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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1892-08-17, Page 6st. not renl84iod i % eeaeen,18 lab*o to become habitual aux ohronto. Dra* tto purgativos(:pj^wealceniagttto bowels, confirm, rethet' than Ghia', the evil. Ayerts Pills, being mild, effective, and atreugthoniug in their,aetion, are getter• ally recommended by the fattulty as the best of aperients. "Having been subject, eor years to constipation, without being able to find mush relief, I at last tried Ayer's Pills. I< deem it both a duty and a pleasure to testify that T have derived greet ben• efit irons their use. For over two years past I leave ten one of these pills every night before retiring. 1 would not willingly be without them." ---G. W. Bowman, 26 Beet Itain at., C*rlisle, Pa. 4"1 have been taking Ayer's Pills,and using them in my family since 1857, and cheerfully recommend them to all in need of a safe but effectual cathartic." -John M. Boggs, Louisville, Ky. "For eight years 1 was afflicted with constipation, which at last became so bad that Ate doctors could do no more tor me. Then I began to take Ayer's Pills, and soon the bowels recovered their natural and regular action so that now I am in excellent health." -S. L. Loughbridge, Bryan, Texas. " Having used Ayer's Pills. with good results, I fully indorse them for the pur- poses for which they are recommended." -T. Conners, M. D. Centre Bridge, Pa. Ayer's Pills, PItSPEEUD BT Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mast, Bald by all Druggists and Dealers Iu Jfellieiae. The Huron News-Recora .50 a Year—$1.25 in Advance Wednesday, Ang,ust I7th, 1392 LION. J. C. P4TTERSQN, THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Few men in public life in Canada have so wedded themselves to their associates as has Hon. J, C. Patters son the Secretary of State. Modest and unassuming he has nevertheless any, quantity of dash when occasion demands its exercise. His political sagacity is great, and no better tacti- cian or organizer can be found. The liberal conservative Union for Ontario acted wisely in nomin- ating Mr. Patterson again as presi- dent. The selections of Dr. Monta- gue from the Commons and Mr. Marter from the Local were also good ; while the 'old reliable" Roht. Birmingham who is welcomed and rerpected wherever he goee was un- animously re-elected secretary, a splendid choice. Mr. N. C. Wallace, M. P., was elected chairman of the Commons branch of the Executive or advisory committee. The • liberal -conservative party has able leaders, a good sound policy, and above all else a true, ins telligent, energetic honest lot of electors tc encourage and direct the members.—Victoria Warder. PROTECTIVE TARIFF OR NONE. Some time ago we received copies of pamphlets of long extracts from Henry George's work, Protection or Free Trade, printed as part of Democratic Congressmen's speeches. The Grit press of Canada generally end')rsed these extracts. It will be reioembered that Mr. George is the a1vocate of the single tax or land tax as the only equitable mode of raising a revenue. He is opposed to all tariffs -revenue or protection. All duties on imports he condemns. Here is what he says of protection and Great Britain : The protective theory 'has certain- ly the weight of most general accept- ante. Forty years ago all civilized countries based their policy upon it; and, though Great Britain has since discarded it, she remains the only considerable nation that has done so, while not only have her own colonies, as soon as they have ob- tained the power, shown a disposi- tion to revert to it, but such a die.. position has been growing in Great Britain herself. The only sense in which we can properly speak of "British free trade" is the same sense in which we speak of a certain metal known as "German silver." "British free trade" is spurious free trade. Great Britain does not really enjoy free trade. To say nothing of internal taxes, inconsistent with true free trade, she still maintains a cordon of custom house officers, coast guards and baggage searchers, and still collects over a hundred million of dollars of her revenue from import duties. To be sure, her tariff is "for revenue only," but a tariff for revenue only is not free trade. The ruling classes of Great Britain have interests, and the battle f6'r free trade in that country has yet to be fought. Those protectionists are right who declare that protection is the only jUtteifitation for a tariff, and the ad- vocates for a "tariff for revenue only" htive'no ease, It';\ve ,do got` ireytf '.0 terifr'for pvuteetioili:we• .need: 00n64riii uta 411,. • = Z'ONNA& NOTE, • Canada exported geodee to the value of $89,000,00fi in 1889 and to the value of, $100,000,000 in 1892. or to the extent of $20 for euoi and, every man, woman and ohild in the Dominion. Canadians are the people. The head ofl County Attorney Meyers, of Dufferin, who refused 10 retract his publicly expressed treasonable utterances or to resign his office, has passed into the waste basket. President Harrison dare, not close the"Soo" canal to Canadian shipe. The whole American Northwest, farmers and sllillpers,are up in arms against such a course which would leave them at the mercy of their own unscrupulous combines in the freighting lime. CURRENT TOPICS. THE GLOBE CONCURS. "Mauitobe's Legislature, her people, her courts, as well as the highest court to which an appeal °en be made, join in declaring that the denominational school system must go, and, in our opinion, that declara- tion must be taken as final." - So says the Globe, and if the Opposi• tion only bas the good sense to follow the lead of their organ, and not seek to embarrass the Govern- ment as they did on the Riel clues • tion, the going of these schools will not be accompanied by any serious agitation. GOOD PROSPECTS FOR FAIn TRADE. Col. Howard Vincent writes to the Times that the fair trade de- clarations of Lord Salisbury in his speech at Hastings gained many seats for the Conservatives in• eluding hie own, which he declares was won on the fair trade issue. He points out that all those members of the late Parliament who advocated fair trade iu the Congrees of Cham- bers of Commerce retained their seats by increased majorities, and he expresses the belief that the great artisan class of Great Britain, form - lug the back:bone of the Unionist party, is favor of a moderate tariff "What wonder" he asks, "when official returns from the United States show that there, under a pro toctive tariff, the cost of living is lees and' wages 77 per cent. higher than in Great Britain? CANADA'S CREDIT. The credit of Canada never stood higher in Britain than it does to day, said Mr. J. M. Courtney, Deputy Minister of Finance, on his return from England, where he was float- ing a loan for the Dominion Govern went. .There were in all 420 ten. dere received, continued Mr. Court, ney, the largest number ever re ceived. The loan was subscribed for three times over. The average price was £92 101d. I. have not seen any quotations since I left, but on the day I was leaving the nominal price was £92 5s, so that you can see for yourself that we realized all that it was possible to get. Canada's credit never stood higher in Britain than it does at this moment. Not only is this the case in regard to the Dominion issues, but also in respect to the C. P. R. THE GLOBE COMMENDS WEST HURON'S M. P.. Mr. William Wilfred Campbell has been working in one of the de- partments at Ottawa for a pittance lower than we think the Govern, ilfient ought to pay to any man, let alone a poet. lio•h'as now received an appointment under the Secretary of State at a fair salary, which we suppose will be increased from time to time in the customary way, and that with this and the proceeds of his literary work he will soon be in receipt of a comfortable income. The Secretary of State, Hon. J. C. Patterson M. P. for West Huron, is to be commended for this appoints ment. We do not by' any means contend that the Government ought to adopt the principle that literary work shall be a passport to offic'. But this is quite as good a recorn- mendation as political service, and a better recommendation than the fact that the candidate is a second cousin or friend of some person whom a Minister is anxious to please. The Canadian people, who pay the salaries, will, we are sure, he glad to know that a man who has charmed them and done credit to his country by his verses has rem ceived this little recognition of his services. The only danger we ap. prebend is that young men who fail to see any material difference be, tween their work and Mr. Camp. bell's will besiege the good-natured Secretary of State with fearfully constructed stanzas and applications for office. -Toronto Globe.. belt GREAT 1.-0881= `1A One Z, t to Tell PO if ger #f:t Wei.. py .Straight. IV'ever before bad the tea•ll gentleman wall. the Iren•gray ioust{tghe been more deeply impresae with the leneliitees of a wills\!t e: Wt. The plump lady in black Vas,on thv verge of tears, atld every word gf tor sad soy seemed like a knife thrust into leer grief -sore soul.. "When I look forward-" Her voice was tremulous, her eyee dewy. "To the future, life seems-" Emotion was choking her utterance. , "Like a dreary waste." She pressed her sowber.fringed handker- chief to her eyes. "Be calm, madam, be calm." The tall gentleman with the iron -gray mustache felt very sympathetic indeed. "P -p - pardon me." The lady struggled to repress her feel- ings with Indifferent success. "My dear madam," the tall gentleman hastily declared, "your grief dons you cre- dit." An unintelligible murmur was the only reply. "The rude severing of the most cherish- ed of human relations by the hand of death—" The plump figure in black shook with sobs. "Must desolate the surviving heart." "Yes, yes. I miss him more than w -w - words can t -tell." The lady moaned in her misery and the tears came afresh. "The strong arm on which to lean is gone," sadly suggested the tall gentleman. She bobbed her head. "And the manly bosom wherein you reigned supreme." ' B-oo•oo." "And the cherished lips with their words of cheer and comfort." "Oh, oh, oh. Boo-hoo. Y•yes, yes. And there's n-uo ono now to t -tell ine—" Her sorrow overwhelmed her for a moment. "Tell me -me -m -me—" The tall gentleman noticed with uneasi- ness that the plump lady was growing hys- terical. "Do tell me if in -in -my hat's on straight." After she had cried a few minutes loner they changed the subject. -Detroit bune. A Groat Invention. The First Purchaser -I tell you, my dear, it's a howling success. Novels Indexed --A New Scheme, In this day of hop -skip -and -jump reading, when a solid page of description is a horror, and literature is judged by the amount of white paper left between the lines of dia- logue, the proposition that indexes be attached to works of fiction -more particu- larly the summer novel -and not confined to works of law, government reports, prayer hooks, etc., will appeal favorably to many. To show its advantages I give below ex- cerpts froin such an index to a brilliant noyel soon to be issued, which, if you wish, we will glance down. If Maud likes des- cription and -abhors love scenes, she will look for "Description : castles at sunset, pp. 2, 13, heroine's dresses, pp. 33, 54, 68, 69, 120, 240, 246, 318. - scenery, pp. I, 4, 56, etc." And you, Sue, will turn to "Love" (as I veritably believe he turns to you, with eyes full of ecstasy). "Love : defence of free, pp. 3, 6, 99. explanation of attributes, pp. 50.61. Lionel falls in, p. 17. Lionel falls out, p. 18." Just see how well that works ! No time lost ! Why, my dear, you could read a hundred novels a day with an index, and thus "Keep abreast of the times." When you have finished with "Love" you might turn to "Kissing" (it is usual, perhaps, to turn to kissing at the same time). "Kissing ; see kiss." "Kiss : discretion in employment of, p. 93. Lionel's first, p. 81. the Bernhardt ; "Lilian Russell" style, pp. 72-90. what is a, pp. 37-50. when to take and hov, p. 192. where actually occurring, pp. 15, 18, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 3511°36, etc., etc." What a saving of time ! No slow hunt- ing through vacant pages. Just turn to what you want. Or is this interesting : " Scandal : is Lionel in the, p. 48. Lionel is in the, p. 49. married women and, pp. 82, 105 this book is founded on, p. 27." Any one can see the advantages of such a system. In the near future I shall set an example, which I hope all advanced au- thors will follow, by issuing my next story with a complete and thorough index. It will be for sale at all news stands and on the cars. -fuck. ria Caved. We were going through Canada, and as soon as we entered the Queen's dominions a St. Louis inan who was in the smoking car with ua began to talk. "No petticoat government for me," he was saying. "I want to get out of this country as quick as I can. I tell you, gen- tlemen, I never did believe in petticoat gov- ernment ; women are all right in their proper spheres, but when it comes to gov- ernment—" At this moment the car door opened, and through the volume of smoke a stern -visag- ed, spectacled woman presented herself. "Is that you, Hiram? I guess you've smoked about enough. Come back into the sleeper. It makes me sick and dizzy to stay here. Come, hurry up," and she held the door open while she waited. And Hiram meekly followed her, without a single protest against the home article of petticoat government. -Detroit Free Press. Short Furrows. " De bigger dot you see de smoke De less de fire will be And the leastes' kind of 'possum Climbs de bigges' kind o' tree. De darkey at de ole camp -ground Who kin loudes' sing and shout, Is a gwine to rob some hen -roost Afore de week is out." -Texas Siftings. `.'THIS 1!1181 1'0 QRQP. 4 k•� The Ne Sewing Machine Agent -Lady of the house not in, eh ?-will she be back soon? Native ----Can't say, stranger -depends on how fur she's gone -the last time I seen her wuz jest afore tho cyclone struck here, yis. terday. The Other Side Jordan, Psyehopomp-You do not seem to feel at all shy on finding yourself unclothed on this aide of Jordan. Shade of Summer Girl -No. I was drown. ed while bathing at Narragansett River. Rev. Plink Plunk on Shrews. De man dat begins his married life by playin' second fiddle, deah bredderu, will nebber be able to occupy de conductor's chair afterwards, becuz wen a woman wears de trousers for a while she nebber wants to go back to skirts. And Ile 311d. Gabriel -I saw a noted baseball player coming up a little while ago. Did he kick against your judgment? St. Peter -He started to, hut I yelled "Slide !" and he tobogganed off on his stom- ach and was in Satan's arms before he saw the trick. Distinguished Arrivals. Satan -Who are those two new arrivals 1 Asmodeus - Tho "didn't-k$onv-it-was- loaded" fool and the "rock -the -boat" fool. Satan -Give them nice front rooms. Bev. Punk Plunk on Dignity. Ef de air ob superiority dat some men put on, deah breddern, wuz analyzed de founda- tion ud be seed restin' on de possession ob a new suit ob clothes or somet'n equally trilliu', an' not on any quality of head or heart dat ud nach'ly entitle dein to put on airs. Scripture Localized. Teacher (in Sunday Sewell -Johnnie, can you tell me what land it was that was af- flicted with a plague of insects ? Johnnie -Yes ma'am ; Jersey ! Not Metallle. Jinks -What's the mason your minister failed to answer his new call? Filkins-I believe it lacked the true me• tallic ring. Overdoing R. He (as the curtain falls) --My, dear, I be- lieve I will go into the lobby to stretch my legs. She -You've been to the lobby three times to stretch your legs, and the last time when you cane back they seemed real weak. I am afraid you are stretching them too much --New York Weekly. No Tears to Shed. "The boom in your town seems to • have burst," observed the Eastern man, who was making a trip through the Far West. "You bet it has !" responded the editor of the local paper, with much heartiness. ".Bait in your capacity as newspaper gran you try to keep up a show of cheerfulness, I presume ?" "Me ?" exclaimed the editor. "Try to keep up a show of cheerfulness ? Thunder ! I'm cheerful enough. I'in making .;1150 a week publishing notices of trustees' sales !" Too Prevalent. Righteously Indignant Citizen -I tell you. sir, gambling is going on night and day, right under the noses of the police, and they are doing nothing at all to prevent it ! Apathetic Citizen -0, yes, there's some gambling, of course, but how are you going to dry it up? "Turn the rascals out ! That's how our party will carry the city next tune." "No, you won't. You'll be beaten by 10,000 majority." I'll bet you a thousand dollars on it right now? Put up or shut up !" Why He Was Dr"nk. Judge -Were you intoxicated when you conunitted the assault?" Prisoner ---I must have been, yer honor, 'cause the other feller 's twice my size." What Re Observed. Counsel -Did you observe anything parti- cular about the prisoner ?" Witness --Yes, his whiskers." Counsel -What did you observe with reference to his whiskers ?" \Witness -That he had none. Distantly Related to Them. New Acquaintance -I notice your name is 1)e Million. Are you related to the wealthy 1)e Millions of Kensington ?" Poor but Respectable De Milfion-I am a -a distant relation, sir." "Indeed ! How distant ?" "Well, sir, as distant as they can keep me, sir." True to the Sex. Doctor (politely, but looking at his watch with visible impatience) -Pardon me, madam, but my time is not my own. Yon have given me all your --symptoms in suffi- cient detail, and now, perhaps, you will kindly-er-ah— Husband (not so considerate) -Maria, he doesn't want to hear your tongue any more. He wants to look at it. Iiannah's Bad Break. I have jest heard such a funny story of a conscientious lady of this city who had hired a new girl and was posting her in her domes- tic duties. "Now, Hannah, when I do not wish to see any one that calls, I expect you to say 'not home'," said the model mistress. "But wouldn't that be a lie, madam ?" asked Hannah. "Not at all. It means 'not at hone to you,' which is quite different from saying that I am out. Do you understand ?" "Yes'm," said Hannah, "I think I see what you are driving at." She soon had an opportunity to put her new learning into practice. A lady called whom Hannah's mistress did not wish to see and the girl met her with the very bearing and front of truth, as she said : "Not at home to you, ma'am." I think the face of the mistress most have been a study when she overheard ttuthful Hannah's prevarication. --FOR-- Tho Finest Job Fri Posters, Dodgers, Circulars; Bill Heb Letter Heads, Note Heads, Statements, Blank Forms, Tags, &c superior Work. Low Prices, '' "a• CURRENT TOPICS TRADE RETURNS AND TAXES. The incomplete trade returns of Canada for the year ended on the 30th of last month are full of interest, and will 1111 the minds, of all good Canadians with natisfaction. It is not of supreme importance to show that last year's trade was the largest in the history of the Dominion. Tho Spectator holds that foreign trade which is secrued at the expense of home industry is an evil and not a blessing. how- ever, the fact is that, notwithstanding the great development of domestic manufactures, lastyear's foreign trade was larger than that of any former year. The largest aggregate foreign trade, before 1891.2 was that of 1882 3, which totalled $221,222,- 823, Last year's trade, not including that of British Columbia for June; reached $221,281,826. The_next satisfactory thing about these -returns is the fact that ,the ex;py)tt; `'` = : he'-yetxt eNee ed • cd thea.mports. The excessia small, n0 doubt ; but there is an excess. Still another satisfactory thing is the fact that the duties aro lower than they have been for a great many years. The impoita entered for consumption were valued at $110, 486,444, upon which the duties amounted to $19,122,314. This was at the rate of 17.3 per cent. This 18 notsubstantially higher -than the rates paid at the tirue the Mack enzie govermnent went out of office. The Conservative government has redeemed its pledges. It has re- adjusted the tariff without increas- ing the burdens of taxation ; it has constucted great public works which will materially benefit the country ; it has a surplus where the Macken• zie government, with practically equal taxation, was compelled ' to acknowledge a deficit. - THE CANAL QUESTION. Tho canal tolls is one of those questions which should in the in- terest both of the United States and Canada be referred to arbitration. That the position of this country is technically pound, no doubt is en- tertained at the ere„W "sax ^ant. It has complied With everything -that- was stipulated for. It main• tains that the United States has failed to fulfil the promise that was given to furnish free trausport to the sea via the canals that ran through Now York state. Canada has not discriminated aginet the United States in the tolls collected. The same rates are levied upon Canadian and United Statet vessele alike, which are destined for American ports. The same rebates are allowed to both when they are destined for the St. Lawrence route. Whether Canada should give the rebate to American ports, and give the freedom of the St. Lawrence at the same time to each as seek that route, while Canadian vessels continue to be excluded for the Americans canals, is a matter form serious consideration. It is like yielding something of value, not for a fair equivalent, but merely at the behest of a domineering riv- al -a surrender at discretion of an important national advantage. The threat to close the St. Clair canal to Canadian vessels is all the mors sinister and uneighborly, in• asmuch as the channel was cut, through mainly with American money, on Canadian territory. To levy tolls upon it is contrary in the ` •. 1 c pinion of our Govermnent, to the treaty provisions bearing on the subject, and to restrain our vessels by force, would be simply an in. vasion of our country little abort of a war declaration. It could not be submitted to by the Goverinnent - without violation of the principles by which the rights of British sub- jects are safeguarded (he world Over,/ and without the strict adherence to 15 which part of our territory would for one hour be free from the fear of encroachment. No doubt the American people aro often fretttid at the thought that terms have by force of natural circumstances to be made and kept with Canada, in the matter of danal service, and the desire is natural to poesess at' ern pieta chin of waterways w oily within their own boundarie' If they carry out that purpo e! stere will be no further cause of fr, on, and Canada can well afford, r pat? der to secure the peace and c filbert • of bet navigation for all tiara to come, to dig a second ditch on'\the St. Clair flats. After expending the sum of $52,000,000 in the mag- nificent canals that we already poss- ess, we should not scruple at the minor and concluding outlay that may be here called for. Canada cannot be•clieched by any stoppage of the privilege -at St. Clair. To ouercome that obstacle would be -a mere bagatelle among the list of our other outlays. But a reference of the whole question to arbitration, after the Presidential election is over, would seem to be a fitting move of ending the controversy in .,.. a manner fair and honorable to both countries, by removing it from the range of party conflict and the tem ptation to use it as a means of cap- turing votes, and at the same tiine stirring up animosities which should have no place in our inter- national relations -Exchange. -On Sunday last G. Parks and wife, Brakey's Bay Wolfe Island, Ont., went sailing. The water was smooth as glass. and nature- seemed to be hushed to slumber. While • they were sailing and chatting their ears were startled by -something ,'. rushing through the water at a great • b speed. They looked and beheld a serpent, of huge proportions head. ing for their boat. It held its head in the air, and its eyes looked like balls of filo. It meant business, • and Mr. Parks knew that if he did not make a defence ire and his wife might be upset. He had a fishing pole with him, and waited for the reptile. When it got near the boat the attack began, but Mr. Pa t ' soon found out he had a mighty u• ponent. He had to pound the set pent vigorously before it we give up the attack. Finally it t' ed and disappeared in the w: making a noise like a buzz -saw,' -On Saturday Dr. Rutile.' of Chatham, was called to atte`.`a a case arising out of a peculiar tied.; dent in the Township Raleigh. The little son of Mr. Jas. Welsh, of the' „ 11th concession, while out among' the harvesters fell in the way of the binder and was drawn up on the carrier like a sheaf, and subjected almost to the same treatment before the machine was stopped and the luckless lad rescued from his peril. "' oua position. He was found to have sustained only bruises and in, juries of s minor character, although• it is a miracle he was not crushed to death. •