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The Clinton New Era, 1888-01-27, Page 4r u• r. Ply cArt ti rncutL. �Tvtioe- Ili. Fisher SOPlethrng nn arrelled-R. Adams Pins counter] S. Wilson ;pryer wanted—New Era office l for sale—Jno. CRnting -h.23utt .ro lr;rcies for sale—H. R. Walker Card- McDonald & Dean Auction sale of Farm—H. Hale Retiring from n business -Cris Dickson Men's furnishing goods—Jaoksou Bros. Money to luau—C. A. Hartt Window cnruice—It. M. Racey Coal oil—It. 111. Racey Wood wanted --Jiro. Scott (glintiongewOra FRIDAY, .JANUARY 27, 1888 A Word With Our Town Council. See here, gentlemen, you ar - in the harness and have started to haul the municipal machine for this year. We want to talk with you fora few minutes on some matters that are likely to en- gage your attention, and will try and help you "roll the old chariot along," We assume that you are all anxious to do the very best you can to further the interests of the town, and we are just as anxious to see yon do it. We believe Clinton has a bright future before her, and by prudence, foresight, and push, her prospects may be even brightened. We want you to stand up for the inter- ests of Clinton first, last and always. So long as "we, us and Co.," live here, all should regard it as the brightest spot in the universe, and do their very utmost to forward its interests. We want additional railways here—if they are to be had. We have the best schools in the county --we want additions to at least one of the buildings. We have a fine town hall—we want an addition to that also. Our streets are now in splen. did repair—let them be kept so. As a market, Clinton has no superior, and anything that will help us to keep the lead, should bedone. And to the towns- people generally we would say, don't be afraid to speak a good word for the town. Get on thehousetops if necessary in order to make yourselves heard. Do. not let any false notions of modesty, or fear as to what other towns may say, keep you silent. For the time being assume that there is no town like Clin- ton, feel that it is your duty to hold up your end of the plank—don't be afraid to clo it well. The Empire heads an item "They love darkness rather than light. "Doubt- less a confession from some of, its read- ers. . There is one thing in which Canada keeps up to its record that is no sign of progress, we regret to say, and that is the number of business failures. In- stead of being on the decrease, they seem to be on the increase, and there i&x10 telling when they will stop. The other day Sir John Macdonald ' declared that he regarded Mr Mowat me "an honest, upright and conscientious Man," and an eastern paper jocularly remarks that Sir John's ,opinion was the result of the visit to Ottawa of •the 'well-known evangelists, Messrs Hunter and Crossly. • Who knpws what great changes may be taking place. "While the lamp )colds out to burn, Vic." e•o The Pall. Mall Gazette Saye after the, next election, England will givo Ireland Ronne Rule. We expect it to come but hardly as -exon as that. A very important failure that has taken place during the past week, is one that will be regretted only by those who were victims of the firm. We refer to the bucket shop brokers, E. S. Cox & Co., of Toronto, who closed up their fifty agencies throughout Canada, re- fusing to jay claims fox advancements, and the priuoipal of the firm is conven• Cl 1y,•t-ak•ttag_ etstey over in Buffalo. The failure will bo an indirect blessing in Canada, and will heck to thousands u c t the gambling propensity that was stint e- lated by the bucket shop cane through- out the Province. I3ow easily space; is annihilated now -a -days, was strikingly shown this week, when the special correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, standing at Vancouver, British Columbia, held a telegraph conversation with his chief at London, over 7,000 riffles distant, the questions and answers being transmit- ted in four minutes. A few years ago, who would have thought that about 15000 utiles could be covered in this short spare. The present achievement is a tribute not only to invention, but to the admirable telegraph system that crosses the Canadian and American continent. A Trip to Caitlllt. Tho following letter appeared in the Brit:t31 Times,and is writt3n by a form- er resident of Hullett township:— Sin.—I have just returned from a vis- it to Canada, and so deeply impressed have I been with the wonderful progress that country has made since my last tour in 1880, that I feel a few observa- tions respecting the prosperity of the Dominion, and the indueements it offers to capitalists and the industrious and thrifty laborer, may prove of interest to a large number of your readers. I left Bristol October 5th, and the next day was steaming away from Liverpool in the magnificent Allen Liner Sardinian. In the age of scienti- fic triumphs, the voyage from land to land across the Atlantic Ocean is re- duced to a pleasant trip, shorn of all the fancied dangers -hitherto clinging to it. The fleets of steamers running between Liverpool and Quebec are indeed verit• able floating palaces,and from steerage to saloon every possible care and atten- tion are taken to insure the safety and comfort of the passengers. The eNoien- cy of these liners is sufficiently exhibited in. the now common occurrence of com- mercial men leaving England, person- ally transacting business in Canada, and being home again within one month., The run to Moville was svually, but from leaving Ireland till we steamed through the straits of Belle Isle into the noble river St. Lawrence, the voy- age was one of unmixed pleasure. The senery along the banks of the St. Law- rence is of marvelous grandeur, and probably unsurpassed anywhere in the world.. _. Ottawa, the seat of Parliament, about 300 miles west of Quebec, I reached in the evening of October 15th, having thus made the journey from Bristol in ten days. During three days spent in Ottawa I was enabled to make inquir- ies into the general prospects of the dis- trict. Tradesmen were satisfied with the business done this season, and wero sanguirie of a continuance of good times. The farmers I met in the neighborhood expressed their fullest content with their present condition and prospects, the only drawbacks being, they stated, the difficulty to obtain good farm laborers who understood their work, and female domestic servants. The croperIlillsn all around, have been a. bundant, and highly satisfactory re- ttjrns must result. Within easy dis- tance of Ottawa are obtainable lands of excellent -quality suitable for mixed farming, having timber, game, and wat• er plentiful. Many a hard-working all farmer here at home, labouring r such poor returns as barely suffice to pply his family with life's necessaries uld find in the fertile, lands around tawa many oppbrtunies,by dint of in- stry and reasonable economy, of eedily placing himself in as high a to of comfort and independence as e mostprosperousand well-to-dofarm- s nywhere in the British Isles. In e Ottawa Valley aro worked rich do. sits of phosphate ores,whichfor quail - rank among the most valuable ob- ned from any part of the • world. Considerable capital has of late been directedto those excellent deposits, but still splendid opportunities remain for its use, developing untounched seams. Valuable loads of metal such as copper, are being opened, and show every likeli- hood of being highly remunerative en- terprises. In feet, the metaj mining of being highly remunerative expected in the near future to assume largo -dimen- sions. The timber industry is enorm- ous turning out thousands of feet daily, tend comprising a combination of all the latest and best improvements in sawing machinory,giving steady employment to a large body of men. Toronto, a handsomely -built city on Lake Ontario, I next visited. This city had a population of 85,415 ip 1881.but it has since grown to 120,000, and is the centre of many important and thriving industries. With its splendid public buildings and business premises, and fine, wide, well -kept streets, it is the ad- miration of every visitor. It has a large agricultural neighbourhood, and does a very miscellaneous trade,export. ing largely to Great Britain and the United States. Small tradesmen aro doing a remunerative business and large firms and companies show high rates of interests or money invested in them. In a city of this disoription,extending in all directions at a steady rate, there can be but little doubt that many obenings must exist for profitable investments or working of oapitai. Leaving Toronto, I spent two days in the Huron district, well known to me, It being eight years since I bad been there, I was very anxious to learn now matters had gone with many of my friends in that part of the proviso of Ontario. The old kg houses I had been accust- omed to see had dissappeared, and in their stead had been raised good, elegant, brick, and stone buildings, Everywhere the land had the appearance of careful treatment. Large cropsof clover, wheat, barley,roots potatoes and had been harvested. The farmers own the soil They may lack' several advantages of the Engli h farmers, but they have in abundancb all that is really necessary to make rural life happy end prosperous— comfortable homes, ample provisions, good health and independence. Their land has been reclaimed from the for. est,, and is as good as can bo found her ' ' i the whole prov- le love their a of -4 SM fo su On the suggi3stion that Sir John A wo Ot Macdonald should now be made Gov du ernor General, a supporting paper pert. ar incntly remarks "He had better stay Zia where he is; he is too useful to bo made ern merely ornamental." Ah ! then the ill position of Governor-General i:; orna. ilo mental. That's just what we have ty tai claimed for years. Does it not look like a piece of folly to pay about $100,000 annually 'for an- ornamental piece of machinery. There is something radically wrong in the way in which banking institu- • tions are conducted in the oities,as com- pared with the management in most raral places. Let a merchant overdraw bis bank account even for a small a- mount in any of the rural towns, and he very soon hears about it, and is re- quired to provide more collateral. This, rt l—doubt, is straight business, and we presume every bank manager who does this is simply exercising the caution that he is authorized to,' but it places small business men at a decided disadvantage when men in the cities are allowed to overdraw to any amount they like, as appears to have been the case in Tor- onto recently. -•- air Baird has been elected in•Quee.i's County, by a majority of about 100. This is no more than what was expect- ed, beoause the Government, through Baird, offered a bribe to the constit. uenoy in the shape of public works, if it returned a government candidate. This is what Baird said at the time of his nomination:— Tho people of Queen's want railways and other public works, and they know the polios of the Government regarding railways is liberal. If a Government supporter is elected, any reasonable re- quest will be granted; it rests entirely with the Government candidate what will be done. The Government will not en- courage an feats d fd r Icing; and unless Queen's supports the Government can- ldidate she has no right to ask for put- io works. This is as clear a case of bribery as can bo, but the people do not appear to see it in that light. However as Baird has the majority this time, he is legally to th•. •; but it is when they remember that moot of them went to Canada with only a few shillings in the'r pockets to help ti a n, audinow they aro large independent: farmers, they look back with a degree of pleas - are upon the toil they have gone through. The country lying along the route from Toronto to Goderich I have been acquainted with intimately for Years, and haye watched the gradual trans- formation of its forests and open lands, under the hands of careful husbandman, into patterns of gardon•like culture, of- ten spoken of as the garden' of Canada. Twenty years ago the land, for the greater pari, was lying in its primitive state, awaiting for the magic touch of labor to unfold its hidden treasures. For a time the emigrants' rude log huts wero the only marks of civilisation; but long since they have given ]lace large, substantial buildii ngs, standing smiling farms of from 200 to 000 ac of the best land, and presented to view, was the pleasing picture of OUK FETTER, DoX LECTURE ON GOVERNMENT WARDS IN THE NORTH-WEST. To the Editor of the Clinton New Era • Dema Snt,—At the time that a large portion of the press, emiueut mission- aries and missionary superintendents were charging the Dominion Govern- ment with cruelty, in feeding, or rather starving the Indians of the North-west on "wandering" bacon, and a brand of flour known to scientists as " red dog," Mr Porter, M.P., on a Clinton platform, and on the authority, he said, of Gov- ernment papers, admitted the deadly nature of the flour, but boasted that in punishing the rascally agents, by reduc-' to mg g the price of the article, a saving to the country had been effected of from res live to seven thousand dollars. " Lo! InY the poor Indian," he had no rights. It tiller of the soil harvesting the fruits his own labor—happy, free and prose nus. What these sons of toil (shave aeco plished, hundreds, nay thousan may still do, with only a display of t same pluck, endurance, and deterntiu tion• nitoba and North-West have h bountiful yields of grain, roots, &c. few years ago these provinces had import grain, their own yield falli below that needed for local oonsumpti and now I learn from reliable sours that this ,year they have a surplus f exportation in wheat alone of at le 8,000,000 bushels. Their cattle ranch have been big successes, some of t herds numbering several thousand hea most of which must come to the Br iso market. In the face of these fax I fail to see how the British farrn heavily handicapped as he is with hi rent, taxes, &e., can hope to coupe with Canada in rearing cattle and gra growing. I sailed from Quebec, Oct. 27th, a arrived in Bristol Nov. 5th, having co pleted the round trip within a mont My short visit was sufficient to co vince me that Canada is making great strides than ever in commercial pr gross, and that the amount of wealth a cumulated in this colony isvery consi arable, and has every prospect of lea ing to a still greater accumulation. Nowhere did I encounter any of t very poor, or of the class "unemployed My conclusions are that in Briti North America capitalists may fi numerous roads for the safe and profi able investment of their money; ti small tenant farmer has splendidohan es laid open to him ; and farm labore and domestic servants can general find immediate employment at hi wages, though mechanics, artisans, ai other skilled laborers aye not needed very great numbers, I am, yours faithfully, J. WILCOX DOWN. Bath -bridge, Bristol, 9th Novembo 1887. of was then commonly reported, by tra- yellers and others, that many of the Iu- cr diaus had died, and that their graves were to be seen here and there on the hill sides in their respective settlements. Some time. after this damaging ad- mission had been made by Mr Porter, say from four to five months, more or loss, the Presbyterian Assembly, still strongly prejudiced against the Govern- ment, met at Winnipeg. A deputation from that august body, including the Rev. A. D. McDonald, of Seaforth, on the invitation of Governor Dewclney— who was quite surprised by their unexpect- ed arrival—visited the reserves. There they saw and ate identical flour which killed poor " Lo," and pronounced it good, while the "travelling bacon" not only confined its rambles to the dish, but proved to be an excellent article of food. The fashionable pants which had been supplied to the 'chiefs, and which lasted the whole of three days, having long since come to grief, escaped clerical inspection. Why did their Reverences change their feeling toward the Govern- ment? Did the complimentary ride of the C.P.R., or the exceptional affability of Governor Dewdney, "Father of whis. key permits," or the.fifty thousand dol- lar building to be put under clenomina. tional control, or the "bacon" and ',red dog" hospitality prove too much for ministerial virtue ; or, it may be, that the sand blizzard, which overtook them on their journey, filling oyes, nose, mouth and every available spot and part, renderecithem strangely purblind, or, shall we, in the judgment of chairty, consider that they were thinking "ironi- cally." How true it is that a gift steal- eth away the heart. At the same time and on the same platform with Mr, Porter, Mr Powell, the eminent Conservative barrister of Clinton, made it legally and logically clear that the Indians were special fa- vorites at Ottawa. With his customary modesty, he declared in his memorable address, that one pound of bacon fur- nished the Indians was equal to three pounds of beef. (Some of the butchers present said, by mistake, that he lied.) Now, Mr Editor, allow me to say, and I say it "without fear of successsul ton- tradiotion," that any Indian who would die, and allow himself to be buried on the hill side, while pampered on xzs bacon and red dog, is a mean, ungrate- ful wretch, and deserves to be excluded from " the happy hunting grounds" which Ile behind the blue mountains and beyond the western waves. lst P. S.—As ono of the editorial writers of the News -Record is the only person within my circle of acquain- tances, who is able to reconcile contra- dictions, will he oblige by "rising to ex- plain.,, . 2nd P.S.—The crime of buying young squaws, and other inaccuracies " too numerous to mention," hot being di- rectly under government patronage,was aooidentally overlooked. Brd P. S.—Several of the chiefs, with. out any assistance whatever from In- structors," took first prizes at the agri- culturalshows(?) ' 4th P.S.—A favorable impression ap- pears to have been accidentally made on the mind of the rebellious Piapot, by the new suit sent him by Governor Dewdney, a few days before the, depttta• tion visited his territory. This was a mere coincidence. A LoYEn of CONSISTENCY. Clinton, Jan. 23, 1888. ON "OBSERVERS" RETIRING VOLLEY. ro- ds, he Maa- ad A to ng on, es Or est es he d, it- ts, or, h to in nd m - h. n- er, 0- 0 - he sh nd t- ie 0 - re ly rdg In r, TORONTO TOPICS. SENSATIONAL LIFE IN THE Qu$EN FAILURES AND RUMORS OF FAILURES. A Srlcs CRIM. CON. CASE. LEC.ISLATIe - NOTES. These residents of Toronto who look, for something sensational, something fresh, and out of the ordinary run of events, have surely had' enough to sat- iate them during the last few months. First of all cane -the Central Bank col- lapse, and when the inside working of this establishment became known, slow - going• people who had grown jealous and envious of the apparent prosper, ity of their neighbors, found a solution for their "rolling in wealth, wearing purple and fine linen, and faring sump- tonsly every day."' There's a tremen- dous amount of style in this city, and a great many people put on their backs every cent that they earn; it is bad enough when they do this, but when men high up in society live like Na- bobs, at the expense of the widows ane orphans who are robbed of their bank deposits, it is infinitely worse, and time that some of these tony gentry found themselves behind iron bars. Close on the heels of the Central fail. ure came that of McMasterBros. follow- ed by- several smaller houses, and the sensation produced by these in commer- cial circles had hardly died away before another came that took the breath—. and cash away from a good many peo- ple. E. S. Cox, the famous =- (some people say in -famous) stc giimbler- was courted, &c. from one end of the city to the other. He was a sporting man, and• some are wicked enough to say, in all that the terra implies. A "hail •fallow—well ntot. Nn sporting club was complete unless be filled some office in it, no sporting crowd was com- plete unless he was one of the number. How did he become so popular? On, wel, had money, you know; dressed well —$300 sealskin coat in ivinter, and the very best in summer. But Mr 'Cox has failed, after drawing $100,000 out of the Central that he had no right to. IIe is out of town at present and many are anxious to know when he will be back, but it is little good his return is likely to do for them. The new mayor, Mr Clarke, has set- tled down to Itis duties, and is likely to give better satisfaction than many of his opponents thought he would. Hith- erto the salary has been $2000 a • year, and the proposal to increase it to $4000 does not meet with the approval of the citizens, many of whom think they aro competent to discharge the duties of mayor, and are quite willing to under- take it at less than $4000 per annum, and honer. However, the council are likely to appropriate'this sum. The youths, bald-headed men, and even women, who could get within hear- ing distance, have had their depraved tastes satisfied in the case of Irving vs. Smith, tried this week. Irving's wife was stopping at Niagra, and 'during her sojourn there, proved untrue to her marriage vows, and her husband sought a vindication of his own character by entering a suit against her seducer. Tho evidence given in plain unvarnished Anglo-Saxon, was' beastly, and proved that the plaintiff's wife was little better than a nymph -de -pave. No defence was made, andh verdict for the plaintiff was given. The Empire is ,slowly moving along but does not appear to be meeting with the support that was anticipated. The Mail, Globe, and World, retain the ad- vertising patronage, which is to a news- paper what cream is to milk. In liter- ary circles the opinion is freely expres- sed that in editorial ability, the Empire is nothing like as good as the Mail was when it was the recognized organ of the party. Time, however, may -improve the former. 'rho Local Legbtlntnro was opera on Wednesday, without the usual ceremon- ies. One of the most important things in the Lieut -Governor's speech is the recommendation to appoint a Minister of Agriculture, whose duty it shall be to attend to this branch of industry atone. As Mr Mowat has a strong fol- lowing in the House it is hardly likely that anything in the nature of a test vote will bo taken during the session, Who will become Minister of Agricul- ture is a more matter of congocturo, but a : e several good agricultural mem- se, any of whom would Credit. 1'o the Editor of the Clinton .New Era. DEAR -Mn EDITOR: I notice that the individual under the assumed name "Observer" has favored us with another of his literary productions in which he pours out the vials of his wrath in per- sonal abuse on me, the author of a te- port of the b'anner's Club meeting, which seems to have a great affinity for hint. Let me just here inform "Observ- er" that better man than he have had faculties injured by the production of articles requiring so much close study as this production of his undoubtedly has ; but may the public bear in mind, that any ooward in quitting the field can heap personal abuse on his oppon- ent without stint—skewing of course his lack of discretion. "Observer" calls me a "false reporter," Now I would like him to name one thing wherein I have been false. I say that ho is unable to do so. I was appointed to report this meet- ing of the club, and I will assure "Ob. server," that it was correct. Now it is well for "Observer" that there is an am- biguity in this expression "false report- er" in which he in his squeamish cow- ardice, may take refuge and rest for a while, for I am sure he needs it. He also says: "Not having been appointed as the reporter for the club, hence his thirst for maligining the first or any person with whom he may come in con- tact." In this he may insinuate some- thing but he asserts nothing. Yes, Mr Observer, when you wish to say any- thing which you know to be untrue, put it by way of insinuation, for it is the safest plan. He compares me to a 'dog in the manger." Well, really, if I thought the author of thatflwas respons- ible for his own actions, I might regard it as something but as it is, I will over- look it with the remark, that no matter how low, how depraved, how far from everything that is right, a human being may be,I always look upon him as a fellow human being but never compare him to a brute boast. Nevertheless lire will let Observer's comparison go for what it is worth. Notwithstanding I would advise Mr Observer to peddle himself round the country and see if ho could not get correct ideas concerning the re- port and its author, and besides, gain• ing a primary, a second object may bo gained viz: faculties may be exercised end equilibrium maintained. I remain yours &c:r• ` "Author of the report." COUNTY CLIPPINGS. 'fele Cream of our Local Exchanges. Mr Anthony Carlton, of East Waaa• nosh, hag got back with throe find horses. An eight year old daughter of Mr J. D. McNeil, of Grsy,smashed three fing- ers in the cogs of a euttinggmacltine. Mr Joseph Kidd, jr.,•: ': a purchased the Scohio salt works oderioh, and will run them under the name of the Dominion salt works. The many friends of Mr Thomas Coad, of East Wawanosh, will be glad to learn that he is rapidly improving. His foot is amputated at the ankle joint. Donald Lamont, 7th con., of Gray, had the misfortune to break his right arm while unloading sawlogs in the mill yard at Ethel, last Monday. Last Monday morning Mrs Peufold died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Henry Wilbeo, Brussels, at the good old age, 90 yearb,7 months and 9 days. Mr Joseph Ketchen has sold his farm situated on the '1'urnberry side of the gravel road between Wroxeter and Bel. more to Mr J. Castle, of New Hamburg, for the sum of ,, 8 3 bUO. Mr John B. Greigor, of the Brown - son Line, Hay, has sold his 100 acre farm to Mr Chas. Brill, of Zurich, for the sum of $6,100. Mr Greigor intends leaving about March next for Dakota. The other day two little girls, Clara McCracken and Ida Blashill, were slid- ing on the river, Brussels, when the former went through the ice and was fished out of the cold bath by her little comrade. - Mr Hugh Ross, of McKillop, leaves next week with his family for Denver, Colorado. Mr Ross has a brother who has been in that country for several years, and his success has induced him to go and try his luck also. The annual meeting of the members of the South Huron Agriculeural Society was held in Dixon's Hall, Brucefield, on Wednesday last. The Treasurer's re- port which was read and adopted, show. ed the receipts for the year to be $1,952 and the disbursements $1,813, leaving a surplus on last year's transactions of $139, which added to the surplus of the 1 year before last, leaves a balance now in the treasury of $300. This is very satisfactory showing and places the soc- iety in a beter position, financially, than it has occupied for many years. The following officers and directors were elected for the current year, viz.: " Wm. Dixon, Brucefield, President ; Wm. Cooper, Tuokersmith, and John Ketehen Stanley, Vice -Presidents. Directors— Alex. Forsythe, Tuckersmith; L. IIunt- er, Usborne; Jas. Pickard, Exeter; Jno. Willis, Stephen; Robert McAllister, Hay; Alex. Thompson, and John Murdock, Stanley; Henry Beacom, Goderich town- ship; Dr Coleman, Seaforth. Messrs George Jackson and W. C. Charters, were re-elected auditors. HERON FARMERS. A meeting for the purpo'so of estab- lishing a Farmers' Institute for the West Riding of Huron was held at Goderich, on Tuesday afternoon. A number of prominent agriculturists of this section was present. Hon. A. M Ross, Commissioner of Agriculture, Pres. Mills, of Guelph Agricultural College ; Prof Robertson; Superinten- dent of the Dairying Department of the Agricultural College, and Mr John McMillan, M P., fayored the meeting with -their presence. Atter ex -Reeve Charles Girvin, of Wawa - nosh, had been called to the chair a number of interesting papers were read and criticised. President Mills delivered an address on the cultiva- tion of the soil, which caused a dis- cussion, in which, J McMillan, M P, John Washington, Harry Morris, Jas Linklater and others took part. Jas. Morton, of Wingham, read an excel- lent paper on potato culture, Mr Washington read a paper on the best breeds of cattle for Ontario. He was followed by Prof. Robertson in an ad- dress on `•` How to rear calves for the dairy and the stalls." There was a good turn out at the evening meeting, the largerortion of those present .being of the farming community, Mr A. H. Manning, of Clinton, was ulltanimousl called to the chair, and opened the meeting with a brief but interesting address. Hon. A. M. Roes, Commissioner of Agriculture, was then called upon to_ address the meeting, and briefly ex- plained the object of the Farmers' Institutes. - Prof. Robertson, of Guelph Agricul- tural College, gave an exhaustive dis- course on butter and the cow, in which he advocated the rearing of the best breeds of cows as essential to the making of the best butter. Prof. Mills also made a brief address, but as the hour was late, did not take up a spe- cial subject fir discussion. The following officers were elected for the ensuingyear:--President,John Ki-rninghan, Colborne; First Vice - President, John McCallum, Belgrare; Second Vice, Robert Currie, East Wawanosh; Secretary -Treasurer, C.G. S. Naftel; Directors, Colborne, Henry Morrs, Jos. Fisher; Ashfield, llugh Girvin, W. Struthers; W. Wawanosh, Jas. Johnston, J. H.Taylor; E, Waw- flitosh, 1Vm. Roch, yo':n McCallum; Goderich Town, T. C. Naftel, John Washington ; Goderich Township, John Cox, Wm. Bawden ; Wingherp, Benj. Wilson, J. A. Morton. After a statement concerning mem- bership had been made by the secre- tary, a paper was read by the presi- dent, Mr John Keruighan, on the ro- tation of crops. He advocated the abolition of summer -fallowing and 118 contended that the benefits were not es commensurate with the work and to=s of of time. The next paper was by Mr John McMillan, M P for South Huron, on the best methods of raising and feed- ing stock for the English market, which proved a mine of information to those preseut. Mr J C Letouzel, Colborne read a capital paper on the apple,thedifferent varieties and proper ]node of packing and shipping. Apple culture was the title of a paper read by Mr John Stewart, of Benmiller, which elicited a number of queries from several of the fruit -raisers present, being thrown from a wood bled, the runner passing over his body. Fanners in the western part of Ne- braska have beeu helping tbemsetvea to coal from Union Pacific cars, hav- ing no other means of procuriug fuel Can they be blamed for so doing. Holtnee, the Saratoga undertaker who embalmed Geo. Grant's body, was accused by the New York Times of having been drunk when he did it. Ile got a $5,000 verdict fur libel on Monday morning. The "White Cape" iu Crawford, In- diana, went to the house of Wesley Meeks, a Baptist minister, eu Thurs- day night, dragged him from bed and whipped hem unmercifully. They told him hewas not providing d n for his P b family well enough. The whole cool: try is terrified. Messrs Crossley and Hunter, the evangelists, are holding revival ser- vices in Ottawa. Hundreds have professed onnversion. Cabinet Min- isters and others attend. Sir John Macdouald has atteuded three nights in succession, and Sunday night had to find a:cornrnodation in the aisle. In September last the wife of ex - Sheriff Montogomery• of Modeana, dropped dead while attending to her household duties. In November the husband dropped dead on the street, A few duys ago Win Montgomery, their sun, fell dead from his chair while ttlining' in a barber shop to be shaved, before going to the funeral of a cousin who bad:died suddenly. Rev D J Chown, Kingston, charges that the barn burning outrages recent- ly perpetrated at Irish Creek were the work of anti -Scott Act agitators. The parties who burned. the buildinga at Irish Creek have been convicted and sent to the penitentiary, and no evid- ence was given at the trial to show that their crimes had any conuection with Scott Act enforcement. Bu'rglara stole a couple of watches and other articles from the house of Mr. James Barton, Stratford, on Wednesday, last, and Thursday two men giying their names as John Daly and George Sole were arrested in New Hamburg on offering the articles for sale. The next morning they were sentenced to two years each in the Kingston Penitentiary by the Police Magistrate there. e n y, e e r n d a e t, f • r r d e d 0 y y e y e • The wife of Henry Stennet, a prom minent farmer and bee -keeper of th township of Blanchard, was killed o Main street, St. Marys, on Sundaby being thrown from a sleigh whit returning home from church. Th t horse became unmanageable, and M Stennet losing control, was throw out. The horse then ran away, an Mrs Stennet was thrown against a post She only lived a short tim after the accident. Mrs Barrett, wife of Wm. Barret a prominent temperance advocate o Hamilton, died, on Thursday, unde very sad circumstances. She had bee nursing her son, who had suffered fo months from a painful abscess, an the other day while handling soul of the bandages used on the woun some of the poisonous matter got int a wound on her hand. Blood' poison ing set in and her arm had to be am putated, but the poison had evidentl permeated her system and she onl survived a few'days. The house of Israel Evans, licens 1nspectortr•Chatham, was shattered b dynamite at 1. o'clock Tuesday morn ing. No ene was hurt, but the hous is badly damaged. The police track ed a man to the Royal Exchange hot- el whose boots fit exactly with the track in the light snow. He had a loaded revolver under his pillow, and a fuse and caps for dynamite car- tridges were under the clothes at the foot of the bed. Three others are also detained on suspicion,but it is.thought t_hey__ are_innocent. Shortly after five o'clock Tuesdey morning Renfrew Mercury printing office wars entirely destroyed by fire, everything being lost. The building owned by the proprietor,was uninsur- ed, as was also the power press. The insurance on other material was on- ly $750, a fourth of the total loss. Much indignation and excitement has been created by the fire, the universal Opinion being that it was of incen- diary origin, in short, an anti Scott outrage. TheCountyTemperonce Ad vacate was printed at the ofce,and the Junior editor was secretary of the County Alliance, and lately a special constable. Tho editor's house had a narrow escape Judge J 1" Kinney, agent of the Yankton Indian agency, arrived at Nebraska City, on Saturday, after be- ing nine days on the road. Five days were necessary for the party to travel 30 miles, The thermometer during the five days was at 30 degrees below zero most of the time. rhe Judge says the loss of life in Dakota has been greatly underestimated. While at one station in Bonhomme County j�ppe judge says nineteen for- zen bodi"ils were brought into the depot in one day. In Bonhomme county the t of dead will reach fully 160. The timates made at Yankton yesterday the Toss of lite throughout the territory reach ',over 1,000. [Papers in the west doubt the correctness of this.] - At 11 o'clock on Saturday morning four masked men heavily armed rode up to the Citizen's Bank, Limestone, Indian, Territory, and dismounted. The leader entered the bank and pre- senting a pistol at the head of the cashier, W. T, Reynolds, demanded that he turn over the cash on hand. While pretending to comply Rey- nolds slammed the door of the sate and turned the lock. He was ithmedi- ately shot through the heart by one of the desperanoes. The bank was then ransacked and all the money in the cash drawerA2,300,- was -taken. An attempt was made to open the safe but it failed. In a few mo- ments the town was aroused and 20 or 30 armed men hurried toward the bank. The robbers were just mounting their horses and a hot fire stared, in which one of the robbers, Thomas Evan, was killed. He was a ranchman, living near town. Four citizens were wounded. The three surviving robbers v ebb re r ode awaywith their booty. A posse was oranized and etarted in pursuit of the robbers. After an hour's hard pursuit they were surrounded and captured. The three men wero tried Saturday even- ing. The leader was found guilty of the murder of Reynolde,and forthwith strung up. Tho other two were placed in charge of a strong guard at d started for Fort Washita. The stolen money was recovered. The robbers were all citizens and cattle ranchers of the near neighborhood. NEWS NOTES, Icon. Alex. Mackenzie will be 66 years old on the 28th inst. The December bank statement shows that th :re are now five bank- rupt chartered banks in the Domin• ion. The Fishery negotiations have ap- parently come to a complete deadlock and no settlement -of the question is likely to result from them. Answers to inquiries made byTh Globe's London correspondenshow that there is a prospect of elttensive emigration from Great Britain this year. Ben Butterworth on Monday intro- duced in the House of Representatives a resolution in favor of the establish- ment of Commercial Union between the States and Canada. A. lad, aged 8 years, only son of Chas. Finch, of Simcoe, was fatally injured while returning from schoolby " Man wants but little here But he gets it below zero too, for• comfort. The latest reports indicate tint, nearly 90 men were killed in the Wellington colliery,1 ritisb Columbia. Major Biggar, M.PP. Or North Bruce, was seized with a stroke of paralysis Wednesday and is not ex- pected to recover. T University of Pennsylvanialrar ba+ iihed cigarettes from the grJuuds of the ut.ivo'sity upon the recommen- dation of Prof. W hite,who has charge of the phy. i Ial culture of the students. One of the,g-reatest lirguistic pro- digies of thi—times bas just been dis- covered in Chicago. Her name is Corinne Cohu, and although barely 9 years of age, she speaks Euglish, Ger- man and French with fluency, and -is now mastering Russian and Italian. Her father is Prof Hunry Cohn, pre- sident of the National school of lan- guages. The latest theory in connection with the death of Robt. Orme, of London township, is that the shooting was in a manner a-eecidental. {Some people in the neighborhood hold to the opin- ion that Orme intended to hurt him• self for the purpose of •obtainingg an accident insurance, butalcnlated his aim and killed hiocieTf. • He was injured in head once before and se- cured, so it is said, a considerable sum of insurance. Manitoba grain buyers, one and all, and the general public are highly annoyed at the prospects ahead for the transportation of Manitoba's magnificent crop of1887 to the eastern grain ports. A reporter conversed with a number of the leading grain men on the situation. They all felt friendly disposed toward the C P R; but as one of them remarked "things are worse than people think, and they will be in a bigger mess before they begin to get better." Arthur Sharman, of the township of Oakley, about twelve miles from Bracebridge, committed suicide by blowing w ag Lie brains out with a revolver. He went into the bush about half a mile with a looking glass and revolver placed the looking glass on a stump to tree -what he was doing, and delib- erate!yshot himself through the head: His body was found three days after- wards frozen stiff, with the revolver still in his hand. Sharman was about 36 years of age and unmarried. About nine Sunday evening fire was discovered in the police station, which ' is situated under the Town Hall, St Thomas. The doors were at once broken open and the fire brig- ade were soon on hand, but the fire which had originated in the hallway had gained such headway that all entrance to the cells was barred, and the cries of an unfortunate tramp, who Was the sole occupant, sickened the hearts of those who were on the scene. In about three-quarters of an hour an entrance was effected and the cell door burst open, but the vic- tim was found to be suffocated. `AWYER WANTED, TO RUN PORTABLE Saw Mill, Apply at NEW ERs Cinem, Clinton. *2i lHORO-BRED DURHAM BULL For SALE —For sale a 12 months old Durham Bull, rod color, registered in the new Dominion Herd Book. Apply to the undersigned, at Londesborough Post°Office, or on Lot 22, Concession 13, JOHN CUMING, LUMBERILUMBER 1LUMBER ! THE subscriber has on hand and for sale, at his 01111, 16th concession of Goderich Town- ship,a good assortment of Hemiook, Rook and oft Elm Lumber. Cutting Bill Lumber a specialty. Highest cash price paid for first class Saw Logs. E. BUTT. _ ClintonrJan. 25, 1888. PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN CLINTON. The undersigned has been instructed by ltis,brother to offer for sale on very reason- able terms, the following properties in the Town of Clinton: -1st, Tho property at pre. sent occupied by Mr James Walker, on the soutk side of Huron Street, consisting of twit lots, on which is erected a frame house, stink ble, and other outbuildings. and, A house and lot at the terminus of Rattenbury St. Brd, The store and lot on Victoria St., now occupied by Mr J. B. Crossen. Full partieu- tars ou application, H. R. WALKER, Clip 0011. rI \RD--MACDONALD & DEAN are work - 4J ing up a good practice by honest work and low prices. They make Vulcanite, Cel- luloid, Silver, Gold, etc., plates, in all about a dozen varieties and differeht makes, rang• ing in prices from 05 to 580 per set of teeth. They have wonderful success whit Vitalized Air, extracting teeth without the least pain, but the preservation of the natural teeth in made a specialty; they guarantee to save then from decay and discoloration, if take:: in time, and also sweeten every offensive breath. They keep up with the times, and have all the modern improvements in the higher branches of dentistry, and their ttroiea are very low. They can give their patients Artificial Teeth as cheap as any person, but prefer giving better value in the end, by us- ing nothing but the bestmaterial. However. those wishing Cheap John work eon be ac- commodated. MACDONALD Bc DEAN, head office, Wingham. One of the fihm visits Blyth every Saturday, office at Commercial Hotel ; Gerrie, lst and Ord 'Mondays' of each month, at Albion Hotel ; Lucknow, 2nd and 4th Mondays' and Tuesdays' of each mouth, at Whitley's Hotel. Calls to private houses promptly attended. AUCTION SALE OF Yalnable FARM in HULLET The executors of the will of the late William Vodden, will offer for sale, at the AA T TENBURY NOUSE, CLINTON, —ON— WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22nd. 1888, At 2p.m„ that first-class farm lot, No, 33, is the Sole concession of Mullett, The tarot comprises 100 acres of excellent clay land, Of which about 50 aro cleared and fenced, and • in good condition of cultivation; the balance good hardwood timber. A good frame barn about 56 x 36, with frame stable attached. No dwelling house; good well, young orchard. The farm is about three miles from Londes- boro station, or about six miles from Clinton, The farm will be sold subject to a lease which has two years to run, and which will be produced at the sale; also to the oblige- tion.of supplying six.cords.of firewood to the Widow of the testator for life. TERtrs.—One tenth of the purchase money to bo paid at the time of sale, and the bal- ance within one month. The venders reserve tke right of one bidding. For further particulars apply to tho un- dersigned Executors, or to H. HALE Clinton, or to the Auctioneer, JAS, HOWSON. HUMPHREY SNELL, Clinton P.O. IIUGH RADFORD, JD., Londosboro P.O. t l Use tf�� C11)11., feograph Fon At.I, Yore Megesoes. We guer:tutee Promptness and Courtesy W. JACKSON C, P. R. Railway and Telegraph AGENT, — CLINTON.