The New Era, 1881-12-01, Page 4•
Ja trt1 '.seat's toot ' thio Testi the last two years .a very large portion .of
Autographs—T. Jackson.
Fur rete --W. Jackson.
Christmas cards—W. H. Simpson.
Furniture--Broadfoot & Box.
Stray heifer --R, Baker.
Stray yearlieg--C'. Middleton,
Stray cattle --J. Reynolds.
Rags ---a). A. Forrester.
Teacher wanted—A. Callander,
Iron and bones—W. Marten.
Dissolution --Thompson & Bo1ea.
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tra.
TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 1881,
THE VOr"SEILVATIVE CONVENTION..
The Convention of Conservatives at To-
ronto, last week, was ettonded by a large
number of delegates, and may be termed
success as far as numbers' go. That it
was enthusiastic, we have ne doubt, be-
cause thele was an object in making, it
such.. It is • a. well-known fact that
throughout' the lxrovince there are many,
of Sir. John's supporteril, who are not as
unanimouri in supporting his. general poli-
cy as he would like to have them be
and to endeaior to repair this breach was
one of the.objects: of the Convention. As
the proceedings of the Convention were
'secret, the Liberalpress can only surmise'
what transpired there,, and argument
thereon is to an extent? useless, because it
might be all without foundation.
The principal feature of :the banquet
which followed was thespeech of Sir John
and it is with ono or two points therein that
eve proposeto deal. No man knows flow
to tickle- the fancy of: -his. deludedfollow-
ers better'tlian: the Premier, and the
speech in question Ii a•good, illustration.
of the truth of this statement It abounds
in reckless .statements and bonibastic ut-
, teranees • to such at extent that one is
positively sur prised to . find so large a
number willing to drink in every word
and .believe them' as literal truth, when
the Slightest refleetion Or ,thought v uld
reveal their Unsoundness
. Sir John.referredto.themeans by which
• he:was.Overthrown in 1878'as "one of the
foulest conspiracies. the world ever saw."
The people .of the 'Dominion apparently
thought otherwise, and justly showed their
condemnation of:a: transaction Which. will
be`a blot upon our country as lolig•as it
e;ists, said We much. mistake the people
of Canada if they do riot again Show io . a
most decided manner, their disapproval
of;,the Government ;"in }lending;o' er the
northwest to the tender inercies,of ja grasp-
,, ing railway company. No one is going to
dispute.tthe fact that the Syndicate are
pushing forward theconstruction of the
road, ,as it is their interest so to do, -but
what Liberals -acid • mane' Conservatives
too—clispiite, is.. their possession .of the
monopolies and privilegeswhich the gov-
ernment have granted thein. The road.
would have beeaoonstructed rapidly with-
• out all: these, and'tli.e• people of the t Orth -
1, 1,
west, and those• who would have made
the northwest' their Koine, together witio
the people Of the Whole Dominion; would,
have been benefitted bythese privileges
being withheld, .It: is •txseless-fjor Con-
sery atiVe
onservative journals to say,that J` the people
are satisfied;" for they, most assuredly are•
not, and while the mtirinursof discontent
may now be low and partially inaudible,
the time is"rapidly coining when they will
be heard witha force that shall be irre-
sistible and will sweep overboard to de-
struction those that have caused thein.
Sir John; also declared in his speech•
,that the Conservative party would stand
'or fall by the policy of Protection. This
is a different position: to what lie took in
1878. Then' protection .wits only. tobe
granted until•such industries as Were .not
self-sustaining would become such ; flow
protection' is to be a standing plank of the
Conservative platform; 'so long ' as that
party lasts. Well, this is a: clearly defin-
ed • issue, and if , they only stick to it;
which is doubtful,:the line between the
Liberals and thein will .be•easily discern-
ed. The Conservatives thus assert that
they mean to tali every ratepayer••in the
P)•ominion •at certain amount over and
tbovc whatis necessary for revenue pur,
in ord er
de to en''
,poses, .itch the nlamlfactur-
a.
The Liberals. do .not believe in en,
Ching' the Manufacturer ^at the expense
the consumer. We know Conserve
es, (and. doubtless, there are many •in
places the same) who have tolerated
ff iniquities, and .supported the
the hope that ere long the gov-
vould throw them off, but they
sweet consolation, on the assu-
he Premier) that the tariff' in
11 be maintained. We believe
ins of them sufficiently inde-
'to1: throw aside party shackles,
ert' their belief in a revenue tariff
hn said a they 'had heard a, good
at an exodus, but there was no
A.t his advanced age, most.men
e a little regard for truth, but
8 to have none whatever. In
Dakota has been. settled by (lairadians.
As Dakota is in American territory, there
roust consequently have been an .exodus.
In addition to this, many mechanics and
others have taken ;up their permanent+
abode inAmerican cities. These are facts
of which vi
c
h Sir .John, must - be cognizant,
and if he expects to mislead his support-
ers and others,, by such statements, he.
Must have a low opinion of their intelli-
gence.
He had very little to say in reference to
the Senate, but, as might be expected,
what he did say was in favor of it. The
fact, however, must not be lost sight of,
that a re -organization of this useless body
must take place,-• and he was aware that
public opinion wildemand it. The ex-
pense of keeping the Upper House is so
great and the benefit therefrom so little,
that the number of those opposed its ex,
istence as, at present, is, daily on the in-
crease. If the Conservatives will not of
themselves make any improvement in this
respect, the matter must not be allowed
to rest .until the 'sentiment of the people
is so strong that a radical change will, be
deinanded.
The words of caution and advice given
the -delegates to prepare for an election,
may. be applied to the Liberal party, - An
election may zfot be sprung on; the coun-
trythenagain it may, and it would be -
just as well to be prepared therefor. . The
Conservati.es will strive hard to Win the
next election, and it is not saying more
than they have done before to say that
they will not stick at the means made use
of to accomplish their end. John A. was
never very particular in thatrespect, and
he is not likely to be again:' The Liberals
iiiu'st strive equally as hard, but by:legiti-
mate and honorable means; let there be
no apathy and indifference in the ranks;
if there are personal divisions among sup -
Porters, these should' be lost sight of in
support of the best men and upholding.
the best interests of the country. Hither-
to Conservatives have supported their
man irrespective of personal • differences
or other considerations -let Liberals do
likewise anr4 there will be, no need to fear
the result. Union is strength, as much in
politics as anything else.
Tiro So-CLLEo "temperance colonization
scheme,' whereby a tract of land .is be taken
up for this purpose in tke northwest, is be-
ginning to be -looked upon: as a huge' frond
under this captivating name. Correspond-
encs in .the Globe, have been showing it up in
•
not the most attractive colors; and not giving
-its-moving enirits the beat of charaetere. ' Up
to the present moment they have not muster.
ed tipcourage 'to ,defend themselves, which
looks rather suspicious to say tho least. Re-
ferring to the scheme, a correspondent in -
Monday'sisaue says
This scheme is entirely too•
absurd to'suc-
ceed, and its premotera' must presumea.. good
deal on the simplicity of the general. public.
Surely no man in his senses will give, $2 an
acre for land when he can pre-empt:a quarter
section for 810, and buy another adjoining it
from the Government -for $1 an -acre, if he
H'-ehes, ' The whole northwest is already un
der•temperance=law,;and'we maintain an 'ex-
cellent;police force therefor the very purpose
of keeping out liquor sellers, It isapparent-
ly a hiige speculation ;under a -false name—
simply that and nothing more. But I:. have,
no;doubt the present' Government wolfed will-
ingly sacrifice,some more of that tine country'
in this way tofavor its friends, as the most n.
the parties interested arespouters and shouters
of 1878 and it is rather.. significant that the
real leaders of'the-temperance Cause. in Cana-'
da have notliicag to; do with. it.''
(Since the above was in type, the seoretary -
has come'out with a• lengthy r' ,f.nce of ,the
society.] ••
•
TiutiL:of the Conservative papers in the
county assert that our statement in reference
to Mi. John I{sine contesting the North Rid-
ing, is entirely without. foundation. Time
will tell.-Ourrtpforniant was a:dyed-in-the-
wool Tory; who is generally. -pretty well post-
ed. The majority of Mr. I+arrow was only
small` at the last . election, and many' who
then voted for frim have since found reason
to change -their views, and it is in the desire
to .regain the votes of such that's change: is
mooted; •11owever, no matter`who the Min-
isterial candidate ie,the Liberal candidate will:
strive to give him a pretty hard run.
. Tien LoNLo,r Advertiser rather his: the bet•
for of the'tJail, cal the matter of the coal duty,
The latter paper persisted in the foclieh as-
sertion that tire Americans paid the, duty' on
all •coal coming to Ontario, whereupon the
Advertiser asks why,, if this is the case,': the
duty is refunded in the case of Mr. McCallum
M. P., and•althougli the question has been
asked in a variety of forms, every day for more
than a week,the Mail has not summed 'up
snffcient conrage.to answer it, The :Adver-.
tiger's cotiundrdtn has ei%c(;tially shut up the
big ergo on this subject.
Gairrnati's trial demonstrates the fact that
a Yvan may attempt to appear inriane,,antl io
his attempt clearly shove that he is not. The
villain 1ix5overdone the matter, and while it
may be said that "he is nob all there," it is
quite evident by hir-fareioal trial, what he
is doing, He detects points of weakness
the examination quicker than his own lawyer,
and in various ways gives evidence of, pos.
sensing of pretty keen intellect, even if it is
vicious,.
Trim GLo11n 1s' authority for the statement
that the Great Western railway intend to
take oyer the Credit Valley, Should this
prove true, it will end the eeverelbranch
schemes .proposed in connection with that
road.
The large emigration of parties from this
suction to the northwest creates an interest
here for everything connected with Regrowth
And prosperity, not alone because all are glad
to hear of the success and comfortof those
who are already there, but also because many
areintending tofollow them. To show the
rapid growth of that section, and the amount
of traffic that is being done, we give thefol.
ipwing extract: -••-
The annual, report tor 1881 of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis, and Manitobaltailway Company
just leaned how that the road is earning
about 11 percent, net. During the past year
the new lines acquired by purchase And con-
struction amounted to 211 miles. In addition
to this the company is building this year of
the Dakota extension; 20o miles, also a branch
of eighteen miles to the Pelican Valley. This
company has acquired the charter of the Min-
neapolis and St. Clond Railway, to which is
attached a land grant of ten sections, per mile,
The road is now being extended from St.C1oud
to a point On the St. Paul and. Duluth road,.
with which it has, a traffic arrangement..
Four hundred and seventy miles of steel rails•
will be laid this year, The company's land
sales last year realized $971,180,
In this section of the province ,all will
fully acknowledge that the aource from.
whence nearly all our wealth comes is the
soil
and that, therefore every effort should
be: made to releive it from unnecessary
burdena and devise I'neans for rendering
every legitimate assistance to the-working-
of
he-.workingof it profitably, for as the farmers prosper
so prospers all the other members of the
community. The prosperity of a farmer is
shown by the increased amount of produce
Bold in • comparison with tho am urlt of
goods purchased for necessary ets for
family use -the percentage of the former
above the latter being the profit made.
This exportation from the farin is the real
wealth ;;of the country, Which we send
to foreign countries to exchange for arti-
glee which we do not nor cannot produce
here, and, of course, that country to which.
we send .cue 'produce is, to the greatest
extent, the maker of the prfce which we
get for our produce.
To shim our readers the source of our.
Wealth we give the returns of exports from
the Dominion for the month of October,
as published in the official Gazette of Sat
.urday last: .>
Peoduee of the'mihe' $ 151,515 .:
• do „ fisheries 025,731
do ' forest' 3,074,312 �-
Animals and their pr odueo2,275,481 "
Agricultural.produet_s. ,0,002,151 ,
Manufactures • 386,445
Miscellaneous edibles " .:54,100
Total o t
• $13 103,531
It; will be seenby this statement that
less than a thirtieth part is the produeet of
the factory; and that nearly all is •from the
forest and"farm; and it is, therefore,' idle
to talk a of enriching country ' bylin
g Y Pos-
ing upon those who are the principal pro-
ducers of its wealth, burdens that. •by no
possible means tan produce good results,.
the-oiily•effecethev carrhave 1s to lower
the net profits of the farmers, lumbermen,
and'fishermen As Wealth is. made by
hard labor, accompanied by prudence and.
judgement, so is the'knowledge of the true
principles ofpolitical economy gained by
close study and clear thought. •
CORRE$PONDENCE.
•
To the Editor of the New Era.
: —In 'response tothe kindly request Of
Sour Colborne. correspondent I will kindly.
answer his emeries in• as kindly a manner asa
kindly disposition will admit, and at the same
time be as Brief at the camp will allow; know-
ing that " brevity *the soul of wit." By the
by, sir, 1 an punctual, am' I not ? But pray
whero.was my honored querist that ho 'per-
mitted two •weeks to pass without striking
hie kindly tune ?' Arayhap he be non country-
man of the renowned Rip' Van Winkle. But
let that pass—tci the catechism -1st. What
does he mean by the road being open:? He,
by his own admission, is `an. interested party.
and consequently should know,- yet'to:satisfy
his duriosiry 1. hereby heartily invite him to
sup with me some night at his convenience;
but would say, advisedly, wait .until the ice
be firth and do not endanger life .and limb by
drawling over the ice 'es one poor sinner•did
last week, on his- way over here to find the
name of• the IHolmesville correspondent by, 1
am••happy to say, anaboi;tive attempt to make
our worthy postmaster prostitute his calling
2nd. Where does he suggest, or rather what
place does•he suggest as the best place for the
mill? Now, sir, here is one•questionin two
forams, but tiiark you, one is preferred to the
other. Write them together : • ' •'
(a)..Wir'ere docs he suggest as the best place
for the mill ?
(li). What place does ho suggest as: the best
place for the mill ? •
Why should the' latter bo better than the
termer.; "Sound them, it cloth become the,
mouth so well weigh them, it is as heavy;+'
Perhaps my discriminating powers are not so
keen as my astute friend from Colborne.' 'Ho
reminds me of .Gulliver, when he determined
that the Emperor of Lilliput was taller by
almost the breadth of a nail, than any of his
court; My answer to this profound catechist'
must be given, read slowly, Holmesville sir,
Holmesville, but whisper, tell, it not in Col-
borne. (3) How long has the road from
Holmesville to Colbornebeen. open ? I res.
pectfully request your correspondent. tocall
upon Mr. W. Baer, Colborne township, who,
ram curtain, will•satisfy- him on this point,
ho being an interested party in the opening
up of said road, and I,' fortunately or unfor
tunately, absent at• the ceremony. Hoping
that I have•anewered directly and truly the
specific and.pointed.questions propounded in.
your last issue, 1 am yours, •
17, 18 &10, IViasgnerade; Avenue, Holmesville,
"STRUCK ILE."
A Jlitironite Dlseo''orei (!oral otn his
claim) in Dakota, $8,000 1'efiised
ter Ida claim.
Tho following letter Written from Pembina,
Dakota, under date of the 23rd of Nov., is
from well-known resident of the vicinity of
Winghnm; and the information it contain
will be gratifying vows to the ninny friends of
A'fr,,Clark Murdoch, of Buffett,
?'o the Editor of the Clinton New Era.
Duan Sin,—In a ramble thatl took through
Dakota, lately, I fell fn with Mr. Clark Mur-
doch, formerly of Londesboro, He left Lon.
desboro about the 1st of October, intending to
visit Manitoba, but stopped at St, Vincent,
to make a call on some friends in Daltota,
lie was so delighted with the country that
Manitoba and h e'original intentions were for. �'�`�
gotten, and he lost no time in securing a _l V f"1 r
claim, for which he Haid 000. Ularkis noted
for his shrewdness, but he bag rather surpris-
ed himself this time, as in digging for a cellar
he struck a vein of. e b 1
the est gas coal The
news soon spread, and it causing no end,of
excitement in the neighborhood. Ho has
been offered $8,000 for his claim, but his re-
wplya
ova a pleasant ,b e
Y 1. mile and
on't , sell." Although everyone gum
etrike a coal mine, there is yet room for thou -
nods to strike out an indepeudence for them-
selves iu Dakota,with its beautiful rolling
prairie and pure running streams, and soil
as loamy and rich as a garden on the Nile ;.
and more than all this the hummerumer well re.
(sive a war e
m welcome me an i every e
t e y a sistance
ex
,fromerfence•
the older settlers, as I can certify from:
A PROEM FARSiL+R,
Anewer to many Gorrespondeuts,.
In reply to numerous inquiries from our
readers, concerning the wonderful qualities
of the Great Germau Remedy, St. Jacobs Oil,
mentioned in our lastissue,—we would
inform them that the article may beobtained
from our retail druggists, or by their aid. A sk
for St, Jacobs Oil, and it the dealer does not
keep it in stock,, he will be able to procure it
in a few days from the wholesale house. We
understand there is existingan immensede-
mand for the remedy, whichis not so very'
surprising when it is considered what it is
daily accomplishing in the way of relief and.
cures, bordering, in acme instances, on rho
miraculous, '
$ I1A NO ltTli,
Bi iwLAMS AT 1YOItIC. —So (ne! finis, due-
ing last Friday night the safe ;it the (fraud
Trunk station, Seafortti, was blown open
and the contents scattered around she of-
fice `fere burglars a ly succeeded in get-
ting
etting $8 or $9... N. difficulty was. experi-
encediu.getting .into the building, 'which
is in a dilapidated state. An attempt pt was.
made at A. W. Ogilvie &• On's office, but
the charge of pee der dict not fel'ee the
safe, and little dawaeu was done, `!'here
is no trace of the thievesyet.
MUCUESIMgaaaam
(FROM BRAZIL.) •
• The New ;Compound.. its .won—
derful .affinity to the ,Digestive.
Apparatus and the Liver, increas-
ing thedissolving juices, reliev-
ing almost instantly the dreadful
results of Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
and the TORPID. LIVER,. makes .
-•xopesa-pan every -day -necessity
• every house.
• It acts ;.gently'and• speedily in
Biliousness,. Costiveness, Head-
ache, Sick Headache, Distress at;
ter Eating,'Wind on the Stomach,
Heartburn,Pains.in the Side and.'
Back, Want ofAppetite; Want of
Energy, Low Spirits, Foul Stom-
ach. It invigorates the Liver, car•
ries,offall 'surplus bile, regulates _
the Bowels, arnigives tone to the
• whole system.
Cut this out and take it. to 'yam
Draggist and get a 10 cent Sammple
ora large bottle for 75 cents, azz
Zell "your neighbor about it.
Arironishing Snocess,
it 1s the; fluty of every person'who has used
13oscni.r:'8 (IORMMAN. SYRUP to lot its. wooded ul.
q hall t lee be kilt wn to their friends in curing eon,
. suinptioe.. se` er° coughs,- ennui, trsthtna, P00u-
ni0nta, and in fast all throat and lung diseases.
No person Can use it -without immediate relief.
'Three doses will relieve. ally ease, and: we, core-
alder it the ditty' 01 ie11 druggists. to recommend
it to thpo.00r dying consumptive, at least to try
one,boctle, as 100,000 dozen bottles were sold last
year, and Ito ono ease where itfulled was report-'
0d. Hitch is uiedieino no the German Syrup eau -
not he too widely known; Ask your druggist
about it. Sample bottles to try sold at 10 eon ts..•
Regular sire 75 cents. h'eir sr~le by J. H Combe,
Qin ton:
New Subscribers to the
New Era get the rest of
this year free, on pay-
ing in, advance.
MONEY • TO LEND'
• • 1
For any lenejt4 o/• time and nl)en. turtles to 1
• suit borrowers. owers --1'
•LOWEST •1',e�TERi9T.
,Loans , of any. amon•tzl and hinei an?, Germs,
)+Pliotialea at lowest rales.
at9. H.' . MANNING,
,d7'TOft.cYEY Ii ND S",OL.iC`l'TDI2,
IIEAVErtDLOCH, OLINTON.
OC
Lt1I1tS
01,1 ALT XINI)S :OF• .:
arse Blankets.,
anketS .•
• A VINII SELECTION 0P
CHILD'S SLEIGHS..
BLACK, WBIT)J AND G12EY •
FOREIGN 'GOAT ROBES.
f
—light Tom na
SLIM MO OP ALL t)1SSCn11'TXOl ,
Trunks, Valises; Utiles Satchels;&c
ALL '0011A118 wARItAlrfEb•NOT TO IIUitT,
ALL WILL 131: SOLI: C1ri;AP, AT
NEWTON & DENNIS'
100 dozen home-made- made• Ribbed Socks,and
50 dozenod dark�'l
g
• double its, to fill a special
al
order in next ten days, at
J. Hodginsreat Dry ry, • Goo ds House
Choice
Ji
MINI SETS,
The finest goods in the county, and special value
Cannot be equalled by any. See them.
New DTweed Suitings,
ress
TwU1:c1�tI,
In Myrtle Green, Navy Blue and Brown,'
BLACK AND COLORED RED CASHMERES. •: •
BLACK:AND COLORED VELVETEENS.
Immense •
. assortment and rare value.
•LOV
EL
Y . LST OF WOOL SH -ACLS a
QUAKES,.
CLOUDS, &c. '
BIG- FIT -Z OP: INEANir] s,
Wincies: by the 'cord. Blankets by the case, at rigl>;t•prices,
•
New :Sealette Cloth, •for Ladies Jackets,... Lynx
Cloth, Astrachan Cloth, Fancy Cloths in. all the
light and dark shades. worn..
Immense Piles of goods at correct prices in, every: department,
.at the • • .
Great and Dress foo
GINS ' . OD=*
S
ILE
IaII AK !
Now ill full s'Ci"incrnd a • u
b, first class effuses order;
acchorlk
o Saturday &
26th and 28th Inst;
r11b, Macwhirter&
• WILL. OFFER .,A MANUFACTURER'S 5:1'()Ci1 .01
Ieriin-Wo�i1vrk,
Suitable for Cleais mas Presents.
LADIES"D0 notfail to see our Annual
Display of these goods. They will be shown
positively on the above dates only, balance re-
maining unsold:. must be 'returned Tues day
Y
following.
CRAI]3,IacWfflRTEE&