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The Clinton New Era, 1891-08-07, Page 4J ' 0l1t/'Ctgla . lames. 4. VOttl. NEW ERA,. lett.-•-G 4 Hest, i4eba jxettrelole. W jeekaan, lap taotut'Yea, W unwell• vont wanted.--I`IE A 844. 1 . c*i lost NEW ERA.. • .1 ea and 7n00,4awy, Rubins Bros. $ wmer goods, --W Id; Beesley. Bargain daaasaitselisen Bros, Realness. W Westervelt. To tits r'Ironwr.--.Afars dr. Co. Pviispleas-1 Statia Jae H dgipq. Pea •Ileaveeter.-.-Thos Brown. • liundrietta--W B Opintette, 4/ • ,FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1891. It is not so. It} an article beaded "Apposition ror>ieots'P. the Empire gives expression the following:-- to "The plain ,fact is—disguise it as they( Will—the' whole position of the Party on the great issue now before f,ianadiane, the trade question, is lam- entably unsound and unsafe.. There are probably not six men among the Grit eaders wlio care a brass farthing whether Unrestricted Reciprocity sur- vives the hot weather or not. • The '0604 body of Liberals throughout the 'Country regctrtl it with, distinct aversion." Tbo italics in the foregoing are our await and it is to this we particularly With, to draw attention. While we have no -reason to disbelieve that the Liberal leaders are perfectly sincere in their advocacy of Reciprocity, it mat- ters little, for argument, whether they are or not. We do know, however, that in tbie section of country the Liberals, almost to a man, are in favor of it. There are a few who do not follow their leaders entirely in this respect, but they are very few. But we know further than this—and we are speaking now of what can be proved, that in addition to the Liberals who support it, a very large number of Conservatives do the same thing. We have had oppor- 4 • tunities of meeting and conversing with scores of people since the election, and could easily name prominent Conserve- tivee who tell as they have no love for the Liberal party, ut they endorse its `'platform of =re icted reciprocity. - The vote in the House does not necessarily indicate the sentiment in the country, througibf course, it must be accepted as partially indicative thereof, but if the Empire assumes therefrom that the country is almost unanimously in favor of continuing a protective policy,it is greatly mistaken. What meant the election of Dr Mac- donald and Mr Cameron, in East and West Huron ? Both are Convervative ridings, with large majorities in their favor. The personal popularity of the candidates was one factor. It won't do to says that abstention from voting on the part of Conservatives was another, for this was so slight as to make little difference. What then was the factor? It was that a large --r portion of the Conservative electorate were as much in favor of free trade as their Liberal brethren, and they voted accordingly. • For the Empire to say that "the great body of Liberals throughout the country regard Reciprocity with dis- tinct aversion"' is to make a statement unsupported by a tittle of evidence. Should be Remem bered. Speukilli tint ,71' ItIleetin as 'iia°lllentreal.$taris ail independent Conseryatiye paper, wheaelsrepri$tor is :known in, the pity aa an active party worker.. la its ieaue of .i''riclay lit the following oatspokon editorial appease, wJ ioh could not have been put stronger a .— ifpublished by a Liberal journ 1 It eaye:—"Nineteen years ago the Con- servative party was wrecked upon simi- lar issues to those which now threaten it and some of the very men who helped to bring about that disaster seem likely to run the party on the rooks .again. The ministry of the day were convicted of what Lord Dufferin correctly char- acterized as the atrocious crime of ac- cepting an enormous bribe, from men interested in a huge government con- tract, in order to enable them in turn to bribe the electors of Canada. The gov- ernment of to, day is practically on trial for permitting, if not conniving at the systematic robbery of the State by its own employes, and by contractors upon a scale of lordly magnificence. Canada has been pouring out treasure like water, not only for public works but that contractors may have the wherewithal to supply election .funds ; that oivil service jaokdaws may strut around in peacocks' plumes ; that sec- ond class clerks may live like deputy ministers and first-olaesrasoals like na- bobs. It is not to be supposed that money directly misappropriated by Mr Arnoldi represents a hundredth part of the cost to Canada of the jolly " Joe " and her luxurious little semi -business trips. Mr Laforce Langevin with charming naviete told the Privileg- es and Elections committee yesterday that he thought the Connollys should subscribe to his father's election fund " because they had large contracts. " Apparently he was surprised at the sim- plioity of any questioning on that sub- ject. Were the Parliamentary com- mittee to sit until doomsday they could hardly hope to uncover half of the cor- rupt acts that have been practised in connection with the civil administrat- ion. Everthing points to a widely ramified system of fraud. What hope is there of the Conservative party cur• viving under such a load of scandal as this? Every bye -election will be fought upon the issue of purity in the administration of the government, and if they are to succeed it is absolutely es- sential to get rid of all compromising elements in the Cabinet, and to have a leader in whose personal integrity the public can have confidence. It is not a question of punishing Mr Abbott for the sins of the civil service, for the sins of his colleagues or for his -own sins of nineteen years ago. The question is', whether Mr Abbott's personal record is such that he could with a good grace inaugurate a crusade against corrupt practices, and whether the public would have confidence in him as the leader of a regenerated Conservative party. Un- fortunately the record of the educated, dignified and courtly gentleman now at the head of the government is not such as to inspire confidence. His name is intimately associated with the greatest blot on the record of the Conservative party and the greatest blot on the polit- ical history of Canada. Some of the Conservative papers are publishing what they claim was a plot on the part of certain Quebec Liberals , to secure control of the government at Ottawa, but success of the plot, so they allege, depended on the co-operation of tar Laurier. Now mark what follow- ed, as narrated by the papers them- ' -selves: -- It is said that the details of the well -matured plan to overthrow the present Government,when explained to the Liberal leader,appeared so ranch at variance with fair play, honor and hon- . esty, that Mr Laurier repudiated the beeed of bribers on the spot and here •afid then expressed bis entire disappro- bation of the scheme in hand." We are glad to be assured from such a source that Mr Laurier refused to ,,lend himself to any dishonorable tac- .tios. We entertained that opinion be- fore and are pleased to find it corrobor- ated from this source. Will the papers exposing the so-called plot, mentally go • back over the past few years, and let us know when the Conservative leaders Bier refused to avail themselves of any opportunity, fair or foul, that would be to their political advantage ? It is said that Sir Hector Langevin has reported he can show that two members of the Liberal party are gross- ly corrupt. Well, if they are, by ail means expose them,and we will guaran- tee that one Liberal paper at any rate will not shield them, But even if they are, their conduct would bo a poor jus- tification for that which is alleged against Sir Hector. Farmers who are prudent will dis- pose of their grain as soon after it is threshed as possible. y ._� The people who read daily papers appear to have lost all interest in Par- liament proceedings proper, and an- xiously look for the more spicy, but less, moral, details of scandals that are un- earthed before the different committees at the capital. The air may be full of rumors at Ottawa, and the Government may be on the verge of despair owing to the scan- dal developments, but so long as it can hold its majority of 20 or 26, there's not mnoh hope of a break-np,and some of the leading papers might just as well admit it. f gee aro brought against Borne of priaoiier"s ralait411.0. Iso will lila giant, to OatiyrIo Wm* Iierda, • and thoso boldiegthe lli;gl}est peettiona- the .asylum a.t,I,ondon. of -power int the land' --when very ai anal a M c'� at astir at ei i sal re- ef -power r ln' utaF c 'Live Wok Joiraal, tarsus Clt€11 ges'tire brought bt ugtil#lat ',... a understand that Mrs: Mcklwen, wt]o th0 1+8 is positions of trust, has been attending to the ofiaae es. aa- Ma TTEUI. at'Rearalaa SHORTHORNS. utid r•.oyponbibility --• I speak4/440, hes applied for the pesition, Mr Neil McDonald, of Blyth, ie of t Raikes only, not of proof' of The ninny friends of tiie Rev R Gar- the owner of' f a nigf heal of Sh,ort- guilt '*the wady oi' aQCLety is von, formerly o;i Whitechurch, will be horns ,and all descended from tba ai e tor tat nleant h he ba - n a ben om l?n o. l Well' eight -year -cid o threatened w th sickness, ,cow wRed hose tad what is to de done ? What should ToF ptole;Mere fectiontof treatment st at °le•=76715a7-7, to ". Red by INC Jae Snell, of we as members of society do, of n, d fr .nos a red ill oloe rather use our influence towards Mies Alberta Marlow, eldest daughter and of good frame, and gives one the of As Harlow, J. P. Ashfield, near impression that she is a good breeder. affecting ? How does it help in Dungannon, who had been ill for up- Atnoag her descendants was a bice anaweringour text? What would wards of a year, departed this life on blocky red three-year-old, which ful_ the Lord have us do ? Well, Sunday evening; last, aged 24 years and 9 monthe. iy bore out our surmise. The bull what did He do when he found Mr McDonald is now using is Mar - His temple rained into a den of Friday of last week Mrs A. H Clutton, of Leeburn, received the news of the thieves ? Stay, He was in a Pos. Os ( death of her sister, Mary,(Mrs Hutahi- ition to find out who were guilty son), living in Dakota. The remains and what they were guilty of. were brought from there to Brucefield, Most certainly, therefore, He to the residence of her father, William would have us do nothing until, I Fotheringhanie. will not say, such a light as His One day last week while lir George eye east upon it, but every properPlatzer, con 14 lot 36, of Hullett, was pp cutting wheat with a self binder, his and available dight has been cast little four-year-old daughter wandered out to the field and went to sleep in the grain. The father not noticing the little one, the guards of the machine caught the child's arm and nearly sev- ered it from the body. On Monday, while Mr Neil Hill, of Egmondville, was engaged in pulling down a frame building, one of the tim- bers fell upon him, fracturing his right arm and dislocating his elbow. Mr Hill had the bone set and the injured member otherwise attended to and is now doing well. Mr Fredrick Cole, who resides near Lumley, met with a very painful accid- ent on Tuesday afternoon, while en- deavoring to lower himself from a mow to the barn floor, where he had been en- gaged in stowing away wheat. It ap- pears he caught hold of a brace, which was a support to one of the beams in the mow when it gave away, letting him fall back to the floor with such force as to break both aims at the wrists. Mr and Mrs Walter Taylor went to Toronto on Tuesday to receive a port- ion of the estate left to Mrs Taylor by an uncle who died in Australia about two years ago. The present divison to Mrs Taylor and her relatives will amonnt to $220,000, and there will be another division in the future. Mrs Taylor's deceased uncle was an extensive sheep farmer in Australia, and his for- tune was estimated at from $300,000 to 'i'.300,000. Mr R Dennie, of Tuckersmith, had a narrow escape from being killed on Tuesday evening. He was driving a young colt up Main St, Seaforth, and when opposite Pickard's store a small dog ran underneath the cart and nipped the colts heels, which started it to kick and run away. Mr Dennie held on to the reins and the jolt ran up on the sidewalk near Porter's furniture store and fell back on Mr Dennie, and the cart was caught. No damage of any account was done, but Mr D had a nar- row escape from losing his life. Donald McLean, of Ashfield, who met with an accident at a barn raising a few weeks ago, died on Saturday night. Deceased was a native of Scot- land and Dame to this country with his widowed mother when but a week old, they settled on lot 1, con. 13, western division of Ashfield. The high esteem in which he was held was evidenced by the largest funeral ever seen in that section. Deceased was a reformer in politics and alwys took an active inter- est for that party in his own locality. He was a Presbyterian and a mefnber of Lochalsh church. He leaves a wid- ow and eight children. r104'l0le • upon them accused. And then what did He do ? What might He have done had He been ought else but what He was ? He might have said,Ab, this is only one more in the long list of Jer- usalem's sins, one more evidence of Jerusalem's depravity ; lot her alone ; her doom is near.' But being what and who He was, I aay it with all humility, He could not afford to so treat her. He could afford to suffer want, perse- cution, death, but in the eye of the world, in the eyes of His en- emies, in the eyes of his friends He could not wink at this sacril- ege and dishohesty. He could not afford to allow His holiness and truth to be impugned. And as we turn from this scene of the one whose eyes are not on His temple alone but upon nations and com- munities as well, and see Him cleaning the house of the profane and dishonest, and look at this so- ciety in which we live, surely the thought is at least suggested to us that this Canada of ours dare not pass over or treat lightly char ges such as these, and lying wh ere these do. Sho can afford to bear such trials as a young coun try must in the natural order of things be called upon to bear. She can afford to put up with injustice at the hands of others till justice be done to her, but she cannot afford to allow her fair name to be smirched, and if for her own sake she cannot afford it, as a part of the great British Empire she cannot afford it. Unearth Them All. The Ottawa correspondent of the Globe says;—There are wild rumorg.''bf startling developements during trlyis week and threats that prominent Lib- erals will be shamefully involved. But this war scare carries no alarm into the ranks of the Opposition. If Liberals are shamefully involved they ought to be exposed and punished, and the Lib- eral leaders will not seek to stay the hand of justice. But this story is prob- ably cut from the cloth out of which waslmanufactnred the fool's yarn that the Liberalorganiser for Ontario was buying Conservative members of the Commons for spot cash under the in- structions of Sir Richard Cartwright. That yarn was put into print by the correspondent of the Montreal Gazette. But proof there was none. The corres- pondent was deceived by the exhorters at the Conservative headquarters. The whole story was found to rest upon the hysterical threatenings of a knot of very extreme partisans, and the Gazette, which seeks to maintain a good level of journalistic decency, has withdrawn the unguarded utterance. The Liberal leaders are making a clean fight for a cleaner administratin of the af- fairs of the country. If they should attempt to put down corruption by buy- ing their way into office the;' would de- serve to be eternally shut out from the confidence of the people. And whenthe worst is told no one has the right to say that any member of the Commona can be bought for cash in the open market. From the opening of the inquiry a knot of Sir Hector Langevin's supporters have threatened dire consequences if the investigation were pursued, but the threats have not availed to turn the Liberals from their purpose for a mom- ent. The Liberals invite any exposure that will let the purifying winds blow through this sweltering heap of cor- ruption. The arctioles one frequently sees in the papers about some unfortunate girl, and whose transgressions are glaringly alluded to as "The Wayward Girl' are enough to make people tired. What about i The Waywayd Boy " who is too often more to blame than his weaker sister. Sermon on the Scandals. Goderich. On Saturday night a large number were at the dock to see the departure of those who intended to go to Detroit in the Canoe. However, as the schr. Pinafore was going south they embarked in her and proceeded in her as far as Port Franks where they took to their canoe and pro- ceeded to Detroit. The attraction there was the meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic. A. new watering cart has been placed on our streets which entirely supercedes the the old one in every particular. The originator of the idea was D. C. Strachan, "our inven- tur." The watering apparatus is a wheel worked by power supplied by the motion of the cart. This wheel is on the back of the cart and revolves rapidly, thus throwing the water which is supplied by a pipe from the tank, a distance of about 20 feet on each side. We have no doubt but that when got into perfect working order the cart will be in great demand by the towns. At St Alban's Church, Ottawa, on Sunday morning Rev J J Bog- ert, M A., officiated and preached from St.Luke Kix, 31, 42, 45 and 46 :—" And when He come near He beheld the city and wept over t, saying : If thou hadst known, Iven thou least in this thy day, he things which belong unto thy oace, but now they are hid from ine eyes. And he went into e temple and began to cast out ose that sold therein and them at bought, saying unto them ; is written, my house is the se of prayer, but yo have made den of thieves. " The sermon reference to the revelations being made in Parliament. reverend gentleman, who was late Sir John Macdonald's lr, said :—'i Canada is to day r a clond. How she will ap- in the eyes of other countries that cloud passes away r you nor I can tell. It is oessary for my purpose to pt to prophesy ; I have oth- k to do. It surely may b0 ith propriety from this at when very grave char- t p t th th th It hou it a had now The the past unde pear when neithe not n attem er wor said w place th shal Saxe, a nice quality red, with neat bead and good top and bottom lines, bred by Mr Biggins, of Clinton. Besides cattle, Mr McDonald bas a good lot of heavy horses, one of them a mare having a fine colt at her aide, while one of the stalls in the stable was occupied by a nice gray driver with clean. flat limbs, which be kind- ly hitched up and drove us over to bir Snell's. HAYNE•B4.RTON STOCK FARM. This is the name which Mr Jame Snell's farm bears, and which was given in memory of the place from which his father came. The farm, which is four miles from Clinton station, is very pleasantly situated an a bank, surrounded with evergreen trees and ornamental shrubs, which show that Mr Snell has paid more -attention-to-beautifying—the- home- stead than is usually the case. The herd of Shorthorns, numbering -about twenty-two head, are of the thick - fleshed, blocky type, and contained several winners, such as Orena XIII•, a roan five-year-old, who was first at Goderich, Clinton, and Seaforth, in 1890; she is also a heavy milker, as is likewise Strawberry,by Captain Mer- lin, a good red three-year-old. Two good red yearling heifers attraoted our notice, one of them Moss Rose, by the stork bull . Vice 'Consul =8061=, out of Daisy, by Captain Merlin, was the winner of first at Goderich in 1890, but we rather fan- cied her half-sister, out of Lady Jane by Prince of Seaham=2274=. The stock bull, Vice Consul=8061 -, is sired by imp. Neptune (33340) and is oneof the Golden Crown and Kin - eller tribes. He is a heavy -fleshed fellow, with a neat bead and has proved himself a valuable sire, sever- al of his heifer calves being most promising in appearance. He has been a prize-winner in the show -ring, having, amongst other prizes, won second at London in 1890, and first and diploma this spring at Brucefield. Mr Snell also imports and breeds Clydesdales, of which he has several fine specimens on band. The show mare, imp. Bessie Lee, now eleven years old, who carried off two diplom- as at London and the second at the Provincal at Guelph, is still breeding well. and had a'good colt by her side by McKnight and Gypsy Queen, her mate, who was second at London in 1890, is also the mother of a fine colt by Andrew Laramie, In the pasture was a good three-year-old, bay in color, named Jessie 'Lee, who was third at London, and which we ung derstand, Mr Snell is offering for sale. A promising colt is the bay yearling stallion, Charles McKnight, he will not be two years old till the 4th of September next, and at the time of our visit weighed 1550 pounds. In 1890 he won first at Goderich and 1st at Clinton, and may well be expect- ed to take high honors, The flock of Leicesters were in fine order, and Mr Snail reports a strong demand for his sheep. The ram in use is one of Lord Pol ,arth's breeding, and was second at London last fall. In the flock,which now numbers 50 head, are some extra fine ewes, and we should not be suprised to see Mr Snell a com• petitor at the fall shows this year. The Gration, Dakota, Advocate, o last week, contains the following items:—James Lawrence, who has been for a number of years in the grain bus- iness in Manitoba, made us a short call on Tuesday last. He was on his way to visit friends in the neighborhood of Brucefield Ontario. HARBOR NOTES.—The schr Tod - man arrived last week with about 130,000 ft of lumber from Thessalon. The echr. Pinafore completed highest trip this season by coming in last week wtth 525 bbls salt also some empty bbls; The tug Orcadia towed into port on Thursday evening last a pleasure yacht, the Ouilette, on her way up from Detroit, also a fish boat. The fishing tug, Messenger of Mon- roe, was in port this week. Mahaffy's Spray is in port this week. Mr Proudfoot'e yacht, Norma, is lying in the harbor this week. The schr Todman sailed light last Friday. The Behr Pinafore sailed light for Port Franks on Saturday to load salt for this place. NOTES.—Mrs McKendrick, of Galt, is visiting in town at present. Mas- ter Geo Guest was visiting in Wing - ham last week. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered in the Methodist churches of this place after morning service; love feast was held before service. A large munber of our citizens intend taking in the excursion in connection with the Clinton Civic holiday. A large excursion is expected to take place from different points along the W. G. Sr, B. and L. H. & B. to this .place next Tuesday; the large num- ber of excursions here cannot help but advertise Goderich and thus ad- vance her interests. Mr R. Gauley, late with Acheson & Co., has return- ed to Clinton, where we understand he has secured a situation. Mr Gale, from Galt, is visiting friends in town. Rev Mr Howell will address the young men specially next Sunday evening; a cordial invitation is ex- tended to all to come and hear the address. Our town fathers meet to- morrow evening for the transaction of business. News Notes Around the Cooly DILD HUTCHISON—At the residence of Mrs E Shumway, Grafton, on July, 23rd 1891, Mary Fotheringham, the beloved wife of George Hutchison,aged 27 years. The funeral services were conducted on Friday by Rev John Mordy, of Winni- peg, at the house, after which the re- mains were followed to the Great Northern depot, by a large number of sympathizing friends and neighbors, to see Mr Hutchison off on his sad mission to conduct his wife's corpse back to her old home near Seaforth, Ont. Mrs Hutchison died as she lived, a good Christian woman. She was loved by her friends, esteemed by: all who knew her, and her early demise is a source of deep regret to the community. She had been married less than two years, when the Master called her, and she obeyed the summons, without any re- grets save for the friends she loved so dear, leaving a eorroving husband to tread life's rugged path alone. It id hard to vee the young called away, but what a consolation it is to those left behind, when they can truly say e're they go, " It is well with my soul." It will be a sad blow to her parents and sisters at home, as although they had been written to, telling of her illness, the telegram announcing her death would arrive first. (Deceased was a daughter of Mr W Fotheringbam,Tuck- ersmith: ' Mr Wm McDonald, one of Sea- forth's most popular young men, left on Tuesday last for Winnipeg, where he has accepted a situation. Mr Wm McLean cattle bnyer of Goderich, who has been very ill, con- tinues to improve in health, and is mov- ing around with something like his old activity. Mr D Donovan, of Seaforth, left last week for Springville' Utah, with 15 pure blooded, pedigreed Clydesdale brood mares, weighing front 1500 to 1900 pounds each. Dre Shannon and Holmes have Made an examination of John Campbell,of the 13th con. of Ashfield, who was recently committed to the county jail for a lunatic, and as soon as the necessary formalities are complied with by the NEWS NOTES Last week 2,67 cattle and 3,333 sheep were exported from Montreal. Heavy rains in Mississippi have flooded thousands of acres of corn and cotton.' J A Ligram of Winnipeg, fell from a C P R train near Selkirk, and was killed. It will cost the Canadian Pacific $2,- 500,000 to build its grand bridge across the Niagara River. The San Francisco Journal of Com- merce says the wheat crop of California this year will be double that of last ELMHURST FARM. Elmhurst Farm, the residence of Mr. W. J. Biggins, is only one mile from Clinton station, on the London, Huron & Bruce branch of the G. T. R. The herd of Shorthorns,although not large in number,is strong in point of merit.IThe name Elmhurst is at once suggestive of the Matchlesses, which have proved so successful in Messrs. Watt's (Salem) hands. Matchless of Elmhurst VL, now eight years old, is a massive roan, sired by British Statesman=1467=, out of Matchless 19th, and was placed third at London in 1888 to the famous Bow Park cows, Lady Havering Nonpareil and Lady Isabel. She was also firat and the diploma female at Goderich, at which place she has never suffered defeat. Another of the same tribe is Match- less of Elmhurst X., who is dam of a good red bull calf, her offspring of the previous year being Matchless 14th, a very fine, smooth yearling red heifer by the imp. Cruickshank bull, Excel- sior (51233). The Cruickshank strain is represented among others by imp. Red Rose, of E. Cruick- shank's, of Lythenty, breeding, who, as might be anticipated by her name, is of the fashionable red color. She has a neat head and nicely turned horns, and is extra good in the hind quarters; she was the second prize two-year-old at the Provincial in 1887 and placed second at London the fol- lowing year, and is now suckling a promising red heifer calf. Rosebud 11,=4580=, a red roan, is one of the widest cows in the herd, being four- teen year old. She is of Campbell breeding and is good and blocky; -as 8o many of the Kinellar cattle are. A nice, level animal, of good quality, is Rival Rose ; she is a red in color, with a very little white, and is sired by imp. Excelsior (51233), out of limp. Red Rose, by Pertection(37185). Mr Biggins is now using on his herd General Booth (64343), who was bred by the late Mr S. Campbell,of Kinel- lar, and imported in 1887 by Messrs G. & A. Isaac; of Bowmanton, Ont. He is a red in color, sired by Banner - bearer (49034), out of Nonpareil 3C th, and has a neat head, but masculine in character withal. He stands near to the ground, and is well filled up from the hooks to the tail and very deep' bodied, while his handling indicates the easy feeder Mr Biggins informed us he is. By the time we had com- ple'ed our inspection of the cattle the' sun had disappeared in the west; and Mr Biggins having kindly offered to accompany us on the morrow, we were glad to avail 'ourselves of his hospitable invitation, and passed a pleasant evening in cattle talk. The next morning Mr Biggins hitched up, and following the London gravel road which passed through a fine stretch of farming country, we arrived at the farm of our old friends, Messrs H. & W. Smith, of Hay. year. Capt James Norris died at St Cath- rines on Saturday. He started life as a tow path driver, and rose to be one of the wealthiest men in that city. News has been received of the sud- den death at hie residence, south of Camlachie, Laihbton Co., of George Near, a former resident of West Mis- souri, where at one time he owned a small farm on the 4th concession. It appears that the deceased had hitched the horse to the bnggy with the intent- ion of driving to Wyoming, and whilst conversing with his wife fell forward and expired. Death is supposed to have resulted from an affection of the heart. Tuesday last seems to have been a day of accidents in Perth County. Miss Messreschmidt, of MoKillop, was driv- ing to a berry patch in Logan, when the horse became unmanageable and threw the lady out of the rig, breaking her leg badly. On the same day a nephew of Mr Dan Leary, of Logan, got his right hand caught in the pulley of a hay fork and had three of his fingers badly lacer- ated. Mrs George Henry, of Fullerton, received some painful injuries to her head and face by the falling of some beaffolding in the barn. The latest Fancy Cos, Is something every lady is•interestf;d in. WE ARE JUST OPENING OUT 'OUR STOCK OF 11 Fall ,Fancy , Goods CONSISTING OF Japanese Thread, India Crepe, Twill E mb'y. Silk, Rope Silk, Beads, Plushes, Felts, Pompons, Cords, And in fact all the newest novelties in the way of Fancy Goods and Fancy Work 0 • FOR A FEW WEEKS we will continue giving our customers BARGAINS IN OOD$ AND ENDS, that we have picked out during stock taking. Cooper& Co, Clinton BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, and FANCY GOODS DEALERS . At Bowling Green, Ky., Rev. W. N. Perry fell dead in his pulpit on Sunday while preaching to a large congregation. Miss Jennie Lipsey, a teacher ;n the Central School, St. Thomas, is dying of paralysis of the brain, caused by being thrown from a buggy. k rom all parts of Manitoba cheerfnl news is received regard- ing the growing grain. With throe weeks more of favorable weather farmers will be in the FALL FAIRS. Northwestern, Wingham, Sept 29 and 30. Guelph Central, Guelph, Sept 22, 23 and 24. Canada's Industrial, Toronto, Sept 7 to 19. Western Fair, London, Sept 17 to 26. North Perth, Stratford, Oct 1 and 2. Northern,Walkerton,Sept 29 to Oat 2. East Wawanosh,Belgrave, Oct 6 and -7. Huron Central, Clinton, Sept 28, 29 and 30. East Huron, Brussels, Oct 1 and 2. fur Aduertaioen ento. midst of the greatest harvesting GOOD GENERAL SERVANT WANTED Yet had in the Prairie Province. v1 apply at NEW ERA office. Among those who took passage Is PURSE LOST.—IN CLINTON, on board the steamship Polynesian containing a small sum ofmoney ; find - last week at Liverpool for Mon- er to willNaw Eabe suA OfSitablyyce. rewarded on returning treal were an elderly couple onit their way to Chicago to live with a married daughter. On going aboard the steamer to hus- band fell dead. The widow con- tinued on her way, but showed signs of deep melancholy through- out the voyage. When she arriv- ed at Montreal and stepped aboard a barge lying in the St Louis Basin she threw herself deliber- ately into the water. Thecaptain immediately jumped iiafter her and Mr George Hayden, guardian of the immigrants' shed, went to his assistance. She was taken from the water alive, but she died while being taken into the sheds. yspepsia Intense Suffering for 8 years— Re- stored to Perfect Health. Few people have suffered more severely from dyspepsia than Mr. E. A. McMahon, a well known grocer of Staunton, Va. He says: ilefore 1874 I was in excellent health, weigh - int over 200 pounds. In that year an ailment developed into acute dyspepsia, and soon I was reduced to 162 pounds, suffering burning sensations in the stomach, palpitation of the heart, nausea, and indigestion. I could not sleep, lost all heart in my work, had fits of melancholia, and for days at a time I would have welcomed death. I became morose, sullen and irritable, and for eight years life was a burden. 1 tried many physicians and many remedies. One day a workman employed by me suggested that I take Hood's any intention of taking e. sarsapa- rills, as BUSINESS COURSE THIS SEASON It had u Bring dyspe wife of Fn- I' so, w sia. I did so, and before taking the whole of a bottle I began to feel -like a new man. The The Forest City Business College terrible pains to which I had been subjected, ceased, the palpitation of the heart subsided, my stomach became easier, nausea disap- would like to correspond with y. peered, and my entire system began to , Intens Boarders Wanted. Two or three ladies or gentleman eau be accommodated with good board and lodging Rates reasonable. For particulars apply at NEW ERA oflice,t pd Si Pump Factory to Rent. The Factory lately in operation by Mr John Ross, Clinton, is offered to rent on reason- able terms: The building and tools can all be secured and operations commenced at any time. Good opening for a live man. Apply to JOSEPH ROWELL, Clinton. Farm to Let. That excellent farm belonging to John Sheppard,situate aboot 6 miles from Clinton, being Lot 52 on the Maitland con., Township of Goderich, containing 88 acres, all under cultivation with the exception of about 4 acres of bush Maple and Beech, the land is good clay loam. Has good dwelling house two good bank barns, stables under, a large bearing Orchard, splendid fruit, apples and plums. Will lease for 5 ,years: Rent pay- able in January, or February of each year. Possession given anytime—Apply to 0. A. HARTT, Solicitor &c Clinton. Butchering Business To the Public. Subscriber having bought out the business so successfully conducted by Mr Couch, solicits a continuance of the liberal patron- age bestowed on his predecessor. No pains or expense will be spared to procure the very best moats, and orders will be promptly and carefully filled. The business will still bo conducted at the same stand as heretofore. JAMES A. FORD, AVE YOU .. Coin I-,ONDON tone up. With returning I CATALOGUE FREE. minstred n d Befivityore of re g Years mind and body. Before J. W. Westervelt, Principal. — the fifth bottle was taken I had regained my former weight and natural condition. I am today well and I ascribe it to taking Hood's Sarsaparilla." N. It If you decide to take Hood's Sarsa- parilla do not be induced to buy any other. Hood's Manitoba Excusions August 11 and 18 Fare $28 Sarsapari1 Ia j Make your arraugmente iiArly and arrange for berths though Sold byA11 druggists. 1St; six for 55. Prepared only 1 byO.I. HOOD &CO.,Apothecarles,Lowell,Mass. 1 W. JACKSON, 100 Dosen One Dollar Town Agent G. T. R1 ci