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The Huron Expositor, 1893-12-08, Page 4NIIIW ADVERTISEMENTS. e *are between the parenthesis after each age e the page of the paper On which the allvelettsesnent will be found. Holiday Goods—Jackson Brothers. (I) To be Given Away Free—I. V. Fear. (6) , Clothes Pin Social—R. T. of T. (8) Wood Wanted—Woollen Mills. (8) Tweeds, Worsteds, &al.—Woollen Mills. (8) Blankets and Yarns—Woollen Mills. (8) Christmas Goods—W. R. Counter. (8) Leads Them All—W. R. Counter. -(8) Rockford Watehes—W. R. Counter. (8) Gold and Silver Goods—W. R. Counter. (8) Engagement and Wedding Rings—W. R. Counter. (8) Pipes—W. R. Counter. (8) Gold and Steel Speetaeles—W. R. Counter. (8) Forest City Business Collegi—J. W. Westervelt. (5) If not To-day—Jsokson Bros. (6) Underwear—Duncan & Duntan. (5) Great Musierl Event—tiethodist Church Choir. (8) Millinery Bargains—Wm:Pickard. (8) Stereopticon Entertainment—S. S. P. Church. (8) Miss Daisie Markoe—U. T. C.- Co- (8) Watch for Litt!e Eva—U. T. C. Co. (8) Popular Prices for Undo Tom's Cabin. (8) Cabinet Photos at Bauslaugh's (8) All the Newest Styles at Bauslaugh's. (8) Money wented—Exrosrron Ofnee. (5) Farm forSale—Jane Robison. (5) Boar for Service—L. -never (5) China Boar far Serviee—Wm. Sinclair. (5) Ifoliday Entertainments—W. G. Willis. (6) Constance Cheese Co. -0. Stephenson. (5) Skates for Everybody—Reid a IVilson. (8) For Christmas Trade—E. hieFaul. (8) Teacher Wanted—Wm. Bruce. (6) Everything Must Go—J. McIntosh. (8) Sale Extended—D. Weismiller. (8) To Let—James Beattie. (8) Monthly Sale—George Good. (8) Bargain Counters—George Good. (8) Grand Street Parade—Uncle Tom'e Cabin, (8) Get Your Clothes eleaned—R. H. Barr. (8) Rodgerville Cheese Factory—J. Murray. (5) Improved Berkshires—Wm. McAllister. (5) Crose-eut-Saws—Mullett & Jackson. (8) A Straight Pointer—W. D. Trott. (8) New Barber Shop—P. Muleahey. (8) Testimbnial—James B. Tierney. (8) First-class Goods—J. C. Laidlaw. (8) Poultry and Apples Wanted—J.*C. Laidlaw. (8) Cheap Sugars—C. Wilson. (8) Now is the Time—Bauslaugh. (5) Forthe Christreas Trade—R. Kelly. (5) tItt pont xproitot„ SEAFORTH, FRIDAY', Deo. 8th, 1893 East Huron Convention. We would again remind the Liberals of East Huron of the convention to be held at Brussels, on Tuesday next, for the selection of a candidate. Every polling sub -division shonld be fully represented. Let therebe a grand rally, A good convention is a aplen- did preliminary to a successful campaign, The Eleotions on Saturday. The bye -elections for the Local Legisla- ture, which took place on Saturday, result- ed differently from what a good many count- ed oa. Sir John Macdonald is credited with haning said that there is no human event so uncertain as to reeults as a politic al elegtion or a horse race. No doubt the old veteran was correot. The ,elections wh ich creened so much surprise occurred in EMI t Lambton and North Bruce. , These elect ions were to an vacancies caused by the deaths of the sitting members. Both eonstituend es, also, were represented by supporters of the Mowat Government. in East Lambton there were two Reformere running, but one, Dr. McKinnon, was the, norninee of the party convention, and the other, Mr. Mc- Callum, came out, profeseedly at least, as an independent, but it was said he wan the nominee of the eociety known as the Pro- testant Protective Association', The Con- servatives, at their convention, decided not to:place a candidate in the field, but indi- rectly determined to support Mr, McCal- lum, This Mr. McCallum, be it also 'mid, was a candidate at the Reform convention f or its nomination, and stood next to Dr. McKinnon on the final ballot. This being the case he received the support of a wing of the Reform party, and the almost solid support of the Conservative party, and in this way was erected in a somevrhat close and uncertain constituency by a majority of over five hundred. It is possible, however, that Mr. McCallum's triumph may be short The opponents of the Mowat Gov- . - ernment having accomplished what they de- sired, viz.: ete split in the Liberal rienks,will, most likely, at the general elections, bri ng out a straight party man of their own, and throw Mr. McCallum overboard, and after the manner in which he has treated the Re- formers it is not probable they will take him up, or that they could secure for hhn a united support even, if they did. Under these circurnstancenit is not likely than Mr. McCallum's Parliamentary experience will exceed one eession. In the meantime his eleetion has given tho opponents of Mre Mowat some little /cane° far cheering and shoo tin g. _la North Bruce the aituation was entirely different. There was.a three -cornered fight there. This, also, is a close and uncertain conetituency, sometimes being represented by a Liberal and again by a Conservative. The political leenings of the people do not seem to be vary decided, the personal popu- larity of the candidate evidently having a greaten influence than his peliticaI leanings. At this election the candidates were NI e- Natighton, Patron of Industry ; qeorge ,the nominee of the Conservative convention, and Pierson, the ecnninee of the Reform conven- tion. Mr. MeNaughton, the Patron caudi- date, was the firet in the field. At the time of his nominatiou by the Patrons he wae President of the Reform'Assaciation of the Riding, and had he not, been selected by the Patrons he would, no doubt, have been the nominee of the Liberal convention. Ho is ao xceptionally popular man, and in many respects the Petrone showed excellent judg- mer.t in their ehoice, The Liberals held a conventien and nomitieted Mr. Pierson, an excellent man also. The Conservatives, finding these two leading -Liberals in the field opposed to each other, selected as their candidate Mr. George, their old _etanclard bearer, Under these circumstances the general expectation was that the Conserva- tive, would run in between the other two. These expectetione, however, were net real- ized, as the Patrons _stuck their man and elected him by a majority of four hundred and ninety-four over the regular Liberal,and three hundred and fifty-seven over the Con- servative. In this constituency the Liber- als made a great mistake in placing a candi- date in the field in opposition to Mr. Ms - Naughton. He was first in -the field, and, arthoughhe had accepted oandidature from an independent organization, he was, to all intente and purposes, still one of them- selvenbeing as good a, Liberal an ever. before, while the platform of_the Patrons is identi- cal with the policy of the Liberal party, at leaat, the difference ie so alight al to be in- significant. It would, therefore, have been much more politio on their part had they simply accepted Mr. MoNaughton's candi- dature and given him their suppert. 1 As te the general r suit, the friends of the Government have ittle cause to feel dis- appointed, nor have their opponents much came for elation. Both the sumessful can. didates throughout the contest took good ore to proclaim themselves as in sytnpatby witk the Reform cause, and while they both seemed to feel duty bound to find some fault with the Government, yet, on the whole, they showed themselves rather hard pressed for a grievance, and were constrain- ed to promise it no factious oppoeition. That is all a good Government should ask of any supporter, and if the new representa- tives from East Lambton and North Bruce carry out the promises on which they were elected, the Government will not have much cause to regret result; nor will it afford much comfort to the Opposition. Tariff Reform, Etc. Tariff Reform, and morA particularly the Wilson Tariff Bill, is at present monop- olizing the attention of the American pub- lic. President Cleveland, in his message to Coagress at the opening of the session a few days agoolets forth as plainly as ever his reasons for thinking that a lower tariff benefit the *American people. There is ot even :the suspicion of a baok down. There is no hedging, no politic shuffling, simply the straightforward, honest state- ment of the belief of a statesman and his reasons for that belief. The Wilson Bill will immediately occupy the attention of Congress, and although it may be pared down to some extent, the consensus of reli- able opinion seems to be that it will go through practically in its:present form. One of the strangest features of the case, and yet it is easily accounted fonisthat many prom- inent politicians fear that the' present bill, if it becomes law, will not provide suffioient funds with which to administer the Federal Governmegt. The fact is that the iniquitous system of indirect takation which has been in vogue in the neiehboring republic has encouraged the most extravagant expendi- ture of public moneY, until the habit of living et the publie crib has become a chronic disease in the case of large class in that country, who will resort to pretty sttong measures before they will consent to work for a living as other people do. However, this is only a difficulty, and right methods will find a way over or through it. To im- agine that a wrong add hurtful system is ineradicable, because lohg established, is to lose faith in humanity. As an instance of the reckless way in which money is spent, the indemnity paid Senators and Congress. men is $5,000 per year, whereas not one fourth of the men Who are receiving it ever mimed, or cnald twin rn rre th A a that amount outside Of politics. Other offices in the gift of the state are salaried in the same proportion, and we think we are quite safe in saying tbat large imajority of office holders de not earn one-fourth of their pay In fact, a man who receives a public office is looked on as having retired from active life in order td take things easy. More than that, the 'majority of theeffices thus held are entirely ‘iinnecessary, t e second in oom• mend generally being much more capable of doing the work than is the chief. So politics Elmo come to be a profesSion, and -just so long as it is allowed to remain a pro- fession will it be impossible to keep it pure, or seoure an honest and able administration of public affairs. In this connection, also, a splendid illustration is afforded of the beneficial purgative effect a little direct tax- ation has. Some of -the American papers suggested that if the Wilson Bill were passed and failed to raise aufficient revenue, an income tax might be resorted to. At once a murmur deep and loud arose from the business men, and it• took them an infin- itesimally short time tO find a long list of mouldering branches in 'the public service, which might be lopped off, -and euch calamity averted, Syet probably about half these men have voted the Republican tiok- et for fifteen or twenty years, and haven't been able to see that the Governmeut was not faultlessly administered along ecenomic lines, A 'little threat of direct taxatien is a great eyeopeiter, and the truth tApplies just as powerfully; to Canada as to the United States. We would just advise our readers, before the next Domieion election to shut their eyes for a little while and imagine that they have to pay good hard cash out of their pockets to supply what our Govern- ment spends, and we thin k there will obffiecae and elide that will astonish some holders. A Coming Man: Mr. Joseph Martin, ex -Attorney -General, Railroad Commissioner and Minister of Education in Manitoba, the recently elected Representative to the House of Commons for Winnipeg, is a corning man in Dominion politica. Mr, Martin, though scarcely in middle life, has made a name for himself among Canada's lawyers, and has =gathered together a fair ortion hif _this world's goods._ He is nehably a oielf•made man. Left to fight his own way in the world at an early age, he became a telegraph operator, and oon exhibited the pluck and indomit- able perseverance th are his distinguish- ing chatacter hake. It is related of him that when but a lad engaged as an operator in Michigan, he broke his leg, but as a sub- stitute could not immediately be got, he sat at hie key all day with his leg supported ou a °heir and kept his work right up to the n otch until a substitute could be found. While earning his living at telegraphing he studied to fit himmelf for a school teacher, and while teaching 'school studied law. After being admitted to the bar he located in islienitoba. He soon took a prominent part in polities, and was for a long time a lead- ing member cif the Green way Government, Ile was the head and front of the movement for railway competition in Manitoba, and it was his course throughout this trouble, still fresh in the minds of Canadians, that won him his sobriquet of " Fighting be Mar- tin." He was also the framer and intro- ducer of the -pow world famed Manitoba School Bill. About four years ago pressure of businese forced him to retire from the • FELLOW CITIZENS,—At the solicitation of many friends of both political persuesions, as well of many independent voters, 1 have decided to offer myself as a candidate for the Ontario Legielature at the approach- ing bye -election to fill the vacancy in Emit Lambton. I come before you as an Independent Re- former, advocating reforms which are de- manded by the people,'animated by a desire to do my duty to the state, and standieg firm. for the principle, " Equel eights to all and special privileges to nom". In politics I have always been a Reformer; I am st”.1-a Reformer. If elected to repre- sent you in Parliament I intend to be the member for East Lambton, not the elember for any administration. I shall certainly support the Government in all legislation which appeals to my judg- ment as being for the beet interests of my constituency and the Province at large. Being fully persuaded that democracy is the ideal form of government, I can no long- er render the blind allegiance to party which has come to be the aceepted thing in our polities, tending as it does to centralization of power and autoortioyethus suppressing the will of the people. In the appointment of certain officials I claim that those who have to pay them should have a voice in their appointment, which should be by merit and not by party preference. I am opposed to all class legislation to the detriment of the masses, whether it be to the advantage of profession, priestoraft or monopoly. Therefore, I will advocate the placing of public and separate schools upon a stroug 'national, non-seotarian basis. If we are forced to have separate echools the Government has the right to say what shall be the standeed adopted, and can in• shit that the children of out. Roman Catholic fellowscitizens be given equal advantages with our own in the way of qualified teach- ers, Gevernment inspection and in the sub- jects to be taught. I appeal to all true Canadian Citizens to support me, irrespective of party predilec- tions, not fearing that my record in public life, with the stand that I have now taken, will erseure my election, and feeling sure that what the people want to -day ia not a voting machine, but a man with convictions and the courage to express them. P. D. MCCALLUM. There is little, if anything, in' either of the above declarations of policy that almost any Liberal could not heartily, consistently and conscientiously subscribe to. In eo far as the Patrons platform is concerned, as our -readers know, there -is not a single principle enunciated, with but one exception, tha t Tie EXPOSITOR has not contended for for years, even biddies- the Patrons organization was thought of, and we know of other Lib- eral journals that could'say the' tame thing, The exception alluded to is in respect to the civil service, While the Patrons advocate the election of officials such as sheriffs, re- gistrars, &c., either by the people directly or by the County Councils, we have always contended that the better wa would be to allow the appointment to remain as now, but that instiad of permitting the .officials to retain all the fees as remuneration for their services, that the fees be funded, the officials paid a reasonable salary, and the balance be refunded to the respec v e coun- ties to be used in decreasi lohal taxation. If this were done we ncy there would be no great dispute about who should make the appointments, for the reason that the office., instead of being a sinecure as isinow too often the case, would not be a more desire able position than hundreds of others that are open to the people every den. THE HURON EXPOSITOR Manitoba, cabinet, and he has since devoted most of his time to his profession, end little hu been heard of him in publio since, but he has qualities which stamp him a re- markeble man, and it will indeed be strange if he does not soon become as prominent in Dominion as he has been' in Provincial poli- tic.. Mr. Martin is foamless, shrewd, of indomiteble will and a tireless worker. Ile will be an exceedingiy veluable acquisition to his party in Parliament. What They Profess. In order to show our readers what little cause the friends of the Mowat Government have for depression, or its opponents or the - unseemly rejoicings which some of their paper. are indulging in on account of the result of the East Lambton and North Bruce elections, we append below the articles of faith upon which both were elected. In the first place we give the published platform of the Patrons of Industry, and in the second place Mf3 McCallum's election address. The following is the Petrone platform, upon the strength of which Mr. MoNaughton repre- lents North Bruce : 1.' Maintenance of British connection. 2. The reservation of the public lands for the actual settler. 3. Purity of administration and absolute independence of Parliament. 4. Rigid economy in every department of the publio service. 5. Simplification of the laws and a general reduction of the machinery of Government. 6. The abolition of the Canadian Senate. 7. A system of civil service reform that will give each county power to appoint or elect all county officials paid by them, ex- cept county judges. 8. Tariff for revenue only, and so -adjust- ed as to fall, as far as possible,- upon the luxuries and not upon the necessaries of life. 9. Reciprocal trade on fair and equitable terms between Canada and the world. 10. Effectual legislation that will protect labor, and the yesults of labor, from those combinations and monopolies which unduly enhance the prioe of the articles produced by auch combinations or monopolies, 11. Prohibition of the bonusing of. reil- wags by Government grants as contrary to the public interest. _ 12. Preparation of the Dominion and Provincial voters' lists by the municipal officers. 13. Conformity of electoral districts to county boundaries as constituted for muni- cipal purposes as far as the,principle re- presentation hy population The following is the address which Mr. McCalJum issued to the electors of East Lambton News of' the Week. ESCAPED. —Eleven 'prisoners esoaped from gaol at Camden, Arkansas, early on Sunday morning. PROFESSOR TYNDALL DEAD.—The death is announced of Prof. Tyndall, the eminent soh entiet, at the age of seeventy-three. He died in London, England. -e GREAT STORM IN THE Seetion,—A terrific rain and windstorm passed over South Caro- lina on Sunday, doing damage to the am- ount of $10,000. RokBED AND SANDBAGGED. —George Kel- ler, agent of the Burlington & Miesouri Rail- way, was sandbagged and robbed of $1,000 at Bertrand, Nebrarika. DIED PROM AN ACCIDENT.—Dr. Paul Hoff- man, assistant superintendent of public Bchools in New York, who was run down by a cable ear on Friday night, has since SAD.—Jossph Dion, the once celebrate billiard player and ex -champion of America in an Inc urable patient in Ward's insan asylum, New York. DISAPPROVAL.—The German Reichstag er,i- presses detestation of the dynamite fiend who sent an infernal machine to Emperor William. Al!TOIHIER RAILWAY Bontiou.-00 Tams - day night, near Melee, in Italy, an expresi train froneMilan for Venice and a freight train laden with inflammable material mill: lidede and the wreck took fire. It is report ed that 20 lives were lost and the scenes ware harrowing beyond description. A HUMANE litree—A bill prohibiting prize fighting in South Carolina has passed the Aseembly. The penalty is thee° year. imprisonment and $l,000 fine for principal" and second'. died. A BLIZZARD IN Iowe.—A special from Burlington,Jowa, on Saturday last, mays a terrible blizzard and cold wave had struck Iowa at an unfortunate time. There is no water for stock, and no probability' of get- ting any with the ground frozen a foot deep. Much suffering is expected. Teams are crossing the Mississippi river on ice. WILLIAbt'S WARNING. —Emperor Wil- liam, after reviewing the troops in Hanover, Germany, addressed the officers in the riding school and made special reference to the gambling scandal. He admonished them againet gambling and its attendant evils. AWARDED $22,500 SALVAGE. —The Allan Line Steamship_Company have been award- ed $22,500 salvage by the Admiralty Court for safely towing the disabled Dominion Line steamer Sarnia into port. She was picked up at eea by the Montevidee.n. THE POWER OF Itteetereeteere—Lieuten• ant Marcus Conant, of Lakewood, New Jer- eey, has just died in Chicago under peculiar circumstances. During the war he -was con- fined in Libby Prison, and a visit to the famous building recalled his hardshipe so vividly as to cause an old wound to break out afresh, ending in his death, DEATH OF A P-ROMINENT RAILWAY MAN.— Colonel J. D. Potts, one of the most promi- nent men in the United States, died at Mil- ton, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, aged 64. Colonel Potts was known most widely through his connection with vast transportation enterprises of Pennsylvania and neighboring States. Huron Notes. --Lagrippe is bothering a number of peo- ple in Morris. —Melt1R.,Morrish has been very low with typhoillever, but is on the mend now. , —Mr . John Mugford, of Colborne, had an ugly all recently, and _fractured some of her ribs but is on the mend. —Mr, George McLeod, of Kincardine,has been en aged to teach at school No. 7, on the 12th concession of Ashfield. —Wi lows Farrow, of Morris, lost a fine mulch ow on Sunday morning of last sveek. tumor was the cause. —Ro ert Souch, of Morris, had the mis- fortune o lose a valuable young horse by infiammrion last week. --F. . Baines, of Morris, who has been _ sufferin from an attack of congestion of i the len s, is improving nicely. —Th Good Templars of Londesboro pur- pose having a mock trial in a breach of promise suit, at their meeting on the even- ing of uesday, December 6. ‘n—Mr Robert Toombs, an old Gorrie boy, who ha. been reeiding in Denver, Colorado, for Nom time passe has moved his family back to Gorrie. . McCall, 7th concession of Morris, chased as100-acre farm in Bruce —IV clioaulintPyus near Ripley, for his• eldest eon. The price paid was $3,800. —Et el Mechanics' Institute has $100 in hand. They intend running night classes again a d keep their reading room open reg- ularly o conform with the law. —Mr Thomas Oke, of Colborne, has purchased a piece of property ire Goderich, and int nde shortly to take up his residence there ; hie son Charles has purchased the homest ad. —Da id Walker, of Morrie, lost a value - Ole hor e last week from something like epizooti . A number of horses in that townshs p are troubled with the same com- plaint, —In the Popular Science Monthly for Decennieer is a comprehensive sketch of the late Sir Daniel Wilson, some time President of Toronto University, by Horatio Hale, Esq., of Clinton. —The heater that did service for the Clinton Organ factory, and which passed through the fire, has been taken to Inglewood, where it will be put 'into use again. —We were in error lad week, when we announced that Mr. George McTavish had purchased the woolen mill property in Wingham and intended commencing the manufacture of furniture, —A pugilistic resident of Grey, without any- provocation, ran his fiet lagainst the face of another Grey township man the other day. 'Law was spoken; of but the matter has been settled, we believe. —Reeve Milne, of Ethel, will rebnild his sawmill at onhe, and has already given on order for new machinery. He will run the planing mill, too, as of yore. Mr. Milne is a huabler and deserves to succeed. —Mr, W. Stanley and wife, of near Holmeiville, evho have been visiting in Michigan, have returned. Mr. Stanley thinks 'Michigan a very nice stretch of countrY 'with the exception of around Port Huron, Svhich is very low. —Mrn and Mrs. Richard Sprung and family, of Auburn, when returning from Goderich ou Wedneeday of last week, met with a very painfuV accident; The horses got frightened when, passing a man with a crosscut saw, caesing them to run away and throw the occupants out. —Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beet, of Clinton, mourn the loss of their infant girl,aged four months, who died on Theraday morning of last week, it is supposed from suffocation. The child was all right at midnight, but was found dead soon after. —Mrs. J. Prootor, who has been living in liolmeeville, has 'removed to -the 14th con- cession of Goderich township,where she will reside with her father,Mr. Wm .Connell.Her mother who was very sick at the time has since died. —Hugh Hanna, of Morris, met with an accident recently that will incapacitate him for some time. He was standing in a wag- on rack in the barn, when he tripped and fell injuring hie side and thigh, and is now compelled to use a crutch and cane. —The many friends of William J. Behar- riell, of Algoma, formerly of Grey, will re- gret te learn that he has met with a serious accident in which his right leg was broken in two places. Very little hope is enter- tained of his recovery, —The placid waters of the matrimonial sea were again cliseurbed on Monday of last week, when a life boat was launched, hav- iog as uetial two occupants, made one. The interested,persona were Mies Lizzie Camp- bell, 0 lefolesworth, and Rev. Mr. Rogers, of RoAr eSprings, Colorado. —On Saturday evening, 24th ult., while Cuchnerehl hay press was being ta en up the gingway of Mr. John Rudd' barn, Maithend_concession, Goderich town hip, in some uitaaceountable way it got badly hroken, severe of the iron castings giving way - it was so ei time before it could be repaired. —M , J. W. Sanderson, of VVroxeter,has in his ollection of rare coins an American silver oiler coined in 1804. This coin is very ere; onty 200 of thetn having been minte . They are listed by coin collectors at $1, 0. He has many other rare coins of more r lees value. —One day recently, while cutting a piece of pork for the family dinner, Mrs. Wm. Michie, of Morrie, was surprised to find an ordinary braes pin imbedded In the centre of the roast, which was a part of the ohirne, or bask of the porker. The pia was in a good 'nate of preservation, but how it got there is a mystery. —The Bishop of Huron held an ordination in Christ church, London on Sunday morn- ing last. There were three -candidates for the office of deacon, vise Messrs. Leigh, of Tilbury ; H.W. Jeanes, of Dungannon, and L. C. Clarke, of Wingham. AMON"- the candidates for the office of presbyter,•was Rev. J. T. Kerrin of Bayfield. —Morgan Austin, a well-known Ashfield farmer, received severe injuries from a kiok in the stomach by one of his horses at the railway station on Monday mocuing of last week. Mr. Austin was holding hie horses with the lines when a dog ran out and soared one of the horses which itruck out with its feet striking Austin in the 'tam- ach, with serious resulte. , —Captain Babb, of Goderich, overseer of wreaks, has brought charges before Mayor Butler against Dooald Cummins, of Col- borne, and Thomas Jeffery, of Bayfield, for illegally appropriating wreckage. Mr. Cummins is absent from home, and his case was not called, but Jeffery, who was served with a summons, failed to appear, and a 'warrant was issued for his arrest. . :---While loading stook recently, Mr. Wm. 'Sanderson, of Wroxeter, met with an semi- hient whibh might have resulted seriously. He and -some others were in the act of Moving a, car on the switch when his foot got caught between the car end a poet of' he loadi g pen. Fortunately he received o worse njuries than some bedly bruised OWL —Miss Guesie Preston, a returned mis- ionary fr in Japan, lectured in the Meth - dist eh roh, Wingham, on Wednesday vening o last week, under the- auspices of he Women's Missionary Society. The lec- urer described the habits_ and customs of he Japanese, and gave a great deal of in - f 'Illation in regard to that country and its people. and was tendered a cordial vote cif thanks at ite olose. , ---A sturdy looking young fellow, who ave the name of Alexander, was up before ayor MeTaggart, of Clinton, the other ay, charged with vagrancy. Being told t at he should go to work, he stated that e couldn't get any work to do, and he 1 conically added, "If you 'don't - send me p to jail, I'll mighty soon do something t at will make you." He got 60 days, at t e expense of the county. t6 s b—e roe nd ui pu . e ew water main runnin —heOatnieWy,eodfnecsidirtonof, lgaa refrtreoswritiee edFkatiarCn, so noi net ditiailie 1 Ian, who was said to be creating a disturb. nee in the no4thern part of the town. The 'f llow claimed! to be "Dr. Moses Moon," nd had on hid person some empty bottles Ise several medical preparatipne, sin differ, - ent kinds of tobabco. and a considerable uantity of ,kiiick-nacks. He was allpwed to avel towarde the setting sun aftee he had s • . eday afternoon of last week the the market square in Clinton was tested if om the hydrant at the latter place. There as sufficient pressure to throw a stream lear ever the Market building. The mein- ers of the committee having the metter in and were present, and were thoroughly eatisfied with the test. Although consider- ble expense ime been incurred by he work; it is money well spent, and will_ dd to tha fire protection of the town. —Referting to the marriage of ' Miss hristena Sotnerville, of St. Marys, eldest aughter of Mr. Thomas Somerville, of . est Wawanosh, to Mr, Matthews, now of ergill, the Argus says : " Previous to her arriage and on the ,occesion of lading St. arys, Mies Somerville, who has been idea- ified with Knox church, in this town, for everal years, wee made the recipient of an ddress and an elegant marble cloak by the oung People's Society of Christian &- easier., rhe Mission band in the churols leo presented Miss Somerville with a set of ilver salt cellars and spoons." —On Wednesday evening, November 2nd, Robert Geddes and Mies M. J. Clark , ere married at the residence of the bride's ether, Thomas Clark, 5th concession Min- is. The bridesmaid was Miss Annie lark-, sister of the bride, and , the grooms - an, D. Geddes, brother of the groom. he knot was tied in becoming style, by ev. J. H. Dyke of Belgrave. Quite _a umber of friends of both sides witnessed he ceremony and sat down to a sumptuous upper „The presents showed appreciation ad thought for the newly married pair, ho will settle in their new home, 3rd con- ession of Morris. May success end hap- ineel attend them. . —Another of the early settlers pf God - rich to*nehip passed &wag on Saturday, onoession, who bee resided in that town- th ult. in the person of Mrs. Connell, ife of 'Mr. William Connell, of the 14th hip for ever 36 years, Deceased has not een iu good health ' for years, but was ble to be around until quite recently. She 'as the mother of ,' a large family, having our sons and three daughters living. The atter are : Mrs. W. Colclough, of Goder. oh township ; IvIre. J. Proctor, Holmes- ille, and Mrs.. Gregsr, St. Paul, Minneso- i. Her eons are altos scattered, Thomas wing in Dakota ; William in Montana ; acob in Iowa and David in Goderioh. The remains were interred in Clinton cemetery. —This week we ere called upon to record the death of another old settler, Mr. Dun- can McKenzie, • of the 4th concession of Stanley. Mr. McKenzie died on Monday, November 27th, at the advanced age of 77 years. Deceased was a native of the parish of Ballachulish, Inverness Scotland, where he was born in 1816. Ile emigrated to Canada about fifty yeara ago, remaining a few years in the vicinity of Brantford. About forty years ago he moved to Huron, and settled on lot 24, 4th concession, where he continued to reside till his death. He was comparatively well read in both sacred andprofane history. He was honest, up- right in his dealings, and a kind and oblig- ing neighbor, He was opposed to modern ways and cnestomm and lived in primitive - simplicity and contentment. He favored the Episcopal form of Protestant faith, and was in politics a Reformer. He leaves a, wife and three children to mourn his loss. Hikson Duncan has always lived with his father ; his son Hugh, and hie daughter Margaret, now Mrs. Chapman, live in Perth county, in the vicinity of Ethel, Rev. Mr. Stewart, of Clinton, conducted the funeral services, and a large number of sympathizing friends followed the remains to Baird's cemetery. —Oa the evening of -Thanksgiving Day, Mr. Zich, McKee, lot 12, concession 5, Grey, was in the straw house throwing down feed for his stook when the lantern, which was resting on a beam, exploded and in an instant the straw, chaff and hay in an adjacent mow were in a great blaze. Mr. McKee saw -there was no chance to extin- guish the fire, so set about getting stook, etc., out of the burning buildings, but even in this attempt he was only partially suc- cessful. John McLeod, of Howick, was visiting Mr. MoKee that day,°and was an- sisting in the chores, having three horses at the pump watering them when he beard the cry of 'fire. The cattle and aolts'were in open stables in the barnyard and were got out, the colts getting a ecorching in their escape. The' fire consumed a hinder, mower, buggy, outter, 3 sets of harness, fanning mill, turnip pulper, 2 new plows, 1,500 bushels oats, 1,500 bushels turnips, 100 buehel's peas, 50 bushele wheat, 60 tons of hay, all the straw, eta., etc. lhe barn was 40 by 60 feet, with strew house at the rear, joined to the barn, 30 by 60 feet, and shed on North side 20x40 feet. There was stone stabling under barn and straw house. Mr.MOKee's ineuranoe on the buildings was $600 and $1,000 on contents, in the Howick Mutual. The fire attraoted a large crowd, possibly 200 people, from various parts of the township driviog to the scene. It will be a carious loss to Mr. McKee, and on ac- count of the destruction of his barns he had an auction sale of stook on Friday. —On Sunday night, the 19th ult., Mr. Jelin Sheriff, of lot 18, 14th concession of West Wawanosh, passed home, after e week's illness, with congestion of the lunge, the effects of a severe attack of la grippe. Mr. Sheriff, who was one of the pioneers of the township, was born ,in Berwickshire, Scotland, in the year 1819. He emigrated to Caned& in 1849, and settled on the farm where he died, in the following year, 1850. Before leaving the old country, deceased was married to Miss Jane Purvis, lister of Mr. Robert Purvis, Reeve of Kinloss, and ex -Warden of the County of Bruce, who still survives him. By the union four sons were born, who have long lance grown to manhood, and all of whom were present at the bedside of their aged parent when his spirit took its flight. His aged partner in life; who is now over 70 years of age, was also stricken down at the same time with la grippe, and was unable to aissist in minis- tering to her husband, but we axe pleased to learn that she has greatly improved and will Soon be fully restored tdhealth. Mr. Sheriff was a man of -sterling: qualities and was univerially respected by all hie friends and neighbors, and his funeral on Tuesday was the largest ever seen in the township. Hie bereaved widow and family have the sym- pathy of all in their great loss. Kippen. THE LATE ROBERT HUNT. —It is with sorroW we chronicle in this week's issue, the death of Robert'Hunt, Esq., Which took place at his residence, on the 29th ult., in the 63rd year of his age. Deceased was a native of Cambridgeshire, England, where he received his early education. He came to Canada with his father's family at the age of nineteen years, and settled in the vicinity of Kippen abont forty years ago, where he engaged in the milling binaries' and acquir- ed considerable wealth. By too close appli- cation to business his health became so impair- ed that he found it necessary to retire about fifteen years ago. The remaining years have been quietly devoted to the welfare of his- family. During his long business car- eer he became well known to a large circle of friends, who -held him in the highest es -- teem for his honesty and integrity. He has been connected with St. Andrew's church, Kippen, since its organization some thirty years ago, and did much to advance the in-. terests of. the church. For over twenty years he was secretary of the managing cones mittee, and was always ready, Leither per- sonally or with his means to aid in the gOod cause. Being a man of considerable cul- ture and intelligence, his counsel was often sought and appreciated on matters of im- portance. The funeral took place on Fri- day last, and was largely attended. The eervices were conducted by Rev. Mr. Aicheson, pastor of St. Andrew's Church, mudded by Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Hen - sail, and the remains were interred in Rodgerville cemetery. The high esteem in which the deceased was held was well ex- emplified by the large attendance that turned out, despite the inclement weather, to pay a lest tribute of respect to his mem- ory. He will be greatly missed, and his aged mother widow end family have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood in their sad bereavement. In politics _Mr. Hunt was a staunch Reformer and a con- stant reader of the daily Globe, and none had a better opportunity of knowing Mr. ' Hunt than your correspondent, who came in contact with him almost daily for many years, and always found 'him an obliging neighbor and faithful friend, lelevesys willing to give a helping hand to these in need. In 1860 he was married to Mies Elizabeth Bell, daughter of the late Robert Beil, Esq.e and she, with a family of leer :sons and one daughter, survives him. NOTTS.—Winter has come at last, and we are tasting the first fruits of it with a good supply of enow.—The, Christian Endeavor Society has taken a step in the right direc- tion by, raising the sum of $5 fop Rev. John Wilkie Indere Mission.—Mr.George Hunt, who was called home to attend the funeral of his father. has been under the doctor's care ever since. He was confined to bed before cpming home. -He ie now getting all right agisin, however.—All the family of the late Mr. Hunt are now gathered. under the parental roof.—On account_ of the stormy weather on Friday night, Mr. Elle - worth's entertainment was poorly attended. Those who *ere there say they had a good time, hewener.—Mr. Wm. McKay, of the 10th concessien, who has been prospecting in Algoma for three or four weeks, has taken up 750 acres of land, and intends to re- move to that part of the Province in the near future. He will be much missed in this neighborhood, bit we all wish him sue- cesso4--Mies Jane Mellis is thie week nursing a sore hand. , She is troubled with " Job's comforters," and says they are not good oompanions.—Mr. Johnston of St. Louis, whole visiting here, is nuraing a sore leg,he having met with a slight Accident before leaving home.—The kind neighbors who have 'shinty of horses are doing a good work by driving the ehildren to school, and child- ren who wish a ride should be ready in geed time and not keep the teams waiting in the cold.—Mies Grace Anderson, who has been living in the Forest City for the past year, and who has been home visiting parents and friends on the town line, leaves for the city on Friday. She looks as though London agreed with her. Usborne. AN USBORNE Bbe HoNoken.—A Sarnia paper of last week, , makes the following reference to a gentleman who was a native of this township, and who is still well known to many here. It says : " Mr. ' J. B. Bev- eri dge was, perhaps; the most 'agreeably and moat numerously surprised man in i'oiat Edward during the past week. On Monday evening the officerseind teachers of the Presbyterian Sabbath school took the liberty of entering his residence and placing in hie parlor a handsome oak secretary. Mr. Henderson euperintendent of the Sabbath school, isliss Bessie Mitchell, on be- half of the school, and Mr. A. Kirkland, on. behalf of the Presbyterian church, then stepped forward and presented the secretary to Mr. Beveridge. Mr. Henderson also read an affectionately worded address, ' in which it was said that the donors of the gift !' desire to show our appreciation of your in- defatigable labors amongst us these many years past as a Sunday school' teacher, sup- erintendent and worker in the church. We are indeed sorry for your departure from our midst, but as eve know that matters are not always at our own disposing, we bow to the will of Him who knoweth what is beet, and hie ways are the best to follow," 'Mr. _Beveridge made a feeling reply, thanking the Sebbath school and members of the church for the kind words expressed in the address, and for the valuable and useful testimonial whieh accompanied it, and ex - premed the deep regret he felt at parting from his Point Edward friends. Congratu- lations followed, after which Mr. and Mrs. Beveridge entertained their visitors with an oyeter supper. The remainder of the even• ing was spent in social intercourse, and as the visitors had come prepared with a good musical programme, an enjoYable time was spent. The next surprise in store for Mr. Beveridge was on Thursday afternoon, at four o'clock, when he was enticed into the principal room of the public school by Mr. Henderson, and presented with an easy chair for himself and a rocker for Mrs. Beveridge, both of which were upholstered and finished in oak., This presentation was also accompanied by sn address. Mr. Bev- eridge has discharged the atlas of prin. III cipal for the Point Edward • public school for the past fifteen years, i with credit to DECEMBER 8, 1893. himself and satisfeetion to the public, aid has been obliged to relinquish his position on account of ill health. In his removal from the villsge, Point Edward loses a valuable oltizsn who has served the. muni - polity on the council board, and in rainy other ways proved himself worthy of public confidence." Londesboro. ELECTION on Oormens.—The following have been elected officers of Londesboro lodge, aons of Englend, for the current year : Put President, Thomas -Cole ; Presi- dent, George Snell ; Vice•President, James Woodman ; Secretary, B. Lawrason ; Treas- urer, A. Woodman . Chaplain, John E. Tayloe ; J. G., P. W. Thompson ; O. Gs, George Garter Managing Commiti.ee, A. Brunedon, W. 'Wallace, Shobbrook, H. Bell, W. Griffithsf A. Wilken ; Trustee., Thomas Cole, George C. Thompion ; Dele- gate to Grand Lodge, A. Woodman. Two propositions for membership were received. This lodge is making good progress. A GOOD TIME. --On Wednesday evenhig of last week about 18 members of Sheffield lodge, Sons of England, Clinton, drove out here to attend a meeting in connection with Londeshoro lodge. The President's chair was occupied by Bro. T. Jackson, D. D., who was assisted by Bros. Robson, Watts, Sloman, and a number of the brethren from Sheffield and Londesborolodges. After con- siderable lodge work had been skilfully done, all repaired to the room below the ledge room where tables were set and a splendid supper provided by Loudesboro lodge. After all, inoluding a large number of ladies and friends, had partaken of the geed things provided, at adjournment was made to the hall upstairs, where a good programme was presented. Bro. A. Woodman, President of Londeaboro lodge, took the ehair. Songs were given by Broe. Jackson, D. D., J. Shobbrook and H. Belt,— eso by Misees Brogden, Adams and Bell, An organ in- otrumental was given by Mies Crisp. Ad- dresses were given by Bros. Jackson, Watts and Robson, of Sheffield lodge,- also by hdesers. R. Adams, W. Le Ouimette and Dr. Young, After the usual votes of thanks were, passed an enjoyable evening was brought to a close by all singing God Save the Queen. Clinton. (From the News -Record.) IMPROVING,—Mr. A. M. Todd, editor of the News-Record,is,we are pleased to state, improving, and will likely be home next week. He is not undergoing treatment for abscess or tumor in the head, as was report- ed last week, bat had a bone removed from behind the eanwhich was decaying. DEATH OF MISS Canennv.--The death of Eva, daughter of Mr. Joseph Chidley, Sr., occurred on Monday morning after an illness of some months. Deceased was very, highly esteemed by all who hed the pleasure of her acquaintance, and her death, although not unlmaked for, was heard of with feelings of deepest regret by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. She was 19 years and 6 JOHN STEEP.—The death moDnEtAhTleHof oaygem. of this old and respected resident of our town was announced on Friday morning. Mr. Steep had long been affected with a heart trouble and disorder of the stomach. He was born in the County of Killarney, Irelend, emigrating to this country about the year 1850. He settled in Toronto, where he worked at his trade as a shoemaker, then he came to the Huron tract and worked at his trade in Goderich township. Shortly after he moved to the United States, where he wae married to Susan Lark, a native of Queen's County; Ireland. After remaining in the States five or six years, he came back to Clinton and kept a hsrge boot and shoe store, employing several hands, butfailed in business. About the time of the boom in Winnipeg, Mr. Steep went there,leaving his family to follow, and nag fairly succesedul in business while there. He again returned to Clinton, where he remained until his death. In religion he was' a Presbyterian and in politics a Reformer. He was 63 years of age. He leaves a wife and five of a family to mourn his loss, three sons and two daughters The sons fire : John, a doctor ; Henry, a hardware merchant, and George, a travelling agent for a wholesale house, all doing business in Winnipeg, and the -daughters : Annie, Mrs, (Rev.) Turn- bull, of Toronto, and Susie. Greenway. Jorrneoe.—Rev. Joseph Philp, B. D. A r of London, will hold a Bible Society meet- ing in Boston Methodist ohurch this (Fri- day) evening at 7.30 o'elock.—We copy the following from a Treverse City, Michigao, paper. " Walter L. Little, a lad about fourteen, died at the home of his mother on Front street, about 4 o'clock yeaterdey afternoon, of inflammation of the bowels. John Little, the bey's father, died only a short time ago. Walter is said to have been an industrious and manly boy and of a good deal of aasistance to his mother, who is now left alone except a'little doughter about six years of age. The funeral service will be held at the Congregational church te-mor• row at 2 o'clock.' The parties are all well; known in this section, and Mrs. Little has the sympathy of all her old friende in her affliction. Lumley. NOTES. —Mr. Jonas Simmons, of the south Boundary, Hibbert, has been very ill this last week with inflanimation of the lining of the heart and left lung. He is`reported to be some better at last accounts.—Mrs. Geo. Hobkirk, sr., of the boundary, is at present visiting her daughter in Ragersville, who has been ill,but is recovering.--Mish Helena Steacy, of Sunehine, ie visiting her friends in this town.—Mrs. Wm. Denison, sr., of Exeter, has been visiting her many friends ia and around LumleY for the pest two weeks.—Rumor flays this town will soon have a portable saw -mill. We hope the re- port will prove correct, as a saw mill would be a great convenience to this community.—The sleighing of the past few days has been excellent and is being enjoy- ed by all both for pleasure and buseiness. Economy in Feeding. DEAR EgP08ITOR.—This is the great question with the farmers now for the next six months, and most of the failures to make a profit on cows arises from a lack of know- ledge in this line. Three substances for the maintainauce of the animal are required in proper proportions and foods which contain portions of all three are named balanced - foods. These three substances are Album- inoids, which produce tissues and sinews; Carbohydrates which produces flesh ; and Fat, which pro'duces fat and fuel to keep the animal warm. The warmer the stable the less fat producing food•ie needed to keep the cow in condition. Feed deficient in ono or two of thene substanoes will not keep the cow, in good profitable condition. Give a men potatoes, meat and bread and he will live, but let him have losut one of theie three staple' for six months and what will he look like ? It is just the same with the cow. A cow to give milk or make beef will require 2i pounds of Albuminoids,12 pounds of Car- bohidrates and one half pound of fat each day. Of this combination it will take 12 pounds to keep up the condition, the re- mainder going to produce milk or beef, er else is wasted in the excrements if the eni- mal does not possess the power to convert it into milk or beef. Pasture contains these substancee in right proportions and green peas and oats are said to come next. Pgive here the value of different kinds of food as taken from Hoard's Dairymen', and it would pay a farmer to take this paper even if he had to do without his whisky and tobacco At ; Ditczir utoesPlYn afferent feeil three substi two per cenVI iirsdry feed pounds a dayl ten or fifteen? eoaree feed ten to twelve Pasture goal Corn, Timothy ha Clover hay. Whest Strs. Oat Straw... Mengel& Rutabagas Carrots— .s Oats.. — „ Corn— •• ,, Bexley , „ Peed. — Wheet bron. Wheat midd ' Oat dust Linseed mea - As 100 pou ° the above pe any person of dry feed,t to five pound ter of *pours The more wa more milk th lie down the how much of while in poor enough to eat four genteel first is called which she ga where the le when she is h chews the the ?third, a power of into the third grain is fed e quantitiee die is always bet feed, such as well sewed sh feed alone, these foods given as f per ton, co wheat middli $13.42 per to great many f no geed, but they give for give either a feed eight or mai and the pounds of oa only fit for b °LAVA:Anal, no t be some good about 9 poun and SiX po Good atzthori two pounds o difference evil ing some on above figures, —A contra EirMarn, aJolfn the mister toe w o_r hri ehde enye wd 0 Catholic Chur ca the_ucl rmcb a,34, 4i3 et el —The Lad on Tuesday n hpeo_ardrmeosrfte. :crialto.tfle of a very preti in which he ee tan—cemNr.anRoyichri died on Wodn known and MA member of the —Revs A. mons on Sunda rew's Society, wh_ictrin. enre.hse: Collegiate Ins dile home of hi of Motherwell. o f leo r1gPee business in Str will give -ern thirty men. —The two - chell have di street church year: The T then be sold. Dakota, is visi Ratz, Inerchan ppos—rite:tilar.'boFiledhtil 1 gi ree ae 1r€rido he Men i ber of applk was the chaise tor—y,Tahte the amount of ments in thin I order, A tin present outpu MOM The! First The first rrn this country farmers of Lib 1789, the orga liquoi ensuing seas° kiod the first public ganized in the ence was not t national oonv grounds The formed on tote ated in Baitim 7 A youeg I about the gett note to hie Ian one to the obi fortunately, hi the envelopes, man was puzzl ed ; but when you rumr;10 ut the buttons a did last time, elae," she eriec nd that she wo OM S !successful far years he bad ti larly Perti above reproact fortunate enou ing in all to 3C was locally ter ground of ehor noon the fermi on account ef 1 hie lost 30 ihe. ised by the far trict, A neigi the Acerbity of room, and his acquaintance. V