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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER `Lith, 1894.
A MOST HORRlL J CRIME
The most horrible cold-blooded mur-
der in be annals of Canadian history
was committed near Listowel last Fri-
day. Jaek the Ripper in the atmos of
old England has in this most deplor-
able ease been discounted. For delib-
erate, cruel brutality, people roust
stan.l aghast and Wunder what the
world is corning tv. Up to yesterday
afternoon the murderer had not been
captured. .A tramp iS supposed to be
the guilty party. The prayer of the
Canadian people will be that justice
will soon overtake the guilty demon.
DOMINION ORI7S AND THE
I'.l TRO NS.
That Mr. La urk' has made a favorable
inipiresstou on the farmers, the niassea
Of the people, in his western trip, is
not true. To read the 'Toronto Globe
and minor exponents of public opinion,
the public generally ,night fancy every-
thing smooth sailing for the Grit
party. •Such is not the case. These
exp.':4 ''its of 0t'itisni have s) tar liven
misleading. the Patrons a.:'1 mina.
e1e: t'rs. .lf.. Charles Braithwaite, a
Patron of Industry, of Portage la
Prairie, attended Mr. Laurier's meet-
ing there, and shows up the hypocrisy
of the Grit party in the Manitoba Lib -
al as follows :—
"Last Wednesday night there was a
grand gathering in the skating rink
to do honor to the Hon. Wilfrid Laur-
ier and his lady, as well as to eastern
co-workers, who were with, him there.
That meeting was not an ordinarytpali-
tical meeting, where all sides and
shades were to be heard. It was a
special gathering for a specific purpose
—extending the courtesies of the town
and district to one of the leading niers
of Canada. Well, sir, at that meeting
Mr. Joseph Martin's gun was loaded,
and he was afraid the charge might
rust in the breech if it was not fired.
Whether it was a prearranged plan of
tlae inner circle or not I know not, but
that gentleman made an unmanly and
uncalled-for attack upon myself as the
patron's standard-bearer, and that
at a time and in a place where
I could not defend my posi-
tion without interfering with the
harmony of the gathering; this he well
knew I would not do. However, this
is Canadian politics; anything to down
the other fellow, right or wrong.
. Nuw,_ I have not asked the Liberals, or
anyone else, for that matter, to give
me their votes, and I don't. ask them
now. although I might be as fully
ea .justified in doing so as some who do
ask them." •
The farmers of the \Vest have not
been impressed with Mr. Laurier's de-
clarations and Mr. Martin's "infernal
mud slinging." Sir Richard's and
Mr. Laurier's policy, although moulded
and remoulded a thousand and one
times during the past fifteen, years,
still cunt ques to favor the classes
against the masses.
A iVORD ABOUT CROWN OFFICERS.
Sortie ill-advised persons have re-
marked concerning the new Post-
master of Clinton that "when the Grits
obtained possession of the Government
they would bounce hirn."
The appointment was made in aL
legal manner and the present incumb-
ent will retain the position during life
or competency.' Change of Govern-
ment does not mean a change of ear
plovees.
A Postmaster is not an employe of
the Govermnent. He is an employe of
the people, made so by the chiet Execu-
tive of the Empire -the Queen—or her
reptesentative, on -the advice of the
representatives of the people "as per-
sonified in the Cabinet Ministers of the
(jay. He is more especially selected by
the action of the Postmaster -General,
who is particularly charged with the
management of poatofiices.
The bouncing of postmasters, with a
change of Government, is an Anteri-
canrsm that Reformers and Conserva-
tives in Canada would not tolerate.
If resorted to, what a change the pres-
ent Government would be called upon
to make throughout the Doininiou ?
The Conservative policy has been it
wise one in this respect. Once appoint-
ed, these public servants are independ-
ent of any Government set !Ong as they
properly perform their duties. •
We repeat that Crown officers are
not employees of the Government,
and that partisan and sectional spleen
should forever hide its miserable head.
At present there is not any prospect of
a change of Government in the next
Dominion election.
ED IVA RD BLAKE, 7'HE HOME
RULER
After Wednesday night's experience
in New York Mr. Blake rnust be in
doubt as to' whether he really did
move to a higher sphere when he
abandoned the Canadian political field
for the purpose of engaging in the
struggle for Horne Rule in Ireland.
An anarchist or some other kind of
n destructive bomb was concealed near
the platform in an old umbrella and
while the cotton blazed consternation
reigned. It happily slid not explode.
Now there is one very signifiica nt sen-
tence in the speech delivered by. Mr.
Blake to the irisihnien of New York.
He said :
"Let me say one thing with reference
to those who i•.eetn disposed, I believe,
to a more forcihir programme for the
gaining of Ireland's rights, and who
despair of the constitutional move-
ment. Let me remind them of another
obvious fact, that the resources of the
undisciplined strength of a people have
enormously increnascl with the inven-
tion of weapons of preei'iion, and mod -
tie) tactics have altogether changed the
methods of armies struggling for sup-
remac
If this means anything it, means
encourngemnt to the In vincihles
and, Fenian " and the Olannns,-
(Idol and the other political conspirat-
ors and thugs who live by keeping alive
the British
that Ireland can be wrested
from rule by force of arms. If
he is correctly reported, Edward Blake
seems:to have joined hands with the
dynainiters and conspirators whose
chief aim is the disruption of the BrIt-
ish Empire.
UPS AND DOWNS.
Postmasters throughout the Domin-
ion earn every dollar they are paid and
in the great majority of cases earn a
great deal more than they get.
No one can expect any Gov-
ernment to carry out his individual
opinion. Grit or Tory Governments
are not ruled by ONE person, but by
That PEOPLE.
With ai Reform Government in
power, and the Clinton post -office
vacant, what a great fight there world
have been among the faithful ? The
Kilkenny cats would not compare.
When any individual can have HIB
way or control any Government
the powers that be should cease to
exist. Americanisms have no sway in
Canada and we know they never will.
The firmer that in years gone by
sold wheat at $1.50 a bushel and held
on for a higher price will be pleased to
now, tinct that he has little or none to
sell at JO cents.
The Ulan who looks for a Govern-
ment position because there is one
open, and does not receive it, cannot
complain. Clinton could not have e
Score of postmasters. . Is this not com-
mon-sense ?
The bicycle record is broken as often
nowadays as the Ten Commandments,
and if the ideas of individuals were
always carried out a great many other
records would be ignominiously brok-
en.
Some people are never satisfied, and
some would not have been satisfied
with a local appointment. Even the
Grits would have howled if some one
of their choice had not been appointed
Postmaster 'of Clinton.
People whosey that to be Postmaster
of Clinton is a "soft snap" do not know
what they are talking about. There
is nothing "soft" and no "snap" about
it. The position is a slavish one and
the pay is not commensurate with the
work that must he performed.
Disappointment is not confined to
any one individual in this.world. The
world is full of disappointments and
the writer has been long enough in the
world! to know it. Were' there not
ups and downs life would probably not
be worth living.
A 'sharp advertiser who offered for a
small sten to supply women with cheap
suitstitutes for hat pins has been arrest-
ed in Boston for misusing the (nails.
He sent two rubber bands to each in-
quirer with the advice, "Sew one end
to the hat, and fasten the other behind
one of your ears."
Yes, we know many people would
have been gratified with a local ap-
pointment if TRFIIR nominee had been
the choice. What's the use•in consol-
ing with the defeated, or objecting to
the ultimate choice? After all, all the
public want is a painstaking, compet-
ent and courteous official. The choice
of the Government has been a wise one,
all things considered.
THE NEWS -RECORD is ill u position
to know that we have nothing to thank
any Government (Grit or Tory) for.
The support we give any political party
is conscientious and INDEPENDENT.
We have never been tied to any party
and have NEVER supported any party
for position; therefore we are at per-
fect liberty to give the new Postmaster
our endorsiition, even against our-
selves.
If the editor of this influential journal
had had his way be would of course
have been selected fur a responsible
government position. But he does not
even pretend to control the Gov-
erment or the opinions of divers
local persons and did not have
his way. That makes 'no difference,
however, to our principles as a British
subject, citizen, or staunch supporter
of responsible Conservative govern-
ment.
We have all our life contended that
there was too tnneh politics in Gritism.
We believe in supporting the best and
most holiest measures that; must con-
duce .to the very hest interests of the
country in which we earn our bread
and batter. But just how people,
though probably honestly opposed,
can lie angels out of heaven and
put on the garb of saints, is something
sensible people should not be able to
understand.
For some days an unfounded and
malicious report has been in circulation
that the editor of this journal was in
the pay of the Government an(1Peven
received work to the valve of $1,01( a
year. Some opponent of Conservatism
was quite kind ('nnugh to reduce the
figure to $P(() at year. Of course, in a
sense, we are greatly grieved to be in a
position to positively know that, the
statement, maple by some professing
Grit Christians, is false in the extreme.
Political assassins seen) to be at work.
.lust fancy the report that the editor
of this paper, at an execubivy meeting,
supported any candidate for the
post -office for a consideration 1 The
statement is a wilful, lyying Grit dodge,
calculated to injure the Conservative
hparty. The next report is that we
ave been promised a position within a
year, then e
statements within lments aalsare wilfully falsx months. e' an 1
without, a tittle of foundation, Any
political leanings we have are from
conviction, not for position.
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Profession .that is ail pretension has
no influence except for evil.
The more 1)rotherly we act the more
brotherly we feel.
God wil not give us any more reli-
gion than we will° use.
No one can bb'oaden his own views by
spreading himself.
"Love slakes the world go round,"
and hard sense Makes it go square.
Prize fighters roust take a back seat
when the real weather wind storms are
on. They cannot be easily beaten at
blowing. , -
One of the latest racing develop-
ments is the pneumatic saddle. The
pads and seats are stuffed with air in-
stead of straw.
The mann who goes to ehurch to raise
a row is the kind of a inan that is most
likely to fight at a funeral or command
a Corpse to speak out in defence.
Here and there is a lean who can
lift a horse, but if some men were able
to lift it mortgage there would be a
torchlight procession of their creditors
to celebrate the event. —
If the Grits could only carry out their
wishes there would be ai serious divis-
ion in the Conservative ranks over the
appointment of a Postmaster for Clin-
ton.
A inan whose own sense of humor
tells him when he is about to become
absurd, can often turn into wisdom's
way before other people have time to
recognize hint as a traveller .on the
Fool's Road' ��—
In the flute of the fact that the Hon.
Robert Read, Dominion senator, has in
his eightieth year gone a -wooing and
won a wife, who can have the assur-
ance to say that their is no life in the
Senate?
We were not aware we had so very
Many friends until it was too late to
know it. The small suns of $1.26 will
pay for this popular local journal for a
whole year and we are wide open to
receive advance subscriptions and give
good value in return.
Ballast is required for any well -re-
gulated or balanced mind. So it is
with Governments also„c To sail a ship
without ballast moans disaster. The
Government is the ballast, in this case,
and the only disaster will be just what-
ever powder the Grits can place the
torch to.
Before returning home Mr. Laurier
is to visit several of the large western
cities of the United States. There is
no doubt that the Liberal leader will be
warmly received there. He represents
the policy which would give the Yan-
kees the control of the Canadian mar-
kets.
An Opposition candidate may thiuk
he is rumtiug when he begins the race
for the Commons in Nest York, but
he will think he has been standing still
during the entire campaign when he
sees how far he is from Hon. Clarke
Wallace after the votes are counted.
Governments do not and are not ex-
pected to follow or carry out the idea
of any individual or half-dozen compact.
Monarchies, and Kings, and Queens,
and Empires, would speedily in the
nineteenth century be overthrown if
such were to he the rule. If such were
the case, the grand old British Empire
and civil and religious liberty would
certainly be a thing of the happy past.
Just how any wilful liar can expect
to gain a seat in the Kingdom of
Heaven we do not know. On an
average THE NEWS;RECORD does not
receive enough patronage in a year
from the Governnlerit to oil our mach-
inery. And when we do perform any
work for Her Majesty, the Queen, we
give just ars good value as we give to
any citizen of Clinton.
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7'RADE AND BUSINESS TALK.
Kent county produced 485,000 bushels
of beans last year, considerably over
half the yield of the entire province.
Simcoe raised 297,000 bushels of pota-
toes Inst year. This was about 80,000
bushels in advance of any other coun-
ty in the province.
Simcoe is the leading pea county of
the province, its yield in 1803 having
aggregated 528 000 bushels. Bruce
crone next with 509,000.
Of the 2,729,000 bushels of frisking
corn raised in Ontario lest year nearly
one-half was raised in the three coun-
ties of Essex, Kent, and Elgin.
And now the report conies that Cana-
dian mutton is preferred in England
to the Australian article, and fetches it
higher price in the market. As the
years go on, the mother country will
depend more and mor! upon C'anedit
for her food supplies.
A num who was worth $1,(100,((O
committed suicide in Montreal past
week because of worry over business
losses. Most of us would find small
reason for fere' of ruin so long as we
had seven figures preceded by n dolla
sign to aur credit..
Canadian eggs bring from an eighth
of a cent to two -and -a -half cents a
dozen more in the English market
than those shipped from Russia, Swed-
en, Denmark, Holland or Belgium.
This le fairly gaol, but we should do
better still, and we may if opr shippers
are careful to send aecr'oss the Atlan-
tic only such eggs as are large ar}d
fresh.
An important fact in relation to the
production of eggs is'$Inentioned in a
pamphlet just issued by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture at Ottawa. It Is
this : The farmer should keep male
birds away from hiying,and breeding
hens during winter. Experiments
show, it is•satic , that hens will lay over
twenty per cent. more eggs when kept
separate in this way. The finale should
only be allowed to mate with the fe-
males at the proper season.
With Sir John 'Thompson at the head
of the Dominion department of justice,
fraudulent contractors are discovering
that it does not pay to swindle the gov-
ernment. Sir John compelled Con-
tractors Larkin, Connolly & Co., to
give up their ill-gotten gains, and now
he has commenced action against St.
Louis, the Curran bridge contractor, to
compel him to disgorge $143,881 which,
it is alleged, he obtained from thegov-
ernment by fraudulent practices. The
hpeople of this country have faith in the
onesty, courage and firmness of its
Minister of justice.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
Circulars announcing the Sabbath
Observance Convention snake mention
of "Hon." John Charlton. Pray,
where did he get the title? Washing-
ton ? .
That Indiana farmer who snatched
smoothing iron from the stove and
killed his wife with it, was probably a
believer in the proverb "strike while
the iron is hot."
We are beginning to find out what
"heart failure" is. A wormian in the
Canadian Northwest recently died, and
the doctor in attendence pronounced it
a case of heart failure. Now he is in
jail charged with having attempted
to procure abortion.
The Irish dynamiter who interrupted
our Edward Blake with a bomb now
claims that he used this "last resource
of civilization" out of friendship for the
orator. It was his intention, he says,
to improve the quality of Mr. Blake's
oratory by splitting one of his sen-
tences into as thousand fragments.
So Mr. D. A. Forrester has become
an enthusiastic member of the Patrons
of Industry, if report is correct. It
will be in order, when the gentleman
again takes the stump in an election
campaign, for the Grit press to explain
away their stand against the Patrons a
few weeks ago. Then the Patrons
were a "Tory dodge," they said.
The Patrons, judging by Leader
Haycock's speech at•Alexandria, have
the Scotchnian's proverbial attribut,e—
a gude conceit o' themselves. They
might not be any the worse, however,
if they did not show 'urea a poor
conceit o' other people. It is not
always a good sign either of superior
capacity or integrity for a elan to speak
in contemptible terms of the majority
of his fellow -mortals.
Clinton's New Postmaster.
THE CANDID OPINION OF FRIEND AND
F0I':-4PP1toyAL FROM ALL
' QUA RTEICS.
There is really no necessity , to add
anything to the remarks of THE NEWS -
RECORD, as given last week, in regard
to Clinton's new Postmaster: Our ex-
changes in and out, of Huron, however,
concur in the aappointment of Mr. Por-
ter, and we give excerpts from several
Conservative and Reform journals so
that our readers may learn of the uni-
versal • kind words toward our new
Postmaster :—
CONSERVATIVE OPINION:
Mr. Robert Porter, ex -M. P. for
West Huron, as half brother of Wm.
•Johnston, Esq., J. P., Woodham, has
been appointed post -master of Clinton.
—St. Mary's Journal.
Mr, Robert Porter, ex -M. P. for
West H'ron, has been appointed to the
vacant )stmastership of (Tinton. His
Jcria ''
a .LI rivals
p were 'Messrs. Todd and
ackson. We hope the appointment
will give satisfaction and that np divi-
sions in the party will be alio*ed to
occur.—Mitchell Advocate.
The many friends of Robert Porter,
ex -M. P., of Elmvale, will he pleased to
learn that hehas been appointed to the
vacant pot3tmastership of Clinton. Mr.
Porter returns to his old riding with
the kindest feeling' from many warm
friends in Sincoe county ; and the ap-
pointment is regarded as 0 friendly
and appreciative one on the part of
Hon. J. 0', Patterson, the present pop-
ular member for Nest Hui o .—Toron-
to Empire.
A�postmaster has been appointed to
the Clinton office, in the person of Mr.
Robt. Porter, ex -M. ' P. for West
Huron, but who has lately been farm-
ing near Elmvale, Simcoe county. Mr.
Porter fought hard in the interests of
the party in `Vest Huron some years
ago, and is well deserving of the re-
cognition he has at this late date re-
ceived, and we feel confident that the
people of Clinton will heartily concur
In the appointment. Mr. Porter will
move to Clinton at once. --Exeter
Tunes.
The postmastership of Clinton has
been vacant for some time past and
there, has been numerous applications
and strong expectations on the part
of some of the prominent politicians
for the plum. All those applying, but
One, have been disappointed, and that
one person is Robert Porter, ex -M. P.
for West Huron. Mr. Porter has been
living on his farm at Elmvale since his
retirement from political life. His
acquirements are particularly fitting
to his new position, and his many
friends will be pleased to learn that he
has been appointed to the office. Mr.
Porter returns to his old riding with
the kindest feelings from many warm
friends in Simcoe county ; and the ap-
pointment is regarded as a friendly and
appreciative one on the part of Hon. J.
C. Patterson, the present popular
member tor West Huron.—Wingham
Advance.
Mr. Robert Porter, the well known j OV
and Wraps.
We have just received and opened
out one, of the richest and
most Stylish lo of these good
ever brought in this Town'
almost every design and colors
that is new is here. Ladies
will notice quite a change from
last season's styles and those
who buy here are sure of the
latest.
GILROY & WISEMAN
TRUSSES! TRUSSES
—o
We carry the LATEST and I3EST TRUS 3ES known to the profession, and
sell them cheaper than the Truss Establishment as we make uo charge
for fitting, but guarantee every truss to fit or it may be returned.
POINTS TO REMEMBER :
lat. It is not necessary to send out of town, as we fit the smallest infant or the
largest man in this section.
2nd. 'We will soli you a Truss for $5.00 that the Truss Dealer will charge you
$1 5.00
3rd. We .Mill se11 you a Trues for $2,50 that the Truss Dealers will charge you
$10.00
LADIES' SHOULDER, BRACES.—See Them
JAS. H. CORMS, - Cljernist an Druggist.
former M. P., for West Huron, has re-
ceived the appointment of postmaster
for Clinton, and has entered upon the
duties of that office. There were three
or four local applicants for the va-
cancy, but Mr. Porter's long and faith-
ful services in this county for the
past twenty years, were considered as
entitling lairs to the post. It is no
disparagement to anyone to say that
no elan in this county deserved better
at the hands of the Dominion Gcvern-
ment, than did Mz'. Porter. He
fought when there seemed but little
Shope of success, he won a notable vic-
tory, and though he was afterwards
again defeated he never wearied nor
withheld his services from vigorously
supporting the Government and the
Conservative policy. He has a host of
friends throughout the county, hehas
every qualification for the office, and
our (Clinton friends will find him a valu-
able citizen, a true friend and 0 care-
ful and courteous official.—Goderich
Star.
REFORM OPINION.
There is said to be considerable dissat-
isfaction existing over the appointment
of an outsider over the heads of many
first-class local men.—Brussels Post.
As predicted some weeks ago in the
Times Mr. Robert Porter, ex -M. P. of
West Huron, has been appointed post-
master of Olin ton .—Winghan Times.
The Clinton post -office eutbrogliohas
been settled, and the plum has dropped
into the lap of ROBERT PORTER, Of
Elruvale, Simcoe Co., formerly as repre-
sentative in parliament for NN est
Huron. It seems that the intense
rivalry between the local aspirants
made it impossible for the power at
Ottawa to settle the difficulty to the
satisfaction of each and every one, and
so, to keep the peace, it was decided to
call in an outsider. PORTER had M.P.
to his name for one parliamentary
term, and now he will have P. M. at-
tached for life.—Goderich Signal.
The following is a • ccinteluding
paragraph from a three-quartercoluutn
article in the Clinton New Era :—Now
the New Era has not the slightest
objection to Mr. Porter, personally, nor
to his receiving a government ment office.;
we believe in the principle of the party
in power rewarding its friends, and
Mr. Porter has doubtless earned a good
Ileal more than he is getting. At the
same time we will be frank enough to
say that we would have preferred to see
the 'position go to a local man. We
believe Mr. Porter will do his very best
to serve the public, and guard the in-
terests of the cleperti nent, but if the
Government rest under the delusion
that they have quieted the rivalry, and
made a satisfactory appointment, they
will be grievionsly mistaken. This
statement docs not in any way reflect
on Mr. Porter, but simply means that
a portion of the public, perhaps more
Conservative than not, had Made up its
mind in favor of a different appoint-
ment.
* * * * Mt'. Porter is well known
in this county and for some years he
was a prominent figure in Huron
politics.' For many years previous to
leaving the county he resided on aL
farm In the township of Ushorne, near
Kirk ton. Some fourteen years or
more ago, he first entered the Held of
active politics as the Conservative
candidate, in opposition to Mr. M. C.
Cameron, for the representation of
South Huron in the Dominion Parlia-
ment. He twice rain against Mr.
Cameron in South Huron and was
twice defeated. When Mr. Cameron
was geryrttandered out of South Huron
and ran for West Huron, Mr. Porter
followed him to that constituency and
was elected by a small majority. He
salt in the House for one parliament,
and at the next election he was defeat-
ed by his old opponent and retired from
political life. * * * * " *' Mr.
Porter was a strong man on the stump;
he fought. many hard battles and made
many personal sacrifices for his party,
and It is only fitting and proper that he
should not be forgotten. He needs the
position ; he has earned it, and we be-
lieve he is capable of filling it efficient.-
.. We eongratulate Mr. Porter on
the fact that, good luck has at length
ertaken him, and we hope he will be
vouchsafed long life to enjoy the posi-
tion of trust and emolument to which
he has been appointed, and which, in
0 party sense, he has well-earned. In
fact many who have doneand sacrific-
ed much less, have beenmuch better
served. So that, no person, either Grit
or Tory, will begrudge Mr. Porter this
acknowledgment of his past services.—
Seaforth Expositor.
The Patrons.
The Patrons know their power.
They know that they control th
situation, and they seem to he dispose
to take advantage of that control td
work some very necessary reforms.
Mr. Haycock the Patron leader, made
a speech in Glengarry last week, in the
course of which he said that the
farmers oughttohave four portfolios in
the Ontario Government. He thinks
that the conanissionership of crown
lands should he in the hands of a farmer,
that the public works department
should be managed by a farmer, 'and
that farmers should hold the offices of
provincial treasurer and minister of
agriculture. Mr. Haycock undoubted-
ly speaks with authority, and it may
be taken as an accepted fact that
Mowat's cabinet of lawyers is to bo
.broken up, and the new cabinet
controlled l;y Patrons. That is a
reform which has long been needed.
The legislature of Ontario has for
many years been controlled by lawyers
in the interest of lawyers, and the
Patrons have determined to put a stop
to that, and have the legislation
conducted in the interest of all the
people.
It has been the boast of the Grits
that the Patron platform was "identi-
cal" with the "Reform" platform. But
we do not remember that any Grit
ever proposed to dismiss Lawyer
Hardy, Lawyer Harty and Lawyer
Harcourt, and put farmers in their
places. The Patrons' platform was
modest enough. It, contained only
such things as they hoped to be able to
wrest from the government. But the
elections put the Patrons into a
position to demand any and all reforms,
and they will not he doing their duty
to the people who elected there, or to
the province at large, if they fail to
insist upon all reforms, whether con-
tained in their platform or not. That
they propose to do their duty is
maniflest from the Glengarry speech of
their leader.
The i1owatites might as well drop
the pretense that they think Patrons
are simply Grits and Tories in disguise. 1
They may as well accept the inevitable. •
Sir Oliver.may put off the meeting of
the legislature as long as be dare; hut
when the legislature does meet, he will
find that his time is up, and that real
Reformers are in possession of the ship
of state.
News Notes.
Nlssoiu'i post office has been changed
to Holiday.
111acWh'errell is learning stone dress-
ing in the Kingston penitentiary.
The Canadian Pacific exhibition car
left for New York State last week.
A young woman calling herself Miss
Eaton of Toronto has been victimizing
ninny Buffalo people.
Mayor Essery and Mi'. Hobbs will
likely battle for the seat vacated by
Mi' Meredith in London.
R. A. Turner, of Brantford, owner~ i
the trotting dog Major, suicided Thur. -
day by swallowing carbolic acid.
The Rev. J. F. Somerville, lately of
Windsor, Ont., was formally inducted
as minister of the Presbyterian ('hut'ch,
Norwood, Thursday.
The United States coal ship_ Ivanhoe,
1)ou nd from Seattle for San Francisco,
is two weeks overdue and it is feared
she is lost. Her crew numbered 14.
The jury in the case of John
Warnock, charged with the killing of
John Radcliff(, at Tilbury, on Sept.
10th, returned a verdict of manslaugh-
ter against the prisoner. The verdict
was a surprise to the public.
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