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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1893-04-14, Page 4, April 14, 189 11-0V' ` . 4V* i x cCatxg. rdk CO* orlry 1Eci vso,R Il* t,. '.14od one 8ladee R, Adams iee.A.Veo er&•Vo. alba—W, Q,'8ear'le Neer', x;; Qulmotte tattles'-,joa. Uhidloy Plantii--Thos.,Cottlq. e triIionteat 0. Elliott ese 0945.—E.t. J. orlgonBros. e bl n bnark#+9 a n' owls and Trot,to • 8ale,tll, Hale gess to IZenG,:lialw ERA mese, eae9nab1e goods--BeeeleY8 Co. pw 13wee oT 4iilroy & Wiseman tease, toatent a ending & Scott 1RaretaketWesee =J. C; e}tevenson ,fiRttableterallie ili'oy $ Wiseman Itht On la'RIDAY, APRIL 14, 1893 lir Mowat announces that there will e: tt;n either session of the House before „iiiesohition., which means that the elec- .'.tion Will not. take place until next yeer,'possibly,in June. A' Oanlfdian saddle horse sold in New Tf k tits other day for $5,000. That's `art exceptionally good price, but you :Gould buy about all the real saddle horses in Huron for less than that, and then have somethingleft over. In the province of Ontario there has been it reduction of 749 liquor licences ip ten, years. People who say that Mr ><Itlowet has done nothing for temper- vnee; Should ponder over these figures, and the circumstances that lie behind • them. The Liberals scored a great victory in Vaudreuil bye-election,on Wednesday, redeeming the riding by a majority of "475. It was a constituency in which both .sides fought a hard battle, and shows at least, that one Quebec seat is tired of the present policy. The expenditure of the Province of Ontario for the year 1892 was less than $3,500,000.. The expenditure of the Province of Quebec,for the same per iod Was nearly $6,000,000. If, as some papers allege, that of Ontario was ex- travagant, what is to be said about ew ith4 of Que{ec. Mr Meredith certainly had the best of the argument in the discussion in the Local House the other day, over the vacant Registrarship of North Middlesex. If, as Mr Mowat says, the duties are properly performed by the acting Registrar, (who is really the former assistant) then the one person should be appointed without further delay, The Ulster men are making bold threats of opposition to Home Rule, and may yet cause serious trouble. Notwithstanding the opinion of Sir George Trevelyan who told the House of Commons the other day that "the then who were talking so loudly about fighting were not of the fighting kind. They fight with their mouths, but when Home Rule becomes an accom- _,Iflished fact, they will take their medi- cine and be benefited by it." The public reception tendered to Mr. Dalton McCarthy, Wednesday evening, by his friends, in Toronto, was a most pronounced success, many being unable to gain admission to the building. Mr McCarthy showed why he was read out of the party, and dealt with various phases of the Government's policy.— In concluding his address he was cheer- ed to the echo, his words being, "The cry of the old-time Conserve- - Lives had been "The Old Flag, the Old Policy and the Old Man.' The old Man with all his virtues and his faults were gone. The old flag we propose to keep, he added with emphasis, and we will let those who refuse to come with us have the old policy." The Gore Case The NEW ERA does not consider that St is called upon to prove anything as to the responsibility for Gore's state- ments, and the actions of the News Record are simply for the purpose of diverting attention from its own hu- miliating connection with the affair.— Chief Justice Rose,(an out-and-outCon- Ser•vative, it is said,) intimated in no ambiguous language where the respon- eibility rested, and it is unnecessary to go beyond that. All the wriggling and twisting of certain papers will not alter circumstances one iota, and the public know—no matter where actual respon- sibility rested—that the slander was used in the press and in the canvas, nn the platform and off it, against Mr. Cameron, and, therefore, for the benefit of his opponent. The Stratford Herald, also repudiat- • ns responsibility for Gore, says:— "We published editorially our con - elusion that the facts, so far as we could ascertaifl them, pointed to Mr. Cameron's innocence. We were quite prepared, therefore, for the vindication Mr. Cameron appears to have since re- ceived." We will give the Herald credit for being one of the very few Conservative papers that acted fairly and honorably towards Mr Cameron, without being sompeiled to do so by law. The News Record may keep up its $50 one month Or six, it may call the NEW ERA what- ever' it lkes, but it cannot alter the 1;tateiti3O its of Justice Rose, Scor the inlprees1 to existing in the pub `c mind' 11611trtti+ to its own Iifne of ardent, The following is a list of the minis leis and candidates who will be present next week at the Examination taking huch Clint ell, , l onn their billets , a .d. fOSTESs RXAatrein S • rest Oats J W dlttltoq„RevJ Scott, M A , fit Marys 4 rev A'Ounpptpghatn 0400Rev 8 0 Ed uuuds, SD..,Forawiob Alfa II Yeatelr ,,..Rev Dr Mennen OusIph Rev E 8 Rupert, M A Mtrvorton Mrs It Holmes ..,RevGeo Rtchaelsoo. Berlin Rev J W RoIn Qa Stratford Mrs FC awyth :..RevNR Wllloeghby, D.» Toronto • Rev W WlI4ewa, b D ,.,.Monist Forest sirewaebingtoq.,Rov 13 A Obewis 13 D Drayton Rev 8 Sellery, 13 D Wingbam Mrs. W Harland ..Rev W 0 Henderaon,!DD• Rtucardlue Rev J E Rowell, M A Goderieb FOURTH A YER. pll ce'lil Rattenbury street Methodis. C :-- Miss E Stevenson Rev A 13 Heoderaon Woodford Rev J Truax Eden Grove THIRD YEAR. hire Btudlecombe Rev J A Doyle Elora Rev W J Magwood Ouelyh SECOND YEAR. Mrs T C Bruce ...Rev G T A WilloughbyAherfoyle Rev R T Irwin Bosworth Mrs W Cuoper..,.Rev R 8 Matee George:own Rev R Keefe. Arkw ighi Dl -a 8..rnuoo ...Rev J W Ritcbing Erin Rev W 0 Caswell • Preston Mrs W Cautelon..Rev R 13 Oh -bile Evertou Ler li 13 MacNeil Pa pie Grove FIRST YEAR. MreW R Btesle•,..R,ov V J Gllpplu Bayfield Rev 0 L' P Chlttlek Corbettoe kis J Andrews ..Rev A T:tfin Do.,htn.on Lev D B Seeley S:atfa CANDIDATES.' Mrs J Stephenson Mr W Chappel Woodham Dir W Lures Grand Valley Mrs 13 Cole Mr R Mcintyfe Grautat' Mr T Perry,..Bollen Mrs8outbcombe..Mr 0 Sw,thweColbeck Mrs J Bean 1'r L Post Warton Mr W A Smith Brussels Church Notes. Grand High Mass in St. Joseph's church, Clinton, on Sunday next. Rev. Mr Smyth takes the work of Rev. J. Edge, at Acton, on Sunday next. Rev. W. Smyth will shortly go to Granton to deliver a lecture on "Ire- land and the Irishman.” Rev. Mr Hunt, an assistant to Rev. Dr. McDonald, of Seaforth, commenced his new duties last Sabbath. The amount raised at the anniver- sary of the Rattenbury St. Sabbath School was over $88, not $81, as stated last week. The Presbyterian Synod will meet at St. Thomas next week: Mr- George Swallow will represent the Session of Willis church. Pew rents ir. Trafalgar St. Metho- dist church, Mitchell, have been re- duced to $1 a sitting, and a number of seats made free to all comers. - The Rev. Mr Martin, one of the most able men in Huron, has just completed ten years as pastor of Caven church. Last Sunday special reference was made to this fact in the service. The Hall sisters, two lady evangelists who have done an incalculable amount of good in this county and elsewhere, commence special services in Kincar- dine Methodist church this week. It is said that the members of the Wingham Presbyterian church will raise the annual ministerial stipend to $2,000, and will endeavor to secure the best man obtainable for'that amount of. money. Rev. Neil Shaw, •ef Tilbury, has re- ceived -a unanimous eall -from the con.- greation of the Presbyterian church of E�'ogmondville to act as their pastor. We have not yet learned whether he has accepted or not. The annual meeting of the W. F. M. S. of the Pr esbyterian church of Can- ada, will meet at London next week. The representatives from Willis church will be Mrs T. Fair, Mrs W. Coats, Mrs R. Irwin, and Mrs A. McMurchie. Rev. J. Ferguson, of Granton, was in town for a short time on Friday, on his way to Londesboro. He is getting along splendidly in his new field, and bas recently let contracts for the erec- tion of a brick church in the village. Rev. J. Hart and Mrs Hart, who had been visiting at Varna, while enroute home on Saturday received a telegram at Shakespeare, informing them of the death of Mrs Hart's brother at Whitby. They passed through Rockwood and at- tended the funeral on Sunday. The Transfer Committee of the Meth- odist church, met at Toronto last week. Rev. J. Scott and Rev. J. F. t Treleaven, of St. Thomas, had both Ireceived invitations that would neces- sitate their transfer to Guelph Confer- ence, but only that of Mr Scott was made. Rev. Mr Hannon, of Guelph, goes to the London Conference. Rev. E. W. Hughes, who went to Wingham about two years and nine months ago, as rector of St. Paul's - Episcopal church, preached his fare- well sermon on Sunday evening of last week. The edifice was so crowded • that many had to go away, being un- able to secure seats. Mr .Hughes re- moves to his new field of labor—Ade- laide parish—next week. The Board of Examiners for the Guelph Conference of the Methodist church, will meet in the Rattenbury St. Methodist church, Clinton, com- • mencing on Tuesday next and continu- a ing until Thursday evening. The : Board consists of some of the most • prominent ministers of the Confer- ' ence, and the examination relates to probationers and candidates for the ministry. A public meeting will be held on Thursday evening, the 20th, to be addressed by Revs. Dr. Willoughby and Geo. Richardson. The anniversary services of the On- tario St. Sunday School will be held on Sunday and Monday, 16th and 17th of April, and will be conducted on Sun- day by the Rev. J. Edge, of Acton, the former pastor of the church. In order to successfully carry on the work of the school, the sum of $75 is asked for be, the officers, and this will likely be raised without the slightest difficulty. On Monday evening an entertainment will be given by the school; also a short address by Rev. J. Edge. Silver collection at the door Monday evening. Tr: F .CSI,4I NTON NEW` 7c uluotianu,l atte!'s The #ollgwin details concerning educational ma. a;e inl,Itiron ere talc, en from the report of the„lkfinister,of Vdncaticn forr,l,$A2, The totai..publio school population, In Kurgla was, 1$Q85 Bi gee, Sil'reyt Sling$, Wellington an York are the only countieswith a lar. ger number. The following shows the relative position of the several towns in Huron: 01"g w l= a' , ” Vg At Qis 10 04 w Clinton 557 $41.73 72 $6 93 Goderich 808 5656 52 6 10 Seaforth 618 4812 87 6 71 Wingham 618 4075 84 6 19 The cost per pupil in the whole coups ty was $6.60, and there were only six counties in the Province where it was lower. York is the highest, the cost per pupil being $10.30. There are four Separate Schools in the county, with an attendance of 193, the cost per pupil being $9.25, and only 4 teachers, all being males. Olinton Collegiate last year expended over $C)03, of which over $150 went for fuel, books, contingencies, sic. Seaforth Collegiate expended nearly eC:.'G0, $7C0 going the same as Clinton. Gorl,�erich High School expended over 0 C30 5 5 goingfor 1 � 7contingencies. $ The East Huron Teacher's' Institute reports only 46 members, while the West Huron reports 180. The following places bave Mechanics' Institutes:—Blytb, Brussels, Clinton, Ethel, Exeter, Goderich, Gorrie, Hen - sell, Seaforth, St. Heleiis, Wingham Wroxeter, and the receipts o° each were: — Blyth, $128; Brussels, $:1C7; Clinton. $433; Ethel, 392a.Eseter, $309; . Goderich, $584; Gor•rie, $163; Hensel], $232; Seaforth, $870; St. Helens, $18.4 Wingham, $426; Wroxeter, $217. Sea - forth bas the largest membership and Clinton next, Goderich coming third. Hensall NOTES. —We notice that Mr C. My- ers, butcher, is putting a new fence in front of his residence, on King street, as is also Mr Win. Stoneman, painter. Messrs Petty Bros. are raising their storehouse a story higher. Mr G. C. Petty_ is home from Sarnia on a visit. Mrs Urquhart, who has been visiting friends in London, arrived home on Wednesday. Miss Milson, of Brant- ford, returned home on Wednesday, after spending a week with friends in Hensall. Mr L. Harold has rented the residence now occupied by Mr C. Myers. Mr Chas. Manna was home from Seaforth on a visit, on Sunday last,. Mr R. Bell, jr., is pushing work forward on his repair shop, and will bave it in working order in a few weeks. - Stanley NOTES.—Miss Kate Gilmour of Turn - berry, is at present visiting friends in Stanley. Mr Frank Scott who is teach- ing in Hastings, spent his Easter holi- days under the maternal roof. The land has dried up and is now in good condition for seeding; the farmers are all busy getting in their spring grains. SKITS OF THOUGHT. (From'the Toronto Telegram.) The present session of Sir Oliver's Par- liament promises more dearth of disputa- tion than a Sabbath assembly of Philadel- phia Quakers: D'Alton McCarthy and the work he has done will be remembered in Canada years after the weeds over the names on the low- ly tombstone of the Hughes Bros. are too thick to be cut away with an axe. If a man with Foster's size of head hasn't brains enough to understand a treaty made by Sir;Charles Tupper, he had better have his cranium encased with iron to prevent it from caving in by reason of atmospheric pressure. Ontario's Legislature is not free from. faults, but in head and heart it does no dis- credit to this great province. And ranch a body does not merit the sneers of journals steered by members of the Dominion Par- liament who have not brains enough to irri- gate the roots of their hair, This would be the greatest harvest year in all history if the growth of the crops could equal the growth of James L. Hughes' oheek. Denunciation of D'Alton McCarthy as "an adventurer" excites the smiles of hilarious mirth. The solemn truth is that Mr Hughes is developing into an altogether ridionlone person. CANADIAN PRODUCE IN ENG-. LAND Shippers of Canadian produoe to Great Britain have met with a good deal of dis- couragement during the past few months. Word was received here this week of the re- turn to a large provision house at Montreal of a lot of creamery butter ahipped to Liver- pool a few months ago. This butter was bought in the fall at 22o, and when it reach- ed the old country markets it was found that the receipts of New Zealand and Aus- tralian batter there was so large that the choice Canadian creamery would not bring more than 150 to 18c. Creamery butter is selling here this week at 22o, and a few weeks ago it sold at 24o and 25c. There is a feeling in the trade at the moment that the receipts, which have been rather small for some time, will shortly increase, and if this expectation is realized prices kill fall, and the Liverpool shipments will have to 'be sold below cost, to say nothing of the loss for freight to Liverpool mild back. It is not only in butter that Canadian export- ers have recently lost money. There was a considerable drop of the Liverpool apple market a few days ago, just when Cana- dians were expecting to make handsome profits on their shipments. Very little is now heard of the export trade in eggs, for which, not long ago, great things were pro- mised, while the experiment of growing two -rowed barley for the old country mar- kets has been a failure.—Globe. As SEEN BY A HURONIAN.—A form- er Huronian writes from the City of Saints—Detroit—to the NEW ERA as follows:—"Canadians over here are about as thick as Americans, the num- ber of Huronites being very large. I think the only thing wrong with Can- ada is we want annexation. That is all the cry over here and'on the border of Canada, don't know how the feeling is up in the irate or, suppose it will be just the opposit . Detroit is a lovely Mom in swims. I like it over M1 ere very much, the only objection I + ve is the disregard or the Sabbath, w ch of course you .kis , w about." etesaearkiasslio,sa,-... On Wednesday afternoon, in G. Carter, Son & Co's. roller mill, St. Mary's, Wm. Shakoes, a young man about eighteen years of age, son of A. Sinkene, of St. Mary's, who was employed in the mill, was caught in the machinery and instantly killed. Ministerial papers affect to believe that Mr Lister will not establish his charge that Ontario judgeships have been bought and sold. They say that the member for West Lambton never makes good his accusations but John Fes. Arnoldi and General Middleton and Andre Senecal are living witnesses to the contrary. General Middleton "made the fur fly" in the Northwest, but he surrendered unconditionally when it came to facing Mr Lister and a parliamentary committee. A., QU EN OtT7, " ' '+BKA , . AVM 10,1898, To. eh Fdzeor'of.the Qlineon, thew. bra. Polk 8n1, Vt til two weeks! ago it was nearlyten yeve since your vorrespondent bad eon n Ontario's oapitt l for a long enough time to gain a full idea of its rapid and substantial development in the interval. Whole streets of flue residential terraoea have been built, novae of land have been reclaimed from the lake; the 0, P. R. has gained admission to the city, the magnifl, cent new Parliament Buildings have been ereoted in Queen's Park, the University has been partially destroyed by fire, and rebuilt on a larger scale; and last, but not least, the electric oars have been put on all the peinoipal streets, and soon will euperoede the old horse cars altogether, These are but a few of the many changes that• have taken place in the past deoade, making Toronto a close competitor with Montreal for the honor of being the commercial capi- tal of Canada. At present, however, business is reported dull here, and many families are leaving for. the States. Empty houses are to be seen on every street, and many real estate holders are in deep water; but this is simply a temporary re-aotion after the wonderful boom of three or four years ago, and those who can keep afloat for a year or two longer, will no doubt Dome out all right, for even now there are marked signs of improvement in business. The oity fathers are almost daily receiving and considering proposals from capitalists,who are desirone ofestab- lishing esto - lishing new industries in Toronto. Yes, Mr Editor, Toronto is all right, ana if you wish to invest any purples wealth in real estate, now is your time, when property can be bought away down, for in the near future there is certain to be a marked ad - vane in prices. About the most profltableliueiness in the city at present is the "Prize puzzle compe- tition" industry. Taking advantage of the human weakness that leads most of es to think ourselves cleverer than anybody else, these prize puzzle sharks insert their ad- vertisements in country newspapers, and gather more money in a few weeks than a hard working farmer sees in a whole year. I bave had an opportunity of investigating the inner oonsobnanese pf this matter, and I know whereof I am writing. The gamb- ling instinct, or desire to get something for nothing, is so strong in most of us that we are easily led to invest our "thirty Dents in silver or stamps" to pay for three months' subscription to the "Weekly —" and a chance of seourin;, one of the valuable prizes. Oh, foolish Galatians 1 to suppose for one moment that the promoters of these schemes are high-minded, honorable men, who will conduot everything on the square. Some few may manage these competitions fairly, from policy, but none from prinoiple. Artemus Ward once said he had no "prin- cerpulle, he was in the show business." So it is with the men who run these so-called competitions. They are after the almighty dollar, without working for it, and are, according to a strict oode of ethics, not mach more honest than the "Dalton imi- tators," the daylight robbers who were recently sent to Kingston Penitentiary from this city. He who gets a dollar with- out giving a fair equivalent is either a beg. gar or a thief. Now a few words as to how these compe- titions are managed. Through an adver- tising agency an ad. similar to the following is inserted in, say, fifty country papers, at perhaps an average of several dollars a month :— "'A nam si a nam rof lla batt.' Who can first solve -the above quotation from Burns 7 Then follow a list of prizes, terms, condi- tione,jeto., the main condition being that a small sum. generally thirty cents, be en- closed for a short term subscription to the Weekly — Very soon answers begin to come in so fast as to keep a man busy opening letters, and now the first number of the Weekly — appears. It is printed on the worst of paper, and contains no original matter, the editorial work being done in about half an hon:, with a pair of scissors. Enough ad- vertisements are secured for it to a good deal more than cover the cost of its produc- tion at some cheap publishing house. The wrappers are put on at a trifling cost, at some mailing agency, by girls working at starvation wages, and the Dominion Gov- ernment has nnoo soiously fostered this industry by abolish' ng the postage on news- papers. By the time the competition (7) closes, probably 1,000 letters have been received, containing thirty cents each, or 3300 in all, less a broker's discount of perhaps 310 on stamps reoeived. The originator of the scheme has now a prepaid subscription list of 1000 for his paper, in which he can ad- vertise his next competition free of cost, and has easily cleared 3100 on the first experiment. Cash received, $290; cost of advertising, 350; publishing and mailing paper, say $40; prizes 3100; net profit 3100, besides adver- tising. Not bad for aix weeks' work, or rather six weeks' waiting, and no risk. Of course when these affairs are conducted on a larger scale the profits are greater, but a man can start with little or no oapital, and soon grow wealthy, as long as the crop of gullible people hole. one I hove outlined the plan of campaign, supposing the prizes to be paid as adver- tised, but nine times out of ten all the big prizes go to friends, and in reality are not paid, tbue making the profits of the com- petition shark still greater. C. NEWS FROM THE WEST. EDINBURGH, DAR., April 7, 1893. 7'o the Editor of the Clinton New Era. DEAR Sri, --.-Thinking a few notes from the west might be of interest to some of your readers, I write the following regard- ing our trip west and the state of the coun- try at present time. We arrived in Chica• go a little late, and had ten hours stay in, the city, which we tot advantage of in examining some portio a of the pity. The World's Fair creates • a large amount of work for laboring men at present, as great preparations are being made in various parte of the city. A very large hotel,whicb covers ten aures of land, is erected at the Fair Grounds. All the Fair buildings are closed at the present time, except a few, which contain nothing. We arrived at St. Paul at 7.20 a.m., on March 16th, leaving ie about an hour, by way of Fargo, to Grand Forks, where we stopped over night, and arrived at Park River on the 17th. Considerable more snow lay on the ground in Dakota than in Minnesota, as we Dame along; the weather was fine and clear, with warm days and cool nights, and has re- mained so ever since. Snow has mostly all disappeared by the hot sun and warm winds, but no rain has fallen yet. Spring is going to be Tete here, unless it sets in very warm and fine, which I don't think it will. There will be a large acreage sown this season, should the weather be favor- able, as a good crop is anticipated, if noth- ing happens, but it is hard to depend on a crop in the west at any time. There is a large immigration of horses in this country this spring, four and five oar loads Doming in to, allthe towns of any ai;re, an aro ie good demand, the majority ,of them being sold on time.,everytllicg depends go the ,crops in this. country. Wheat bas deppre. elated in value.1,8 gents since last Ootobor, and is selling .for 47 ote. at the present time; oats, 20ots,; potatoes, 35 eta; a ggs,15-eta.; butter, 15 ors.; hay, I6; pork, 740; beef, 5$ and $6. The people of this country say the past winter has been one of the severest. known in these parts for some time. 8ee;;- ing will cornbgenoe here about the 1611a, ;f the weather is favorable. Thanking you, Mr Editor, for your space, and hoping you will have a prosperous year, I remain, yours truly, GED. C. LsITswAIrE. THE CANADA LIFE. The forty-eixth annual meeting of the Canada Life Asearanbe Company was held on Monday. The direotors were able to show a larger amount of new business than had ever been written in a single year by the Company, and it was explained that the amount might have been increased but for the determined polioy to keep down ex- poneee and to avoid undue risks. More than a million dollare of the insurance ap- plied: for was not orrried out, yet the new policies written amounted to 36,201,011, bringing the total insurance carried bythe a Life Canada close to sixtymillion dollars, an amount far in excess f that carried by any other Canadian Company. The in- come for the year was 32,344,077, the addi- tion to the assets, 31,008,044, and the total of the assets at Deo, 31st,1892,was 313,077,- 129. The 282d a s ofpolioy a li cy holders which oocarred during the year Dost the Company $771,726. Reference is made in the report to the sacoees of the Michigan branch, and to the extension of the Com- pany's busiuess to the State of Minnesota, also to the legislation obtained during the year to facilitate the trensaotion of the Compans 's business. The agent in Clinton for this very successful company ie Mr J. P. Tisdall. NEWS NOTES The droaght in Kansas has been broken, but the wheat Drop is damaged 50 per cent. The poor are dying by hundreds in the European part 'of the government of Perm, Russia, owing to the famine. At Sandwich, in Coffey v. Scene, an ac- tion for malioions prosecution, the verdict awarded $1,000 damages to plaintiff. A cyclone has caused great damage in Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and the Dakotas. Catharine Sohmeltz, aged 89, an inmate of the Elgin house of industry at St. Thom- as, fell from a eeoond storey window and was killed. A Washington dispatch says the whole question of the transportation of goods in bond through Canada will be reopened at the next Congress. Sir Oliver Mowat is the only member of the present Legislature who was a member of the Assembly when the Premier of Ont- ario entered upon public life in 1857. Mr John Morrison has been appointed town clerk of Woodstock, and Mr Geo. C. Eden, the former town clerk, has been made treasurer, vine J. D. Hood, deo:ased. During March the revenue collected on Chinese immigrants at Vancouver, B. C., amounted to 31,501, a decrease of 32,220 compared with the reoeipts during March of last year. At a political meeting in Kingston last year, a Mr Shaw, who politely asked a '.t;tieetion, was arrested by a policeman for disturbing the meeting. e brought suit at the assizes, and recovered $25 damages. Mr A. F. Gantt, of Montreal, has just returned home from a trip to the South- western States and thence to ,she Canadian Northwest, and he finds that our farmers are better off than any others on the contin- ent. - In the Nova Scotia legislature last Mon- day night the woman's suffrage bill passed its second reading by 19 to 17. All the members of the government as well as the leaders of the opposition, voted against the bill. Casimir Lachance, Quebec, aged 8 years, was killed bylightning Saturday evening at his parents' house in the village of St. Anne de Eeaupre. The boy was sitting at the table eating his evening meal, when the lightning flashed in the room and struck Lachance lifeless to the floor. At a somewhat spirited meeting of mem. bere of the Ontario legislature who favor prohibition, and other friends of the cause, in the parliament buildings last Monday night, resolutions were adopted calling up- on the legislature to sanction a plebiscite on the prohibition question, and endorsing Mr Marter's bill prohibiting the sale by re- tail of intoxicating liquor. In 1836 Geo. Aokert and his wife separ- ated, owing to disagreements, and neithe- again saw each other until recently, and each believed the other to be dead. A short time ago Mrs Aokeru , who is now:living in Halton County, discovered that Mr Aokert was alive and well on a farm in Peel Conn• ty, and bas Centered on an action against him for $4 a week alimony. A little girl named Laura Blair, daugh- ter of Mr Joseph $lair, of Hamilton, had a novel experience Saturday afternoon, which may yet result seriously. While playing jacks, she placed one of the small iron playthings in her month, and during the excitement of the game swallowed it. The jack stook in her throat for a few moments, and then passed into her stomach where it still remains. The members of the Ontario Legislature took a holiday on Friday, and, on the invi- tation of Hon. Mr Dryden, Minister of agri- culture, visited the Agricultural College and Experimental farm at Guelph. After briefly welcoming the visitors, President Mille informed them that there were 550 acres of land in connection with the college. Of this 330 acres are worked as ordinary farm land, while about 60 acres is taken up with lawn, garden, orchards and forest tree ,clumps. The care of all this property in- volving a great deal of labor and expense, but the need of•keeping the place in model order would be reoonized when it was known that last June nearly 18,030 farmers visited the farm. Tbora were 100 plots for testing different varieties of grain, and over 1,003 small plots, which had to be plowed, harrowed and seeded separately. In the live stook department there were ten differ- ent breeds of thoroughbred cattle, nine o° sheep and three of swine. These were kept and studied at considerable expense, as ono of the ednoational features of the institu- tion. After looking over the farm, the M. P. P's. expressed tbemselves as bighly pleas- ed with what they had seen and heard, the Conservative members being as warm in their praise as were the Reformers. MONEY to LEND at Fit percent. Private money to lend at C1 per cont. Tho bor- rower may repay a portion of the principal every year. For further particulars apply to J. M. BEST, Barrister Seaforth. DRESS MAKING. Mies DIOReoN, who in a praotioai dressmaker of considerable experience, le prepared to rio dressmaking by the day. Good work and pdrfeet fit. Residence at Mr Fosters, coiner Queen and Princess Strout. 11 "HANG" OUR Wall Paper WINDO W SHADES (If you want your house pro- perly decorated.) USE THE DEL1N EATOR PATTERNS (And have perfect fitting Garments.) A mining accident 000ured at Pontyprid, Wales, Wednesday. The mine fs in flames and over 50 men are entombed. sew Adrert#otmtnto. COTTAGE TO RENT A very comfortable cottage to let on Dunlop Street. Good water. Or will be sold cheap, Ap- ply to J. O. ELLIOTT or et NEW ERA Office *1 ROUSE TO RENT The house on Rattenbury street now occupied by Mrs Thrower, is offered to rent. It contains large dining room, parlor, bedroom and kitchen down.tairs, with three bedrooms upstairs. Good cellar. Only a minute's walk from the business portion of the town. Applhat NEW ERA Office COTTAGE TO RENT Tho cottage and premises of Mrs A. Dodsworth on Ieaao Street, Clinton, consisting of a comfor- table cottage with kitchen and woodshed, hard and soft water, i acre of land with quantity of fruit trees, currant bushes, grape vines, &c.— Terme easy. Apply to MANNING & SCCTT, Clinton. CARETAKER WANTED. The time for receiving sealed tenders (asked for up to a previous date bas been extended) and will be received by the. Secretary, np to 6 o'clock, p. m. on the 1st of May for the position of Caretaker of the Rattenbury St. Me- thodist Church, for one year. All particulars es to the duties to be performed, can also be pro- cured from the secretary, The lowest or any ten- der not neoessarily accepted. J. C. STEVENSON, Secretary, • Auction Sale, of Rouse and Lot in Clinton The house and lot No. 124, on the north side of High street, Clinton, will be offered at public sale On Saturday Afternoon, May 6, At 2 o'clock, on the premises. Well-built frame house, 2 story, with 7 rooms, in good condition. Small stable. Quarter of an acre, planted wttb fruit trees, &c. Apply to the owner, MRS M. DUNCAN, or to the Auctioneer, D. Di:kinson, or the undersigned. H. HALE, Buren St. Clinton, Ap,il 12, 185d. BULBS : and : PLANTS DAHLIAS—Named, Mixed Varieties. GLADIOLUS—Fine Collection. all Colors, CALADIUMS—Fancy Leaf or Plain. TUBEROSE BEGONIAS — Single and Double, very flue collection; have taken prizes wher- ever shown. FLORAL DESIGNS of all kinds, for weddings, parties or funerals, got up on short notice. REEDING PLANTS—A beautiful collection, and parties desiring euoh should give us a call. CREEPING VINES—Several varieties, suitable either for indoors or out. Parties desiring Rose Bushes, Shrubs or Trees can be promptly supplied. Prices Reasonable. T. COTTLE, Joseph St., Clinton G, T. R. TOWN. OFFICE v�liil - '«,y, y' _ .� i. ��' ;^ ant 9, -i .►' - c' - c uu`eJ roe r \\• We sell tickets to all points. G' vs the fullest information and check yo r bag- gage through. For reliable it orma- tion apply to W. JACKS, TOWN AGENT G. T. R., CLINTON l