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Exeter Times, 1896-5-14, Page 4t. " o sons Bank. (CHARTERED BY PARLIAMENT,18 5) Baidup Capita - $2,400.000 Rest Fund - •- 1.375,000 Head OfRee. Mopltreal. F. W' ..FERSTAN T.HOMAS,,Esq., GENItRAL IYIANAGZ Money advanced to good farmers on their' wie note with one or more endorser at. 7 per tut. pea annum. Exeter Branch. Open every lawful day, from a.m, to p.m SATURDAYS, 10 a.m, to 1 p. m. t:urcent rates or interest allowed on depoits N. D.RURDON, Manager. Exeter, Deo. 27th, '3.5 k» tx4iq THURSDAY, MAY 14th, 1890. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Free Trade has been abandoned with disgust by every continental na- tion that ever tried it. x K x Protection affords employment to the consumers who are the best cus- tomers of the Canadian farmer. is - It is the home market that the English farmer Le now pleading for, and it is the home market that the Liberals ask Canadian farmers to throw away as worthless. 4 + + Free Trade, as the Liberals practice it, means a tax on tea, sugar and coffee and coal, which an intelligent protec- tive policy admits into the eountry free of duty. Canadians carried in 1877, life in- surance policies aggregating $85,687,- 903, and in 1894 they carried policies representing $:305,101,430. Yet Mr. Laurier says we are poorer that when the Liberals misgoverned us. x , There was an increase of $213,020 in the amount of Dominion revenue col- lected in April last as compered with the same month in the previous year, when the amount was$2331l,50•t. There was adeerease of $39,000 in the ordinary expenditure. For the ten months of the current fiscal year the revenue was $20,074,028 -an increase of $2,525,O29 over the receipts for the sante time last year. There is also a reduction from $3,:330,994 in the expenditure to $2,909,328. n- .l. + f. Before the last general election Mr. Laurier's organ, L'Electeur, declared "With Mr. Mercier at his side, Mr. Laurier is invincible in QTtebee. Mr Mercier cares little for Tory scruples, ' But Mercier is gone, and to fill his Place the Liberal leader is gathering around hint all who bear no scruples in Quebec. The honest sentiment of the province revolted at the alliance of 1891 just as it will at the even worse combination of 1893-0. + 4 The Stratford. Herald, in discussing the Mitchell Recorder's return to the Liberal fold asks for a definition of its position on the 3lanitoba school bill, as Ivell as that of Mr. Erb, the Liberal candidate. The Recorder cannot speak for Mr. Erb, but defines its own stand, and states that Mr. Erb will not receive its support unless he opposes the Mani- toba school bill, as well as all forms of sectarian education. Now THIS TIMES can possibly throw a little light on the subject•. We have it from good authority that Mr. Erb, at a Liberal caucus, in a certain hotel in St. Marys. on a certain Saturday, is reported to have said that the bill does not go far enough. and if electedhewould support a measure giving the minority of Manitoba greater redress than that offered by the Iate Government. Can Mr. Erb deny this ?e x -l• In spite of the sad pictures the Lib- erals are painting of Canada's trade everything tends to show that it is constantly improving, pauticnlarly in those branches which interest the far- mer most directly. For instance, we shipped from Montreal this year 91,272 cattle, whereas in 18111 the shipments numbered 88,03' 5 head and in 1893 only 83,322. But a still greater improve- ment is shown in the horse trade, the exports at that point were 1,660 in 1893; 5,623 in 1894 and I3,203 in 189.5. C -ratify - Ing as this increase must be it is less than the increase in the sheep trade. Of these there 'were shipped from Montreal in 1893 only 3,743, this trade jumped up in 1894 to 139,780 and in 1895 it still further increased to 210,- 607. The farmers are feeling the be- • nefit of the exertions of the govern- ment on their behalf. • f The St. John, N. B., Globe opposes the tariff on beef by charging that it tends to ='aise the price of beef in that market by three cents a pound. The Sun replies as follows: - "We submit that if the duty raises the price of beef to the consumer by three cents, it also raises the price received. by provincial farmers and the local butcher. -We do not suppose that the whole of the duty is added to the 'price, but if it were it would be added to the selling price of the home grown animal, as well as to the sell- ing price of • the imported beef. If the abolition of the duty would bring clown the pi ices of beef by three cents r -one cent it would proportionately retinae the value 'of the cattle that the farmer has to sell. - We cannot have cheaper beef without cheaper cattle. ''The effect of free trade in 'lieef would. be the destruction. of whatever market:the hone producer has. We would soon have. no more carloads. of .beef cattle shipped even froin such a eonnties as Westmorland and CWilier- i,iimch Nor would Ontario beef Fie sold in oar rn;trkets.' • Chicago would pro- duce it all. For a time the consumer sight get his steak and roast a little is per.. The Armours know how. to a market by underselling Iocal. 9 npetitors. • But they also know how' terestore prices when the competition asee's Chicago beef. `would be kept t at theoint which wouldprevent provine ial fanners from fattening le and the Ontario oxen from shipp- g to the eastern Market." �Ltiffi'a �. RIGHTS OP MINORITIES., AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT PROM SIR LEONARD Trr,T,uY ON THE MA;aiITOI3A SCHOOL CAsE. i Aiay fair discussion of the Manitoba school question leads back to the time that Rupert's Land became a Province of Canada. The claim of the minority depends upon the compact of union and the controversy involves historical questions as much as educa- tional policy. Manitoba became a province of Can- ada in July, 1870, as a result of leg- islative egislative action by the Canadian par- liament in the preceding winter session. 'Though the --act of union is an imperial statute, the terms were adopted by the Canadian parliament on the reeommendatiou of the gov- ernment of the day. Not one member of the ministry as constituted in the winter of 1870 min the present government, Only one member of the council which was responsible for the Manitoba act. is in the present House. Only four of the twelve are now living. Sir Hector Langevin, in "his brief speech on the Remedial Bill, stated that the compact with Manitoba con- tained a distinct pledge that the k rights of the Roman Catholics as to separate schools should bepreserved to them. 11' 1r, Mitchell, in one of his addresses in Northumberland a few weeks ago, gave still _}Wore em- phatic testimony to the salve effect. Mr, Aiken has not, so far as we know, made any statement. The other one of the four is Sir Leonard Tilley, who was in the winter of 1870 one of the three most influential members of Sir John A. Macdonald's government. With the view of obtaining from him a statement of his view as to the original compact with Manitoba, arepresentative of the Press called upon Sir Leonard re- cently at Isis residence. "Would you consent to make •a statement based on your own recol- lection of the compact with Manitoba, as it bears on the school question ?" Sir Leonard was asked, aaI have no objection to that," he replied ; though as I have not quali- fied myself for discussing the measure now before parliament, I would pre- fer to lease to others the discussion of the details of the Remedial Bill." "In my opinion," Sir Leonard added, "we must, in order to consider the question fairly, go back to the time of the union of the other pro- vinces in 1867. The subject of the privileges of the minorities in respect to schools was first dealt with by the Quebec and London conferences, and the arrangement with Manitoba was clearly understood to be on the same lines." a Well, as you were a member of the Quebec and London conferences, suppose we begin with thein," "At Quebec when we were deciding which subjects should be assigned to the Ioeal legislatures and which should be left with the general par- liament, it was proposed that educa- tion Ile given to the provinces. Then the question arose at once about pro- tection to the religious ininorities in upperand lower Canada. "I.n the old province of Canada, whieh included Ontario and Quebec, protection was afforded by the fact that the minority in one part was the majority in the other, and any dispo- sition to do injustice in one section was thus held. in check, But it was felt that if each province were given absolute power in this matter, the minorities might suffer. "aI may say that the question was discussed as one affecting the upper provinces only, and that it was brought up by Mr. (afterwards Sir Alexander) Galt in the interest of the Protestant ininoritfy* in Lower Canada. He was a member for one of the east- ern townships, and was regarded as the spokesman of the Quebec minor- ity. In the 'convention he was very outspoken and emphatic, pointing out that the Protestants would object to an arrangement which would leave their schools entirely under the con- trol of the majority in lower Canada. After some discussion Mr. Galt pro- posed that the clause assigning edu- cation thlcation to the provinces shouldbe made to read as follows : Education ; saving the rights and privileges which the Protestant or Catholic minority in both C'anadas may possess as to their denorni- national`schoo's at the time when the union goes into operation. "This was adopted by general con- sent." "But in London you renewed the discussion, of course :" "Yes. When we met there Mr. Galt said that he was not yet satisfied that the minority, which. be repre- sented, was fully protected. There was no way provided for enforcing the provision agreed on at Quebec. He wanted a clause put in to provide a remedy in case the privileges were withdrawn. So when we reached the education clause in the Quebec draft as he had amended it, he pro- posed these additional words"; And in any province where a system of sep- arate or dissentient schools by law obtains, or m where the local legislature ay hereafter adopt a system of separate or dissentient schools, an appeal shall he to the governor -in -council of the genera' government from tho acts and decisions of the local authorities which may effect the rights and privileges of the Protestant or Catholic minority in the matter of education. And the general parliament shall have power in the last rosort to legislate on the Behind. In Mr. Pope's Confederation Docu- ments yon will find this clause repro- duced in Mr. Galt's handwriting just as he submitted it. Underneath is given in the original writing Sir AlanAlanaedonald's Inemorandutn of the vote taken on it." :Sova Scotia. Yes, Now Brunsvrd.ok. Yes, ('anada. Yes. This is part. of the dth sub•scction of 43 clause. "At later meetings the provision for tho protection' of minorities was Lather strengthened and expanded, and finally appeared' as you find it DOW in the British North America Acts in first to last the principle of interference was passed b y this Protestant delegate in the interest of the Protestants. B u t all, both Catholic .and Protestant, felt that v, -hat Mr. Galt weer asking' was just, and that it was the only`' way in which the 'minorities for which . he spoke- wauld feel that the might sfely go into the union. Y "This, 1 suppose, brings us to 'the Manitoba ;negotiations," suggested TH]i EXETER; 12s:MES. 1.111111111.111111110111111.1 THE. POLITICAL i IC.L "Reporter: °rY'es ; I said that the terms of Witten as taschools were in my mind t the closely connected with the condition of the original union.' ;The reason CONTEST ON. is that the delegates from Manitoba, as I distinctly remember, claimed PREMIER TUPPfR SAYS CANADA that the minority there should be. MUST EXPECT NO FAVORS placed in as good a position. • as the minority of Ontario and Quebec, • FROM THE UNITED "This was agreed on. We went STATES. further. Because ,it was doubtful whether the schools of Manitoba could be said to "exist by law", in Metals will Say a. Restricted Reciprocity Manitoba the clause eves Made to 1IIay be lhegotlated-Jas. ar. xltnino Iae- read "by law or practice," in order that the minority might be absolutely Gailea-.- alts "Want a clients to Turn sure of protection, We who were tho Govcrnmant Out.' members of the government at that time could see no reasonable objection In the political contest that Is just be - to granting the same privileges in ginniug, the trade question as usual will Manitoba that were given in Ontario be an issue of iinportanco The new and Quebec. Prime Minister, Sir Charles Tupper, in "1 ou feel quite certain that the his patriotic and comprehensive scheme intention and agreement- was that for the advancement of the interests of separate schools should be granted to Imperial trade, has shown that this eoun- the minority if they desired them ? try has no favors to expect from the "Unquestionably I do. There is no United Staten, The leaders of the Liberal doubt about it. I believe that when party know well that since the repeal of the Ineasure was before parliament a the Reciprocity treaty of 1854 tete United proposition was made to strike the States congress has repeatedly declined clause out. It was then held by the to enter into any other arrangements with Canada than those which would produce -Free Tracie in every commodity. Fortunately the Dominion i overumont has been guided for the last eighteen years by . tried and patriotic men who have declined to allow Canada to become a slaughter -market, not only for the naanuinetured goals of New England, but for the beef from the Chicago stook- yarc'rou�. Fn a hundred Liberal- platforms in Cans,a we shell be told this year that there is still a prospect of neg'itiating n ro- stri"ta4 treaty of reciprocity. The state. meet will be untrue. The R:'.puablicnu Duey 1:t ri".'rtpin of victory at the next sleet len for president. It already controls the Iloas:'s of congress. Aud what does the Republican party say? l,inten to the words of James G. Blaine, ono of the party's foremost lead- ers:- . "I am mewed, teetotally opposed, to giving the Canadians the sentimental sati,rettion of waving the British flag, paying British taxes, and the actual cash remuneration of American markets. They cannot have both at the safe time, IF TXIRY COME WITH ITS they can have what we have, but it Is an absolutewrong against the rights of American citizens that millions of mon who owethe United States no allegiance, who take no part nor lot with us, who are not of us, but °booed to be foreign to uc. It is net fair play. It is not taking care of our own. Ibis not looking out for the right% of those who aro obedient, honest, and loyal eiti- zens, and a Government would be In de- fault as to the duty it owes the humblest citizen if it chose to say that we have no market here that shall be sacred to our people any more than it shall be sa- cred to those who are alien to us and owe allegiance to Queen Victoria, "So far as I can help it," said Mr. Blaine, in the next paragraph, "I do not mean that the people of Canada shall be nee very impportant that the history Canadians and .Maerioans at.ono and the of the case should be understoodbe- t' govenxzment that the terms of the bill were an agreement between the Manitoba delegates and the govern- ment, which would not be binding on Manitoba unless ratified without change. The proposed ainendreent did ziot receive strong support, and the terms evere `.adopted as prepared. Sir Donald Smith went out i,to Fort Garry as a commissioner of aur gov- erniuent, and had agreat deal to do with the arrangements for the coix- ference -between the Manitoba dele- gates and the government. You will see by the statement made by him the other day in parliament that he strongly supports what I have said as to the solemn contract we made qt that time. "As to :the present issue on the School question lvonld yon be willing to make a statement of your views? Sir Leonard observed that he had not taken part in political discussion for eleven years and had no particu- lar ambition to do so now, but he had clear views as to the duty of the country in the matter and saw no reason for concealing them. "It appears to me," he said, "that there can be no question as to the rights ' secured to the minority of Manitoba by the constitution, and since the highest court in the empire hasdeclared that there is a grievance, I cannot see why redress should be refused, I look at it as ai solemn compact between the parliament of Canada and the people of Manitoba, and I think it would be a great mis- fortune if it should hereafter be shown that any of the constitutional engagements or compacts should be violated by the neglect or refusal of the Dominion to carry out its under- takings." i Sir Leonartl went on : "It seeps to same cause my observation has been that many of both parties who oppose Re- medialeLegislation do so because they are opposed to separate schools. 1 cannot help e p thinking that when the people come to see that it is not a question of policy; at all, but a ques- ion of preserving the constitution and maintaining a solemn compact, they will not condemn the principle of Remedial Legislation, whatever view' they may take of other matters of government policy. I know that many men who are . condemning Re - These are the words of one of Sir Rich- ard Cartwright's American friends. Mr. Blaine said, in effect, that the people of this country must join the United States before they could gain access to" the "market that is sacred to our people." The alternative may be ettitable to Mr. John Charlton, the Liberal' M. P. who wrote to American congressman telling them Ilow they might make Canadian lumbermen close up their mill. It map be satisfactory to Sir Richard Cartwright, who bas said that worse things might happen Canada than to join the United States. The statement of James 0: Blaine medial. Legislation would honestly may suit the Liberal leaders, but it will and faithfully carry out their per- not suit the loyal people of Canada, In somal compaets even to their' own whose ranks are many men who once hurt, and I do not see why they were Liberals. should support the voilation of a compact by a public body. "lt seems to me that sympathy ought to go to out the aggrieved. rather than to the aggressor in Manitoba. If the case had been otherwise, and Quebec province had repealed t h e provisions allowing Protestants their separate schools, we would have protested and de- ble. minded protection and would be ' ]n 1801 the Liberals were as far as ever justified in doing so. t, from having anything like a policy. "As to the Remedial Bill, I do not Their cry was "anything • to defeat the flatter myself that I am as competent Government." The subsidiary cries as some others to discuss its details, changed in the various localities. While Sir Richard would bo warringfor straight Free Trade in one section of the country, Mr. Laurier would be assuring the peo- ple of another section that the 'Welts were not going to kill the Protec- tive Tariff. The people believed neither of them, and in 1891 the Government of Sir John Macdonald was triumphantly re- turned. At the present time Laurier, Cart- wright, Charlton and the other Liberal campaigners aro crying to the people of Canada, "Give us a chance. Turn the Government out. We don't quite know what we're going to glee you, for wo haven't decided amongst ourselves. But it'll be something that you'll remember." That's just it. The people of Canada remember only too well the state of the country under the last Liberal Govern- ment. They know that the -Liberals and their friends the Americans; the gentle- men who furnish thousands of dollars to the Liberal campaign fund, will play hob with this count* if they =get a chance. Clearly, Canada has to fear the United States and its •friends the :Liberals. No sane man thinks Wilfrid Laurier to be anything Iaore than a figure head. His wicked partners, the Quebec Liberals, the. men who learned politics In Pacaud's school under Mercier, would make suoh a raid on the Treasury, if they got the chance, as would make the people, of this country to look in aghast. Meroiey was Mr. Laurier's greatest friend. Pacaud, who blackmailed a railway contractor, is another. It. was of seen like these that Hon. Alexander Mackenzie when premier said: - "Friends expect to be benefited by offices they are unfit for, by contracts they are not entitled to, by ndv.anccs not earned. "Enemies ally themselves with friends and push the friends to the front. "Some attempt to storm the office. "I hale offended at least twenty par- liamentary friends by my defence of the citadel." There was an honest Liberal, the leader of the party, who told the truth. What was his reward? His followers treacherously turned' him out of the posi- tion of leader. They installed , Hon. Ed - they have no trade policy. At the elec- tions of 1887, the Liberal party had a cross-eyed tariff policy. Sir Richard was for a revenue tariff with Free Trade as the goal; Mr. Blake, at Malvern, found that, In consequence of the largo revenue re- quirements, high duties were indispensa- ble, and Fre Trade therefore impractica- but it certainly seemed to me that the offer made to Mr. Greenway's Government by Sir Donald Smith and his fellow commissioners was not unreasonable." In closing the interview Sir Leon- ard said : "Personally, I have not taken an active part in politics since I left the ministry an 1885. It is true that my recollections and views have to do with practical politics, but I do not see why I should refrain from expressing them o n that account. Whatever the effect might be in the impending contest, I would be only too glad if what I have said should lead any supporters of either party to look more closely into the history of the Manitoba question. Those who do so will, I think, conte to regard the matter no longer as a question of separate schools against non•sectariana schools, but will see that the real. question is whether as a nation we intend; ;to;; keep faith or break it. It is said that M. C. Cameron has been offered the Registrarship of Huron in the event of his being de- feated in West Huron in the approaeh- ing eleetion. Who says there is not a coalition between the. Ontario Govern- ment and the Dominion Opposition? x The Toronto News, discussing Mr. Laurier's policy, re remedial legisla- tion, propounds Sha pertinent ' quest- ion to the electorate: -"What' will it profit a Conservative elector if, in de- feating a Conservative remedialist, he elects a Liberal coercionist?" Y W. IL Hutchins is the Conservative candidate in North Middlesex, arid is putting up a strong .fight. Mr? Hutchins' vote on the Remedial 13i11, should not interfere in the least with bis election or., lessen . the ardour - of good Conservatives. lir. Laurier's motion was a catch game to cripple the Government, and the members ward Blake who was teamed out in the who voted against it and with the same way. Government shovedood sense: Hac1. g .And those are the men whoa f t° 1'.1; Clarke Wallace moved the resolut- train power. h`orl;aasately for Canada, ion, then there would be route) for here aretoo roan mei: otic h i Canadians s coin l a in Asit wasMr. ratite) y p it laint, Prlct allow themto sin- th it oq 0 wish. At and r. Hutchins should be eotnriend-', g he o111t on June f;D their defeat' will t be eon i and thorough. ed rather than censured. egg hi 0 YOU S:.ira ur Trees ! If not, now is the time to start. We have a large assortment at very low prices. ' Don't fail to see them. Also a full line of Screen Doors and Windows t✓ M T I .• I\T Parties building, be sure and get prices, we will make it pay you, H. ishop SoA- P. S.-- 'lover and Timothy f Seed still OM hand. lIggicommammisSIIN Canadian Pork. No amount of adulatory talk about the angelic disposition of ltir. Laurier and the harmlessness of his tariff re- form ideas can be half so entertaining as the proofs the country has of its great progress under the National Policy. To take but one of them, let us look at the hog -raising industry. Last fiscal year the exports of this industry were as follows :-- Live hogs $ 7,502 Barrelled pork 07,541 Bacon 3,546,107 Hams 260,607 Lard. 104,563 Total $3,980,380 Imports 85,070 Net exports $3,001,310 That is, while the value of our ex- ports was almost $4,000,000, that of our imports was less titan $100,000. Goingback to 1877, the year before the doption of the National Policy, we find that our foreign trade in bogs and hog products stood thus :- Exports - ... $1,786,681 Imports 1,600,061 Net exports . - ..$ 125,720 That Is, our net exports ill 1895 were above 31 times what they were in 1877. The National Policy has made the dif- ference. A duty of one and a half cents per pound on live hogs, and of two cents on barrelled pork, °aeon, hams, shoulders, sides, and lard, put a stop to the big business done on this market by pork -packers in the United States. Under the Iee of that duty has grown up an export trade of our own amounting now to nearly $4,000,- 000 a year, and certain to be many times that before we are much older. POLITICAL COURAGE AND POLI- TICAL PUSILLANIMITY The Winnipeg. papers announce the dissolution of the law firm of which the Ilon. Hugh John Macdonald has been the head for many years. Mr. Macdonald retires from the business altogether. In thus burning the bridges behind hint the new Minister of the Interior adopts a course that every courageous and hopt'ful politician would select under similar circum- stances, He has abounding confidence in the ultimate triumph of the Con- servative party, no matter what may be the fate of the Remedial Bill, and in that confidence be finds the touch- stone of his patriotic determination to stick by the party in fair weather and foul. The course pursued by Mr. Mac- donald, as well as the decisive action of Itou. M. Taillon, Postmaster - General, is in striking contrast to the half-hearted coup of Sir Oliver Mowat. If the latter really believes the Liberal party is going to win in the pending contest, why doesn t he live up to his belief and inspire the rank and file of his party with the confidence thatsuch an action on his part would engender ? The only inference,; that can be ad- duced from Sir Oliver's political pusil- lanimity is that lie himself has serious misgivings as to the triumph of the Liberals, so serious, in fact, that he is prepared to handicap the party with the discouragement that attaches to his pusillianimous action rather than run the risk of losing bis grip on the Premiership of Ontario. The risk be would take must have been a deter- sninin; factor with Sir Oliver when he was deciding on the lines of con- duct he would assume in the present Walk through an old dense sorest and you see nothing but trees, and in spring a host of *things will shoot from the ground. These did not ap- pear before because every thing was not favorabIQ for their growth. Scott's Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil, with Hypophos- phites, prevents consumption because it keeps the system in suchg ood condition that things are not favorable for the growth of the germs of that disease. Cod-liver oiI makes rich : blood ' and the hypo phosphites strengthen nerves. SC011"S- EMULs9O 1 has been endorsed by the +ned'ice! profession for twenty years. (Ask your doctor.) This le because it is always alatebic-eia• s p w �' uniform-always'COf]talR'J the purest Norwegian Cod-liver CH and hypo. phospaites, Pnt up in go coot and $1.00 sizes. The small size may be enough to cure your cough or help :your baby. campaign. Heivever, no man can rise above his level. Sir Oliver has reach- ed his. • The little Preinier seems to be aware of the fact and he prefers to take no chances in the sea of uncer- tainty, As far as his own personal in- terests are concerned, Sir Oliver ex- hibits remarkaole shrewdness. Some few weeks ago, THE TIMES stated that an agitation was gaining favor in South Huron, to induce Mr. George McEwen, reeve of Hay town- ship, to offer himself as a candidate in the approaching Federal election, either as the choice of a convention or as an independent candidate. The Clinton New Era took the natter up and labell- ed the report a Tory dodge, eminating from that quarter. A meeting of the Liberals of the riding held at Bruce - field on Wednesday, bears outourcon- tention that the Tories had nothing to do with the agitation and that it start- ed with the Liberals. There was a large attendance at the meeting. The signal for the battle was sounded when Mr. Moselle, of McKillop, moved that the meeting endorse their action of a year ago in making Mr. McMillan the nominee of the convention. At once there were hall a dozen irreconcil- ables on their feet all clamoring for another convention, supporting two "dark horses" one labelled George Me - Ewen, of Iiensall, and the other Wm. M. Gray, of Seaforth. The row grew in proportion as each attempted to air his views. Mr, McMillan spoke forcib- ly to the point endeavoring to pour oil upon the troubled waters but it was no go. He then resigned as nominee of the convention, and the president has called a convention for the 20th inst., at Brumfield, where a battle royalwill be fought. There is great dissatisfac- tion and if Mr. McEwen does not get the convention, his friends (and they are legion,) may induce hint to run at all hazards. x _ - Neither Canadian labour nor its pro- duct has any friends in the United States. A hill has just been reported to the House of Representatives which aims more effectually to bar out Can- adians. At the sathe time Mr. Laur- ier and his party are waning a cam- paign which has for its object the easy admission of the products of the United States labour into Canada. Both Con- gress and our Liberal party appear to be animated by unkindly feelings to- wards Canadian labour. Mr. Benson Leake, of Logan Laving purchased the grocery business of Mr. J. McKay of Atwood, has gone to commence business there. The convention of West Hexon In- defendents, held on Saturday at Car- low, mmninated Mr. Kitty, teacher of Summerhill, township of Hallett, to represent the Independent party at the approaching election for the Dominion House. The Liberal convention for West Huron was held at Dungannon on Thursday. Mr. M. C. (Cameron, the old nlenzber,:was nominated by J. T. Garrow, M. L. .A,., seconded by ex - Warden Graven. Mr. Cameron acced- ed to the will of the convention. Ad- dresses were made by Messrs. Pedley. McKenzie, Garrow, Gaunt, Griffin, Ferran, Stewart, Harry Morris and Thomas Sloan. `+ - H e Wants Others To Know., DEAR EDITOR : Please state in your valued journal, that if any sufferer from Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness, Lack of Energy and Ambition, Lost Manhood, Night Losses, etc., will write use in confidence, I will inform him by sealed letter, free of charge, how to obtain a perfect cure. I ask for no money, having nothing to sell. I know how to sympathize with these sufferers and am only too glad to be able to assist them. I promise every one absolute secrecya and as I d o not, of course, wish to expose myself either, I do not give nay name. If you desire to get well, send stamp and address simply. P. O. Box 888, London. Out. OVERWORKED ITIS HEART. FORCE OF HABIT. LONDON PEOPLE HAVE BECOME USED TO TIIE GREAT ,,.SPECIFIC REMEDY. London May 11. -The despatch from. Detroit with reference to the cure from Bright's disease and blood poisoning of Mr Langley, of this city, by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills, has recalled the wonderful facts of the case to the citizens, among whom Mr. Langley is - well known. It has reminded them that Mrs. Langley among other also inade an equally wonderful recovery. The use of the pillshowever has become so universal here, and there has been so many instances in which they have been used with beneficial results that a similar case would hardly excite as much interest now as it dict then when the medicine was Iess known. Y► 4 The Conservatives of Ste 'Marys have' organized with W. II. Graham, Pres.; D. Jamieson, Secy. Always avoid harsh purgative pills. They first make you sick and then leave you constipated. Carter's Little Liver • Pills. regulate the bowels and make you well. Dose, one pill. William Simpson, of the Central Hotel, Parkhill, who was refused a. license at the time the other licenses for North Middlesex were granted, has since been given a license. As the strength of a building depends • upon the solidity of its foundatio so health depends upon the condition of the blood. To • expel impurities and cause the vital fluid to become vigorous and life-giving, Aver's .Sarsaparilla is the most powerful and effective medi- cine in use. On Thursday Samuel Moore, of St. Marys, died at the advanced age of 80 years, 2 months. The deceased was a native of Ireland, emigrated to America some 70 years ago, living for a time in North Ieasthope. For many years the resided on the Mitehell Road, Blanshard moving to St. Marys some 5 years o. Boils and 'simples are due to impure blood. Remove them by making the • blood pure with hood's Sarsaparilla. AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEAD MAN' BUT ECU DR. AGNEW'S CURE Fon, T.e.L HEART. The whole trend of present day living is in the direction of the grave. Where our fathers lived so that they might prolong life, the people of the present clay live so that they shorten it. It is' all hurry -burry and the result is that a large percontageof the men aeadwomen on the stage of life to -day are over working what at any time:, and .cinder any .circumstances, is, the hardest worked organ of the body -the heart. So long as people will persist in this method, the best thing they can do is to peep areinedy like Dr. Agneev's Cure for the Heart, close by. This remedy is aheart remedy only, but is almost miraculous in its effects. In all cases` of organic or sywpatheticbeartdisease relief is secured within thirty minutes and there are scores and hundreds of ee le in C �atida`who testify t a a t s ! ha t had p .p y it not been for the prompt uses of this medicine theywoulci have been in their graves to -day. Sold by C, Lxrxz. 0 :in hn a hill i keit ild iiiii iiitiilllttlttptiUiipt111tMI OW THESE BRISK LITTLE PILLS ARE EXACTLY WHAT 1S ALWAYS NEEDED IN ALL cases OF CONSTIPATION, SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUS ATTACKS AND DYCPEPSIA. SOLD EVERYWHERE AT 25C. A sox. DODD'S MEDICINE COMPANY, PROPAICTOFO, TORONTO, ONT. 1 ews I x• The undersigned has concluded to- sell his stock of Boots and Shoes, Har- ness, Rugs, Robes, Bells, ' Whips, Trunks, Valises, and all other articles - too numerous to mention. Fol' 30 Days, For Cash. We give you the profits :- Team Harness $22.00 and up wards. Single Harness $8,00 and upwards: Childrens Boots 25c. " ". Cow Hid " $3.00, Hand made. Kip Skin " $3.50, 11 Sleighs$I.00. b '" Goat Robes $ ..00. Como along andWe `vill give yeas n'iore for your honeyy than yon can get• anywhere else. We mean business when we quote prices, This stock :is clean and first class, reliable goods we' offer you. Remember we are the sole' agent for theGalt Saskatchewan See Buffalo Robes,. See trade rnark on all htese goods.:. Beware of iniuzitations. • • u RRepairingpx promptly eexec6 l. John Treble