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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD.
The Clinton News -Record
01..00 a Year, in Advance.
THURSDAY, MAY 26th, 1898.
ONE THING AND ANOTHER.
A lobbyist of many years experience
in the Halls of Congress at Washing-
ton, and, who did duty at Ottawa this
session for railway exploiters, says
that his easiest game are the politicians
who profess much. Presumably he
means those who use the church as a
means of material advancement and
who Lake to the pulpit as a business
catcher. This particular lobbyist
may be over -cynical, his calling is
such as to make him so, though
it cannot be said that he is
alone of the belief that preaching and
politics, as we haye thein in the present
day, are not by any means synonym-
ous with precept and example.
*
It is understood that the trial of the
election petitions will not take place
until the fall which will throw the new
elections into next winter and almost
a year from the general. It is perhaps
in the interests of the powers that he
to daily with the present uncertainty
so long as possible, though common
sense as well as common justice would
call for expedition. In the meantime
Messrs. Gibson and Dryden are draw-
ing ministerial salaries with the re-
gularity of clock work. Rejected in
their own constituencies,are there none
- -other that will accept them ?
*
By the death of Mr. Gladstone the
Empire looses the greatest Briton of
the century and in all quarters there is
sympathy most sincere. He died full
of years and of honors, save those
empty titles he saw fit to decline.
Undoubtedly his remaining plain
"Mr." Gladstone endeared him to the
hearts of the people. In domestic
politics he was strongest and to his
Administrations are owing many of
those liberalizing laws which hastened
the progress of Britain. In foreign
politics he was not the same success,
and nearly all the disasters which
have for years befallen the British
arms were due to his temporizing.
Liberal organs are not befriending
Lord Aberdeen by eulogizing his
efusal to accede to advice given him
y Sir Charles Tupper when Premier.
he Governor-General on that occasion
exceded the duties which were and
are expected of him and only respect
for the office which he holds saved
him from more plain talking than he
has had the pleasure of hearing. As a
matter of fact, while he is being
blarneyed, now that he is going home,
those who are not at all sorry fully
equal in number those who will on the
occasion of his
departure go into
p
sackcloth and ashes.
*0*
The Supplementary estimates go to
show, if any further evidence was
necessary, that the Laurier Govern-
ment has no more serious thought of
economy than of carrying out many
more of its anti -election pledges. The
annual expenditure is now far beyond
that of the Conservative Governments.
which was denounced by the Liberals
as greater than the actual needs of the
country. If Macdonald, or any of the
remaining four` Conservative Premiers
were extravagant, what of the win-
some Sir Wilfrid who lets the purse
strings hang looser still.
•
The Liberals are having a series of
'family quarrels over the post -offices.
Down at Exeter they are pulling each
others wool, one clique charging the
other with underhand work and all
that sort of thing. Wingham, too,
furnishes another source of discord.
There is an intention on the part of
the Government to move the site from
one part of the towel to the other, and,
so it is alleged, into a block with which
Dr. Macdonald, M. P., has something
to do, It is a pity these politicians for
pelf cannot find something loftier to
fight over.
M
We have politicians in West Huron
who have year in and year out oppos-
ed the pensioning off of Members of
Parliament by appointing them to
lucrati-ve offices, hut now that M. C.
T ,' Cameron is to go to Regina these very
same individuals have become sudden-
ly mum, or can see nothing wrong
in the action. Were they sincere
in advocating the independence of
Parliament, or on this point as on
many another one, simply making a
higher profession of public virtue
than they really possess.
*•
In so far as the to be made
by the resignation of Mr. Cameron is
concerned it furnishes a case in point
where the office is not by any means
seeking the man ; to the contrary the
candidates are tumbling over each
other in their anxiety to secure the
nomination.
Mr. Tartn,'rfas just spent $40,000 for
sidew'as around the Parliament
13Vngs. He is to follow this up
-.with an iexpenditure of $10,000 for a
greenhouse - flowers for Ministerial
dinner tables, you know. Then $17,000
will be spent on the garden at Rideau
hall; and $14,000 in building a stone
f lice at one end of the city park,
khere no stone fence is needed. Mean-
while the outside shell of the Western
block is being pulled down and rebuilt
by day labour, and the roof of this
block, which was burned off sixteen
months ago, is to come. For sixteen
months they have been working on
his roof, and there is not a sign of it
Ottawa will look nice by the
•. Tarte gets through with it.-
mpire.
Circular Town Topics.
GODERICH, May 28th. -The Gode-
rich Dramatic Club played au
Irish Schoolmaster" in Exeter on the
24th. The piece was preceded by part
I in which Mies Whitney, our clever
soloist, and Miss Fisher, our equally
clever elocutionist, appeared.
It is certain that the big department-
al stores in Toronto do not sell dry
node as low as they are being sold in
goods
these days.
Our doctors are complaining of dull
tunes.
Those of our people who receive
summer boarders are preparing for
arrivals.
Next month the town band will com-
mence a series of out -door concerts
that will only end when the maples
are again of ruddy hue.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Acheson were in
Blyth ou Wednesday of last week.
Mr. G. M. Elliott attended a meeting
in Blyth yesterday week.
Mrs. Whitney, (nee Martin) returned
to Woodstock last week after a month'.
visit at the maternal residence.
Mr. Percy Sheppard, of Toronto,
spent the 24th at the old home.
Quite a number of men are employ-
ed in connection with the elevator, and,
as soon as the cribs aro in for the front
foundation the present number will be
doubled.
The dredge Arnoldi is doing good
work in cleaning for the elevator foun-
dation and when this work is com-
pleted it will be started depening the
harbor where increased depth is neces-
sary.
A raft of logs is expected in in a few
days for the Goderich Lumber Co.
Our boys in full force Saturday and
Sunday were bathing in the lake and
river. The water was real warm, so
they say.
On Saturday and Sunday the south
pier was crowded.
The Temperance hall has been treat-
ed to a new roof, and a concert will be
gisen to -morrow, Friday, evening to
help to pay the roofers.
Miss A. Wlnnifrede Ball, of the
Crediton public school, epent a few
days this week at the family residence,
West St.
Mrs. Carleton, who spent the winter
in New York, has returned to town.
Ex -Reeve Jas. Johnstone, of West
Wawanosh, Was in town on Friday.
The schooner Kalfage sailed last
Wednesday with a cargo of salt for
Midland.
The fence round the square is to be
painted and the wood -work at the Har-
bor. Park to receive the saute treat-
ment.
The Harbor Park is still being im-
proved by the Public Works Commit-
tee, and when finished will afford
every accommodation to excursion
parties, as there will be plenty of
shade, a neat band stand, plenty of
water and a good cook house.
There was no morning services at
St. Peter's on Sunday, Rev. Father
West preaching in Clinton.
Saturday was the first real good day
for boating, consequently the harbor
was crowded with rowers.
The town v band a d willive a ran,,
opeuing promenade concert in the
kating rink on Thursday, June 2nd,
when a choice programme will be pre-
sented. The opeuing will be free to
members of the Musical Society, to
others a small admission fee will he
charged.
There was a song service at Victoria
Street Methodist church on Sunday.
The public schools reopened yester-
day.
The June sessions open on Tuesday,
June 14th.
S. J. Reid, the administrator of the
estate of the late Jos. A. Reid, has set
a good example by dosing the store at
6 p.m. each day, except Saturdays.
Rev. Mr. Rigsby, of Blyth, preached
in North St. Methodist Church at both
services on Sunday.
Mr. E. Wall, 8f Ashfield, brought a
load of oats to town last week that
weighed 147 bushels, 15 lbs.
Jno. 1-I. Johnston is putting in three
snubbing posts and replacing many old
planks at the dock-.
The Dominion Day Celebration Com-
mittee consists of Mayor Thompson,
Councillors Cantelon, Prid ham, and
Martin, and Messrs. C. A. Nairn, D. B
Grant and W. T. Murney.
The owners of the fishing boats and
tugs complain of the light hauls they
are making.
Regular meeting of the Patriarchs of
Huron Encampment next Monday
evening.
The Chosen Friends will meet in
regular session this Thursday evening.
Mesdames Wynn and T. J. R. Naftel
and Misses R. and M. Naftel left last
week for a month's visit to Toronto and
Niagara Falls.
Our druggist, Jill. E. Davis had a
fine picture of the Grand Old Man in
his window the past week. It was
draped with the Union Jack, the flag
Ire loved so well.
All flags of public buildinge were at
half -iciest soon after the news of the
death of Mr. Gladstone was received.
The death of Mr. Gladstone was re-
ferred to from every pulpit on Sunday.
Mise Josie Mcl')ougall is visiting
many cities in the (Mittel States.
The Batik of Commerce has hoisted
a splendid flag staff from which the
Empire flag will often flutter.
The following ladies and gentlemen
will take part in the Temperance Con-
cert to -morrow :-Miss Eva Acheson,
Mies Carter, of Clinton, Miss Whitney,
Miss Price, Mrs. Colin Campbell, Miss
Mabel McKenzie, Mies Tye, Mies Alice
Sharman, Miss Mildred Campbell, Miss
Millie Godwin, Mr. Jas. Thomson, Mr.
B. D. Grant, Mr. W. Stoddart, Mrs. R.
W. Logan. Miss Laura Acheson, Miss
McCall, Miss Campaigne, Miss Mitch-
ell.
On Friday evening last a meeting
was held in the Base Ball Club rooms
for the purpose of forming a yachting
club. The following officers were elect-
ed for 1898: Commodore, Mr. Boyd ;
Vice -Commodore, Wm. Marlton; Sec-
retary, Mr. Robinson ; Managing Com-
mittee, Chas. Shannon ,and Frank
Humber.
On Tuesday of last week F. H. Mc-
Quiggan, General Superintendent, E.
H. Fitzhugh, Local Superintendent, F.
W. Morse, Supt. of Motive Power, W.
U. Robb, Asst. Supt. of Motive Power,
and H. Ferguson, General Road Supt..
arrived in town by special train. They
occupied two official cars and were on
a regular tour of inspection. After
viewing the up -town property they in-
spected that at the harbor, paying con-
siderable attention to the portion
where the elevator will be built. The
effect of the visit is likely to he altera-
tions at the dock, including the re-
placing of the track all along the G. T.
R. dock.
St. Peter's church has at last assumed
a completely finished appearance, the
last two frosted windows that remain-
ed having been replaced last week by
handsome panels of stained glass. One
representing St. Anthony of Padua
and St. Michael the Archangel, was
donated by the ladies of the congrega-
tion, and the other, the gift of Patrick
Nugent, is a representation of the vis-
ion of St. Dominick. The windows are
the most handsome in the church, and
were made by N, T, Lyon, Toronto.
Death of Gladstone.
THE GRAND OLD MAN PASSED
AWAY LAST THURSDAY
MORNING.
Hon. W. E. Gladstone, four times
Prime Minister of Great Britain, and
one of the grandest men of the age,
died at an early hour lest 'Thursday
morning. All other topics in Britain
have dropped out of sight in the pass-
ing to reet of the greatest statesman of
our time and generation. He will be
given a state funeral and a monument
in Westminster Abbey.
OBITUARY.
Mr. Gladstone was born at Liverpool,
Deo. 29, 1809. The sou of a Liverpool
oorn merchant -Sir John Gladstone,
M. P., sometime of Leith -and of Ano
Robertson, slaughter of Mr. Andrew
Robertson of Stornoway, and Provost of
Dingwall, the greatest Liberal states-
man of his time has ever been proud to
boast of hie Scottish nationality and
middle-class origin. He was educated
at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and
at both places early developed High
Church tendencies, and those Tory
principles which he apparently inherit-
ed from his father. A t school he con-
tributed largely to The Eton M1Tiscellany,
and subsequently took an active part in
the discussion of the Oxford Union.
lie was married in 1839 to Miss Cather-
ine Glynne, daughter of Sir Stephen R.
Glynne, of Hawarden Castle, Flint-
shire.
ENTERS PUBLIC LIFE.
Shortly after the passing of the first
Reform Bill, in 1832, Mr. Gladstone
made his entry into public life at New-
ark, where he was elected, as the Duke
of Newcastle's nominee, in the Tory in-
terest, defeating Sergeant Wilde, the
popular candidate. It was on May 17,
1883, that he delivered his maiden
speech in the House of Commons, in
reply to Lord Howick, on th'e slavery
question, when he expressed himself
as opposed to slavery, but not in favor
of hasty and wholesale enfranchise-
ment.
On the dissolution of the Melbourne
Ministry, at the end of 1834, Sir Robert
Peel called Mr. Gladstone to his first
public appointment as Junior Lord of
the Treasury, which post he resigned in
February of the following year for that
of Under Secretary for .the Colonies. A
month afterwards (March 1885), how-
ever, Lord John Russell introduced his
motion with regard to the temporali-
ties of the Irish Church, which Mr.
Gladstone vigorously opposed ; but the
Ministry were beaten and Lord Mel-
bourne again came into power. The
death of William IV, in June 1837,
caused another general election, when
Mr. Gladstone was once more returned
for Newark. In 1841, on the accession
of Sir Robert Peel, after the defeat of
Lord John Russell in the House of Com-
mons, Mr. Gladstone accepted office as
Vice -President of the Board of Trade
and Master of the Mint.
He took an active part in the Corn
Law debates of 1841,42, and, although
opposed to Mr. Villiers, the champion
of the Repeal party, the revised tariff
scheme was said to be chiefly Mr. Glad -
stone's work. He became President of
the Board of Trade in 1843, but at the
commencement of 1845 he resigned,
owing to his opposition to the exten-
sion of the Itlaynooth Grant and the
establishment of uotr sectarian colleges.
In 1846, it having been announced that
an immediate revision of the Corn Laws
was pending, Sir Robert Peel resigned,
finding that certain members of his Gov-
ernment would not go with him; but
Lord John Russell declining to form a
Cebinet, Sir Robert returned to office,
with Mr. Gladstone as Colonial Secre-
tary and member for Oxford Univerei,
ty.
On the death of Sir Robert Peel, in
1850, 11r. Gladstone paid ,his memor-
able visit to Naples, which laid the
foundation of his future friendship
with Cavour and Garibaldi. During
this period he finally severed himself
from the Tories, although holding aloof
from the Liberals for a time, and in
1852 became Chancellor of the Excheq-
uer in Lord Aberdeen e Administration,
but fell with the collapse of that Cabin-
et after the Crimean \Var. Subsequent-
ly he was appointed by the Earl of
Derby Lord Fligh Commissioner to the
Ionian Islands.
BECAME CHANCELLOR
OF THE EXCIIFQUER.
In 1859 he accepted the Chancellor-
ship of the Exchequer in Lord Palmer-
ston's Government. Hie budgets were
always looked forward to with absorb-
ing interest ; but no little sensation
was caused by that of 1861, which an-
nounced the total repeal of the much,'
debated paper duty. On tho dissolu-
tion of 1865, Mr. Gladstone was rejeoted
at ,Oxford, but was returned for South
Lancashire, reoeivi•ag great ovations at
Manchester and Liverpool. On the
death of Lord Palmerston, in the au-
tumn of that year, Earl Russell became
Premier ; hie old foe, Mr. Gladstone,
being the leader of the new Reform
bill, a "cave'' was formed in the House
of Commons, and the Ministry fell in
1866, to be succeeded by the Earl of
Derby's Government, with Mr. Disraeli
as leader in the Commons, who passed
a bill in' 1867, by the operation known
as"dishing the Whigs."
It was in this year that Mr. Gladstone
made his famous declaration in favor of
disestablishing the Irish Church. In
February 1808 Mr. Disraeli became
Prime Minister, but Parliament was dis-
solved in the following November,
when Mr. Gladstone, rejected in South-
west Lancashire, was elected for Green-
wich. In the Parliament of 1869 he
became Premier for the first time, and
thence up to the dissolution of 1874 a
number of important measures were
placed on the statute book. The Irish
Church having been disestablished, and
while Europe was distracted with the
Franco-Prussian War, the Liberal Gov-
ernment carried the Elementary Edu-
cation Act the Irish Land Act, the Abol-
ishment of Purchase in the Army (by
Royal warrant), the Act for Abolishing
University Tests, and the Ballot Aot,
but they were beaten on the Irish Uni-
versity Education bill in 1873, and Mr.
Disraeli returned to power in 1874.
THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES.
Mr. Gladstone then decided to re-
sign the leadership of the Liberal party,
but in 1875 aroused much publio in-
dignation against the atrocities which
the Turks were perpetrating in Bul-
garia. In 1879 be made his first visit
to Midlothian, and on the dissolution
of 1880 he was returned for that con•
stituenoy, and became for the second
time Premier.
Amongst the important Acts he oar-
ried between 188u and 1885 may be
mentioned the Employers' Liability
Act, the second Irish Land Aot, the
Hares and Rabbits Act, a reform in the
Land Laws, and, eine( of all, the third
Reform Aot and Redistribution Aot.
After the dissolution of the autumn of
1885, Mr. Gladstone again cavae for-
ward for Midlothian, and was re elected
by an enormous majority.
On the fall of the Salisbury Adminis-
tration, Jan. 26, le86, Mr. Gladstone
was summoned by the Queen to again
take office. He then held as Premier
the office of First Lord of the Treasury
and Keeper of the Privy Seal. In con-
sequence of a divergence of views be,
tween some of the leading members of
the Liberal party and Mr. Gladstone
with respect to bis proposed Irish policy
several of his old colleagues, notably
Lord lfartington and Sir II. James, did
did not join his Cabinet -Mr. Chamber-
lain and Mr. 'Trevelyan, who accepted
office, resigning March 27.
THE UPILISING Ob' THIS UNIONISTS.
Mr. Gladstone introduced bills re-
lating to the government and land of
Ireland, the former in a great speech
on April 8, and the sale and purohase
of land (Ireland) bill on the 16th. But
in the meantime the revolt of a large
section of the Liberal party, who were
known as Unionists, became pronouns
oed, and on April 14 a great Unionist
meeting was held at Her Majesty's
Theatre to protest against both the
Home Rule and the Land Purchase bills,
which, the Premier had announced,
were indissolubly tied together. On
May 10 the second reading of the Gov-
ernment of Ireland bill was moved in
the House of Commons, and a lengthy
debate commenced. On May 27 a
meeting was called by Mr. Gladstone at
the Foreign Office, the invitation being
issued to "all members of the Liberal
party, who are desirous, while retaining
full freedom on all the • particulars of
Irish Government bill, to vote in favor
of the establishment of a legislative
body in Dublin for the management of
the affairs specifically and exclusively
Irish.'' More than 200 members at-
tended, On June 8 about 1 o'clock in
the morning, the vote of the House was
taken on the Home Rule bill, when the
Government were by a majori-
ty of 30 -there being 311 ayes and 341
noes -a result which caused a scene of
wild excitement. At a Cabinet Council
on the same day the Government re
solved to resign, the announcement
made in Parliament on June 10, the
Sale and Purchase of Land (Ireland) bill
being on the same evening withdrawn.
On June 14 Mr, Gladstone issued his
election address, and on Juno 17 left
London for another Midlothian ea1u-
paign, bis progress to the north being
yet again marked with every sign of en-
thusiasm, On July 2 Mr. Gladstone
was elected for both Midlothian and
Leith, and chose to sit for his old con-
stituency, but the result of the general
election was to deprive him of power.
OOLDWIN SMITH WRITES a
I �1 Ci; UI-''rIfEDEAll
BRITISH 9'I'ATE:4.IAN.
Though Gladstone bad retired from
leadership, bis death is a great event.
Elis life has been already written in
various forms, apd need not be rehears
sed here. His career was singular in
this respect, that the last half of it was
to a great extent the reversal of the first
half. Ileet
s out a'1'ory, and the nonli-
nee of the ultra•Tory Duke of vtwcn ale
,
the aristocrat who, when taken to task
for coercing the votes of his tenants,
asked whether he had not a right to do
what he liked with his own. He wrote a
book on the relations of Church and
State, maintaining the most extreme
theory of Church Establishment, and
he seceded from Peel's Government be-
cause Peel proposed to increase the
grant to Maynoobh. After the split
in the Conservative party on the Cern
laws, Gladstone, with the other per-
sonal followers of Sir Robert, Peelitee,
as they were called, remained for some
time independent, hovering between
the two parties. The tariff question,
which by this time was pretty well out
of the way, excepted, Gladstone leaned
to the Conservative side. it was gener-
ally believed at the time that he would
have been attracted to the Conservat,
ive leadership had the place been open;
but it was occupied by Disraeli, who
could not be removed Gladstone then
cast in his lot with the Liberals. Hav-
ing done this, he was, by the vehem,
encs of his natere, carried the full
length of his r.ew opinions, and the
nominee of the Tory Duke of Newcastle
became the author'of measures for the
ultra -democratic extension o! the cuff,
rage, the disestablishment of the Irish
Church, the confiscation of the property
of the Irish landlords, and the repeal of
the Union; that Union which in his
earlier day he had extolled as one of
the two great achievements of Pitt. Op-
ponents did not fail to note that both
Irish Disestablishment and Home Rule
were embraced by him at the moment
when each was necessary to bring him
back to power. Up to the general
election of 1885 he had been denouncing
Parnell as wading through rapine todis-
memberment, throwing him and his fol-
lowers into prison as enemies of the
realm, and appealing to the country for
support against them on the Irish ques-
tion. Having embraced Home Rule
and allied himself with Parnell, he pro-
ceeded in the desperate struggle which
ensued to stir up separatism, not in
Ireland only, but in Scotland, and
Wales. All the time be was no doubt
sincerely convinced that ho did the will
of Heaven. The end, it is needless to
say, was defeat, and the wreok of the
Liberal party.
fo free trsde, which he had embrac-
ed and ably advocated as feel's lieu,
tenant, Gladstone remained firmly at.
taobed to the end ; though tho triumph
of that principle had been so complete
that attachment to it at last almost
ceased to be a distinctive feature of the
character of a public man.
In one other respect Gladstone re'
mained unchanged. He was to the last
a doctrinal high Churchman, and was
surrounded by a circle of high Church
friends. These men forgave him Irish
Disestablishment because the Church
of Ireland was separate from that of
England, and thoroughly Protestant.
As a speaker, Gladstone, it is need-
less to say, was highly impressive and
effective. He owed his ascendancy in
debate to the earnestness of his man-
ner, his flow of language, the excellence
of his voice and delivery, and, above all,
to hie command of subi cots, especially
of finance, of which he was the oraole,
and his unrivalled power of expounding
a complicated measure and piloting it
through the House. Elpquent, in the
sense in which Chatham, Burke, and
Bright were eloquent, he was not. No
passage or phrase of his speeches is
quoted for ito grandeur or beauty. He
had somewhat marred the freshness of
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bis style by over -practice in debating
societies in his youth, and contracted
both as a speaker and a writer a habit
of excessive prolixity. While Bright's
speeches were carefully prepared, those
of Gladstone were extemporary, so far
as the language was concerned. It is
doubtful even whether he always clear'.
ly foreeaw what he would say before he
sat down.
Gladstone was not only a speaker,
but a most voluminous ericer and ou
a vast variety of subjects ; on mythology,
philology, poetry, cosmogony, and theo-
logy, as well as politics. But of the
mass of his works only parte of his stud-
ies on Houser are generally deemed to
be of lasting value.
in Gladstone's face the one fine fea-
ture was the eye, which was exceeding,
ly bright. He had not that delicacy
of the brow which has been noted as
the common attribute of genius. But
his whole form bespoke the nervous
energy whioh, with the power and habit
of sustained labour, he possessed in the
highest degree, Though very excitable,
he was not emotional, nor did responsi-
bility weigh heavily on bis mind. He
would oome home from the stormiest of
debates, lay his head upon the pillow,
and sleep like a child. He owed much
to the assiduous care of a most excel-
lent and affectionate wife.
01 his personal virtues it is needless
to speak. No character could be more
excellent ; in society no man could be
more charming ; no man had more de-
voted friends.
The Live Stock Market.
TORONTO.
Toronto, May 20. -There was a heav-
ier run of cattle than ever at the west-
ern cattle yards to -day, and the want
of a larger market was increasingly
felt. All the little corners and all the
horse pens on both yards were filled
with castle, and there were three cat
loads that could not be unloaded until
late in the day. There were over 150
carloads of stuff on the hoards, includ-
ing about 103 sheep and lambs, 2,800
hogs, 80 calves and about 20 milch
cows and springers.
Export Cattle -Offerings were heavy
and some of the poorer cattle remain-
ed in the pens unsold at the close of
the day. As a result of the heavy of-
ferings the feeling was a little weak,
not ninny cattle touching $4 40, which
was the top last Tuesday, The ruling
figure to -day was from g34 to $4 30.
There were sales of good cattle at $4 15
and $110.
Butchers' Cattle -Thele was not itn
easy feeling in this line, although the
offerings were heavy. Quotations
ruled from 31c to 4c for the hest cattle
and 00n11110t1 to medium sold for from
3c to Sec per lb. Poor cattle are hard
to sell.
Bulls -There was a fair demand at
from 31c to :Mc.
Stockers end Feeders -There was a
good demand for stockers for Buffalo
anti prices were firm at 33:1 :30 to :$3 3,0
per cwt. There was practically no de-
mand o
t 1 f r feeders. '
Sheep and .Lambs—The offerings
were light and the market firer. Year-
lings sold at, 5c. to 5;c and sante extra
choice at (lc. in shipping sheep bucks
sold at 3e to 31c, good ewes at Sic to 4e
b agouti demand. There were
about spring lam hs offered and all
soli, at. $3 to $1„each.
Calves— Were' a little firmer, selling
at, $:3 to $0 each.
llilrla
Cows and springers—There is;
a little inquiry; from dairymen for
newly -calved cows to pot on the glass.
The market is 8Leariy at, ;p25 to $10
each.
Hogs—Choice singer's were firm rit
$5 to $5 10, weighwd off the caws, rami
thick fat and light loge sold at :3e to
3)r and stags at :_'c.
NVe (plate
:.-
Milch cows, each. .. ..$25 00 t0 $40 OD
l xpoet cattle, per cwt.. 3 75 to 4 30
l3utchers' choice rattle,
- cwt 3 90 to 4 01
Butchers' cattle per cwt 3 50 to 3 75
Hoteliers' good cattle,
cwt 3 25 to 3 30
Butchers' colae cattle,
cwt 3 0:) to 3 20
Bulls, per cwt 2 50 to 3 65
Feeders, per cwt 3 4(1 to 3 0'1
Stockers, per cwt 3 (15 to 3 till
Export sheep, per cwt3 50 to 4 50
Butchers' sheep, per
cwt 325to 4(:0
Yearling Lambe, per
cwt 5 90 to 0 (1)
Spring lambs, each4 00 to 4 50
Bucks, per cwt ' 3 00 to 3 50
Calves, per head. 3 00 to 6 00
Choice bacon hogs, per
cwt 505 to 510
bight hogs, per cwt. . 4 65 to 4 75
Thick fat hogs, per cwt 4 60 to 4 75
Sows, per cwt 3 (10 to 3 25
Stags, per cwt 2 00 to 2 05
CLINTON MARKET REPORTS.
(Corrected every Wednesday afternoon.)
!!all Wheat, new .... 1 05 to 1 05
Barley .. 0 90 to 0 45
Gate. .... 0 28 to 0 32
Peas 0 69 to 0 60
Rye . 0 39 to 0 40
Potatoes, per bush, new... 0 50 to 0 55
Butter loose in basket, 0 11 to 0 12
Butter in tub. 0 12 to 0 13
Eggs perdoz ' 0 8 to 0 9
clay ,... 6 00 to 6 00
Live Hogs 0 00 to 4 70
Pork per cwt ,, 6 00 to 6 00
Dried Apples per ib .. 0 03+Ito 0 04
Ducks per ib. 0 05 0 06
Turkeys per lb 0 07 to 0 08
Geese per lb 0 05 to 0 06
Chickens per pair 0 30 to 0 35
Wool.... 0 18 to 0 18
FACTS ABOUT HEALTH
It Is Easy to Keep Well If We Know
How -Sonne of the Conditions Necee-
aary to Perfect Health.
The importance of maintaining good
health is easily understood, and it is
really a simple matter if we take a oor-
root view of the conditions required.
In perfect health the stomach promptly
digests food, and thus prepares nourish-
ment. The blood is employed to carry
this nourishment to the organs, nerves,
muscles and tiseuee which need it. The
first great essential for good health, there -
tore, is pure, rich blood. Now it Is cer-
tainly a fact that no medicine has such
a record of cures as Hood's Sarsaparilla.
It is literally true that there aro hundreds
of people alive and well today who would
have been in their graves had they not
taken Hood's Sarsaparilla. It is depended
upon as a family medicine and general
regulator of the system by tens of thou-
sands of people. This is because Hood's
Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure. This
18 the secret of its great oneness. Keep
your system in good health by keeping
your blood pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla,
which absolutely ourea when other medi-
cines fail to do any good whatever.
Hood's Pills withItoodd'saar.sp iiiate,
THEREARE DRUGS
AND DRU
t r<
s
Both going by the same names. It takes
drill, ,..x:perience and tools to tell which
•
is which, and find out which are up to
the standard. Does not your interest
demand that you patronize a druggist
who appreciates this fact, and is quali-
fied and analyzes what he dispenses.
All drugs you get here are pure --and
you will not be charged an unreason-
able price.
BRING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS TO US.
r. a O BE
Mfg Chemist and Druggist
PHYSICIAN'S SUPPLIES.,
Toronto Farmers' Market.
Toronto, May 20. -The receipts of
grain on the street market here to -day
were more liberal ; prices were firmer.
Wheat -Was lc to 3c dearer, 1,200
bushels selling at Plc to $1 05 for white
straight, $1 12 to $1 15e for red winter
and $1 05 to $1 07 for goose.
Barley -Firmer, 200 bushels selling
at 42c to 40e.
Oats -Firmer, 8C0 bushel selling at
38c to 30c.
Peas -Firmer, 200 bushels selling at
64e to 65c.
Hay and Straw -The receipts were
fair, there was a fair deinand and the
market was easier, 30 loads of hay sel-
ling at $7 50 to $9 and six loads of
straw at $6 to $6
Dressed Hogs -The receipts were
fair, there was a good demand and the
market was firth at $6 25 for choice.
Wheat, white, per bu.$
do goose
do red
Barley per bush..
Oats per bush
Rye per bush,.
Peas per bush..
Hay, per tun
Straw.
Dressed hogs
Butter, lb. rolls
do tubs, dairy ....
Spring chickens
Chickens
Eggs,
Turkeys
Potatoes
Beef, carcases
du hind
do fore
, ' ]
Yearling
land)
1
Spring do
Mill ton -
Veal -
99 to $ 1 07
107 to1081i
112 to1151i
42 to 46
38 to 39
54 to 55
64 to (15
7 50 to 900
6 00 to 6 50
0 25 to 00
16 to 00
14 to 16
55 to 70
50 to 60
10e to 00
li to 12
71) to 75
5 to 6e
0 to 8
4 to 5
9 to 10
3 to 6
5 to 8
6 to 8
„oma..—...- _ 4, . •,=.=2•6400.0 ,
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