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· · · · THE MERCHANT fRIDAY MAY 12 1876, RATES OF ADVERTISING farmers nto the snare they have eo cleverly The better to succeed they ar· ba ted amuo ng them \Htl bubbles The Agr cultural mterests mu·t be prote ted I prot cted tl e farn er v ll soon be a bis (ha ng amassed a large fort ne ) to ret re from bu~ nesa erect bis villa and end h a ear hly sojourn n the so ety of the manu fact r ag and mercant1 e tn lhonares What a pr v1legc If ourngr cultural fr ends w l try the effect ot the po nt of the p n of common sense upon tb s protect on bubble they " ll then be prepared to eel mate 1t at NEWS SUMMARY The probab I t es are that the ref sal of the Br t sh Uovernment to surren<l r W n slow the forger at be den and of the Un led States w 11 lend to the abrogat on of "hat s known as the Aahburton rreaty In 18 0 tie Imper al Par! ament enacted a law to the effect that no uccused peraon should be extrad ted who could be put on tr al tor an o her offonse tl an t at f r I I s adm tied wh ch he was extrad ted thats ncs 1870 persons have b en xtrad t ed w thou! any s h aBBurance as IB now requ red hnv n be nr. u ketl or g eu nevertheleee t appears that the Br tel) Government ba e the r gl t to ask for su h tt.ssurances The Jacts of the r hav ogre fused to surr nder W uslo pend ug su h an assurance has alled forth aome no \ler) compl mentary r narks from certa li por t ans of the U u ted States l rcss l be papers tn quest on bn. e a very conven e t way of forget\ ag r 11 about the Wash ngton Treaty and the vory bonoroble 1 way m wb ch the Un t d Stoles have carr ed out ta prov11:11ons in reference to the fish r es the canals & of course tl ey ba.ve acted ver) houor.bly about tbe Alabama c · ms Not to say one ord on the lien an quest on n proof that we are tall ng by the book read hat the New York lie ald baa the before the I ub c Our a surance to p Government sacredly keeps fa th and s ent. tied to exprct the some scrupulous com pl ·nee th engagements on the part of other nat ons The Wash ng on Govern ment nay well pray Save us fro n our Report says that Mr Secretary fr ends. F el ha· already g v n ot ce of the n en Good set the t on of hIB Government Treaty as de and then we may hope to have son ti! h g n ore satisfactory 11 1 a place a.lid that net ma.} also lead to a rev son of some other treat s o r co ntry rmcr d y keeps rhe vho e subJCCt w l bed scus sed m the llr t sh House of Commo a Mr D1srael and h a c"b net have lost nl)lch pres! ge of late their star s n the descend ag Node nor shall we be surpr s ed I the Govern nent ol the Ep scopal Clergy and L censed V ctuale" rap dly s nks uto 1ta mer led obscur ty It v II soon be t me for the lead rs of the par y ! progress to agree upon al rograrnn e HAMPTON In connect on th the B C Chu b tho Queen· B rt! day w 11 be celobrated as us al and from he I ogramn c g veu a most lltercst ng t me ma) be ex pee ed At 2 30 p n .Rev W Ayera of W n lsor w 11 g ve h e mat11 Je le lure on l s Tr p to Eng nna n ti e B C Ch reh At e 11 b ch a tea w ll be held n the basement Adm ss on 25c proceeds n a d of organ fu1d At730aconertol sacrdm1sc w II be g ven b) the cho r con ncted b) Prof Ru·e and Dr Baxter frnn Ne v York "hose reputat on aa a nus c an and author s so favorably known Adm ss on 25c A ba aar for the sale of a ]~ ge "'sortment of u e l und fan y art l s w 11 b held dm ng tl e la for the benefit of tie Ch rch fond LadJ tr nd or o I lav g art clea to contr bute w 1 obi ge bj send ng the same n c e of Mrs JI Ell o t J! Thr fty and econom cal farm rs buy the r goods fron McCl ung Bros A cap ta! tea green or back for half a dollar-lOlb f r $4 60 An excelle t Japan- !Olts for $0 00 LOTUS (From a CorT<;pondent) · · 25 eta I r 1 ne er I ne Mun1C1pal :Matters S vcet to n e are tl e pleasures of contem 1 lat on n thooe vast pr muval forests ot the p ery 'Vhen far from no eti and not rude Be9 <le 11cquestered sol tude and all be doea 1 ot know toget r nnd JO ns our soc ety why we 11 wal e a mlln ot b n yet. Such tale ts Ale ev de t y p ss ooe are not to he h d and f d rected n the r ght channel \\OU d develop wnnd fu ) II I were ·k lied n log c or ou d ad van e argumenta strong e ough to conv nc b n I don t h nk wou d I e lo n them tor f you OUR LOCAL EXCHANGEi:s. But COMMERCIAL llOWM l.:NVJILE ta rr..a.l value We com mend the folio" ng letter '" t ten by a fe.rn er to their ser ous ea ng DE .rn MERO! ANT -As a ·pe u.en 1 r ck ot the k ad ol cv dence taken before Doc tor Orton s Comm ttee oa the agr c ltural nterest of the Don mon I send you tl e v de e of Mr J H Morga Pres dent of Essex country Agr cultural Soc et} lb s ev deuce cost the country $91 (aee our flrst page)-and I would l ke to ask th~ farmers of Durham af er read ng t "bat ~\lexcbant. value they have got for the r mone} The Comm ttee bae been hunt 11g up w tnessea 18~6 from Dnn tu Beersheba al a large cost to the country nnd sue} e dence as I"' send be yon here" th 1s all the value the country gets for Its o t ·} I most dee dedlv th nk t 1s pa} ng tuo dear for ta wh stle The Doctor w h the" d or Mr Wallace, of the of B tbs Marr gee and Pac fie R R Survey Account Notor ety ran userled u tbe M lii nCHAN the whole concern m the ntcreet of the manufactu ers and h s party le bas ac c 1mulnted a mass of ev1d.nce ~ good part vs EXPEDIENCY of wh ch 10 1 ttle better than rubb sh but t 1s stretched out and magn lied to show the wo derlul efforts l e has nude for the farmer He cou es forward as the man \\ho pretends to cure a l the lie of the !armer aud as a. cl arlatuo some few w 11 b~ eve him wh le the greater bulk of th mass ha s lry ng to cluj>· w 1 see through h ssh al low pretence Th a "1tness IS apparently sprongly n favor ol protect on for the far mer-yet he sla es that he pr1ce of all k nds of gra n ncl d ng grass seeds ha~ raoged 20 per cent and p ·ards b gber ou the others de of tho 1 ne ban th s, !or th last iiltecn ) ars and that U S pork was extensively consumed u Canada at a b gh er pr ce than, the CJ!nad au !armer cou get h sown uorket Tl a ll! for bis l ork proof pas t e accord g lo h10 own show rng that nn) lurther folies on the·· art cl ' would not be CI the Canad an far '°er llut notw1tbstand ng all th s he s strou~ly ID favor ol the rec pro ty of · fta w ti ti e Un te l States at the r present rate which o ld make the dut es on all manufacturetl art cles co s rued by the farmers 4o per cent or 27! p r ce t h gher than they no · are "b I be 20 per cent t would rr pose on the agr ultural produce "ould he ol but I tie t auy benefit to the for ner wh e they produce $30 000 000 wort aud nu e annlUll y ot a surplus to ex.1:10 t for a cor l ug tu 1.111 law r uston of t de the pr e they K t !or th a surplus o a gr at x ent I e p ce of The e " a reaso for it Wlu~ - -- @"No es · D a ha w 1 be ] cc of Cha ge PRINCIPLE A - - - - - - --- IMMIGRATION upon Europe EGYPT 1 he d a bat EDglnn l a d f ranee vere gra Ou atop) 09 tee ds ol the r peon he JU st on of Egypt anF an e haapasseduway nee Lori D rb) and ti o Due D co s bave conf rred ogether Tho Fre cb cl e a of r I ef foll tbrougb and t B no v ad n tted tl at the adopt o o the ' h n e sbadowe l in Mr Ca e s report wo d be the sal vat o of E ypt ·n F nano Tl e Lo don 1 imes JOINr STOCK COMPANIES reRpecL ve agenc es 'I he R port says tl at Li r ug ti e last 1.hrce) ears no d fl u ty ha.a been ~xper e cd at 1111y of the agencies Ontario in 1Jfocur ng su table e nploy uent for bo a jida far u labourers a d temale Ion est c servant$ nod heL teaeonab e ~ages o l<l be accepted engageruents ould be ma le by the ear In many stances the new comers preler to vork for the b gh wages curreut du ng the su mer a d aut m1 uontha and tako th r chance of obtain ug emp oyment u the Yi nter In mak ng t~n porary n~a 0 en ents tb s manner some eet w ti~ d Eappo ntment dur ng t.he nclement a ason Tl e total expen<l. ture for the year on account ot the a hea e .. ~94 060 · BLOWIN<1 BUBB.LES It a u deratoocl that Pre· acnt Grant s ser oUtl att ~ck of neuralg a s largely n.t r butnble. to h ncet1sa t smol ng of strong c ga ' and t s a so 1 roadly h nted that hJS exau pie s not a vays to be com me <led n the matter of s rong J.r uk TJ e Exeter T n eiJ anno n es that no ve w ll pub! sh the cry one of tnose arvund the do::irs of ti hur hes u our town or on the s de val ks mak ng remarks ot of the most fl::!fia d at e to passers b) The London T nperance Hosp ta! up to De eu ber 31 1875 ha I bud nder t eR\ meat an ggrcgn c ot 2 82 CAse u on y oue of ~h h the use of 11lcol ol was deemed necessar): ,pnd n that t proved val eleSlol -~--~·--~and was g ve up CENTENNIAL The W e D ale s Gamlle calla for $500 ch l fl d the to be off red as a I e for an ess v s all real lh I quor [U s o f on thew n po nt of v ew and thus neutral zc the harm wh ch t ant pates tr u he te1nperance re~nt No doubt you w l be p eased to hear of the cont nued prospe1 ty of the temperanco cause Not iu cs x months a.go a D v a o as organ ed n Lotus th a memberab J ot n netcen Now there are upwards of s xty .nembers of good_ standrng w th a fa r p os pect of n reatie The oillc rs elected for the pre!l<)nt quarter are W P Bro H Ferguson W A S ster Ma y A McCabe R S S st r S Ear e I\. It S Bro Oa v d F rguson F S Ero C H Burl ng I reae Bro Thos St neon Cuap l! o S 'Ve h o all hea. d n the o rse ef 6 McCabe Con Bro J J Co ett A Con Needs must when n. corta n old gentle n&n dnves Br John Arnott I S Bro: J J Fe g ou 0 S Ero Robt Go don I W P Bro I therefore., propose to recnp tulate a d to br efly el c dnta the excog ta ons of o r A McCabe mun c pal pnrenta anent the Exempt on ng Bros have lly law wh cb came before them at their Chea1 enougl most excellent bleacbeu cotton at 12~ cents laot sederunt You never saw its e iual 10 the town before Impri nu Counc Hor B - - - moved the at the pr cc S · t I first rend ug of tbe by law lo exempt the new Furniture Co from taxat on Carr ed TYRONE Counc llor B---d d not des re to have On Suuda} and Monday t read a Becontl t ne unt I next meeting 22nd nets the S bbath School of the B ble Be ng preeeed le refused whereupon the Ohr st an Church ll ho d the r Annu l Council for l Jy took possess o of t not Fest val T o serv ces · be h d o · tbotuud ng th· !rant c reo stance f Sunday at the usual hour'- On Mondny at B - - and the secon 1 rea 11 g was mo ed 2p addresses w ll e g ven by Rev h s Worsh p pleasantly am 1 ng at the out Messrs Bar a Wad Jo I fie an 1 lank n rage F n l ng h s resistance unava1l ng Tea \\ I be er ed at 4 o clock The S hon Counc liar B - - - observed 0 pr nc ule I am o~posed to any pro w ll suppl) tl e s ng n~ perty be ng cxe npted from taxat on I be l eve the tn·] or ty of the e ectors s opposed to th by law I am opposed to t mysell II so be t s ca r ed we sbull lose many votes LESKARD Cou llur C - - r marked very per Ou Sunday u d Qu ens b hdaJ he A t ucntly that The olu B F lrI Co wou d n v sory of the L kard B C Sabba I I uy tbe r cred tore forty cents n the dollar S boo! w lJ b he d Af ernoon and even g and t therefore lo)lows n d 1e sequence that ser ces w l be held o tbe t;nbbath a d the new Furn t re Co should be exan pted ll be served Mr from taxut o on Wednesday ta Never m nd vbat old Bar J ol ff v l I t re ol Trn ts of Cha. ker say· pass the by law net r Co nc llor lrlcC--- spoke from a d s Re thought that as uter sled eta1 lpo nt Go no good r asoo had been g ven why the trade Yo w ll mak a n st ke f you purchase Co npBD) al oulJ not oe exempte l they shou d I 'OCee l n a bus ne s l ke way and carpet floor u 1 clo h or curta ns before see pa a the by law therefore at once He UK McCl ng Bros. slo k l oted Mays Mun c p I Prac se and Murdocl Boe make an nn nee nent Ha la s CC\n t tu anal ltfunic pal Law th a "eek It a large enou h to be read b k· to prove that nay 1 caeure pro1 erly ntro '!</ th e se Call and xon ne r stoc duced beJore thl! Counc l must be passed The et " nthcr of the past week put an u less t opponents can ho v good cau!.lle to end lo eed ng !or the t m be ng Yest r the c ntrar) t not r qu red that ts sup d ) 1 ere v.:us a cl u.nge an l \\e "' 11 prob porters shou d in an wa.} demonstrate it ably have ~ensonnb e eather no v n cess y ur u t.} He ~as much sur The Q eeu s rthday w l be eh ated p s d at Co nc llor B - - - e con uct n at Enn sk li en ~ 1 a tea and conce t by th s utter out woul I leave b m to the t e m em be rs and fr euda of tbe M E Cl urc1 The) ntend to ake tho o cas on one of more than usual nter t We <l rect the n.tte t o f our readers to the ne adve sement of Mr Borla d IJe bas a full stock and I be pl us d to then suffer ng 1ro u premon tor) symptoms al probab l n ake tie acriun ntancc of be readers o the of a holera attacl wh h 1ty vo Id nece s talc ha absent ng h mself b.il!l.ttUHANT a\Jout vot ng t e. A ne v wood )Rd and Counc I or D - - n tl ought the by bas been sta tel n tow col mn the o.nnouncen e t s made Mr lnw was wrong ts pr TI ple v.:as \\ roni;t McSpaddeu hna bad a good deal of cxper the Co nc l s a pub! c servant and should sho no part a ty tl e lo s of taxes would ence and asks to le tested pur ase a a earn fire eng ne At one t me We have rece ve<l a advanced copy of be bad been greatly n f.vor of the by la" the c rcular of the Exccut vc Co u n ltee of encl l t vote o~u nst1t Hav ng ol they M c Aseoc at ODS or tl e Un ted be then a nee g Vdn the quest on mJre m tur con States ·nd Br sh Prov n es N ·w York s derat on he was now opposed to announc ng ti at the twenty flrst annual the by a· tut mpell d by a sense of dut} conv nt on of these soc et es \\ l be held he shou d vote for t Here th s vae l at g Toronto from Jul) 12 to 16th next ge tlemnn became so ery ncoberent that The @ ps es are abo t not q teas th ck I had tog e h n up us an ncomprehen ns the p gcona u ere a wl le aeto but th ck s ble phenomenon eno h We not ce fro n o r local ex The Reeve did ot wake h s pron. sed changes tbat he ne ob bor ng towns are mad n Blee b be ng v ' led l y ti cm As many of these Counc llor T - - n ver) prett 1) gentleman are 1 ght tingere i perhaps t1 ey lloped the by law wb ld pass I have a can tell ·l ro Mr G fford s m ss ng hens l ttl hes ta y-so ne daub - whether tbere are a such a Company as that lescr bed n the Bo 1we! s I anora na of Ireland and tbe by la v S ppos tbere snot an the Coun ll ex! b t n the c I ex mvt ts pr pert) from toxot on I I W l do not kno" perhaps I aw vrong b V\ orsb pk n lly e ghteu s 1 Where he prowl ng wolf the cunnmg fox anu odor ferous flowera n ay be seen n all the wild abandon fa na ure os i:.-et una ded by he presence of that ull eraal tyrantnnn \\here-- but wl y enlarge on such lofty ti eu ·· to those who are of the earth ror hy I WI y then as I dragKed fro n my sweet seq nestered sol tude to report and er t ae the proceed ngs (1) of a pub! c meet ng on Sat rday n ght w h ch d d notb ng (2) o( a Counc l meet ng on Monday u ght wh ch d d noth ng 3) of a I ruatee meet ng 1 cl ought to hnvc taken place on Tbura dav but l d no\ 1 The Israel tea w re compelled to make br cks · thout stra · but} have to m ke them " lhout clay and out of the ver est cha[ A man of ord nary capac ty would des pa r of the success of a at tern pt to evolve sometb ng out al noth ng But! as the m crosco1 e man s enabled to detect d scover an l n ake cl ar ol 1ee.ts of nterest tn atoms n v s b e to tho nna de 1 eye -g·n s detects d scove:m, and u akes clear obJects of nter est even in hoae slen h~r tJ reads of sense and ntell gence wh ch occas onally pern e ate ti e corporate m nd and as SERVICES Gocid.ruorn ng Farmer a. backward. spr ng sn I t By the bye I th k J u rote an SUNDAY JOH~S M <\ Y 14th 1876 art cle for the MERCHH about the Rea son why yo do not JO n the Grunge s I thought probabl f we we re to alk the matter o er we m ght be mutnal yen! gl t ened as 11 few reasons you adv uced ap pear rather m sty In the first p ce you satd It a not the first t n e our con DR have made a good th ng out of us We lJ assume that by cous ns yo t n en.nt the !I.mer cans but what sort of t ;in tl ey have made of us wheth r t was a pa.tent grasc;hopper br ser or lass ;vood ha n- d dn t appe r ry u n short you don t appear to know mu L about the &UbJect mo c than Jou ver to d (excuse my being pla n my fr end I mean k nd ly and that too by purl ea "ho v re u gnorance .z. )OU must not bel ve a 1 ) ou bear 11 s sa d see ug ls l el e ug a d feel ng e the naked truth I armers as a class have been too credulous partly re suit ng from the r be ng 1sol led ao much from each otl t!l' Jou sea ce]y c er s e a group ol half a I ozen tarn ers together ex cept on t cal occa.s ans aud then tl e subject s pol t co The Grange room sup pl ca tho eed and you kno v n the n u t \\ ~lorn by pl city of cou c llors there hear ng each otbt:rs cxper ence on the d t fercnt branches of agr ul S} mpatbv to spr ng up botw I em nn l when a man kt ows be bas the sympathy of ha fellowe tg ves h m n cer n. a amo nt of self r I ance anct ndepe lence wh ch should character ~e every Suppose they save no y hy t wh t ey cc ta n ly do are they the only ones ·ho try to buy and sell to the Lest ad ntui; I Ca not a man do ns he cl ooses v.; l h sow 1 I or netanca f I wa t a l ua hty ol goods and l y p cl as ng then wl o e ale t roronto I ean save $20 don t) ou th uk I will be vorse than u w a not to do so lt on Sabbath nc Po1 ng nnd fl.t G 30 C Ld., Pastor DISCIPLES Sorv ce on Sabha h at 10 0 b Eldo lendena S nd y S I ool al 2 30 rn the hifte noon Some of the (} 1 Du c n en who l ft to YO UNG MENS CHRIS I IAN ASSOCJ A 1ION Ube t ke mplo en n th Un d Sta slave returned Ther s no place l ke home The return13 of the Osbav.. a assessor sl ov; t< ta a ue ot real and I l:lO l prop r y to be $693 450 4 44 9 popu at on n t e mo nng andat630 ntl e erung Auct1on Sale of Household Fu1':c.1tui·e, &c. American Pn ts very cheap at McCJ ng B 1 using Jlllan1'factures Gone Up! BEIYN Jun ~ "CNABJE t pro t I aae a n w 1 of h e prrs on ld l std of sell t balan o of m y t.o k of TOB11.CCOS CIGARS PIPES &c ° A:r COSI PRICE eat barg n. n w All Ca 1 Sale G S CLU1Il 1d out by the 1st of e g en Ca 1 Eary · Lumber Yard AND JOINERS SHOI( ~ !':.Ji p nn l ya cl n Imp e ent Depot W :McSPADDJ \\ ar of R \¥ James 33 3mos work Yous & ) Ol:JNG LE8 K RD V. th a w nk of h 5 ye ti e ~I--r made E cl e en ng 100 presents are A' ven away T avell n~ showa are alt get! er too n n erous to su t the t mei; an l the sooner some of them get star ed out of the coun tr.s the better I e fl st to make 1 self scarce sl ould be N bio <\o Halls Panto m ro one J bA worst eel e that ever foo ed the p I c It exh b ted bore on Wed nes l!l.y n ght a ud from vhat we hear he best part ol I e exh h t on a tho p cturea on the fen cs The lrIH<lelssoh1 C ub p rformed to a l gh v res1 ctnb e ud en e on 'rue day n gbt and ad de l o he pre o a good op on.o r c t ns held of ti em ii'! a Hun ph ey eas ~ von t o aud en e v th her rare talent and easy Unflft cted manner She rece vcd an cnco c tor each p e e and a l ougb su Fer g from a severe cold grace f lly respon le I Mr Allan who also ap peared tor the first ne n Bu vi:aauv le a ad able v ol n st nud h s val e Ii e encor en w 11 tell Leskard Apr I 26 h 18 U M C uug Bros for Seed s sa n pies ~orsc tooth Corn 1 ares embera Second ofO en So nd by the d rect I ne namely e ther Ere or Nor hern Cen.tra.l R R n ll ch case the fa e a $19 40 or they nav go and come by Nev; Yo k p r N Y C R R 1'oth way the l·ro be g $ 0 40 ea h ase be ug and t ckels from Port ll have the I ckets n a few da.v and any other informat on ca.n be obta nel f o u l u A terr e explos on s ropor l from er Excursion sey C ty on the 7th n t The scene of ti e Dorn on DaJ there " JI be a Grand <l saBter'""1\ as the rn ga e of the De aware n<ler the auep ces of tbe Uourt of Foresters of th s pla e f on Cobourg Laeka van and Great VI est rn I\ !way wh ch were stored the g ant po der and P rt Hope a.ud nte n d ute stat ons to glycer ne used for 1 la t g n the Berge I Toronto by G T n R The Foresters Iete tunnel Al out 000 houses mo e o le" o be held n the C )Stal P 1 ce grounds were da.maged For a rad us oft ru lt!s toge her w h tie m8gn ficent parade n report8 con e n hilt d we l ngs and bu 11 gs ! wh b tl e ~ oreaters and F rem en f on the had been more or le" da nag d and he lfe ent p·rts of the l ov nee the York m·Jor ty had w nclo va deslroyel The P oneera Na onal Benevolent and other damage \\'. l a uo nt to tl o sands The so l es of ti e c ty ntend to pa.rt c pate up n on s becom ng general ti at spontane w ll prov de ample a tract ans Fare from ous con Lust on TI:ae the cause The fact {Bown anv Ile and r t r only one do lar lh~t no drat s ar rrpo1ted s nan ellou t cl ets goo l !or tnrco l·ye sel at 12 ts and g e goo! w gb real ty sell g bread cheaper tl a part s ho are p In g off on be I bread la k ng 12 o on the loat tor J c s Yours truly and I a so know that good bread ful gl SERGEAlST c nn t e made to y ) nt lOc s R loat Graduate or Mo at s P ery Up b ll th s to\\D at the pres nt p c so fl POHi Office near V etor a ltoa I Stat on You s !: N pas ng Ha !way To t ' El to of I e lvle ha t DEAR S R -IL s v. h no sn all Leres that l r al I e a t le of yo r corr spon den e pro and con n r teren e to the I th nk a freed scu'8 on ol tl e Oru I I le by .} our orresponde.nt r ner W but ·I l I feel sorr) for h w for f there s a ma o be p t ed t certa ly LO tho o e wl o e fi 0 l t og aga st ha oirn mterests but I I cJr ta all he lmows, ~ n3..,.o20 ' I