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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Times, 1890-04-11, Page 2te itlyiatiu0ani 1 ekPRIlt 11, 1390. SE;NTwx' GO ! .�.•--,....�..�, . � mT.._.__ arranged matters alext day, notice of Cameron, this natural in+ 1 erten M to stinet which I think men have to find Cameron's brother watt permitted immediate.td out their friends and their enemies leave for his home almost male me aware that, while 1 tl, ! liked austuy part in anthema few do 1shtas the hurl, he, on etre part wee warmly rt y N Welted to we. matter passed out of my mind. • tt cel of reeruite arrived Cameron continued in his steady tour Otte day a hatch onfh 1. oibserved that rtldquarters. The a ,lu ,tl, , beim.; + l ul au leave had got Intl to du !1!e• he was putting a, little auto to iris. .r 1 lc at h "'I d t t I ei duck and etic 1 away , ago wale ;,erVillg tea at (petit- blot. halt, and 1, wee busy till the i credit he the regiments s.tviugs .tan . Arany years a c I d f ' the w arrival • into I never, hr, wover, alluded to the • Ca taut ti U e O ie Honked end utLt+cloud ru` t'Ulg; .td nr' A t About three p rt strerien +ing foe their utreurLuc++ again, E.le'+'enth Re};ithHht. �t t il,f g„'r1uU p story we were quartered at 1.) --•--, It fortresa of oaut►derab:u toize in the d4outlt of Euglaucl. In order that the ci:retunetanoes of that adveuturta I am about to ciescr'il,a may he url.dereboud, 1 wubt explain, itt the Nicer of being tedious, that tlhu citadel of the fortress hi wid h my regiment Inv ie defended by twu ctroles of drat ditches, mettle about . fifty feet wide. The aide walla of these ditches, technically kuuwn as escarps and coater -scarps, are, eta was usual in fortifications of that date, riveted with masonary and are perpendicular L tI a it+ , petit £a ^ un taboos: tinct bieldiis. months afterward I went away short leave. 1 ltad ac•cel�ted a yittelt• tug invitation flora an acgttitiutauce, anal spout a very p"eeeaut three weeks cruising; among; the channel islltutls. 1 returned to D ---late oue eight, tLll(t leaviog my heavier la:g;gage at a hotel in the towel, I started ul, to the b(n'racke with a small hand bag. I wont slowly up the zigzag path through the postern gate, crossed the first or out.ec ditch, and was within a few yards of the second one, wheu 1 heat d a sadden chulleuge, 13a t !' Who goes there' .Officer ! I answered, feeling not a surprised, for there used not to be a Cornmeal, 10 °outs per bushel. seutry over the plank bridge, . It ryas rather dark and I could not see very Outs, 10 cents per �rushel. distinctly. I advanced a pace or two Rye, 10 cents per bushel, when Iwas again halted. blear, one half cent per bullet, You can't pass here 1 Go back ! 1 wheat, 20 °elite per pound. heard, iu sharp, distinct roues.• Wheat flour, 20 per oeut ad meter:in ;1butt t Leif au hour before mess 1 WAS sit Liu ll1 trey raulti in the eita.del barrucits, feeling; rather tared, when 1 twine' tt knock at the door, and illy col: r sergeant appeared. • Private Camerell wishes to know if he could speak to you, sir, said lint salatlllg. Certainly, I replied. Tell hint to court* ie. at unto. Ceti -term' entered, saluted, and stcud sileut, leaking ill et ease. Zt'r.11 Oatrinrou, what is it ? I en- quired. wi The outer circle ditch is thirty tett sir, 1 wished fir sped about Please deep, the bottom being psved with something prtvate. flagstones,” The inner: (titch is forty Well, what is it? I asked again. feet deep and is si(uiliarly paved, so 1 Caulerou hesitated, and looked at need scarcely say that a fall froth the the color sergeant, who looked straight edge would ha almost certainly fatal. to his front, The regular approach to the fortress I knew that it was not regular for is l,y a wide road of gradual ssueut; so • an other to cooter with private contrived as to he raked by iire from :soldiers without rt. uon.cuwmisritoned one or other of the bastions or out- officer being present, but T knew •Oau,erou alight b6 trusted thoroughly. works throughout its course. [t crosses the ditches over drawbridges, 1 directed the 'cuter sergeant to wait protected by spseiud works of great iu the passage, and, closing the cloor,1 strength. asked Cameron to tell we his story. In time of war these drawbridges The lad appealed to be in great die. tress, and hesitated a great deal be - would be kept raised and would be lowered teii purally on urgent sceus- fire he sponte. eons. When raised, the fortress It'stz.v brother, sir! He's just come would be ivaceessable from without ilr wirer elle bottle of recruits. unless sealing.ladders were used to With some difficulty lie told me his cross the ditches. In time, of poser, tale,whieh was to the following af- however, the drawbridges are rarely feet :— raised, a strong guard, nevertheless, private Cameron and a younger being invariably posted over theta. brother welt: the only ettildreu of all For tete convenience of officers and old widely living in the north of certain of the residents in the citadel, Su"otlus.d. The old women retied do there was a short out which mitlht be little to support herself,and was used. Thio was n1' footpathup the mainly dependent on the labor of one steep side of the cliff through a son and such little help as P►ivatc Th strauglyguarded postern gate. e .Oalueron could send her from the path led itt zig-zag fashion up to the savings of his pay. It Feerrted that counterscarps of the ditches, which some family quarrel had taken place were crossed by fight plank bridges, between the widow and her youngest so.desig;ued as to be removable with soft, and that the latter ill a notion of great euse in a 'few iniuutes, None pique, had enlisted, but bad when too but officers quartered in the citadel, late, relented. Ile had been drafted and a few persons with special permit to the saute regiment as Itis elder signed by the officer commanding the brother, whom he had acquainted garrison, were allowed to 'nuke use with these facts 011 his arrive' in of this short out, the soldiers and barracks that day. Prieete Cameron others Who had occassion to visit the told zee, with deep ernotiou, that .citadet being restricted to the ,Hain nothing would save his mother from approach. the workhouse—au idea which seem - At the time of which I write.I had ed t•t fill Isitn with shame and horror been newly promoted to the rack of uiless his brother could he b..ught captain, end Xerxes -himself was not out of the service and and scut back prouder of his vast testily than I of my tome. eeallaut little oowpany. I was lucky As his brother bud suit been three as to the promotion, and my zeal had mouths enlisted this could be effected not been do damped by long years of by a payment Of ten pounds; hut 'subaltern life as to prevent my threw- such a sunt was far beyond the menus inluyse f heart and soul into the wont of either brother. Cameron, in dis= ;; of supert.itendenee. was ambitious Pair, r', had come to loo for help, hardly to have my couri,auy recognized es daring, as be told um, to hope that I the s tnartost in the regiment and was couid• gi' a it. Ile said he had been eouviIIeed of the 1,o171t ssuess of success encouraged to seek my ' assistance by unless I could inspire • my wen with. my constant lewdness to him. ,the same prole iu the company that I 1 would pay you back, sir, I swear Itact myself. it to you, said the poor lad earnestly. In order to succeed I felt sure that You cell stop my pay every week, sir. 1 should endeavor to become acquaint- I "avant next to nothing. I don't drink ed with the uharaetnr and disposition guy, and I cit'1'•ttsily get all 1 nerd to .of every member of the company ; to smoke, and tete like 0' that. I will gain their respect by strict attention paY you Buck, sir, indeed [will ! is dut3, and to earn their affection l+y Well, to -cut my story short, after .+constant sympathy and by afivrdil,g some refleutio.•, and nota little oris dual• help in their arrtuserne0t or their giving. as to whether in respect of . die. ,troubleti as a captain frequently has i: eiplirle 1 was doing right, I agreed to, in his power to giveSince illy let hint have the money. I ouuld Well pointtneut 1 had tried to work on afford it, I liked the man, audehad this 0)1'8 eta, and though, of course, i been touched by his sad storyo.laat tt !tail occasional disappoiutm(rtts, u„ little. .the whole I had no reason to coin You. should lee„in to 'SONO :Up your ,Irtrxl. pity in the savings hank, Cameron, For a' infantry captain I was til- said I, as 101 thanked ole earnentlt+. rally v o�i Wff, au(i being very fond I lead not the least intention of rtr- of outdo•'rsportc, I encouraged cricket paying myself from his Iterd'earned itnd orto t' granges by presents of bats, • savings, and quite looked ppan the. freers and other materials and spentloan as a gift, but I judged it. better rlitacil. ofo,y tiruo' In cricket rtt;ttches not to say yo expressly lest the easy rnong the: men. It was not lung; manner of obtaiuing the money lmtig ht .before 1 negate to acquire eoesidcrab.le do harm, while 1 tnottg;ht it a good ',insight hit° the character of the men,- opportunity of encouraging; frugal read leuriwd to distinguish 017 black baftfts+ gille9p in 0.888 shed lit pose. iatueron's ,gratitude was deep, and Proxpolied, Oltetateea lett tree 11, 8.+ at+ifta The new bill note before the Urlitud ,'interest .,. • I States. Congress isof great to Canadians. It will probably pass about June 1st. It will make it re• duution in the tobaueu tax 1.4. about $10,500,000. Ilere is a part of the shedule that will be of a peeuliet iuter•est to Cana - (haus: Horses and mules, $ 30 per heed, Salt, 12 .cents per hundred -• tad. '1'1au following is the text, " irruvia- Cous upon wheal the Ways and Menthe sou Committee has agreed aa ter rctitli+ aorta ill toe matter of the export duty levied by the Doruiu.ikrl Government upon. logs. The text of the bill will be reported to e. full tpmmlttt ill file course of this week. After Yai(r' lumber srheclule the ft,lwwtitng ernpotsd:. provided that u horse valued at. $150 Prot ideal that, in code any frri+iget or over shall pity Malawi .411 (14 t'at cattutl'v shall impose all 11:port duty ureic of 80 er cerin. aeon, pine, spruce, Ita•nr'ook or °Liar Cattle, inure titan one year, old lags a)' upui stave 110110, l:hilig le $10 'Per bead; leas theft onepet' head. y dao', old, woa(l nr heiulhu�i hluuh t po1•tt•t1 0) $2 United S,tlttes frown encu emote, v Ibis, 1.50 per bend, in excess of the duty fixed in this act r�.11 otlldr live uniw»i not apecitici(ily ups+► the sawed lult:her irtlfufaetoiett eltuuteratud it this out, 3u g,m, ctrtrt, ucl of the b g;s heretofore lnentiuued, ut, vrt'otethou the duty upon the sawed hlutner Daely, 30 cents per bushel of 48 htreus triovided for wile' Clllported. pounds. from such country shall remain t}rc%• slime sias lilted by the law pries' to theBarley malt o1u cents per budh4l; of :?;4 pounds. passage of this act. Pearl hurley, ono cent per pound. Buckwheat, 50 cents per lye's free of Nature has lavishly provided cures foe all the diseases flesh is heir to, but the 48 pounds. proper preparation of many of thein has Corn or maze, 10 cents per hushel, not yet been discuveted, In Wilson's.Wild Cherry we have a ourefor Ct.ughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, Croup and kindred ail- ments. prepared from vegetable drugs, in a pleasant and consecrated form, and which, invariably gives prompt relief and effects a speedy oure, bold by all druggists. This meant a long round for me,. which, so late at night, and carrying . as I was a heavy•bag, was very die- agreeabl'o. Not pass '1 I exclaimed', peevishly. Why not? I arl.t au• officer quartered in the citadel! You ouu't pass 1 Go back 1 repeated the voice, houreely. The tunes seethed• familiar, and rather irritated by the somewhat pre tluptory answer, 1 advanced another pant• and saw. close in front of we a sentry, with his rise at the port. Go baulk 1 Go bank I repeated the figure in tete came hurried tones. The night was nob so dark but that I could wake out the feat.utfea of Private Adair Cameron. For one Iuameert I thought of inquiring the reasuu of the rued, which is- usually open, tieing closed, but, on second thought, 1 reflected that it was scarce- ly judicious to enter into an alteree- tion with a sentry whole orders were evidently stringent, its, very sulkily, I turned -and began to retrace my steps. I had gone but a'few yards when 1 heard behind are the cry of Sentry goer rout through the niglit air, 1. The sound• lingered in lay' ears till the echoes front the gray ramparts died away in the still night air and all was once more profoundly silent. In no fiery good humor I tound my- self at last, hot and tired with' my burden in the passage leading to guy quarters. The retell occupied :by my subaltern •was next to mine; the door was open, and 1 heard the voices within. Those infernal sappers are always at some gime 1 They go and wove a bridge for some silly reason or other, and never think of telling any one. I only beard about it tun ir.inutesago, and now I've got to go and post d sentry over it, so that some pour devil won't break his neck to a moral ? You may save yourself the trouble, old boy 1 I exclaimed gayly, as I burst into the room. The sentry's ou Among the ynutteer man o£ the 1 could not bel[) feeling OM hie ex. ,compelliv was Iliad Glad of the Itaauo` of pression of it was siu0ere bad heart - Adair C.tinto•on. I bad at horror of, felt.. favoritism, the had: effects of' which I As Ise Wits ieaysng the 146o1n bra tirrh- had often ate, -,b, hitt it has impossible ed, looped um full in the face and 4101 to feel Ia strong interest in this sand► young fellow, (b au and soldierlike God bless you, sir, for your kind - nese ;ti a44)1. 1,41(1 os, smart at drill, well set fro me . 1 shall not forget It t I mei (ith ll its at rook, he was a will repay you, sir, so help me, God. til Y I was struck bythe singular tnndtll t.f tvhnt a :Hung atfldtersl?tz1iC(l' µ alto mainstays of our eotnpatfy's left the toot.• said to myself,- -the Y I may have dung tight or wri;n , aeriekotingt team, tit I, as inntcltes were y ; 1; g roient, lL ce ttlttcl. (,>< him Ane )lite that le a feat good fellow, and 1 +t The following; are the dairy pro- ducts which are put upuu the duti- able list. Butter, and subsitutes for butter 6 cones per pound. Cheese, 9 cents per pound. Fresh milk, 5 cents per gallon, Preserved milk, including the weight' of the packing 8 cents per 1ottnd. Sugar of milk, 10 cents per poand. The farm products proper are to be dutiable as follows. • Beans, 40 cents per bushel of 60 pouuds. Preserved beans,- in tins, 40• per cent, ad valorem'. Broom corn, $8 per ton. Cabbage, 3 cents each. Cider, 5 cents a gallon. Eggs, 5 cents 8 dozen Yolk of eggs, 2a, per cent, ad Valor' ern. Hay, 84 per toh. Hides,raw or unettrted,whether dried or salted, and other skins except sheep-• esius with the wool on thein, 14 cents per pound. There is the fol.owing ,provision made for a drawback: Pro- vided that there. shall be allowed On leather manufactured and irnporte + from hides on which a duty has been, paid when exported a drawback equal in amount to the duty paid on . such bides, to be ascertained under such regulations es the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. 1-1,oney, 20 cents per gallon. Naps, Ili cents per pound. Onions, 40 cents per bushel. Peas, green or drird and ill bulk or barrels or smell packages, 40 cents per bushel of 60 poundfl. Split peas, 80 ceuts per bushel of 60 pounds. Peas in small packages, 1 cent per Ilona . be. l'1. (ieat(lty bowior, re wits one of earnostnesa of the titan, slid when he if 1 !, It Potatoes, 20 (,Rets per bushel of 60 pounds. Castor beans, 32 (lents per bushel of 60 pounds • Flax set -d or linseed, 30 cents per already, and so- I've saved arty neck, bushel of 6A pounds. and Evetts there won't get his com- pany just yet.-• The adjutant' (for it was he that had heett speaking) and i'vette, my subaltern, greeted the with all the t fault with. 1! 1 1 have got a fifth ride ted, I verily l e SLB fGticporlonoo at x, spanieg Contest, I was travelling. for a Termite school, boot: concern • and one nigh o: I brougt up in a .flourii hingg little town in Muskoka. ltbad never been their before, hut 1 soon wade friouds with the landlord of the hotel, and when 1 asked hint its to possible means of amusement for the evening he said : Well, "stronger; I cannot say as there's touch going on, but you might. go - 10 the spellin' contest. And I went. When I reached the building it was reasonably wvell filled. Great strap- ping youths in jeans or homespun ofFset girls. many ot theta veru pretty, 111 homespun algd calico. The only man ill the bolding, myself excepted, who wore a white shirt and ostore. clothes” was the lanky schoolmaster, six feet and a oonple of inches at least, as graceful as a ten -mouths' old calf. Mind, I never knew how serious u , matter "spelling d.own" is, and when they asked me to go in 1 simply went in, sure that there eunld be no danger of that rustic crowd could spell me - down. The work begun and boys and girls, right and left, sat down on words of three ,yliables, - Soot there were obi'g twenty of the original forty Cl iitesa. tants ; thou only lioteeu ; t ben. only ten ; at last wily live. The words }grew harder and harder. T; saw dbbvious sigus of diseonteut. The girls did not like to be spelled downeer the• bcys to have the girls defeated. The';'' - - words grew harder. O'ne, two, three, of the spellers fell by the waystde and . at last only two of us stood—the prettiest girl•itt the Louse and 1. At last the schoolmaster called out to 'me "hippopotamus" it wits ss easy ars falling front a log uutill I felt a hot, breath at my e lir and a voice }tiered :• "Spell it with one 'p' mister' 'ndesee you waiter get licked. `1 hat titer's, my cirl;• spoil her down if you dare,'• I spelled it with oue ,p' and sat down. Garden seeds, agricultural seed and other seeds not specially enumerat- ed, 25 per cent. ad valorem. Straw, $2 per ton. Teazees, 30 per coot, ad valorem. boisterous welboine of old comrades The following are the provisions as G.ad to' see you back, old ohap 1 to fish. said Hawns, • the adjutant,. but what do you mean about the sentry being posted Why over the ditch on the short cut, confonhd him I. I replied: lie trade me go lnwk the whole. beastly retold 1 Over the bridge at the inner ditch 1 asked liawes, with surprise. Yos. I answered. Put I haven't posted one yet ! said Annhovies and sardines,. So per cent. ad valorem. . F reale fish, salted or preserved he any other manner not specifically en- umerated in this act, 1 emit per poand.. Herring, cent per pound. Irish `packages of tin,30 per cent ad valorem. Gans or packages made of tin or of other metal uontaining shell Halt admit- HaWes. I wit* just going to see about ted free of duty not exceeding one doing it when you mute in. For quart in contents shall be . subject they've taken away the bridge, to a1 duty of 8 cents per dozen onus or Well, dear boy, there he is, any way 1 I etlswore (1, laughing;. 13Itt°ltot one of our wen asked Hawes, in tones of great surprise. Surely tiot one of our teen? 'Yes ! I replied, still laughing. One of our men. X ough'G to know hint, too. for it was lrrivato Adair Cameron, of my company. The two officers looked at elle!' other. A. curious expreesioll mime packages, and when exceeding opo quart to an additional duty of 4 ceuta per dozen for eaoh addition& Hurt half quart orfractionalpartthereo eovided that until dune 30th, 181$1, au It eons or paokages shall be admitted as now provided by law. Other ditties are: A.pples, green or ripe, 25 cents per bushel. Apples, retied, 2 emits per pound. over their faces. After tt pause my-f?acotl, 5 cents per pountll subalterns said slowly,— Beef or teuttou, 2 cents perpomtd. Privet° Adair Cameron died in the Meat of all kltlds, preserved, L:,' p;+ hospital last slight 1 cent ail valorem. Willitltu 1 Gladstone it an example Lard, 2 cents Iger pound. of prudence, and for tho past fiftt;sn :ivo poultry, 5 cents Iyer pound. years etas toads a practise to t!o to bed I7relssed poultry, 5 clones per p0Ut1, • �tlt)ttlitrg� tri ti.! %+ll a Wr a. 2 t egret i r3 aUt1l4 1 wilt p,>t puuhu. pe lilt 1' isiVff: fYlx uar+9t" Ctrs lctttuites erred, l ,. +a��lftialy txverfgS�ki f;aklu u � ... grr Mind wandering oared. Books learned in one reading. Testimonials from all parte on application to Prof A. Lotsette, £31 Fifth Ave. No Yori • The bee -keeping business is an ex- tensivoone io this province, some 25.- 000 persons being engaged in it. Of late years foul blood Itis appeared among the bees and legislation is now sought for the proper inspection and legislation of the business in this pat'- titular, which the Aliuister of Agricul- ture is promoting. A polished knittiug needle dipped into a vvesel of milk and immediately withdrawn in an upright position will tell you whether your milk roan in hoiiost.or not. If the milk is pure a •drop of the fluid 'will hung to the needle, but the addition of evens a anmil porton of 'atter will prevent the adhesion of the drop. Have you a cough ? T&,ke Wilson's "Wild Oherry. have y ou a Cold 7 Take 'Wilson's Cherry. ;Have you Bronchitis? 'lake Wt Wild Cherry. 1laveyou•lent your Voice? T'ako 'tVtl• son's Wiled Cherry, nave you Asthma:' Take Wilson's Wild Cherry. !lave you a told in the lIeed? Take Wilson's Wild Cherry. The O1dl olin1 i ()tiro for 0.11 dis- eases of theThrottt,t,lleet and lunge. Bold by all druggists, Braun .Tones Saye be proposed tat stick tQ pioaClhitrg;,. mitt; lie is tudnior(+ trtatheFi+tllatl mitt; t(•n 14111(.all,t;ug til flit;} iatlretlttrdlst ;An Bright's was for the c +elehn 13. Gough 1 in 17agland thio: Von 11loltke sal tdangelous eneinY all tee armies of, The following Journal: ".any r his dear old party persons are pie grave each year, ,:sneer: to his de :Gabriel blown ,resurrection retort Whist have the ai.ttzwantty? flora they saved? 1101 they clothed, oxo er's family? W11 the saln.,n-keepe more than the dr robe them of (110; oue of theta to'gi not expect a dolly 1 ou der'ley. Sir Wilfred L Randolph Ohurol liquor -traffic le :,destructive, says ,mend the devil, devil to carry it c anyone to tarty • This is going strn itlaoty ax 1 -Mother, where Where does he sp large number of y b'M nig away by mea saldon and the bo •get the as a prime me a8 a parent. thing fs tiot piling ,children—the pia; <cradle to the g;av =hereafter to take ( time has cotnte wl -Gil• should come olorse rep the whist gates of hell. Ar cal?„to get your ch .eJome people place >ance on getting in .not wait for the pi gelist, but take nti out of danger, 1 . the will of God th songs of Zion and 'she song of the drt • is for us and our c clikb 11,11xet1 Up )The Rev. T. De current issue of ti of which he is edit The tempere,ttce up with polities ti being sadly tleglec be held a hundred fags where. now While we are disci: the subject of licit It tting hundred women go to ruin proper instruction of abstinence. We ten thousand old. Gpugh temperant you say.,'where are 71'1ey are now in � loges and farm hoc the 0C(lnpathons an The eloqu.encn to than the elequence all means: make telt arufl by force of Ch stop the stampede tudos who will not • the laws what they deed to- work . mor subject t /tan • for times it took meet years to become 11 Now they may t• that stairs by one rho worst ' adult( ?`flung teen trend tr thein come back e11 we /lave confirm twenty-one. 1t it duty of all minister reformers to get for iu the direction t Oster things need tins must not be let AnIOS '50 MAT,IFt s..-•7! - td broken of your tont h; • nears with pain of fault •msec and };et a bottlo of yyrti,,” fur Children Tt eth Age. It will relieve t r mediately. Depend 111). abort it. It ourcF rounlata, the Stornnrll and sniten8 rho duals, re(h1et:s foto and energy to tho wh s:ow'8 Soothing Syrnp" platsant to tho taste and to the oldest and hest tomato Flt Snitsd :Melee, and 0 t1 l8u haat talc w.eb!. 1 bottle.. Bo 8:,10 Alta wit Valoes*f(li `SWx813,"stuttatt( • -