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Read. Office, Montreal.
WnTiFERSTAN TROMAS,Esq„
Getereiter, MANAGER
*Roney advanced to good farmers on their
-Sisrt note with one or more endorser at 7 per
initenei annum.
Exeter Branch.
Open every lawful day. trona a.m. to p.m
SATURDAYS, 10 a.m. to 1 le sti•
crorreut rates a interest allowed oi depoits
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Exeter, Dee. 27th, ,95
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1896.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
There is much commiseration with.
Vanderbilt and his bride, because,
emugh his father is worth $150,000,000,
he threatens to cid the youth off with
a dollar. It really is very hard that
Ma young married couple should
ihaveto snake ends meet on two mil-
lions of dollars. Bat the junior
Vanderbilt says be will heroically
snake the attempt on that sum of
money left him by his grandfather.
The unwarranted dismissal by the
Liberals of LE. Blackall as Veterinary
Iriepentor for NVest Huron, a position
Le has filled to the entire satisfaction
elan concerned since last April, may
lao understood whenthe rush for offices
at Ottawa has been increased since the
declaration of Mr. Laurier a few days
ago that he proposes to elean out the
*Utiles. There are said to be 9,000 ap-
plications for stalls inthestahles which
Use:Lit end administration is preparing
Lor new occupants. The official an-
sionneement that the work of decapita-
tion is to be thorough has added enor-
imously to the pressure on the two
members of Ottawa.
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Mr. William Patterson is to receive
opposition in North Grey. It will be
said that this is unkind,. and so forth.
But Mr. Patterson is only experiencing
a species of historical repetition. He
tatered public life in a fight against
ir Francis Ilincks, who sought a con-
stituency in Brant as a Minister. Mr.
Patterson defeated Sir Francis, and
Was famous for many years after-
wards as the originator of the expres-
slon "I beatkinksi" It seems alto-
gether probable that Mr. McLaughlin,
as the candidate of a united Conserva-
tive party, will be able to imitate the
Cpntroller, and, in addition, to answer
the old problenen, "Who struck Billy
Patterson?"
ayor Pingree, of Detroit, has been
nominated as Republican candidate
for the Governorship of Michigan. His
selection illustrates the straugely
mixed character of the campaign over
the border., Mayor Pingree plainly
told the Republican managers that
if they did not take him up as a can-
didate, with a silver platform, the
Democrats would. It will be interest-
ing to see uhether the majority of
the voters of Michigan will support
'Mayor Pingree, a silver candidate,
for governor, and at the seine time
give their votes to McKinley, the gol&
candidate for President. Mayor Pin-
gyee's positkm, in any case, demon-
strates the strength of the silverites
in Michigan.
Oan nothing be done to restrain the
uthless slaughter of Canadian birds?
Wherever birds are found to congre-
gate, there are men and- boys, with
guns to kill them, half the thne sole-
1yfor the "sport" of seeing them fall
dead. At Ashbridge's Bay, Toronto,
e, fine colony of cranes are in danger
a extermination from this habit, but
this is no eiception to the rule, and
not only birds of this species, but the
beet song birds are in danger of be-
coming extinct. There seems to be
Cie hope of amendment in the pres-
• generation, , but the school popu-
lation of to day should everywhere be
taught the duty of preserving birds
last only for their own sakes, hut as
the best help to Man in his battle with
ft. structive insects. in the kindergar-
ten, much has been done to educate
• love for beasts and birds, but pop-
ular education in this regard should
not end there, but be carried on all
through school life.
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The extraordinary crop of apples in
Canada. thia year is a guarantee that
'this most useful fruit will be cheap.
.Apples are excellent food products,
and at the same time are valuable
for their medicinal qualities. This is
what a, famous German authority says
Sin the subject; "The apPle is such a
Common fruit that -few persons are fa-
miliar with its remarkable medical
properties. Everybody ought to know
that the very best thiog that they cam
40 is to eat apples just before going
to bed. The a,pple is excellent brain
food, because it has more phosphoric
atid in an easily digestible sl.a,pe, than
any other fruit k.nown. It excites
the action of the liver, promotes
4teind and healthy sleep, and thor-
°uglily disinfects the mouth. It also
agglutinates the surplus acids of the
stomach, helps the kidney secretions
ahd prevents calculous growth. while
it obviates indigestion, and is one of
the best preventives of diseases of the
throat. Next to lemon and orange, it
is also the best antidote for thirst and
craving of persons addicted to the al-
cohol and opium habit." These being
the merits of the apple, there would
be little difficulty in finding a profitable
rnaket for even the enormous crop of
this year, if they were fully known.
THEY'RE FINDING OUT.
EditorWillison,of theToronto Globe,
made a, speech the other day in which
he said: -
"It is easy to profess airtime in op-
position; it is not so easy to practice
virtue in office. It is easy to condemn
waste when the enemy is in possession
of the treasury; it is not so easy to
practice economy when the children of
one's own political household are pro-
fited by the expenditures. It is easy
to cut down the offices when we do
not cash, the monthly checks; it is
more difficult -when our friends are on
the pay roll."
It has not taken Mr. Willison very
long to discover the grand difference
between the party in opposition and in
power. What it could do easily it did
with much peristence and inueli fuss.
But now itlindsit difficult, we imagine,
to be even attempted. Talk is cheap.
The Latest News.
Paris is flooded with bogus U. $,
half -dollars,
Mt. (Hailstone will be 87 next Dee -
ember, and his pen is as trezichtnt and
his interest in polities as keen as ever.
Thirteen barns are reported to have
been set on fire by the lightning in the
vicinity of Chatham, Sunday night.
Principal Bates, of Woodstock Cot -
lege, died at Muskoka, after an illness
of several weeks' duration caused by
blood poisoning as the result of a fists
hook piercing his thumb.
Paderewski's phyeical collapse is eo
complete as to lead to the, cancellation
of all the pianist's engagements at
least theearlier part of nex t seaS011. The
player's outlook is a serious one.
Roy Smith, St. Thomas, met with a
serious accideut while bicycling on
Wednesday afternoon. His foot caught
in the chain of the wheel, and two
toes were so badly torn that doctors
found it necessary to amputate the
great and second toes,
Ahuninum is now on a rational
basis, There is found to be plenty of
it, for all that it has to do. It forms
one -twelfth of the crust of the whole
earth, the process of extraeting it
has become so nearly perfect that
bulk for bulk aluminum is cheaper
than copper, and, unlike copper, it is
entirely non-poisonous.
One morning last week Mrs. John
Cariwright was shocked to find that
her baby, only 13 days old, was dead
by her side. The ehild was apparently
quite well the day before, and it must
have passed away without a struggle,
as it manifested no uneasiness during
the night.
On Saturday afternoon about two a'
deck, while in bathing with two boys
about his own size, Alex. Roe, ten
years of age, fifth son of L. Roe, of
Kincardine was drowned. He was try-
ing to swim from the shore to a break-
water abbot half way out the south
pier, but became exhausted, and. before
assistance could be rendered hini was
drowned.
'Willie Bayne, son of J. H. Bayne, of
Newbury., while playing about the
house in his bare feet, got a needle in
his heel. The needle broke, and a
piece was taken out. Thinking the
other piece was still in the heel, the
doctor administered chloroform and
cut the heel and probed, but found no
needle. A short time after the little
fellow's grandma found the lost piece
of the needle in the side of her shoe.
A romantic Marriage took place at
St. Thomas, on Thursday night.
Twenty four years ago Ambrose
Lovelance, of Essex, Ont., and Miss
Lena A. Foster, of Providence, R. I.,
were lovers, but a misunderstand-
ing arose and. the engagement
was broken of. During all these
years they have never met until
Thursday when they met by appoint-
ment at It. Therna.g to celebrate their
marriage.
Monday night, at Peterboro, while
in a temporary fit of insanity Pierre
Denault Denny. hailing from Hoche -
lap, Que. made frequent attempts at
suicide. iris last attempt was made at
Little Lake Cemetery, where he tried
-
to drown himself. He was rescued by
police Constable Stewart and Mc-
Ginty, and locked up pending result
of communication with his friends.
Rev. William H. Poole, L.L.D.,
well-known Methodist minister, died
at his residence, Detroit on August 7tb,
aged 76 years. He was educated in
Victoria College, at Cobonrg, where
he received his degree. During his
active service as a minister of the
Gospel, which extends over a -period of
fifty years, -he oceimied the principal
pulpits in the Methodist churches of
Toronto,Hamilton,and other Canadian
cities.
Alexander McNeil, of Avonbank,
died on Sunday afternoon at the house
of John Brooks; He was driving , the
hinder on Friday and, was taken sud-
denly 111 and had to be helped to the
house. He suffered intense pain till a
short time before death. Medical skill
could do •nothing to save him. He
was about 05 years old amid a stone
.ruason by trade. •
Three .years ago there was not a
pound of. lintterprodueedinacreamery
in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Through the labors of the Dairy 0=-
1'1dt-tee quite a changehasheen .wrought
in the. estallishnient ,of creameries.
Ihere are now three M itetiee operation
at Indian Head, .Moose Jaw and at
Prince Albert. monthly Advance of
10 cents a pound is allowed by • the
depaztrnentou bilttenpr•oa need at these
creameries, final settletneet being made
with the patrons. of the creameries at
the .end Of the season, when the returns
ere in. • Last thenth advanees were
mane to the patrons of three ereameries
as follpwst-InditVi 'Head, 4;697; Moose
Jaw, $1,370, and Prince Albert, $6.55;
making -the respectable total of $2,722..
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EXETER TIMES.
In Belleville, the temperature ran up
to 94 on Sundays and up to 90 ON
Monday.
Mr, George L. lkia,ver, a well-known
resident of Pickering, Ont., died there
on Saturday, aget173,
O. P. R. agents have received a
circular histructing them not to ac-
cept damaged silver coins in future.
Mrs. Geo. Mitthell, formerly of
Woodstock, was burned to death in
Detroit while lighting a fire with coal
oil.
North Grey Conservatives nominat-
ed Mr. James McLaughlin. the defeat-
ed candidate in the late election, to
oppose Wm. Patterson.
Epizootic is prevalent among the
horses in the vicinity of Florence.
Some have died, including a valuable
animal belonging to Martin O'Brien,
of Dante.
Word has been received from
Moose Jaw, Maris that several farmers
have had their crops destroyed by
hail The storm was so intense that
they were obliged to take refuge in
the cellar.
Mrs, Aavrey, wife of Mrs Nicholas
Awrey, registrar of the county of
Wentworth, and ex -M. P. P. for South
Wentworth, died at the Lakeview
House, Grimbsy Park, on Monday
morning.
While threshing on the farm of
Herbert Tyre, near Port Lambton,
Saturday, John McDonald, who wae
feeding the machine put his hand too
close to the cylinder. The result was
that his baud was badly lacerated.
Prof, Robertson, agricultural and
dairy commissioner, who has just re-
turned from a tour in the west, sug-
gests that the Government adopt the
pulley of making loans to creamery
companies commencing operations in
the Not thwest.
Latest reports show that sixtyefive
persons were prostrated by the heat
Sunday, in Chicago. Twenty will die,
and three were driven insane by the
beat, one of whom ended his life by
takiug poison, and another attempt-
ed to slash his throat with a razor.
American silver is not current in
Hamilton any more. Orders have
been issued at the bunks and in the
city tax and waterworks offices, that
neither silver nor silver certificates
shall be accepted, and in some of the
mercantile houses American quarters
and, halves have been refused.
A 7 -year-old daughter of H. Bison,
Altona, near Stoliville, was aceident-
toty shot on Saturday afternoon by
her brother, 10 years ofage, who did
not know the gun was loaded. The
little girl died twelve hours after the
accident, in spite of everything that
medical aid could do.
The consumption of horse and mule
meat in France, continues to increase,
and there are now 203 "hippophagic
butehere in the republic. The Lon-
don Chronicle's Paris correspondent
says that donkey meat is sold as veal
in some third-rate restaurants, and
that the southern stew known as
boeuf en daub° is made with horse
meat so skillfully disguis: d that it
cannot be detected. Paris must be a
splendid place for a man with a
brilliant imagination.
On Aug. 0, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. H. Munro, West Zorra,
passed peacefully away Abigail Suth-
erland, relict of the late David Ross,
at the advanced age of 02 years. She
was born in the parish of Clyne,
Sutherlandshire, Scotland', in 1804, and.
was married to David Ross, of the
same place, in 1821„ when she was but
17 years of age. The couple emigrat-
ed to Canada and settled down in East
Zorra, which was then a compara-
tive wilderness. in 1830.
A and occurrence took place on
Monday afternoon, in Grey, Mrs.
Horncastle, whose husband is fore-
man of Meddleson's Piano Factory in
Toronto, accompanied by herlittle boy
and Miss Linnie Putland, were visiting
at Jaines McNab's 10th. On the after-
noon in question Mrs. Horncastle, and
Mrs. McNab, were hunting eggs in
the barn,where the little fellow
wandered away into the stable and
was kicked to death before help could
arrive and they found hint under the
horse's lens, still breathing, but he
only lived a few hours.
Mr. Inarier's commission to enquire
into the Manitoba school matter will
consist of Sir Oliver Mowat, as chair-
man; Sir Henri. Join de Lotbiniere,
and Mr. R. W. Scott, with Mr.
H. J. (Moran, of Montreal, the defeated
independent candidate in Prescott, as
secretary. The composition of the com-
mission appears to he somewhat curi-
ous, as it consiets of two Irish Roman
Catholics, one Euglish Protestant, one
French-Canadian Protestant, and no
French-Canadian Roman Catholic.
Whether a Commission so composed
will bave the confidence. of Arch-
bishop Lan gevin, and the Roman Ca-
tholic minority in Manitoba remains
to be seen.
The charge of crimin all ibel, preferred.
by Editor Crose, of the Herald, against
Miter Coldwell, of the News, was heard
by P. M. Macdougall, at Wailaceburg
Tuesday. The result was that Colwell
was formally committed for trial.
His own bail in $500 Was accepted.
The magistrate said there could be no
doubt of thelthelleas character ef the
article. He said it was unfortunate
that all this trouble was ever church
matters. The Rev. M. Buggin , be
criticised for telling Col well without)
knowing the facts that Cross had not.
given up the issoks or money of the
church. The case, be held, was clue to
Mr. Buggin's misconception of his own
duty. Colwell of the News is a kind
of newspaper tramp. In 1888 he ran a
sheet called the . _Advertiser at Min.
eheln He moved front' there and set-
tled in the woods of West Lonna
where he started it newspaper. Alter
dissipating his editorial .sweetness on
the desert air for a thne there, he
a big 'fieldif effort in the ..benigbted
hamlet of Leamington.. Here he pub-
lished four issues of what was known
as the Leamington Times, but seeing
thatthere was no show for it travelling
print -shop, he next turned op in Paris,
and affsie a brief - residence there sold
out to good advantage. At the pre-
sent time, as lie seen he is mold-
ing publie opinion itt Wallaceburg.
TIIAT PALE Fiecle.
For Nervous Prostration and An-
aemia there is no medicine that will se
promptly and infallibly restore vigor
and etrengthns Scott's Emulsion. •
REALISTIC UNTO DEATR.
I LOVE. DREAM BROKE
A Fatal. Accident Vlach hemmed OR the 1
Stage of the Novelteseheutre,
red last night at the Novelty Theatre,
where the play 'rhe Sins a a Night "1*
Loudon, .teug. 11.-A fatal accident occur.
Lightning Struck Dr. Pressey
at His Betrothed's Side.
Loudon.
being played. ler. ()reeler was playing the
pert of the villain, and the plot provided
that be should he stabbed la tbe last act.
The play ran along as usual until the
stabbing scene, when, in some muuuee
nuexpialuable, Insteed az a harmless blow
being delivered, the dagger penetrated
Crozier's breast, inflicting a wound which
caused his death in a few minutes. Con-
sternation prevailed among the members
of the company. A physician vras hastily
summoned, but his serviees were of no
avail. The spectators were not aware of
the terrible mistake that had been made.
and Crozter's realistic fall was greeted
with applause.
AFTER THE, COLLISION.
The Steainsitlp Lalie Ontario Reaches
Montreal Atter Her Encomiter
Vieth the Vancouver.
Montreal, Que., Aug. 1L -The steam-
ship Lake Ontario of the Beaver Line,
which vessel came into collision with
the Vancouver on Sunday night, ar-
rived in port shortly atter 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The blow which the
vessel reeeived in the starboard bew
frem the Vancouver has torn an ugly
gas it on the Lake Ontario. which will
take noth time and money to repair.
From the stem, back at least 15 feet
on the starboard bow. are two great
rents. Here the half-ineh plates of
Winch the vessel is coestemited are
beet ante twisted out )f altreeeine
blance of their original sh zee. The
holes in the vessel are both fortunately
several feet above the water line. it
is said that permanent repairs mean
the opening up of the entire bow.
What will be clone with the viQsel Is
not yet decided upon, though in all
Probability she will be placed In the
(Iry tete at Quebec as eiien ttnett
structure is vacated by the Vancouver.
WHO IS Th E S Ule IDE ?
The Remains of a Man Found Near Court-,
eighte-BehlentlY an American
From the Deeeription.
Courtright, Aug, IL -About noon yester-
day the body of a man was feline In
eenkyn's mimesone mile east or here. Ho
was about 55 or 60 years of age, height
about 5 feet 5 Inches, Then. WA.; nothing
melt but skeleton left. Ms hat' was
mostly grey, and he seemed partly bald.
One tooth in each side of the lower jaw
was gone. The tooth or upper jaw seem
to be all gone. Ile was dressed in Week
gaiter square -toed shoes. No. 7 e greY
woolen pants ; small liehestriped elate
woolen socks,. black worsted mat and
vest, with silk binding. They appeared to
be America]) goods. He wore e dark 'soft
felt hat, white linen shirt awl stand-up
collar. No laundry merks are visible. An
American bulldog 32.calltire revolver was
found near the right hand, with two client-
bers empty.
JUST L.IKE HER. MAJESTY.
The Owen Does Not Believe In Comme-
morating Iter Sixty Tears' Rebut
itt:ttelvanee oe the Thine
London, Aug. 11. -The Queen on ;lune 20
next will have rtigned for 00
reign longer than that a any previous
British sovereign, and lately many eeuemes
have beeu mooted Mr it proper oeservauce
of the aetuslon. Most of the plans tel -
valued provided for the commemoration of
tbe event before the full 00 years had pass-
ed, but they Wive all been disposed of by
an official intimation from lier maiesty,
who miona It known that while she is grat-
ified by the evidences of loyalty and af-
fecton displayed by her subjects she
wishes that should she be epared to rale
for 00 years any celebrations shall be re-
served until that period shall have beau
actually completed.
DID ILE J U o F
The Terrible Injuries Which Robert Dixon
of Brantierd izectived e,etteig
Gil' a Tra n lit Donee.
Brantford, Out., Aug. IL -Robert Dixon,
a laborer in W. lluck's foundry, wes fouud
about 7.30 last eveuing aemesele, theter.
It. traelt, about half it mile from teem la
a Neel eitiloul condition. ile was ie -
moved to the hospi ul, :Inc, at.er memniegt-
tem, It wits felled that Dixoa had re-
ceived it very serious scale wetted, bron
shouldtr. broken wick and other injurite.
Dieen, it is bald, was on the outgeeig
special excursion train last eveireig. eur
whether he fell off or Jumped on the train
It is not at present kuowu, but it is sue.
posed he jumped oE.
Itis said the liovernmetitwill appoint
O commissiouer to go to British Cot,
umbia to report on the gold minis g
industry in that province, with special
reference to the Kootenay district.
Several valuable cattle belonging to
Mr. A Campbell, of Lawrence Station,
were Fob:gated with paris green a few
weeks ego. The cattle were feeding
in a field and the poison wee given to
them with salt.
At an early hour Sanday morning
the post office and general store kept
by Mr. P. A. Cole at Hampton, Out
was broken into and the safe rabbi d
of all the cash and postage stamps,
amounting to nearly $90, besides some .
clothing.
Fire broke put early Sunday morn-
ing in the basement of the dry goods
store of Sittlington & 0o., Frout
street, Sarnia. The fire was c-onlined
to the cellar, but the si ock was badle
daniaged by water and smoke. Loss
fully covered by insurance. ,
The death is annomiced at Walker-
ton af Mr. Jactob Seegininer, aged 02.
For many years deceaeed hau actsat
as the efficient secretary of the North
ern Exhibition and the Walkeruna
Horticultural Societies, and through
these became one of the best known
residents Of that Itown. .
A heavy wind and thunder stone,
which swept over Detroit Sunday, re-
sulted in the drown i nee of eiglit 'lien in
the Detroit River. Several yachtsmen
had very narrow escapes after •the
capsizing tbeir craft Two more
were resorted after swimming nearly it
mile from it capszied boat.
Mosquitos swartnieg have become sa
bad in Chilliwheck Valley, B. 0.,
the mostefeatile Nettling distrieb itt.
that provinee. -as to have developed ii -
to . veritable plegue. Upwards of
twenty families bare been driven from
their homes in ,Sardis setnemeut ou
the Frazer River, :mid haying 1111S been
entirely suspended through WO Va.) iv
as . the farmers fled it impossibl •
to work arming the dense clouds of
insects.
- Mr. H. A. Towers, of lot 9, . in the
15th poneeeinen of :Louden Tewuship
some time ago r•eni ed. two large barns
and a.5:/ -e ore fet•tu across - toe read
from hie farm from Mr. W. J. Thomp-
son, of Detroit, and stared in them a
number of feral itopititants, it team
Of horses Mai about tineetn bogs.'
Last .Wed nesd ay flight the h rate were
staink hy lightoing and bueund to tie
ground.
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The Storm's Eery Dad Frightened iler arid
lee Mad eouget to RC:Mine Ilier When
the Awful Flash Came-lu. an Instant
Me Lay Lifelese at Eter Feet -The Strange
Effects of the Electric Fluid in the
Aloom-A Love Dream nreken.
Bangor. Me., Ann 11. -Dr. Wilmer L.
Pressey, a Harvard medical student,
was kated by lightning at his mother's
summer cottage at Islesboro yesterday
afternoon, while his right arin rested
on the shoulder of his fiance. His body
was peculiarly marked by the light-
ning bolt, and a bright red scar was
left over hia heart.
Mr. Pressey, who was 22. left the
public schoois oe Ba,ngor to study
medicine in Baltimore, later going to
Cambridge to continue his course.
Meantime he had became betrothed
to Miss BMW; whom he met at Isles-
boro, down the bay. This summer the
young woman's family decidel to
came to the hotel at Ryder's Cone, at-
treeted there as much by the beauty
of the place as by the fondness for it
which their daughter bad einiceived.
Dis nressey lett it nard winter et worie
and stuuy la Camoriden to eorne to
lslesnaro, and he brought with him
Inc yacht Mallard, for a cruise about
the bay with Ma Brown and his
daughter. The Drowee stayed at the
hotel arid the Inasseys were in a cot-
tage on the shore featie north of the
hotel and tile steamer Pier.
Yesteitiey afternoon all the rese.
dents along Penoi,seet Bay were treat-
ed to an uausuaily severe electrical
storm. Miss Brown was in the Prer-
Sey cottage passing the afternoon, and
the resr of the family were at the
hotel. In the Preesey cottage there
were four other persons, Dr. PresseY,
his mother, his brother Prank, and a
servant, Margie Bissell. They were in-
doors. but had no reason to fear the
shower, and went about preparing a
light lunch. Dr, Preseey was mak-
ing it lemonade with the wooden
squeezer. Mrs. Pressey, her son
Frank, and Margie Bissell were in the
dining room in the front part of the
house. Dr. Preesey and Miss Brown
were in the living room, adjoining and
opening out of the front of the house
by a wide door.
As the ehower appeared to grow in
intensity, MASS Brown became timid,
She stood by the table and Dr. Pres-
sey stooa beside with the lemon
squeezer in the right hand. As she
expressed some terror at sueh a brit -
tient display of lightning he throw big
arlsgshutreahrmer. about her shoulders to re-
.
While Dr. Pressey and his betrothed
were thee converseng, the air was
suddenly fillerl with a dreadful flame,
•h.. aaae, elm an at,,....'xeneenne
en by the deafening crash, every inch
of air seemed to be crammed with
blaze and noise. When the first Shock
had cleared away Dr. Pressey lay on
the floor, while over him kneeled the
distracted girl to vrlitan he had just
been °reeving assurallees of safety, try-
ing with bare hands to beat ont the
flames that burned Ms clothing.
Dr. Prcssey had died insto.ntly on
the striking of the bolt. The lightning
had struck the right nand, which lay
as a shelter on the shoulder of MisS
Brown, and which also clutched the
lemon squeezer. This latter instru-
ment was crushed to splinters by the
eontact. The lightning struck the
back of the young man's head and
ran down his arm. Then it went into
his right side and then to his left,
leaving a bright rel mark on Ins
breast,and passed out of the body near
the heart, which it stilled forever. The
flame o't the fluid must have been in-
tense, for it burned the hair and eye-
brows on the body severely.
Without doubt the presence of Dr.
Pressers arm on his fiance's shoulder
raved her life. The shattered house
was a sorry sight. The lightning had
wholly perforated its every part, and
signs of itie terrific force were to be
seen everye here. In the kitchen, the
cooking utensils were piled up in dis-
orderly heaps and punctured through
and through by the electricity, while
every joint of the building seemed to
be wrenched apart.
Large kettles in the kitchen were
boree through as it by a steel pro-
jectile and from one side of the house
to the other passed an enormous bolt
which, measured by the hole it made,
must have been several inches in
diameter. The ledge an which the
house stands was struck by the de-
parting lightning, which cut a. piece
as lame as a washbowl out of the solid
rock. The other ocaupants of the build-
ing were affected by the shock, which
deafened all of them for many hours.
INTERVIEWED THE POPE.
AreleWshop Inugel"in Has Consulted WM
Elollness Tieg:artling the Manitoba
School fluestP031.
Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 11. -(Special.)
-A letter received from Archbishop
Langevin in Rome states that he has
had it satisfactory interview witn
Pope Leo on the Manitoba school ques-
tion. His Grace returns to Winnipeg
in September.
LI WANTS RAILROADS.
The Chinese Envoy !Relieves in Advocating
Progress, Industry aud Commerce
1st His Native
Loudon, Aug. 11.-A reception and ban.
quet were given by the London Chamber
of Commerce in honor of Li Hung %etre,
the Chinese statesman, who appeared in
the picturesque garb of his native rank;
including the Alleles yellow jacket and
peacock feathers. He wore, in addition,
the decoration of the newly -instituted Vic-
torian Order' that has been conferred upon
him by the Queen. Dung Chang matzo
a speech, welch was interpreted to his
hearers. In the course of his remarks, he
&attired that as long as he lived he voile,
advocate progress, industry and commerce
in his netive land, and that he would spe-
ciauy urge that the remotest corner of
China be made accessible by railroads.
Keep lee In r
Ciente, Aug. 11. -The frame building oi
ellssissaga-street, oc(upi ,d by elr. Grorgi
D. Whiten as a photo gallery, was guttec
by flre about 0 o'eloek this nionilng
There was a small insurance on tbe build
ing, bet Whiten's stock was uninsu •ed, big
policy lapsing tn.° weeks ago, after haven.
been in force for 20 years. The Bremer
did excellent service in controlling tie
demes.
13.560 Deatha From Cr olera.
Cairo, Aug. 11. -The official cholera re-
tires show that on Sunday and Monday
there were throughout Egypt 322 deaths
from cbolera. Since the outbreek of the
disease there have been 13,966 deathe.
DO THE PROTESTS DEP?
d•••••••••••••• •
Justice Ferguson lain Give Ens neCISIOU
on LawYee Bristol's Applieetion
at Osgoode Hall To -Day.
Toronto, Aug. 12.
It will be shown to the political world
before the dila' is out whether or not
the petitions filed by the Grits against
Ontario Conservative mernbere of Par-
liament are valid.
At Osgoode Hall yesterday Barrister
Edmund Bristol pleaded to have the
Protests against Major 13eattie of Lon-
don and Messrs. Ogler and Clarke of
West Toronto set aside. Mr. Douglas
appeared for the London petitioners,
and Mr. P. K. Denton for Librarian
Preston's backers. •
Mr. Bristol based his motion on the
ground that the pencil:ins were filed
with Mr. Holmested, a registrar and
accountant of the High Court of Jus-
tice, and that he was not the proper
Within the meaning of the statute,
tpieornsso-n, not the "Clerk of the Crown,"
provided for the presenting of peti-
The arguments, which were ela-
borate and occupied aeveral hours, cen-
tered upon the statutes and rules of
the con.uJrti
Hstice Ferguson ban not pre-
pared his Judgment last night., but he
Will read his written decision on the
cases this afternoon.
No matter what the finding is this
will not be the end of the °Linea for
both sides say if the Judgment gOeS
DaglvA
isinisotnathie cmourtht.ey will appeal to the
•••••••••
TREY WANT MeCARTITY TO SAY
Whether Me Intends to Resign Ills Seat for
Brandon Mr. Sifteat's Name Still
Mentioned for a Portfolio.
Winnipeg, .A.rog. 11. -(Special.) -The
Brandon Liberale, who elected D'Alton
McCarthy, are eager to discover whe-
ther he intends resigning the Bran-
don seat, but can get no satisfaction
from him. Attorney -General 3!! ton,
who in reality won Blandon for Mr.
McCarthy, has gone east to have a
Censultation With him and after this
conference there may be some an-
nouncement
The impression still prevails that
Mr. Sifton will stand for Brandon as
Minister of the Interior. He had
promised Joseph Martin not to stand
In his Wan but Mr. Martin seems to
be out of it now altogether.
Editor Richardson of Tbe Tribune,
meraber-elect for Lisgan leaves for
Toronto to -morrow.
ONE 1 ORGAN-
_
Talks or the Triumph of the Liberals in
Canada as an Importnut Chang e.
Montreal, Aug. 11. -(Special.) -The
French Liberals have growa delirious
over their victory and are now pub-
lishing in all their papers the follow..
Ing comments of one of the Vatocan
organs, La Vera Roma, on tne results
et the recent elections in the Domin-
ion. That wen -informed Macaroneite
hannehie general elentioas tor the
the return 01 jib Lenkeses resulted in
vativen and 8 lneependents. The
Conservative party in Canada repre-
sents the Angie -Protestant denenuna.
lion, senile the Catholics belong to the
so-called Liberal camp. This explains
the great importance of the recent
election in the Dominion of Canada. It
now appears certain that a new Cabi-
net win be formed, presided over bi
leen. 'Wiltrid Laurier, a. Catholic of
French origin, nno is muelx esteemed
for his honesty and eloquence, and
who enjoys a good reputation- even
among the,Englisn."
L'eaecteur, lion. Mr. Laurier's poc-
ket organ, publishes the above and at-
tempts to make capital for its leader
notwithstanding the Italian newspa-
per's lamentable ignorance of Cana-
dian politics.
A Manitoba gentleman, while dis-
cussing Hon. Mr. Watson's probable
entry into the Dominion Government,
stated to -day that the prospective
minister cannot possibly be elected in
Brandon, where the erY has been rais-
ed that no outsider need apply. "Mr.
Watson has been a fallune in Mani-
toba politics," he went on, "and if
there is any truth'en the stern Pre-
mier Greenway natIst be wanting to
get him out of the way. .A.t the last
general election in Portage la Prairie,
with the school agitation and the pres-
tige of a portfolio in his favor, Mr.
'Watson only squeezed in by eleven
votes. This gentleman expects that
the only concession Manitoba will
grant will be to make the schools thor-
oughly undenorninational."
There is considerable of a run in the
Montreal corn exchange over the aP-
plication, for admission of Alderman
Penny, the new M.P. for St. Law-
rence division. The election is in the
hands of a. committee of nine, and the
majority of these gentlemen contend
that Mr, Penny is not a business man
and should not be admitted amongst
those who deal in grain, flour, eugar
and molasses, while on the other hand
there are those who declare the young
politician to be as mUCh of a business
man as several who have been already
admitted, So the war goes bravely on,
and the end Is not yet in sight.
This afternoon the thermometer re-
gistered over .90 in the shade, being
the hottest day known in Montreal
since 1889. John Connolly, who lives
at 400 St. Dominique -street, succumb-
ed to the heat while coming down town
' at 2 o'clock. He was taken to the hos-
pital, where he died almost immen
dia.tely.
Hon. Mr. Tarte and several more
Liberals will speak to -morrow at St.
Scholastique, County of Two Moun-
tains.
THE TUJfJkISJj DEVILS'
Are Now Wreaking Their 'Vengeance on
the Enfortneate Cretans- 8000 Re -
fasces Flee From Their Fury.
London, Aug. 11. -The Daily News will
toenorrow publish it despatch from Athens
snyIng that there are now about 0000 Ore -
tan refugees at the Piraeus, the port of
Alhees whether they fled to escape the
fury of the Turks. These people are fed
ley 1110 Government, which also finds quar-
ters for them, Arrangements are being
made to distribete them among the pro-
vincial towns. The despatch odes that six
more villages in the vicinity of Came, the
principal town of Clete, are reported to
bave been sacked and burned by the Turks.
To Proteet tire Criforitmates.
Le'nthtaot-
onclen, Aug. 11. -The Chronibcei Nvvtli
morrow say there is retiree to
Greet Britain and Russia have ars veil or
are arriving at MI ,unciersto.naing to save
tohnstraAgie•ms miens and Cretans from ferther
by the Tures. Prance, it is Said,
concurs in the arrangement, which pro-
vides that a Benish fleet sball protect
Crete, end that etuesta will send mi nary
residents to the principal towns of Ar-
menia, keeping an army within their can.
The Matabele Rawer.
Lorton, Atm. 11,-A despatch te The
Times from Cape Town eeys thee a procia-
matitin hat been issued winch extends the
time ot grace for the surrender of the
Matabele rebels to Sept. 28, '
The wise farmer handles
fruit very carefully, He.
knows that the bruised spots
are the first to decay, So with
your system. Don't let your
cold continue, The hard ef-
forts at coughing and the in-
flammation bruise the delicate -
lining to your throat and lungs.
Disease germs like these
bruised and weakened parts.
Sian ammisitik,
of Cod-liver Oil, with Hypo -
phosphites, will soothe the
cough, relieve the inflamed
membrane, and tone up the
whole system.
SCOTT'S smutsioN has been endorsed brthe
medical profession for twentyyears. (else yeeedsreee)
This is because i tis always pefetatee-always uni,brnx
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and Ilypapho;phites.
Insist o,t Scott's Emulsion with trade -mar N of
=nand fish,
Put up 12 50 cent and $1.o0 sizes, The small size
may be enoueh to cure your couel: or help your bby.
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used as the inter -lining in men's cloth-
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weather proof, providing it healthful
warmth which can't be penetrated by
the severest wind or cold; but its lifts
ible spring and stiffness make the coat
or vest fit weli and keep its ptopeas
hang till worn completely out. And
the beauty is that it is so light you
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We buy right, and what is betterswe
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Some dealers claim to have a mono -
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best, and we sell cheaper.
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we are bound to clear them' all '
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