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rhe Huron News -Record
boa Lear -41.25 to Advance.
March ItOtIt, 1889
A CANADIAN DOC'CUw S
110MANCE.
"flit. HIS LIIVE WAS LIKE THE BED,
IthD aosE."
ltl"r snr1 STOPPED BROW INO TOO SOON
AND US FOC 1) A L:1RUEB 13LOS-
St,.+l—DAMAGES AwiaDF,D DY
THE JURY $1,500
,I uu ilruce Spriug Assizes open-
ed at 11 alkettuut Mulch 12th, 111r.
.1 uglier, ,it2•eot presiding.
'IR, KAHN'S 13111•:AKINU UP.
Miss Olga Nieuteier v. Charles
.1, 'ty. Kern, a spicy bre mil of
,irorr'.••a case between parties in high
- o,.;al eireles, \vas next proceeded
,, with, J. W. Karn is a medical
ure,etitilanor of Woodstock. 111iss
\'iemcier, a fi•uo looking girl of
about eighteen years, is the�daugh-
1ut• of a wealthy Medical ge demon
rf Nietstadt. Karu did not dotty
,'1: l:t•omtise and the mase wont to
to ''r` fury, simply to assess the
\Ir. O'Connor, much
to the delight of a very largo au -
thence, read extracts from ratters
by hare. The following is a fair
sample of his e11'usious
Ale .DEAR 0I,OA.-1 received your
sweet tittle letter aud was wore
Luau lACallWily struck with its goodness
wl..: et,:.ty. huy sweet, kind, genet•
i cannot help thiuking that
onge I nm good at absorbing
'set e r;, poor at giving anything out,
hitt wren you see me again you must
squeeze me and like the sponge with
lbs moisture so am I with the
, r 0.2 1,0.Z:3 you have given me;
• ..• me and you will get it all
pot just a lovely Xmas card.
*Ty ,?Pe.* Olga, you must have extra
venal tate to prick out such a beaut•.
at':: :yard. The color means love; the
wisales were love, the roses meau
lura, t;.o forget'me•uots mean true
, :.. lily of the valley indicates
re, .t.l of friendship. My dear
ole , 1 v,ll always keep the card and
remetnh^r it as a love ofler3ng.
When 11 decided to go to Neestadt I
1tttlo el-cpected to be' all broken up
• saa,.t,t pieces, but in that respect
:.r,taeably surprised. I have
.0.1;(1...',"1 in .society a good deal,
ar i is never before able. to draw
i.ny distinction between my lady
triennia, t,utat last I have found the
• ui lay dream. As some author
t liT. t tuere is a balln in Gilead; Oh.
• :1,::., l:: ]my bairn and you will never
qe lse to regret it.
A LA SILAS WE00.
A`aiu he quotes:— .
il:•rary and lgoly the world
;;;•:e'd appear if women were none;
: t wtt,.a1 be like a (air, .
tee.- "either fun or business that,,
. 11Cx• where thy shadow faces
.:ts and music calls.*
i • II :.;u ve you in such noble ways
.,.• * ever was known before;
k and crown thy Lead with
bays,
.1 love thee more and mete;
r )I). 1n - love's like a red, red rose
;'s newly sprung n June;
•iia love is like the melody
.::>•s sweetly played in tune.
;.:'.•• Luc+ lily of the valley, df you
. • :'.it it must be in an atmos.
• 11„ enial to your nature.
• ,round you flying leaves aro
' , then remember, my love.
' 's you went mo was very
':!tough . it was indirect, but
-1,••• ! tt•inkof the direct one I got
•*t No)) Ludt I can't help saying:—
new,
aying:—
nen , a kiss by letter, like other
If If„,:. iu limit sweeter tastes gather -
ea :Loa, the tree..
lineal:,ng of lel incident' uu the
train, he contittutd:—
'11:er', was a golden haired boy and
gutti,•n Haired maid, as spooney as
Hilae:.iey c.,uld be. 1 like a little of
tl:.. I of thing myself, but I like
• !} private.
iaat latter he performed
_ ... , .. ,;,t,tt aiuty of clouding the
:di:i v.:.ry extract:—
' do not care for you as I'
•. , ' (lave entirely ceased to
and would bo pleased to
1 i 11 December on y as a friend.
1 el.) :.curry to have to write this,
kl.oa+tee al 1 do that it will strike
your poor heart, but Olga
link 1 aiu to blame, for you
la,,. 1 to make yourself sulci.
1 i'activo to re. !aim my love
• 1 :; •erelld be only reception on
±rt to keep you in the dark.
tf . ^,,;sed by bidding her a
: gaud -bye and asked her
11,.1. trouble to .Jesus. Kern
;Harried the daughter of a
• • .,, I reputedly t1•oalth,y tied-'
In1 .,t Woodstock.. When ex-
• 1',adore the trial he gave as
a•.: .:;; ; why ho broke oft' the uu •
,.t with little Olga, to whorl
'i:, 1' t • ,ine,l the poetical effusion,
t tin b :c:atno ung again she
. ..•• •tl of statural. !lo •expected
' • -a— ',i grow, but she did not,
•.,? •:un:.l he ashamed of her—The inuuigratiosprospects from
i.,,.. '', st,Pot. M r, O'Conner Britain to Canada are fair this. year.
:' 1 ! the pi.aiutiff. Mr. Black- 'file Aliens say that a large party
: ; 1 .arms for the dofendeut, will leave by the Parisian, and also
.1: ' • ' :t hig u`l'ort to get young t''at eubaequent steamers will bo full,
”' ' !,.tidy, but it wes no good. though the season may not be as
'"' • 4 ar•, the plaintiff :1,500 good as last. 11Ir. Graham, at Gies -
,
1),. Kuru anis his wife gowstatus that the prospects aro ex -
•r. " ' ''u' s+rews u' \\'alt:erten collent. Tho withdrawal of assisted
:„ ''1 t •lftornoon, land when passagns led to a higher class of onli-
1',t r" a la, t there the mita on grants going from • Scotland,. most
r ^r inalioated that the Truax having a knowledge of farming and
' - • , t ) laf gene, genie capital. crofter families
ender the f:ovnrnmont scheme will
AN A I'i(;K-Mig;-1TP after exeessiVC leeve early in April, and will arrive
oxoi"ion or exporure,\lilburn'e Beef, in ttlr• North -\\Teat six weeks earlier
t
Mo arni Wino is graceful' ana aunt•
forting. "` than Mar rear s settlers.
m
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BELLE BRADEN'S BOUNTY. AN ELECTION REMI V1 1114i • ••nvy.uul jealousy to every-
CENCE 01+ 11U RUN. j Ludy elou. I say then that, under
There is no possibility of Bella
the eirCumstau0es, carrying on as
Braden's going to the Black's ball, A strange amusing incident you do a trade of this description,
though the cunveted invitation was - • • b • 1'et l'' ctly certain it eau -
in her hands. She wanted to go
badly enough, because Dick St.
Claire was to be there.
The truth of the matter was that
she had no dress to wear. Her
father was a mau of limited means
and he had that day given her as
much money as he could afford to
buy a nioe evening gown. Belle,
filled with the visions of a delight-
ful evouiug, had duly stetted out
shopping, but on the way was attrac-
ted by a crowd around a tenement
house.
Stopping to learn what the mat-
ter was sho found that an Irish
family were about to bo turned into
the street because they could not
pay the rout. Belle was good-
hearted and immediately stepped
forward and payed the mouey.
She could not huy her dress now;
but she returned with a heartstrange-
ly stirred by what had happened.
She thought how Miss ]flack
would enjoy haviug Mr. St. Claire
to herself that night.
'Oh, after all 1 am glad I did
conte good with that muuey !' she
said.
Then it carne into her head that
she had money left—that perhaps
those poor people needed food.
`I'll gu and give them the rest,'
she said, 'and tell pa, someday.'
She was able to find the right
house without difficulty. A stuoky
lamp stood in a little niche in the
hall of each floor as she climbed the
stairs, and Mrs. Finnegan opeued
the door.
'It's the good young lady 1' she
cried. 'An' Pat is better, only
Jaulosy bruk his little leg slidiu'
down the balusters, but. it'll be all
right. O11, sure, the blessin' of
God is on ye! Where would we be
this night but for you.'
'I cares to sue if a little money
would not help you out of your
trouble,' said Belle, 'and I brought
it.'
'The holy Mary sent yo sire!'
cried Mrs. Finuigiin. 'It's not nat'-
ral-like. Oh, I'll be thankful and
1'11 pray for ye ivery night! And
there's another friend I have—the
doctor—that charged mo notltin'
for'mondii' Jamosy's leg, and him
not a dispinsory, dither,'
At that moment the door of the
bedroom opened and a geotleman
camp out.
'Jimmy will be all right, Mrs.
Finnigan aud,' he said, 'and he
won't; be, lame. I'll—ab, Miss
Bradeu 1'
It.ivas•Dr. St. Claire. ,
'Lor' bless ye both!' cried Mrs.
Finnigan, 'do ye know aiche other ?
And a Bine couple you two would
slake; and the blessin' of God—'
They went down stairs together.
'You aro not at the Blacks, then.?'
said Pelle to cover her confusion.
`No,' ;said the .doctor; '1 heard
you had clout a regret.'
'Yes; something happened that
obliged ate to do so,' said Bello—
'and I wantott go; it ie always so
pleasant there.'
'Yes; they are charting people.
And the youug ladies are very
beautiful.'
'And so stylish and elegant.'
added Belle, determined not to be
jealous,
There was a pause.
'Will you take my arm?' said
Dr, St. Claire.
They were now on the street.
Belle took it.
'How delightful this is,' said the
doctor. \Vuuld you mind walking
a little farther than we we need?
Such moments do not come often.'
'I like walking.' said Bello.
'Where on earth have you beon?
r'in frightoired out of my senses.'
said Mrs. Braden as she opened the
door for Bello. "It's 11 o'clock,'
'I've boon sitting on the Blacks'
stops crying because I couldn't go
to the party, mamma.' - said Belle.
'Oh, I'in su sorry you worn frighten-
ed; but I and so happy.'
'!'lien she told her mother all the
reader knows and added.
'And mamma, when we had
reached Madison square he took my
gland iu his and told me that he
loved me and asked me to bo bis
wife. Mamma, please don't be
angry; I said 'yes'—I love him so
dearly, mother.'
'Augry!' cried the Mother,
'Why, I and perfectly delighted.
Such a splended match!'
:...1,aa+i::,ti..,...::wmuw.., •ut:�W..t:::Fia*1nR aaGv:53o-Ya,"v,`6
uoc.urred during the e.. u:
1882. On the shute of tun lido:,
iu Huron cot►wty, sixteen utiles out
from Goderich, there is a little vil-
lage named ICiutail, populated,
like the surrouudiug uuuutry, wit 1!
Irishmen. John J. 1lawkiue went
up ono night to epeak fur Lis ft hold
Sam Platt, and llou. C. F. Fraser
was on hand to address his eo-le-
ligiouists in the interest of Col. A.
M. Ross. The little hall over the
driving shed was lb-uriily erulrlt• 1
by a body of eleeto•s who seemed
equally divided along political linos,
but who were thurougl;ly united in
their love fur a ruetiuu. Tho in-
evitable dispute as to who shuulll
speak liret had j ubuiu
worked the audieuce t li to LLl
fighting point whuu the fluor start-
ed to give way and evcryhuily rush-
ed poll iuell out into the up1•n air.
It a'tt.i 0 warm 8U1t111101•'s night, and
the speakers agreed to address the
assembled electors from the window;
hut once again they co01t1 11111 count'
to terms ou the order nor the length
of time each should speak. At last
Fraser resolved to go ahead on his
own hook, and began haranguing
the people on their duty in the com-
ing contest, Platt's friends organ-
ized around the corner of the tavern,
and when Hawkins in stentorian
tones yelled, " Irishmen to the
front 1" they awept down like a
whirlwind on the crowd listening to
Fraser and took possession of the
meeting. Then lfawkins began to
speak, but Doss' friends had by this
time learned the trick, and in about
ten minutes they charged with such
force as to carry everyone before
them. All night loug this thing
went on, each side alternately gain-
ing the mastery, aud whets the sun
was high in the sky next morning
the mon were still on the road,
shillelah in hand and sore heads
all round, but neither Hawkius nor
Fraser had spoken half en hour in
all that time.—The Empire.
ILLUSTRATED JOURNALISM.
Foreman of cutupusiug room
(speaking through tube to manag-
ing editor)—You say you want that
article about the woman wlio killed
a bear and three cubs illustrated
with a cut of the woman 1
Managing editor—Yes..1 do..
Foreman—What cut shall I use?
Editor—Where fg t' it• cut
Lydia Piukham that we run in the
weekly 'I .
Foreman—It's being used iu the
first form to illustrate that article on
Queen Victoria. - '
" Well, then, run that picture of
Harriet Hubbard Ayr; • for the
woman who killed -the boars." -
" All right ; but what are we go-
ing, to do for cuts for that article
about Joseph Chamberlain and his
bride ?"
"Well, suppose you run that cut
of W. L. Douglas that goes with
this $3 shoo ad for Joseph and that
old handbill cut of Emma Abbott
for his bride"
" All right ; and I suppose that
old cut of the new Colorado capitol
will do for .Joseph's castle, won't
it?" •
• "Yes, yes; ruu anything you can
find for the castle. There's a lot of
old cuts in the job room. See if
you can find something there for an
article I'm going to Rend down
about the Emperor William and his
wifo. I guess that old cut we run a
few weeks ago of Coquet in and Had-
ing will do."
" All right, sir ; Ilading and
-Goquolin goes."
JEWELRY AS A NECESSITY.
At the first annual dinner of the
Birmingham Jewellers' and Silver.
smiths' Association, held on the
28th ult, Mr. Chamberlain proposed
the toast of prosperity to tho associa-
tion. In concluding his speech he
said that judging from the faces'
about hint the munafactnrors en-
gaged in the trade were evidently
not dispirited. "I do not think
you have any reason to bo," he said
because after all the love .of per-
sonal adornment is inherent in
human nature, and you will not
find any nation, either in modern
or in ancient times, or any tribe,
however savage, who could do with-
out it. Consequently, when people
talk about jewellery being a luxury
they are talking of what they know
nothing whatever about. It is per-
fectly evident that it is a necessity
of human nature. The fact is, all
experience teaches us that glen and
women, and especially women, can
do without houses, they can ,lo
without food for a long time, they
can do without drink, and there are
some of them, I have been told,
that can do without tobaccos--
(laughter)—they can do without
clothes, but they cannot du without
ornament. Accordingly, you will
find that the most naked tribes of
Central Africa, although they can
do without anything that we have
cone to regard as necessities of Iifo,
cannot do without their nose -rings
or their tip -rings or their ear rings
or soma other article of personal
adornment which ministtors to their
self satiefaction, and which oven
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not
not and will Lot pii ntently languish.
'!'herefore, in thinking the toast 1
have bueu asked to propose, Idrink
also with greet hope and tho most
confident satiat'.tetiuu to the contin-
ued aud extended prosperity of the
trade which your ussueiutiuu repre-
ei ute." (Luud cheers)
NU'I'ES FROM 1 NE\\'SPAPERS.
—The twelfth death t'runl smelt
pox it) Sollttt vuld 'l ownallii', 1.1,.;it,
neem,, i8 reported.
--Win. flossier shut his wile
,In Ill and thou suici,lud at Tectoria,
Iu*.v,l, 1111 \1'ili1ii l:ly. L'ause, jual.
uusy.
--Last Suueltty 'Viva -General
Ifunthit7i,-at the basilica, Ottawa,
r,•0.1 a decree of the council of Que-
bec, fobit1ding dunces sucltas watt•
zes, polkas and other dancing.
--The ('resident's message to the
seems, regarding Reil simply sets
forth again the patent fact that liiel's
United States citizenship could nut
give hila immunity for offences com-
mitted 011 titanitllian soil.
—Its the York County Court
Ju11;;o McDougall set aside the con-
viction by Cul. Denison of Rev. W.
1'. Wilson, the Methodist clergy-
man who figured in the celebrated
" wove uu " case.
—Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, while
attending a Presbyterian tea -meet-
ing tat Rothsay, appeared in her
usual health. Suddenly she fell
down, apparently ill a faint and ex -
pried a few minutes after.
--lir. Coo. Carter, the senior
member of the firth of Carter 435 Co.,
grain merchants, of St. Mary's re-
ceivucl a paralytic stroke the other
day, which' instautly'prostrated hint.
All ono side of his body seams to
bo very Much 'Effected, so much so
that his lif'o is despaired of.
—tutolligenee was received at
Paris radeutly by telegraph from
Prince Albert, N. W. 'r., of the
death of Donald aull Jultu Fiulay-
sou, of that town, and sons of t110
lata Donald Fiulayson. It appears
that they were overtaken by asovere
blizzard and frozen t0. death. They
were+ industrious farmers in • that
section, aud in good circumstances.
—A washerwoman named Mrs.
King, at St. Catller'ines, was lifting
a lid off a stove Saturday night,
when her apron became ignited and
the flames rapidly spread td her
clothing. She:screanlod and rush-
ed futo the street, whore sotne
passers by came to her rescue and•
extinguished the 11an0s by rolling
the unfortunate woman in the snow.
Sho wits 'frightfully burned about
the 'ohest and arms, and grave 'fears
aro entertained for her ultimate re-
covery.
--Jim Saywell is one of the red-
dest -headed travelling men 011 the
read. HIe was sitting at his dusk in
the store the other day when an-
other travelling roan came over
from across the street. ' Do ' you
know,' said the visitor to Jim, ' that
you remind rile very much cif Clay 1'
Indeed,' said Jim, in a tone that
showed b"groat deal of quiet satis-
faction; ' do you mean Henry
Clay?' ' Oh, no, nor I mean this
common red clay they mako bricks
of.'
=Capt. 1'. W. Dawson, editor of
the Charlston, S. C.. Nears and
Courier, was murdered by Dr. B,Mc-
Dow. McDow, who is married and
the father of a family, had been
too familiar with a Swiss maid in
Capt. Dawson's family, and Dawsqn
visited McDow at his office to re-
monstrate with him. Words and
blows followed, and the enconnter
ended in MoDow shooting Dawson
through the heart. The murderer
locked his office and wont out.
Three hours after he surrendered to
the police.
—At Seattle, W. T. Tom Cleary,
ex -champion middleweight of the
Pacific coast, awl James McCann,.
of Nanaimo, B. C., fought nine
rounds for $100 a side. The fight
was awarded to Cleary, as McCann,
who was being punished terribly,
slipped down to avoid'furthor pun
ishment, In the seventh round Mc-
Cann went down eleven tithes.
The fight was the most brutal ever
seen on the coast, ono of McCann's
eyes being torn out and the other so
seriously injured that he may lose
his sight entirely.
—Mr. J. W. L. Foster, of Toron-
to, is at Ottawa. Mr. Foster, with
Messrs. Corbett, of Niagara, and
Munro, of Woodstock, Ont., have
offered to disclose to the Govern-
ment the whereabouts of'a coal mine
in the l'rovinco of Ontario, provid-
ed the Governinent give them a
bounty of two cents per ton on all
coal mined. Tho coal deposit. it
aj !offs, according to the statement
of the gentlemen referred to, can
be laid down for $3 per 'ton in .all
the Ontario cities. The offer is
under the consideration of the Gov-
ernment.
—Dean Swift, having preached
au assize sermon in Ireland, was
iuvited to dine with the ,judge, and
.having iu his sermon considered
the uses and abuses of the law, he
then pressed a little hard on those
counsellors who plead causes which
tired know to be wrung. When
HOUSE PAINTING,
GLAZING AND GRAINING,
PLAIN AND DECORATIVE
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OI_,INTON, ONTARIO_
CHAS. T. SPOONER
NEW ,STOCK ! NEW STORE ! .
- CLINTON.
JOSEPH CHIDLEY, Dealer in Furniture,
Call at the New Stere and see the stock of
Bedroom and Parlor Sets, Lounges, Sideboards, Chairs, Springs,
iiuttraeses, etc., and general Household Furniture. The whole Stock is from the very
best manufacturers. Picture Frames and Mouldings of every description.
JOS. CIIIDLEY, one door Hest of Dickson's Book Store.
dinner was over, and the glasses be-
gan to go round, a young barrister
retorted upon the dealt, and after
several altercations, the counsellor
asked him, "If Setae were to die,
whether a parson might bo found
who, for money, would preach his
funeral sermon ?" "Yes," said
Swift; "1 would gladly bo the man,
and I would then give him his duo,
s I have this day done his chil-
dren." .
• —There is ou eihibitiun iu
Marantetto's window at Windsor,
a very old, remarkable documeut.
•It is written in French and reads
as follows : " I certify having sold
and delivered to Bodishon Labadee
ouo Indian slave named Mannon
for and in consideration of eighty
bushels of wheat, which he is to
pay me as I want it through uoxt
spring. Given uudur toy gland at
Detroit the 10th day of October,
1775. Signed, James Sterling ;
witness, John Porteous," The Mr.
Labadoe mentioned as purchaser of
the slave was Marautette's relative.
--In rho Quebec legislature as-
sembly a motion of non -confidence
wan made. by..LAblanc,_ member for
Laval, blaming the government for
,allowing C. Beausoleil, the premier's
partner, to retain $31,000 on a col-
lection of •$519,000 made in two
months on the commercial corpora-
tion tax, and which was claimed to
be for his disbursements, while
there is a paid officer, 11. Lamb, as
collector of revenue. Messrs. Lus-
sier, Lafis, taiga and Catagen govoi n
ment s'" )otters, voted with the
opposition, and Bourbonnais and
Polliort, also government support-
ers, who were said ' to be in the
building, abstained from voting.
1'ho.vote stood 24 to 34.
—Alex. J. Thompson, of the 7th
concession of Loudon township, a
married man with a respectable
family, appeared before Squire.
!'eters to -day charged with attempt-
ed criminal assault on the wife oi'
Mr. Robert :1lyall. Thompson was
committed fur trial. According to
the evidence Myall, who works for
Thuutpsou, was sent away by the
latter ou March 1 with a load of
hay, and during her husband's ab-
sence Mrs. Myall claims the assault
took place. On the other hand it
was stated that defendant had given
the illyalls notice to leave the home)
belonging to hit -u which they occupi-
ed between the data of the alleged
offence and the laying of the infor-
mation, and that Mrs. Myall told
him ho would be sorry for it when
she received the notice. Defendant
is postmaster at Ettrick, London
township, and owns three farms.
Mrs. Myall is 0 rather good-looking
blonde, probably 26 or 23 years of
ago.
—Sumo time ago a stranger had
called at the North America Bank-
ing office in Seaforth and discount-
ed a couple of notes signed and en-
dorsed by good reliable farmersin the
township of Logan and McKillop.
It was soon afterwards ascertained
that the signatures to these notes
wore foroories, and they were re-
pudiated by the parties who purport-
ed to have signed them. For var-
ious reasons suspicions rested upon
a man named John Wilkin, a Gor-
man, whose friends reside in Logan,
and who had been on a visit to
them from Scott City, Kansas.
These suspicions became so strong
and so apparently well founded
that Mr. Smith despatched constable
Dunlop to Kansas to bring Wilkie
hack to Canada if possible. Mr.
Dunlop susscssfully accomplished
his mission. Ho was taken before
Justices Strong and Beattie, and
after an inveitigation, was com-
mitted to stand his trial at the next
assizes. .flail in the sum of $2,000
was taken fur his appearance.
Wilkin says he has no knowledge
of the affair ; that lie has not been
in Seaforth since 1882, and that he
can 'prove an alibi. Ou rho other
hand, Mr. Smith, at the investiga-
tion, could not sweer positively that
he was the inan,although tho descrip-
tion of the person ho more to
co•responds•voi'y closely to Wllkin's
appearance. Mr. Aird, the manage
of the Rank of Commerce, swore
positively that \Vilkins is the man
who offered the forged notes to him,
but he is not positive as to the exact
date on which he called on him.
Mr. Co1we11,1 of Mitchell, admitted
that ho drew the notes and recogniz-
ed the writing in the body of the
notes as being his, but he would not
swear that Wilkins was the man for
whom lie drew out the notes, nor
yet would he that swear ho was not,
' —If the debate on the supply bill
has brought out no other fact, it
has shown the country the divided
opinions prevailing in the Grit
household which Mr. Laurier is en-
deavoring to hold together. The
first three speeches, wore antagonis-
tic to each ,other, although uniform-
ly directed against tlio Government.
Sir Richard Cartwright advocated.
unrestricted reciprocity, r1r. Charl-
ton annexation and Mr. Armstrong
commercial union. Sir Richard
repudiates Mr. Armstrong's plan
and denies that he favors Mr Charl-
ton's ; but the latter has the advan-
tage of the other two in that he does
not care which 'scheme is adopted
so long as it leads to the end which
he is convinced will be the bast -for
Canada. Tho member for Norfolk
is a native born American, and
spoke' moro for the oyes of readers
on the other side of the line than
he did for those in Canada.
—Mr. McMullen, of Wellington,
who follows a long way after ,,the
late Joseph Hume of the British
IIouse of Commons claims the right
to speak on every subject,. whether
he knows anything about it or not,
although it is only fair to state that
the Ilon. David Mills' record of
135 speeches on one bill still re-
mains unbroken. It was Mr. Mc-
Mullen who wanted to know a few
nights,ago what became of the old
carpets, and it is ho about whom a
good story has been often told.
Some years ago, it is related, he got
two friends to nomivato him . for a
municipal position—it may have
!aeon the wardenship of Wellington
—and when the ballots were count-
ed it was found that ho had receiv-
ed but one vote. ' First the mover
wont to Mr. McMullen and said it
was to bad his seconder had gone back
on hint, and a iittle later the second-
er came along with a story of mean-
ness on the part of the moyer in do-
serting hitn, He could stand it no
longer and with soma warinth said;
" You are pair of liars ; for that
one vote was my own."
RIGHT PASSWORD BUT
WRONG SMELL,
A high officer of the Sons of
Temperance, presented himself with
the • smell of grog Ito had been
drin'.:ion upon him at the door of
a "divising" for admission, was
waited upon by an Irish sentinel,
to whom lin gave the password,
when the following passed :—
"Sir -e," sialil be, 'tan' yoz Mister
O'\Vright, the Ghrand Worthy
Patriarch of the State of Khain-
tuoky, I do be after belavin'."
"Yes," said Jim, "you aro per-
fectly right, my friend ; but why
do you ask the question 1"
"To toll yez the truth, then, sir,
and shame the divil," snid Pat, "yez
do be havin' the right password for
a Son of Timperanoe, entirely ; but
by the holy Virgin and .the
blessed Saint Patherich 1 yez have
got the wrong smell."
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-"You ntiacreant, here it is 11
o'clock, and you promised to come
home early and take me to the
theater," "Yes, dear; but there was
a closing out sale np town, and T
stopped to• huy you these earrings.,,
" Oh, you precious dilrlingl"
--A *Buffalo elergym'tin, whose
name we Suppress on account of his
"sacred calling, was absorbed in
thought a few Sn'tdays ng.,, just be-
fore service huge rt, when 1)0 Wits ap-
proached by the o:'gatist, who asked
kiln, referrnig to the nrfeiug hymn,
--(What shall 1 pla)1' '\\'hat kind
of a hand leas n you gni?' reesondod
the ahs(11 :.n t( )4€.i1 clerg)111at
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