notice of Visit—Mr. Cook. (8)
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SEAFORTH, FleIDAY, Jan. 10, 1890.
Direct Taxation.
• The Tory press will have it that un-
restricted trade with the United States
would ceropel Canada to resort to
direct taxation—that we should have to
e
make up in that way for the loss sus-
tained thrOugh the repeal of the dnties
at present levied upon American goods.
Suppose this were true, what of it?
Would it not be better for a farmer to
pay one dollar by direct than four or five
by indirect tariff taxation as now? A
French statesman, of the last century,
described tariff taxation as a process of
making dupes of the people that you
may the more readily get hold of their
money." "1 da not believe at ell," he
said, "in a system which draws a large
revenue from the taxpayers without
their knowledge. A free people ought
to know just how much they pay for
their institutions, anci to pay it joyfully;
and should as truly scorn to be!cheated
into the support of their Govetnment as
into the support of their children."
"Indirect taxation," coitinued Turget.
"imposes a multitude of restrictions on
commerce, causeslegal processes, frauds
and confiscations; costs a great deal for
collection, and establishes a state of war
between the CUStOMS Department and
the merchant—a, continual and almost
irresistible temptation to fraud, which
is, neeertheless, subjected to the moat
crud penalties.' All of which is erni-
eiently true of our present customs law
as adminif3tered by Mr, Mackenzie
Bawell.
Unrestricted trade would enable us
easily to bear any tax; whether direct or
indirect, which might be found neces-
sary to replace the array of duties now
levied On. American mercha,ndise ; and,
in addition, vrould effect a considerable
sieving in the cost of frontier custom-
house& Give the Canadian farmer a
higher price for everything he has to
sell, and a more advantage° market
in which to buy, and he can ..
to pay for the double luxury.
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thing that people are interested in, and
profit by, or at least think they profit
by. r As a rule Sir John Macdonald
always has a positive policy to submit
to the people. It may be the N. P. or.
the Canadian Pacific, but it is always
something. If anybody expects Sir
Ils
Johnto go to the country at net elec-
tion merely defending himself on the
'
Jesuit Question he will have, a rude
awakening. The Old Man will come
down with some big scheme, and be-
fore the Equal Righters know, nine -
tenths of the people will forget there is
a Jeauit in Canada. A strong Govern-
ment policy on continental Free 7.rade
in the present state of business would
bury the Jesuit Question out of sight in
twenty-four hours. -Gladstone is driv-
ing the Salisbury Government into a
corner just now in exactly the same
way. He has a positive plan for Ire-
land, and proposes to do something.
The Government are mainly on the
defensive, and therefore weak. Mr.'
Mowat always has some work going on.
Ei.•er'y man who keeps his bold long
does something. You cannot hold on
by nothing. You cannot held on by
criticising other people. Human nature
Boon wearies of a mere fault-finder.
People get sick of a nibbling critic.
They want a man who can do something.
Fifty Years' Service.
" Knoxonian" in the Canada Presby-
terian, who always bas something good
to say, in his last letter makes reference
to the fact that at the jubilee of Queen's
College, Kingston, recently held, there
were present two well known gentle-
men, who have been in' active public
service for more than fifty years and
who are still as necessary in their re-
spective positions aa they were at any
time during their career. Theae two
men are, Dr. William Reid, Treasurer
of the General Assembly of the Pres-
byterian Ch.urch, and Sir John Macdon-
ald, Premier of Canada. From the
wonderful career of these two gentle;
men," Knoxonian " draws the following
ne oral :
•
It has never been seriously pro-
posed to displace Sir John MacdOnald.
Political intrigue is never scrupulous,
but even political intrigue has. never
ventured to propose publicly that Sir'
John should make way for a younger
man. It has never been proposed
either seriously or in any other way that
Dr. Reid ahoulci resign. The most reek -
less sehemer in the Church would scarce-
ly venture to hint at any such thing.
Both of these men occapy a position at
the end of fifty years that few mortals
ever do occupy after having served that
length of time—their places need them
quite as much as they need their places.
A position ao unique is well worth
study, eapepidly at the beginning of a
new year, when we are all considering
the effect produced by the flight of
time upon our persons and our work.
-What are some of the dements that
enable a man to serve fifty years with
ever growing influence ?
To begin at the basis, fifty years of
service requires a good physical con-
stitution. A. mortal machine consti-
tutionally weak in some of its parts
would be sure to break down in les,
than half, a century of continued exer-
tion. To many men half a century of
hard work iea physical impossibility.
Fifty years of work can be performed
only by a man who can withstand
worry. No nervous, irritable, excita-
ble, worrying man can work for half a
century. Sir John Macdonald, as ears
erybody knows, is a steady joker and
always sees the humorous side of things.
A good joke relieves tension, lessens
friction and helps one to stand the
tear ai:d wear of business. Had Sir
John been a grim, despondmg sort of
man he would have been in his grave
long ago.
Dr. Reid has a ma.rvellous faculty for
taking a calm view of the situatien,
which greatly helps to preserve health
and prolong working power. He usual-
ly has, or seems to have, a sort of it -
will -come -all -right- in end feeling,
which is worth more to a public man
than almoat any other feeling he can
have. A nervous, irritable man who
has no power to throw off worry, and
who is frequently haunted with gloomy
forebodings can never work fifty years.
Half that time will be nearer his limit.
A man who hdds his own and a little
more for half a century must always do
some positive work. He must do eome-
A Ticklish Mount.
Grip, who generally gets at the true
inwardness of things about as quickly as
anybody, has an amusing cartoon in its
last issue. The Equal Rights Associa-
tion is represented by a large, cross,
raw-boned looking horse. Mr. Farrar,
the editor of the Mail, appears as the
groom of the rather dangeroulooking
animal and is holding him by the head,
while Mr. Bunting, the publisher of the
Mail, is standing off at some distance
and is looking very admiringly on the
fractious animal. Mr. Meredith, the
Opposition leader, got up in genuine
jockey style,is standing beside theborse
looking at him rather doubtingly as to
whether it would be safe for him to
mount or not. Mr. Farrar, the groom,
says to him, " Well, sir, why don't you
get into the' saddle," whereupon the
jockey replies, "Er—are you quite sure
he won't break my political neck." In
its comments on the cartoon Grip, fur.
ther delineates the position:
"The Mail congratulates itself that
in his eech at London a ' few days ago
edith accepted the Equal Rights
me in its entirety. Our contem-
porary a little too sanguine. Mr.
Meredith squinted in that direction, but
he really said nothing that cannot be
taken back or explaiped away if occasion
should demand it. Meanwhile we are
not aware that he has uttered any re-
buke to the Conservative convention
which recently rejected Mr. Hughes as
candidate because he insisted that the
Equal Rights platform ohould be offici-
ally accepted. The fact seems to be
that Mr. Meredith is turning overein his
mind the pros and cons of the matter,
but has not as yet committed himself to
any positive course. He is booted and
spurred, and is giving the Equal Rights
horse careful exaMination, but he -is not
yet inthe saddle, nor does he propose to
put himse1f there until he is convinced
that it will not endanger his political
neck to do so."
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Mr. Me
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News of the Week.
DEAD.— Urhe Dowager Empress of
Germany, died on Monday, from in-
fluenza.
THE BROOKINLYN DINE. —Re v. A Dr.
Talmage, of Brooklyn, is at Constanti-
nople.
DEAD. —Hon. Josiah Kellogg, one of
the pioneers of Kansas, died on the lst
inst. He leaves a fortune of $500,000.
Georgie, with their families for Louis-
iana, Arkansas and Texas to work on
cotton plantations. -
COERCING IRISH EDITORS. —Mr. Mc-.
Inery, editor of the Limerick Leader,
who has been on trial for intimidation,
has beeu found guilty and sentenced to
three months' irnprisenment. The Ap-
peal Court has dismissed similar charges
made against Mr. Redmond, of the
Waterford New, and Mr. Fisher, of
the Munster Express.
THE MASSACRE OF EXILES. — Some
details have been received of the
recent massacre •of exiles in
Siberia. The Nihilists in , exile
endeavored to work some printing
presses. The authorities destroyed
these, and the exiles, resisting, were
fired upon, 30 being killed or wounded.
The Cossack Geards, it is 'said, helped
the exiles.
HONORS- FOR STANLEY.—Great pre-
parations are being. made in London,
England, for a. monster reception to
Henry , M. Stanley. The Royal Geo-
graphical Society has provided accom-
modation for 6,000 'people at the Albert
Hall. A - feature will be a map of
Africa, 100 feet by 80 in extent, show-
ing all the routes followed by Stanley
in his travels through the Dark Conti-
nent, Gold medals of Stanley and
Emin Pasha with i large silver replicas
have been struck for presentation to the
white officers who crossed the continent
with the hero of the day. The Prince
of Wales and several other royal per-
sonages will attend the reception.
THE LONDON SCANDAL. — Another
sensational episode in the Cleveland
street scandal is about to burst on the
public. Twenty-two men implicated,
nobles and otherwise, have just fled
from England. It is saidathat by the
time Scotland Yard has finished none of
the Cleveland street habitues will be
left in Englapd: The police know all
about the case, have the names, descrip-
tion and identity of the offenders. In
the first place, all the boys were captur-
ed and made to confess. Some knew
the names, others gave accurate descrip-
tions, enabling the police to shadow
the parties to their residence.
Their addresses were thus' secured.
Others were only euspected. To these
men letters were written giving the so
many hours to get out of the couetry.
Of the 25 suspects recently warned 22
fled, sho-wing the remarkable accuracy
of the bus information. The total
number ofatbsconders is 60. '
LARGE _ORDER, FOR STEEL PLATE. —A
despatclfitOin Duluth, Minnesota, says:
One of the; largest contracts for steel
ship plate isver made in this country was
concluded here on Friday by Capt.
Alei. McDougall for the American Steel
Company with a representative of An-
drew Carnegie. The contract calls for
about 5,000 tons of steel plate at $30,-
000. It will furnish plates enough for
seven great vessels of the McDougall
type. An option was given to Capt.
McDougall for.steel enough for three
more vessels, and this will probably be
closed in a few clays. All these vessels
will be built here this year, and their
aggregate tonnage will be over 30,000
tors. ;
A REVEREND RUNAWAY. —The sud-
den flight from London of the Rev.
Francis Bypg, one of the chaplains to
the Queen, and Chaplain to. the House
of Commons, has -caused a great sensa-
tion, and has been generally ascribed to
a possible complicity in the West End
scandals. The flight, however, was due
to pecuniary difficulties, and in no way
associated with the Cleveland street
affair. The reverend gentleman had • in-
dulged heavily in betting, and one book-
maker mourns his loss to an amount
that is rumored to touch the thousands.
The money lenders have lost a customer
from whorn they were always sure of
200 per cent.
A FAMOUS CHURCH BURNED. — The
famous Church of St. Michael at Aix-la-
ChaPelle, France, has been burned.
BEATING THE RECORD. —At Minneap-
olis, Minnesota, last Sunday night, Jo-
seph O'Donoughue 'Skated five miles in
17 minute e and 8 seconds. This beats
the best previous world's record by 9
seconds.
A COLD SNAP.—Last Sunday the
overland trains were all delayed in
Eastern Washington Territory by snow-
storms. The weather is the cddest
known there for years. At Deadwood,
Dakota, the thermometer registered 28
degrees below zero last Friday. Busi-
newt was practically suspended owing to
the intensity of the cold.
WIDESPREAD QUARREL. — A quarrel
in Des Moines, Iowa, commenced by
two men over a woman, was partici-
pated in by 25 -persons, and many se-
rious and some fatal wounds were in•
flicted.
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT. —The Lincoln
collisryanear Pine Grove Pennsylvania,
has been closed until Februaay let, thus
throwing 700 men out of employment.
A CARDINAL'S HAT. —I t is stated
that Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul,
Minnesota, is to be invested with a
cardinal's hat and made Papal delegate
for the United States.
A PROMINENT MASON DEAD.— John
Christie, aged 85, died at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, Friday. He was one
of the most prominent Masons in the
United States.
A VICTIM OF LA GRIPPE. —Dr. Paul
Floffman, assistant eaperintendent of
New York schools, was taken to Belle-
vue Hospital on Saturday, a raving
maniac, from the effects of an -attack of
the grippe.
FIGHTING IN FORMOSA. — Reports
from Shanghai state that a Chinese force
fought the natives near Eakout, in the
Island of Formosa, and 100 Chinese and
400 Formosans were killed.
THRrEATENED AND ASSAULTED. —Rev,
T. M. Joiner, of Holly Springs, North
Carolina, has complained to the British
Minister at Washington that he and
his wife have been threatened and as-
saulted, their only offence being preach-
ing to negroes.
DANGEROUS WIRES. —A number of
persons were injured on Thursday in
St. Louis by corning in contact with
electric wires which had been prostrated
by a storm.
No CIGARETTES. — The Frankfort
Kentucky, Common Council has passed
• an ordinance forbidding the gale of ci-
garettes within the corporation limits.
NEGROES GOING TO WORK. — FOOT
thousand negroes left by steamer from
Charleston last week for Florida to work
in the phosphate mines and turpentine
woods. Two thousand negroes from
North Carolina passed through Atlanta,
Agnew, brother of the bride. After lantern hung up, but it was knocked
the interesting ceremony had been gone
gone through with, the guests returned
to Mrs. Agnew's *here full justiai-was
done to the bridal - dinner. The
presents were both numerous and cost-
ly. The happy couple left on the 3:40
train foe the home of the groom, White
Rock, Michigan. A large number were
at the train to see them off.
, —Mrs. John Farrow, of Bluevale,
died on the last day of 1889. She had
been ailing for a long time and has suf-
fered a great dial. She was highly re--
. spected by all who knew her and will be
much missed. She was in her 49th
year.
—The Editor of the Brussels Post has
been living high lately. Mrs. W. F.
Stewart presented him with a -splendid
turkey for New Years, and Mr. A. E.
Thouret, of Toroeto, sent along a basket
of oysters: Ile- Should be putting on
flesh if he don't .get dyspeptic.
=Mrs.. Catherine Hassary., ,relict of
the late John Hassary, died
toba on the 13th of December
age of 70 years. She formed
on the 6th concession .of Howick, and
was a sister of Mr. George Strong,
Treasurer of the Township.
—Mr. John Bailie, conductor, who
has run into Wingham from London, we
believe, ever since that road was open-
ed, has been superannuated, and his
place will be filled by Mr. W.X.Snider,
who will reside in Wingham. Mr.
Snider ran his first trip on Saturday
evenin last.
n Mani -
at the
resided
down by a cow switching her tall, in-
stantly setting fire to the straw. We
understand that the stock were all
saved. The neighbors all sympathize
with Mr. Lawson in his troubles.
—On Monday before New Years some
forty bushels of oats were brought and
presented to the Methodist minister ot
Ethel. They Were collected by S.
Ames and F. Miller from the friends of
Roe's appointment, in Grey. They left
saying, " More to follow." Mr. Davis,
since coming to labor on this circuit,
has had not only his horse given to him,
but also the whole of his oats. The
friends of the above appointment have
displayed in many ways their practical
Christianity to their young preacher.
—The following changes in school
teachers are noted from the township of
Turnberry: Mr. Cornyn leaves No. 3, to
attend the University. Mr. Hartley
leaves No. 5to take charge of a school
in Culross and is succeeded by Miss
Porter. kr. Blackwell leaves No. 5 for
No. 5, Morris, and is succeeded by Mr.
Will Hartley, of Belmore. Mr. Shdrt-
reed, of No. 9, goes to Elsinore, in
Bruce county. Mr. McLaughlin leaves
the union school on the . 9th concession,
having got a better position elsewhere.
—A Grey correspondent referring to
the nomination proceedings in that
township says: The House of Refuge
question was talked of a little (mostly
against), and a vote taken as to the stand
the representatives of Grey township
should take at the County Council. It
was against the erection of such a struc-
ture. A good many reeidents of Grey
do not agree with this decision, however,
and are preparedeto defend the position
they take both from an economic as well
as a humane standpoint. This question
will be discuesed during the coming year
—One evening last week a number of
the members of the Hullett German
church of the Evangelical Association
waited on Mr. and Mrs. Wettlaufer, of
Blyth, at their residence and presented
them with a complimentary address ac-
companied by a- fine table and an
easy chair as a recognition of Mr. Wett-
laufer's services as superintendent of the
Sabbath Schoohe After the presentaticn
the company, to the number of thirty-
four, sat down to enjoy a most sumptu-
ous supper, after which the evening was
pleasantly spent in a social way.
e• --A grand rabbit hunting expedition
was engaged in on New Year's day, at
Brussels, despite the continued down-
pour of rain. The captains were F. 8.
Scott and A. J. Lowick. With the
former were J. Friendship, Joe. Bailees-
tyne W. Nightingale, R. Watt and Dr.
McNaughton. ,Mr. Lowick was backed
by Jas. ROSS, D. Strachan, S. W. Laird,
D. (3. Ross and Robert Graham. After
a toilsome/tour and with wet feet, if
nothing more, the hunters arrived home
befdre nightfall and indulged in an
oyster supper at the Central Hotel,
which was pronounced first class.
Scott's side won by one rabbit. The
score was 8 to 7.
—The Brussels Post of last week says;
Last week an amusing occurrence took
place in Brussels, or at least it came to
light here. A good lady, residing in
Grey township, came to town on busi-
ness and on getting her basket out of
the rig imagine her surprise to find a
chubby little youth, of 4 or 5 summers,
snugly ensconced in the horse blanket
behiaid, or tinder, the seat. The child
was determined to come to town and
without' psying any attention to his
dress or asking the consent of the pow-
ers that be took the trip as above stat-
ed. The little fellow was well treated,
however, and went home happy.
—As the old year was passing away
and 1890 dawning ,a little company of
relatives and friends were gathered at
the residence of Elijah Bateman, of the
township of Grey, near Ethel, watch-
ing the ebbing tide of life as the spirit
of Eliza B. Bateman) third daughter of
Mr. Bateman, took its flight. The de-
ceased has not been in good health for
some years, and despite the best medi-
•cal skill slowly wasted away. She Was
not confined to her bed, however, until
a few days previous to her death, and on ,
Christmas day wee taken in a buggy to
a neighbor's for a short visit. Miss
Bateman was a patient sufferer but was
quite willing to go when the Master
called her.
—The annual closing meeting of the
Whitechurch cheese and butter manu-
facturing company was held in that
village, on Friday; the 27th ult. Quite
a large number of the shareholders and
patrons were in attendance, and all ap-
peared to be well pleased with the re-
sult of the season work. There was
also present quite a number who had
not heretofore been patrons, and who
came to study the work of the creamery,
with a view to patrenizing it, if satis-
factory. They appeared well satisfied
With the explanations given them and
signified their intention of sending their
cream next season. This institution
has been in operation but four seasons
but hafeadready proved a boon to all
parties interested. There is only a
small debt on it now, and with the
prospect of a much increased patronage
next season, the, outlook is brighter
than ever.
—The residence of Mr. W. Wise, in
Goderich Township, .was the scene ofeea
happy event on Wednesday, when leis
youngest daughter, Frances M., became
the wife of Mr. A. EL Plummer, • son of
S. Plummer, Clinton, and a teacher in
Hullett. The young couple are exceed-
ingly popular and have the best wishes
of their large circle -of friends.
—At the Turnberry township meet-
ing on nomination day • the poorhouse
question .was discussed, most of the
speakers being in favor of the erection
of such a building for the county. A
vote was taken, however, and the Meet-
ing decided, by a large majority, that
-the township's representatives at the
Connty Council should oppose the
scheme. '
—Reeve Graham, of Brussels, ac-
knowledges the honor done him by his
return by acclamation on 'nomination
day, and to mark this era in the history
of Brussels, has donated a brand new
street lamp for the bridge. It was
ascertained that the lights at present are
not sufficient to do the work at the
bridge, hence the gift of Reeve Graham.
Long may he live.
—The house of Mrs. Wm. Smith,
Goderich, was broken into last week.
during the absence of the owner from
home, and a quantity of eatables stolen.
Nothing else was missed, although '
efforts had been made to get at the cash
box and the drawers and closets were all
well ransacked— Entrance was obtained
by breaking the back door.
.—On Christmas Day Mr. 'Wm. Tin-
dall, of Ethel, township of Grey, was
united in marriage to Miss Delila Carter,
of Fordwich. The ceremony was per
formed.by Rev. T. A. Wright, at the
rectory', Gorrie. Mr. Tindall and bride
arrived home the same evening. May
health, wealth and prosperity attend
them is the wish of all who know the
contracting parties.
—At the thirty-eighth semi-annual
examination held at the Ontario College
of Pharmacy, last week, the Council
Gold Medal was won by Samuel L.
Taylor, of Clinton '• the Council Silver
Medal by Wm. Ivison, Kippen ; and
Geo. A. Fear, ,Brussels, stood firsti on
the list of those who passed "in order of
merit." Huron, therefore, captured the
three leading places.
—At the closing examination
school in section No. .10, Kinloss, t
for the past five years by Mr. A. H.
the re-
Musgrove, theecholars presented
tiring teacher with a complimentary
gold
address accompanied by a solid
watch, chainand charm. Mr. Musgrove
gives up teaching tie go into politics, he
ate in
r the
ion to
Thos.
being the Conservative Candid
East Huron at the next election fo
Provincial Legislature in opposit
Mr. Thomas Gibson.
Archie W. Whitely, son of Mr.
Whitely, of Goderich, who left a year
ago last fall and secured a good position
on the Illinois Central Railway, was
strickende-
stricken with pleurisy recently, an
spite the best medical attendance sue -
last.
ch for
young
nd a
him.
cumbed to the disease on Monday
The remains were taken to Goderi
interment. Deceased was a fine
man; genial and intelligent, a
favorite With everyone who knew
Huron Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Bingham, of Nebraska,
after an absence of eighteen years from
Hallett, are now in that township visit-
ing friends.1
--The echool census of Blyth, recently
completed by Mr. Geo. King, shows
that the village has a population of 308
children of school age.
—Anniversary services in connection
with St. Andrew's, Church will be held
on Sabbath, February 4th. On the fol-
lowing Monday evening a grand lea
-
meeting willstake place.
—On Tuesday evening of last week
Mr. Wm. Levy, the well-known imple-
ment agent of Blyth, had'the misfortune
to have the third linger of Ms left hand
cut off by a straw cutter.
!
—The barnand gontents of E. A. Fer-
guson, 7th concession, West Wawanosh,
were burned on Monday afternoon of
last week. Cause of fire not known; no
insurance.
—The anniversary services of the
Thames Road Presbyterian church,
Usborne, will be held on February 2nd
and 3rd. On Sunday special sermons
will be preached, and on Monday a
sacred concert ill be held.
—A mannaMed Brown, who has re-
sided in Bayfield for a number of years,
hung himself o0 New Year's Day; his
wife died severil years ago. He leaves
st
three grown up hildren, and no cause
is known for th -rash act.
—The Turnbull farm, on the 2ndcon-
cession of Tuckersmith, West End, has
been sold to'Mr. Wne. Ball, of the base
line, Hullett, for - a itum.: very close to
$5,000. It is a good farm and well
wortheverycent paid for it.
—The liabilities of the town of Wing -
ham, as given to the Treasurer are
860 and the sassets are $59,010. The.,
debenture indebtedness of the town is
$57,660 including the $20,000 loaned to
the factories last year. ,
—Mr.!Itobert McIntosh, has sold his
farm ofs100 acres, on the 7th concession'
of Howick, to a gentleman from Water-
loo, for the sum of $5,500. Mr. McIn-
tosh lute purchased another farm of 148
acres in Turnberry.
—Mrs. David McBrien, jr., of Gode-
rich township, died on Friday, Decem-
Ver 27th, after an illness of about a
month. She was a daughter of Mr.
Jas. Reid, of Goderich, and was highly
e
esteemed. e
—On Thursday of last week, the
Methodist Church-. was crowded by
townspeople to witness the marriage of
Miss Emma Agnew, of Wingham, to
Mr. J. S. Wilson, teacher, at White
Rock, Michigan. The -ceremony was
performed by the Rev. John Scott, M.
A., pastor of the church e The bride
was assisted by Miss Annie Agnew, her
sister, Miss S. A. Wilson, sister of the
groom, and Miss Annie Westman while
tha groom wee supported by Rev. A.
McKibbon, of Cobourg ; Mr. John Mc-
Fadzean, of Winthrop and Mr. Stanton
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jANUABY 1.0 1890.
would have been more, and as she gave
no extra feed the cow failed badly when
prices' were best. James Mann had six
cows, and he sterted to send his milk
on the 13th of May quitting on the 25th
of October, 144 days. He sent no Sun-
day's milk in that time. and he received
$147.47 or a little over $1 per day, and
if he had sent Sunday's milk it would
have been $24 more. They sold $28.50
worth of butter and consumed 200
pounds of butter or more for their own
use. As they did not weigh -what
they used they averaged it at 5 pounds
a week and as they have a large family
it is likelptu be a great deal more, Mr.
Mann has four calves that would 'fetch
at any sale $10 each and his cows got no
extra feed, he is satisfied that a fernier
can make $40 from each cow by sending
the milk for five and a half, months to
the Winthrop cheese factory,lehite easily.
Of course poor milkers and 'owners too
lazy to milk, and to stingy to feed, and
keeping the cows poor and the best
grass for horses and steertewill not make
$40 from a coW. JOHN C. MORRISDN,
cKillop.
The County Council of 1890.
The County Council for the County of
Huron for 1890 will be composed as
follows:
Reeve. Deputy.
Seaforth.. ...D. D. Wilson, G. E. Henderson.
h..R.B.McLean, Je.cob Weber,
T M. Kay, Njot appointed.
.Dr. Rollins, W. G. Bissett.
V. Ratz, I H. Eilber,
of the
aught
—On Wednesday evening of last week
Charles Stubbs, who has been Superin-
tendent of the Methodist Sabbath school
at Ethel for the past year, was present-
ed with a handsome toilet set. The
address was read by the pastor and the
presentation made by Miss Elizabeth
Darcy and Miss Annie Coats. Mr.
Stubbs leaves for Stratford Business
College shortly. His successor in the
school will be John Holloway. '•
—Mr. A. Walper, of .Exeter North,
has purchased the Commertial Hotel,
Clinton, from John Jpslint of Virden,
Manitoba. This is a first-class hotel,
being the best in Clinton and commands
the largest commercial trade of any other
there. Mr. Walper now owne two of
the finest hotels in Western Ontario, the
Commercial in Berlin and the Commer-
cial in Clinton. We .understand that
Mr. Walper will remove to Clinton to
occupy it.
—The death is announced of Mr.
Frederick Wood by a stroke of paraly-
sis. For the last eight years he had
been a resident of Manitoba, living
about five Miles from Boissevain. He
was formerly a resident of Bayfield.
He was highly esteemed by all • who
knew him and leaves a wife and family
Of six to mourn their loss. In politics
he was a Reformer, and when he resided
In Ontario he wielded a forcible and
pungent pen.
—A couple of weeks ago we noticed
that Mr. Myles Young, of Blyth, had
been presented with an easy chair by
the members of his Bible Class, con-
nected with the Methodist church. We
have much pleasure now in saying that
Mrs. Myles Young., was also compli-
neented by the memberstef her Sabbath
School class presenting her with an ad-
dress and a very handsome dressing
case. It is always pleasant for one to
know that their services are appre-
ciated.
—A sad accidentoccurred at Leeburn,
Colborne township, the other morning
by which the stables of Mr. D. Lawson
were burned down. Mr. Lawson and
men were out about six o'clock in the
morning feediug the dock, having the
Tuckersim
Usborne
Exeter.
Stephen
J. Sherritt,
Hay Fred Hess, H. Ileyrock,
..... John Torrance, J.Jerrott.
Baytield.. ..... George Castle.
Goderich Twp. J Cox, J. Beacom.
Goderich Twn. W. Proudfoot, A. Smith.
Aehfield .
Jos. Griffith, Hugh Girvin,
1_ William Stothers.
Colbotine Joseph Beck, A. Miller.
W.W wanashJ.Johnston, J. Lockhart.
asked a neighbor if he had ever seen the
eaten.. Mr. Tooley- took the knife and
knife before. He replied he had, and
ottf. 1 ecbdt8118'irer di
Christ
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1
mentio ed the boy's name that owned_
it. Wien questioned by Mr. Tooley
the boy admitted that he had been in
the houtle to find cider, and when they
found none they took pies and cakes.
, amisemmeeenamesee
Dwight L. Moody in London.
Last Saturday night evangelist Moody
opened a series of religious meetings in
at the joint invitation of the
Evangelieal Alliance, the Young Men's
Christian Association Board of Direc-
tors and the Ministerial Association. He
is accompanied by Mr. Stebbins, who
leads the vocal portion of the services
in a pleasing and effective manner. The
meetings are being held in iho most
commodious churches and halls in the
city, and are always crowded. Last
Sabbath the heavy rain of the afternoon
had apparently little effect in deterring
people from attending Mr. Moody's 4
o'clock meeting in the Opera House. By
- 3.30 the place was almost full and in a
short time every seat in the par-
quet and galleries was occupied; in the
aisles and lobbies every available foot of
standing room was taken up, while
hundreds were unable to gain admission
at all. Among the clergymen on the
platform were Revs. W. ft Porter,
Walter M. Roger, J. A. Murray, John
G. Scott and Evangelist Douglas Rus-
sell. While waiting for Mr. Moody
some of the youngsters in the upper .
gallery—evidently forgetting the char-
acter of the gathering—indulged: in an
occasional whistle, and one of..: them
gave vent to the familiar "hurry up" of
the traditional " gallery gods.'" On the
whole, however, considering the crowd-
ed state of the house, excellent order
was maintained throughout. While
E.Wawanosh...T.H.Taylor, F. Anderson. waiting for Mr. Moody the time was
Blyth - P Kelly. .• .
Manning• agreeably taken up with singing by the
John Britton, R. Scott.
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large choir, which was led by MteStebbins,
J Bennewies, Notappointed. assisted by Mr. Fetherston at the piano.
I Hy. bream. Evangelist Rui3sell read and commented
W. Milne, f W. Oliver,
Robert Graham. on a few passages of Scripture; Rev.
J. A. i Murray offered prayer, and the
entire audience, led by the choir, united
-
in the grand old hymn, "All Hail the
Power of Jesus' Name."
Mr. Moody, without firm* intro-
duction, said that he had three texts,
"Don't be scared," he said, "I'm not
going to give you three sermons."
These texts contain a etatetnent and ex-
hortation and a command. The first
one 34 in John i., 29: "Behold the
Laml. of God that taketh away the sin
world." In John's day many
men tollowed Jesus froth false motives
—some for what they could' get. They
wantet1 the loaves and fishes. They
were curious to taste bread that had
never seen the wheat field e to eat fishes
that never swam in water—to see how a
man looked when a devil was being cast
out of him. Some went because that
was where the crowd went; some want-
ed to entangle him in his doctrine.
Human nature has not changed a whit
since John's day. Some of you have
come here out of mere curiosity. Some
have come to hear Mr. Stebbins sing.
You don't want to be bored with a ser-
mon. Some young men are here because
their pious mothers told them they
should, come and they don't mean to
come attgain. Some have come to seek
ChIridsotn.el
believe any man ever sought
•
Christ with a pure motive that was not
isall you make him.
ody's second text was " Seek
the Lord while he may be found; call -
upon him while he is near.'—an exhort-
ation.
4.
Iwon't take an anxious Savior and
an anxioue -sinner 40 years to get to-
gether.
sottie
people, in looking for conver-
sion, are waiting for something teetrike
them like a flash of lightning.
God has done all he is going to do for
-your salvation. The work is finished.
Men are looking after their ft feel-
ipgs " when they should seek the per-
eonal Christ.
,- Mr. Moody related how after one of
his meetings he asked a man if he did
not want to be saved. "1 have no obet
jection,'" was the indifferent response.
Tlheeisp.is not the kind of men that will be
saved. God never saved a man in his
li
God is in earnest. He was in earnest
when he sent his son. The text says,
"Call upon the Lord when he is near ;"
that implies t he may not always be near.
The publiean knew how to call upon
God. He said, "God be merciful to
me a sinner."
The thief on the cross made a short
prayer, but it was long enough to bring
the blessing.
The third text, "Seek ye first the
397 kingdotn of God and His righteoueness,
and all these things shall be added un-
to you," is a command. Just as much
as "thou shalt not steal," or any other
of the ten commandments. What man
puts first God puts last—Seek first the
kingdom longeromofG.
Tlive
the more I am con-
vinced that a man's ways are hedged up
because he does not obey this command.
It isn't the will of God that you
should prosper while you disobeire
Seek salvation with the whole soul as
a politician seeks office.
, Come to Christ, now—you needn't
wait till I get through preaching. Bow
pour head now and say, "Lamb of God
take away my sin."
If I should say I had lost a diamond
in this house, and 1 would- give any one
$10,000 that found it, you would get
down on your hands and knees and
crawl all over this floor to find it. You
wouldn't care for &bile opinion or who
was looking at you. Isn't eternal life
worth more than $10,000 ? What won't
a man give to save his life? God offers
every one of you the free gift of life
eternal.
Clinton
Hullett
McKillop
Grey
Brussels
Morris
H. Mooney, W. Howe.
Turnberry....W.McPhet son, Geo. Thompson.
Wroxeter T B. Sanders.
Howick B. S. Cook, (A. Dulmage,
John Jacques.
T. McKenzie.
Wingham
T.
Gregory,
High School Entrance Exam-
inations.
These examine4ons for the Inspec-
torate of West Huron were held at God-
erich, Exeter and Dungannon, on De-
cember 18th, 19th and 20th. The can-
didates were required to take at least
33 per cent. of the marks in each sub-
ject and an aggregate of 50 per cent. of
the total number of marks. The mini-
mum required to pass, 367 marks. The
list below contains the names and
marks of candidates. provisionally pass-
ed by the Examining Board, and the
school at which each was educated:
EXETER.
Cruise, Toria, No. 17, Walsingham, 370
Carlile, Menthe, No. 3, Hay, 439
Crocker, Della, Exeter, 418
Earl, Carrie,
Gregory, Laura,
Johns, Lille,
McCallum, Hattie,
Browning, William,
Currelley, Charles,,
Follick, Leonard,
Gardiner, David,
Sweet, James;
Miller, Jessie, Hensel,
Bonthron, William,
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Fraser, William,
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Greh, John, No. 11, Stephen,
Hagan, Charles, No. 7, Stanley,
Russell, Homer, No. 2, Hay,-
GODERICH.
Curtin, Anna, Separate School, -
Webb, Mary, St CC
Shannon, Charles, "
Tighe, John,
Acheson, Eva,
Costie, Lizzie,
Johnston, Maggie,
Morrison, Kate,
Spence, Hattie,
Tait, Nina,
Wiggins, -Vera,
Miller, Ellen,
Bailey, Horace,
Cox, Amos,
Green, Fred,
Hutton, Abner,
McLean, Herbert,
Naftel, Percival,
Stokes, Fred,
Tichborne, Albert, "
Carrick, Jemima, No. 3, Ashfield, 412
Austin, Philip,
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• The Profits of Cows.
DEAR Exeoseron.—Your readers will
recollect 0144 I wrote a letter the lat-
ter part of last winter, stating that cows
might make $40 each in a season,and as
the greater part of your readers thought
that I was puffing and blowing, I am in
a position now to prove my statements
were correct. I have two cows myself,
which calved, the one on the 25th of
April, the other on the 5th of May. I
count both froni the first of May, and on
the first of June they had made 90
pounds of butter. We gave their milk
to the cheese factory from June 3rd to
October 12th, 114 day. On Sundays
we kept the milk to churn', for butter.
In the 114 days they made $46,97, or
better than 41 cents a day. We weigh-
ed all the butter, and up to January
1st they made 210 pounds in 131 days.
At 16 cents per pound on an average
the butter would be $33.10 or better
than 25 cents per day, and $80,07 off two
cows in eight months. Besides this we
expect to milk them two months yet,
and I do not count what we kept 4 each
day for our own use when sending milk
to the factory.. I fed the two calves
$2.66 worth of barley meal and oil cake,
and the cows $7.20 worth of barley
chops. The two calves are worth the
extra feed for both them and the cows,
Mrs. Murchie sent one cow's milk for
•22 weeks, with no extra feed she gave
3,782 pounds of milk worth $24.43. She
stopped on October 15th. If she had
sent all of October's milk the, ptiee
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ft 403
Cummings, Alice, No. 8, Colborne, 475
Duff, Annie, No. 3, "e, 392
Gledhill, Florence, No. 2, " 447
McKenzie, Jessie, No. 4, Ashfield, 404
McLeod, John
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Rose, Maggie, No. 15, 485
Sallows, Maud, No. 1, Colborne, 430
Tewsley, Mary, " " 487
Allin, Henry, No. 9, ".` 454
Robertson, Charles, " " 388
Hebei, John E. No. 7, 444
DUNGANNON.
Anderson, Elizabeth, No. 5, A ehfield, 452
Webster, Mary'
, E. 448
Baynes, Isabella No 7, " 441
Matheson, Sarah, " " 386
Gilmour, James, " • " 464
Gilmour, Thomas, " " 434
Hogan, 'Joseph, " '‘ 492
Clarke, Annie, No.4, W.Wawanosh, 528
Thom, Jessie, '1 " 413
Lockhart, Evelyn, No. 12, " 426
Lockhart, Maude, " " 417
McQuoid, Annie, No. 16eAshfield, 432
Mullin, Jeannie, No. 13, " 453
Irwin Hamilton,
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Kilpatrick, Isaac, " 410
Treleaven, William, " 435
Carrie, William, No. 8, 389
Thomson, Adam, " 379
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RECOMMENDED.
McLean, Clara, No. 13, Ashfield, 409
—An accident of rather a serious na
fere and which may yet- result fatally,
took place at Penman's mill, Paris, last
Friday afternoon. A young lad named
Archie Blake, who had been in the em-
ploy of the company only ten day/s, was
carelessly cleaning some machinery
while it was in motion. His hand was
caught in the cards and was drawn be-
tween them, tearing off the flesh to -the
shoulder, leaving the bone exposed and
causing a great loss of blood.
—Some two or three weeks ago, for
three Sundays in succession, Mr. R.
Tooley, M. P. P., of the 6th concession,
Dorchester, noticed something strange
in the house when he returned from
church, and on the third Sunday he
found a pocket-knife on the table.
Three tiles and a lot,of oakes had been
, —A few days ago two tramps stole
two shawls from Henry Neeb's carriage
in Shakespeare. Constable Crerar was
notified and arrested two tramps on
suspicion. The shawls were fomid at
John Clancy's residence, South East -
hope, where they hadsold them for 75
cents. One tramp was sentenced to ina-
prisonment for one month at hard labor,
theather was discharged.
—Mr. W. R. Tiffin, assistant superin-
tendent of the Grand Trunk Railway,
left Stratford last week, for London,
England, to consult the most eminent
specialists of that pleee with regard to
Ms impaired eyesight.
—On Monde., evening, December
23rd, the ladies of the Alter Society of
the Roman -Catholic Church, St...Marys,
presented their pastor with a handsome
silver water set and a seal -skin storm.
collar. -
jANUABY 1.0 1890.
Westfield.
DwitEAsiNG.----TheIndependentOrder, 1.
Good Terrip!arei Lodge in this place is in
e s
a very flourishing .condition, Ole mem_
bership of which is somewhere in the
neighborhood of 90, and they artill
ectliari:
B..—Mrs. R. lAikefis, of Wing -
ham, was down visiting hermother,
Mrs. Buchanan, last week.—Mr. WM.
Stewart, of the Third Line, had a wood -
bee last Friday, and had a big time at
night —Mr. Jim MeClarty intends go -
to Wingham in a few weeks to learn
the blacksmithing. We wish him sue -
.cess at his trade.—On New Year's night
Mr. Alfred Carr had twelve sheep wor-
ried by dogs, six of which are dead.
The dogs chased three of there into- the
river, and they swam &tress, but one of
them died. Mr. A. D. Hoover also had
one ylled. —Miss Emma Cambell has
Kate on a visit to Jamestown .to her
mster, Mrs. J. Rogerson.—Mr. Robt.
Hoover has let the job of the stone work
of his new barn to Joseph Stonehouse,
and the frame work to It&r.1 D. Pat-
terson.—Master T. Quinn is home from
13rantf0rd for his Christmas holidays.—
Miss Clara Shorts, of Buffalo, but for-
merly of Westfield is expected home
shortly.—Mr. J. Reid, of Lucknow, has
been engaged as teacher for school -sec-
tion No. 6.—Mr. T. R. Mitchell's black-
smith and our liseness maker must be ex-
pert (Fowlers) as they have suce:eeded
in catching fine birds.
PRESENTATION.—The young people of
• the Methodist church Sabbath School
have shown their respect and esteem for
Mr, McCulloch by presenting,him with
a beautiful arm chair as a stnalt recinn-
yence for and acknowledgment of his
valuable services as superintendent of
the school. Mr. McCulloch has anted
in this capacity for a number of years,
and as he has now resigned the office the
young people felt it their duty, as well
as a pleasure, to acknowledge in some
way bis valuable services in their behalf.
A large nuntber of friends gathered at
his residence on New Year's eve, when
the presentation was made, and a most
agreesble and enjoyable -evening was
spent.—Mrs. McCulloch was alSO pre
-
'exited with a couple of handsome vases.
May the Giver of all blessings be his ,
friend through life and protect him in
old age is the heartfelt wish of his
many friends, and may he enjoy many
happy hours in his chair.
[ADVERTISEMBF.T.1
An Open Letter to the Direc-
tors of the Ontario Nye
Stock Insurance Company.
GENTLEMEN. —I take this method of
eeplying to your letter to me, in order to
place myself right Wore the ?Wilk,
slid to let them see the principles on
which your Company is conducted.
In February-Iast I consulted with Mrs
M. Y. McLean and Mr. D. D. Wilson,
of this town, as to the advisability of
starting a company. They promised to
help me in any way they could. I then
saw a number of prominent stock deal-
arE in the West, and after explaining
the matter to them, called the, firs
meeting at. Exeter about 'the end o
February. At this meetings, zommitte
was appointed to further the scheme
and at the first meeting of this tom
• pates I was appointed to canvass th
,Province for stock. When the Statu
of the last session of the Ontario Par
liament were received it was found tha
another meeting should havebeen called
at which there must be thirty present
before any stock could he subsoribed
This meeting was called at Clinto
about the first of April and the pros
pectin', which then had quite a num
ber of names on it, was, adopted and
was appointed along with two others
couiplete the amount of subscription re
quired. I at once started out and vi
ited all the best districts from Londo
on the West to Kingston and Pembro
on the East, securing' more than $4,
stock and $150,000 insurance. Mel
while the other e appointed with ree h
secured the remaining 00 stock r
quired, so that everything was no
ready for the appointment of Direct°
in the fore part of June. A *Ineeti
filk that purpose was held in Stratfor
at which the Board of Directors w
appointed, - with Mr. M. Y. Mc
Secretary -Treasurer ad interim.
fust meeting of the Board of Directo
was held at Seaforth to elect a Pre
dent, Vice President, Secretary, Tre
urer and Manager. It was confident
expected that Mr. McLean wcukl
made permanent Secretary, but now
new party appears ou the scene in t
person of John Avery, a man who h
never clone the least thing towards
ganizing the company, and whose on
qualification was his Conceit in his
ability. He is elected by the _Lighten
of his relatives on the board and
McLean gets, by way of compensati
the position of Treasurer. At
meeting I was nominated for Mane
by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr. Bills
but here Mr. John Beattie explai
that I was not a fit malt -for the posit
but that he would be willing to assu
the management He did not ass
any reason for this, nor would not w
asked to do so. The nomination
-then withdrawn for the time. A
mittee was then nominated to draft
laws, in which I was included, but
Beattie again objected to me as 'not
ing a fit person, but his objection
ever ruled. After this it was found
visable to have the secretary and tr
urer one person. A meeting was
to consider the matter. At this m
ing there were _resent eleven leg_
seppointed DirectOrs and one, Blacks.
Clinton, who had been voted on
Board, butwho had not applied for
insurance, and consequently was
legally qualified according to stata
take any part in the proceedings.
motions were brought up, one
Avery be SecretarysTreasurer, the
that they advertise for a man.. N
Mr. McMillan, the President, dist
ly states that he did not vote. For
latter motion Messrs. Idington, Bis
Wilson, Sorby and. Beath voted, w
left five, - for the other, Messrs. In
Beattie; McIntosh, Evans and
Laughlin, but in order to make a
vnos.teturhaalidyn
jority Blacken insisted on voting.
ed, but Mr, McMillan B&W that 11
vote were ruled out lie would be 1.
tot) give the casting vete, and so
expose the double game he had
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aajol eenvoeurgbhetehneco,otuaneter dsbetdeforeob,
tives. Thus Blackall's votewas
parne,tewnhidinlehe
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ly was working for Avery and his
and therefore J. Avery is not the 1