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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1890-3-20, Page 2, DUPPALO B1LL 41ND TBlE PORE. Strange Scene at the Twelfth Animal hardragiving of His Holiness. A Rome ()able ears : One of the strang- yet speotaole% ever witnessed within the venerable welle ef the Vatioan was the dramatis) entry of Buffo Bill at the head of his Indians and cowboys this morning, when the ecclesiastical, secular, Dnd mili. t ary court of the Pepacy assembled to wit. ness the twelfth arioual thenlesgiving ot Leo XIII. for bie coronation Ia the midst of a tieeoe of enpreme tiplendor, crowded with ole Roman anstooreely and surrounded wlth walks immortalized by Michael Anel, and Raphael, there soOdenlY sOPeared host of savages ft paiot, featuersh and blankets, carrying tomehavtles IADd knives. A vast multitude sueged into the great Nova before St. Peer'e er1y m the morn - mg to witness the arrivel of the Araericans. Befere 9.30 o'clook the dace.' hall, the royal hall, and the Sistine chapel were packed. Through the middle ot the three audienom was a pathway bordered with the brilliant uniforms of the Swiss Guardia, the Pelatine Guards, the Papal gendarmea and privete chamberlains. The sunlight fell upon the lines of glittering steel, the nodding plumes, the golden chains, the shimmering robes of silk, and all the brie Haut emblems of poutifieel power end glory. Suddenly a tall chivalrous figure appeared at the entrance, and all eyes were turned towarde him. It was Buffalo )3ill. With a sweep of his great sombrero be saluted the chamberlains, and then strode between guards with his partner Nate Salisbury. Next came Buck Taylor, who towered hugely about the tallest nee,n in the palace, his long hair tied back on his shoulders. Theo came Bronoho Bill in buckskin, and after him trooped the cow. boys, eplashed with rnud and picturetque beyond description. Rocky Bear lee the Sioux warriors in the rear. They were painted in every coloc that Indian imagina- tion could devise. Every man oerried something to present to the medicine man sent by the Great Spirit. Rooky Bear rolled leis eyes and folded his hands on his breast as he stepped on tiptoe through the glowing sea of color; his braves I artivety eyed the halberda and two handled swords of the Swiss Gaards. The Indians and cowboys ranged in south 'omen of the ducal hall Buffalo Bill and Saliebury RaIllAWAY SLAUGHTER. Many Persons Killed and Won/ailed—Re- porters Denied A ecommodatton. A Buffalo (lora:ill of bet night says Train No. 12 on the Lake Shore, from the west, due in Buffalo at 9 10, and meeting very feet M make up lost time, broke in two, near Hamburg about 8.50 p. m. The froot part of the traneeonsietiog of eogine, teneer, evoker and Iwo teity woollen, was quickly brought to o ettiedetill. Tbe rear h alf, conapoeed of five heavy Pullin:um, mune en down the erede and crashed into the semod day coach, The Bullenan being the heevier, lifted the dey math into the sir, and tbey now Lie one on top of the other, and both having telesceped be nest day coml. Both the clay coaches and the Pullman were full of passengers, and the lose Qf life and limb is probably very great. Ten are reported killed outright. A wrecking train with a relief party of surgeons mon left for the scene of the amt. dent. The railway. authorities toad fem. eloeees refused any Luton:nation whatever to the press. No reporters were allowed on A Haraburg despatele of din morning says; As near as can be ascertained at this hour (2 a, m.) 10 were killed and 25 inured in the wreck near Bayview. Train 12 had eleven coaches, three baggages, four day coaches and four Pullnasne. The train parted some miles west of Hamburg, at the oottpling between the last day coach and the fret sleeper. The Ant section went on ahead and was etopped by the conductor pulling the bell rope, Most of those in the last day comoli were warned in time to leave, but thoee in the first Pullman had no warning, and the tetra telemoped with terrific force. The Pullman Was completely buried beneath the other oar. An engine was despatckted to Buffalo tor aid, and brought along J. E. Minnie, who had hie arm cut off. It was two hours and a half before the relief train reached here. A wrecking train came ahead, and work was begun extricating the imprisoned suf. ferers. The bodies already taken ant are stretched in a baggage oar. At half -past 12 o'clock a relief train was made up, and ten.of the meet seriously injured were sent to the hospital at Buffalo. They will remote there at half -past 2. Among the injured are H. T, Jaeger and Geo. E. Allen, well- known railroad men. were escorted into the Sistine chapel by the chamberlains, and were greeted by BAD wort SUTHERLAND. Gen. Sherman's daughter. A princess in. vited Col. Cody to a place in the tribune The Inquest Brings Out Proof of His Ditt- o! the Roman nobles. He stood facing the macy with the Accused. gorgeous diplomatic corps, surrounded by A Charlottetown despatch of last night Prince and Princess Borghesi, Marquis says: In the poieoniog case to -day S. C. Berlupe Prinoess Banciine, Daohess Gra. Nash told of 'visits ruade by Sutherland to midi, Prince and Princess Bassein°, Prince ears. Weeks in July and September, 1889, arid Princess Respell and all the ancient and of his entering by a back way, he families of the oity. thought by a pantry window. He saw When the Pope appeared carried above the heads of his guards, preceded by the Knights of Malta and a procession of car- dinals and archbishops, the cowboys bowed, and so did the Indians. Rooky Bear knelt and made the signofthe cross. Tbe Pon. tiff leaned yearningly toward the rude groups and blessed them. He seemed to be touched by the sight. As the train swept on the Indians became excited. A squaw fainted. They had been warned not to utter a sound, and were with difficulty restrained from whooping. The Pope looked at Col. Cody intently as he passed and the great scout bent low as he received the benediction. After the thanksgiving mass, with its good choral anompsni- extents, with now and then the Pope's pow. earful voice heard ringing through the Sistine chapel, the great audience poured mit of the Vatican, when the Indians went back to their camp within eight of the grim castle of San Angelo they found the only warrior who did not go to the Vatioan dead in his blanket. Rooky Bear told his followers that the Great Spirit had done it. To -night the Indians have temporarily relapsed into paganism, and are bowling over the dead brave. some of them tearing their flesh and sprinkling the funeral tent with the blood. THE HOLTON MURDER. Arrest of a Man Supposed to be EV.Duff Meatithon's Pal. A Winnipeg despatch says : At Carberry yesterday a man named McDuff was •arrested, oharged with the murder of Hol. ton at Tilbury, Kent county, Ont., some time ago, and for which Benjamin Mc- Mahon, as one of the murderers, was sen- tenced to death, and later reprieved to imprisonment for life. The prisoner answers the description given in almost every particular. He evaded all the villages and towns along the line, stopping with farmers. He was arrested outside of the town. The constables believe they have the right man, and will take him to Port- age la grairie. The suspeot says his name is Neil Steidt, and claims to be a native of Sweden. He is over Silt feet in height and gives his age me 48. He gays he tramped all the way to Manitoba from Montreal last 1 a ellf'Duff, alias Alex. Matheson,is so mark id by a soar on the face, and is in other respects so peouliar, that there will be no difficulty about identification if the right roan has been caught.] Arrest of a Quartette of Poisoners. A Howard, Kate, despatch of yesterday, says : The story of the crime for which Mrs. ed. A. Buckingham, R. H. Dickson, Dr. Oldham and George F. Walters, the father of Mr. Buckingham, were arrested a week ago became known yesterday. Buckingham was a dissolute printer. Some time ago he was jailed for vograncy. During bis absence a criminal intimacy arose between Dickson and Mrs. Backing. ham. Buckingham became very ill while in jail and was sent home for treatment. Shortly afterwards he died from the effect of poison administered at different times by Dr. Oldham, Dickson and Walters. Dickeon, it is alleged, has been blackmail- ing the doctor, and a week ago attempted to obtain money from him. Daring their conversation in the dootor's drug store the .dootor offered Dickson a glass of whiskey. Dickson drank it and became suddenly very ill. A. physician was called and pp- nonnoed hii illnese the result of poke:ming and told him be could not live. Dickson then confessed these faces told above. He tecovered and repeated the confession in court yesterday. At the opera. Tipple (erosely)—filee the footlighte—all the Orin gOing eta. Moe Tipple—Yee, it is disagreeable; but there's One consolotion—they don't go out between the nets. A Professional Opinion. Mum Gush—And so you were in that awful reilroed collision? I suppose the Nene beggared dedoription? Railroad Officer—Not exactly ; bot a few More elf them would -beggar the company. Clarks Floquot, President of the Freeob Chember of Deptake, le 62 years of age, stout, short and neereighted. The Prince of Welett has cut hicaself deene to three eigaril a day ane ten cigar. attes. Mrs. Weelts at Satheriand'e door in the fall of. 1889. upon another and more Important phase W. F. Carter, who met Mrs. Weeks on of that great struggle, the struggle between right and wrong, between intelligence and the train from Cape Traverse, said she ignoranoe. Apparently the command has seemed anxious to kaow how Sutherland beengiven to close up the ranks, and pre - felt towards her, and would defy him to go back on her. She just wanted to see hpare for action. Even among the most im ighly civilized nations, there are great five minutes to settle it. "1 suppose," she „ problems to be solved, problems of civil " Jim is acting best man home now. government, of the relation that capital If she had taken his advice, she said, ehe and labor should bear to esoh other, as well would not have gone.• as those that bear spionally upon the reno- Jno. Tooker mid Cm prisoner had dinner yeti= of society in many of ite most kat at his house at Cape Traverse, and did portant features. not wish to register her name, but left it On a piece of paper on the table as "Mrs INFLUENCE OP THE SCHOOLS. Miller, Charlottetown." She was rather ADVANCED ENOLISH SCHOOLS IN RURAL DISTRICTS. Address to the tentarle Teachers' Aliso. elation by Ur. J. H. Smith, P. S. In- spector, Ancestor, out. TeiditO I (au eilopt almoet the exaot ialtgeage of St, Paul, and say that I an beepy to be althea upon to disaues certain matters that pertain to the welfare and happiness of the fanning community, iseeeese I know that you, Mr. President, are au expert in all things that coecero therm that will add to their manholes and Morose their prosperity, for from your youth up you have been intimately asso- ciated with them, yon know their wants, end synmetbize with their noblest tomb. rations. It is therefore a raore pleasant onty for me to introduce this matter to the ooneideration of the members of this association thank would be under different circumstances. The thoughts that I "than present have been fleeting through my naind for some time past, and though they may be somewhat erode in form'yet I trust there will be found eufficient truth in them to merit some disonseion. I do not far one moment entertain the idea that I pies!' say all that can be said favorable to the proposed scheme, nor do I flatter my- self that I am capable of answering all objections that may be raised to the details as now developed, for I am fully persuaded that the principle underlying this subject is sound, and merits our most thoughtful consideration Our educational work has been rapidly developing of late years, and • eomething of this nature is required to round off and fill out our otherwise etanai- reble system. A PRACTICAL AGE. The age in whittle wetly°, when compared with those of former times, has not inaptly been called the practical or utilitarian age. Old ideas and old theoriee are respected, not for their age alone, but for their inher- ent value. Everything is now subjected to the keenest criticism, the most rigorous scrutiny, as well as the meet searching analysis. Whatever fails to respond afar- ntatively to then tots is cast aside as of little or no value, while that whole passes Ibis ordeal successfully is valued more for its worth in the every day affairs of life than for any other specific quality. Theories, as theories i are quietly falling into the rear in the march of mind, while the van is being crowded with common sense thoughts and matter -of -fact conclu- sions. The dust and cobwebs of centuries are being brushed away rapidly, by the Ruthless hand of practical utility. In science, in art, in literature, in education, in fact everywhere, things that are hoary with age, and venerable with yeare, fail to command the reepeot once accorded to them. It seems as if the, decks are being cleared for motion. and that we are entering And while I would not for one moment nervous. underentimate, or seek in any way to de - W. D. McKay said he knew of the poleoning on Jannery 28th, and induced predate, the value of the other agencies Mrs. Weeks to go away on the 31st, sending engaged in upbuilding society and elevating eg bar 0200 for that parpoee. He induced her great manes of mankind, yet I feel to go for Sutherland's sake, as be was a great personal friend, without thinking of the consequence to Mrs. Weeks. Sutherland was opposed to her going. But his Jolly Associates Relieved Him f tem, though practically less than half a About $1,600. ° century old, has brought our own fair Province well to the front among the A last night's Buffalo deepatch says: nations, and has given us a world-wide James Armstrong, a Canadian farmer, reputation. And now that the pulsations aged some 48 years, was arreeted last night of a national life are beginning to throb by Patrolman Patton, of the Seventh pre. through the arteries of our young country, cinot, on Elk street. He was intoxicated the need of trained and oultivated intellect, and barely able to pilot his way along tbe of high aspiration and noble endeavor slippery sidewalks. After being initiated must be apparent to every thoughtful per. into the mysteries of a station.house cell son. Nor should these advantages be Armstrong sobered up a littie and cow- limited to the few who may enter the plained that he bad been robbed of a large learned professions they must permeate sum of money—about $1,600. Since Mon. the whole of society;for, to quote the words day night he has been staying at the of the late John Bright, "PalaceS, baronial Chicago House on Exchange street. In castles, great bells, stately mansions, do the course of his perambulations he is not make a nation; the nation in every said to have fallen into the company of a country dwells in the cottage." notorious crook, and after irobibing too freely seems to hove been piloted around DEVOTION OF TEACHERS. town by this man. Near the corner of And how are these things tobe obtained ? Redjacket and Perry streets, sorne time and in what way shall we reach the nation yesterday, he was held up and relieved of that dwells in the oottage ? Evidently the his veiluables. The police last night were schools must beoome an important factor, hard at work on the ease, and have a good for they can be so 'coated as to reach the idea of the identity of the thief who was in people, and become centres from which much good ehell emanate, while the teach- ers shall become trustworthy agents in this great and noble work. I have un- bounded faith in the work done in the school -room, and the utmost confidence in the integrity and unselfish devotion of the • teaching profession. • One of the greatest and most important interests of this mem- that in this work as in the solution of the great problern referred to,..Ohm-046elmeef- leads direcely towards a professional the future are to play a very important eareer. The idea is rapidly spreading that part. The sphere of their influence is m these sohools the hest interests of a large steadily enlarging, but not to the extent it number of our young people are to a greater should be, ror wash the force they can and or lees exitent sacrificed to conform to tkie shall command. Oar present school sys. tendency in our educational work, and the time has arrived when we should ask our. selvee the question, Whither are we drift- ing ? This tendency will be more clearly seen if we look somewhat carefully at the various examinations candidates are required to pees, and the direction in whieb these are leading our young people. The loweet is that for admiasion into our High Schools, and the coarse of etudy in our Public Schools is so arranged that pupils of 12 or 14 years of age, if reasonably well taught, have but little diffioulty in paming thie ordeal. Next in order comes the literary examination for a Public School teacher's certificate ; then follow the matriculation examinations in law, medi- eine, divinity and arts. Now it will be observed that these examinations are literary in their nature, and are based upon the somewhat broad and comprehensive mune of study prescribed for our High Scheele. The combined influence of the course of study and the &emulations sur- rounding the Anemia while attending school lead diecetly to ehher a professional or literary career in life. Recent changes have placed the teacher's examinations more directly on the line of a Univereity course than formerly, and now firet-class teachers' certificates, are granted to students who reach a certain standing in the University course. In addition to these purely literary schools, there are normal and model schools for training try, the education of the yonng is new teachers, and medical, theological and law confided to their care, and they are proving schools for students desirous of entering themselves worthy of this great trust. any of these profestiono Should any Politicians will of necessity work for party farther argamehts be necessary to prove advantage, and in their anxiety to score a the statements already made, we have party victory may even sacrifice some of only to turn to the official records for their confirroation. From the last report lamed the dearest and moat cherished interesta of by the Minister of Education for 1887 we our country. But no snoh temptations beset the path- hearnth ethatpretvhiehreei awl eHrei glh5,b3404hepeuipe s spt enrolledtheee way of the teacher. Dealing as he does with the intellectual and moral natures of 1,100 were preparing for matriculation into one or other of ,our universities, 723 those who are to shape the future destinies of this land, he esebews the sohemes and for the learned professions and 5,777 for devices of the politioel partisan' and seeks teachers' non.professional certifiestes ; to unfold in all their fulness andpower the making a total of 7,600, or nearly 50 per hearts and 'intellects of those who are to be cent. of the total enrolment. Againt tine we have 1,733 who are taking up the corn. our ernocessore in developing the resources meroial course, and not one solitary stn. of our native country. Th.° is hie great work, and none but the noblest and beet in dent devoting himself to the study of the land should be entrueted with it. agriculture. WORE OF THE RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. NEEDS OF THE FARMING COMMUNITY. From what has already been eta it is practical traennad otifetehfueitiimeeseeire teozeaardtietehael quite dear that these secondary schoole, work, and I am decidedly of that opinion whether We look at their iodation, the 01 course of study puesued, or their influence then oan see no reason why a °lase iti determining the vocatien to be follosved sohoolo, epecially adapted to meet the %%Mil othe farming community should b by the eindent in after life, do not SMOG f not e the deroande of to -day in the matter of the established throughout our rural districts, but on thcontrary there are strong education of farmers and their families, e teatimes to be urged in favor of such a step. We have therefore. to look to some other source of supply to meet this demand, and Our high eel:tools and collegiate inetitutes the Dilly other source available ie the public sittutted as they are, nsually in some centre &boo'. Them schoole fully meet this de. of population, do not meet the wanta 01Tmend so far as aonvenience of location he these people either as to location or mune concerned, bnt fail so far as the °onto of of study. hese secondary sohoole, as a s rale, sre so inconveniently situated as to study la concerned. Seettered througbout this Province are to be found eipwatde of render them Almost valueless to the great 5,purely tural wheels mejority of farmere. as places of intellec- 000 tual culture for their families, It is that emeloyed neeirly 6,000 teachers, in wetich are hers. In about that there are quite a number from the 700 of these thhoole, owing to the Isreetiess of the attendance, two or more teathere are the" sch°°1°' while brutixt6tihdeyiatardieetesithwehrothaet°thenildriten of well -to. rquired to do the preaoribed work, in the remainitg sohoole only one teacher lidliooftelgratteer:igtreg gtheltiefewehelee,aretraPttree tot; io emPlered- If in these rural echoole then, e pretioribed comae of Andy fairly well their fernlike, and vvho desire to fit their th PAINTED BUFFALO VERMILLION, coneernee the present system fella to meet the reseoneble requirements ot our agrii cultural population. EPECIAXA SUSJECTS Or STUDY. The course of etudy is not emit as to commend itself as being well adapted to those engaged in agemeltural pursuits. There is a strong belief in the minds of not a few of the leaders of our educational • thouglat, that only certain subjects of aptly should be used as iustrurnents in Omitting, en& developing the mental famities. But to me it moms more reasonable to supeose that true iutelleutual culture inn be and is beat obtained by the study of those eubjeets whit% naturally belong to the line of life which the) studentpurposes following. This hes been recognized in the past, and 13 nOW 50 a limited extent acted upon in the preparation of the course of study for these secondary sehools, because in the curriculum there are now four optional COUYSSEI open to the Student : a denim', a modern language, a saienoe and a come meroial course. It does not require very keen discernment to see that these options furnish valuable information and useful knowledge to the etudent in preparing him for his life work, and that they are selected for their utility. A RECRUITING GROUND. The principle of utility has been acceded to by our eanaetional authorities, but only to a limited extent and that directly in the line of preparation for the learned peofela stone or commeni commended bit Nothing s being done to keep :the young men of talent and education on the farm, or induoe them to take up the study of agriculture as a life calling. The feeble seem to point in an entirely different direotion, so that the forming community are looked upon as the great recruiting ground of the professions and commerce. No one can look into the early history cf the leading men in com- mercial, professional and political life, without finding that either they or their fathers were closely connected with farm life. WHY THEY LEAVE THE FIRM. Now, 11 11 be true, and in our opinion the evidence points etrongly that way, that many of oar beet young men forsake the farm, and eeek advancement in one og other of the learned professions, there moat be sorde muse for ie. It, therefore, we oan diagnose the case with suffioient accuracy to determine what some of these causes are, then we have made Rome progress toward a solution of this problem. There are two primary canoe to which we may fairly assign the bulk of the -evil com- plained of. These briefly stated aro: (1) There is a desire common to the majority of mankind to avoid manual labor, and secure what to them seems to be a more genteel or respectable means of earning a livelihood; and (2) The influepoe exerted by oar educational system aide in perpetuatiug this view, by directing the mental activities of our young people along the line of the learned professions. These two causes are very closely connected, and seem to be inter -dependent the one upon She either. In regard to the first we will simply pass it by e,s not bearing directly upon our educational work, and turn our attention more particularly to the second. In con- sidering this statement we are led to in- quire " Is it true 2" and our answer is that the general trend of our educational work is directly in the line of the Univer- sity, and hence toward the learned profes. dons. . LEADS TO A PROFESSIONAL CAREER. It must be apparent to the most ordi- nary observer that the great part of the work done in oar High and Public Schools Armstrong's company. Armstrong will be detained at police headquarters as a wit - work for Prison Reformers. A Kansas City despatch says: The charges made by Ald. Ford conoerning the frightful condition of the prisoners conftned in the workhouse are found to be true. Two reporters investigated the matter yester. day, and found that about 75 male prison. ere are crowded into narrow and filthy cello full of vermin, and not provided with sanitary requirements. The men are OW:L- atently manacled with shackles weighing five to thirteen pounces, and are therefore prevented from bathing. The prisoners said they had not taken a bath in two menthe Many cells are five feet long, and in soroe of them are confined men six feet tell. For these 75 prisoners are two guards. The guards say that owing to the desperate i character of the men it s necessary to shackle them to prevent their escape from their present quarters. Apropos. Mra. Phondyze (with subdued pridel— This is my little Elsie ; just three menthe old tooky Mrs. Cbatphaat—Three months ? Is she, really? 05, well (encouragingly) when her hair growe and the gets some teeth, it will make all the difference in the world. But, talking of ugly betbies, if you could see my cousin Dora's last you would think this one quite a beauty A P.15313theBS Matter. Marberry (a good deal flustered)— Madame, I was perfectly willing to hold •your baby for 5 moment, bnt now that he's swallowed my locket / ehonld like to knee./ whether you want to buy or sell. To renovate black larie.—If Imo is nar- row, wind it eightly around a bottle and pin it on. Wet it therouglily With aloo- hol snd let it remain until perfectly dry, It Will be like inw. If the lace 10 Wide take Ilia wooden roller from a Window shed° to roll It Onl. King Ittnnthert of Italy has adOpted the hot water mire for dyspepsiel. Meat Europeen royelties feel inolined 56 eyelid hot water so ran& so permit:Ile. gone foe One or another of the learned MO - N1810218. Looking at thin Matter feirly from what Meer Feint Of view we may 801804 there is Only one conclusion at which we can arriVe, Ind tint lei so far ati lecatkie aa carriedbut, tben the mit of fotirth ohms , i h work is etifficient to tax the energiee of our beat teschere. Neither the time nor the attention can be given to the advanced studies preeoribed for fifth elites work with - out neglecting something else equolly as imuortant. Much lees can time be found for the specie' studies neoosary for the proper eduoation of fern:ors, without almost completely obanging the course of etudy as well as the Utak table now pre. scribed for the fifth form. WANT AGRICULTPER TaGET* • IT IS :0,1A.:901,3,Velli,TER To Shoot a Man Voless to Save Tour Own 0. A Cobourg deepoleh oi yeetertiey POP At the Amizee here to -day, before Pion, Justioe Falconbreige, the oath of Mary Ann 4ireieetemey, charged with hoeing, in the Qwinbip of Mitereiy, obent frier miles The Public &heels e8 at present •organ- from Trenton, got at and Wiled oxie Jamee 'zed teed managed are not eufficueotly broad mid comprebenetve in their curse of stody to meet tbe present end future require- ments ef education in our rural muniemali. ties. It is certainly an open question, and one well worthy of our most careful con- sideration, whether it is advisable to inter- fere in any way with our Public Schools, more petticularly with the work done in the first four. theme. The course of study for these elassee is sufficient for the pupae for whom it is prepared, but not Inc p com- plete education, nor for each an eduoation as every pupil in our rural sohoole ehoula receive. It therefore seems necessary, view it from what point we will, to estebt lish at convenient places in our various rural ronnicipalities, a 400 of secondary schools in which agrioulture and kindred subjects pertaining to farm life should be recognized as the prinoipal subjects of seedy. The following sketch was prepared for, and published in the m Live Stook Journal," of Hamilton, by the present writer; MANAGEMENT OF THE 50150005. " To make oar meaning clear and pre- vent any leasable misunderstanding as to the nature of these echelon and the cease of work to be done, it may be as well to ex- plain more fully tbe following points, (1) limier whose management shall they be placed? (2) What shall be the length of each session? (3) 'What shall be the warm of study ? (4) How shall they be sup. Lawme, was proceeded with, Mr. L. M. Derothe, Q. C., appearee for the Crown. The 'details were tone iato of the unfortui nate visit of La %mon and hie oompaoioui Miller, to the neighborhood 10 question; of their attempts to euter the house of Mrs, Alountenay, 8.14 of her warning. them to go eveay or they would. get hurt; of their etarting away and turning beck when the door wee opened; of the shot then being , fired, the isullet sleeking young Lawson in the throat, pessing through • the eoft tissues and lodging in the young man's spine, cawing leis death. The evidence showed there was no intention to injure either, of the yonng men, but the thot was fired M intimm, idate thethe so - timed being undet the apprebeneion that violence was intended, and being afraid in ooneequence of an attaolt having been made on her house sortie two weeks before this unfortunate affair. The jury were out of moue about two houre and returned as • their verdict : " Gailty of manslaughter, with the stron,geet possible reoommenda- tion to the merciful oonsideretion of the mute." In reply to tile liordehip, the foreman. of the Jury melted the recommen- dation to mercy was based, 00 the ground that the prisoner fired the shot merely to . frighten the young men, but was guilty of negligence. His Lordehip mead he thought . the jury hoa arrived at a proper conclusion on the evidence. He mutenced the amused. to three months' impriticeunent in the com- ported 1'It may be sie well to mon jail. This ended the shortest UMW state that we shall consider the held at Cobourg fur some years. two °lanes of eh000ls, rural and =ban eeparately, and shall proceed to answer these questions as they bear upon, rural eel:tools. Now in regard to the man- agement, the writer would place them under the charge of township Boards in municipalities where such Boards exist, and in all other municipalities under the jurisdiction of the township Councils. These Boards or oounoils, as the case might be, should have power to use any school- house in the municipality, or the township hall, for holding such school or schools. They should have power to determine the number of such mhoole, the location of them, the eraploymeat of properly qualified teachers, and furnishing the necesseiry equipment for the proper conduct of such schools. They should have authority to provide means to meet the necessary ex- penses, either by levying a rate on the aneSsable property, or by applying to the Municipal Council for the amount required. In regard to the length of the seesions, it must be borne in mind that these schools are intended for boys over 14 years of age and for yoncg men, so that they will nmee- eerily be winter schools, to be opened say about the let of November and closed about the lst of May. This will enable these young people to attend an advanced aohool during the winter seamen'and leave them free to assist On the farm during the busy summer months. To anyone so- quainted with farm life, especially in the older settlementa, it is well-known that the great majority of young people have more leisure time during wiater than they use with advantage to themselves or their friends. Now ibis very desirable, and the writer believes quite predicable, to utilize this time for mental improvement, and so far as his observation has gone, no more feasible plan has been proposed. It may be remarked further that them; sohoole are to be opened each day at 10 a.m. end closed at 3 p.m., having four hour sessions, and thus leaving these young people free to do the chores around the farm, both before going to and after returning from school. ZEE COURSE OF STUDS. "The course of etudy should embrace She following subjects, via,: (1) The differ- • ent kinds of soil; their formation and cultivation, together with the best means of improving eaoh kind; the production of these soils. (2) The mathemetioe of the far' m which should include land measure- ment, laying out the farm into fields, measurement of solids, surfaces, hay in mows so as to estimate the weight, grain ID piles and in bins so BB to estimste the quantity, of cattle so as to estimate their weight ; a full set of ecootints or, more properly speaking, a complete system of farm book-keeping ; inechenical drawing with use of instruments, so as to be able to prepare a working plan for any ordinary building ; (3) The breeding, rear- ing, feeding and care of all classes of live stock found on the f arm, together with the symptoms and remedies of the more com- • mon diseases from which live -stook Buffer; and (4)Literary work, which should include the critical reading of tome standard English author, composition, correspon- dence, and practical English. It remains now to determine howthe eohoole are to be supported. This can be done by the Legis- lature giving a fixed grant to each solfool that leas been kept open during ,the time fixed by thelaw, as it does to County Model &boots, and id igh Schools.. This grant should be supplemented by a similar grant from the OCIlllity Council In addition to these fees should be charged, and the balance paid from township funds. THE PRACT/CA.L NOT THE IDEAL WAISTED. "Isa all oar Schools, both public and high, the course of study should be practical, and so prepared that the knowledge received and the instructions given should be albng the lined life whioh the student purposes fol- lowing. An ideal education cam only be given to then who have the time to devote to in end possese the moons' to carry it fully out. But for' those who are compelled to leave school before they are 16 years of age, and Mettle with the realities of life, to provide themselves with food tted raiment, a more praotiosl eduoation is required. What is WOoLlted is each training and such knowledge as will assist there in their daily struggle for a living. To such an ideal edneation is positively worthiest', Since it practicalle unfits them for becoming breadwinners because they have neither the time nor She mean.s to plume it suffloiently far to make it valuable, and they find them - 'wives with only a partial education that has not fitted them to face life's ciifeenitiee. The writer is strongly of the opinion that tome- thieg en the line of prectioal and industrial education will have to be grafted upon our present system, before it will be complete, and serve the purpose for which it weh, designed. We helot not made progress it) thie direction. Our system is s moo excellent one, and one that we should tth feel proud of, and doubtless do but there is room for briprove meet, and wo cannot refrain from expree eing the opinion that the line we havi mucked out le the line in whith thrsoiw provernente must Mote, Wemyse Reid expeote to have his bio grapby cf Lord Houghton ready in the spring. Wm. Ei Gladstone has published 299 boob) and pap:mites, not to mention Si rntrnorabla newspaper and magezieci &Moles. ,GL DICORGA.S, SIT I RE'S WON. Terrific Explosloniva Welsh Mlne-160.. Lives Lost, • A Loudon cable of lad night says: terrific) explosion occurred to -day in the •Maim cedliery in •Glamorganshire, Wales, which, it is feared, will to attended with much boas of life. 0.uo hundred miners are entombed, and communication with them is impoesible for the present. It is feared all of them have perithed. Later advices are thee 500 miners were entorabed, but that 200 hove been rescued from the workings nearest the main shaft. Most of those tahea out are unhurt, but several have received fatal injnriee. Heavy falls of •rock prevent the explorers from reaching tbe more remote workinge. The choke damp is eproatliog, end it is feared at least 90 lives are lost. LATER.—A fall of debris Ins blooked the pit.. The number of dead is now esti- mated at 160. The work of recovering bodies goes on slowly. Eight bodies, shockingly muti- lated, have been recovered from the Moles mine. Great etoitomont was caused by a rumor that appeals for help could be heard f tom the emtombed men The rescuers are constantly succumbing to the effeots of the gas, and are obliged to make a speedy retreat. A Yoathtut aride. '"dieediaridedin real lite is repotted from the valley town of Paerrittore Some time ago Miss Martha Bye, 14 years of age, quar- reled with leer mother and left the parental roof for the walls of a friendly boarding house. The poor allied could not make enough to pay her hoard at the cotton mill, wbere the was employed, and with tears in San eyes appealed to Mr. Willie Grey, aged 22, to temporarily assist her. .Willie'a manly bosom swelled with pride that good fortune had thus enabled Moe to substan- tially assist the pretty little eirl for whom he bad atways had a kindly feeling. But trouble commenced to brew when Willie commenced to pay Martha's board, for thee families were not on good terms, and grave threats were freely indulged in by the girl's parents Things went 01.1 in this way for two weeks, when Willie, faithful to his little charge proposed flight and marriage, that he might protect hie fair lady by the rights of a husband. So they skipped oil to Niagara Falls, that Eldorado for run- aways, and were legally spliced. When Willie and his extremely youthful bride were drinking in the sweets of incipient matrimony, tbe laa wbo took the groom's place at the mill was nearly atnihileted by the bride'e mother, the women taking him for s meg Grey. • The bride's father pre- dicts that the awful vengeance of outraged Providence will fail upon them, but Mr. and Mre. Grey seem perfectly content and the Star will venture to 000gretulate them on the happy termination of their troubles. —St. Catharines Star • • Hammond wants Binh Money. ' '7A7 .Seattle, W. T, despatoh of Sunday Raps: C. R. Hammond, who knows nacre than anybody elee tibout the London scan- dal, skid to.day that unless certain people promine'nt in Loddon kept faith with him and cabled raoney to him by linesday of this week, he wculd my something than that would place them in s very bad light. Hammond remarecd "The tirae for 'denials from ono side and tbe other Le past, •and if Lord Easton and Hugh, Weglen knew what was to their interest they would com- municate immediately by oable to a person known to them by the hated "0,"and. whose preeent residence is 2,232e Front, street, Seattle. Weglot is ihe son of ft. man who occupies an exceptional position. in the finanoial world of tbe British capi- tal." It is observed from this that Ham- mond's assertion that be was not the men. who kept a notorfouo house on Cleveland. street was untrue. !Insane from Jealousy. A Moniiearaespatcei says: A horrige. story comes from Johnotowe, neer Bar- rington, on the border line. A man named. Hall, married and with a family, was laid up with a bad [dicta of influenza. He got, batter, but still continued weak and was. subject to delnsions, the most painful oft which was that hie wife had been living in unfaithfulness for von, and that he was not the father of her obildren. Lest week She man Was discovered in a neighboring wood in a state of hisensibility. He had horribly mutilated himeelf and hacked bis - chest and throat with a caner. He was conveyed Some, where he has since died.. The Turf. The sale of the ijeliforeia trotting stook of L. J. Rose was continued yesterday. 'She attendance waii large. Nana Shepard, by Nephew, dam Lena R, was sold at $450, to George Thomson, of this (qty. Nana, hy Byerly Abdelleh, ant of Mary Arnold, eold for e775 to W. Et. Wilson, of Cynth. fans, Ky. Nava, In Dictator, out of Belle Brodield, sold for /5,250 to W. et. Hobard, of San Francisco. Nellie Iley, by Elec- tioneer, dam Leay Ellen, teed for $8,100 to. Alalcohn Forbes, of Bintore Nellie Monroe, by Inca, sold for 11,060 to j. R. elsere, of Scranton, Ruth Flint, by Nut. vood, gold for $1,025,to Ur, 0 Silkegg, of Pennsylvania. Item C, bi junkie, dam Oastillei mold, far $1,55040 Boleti Steele, of. Philadelphia. .