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The Huron News-Record, 1891-08-05, Page 2JcI Headache IS a Complaint from which many auger and few are entirely free. Its cause in indigestion and a sluggish liver, the cure for which is readily found in the tgse of Ayer's Pills. " I have found that for sick headache, caused by a disordered condition of the stomach, Ayer's Pills are the most re- liable remedy. '—Samuel C. Bradburn, Worthington, Mass. "After the use of Ayer's Pills for many years, in my practice and family, I amjustifiedin saying that they are an excellentlcathartic and liver medicine— sustaining all the claims made for them." Westfall, M. D., V. P. Austin & N. IV. Railway Co., Burnet, Texas. "Ayer's Pills are the best medicine known to me fur regulating the bowels, and for all diseases caused by a dis- ordered stomach and liver. I suffered for over three years from headache, in. digestion, and constipation. I had no appetite and was weak and nervous most of the time. By using three boxes of Ayer's Pills, and at the same time dieting myself, I was completely cured." — Philip Lockwood, Topeka, Kansas. "I was troubled for years with indi- gestion, constipation, and headache. A few boxes of Ayer's Pills, used in small daily doses, restored me to health. They are prompt and effective."—W. H. Strout, Meadville, Pa. Ayer's Pills, rattrAItED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Bold by all Druggists and Dealers In Medicine. The Huron News-Recora 1.60 a Year -1.26 in Advance Wednesday. August 5th. 1891. EDITORIAL NOTES. The lacrossist may cross and the cricketer crick, and yet this Canada of ours will be boss in spite of blue ruin Dick. John Mc:11 may croak his fillip' and the froglet may frog his harsh notes, but those used to land tillita' will neer consent to duty off oats. The grumblers may grumble and the bees they may bumble, but honey was never so sweet as the cheap sugar with fruit we now eat. The lovers of whiskey may whisk and the vendors may vent, but temperance will triumph though no less money may be spent, Inn keepers will still have their inning, when "two fingers" cost ten cents, but the increase in price will fully make up their rents. Prohibition during the last ten years has not proved a decided success in Iowa. The recent census shows that between 1880 and 1890, in twenty-seven counties the popu- lation had decreased from 500 to 5,000 in each, owing to pro- hibition. At least that is the way some of the Iowa people put it. For these twenty•seven coun• ties were the only ones in which there was a semblance of enforce - of the law. In all the counties where there was no attempt to enforce prohibition there was a fair increase in population, owing, it is asserted, to better social conditions and loss municipal taxes. There are about 4000 National licenses issued even in prohibitiou Iowa, but as the fees go to the National Government the counties get no benefit from them. Man is fearfully and wonderfully made, Great surprise is expressed at the irregularities in the depart- ments of Interior and Public Works at Ottawa, among the employees. While even irregularities are not to, be glossed over,such a state of things exists more or less iu all affairs where confidence is placed in men. Confidence will be abused. Men will fall when tempted. But it is quite right they should be removed when they do fmlil. The govern- ment appears determined to get rid of all employees who 'rave failed in doing their duty in the public ser- vice. There appears to have been a lack of supervision on the part of the deputy heads of departments. These deputies really run their de- partments. The fallibity of human nature should not stand in the way of the public service being purified of those whose moral conscience can see no wrong in violating their oaths of' office providing value is given for money received from'the public treasury. The money should come through the proper channel without any subterfuge. Of course there are tempters. And it is not much won wonder that the human race finds it uphill work to be decent and keep straight. .The first man was a liar and a sneak, the first woman kept bad company/And pried into things That curnot Yooncoin'Iier, tiiid" l.lie first child born in the world killed his brother. Our first parents were a tough lot, and it is hard to get it out of the blood, But to opera the rodis to spell the child all the same. And to spare public employees who have wiltui ' disregarded the pro- prieties of their position would be to debase the public service. The Globe and its partisans -are particularly displersed because Sir John A Macdonald did not die a pauper. Though not by any means as wealthy as he would have been had he devoted his incomparable talents and untiring energy to the accumulation of wealth instead of to the welfare of the country, he was not a pauper. His estate is said to be worth nearly $100,000, a large part of which arises from insurance effec- ted on hie life. Seine of Sir John's opponents are evil minded enough to say that he never could have saved anything out of his sal- ary of $8,000 a year had he been clean handed. But it must be re- membered that Sir John during all his long political life still held an interest and was the senior partner in one of the leading law firms of the Dominion. The profits out of this alone, during all those years, would amount to vastly more than his estate is said tn. be worth, with out ,talking into account his allow- ance as Premier and member of Parliament. Why, look at such low firms as those of Messrs Camer- on & Cu and Darrow & Co, with only local reputation and business,amass- iug their thousands every year. Aud looking at these is it unreason- able to presume that Sir John's in terest in a legal firm of national re- putation and business did not hon estly accumulate his thousands. But the Globe and many of its ilk write down every one outside of their own party as dishonest unless they play fast and loose with im- pecuniosity. It is the same with the manufacturers. If they could only continue in businees while los- ing money every year the Globe would be satisfied. Unfortunately patriotism and manufacturing cannot live only'on even the pure ozone of this bracing Canada of ours. And others besides Tories require a modi- cum of the staff of life and the wherewith to purchase it in order to prolong their mundane existence and give those depending on them, a start on the thorny road of life. CURRENT TOPICS. THE PROHIBITION COMMISSION. At a meeting of Canadian dele- gates to the National Division, Sons of Temperance for the purpose of considering matters in reference to prohibition, Hon. G. W. Ross WWI chosen chairman and W. H. Price, of Moncton, secretary. On the suggestion of the chairman it was decided to ask the various tem, perance organizations• throughout the Dominion for their support in urging upon the Goverment that the that the' majority of the prohibition commission be thorough temperance men. The following resolution was adopted : Re.olved, that the representatives of the several Grand Divisio,is in the British Provinces present at the tension of the National Division Sons of Temperance, held in St. John to -day, do most respect- fully ask the Frivy Council of Canada, in appointing the commissioners to report on the working of prohibitory legislation under the recent resulution passed in the Parliament of Canada, to select temper- auce mon for at least oae•h.,.lf of the oem• rnissioners. TORONTO HONORED. Last week Toronto was honored by the meeting of the Triennial Council of the Orange order through- out time world ; as well as the Grand Lodge of Masonry. Previous week the' teachers of North America in tens of thousands visited Toronto and made Canada and Canadians better known to the world. But the Triennial Council meeting is very important, inasmuch as it brings to- gether from all corners of the globe Orangemen who are recognized ad• vanced supporters and advocates of civil and religious liberty through- out the world. . A high honor has been conferred on Canada in the election of Mr. N. Clarke Wallace, 11I. P., as President, and Mr. Robert Birmingham of Toronto, asSecretary for the world. A not less important honor and incident was the election of the Grand Master of the Orange Association of the United States as Vice -President. HARVEST PROSPECTS. The Times summarizes the harvest prospects of the world as follows : In Russia there is a grave deficiency. The peasantry are starving and there is small hope of relief. . In India a serious anxiety' prevails over a considerable portion of the coun. try. Madras, Rajupatha and the Paunjm b are the worst sufferers. There is drought in Bengal and the need of more rain is urgent. Bombay alone promises a good harvest. The American harvest will be good in quality and amount, but wit-h-the-faiture-'of -tire- Indian and Russian supplies it is of the utmost importance that the English crop shall not be short. The pros. pect, en the whole, is good. In the thief wheat counties--Erseex., .Nor- folk andSuffolk—the.crop is above the average, and in other counties up to the average. The harvest will be late, and prices will be. high. There is, therefore, a good outlook for the English farmer to break tife long series of disastrous years. COMMENDABLE REFORM SENTIMENT. Partyism in polities is gone mad (says the Georgetown Herald, Re, forum) in Canada. We believe every man out to be a politician in the highest sense of the word, but we do not believe that he ought to allow his party feelings to run so high that he will rejoice in the fact that political iniquity is discovered and proven even anmouget the retake of his political opponents. Just now many of the reform papers are expressing the keenest pleasure over the downfall of Tlmomas McGreevy, M. P., and the probable exposure of Sir Hector Langevin. There is not a single regret for the crime, not a thought of time influence of such dis honesty upon time public morals, not a reference to the fact that every citizen shares in the opprobrium which attaches to the downfall of a public man, but only joy at the thought of the possible influence the exposure way have in giving their party the reins of power. We are glad to say there are some noble ex, ceptions both amongst politicians and newspapers and we hope their numbers will increase. Let us look for and desire justice but let us feel and express regret at immorality and crime wherever it is found to exist. ' WHAT HE MISSED. A recent Ottawa dispatch contains the following interesting reminis• cermet, of Sir John Macdonald. The story, we think, will be new to most of our readers : Captain John Her- bert Beatty of Toronto, who has been here since the season opened, was recalling memories of Sir John Macdonald the other evening in the Conservative caucus room : "We were at the Albany Club," said the captain, "when the news of the first success of time British army in the Soudan arrived." "Now that Wolse- ly is a lucky man," said Sir John, "I remember when he was out here at the time of the first Red River rebellion. It was when he was noth- ing greater than a colonel that I took Mrs. Wolseley down to dinner at Lord Lisgar's one night. She talked brightly of her clever young husband, and wound up by asking the if I would make him governor of the Territories. 'I will,' said I, and I fully intende:l to do it, but while I was at work in my room iu time east block a few days later, I was seized with a sudden illness, as everybody knows, and lay there helpless for weeks. In the mean- time Sir George Cartier assumed control of affairs and appointed one of his friends to the governorship. Wolseley was passed over and be- came General Wolseley and Sir Gar- net Wolsely, and the greatest Eng- lish general of time day : whereas, if I had had my way, he might have become governor of the Territories, and in time even a Canadian Cabin- et minister." PERRAULT'S PANIC. Mr. J. X. Perrault has a letter in La Patrie with regard to the move- ment in London to secure imperial federation. He says : "Well, so much the better. .It is time we should know what to think about the future of the nation. If it is so sought to subject us to time rule of Downing street let us know it. If we are reckoned upon in the European war which is now prepar- ing, and in which England seems disposed to take sides with the worst enemies of .France, let us know about it. There seems to he no doubt that the imperial Governs mint has come to an understanding with the triple alliance to forge that iron chain with which it is sought to strangle France, and one of the links of which we would be. What a fine position we would he in ! We would be obliged, as English colonists, to go to war against the Mother Country, against that France for which, fol- lowing the example of our ancestors, we would, if necessary, shed our purest blood. Well, Messieurs les Anglais, who depend upon time Cana- dians for common flesh in the com- ing struggle, you reckon without your host, and we are not disposed to enter into an imperial federation which- would necessarily bring us into time European complications about to arise, the whole to your advantage and to our detriment. The immense crowd that will accom- pany Mr. Mercier upon his arrival on Thursday night will proclaim the necessity of immediate independence. We Melte-not a cent and not a men for the service of England against France." —A hailstorm did cpsiderable damage to crops in several parts of Ontario, about Clendyboye and else- where. --Last week 5,394 head of cattle and 5,441 sheep were shipped from Montreal—the heaviest week this Laaraila�: �,. —A farmer in Prince Edward county is said to have made $1000 this season from three acres of straw• berry patch. SALTY CO1:1EESPONDEN,CE. theeditor To d or ofEmpire: i.the .fit ptrr Silt,—In the Parliamentary pro- ceedings published in 77te Empire of Saturday, 11 inst., Mr. Clark Wale lace is reported to have said in reply to Dr. Macdonald, of Eaat Huron, that "it there was one combination utterly indefensible, it was the salt ring, which was so strongly defended by the last speaker. The result of the combination was that over $400,. 000 had been needlessly taken out of the pockets of the people." Permit me to characterize these remarks of Mr. Clark Wallace as the oatcotne of wilful ignorance, or a total disregard of truth. Wilfully ignor- ant because he has before to -day been corrected in public print, Who is more likely to know of the requirements of the salt trade -Dr. Macdonald, from the salt producing districts, or Mr. Clark Wallace, whose statements proclaim his utter ignoraoze of the whole question ? When any member stands on the floor of the House to take part in a discussion, the least the country ex- pects of him is that he will acquaint himself with the subject on which he is going to speak and keep himself within the limit of the -statement of facts. Yours, etc , JOHN RANSF'RD, Secretary C.S. A. Clinton, July 13. THE SALT COMBINE. To time Editor of The Empire : Sia,—In your issue of Wednesday last the secretary of the Canadian Salt Association (Clinton) refers to my remarks in the house of Com- mons on the infamous salt combina- tion, and accuses me of being either "wilfully ignorant" or as "having a total disregard of truth." I shall not attempt to defend myself from either of these charges, but will con, tent myself with calling public atten- tion through the columns of your paper to the acts of this combination for the last two years. Salt was the most highly protected industry in this conntry, having had a protection of 42 cents per barrel and a duty of 25 per cent. on the barrel in addition. This gave a pro- tection of more than 100 per cent. on the Canadian salt as against A merican salt. It is true that the duty does not apply to salt imported from the United Kingdom or any British pos- sessions or any salt imported for the use of the gulf sea fisheries. But the heavy freight charges on British salt practically gave the Huron salt men an enormous protec- tion in Ontario even over these free imports and virtual control of the business of that province. How did they use that protection? Till about two years ago salt was sold in car lots free on board the cars at the points of production for 55 cents per barrel. Then some person went around to the salt manufacturers and bought up their products for the next year for 70 cents per barrel, or 15 cents more than the price the salt had been selling for, and having thus secured a monopoly of the output they at once raised the price to $1 and shortly to $1.10 per barrel. '!'heir champion and apologist in the House of Commons, Dr. Mac- donald, M. P. for East Huron, gives us some interesting news. Quoting from his speech, page 2,182 Hansard, he says : "The producers then said 'Let us come together and let us reason.' '!'hey came together and .reasoned thus. '!'hey said if the farmers and the laborers and others who use salt in this country are such confounded fools as to support a a National Policy, which is killing us, he will combine and put up the price and make these men pay." Nice language, Mr. Editor, to use to time people of Canada; a policy which is "killing them" by giving them 100 percent. protection. Well, the other day the Govern- ment reduced the duty on salt one- half, and immediately the salt COM, bination was compelled to reduce the price at the wells 25 cents per barrel, It was just a question whether the Government would not have been justified in this instance in abolish-, ing the duty altogether. 'there is no doubt that if the At- torney -General for Ontario puts in force the law now on the statute books of Canada dealing with these matters some of toe law -breakers will speedily find themselves behind the bars, where they will have time to repent fo their wrongdoing at their leisure. And right here I would direct the attention of the farmers' institutes and others interested to the necessity of calling upon the Attorney -General to enforce the law against such illegal combinations as this salt association has formed, it being a case in which the whole people are interested, and experience showing that private individuals do not care to undertake the expense of fighting these unlaw- ful combinations in the courts when the duty rests on other shoulders. Yours, etc., N. CLARKE WALLACE. House of Commons, July 20. MR. CLARKE WALLACE AND THE SALT QUESTION. from the people is pure bosh, He POW sa}s be will not attempt to defend himself I This supreme indifference is well befitting to one soo lately promoted from the bucolic obscurity et Vadghan to the lofty eminence of an Ottawa legislator. Mr. Wallace now attempts to give the public some useful information regarding salt. He says that the very high duty does not apply to salt imported from any British. possession or the United Kingdom or any salt imported for the use of the gulf or sea fisheries ; forgetting, in a moment of weakness, to add that therefore the tariff does not apply to at least two-thirds of all the salt used in Canada. Time heavy freight oharges on British salt that "practically give us enormous protection," your read• ers may be surprised to learn, exist only in Mr. Wallace's fertile imagin- ation. Salt is frequently brought out free to this country, occasionally a bonus is paid in the place of loading ballast, and once landed here west- bound freights are always consider- ably less than eastbound. '!'here is a very erroneous impres- sion abroad concerning the salt in- dustry, and the salt manufacturers have to thank Mr. Wallace and men of his stamp for its existence. The common argument is something of this kind :--"Salt was sold for 55 cents; a combine was formed and the price was raised to$1.10—iniqui- ty of iniquities." Whereas the whole troth consists of the additional in- formation, that while salt was selling at 55 cents maker after maker failed. Hundreds of thousands of dollars sunk in the salt business were lost irretrievably. Also the price $1.10 only represents a portion of the trade. There are other kinds of salt than fine salt in barrels which are put on the market at much lower value, and the average price of all kinds is nothing approaching to $1.10 per '280 pounds. Speaking from memory, for the documents are not now before me, the average price of all kinds of clean salt last month was between 62 and 63 cents per 280 pounds. The saltmakers of Canada have been most unjustly dealt with. Two•thirds of the Canadian market is handed over to English salt, and the remaining third is begrudged them and is rapidly being transferred to the Americans. Of course, newly - fledged politicians must seek after a little easily -gained notoriety, and the silly remarks of Mr, Wallace about law -breakers finding them- selves behind prison bars is a fitting conclusion to his bombastic effusion. An apologist for Mr. Wallace of today suggests that by $400,000 Mr. Wallace meant a very large sum of money. Doubtless to some anything over $50,000 is a very large sum of money, and a cypher or two more or less at the end is immaterial. JOHN RANSFORD, Secretary C.S.A. Clinton, July 24. To the Editor of 7'he Empire. SIR,—Mr. Wallace's reply to my letter is, to say the least, characteris- tic. I accused him of wilful ignor, anise, or a disregard for the truth, because be stated on the floor of the House that this "infamous Salt Com- bine" bad taken $400,000 needlessly out of the pockets of the people, and advise him to acquaint himself with any subject upon which he intended to speak and to confine his state manta. tattle limit of fact.,.This. was.. puttidg in a mild way what might be interpreted in plain Anglo-Saxon that he did not know what he was talking about, or that the statement about $400,000 being needlessly taken • THE EXPLOSION OF A BOMB startles all within hearing. So the pains whiun arise from derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels, quickly alarm those who experience them. Dr. Pierce's Plensaut Pellets efford a speedy and in- expeueive,cure. Sick headache, bilious hr a lache,constipation, indigestion, bili- ous attacks yield like magic to this won- derful specific. Only one tiny, sugar- coated Pellet for a laxative dose. Purely vegetable and perfectly harmless. The actino is prompt and pleasant. Absolute- ly the best Liver Pill made. Your money giveubeck if they do not give entire semis. fueti"r,. The only pill p-tsse's-id of such merit as to warrant their being sold on trial. SWALLOWED BY A WHALE Tacoma, Wash., July 25. The barge Guy C. Goss, with a cargo of $500,000 worth of tea, dropped anchor here to -day, fourty-four days from Yokohama, long overdue. When fifteen days out "Tom" I-Iis• kiaski, a Japanese sailor, mounted to the topsail to reef it during a gale. A lurch of the vessel threw him headlong into the sea, and he was seen suddenly to disappear. The life -boat was put out, hut no trace of the missing sailor was found. When returning to the vessel, a whale ruse to the surface. The crew then suspected what had become of Hiskiaski. The whale seemed to be "in great distress. Suddenly, after a violent convul- sion, Hiskiaeki was thrown from the whale's mouth onto the crest of a wave and upon the clock of the Goss. IIe was unconscious and badly injured. Careful nursing brought him around, and he is now in his normal health. Captain Mellett° vouches for the truth of this story, and the sailor was point- ed out. NOT VERY SAINTLY. The United States District Court, Erie, Pa., has on trial the saintly appearing Rev, Henry E. Suther- land, an eccentric character from Idazelton, who presides over the M. E. Church in that place. The clergyman is charged with sending obscene circulars through the mails, assailing that reputation of the Rev. John Donahue, the presiding elder of the district. Mr. Sutherland, who is a man of wealth, built a church, and organized a congrega- tion to which he preaches on Sun- days, and sella general merchandise on week days. The presiding elder found it necessary to publicly denounce Sutherland's code of morale. He then fell under a most infamous siege of persecution from the obscene circulars which have dream'- tweed to - -Sutherland' . -by government detectives, who used a detective printer to secure Suther- land's copy and a quantity of type used in the printing of the circulars. amaseaseisairesisee 13 024 ►, ' £1tric iluir Rosturor Restores Grey Hair to its Ortgtntil Color, Beauty and Softness • Keeps the Head Clean Cool and free from Dandruff. Cures Irritation and Itch- ing of the Scalp! Gives a beautiful gloss and perfume to the• hair, produces a new growth, and will stop the falling out in a few days. Will not soil the skin qr the most delicate head-dress. FULL DIRECTIONS WITH EACH BOTTLE. Try it and be convinced. Price Fifty Cents per Bottle. Refuse all Substitutes. SOLE AGENT FOR CANADA H. SPENCER CASE Chemist, No. 50 King Street West. Hamilton. Ontario. Solo by ,E Il. UUb1BE. Stmtherl.+ttd made a desperate eifott- t.o bulb', the detoetiv,s uud lai.l down dialie tor $5,000 to each if they wut,ld 6h,ndc•n the east. The case has altinett d the attention and pmesence ut a taiga number of pet' pie of prutni once riot' that section of the State. HAD RENOUNCED ALL FOR' LOVE. TRAGIC ENDING OF TUE R(P.1 CAREER uF THE ttbV. I•A.L11ER. ZANU. Sonic fishermen found in time Red' river, nwmr Fulton. Arkao.sas, one 'twining, time dead body of a white, man, believe.!, flunk palrtis in his pocket, to he lter. F.,titer Z who was a rtsideut of this state, with a mo -1 rt mantic history. Trite reverend gentlemen was ediicat.ed in Germany and possessed ability of the highest degree. After coining - to this country he was placed in charge of a Catholic chinch at Dixie, Ami::, .:ud uu. rm- his .::1t1 X13 tration it prosi cmctl greatly. Among his rnn,.t•egalinn was a young girl haulm, Annie Doyle, who - was a young and very attrac- t live and with whom it was In - ported the priest, who was not thirty years of age, lmeesnte so in- fatuated that he menonmtced his faith and church for the Bake 01 tu•nrry - ing her. The umarri,,ge i. el,miur, d to have, been a failure. Zang, after renounc- ing the priest hood without meaus,- found it difficult to tnaku a livir:g for hilllself and pretty wife, Re tried a number of vocations, but with indifferent success. Becoming despondent, he recently announced that he would go to Texas, where he hoped to get employment teaching. He was seen Friday last in South-- west Arkansas, lie had started to make the long journey overland and on foot. Tha body taken from the water is swollen out of semblance .almost, but it answer's his description exact' ly. It cannot. be aecernuned whe- ther his death was the result of accident or suicide. ' 1111'idor1111 li ,IIVII'� FRff RRHS O, MOON COT The above cut represents the interest tak- en by a large proportion of cur readers in Caned's Favorite Exhibition. This the Di- rectors deserve for ti eir untiring efforts to keep it at the front of Live Stock mai Agri- cultural Faits Its growing popularity is due greatly to the attention given in revising the prize lie!, uisklug stilt alterations asare. required ; to the impravcmenof Live Stock;' encouraging the better classes of Grains and Seeds for cultivation, and bringing out and fostering now inventions of ell kinds. A large number of Special i'r'z--s are offered for Cheese end Butter es the mennf.totnre of these at tides is considered two very import- ant induatriea of this Pro ti ince. Sp. sial Prizea are also off -red t ,t the c,w making the mist butter ou the grounds, tho test to be ander. the supervision of an expert from the Agrf- oultu,al College. The Machinery in motion in the Main Building was of such an inter- esting and instructive character that special effortel ire being made to eclipse former years. In the Art Department theme is a new de- parture and one which hes already proved' exceedingly successful ; artists ere allowed the privilege of disposing of their productions• by private sale and by auction ; by adopting this course and efforts of Secretary Browne they have secured a magnificent collection of Works of Art by British Masters, containing paintings valued at £1000 sterling. A sight of these alone would repay a visit to the Western Fair, but when they add such sppec- ial attractions as the Wild W est Show, sr -- Perini -mamas, Fancy Rifle Shnoting„ Fire Engine Contest, Cross out Sawing a `Malt t'lb , �FAIf'offtt8ii'its=aror'i alaliip`ley, BM loon Races by lady and gent, Bands of Music, etc., where can we go that we will receive so much solid Instruction and enjoyment et such little expense as to the Western Fair in London, next September 17th to 26th 1 a