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The Clinton New Era, 1890-02-21, Page 4i n ..>o W a. � lilu ile i s� � Cues r Tifis wB, e & Ca. e _ eleY east flwity tioltiete—,d-, O. Pattieon V A,00ident t)ekete-e.A.. O. 1attaxle Spring goads -..WW . Qu mette Pteel ntakirigg--Mies Txewartlea Notice to debtors ---d'. B. Bing 0oecP t -Charity Concert Anotiee,sale-Chas. Ridout ., H. l' armer's Insitute--J. Rannah Fieanioal report—W. H. $ins 1'inapicai report—W. H. Hine White Sewing Machine—J. H. Worsen Servant wanted, Mrs Stewart «Iintonuv!a FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1890 The bar Wleioh was torMerly'kept iii T Wu 0044011• '1 # r tbp.Otttario Patlterrtent bit; dlu�e, o �, alaeuiiil '.meeting of the aPuneil lt' tbee �AG.onudation of xnemlera ,was wM betd ou WOO/ afternoon, oana. rea°nil AbOUghed, lent we have :riot the rpuembept- MOW, 1p euueid'er y what fiction A1loeild 1 e take, CPq• noticed any' of the papera that are Ile- : main lhQ follOwing letter that had molding "tenperehee reform" give the been fierwarded talbe Mayor .-^ QoNertJment credit, aa it deserves, for W. D!011e tTY, Es41:, MAYOR, - DOA4 Sa;R.,-•" beg.,beraw(th to an* its action.w+..F. vo: sgt eived iii forlq You, ':Ghat I >la etrnctfOPa to proce,edto gttssh by-liwe The fact that the New gas. made no 1 jy'o, 2, 3, 4, is and 6 for 13, 0', for the file() statements cenoerning Rev. Mr` Ito wn of felinto�,:(appoint-lag ointlag o ffe t) McDonagh, (because the Stretford Her. paseaAu �� li o� eb1ya yr aS aidvlrttally admitted the truth of it) keipgfle�al,iii2.iirRtha , expens. e should .be incurred against and theft the Toronto Telegram classes the town, aq ,seed ago agotige so itself ets an "Independent Conservative" grit you'agd the, others who passed spat}, by-laws may„blAve au opportuni- ty of preventing silent ae expense. • Yotire truly, Jitates ,SCOTT. The Mayor eepleiee h athatde the Statutes, it'wall tbqug.the last meeting watt( nee ;;legal one, as the previous adjournMent had not been mato in accordance with the legal redt)<isementil oldie case, hence the tette! ynd the present meeting. It Was qp>r• ;of respect • to the absent memberaF that the meeting bad been adjourned, but in point of law the meeting, he believed, was not a legal one. Instead of the board meeting, and adjourning, as required by law, no matter how many were present, the board did not meet, and was ad- journed by word of mouth. Mr Manning admitted that be was as much to blame as any one else for the irregularity, end was willing to bear bis share ot the responsibility. At the time he had not looked up the law, and was, therefore, in entire ignorance of the fact. Mr McMurchie thought that we Auburn. should get out of the tangle into which we had apparently gotten in the best wey that we could, without resorting to law. Mr Searle was satisfied the meeting was illegal, and it should be set right. It was easy to do, and it was not like- ly to change the appointments that had been made, but it would -make them legal to proceed in the proper way. Mr Cooper believed that it would be wise and in the right direction to rectify what was apparently a blun- der; confirming the previous action would not rectify it. Messrs Doan and Kennedy both thought that the meeting was proper and legal, and did not see how a fresh meeting would make it any more Porter's Hill. legal The Budget The Hon. A. M. Ross, Provincial 1S Treasurer, made his budget speech last Thursday, dealing exhaustively with the receipts and expenditures of the Province, and showing that its financial affairs had peen managed with due re- gard to eoomony, and in the best interests of the Province. Ontario has for some time occupied the prond dis- tinction of having its finanoial affairs conducted on sound business principles and to -day no province in the Domin- ion can make anything like as good a showing. The Treasurer is tto be con- gratulated. Commenting on the budget the Mail, which is a supporter of Mr Meredith, (though not of Sir John) pays the fol- lowing neat compliment to the Ontario Government and its able Treasurer:— The provincial estimates for 1890, which were submitted in the Assembly `yesterday, provido for a gross expendi- ture of $3,420,000. The ordinary ex- penditnre will be $9,829,000, the capital expenditure 9566,000, and that on ac- count of refunds $95,000. The gross expenditure of Quebec for the 'fiscal year 1890.91 will exceed five millions. Tlie general conduct of the Ontario f Government is not beyond criticism, quite the contrary; but it must be al- lowed that its management of the fin- ances has been thrifty, judicious, and clean. Canada's Advantages Under this heading, a correspondent contributes an article to the Empire wherein the following occurs:— "Now we -have in Canada, all the way from Port Colborne to Port Dal- housie, two canals with. power along very nearly -the whole length. On the new canal at every overflow there is enough power to drive four or five fact- -,- . cries or mills. Here we have a perpet- ual power (from January to December, independent of fuel. Surely, were this put before the British capitalist, some of the many millions now being invested in the States would come to Canada." What he Bays concerning this wasted power we know to be true. But he over- looks one very important consideration. There are a number of factories along this vary canal now standing idle not from lack of power to drive them, but for lack of a market to sell their pro- ducts in. Secure access to the Ameri- can markets, and not only would British Capital be invested there in factories, but Americans themselves would put up factories for the very rea- son stated by the correspondent because they could get the best water -power in the world at a nominal cost. It is the market that is wanted. ass Speaking of Mr Adam Brown's bill before Parliament making it illegal for sportsmen to shoot live pigeons from a trap, we heard a sportsman say that Mr Brown's motives were not so much in the interest of humanity as they were to extend the sale of a patented sabsti. tute in which he is interested. The Toronto Telegrath gives cur- rency to the rumor that Mr W. D. Bal- four, M. P. P. for South Essex, is after the position of Queen's Printer, now filled by Mr Notman, who is in declin- ing years. Dameirumor also -says that Mr Deck, M. P. P. for Centre Bruce, is after the same position. There is less honor but more money conneoted with the position than with that of a private member. Judged by the tenor of the discussion in the House, the resolution of Mr Mc- Carthy concerning dual language in the Northwest will be voted down. It is a go -as -you -please discussion, Conserva- tives hitting Conservatives, and Liber - ale slashing Liberals. It is a pity, be- cause one language is quite sufficient for the Northwest, as it would be in Can- ada, if we could amend the constitution • Those who are still so foolish, so dis- honest or so ignorant as to insist that there is no market for Canadian pro- ducts in the United States are respect- fully referred to the following table, which shows the classes of Canadian goods exported from the Dominion to the United States and Great Britain respectively last year :— ToU.S. To G. B. Products of mines..... $9,753,361 5422,355 Products of fisheries 2,893,980 1,249,928 Products of forest 11,043,023 10,197,692 Animals and products , 7,137,205 16,227,060 Agricultural products 9,125,707 3,674,055 Manufactures 1,822,948 1,679,359 Miscellaneous 727,273 53,995 did not prevent the Mitchell Advocate from having a personal fling at the New ERA. Papers like the Advocate never let facts stand in their road if they wish to say anything they think is mean or untrue. We do not want to be uncharitable towards the editor of our ootemporary, but a man who ooald crowd so many misstatements' into an article as ap- peared this week, in the one he devotes to the Naw ERA, mast have drawn his inspiration from something stronger than cold tea. Almost from beginning to end, the article is a tissue of un- proved assertions. We do not propose to waste space in discussing a personal matter that our cotem personally knows nothing about, which was disposed of years ago, and which no one cares a rap about now, even if true. This is the third week ot special services held in the Methodist church here. During the past two weeks we had Miss Sadie Williams, a moat effi- cient evangelist, whose labors have been abundantly blessed. About fif- ty persons have sought, and most have professed to have found, salva- tion. Nearly forty have united with the church, and more will. Revs Henderson and Duncan, Presbyterian ministers, were present several times, and took part in the exercises. In continuing the services this week the work of soul saving still goes on. •It is intended to hold a four -day's meet- ing at Westfield, next week. NOTES.—Grippe has had a strcng hold on this neighborhood, and is still holdiug on; our store keeper, our' chief, our doctor and broncho trainer have had very severe attacks of it, but are on the improve; Wm Elliott and Mrs John Woods, of the 4th con., are still under the doctor's care.— Reeve Cox has purchased a fine team of horse,, end is going into farming again. Capt. McDonald, who has had a severe attack of grippe, is, we are happy to say, iible to be out again. The old drill shed at the hill is being torn down, aced the parties that bought it have a harder job than they bargained for, James Cox, who, has been visiting here for some time, will return to Dakota soon, but not alone, we believe. J.W. McDonald's thoroughbred, cow, Lustre, has drop- ped a fine heifer calf, which does credit to his herr! There are quite a number in this neighborhood, who leave this spring for the land of the broncho and blizzard; we wish them luck. News Notes Around The County. The Choicest Stealings from our County Exchanges A boat has been secured terun'dur- ing the summer season between Sag- inaw, Goderich, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. , The firm of F. & A. Pridham, Gode- rich, has dissolved, Mr A. E. Pridham taking the furnishing department of the business. Principal Taylor, of Wroxeter Public school, was called away last week owing to the sickness and death of his brother a young man of about 21 years of age. Mr C. E. Mason, of Tuckersmith, has sold his two-year-old imported stallion "Springfield Darnley" to Mr John McGregor, of the 3rd concession, for the sum of $1,600. The Methodist church Seaforth is proposing to have the electric light in- troduced into their church. They feel that they need more light; two lights will be placed therein. The many friends of Rev. T. E. Hed- dle, of Tilbuy Centre. will regret to learn that owing to his father's poor health he has decided to leave the min- istry at the close of the present confer- ence year, July 1st, 1890, and take his father's business in Goderich. A very large number of people follow. ed the remains of Christoper Stewart to Dungannon cemetery,last Thursday afternoon. Deep regret is felt at the loss sustained by the Methodist church and the whole neighborhood, in the death of our aged neighbor. Much sympathy is expressed for the two children who are now motherless and fatherless. There died at Tomahawk, Lincoln Co., Wisconsin, on Friday, Feb. 7, Mrs Ralihan, a daughter of Mr Patrick Doyle, of Hullett. The illness of the deceased was but of short duration, and the news of her demise was a shook to her relatives here. Our readers will remember that but a few months ago Mr Doyle lost one of his sons who died in Chicago. The remains of the deceas- ed lady were interred inthe burying ground at St. Augustine, East Wawa.. nosh. Mr James Tovell, who had been visit- ing friends in Walkerton last week, having occasion to go to Wingham on business, when, on entering the hotel, he noticed one of his feet feeling damp, on taking off his shoe discovered that his foot was all covered with blood; a doctor was summoned the foot band- aged, and he,informed Mt Tovell that had he gone to bed and to sleep he would probably have bled to death be- fore morning. He lost about a quart of blood before it could be stopped. There was no wound in the foot, which makes the accident all the more sing- ular. ,On Thursday niglii some evil disposed person or persons entered the stable of Mr Joseph Stenzel, of the 14th conces• sion of McKillop, and cut the hair off the tail and mane of one of his horses. thus disfiguring the animal in a Very serious,manner. The horse is a very good one and is one of a team which Mr Stanzel sold to Mr MoMann, of Sea - forth, for $300. Mr MoMannn pur• chased them on the 8th,.of,,,, anuary, and was to take them away the first time he shipped, or if he left thein longer than two or three Reeks he id as to pay Mr Stenzel for peir keep This wil(diltoly spoil tbe%lip of the fitallses, Totals 36,503,297 33,604,344 Newspapers comparing the prices of grains in Chicago and Toronto as those opposed to commerical Union do, should also inform their readers that on certain classes of grain the standard weight of a bushel is more in Chicago than in Toronto, and the distance from the seaboard is also greater, which canalizes prices. On similar grades of grain the price in Toronto and Chicago are practiditlly the same, and any grain dealer will bear us out in this. Papers that publish quotationd of two points, without explaining the above difference, ore only trying to mislead their readers. Moved by Coun. Kennedy, sec. by Coun. Johnston, that the proceedings of last meeting be confirmed at pre. sent meeting. Mr Mannicg stated that the above motion could not be legally carried, and he would leave the council room before he would take the responsibility of passing such a motion. What was illegal could not be made legal in that way. Mr Armstrong expressed the same ides. The Mayor thought that the majority should 'decide, and if the council saw -fit to pass the resolution that should settle it. Moved i. amendment by Coun. Manning, sec. by Coun. Armstrong, that we proceed to appoint the offic- ers for the year, and to do the other work done at the irregular meeting held on the 10th i,st. This was voted down on the following: 'Yeae- McMurchie, Manning, Searle, Coop- er, Armstrong, 5. Nay—Doherty, Kennedy, Johnston, Doan, Plum- mer, Couch, 6. • Alter some further discussion. con- cerning the legality of the original motion, the deputy reeve affirming that his advice in the past had never io a single instance been wrong, and would not be found to he in this in- stance, the motion was voted on as followe : Yea—Doherty, Kennedy, Johnston, Doan, Plummer, Couch, 6. Nay—McMurchie and Armstrong:::, Messrs Manning, Searle and Cooper declined to vote. The matter stood here, and legal advice will likely be taken, Mi Man- ning claiming that the town had no properly appointed officers. A POOR HOUSE. Deputy -Reeve Manning stated that as several of the towns and villagee were moving in the matter of secur- ing a poor house, irrespective of the rural municipalities, action should be taken here also. He, therefore, moved the following resolution, sec. by Mr Johnston, that the Finance Committee be empowered to make such' representation in regard to a poor house in connection with the other towns and villages of the coun- ty as they may deem best in the in- terests of the;town to the government, and if the Committee:sees fit, to join any deputation that may be sent to the Government —Carried. Council adjourned. On request of Messrs Kennedy,John- ston, Doan, Plummer, Couch and Man- ning, members of the council, another special meetingwas held on Wednes- day said he had evening.Mr Manning writen to:r Garrow, giing the facts concerning the alleged illegal meeting, and which letter he had read to several members who thought it was quite in keeping with the facts. Mr Garrow, in conversation had said in effe^.t that the previous meeting illegally held on the 10th, and all the business transacted, could be legalized and confirmed by a proper by-law, if passed by a majority of the council, or the business cod be transacted over again. Mr Garro*also stated that it was not legally necessary for an assessor to be a ratepayer of the municipality, but he should be a person from whom the penalties imposed by statute for non-performance of duty, could be, collected_ Mr Corbett stated that he was still on the assessment roll„ had paid his taxes last year, and expect- ed to be on the roll this year also. He would give sureties from $500 to $2000, to the satisfaction of the council, and as the statutes even provided for 6 months' imprisonment, he t ought there need be no difficulty about the matter. The deputy -reeve moved, and the reeve seconded, that we proceed to ap• point the officers and transact the busi- ness done at the.irregular meetingeld on the 10th, and that all resolutions heretofore passed inconsistent -with this motion, be rescinded. -.Carried. Mr Cooper thought the position of weigh master should Have been advertised for the same as that of any other officer, though he had nothing against Mr Welsh. The Mayor, and councillors' Manning and Searle, all.stated that the committee were unanimous in favor of the reappointment 'of MrWelsh, than whom a better man, theftillllrVed;could not ,be secured, hence this position. The by-law appointing chief constable was read, and the name of Joseph Wheatley was inserted without opposi- tion. Mr Manning movei, Mr Armstrong seconded;that the name of Henry Stev- ens be inserted as assessor,' Mr Kennedy moved in amendment, rid Goun. Aebustoritsticonded, that lli'r ;r Corbett be appointed; as assessor. • Theitnez dn1ent was Lost on the fol,' lowingvat . X or Doherty, 8e nnedy Jelmston,Pluinmerteouch. . Against, Melaiurohle,' Maiming, Searle, Poen; • Cooper, Arn1strong.-4. The vote o t11e Qriginrtl 'nation was juet a reverse of thp,t for the amendment. • The ober appointments, as made at the'previone tneetiiug were then ratified, The, town constable was instructed to report to the Property Committee the ,tate of the water tanks, once in each month. OttawaCorrespondent NEWS ICQTFS A man Ia IdS Smith t ot ni st u �," esday night >rilled his wife. fe 'Thee r.. urdet sitellarto that for which aWneil=swaansdonllqieBelti okp,hane Com- panyemployee, nniyee, whoiall frm a window f .he Coulson Fame, Owen Sauud, on Monday morning, is deed, Four hundred *omitted rniners in Great Britain threaten to strike unless an advance of 10 per cent. is given them. Massachusetts has seut2 40 petitions to Cougrese Peitylug that the ezport- anon of intoxicating li nota from the United States to Afrloa be stopped. The discrepancies in she jurors pay vale of Lincoln County are found to be so serious that a special meeting of the County Council is called for 26tih inst. There ie little doubt that the passen- ger steamer Dunburg, with her 400 Chinese passengers and crew, foundered in the recent typhoon in the China Sea. Hannah Cole, an abandoned woman, was beaten to death in a barn at Belle - vile, and the authorities are trying to find William Arnott, who is charged with the murder. One of Bowmanville'e most influent- ial citizens, Mr John McDougall, dropp- ed dead on the street. He had been ourling, and was heard to complain of a pain in his chest. Mollie Corwin, of Shelbyville, Ind., the much -married woman, was wedded on Monday to her ninth husband. His name is Geo.. Cusick. Six of his pre• decessors are still living. Rev. J. A. Streohfus, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church in • Chicago, has been arrested, charged with insult- ing ladies on the street. It is thought his mind has become affected. Mr Erastus Wiman lectured in Mont real on Saturday night on the advant- age to the Provinoe of Quebce, and more especially to the city of Montreal, of the closest trade relations with the United States. The seminary at San Marcos, Texas, was burned Monday night. Three girls were seriously burned and thirty- one escaped death by jumping from the third storey windows to a gallery, from which they escaped on ladders. An intoxicated man entered the Methodist Church at Hudson N. Y. on Sunday during services, and passing up to the pulpit offered the pastor, the Rev. John Tressidder, a drink. The divine took the bottle and filed it away for future reference while the intruder was run off to the calaboose. Rev. Mr Van Alstyn, of Traverse City, Mich., dropped dead at the asy- lum Sunday afternoon. He had gotten about half through with his sermon, when he stopped and fell at the side of the pulpit he so often preached from. When picked up he was dead. A commercial traveller, who says Til- bury Centre is a muddy village, was there when a funeral passed up main street. Four horses ware attached to the herase and four horses on each con- veyance following. They were obliged to rest the animals about every hundred yards. The wheels of the vehicles were filled up solid with sticky clay, peculiar to Tilbury Township, which gives them the appearance of the end of a saw log. "A livery refused. me a rig to Merlin 10 miles distant, stating that four hor- ses attached to a top buggy would hot take me." A despatch from Aden says:—An, aw- ful scene took place on board the Pen- insular & Oriental Company's steams - ship Victoria. homeward bound from Australia. When midway . between 'Colombo and Aden a male passenger leaped overboard. The engines were instantly reversed, and a boat was or- dered to be lowered. As the crew obey- ed the order the torward davit tackle Blipped frons the hands of the bowman who was overhauling it, and the crew, numhering thirteen, fell into the sea. A second boat was instantly lowered with a crew of eleven. This latter was lowered in perfect safety and succeeded in tescuing eleven of the unlucky thir- teen. The other two, together with the unfortunate suicide, were devoured by sharks in full view of the horrified passengers. ' Dispatches from Shanghai give de- tails of wholesale executions which took place recently in Pekin. The con- demned were fourteen in number and were carried to the place of execution in wagons. The prospect of death, however, had no effect upon them and they seemed utterly indifferent to their fate. Nine prisoners were to be be -head- ed and five to be hanged. The former were played in front of the place des- tined to receive their bodies. Their faces were painted red, their red clothes were stripped from them. Each one was forced to dig his grave for him- self, two feet in depth. The subsequent work of the executioner was speedy, and in a very few momenta nine were beheaded and five strangled. The bod- ies of the latter were stretched on the ground and the officers pinned on each a large paper giving the name and crime of the condemned. t Later the bodies were exposed to the prey of car- rion birds. An immense throng flocked to Pekin from the neighboring country to witness the execution. DUAL LANGUAGE—A LENGTHY D. . BATE --SPIRITED SPEECHES. • Oa Thursday Mr McCartby moved the second reading of hie, bill on the dual Iauguage. Mr Davin moved the following amendment: "That this bill be not read a second time, but that it he resolved that it is expedient that the Legislative Aeeembly of the Northwest Terri- tories, be authorized to deal with the subject of this bill by orders or enact- meut after the next general election, for the said territory". Mr .Davin endeavored to show that the result of Mr McCarthy's bill, would wreck the peace of Canada and cause incalcu'able Injury to the country. Mr O'Brien was short and to the point. He objected strongly to tbe amendment hecausejit was uothing,meant nothing, and was not an answer to the many petitions to the house. There was but one official language in Canada and this amendment only looked likes blind, to shield those who did not wish to openly say what they thought on the question. Mr. White (Caldwell) believed in Provincial rights in this matter and therefore opposed the bill. Mr Beausoleil spoke in French and concluded by moving another amend- ment, which simply meant leave the languages as they are. Col. Denison, who is seconder to the bill, showed that Switzerland being peopled by Italians, French afid Germans when Attacked by a common foe, united so there were different languages there, but that was not a parallel to the North-west. Mr Mercier was not going to deter him from what he believed to be right. Mr Mullock resumed the debate on Friday, and after a lengthy speech, in which he took both sides and was applauded by boot parties, that Mr McCartby's bill was not what was needed, and it was better to give the task into the hands of the Provincial authorities. Mr Giault did not object to the Bill but to the preamble. Mr Robillard declared the bill an insult to every French-Canadian in, the country. Mr Dawson proposed the old fos- silised proposition to let the thing settle itself. Sir Hector Langevin cried, born, bred and dyad in French, loyal they were, loyal they would be but French they must and would have. Mr Lavergue thought the question was for the Dominion Parliament to settle, but thought it was premature. Mr Mills fought Mr McCarthy fair- y and well,going back to beginnings, declaring that unless the pulpit, platform and press and dgmeslic use of the language was eurpressed what use would the bill be? Ou Sa•.urday, Mr Charlton delivered an eloquent and much convincing speech on this subject, referring to the Nationality., The 'benefit to the Northwest, the senti,nent shown by. petitions, The Manitoba assembly 27 to 6, the Anglo-Saxon was to become the speech. Mr Blake took to quibbling. Then to his power of speech and endurance. Nevertheless the speech rings with its old time fire and carries conviction, but after this pleasing the French, he then moved an amendment which points out it would be better to leave the,thing alone. Induce immigration. Mr Blake concluded by the following somewhat peculiar looking statement if analysed : 'Canadians on" these lines must agree or there will for Canada, be neither peace, prosperity or progress. Mr McNeal thought we ought to listen to the petitions from the North west, as they know better what they wan ted. Mr. Sutherland spoke highly of Mr Blake's speech but thought better to differ from his view of the case. On Monday Mr Laurier spoke calm, sarcastic, cutting, loigicai,clear- ly he defined his position, The country (N. W. T.) was changing, the institutions were but •temporary.' The question was too broad and should not be dealt with at all now. The need of forbearance was enjoined He wishedthe welfare of the majority and the protec ion of tl e' minority. Sir Jno Macdonald has not lost his wit and if brilliancy, oratory, argu- ment, constitutional authority had been expended, Sir John found room for a number of stray shots. But to conclude he thought it best if they wished to use the French lan- guage to let them dd as they wished. Mr Cockburn believed in leaving the question to the Northwest Assem, b1 Mr Sproule agreed with Mr Davit He favored Provincial rights. Mr Wright glibly jibbed the mem- ber for North Simcoe. Mr Laudry would vote against the amendment and against the bill. Mr Weldon believed the 110th lecture as well as the rest of it should be left alone: Mr Dessiant spoke in French and declared civil war was nothing to French rights. HURON NOTES. Collector Mooney, of Morris, com- pleted his work last Monday and re- turned his roll on Tuesday to the town- ship Treasurer. Out of $10,781.09 bo collected all except $22.14. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs W. F. Stewart, of Brussels, had the misfor- tunete slip on some ice, and in the fall broke one of the bones in her right limb, near the ankle. On Tuesday MrsCatharine Cormack, of Brussels, passed away, at the ad- yanced age of 87 years. She was a native •of.Sootland, her husband dying shortly after their marriage. The lumber dealers say that the ef- fect of there being no snow will render the condition of the people in the back part of Stephen township very low, in - ,deed. They depend on their timber for a living, and while they have a lot cut and Mahe bush, it cannot be reached owing to the water not having frozen sufficiently hard. a. Hlebllin 41pf41,00. 4.# YOICZR l;X -.. DUB tXOliR i PO$'T 101/rf iege of bnsineae which has cornet) light ylertscandal elle T * ' AMITYCORM! for along time, and we cannot flee how Mr Itykert can. come out of it cleanly. HCe utefulnees to Parliarnent,whie lhaa been of'a doubtful quality far some years, is gone , and in continuing in Parliament as tbe representative of fair dealing men, is not, seemly. He hes been engaged in a transaction which neither he nor his party can honestly defend, and in such a case the wisest course for hint to pursue would be to withdraw from polities and enjoy the fortune his shrewdness brought to him. --Toronto News. People who build churches and leave to posterity the reeponeibility of paying a large share of the cost confer a doubt- ful benefit upon the Christian °ommnn- ity. Tao many congregations are call- ed ishan to bear a heavy finanoial load, and in some oases the financial burden also imposes a burden on the consciences of the people as well. We think there can be no question but that the pew rent system, whether it be inevitable or not, is largely responsible for the fail- ure of the churches t0 attract the poor- er °lessee. Nat all clergymen, regard the pew question as a matter of con- science; and as a ',natter of finanoial policy merely, few probably would ad- vooate the voluntary system. That the pew rent system brings dollars into the churches is, we think, as palpable as the fact that it keeps men out of the ohurohes.—Mogtreal Star. One of the most unjustifiable expend- itures of the Dominion Government is that under the head of civil service sup- erennuations. About a quarter of a million of dollars are taken from the taxpayers every year to provide an an- nual pension for men, who, while in the employ of the Government of the coun- try, received in salaries, all that their services were worth. One f the mnoet objectionable features in this pension outrage is the fact that nearly thirty of these in receipt of tyle bounty provided are now liv- ing outside of Canada. The system is bad enough in any case, but it is made infinitely worse when the bene- ficiaries -of it go elsewhere to spend the money with which the people provide them for doing nothing.—Toronto Tel- egrarn, Independent• Conservative. At the several Farmers' Institutes in Ontario a decided feeling has been shown in favor of removing the present duty on American corn. From the farmers' and breeders',standpoint there can be but ane conclusion, and that is if we are to produce cheap beef, cheap dairy prodntts, &w, the cheaper we can obtain feed the greater the profits. Of coarse, anold erquestion to be consider- ed is, would the cheapening of corn depreciatetheprices of our own ooarser grains, and to what extent? and if the affirmative be granted, would hot the benefit from cheap corn and more fat stock outweigh any slight depreciation in the value of our coarser grains,seeing that it does not pay to raise them if we cannot bay cheaper feed? But as our oats are exported in the shape of- meal; peas for conkumption on shipboard, and the greater part of our barley for malting (none of it for feed), corn really would not come in competition with these. As stook raising, feed and dairy- ing are(paranrount industries in'Ontario this question of free corn for our herds and .Hooks should be carefully consid- ered,.—London Free Press, Conserve- ' tive. - Toronto University which is situated on Queen's Park, was totally destroyed by fire Friday night, The loss is est- imated at over $500,000. Preparations had been made for the annual conver- sazione, at which 2,000 people were ex- pected to be present, and it was just before the guests commenced to arrive, at 7 o'clock, that the fire broke out. The building is not supplied with enough gas jets, so that on any special evening it is necessary to light up with lamps. Two men were engaged carry- ing upstairs in a rack half a dozen lighted lamps to be ptil°ni a chandelier, when the man on the lower end became frightened that they might fall and instantly let go his hold. The lighted lamps fell and broke, oil spreading all over the stairs and down into the al- ready heavily -oiled floor. The library, worth 9100,000; the museum, with its valuable documents of Dr. Wilson, president of the University; chemical apparatus, mathematical instruments, furniture and utensils were all destroy- ed. The building was considered to be the finest of its kind in America, and was only insured for 9164,000. The fire itself was one of the grandest sights the 'human eye has rested on, being simply indescribable. The building will be rebuilt, an exact faceimiile of the one detroy ed. Personal and Political Mr Peter MoLaren,the millionaire lum- berman of Perth., has been appointed to the Senate in place of the late Senator Turner, Referring to the Orange bill the Mont- real L'Etendard says that its adoption will mean certain and early oivil war, for if the Orangemen attempted a street parade in Montreal a bloody riot would be sure to follow. Rev. W. W. Carson, 'the well-knoWn Methodist preacher, at a missionary meeting in Kingston, said that the continued attacks of Protestantchurch- esagainst Roman Catholics in Quebec were simply unifying them. Putting money into French missions was like putting it into a bag with holes in it. - WESTWARD -'HO! "For we have seen the land, and be- hold it is very good. Be not slothful to go,. and to enter to possess the land." Don't wander away to the Far North- west, and settle on a treeless prairie far removed from the great markets when you can secure LAND IN THE NEAR NORTHWEST l Close to the great cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Duluth.- Remember uluth:Remember that the Duluth market regulates the price paid for wheat in the northwest both in British and United States territory. Four hundred miles from that shipping port means at least 15 cents a bushel for railway freight and elevator charges,and the same facts apply with equal force to cattle, sheep and other farm products. The Great Northern (St. P. M. & M.) Railway Co. have 50,000 beautiful farm Homes which they offer to actual settlers at an average price of five dol - tors an acres on longldeferred payments only one ninth of the purchase money required to be paid on location. Less than it would take to transport your family and effects to;the far northwest. The land grant offered to actual set- tlers commences within 20 miles of Minneapolis, which possesses the most extensive flouring miles in the world. You can now obtain a farm in the Mississippi valley close to that great city which is connected with seventeen great railwayisystems and their branch- es. These lands are unequalled for fertility as the following crop statistics prove. Crop 1889, Wheat. Avg. pr Corn Barley bushels. acre. bush. bush. Minnesota, 45,000,000 16 33,000,000 10,000,000 Ontario 18,000,000 15 9,000,000 23,000,000 Manitoba7,000,000 12 None. None. Minnesota last season produced 40,- 000,000,bushels of opts and an immense quait Y of farm products. The enor- mous r- mous production of corn proves the climate temperate and statistics show that it is healthiest in the universe. The locality referred to is in the famous park region, which possesses all the advantages of the prairie while protected from windstorms by great belts of timber and wooded hills. "There's a tide in the affairs of men Which taken at the floods leads on to fortune." That opportunity is now yours; do not miss it. For further particulars and plans which will be mailed free -on application apply to. J. BooRWATER, or to GEO. PURVIS, Land Comnissioner, The Co's Agent St. Paul Minn. London, Ont. In St.Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, on Sunday the Rev. W. T. Herridge declared in favored of the red vision of the Westminster Confession, Mew TOIVP. TTE1,11, Tuesday, 20th, ofFeb ajetu At iutxti$Cinent,, . See program for lull' parfecolett Yreeeeee to relieve the tame 01 ger tern, . ADMISSION ONLY 15 CANTO. EV1IB' BQD7f CQ1M AUCTION SALT:.' !'FOOD GENERAL SERVANT WANTED at once. Mrs A. STEWART, the Manse Notice to Debtors. All persons indebted to the undersigned aro hereby notified that if the samo is not biaidbythe lstof March, the accounts will e placed in court for collection. J. A. KING, Baker VALUABLE —r PROPERTY iTY Under and by virtbe of pewerl of sale .eon. tailed in a`certairi mortgage, whichwill be produced at the time f vale, there will 1;03 on TUESDAY, Mar. 11th, 1890,, - At Two o'olock in the afterb0ort, at tllie Rattonbury House, CLINTON` The following valuable property: -7_411 certain -parcels of land situate in te of Hullett, in the County 61 Huron being composed of Lots Nos.19 and sl, in the filth concession, and the North Half of Lot Wo. 10 In the 4th concession, (containing in all 950 mre otai TERMS—One-tenth of the purchase money to be paid down at the time of sale. Liberal terms for balance will be made known at time of sale. For further particulars apply to ROBINSON; O'BRIEN & GIBBON, ven- dors' Solicitors 74, Monti St., Toronto, or to CHAS RIDdUT, 0. E., Clinton. DRESSMAKING Mies Trewartha desires to intimate to her many ou8tomers that she has returned to town and is new prepared to fill all orders in the DRESS and MANTLE MAKING lino on short notice, and with perfect satisfac- tion. Orders respectfully solicited. M. The house occupied by her is for sale on very reasdnable terine. Particulars on ap- plication TEACHER WANTED FOR 8, S. NO. 8, Colborne, mala or .tamale bolding Sec- ond or Third Class Certificate, duties to commence at Easter. State experience and salary required from Easter to the end of the year. Applications received up to April 601. Address, ANDREW MILLIAN, Secy, Auburn P. 0. '.31 SOUTH HURON Farmers' Institute. A meeting of this °Institute will be held in the TOWNSHIP HALL, VARNA, ori FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 7th and 8th, 1890, Commencing at 10 o'clock a.m., and continu- ing afternoon and evening on Friday, and forenoon and afternoon on Saturday. The following gentlemen are expected to $ ?, be present and give addresses or read pa- tt pers: Uriah McFadden, Esq., President 9 ' East Huron Farmers' Institute' subjects, ' "The driving horse, how to breed, feed and train him" and "The work of Farmers' In- tt stitutes," Thomas McMillan, Esq., Hullett; y,!; "Breeding heavy hbrses and feeding steers for the old oouhtry markets." Jonn C. Morri- son, Esq., ,McKillop; "Dairying for profit, and what is a farmer, -C. M. Simmons Esq.. j. Lobo, "Cattle and sheep breeding."Number of local gentlemen will also give addresses on practical subjects; The advisability of forming branch institutes in different parts of the riding will be introduced. The election of officers will take place ,at the forenoon session on Saturday. The di- rectors of the ihstitnte are doing their best to make this meeting a success by bringihg' practical men to give information and in- struction on subjeets•whfoh they have made a life study, and trust that the farmers of South Huron will show their interest in their own profession by their presence at each meeting. WII; BUCHANAN, . JOHN HANNAH, ' President. . Secretary Financial Report Statement of Receipts and Expenditures of the Collegi- ate Institute Board of Town of Clinton, for the year 1889.• RECEIPTS To Balance on hand $ 935 62 Govn't Grant last half 1888$608 94 Govn't Grant first half 1889635 00-1243 94 County Grant 1243 94 Half Share Examination Fees 196 00 Proceeds Note Discount 589 07 Fees from University 20 00 Fees for Chemicals 5 50 25 50 Fees 1st Term 1889 301 2.5 Fees 2nd Term 1889 254 60 Fees 3rd,Term 1889 311 50-867 25 Proceeds Note Discount 887 25 Town Grant per Estimate '1500 00 $7288 57 EXPENDITURE. ByTeachers' Salaries, viz: Mr urnbull $1200 00 S.W. Perry 950 0 0 David Robb... .. 850 00 1 Eth. Hill,.. 415 00 Miss Stork 287 74 H. S. McLean 56 99Qp J. A Giffin 321 41 Miss McArthur 201 <2-4322 47 Repa Furnirsture ... 233 1 8855- 55 70 Library 119 72 Maps,Apparatus, &c 10 50 Printing and Stationery......,, 66 91- 77 41 Fuel 86 83 Miecellanous 30 95- 117 78 Paid Note Discount 601 73 Examinations 63 10-664 83 Caretaker 100 00 Secretary Treasurer 35 00-135 00 Paid Note Discount.. T00 00 Balance on hand W. H. HINE, Sec-Treast 56192 91 1095 66 $ 7288 57 Financial Report Statement of Receipts and Expenditures of the Public School Board of the Town of Clinton, for the year 1889. To Balance from 1888 $ 205 77 Rebate Inspectors Fees 25 00 Government Grant Public School 396 00 Government Grant Model 11 School $150150 00 County Grant Model School00-300 00 Fees Model Students 140 00 Fees NonResident Pupils 25 00-165 00 Town Estimate 3200 00 RECEIPTS $4289 77 EXPENDITURE By Teachers' Salaries. W. R. Loi igh $ 700 00 h . 325 00 325 00 Miss Strut ere Miss O'Neil Miss Simpson 800300 00 Mits Hilyar -,., 00 Miss Plummer , 275 00 Miss Doan 26° 00 Miss Williams 250 00 Miss. Wilson 225 00 Model Supernumerle9....... 137 20-3137 20 Maps, Apparatus and Fur- niture Printing and Stationery Repairs, &c Fuel Caretaker Inspector Secretary Insurance Mltcellanous Balance W.H. HINE, Sec. WHITE SEWING MACHINE 116 42 53 86- 170 28 112 96 232 26 258 85 50 00 60 00 60 60 37 00- 811 67 $4119 15 170 62 $4289 77 VICTORIOUS Gold Medal at the French Exposition, Paris, and Silver Medal at the Cfncin- nati Centennial, for the best family Sewing Machine made. J. H.Ii91'O R 3 E LL - AGENT CLINTON CANADIAN NORTH WEST & BRITISH COLUMBIA C. P. p RThe first special colonist j train. TUESDAY, February 24th, For tun particulars can at COOPER & CO'S B00K' STORE —NOW AGENT I'OR-ew-•. CLINTON. /AI