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rets . tlxx. �x . , ing a her of cattle was witnessed on
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HURSDAY, September 19, 189 6
GOOD BYE TO ENGLISH
YACHTS.
Friday moruieg last, In reply to an
tugt.try she stated that she bed come
from Gieuelg, and not having any fod-
der at home, was driving the cattle to
her sister's, who lives Dear Mitchell, to
winter, Besides the cattle, her sole
companion on her long tramp was a
Lord. Dtturayen has played the dig- faithful dog.
ufied part all through the yachting
fiasco. He has made no error. He
%news well that Defender, as a racing
sracbiue, is a faster boat than Valkyrie;
'But he was ready, even after the first,
uo go on with the competition. The
e•,urse of the Regatta Committee made
this impossible.
Gentlemen who were present at the
;cares unite in saying that it is useless
te try to sail a great yacht race oft New
York. The captains of the excursion.
steamships have no conscience. They
want their own boat to win, and they
acre prepared to do almost anything to
pleveut the foreign yacht crossing the
sine first.
Dunraven talks eommon sense when
1 e asserts that the races should have
been sailed off Marblehetid, or at some
other place inaccessible to the excur-
sifsn steamers. The ITnited States pa•
ers, with the exception of the 'New
York Mercury, the Chicago Tribune
and the Rochester Herald, have fallen
hack upon the most childish pleas to
excuse the interference of the steamers
They say that.the races were sailed on
;he high seas, out ofthe control of
rutted States authorities, which is
twaddle. The Regatta Committee
close the course; the Regatta Com•
n ittee should have had the course po.
lewd.
The fiasco bas put an effectual atoll
ro international yachting. Doubtless,
tad the races been sailed, the cup
would have remained in the United
leetes. But other owners of British
raehts might have challenged, As
things are now, it will be a long day
before a Britsh yacht crosses the At-
lantic to compete for the American Cup.
—Telegram Toronto
A curioussight was witnessed in
Cincinnati during a tire the other day,
In the building all the upper floors
were stored with peaouts, 7,000 bags
in all. As the fire ate its way into the
peanuts and burned the windows of
the building out the nuts rolled out of
the windows in a steady stream. Each
nut was blazing, and they had the ap-
pearance of a stream of fire balls roll.
ing out of the windows, The 7,000
bags, which were a total loss, were val-
ued at ss a bag, As there are only
40,000 bags of peanuts in Cincinnati,
and 120,000 in the entire eoiuitry, the
loss of this stock will affect the market.
THE CREDIT SYSTEM.
Why do merchants encourage the
credit system? You answer that you
don't. Yes, but you do. If the system
were not encouraged by the merchants
it would. not be in existence to -day,.
Did you ever stop to think that the
mercantile community of tie country
are the only body of men that tolerate
the credit system? Let's see you buy
postage stamps, postal notes, money or-
ders, etc., on credit; try it, and see what
you will he told. Go to the theatre and
you pay money. Express companies
demand cash, and railroad tickets are
Bash on delivery to the purchaser. Why
should not the merchant demand and
eive cash? Simply because he en-
rages the credit system. It may be
an impossibility to completely eradicate
the system, but striet limitations on
aa -edit is a step on the right road, and
Its evolution will be practically a cash
basis system of doing business, It is
worth a trial and should be begun at
i nee, It would quickly spread, like
' .measles in a. country school, and when
Et does it will solve the great problem
Ler all time. When sifted down it
would be found that the credit system
2the progenitor of and responsible for
more evils that effect the financial and
' risiness world than all other agencies
combined, Not only this, but it fosters
extravagance—the purchase of goods
'which can be very well done without.
Elerman W. Mudgett, alias H, H
Holmes, was formally indicted on Thurs•
day last in Philadephia, for murder
ing Benjamin F. Pitezel on September
the 3rd of last year. This means that
the notorious prisoner will be brougbt
tc trial at once for one of the numerous
crtmes of which he is accused, and it is
said that his counsel are confident of
securiug his aequital in due time. If,
however, they succeed in accomplish-
ing this in the Philadelphia courts,
Holmes will not be a free man, for it
is reasonably certain that he would be
under the unpleasant necessity of fac-
ing another jury in either Chicago, In-
dianapolis or Toronto.
Accusations are often hurled at the
country editor for his supposed neglect
in noticing the events connected with
certain of his subscribers and for giv-
e fancied prominence to. others.
Those who feel aggrieved should bear
in mind chat there is no silver lining
in the editorial tunic sufficient to fee a
score of active reporters, therefore he
has to depend on his friends to apprise
him of the various events of interest
which occur in the vicinity. Our col
ums are open to all items of local in-
terest and we would only be too glad
to have them communicated to us by
post or personally. Sometimes persons
think certain items are too trifling to
be inserted, whereas the fact is that
subscribers in distant part are espec-
ially interested in what might be call-
ed gossip at home. Let us have the
facts and we will put them in shape
for publication.
At the Industrial 1RuRGLARs LT 'CRL ave
Several from Exeter and vicinity
visited the Toronto Industrial Fair last
week. Among otherswe notieed Reeve
McCallum, Dr, Kiesman, Chas Perkins,.
Samuel Sanders, Win. Sanders, S. M.
Sanders, Geo Blatchford, Dr, Amos
and W. C, Hueston, seine of wham speak
in the highest terms of the achieve-
meuts made by the board of managers
in the way of calling out, not only the
best produets of Canada, but the United
States and other countries also contrib•
uted largely, The sport committee de
serve great credit for the way they pro
vided entertainment for the throngs of
visitors that poured into the city by
boat and rail, •''Tile "Relief of Leek.
now" was one of the grandest .displays
of the kind ever produced in the Do-
minion of Canada. The roots, grain
and fruit were unusually good exhibits
from the Ceutrat Experimental Farm
and also that from Ontario Experiment -
Farms was worthy of note. The live
stock, although not in the bust of eon
dition. showed signs of careful breeding.
There bas been many rapid strides in
the way of improvements in Agricul
tural implements, The building; con-
taining these implements was packed to
its utmost and many marked improve-
ments were noticable. All the leading
societies were represented, each having
beautifully decorated tents with sever•
al of the leading officers present to
greet their brethren. DIr. S. Sanders,
President of the Stephen & ITsborue
Branch Agricultural Society uadoubt-
edly received some exhibition pointers,
He, however, was alive to the interests
of his own society, as we uuderstand
he secured members in the city of To
ronto for Exeter's coning exhibition.
There are few occasions that afford such
a rich treat of real pleasure and profit
as a visit to the Industrial Fair, Toron-
to. Urn 1Vuo Wes Tunes,
Dunraren and his Daughters to
Visit Niagara Falls..
The Clinton New Era says:—A use-
ful and needed invention. That por-
tion of the community iu the habit of
wearing corsets, have experienced
much discomfort and annoyance by
reason of the studs. which form the
clasp, being so high that they wear
through clothing, no matter how well
protected they were. The difficulty
existed in all patterns of corsets, but is
now overcome by a simple invention of
Mr. J. C. Gilroy, of town. Mr- Gilroy's
iavention is known as "The Perfection
Corset Clasp," and is a perfectly fiat
and secure fasteniug, so that the sur-
face of the corset when fastened shows
no projection whatever, but is as smooth
in front as any other part of the corset.
The invention has been patented, and
is regarded by corset makers as the
very best thing in its line that they
have seen. So valuable do they regard
it that one large corset company has
secured control of it for Canada, pay -
ng Mr. Gilroy a handsome figure there -
or.
One characteristic of the United States
citizen is that he will at all times and
under all circumstances talk his town
up. The town he hails from is the best
in the world; it is prosperous in busi-
ness; it is a bealthy place to live in; it
is bound to become a great city. We
like to hear .people talking this way,
and it is such talk that attracts atten-
tion to a town from the outside world,
and we would it were more generally
prosperous and contented. Yet in every
town, there appears to be a chronic
grumbler, who is always saying times
are hard, there is nothing doing, money
is scarce, the town's no good—it is go-
ing backward, and other such uncom-
plimentary remarks, Such people
should take their departure --they
a the
would be leaving the town for
town's good. It is just the expression
of such pessimistic views that convey
to strangers a feeling of uncertainty
,about the financial condition of the res.
idents of a place. Talk your town up,
and let the people know that this is the
best in Ontario; you will feel better for
having thus spoken so, instead of hay-
ing the blues, so to speak, for conttnu
ally painting the town in the blackest
of hues.
NOTES AND C0MME iVTS.
A little eight-year-old girl in Eng-
ived strayed away after seem' recent -
,,and was found at midnight of the
ossrne day in an exhausted condition
twenty-eight miles from her home,
tying walked all the way.
The Brussels Post and Herald ae d
•eueknow Sentinel were holidaying last
week. Bro. Holmes,, of the Clinton New
Ma, is taking some holidays under the
Stars and Stripes, and Bro. Fleuty, of
"the Wingham Advance, has taken un-
stia himself a wife.
The smallest clock in the world was
on eehibiton lately in a jeweller's show
Vh dew in Gottingen, Germany, The
Glial measures less than one-third of an
nneh in diameter, and the weight which
'tarnishes the motive force for twenty-
four hours is suspended front a woman's
ler.
3n 1813 postage rates in the United
States were:—"Single letters by land,
40 miles, 8 cents; 90 miles, 10 cents;
7E50 miles, 12e cents; 300 miles, 17
vents; 500 miles, 20 cents; over 500
:wiles, 25 emits. Double letters, twice
rode single tate. one ounce at tke rate
G i r Single letters. I,
Perhaps the most wonderful speci-
men of cutler's craft in the world is the
s of
a room
i to
be ..con
in the show
,fat fe
..sseph Rogers & Sons, Sheffield, Eng-
kind. This extraordinary knife is
p
ro-
Wi.ded with one blade for every
!Rate the commencement of the Chris -
elan era, the number of blades, of course
,ably beteg 1396. Blades are inserted
itVe, at a tilne at the lapse of every fine
Vets,
A JOCKEY KILLED AT WINDSOR,
Panic at a i'uuern)l fire at Norwich—Harty
Election Trial—Illegal Came:non of Poll
Tax --cholera in Hawaii,
Simcoe, Ont., Sent. 16.—About one
o'clock on Sunday morning some parties
broke into Garland's hotel and helped
themselves to what they could eat and
drink. They then went to the residence
of Mrs. Harris, and. finding the doors
locked, broke one of the windows with
a club. Mrs. Barrie beard the noise,
and when : coming down stairs net two
walked men. one of whom seized her..
.hone.thThetllco tentsedof these secretary
and bureaus were strewn about the floor.
Three watches, some Jewellery, and
money were secured. The robbers then
decamped. It is thought that one kept
watch outside, as the tracks of three
Persons could be distinctly seen in the
morning, The police were at once notk
fled, end are putting forth eyerY effort
to find the culprits.
I•ionsall: The Masonic Lodge of this
place has moved into the Oddfellaw's
hall, where they will meet hereafter.
Brinsley: Mrs. Wm. Rowe, having
rented her farm to John Gilbert intends.
moving to Loudon, where she will re-
side in future.
Parkhill: Mrs. Lewis, wife of a lir.
Lewis, who a few years ago was miller
in Harrison's mill, here, died in Cleve-
land last week.
Corbett; An all day shooting contest
will be held at M, McCaun's hotel, Cor-
bett, on October tad. Shootiug will
commence at 10 o'clock a. in.
Hensalt: We understand that Mr.
McEwen proposes establishing a linseed
oil industry here. An industry of this
kind would do much to advertise the
place.
KINGSTON ELECTION TRIAL,
Special to The Mail and Empire.
Kingston, Ont, Sept. 16.—(Special.)--
The trial of the election petition of
Thos. A, :1Vtoncrieff against the return
Ontario Leg Legislas ture was member of
the
ewasopenedhere
this afternoon before Hon: Justioes
Osler and .majority overscLennanDr. E. H.MrSmythet at
the bye -election held here on June 1?
was 432. The petition contains 193
charges of bribery, some of which are
personal charges againstthe respond-
ent. A host of witnesses are in at-
tendance, and it is expected that the
trial will last some days. Mr. Dalton
McCarthy, Q•C., and Mr. C. P. Smith
appear for the petitioner, and. Mr. J.
L. Whiting for the respondent.
Considerable local interest is takes
in the tr:a1, and the court -room was
crowded long before the judges ar-
tived. The trial was not proceeded
with this afternoon. A short confer-
ence was held between Mr. Blake erre].
Mr. McCarthy, at the conclusion of
which Mr. Blake stated to the court
that counsel had been looking into
and considering the case, and they
thought that in some respects they
might be able to shorten the trial very
considerably, but it would be impos-
sibie to do so unless the matter was
allowed to stand over till to-morroty.
Both sides. were agreed as to that. On
this statement by Mr. Blake their
Lordships consented to adjourn the
hearing of the case till 9.30 to -morrow
morning.
Seaforth: Mr. John L. Downey, musi-
cal instrument dealer, had a set of new
single harness stolen from his stable
last week, and he has as yet obtained
no clue to the perpetrator of the theft,
Granton: Dr, Lang, of this place,
has entered Maud Randolph, and . Johu
Lankin, Grantou, has en tared Dan tore.
for 2.30 class, trotting; purse $200,, at
the trial of speed on Sept: 20th, at the
Western Fair London.
Kippen: Mr. James Cooper, who has
gained such a wide notoriety as a
breeder and importer of sheep, returned
home from the old country, on Friday
last with thirty highbred sheep, which
are said to be the best that ever came
to these parts.
Wiugham: During one of the recent
electrical storms, the stable of Mr. Alex.
Dawson of town, was struck by lightn-
ing. The lightning structs it on the
roof and passed down the back of the
stable, tearing off shingles and boards
in its way, and passed into the ground.
Damages to the extent of about $10
was done.
St. Marys: Monday afternoon Mr. 0.
J. White sustained a fall from his road.
cart which resulted in a dislocated hip.
The way it happened was that Mr.
White was going through his brother's
gate and was trying to fasten it so as
to remain open until his return, when
the horse gave a sudden start and threw
him out behind, Chloroform had to
be administered to have the joint set
Kippen: Mr. Win. McDougall, jr, of
Tuckersmith, has sold his farm of 50
acres to Mr. Thomas Forsythe, teacher,
fon the sum of $3,400. This is consid-
ered a good price for these times, but
it islocated.a Ch
choice farm
and well
Mr. Forsythe is to be congratulated in
securing so comfortable a home, and
we hope he will be long spared to en-
joy it. We have not learned where
Mr. McDougall intends to locate, but
we hope he may become a citizen of
Kippen.
Wingham: Town Clerk Ferguson
received a letter, a few days ago, from
some person signing himself X,, con-
taining $2, The writer said that sotne
six or seven years ago a young man
lived in Wingham, and when poll tax
was demanded from him, he gave the
young than a certificate to the effect
that he had done statue labor in an ad-
joining municipality, and thus reliev-
ed the young man from paying the tax.
X, now pays it himself, and thus reliev-
es his conscience.
you
Seen the celebrated Grand. Je e el Cocking stove --solid steel
oven, if not, be sure and see it. A full line of other.
Will you
Need more knives and forks for threshing. If so, we have
something that will just suit you! Very cheap and good.
Or will you
Need any ammunition. If so, we have loaded and empty
shells, wads, powder, ete,, also guns to rent.
We pay the highest
price for seed. Call
and see us.
H. BISHOP & SON.
Are U seriously contemplating a Business or Shorthand Course this Season.?
1£ so, The
teete
FOREST CITY BUSINESS COLLEGE, OF LONDON, ONT.
Solicits your patronuge because we believe that we have the best to be had in our line.
Nothing short of the best would satisfy us, would it you?
DoU know that we have set the pace for Canadian Sohools—wo hold the record for
practical work.
Dave II heard anything about oar "New System" of teachingBook-keeping and Business
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CHATHAM NEWS.
Special to The Mail and Empire.
Chatham, Ont„ Sept. 16.—(Special.)---
At the County Judge's Criminal Court
to• day a coloured man named Milton
Lewis was tried for an unnameable of-
fence. tie was defended by Mr. O. L.
Lewis, barrister, who cross-examined
the Crown witnesses so keenly as to
impress the judge with the unreliabil-
ity of their testimony, and his Honour
finally dismissed the case.
The point raised by Mr. Edwin Bell,
LLB., oouneel for J. P. Kiernan in
the poll tax case, has been decided in
accordance with the contention of the
young lawyer. Police Magistrate
Houston this morning gave judgment
declaring that the collection of poll
tax being irregular, the defendant
was.. not bound to pay thelevy. ivir,
'Bell submitted that the statute ex-
pret•sly provided that a poll tax col-
lector must he appointed by by-law.
This year's Council being of an econo-
mical turn, proposed to save the col-
lector's percentage, and appointed
Chief of Police Young as collector
merely by resolution. They ignored
the municipal law in so doing, and
Mr. Bell, being an ex -alderman of
good knowledge and experience in such
matters, as well as a keen lawyer,
took advantage of the neglect. The
decision makes the whole poll tax
procedure for the year•illegai.
MUNICIPAL STATISTICS.
The municipal statistics of the pro•
vtnce for 1894 have been issued by the
Bureau of Industries, The volume
contains much valuable tabulated in-
formation regarding the municipal
conditions of the province. The sta
tistics show that the population in the
previous year bad been 1,910,059, with
a total assessment of $620,630,052. The
rate of assessment was 15.17 mills,
equal to a rate per head of $6.56. The
bonded debt amounted to $48,083,243,
or $28,17 per head of the population,
and the interest paid on loans was $2,-
508.691. The report says :—„The pop -
Wedeln and assessed values remain al-
most the same as compared with 1892,
but the tax bills have increased at the
rate of 38 cents per head of population
over 1892, or an advance of $G,63,- or
deben-
ture
1886, he e
since T
per cent,
32
,
3Gt-
ture debt shown an increase of4'I, , ,
268 in thapast three years. Over 60
per cent. has been added to this item
since 1886 The interest charges ere
equittelent to one-fifth of the tares itte
posed. The railway debentures hate
been reduced. from $6,729,155, its 1$S8,
to $5,079,604 in 1893,"
To Smokers
To meetthe wishes of their customers The
Geo. E. Tuckett and Son Go. Ltd, Hamilton,
Ont,, have placed upon the market
A Combination Plu,2' of
"T & B"
Smoking Tobacco
This supplies a long felt
want, giving the consumer one 20 cent
plug, or a 10 cent piece or a 5 cent
piece of the famous "T & B" brand of
pure Virginia Tobacco.
The tin tag "T & B is on every piece.
n
Unpr'eceden-
edt
Offer !
CORNWALL NEWS.
Special to The Mail and Empire.
Cornwall, Sept. 16.--(Special.)--A
petition is being signed in Alexandria,
asking tier the appointment of a Po-
lice Magistrate.
The Rev. k3. W. Samwell, rector of
Wales, suggests that the pupils of the
various schools within easy distance
be taken to Crysler's farm on the day
of unveiling the monument, and be
allowed to sing national and patriotic
Bongs. Each child to carry a maple
leaf or small Union Jack, and each
school to have a standard-bearer ith.
a Dominion or British flag. The
gestion will in all probability be acted
upon-.
Two men were seriously injured
while blasting stone on Mn Asa
Steele's farm at Casaburn. They were
tamping a charge of dynamite when
it went off prematurely.
had two fingers- blown off his right
hand and the thumb of the left
hand. His face was terribly lacerated,
and it is feared that he will lase one
eye. The other man, 3. Quesnelle, had
a leg broken and was otherwise in-
jured. Both are expected to recover.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
Alexandria water works. The walls of
the engine -house are completed, the
dam is well advanced, and the pipe
laying is proceeding at a rapid rate.
Ailsa Craig:. The death is atinouns
ced of Mrs, Abigail Graham, of Ailsa
Craig, widow of the late John Graham,
at the age of 84 years three months.
She was 111 only a few days, and up to
the time of her last illness had enjoyed
excellent health. Mrs. Graham was
born in Scotland, and carne to Canada
with her husband in 1843, and settled
in Ailsa Craig, Seven children sur
vine her. Three died in Scotland and
one died in Point Edward a few years
ago. The surviving children are Mrs.
ig; i
Jos. Bowman, Ailsa Craig , lilts. Jas.
Knapton Parl hill• Mrs W G. Yonne
Tic Aa�ucalc
Cholera In Hawaii.
Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 16.—Miss Net-
tie Burhaus, formerly in the Tacoma
Public schools and for two Years a
resident of Honoluly, in a letter to her
sister indicates that cholera will carry
off a large portion of the natives, but
they will not report cholera Victims to
the Board of Health. The natives be-
Neve the. white people want to poison
them, and they therefore refuse to
take medicine. In one instance a phY-
&clan found. natives burying a cholera
victim alive. The cholera -stricken vic-
fir» was not dead, but his grave had
already been dug, and he was too
miserable to tare to object. 'The phy-
sician prevented the burial until the
man was dead. Honolulti is reported
ns being very dirty, and is being
cleaned as a result of the `presence Of
cholera,
AND THE WEEKLY
In te FasMon
In
The
World!
Pack away that winter suit,
that it may do for next winter.
Buy a
Summer suit
Mail auaEDire
UP TO
Isi, 1897,
FOR ONLY
^ Burglars Carry a titre Away,
Fenton, Mich., Sept. 1C --Early on
Sunday morning the post -office was en-
tered by burglars, and the Office safe,
•neighing about ogle thousand /Wands,
was" loaded upon a truck and carried
a. distance of eighty rods to the rail-
way track, where the burglars, with
sledges, crowbars, and other heavy
tools. knocked the safe to pieces, The
steel money chest inside was forced in
the same way, and money and stamtss
r hundred
value of three
r to the
su ed
eC
r heard he
dollars_. Several personsit
noise, I,ut supposed the trainmen were
and Mrs. G. S. Johnson, 'Fort huger; at work on the track. It was a
evidently the work
at d ev
ll Ob 5 y
n
un Job, b g
g
i41rs, Adolphus Elardy, Grand Re p'd , of amateurs, 1t was
;Mr. Thomas Graham, Winnipeg's
and Mr: John Goebert:, East Williams:
'There are '34 grandchildren and 11
great grandehildreil,
i 3 was found that. the
melt had first broken into the Detroit,
Grand. Haven, and }{illlwaulcr~e railway
fte tion. -hones, where they had Secured
Sledges and a treat,: • Atter breaking
the 'safe they stole !k horse and buggy'
00 ft et Weals
WE will send
And be in style now and next year
too. It costs no more to look well
all the year around, and wear sea-
sonable clothes. "'Tis not the
clothes that mage the man, but
they help." If you will give us a
call we will surprise you both in
,, prices and cluatLsy.-. - . •
BERT. 1(ICllT.
One door North of Browning's Drug store.
W. G, Bissett's Livery
First Class Horses and Rigs.
SPECIAL RATES WITH
COMMERIAL MEN.
Orders'left at Bissett Bros,' Hardware
Store,will receive prompt attention.
TERMS - REASONABLE
A TRIAL SOLICITED.
W. G. BISSETT
to
C. IIITZ
y -•--Proprietor Of
THE CENTRAL
DRUG STORE
your address the
'Weekly- Mail
an.d Empire ire t o.
January lst, 97
and the Exeter
Advocate �, uto
January 1st, 96
for 9 cents.
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Fr amily.Reeipes
Prescriptions
Carefully Prepared.
Drugs.
Patent medicines,
Perfumes,
Toilet Soaps,
Hair Brushes,
Combs.
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