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Ate4eVe from 04 441e49014 rap r. relet•
ug.totbo,SapPood ,abenaftts of a b gg.
liceuhe over any other tay_eteni of .dealing
efreettyely with the liquor traffic. WO
are mot Ina poeitioo to challenge, the
correctness of the ilguree there given,
but al an offliet thereto, we give the fol-
lowing extracts from a public debate
that tools place it Montreal one even-
ing teat week, on the question, "Is high
license worthy the support of the
temperance people." Expressions of
opinion 40 not necessarily carry weight
in a debate, and only what may ..be re-
garded as facts, are worth considera-
tion. The summary of the debate ie ea
follows:—
kir J. R. Dougall, declared high li-
cense to be a compromise and wrong in
principle, and argued that where ap-
plied it did not reduce the number of
saloons. In proof this the speaker quot-
ed the late Hon. J. B. Finch, who as
founder of the Nebraska high license
bill, became convinced that it was "the
greatest mistake of his life." He also
quoted the Hon. W. W. Hardy, the
father of high license, who recently said,
"There has been no improvement in our
saloons. Gambling and prostitution go
hand in hand. High license has done
nothing toward waking up temperance
sentiment. Saloon keepers violate the
law just as they always have."
Mr J. M. M. Duff denounced high ll -
cense as demoralizing, and quoted the
Chicago Champion, the official organ of
=t)Ie liquor traffic, in support of his claim
that high license did not reduce the
amount of liquor consumed. He also
quoted the famous letter by Mr P. E.
Iler,president of the Willow Springs,
Distilling Co., Omaha, Neb., who said:
"High license does not hurt our busi-
ness. High license acts as a bar against
prohibition. I do not think high license
lessens the quantity of liquor used."
The Rev. Dr. Saunders thought that
if a $2,000 license were applied it would
weed out the low dens. He was a be-
liever in prohibition and would regard
any license measureas only provisional.
Mr C. Fessey regarded high license
as a gilded humbug, because it is not
an experiment, but atter seven years
of a fair trial had been proved not to
diminish the number of saloons or the
quantity of liquor consumed, or to•
raise the moral tone of the community.
He quoted a paragraphing issued from
the W. C. T. U. headquarters at Miss
Willards home, to show the inefficiency
of the proposed remedy. The paragraph
reads:
The following figures are official and
show the snocess (7) of high license in
Chicago. In 1882, the last year of low
license, the number of arrests was 33,
800; the number in 1887, after four
years of high license, was 45,400, an in-
orease of 38 per cent. The growth of
population during the same period, tak-
ing the very highest figures claimed,was
not over 25 percent. In 1882 Chicago
had 38 breweries, now there are 41. In
that year she consumed 872,000 barrels
of beer; last year, 1,684,167, an increase
of 97 percent.
B on Your Guar .
Don't allow a cold in the head to elowl
and surely run into Catarrh. when you ca
be cured for 25c. by using Dr Chr -e's Ca
tarrh Cure. A few applications cure in-
eipient catarrh ; 1 to 2 boxes cure ordinary
catarrh - 2 to 5 boxes are guaranteed to
cure chronic catarrh. Try it. Only25c.
do sure cure. Solt by all druggists.
Concerning Salt.
A very important industry in this
section is the manufacture of salt, and
anything that affects it is of special in-
terest. The Mail has recently been in-
terviewing manufacturers in various
lines, as to the effect that Commercial
Union would have upon their business,
and the following is the plain part of
an interview with Mr T. T. Coleman, of
Seaforth, whom the Mail introduces as
follows :—
One of the bestknowuof the salt men
in this the salt region, is Mr T. T.
Coleman, of Seaforth. He has always
been a staunch Conservative, but, as
will be seen by u hat be says below, he
has not a very high opinion of the N. P.
.The salt industry of Ontario is in a
very bad condition, indeed ; in fact, its
condition could not well be much worse.
There have been many withdrawals
from the business, and some bankrupt.
cies. Most of our properties would sell
at a low price, and some would not be
taken off our hands as a gift. Most of
the owners engaged in the salt industry
worked and fought for the NIP. But
for years the N. P. did nothing for us,
and when it did ,attempt to do some-
thing it only gave us legislation without
any substantial benefit. English salt is
,admitted free for the fisheries. Coarse
salt is also free. We Ontario salt nien
cannot see why some provinces in the
Dominion are permitted free trade in a
product of other countries, when that
product is produced in superabundance
in this province over a tract of country
greater in extent than the coal fields of
Nova Scotia, for the (development of '
which we are taxed.
I will show how legislation has injur-
ed our business. We were led to believe
that we should be protected as other in-
dustries were protected. Capitalists
were induced to put their money in the
industry and in a very short time, pro-
tection having been refused, had to shut
dcwn or sell out at a very low percent-
age on cost. The new owners, knowing
nothing of the business,had their flights
of fanny too, but they came to grief al-
so. The result is that the salt industry
has been well nigh extinguished in the
Lake Huron district. . The indirect
causes, if they may be so-called (for the
direct one was the breach of faith with
ne), are dear fuel, dear labor,dear trans-
portation and the N. P. • + +
The assessment of salt property in
this town was once over $80,000 per an-
num. To -day it would not be assessed
at half that amount. It is a sad sight
for every thinking Canadian to witness,
as we did a few days ago in this town.
the exodus of a large batch of artisans
and mechanics to Alabama, Dakota and
other States, for the want of employ-
ment at home,and to see the town band
at the station cheering them- on their
of aliityY utmost f ;` .. ' the, ;rata.,
of ►,Pal 0061 pqunds s ;, while ell;
,Ptidelt goods or,nearly 0' t4ed to
uux
4etrieleeete to loyalty cry will
feeleRte p;. Abe move:tone of the people
recross+this line, and trete Meet baa halt
or else there may be 11 smash, Why,
Ar two years, 3I ileef Iiia ford, et Olinton,
and rnyse!#.haxu #4Q1•10wa s to Otta.to en-
,deavAr teo get a lu.v for n uniformity of
salt packagesR
, -was proulihed, but it
$lid not come, 'To"day all sizes of pack-
ages are used, to the injury of the pro-
ducer and the public alilte. We can't
get even that. T1.1oee of ue left in the
business have this tale to tell—that we
trusted the politicians and "got left."
Oa the game subject, Ifr John Elms-
ford, of Stapleton Salt Works, gave his
views and we" take th
, ne following extract
from his statement:
"The salt makers of Canada are al-
most to a man in favor of Commercial
Union. They regard it in the light of a
"consummation devoutly to be wished,"
So far from fearing it, their only fear is
that it is too good to be true. At a
meeting held in Clinton last fall in fav-
or of Commercial Union, two promin-
ent salt manufacturers were on the
platform, one of them acting as chair-
man; both were Conservatives. The
present condition of the salt trade is
most deplorable. If means had been
carefully devised to ruin the salt mak-
ers and supply Canadians with English
salt, no more effectual way could have
been found than by the N. P. What-
ever the N. P. may have done for other
indtiatries or for the country at large, it
has literally ruined the salt men. For-
merly, between 1870 and 1875, there
were from fifteen to twenty salt works
in operation in the town of Goderich
alone. To -day there are only from
three to four. The salt industry is
struggling for existence, trying to pro-
duce salt in a highly proteoted country
to compete with English salt made un-
der free trade and practically admitted
free. * + + +
The way, and the only natural way,
to utilize our vast deposits of the purest
salt, a mine of wealth lying at our feet,
is to increase the market by adopting
Commercial Union.
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No other sprig medicine has won
for itself such universal confidence as
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It is the most
powerful combination of vegetable al-
teratives ever offered to the public,
and is acknowledged by the medical
profession to be the best blood
purifier.
THE ONLY FEMALE MAYOR
'Female mayors are no good,' said
the ex -City Marshal of Argonia,
Kan. Why, 31rs Salter has jnst
killed Argenta. I used to have a
hotel there and was the City Mar-
shal, but I couldn't stand it, so I
just scooted, and I expect that I'm
to blame for her election, too.
` You know she wasn't nominated
in any of the conventions. About
9 o'clock on 'lection day all us boys
were feeling gay and agreed to meet
at a hall and nominate a candidate
to knock out Wilson. Jack Ducker
—he is the toughest man in the
place and the undertaker—got up
in the meetin' and nominated Mrs
Susanna Medora Salter for Mayor,
and the nomination was made
unanimous. We rushed into the
streets and commenced to work for
our candidate. At non her hus-
band came to us and bogged us to
quit the racket, sayin' it was an in-
sult to his wife.' We wouldn't do
it, and the voters commenced to
come our way in cl isters. We got
full of whiskey and enthusiasln, and
at 4 o'clock every one was votin' for
our candidate. Well, you know as
how she was elected. We had a
jollification, and when she took her
seat like a man all onr fun was
busted.
` I sent up to Kansas City for
some crab apple cider just to please
the boys. She heard of it and asked
me to stop it. You can't fight a
woman and she the Mayor. Then
I started a little poker room, more
for sociability than anything else.
Chips were only ten cents. She
heard of it and came to me and I
had' to stop. Then the druggist, be-
fore she was elected, used to keep
blue grass bitters,lemon rye and ex-
tract of malt,and a few other things
like that. He don't do it now. The
Mayor heard of it. Then the two
billiard rooms were running. They're
closed up now. The Mayor don't
think it is fashionable to push the
ivories. That's the way it is with
everything. I just couldn't stand
the town and so I came up here.'
She's the only woman Mayor on.
earth, is she not 1'
That's just what 'she is. 1 ou
ought to see the letters the gets,
foreign letters and the like, askin
for her autograph, and askin' her if
it is true that she is the Mayor, and
all questions like that. When I
was marshal I used to act under her,
and many's the letter she has shown
me from abroad.' — Indianapolis
Journal.
A WONDERFUL OFFER.
For many years the manufacturers
of Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy have
offered, in� good faith, 11500 reward for
a case of Nasal Catarrh which they
cannot cure. The Remedy is sold by
druggists at only 50 cents. It has
fairly attained a world-wide reputa-
tion. If you have dull, heavy head-
aches, obstruction of the nasal pas -
cages, discharges falling from the
head into the throat, sometimes pro-
fuse watery and acrid, at others,
thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent,
bloody and putrid ; if the eyes are
weak, watery and inflamed; it there
is ringing in the eara, deafness, hack-
ing or coughing to clear the, throat,
expectoration of offensive matter, to-
gether with scabs from ulcers, the
voice being changed and has a nasal
Journey. 1 venture to add that where twang; the breath offensive; smell:and
the young go some of the aged will soon taste impaired; sensationof dizzinessfollo,
wise? They cann. And othperchaseould it be other- a stove, cougmental ngenerralsd debility, youkare
a pound of soap, a pound of sugar, a suffering from nasal catarrh. The
pair of boots, a yard of cotton, or a more complicated your disease, the
pound of oatmeal, that is not subject to greater the number and diversit of
a combine. I am, and have been, a y
faithful believer a) the N.P., but I want symptoms. Thousands of cases an-
te see it work equitably for all. nuttily, without manifesting half of
To recapitulate :—Cllr capital is sunk the above symptoms, result in Con-
or gone. Our industry is tottering. It sumption and end in the grave. No
is unjustly discriminated against by disease is so common. more decepti'vo
our tariff. Our laborers are leaving the an., dangerous, less understood, or
country for want of employment. Eng- more unsuccessfully treated by phy-
lish salt is coming into this country siciane.
OTil l.i N ' 10p'10$;.
40,4 the elisetil4Mt of,
ral,ei1,,4944K 'witk ttUii014
jilg, reect itt klie recent . nicer%t<
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the lertcan G Might As
go;go;Dr, Morton, the :yell-hn
physicist, drew ttttention tp, a
apt tobe ctverleolred in. these
9f electric anal incandescent
lighting, viz., the importance
thoroughly diffused light, if
to the eye ie to be avoided:
said that diffused lighting, em
lug from not too brilliant 9ourc
better in every way than that wh
equal in absolute quant
proceeds from intensely br
points; and he referred to the p
lysing effect and ultimate injur
eye produced by frequent
hibitions of powerful naked li
of any kind. All lights of g
brilliancy should be placed ab
the ordinary line of vision,
suitably shaded.
A little northeast of India is
firistan, whose lovely valleys
densely populated by tribes that
physically among the handsomos
Asiatics. Their country is almo
sealed book to us,for only one w
man, Mr McNair, has succeede
crossing their threshold. Ab
four years ago,staining his skin w
walnut juice and in the guise of
Indian doctor, he pushed some
into the territory, until the sus
cious natives became so inquisit
that he thought it prudent to retre
No scientific traveller bas e
reached Lhasa,the capital of Thib
and the Rosie of the Buddhists,
penetrated far into Southern Thib
though many notable attempts ha
been made. Recently Prejevals
has tried twice in vain to res
Lhasa, and last year Mr McCaul
after elaborate preparations a
after he had spent a year in getti
the permission of the Chinese a
Thibetan authorities to visit Lha
was finally turned back before
had crossed the frontier.
Letters have been received fro
Her Majesty's ship Egeria, Co
mender Pelham Aldrich, containi
particulars of a visit she has r•ecen
ly made to Christmas Island, whit
she was ordered to export for scie
tific purposes. The Egeria claim
to be the first vessel that ever e
plored this island. Christmas I
land is situated in the Indian Ocea
in latitude 11 degrees south, longi-
tude 105 degrees 30 minutes east ; it
is 1,100 feet above the sea, is 12
miles long and 8 broad. It was
found thatthe whole place was com-
posed of coral and rock. Notwith-
standing this,however, it is covered
almost completely with trees and
shrubs, the trees, which are of large
dimensions, seeming to grow out of
the rock itself, earth -surfaces being
conspicuous by their absence. It is
uninhabited by human beings, nor
could any trace of animals be dis-
covered, but sea birds swarm ever
every part of the island and:about
400 wood pigeons were shot by the
explorers while they remained there.
No fruits or vegetable matter ilt for
consumption could, however, be
found, nor the existence of any
supply of fresh water, and the be-
lief is that the vegetation of the is-
land is dependent for nourishment
on the dews.and heavy rains that
fall. The various specimens collect-
ed of birds, plants and insects, care
fully Preserved ,on bored under the
directiou of Mr Lister, the well-
known naturalist—who went spe-
cially to the island in the Egeria—
will be sent home for the British
museum and Kew gardens.
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KEEP FARM RECORDS.
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Every farmer is to a great extent
a manufacturer, and ought to keep
a record of his operations. This is
the key to success in any business.
But the soil -tiller should attend to
some other matters in connection
with his accounts. A map of his
farm, with each field numbered,and
its size, quality of soil, etc.,specified,
will be a -great aid in keeping track
of the year's transactions. How
many farmers have such a guide
and convenience 1 And how many.
kept such' memoranda in 1887e as'
will enable them to tell the expense
of each crop grown? And how
about the domestic animals 4 If you
keep cows, at have they paid you
per head it the aggregate 4 And -
what of the eep, swine and even
the chickens 4 How much did each
contribute to your :ncomo, and
which was the most profitable l
Those who can answer these perti-
nent questions must be well advised
in regard to their financial position,
and need no admonition ; but we
fear many are utterly unable to give
any detailed account of their farm-
ing operations, or whether the bal-
ance is on the righter wrong side of
the ledger. It is needless to say
that such management would soon
wreck almost any commercial enter-
prise, and hence the frequent com-
plaint that " farming don't pay" is
not surprising. What we write is
intended to be suggestive rather
than admonitory. Keep an accurate
account of your doings,and you will
not only be wiser but ere long richer
in consequence. In fact, resolve
that you will know how you stand
at the close of 1888, whoever may
meantime have been elected Presi-
dent of the Republic or Governor of
your Commonwealth. — D. D. T.
Moore, in American Agriculturist
for February.
The objections raised to the petition
for the .repeal of the Scott Act in
Bruce are decided to be invalid. It
only remains now to fix the date or
polling.
Children Cry for
Children Cry for
Aki
for .Infante and ChIidren•
oCkestolrL ie Ito well adapteate elelerea thst
[fRstetL cures Colic, QOnettpatton
trecelnmendaaaeupeeiortuanyple eeieeen Bout 8teacir, Dlnrrhea, Eructation,
Mown tome," #Ctlls•Worms vas alae wad ro ores di-
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131110. Word 8R, Prooklya, N. Y. Wu49uiotR�ueloas medloation.
THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 Murray Street, N. y
Business Change.
000
HAVING BOUGHT W. H. SIMPSON'S STOCK OF
BOOTS, SHOES,
RUBBERSandFELT
GOODS,at the lowrate
of 6Oc. on the $
I am in a position to sell Boots and Shoes at a lower price than they
have ever been sold in Clinton. I intend to keep the stock well assorted,
and to sell at the lowest possible prices. Any one wanting good goods
at a low price can get thein by calling. Come and see what I have and
quote prices, whether you buy or not. My method has always been small
profits and qui* returns, and not to be undersold by anyone.
A full line of GROCERIES just selected, and
embracing the best goods in this line , has
been added, and will be sold at Closest P rices
X x
H. PLUMSTEEL,
SEARLE'S BLOCK, NEXT TO CHEAPSIDE•
AMPINMENIAmmliMIIIMINUMMIIIMIP
llalllall hasbeen Downed
IIOT
AIEWTUNs Harness & Grocevv Det.
Has never yet been downed for; cheapness in all goods in my lino. I am now
selling SOAPS at prices to make you think I stole them.
12 BARS MONSTER LAUNDRY SOAP for 25c.
8 BARS RUBY SOAP for - - 25c.
8 BARS JUDD SOAP for - - - 25c.
5 BARS ELECTRIC SOAP for • - - 25c,
And another goods in proportion to those prices. CANNED FISH at the
usual prices, though they have advanced in the wholesale market. Come and see
the Handsome Presents I an Giving away with a POUND of TEA at ,50o., and
– with a POUND of BAKING POWDER or TEA at 400.
HARNESS In the barnese line, my stock ie
complete in BLANKETS,BELLS
TRUNKS, VALISES, WHIPS, CURRYBOMBS, BRUSHES, (tc. I am Elbowing
the beet selected stock of BUFFALO and GOAT ROBES, ever exhibited in the
village. .All kinds of Grain and Farm Produce taken is exchange. Remember my
specialty is SCOTCH COLLARS, my own make. Thanking my customers for
!past favors and soliciting their future patronage.
GEO. NEWTON, -
- LONDESBORO
or
as Trade
WE BEG TO INFORM THE PUJBLIC THAT OW' STOCK OF
GR,ocER,2�s
Is complete in all its branches. We guarantee our TEAS tp be cheaper than
the cheapest, quality considered, In SUGARS, we are as low as -any in town
CANNED. GOODS in great variety. ' ]PURE .,SPICES &
PEELS. NEW FRUITS of alt kinds. All kinds of CANDIES
at the lowest price in town. CROCKERY—Special indncemente in Tea
and Dinner. Sets.
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A.AZ�TG-ITS, 99 .A.LJEKEIRTST
STOCK
JUST RECEIVED A LARGE STOCK OF
COAL,COOK!YG and HEATING STOVES
OF THE HEST MANU1 ACTUR.L• AND LATEST PATTERNS.
il ;?'5CNE8TEt1
Also an immense stock of LAMPS of all
descriptions, from 25c. each upwards, in-
cluding the Celebrated Rochester Lamp, for
which we are sole agents.
Also COAL and WOOD FURNACES.—
Sole agent for Harris' Celebrated Furnace,
manufactured by Gurney & Co., Hamilton.
FULL LINE GENERAL IIARDWARE
S. DAVIS, - - (I INTON
THE MAMMOTH HARDWARE AND SrovE HOUSE, •
•
Thomas' Cooper
WE HAVE THE I,ARGE.ST, CLEANEST ANI) BEST A.
SORTED STOOK OE
C+ oam.xtime
In town, Our prices are as low as the lowest, and we warrant
everything first -Blass. Sole agents for the celebrated "COOPER'DAK,-
ING POWDER." Best brand of CIGARS by the Box or Thousand at
Manufacturers Prices. TEAS a specialty. Give us a gall,
Thos COOPER& SON
CLINTON.
Change of Business
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The undersig.isd bogs to uotify the people of Clinton and vicinity that he
has bought the
HARNESS BUSINESS formerly carried on by W. L Newton
And that he is prepared to furnish - - •
Harness, Collars,Whips, Trunks,Yaiises, Buffalo Robes, Blankets
And everything usually kept in a flrat-class Harness Shop, at the lowest prides.
Specie attention is directed to my stock of LIGHT HARNESS, which
I will make a specialty.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
By striot atention-to business, and carefully studying the wants of my customers,I •
hope to merit a fair share of patronage. Give me a call before purchasing else-
where. REMMBEER THE STAND—OPPOSITE THE MARKET.
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The Colobraloil ARGUS Spoeiaclos EyegIases-
THE
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CALEDON I.K Mineral Water Aerated.
JAMES H. eC)4(rM% E13h:,
CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, CLINTON, ONT.
CENTRAL GROCER
p. R,®138 -S. Old Staid.
The subscriberhas bought out the Stock of P. Robb, consisting of
GROCERIES,CROCKERY;GLA SWARE
Which, being bought at low rates, he is enabled to offer at the very clos-
est prices Patronage respectfully solicited. All orders
promptly filled. Rooms to let.
H.. R. WALKER, CLiNTON.
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