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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1891-9-10, Page 3DOMINION PARLIAMENT Mr. Flint moved the inotiou, of which he gave notice yesterday, charging Mr. (loch - mane inember r Beet Northumberland ) fe) with corruptly selling the Government poi - don of foreman on the Murray canal to Henry May. Carried. M. Haggart said, in reply to Mr, O'Brien, 'that application had been made to import ,cattle in bond, the meat to be exported. The matter wits under consideration. The House could rest essured that nothing would ; be sanctioned that would injure the cattle trade. Sir Richard Cartwright, on motion by Mr, Foster that the 1:1011S0 go into supply, said that it was a simple and well-known proposition that no money should be spent -without the consent of Parliament. Owing to circumstances it had been found necee- sary to permit of an exception to this rule, and to the abuse of that exception he pro- posed to call attention. Whenever there was an extraordinary accident, requiring an -immediate outlay of public money, the case was met by the Goveruor-General's warrant, rovided the House was not in session. While he did not object to a fair use of this power, it had fallen into such grave -abuse as to call for action on the part Of Parliament. During the year 1890 the k Government had taken in this way 87 .separate sums, aggregating in nil $1,683,- 317. Of these a very large number were entirely unwarranted. On Apri128th, 1891, the Government granted $75,000 to the 'Canadian Pacific Railway Company for postal service. This was not a case that required action before Parliament could deal with it. There was no excuse for pay- ing this money without the consent of Par- liament. The worst case, however, was the .expenditure of $300,000 on the Intercolonial railway. Before dealing with that he pointed out that the frequent necessity of those warrants showed great laxity and neg- lect of admMistzation. The expenditure of 4300,000 for theIntereolonial in 1890 was a direct violation of the principle laid down. When it came to ,the knowledge of the Gov- ernment that the money was required for , the purpose of keeping the roadgomg, there was no other way cpen than to ask for the ,Gnvernor-GeneraPs warrant. Mr. 3/hillocksaid that Mr. Foster had followed the policy of throwing blame upon the Deputy of the department. This was not a Government of deputies. The Min- isters were the responsible heads, and they could not shift the responsibility. There was no excuse for the abuse of this power. The Government' was offering a premium upon negliuence. The servants were appar- ently not responsible to the Government, .and the Government not responsible to Parliament The statement that these war - :rants were for lapsed balances does not meet the case, for they amouated to but $450,000 out of $1,600,000 thus obtained. The House 'must hold the Government responsible, and -censure their conduct. Mr. Armstrong said this expenditure should have been foreseen, and there was no possible excuse for the action of the Govern- ment, the affair showed the utter incompet- ence of the Government, and it was the duty of the House to eensure that incom- petence. The House divided on Sir Richard Cart- wright's amendment, which was lost on vote - of 82 yeas and 97 nays. The announcement that the Government znajority was reduced to 15 drew forth de- risive cries of "Sing God Save the Queen," and "One More Lost." The House went into Committee of Sup- ply and passed several items. It being six o'clock Mr. Speaker left the chair. Mr. Foster asked that the item of $75,000 for the works at the eastern entrance of To- ronto harbor be allowed to stand. Mr. Mulock said that there was no ob- jection to thepostponement of the discussion on this item, but he would like Mr. Foster to promise to give notice when he proposed - to proceed with the item. Debatable items - were sometimes allowed to stand, and after- wards brought on without notice. This was an item of very great importance, and one upon which there would be a good deal said. • Mr. Foster said that Mr. Mulock had no right to insinuate that they were trying to get debatable items put off to suit their own ,eonvenience, or until hon. gentlemen who ,desired to speak upon it were not present. rt would be impossible to smuggle an item -Of this kind through. Moreover, they did • not propose to do that. He *ssould give notice. Mr. Mulock-All I want to know is when it will be brought on. Mr. Foster -1 have no doubt there willbe . a discussion. Sir Richard Cartwright -There is no doubt there will be a discussion. If it was understood that notice would be given be- fore the matter was brought up, the Minis- ter would not object to letting it stand again if some of the members of the Opposition • who were particularly interested were not present. Mr. Foster said he would send Mr. Mulock notice. Mn Lankerkin said that he hoped that the Minister would also send notice to the .,raember for Centre Termite. •Mr. Foster -He is always present. Mr. Landerkin--Oh, no, he is looking after a railway down in Quebec. Mr. McMullen asked Mr. Foster to lay on the table the report which the Minister of Public Works had had prepared upon the • Toronto harbor works three years ago. Mr. Foster promised. Mr. Hargraft asked if it was the inten- tion of the Government to make any pro. vision for the improvement of the Cobourg 'harbor. Mr. Foster said it was not impossible that if any work was found necessary at Cobourg •the amount therefor might be taken from the general vote. Mr. Hargraft asked that an engineer be •sent to examine the harbor. Mr. Foster said he would bring the matter to the attention of the Acting Minister of Public Works. Mr. Barron asked why the item of $2,000 for Cobourg harbor, which had been in the estimates, had been dropped. Mr. Foster said it was not deemed neces- 1899, privileges equal to those accorded to the United States in producte •of a einiffar kind. He had received informa- tion from the Governor-General that such was the case. Mr. Laurier -And what after that? Mr. Foster -That remains to be seen. The House went into committee on the Bill to authorize the grantiug of land subei- dies to certain railway companies. Mr. Mulock said that the grant to the Red Deer Valley Railway & Coal Co. was eimply a bonus to a private company to enable them to carry coal. There ehould be some ptoper safeguara, such as a maximum rate for the carrying of coal. Mr. Dewdeey saw no reason why this company should be made an exception of. He did • not anticipate that this railway would effect the price of coal, for the whole of the country was coal, Sir John Thompson objected to the in- sertion of a special provision in this bill which was fully provided for by the Rail- way Act.. Sir Richard Certwright said that in view of the facts with which this country was ringing the House should have absolute proof of the bona-fidees of companies to be assisted. Mr. Dewdney said that responsible men • were at the head i of the company and t was a solid concern. Sir Richard Cartwright Egad there should be a good handsome deposit in hard cash. That was the only sure security. The House was aware of the pranks that were played with these charters. It was the duty of the Government to scrutinize such grants very closely, and exact severe pen- alties. Mr. Watson said that there should be a guarantee that the company would complete the road, and exact a minunum rate, He moved that a clause be added to provide that the company shall not charge more than 0118 cent per ton per mile for coal in carload lots. Mr. Tisdale said the amendment was an impracticable one, and would effectually prevent the building of the road. Mr. Charlton said the amendment pro- posed by Mr. Watson should be adopted in the public interest. Mr. O'Brien said the question of railway rates was of great importance, and must eventually be dealt with by the House. The proposal of Mr. Watson was reasonable. The time had come when the system of granting charters should be revised. The Government should be exceedingly careful to whom they make grants of land. He thought the proposal was a reasonable one, and one which the Government should in some form accept. The committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. It being six o'clock, the Speaker left the chair. After Recess. Mr. Mulock, while the House was in Committee of Supply, called in question the explanation given last night by Mr. Foster for withdrawing from the estimates an amount which had been placed therein for dredging in Cobourg harbor. Mr. Foster had said that the work was not necessary. Why was the amount ever put in the esti- mates if it was not necessary? Was there not a suggestion given to the Minister to withdraw the appropriation? Be thought the money had been withdrawn as part of a scheme to make public works dependent upon the political action of tho electors. Mr. Charlton said that he had noticed in the Cobourg Tory organ that West Nor- thumberland had made a great mistake in sending to Parliament a man opposed to the Government because the item for dredging in Cobourg has been dropped, and the town would therefore be put to the expense on its own account. The work at °taming was necessary, and the Government should ap- ply the appropriation for incidental require- ments under the head of dredging to that harbor. The House adjourned at 11.30. CANADA'S POPULATION, Where it is Distributed as iiown by the • Census Tables, OUR GAIN'S IN TEN YEARS, The Principal Increases Are In the Cities IOW PrOlVhS-SOIlle Of the Mares Ms* appointing -Some Entirely NeW r�pUlw tions-Interestlieg Comparisons. From the census returns just brought down the following comparative statements are taken for the inforination of readers. It is sufficient to say, by way of explanation, that in scene cases additions to populations have been caused by the annexation of adja- cent territory since 1881, notably in the cases of Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Lon- don and St. John. In such instances the population of the annexed region as it was in 1881 has been added in the tables to the population of that year as given in the census volumes of 1881, in order that the comparison of growth may be exact. 1891. 1881. 216,650 155,237 181,220 96,196 Quobeo 63,090 62,446 18,930 05,960 44,154 31,307 3:079 2340173,1503 s,66 154,909251 Montreal Toronto Otatnaiwilaton .... . HS bid Ji foahxn . . 38,556 London ...... ....... , ...... 31,977 Winnipeg - . . , .... ..... • 25,642 Kingston 19,264 Victoria, B. 0 16,841 Vancouver 13,685 Brantford 13,115 6,41aSI. Henri Guelph 121101,53256539 996,688199; Cahutlili.lottotown 11,374 11,485 St. Thomas 100;332720 8,367 Peterborough Belleville Stratford , .. . • 10,9,:17911101 669784:::128286314112,799 Windsor Sherbrooke St. Curiegonde 9,501 9,293 9,631 Berlin.... .. . . .... .... 99;05,1427052 St. Catharines 7,301 7578:36640777239036 Chatham Moncton 88:776693 Brockville. . Three Rivers......... . . • I:633412 56:013827 Woodstock Galt.. ... . 2 7,535 Owen Sound.. .. .. ..... 7,497 Cornwall 6,805 :74;248461 Levis • St. Hyacinthe.. - ..... 7,016 sSoarrenlia..... ..... 6,693 3,87 .. 6,669 5,79 New Westminster 6,641 1,50 Fredericton .... .... 6,502 6,21 Dartmouth, N. S 6,249 3,786 Yarmouth.... .. - . 6,089 5,0806,081 Barrie 5,550 4,854 Talloyfield53,906 Truro .... 5,516102 3,46 Port Hope-. ..... ....... 5,042 5,58 a statement of the population of Ontario by electoral districts : Ontario. 1 1 ,2;.1"..7 1891.1; 1381. Addington... , .. - ., .. . . .. 21,151- - 23-,V0 Algoma . - .., . , . • , . - 40,658 21,014 130thwell., „ , .. - .. „ .., .. 25,595 22,477 13rant, North- - - . ,.. , ' " ' , 17,915 Brant, South.. , , ., ,, • ,, . , 23,350 20,182 Brockville , .. , . „ , . , „ , ,, , 15,855 15,107 13race, East..., .... ..... 21,355 22,355 Br aeo, North . . . . . . „ .... , . 22,531 18,615 13r aco, West . . „ , 20,718 21,218 Cardwell 10,382 16,770 Oarleton 21,710 - 18 777 Cornwall and Stormont27,158 ,' l',23,198 Dundas 20,132 .' 20,508 Durham East 17,053 18,710 la erliam West ., „ 15,375 '17,555 31.11g1n East.- .... ........ . 29,731 I' '' ..4. '6 25748 191g,n West 23,925 4 „ 123;480 klssex North 31,523 25,659 Essex South 21.022.,,,7.11; 21,303 Frou tonne 13,115 ),, , .111,903 Glengarry 02,117 „ , 4,":, 22,221 Grenville South . ...... 12,931 13,526 Grey East 26,225 25,331 reyNorth 29,311 23,331 roy South 23,672 25,703 Ilalclimand • 16,318 17,600 Halton 21,986 21,919 liamilton . .. . .. ........ 47,252 35,961 Hastings East 18,053 17,313 Hastings North 22,213 20,479 Ifastings West 18,063 17,400 Huron East 18,068 21,720 Huron South 19,181 21,991 Huron West 20,020 23,512 Kent.... . 31,431 29,191 Kingston19,251 14,001 Lanibton East 21,269 21,725 Lambton West 23,419 20,890 Lanark North..... .. . ... 19,29a 19,855 Lanark Sonth.. . . . _ 19,861 17,915 Leeds and Grenville N13,523 12,423 Leeds South 22,451 22,206 Lennox 14,902 16,314 Lincoln and Niagara 21,806 23,300 London 22,281 19,716 Middlesex, E .. .. 25,568 25,107 Middlesex, N. , .... . .... 19,095 21,268 Middlesex, S 18,505 18,8E3 1Vlidd °sex', W .. .... 17288 19,491 Monek..... . 15,315 15,910 Muskoka and Parry Sound 26,515 17,636 Nipissing.... .... .... 13,023 1,959 Norfolk, N 19,400 20,933 Norfolk, S 17,780 19,019 Northumberland, E 22,001 22,991 Northumberland, W 14,917 16,984 Ontario, N., .... ...... . 21,380 21,281 Ontario, S 18,371 20,241 Ontario, W.... .... 18,792 20,189 Ottawa City.- . 37,281 27,412 Oxford, N.... .... ...... 26,131 24,390 Oxford, S...... ...... 22,421 24,778 Peel 15,472 16,387 Perth, NT 26,909 26,538 gerth. S.... 19,402 21,608 Peterborough, E 21,920 20,402 Peterborough, W.. .... . 16,808 13,310 Prescott. .... . ....... 24,173 22,857 Prince Ecfward 18,892 21,044 Renfrew, N' 22,719 19,124 Renfrew, S 23,972 •19,012 Russell.... .. . .. .... . . 31,643 25,082 Simcoo, E 35,801 27,185 Simcoe,N 28,206 26,120 Simcoe, S 20,827 22,721 Victoria, N 16,849 16,661 Victoria, S 20,455 20,813 Waterloo, N o 20,986 Waterloo, S..... . . ..... 25,148 21,751 Welland.... 25,131 26,152 Wellington, Centre 23,396 26,816 Wellington, N 24,968 26,024 Wellington, S.... .. 21,378 25,400 Wentworth, N 14,591 15,998 Wentworth, $ 16,770 15,539 York, E.. - ... 35,152 22,853 York,N 20,284 21,730 York, W 41,863 18,884 Toronto, Centro ...... 26,632 22,983 Toronto, E 13,564 24,867 Toronto W.. .......... 73,832 38,563 EARLY BREACH LOADING CANNON. Curious Old Gun Drought to America by Cortez. • It is a matter of common belief, says a Washington correspondent, that breach - loading rifles for small arms as well as for heavy siege guns and naval armament were invented during or immediately preceeding our late civil war. This is one of the great- est of popular errors. In tke naval museum of this city there is a breach -loading cannon which was brought over to this coun- try in the sixteenth century by Cortez, the invader and conqueror of Mexico. This breach -loading cannon remained in the possession of the successive Mexican Governments until dur- ing our Mexican war it was captured at Alvarado. This cannon has an indentation in the breach in which a hollow flat iron is, placed. In time of battle a line of artiller- ists extended from the caisson to the cannon and each man would carry a cartridge which would fit the hollow tube in the flat iron. As the gun was fired from the breach the flat iron was lifted out, a new cartridge replaced, the gun again fired, while each soldier presenting a cartridge would rush immediately to the rear, pro- cure another and follow in line. Thus it will be seen that well nigh 300 years ago the gun makers of the old world conceived and carried into effect the idea of rapid firing breach loading field pieces. The idea was evidently not properly developed, for no improvement was made upon this gun until the year 1858, when John B. Floyd, at that time Secretary of War of this country, improved the old Cortez gun by changing the flat iron into the form of a cylinder, acting upon a hinge, the cartridge to be dropped into the receptacle of the cylinder, dropped back into the breech where it was clasped., thereby enabling the gunner the more rapidly to load and discharge his piece in time of action. It was well nigh 300 years before this improvement was made. Mr. Barron --Will the hon. Minister not Rive this information? Mr. Voster-You are chuck full of infor- mation now. (Laughter.) The bill to encourage the production of beet root Sugar was read a third time. Mr. Barron asked Mr. Wallace, 'Chair- man of the Public Account e Committee, Why the evidence given by the Auditor General at the ineeting of that conimittee en. Wednesday in regard to the post -office department had not been prieted, while that given by Messrs. White and Le Sueur on the same clay had been printed. Mr. Wallace said that he would make inquiries. Mr. Foster said that he desired to make a statement to the Homo which might be of interest to members and the country gener- ally, partictilarly thee° interested in 'West Indian trade. Tho other House had seine discaSsioe in reference to the effect of the areaugenient between the United States and Spain upon Catada e trade With the Spanish Antilles. Ile ha,1. expreSseil the opinion that Canada would have, until June $0th, 1 8 1' 1 8 1 Total.. usomo 731,510 POPULATION OF TOWNS FROX 3,000 To 6,000. 1891. 1881. Collingwood Cobourg SpgiliU Nanami . Carleton ........ .......... Pembroke . Petrolba Ingersoll................... Fraserville....... ....... Oshawa Lunenburg Calgary Smith's Falls Goderich New Glasgow.. Amherst.. .... . ........ 13randon Lachine.. .. . ... Gananoque...... .. . ... Lanzon Dundas... Mile End Tillage St. Mary's Napalms Joliette Bowmanville . . .. Portage La Prairie Niagara, Fe,116.. ........ Deseronto Arnprior Strathroy.. . . . Woodstock, N.B Pieton Brampton Perth Paris Coaticooko Cote St. Antoine Almonte Walkerton... nig Mortars for Uncle Sam. Four of the 12 -inch rifled mortars, in- tended to form part of the armamenb for the defences of New York city, have been re- ceived at the Sandy Hook Proving Ground. These mortars consist essentially of a cast- iron body, reinforced over the rear portion by two rows of steel hoops. The weight of one of these breech -loading mortars is 141 - tons, and its total length is 10 feet. The maximum charge of powder is 80 pounds, and the weight of the shell is 630 pounds. The shell will contaiu a bursting charge of 40 pounds of powder or seine other ex- plosive. With the maximum charge and an angle of elevation of 45 degrees given to the mortar, a range of six. miles is attained. Level -Headed Jury. There is considerable good horse sense in the following, which we clip froin a Kansas exchange : "A real estate agent at Topeka sued for conimiesion on a sale he brought about. The jury were men that understood business, as they brought in a verdict against him on the ground that as he had no advertieement in any paper and had DO printed letter -heads, cards, etc., he was not a real estate agent." The Barcel(ma Chamber of Commerce will protest against the Spatieh treaty With the ffnited States. 4,910 4,829 4,813 4,752 4,772 4,595 4,435 4,401 4,364 4,357 4,191 4,175 • 4,066 4,044 3,876 3,864 3,839 3,777 3,781 3,778 3,761 3,669 3,551 3,516 3,537 3,416 3,434 3,347 3,377 3,363 3,319 3,338 3,311 3,316 3,290 3,287 3,252 3,136 3,091 3,086 3,076 3,071 3,061 4,415 4,957 900 2,911 4,314 1,645 1,975 2,890 3,012 3,165 4,318 2,291 , 3,992 1,750 2,087 4,501 2,595 2,274 2,406 2,871 3,556 3,709 1,537 3,415 3,680 3,268 3,504 2,347 1,670 2,147 3,817 2,487 2,975 2.920 2,467 3,173 2,682 884 2,681 2,601 [MUCH ittTER, Total 162,317 115,148 POPULATION OF VILLAIN -Es -1,500 TO 3,000. 1891. . 1881. Pictou, N. S . .... ..... ... 2'999 3,403 Cote St. Louis ..... 2,972 1,571 Orangeville .. 2,962 2,817 Waterloo . 2,941 2,066 Proscott...... ... 2,919 2,999 St. Jerome 2,863 2,032 Farnham 3,822 1,880 Whitby 2,786 3,140 Longueil ... . . .... . 2,7o7 2,3.55 VVallaceburg 2,728 1,525 Port Arthur St. Stephen's... Sirocoo .. Seaforth Clinton Kincardine Renfrew.. Listowel Nicolet North Sydney Sydney.. Thorold...... Campbellford.. N. Dame de Grace Amherstburg.. Chicouthni Ridgetown Buckingham Mount Forest Aylmer, Ont., Wingham Milltown, N. B Tilsonburg Newmarket Penetanguishene ........ 2,110 Mitchell 2,101 Magog 2,100 Midland 2,088 Dresden 2,058 Forest.......... ........ . 2,057 Richmond. Quo 2,056 Hawkesbury 2,042 Welland 2,035 Uxbridge 2,023 Palm erten 2,007 1Weaford 1,999 Wiarton 1,931 Portsmouth 1,971 Drummondville 1,955 Aylmer Quo 1,065 London West ..... . . 1,915 Lcamlngton in' Parrsboro .. ...... Point Edward Oravenhurst Preston., ..... ...... . .... Oakville Merritton Exeter Laehute Dunnville. ,. Amore, Louisville Waterloo........ ..... . .... 1,733 Xbervillo 1,719 Essex Centre 1,709 Granby 1,710 Blenheim . „ . 1,708 Port Perry 1,698 Mentinagny 1,097 Kentville, N. B 1,686 Parkhill...-. .. . . . .. . .. 1,680 A shblirnham 1,674 , Harriston..... ,... ... . .. 1,687 1,772 Port Elgin 1,659 1,400 1,614 1,200 1,275 2,680 2,338 • 2,674 2,645 2,641 2,480 1 No Three Days' Engagement for nor. 2,635 2,606 2,631 2,876 2,611 1,605 2,587 2,688 2,518 1,880 2,513 1,520 2,426 , 1,480 .. 2,273 2,456 2,424 1,118 2,305 1.524 2,279 2,672 2,277 1,935 2,254 1,638 2,239 1,479 2,214 2,170 2,167 1,640 2,167 1,918 2,146 1,654 2,163 1,939 2,143 2,006 1,059 2,281 768 1,095 1,979 1,611 1,571 1,921) 1,870 1,324 1,828 1,896 796 1,731 900 1,762 1,601 1,411 1;909 1,2011 1,882 1,293 1,848 1,015 1.843 1,419 1,825 1,710 1,813 1,798 1,809 1,725 1,751 765 1,776 1,308 1,743 1,540 1,740 1,381 1,687 1,847 800 1,040 1,212 1,800 1,738 1,285 1,539 Thank You! 1,5 THE FIUME/SAL 2E5TX- MONY of those who have suffereartona CURONIO BRONCIIITIS, COUGHS, COLDS, OR ANY FORM OF WAST- ING DISEASES, after they have tried Of Pure Cod Liver Oil an HYPOPHOSPH1T ES -Of Lime and Soda. - IT 25 ALATO,ST AS PALATABLE .48 MILK. IT IS A. WONDERFUL FLESH PRODUCER Ft is used and endorsed ,by Physicians. .elrOiti ail imitations or substitutions. Sold by all Druggists at 50c. and 411.00. 5002'T .9 BO wivr, Belleville. WILE GUILLOTINE. The Machine That Expeditiously Works cur FreliClil Murderers. The guillotine of to -day is much more sim- ple than was the one of the revolution. In- stead of standing up on a scaffold, it stands on the earth, or at least on the paving stones. Technically considered, the guillo- tine is divisible into three parts ; first, two large grooved posts, 13 feet high, 15 inches apart, and connected at the top by a, bar which is called a "chapeau." Between these two posts and capable of being raised and lowered at will is a steel blade or knife of triangular shape, and fixed by bolts to a lump of lead weighing about 120 pounds. This to increase the celerity of the fall, and it descends in three-quarters of a second. About three feet above the earth, and fastened to the two supports are Iwo wooden boards, cut in half-moon shape, and placed one above the other, the bottom one stationary, the other one being capable of being raised or lowered at pleasure and when connected the two form a round hole that is called the "lunette. In front . of the two posts, and stretching out from the lunette, rests a vertical plank, but which a simple plush can render horizontal; it falls on a rest below the aperture of the lunette in which the criminal's neck is fixed, and this is termed the "bascule." Near the "machine" is an osier basket filled with bran; and on the other side of the "lunette" 84 a metal sack, into which falls the head. The whole apparatus is coated with red paint, so that when blood strikes it, it will not show a stain; and the round lunette looks like the eye of a cyclops. This machine, for all its sinister accessories, was invented to soften the death of criminals and to protect them from the horrible suf- ferings they used to undergo at the hands of the executioner. When speaking or writing of it, it is customary to employ synonyms, metaphors and other periphrases to prove that one is an erudite, or that one has read all about the guillotine. It is called" la, veuve" (the widow), or " l'ab- baye de Monte-a-Re,gret," or " la Butte.," and some use the old nickname of " lotus- ette," but the largest number speak or write • yet of it as the guillotine. Humorists net. .An amusing story is told of two of our best known American authors who are both in Europe at present -Charles Dudley Warner and Mark Twain -who live near each other in the picturesque old town of Hartford. One day Mr. Warner called for Mr. Twain to take a walk with him. Mark declined the invitation. Mr. Warner in- sisted, but to no purpose. Finally he said (and very likely had planned the story before, knowing how loath Twain is to walks) : "You should go; it is according to scripture. "No Mark -the -perfect -man chestnuts for 'Where is your authority ?" replied the author of "Innocents Abroad." "The fifth chapter of Matthew, verse the forty-first," was the answer, coming with unexpected promptness from the lips of Mr. Warner. "It reads thus: And whoso- ever shall compel thee to go a mile, go,with him, Twain.'" Mark went -Chicago News. A. LO 1111 Or SENSATION, Tons Cranston as Told Al/out In the Oult• das " Itanner." The hero of the recent drowning fake has been writteu up in great shape by the Dun- dee Banner, Among other things it says : "The Hamilton Times had an interesting' paragraph about the drowned bank clerk, and showed how he had insured his life in an accident company for $10,000 for the benefit of his mother. Tho Tams was right in this, as he really did insure his life'and told one of the other clerks in the bank where the policy would be found in caae anything happened to him. But when the policy was looked for it was not there. The statement that " the body- has not .yet boon recovered" is also perfectly true. Nobody about here has yet set eyes on it, and it ia certain that the French habitants and fish- ermen around St. Anne's have not taken it out of the damp water of the raging $t. Lawrence. It is supposed that Tom is carry- ing his bodyaround with him and that itwill not be recovered until he returns to Dundas. "Tom has had several episodes of late. He fell out of his canoe and was nearly drowned; he won $2,000 in the St Leger horse race, having drawn a lucky ticket; he narrowly escaped being poisoned a week or two ago by taking something in mistake into his interior ; he mislaid the key of the bank safe and it took much time and trouble to open it, and now he has been drowned, or at least he seems to think he has. If he had really been drowned it would havebeen a good stroke of luck to have got the $10,000 insurance and would have beaten the horse- race ticket, but Toni couldn't have drawn the money himself, and insurance compan- ies do not hand over the hard cash until the insured person is real dead. Look Out For Wrinkles. "The summer girls are going to come home in the fall wrinkled like hags," said a Madison avenue oculist, who sat in the sand at Spring Lake and eyed the belles and buds with a field -glass." " I know Just what I'm talking about," he continued, "there is no protection for the eyes under those rick -rack straw hats, and the gauze -covered parasols are as good as tissue paper. If you will take the trouble to observe you will find that all the fashionably dressed women on the beach have to squint like sailors to see where they are going. "Now that makes wrinkles gather round the eyes, across the nose and forehead and frequently about the lips. They don't come in pairs, but in companies and, what is worse, they come to stay." l'r4, M. Cailletet has invented an apparatus Fergus, . 1,599 Windsor Mills 1,591 13cdf°131 • • , • • , • .. • . • • • .. . 1,571 11,'01180).' called the eryogene in which by the expen- r%Atiolineirfaeo• • • . • •• .. • .. • • • 11:553531 21:21581 sion of carbonic aid he cools air to 100 oborgdow3 , , ., , .. , . , „ „ „ , 1,509 1,473 , degrees below zero in a few minutes. .,-",„--,„;; ,-----,,, ,,,,, -In Loildon the °minibus fare from Total ELECITORAT', '1;18;71;8. '''''''''' Charing CrosS to the end of the line has been ' redueed to a halfpenny. This was rendered The following, . with the exception of possible by reason of the receipts for advcr- Iiipissing and the unorganized territories, is molts on the back of the tickets. Miss Laymlow-e-Really, Mr. Squirmley, I do not think that you had better take me out rowing. You don't know what a per- fect Jonah I am, and always will be. Mr. Squirmley (seizing a long-awaited cha,nce)-0h, Miss Laymlow--Clara-let me be the whale 1 Miss Laymlow-This is very sudden, Mr. Squirmley. But I have no desire for a three days' engagement. Not Quite nigh Enough. "What floor is Mr. John Blank on? asked a gentleman of the chief of the elevator staff in a big down town building the other day. " He ain't on no floor. He's dead," re- plied the elevator man. " Then," said the visitor, "there's not inuch use of my taking the elevator." " No," was the laconic reply, " notinuch. They don't go up quite high enough for that." -New York Herald. Hayti's Presidential Record. Touesant L'Ouverture starved to death probably by Napoleon's orders; Dessalines, first Eirperor, murdered ; Christophe, second Emperor, committed suicide to escape his enemies ; Boyer, exiled; Herald, exiled • Guerriert, poisoned ,• Riche, ex. iled ; 'Soulonque, exiled ; Geffard, lied after suppressnig nine revolutions and seeing his daughter murdered ; Sahutve, murdered ; Missage-Laget, served his term ; Domingo, escaped in safety ; Boiseond- Canal, exiled ; Salomon, exiled ; Legitime, exiled. Cause and Effect. Mrs. Solomon -George, I shall need a new pair of slippers this week. The soles of these old ones are completely worn out. Johnny Solomon -Papa, I shall Deed a new pair of trousers this week. The seat of thele old ones are completely worn out. - Puck. And BD Presumed Re Did. "If you think you're going to collect any money from me," said Ardup, doggedly, as he handed back the bill, "you're away oft Yon can't draw blood from a turnip.' "Maybe not," replied the man with the bill, peeling off his coat, "but I'm going to see if I can't pound a litte out of a dead beat." Choice oflanguage. "Can I read your paper ?" asked the man. in the rear seat. c, I don't know whether you can or not," replied the Boston man ahead of him "but you may try if you choose," and it took the brakeman, the news agent and the conduc- tor to separate them• The man who toyed with a natural gas well can sympathize with the "Arabian Nights hero who let the genie out of the bottle. "Can your little brother talk now ? " " Yes ; he can say some words real well." "What are they?" "1 don't know. They're worths I never heard before." The -potato disease has appeared in the flooded. districts of Ireland. D. C. N. I. 37. 91 now Insects Breathe. If we take any moderately large insect, say a wasp or a hornet, we can see, even with the naked eye, that a series of small, spot -like marks run along the side of the body. These apparent spots, which are 18 or 20 in number, are, in fact, the apertures through which air is admitted into the sys- tem, and e,re generally formed in such a manner that no extraneous matter can by any possibility find entrance. Sometimes they are furnished with a pair of horny caps, which can be opened and closed at the will of the insect; in other cases they are densely fringed with stiff, inter- lacing bristles forming a filter, which allows air, and air alone, to pass; but the apparatus, of whatever character it may be, is so wonderfully perfect in its action that it has been found impossible to injure the body t of a dead insect with even so subtle a medium as spirits of wine, although the subject was first umnersed in the fluid, and then placed beneath. the recever of an air pump. The apertures in questioncommunicate with two large breathing tubes, which extend through the entire length of the body. From these main tubes are given off innumerable branches, which run in all directions, and continually divide and sub -divide, until a wonderfully intricate network is formed, pervading every part of the structure and penetrating even to the antennte. neat In the Bin. If grain be threshed too soon it is liable to heat in the bin. It should heat a little in the mow, where the chaff will help dry it without injury. If there is any stivicion of dampness place some well dried brick or tile among the grain. These will ab- sorb the moisture and so dry the grain with which they come in contact that beating will be impossible. All grain is more likely to be threshed damp than formerly, as the use of self -binding reapers does not allow any time for grain to dry out before being bound and it cannot dry perfectly to the centre of the bundle, A, Short Memory. A clergyman lately examining his parish- ioners asked an old man who made him, which he hesitated to answer. The question was put to a young boy that was present, who answered, "God." " Now, sir," said the clergyman, "is it not a shame for you not to answer this simple question, when such a child could do it ?" Nae wonder, sir, for it's only twit or three days since he was made; but it is so long smce I was made that I really forget 1" --A man fishing at Jersey, England, was caught by the rising tide, and a boat had to ut out to rescue him. The next day the agistrate sentenced him to eight days hard labor" for the trouble he had caused.' -The oldest newspaper in the world is the Pekin Gamite, a parnphlet inchea long by 4 ihehes broad, consisting of about 20 pages, bound in a yellow cover, in which form it has existed for 1,300 years. A person wounded must die within a year and a day to make the person inflicting the wound guilty of murder. 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