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OUR LTTE L'ErrEti BOX
1 We wish itdiitiuctly, understood that
' we are net, directly or indirectly-, re
sponeiblel for any opinions expressed
under tilts head.)
Free Trade and the Single
Tax.
NO. 3.
Tv the Editor of the C'lititax Scw Ent.
In my last letter I endeavored to
make clear that pure tree trade means
eomething more than the abolition
1 yf custom houee8,and that among the
_ barriers to be removed, if freedom of
exchange is ever to became a reality,
are the monopoly powera of mine
owners and railway companies. The
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1890. single tax proposes to destroy the
first by taxing mining lands accord-
ing to their value and thus prevent
_ their being held out of use ; the
The Statistical Year Book of Can. second by making the government in
fact, instead of in theory, the com-
mon carrier. Raw material freed
from the mine ownet's royalty and
the railway's pool freights is surely
as desirable for the manufacturer as
for his employes, since cheap mater-
ial must facilitate manufacturing and
induce a greater demand for the pro-
duct, as well as insure more constant
employment to those who live by
their wages. The greatest possible
freedom of access to raw material is
what labor and capital obviously
need if wealth -making is to keep pace
with the needs of consumers. It is
simply impossible to prove that pro-
tective tariffs, railway, telegraph end
telephone monopolies and the numer-
ous, other embargoes on commerce,
can in the least add to the sum total
of wealth produced and increase
opportunities for labor. Their effect
must be, and is, unerringly the oppo-
site.
What other walls are in the way of
free exchange besides those we nave
noted ? The commodity having left
the source of supply by rail or other
means of transportation next finds its
way into cities and towns, the cert.
amount raised by taxation is Canada tree from which the greater part of
in 1818 was $11,701,G81, or an average wealth is distributed to consum rs.
of $3.17 per bead of population, in 1978 While passing through these centres
goods are again subj,'et-d to mono
itwas 317,a-11,e:is, an average of 81.37
poly values in the term of ground
and in 18:,9 it was 830,613,523 or $6A:3 rei.c,and this brings us to the absorb•
per head. i,'gquestion of municipal taxation.
The following table will eke someAs lu rho case of mining and
idea of the standing of the Dominion umber lauds, the existing methods
in the several years named. of taxation place a premium on specu•
lation and discourage induetr,y, Tee
Government moment a man improves his land,
Year Debt Assets Net Debt
1867 8 93,046,051 517,317,410 e 71,728,641 even to the extent of painting his
1869 112,361,998 36,502,679 75,859,135 , fence, the assessor fines him, while
1874 141,163,551 32,834.586 108,324,965
ftintanf,eivent
ada, issued by the Dominion Govern-
ment, is just as Much an authority on
lige, es as the Trade and Navigation re•
turns, bat covers a wider range of sub-
jouts, and extracts from its pages are
t[)urefore „uppused to be reliable and
the figures absolutely correct. The
popnlatiou of Canada, in 1871 was
8,0;15,024, in 1881 it was 4,324,810. As
no census has be,m taken since 1881 it
is impossible to tell what is it now, but
a census will he taksu next year. Our
Indian population in 1881 was 108,547,
and is lees it was estimated by the
Dep. rtntel:t of Indian affairs to be
124,5++:1, su that instead of decreasing,
as malty thought it was, the ludian
population is increasing.
Li 1368, with a population of .:3,'371,-
594, the cstiniat•'d expenditure, fo_
governmental purposes, par head of the
population, was f. 1. I11 18811, with an
estimated poptllat.uu of 5,075,85:., the
expenditure tl as $7.27. The gross
1878 174,957,268 34,595,199 140.362,069
1882 205,365,251 51.703,601 153,661,650
1889 287,722,063 50,192,021 '237,530,042
The public debt thus shows an in-
crease every year from 1867, the in-
crease from 1880 to 1889, being over
ninety-three millionlwhile the increased
assets at the same time are ess than
sixteen million. Assuming that our pop -
so long as he holds a vaeuabte privi-
lege idle he is permitted to absorb the
result et bis neighbors thrift in
the term of increased lead and
escape with a light lax. Mer-
chants also are pounced upon for
carrying a stock of goofs for the con-
venience ot the people. In short,
all who show any sigu of enterprise
are included in the same category
ttlationisfive million,thenet public debt with dogs taxed that there might he
is over $47 for every man, woman and fewer of them. Of course those who
child in Canada. It is argued that the would defend the present order of
liability incurred by the Dominion
deny that business is taxed
Government since Confederation is with intent of lessening it. They
only$128,699,893,the balance $100,4`30,- claim that as municipal government
is necessary all should contribute to
148, being debts of the Provinces as- its support according to their abil;ty,
sumed by the government, and grants The soundness of this offered justlfi•
cation depeuds eutirely on the inter-
pretation of the word "ability."
Free trader's declaim against the
protective tariff because it operates
to tax those who are not able and
virtually exempts the able and bene-
fitted. The question is not whether
The amount paid out in superauutia• municipal government is necessary
or subsidies to them also.
The actual interest paid on the in-
,: debtedness of the Dominion was, 1858,
$4,501,568 ; 1889, $10,148,931. As some
1 interest was received on the asserts,
this amount is slightly reduced.
1�s
• tion allowances in 1889 was $2$218,93x. -that is conceded -but whether in
taxing all classes of property pro
If the general volume of trade of a rata, $1000 worth of buildings or im-
country is an index of its prosperity, provements bearing an equal b;:r len
then the showing for the Dominion, with $1000 of land,we are not aim re;
even though it has increased in the last exempting land owners and compel-
ling the balance of the community to
shoulder the lion's share of the load.
A tax on buildings or merchandise
on anything which is the result of,
human labor, unquestionably lessens
or discourages their piodult o','here-
fore they will be scarcer aux more
costly. A tax on the rental value
ofiend just as surely encourages the
use of land, makes it mere plentiful
to improvers, and cheaper because it
destroys all speculative values. No
one would hold land unless he used
it. He would be willing to use it
since whatever improvements he may
put on it would be untaxed. Tne
community would require from him
simply the annual rental of the site.
You ask, would the annual rental
value of all the Land. in Clinton, for
example, be sufficient for common
purposes ? Without knowing what
Clinton's annual expenditure is or
what its ground rent would amount
10, i can answer decidedly in the
affirmative. This answer is based on
my faith in the operation or the
simple law of rent, a law that rs nat-
ural,iherefore inexorable. But of there
are those,who prefer to rely on statis•
tics rather than upon a deduction of
principles from a known truth,it may
be said to them that wherever the
amount of ground rent has been ap-
proximately computed, it has been
found to largely exceed the amount
collected in taxes by the municipal-
- - ity. A small aggregation of people
produce a small amount of ground
rent, and they have correspondingly
little need for public money. As
population grows in numbers and
density, land velure tend upward and
thus provide a natural fund for
public use. Rural or etgricultural
communities produce little or no
ground rent and they of course re-
quire next to nothing for the main•
tenanee of roads and other common
needs. This is why the farmer would
be to taxed so little under the single
tax.
Should not the owner of a valuable
building pay taxes for its protection
you may ask. He ought to pay
his share,' but that is not saying that
the tax should be levied on the
building. If he owns the land on
which th
ebailJing stands ire will of
course pay that share under the sin-
gle tam, as ground rent alone Is to be
taxed. If be does not own the land,
then as a building owner pure and
simple, he ahonld not pay a direct
tax for municipal protection, because
the landowner will take from him in
ground rent the value a that protec-
tion. Therefore when the town
levies on a budding th'e owner is
taxed twice, once by the landowner
and onto by the municipality, while
the landowner will bir levied en but,
once. That is precisely what the
jresent system is --.doing. The in•
ustice Is entirely due to nen-recognis
tion in tee systems oetbe natural and
inevitable law ofront. (round rest,
20 years, is not what it ahonld be. In
1868 our total exports and imports
amounted to over one hundred and thir
ty-one million. In 1873 it went up to over
$217,000,000. In 1870,it fell to $174,000,-
000 in 1883 went up to $230,000,000, and
in 1889 had fallen to over $204,000,000.
Of course variations in prices may
have much to do with these changes.
The postal business shows a very
arge increase. In 1868 there were
3,638 offices in the country, in 1889
7,838. In l958 701,750 registered
' letters were sent, and 19,100,000 letters
. In 1889 the registered letters had in-
creased to 3,649,000, letters posted to
92,669,000 and in addition thereto 19,-
.355,000 post cards were mailed, and in
1889 the province of Ontario mailed over
61,000,000, letters and cards, so that the
amonnt sent by the other provinces is
not very largo.
There are a great many more figures
in the report, dealing with agriculture
and kindred matters that are of in
terest, but we shah not deal with them
at present. If the foregoing are read
over carefully there will be found con-
siderable for mental action, and will
..give a basis upon which to form some
idea concerning the financial and popa-
lative standing of the Dominion.
A great many drowing accidents are
' noted this season, many of them occur.
Sing on Sundays. Is thisto bewonder-
ed at?
The Globe heads an article"The re-
,aources of Canada." Well, they are
Virtually unlimited, but ask any one
who is developing them to a moderate
extent, why they are not developed
More, and the invariable answer le "be-
cbn+ we have no market."
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A writer in the Montreal Star aesort8
':'that no Liberal leader will ever succeed
In carrying the party to power unless
lie descends to the methods practised by
Bit i John. a admits that this is a sad
� o H
tefeetion on public morality and
tilt his estimate is a correct one,
°then public morality has got low
ae+ed.
1lemmler, a wife murderer, was exe•
'eattlld by electricity at Auburn State
Vrisoin, on Wednesday, this being the
*St execution of the kind in the world,
r
rand it has been looked forward to with
eenaiderable interest. His death was
aktitteently painless, though the first
eltefili:`did not kill him instantly; as was
!WAWA ''ba it would, and a neeoiild wan
mastossceud with the growth ofpopu-
Iaticn ; l be value Of bulging(' and
Jabot-pu duct§-geineraliy- jtist.. 0:4elft
taiuly descend. The land of 4lil?top
alone reflects the value of ice are and
police protection, therefore let the
land bear the expense of their maiq-
tenauce. Let the assessor collect the
needed revenue from relative land
valuer,and the landowner will collect
from the rest of the people in pro-
portion as they are users of land, and
as every human being uses laud in
some farm, even if he live at the top
of a ten story building, it is plain
that all contribute their just share to
the public fund. It will be obstrved
that under such a system the land-
lord would cease to be a landlord but
be made a mere collector of the fond
which he now appropriates as his
private property. As an owner
of buildings or merchandise he would
be untaxed. As an industrious man
he would be a gainer under the sin-
gle tax; es a cornerer of tbe a arth's
resources his power would be de-
stroyed. The free played of produc-
tive forces would be asured. The
anomaly of men begging on their
knesa for the privilege of work while
the planet is teeming with material
designed to afford him that privilege
and satisfy his wants, would no
longer confront tbe so called civilized
world. Civilization we have, so far
as the marvellous means devised to
extract and fit Nature's bounties for
our needs, are concerned, but every
day eyente prove that in the matter
of observing tbe law of equitable dis-
tribution of wealth we are still floun-
dering in barbarism. The law which
would secure to each the full reward
of his toil, whether by hand or brain,
is a natnral law. It is not of man's
making. Its non -fulfilment is due to
the arrogant interference of such
monument of human folly as the
"protective" tariff, the taxing of the
result of labor instead of taxing the
natural opportunity, the private
ownership of ourcommon arteries of
trade and kindred special privi-
leges, Whatever progress the world
has made has been measured by
the raising of like barriers, not iu
their multiplication. As an instru-
ment tor attaining this natural free-
dom, the freedom that will enable
men not only to salty their material
needs but to develop their infinite
higher nature, the single tax, unpre-
tentious in name, is offered to the
world
I contemplate considering the effect
of the reform on the farming inter -
este in another letter. which may be
of interest to some of your readers.
I realize that the tariff question con-
cerns tbe Canadian farmer perhaps in
a greater degree than any other at
present bus it seems important that
he should understand what the logic
of free trade will lead to. There can
be no ha'fway house between protec-
tion and the single tax if full justice
is G1 be done the agriculturist. At
least, we btlieve that tact can be
d•'mon trated.
Yours truly.
JAMES MALCOL if.
Elilor New Lr.e.
Dada SIR, --Please allow me space
to explain my actions in reference to
renting the store formerly occupied
by the late C. Dickson. When that
store•'became vacant I rented it to
Mr. Robertson who agreed to build
a stairway to the rooms over' Fitz-
simmons store which rooms he re-
quired for his business. Mr. Chidley
pointed out that it would weaken
the building to have the joist cut
and 1 then decided to not allow the
joist to be cut or an opening made
in the wall. I expected Mr. Robert-
son would not have the store now,
so Messrs. Chidley and Simpson
talked to me about renting the place,
the changes to be made, etc. I fully
intended they should occupy the
premises. I told Mr. Robertson
that I had changed my mind in re-
ference to to the stairway giving the
above reasons. Mr. R. said he would
take the store and go to the rooms
over Fitzsimmons from the outside.
As I had promised the store to him
I was in duty bound to give it to
him and did so. I am fully aware
that Messrs.Chidley and Simpson ex•
pected from our conversations that
they wire to get the premises, and
no doubt those who heard us talking
formed a similar idea, but i have
no recollection whatever that I ever
told them they were to have the
place or that it was a bargain.
.TeliN I I. E1.1.10TT
HINDRANCES TO SPIRITUAL
LIFE.
7'•) the Jt(I,f or of 11,e Clinton 11 u' Era.
Sot, -A couple of weeks ago a letter
appeared in your paper giving the writ-
er's opinion en some of the hindrances
to the spread of the gospel. I agree
with the writer that there are many in•
oonslsteticiel with some professodChris-
tians, as they call themselves, or in oth•
er words they are nothing but hypocrites
as it is not possible to be half -way
Christians. Persons who neglect their
salvation on the plea that there are hy-
pocrites in the church, won't find that it
avails thein much at the judgment bar.
The plea would be no good in the com-
mon courts of the land that I commit•
ted a crime because my neighbor did.
There are very few living in sin but
know that they are violating God's laws.
In all ages of the world man has shown
his rebellion to divine ordina nces. Adam
did so, and the Israelites did so when
they cried for relief from Egyptian
bondage and after a short time wanted
to return, and worshipped au idyl for a
god. In the Saviour's time that'A Oita a
Judas and hypocrites to be found; le it
not so now? Men and women love the
world and its so-called pleasures, but
practice/ Christianity they will have no-
thing to-do with, The world's pleasures
are their gods. Some think that the
more Money and land they get it will
be all right forgetting that 3 x 6 feet ie
all they will IA able to inherit at iaet.-
Some will bid defiance to all laws of God
or man if they have money, but the king
of terrors will shake them up. The
judge of all the earth will do right; the
poor and widow will get justice. Num-
bers are trying to be respectable by
joining what are called ChrietiMn organ-
izations, and giving liberally toile funds
in the hope of reaching heaven in that
tray; good enough as far as it goes, but
not sufficient of itself. A great dealing
been said and writtet, about giving ono.
tenth to God's work. A great deal is
pure nonsense. h'irst,what is the Lord's
work? Some say the minister's salary.
I say the minister may be given a decent
salary, but has he not a right to live
on the same sem as the careful mem-
bers of his congregation, similarly situ-
ated do, and have his children brought
up to he industrious members of society.
Row are bushman. men and others to
tell on the firsb• day J the week what
profits they have made, with their bad
notes and accounts not paid. God'e
eorvice is an honorable one, and we have
a right to give him -our time, talents
and mgney, irrespective of percentage,
except what we require for oar actual
wants. I see no nec seity of makilig
teachers and minister preseutsof writ-
ing desks and gold -headed canes, or pay •
in; to hear a lecture on fox-hunting or
some other strange sotnding subjects.
Fork for the salvation of souls on all
occasions, as mankind is rapidly pass
ing into eteruity.
We may condemn the way our young
Christiane try to raise money for church
purposes, but we allow the older Chris-
tians to indulge to hie worldly pleasures
without reproof. Naturalists tell us
that the creator has specially designed
all animals for the sphere they occupy.
Take sheep, for instance, their stomach
and teeth are formed for them to live
upon grass; and other animals eat flesh
etc., as the,• are so formed. But man
has changed the order of the creator. -
How often you see the aged christiaut?)
chewing and smoking tobacco along the
streets. Had the creator designed man
to use tobacco, he would have construct-
ed a chimney to take off the smoke, and
given him a stomach to digs a ; the leaves.
I do not remember of reading in the
bible of the Saviour walking along the
roads of Palestiue enjoying his tobacco.
If he set us an example we ought to fol-
low it. St. Paul says that we are to
present our bodies a living sacrifice. -
Is not the wasteful Christian as bad as
the niggardly one in not giving to the
church. What I mean you can see in
the old world particularly, where ex-
pensive monuments are placed in the
churches to the memory ot the dead. -
Are we not following in the same line
by erecting expensive monuments to the
dead. If we were asked to contribute
to the wants of the church, would we
be as liberal in spreading the gospel. -
St. Paul, speaking to the Jews, said,
"And the times of this ignorance God
winked at, but now commandeth alt
men everywhere to repent."
Yours, t. ti.
News Notes Around Th? County
Mr Fred W. Farncombo, of
Exeter, wi:1 commence shortly to
survey the Zurich swamp for
the large drain of the Canada
Com
Mr Robt Bell, of Mensal), mar-
keted a load of oats at the Exeter
market on Monday which weighed
155 bushels. It was the largest
load of grain ever brought to
Exeter.
Mre Connors, 16tb con. Grey,
had the tnisfortune to fall from
the fence last Saturday, while af-
ter the cows and broke her left
arm, just above 1 11 3 wrist. She is
about 76 years of age.
On Wednesday at Mr Michael
Miller's barn rising. Chiselhurst,
a somewhat a serious accident
happened tojMr Justice Parish.
Ile was standing on one of the
sleepers looking up when a brace
fell and broke hie nose. He was
qu`.ckly- driven home and medical
hid summoned. He is getting
along now as well a8 can be ex-
pected.
On Friday- afternoon James
Gillespie had a narrow escape of
losing his lite while working in
A. Sloan's gravel pit, Blyth. A
large quantity of graveland dirt
slid from the top, covering him to
the waist. before he had time to
get out of' its way. Unfortunate-
ly for him no one was in the pit
at the time to assist in extricating
him from his perilous position.
Ile was there in that position a
considerable time before the
teamsters returned and teac'ueJ
him.
This roads a great deal like a
ghost story, but they say that it
is true. JJan. Anderson, of Dawn,
was chosen treasurer of a school
fund and $560 was handed over
to him. He had no big safe in
which to keep it, so he put it in
an old bottle and hid the bottle
among some old clothes in an
outhouse. The money remained
there quite a while, and one day
a trustee came to get x;50 of the
tend for some school bus;ness.
The bottle was found still loaded
with the $560, the $50 was taken
out and the balance put away
again in the bottle. But next
morning when Anderson went
looking for it both money and
bottle had disappenrcd—some one
had stolen the money 'Tis said
that Anderson has lied to mort-
gage his fat -m to raise the requir-
ed sum for the school.
Last Monday Mrs Jas Carr, and
daughter, 3rd con., Grey, went
out berry picking leaving their
house unoccupied. Some little
children belonging to neighbors
fonnd their way over to the house
and went in for a "good" time.
They got hold of an axe and
knocked in the panel of the door,
smashol (re stove lids, fruit jars,
dishes, ie., spilled groceries,
wrung the necks of several kit-
tens, chopped the head offs cluck-
+ing hon and had big time gener-
ally. The respeEtivo daddies 1•e -
placed all that could bo of the
damaged goods and the Run shines
once more 118 usual. The little
Codgers will seek another kind of
fun in the future.
What might have proved a fetid
accident happened in Henftyn
Tuesday morning Of last week.
Adan' Turnbull, find wife of the
10th con, were con111rg into the
village on their way to Listowel
just as the morning freight ght was
passing, the horse became fright-
tened and Mr Turnbull turned in-
to the commons till it passed,wben
lye was gutting into the buggy
again the horse started, Nis toot
caught in the wheel, and he was
thrown over it and stunned. The
)Horse at liberty started for home,
throwing Mrs Turnbull out and
injuring he•r(Moulder. TnrnbulI's
foot wan hurt. R. McDonald
stated on boreebacle after the run-
away horse but i t had. been Atop -
ped by Geo. S'pearin about a mile
away. , Only onn of .Alio wbeelo:
Wtt8 bolt t ottt,r
piny.
.•779.TPA o -,f-: r•» . ,fir. ter ., ^ -,p11,
Jra - r
A said accident occurred north
of Gorrie on Monday last. Robert
Armstrong, youngest son of Mr
J Antstrong,was gored to death by
a bull. Ile lived only one hour
after being found,and never spoke,
a wcr 1. He leaves a sorrow -
stricken wile of seven months to
m tit'n his loss,
A. go.el deal has been said lately
about old churns. but Mr Alex.
Fursytbe, of the 2nd concession, of
Tuckersmith has still in bis pod-
se68ion a churn which beats nil
the other churns for age. Mt•
Forsythe's churn was made forty
years ago, the year after be came
to Tuckersmitb, and has been in
almost constant use ever since and
is still as good as ever. For sever
til years after Mr Forsythe got it,
it did most of the churning of the
neighborhood. 1 t was male by
the late Mr Juhn McIntosh, father
of David Mclntosh,V.S., of Bruce.
field. It is of oak wood.
Oa Friday last, what might
have been a serious accident, oc-
curred at the Falls I{e,erve, Gude-
rich. In seems that our towns-
man, Mr Wm Bawdon, was out
there purchasing cattle, and as
the men were driving a herd of
over eighty across the bridge a
little boy tried to cross from the
opposite side, which stopped them
when about thirty got upon one
span and it gave wuy,letting them
into the river. Five had legs bro-
ken, and bad to the killed, but no
other damage was done. Tho boy
barely escaped going down with
the cattle, as lie was left standing
on the edge of the pier.
A daring theft was attempted
at Goderich early on Friday morn-
ing last. At about four o'clock
Mr A. B. Davison was awakened
and upon looking rouna saw a
man on his knees near his bed,
trying to get something out of his
clothes. The man succeeded in
getting what he wanted, when
Mr Davison realized what had
taken place, and following hint
to the hall, caught him and de-
manded bis money, which was at
1 once given up. The would-be
thief has been in town for about
two weeks, and has been loading
people to believe he was a poor
man. It was found that he had a
horse and carriage engaged from
a livery, and wanted to use it
about five o'clock on Friday morn•
i ng.
Mr Arthur Murphy, near Wing -
ham, was at work in the barn of
his son-in-law, Itlr Wm Hender-
son, on Monday afternoon, when
he met with a severe accident.
He was unloading hay and gave
the trip rope a sharp pull,,and it
broke, causing him to lose his
balance and fall backward from
the wagon, striking the barn floor
with considerableforce. An ugly
gash was made in his head and the
collar bone was dislocated. Medi-
cal aid was at once called and the
old gentleman glade as comfort-
able as possible. It was rather
hard for a man of his years, but
we are glad to learn he is pro-
gressing favorably.
Mr Henry E. Wells, the well
known brewer of Goderich, died
on the 29th of July, after but a
short illness. He came out to this
country and settled in Buxton,St.
Clair county, Michigan, on a farm
in 1845. Ho then sold out his
farm and removed to the town-
ship of South Cayuga, Hali-
mand county, Ontario, June
1840, and took 200 acres of land
which he partly cleared up. As
he was a man of great push he sold
out this farm and removed to
Goderich with his family, and in
1862 bought the corner lot a,id
built. the store and carried
on a general trade where J.
M. Proullfclot now carries on
as Buxton's, rear the Piper mill,
the same business. In 1896
be rented the store and leased
the brewery known then
he carried on the business of brew-
ing and malting. In 1875 be
bought his present property and
built a brewery and carried on
good business. In September,
199I,hin brewery was bur•neddown
but with that 'push and pluck
which lie always had he rebuilt at
once the present brewery, which
has continued to run. -Besides
running the brewery he ran a
large farm of nearly 300 acres,
and was always a ,great rear, for
stock.
Mr Put Curtain, of Biddulph, it'
on his way home from Scotland,
with five imported horses.
The cottntrypeople in theoutly-
ing parishes of Quebec state that
they have seen a larger number
of bears this year than for many
previous seasons.
IIA correspondent of the Wood-
stock Sentinel -Review writes that
the yield from the grain crop in
Oxford County promises to be in
Mae of all expectations. He
says that If prices are good the
farmers of Oxford will realize
handsomely on the products of
their fields.
At Centralia the olhelt' dna' Mr
Quai'r'y,storekeeper, was attacked
by one James Sando, and some-
what inejtired. Mr Quarry Was
engaged rr;king hay when Sondo,
who is iloaiewhat deranged in
mind, began Rbnsing him, and
Quarry not noticing him Sando
commenced diet:lits^•k. Mr Quarry
affected to shield himself with the
rake. but Sander grabbed it and
delivered Quarry several blows on
the arra and bead, inflicting pain-
ful woinids, aa also 7a Wanking the
ra
teeth of the ke. Mr 8ttt,do „WM
havoc to )thenal* iO' 61) lli'j 6 till;
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A cross petition was entered in
the case of North Bruce against
the defeated Reform candidate,
David Porter, who petitioned
against the member elect, John
George. This is the 28th petition
in the Provincial election.
Mr Joseph Martin, Attoi'liey-
General of Manitoba, is .visiting
Ottawa for a holiday. He says
in regard to emigration that it
had not been active. Probably
6,000 or 7,000 had come ir,, bat
they were nearly all from Ontario
and other provinces. Practically
❑o foreigners camp in this year.
Mr :Charlton has estimat ed
that the number of native Cana-
dians and of British born settlers
in ;Canada, who have emigrated,
plus their progeny, amounts in all
to 2,500,000 ; ir. other words, for
every two Canadians in Canada
there is one in the Statc:a.
There is an interestinz breach
of'promise suit entered t• :• trial
at the Hamilton Fall Assizes.—
Tlie lady is young and L,'autiful
and her name is Miser 1, 'nio Ho-
well. Slie wants $2,000 ;o,gliare
her lacerated affections. Cliaeles
Edward Reoing is the laccrator.
Both patties hail from Area tet..
• ,Mr Geo. T. Blackstock ha+ been
ret.,ined, together with Messrs
llullnluth at; Ivy,as counsel for the
defence in the Benwel1 murder
case to be ti bed at the Woodstock
Assizes next month. Messrs
hinke, McKay & McMullen, of
Wookstock, are also engaged on
the defense.
Postmaster•General Wanamaker ord-
ered the addition of two letter carriers
to the force at Newport, R. I., apparent.
ly at the instigation of Philadelphia
people who wanted to get their papers
earlier. • Postmaster Brown refused to
carry out the order, and said if Mr
Wanamaker did not like his course he
could appoint a new postmaster.
Three New York cattlemen, Henry
Allison, John McNamara and .James
Lynan, who arrived by the steamer
Chicago on Sunday, were handed over
to the police by Captain Morgan on
arrival in port. They were charged
with breaking into the steamer's hold
and stealing liquor, also with rioting on
board the ship. After a hearing by the
New York court they were held for
trial.
The usual impression is that a person
under 21 years of age can evade paying
an honest debt under the Baby Act. A
test case of this nature came up before
His Honor Judge Senkler at the last sit•
ting of the Division Courtin St. Cathar-
ines. Mr E.Chapman,tailor,of that city,
sued Mr E. West, son of D. West, also
of that city, for a suit of clothes mane
to order and valued at $18. West refus-
ed to pay for the clothes, and Chapman
sued and obtained judgment. This
decision will apply all over the province,
so that business people will have a
chance to collect their otherwise pre
sumed bad debts contracted by minors.
Five children who had been black
berrying, started Tuesday to cross the
Erie Railway bridge over the Passaic
River at Paterson, N. J. The briige
has no rail or footpath. A train ap.
preached on the westem track and they
stepped on the eastern track in the way
of a fast passenger train. The engine
of the latter whistled, but the children
paralyzed with fear did not stir. The
engineer did not apply the brakes for
fear the train would go through the
bridge. Persons on the river bank
vainly shouted to them to get between
the traoks. In an instant the heavy
locomotive struck the little ones and
hurled three of them on the other track
dead. The engineer nearly fainted but
stuck to his post and stopped the train
as soon as he crossed the tressle. Pass-
engers got out to investigate, and were
sickened at the horrible sight which
met their gaze.
)tach
Sera.aay.-Tit 11t'ueeeld, do July Asti).
the ,wife of Rev S. Sellery, 13. D., of a
daughter.
Oa°a.-Tn'Winghan, on the 31st July.,
the wife of Mr Robert Orr,of a daughter
Rin. --In Lower Wingham on the
2'7th July,the wife of Mr Joseph J. Kerr,
411.,If4' son.
Fr Ar.TF: s.—I17 Tuckersmith, on the
24th dlsl$', the wife of Mr Ed. Walters,
of a son.
SravaNAON.-»In Wingham, on the
25th July, the wife of 'Mr John Steven-
son, of" gon.. •
qi gnsoa. -In 131uevale, on the 27th
J /i y, the wife of Mr Arch'd Patoraon,of
attester.
r it te.-'fir West Wawatttsh,etft the
of -Jas;, It tfilkel a elf
tat`. ,
MARRIED
ItosIEn-Whf,oe.--At the residence of
the bride's father, Detroit, Mich., on
the lith July, by Rev Mr Barkwell,
Maude, third daughter of Mr David
Nilson, formerly of Goderich, to Mr
.lames Rosier, decorator, Detroit.
HIED
1'Arl:RSON.—In Bluevale, on the 27th
July, the infant daughter of Mr Arch.
Paterson.
WiLsos.-In Turnberry, on the 2811i
July Margaret, beloved wife of John
Wilson, aged 55 years and 11 months.
MITCHELL. -I❑ Goderich, on the 31st
July, John Mitchell, aged 27 years 5
months.
MiaxiN.-1n Lower Wingham, on the
31st July, Ellen, beloved wife of Mr
Thomas Martin,aged 51 years,8 months.
FEneesox.-In Wingham, on the 30th
July, Amelia, beloved wife of Mr Jas.
Ferguson, aged 66 years.,
Near Aduerttseuteutd,
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animals on the most modern principals. Of-
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Voters' List for 1890-
511 51(1P.a1.ITY OF T111: TOWN 01, (7,04 '011,
COCNTY 01' HOaON,
Notice is hereby given, that I have trans-
mitted or delivered to the persons mentioned
in sections 5 and 6 of The Ontario Voters' List
Act. 1889, the copies required by said sections
to be transmitted or delivered of the list,
made pursuant to said Act, of all pereonsap-
peering by the last revised Assessment Roll
of the said Municipality to be entitled to vote
in the said Municipality, at Elections for
Members of the Legislative Assembly and at
Municipal Elections ; and that said list was
first posted up at my office, at Clinton, on tho
4th day of August, 1890, and remains there
for sp
Eleinctorsection. are called upon to examine the
said list, and, if any omissions or any other
errors are found therein, to take immediate
proceedings to have the eai.1 errors correct-
ed according to law. Dated this 4th day of
August, 1890. WM. COATS. Clerk of the
Town of Clinton.
Dissolution Notice,
The' partnership here- tofore existing bo-
tween the undersigned as The Oakes Organ
Company bas this day been dissolved by
mutual consent. All claims against said
Company are to be sent to W. S. Swaffield,
who will settle the same, and to whom all
debts due said Company are to be paid.
The business will be continued under the
name of The Oakes Organ Company as here-
tofore. Dated 7th Jul 1890.
G. F. OAKES.
• W. S. SWAFFIELD.
Witness -A. 11. 5I:IMMING.
lair Geo. itlatchford, et Woodstock, taken
Mr Oakes' place in the Oakes Organ,Factory.
Mr Blatchford has beau in the organ business
for the past twenty years, the last four yearn
of which he hold the position of foreman in
the turning department in D. W. Karn's
organ factory at Woodstock. Mr Blatchford
is thoroughly conversant with every branch
of organ building and is the patentee of the
"Blatchford Combined Resonate Chamber"
action. It has always been our aim to keep
a thoroughly efficient staff of workmen and
we were never in a better position to produce
a high grade instrument than at the present
time. Thanking the public for past favors
aryl soliciting a continuance of your conlid
We Are. yout.4 truly,
THE OAKES ORGAN CO,
EXCURSION.
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Winnipeg and all points wost.
FARE $28. "
particulars apply to
W. JACKSON,
TOWN AGENT O. T. tt.
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