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THOMAS D’ARCY MCGEE- i

The story of Thomas D`Arcy McGee,

audience in the Y. M. (J. A. llall last evening. natiiriilljr divides itself into t'-'»‘1' §`<i ii- <-I\"»\' 1° i ‘-\.‘ fl: - two-.i t r years of h.s l.le in lrt-.=z-nd, twe.ve years spent in the L' .~it»-tl Siatei and ten Canada. The story vtris told sympa- thetically and r-viilenily by an afimirer of McGee. 'I`:ie first glimpse given of him is, asa little ciirly lieaded Irish boy of seven years .~tsin=.iin<_; on a lable and det- aiming ‘c his rioting mother. 'I`li+>ii, Dire or ten yt ars ‘att rho is rcsi nted as

a land boasting of freedom roused his indignanion. The Knownolhiiig move- ment. directed 'specially against the Irish and giving rise to the common I saying ‘-No Irish need anply.” angered ind eiiibitfnred him. He begin to .»I.vi_<t- his cniiiiliy-incl to sick saute other refuge.-

You :irc tolling. tolling ever

Tossed like sea-waives to and fro,

Up at sun rise, up at sun set.

Szill detested-Rise and go l

During this crisis he was invited by

representative Irishman in Montreal to ciiiie over and be tli--fir leader. They

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a beafdlcss youth with dark and homely ic-.tu1°es~ so dsil; that some h:~d sup- posed his iiriiiie might be °~Diiike_v~l\lc- Gee"-a greit hcatl upon a se-.ider body, awk\v.~irtl, uiiccuth even. but with singularly beaiittful eyes, a meo- dious voice and a marvellous gift ot speech. haranguing the per-p‘e of Wex- ford on behalf of teinpeiance. 'I`he great Father Matthew patted him on the head and praised ihcse early orato- iical efforts. Those were the days of the great Daniel O’Ct»nnell, too, whom McGee heard and was captivated by. until the desire to do great things tor Ireland took entire possession of him. The state of Ireland at that time, the shameful disabilizies imp ised upon the Catholic populat:on,were boldly sketch- ed by the lecturer. McGee’s father was in the coast guard and D’Arcy, in his desire to do something for his country, yet f»:~.rin,f_f to impfwit the Ianliljz brand, resolved fo migrate to Amer ci, with the ambition, as he ex- pressed it :_ ‘

That even I might something do, That would keep my memory for the true

And my nanie from the spoiler’s hand.

__ gave bien :i pre~s, rt., hoiise and l-it, and ;he came to Montreal. Through all his ibitterness against Britain McGee had incvcr become it citizen ot the Uni-Ind ‘States At tirst in Montreal he was I bitterly attacked as it rebel. In,his paper, the New Era, he rf plied With I moderation. In a few months came a. 1 general election. His admirers nomi- ‘ nated him as al Irish candidate; They offered his services to the Conservative p irty, but the offer was declined. They wanted -‘no r.¢l‘els," and so he ian on the Liberal side, was elected at the head _of the poll with his two Liberal col- lleagues, and remained the representa- _ tive ot Montreal till his death. _In a ; brief spice space be was taken into the I new Liberal cabinet at 37 years of age L-tier, the government was recon- structed and hlcbloo, who was sick, was ,left out. His friends siid he was 'ue- ; trayed. Next election he was returned I at the head of the Conservative ticket in Montreal, crnshingly defeating his former Liberal colleagues.

His assassination grew out rf his

great efforts to induce his countrymen ,Q to accept confederation and the deter-

He kneeled on his mothei’s grave, F mination of the Fenian element in the

_ said his farewell; to the dear ones at _Uni'ed States to prevent the Union.

home and embarked for America,

The invasion of Canada by armrd forces

April 8, 1842. He was shot`at Ott-a-1 from across the border naturally led to wa precisely 26 years later. When heibiiter feelings. By the Fenian body

embarked his fuiure murderer Whelan, was an infantin an Irish cradle. About the same time the jail and gallows were in By~town, now Ottawa, was erected. In that Canadian city McGee was destined to be shot, and \Vhelau to be hanged, the first victim of a _gal-

lows that had waited huugrily for e quarter of a century.

Mr. McGee though bound for tht

he, who had once been a rebsl and was now an ardent 1oyalist,was lookod upon as a traitor, and they doomed him to ”death. His speeches _and writings had become as loyal and patriitic as he- fore they had been anti-British. He oecame more and more attentive to | his religious du ies as a. devout Cath- Iolic, and he became convinced that he would be assassinated and for mouths,

*States came over by may ofthe Cauaeiai. V in ftwl, the assassin had dogged his

route to Quebec. He was impressed with the beautiful scenery, but alas. this line country was” under the heel of the tyrant, the Saxon.” Proceeding from Montreal to Boston he arriv d on Inde-

. penclence Day 1342. and delivered ap

impromptu speech, int ixicatiiig the crowd with his eloquence. Ben Butler

lootsteps. _ Specimens of M.cGee's oratory in par- iiment, including extracts from his speech on the address at the lirst open- ing in 1867 and of his last speech on the night of his murder, with details and incidents connected with the dark tra- gedy and a brief estimate of the man

was among the cheering audiiory.McGee I - I II - .

was offered and accepted a place on the BoSton Pilot and so began his career in journalism. While there engaged his'

words were quoted bv t)’Conm.Ill in Ireiaii-i as --tue ihsir-li‘ed writing-st;-I

want of bread was in every house :nn

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exiled Irish boy in Amtrici.” This letil to a call zo an edizcriui pasition on the,

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Dublin lreeman, ata liberal salary. _:__;`____ ) Ifuégzlaiiiifggc gl; He was not yet 20 years of age, when I, .,,_; ; half sick, the best

pe recrossed the Azlantic to work forl tl __ ppéirsgeipgnlrp topeg-

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bretzlistdloiis _.cr o vi sail; tleiwrote for - ;._'w?i,_. i pretendahat It _ ot e reecnan and the Nation and; -I'-I_;;;<-'I ‘ doesn’t exist, but to “with Duffy. 0’lta@1l_v and llitciieli help. _I --f' _ ind the proper rem- -ed to rouse the people to the point ofl / edy and use lt'

revolution. Then came famine. The '

."-;"".’»' ' _ x- if *_ __ me °\~ r.,~ There is

ff" 5' fr A _ ‘ _ .,_'=1`=. _. ~z_ ‘:‘- Q. ._--/_ _ UO S_t;‘I1S€ lt] ii" ‘f ‘ l/Ll ` f 1' Y 1 11 S' YO I-_. _ If r dodge any sort \`_ _ ___;-A--;~> o. trounie around a \ 'l\s.;./-, _ tree. The only way

_ A bilioirs, dyspep.

,3 tic_ condition of the t system not only makes life miserable, but

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itens of thousands dy ing of starvation. l It is Sure to lead -to s°meth’“g W°"Se» unless

. promptly taken in hand and con-e¢ted_ It

The Irish Confederation was pioclaimrd i is foolish to attempt to dodge such troubles with smith o’Britn as its chief ani by any mfs temporary expedient. 'rite

'Thomas Darcy McGee as Secretary.~a 'mere boy of 22. The battle of the 'Cabbage Garden and the collapse of the-revoluri.»n followed. illcGe.s,wi=.h

'a price on his he-'id fled to America and in biilerno-s of spirit he wrote,-

Godl it is a maddening prospect _

Thus to see this storied land,

Like some wretched culprit writhing

In a strong avenger’s hand-._

Kneeling. foaming, weeping, shriek-

ing

_ Woman weak and woman loud-

Better, better mother Ireland

We had laid you in your shrou-l l

Here the lrcturer quoted McGee’s own

defence of his part in the revolution ot I8-I8, made afterward in the Canadian parliament. He admitted his error frankly. it was “a rash, ill-guided struggle,”t.ut heclairned the motive was honest and wclhmcaning. Though he spent twelve years in the great RI pub- lic and wrote and lectured extensivclv there he was grit-.v,ously di-appointed in his expectations. Negro slavary in

only sensible way is to get rid of them for good and all by a thoroughly rational scien- tilic medicine like Dr. Pierce’s Goldeii Med-

l ical Discovery. 1 _lt cures alhdisordered, debilitated condi- | tions by its direct action upon the liver and' Q digestive organs; it gives them power to I’ make fresh, healthy blood free from bilious llmpurities; it drives all disease-germs out _ of the circulation; it creates solid muscular

flesh and constitutional power. ’

Lung and throat affections, which are

often simply the result of impaired nutri~ H011. are reached and cured by this wonde - _ ful “Discovery” in cases where cod liv; I oil eruulsious are useless, because the “ Dis- , coveiy ” is readily assimilated by delicate lstomachs. It is .far superior to malt ex- tracts, because its beneficial eEects are permanent. I

“_Dr. Pierce,_ II am one of our most at ful

lpaticnts," writes `Mrs. Annii: M. Norrizixan? of tEfl“m““k- WHYUC C0~» P3- “I have taken ‘Golden Medical Discove1’Y.' also ‘Favorite Pre- , scnption’ and ‘ Pellets' with wonderful results. l I am. as many of my friends tell me like the - dead bmnghr io life. The doctors said r had C9l1S\1mDt1ou and_death was only a matter of time. That was six years ago. I concluded to try your medicine. I continued until I had taken ~ niine bpttles of ‘Dipvcovery’ `and several bottles‘ o ‘Pe ets.‘ I t ll dh d deal of hard w§i?k siiicein ave one a great

1 When the liver and bowels don’t work, the body and brain won’t. _Dr. Pierce’a Pleasant Pellets are a sure, safe, speedy _ and permanent cure for constipation, and _ a torpid liver. One “Pellet” is a gentle laxative and two a mild cathartic. _

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See our Special All Wool Blue Serge Suit at $8_00. This Suit is made by Shorey,

the best maker in Canada. and fully guaranteed. - ' A

Young Men’s Spring Overcoats. Sl_1orey’s make, stylish, well made, ' the newest ‘ cut

and new fawn color. $9.00. _ ,_ _ '

sizes, made by Shorey. Prices from $5.09 to $15.00. Let us try one on you and-see how they lit. You do not need to buy unless you like, and should you take one and -not feel lully satisfied alter takiiig it home we will _always return the money when i‘equ_ested. Take a look now. Compare Saorey’s with any other ma-ke. I < -

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and his work followed, the conclusion ._» ~ I I I :_

being that to his countrymen and to, ._ _ Canada hchad rendered valuable ser-ll _ _» vice. “As the maple tree among the 1' trees of our Canadian forests, dow<frr~d.l I " I i with a sweeter life-blood and a richer ` ‘ gloryof nutumnal tints than its fellows, '

such was D’Arcy l\IcGr»e among our representative men. He lent brightness, sweetness andcolor to ten years of pub-

lic life in Canada.” I

Ivli-zssiis. C. C. Ricrrniins & Co., A - YARiroU'ri~r, N. S. t _ » ' GF.N'rLi»:mr~:N,- In January last, I `

Francis Leclair, one of _ the-_ trier: ebm- » '

ployed by me, working in the um er 5 C A I S _

woods, had a tree falln on him, crush-;` E

ing him fearfully. He was, when found. ‘ placed on a sled and taken home, where

to his feet We u=ed` MrNAiiD’s LrNr-

] It will pay you to look before buying elsewhere

& D. 'fi0RBt0Nr, _-_ _ SIXTUS llcLELLAN S‘etft~i‘="“ The Bestis None too Baal

_ 5 A _‘_ . Look where you will. but don’t buy until you

get_our sale prices._ _ 7 _

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Silverware of good quality and rite designs .

at. very low prices. ` _ _

Spectacles and Eye Gl=sses cheaper than ' ` Rings, Broa hes Sleeve Links, Chains '

A ' I V ’ miéeppggiéghattended to. Cl0c'k8,` Watches, _I I

V -nwuodem 16,61" md Fa,,cyG°°Ida_smr'e at Winter Goodslmustnbe cleared out to malreroom for Spring importations o

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` Our Top Coats at $5 00,`$7.00, $8.00 and $9,I50_ are

has '_ Tartan

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TWEED SUITS-We have opened gi full line ofifgextra. value Tweed- Sl_1its'*in all* going 111.11?

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Bovs--We can lit boys of any size either in _twl or §three ` piece Suits. Prices; from

Special value in Heather Mixture- Suits to _'dt-bays from 4 to 12 years, $300. ` Also

three piece Suits, same make, to suit boys from 12 to 16 years, $3.25. _ We would like ' I. -.

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Mr. James Byrne, himself an eloquent = “il

Iiishman. moved the vote of 1li-inks; __ I

which Principal Landrigan seconded, ini - I -

very appreciative terms. _ ‘_ I

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grave fears were entertained for his re- ` _ ’ _ , ,

covery, his hips being badly bruised F _ and his body turned black from his ribs , I I \

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worksgain. 1 The goods were bought for spot .cash from 'a mann-I

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Elgin Road’ L.Is1e,Co_ Que” i ac urer a_ very ow prices ani wi le so o _ c cap or. _

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writing _giving age. Ad A ' _ - 'II .I I ‘I _ _ I ; 15 and 20?”-P091*

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mixed and chow, put up by & Blackwell, pint bottles, 28:: . per bottle.

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