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`constituencies into which a line of the -demanded '9 ;9xp.u1Ii.h ..0f the present ._ Turn out the present government it you may, but turn it out for the sake of get-_ ting a pure Government by putting in the Opposition, a greater mistake could not be made by the country. The election courts had shown that a systematized plan had been adopted by the Reform leaders in Ontario for debauohing those Grand Trunk railway ran. It was theie men who wanted the clergy of the land to, declare that the will of the Almighty governnnentlsngi .InbItitnti0n not their opponents. hgpoiuted to: 0'39_b9`,f w v . . THE N{dR'rH_E-RN Aovngrgca, A_.Qn-___ A farmers Sales Notes Oolle.o1ied OURRENT AOOOUNT8 cgzusn. sAvm as an MK DE PA, arm: E;:_1fC_T` `Deposits of :1 and upvimrds '1-eeived and _ Interest allowed. V Farmers iggmtlgrgxggrcial Pa'pa1f; 1 I1: lVUl1Il'lI:'l1N I-\IJVA;l_UE,~ An 8 Page. 48 Column Nowlpdper, Published trom the 011100. Dunlap Street Bun-lo. in the County of` Slmooe. the Pro- vlnco of Ontario. Canada, every Thurs- day morning. by ' IADIUEL WESLEY. Pll0PIlIE;I`0lIo` The once or this Bank In Bngtle has been removodto the corner ot Damon and Owen Tsu-ecu A % ESTABLISHED um. ., OAPI'l'AL`- - - - - saoooooo. BARBIE BRANCH. Ii. :-1:f:nQa:a}J3s, MANAGER; `I'll HAGGART BANQUET. The banquet tendered to the Postmaster General. in Perth last Thursday was one of which any public man would have rea- son to be proud, It was a complete answer by Mr. - Haggart s constituents of the slanders against him set` on foot by his political opponents. `At the banquet were the Minister of Justice and eight other Cabinet Ministers all ot whom threw out some interesting matters in con- nection with the policy of building up the country and extending its trade in every direction which the Conservative party is doing and the policy of slander and run- ning down the country and seeking to put it in the power of Washington, which constitutes the policy of Mr. Laurier and his party. One of the most interesting speeches. was that of Hon. Mr. Foster, who is always incisive and convincing. He said, a certain divine in Ontario had ended a recent utterance with the assertion that purity in public affairs was only to the had by turning out the present govern- ment and putting the Liberals in. He desired to enters mild protest against this .__._A. __ bl00iI-1'i`;l'D:' __ ___--- .. _ --w asuaswusssvull ouu. license, thst forgets the rights of others. It does not sppesr that the people of the so-called Republics of South America have yet risen to such s stsndsrd. Hence the revolutions. the bsrbsrities and the blood- shed which the history of these republics has presented. To all sppesrsnce Brszil is to be the theatre of s bloody struggle between the Governmentsnd the people of two of the most thickly popnlsted pro` vinces of the Old Empire. -.Both_ sides are preparing for wsr and the world ' will sorrowfully wstch the drsnns shout to be, enscted; - .r A. ` nuusv "nun-mo. ` Heresy hunting these, days is not at- tended with very marked success. ' The ease of Dr. Briggs a week or two ago has very greatly disappointed the few heresy hunters `that were on his trail. The way the case has for the time, been disposed of. was (`unite _a surprise. The charges were dismissed by a decisive vote and the New York Press in on the eis_ef!_issth`efo1_lowin'g ` s "Ifws ask howin Ioshou-t'a_`tiine rnfrnounu: IN nnszrn. Republicanism in South America does not appear to be an unmixed blessing. N o sooner is the Balmaceda regime upset in Chili than a row begins between the Presi- dent` of Brazil and his people. Both President `Balmaceda and Fonseca are charged with Violating the constitution of their separate countries and playing the tyrant. There may be truth in this, -but it is a little diicult to obtain the exact truthin either case. One thing seems to be pretty clear, that _is, that a Republican form of government requires for its suc- cess an intelligent people capable of self- restraint and with a true consciousness of _ personal responsibility, able tqdlstingulsh [between liberty with its limitations and j`______. L`_-A'. -0 Sheriff McKellar, ot Hamilton, pub_- lished in a recent issue of the London Ad- vertiser a lengthy letter in which he` com- plains that by the legislation ofthe Mowat government the legal profession are al- lowed to serve certain legal papers which service he maintains belongs to' sheriffs, which has greatly reduced the income of their oices. If Mr. McKellar is correct "in his contention, and we believe he is, great injustice has been done to sheriffs. Mr. McKellar has time and again called the attention of the government to the injustiee of the matter of which he com- plains, but they turn a deaf ear to his entreaties. This is neither just nor gen- erous to an old Reform veteran like Mr. McKellar. There was a time when the A Mow.at Government would not venture to treat that gentleman in the cold and in- ditferent manner it has in this respect. We suppose they conclude that his useful- ness .to the party and the government is gone; and it can scarcely be said that there is any political gratitude inthe pre- _ sent day, we have little expectation that Sheriff McKellar s grievance. `will be re- dressed, unless some of his friends, aided by the opposition, force the government to take action. ' ` Sheriff McKella.r was once a Grit of the Grits and Uncle Oliver's bosom friend. His day of usefulness to the partyis now over, and he is getting some experience of party gratitude for past` services. It will be useless to try Archie to move` any of thosefees from the lawyers pockets back into your own, you will have to wait till the Greek Kslends.; SHERIFF HoKlI:AR 8 GRIIVANGES. to what effect his policy might have on the country's destiny, We fcornmend the policyiof the government `as so clearly set forth by the speakers at.Perth with the policy of the Liberals as set forth by their organs and by their, leader, at the Boston banquet. No thoughtful man can doubt `which policy it is his duty and interest to \ uphold. ' that of, any other -.'British colony. Was the. debt too large? Why didn't the Liberals admit that it had notiincreesed ' for morethan "two years 7. Was'the taxa- l .tion too heavy l alt had not been changed ~ 81,000,000 less than the previousiyear. the country that _ athee Goyernment last `year had at one fell swoop struck off taaation equivalent to -$3 50-for `every 3 family in the, country. They said the McKinley bill would completely destroy Canada, beginning` j with the hens, but Canadians `still existed, and were `alive and well. Where ,foI-merly no eggs and lids `Canadian hens. Canada was being prejudiced by the statements sent abroad from the utterances of Liberal speakers, but he was `happy to say that the egg trade had been put on a rm basis, and this year in addition, hundreds of tons of poultry would be forwarded to the British market. Mr. Foster showed also that the policy of Mr. Laurier would sweep of!` at utterances at the Boston banquet in which to the interests of Canada without regard A , I A II` . in four years, except last year when it was The Opposition moreover failed to` tell..- poultrv "were shipped to Great Br-itaiu,: there has gone into the port of ~ .L_iverpool` ' this` year 30,000,000`_egs, laid by bona, a stroke $18 000,000 of our revenue and directed attention to one of Mr. Laurier s the Liberal leader declared that he looked 1 If Mr. Lil-l;`l'i9l'. did `not know what was going on-he could not be considered wide enough ayake e take charge of a zo'vern- ment. Oominyto the tradenhq aestion he said the Opposition were endeavering to makeheverbody believe there` dwas some- thing radioallyd wrong with Canada. What was wrong? Was the credit of the lc>untry-declining? Ifstodd higher than There is an old saw which runs thus: In whate er you sweat indulge your taste. Everybody knows that a lad.wi1l expend an indenite amount more energy with pleasure and without fatigue at any thing that suits his taste than in a small amount of exercise that does not inter- est him. That is the secret of the pro- posed plays in the Austrian schools. The games in contemplation V involve bodily exercise and must be such as will refresh the mind, making relief through the body. Mental training is also contem- plated, different, from the training of study involving the exercise of skill, punning, forethought, and the like. Every school is to be left free to select its own plays. In the Ontario system of Education, the perpetual round of ex `aminations seem to necessitate a large amount of home study the very antipodes of this Austrian play-for-work system. D` Lsiirior did not; Wk... `it :I"sn_;i boodle vghioh .I1'1pplid_ the ninja: Lnfqr the Liberd bampiigh _i;I1_`:Quebeo last March ? `IE `I. 1'__.'._.._. ::j _-A_ I-_}A._ _I__A _____ comrr nnncxnn um -rm : rates. The Premier of the Quebec Government haiethreatened toprooeed against a large number of newspapers foreeditione `libel tor the charges made egainat ind hie colleagues in connection with the Quebec Court Home contrcct.- The Empire is the chief offender, having published speci- c charges showing that at least $115,000 had been given-by Mr.` Whelan to various membera` of the government in connection with that contract which ivwvae need -by them`for political pm-posed and `for their private benet, The conrue `threatened by Mercierie an extraordinvai-y `one cud it carried ont;1v.ould_ar,ld a monetronc b1l!'1` *;]'hI 1-:Whi.9hf Til i n.;.,n.. ....".;a.T.;.;;;.`.L.;.;;:.;'.;i.i ;....;'1a. I rsx nxaurrrons. There may be cases where `it would be `right _ for property to be exempted from taxation but as a rule all property should bear its due proportion. of the cost 3 protecting it and securing its possessors quiet and peaceable possession. There is a .wide diversity of opinion about the exemptions of church property from tax- ation, some thinking it is right to exempt it and others that it should be taxed. We believe it-should be compelled to bear its share of municipal and general taxation and though we have given all due attention to the arguments of those who do not be- lieve in exemption they have not suicient force to convince our judgment. of their righteousness and justice. The Baptists seem to be the only religious denomination that do not want exemp- tion. The J arvis-street Baptist church, Toronto, will not accept exemption and have paid 31100 the taxation on their church property. What they have volun- tarily done, other denominations should be forced to do. They are pretty poor Christians who try to creep into heaven at the "public expense, and shirk re- 1 spousibilities which every true Christian 7 ought cheerfully to assume. _ ..__,` -.--- Hersey hunting is becoming more d1i- cult becauue a very. large number of the ministers are largely in accord with the heretics, all toottimid to take the stand ` of a Briggs or a Smith, and a "good many perhaps have not the ability to defend their views. uvav nu II IJUIIUW IOITUU Wnore 8 `GOOD last winter.` Yet it is perhaps better that the dog should bark at an empty hole than bite a. living man. uv vvuayvl IIIIU l.I.l.lllUl.'I|ay BU recall` 01' 1'0- tire. But probably, on the whole, things are better as they are. Heresy hunters who .try to enforce obsolete creeda have ` been compared to a. dog that bark: at a hole in a hollow tree where a coon lived 1 Incl-. npdnha-. 17-4. :4. :- _-_I__.._ 1 .. . Well, timeyent on, and, in spite of in- tellectual ball and chain thinking `went on. The result to-day is noi `so much that the Christian Church has denied -certain old doctrines as that it has ceased to pay at- t tention to them. It isppbusy about some- thing else. Take the doctrine of proba- tion after death, which was the main issue in the Andover trial. __It was found, to the no ' small confusion of Professor Smith's prosecutors. that the creed under which the trial was` had, though a lengthy, ironclad and padlocked -creed, did - not contain a word upon the`_su,bjsct`, oneway or other! So, when the Briggs case was sifted, it was found that the real charges were true; that the professor denied the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, and that he-taught progressive sanct1lica- tion after death ; and the Westminster Confession is as silent on both questions as upon the recession of the equinoxes! And for like reasons theology and as- tronomy have been revolutionized since the good dlvines met in Westminster so many generations ago` to settle religious thought for all future ages. Thus it is that the enemies of progress and of liberty are hoisted withtheir own petard. If the Andoyer and Westminster creed makers had only been willing to acknow- ledge that they did not knowit'a1l, that thosevwho should come after them, might know something. too. and had inserted provisions by: which, nnderesuitable safe- guards, their work could be, from time to time, amended,-just as_ federal and. State constitutions are amended, the chances are that these questions that. now live would take places in the creeds that are occupied` with questions long. dead. Then the majority might be able to compel the minority to recaut or re- tire, `Rn!-. nu-nknkln l\U\ Ll..- _L-I- ALL. A-- UVVIO TU PIC-CVIIU IIII\IC` I'1UvC It is very interesting toohserve how, in this way heresy hunting in rendered dicult by the very means which in days of. old were devised for running down and catching alleged. heretics. Creeds were inyented and `made strong and tight Everything `was pht into them thatthe inventors could think of that would, as they supposed. fcover the whole ground of orthodoxy. Then to prevent any future `slip, ,g._they added a that the creed! contained _'God s truth, the whole truth and aothing but the truth. If any man in coming" time -questioned their per- fection let him be accursed .'_ ' II 7-II L3--- ____1 ,,, _ I F ' not``' many: days ago " voted mg `."" dw` by `one majority` a -motion to the complaints on the table, the answer is that Professor Briggs remarkably able, and candid bold paper, submitted last Wednesday at the opening of the trial, opened a RN89 11180! blind or blurred eyes. The strength Qf that paper consisted in dispelling a great cloud of vagueness and insisting that the real points at issue muet be alone con- sidered. As soon as that was done the members saw thatthere was nothing for the trial to standon; We do not mean that 94 out :.'f-144 were convinced that the Professoi- s doctrines are correct. That is not it at all. Very likely onethat question the gures would be reversed. But it was seen that the prosecution had nothing to stand on, because the only; question before the Presbytery was whether or not the doctrines set out in the famous inaugural are in contradic- tion to the Westminster Confession of Faith. Now it so happens that the`Con- fession is silent on nearly or quite every a. topic at presentunder debate. ` ` TL .. ....__ ...a-_-_A.:.... A.-. -L_-_._-_- I_-.__ ' A Nnwinnucarronan uovmumrr. Austria has taken a step out of the orthodox educational rut. - There is, an agitation on foot in that country to place a play on the program ct educational work. This may seem like a paradox, but when philosophically regarded it ap- pears to be a common sense paradox. It -is urged that as play creates an appetite for work, to provide it for the scholar will be in the interest of instruction. The gymnastics of our schools may de- velop muscle, and the calisthenic exer- cises through which our girls are put may- produce a certain degree of gracefulness and physical development, yet it is all too much like soldier work to accomplish what the Austrian school authorities want to accomplish. izrhst huge tbcrk `91ao$_:ixi":. tint run} lnnvv7 1-Inn: nnn unfnll hwvii` hi! nnn ` .\. _-e9`:'>,vj-$ - >-. uv vlulv guy ncrutuulm W U16 llli 002911 `A lyg` Grttewhb hnvebeen untested pi ,b_ribery_ end corruption. That the in- msy be. remedied, we give the names `ottheae upholdere of the Stead- qrd.._0.. ,Purity. fo11*)wI,.:_ Trey, South Perth`:vGib-on- 5 ;..B=*1eh.* Etna-. KS2; Tdrt. iitmprergo ; jspohn`, Eat Siznooe; N.S.`--Ottdwa a-'. ", .:;` Prlcona ` nnlimrvs I In. nvuuvvv-mu. %.I.u_uu_n.1|uU IVBUUl'|lCl'o It iserether mean or the `-Recorder to mentlpn the six Liberals, _jhe__ petitions against whom have been dumuleed, and to omit any reference to the half defer} +JnIa.- 4.54.! 114;. ._I..-. L--- L~-.4- _--- The petition: against aix liberal mem- bers of Parliament have diamiued, via: Mulock, N orth"-York ; Fremont, Quebec 00.; Latino. N-ioolet; Campbell, Kent; Watson, Marquette ; Baln, North Wentworth.,-Bt.kV1lle Reoorder._ Ta :. ...aI.'.... _._._" "-1 At. '1': uumuuwn and cnorus, boys _ulee Ulnb. Mr. J. Henderson was elected critic,end he gave some sound advice to the petfcrmers which will doubtless beer much fruit, especially in the musical line. The next meeting will be held on Fri- day next at 3 45 `p. m. `to which "all are cordially invited. " ynv IIIIII ILBIIUVII UI `gains. Mlu B. Scott. Messrs. E. Spotton, H. Black; recitation, Mr. Milden; trio. Mines E..Edwards, M. Sp:-y,_ Mr. E. Washington and chomp, Boys Glee Club. Mr .1. nnnnxnn nun. Alana-) ..:L:- -_.1 `L- an-cu v vnuuvlv CIIIIUIIUV UI. DUIIIU beta. The Boys announced to- a The program consisted of reading M11: B- Snntt. 0: H16 mem- Glee Club having been ppear for the first time, there was a. larger attendance than usual. 1'H;_E cAN;ADIAN` I BANK 0F COMMERBE. collegiate Literary society. 81/ glu Society : Own Reporter. There having been a holiday on the Friday following Thanksgiving Day, the meeting held on Friday afternoon last, . was the first for two weeks. Thep rogram was interesting, but short, owingto the unavoidable absence of some of the mem- hnn Thu `Ram. (ll..- m..1. I.-_.:.... If _.._..-_--- -yynv. All ZIWIHIIC. F. Pritchard, of the Liverpool fruit rm of Hamilton 8; Pritchard, has been here of late and gives some interesting data anent the Canadian appletrade. The total quantity of barrels of apples receiv- ed in Liverpool alone from Canada and the United States up to Nov. 7 amount- ed to 213,000 barrels, as against 62,000 barrels to the same date last year. In spite of the enormous increase, prices in ninety-nine cases out of 100. have been l'6ml1"1'LtlV6 to the shippers. Canadian apples, owing to their superior keeping q lality and ne appearance. are most in have: with our buy ers. In the English market Canadian apples are preferred to any others. They not only keep better in transir._. but are more luscious in taste. All apples are sold, in Liverpool by auction wiah amazing rapidity. On Wed- nesday last some 30,000 barrels were dis- posed of at 12 to 14 shillings per barrel for ordinary varieties, and 17 to 19 shill- ings for Kings. - ` vvnus vuuu thg oath :1 given him. aovgvgunavll IIIJII Traic Auditor Wa`-ker',1 of the Grand Trunk Railway, ivas the rst witness called. He had been summoned to pro- duce the. orders and requisitions for tickets given by W. T. R. Preston, but had been unable to nd them. He how- ever, identied one shown him as being similar to those used. The rate xed was one cent a mile for the return ticket. Accounts had been rendered to Preston but were not yet paid. 'P .1 Rich... Cl. VI` 1) l.:-L-L .4,,, A ...... .-`av uv_u Jvu P P. J. Slatter, G. R. ticket` agent, Toronto, also identied the form produced as that used in furnishing tickets on Preston : orders . . `I'\ Il',1'\ II ` - ` ` a. suuvunu 3 UIUUID. D. McDougall, ex-registrar of Water- loo, and John King, Q 0., of Berlin, ad- mitted diatributing tickets to voters to come to North Perth. 11--..-- nd 2 - vvnl-AV vv .L1Ul.IIl.I .I. Ulilalh George Deppiachwlas furnished with 9. ticket to go to Milverton to vote, but being challenged he was unable te_ _t:_Lke N oith election ti-ial was resumed at Stratford last Friday before J untihes McMahon anti Rose. .' V 'I'1__@ _ A ,_ A ornim snxrs VACANT. . LKingnton (Sir John Mwdonnld). ` V I Quebeo West (Eon. Thoma. Mo-` Gteoiy). . -A / PETITIONS AGAINST coNvn1v.TIvns ms`-' MISSED. .001. Tisdale, South Norfolk, Ont. Alex McNeill, North Bruce, Out. 001. O Brien. Muskoka, Ont. ;` '0. Cariitnan, Cmimplaing Qua. " , `Sif H"(:t_6rKLs_ngev_'I:i ,',_I'h!'ee Rivers, Q. . Dt .'G ra1"1'dbois, Tejninoonatb, Que. ` ,T. I.LI.__.Da_.lyr,_`Se`lkirk.,'M;lh. . I =TAs%;W-1R9s9..ILiis8r.'Mimi * 4 rn:TITIoNs AGAINST I,I1's'1`1iAI;s nfsurssnn. Arch. WA!-npbll, Kdnt,0nt; _ John Cha;rlton;North Norfolk, Ont. T `In D........... 1:r_.._..u_ tn-_._,u TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. _. 31 Per Annum in Advance. $1.` jf- _-:__...- _:n L. -_a;_s L- A iasit-;.-hr*9ai%.wd~ini4!*i!i-4 ;;;Th"* .gnm.iofinIs.owm3rqiu,=nu. cum-%:uuder thee B_riieh.o0ml!_1on_ln'_w'3nd ll.i8h3 be jnltie tied in . the -cue. of; 'rebellion, -but in: acne such as is `ohm-ged against. the Quebec Government, such `a course is utterly unj uetiable,"nnd iftakeu must inevitably fail. The country in waiting with patience for thereport of the Baie doe Chaleurs Commission and then there should be another commieeon with powere wide enough to `embrace all the alleged corruption -of the Mercier Government. Nothing less than this will eatiefythe country. . JV)GMx;'q lrinlxinxia: ' J. I. Davidson, Lib., South Ontario. as. Grieve, Lib., North.Perth. - Thou. Murray, Lib. , Pontiac. uonn unaruzon,`LVortn:,J.Vorfolk, Unt. .J. E. Boman,, N orth.W'a_terloo, Ont. .Thos . Bain. N or_th Wentviorth, Ont. V" Mnlock, North .York, Ont. % Dr. Grnay, Lev.1a,_Que. = V J. H. Ledno,;N,i0ol9:,. Que. J. Fromonp, Qdqbec ,C_ount.y, Que. H. 3M. ;R}i,ie`r, Stanqtegd, Qge. R. Watson; Mn.rq uott'_e, 1Ma_.n, , urn-v-.;..-p-`....... __-_'._ __- _ cozvimvulvns UNSEATED. David Henderion, Hglton, Ont. J,ohn`A. Magsdonsld, Vnctoria, N. S. now The can stands. _ L1BEnAI.s- Uxssunn. Jan. Trow, South Perth, Ont. `Wm. `Gibson, Lincoln, Ont. P. H. Spohn,'East Simcoe, Ont. Israel Tarte, Moutmorency, Que. F. W. Borden, Kings, N. S. F. G. Fol-bea,TQueens, N S. ---Trnax, E. Bruce. Canadian Anplenixn 1n:z1ana, Dn:`1|`\nu-A - LL _ Pug:-inn to North Perth. 115 no wan IIVIJDUIU BU DSKB dnd not vote the tiicket! C No new name will be added to the Sub- Iorlption List until the money is paid. Subscribers now in arrears for three months and over will be charged $1.50 uer annum. . _ g V`-""" '*"+_ *WU Iaus: uuulpltsbe Assortment. 1011 Want. Luum, ` 11013 '-have them: '9 We Want to sell them. The prices are DRY GOOD_S_, Try it and you will use no other. place the Five Points Drug? Store. will do What is Wanted. This g1_c_1 reliable article is rnade of the original qua.1it5_{_,_ and sold at the old Your horses need something to put them in good shape for the winter, and there is nothing better than Kidd s Condition Powder. It V See every department and sat- isfy yourselves that the place to buy your Dry Goods is at the popu- % 1a.r Store of Fraser-,Clark & C0. A #1! Whoa there! FALLSEASON ! % `I!is neegiless for 11$ to mention our long 11st of cho1ce merchan- dise. Every depaytment has This L`VV eekdbeenA relnforced with new {supplies Better and Cheaper than eveirbefore. A , tThe demand of last week s trade Wae`beyo_nd our expectations. We parted Wlth ~a. lotof Very deeirab1e goods, and by the st111 constant de- jmand We are assuregi that our cus. tomers get good sat1sfaction. REINFORCED 2 2 FLANNELS, OARPETS,&C. F0lIl.Al)|ES'. GENTS AND 0l|||.DllEN S WEAR ! and.`3_th9 cdmplete Assort ent. You Want them; ' nnf..-`I-mun: +`I-..~'.`..`... a `nr- __-_,. . T 1 . ___- ...., SEE OUR sea oun SEE oun F0!` If%I||a{IIl`oL coils at bottom gures I: . `g ! g fg ` y-TA: Z ___;j: A FOR THE DRESS GOODS. MANTLES. MILLINERY. HATS & CAPS? 5',` 1591. DRAFTS ISSUED payable in an parts of Canada, Great Britain, the United States of America, and elgewhegp. ' r . 4 _