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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1894-02-21, Page 4a,. r o ilitron News4?000rd >jl.blt ■ lent --$1,20 tp A,dvirnoe Wednes4l3ty, Eeb. T4let,1891 '117S O N 7'.•1 RIO SESSION. The closing session of the seventh Legislature of Ontario was opened in Toronto last Wednesday in the usual form of ceremony. The address by the Lieut. -Governeh referred specially to the:prosperit y of our farmers, their ° signal sueeeas at the Chicago Exhibi- tion, the payiu increase in dairy pro- ducts, the lumber trade, the survey- ing of new lanais, erection of new build- ings, &c., &e. iilest.rs. Wood and Con - mise gave adclre:aes in reply as mover and seconder. Mr. Meredith received a perfect ovation as he rose. He pointed out the double shield c:chibted by the Govern- ment en the temperance and other questions; the timber assets of the Province and other capital resources, proving that nearly half a million of money had been spent for the benefit of party feieeds in surveying lands that had never been Bottled. He advocated the meeting once every other year and save the people annually at least $100,- 000. He repudiated the uu-popery cry raised against the Opposition. He and on the still stand ' .'canis .>tll �•r t t his party 3 platform of equal right to all. . Mr. Conmee, of Algoma, gives notice of motion of a bill to allow Roman Catholics the use of ballot in Separate School trustee elections. WEST II URON PATRONS OF INDUSTRY. A. convention has been called far Tuesday, March, 6th, at Dungannon, we are informed. The object of the gathering. among other things, is to place a candidate in the field for the coming Provincial elections. Several names have been mentioned as pos- sible candidates, among them Coun- calor Connolly, of Goderich township, and one Gaunt, of the northern part of the Riding. With a Reform candi- date, a Conservative candidate, Patron of Industry and P. P. A. candidates, the fight would not only be interest - big, but rather uncertain. The fight will soon be on. FEEDING WHEAT TO STOCK. For several months THE Nnws- REeoIn has given the experience of a number 'of Canadian and American farmers in feeding wheat to hogs. In almost every case the result has been a direct gain of from twenty to forty cents a bushel over the market price of wheat. Last week we had a personal talk with Mr. Robert Scarlett, of Mc- Killop, a representative farmer. Last season ;he marketed about eight hun- dred bushels of wheat when the price was between 75c. and $1. He allowed his tickets to remain and later on accepted 25c. a bushel. less than he might have secured. Still the price is lower now than what he received. In a sense lie did not loose the money, because he never had it. The low price induced Mr. Scarlett tar test wheat as a feeder. His experience has been very satisfactory. Wheat, he says, pro- duces best results when crushed and mixed with lighter feed. For feeding hogs he realized about a dollar a bush- el for his wheat and will likely continue to use it for feeding purposes as long as the market rules low. In a discussion over this question in the Omaha Stockuian as to whether or Hint it pays to feed 'ground wheat to hogs, two correspondents took the ground that it did, while another seem- ed to doubt the advantage of feeding wheat in any font', even at the present low prices. Ono of the correspondents is very certain that ground wheat is not only a cheap but desirable pork - making food, after testing it practic- ally, and gives his reasons as follows: "I have the same hog pasture I used to have. I commenced to feed wheat ' meal last spring to my brood sows and a spring pigs. I fed about half as much corn as I used to feed other years; and get better hogs now than i ever had before, and 1 havn't improved the grade of my hogs either. I have my hogs already for market except the brood sows, and I think they will average close to 300 pounds. 1 think more of this method of feeding wheat meal than I do of Mr. Kleemaun'splan, that is, burn the hog's stomach with corn and cool it off with water. I know sure that Mr. Kleemann can't show up as good spring pigs as Mr. •Sievers has, and the grade of the hogs of ,the two parties is the same to my notion." In this connection the Michigan Farmer says :— "In this State wheat has been largely fed to all kinds of live stock this season, and we have not yet heard any corn - plaint that results have not been good. For hogs we have seen it strewn on the ground so that it could not be eaten quickly, others have soaked the whole grain for 24 hours in water, and others have it ground into metal. From state- - ments made by the feeders, it appears that the soaked grain is preferable for hogs. For other farm stock—sheep, horses and cattle—grinding it appears to be best. The meal can be made a portion of the ration for such stock with decided advantage, so long as it sells as cheaply in the market as at present. It will bring a far better price in the shape of pork,beef, mutton, butter or poultry." The courts have decided that Mc- (revy and Connolly must remain in jail. This is quite proper. They de- serve all the punishment they are re- ceiving. The Buffalo News calls Blake a "patriot." The rnan who deserts his country and goes off agitating iu another country, with the aid of money begged in a third country, is not the particular brand of patroit that is ad- mired in Canada. • QU1(R1la1€V .`1'4t:i''IfX$i South Lanark lies r'elurnad a Win* ority representative to support Sir Olivet' Mowat, In the bye -election last Friday there were four candidates. Wnr. Lees, Conservative, received. 11444 votes ; Andrew Burrows, Conserve.. tive, 60; James Ferguson, Patron of Industry (Conservative), 800; James M. Clark, the goverinnent candidate, 002 votes, a majorty of 18 over Lees. The defeat of the Conservatives dan easily `be understood with the vote divided so ridiculously on one side, while the Reform vote was practically solid. ."The Pope of home will permit the Bishop of Versaillies on the occasion of the May fetes to exhibit the coat of Christ, which relic is kept at Argen- teuil, on condition that the invitations sent out do not contain the statement that the coat is the seamless garment worn by our Savior. This provision is made in view of the fact that the scam - less coat is understood to be preserved in tire cathedral at Treves." Su says a message from Rome in Wednesday's evening papers. The public will now see the force of the statement by our Chiselhurst correspondent last week that Mr. M. Y. McLean is about to visit Rome. These followers of Sir Oliver and the little Premier are just now on two sharpthorns. How theycan con- ciliate the several factions is one of those things, as a darky once said, "De Lawd only knows, sah 1" The aspiring M. P. P's proposed visit to the ancient city will be watched with great inter- est. A Talk on Various Subjects. The people are not yet through talk- ing Worlds Fitter—not nearly through. So much has been said concerning it and written, it is remarkable that the people are not sick and tired of it. But there is no doubt the subject is to -day more popular than at any time before, even when it was running. Its great lessons are only now being comprehended. We are only now re- covering our breath and corrrurencing to realize what we did see. Those who saw the Fair are as ready to write and talk of what they saw as their less fortunate friends are eager to listen and read. Those who did not go are perhaps the most interested because they find they have missed the chance of a life -time and are anxious to make it up. A double interest is thus awakened. Already a library of books have touched on various phases of the Fair. The newspapers are filled with notes from the Park and the magazines of all countries are publishingillustrated articles concerning it. To those who have been at Chicago these illustra- tions aro sure to recall some pleasant memories of the awful visit, while to those who had to stay at home, they convey in a measure an idea of the grandeur and vastness of the greatest thing in its line the world has yet seen. Of course to have a proper idea of the Fair, it was necessary to go to it, but Science, Shepherd and the Mechanics' Institute have arranged to give our people the next best way of seeing it. These magazine illustrations are nec- essarily very small and can at best give but a very vague idea of it all. Life- size views, colored and magnified by the aid of strong lens and calcirn lights will be presented at the World's Fair entertainment next Thurs- day, under the auspices of the Mechanics' Instisute. The affair is under the management of O. B. Shepherd, manager of the Grand Opera House, Toronto. Mr. W. E. Ransay, who is already well-known in town as the excellent singer of comic songs; will give character sketches from the Mid- way. Views of tire buildings, grounds and "special exhibits will be given. The Plaaiisance will be well gone over. The admission is 25 and 35. Plan at Jacksons Bros. Town Hall. ** .We Canadians have often had occasion to compliment ourselves on our successful competition with the world in general and the Yankees in particular. This was the case at the great.Fair last year when our success was very gratifying indeed. In almost all branches we were right "in it." In some kinds of horses, in all kinds of cattle, sheep and live stock generally we fairly out -classed the world. In dairy pro- duce the result was as might have been expected, a clean sweep on the part of Canada. In fruit, honey and almost every other line we more than held our own. Perhaps the most recent occas- ion we have had to compliment ourselves is the way in which our Mr. Wrn. McNeil of London and Mr. W. Barber of Toronto carried off the prizes at the annual exhibition of the New York Poultry Association which has lust finished in New York city. Ex- hibitors were there from allover Europe and the States. Thousands of birds were on exhibition and competition was very keen. Mr. McNeil especially did well, being successful in every class he went into. These two enterprising exhibitors did much to place Canadian fowl in the foreniost rank at, the show. Mr. Geo. McCormick of London was made an Executive officer of the Asso- ciation in recognition of his services in the way of creating an interest in fancy breeding of fowls; a recognition well merited, for no one has been more devoted to the work than he. It is now quite a fad to be a chicken fancier, and specially -bred fowls are rapidly distancing horses as pets among the amateurs. In the New York State Assembly at Albany, a hill was passed a short time ago which provides for a plebiscite to be token at the next election for the purpose of ascertaining the feeling, among those interested in the matter of the consolidation of the cities of New York, Brooklyn, Long Islaed, &c; the city thus formed, to be known as "greater New York." This city will cover over 317 square miles and contain at latest count 2,005,705 inhabitants. There has for some years been a con- stant agitation for the consolidation of New York and Brooklyn but this scheme has been broadened and nosy takes in everything in sight. If the thing is' carried out, "Greater New York" will be the second largest city in the world in population London being easily first with 4,231, -11. Paris new second will be a ood third with'l,447,- 057 and Canton, Berlin Chicago, Tokio, Vienna and Philadelphia in the order iiemeilr4heonly' c ti in :tae wild with tv.e'a milhon inhabitants. **» The' boys have lust a great friend In. R. A. Ballantyne, the writer of stories of adventure, who died' hs London, Eng., a week or so ago. For a genera- tion,the hooks of Kingston and Ballan- tyne have been the special realm of the small boy, and also the larger boy. In every Sunday School LIbrary in this and other lands these books are to be found.. Our splendid Mechanics' Institute has a very liberal supply of them. Perhaps Henty is taking their place in the hearts of the boys of this late day, but the majority of readers of this paragraph are, we are sure, loyal to. our ideals of years ago. How many of us used to lie in bed long after mid- night reading the "Three Mid-shipmen" and how many were really sorry when they had finished the "Three Admirals.' Many of us owe our geographical knowledge to these friends and we have no doubt there will be many read- ers who wish they had the time to renew their acquaintance with "Harl- ing the Bold" or "The Settler and the Savage." The Conservative Policy. Slit JOHN THOMPSON ON THE DUTY OF MAINTAINING iT. Before the Ottawa Liberal-(ionserva- tive Club on Wed nesdayni'ght, thePre- mier, the Right Hon. Sir JehnThotnp- son, in course of his address, said :-- The present was ti• most momentous time for us. Party lines were not as tightly drawn now as they need to be, and in view of the loosening of party ties, in view of the quickening of the public pulse, which was noticeable, it behooved every Liberal.Conservative Association to see that the interests of the party were attended to. It was not enough to sign the roll and attend an occasuanal meeting—they should look after the voters' lists ; they should try to increase their membership ; they should be present on the platform and make their power felt through the press ; they should be proud to -belong to the Liberal -Conservative party and xneuti axil n ',.Fejt prdinar y, busiilesa� • capacities t ey were /MIMI to atlrnit: that Canada was More erosperous.thau other countries.. The B.nglsh proudly admitted It and saint It Was marvellous how Canada had weathered. the Com- mercial storm •which bad almost wreck. ed other nations. THE 'AGITATOR AND DEMAGOGUE'S OPPORTUNITY. At the same . time there were large areas in Canada which were suffering, , not from the causes which obtained in other countries, but from the low price of wheat, caused by the immense pro- duction of the cereal. Our peculiar position was that while Canada had escaped the general commercial de- pression, portions of the country where the wheat crop was entirely depended on were suffering On account of the low price of that article, and the farm- er was not getting any reward for his toil. This was the great o ap ortunity of the agitator; this was the grand chance of the demagogue. These Cgentlemen have nothing to say about anada haviug escaped the general cotnrnercial depression, but they hay() a great deal to say to the farmer about the low priee he gets for his wheat. [laughter and applause.] MUTUAL INTEREST OIt FARMER >ND LABORER. For fifteen years the cry had been that what was wanted was that this should be a country to live in, bort now the eraitatoas' great grievance.; was that wheat was not still one dollar a bushel. It was not to the interest of any One section of the community that it should be unduly tY Pres dics t the expense of another section. The farm- er did not benefit by the working- man getting small wages, nor did it benefit the working man that the farmer should get nothing for his pro- duce. Each should be a help and assist ance to the other. But that did not suit the agitators. It was'.:their con- genial task to set one section of the community against another—to tell the farmer that he was being robbed by the wicked Government, the cotton kings, the sugar barons and the iron lords. They told the people that they should change the Government, change the constitution of the country, even ata° a f°n5 t fr lite ac rha }tipt , 2{tar f,J,t;ee` .For `Lead -Ay wouldn't buy me d bow. wow , bow- w•w; !r%adC�i wouldn't buy me a bow -wow, bow -wow: l'rs qot /i,• a little cat; , very fond of that, E.,•-•,,c1•td rather have a bow•wow wow -Wow -wow;wow 'Aadcty wouldn't b,.y me a bow•wow, bow- wow; !Daley aley sae,a.,'d bray eee d eseaasea bow -waw: I've god a little Cart I'm veru /on of eitaL', 3a t I'td rather flave a hoer -wow- WOW ! (Reproduced from, The Daily Empire, Toronto.) Daddy Wouldn't BUT me a Bow -Wow PATRO24—NOT MUCH, MY SON ; YOU'LL GET NO MORE BOW -WOWS. [The other week our town cotem. objected to the "Bow -`Vow" being given at a church entertainment. The song is a very true representation of childhood days and as natural as might be. The above illustration is from a political view. The Patron of Industry is "Daddy," and he justly bestows upon 'V. R. MERE- DITH the Premiership in the shape of a "bow-wow"—a real live dog, the reins of office—while Sir Oliver weeps bitterly and cries out that he would rather have the "bow-wow"—the Prerniership—than a real live cat or no dog at all. We are led to presume, however, that our cotem. is bound to object to even the political representation of the "bow -wow" in a newspaper, ta'ome people are hard to please, and we don't propose to even endeavor to please those who are never sati:tied. "The "bow -wow" as above is a very good Illustration of future Ontario polities. And the P's. should be a very important factor. Sir Oliver is already crying for another lease of office.] ready and eager to uphold its principles. [Cheers.) PARLIAMENT GUIDED BY PUBLIC OPIN- ION. The day was gone by when measures were settled by Parliament. Long be- fore they reached Parliament now they were discussed in the press and on the platform, and public opinion was form- ed so that Parliament, when it did act, only recorded what the public feeling had already decided. He want- ed every member of every Liberal-Cou- servative Association to bear this in mind and to assist to the utmost of his ability in mouldingpublic opinion on the principles of the Liberal-Con- servative.party--those principles which had been so well maintained in the past and which he hoped and believed would be again sustained at the polls in the riot very far distant future. [Great cjreering.] CANADA HAS ESCAPED THE WORLD WIDE DEPRESSION. There was very much in the present condition of the country to call for re- newed activity on the part of the Lib- eral -Conservative party. Canada was in a peculiar condition. The state of the country W419 exceptional. The whole civilized world was passing through a period of commercial de- pression amounting in some countries to absolute stagnation of business, and as in the case of United States to actual suffering and distress. The Dominion of Canada has escaped this ordeal better than any other country in the world. [Applause.] ENGLAND PROUD OF OUR PROSPERITY. We did not hear this admitted by the Opposition as politicians, but in their individual capacities as heads of banks, heads of governments, not al- ways friendly to the Dominion Govern. change their country's flag. TRYING TO SELL THE COUNTRY FOR GOLD. He could give the nanac•'s of wren in Ontario and Quebec who were paid by men in United States for the propaga- tion of such doctrines, but he would leave them to the contempt which was deserved by those who tried to sell their country for money. [Applause. I THE FAVORITE OPPOSITION ARGUMENT. He contrasted the state of the coun- try in the period fr ern 1873 to 1878 with its present state and answered the favorite Opposition argument—that it was foolish not to allow as Yuan to sell you $2 worth of goods for $1—by say- ing that the result of such a policy would he that,. after our factories were closed, we would have to pay $3.50 for the $1 article. [Applause. J We had had an experience of the policy for five years, and he would remind his healers of the Spanish proverb that he was a fool who broke his leg twice over the same stone. [Laughter.] DUTY OF THE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS COMBINES. Referring to Mr. Charlton's speech about combines, Sir John said that where manufacturers exist, combines may spring up, but. it was the duty of the Government to see that the traffic was not used for the purpose of being made to bear unjustly on the consum- ers. • He briefly reviewed the policy of the Conservative party during the last fifteen years in opening up the North- west by building the C. P. R., the en- largement of the canals, the erection of public buildings and other public works, and contended that by this policy the credit of Canada had raised to a point never reached before. INCREASE IN CANADIAN TRADE He pointed to the increase in our "8 MORE SUITABLE? l" WHAT'S MORE BECOMING? . WHAT'S MORE STYLISH .+SH a lady than one of the t7A '.IS or 11X;,&.1N 'a'r-• �'i! to be seen at this stere. They are MONO of beauty and fit most perfectly. Then they 000 se little. THE DRESS STUFFS to offered by this store are the very Newest and LaMir things to be found anywhere. We have scanned every available sample in order to lay before our people only' what we are ',ul a is choice and we believe we are show- iug one of the richest and choicest stocks to be sseerut side the eitie; . MENS 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. GILOY & QVISEMAN, THE POST -OFFICE STORE, SUMMERHILL, ONT, CHOICE GROCERIES. DRY-GC®0DS, &c., &c, Our expenses are low and our Cnstomers get the benefit.' 0 -- We want YOUR trade. It will pay You to inspect our stock. gar SEE OUR DRESS GOODS. Produce Taken. G-eo. M. Kilty, General Merchant. TME POST -OFFICE STORE, SUMMERHILL. foreign trade and the opening of the steam communication with the far east and Australia, and in this latter connection said he had received a cable- gram to -day from the Premier of New Zealand wished to participate. [Cheers.] LAURIER, MILLS, ET AL. He dwelt at some length on the National Policy, taking up and answer- ing the speeches of Mr. Laurier at Quebec and Mr. Mills, and quoting from the past utterances of these gentlemen as well as of Sir Richard Cartwright, Mr. Charlton, Mr. Pater- son and other leading lights, of the Opposition to show that they had not always been free traders, but had favored moderate protection, and could scarcely be considered sincere in their present affection for free trade. WILL PPOTECT CANADIAN WORKMEN. As to the policy of the Government, he declared that it would continue to be that of protecting the Canadian workman in preference to the foreign workman, and developing Canadian industries as much as possible. ' Sir John spoke for nearly two hours, and at the .conclusion of his speech WAS warmly applauded, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. We do tot hold otu'atioea responsible for utterances of correspondents or opinions expreesed'under this heart.—Ed. 2, SWS-RECORD. 6 The P. H. School Difficulty. To the Editor of T he News -Record. SIR,—My attention has been drawn to the report Of the County Council of pa Huron, more particularly the report of the Education Committee of that Council published in THE NEWS -RE- CORD on Jan 31st, 1804, in the matter of the petition from School Section No. 5, Goderich Township,;which report reads as follows :—"That in the opinion of this Committee the charges in the petition from School Section No. 5, Goderich Township, are not correct, and the Committee recommend that the Council do not interfere in the matter between the said section and the Public School Inspectors, and the, statement contained in said petition attributed to Inspector Robb has been said by him to be untrue." I t ike this opportunity to publish a copy of the petition laid before the County Council of Huron by the rate- payers of School Section No. 5, Gode- rich Township, which petition reads as follows:—"Porter's Hill, Jan. 18th, 1894: School Section No. 5, Goderich Town- ship, petition to the County Conned of the County of Hnron :—Gentlernen,— We,tbe undersigned ratepayers of S. S. No. 5, Goderich Township. respectfully pray that you will advise John Elgin Toni, T. P. S., West Huron, in the mat- ter of withholding the county muni- cipal grant from our section for the year 1894. The Inspector's' reason for withholding the grant is that we had an average of &lyupils for 1893 ; of this number about to pupils heldng to fami- lies which may leave the section at any time, being children of laborers. In the Inspectorate of East Huron the Inspector informs us that he has similar cases and that he is not with- holding their grants." I will now leave the ratepayers 'of the Section and the county at large to judge whether there is to charge in the petition or not. Before closing this letter allow nae to inform the County Council of Huron, the Education Com- mittee of that Council and the Inspec- tor for East Huron that the statement in the petition attributed to him is true, and more, that I am prepared to prove the statement. By publishing the above you will confer a favor on one that was denied the privilege of British fair play by the County Council of Huron, and especially by the Educa- tion Committee of that Council. Signed, ROBERT BEACOM, Trustee, School Section No. 5, Goderich, Town- ship. Porter's Hill, Feb 12th, 1894. Acknowledgement of Services Rendered. Sm,—The following is an extract from The English Churchman of No- vember 30th ; the warning being as much needed here in Canada as in England. JOHN RANSFORD. Clinton, Feb. 12th, 1894. "Once more' the services rendered to the Church of Rome by the Ritualists have been suitably acknowledged by a Roman Catholic writer of eminence. In the December number of the Nine- teenth Century, Professor St. George Mivart, a devout subject .of the Pope, writes an article on 'The Index and My Article on Hell.' 'Facts,' he writes, 'should not blind us 'to the good weak the High Church party in theklaa tablishment is doing. The English people are sadly inaccessible to the Catholic clergy, on account of old habits and traditional prejudices; and modern Catholic worship is often strange and repellant to them. But the Ritualistic ministers of the Estab- lishment can easily obtain a hearing., and succeed in scattering the good seed of Roman doctrine far and wide. We now frequently meet with devout practices which, forty years ago, were unheard of, save to be denounced and scouted, outside the small Catholic body. But Ritualists are rapidly mak- ing the word 'Protestant' to stink in the nostrils of their congregations, and causing them to regard it as a detest- able form of belief. Thus, not only are our ancient churches being reno- vated and decorated in the Roman spirit, and so prepared for us; but •con- gregations to fill them are also being gathereycl together. The devout and moble -Minded men who form the ad- vanced party are preparing the way for a great increase of the Catholic Church in England.' County Currency. The Sttat ord city council has de- cided cided to reduce the number of hotel licenses to 16, and of shop licenses to two. The Acton public schobl has been closed owing to a malady affecting the children's eyes. There are nearly fifty cases. At Owen Sound on Thursday week, Maud Vernon, aged eight years, died from injuries received by the runaway accident of the previous day. Conductor Beasley, of the northern branch of the G. T. R., who was sus- pended some weeks ago because he allowed employees to ride in the ex- press car, has been reinstated. Rev. J. Livingstone, of Kincardine, was in Brussels on Monday and Tues - clay of, last week on his way out to and returning from Walton, where he would have lectured but for the big storm which kept the audience away. James Graham, Walkerton, while working in the bush Saturday week, completely cut his great toe off the right foot. He walked home and took off his boot and sock before he dis- covered that the member was ampu- tated. During the present year there will be two eclipses of the sun and two of the moon. A partial eclipse of the moon on March 21st, an annular eclipse of the sun on April 5th, and a total eclipse of the sun on December 28th, willl be all visible in Canada. A partial eclipse of the moon on Sep 14th and 15th will be visible in Canada. There will be a transit of Mercury across the sun's disc on Nov. 10th visi- ble in Canada. Miss Susie Schultheis left Mildmay last week for Milwaukee, Wis., where she will take the veil, becoming a Sis- ter of the Order of Notre Dame. Miss Schultheis has been absent from Mild- may for the past two years, in a con- vent at Chicago, and her home coming on this. occasion was to take a final fare - wall of her family and friends prior to becominga nun. Her sister, Miss Mary, came home from Buffalo in order to enjoy this last visit, and the two sisters left on the same train for their respect- ive destinations.