The New Era, 1883-03-02, Page 7Manitoba Correspondence.
Big Plains, Feb. 19, 1883.
To the coLlievr of tete Clinton New Eras
Desen Sea,—It is now several montlis-
,
since I trespassed on your space, and -as -1
have not seen anything in the NEI), EFaA
for some tune,'from any of your Manitoba
correspondents, I thought you might con-
clude we were all ,frozen up, in this ter-
rible country ;
er-rible-country;; and in order to dispel your
fears if they existed, have concluded 'to
write you a short letter.
We•have now been in the country al-
mosta year, and have experienced ' the
heat of summer andthe cold of winter, and
if the subject has not become too monoton-
ous, I' will give in brief my impressions of;
the climates, of course taking the past
year as the basis of my remarks.
Of a summer in
th nm
of I cannot spool. too highly.
Spring set in about the middle of April,
and was rather more backward than is
usual here. Until about the middle of
May the weather was rather cool, and up
till that time there was very little growth,
but about this time it became 'snitch 'warm-
er, and vegetation shot forth with great.
rapidity. About the imiddle of June those
troublesome little insects, the mosquitoes,
madetheir appearance, -and they are the
great drawback to the full enjoyment -of
summer, which the settler or ,tourist in
this country has to combat with. They
do not disappear until killed by the first
frost in the fall: About'' the middle of
July the haying season begins,,and may be.
continued until frost sets in: Harvesting
commenced about the 15th. of August.l.
DAILY ARRIVING.
OYER 56,000 WORTH
English, Scotch =Irish Tweeds.
Coatings, Worsteds; Serges,
OF
J
Etc.
Immense stock to select from..
WHO NEVEM FAILS TO •GIVE SAPIST+A-FA—Is-7,1o•IJ-T:--( i; TL
Prices away down:
Big Stock
New -,Patterns.`.. Low:: Prices.
Black and Colored SILK
And everything usually kept in.a first=class Dry `Goods I=.Iouse.
SPRING 84 SUMMER HATS
ON THE WAY,
FULL STOCK OF GROCERIES.
Our increasing trade in other departments 'colnpels lis for. want
of room to go,out of BOOT'S: ;& SHOES and ,CROCKERY
cE GLASSWARE.. WE OFFER OIJP WHOLE STOUT '•OF TIIESL
GOODS.: AT COST..
R.COAT
Great:
ntUn
FOR FEBR.
1t`iahi5a to dispose-of-he-balance_of_rzur WIXTEP GOODS before the arrival
of
• our Spring Stock, we 'will give; SPECIAL BARGAINS—in
-WOOL 13L.. Nh i- TS.. .
WOOL `T" FED
SHIRTS and ME -1.A.
'�lain.• c.tl1d�' size T y.
�I,
Fancy
Plain a,lldF+. rl+c lj L�
'
.000 o� DrtssFOODS_ at Eo�t �o c!ear+
All new goods andbought'frone_the beat Dress •Coods'Ilouae in Ontar-o.,;
Clothingmade to order, . in, English Scotch and
Canadian- goods;from from $2:50 to $5' per suit
than reular, s.
less g prices.
:..: •
CA.. 'S ,a icVIT S cheap. --.
B00 pairs BOOTS & SUDS a6 abooE whoksak.
-or IR,9,o. -P-74
(4 -EN .1 A.1, 7L1•NT;S rr'- tTA'1'�]�Y Il tI P i
Mr ,
Anyone wanting bargains for cash, willlease
call on us, as we are" • bound to sell best
goods at the lowest prices.
Hodgens' old stand, Brick Block, Albert Street,
lluring-the•]atter-part of this montsh--sue-
had the warmest weather of the year \but
at no time did I find the heat so'excessi\e
as I have felt it in Ontario. And then thn
nights are so cool. The weary laborer in
th'e harvest field - is enabled:to'. take. his.
m'{ich needed rest, without the necessity �
of` .taking those nocturnal promenades,.
clad in the scant habiliments of the` bed-
chamber,- which the eastern wan is :coin-•
spelled to, in order tocool his heated' body,
and "compose! his .mindfor repose..
From the beginning of harvest until the
latter part of September there was not a
shower, so that nearly all the grain was
stacked in good condition. ,During.'ttie
fall .• there were a couple of weeka of very.
wet weather, which, I understand, is quite
an Unusual thing here: The groundfroze•
up about the middle of November, and
thenwinter may be said to have fairly be-
gun. Of the winter I cannot •write so
gloriously as of the summer.; Snow fell
at first to the depth of six inches, and with
the .thermometer at aboutzero we had
very good sleighing for about two weeks:
'life were told there would not be much
more snow until the month :ofMarch, but
about the ' -first of December snow fell to
the depth of eighteen inches, and the wea-
ther became much colder.
During this month the thermometer stood
from 10° to 30° below zero • Between
Christmas and New Years •thein were one
or two mild days, but with the beginning
of the new year these. were quickly suc-
ceeded by more intense cola than before.
I kept a register of the vari fus tern4era-
.tures-during the month of January, and
will, give' you the coldest day 'ef eachweek,
that is, the days when 'the temperature
was the lowest.. But those are not'tlways
the coldest days, ae,a great deal' depends
,on whether or•not it windy. lf.there is
li strong wind' blowing, with a temperature
of 15° below zero, it feels much colder than
it would at: 40°' below, if there was no
wind. • During the first week of January
the lowest temperature was iib° below; zero,
on the 3rd: During, the second week the
lowest was on the 14th, 34° below. Dur-
ing.the third week the .loweat"Was on the
20th, 460:below. On this day various re-
-ports were riven .sorne• places putting it
at. 60, and even 64°:below.,.Tdlis was .un -
'el oubtedly. the coldest day of,the :winter,
up to the'time of writing- zour7cnrres
pond'ent stayed indoors that day. During
-i'1 fourth-wLwi ; the esrizl'est cl y-was"th
2.1.t1a;' 36 below zero: What is `passed' of
February has, been nearly, ifnot quite, as
cold aa .Ianuary, and I must say, Mr. Ed
-
.iter, "I have not any sympatby for those
4(+n'r-itatcl cold-4t•oer clon't-feel-'itTrek, who
'send home such beautiful accounts of the
winters here; and ofthat strange kind of.
cold which is ea intense; and yet is 'not
felt. '1 believe'it-'is quite` true, the 'cold
isnot felt asrkeenly,here'as the same''terr
lieraturo week' 'be in Ontario;' but it is..all
moonshine to say ".it .is nbt -colder, ...yea
muc colder;. than the average winter in
Ont�ai. And I assure all those who come
to this country with that notion 'in their
heads, that they will be- badlydisappointed.
1 do not wish it to be understood that
by writing this I mean -to dissuade people
frons coining to this' country, on the con-
trar;y,' I consider .1am doing both' the,
country and inteedin emigrants a greatei
justice than those who write such glowing
hilt. false accounts' of the mildness -of; the -
climate. For, I contend, if' people come
to this country expecting to have to• pat
up with much colder.:weather than they
have been used to, and are prepared in
time'with suitable clothing, :etc., they'. will
find no dithcltlty in standing the cold
'Whereas, if they come out here 'believing
the false reports as to' the mildness of the
winter, and do. not -make proper prepara,
tions in. the "fall, or:expect to go as thinly
clad as they waned in, Ontario, :the chances
are they will either be frozen. to death, or
they will fly the country the first chance,
e• n .
chance,
if n vehemently lust the terrible-
ness
vc m ntl a a
b Y h
of the cflinatme, and those who ever
induced'them to'enter the country. Ti is
all very well for' those who• live in cities
and towns, who have but to make a race
between their dwellings and work shops,
to 'talk about wearing the same :nlothing
they in Ontario, but I tell them. that
out on the prairies it cannot be done with=''
out great risk.
As the farmers are the ones who in this
country ,have to stand themost' cold, '1
will describe the winter dress or a farmer,'
as well as -1 can. `Three shirts are worn,
eiso-three pair of petits, the "outer ones"
being sotnetirales of heavy duck, but gene-
rally moleskin ; 'a vest and coat comes.
next, and over this a heavy overcoat e a
fur cap drawn well down over'the ears,
with a good muffler, protects the head and
throat ; on the feet are worn twopair of
stockings, over these a pair of duffels, or.
very heavy felt socks, and over all a pair'
of buokskjn moccasins for the hands 'a
pair of double woollen mite inside of a pair
of buckskin mite, is what is worn, Titus
clad no one need -be afraid of the cold in
this country ; and thus :clad your corres-
pondent has gong to "Carberry, a distance
of fifteeniitc'
lidless when sas44below zero,
without experienciug any discomfort.
Up to the time of writing we have not
had anything like a blizzard, net even a
severe snow storm. Indeed I think the
usual order of things is being reversed,
and Ontario will after this have to be spo,
.ken of as the land, of blizzards and block-
ades, instead of Manitoba. Now Mr.
Editor, I will have to stop, and this letter
has become rather lengthy, although I in-
tended making it quite short, but if I have
written'. anything that .Will be of interest to
your readers, 1 am satisfied..
Yours truly, N. GIs -Noun. -
We shall be glad to hear front our es-
teemed correspondent More frequently.
"Why should a man whose blood is warm
within sit like his grandsire cert in alabaster 1
r let lies' hair grow rusty, scant and thin when
r zziroALtrsE,ReNEWER" will make it grow -the
fastei. For sale by all druggists. •
Sale Iteglster.
FRIDAYMArcil () —Farm stock, etc:, of Mr
John Johnston, lot 34, 1-st-con: Stanley.
SATURDAY Ian 3iw -Mare, het bed sash,
and other articles, property of Allan Hob -
''son, at Market Square, Clinton. J. How-
son, auct,
S erneESDtz, M.stten7.—Farm, Farni stook;
etc, of the late Jas, Southeonibe,:lot 28, 6th'
eon. Iuilett, at 1.p. M. J. Newson,; suet.:
-•
''. No lHOns'LnQLD:should he considered Complete
without a bottle of De. VAN-BUREN'S 'hjnYi3m
CURL is in tile closest. It is the' only remedy
that will positively, permanently and promptly;
cuz•o all forms of kidney diseases. 'Sold by' all
drugiat8:
0
our Boots?
THE BOOT NIAKERr1
DEAI,EF TN ALL h1ND5 OF
Men, Women ,and Children's Boots et Shoes.
Spring Stock well assorted, and
complete in all departments
ALL iGOODS SOLD CHEAP FOR. CASH --
C.
-\ SI -I
C. CRUICItSHANK, PRICK PLOC;1C, CLINTON
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This space belongs to
G. DIEHL 8E CO., Clinton_:-
Ful:nitur
e Makers ers & -Undertakers,
Thursclay,'March 1, 1883.
The market for illi' kinds of ferns pro-
ducehas,'been' steady and -firm; svitlis
slight tendency to rise in some articles,;
and it does 11'ot appear likely that any cle
cline will take place except in. potatoes;'
which nppearto be very abundant, and at
present no,appearance. of fi foreign de-'
n1'and as last year... . Butter Ie soinewhat:
higher, but 'only for local detntind. Wood''.
is the dearest article on the in arlet.
\Vhcat, scot' • - .u0 OS' a'- 1 00
\Vhito' wheat, 0 05 a.` 0 1)7
Spring; 0,05 a. 1 09
Oats, - 0.3G a". 0'37
. ;L'ar1esS, , 0.45 a 0 60
• Peas,.' 0 68 a. 0 70
&lour, '! 00 a 5 50
Potatoes, 0 31 a 0 36 ;.
Butter,,•,` - .r0 .1S -a .0'20.
Egts, 0 21 a 0 23
Itay - --00''0 9 00.
Hides, 7 00 a :,S 00 .
Sheep pen.,s 10• 50- a: 0 75' 5
Lomb skins; 0 75 bi 1. 00
York, ' 8 00 a '3 25
- 650`; a ::_8 00
,Beef
— WANTED, '
A C 00D GLNI 1tU SL'EdVA lk ()int. . II, hist,
wales-': Appfy abSWARTS
-ATOSfl to longi 1 (3.100. Oi ,far cent. �hv,lo
funds. SL.b(37.FL �C M0FC10�,li:n+rscter5.:..
BOARDERS' WANTED:
A: 1IAIt1tTl:17. 00r�i:1.17, or several tingle 3-entle
t -num; can (Itaut:gaol bean. and ucccimiuedatieu
ut 11118. WI11TLh1AN'S, .in the rear of the •ittarel'
School, Clinton.
,;N.OTICE s0 vEBIOR ...
a ' L.C. partto»'in iii, ed to'the--estate of Alr. JOIIi&i'.
12ItLN5f)0N are rarluested to RILy thee t>
the undersigned withoet delay, and save costs.
ft. ADAMS, Assiguen.
L,endeal,oro„'Ir ah. 1 • I'm
BOATU)ER WANTED:
T
IIL guhserlbcl has removed'lier 1 frartli tg;huvtse.'t-ri
ltAT'1IiN til ' -, h,ls1 ttto (biers. 1roia ALbunt'
T.ILl . P
dt
where 'sheean ticuornnaol rte i'nuntbor. Slaleboardee.4
who will room together., tutt en lit $2 ,0•per wuek Shit,
able t e,,mn,odatioa. bIRS '9°Ul fhnt6n;•
TO
'Piro stores in este, Carson ishselc. Eerlts
low. ,Apply to
Whose 'change of :advertisement
Will appear nest weep, Look for it.
BEAT
RGAINS!
4 1_,b,*. foal, ° 1 3,7C.bs.: fox-
,
lE� Era choice -For-60 eel t
O OS SHOES
\5 ui,w.n'.; `+hoer- �1 and 'BOOTS,.
0)0 {v 10 , .$2. iT AS 2t cost..
'ill Y5 lIl( 1L F:(J015, got,],
TEA.',SETS, $2.25.
rock-ery: r'G1�.ss are
GLASS 5E:T5 50 c.and ulr
M 4 Cl Buy C: our 'G91) est
'p' 1Y1 :' 11 1\ I 'L {VG TIIOU Al7r" Y14lCiiIP' £!1 1i131l 4 75?'`wi1Y1'Ll
DD �" A.. , •..f'r
�1��� � '�.��':f.� - n lea ,�r-�Nhiell the.hi laest`'murl:t ri �'Vil{.be iairl...
. - J}in't.vell witheny'aiciri.; -m -
Cr. r\i,oa Sept, -.1882. TAO
” Hello! ' Neighbor Jones, where are you going .
11 1i1'
to W1 C
113
�o � � T HELLS Boot a��; 'shoo:.: tore
Where I Cali get a >air• of. good bc•ots,for 2 awI
don't- you forget it,, ,You :'should see: them. 'H •
...stock of :Ladies, alai Children's Boots and Shod;
is now --complete.
It woukcl: as<toni''sli you to see -his stock of HEAVY.' •
ti ,V ii1��
HARNESS. 'Oh, say, -do -you. ltnow that you can yet I3tr;FFALO'
iRonEs �L' '1�rltc'l'ell's:tlil�t l e t the
couit
in rice and quality.
Call and.see 'th m:
rig' It S. l' di,sc"ollint f' It�'i"i sae Cent:
SHINGLES1200 buncb,es SIIINGL;4for sale,:iro_45;
J oomy.'over sloe . cts, per bunch, au. • .
e, to. let.
'Victoria ]3loc°i>, :;Cixxi ori:
MANNING, aC SCOTT. —
—
Alo, the store owned ley ll';ri-.' G.- Tr j . — — — — -- DRUG
. — .-- _ _
Wright, lately occupied by 5{r:, B3ayley,
.I
I
L
lt OATS.
lS
r PH1 ti dlserilar offer; for mule this:. splendid 't iriety,
grewii from se''d which was ,:leg orted from wits.,;.:
in, the spring n1 7$SI. They ire a white
launched v;iiiet),free from rust and' smtit, and'very
productive. Warranted free fi`om 01 llbul seeds:y
Average yiehl from 50 to 7a' bushels par Oslo,- It rice
150 centl Pee l ii bel '
0 f ANDSt1b1R0UCFf,
Lot'37, Cert. 3,11.It.8., l ucf ersuiith;,
quliuton,
NewlYlaple Suga A� i'ew gals Tins lViaple Sprup
:Fresh,. g illlll . �i`aiia 1i1S.
nl dl1�l,S, :�aellk(1t14 , . ,
:Good fresh Mangold, Turnip, 8� Sol°ghu�ali Seeds
J� ' un nghiamcy Clinton
•11n �1 � �� L I �.,
,
1I Ilk nils . I 11 ) 1?1 TU 1,1 I .,I> 5 t
1 Oi .(. I Il Cl 1I t ri1121]11i;Di7;S,
1 ENDAl1Z'S SPAVIN Ul•1113L
And all the recent patents :kept rtt stock ot procured to oi•(le'r.
A' Jar7e stock of W:t :ti HA) E� -B t i sIII',;5, To I1 E'1; Si 1Tlrl'S, S't'oNC: is
PEa:1Lu.atFr\ (kc 'Very cl>,cap:
0]".] L 110ID TRUSSES at reduced rates l'HVSICIAYa P1 ESCPI1"Ci()NSand family_
receipts accurately compounded- with care"and;;despatch.
Jf A T 1( C O LOQ Z )E ,_
( L1.Ii VII,ST
.AND' Di;tJ(IGi8 F, CL1N'To ONT.
•
J 1AS OPENED UP
E '1` DOOR 1'0 '�GrA'1"Tt ' DItT7(.r S'i?Gill ," ` 1� LJ'>1 lt`t 'C., f I.IN CON':
A SLEND 1 ASS0l',11M1;N7' 0;11'
Holiday Goods, consisting of, ' Irlstnas olds the latest designs,,
.Goys anc1.Noioelties at reasonable hklce5 A ito '
graph and Photo..Eilbums .BIb,,1c5.
Picture Fraiucx alwnre iu stock or made to order LADIES'0,\V ( 11118 rat ups
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