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Parents, visit your Schools.
(Contributed by a Teacher)
In Ontario we claim to have as good
a school system as there is in the world
.Our teachers are fairly effioient, and in
the matter of Raying for our education
we do not think we are niggardly, al-
though no doubt still greater liberality
in this respect weld redound to our
benefit, but we we point with pride to
our grand edu tional institutions, and
fondly admir he broad principles on
which our system of public instruction
is founded, would it not be quite in the
line of consistency if parents would
evince a little more personal and indi-
vidual interest in the schools with which
they are immediately connected. They
leave to the Minister of Education, and
the Boards of Examiners, the business
of preparing the teachers, to the trus-
tees the hiring of them, and then seem
to consider that they have discharged
thtir whole duty when they have paid
their taxes; indeed, many look upon
themselves as deserving of considerable
credit if they do that without a periodi-
cal attack of grumbling, some actually
boasting that they take no interest in
school affairs, or at least do not inter-
fere in them. In some sections this
might be thought to be a gratifying ad-
mission, as it too often happens that
those who do .take any interest in the
educational matters of the district, do
so for the purpose of indulging their
propensities for fault-finding and mis.
chief making. This condition of things
has of course its natural results, which
are to be found in the dry goods -box
style of architecture which character.
ins most rural school buildings, the
dingy walls, uneven floors, body -de-
forming seats, neglected grounds and
delapidated fences so often seen ; and if
we add to theee a lack of appreciation
of the teacher's work, and a misunder-
standing of his position, we have quite
a list of evils which need to be removed.
If parents cdhld be pursuaded to visit
the schools !frequently, we believe it
would go a long way toward bringing
about the desired reformation. At the
present time very few parents ever
think of looking inside of the school
room, except at rare intervals, when a
public examination is held. Just here,
without wishing to say anything, in-
tended to detract from the interest tak-
en in the regular public examinations,
we only state our candid opinion when
we say that as usually held they give
but a very superficial idea of the true
standing of the school and none regard-
ing the habitual condition of the school
room. If, however, they visited the
school on ordinary working days, they
would then from personal observations,
be in a position to judge, if not of the
actual work done, at least of the gen-
eral tone and condition of the school
and management.
There is no force in the objection
raised by some parents that they know
nothing 'of management. But they
know a tidy room from one in disorder,
or they can tell whether sats are such
as they would like to sit ii1l for five or
six hours a day, and they can see wheth-
er the children are or are not happy,
comfortable, contented and interested.
In this way too they will get acquaint-
ed with the teacher in the school as well
as out, which in many, cases would be
to the advantage of both ; and perhaps
by seeing for themselves some of the
•inconveniences and disadvantages by
s'hich he is surrounded they would be
more ready to furnish the means for
their removal.
Another argument, which, if not the
strongest, should not be the least effec-
tive in favor of school visiting by par-
ents, is thaf there will be better teach-
ing and better schools. School teach-.
ers are only mortal, and subject to
much the same influence as other peo-
ple, andeare just as ready to appreciate
and endeavor to merit a little kindly
interest, if it is likely to be forthcoming.
Of course the honest teacher will strive
to do his best at all times, but after 'he
has devoted every power of body and
soul to the task of training and instruct-
ing the varied and various minds in-
trusted to his care, week after week and
month after month; only to find' that
the parents of these children care so
little for him or his work that he would
never even see them, much Iess hear
any word of commendation, did he not
make it his special business and duty
to call upon them, would he not be jus-
tified in concluding that there was no
necessity for over -exerting himself and
in determining to take life a little easi-
er. If this is the feeling of the consci.
entous teacher, what is the condition of
that'indiviclual if he exists, the lazy
teacher? What will be the effect on
"him if he knows that from January to
December no criticising eye will be
upon hint.
In conclusion we would say to par-
ents ; if you wish your school to give
the best results. if you wish to have
your children surrounded by the most
ennobling influences, if you wish for'
their highest intellectual, phy 'tial and
moral development visit you school
frequently, become acquainted with the
teacher, take a lively and intel 'gent
interest inxbind- and the school, look
upon itas_ .ae..part,of the home, n t a
convenient place to send the chil ren
when you want to bet rid of them • and'
may every cent and every mo ent
spent in its behalf be cheerfully iven,
not grudgingly bestowed.
A farmer .• who rears extra fine
calves t.cver turns them out into a
pasture tor the first year. They are
kept in a stable and fed clover hay,
wheat bran, oilmeal and perhaps
.some oats. They •row finely and
do not have the adverse circum-
stances of the Lot sun, flies and
rain storms. It takes less time to
feed them than .ween in the field,
and they lo not waste as much.
They get well broken and gentle,
besides roakine a five lot of manure.
We must feed more to make manure.
The Soil needs it.
The crop prospects in Iilanitoba
are greatly improved hy- the re-
cent rains. •
CATARRH,
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS—HAY FEVER
A NCW NOME TREATMENT.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagion§, or that 'they
ww, are due to the presence of living parasites
in the lining membrane of the nose and
eustaohian tubes. Microscopic research,
however, has proved this to be a fact, and
the result of this discovery is that a
simple remedy has been formulated where-
by cataerh, catarrhal deafness and hay
fever are permanently cured in from one
to three simple applications made at home
by the patient once in two weeks.
N,B.—This treatment is not a snuff or
an ointment ; both have been discarded
by reputable physicians as injurious. A
pamphlet explaining this new treatment
is sent on receipt of ten cents by A. H.
Drxov & Sus, 803 Nest King Street,
Toronto, Canada.—Toronto Globe.
$n6arers from Catarrhal troubles should
tg::`ul'-S -cad the above.
AIEMORY GEMS.
ORIGINAL.
lfe that is pleased w ith himself,
easily imagines be can please others.
Be not simply good, be good for
something.
For every idle wort] you must give
au account.
Kindness is the music of geed
will to men•
Few persons 1've to -day, but are
preparing to do so to -morrow.
No one even intends to be what
too many become.
Prudence grows very slowly, and
seldom flowers before manhood.
Discontent is the echo of unbelief.
As you learn, teach, as you get,
give; as you receive, distribute.
•
ONE AS GOOD AS A PAIR.
Men with but one leg who can
win prizes from champions in a foot
race, men with no legs who can
climb like cats, and men with but
one arm who can mend a fishing -
net and manage a boat like a sailor,
are among the curiosities of the
Twenty-first Ward.
William Stockhouse, of Brides -
burg, who is 85 years of age, and
has no legs at all, is one of the most
astonishing climbersin the country.
He lost his legs when" a child, and.
goes about on two crutches. He
cannot rise without help, but he,
can swim like a, dolphin and goes
up the rigging of a ship like a cat,
"skinning" up to the trucks and
coming down ..by the stays.
HIS ONE ARM AS HANDY AS A PAIR.
John Ferguson, also of Brides -
burg, is the most noted one-armed
man in Philadelphia. Eighteen
years . ago, when a boy of 10 years,
he fell from an apple tree and broke
his left arm, which -.had to be am-
putated close to the shoulder, leav-
ing no stump at all. He soon de-
veloped an aptness for doing
everything with his remaining arm
which ordinary people do with two
arms. He rows a .boat, taking the
poles of both oars in his one hand
without'mechnical appliances. He
pushes gunners on the marches for
rail and reed birds, fishes a shad
net and cleans and opens his catch
with great dexterity. As a swim-
mer he has few equals, and has
never yet been beaten in swimming
matches, of whic:i he has made
several from Bridesburg to Pea
Shore across the Delaware River, a
dis.ance of over :two miles. A coal
merchant for whom he formerly
worked stands .ready to back him
against any one-armed man in the
United States at shoveling a ton of
coal into a cart. He is a scientific
boxer, and can climb a rope like any
seaman.
A CHAMPION RACER WITII ONLY„ 0 7$
George Birch, of Frankford, is 30
years old, and lost a leg when very
young. He runs foot races either
with or without a crotch, and has
been the winner of numerous sack
taces at Pastime Park and at other
places. With a stump for a foot,
he dances jigs end kicks a bar high-
er than his own head.
Joseph Schaffer, another Frank -
ford curiosity, is 50 years old, and
lost one leg when a baby. He uses
a stump,and can run up a ladder as
fast as any hod -carrier, get in and
out of a waggon with wonderful
alacrity, and mounts a horse as
adroitly -as a cavalryman. The
late Edward Perry once offered to
match Schaffar against any man in
Philadelphia at getting in and out,
of a trotting sulky.
Daniel Bastian, Schafl'er's neigh-
bor, is 35 years old, and has but
one leg. Bastian has walked a
mile, heel and toe, in' i i minutes,
and has run 100 yards in 15 seconds,
using a crutch in both cases.
TWO' MORE WONDERS.
Clem- (;otter, a 35 -year-old resi-
dent of Frankford, has one good leg
only, the other having withered in
childhood. Cotter is a noted swim-
mer, and frequently supports two
small boys ori his back while he
swims around in Frankford Creek.
He also possesses the faculty .of
walking on his hands, frequently
covering an entire square in this
way for the amusement of his com-
panions.
Another one-armed man, Wm'.
Wooten, a police telegraph operator
at the Twenty-fifth ward station -
house, who died it year or two ago,
was in the habit of • sailing himself
in a boat across the Delaware, and
would then shoot rail and reed
birds with good success.—Philadel-
phia Record.
FOR III:1I WHO RUNS.
The grain crop in general has a
very good appearance in Quebec
and promises a Targe yield, and
the potato crop looks healthy.
A herd of elk numbering 1,000
head was seen on a point of the
mountains near the residence of
Mr Robinson, on L' der Elk, Wy-•
oming, one day last week.
Wright Bark-;-, of Troup Coun-
ty, (:a., has been married fifteen
years and ha'i fourteen children—
twins five times, 1ripletsonce and
One solitary and alone.
John A Phillips (colored) of
Chepachot, Mass., has Spent thir-
teen years in State Prison on twit
sentences. In each case he was
convicted on the testimony of his
own wife and daughter. Now it
has been ascertained that the wo-
men perjured themselves, and
that he is an innrcent ani ter-
ribly .,wronged man.
A GLIB -TALKING FAKIR.
A contemptory describes the
lingo of a fakir the writer came
across the other day following in
the wake of Forepaugh's eireus
The same fellow Will be found at
our country faire next fall. His
talk was as conestant as the flow
from the Niagara; no period, co-
lon, semicolon or comma: "Yes.
terday I sold thio almost priceless
object to -day I am giving them
away as au advertisment for the
ridiculous sum of ten cents or a
dime to—morrow I may be selling
them again thank you sir it mag-
nifies as as well as any three -dollar
microscope and you are getting it
for the paltry sum of ten cents
it is recommended by all the most
celebrated lawyers doctors minis-
ters and scientific men as the
most wonderful invention of the
age and the gentleman hero takes
one why it is worth one dollar
alone to examine a drop ants
grasshoppers crickets bees flies
beetles and centipedes look atlthem
and then drink your water and
the gentlemen here takes one
thank you and you'll thank me
before the day is over and the
little bay takes one ten cents or a
dime it's worth more than that to
see the skin on your hand thank
you sir." etc.
NEWS NOTES
The report that diphtheria is
prevalent in the .distriet of River
du Loupe is untrue.. ,
Rust has appeared amongst
wheat on low lands instho vicinity
of Bel levilie.
$500 Reward offered by the
-proprietors of Dr. Sago's Catarrh
Remedy for an incurable case.
- John W.Gibbar�d, Toronto, tried
to commit suicide last Monday by
taking carbolic acid, but took too
little and WAS arrested.
While the cashier of Sol. My-
ers' Bank at Ligonier, Ind., was
at dinner Tuesday, a sneak thief'
took $1,000 out of the cash draw -
e l'.
Jame: Adams, of S,Woodstock,re
ceived word on Wednesday that
his brother, Walter Adams, was
instantly killed by lightning at
Port Arthur on Tuesday.
The Exeter baseball team very
nearly succeeded in kalsoming
the Goderieb team an Dominion
Day; the score being 19 to 1.in
favor Exeter instead of (�Toderich
as reported in Tuesday's Globe.-
Speaking of frauds on farmers;
to which our county exchanges
are devoting a good deal of
thought and space, our opinion is
that the 'N. P. is the greatest fraud
the'farmers have to contend with.
Hamilton Times.
Mr Jas Miller, of the second
concession pf McGillivray, net
with a severe loss at Crediton last
.Friday night. An imported stal-
llion valued at $3,000 died in the
stable. Ho was taken with vio-
lent pains and quickly succumbed.
This is the eeeond horse that Mr
hiller has lost in the sanee way
and at the same place.
Sir John Macdonald,Sir hector
Langevin, Sir Adams Archibald
and Hon. Peter Mitchell are the
only members of the Cabinet who
promoted Confederation that now
have seats in the Dominion Parlia-
ment.
Dairy schools seem to pay in Den-
mark. Nearly $50,000' are expend-
ed for their maintenance, and with-
in a score of .years the exports df
butter from Denmark have increased
from $2,100,000 to $13,000,000 an-
nualla. The increase is due to
knowing how to make good butter,
and then maintaining an even stand-
ard of excellence. • By those methods
success may always be assured, and
they are methods wall worthy of
adoption by all.
• Some wretch administered parts
green to a number of" cattle be-
longing to :Mr J. Sutherland of
East Nissouri, a few days ago,
from • which three of the „ herd
died. The township council of-
fered a reward next day of $200
for the apprehension land convic-
tion.of the scoundrel, and a num-
er of Mr Sutherland's neighbors
have supplemented this offer with
an additional hundred dollars.
Drunkards will kindly take not -
nice (and govern themselves Accord-
ingly) that Judge Taschereau, of
Quebec, has decided that a man
who sustains injuries by falling
from a street car while drunk has
no grounds ,of action against the
company. Wo do not know what
the law is in Ontario on questions
such as this, but if vested rights
aro in any way infringed or jeopar-
dized by this judgment, the drink-
ing classes might do worse than
organize for their ownj!protection.
Tho Toronto Telegram says
"Mowat will never go so long as
Meredith captains tho 'Opposi-
tion." The reason assigned is
not that Mr. Meredith is not
personally a match for Mr Mowat,
"but struggling .single-handed
against a collection of • men who
aro exceptionally able admistra-
tors and rpeukers, defeat can be
the only goal of all his efforts."
.The Telegram, it will be seen,
rates the Reform members of the
Ontario house pretty high, but
it also rates the conservative fell-
ows pretty low, Listen: "The
party that suppo;'ts an honored
leader with a crew of side -lino
statesmen such as the the pri-
vates in the Ontario Opposition
does ndt closers -0 success." Well,
that's as.'plain in, the face as a
homely looking zirl.
A A/CiolK et%CF'ARTuRL IN MEDIC I /VC
The four greatest medical centres of the world are London, Paris. Berlin and Vienna. These cities have immense
hospitals teelniny with suffering humanity. Crowds of students throng the wards studying under the Professors in
charge The most renowned physicians of the world teach and practice here, and the Institutions are storehouses of
medical knowledge- and experience. With a view of making this experience available to the public the Hospital
Remedy Co. at great expense secured the prescriptions of these hospitals, prepared the specifics, and although it
would coat from $26 to $100 toAeeure the attention of their distinguished originators, yet in this way their pre-
pared specifics are offered at the price of the quack patent medicines thatood the market and absurdly claim to cure
every ill from a single bottle. The want always felt fora reliable class of domestic remedies is now fllied with per-
fect satisfaction. The Hospital Remedies make no unreasonable claims. The specific for CATARRH cures that and
nothing else ; so with the specific for BRONCHITIS, CONSUMPTION and LUNG TROUBLES; RHEUMATISM is cured
by No. 8, while troubles of DIGESTION, STOMACH, LIVER and KIDNEYS have their own cure. To these is added a
specific.for FEVER and AGUE, one for FEMALE WEAKNE88—a GENERAL TONIC and BLOOD -MAKER that makes blcod
and GIVES FORM AND FULNEBIy ttud alt incomparable remedy for NERVOUS DEBILITY.
\k4r/r/i/
.,� NO.I—CURES
.CATARRH, HAY
CATARDEAFNESS _The
Only authentic cureemanating from
scientific sources now before the public.
V'AHAL
is is nota snuff or ointment—both ata dis-
ded as Injurious. .1.00.
—00110118, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CON-
SUMPTiON—An Incomparable remedy ; does not merely atop
a cough, but eradicates the Meade and strengthens the lungs and
stator= wasted tissues $1.00. „
NO.3—RHEUMATISM'AND GOUT—A distinguished and well.
known apeclailet in this disease in Paris, who treats nothing else,
built his reputation on this remedy., $1.00,.
CONSTIPATION and BRIGHT'S DiSEASE pA fauo AND
te,slaughter-lie d
for the quao/ewho has ruined more stomachs than alcohoi. Ute a
remedy sanctioned In high places. 81.00.
F EhaAND hMALARIA,
irq—w knowwtgrace damage this does the system t is treat-
ed
to break it for a time Use a remedy that eradicates it. 'Si.
NO.4—FEMALE WEAKNESS, IRREGULARITIES, WHITES—Many
women are broken down because tygtrct ieelttilchonic and seated. se NoBand eganhahand
strength. 81.00.
NO. 7—HEALTH, FORM AND FULNESS depend on good blood and
lots of it. If weak, If blood /a poor, if scrawny. use this perfect
tonic. 51.00.
NO. 8—NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOSS OF POWER—q quack cure -
ridden public will hail a genuine remedy for an unfortunate con-
dition. No. 8 is golden, which one trial will prove. Beware of
Ignorant quacks who charge high prlcea for cheap and worthless
drugs and pills. the properties of which they are utterly ignor-
ant, otherd s Who the same neou fariousgb� business. ur Use iNo letters
1108 again. $1.00.
TO BE HAD OF ALL DRUGGISTS.
If your Druggist does not keep these remedies remit price to us and we will shirr to ou
dvuut, Now listen ! Take no other remedyy.� uuwutmue quack eureell medicines and
use instead these high.class Hospital nemesia wWch r.m,o=.e 4em scientific sources.
and thus prolong your hPe. •
Send Stamp for.
Descriptive utmnpippi,�,in',ro»!' L A D
Circular. to
New : Furniture ; stock
Operied out in .ZLLIOTT€3 ELOCE
OCkAil liar ware
NEXT DOOR TO THE CITY BOOK STORE, CLINTON.
BEDROOM SETS, PARLOR SETS,LOUNGES 1
SIDEBOARDS, CHAIRS, &c., o
BANKRUPT
ANY) A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF THE VERY BE$T MADE FURNl
•
Special Prices for one Month
PURE AT REASONABLE PRICES.
C > 1 I IILEY.
THANK
In thanking you for past custom and soliciting a continuance of the
same, I beg to intimate to the public. that I have a full stock of.D.:M.
FERRY'S and STEELE -BROS GARDEN, FLOWER, FIELD and
GRASS SEEDS. Also a Targe quantity- of POTATOES.
FULL STOCK OF FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS
A full case of BIRD CAGES, cheap, i'Iy stock of GROCERIES, GLASS,
GLASSWARE, HARDWARE, HARNESS, cl•c., is full and complete.. Large
stock of CROCKERY just arrived direct from the ol.d country., A goodTea Set for $1.7:;, and a 'better for $2..5o Iron and Hardware Merchants, Stoves and Tinw3re, G:inion
LARD, IIAMS and BACON in stock. lAll kinds of Produce taken for goods ,
On thea Hardware Stock of R. 1/ t. Racey
In Cutlery, Spoons, Spades and Shovels, Bakes and hoes, Harvest Tools,
Nails and Hinges, Paints, Oils and Glass. •
We have also REDUCED OUR PRICES ON STOVES, and our prices
'on Tinware are now about 25 per cent less than ordinary prices.
PURE MANILLA and FLAX BINDING TWINE, order
early so as .to secure it.
Full stock OILED and ANNEALED. WIRE, RIBBON WIRE; BARBED
WIRE, etc.
Call early and secure a bargain before all is cleared out.
GEO. NEWTON,
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LONDESBORO N TW ET -A RISS FilRaNdl
/Johnson &Armour
NEW PUMP FACTORY
I]It,oweli's old Blacksmith shop, PRACTICAL
Huron Street., Clinton
The undersigned has his . new factory thoroughly equipped and titted;up for
the manufacture of • -
First Class Well and Cistern 1.
• There being nothing doing in the building -moving business in the winter t'S, JOHNSON & ARMOUR, OPPOSITE MARKET, CLINTON •
I have improved the opportunity by getting out pumps, and am, therefore, pre
pared to supply them at the lowest possible rate. Those wanting anything in
this line will find it to their advantage to sec me. This will be carried on inde.
pendent of the moving of buildings, which business is stilllattendcd to as hereto-
fore, byathe uudersigned,
Cistern 'ranks and Pumps supplied at LowestitAtes
JOHN STEPHENSON, CLINTON.
HARNESS and QOLLAR MAKERS
Having bought the business and stock of GEO. A. SHARMAN, we are prepared
to fill all orders in our line at the lowest living prices. We are both practical
workmen, well known tr the people of.Clint and vicinity, and can guarantee a
superior class of work at moderate rates. The material will always be found of
the best, and by strict attention to business and honest dealing, we hope to be
favored with.as liberal patronage as our predecessor. We have a splendid line of
SINGLE HARNESS, which, for material, workmanship and price, cannot be
:surpassed. , Full stock in all lines. REPAIRING promptly attended to,
DA1�
.1-`"ters'
CAI 1 U
DONTDESEORO
FINE SPRING GOODS
HANDSOME PRINTS, NICE DRESS GOODS,
STYLISH PARASOLS, FINE MILLINERY,
NOBBY TWEEDS, BOOT & SHOES,
FINE SLIPPERS, &c
CLOVER AND ZIMOTHY SEED, FODDER CORN
HUNGARIAN SEED, FINE GROUND
OIL CAKE, '&c., &c.
April 5th, 18si1.
9. ADAMS
r FOR THE HEATED TERM
;'.JUST RECEIVED
PureWest IndiaLim Juice
THE FAVORITE SUMMER DRINK.
Eno's FRUIT SLATT
EFFERVESCENT CITRATE of MAGNESIA.
J,&MFS H. 400313E1E,
CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, CLINTON, ONT.
OUR HATS Youi
We are showing the finest line of
Spring&Summer Hats
Ever brought to this town. All New
Styles, Best Quality, and
Prices Low.
TRY ITS ONCE.
WE CAN PLEASE YOU.
We have everything that a gentleman requires, at prices
to snit allipockets. Our extensive line of HOSIhRY
comprises goods of all weights, in a variety of colors
and qualities, from an expensive Sock to the cheapest
grades. SUSPENDERS will also be found in.grea't
variety, at all kinds of prices.
Stock of Shirts, Collars, Cuffs and Neektve'.nr
ie larger than ever before, and thefitiest in the place
GEO. IIILA (OW, CLINTON
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