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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-4-28, Page 3ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. Mr. Monk asked if it waS the intention of the Government to take eleY steps for the purpose of exteuding the benefits of the Worreus system of land tranefer to ether •counties. Mr, Mowae said it was not the intention of the Government to introduce any measure this eeesion with reference to the Torrens land tawnier eyetem. Mr. ldeacharn moved for a return ehow- tag the number of bodies received by the Inspeotor of Anatonay during each of the past five years from (1) charitable infitita- tions, (2) criminal institutions, and (3) all -other sources in the Province, showing also the number of persons dying (1) from natural .causes and (2 at the hands of the exeou. timer in each of the above named institu- tionduring the same period, and the number of the above named criminal class who had spent ten years or more in prison. Mr. Belfour moved the House into com- mittee on a bill to provide for the admission of women to the study and practice of law. Mr. Meredith objected to the state in Which the bill had been left by the House, making it permissive with the Law Society ,as to whether or not women should be per- mitted to practice as eolicitors. The Gov- ernment shoulki say definitely whether or not women should be admitted as solicitors. If women were allowed to practise as solid - tors, would it not follow that they would '.act as judges? He said the Government were attempting to evade the question by leaving the onus upon the Law Society. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) said there was no idea of evading anything. The Law .Society had the power to deal with the matter, and the House did not propose to interfere with their prerogative. M. Wood (Hastings) thought that from the vacillating tactics displayed by hon, gentlemen opposite that they had not the moral courage to deal with the measure as it ahould he dealt with. Mr. Mowat said that it was to effect a coinprornise that the Bill stood as it did. • He was prepared to have it made impera- tive, but in deference to the opinions of many hon, gentlemen opposite the matter Was leftin the hands of the Law Society. Mr. Balfour asked that. the Bill reoeive its third reading this afternoon. Mr. .Meredith objected, and repeated his intention of opposing the Bill in every stage. AFTERNOON SESSION Mr Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. ' Mr. Guthrie moved the House into com- mittee on his Bill to permit outlying ietricts to make deviation roads less than 56 f. et in width. Mr. Gilmour moved the House into committee on his Bill respecting insurance companies, so as to make home slight amend - menta, Mr. Meredith moved in amendment to the third reading that the bill be referred back and the obtuse reg rding rebates be struck out He said it Wo an unwarranted interference with the righ 1 of companies to transact their own busineee. Mr. Gibson defended the "rebate" clause, and said that it only applied to amounts over five thousaud dollars. The amendment, vvas lost by a 'vote of 47 to 28. On this division Mr. Kerns voted with the Government. Mr. Meredith then moved in amendment that the bill be referred back to strike out the clauses respecting the registration of agents. This motion was lost by a vote of 30 to 46. Mr. Snider voted with the Oppo- sition in this division. Mr. Meredith then moved in amendment that the bill be referred back to insert a clause to the effect that all benevolent com- panies doing business at the time of the passing of he Act with a bona fide mem- bership of 250 be allowed to register. This was, lost on a division of 29 to 47. Mx...Kerns moved in amendment that the fee charged to insurance companies working under the Dominion Act be $25 instead of $100. The amendment was losb by a vote of 29 to 48 Tluebill was read a third time. Mr. Awrey moved the third reading of a bid respecting the law of landlord and tenant. The bill was read a third time on division, .39 voting yea and 29 nay. ATTER RECESS. Mr. &Wear moved the third reading of the bill to provide for the admission of women to the study. and practice of law. The bill wes waned on a division, 49 vet- •,ing yea, and 27 voting nay. Mr. Clarke moved the third reading of a, bill to iucorporate the Toronto Railway 4Cotnpany and to confirm an agreement be- tween the corporation of the city of Toronto and George W. Kiely, Wm. McKenzie, Henry Azeriith Everett, and Chauncey 0. 'Woodworth. Mr. Weed (Hastings) moved in amend- ment, that notwithstanding anything in the Act, no cars shall run on the Lord's day .and nothing contained in the bill shall affect the authorizing hereafter of the oars on the Lord's day. Mr. Cleake thought the citizens of To- ,ronto should be the best judges of the city's The amendment was then put. The vote was one of the most interesting of the seseion. The amendment was carried bv the follnwing division : Vase—Messess Allan, Balfour, Barr (Duf- eferin), Bishop. Bush, Caldwell, Chiaholm, Ole. land, Dock, Davis,Dryden, Ferguson, Gibson (Huron). isle .dinning, Godwin, Guthrie, Har- court, Hudson, Kernss_Kirkwood, Lockhart, MoCleary, Malley (Viet ria), McKeehnie, Mack. Mader, /Mecham, Miscampbell, Moore, Mowat, O'Connor, Paton, Repaid°, Rorke, Ross Snider Stratton, Waters, Wood (Hast- ings); Wooe(Brant), Wylie -41. Ne—Messrs, Awrey, Biggar, Blezard, Barr .0-tenfrew), Campbell (Algoma), Campbell (Dur- ham) Carpenter, Charlton. Clancy, Clarke, E. F. ( roman)), Con moe, Dowling, Fell, Field. Garrow. Gibson ( :amilton). Gilmour, _Ham- mell, Hardy, Harty, Hiscott, Loughrin, McColl, McKay ( xford), McLenashan, McMahon, Meredith, Monk, Preston, Robillard, Sharpe, Smith (Frontenac), Sprague, Tait, Whitney. Mr. Meredith said that he thought the amendments put the city in a bed position, ..and he thought that the Lord's Day Act eshould govern. , Mr. Mowat said he did not agree with the hon gentleman, Mr Meredith theft read the clauses of the 'Lord's Day Act, and said that the relining .of street cars on Sunday under the present law was illegal. The Horne then went into committee, Mr. Awrey in the chain Mr. Wood said ia moving the adoption alf his clause that he did not want the com- pel te take advantage of technicality, and, avoiding the provisions of the Lord's Day t, run cars. Mr. Tait said he voted against Sunday sears, but he wanted the citizens to say whether they wanted them to run or not. Mr Meredith moved in amendment to Mr. Wood's amendment that netwithstands ing this the provisions of the Lotclas Day Adt apply. ( f in committee asked Mr. Meredith to amend his amendment so as to 'say thab even the provisions of the Lord's 1)ay Act shall not apply iintil after a vote of the people has been taken. This was agreed to. Mt. Clarke amended the Blake clauses regerdieg the taking over of the property ko as to read : ' In arriving ab Ouch value thel teraitratore are to consider end award only the value of the said several partic laze -to the city at the time ef the arbitra- tion, having regard to the requirements of a railway of the beet kind and system then in operation and applicable to the said city." 'Ithe bill was then read a third time. The House then went into committee on Mr, liarcourt'ss Liquor Bill. A loug, ramb- ling discussion took place in the committee oa the five -gallon clause. Mr. Clarke 'said that the Bill would mean a loss to one brewer of his acquaintance of $2,000. His five -gallon miles would be no use to hint Mr. Cleland said that the difficulty was that brewers' agents were in the habit of selling to private individuals and ruining the trade of the retail dealers. This was a hardship that should noe be tolerated. Brewers; should sell to the trade alone. Finally it was decided to let this clause and the Bill stand till to -morrow, so as to allow of some amendments. Mr. Whitney wished to draw the atten- tion of the House to what he considered a matter in the nature of a privilege. In view of the exceptional legislation recently passed at the instance of his hon, friend from Essex he wished to ask the Attorney - General whether it was the intention of the Government during the next session of the House to employ young women as pages. In view of the late legislation he suggested that it would be a highly proper and commenda- ble course. (Laughter) Mr. Mowat congratulated the hon. gentle- men on the enormous progress he had made as judged by the extent of his recommenda- tion. (Laughter.) lie had not thought of making such change as the hon. gentleman had proposed, and inasmuch as he evidently voiced his hon. leader's opinions, he would oonfer with his colleagues about the matter during the recess of the House. (Laughter.) Ma Harcourt moved the House again into committee on a bill to amend the Liquor License Act. .A number of amendments were made, and the bit! was carried and read a third time. Mn Hardy moved that full sessional allowances be paid t,o Messrs. Fraser, Bron- son, Porter and Smith (York), absent for part of the session through ill -health. The motion was carried. Mn Whitney moved that full sessional allowances be paid to Messrs. Smith (Fron- tenac), Miscampbell, and the widow of Et K Clarke. The motion was carried. Mr. Harcourt moved the House into committee on a bill providing there shall be granted out of the consolidated revenue fund to the Port Arthur, Duluth & Western Railway Company: 1. A cash subsidy of $3,000 per mile,and not exceeding in the whole the sum of $21,. 000, for the construction of seven miles of said reilwey from a point at or near the east end of Gunflint Lake to a point at or near Magnetic Lake, to complete the build- ing of said railway., and 2. A cash subsidy oe$2,000 per mile, and not exceeding in the whole $7,000, for the construction of three and one-half miles of thatportion of said railway known as the Kakabeka branch, extending from a point at or neer the junction of the said railway with the Kaininistiquia River to a point at or near Kakabaka Falls. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr. Speaker took the chair at 3 o'clock. The House went into committee on the Act respecting the election of members to the Legislative Assembly, and several amendments were offered. The bill was offered for its third read- ing. Mr. Meredith offered the following amendment: "That every person having any contract with the Government for the performance of any work, the doing of any- thing, or the furnishing of any goods or materials, and having or expeoting to have any claim or demand against the Govern- ment by reason of such contract, and every person having a liquor license who, either directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, subscribes, pro- motes gives, or promises to give any money, or other valuable consideration for the pur- pose of promoting the election of any candi- date or of any member, class or party of candidates to the Legislative Aasembly, or with the intent in any way of influencing or affecting the result of any such election, and every person who receives such money or valuable consideration or the promisethereof, is guilty of a cerrupt practice." Mr. Hardy said if the hongentleman would undertake to procure such an amend- ment to the Domimon Election Act, and would include in it railway contractors, brewers, railway companies and manufam turers, this House would have no objection to accepting his amendment. Mr. Whitney said the Dominion had made such a provision, and he read a clause from a Dominion statute to that effect. The motion was then put and lost on a division, 29 voting yea and 46 nay. Mr. Mowat said that the motion had been sprung on the House, but he would consider it and introduce such legislation next session. The Dominion Act read by the hon. gentleman did not apply to elec- tions. It was only a part of the common law. It was only a corrupt practice under the Election Act, and not a portion of the Dominion Election Act. The Act quoted by Mr. Whitney was entitled an Act to prevent frauds upon the Government Besides, this very Act quoted applied to Provincial as well as to Dominion electione. There was therefore no need for special legislation as far as this Province was con- cerned. He, however, promised to con- sider the matter, and he would. Mr. Meredith offered an amendment to prevent holders of liquor licenses from subscribing to election funds aes well as contractors. This was lost on the same division—Yeas 29, nays 50. Mr. Hardy moved the first reading of a Bill exempting from the operations of the anti -bonus law those works already under WE?. The Bill was immediately passed through its several stages and read a third time. Mr. Harcourt moved the House into com- mittee of supply. Mn Meredith moved in amendment that the motion be not carried, and the following substituted : "That the vote of $15,500 for the erection of extensions to the new buildings at the Central Prison,and $5,000 for machinery for the same, being asked for without a vote of the House or any other legal warrant for the Government proceed- ing with the works, was subversive of the principle of Parliamentary control of publics expenditure." Mr. Gibeon (Hamilton) raid the Govern- ernment were justified in taking the respon- sibility of meting in an emergency such as was preeented. The amendment was lost on division. Mr. Ross moved the third reading of a Bill to empower the University of Toronto to deal with Certain Upper Canada College lands. Mr. Harcourt moved the House into Con- currence on the report of the committee upon the supplementary estimates. Mn Clancy moved in amendment to the item of the Provincial Treasurer's depart- ment, that the 'salary of the Provincial License Inspector be reduced by $350,to the former figure of $1,40f1 per anniim,the salary of the prevides incumbent. The amendment Was lobt Osi When it came to the itein granting money towards the building of an asylum at Brock- ville, Ma. Kerns moved ite emendulent that the amount be not 00401=04 in. The amend - inept was lost by a vote of 26 to 49. Oa this division Mr, Harty voted Ogajnet the Gov- ernment and Mr. Preaten and Mr, Mc- Lenaglian voted for the Govern:net:it. Mr. Mowat Baia that as they were alt in a joyoes mood he desired to ineroduce a resolution which would bring joy to many hearts. He referred to grants to the rail- ways, and raid that be would introdlice a resolution granting aid be the liescott and Ottawa railway of $2,000 per mile and not to amount to more than $(00,000 in all. He moved the House into Committee of the Whole on the resolution. Mr. Meteclith said ht• concurred in the resolution from his side of the House. He said that it was a humiliating commentary upon party government to find that the eingenciem of party alone governed the intro- duction of the motion and not the jostice of the demand. Mr. Balfour entered his solemii protest against the resolution, as it was an injustice to his oOnfitituency. There vvas no time for him to introduce a resolution embodying his views, but he wanted to put himself on record on blie matter. Mr. Gibson (Huron) said there was not the slightest similarity between the cases of Essex and Prescott. The resolution was passed without a division, Mn Mowat said that owing to the print- ing being behind the House could not be prorogued till Thursday at 3 o'clock. The members stood up awl sang "God Save the Queen," and the House adjourned at 7.40 p. m. Tonmeeo, April 27.—The second session of the Seventh Parliament of the Ontario Legislative Asseinbly was prorogued this afternoon at 3 o'clock by His Honor Chief Justice Efagarty. His Honor Lieut. -Gov- ernor Campbell, through illness, was unable to be present. 0 Company from the Infantry School, under command of Major Vidal, formed the guard of honor. The following is the speech from the throne; Mn Speaker and gentlemen of the Logiela- tive Assembly : In consequence of the continued illness of the Lieut.-Govtrnor, Sir Alexander Campbell, Ris Excellency the Governor.General has been pleased to appoint me administrator for the purpose of assenting in tho Queen's name to the bills which you have passed, and of thereafter proroguing the Legislature. At this, the close of the last session of the Legislative Assembly in the old Parliament buildings, I am gratified to be able to state that the amount of important business which you have transaoted and the care and attention which you have bestowed upon it furnish ample evidence of your dili- gence and zeal. The amendments made to the mining laws will doubtless meet with the approbation of those interested in our mines andmmerals, and the consolidation of the Acts affecting these important interests will meet a public want. The general approval of the provisions of the important bill respecting insurance corpora- tions indicates that in the mind of the public there was a strong demand for such legislation. It is to be hoped that by means of a prudent administration of these laws, under which all insurance contracts will be brought within careful supervision in the Province, will be protected against evils which have proved so disastrous in various States of the American union. I notice with satisfaction the provisions of the Ant for the payment of succession duties in certain cases. In England, in several of the United States, and in other countries, similar legislation, enacted many years ago, has met with general approval.. The very moderate and safe provisions of your bill, while they will augment the receipts of the treasury, are not such as to lesson individual energy or private enterprise. I notice with pleasure that the duties to be paid under this Act are specially intended for the support of asylume and hospi- tals, and that all estates under $10,000, and all property given, devised or bequeathed for re- ligious, charitable or educational purposes, are exempt from the provisions of the Act. I was glad to assent to the bill relating to mortmain and charitable uses which relieves benevolent testators from some unnecessary restrictions, and at the same time provides safeguards against any increased locking up of land in mortmain. The consolidation of the Municipal and. Assessment Acts, of the election laws, and. the acts respecting compensation to workmen in certain cases will greatly aid municipal officers and other public officials in the performance of their duties and will be of advantage to the public generally. Thefamendments which you have mad° to the Municipal and Assessment Acts will 10 01 public advantage. I trust that the measures which you have passed for the protection of persons employed 10 sffaces bf business other than that of fac- tories will secure their health and improve their position, and that the Act respecting the use of tobacco by minors will have a salutary influence. Your amendments to the liquor license laws contain stringent provisions, which meet with my approval. am pleased to observe that the labors of the Fish and Game COMMISSiOil appointed by His Honor the Lieutenant -Governor have led to immediate practical results, and that you have passed measures containing effective provisions fos the protection of game and fur-beaing animals and for the protection of our provincial fisheries. I have learned with satisfaction that you .have taken steps to have the Provincesuitably represented at the World's Fair. to be held in Chicago next year, and I hope that your action may lead to good results as regards our agricultural and manufacturing interests and our commerce generally. I cordially approve of your making provision to assist in the due celebration at Niagara and at Toronto of the centenary of the first parlia- ment of Upper Canada. I thank you for the provision which you have made for the requirements of the Province. I am sure that your liberal appropriations will be carefully expended Modek of Palestine. Every S. S. teacher, pastor and Bible student should secure one of Principal Austin's Models of Palestine, made from maps and surveyof the Palestine Explora- tion Fund, and showing the mountains, valleys, lakes, seas and intervening country, in proportionate elevation or depreesion. This model, with a half hour's study, will give a clearer idea of Palestine than can be obtained from books and maps in a year. Its impressions are more vivid and lasting. It awakens and sustains interest in Sunday school teaching, and. furnishes many illus- trations of the truthfulness of Scripture, confirming all the references to "up" and " down ' in the Bible, and making Holy Land what Renan calls a "Fifth Gavel.' This model has received the highest com- mendations from such men as Bishop Vin- cent, Hon. Cleo. Ross, LL, D., Bishop Baldwin, Dr. Cavan and the leading pipers. Sir Wm. Dawson, of MeGjil University, highly commends it, and has ordered two of the largest size. Indications point to an immense sale of this valuable invention. One should he in every Christian home and school. NI No object can be introduced into the home oircie that will do more to ex- cite interest in Bible study. lt, is, as a leading Buffalo paper declarta, "What the Sunday school world has been waiting for." Live agents ean sell one in nearly every home. Territory is being rapidly taken up. Address, Neiman Monne. Co., St. Thomas, Ont • The largest /Sailing weasel. The largest sailing vessel afloat, the Franco, of 6,160 tons burden, recently en- tered the port of Dunkirk, Scotland, with 6,000 tons of nitrate of soda from Chili. This ship is 375 feet long, 60 feet beam and 34 feet deep, with five steel Meets, She is bent entirely of steel and has a false bottom reaching from stern to stern, as well as a tank in the middle, capable of containing 12,000 tons of water. The space between the bottoms will hold '750 tons, so that the vessel can sail in water ballast alotet. A young man hypnotized at an entertena. rnent in Paris renlained senseless or to days, and was with difficulty brought hack to consciousneas. ON A FOREST TRAIL, Lieut. &Imam and Party on British Soil, They meet with Indians for Juneau -4 Scarcity of Provisions Causes Seine Alarm Among the Wiliam.% or the Expo. anion. [No. 4 --International Peess .6.080elation.1 BRITISR nowrawxsT '1ERRITOIVIrs June Oth, 1891,—The half -day's rest at the pole bridge camp also gave them another holi- day on June 61h, caused by the packers losing the trail. A few miles beyond the pole bridge this trail splits into its two main branches, the northern one, which we should not take, being 'the shorter, and terminating in my old explore - tions of 1883, at a large lake (Ta.kou) near the head of the Yukon. This northern trail is now very seldom afir , *ea- ereeee, a:teem.. elarsum Poen =xis; travelled by the Indians, as the fur -bearing country it taps is given up wholly to the Chilkats, who reach it by another trail. The weather was yet heavy and threatening the morning of the 61h, as we got away. The white men had been obliged to repair the pole bridge the evening before, the rains having brought down driftwood that damaged it. It was a good morning for dusky grouse on the trail and a number were secured with the Winchester shot -gun by members of the party. The junction of the two trails proved to be on a wide stretch of broken, angular gravel. The proper trail for us—the northeastern here led sharply up the mountain slope, the northern path being much the plainer of the two; hence our packers' mistake. These numerous gravel slides were exasperating to travel over. The gravel was of a uniform angular character as if it had come from a rock -breaker and intended for railway ballasting or the mac- adamizing of a road. Here was enough to have ballasted the whole length of the Canadian Pacific railway, the longest road in the world, and plenty to spare for con- structing all the county roads that could be made in Yavapai county, Arizona, the largest county in the United States. If a railroad ever cuts through this country— which I think not unlikely for reasons I will give later—it certainly will be well supplied with this necessary and usually expensive material of construction. As we rapidly ascended the mountain slope by a well defined trail after the gravel cones were left, behind Nie had the best view of the country that the route had yet pre- sented. Between the two trails lay a great bald mountain, with rounded top crowned with two conspicuous black objects, looking not unlike two houses, and these could be seen for miles on either side. I think they were huge erratic boulders even at this high altitude. I named this butte "The Trail Splitter," from its position with regard to the two trails already described. That night we camped on the high slope, 1,350 feet above the river, and where it was not easy work to find enough fiat space to even make our beds, so as not to roll down the hill. Sure enough " Robert " joined us as he had promised, and which I had hardly ex- pected from the great distanee he had had to travel. At this camp the Indians found a mall pine squirrel in the stunted spruce, and the way they turned out en !nesse after it would have led one to believe that they were on the verge of starvation. After an exciting chase of ten minutes or so they secured the two -ounce a affair and pro- ceeded to cook it. I knew a native, at another tine, to shoot one with a 10.guage Winchester shotgiin, the cartridge used weighing more than the carcass. There were a great many snowbanks on the trail the next forenoon (71h) which still led upward until the aneroids showed 2,652 feet above river levet They were not very bad in the early forenoon, but later, when it is warmer, they are very exasperating to encounter. Despite the melting snow through which we floundered we found no drinking water anywhere the gravelly and loose soil absorbing it all as rapidly as it was formed. As we descended the slope, however, the springs reappeared and by the time the valley was reached it was quite swampy in many places. Old moose signs were seen everywhere but not a hair of the Amen PAc\ Sna. turns iflaa animals themselves. In certain low wampy localities probably the mosquitoes and gnats drive them to the higher, cooler altitude's. Early that afternoon we came to an open but brushy country covered with a kind here known as " moosebush." lt is much harder to make one's way through, when dense, than any other country 1 know of, and ib requires a skilled backwoodsman in- deed to follow a trail through it uelese very Well traveled. En another hour the moose - bush had disappeared and a beautiful park country stretched out ahead of us. It was on the summit between two forks of the Takoti and, while pleasing to the eye as it broke on us, we found it marshy enough under foot. Here is a, large shallow lake, draining both waya, and on its shores were camped Indians whe were outward bound to trade fure at Juneau. Near them our own Indian e had camped in order to trade for Moccasiens with the othere, their own being about worn out. For some time there had been gloWing 00M- plainte itt antiekation of the Indian food supply running low. They had brought only about a week's supply, an amount which they can molly dispose) of in hitlf that time, and certain kinds were now runniag out. They were especially pathetic over Bugler, a luxury that they seldom had, but which now, eingularly enough, 'seemed indispensable. A moose, or a coeple of caribou, which we had every righb to ex- pect, would have settled the question for probably the whole portage, but the (silences for game seemed to be fadiug faster every day. So when "Robert" asserted that would yet take 'six days to reach the big lake, where the packers' contract ended, they decided to send (Me member bacle to the head of canoe navigation After food, while they would divide his pack among them and follow the trail until he overtook them, while I agreed to feed them from my own supplies until then. "Paddy," a good- natured Talrou of fat, 'squatty proportions was selected for the return, and I curled up the corners of his mouth by givinghim an extra pair of moccasins to make it in. He got away early next morning, but the packers were much slower in getting "a move on them." They were back in lose than two hours, having made only a short distance, " Paddy's load appearing extra, burdensome divided among them. They reported a number of white grouse (par- tridge) as having been seen in the open places, but we saw none later. Near the trail we saw a beautifel, bubbling spring boiling two or three inches above the level in its centre. Its water was ice-cold, how- ever, and it was the only one of the kind that we sew in the whole tap. About the middle of the forenoon we again came to a large party of fur -traders on their way to Juneau, and there was no mistaking their errand, for every one of them was loaded with furs. There was an Indian boy about 12 years old, who had a pack of them nearly as big as himself. I estimated its weight at.a fair forty penuche while others thought it might be even fifty. The little fellow seemed proud of his burden as we inspected it, and even his father seemed happy—though married, for he had three wives. just before noon we reached the next fork of the Takou at a ;second pole bridge, it, too, being thrown over a foaming cataract. From this point on there were two trails that rejoined before the big lake was reached. The usual one led over a high ridge of mountains, that at this time of year was liable to be seriously ob- structed with snow, while the other, although being the longer, simply kept lower and avoided much of it All the outgoing Indian fur traders ratified us earnestly to take the lower trail, which we did. There was but little trouble in finding it, but as the upper one was the plainer, signs had to be left so that " Paddy " would not go astray. That afternoon I shot a dusky grouse, and about the same time we lost the new trail for quite a while. We now messed many bogs or swamps; that half a foot or so brow the surface were solid ice. The bunch grass in them gave the hardest walking of all. The black, swollen ankles at night showed plainly how it told on the heavily laden packer. Rabbit signs being numerous brought out the curi- ous theory from the Indians that about every seven years these little animals have& period of maximum or minimum numbers. If this is so, we had probably struck the minimum period, not only for the rabbits, but of all other game that indulged in varia- ble quantities ; and that the signs hung-over from the maximum. We had really seen game signs enough to have supplied a bat- talion byfair hunting, and to justify keep- ing out guards to prevent them running over the camp,. but outside of the gutta- percha goes and some wrought iron grouse we had tasted no fresh meat so far. Before starting the next morning the Indians sent up signal smokes to guide "Paddy" on the trail. The third pole bridge, over a most furious cascade, was passed soon after. All that day we were plowing through mooseebrush and flounder- ing through marshy parks. The Indian trail seemed to prefer the bogs to the solid ground with its matted brush. Along the way, at every rest, signal smokes were sent up for Paddy, the packs mostly covered with waterproof canvas suffering several holes as the result of the ?ailing sparks. We now encountered it low'trailing plant, known as the Hudson Bay tea, that after- ward remained abundantly with us. It is said that it; makes an infusion similar to cheap tea flavored with nutgalls, but this flattering description did not tempt us to try it That night we camped in a forest of dead, burnt timber, which, rotting as it stood, showed thet the locality was not given to gales. Just as a couple of Indians were starting back to look up "Paddy," that individual, covered with smiles, hove in sight He had easily guided himself by the smokes and fires and was loaded with "grub "—the Indian's only idea of the English language for food. That night the camp was a happy one. ramminleir 8011WATRA, Commanding /V. Y. Ledger Expedition. MeCollones Rheumatic Repellant Has excellent effect on the liver, kidneys and blood, bsides curing rheumatism wher- ever located in the body or linaba. Pre- pared by W. A. McCollum, druggist, Tilson- burg. Sold by druggist's generally. Afraid TO Trust Iltn,aelf, "Papa," inquired the Mule boy, "how big it hailstone did you ever "I've seen hailstones," replied Deacon fronsides, with animation, "as big ass—as big—no t This is Sunday ! Read another page of your cat {nob ism, Samuel." The world continuos revolving. The conservative old Univereity of St. Andrew's in Scotland, with a history of 500 yeare, admits women on equal terms with other students. From the small island of St. Kilda, off Scotland, 20,000 young gannets and an bit. mense number of eggs are annually col. leoted ; and although this bird lays only one eag per anntinii and is four years in attaining maturity, its humbera do not dinsinish ISSUE NO, 17., 1892. Zit replptun to any 91 thelin Advertisments kindly mention this pane s'uuu'roIt as they dupplfoni.0Yttlel a fieUbnetelln"Ceell ade,otilorralig' '1 1,cliseases binning from l'oost. and WA'S!. 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