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The Clinton New Era, 1896-03-06, Page 4FW•'• ERA iO I 44°4 sn=ug 'Riding School ? Q. `When? {'here 1'Whyhoe re, ntaoed the1✓mpererswnon got where old and y ung may go and roam to ride the bicycle. flim /etuc1e does tt cost Y—Ob, he only charges rent ter the wheel and furnishesntruot wheel,r and the hall free. Then, 12 you buy a Ahat ou have paid applies on purchase money. 'y el ; l am going the first day, aren't you? 6ohool opebs at ptly at MONDAY,and wll beaHiuuedlon * and pea pWemp Wednesday and Friday afternoons. The Emerson Bicycle at $60 =slash is undoubtedly, the best value that has i; ,fever l=ean plaevd on tie market here; it is up -to - ,:'dots in every rospoot and fully guaranteed. It /till be to gyour interest to cell and see tt before placing your order. li ERi�ON'1Y $i.cYmn and MUSIC HOUSE, CLINTON ill] til g.Oloelttioelueutlt Bankrupt Stack ' P R—A T Cooper. :,ranges—R Adams 'Bello—G F Emerson Notice—John Lowery gpr�lnts—W L Ouimette k Jubilee—W C T U o arrive—Jackson Bros reliable—W D Fair Co Price list—M Jessop & Co >:Men's hats—flodgens Brae is: <Wall paper—Cooper & Co Hay for sale—R Morrison New seeds—Hill & Joyner }3n ins—MOliinnO0 & Co ['. The haven—Hodgens Bros -`- Wood wanted—J Twitehell ..A Removal—Allen & Wilson Shots—Plumsteel & Gibbings i'• New goods—Gilroy & Wiseman Notice to oreditors—Mrs F Wise Shoe business—Jackson & Jackson +Al ntertainment—Rattenbury Street church =implement wareroom—Brown & McDonald tx Clinton aiv tha FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1896. Laurier's policy of conciliation on the school question seems to meet with more approval even in Conserva- tive circles, than the Government's scheme of coercion. R1Xown Oou>Iteili► .14 Regular meeting was held on Now day evening. The Finance committee >tiecommefided payment al' the follow- ing accounts; ---A. 111. Todd, printing, 1{4.50; A.Turnbuli, livery. $1; J. Wheat' ley, meals for tramps, 60c; Estate T. Spooner, rent, $2; R. Goats & Son, sds., $9.24; wood for Miss Ford, $3; J. Rid - out, inburance. $21; J. Wheatley, to pay for work on e3treets, $6.10; C. Hel- ar, repairs, $3.50; A. Seeley, $3.95; Electric Light Co., $4.75; Mrs Bezzo, work, $2; O T.R., rent, $1; J. Copp, painting, $18; R.Reynolds, salary, $18. Recipts of hall, $18• weigh scales, $15; office, $4- R. Reynolds, work in ceme- tery, $13.50; lumber sold, $1.69; W. Coats, insurance, $25.21. The com- mittee recornmendedayment of Dr. Turnbull's account for attendance of Miss Bay, $28. The auditors report was received and the usual number of copies ordered to be printed, and the sum of $10 each ordered to be paid to the auditors. A memorial to the Legislature, ask- ing that suits for damages against a municipality, arising out of defective arrests, _be 1_aid, before a judge only, was signed. A. letter was read from the Medical Health Officer, asking that a by-law be introduced making di y earth closets compulsory, was re- ferred to the by-law committee. In accordance with the new act, Mr Wiltse was appointed a member of the Board of Health for one year, Mr W. Harland for two, and Mr J. C. Steven- son for three years. The Street com- mitted recommended the purchase of 10,000 ft of pine plank from H. Dodd, Nile, at 318 per m, also the purchase of a quantity of tile, which was adopted. the committee also reported in con- nection with the proposed road through the property of Messrs McGarva and Rattenbury, that Mr McGarva wanted at the rate of $300 per acre for the neces- sary land, and Mr Rattenbury desired $300 for the 24 acres necessary; this matter was lad over for future con- sideration. The Property committee recommended certain improvements to the building, the erection of a cup- board for papers, and the introduction of four electric lights into the council chamber; this clause of the report was opposed, bu., was finally adopted. Mr Bre ,v-• ell, representing a road ma- chine, addressed the council and show- ed a model; on motion of Reeve Ken- nedy, seconded by Deputy -Reeve Cooper. it was decided to purchase a road machine, Councillors Plummer and Searle opposing the machime; this only commits the council to the pur- chase of a machine, not any particular kind. Mr Emerson desired to rent the town hall for the purpose of a bicycle training school, and the matter was left in the hands of the proper com- mittee. In reference to the ringing of the town bell every Saturday evening at 9 o'clock, the council decided that Mr Welsh was under no obligation to continue doing so, unless the commit- tee responsible for the early -closing movement arranged with him to do so However, Mr Welsh has voluntarily consented to continue ringing the bell on Saturday evenings. Sir Charles Tupper states that the Conservatives are sure to win in the next may beano state- ment maymore accurate than a number of others made by the same gentleman. Some of the Conservatives are now calling for Sir Donald Smith as Pre- mier, alleging that the party cannot possibly win in the general elections unless there is a new man at the head of affairs. There are some people who believe the party cannot win no matter who is leading. Sir Charles Tupper says that under - no circumstances will he return to the ,m,- High Cnmmissioeship in. London; he has his mind made up to remain in Canada for the rest of his days. We • presume this resolve is conditional on his remaining in political life. A meeting of the Patrons of West Huron was held at Carlow on Satur- day last, to consider what action should be taken towards putting a candidate in the field for the general elections. The meeting was fairly well attended, but no decision arrived at. Another meeting will be held shortly. The Globe is ungtiestionably a great paper, and never was it more so than to -day. Take Wednesday's issue as a sample. It contained ample reports of the debate on the Remedial Bill, the doings of the Local Legislature, the Orange Grand Lodge, and other im- portant news. As a general newspaper it has no equal, while even its political opponents admit its fairness and mode- ration in editorial discussion. .4441)4131. 1+ioWe, 11ILrs Young is suffering itt present from an attack of hails ane, tion of the lungs; she has taken a. trim for the " better, and Nee expect to see her around in a short time again. Our village mail carrier is still oto the sick net; he is improving very slowly; his son supplies his place carrying the mail. The fire alarm was called into requisition tiiie week, Mr Moore's house having caught from a defective chimnery; only slight damage was} done. Several of the Workruen front this lodge attended the funeral of the late Mr Dodd at Blyth last Wednesday. Our village fathers in solemn conclave have decreed to procure some fire pro- tection; what that is we have not as- certained yet. The death of Mr A. A. Massey, the wealthy manufacturer, has caused some discussion on the Provincial suc- cession duty, one journal chuckling over the report that the dying man worked out a plan to keep the Ontario Government from getting any share of his wealth, by providing for his family out of his foreign investments and leaving what was located in On- tario for educational or philanthropic purposes. As the Ontario Govern- ment uses the proceeds of the succes- sion duty to maintain asylums and hospitltls, it does not perha s make any great difference whether the charities benefltted are selected by Mr Massey or by Sir Oliver Mowat. But some of the Government's critics speak of the auccession'duty as a measure designed to rob widows and orphans. Then the British Government is as guilty as the Ontario Government for the same sys- tem has been in operation in Great Britain for a considerable time. The Tntonto World, ultra Conser- vative, (ovdned by Mr McLean, M.P.) says:—•'The World still sticks to its predictions, that the Government's bill will never become law and that the result will be a barren session ending in a dissolution. Some of our con- temporaries imagine, however, that if the Government are divided on the bill or if it fails to go through they will resign. They will do nothing of the kind: They will appeal to the country ' and take the verdict of the people on the question. The true interest o2 the Conservative party and its chance of governing the country in the next Parliament depends, to our mind, on a defeat of the bill, or a failure of the hill, and the return to Parliament of a sufficient number of Conservatives in ,the coming election who are bent on chane'ir-g the policy of the Government on this quetetion. And the sooner the Conservative Government get this in- to their heads and withdraw from their impossible position, the better will it hepfar the party whikh they are snp- ptieed to lead, but which at the pros- •.ent moment they are misrepresenting.' The Clerk stated he had a letter from Mr Garrow to the effect that Mr Mowat bad finally agreed to the request of Clinton for $10,000 of the Stavely estate, to be used towards the erection and maintenance of a public library, and the following was appointed a Citizens committee, to deaf with the matter:—Mayor,..Clerk,.- and .. Messrs Searle, Plummer, Forrester, Wiseman, H. Foster, McTaggart, Scott, Gunn, Fair, Ferran, A. McKenzie. Bayfield. DEATH.— Alex. Robertson, an old settler of Bayfield, passed away on Saturday afternoon. He had resided with his sister, Mrs Donald Cameron, for a number of years. About three weeks ago he was taken down with dropsy, but before that time he was a very smart man. His remains were interred in Bayfield cemetery on Mon- day, March 2nd. CovxcIL.—Council met on the 2nd inst., in the town hall; members all present.The auditors' report was adopted, and 100 copies ordered to be printed. The following accounts were paid: R. Elliott, constable for show day, $1; Treasurer's and Collector's sal- ary for 1895. The clerk was instructed to draft a by-law regarding all fines imposed by the magistrate,the same to form par t of the general funds of the village. The account of Hart & Rid- dell, $1.33, be paid. Council adjourned to meet on March 18th, at 7.30 p.m. H. W. ERWIN, Clerk. THE BEST PUBLIC SPEAKER. —Globe, of Monday:—At a meeting of the Lite- rary and Scientific Society of Univer- sity College Friday night, a very close contest took place, for the gold medal presented by MrEdmund Bristol, B.A., President of the society, to the best public speaket. Eleven candidates were nominated, and the two between whom the final struggle took place were Messrs C. G. Patterson and J. G. S. Stanbury, both students in the hon- or department of Political Science in the fourth year. The medal was final- ly awarded by a few points to Mr Pat- terson. [The fact that Mr Stanbury did not win first place will be regret- ted by his many friends, who, never- theless, feel pleased that he stood so high in the debating circles of the University.] ORANGEMEN.—The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Western On- tario met in London this week. Among the Huron delegates present were :—W. Crooks, Elolmesville; Jos. Wilkinson, W. Johnston, J. W. Shoe - bottom, Belgrave; John Dane, Gorrie; W. J. McIntyre, Auburn; Rev W. Stout, Clinton; B.S. Cook; J.Donaghy, Fordwich; J. Bullard, Winthrop; te. B. Hanley, Goderich township, WEDDING.—A quiet but happy event took place at the home of Mr W. S. Harland, Rattenbury St., on Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Alice {Seeley, of town, became the wife of Mr Alfred Austin, of Blyth.— Though only a resident of town for a com- paratively short time new has nevertheless, made many friends. She was supported by Mies Libbie Wheatly, and the groom by Mr Seeley, brother of the bride. Mr J. W. Holmes performed the ceremony, after whioh all partook of an excellent wedding dinner. FORESTERS.—TWO weeks ago we made reference to a visit by Clinton Foresters to Bayfield, and this is what the Bayfield correspondent to the Ex- positor has to say about them:—"On Wednesday evening of last week there was an interesting time at Mr George Erwin's Commercial hotel, the occa- sion being the rejuvenating of the In- deppendent Order of Foresters, Bayfield lodge. A few members were enrolled some months ago, and the institution obtained a partial existence. How- ever, Mr Swallow, of Clinton, high court deputy, put in some good work for a few days, with the enthusiastic organization of last week as the result. Mr Swallow, with a number of Forest- ers, come over from Clinton to assist in the interesting ceremony, after the election of officers, and the installa- tion of the officers elect to their duties, a number of instructive and hearty addresses were delivered by visiting and local brethren." We last week referred to their visit to Blyth, about which the Blyth Standard says:— "Stirring addresses were delivered by Bros. Cooper, Chidley Helyar, Rum - hall, Rutledge and Swallow, of Clinton." DRAUGHT HORSE MEN.—A meeting of the council of the Dominion Draught Horse Breeder's Society was held in tbeRattenbury House, Clinton, on Tuesday last, vice-president D. Mc- Intosh, of Brucefleld, in the chair. A report from the delegates appointed to interview the Minister of Agricul- ture regarding the nroposed uniting of all stock registering books under the supervision of Henry Wade, was discussed, but no action taken until the project shall assume more definite shape. The tender for printing the A , third volume of the Society's tIid book was awarded, and it wail decided to receive all entries for registration therein up to such time as would not interfere with printing the book. The Secretary was instructed to ask the Western Fair hoard to allow a repre- sentative of this Society thereon. .1 considerable amount of routine busi- ness was transacted, including the re- vision of the entries of volume "0," which were all inspected by the Exe- cutive committee, who had to make a •second session the following day. ( Tq e4e Vito of alfa, New a : 8m,.., -,icon mentioned iu your last Nene that the Rev #Ir Schram was giving a series of seasons on the trelating of the memory. Allow me to stay a few words OP the matter. The lessons were in no way connoted with the °collegiate Inetitate, except that the board grouted tbe woof the assembly room. 1 do not wieb it to appear that the Lecturer has in any way the approval of the authori- ties of the school, or be may be sedated in mieleading people elsewhere es he, no doubt unintentionally, did here. I do not wish to accuse Mr Schram of deception. He peeing to be a gentleman, and oneoan hardly naso - date such with fraud. But I do think he has deceived himself. He gives forth, as discoveries of his own, principles that are as ofd as the hills, that are taught in every model and in every normal school, that he should have studied during his college oouree long years ago if metaphysics was a part of that course. Locke, in his Barmy on the Human Understanding, two hun- dred years ago, stated that the great aids to memory were attention, repetition, pleasure or pain. Mr Sohram makes the first his great prinoiplerand-wrongly- ignores the sec- ond. Again, the association principle and the so -palled "object thinking" are taught as a part of pedagogic' everywhere. He claimed that the Strathroy teachers had improved their teaching of composition by using his methods. Surely the Strathroy schools must have been behind the age if the teaohere had to get such fundamental notions from Mr Schram. The only new things he gave us were his devices for re- membering names, faces and dates. Bis device for the former was, in my estima- tion, too olamey to be of much value. In the latter oaee I need only say that the date he selected to illustrate, A.D. 476, has been indelibly fixed in my mind for thirty-five years, and I never used any knotted shoe- string method of placing it. f simply adopted his other correct method of assoor- ation. Before Mr Schram attempts to pose as a discoverer he should try to find out what is already known about his Sub- ject. His lectures may be new to the peo- ple of the Western States, but I venture to say that not one-fourth of his pupils here think that they got value for their money. He certainly did not do what he seems to claim he can do. J. HOUSTON. NoTess.—Our fishermen are much more successful than heretofore. We are glad to report that Mr Ferguson, who had his knee badly strained while playing football, is convalescent. The new library of the Methodist Sunday School will likely be in place by next Sunday. As the Varna "little fry" did not put in an appearance last Sat- urday, the Ironsides of the public school played the town boys a friendly match, on their grounds; play was fast and furious, and at the end of the first half, the score stood in favor of the Ironsides 2 to 0; ends were changed, and by the time time was called the score was 7 to 0 for the school boys ; everybody was surprised, hut all the boys needed was a wakening up. The Salvation Army has been carrying on special services for some time, with success; Capt. Secord and her Cadet have orders for another field. Goderich. NOTES.— We are having splendid sleighing in town and surrounding country. A great deal of wood is coming in. Hay will be $10 a ton in a month or six weeks from now; come farmers have from 10 to EJ tons of new and old hay, and while it has been selling for $15 and $16, they are held- ing it for the $20; they will never get it. There is abundance of feed in the country for stock feeding, for farmers are not wasting a straw; some. use none for bedding. Mr Lewitt was on the road last week making sales for his factory. Rev. Jos. Edge is still in revival work, with large attendance and good interest. The skating rink is greatly patronized this winter. Mabel Price is very low with con- sumption, and cannot last long. Church Chimes. Rev. Mr Robson, of Bayfield, preach- ed in St. Paul's church Wednesday e vening. Rev. I. B. Walwin has been unani- mously invited hack to Lucknow Meth- odist church for another year, and has accepted. In McCaul street Methodist church, To- ronto,on Sunday, the Misses'Hall,of Guelph, well known in Huron began a series of revival services which was largely attend- ed. "Joseph exalted to the steps of the throne, is the third of a series on Jo- seph's life, on Sunday morning at the Baptist church. The topic for Sunday evening is "How to hold out." Rev, Mr. Kenner, of Staffa, formerly of Clinton, has purchased the premises in Mitchell; belonging to Mrs- M. Barney, of London. Rev. Mr. Kenner intends to retire from the active ministry at the end of the present conference year and become a resident of that town. The Junior Epworth League of On- tario St. church is progressing favor- ably, now having over one hundred members. The next meeting, on Fri- day, is under the direction of the Lite- rary Department, and a good program has been prepared. Let there be a good turn out. Political Pointers. It is now rumored that Sir Donald Smith is likely to succeed Sir tJherles Tupper as Canadian High Commissioner in England. THE PRICE OF WHEAT. reow, .. Th t stsoliouretl tM4 ii ll tartz toad, It, Thea the Winer Laws ile>n]ivra etriotl$ epforood. 4, TWO licensee)* imn,. celled on a seoond v ol,Rtion of the stat. end that to this end the feet of ooh first violation be indorsed on the license, 13y a proposed bill, County Crown -At torneye will be compelled to attend eoroc Hers' inquests, and the taking sof all evi- dence by duly qualified stenographers will be made compulsory. In reference to marriageserforated by clergymen not residents of the province, Mr Mowat said it had always been the poll ioy of the Government to require residence on the part of olergymed performing snob services. In the Ontario Legislature, Bir Oliver Mowat's amendment to Mr Orawford's re- s: lotion, depreoating tbe ooeroion of Mani- • toba and urging investigation of the facts in the oaee before Remedial legislation is passed, was oarried by a vote of 51 to 37.— Mr Whitney's amendment, that the Prov- inoe of Ontario is not called upon to deal with the subject, was defeated by a vote of 72 to 16. To the Editor of the New Era SIS,—My attention has been palled to a letter in your last isene, signed by "A Libe- ral," on the subject of the pride of wheat. As this is a commodity I, in common with a great many others, am interested in, I would like to thrash this subject out a lit- tle further, and ask a few questions by way of obtaining information. In the first place, I notice that your correspondent, re- plying to an article that appeared in the News Record of a previous week, does not to my mind, and I think no doubt to a great many more, answer the question at all, but rather he evades it. Presaming the figures given in the article before re- ferred to are correct, it pea to show that in nine places, which might be described as being in our neighborhood, the local papers quote fall wheat, between the 10th and 14th of February, at an average price of 80.3c per pushel, and that in Oswego, at the same time, the highest pride was 75o to 76c. Now, does it not stand to reason that if there were no duty between Oswego and these points, that wheat would in- stantly come in from Oswego, and down would go the price here. To farther illus- trate what I mean, to -day's Globe quote. wheat in rorohto BeIIirig at 826 and 83e a bushel: the same paper gives Detroit wheat 75c, Toledo wheat 74,ic, Oswego 76o. Now for your oorreepondent, or for anybody else, to say that the imposition of a duty can never increase the pride of local pro- duce, is not sufficient to explaie the differ- ence in these prices to the Okdenary intel- ligent reader. There must he some good reason why these differences exist. Whet is the use of talking in this way to a man, for instance, who imports coal and pays the duty thereon. Do I not know for a fact, that the duty on ;coal increases the price of each ton to me the amount of the duty so paid. And although, for the ordi- nary free trader, and especially for the members of the Grit party, it in a very un- pleasant thing for me to have to:record, and especially in their own columns, yet I distinctly remember, last year. the price of wheat going up in this part of the world to el a bushel, and one farmer in partiou- lar being able to take advantage of that rise, to the extent of selling 2,500 bushels, which he had kept in store waiting that very opportunity. The moment wheat reached this figure it failed to go any high- er, for the very simple reason that it was so much higher than wheat in other Ameri- can centres, that people were able to im- port wheat and pay the duty, and this prevented the Canadian article rising any higher. It is an important subject, and one upon which, I am aware, a great deal could be said on both sides, and if among your cor- respondents, or if you yourself feel able for the task, I would certainly be thankful for (apart altogether fromolitical bias) a rea- sonable explanation of p how it happened, as the News -Record ebowed, that the price in Oswego, a point more than half -way from here to the Atlantic seaboard, was 5o a bushel lees, as a valve of wheat, than places very much farther west. For, if the duty on wheat Inas nothing to do with the price, as your oorreepondent urges, in Clin- ton, wheat should be considerably less than wheat in Oswego whereas the reverse was the ease: I notice also that yon mention Mr Hutchinson, of Goderich, having said that they would never have built their big mill in Goderich, if they had dreamt of the Government putting a duty on wheat. This surely can be for no other reason but that, as a miller, he naturally wanted to buy wheat wherever he could buy the cheapest, in order to manufacture flour at the lowest possible rate, and oonvinoing proof, in my opinion, to anybody who is open to conviction,that in Mr Hutchinson's oaee the imposition of the duty increased the pride he bas to pay for the wheat. Yours, eto., JOHN RANSrOSD• Stapleton, 2nd March, 1896. The budget speech of Provincial Treas- urer McMillan showed that Manitoba's finances were never in it more prosperous condition than at present. The surplus is 3800,000. Owingto increasing pressure of business, due to te serious illnoeg of his brother and business pari ner, Mr. Thos. Murray has resigned the Liberal nomination for the Commons for North Renfrew. The Month el Star, Independent Conser- vative, awaking on the life of the present pariaiment, en ye:—"It is surely clear, what ever the courts might deoide,if appealed to, that thio Parliament is now debarred from taking any other position than that it be- gan to exist on April 251h, I891, from which date it can "continue for five years—and no longer." Even a parliament cannot "eat its cake and have iter The Ontario Government proposes to dc away with the mileage to members, and to make ar-rangesient with the railways whereby, for a stated sum, they will grant annual passes to all members of the House. If the Government is sucoeseful in making satisfaotory arrangement with the railroad companies the question of passes will be dropped by the Patrons and no objection to the system will be offered by any party. In the meantime the Petrone pees bill will be withdrawn. TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL.—Mr Thos. Gibson, of East Huron, the oldest member of the house, became seriously ill in the Private Bilis Committee at Toronto, Tuesday. Although quite ill for a couple of days, he is now better. DOnn{tION PARLIAMENT.—The budget de- bate is now behind and the school question before us, with dissolution less than sixty days away at the outside and possibly only thirty. It is time for the Liberals to pre- pare actively for the elections. The coer- cion Government are relying on the Quebec hierarchy; Mr Laurier depends upon the people and the policy put forth by the peo- ple themselves. The Liberal party is in good shape; the Conservatives are all at sea both as to their leader and their policy. — Mr Hughes, M. P., for North Ontario, pro- poses it conference to settle the school question. The debate on the question com- menced on Tuesday, and by arrangement among the leaders will be continued until it is finished. Hon. M. Ives, in reply to a question by Mr. Campbell, said that from July 1 to Deo. 31, 1895, there has been imported for consumption into Canada 22,913 barrels of flour, on which duty was paid amounting to $20,185. The number of bushels of Wheat imported into Canada 2nring the same period was 76,647; duty, $1I,947. all aper. Along with all the other new things that come in with the new year, and we have it for you. Our new designs are more artistic than have ever before been shown in Clinton, and it always pays to buy early Experience has taught us where and what to buy and our customers get the benefit. while we are pleased at their satisfaction. Ask to see our The Toronto World of Wednesday says: —The first days debate on the Remedial bill is over and the country has squarely before it the views of the different parties. Not since the exciting days early in Janu- ary has there been such orowdstin the gal- leries as wore present this afternoon when Sir Charles Tupper rose to move the sec- ond reading of the Remedial bill. He spoke for little over an hour, calmly and lucidly reviewing the reasone which led up to the introduction of the bill. He made no explanations of the measure, however, contenting himself with pointing out the moderation of ite provisions. Mr Laurier was promptly on his feet after Sir Charles Tupper sat down and presented the Liberal view, in favor of non-interference most, effectually and eloquently. Perhaps the most significant portion of his epeech .was -the Opposition leader's assertion of personal independence of the Roman Cath- olic Church. Although a devoted member of it he made s great bid for the Protestant vote in Ontario and won the enthusiastic plaudits of hie followers. After dinner Mr Wallace took the floor and from his stand- point made an excellent address. Mr Wallace had his facts well in hand and showed that ha had thoroughly mastered the question. Perhaps the most note -wor- thy contribution of to -day's debate, how- ever, was Mr. Diokey's speeches Minister of Justice. He made to- day possibly the beet presentment of the Government's case for Remedial Legislation that has yet been put before the country. Parliamentary Doings LOOAL LEoIALATnmE,—A question as to the duration of the Loosi Legislature and the Dominion House, was brought up in the House on Monday, by Mr Whitney, and in reply Mr Mowat said:—As he ander- stoodthe fats it was clearthe resent Do- o p minion Parliament expired on April 26. It is said that Provincial Secretary Har- court will introduce, with a view to keeping the }poorer classes of circuses out of the country, a bill levying a provincial license of $50 a day on all oirouses while they are in Ontario; this is in additon to the tax !levied by the municipalities. A depntatlon from the Royal Tempters of Temperance waited upon the Ontario Government and asked: L That the num- ber of licensee throughout the province be Mr. Wm. Lockhart, Alliston, was elected Grand Master of the Orange Grand Lodge of Ontario West by aoolamation. George Swan, a prominent merchant tailor of Kincardine; and official member of Methodist Chnroh attempted suioide at Toronto on Eaturday, while suffering from despondency, the result of illness. He is worth $30,000. The bullet embedded in his brain, be is yet alive and may recover. Manitoba Excursions. Through Colonist Sleeping Cars will run every Tuesday from Toronto to Winnipeg during the months of March and April. Passengers for Manitoba will get their baggage checked through by applying to W. JACKSON.. TOWN AGT. G. T. R., CLINTON. Window Shades and Curtain Poles Cooper & Co CLINTON. YOU CAN GO TO MANITOBA for $21 or Around the World for $625 Consult with A. T. COOPER, Clinton C.P.R Ticket and Telegraph agent, Miss Macdonald, 'daughter of the late Senator Macdonald, will conduct special servicee in Guelph, in Norfolk Street Methodet Church all week. Wide Open For . . . Business We have got in our stock and are now ready to do business. Our practical experience enables us to guarantee perfect fitting gar• ments in the very latest styles, , Our stock of goods has been pus, chased for cash, and our prices will be figured on this basis. Yai want Clothing W6 want to make it. We shall be pleased to receive your order and promise satisfaction. Fats, Caps, Shirts, Underwear, Collars, Cuffs, Neckwear, Braces Footwear, Umbrellas. Don't be afraid to call and see us. A. J. Holloway, • CLINTON The Shoe Business Day by day our buineris goes on, steadily increasing, and neer ustomers show them- selves every day. trade are now bei short time we will ing to say to all e latest goods in the opened up, and in a ve something interest - buyers of nice goods. "NOTHING - IKE LEATIIER"I JACKSON& JACKSON W. JACKSON, /'RED T. JACKSON The New : • i oe Finn, Clinton. ,1