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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1894-08-08, Page 4• ilurrY9 Nows..Recorci TII WAR OONViltalillt • the Ohliati4anall war bas no t be k 140 * As,Poo**. itart,j41_ fir day or two. The, ne does not ssein to be delinit,0"or Seilta,b1 Wurantsnar. Ationor, $1,11; 1994. Several etl&agenleuts igtve tAlcorl pla and the two contending forces seem, , . . he, about ,equal. Pliltla will eventual LOOK I 1'4'4; 490q.t,1(,411.r. . , , The. prateriee that the "ei'inalLitkh r,ago 041.6 .4,),TX, Tao rialrA • 010 .044441110 proplik, 4ria M.oro " •1411.71.7.4,74717.411...=A41 ' renutivro din) 6,1110460.- A en The Chicago pre ee ridtrtite that we. eon larip hardly ,walk ten yards upon e. the etrt)ets- ot that city without bolos approaelled pereen actUally Iv want, for a bite to eat, 'What a differ, ••^* ent tune -is sung by the :Toronto press may be,seen. by tbta sentenee in a re., Pent editorial of the Toronto Telegrain. everYberly .Toronto shout ha tittieS nobody seems to be rednced to tim necessity of taking walk instead of the street ear or stay, lug in town. instead of going across the /aka on Saturday afternoons,' 0, great. marbot to which Yet 0140,,gP is 4 part of that "' 0404diane Were hicicieri look with Irv) o 1,0.8.m. v542, ;8,4L., cf-- The Toronto Telegialli v1317 seld001 a. has kind word for the (ov- , 10A1,7 ot ti,10 4Kelehltilial elas4, 114s • 1.1,!010.' Its t1101•'00ghlY „Incletiericle*0 been adviirsoly igtoktod• O,Y. 4 WO lit° ' . sht:tilMoilt„:11:11,ftf4.0.riritTitt: %,11'nhe'llsy, 9f Onstoras taxation IS,OompletelYL s" . twit t.1,,ei ,,,,o);x41),..404, , Ana *.ililkos. air • •• rrmIlfed• 117 ttrox(w°411. t'°1`11'1'°'' t"b* ^ — - •-- --',---------riroO4,1 '. ' . ' k ,,' b4" 44!-"r bore In tlie'4Pli9171,,itihe 714Prgti%crZir thee, the° noW tart' . ',,..aotntry, hav.„, tire' „asses 0Ile, pu,,,,--0, :'-4 0, .,prptecolic, measure, ia i sO ..(ilie(in34! Sand lieen;,•,,Subject.::to F:tiell with itis r de a , god tick tion,Ohttt,ined fire good,s tiler ot)ust/nl. teded, to ,he a, reduction. as cenitpare ' t041,01°4 '14 14 th(1/2'. Cl$61.11'79°' tir(T8 41'°11itT,I1?411r,t,ses.. Th followin ehiefiy AS al relief t tvka,kicik just;'closed,. • T.4.61v 0.0t. fokuir.q$11;14•1(nylelr, sly4 the,' lir. • , high priee$,:,.ate t,00411P t .. • fig Pc! IMO. L •),,e°,4 ' ti° enna0.' • - . 0 try' the present time." Iti:Ocitilida. o-0,04044*.trott 841401es.t.;; fF4., , test tho," root Of 'Coin -plaint; nttered by nil ,..classes of.,:prodUcers. isAr000 . ° ,.• Tariff -Tariff. , , • •7 , .:• abnorivalIy !'•• 4144 ,rPtarne receiv.ed ,tOr. :Self-binclingbarvesters,85- e: • :20 p. c, .the.",prodUet*,er,1103.0,,," n, Pt, in the hinh, -1)101'. ;;`• *85 13,1n4u4V:Attaebalents;,85 , exaCted;Tor. seOdNinwehased.„ ; „ ::1•20,', • o :•!:.taAtOieri #,CUld.P0Mpaie the ,-,Price Of 'ROOM'S 20•.• .•„ 'prodalots • theY;:eell enst Forks, 404 Prensed,5e; • '-' • .• •„ „ . • 1116 .:,(1-(:.!off,:n in tho former '•,..4tirit'w the' paSt • ..(71,k1141,,, Hab" eagnieance-Of tlitS side their finaneinfpoiidition: There:is, :general proneness' to regard cirtlY their: Moine, whateVer Source It •:May: be, 4°14 fed; to. base their conali.07, .,:. Ione as their ,nionetary position' not re.114tS*.ff a, Year's operation .0" •different periOds upon the 'Same ..?1Setile of living, but exchisively npon the Character of the revenue, 'realized. •Certainly the rate. of federal taxation , has not operated to,rlimioieb. the prolite or coital' the opportunities of labor in ...C`ancide,. „The. One solitaryiMpOst bY the Dominion .GOvernMent IA the. '.0iStonis di:dice, and, theee have been so apPortiOnedlit, rec.ent years as to • bear more ,lightly on the iiiiisses than - ever 1)(1f01(. The chief articles•of food • of 'foreign prodtietio,n, tea, coffee and •'St•lgari ate alisolutely .free' under the 'resent tariff;,:whife tinder the iev'enue ariff,:lhey; iv,erel" Subject' to a, rate of- ,4.nit,Olictli if applied to the imports ,fiscal..Yearl8M, 'would have pre- ,.iine41 a reVenue Of $7;500,900, and involved a direct taxation.of $1.50 per , head of the 'pepulatiOn: Iii the fiscal year .eild64,34.14w$903...lriek ,the. amount 'CUStome, "duties ,ecilleated Was $1Q,- 120,01)0, sum than in 11:07 pre- , cooling,*pm, sin`en.10$4 :wit:opting 1881 -- 'when theeelleetiMis Were $1.8;935,090. Tested oti a per capitia basis, , the Cus . „tarns: taXation hal; rarely been SO light • .:•:a.S at .the4iresent ,In 1875; under the Old 'revenue tariff, the duties per • 'head. of pophlation amounted to $4.19 • and itt,thequ'ipinennial period, 1874-8, custorus taxation was 3.68 per. head, In 1893-4, the taxation Was. 83.82 per head, or 37 cents per head leSs than 2875, and,only 14 cents per' bead More than the. average of the five ,years' during *hich the .Liberal .party held Offide. In. the face of this fact 'it is idle to centerid that the 'rate of taXation..deters the prosperity of the More* than "'that, in. no other • •.,,deparbment" of Government save the • ' Federal, has the takation Upon the ..people been reduced:during the last ten years. Relatively as to population ; and a'aually as to amount, the taxa- ' tion 'imposed 'by the Dominion has been largely diminished since 1883, while in the same period' nmnicipal • taxation and the taxation, of the pro- vincial governments has been grad- -, nally increased. A firm band checking • the expenditure, the maintenance of 'high national credit, . and the develop- .. tient' of incidental sources of revenue not- involving taxation, have, enabled • 'the Dominion 9o*ernment to manage piibhe affairs efficiently and at the • same tline lighten the burden of taxa- tion np.on the people by remitting and . reducing .thetduties upon articles of • general consumption. Whatever ills, • .,real or imaginary,. tile comnumity may •, •lament, certainly Undue Federal taxa- • tion is not among the number- - WEST AND SOUTH HURON. , • Up to the time of going to press • yesterday there had been entered hi ; .•• all )27 protests.' Four or five more are expected. The analysis far shows: , Liberal seats proteStea by Cons 10 Liberal seats protested by Libs 1 `Liberal seats protested by Patrons2 Conservative seats protested by Lifis11 Patron seats protested by Libs 3 ' Total 27 • The two Hurons—West and South—• - pare included. These were -entered last 'ThOrsday, Joseph Bell, of the township Of CoI- 'borne, farmer, petitions against the return of J. T. Garrow, Liberal, as ...member for West Huron. The peti- tion is filed by Mr. E. L. Dickinson, of ' bv Messrs. Laidlaw, Kap- pele & Bicknell, his agents. It is rilleg- oedin the petition that .Mr. Gari -ow is in. eligible by reason of his holding an effice under or being interested in a con- tract With the Ontario Government. In other' respects the petition is in the usnal form. Before becoming a Patron Of Industry, Me. Bell was a Reformer. • The election of Mr, M. Y. McLean, Liberal, as U. P. P. for South Huron, is cOinplained of by Mr. David Neil, of the village cif Exeter, in a petition filed , his behalf•by Messrs. Laitilaw, Rap - vele & Bicknell, agents for Mr. L. 11. Dickson, of Exeter. The petition is 'very similar in terms to the West Iliirtnt petition, alleging that Mr. Mc- Lean 18 ineligible for the sante reason MI Mt. Gitrrow, but, in addition, claim- , hag a scrutiny and the seat for Mr. , Weismiller, the defeated condi - date. ‘, The courts will disclose some of the modes by which the HurOns were ear - tied and the Ridingswill again likely be opened. One. of the earliest protests filed Was the WestLailibtori one, outthenecessary , , ' 0,008 hs.s not been deposited, and the Winn, thereforet pee by the board. Mr. 6111(1 Is secure to his seat. now. Forks, 4., tuudt,prongpci .$2 doe. *,&t, • 20p, h4 35-) Elay kni•v!-$7;- • r. , • , „$2. doe. k • 2013, 0.0) Ploughs; . , ...MIS, b. *arden rakes'. „ , • c; c'ythes aozi sp.#11.6s• 4,ociaiov,01$ , 0Qo doz. 25 c. ,Tioras rakes,: , I)* Q; 2° Fanning , .85 p; 80 p, c. , Hot -se power6„, „... ;85 p. c, 80p. c. Pot:table steam engineS,80 p. c. 30 p. e• Threshers and separators.35 p. C. 30 p. c. ' • $5 p. C. 3,0 p. c. Picks.. , ....... c lb & • 25 c.35 p. c. Axes $2 doz & 10 p. C. 35 p. c. Barbed wire, lie lb lc lb. . ..... ... .....50c clo 30 p.p. 35 p.c. Waggons and carts under $50 • $10 & 20 p. c. 2.5 p. c. Waggons and carts $50 to $100 • $15 & 20 p. c. 25 p. c. Waggons and earts:oyer ' $1-00 35p. c. 25 p. c. Clothes wringers.......$ 1 & 30 25e & 20 p. c. Pails, tubs, and churns.25 p. 0.20 p, c. To this list he subsequently adds :— b'ertilizers .20 p. c. 10 p. c. Do (unman' I'd:). • 20 p. c. free. Sugar, 14 to 16 D. S.....8 -10c lb. free. Sugar, refined... . . .... 8110c1h, 61-1006. Starch 2c a,nd 4c Ih. lie. lb. Coal oil . gal. 6c. gal. Brooms 25p. c. 20 Harness, etc 35 p. c. 30 p. c. Wire nails lie fc. lb. As against this sweeping reduc- tion in the duties on the goods farmers 'buy, the protection given -farmers on their' products is not interfered with. Beef, pork, oats and oatmeal, and all other, articles produced by the farur- ers. of Canada, and in which competi- tion froin. •abroad 'might tend to,.cle- moralize the home Market, still -retain the :old- duties. On the whole there- fore, the interests of the fanners have lieen very well looked after in the re- vision just completed. It is true they still -pay duties on a large number of 'articles, but they are in the main artic- les of which the farmers buy no more per head than do other classes; and since the country must have reveinfe; no sensible or patrotic citizen will com- plain because he is asked to contribute his share. WHAT WE HAVE ESCAPED! • We need pot say. that uncertainty as to tariff of any country is an injury to the business interests of that coun- try.. Whde such uncertainty exists importations fall off, the investment of money in the establishing of new enter- prises or the extension of old ones ceases; labor is out of employment, Money is tight, markets.' are dull, and business generally is paralyzed. These ape self evident truths: Canada, has happily had very little of such uncer- tainty.. The ' Dominion Government recognized the evil effects of delay and slow • action in regard to so im- portant a matter, and within a .few days after the meeting .of Parlia- ment the new tariff was introduced and every other business of Parliament was dropped until the tariff was adopted which was practically done months ago. The United States Congress began last November to deal with the tariff matter. After nearly ten months of wrangling they are still at it and no certainty, of any kind yet exists as'to what the measure may he or as to when it will he passed. In the meantime, while Congress grinds away and windy OtingressInen talk and corrupt Senators speculate in stocks that are neither boomed or depressed by their own actions, the deuntry's busi- ness interests are being thrown into the inost hopeless confusion and the nation's toilers are rapidly being driven into poverty and starvation—conditions that are always the forerunners of' dan- gers to the safety and peace, of any people, Our people ought to stop and serious- ly reflect upon what they, have escap- ed by the wisdom of Catiada'S States. men. Only three years ageMr. Laurier ancl Sir Riehard Cartwright asked the people to adopt their policy of unre- stricted trade, and a tariff arrange- ment with the 'United States. Look now, dear readee, at the fearful plight in which WO shOnld have been had we done sot Thank God there were wise men at the helln that warn. the people against the clanger of any such step I 'Thank God the people Of Canitchi, sastained those Men in theie pattiotid course. Sir John Macdonald and his eollea, gues and supporters sated Canada by their aotiOn frptil purseing a Oars() Whose first fruits would ;luta° been disgraee, hunaillation and injury, and whose hilly reaped harvests would hearts been ruin, - . Readers, teMe01)iier that and give- the mon who proposed any such schemes a wide berth tor the future, VerrimMit.,'. it ' 'sheet thol sees much in that GovernmentS Conrse to atta.01t.: AS to. tti'c, Currqn matter, rhowever., the Telegram. haa SOD3O wOrda to 84,; that tell the truth oxActlY in *err few Sedteneee. 11 calls attention to JOst what the 0001; Orrit sheets hide, Vie : that the Govern, :tient tried to,laide onthing. but itself investigated the Case'. to the bottom. Hero. is the language or•tho"Trie'gratn and we conitnend it to (Mr eenteMpnr- aries: , , "elAQD rOn TII*PrVIrOnziallimr." "The summary way in which.lion. John, Haggatoo has dealt. with Wrong - (icing 10 eininection • with 'tlin Curran bridge; is. a ',feather in -the can ..of the government. ."-Instead of waiting for the slower processes pr a parliamentary Investiga- tion the railway department drove the knife of enquiry right in to the hilt. Thus the government secured credit forexposing the sins of its own house- hold, and bx-olce the force of an ex. pi:more that, would have been damag- ing if it had come from the opposi- tion." LOOKED AT PROJI ABROAD. The Grit party of Canada while they have 'always been looked on by the great mass of the Canadian people as a party lacking any. great principle in their so-called policies, have up to very. recently had a certain anieunt of res- pect, from the people of the United States. Even that is. gone now. The New York "Sun" has 11S:witty had a very kind word for the Canadian Grits. At the same tine it usually attacked the Conservative Government because the policy of the Conservative Govern- ment has been an out and out Canadi- an and British one. But even the Sun is getting tired of Laurier and Cart- wright. Speaking recently, that news- paper declared as follows :—"The policy ,of the Conserv:IMO party is practical and can he realized and defended by those who desire to maintain monarch- ial institutions upon this continent. The policy proposed by Messrs. Laurier and Cartwright involves. financial 7trouble, and incireased exodus, decreas- ed immigration and commercial aed in- dustrial stagnation. The Liberal lead- ers should abandon :t and should formulate an issue which will com- mand the respect and skipport of all the elements which are opposed to the Tory party; one which will conserve rather than destroy the prosperity of their country. If they desire a success they should 'first deserve it." Evident- ly the Grit party are in a bad hole. T.Tp to recently they enjoyed United States confiden.ce. Now they appear neither to enjoy the confidence of Canadians or Americans: - In the new tarriff the Dominion Government have suggested a line of dealing with the people of the United States, that if accepted by them, may be indefieitely extended and made the basis of a fair and epuitable treaty. They have said in their new tariff to the people on the other side of the line, "We wiil give you a market for your corn if you will give us a market for our barley." This Will be accepted by all as an offer of fair and equitable ex - .change, and -if the American Govern- • went do not accept it, it is only an- other evidence that they are unpre- pared to accept any fair proposals of trade between Canada and the United States. CURRENT TOPICS. The Grit License Commissioners o Stratford only tax the hotel -keepers $100 each for the favor of seeuring a license from the Christain Mowat Gov- erninent. The Herald is doing a good work in showing that the blood -money is forced from the hotel -keepers and writing up the rascally business. The Seaforth Expositor claims that nearly all the honesty in the newspa- per press of this country falls to the lot of Grit advocates. We are not greatly surprised I But our good friend should not forget that he who makes the loudest, profession generally turns out to be the most dia.!' honest after all. Partisan Grit writers are now taking a hand in abusing the ,Minister of Militia because hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably, has not this season ben Spent on the Hayfield harbor, If these obstructionists will but bide their gine these improvements may be made. Then these same kickers • will slash the Government right and left for squandering the people's Money. The Grits are so consistent yoti know! , James E. Gaunt, eminty president of the Patrons of Indtistry, is displaying great nerve for a man of his 'presumed calibre. Ile has , actually been fool enongb to "Write a coining or mere of, noncieneeto tte prtiss. In atteiripting t� justify his false position in knifing /Ames covoolly' h& actually lies. He could not do anything else. Sine Mr. Gannt hits tjaced himselfOn record 111 public prmt, he should retire to 'the back of his fariii and kiek 1i1tteet till' oVer for making suelOati, ass of hita. st3lf. rIl tuatutifell4eXiave 41 revivo. ci protesta, and wittnifTertho oleo - tion of Grit forotested, the election • .art aPne4itlOnist is protested, too. The protest cigainat Gurd having fallen through, iiheeinno necessary to protest Selne other election, and Mr, Ittarter, With his OW majority, Was made the "victim," "Vire are jilt zi little afraid that the Grits Wen% . be, ,able to saw ofg that 1Jrnteatt against any other l4 Very ranch unportance, The ConserYativeS *cAnnOt• be persuaded, that Mi'. Marter's constituency is .10 anrilanser of being captured by. the enemy. Aow. Xt:' AiC0,141.41jr. feels,"npon the. . l'esillt of hie' motion_in the Ilmise of 'Coalitions as to tile Worth Wast and his reasons for bringing it -up may be inferr'ed from a sthteinetit. he made ,a . c tlipale of.' y.ears. ago with regard tO it, 1: clin,lb:14rttLtil'illIff ttio. :et "'41ree :°;', ' jih°ett°411a ro r . d P' 11?Iiil'. series' On receid, with e t f ' ,is his spir10,all throng - 1 he does; not care about, if poSsrlill: to hi:3 injure liisb fo:nsr er mute ts not pothering. lam i but , 110* friends. 01-reat-Ny,MeyarthY I. Glorh 0,11P§Plit; . - , , A, 'ClintOnlinle.f1 Weiterii Triin• 8. '1% °L• not but he WO Ira e ,Ziaieor ,Tetat-,84.qor(4 • • DEAD $44,'-'-;3lease allownie a small sttace 'in your- paper to let My. tnanY friends know.how 1 inn gettlitg. along 111 tho West, I, arrive in Grand Forks, Dakota, on May. With; stayed there until after the ith, ilia:fly and took hi the 'great riUleS; k),I80 ;Mite(' Auburn, St. -Thomas, Hamilton . anti various other , smaller towns. around the neighborhood. I crossed the Inter- national boundary line' into Manitoba and got off at POO -Mound.. where I saw rinnierous .friends and...I stopped around' that vicinity until July 18;th, when I started West, a distance of 150 accoinpa,nied by Mr. Jas. Mc, Cool, to visit other ' friends' and acquainta,nces. We left the Mound July 181hi passing 1Vlarcapalie and St. -Alphonse turiving at Cypress for night, where we stayed with, our old friend, Mr. Jas. Che wings. • Next morning we arrived at Glenboro, and it tieing their summer fair we stayed 4 hours, where we saw a quantity of very tine stlick, and then we went to -Wawanessa where we stopped with 'Mr. F. A. Tainblin, formerly of Rullett. Next Morning' we passed Methven, Nesbit and Carrot and stopped at Souris that night with our old friends Mr. and. Mrs. Morrie. • The following morning we passed through Griswold and on to the farm of Mr. Sam Hannah, staying with him until Monday merning when we returned. We called onMessrs. Tom and Joe Stevenson, and stopped Monday night with Mr. Johia Morrie where we found Mr. and Mrs; Richarii. Johnston, of Clinton. Tuesday morn- ing we returned on our hoineward journey, having spent a very pleasant time but a little tired riding so far in a buggy. While passing through a large traet of the country we saw a large acreage of very flne wheat,geod enough for 25 or 30 bushels per acre, althmigh some fields that were sown late is very light. The country looks prosperous, with good buildings, quite, a number brick, and the land nearly all fenced with wire. We arrived homeen July 271h. I am now waitingpatiently for the wild ducks and prairie chickens to get large enoogh to shoot, when I in- tend to have some good game; then.I will return home, about the 201h of August, going by "V,‘• innipeg, where I intend staying for a few days, then to Fort William and by boat via Owen Sound home. With kind regards to all neighbors and friends. will say good byS. • j(333971.JouNcrroN. Pilot Mound, inly 28th, 18 Some Wise Sayings. • • CULLED FRon EXCHANGES AND OTHER PUBLIC SOURCES. • The first election. protest back -down stands to the credit of the Grits. Our esteemed contemporaries the Japs and. Chinamen may, not be exert warriors; but they seem to be able to reduce the population at a rather rapid rate. If there is an Ontario foundryman who voted for a Mowat candidate he will be glad to know, that Mowat has bought ninety tons of radiators from a Detroit firm. War, it seems is not. honorable. Japan's war proclamation declares that that country has resorted to war with China . after havfng exhausted every "honorable means" to bring about a settlemeut of the matters in dispute. • The Toronto News 'says :—Four deaths from assault have taken place in J3uffalo in as many days. It is six years since one life was destroyed in Toronto by intentional violence. And yet some people say tike standard morality, is no higher in Toronto than it is in American cities. Andsothe WestLambton;election pro- test was only a, bluff. When it came to putting up the thousand dollars the (hits weakened, and Mr. Gurd will not be troublecl with any protest proceed- ings. And yet it was in this case that the Grits proposed to do something awful to the P. P. A. There shoold be somemay for distin- guishing bgtween a typewriter and'a typewriter—that is, between the ma- ine and the pretty girl who pounds t, When one. reads of a thief having stolen a "typewriter" he max, imagine that the property appropriated Was a young woman. As the Hamilton Spectatorannoune- ed. some months ago, Michael Murphy, saloottist, of that city,had been appoint - e(1 steward of the 'asylum farm. The asylum farm was doing exceedingly well under the management of Farmer Wilkinson, itod there was net the slightest need for it vstoWard." Mr. Murphy's saloon experience , will Un- doubtedly qualify him to dish out oat- meal, water, or, water and some. ,thing else, to the nerved', hands on the &tin but that offiee, has hithert6 been ably performed by a lunatic without salary, and the harvest hands Were quite satiefled With the Serviee. But the price, for "the vote mast he paid, and Mr, Gibson was Obliged to createlt useless °Mee for the benefit, of a. In:left-II stipperter# But, intiattuth as Sir Oliver's governnientis now in the inintiri4r, Mr. Morphy! is very foolish,' to gilt's up a luerative whiskey business for the sake of an office that he may not be able tO retain, after -the next Meeting Of the legis. latore. ••• • • 411:07it Past; whidivw.Pre ti:ornAe. ZOO!, .• ,;:.•'•• per yo;t4;'4914r your eboice for ouly 5c. • All our 50e., 7'5o. aucl pFiiae Straw Ilats, no. our claoice forbeautiful . Some amou•_• • • se goo • ,v• . • OST FOR E LEI8TM.ONEY1 QuALITse Duncan's Root Beer--7.10c.,Pottle makes 5 Gallon Root Beer 25c Stark $ ditch° Powders 25cts, Stern's Headache Wafers 25cts Hoffina 1:1'larvi, eacIache Powders 25ets. Alpha Headache Wafers 25cts. Standard 4eatiache Powders 25e1s. Pheno Caffrene 25e4s. We hal' e them all. Combe's Instant Headache Powders I5c. Our"Customers say they 'are the Best. S. GOMBE - • p CHEMIST and DRUGGIST. • • Some Wise !Sayings. The .11,19W84 government has purchas- ed ninety tons 9r radiatorsin Detroit for use, m the new asylum at Brock- ville. There is no good -reason why these things should not- have been pur- chased in Onthrio. Ontario would have been very glad to supply them, as good and as Chep as the betrorit article Sir Oliverdearly loves Michigan: That society which has been organ- ized in 'England to protect negroes in the southren stiites from being lynch- ed is an offSet to the societies in the • United States which have been organ- ized- t� interfere with the operation of' British law in Ireland. It is hardly however, that the English society ;if ill 'iraise money to promote reform through the agency of assassina- tiou. The law authorizes a two year term in the penitentiary for any one who drives a horse to death. Reckless young men who are in the habit of going out with livery rigs should paste this statement in theirhats. Assistant Police Magistrate Kingsford, of Toron- to, made it very clear Thursday- that he believes horses as well as human beings have rights and it will not be well for the next one who comes before him on a charge similar to that for which a young lad was sent down Thursday. The prevailing fashion up in Muskoka is to present addresses to Sir John Thompson, When the premier goes out for an hour or two of fishing in the . morning, and rows to some apparently uninhabited island dig for worms, he is usually caught in the act by the whole • family in possession ot the island. Then he must stand up and listento a long aldress, and reply to it in measured and stateamanlike periods. But the custom is not without its ad- vantages. • J. J. McLaren, Q. lel, has expressed the opinion that the courts will say the, Provinces liave not anthoriV.to inter- fere with the importation or manufac- ture of liquor, but that they • have power of prohibition or restriction in the matter of sale. In other words, the cbunsel of the Prohibitionist appears to be coming around to the view that the Legislature is competent . pass the Matter bill, but that it cannot go beyond the scope of that measure.—Toronto News (Indepen- dent.) A protest against the election of Mr. M. Y. McLean who was returned by a very small majority as member for 'South Huron at the last general elec- tion was yesterday lodged. at -Osgoode Hall, Taranto. Serions charges of bri- eryand corruption are made in the petition. The compilation of evidence has been prooeeded with quietly and unostentatiously, but it is reported that a large nuinber of instances in which the electors were bribed or spirited awaybyagents of Mr. McLean to pre- vent their voting for Mr. Weinniller have been discovered. It is Mao alleg- ed that there, is gOod evidence that voters were bribed by direct payment of money by leading . agents...1V the, Liberal candidate, while scores of sup- porters of Me. McLean, who had no right to vote,will be accused of swallow- ing the oath, and illegally voting. Some deputy Returning, Officers even refused to administer the oath when asked to do so. Shied the proteat -was ;resolved on, other instances of cor- ruption, bribery and iotimidationon the part of Mr. MeLean'S' friend'sare stated to have come to light, and no doubt additional evidenee will yet he forthcoming. The old 'habit -of ono cdristitriency sawing off withanother will itot be followed as regards South Iluron1 the petitioner. We understand,,. havitig guarded, 'against Mlle in the petition.—Exeter Times. ' . -A strike on the Montana Central ItatIway went ititeffeet at Great Palls, Afoot -4, Thursday. Men in the repair ,iihrops and, yards quit work. On the arrival of a westhonticl train during ,the afthotion Engineer Dertigan 'refosed to haul any hitt Mail cars. The strike iscatiscd by 'the discharge of two engineetti.-, Nile, MR. EDITOR,—I suppose some of your readers are wondering what has become of Brgno but he is yet above gionzid and able to kick or soribble, but he has been so busy herding gaps and doing other things that he has not had litneto write to you and has near- • lyforgotten how to spell, so if. I make mistakes they must please excuseme. The bricklayers have "finished their work at Mr. John Tiffln's new house. Rev. E. A. Fear, his ivife and family, of Hohnesville, spent a part of last week among old friends and acquaint- ances at the Nile. Fall wheat harYest is completed- in. this section and the Sound of the whistle belonging to the steam threSher is heard in the land. Many complain of a large amount of smut in their wheat. Miss Polley has returned home from a prolonged sojourn in Baltimore. She is accompanied by her sister and her sister's daughter, Mrs. and Miss Pentland, of Baltitnore. A large number of the young people around here are suffering with a sore arm and if you ask them what is the matter they, most likely, will say vaxinated Hoping I have made good spelling I remain, BRUNO. Sheppardton. Threshing has commenced in this locality; an average yield of wheat is reported. Miss Ida Hetherington, of the Nile, and Miss Carrie Scott, of Petrolia, call- ed on friends here one evening last week. Frank Hawkins is vending a .few days with relatives in Kincardine. Miss C. Halliday, who taught school here at one tinie, . was renewing ae- qtfaintances recently. Mi. John Green, of Austin, Mn., re- turned to his old home last week, where he intends to remain for a month with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Green. Miss Mary Sallows and Miss Mc- •Cardy, of Colborne, drove oVer here on Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott a,nd son, of Lucknow, spent Sunday with Mrs. Jas. Graham, mother of Mrs. Elliott. Miss Jessie Carr, of the Nile, spent a part of last week with her sister, Mrs.. VVilliiim Graham. • Miss Jape Carruthers, drove out on Saturday spent Sunday with her Maw. Mrs: H. Hayden, of City, is the guest of Mr. at present. of Goderich, evening and sister, Mrs. E. the Circular W111. Hayden • The job of building the approaches, &c., in connectioh with the new bridge on the 8th line of Morris was let to R. Lang for the sum of $85. Rev. Dr. McKay, Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, and the celebrated Chinese missionary front preached in the Hay- field 'Road Presbytelian church on Sunday the 5th inst., at 11 a. in., and in Rieke church at 8 o'clock 10. tn.* Wary Hone, of the 8rd line of Morris, has poi -chased a new White threshing engine, manufactored lo London. It IS 80 constrocted as to burn cordwood ot other rough 'Wood. This will be greatly appreciated by tile farmers, On aceount ef the absence of choice wood. Tatnes Ross, AD 'old, and highly -re- spected farmer, .living abont tWo and a 11812 1331108 north ofleeswater Was killed, Thursday night at his own gate by his horse running awaY and throwing him out of his buggy r HP Witt taken home. Ills boy got out, to open ,the gate wiled WADS of the frames SliptiOdo Making a 110150 that, frightened the horse, which started to run away making, a sod. denturn Mr. :Ross VMS thrown out, strik, int; Ofi his head. The unfortunate mini. lived Sit hours, but never rerovorod contelobsneSs, oi