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lell4ortetititt in Vet Huron.
1.".Vest Rump has gene over to the
9:0rxtine0abY a majority of 22. This
Ott thOlatir ranch to be regretted
WA 44041 standpoint was not al-
• gathat'airfexpected, because' the He-
arn:10s knew that they had the whole
'Wea of the Ooverument to coutend
4,0ninSt. It Was a by no meanordin-
• ary eerateet. On the one side was a
Ovate MeMber who, in the faithful
•itattVrixe his duty to his constitir-
' hPACT ti the bitter animosity
ment„and from which he
peet are'inapathy or favor; on
was a minister of that gov-
Winenkwith the prestige of his posi-
ion. It was only natural to expect
a
that the government mould do fts
ery utmost to prevent the defeat of
e of its members, and at the same
• nye get rid of one so bitterly opposed
C,101t RS Mr 'Cameron was well known
to be, and that the government had no
articular scruples as to its methods
Of, accoinplishing this, is admitted by
Van its'supporters.
• nriecassary to say, we sincerely de-
plore the result, not merely because
we think that Mr Cameron would
ve been more representative of the
iltelligent and truly patriotic citizens
afsthe riding than his opponent will
but because the constituency has
ailed to record its disapproval of the
inmer in which the Government has
allowed the public treasury to be
'hindered, and has recorded its con -
hued adherence to the unjust and op-
ressive policy of protection.
cla,Tn casting about for a reason for this
*iota apathy and astounding indiffer-
e to the lessons of the census, we
e 'cit of those who are ever ready to
.con ude that "bribery and corrup-
ion ' lie at the bottom of their fail -
ire. That is open bribery by the use
Of money. But there is another form
of bribery that may be equally effec-
, lye, and that is the promised "advan-
tage" of having a Cabinet Minister as
'representative. The Godarich people
ere told plainly thatjtahey.ex.pected
insprervements Us -the harbor, -they-
t support the government. The
esult of that is seen in the fact that a
ormer majority for Mr Cameron is
yrned into a minority. Then in Ash-
field and West Wawanosh people
'Were given to understand that the
airoposed railway from Wingham to
itiOderich would be built and they
ould get the benefit thereof. What
the result? Decreased majorities in
oth these municipalities for Mr
ameron.
there were also other agencies at
work that need not be speeified. Mr
;-Patterson claimed to be oinducting a
clean campaign. We eelieve that per-
•sonally he was, and we give him credit
for it. But some of his supporters
e not, and, no stone was left un -
• ed that would contribute to their
1
uccess. •
But',there is very little to be gained
by finding fault with the methods of
political opponents. By voting con-
fidence in the ministry the people of
West Huron are expressing satisfac-
tion with a system of government
17 corruption, and they are likely to
get enough of it. Mr. Haggart, Mr
Chapleau, Mr Dewdney, Sia Adolphe
Caron, and the other federal ministers
who openly advocate corruption as
a public policy can afford to laugh at
their critics. All the denounciations
which have been showered upon them
-from the pulpit and elsewhere have
no more effect than "Water upon a
duck' l back."
The great question that was before
the electors over and above the per-
sonality of the candidates, was that of
extended - trade. People will say that
ow; that the
ir prefereece
airs. Seem -
fair inference
'NLY. VALE WEEK MO
OX our Great .Slaughter Sale of goods saved from tile are. After tiiat we stock up again
with a complete new stock. Now is your last chance to get prime ;sTEW ENGLISH
DRESS' GOODS, all wool, double fold, at prices never heard of before in this place
SHIRTING, Heavy and Wide that were bought for Spring trade worth 15c. for
GREY COTTONS 36 in., heavy, worth 9cts., for 7LOts, CARPETS, UMBRELLAS,
RIBBONS, BUTTONS and a host of other articles, all offered at prices that will sell them
within a week In order to laake room for swing stock. Look to your own interests and. lay
hold of these 13argrains while you have the opportunity. NE WI:PRINTS, New FLANNELS
just
opened
out.
Mara's old Stand, Clinton.
• Legislative Jottings
(seaciaL)
The debate on the budget speech has
been occupying the attention of the
House during the past week. Mistier -
court, the Provincial Treasurer, in pre-
senting the annual financial statement,
took a cheerful view of the future pros-
pects of the 'province. He was able to
present the house with a surplus of
nineteen odd thousand dollars,a,lthough
during the past year there had been
extraordinary drains on the province,
among which may be mentioned the
grant of $100,000 to the Provincial Una
ver•sity, and over $200,000 on account of
the new Parliament buildings. Mr.
Harcourt strikes one at once as beinge,
thoughtful, careful, capable. scholarly
man. He weighs every statement be-
fore he makes it; considers every pro-
position before he presents it. He is
not one of those free -and -easy, off -hand,
jaunty speakers, who can talk inter-
minably about nothing. His masterly
manner of marshalling facts and con-
densing statements, her clear, well-de-
fined, business principles, and his inti-
mate knowledge of the finances of the
province, render him well fitted to oc-
cupy his present position.
Mr. Clancy, on behalf of the Opposi-
tion, undertoak the difficult task of
leading off the attack. Mr.H.E.Clarke,
of Toronto, has always been recognized
as the financial leader of the Conserva-
tive party in the House, but this year,
owing to id -health, the member for
Kent assumed his position.
There was nothing new in Mr. Clan-
cy's speech, nor anythina that would
call for comment. He simply gave a
re -hash of what we have heard year
after year. The old story of a "paper
surplus" is getting to be a chestnut in
the hoese, and no one pays any atten-
tion to it. When Mr Clancy concluded
his speech, the 'debate was adjourned
iiheri Mr Balfour, mi-isea;
half of thagovernment, replied to the
member for Kent. He denied that
there was anycontemplated raid on the
Dominion Treasury, but said that in
case a readjustment was to be made,
the government would see thatOntario
was fairly dealt with, and characterized
the policy of the government as able,
economical and honest.
Mr. Wood, of Hastings, followed on
behalf of the opposition. His speech
was short and bust ness-like,and with the
elimination of a few sentences here and
there, would read as though delivered
on behalf of the government. He was
complimentary of the Attorney Gene-
ral, of the Commissioner of Works and
the Treasurer, and if his adiniration of
this honorable gentleman only contin-
ues to grow, we ma,y expect soon to
see him taking his place beside them.
Mr Wood (Brant) followed in an ex-
cellent speech in support of the Gov-
ernment.
Mr Whitney, of Dundas, followed
on behalf of the opposition in a spicy
little speech,in which he complimented
the Provincial treasurer sn thegraceful
diction of his speech, and its freedom
from any reference to Dominion poli-
tics. He thought, however, the treas-
urer was a little too optimistic.
The cudgels for the government were
then taken up by Mr Davis, of York,
followed by ex -mayor Clarke, of Toron-
to. This gentleman, by the way, has
allowed his vacant chair to do service
as one of .Toronto's representives for
some years past,and it is expected now,
being relieved of mayorality duties, he
will devote some time to the legisla-
ture.
Messrs Awrey, H. E. Clarke and
Waters prolonged the debate until
nearly 11 o'clock, when Mr Harcourt
moved the House into Committee of
Supply. The motion wascarried with-
out division. Thus the opposition by
failing to place themselves on record,
acknowledge the soundness of the
Government's flnancia,1 policy, and pay
a graceful, though perhaps unwilling
tribute to the honesty and economy,
wisdom and prudence of 21 years of i
Reform rule n this province.
the question is settl
electors have signified th
for the present state of a
ingly this is true;
from the vote. And yet, talk with
manyConservatives privately,and they
will admit that they would be better
off if there was a change; they will
even confess that the Liberals have all
the arguments in their favor; but
theis preference for party interests
overcomes their judgment,.
But these very persons will find yet
that the trade question is an impor-
tant one to them, and notvvithsta,nding
their vote of Tuesdaa, we shall not be
at all surprised to see the very same
individuals who voted, _uppate for
rOtection, 'huh round and for
• trade it th it own party, 6 to
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
The following is a condensed report
of the Union Sunday School conven-
tion` of the Nile and Dungannon cir-
cuits, which was held at Nile on
Thursday, Feb. 18th. It consisted
of three sesions, morning, afternoon,
and evening; there was a fair attend-
ance in the morning, in the afternoon
the house was crowded to its utmost
capacity, and in the evening the church
was uncomfortbly filled. Each session
was opened with devotional exercises
and closed with the benediction. The
business of the morning and afternoon
sessions was interspersed with singing
by the congregation, and at the even-
ing session the church choir supplied
the music.
MORNING SESSION.
The first business was the reports
of Superintendents and Secretarys,
of the various schools. After a short
talk on the advisability of closing
schools during the winter months, Mr
Bailie was called on to give an address
on How to mantain an interest in S.S.
work; what he considered necessary
were:—An earnest and efficient staff
of teachers, regular attendance of
scholars, to have the school supplied
with all things necessary for the work
of the school, keeping the Sunday
School constantly before the people
•
J. C. GILROY.
was promoted by pleasant looks, pleas-
ant words and addressing each pupil by
name whenever they met, and shaking
hands with them at every oppottunity,
especially on meeting them m the class.
The next relation was of love for the
class individually and collectively.
In speaking of responsibilities he
said they were great and numer-
ous. The teacher is put in that respon-
ible position by the church and as he
regards the voice of the church as the
volce of God, he is placed in that posi-
tion by God. The teacher should feel
his responsibility because time is short,
he is dealing with souls, and has the
business of forming character for thne
and eternity. In discussing this sub-
ject the following opinions were given:
Some teachers are apt to shirk duty;
if all people realized their responsibil-
ity and acted on their knowledge, the
world would soon be evangelized ; each
teacher should try to attain to the
standard set up by Mr McLean ; to
help people a high standard should be
raised and the people shown that they
should endeavor to reach it.
The next subject "The Necessity of
Open Meetings for the S. S." was in-
troduced by Mr C. Girvin. He said the
first point was prayer and mentioned
several passages of scripture in support
of his argument. The next point was
praise, being a necessity in all S.S. open
meetings. The third was that of gi v ng
testimonies' for Jesus. The most of
from the puilpit, to have regular ser- those engaging in discussing this sub -
vices from the pastor to the school, ject were in favor of open -meetings,
to have teachers show such an interest some instead of reviews, others instead
in the work that the children would, • of the Temperance lesson. The views
even at home be interested in the of others were, that the pastor should
Sunday School. When discussing the
subject Rev A. Potter spoke of the
advieability of teachers studying the
"disposition of the scholars to reach and
interest them.
Mr Crozier being absent, Rev. A.
Potter -was requested to introduce the
tillject, "The a4visabiiity.ofLaningling
the sexes in the classes in the Sunday
School." He thought it advisable to
have boys and girls together in the
classes, as the presence of the girls
would have a tendency to suppress
boisterousness and a lack of gallantry in
boys. In discussing the subject one
person thought that bible classes and
infant classes should consist of both
boys and girls, but in intermediate
classes they should be separated.
Another thought that if infant classes
were well trained, there would be no
difficulty in managing the boys and
girls together in the intermediate class-
es. Another thought that in mixed
classes the girls, through bashfulness,
would leave the answering to the
boys, and the boys would leave it to
the girls. Another thought that from
the ages of 10 to 18 the boys and girls
should be kept in separate classes.
Another found it more convenient
to interest a class when all the mem-
bers belong to the same sex; another
was satisfied with a mixed class.
A. P. Sheppard introduced the sub-
ject "The advisability of appointing
assistant teachers." He did not be-
lieve in appointing assistant teachers
for the classes, because having no as-
sistants would have a tendency to
cause teachers to attend school more
regularly, to prepare the lesson better,
and to take a deeper interest in the
Sunday School. In the diseussion that
followed, the following ideas were ad-
vanced: —Allowance sh,ould be made
for those teachers who were compelled
by circumstances to be absent; that
the superintendent or teacher is the
best person to judge who would be
the most suitable person to take
charge of a class whose teacher is .un-
avoidably absent; that tate position
of an assistant teacher is preferable to
Mr John Dobson, leader of the Con-
servative party ie Victoria county, has
been called to the Senate.
H. F. Sharp, of St. Marys, was ten-
dered the Conservative nomination at
St. Marys on Tuesday as the party's
standard-bearer for South Perth, but
declined in favor of Wm. Pridham, of
Fullerton.
Mr Northrup, M. P. for East Hast-
ings, has been invited to move the ad-
dress in reply to the address from the
throne on the opening of Parliament.
Mr Bain, of Soulanges, is spoken of as
the seconder.
On Tuesday Mr Barr, Liberal was elected
for the Local Legislature, for North Ren-
frewi,by a majority of 421. His opponent
was a Liberal. Mr Harty, Liberal, waif
eleeted to °Mario Ligielatere tOrKiegs on,
Succeed rMatas,% who Was redntlr
be present and take charge of the meet-
ing ; that the programme of the open
meeting should be the same as the or-
dinary S. S. work, except that the
pastor should be present and take
charge of the meeting ; that the pro-
gramme of the openspaestisas4,sthe
Ahe.,same.aa the cadinary_S. S. work
except that' the -pastor should add -fess
the scholares during the usual time of
teaching ; that an opportunity should
be given for volunteers to sign the
temperance pledge.
The objects of open meetings are:—to
bring the school into prominence. to
interest the parents and friends of the
pupils in the work of the school. Re-
views and Temperance lessons should
not be neglected.
Mr Hetherington then took up "The
duty of the S. S. superintendent." He
gave some of the duties as follows:—
He must be a man of high moral char-
acter. He should be in harmony and
co-operate with the pastor. As he is
to govern and control the school he
must, of necessity, be able to govern
and control himself, he should arrange
the classes. He has the general man-
agement of the school. He should look
after reviews and review services. He
must arrange for the raising of S. S.
funds. He is to advise with teachers
individually, or in teachers' meeting as
to the best means of working the
school. He should note all absentees,
both teachers and scholars. He should
require teachers to see all the members
of their class during a certain period to
secure regular attendance. He should
fill all vacancies, caused by the remov-
al oateachers, with persons capable of
teaching. He should endeavor to re-
tain the larger scholars in the Sunday
School. He should promote scholars
as occasion required. His responsibili-
ties are Yext m order to those of the
minister.
In the discussion following this ad-
dress the following idea was .advanced;
as the work of the superintendent is
the work of the -pastor those two should
be in harmony.
Mr Murdock then taught a lesson
that of a reserve teacher, but that (Isaiah 45, 1-7) to an intermediate class,
either 'should be notified in time to after which Mr Echlin dealt with "The
make preparation for the class which use of blackboards or leaf clusterlin the
they were expected to teach; that no
help should. be asked from assistants
except in cases of pressing emergency;
that a person prepared to teach a Bible
class is prepared to teach any class
in the school.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first subject in this session was
"The relation of the teacher to his
class," by Mr T. G. Anderson. He
spoke of a relation of close and intim-
ate friendship between the teacher
and his class, and of the sypmathy
they should have for each other, but
the strongest relation should be that
of a love for the souls of each other,
and a yearning desire on the part of
the teacher to save the souls of the
members of his class. A discussion
followed, and the following ideas
were advanced: — II is impossible to
suaceed as a teacher without the sym-
saithy of the class; without being able
to understand the dispositions of the
children, and having tact in dealing
with them a teethes' Would be mimic-
eessfol. It is nedesSary fOr the tea-,
te haVe a:burning dekite ler the
ets
Sunday School"; He claims that each
should be carefully explained by per-
sons appointed for that purpose. He
preferred the blackboard because it is
much cheaper: it holds the attention
of the school° the pupils will better
understanct what is written or printed
on it, than what is portrayed in a
picture; it presents the truths and
teachings of the lesson step by step.
He made use of the blackboard tosex-
plain a lesson. A short discussion re-
vealed the fact that others preferred
the cluster as the picture presents
things more life -like than the board.
The children were then addressed by
Mrs S. J. Pentland and Miss Linfield.s
Mrs Pentland took for her subject'
"Character building." She referred to
the different paths through life, and
endeavored to impress on. the minds of
the children the necessity of walking
in the str
Linfield
heart an
sowing g od seed and pulling out elle
weeds tha a plentiful harvest might
be reaped. This liailest, she explain-
ed, should onsiSt of happiness, beauty
of ehat'actr, heady Of life and the re-
d that b.waits th good.
DURING T.I0 WARR
day School. 1, It cultivates Tn the
mind of the child a feeling as to the
value of its word. 2, It places a child
on its honor. 3, It frequently leads to
a, full discussion of the subject. 4, In
the signing of the pledge is a clench-
ing of the truths about Temperance
that the teacher has been inculcating.
5, It establishes and fortifies character.
He would be in favor of a pledge in
every family, he thought the pledge
in the Sunday School should be against
liquor, tobacco, profane and improper
language and everything that is not
useful in forming character. It should
include something to place the child
on its honor and that would require a
struggle on the part of the child to en-
able him to keep it. As the child ad-
vanced in years the standard of the
pledge should betraised.
The discussion that followed showed
that many were in favor of such a
pledge as Mr Fear advocated, while
others thought it should include only
liquor and tobacco. The almost un-
animous opinion was that a pledge
would be a great advantage as a safe-
guard in times of danger.
The subject "A general knowledge
of the Bible essential to Sunday School
teaching," was introduced by Rev A.
Potter, lie claimed that to be suc-
cessful a teacher must have a general
knowledge of the Bible and be familiar
with its teaching, to be able to go from
particulars to generals. It is more es-
sential to be familiar with the spirit
than the letter of the teaching, a teach-
er should have no need of a Bible or
other lesson help when he comes before
his class, he would advise teachers to
have such a thorough knowledge of
the Bible that the children might see
and feel that the teacher knew and un-
derstood what heitattempted to teach.
In answering questions that had been
handed to him, Rev E. A. Fear gave
pliassaisnilar to the:followinga—(The
answers willauggest the nature of the
que-stilms.)--Pastcrrs- should- visit the -
school at least once in three months,
if possible; classes should be arranged
and teachers appointed by the super-
intendent,' not the scholars; teachers
should be praying people; members of
the same family should sit in the same
pew in church; all, whether regular or
substitute teachers, should be thor-
oughly qualified for the work; in class-
es questions should be general, but
answers particular; moral teachers
may be in a measure successful, but
Christian teachers, free from the habit
•of using liquor or tobacco are prefer-
red; talkative pupils should be placed
in such a positien as not to disturb the
other members of the class, or filled so
full of the subject that they can not
talk; teachers free from the use of
tobacco would have more influence in
teaching Temperance than if they used
the weed; schools unable to afford both
a library and periodicals, should dis-
pense with the library and take the
school papers dancers should give
their hearts to the Lord and devote
their time to his service and then dance
as much as they like; teaching the
Temperance lesson should be left to
the wish of the school; It is not wrong
to ask teachers, who are qualified to
take pulpit work, to preach once in a
while, (if the Lord calls a teacher to
preach he will take care that the class
does not suffer;) collections should be
taken up how and when the school
arranges, but not during the time al-
lotted for the teaching of the lessons,
in reciting, verses a hint to a timid
child might be beneficial but teachers
should insist on having verses recited
correctly; teachers habitually absent,
should be remonstrated with, and if
there is no amendment, discharged.
This was the laeb subject on the pro-
gram and as the large attendance and
interesemanifested in the work show-
ed that the people (Sunday School
workers and others) were in favor of
eontinuing these conventions, it was
decided to hold the next at Dungan-
non.
A motion to have the repor t of the
convention published in the local pa-
pers was carried, afterwhich the crowd
was dismissed, and dispersed well satis-
fied with what they had seen and
heard during the day.
it and narrow way. Miss
oke of the garden of the
impressed the necessity of
Sunny Days
Our lady &Ands. will, be de-
pending on their Window
shades to prevent thorn from
being tanned or otherwise in-
jured. Como and see the
WINDOW SHADES,
That we are closing out at sudb low
prices. The shades are first -aka%
and the rollers used are the best, bat
as we are not ordering the awe pat-
terns again, we are selling them off
regardless og:3ost. Don't think we
have &dozen or two of eauh, for we
have not, as there are two, three or
four of the several lines. The two
New Music Books
Which we advertised last week eall-
- ed the
ELITE SONG FOLIO and
TRIUMPHANT SONGS No. 3
Are meeting with general approval.
The game of
The heroic contest which Mr M. C.
Cameron has been fighting in West
Huron against a host of sinister influ-
ences is over, and Mr Cameron is beaten
by a majority of twenty. He falls, but
with honor. He is a wealthy man, and
if he had chosen to fight his enemies
with their own weapon of boodle he
cohld have been elected. But he de-
clared that come what might not a
dollar should be corruptly spent on his
behalf, and that policy was rigidly car-
ried out. There is hardly any attempt
to con ceal the fact that the Government
agents flooded the riding with money.
Tile familiar faces of the old gang of
bribers were recognised, and every -body
knew that theitpresenee in the riding
aVitadite to only onemetiv•x, It le -Werth
reinernboring, too, that trio taiVesei-
eit a'Pet,kstilfdan`aft
Is still selling rapidly, as the people
in the country ere now beginning to
appreciate it. It is s splendid game
for the small price of 25 cents.
DO yon ever have any trouble in keeping
open your music book when playing
an organ? Then we can suit yon
exactly, for we have just what you
want in the
New Open Book Holder
Made from Nickle, is easily operated
and sells for 25 cents.
Wall Paper
Over 12000 rolls of Wall Pa-
per are now in stack, bought
from a selection of the hest 25
makers in the United States
and Canada. Make up your
mind to paper every room
that needs it, for you will not
miss the amount as the prices
are so reasonable.
ooper & Co
EIT.1\71-'01•T
on hand with the boodle just where
they are wanted. Mr Patterson haft
some legitimate sources of strength.
He had the prestige of a Minister, and
he was personally a strong candidate,
while Mr Porter, who opposed Mc
Cameron in the general election, was
a weak one. Mr Cameron is a man of
great ability and force of character,
and we make no attempt to conceal
the fact that we regret his defeat ex-
ceedingly. --Globe.
The Toronto Evening Telegram, Da -
dependent Conservative, says :—"The
first -named constituency (West Huron)
is not a Grit stronghold. The major ity
of 379 given for M. C. Cameron last
March was due to the unpopularity of
R. Porter, to the carelessness with
which the Conservatives attended to
revision of the lists, and in a lesser de-
gree to a temporary affection for ua-
restricted reMprocitv. West Huron is
debatable ground. M. C. Cameron was
beaten there in 1887, and the result in
that year is a truer index to the .char-
acter of the constituency than the nisi-
jority he secured last March."
A report is current that Sir Joker
Thompson will shortly become Premi-
er. Ile has been that since Sir Jolla
A. died,in all except name.
JewAdvartioutento.
Choir Leader Wanted.
Choir Leader Wanted for Ontario street Mo-
thodist ehureh, Applications will be received
up to the 15th of March; salary desired to be
stated. HARRISON WILTSE, Clinton
Notice to Debtors.
All parties indebted to the estate of the late
Hugh Moore, are hereby notified that the same
must be paid before the 185h of Maroh, or it
will be placed in court for collection. MRS H.
MOORE
Splendid Farm for Sale.
Tbe farm of 150 acres on the London Road
Stanley, occupied by subscriber, is offered for
Sale. There is on it a good brick house, good out-
buildings, plenty of water; all but ten acres
cleared, well fenced and under good state of cul-
tivation Good orchard. Price $9,000; terms
easy. 0 AVERY, Clinton. lin
Tannery Property for Sale.
The Tannery property belonging to the estate
of the late Hugh Moore is for sale. It consistsiof
tannery in good working order, with all applian•
°es. Also house and lot adjoining, with accent-
modation for good family. Will be sold on rea-
sonable terms. Apply on the premises, or to Mr
GEO DAVIS, Mary Street, Clinton
It Pays to go to the Best.
OF CHATHAM, ONT.,
lands withont a worthy ria! in Canada as a
sphool of businessItraining. ts Special Depart, •
mint for SHORTHAND a td TYPEWRITING
has beenparticularly succesffu1. Ewa? sra e
of 1895 ohs, p1aotai1 41, god position.
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