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The Clinton New Era, 1896-09-25, Page 5Collegtete Oominenoement The Clinton Collegiate win favored -with a fine day for its &rd annual Com- •ratencetnent sports on Friday. snd in consequence a large number of people attended the sane, The clerk was Mr E. M. McLean the starter, Mr W. Jackson; the judges, Messrs D. A. For- rester, Dr. Shaw and W. E. Rand; the scorers, Messrs John Houston and Jas. Scott, while the energetic committee was composed of Mears H. Foster. W. J. Treleaven, J. W. Irwin and 11. Plumsteel. Umpire. W. P. Spalding. The prize winners were a follows:--- RUNrrING HIGH JUMP, 1.t, The Great Dominion, by H. Hale—D. Row. 2nd, NEW ERA,1 year, Mayor Holmes—W. Bagshaw. RUNNING BROAD JUMP, let. Comb and Brush, E. Hovey—H. Switzer. 2nd. News Record, 1 year, A. M. Todd—W. Bagshaw. PUTTING 101.n. SHOT, let, Portfolio, J. W. Treleaven—Cecil Ross. 2nd, White Shirt. R. Goats a Son --Chas. Tebbutt. KICKING Four BAIL. let,Hsir Brush, J, H. Combs --David Ross. 100:YARD RACE—UNDER 16. jet, Wa- ter Set, O. Cooper & Co --Harold Steep. 2nd, Boy's Hat, Gilroy & Wiseman— Russel flicks. GIRLS' R.&azt-75 YARDS, 1st, Mirr or, Miss Topping—LucyAndrews. 2nd, Ladies Stick -pin, J.Ruwban—Lizzie Aitkene. 100 YARDS RACE—OPEN TO SCHOOL, let, Soap box, James Scott — Cecil Rose. 2nd, The Story of the Indian, 1H. Hale—H.Steep. FATIGUE ACE, let, Necktie Case, Dr. Turnbull—Robt. Baird; Ink Stand. W. E. Rand—Lester Whitely. 2nd. Pocket Knife, HarlandBros--Hugh McNaugh- ton; Pocket Knife. Davis & Rowland— Herbert Switzer. BASE BALL MATCH—Pupils su ex - pupils of Collegiate resulted in favor of the ex -pupils; score 10 to S. Cali from badges—i) badges. 1 for Umpire. OBSTACLE RACE—UNDER 10 YEARS, let, Scarf pin. E. M. McLean --Alex. Martin. 2nd. Milk Handerchief, Jack- son-Bros.—Russel Rieke. Roo RACE FOR GIRLS -75 YARDS, 1st, Papeterie, .1. Houston -- Lizzie Aitkens. 2nd, Two bottlesof Perfume In Case. J. 11. Combe—May Bentley. 100 YARDS RACE FOR MODELITSSA let, Travelling Companion, W. D. Fair —Hugh McNaughton. 2nd, Kid Gloves, Hodgen Bros—Wm. Baird. POTATO RACE, let, Mrs Browning's Poems, W. Brydane, LL. B.—Perry Plumsteel. 2nd, Pair of Cuff Buttons, J. Houston—Alex. Martin. HURDLE RACE, 120 YARDS, open to Col. Institutes of county, let, Pair of Cuff Buttons, J. Biddlecombe—Robert Baird, 2nd, The Land of the Cliff Dweller*, H. Hale—L. Whitely. 100 YARDS RACE, open, 1st, The In- dian Mutiny. Dr. Gunn—F. Willis. 22nd, Oup and Saucer, J. W. Irwin—O. Teta of WAR declated off by default. 100 YARDS, MODEL SCHOOL, Boys 14 and under, let, Pocket Knife, J. Hous- tou-.-R . Armstrng. UI YARDS, MODEL SCHOOL, Boys 12 and under, 1st, Mouth Organ, J. Hous- ton—Ray Bowers. 75 YARDS, MODEL SCHOOL, Boys 10 and under, 1st, Game of Cash, J. Hous- ton—Wm. King GIRLS RACE, MODIILSCHOOL PUPIL$, let, Bagatelle Board, J. Houston— Ruby Paisley. CONSOLATION RACY, FoR GIRLS -100 YARDS, let. Kid (Moves, W.H. Beesley --Eva Cooper. STEEPLE CHASIE,let. 1 dozen Cabinet Photos, H. Foster—Lester Whitely. 2nd, Photo Holder, W. Cooper & Co— Robt. Bair& TRACHEIIfF AND TRUSTEES' RACE,1at, pair Tennis shoes, Jackson & Jackson —Jas. Scott. 2nd, pair Tennis shoes, Taylor & Sons—E. McLean. Contest for Championship Cup re- sulted -1st, Herbert Switzer, 14 point*; 2nd, Lester Whitely, 0 points. Her- bert Switzer wins the cup and holds the championship of the Collegiate In- stitute for one year. Silver Medal, donated by Dr. Shaw for prize Essay, won by Mies Alice Stout. At the evening entertainment the ball was densely packed, and the pro- gram, (with two exceptions) rendered as printed last week. The Orchestra were down for a piece. when, as a mat- ter of feet, the name should not have appeased on the program, and it was onlp"left there through an oversight. 'The Mayor occupied the chair, and the SUPPLEMENT TO THE CLINTON NEW ERA Se t. 25, 1896 .er audience seemed to enjoy the program supplied Me J. C. Stevenson, the piano by r Emerson, and the draping of the platform had been done byMies Topping. Miss Stout's excellent essay is printed herewith. The ems chairs on t e !aunt, were UANADA. Written by Miss Afire Stony Clinton. wispiest the Silver Medal offered br Dr Shaw, and read et the Clinton Ce1I te Com- romensent exercises, Se lR i8si. Canada is a subject ever interesting to true Canadian hearts. Of all the vast and prosperous oolonies belonging to the moth- er land, our own is **greatest and proud - eat. Extending from the loe-boned seas al the north, to the osatre of the temperate sone, on three sides it knows no bound but that of the oosan waves. The name "Can- ada," which in the Indian language means "a cluster of huts," is hardly applicable now to the rich sndprosperonaland whioh bean it. When first discovered, about four oentur- les ago, this whole vast land was covered by forest and rich prairie lands, and abounded in rivers and lakes, but was wholly uncultivated and uncivilized. Now it is a strong end `roaperous nation, able to hold up its head among the nations of the world. How much we should honor She memory of those bold and adventurous discoverers, who emerged from the dsrkne s of their own age, and endured hardships and ridicule in order to find the land which they knew must exist. We have also to thank our hardy forefathers, and the kind and patient ministers of religion who lett the security of the mother -lands and by en- during the severest hardships and dangers. laid for the descendents the foundations of this prosperous ooleos. It he not 10 wealth and rank that we Canadians owe our pres- ent condition, but so the stubborn endur- ance and unbending will of men and wo- men who, whether in distress or prosperity labored in the interest of home and coon - try. I know of no other people on She twee of this globe who are so patriotic. or sa reedy to sacrifice self for ',wintry, as the people of Canada. We may not talk so much about it asour.neighbors on the other side of the border, but the motto of Cana diens has always been "Doing." nos "Sy a hag." But however great the energy and enter. prise of man, not muob can be accomplish- ed without the aid of nature, and what country displays greater natural facilities than ours. From north to south. and from east to west, this beautiful land es lit- erally overflowing with the gifts of nature. Agriculture hes always been the most im• portant industry of a new country, and the agriculturist ooald not hope to And bet- ter snbjeeb for hie orb than the rolling prairies, which oconey the ventre of the Dominion. With regard to this iodnatry, Canada has dieadvantages unknown to some other countries, the United States for example, as a greet part of her territory lies too Jar north for vegetation. Hand in hand wish agriculture gun the lumbering industry, which is still one of the most im- portant in the land. Beat notwithstanding she great and endless demand on the for. elite, the supply does not seem to be very materially diminished. Right here in On- tario, the farthest advanced of all the pro. vinoes, an hour's journey from any of the large cities will lead one into woods almost as donee as were presented to the eye of the first settler. The other great industry of our land is mining. Nowhere else is there a district richer in all valuable minerals then British Columbia. But although it is of such great itnportanoe already, the minin g industry of Canada is still in ifs in- famy. As the new member for Vsnoouver said in Parliament a few days ago, if Brit- ish Columbia only got fair play sad was properly treated by She Government, she would astonish Canada by her rapid pro- gress. Ralf the wealth of the Rooky Moun- tains is still unknown, bat almost daily we hear of advancement in this line. The vast stretch of country reaching tar towards the north, known as the North West Territory, is yet only partially ex- plored. Man are continually opening it up, farther and farther northward, and ab- le and zealous missionaries are doing much to bring the people of this part into con- nection with civilization. The great rail- way. stretching from ocean to ocean across the continent, has been an important agent in exploration, and in developing the oom- meroe and industries of our land. Manito- ba and the surrounding districts, which, not many years ago, were regarded as al- most unknown territory, bate now flour. billing towns and cities, and enjoy the same eincationat and political advantages as our eastern provinoee. The commerce of Canada, although not stags ab whiob a country is able to prods only enough for its own use. Even n as country, lei w be devoutly thankful to the no Giver of all for the many blessings of ast- ute showered upon us, and also for the ci- vil and religious liberty won by our fore- fathers, and in which our beloved Queen leaves sillier colonies unmolested. I am sure all Canadians Bobo in their hearts what they speak wish their Itps, when re- peating one of our national songs; "Dld kindly Rsave adbrd to me The choiga where would dwell. Fair Canada that choloewoeld be; The lend I love so well. I love thy bills and valleys wide, Thy waters' dash and foam; May God in love o'er thee preside. My own (Canadian home." the exportation of grain, fruit and cattle A �rsmee. the Dosolnion is of world-wide bnboor. Jest here it may be said that, while in times of peace, Canada has excelled in the arts of peace, yet as times when war has been neosssary fo protect her homes, she has ever been to the front. Among the first dangers our forefathers had 10 encoun- ter, were the attacks of savages. Some- times their little colonies were almost an- nibjilated, and oftentimes they meet have almost given up in despair. Lahr on wben the Freuoh, and again when the Americans wished to drive out the power of our moth- erland, her• sons rose manfully to defend her rights, and inverlablyyprevailed again& her foes. Some of the most brilliant names on the pages of history. are of men who fought and fell on Canadian battle- fields. If other oountries have their Wel- lington, thelr Napoleon or their Washing. ton, we have our General Wolfe and Bir Iaaao Brook. But while our eountsymen haw shown snob determined courage in times of necessity, let us pray that the peace which we are now enjoying may be continued to As. In past years we have seen sufficient example In England of the consist between times of pesos and war, with regard to the prosperity of a country. Our nation has been very torlhnate in this teepees, as she has yet been engaged in no very prolonged wars. In /ravelling through Canada one will not find many spots, snob as we And in the c1d country, immortalized by their oonpee- tion with history or romance. The coun- try is too new for such. It is a land of the present. as she eastern lands are of the past. But tor scenery it is nob easily sur. passed. Here we may still see nature in all her homily, unspoiled by the arts of man. There ars spots in Canada whioh tourists from all countries seek. Chief among them is the Falls of Niagara. ons of Mho wonders of the world. U is a scene from which the interest never dies oat. No mailer bow often one has even it, he is ready again to gaze a1 it with wonder. Another sane renowned for its great beauty is the Lake of s 'thousand Wands, at the foot of Lake Ontario. In fent all along the chain of great lakes, which border the Do- minion on the month, ere found snatches of scenery unsurpassed for beauty and variety. For mountain scenery, among the grendem in die world, one has just to take a trip o the Canadian Pacific Railway, 'arose tb continent to the Rocky Mountains. Her again Canada labors under the same difii cattier of olimsbe, which ware mentioned before, as about half of her territory is, great pare of the year, too oold for comfort able travel. Turning our attention at last to the soul of the nation, her political and educations condition, we arrive at that part wbio shows what a nation really is. The super vision of the mother -land over this, be greatest colony, is wise snd by no mean interfering. We are left to govern our selves. and all Canadians know that our metedpresent political system has been ted and proven by' the fire of experience, and bas been found most trustworthy. Many methods were tried wish indifferent suo cess up till the Sime of Confederation ince then the system by which all °lame It is generosity understood that the vs - cant portfolio of the Interior l• to be fillets by the appointment of Ur Clifford Siflon, the prawn* Aflornsy-General of Manitoba. Mr Martin has never been in it from the beginning. Mr Laurier, however, regards Par Martin as having rendered very Im- portant service to the party and ill ie said that if he will accept a judgeship he he an have one. llama Pall Assizes. This Court was opened on Monday of last week, Mr Justice Robertson presiding. The civil docked had only one oase,and the criminal list threes The following were sworn in ea the (,hand Jury: Diggory Brown, Exeter; Rob- ert Black, Gslvin Davidson, Tarnberry; William Doig, Renault; Jahn Donaghy,. Fordwiob; Robert Eigie, raokersmitb; Amos Fisher, Colborne; John Bovey, wick; Geo. A. Jackson. Egmondvibe; God- frey Madiger, Charles Sohumsoker, Hay; R. W. Molieazie, (3oderioh; David O'Brien, Stephen. Mr McKenzie was chosen as foremen. Edighofier vs. Clark. an action ot seduc- tion. Judgment for 13500 and costs, to be in full of all demands by the plaintiff or his daughter against the defendant, and the plaintiff as to indemnify the defendant against the support and maintenance, past and'fubure, of the infant child of Barbara Edigboffer. .1. M. Best for plaintiff; 4. T. Gamow, Q. O. for defendant. The Queen va Anne Delion, obarge per- jury', took a day and a half to complete. Prisoner, a resident of the village of Hen - sell, bad a piano on which Bailiff John Gill, IP of Exeter, went to her house. seized and ' took the instrument away. Gill swore be e showed and read the wartime of seizure, re and this was partly confirmed by a con- - *bible named Moore he had with him. Mre Delion and her daughter, with two girls in a her employ, swore Gill showed no authority - and gave no explanations, but took the in- urement against the protest of prisocer. 1 The jury, after two hours deliberation, an- nonnoed that they could nob agree. Mrs h Delion was admitted to bail in her own re. cognizance for 1500 and two sureties of 11250 r each. s The Queen vs. Ches. W. Wilson, charged with raps on Mrs Spindler, living in Sea - forth, was then taken ap, but when the wo- man bad given her evidence, His Lordship declared there was no case to go to the jury, and the Crown agreed. His Lordship • regretted that the law could not reach the • prisoner, whom he denounced alien unmiti- * gated blackguard. It would seem, from . she evidence, that She woman had not of- o fared the resistance she should to sobafac- - fists the charge, and Ibis the crown was going to show wet owing to her weak men- s tai and physical oondition. When clincher. • fag the prisoner, His Lordship gave him a "dressing" that would have made a less callose individual squirm. Ha declared AM it the charge had been sustained, he would have given him ten years in the peni. feaKary, and advised him so leave Ibe ()emery at ono* as he wax a d egraoe to it. This only other cane was a change of as- sault with the intent to do bodily harm, against a lad named Thorns Kyle, who had thrown a stone at another boy knocking one eye cue. Ile was released on suspend- ed sentence. The0rand Jury made their presentment - stating that they had inspected the jail, finding four male and one female pris- oners, latter insane, and awaiting removal 10 1be asylum. Two of the males are in. sane and are also awaiting removal. The jail and court hoose are both cleanly kept and in good order. They say: "We regret to say 'hat we are unable to visit the house of refuge, owing to its being thirteen miles dietant, and their being no mode of oonveyanoe provided. If it is neoesssry for she Grand Jury to visit this institution the Government should, in our opinion, make some provision for oonveyanoe at the Coen. by's expense." His Lordship commended the jurors for their promptness, and agreed with them that provision should be made in the law for the inspection of the hoose of refuge. The Court was then closed 8 of people are represented in Parlismene has been sabisfaotory to all who have th interest of She oonntry at heart. The div Won of duties between the Dominion and Provincial Parliaments is well arranged. a is also the work lett to the smaller bodies the town and county councils. The educational system of Canada is re- garded as the best in the world, and Cana• dans went to work the right way in found- ing it. They examined the methods sm• ptoyed by other countries, and chose what was bestand moat fitting in each. Making use of these they built rep the present School System, of whioh we are so justly proud. In this land of educational liberty, poor and rich may be (aught alike, and She necessary resent in, tbet brains and hides. try take a position shove *het of wealth. But amid all the progress and aotlyiby of our laud, one albjeo*, an important one, s -ems to have been neglected. Whore ere the great poets and writers of Canada? Some certainly have made very good efforts in both lines, but who is there to nomppere with Shakespeare, Tennyson, Longfellow, or George Elliott? Probably the reason is that when men's minds have been 000upird by the more common, and more important matters, concerning the welfare of the state, they have not bad apaoe ip *heir thoughts for lighter subjwb. Perhaps in the near future, when men have mor. time to turn bheir attention to liters/are, we may see the works of Canadians taking their pleoes in the ranks with bbe produc- tions of other countries. yet greatly developed, is yearly inoreaaing And now, although wv grant Niel then in proportions• a have long passed she i1 still great room for improvement in oar