The Exeter Advocate, 1898-5-13, Page 4,.
THE_ There never was a time when the.
friendship of the Eug1ieh people was
0 a re t mote acceptable to us than it is uow:
G i. thele never was a tune when it was
Chas. H. Sanders,Editor area Pop offered so freely and unreservedly We accept it in the spirit in which it is
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offered, and eye truer that under thein
T-1—* t3�o`'Sl3 C i t ` fiueuee* of tbeir warm regard, the pre-
eu"-trees which have so long survived
mower us tu•iy dire out, It is a great
rhiug to base Se stout an ally in the
courts of governments of the world as
Great Britain,—New York Indepen-
dent.
London Tid-Bits gives a good deal
of information that will be of interest
to lei.,dsman regarding the methods of
izaval warfare. Before a battleship
goes into aa:tion all spare gear is stow-
ed away avid her declts made as bare
as pe4sible. This is in order that the
enemy's shots may find hut little to
make splinters of,should it -come
aimed. A warship peesesses three
maria of ata ..cit. i. e,, her guns, rams
and torpedoes.. The gnus range from
iii -ton weapons that throw a. 1,1100 lb.
projectile, with a. e;harge of 960 lbs, of
poet der, down to the three pound quiet;
firers.
rule British, battleships eerie- as
many as 51 gluts, 35 of whichthey are
able to diseharge in one broadside,
thus throwing some 3,61S lbs, of iron
per minute at the enemy, The effec-
tive range of the big gun is over teu
Hailes, find ten shots per minute can
be thrown by the quick•Gring oues.
Otte of these big battleships fighting
at cleSe quarters with her maxims in
play would hurl at the foe about 2,000
projectiles per wii1ute, these varying
in weight from 1,1700 lbs. to 1 oz. Some
of these projectiles would be tilled with
high evpinsives, and would destroy
everythiug for yards about the place
where they exploded. As our posses
i. e y
shine area so widely eeatta*red haat our
ships have to remainfora long time
away frotu ammunition bases. they
+tarry touch more shot per gun thau do
foreign mer -of -agar,
' Vben rc ship is commissioned, the
first thing that her crew has to do is
to practice general quarters until they
are able to clear for action and be
ready to firma broadside within three
minutes from the order being given
Eventually, however. the crew get to
know the slip so well that they can
get her ready for action in a minute
and a half. This they have to do by
night as well as day. Probably the
captain chooses midnight, when all
but the watch are fast asleep, to order
quarters to be sauuded. Immed ately
the bugle rings out, every man jumps
from his hammock and rushes straight
for his station,each oue endeavoring
to be erg at his rost.
For a couple of minutes the clanking
of Iron doors and the clanking of
chains are beard throughout the ship;
then all is silent again. The bright
muzzles of the guns glisten out at the
ports; down in the magizines are men
ready to send ammunition to the gun-
ners
unners on the decks above; the torpedo
crews have placed WMEC; :ads in the
tubes, and every other preparation has
been made to give battle to an enemy.
A Whitehead torpedo costs about
$400. It has an effective range of
800 yards, and its warhead carries a
bursting charge consisting of 180 lbs,
of gun -cotton. The Whitebead'is pro-
pelled through the water by a beauti-
fulleedesioned little engine, situated at
its tail•eud. The weapon can be set to
run at a given depth, in any given
direction, and either to float or sink at
the end of the journey. It is fired from
the tuba by means of compressed air
ora powder charge.
Both for the torpedoes and guns, the
smartest men in the navy are chosen.
These receive a special training in the
school on shore, and get extra pay for
performing their duties. For a ship
to make the most effective use of her
armament everything depends upon
the skill of her crew.
The ram is the one weapon that is
manipulated by the captain. His ob-
ject is to out manoeuvre the enemy, so
that he can bear down upon them
without fear of their ramming his
'ship. When the order to ram is given
everybody throws himself ,flat upon the
deck to prevent being thrown by the
force of the impact
Ramming is, however, a very risky
operation, as although the captain
may succeed in crashing a ' hole
through the enemy's side, the enemy
might probably blow up his ship by
disehargin_ her submerged torpedoes
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Lecturing before the ,Massachusetts
State Board. of Agriculture, Major Hen-
ry Alford, chief of the dairy division of
the United States Departweut of Agri
culture, said: " Our foreign cheese
trade is in a bad plight: having once
been in .t flourishing coatdition it had
been almost destroyed by senseless and
shameful practices. Manufacturers and
mercbauts, from avaricious motives
lhave sent abroad during the past few
rears large quantities of low grade
and counterfeit cheese, which has dis-
gusted British buyers, and ruined the
former excellent reputation: of our
cheese. Tats is particulaeler b:um.iliat-
ici be;eau a Cenade has gained all we
have lost. By e:onf:nieg her mann-
facture to wiener hotree , full cream
cheese, constantly improving in qual-
ite , Canada bas won the place former
ly held in the British utarlets by ebe eve
from the United States, be leow eee
ports annually as Remelt, as this couutry
ever did, and -our exports of cheese are
less than those of Canada were sixteen
or st.vauteen years ago, At the same
time, aur domestic markets in may
parts of the country have been flooded
w1tM fr3 dalt,ut cheese to such an qR-
1euG that consumption has ,greatly
da -
creased, and our home cheese..trade
has been generally demoralized." The
above is a fraale and eaedid admis-
sion of the extent to which Ucuited
States cheese has been injured by the
manufacture of filled e:heese; but we
believe,remarks the Montreal Trade
Bulleti, that last season comparative-
ly little of this bogus cheese was made
in the United States, and, furthermore,
that the quality of genuine 'United
States cheesz improved vastly .last
s' asou—so much so that some of our
dealers pronounced them almost equal
to Canadian, So that- our factorywett
should still strive to excel in cheese-
ma.kin,g. `Thera is this, however, to be
said in their favor, namely, that they
have never turned out a bex of -filled
cheese.
A COSTLY JOVE]
Sir Wilfrid Laurier sat s the prohi-
bition plebeseite
rohibition.plebeseite will cost the country
$280,000 Under the new franchise
law, the Ontario municipalities will
have to pay for the registration of the'
niaubood suffrage voters, and this adds
$75.000 to the expense; so that $325,000
is the public outlay, and the private
outlay is something additional Of
course itis the prerogative of Sir Wit
fred Laurier and Israel Tarte to hum
bug the Anglo Saxons. But, really, to
combine taxation with the humbug is
going just a trifle too far,—Mail and
Empire,
Bohr wiled.
Otterville, May 5. -Tuesday night,
about 7 o'clock, several boys were
playing with .ashot gun bellied Gordon
Forman's barn. John Forman, a boy
about 14 years of age, had completed.
loading a shot gun with line bird shot,
and was about to shoot at a mark,
when the gun accidentally went off
and tho whole charge of shot was dis
charged into the right lung of Fred
Hayford, a boy about 9 years of age.
sou of Thomas Iiarford ''Tie boy lived
only one hour.
Warning to Farmers.
"Mr. Hodgins, late of Wyoming, is
a smooth gent, and is fairly well fixed
just now with mouey that should cheer
the hearts of the hays growers of this
district. They trusted him, and he
bought a large quantity of hay and
shipped it away from here; leaving
town himself lest Monday in a very
unostentatious manner, with between
four and five hundred dollars beiong
ing to other people. Ile is now on a
visit to the States, with no particular
intention of retureing, and the people
who grew the hay have received an-
other lesson not to trust transient com
mission merchants. Hodgins has been
dealing in hay for the past two years,
and was always straight in his busi-
ness methods before, so there was some
excuse for the farmers trusting 'him.
Efforts are being made to track him."
-Petrolea Advertiser.
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Annual Convention of S. S. and.
C. B.
From the reports given us by the
officers, the coming County Conven
tion of the Sutday School Association
and Christian Endeavor Union, to be
held in Wingham on June 21st and
22nd will be a grand success.
The Wingham people are tna.kidg
elaborate preparations for these days,
and are doing, all in their power to
have the meetings of interest and pro-
fit to the large number who may
atteud.
The Rev. W. F. Wilson, of Hamil-
ton, formerly of Toronto, will be pre-
sent and give one of his practical ad
dresses on Young People's work.
The Rev. J. J. Rae, of Toronto, one
of the most scholarly men in the Pres-
byterian miaistry, will talk on Sunday
School work and relations of the Coun-
ty to the Provincial Association.
Mrs.. P. J. McKay, of Woodstock, an
enthusias`ic worker among the Juniors
will also be present Below we give
a brief outline of the program as far as
completed
Tuesday—The Teacher's Opportuni-
ties The faithful Teacher -D E.
Munroe, Auburn.
Responsibility of Teacher and Super-
intendent. The S. S. Association, its
aim, place and requirements -Rev. J.
J. Rae, Parkdale,,,
, S. S. Literature. Primary Class -Les
son for July 3, to be taught by Miss
Murray, Wingham.
Bible Class, same lesson as above, to
be taught by Rev. J. J. Rae.
Temperance --Mayor Holmes, Clinton.
The Financial Obligation of the Sun-
day School—Dr, Fowler, Wingham.
Evening -The relations of the parent
to the S S.—Rev B. Clement, Clinton.
Address -Rev. J J. Rae, Parkdale.
Wednesday Morning—" Our Back-
bone,' (The Pledge.)—A. S. McDowell,
Westfield.
" Yesterday," (Experiences)—D, Me-
Tavish, Clinton, a Today," (Duties)—
plies Murray, Waeseem. "" 1,tcever,'"
!( rha Rope of the Young People)—tiliss
U.Robb, Clinton.
Open Parliament—." The \york of
I the Committees," led by W. U. Kerr, of
Brussels.
Wednesday afternoon—e Missionary
Inspiration," kind of Personal
Work can Young People do in the
Church "—Wm. Stoddart, Gedt riclt
' The Quiet Hour "—Mrs. Pent teed,
Dungauuon. Open Parliament—e the
Social Life of the Young People," led
by Rev. J. S Henderson, Heusall
The kalue of the Junior Weelt, Mrs,
McKay, of Woodstock, to be followed
by that interesting exercise called
o ['he Junior Oardeu ' given by 'i3 of
the Wingham J uitiors in the town hall,
With the exception of the ehielrztt's
mass meeting on Tuesday evening and
the Junior Garden on Wednesday
evening the other sessions of the Coll
rection will be held in the Presbyter-
late chorea,
All Suudav Schools anti Young Peo
pies' Societies of the county are enti-
tled to send delegates.
Mrs. Sternum z u Is knee.
Cayuga, put.,1Iay 7,—Mrs, Sterna -
man was to utgbt declared to be guilt
less of the death of her husband, and
was released froth custody,
The Rene in court when the verdict
of
the jury was given wits:all U11118ua1
re -e The room, which bad been crowd,
ed all day, was packed to suffocation
wit:bat; expecting mass of between)*
at the hour the judge had fixed for re•.
ceivine he decision of the jury. For
threw hours they remained without
showing sig
as of impatience atthe pro
tracted st's.ietn whiell tite jurors were
holding, and when finally it was au
pounced that a tonclussion bad been
reached, a death like stillness pervad-
ed the court
The prisoner was sent for and placeel
in the dock, the Judge resumed hia
seat on ilia bench, an members of the
jury were brought in betweeu the us
ual files of canatables.
After they bad been polled the clerk
asked the faremau if they had arrived
nit a verdict. Lie replied in the affirm
alive and when he ,Pronounced the
words " not guilty," a shout such, as is
rarely heard ha a Cauadien court room,
rent the air. Hundreds of voices swell
ed the chorus of hurrah which went up,
and the court ofileiais were utterly
powerless to stop the noisy but heart-
felt exultation of the crowd.
When the cheer bad ceased His Lord
ship, Chancellor Boyd, dtsmi'sed the
jury and then, turning to the prieouer,
told her to stand up. Wheu she had
done so, and came in full view of the
spectators, it was seen that she was smil-
ing, while tbo tears wore streaming
down her cheeks. Her face became
slushed and her limbs seemed hardly
able to support her.
The Judge, told her that a jury of
her countrymen had tried an found
her trot guilty of the crime charged to
her, and the law now had no further
claim on her, so she could now go at
liberty.
At this another shout want up from
the spectators, and many of them
crowded about her to extend their eon-
gratulatioes. She was taken into the
jail,where her relatives had assembled,
and from there she was driven out to-
night to her mother's home Rainham.
She will remain there for some days
and then return to Buffalo.
\ heu the court met this morning -
Mrs Seveupiper, the mother of the pris-
over, was placed on the witness stand,
and testified that ..he had visited Un-
dertaker Solder who had stated to ber
that ho did not know whether he bad
or had not injected some embalmiva
fluid into the stomach when be used
the need to let out the gas.
The address of counsels were then
made. air. Johustouoccupied four hours
and twenty minutes, and Mr. Osler two
hours. Both addresses were splendid
efforts.
The Judge's charge to the jury was
au impartial summing up of the evi
deuce, but was against the prisoner.
He brought out very full, however, the
stroug points in Mr. Johnston's address,
and especially in reference to the doubt
as to whether embalming fluid had not
been employed.
The jury retired at 5:30, and at 7 re-
ported that they could not agree. The
Judge, however, sent them back to re-
consider the matter, and two and a half
hours later they returned their finding
of'acquitta I.
The feeling about here has material-
ly changed in regard to the, prisoner in
the .past week, and ,many who before
the trial started regardedher as guilty,
were to -day auxious fer acquittal.
Mrs.. Sternaman will return to Buffalo
to live.
The Dangers of Sprint:
Which arise from impurites in the
blood, and a depleted condition of this
vital fluid, may he entirely averted by
Hood's Sarsaparilla. This great meed
icine cures all spring . humors, boils.
eruptions and'sores, and. by enriching
and vitalizing the blood, it overcomes
that tired feeling and gives vitality,
and vigor.
Hood's Pills cure nausea, sick, head-
ache, biliousnessand all, liver ills.
Price 25 cents.
Fullerton: On Tuesday while Sam.
Allen was examining a horse which he
intended buying, the animal kicked
and struck his left leg, dislocating the
knee joint.
St. Marys: John Soli met with a pe-
culiar and painful accident in his fath-
er's store Tuesday. He jumped down
suddenly from as chair to the floor,
alighting on a board, with an upturned
nail in it, which went through the sole
of his shoe and through his foot to the
upper side 5f it. It was with difficulty
that the nail could be'wirhdrawn, and
the wound is a very painful one,
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How Shall we Vote?
EDrron ADvoai1Tu,
Snit. --In the course of a few months
the people of Canada, will be asked by
the Government to vote for dr agates:
the total prohibition of the mnnufae
tore, sale or importation of alchoilc
beverages. The result of that vote
will have great influeuee ou the weal
or woe of Canada for many years to
come. Should the vote be largely iu
favor .of probibitiou, the Government
cannot help passing a strictly* prohibi
tory law. Such a law will remain in
force, whether for good or ill for many
years. Should prohibition be defeated
the country will have a rest from agi
tation for years to come. How shall
we rote on this question?
It is conceded at the very outset by
all parties, that intemperance is a great
evil. Nobody denies it or attempts to
argue in favor of intemperance. There.
is only one side to that question. Of
course orators and enthusiasts tell us
that drink is responsible for nearly all
the crime and poverty in Canada. - But
it is a bold assertion merely, that lacks
proof. Drink, while an evil is only one
of the many evils in this mundane
sphere. Greed is a vice that produces
more unhappiness in this work than.
driek- Selfishness, lying, public and
private stealing, are all potent evils of
our every day life. Intemperate pen
ple are often moral in other respects,
while abstainers are not wholly free
from some of the worst vices. You
cannot always define as the worst Citi
zees, people who drink. There are
good and bad,in about the proportion
of abstainers.
Those in favor of prohibition have
our main argument, viz: Drink is the
cause of nearly all crime and poverty,
therefore abolish drink and thereby
poverty and crime. The only fault
with thie argument is, that it. starts
with a false premise. Statistics, his-
tory, experience and figures are all
against it. Is the crime and poverty
of Toronto greater than that of Cairo?
Compare Washington and Constanti-
nople in this respect, Compare Can
ada to Egypt. Toronto, Washington
and Canada have so-called drinking
communities, the .others non -drinking.
The argument is not in favor of drink,
but to show that drinking nations are
more moral, rich and happy than non -
drinking ones, Turkey is Mahomedau
and Mahomedanism prohibits drink:
Is Turkey a better country than Brit-
aiu or Germany? Turkey is a non
drinking nation. Crime and iwmor
tality of ala kinds abound to a degree
repugnant to a Briton or German. If
absence of drink makes a'model people,
then Turkey should be the model na-
tion of the earth. Yet with twelve
centuries of total abstinence, we find :a
gross, cruel, immoral, licentious and
lacy people, whose crimes and history
smell to heaven. Britain and Germany
with a heavy drink bill for the last fif-
teen centuries,being the greatest drink,
ing nations' of the earth, yet carry the
palm to day for liberty, thrift, riches,
morality, contentment, art, literature
and all that goes to make Life worth
the living.
Drink, Sir, is an evil, but evil is.
greater where drink is unknown.
These are facts not theories. Given
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the facts let each do his or her own
theorizing, There are a great number
of serious questions to be answered be
fore deciding how we shall vote on this
prohibition question
Is it a good thing for the people of a
state to vote away their personal liber
ty ? Does prohibition prohibit? Has
it done so? Or is it likely- to do so?
What tends to the bust morality and
greatest manhood, state control or self
control ? The. perrogetives of a state.
The value of personal liberty and free-
dom in the formation of individual and
national character. The rights of ma-
jorities? What history and civiliza-
tion teaches. The history of prohibi
tion here in Ontario and elsewhere.
The cost of enforcing a prohibitory law.
Th loss of revenue and how to recoup
it. The effect of government control
of t:ie issue of alcohol These and other
phases have t0 be discussed and thought
out before coming to a just and final
decision as to how we shall rote. We
propose, Sir, with your permission to
discuss some of those issues in a few
letters to your paper. The issue is a
grave one for Canada. Enormous fore
es engendered through generations,
will war against freedom and for - pro-
hibition. The clergy as usual in its
history will seek to fetter the bonds on
human action and liberty, Unthink-
ingly, women with best of motives, will
swell the crowd who clamor for restric-
tions. Let us not impugn the motives
or sincerity of any. Give them credit
for sincerity equal to our own, but ex
pose the fallacies and weakness of their
position. A fair field and conscientious
argument. Yours, &c,
May 5, 1898, ANTI COERCION.
Seafortb: There passed away on
Monday, at her residence on High- St.,
Hanorah Nevin, at the age 64 wears
Mrs. Nevin had been a resident in
town for a number of years. She was
a native of Ireland and came to this
country when quite young. The 1de-
ceased possessed considerable property
on Railway street, all of which she be-
quetbed to the church. Mrs. Nevin
had no relatives of her own in this
country and lived alone, but through
her illness was tenderly eared for by
kind friends,
Tuckersmiith : We, aro sorry to
learn of the death of the valuable
Clyc'esdale Stallion " Dalmuir," the
property of Mr. John Rutledge. Mr
Rutledge was travelling the horse and
wason his route when tae ranimal died.
He called at his noon stand at Mr: Jas.
Cooper's, on the London Road, near
Kippen, The horse ate his noon meal
as usual. In the afternoon he started
off, making one or, two calls by the
way, a od when he arrayed at Mr. Robt.
Smillie's the animal commenced to
show • signs of distress and rapidly
a•rew: worse and died inabout` two
hours.
Hardware For
Coal Oil Stoves
Screen Boors
Screen Windows
Spray Pumps
Copper Sulphate
Paris Green
Lawn Mowers
Churns
At Rock BottoM
Prices.
Mr. D'Alton McCarthy, Q. C., M, P.,
was thrown from his dogcart las
night and received injuries <whr
cause grave apprehension.
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