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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1889-11-13, Page 4T The Huron News -Record also educated itt some calling tha would fit them for making a Well- , hood when they cotne into actual contact With the stern reality of practical life. Governor. Hoard of Wisconsin said the other day that while President of the village of Port Atkinson he investigated the tramp probletn. He wade a portion- al study of 164 cases, and after using various schemes to arrive at the facts he rehed the following conclusions; 1. Not one of the 164 had a trade. 2. Not one of the 164 was born on a farm. 3. All were absolutely bankrupt intnoral character, and all were thieves but two. 4. A distinguishing characteristic of the tramp is moral and physical cowardice. They have no pluck. 5. They are recruited in a major- ity of cases from that great hand-to- mouth population in our cities who subsist by day labor at anything they can get to do. 6. one could do an ordinary sum in fractious or construe a gram- matical sentence. They had no purpose in life, because their pow- ers of mind and body were not trained in any dheotiou. • They be- longed to a " general purpose " ele- ment, and were good for nothing in particular. The great salvation of the masses ,is work, and industrial training prepares them intelligently for that. This is something for progressive legislatorto think out. Of couise the choice of a calling or profession would rest with the youth,or their parents and would depend largely upon their circumstances and en- vironments. But whatever the sta- tion in life of parents may be, the State and society are interested in seeing that their chibiten MC edu- cated industrially as well as moral- ly, as well as in the existing curri- culum. t C.50 Year-e1.2t:iu AtIviowo. • L The wan dots not do Junks to hie business who epends' less IA advertising than he does ill rent -A. T. tinov,m, the w iitionrd merchant New I'm*. Wednesday, Nov. 13th 1889 OREL' AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION. In these days there seems to be a general agreement among all classes) that free common Bohol education is as much the natural sight of the risiug generation as are. free streets iu towns and cities and free highways throughout. the coup try. None of these BLS uaturally inherent rights, but the artificial conditions of ciyilized life c‘„igrand that the young be educated and that ive have passable highways. But the state or muuicipality should not be called upou to furnish free more than a common school education,,as it should not be called upon to build concrete, asphaltutti or cedar pavements throughout the country. Some tnay ask, by what right does the State educate, free, the child et all 1 Many say that it has no right and that the duty belongs t9 the family. Bet the State has the satue right to give free education and make it compulsory as it has to preserve police regulations and if necessary to compel citizens to enter the militia in order to enforce them -the right of public safety. It has the right because the public welfare demands it, because with almost universal suffrage good legislation and the stability of the Government depend on the intelligence of the ruasses,-the people who hold the ballot. The public safety demands that everyone shall bo educated sufficiently to earn a livelihood eosin equal conditions :with every- one else. Without free and com- pulsory education the children of only the comparatively rich would be at all educated, and the large numbers of uneducated would be a perpetual thorn iu the sides of the fortunate and a standing menace to society. Nowt if the good of society de- mands free education as a necessary factor in •the promotion of the pub- lic welfare, it is also necessary that that educatiou develop the moral characteristics. The difference be- tween right and wrung and an al- legiaece te morality should be part of that public education. And what bereaseotefe book, as a reader, Weld he ' used than the Bible. 'Christian' morality could surely be taught from that, book without deviating into the labyrinths of thythlcal and mystical theology ! It a ,-slur upon its divine author to ..say that:His precepts are given to us in such an nnintelligble way that • only 'a 'theolcigien can understand Ware the Bible used as text. book inothe public schools 4 there would s not bo any • need to dive into and extract therefrom Catheliclim or a1viipsm oi Unk • . torte u ism . iLorality is all: the t is • necessary to deduce hem its use in schools, leaving the parents and. priests and preachers to teachtheo- logy. . • •• • • • Another tmportant part of free pub- lic school educatiou should be free .school books. Oue American neigh - hors are taking up this matter and at the state 'elections iu Missouri it was 0151e:ef , the iesuei, and the free book party had .a -huge majority. Iri Ontario almost enough in amiss of the actuil dost of the 'books is given as a bootie to the monopolists who publish them •to furnish free books. That is the public are pay- ing as a partisan bonus to Mr. Mowat' e party friends prices , for school .books so largely in excess.of tho'net cast of them that this excess • wouli elmoit cosat the actual cost. Do away with the nionopoW•end let the work out honestty by tinnier, or let the Government honestly take the publishing in its own hands and freo school books could be furnished without costing the country a penny, as compared with the present monopoly system. To carry out free education to its legitimate conclusion free hooks must become a part of the system. Indeed it is worthy of considera- tion whether compulsory education should stop at a knowledge of read- ing, writing and arithmetic. It is an open question whether the state should not take upon itself to see that the youth ,of the country are ONTARIO'S INNING. The State officers of Illinois have just fixed the rate of levy that will be necessary to meet the appropria- tions for the year made by the Legislature. The late will be 38 cella, on .the $100. This it, a direct tax for State purposes and lias no reference to municipal taxation or Federal taxation. Contrast Illinois with Ontario. The average farmer's asseasement in Ontario will foot up prohaiely $4,000. Were he taxed sfor Provincial purposes as.: his Illinois brother is for State pur- poses he would have to contribute $14.20, whereas he now p9ys noth- ing, the Dominion subsi4 and Pro- vincial tevenue from licenses, etc., meeting the expenses of our Provinc- ial government. And for municipal purposes our taxation is much less than that of our neighbors, While ours customs duties, collected by the DotnitionGovernment,are also some- what less per head than those of the United States. And the, Chi- cago Inter -Ocean says :-"It may. fairly 'be claimed that tio Statein the Union is more highly taxed for State purposethan Illiuoie." , The average, farmer then in the United States way be said to be taxed $15 inrerinnuallY than the average farmer in Qntaties Then the On tario farmer gets on on aVerage. ten cents per bushel more' for his wheat than the American farmer, Ave to ten centsmore per bushel for his oats and corn andprobably five donee's more 'per head for his 'cattle than does his neighbor across the lines to whose condition cotnmercial annexationists would reduce the people of this couutty. We know. some farmers,. who • were carried away by the glamour of the "eixty millionemarket and who woro inclin- ed to looks krndli upou the delusive fad of one continent, one• people, one 'market, but Who upon reflection are now quite' content to bear the ills they have, if they cannot reform them within Canadian lines, rather than fly to and embrace otherawhich are so transparently palpable aoross the border. . EDITORIAL NOTES. • An American exchange • clearly pointe out the "bleseings" of cheap- ness by contrasting the miserable condition of the English free trade wage earner with that of his fellew- workman in the United States. The English book-keeper, who must also be good at short -hand, receives $5 a week, while in the United Staten ho receives $20. Female help that is willing to work in Ragland for from $42 tq $84 a year and board themselves receive in the Visited States double those sums with board. Our authority asks whet boots it that clothing is 20 per cent. cheaper iu Eugland1 Cheapness is indeed a relative term, depending altogether on the power to purchase. Protectiea (inures the purchasing power, other conditions such as those which prevail in all new countries being made the most of. A modern writer says :-"Politi- cal economy is, after all, only tbe art of housekeeping applied to the management of national resources." What an excellent housekeeper Sir John is ! He manages the national resources admirably. The Domin- ion surplus for the first four mouths of the present fiacal year is $4,706,- 000, an increase over the correspon- ding period of last year of $1,100,. 000. In the platter of freedom of elec- tors to exercise their right of votiug, the Dominion franchise gives the greater liberty. The Dominion ballot system is absolutely. secret. Not so with the Ontario ballot. There is no way by which a Dentiniou official can !mow how an elector votes; au Ontario official can very easily tell bow an elector votes. The secret ballot that is not secret is one of the potent causes by which the Mowat Government has been so long kept ix power, as ono can easily' understand by figuring up the various interests and clamor that can he affected adversely if the, free and independent do not vote "straight" for Mowat. The recent State elections in the United States afford food for thought in this eon- nection. • In all the States at, the Presidential election a still • less secret system of voting was follow- ed than prevails iu Ontario. the past week or so elections have been held iu various States for State purposes. The Australian or Do- minion systein of ballotsewae intro- duced iu some of the States, which brought about a reversal of the position of some of the parties.. Where the Republicans. had large majorities at the Federal elections, vthe DetPorate had large majorities in the State elections. GovPrner eleot Boies, of Iowa, attributes the ohangeto the work ingmen,on account of the Australian (Dominion) ballet system, which no one who loves a pure ballot should oppose, giving them greater protection by afford- ing greater secrecy. •But Mr. Mowat will continue to oppose it. ' The reason .why isoobvious. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. •=4. - 7=:' We wish It to be distenetly understood that we do" not hold ourylves responsible for the opinions .Exprgssed bji correpondente.- Nxws-nr.- cOnD. it4». Neic$,Recaril: DEAR SIR. -I read Pin. last week's issue of the "Neu/ .I.i ree an article on "Canada's Beet Market". and among other things, se o :there 'stated, that we import largely from .the United' States,as also do they from us, goods Of a similar kind. In the Matter lof Cattle we are told 'that 'we Imported during the first eight mouths of the present year 128,4a0 worth -mid also exported to our neighbors' a 'large quantity. On those that we exported -the Canadian producer, we are told, paid one filth of their value in duty and in, the. very same breath, we are also told -that the poor Canadian had to pry the duty • on those that he irn- pcirted. To illustrate it clearly, say that two persons, one living in the County gits .Dorchester and his. neighbor living on the next limn just across the line in the State of ltins wished tb trade horees-horses of equel value, we will say $100' each. They .meetat the line. Two cus- toms collectors aid them in adjusting thedeel. The Canadian passes his horse overto his American neighbor 'and pays in 120 to the American `collector. The:Atnerican palsses his horse to his Canadian friend and pays 120 or whatever the comedian duty.on a $100 horse is to the Cana.' dian collector. Alt, no: the "New Era" says this is not so. The Cana- dian • has to pay both duties.. Poor Crieadian 1 elmart Yankee ! •The Canadian pays the duty on the goods he produces and ex - 'ports to the U. 5. The American pays no duty. on the goods he pro- duces and exports•to Canada. Now Mr ".Veto .Era." would you kindly riseand explain. flow is it possible that the rule will not work the same on both sides of the line? At the present moment there are in our Canadian markets, American beef, flour, cheese and butter'and in the markets of Detroit and Buffalo are similar, articles of Canadian pro- duct. and the Canadian paid the duty on all 1 Now,Mr. Editor, if the readers of he t".Vew Era" believe any such stuff as this I *lacedy trust that tbe readers of your paper do not. Yoram truly Boon 'remount. gkdditiond 40,0110 OmT,--There died in, 0111411 on Novr. 7, Leurenia, seemed daughter of Mr. Hugh Moose. The youngsledy had been ill for some time and was but 27 years old. The funeral took place to Clinton cemetery Saturday aftersnoon. OIXESVILLE 44S)Onlill MATCH. -There was etopApy shooting match at HoltuessiW en Thanks- giving day. The attendance was very large. The Enfield rifles (military) seemed to lead in the competition, N. Robson, of Clinton, making many bullseyee in suocession and carrying offs good load of game.. The range was two hundred -yet+ and two targets were used, also an additional one at the short range for shot guns. The "green shots'tfrom Clinton aud Goderich-some of whom 'lever had the good luck' to make a half dozen bullseyes in all their experience -were barred out. The rules of all such matches should be stated on the posters. 'On' the whole the match was a great euceess, and the' game Probably' the beet. ever bagged. • Bolgrave: • Mr. Chas. Wightman has gone to Mich igen Mr. Charlie Scott left for &gees- ing • ou Mouday to spend a few weeks with friends iu that locality. Mr: E. Littlefair of this place has purchased the Rogerson estate, 7th con. Morris, at a very moderate figure. Mr. J. C. Ross, Morris, had a large and well attended sale of farm stock,. implemeuts, &c on 'Wednesday of last week. • The'eosstreide work of Mrs. Tufts nowlitore Will soon be cempleted, the building is being neatly painted by Mr. J. Collins of Wingham. Mr. W. McCOrkindale is having an extensive addition erected to his house which is at present occupied by Mrs. Walsh. Mr. Win. Watson has purchased a 3 acre lot on Jane street at a very low figure. Tuckerstuttli. Miss Mary Towueend is visiting friends in London. • Mr. Goodger, of Hamilton, is the guest of ..Mr. Jno. Landsboro. Miss Ballard, of, McKillop, has, been engaged as teacher for No. 6 for the coming year, at a salary of three hundred dellars. Mr. Win. :Murray returned to Algoma on Monday. He has been here for -the last thee months threshing. • Mr. Robert • Carnochati intends returning to'California in a few weeks., Mr. John Hannah has leased the two Johnson, farms to Mr. Hugh Grieve, of Dakota. Mr. Grieve has rooted the farms for five years at an annual rental of five hundred and fifty dollars, , .. Miss Jennie Landsboroggh • met with an unfortunate• accident a few' days ago. While tappingfrom the 'verandah to the ground she elipped- and fell heavily on, her ann. Under the care of Dr. Elliott the arm is int proving, ' ' ' • Mr. °Bole; of 'dial:Sten, has leiiSed the house recently vacated by Wni. 'Elwell, together w,ith nine acres of 19•11d fipw Jr. 0-19h: • • 'V 0 The oyster supper at, this place under the management of the 0. Y. 13`S in the Orange hall on the evening of November 5th was a grand success, thus showing that the murderous ,atternpt of 1605 • is •notsforgotten :by •manyocrg our loyal eitizeus, 13y eight o'cicrelt a number of the Male adults of our' gown . had assembled at the bell, whereeverything' necessary as. provided by the comm,ittee , in' charge. It was noticed, however, by many, of' those present, that 'those who are supposed to, bo loyal to that honorabre and protestant order which was foutded by their forefather's, (viz. the 0"ransgenien of our town) were absent upon tho. occasion, thereby showing that ' they do not ."practice what they 'stench', It. Iloward wes plectett trs toke the chair, and Robt. Johnston the 1•16,3 chaie., , After supper, which., had been heartily partaken of, toasts want round in right good style. The programme consisted. of scoot, readings, and speeches which. were rendered with cousiderable ability and testes Instrumental. music was furnished. by "our own- boys," 41,o as players ou the violin, etc are excelled by none. The pro- ceedings were brought to a close by singing the national anthem, when each wended hisway home well pleased that he had not forgotten to call on the 0. Y. B's. -James Stention, of Storrington, Ont., is 101 years old. He khas been an Orangeman for 85 years. He was born in Tyrone, Ireland, and was initiated in 180L CURRENT TOPICS. WT is IT 1 An exchange rises to remark :- "If Mr. Rieke would shake off his party obligations, come out a free man, and speak his Own opinions without regard to who Was pleased and who -wasn't, then the few of every type in this journal would beam with a 'smile, and the Bob. Ind. would back Edward for all it's worth. But, just at this moment we don't know what Edward is going to do about free trade, and that is why we now ask hint to declare himself. Which is it, Ed- ward, N. or F. T1 Please answer as soon as convenient." Now, come oh, the haptiernal regia• ter Hays it ia D. E.--Voulinick Edward, or as some of his friends put it now, Doubtfully Eligible Blake, when they talk of tdw se the possible leader of Her Majesty's Opposition. STAND FAST POR•CANADA Rev. Principal Grant at Montreal, at Hallowe'en Caledonian von cert :-A remarkable incideni due. ing the construction of the Canadian Pacific Lin the midst of the Rockies woe then narrated. s The melt at work seemed to have met iesupere able obstacles ands wera afraid that their work on which so much des pended•Would•have to he abandoned, They telegraphed to Montreal .for instructions. The president of the company telegaaphed at; his answer, two words -•'Craig Ellitebie." That wee 1.11B key nole of Scottish cliarec. ter. It. wee a watchword which had done good service in India as well as OnnadA. "Stand fast, Canada." Against all enemies, especially those of our own household, who would strike the flag or stain the national honor ; against factious, animated by greed and party spite, reckless of the country or the difficulties toy are preparing for our children; against the stray bigots who revive the feuds of the old word, and the fanatic who ate sleepless enemies of civil and religious liberty ; against all who would divide that they might dos - troy. Stand fast, ,Canada. SHE LIKED THE CANADIANS. Thereis a kind of hearty yet high -bred hospitality among Carta. diene that is very pleasant to their pleats. They don't prepare speci- ally for you, nor invite people "to meet you" (how I hate that express 'sion or what it implies) of a set purpose ; but they bid you come and they welcome you cordially, and. they let you share their family life ; or if there is anyone you' particular- ly want to see they have him' up at once, and they make you feels-: down to the foes of your boob.' and right away to the ends of the feathers of your bonnet -that they are very glad you came to see theui; that they like you very much, and wish you would stay with them eternally. You are sure you have not put them about by your visit ; on the contrary, that somehow you. have conferred a real pleasure on thew. You expect they will -get over the parting 'from you some tidie, though you' are convinced That they mean to be your friends all. through. , If that isn't 61.8t -class hospitality I do not know what is. - Jessio .111. Saxki/ ih St. .James' Church; .31avns. . THE GALLANT SPEC. *The, Spectator has been doing •Miss Nancy.Simpkins, the editor of the KinenttOn. ATMS,- a grievous wrong. s hitherto we have pictured her HS a stiff blueetocking, •ascetic father thin msthetiC, who scorned the frivolties of fashion, wore spectacles, and devoted her mind wholly to the' elevatioh of her sex' and Canadian journaliStn. We have been mistaken, and We are Alec' to acknowledge it. The proof of our eeror lies in an editorial utterance .of ;Mies Naucy on the subject stf wontares vanity. This is the conolueling sentence :- Who can blame women for their, testhettc taste -it is both natural and pleasing ? Ancestral Eve no doubt, made an attempt to give her first fig leaf an appropriate set, and Adam, to be sureoappreciated the attempt at decoration as much as does his latest descendant, the decorative efforts of Eve's most modern datigh- ter. • ' Dear Nancy ! We take it 'ell • bk. ' How we would lOve to sia •yoe in your newest fall bonnet! Lot ed, indeed, you must be charnie -Spec." POPE PIUS IX EXPELLED. The Voice of Masonry some time ago published the following, and to those kvho never heard of the occurrerife, it will prove a matter of interests.. as setting forth life fact that Pap 4 Pius IX. was at one time a member \of the Masonic craft, end was expelled. from the order for perjury :- "At the eeini-annual meeting of the grand lodge of Masons, Scottish rite of the 'Orient, Palermo, Italy, on the 27th of March last, Pope Phut 1X. *as' expelled from the order. Theqecree of expulsion was published i ' the official Masonic paper at Col ne, Germany, andswes preceded by the minutes of the 1 • lodge in which he was initiated,•au4 ws6 iksjoilows '4 wan named Aliat1ta1 Fekretti, who revel v ed the bap tient of 1?reee niasonry, and solemnly pledged his love nod fellowship, and who after- warde wae crowned pope and king, under the title of Pio Nono, and who cursed his former brethren and excommunicated all members of the• Order of Freemaeotor. Therefere, said Mastai Ferretti is herewith, by the degree of the grand lodge of the Orient, Palermo, expelled from the order for perjury.' "The charges against hire were first preferred by his lodge at Palermo, in 1865, and notification and copy thereof eent to him, with request to attend the lodge for the purpose of answering the Sfill10. To this he made nu reply, and, for divers reasons the charges were not pressed until he urged the bishops of Brazil to act aggressively against the Freemasons. They then were pressed, and, after the regular trial the decree of expulsion was entered and published, the same being sign. ed by Victor Immeneul, King of Italy, and grand waster of the Orient o: WHAT A GERMAN HISTORIAN SAYS. Theodore Griesinger in bis history of the Jesuits when referring to the monstrosity of the Gunpowder Plot as divulged by Catesby at his dwelling, Father's Garnet and, Gerard being present, continues "Soine, however, hesitated, as if scruples had seized them, and one of them, Thomas 'Winter, veetured to give expression to those scruples in words. "Amone, the lords and other members of Parliament," said he, "there are several who belong to our own, the only_saving faith and the same is also the case with rue gard to the thonsands of spectators which the spectacle of the opening. of Parliament usually collects to- gether, and many of those merit, as a matter, ef course, also lose their lives on the blowing up of the palace. Dare we, then, perpetrate the great sin of hlaying our own fellow -belie- vers, and, without warning, hurl them ,to destruction without 'their having had any opportunity for con- fession and absolutions?' Upon such a suggestion Catesby seemed irre- solute, and had nothing to say in reply ; hut the Father Provincial, that is Henry Garnet, whose utter-, awe were looked upon as oracular by all English Catholics, instantly took up the discussion:, and declared without, hesitation that the scruples of Thomas Winter were•without the smallest justification. "There are always iu a besieged fortress friends of the besiegers," the's bis ,explaria. tion proceeded, "who suffer from the cannon : but do people leaye off fir- ing on that account t and much leis do they refrain from atorming. •Catpriby's. plan, then, ought certain- ly to be acceptedt'as it would be, without doubt, most advantageous sto the Catholic party; isnri by the blowing up of the Horses of Parties. ntent• a much larger number of heretics than of trite believers would be destroyed ; idi therefore, in come mon, must be consigned destruc- tions" By this speech on the part of Garnet, wavering thoughts were removed, and ell present at once gee•their hands to Catesby in lose dicatn of thorough !Agreement' • Auction Sale ltekister4."---- Novrt 15,-7. Farm stock etc., on Lot 39,, Con. 4, Goderich townahip, John Harrison, propr., Thos. Brown, Auctr. Argeree• SALE of Farm Of 100 acres, Farm Stock and Implemetris on Lot 22, Cont 3, Hallett, oulThursdayl Novr, •14, at 1 o'clock p. tn. FRANK lialcv, propr. MARKET REPORTS. (Corrected every Tuesday afternoon.) CLINTON. . Flour 84 50 tO. 4.50 Fall Wheat, new & old 0 80 to 0 00' Spring Wheat . 0 80 to 0 00 Barley C 35 to 0, 45 Oats .. 0 23 tq '026 ... . 0 50 to 0' Peas Apples,(winter) per blit 1 60 to Potatoes ' 0 40 tb 0 Butter .. 0 15, to 0 ra Eggs Hay 5 00 to 7 00 Cordwood 3 00 to 4 00 Beef • 0 00 to 0 00 Wool 0 00 to 0 00 -Perk 5 54 to 6 00 .• 0,17 to 0 '18, ' TORONTO STREET MARKET , Wheat, white, red and spring, Sac- tb 85c ; wheat, goose, 65c to 70c. ' OatS, '32c to 33e. . Peas, 58c to 64P. Barley, 39c to 50c. Butter., store packed, 11c, to 14c.; 'dairy, 17c to 18c.; creamery, 22c to 24e. Ent hbgs, $4.50 to $4,75. 1ORON'f0 CATTLE MARKET, Export, good to choice .$3 75 • $1 25 Export, hulls and oxen... 3 50 3 75 Butchers' choice 3 50 8 62i Butchet a' medium 8 00 3 25 Butchers' common k cows,2 50 2 "5 Stockers, good heav,y... 3 25 If Stockers, light 2 50^ .3 00 WHEAT IN MANITOBA. Winnipeg, Oct. 31. -About 1,500,- 030 bushels of wheat has been ship, ped out by the Cs P. R. this seesq'n. Wheat is quoted at from 65 to 680. in Winnipeg; at Moosejaw, 51/c.; Carberry, Wolseley, 513c.; tnerson, rreberne, Cypress River, Glenboro', Gretna, Clearwater, 130ssevain, Port- age, Chatter, Indilifillead, 6Ye.; Hol- land, Carman, Morden, Killarney, 62c.; Manitou, Crystal City, High Bluff, Brandon, Virdeut 62c.; Oak Lake, Whitewood,. Lariviere, Cart- wright, Burnside, Douglas, 62c.; Stouewall,oDeloraine, 7apet1a. 64c.;. ,