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Vol. 2. No, 18.
IEIR.USSEL,S, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, ,1894
Dairymen. Dine,
'Ie Amami RimeIlet of the Eleteavel
Daryl:awes asseetinten.
The annual supper of the Listowel
dairymen hae become an iustitudon of
• mush leo/ interest, and the gathering on
Thursday night, Nov. 1st, at the Ar.
lington was highly pawaiSafni,
dany1nen, Salesmen, buyers, cheeeemals-
erg and gueete, sat down to eupper Rua
afterwarde eeeanibled in the reading
mom of the Mechanics' Intitute for the
opeeoh making, The spelt ere from out -
aide were Prefeseor Dean, 0. A. 0.,
01101911 Andrew Patullo President D,
A. of W. 0„ Woodstock ; W. Wheaton
B. A,, Secretary, London, and Rev. W.
Clarke, Guelph. President McAllister
opened the meeting with a few appropri-
ate remarks. The Secretary read letters
of regret from the Hon. Thos. Bedlam-
tyne, Stratford ; Professor Jas. W.
Robertson, Ottawa; F. W. Fein:man,
Hamilton, who wee preeent in the after-
noon, but unfortunately had to eeve on
an evening iirain before the banquet, Ma.
Bell, Tavistock and ethers. On behalf
of the buyers the Seoretary presented the
a president with a silk bat winch was suit-
ably acknowledged.
Profeseor Dean was the first speaker
and in evening made a reference to the
prize takers at the fairs, advising the
young men present to look to their
laurels that were being .ca,ntured in this
district by the young ladies of Newry.
Dairy farming he said still leads in On-
tario, and the question was how to make
dairying pay better. The one way was
by better feeding, and it was better, he
thought to make a large quantity of
cheese et a low price then a Small quanti-
ty at a higher price. This brings more
profit to the patron, to the cheesemaker
f and to the drawer. This was to be done,
Irma by soiling, i, e., feeding green crepe
along with the pasturage, and, second,
silage both in summer and winter. Sil-
age was one of the cheapest and best
foods for summer use, and kept the cows
milking right along. From his experi-
ments made every month since May, he
had learned that the question of paying
for Milk according to the butter -fat was
not yet eettled. It was fairer than the
old system of paying by the weight of
milk alone, but it was not absolutely
fair. He had learned that good cheese
could be made out of 3 per cent milk;
cheese from 4 per cent milk had scored
97 points, from. 4.1 per cent milk, 96
points, while the cheese made from 2.9
per cent milk also scored 96 points. He
learned that when we have milk of 4
per cent or over, it has a tendency to
snake a cheese weak in body and soggy.
with rich milk he thought he must cook
a little harder, stir more and use more
salt. Paying by batten -fat now gives, as
nearly as he could estimate, the man who
supplies the rich milk about as much ad.
vantage over the one who supplies the
poor milk as the latter had before over
the former. Cheese does not immense
in exactly the same proportion as does
the fat. It was to R. M. Ballantyne was
doe the credit of first suggesting a method
nearly accurate by adding one per cent to
the fat readings. This, he bad found,
was not enougb, but, by adding 2 per
• 0012t to the fat readings, the result very
nearly corresponded with the actual re-
sults as shown by the chemical analysis,
and were as nearly correct as required
for practical purposes. Thus, in paying
for milk of equal quantities which test.
ed 3 and 4 respeotively, you pay in the
ratio of 3 to 6, not 8 to 4 as the tests
allowed. The 8 per cent nem would get
5-11ths of the whole amount, whereas,
paying according to the straight test,
he would only have got 8-7ths of the
whole—a difference of 2-77the of the
whole surn. In other words if you were
dividing 377 among them, in the one case
the 8 per cent man would get 333, and
in the other case—by adding 2 to the
test—he would get $35. The chemical
analysis made at the college agrees very
olosely with the actual results in, making
np the cheese. It was found that: the
whey from the detest milk -4 1-2 per
cent—showed little more fat than whey
from poor milk, if treated properly. The
professor then dealt with the question of
butter -making for a short time. If you
got all the fat there was in the milk, no
one could get more. There was what
was called the Thurston new butter pro-
cess. In his experiment e; he had found
this process worse thau useless, instead
of inoreaaing the product it actually de.
creased it, and caused a great deal of ex-
tra labor in addition.
Andrew Patullo, President of the
Dairymen's Association of .Weetern On-
tario, was bhe next Speaker. He spoke of
the high value of the work being done by
Professor Dean at the•O. A.. C., and told
the young men that if tliey Wan afraid of
tlie competition of the young ladies as
NU. Dsau had mentioned, tbe beet way
he loiew of getting out of the trouble was
bo do as Mr. Deem had done, and get
married to one of them. He gave an
explanation.why it was decide6t to take
the meeting oe the Western Asetiontion
to Stretford instead of coming to List°.
wel, as bad been understood. It was
felt that there would not be sufficient
or hotel acOoramodation in Listewel,
Lest year iu Ingersoll the atteudance had
been so large that the accomodation was
fen from sufficient, and in the interest of
the amooiation, the directors had to fix
upon a larger place. He then spoke of
marketing cheese, advising the sale of
all goods at soon as ready for the market,
and the sale of the cheese on the board.
He eaad that it was announced that a
simple and practical milking machine
had been invented in the old country,
' and this when generally introduced would
maser a revolution in dairying. Cone -
petition was already keen and otthaidere
were learning our methods. The only
way to keep delaying up to its present
position was follow bhe teacainge of Our
expe.ts.
J. W. Wheaton was the neat to
speak. He Said ho thought the repute.
don 'of the encase of the Listowel district
was dee to the feat that the Bout whey
Was not sent home in the alma and aleo
to the cooler evenings. He spoke of the
selling of choose and winter aanylog,
and urged as many 85 possible to attend
the meetings at Stratford next January.
TheRev, W. E. Clarke, of Gatelph,
gi
ave. nterestieg reminigoenees of early
dairying days in Canada, and referred
to the splendid work being done by the
dairy department of the Agricultural
College, He hoped the biros was not far
dietant when the present inetibution will
be expanded into a gaud Agricultural
University, which would include all tne
various institutionof the kind in the
provincie and be worthy of its great
c'bt°tO
t,ol, Campbell then gave a short
address after which inc. Dean, in answer
to a question, said that he thought that
8 1.2 per cent milk was the beat for
cheese making. Foe thee he had sponged
with fish oil and 1 per cent of carbolic
aoid, and though it was expensive, it was
effeotive.
Hearty votes of thanks: were then pro.
Posed to the speakers and to the Presi-
dent, after which the meeting adjourned.
Brussels School Beard.
Regular meeting of the Public School
:—
Board was held in the Council 'Chamber
on Nov. 901, 1894, all members present,
he minutes of the last regulammeet-
ing were ad and passed. The follow.
A. Reid and A. Hunter were ordered to
be paid
ing aocounto were read and on naotion of
H. James, extra work 32 50
Geo. Birt, cleaning well 2 50
Andrew McKay, repairing reef 50
Tr
Moved by J. N. Kendall, seconded by
A. Reid aid carried that the use of the
Prieeipaes room be granted for the pur-
pose of oonduciting a night school in con.
nection with the Mechanics' Distillate.
Carried.
Moved by Dr. Graham, seconded by A.
Hunter, that the matter in dispute in
referencia to promotions be left over to
give the particle concerned an opportunity
of amicable settlement. Carried.
Moved by J. N. Kendall, seconded by
A. Reid that 60 oords of good, sound,
green hard wood, 24 inches long be adver-
tised for in the two local papers and by
posters. Carried.
The Board then adjourned.
MUNK 011121E1.
Next Sabbath morning Rev. 3. Ross and
Rev. G. 20. Cobblediok will exchange
pulpits.
Dight new members were reoeived into
the Methodist churoh last Sabbath in
conneotion with the quarterly communion
service,
Annual meeting of Brussels Branob of
the tipper Canada Bible Society will be
held in the Methodist Church on Tues.
day evening, 270a inst.
The quarterly board of Stratford Cen-
tral Methodist Ohuroh have invited the
Rev. G. F. Salton, formerly of Brussels,
to remain for his third year.
Thanksgivins services will be held in
Melville ohuroh at 10:80 a. m. and in
Knox °Unroll at 2:30 on Thursday of
next week, Thanksgiving day.
A choir has been formed in °ennead=
with the Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church in Brussels. Nelson Geary is
in charge and Bliss Hannah Ball
organist.
Monday of next week is the date of the
Maitland Presbytery Young People's
Covention in Brussels. Afternoon session
in Knox church and evening meeting in
Melville obuoh. Excellent program.
The Epworth League of the Metho.
dist ohuroh have accepted an invitation
to the young People's Convention to be
held next Monday, and consequently
their usual meeting will be withdrawn.
JAPAN.—Rev, J. 0. Robinson, who bas
been in japan as 0 missionary for six
years'will give a lecture on missionary
wok in St. John's church on Wednes-
day evening. the 21st inst. The lecture
will be illustrated by magic lantern
views and Japanese curiosities will be
,shown by the lecturer. •
METHODIST 0111711011 VIINDS.—The report
of the Educational Society of the Metho-
dist church and also that of the Mission-
ary Society for the years 1898 94 have
been iseued. The following :statistics,
showing oontributions from the different
ciroaits, will be of interest :--
Place Mission Eduoatio n
Funds Fluids
eloderiob, North Et $ 801 07 $ 18 70
Goderloh, Victoria 81,85 56 12 86
Clinton, Eattanintry St -487 26 80 44
Clinton, Ontarlo.St...178 14 17 78
Seaforth 00020 20 20
13 eadeld 187 71 10 68
Hohnesville
Ronson 110805: 1491327 92040 6620 43
Vana r
Tappan 77 81 10 12
Dungannon 168 10 18 78
13Mionemiller 106 44 08
Winghain 2120 IR 01 N
Brueeela 12002 1671 11911c83
'Monster
Londesnoro 111097 01:00 ,271.0 86”:72
Walton
Myth
Auburn' 275 10
Belgrars ss tit 7 00
Bluevale 00 01 8 71
Exetor,Main St 265 00 „„`45
Exeter, James St WI 02
The forest fires in Arkansas are till
burning fieroely.
The Kaneko, bribe is reported to have
murdered all the European settlers on
the islands near New Guinea, and indulg-
ed in a cannibal feast.
There have been violent shooks of
earthquake along the northern' oast of
Chili and ho Bolivia,. One hundred peo-
ple have been killed by the seismic dis-
turbances within a radius of 40 miles
from La Paz, and -the cathedral there has
been rendered unsafe. One tower wag
thrown down.
John W. MacArtney, of Washington,
and E, R. Chapman, of New York, who
refused to answer gnestions before the
Senate Sugar Cemmittee, have been held
for trial. The case will bo made a test,
and notice of appeal has bean made. The
decision wane that Haverneyer, Searles
and Seymour, whe were Moonily indiotea
and the newspaper men Edward e and
Sohrieer, Nebo were first indietea,
have to stand trial.
PREE READIN G ROOM,
me the Editor of Wag POSW•
Demi would seem that Many
of the residents of 13ruebiels and vicinity
are not fully Aware oa the importance of
the movement now in pregeess: looking bo
the opening of a public Beading Boom
and EVenieg Olaesee by our Mechanics'
institute, For some time it has been
felt that the town owed it to her young
men to arrange gente place where they
could spend their evenings, besides on the
streets or in the hotele, That they desire
smell provision is evidenced by their
effort:4 to provide places for themselves.
The Oounoil bave, very wisely, grantea
300.00 to buy the papers and persoditatle
for the reading room the first year, and
that is all the town will ever have to in-
vest for that purpose, for the annual Gov-
ernment grant of the same sum will keep
it going, eto that for the future there win
he a oomfoateble room where any who
desire may go any evening'of the week or
on Saturday afternoon, and enjoy the
most interesting publications of the day,
But 1b18 absolutely necessary that the
membership of the Institute be increased
anfficiently to provide the additional run.
Ling expenses of light, fuel and caretaking,
amounting to about 3100 a year, The
Institute have undertaken bo meet this,
depending on the citizens of Brussels and
the snare/ending country to sustain them
by becoming members. If we can get 100
additional members the success of this
long contemplated undertaking is assured,
Nor do we ask anyone to join us as a
charitable action. For the 31.00 he will
have the benefit of a library of nearly
2,000 volumes, evening classes twice a
Week for 26 lessons and will help to mum
to himself and all others a splendid pub-
liozeading room. Now that boeks can be
obtained whenever the , reading room is
open could not many more residing out-
side of the villageavail themselves of it ?
Any one trading in Brussels eau profit by
the library. Many in the village who
now spend 36.00 a year for a daily paper
will be able for onesixth of that sum to
enjoy, not only this daily naper,' but all
the other dailies and weeklies of import.
once, as well a0 all the brightest and best
magazines and humorous publications.
Interesting reading is being provided for
those of all occupations and ages, and all
will be invited to than in the benefits to
be derived therefrom,. It is to be hoped
that those who are canvassing for new
members will meet with a hearty and
general response.
Yours truly,
G. H. Ooennsnicx.
Nov. 15th, 1894.
Perth C/OUrity.
Donald McKay, an escaped inmate of
the Asylum, has been recovered at his
former home in North Easthope, Perth
county.
St. Mary's Mechanics' Institute Di.
reotore decided to give a series of Literary
and Scientific evenings during the coming
winter. Those purchasing membership
tickets for $1 will have the full benefits of
the library and free admission to these
eveuings.
A Beaoon reporter, who visited the jail
Friday in company with Sheriff Resale,
was told that the proper pronounciation
of hia name Wee Chat -belle. Pronounce
it "Shat-telle" he said. He said he
could read both French and English, but
the latter better then bis native tongue.
BOUGHT His OWN SEMOUD.--gfark Kil-
loran, known all over Perth county and
adjoining oeundes, particularly Waterloo,
as "Holy Mark," died at St. Agatha, Wat-
erloo county, on Tuesday of last week and
was buried the following Friday. Mark
spent a long time in the Stratford hospit-
al, and left only a short time ago for St.
Agatha. He had not fully recovered
when he left the hospital and told his
friends in Stratford that be expected to
die in St. Agatha,. They endeavored to
dissuade him of the gruesome idea, bat
without success, and so settled was the
condotion in his own mind that death for
him was not far off, that he bought his
own death shroud before leaving the oity.
It was of brown material and made by
the sisters of Loretto convent. Re also
diecussed the' style of stone he would like
erected at the Meal of his grave, but left
the matter of its purohaee to a friend.
Al St. Agatha, however, be bought his
own grave, and had it stakell ont and
nicely? kept. Deceased was and eccentric
man in many ways. He alwari endeavor.
ed to.earoid being a'burdon to any cue and
it was with a view to relieving his friends
of as much trouble, as possible that he
made these ante-mortem preparations.
Mark Killoran was perhaps one of the
best-known characters in this distrid, and
there was scarce a corner in this and
Waterloo county where he could not find
a welcome home at any time. He was an
Irishman by birth and same to Canada
many years ago, settling fleet in the
neighborhood of Berlin and New Haan -
burg. Thirty years ago or more he re-
moved to Stratford and hag been around
there more or less ever since that time.
He formed a strong attachment for the
Germane among whom he liked to spend
most of his time. Ho acquired their len.
guage and could speak it as fluently as
English. In the late T. IL Dale's time
be acted ne interpreter for the Germane,
being able to speak both German and
English. inc. Killoran at one time owned
a hundred-aore farm in Ellice, but he
sold out and went into the book-keoping
business, It was in this connection that
he came by the name of "Holy Mark."
The books he handled were meetly of a
religious character and for some Vara he
sold his goods at the door of St Joseph's
ohurch on Sunaayg. Through peddling
his betake through the Country, too, he
formed an extensive acquaintance among
the faerners. Deceased has relatives in.
Downie, but toile of his owe family are
living in this country.
There is an epidemic of diphtheria at
Anderson, Xnd,
Eleven horsee, valued at 36,000, were
burned to death m a fire near Ottawa the
other day. The animals belonged to Mre.
NiaGeire, of New York,
The Post Portrait Gallery.
THOMAS 8T11,101IAN.
In the year 1830, in the Parish of Sad.
del, Argyleshire, Scotland, inc. &mob=
was born, being the oldest of seven child-
ren. Seventeen years after Mrs. Stra-
chan and family decided to try the new
world and located at Galt, Ontario. Mr.
Strachan, father of the subject of this
character sketch, died in 1845. After a
yeen's sojourn in the Blanchester of Can-
ada a farm was rented iu Puslinch town.
Ship where they resided until they came
to Grey township in the Fall of 1863,
Five hundred acres of land on the 8rd
and 4th concessions were taken up and
three members of the family have made
their home there continuously since. inc.
Straohan, like the wise Sootchmem, decid-
ing that it was not good for man to be
alone, mitered into a matrimonial alliance
with Miss Flora Cameron in 1857. They
have seven children living. The first
municipal Council in the township had
Mr. Strachan as a member, which office
he oconVed for several years, Peter Mc-
Donald, near Walton, occupying the
Reeve's chair. He afterward was tax
colleotor and from that was eleoted Reeve
a position he filled with great acceptance
for 18 years. In politics inc. Strachan is
a Liberal and for several years was Pres-
ident of the Riding Association. He has
always been ready to give a reason for his
adherence to the Reform party, either
privately or publicly. The Presbyteriau
church bee always had his loyal support
and he has been an elder in Knox, church,
Brussels, for over 30 years. inc. Strachan
has also interested himself in Sabbath
school work, being Superintendent of the
school meeting in the Straohan neighbor-
hood until he accepted a similar position.
in the S. S. now held in the Smith sohool
house. East Huron Farmers' Institute
elected him President last January as
successor to the late Uriah McFadden,
and at present Mr. Stab:alien is also Presi-
dent of the Brussels Branch of the Upper
Canada Bible Society. He is a well de-
veloped type of hie Countrymen, from the
level lama and thrifty manner of working
and saving so that the MOMS he aimed
at has to a large measure been attained.
inc, Strachan ie a vigorous man yet, both
mentally and physically, and his days of
usefulness are by no means ended. Of
his father's family there still survive John
and jamas and Mrs. James Ferguson and
Mrs. Andrew Simpson, all of Grey town-
ship '• Dougald and Alexander are de-
ceased, the latter a former well known
merchant in Bressels, who was peewit:tad
with J. E. Smith, VOW of Brandon, Man.
noba. inc. Straohan can speak the
Gaelic lauguage.
Ed. Bailey is home again for a short
visit.
Mr. Toosley spent a few days with
Hugh Johnston.
Mrs. Henderson, of Belgrave, was call.
ing on friends last week.
Mrs. Silver, of Walkerton, was the
guest of Mrs. Craig for a week.
Miss Tena Reynolds, of Goderiob, was
the guest of Bliss Lizzie Johnston last
week.
Duff & Stewart are busy re-buildang the
saw mill. They will soon be at work
again. The new buildid'g Will be South
of the former site.
Mrs. Bleloolm, daughter and son, of
Kincardine, were visiting at John
Robertson's. last week. Airs. Malcolm is
O twice of Mr. Robertson's.
inc. Holmes, section boss, bas moved
into W. Steevart's house. They are re.
pairing it in the way of shingling and
putting now windows in the front.
Miss Annie Rutherford has returned
from Manitoba where be has been visiting
for the last two inonths. She brought
home her little none, Nellie Bickle.
The annual meeting of the Bible So-
ciety held in tee Presbyterian church
Thursday evening of last week was a
great enemas, Rev. G. H. Cobblediok, B.
B., delivering a grand lecture.
• Last Sabbath evening the annual
missionary anniversary was held in the
Methodist church bore. There wee a
large audienoe. The esteemed pastor
occupied the their and presented the
annual report. Addresses were given by
Rev. W. Banat, of Auburn, who is an
exoellent speaker, and W. H. Kerr, of
Brussele. Choice seleotions of suitable
mesio were rendered by the oboir.
On Snintay evening Giles Jenkins ofli,
dated in the Methodist church.
Mrs, P. Moore. of Stratford, is at
present visiting her mother, Mrs. X. Colo.
ton.
It is rumored that we are to have en.
other drug store, also a barber shop,
opehed out shortly.
Dlr. Clark having recently bought out
the butohering business of John 13arr,
opened out on Monday.
On Thursday evening the Beau•Idebbl
Co, We an entertainment in Industry
hall ander the augpieee of the Epworth
League. The attenaatoe was rather
entail.
On Sunday Rea, inc. Reilly, Of Brue-
eels, otlioiated in Trinity ohuroh, preeola
ing exoellent discourses,
On Monday Morning a large number 06
OPPAidatan Were presented by Bev. Falb.
or Qtligloy in the Roman 00,tholio ohuroh
to Biebop O'Connor to receive the rite of
confirmation. A good gongregetIon wee
preempt,
Tho beautiful anew hes put in ne ap•
pearance in reality. The jingle of the
sleigh bells may be heard in all dire°,
dons. Quite a number of the farmers in
this section would like bo have seen the
beautiful stay off a few days longer 50 AS'
to get their turnips up.
On Sunday next Blethodiet anniver.
eary services will be held in Blyth. Ser-
mons will be preached by Rev, Geo, Jaok.
son, of Exeter, On Thankagiviug day a
platform meeting will be held in the
church at 8 o'olook, when several minis-
ters will address the meeting. a. free-
will offering will be taken up at each ser.
vice.
XAstow el. •
The 5th of,November was nob oelebrat-
ed by the town Orangemen this year.
About 3100 worth of new books hs,s
been purchased for the Bleohanios' Insti-
The Banner home editor aoknowledgea
receipt from John MoBlillan, of the
largest Winter radish on reoord. It is
fourteen inches long and weighs five
pounds.
The Richapoo Indian Medioine and
Concert Co. opened a two weeks engage-
ment in the Town Hall, Tuesday, Nov.
13th, giving free entertainments four
nights in the week.
Michael MoCormick, a well.known cat-
tle buyer of Millbank, died On Tuesday of
last week of typhoid fever. Hewes well-
known throughout the country and was
for some years assessor of Mornington.
He leaves a widow and three children.
Postoffioe Inspector Hopkirk was in
town on Tuesday of last week and had
two of oar oitizens :up before P. M. Ter -
buns on a charge of enolosing matter of
the nature of a letter in a newspaper sent
through the mails. Both acknowledged
the offence and were fined 310 and oosts.
At the U. B. Conference held in Lis-
towel recently, ministers were stationed
as follows :—Berlin, 3. Showers ; New
Dundee,J. Purdee • Port Elgin, J. Dafol ;
Listowel, J. F. Durkee ; Niagara, L. W.
Grob; Shelburne, G. H. Backus; Han-
over, J. Mager ; Sheffield, W. Kaberstedt
Elam:dale, 0, H. Elliott ; Humberstone,
G. Rose.
Wm. Martel was in town last week
securing photographic, negatives of the
business stands and points of interest on
behalf of the Grand Trunk Railway 06m.
pany. These views are being taken in
all the towns and cities on the Grand
Trunk in Ontario and the photos. are to
be bound into volumes with descriptive
matter of eaoh place visited.
Canadian News.
Hard ooal is $9 a ton in Winnipeg.
Red River is frozen over, and there is
good sleighing at Winnipeg.
A miner named Ralston was crushed to
death in the Lethbridge coal pit.
An inquest is to be held at Belleville
into the origin of et number of recent
fires.
The Presbyterian Synod of Manitoba
and the Northwest Territories is meeting
in Winnipeg.
Archie Campbell, e. Cypress River,
Man., farmer, was kicked to death by a
horse last week.
„ John Roherty, lighthouse keeper at
Belledune, Gloucester County, N. B.,
lost his life by drowning.
The estate of the late Lyman Moore, of
Heinailton pays succession duties on
342,000 oillanitoba realty.
Canada has in eleven years expended
3193,548.48 on the Georgian Bay survey,
The work is now nearly completed.
T. S. Hobbs and Mayor Essery were
nominated at London Tuesday for the
vacant seat in the Looal Legislature.
Mr. Gosnell, of Winnipeg, has aeopted
the colleotorship of inland revenue for
the new Northwest territorial district.
J. S. Hived, Q. C., will leave Winnipeg
for England eoon to represent the Mani.
toba Catholics in the Gess before the
Privy Council.
An inquest was begun at Montreal on
the bodies of three of the victims of the
street railway building disaster. A fourth
Man is reported missing.
John Stanley Woodburn was sentenced
to six months iu the Central Prison for
perjury. He claimed to have been rob-
bed of 31,500 by two companions a short
time ago.
An application has been sent to the
Attorney•General asking that A. The alc-
ston be released on the ground that he is
insane. Theakston was sent down about
sbemonthe ago by Magistrate Bartlett, of
Windsor, for six years for taking 3600
from a women whom he married in
Detroit.
T. H. Race, of the Mitchell Recorder,
was called for examination Wednesday of
last week in bbl notion brought against
him for alleged violation of the Ontario
Elections Act. Acting on the advice of
his oounsel, Mr. Thompson, of Mitchell,
who holds it is optioned on inc. Base's part
whether or not he submits to examination
in a case of this kind, inc. Race refused to
answer the questions pnt to him. 31 15
understood that an order will be salted for
in Toronto by Ur. Idingtoe to compel Mr.
Raoe to submit to examituttion, unless he
pleads tbah the evidence might incrimin-
ate him.
An interesting arbitration bags is being
beard at Guelph between Palmerston
and the township of Wallace. The con.
tention of Palmerston is that it is en-
titled to proportionate share of monies
received by that township from the Oa.,
tarie Government out of the funds re
-
calved from the sale of lands, as it would
have had had Palmerston still continued
to be a portion of the toarnship. The
sure involved is about 33,000 and
interest. About a fourth of the money
rune:pack to the date of generation in
1874. The arbitrators are Judge Chad.
eliok, Guelph • Judge Mellenzie, Sarnia,
and J. P. Mabee Stratford.
Oharleg Baker, the youiag London man
Who ;hot himself ip tlei bead in an at.
tempt to oopareit Elnioide some weeks age,
bas been discharged from the hoepital.
The Ontario Government is at present
eoneriderieg the advisability of Pulsing an
order in. :seawall petting int forces rep-,
lationg adopted at the last meeting of the
provincial board of heelth, for the Fur,
pose of preventing as far as possible the
spread of tuberculosis. The regulations
provide for the keeping of a register by
the board of health of each municipality
containing the name, address, eox, ege,
occupation and plea) of employment of
every person known to be Buffering from
the disease, and for the notifioation by
physioians of eases under their ohmage.
Provision is also merle for maintaining
the surveillance of hotels, boarding
houses, tenement houses and factories, '
with a view to precautions being taken.
The object of registration is not to make
publio the names of persons affected, but
for statistical purposes.
General News.
Seventeen Chioago policemen have been
suspended for indifferenoe daring the
election dote.
H. Austin, of Wayoe, Mioio., bas been
looking over the marsh land that is being
drained, at Pelee Isle,nd, Lake Erie,,,
with the view of growing pepper-
mint for the manufacture of oil of pep-
permint. •Austiu is one of the largest pro.
damn of this article in the United
States,
Michael Wilson Friday morning plead-
ed guilty of assault and battery. It is
one of the most outrageous caries on
reoord. He is 0 man 60 years old or
more, and a farmer living in Franklin.
A few days ago he and his wife comma&
bed an aggravated assault upon his
mother, a woman of 90, and horsewhip-
ped her shamefully. The old lady re-
sides with her eon and hie wife, and she
has been denied even comforts of life.
She went to build a fire in the stove the
other day when the daughter-inaave
objected, and set upon her sayagely, and
heat her cruelly. The son sided with
bis wife, and took a whip and oruelly
lashed her, and after dragging her tip -
stairs, struck her with the but of the
whip, knooking her senselegs. He was
complained of by his son, and he and
his wife were arrested. He pleaded
guilty before Justice Vandegrift at Adri-
an, Blida. on Friday who gave him 90
days in the House of Correction. The
greatest indignation prevails, not only in
Franklin, bat also in Adrian, and it
would bave needed but a word to have
taken Wilson from the offioers and given
him a public scourging.
Though the late Czar of Russia only
ocoupiea the throne thirteen years, the
average length of the reigns of theRussian
autocrats bas been exceptionally high coal.
pared with those of other European
monarchs, Thus, Peter the Great ruled
36 years ; the Empress Elizabeth. 22
years, and Catharine II. 84 years. Alex-
ander L, who ascended the throne in 1801,
reigned 24 years, Nicholas, his successor,
ruled 33 years, and Alexander II., the
son of Nicholas, had reigned 26 years
when he was assassinated in 1891. Sub-
stantially, the whole period beginning
with the eighteenth century has been oe.
mined by the reigns of seven monarchs
of Russia. Queen Victoria being all
modern continental monarchs in point of
length of reign. She has now been on the
throne since 1837, the long period of 67
years, and bids fair to hold sway for some
years to come. Her Majesty is nearly 10
years younger than inc. Gladstone, who
would still be in publio life if he could
unload affairs of state on others as the
Queen under modern constitutional Gov-
ernment, is so effeotively enabled to do.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
J. Hill is visiting in Mnakoka.
Miss Annie Rivers is visiting in Imola.
now.
Jno. Seli, of Luoknow, was in town
this week.
Mies Ferguson, of Wingham, was visit.
ing in town.
W. Mose and wife, of Gerrie, were in
town last Saturday.
Miss Annie Ross is visiting her brother
Robert ab Wroxeter.
James Walker spent several days in the
Queen City this week.
D. Rosa and wife were visiting in Wrox-
eter during the past week.
F. S. Scott was a witness in two suits
at the County town this week.
Rev. J. L. Kerr and wife are visiting
at the Methodist parsonage, Wroxeter.
Will. and Freci. Downing, who have
beau sailing, are expected home tine week.
Dr. Kneolitel, of Ripley, Wee in town
on Saturday. He came to see his father.
R. G. Wilson was in Hamilton on a
badness and pleasure trip combined last
week.
James Ramsay will learn the carriage
building with James Walker of this
town.
Mrs. Won. Thompson has gone M Lon-
don to assist in nursing her grandson,
who is ill with fever.
Mrs. A. Kimohtel, of Leslie, Mich., will
visit friends for a few weelig in Ontario.,
before returning home.
Mrs. (Rev.) W. G. Reilly has returned
from an enjoyable visit with relatives
and Weeds in Northern Ontario,
James Stewart., 16th oon., Grey, beg
taken a position in the banking house of
Messrs. Gillies & Smith, in Brussels:,
Dr. J. W. Shaw, of Clinton, has been
appointed memento coroner for the
county of Huron, He's getting there,
C. Howard Cole, of Soio, Harrison Co.,
Ohio, was visiting relatives in Brnseels
this week. It was his first visit to tine
locality,
T. Kneohtel, vane and daughter were
home from Toronto this week:at.
tending the funeral of the late Ono. N.
Kneohtel.
MISS Fannie Driver, of Rochester, New
York State, is visiting relatives in Brae.
Bele. Mrs. Driver who has been in
Hamilton, is home again.
Xing Edith Inman and Mies Kate Wil-
son, Of Guelph, and Miss Donnie Wilson,
of Port Bigin, were called home this week
to attend the funeral oetbeir father,