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The Clinton New Era, 1891-05-29, Page 6r • T. MAT 2(a, 1891.' ear Ara .a fairly good price in iy ie nevertheless a fact that e higher he the cities; of the States, and wenld be •higher rile duty was off. I?o40n101 .estimates for next, are 11,4240,90.:'lie Corieerva Trees olai>rned $35,000,000 ,a year laic mach to Spend. when Mfr ItEc- =e, was in power, but are aural) '•Kbe',expefditure uqw• Empire advises'' its friends to k ,closelyafterr the revision of the Mtninion Ygters' hits, this year. We pe to see the act ;revised out of axis- ce, but in case" itis not, Liberals ,do well to look very closely after lusts. E very 'session of Parliament, when e liberals ask for certain supposed 'itwrregpondence, they are met by the jeotioi that "it is confidential and not be disclosed." If the matters in the public interest these should iso reserve about them, and it begins look;`vpry much as if there was no 'correspondence. Che ,15t Catharines Standard says:— ''We Tenet convince ourselves that this ;pity is going ahead before we attempt to convince others." ]i view of the fact that St. Catha- ed had I3,500 of a population in I$70, and has a little over 9,000 now, :'would seem to be a pretty hard ing`to do. .pairing the last election it was. Diet what helped the gove`r,ns�r"ent in 7� rinoe Edward Island, 'ae their promise to construct a tunnel connec- ting. with Nova "Scotia. It now turns out, that the propend tunnel will cost horn five to ten.hillion of dollars. We atter afraid the Prince Edward Island peopie: will have to do without their • txuuol-at least, until another elec- t' rtton comes. on. �— ,,.A: eonhervative paper like the To- Zopto `.Telegram realizes that the Senate ata Cr woefulness, when it pens a sen- thc like.tbe.fowing _I1tl at it; is upon the face of the otitjcis,^earth, • the Senate should be }pee-` utd' The country has enough '11.00* 5to,-epdnd money without squan- ,eting wealth in the maintenance of ab aso4� s whoar arehn can thrown soutter of tee, ?t ns lay long-suffering con- e.. e.. wring the first four months of 1891 da's exports to the United King- dpm de3reniled over forty per cent, corn- ' pared with the same period of last year. This fact does not indicate that Great Britain is a profitable market for those Canadian products which have been • ±eiolnded from the United States by the ": McKinley bill. If onr merchants found 't remunerative to send eggs, poultry, fish, etc., to Great Britain, ander ex- ,`rstng conditions, it is not at all likely • that_ the exports to that country from G' mads during January, Febnary, '3,llaych and April would show a decrease of forty per cent. The British trade returns for April show that our exports Great Britain decreased eighty-three ,Tier cent in that month, and over forty 'per cent in the first four months of the ;your. The imports of Canadian cheese 000 into Great Britain declined L25,000 sterling in value since the first of Jan- tipry, and the imports of Canadian fish • how a decrease of £170,000 sterling in ihe same period. This is how onr ' trade with the United Kingdom. is be Jug "developing." Raise niore Cattle. ..The Ontario farmer shonld devote increased- attention to cattle raising. Itis his most valuable revenue pro- ducer.—Empire. • Quite true, but unfortunately,instead of the Government helping the farmer to 'carry on this occupation to the bee frcivantage, it hampers his operations by i4 ewetom regulation that benefits few • nt.does harm to many, The duty on &uierioan cern hinders the development of the cattle trade. Men who have giv. • en the matter close personal attention, ••.,a,,ythatAmerican corn is the best arti- ole ler fattening cattle that can be used. It has heating and fattening qualities not found in other grain. We havo ra' itaude it a point to ask stock -raisers their opinion on this point, and regard- less of political leanings, almost all Hive acknowledged their preference for ? . corn over coarse grain.. The cattle industry would become mach more im• 'Pedant than it is, if corn was admitted free, The„, Government has conceded to setae mauwfaottirers the admissidn +nf'raW material free; of duty, and corn Mande in the same relation to the farm- , et, ` There is only a eniall:portion Of Ontario that derives any benefit what - elfin by the corn dtity,as the seasbn is too short to make corn here a profitable orop. The objeotion so often urged against the free admission of ot+rii, viz:—that it would reduce the Iilrzee of coarse grains, has ° no fatuidation in fact, for the pride IS not fixed by the consumption heron Admit Corn free and the cattle busi- iiieatl,--a good ono irk the face of hind• dross would be One of the very best ;rhe Canadian farther. ly'urther, it iiL ala stop, to a great extent, the sale lore, which being fattened here, la fuiprovr; the value of-land:aind more motley to the /after, PT,,E7)GE, ANOTHER EXTRACT FROM A LETTER, or A 'YOUNG WORKER, "Just think, your scheme is already bee/Ong-to telli'`AO -to-attract, the notice of the liquor men. It was yes. terday I beard glee of them talking about it, and saying we had ever r,'kiii's' name in tb Institute, but not one who' was big enohgb to to be any good or harm, and galled them 'a little band of juveniles.' I stepped forward (the' writer is tall and powerful, looking as full grown man, though only 10) and had the pleasure of giving him a little gratifying piece of information, by tell- ing him that, as far as I was thea aware, I was about the youngest of this 'little band of juveniles,' and that I had thus conceit enough to believe that even the youngest -of this 'little band' was able to do something, I also informed him that this 'little band of juveniles' com- manded three votes to -day, and would oommand seven more a year from now, and that these voters had promised to lay eeide party corsideratione and make pirohfbition their one policy. He looked a little sheepish, muttered eome- thing about ,vhat he said being 'all fun,' and walked away." EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER. "We have also succeeded in getting son of one of the leading hotel keepers in town. He says his father may force him to attend the bar some- times, but he will never touch the stuff again. Don't forget that boy who is in a hard position. I wish I could send to Clinton about ten of the best workers here, to follow the start that has been made." We hope our June list will show that Clinton does not need this kind contri- bution of "workers." All names for pul•';oation should be sent to me, and B!-.luld each my hand notlater than Saturday, May 30th, that I may make up the list and send it to the NEW ERA in good time. ANNA Ross Brucefield, May 18th, 1891. ONE DOZEN BOTTLES Of the best known Blood Remedy will not work such a change in a case of catarrh as one package of Clark's Catarrh.Cure. All the wise talk about catarrh being a constitutional or blood disease depends entirely upon what the advertiser has to sell. If you have catarrh in any form, try Clark's Ca- tarrh Care, and you need not take a cartload of it before any benefit is derived. Druggists keep and recom- mend it. Price 50 cents. Sent to any address by the Clark Chemical Co., Toronto,New York. HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE. The following amended regulations concerning entrance to High Schools, passed at the recent session of Legisla- ture, are of general interest :— (1). A uniform entrance examination for the admission of pupils to High Schools shall be held annually in every high school district, according to such regulations as may be prescribed by the education department. Examinations may be held at such other places in every county as shall be recommended by the county council, of which notice shall be given to the inspector by the county clerk. Such places shall be af- filiated for the purposes of the exami- nation with a high school in the same inspectoral division. R.S.O. c. 236, s. 38. (Amended). (2). Every high school district -shall be under one board of examiners. The trustees of the public and separate schools of the city, town or incorporated village in which a high school is situat- ed, shall, on or before the first day of June, each appoint an examiner for the purpose of such examination. The in- spector or inspectors of the public schools of the inspectoral district within which such high school is situated and the principal of the high school shall be ex -officio members of such board. (3). The persons qualified to be ap- pointed as examiners shall be persons holding certificates as first class teach- ers actually engaged in teaching, pro- vided always that any person actually engaged in teaching, who is the holder of .a second class provincial certificate, and who has had lave years experience as a teacher, may be appointed examin- er, where a first class teacher is not available within such high school dis- trict. (4) The board of trustees and the board of examiners may agree on the sum to be paid annually for the exam- ination of such pupils, but in the ab- sence of agreement examiners shall be allowed the sum of one dollar per pupil for conducting such examination, and this allowance shall include the travel- ing expenses of the examiners, presid- ing at the examination, reading and valuing the -paper -.of:. candidates---and- reporting the results to the education department. (New). (5). The board of education or the, trustees of the high school district within which the examination is held shall, on the requisition of the chair- man of the board of examiners, pay all the expences of the examination at such high school, and such expenses shall be deemed to be part of the cost of maintenance of such high school. At affiliated schools the travelling and other expenses of persiding examiner shall be paid by the county council. (6). Any pupil passing the entrance examination may be admitted to a high school provisionally,but it shall be com- petent for the minister of education to consider the appeal of any candidate with regard to the reading and valua- tion of his papers, or on the report of the high school inspectors, to confirm or disallow the admission of any pupil or to require of any pupil farther tests of proficiency in any of the prescribed subjects of examination. R. S. O. c. 225, s. 14. (7) Countypupils whose examination has been Confirmed by'the,ministhr of deiced -ion shall e al hp'v the right to attend anyhigh school aided by the council of the county in whieh their parents or guar(1ians-reside.. Non resident pupils may attend any` high.sehool at the dis- cretion of the trustees of each school. "TIRED ALL THE TIME." Says many poor men and women, who seemed overworked, or are debilitated by change of season, climate or life. If yon could read the hundreds of letters praising Hood's Sarsaparilla which come from people whom it has restored to health, you would bo convinced of its merits. As this is impossible, why not tryHood's Sarsaparilla yeursolf and thus realize its benefit ? It will tone and build up your system, give you a good appetite, overeotne that tired fe 1. ing trui make yen feel, as one Wo ' an expressed it, "film a new creature." iatry Roads_ arid. 8ta into NOTN9 PEOPLE. Laaor6 The clxstolnary- statute- labbr will 'soon be enforced In,; the eeyeril mai xrn nigipalities, and hien and teams will JO forward to do the annual road mpxedt ing (often road spoiling). , The feet is generally conceded that the statue labor system as now practiced does not produce the best results in the way of improved made, and the consequence is, as the; amount of travel increases year by year, our roads are not keeping pace with the needs of the tiniee. When the °ree ttry was new, and the roads bat little travelled, the ,system of working on them served a good pur y pose. In these days, too, every maxi almost through necessity, did an honest day's work, and value was received. Birt, now the agonal statute labor is nothing more than a sort . of picnic,. where the majority shirk the work, and put in time with as little effort as possible. The generally received opin- ion is that the ratepayers are not work- ing for themselves, but for the country, and they want to even up to the beet advantage. The fact is, the annual road bee is little short of a burlesque. On this account not one-third of the real value of improvement is gained, That is 25 pants per day judiciously expended would give better results than 75 cents laid out by the old method of road bees. TheOntariostatates provide for the commutation of road work by municipalities, empowering them by• by-law to raise such by a tax levied on the property. Thie is as it should be and then the full benefit of contract labor would be received. The aggre- gate result would be surprising. In the Township of London, there are two days' work yearly performed in statute labor, and this at a commutaion of 75 cents a day would mean $6,000. Were this added to by a grant of $6,000, about what is yearly' granted, and there is $12,000. If this were judiciously ex- pended under the supervision of a com- petent commissioner every year on roads and culverts there would soon be a good turnpike past every man's door. Under the present system where every pathmaster has a different idea of building a road there is no uniformity, and hardly a straight piece of road ban be found in -a township. Then by a constant change of pathmastere the meritorious work of one is often de- stroyed by the blunders of another, and thus advancement is hindered. With 8,000 days'work or $6,000 for one town- ship, and applying this to the whole Province the aggregate would be a very large sum, which cis partially thrown away every year, and yet people com- plain of hard times and bad roads. There is reason to believe that in this part of the Province we have compara- tively good roads compared with other parts, but such open winters as we have had for the last few years have shown that even in the older settled munici- palities the roads are imperfect during a part of the year. Municipalities, no matter how new, cannot commence the tax system too soon, as there is nothing to be gained by keeping up such an in- efficient system as the old statute labor fraud. If the several townships contig- uous to cities had started thirty years ago to build their roads systematically by contract under competent supervi- sion they would now have had the foundation laid for good roads for all time to come. As it is now, they are no nearer any satisfactory results than a quarter of a century ago. Besides the large loss to the country every year through misapplied labor, the loss to the community in the wear and tear of horse flesh, waggons and harness by pulling loads through quagmire roads is something enormous. Just at the time oLthe year when the farmer wants to come to the city with heavy loads and to market his produce he is prevent- ed by bad roads, and is only enabled to draw half a load, and by the time the load is marketed the cream of the pr o - fits is gone in extra expenses in horse feed, wear, tear, and time lost in haul- ing small loads. This road problem is one of the most important that our farmers at present have to deal with, as it is impossible for the country to advance and properly hold its own without good passable roads.—London Free Press. NEWS NOTES. In New York the mail boxes are be- ing robbed so often that men carry their wives' letters around with them days and days at a time. You don't suppose a man is going to take any chances of having -his wife's letter stolen, do you? It is reported that a Chilian is resid- ing in Tacna who is 151 years old, ac- cording to his own statement, but his neighbors claim he is older, "and a document is in existence which he signed 142 years ago." He still works in his garden, and is in good health. He attributes his long life to his simple, frugal habits. The humps of camels are mere lumps of fat, and not provided for in the framework of the skeleton. When the animal is in good•condition the humps are full and plump. On a long journey, when food is scarce, the humps are en- tirely absorbed, the skin covering them hanging over the flank like an empty -bag.- English Spayin Liniment remove all hard, soft or calloused Lumps an Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavin Curbs, Ring Bone, Sweeney, Stifles, Sprains, Sore arid Swollen Throat, Coehs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by f.*H."Combe, Druggist. June 27, 1 y STOCK IN THE WEST.—The Grtf ton, Dakota, Advocate, thus refers to a former resident of Goderich town- ship, and also to parties well known in this vicinity:— Being interested in good stook we took a run down to the Baskerville Bros. farm, and were well repaid for the trouble. Mr David Baskerville has two of the finest stallions of heir class, we believe, in the county. 1:e has the oelebreted general purpose h.) r e, French Canaby. He is a beautiful dapple Brown,stands 16a hands high, has sup- erior action, and is a tine traveller. His etook is commanding fancy prices, one of which, a mare, was purchased a short time ago for $950 and is now on her way to the old country. He a eo showed us a fine three ee year old colt, "Boreland Chief." This horse is registered in the Clydesdale stud book of Canada; is a light bay with white stripe on fade, both front feet and nigh hind foot white. He was bred by C. J. Nesbitt, Clinton, Ontario, and brought to this country for Mr Baskerville by G. C. Laithwaite, of Clinton. This is the kind of stock needed in this country and MrT Baskerville deserves great credit for his enterprise in bringing such fine thoroughbred stook into the country, and it s to bo hoped will re- ceive the patronage he deserves. The farmers of this country are beginning to see that in order to improve their condition they must have a more diver- sified system of farming, and keep more stock, so that when one thing fails they have something to fall back on. They also see that when going into stook -raising, the bestis none too good, and are convinced that it is.good eon• servative polioy to breed frot(i thorough• bred stook, as "blood will reel!." 3 ice► i .=kJ• L At the`time- P;fysident Lincoln's assassination, Pudjni was mayor of Palermo; and by his order one of the streets of the town was named Lincoln, in the President's honor, Mrs. Catherine Sharp., of Pliila- delphia, nQW in,her orfs 'hundred rind' fourteenth year, attributes her great longevity to the fact that she has made it the rule of her life to preserve a tranquil mind and never to become agitat- ed, Miss Nevins, a Brooklyn girl, earns a living by giving lessons in photography to men and wom- ,en who wish to understand and use cameras for amateur or pro- fessional purposes. She also prints and mounts much ot'the work of beta patrons and pupils, besides taking orders for photographic work from illustrated magazines, newspapers and architects. The late Mrs John B. Gough was her husband's second wife, having married hint soon after his reformation. To her courage and assistance was due much of her husband's success, and she was an influence in the church and social life of Boylston, where she had lived for the last thirty years. She had been helpless from paralysis for many months before her death. Mrs Henry Ward Beecher has lately taken a trip to the Pacific coast under especially favorable circumstances. A private ar was put at her disposal and she was attended by a skilful travel- ing" companion. The object of her journey was a visit to her youngest son, Herbert Beecher. Although Mrs Beecher is between seventy and eighty years of age, her:complexion is as delicate as that of a child, and her dark eyes and abundant snow-white hair add to her -comeliness. Standing with reluctaut feet Where womanhood and childhood meet 'Tis a supreme moment! 'Tis a critical period! No maiden should attempt passing the boundary -line without the aid and assurance of Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Its helpfulness in tiding over the perils incident to young woman- hood, is universally acknowledged! No mother can put within the hands of her daughter, anything that will prove more valuable in meeting all her requirements! Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is made expressly for all diseases peculiar to women, and is the only medicine of its kind, sold through all druggists, and guaranteed to give ssti,fnet.ian in every case or money ;,lded, THE FIRST UMBRELLA. It is generally stated that it is to Jonas Hanway, the well known philanthropist, that we are indebt- ed for the veluable example of moral courage in first carrying a raised umbrella in tbo streets of London, says the St. Louis fie- Rublic. It is difficult now to con- ceive the amount of persecution which this whole proceeding en- tailed upon that honorable gentle- man, whose object was, doubtless less the protection of his own per son, than that of showing his countrymen how they might pro- tect themselves from drenching showers, Long after they had come into occasional use, a gen- tleman accompanied by a lady, under the shelter of the new rain protector, was hooted at by grown men as be passed along. A gen- Jeman who chanced to be alone - with a raised umbrella on the streets of either London or Liver- pool was in constant danger of assault from the howling mob that was sure to follow at his heels. WHEN THE BREATH Is tainted by catarrh it is an evidence that the disease has progressed to the throat, perhaps to the larynx, and the bronchialtubes. These are only stations on the road to the lunge, when oatarrh has progressed and attacked the lungs there can be only one result --consump- tion and death. Clark's Catarrh Cure will arrest the disease at any point be- fore the lungs are seriously affected. It costs 50 cents of druggists, or sent to any address on receipt of price. Clark Chemical Co., Toronto, New York. LONG WAY TO GET BROKEN. A great, sheet of plate glass 'that fell and went to flinders in Brooklyn the other day hod a queer history. It was about twelve feet square and was worth $1,200, It could have been made in this country, but it could not havo been carried to Brooklyn bo cause of the tunnels it would have to pass through. It was too big to travel on the canals. So it was made in the south of France. It met With trouble in its trip across the Brooklyn Bridge,and had to be canted to one side to pass under the passenger platform. After all that, just as it reached its destination it was smashed. W PISO'S CURE FOR THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE4 COLO fl! b 'otuneG'ti_ Timm, , CONsLMPTICJN --1' .er,. ryndly '111111.4111 1411111711, ;nOMnn The undersigned is A 'ant for this well-know.i Waggon, c which a verylarge num- ber have been sold during the past years. It recommends itself, for peole no soon- er see it than they are able at once to appreciate it. 1 sold 8 this season within 30days Robt Beatty, of Orangeville, writing,to the Company says:—"In summing up my waggon sales for the last six years, I find I have sold over 400 Chatham Waggons, and in all that number I have not heard of one break or one loose tire. I, therefore, must congratulate you on building the best waggon in Canada." It is said by some waggon makers that they have spent a long life in the business, and that, therefore theirs is the better waggon. If this be so, how is it that this company, who only commenced making waggons seven . years ago, are now making and selling more waggons than the whole or them put together ? Simply because the public appreciate the fact that undoubtedly they make the best waggon in the Dominion to -day ; and hereby invite auyiono or all those waggon makers who make this claim for their waggons to a test of waggons for ease of running and carrying capacity against the Chatham Waggon for $1Q0. I am also agent for the Oshawa Noiseless Gear Buggy, an article that sells at sight. Also the Daisy Hill Road Cart, claimed to be the best cart in Canada, and also carts of other well-known makers. I am still handling the Champion Sylvester Plow, and also keep in stock the Scotch Diamond Harrow. All the above are offered to the people at prices to suit the times. HORSE SHOEING.—Last summer I inventet the Heart;TrottingShoe for increasing speed in horses, and made Bets for the following well-known horsemen: Bossenberry, Hensall; Livingston, Blyth; Roe, Wingham Barnes, Brantford ; Fitzsimmons, St. Marys ; Beattie Bros., Brussels, and others. These parties expressed them- selves as delighted with the shoes, and we are still receiving orders from different parts of Cauada. All kinds of Repairing,' Hoi ieshoeing, &'c., done on short notice-) Parties may rely upon finding me at the shop at any hour of the day, as I air determined to Kite ulose personal attention to all work entrusted to me. THOS TIPLING, ONTARIO ST., CLINTON. When Baby was sick, we gave her Caetorta, When she was a Child, she cried for Ceatoria, When she became Mies, she clang to Castoria, When she had Children. she gave them Castor Minard's Linimentlumberman's friend Rev G. H. Hopkins wandered away from his home at Pinclmey, Mich., two weeks ago. His clouded mind clear- ed when he reached Ingersoll, Ont., and Rev Robert Burns, of that town, furnish- ed him with money to return home. A remarkable case of heroism in humble life is reported from Hudders- field, England. Five years ago the Board of Guardians gave relief to the extent of $250 to a man named Matt- hew Messenger. Since his death la's daughter, who follows the occupation of a charwoman, with maximum wages of 8s a week, has denied herself all but the barest necessaries of life in order to repay to the guardians the money her father received from the parish. A few weeks ago she had saved the desired sum, and took it to the guar diens. As it was all her savings the guardians were unwilling to take the entire sum; but no persuasion would induce her to take one penny back. It was pointed out to her that illness might come upon her and find her badly prepared, but she was so much in earnest in her de- sire to wipe off the pauper taint from the family that at length the guardians decided to keep the money and to in- vest it in the name of the chairman, treasurer and clerk of the union for the time being, to be used on her behalf shonld it be necessary, and at her death to pay any balance into the funds of the nnion,as she has no known relatives. If every recipient of parochial relief had the independent spirit of this noble English -woman, the poor rates world soon be enormously reduced. She de- serves a better fate than the 'privation incident to her humble occupation. THE RIGHT The new model of the Rockford Watch,when placed in a screw bezel case, will 811 a lon felt want among farmers, as it is not due proof only, but very strong. The plate which the wheels work between, not being separated by pillars as in the ordinary WATCH But by the bottom plate being turned out of a solid piece of metal, with the edge left for the top plate to rest on; it also being pend- ant or lever set with sunk balance to prevent breaking, making in all a good strong watch For a Farmer J. BIDDLECOMBE FOR t nsect, Stings Sore Eye_ Eruption, Sore Feet Soreness Chafing Catat4.. , tits ' Female �omio `amts Nt osq u ito , Bites nbarn un. trio. 14n_fft�alm ma t' REFMISBSTITU T E3 BE BO i'AITh ' BOTTLE W1TIi 81J FFWFiAPPER WOKS Lll(ET IS, ' r�.. vAdni to bolo+M� polo' ' E)ClfACTCGMPANY, 4 76 FI TR .' ,N!~1yYt1Rl1. CASH! HAVE GROCER I•ES YOU EVER - THOUGHT WHAT THIS 1101FANS TO OU ? Glasswa re, Crockery, AT, HARD MIES PRICES 1i'OR CASH OR TRADE IR J, � r . IRWIN I THE:NOTED GROCER. Sole Agent for Ram Lal,s Put etIndian • THE B. LAURANCE SPECTACLE e s . Eye Glasses are the genuine Canadian market re reomm nded by and testimonials have been received • ? ' .,dente of the. Medical i ion o Canada, College of Physicians and( Surgeon soff f lc,ises and {• aarares of the to fib est physician an l of ',.,tario. The B Laurent. patent test card us a' y machine We guarantee satisfaction For sale only at. COOP II:R'S BOOKSTOIEZ F . CLINT Co . RCAI%IS hake Guaranteed 7 years t Piano Cases. Mouse o Proof Peds Blouse, I have organs to �+� rent by the year 44 � or month. Mr-I w . come to the ,�I Win for all asoA' sell my particulars Vti ORGANS �i' and guaran- w tee against failure tor 7 �� ► o ; years i;4 jOrgans sold on Ceti. Monthly Pay- ments • IAN OS »e.,