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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
FRIDAY, NOVER;E ER 1, 1898
HURON COUNTY HOUSE .OF REFUUE.
"1917 2'!IE PC91t 4LTV41'P YR J%iIV1 Wag YOU."
Hunters ' Excursions,
1tl7TUitN TIQii5TS AR'
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Good to return till December. 15, Mos.
1. N. K)ENDALL,
G. T. R. Agent, Brussels.
Important Notice
to the,.Public 1
The undersigned offers for sale at greatly
Reduced' prices his stock of family
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"OCERIES
in order to make room for
the Christmas Stook,
14 Dans Corn for 61.00; 14 cans Tomatoes
for $1.00 ; 4 sans Sardines for 25c. ;
imported Piokles at 104, per bottle ; '3
packages of Corn Starch for 25o. ;Our-„
rants, 50. per lb. ; Pudine, 50. per lb,
Tapioca; 50, per lb.
TEAS. -Beet Ceylon, 40d. ; Best Young
Hyson, 400. ; Best Japan, 200. per Ib.
SYRUP. -Best, 50o. per gallon ; Moles.
sex, 40o. per gallon, .:
COFFEE. -Best Ground, 80o. per lb. ;
Best Green, 20o. per lb.
OANDIFIS.-Mixed, 7o. per lb,
SOAPS. -6 bare Morse's Best, 25o. ; 6
bare Dingman's, 254. ; 6 bars Ammonia
for 25o.
TOBACCO. -Best Chewing, 85o. per lb. ;
4 50. Cigars for loo.
.44e.., TERMS GASH. .ita.
l Now is your time to buy CHEAP
Groceries.
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Trade
7. G. SKENP, wishes to remind the peo-
ple of Brussels and surrounding.
country that hie Fall and
Winter stook of
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
c0,, c€Cr.
IS NOW OOMPLL;TE.
By paying prompt Dash for all goods
he earl give bargains worthy of the name,
and asks a trial.
-Every lady should see the new ran:
ges of Dress Goode, Flannels and Tweeds.
Our Grocery Department takes no
second place for quality,
lA Specialty 1nacle of Teas.
J. G. SKENE
Agent for Parker's Dye Works.
Fall
1 have a fine, ne (r and
well selected stock of
OblOS
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Light and Heavy H
Har-
ness,
neset Collars, �c,
Trunks and Bags
at Low Prices,
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Ae the time is now at hand when the
House of Refuge is to receive its inmates,
a detailed desoription of the building will
be of interest to our readers. It is hard-
ly necessary to recapitulate all the steps
which, after many years' waiting and
work, led to the establishment of the
House of Refuge and farm as an asylum
for those indigent or disabled inhabitants
of the county whose circumstances force
them, often even after a life of . ceaseless
industry, to look for their sustenance at
the hands of their more fortunate fellow
citizens.
In the line building which has been
erected for this purpose by the County of
Huron, on the London road, half -a -mile
South of Clinton, every detail which
humanity could suggest, consistent with
proper economy, for the care and comfort
of those who are brought as inmates, has
been attended to, and health, as well as
every other requisite, will be attended to
in the House on the hill. The fine, breezy
situation, commanding such extensive
views of the country, forms alfine site for
a building whose only ornamentation can
be the arrangement of its parts to gain
an architectural effect and give some-
what of the monumental-obaracter which
should skew the public building.
Owing to the restrictions imposed on
the designers by the dada regulations,
the height was limited to two stories, and
greater height was obtained for the 'ele-
vation by keeping the basement as much
as possible above the ground.
The total length of the building is one
hundred and twenty feet by a depth of
forty-three feat; behind this extends: a
wing thirty six by thirty-nine, the same
height as the main building, and a one
story addition as coal shed, etc., in rear.
Corridors run the full length of the build.
ing-North and South -on each floor.
The basement is nearly all covered with
cement concrete, even those portions
which have wooden floors have concrete
grouted under them, This flat is occu-
pied bytheboiler and "`---
room
-room in. connection
therewith, laundry,
and store room for
near everything whioh
can be kept under the
house roof, Theends
of the building are oe•
copied by wash -rooms
and lavatories ; the
front at eaoh'eo. be-
ing large, cheerful and
light Winter work
rooms.
Throughout the
whole of the floors the
full and complete
separation of the sex-
es has been carefully
provided for ; each
corridor having a
screen' and doors
which are kept locked
and under -the con-
trol of the manager,
ho " 000tlples th
non -corrosive mattresses. The manager
has kis private bedroom in the centre, and
has control of the stairway to the, attic,
in wbioh is the steel water -tank from
which the supply is drawn for the pnrpoe-
es of the house, and which in its turn is
supplied from the well by the pumping of
the wind -mill,
Tho design provides for the accommo-
dation of seventy-two inmates with very
ample space, so that should ootasion arise
the number might be increased to very
nearly one hundred, the only limit being
the sleeping facilities as at present built ;
the kitchen, dining rooms, eta., providing
for a larger number than will now occupy
them. Future extensions will form
wings to North and South of the main
building, and be devoted to dormitories
and private inmate's rooms.
Plumbing of good quality has been in-
troduced into the building, and baths and
closets are on each floor: where needed.
In addition to the accommodations of
the house itself the building affords a
small hospital, with a men's ward,, wom-
en's ward, and lying -fn . ward. The
hospital can be entirely isoloted from the
other part of the building.
The low pressure steam, with Safford
Radiators, is that adopted by the archi-
tects as the means of warming the _build-
ing, the steam being generated in a large
boiler built of Siemens and Dalziel steel
plates, tested when built, np to 160 lbs„
the heaviest pressure, however, will not
exceed under any circumstances ''eight
pounds, the automatic blow off vitives fit-
ted on every radiator provide for letting
off steam at that pressure.
The building has been erected under the
personal superintendence of one of the
architects, J. Ades Fowler, of the firm of
Fowler J Fowler, whose designs were
chosen by the Committee out of nine sets
sent in competition ; it has been erected by
Contractor Samuel. S. Cooper, for the
sum of $0,874, and the extra • works in-
- volved are not of an
extensive nature.
The building, . as
Trow finished, is a
plain, serviceable,sub
stanbial pile, built for
nee, and for . public
purposes. It willre-
main a monument to
those who had the
constructing of it,
and whose names are
destined to be handed
down to posterity by
a marble tablet, iu a
handsome hardwood
frame, on which are
i inscribed thenames
of the Warden, Build-
ing Committee and
0001801, also County
Officials, Architects
and Contractor.' The
tablet is of Italian
marble, 8x4 feet, sup-
s';
portion of the S. S. COOPER. plied and engraved
centra
by Seale & Hoover,
building on each floor. marble dealers, Clinton.
The ground floor has the, main entrance, As far as possible local men have been
vestibule, central hall andcorridors, with employed and couuty materials used;
a edict, substantial and easy-to-olimb Wm. Wheatley and Steep excavated the
stairway up to the first floor, all of hard- site and put in the stones ; T. Walker did
wood, and this and the upper door are all .the masonry and concrete Scoring ; Mes-
laid in maple flooring, the narrowest be ers, Heywood & Pryorr the brickwork
ing used in the kitchen. The room for Messrs. Seale ck Hoover, the out stone ;
the committee and general purpose is on Messrs Grummett & Webb, the drainage
the North side of the entrance ; here also and pipe laying; Sohn Croll, the plaster.
the dootor sees his patients, and so his ing A. S. Chrystal, the tank, boiler and
dispensary is located in connection with blacksmith work ; Harland Bros., the
this room. On the Southside of the en- galvanized iron work ; Hutson ,b Sons, of
trance is the sitting room for the manager Toronto, the slating ; Harper . Lee,
and wife, and connected by sliding doors. Goderioh, the plumbing ; the Bennett di
is their dining room, the two rooms form- Wright Co., the steam heating; the Om.ing one nice apartment. The remainder tractor himself taking the painting and
of the front at each end is occupied by woodwork. It is intended to light the
building by electricity, and to have tele -
the large day or sitting rooms for men
and women, respectively ; theta : are as phone commotion with the town system,
amity and bright as oat be arranged. In The building is a credit to the county,
the rear are rho spacious diniug rooms and has been well constructed. . Ibmay
With adjoining rooms devoted to the oo- not be perfect in all its details -few largo
casi0naluse ofthe very infirm ; these
cemmuniSate with the dining rooms by
buildings are -but that it is well built is
shown by the work itself, and the fact
means of large folding doors, 'so that that it is done much to rho satisfaction of
should there be need of a large apartment the arobiteots, It says not a little for
for Sunday services, concerts, oto., a large the enterprise of a contractor 50 young in
room
cote be soon formed. There are alsoears as Mr. Cooper, that he should be
able to (berry out successfully so large and
importanb a contract. The hope of his
friends 1s that the profit from the under-
taking may be in harmony with the size
of the building and responsibility involved.
The farm contains 48 mores of splendid
land on the London Road, township of
Tuokeremith, fronting West. A side
road rune the entire laugh on the North.
On the farm is a very cosy barn with
steno stabling, also a small orchard,
small private rooms on this floor for aged
couples or paying inmates. Ab either end
are oleo other stairways from the base.
ment to the first floor and at the end
of the hallways are modern built fire es-
cape ladders.
The first floor is filled with bedrooms of
varione sizes, in which the manager clan
dispose of the varying numbers of in-
Mateo. Tho beds are of Central Prison
luduetrieo make, and are provided with
ears, Stvitcher, of Streetsville was kill-
ed in a runaway.
Chief Ball, of the Carsee Indian tribe,
was arrested and fined $2 at Calgary for
drunkenness..
Tire trial of Auguste Hurohinski for
murder at Berlin has bean postponed
Until the Spring Assizes.
Mr. Baker, M. P. for Miesieaquoi, will
50805ed Mr. Curran as Solicitor -General.
Hon. Mr. Ouimet, in an interview at
Montreal, said that Parliament would
meet ou jannary 2, and that the remedial
legislation would bo read He
also said
the vacant seats and the vacant portfolio
wotild be filled by that time.
BRUSSELS PUBLIC SCHOOL.
MONTHLY AND 'l ROOIOTION ELLSMN-
NOON 1tE1'tllt'P.
nooti 1, a
Pal➢coux Co,Ass,-Examined in Botany,
Euolid, Geography, Book-keeping, Writ-
ing and Arithmetic. Total, 500 :-
Myrtle Nobt....202 Lorne Duuford 224
Sam, Orem.. -285 Kon. CousleY ..214
Frank Smith „279 Georgie Howe ..910
Geo, Watt „278 Ira Gerry 191
W. Leatberdale 261 Elsie Jackson -169
Bella Lamont ..258 Fred. Gilpin, -.159
Emma Webster 245 14. MoDeuoblin 140
7. Mo0reolcen .,242 Fred. Wilson 134
Pun= $o)1oon LzAvsN0,-Examined in
History, ' Book-keeping, Geography,
Writing and Aritbmetho. Total, 500 :-
Bella, Laidlaw ..343 Edna Donnie 229
Herb,, .37 3M
0 , cLaucllhu. , 210
a Dennis
112 Friendship -282 Fred. Ha oroft 107
Carrie Hingsbon 275 May Deadman, ,108
L. Leatherdale 271 D. MoLauohlin 189
Willie Ainley ,,256 Dalby Kendall93
Lorne Pringle ,.242
lisrnr 'rcz,-Examined in Grammar,
Geography, Physiology, - Writing, Draw-
ing, Diobatron and Reoitatiou. Total,
600 :-
Poseie Mitchell 450 Harry Blain.,376
Lizzie Downing 445 Alex. McKelvey 869
Hattie Downing443 Kate Smith 802
Ella, Scott 448 Willie Grieve ..358
Lena Backer ,442 Ethel Kendall ..326
Garf. Vanstoue428 Lew. Reid 286
Nollio Putlaud„403 Ivan Crooks182
J. H, CAMERON, Principal,
noxi 2.
Juazon Fomrrn.-Examined in Liters-
tura, Geography, Arithmetic,' Composi-
tion, Writing and Drawing. Total, 500 i
Albert Putlaud 804 G. MoLauchlin 198
Frank Roach ..302 Hilton Hunter 181
Herb. Mitchell.. 300 Geo. McMillan 157
Peroy Watt ....298 Christina Milloy 115
Garf. Backer ..273 ,'Janie Kelly 88
Olive Vanstone. 245 Leo Curry 78
Wm. Muir ....197
Promoted to Junior Fourth. Total,
880. Marks necessary to pass, 440
Alice Kendall , 566 Toni Agar 490
Lucy Sinclair ..527 Charlie Zilliax475
Ida Zilliax ....516 M. Roach 458
Milton McGuire 518 3. McMartin 440
Norman Smith 499 Sarah Driver 440
Promoted to Senior Third. Total,
828, Marks necessary to pass, 414: -
Russel Taylor ..547 F. Thomson 430
N. Vanetone....518 M. Scott 428
Dave Watt ,,,.491 M. Forbes415
Annie McKay ..489 B. Hunter .,414.
A, Rutland ....474 B. Scott 414
Edith Walker ..468 Leslie Kerr 414
F. Finn..... .458
Remaining in this class-E'Kerr, 388 ;
n. Baeker, 388 ; F. Armstrong, 883 ;
Mary Forsyth, 358.
• Miss Bronx, Teacher.
nootr 3.
Promoted from Miss Downey's room to
Miss Braden's. Marks necessary to pass,
861 :-
A. Irwin ......517 M. Settergren 406
7.Cousiey 515 A, Riohardson..879
G. Ross 504 C. Richards -...373
E. MOArter 482 W. Roach 378
H. Johnston....466 E. Lowry 369
M. Richardson -458 ' R. Wilber 365
L, Hindes 427 C. Edwards..,,
N. MoGnire423
Remaining in the class -none.
From Senior Second to Junior Third.
Marks necessary to pass, 269 :-
I. Williams 354 W. Heycrofb ,-298
A. Taylor 332 P. Richards ....287
N. Blasbill 383 M. Hunter ....274
R. McLaughlin 318
Remaining in the class :-
F. Dennis 258 E. McCracken -292
V. Cooper 246 A. Lowry 217
G.'Melsom ..939 B. Blashill 213
M. Howe 281 A. Crozier 204
From Junior Second to Senior Second.
Marks necessary to pass, 200 :-
Skene ......378 P. Birt.........295
E. Avery :.....862 W. Hockney.. -.295
P. McMillan. , , .353 F. Wilson 291
G. Thomson...846 E. Denbow 279
W. Zillfax 840 M. MoLauohlin 264
W.Ament380 A. Smith 261
33. Howe '127 R. Ainley 261
S. Scott ' 317 M. Grewar 260
B. MoKdvey ..300 1:1'. Ainley 250
Remaining in the olass :-
M. Hunter ....243 S. Maxwell' 195
N. Kendall ....238 G. McKay 186
L. Cooper. ....223 J. Walker 179
G. Richardson,. -197 L.Iimnig 160
Miss Downer, Teacher.
8008 4.
Promoted to Miss Downey's room i -
G, Marr, C. Blasbill,
E.' Baeker, P. Lowry,
R. McKenzie,
A. Forsyth,
L. Ross, H. Watt,
M. Scott, W. Frain,
A. Ross, M. Herr,
J. Thomson,' M. Ross,
M. Colvin, M. Heapy,
A. Curry,
Promoted from Junior Part 2nd to
Senior Part 2ud :-
M. itttArter, M, Ancient,
G, Finn, 0. McCracken,
i.
I7. Wilton, Geo. hint,
R. Plum, C. Hingsbon,
P. Loathordale, 1.:Johnatou,
R. Pao11, L. Colvin,
H. Richards, v. Edwards,
T. Moadohvs,' J. Miller,
Remaining in this class -L. Colvin.
Promoted from Senior Part 1st to
Junior Part and :-
B. Henderson, • G. Curry,
N. Irwin, . B. Richardson,
R. Lowry, 7. Kerr,
It Sinclair, 11. Pugh,
A. Lott, A. Frain,
A.33181, K. McDougall,
O.' Wilbee,
Promoted from Intermodiato Part 1st
to Senior Part 1st :-
A. McMillan, W. McGuire,
L. Loatherde le, H. Thicker,
W. Roach, G, Rose,
W, H. KERB, Prop.
G. McLennan, E. Colvin,
R. Kendall, A. Scott,
0. Mooney; H. Lowry.
A. MoQuarrie,
Remaining in this Blass --L, Blasiiill,
F. Scott,
Promoted from junior Part lsb to Tu.
termediate Part let :-
IP. Thomson, V. Barrett,
J. Mooney, J. Bloomfield,
G. Finn, 3. Williamson,
N. Forbes, F. Miller,
G. Zilliax, F. Grimoldby,
Remaining 113. this class -W. Soott, A,
Walker, H, Avory, F. Beam.
Junior Part 1st
W. Henderson, 0. Gerry,
L. Danford, G. Ewan
G. MoKay, mP. Ao nb
o. ,
J. Forsyth, L. Sinclair,
M. Molfay,
Moss Omen, Teacher.
WESTWARD JlIO !
Wre remained at Banff one day. Al-
most everybody stays here for a day or
two and we thought we might with profit
follow the example. Banff was consti-
tuted a few years ago a National Park by
the Federal Government, An oblong
piece of territory, 10 miles wide and 26
miles long, was surveyed and laid out'fo
that purpose. Considerable improv
menta have been made by the Govern
meat in the way of building roads to the
various points of interest. We found
luxurious quarters in a largo and well
conducted hotel perched upon a hill over
looking the Bow and Rapid Spray rivers
From the balconies of the hotel a charm
lug and delightful view is before ue. To
the left the Bow river is seen rushing
along between its rooky banks, and when
almost beneath us it overleaps three sue•
cossive precipices. constituting the beauti-
ful and picturesque falls of th.,Bow
river. A -few yards below the falls the,
Bow river receives the dear, swift . noisy
waters of the Rapid Spray river. Those,
united glide off in an easterly direction
among the defiles of the moumtains, car-
rying their clear, crystal waters to the
sluggish and muddy waters of the Little
Saskatchewan. Several mountain peaks
surround the hotel, each differing from
the other in beauty, form and altitude.
This "Park" is now famous_ for its hot
sulphur. springs, which have, as many
say, great curative effects upon rheuma-
tism and allied diseases. We did not
test efficacy of the baths as we were
in no way affeoted with the diseases
which they oure. We put in at Banff a
day of rich enjoyment.
On the morning of Wednesday, 99nd
August,. we were aroused before the cock
crew to be in readiness for the west
bound train, which was to arrive at Banff
station ab 7 o'clock a. m. Two hours run
from Banff we reach the summit of the
Rookies, about a mile above the level of
the sea, but above this level the snow-cap-
ped mountains lift their heads aloft from
5,000 to 7,000 feet higher, so that their
summits are from: two to two and a half
miles above sea level. Here we have
reached the great ""watershed" of the
continent, or, as it is called, the "Great
Divide." Here, from a common source,
two streams start out in different direc-
tions, the waters of one finding their way
eastward to the Atlantic and the waters
of the other westward to the Pacific.
We follow the westbound stream -the
Wepta or Ricking Horse Pass river.
About ten miles below the "Divide" we
pass around the base of Mt. Stephen.
This stupendous mountain rises 8,000
feet above the railway track and holds
upon one of its shoulders a glacier 500
feet thick and for a moment we feel um -
easy lest it took a notion at that instant
to slip down upon our devoted heads.
On the broad side of this mountain could
be traced a kind of traiuway, and we are
told this leads down from the miner's
shanties, which are seen 2,000 feet above
like little dots upon the jutting ledges of
the mountain. We wondered what
dangers people would not and hard-
ships they would not undergo for the
almighty dollar." Two hours run from
the "Groat Divide" brought us to the
valley of the Columbia river. Sweeping
around the Columbia valley, we follow
the river for about twenty miles to the
town of Donald. Here we oross the
river and follow down the stream through
a great moot, and, as the Columbia river
takes a great detour to the north we,
leave it and enter the Beaver valley and
commence the assent of the "Selkirks."
For twenty miles we olimb along moun-
tain sides, through dense and magnificent
forests of oder u 1
o n d Douglas fir. Aero,
at the summit of the ' Sellark" range,
4,000 feet above the level of the sea, we
behold many mountain peaks thousands
of feet above us in the cold embrace of
glaciers which began ages ago and will
hold sway for ages to come. A struggle
is over going on between the glacier and
the warm Summer sun, and what "Old
King Sol"dissolves lu summer is more
than repaired by °Jack Frost" in the
winter, and so the battle rages. We now.
descend the westerly slope of the "Sol -
kirks" and roach the "Glacier Honso" in
the immediate vfefnfty of the "Great
Glacier" and remain for diuuer. This
glacier has an area of thirty-six square
limes and le several1
hundred feet in
thickness and is aro i
v Led and tunnelled in
a thoueaud clireotions by frost mod melt-
ing snow and ice.: The lllicillewaeb
river has its souroe in this glacier. Be'
aide the "Groat Glacier" stands the
grandest peak of the "Sellcirks"-Sir
Donald -called after Sir Donald A.
Smith. This mountain risen in a bare
pyramidal peak 8,000 feet above the
railway track. Away to the west we. sec
glistening among h
g g o g t o trees the TllfOflle•
waist river along whose precipitous bank
the railway rues. To get down into its
valley the railway has: to take a series
of turns, which forms what is called the
"Loop." The eXaminatiou of this 'loop
was interesting and instructive, as it pre.
seated to us a feat of engineering ability
1910011 is seldom surpassed. This extra.
ordinar piece
of engineering was o
Y 1 gr g render.
ed necessary to bring the railway track
from a higher to a moll lower level with -
lo a sllort distance, We plunge again
for hours through precipitous gorges and
rock bound ca000s and again cross the
Ooluinbia river after its return from its
detour to the north at Revelstoke, We
now 00104 to the Gold range, another
series of snow Diad mountains, They are
broken acrose the centre and a way for
the railway is opened up between parallel
lines of vertical oiiffs of 000rm0as freight.
For about 40 miles along the sides of deep
lakes and oonnocting streams, we make
our way, the light of day almost exclud-
ed by the height of the surrounding
mountains, At length the sun flashes
out, which indicates that we have emerg-
ed from the "Pass" and we see out before
us the great Sbuswap lake, with its arms
stretching r out anion t mountains. gg
he mo to ns. A
few minutes later we draw up at Moe -
mous Junction where we intend to leave
the main line and visit a friend at Ver-
non, 40 miles down Spellamsheen Valley.
Iiere we met Su McKenzie Bowel',
Premier
o Canada, f
Ho Thos. Phos . Daly,
Minister of the. Interior, and Mrs. Daly,
with whom we lead a pleasant chat.
They were returning from the Coast.
P. MacDonald.
80 en OONTrNIIE0.
ADDITION,t.L 000,%A NEWS.
r Now TEAelrane.-Brussels School
e- Board met last Monday evening to make
• a selection from the 141 applications re.
oeived for the two vaoanoifes made by the
resignations of Miss Braden and Miss
Cooper. It was dsoided to ohoose the
teacher for the 2nd Department first and
no small task was undertaken to do this
out of the splendid array of qualifications
and recommendatio e a
n e presented in the
70 applications. After oareful consider-
ation Mise M. Linton, of Whitby, was.
seleoted at a salary of $300 per annum.
A telegram was sent to this lady on
Tuesday and her aeoeptance was reedy -
ed in' the afternoon of the same day.
Mica Linton holds a 2nd-olass profession-
al certificate, and has attended a session
of the School of Pedagogy at Toronto and,
has tip-top testimonials. The Board
adjourned until Wednesday evening when
they met to decide on a Primary teacher,
all members present except A. Hunter.
Here, as on Monday, there was no short-
age of flret.class material, asthere were
71 applications, The first choice, by bal-
lot, was Miss Jean' Ritchie, the salary to
be $2.25 per annum. Miss Ritchie has
a 2nd -class professional certificate, and
has taught in the Milibaok school for the
past two years with ' marked success.
blissRobertson, of •Kincardine, was
named in case' of of
Ritchie not accept-
ing. Board then' adjourned.
Snr5NTgro LECTURE. -A full house and
a most intelligent and appreoiative audi
enoe assembled in the school room of St.
John's church on Thursday evening of
last week, to bear. Rev. H. D. Steele, of
St. Mary's, discourse ou "Genesis and
Geology." The reverend lecturer gave a
rapid survey of the course of creation,
and instituted a paralleleum between the
several days or aeons of creation, as re•
corded by the sacred writer, and the vari-
ous formations of rook examioed by
eminent scientific men -showing that
substantial harmony existed between the
Word of God and the works of the
Creator. The leotnrer, in concluding a
most instructive address, pointed ont the
fallacy of the Evolution theory, contend-
ing on the authority of the best recogniz-
ed scientists, that no speoies of plant or
animal differed from its parent or ;pre.
deoessor,'aud that until the missing link
was found between the chimpanzee and
man, the Darwinian theory of evolution
must be voted as "a delusion and a
snare." Christians of every name might'
safely entrust their lives of immortality
to the teachings of that Book whioh has
been "given by inspiration"- and which
held' out to them the prospects of living
and reigning with Christ in the future,
in a resurrection body that will never die,
and perfecting their nature in that "new
heaven and new earth, wherein dweileth
rigbteoasnese." A vote of thanks was
cordially tendered the lecturer for kis in-
strnctive and inspiring address.
Huron County.
At four o'clock Tuesday morning the
dwelling of P ranois John Davis, seven
mites from Lucian, in the Township of
Usborne, was burned to the ground. Mrs.
Davis perished in the flames and Mr.
Davis was badly burned on the hands
and arms. The fire originated in the
kitchen from some unknown cause and
the entire house was aflame inside before
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, who were alone
sleeping upstairs. were awakened. The
dense smoke made escape almost impos-
sible, bub Mr. Davis managed to find bis
way downstairs, badly burned and more
dead than alive. Alter recovering him-
self and not finding his wife, whom he
supposed land followed him downstairs,
he made desperate efforts bo save her,
but being alone he melddo nothing. He
never saw her after he left the bedroom.
Tuesday morning: the obarred remains
were no larger than a foot square. Mr.
and Mrs. Davis were married last Spring.
She was a Miss Crearey, and both were
residents of Usborne. The: sad affair has
caused the utmost grief throughout Us-
borne and Bid dl ll,
b where the unfortan-
F
ate Mrs, Davie and her husband were
well and favorably known. Another die.
patch eaya that when Mr. Davis jumped
out of bed be caught his wife in his arms
and made his way down stairs through
the dense smoke. By thetime he readi-
ed the bottom of the stairs, however, he
was so overcome with smoke and fames
that he wee compelled to drop his wife on
the floor. Breaking through the door he
called to ber to follow him, but his horror
may be imagined when he found that she
did not follow. He made desperate ef-
forts to enter the hone° again through the
door and windows, but was repulsed each
time by smoke and flames. In his efforts
to rescue, kis wile Mr, Davis was badly
burned and out by window glass. Alt
that could be 'found of the remains of
Mrs. Davie could be put in a quart meas.
are. Itis supposed the fire Started front
a defectite stovepipe.