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The Huron News-Record, 1891-07-08, Page 3r The Huron Nems -Record Leo +s Year—s tp ,A. grana: WcduestlaY, 111Y Stb, 1$91• A CHILD'S DEATH. in a neighboring city lived a '6 -year-old boy, who was the picture of bappiness and rosy health. Ile lead never been ill a day " in his life. and was of a nature. so sunny and, merry that he was remarkable. One day his mother went home and found grim deathly pale and sobbing and catchiug hie breath. He sprang toward her with a scream and buried his face in her garments. Froth that day the little 'child never. laughed again. Ho grew paler and thinner and pined away. He seemed to be overcome by some nameless terror, which he could not explain. His parents only knew that it was with him night and day like a horror that froze his poor baby brain. At last the little boy died and physicians could find no othor cause for his death than that commonly used to cover a greati iany things, "heart failure." But the real cause? This sweet, gentle) merry child, beginning life with as fair prospect as a boy could have of living to be a noble, honor• able man, was frightened to death. During his mother's absence he had been playing as usual on the sidewalk near his home. Some older boys, 12 and 15, who, it is earnestly to be hoped, knew not whet they did, gathered around the child and began to torture hitu with fright. They told him blood curdling stories, and made awful threats of what they were going to do with him. The innocent child believed every word. It throw him into convulsions and turned hie brain, and so he died, frightened to death by that fearful cruelty boys are wont to practice toward those younger than themselves. CHRISTIANITY THE REMEDY FOR SOCIAL EVILS. If Christianity were universally adopted, all social evils would van- ish ; there would be few very rich persons; comparatively few would be poor, and those would be worthy of abundant sympathy and help, which they would receive. At a gathering of socialiete at the grave of -Carl Marx, celebrating the anniversary of his death, ono of the speakers declared. "The throe things which the world needs are solidarity, energy, at,d self-saeririce." Self-sacrifice is another word for dis• interestoduess, and this needs Chris- tianity ; for, as 1?. 1), Maurice, the English rector, socialist, and friend of Kingsley, said, "Be very sure of this, that 110 human creatures will be found saying sincerely 'Our brothers' ou earth unless they have said pre- viously 'Our Father which art in heaven.' " * * ' * Reformers may or may not li ive doubts of the •superustural origiu of Christianity .and may or ina;y not openly ally theinsleves with any of its visible forms, but without its aid, directly •or indirectly, any scheme which an- tagonizes Christianity must bo lim- ited in its application and restricted in its duration to the lifetime of its founder or his immediate successors. —From "Christianity and Social- ism," by Dr. J. M. Bucir,ev, in Hasher's Magazine for July. DEAN SWIFTS JESUITISM, One of the cleverest hoaxes ever perpetrated was ono invented by Swift, and intended for the good of the public. He caused to be print- ed and circulated some "last words" of a street -robber called Ellieton, purporting to be written shortly before his execution, in which the condemned thief is made to say, "Now as I am a dying Ivan, I have done something which may be bf .good use to the public. I have left with an honest man—the only hon- -est man I was ever acquainted with —the names of all my wicked bre- thren, the places of their abode, -with a short account of the chief crimes they have committed, in many of which I have been their accomplice, and hoard the rest Both •their own mouths. I have likewise set down the names of those we call our setters, of the wicked houses we frequent, and all of those who recei- ve and buy our stolen goods. I have solemnly charged this honest man, and have received his promise upon oath, that whenever he hears of tiny rogue to be tried for robbery or *housebreaking, he will look into his list, and if he finds the name there of the thief concerned, to send the whole paper to the Gover- nment. Of this I here give niy companions fair and public warn- ing, and hope they will take it." The dean's ruse was so successful thatstreet robberies were for many years almost unknown. — --s .-0:111M---- -There _ —There has been great loss of Life -and destruction of property in the overflowed valleys of the Red River in Texas and the Territory. Since Sunday the river has been higher than known for years. Dwelling and business houses have been swept .arvay,,. grgps _destroyed_. and stock drowned. WHO OWNS TUE, WOUM 1 an began a .desperate: struggle. Abe .$with succeeded ip throwing. thee- postwa8t♦er •1 Wow,' said Smith as he began to ,ebok.o' old Plummer,' 'gain' to let me have that paper 1" A gurgled ';yes' came from the postmaster's throat. Smith releae% hie hold and suffered olid Plummer to get up.. 'Wal,' said the postmaster, as he etood brushing fragments of leaves and bark from bis beard, 'I reckon I wuz sorter mistaken in yqr. I didn't know thet yer wuz step a nice man. Come in Abe, and git yer paper,fur yer have earned it like a white man.' 'Ain't thar a letter fur me, tool' 'Yes.' 'Wall, I want it.' 'Rain't get it, Abe. Yer fit fur ther paper, an' not fur ther letter.' 'Got to have it, Plummer.' 'Not lessen you whip me ergain.' 'B'I'eve I ken do it.' 'All right, Abe.' They went at it again, and pranc- ed around, striking at each other. Finally Plummer struck Abe a Ilea, vy blow and felled him ; then, seat- ing himself on the prostrate man,he said : '.Don't want the letter, do yer, Abe?' 'Reckon not, Plummer.' 'All right; come erhead an' git yer paper.' When Abe had gone the postmas- ter turned to the inspector and said : "Want anything outen mel" "No, I believe not." "Ef yer had a letter Lore, an' I didn't want yer to have it, yer wouldn't argy their p'int would yer ?" "I don't think that I should." "Don't want no truck with me ?" "None." "Well, then, good-bye. Got ter go in now an' wake up ther wail." • . most ourloas, controversyhas i arisen in Conneotioat and t Ii extremely doubtful if it ever had a counterpart. Time story is that two hitherto friendly families are likely to become enemies in a dispute aa to. whom, belong certain worms. Several times have courts decided that fruit that dropped from over- hanging • boughs belonged to the individual upon whose ground it fell. But now a similar decision is sought regarding worms. It scorns that a tree in the yard of a Derby, Connecticut, man has been overrun with worms, and that these trouble- some creatures are now through eating and are dropping in great numbers upon the neighbor's grounds. He accordingly votes the tree a nuisance and asks the owner to cut it down. The owner, admit- ting that the tree is no longer valu- able as a fruit bearer, claime that its shade is desirable and refuses to cut down the tree. Furthermore, he maintains that had it been apples instead of worms, the neigh- bor would have insisted upon ownorahip, and now he is equally welcome to the worms. To settle the difficulty, both parties have ap• pealed to the pastor, bat he has been unable to settle it. The local debating club has discussed it warmly, but while it has resulted in divisions in families of friends, no decision has been reached. Now the case is to be carried into court, and whatever ruling is made, the loser will appeal to a higher court. PLUMMER'S "POOST OMS" A travelling post -office iuspector wont up into Scott County, ills., a few days a,wo for the purpose of in- vestigating certain reported irregu• larities. One afternoon he reached a small cabin, situated near a lonely road. He stopped, intending to get a drink of water, and as he (grew near the house was surprised at see- ing a sign board bearing the follow- ing inscription . "Poost ofis." An old fellow with a grizzly beard came out, and, merely nodding to the in• • vector, eat down on a stump. "Iluw are you?" said tl.e inspec- tor. "[faro you some freeh water hand- dy ?" "Plenty uv it dowu there in the branch. One of ther boys shot my bucket all ter pieces, 1111' sense then 1 hafser go to the branch w'eu I waster drink." Just then a 111011 mounted on a mule role up, and asked : "1\Ir, Plummer, got any letters for um 7" "Yes, that's ono here,Bill Patter- son, but you kain't get it. Go on away from here, or I'I1 make you wish you hadn't conte." "blush you would give it ter "Yas, and titer nigger wushed there coon would C0111 ft down outer ther tree, but Ile didn' come." "Say, Mr. Plummer —" "Shut your mouth an' nothin' morn that, you'd better mosey away from here." The man rode orf, and the inspec- tor, addressing the postmaster ask. ed : "Why didn't you give that man his Tetter 7" "Xas he worked agin hie when 1 run for justice uv the peace." Yea, but the government doesn't care anything for that." 'Reckon not, but I do.' 'But you were appointed to serve the people.' "Yes, an' I serve '501, too— earve some uv them like old Nick.' 'My friend, I aw a travelling post office inspector; an—' 'All right, then travel.' `If I report you to the post -office department, which I shall be very apt to do, you'll travel.' 'Reckon not. This establish- ment belongs ter me, and nobody's got a right ter tell ole fer ter get out.' ma How long have you been post.. ster 7' Bout a year, I reckon.' At this juncture an old fellow, cautiously picking hie way among the bushes, approached the post- master, who upon seeing him sprang to his feet and exclaimed : 'Whut in thunder do you want here, Abe Smith 7' 'Coote after my paper.' `Didn't I tell yer that yer kain't git it•7' 'Yes ; but I 'lowed that yer moot change yer mind.' 'Wal, I hain't. When yer refus• ed ter lend me yer slide and hose t'other week I told yer that yer couldn't get nothin' else outen this office.' 'I'm er goin' ter get that paper.' 'Not lessen yer a better man than I be.' 'An' that's erbout what I think.' 'Well, help yorse'f.' - • - With•0gility-auriFri'tling ftvr wee -b- old men, they grappled each other A HAPPY COy13INaTION. of the most potent and active prop.rtiee of the whole vecctable kingdom, is that which makes Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription so pro eminently above every caner so-called woman's restorative In the market, Don't stop short of the best ! Don't experiment with worthless imitations, when the world ackuowledgee no superior to the original, reliable and only guaranteed remedy for the hap- py restoration of suffering and debilitated woman. Coate nothing if it don't do just as recommended. Get guarantee on bottle -wrapper. A POEM WITHOUT TIIE LET- TER "E." It may not be generally known to the reading public how much each individual letter 'of the alpha- bet is used. D, h, n, o, c, and u, are in third place as regards ordin- ary use; t, s, a, i, and r, are in second place, being used a little oftener ; I and m are in fourth place, with f, g, y, v, p and b close after - word ; j and k are not common, as compared to the rest ; while z, q, and x are used least of all. The letter e is in first place, being used far oftener than any other. The following poem therefore strikes the average printer as a decided curiosity, as a is not used at all. It can rank, as a literary curio, with those peculiar stories we sometimes see, in which every word begins with the same letter ; though in style and merit it is far snpor•ior to them. The author is unknown : John Knox was a man of wondrous might And hie words ran high and shrill. For bold and stout was his spirit bright, And strong was his stalwart will I Kings snight in vaia his mind to chain, And that giant brain to control, But naught on plain or stormy main Could daunt that mighty soul. John would sit and sigh till morning cold Its shining lamps put not, For thoughts untold on his mind laid hold, Aud brought but pain and doubt. But light at last on his soul was oast' Away sank pain and sorrow— His soul is gay in a fair to -day, And looks for a bright to -morrow. "GIVE US A LIFT 1" "1)o send down something to help us !" "Those little Pleasant Pellets, yon sent before, were just what we wanted !" "They helped right where we wore weak- est !" "Don't send anything else !" Nature, abased and neglected, does her best to overcome exhaustion and ward off threatening disease, but sometimes calls for help, and knows j,1et whatehe's about, The system takes kindly to the mild, wholesome influence of Pieree's Pleasant Pellets, and often their timely assis'anne corrects evils which would would snnn lead to serious results, With the first sigeal of distress, nature will thank you for remembering her Request. Therefore, if languid, easily tired, bad taste in mouth, bowels irregular or onn• etipsted, dive nature a lift by taking Dr. Pierce's Pierce's Pellets. Best Liver Pill made. FOR MANY YEARS. We have used Dr. Fowler's Extraot of Wild Strawberry for many years in our family and find it an exoellent medicine fer all forms of summer complaint." A.AtalenarNa,llerna-0nt; ��FawY&r'e Wild Strawberry. Pride 35o., sold by all dealers. 04,1`rADA's TWQ-EOW 33AI=Y, mut, TUN aRklArxsT 1;NtiXitalI Rx• ll'UtT sot`s ApOUT VIP Furua0. Stopes, London, Eng' land, author of Malt and Malting, and chairman of the committee of judges appointed last October to judge of and report on the quality of Canadian barley, ryas seen by an Empire reporter at the Queen's last evening. Speaking upon the barley question, he said : "Cana- dian's have the power to grow the finest two -row barley that can be produced anywhere. Iu Canada you have the necessary soil and climate, and all that is required to make the barley everything that a British brewer requires is a little more attention on the part of the Canadian farmer. He must be more skilful in the preparation of the ground for the seed bed. A proper manure of right character must be used, and strict attention given to the garnering of the bar- ley. Afte'tt• gathering, it must be put in stack or barn in order to give it au opportunity to sweat. If proper attention were given to these two important points it would in- sure to brewers all over the world the very finest barley which ,could be produced anywhere. "A Canadian farmer, to manure his land properly, must be thorough- ly acquainted with the constituents of his soil. To produce barley successfully he must—or any other farmer must—adcl' to his soil just what is necessary to insure a healthy growth of the barley plant. With the enormons knowledge I have of tho subject, being thoroughly ac• quainted with all the barley -produc- ing countries of the globe, I say unhesitatingly that Canada can produce barley absolutely faultless in every particular. When this fact becomes generally known your barley will command a ready sale in every important grain centre in the world. "It is impossible for Canada to complete in the English market with Russia and India for wheat, it cannot contend with the north of Europe for oats, therefore the main- stay of agriculture in Canada, apart from cheese, butter and eggs, roust be barley. Nature has singularly favored Canada as a barley -growing country, favored her to such an ex- tent that if the barley is properly grown she can easily boat all rivals and control the market." LOVE MIXED WITH BULLETTS. A few nights ago a highly sense. tional shooting affray, iu which a young lover and unknown men were involved, occurred in Hopkins Township, near Allegan, Mich. Frank Tooker, who has for some time past been paying attentions to attentions to Edna White, a young woman of the neighborhood, recent- ly received a letter warning him not to persist in his suit. He paid no attention to threats, and last night escorted the young lady home from a Patron of In.dustry meeting. On his return home, and while in a dark part of the road, he was as- saulted by three unknown men, who, with clubs, knocked him into a ditch. Tooker thereupon pulled a a revolver and began firing. His assailants returned the fire, one shot striking Tooker in the head and another in the arm. In falling his revolver was discharged and the ball struck one of the men. They carried the wounded man off, and help soon after reached Tooker. He is probably fatally in- jured. This morning be received a a letter stating that his assailant bad intended to tar and feather him and then string him up to the limb of a tree. The affray is alleged to have been caused by the White girl's mother, who was recently separated from her husband, and thus lost control of iter daughter. Officers are working on clues, but thus far have failed to discoyer the perpetra- tors of the. assault. *MI6 6101,3 THEIR VERDICT. A man had met a girl in a lonely place, and forcibly kissed her. She was terribly indignant, and had him arrested. She give on account on the witness -stand of how he gazed at her intently, and then, suddenly threw hie arms around her, imprin- ted a kiss upon her lips. The pris- oner made no defence, and the jury was 'expected to promptly convict him of assault. They returned to the court -room. "The ju-ju-jury would like w -w -would like to ask the young lady two questions," the foreman said. The judge consented and she went on the stand. "D -d - did your wear the j•j-jersey that you've g g -got on uow 7" "Yea, sir," "was the denture reply. And w -w -was your ha-ha hair b- b -banged like thnt !" Yee, sir." " Then, your honor, we acquit the p -p -prisoner on the ground of emo- mo-mo-tional insanity." —A cyclone visited Dakota on Monday, causing great damage to gktand?yC4ok4lig saveraLzlio.uaes�.'� a . s One fatty essayed by jumping into a well. BROKEb7 UR. Htow a small convention was broken up ina burry is told by a down east exchange as follows "Oh," [gild Daisy to her mamma, "1 was in the parlor last night behind the sofa, when the preacher came in to seeister Katie, and they did alt up toll close for anything; an' the preacher said : 'Katie, dear, I luv you,' an' Katie said : 'Oo, oo;' an' then the preacher kissed her right smack in the mouth, an' said : 'Dear Katie, how good the Lord is to us poor sinners f an' Katie said : 'Oo, oo;' an' then—an' then—" "Well," said her mamma, "you wicked child, you wicked child, what did you do?" " W'y, mamma, I felt so good, I blurted right out : 'Let ue pray,' an' you ought to have seen 'em jump." BRITISH AND FOREIGN. —Mr. Parnell has been ordered to pay $3,000 se costs in the O'Shea divorce suit. —The harvest in Hungary will be middling in quantity and quality, while in Austria it will be decidedly inferior to the harvest of the last five years. —According to the Globe's report creamery butter was in fair demand in Toronto on Wednesday at 21 to 22 cents. In New York the price was 16 to 18i cents. Col. Whitney died at hie home near Franklin grove, Illinois, last week. Realizing some months ago that the end must come soon, he called together all his friend- on his last birthday, Jan. 29, when he was 100 years old, and bade them fare- well. Col. Whitney was probably one of the oldest members of the Masonic order in the world, having been initiated into that fraternity on June 29, 1817. —The harvest prospects in Russ- ia have become woree, and there are fears of a partial famine. Because of the bad condition of the crop it is proposed to prohibit the exportation of corn. —The last American Appro priation Act coutained an appropri— ation of $7,000 to be used iu exper- iments in the production of rainfall. The Department will test the theary that heavy explosions cause rain. Last evening a balloon sent up iu the northern suburb was exploded with great violence amid the clouds. Whether the downpour of rain later was caused by the explosion remains to be determined. The Depart- ment will try the experiment on a larger scale. —The broken down and diseased horses of Chicago are wade intosaus- age meat and sold to the poorer cit- izens. —The Washington Bureau of Statistics claims 15,641,688 immi- grants into the States from 1820 to 1890. —While out in the barnyard milking on Saturday evening, Miss Caroline, the 18.year.old daughter of Solomon Brenneman of Juniata township, W. Virginia, killed an immense wildcat with her milk pail. It was growing dusk, artd she had nearly finished milking her last cow when she was suddenly knocked off the milking stool by the wildcat, which sprang 011 her shoulders from a neighboring tree. The frightened cow made a jump, and one foot struck the wildcat a powerful blow in the side, partically stunning it. Miss Brenneman sprang to her feet and vigorously pounded the cat over the head with a pail. She kept it up until she had nearly battered the cat's head to a jelly. The cat was 4 feet 2 inches long. J. C. STEVENSON, Furniture Dealer, &c. THE LEADING UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR. Opposite Town Hall, • Clinton, Ont WATCHES! Waltham, Elgin, Illinois, Columbus, Seth Thomas, and Rockford—new, model. arAll these makes in key and stem winders. Also pendant set watches. J. BIDDLECOMBE, CLINTON. FARM TO LET That excellent grass farm at present occupied by Mr. Isaac Rapson, well known as the Dods - worth tarot, being north half of lot 86. 91)1 con., Hullett, containing 86 acres. 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