Huron Record, 1880-12-10, Page 4HURON' ' RECORD..
MYTH, FRIDAY, DEC. 10rzc, 1880';
AVM OF IT,648Il LITL'RA2'.URE
The London .Free Press, in One of
its leading editorials of December 7th,
gives the following on the "Evils of
Flash Literature,," which, no doubt, in
many cases has and will end on the
gallows. It is worthy the considers-
tion of all.
It is Mentioned as a humorism of
theday that a Massachusetts boy about
as high- as the counter recently came
into a book store and asked for "A
book for 10 cents with a murder in it,"
t• This class of literature islamentably
on the increase, and is, undermining
the morals of. the youth. • In this city
it is read to a far greater- extent than
most parents are aware of. Flash nov
ds ;Have `becinhe so great a `plague
among .our neighbors that one'of the
principal, railway companies have
prohibited their sate 'on the line, The
symptoms of, the juvenile diseases pro-
duced by •the trashy, reading referred
to are' quickly made clear to the 'ex-,
perienced eYe. Directly- a boy ' be-
comes infected'he begins to scoop out
a cave, then he provides himself with 'a
pistol and a tobacco pipe. The con-
tagion rapidly spreads in his neighbor-
hood: He' becomes the leader of a
"gang," who hold daily and 'nightly
revels in their. subterranean retreat,
The leading youngster swaggers among
his admiring comrades," bragging 'of•
his prowess, and of his desire to be.
come a blood -thirsty pirate. He pro-
bably soon after robs a till or the pater:
nal pocket, and runs away, aeCompa i-
led by one. or more little shavers whom
he has inoculated with his loose notions,
ancl'dominates by his will.' .A. telegram
is sent, a • leteotive follows,' and the
adventure ends in. a well delivered cos-
•tigatio r Just now • there is a perfect.
eruption of +such. work in the city. of.
.Chicago. We •aro told by : the local
papers that' the. organization of -gangs
of youths of from 12 -to 1.6 years 'of
age for the purpose of robbery is just
stow becomine klisLwwn,n<I-their oral•
tires conning • .to light These scamps
roam tbe'streets'by day And by night.
-When they meet a youngst'ccr.not of
their trib"e they seize him, hold him up,.
go through ;ilii, 'take whatever:be`las.
of. value, threaten hint With vengeance,
and depart hastily.. Many'. of these
juvenile robbers are armed' With- pistols
and knives, and . with the . proceeds of
their: robberies tlrey regale theinselves
with beer,' cigars, tobacco,; and other._
inanly stimulants. Of ` course this is
only radian' what will: uicaygsoiv
_ into a profession,: ,' The next step is to
rob' halls and stores, to , look out for
unfastened doors, and windows, and
engage ..in the plunderingof houses,
This' is a pratticingschool for thieves and
burglars, 'Evetit,•tliese boys olid ready
sales for all they eau stealatthe so-
called pawn -shops, which, in fact, Offer.
the greatest= -encouragement -'for .•°•rob`.
bery. Parents are. complaining that
• their children are robbed, on their way
to school, by these'young ruffians; and
the police' ought to be. able to break
up these gangs without • much -trouble.
No dpubt• nine -tenths 'of this criminal
outbreak is.due to the • reading habits
, of the youth in question,the tendency
of 'which is to 'sow Moral pestilence.
The remedy is to put plenty of good
reading .matter 'within reach of the
hays, and instil into theij a just ap-•
preciation of the pleasures and bene-
fits of a more healthy mental culture,"'
The•'visits of Mr. Joseph 'Hickson' to
Great Britain has much to do with the
prospectR of a double track for the
Grand Trunk between Montreal and
Toronto, and itis asserted with label'
confidence that this is a scheme certain
to•ile.conipleted within the next three
or four ,years, - It appears that all the
bridges' between Montreal 'and Toronto
were built .with double abutments with
i1, view of tt doitlhla tree&, and %fiat•
from an engineering point of view plat
ieg a double line, „between the' two
•points is a very simple natter, ' After
the double line is completed to Toronto
the next stretch will be between Ee
r'olnto' and Sarnia.
A soap eating match Was a diversion
at 'Springfield, Ohio,; The quickest de-
vourer of a bar of yellow soap got ' a
prize of Sri. The winner performed
the feat 'ie. less than an hour, but was
much longer in the hands of a physician
because the lye poisoned hint,
¥rs. Bores. Reimenschneider, aged
32, has been arrested in Brooklyn, on
°barges of bigamy and larceny. She
is said by the detectives to have four.
teen. husbands. It appears she married
men with'aview of robbing them of
all their personal property she could.
get, and then abandoning them.
Wallace Ross boat Trickett in the race
onSaturday by fiveboatlenhths. The race
was most unexciting. The start was
very even: Betting before "tho start
was. G to 4 on Trickett. Ross.' passed
Chaswicek ebureh 'twolve seconde ahead,.
anal after this he, elle ae _lie liked, „ oe
casionally ceasing anti: riot attempting
• to row.
Among amusements, skating bas
some admirable qualities wholly its
own ; it doesnotimpose the expense of
a horse, like driving,: nor a crowd . of
inert to: help; all'' yachting does; it de-
velops as red cheeks, as, clear eyes, as
bicycling, at a fifth part of the cost
alit does'not even demand a special and
expensive dress, air the evening party
does; it compels its votaries to go 'out
ofddoors, which is the principal need` of
Many citizens, and it allows them to go
home when they choose; which fashion,
able amusements never do. An hour
or two on• skates once a week would
give almost any lady, a supply of cos-
metics that could not be rubbed •or
washed off, and would oily prevent
many ba''ekaohes and attacks of the
blues., 'Its only fault is tlio chances to
enjoy it are but • few;. therefore they'
should be improved froril the' first.
' A Mian by the name of Angelo is
'selected by ;Miss • Bernhardt-. as - her
bugginc4ost 11eL. reeeives all 't1Ye
passionate:eunbraees,• the ardent: kisses,
aild'abbout his neck 'do twine like ten-
drils the 1"oii'ry iid'nis o£ .the 'famous- . ac-
tress. , It ie said that 1111.
t..Angelo occu-
pies an •eii'v-iable position : in. society,
" There gees:tlie rnn.tt Sarah -Bern -her
;tugs 04:tho sates," remarkthe people
as Mr. Angelo pattses, and all adrniring
public stare at him tis at a wild animal.'
It said that when. ' the ,fair' Sarah
was in•London a gentleman offered 5Q
that is $250; to tills stage manager to.
let him take Angelo's place in a sinie
scene un Whieeh there .was no acting,
and in Which ` his :own responibility
•
woulcl:be to :stand; as a .target ler
Sarah's . burni ng• kisses. This is a
pretty largo story, .but will, db.' to ' tell,
as illtstra ing the value that is -laced
t a. p
port 1itl►igerols situation.: --Pres
•
Press. i.,
The London Free Press is a' valuable
and reliable paper. It always has the
very latest foreign and other nova, and
also a large collection' of interesting
local news from the western. section of
the Province, It is a welcome. visitor.
BxiTii,•-,••-Brussels Post: Our worthy
Reeve, Mr, W. Clegg, is likely tie
occupy the chair for the coining year
although he will require coaxing.
There, is a likelihood of considerable
"tumbling" in the old Council. Look
out for cards in the Blyth paper..
SENDING itEcuIFTs nY Mali.„--tfudg-
ing by the •fact that it is a common
practise to send receipts by mail in an
unsealed envelope, prepaid by a. ono
cent stamp, it is not generally known
that thepostal regulations forbid the
practice, Receiptsfor money should •
be. sealed and prepaid by a three . cent
stamp or a one cent stamp accordingly
as they are intended for delivery in the
office where they are posted or are to
be :sent to a 'distances
1A ..BUYERS. MAKE RAK ONE R
BY PITYING THEIR,
PRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
cI10 ,• - IW , a "
M iiiuery, Mantles, Boots, Shoes,
Mr. Wm. Wade, of Clinton, intends
taking a car load of dressed beef, dried
apples, and other produce to Manitoba
at art early date,
Mr. J. T. Cooper, who has been a.
resident of Londesborough for sonie
time, has disposed -of his business°in
that village to Mr. George Newton,and
intend; ,leaving shortly.
The ntiw market building at present
in course of erection in. Clinton, will
cost $10,000. We carlpot see how the.
Clinton people are goingto get _their
money out of the investment.
ZopsSA,--I have secured the agency
for this new compound for Dyspepsia
and Liver Troubles. 'It comes to me
under. roost favorable auspices, being
very highly endorsed and recommended.
Its wonderful atiinity to the Digestive
Organs and the Liver, increasing the
dissolving juices,. correcting the acids,
and .carrying off impurities .of the
stomach and regulating the Liver, can
be tested by seburing a ;;sample bottle
which sells at•10,cents,: or large eight
ounce bottle, 75 cents.`--LAw•n.Asex • .C'
HAMILTON.—y. . '
STRAYED'.. �..
AMR to the prenise9 of the undersigned,Lilt 42,
Con. 4, Vast Wawanosh, about .the 1st of June, a
RED AND WHITE. yearling ' Heifer. The owner is
.requested to prove propettv,.partxpeRses, and tate
it affray.—ai ORUI: ST1,WA'1tT. . St.
The Itekorni1earty.,
We clip the following letter from the
Montreal ,Star, Dei ernber 4th :=
"Sift, Tller° is :sotire .tall about'. a;
general election next year: At- least; ..I
see t a .tie a riun haG heenk.start&L
in Ottawa and whether it has a sliad-
ow of foundation or Mit • I' do not
know. l3ut'I'ani a reformer and hav-
ing the interest of iny'party in view,
I hope the .rumor' is not true. • We;
woukl be nowhere. • .rl'he•country is still
anxious .to gi;re the N. P. a trial, and
the people,rightly.say that it is too
soon to judge of its areas yet. On all
sides we hear .that business is letter,'
and no matter whether this inlprove-
ment is attributableto the N. P, • or
'not the peoplehave the •belief that
Protection is doieg. good: • The Wok,,.
nlayxave as,mucli as it pleases against
Protection, but, the masses'' of the
people will not reason the.question out,
all they'see is that the country isb' ccon►-
ing more prosperous day by day.
Btit there is, another reason why .I,
would be sorry to see the `election at
present. ' We haven programme. On
the 'revenue tariff'cryy tike' will, never
;get back -to ' power, Wo must have
some other battle cry -such for in-
stance as you have often advocated-
competitive examination for ' the civil
service'; the payment of M. P.'s $5 or.
$G a day-. instead •of $1,000 for the
session ; Commercial .union, and Canada,,
first, best and every' time. '
EFORMSR.
STRAYED.
;tit)., AT
:.B. MeKI11O%'s
GREAT DRY GOODS AMD MILLINERY HOUSE !
MARKET SQUARE, . - - • BLYTE.
D 13. 1 IcKINNO. N.
.HARDWARE ! ,HARDWARE
CHEAPER THAN EVER !AT
WM. L'
,
EAST SIDE OF QUEEN STREET, SLVTH , ONT..
Ile keeffs constantly on hand a first-class stoet of pg5
Hardware, nod is selling as cheap as any he. in the, -- — -
Cottnty. Call and examine tf N.ds and Pricesbotore purchasing elsewhere.. Buying principally direct from 'tht• •
manufacturers, 1 am enabled tosell at.sery low pricey. 1 atn ulfnrinb, very i l truotatlotls to
CUT NAILS,
UFEA1NS,
(11105 I -CUT SAWS,
i •I AND -SAWS,
FILES & IRAS PS, .
'EDGE
IIIN GES,
GLASS, •
•
AXE a, r3 CElV IItE, '
REPO L'4 Ruts, ' • ELECTlto-I LAT -mi)
CUTLERY, '' • • BRASS ,IC OOPPLit 0001.)S,••.,.
BUILDING IIA.1lT)WArtE, APPLE p.SilER.3,• -.
M13UHANIOS'..T00L4;P A.
' .-INri'S'�r.OiLS,
-71101: S-• . • MACHINE. h COAL
COIRI)AGE, Sl'AI)1*3 & SHOVELS, , '
110RSE NAILS,, • ` COI1'. TIIrS.
' Extra inducements to ndprotupt payipg.,entatfr t:Iera,, • lleet..brsgniis-.ot-:Coitl 01i
ain:rc's oil ;;aril; a trash lui:iGli it. '
idle➢ of trio unttoralgnod, /Of 5,
Con. 10; Morris, on or about the 1st Qt'. August,
a red heifer two year old. The owner can have ,the
same, by proving property and tta7ing charges. :
DONALD FItAZEu.
Morris,, Dec: 3, 1880. .
iffiAKINO AND
ERTA.:IC N
The finest and Largest Stock of IT:19es, Toilet Setts; -Fancy -,Goods,'., Toys, Xnlzs.tiiatf
CSTA�L�Sl l�tE1I T. Birthday Cards, 'PIreto • an.d:auiegcalilt-Al-1}tr�irsr-Wrrt-rng�Dcr s; irl. T3oxes; 1'Ict:nre
13ooks,'Bibles, Novelties, &i:.,: kc. in l o'wn—.tt., MEDICAL BALL::.Call and 'see them.
-Is not' aoliiplete' in all its 'branches'. /� ��r �,y /� gg
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N, B. --A full , stock Of Stationery, •Eli' elopes, :School Bllal:e, plan Books, &c ,; icr,, •
always on hand.—L: •&:1.1.. . .
• We have. large monis, also the
LATEST STYLES..
of Furniture,
• 'TIE postmaster -General has. issued
a•regulation prohibiting the eireulation
of ordinary business hand bills' and
circulars through ;newspapers unless
S11011 newspapers pay a postage at the
rate of ono cent for every our ounces.
UNDERTAKi
WE KEEP
A
HEARSE FOR .I-IIRt.:
• COFFIN SHROUDS, &c., •
alwayson hand.
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We gum saws by the hest method known"; neither
hurts the temper or the sot of the saw: ; WEDNES.
DAYS and SATURDAYS are our drys for gumming.
Our eltaige is 50 Cords.
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