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We wish it tobe distinctly understood that we do
nothold ourselves responsible for tiro
taxrosgcd by o P
opiniope
p our correspondents. II
Taet`and Tallclp.
Editor Ifiuroa Record,
Std, -It is said by those who pre-
tend to know, that no matter how
great a man's talents may be, unless he
ifl possessed of a little of what is in-
riuded in the small word fleet," he Bel:-
dem succeeds in anythin$ that he may
undertake, For instance a man may
be a great temperance lecturer, he may
have the furtheranceof the temper-
ance cause at heart, he may be able to
address an audience• with great fluency
and eloquence, and depict the misery
that flows from the evil of intemper-
ance In the strongest and best possible
language, but unless he uses a little
tact in connection with allthis be will
do but very little towards remedying°
this evil, Perhaps ,he ,may oontinue
his speech to such a length as to tire
his listeners, and what they listen to
with pleasure and profit in. tite first
part of the address at length becomes
wearisome, and their thoughts are not
with the speaker but are employed in
wondering what the time 18, or if be is
ever going to quit; otperhaps he inay
see some person in the audience whis,
paring, and rebuke not only them ' but
those within their immediate vicinity
in such a way as to. drive .all the 'good:
intentions from• their mind, or he may
by his want of tact, in a great many
other ways undo the good that he may
prevously have done.
If then a man of talent fails because
he, lacks tact, how much more liable to
fail is that Man who possesses neither.
A certain temperance lecturer who lives
not a thousand miles from here, is one
of those unfortunate individuals who
belongs to this class of orators. .Re
has gone to considerable. trouble. in or-
ganizing a temperance society. • This
society meets, or is supposed to meet,
once in every. amonth.• Sometimeshe
addresses. these meetings himself; at
other times he procures speakers from
a. distance, but in either case he is al-
most sure to spoil the meeting 'by his
want of tact. If he is speaking. him-.
eelf, although he could not interest an
audience for ten minutes however much
he tried, he will occupy at least'.an
hour and a half in delivering .a .speech
that very few can understand much
less he benefited by.. If any person
else is the speaker and he chairman
which he generally manages to be—he
will take•up. so 11140.i1ime .in, his pre-
lin.inary remarks of introducing the
speaker as to render that persons speech
however entertaining or instructiye it
might at any other ti to be, almost de-
void of interest. This was°the case at
a rec :nt meeting of which he was Chair-
man. The people began to lose inter-
est in the speech before it was nearly.
concluded, and as a 'result •their• eyes
were beginning to wander in the direc-
tion of the clock •The chalranan see
ing this but never fo'r:.ainicinent think-
ing of the real cause fancied the boys.
most be doing.sonletlling amiss "down.
that direction, so he'got .up and s::ec-
eupied t least fi.fteeen minutes in a
lecture for their special benefit, accus-
ing them of opposing the temperance
cause and of forming .a 'conspiracy'
against the society,'*thoagh why he
should have persisted in thinking that
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they.were talking against tehperauce
is a mistery. They night have .been
talking of one of a thousand ..:other'
things. The boys when questioned
about it said they w.gre not sure wheth-
er they had been talking at all or 'net
but were certain that they "had said
nothing against temperance, or • the. so-
ciety.
o ciety. . Although by ;this time it. was
apparent to every one possessed. of the
smallest degree of discernment that.
the people were tired and were wait-'
ing patiently to be dismissed. The
chairman persisted in calling upon a'ev,,,
erai others to address .the meeting ar-
though . he had not :. previously given
them warning, that he would do, so
Those called upon, however, I ant glad
to say, had the good sense to 'refrain
from speaking. At the close df.: the
meeting all those who, had not pre-
vaously signed the pledge, Were pre:
vaned upon to do sobut notwithstand-
ing that the,majorityof those' present
bad not, only one person could be in=
duced to sign. The ehairmattdoubtless
will he surprised at the, little interest
manifested in the meeting and probably
will assign every reason but• the right
one, viz shis lack of .tact or eotnmon
/Ouse. Yours, iitc., , •
ONE W Ii0 WAS,:Tf1ERE.
Holmesville,.Nov. 9, 1881.
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STRAYED..
OTRAYED from the premises otithe subscriber, I.ot`
{ No. 7, Reynold Conecbsion, about' the ILAOf
August; a light red steer coming 3 years old, horns
well set long and fine, and small strip.of ,white at bhp
frank: Any person giving such in-formatioh as Wily
flied to Ito whereabouts will be suitably YeWarded..
JOHN. jf {1i]L E.1.054„, Witold .P.4.
gStotsitPa, 1 • • . • = 85,44o.: A
SUPERIOR
CANADIAN IILAMi.ETS,
ONEr CASE JUST OPENED* PRIME VALUE,
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Special. Drawn efl ALL WOOL . BLACK U U111ERE)!
A Itarg'aini
Worth. 10c. a yard over what we are selling them for. See them, they
are rare value.
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Myrtle Green Dress. Coodss
Navy ,clue Dress Goods.,
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The Best make of Black, ?rune, Navy, Myrtle,. and Garnet . Velveteen.
tor Dresses, in the world.
Immense stock of Wool Shawls.
Immense stock of Mantles.
Immense stock of Colored Cashmeres.
Iminense stock of Mantle Cloths.
Immense stock of W incies.'
Immense stock
Novelties' in Beaded Gimp.
Novelties in Mantle Ornaments,
Novelties in Ladies Ties. •
Novelties In Ladies. Collars.
Novelties in Ladies Clouds.
Novelties in. Wool Opera Shawls.
Novelties in Wool Squares.
Novelties in Hosiery .add Gloves.
° Novelties in Buttons,
Novelties in Friages,'both Silk and
Wool in blackand colors.
Novelties in . Wool, Felt
and Quilted, Skirts.
of Flannels,
BARGAINS IN, EVERY DEPA,RTMFNT AT TIIE
Creat importing Silk and Dress Goods Warehouse
,« —OF
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• CLINTON.
'MARRIAGES...•
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YICSENZii ALEXANnEii.-0n the 17th Inst.,, at 7
the residence of the 'bride's father, :Gode4i!,
Township, bu the Rdv: 1t„'Chomas Mr. Thomas
alci enzie, of • the. firm of'. Cooper L McKenzie,'
..Clinton, to *Matilda,- daughter. of Mr:. Vi'. Alex-
ander, sr. •
DEATHS..
11LOR1iIS'ON.—in iluUett, on. the 10th Inst.,Mrs;
Helen lforrisat, aged, 75'• years.
CLINTON int lRlttE'1rS., ,
(Corrected every Thursday afternoon.)
*.beat, fall per bush „ •a1 27 to 1 31
Red;;' • - - : 1 25 to S SQ
Spring, Redehaff, - 1 33' to- 1 35
Fife;
Oats, .
Barley,.
Peas,
Pious, -
,Pot:itoes, .
Butter,••
Eggs,
Ilay,
I3ide8,
- 1 33 to a 35
o 35 to, •0 37:
070"to.•0'85
. • 0 70. to 0.75
• 050 to 7 00
0 45 to 0 50
0.18 to' 0'20.
- 0 10 ''to • 0.17
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17,00 to lS 00,
050 to*$ 00
. CORN .FOR. .:SALE,-.
IHAVE a largo amount .of Corn for sale and will
keep a large stork on hanS,all the tithe.
• NV., II. PERRIN, Clinton,
Clinton, Now 11, '1$81. ; 38.4
4 .STRAYED.
CAgE td the premises 'ofthe undersigned, ,Lots •17
and i$r Con. 17, Godorieh Township. on or about
the ist of July, a two-year-old Steer,, white and.. red.
The owner can have the same, by proving property,
paying charges apd taking biro away, .
• .: FRANCIS 1VICILYEI;N.
.Goderich TowhehIp, Nov. 11.' :
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Metcalf
Stephenson
HAVING.
lEMOD
to,their :large and cipnmodiouspremises
in the
Carter .
will make a grand opening on ,
SATURDAY,
5th .:Ina.
.
DON'T ' FALL
all and see their Display.
T EMEMBEI
,we show a very
Large , and. Select -gook
Sal! as- Cheap as any : house
lathe Connty,.
WE. HAVE:
JUST RECEIVED
. anothsr lot ofthose•reliable
A ER@.CAPP MATCHES'
In Scheel B'noke, sand &cloot Eegnisitas
tee• st ll take the teal
Repairing a Specialty.
METCALF & STEPHENSON,
44% got
SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT
FOIL ?UE
MA.NTLE DEPART1YIENT:
New Light-colored Mantle Oloths,
New Ulsterings,.
°.. New Circular Cloths,
New Buttons,
New Trimmings,
FRESH', NEW AND ATTRACTIVE.
PAY & WISEMAN'S.
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BOTH COLLAR DEPOT,
The undersigned having bought out the stock nand
good will of Fir, S. R. Stevens, wishes to inform the
Public that he has; on hand a first•elass stock of
LIGHT .21E11) 'HEAVY
NES: S
Whivs, Brushes, Curry Combs*
1 ranks, Valises, " Verse,
Clothing,
and everything that is usually found in.a
first-class harness shop.
I.hayss got a large stock of
TRUNKS & VALISES
*hick I ata selling at Dost. Parties bothered' with
sore neck horses will find my hair faced collars a sure ..
.ogro..i make my own collars and warrant them ail;. -
Remember the stand—one'door north of the Cote.+
aneraial hotel, Blyth, sign of the mammoth collar.
J. T.• CARTER'.
HIGHEST .:AWBRD`
the Oentenniaf Exhibition!
The United Staten Centennial Commission have, upon the recommendation
of the Judges of Group No. XXV., have unanimously awarded to- SOli:a/TER 3a "
Co., manufacturers of Grand, Square and Upright Piano -Fortes, FIRST
MEDAL OF MERiT and. DIPLOMAOF HONOR, for
;tile Essential Qualities of a Perfect Piano7Forte, viz:=Volume, Purity, and,
"Evenness of•'Lone,'Elasticity.of Touch, and Superiority of Workmanship.
(Signed)
A T. GOSHORN,. . J L. GAI1LP,BELL, J. R. HAWLE1 ,
Director-GeueliaJ . • . Secretary. Pi esidtsn..
o/terty
Have secured the Agency of the alto ' farr O3iitario, anal will;
• - keep cbnstan,tlyon hand a FULL. STOCK..,
• In a word, the SOHMER PIANOr is made to stand, not merely as an ,orna•
mental piece of Furniture, but as ie.Musical'Instrument ;•not for a day or a year•
only, but for a lifetime. It is honestly Made,, so that colitinubus and, severe use. u•
will not impair its fine qualities of `Tone and Action, and owing to its extra and
substantial case work, it will remain longer in tune than any ,other •piano, and
endure as a fg mail weans,. the harmonious interpretations of the beautiful in
music: ice' We will guaranteesatisfaction in every respect,
N. B. -The Company gives, with each Piano a.'Warranty, to be
a PERFECT INSTRUMENT IN EVERY RESPECT, made of the• Best Sea-
soned Material, and. hold. themselves responsible for the, ter ,of . 6 Years.
Secoxd-Hand Pianos and Organs.,
.a ' Taken' ' in . Exchange..
HERTY & I.
CLLNTON
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