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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1897-03-12, Page 2• IVIarvil 32, 1897 TIIE CLINTON NEW ERA ti tno'G 9.71oedand anal cedcyte66 @dea/cny ON. THE ST. CLAIR RIVER) SARNIA, ONT. Thebest proof of a School's 'efficiency is the demand for its grdua es Fifty-seven n o£ our students secured ex- cellent positions last year; vv e give the bestBUSIN E S S and SHORTHAND train- ing, and take special pains in placing our students in good positions. Students admitted at any time. Correspondence solicited. A. "S. NIMMO, Proprietor. 1 Crisp County Clippings '9Vhile cart ging in wood. on,Thurs- day, Mr N. T. Clt)ff, of Seaforth, fell; breaking several of his ribs. Mr H. Ingram, of Hensall, left with Xtis three children, on Monday last, for San Francisco, Cal. Thos. Anderson, aged 70 years, a res - qdent of the township of Morris for a uarter of a century, died on Tuesday last. ' Mrs Stimore, of Leadbury, who has been ill for upwards of a year, is, we regret to say, becoming weaker. • That Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and relieves a vast amount of suffer- ing is not a theory but a well known fact. Mr Alex. Burnett, of Lakelet, has sold out his blackswithing business to ^A4c Russell, Mount Forest, who takes possession this week. Miss Ward, daughter of Mr Thomas „• Ward, of St. Thomas, died at the resi- de'nce ot Mr !James Snell, Exeter, on Wednesday last, at the age of nine- -stem years. For a mile and a quarter on the Lon- - don road, north of Exeter, there are by actual count 100 pitch holes, and the majority of them are from 3 to 4 ' feet deep. Messrs T. Mellis and Archie McGreg- or, of Kippen, have just completed the heavy task of turning out 1,000 lbs. of • horse shoes, which calls for a good many strokes of the hammer and sledge. While no physician or pharmacist oan conscientiously warrant a cure, the J. C. Ayer Co. guarantee the purity, strength, and medicinal virtues of Ayer's Sarsapar- illa, It was the only blood purifier admit- ted at the great World's Fair in Chicago, • 1893. Jos. Carruth, of Wingham, has se- cured a position in the Goderich organ factory. The town band will lose one of its most active and efficient mem- bers, apd whose place as a baritona player will be hard to fill. James Watson, aged 76 years, one of the pioneers, passed away on Tues- day at his residence on con. 5 of Mor- ris. Three sons, John, the assessor, Wm. and James, and two daughters, Mrs N. Thornton and Mrs Wm. Gar- . hiss, are left to mourn his demise. Mrs J. McTavish, of Wroxeter, died on Sunday evening. She was a very old •lady, but very active, and was clear -minded to the last. She out -liv- ed her husband by only six weeks, and the funeral on Wednesday was largely attended. A neglected cough is dangerous. Stoped at once by using Shiloh's cure. Sold by J H. Combe, Clinton. The many friends of Mr Wm. White - 'sides, of Hensall, will regret to learn that he is and has been dangerously 111 for the past week. Miss Violet, his daughter, assistant teacher in the • school; was also recently quite ill, but y�.` ' has recovered sufficiently to wait on her father. The Hensall Methodist church near- ly caught fire this week, owing to the hot air by some means escaping through the cold air pipes. When dis- covered the floor was nearly on fire. The defect was at once attended to, to ' - prevent a recurrence. Constipation, causes more than half the ills of women. Karl's Clover Root Tea is scant pure for Constipation. Sold by pmbe, Clinton. Vim Della ]3ethune, of Seaforth, has isettiretl a situation as teacher in a school in the North West, and leaves shortly to take charge. She will be accompanied by her sister, Mrs War- (lee, who has spent the winter with herparents. It has been currently reported that Mr Thos. Stephens, of Seaforth, had rented the Queen's Hotel to a gentle- a.`+)moan in Exeter, He informs us, how - ;seer, that such is not the case, and 'that he will continue to occupy the ho - el himself. We regret to announce that Mr A. 'Dawson, of Wingham, died last week. Ile had been troubled for some time ' With a swelling of the tonsils, and this, ''zoupled with an attack of heart failure, Caused his death last Sunday morning. Mr Dawson was born in Aberdeen- Shire! Scotland, and came to Canada in the sixties. He had sat in the town Council for many years. Ile was a Presby'terian and a life-long Liberal.. ,leis loss is mourned by a evrdow,dtid 011ie Children. M�. Crisp County Clippings. Owing to illness is his father's fami- ly, Mr Long, teacher in S.S.. No. 4, of Grey, tendered h;s resignation. Rev. Mr Anderson, the incoming in- cumbent of St John's church, Brussels, is expeuted to take his first service on Suituay, March 21st. J. B. Ferguson was appointed town treasurer of Wingham at the council meeting Monday evening, to fill the place of John Dickson, resigned. Deadman & McCall, Brussels have bought a drug business in Chatham. Mr Deadman will again resume control of the business he. e and MriMcCal1 will remove to Chatham. The farm lands of the estate of the late John Hanna, that were offered for sale in Wiughaw, were not said. The highest bid being $2630, not reaching the reserve bid. Mr C. A. Campbell, of Wingham,ham met it a painful accident on Sunday As he was coming down the hill on John street, he slipped on the icy walk wrenching his left leg and throwing the knee out of joint. It is not to be wondered at that Ayer's Pills are in such universal demand. For the oure of constipation, biliousness, or any other complaint needing a laxative, these pills are unsurpassed. They are sugar- coated, easy to take, and every dose is ef- fective. On Thursday of last week, while coming out of Knight's grocery store, Hugh Munroe, of Godericb, the dray - man, slipped cn the icy sidewalk and sprained his leg sufficient to lay him up fur a week Or two. Messrs VanEgmond, of the Seaforth woollen mills, have dissolved partner- ship, and Mr W. D. VanEgmond will. take over•the business. We believe he has been endeavoring to form a joint stock company for the purpose of run- ning the mill. The Rodger ville cheese company held their annual meeting on Monday, 23rd of February. The business of last sea- son was quite satisfactory to the pat- rons, the average pisepai them being g 6.35, which is equal to 19 1-20 cents per pound, for butter. Qsk your physician, your druggist and 'your friends about. Shiloh's Cure for Con- sumption. They will reoomend it. Sold by J. H Combe, Clinton, Wm. Dinnen, of Lumley, who hag been suffering for some time with a cancerous growth in the throat, went to London last week to consult physic- ians with a view to an operation. It was decided not to perform the opera- tion, but to insert a tube below the throat to afford relief. Mr Dinnen is very ill in consequence of being unable to partake of much food. The death of Robt. C. Hodgson, of Usborne, took place on Thursday last at the home of his mother, con. 3, at the age of 26 years. Deceased had been ill for some months of consump- tion brought onby la grippe, and al- though failing in health, his death was unexpected at so early a date as this. Another old resident passed away at Rodgerville, on Wednesday last, in the person of Mrs J. P. Marshall, at the ripe age of 76 years. She had been ailing for some time, but was able to be around until a few days prior'to her death. Deceased was well respected by all who knew her, and a large nnin- ber followed her remains to Exeter cemetery. Karl's Clover Root Tea is a sure cure for Headache and all nervous diseases. Noth- ing relieves so quickly. S:dd by J. H. Combo, Clinton. Mr C. Lloyd, of Wingham, received the sad intelligence this week of the death of his son Charles, which hap- pened at Oakland, Cl.,aMonday night. He was journeying abet stayed at the hotel over night, and on retiring, it is supposed pp had blown out the , gas in- stead of turning it off. The escaped gas filled the room and in the morning he was found dead. r ire destroyed the residence of Rich- ard Alcock,l4th con. of Grey, on Tues- day night. Mr Alcock was out to the stable attending to some stock and on returning to the house went upstairs to drive out.a cat. In descending the stairs his feet slipped owing to the snow on his boots, and in his fall the lamp he was carrying was smashed, at once setting fire to the place. The flames spread rapidly and very little of the household effects were saved. In- surance amounted to $300. On Tuesday of last week Henry Bran- don, of Belgrave, went to Blyth and got a couple of bottles filled, one with horse liniment the other lagrippelcure. He reached home and had,bist got the horse stabled when he felt a. sudden at- tack of gripik and took what, he thought was grippe cure, but was mis- taken and swallowed a quantity of lin- iment instead. Medicalaid was at once summoned and by the expert use of the stomach pump his life was saved. A meeting of the South Huron Con- servative Association, as constituted for local purposes, was held in Zurich on Tuesday last, for the election of of- ficers. There was a ijsrge attendance. In the absence ot the President, John Torrance was moved to the chair, when the election of officers was proceeded with, as follows:—Pres., J.A. Williams, Zurich; Vice Pres., Sohn McNaughton, Varna; 2nd Vice, Phin Hunter, Exeter; 3rd Vice, Dr. Bethune, Seaforth; or- ganizer in chief, L. I3. Dickson, Exeter; Treas., T. B. Carling, Exeter; Sec., M. J. White, Exeter. Sub -organizers were appointed for each sub -division in the riding, and arrangements made for thorough organization. Speeches were made by Thos. E.Hays, Seaforth; 'John Torrance, Zurich; T. B. Carling, T. H, McCallum, John Dauncey and E. J, Spackman, Exeter; J. E. Mc Don. ell, Hensall, and Mr Mcllveen, Stanley. It was decided to call a special meet- ing at Hensall, on March 23rd, for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the riding at the forth -coming election. THE PEOPLE ARE CONVINCED. When they read the testimonials of cures by Hood's Sarsaparilla. They are written by honest men and women, and are plain, straightforward statements of facts. The people have confidence in Hood's Sarsapar- ilia because they know it actually and per- manently cares, even when other medi- cines fail. HOOD'S PILLS are the only pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Easy and yet efficient. cyalalerort.a.A.. The tad • simile 1gmna 144 fes onovert' Rtspptt. Au Open Letter. Detroit, Miobigan, U.S.A. January, 1897. Wilfred Laurier, Premier of Canada: Will you permit a suggestion whish may aid you in reaching a wise solu- tion of the tariff question. I speak as one who is deeply interested in Canada, who believes that the oommeroial prosperity of the United States may, in time, be paral- leled within Canadian borders, and who rejoices in the good fortune which has at last brought together at this crisis, the evi- dent r p?ortunity, and the man to take a right auvantage ur it. My suggestion, briefly, is this : Will you not be utuoh more likely to arrive at the beat conclusion, if, for a moment, you lose sight of all minor details and the many plass interests which are selfishly forced upon you, and fooue your attention on one salient, essential feature of the whole ques- tion, and that is the fact that you are legis- lating for only 5.000,000 peuple, and that that the Canadian market is so limited and restricted that it ';(,s pet practicable to spec- ialize as to produce tbo best advantage. It is recognized on all sides to -day, that a large part of the advance made by mod- ern industry his come through speoializa- tion—the division of an industry into its separate parte, each Worked by a specialist. The history of man's industrial growth is a perfect illnstiation of this. The first settler grew the wool, sheared it, carded it spun it, wove his own cloth, and wore his homespun, home-made suit. Bye and bye, with the increase of population came, natu- rally, a sub -division of labo>s, and with a still greater iuorease came competition and the natural result of competition—econom- ic production through specializing, There are factories in the United States where, fifty years ago, one workman made an er- tire machine, where to -day the same work- man does nothing but cut a small thread on the steel bolts of the machine. This is specialization, and it is the key to the in- dustrial growth of Canada to -day, if she can secure the large market needed to make speoialization possible to her. Specialized industries are inevitably foremost in their line of product. As this question has a most important bearing on the present Canadian situation, I shall ask you to let me cite briefly one or two in- stances of speoialization. Compare the shoe trade of Canada and of the United States. Many .of the Canadian manufac- turers (though not all) say that, Canada being the oheapral lab9f ulerliet oR this en- tire continent, they would be quite villin; to endorse the freest reciprocity between Canada and the United States, and that, the conditions being equal, they would be quite prepared and willing to compete, feeling perfectly confident of their ability to get an ample amount of profitable em- ployment out of a market of 75,000,000 people. Those manufacturers who feel that they would not be able to compete with the United States are the men who are not specializing. They are engaged in manufacturing every variety of footwear worn by humanity, and this has been re- peatedly shown to be uneconomical and wasteful. I have heard it estimated by competent authorities that their method of shoe production was equivalent to a waste of fully 20 per Dent. How large a figure this waste amounts to may be better under- stood by reference to an item in the Shoe Trade Journal, of Chicago, the issue of December 26, 1896 (page 19). It is there stated that the total product of boots and shoes in Canada is about $30,600.000. On these figures, which are, no doubt, reliable, the Canadian waste through lack of spec- ialization reaches the enormous total of $6,000,000. Now these manufacturers, burdened by the wasteful methods natur- ally associated with a small restricted market for their labor, assume that the same conditions would prevail for them it there was a commercial reciprocity be- tween the two countries. They overlook entirely the fact that they would then be making shoes for 75,000,000 people instead of 5,000,000. They do not stop to consid- er that with suoh a market open to them they would immediately stand on an en- tirely different footing from their present position. They would specialize. In the place of producing in one factory every- thing in footwear that is worn by human- ity; they would naturally adopt the econ- omical plan that is practised by the shoe manufacturers of the United States, and concentrate their attention upon a special line. It may be interesting here to note the way in which the shoe business in the Unit ed States is focussed and centred. Brock- ton and its adjacent district, make nothing but men's fashionable shoes. Natick, Spencer, the Brookfields and their district, make nothing but Coarse Kip, Grain, such shoes as are worn by agriculturists navies, miners, iron workers. etc. They special- ize these. Rochester, N.Y., specialises on Women's high grade shoes. Some factor- ies here specialize on Children's. Cinci- natti, 0., makes only Women's high grade. Philadelphia, Pa., specializes ou Children's and Misses'; (with some Women's) of fashionable quality. Stoneham, Mase., on Milkmaids', Farmers' and Working Women's durable shoes. Beverly and $al - em, Mass., on old Women's comfortable shoes. Lynn, Mase., focuses on Women's shoes of the cheapest fashionable kind Haverhill, Mass., on Women's elippers and low shoes, also Men's dancing shoes. One or two factories here specialize on Men's cheap light shoes for Southern trade. Au- burn, Lewiston and Bangor, Me., on Men's fashionable shoes. St Croix, Me., (actually on the Canadian border line) footless its enormous production entirely on Men's cheapest stylish shoes. Ne+, York City, on the finest grades of Women's shoes, and a few factories on the finest grades of Men's shoes. Newark, N.J., the very fin- est grades of Men's fashionable shoes. Scattered towns through New Jersey group with Philadelpkia, and make Children's and Misses' shoes. Everywhere we End the United States manufacturers specializing, and. nowhere do you find a shoe manufacturer attempt- ing to make all kinds. I remember re- marking upon this to a Canadian shoe manufacturer, who showed me the enor- mous variety of footwear he was obliged to make to get enough work to run hie plant. I told him that there were large factories in the United States who made nothing but men's fashionable shoes at $l.60, and others who made nothing but men's fash• ionable shoes for: $2.25, and others who made nothing but plough shoes, brogans and oreoles for $1.00, and that they never thought of trying to make all kinds. Hie reply was that if a Canadian manufactur- er should try to do this for a oonstitnenoy of 5,000,000 people, he would have to close his faotory before the end of the year. Canadian manufacturers of all kinds meet this same difficulty when they buy their materials. They find that the produoei of their materials cannot afford to special- ize, because their market is limited and re- stricted. Take for instance the manufao facture of elastic fabrics in Canada. The e Have been half a dozen attempts made to manufacture elastic for shoes, suspenders, garters, eta. The very first factory to make this olaes of work on the North Am- erioan continent was established In Cana - Mir da, at Qoatiooak. After a life and death struggle the concern failed, bub the ma- chinery and the embarrassed roanufactur. ers went over to the Uuitred States.• All of the machinery was eventually set to work, and some of the men have by years of labor acquired a comfortable 3ompetenoy, which, of oouree was impossible to them in Cana- da, simply because the market was so re- stricted that to speoialize, as they were do- ing, wee impossible.: This industry has beeu tried in Canada again and again and you will find that the last factory attempting to make elaetio fab- rics in Canada, whioh was located at Niag- ara Falls, has lately moved to the United States. They were compelled to abandon the attempt to make elastic) fabrics, al- though elastic is used in Canada to a con- siderable extent, but not to the point of supporting a factory for it. Bo limited a quantity of an infinite variety could not be economically produced. This concern was one of ample capital and equipment, and would gladly have remained in Canada if the market had not been so reetrioted and limited. The same attempt has been made before by several others, but it hap in all oases been abandoned. If a Reoiprooity Treaty is made with the United States the article of Elaetio Fabrics should surely be put on the Free Reoiprooity list, of there is none of it manufactured in Canada. And surely the British in Canada. who have tried, or are now trying to build up 3anada are entitled to your consideration above and before those who have stayed at uome and know little by experience of the needs and conditions of the country. The loyal love of those men who have spent thousande of their hard earned dollars in trying to establish their industry in Cana- da, surely deserve to be recognized. I have talked with hundreds of British -born people in the United States between Maine and Oregon, just south of the border line, and their experience in Canada has led them to the same inferences which 1 have here drawn. It has been in their case invar- iably the impossibility of economical spe- cializing in the so restrioted and small market of Canada whioh has been, directly or indireotly, responsible for their failure. Remember that these men, many of them, were first induced to come to Canada from their British homes by the glowing accounts and printed proapeotases so vigorously oir- oulated in England, claiming that English- men with money should try Canada. As well bring water from England and try with it to fill a Canadian sieve, or keep Catttidigu knee from United Btatee mo1a9. Ses by drawing a line Or building it wall. They have tried her and lost their time money both, and many of them are begin- ning again much lower down the ladder than they started. Surely these people, with praotical experience of the needs of the situation, deserve to be heard and con- sidered, reciprocally, more than those brother Britiehers who stayed at home and have not, so far, been willing to lend any effort to build up Canadian industry. These are speoimens; there are hundreds of others. • What is true of these two manufacturing industries is known o be true of the raw materials the, consume. With the low prides for which their materials of equal quality are obtainable in the United States their machinery and moat of their mater- ials have to be got from across the border. There is no doubt whatever that the reason for the difference in cost is the fact that in the United States concentrated speoiali- zation bas effected important economies which are impossible in a country drawing its life from only 5,000,000 people: The manufacturer in Canada must do all kinds of work, be paactioally, "Jack of all trades" in order to employ his steam engine and tele faotory equipment. So far we have examined only the disas- trous effect of a restricted market upon the manufacturer. But the Canadian farmer is to be considered. He represents a large percentage of the population, and he has wares to sell no less than hie city brother. And right here a strong side -light is thrown upon the question by a reference to the very large number of British -born among the population of the United States who want the produce of the Canadian farmers. I may venture to speak for this class, being a representative of them my- self. I am oiierof those Englishmen who, having tried in vain to find scope in Cana- da, Dame to the United States and did well. We do not sufficiently realize that the entire population in Canada is only equal to the approximate number of Brit- ish born persons living in the United States. Here is a practical duplicate of the Canadian market just over the borders whose trade is almost wholly lost. This large representation of the British race in the United States is really only a fraction of those who are of British descent, for of the great population 'of 70;000,000, forty- six per cent, (32,200,000) claim British an- cestry and recognize England as their first mother country. Now this great British -descended con- stituency in the United States are very apt to give preference to the products • of the Canadian farmer. Let me mention a few of the overlooked productions—the things loot from view in moat considerations of the question. The fruit of the north is lus- cious, and it ripens at a time when fruit grown further south is ordinarily getting to be past its season. The late cherries, late strawberries and late plume would be easily in great demand, while the black currants and gooseberries, which are not grown in the United States, would find a quick and profitable market. I believe the British in the Uuited•States would prefer to drink Canadian beer made from Cana- dian malt; They would give a decided pre• Perones to Canadian Club Whiskey and Canadian Cheese. Have you ever thought how Canadian wares now gat preference with the millions of Britiehers in the Unit- - ed States, and how they would prefer to use Canadian wares if they could get them without dieorimination; that ie, if Canada had tke Laurier freest trade relations with the United States. Canada would not hold her own in manufactures. Facto abun- dantly show that manufacturing to the lar- gest extent is always done in "that climate that is bett to labor in." That is why the north of Europe and America do the most of it. Quebec, Montreal and Toronlo have the beet climate in the world to work in, and if they could get a market of 75,000,000 customers, Canadians may be confident that they will get their share of the work, and get prosperity in proportion, and not have to send one-fifth of her entire popula- tion, and that composed of her most vigor- ous young men and maidene across the bor- to get work, prosper and propagate there. In this whole question the, fault does not lie with the Canadian people. They are not idle or ehiftlees or inefficient. They are the best brain, brawn and sinew of the beat raoes. The fault lies in the fact that Jommercially, they are "bottled up," Take any 5,000,000 people on this continent— piok the group anywhere— and corner them up in this manner, and nee if the re- sult is not the eame. It is not the people. Neither is it the country. Why should The fae- almilo of is on every 1 Trapper. ales With Hood's SareapaTa I k - rilla,"Sales Talk," and show that this medi- cine has enjoyed public ponfidence and patronage to a greater extent than accord- ed any other proprietary medioine. This 1s simply because it possesses greater merit and produces greater cures than any other. It is not what we say, but what Hood's Sarsaparilla does, that tete/ the story. All advertisements of Hood's Sarsaparilla, like Hood's Sarsaparilla it- self, are honest. We have never deceived the public, and this with its superlative medicinal merit, is why the people have abiding confidence in it, and buy od's Sarsaparilla' Almost to the exclusion of all others. Try it. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Hood's Pills with the pills ilia not Toronto stand just as good a chance in this continental market as Detroit? Detroit is only just across the Canadian line, and this is so with a great number of prosper- ous U. S. oities—Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Toledo, etc., eto. These oities are practic- ally identical as to lo.tation with the few cities in Canada, but with a market of 75,- 000,000 customers. Let Canada secure this market, and then, instead of devoting her attention to producing for the 5,000,000 now in Canada, she can focus her agencies on the business of the 70,000,000 of people who are just south of the line. I must not trespass longer on your time but I may, in oloaing, venture, without presumption, to say what is in the minds of millions of the British race, both is Canada and the United States, as they fol- low your beneficent plans. You are be- lieved to:be the destined oommeroial sav- iour of Canada. Yon are looked upon by Canadians tae the oountr;'y best hope, We iituse that you will net; iet the mothei country seduce you with an empty title. England's greatest men—Gladstone, Her- bert Spencer, and their brilliant company —refused titles for themselves. They were perfectly willing that others should have them. Indeed, Gladstone gave or- ders for them by the dozen as good Queen Victoria orders her jewels or Indian shawls but, for himself, Gladstone knew that bis unwritten patent of nobility ran straight through the history of his great achieve- }}nnents and was countersigned in the heart bf every true Englishman all over the world. Yet we have noticed, time and time again, when there has come up a "champion of this people," that he has been palled home to London, and won over to British interests by the retainer of a title. We hope you will stink to Canada. Remember that the 4Canadians gave you your opportunities, and now, suppol'ted by their appreciation of your great success, we hope you will continue to give to Canada your undivided allegiance, keeping, both eyes watchfully open to the interests of the Canadian people. The man or country that cultivates successfully its own demain is the best hope of mankind. If you, Mr Laurier, will look out for Canadian trade interests, there are plenty of Britiehers at hame who will look out for British trade. Be satisfied with Cadadian applause., We have so often been disheartened, just when we felt sure we had a real champion, to see him enticed to London and offered an emp- ty title, fol which Canadian interests have" so often been relinquished. How would it be if our Mayor and Governor Pingree, who has worked for "our good, sure and en- tire," was sent for to London, and given an empty tit's, practically on the understand- ing that he would work for London inter- ests instead of the interests of Detroit and the United Stats. Canadian interests are not alwaye identical with English ambi- tions. No I Keep close to the Canadian people. Do nothing to jeopard that complete confi- dence which they have in you. Work out the problem of Canada's future commer- cial prosperity untrammelled by class parti- zanship and English .interests. Work for the people at large, for the whole people, and your reward is assured. T. G. CRAIG. Yet every one of our great. -self-governing colonies poiaessea the power to protect against England its nascent industries—a power that even Mills and the straightest laced of the ultra Free Trade schools have admitted to be only just and necessary. "Every one of our, colonise. uses that power freely; and it is a mere aommon- plaoe to say that the British parliament would never dream of interfering. 'That it is admitted that if we were to interfere, we should be repeating Lord North's colos- sal blunder, when we choked off the thir- teen original Uuited States colonies, and should run the risk of destroying our Col- onial Empire." [Extract from an article by Sir Roper Sethbridge, K.C.I. E., Article on Indian Cotton Duties and imperial Fed- eration, page 274, Oct., 1896, in Imperial Asiatic Quarterly. There are so many Scotts fn Foreat,Ont., that they aro often designated as foilcws:— Soott, the Court Clerk, (now retired;)Soott, the doctor; Scott, the druggist; Scott, the tinker; Scott, the switchman; Scott, the egg man. Great Soott. fa the cktwgl miles of the Botreis, RWnays and LIver =big �w� tiltthe. irki dra. 'COrreotAeldity' of _the - D Drynetut Of of V ffiee, Salt. I heum, grl�ipelts'•, er fala, attuting of the Nervousness Gener'all pebllltar tLsaealta mint .BUR `MRS. t.K1U1LlRN •o !ano'x'ic'.. vaE►Tor- ,xs. Mo. to. clean„�,,Q�,, is ono, signature sf .,14- vapor. IT PANTS TO `--°.° t —i/ .21 ,I /� ei "(40 The Canada Business College CHATHAM, ONT. Still leads all Shorthand and Business Schools in Canada, in planing pupils in choice positions, and preparing them for such pl*oes. Frank Cooper, a pupil from Keewatin, has accepted the position of Book-keeper with C. W. Frazer, of the same plane. W. L. Lewin as Manager the Porte - mouth Business College, N. H. Mary Hickey a position as Stenographer with a Detroit firm. Ina Milliken a position as Stenographer with the Sydenham Glass Co., Wallaceburg IT PAYS TO GO TO THE BEST. For catalogue of either department,addreee D. MCLACHLAN t Co Chatham PROPERITES FOR SALEoRTo LET ' ROOM TO LET Good large room over Baslett's Furniture store suitable for anything. Apply to 3. 0. ELLIOTT or H. 0. BARLETT. FOlt SALE. The undersigned will sell ata sacrifice, Lot 451 or 12, Railway Terrace Clinton. Particulars upon application, JAMES SCOTT, Barrister die FOR SALE ON EASY TERMS Lot 88, Maitland Concession, Goderich Township. For terms and particulars ap- ply to JAMES SCOTT, Barrister, Clinton W1 PERRIN BLOCK 2 FOR SALE $300 cash and 120D each J CAMPBELL, 'payments of Hamilton HERE'S A bHANCE. ; A desirable farm for sale on particularly easy terms. Lot 18, co,. 3, Hullett, 100 acres, well fenced and watered, 2 acres of an orchard, 8 acres fall wheat. 30 acres fall ploughing done, over 20 acres seeded clown last season Com- fortable frame house, good barn and stabling, stone basement. Situate 21 miles from the town of Clinton. For further particulars apply to S. A. BROWN, on the premises, or box 37, Clinton, P.O. Farm for Sale The undersigned offers for sale the splendid 78 acre farm being lot 25, con. 11, Hullett, im- mediately adjoining the Village of Londeaboro. There are rn the premises a good story and a half frame house, frame barn 36 x 56, and stable 20 x 50. Also a good orchard. There is a spring creek running through the premises. WM. HILIOS or MRS BARKWELL, Londesboro. * .House and Lot for Sale The frame hoose on 'Rattenbury street, immediately east of Dr. Tomlinson's, is offered for sale on very reasonable terms. The house is centrally situated, being only a minute's walk from the business centre, has atone cellar, large dining room, parlor, bed room and kitchen down stairs, with one large and two smaller bedrooms upstairs. Good-sized summer kitchen and garden. Very conveniently situated for boarding house. Apply at NEW ERA office. Farm for Sale Lot 7, Bayfield Concession, Goderich township 84 acres, 44 of which are cleared, and in a toed etate ,of cultivation: 40 acres good hardwood bueb maple, beech, cherry, unoulled, with a few acres of good cedar at rear end of lot. Gard frame house with outbuilding.. Good bearing orchard which yielded about 400 barrels this season.— Spring creek crosses the lot, which is two miles from Bayfield and seven from Clinton, No in- cumbrance. Owner must give up farming owing to poor health. Terms 330 per acre. 31500 cash, balance to snit purchaser. JOHN EAGLESON Bayfield, Ontario, CHOICE FARM FOR SALE Subscriber offers for sale the 80 acre farm on the corner of the cut line and 10th con., Goderich Township. It is well watered, with good bearing orchard, frame house and new bank barn. Con- venient to church and school. Will be sold on reasonable terms. Apply to MRS JOS SPARLING, Clinton HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT Several houses either for sale or to rent. Full particulars on application to JOHN MCGARVA CHOICE FARM FOR SALE Subscriber offers for sale his excellen farm of .921 acres, being lot 27, 4th Con of Hullett. Nearly the whole cleared and'under cultivation; Farm has two-story brick house, frame barn and stable, splendid bearing orchard. plenty of water. Situate about 21 miles from the town of Clinton. A lot of fall plowing done and 9 acres of fall wheat sown. Possession given at any time. For particulare apply on the premises or to A. WEIR, Clinton P. 0. tf. Two Houses and Stable for • Sale. These houses have every convenience, one has a furnace. They are situated on Rattenbury St. nearly opposite the Methodist church. Clinton„ and will be sold cheap. Apply to NEW ERA cr to J. H. WORSELL, Gode,ioh. LOT FOR SALE: For sale a choice Building Lot in the Bowden survey, High Street, ooneieting of three acres. all fended and the beet land in the survey. Ap- ply at NEW ERA WOOD And COAL YARD WM. WHEATLEY is prepared to fill all or. dere for either Coal or Wood on short notice.— Orders left at HP & Joyner a Feed Stoke will be promptly atteno ed to. CLINTON MARBLE WORKS. COOPER'S OLD STAND, Next to Commercial Hotel. This establishment is in full o• eratfon and a order filled in the most satisfaoto, y way Oeme tery and granite work a specialty. !'rices a reasonable as those Qf any eetabliahe.ent SEALE & HDOVER,Clintot;, NEW LAUNDRY Subscriber has opened a First Claes Laundry ON RATTENBUMY STREET WEST, (marls, opposite the Methodist Ohurehr where he will do all kinds of laundry'work at reasonable rates. Special attention will be given to Gents' Fine Laundry work, Agency at Haxbv'a I+arbor Sh p, where orders may be left. Artiolea called for and delivered. ROBERT TWITOHELL `Tier Majestv's Diamond Ju- bileecarries "ciuoen Victoria; Her Life and Reign” into every home, Persona w o hover sold books take orders fast. Preface t e moat elognent of LorO Dutorin's achlovemon s, No hooka so highly praised. Weneed me e Canvassers. Easy to make $15 to 830 a we h, lal will Cost nothing, and it may 510 y ur 4 Hooke on time. Proepeatus true en oanvassOrs. pty pneltet•1 ook, THE BRADLEY GA(It. :'TON 00, LTD., TORONTO, ONT. Professional andOthcrCards JAMES SCOTT. Barrister, Solicitor CONVEYANCER &o. Commissioner for Ontario and Manitoba. Office immediately South of Gilroy & Wiseman We BRYDONE., BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. Office—Beaver •Block• Up -stairs, Opposite Foster's Phe CLINTON M: Ge CAMERON (Formerly of Cameron, Holt & Cameron)I BARRISTER AND SOLICIrOK. Office—Hamilton St., opposite Colborne Hcte GODERICH, ONT D. L. MACPHERSON. m CONVEYANCING, FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE MONEY TO LOAN. Office, MacKay Block, Clinton. JOHN RIDOUT. CONVEYANCER, COMMISSIONER, ETC. Fire Insurance. Money to lend. Real estate matters carefully attended to. Office—HURON STREET, CLINTON DR. WM. GUNN, L. R. C. P. and L. R. C. 8 Edinburgh. Office—Ontario breet, Clinton Night calla e,t front door o1 residence on Rotten bury Bt., opposite Presbyterian church. • DR J. L. TURNBULL, M, D., TORONTO M. C. P& S.'Ontario. Fellowoofthe Obsttoria tetrics and EdinbSoietn ghHospitals.of Edinburgh'1ate Offi e,LDr..Dondonowselysold office Rattenbury 8t. Clinton, Night bol answered at the same place. TAIL J. W 6SIAW, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON .1-/Aoeouohearetc„ office and residence On- tario St., opposite English church, formerly oe cupled by Dr. Appleton, Clinton Ont. 1 AS. 8. FREEBORN, M.D.. L.B.&Q.C.P.I., M. C. P. & S. 0., Graduate Kings and Queens College of Phyeiciane, Dublin, Ireland: Licen tiate General Medical Council, Great Britain mOn ember Formerly rof College esident of Rotundsicians and a Hospital (Lying-in and Gyaecological)Dublin..-.,Residence Rattenbury St. east,, next door to Ontario 8t parsonage. DR STANBURY, GRADUATE OF THE Medical Department of Victoria mayor alty, Toronto, formerly of the Hospitals an8 Dispensaries, New York, Coroner for be County of Huron, Reynold, Ont. DR AGhEW, ILondesboro, successor to Dr Young. IVTGNE W, M. B., Toronto University M. D. 0 M., Trinity University, Member of College Pby sieians and Surgeons, Ontario. Office opposite Methodist church. Night calls answered at the same place. Office hours 8'to 10 a.m., 1 to 3p.m to 9 p.m. DR. T. C. BRUCE, SURGEON DENTIST, Graduate RODS of Ontario, and Trinity varsity Toronto. Special attention given to the Preservation the natural teeth, Office, Coate Liock, over Taylor's shoe store N. B.—Will visit Blyth every Monday and t'ayfleld every Thursday afternoon during th e summer E. BLACKALL VETERINARY SURGEON el • HonoraryGraduate of theOntarioVeterinary College. Treats all diseases of domesticated and male on the most modern and scientific princi pies Office- immediately south of the New Era Office. Residence — Albert St., Clinton. Cal night orday attendedto promptly J OHN F. MILNE, VETERINARY SURGEON has returned to Clinton and opened an office at the Queen's Hotel, where he ma tended to. y be consult- ed for the treatment of all diseases of horses, cattle, &c. All calls, night or day, promptly at - pi TOMLINSON, VETF,RINAhY SURGEON L.Pnary Graduate Ontario College, Toronto. ouTreats all diseases erl Domestic Animals on the most modern and Scientific Principles. Day and night calla prompt 1 answered. Residence—Rattenbury St., west Clinton. Air ARRIAOE LICENSE, JAMES SCOTT SR. issurer of Marriage Licenses, Library 'Room and Residence, nary street, Clinton. JAMES CAMPBELL, LONDEBBORO, IS8UER OF MARRIAGE LICENSES, No witnesses required 1 W. FARNCOMB, MEMBER OF A8S'N OF JD • P, L. 8., Provincial Land Surveyor and' Civil Engineer, London, Ont.—Otlice at Geo. Stewart's Grocery Store, Clinton. • R. AGNEW, L.D.S D.D.S. DENTIST. thadOnt. Honor te of Graduaal teloofoof Tr ni y Untal niversity Toronto. All operations in Dentistry carefully performed Best local Anaesthet'cs for painless extraction Office opposite Town Hall over Swallow's store Will visit Hensall every Monday, and Zurio everyseoond Thursday of eaob month. tom" Night bell answered. House Painting and Paper Hanging The undersigned is prepared to promptly exe cute all orders for PAINTING, fiAL80MLNING PAPER -HANGING, &o He is a practical man of 1pngexperience end guarantees to do all work n a manner that shall be satisfactory, while prices will be exceedingly moderato. Orders re. spectfully solicited, G•EO POTTS, Carte .Victoria St., Cin 1 1 ...�44 tf ROBERT -:- POWNS OLINTON, Mannfacturer and Proprietor for the beet . A MILL DOG in use. Agent for the sa1 afid ap plication of the garPIRHER PATENT ACTOMATIO BOILER OLRANRR, STEAM FITTINGS ktlrniahed ana attached on short notice. BOILERS, ENGINES, AND ALr. KINDS OF MA- CHINERY %PAIRED ExpEDITIOttsLY AND IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER. Farm implements' manufactured and repaired steam and water pumps furnished and put in position Dry hilus fitted up on application Charges moderato.