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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1892-03-25, Page 7matriroxi AT int lc14. w 0 P4S0' t 0 eti titTfeel• Mere Maeley glen aran0e,) , question--"What\gthe beet way to rable tile r:O evenue for POInion, rrOvinei0,Qoun. 4, ap4 winiPlihip p4rpeni410, Yiewea ft= A ' tarMer'e fitandporrit?” ' • . " " ' As thie is a Very impertant queation, let tpe erave yoar petrel:tee, while 1 endOeYer to direet year atteetioa to at least some of tlue raeat iMpertant aspeets in, will,* it preaente itself to the eleotors ef this min - try, at the preseut day. As every Aron. 2;080 txtOBt hare a precoiee, every pennon .it text), !nid' every tionsequenoe a muse, 1 eball lay down as the foundation of my aubsequent remarks what I consider as an (*tempted exiorn in comnseroial isdienee, vie.: Wilitt every map has a natural right to buy where he on ply, the oheapeat, and sell where he can sell the dearest, and that any restriction on thie right is a violation ' of natural law, which produces irritation, injustice, and wrong wherever it exiuts. To take up this question and examine it is all its bearings and relations woold take up too much tirae and space, I shall, there. . fore, take a somewhat general view of it, and deal with the prinoipai and most tan- gible pointe thereof, in hope that even a partial analysis of it may be productive of some good., by leading mrn to view it in ite simple and true form, rather than in that dietorted and false form in which it is , moot generally viewed by the masses, ▪ through the spectacles of prejudice and party. New, as to the subject itself, I think the ground I have taken will be aoknowledged by all ca-ndid-minded men as perfectly sound and right. If we deny the sound - noes of the above dootrine, and say that a man has not the right to buy where he pleasea, and sell where he pleasee, we are laying down a principle essentially arbi- trary and despotic—a principle against which human uature instantly rises in re- bellion, inasmuch as he feels it an encroach- ment on his rights as a man, an insult to his judgment, and an injury to his interests —so that if denied the exercise of this right, he is to all intents and purposes really, if not nominally, the slave of the majority by whom he is ruled. • To illnetrste, we will suppose that the authorities of the comity of Huron passed a law, making it a penal act for any resi- dent of the county to buy anything outside of the limits thereof, for the purpose of im• po,rting it for his own use, I think there are few but what will agree with me in pro. ne,uncing au& a law arbitrary, oppreesive *unjust. Now let us extend the prin. , and take in a wider field, and say; , Province of Ontario passes such a law, and threatens every man who buys any article necessary for his use and comfort entside of its limit with summary punish- ment, in the shape of a money•fine, with eonfiscation of the article in question be- sides. Or take in a wider field yet, and say: The Dominion of Canada passes suc law; you will obsei ve the principle is OW cisme in all the three cases I have mentioned, and the only difference is the limitation of the prinoiple to a smaller or larger field. Having, I think, established the sound- ness of the premise laid down, namely:— That a man has a natural right to bile where he oan buy the cheapest, and sell where he can sell the dearest, without any obstructinn . whatever, let us see how the contrary principle operates, and what are its effeote and fruits so far. Were the county of Huron to adopt the system of indirect taxation, in raising a revenue to meet its requirements, and surround itself with a commercial wall, which precluded all in ress except at certain points, and every article brought in at those pointe charged with a certain tax, which, in de- fault uf payment, the article is seized and confisoated to the owner, let me ask, how loft would it be until the dullest among its ratepayers saw the folly and absurdity of such a system? How would such a system affectsthe_prosperity of-theeounty-?.----Would‘ it have a tendency to make its people rich- er or poorer, or would it cost less or more to raise the needed revenue than it does under the present system? How many collectors would we need over and above what we have now, and how many detec- tives to watch that nothing was smuggled over the walls, and how much of the reve- nue would be consumed in maintaining such a force as would be needed to carry nut such a system efficiently? Again, how would it affect the volume of trade? Would it have a tendency to stimulate and enlarge it, or would it have the opposite effect? The two great forces that govern and regu- kite trade are demand and supply, and these act eetirely independent of every other consideration. Like a stream that rune and retutns, if a dam is raised against it, it will rise until it overflows that ob. , struction, and prooeeds along, diffusing its supplies wherever needed, always seeking the lowest ground, in other words, the oheapest country, to live in. Now, if an obstruction be raised against a stream, there are two evils that would follow from euoh an act. First, there would be an ac- cumulation of water behind the obstruction, and if the obstruction was raised too high, the stream wouid find an outlet ipmewhere else, and diffuse its water thedugh other fields and other channels; in other words, the stream of demand and supply would be diverted from its natural course, and turned into some new and different channels to dispose of its surplus water, to the loss of those parts formerly fed by it, whilst the accumulation of water behind the wall formed a pond of monopoly for the larger fish to sport and play in. Now it must be evident to every unprejudiced person, that this whole business of obstructing trade, is the height of folly and absurdity. Were the stream of trade allowed to flow freely without any obstruction, the value of ar- ticles of trade woilld be governed entirely by the laws I have mentioned, viz.; demand and supply. If an article was scarce it would rise in value, and if it was plentiful it would fall in value; in other word, if the demand exceeded the supply, it would, be dear, and if the supply exceeded the de- mand, it would be cheap, in spite of every means used to counteract it. I admit, however, that this commercial wall puts an artificial value on articles of trade, to the injury of the whole &immunity; just as water must rise as high as the dam before the water can flow over it, so will the price of every article that is brought over this wall rise in proportion, and the higher you raise the wall, the dearer you will make that article to the consumer. It is almost passing strange, how, in this enlightened age, any man of sane mind could be seen to advocate or support Ruch a foolish and costly system; and if it were not for the fact that some men like to deceive, and others like to be deceived, it could not exist for a twelvemonth. But we find a great many advocating this, that or the other, not because they really believe it is right in principle, but because it is conduoive to their interests. They think it is so because they wish it so, hence they are • often found advocating a principle or prac- tice, which, if applied to themselves in another case, they would denounce with all the vim and energy they possessed„ Let this same principle of indirect taxation, for tho rupee of r 043 a reYCIMe 'Ito Meat pa a, 'proaller eeale, way,, in the OW, itf A 1119810 cattlItY) and how wonld, thoee men r.110 80 Siti:Cl0AQUOY 400 tOr ikr°01:4 it, 4 0 44;40 minister to their own personal littera* and ende. Were We to trace the PriamPlee which many profess to held, to their seureeme wouldiind them emanating Mtn PAVO, BelfiShtiefia• eevetosioness. Take, for example, the o itin of,th4aga in this ?Maury at the present day, and we firld. haMan eelfiehnees most clearly appa- rent in thell manner in' which the Govern - Ment Of the country is oonduoted. Instead of proceeding in socordanoe with the axiom I have laid down, the whole <mune of goy - eminent is in the opposite direction. . It le not the gOvernroent of the people for the benefit of the people as a whole, but the government of the people for the benefit o. a clique. It is the many taxed and im- poverished for the sake of enriohing and building up the few, a oourse which out- rages all our feelings of equity, justice and fair play. If thecounty of Huron , were surrounded by a trade walli which only partially obstructed the stream of trade, and the mechanics, manufacturere, and tradesmen put their heads together, and said, "This wall does not suit us; we'll go to the council and ask them to false it high enough to shut out all foreign competition in articles of our manufacture, so that we will have a monopoly of the home demand, and build up our industries by compelling the. residents of the county to purchase everything they need from us, instead of importing it from abroad; and if the council demur to this proposal, we'll give them to understand that, in case they accede to ear demands, we'll supply them with all the funds they need, when they appeal to the eleotori for their suffrages again. The counoil, being weak in moral prinoiple, as well as purpoee, ultimately agrees to the proposal, and ppceed on the corrupt prin. oiple, of purchasing support by promises of improvements in roads, buildings, harbors, oto., where such means are likely to have the desired effect. If this argument fails, some other one is tried, in order to attain the desired end, which, in general, is too often successful, always using a bait adapt- ed to the fish they want to•catch. Now, I ask, can anything be more debasing, or more demoralizing than such a course as this? Is it any wonder that the country is in the condition in which we find it, where government is carried on on the avowed principle of holding and retaining power by any means, whether fair or foul. I do not mean to throw all this responsibility on our representatives, since they are not the government, but the servants of the govern- ment; the perty on whom the whole moral responsibility of such a state of things rests is the electors. If the elector did not want this state of things it could not exist; but it is plain that he wants it, and the repre- sentative is wily his agent in carrying out his desires. If we are then to have a re- form of these evils and abuses complained of, we must begin at the elector. If we would have a clear stream we must have a pure fountain, and though we cannot change man's moral nature, or eradicate a single vicious propensity by the application of law, for law at best has only a restrain- ing influence, and can never cure a single vice, nor sanctify a single passion; yet law 1 all the taxes they pay, are those which can do much in withdrawing or removing they pay to the town or township collector those elements which furnish food for the evil passions and propensities of our na- tures, so that though law cannot root them out, it can, so to speak, etarve them out, by depriving them of that which is most favorable to their production snd growth. Now it must be clear to every person of ordinary judgment and observation, that there is a large class of electors amongst us who put a very low estimate on the privi- lege of the franchise; who are just like so • many animals waiting in the market for the highest bidder, and who, by their use, or, rather abuse, of their privileges as citi- zens, bring themselves and the country under, just and meriterl ehningssandabsises, This is the' 'Orals that hold the balance of power, and turn the scale every time in an electoral contest, by their shameful Oosti• tution of themselves for the vilest purposes and practices imaginable; always ready to "run with the hare and hunt with the hounds," to ignore principle in political matters as a thing of no consequence, and to shout loudest for the man who treats them best, and secures to them the greatest amount of plunder and spoil. Now there surely is a remedy for this class of electors. If any other member of society makes an improper use of a trust committed to him; if he betrays that trust, or proves himself unworthy of the confidence that was placed in him, would not common sense say, "Take that trust from him; he is only abusing it, and by his abuse of it proving himself un- worthy of it, and instead of using it for his own and neighbors' good, he is using it for the purpose of inflicting an injury and dis- grace upoll himself' and all else. ' Now, I would say, apply the same rule to the elect- or, who, in any manner, or for any selfish or mercenary purpose whatever, makes an improper use of the franchise, take it from him, and not only from him, but from the party to whom he has sold himself; let tempter and tempted suffer together, they have sinned together, and it is perfectly just and right that they who have been associated in crime should be associ- ated in punishment, and when such a reme- dy is applied it will weed out all the "tares" from among the wheat, and leave the field of politics cleared of a large amount of the trash and rubbish by which it is now en- cumbered, and present a more pleasing and hopeful prospect to every well wisher of the country for the future. I would, then, say let it be made a crimi- nal act to solicit any man's vote, in an electoral contest, or to offer any bribe or consideration whatever. Let all private and public canvassing be strictly prohibited, inasmuch as no good end is served by it, but, on the contrary, much evil, as it only tends to inflame the passions, rather than direct the judgment. it is like a scene we have often seen when clearing the brush off a fallow. A man goes through it with a torch applying it here and there, wher- ever he think e it will take the most effect, until the whole field is one general confla- gration. Such, I think, is the general re- sult of public canvassing at election times; there is a raking together of all the com- bustible stuff that can be found (and truly there is enough of it) and the torch applied to it by inflammatory arguments, and ap- peals to the passions, producing a scene of confusion and disorder rivalling the Ephe- elan mob, "where the greater part knew not wherefore they were come together." I think there are few but will admit that there is really little or nothing learned at such times, for, as a general thing, people do not attend for the purpose of getting light or information, (they think they have got enough of that already) but to cheer or contradict, to hiss or groan, as their pas- sions or interests move them., All that I have ever heard at ouch times was nothing more or less ihan what any person of Or- dinary intelligence heard and read over and over again in the oolums of the newspaper. There is every facility and opportunity given for the people to inform themselves on any public question, through the press, and from the reports and proosedings of the rvinirementa ,of t Stpte, ha applied, the llonso of.R.arliament,,sp. 010 tbey ara witlitatil ex. ono on the 000 of information, lt,th,at IPYPOt et the oantlidatea, Rcsentmg thmaselves to, tha Oleeterefen. tkeirsuffrages, publish" 'Web: Yle/Wri vp rolicy,,eiglor in the papere et the riding,: Vonetroge fdek.or cherish en* on 4404)04 iy. aellisb and.: cOyetons �lrIt, 4s regar4a thalaat,Ohjectiontl4at it would throw out. Of seutPl ey Ile t ester ge reireber o 1;neells Wile neW have a comfortahle living -4 reply, let. .them, got We don't need them! 'WO don't. QV 1ie them distnbuted in bito bipp, want any that frodnee nothing, and live they need on public 9,uesticas that ie neoee4 we ha," no man gor pubii4 oeionen %to, sag to guide them in the exereise of the franohiee, without tiltiSe 1.11, fitienciefi by which many aro left in doubt, beeitatiou, and perplexity. With regard to another crying evil, namely, the manner in which occuitituen- cies are formed, for the sole purpose of neutralising the vote of the oppoeite party, and in effeot depriving a large number of the electors of the fruits of -their vote, by hiving them together ao that their strength is spent in vain, 1 think that some &de, quate remedy should be applied, and in- stead of a roapPrity in a constituency for or against the government, 1 hold that a rhaje• rity vote in the whole Donsinionshouldbere- quired to entitle any party to administer the affairs of the country. I call see no reasonable objection to this reform, inas- much as I think it is perfectly right in principle, being only an extension of the principle now in practice. Were this the °awe it mattered little how the electors were hived together, as the sum toted of the vote throughout the Doniinion would effeotually settle the matter, vvithont any possible cavil or dispute. This would riot require a re -adjustment of seats, as they could be left entirely as they are at present; in fact it mattered not how they were ar- ranged, as the result would be the same in either ease, when the vote in the aggregate was announced, as regards the comparative nierits of the presents Government poliey; and that of the opposition in the matter of tariff, I would say, that to me, they are both objectionable, both go for a tariff, the only difference is that one is higher than the other; they stand in the relation of high and higher. One framed for the ostensible purpose of building up a few native indus- trieir at the expense of the whole people, while the other is framed for revenue pur- poses only; one excludes foreign products and manufactures, while the other admits them tiS a limited extent. But it is the same principle in both, only with' this dif- ference, that it is stretched in the one case more than in the other, both, however, agree in mantaining this odious and costly commercial wall to obstruct the stream of trade, and to enrich the few at the expense of the many, by making manufactured ar- ticles dearer to the customer than they would otherwise be in the absence of this wall. But the question will be asked, if you throw down this wall, how are you going to provide a revenue for carrying on the gov- ernment? I answer, unhesitatingly, by a direct tax on the whole people, precisely in the same manner as our municipal revenue is raised. The reply is made: We are burdened with taxes now, are you going to increase our burdens 'by an additional tax? Now, I am perfectly well aware this argu- ment has been often used with telling effect on the great mass of the people, who do not take the trouble of thinking or exam- ining into the nature and operatione of revenue by tariff. They seem to think that whicl) will gm them all the informatmo °nor* en the aboe end tie et caw, paraSites, who teAtell en the toil of rile4 inglittelY more useful than Cm, and the sooner they and the system that supports tehOrntri;anvfdseapitl iatewianyilerrstea.better for -the Just a few words moreto the eleotore, od whom is shouldered the responsibility of effeoting a reformation of the evils and abuses under winch the country Buffers at the present day. To every reflecting and observing person, it must be eyident that the country le approaching a serious °ride. The longest road has an end, and the bold- est and best laid schernee of iniquity ever devised by ounninkr and unscrupulous men has been visited, in the end, by sure and swift pUlliS11111elit, and Canada will be no exception to the rule aoted upon by the "Judge of all the earth," when she hap filled up her minim°. At the present time it would appear that virtue and truth were at a discount, and a premium set on fraud, peculation, and wrong, so that the man who can most effectually play the game..ef politioal euchre, and fleece his fellows, is the man to be admired, and held up as a roodel of smartness, worthy of the highest seat in the council of the nations; eulogized by the preea and pulpit alike, and hbnored -with the confidence of thousands, who thereby become partakers with him in his deed, and will be associated with him in his punishment. Now, in the face of such moral obliquity,. what 43 the duty of the elector? Can he afford o look on with apparent unconcern, or rest satisfied that he has done his duty, when he has declared for or against this or the other party. If we weigh them both in an even balanoe I am firmly of the opinion that both will be found wanting. The one openly avows his approval of a system of oppression and extortion, and the other 40es exactly the same, only with this dif- ference, that he would not carry out the prinoiple of the system to the same extent; so that as far as the holding of the principle is concerned, they are both, in that respect, alike. It is the principle itself that I ob- ject to. As long as that is acknowledged and held, it will certainly assert itself sooner or later in its native form, and be used by selfish and unscrupulous men in the future as it has been in the past, to the injury of all classes of people throughout the country. Let us unite, than, in casting away this principle of reeenue by tariff, and the sys- tem based upoh it. Raze thisltariff wall to its foundation I Do not leave a stone of it to be a monument of the ignorance and folly of men who ought to know and do better. It is unworthy of and inconsistent with the intelligence and civilization of the present day. Its downfall would be a subject of rejoicing, and the care of a host of evile,which afflict us now most grievously, and prevent us from advancing in the path of progress to a higher plane of morality, prosperity and peace. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. annually, ignoring altogether the greater tax they pay, first to the government, in the shape of duties on eamost every article imported into the country, which goes into the Dominion treasury, lees the cost of collection, which is very considerable, and next; to the favored manufacturers, in the enhenced prices they have to pay for those art;cles against which there is no competi- tion from without. If, for argument's sake, we say the Government collects yearly off the people, in import duties, the sum of $35,000,000, and if we pay to the menufac- turers another $35,000,000, which 1.• think is quite within the mnrk, it is evident that thia4atter-sum goes-noteintothe-Densinid - treasury, but into the till of the rnanufac- turer, and we get nothing for it. If t had only the government tax to pay, we would certainly be eased of one half of the burden, while, under the present system, we are paying double that amount, and paying it to support a lot of blood suckers, who have fastened themselves on the body politic, and are ever crying "give, give," and never satisfied. Now, as regards the cost of col- lection, it must be evident to any thinking person, that the present system of collec- tion must be very expensive. With a boundary line of 4,000 miles between us and our neighbors on the south, bow many collectors do the Government employ, and how great must be the expense in main- taining such a numerous force of men, many of whom, it is said, receive salaries in excess of their collections. Now suppose that this system was abolished, , and this tax collected by our municipal collectors, who could do it for a mere trifle—for it is just as easy for a man to collect $20,000 as to collect $10,000 --would it not be a further easing of our burdens to lessen the cost of collecting, besides getting rid of the manu- facturer's tax, which is one half of our en- tire burden. And then think of the annoy- ance and expense it is often to business men, who are forced to submit to insolent and overbearing officials, in transacting their bueiness. Their arbitrary rules, their unjust treatment, and their vexatious exations and extortion practised on im- porters are enough, and more than enough, to justify us in bringing in a verdict of "guilty" against it, without any recom- mendation to mercy, but to be speedily executed, and buried forever out of sight, without any to weep or lament over it. But an objector will say, if you abolish this system,. it will revolutionize the whole country, derange business, flood the country with foreign manufactures, extinguish our native industries, and throw a large num- ber of men out of employment, who now have a comfortable living, and reduce Clem to the condition of paupers. In reply to the first objection, I would say, I admit that it would revolutionize the country, and the country is in sore need of a revolu- tion that would benefit it. It has been a patient sufferer for a long time, and it is high time it had some relief from the bur - demi that have been pressing upon it so long' \ As to the second—that it would de- range business -4 reply, it would put busi- ness on a firm and permanent basis.— Business would then be entirely cdeitrolled by the natural law of supply and demand, and would be no more subject to the dis- turbing influences of political schemes and boodlers, by whom it is now ruled. As to the next objection—that it would flood the country with foreign manufactures. to the extinction of our own industries—I reply that the objection implies or involves the odious and erroneous praotice of bonusing industries, since the objection implies that these industries receive a bonus through this system, which, if abolished, they would be deprived of. No.v, I ask, what right has one industry to claim a bonne off the public more than another? If every farm- er in the country put forward this claim, and egid to the Government, "I want you to adjust this tariff so that I shall be built up by it, at the expense of my fellow citi- zens," he wonld be doing exactly what the manufacturer ie doing now. Surely no man but one utterly regardless of the welfare of others; could -entertain enoh a 0 Officer A. .71. Braley of the Fall River Police Is highly gratified with Hood's Sarsaparilla,. Ile was badly run down, had no appetite, what he did eat caused distress and he felt tired all the dine. A few bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla effected a marvellous change. The distress in the stomach is entirely gone, lie feels like' a new matt, and can eat any- thing with old-time relish.For all of which Iso thanks and hcordially recom- mends Hood's Sarsaparilla. It is very important that during the months of March April May the blood should be thoroughly purified and the system be given strength to withstand the debilitating effect of the changing season. For this purpose Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses peculiar merit and it is the Best Spring Medicine. T 11 o following, just received, ril . wonderful blood - demonstrates purifying powers: " C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: " Gentlemen: I have had snit rheum for a number of years, and for the past year one of my legs, from the knee down, has been broken ant very bndly. I took blood medicine fora Jong time with no good results, and Was at one time ayobliged to walk with crotches. I finally con- cluded to try Hood's Sarsaparilla, and before I had taken one bot- tle the improvement was so marked that I continued until I had taken three het - i es, and am now better than I have been in years. The Inflammation has all leit my leg and it is entirely healed. I have had sueh benefit from arc Hood's Sarsaparilla at I concluded to write this voluntary state- iit." F. J. TEMPLE, Ridgeway, Mich. HOOD'S PIL LS acteaslly, promptly and °fa- , icntly on the liver and bowels. Best dinner pill. ATTER TEA. • Hilitvatt4 is the name of a Dlack Teat blend of Indian and (leylee, pat op ha 'Eng* land, Tits :Oxigliett people are noted:for having the enest Tea, We guetyalittee fun- Weiglit in every .paokage, Draws Vety smooth and of rich flavor. Yea can caY procure it fronvbe as we control the Pale et it itt Plinton, and our trade for thie Tea haw inoreased very fast, fay beyond Whitt we anticipated. We have just got a 0esit supply. Try a package, :Fresh OROCERIES OH in St9Cit,„ G $WALLOVV • Have Waned ancl Must Have I HAVE A full stock of D. M. Ferry's and Steel Bros Field and Garden SEEDS and CORN. Fun stook Field and Garden TOOLS. A few pieces of CROCKERY and GLASSWARE which will be almost given away. Full stook of JEWELERY, TINWARE, HARD.' WARE, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, OILS, HARNESS and all goods in oonneotion with the Harness business. I WANT a continuation of my present customers patronage and a few more if I can get them by honest dealing— to close up at 8 o!olook p. m.; to give every customer as much for $1 as they can get any plaoe else; to take any kind of farm produce in exchange for goods from a pound of iron to a load of grain. Hides and Furs for which I will pay cash. I =ST HAVE all my 1891 accounts settled by the 1st of May, at the latest. The balance of my Crockery and Glassware will be sold or given away ae soon as possible to make room for other goods. Three more Robes to be sold this spring. I will give Crockery/or Glassware to the value of 5 per cent on all accounts paid during March. • GEO. NEWTON ▪ - LONDESBORO TO RENT OR FOR SALE. House to Let. The elegant briok Cottage Residence, on On- tario Street, west of the manse, lately occupied by Mr Wm. McGee. All conveniences. Large garden. Clinton, Jan 19, 1892. El. HALE. 1 no* House to Let. The subscriber offers to rent the cottage on Huron St., at present occupied by Mr G. Leith- waite, centaining 6 rooms, hard and soft water and all modern conveniences, Barn and fruit treea on the premise.. MISS J. ROBINSON. Property for Sale or to Rent. Subscriber offers for sale or to rent the house and lots occupied by himself in the village o Brucefield. The house is new frame la story stone cellar, with hard and soft water and stable on the lot; threeefittlis of an acre of land. Wil ' be either sold or rented on very reasonable terms I ti. V. DIEHL, Bruceaeld. If you want to buy a first-class Brick Store or a nice Dwelling House on easy terms, apply to W. C. SEARLE, Clinton House fo7 Sale or to Rent House on corner of Rattenbury and Erie Sta.. containing 7 rooms and good cellar, barn, bard and soft water, good bearing orchard and all con. veniences. Terms easy. Apply to JAS. SHEP- PARD, Clinton, or T 108, TIMING, 344 Butter• nut Street, nett sit. Property for Sale. Tne frame house on Maple Street, Clinton, re, cently occupied by and belonging to the estate of the late Hugh laigham, is offered for sale. It consists of la story dwelling, suitable for ordi- nary family. Quarter acre lot, Hard and eoft water, frame stable. Will be sold cheap. Apply to H. HALE, Clinton, or ALEX. JAMIESON, Sea - forth. For Sale or to Rent. _ Those premises known as the Commercial Ho- tel, in the Town of Clinton, together with the stabling and appurtenances. Also those' premi- ses in the Vi:lago of Exeter, known as the Queens Hotel and the Brick Store adjoining the hoteLand used as a general store anc post Office. These desirable properties will be sold on easy terms - For particulars apply to the proprietor. JOHN. ROISSIER, Lot 6, Maitland Con,, Colborne, lien- niiiler , 0 . sam 2-5 FARMS FOR SALE. Valuable Farm for Sale. The North half of lot 30, 2nd concession Eas Wawanosh. Apply to CAMERON, HOLT & CAMERON, Goderioli Farm for Sale or to Rent. A first-class grazing farm, belt g lot 22, con 11, Goderich township, containing 80 acres, about 40 acres cleared. A never failing creek running through the back of the farm; frame house with stone cellar, frame barn and stables near new, and a good 'well near the house. Situated 1018 mile from Holmesville.and ,ia miles from Clinton. Also a Waggon Shop and Dwelling in the village of Holmesville, a good business stand. For par- ticulars apply to E. C. POTTER, Holmesville. Farm for Sale. Farm for sifle.-Lot 12, in the ath concession of the Township of Stanley, County of Huron, the property of the late Mrs Catherine Mitchell. 100 acres -80 acres cleared and free from stumps,snd in good state of cultivation -20 acres of bush well wooded with hardwood timber. The farm is well watered, and there is a good fruit bearing orchard Frame Dwelling house and barns. Terms of payment can be made to suit the convenience of the purchaser, a fair proportion after purchase money may remain on mort- gage at a low rate of interest—For further terms and particulars apply to the undersigned. MANNING& SCOTT. Clinton, 18 Jan. 1892 Barristers etc. Clinton. SOOTHING, CLEANSING, H Eau NG. Instant Relief, Permanent Cure, Failure Impossible. Many so-called dioceses are simply symptoms of Catarrh, such as headache. losing sense of smell, foul breath, hawking and spitting, general feeling of debility, etc. If you are troubled with any of these or kindred symptoms, you have Catarrh, and should lose no time procuring a bottle of NASAL BALM. Be warned in time, neglected cold in bead results In Catarrh, follovyed by consumption and death. Sold by all druggists, or sent, pat paid, cni receipt of twice mute and els byaddressing LFORD & CO. tirockylile.Ont. MISCELLANEOUS. Buggy for Sale. Good second-hand buggy for sale, cheap. Ap- ply to OR. WORTHINGTON, Clinton. Shingles for Sale I carry on hand a stock of first-class Cedar Shingles; two qualities, which I will sell at every low rate. Orders large or small filled on the shortest notice. Please give me a call. W. RILEY, Londesboro. 3m • CLINTON MARBLE WORKS. COOPER'S OLD STAND, Next to Commercial Hotel. This establistiment is in full operation and all orders filled In the most satisfactory way, Ceme- tery and 'granite work a specialty. 'Prices as reasonable as those of any establishraent SEALE, HOOVER & SEALE, Clinton. lm Shingles and Lath for Sale. Subscriber has purchased a large quantity of No. 1. shingles. Those shingles will be made to order out of the very best quality of north shore cedar. All wbo want a arst-class suingle will find it to their advantage to ask for prices before buying elsenthere. Orders large or smali'deliver- ed at any station along the line. W 11. WFIITLEY, Londeeboro, • THECOMCSBEST FRIEND LAROEST SALE IN CANAbA. s s sueses; DO YOU. WANT ' A First-class Step or Long Ladder?. A Handy Wheelbarrow? A Splendid Churn, or anything of like nature? Then call on!W, f3MITES0N, at shop, No.7 ,Frederick St„ or E. Dinsloy %Will be atiDbasley's corner every Saturda y afternoon, 1 CURE FITS! "nen I say I oure I do not inean merely to stop them for a timo and then have them return again, I mean radical cure. I have made the 'ahem° of FITS, HAIN SY or FALLING SICKNESS a lifelong study, rrint my remedy to cure the worst cases. Because others failed la no reason for not now receiving a sure. once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my remedy. Give EXPRESS and POST.OFFIOE. H. G. ROOT, M. c.,188 ADELAIDE ST. WEST. TORONTO, UNT. J. C. MENSON, —THE LEADING— UNDERTAKER —AND— EMBALMER. A FULL LINE OF GOODS KEPT 111 STOCK The bestEmbalming Fluid used Splendid Hearse. ALBERT ST.,CLINTON, Residence over store. OPPOSITE TOWN HALL S. WILSON, GENERAL DEALER III TINWARE HURON STREET, CLINTON Repairing of all kinds promptly attend to rea enable rates. A trial solicited. Butchering - Business s; To the Public. Subscriber having bought out the business att successfully conducted by Mr Couch, a continuance of the liberal patronage bestowe on his predecessor. No pains or expense will be spared to procure the very best meats, and orders will be promptly and carefully filled. The busi- ness will still be conducted at the same stand $41 heretofore. Highest price paid for Hides, Sheep-, skins, &c. JAMES A. FORD NERVE BEANS NERVE BEANS aro 5 new covery that 0I170 the worst MOS 5 Nervous Debility, Lost Vigor salt Failing Manhood; restores tits weakness of body or -mind caurieti,, by over -work, or the errors 0101- ceases of youth. Thls Remedy eh- " solutely cures the most obstinate cases when all other rust:I'm/nye have fatted even to relieve. Sold bydritg.' gists at $1 per package, or eix for $5, or sent by mail oia receipt of price by addressing THE JAMES =DICTUM: CO., Toronto, Ont. Write for pamphlet. Sold kr, Clinton by J. H. Combe. If YOU WISH To Advertise Anything Anywhere AT Any time WRITE '1,.• GEO. P. ROWELL AS', CO No. to Spruce Street, NEW YORK. a'