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A. large number of large brown bet -
toadies on the Canadian banks of Lake
Huron has been a matter a remark
le..PsX-4,CoV 6-1,4" 414aael-getX•e 1among summervisitors. Outhe Amer-
icans coasts of Lakes Huron axid
Chas. H. Sanders, Editor and Prop gan these insects are phenominally
numerous. At Petoskey millions on
millions of these butterflies suddenly
appeared. For several hours the streets
• a the city were filled with the flatter-
ing usects, arid in places the surface
of the street was covered with them.
6All tbe way to Charlevoix, a distance
21.8tierte.1 of eighteen miles, they would rise from
the road before an advancing vehicle
in deuse brown clouds so thick in
places as to obscare the view.
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NRW CURE
TlIURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1899
THE EDITOR'S CORNER. 1
Elovw*
WEST HURON ECHOES.
Now that Parliament has prorogued
the public have time to reflect upon
the result of the West Huron election
ehoages. Whatever their polities may
be we hope the great majority a the
people think more of collider than
they do of party. We can therefore
easily understand the incredalous
items appearbig from time to time in
the columns of the less marked Con-
servative and well-known independent
newspapers. There was a tone of an-
noyance at the delay to the despatch
of public Imeinees while some wild corn.
jeetures of men who had lately beeu
beaten in a by-election were being in-
vestigated by a committee of the
House, but soon this* thanged, The
-first ery a "impossible" soon gave
place to it must be aifted to the bot.
tom." if, in the eourse of the Sifting,
a widespread conspiracy to defeat the
will of the electorate and elect mem-
hers by machinery is unearthea it will
not be well for the oilers or drivers of
the implement in question. Sir Wile
fred plated, the inquiry at once when
the charges were made and no doubt
felt in his mind satisfied that hie party
in West Huron would eouse out with
elean hands, What he thinks to -day
is not reported.
There are some men,however, whose
thoughts one can imagine, unless the
nearness of the inaehine has made
their hearing dull and its oil iujored
the sensitiveness of theirskine, Among
those there are Messrs. Holmes and
IcOilliesuldta, Mr. Holmes wears the
letters 31.P. and parades them with
priae, kahwing that they belong to
Robert McLean. He also has $1000
indemnity and a few other things
which. belong to the other "Bob," He
is said to be a relous man and has
perhaps heard a a book ealled the
Bible. Will anyone with time on his
hands drop him a post card asking him
to read Exodus xx.. 15, and the ad -
(boss of Ma. Robert McLean, elected
member for West Huron at the last
by-election and give his conscience
rest. Don't let anyone say he has none
till this is done.
Then that other chap, a newspaper
man ton -Dan -celebrated for his love
of the Cameron clan. By the way
there was a rani once of the same
name, but he must be dead. Perhaps
he laid down in his soft pen at Guelph
and never charged anything in his
whole sheep life, not even the mocking
small boy or a stone fence. But the
other Dan did. He had heard the song
"A Cameroia never can yield" and
shouting **Neither calla McGillice lady"
be rushed right at the foe. He coarg-
ed the stone walls of a post -office; he
charged friend, nepotism, falsehood,
treachery, etc.; he charged everything,
even a dollar a .year for his paper and
made Huron ring. But it was a mid-
summer madness and was cured. It
was a homeopathic cure too. Like
cures like. The stone walls of a post
office inade him mad. The stone walls
of a breakwater cured him. Good old
Dan lie down and when hungry take
another bite from the Tarte! Dan the
Middlesex ram! Dan with the good
old Irish name. Both are quiet now -
but we must not.grow poetic. Mean-
time what can an editor do under the
circumstances, wheo so many of the
craft are groWing rich with parliamen-
tary seats and stone breakwaters, and
Klondike contracts. Would it be well
to study millinery or dressniaking and
then ask for a job On the canal? We
shall think the matter over.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Dr. Massey,. an Ohio playeacion, is
treating cancel, seccessfully by diffus-
ing salts of mereuta through the affect-
ed tissue by electric action. Says Elec-
tricity in a leading editorial in which
Dr: Massey's method is described: "A
method of destroying .eaneer germs by
the aid of electricity has recently been
rbscovered which it is claimed almost
invariably proves successful provided
the disease bas not gone too far. In, a
paper read a short time ago before the
3.1edieal Association of Columbus.011io.
by Dr. 0...Beam Massey, • this new
method of treating .eancer was fully
expiable& It consists in inserting in
the body of the person afflicted nascent
salts of mercury by electric • diffusion.
This is said to be a most convenient
means of destroying tuberculous de-
posits in any part of body wept
the brain, the lungs, and the abdomen.
The details a the asethodof procedure
are interesting as showing the import-
ant part played by electrieity," The
panted lies .on a large pad connected
with the negative pole of a battery,
and a tubidor gold .electrode Mled with
mercury is inserted into the canceroas
growth. The action of the commit re.
aults in the formation of an ox,ychiors
ide of memory whieh diffases intothe
tissnes in all directions at the rate of
:shout an inch in half an hour, depend-
ing on the voltage of the current. The
diseased tissues are thus absolutely
destroyed, while the healthy ones be-
yond are ouly slightly affected, "In
coneluding," says the writer, "the
author states that out of ten eases of
carcinoma, .or calmer, operated • upon
be aiteceeded in curing lune by the use
of electricity as outlined above."
A SLICK TRICK.
Merchants, beware of an advertis-
ing fakir who wants to contract for
space in a number of frames usually
put up in hotels, barber shops, etc.
The Barrie Gazette says this is how he
drew some $30 out of the merchants of
that town:-" To eleven merchants he
represented. that he woelcl put up 100
frames in hotels, barber shops and
business places in Barrie and Allen-
dale and stations of the G.T.R. be-
tween Newmarket and Collingwood.
To another he raised the number to
500. In pearly every case the young
man asked $5 for a space, and so far
as we could learn he did not succeed in
getting the llve, but 12 merchants
signed contracts for amounts varying
from $2.50 to $4, nine paying. cash,
two giving trade, and one argeemg to
pay on Aug. 14. In order to put up
100 frames he woulcl have to get 100
printed cards for each of the 12 adver-
tisers. Instead he got printed and
paid for 310 cards, 20 for each of the
12 advertisers, and 50 extra for two of
them. He then made up one frame
and called upon, each advertiser, col-
lected his money, and in some cases
gave 17 or 18 cards, statingthat these
were left, over after making up the
frames. On Fridayhe left on south-
bound train to work another town.
He is a young mau about 35 years of
age, stands about 5 feet 10 in., fair
complexioned, light blue eyes and a
smooth talker."
onildren Cry for
CAST RIA.
Ilighway. Robbery.
John Gallagher. son of a farmer liv-
ing a short distauce from Parkhill, was
waylaid and -robbed on Saturday night
while ou his way home from the town,
His assailants are said to be a young
man who recently campleted a three-
year term. in Kingston Penitentiary
for rape, and a companion whose re-
putation in the locality has never been
eery good.Warrants will be sworn
out for their arrest.
'Oallaglsee, who is about 20 years • of
age. WAS nst otitside the limits of
Parkhill When he was stopped by the
two men, one who seized him by the
arms while the other struck him
several blows on the face. He was
then thrown down and kicked about
the body, and his packets turned in-
side out. He had hist a dollar in his
possession at the time, and this was
taken. Gallagher 'offered no resis-
tance, believing that if he had be
would have received a more severe
beating.
The matter is now in the hands of
High Constable McLeod.
Winter Wheat.
Results of Tests Made hy Ontario Partners
Special Attraction.
The Tuckett Conspany, the well
known Tobacco Manufacturers, pro-
pose to famish a special attraction. at
the Toronto Industrial Exhibition to
those who find delight in smoking the
"weed" as well as to those who are in-
terested in the cultivation of Tobacco.
This .Company boasts that from the
time the Tobacco leaves the growers'
hands in Virginia it is under their
care until it is transformed into the
familiar plug of "T & B" Visitors to
the Exhibition will find the hogaisead
of reseleaf from their warehouse in the
South and illustrations of the various
processes through which it passes un-
til it becomes the well known plug of
Tobacco. •
There will be on exhibition not only
the familiar "T & B " and "Lily "but
the most curious twists, rolls mad plugs
made .for inhabitants of all parts of the
world from the Eaquimaux of the Arc-
tic circle to the maiees of the Trans-
vaal. - •
The object of the exhibit is to show
if possible the actual history- of a leaf
of Tobacco from the time it is grown
instil it is skilfully packed into the
well known packages of Out. Tobaccos
or woven by Spaniards into the most
inviting of cigars.
No one attending the Exhibition
should fail to inspect this very
in-
ersstdng
Davis is a Detective.
Eighty varieties of winter wheat
have been grown in the Experimental
Department of tbe Ontario Agricul-
tural College for at least five years in
saccession,. and the power to Withstand
the cold weatber„ strength of straw,
amount of- rust, Yield of grain, weight
per measured bushel, etts, Of eaell va-
riety have been carefitily determined
each year, The results of these prac-;
tieal held:experiments at the College
form the basis for the selection of a
few of the very best kinds for testing
on thefarms throughout the Province.
The co-operative .experiments of the
poet few years thew .that those varie-
ties which have given the best average
results in the experiments -condoeteal,
at the College for five years in soeees,
sioa have nearly always given good
satisfaction on the farms of the Pro-
vince. .
in the autumn of 1898, seven varie-
ties of winter wheat were used for the
co-operative tests. These were dated -
ed into three sets with three varieties
in each set; the Dawson's Golden Chaff
being used in all the sets as a basis by
.which the results o.f all the varieties
could be compared with one another..
The past .Winter was exceptionally
severe on the winter wheat crop
throughout Ontario, consequently the
number of complete tests is not .so
large as usual, Reportsof successful,
ly eonducted co-operative experiments
with winter wheat were received from
seventy-two experimenters before the
12th Inst., At which time we started to
mak up the summary results in order
to place the .information before - the
wheat groweas at as early a date as
possible. It is interesting to knew
that these seventy-two good. reports
ramie from no less that) twenty-seven
eountiee and aistaicts in Ontario, in.
eluding Essex in the "West, Carleton
in the East, mid the District of Alp -
mu in the North. As we sow about
one millMn acres of Wheat in Ontario
eaeh arduous, the results of the winter
wheat experiments condactea on the
different lams throughout the Pm.
vince are of inestimable value to those
interested in wheat growing.
The following table gives the vane
parative adeld Of steaw and grain per
acre of the Varieties of winter wheat
tested vu seventy-two forma in 1809:
The -Winnipeg Free Press says: The
theory, which gained a great deal of
credence in the city, that Percy Davis,
who was mainly instrumental in the ar-
rest of 3. W. Anderson and the recov-
ery of the stolen money belonging to
the alolson's bank, was not a detective,
but merely a confident who gave away
his chum, is apparently exploded by
the defmate statement which his so-
licitor made to a Free Press reporter
Friday, Aug. 18th. Mr. Whitla said
there was no longer any necessity of
shrouding Davis's connection in mys-
tery and exhibited the basiness card
of the Chicago agency for which Davis
has been working up the-Molson's bank
case. The name of the agency, which
is incorporated, is the "Metropolitan
Detective Agency," the head office of
which is the United States Express
building, Washington Street, Chicago.
It is stated on good authority that
the manner in which Davis was pat
on to Anderson's trail was quite sim-
ple. As will be remembered, the
Pinkertons were first engaged upon
the case, being retained by the bank,
but this agency does its work 'on sal-
ary, not for the reward, so that when
the bank declieed tceemploy the men
longer the chase was given up. At
this time, however, the Pinkerton
men strongly suspected Anderson, so
it is said, and on their return to Chica-
go one of them told of his suspicious
to Mr.J. E. Fitzpatriek, one of the
principals of the Metropolitan Detect-
ive Agency, who put Davis to work
on the case for the reward.
Iii Keinoriain.
Lines in memory of a friend who
lived beloved and died. lamented.
We miss from her acoustoreed Plage,
1Ve miss to -day the cheerful face,
Of one so kind end tree;
We miss the voice we loved to hear,
The farm of her we loved so dear,
Ras faded from our yiew.
Now in the mansions of the blest,
Rer weary spirit now dads rest
On Canaan's happy shore;
And was it not a grand release,
From earthly cares to Reayenly pettee,
Where sorrow is no more.
All these who truly love the Lord,
Will surely gain a riolt reward.
When on earth is past;
'Tis well to know her work is done.
The battle fought, the victory won,
She wears erewil et. last
She lives to -day in mansions fair,
And in a loving Saviour's care,
Where sorrow is unknown;
'Vs bliss to know, 'tis jey to hear,
lier hope was firm, her title dear,
And Reaven is her home.
No matter what agnostics say,
The wisestmen that live to -day,
The gifted and the great;
And tell us of a fleaven above,
And ate. Saviour's boundless love,
And of a future state.
In memory of a friend sincere,
What greater comfort have we here,
Fond memories te retain;
Tho' lost to sight to memory dear,
'Tis only hope our hetirts can eheer,
The hope to meet again.
Straw portiere Grain peraere
tans (weighed hustu)
Dawson Golden Chaff 1.3 22.5
Stewart's Champion 1.1 ea.;
Early vied Clawson 1.3
Early Genesee Giant 1.2 sot
Imperial Amber 1.3 20.4
Bearded Winter rife 1.1 10.4
Golden Drop 1.0 10.2
Three of the foregoing varieties
bave beeu used in the eo.operative
tests over Ontario for each of the past
six years. The next table gives the
average resultsof the six years' exper-
iments with each of these varieties at
the _agricultural College and also
throughout 'Ontario
O. A. 0, 00440 Tests
average 0 :1;00.1.S average 0 years.
hush. per acre bush, per sere
DO.WSOT118 Golden Chaff 474 30.1
Early Genesee Giant 43.5 27.5
Early Red Clawson 43.5 27.0
CONCLUSIONS.
1. In the average yield of wiuter
wheat per acre, the Dawson's Golden
Chaff stood highest among 11 variee
ties tested. over Ontario in the year
1893, among 9 varieties in eaels nt th-
years 1804-, 1895, and 1806, and among
'7 varieties in each of the years 1897,
1898, and 1890.
2, In the co-operative experiments
for 1899, the Stewart's Champion,
Bearded Winter Fife and Dawson's
Golden Chola cause through the. wits -
ter the best, and the Golden Drop the
poorest.
3. The Early Red Clemson and Im-
perial Amber were the first and the
Bearded Winter Fife and Stewart's
Champion were the last to mature in
1899.
4. Dawson's Golden Chaff and the
Early Genesee ' Giant possessed the
strongest straw anal the Bearded
Winter Fife the weakest straw in the
tests of this year.
5. Stewart's Champion :mil the
Bearded "Winter Fife pronounced the
longest and. the Golden Drop the short-
est straw in 1899.
6, In the co-operative experiments
of each of the past six years, the. Daw-
son's Golden Chaff was one of theleast
and the Early Genesee Giant was one
of the most effected by rust.
7. In 1899, all varieties were prac-
tically free from smut which is nearly
always the case when no mad is sown
with the wheat.
8. The Stewart's Champion and
Dawson's Golden Chaff produced the
plumpest and Imperial Amber and
-Early Red Clawson the most shrun-
ken grain in this year's tests.
9. The Stewart's Champion an.d
Dawson's Golden Chaft were the most
popular varieties and. the Golden Drop
Was the least popular variety with the
experiments in 1809.
10. During the past seveu years, the
Dawson's Golden Chaff has been an
exceedingly popular variety with the
fanners who have been conducting
these co-operative experimen ts through
out Ontario.
DISTRIBUTION OF SEED FOR TESTING
PURPOSES.
-Adam?
Frightful Blunder
WM often cause A horrible Burn,
Scald, Cat or Bruise. Bucklen's Arta
het Salve, the best in the world, will
kill the pain and promptly heal it,
Cures. Oki Sores, Fever Sores, Ileers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, 'All :Skin Erup-
tioaa. Best Pile cure OR earth, Only
.25ets, a box. Cure gumanteeth Sold
by all Druggists,
The followieg two sets of winter
wheat varieties will be sent free, by
mail in one-half pound lots of each
variety to farmers applying for them,
who will carefully test the three kinds
ba the set which they choose, and will
report the results after harvest next
year. The seed will be sent out in the
order in whir% the applications are
received as long as the supply lasts.
Set 1. Set 2.
Dawson's Golden Chaff Da.v.,son's Golden Chaff
Early Genesee Giant Diamond Grit
Early Red Clawson Gold Coin
Each person wishing one of these
sets should apply as early as possible,
mentioning which set he desires; and
the grain, with instructions for test-
ing. and the blank form on which to
report, will be furnished free of cost
to his address, until the supply of
grain fax distribution is exhausted.
All communications should be ad-
dressed to
C. A. ZATE92z,
Facpetim entrtlist.
Agricultural College,
Guelph, Aug. 17th, 1899.
Children Cry for
C*STORIA.
05
Fatally Burned,
Galt, Aug.18,---Mra.Watsotanf Free.
piwt..wos. burned to death at her house
last evening, She Was lighting a fire,
usiug 081 oil for the purpoee. A blaze
staling up, reaching the oil in the can,
and an explosion followed. Scarcely 41
slumlord elapsed before she was enve-
loped in flames. She ran out of the
house into the yard, and threw herself
oil the grass, which also ignited. Her
luadmild being away, she was alone
with Ilea three ehildren, The eldest
boy working near by ran to her assist-
ance and tried to remove the burning
ehithes from- his suffering, mothels
Failing in this he hurrlea to a neigh -
bora; for help. When it came the un-
fortunate woman was past all earthly
she was insensible and died with-
out regaining consciousness, 'rho fire
from Mrs. Watson's garments had run
along the .g•ritsa to the fence, whieb
was entirely destroyed. The deceaaed
leaves a bnahand and five children, the
youngest only two months
ale
Godericlu Alex, Birnie,. aged 50
pates, died at hie heme tit the emelt+
of the Huron Road and Oxford street
on Sunday evening, and the eireuna
stances of his death were such that the
matter has been the subject of investi-
gation by a . comma's mry. The de-
ceased haa lived alone Since the death
of his mother six weeks ego, and. it is
said, that since then he 'had beCome
somewhat -downhearted. Sunday ev-
ening, about 1.30 o'clock, he was call-
ed. upon by Alexander Kedslie, who
foiled hits in great pain. He died
about 10 o'clock, Dr. Taylor and a
number of neighbors having arrived
in. the meantime. An inquest was op-
ened by , coroner Holmes on Monday
afteruoon, and after a number of wit -
messes had been examined without
throwing much light on the matter
an adjournment was made until 'Wed-
nesday evening. Drs. Taylor and
Shannon held a post-mortem on Mon-
day. afternoon, and found a large quan-
tity of Paris green in the stomaclt and
intestines.
IIND[RSON HIRED 1 LIVERY
The Stableman Who Harnessed
Up for Him on the Stand.
Lightning ceaseda number of fires
in different parts of the 1Proviuce.
Brantford labor men have arranged
a big labor demonstration for Labor
Day.
Forest fires have destroyed iproper-
ty worth thousands of dollars n Chat-
ham Township.
A young man named Hurst was
crushed to death under a land roller
at Big Bay point.
Fire has entirely destroyed the busi-
ness portion of the City- of Victor, Col-
orado, causing a loss estimated at
$2,000,000.
Farm lands on the eighth concession
of Westminster have been devastated
by a bush fire, which has been raging
for Sallie days.
The Grand Trunk freight sheds at
Woodstock with most of their contents
were destroyed by fire. The loss is
86,000 or $7,000.
Serious bush fires are reporbrd from
the Indian Township of Tuscarora. A
whole concession of bush land is re-
ported on fire.
Hon Peter Mitchell was seized with
another attack of paralysis while
standing in the door of the Russell
House, Ottawa.
With a line made of a bit ef clothes-
line Miss Erminie Huff, a nine-year-
old girl. caught a sturgeon weighing
I10 pounds near Erie Beach.
It is now estimated that the bodies
of 2,500 victims of the recent hurricane
in Porto Rico have been baried, that
1,000 persous were injured by the storm
and that 2,000 people are still missing.
Stanley Half, aged seven, of Chat -
hens, was,worried by a dog and nearly
killed. When rescued his face and
head was badly lacerated. Eighteen
stitchee were required to close the
wound.
A street railway car at London,Ona,
was thrown off the track by some ob-
struction in an eastern suburb of the
city. The car was wreeked and set on
fire by a mob, which was dispersedby
the pollee.
Mr.. McLaughlin customs inspector
at Montreal, examined a number of
vessels which came for loads of lum-
ber for United States ports on the
lakes and in nearly all he founa packer
go of fruit,. tobiteeo, . cigars Or cigar-
ettes, and Made: seizures to the total
value Of fifteen thousand dollars.
IThe Molsons Bank.
Teta a Pretty Straight Story, But Hi.
Niddifiiell aria Net Appear to Connect
the Accused wAtb tbe meek HablierT
--Liveryman Simpson, Could 'Not
Identify Prisoner as the Han Who
mired Horse on Oct, 1 or 2,
Winnipeg, Aug.22,-0ross-examination
of Accountant Molieth .was conducted
before Magistrate Peebles at the Police
Court yesterday morning, it being the
fourth day of the proceedings in the
Wilsons Bank robbery ease. Mr. NeBeth
deseribed the duties of J. W. Anderson, a
junior clerk. He gave Anderson a gooa
character,
A Liveryraan's Evidence.
When the court resumed its sitting at
1.30, an old man named WilhianBigdon
Was called by the prosecution, He was
stableman at Bannatyne & Simpson's
livery. He knew the amused. who had
hired a rig from his stable on or about
Oets 1 Wit. He Wanted a team to go to
Bird's Hill. He was given it team and a
square box, or a piano buggy, which
was covered, The amused asked him to
PO the side curtains op before leaving.
The buggy top was upHe then drove
Off, Ti1la was about 7 e'clook in the even-
ing, or a little later. It Was then auk
outside, It was it very rough and dirty
night.
"Did you see the aecused again?"
Witness wanted out the prisoner as the
person, "I saw bine again on the same
night, tWo or times hours after lie went
away with the rig, I had seine conversa-
tion with the accused, I said: 9'ou could
pot have gene to Bird's Hill in this
short time, and the accessed replied;11
went over Louise bridge, but it Was SO
muddy, dirty and dark that 1 multi riot
see my way and come baok.'
wanted e Refund,
"Acoused asked rne when Foreman
Simpson would be home'and told Pie to
ask aini to refuud part of the moues.. He
said be would be arousal again in the
saionalug. He might want the team again
to finial his journey. He dal not come lu
again, Before he drove away in the ant
instance be seemed rather nervous,"
Witness was then turned over to tbe
defence for erosi•examircation, He said:
"I always worked in Winnipeg. 1 slid not
beep ally memorandum concerning the
firet or second of October. 1 remesular
the date b,y Simpson coming into partner-
ship on that date. It could not have been
the third or fourth. The team was order-
ed for the first or second, for a hunting
expedition, but it was such wet weather
It was not taken and accused gala This
Was the first order Simpsun, the new
partner, gave -to got a team ready for the
hunting expedition."
clouts Net, Describe the Man.
Witness could not give any description
of the man who came to cancel this
order, although he saw him la daylight.
Wuuld not know him if he fit1W him
again. He knew all the regular custom-
ers.
Witness did not stand up well under
cross-examination,
Simpson, the livery stable uan, could
not recognize Anderson as the man who
hired a horse Orl Oat. 1 or 2.
The expectatien is teat Detective Davis
Will go Into the witness box this morn-
ing.
C
For Infants and Children.
rnE 0.A.,.,TADA'5 CUP.
A. Lost First Day In Um International
'Yacht nacos at Toronto.
Toronto, Aug. 22. -"No race" was the
deeision of the judges when it was found
out that Genesee did not go over the
course.
The first clay of the international yacht
ram for the Canada's Cup was more than it
hard luck one for both parties concerted,
and the same triangle will be sailed over
again to -day. .At 11.30 the starting gun
was fired and the challenger crossed tho
line two seconds ahead of tho defender,
but Jarvis bad better than time on his
antagonist in weather advantage. The
Genesee had a reef in her inaineaiI, while
the Beaver's was all out, Five Or ten
seconds after the start an accident hap-
pened to the defender that made it look
like a win for the challenger without an
opponent. The throat halyard ot the
Beaver parted and dropped down on the
lee spreader, buckling it so that It could
not be repaired at the time The Genesee
went on her way over the course alone.
On arriving at the clubhouse the
judges were told by those on the Genesee
that they had gone to what was to bore
been the second buoy first, and from
there east, but could not find another, st,
retairned borne. Thereforeas the Genose,
had not gone over the course, the race
was declared off.
It Was French v. French.
Paris, Ang. 22.-M. de Crais, Minister
of the Colonies, has received a despatch
from the Governor-General of French
West Africa, fully confirming the story
of the killing of Lieut. -Col. Klobb and
Lieut. Meunier by rebels of a French ex-
pedition, under the conduct of Captains
Voulet and Chanoine, in the Freneh
Soudan. Captain Voulet ordered his force
to fire, and .t.deut. Meunier fell dead at
the first volley, Lieut. -Col. Klobb being
I wounded in the leg. He was then de-
spatched by being shot through the head.
Bubonic Plague in Italy.
London, Ang. 22. -The Rome corre-
spondent of The Daily Mail asserts that
there have been several cases of bubonic:
plague reliantly at Palermo and Naples,
three or four fatal.
Fires et Petrulea.
Petroiea, Ont.. Ang. 22, --About , 11.50
yesterday fire broke out in the M.C.R.
frieght sheds, completely destroying the
windings and all the contents. In the
shed was stored a lot of belting, grocer-
ies, etc , which is a total loss.
Yesterday the residence of M. N.
Phoenix, in. the east end of the town,
was burned, with most of the furniture.
(Chartered by Parliament , 1855.)
Paid up Capital............ $2,000,000.
Rest Fuud 1,500,000
Head office Montreal
F. WOLFERSTAIST THOMAS, Esq.,
GENERAL MANAGER,
Money Advanced to good Farmers an
their own notes With Ono or more endorsers
at 7 per cent. um" a)1num.
--EXETER BRANCH -
Open every lawful day from 10 a.m, tc,:3
p.m; Saturdays 10 a.m.. to X pin.
A general banking business transacted.
CURRENT RATES allowed for money on
Deposit Receipts. Savings Bank. at 3%.
DlezSON & CART...ENG, „X,, D. II uenox;
Solicitors, manager.
Voted for the Poorhouse.
Whitby, Ont., Aug. 22. -The vote here
yesterday on the proposition to establish
a $25.000 Rouse of Industry for Ontario
County was a very small one, aggregat-
ing less than 150 out of over 600 votes,
and the majority in favor was 38.
Got a Little Plum.
Kingston, Ont., Aug. 22.-J. J. Reilly,
Loughboro Township, has received noti-
ever/
iteapece, fication of his appointment as license
inspeotor for the County of Frontenao.
Hie duties 1>eg1n at once.
SOLE LEATHER,.
We wish to inapress on the minds of
everybody that we don't sell sole
leather, neither do we sell meat as
tough as sole leather.
OUR
Are of tbe versr best quality,i Try our
big brewn Sirloin Boast. .It isas
toothsome and appetizing as the
famous reacock's roast of Kingly
times. We know how to fix it up all
nice for the eyea,,
ry us epee,
You'll try US tWICH4
"r01.111 find our meats
Are (-twice and nice.
John Manning,
COMMERCIAL LIVERY.
First-class Rip and Horses
Orders left at Hawksbawis
Hotel, or at the Livery
Stable, Obristie's old Stand
will receive prompt at-
tention
+Telephone
rX erateReasonahle S. Connection
FOR FIRST-CLASS
BEEF, LAMB, PORK,
SAUSAGE, BOLOGNA,
PRESSED TONGUE,
CIORNED 33EEE; SALT,
FRESU OR SMOKED
MEATS,
Ian at
The Family Butcher Shop.
One door North of K. Pickard's store,
LOUIS DAY
Proprietor.
NEW COOPER, SEOP
-AT-
DASIITOOD.
Having established a new Cooper
Shop in Dashwood, I am prepared to
do all kinds of woak in that line.
Apple mid Flour Barrels, Tanks,
tuba etc. also repairing on shortest
notice.
Prices reasonable.
Shop 21 blocks West of Hail's store.
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Bei"' After' Wood's non:audio,
The Great Engtish Remaly'.
Sold and recommended by all
druggists in Canada. Only reli-
able medicine discovered. Six
fares of Sexuelareaegifns eguss,aralanl teeeffdeettosooufraebuesiel
or excess, Mental Worry, Excessive use of To-
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six teal cure. Pamphlets free to any address,
The Wood Company, Windsor, Ont.
or ars s s Phosehodine is sold Exeter by
C. Lutz, druggist,
A terrific hail and wind storm visited
Stoney Oreek, about fifty miles south- '
e:t st of West Prince Albert, N.W .T.
All the grain was utterly destroyed, a •
Lumber of houses demolished and .a '
young man named Smith, who was m
one of them, was killed.