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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1895-12-04, Page 9siren ` N8uth4iccorrd 1.21 t<'freer e-3a.e4 is Ailiamee ;p1•IEBlad.Y, DRonnoulb 4th, 1825. W J hfANITOBA1bSCF100L QUES- The leading editorial in the Montreal Star last Wednesday was on the above vyzed question. The Star is one of e isle roost independent and influential purnals in the whole Dominion. Like "tie Star, TiIE NEws-REOOItD agrees, that the future national prosperity of %this greet Dominion should not be lust t of in the coming elections. The 1 policy Must not be lost sight of, ause on it solely depends our future o our national greatness. We re- cce to article iu full;— o one who properly appreciates force of religious conviction oe the ortance of popular education, will ittlrr the school problem which cou- nts the people of Manitoba. Nor ill it be regarded as an attempt to do , if the attention of the country is sled to the startling fact that there s now ever l�irohability that our fiscal olicy for years will he decided, and nation government chosen, largely with reference to the stand taken by our public men on the ques- tion whether less than four thousand children in Manitoba shall he educated in this or that kind of shoos. "The complaint of the Manitobarnin- •rity and the contention of the Green- way sympathizers are not to he treated as trivial tnatters, but neither is it a flight thing that the manufacturing in- terests ot the Dominion, the trade of the people, the personnel of the national government, our relations with Britain and the United States, the choice between the great parties and all the weighty questions that are answered one way or another by a general election, inay now be lett larges to chance or good luck. while our five millions ot people decide whether or not some 00 separate schools shall be closed in Manitoba. "This is a phase of the situation worth thinking about. There is no disguising the fact that the Manitoba School question threatens tyy shoulder all other political issues incl the back ground. A member of the Govern- ment in addressing a meeting tif Toron- to Conservatives, the other evening, reminded -them that elections would be held in three constituencies iu On- tario before Parliament should meet. From these three elections, he expects to get "a fair, unbiassed expression of opinion for the guidance of Parlia- ment." Upon what question ? The tariff ? Reciprocity ? The scandals? These suggestions have an absurd sound ; and yet it is with these matters that Parliament ought chiefly to deal. - Still every one knows what the speaker could haetlneant and did mean but one quest n ; and that the dispute as to the education of these three to four thousand children in Manitoba. If no account be taken of the hard feelings and the perilous setting of Canadian against Canadian that an election cam- paign over this matter must inevitably effect, it is yet clear that Canada will be on dangerous ground when it choses a Parliament with more reference to its opinion of. Mr. Greenway's policy than to its own trade and tariff pro- gramme. Of the results of a racial and religious campaign which may easily spring up over this difficulty, no one need paint a picture. We have had race divisions and religious differences in our politics before ; anct we remem- ber that they have produced the only perils that have really put the future of the country in doubt. "The responsibility of the Manitoba Government under the circumstances is most grave, It can turn a business meeting of the electors to be held at the polls shortly into a sectarian re- bating club; and, on the other hand, it can leave that meeting to do the na- tion's business in peace. Mr. Green- way has come into our politics with his disturbing question at it critical time. The hand of the great states- man which had not been far from the herrn of state for over threedecades has fallen away from the wheel since the present Parliament was elected. We are now about to choose our rulers and policy for the first Time as a Confederation without the help of Sir John Macdonald. Mr. Alexander Mac- kenzie and Mr. Blake were also lost to us a; ut the same time. There is no thou of fear for the future ; but the day en we ovist test new helmsmen is not the hest time to attempt ne w and difficult channels. Mr. Greenway, however, has now the opportunity to save us this strain. That his Gover•u- medt has been unjust to the minority is practically admitted by all save those who regard separate schools as so great an evil that they think it right to rid a people ot them by force and against its will. The Privy Council has declared the minority to have a grievance. So eminent an authority as Principal Grant reports thein to have been most harshly used. The best that the most yiolent supporter of the Greenway law can say is that the unjust "means are justified by the righteous "end" --a sort of reasoning that he is very apt to snake uncomplimentary references to when practised by others. Let Mr. Green- way right this injustice, while at the same time safe -guarding the high educational ambitions or the province --which he can easily do by a com- promise measure coupling a common state inspection with varied religious instruction—and he will set Manitoba right before the Privy Council and the public, and save Canada a hurtful and profitless religio-political campaign. Should Mr. Greenway decline to do this much justice, all the suffering may not fall upon the rest of us. Manitoba is bound up with the Dominion, and a national injury will wound her as well as the other provinces. Let Canada be so confused by this school controversy that she blunders on other issues at the general election to her material hurt, and the Marlitoha farmer will he one of the Best sufferers. Should united and harmonious act ion among our peo- ple for the upbuilding of the country become more difficult because of hitter feelings aroused over this question, what part will suffer more surely and more seyrerely than the new provinces, with t,telt*'empty acres and their mea- gre public aver g? What if a religious division had palsied progress when the 0. P. R. was about to be built -what would then have become of Manitoba? There ire usually not much to be gained by appealing to political gratitude ; hut if such a plea should possess power, there 15 ground enough for it in the re - laltions cif olid a Oanadjtwith the West to justify us in asking that our polltiQts be•nvt convulsed With a local question at this eritict>,l time. get such rt pled, is unnecessary, for Maifitoba has much to lose in the present and the future from associating slier name with what must be a political n4iisauce. No smat- ter which party must finally deal with this question, it will be full of perplex- ity and danger; and Manitoba will easily see that it will not pay the pro- vince to burden our public teen of both parties with embittered feelings to- ward it. It will want Parliament to send it immigrant's and to help it take care of them ; and its wishes will be listened to more kindly by a friendly than a hostile body. If this fact does not appeal to Mr. Greenway and his colleagues, they may find that it car- ries considerable weight with the electors upon whom they depend. "Should Manitoba refuse to act, the position will be an awkward one—not only for the poor politicians We all feel so anxious about but for the people of Manitoba as well. The Dominion Gov- ernment must then come to the relief of the minority ; and the result of Fe- deral interference in the provincial educational field, is not likely to be a, smooth -working and altogether ad- mirable system of educaion. It would seein to an outsider that the Mani- tobans could amend their own school laws with more satisfaction to them- selves—and with as much 'justice to the minority—as could the Ottawa Parliament, which must legislate at long range. "More than that, any act passed at Ottawa in this Matter becomes practi- cally irrevocable. Mr. McCarthy stat- ed this to be his opinion when discuss- ing the question in Parliament. Whatever the constitutional position of such an act may be, however, it cer- tainly will be, as politics go, almost im- possible to get it repealed. Parliament can never be dragged back to this trogblesoine question by all the horses in Canada. Thus if the arrangement made by t Federal Government ne a bad cine, itoba must bear with it as hest she a n. But if the Local Leg- islature face the situation, and recogn- ize the finding of the Privy Council, it will snap no such trap upon itself even if a mistake should loe 'made to begin with. Easily euough can it doctor and improve its own laws until the purpose of the new legislation is fully achieved, "The position is a simple one. The Privy Council declares that the minor- ity have a grievance. The Dominion Government acknowledged the decis- ion and accepted the responsibility of getting things put right. It could do no less. The flrst step was to pass the effect of the decision on to Manitoba, in, perhaps too sternly cflicial lan- guage. A second eommunication set this right, however; and now Manitoba has the ball at its feet. A fair and just compromise is what is asked. If it refuses to pay any heed to the decis- ion of the Priyy Council, then plainly the Federal Government, he it Conser- vative or Liberal, must act. The re- sult will he ruore or less religious wran- gling in the East ; the prejudicing of our public men against the very name of Manitoba; a hasty and, possibly, wrong derision of the fiscal issues be- fore the country; and, finally, the per- manent saddling of Manitoba with a school system like nothing else under Heaven, managed, partly or wholly, at Winnipeg, with more or less interfer- ence from Ottawa. On the other hand if Premier Greenway will do his duty and remedy - the injustice of his own laws, the rest of us, including the Otta- wa Ministry, will turn with readiness to the proper business of politics once more." Proclaiming Full and Free Salvation to All. A SOLDIER TELLS IOW SHE WAS SAVED. She Says : "I thank God for the Wonders Paine's Celery Compound Accomplished for me." General Booth and his vast' army of Salvationists are now a mighty power in every quarter of the globe. Their drums, music, soulinspiring songs and prayers are stirring up the cold, call- ous, indifferent and wicked in every country under heaven, and they are accomplishing a work that puts to shame the united efforts of all our Christian churches. The members of the'Salvation Army endure trials, hardships and persecu- tions as did the valiant apostle Paul in his tin's. Many of these faithful Sal- vationists labor on from day to day, suffering from thorns in the flesh, no doubt of a like character to that en- dured by the great preacher to the Gentiles ; but, a merciful and wise Ru- ler has, through science, provided for His afflicted and diseased servants. Mrs. H. Harbour, of Winnipeg, Man., a faithful veteran of ttre great Salivation Army, was for a time obliged to give up active work,owing to the agonies and sufferings of heart disease, kidney trouble and general weakness. Knowing well that her great work demanded a strong and vigorous body, she wisely determined to use Paine's Celery Compound, after hearing what it had done for the tens of thousands in Canada. The results were surpris- ing to herself as well as to her brother and sister soldiers. Mrs. Harbour's experiences with Paine's Celery Com; pound induced hundreds of other Sal- vationists to seek a new physical life from the same great medicine. Reader, this same wonderful Paine's Celery Compound will do a like work for you, if you are ailing and suffering, Your friends and neighbors have test- ed it, and it has made them well and ctrong,.after they failed with the com- mon medicines of the day. Mrs. Harbour writes as follows, with the view of benefitting all sick people :— "It is with great pleasure that I write to thank you for your wonderful n,Ldiciue, Patine's Celery Compound. Some time ago 1 was very sick and happened to see one of your publica- tions, in which i read of others being cured. 1 concluded to try Paine's Cel- ery Compound myself, and I now thank God for the wonders it accom- plished for me. I was suffering from heart disease, kidney trouble and gen- eral weakness ; and some days was not able to stand without experiencing great paw ; Ivy appetite was also very poor. Since I used the Compound I am able to get about the house and work, and can now eat anything put before me. "I trust nay testimony may lead many to try your valuable remedy." PROTECT CANADIANS, NOT FORLIONL RS. Protection and Free Trade, which are convertible terms for high duties and low duties, are, in their last analy- sis, only different forms of Protection, having reference to different parties to be benclitted. Pro.,ection or high duties means protection for our home producers against the ruinous encroachments and over- mastering competition of producers in other and distant lands. Free Trade or low duties means protection for for- eign producers against the rivalry of our native producers in Lhe latter's house market. No [natter how a tariff may he framed, the result must be pro- tection to our own people or else to the people of other countries. If the in- terests of the far mer sa e preferred, the tariff will he imbued with Protective principles ; if the interests of the latter are consulted, then the tariff will be imbued with Free Trade principles. This is unavoidable. Now, why should a government refuse or neglect to make the industrial welfare and advan- tage of its own citizens the paramount consideration ? Why should it belittle or retard the well-being of its citizen to enlarge or advance the well-being of the alien ? Why should it not provide and enforce such a tariff of protective duties as will secure our home turtrkets against the desperate and disastrous floodings of foreign competition ? Can anybody give a reasonable defence of discrimination in favor of strangers and aliens, who have no personal stake ip the prosperity of our country, who pay no taxes for the support of its gov- ernment, who are not amenable to its enactments nor to the process of its cogwhodo notdefendit against courts, invasion, and who are in every way be- yond its jurisdiction ? It seems pre- posterous to legislate against the indus- trial interests of our own people; yet this is exactly what the Free Traders demand; and they are never so well satisfied as when benefits and privil- eges are taken away by unprotective tariff legislation from our own citizens to confer them upon foreigners. For as much as somebody must he protect- ed --either the citizen or the foreigner -- common prudence no less than wise statesmanship suggests that protec- tion should he accorded to the man at home, not to the stranger abroad. BOOKS OF DIFF Tliey 4onfera the Essence of Truth Paid Aro fedi or Powor and l eway. The man who would get the ripest cu'ture gram books ought to read many, but there are a few boosts which he mush read; among then, first and foremost, are the Bible, and the worsts of Homer, Dante, Shakespeare aryl Coetr-e. Tiede are the supreme books of life a's diati.n ui. had from th' books cf knowledge and shill. Tney hold their Maces because they combine in the highest degree vitality, truth, power nal be•tgty. They ars the cen- tral reservoir; into which the rivulets of individual exreaence over a vast surface have been gathered; they are the most conn:rlete revehellons of tt hat lI! h s brcrg`.rt al d hal' b en to the leading 'ac s; they brine ua into con- tact with th. het: t and sere o' hu- manity. Trey not only convey infor- mation and, rightly used, impart dis- cipline, 1 ut they transmit life, There is a vitel.ty In them which pars s on into the nature whet' is open t.r re- ceive it. They have main and again ineeired lntell ctual monuments on a wide scale, as they are constantly re- creating Individual Ideals and aims. Whatever view may be held of the auth rt.y of the Bible, it is agreed th-.t its power as 1Ittrature has been Incalculable by reason of the depth of life which it souneda and the rang, of life which it compasses. There is power enough in it to revive a decaying age or give a new data and a fresh impulse 'to a race which has parted with its creative energy. The reappearance of the New Testament In Greek, after the long reign of the Vulgate, contributed mightil, to that renewal and revival of lifer which we call the Reformation; while its t-ans'ation into the modern languages liberated a moral and int 1- lectual force cf which no adequate measurement can be made. In like manner, th ugh 'n lesser degree, the 'Iliad' and 'Odyss. y,' the 'Divine Cern- edy,' the plays of Shakespeare and 'Faust' have set new movements in moteen and have enriched and enlarged the lives of races.—Hamilton W. MaLle in the Literary Bulletin. Ratner is Six ffouas.—Distre.ing Kidney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the"NEW GREAT SOUTH Antennae greasy CUES." 'Phis now remedy le a great enrprise end delight to physicians on account of Its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bleeder, kidneys, back end ovary part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of mater and pain In passing it almost im- mediately. If yon event gniek relief and erre this if our remedy. Sold' by Watts &Oo. Druggieti. Mr. Laurier, in his recent speech at the Club Nationale, condemned the idea of having a French republic on the hanks of the St. Lawrence. For this Mr. Tar•divel, in La Verite, takes hirer to•trtsk and says that the national aspirations of the. French-Canadians will he carried nut in spite of and not- withstanding Mr. Laurier. If he op- poses the movement it will cross' hire "TO MY LIFE'S END." Old age brings many aches and pains which roust be looked after if health is to he maintained. This depends more than anything else on the kidneys. "I am 8,5 years 01(1," writes A. Duffin, fanner, Ailtsville, Ont., "and have had kidney trouble five }}ears. My son advised Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, and i obtained immediate relief. I shall use there to my life's end." You will find Chase's Pills equally effective for that lame back. RUSSIA'S RELIGION CARS. 19 •NN W FRU T 9 5, ..,.,. pllr�anta, .A.prioots, Peanllsa and NB, wilt it lutorust you to know that r when you buy from me yon pat tho Dates and Nuts of all beramitreocd Currants at the price kinds, Ranine, W�alendlal B1 tapas, London Lase, ogtd Fruit? EXtra Desserts, Lemon, Orange and (citron Peel, FRUIT.—SPECIAL DRIVES FOR CASH OR TRADE. 6 lbs. Large NewRaisinrfor 25e. 6 lbs. Patrae Currants for 25c. 6 lbs. Cooking Figs for 26c. 6 lbs. Good Rice for 25c. Sugar.—The third ear from Redpaths, Montreal, to hand. 22 lbs. Extra Standard Qranulht- od fop $1. 28 Light Cofloe for $1. 26 lbs. Extra Bright for $1. Teter .—Extraordinary valves -New Japan, Bleak and Greens from 10c. lb. up. Chinese Mix- ture only 20o. or 6 lbs. for $1. Crockery.—Direct Importation from England and German of Crockury,China and Glass- ware.PresentsS.pecial Bargains in Dinner, Tea aid Toileb.Sets, suitable for Xmas and Wedding CASH PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS.--r--- J. W. IRWIN, - MACKAY BLOCK. CLINTON. Up -to -pato Greek Churches on Wheels foe Siberian Settlements. The Greek Church is becoming strict- ly up-to-date. It has had five church cars constructed. These have pene- trated Siberia as far as the roadbed of the new Siberian railroad which is to connect the eastern seas with the Czar's dominions when completed. Each car has two priests and is fitted out with WI of the paraphernalia of the regulation orthodox Greek Church that is to be seen in every Russian vil- lage of any size. The settlements in Siberia are so small and so widely scat- tered that it is impracticable to main- tain a church for each settlement. Al- together the five churches on wheels visit seventy settlements a week. Each settlement knows when the church car is to arrive, and all the people are expected to come down to meet it promptly roar the services held In the car immediately after its arrival, Each church can co•rafbrtably seat thir- ty or forty people, and two settlements are visited daily by each one. Several settlements ha more people than the church can amo.late, and In such cases the cars make longer stops to hold two and sometimes three services before departlrg. The entire length of the road from St. Petersburg to Vladivostock will be 6.000 miles, of which 3,100 mire; are yet to be constructed. It is in charge sof the most competent engineers In the world, and no exrense is being sp..red to make it of an enduring nature. A Liverpool despatch says that scab was discovered in the Scotchman'e cargo of sheep, and the animals have been ordered to he slaughtered. CATARRAH RELIEVED 1N 10 TO 60 MINUTES. - One short puff of the breath through the /soars supplied with each bottle of Dr.Agnew'e Catarrhal Pow- der, diffuses this Powder over the surface of the nasal passages. Painless and delightful to use, it re- lieves instantly, and permanently cures, Catarrh flay Fever, Colds, Headache, Sore Throat Tonelllti and Daafnees. 60 cents. At Watts & Co'.s The jury sitting on the fire inquest at Dutton returned a verdict that Mr. Urlin instigated the fire which destroy- ed his store. THAT TIRED FEELING is a common complaint and it iia dan- gerous symptom. It means that the system is debilitated because of im- pure blood, and in this condition it is especially liable to attacks of disease. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the remedy for this condition, and also for that weak- ness which prevails at the change of season, climate or life. Hoon's PiLLS act easily, yet, prompt- ly and efficiently on the bowels and liver. 25c. Grocer, Leslie's Carriage Factory. - BUGGIES, PHAETONS, CARTS AND WAGONS—all of the best work. manship and material. stirAll the latest styles and most modern improve- ments. All work warranted. Repairing and repainting promptly attended to. Prices to suit the times. ♦tib-FACTORY—corner Huron and Orange Streets, Clinton. 65T— Buy Where You Can Always Get The Best Values At The Lowest Price. 1 have just received a direct importation of New Seasons Uncolored Japan Teas. May pickings from 20c. to 50c. per lb., ask for Samples—will offer special cuts in 10 or 20 lb. Caddies—Finest Black 'ind Green Teas, also agent for the Delicious Mazawakee Tea, put up in Ib. and 1 lb. lead packages. New Raisins, finest select. New Currants, New Elme Figs, New Figs in mats, 4 lbs. for 25c., New English Peels, Lemon, Orange, Citron. Dinan Crockery, China and Glassware, I offer Special Bargains in Handsomely decorated r, Tea and Toilet Sets. Beautiful Crystal Table Sets cheap. CASH FOR BUTTER AND EGGS. Gratefully appreciating past favors, I respectfully solicit a continuance of the same. N. Robson, - Albert St., Clinton. CLINTON SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY 0 S. S. COOPER, - - PROPRIETOR General Builder and Contractor. This factory has been under the personal supervision and one owner for eight years. We carry an extensive and reliable stock and prepare plans and give estimates for and build all classes of buildings on short notice and on the closest prices. All work is supervised in a mechanical way and satisfaction guaranteed. We sell all kinds of interior and exterior material. Lumber, Lath Shingles; Lime Sash Doors, Blinds, Re Agent for the CELEBRATED GRAYBILL SCHOOL DESK, manufactured at Waterloo. Call and get prices and estimates befcrc placing your orders. A BURGLAR- g,dore Ma Railway Err. In Chaucer's day tr..vel was univer- sally- ucc•=•mplished on foot or on horse- back, and the stor y of the famous ride to Carte.bury by Chaucer himself 13 still extent lir undefiled English. La- dies at ti.at p i Lel sat In pillions fixed to the horses, and generally behind some relation or servitor. I.lizabeth is sa'd to have gone to open her fifth Parliament in a rort of cart wlth,rr4t springs, the body resting solid- ly on the axle; which must have been a most uncomfortable Journey, in view of the then wretched state of the streets and highways. It was not un- til the end of the Sixt,enth Century and even then very rarely that wagons were used as public conveyances. But by the mddlo of the Seventeenth Cen- tury strings of "stage-wagtravel- ed trvel- ed regularly between Leiden and Liv- erpool, and between London and the north. The occasional stagecoach ap- peared a few years earlier, and added greatly to the public comfort and con- venience. It ran only on the better roads, and only In summer ,time when the roads were passable. In winter It was laid up, like the canalboat r,f cold countries. One of the earliest an- nouncements of this mode of trans- portation Is preserved by Robert Cham- bers, and thus it reads: "Whoever 13 desir;us .,f g.,ing between Lond n, and York, or York and London, let then' (sir ) reratr to the Black Swan In Hol- born, ce the Black Swan In Coney street, York, where they will be con- veyed in a stage coach tthi'h starts (If (Pei permits), every Thursday at five In the morning."—Harper's Week- ly. Opens Safes with a Jimmy, BUT WE-71---- ---Open E ---Open People's Hearts with NEW AND SEASONABLE GROCERIES - This week we received a supply of New RAISINS, CURRANTS, SALMON, LOBSTERS. All 'of which are very fine. t Remember we have a few pounds of COOPER'S DAISY BAKING POWDER left. --° THE CASH GROCERY. - OGLE COOPER & CO., • Clinton. �-uuaao�, oHU6 GROCERY.—� 0 We don't Blow, but we do say that we can show you good values in NEW TEAS, (direct importations.) NEW FIGS. I infract of floppy Msrrintre.. Some curious Investigati ,ns Nave re- cently been undertaken by a phot-- graphssociety clef In G, The pur- poselonger nr- ' pose was to shim that the a married couple lived together—harmon- iously—the more and more marked b' - came the resemblance which the two persens bore to each other. P,�00raDn9 o g of IS couples were taken, as well as an equal number of adult brothers end sis- ters. On careful tnspeotion it was found that the married couples were more like each other than the brothers and sisters of the same blood. Appar- ently, therefore, there seems to be a stronger force available for the produc- tion of "family likenesses" even than that of hereditary transmission. In, ac- cepting the statement of the society in quebtion as true as to the fact, it 1s not difficult, in, a certain measures tp account for the phenomenon teferred to. Human beings, for example, have quite a faculty for copying r.ieh other in their ways, movements and temper- aments. Select Valencia Raisins. Fine off Stalk. Filliatra Currants. Ambrisia Currants. Prunes. Orange Peel. Lemon Peel. Citron Peel. Walnuts, Filberts. Almonds. Our Fruit is the finest we can purchase in the market. We have a nice n of Christmas Goods for presents. Will be pleased to show goods. GEORGE SWALLOW, Clinton. We have just Received 0UR' CHRISTMAS STOCK of Raisins, Currants, Figs, Peels, dac. The quality is very find and the prices cut to the closest living profit. We handle no trashy goods. Slaughter prices in Glassware and Crockery. 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