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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1897-02-05, Page 6• The Only One To Stand the Test. Bev. William Copp, whose father was a physician for over fifty years, in ,New Jersey, and who himself spent many years preparing for the practice of medicine, but subse- quently entered the ministry of the M. E. Church, writes: "I am Mad to testify that I have had analyzed all the sarsaparilla prepara- tions known in the trade, but AYER'S is the only one of 'them that I could recommend as a so w..„- blood -purifier. I have given away hundreds of bottles of it, as I consider it the safest as well as the best to be had."—Wm. Corp, Pastor M. E. Church, Jackson, Minn. 1 • TER ONLY WORLD'S PAIR Sarsaparilla When in doubts malt for Ayern P1119 VETT, eiNitie TORN GI eA, ••eonor graduate of Ontario Veterlear% dieeasee of DOWSING animalateh 'NI: promptly attended to and theme. :t. "t riflery Dentistry PI specialty Office. and ree . en Goderioh street, one door Ayr of Dr. Sootb'a ;Moe, Seaforth. 111211 at+ G. H. GIBS, • Ifeterluark Surgeon and Dentist, Toronto College of veterinary dentists, Honor Graduate of -Onteedo Vet- erinary College, Honor member of Cute* Veterin. liry Medical Society. All diseases of domestic animals 02:1111:ilayeetnousnrYantierealled.petaryenAltisli greari.anig cannurpletik aar frignodooillmedttoeyht: Main street Seaforth. Night callsanewer °Moe. 1406.62 LEGAL - Air G. CAMERON, formerly of Cameron, Holt & nue Cameron, Barrister and Solicitor, Ooderioh, Ontario. Office—Hamilton street, opposite Colborne Motel. 1452 JAMES SCOTT, Barrister, &o. Solicitor for Mol. Pon's Bank, Clint -"n. Office — Elliott loek, Clinton, Ont. Money to loan ca mortgage. 1451 ID S. HAYS, Barrister, Solloitor, Conveya.....er and In Notary Public. Solicitor for the Dominion Sank. Ofilee—Cardeo's block, Main Street, Seatorth. -.Loney to loan. 1235 T BEST, Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, &o. I. offioe—Roomeolve doors north ofOommercia Rotel ground floor, next door to C. L. Papet s Jewelry store, Main street, Seaforth. Goderich sate—Cameron, Holt and Cameron. 1215 9tJ dilitOW & PROUDFOOT, Barristers, Soliolbore, o., Oodartoh, Ontario. J. T. SAWN. Q. 0.; Fatioefrear. 080 camitenon. HOLT & HOLMES, Banisien se - Uniform in Chanontri, die.,Clodericde, Ont M. 0. amour Q. O., Pane, HOLT, DISDLIT HOWES HOLILESTED, successor to the late Ann of . McOsughey & Holmestaid, Barrister, Solicitor Conveyancer, end Notaiy Solicitor for the Olin adieu Bank of Commerce. Money to lend. Farm for sale. Oftioe in Scott', Block, Main Street Ileaforth. DENTISTRY. 1G1 W. TWEDDLE„ Dentist. Office—Over Richard- . eon & McInnis' shee store, corner Main and John streets, Seatorth. 11AR. BELDEN, dentist; crowning, bridge work jtJ aid gold plate work. Special attention -given bo the preservation of the natural 'teeth. All work earefully performed. Offiee—eover Johnson Bros.' nardware etore, Seaforth. 1451 1-1,R. H. S. ANDERSON, graduate of Royal College 1,1 of Dental Surgeons, Ontario, I). D. S., of To. mato University. Office, Market Block, Mitchell, Ontario. 1402 .uo AGNEW, Dentist, Clinton, will IV visit Hensell at Hodgene Hotel every Monday, and at- Zurich the secoondThursday in each month 1288 - MEDICAL. Dr. John McGinnis, Hon. Graduate London Western University, member of i-entario College of Physicians and Surgeoos. ▪ Office and Residence—Formerly occupied by Mr. Wm. Pickard, Victoria Street, next to the Catholic Church diftNight oaUs attended promptly. 1463x12 TR. ARMSTRONG, M. B., Toronto, M. D. O. M., Victoria, M. C. P. 8., Ontario, snooeseor to Dr. office Lately occupied by Dr. Eliott, Bruoe- eld, Ontario. -flas E. COOPER, M. D., IL B., L. F. P. and S. ..nt. Glasgow, &o., Physician, Surgeon and Ao. ooncher, Constance. Ont. • - 1197 A LEX. BETHUNE, M. D., Fellow of the Royal .1-1. College 'of Physioians and Surgeons, Kingston. Meeeoeseor to Dr. Mackid. Mar lately °templed tiy Dr. Mackid, Male Street Seaforth. Residence —Coveter of Victoria Square, in lionse lately mended by L. E. Dancey. 1127 OR. IF. J.' BURROWS, Lek resident Physician and Surgeon, Toronto Gen- eral Hospital. Honor graduate Trinity University, member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons et Ontario. Coroner for the County of Huron. WOFFICE.—Saine as formerly occupied ay. Dr. Smith. opposite Public School, Seaforth. Telephone Ne. 46 N. 11, --Night calls answered from offiee. 1386 DRS. SCOTT & MacKAY, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Goderich street, opposite Methodist churcii,Seaforth 4. e. SCOTT, graduate Victoria and Ann Arbor, and member Ontario College of Phyeicians and Surgeons. Coroner for County of Huron. e. MacKAY, honor graduate Trinity University, gold medalist Trinity Medical College. Member College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario. 1483 AUCTIONEERS. ••• WM. M'CLOY, - A.,notioneer for the Counties of Huron and Perth, and Agedt at Hensel' for the Maseey-HarrIs Manu.fatueng Company. Sales promptly attended to, oharges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed. Ozders by mail addressed to Hensall Poat Offiee, or oft at his residence, Lot 2, Concession 11, Tuck. erscaith, will receive prompt attention. 129641 TORN H. MoDOUGALL, Lioeneed Auctioneer for JOHN the County of Huron. &lee attended in all parte of the County. Terms reaeouable. From Mr. MoDougall's long experience as a dealer in farm stook of all kinds, he is specially qualified to judge of values, and can guarantee satisfaction. All orders left at TIM EXF081TOR office, or at hie residence, Lot 3, Concession 3, H. R. S., Tuokersmith, will be promptly attended to. 1466 SEAFORTH PACKING HOUSE. AM HOG BREEDERS. T. R. F. CASE & COI - Of the Seatorth Packing House are pre. Pared to handle any quantity of Hogs, live or Drew, for which they will pay -the highest market price. Will have man call on any parties having live Hoge ,to diepose of, if notified. For par- itiouiars call at Retail Store, Carrnichael's Block, SesfOrth. T. R. F. CASE & CO. 15184.f. -.5- '5,57^ ••••• eeeee•e- • I!\ CHRISTMAS OikROL. DT CHARLES DIOKENSJ ma ma I 11114 STAVE FIVE. THE END OF IT. Yes ! and the bedpost was his own. The bed was his own, the room was his own. Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was his own, to make amends in " I will live in the Past, the Present; and the Future 1" Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled oat of bed. Spirits ef all Three shall strive within me. Oh Jacob Marley! Heaven and the Christmas Time be praisedtfor this I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees He was so fluttered and so glowing with his good intentions, that his broken voice would scarcely answer to his _pall. He had been sobbing violently in his conflict with the Spirit, and his face was wet with tears. "They are not torn down,"criedeSerooge, folding one of hie bed -curtains in his arms, " they are not torn down, rings and all. They are here—I am here—the aluidows of the things that _would have been, may be dispelled. They will be. I know they will 1" His hands were busy with his garments all the tine; turning them inside out, put- ting them On upside down, tearing them mislaying.' them, making them parties tei every kind of extravagance. • "1 don't know what to do 1" cried Scrooge, laughing and crying in the same breath ; and making a perfect Laowon of himself with his stockings. " I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I tun as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world. Hallo there ? Whoop! Hallo 1" He had frisked into the sitting -room, and was now standing there ; perfectly winded. "There's the saucepan that the gruel • was in 1" cried Scrooge, starting off again, and going round the fireplace. . " There's the, corner where the Ghost of Christmas Present sat ? There's the door, by which the Ghost of Jacob Marley entered! There's the window where 1 - saw the wandering Spirits ! It's all right, it's all true, it all happened. Ha, ha, hal" . Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years,it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh. The- father of a long, long time of- brilliant laughs ! " I don't know what day of the month it is 1" said Scrooge. "1 don't know how long I've been among the spirits. 1 don't know anything. Pm quite a baby. Never at mind. I don't care. I'd rather 1 baby. Hallo ! Whoop ! Hallo here 1" , He was checked in his transporth by the churches ringing out the lustiest)peals• he had ever heard. Clash, clang; . hammer ; ding, dong, bell. Bell, dong, ding ; hammer, clang, dash 1 Oh, glorious, glorious 1 Running to the window, he opened it, and put out his head. No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold ; cold, piping for the blood to dance to : Golden •sunlight ; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air ; merry bells. Oh, glorious. Glorious ! "What's to -day 1" cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes, who perhaps had loitered in to look about him. " Eh ?" returned the boy, with all his might of wonder. What's today, my fine fellow ?" said Scrooge. "To -day 1" replied the boy. " Why, PHRISTMAS DAY." "It's Christmas Day 1" said Scrooge to himself. "1 haven't missed • it. The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course"! they can: Of course they can. Hallo, my ine fllow V' I" Hallo I" returned the boy. 1" Do you know the Poulterer's, in the next street but one at the corner ?" Scrooge inquired. • "I should hope I did," replied the lad. "An intelligent boy 1" said Scrooge. A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they've sold the prize turkey that was hanging up there ?—Not the little prize turkey : the big one ?" " What, the one as big as me ?" returned the boy. " What a delightful boy 1" said Scrooge. " It's a pleasure to talk to him. Yes, my buck 1" " It's hanging there now," replied the boy. Is it ?" said Scrooge. _ "Go and buy it." • "Walk -ER 1" exclaimed tbebey. " No, no," said Scrooge, "1 am in ear- nest. Go and buy it, and tell 'em to bring it here, that I may give them the directions where to take it. Come back with the man -and I'll give y'ou a shilling. Come back with him in leas than five minutes and I'll give you half a crown " " The boy was off like a shot; He must have had a steady hand at a trigger who could have got a shot off half so fast. ru send it to Bob Cratchit's 1" whisper- ed Scrooge, rubbing his hands, and splitting with a laugh. " He sha'n't know who sends it. It's twice the size of Tiny Tim. Joe Miller never made such a joke as sending it to Bob's will be !" The hand in which he wrote, the address was not a steady on, but write he did, somehow, and went down stairs to open the street door, ready for the • coming of the poulterer's man. As he stood there,waiting his arri eel, the knocker caught his eye. " I shall love it as long as I live 1" cried Scrooge,patting it with his hand. " I scarcely ever looked at it before. What- an honest expression it has in its face. It's a wonderful knocker 1—Here's the, turkey. Hallo.! Whoop ! How are • you? Merry Christmas ?" It was a turkey ! He never could have stood upon his legs, that bird. He would have snapped 'em short off in a minute, like sticks of sealing wax. " Why, it's impossible to carry that to Camden Town," said bcrooge. ' " You must have a cab." The chuckle with which he said this, and the chuckle with which he paid for the turkey, and the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, and the chuckle with which he recompensed the ,boy, were only to be exceeded by the chuckle with which he sat down breathless in his chair again, and chuckled till he' cried. Shaving was not an easy task, for his hand continued to shake very much ; and shaving requires attention, even when you don't dance while 'you are in it. But if he had cut the end of his nose off, he would have put a piece of stickling -plaster over it, and been quite satisfied. He dressed himself all in his best," and t last got out into the streets. The peo- le were by this time pouring forth, as he ad seen them with the Ghost of Christmas resent ; and walking with his hands behind im, Scrooge regarded every one with a de- ghted smile. He looked so irresistibly leasant, in a word, that three or four good umored fellows said, " Good morning, air ! merry Christmas to you !" And Scrooge id often afterwards, that of all the blithe unds he had ever heard, those were the itheat in his eardi He had not gone far, when coming on to- ards him he beheld the portly gentleman, ho had walked into his counting -house the y before, and said, "Scrooge and Zdarley's believe ?" It sent a pang across his heart think how this old gentleman would look on him when they met ; but he knew hat path lay straight before him, and he ChefLESTC:91=1.1.4Le a h P h li 11 A sa SO bl da 1. to up w ale sleastars of is on every wrapper, • Love is the key. stone of a woman's life. Her fondest hopes rest upon this tender emotion her highest bride is in her capacity to awaken the love which makes a happy wife ; her noblest ambition is to become a loved and loving morn Any we kness or disease which inca- pacitates her to fulfill the exalted function of motherhood is the saddest blight *which can mune upon a wo- man's life. But there is no tea- s n in nature why any h ndrances or de- ✓ ngements of this kind should continue to e ist. Ninety-nioe times in a hundred they are completely -overcome in a perfectly natural and scientific way by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favdrite Prescription, which gives healthy power and capacity to the special organs ; reinforces the nerve -centres and makes natural, healthy motherhood possi- ble, safe and comparatively easy. It makes the coming of baby almost free from pain•igives strength and cheerfulness to the mother, and'constitutional vigor to the child. It is the only medicine in the world devised for this one purpose by an educated physician, a skilled and experi- enced specialist in this particular field of practice. " I cannot say enough in praise of Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription, as it has done me a world of good, and has, undoubtedly saved my life," writes Mrs. Florence =Hunter, of Corley, Logan Co., Ark. " I miscarried four times; could get no rnedicin'e to do me anygood. I. concluded to try the 'Favorite Prescription ' and after taking several bottles of it I made my husband a present of a fine girl. I think it is the best medicine in theeworid." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets: One is a laxative, two a mild cathartic. . ‘01111/111131 took it. "My dear sir," said Scrooge, quickening his pace, and taking the old gentleman by both his hands. " How doyou do ? I hope you succeeded yesterday. It was very kind of 3 ou. A merry Christmas to you, sir !" • Mr., Scrooge ?" " Yes," said Scrooge. " That is my narhe, and I fear it may not be pleasant to you. Allow me to ask your pardon. And will you have the goodness "—here Scrooge whispered in his ear. Lord bless me 1" cried the gentleman,as if his breath was taken away. "My dear Mr. Scrooge, are you serious ?" " If you please," said Scrooge. Not a farthing less. A great many back payments are included in it, I assure you. Will you do me that favor ?" " My dear sir," said the other, shaking hands with him. " I don't know what to say to such munifi—" • Don't say anything, please," retorted Scrooge. "Come and see me. Will you come and see me ?" " I will 1" cried the old gentleman. And it was clear that he meant to do it. "Thank'ee," said Scrooge. I am much obliged to you. I thank you fifty times. Bless you He went to church, and walked abciut the streets, and watched the people hurrying to and fro, and patted children on the head, • and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of houses, and up to the windows, and found that everything could yield him pleasure. He had never dreamed that any walk—that - anything—could give him so much happinees. In the afternoon he turned his. steps towards his nephew's house. He passed the door a dozen times, before he had the courage to go up and knock. But he made a dash, and did it : " Is your master at home, my dear ?" said Scrooge to the girl. Nice girl ! Very. "Yes, air." " Where is he, my love ?" said Scrooge. • "He's in the dining -room, sir, along with mistress. I'll show you upstairs, if 'you please." " Thank'ee. He knows me," said Scrooge, with his hand already on the dining -room lock. " go in here, my dear." He turned it gently, and aided his face in, round the door. They were looking at the table (whieh was spread out in great array) ; for these young housekeepers are always nervous on such points, and like to see that everything is right. "Fred 1" said Scrooge. Dear heart alive, how his niece by mar- riage started ! Scrooge had forgotten, for the moment, about her sitting in the corner with the footstool, or he wouldn't have done' it on any account. "Why bless my ,soul ! ' cried Fred. " Who's that ?" " It's I. Your uncle Scrooge. I have come to dinner. Will you let me in, Fred ?" Let him in It is a mercy he didn't shake his arm off. He was at home 'in five minutes. Nothing could be heartier. His niece looked just the same. So did Topper when he came. So did the plump sister, when she came. So did every one when they came. Wonderful party, wonderful party, wonderful games, wonderful unanim- ity, won-der-ful happiness ! But he was early at the office next morn- ing. Oh, he was early there. If he could only be there first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late 1 That was the thing he had set his heart upon. And he did it • yes he did ! The clock struck nine. No'Bob. A quarter pant. No Bob. He was full eighteen minutes and a half behind his time. Scrooge sat with his door wide open, that he might see him come into the Tank. His hat was off, before, he opened the door ; his comforter too. He was on his stool in a jiffy ; driving away with his pen, as if he were trying to overtake nine o'clock. - "Hallo 1" growled Scrooge, in hie accus- tomed voice, as near as he could . feign it. • " What do you mean by coming here at this time of slay ?" "I am very sorry,, sir," said Bob. " I ain behind my time." "You are ?" repeated Scrooge. " Yes. I think you are. 'Step this way, sir, if, you please," "It's only once a year, sir," pleaded Bob, appearing from the Tank. " It shall not be repeated. 1- was making rather merry yesterday, air. "Now, I'll tell you what, my friend," said Scrooge, " I ,am not going to stand this sort of thing any -longer. 'And there- fore," he continued, leaping from his stoole and giving Bob_ such a di k in the waistcoat that he staggered back into the Tank again, " and therefore I am about to raise your salary 1" _. Bob trembled, and got a little nearer to the ruler. He had a momentary idea of knocking Scrooge down with it, holding him, and calling to the people in the court for help and a straight -waistcoat. "A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mis- taken, as he clapped him on the back. "A merrier Christmas, Bob, my good fellow, than I have given you for many a year ! raise your salary, and endeavor to assist your struggling family, and we'll discuss CUL El 116014..X.41.. fsao simile h signature ivory of menu. 6 your affairs this xery afternoon, overa Christmas bowl of smoking bishop, Bob 1 Make up the fires, and buy another coal. -scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit * * * * * Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all and infinitely more ; and to Tiny Tim, who did Non die, 148 was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as th good old city knew, or any other good ol city, town, or borough in the good ol world. Some people laugbed alteration in him, but he let them laugh and little heeded them; for he was wis enoegh to know that nothing ever happens on this globe, for good, at which some pec pe did not have their fill of laughter in th outlet ; and knowing that aleph as thee would be blind anyway, he thought it quit as well that they should wrinkle bp thei eyes in grins, is have the malady in less at tractive. forms. His own heart laughed and that was quite enough for him. He had no further intercourse with Spir its, but lived upon the Total Abstinen Principle, ever afterwards ; and it was al ways said of him that he knew how to kee Christmas well, if any man alive possesse the knowledge. • May that be truly said us, and of all of us ! And so, as TinyTi observed, God bless Us, Every One 1 [THE END.] terest with. Row far this is a typical mule (knot know exactly, or how far the seven before mentioned are typical of Outs io or Canada I know not. It is for yo t find that out, but from what I know of ther places and the amount of debts 9wi4lg to one and another and to villagers thing are in a deplorable, even in a shameful ondi tion, and it is not because the peopl are , idle, extravagant, or dishonest, but t e re - I • veTrehee., Government cannot increase the prices of products, nor reduce the rent , but the can help to reduce the cost of lving and the rate of interest, and keep the • countrythe, being despoiled. Cheap oods of all kinds we must have, but that wil not meet the case now ; it will not reliev the e mortgage debt burden ; the only thing pos- e Bible that can do that, is a change i our borrowing system from an unsound ex- p• ensive,d system, o so nd, r i Icheap, safe one. For some two years or more I have been physically unable to labor on the farm as I used to do and have given my thoughts to 08 our country's condition \and thought out the land, money, and taxation 1 irob. • A Farmer's Views. • Mr.` Robert Douglas, of Turnberry, in th county, appeared before the tariff commis sion of the Dominion Government when i visited Guelph, and there gave expression 6 his views on the trade and money questions After preliminary remarks -he said: I do not wish to take up your time by re peating a truism a thousand times told tha the farmers must have Free Trade, but trust not a vain repetition. The govern ment's goal we know is Free Trade, bu meantime is pledged to a tariff for revenu only. How this will be accomplished know not, neither can I helpthem much Had they been pledged to a tax for revenu' only, the farmers could and ewould hay helped much, and I'beliiive willingly; per hope this is- velat they really mean. I true it es. But as they are pledged to a tari the pledge must be kept as well as possible for we farmers are responsible for the pledg along with you. • Nature has placed u alongside the United States, and trade wit thern,we must and will, tariffs or no tariffs If you can secure a- treaty acceptable to bot countries good and well, we will rejoice: A a compromise with our manufacturers, 80 called, I think the farmers of the Dominic; will agree,for a year or two only if need be to a uniform ad valorem tariff on all menu factured goods. of say 20 per cent. or Si with free agricultural products, with iro in its various forms, coal, coal oil, an binder twine on the free list, upon the con dition that the government will look int the money question and our system of bor speak. If a mutually he ,,, rowing upon real este e from aliens so teficial tariff can not be arranged there are face to fac with something else,soniehing very definite • and it is well to know the worst. I wis we knew it now. it will then be either continuance of some injurious tariff shorn ination,or Free Trade with Britain the grea Free Receiver of our product& If Britain receives all our products free would it be great thing for us to receive hers to th benefit of every receiver? We are nowfa to face with world competition which in volves the survival of the fittest. The peo ple that are most industrious, frugal and holiest, and who have moat of nature' bounties, and beat governed, are those who will prosper most and survive longest. With modern facilities for preduction and trans portation of .goods and products prices are going to be lower rather than higher and goods more abundant, which things ough W be national blessings: If farmers can not live and prosper with abundance and cheapness combined, who will? Give Can- adians free raw material from every quarter and they along with Britain and the colon- ies can produce and manufacture cheaper than the United States can because we have more raw material thin they have in the shape of good wild lands timber, minerals, fish, wool and other things, and we are as good as them, man for man. Give Can- adians free imports and a sound domestic money system'and all nianufaCtures for which the country is by nature adapted,and Canada will prosper amazingly, even more than Britain did after she inaugarated Free Trade fifty years ado. The farmers are menufaeturers too of 'a very important kind; living and goods of all kinds would be 80 cheap in Canada that our expatriated brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, would come back again with songs of re- joicing upon their lips, and many of our cousins would snuggle if they could, and if they could not or would not many of them would eome over here where they could manufacture cheaply and enjoy cheap liv- ing, good institutions, good chaste govern- ment, a quiet seventh daY's rest from toil, and no alien labor law. I am persuaded that our government, well informed as it is of the state of matters in general, are not fully aware of the real position and state of the "great mass of the farmers and people in the towns and villages depending for their trade upon the farmers. The financial position at this moment, after some years of unprecedented low ptices and partial fail- ures of crops and consequent depreciation in value of farms, farm stock and village property, loaded and crushed for seventeen long years with wasteful tariffs on goods, and for generations wish a wasteful arid ex- pensive money standard, and a suicidal sys- tem of borrowing upon real estate, is some- thing appalling. Canada and the United States I believe are on the. threshold of an absentee landlord system which is And has been the curse of older countries. Anyone an see at a glance that with money em- ployed in agriculture now -a -days not yield - mg more than one per cent., and a vast number of farms mortgaged to the hilt at rom six to eight per cent., what the condi- ion of affairs will be in a short tim, if ome radical change for the bebter is not made in our manner of doing things. To give you some idea of the real state of ffairs in my immediate neighborhood, there re seven of us whose lands adjoin, three of hem are tenants, four owners, the three enants occupy 34 acres, the four owners, 27 acres, which includes cleared and bush and asix out of the seven are mortgaged, eying from five and a half to per cent. ; ne is not, but was for many long years ntil it had to be sold some ten years ago; ot one of three can pay rent and live; if hey had them free they could not pay ages and necessary expenees and live; the our cannot pay interest, wages and neces- ary expenses and live. The whole seven re in debt more or leas, and what is worse here is no prospect of being better. It is ot pleasant to speak of such things in pub. c, but I would be more than glad of an pportunity to give you some details more ivately in the eyening or some other time r your information. I will mention one ase, however, perhaps a typical one. Last inter roc of my neighbor farmers was reed to make an assignment. Twenty ears ago or so he bought his 100 -acre farm r $3,250, improving it much at a cost of t least $1,500, in clearing, fencing, and ecessary buildings. Ten years ago it would ave sold for about $4,300, or possibly ,500. A short time ago the farm was ld for $3,300; the stock waesold previous - and .he was able to pay only 49 cents on e dollar. He had been living upon °ari- 1 for many years and borrowing to pay in- alelta1151VCAPILIALe 0 a a a 1 a li r ema to my satsfaction. The money nes- tion, which involves taxation, is abou the least understood, and I think about the most needed to be understood. Some ten m months ago I wrote My views on naoney and the money question in Canada, with the view of publishing them in pamphlet f rm, but have been unable to find a publishe un- til the other day. I spent old and 1 ew Year's day in Toronto, and ado arrangements to have my M 8 S ub- lished. The pamphlet will be ready srust itt about ten days or two weeks,and ii 1 be put before you and as many of our ie low countrymen as will read it. alia a 1 • yal farmer citizen, I bespeak for the ite ney question careful consideration at this j no - tare of Canada's affairs by the Govern ent and my fellow Canadians. I have wet hed with interest the discussions on the m ney question and trend of affairs both in the • United States and Canada to some/rex nt. This money question is a big one, bu , in reality, a simple one. But I am grid. I have already taken up your time alto I ug, and and will saY little more thant isi ply make a requeet of this commission, nd through the commission the Dominion v- ernment, and through it the people of qan. ada, viz., to give the money question on - sideration commensurate with its imP rt - once as a factor in considering how beat to give peace, prosperity, and justice to the farmers, and consequently to everyb dy de. - It is my matured conviction thati he three great needs of the farmers, and ni ny others, are, let, a sound free trade system in goods, which will result in abundan of cheap, sound goods. 2nd; a sound ;ee nioney system, which will, result in ab d- • mice of cheap, sound money to buy and ell the goods with, and 3rd, a sound patrt tic system of borrowing from ourselves wi4cJj will result in binding us together as to al Canadians, in place of sending many of ur ehoicest fruits and flowers to the Stars d Stripes, to be unjustly treated and thr tt. ened with expulsion by an alien labor aw, and our rightful owners of ,Canada beco iniar slaves to absentee landlord's. The tw at- er, in my estimation, are at present far more urgent and imporaatent in both a nation- al and individual poimIlrof view than tie former, and much easier of immedia o- complishment ifgone about wisely, rud t- ly and courageously. I see no ot er wi ay that can be devised to make the feners; fairly prosperous, and save many of theM from serfdom than by a change in our be - rowing system. ' The change I have ia: eated would make money cheap and shun ant to the great advantage of ' all but t loan companies and lenders upon real tate. Abundance of cheap, sound money ls the one thing needful for the foundatiozd f industry. I thank you mueh for listeni so patiently to my statement and will glad to answer any questions as well ash can which you may wish to ask, after whic I hope you will hear what my brother fa mer, Mr. Edgar who accompanies me fro Howick township, has to say. Before I sit down allow me to ask on question. Suppose I, a farmer, take a loa of my produce to the village store to th value of $100, and exchange it for goods fo my household, there is no expense, it is ba ter, but'suppose I am paid all in coin ever dollar costs 100 cents; if I am paid in pape bills the costs does not need to cost mbr than one cent, as a hundred dollar bill Can be made as cheap as a one. Now, hete Ul an exchange made of $100 worth of good, and it costs one hundred dollars to make the exchange. Now the question is tie Who provides this hundred dollars? • . Po fo fo $4 so ly ta Ths ht. thane vol' k OS sipatan every wrapper. Fifty Years a Preacher. After preaching fifty years, Rev. Mr.Balli of Toronto, returned to Oakville to celeP brats a jubile. On his twenty-first birth day he preached his maiden sermon here, And at -the invitation of Rev.Mr. Craig and' Mr. Barclay, elder, he preached here again- -on Sabbath, 296h itovember, which was his 71st birthday. He had lost none of the vigor necessary for a minister, for he des livered two stirring and convincing sermons: They were full of sound theolagy and spir- ituality. Mr. Ball, before commencing his sermon in the morning, spoke of the changed condition of affairs. When here before there was no church, but they worshipped in the room over David Duff's cabinet shop They had no comfortable seats, but sat o9 ' unplaned boards resting on blocks or chair& There was no coal oil or electric light in those days, but in the evening we met un- der the light of tallow caudles. Neither was there any organ or choir in those days, but the late Dr. Urquhart led the singind and he led it well. The Doctor was pre- centor and sometimes church officer; and kept open house for all ministers who came here. Now he supposed he was prerching to the children and grandchildren of those who had heard' him before. • The only ones present whom he could recollect were Mrs, Martin, Mrs. McNeil, John Barclay, R. Balmr, Andrew Robertson and the two McKays, who, with their children and grand children, and many othere, gave Mr. Ball a most hearty welcome. The town had so changed that the only marks he could certainly recollect were the creek and the lake. Few of his old class mates of those, days were still alive, and none but himself in full pastoral work. .411111Willimmimimmins Your cough, like a dog's bark, is a sign that there is something foreign around which shouldn't be there. You can quiet the noise, but the danger may be there just the same. Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil is not a cough specific; it does not merely allay the symptoms but it does give such strength, to the body that it is able to throw off the disease. You know the old prov- erb of "the ounce of pre- vention?" Don't neglect your cough. Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of Cod-lIver 011. Put up in soc. and $1,00 sizes. Golden FEBRUARY 5 THIS 18 YOUR CHANCE As. we do not intend to keep Tweeds 'Ind Worsted Suitings in stock, we ffer them for the next two weekso at ess price than they can be bought for holesale. Remember the best goOds o first, call early and take advantage f genuine bargains now offered at the olden Lion Store. . immamenuommanamma,„ tyla J. L. SMITH, Seafor 14XT TO O. W PA.PST'S 'BOOKSTORE. 1897 FURNITURE 18 We have started the New Year with as fine a line of Furniture as wish to see, and at prices that will astonish you for ehea,puess. All our are warranted to give satisfaction, and we extend to)Toti an. invitation to and inspect our large stock of Bed Room Suites, Patior Suites,Sideboards, tension Table, Dining Room Chairs, Centre Tab1es,1 Hat Racks, Wardro Chiffoniers, Bamboo Goods and Chairs of all kinds. When we know we please you in quality and price. "Give us a trail." Undertaking Department. Our Undertaking department is complete in every respect, and as purchase from first-class manufacturers only, we can guarantee to give satisfaction in all its brnches, as we have an 'Unertaker and Embalmer fifteen years' experience) and any orders we may be flavored with shall re the very best attention. Don't forget the old stand.: „ P. S. Night calls Attended to by calling at our Funeral Directors sidence, First Door East of Drs. Scntt & MeKay's Office: or at Dr. Camp Old Office on Main Street Seaforh. ROADFOOTI BOX & CO Main Street, Seaforth Porter's 01 ASK FOR AND SEE THAT - YOU GET A PEERLESS BLEND LEAD PACKET ONLY - 1 -2 mi* 1 POUNDS - ort PrE,Elk. Direct from the Tea Gardens—Selected from Twenty Blend by the greatest Tam Experts in the world al the Finest, Purest, Richest arj4 moat Fragrant —ALL GROCERS SELL IT -5, 80,40, 60, and. 60 cents s pound. THE DAVIDSON & HAY, LTD., WHOLESALE AGENT, TORONTO FOR SALE BY ROBB BROS, AND ROBB & CURRIE, SEAFORH. 0 0 S Your Christmas present from our new stock of Carving Sets Scissor Pocket Cutlery " Tea Trays Knives and Forks Skates Spoons Sleigh 1311s, etc. S. MULLETT & CO., Seafor 'Hardware, Stoves and Tinware Merchants. Second hand stoves taken in exchange for new ones. BARGA In Cro NS- - - kery. As we intend going ou of the Crockery Business, we are offerl some ef the best bargains ever given in t county in Dinner; Tea and Toilet Bets. W have a good col- lection to choose from and the prices are away down below the usual. Our Stock of Groceries Will he found eomplete as usual. In Teas, we are giving extra. values; our Japan Tea at 20c and 25c per pound cannot be beat. Although currants end raisins are higher han last year, we are selling a good cleaned urrant at 5c per pound. We are paying the highest market prices tall kinds of good fowl, butter and eggs —cash and trade. ROBB BROS., SEAFORTH. THE FARMERS' Banking - House, _ EISIELA.,2101:111113- (In connection with the Bank 01 Montreal) LOGAN & OM; PANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS. OFFICE—In the Commercial Hotel build - next to the Town Hall. 11 A General Banking %anus done. Drafts imied and wished. Interest allowed on depoelte. MONEY TO LEND On good notes or mortgage& ROBERT LOGAN, MANAGER. i068 - NE 'ITRNITHR 'AND—, U N VE R l' A iK .1 N STQRE. -i--1----- ESSRS. LEATHERDALE & L BOROUGH h ve opened up in h keep a complete stock Furniture in • i old Golden Lion Sto e, Seaforth, fo e , e- occupied by R. clown sond where thy .- - its branches; and where will be kept eve d •-•,__a thing that is found in a first class city niture store. Prices to suit the times. a e tending purchasers will do well to come see our goods -and get our prices before , ,C1 ing. All goods delivered free at the h of the purchaser, both in town and tom ; - - - - _-- • -- UNDERTAKING. We have purchased a fine city horse a large stock -of undertaking goods, ing of -coffins and caskets in all their ehleatradtYolf"bseanforde.81 p17 that have not W.Leatherdale, having taken his di at the Champion Colleattl ige of Embing der Professor Sulliv n, of Chicago, W4h Mr, L-andsborough, conduct the nee& Any work intrusted to us will acearetefeucklly attended to and satisfaction Itomember -the Xevr Furni and Undertaking Store. LEATHERDALE1 & LAIDSBOROU SEAFORTH. • Night and Sunday calls will he att to at Mr. feandsborongtda residence, doors south of the Presbyterian eh Egrnondville, or by W.1 Leatherdede, over Dominion Bank. • e. If Teti. System, „Age —D Trefeasi 4 1 . 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