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The Huron News-Record, 1891-04-22, Page 6The, I1 urcn i encs -deco rcI $1.50 a Your—$1.25 in Advance Wednesday, Apriil 22nd, 1891, WHERE OUR BEST MAR- KET IS. Last year the value of our exports in ,agricultural products (including animals and thoir products) to Great • Britain was $22,239,000. In the sante year the value of like exports to the United States was only $13,485,000. On the face of it, therefore, the mdrket in Eugland was worth al- most double that in the United States to our farmers. But looking a little closer, the disproportion is seen to be still greater. While we were exporting thirteen and a half millions worth of our farm produce to the States, the Americans were exporting $5,343,• 000 worth of their farm produce to Canada. Thus our net exports in farm products to the sixty-milliou market would only total a little over eight million dollars, a figure which will not more, than represent the value of goods bought from us by the Americans and afterwards resold by them to the people of other coun- tries. What we sell of our farts produce in England is sold to the actual con- sumer. What we sell of the same prodece in the United States is largely sold to mere commission merchauts or middlemen. Fur the agricultural produce we sell in Bri- tain we receive in return that which we cannot well supply ouraelves. For that which we sell in the Unit- ed States we receive payment large- ly in similar produce which enters into competition with our own farm- ers iu their home market. Bearing au mind these facts, and the relative proportion of our gross exports of agricultural produce to the mother country and the Repub- lic, there can be no difficulty' in determining where our best market .is. • EDI7'ORIAL NOTES. A bill has passed the Minnesota Senate which strikes editors and newspaper writers in a very tender spot, namely the seat of their mo- desty. The bill provides that all articles, editorials, items, etc., shall be signed by the writers, not ouly as a guarantee of good faith but fo the purpose of publication. If there were such a law in Canada what would become of the Globe's old artny of "Disgusted Conserva- tive" correspondents. An American paper referring to the talk of war with Italy says :— "We have our differeucee as to the way the administration should be conducted, but when a foreign government puts a pistol to its head and demands that it surrender, all differences cease and the distinction between Democrats and Republicans is lost in the patriotic feelings of American citizens." That is cow- -mendable talk. We have, however, the fag and of a party in Canada, that gets down on its knees and is willing to hand over the whole country to the Yankees when a trade pistol is put' to the head of the Canadian administration. Any- thing to beat the ':'Tories." Even so erudite a paper as Toron- to Week makes senseless admissions sometimes. Isere is ons :—"We may say, however, that the adinis sion is often made—and it is an ad- mission not wholly creditable to the Canadian spirit—tbat Canadian independence is an impossible dream." No true Canadian who understands our system of govern- ment would make such a baseless admission. Canadian independence is neither impossible nor a dream. It is an accomplished fact, Inde- pendence is a relative term. Surely Brittain is independent in the sense meant hero. Canada is part of Britain and to her appertains the same independence as belongs to Britain. Ono might as well say that Massachusetts or Virginia in dependence is an impossible dream, and that the admission is not credit- able to New England or Virginian spirit. Canada has more indepen- deden within the Empire than she would have out of it, and more in dependence and self control than any Stale in the Union. - The broadening down from pre- cedent to precedent of British juris- prudence will have a shadow thrown across ite horizon when the visual and mental optics of British' "colonists," as Canadians are fini- oally called, read that "Judge Johnston, of the Circuit court, Vala'aiso, Ind., has decided. that, tai© law prohibiting the pumping of natural gas from the state is constitutional." Woe to Canada Woe to the Wimanites 1 1 Woe to the Farrarites and Grits ! ! 1 if the Federal Supreme Court should pronounce Judge Johnston's law good. ,During the recent elections Yankee gas was pumped into this alleged poor, benighted country in volumes sufficient to have made even Plutonic darkness visible. And yet we were not enlightened to an appreciable understanding of Canadian traitora' statemanship that "the t.trifr is a tax" and that the higher the tariff the lower the tax; that commercial union and a 60 per cent tariff is preferable to British connection and Canadian indepen• donee yvith a 27 per oent tariff. Though we have not as yet suffered from the "pumping of natural gas from the States," let us express the hope that its exportation will be de. Glared unconstitutional by the Court of last resort, and thus will we be saved from the malodorous irruption into this country of a nasty, though harmless, product of our inflated neighbors whose pom• polity is swelled to an abnormal extent by the deportation from this country of the fetid gaseous exhala- tions from Canadian soreheads. CURRENT TOPICS. UNDER WHICH KING. The Catholic World says of the American Government : "We do not accept it or hold it to be any Government at all, or as capable of performing any of the proper func- tions of Government. If the Amer. ican Government has to be suataiued and preserved at all,it must be by the rejecticn of the principles of the Reformation (that is the government by the people) and the acceptance of the Catholic principle, which is the government of the Pope." AN OFFSET. If a man and his wife agree politically the man's vote represents the opinions of both, and there's no need of enfranchising women. It the man and hie wife disagree politically, and each has the oppor• tunity of voting, there is no peace in that household.—Hamilton Spec- tator.. Furthermore, if they disagree, one's vote will offset the other, and for all practical puposes them might as well be no vote in the family. Practically, female suffrage would not alter the existing state of things one iota—Montreal Herald. CANADIAN GOOD ENOUGH. There is a Yankee-Doedlish sort of an air about that "Common- wealth of Australia." She'll he writing up here for the loan of a copy of the declaration of indepen• dente before long.—Philadelphia Ledger, eke has done much Netter than that : she has written up here and borrowed a copy of the Canadian confederation act, and has shaped her commonwealth accordingly. Australia has profited by the miss takes of the original Yankee Doodlers who manufactured the declaration of independence.—Ham- ilton Spectator. A TWO SIDED STATEMENT. It is a fact that many young Can- adians come to the United States to try their fortunes ; but it is also a fact, which can he proved by figures, that over 50,000 Americans are liv. ing and doing business in the Cana. diet) provinces. Wherever you tra. vel in Canada you find Americans, and in many of the big cities you can find a small host of them. In the Maritime provinces there are thous- ands of them engaged in trade and in the fisheries. Several of the rich men of Canada are Americans, and several important Canadian enter- prises are under the management of Americans. The wages of Canadian workingmen are not up to the Amer- ican standard, but the cost of living in Canada is less than in the United States. AND CANADA GOES ON WITIH ITS SPRING PLOUGHING. What could Sir John do to gain for Canada the blessings of recipro- city that he has not done. A deputation of brainy, unohjec- tion able envoys respectfully at - tempo to talk hominess to the gov'. eminent n'. Washington. That they failed is not the fault of themselves, their country, the old leader, the old flag, or the old policy. Perhaps failure is in this case not even misfortune. But blessing or curse the failure is not a fault that the Government should be taunted with, and the Grit press should not glory in an event that according to their showing is a national calam- ity. Meautime Canada is doing its spring ploughing and trusting in Pro vliletaEe io.routo,,,.-�'.elegram,. Ind. NEWSPAPER ETHICS. A NEWSPAPER gains neither char- acter nor influence by abandoning goad manners. It may indeed make itself disagreeable and annoying and so silence opposition; as a polecat may, effectually close the wood path which you had deeirnecl to take It may be feared, and in the same way„ as that animal—feared and despised. But thin effect must not be confounded with newspaper, power and influence. It is exceeds ingly annoyiug, undoubtedly, to be placarded all over town as a liar nr a doukey, a hypocrite or a tiueak- thief. But although the effect is most unpleasant, very little ability is required to produce it. A little paper and printing, a little paste, a groat deal of malice, and a host of bill -stickers are all that ere needed, and even the pecuniary cost is not large. The effect is produced, but it does not show ability or force or influence upon the part of its pro- ducer—From- the Editor's Easy Chair by GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS in Ilarper's Magazine for April. FARMERS, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. Then there is an important fact which the Canadian farmer cannot close his eyes to. He sees that the prices of nine articles out of ten which he has to bell are lower in the States than they are here; and he knows that the tendency under ab- solute free trade would be towards an equality. Our prices would full to the Atnerican level. This would be a eery serious matter and would more than counter -balance any ad- vantages which might arise from the free sale of horses, hay, benne and barley. The Canadian farmer would lose heavily on his pork null live cattle, in the case of neat ani- mals the loss being equivalent to $16 per head. We also know that our dairy interests would be dis- turbed, and when an iu,jury is done to the dairy and cattle trade of Canada, a blow is struck at the two leading industries of the country. Taken together, therefore, the farm- ers of tete Dominion may smile at the pessimism of the Liberals and pursue their work under the con- viction that Sir John Macdonald will obtain for Canada the only forst of reciprocity which it would be to our interest to have. That is a limited reciprocity. COMPULSORY VOTING. A bill has been introduced into the New York State Legislature something similar to which Should be introduced into our Canadian Par- liament, to make the exercise of the elective franchise compulsory. it provides that every legal voter shall vote at each election for all officers, and on every question to he voted for. Every man entitled to vote to be registered shall have his name placed on the voters' list. Elec• tion inspectors shall ascertain the names and residences of legal voters by means of a house to house can- vass, and shall notify all voters five days before the first day of registra- tion requiring the person notified to appear and register, and all per- annti so notified shall appear and re• gieter, or else explain why they are not legal voters. The penalty for neglecting to apear sl.all he a fine of from five to twenty-five dollars. After each election inspectors shall furnish county clerks with lists of those who have failed to vote, in or- der that proceedings may be institu• ted. Should a person fail to appear when summoned, in the proceedings, he shall he fined twenty-fiye dollars. If he appears and Shows that necess. ity prevented }dui from registering or voting, proceedings shall be dis- missed. If he cannot so show, judgment shall he entered. Voters may enter complaints against delin- quents, refusal to answer pertinent quostione will be a misderueanor un- der the act. TO SETTLE A QUARRL. STORY OF A DISTRACTED LOVER HOPING FOR HAPPY RESULTS. The train was late and the engin• ser was evidently trying to make up time. Donald McAllister turned his face for the twentieth time to the darkened pane by his side and stared into the blackness. Now and then the shadowy form of sotue object showed for a moment ae the car whirled along ever the rails, and an occasiunal house dotted the gloom with its cheery lights. But, if the truth be told, Ronald's mind was not occupied by these fleeting visions of the outer world. The glass acted as a mirror, and he could look as long and eagerly as he liked at the refleotiou of a dainty figure in an opposite seat. Rather grave eyes, a saucy nose, a sweet, tired mouth, rebellious whieps of soft brown hair straying down under a stylish but plain hat ; a slight, pretty figure in a simple brown traveling suit, with s weary droop that appealed to the strong young fellow and made him rebel fiercely against the social conven- tionalities which rose like an icy barrier between the two travolers— thia.ia sv e.L.McAlliater..sa 17.41.:the glass. He had been able to perform one or two slight services for the girl— ••had raised her window, and brought a glass of water; and heard her gentle 44Thank yet, sir; you are very kind ;" and had caught eight cif heir ticket, thus learning that'her deatination was•only one station be- yond his home, to which he was returning after a hard business IPi p, ;Their eyes had met so frequently, after this, that she had flushed, and he had been ashamed to look in her direction, leet she should think him a boor, anxious to scrape a "railway acquaintance" with the first pretty girl he met. The tired head under the brown hat dropped until it rested on the i back of the seat, where it swayed helplessly. The train rushed onward through the night faster and faster, uutil the car fairly rooked aa it flew around curves and over resounding bridgee. "Must get into the siding at Mooreville before No. 10 freight Gurnee iu." Ronald heard the cJu ducter say to She brakeman as he passed out of the car. Faster — faster. Ronald idly counted the rails and glanced at the second hand of his watch. Could it be possible? Forty-five miles an hour! Now, fifty ; and look—sixty—a miles minute ! The tired girl could not rest in her cramped position, and, raising her bead, glanced at Ronald with a quivering ghost of a smile. He started to his feet, was in the aisle moving toward her, when— crash ? An uproar of shrieks and fright- ful cries, a rending of solid walla Ind beams, a dizzying, swaying lurch, a fierce hiss of steam—then absolute rest frem motion. Ronald raised his hand and pushed away something which was lying on his face and smothering hire in the darkness. It was the waren, lifeless body of a man who a moment before had been telling a funny story to a comrade in a smok- ing -car, thirty feet away. The smoker and passenger were one car now. In railroad parlance they hod "telescoped." As if in a dream McAllister rais- ed himself up, groaned a little over a bruised ankle or something of the kind, and slowly made hie way, limping, out of the wreck. A man near by raised a lantern. "Good for you," he said, in a huak3 tone. "You've got one of them out already, haven't you?" And Ronald looked down, and, coming gradually to his senses, realized that he was bearing some- thing in his arms—something warm and human—a living woman. The light of the lantern fell on her face and her brown dress. Yes, he was not mistaken. Out of that awful chaos, which was even now ringing with the shrieks of the wounded and dying, he he brought her. He looked down into her face, "Thank God !" he said. Then added reverently : "He has given her to ole." "Very well, sir ; if that is the way in'which you regard my happi- ness you can have me—" "And never return ? I'll do so!" Ronald McAllister and Ruth Jarvis glared at each other across the little marble -topped table and uttered these stinging words, their cheeks burning and eyes sparkling with anger, just eight months after they hal met me on that fearful night when No. 10 Night and the "Night Owl" express had collided on the S. 1'. & C. railroad. It was but a slight matter, the be- ginning of this quarrel—a hasty word about a partner in a dance, a bit of childish jealousy ,angry tones, harsh injunctions, bitter retorts,and there they stood, engaged to be married on the next New Year's day, but drifting leagues apart every moment. It was a sultry July evening, and when Ronald dashed out of the house the northern sky showed uo stare, only lightning flashes cutting ith jagged gashes through heavy piles of cloud that were mounting rapidly, "Never—never 1" he muttered, as he strede along and bared his hot brow to the pelting drops of rain. "Never 1" she said, sadly, as she listened to hie retreating footsteps. "I was disal-pointod in him. We can never be united again." And the wind blew and heat upon that house. Ruth Jarvis felt that her heart was breaking, not because her lover was gone, but because she felt- that she ought not long for his return. He was unworthy of her love. The sultry days of summer crept slowly by. Autumn breathed upon the landscape, like the fair daughter of Rappacini in Hawthorne's tale, and every living thing withered and died. Winter buried its dead in' deep snow and sang requiems,, of the porthlttud,_QV ar..the. whita.moanda.. Ronald McAllister went wearily to and from his work, yearning for one word from Ruth, the woman he had loved and wounded so grievously. NOTHING LIKE •ITA MR. JOAB SCALES, of Toronto, writer: "A. short time ago I was suffering from Kidney Complaint and Pyspeesiai Sour Stomach and Lame Back; in fact, I was completely prostrated and suffering intense pain. While in this state a friend recommended me to try a bottle of Northrop w 11-ynaa<x' '1 ege. • table Discovery. I used one bottle, and the permanent manner in which it has cured and made a new mail out of me is such thrit I cannot withhold from the proprietors this t xpreision of my gratitude." v _ WONDERFUL iron THIRTY YEARS.— Mrs. L. Squire, Ontario Steam Dye Works, Toronto, says: "For about thirty soars I have doctored for Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia without gutting any cure. I then tried Northrop & Lyaassaaa's 4'egrtnble Discovery, and the benefits I have received from this medicine t;.ro such that I cannot withhold this ezprosaion of n:yratitude. It acts imme- diately upon the Liver, and its good ouecls arct noticed at once. As a Dyspepsia reu.:;dy I don't tiiiik it can La ega.,Iled." HARDENED AND ENLAI1SEr.D L:VEIL — Mrs. II. Hall, Navarino, N.Y., writes : " For .years I have Ln troubled with Liver Complaint. Tho doctors said 1"J Livor was hardened and enlarged. I was troubled -:vi i, DIzz!ness, Pain in my Right Shoulder, Constipation, and gr..duz,Ily I,_iut; flesh all the time. All food soured on my stomach. even t<i,h the closest attention to diet. I was under the caro of three ph;stcians, but did not get any relief. A friend seat moa Lottlo of IYortrsrop & Lyman's Vegetable Diiseoveir;, .,:,.i it ufTurds mo much pleasure to inform you that the benefit I have received from it is far beyond my expectation. I feel better nc.w clan I have done for years." He dared not write to her, nor even look at her as they met in the street. He had no trusty friend who could plead for hien. How could reach her? One day as he was passing- a news-stand he saw the little figure lie knew so well standing at the counter She was buying a paper,the heading of which he recognized as one of the leading journals of the city. A thought flashed into his heart and burned there like a star of hope. He hurried home, seized pen and paper and wrote rapidly and un• teasingly till daylight crept in,'gray and wan, at his window. On his way down -town he drop- ped a thick package of manuscript into the letter -box. What days of torturing anxiety followed. At last it came—the envelope bearing the imprint of the periodical, He tore it open and read "OFEICE OF THE COURIER—Dear S r : Your story entitled 'Ruth's Lover' is accepted, and will be published in our issue of December 28. Inclosed pleaeo find check in payment for same. On the morning of December 28 Ronald stood shivering at the cor- ner opposite the news stand, He had remained there several hours watching for her. The paper was just out containing his story. Would she btiy it and read it? It was signed by an assumed name, but she surely would—ah, she is coming. She enters the little store, put•• chases the paper—his paper—and turns to go out, glancing idly down its columns. He can see her plainly iu the brilliantly lighted interior of the store. She is about to put the paper in her sachet when something near the bottom of the page catched her eye. She reads it eagerly. The newsman stares, but she does not heed him. Ronald can restrain himself no louger, but draws near, trembling with hope and fear. In that sketch, hastily scribbled at midnight, he has told her story and his own, has portrayed the anguish of the remorseful lover, his penitence, his longing for reconcilia- tion. She glances up; her oyes are dewy with teats. What face is that so near? It is his ! "Ronald !" "Ruth—darling I Forgive me 1" And, although the nutice was rather sudden, the wedding did take place on that bright New Year's day, after all. ENVOI. Reader, have you divined ? This is my own story ; this is my own paper; I am Ruth's lover. Will she tee this and forgive me?— Willis Boyd Allen, in Boston Courier. SAVED BY HIS WIFE'S READY WIT. Tho Rev. 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