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have , y g life as much as oasIble free, Then we whgse duty itis to live in peace and Here it has become a targe tree, With
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arinPnp o enjoy in common foliage so thick that the rays of light Barristers ' Solicitors,
hot+e' if s of nature wh{ph the r ear cannot penetrate through• While r'�
ether classes, in the furtherance of 1
their business interests, will interview t CONVEYANCERS, a0.
DEAR SiR,--The Globe recently pub- lords tP fall bauck upon while the land•
lisped, a letter from one Thomas 1�'ee, lord of the Canadian farmer is the in- must remodel hat aneieut and cum' h and t
-of- Indeay, Ont., the following extract exorable money -lending institution, brows machine at Ottawa upon modern `t
of which will serve to show the tenor : and these institutionshave not�become principles. While the machinery that verily Father in his great oodness, so
atcostrne fautouS because of the indulgence does• the work of the world has been bounteouslybestowsupou h.em. Then
$20,000-not0n a 2QQ acre fal�tn, th so simplified, that it now does twice and not till hen will those .words in ' the government, and threaten to use
will a nicer farmgin Opt a and which they heir owethosr who areecom- p
1 will , give all the rain crop,and Istel in their power. If the condi- the work, at �ialf the coat, the machin- the sung w rh the '�aa,ngels sung on the their influence against it anises their
thresh it, too, to' .any gman payig the tion of the Canadian farmer is as good ery that runs our government is the birth of 'our Savioulr Roto this world, demands are complied with; the farm -
taxes for the present year, and the as many claim it to be, why is it that same cumbrous, burdensome thing as be literally true: Glory to God in be ing cissa is simply indffterent to their.
s d' 11 donei f th :pittingth b i it was fifty years ago. We must send highest, on earth peace, good -will to- interests, eeemrn;{ly satisfied to be
possible foisteams and naplas It s to nese and flocking m to t United d State ? down a few master mechanics to make ward men. Andvit seems me that a "hewers of woo and drawers of
•h kf b t t i h over the old thing. I am • pure that sentiment wbich'stands in the way of, water," and to care naught, so long as
01t." Mr Kernig an nowe o u won rs y g the or retard
the would begin b knocking off retardant the leaetdegreea.consum-
Mr John Kernighan, of Benmiller, neighborhood. I can count at least Y.
in a letter to the same paper, protests, twenty farmers within a radius of five Senate, their expensiveness being only matton of a condition of things like
that however true Mr Fee's st*temente miles; and who, within the last five equalled by their uselessness; they lit- thi'e, must be false in the extreme.
may be in regard to -that part of the years have been forced to quit farming, erally do nothing but draw their pay. , But tog o back to the farmer and his
Province in which he resides, that they and not less than one-half of these are Then again they would take out that. disease: Will the farmers apply to the
are not at all a true picture of the gene' now residents of the United States. part known as the Opposition; its duty, healing of - their disease, those reme-
ral condition of the farmers of Ontario, And this radius, I belid0e, would take bein only to clog and ham er the dies which they and cites, as an offset, the money in the farm of John Kernighan. If
which he made from his farm during the condition of the farmer is so good,
the last year. The News -Record repro- why is it that when money is loaning
duced Mr Kernighan's letter; I suppose in the market at from 5 to 6 per cent.,
for the reason that it is in harmony so many of them are forced to go to
with its own views, that the farmers those 12 and 20 per cent men, and give
of Canada were never in a more pros- a chattel mortgage on their stock and
perous condition, and consequently __implements, in order to get money to
never more contented and happy. meet pressing obligations? Why Is it
Will you kindly grant me apace in that these lenders are -able to build
your columns, to protest in turn fine mansions, furnish them in princely
against the statements in Mr Kernig- style, clothe themselves in the ,finest
hair's letter, as being not all true as raiment, and fare sumptuously every
regards a large majority of the farmers day. Why is it, that, as the years go
of Ontario, however true they may be by, their smile becomes more bland,
in regard to himself. and their beaver more glossy? Why?
Mr Kernighan states in his letter to Because other men's necessities are
the Globe, that he, with the aid of his their opportunities ; because when
son, farms 100 acres of land, 16 acres of farmers, reap little they reap much.
which is bush, and from this 100 acres One can tell by the very twirl which
he sold during the last year, farm pro- they. give their gold -headed cane, as
duce which realized- him, over and they walk the streets, that things are
above all his expenses, the sum of $770, booming in their line. At an auction
This is a very neat sum indeed, and sale the other day, the auctioneer (a
much in excess of the Lindsay farmer, staunch Conservative, by the way) in
who farms double the number of acres; his preliminary remarks, before cons -
in an equally fertile part of the Pro- mencing the sale, said, "Gentlemen, a
vince. few years ago it was not necessary for
Now, why this difference in the re- the auctioneer to refer to the articles
ceipts of two men engaged in the same fox sale as having neither chattel mort-
business ? To those who are acquaint- gage or lien notes against them; but of
ed with the true facts of the case, it is
very easily accounted for. It is well
known that the apple crop was a fail-
ure last year in many counties of the
Province. In a few, and particularly
in Huron, the crop was a phenomenal
large one. The price. too, was far
abovq the average. Mr Kernighan
owns a large orchard of well assorted
fruit trees, and I think he will not con-
tradict me,when I say that he realized
from the sale of his fruit alone, not
less than $500. But every farmer
knows that the apple crop is 'an' ex-
ceedingly uncertain .one -one' upon
Which they cannot depend to any ex-
tent. I do not know what Mr Kernig-
han's orchard may yield him in the
average year, but I do know that 1
realized as much money from mine last
year as I did for the four preceding
ones added together. Judging M
Kernighan's by the same rule, it would
only realize him one year with another
$125. So that if Providence had not
favored him witb a large apple crop,
at a time when apples were scarce in
other countries, he could Lot have
made quite so favorable a report.
Mr Kernighan further states, "that
while farming pays with him, and
pays well, that there are hundreds -
yes thousands, who are doing as well,
or' ;even better, than he." I do not
doubt it; Canada would indeed have to
be abominably badly governed,1f,�tvith
her -splendid natural resouces, some of
her farmers were not making money.
But while there may be hundreds and
thousands who are making money by
farming, there are thousands and tens
of thousands who are not. Those who
are saving money, are men, who, as a farthing more for his produce because
rule, pprchased their farms at a time of the N. P. Mr Fair is protected in
r- ashen they cost but a small fractional his business to the extent of 501 cents a
part of that which they cost in suc- barrel on all the flour he manufactures.
ceeding years, and who, by working Was he ever known to pay more for
early and late, and practising the strict- wheat than Mr Irwin, who is not pro -
est economy, managed to pay for their tected at all? The price which Mr
farms early in life. They are men like Irwin pays is governed by the English
Mr Kernighan,who has a small family, market; the price which Mr Fair pays
and whose. son still remains with him is govel'ned by that paid by Mr Irwin.
on the homestead These men made This 50c a bbl which Mr Fair receives
g p- have in their hands ?
working of the other parts of the ma- : So long•as they are wedded to their
chine. Themachine,thus relieved of this party they never will. It is very
unnecessary weight,wouldrequirebven strange that while our interests are
a less number of wheels to run it, and identically the same, that we should
so they would take one-third more. array ourselves on opposite sides of a
Then they would knock off the figure- straight line, and, like men in a tug of
head -otherwise the Governor General war contest -pull and strain and try to
-as an expensive and unnecessary ap- draw each other over. It is very
pendage. Or, if it should be necessary strange that while we Protestants ri-
to have this ornament, they would find dicule the idea of the Pope being in -
some one who, being passionately fond fallible in things temporal. A political
of fishing, but whose occupation would
not allow him to indulge in his favorite leader has only to give voice to any-
thing, when immediately his follower's
pastime,would be quite willing to open take up the cry: That's true ! That's
Parliament in a speech of ten minutes
duration, and close it again by one of right! Could not be otherwise) andfly at the throats of the other fellows,
the same length, for a trifle less than who are shouting just as loudly: That's
$50,000. In short, they would so re- a lie! The Tory pressson the one side
construct and remodel, on modern
principles, this old machine, that it will take the sentiments of Foster, a
man whose duty it is by hook or by
would do the same amount of work, crook to make a good showing, and
with one-half the cost, in one-half the proceed to prove to the people that
time, with one-half the friction, and the expenditure of the government is
with one hundredth part the noise. quite within the receipts, and that the
The provincial and county machinery country is prosperous, and everything
must be remodelled likewise, and the is booming. The Grit press on the
salaries of many officials might also be other hand will take the statements of
reduced. There are many men who Cartwright, a map whose duty it is to
are quite capable of performing all the make a correspondingly bad one, and
duties connected with these offices, prove to tbe people that the national
who are performing double the work debt is rolling up at an alarming rate,
Por half the pay, and et their hard and that-bankruptey and blue ruin is
staring us in the face. Why they
place such implicit faith in the state-
ments of the one,and place no credence
in the statements of the other, only
those who are acquainted with the
constituents that go to form the poli-
tician partizan. can tell. It seems to
be their duty to echo their political
leaders whatever they cry, follow them
wherever they go, and to do this
though the sky should fall; and the
people demand this sort of thing; they
demand that their side shall be painted
as white as snow, and that the other
shall be painted as black as pitch and
tar can make it. And don't they get
it? Well, (to use a slang phrase,in lieu
of a better one) I should smile if they
didn't. No indulgent mother ever
pandered to the wants of her spoiled
children more than the average party
paper panders to its readers in this re-
spect. No novelist ever arrayed in his
book a set of people with characters so
widely differentthan are the characters
of those politicians of whom we read
in our family paper. Saintic on the
one side; satanic on the other, and
vice versa according to the stripe of
the paper that "writes them up." And
this is politics is it? This is not poli-
tics, or any other kind of its: there is
no science in this kind of thing; it is an
ism, a mean kind at that, partyism is
its name, and it is a game that children
can is
ate years it has become necessary to
earned income is taxed to hal ay the
do so, lest people be deterred from I'
buying." Now, what is the cause of salaries of these favored officials. The
all this? Will some of those who are saving which would thus be effected,
continually crying prosperity please would, in the aggregate, be enormous,
answer. Mr Fee thinks that it is judg- and would hasp materially to lighten
ment upon us for the wickedness of the burden of taxation, which now
our rulers. Ido not think so. The rests so heavily on the shoulders of the
cause is not a supernatural one, neither people.
is it natural; it is purely artificial, Tnen there is another remedy, which
made with our own hands, in the form we can only procure of the people of
of a wall, that surrounds this Dominion the United States. If we would pre -
on every side; a wall that restricts and vail upon theAmericans to throw down
diverts trade into unnatural channels; their tariff wall also, our complete re -
enables a certain class to combine, and covery to health and strength, would
thus raise the price of articles which only be a question of time. Tis true.
the masses are compelled to purchase; hethat we might purchase this remedy at
corrupts the electorate, and destroys to expense of theatl a e seele simeew'to he
representative government by creating a people
a boodleopposed. There is class
,fund for election purposes, who, when closer trade .relations are
towards which this class, enriched by mentioned between Canada rind the
this policy of the government, is only United States, immediately set up the
too eager and willing to subscribe. I cryof "loyalty."and haul out the "old
refer, of course, to that curse of the
flag"and au itin the faces of these
farmer, the N. P. For what might
y stand?
would-be free traders in a way, which
these initials now appropriatel
National poverty; national pollution; would make those experts in the art -
national pig-headedness. National those bull fighters of Spain, could they
Policy, they say! National pall, I say. but see it, green with envy. These are
There are many suitable names that the "true loyal;' the class of people
might be given to this, monstrosity, who make mock speeches of loyalty to
John Bull on the one side, while
and not destroy. the great N. P. Pro- withtaction, if it means anything at all, a huge tariff club, they make lunges at
means that by it the manufacturers his head on the other. These men have
are enabled to raise the price of their persuaded the people into believing
goods.- If.it-does not mean this, then that closer trade relations with the
they are notprotected at all(and
the -United States means nothing less than
National Policy is in this, as it is in severing our connection with Great
Britain,
everything else, a huge fraud. But in and many of the people would
what way is the farmer protected? rather die of their disease than•ptrr-
Will any farmer in this neighborhood chase a remedy at such cost. Well,
tell me that he ever received one perhaps this sentiment may be all right
in this present age of the world, but I
cannot help but think that there will
come a time in the history of the world
when it will be an entire superfluity.
I believe there will be a time when
Canada will be one of the States of the
Union. , Now you men there with the
old flag, and you with the speech about
the waters which divide the two coun-
tries being swelled by the blood etc.,
etc.,please keep still until I am through.
money at a time when farming was is a gift from the Government, and I am not going to annex Canada to the
profitable, and, having invested it in people, as a rule, are not disposed to United States yet a while. Well, as I
improving their farms, or having Lan- give away that which has been pre- was saying: I believe there will come a
ed it to their fellow farmers, find it sented to them; if they did they would time in this world's history when Cana -
now a source of income. But what of not profit anything"
by the gift. And da shall be annexed to the United
those men who, after paying for their as it is with wheat, so it is with all States; when the United States shall be
farms, and saving up considerable mo- other farm produce; therice paid for annexed to Europe, Europe to Asia,
ney as hell, were forced to part with that which is consumed at home is Asia to Africa, and Africa to Oceania;
these savings, and mortgage the home- governed solely by the prime paid for and this vast territory shall be known
stead as well, in order to settle in life that which is consumed abroad You as the United States of the world. The
their numerous family, as they attained receive exactly the same price for the people of that age. will look back upon
the age of manhood or womanhood? eggs which you sells to youii?- grocery the people of this, much the name as
What of those who worked for years, man, and which he in turn sells to his we look back upon the people who liv-
until they had saved up enough money customers, as you would had you sold ed in that time which in history is call -
to make a payment on a farm, giving to D. D. Wilson direct. ed the Feudal Age. That time when
a mortgage as security for the balance? It will thus be seen how .protection might was right, and when the weak,
What of those men who, because of works injury to the farmer. While in order to exist, had to attach them -
sickness, or losses, or other causes, were the price of that which he has to buy selves body and soul to the strong:
forced to raise money on their proper- is increased, the price of that which he I That time when every Baron was a
ty ? What of them ? Oh ! well, they has to sell is decreased, because it pro- King, the castle and the land in its im
are not saving quite so much money as duces retaliation from other countries; mediate vicinity his kingdom, his re -
those others. Many of them, during who practically shut markets, which tamers his subjects, and neighboring
the last few years, have been obliged would otherwise he open to us, and in barons his lawful prey, whom when he
to step down and out. They'launched I which we would find ready sale for all pleased, he might plunder and kill.
out at a time when they thought they` our surplus produce, at remunerative This, inunimany respects, is but a plc
were secure in doing so; at a time I prices. ture in iature of the world at the
t t
when prices for farm produce were fair-
ly good.
air-
lygood. But along came the decline in
the price of that which they had to sell,
and the increase in price of that which
they had to buy. The farm which
they had bought when wheat was a
dollar a bushel, decreasedin value 2.5%,
when wheat dropped to 75c. The
mortgage remained the same, however,
and the interest on it had to he paid.
Wages for hired help also became
higher. They had to purchase more
machinery -the old ones being made
of poor material had worn out. The
result of it all being that when Janua-
ry came around, and the bills come in,
they had not enough money to meet
them all, and some lead to remain over
until the next year. The next year
came and was as bad or worse than the
previous one. Something had to 'be
done, and done quickly, and so they
mortgaged their stock and implements;
the interest on this loan, with the ex-
penses incurred in securing it, being
between 12 and 15 per cent. In their
efforts to pay off this mortgage they
taxed the land beyond its strength,
and it refused to yield good crops.
Prices fell still lower. Still they toiled
on, hoping for better things in the
future; until broken down in health
with hard work, for which they re-
ceived no compensation, overwhelmed
with 'accumulated debt, and utterly
discouraged many of them must have
felt relieved when the sheriff came
along and ended the struggle.
Many Canadian farmer's at present
are travelling along this road. One L�
by one, at the years go by, they arrive prescribe by way of remedy is! -W the nineteenth century,in that eriod
at the "jumpin off place." Mari, have all the remedkes<within ou'rreireis
more, by workrll "'early and late,.'tttri though endive?. bury be more difficult to of his historyyy known s the Dark Ages. in their cruel waters all their hopes of
u ✓°`"""%'+1eonotnf;titl .in ep'e ,colticeivabie tvay�, attaitl'than others. In the first place, en
Mare quarreling
lancl l come
bickering. .µt this ever caressing the West Riding of Hu-
•. "S "tt114mtgl g to make both finds meet. the country has transgressed the laws q g g ion "Six 'rundrhe fathoms deop.
And few ere are, comparatively,who that govern the health of nations; this
like. Mr' Kernighan k' f must b' stopped t once.This tariff
li 1 L
Emperors,
But supposing the National Policy is present ime. The Kings, mp ,
all that its admirers claim it to be; Czars, Sullows and presidents of the
supposing that it is a good policy; it diffe•ent. countries are the barons. The
certainly is not a good principle, and territory over which each of them rule,
therefore, contrary to the rules of good is their castle, and the people are their
government. It is also anti-Christian, retainers. The moat with its draw
for that spirit of selfishness which bridge which surrounded the castle of
would cause us to enrich ourselves at the old baron as a means of defence,
the expense of our neighbors, is alto- has given place to the standing army,
ether at variance with the Golden the forts, the fleet of war ships with
Rule. And, although we might expect their steel clad armour, the murderous
to find this policy in existence among guns, and all the paraphranalia of war
heathen nations, such as the Chinese which surrounds the castle of the new,
and the Turks, it comes with very had and which to maintain in that degree
grace indeed frotn those whose nation- of excellence, which will enable him to
al religion is Christian. Not long since meet in battle the neighboring barons
I read an article in a Chicago paper, on an equal or superior footing costs
telling of the injury that the McKinley enormous sums of money.
tariff was working upon the people of No baron of old was ever more filled
other countries ; congratulating the witn envy, jealousy, malice, and hat-
Atnt�ricans upon, and glorying in a red toward his neighbors, or sensitive
piece of legislation that not long after to instil`, than are these barons of thus
the Americans voted an irijnry to nineteenth century. Upon the slight -
themselves. I do not know whether est pretext, and often without a,p�retext
the writer of that article was aero-
at all, save that which the wolf in the
fessiing Christian or not, but I do know fable quarrelled with the lamb -one of
that in this country a man might be a their own seeking -they wage war up -
church member of high standing, arid on each other; war in which the blood
either upon a public platform or of the people flows like water, and in
through the columns of the press, give which murder, outrage, rapine, famine
utterance to like sentiments, and he and pestilence, rage rampant.
applauded by his fellow Christians. And this is the boasted civilization
A in the nation the at which s it we denounce doubtlesslaud of tho neteenth compaed with the agestized
hat
in. the individual? are past. hutuncivilized compared with
Well, sir,. having discovered -or as the ages that are to come. I believe
that -there are evil forces-atrwork-in
-
the world at the present-t{'nm, arri t
the nations, -and anion the ihd{y{dui%
wh6c,plap�1osathe8et'rili {ons, sufficient
.td, ithse'tlie'future historian to include
the medical men would say, diagnosed
-the disease with which the Canadian
farmer is afflicted, and having enumer-
ated the symptoms, what shall e
they have the little aforesaid to con-
sole them. It is only when we farm-
ers awake to the fact that we are no
longer children, with children's in-
stincts, but men, men whose business
is the main -stay, the back -bo e, the
support of the country, and upon -
whose prosperity the prosperity of all
other classes depend; it is only when
we cut down and destroy this poison-
ous weed, partyism, and let the light of
reason penetrate our brain; choose
men to represent us. in' parliament,
not because of their glibness of
tongues, their ability to get the better
of the other fellow in argument and
thus cause the laugh to be on our side,
but because of their qualities, which
cause them to handle the public money
as carefully as they would their own,
and punish those who steal it as com-
mon thieves are punished. Conscien-
tious. upright, honest men, who will
enact that legislation that will be the
greatest possible good to the greatest
possible number;, then and not till then
will our country be prosperous and
we a contented and happy people.
But Mr Editor, •1 have transgressed
upon you space far too much. I have
written at far greater length than I
intended when I set out. I started
out after Mr Kcringhfin's letter, and
what a chase it has led me, through
the Dominion and round the world.
Mr Kernighan thinks that the man-
ly and proper way is to write over
your own signature. I scarcely agree
with him; ;if that which is written be
true, a mom de plume cannot make it
false, if it be false, then your real
name cannot make it true. Iwill
therefore sign myself, A GODERICH
ToWNBHIP FARMER.
Oommieelonere for Ogtarso and Manitol a..
Ors10n NEXT Doo TO MOW EaL, MAIMS,
MONEY TO LOAN. MORTGAGES
Buught. Private Funds, O RIDQIJT,s
Omco over J Jeekson'e Store, Clinton,
jilrr ONEY TO LEND IN LARGE OR
AIL Small sums on good mortgage eeoui'ity,
moderaterate of interest. H HALE, Clinton.
DR APPLETON — OFFICE — AT REST
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.1-• on Ontario street, Clinton, op-
posite English Church. .Entrance by side
gate,
• ON TRIAL.
That's a good way to buy a medi-
cine, but it's a pretty hard condition
under which to sell it. Perhaps
you've noticed that the ordinary,
hit or miss medicine doesn't at-
tempt it.
The only medicine of its kind so
remarkable in its effects that it can
be sold on this plan is Dr. Pierce's
DEdinburgbEL. R. 0. BM..' • Edinburgh' Was -
tiete of the Midwifery, Edinburgh. Edinburgh,
at
Bruoefleld.
DRS.GUNN & GIBSON, C vFIOE8'ONTARIO
Street a few doors Blast o Albert Street. W.
GUNN, R. J. GIBaON.
DR. J. W. SHAW, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON.
Accoucheur, eto., office in the Palace Block-
Rattenbury 8t. ttonnerly 000upied by Dr. Reeve,
Clinton Ont.
R STANIIURY, GRADUATE OF THE
nit
Department of Victoria Univer-
sity, Toronto, formerly of the Hospitals and
Diepensariee, New Yor,c, Coroner for he
County of Huron, Bayfield, Ont.
MONEY! MONEY! MONEY I
Wo can make a few good loans from private
funds at ow rates and modate expenseer.
Terms made toe nit borrowers.
M NNINf & SCOTT. - - tflinton
II. BLAOHALL VETERINARY 8UB3EON
T • HonoraryGraduate of theOntarloVeterinary
College, Treats all diseases of domesticated ani-
mals on the most modern and scientific princi-
ples. Office- immediately south of the New Era
Office. Residence — Albert St., Clinton. Calls
night orday attended to promptly.
MRS. W H ITT, M. C• M. S
TEACHER OF MUSIC. •
Piano, Organ and Teohnioon,or Muse] developer
for use of pupils Rooms at Mr. A. Cook's
Albert street, Clinton.
R. AGNEW,
Licentiate of Dental Surgery, Honor Graduate of the
Toronto School of Dentistry.
Nitrous Oxide Gas administered for the painless
extraction cf teeth.
Office iu Smith's Block over Emerton's Barber
Shop, Clinton.
rarNight ball answered. ly
Mt, ° TURNBULL.
J. L. Turnbull, M. B., Toronto University M D.
O.M., Viotoria University, M. 0. P & 8., Ontario
Fellow of the Olietetrioal Society of Edinburgh
late of London, Eng and Edinburgh Hospitals.
Office•—Dr. Doweely's old office Rattenbury 8t.
Clinton Night • Us answered at the same place
C \ DICKINSON, THE OLD & RELIABLE
1-.7 Auctioneer still in the field, able and wil-
ing to conduct any sales entrusted to him, and
takes this opportunity of thanking his patrons
for past favors. Also Chattel Mortgages closed
and rents collected. Charges moderate. D
DrcxiNsoN, Licensed Auctioneer for the County
of 'Huron. Residence Albert Street, Clinton.
TC. BRUCE,.L, D. S., SURGEON DENTIST
• Coate' Block, Clinton, over Taylor's shoe
store. Teeth extracted without pain by the use
.of a newly discovered looal anaesthetic, no uncon-
sciousness nor ill effects accompanying the using
of this remedy. It is perfectly safe and harm-.
less, and is highly spoken of by many in Clinton
and vicinity who speak from experience. Refer-
ences May'be had by inquiry at my office.
R WORTHINGTON,-PHYSIOIAN SOB
D
p y • orioN Aaoonoher, Licentiate of the College
of Phyeioians, and Surgeons of Lewer Canada,
We array ourselves on opposite sides, and Pro Rua Licentiate and Coroner for the
select men who will run we_IiT, and thcn� Golden Medical Discovery. As a 'taounty of aurora Office and residence.—The
each side sets out, determined that blood -cleanser, strength -restorer, and hu1131zrg formerly accpuied by Mr Thwaite,
their man shall win the race. It mat- flesh -builder, there's- nothing like it Huron Street. Corton. Jan 11. 1870,
ters not whether we quarrel with our known to medical science. In every
friends and neighbors, bribe some of
the opposite side to assit our man
along; by fair means or foul he must
be brought in the, winner. And when
he wins, what a celebration of the vic-
tory, what shouting of ioy, what wav-
ing of caps, -blowing of horns, lighting
of bonfires; the capers cut, the antics
indulged in, the intolerable -noise of it
all could not be surpassed, and scarcely
equalled, by bedlam being let out for a
holiday. So fond have we become of
this game, that we are not content to
let it rest here, but we must play it on
every occasion. Our. councillors • are
elected and officers chosen according
to its rules. Even in that matter
which concerns the education of our
children, we must indulge in our fa-
vorite pastime, and trustees are elect-
ed and teachers chosen according to
the strength of the parties engaged in
this noble game. While the Reform-
ers are extremely fond of it, shame
prevents thein from indulging in it to
excess; but with the Conservatives it
has become such an overmastering
passion, that it knows no controlling
influence. Hullett and Tuckersmith,
which are largely Refoi m, 'eleetr Cor:
servatives to office; in Goderich town-
ship, on the other hand, a Grit coun-
cillor was never known; a Grit school
trustee is a rarity, and a recent ap-
pointment of a Grit poundkeeper
caused the people to hold up their
hands with astonisment, and the news-
paper to publish the fact as an item of
the very strangest news. To such an
idiotic extreme is this thing carried in
this township, that it has become a
saying that "the only qualification ne-
cessary for a yellow dog, in order to
secure office in preference to any Grit
that could apply, is that he be owned
by a Tory master. Why is this thus?
Echo answers, why ? As a rule we are
Conservatives and Reformers accord-
ing as our fathers before us were Con-
servatives or Reformers. Our politics
are the result of an accident. Who
knows but the ancestors of the Cooks,
Cantelons and Cox's were Reformers,
who for some trivial reason, some
slight of their patty, fancied or real,
went over to the other side, with the
result that their posterity to a man are
Conservatives. Assuming this to be
true, and it is quite within the possi-
bilities, it is seen upon what a slight
thing the party complexion of a muni-
cipality may rest. Give the Reform-
ers those three Cs, and what is now
known as a Conservative stronghold,
would be called a Grit hive, and the
songs which were sung in praise of
"glorious old Goderich township," in
the town hall, on the night of J. C.
Patterson's victory, would still have
been sung, only the tune would have
been raised by the Cameron men, and
those who applauded themselves hoarse
on_thal occasion_ would in the retire-
ment of their holes to w'hlohi'"thtefhad
fi ,,uvea -given vent til their feelrb ,
:f ursea' lbtrd"laud long up -fin those Cs
(seas) which had wrecked the ship
(secretaryship) of state, destroyed the
labor of a whole campaign, and buried
disease where the fault is in the
liver or the blood, as Dyspepsia, In-
digestion, Biliousness, and the most
stubborn Skin, Scalp, and Scrofulous
affections, it. is gua3'anteed in every
case to benefit or cure, or you have
your money back.
1 To every sufferer from Catarrh,
no matter how bad tbe case or of
how long standing, the proprietors
of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy say
this : " If we can't cure it, perfectly
and permanently, we'll pay you $500
in cash." Sold by all druggists.
In the Quebec Legislature the proposal to
abolish the Legislative Conned was given
the six months' hoist.
The wrangle over the New Brunswick
Lieutenant -Governorship continues. A
new aspirant for the office has appeared in
the person of Mr. Josiah Wood, M. P. for
Westmoreland.
are ma in arm- e s cepa a r
hg payy. I be eve that a great many wall which we have built up, and which
Children Cry for • Pitch 3r's Castoria.
ONI 'I`NN'®YS
Both dig method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tem effectually, dispels colds, head-
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
irti f�'ig for1 i 745.0
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S IS" 'Ba e- n t3.
bottles by. all leadipg druggists
,Any` toliabl' druggist who may slot
have it on hand will procure it
promptly for any one who wishes
to try it. Manufactured only by
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO,,
SAN li'RANOrSCO, GAL.
L,C tJZsvILL�, r t. SSS it ".•o¢:siw, .
J. T. WILKIE, SURGEON, DENTIST
Holds the exclusive right for the county tor th
Hurd process of administering chemically
pure
beat Monoxide, which is the safest
systemyet discovered for the pain -
leas extraction of teeth. Chargee moderate
satistaotion guaranteed. Ofhce and Residence
Rattsnbury ,St1., 2 doors east of Molsons Bank .
Tinton .
A. O. U. W.
The Clinton Lodge, No. 144, meet in Biddle-
oombe Hall on the let and 3rd Fridays in each
month. Visitors cordial] invited.
R. STONEHAM, M. W. J. BEAN, Recorder,
CLINTON MARBLE WORKS.
COOPER'S OLD•STAND,
Next, to Commercial Hotel.
Thistestabiisbment is in full operation ad al
orders filled in the moat satisfactory way, Ceme-
tery and granite work a specialty. Prices as
reasonable as those of any establishment
SEALE, HOOVER & SEALE, Clinton. lm
GEO, D. MCTAGGART,
BANKER,
ALBERT ST, - CLINTON.
A general Banking Business
ti ansacted
NOTES IISCOUNTED
Drafts issued. Interest allowed on
deposits.
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FARRAN & TISDALL
BA1NKERS,
CLINTON. ONT
Advances made to farmers on their *own
notes at low rates of interest.
A general Banking Business transacted
Interest allowed on deposits.
Bale Notes bought
J. P. TISDALL, Manager
The Molsons Bank.
Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1855.
CAPITAL, - $2,000,000.
REST FUND, - $1,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL.
J. H. R. MOL80N Pres.
F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, Geeeral Manager
' 16l"eb ' ,counted, Collections made, Draffi
• *Seco 4,81.61lf nfl.•*.4meriran ex-
change boughtand.sold at lowest
c urPtli'' fates.
interest allowed on deposits.
FARMERta.
Moneyadvanced to farmers on their own note with
one or more endorsers. No mortgage regal d es
eeduritq. H 0 BREWBR, Manager
January
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