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Huron Record, 1881-02-04, Page 3The Isis of Man. oNE or. THE QUAINT Oett.nnite IN GnZAt Datir- AIN—LIFE oB TUE mAEX FIl1HERhf$:T. (London Spectator.) Regarded simply as a health h ieso;•t;, there can be no question that the Isle of Man is the most thorough sea residence in the king- dom. Ou every aide is the sea, and from whatever quarter of the compass the wind °hooses to blow it comms front the sea, and there is scarcely a spot in the thirty-three miles from the Point of Ayre to the bold cliffs of tate Calf of Man, unless it be some narrow inland glen, from which the ocean iu: its various moods can not be seen. Through- out its entire length a chain of sloping, gently -curved hills rises, from North Bar- rule (1,842 feet) to Snaefcll. (2,024 feet); and from Snaefell to Cronk-ny-Jai+-Llaa (1,145 feet), "the hill of the rising day," from which the Suri may be seen ascending from. the sea and petting to the west, beyond the. dimly -defined outlines of the Mourne moun- tains. The sea views are, in fact, perhaps, more striking than in any part of the united kingdom, except the northwest coast of Scotland. But in the Isle of Man they are broader and almost as bold ; therugged masses of Spanish Head, the yellow colour- ing•of the Calf, and the wide expanse of waters on every aide, dotted by scores of herring boats, is a scene which in its breadth is unequaled on• any of our coasts. The ab- sence of treed render the land views cold and harsh, but it is the general coast views, the glens and coves which open to the sea, which are the characteristic and charming portion of Manx scenery, "while thegenial winters and cool summers 'produce some vegetation quite abnormal in this latitude. There are dozens of cottages protected by high hedges of Fuohslas—ono mass of bright, hanging flowers—while the delicate veronica flourishes in shrubs six feet in height, But while the sea may be enjoyed in the Isle of Man in a genuine fashion, the place is inter - eating as a social study. It is immaterial to go back through the centuries during which it has been a semi-independent island ; it . is enough for present observation to find a place within five hours' sail of Liverpool ruling itself and enjoying home rule in the most complete sense of the word. ' The Tynwald court, or insular legislature, is formed of what may be called two cham- bers—the'lower, or house of keys, which is elected by the owners or occupiers •of pro- perty in the island, and the upper, or coun- cil, composed of the bishop, the 'clerk of the rolls, and other permanent offinials. But, as a matter of fast, while the island is thus nominally self -governed, many of the most important statutes which pass the legislature of Great Britain aro aeon after introduced. into the legislature of the Isle of Man. The educ ltion not of 1870 was passed in almost identical form, and the burial act has just . been introduced into the Manx statute book.. So th.tt, adopting great imperial measures, the insular legislature becomes in. fact ,little more than -a. .•lcal...body;�ciealing.:with-.. looal wants... Thus both- -town -and- rural districts-iu the Isle of Man are governed by. representatives of their own, whereas in- England local representative governmeut is confined to the towns. An instance of tho effectual way in which this local representa- tion act may be seen in the question of Sunday =closing.-"Siihduy-cloatng was adop.t;' ed in the Isle cif 'Mau some twenty years ago, though a person who 'Mai traveled four• miles can be aupplied with drink. But Sunday -closing in principle has been suc- cessfully introduced and fairly received, and has continued for a considerable period of time, during which druunkenness has un'r doubtedly decreased, and been apparently reduced tea, trifling evil. • oAgain, it is dis- tinctly of interest to find a place wherea. poor law does not exist: The object•of,the reformers of theoorlaw in England may; in P g Y brief, be said to be the workingof it with as lit- tle harm to the population as possible. Here,' however,we have a place which in 1871 had a population of more than fifty-three thousand without the machinery of the podr law. Paupers, of course, there are, but they Cie obliged to seek private relief, or to obtain assistance from. the clergy and wardens of. the established church in the rural dis- tricts, or from the committees which in the town give out relief voluntarily bestowed by the more prosperous inhabitants of the island, and the successful workings of the voluntary system may perhaps be regarded as showing that a system of state relief is vicious in principle and a failurein-practice. Much of the prosperity of the island and the absence of pauperism is, no doubt, owing''to the active and ,enterprising spirit of the people. The surplus population leaves the island, and only sufficient remain forfish- ing, for agricultural and 'other employment. Or course, large numbers seek work in Eng- land, but very many will, without hesita- tidn, try their fortuues in America and the colonies, and the Manxman, like the inhab- itants of'•tbe Grisons, does not hesitate to find the employment in other countries which his own does not supply. When, too, we look into the condition of the people a little more minutely', we find them,to bo undoubtedly flourishing. Take the fisher- man, for example. Tho object of the Manx • fisherman seems .to be to buy a plot of ground and to erect on it a substantial two - storied stone cottage. In a fairly good sen - son the Kinsale mackeral fishing and the Manx herring fishing in tho summer and autumn will together bring in about £40 a nian, and, as a boat and net costs about' £600, -the average of seven who man and own a boat will often, in three years, pay ,the preliminary cost, and a fisherman can tnen begin to lay by n;oney, or taki .,shares ie other berate. • Therefore, when we hear the complaints of Irish politicians that the Irish fishermen can not succeed because they get no help fromthe imperial funds,.they may fairly be asked to look at the Manx :fisher- men, who, solely by th,.ir own efforts, have created a prosperous trade, and are as fibo and independent body of men' as exist in the United Kingdon ; end, unlike most-eamen, are not•only unusually temperate, but in an increasing proportion tonal a'+stniners from intoxicating dr:oke. But this Uptopia of local option and the absence of , poor laws has a reverse side wben wo entice the legal, procedure which exists in this island. The judicial work is chiefly performed by two judges, or deemsters, but the procedure of the courts is many years behind that of England. Both in the civil and criminal courts the procedure is of the moat cumbrous kind, and litigation becomes protracted to a most unfortunate degree, and the, time of the court is often occupied by formal ques- tions as to pleading and procedure which should never come into open court. When we once begin to study the social habits of .a people who have for cent:riot bang as isolat- ed community, varions quaint cuatorus ere sure to be noticed. Sub is the Mheillea, or cutting of the last handful of corn, which used to be bound with ribbons and wild flowers,' and carried by thequeen of the Mheillea, a favorite of :the harvest field, to the farm; Here a supper and dance would. take place, so that it became a kind of har- vest home, though on many farms it is suc- ceeded by a later and more general feast. Now the first part of the etiemony is om• mitted, and the feast and merriment, with a handful or cora in the room and decorations of grain and flowers, still recall .the older and more picturesque custom. There is,too, the, hunting of the wren on St, Stephen's day, which has become simply the carrying around from house to house of a little dead bird decked in ribbons, and the singing of Manx song$.• Formerly there was the abase end capture of the bird before the proces- sion. Tho origih of this singular custom hasnot yet been satisfactorily discovered BY Manx antiquarians.. It appears, then, that when we have succeeded to landing in tho bile of Man—for the arrangements for disembarking are scandalously bad—and have escaped from the rough, holiday-makers, wo 'shall find many novel social habits well worth study among. the Manx, as well as much bold and characteristic scan. ery,. Washington Territory. The following remarks aro suggestive in reference to British Columbia. A United, States contemporary' says, among the lumber districts of the future, Washington Territory bids fair to prove one of the most important on the continent. It has its limits, however, like all others,' and though they are not yet very accurately defined, people aro beginning to find out that they exist. A local writer, speaking of the Territory, says ,that trot all ' the land covered with trees is available or good for lumbering. Much of it has been burned over. - More is too young and small for cutting, while 'a still greater arca is ou the ground too rough forprofitable• working, or is too sparse in growth. Estimates of 25,000,000 and 30,000,000 acres of good timber land are wild and wide .of the mark.' .(Else, many of the estimates of the yield per acre.; Here: and there a piece land can be found trim) which a fabulous quantity of fine 'timber can be •taken; but such are the ex- ception rather than the rule; and they are hunted dilligently and prized accordingly.. The territory cental an. area of almost 42,- 000,000 acres, incl.,{ ling its mountain ranger., water courses, tit` bier and prairie lands. Of these, probably 5;000,000 acres of .the most available lands will average 50;000 feet of good timber to the acre, or in the azgrocate will yield .the enormous qutintity of 250 000.- . 'On the t mainin 3 000000 000 000 feet: e 7 g , , •acres,probablyas much niche can be obtained with -fair • ptofli—a-•total aggregate of ifi00, - 000,000,000 feet of lumber.' If properly conserved, the forests of Washington Terri- tory' will undoubtedly yield Much' More than this.. But the ruthless destruction of timber, that is constautly going on must be stepped. Forest fires Must end, and the sapplingemust be -allowed- to• -mature In all-pmts--of�the United States: more wood bus been destroyed -than used, :and -the sante is as true bf•Wash- ingtonTerritory as of the Atlantic states. There' is: timber• enough and to spare, if it is properly taken, care of; but if it is. wasted as recklessly iia it has been,'the.supply will. give out before the Territory is'balf settled There are many persons in the West Who believe in . the curative powers„of the• mad who was, bitten a mad Aman stone. :by i,ig'near Tecumseh,• Neb., travelled all .the way ,to Savannah, .Mo.; to '.try the famous' mad stone owned by old TncIo John Nelson. The stone; immediately adhered to the; wound, which, is. said to be proof positive that the patient's blood was poisoned, and remained clinging to the sore from early morning until sundown, when it dropped cif. The patient departed' feeling that ,;ho •had been "oared. Uncle Jeihu Nelson has ownedbismad stole. since 1848, and has used it in over a hundred caseswhere men ,have been bitten.. '$e avers that itnever failed to work a cure.. Tiff most atHicted part of ilio house is the window. It is always : full of panes,. and who has not seen more.than one. window- : indow blind? , DR, SCUILltaiANN has built himself a mar- blo''houte at;Athenle, Greece, and caused to. be inscribed over the door in gilt letters, " Cottage of Homer." A WEEK ago last Sunday, at the Sunday school in Holy Trinity Church, in this city, the pastor asked the children ; ' Who fasted forty days t' The pupils answered, "Our Saviour." "That is right," said the pastor, "Now, who elite fasted forty days ?' The answer' promptly came from half a dozen little • folks, " Dr. Tanner." MANY most remardablo cures of .Deafness have been performed by Hagyard's • Yellow Oil the certificates of which the prokrietora will cheerfully furnish; it is ,the most po- tent remedy known for all varieties of inflammatory action—taken internally and extoinally applied, it cures Croup, Rheuma- tism, Colds, Sure Turoat, and is a Perfect panacea for all manner of pain, lameness and flesh; wounds.. READEn, have you .a (mita that does not yield to. the usual remedies?' Do not delay, do not despair, but try H°agyard'"s Pectoral Balsam, the best dough cure known ; a few; doses safe ss of this a ttd pleasant medicine will break up the most obstinate cough,' All. medicine dealers sol it a4. 25 cents per bottle. IF you are suddenly attacked by Pain' or Inflammation, Colds, Barns, Cuts, Bruisea and Wounds, or suffer from any painful or inflammatory disease, or for accidents or emergencies, don't: delay till the doctor comes, but use Hagyard's 'Yellow Oil :ac. cording to special directions, and .the Chances are that you will find relief before you could find a doctor. Every, household should keep this well known and` valuable remedy at hand. • • - PUBLI0 speakers and singers who would possess a clear voice freedom' from hoarse- ness and sore throat should use Hagyard's Pectoral Balsam, -a safe; pleasant and per- tain healer for the throat and hinge ; it speedily breaks up a cold and mires all pul. rnonary 'complaints, that •so often lead to incurable Consumption. ".How thin is Sara Iternhardt, Pa, , That shadow of a shade?" ' ,• "':Why, just about as thin, my Child, As pie -nim lemonade." 13ua' if Sara 'would only take Bartle* Blood 'Bitters she would addto her flesh and beauty very materially. These . popular :bitters are no fancy drink; but a :pure and Lowerful tonic that acts upon the Stomach, iver, Skin and Kidneys, purifying the blood and regulating the secretions, while it re- news .exhausted •, vitality., See .testimonial in another column. . PICTURE MOULDINGS,Framaf, Mirrors, Mirror Plates, 1'ictureGlass, Pictures, &c, &o. H. J, MAT. THESW e$ BRO., 93 Iouge-Street, Toronto. • 7 iON'T YOU MISS IT—TO BE GIVEN J away, on Niagara River, 150 acres; good build- ings, fences; soil unsurpassed;,garden qt. Canada',- stock farm. For Particulars, ox .It, Thorold, Ont. ROSSIN ROUSE CornonI0ngandYorksts„ Ur7�71 HOUSE, Toronto,,, Palace Hotelof Canada. Mark II Irish, proprietor: METAL &. RUB- .- BEI,.- Stamps : of eo • HAND :A le ..dart en. STAMPS e Bronze-Medal-at'Poronto Exhibitlou; I880: ”' A ars wanted. KENYON STEWART MPG. QC., 36 King St. West, Toronto- NVENTOES;DESIROUS OF I raining' patents should write to HENRY GRIST, Patent solicitor, Ottawa, Canada; twenty years' practice ; no patent, no- pay.' In the Whole History of Medicine No "reparation has bver performed such marvellous cures, or maintained so wide a reputation, as cares., CHERRY PECTORAL, -which is recognized as the, world's refnedy for all diseases of the .throatand lungs. Its long -continued series of wonderful'cures in, all climates has made it uniyorrally known as .a safe and . reliable agent to, oral47._ Against ordinary - colds, ,which are the fore- runnels, of more serious disorders, it'acts. speedily and surely, always relieving suffer- ing, and oftensaving life. The pioteetien it affords, -by its timely -.use -in throat and, chest disorders,. makes . it an invaluable remedy to be kept 'always on hand in every home. No person can afford to be without it, and those who have once used it never will. From their knowledge' of its eolpposi- tion and effects, physicians use the. CHERRY PECTORAL oxelustvely intheir practice, and clergymen. recommend it. It is absolutely certain in its 'remedial effects, and will al- ways cure where Mires' are possible, ` , F' sale by all dealers. or • The American People. • No' people, in the worldsuffer as, much with Dyspepsia as American—and although years of experience in medidines have failed to aceemphsh a certain and sure remedy unY til GREEN'S ACCOST FLOWER was introduced for this disease and its effects ; yet so•:well has this remedy succeeded in every ease to effect a cure, that there is not a Druggist in the United States 'bu.t recommends the Ammar FLOwEli in all eases of Dyspepsia and • Liver Complaint, '• Costiveness, Sour Stomach and Liver. Go to your druggist and get a Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try it. Two doses will relieve tiny ease. Rego- lar size 75 dents, TRADE MARKS, COPYRI.CH13 and'Detts`secnred in Canada, PATENTS slgUnited$tates and Foreign coun-, tries. RIDOUT, . A11tD : & Ov., Engineers Me- chanics institute, Toronto,; GEO;H �P A r1iCV(1'hT Barrister and At-' to 4l , r[ li L tJiJ1Y s toruey, 49 king Street West, Toronto.. , The only Me "cine that successfully purifies the Blood, acts upon the Liver, Bowels,,SIdn and Kidneys, while at the same time it allays Nervous Irritation,. and strengthens the Debilitated System, perfectly and speedily curing Biliousness, 3aundaice, Dyspepsia, Consti, nation, Headache,, Rheumatism, Dropsy,N ervous and Gen- - eral Debility, Female Complaints,. Scrofula, Erysipelas,. Salt Rheum, and every species of Chronic Disease arising from Disordered Liver, Kidneys, Stomach, Bowels or Blood. TBE BEST BLOCK PURIFYINC,1`UjDC IN THE WORLD. sample Bottle, Ise. T. FMILBURN & 00., SOLE AGENTS, TORONTO. pegalar este, $1.00. ' Mrs. Freeman** W .r¢n powder js a safe, sure and effectual destroyer of worm Inchildren: or' s uki Price r5 cents or 5.•em S3• ]site.. Freeman's 2iew Domestic Dyers are perfect' in %vely color.. For Mgbtueis r d: diailbity they have no equal, Price 15 cents, per package. , -SHEEP Marks,. &' Wellington St. East. Agents e ARTIFICIAL. LIKA B8 05' PRaPAREDLEATR1IR Dnlsblo, Light, Elastic, and Cheap.' First prize at Provincial' Exhibition, Lon- don Testimonials on application: Satisfaction guar- anteed. Address , ' .T Db AN & SON'. Dra ton .Ont. Y , T JXURIANT WHISKERS. LI and Moustaches. infallibly.: produced . by' the well-known and eelobrated-moustache .pro- ducer, AYRs's FORMULA, in siX • weeks: An agreeable and pow- erful stimulative 'Emollient. Sont.to any addresa: in Canada on receipt of the price, 26 cts..'EARNEST DERRINGER chemist, 390 Ring street, Toronto,' M A 1N I T Co 13 .A. e ntac fe.FURNITUBf.O07Y W A SOtrA 00 , AGElfTS WANTED FQIt OUIt COPYRIGHTED PORTRAITS' QIIEEN TI11TORiII and HON. GEOIGE BROWN ESSRS. •RICHMOND & CO., POE - .01 TRAIT • and Fin Art Publishers. Office and Poet ory • 76 Ilan Str et, Toronto, Portraits exe- cuted in 011, Water Co our, steel Engravings, Cre- also execute special eiders furlMcunting and Finfeh. ing, Pictures, show Cards, &e. Blaok's Island Bless Cocoa 1 Sample Packet, 10c. 20 Oz. Tins, 50c. Ask your grocer for it ; take no other. The frerh=. eat and best Cocoa ever olford for este in the Derain - ion. Manufactured only by PETER a'LAO,K. • at his Cocoa works, ' Tn34eBRANOE STREET,. TORONTO -THE FIRST OF THE' SEASON! • PRITTIE'S POPULAR EXCURSIONS (seExPING OAR ATTAOliED.). First one, 3rd March, 1881, (Fast Freight two days before,) and Continue every 2nd week (luring' season. For information address, R. W.. PRITTIE, ; ' 6) King Street East; Toronto, The Best is - the Cheapest • Patented Use nothing but • .18.8 ' • NEWTON'S: PATENT 7 G Carriage a Shaft AND POLE COUPLING A sample sett; will be sent , express paid,• on receipt of 81. J. P. J01.1NSON, (Sole Agent for Canada,) 77 Richmond at,, W. Toronto. .927-'Send'for price list anti circular. 50 aro hereby offered in prizes for competition at 1111 duatrial Exhibit on Toronto, Sept. 1881 and 1832, by THORLEY'S 7 Horse &, Cattle Foold Comy i 'ori :Effectually kills thio Ticks, improves the lustre and.. growth orthe wool and prevents ' coating., it from 1 u O ;,HLl'Gr$. MIli.la,F,IR, &,-CO , TCIRO�TT ; . for horses, sheep and cattle fed, two, four and Eiix months, respectively, on Thorley Cattle .Food, For partienlars sec circulars, or write to thode0ompany,. 48 John Street South, Hamilton, Ont. Z •c ' E'33S- . 'for' -�—TETE FOLLOWING CHEAP.' FA.RMS.i DIA'MONDS t7Ci ZLL; „cry, AND THE ImprovedDiamondandtheHanlan Cross -Out Saws will cut faster and stay in ostler long- er than any other saw in the world. They are manu- factured only by. R. H. SMITH & Co., St. Catharines, . and sold. by the Hardware. Tracie every- wlere. Take no other. Wo also make the Lance Tooth, Lightning, Improved Champion, Eclipse, in . . short, all klhde and patterns, including the New 1m proved Champion, i l St, Catharines Saw Works, • BLACKBIRD .NAVY' •TO,BACCO.' This .brand is guaranteed to be .toe very best. Chewing Tobacco in Canada, being' manufactured of the finest sun -cured VirginiaLeaf. TO avoid imposition see that each Plug bears' the tin: stamp, and every Caddy the. Caution notice of. THE ADAMS TOBACCO CO. MONTREAL. • VALUABLE DISCOVERY BY MRS. JIILYE MYERS. Drawing .and Healing 'Salve, TERMS OF PA-1'10ENT OF S...1 LOT 6, COX 7, TWE:. of Colchester So.•of Essex, 50 acres„ 20 clear- • od,log house, soil 'excellent, 1.0 ,mile#, from Essex Centre' bn the Railway. • Q OF LOT 14, CON 2, TWP OF.. L Eldon Co. of Victoria, `100•neres-,80clear( d,.house barn, stable, shed, orchard ; Situated ongood lead- ing road 3} milds from the Junction 0! Midland and Toronto and Nipissing Railway. E- of E - OF W. `OF,LOT16, • • of River Raisins Twp of Charlottenburg.00. of Glengarry 150acres ; 60 cleared, Brick hougewith tin roof 2•frama barns. stables and sheds; 2 miles from. Lancaster. A good market . Town ;on ; the G. T:R. Railway, and in a first class section .of the country. Wrtte for full particucars, • • • A. 37PILL' I• •. 'Real Estate Agent,02 King Street East,.Toronto. • . The Drawing and Healing Salve ciiroa Car- '' buncles, Abscesses, Pelona, without the aid of a• knife. : The 'Drawing and Healing Salve cures Hu. , . sipelas and Ringworms. • The Drawing and Healing Salve cities Piles and alt Poi oned.Flesh Tho DravgIng and Healing. • Salve; cures C orns-indametl Jothts' C"hlblains,_and' Roost - bites. Price, 25'and`50 cents a box. • 11Irs. Julye Myers dtlienmatic Care A Positive Cure for Rheumatism Neuralis, Weak Backs, Sprains,. Stiffness of Joints, Severe. Aches, Cramps. &c. Price 81 per bottle ; :trial Bottle, loc. Fur sale by all druggists. General acents for Canada, J. COOMBE, 154 Xing st. Ea.t, Toronto. Portable . • eS Mills aw,. GRIST MILLS .AND OUR. SPEOI'ALT1ES. WaterOns . Engine Works Co., FIR ANTFORDI CANADA. Ire reference to the last purchase of 'Mir. dcek Blood Bitters, I. have sold medicine for over twenty-five years, and in that ,time never sold a niedicino that gave as good satisfaction. Taken for the diseases, mann- Mended, it has always helped the patient to such a degree, that, warranting the medi- cine, every person is satisfied to pay for it. I could get you any quantity of testimonials if I had time to see parties, but weare very much drove in our business. Yours with rospeot, ' H. LAM IILEY, Elgin, • HE •`PEARL" DRY HOP YEAST No Family should he without ,it. Beady Ina mo went, and uneffected by time or weather. • Askyour,Grocer for it, or send direct to PEARL .'YEAST' COMPANY• 39 Front Street, -set, Toronto. 'Box 1,204 P, 0 L'NJ:CN': 'FIRE' INSURANCE COMFY Capital, • . $1,OCO,000 Head Office.: 28 & 30 Toronto! .tree, : Toronto: • • DIRS0TOItS : • ' 3.%pn J L' AIKINS'. Sec of State. Pres. W'H Dussrauou, Vico-President People's. Loan 'and D'opobit Co Toronto. JAMES PATznsoN, of'Paterson .Eros. Wholesale Dry - Goods Merchants, Toronto. • A A ALLAN, of A A Allan & Co, Wholesale Fur- riers, Toronto. • ALsx Xmas, of A & S Naini, Coal Dealers, Toron- to. oron- J• onN BAIN, Solicitor of the Imperial Bank, 'Poren- to. W E Calmat Toront o. • „ '.SAMUEL mosaciE, London. - W'P Eaos, London: •: 'R ti L'owas, of Smith, Woo¢& Howes, Toronto,: A. T. McGORD, Jr.; Manager. -Maks taken at Equitable hatos and Losses Set tied Promptly, The Largesla-Government Deposit of any Ontario - Fire Insurance Company., —AT TUE;— - V.ICTORIA TEA WAREHOUSE IS Enormotts,•comprls1nt over 50.differ- tint Grades, Varieties and Mistiiroe, FROM 36c. PER LRS. UP Put up in •t)nantlttes to Suit Purehasera. tarCaddies • of 20:lbs. and over sent C. 0. D. to any railroad station free. EDWARD... LAWSON 93 King-st. East, Sign of the Qtieetn, , •