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 m^^^m^im^ t ft" j ' -n -â- .â-  Mm The Standard. O. W. Butledge, Pttbliaheir. MABKDALE, SEPT. 28. 1886 Editorial If etes. â€"Prince Albert Yictoria, the eldest son • of the Prince of Wales, is to marry an American. â€" ^An effort was made at the Methodist Conference to lengthen t^e Ministers' term, and a resolution passed making it four instead of three years, but was afterwards reconsidered leaving the term three years as before. -And now the fishery war is to be carried into Lake Erie. At least the attention of the Customs Deparment has been drawn to irregularities on an extensive scale committed by American vessels, and the Department is said to be on the point of enacting distinct regulations to cover^the difficulty. If there we re more distinct regulations in our Customs De- partment there would be fewer seizures. â€" Our friend across the border who so lately laughed at the idea of a success- ful transcontinental railroad into Can- adian soU have changed their tune. The shipment of goods from San Francisco for Chicago and New York via the Can- adian roifte has knocked the eagle silly. Our neighbors are a right smart people but "John P. Eobinson, he said they, did'n know everything down in Judee." â€" Sir John Lubbock has interduced to the British Parliament a bill making the early closing of shops compulsory. The bin provides that all shops shall close at ten o'clock on hohday evenings and eight o'clock on other evenings. There is no good reason why all shopping should not be done ordinarily before eight o'clock in the evening, and there are many good reasons why young men and women should not be comfined in shops untU a late hour every night. â€" The General Conference Committee on Statistics presented the following re- port which is full of interesting figures. The membership of the church was placed at 197,479. There are 1510 min- isters and probationers. The churches has property to the value of $9,895,043. The number of Sabbath Schools is 2575 with an attendance of 191,2851 The totalabstinencepledgehas46,280names. Sabbath School papers have a circulation of 229,639. -China and Japan annually import goods to the value of about twenty-four million pounds sterhng. Cottons, woollens, siigar and metals all manufactured are ihe principal imports. It will be many ^ears before either of these countries tore able to support themselves with any of these manufactured articles to any great extent. Meanwhile the demand will increase as civilization progresses, a great and profitable market here opens for Canadian manufactures. While there is steady trade from Japan and China by way of Canadian Pacific, return freight ought to be low, and the Canadian factories ought to be able to compete with the whole world on very favorable terms for these markets. AU that is needed is for our manufactures to acqu- aint themslves with the needs of the markets. This offers a fine opening for Canadian enterprise. â- â- WW**? family to t^^eix' pabhaheO' No shooia be lirithoai it A" int^^^t man in tins liMtifcfc iajn conadais iba local paper wopetil^ at fonr times as mnch to his fanuly, in an edncational pcnnt, as hi6 can procure for ^leminany other way for -the same cost, notwithstanding our prided free Pablic School system. There is swjh a variety, of reading matter- in the newspaper of to-day that all can find something suitable for their varied tastes at the same time no reasonal)le person should expect never to see any- thing distasteful to their particular opinion; the wonder is, how local papers can give such a varied and interesting weekly budget of matter with so little which exception can be taken to. g5arraspandeBX)B* BE ALIVE ABOUT IT. "All woirk and no play makes Jack a dull boy," Why not be cheerful? It pays to keep posted on what's going on around you a httle recreation, a' little interest outside of the humdrum cares of every -day life is good for the stomach as well as for the brain, a happy wife and happy cheerful children make a man's hfe more contented than a dull morose family without any interest in the world accept getting np in the morning, workiug hard all day and going to bed at night. Since civilization came into being, nothing has done more to relieve the monotony of hfe, or afforded the general pubhc such a view of the doings of the world both at home and abroad, as the newspaper. They are within the reach of all, and there is no country in the world which produces as large a per- centage of intelligent readers as this Canada of ours. Every citizen shoold have first the local paper, and after that a leading city paper, and as many more as he can afford. The local pi^ers ot to-day arot witii v^ry few exceptioas ilL credit both t/a th«[ countij ^nd Notice. â€" ^We wish it distinctly understood that we do not hold ourselves responsible for thfi opinions expressed by our correspondents' To the Editor of the Standabd. "It sometimes happens that a child is un- "truthfol even when the home atmosphre is "truthful." This is the opening sentence of an article copied from the Christian at Work which appears in the "Presbyterian Beview" of the 16th inst. in reierence to which the undersigned respectfully asks permission thro' the colum ns of the Stanpabd to offer a few remarks. 1. We emphatic ally deny the truth of that statement, it is contrary to experience, to common sense and to God's Word. "Train "up a child in the way ne should go -and "when he is old he will not depart therefrom" is the admonition of the wise King of Israel and which as the enunciation of a general truth has never yet been succeesfully conti-o- verted. Of course there will in the very nature of things sometimes he exceptions to this gen- eral rule, but these as we are accustomed to aay "only serve to prove the truth of the rule." "What " some one will say, "do you mean "to say that the child of pious God fearing â- â- parents brot up in a truthful home atmos- "phere will not as a geueral rule become un- "truthful anl profligate in after life " Yes, that's just what I mean to say You rarely find the chitd of truly pious parents who has been brot up in accordance with the word of God go far wrong in after life or bring the blush of shame to his parents' faces, and when you do find such a child you may be very sure that the supposed piety of his par- ents is only a mockery and delusion, a cloak of hypocrisy to blind the simple who can't discriminate between the false and the genuine. 2. It is a melancholy fact worthy of serious reflection that many children, children even of supposedly pious parents are habitually tramed from their infancy to lying disobedi- ence and deception together with all their kindred vices â€" ^faults and sins which we all admit are entirely incompatible with even our crudest, notions ot piety and godliness. Now, this is a sweeping charge, a charge at which doudtless many of your readers will stand aghast, and with upturned eyes and pious whim exclaim "God help us who ever "heard the like of that," at which exelama- tion the writer can very fervently say "Amen" provided the prayer is offered in a right spirit aiii with an honest determination to do God's will in the important matter ot training their children remembering that "God only helps those who help themselves." 3. We have just said 'that many suppos- "edly pious parents habitually train their "children to lying." c. This statement re quires some explanation if not shght modifi- cation. Of course no parent possessed of good sense and moral or religious sentiments would knowingly purposely put forth active effort to train his child to practice those abominable vices â€" still unconsciously the thing is done and done peihaps more effectu- ally than if dhect effort were put forth to accomphsh the end. Children when young and before they have been taught by their foolish parents to lie and deceive are very innocent, trustful and confiding and unhesi- tatingly beheve what "Pa" or "Ma" says without any question or manner of doubt until by experience they find out that "Pa" and "Ms" don't alyrays speak the truth. We should never forget that children, even when verylyoung, are observant and imitative; quick to notice what is done or said in their presence, and are naturally, nay unconBcioos- ly influenoed in thoo^t. word and actitm by thek envwngiente hence fiie wisdom, nay the great necessity that tiiose who have the training of children committed to tbair eharga shonld oaatiaaaatij observe the strictest Itarmonj between thdnaeoepts and their ezaicales. The obOd has. Ipuned ligr e^erieinoe that milk and 8«gar and candies, te., are sweet and pleasant te the taste, and when side his foohah mother will.g^ Iiiai his fint kaaon in lymg and deo^ni. Sheprapsasadov^ of nMdioiwmaih.p..««tor«ar«Ml knowmu that a|M IMM! -not tsn^ ttw dnld teldts of ••h«Ai iTHBi (ppa open yonr «bild beliews his nwOMt; inWtow »»»• dose not "«5S^llrtli 5iahcr f^^^ how* n« i^ of fli6 '«fai *l^ ttf i«hii* hehMll»e?l •ieastomed, that in'ftfititw^ veiy na-eoas and veiy bad; that in his motiier had deccited him and *«^.^* J^ Lesson lfe.8 wiD be»n yety likely hi tt«B, way: "Johnny* nm and bring me "»« «^ "tili I wash yoor faoe." Johnny is engaged with his toys and pays no attention hi« "ma" repeats the entreaiy once or twice without Bsccess and finaUy adds, "Johnny "dear, bring me the soap and Til give yon a ••candy.'" The bribe "fetches" hun, the child runs with alaori^ brmRS the soap, but lo when he returns there's no a»dy his "ma" has told another he and decfeived the child into the bargain. LeraWi No. 3 begins thus "Johnny, put that plate up and bring me "some chips to etait the fire." "I won't "send Tommy." Tommy now objects in turn, and the mother says "Now, Johnny, "I'll whip you if you don't bring the chips." The boy pays no attention, gues on twirhng the plate, and the mother brings m the chips herself and just then calls to mind that as poor "Johnnie" had been lately sick she could not be so cruel as to keep her promise and whip him for disobedianoe as she had said. "Johnny" soon learns by experiance to distrust his mother's word and to dispise her threats, and very soon sets her authorit defiance, not forgetting to follow her ex- ample by lying and deceiving her in turn. We must not forget that this tender hearted mother who could not "bear" the thought of whipping her child is veiy likely to haye a turn for pity, and may be one of Ihose who in the presence of her neighbors appear very religious â€" ^nviy even persuade herself that she is good and pious and that because she teaches her children their "prayers" and prays wiih and for them very long and very ardent- ly and admonishes them to.love and fear God c., c. That therefore the '-home atmos- phere" is all that could be desired while to our mind and way of thinkmg, such a "home atmosphere' is simply abomraable and smells of perdition. Of which more anon. MoMxrs. to ^aUShowati,^ aon-tflut1tf:«*^i|t ,tb«^|«#«B(^^ STHTIONEEY tS^ GOODS aaaWAiiL-BAKEK^re, Eeynolds' Block. Mart?:' maxwell. From our own correspondent Mr. W. L. B. Hamlin has removed from our village to Flesherton where he manages the business for R. J. Spronle, Esq. Mr. Cyrus Field last week paid a visit to his friends in Brown City, Mich., he thought perhaps he might stay some time but he was not very favorably im- pressed with the country there, and so returned within a week. We are glad to see him back again. Mr. D. A. Holman of Mono Eoad "Big Boot" establishment was up here on abusiness visit last Wednesday. Mr. H. likes Mono Road very well and is succeeding nicely. We wonder if he has seen "Bridget" lately. Threshing is all the rage abont here now. There are plenty machines too, as we have about eight or ten inside of five miles; of which tee are "steamers." The crops turns out very well one of our villagers last week from thirty acres had twelve hundred bushels of oats. Mrs. W. E. D'Argent reached hom^ last week after an ez.tended visit to her friends in Kingston. Mr. Alex Fleury of Stonffville Agri- cultural works is visitng his sister, 3M^. ThoB. Gamey and other friends. Many of the people about here paid a visit to thelndustrial Esliibition last week, and nearly all returned with glowing accounts of it. One man, how- ever, was quite sick on the way up. I suppose you did not know that one of our merchants is wholesale, and sup- plies seme of our Flesherton men. Mr. John Blakley was absent last week in Feversham taking the place of Mr. Charles Little who was sight seeing at Owen Sound, Toronto and other places. Mr. Thomas A. Blakley of ^esherton has rented Mr. Wm. Guy's carriage shop, and in a little while will start a carriage shop in M its branches. Miss LiUie Hamlin is now away on a visit in Owen Sound. BtQct of the above goods. 't' TOYS! .T?vs. CONSUMPnON CUBED. An old physician, retired from praetiee, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and perman- ent cure of Gonaumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh Asthma and all throat and Lung Afflietiona' aJso a positive and radical cure for nervous Debility and all NenrooB Complaints, after having tested its wondeifol emaiive powers mihoosanda of eases, has felt it bis duty to make it known to his suOBring feOowa Actuated by this motive and a desire to relieve nnman Bofrering, I will send free of ^rgeto^hn deshe it, this redpe. m Q«nMn, ftenchorBngBBh.wittifulidiwfc. tionsforpreparingaftdaainjr. Swul by mail i^dresBmR wittt sbunp naming this Japer. W. A. Nonas, 149 P««f, Bloc*. «oc*SS ^JUverComplainiCansesDy^K?8^Ij|^igM. ^«^C:impkmt Cto* Afl Edney; ^^^mplMni .CansesIhn^QKiyr'^^ c^ in great wiriety.Dolte all awes and prices from 5 cents to $i oc Tftriety of Goods stiitable for Birthday and otlier pr odnaprisieg Autograph and Photograph Albums BiS" Cards.^^ahes, a eplendid variety, Perfumery, Sets Moustache and Tea Cups, Children's Mttgs, Ladies' Leather Bags, from 60c. up. Violins, Accordians, Mouth Organs, Plutee, Writing Desks, Uii «| Papeteries, »., School bupplies »» ^^^ll variety, also a large assIS!! Drawing Utensils, Paint Boxes, Chiids Oompamons, h ^*i All the Fashion Journals not in stock obtained to order ou sh h A large stock of sheet music and music books kept coastautly o First instalment of wall paper just to hand* oyer oneibousand ni five cents per Roll. *^'**" A stock of Bibles and Psalms, secured at from 15 to 20 no» â- *"' t/el tiVX 1 regular prices. Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal Hjmn and Psalm Book variety Don't fail to call. Bin A. DINSMQBE, Propnefc M/ff^KDALE SASH d DOOR FAmi I '0â€" â€" Having erected and fitted up in every detail a Sash, Door and HunF»| tory, containing all the latest and most approved machinery, eveijiliitj being new, I am now prepared to turn out f Sash, Doors, BMs, fflonldings, Holloir BiJ FRAMES, LATH, FENCE PICKETS, k, And everything needed in the building trade, in a manner second tonmeJil Canada, and haying engaged superior mechanics m eyery depaTtmeat,^! would now respectfully solicit public patronage. I Every Effort Made to fill Orders Promptly. PINE LUMBER Dressed and Undressed Direct from North Shore, all sizes, on hand. Plain and Fancy Turaiugdoue,] Careful Attention to Orders from a Distance. 303 THOS. McXEA. mi WOOL! Those having Wool to sell or manufacture will find it to their advantapj to call at the FLESHERTON WOOLLEN -:- FACTOBYJ The machinery being now in splendid working order, and hayiug sb. a staff of competent hands, we are now busy manufacturing goods usa*fl kept in stock. Any custom work entrusted *« "s^ii^'Srpffi TO careful attention, and done at reasonable prices. tS^ â- L'*^^ GIVE US A CALL. ^^^^ May 8rd, 1886. TV. H- Kl^E^HEK- m:a.rk:eaj^e livery. GOOI JttTGB' SPECIAL ATTENTION TO CuMMthw/iL TRMU-^^^- Mathews' Old Stand, opposite Warkdale House W^l.tYbdR, fROPRIETOR. FARMFMSilS THE Bubsoriber beiag itt bad health, will aeU lots 70«1(71, Moon., W.T.4k.SJtMd, Holland 100 aeias, 70 Mces olwrfld and fenced with nSs, 8U tuettm new aeedcid dowa there an two lieariiig orehards-HqnplM, Pfin, pTmag^, cBartiel'iirt c wb a a hoi e oB t Km§ plenty of Wkw i IpflLi'"'^^*"' "^^ Rao Marfcdria. aiid 1. mile from B$rlMk;y offie%|nflun a ndl* M jpoe.' Qtiod' nrii^- bo^ CagoB^aadwa^ FOE SALS; A xs'^ifi be Mid for cash, or on bino** ^pp»y*« JAMES po»;^P.o 816-18 ' CUSTOM «^^ ^i rriHE subscriber ^^^'^^Z T the weaving b^gw*-jS £^fltt Bros, on BI««fV,-in. _«â-  r^ Kiidiett Bros. o°. "*T«e««««.^ -fcwd to do aU b?^ J' 5*iS| 5K. Goodworkanaojf^BBWs 8U.16