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HE NEVER HEARD OF GOD.
Sinnvillo Combs, probably the
youngest convict in any prison iu
the United States, has served the
first year of a life sentence. When
sent up from Breathitt county
last July he was eleven years old,
and small -for his age. Prison life
has toughened him, both morally
and physically. Young Combs
committed a crime that was fiend's -4
ish, but ho does not deserve the
heavy punishment ,that has been
inflicted on him. He kilted his
two-year old sister in a brutal
manner. The two were in the
house together alone, when the
little tot started to crawl across
the floor the boy picked up a
stove lid and mashed her skull
with it. Ho then threw the
body in the fire place, intending
to burn it. This process of cre-
mation was too slow and ho pulled
it out and carried it to a small
stream near the house and threw
it in. When the little one's body
was found Sinville admitted kil-
ling her. Ho was arrested and
tried. On the stand, when asked
why he committed the crime, ho
stated that his stepfather had told
him to do it and had promised
him n now pair of boots. There
was no other evidence against
-the stepfather, and as the boy
was a confessed murder his,testi-
mony could not have weight.
There was but little doubt that
young Combs had told the truth,
yet there was no law to punish
the father, so the boy has to suf-
fer. Many efforts 'have been to
have the Governor pardon him,
but thus far as failed to act. When
first sent up young Combs had
never heard of God,knew nothing
of heaven or hell and 'never seen
a school house. He can now read
and write and talks like a very
bright intelligent boy. He does
not seem to care for his imprison-
ment. �.
"ALL WOOL AND A YARD''
When a great business house,of
world widse reputation for honesty
fair dealing and financial re-
sponsibility, feels warranted in
attaching its certificate of guaran-
tee to its goods, such action fur-
nishes the best possible evidence
that the products are believed--to-
be just what they are rep: a;ented
to be. Such confidence on the
part of manufacturers and vendor
naturally begets confidence in
purchasers, and hence it is that
'there has grown to be, all over
this great country, such an un-
precedented demand for and such
implicit eonfidenco in the most
popular liver,blood and lung rem-
edy known as Dr.Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, .as no other
medicine• has ever before met
.with, 'It is sold by druagosts,
under a positive guarantee from
the manufactures, that it will
either benefit" or cure in every
case'of disease for which it is re-
commended, or the money paid
for it will be promptly refunded.
It is manufactured by the World's
Dispensary Medical Association.
of Buffalo, N. Y., a well-known
and financially solid business cor-
poration. No other responsible
manufacturers of medicines have,
put their remedies to such severe
tests as to warrant them to give
satisfaction, or refund money
paid for them. Golden ,Medical
discovery cures li\;er complaint,
or billiousness, indigestion and
dyspepsia, all humors or ;blood
taints, shin diseases, scrofulous
sores and tumors and pulnionar•y
consumption(wkich is only scro-
fula of the lungs) if taken in
time and given a fair , trial.
Chronic catarrh in the head,
bronchitis and throat diseascs,are
also cured by this most wondorrul
blood -purifier and invigorating
tonic.
'Noting the presence of Hon.
Oliver Mowat in London the Can-
adian Gazette, Sir Charles Tup-
per's Trans -Atlantic organisays
that Mr Mowat may take his well
earned holiday without any fear
of dismissal from office. ' 'Mr
Goldwin Smith once predicted,'
'gays the Canadian Gazette, 'that
Mr Mowat would hold the reins
o power just as long as ho pleased
and to judge by the fact that he
has already served his province
for seventeen years, there 'seems
every likelihood that this at least
'will:prove bright exception to the
fate of the general run of the pro•
I r. fessor's prophecies." Nice en-
couragement this, from a Conser•
*kitive organ, for those Ontario
Tories who' are declaring that
'Mowat must go,"and who dream
of dividing Ontario's revenues
and timber limits among them-
selves after the next provincial
election.
CATARRH,
CATARRHAL DCAFNESS—MAY FEVER
A NCW NOMA T6CMTMCNT.
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence of living parasites
in the lining membrane of the nose and
eustachian 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 catarrh, catarrhal ' deafness and hay
fever are permanently oured 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. 11.
Dam; & SON, 803 West Ijc(i�ng Street,
Toronto, Canada. -Toronto GfiGGe.
Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
.erelully read the sbcvs. v -
IN THE MARKET.
A private letter from China
tells the story cf a pretty little
Chinese girl, the daughter of a
mandarin of high rank, who was
one of the young ladies that were
presented to the boy emperor, in
order that be might select his
wife from among them.
This little girl, Yo Lin, it is
stated has been in course of pre-
paration for this examination fo
several years. hair, skin, nails,
figure,and teeth and feet have been
watched cared for with a view to
this great contest. As the day
of trial approached, she was
bathed in milk each day, and her
flesh was rubbed with perfumed
oils to give it softness and bloom.
A magnificent dress and,' jewels
wore purchased for her.
On the morning which was to
decide whether she should remain
obscure Yo 1,1n, or become the
empress ruling over four hundred
millions of people, she took her
stand in•a lino of over three hun-
dred Chinese ladios,each splendid-
ly dressed, and bearing a tablet
on which was inscribed her name,
age and descent.
These all passed a close exam-
ination, and from these five were
chosen for future consideration.
Our little Yo Lin was one of the
rejected. She, with her unlucky
companions, was sent' home with
much respect and honor, bearing
with her a gift which would dow-
er her richly on her future wed-
ding day. .
Most American girls, on goad-
ing this story, will feel contempt
and disgust for little Yo Lin, as
she stood in .the row of young
women offering her youth and
beauty for sale to the man who,
in all the World, was able to pay
the highest'price for it. -
But hero is a companion picture
taken near home. What do you
think of it?
May C-- is the daughter of a
Tow York lawyer of limited in-
come,and his wife a woman whose
one aim and hope in life is to
keep a certain position in, fashion-
able society.
They have' no fortune to give
the girl. If she is to live in a
gay set in the future, to dress
richly, to drive in her carriage,
she must 'marry money.' This
Fact; is i ecoguized by her family
since she was a child. Her whole
education and home training have
been intended to make 'a good
match.'.
She has been taught to dance
by the best masters; her teeth,
hair and hands have been brought
to perfection by experts; she has
been trained in music and lan-
guages just enough to enable her
to attract attention in a crowd.
Three months ago- she "came
out" at a; great ball' given by her
mother in a hotel. The 'morning
papers described her dress and
appearance... All the marriage:
able `nen known to her mother
wee invited ; they criticised the
girls eyes, color and figure pro-
cisely.as they would in a horse.
:Every ono of them knew to a dol-
lar what dosyqy she and other
'bulls of the ,on' • would have.
These are coarse facts, but it
is better to state such facts coarse-
ly, that we may understand their
full meaning.
Yo Lin stood in a line to be in-
spected by one • man, with the_
hope of marrying one or the gre
rulers of the' world.
May C-- offers herself t the
inspection (Zany man. who will
dress and feed her, and give her
the luxuries pertaining to a fash-
ionable, woman.—Youths Conn-
panion.
pang,- for it made the youth in-
sane.
THE GOPHERi.
Some parts of Manitoba are
overrun by gophers,or chipmunks
which destroy the crops. They
breed on the unoccupied land,
which is held by speculators for a
rise in value, and the working
farmers do not know how to get
rid of them. A correspondent of
the Winnipeg li see Press gives an
instance:—'James Collins lives on
16, 1, 11W.; his farm is surround-
ed by unoccupied land belonging
to speculators; he put in this
spring 95 acres of crops, of these
at least 75 acres were destroyed
by gophers; the mate had to ne-
glect all his other work and do
battle, as he not inaptly terms,
'for bis life' (he is trying to save
bread for his household), from
daylight to dark; for upwards of
i,hree weeks past he has done
nothing else. He has killed 3,-
000 gophers, but still they come
in from the surrounding land in
such swarms that ho can see no
diminuation in their numbers; bo -
sides ruining most of his crops,
they have destroyed the most of
his potatoes and other garden pro-
duce. He uses poison, end has
also a largo number oi' traps con-
stantly in use; his neighbors, Jas.
Peck and Wm. Traun, are in the
same unfortunate predicament,
and I might instance scores of
others. Unless this is grappled
with in the most wholesale and
energetic way, there is no know•
ing what it will end in. I may
give an instance of what similar
destructive pests have done in my
experience. Some 12 years since,
we had, in the part of the East
Indies in. which I was serving,
what was known as the 'plague
of rats.' I camped one night_ at
the edge of what was as fine a field
of ripe wheat as could be imagin-
ed; as usual' there, some of the vil-
lagers came to have a chat with
me on my arr-ival,and I remarked
to them that as the rats were com-
mitting such havoc near at hand
I would, were it mine,, lose no
time in harvesting this wheat; the
owner was present and told . me
ho had arranged to have it cut
and stored away the next day ;
shortly afterwards I retired. Bo-
tween 1 and 2 o'clock next morn -
in I was awakened by countless
rats running over me and at day-
light it is no exaggeration to
state that on the whole of that
field, of upwards of 20 acres,
there was not enough wheat
standing up to fill a half bushel
measure 1 these destrnctive ro-
dentslevelled all as they went
along; we may reach this if the
gopher pest is not properly grap-
pled with.'
A few weeks ago we saw a par-
agraph to the effect that a ship
taptain had collected, a, number of
eats at Halifax to•take to Sable
Island, where the rats or the rab-
bits, we forget which, had been
burrowing in 'the ground and
causing the ponies to break their
legs. Now if cats can live on
'game' in Sable Island, why not
in Manitoba? There are enough
ownerless cats in Ilainiltrrl to
st,:cli several townships; and cats
could catch gophers as well as
mice or rats, The Canadian Pa-
cific Company is tl owner of
much of the unoccupied land
'here the gophers -breed. The
C .mpany has a large' intei%st in
Manitoba's wheat caop. Let Mr
Van Horne instruct his agents in
Ontario to purchase cats at 50
cents apiece. The small 'boy who
is now enjoying his vacation, will
collect the cats and supply him-
self with pocket money. The C.
P. R. can transport the cats to
Manitoba by the carload•and dis-
tribute them among the farmers.
Then good-bye gophers. And—
farewell cats, and welcome sleep.
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PRACTICAL' JOK ES.
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.A practical joke is a sort of
trick played by one person upon
another, in the hope of making
him uncomfortable and ridiculous.
To put one's friend in an absurd
situation, to interfere with his
rights,to do some,thirig which will
hurt him in body or' mind, not
very 'deeply perhaps, yet really.,,
1 is the object of the practical joker.
I have never in my life been able
to see the least good, the least in-
nocent fun, in practical jokes, but
I have seen a, great deal of evil
and mischief resulting from them.
I cannot think of a person addict-
ed to practical joking as anything
but mean and contemptible. For
how can we honor the disposition
that takes pleasure in cruelty?
Some years ago, just at dusk, a
maid servant in a certain beauti-
ful home took it into her head
that it would be rare fun to dress
herself up in a sheet and frighten
another of the servants. Dancing
merrily along, singing with a
voice like a bird, came a sweet
little daughter of the house, who
had been sent on an errand to the
lodge at the end of the green
avenue. The merry child, sensi-
tive to her finger-tips, caught a
glimpse of the straight, stark
figure skulking beehind the oaks,
and was so frightened that a few
months afterwards she died—of
nervous shock the physician said,
which then began its fatal work.
In one or our. New England
colleges a youth who had boon
studying hard that he might
enter the Freshman Class was
startled from bis sleep at mid-
night by a party of fellows in
masks, who proceeded to make
sport for themselves by the stupid
process called 'hazing' their com-
panion. They had their silly fun
but it is to I,o hoped that none of
the number engaged in it, can
Ivor think /.f that right without n
NEWS NOTES.
or billiousness, sick headache,
indigestion and constipation, take
Dr Pierce's Pellets. One a dose.
` It is said that the St. Catharin • s
Milling and lumber Company have
decided to prosecute their claim
against the Dominion Govern-
ment for damages occasioned by
the illegal issuing of timber li-
censes in the disputed territory,
which licenses were rendered void
by the decision of the 'Imperial
Privy Council in the suit with the
Province of Ontario. The Com-
pany's claim is a heavy one.
Albert McCullough, a wealthy
young man, and Miss Mollie Mer-
boath of Covington Ky., were to
be married on Monday evening.
The guostsassembled at the bride's
home, and she was dressed and
waiting, but McCullough did not
appear. Inquiry was made, and
it was learned that he had depart-
ed for New York. The guests
went home, after expressing their
sympathy, but Miss Merrill pluck.
ily told them there would bo a
wedding yet. She telegraphed
the facts to Wesley Campbell, a
former suitor, who lived near Ind-
ianapolis and offered herself to
him. Campbell answered it would
be impossible to leave his business
for some days, but if Miss Merrill
would come thorn they would be
married the next day. Miss Mor-
rill startQdthe next morning for
Ihdianas,.and on Tuesday' ev-
ening with the dross and with
the bridesmaids intended for the
other wedding, she was married to
Campbell. The wedding ring in-
trusted to her by McCullough was
also nsed in the ceremony.
New : Furniture : stock
B A N K R 0. P T
Opox>,ed out J.= ELLIOTTI3 BLocIK,
NEXT DOOR TO THE CITY BOOK STORE, CLINTON.
BEDROOM SETS, PARLOR SETS,LOUNGES
SIDEBOARDS, CHAIRS, &c.,
ANA A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF THE VERY BEST MADE FCRNI
TURF AT REASONABLE PRICES.
JOS. C H]CDL EY.
THANK LT
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 BIOS GARDEN, FLOWER, FIELD and
GRASS SEEDS. Also a large gum, tity of P'O'TATOES.
FULL STOCK OF FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS
A full case of BIRD CAGES, cheap, 11Iy stock of GROCERIES, GLASS,
GLASSWARE, HARDWARE, HARNESS, 1&o., is fu!1 and complete. Large
stock of CROCKERY just arrived direct from the old country. A good
Tea Set for $1.75, and a better for $2.50
LARD, HAMS and BACON in stock. !All kinds of Prluee taken for goods
GEO. NEWTON,
LO,'ti DESBORO
NEW PUMP FACTORY
Howell's old Blacksmith slop,
Huron Street, Clinton
The undersigned has his%mnew factory thoroughly equipped and fittedjup for
the manufacture of
First Class Well and Cistern Pumps.
There being nothing doing in the building -moving business in the winter time,
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 see me. This will be carried on inde•
pendent of the moving of buildings, which blrsiness is still attended to as hereto-
fore, bylthe uudersigned.
Cistern Tanks and Pumps supplied at Lowestliates
JOHN STEPHENSON, CLINTON.
Stock -of- Hardware.
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Special Prices for One lVionth
Oil the Hardware Stock of H. Iitacey
In Cutlery, Spoons, Spades and Shovel,, stakes u.. 1 11, es, harvest Tools,
Nails and Hinges, Paints, Oils and Glass.
We have also REDUCED OUR PRICE':S ON STOVES, au ! u'n prices
on Tinware are now about 23 per cent less than ordinary prices.
PURE MANILLA. and 1'LAX J3INDIN(i TWINE, ordet
early so as to s,, re it.
Full stock OILEL e --c• ANNEALED \\•IRRE., 1t11,L'ON WILE, 13ARI3ED
WIRE, lc.
Call early and s par
before all is clu:,nil out.
A-RZ1ANT.� 1E3ROS.,
iron and Hardware Merchants, Stoves and Tinware, Clinton ,
NEW GOODS THIS MONTH
SPONGES. SPONGES.
Five cases of Sponges, which will be offered very cheap. A.lso a gross of
ENCLISH TOOTH BRUSHES. Colgate's FINE SOAP, and pure white
CASTILE SOAP. Full stock of the celebrated English -Franco -Ameri-
can FLORAL PERFUMES.
JAMES H. `ioit,11I3E.
OHEMIST AND DRUGGIST. CLINTON, ONT
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BAR NTHI F =Rae
Johnson &Armour
PRATICAL---
HARNESS COLLAR -MAKERS
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Having bought the business and stock of GF.O. A. SHAR'MAN, we ate prepared
to fill all orders in our line at the lowest Living juices. We ars both practice
workmen, well known tc the people of Clinton and vicinity, and can guarantee a
superior class oI work at moderate rates. The material will. always be found of
the best, and by strict attention to businesa•and honest dealing, we hope to be
favored with as Liberal patronage as our predecessor. We have a splendid line et
SINGLE 'HARNESS, which, for material, workmanship and price cannot be
surpassed. Fall stook in all lines. REPAIRING promptly attended to,
JOHNSON & ARMOUR, OPPOSITE MARKET, CLINTON
I QNDES OR,o 01KATS oil Like,
We are showing the finest line of
FINE SPRING GOODS
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HANDSOME • PRINTS, NICE DRESS GOOD'S
STYLISH PARASOLS, FINE MILLINERY,
NOBBY.TWEEDS, BOOT & SHOES,
FINE SLIPPERS, &c
CLOVER ANI) TIMOTHY SEED, FODDER CORN
HUNGARIAN SEED, FIN'l? (11ft 1'N?.)
' OIL CAKE, &c., &c,
April 5th, 1889.,,
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S)ring&S111ll111e1'Hats
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Ever brought to this town. All New
Styles, Best (duality, and
Prices Lowy:
11:Y I'S ONCE.
. \VE CAN PLEASE YOU,
\\'u Lave everything that a gentleman requires, at prices
to suit all pockets. Our extensive line of HOSIER Y
e.ii,ri:.us goods cf all weights, in a variety of colors
:4n1 ,1n lities. from an expensive Sock to the cheapest
• ,retie,. SUSPENDERS will &so be found in great
•variety, at all kinds of prices.
;:ito,•ic of :Shirts, C',ullars, Cuffs and Necliwvear
is larger than 'ever before, and the finest in the place
GEO. GLASGOW, CLINTON
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The four greatest medical centres of the world are London, Paris. Berlin and Vienna. These citieshavo.immense
hospitals teeming with Buffering 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 expenenee. 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 apeoifioeand although it
would cost from $26 to $100 to,seeure the attention of their distinguished originators, yet in this way their pre-
pared specifics are offered at the pride of the quack patent medicines that flood 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 filled with per-
fect satisfaction. The lleepital Remediesmake no unreasonable claims. The specific for CATARRH curds that and
nothing else; so with the speciffe for BRONCHITIS' CONSUMPTION and LUNO TROUBLES ; RHEUMATISM iscured
by No. 8, while troubles of DIGESTION, STOMACH, LIVER and KIDNEYS helve their own cure, • To these is added a
specific for FEVER and AGUE, one for FEMALE WEAKNESS -a GENERAL TONIC and BLOOD -MAKER that makes blood
and GIVES FORM AND FULNE88a and an incomparable remedy for NERVOUS OEBILI rl'. •
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NO. 1—CURES
CATAFEVER RWSEVOLD
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS—The
only authentic cure emanating from
scientific sources now before the public.
This is nota snuff or ointment—both are die -
Carded as Infurlous. 11.00. •
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NO. st-000QH8, GOLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CON-
SUMPTION—An Incomparable remedy ; does not merely atop
a cough, but eradicates the disease and strengthens the lungs and
restores wasted times 81.00.
NO. S—RHEUMATISM AND 000T --A distinguished and well-
known specialist In this disease In Paris, who treats nothing else,
built his reputation on this remedg. $1,00.
NO. 4—LIVER AND KIDNEYS, DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION.
CONSTIPATION and BRIGHT'S D1BEASE—A favorite slaughter AeId
for the qudgk who has ruined more stomachs than .alcohol se• a
remedy sanetloned /n high places, 81.00.
NO. b—fEVER AND ACUS, DUMB AQUE, MALARIA, NEURALGIA
—few know what grave damage this does the system; It le treat-
ed to break It fora time Use a remedy that eradicates It. 81.
NO. e1 FEMALE WEAKNESS, IRREGULARITIES, WHITES—Many
• cemen ' rret broken down because they neglect these diseases
until a to and seated. Use No. O and regain health and
strength. 81,00.
NO 7- HEALTH, FORM AND FULNESS depend on good blood and
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of it. /f weak, If blood Is poor, if scrawny, uss this perfect
ton/c. 81, 00,
NO. S—NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOSS OF POWER—A quack cure-
rldden public will hall a genuine remedy for an unfortunate con-
dition. No. 8 Is golden, which one trial will prone. Beware of
Ignorant quacks who charge high prices for y are end worthless
drugs and pills, the propert/ee o which they are utterly ignor-
ant, and who expose you by ae!linq your conFdeantlal letters
to others In Lha gangs nefarious business. Use 'iso. 8 and
Ono again. $1.01?.
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A. HUTTOPI DIXON, Prop.
Oanada and United States.