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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
tax as an instrument to destroy nearly all
mitted to even a tribunal of their own
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that remains of the old tariff system.
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choosing. In other words, before they will
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consent to go to trial they,must not only
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in England and Switzerland has less impor-
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Public Notice -J. W. Snell. 05)
Steam -Boller Works -A. S. Chrystal. (5)
Germany and Austria. Now that the pro.
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11 Keuilworth "-Sir,1011 McKenzie. (5) �
Gourt of RZVISIOR-S, Smillic. (5);
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gramme of represpion has' failed to ovEr-
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Estate of_ Late A. Strong -F. Holmested. (5)
throw the Social Democracy, and the pro-
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gramme of reform bas been substituted, the
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For Sale -J. M. Brodie. (6) .
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The Report -Jackson Brothers. (1)
income tax is coming to be accepted and de-
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Removal Sale-'. W. Papst, (6)
The most for Your Money -M. Robertson. (6)
veloped by the Conservative party. Last
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Golden Lion -R. Jamieson. (5) �
year, at the iriptsuce of the young Emperor,
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A Big Bill -Jackson Brothers. (5)
Fast Black Stockings -E. McFaul. M . -
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the Prussian income tax was - reconstructed
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Stick& of Clothing, -Wm. Picka 18)
Cheap Sale -Hoffman & Co. (6)
so as to rest less heavily upon small incomes
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who rejoice at Mr. Mercier's down -fall and
Partnership Notice -Hannah & Winger. (5) .
and more heavily upon large ones, and now
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Money to "n -Higgins & Unnov. (8) -
Patrons of Industry- It. Common. (6)
&sirnilar bill is before the Austrian Parlia- 1
4nxious to shield Sir Adolphe,from even the
Pasture to Let -R. Common, (5) .
Servant.Girl Wanted -Mrs, D. Johnsom�8)
ment. The exact character of the Prussian'
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Rorsie Routes�-Berry & GlOger. (5) .
tax was brought out with - great clearness
way to get honest government,
Notice-Janles A. Anderson. M
Parasols and Urnbrellas-noffman & Co. (9) r
in a suggestive article by Joseph H. Hill in
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Bull for Service -Wm. Lockhart- (6)
the January number of the 11 Quarterly
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TRE, re-distributio6i bill recently intro,due.
S"forth Roller Mill".8) I
Blood Stallion, Crernorne 11-1). B. McLean. (5) I
Journal of Economics " (Harvard). The
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Crar 'a Amonia-3. S. Roberts. (8)
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income tax in Pru-sbis, says Mr. Hill,
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begaw witb a uniform poll tax of thirty-
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Japanese Parasols -J.- S. Roberts. (8)
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seven cents a year levied in 1811 upon all
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one of the commissioners.
persons over twelve ears of age. The in.
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justice of this tax was readily seen on account
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of those are becoming disgusted 'With gov-
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classes, according to social rank. The next
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, May 13, 1892.
year there was a further revision, and each
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of theme social classes was assessed in three
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divisions according to wealth—the tax vary-
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ing from thirty-seven cents a year for the
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poorest class to one hundred dollars a year
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against the adoption of Free Trade in this
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for the richest. In 1851 the new political
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country is, that such a policy would necessi-
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power of the maeses found expression in an
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tate a resort to direct taxation. Those wh:,
income tax law in which the old rates were
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use this argument try to f righten the People
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retained for the poorer clauses, but incomes
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by picturing to them the annual visits of the
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oyer 1,000 thalers ($750) were taxed three
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tax collector and the terrible sheriff selling
per cent. By this tax the richest class of
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out the poor unfortunates for their Dominion
citizens paid 7,200 thal.ers to the Govern-
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taxes, They do not tell the people that they
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now pay these taxes just as surely as t b'y
clags' The next reform came in 1873, when
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would if the tax collector ealiled for them
incomes less than $105 a year were exempt.
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annually.. The only difference is that they
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Finally, by the law of 1891, the exemption
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pay them indirectly, in enhanced prices for
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nearly everything they wear and eat. When,
while the tax was raised to four pet cent.
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upon all incomes above $25,000 a year. In
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they would not have any more difficulty in
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the field of direct taxatio therefore, Prussia
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have so much to pay. Tinder the present
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system the collection of the taxes costs a
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very large per centage of the entire a -mount
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these expenses would be almost entirely done
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away with and the amount to be collected
much blamed. The people have given them
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would be proportionally decreased. Not
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were the revenne of the country raised di-
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barnacle that have reason to fear direct tax.
a committee to enquire into the very serious
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ation and not the bona fide tax-pa,yer, and in
charges preferred against Judge Elliott, of
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proportion as any system will decrease the
London. Sir John Thompson does not deny
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revenues of the former classes, just in the
that Parliament has the power to order and
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some: vrovortion will it incresie the resources
conduct an investigation, he does declare
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of the latter. - An American writer referring
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that the comini�ttee would costly,
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to the workings of the methods of ,collecting
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not say that the charges are not serious or
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revenue by indirect or customs taxation, as
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applied to the United States, says :
made out. He does say that some other
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whether the system of indirect or crook ed
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taxation-,. adopted by the General Govern-
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to a trial by his peers, nam I .,
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Justice, and he is then to decide whether a
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that. are everywhere Pbsery able, Colbert,
the great Finance Minister of the reign of
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taixes were invented for the purpose of
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plucking the geese (the Deople)- of the great-
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which ha,ve elapsed, while in France, where
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no such tax has existed, th6y have nearly
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trerbled, and in the United States they have
who is not a sup�O'rter of the Government.
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thoroughly to reform our commercial sys-
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treasury of the community'ten pounds and
and statements of the most extravagant
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tw . pounds for every poun'd that has
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Government by the Opposition in connection
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been levied in the form of income tax." '
with Mr. Edgar's motion. With the inner
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streng th off power, the Government waited
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in which income taxes have attained the
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Opposition with a resolution submitting to a
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rovertiv and incarne taxes" have grown In
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the revenue which would be lost by the re-
better, with confidence in- the honesty, in-
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accepted as a permanency, and now yields
The statement, howevier, lacks the very
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a gr eater revenue than any other tax except
essential element of truth and the writer
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thwit. upon intoxicating liquors. For a long
deliberately tries to mislead his readers, be-.
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wh il,e the Conservatives resisted it, and &a
cause it would be too much to assume that
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late: as 18-1��, Disraeli dema,utled its repeal in
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a speech in which he. declared that "the in-
seen that the Empire wishes to convey the
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impression that Mr. Edgar's charges, just as
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be an instrument to destroy it." Yet the
Royal Commission. This is entirely false,
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very next year, while conducting the parlia-
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newly enfranchised voters preferred the in- ,
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he decided to let the former "die a natural I
adopt instead ,of Mr. Edgar's and which
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death," rather than devote the entire surplus f
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weaker. In 1872 it was levied at the rate :1
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Government amendment,while other charges
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avowed hostility to the income tax, and the
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presence of a most determined hostility to- ,
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pare the two resolutions. e nipire
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committed to the programme of a "free '
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breakfast -table" that in the eve t of victory .
mission, whereas the fact is that the Gov.
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before they dare consent to its being sub-
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THE DOMINION PARLJAMENT
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choosing. In other words, before they will
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consent to go to trial they,must not only
At last the House of Commons has die-
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have the selecting of their own jury but
posed. -of the Caron charges by r 'f erring them
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they must also have theframing of the in-
to a Royal Commibsion, which I eems to be
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diotment against themselves. Such a thing
the favOrite method of the preOnt Govern-
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was nev.er heard of in the history of Canada
ment for getting rid of ugly questions. This
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before, and yet there. are some people so
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abominably blinded by prejudice
Service irregularities and also on the Pro-
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that they will say this sort of thing is all
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right. Had Mr. Mercier and his colleagues.
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saying that the charges were eferred to a
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been a3lowed half such latitude as this they
Royal Commission. In moving an amend-
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would be in power to -day instead of being
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ment, the Government mutilateO the charges
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disgraoed and ruined. Still, many of those
brought by Mr. Edgar, omit4d some and
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who rejoice at Mr. Mercier's down -fall and
added others of such an 0 ! xtraordinary
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consider it a just retribution are equally
character that even if Mr. Edgar had got a
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4nxious to shield Sir Adolphe,from even the
committee he could not have roven them.
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semblance of a fair trial. This is not the
Mr. Edg%r did charge unequ vocally that
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way to get honest government,
Sir Adolphe Caron received $1 0,000, out of
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Railway Company, and three times he re-
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peated his challenge to prove t e charges he
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ed by the Dominion Government is so glar-
made before a committee. It suggested
Be
ingly unjust that it does not now meet with
that Judge Elliott, of Londoin, should be
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the approval of all the Conservative papers,
one of the commissioners.
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It augurs well for the future, also, that some
position took strong COD8titUtiOD&I
against the appointment of any'commission,
ground
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of those are becoming disgusted 'With gov-
The charges had been brought
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of the House againht another
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a change. The Hamilton Spectator, one of
Mr. Edgar bad appealed to t
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say whether Sir Adolphe Caro
remain a member of that Chamber,
was fit to
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pers in Canada, in discussing the recent
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evidence was to be left to a
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the House. The Governmept'a proposal
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took the matter out of the juris�iction of the
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their way to the adoption of a radical ch�'nge
House altogether and placed ittin the bands
in the apportionment '�of representatives.
of a commission appointed by
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There io but one absolutely just and fair
General on the advice of Sir A
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of mansigiDg this business, and when juaway
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himself, joined with the adviceiof
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donable. When great interests are at stake
members of the -Executive. . Itle impossible
it in wiae to make haste � slowly, and to be
to get over the authority of 11odd, who is
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sure of one step before another is ventured
the great Parliamentary authority for
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upon.- .But in this matter there is no need
Canada, who says: 11 It is noi6 constitut-1-on-
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to 0 cautiously. No interest would be dia � -
al. to refer to a Royal Commission sets of
So
turtled and no confusiop would be caused by
misconduct alleged to have be n committed
by Minister the Crown," �et this
A�
making the constituencies substantially
a of is ex -
equal, and by having their boundaries defin.
actly what the Government pr6pose to do,.
I
ed by a bench of impartial judges. That
The debate, which began !shortly after
could be done, justice would be secured by
three o'clock in the afternoon, .lasted till
it and the Government is so strong that it
three o'clock the next mornio�l and in all
could well afford to adopt the measure. We
that time not a member of thel Government
'
believe that an equitable division of the
ventured to defend the rejectign of Mr. Ed-
.
op
country into districts as nearly equal as
gar's motion, or to excuse Sir Adolphe Caron
iRossible would Dot 1086 a single Conserva-
or say a good word for him. In fact, they
treated the whole subject wi!,th suspicious
cei
fo
tive seat. And it is better to be right than
to gain a party advantage, e.yen if party ad-
silencip. The amendment refer�riug the mat-
5 -�.`
vantage were gained by the periodical re-
ter to a Royal Commission' was indeed
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arrangement of the cons tituencies. "
mov ed by the Minister of Militia, but so
ashamed of it did he seem - hat he said
po,
-
IN CANADA to -day of more vital import-
almost nothing in support of it It was the
most extraordinary motion eve submitted to
ad
"
ance th�n any question of public policy is
the tion
Parliament. It would fill a , olunin and a
que of public morality—of honest
half of this Paper, printed in
i the smal
eat
thl.
men and methods. :
type, and was chiefly occupi�d
with a`l,re-
to�
,
So says the St. Thomas Home Journal.
hash of Mr. Edgar's charges, so
�
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altered as
to
c :
a
Nothinj would stimulate public morality
be radically different from the original 'in-
.
ti,
more 4 d aid in raising up honeat public
.
dictment. The reading of it! was greeted
with jeers by the Oppositio;n and was
,
al
men, a d inculcating honest public methods,
sharply criticisea by Mr. Flint' who charged
ic
so mu h as direct taxation. Money too
the Government with creatin� new charges,
ti
eaeily obtained,
either In public or private
altering the old ones and referring
them to
T.
life) hai
�
a demoralizing influence. If_ our
another tribunal than the one
.
C'.
�sked for. He
fr
bq
-
a
showed that Sir Adolphe Caron
was entitled
public
men had to raise the public revenue
to a trial by his peers, nam I .,
b the mem-
OP
directl
' '�
from the people� the people would
bers of the House, and that hie,ameadment
811
see tba
their money would be honestly and
was opposed to British Constitutional
usage.
3b
econom
cally expended, and the politicians
I
Mr. Daiin, in reply, tried to make a point
out of the case of Lor& Melville whom the
_w
would `1
ave to be honest in spite of them-
House of Commons .refused to try, some-
5a
selves, and
public immorality would soon be
where in the last century, bui ne'glected to
44
a thing
of the past. , I
point out that this w*q because Lord Mel-
be. !
Ville 11 claimed the efit of tthe peerage,"
id
St
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that is to be tried by his peers, he emg a
THE
Lucknow Sentinel very clearly shows
*when
nobleman, and he was consequently tried by
'� ca
what true
loyalty is it says : The
the other branch of Parliament, the House
04
Sentinel
has never found it necessary to
of Lords. This will give anI idea of the
forward
la
io
howl about
.
its loyalty, but we are both loyal
strength of the arguments p4 by
the supporters of the Gove�nment. Sir
and pit
riotic enough to 'advocate absolute
I Richard Cartwright moved in amendment to
fr:retars
Ve with Great Britain. If this policy
the amendment declaring that' the proposal
ve
w e
_p ted, it would not only vastly
that the charges against Sir �dolphe Caron
w�
cheape
the cost of living for the farmers
should be investigated by persons appointed
by himself and his colleaguee'wo' entirely
so,
lumber,
.,
611, millers, manufacturers of agri
unprecedented and opposed to Nliamentary
mil
cultura
. �
in natu
i
implements, and all those engaged
al industries, but would add enor-
law and usage, and was designed to defeat
Vraser,
an
mously
o the volume of our export tradel to
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the ends of justice. - Messrs. Edgar,
McDonald, Davies, Casey, and McMullen,
lo
do
Britain
that it'
nd stimulate immigration in a Way
I
annot be stimulated by any other
all members of the Opposition followed one
?
ex
means.
It would do more than that. Let
I
after t ' he other in the debate, as nobody on
other side seemed dispo�ed to say a
bg
Lt
British
United
, oods once free into Canada and the
tates has not an army, either stand-
,the
word for Sir Adolphe. It was after three
I �i
ing or
oating, big enough to stop these
o'clock in the morning, and the dawning day
was shooting its light into �he Chamber,
cr
5
goods g'ing across the lines. If our Govern.
'
through the richly colored windows, when
e rl
ment wi hes to brinj the Yankees to time on
)
the Speaker said "Call in the members,"
td
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the trad question they can do so most ef-
. .
fect.uall . by knocking off all restrictions
and the Sergeant- at -Arms and the Whips
Tt
,
,
against ritish goods. This would be pure,
Went out to bring in the absentees. When
the motion was put the House was fuller
W111
"
r
unadul rated loyalty, not only to the mother
,
cDuntry, but to Canada,
thanon any previous occasion this season,
pu
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no less than 188 members voted, 63 for Sir
in
-
Richard Cartwright's amendment and 125
TI
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THER ' is a great deal of force in the fol-
against it, showing the Government ma-
ly
1OWiDg r
r marks by the Toronto Telegram :
jority of 62. The Opposition pests for Wel-
i o
.
" Tryin grave charges against a Cabinet
land, East York and North Perth would, if
w
Minister by means of a Royal Commission is
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filled, have reduced the majority to 59,which
is about high watermark in thp Government'
gil
tal
unjust i so far as it imposes upon an Op-
majority. On the motion of Mr. Dalton
to
Eli
position he expense of bringing home guilt
McCarthy it was decided that the names of
ark
to men he are protected by &-ablest
'he Corrimissioners before being appointed
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,w , h
,yers
It . hat the country's money can secure.
should be submitted to the House for its op-
proval. I
on
co
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Individu Is caBnot, in a legal's truggle, match
Another partizan action by a Tory Lieu-
tO
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their pur es against the national treasury.
tenant -Governor has just been taken in
of
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Sir Ado] he Caron must be prosecuted at
Prince Edward Island, where the represent-
si
ative of Her Majebty is Mr. Carvell, for-
iio
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private xpense and defended with public
,
merly one of the most thorough paced parti-
on
�
money. Such- a contest must be unequal. "
zans in the Senate. A bitter fight has been
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going on -for some time between the Liberals
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THE Mitchell
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Recorder exemplifies some
and Conservatives on the Island on the
ml;
of the be
ej,
I
uties of the Protection system as
question of abolishing the Legislative Coun-
sti
,
follows : This
,
is the season for wall paper
cil, which is considered by the people of the
Island to be a useless upper Chamber. The
fo
with the ,
ousewife and fe�ce wire with the
Liberals have finally won and having a ma.
w
a
husband an.
On the former the housewife
jority in the Legislature, the House passed
a
�N
u ,
� pays a du
y of 6 cents on a roll that costs
a Bill abolishing the Legislative Council, to
ni
.
, t
only 5 ce ts
,
in Detroit, making it to her 15
which Bill the Lieutenant -Governor has re-
ig
O I
� cents a ro 1,
allowing 1 cent for freight and
fused to give his assent, and reserved it for
Ottawa
P1
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expenses
ud 3 cents for profit for the re-
the consideration of the authorities.
to!
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F
tailer. F
ee trade would reduce that paper
This'was done againal the advice of his re-
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to her to
cents a roll. The husbandman
sponsible advisers, and when Mr. Davies
pays on h1s
barbed wire a wholesale .price of
mentioned the matter in the House, on Fri -
th!
$4.50 per
nndred pounds, with the retail�
day, Sir John ThOull58013 said it was Incred-
.,
1
(I
er's profit
-
added, when it can be bought in
ID le that a Lieutenant Governor should act
1,
the Ameri
an wholesale -market at $2.65 per
in this way against the advice' of his Min-
an
hundred.
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Free trade . WoLld -reduce the
isters. Until fuller information come4-uP
ar
.
whole8ale
, -
price of $4.50 to $2.65, and the
nothing further can be done, but the upshot
.
re
retailer's
prices proportionately, to the
may be that the Tories of the Island will
3,i
former. In
another month or so the house-
find that by invoking the- Royal Prerogative
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wife will le
looking for her fruit jars. Take
in a hopeless endeavor to bring victoryout
M
the comm(
n quart sizes—the most used—and _
of .defeat they haye -jeopardized the official
ati
I on them s!
e will pay a wholesale price of
existence of Lieutenant-Gove arvell.
cc
$12-75 per
gross, while they can be bought
An important discussion yv�a t at upon
i4
411' the United
-A
States to -day at $7, Free
Mr. Dalton McCarthy's motio, to appoint
I ! �
. trade would
give to the housewife a new
an agent of the Canadian Government at
Washington, who should be attached to the
�
bonnet and
savings which
a new gown every year on the
she would make on wall pa -
British Embassy, but With au i thority to re�
S ,
4
per and fruit
1 I-
jars alone. � .
port direct to the Ottawa Government. The
.
-
proposition, although not goin
so far as the
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principle adopted by the 0 ppo.
itiOD, of hav-
I
w
TIIE Duadas
Banner remarks: The sub-
ing the power to appoint commissioners
to
pill
of
voting is up in Quebec..
negotiate our own commercial
treaties, en-
. i
-co1pullsory
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A -bill . 8 "
be - passed ,in the legislature
tirely independent of any other
power, was
tri
adopting i
. Mr. Mowat will be left behind
,
supported by Mr. Laurier, as
being, at all
ha�
if he does
(
ot look out. Compulsory voting
events, a step in the right direction.
John Thompson and Mr. 1oste�
Sir
' - opposed the
so
would not
ecomplish all � that could be wish-
inotioii,. believing that a mere
'
commercial
stt
ed for it, a
"
while you might compel voters
agent ;�ould be better. Both Mr.
McCarthy,
to go to th �
'mark
polls you could not compel them'
-
however, and the Opposition 1
pointed out
�
"h
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to
]
heir ballots. But. itwould do
that Washington was not a co
mimercial cen-
h d'
.
much to
estroy the influence of the mer- I
tre, and that what we, wanted �
there was a
cenafies w
(
o bang back and too often hold
diplomatic, not a co'nimercial' agent, Dr.
ly
.
the balance
of-. power in their bands, If
Weldon, Mr. McNeill and otbqr ministerial- -
;
people do n)t
wish to vote, why'leave their
istB supported t . he motion, but �t the request
hi�
names on th,
-, list ?
of the Government the debate iwas adjourn-
Il �
.
ed. It shows that the Government is being
.
MR. � W'.
F. Maclean, the Conservative
slowing but surely forced in !the right di-
di:
candidate,
.
as elected for East York , on
of public o in,
rection by the force Ion.
�Odifying
Ei
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Wednesday,
by a majority of 227, There
A little clause in tke bill the
Criminal Law aims dirctly at �he liberty of
,
W,
are two Toronto
city wards in East York,
the Press of Canada and its objects should
pr
One of thee(
gave Mr. Maclean amajority of
be thoroughly exposed, in o4r that the
at!
403. This
.
ccounts largelyfor his majority,
Government may be compelled to drop it,
M
li
The Grits
I
ave been again 11 dished " �by
It ena3te that any person vfho publishes
.
! false news or anything that has a tendency to
H
the voters'
lists.
iniure anv Dublic or nrivate intPrest shall be
da
i �,
I �
i �
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I A to a year)s imprisonment. Under this
480, if it become law, a Judge 'Would
e power to imprison any editor in'this
le Dominion about three hundred times a
x, for not a day passes but some par& -
ph in a newspaper is declared to be false
injurious to the public interest. Indeed
r criticism of public affairs would be, from
point of view of the Government, itjjuri-
to the public interest, and the Minister
Tuatioe might. order the prosecution of the
ter. It is extremely unlikely that When
� attention of Parliament is called to it
�t the clause will be allowed to standr
caucus of the Liberal members wasi held
lFriday, when the course to be pursued on
Redistribution Bill was discussed and it
I@ decided to contest every inch of the
und covered by this infamous meNsure�
MiDg one thing with another the prospects
ot Dominion Day will find Parliament
. . .
11 in session, if the Government perquit in
�ting through this Bill ix4he shape it was
reduced. :
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� NOTES. I
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petition was presented on Friday Irom
000 women praying for the right to Ivote.
n accusation has been made agains1t Dr.
�% aesistant Director of the Geological Sur-
�, of accepting fees for making Ptivate
-veys of mining property contrary to the
vil Service Act. The matter ,will be
.
)ght up in the House. 1.
k Return brought down shows that the
tract for the Government engraving for
e years from November last was let to
3 highest tenderer, the British Amqrican
nk Note Co. On one item alone the Ca -
1 a Bank Note Co. was $40,000 lower, yet
I
� Canada Bank Note Company did n�t get
� . ,
e contract, � -
Her M ajevty's thanks for the Resolution of
� ddlence passed by Parliament on the oc-
n
6on of the death of the Duke of Cla ' rence
ve been received through Lord Knutsford,
'pretary of State for the Colonies.
$ir John Thompson told the House that
� litigation of the Manitoba Schooi Act
.
I
estion by which the Roman Catholics, of
pt Province, obtained a decision from� the
preme Court upsetting the Public Schools
it, cost the Dominion $4,800. �
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1 Live Stock and Produce'.
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i (By Our Special Correspondent.)
;
i . MONTREAL, May 10, 1892.
� .
The cattle shipping season of 189� has
! I
ened up in earnest, but the prospects are
rtainly most unfavorable. The quot4tions
i .
)r States cattle in Liverpool to -da: was
, y
d., �d. lower than last week, andi lid.
wer than the ruling price at the corres-
nding time -last year. Shippers say their
I
. vices are that there is little likelihood . of
y improvement for some time to come as
e Americsns have a large amount of space
;
fill and will continue to ship heavily. A
.
ble to -day brings the welcome newsi that
I
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e British markets are all free from disease
d that the restrictions have been removed,
that Canadian cattle cau be i�oved
rough the country on the hoof as forr�nerly.
iere is no change in the position of the
eight market. All the regular spade has
en taken for May at 60s.; but some 'of the
eculators are taking outside boats, at 45
illings.
The local markets 'are in good condition.
ippers are taking any that happens along
bich is suitable for shipment at 42c. and
, and choice butchers' stock is selling at
, and 4�c. Hogs are easier owing to the
creased supply, the top to -day being 51c,
eep and lambs are scarce and wanted.
�
The shipments for the week were 1,904
ttle and 67 sheep as compared with' 2X3
ttle and 100 sheep the corresponding week
A year, and 4,2553 cattle in the same week
1890. 1 1
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DAIRY PRODUCE. . i
.
The receipts of cheese have so fa� bl�e a
ry light, but the 50 and 100 bo,t to
ich are coming forward are meetink with
ry fair demand and any not previously
Id find & ready market. Some small ship-
ents have been made of stock costing 10�
.
d 10J.3 cents, but cheese can be bought. be -
these figures to -day, business 'being
ne at 9.1-c. The early make is said to be in
cess of that of last year. News has just
en received of the recent auction s'ale at
verpool. The offerings consisted of some
,000 boxes of American and Canadi,tn full
*
cams, part of which was damaged by fire
d water while in store in Montreal. AV-
ge good stock sold at 52 and 53c,, equal
about 55 and 56c. Liverpool terms.
ere was a very large attendance and the
ices are considered remarkably good,
. .
gher prices are now looked for. The
blic cable is 5 -As. and 6d. The butter
arket is easier, under more liberal supplies.
e receipts of Western rolls are particular -
heavy and receivers are making concess-
no in order to effect clearances, as buyers
on't look at white butter after the new
ass fed stock reaches the market, Quo -
tions are : rolls 14c ; Morrisburg and
wnships IS and 19c ; Western 16 and 17c ;
d creamery 21 to 22c.'
The demand for eggs was better last week
d the market more steady. The receipts
ntinue heavy but receivers have ma;naged
keep their a ' tores well cleaned up.' Run
stock is selling at 10ic to Ile, and 'choice
agle cases at ll -Lc. Receivers are complain -
g about the eggs being picked and the big
!
es held out. . ;:
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FLOUR AND GRAIx. �
There was an impovement in the flour
arket during the week, but the stocks are
11 very large, and the firat lot of flour
�
r export this season will be 500 Packs,
iieh will go to Glasgow. This is part of
,ot of 1,500 sacks, which has been at Fort
illiam for some time. The mills arp' run-
ag full time, but millers profess to 1 be in
6oramce as to where their output is to be
aced. Strong bakers' are selling ati $4.70
$4.80 ; straight rollers, K35 to $4.50,
d patents at $4.85 to $5. 10 per barrel,
The actual market rules steadier, owing to
e higher price of oats, but trade i-�; still
11 and uninteresting. !�
The grain market continues quiet. Peas
d oats are in good request for expoF�, but
e held very high, sales of the latter 'being
ported at 321c to 34C. One sale of No.
Manitoba, frosted wheat is reported at
c, barley is firm, sales of 75,000 bus4els of
ilting being reported at 50c, and of feed
40c to 421c, but quotations are fully one
ht higher to -day.
,. News of the Week. i
Piu,n HABIT.—A physician says 12�0,000
. Louis people are plaves of the opium
bit. .
DEAD. -Edward O'Brien, the Invincible,
io was recently released from Mountjoy
ison, Dublin, is dead. -
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FLOOD.S. -Flood a have devastated ilarge
cts of land in Indiana. A number of lives
ve been lost. :
PRANITE CUTTE&S' STRIKE, -One i thou.
I
pid granite cutters at Barre, Vermont, ,
uck the other day. i -
COINIVALESCING. -Mrs. Harrison , wqe _ of
p President, is slowly regainingl
Ith. - ;:, f her
tAD FiRL�. -Rushville, Indiana, wag' bad-
vastated by fire on Wednesday ni . �ht.
HIGH WATER.—About $200,000 damage
s been done by freshetti below Marseilles,
inois, .
BUFFALO BILL. -Buffalo Bill with his -In-
ans and horses, has arrived in London,
gland.
Dncippm) DEAD AT HI.s HOAIE.-Hon.
m. Henderson, one'of the oldest and most
ominent lawyers of Indiana, dropped. dead
his home in Indianapolis, on the 3Fd inst.
x. Henderson was 73 years old and �as a
Z
e -long friend to the late Vice-Preqiden't
ondricks, Mr. Henderson leaves alwife,
ughter and son, the latter, Rev. �. R,
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0.ndeison, being managing editor of the
�e
. Louis Mid -Continent. I
i ROYAL VisiT. -The Czar and Czarina will
ave St. Petersburg for Berlin on May 21st,
I
� pay a visit to Emperor William.
J HEAVY STORAls.-Heavy snow storms
4ringthe past few days have caused great
4mage in Rungary and the Tyrol.
: DEATH OF A PROKINENNT NEWS MA'-%'--
�tDorlandt the well known* newspaper
-spondeut and advertising man, died at
Is homb- in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a
.
�w.days ago. -
I
. SiloRT CROPS AGAIN. -There will be an -
L
ther failure of crops in Mexico this year or
ecount of the drought, The Governmeni
�ntinues to distribute grain a:mong the di&
.
L
rRosed. � .
I ANGEL MAKERS.-SiX Jews and Jewessei
ave been convicted in 8t. Petersburg ell
ering babies entrusted to their care
�
i,he prisoners had gained the name of "ange
qiakers."
1, MILITk_RY RAILWAY INSPECTOR. -A sea.
,
otion has been caused in St. Petersburg b5
b,e appointment of a military officer as in
pector of the whole system of Russiax
ailways.
,
� N DEAD.-Gabrie
I
� on Bar-ross, flungar-lao, Minister of Indus
�y and Commerce,and Baron Bramwell, thi
.
�,elebrsted English judge,both died on Mon
lay. The latter was 84 years of age.
I BusiNEss FAILURE. -The Robinson Wool
�
en Company, of . Kansas City, dealers ii
4oth trimmings, etc., with branch stores a
it. Louis, Topeka and Wichita, has assign
�dw Assets estimated at $1,000,000 ; liabil
ties unknown. - -
LARGE MEMBERSHIP, -At the'.Methodis
J'
,,,piscophlConfereDee-for the United State
L
it Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, it was re
i.orted that the membership is now 2,292,694
�n ineresse.of 442,000 during the past fou
�ears.
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4 EXPLORING EXPEDITION. -The expeditioi
I
to leave England on the 18t of June to ex
Pore a hitherto unknown portion of tb,
-�-ark Continent will be led and equipped b,
?r. Wm. Astor Chamber,a young Arnerica�
Lnown as an enthusiastic Airican traveller.
t STANLEY WILL EAT ROYAL PiE.-Hehrl
I
K . Stanley will be the.guent of King Le�
I
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told next month by -the royal invitation
he King is said to be anxious to consul
'5tanley relative to the operations being coin
lucted by the Congo Free State agaitist th
dave traders. �
� DEATH OF A W.ELL-KNow-.\- NE1VqPAPEl
4AIN.-Orsamue G. Wairen, senior proprie
'or of the Buffalo Commercial, and a promi
jent and influential citizen, died Frida,
porning of pneumonia, after a short illness
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I� - Huron Notes.
'
I -.The Morris and Grey cheese factory wil
),egin operations on Monday, 16th inst.-
j -Mr. 'James Aikenhead, of Stanley, i
)utting up a new house this summer.. Mr
?. Campbell has the job. .
'
--.Nfrs. McBeath, ar., of Stanley,'who i
�9 yea a of age, the other day received
.
)aralytic stroke antl is now in a critics
�
,ondition.
.
-Mr. James Dow, of the 10th concessio:
)f East Waw-anosh, by _sorne means wa
;brown off the roller, and had two rib
)roken, last week, -
-On Tuesday of last week a heavy hai
itorm visited part of Stanley township. Mi
D. Smith and Mr. Jobn Gilmour had som
vindow lights broken.
-Mr. George Cassady, who has been VIE
ting friends in the vicinity of - Auburn fo
;be past month, returned to his home i
11
aalifornia last week.
_.Mrs. Davis, of Swindon, England, wh
ias been visiting her son, James Davis, o
3
,xrey township, for Eome time, left for - he
iome on Thursday of last week.
-Messrs. Sellery & Temple, of Kincar
fine, have purchased the boot and -she
mainess in Wingham, conducted for som
�ime past by Mr. John Martin.
-Mr. Isaac Carling, of Exeter, ha
purchased- from the Agricultural Societ:
�
�he old English church and pyoperty i
�hat village, paying therefor , the sum c
�150.
-Mr. David Campbell, of Walton, -ha
4one on a trip to the old country. He e3i
pects to be away about two months, aw
will visit Glasgow, Edinburgh and his birth
place, Campbelltown. ' �
-Mrs. Hosting, one of the first settler
)n the 4th concession of Goderich townshil
lied on Tuesday of last week, after a somc
what lengthy illness. Deceased was moo
highly thought of in the neighb.orhood.
-A. M. McKay, Alex.Stewart and Hug]
Forsyth have been chosen as elders in con
iection- with .Melville church -congregatioi
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,n Brussels. Rev. S. Jones was made a,,
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%onorary member of the session.
-Mr. J. H. McHardy, of Wingham, ha
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antered into partnership with Mr. R. W
AcKenzie, of Goderich, and these gentle
nen have urchased the hardware stock c
9r. L. A . trink, of Teeswater.
-The accounts of the late Mr. Irwin, col
ector of Customs at Clinton, reveal a short
Lge of about $1,000. The irregularitie
iave been going on for a considerable lengt
)f time, and'will have to be made good V,
iis' bondemen. -
-On Monday eniD ek
arge cornice in ;arlangJ Brothers' storE
D/linton, running the full length of one side
)n which stock had been stored for yearE
wd which showed no signs of being , insc
-ure, fell down crushing in two large shoi
,ases, and doing damage to the extent c
Lbout $100.
-On Tuesday, 3rd inst.,'Plora Patterson
)eloved wife of Mr. W.H. Haines, of Wing
mm, was called to her eternal rest, in he
15th year. She had been ill only about
week, of inflammation of the lungs. Sh
eave I a a husband and several children t
nourn her lose,
-Mr. John; Forster, of Wingham, hay
)ePed with a rather serious accident whil
vorking in McLean & Son's mill in tha
�own, on Saturday last. A chisel wit'
vhich he was working, in some way slipped
!utting his leg severely. Medical aid had t
)e secured and several stitches werp,,neede;
:0 close the cut.
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-The Wingham salt works were close
lown last week, on acco nt of not haviq
,coin to -store any more sa It. For the yea
!nding 31st December Is, t, the works hai
��, '
)een run steadily except for seven weekk
vhen they were closed down for repairs,ani
ihe output for the year was nearly 40,00
)arrels.
-On Monday evening,, 2nd inst., th
nembern of the Young People's Alliance, o
)ashwood-, met at the residence of Mr
I
5hettler and presented Mrs. Bean, who ba
xted as president for the past six months
)ut who is now leaving, with a handiBom
ilver eak,e basket and a complimentary ad
Iress.
-While w6rkiag in the sawmill in Exete
in Monday of last week, Mr. Robert Row,
'eceived . a bard blow from a piece of- woot
mving come in contact with the saw ani
Mich wag thrown with great force againa
0s leg. The injury, although painful, i
iot dangerous. . .
�' -Mr. Charles Reynolds met with a sever
,ccident at the Clinton Organ Factory, oi
Phurgday of last week. While working a
ine of the machines the board he held ii
iis hand split, thus bringing his fingers ii
!ontact with the knife, which cut off th
mas of the first and second fingers of bot]
iands, It was found necessary to amputat
,hem at the first joint. .
-James Johnston, of ,Morris townshiF
vrites from Minnesota, under date of Apri
%th, as follows: I left Chicago by the Chi
iago and Northwestern railway and arrivei
�t Vroy, Wisconsin, at 6 the, next mornin�
mdon to Duluth at4,3Op.m. Thechange
pade on the*tripwere atListowel,Strat
' r rd, London, Chicago, Eau Clair .an(
�pooner. Iwa8 only 35 hours and 10min
,ites travelling 887 miles.. All the delay.
lxpariencedwas li hours at Chicago. Th,
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weather ban been very cold, the wind blow. . .
ing -at a terrible rate. There is about 20 T 1.
miles of ice on. Lake Superior yet and thirty. , "I �:
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five boats fast in it unable to get out . " I
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-Mr. Yager, . who resides about three 1.1i I ��,
and a half miles west of Dashwood, near �Al �'
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a small stream known by the name of the � I
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Eleven Wile Creek, is about to begin op. I �_. - -
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erations to make tile and brick. The �� �
clay I ,
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has been tested by experts and pronounced I '
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first quality. Should the enterprise provs F -,:
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succebsful, it will no doubt be a great ? 1,
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to the farm ra in the surrounding count I I
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-Mr. James Snell, of Hullett
, ,the wen I. -_'i
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known stock breeder, has just sold his i� -
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famous thoroughbred Durham cow, Lady � I
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Jane. She has been & pretty profitable in. 11 I
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vestment, having raised about $1,000w,orth i�
of calves, and being now with calf. Mr I t
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John White, of Tuckersmitb, was the ,
purchaser, and he may yet make a mimilar p �
amount from her, as she is a Splendid .
animal.
I -In the result of the recent examination I
held in the Toronto Medical School, we no.
tice the names of the following Hurioniteg
Al. Williams, formerly of Clinton, now Off I
Brampton, and J. .McA8b, of Varna, who
have successfully passed their final, T. Ag.
new, who had to give up on accoant of sick. �
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noes, having written on. three subjects"will , �;�
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, take a supplemental in the fall, and Mr. E. I I - I
T. Kellam, who has passed the first year. I ...
z -A young man named Robert James Cor. � I
I bett, who has been living with Mr. 0. �
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� Jacques, on the 2nd concession of Howick., I � i
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for some time past, was found dead in- the � 4,
� barn on Monday evening, 2nd inst. He had : �
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been subject to fits from his youth up'and - - ;
i his mind had become somewhat deranged in �
� consequence, and it is supposed he expired
I while in one of these paroxysms. He was a -
I son of .Mr. John Corbett, on the ninth con- I �
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cession of Howick. :
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I -The Sarnia Canadian of"last week Pays,: I �
I Win. Stewart & Sons, of Willo Grove, I
I Township of Moore, shipped last'Wednes- I
I day a bull cal,f,-,
I ,to John Andrews, Lakeside .
I form, Goderieft. The calf was only I' -
months old, and weighed 1,260 lbs. Ile � -
took 3rd prize at Toronto, 2nd prize at I .1, .
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Western Fair, and Ist at West Lambtou, , I �
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and Ist at Moore township in 1891. The T 1�
price paid for the animal, was, we under. ) I
stand, a handsome one. r,
-On Monday evening of last week, while ,
Mr. A. Schroeder, of Dashwood, was driv-
ing home from Exeter, a dog belonging to a .
man near Sodorr., ran under the horses which . �
caused them to run into the ditch. Mrs. I � I
Schroeder, Mrs. (Rev.) Krupp and daughter,
.who were in the carriage, were thrown out
and bruised in several places, but not hurt . .
very dangerously. The carriage was so bad- I
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ly damaged that they had to get another
with whinh to drive to Dashwood.
-Mr. George Westacott, of Hullett, last -
Saturday delivered to J. W. Irwin, thi gro�
cer, Clinton, a quantity of hens' eggs which �
weighed 34 ounces per dozen, anX received
6 cents per pound, or equivalent to 1.3 cents . ;
per dozen. Mr. S. Gliddon delivered some 1. �
that went 42 ounces to the dozen, which at I
the eame rate, would bring the price up' . .
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pretty�well. This shows that the Urmer is , ,
certaitily benefitted by the change of buying
by weight and getting value in accordance,
instead. of by the dozen, when all got the �
same figure irrespective of size or W hit, �
-On Tuesday of last week J. Tmigss and - .
W,. _N,L Sinclair, of Brussele, managed to, I
shoot a rare specimen of the feathered tribe
in the -Maitland river, known as the North-
ern Diver or Loon. The bird has a beauti-
fully marked plumage and,weighed seven I
'Pounds. It isa fast swimmeranda wonder- I
f al diver, travelling perhaps 200 yards under
water. A peculiarity of the loon is that its *_
legs grow above its wings inatead of below
as with the majority of fowl, -N-Ir. Ross �,
intends having it stuffed and mounted. .
-M-r. A. 0. Pattison, representing the . I
American Government, is collecting the ac- .
counts and arranging for a settlement -of ;_
claims connected with the rescue and care of
the sailors wrecked near Bayfield last fall, �
The ,claims presented amount to about
$1,500, -and include those for board, medical t� -
attention, services, etc. If anyone ever de. .-F
a
served special recognition at the bands of a I .
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government, over and above her legitimate. ,
expenses, it 'is INIrs. Snowden, of Stanley, I
whose house has been a 'veritable hospital
for months, and whose care and attention I,
was sill that could be desired.
-In a letter received from Mr. lKark Bis- �
sett, of Stockton, California,, formerly of
Exeter, dated April 28tb, he says : Str&w
berries have been on the market here for �.
fully a montb, also -green peas and new po� . :
tatoes, In two weeks more we will have -
I cherries and apricots, and by the Ist of Jane
we will have ripe peaches. Several little I
shocks from earthquakes have been felt, but I
no damage done here. I received a friendly .
visit from, If r. Thomas Ramsey, formerly of I
Exeter, a couple of weeks ago. - He is en- -
.
nd has a good situation I -
at -a place called PasropIes, down on the
coast. -
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-Friday afternoon, 29th ult., Carrie R., .
daughter of William Lake, of Ethel, de- I
parted this life at the early age of 20 years, -
8 months and 23 days. She bad been poorly
for some time, bat not confined to the
house, and on her return from a visit to rel- .
atives at Platteville, was able to attend � .
church, although in a weak condition. It I -
was found, however, that she was suffering
from chronic peritonitis and an operation "
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was performed by Drs. Cale, McKelvey and L
Holmes on the Wednesday afternoon pre-
vious to her death. The patient rallied
quIte nicely after the doctors bad completed. .
their difficult work,but the disease had held
sway too long to effect a cure and diea,th I
came to her relief in a few days, �
. -The following case of general interest .,
was tried at the recent sittings of the Gor-
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. rie Division Court: It appears that -.Mr. I
Ferguson purchased a number of cattle from
Mr. Bell in the mooth of February lait, _..'
Mr. Bell agreeing to dieliver them in Lake- . I
let during the hext week as Mr. Ferguson . �
might direct, The plaintiff attended at the .11
defendant's to give the notice required, but
the defendant was absent and the former �
stated at' the trial that he told Mrs. Bell to
never mind sending for her husband, that I
the next day would do. This .MrB, Bell
and her"daughters contra -dieted, stating that
the plaintiff said that the next day would I -
not do, consequently Mr. Bell was sent for �
and the cattle delivered, but there was no I
person ia Lakelet to receive them on be- I I
half of the plaintiff and Mr. Bell brought . I
the cattle home. 1he pla:tntiff's Eon came �
for theeattle the next morning, the aefend�
ant being again absent. Mrs. Bell refused .
he plaintiff also came I
for them on the Saturday following and
Air. Bell refused to deliver them, hence the .1 -
plaintiff sued diefendant for the sum of $20 -
damage. It was contended on behalf of the ' I
plaintiff that as the ownership passed the I
L flalintiff was entitled to the cattle next � day, -
t, was urged on behalf of the defendant
that as he had filled his part of the contract ,
he was no longei� bound by the same and
had a riglit to refuse to d eliLver them up,
Judgment was given for the defendant, .
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Another Word with " Egmond- . .
. ville. 1)
DEAR Em,osiToR, —There are some people
living on this planet who are bard to please, .
and it occurs to my mind that the Egmond- '
Ville writer is of this stripe. A short time -
ago, I spoke mildly, and he accused me of
being loaded with Irish blarney. To escape
his censure in that direction I made my re- �
marks more -forcible, and now he ,cries ,Out �
that I am showering down pereonal abuse in
torrents upon his, devoted bead, and com- I?
pare§ me to London fishwives, a class with i
whom he appears to have been familiar. He -
,has also declared me ' guilty of a species of
idolatry; told me I refused to be taught,
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and that I bave disgraced myself and - ;
.soiled the columns of THE: EXPOSITOR. I �
would feel concerned about these latter �
MAY 13; .1
charges were it not -
given by at leaet ba.
gex,es to the effect t
name -and soiled jZ,
'posite is the -caael. ,
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opinion of a dozen,
intellect, is equal ti,
-great mind. " Egr
_clmes that I have ,
per. .1 say in TgtUl
bas been a source 0
than otherwise. T
-say that my f riie'Oa �
would pr6bably s.
trying to breakhis
ter there Was strOV
wards a class who I
political' -parties, wl
dest ell
,,roying the so i
fellow beings. Tf
certainly not inclui'
.consIder bimself I
I
slander of that kii
,drifted from a polit
seemly wrangle, I
;rToR at the end Ic
secluded place for 17
hoped that esteeme
as well on this oce
epace and kind �
I-Egm,oadville", �
May 9th, 1892'
Port
� -Mr. E� A. �
sold last week over
_Ppofessor Bell
Dairy School, at Ti
_FaTmers abov
seeding, anathe Ii
their hea-rts. I
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-The Mitebiell
,perfecting %rramg,e
bration on May 241
-The Elma, Ch
their April cheese.
-London, at 10c per
-Fish are very .
,
at present t'SeVel.
ported and somet,
-The Stuart flo
being thoroughly i
chinery added. �
-Dr. Park,e,of �
for Glasgow. He
the summer, and ti
- in Vienna, Berlin.
-while )Mr. F
was dusting-, sheIN
foot slipped and h.
1-1
breaking,one of- b1i
-.N-Ir. Jerry I
leading -merchant
goods merchant ii
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to bis -old friend's '
-Mr.Jobn Phin
the temperance r
Sunday night., ai
practical addrew.
-A train of ti
through 8tr&tf,ord_
to Chicago. The3
menAp compound I
win Works. I
- D r. Ni . A D i
days ago, for Geri
the further stud,
Koch University.
-Mr.-Rarry Sa
, -Nilitchell some twA
: Orillia, have retul
baving sold out hi
-M,essrs. Ford
are now �!loslng ti
and will eontinuf
. summer months.-
-Mr. J. j. NX
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for Huntsville, -A-1-
-his brother in the
George StricklAnj
' for British I
weeig
- Wm. Forrost
wood, who for �soi
cial difficulties, �
,compromise with
thedollar in ca,sb,
-Mrs. John t;g
while gathering 1
located her arm. ,
she is getting -aito
pected undertbe
-A young lad
out fishing the 1c
the,experiment F
approvedmethod,
ton, was unfortul
river., whence,A4
-1dr. Cbwrlv�
maker at Kaet
ceived a severe 1,,
Tuesday afterno
young lady was I
looked up and- I
-The store it
by Guenther &'-',
to Knox Morgo',
for $2,000 on ';)
- same building W
three yesirs agol
-proved since.
-Timothy HA
cession of Elma�,
Tuesday, 2nd.
roof, rau downe
to pieces, sud,
ai�cund the ztrB,
WMding up W1
ately the baria ii
__Nmrs. Wm. ��,
resident of Wril',
Sbe leaves a hu
sons and tbree d
of sa�glnsw, Mi
and. James, and
Dakota ; 'Mrs.
William, of 131
Mary, of A11111)]
-on Wednei
party of Germa
I .Stratford -on th
inMinnernots.
was sent to Gut
attendance at, t
t1eman was the
ths partycon:v,
where shi� g4vrt
bouncing baby �
-Vandepoel
lately, leaving.
for -his heirs, v
Stratford.. 11,
30 year
some .
building the al
He had then o'
electricity, at,,
celebrity, beinj
poele system C
transmission, -
-The '.S,tra
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says: Two-cz
Niacpherson �,
Tuesday -ai
. 50 boys and 11
to 24 years.
looking lot, ai
cured for thi
ports that th
tbese people
They are all I
- -The fine 1
laud, schooll I
strnek by 11
week, and js;J
family, cousis
and the two a
bed. room in t
. only part 61 t
and,esca.ped -4.
Plietely rain<
I Woodstock )�
-While� t
'-
w_4i5 bills frow,r
ford Etore,
magistrate c
the trial, ain
bail, himself �
,
to appear io
and to maind