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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1894-11-1, Page 5Supplement to THE .EXETER ADVOCATE. VOL. I EXETER,. ONTARIO, TI URSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1894. NO 363 The Nelsons Bank. (Chartered. by Parliament, 1865.) Paid up7�Capital, .. , , , .... $2,000,0001 Fund llud ...... , • .. , . ,,2eepeo Bead oifioe meets -eat, P. WOLF1 RSTAN THOMAS,. Esq., GENERAL MANAGER Money advttc.ee(l rw a„od Farmer' oil droit own notes w.:t, one or more endorsers at percent per anal em. Exeter Branch, Open every lawful day from LU e,. -m. to 3 p. Saturdays lU:a, m. to 1 p. Agenera1 baulciug business transacted CURRENT RATES allowedfor mon- ey on Deposlb noseipts, Savings Bank at 9 per Dent. E. E, WARD. Exeter, Jan 28, '88. Sub Manager THE Is published every Thursday Morning, at tho Office, MAIN-STRET, — EXETER, —13y the— — ADVOCATE PUBLISHING COMPANY, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. rune Dollar per annum if paid in Advance r6.i,u4) if not so paid., .13.du artioirau Mates on St.px,lice,- 310 paper disoontinued until a11e,rrearages ere pail. Advertisements without specific directions will be published till forbid and ehaxged accordingly. Liberal discount made for-transcient advertisements inserted for long }periods, Every deeeriution of JOB PRINTING turned out in the finest style, and at moderate rates. Oheques,inoneyord- 'ars, &e. for advertising, subscriptions ,ate.to lie made payable to Sanders & Dyer PROPRIETORS Church. .Directory. TRivr'rr MBnoniAt', CICu11C8.--Rev, E.W. Ziant, Reuter, Snud.ay Services. 11 a. m and? p. m. Sunda c o l and Bible Class Sunday 'ab o ., m. Ilei Communion, 1st fur Adults, 3 y Sunday of each month at Morning service Muni°0i$T °t'1wweeu--Jain es-st , Rev.,I. G. .IACIiSON Pastor,SnnlayServices,10.8n Boni 0.80 p. m. Sabbath School, 2.80 p. m. Maxx STREET Rev. H. W. Locke, Past- or. Sunday Services, 10.50 a.m. and 0.80 p.m sabbath School 2,80 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN OIIVl3C8.—Rev. W. Martin, .'s'astor. Sunday Services, 11 a.m. and 0.80 p. m,,. Sabbath School, 9.45 a. m Professional Card S. �l-I.11INSM.:1N, l.. D. S, Fanson's Block two doors north of Carling Store IIATN ST_, EXETER, extracts teeth srthont pain. way at Lucan every Wed- nesday, llensail eat Friciav; Blyth, first Mon- day and Zurich on last Thursday of each urenth. R. 'I GRAM, DENTIST, Member Royal 'a College Dental Surgeons, successor to E. L. 13illings. Office over Post Office E'seter, Out. A safe anaesthetic given for 111,e painless extraction of teeth. kind Gold ;; illinrs as rectuired. • ALTON ANDERSON, L,D.S., D.D.S., ' Gild tub toofthe Roy alCollege ofDent- arl Surgeons of Ontario, and Graduate of the Toronto University (with honors). Special a^41: ttlntioll given to preservation of the nat- ural teeth. Druce over 1111301 & l.11io is law office—opposite Central Hot ol-Exeter. MUSICAL EXCELLENCE. ARTISTIC DESIGN. DURABLE CONSTRUCTION Catalogue sent free on appli- cation. MORRIS-FEUROGERS-CO LLSTOWEL. Sale Register. 'JIItyIRSnar, Noy,1.—Auction sale of Lot 8 South East Bounclaly, Ushorue, being 100 Soros, the property of D, W. Dulmag e, of Palmerston. Sale at 2 o'oloelr. R. Brown Aust. :Medical DR. G. F}iOULT1, CEN TRALS A, °nitro Opposite Methodist Parsonage •.— T t re. J. A. ROLLINS & T A. A.MOS. 9y Resirdencies,same as formerly OFFICES, Spackman,. building, Main Bt. Er, Rollins' oiliee; same as formerly -north door. 1)r. Amos' office, same building—south Noor. May 1st. 18113 2. A Rollins, M. D. T. A. A1nos, 11X. D Li' P. MoLAUG-F1.LIN, MEMBER OF the College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario. Pby.iiciall, Surgeon and Accouch- eur. Office, Lashwood, Ont. Legal. '`�� SI. CILLI ti e, BARRISTER, SOLICIT- (At, OLAIC T- �tua ilia, tlonveyancer, Notary Public. Office—Over O' ti eil's Bank, Exeter, Ontario. 311onev to Loan. -p6f,}T.11ICK ( N,BARRISTER,SOLICITOR, JL.d a of ;supreme Court, Notary Public, Con- 'reyan ••r, Conlluissioner, &C. Money to loan Office—Bat:son's Illock,Exoter. LLItat es.IPLLIOT,BARn,ISTERS,SOLIC 3`J lt,.r., (onveyaneers. ace. 131 V. Er.l,loT. En1)oiuxou ELL10T Aue tioise •orb NOTICE Dosirabloland to rent facing the station road, containing about forty acres more or less. For full particulars apply to 1, R. CARLING, Exeter. FOR SALE.—TWO DWELLING HOUSES Brink and frame. The forth or is a pottage situated. on the south side of James Street, Exeter• contains ti rooms and a good wailer; two-fifths of an acre land with a number of ohoice fruit trees thereon, g000. well 0± vtitus and everything in first class condition The latter is situated on William st 1% storeys and a very desirable residence; ono -fifth acre land., a good well water and some choice fruit Either of these places can be purchased at a reasonable figure. Possession can be had by the first of October. For further particulars apply t0, ISSAC BewaEV, IIXETEIt. -gr� An��1 D ilOW N , Winchelsea. Licensed Auct- .:I.A.o i;•.:t:;:r Por the Couuties of Perth and Micicllesex, also for the township ofUsborne sonbai0.SS'aaltslarraugc,led.at Post off. e. Wrms in- aholsea. B,.)1, U :v 131:Ii1Y, }iensall Ontario. Lic- e ell e,l. Anctioeeer for the Counties of Huron an.l Perth. Charges moderato and alatislaeden guaranteed. Star vexers. 510111 f�6�8fI1S2I 16 -Page Weekly -96 Columns LOO Now to Dec. 31, 1895. Balanoo o: Tear ONLY 1111 RED. Vi .EARN 0OM13, Provincial Land. ii . $arvoyor and. Civil Engineer. Office, ever Post Ofliee, Main street. Exeter, Ont. �DWAll,l) C. S-CEELE, P. L. S. Ontario iJ 1.et1111 Surveyor and Civil Engineer, G0i01tC11,Ont. til t eauxoes% St, Marys, Journal; and the Rectory, Rirkton. lif saran ee. E ELLIOT, Insurance Agent, Pfain St. Exeter �y TEAAISHIP & INSURANCE AGENT. LaaDirig iqeili(9a(11eWest Anchor, Allan, Allan State, Beaver, Dom Lilian, American, Witite Star, Nether- lands, and American Lines to England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Germany, Zealand. Tt41ia and Naw o est °ape, A u Lancashire London and Lancashire, Northern,Nortlt British and Mercantile, and Perth Mutual Fi).•e insurance Co's. London and Lancashire Life Insui.r, 00, London Guarantee and Accident Co. IOW6:ST jtA.117 rl55. 4an,1)t Geo. lfi;:01u3) * YsrafArtt`.PAIIM.F.E.9xv=tarts EXETER MARKETS. (Changed every Wheat per bushel.. Barley...,.. 'Oats ,•. . Peas ..• . ...... . Butter. T1„gs.... Potatoes per 0U8 Hay per too. ...... PLEADED GUILTY, Chattelle Murdered Jessie I .eith—Evitle nee Cour- plete. Listowel, Ont., Qot. 26—The train ar- riving here from Stratford at 120 carried Alomecla Chattelle. Crowds of people thronged their way to the sta tiou, but by a 'ruse of the authorities they did not see him. A hack was em- ployed to meet the train where the railway crosses the sideroad, and some distance from town. .A. crowd was as- sembled at the j'til to meet the hack, and as the prisoner was being hurried into the cell cries of "Hang him!" Lynch hint!' and similar expressions were heard, and for a time there appeared indications of trouble But the officers of the law succeeded in getting the prisoner securely to the cell, TI1E INQUIOST NONE BETTER. FEW AS GOOD. Large Prize List. Handsome Premium. GOOD INDLICEMENTSTOAGEt TS For Agents' Ternts, etc., add ess— aauEflTIsEs DTII co. LON i)OEX, O', 'T. Bicycles, Sewing Machines, Baby Carriages And Musical Instruments. • Wodnestlay) , .., 0.46 to 0,47 88 to 40 .,••. 28 to 27 . 47 to 48 18 • 1.5 s. 85 to 40 , . 6,00 to 7.50 It was reported yesterday that Chan- e011or von Caprivi, of Germany, had re- signed, and that the resignation had been accepted, s.ei. The Qwest Bruce Reform �1..soclati on rrt0' at Kutcaedino yesterday, etected of(ieors, and voted confidence in their :'representative, Mr, Howand, and in Hon, Mr. Laurier, • • The adjourned inquest opened a 2.30 p. m, Only about 100 persons gained admission to the lioll, but several thous- and thronged the door and filled the street. When the prisoner was being brought from his cell he was visiole to the assembled crowd for a moment, This was the signal for a tumultuous demonstration. Chattelle is dressed the same as on Tuesday when brought on to the platform at the depot here. The proceeding's commenced by ex- hibitiug the articles in the valise and thosefound on the prisoner when ar rested.. The evidence given was yery con- clusive. Constable T. B. McCarthy was the recognized s wither called. He first the articles found on the pprisoner as those he was entrusted with on Tues- day last, when the prisoner was hand- ed -oyer to him by Constable Travis. Constable Robert Woods produced the celebrated black valise and par- cel containing tbe murdered girl's clothieg. Mr Wm. WTaynard, of the Bank of Commerce, Stratford, identified the blue jacket stolen from his clothes line; also the black stockings marked "N" and a towel, articles also found in the valise or in the tramp's possession. Isabella McLeod, of Ailsa Craig, tes- tified that her house was broken open on Oct. 2. She recognized the articles exhibited as belonging to her and showed about a yard of cloth which site brought from her home that corres- ponded with the material in the waist found on the prisoner. Thelblood stain- ed petticoat taken from Jessie Keith's neck was also recognized by this wit- ness as well as a cloth jacket, a bonnet the Tam O'Shanter cap and a pair of white stockings. Witness told of, los- ing other articles that have not been accounted for. At this point the prisoner was made to exhibit the lady's black cashmere jacket which he was wearing' when captured. This also witness claimed to be her property. Wm. Rodgers, of St. Marys identified the pants but not the prisoner. Donald Ross, engine driver; Bertram Teskey, of St Marys; Mr. Wm. McCaf• free., of Ellice; John Zimmerau, of Gads • hill; Wm. Lambe Reuben York, Ale Poole, Fannie Morniu ;•ton Miss Theresa Loney, near Peffer Station; John Joues of Mornin,gton, all testified to having seen the prisoner. Miss Carrie Lantz, near Listowel tes tified to having given prisoner a lunch on the day of the murder. He after- wards went in the direction of the rail- road track, and distant from the seene of the murder loss than a mile, Thomas Johnson, residing at the sante place as last witness, also testified that he met the prisoner. A man walking an ordinary pace could reach the scene of the tragedy in 25 minutes, Robert Morris, of this town, saw the prisoner in two different places on the day of the murder, the last within 10 minutes' walk of the place Dr. Rutherford 'said the cause of death was due to loss of blood from the cut in the throat, and detailed a tech - Meal deseription of the condition of the bo L found. to the criminality of the prisoner, The route he went was indicated by a'l the witnesses, Dearly y the whole dis- tance, from Ails& Craigto Listowel, thence to Cataract, The jury were out but a short time when they returned with a verdict of wilful murder against the prisoner, who gave his name as Almeda Chattelle. 1111 1'L1']A.DS GUILTY. The prisoner was then arraigned be- fore a magistrate's court, consist Mg of police Magistrate Tullune and Mayor Weatherstoue. Muck of tbe evidence by car'oller's jury was gone over, The Magistrate formerly charged the Prisoner under the section in the Revis- ed Statues which gives him an oppor- tunity to reale a statement; and warn ed him that anythiug he might say could be used against him, Chattelle replied that he was guilty, and had nothing mord to say. Ile was then removed to the cell, where his clothing were stripped and examined. Many blood stains were found on his drawers, While being eearched he, repeatedly said he did not care how soon he was put on the world, "Let them cut me to pieces, or haug or shoot me," he re- marked. "They have proved I slid it; what is the good iu delaying matters? The sooner they got it done with the better." We are the only firm Who make a specialty of the above named goods and therefore claim that we can give the people of Exeter and vicinity, . . • . Greater' arg ains ! Greater Choicer ! Lowest Prices.!!! The latest and newest at- tachments for all our goods can be had by calling at our ware-rooms,—One door north Dr. Lute's drug store. F UflIRTI ATTEILPT AT LYNCHING At -10.15 a hack was in waiting at the jail door, and a restless mob was clamoring outside for the prisoner. A numer or constables were ou hand, seed the prisoner was suddenly• rushed through and into the hack. .A. large rock followed in dangerous proximity, missing person, in the crowd. He was driven off at full speed to the station, followed by a turbulent crowd. At the station the train was not yet t the nut into was take prisoner the o in and p , depot, where he remained closely guarded until its arrival. The crowd here was very demonstra- tive and seemed dangerous, All sorts of cries and threats were made, such as "Lynch him!" "Hang him!" • "Use the rope!" "Throw him under the traiu," etc. The officers ran him down the plat- form, followed by the crowd, and at the car steps a determined effort was made to get him. `There was no organized leader,but a few men the worse of liquor called for volunteers to follow them into the car and take him. In the scramble Constable McCarthy drew his revolver, and. Chief McCarthy of Stratford, narrowly escaped falling under the car. For ten minutes the train remained during which many inflammatory threats were made by the crowd. Finally, at 10.40, they pulled out, fol- lowed by wild and derisive cheers from the mob. Chattelle will remain in the Strat- ford jail uutil the spring assizes. To a reporter who accompanied him from Listowel to Stratford Friday night after the inquest at Listowel, he made a full and complete confession of his crime, He told how he had met Jessie on the track. The fuilowiug dia- logue then took place between the ac- cused and the reporter:— "Did you accomplish your purpose?" "No she resisted me o11 the track, and was too strong for me, and, after a struggle, I hit her on the head with a stone, rendering her insensible. I then half -carried, half -supported, her across the field to the bush, where I cut her throat, and then infil'ieted the other wounds." "What dill you do with the organs you removed?" "I buried them in a field near where the stance was found. I cruet describe the place exactly, but if a bloodhound was put on the scent it would find theta. "But why did yoil remove the parts?" "I don't know; after I found I could not accomplish my purpose, I became maddened, and do not know what fol- lowed. "Why did you strip the bcdy?" "I don't know." "There was a strong case you." "Yes, and the witnesses truth for the most part." body when Dun "They say you have been 11irs. Keith, mother of the murdered similiar acts before this!" o•irl, identified the blood-stained gar- , Y `\o, nester; and I would not do it kill him, and the sooner the better, He did not eare whether he was shot,knifed or pulled apart. Mr. Murray said further that Chattelle .confessed all the horrible story of the cringe to him iu the Stratford gaol, but it would not haye done to Slake it known then. The .details were too horrible for recital and the prisoner stated to him that he did not know what possessed him,but be became animated by an ucteoutrollable fienclistl frenzy for the time being, and could not resist, Aroltlld About Us. West Zorraa Malcolm. McKenzie sold 440 barrels of apples from his or- chard, at $1.25, Clinton: The other clay while Mr, Will Holloway was out shooting, he brought down a black squirrel which had a tail as white as snow. Tuckersmith: Mr. D. R. Lands - borough, the popular teacher of School Section No, 5, has been engaged for next ye'tr. Mr. Landsborough has proved himself and able and efficient teacher, and the trustees have shown their appreciation of his services by making a liberal advance in his sal- ary. Brussels: W. Il. McCracken, our veteran gardener has the following re- cord for prizes taken in 1894. Wing - ham, 25; Belgrave, 16; Seaforth, 86; Wroxeter, 88; Brussels, 50; Fordwich, 28; Blyth, 19; Dungannon, 13, Sotne. times two fairs occur on the same day, but to meet that emergency he sends a wagon load to each place. ROYAL OUTCASTS. Ex -Empress. Eugenie lives in liinglaxitl as the guest of Queen biologic, who, is herr warm personal friend, She often goes to the continent, and is said ou one or two oeeasions to have visited Paris incognito. After' the downfall of Napoleon, his mother, Mine. Bonaparte, went to Blois and thence to Rome.. ,She returned to France during the Ilundred Days, and after Waterloo, went: back to Rome, where she died in 1886. Isabella II. of Spain was expelled by her long-reufl'ering people iu 1870, She has since lived in Paris, and while in by no means good repute with respectable people before, she has been much less careful 'et her eonduet since her enforced retirement front the throne. Count de Alirabeau, the father of the famous revolutionist, had so pleasant a time with his family that in the course of his married life he took out no less than fifty-two lettres de cachet against Ids wife and her people, and had most of ahem ex- iled. xiled or imprisoned. Louis Napoleon was taken prisoner by the Prussians September 2, 1870, and im- prisoned mprisoned in a German castle until tb.e close of the war. He was then allowed t0 de- part, and, going to England, took up his residence in Chiselhurst, where he lived quietly until his death, January 0, 1873. Louis XVIII. spent most of the years of his exile in England. He took a house in London, where he lived quietly, and, it is said, was much more concerned with the quality of his dinner than the nature of the news from the war that was waged for his reinstatement on the throne of France. Brueefield: Burglars are again mak- ing their appearance in our village, having visited the home of Geo. Logan last Saturday evening. They seemed determined to make entrance as they returned. the second sac ud limo•1 . Logau being 1 1 : dtisab e to bc.lu„ up they deemed t z retire. It would be well for all to see to their iasteuings when such are about. Clinton: Mr. A. Gorrell receiv ed the sad information on Monday, from his son frank, who resides at oxbow, N.W.T., that he had Lost two daughters. within a few days of eae•h other, with black diphtheria. The children were aged about 6 and 8 years respectively. A son, aged 12, was also at the point of death at the time of writing. Mitchell: Tho people here were ter- ribly shocked on hearing of the terrible death at Palmerston, on Monday, of Mr. Fred Davis, a former employe of the Advocate, and who was for a long time a member of Trinity church choir. It appears that the young' man was caught between two sections of a freight car and crushed to death, his body being almost severed in two. He died in about half an hour, Mitchell: There died here on Friday evening last, Miss Carrie McNay, daughter of the late Thos. McNay of Fullerton, at the age of 20 years and 5 mouths. Deceased was a bright young girl, a clever student, but having failed at the late intermediate examinations she became almost prostrated, and her nervous system being unable to bear the strain she succumbed to a broken heart almost suddenly on the evening aboye mentioned. against told the guilty of meats and a purse shown her, and said that they were Jessie's. A number of other witnesses were called and their evidence was taken, some of them. haying seen the prisoner t murder. 110 r' and others after be f0 L. ) The evidence taken as a whole was complete, and as very leaves no REMEMBER 1 hi doubt P�t�l' 1S Cailllil And you will have to have Winter Clothing. By buying at J. H. Gr'ieve's you will save money, look well and feel Well dressed at a verylow cost. y , All the Fall and Winter Goods. are In now. We make a speci.dlty of fine goods and sell them at the P IGI' Y prices to suit the TIMES. If you want a nice over- coat suit, call and see us ! For a fine We lead the trade. again for all the world. I am sorry 1 killed the poor girl." "Were you not afraid of being lynch- ed?" "I would not have eared. I might o . What i to dayas to Iuort w as well die difference does a day make ? I did it, I have confessed it, and I have got to die anyway, and the sootier it is over the better." After answering these questions the prisoner became annoyed at the num- ber of people crowding around him in the ears and refused to talk furthur. Later he was asked what became of the Christy kiC t hat he had on before the 1 • a murder, and which disappeared when he doltiled the Tam o'-Shanter. He laughed immoderately at this, and thought it a good joke that it could not be found. "Oh I buried that deep down; you'll never find that," he grinned. Asked if he was not' a great eater,jud,g- ing fl•otnitlle number of places he called and got food at, he said, "When a man is out a week seven times three are twenty -cue, but I find that it is oftener seven times two are fourteen." and he laughed. again. StJICIDLI I J]AR1ID. Detective Murray was seen by your corf•espondent Saturday evening, and pressed his belief. that Chattelle would Ladi,. r y7 -le Department, ConiEt' suicide a8 soon as he got a chance and should be well watt:bed, Re based his belief upon the prisoners ac- We pay l� special attention to the Ladies' Mantle Depart- tions, 'Upon leaving the hall he had merit, We out and make all: kinds of Jackets, Capes and Wraps, ��s,. Remember the ' place: rigg's Olde Stand. �• ■ d. c I a7 E liilgerecl near a window, and was eau - ti000d about exposing himself for fear ofedanger. He replied that he did not care how soon he was 13.11811 , now that all the Witnesses had eonspired to WRITERS OF FICTION. Rudyarel Kipling is said to have been jilted by six London girls before he wooed and won his American wife, John Jacob Astor was annoyed because. a Londoner asked him if his recently pub- lished novel was to be translated into English. The Scotch writer of stories, S. 11. Crock- ett, says that he began his literary career by publishing a volume of poems which no one read. The neighbors of the present Lord Ten- nyson think he is a great poet. One of them recently remarked to a stranger: "Ile carries on the busindss now." To Emerson is this story attributed: On being asked by a friend what he lectured for, he replied: "F -a -m -e." `'What do you mean by that?" inquired the other. "Fifty and my expenses." Alphonse Daudet has nearly completed a new novel, "Le Soutied de Famine,'? whose hero is a Russian student living in Paris. Another novel, "La Petite Paro- isse," dealing with life in a small French town, is ready, and will soon be published as a serial CROPS. Russia's rye crop is 539,000,000 bushels. The Kansas wheat crop is 70,831,000 bushels. The total hog slaughter last year was 18,196,580. India has 27,000,000 acres in rice, 18,000,- 000 in wheat, 75,000,000 in other food grains, 1,000,000 in sugar cane, 251,000 in tea, 10,. 000,000 in cotton, 1,000,000 in indigo, 300,- 000 00,000 in tobacco. In the United States, from a bushel o£ corn a dealer gets four gallons of whiskey, which retails for 816. Of this the govern- ment gets 53.60 the retailer t,7, the distiller 54, the railroads 51 and the farmer who raised the corn 40 cents. It is estimated that Florida's crop of pineapples this year Will aggregate 50,000 crates, or fully ,3=0,1)1)0 pineapples. The growers have been doing so well financial- ly that the acreage set to pines is increas- ing very rapidly and it is expected that the. crop of 1895 will amount to 100,000 crates. Seaforth: Ona clay recently Mr OBSERVATIONS. George Cardio, of this town, met wits` what might have provecta:`very serious Here is something new, a sign in a wine store window which reads: ' Cold claret punch, 20 cents a quart." A New England dictionary affers the following definitions: "Bicycle: Pleasure's treadmill. Ink: A black fluid often used to make black seem white." Capt. Moore, of the etary Gibbs, is home from a voyage to Africa with a cargo of rum and missionaries from Boston. He called at thirteen ports to unload rum, which was received with wild enthusiasm. At the thirteenth port the missionaries went ashore uninvited. "The laziest cigarette smoker I have seen lately," said a citizen, "was a young man who crossed the street the other day with a cigarette in one hand and at un-. lighted match in the other; he held the sulphur encs of the 'match against the rim of the wheel of a wagon that:was passing and let the wheel light it as it revolved:" accident. lie was out hutting black squirrels, and while in the act of firing the gun he was using, a breach loader, it burst. Tiis face was badly blackened and burned with the powder, and one eye is pretty sore, but he will not, un- less some complication sets in, lose the sight of it, Under the circumstances, he had an exceedin]y fortunate escape. Goderich: Mr. William Warnock, who has heretofore captured easily the first of the three prizes offered by Wil- liam Rennie for the largest squash, was this year only third, his sample weighing 229* lbs. The first prize wont to Mr. Naismith, Falk enburg, Ontario County, 295 lbs.. and the see and to 1llr, loose, Lockton, Cardwell county, 250 lbs. Mr. Naismith received his seeds from Mr. Warnock's big champion of Last year, and he has evi- dently profitted by our townsman's ex- perience and advice, St. Marys: A young Englishman named T. Little, tried to run a fake at Avontou a little place out from here, on Tuesday night, but just as he thought the success of his little scheme was as- sured he was captured and made to - •m •l art two 0 dis><aoinc. the boodle. For the p weeks he has been working up au en- tertaiumet,t at Avontou, the "proceeds to be devoted to the church building feted," cunningly announced on the program. "The Toronto Orphans Soo iety" was to furnish the talent, and the program was a very attractive one, On Monday Little came to town and en- gaged a number of the St Marys band ` music.. goinstrumental ental m u dols m to out and give He engaged a double rig from Walker Bros. to take out the band, and a single buggy "to meet same of the performers at St. Paul's station." The St. Marys boys went out through a drenching" rain. While they were playing the first selection Little left the hall with the proceeds, and was packing 311) his traps to leayo when suspecting all was not right some of the St: Marys boys followed and caught him and made hien go into the hall and pay the band thou promised foes, and also settle with Walker for his rigs. The audience were exceedingly good natured over the affair and made no demand for their money back, het even coetribut- ed more to pay expenses. The band gave several selections, and Little, who was kept to the hall until the enter- tainment was over, made a tepid sneak as'soon as let go, Little evidently in• tended t0 use the extra single rig from Walker's to take hien to Stratford where he would take train for the un. known, MIRTH. He—I heard a report that Gus Dude- leigh had fallen and hurt his head. She—Well, there's nothing in it.-1'&im- sey's. • He—She ]las very handsome teeth. She ',VIiy shouldn't she, when her brother is a dentist?—Syracuse Post. He—You are the only girl I ever loved— She--Oh, never hind that. The main. question is em T the only girl you ever will i — lll.atl Tribune. love. Cinen - "She just dotes on: poetry." "She does? Then I think i'll try niy luck with her, for if she loves poetry she isn't looking, , for a 171811 with honey."—N. Y. Press. "Miss Meek seems to always be es mild as her name." "Humph( 'You ought 'to see her in a'drive whist' when her part- ner trumps her ace." A BATCH OF SCIENCE. The ltarlrm,,g of a dog on earth can be distinctly Beard by balloonists at an ele- vation of four. miles, A star 25,000,000,000,000 miles away would be considered quite remote by anyone ex- cept the astronomer. Through telescopic observations we have learned that when en route birds travel at an altitude of from one to three miles above the earth. Bathing is often answerable for .aural disease when ducking the head is practiced. It should be borne in mind that the ear is intolerate of cold Water. Iceland is pronounced by a writer in the current ntnllber of the (Quarterly Review but a burnt out cinder, more akin to a bit of the moon than anything on this planet. ELECTRICITY. The electrical railways of this cousatry numbered 469 lest year. ft cost WS per word to stolid a message from New York to Demerara, At the end of last year there were 6,114l guiles of electric railways in this couurtts% The Western realest. Telegraph company lied at the end of lest year 21,078 o%lloes, which received 130,111,858 messages, which were sent out over x09,201 miles of wire,