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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1895-9-20, Page 4THE ListowelStandard: The rare sight of a woman passing through town drv- rets . tlxx. �x . , ing a her of cattle was witnessed on jA 3D 1etS- res; DYER Prop, 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 Paper. Dropus a postal card midget particulars. Catalogue free, College re -opens on Tuesday Setember ird, 1805, J. 'W, TV EST.EIYVELT, .Prineipal. 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. G---1 Ae.TSON'S Block Fr amily.Reeipes Prescriptions Carefully Prepared. Drugs. Patent medicines, Perfumes, Toilet Soaps, Hair Brushes, Combs. C. LUTZ -. Draggle, FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. DUNN'S BAKINC P.I' DER THE COOKS K B EST FRIEND LAfl aSt SALE IN GAtt.A .,r