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It is about time we discussed Fall
Overcoets with you, as the cool even•
inge and fresh mornings will compel us
to adorn ourselves with heavier cloth-
ing. You know our record in the past
regarding these goods, and we hope to
do better in the futuie. Corue and in-
spect our Fall Overcoats and Suits, as
we know you will be pleased. They
are all bur own make, and we can show
you both the goods and trimmings in
the place, which usually satisfies most
people as to quality. rhe style and
finish will speak for themselves. Now
for the most important item, the price,
and who is in it with us ! The Great
One -Price Clothing House.
THOS. JACK SON,
Huron St„ - Clinton.
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Wednesday, Dec. 249th 1893.
TO CORRE.SPONDE.Y7S.
Next Monday being a holiday we
would feel indebted to correspondents
if they would let us have their valued
contributions on Saturday instead of
Monday.
Irk; 7' HURON CO VRER VA TI VES.
.The annual Meeting of the West
Huron Conservative Association was
held in the town hall, Goderich, on
Tuesday of last week. As stated by
telegram in THE NEWS -RECORD on the
13th inst. all the old officers were re-
elected and Reeve Sperling, of•Wing-
ham, added to the Executive.
The attendance of delegates was ex-
ceptionally large and the enthusiasm
such as has marked the Conservative
party in West Hu fn for ninny years.
The following fl row 'resolutions
were unanimou 'Tied:—
Moved by .Td Connolly, seconded
by .John Bo' ; that the Liberal Con -
se ' ssociation of the Riding of
s Huron, at their annual meeting
sernbled, do place upon record their
continued and undiminished confidence
in the government of the Right Honor-
able • Sir John Thompson, and his
associates, which, by adhering to and
carrying out the principles, held and
advocated by the Conservative party
in the past, has done so much to ad-
vance all the material interests of the
people of this Dominion, making them
at once one of the most happy, content-
ed and prosperouspeople on the earth,
thus increasing their confidence in the
future greatness of their own country
and strenghening their love for British
institutions, and cementing 'the more
firmly their attachnient to the great
empire to which we belong. They feel
called upon also to express in an
especial manner the great gratification
they feel at the distinguished services
rendered by our premier before the
Behring Sea Tribunal, feeling that he
has thereby done honor to our country,
and rendered a great service to the em-
pire at large.
Moved by C. J. Naftel, seconded by
John Whitley, that the Liberal Con-
servative Association of West Huron
here assembled desire to place on re-
cord their high appreciation of the
public course of Mr. W. R. Meredith,
the leader of the Ontario Opposition,
and to express their unbounded con-
fidence in his ability to lead an ad-
ministration of this province, con-
gratulating hint on the success now
apparent, which has attended his ef-
forts to expose the many faults and
weaknesses of the Mowat Government,
and we pledge hint our unanimous and
vigorous support.
Moved by W. Wakefield, seconded
by John Cox, that we, the Liberal Con-
servatives of West Huron, have care-
fully followed- the political record of
our member the Hon..1. C. Patterson,
Minister of Militia and Defence and
thoroughly appreciate and approve of
the same. We therefore pledge him
our continuous support, and trust that
lie may be long spared to represent
this riding in the Government of this
country.
In due season another convention
will be called for the selection of a
candidate to contest West Huron for
the Local House.
The next meeting will he held in
Clinton, then at Dungannon, then at
Goderich, each place in turn.
The meeting. was harmonious and
united and dispersed with cheers for
the Queen, Sir John Thompson and
Hon. J. C. Patterson.
NAMES AND PAR%IES.
The so-called Liberal party in Can-
ada, remarks the Citizen, owes a great
deal to the inference which the ordin-
ary citizen draws from its title, but in
how far it has the rights to the designa-
tion of "liberal" is another question.
In Ontario plities, for instance, the
Opposition has shown itself more pro-
gressive than the Government, and
more truly infused with the spirit of
Liberalism. Most of the legislation on
the statute book enlarging the privi-
leges of the masses of the people is due
to Mr. Meredith's initiative. In 1877
Mr. Meredith supported a proposition in
favor of manhood suffrage, which,
however, received little support and
was defeated. In that year he intro.
ducedand earriedthrough a bill exempt-
ing the wages or salaries of mechanics,
workmen, laborers, servants and clerks
to the extent of $25 from seizure for
debt. This was a great boon to the
working classes.
During that session the Opposition,
led by Mr, Cameron, though not op-
posing the granting of the franchise to
farmers' sous, contended that the same
qualification should be extended to the
sons of mechanics. The so-called Re-
form Government . exemplified its
opposition to class privilege 'by refus-
ing to place mechanics' sons on the
same level as their country brethren.
In 1885 Mr. Meredith introduced and
carried through a bill giving priority to
wage-earners for three months' wages
(1) against an assignee of creditors ;
(2) on winding up proceedings; and (3)
against execution creditors. Before
the passage of this act a wage -earn r
was compelled to rank with other cred-
itors and cases of great hardship were
of frequent occurrence. The Employ -
Liability Bill is another measure
which the workingmen owe to Mr.
Meredith.
"HORACE" MERCIb:It OETS A NOJII-
NAT'IU V.
There are Canadians who believe the
oft told story that the Americans never
think one way or another of the An-
nexation question. It is a bug -a -boo
of our own bilious building, we are told.
The New York Sun has absorbed an
ex -Canadian journalist of annexation-
ist leanings and lets hint ride his
hobby -donkey occasionally in their
columns ; but this does not represent
American opinion. The late• Carter
Harrison talkedAnnexation in a matter -
of -course sort of way at a Canadian
gathering; but the elan who carried
Chicago single -banded did not repre-
sent American opinion. And so it
goes. Now the New York Press, the
most aggrsssive Republicap Journal in
that city, says the Montreal Star,
pl cads for "a re -united North America,"
baiting its argument with the following
appetizing paragraph
There is not a more inspiring proposi-
tion before the electorate of this coun-
try than the extension of the boundar-
ies of the Republic from the Gulf of
Mexico to the ArtieSea, and from New-
foundland to Vancouver. This would
open a vast field for American enter-
prise. In the Canadian Northwest
there are more than one hundred mil-
lions of acres of valuable wheat, lands
to be settled and cultivated. There are
immense forests of white pine to be
manufactured into lumber ; there is
boundless mineral wealth to be devel-
oped ; there are thousands of miles of
railways to be constructed; ship canals
to be built, and others to be enlarged.
In short, Canada contains half of a con-
tinent in a most healthful and invigor-
ating climate, needing to be subdned
and made to add to the necessities and
comforts of humanity.
This is the way in which American
journalists cater to a taste that does
not exist, grad temptingly describe
viands for which they would be sorry
to create an appetite. it is only fair to
say that the Press kodak has caught a
very good photograph of our Dominion.
We are a luscious morsel of opportun-
ity; but we may be forgiven a desire to
enjoy the opportunity that we our-
selves possess; and to have the resul-
tant of the application of Canadian
energy to Canadian opportunity,
known as "Canadian." The important
feature of this paragraph, however, is
that the Press will proceed to take its
place in the ranks of that vast army of
prominent American leaders and jour-
nals which our sapient observers have
discovered "do not, represent American
opinion." The Press has been plainly
studying the question, nevertheless. It
tells its readers that "The Hon. Horace
Mercier, ex -Premier of Quebec, is or-
ganizing in that province the Indepen-
dence party as the first practical step
towards continental union." "Horace"
Mercier 1 Was it for this that the
Count went to Paris and had his hat
ironed with diligent frequency? Is
this the way the bold and striking let-
tering on his baggage has been read P
Horace! And he was over in the bairn -
wick of the Press just the other day,
and he did not neglect to make himself
known. "Horace Mercier," says the
journalistic footman as he announces
the "veiled prophet" of the coining
canoe to the American people.
Still it is not only Honuee's mine
that he is mistaken about. "Mr. Mel',
cier is well equipped , for the work he
has undertaken," he says. "He is a
bold and fearless political leader ; a
skilled bebater, with a larger personal
following than any other politician in
Quebec." "Horace" must have forgot-
ten to indite him a little ode on the
Quebec elections of 'D2. The Press ha
plainly never heard of that not unim-
portant event in "Horace':;' career, for
it proceeds :
As leader in Quebec he holds the key
to the situation, as that province con-
trols the mouth of the St. Lawrence.
Without Quebec the Canadian Confed-
eration cannot be maintained. 1r.
Mercier may, theivl•fore, be the coating
man in this great continental move-
ment.
Our esteemed New York contempor-
ary has got things a little mixed.
There was truly a time when Mr. Mer
cier did hold a "key," but it was not
"the key to the situation"—it was th e
key to the strong box of this province
But he does not hold that "key" now
however:" not by a large majority. And
it he held "the key to the sttntitton
when the Press mat him, we hasten to
inform that journal that long ere
this "the situation" has undoubtedly
been put in pawn. As to "the mouth
of the St. Lawrence," this guileless
New York journal is probably' again
misled. Mr. Mercier has never had the
remotest claim to thatgeogra phical
feature. Even as Premier of Quebec
he could not give it away. Whitt
the Press Inay ]cave heard is that the
Mercier-Phcand gang had a "mouth"
like the St. Lawrence, speaking "com-
m issionally;"hut again its Tense is wrong,
for this mouth is, at present out of use.
As to "Horace" being "the corning
man" of this "great continental move-
ment," this is quite probable. They are
both coming at about the sante gait,
and may be expected to arrive simul-
taneously. We hope they will wait for
each other.
DR. RYER•SON'S LETTER.
•
Homilten Sreeiater.
The letter from Dr. Ryerson, of To-
ronto, published in yesterday's Spec ta-
tor, is i* oethy of consideration. It
deals with the Mowat government in
two important particulars. First, it
points out that in 1878 the expenditures
of the Ontario government from con-
solidated fund were $1,765,000, while in
1892 they were $3,00:5,O(YJ—.an increase
of 70 per cent. But this comparison is
too favorable to the Reform govern-
ment. For, though it points out
the increase in expenditure for
which SirOliver Mowat is respon-
sible, it fails to point out that
in 1873 the Reformers had been in
power two veers, and had enormously
increased the expenditures over those
which sufficed in the time of the Hon.
John Sandfield Macdonald. The fair
comparison is as follows : a
1f170--Consenative ernenditure $,075 000
1899 --Reform ripeuditore - 8,005,O0J
Lt will be seen that the Reformers
have nearly trebled the expenditure
from consolidated fund. In the mean-
time, the forest are being depleted and
the money so obtained is being spent,
as if they would last forever.
Dr. Ry erynn alight also have pointed
out that, while the expenditure has so
greatly in rc'i.3e,1, t'a,: iucre;yell is bate)
almost wholly for administrative pur-
poses. Let us compere some of the
items :
1810 1592.
Civil govornment ............. .®((i1.9 9 $2;5,700
Leltielotion....... . .......... 87,457 . 18`3 7,97
Crown lands AJ,4n1 181,568
Colon ia.tion made 50,1100 105,655
And so on. In 1870 the expenditure
On account of education was $313,-
887: in 1892 it was $672,337. But
while the exenditure was ]nine
than double the grant to public
common schools were increased
only 'from $161,046 to $221,670. Thus
while the expenditures of the depart-
ment increased by 112 per cent. the
grants to public coffiinon schools in-
creased by only 37 per cent.
Dr. Ryerson next shows the manner
in which the government, has distribut-
ed patronage. Forty-three members
of the legislature have secured govern-
ment appointments, to say nothing of
the relatives of members. While these
offices were going, Sir Oliver. and his
colleagues 'have not been guilty of the,
crime of forgetting their own relatives.
Sir Oliver's son Frederick had a net in-
come last year of $8,416 ; while the firm
of Mowat, McLennan, Downie & Co.—
Sir Oliver's own firm— had the law
business of the sheriff's office. it is a
neat little arrangement by which the
premier gives his son the fees of the
sheriff's office, and his son gives his
father the law business. All this is
Christian statesmanship of the highest
order. Then J. F. Mowat, Mr. Duff
and Mr. Fraser,' 1 elatiyee of the prem-
ier, have other offices; and Mr. Lang-
ton, Sir Oliver's partner gets law busi-
ness from the departments. Mr. Hiu'ely
has four relatives in office, and his law
partner received an appointment as
registrar.
The letter is an interesting and valu-
able contribution to contemporary
political history. May we suggest to
Dr. Ryerson that he will find some in-
teresting facts if he will examine the
expenditures nominally on account of
colonization roads 1 .
CURRENT TOPICS.
In addition to possible candidates
already named, Messrs. J. M. Roberts
and Di'. Case, of Dungannon, and
Deputy -Reeve Beacom, of Goderich
township, have been frequently men-
tioned.
"Where art thou, Bro. Todd? What
about running for the Mayoralty?"
—Blyth Stanbard.
We may he found in our office, at
this particular season of the year, about
ten hours a day. Although requested
to allow our name to be placed in nomi-
nation, we feel that there are others
more entitled to the position. As a
rule the time of newspaper men is
otherwise occupied. The Goderich
Signal sensibly remarks :t -
"Robert Holmes, 6f the Clinton New
Era, is likely to be the next inayor of
Clinton, but why he should get off the
editoral tripod to accept a candidature
is one of these things past finding out.
The demon of Ambition roust surely
have entered his hitherto placid soul."
Dr. Wild says he will leave the Me-
Car'thyite party when they go too far,
The Empire says t—"The oxperitnent
has been made, and now, with much
apprehension and (;perturbation, Sir
Oliver is watching for results. With
that supberb gall which comes of eon -
tact with the Liberal party, Gibson, of
East Huron, has boldly climbed on the
Patrons' platform, and told them that
he and all his abilities were theirs. THE D/?E8I$s�'v%FF$
But all is not safe yet, for he is onlyn
on the edge of the platform, and the
planks may tip up and drop him off.
Still Sir Oliver looks on from afar with
feat' and pleasure, and if Gibson falls
he will be the first inartyr of concilia-
tion."
WHAT'S MORE SYITA E
WHAT'S MORE BECOMING?
WHAT'S MORE STYLISH
For n ltldy than one of the C % J'J (3 or I . N.
rr Lr L.ti to be seen at this store. They are models
of beauty and fit most perfectly. Then they cost so
little. .
In 1891 Sir Richard Cartwright testi-
fled on oath that he put up no less
than $10,000 for the party fund and al-
so become responsible for other stuns.
Ibis money was spent as honestly as
the $10,000 grit investment in West
or Centro Huron a few years ago. - The
public records and sworn testimony
eveptrongly against the"purity-corrupt-
ionists."
The "independent" Brussels Post ob-
jects to the remarks of THE NEWS -
RECORD a few weeks -.ago in referring
to East Huron. Our coteut, claims
to know all about the inner doings of
the Reform party in East Htiron. The
utterances of tate Post simply go to
show that THE NEWS -RECORD Was Cor-
rect when it said that our totem. was a
Reform journal. And Tux NEws-
RECOD was correct when it said about
a year ago that Brer Kerr would not
receive the nomination for ' East
Huron. TheNew Era took us to task at
the time, although our statements
have since been verified by facts.
• IIIIESS OPINIONS
AND 9D ZS SIR OLIVER.
d ear esifleagues of the Conservative
,,. ess, can't you find a fresher rallying -
cry than ''Mowat niust go?" It's grow-
ing musty.—St. Thomas Junrnal.
AS GOOD AS THE NEWS -RECORD.
Much snatching of goods from the
fronts of shops is now going on. The
]merchant who advertises in the Specta-
tor has no need to show• his goods on
the sidewalk.—Ham. Spec.,
TO JOIN THE MINORITY.
By -the -way we've got to be in the
swim with the rest of the editors. Bro.
Kerr, is Reeve of Brussels ; Bro. Bryan,
of Lucknow, is County Warden, and
Bro. Holmes is after the Mayoralty.
We'll take dog -tax collectorship.—
Blyth Standard.
ALWAYS WITII THF. GOVERNMENT.
"Mr. 'rllnmaS Gibson, M. P. P., has
been renominated by the East Huron
Ref( rner's. Mr. Gibson has gulped the
Pat, in platform to "make assurance
dous!d sure and take a bond of fate."
His political faith is pretty well stump-
ed up in this : "Weel, Mr. Speaker, the •
charges may be true, but 1 canna vote
agajn't the Government."—Empire.
DOES PROHIBITION PROHIBIT?
According to the Toronto Globe's
whisky commissioners things in Ic,Lva
are touch like they are here and else-
where. irl cities :and towns, where a
good deal of drinkingg, is usually done,
prohibition don't prohibit, In fanning
districts, where little or no chinking is
customary, the prohibitory law is oh-
verved.—II anlhlt ni Spectator.
"Penetan uishene, Oet. 16, 1880.—To
the Hon. H. Mercier, M. 1'. P., Mon-
treal : Have just received here the joy-
ful news of your great triumph. I con-
gratulate you anel all your friends 00
your important victory ; may your
premiership be a long one and full of
advantage to your province and the
Dominion, and of honor to yourself.
O. Mo wat."
IT 1S THE SAME OLIVER ?
S: ratterd Ilera l•1.
The Woodstock Sentinel -Review fair-
ly writhes with indignation as it recol-
lects "with what indecent falsity the
Conservative papers endeavored to
hold Sir Oliver Mowat upas a. friend of
the fallen count," etc. erhaps our es-
teemed contemporary alludes to a
different Oliver Mowat from the one
who plotted with Mercier at theQuebec
conference in 1877, and who penned
this telegram after Mercier's triumph
in the Riel campaign :
A SERRIOPS CIIAR(>E.
One or more rituals of the P. P. A.,
said to have been published at the
office of the Catholic Record, London,
found their wtty into the hands of non-
members in Wingham last week. We
have heard that "the tugger in the
fence" in this case is a post -master,
who took unwarranted liberties with a
parcel going through his hands. If
this is true the man should he severely
dealt, with. Any than who would so
break faith with the people should not
he allowed to roam at large.—%Vinghaui
Advance.
THE NEW EDUCATION.
Another innovation has crept into
the school. In the place of the British
history we now have, or soon will
have, temperance, . physiology, calis-
thenics and a—piano. How have we
struggled along all these years without
a piano in the school the Lord only
knows. But we will no 'longer be
handicapped in that direction, for at
the meeting of the hoard of education
Monday night it was decided to fill that
long -felt want. The night was sad and
dreary and full of snow, a lit night for
fads.—Dundas Star.
THE MILLENNIUM.
When sermons are ten minutes long
and never stale or fiat;
When congregations rise and pay be-
fore they pass the hat ;
When silence jingles everywhere, and
hanks go not to smash ;
When bill collectors are to spare, and
people buy for cash ;
When politicians join the church, and
cease to plot and plan ;
When there are fifty offices to every
blessed man ;
When orators know when to stop ;
when poets cease to caper:—
When whole communities admit they
cannot run the paper—
Then will the great millennium dawn
brightly ! but alas !
You'll die while you are waiting for
these things to come to pass.
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offered by this store are the very Newest and Latest
things to be found anywhere. We have scanned ever
available sample in order to lay before our people onl'
what we are sure is choice and we believe we are shoJ'tt
ing one of the richest and choicest stocks to be seen out
side the cities.
MEN'S & BOY'S OVERCOATS
are here in great abundance at every price and make
and it takes very little money to buy here.
Men's and Boys Suits,
Every conceivable color and makes. Prices the very
lowest.
GILROY & WISEIVIAN,
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
We da ,,ot hold ourselves responsible for utteroo.vu of
correspondents or vppinio,es ern,•roaui ander this
Aead.—Ed NERS.r4UUZWD.
MUNICIPAL,MATTFRS.
To at. Editor of the News -Record.
SIR,—I have been greatly pleased and
interested in the discussion which has
been carried on in both papers regard-
ing an improved council tor 181)4'. It
shows ale at least, that scone of our
people think as I do, and that is pleas-
ing.—But it is in talking over the subj-
ect with nix friends that I find this
dissatisfaction is rather general. And
they, like myself, do not wish to be
thought finding fault with the mem-
ber's of the council as indivinunl citizens,
but it is with the council as a whole.
Those gentleman who to -day make up
the board, are worthy of esteem. In
my letter of Nov. 22nd, I tried to use
everyone in the council as fairly and
squarely as possible. I stated what I
thought to be the case, as I had a right
to do. The criticism my letter has re-
ceived has generally been kindly to all,
but I regret that Councillor, in week
before last's New Era, happened to
misconstrue my meaning, but I will
answer his letter later. For my part,
I can see 110 occasion] for any hard
things being said concerning others in
this matter. There ought to be criti-
cism, but, let it be kindly, and not of
the abusive sort. The 'little set-to be-
tween :Mr. Searle and Workingman was
unctLlie<t for. Mr. Searle was at fault
in his reply, for I ant sure he has done
the person whnin he thinks wrote
that loiter an injustice. He should
have been certain before he character-
ized Workingman as a youthful per-
son. -I would like to correct the yiew
that Mechanic takes of my advocacy of
a your council. I do not think a
,young council necessarily means a
green one, especially when some of the
names of the "younsters" were those of
ofrpersons wholare heads of some of the
most active and prominent businesses
in town; young men who are well
known as steady, progressive fellows,
worthy of the greatest; confidence.
You do not know them to be extrava-
gant, 1'ni sure. But then they have
proper ideas of economy ; not the
pound-foolish ideas, either. It has
been the custom to put gentlemen in
the council who are by no means
young but who certainly are inex-
perienced. Now the trouble with these
persons is that just about the time
they have become used to the workings
of the council, they are thought{to be
too far behind the times, and are left
at home. Now there cannot but be
some degree of inexperience in the
council. Why not put in then, some
young men who would not be deemed
too old after they have spent, say some
four or five years there. They would
be just in their prime then, and this
town would have the best council go-
ing. Take the best then our town has
had municipally, and they have almost
every one of them been brought up to
it from their youth. They learn to be
cautious while they still have -the vigor
of young men, And then, too, we have
in our midst a lot of splendid young
men who will some of these days, ,I
hope, • he decently recognized by our
older heads. Regarding Councillor's
letter, which appeared in the New Era
of the 8th, I wish to, state' right here
that I did not write the letter signed
Workingman, nor do I knew who did.
While in many respects it suited me, I
would not, have made some of the re-
marks which were in it. For instance
Councillor says I wrote the remarks
about Messrs. Searle and Overbury.
These gentlemen, and i hope all others,
will know that the remarks were only
in Workingman's letter, and not in
mine. I had nothing to do with it. In
conclusion [ would suggest that no
better evidence of the old fogyism of
some of the council is required, than is
evidenced through the spirit of intoler-
ance of criticism, which appears to be
his main reason for writing the letter
he did. Yours trul(q,
CLINTON ELECTOR.
PUNCTUATED RAMBLINGS. '
A GENERAL TALK ON MANY MATTERS.
To the Editor of The News•Record.
DEAR SIn,—Criticism, unfettered
criticism 1 Criticism, that ever waged,
was against all forms of oppression,
curtailment of rights of subjects, or,
above all, inconsistency in all it's varied
forms. This is one of the valued priv-
ileges of individuals, peoples and the
press. And in the present instance it's
value is fully appreciated when it is
undertaken to criticise the earnest
temperance plebiscite endeavors of the
worthy editor of the New Era. The
gentlemen isa type of the intemperate,
inconsistent temperance propaganda,
For all this statement is made, i have
never known the subject of thesere-
marks to have ever tasted liquor. i1 a
man has firm, decided principles, the
foundations of which ha s's, been:1104
with the Asa tar and stone of sound;
mature thought and logic, it is not
unusual to see hila give up pecuniary
advantages—yes, even suffer the loss
of friends for the principles he holds.
Not so with our scribblingg, brother.
Money is to consideration to him as it is
to most country weekly editors and in
this connection his heart felt that pro-
hibition tendencies came into conflict
with the historical root of all evil ; the
result being that history repeated itself
and prohibition took ra holiday, all be-
cause "the bottom is knocked out of' liquor
prices" and genuine unadulterated Miran
Walker's club ancl'Malhem Tossers' Dublin
Stout are dozen to hard pan at the Clinton
liquor store.
The municipal election's are near us
again and aniong the new men who
will run for municipal honors a new
mayor must be elected". Doubtless
there are a score of citizens eligible for
the position, both as vel;ards financial
qualifications and executive ability, but
the position of mayor necessitates
apart from general ability a wide.
knowledge of municipal dealings. In
view of the existing circumstances the
opinion is here ventured that there is
i to -day in our little town no man Netter
qualified for the honor than Our worthy
and respected citizen, the retiring
Reeve, Mr. .Alex. MacMurchie.
Christmas week, the week of Christ-
trtas day, 011 which the fond exppectant
hopes of the major part of Christen-
dom and especially Christendom's
little ones have been steadfastly rivit-
ecl for a month or more. Few indeed,
fortunately, in this Heaven -blessed
Province of Ontario are there who are
in such dire extremity that the guant,
unrelenting phantom, Hunger, is their
unwelcome . bed fellow. :Yet some
while 'not actually in want are in that
condition when it is hard to obey the
Biblical conmtaud, "Take no thought of
the morrow what ye shall eat or where
1 withal shall ye be clothed." The aver -
1 age human being who lacks two ]Heals
of what he feels sure he ec)nld do away
with, not to me.>tion the -fact that his
underclothing is like his departed rich
relations "there are not," this man is
hardly so philosophical as to contented-
ly hay his cadaverous frappe at rest,
without just a questioning or demur-
ring thought as to the inequal-
ity of the distribution of earth's good
things. Furthur, all sensible, reason-
ing men can readily understand this
disposition to murmur and to take a
gloomy view of men and things 011
the part of the man whom fate seems to
have relegated to bear the heaviest
burden and walk in the roughest paths
of the variegated panorama of human
existence. So now as we sit around
our bright and pleasant firesides with
happy, singing wife bustling around
performing as only a mother can, the
little surprises and delights for the
prattlers, who in subdued tones dilate
upon the expected coming of their
Santa, let us not forgot the man of
hard lot who, had he comforts and
enjoyments, would no doubt be equally
a good citizen with ourselves. But
rather may the good spirit of Charity
fill our hearts and relieve the tight grasp
we have upon the neck of our money ,
sack, what ever the act may be, so
long as it is done in the spirit of Him
from whpm such sentiments, full of
practical+understanding of the common
lot of humanity, emanated a cup of
cold water given in loving charity
undoubtedly shall receive its reward.
When you buy a goose for yourself re-
member that in some mean hovel bend-
ing over the "perchance" dying embers
of the last stick in the pile is some fel-
low being. Our duty is to help and
comfort him and the will taste the
celestial pleasure of humbly doing the
brotherley thing by our fellow man.
Yours truly, AMACK.
Duuaannon.
Mr. Pullen Pentland spent Sunday at
his another's, Mrs. Robert Pentland.
Mrs. D. Sproul is recoyeuing slowly.
We regret to report that .her sister,
Mrs. Jno. Bowers, has been ill for some
time with la grippe.
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jeanes spent a
week in London.
Laing Bros. are announced to give
their phonograph concert, under the
auspices of the Royal remplars, on
Thursday evening, 21st inst. Jos. Gib-
son Esq., of Ingersoll, the champion
of Prohibition: Is to address a mass
meeting in this place on Wednesday
evening, 20th inst.
The concert given by the evangelists
-Jen kin and Tedford was a success. The
house•was packed and everybody well
pleased, They have just closed a suc-
cessful meeting of about two weeks'
duration at Crewe.
Wm. Campbell, of Westfield, visited
Mr. Hiles one day last week.
Rev. Nugent, of Palmerston, preach-
ed excellent sermons in the Methodist
Church on behalf of missions.