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Death of Oliver Goldsmith
One hundred and fifty-two years
ago, on the 4th April, 1774, Dr.
Oliver Goldsmith, ono of the most
lovable characters in the annals of
English literature, died at the age
of 4(i.
Few men of genius have experi-
enced privations and struggles such
as marked 'the career of this warm-
hearted Irishman, whose works are
better know nand more popular to-
day than those of any of his brilliant
contemporaries. The majority of his
troubles were the result of his own
folly, which in his younger days
caused him to throw away golden
opportunities- and which, when suc-
cess came to him and a steady in-
come was assured, led him to indulge
in reckless extravagance.
When at the age of 27 he left
Leyden University, the -third at
which he had spent a profitless per-
iod of study, he wandered for a year
through Europe, leading the life of
a homeless vagabond, and obtaining
food and shelter by playmg on his
flute. He was 28 when he arrived
in London and having failed to make
a livelihood in many occupations he
fell back on the lowest form of lit-
erary drudgery, and for eight years
was often on the verge of starvatim.
Fame came to him with the pub-
lication of "The Vicar of Wake-
field" and "The Traveller" and he
then gained admittance into the cir-
cle of briliant men who enjoyed the
friendship of Dr. Samuel Johnson,
the uncrowned literary monarch of
the day, but it was not until the pro-
duction of his play, "The Good Nat-
ured Man," tweve years after his ad-
vent in London that he recived any
large amount of money for his work.
The play brought him $2,500 and
the assurance of a remunerative
market for future work, and with
reasonable providence his life thence
forward would have been one of at
least moderate prosperity, but
promptly forgot all his past priva-
tions and launched out into a career
, of needless extravagance. Ho pur
chased the lease of chambers in the
Temple, which he furnished; 30 a sum
ptuous manner and where he lavish-
ly entertained his friends, with the
result that he was never out of
culties, and when he died six years
later he left debts amounting to ovtr
$10,000.
' The rooms immediately below
Goldsmith's chambers were occupied
by ,Sir William Blackstone, the great
lawyer, who complained bitterly of
the discordant noises made by a
, gang of millions who frequented tha
boor above. The "gang" consisted
' of the most illustrious men of the
day and ineluded Dr. Johnson, Jas.
Boswell, Sir Joshua Reynolds, David
Garrick, Edmund Burke, Dr. Charles
, Burney and Edwarl Gibbon. These
' great geniuses would vary the mon-
otony of sparkling conversation and
; exchange of wit by indulging in the
, lusty singing' of jovial chorus songs
or a boisterous game of "Blind Man's
Buff," so there was ample justifica-
tion in the complaints of Blackstone
1 who was engaged at that time in
I writing his famous commentaries on
the laws of England.
Goldsmith was the soul of gener-
osity, and after his death his rooms
were besieged by a swarm of poor
pensioners who loudly bewailed the
loss of their benefactor. The offer
of a tomb in Westminster Abbey was
refused by the friends of Goldsmith,
and in accordance with his own often
expressed wish he was laid to rest in
the churchyard of the Temple, the
spot in which he had passed the unly
happy hours of his wretched life.
E. R. Wigle, M. P. P.,
Speaks in the House
Last week E. R. Wigle spoke a
some length in the Legislature an
took up various items of interest, th
Agricultural work, Women's Instit
ute, etc. The Post gives a SUMITI,17
of his address:—
Improve Agriculture
The condition of agriculture 1
the Province, with suggestions fo
its improvement, supplied the them
for the greater part of the addres
of E. R. Wigle (Conservative, Cen
tre Huron), who followed Mr. Oke
The Provincial Department of Agri-
culture, the member averred, was
doing most commendable work to
develop and intensify the industry
As proof of the beneficial result
which were accruing from Govern
ment policies, he quoted figure
showing the mounting values o
farm produce grown each year. He
-look particular credit to Huron
County as a grower of fine apples
and a raiser of quality hogs, declar-
ing that six per cent. of a $6,000,-
000 crop of apples in the Province
had come from there last year, and
$2,000,000 froma $30,000,000 pre -
duction of hogs.
"The figures show," Mr. Wigle
said, with reference to the farm en-
terprise generally, "that the farm
industry is in a flourishing condition
and they suggest that it is no won-
der that agriculturists are concern-
ing themselves more and more each
year with the question. of markets
for their produce."
The Centre Huron member was
eulogistic towards the Agricultural
Inquiry Committee's work, averring
that it had accomplished much of
tangible value in the interests of the
farmer. "There is one thing they
have accomplished," he said. "We
all remember how in days gone by
speakers would go up and down the
concession lines telling the :farmer
how hard was his lot and how he was
the most abused person in the coun-
try. Well this committee has gone
down the concession lines and has
heard the complaints of the farmers
and has formulated their grievances.
t I believe that if the Government acts
d on the recommendations which that
� committee has made, it will 1,0 found
that it has accomplished much of
real benefit to farmers throughout
the Province."
The short courses of the Depart -
e ment were mentioned by Mr. Wigle
✓ who stated that they -were doing ex -
e cellent work. He suggested, hew-
s ever, that they be made a recogniz-
ed part of the educational system in
• rural parts and given at some central
point in a county at a time when
the farmers' sons and daughters
were not too greatly occupied on the
• farm. By such a plan, he believed,
s a larger attendance would be(secur-
- ed and advantage would be had of
3 teaching facilities and school equip -
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--vmmmexateumensiesame,...,
E. R. Wigle, M.P.P.
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ment such as the present short cour-
ses lacked. He suggested that the
short course idea might be inocrpora-
ted in his own county into the high
school at .Clinton.
While upon the subject of agri-
tultural education, Mr. Wigic took
; occasion to repeat previous protests
, against a matriCulation being pre -
THE BRUSSELS POST
elOPIOMiliMmiLIMION71.001,0•110.21Milm.•11.1
TALKS COALITION
T. C. Norris, leader of the Liberal
party in Manitoba, who is taking a
prominent part in a Liberal parley
which is now discussing amalgama-
tion with provincial Progressives.
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cases under conditions on the farm..
Women's Instiute Work
Mr. Wigle paid high tribute to
the work of the Women's Institutes,
declaring that their Ouccess had been
almost phenomenal in view of the
fact that the idea was one which
had originated in Ontario and spread
throughout the othe rprovinces, and
even to England, Scotland, France
and Italy. The institutes, he testi-
fied, were conducted by the ladies
in the spirit of true service to the
community in which they were locat-
ed and were factors which could al-
ways be depended upon when local
problems required solution.
Medical Remearclz
Mr. Wigle strongly urged encour-
agement through the public health
departinent of medical research, so
that discoveries of importanct might
benefit the people and not be com-
mercialized. In connection with the
Workmen's Compensation Act, he
should be more clearly defined, point
irig out that a workman at the mills
in Goderich, for instance, might
gradually bring about a serious con-
dition in his shoulder through ho!st-
ing flour sacks, but this woull be
classified as a consequence of his
occupation.
The member put in a good word
for Alberta coal, from personal ex-
perience. "This fuel should be
brought clown east," he said, "and
Canadian money kept at home. The
sincerity of the president of the C.
N. R. is not such that he is concern-
ing himself whether this takes place
or not. We want that coal, and the
more publicity the matter gets the
400ner the public -owned railway will
bow to the will of the people."
Before closing Mr. Wigle stated
his stand on immigration. He said
that he would not go so far as to
advocate that settlers should not be
brought into the Province at all, but
he strongly believed that they should
be brought in vei:y gradually in or-
der that the community might ab-
sorb them and not have them aggra-
vate the unempoyinent problem.
The great bulk of the unemployed,
he had noticed, was made up of
persons who had come into the Pro-
vince, had worked through the
Spring and Summer, and had failed
to find work for the Winter time.
TWO CHILDREN LOSE
LIVES AS HOME BURNS
,
Farm House in Arthiar Township is
Consumed; Mother Critically In-
jured
Palmerston, March 26.—With two
of her children burnt to death, Mrs.
Charles Windslade, wife of an Ar-
thur Township fernier, lies in a cri-
tical condition as the result oil burns
she received in a heroic effort to
save their lives. Her husband, while
not seriously injured, is also suffer-
ing from burno. and shock, and their
home and all it contained is a cam-
plete loss,
The fire oecurred about 9 o'clock
. yesterday morning. The two elder
children had left for school white
the Windslades pr000eded to their
usual farm ditties, leaving throe otli-
ors, aged five, four and two years,
alone in the hose. While they were
working in the barn they saw names
bursting from the chimney and roof,
and, hurrying back, succeeded at
great risk in rescuing one boy, aged
four; but Pearl, aged five, and Ralph
aged two, were fonnd burnt to death.
While the cause of the fire is not
definitely known; it is thought to
have been mined by a defective
HEAD and I scribed as the standard for entrance ebilrIlleY'
BRONCHIAL [into the Guelph Agricultural College,
COLDS
' ' At the present tame, he said, the
Sn etie—lio Sprays—Ha Snuff farmer's son who desired to go to
Just SWalims, a RAZ -MAH Cap314(1 Guelph for his agriculttwal degree
Restorenormal breathing, Quickly had to take the same preliminary
stolou all choking, 811sPinkt end mucus training as though he intended en -
gatherings in bronchlial tubes. Gives tering medicine or ltie The years
long llights of restfasleep., Contains
no injurious or habit.fornung (hintsof preparation thus thrust upon the
$1.00perbox, at drug stores, Send 5e, for boy went Mi Wiglo believed, un-
gonerone 1nal TetePletene*Ilerente. `it tired in view of the pal toWarde
Which the 31 bah was strivin
Attention to Horn
.A motor -driven horn should be
oiled at the ammeter bearings and
at all other friction points. It 30
also advisable to clean the commuta-
tor, using. the same method as when ,
cleaning the counnutator of the gen-
erator. A very line sand paper, .00
grade; is recornmomiidt, and in no
Matrieulationstanding wait, fug;and ther.. circurostantes shoUld emery cloth .he
dUARANTERD litE11.408V Rai more. difficult to aehlove 111 refine:, neert,„
5000 Bushels
First-class
FOR SALE
A. C. B ker
CASEMORE SENTENCED
FOR ASSAULTING WIFE
Turnberry Township Man Gets One
Year Plus Indeterminate Term
Wingham, March 27 — Therms
Casemore. of Turnberry Township,
who was arrested on January 24 by
Provincial Officer Phippen On a
charge of aseault laid on behalf of
his wife, appeared yesterday before
county magistrate in Goderich and
was sentenced to one year and an
indeterminate term of one year ad-
ditional.
He was also sentenced to a sim-
ilar term on a charge of attacking
Phippen when he went to make the
arrest. The sentences are to be run
concurrently. When Officer Phippen
went to the Casemore home the man
attacked the officer with a red hot
poker and but for the prompt action
of the officor'o son, Phippen would
undoubtedly have been seriously in -
jured.
Embro Church Calls
Rev. W. IL McIntosh
Pastor at Wingham Invited To As-
sume Church of Knox Con-
gregation
Embro, March 29.—Rev. W. D.
McIntosh, of Wingham, was extend-
ed a call to the pastorate of the.
Knox United Church at a con re -
ational meeting held this afternoon.
A committee phoned Mr. McIntosh,
and he asked that he be permitted to
consider the matter until Welnesday
when he will give his decision.
Rev. W. P. Lane, present pastor,
presided. He will preach his last
sermon here on the last Sunday in
June, before going to Seaforth.
The stipend was set at $2,000 with
free manse and a month's holidays.
Mrs. W. J. Howson, Wingham, re-
ceived the sad news that her brother,
Sohn Colvin, had died of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile 4d In
Vancouver. His wife was killed in
the same manner several years ago
in Seattle.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81st, 1$28
CHAIRMAN
Rt. -Hon. George P. Graham, whc>
has been appointed chairman 01
Canada's tariff board.
HURON COUNTY
Goderich te, rate for 192C 4t'il
be 44 mills.
Richard Harrison has purchased
Stirling 111ePha3l's farm near Porter's
Hill for $6,000.
Mrs. E. Holmes, of St. Catharines,
and wife of the founder of the Clin-
ton New -Era, celebrated her 92nd
birthday.
Arthur Broderick, a former man-
ager of the Molson's Bank at Exeter,
died at his home in Ottawa, after an
illness of many months.
The latest issue of the Ontario
Gazette announces the incorporation
of the Huron Flour Mills, Ltd., Sea -
forth, with a capital of $100,000.
Samuel Houston, Bayfield, while
shooting the rifle, it exploded, tear-
ing- the end of the thumb on his left
hand so that it had to be amputated
at the first joint.
Wm. Parker, Hayfield, ;while chop-
ping wood accidentally cut his foot,
and when attention was being given
to his foot he collapsed and, being
near the stove, burned his face on
the left side.
Richard Robinson, an old resident I
of Huron County, died in Stratford 1
Saturday morning. He had for five
years resided with his daughter, Mrs.
T. Bart,14 West Gore Street. .Al-:ithough n his 84th year, Mr. Robin-
son was extremely active and seldom
complained of 1.11 -health. He came I
to the Dominion an a boy of six with'
his Parents from Ireland and settled t
in the province of Quebec, later mov
ing to the township of Stanley, Hur-
on County. The family. successfully s
farmed at various periods at both
Tuckersmith and McKillop, Huron,'
and Mr. Robinson succeeded to his, s
father's farm in the former place.
He retired from active work some 10
years, first living in Seaforth. Sur-
viving are one son and seven claugh-
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PERTH COUNTY
The Milverton Furniture Co, hal
reopened its plant.
. Wesley Wood, IVfonitton, purchased
—Thirty-five Shorthorns sold :for 1 Wm. Ptirrott'S farm in Logan for
roiveal: MS4antoantl-Iaoshtawe9erkY.d°11e'iS S41(1 $92211?; wol_known
Robert McMillan has been repp- i Stratford traveller, passed away at
pointed examiner for those applying.; 0 Simeoe hotel, at the age of 02
for automobile licenses in f years,
A hunting party comprising 00 The Laclk,s' Guild of Trinity
men froin Hibbert and Fullerton ! Church, Mitchell, are re -decorating
Townshipa, bagged 40 rabbits on a the Rectory, for the new Rector and
teeent hunt. hie family who will arrive in April.
W. 11, Humphrey, of Nevvri, e-1- While in Mitchell on Friday moi.n.
',Wetted his 80th birthday on Saler- ing on business, Williain A. Bode of
day, Matadi 20th. He is etill haL,. Logan, slipped on some ice on 'the
and hearty and able to do a day's pavement arid fell, having the mis-
work in his shop. fortune to break the big bone of his
William K. Loth, Milverton's old- lei't arm.
est merchant, passed away after a A number of.envestors around Mil -
month's illness. He was Treasurer verton who purchased Southern Al -
of Mornington Agricultural Sec- berta oil shares over a dozen years
ietivry Mi, Henry
Hoevnerry8fiwyraell
years. ago of Donegal, wore suddenly, roused from their leth
ago and since forgot about them,
lraeac de .1,v ae twhoer da age
stef-w es: leskt yo-ff'etahre ydeeaartsh.
of her mothr,r, Mrs. Harris, in Eng-
priee they paid for them. The boom
argy, the other day, to find them
ekyrocketing at about ten times the
She had been in poor health for some was causer] by the discovery of a
timTPhe St. Marys Rotary club has lands which their investments eover-
gusher within half a mile from the
tanhoepwa r ekdl edc andidive dee hi rid, de flip. enrniet aVeypr ayty,og, r feu esuitinaabi el ynh
solemnize% at the home of Ji7irn and
ed.A pretty but quiet wieldier,. was
known as Cadzow Park, on Church Mrs, Ballantyne, St. Paul's Wednes-
S t eoeste Joseph
South.Near,
of St. Marys, was Olive Teresa, was united in marriage
day afternoon, when their daughter,
fined two hundred dollars and sen- to Alfred Franklin Coulthard, son of
tenced to one month in jail, with the David and Mrs. Coulthard, of St.
le°)IPtian el 0oi TT 's:ceeoll jUnri iltg:Ili.feciostiunolw;'ornow: !et i‘nhis:ht ap- ford
voltterLt.hoe,L7guRlaerv.buRsi.necs.s lIl Capperl l
erRf oeivm. eWd thRe. Be ser1(1;mosnf yS tie t -
has one of the finest collections of was called to the front, and M. Mac -
geraniums of different colors in town Beth read an address and Hilton
and the plants have on them from Westman presented Mr. Capper with
6 to 12 large blooms. The flowers a club bag. Mr. Capper, in a brief
have been admired by all who have address, thanked them for their kind
seeJnohtnheDni. Barnett, noted book col- a a cadeci him a great deal of
remembrance and assured them it
lector and master mechanic of the pleasure to act as their chaplain the
Grand Trunk Shops at Stratford for past three years.
md:yti,e ayears, 78c1 died years, L o so n gave
Sun-sbyterian Church, Stratford', was the
The manse of St. Andrew's .Pres -
collection, consisting of some 40,000 scene of a pretty wedding Wednes-
volumes, to the university of Lon- lay afternoon, when Rev. J. P. Dun-
dononins1t91P8a.
Patrick's Day the portrait second daughter of .1: and Mrs.
can united in marriage Leona Beryl,
of Prof. Wm. Loehhead, of Macdon- Clarke, of Brunner, and Bruce Nel-
ald College, Montreal, painted by G. son, eldest son of T. and Mrs, Nel-
Horne Russell, was unveiled by Sir son, Stratford. The bride's attend -
Arthur Currie, principal ani vice- ant was the bridegroom's sister, Mise
president of McGill University. Prof. G. Laurie Nelson, while Allan H.
Lochhead is a brother of George Spears was groomsman.
L °Tele, e ando,n_ccl,eornke uorfr nEglni srisx. Smith,yeasof a iMT ii et edit eol ln,
nerpbers of wore' asTlidxtyA!
the former Motherwell Presbyterian I Saturday, and the day was spent
church have decided to erect a new 3puietly at their home. Mr. Smith
church building, the for part of the l was born in England and came to
summer. The building will be con- Canada in the year 1848 and Mrs,
structecl ci.f red rug brick and will be Smith (Mary Grace Sloeman,) was
situated near the Motherwell school born in Cornwall, England. After
house. Wm. Huether, of St. Marys, their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
has been awarded the contract for lived on the 'Whirl Creek Farm, in
the mason work. Logan till they came to Mitchell
In the village of Forest, recently, twenty-one years ago. Mr. Smith
here died' John Shipley in Ms 78th was a member of the Logan Town -
year. He was born in Blanshard ship Council for a number of years
township, Perth County, and was a and was secretary -treasurer of the
on of the late Thomas and Mary Union School at Whirl Creek for 52
Shipley of the tenth concession, years, and when he resigned he was
Blanshard. He was born in Elan-, presented with a gold -headed cane
hard on the homestead, now owned by the school board. Mr. Smith is
by his brother, WilliamSh' I . clever vio mist and the violin which
where he spent his boyhood days, he plays is as old as himself. M.
later going to Lobo, where he was Smith is in his 90 th year and Mre.
married in 1834 to Ruth Hetherin ith ill
tets, g n w be 84 years old on her
ton. next birthday.
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Having disposed disposed of our Business in Cranbrook
we offer our Entire Stock
PARE
If seeing is believing come early if you
want in on the many Bargains.
Sale Closes doesiay RI pr. 11
After which the Store will be closed
for Stock -taking.
Highest Market Prices paid for Butter and Eggs.
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