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CLINTON,, FzuPAX, JUNE iOuT, 1881.
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J7DITOJE14,4 NOTES.
THE milenniuuai approaches. It has
struck the county of Wellington first,
The people there are so prompt in -their
payments that Judge Chadwick thicnks
it desirable to lessen the number of Di-
vision Courts held in the aunty,
A COIRPLIMENTAIt•Ydioner was given. to
Mr. Goldwin Smith lasewee]}, at Toronto
by the Canadian Press Association.
A large number of Canadian Journalists
were present and the meeting was a de-
cided success.
TIIE New York Tribune graciously
admits that Great Britain "•behaved
very handsomely " in the I'prtuue Bay
affair. Of course it is very satisfactory
to get the money, •but when you have a
secret belief that the money is not. lion
estlyt due, the receipt of it is hardly a
matter of congratulation. •
A BELLEvthLE roan' demanded that
he should be sworn on the revised Tea.
tainent, on the ground that the old ver-
sion was not correct, and an oath upon
it could not be binding. The Lawyer
in whose office the scrupulous gentle-
man was swearing procured a revised
Testament, arguing, no doubt;, that in
eases of emergency, many, an oath has
been. taken on such. inferior volume—a
copy of the revised statutes; or an una-
bridged dictionary.
THE election campaign' in • Pictou N,
S. for the election of a member of the
House of coronions has fairly commenc-
ed, very stirring and telling speeches-
h�tve been deliveredthrouglroutthe rid-
ing during the week. by Sir Charles Tup
per, the Conservative CanidateMr: John
McDonald and his friends.. Mr. Mo-
Dougald's chances of election aro•excel
lent, and we have nodaubt the l cf
will place him et .the head .of'thepoll •
by an overwhelming majority.' •
THE London Advertiser ivanted,the
results of the local bye -elections to be
accepted as expressive of public.opi:nion
on the Pacific railwayquestion. If the
Reformers. hdd again: carried North
Ontario the organ would have an-
pounced that another' intelligent •con-
stituencv had condemned the policy -
of. the Dominion Government.; but as
the Conservatives have' won we shall, ne
doubt, be told • that the election 'was.of
no political significance, and that so .fax.
as its -result is cencerned, the return of
lir. Madill is an expression neither of
approval of the policy. of Sir John 11Zae-
dondal, nor•of. dissent from the policy.
of Mr. Mow at.—„sail •
AT THE election of a meiriber of the
Local Legislature in North Ontarie on•
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Monday, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of •Mr. Paxton, Mr,
Madill, the Conservative candidate, was;
elected by a. majority of. 2:3i if we
can believe the Grit papers; there must
certainly be a change of politica” opin-
ion iti.North Ontario,. as they have re:
peatedly said, since this campaign
menced, that Mr. Madill was-. a very
weak' candidate and that Mr. Bigelow•
REPonTs come from different parts of
Ontario giving damage done to crops
and vegetables by the heavy frost on
Sunday night last..
NEwS.from Russia states that the
Czar's life has not only been threatened
but is in,great danger, The. Castle is
strongly guarded; and no personis al-
lowed to and: fro without being closely
examined. A plotbas•been discovereil,
to murder the Czar, and among the per-
petrators, are a number of naval officers,.
a large number of. them being now un-
der Arrest. The Czar feels completely
broken down by the state of affairs, and
a feeling of universal gloom existsa-
round the capital. The situation is a
very, deplorable one, and no doubt, can -
be looked on with f eeling.by other conn -
ries. It will have an effect of suspend
ing ; business operations,. and nothing
short of a Divi, war is expected.
i1 Zn. SPR.INQEii has written to the pre-
sident of the North Waterloo Reform
Association as follows:— Sir, ---After
consulting with numbers of my political
frieruls, I have concluded to resign lmy
seat,.•in. Parliament and apply far the
'office of sheriff for the County of Water-
loo, now vacant. But before doing. so,
I wish to have the .consent of the Re-
formAssociation who last nominated me:
Wilt you kindly call the association to.
gether at as early a day as possible and
oblige.". . Mr Springer here intimates
that he intends to resign his seat first
and apply for the office of sheriff after-
wards ;
fter-wards; is that an aocurate statement o'£.
the case 4 W,ae" not, Mr, Springer as-.
sured, before lie purposed to, resign his
seat in the: Legislature, that he would
be appointed. sheriff? Mr. Springer..
knows that.' in accepting,'theoflice he is
sinning against Mr. Blake, who laid
down the principle that a member shout d
Plot accept an offiee in, his o sn •ceristitu-
•eney.• Surely'' Mr. Springer does not
e ec ors vent to.bo 'characterized by Mr. Melia
was the strongest Man the. Grit party
could bring out. However, the :rate•
payers have given their verdict in favor
of Mr. Madill, "the- weak candidate,"
by a majority of 23;
AFFAIR$ in Ireland; have indeed:
reached an alarming stage. ,When the
tenants refused to • pay rent,• resisted
eviction and attempted to 'boycott their
landlords, they wereinaconfusedand
satisfactory state, 'butt now that 'the
peasants have followed 'the example of
the tenants who are in turn persecuted,.
is a matter of 'grave ,consideration to
all who are interested' in the. welfare of
the Eurerald Isle, Mr. Gladstone's Bill
does not seem to have given satisfaction,
of ect'titg as it does the tenant farmers
alone. Tlie agricultural laborers are,
not aatisfiel with the course talkers in
the House of Orations, as nothing has
Len Berme in their interest, and. the
peasantry try to assume the same posi-
t i,ni. We sincerely hope that steps will
';titin he taken to put a stop to the pre,
se it deplorable state of affairs,' and make
all Ireland a; land of peace.
promote the wellbeing of the people of
this: province ; and that the following
be n. special committee to urge upon;
the Minister of Education the desira-
bility of an early change being} made
in the schools• in this, behalf, The
names of the gentlemen forming the
.committee to be Drs. G. Bight, J. Put
ton, Cannia; the mover and seconder.
In rising to secpnd the resolution,
Dr. Worthington* Clinton,. said it was
now some years since any • book on
hygiene had been taught in our schools,
and agreed with the mover that if this
subject was taught in our schools,. the
ultimate result would be a narked im-
provement in the general health, Ite
had great pleasure, in seconding the
motion.
Dr. Bawlby,• of Berlin, said that
teachers; unless educated to it, could
not give the necessary instruction.
Dr, Curry thought there were too
many subjects•for study in ,schools.
They bad too much overwork, and this..
was as bad:' as , too little ventilation,
He knew several cases where health
had. been injured by overtaxing the
intellect,' and thought that the associa-
tion should give this subject' their at
tention, It would be better fpr , the
children, their' parents, and everyone
else.
Dr. oldright said that in some schools
'they, had shortened the hours, but' cut
,out the recess in the morning, and . if
there was anything that assisted the
'children. it was. the ,horning recess.
He thought the trouble was not so
much insending the children to school
when, aa sonic imagine, they . are . too
young, 'but in giving them, too much
'to do when they got there. The only
idea seine teachers seem to have on the
subject of ventilation was that when
the school -room because too warm all
they had to•cle was to throw open the
doors anc1 windowsi and this in. winter
time'was anything but.,pleasant for the
sehoiars. •
Dr -McDonald and othora also en-
doreed, the remarks of the previous
speakers.
The President before putting .tlie
resolution made some remarks of an
interesting 'character., • Last •year he
read three papers on the,: subject of
brain overwork; and expects- to -read-
another
read
another before the Teachers's Associa-
•tion., before long Tile- g#a,ve ; it as: his
Opinion that: the rate.. of consumption
aniorig teachers is three times • greater:
than tee meiiibers of other professions,.
and sloe same might be'said of insanity.
With regard to the •suggested• text-
lace'•:, bethought if introduced.it wools,
only bo one More added to the long list'
of.snbjects `now taught in our schools., •
' Dr.. McGregor moved, Seconded by
Dr, Maedon old, that the resolotisin, be
.referred to the Corriniittee' of Public
tkalth, to'roport at •the next •annual
meeting.. ' Carried,
/min. ores tin;; 11'uzzfle.
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Perhaps sorne-'of our .readers 'are not
-faniilisr with the following puzzle ti A
you ngmenasked an old innil for hie daugh-
ter••iti marriage. The answer was "Go
into the orchard and bring in a parcel,
'of apples... Give me one -,half ...of ;the
whole ' nutnber, and the mother Dire-•
half of the balance and . half 'an apple
''over, :and the daughter' one half of the.
reinaincler•and half •anv apple over, and:
have one left for yourself, without :Cut-
ting' the apple, and, then, . if -sloe is wil-
ling' yon can have her:" Hesolved the
,question, and bow many did he bring'?
Fourteen, as you can easily prove. The
'old :woman was to have one-half of -the
balance, .which will be three and a half,
and half an apple over, • which would
make four apples for her. There would
bo three apples left, of which -the daugli-
ter was to , have -ono half and Half an.
,appleover, which. would give her two,
an leave the lover lois one, without
cutting the apple. .
as a. political -criminal; There `is time,
forhim to repent.Yet. • He intimates_
that lie is not yet sheriff..:,Let him, if
lie is a good Liberal, decline the shriev
ally and remain • M:. P. P. for.. North,
Waterloo, The writs for the new elec
tions. are out,'ancl'hecan`certainly con-
test the, seat again, if he repents. --[,!ail..
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Outer i'o :Medical 4tss uelati,oni: •
At• the late meeting of this:• aesocia
tion, the following discussion took piaace,.
on a motion brought forward by two of
our Huron members, . which will no
doubt be:interesting•tgall of our ret1-
ers.
Dr. Campbell,: Seaforth, stated that
he liad'a. resolution to propose, and in
introducing it referred to ; eloquent
terns:to the fact that no gentlen]en of
their profession wished to profit by the
afifictions..of others. • Their .object : was
two -fold, viz:, the prevention as well as
the cure of .disease, and the fernier was
of res much importance to the public •'as
the latter. If the school' teachers wen id.
impart iiistructioi'fa•in hygiene and the
laws. of health, these laws would be -
:001110 better known, and the result be
a deerease ia. the death, rate. Sonne
years ages. in. speaking before the Marsh
Huron Teachers' Association, lie bad
stated it_as his'•opiniori tluit there we're
too'ntany, "elegies," and he believed $o
still. , There are many diseases that can,
be prevented far more; . readily than
cured, and Due of these is phthisis.
The proper ventilation of: schools, es-
pecially in the rural districts; is greatly
neglected; and thus, the 'seeds of con-
sumption are sown. Ike , expressed ` it.
as.iiCis. opinion that if a little book on
the subject of hygiene were introduced
:into our schools a; great improvement
in the general heeith.of the'comuiunity.
would•be the ultimate result, and if
drainage were 'better understood: cases
of typhoid would.be less ftespent, and
flits subject could,p ort'•
the twit -book he had just -mentioned
He their read the following resolution,'•
"moved by ,Dr. Campbell, seconded by.
Dr. Wortliaugton, •" That.in view of the"
Very widespread.ignorance amongst the
tiros ;es of the people. of the simple laws
of health, and' of the sickness which
frequently arises from. this ignorance,
this association is •utlaniuleusly'. of
opinion that if .the subject of hygiene
with some of°the essential elements , of
physiology, wero.subwittecl in the Pub
lic Sclioo:s for Dile or more of the niuob
Tess essentiej subjects now cotnnionly
taught, and were tirade compulsory and
taught in the public sclrooln throughout
this province, ,so soon as 'pupils arrive
at an age atwhich they ooultt Dentins`
lintel the same, it 'would tend]. in he
sinal, degree to prevent sickness, and to,
'FRANK; METCALF,
BLY T H,
Dealer in 'Woks, Stationery,:
Cloelks,, Watches, Jewellery...
• Walney Goods, Wall 'raper,
ChildreH's ..•Carrriages, •
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Special Inducements for the
Next 30 days,
proilons to stock taking.
• A full lino ot•the colobratca
•WA.7"HAIII-WATCHES
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BLACK SILKS.
Grab,n acwhJrter £ `o
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CLINTON, ONT.
Fuer received by express for the Summer wear a fresh lot of
LINEN DUSTERS,
ALPACA DUSTERS,
LUSTRE. DUSTERS,
LINEN COATS,,
ALPACA :COATS
RUSSEL CORD COATS,.
.: WHITE VEST
NVhich we have iu every, size at reasonable prices:
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A:1sQ': our stockof
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!Will be found complete, as we: have better facilites. now than
before.: Wo are dealing more extensively in that • line; and a4
we make all our own,': ready-made, people can rely on them be
lag made just the same as if your mea,surc::wags taken..
at cost prices tor cash.. • . • •• '
'NEPAIRINGW o are constantly receiving, new goods and can show thin
finest stock m the county.
vt dlooks, 1Y'atches, .,Dueller, and Boring' Almeida**
a specialty.
CALL AND 01,11' PRICES.
F. M. w.1 CALIF,
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THOS. JACKSON,
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