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Crops In Ontario.
Eesex, Ont., Jolly 27. --The entire seed.
Mg bore was web, and woo weather has
continued right along, =Mug great dam•
age, even during haying, and ae far ae the
harvest bas gone. .Hay is below the
average, and some not yob in. Fall
wheat, if not damaged by alto rain, will be
an average atop, Oats, very good, with
abundance of straw and corn. Our
Maple product has ever since sown suffer-
er from the wet, and yesterday the
heaviest rain of the season fell and more
damage is anticipated, the aro) by no
means comparing with last year, and
even below bhe average. The army
worin, too, is making its presence felt.
Some failure of cabs, hitherto attributed
to the wet weather, is found to be due to
this pest, and though as yet nob general,
occasional fields of corn and oats aro com-
pletely destroyed by it. Potatoes have in
many instances rotted,, and never 'canoe
up, and iu .some oases even when re-
planted failed, so that the yield will be
short. Apples in great abundance. es-
peoially early apples. A few miles South
of here, Canada's peach centre, will make
a grand showing,
Exeter, Ont.; July 27,—Fall wheat,
two-thirds of a crop. Spring wheat,
nearly a failure. Barley, about au
average crop. Pose, good. Oats, an
average orop, Hay rather light, Corn,
an average crop. Potatoes, prospeota
good for an average drop. Fruits of all
hinds an abundant crop.
Wellaceburg,, Ont„ July 27. --La this
vicinity wheat is not up to the average
yield, but the quality is good. Oats, an
average orop. Barley, a good yield, but
discolored. Peas promise an average
crop. Flax, an excellent crop. Hay,
fairly good. All roots and corn promise
an abundant yield. Fruit of all kinds
grownhereabouts in abundant yield, ex-
cept pears, which are about half a Drop.
Watfors', Ont., July 27.—Crops in this
section.in general are good and above the
average. Hay is a good crop and well
saved. Wheat is all harvested and is
turning out well, running from 17 to 35
bushels to the aore, with one or two ex-
ceptional yields of 60 to 55 bushels to the
acre. Barley is more than an average
crop, but the acreage is small, Oats are
a very heavy crop and will be an immense
yield. Some have been harvested, bat
the army worm has appeared on a few
farms and is doing great damage bo late
ones, some farmers having to cut theirs
green in order to save the feed. Peas
and corn promise well for a heavy yield.
All root Drops are looking well, and the
late rains will make them more than an
average crop. Apples and plums are
very plentiful and will be the heaviest
yield for maup years. Pear trees have
been affected with the blight and many of
the trees are dying or dead, and the crop
in this notion will be very short.
Strathroy, Ont., July 27.—The crops
in this immediate vioinity are exception.
ally, good. Fall wheat is above the aver-
age, although there are some fields ex-
ceptionally poor. The hey crop has beau
very heavy, having had frequent showers
all Spring and Summer. Oats will give
a full average crop, the straw being a
good length and the beads filling out well.
Barley is looking well, but the acreage is
not very large. Peas are a very good
crop. Corn is looking well and indiaa•
tions point to a large yield. Potatoes are
doing remarkably well and all the root
crops give good promise. Apples are very
abnndantt a greet many trees having to
be propped up, arid. in some orchards the
trees are breaking clown.
Petrolea, Ont., July 27.—Wheat, oats,
peas and barley are good crops in this
vicinity. 'Corn is looking good. The
hay mop will be light. Fruit of all kinds
iu abundance, also vegetables.
Clinton, Out., July 27.—Hay light, not
more than half a orop. Fall wheat neer.
ly all harvested, not much more than
half a crop, but good sample. Peas and
oats a good average. Barley good. Roots
fair. Apples and plums very plentiful.
Simcoe, Ont-, July 27.—Crops of all
kinds unusually good. Wheat safely
harvested and is a fine sample. Large
yiekl of oats, peas, barley and' rye. Hay
alight crop. l'abatoes and all root crops
looking well. Apple crop the largest for
many. years. Other fruits only an aver-
age ytolcl. The army worn has been
Thee le 0 few places, but has done very
little damage.
Tara, Ont., July 27.—Fall wheat a
failure. A greet many farmers ploughed
up their fall wheat and sowed other grains
in its place. Spring wheat very little
sown and a poor crop. Hay half a crop.
Peas exoelleot, a fairly average crop. In
some instances grasshoppers and army
worms have put in their work, but on the
whole have not done very mutt damage
except to old pastures where in many
cases they have left nothing green for the
cattle, .Potatoes and apples promise en
abundant yield.
Wiarton, Ont., Jnly 27.—Hay, 90 per
cent. ; Fall wheat, 100 ; Spring wbeat,
100 ; peas, 126 ; oats, 125 ; barley, 75 ;
potatoes, 125 ; turnips, 26,
Ayr, Ont., July 27.—Spring !rope, oats,
peas and barley, extra good. Fall wheat,
light, bet good quality. Hay, light, but
good. Toot crops look well and late rains
made prospects for Fall 'pasture very
good.
Kingsville, Ont,; July 27.—Wheat, a
medium amount, owing to rains grooving
in shook. Oats, fair ; army worm doing
considerable damage to several fields.
Corn, prospeota good. allay, good. Pots.
toes, peaches and grapes, a large yield.
St. Mary'e,,Ont., Jaly 27.—Fall wheat,
considerably winter killed, but average
crop harvested and quality good. Spring
wheat a failure. Oats, fair, Some dam•
age reported from rust, Barley and peas,
a large yield and quality good. Root
grope look well. Hay, only fair. Fruit,
abnedant ; large and small fruits, late
, and early fruit, in immense quantity,
Niagara, Ont„ Jttly 27.—Apples, a mag-
. nificent prop. Plume, a heavy crop aria
splendid quality. Fears, light ; about a.
third of a crop. Grapes, prospeota are
gond for a large yield, . Peaohoe, about a•
thirty of a crop. A strange feature of the
peach this year is that aeroes the river,
BRUSSELS, ONT'ARIO, F1IDAY, JULY 81, 189.6
lee than half a mile away on the Amari,
man,side, there is not a basket of peaches.
The early varieties are being marketed
now and are very fair, while the later
varieties promise to he good.
St. Thomas, Jaly 27,—.Fall wheat, nob
over boll a strop ; injured by Hessian fly
and rush. Oats, a full average atop.
13arloy, an average Drop, Corn, doing
well ; good,prospecbs. Hay, veryltsavy ;
will be an abundant yield. Polet0ee and
all other root crops doing well and likely
be a fall strop, The army worth has ap•
peered in a few notions!, but derange
oelnparatively light.
Paris, Ont:, July 27.—Spring grain es-
peeiallygood.. Fall wheat, not as good
as expected, oe aecount of injury clone by
the Heseian fly, but threshing shows an
average of nbarly 20 bushels per Gore.
Barley will probably average 35 Bushels,
and is a splendid sample,
POLITICAL.
Hugh Jolts McDonald's election in
Winnipeg will be protested.
Vho eleotion of G, W. Bell, Conserve-
bive member for Addington, will be pro-
tested.
It was not an eleotion in North Ontario;
it was petty larceny,—Peterboro' Ex-
aminer.
The report comes from Nova Scotia
that Sir Charles Tupper will withdraw
from polities.
Sir Oliver Mowat and Hon, Mr. Hardy
were given a complimentary banquet at
the Clifton Hotise, Niagara Falls.
The British Government has refused
to allow facilities for the landing of Can.
adieu cattle on the docks ab Belfast.
Hon. Mr. Tarte told his constituents
on. Saturday that the Dominion Fran.
ehise Act will be repealed as speedily as
possible,
Hon. Win. Paterson was nominated by
the Liberals of Saskatchewan unanimous-
ly, although he had refused to be a can•
(Dilate for the nomination.
J. R. Stratton, M. P, P. for West
Peterboro', is in Toronto. He proposes
to introduce a bill at the next sitting, ex•
empting bicycles from seizure for debt.
The Liberals of Muskoka acid Parry
Sound held a greet celebration at Parry
Sound to commemorate the Liberal
victory. The oaudidate, Mr. Pratt re-
ceived a flattering reception.
Hon. Mr. Laurier, Hon. Mr. Tarte and
Hon. Mr. Fisher spoke ab St. John's Quo ,
iu support of Mr. Taste's candidature.
Important announcements as to bhp
policy of the Government were made.
Iron, Wm. Harty, the Minister of
Public Works, is ill, end every person
who knows him. or understands the et -
Relent way in which he is conducting the
business of the department, will regret
his illness.
Thera must be a striking resemblance
in the facial appearance of Mr. Dobell
and Hon. J. O. Patterson or the daily
papers ate working off an old portrait of
the governor for that of the, new Quebec
Minister.—Chatbem Banner.
Miss Canada is in luck just now.
Within a month she has secured an
honest Government, she has wrested e
valued yachting trophy from the Am-
ericans, and she has won the Kolapore
Cup. Things' seem to be coming Can-
ada's way this year.—Montreal Herald.
In connection with the twaddle talk of
reading a man like Hon. George W. Ross
out of the temperance ranks, one Mao•
donald, when asked to read somebody out
of ids party. "Why, bless my heart I"
he said, "what I want to do is bo read
men into my party, not out."—London
Advertiser.
John Clark, Liberal member•elent of
the House of Commons for North Grey,
died at noon on 11'Ionday, of typhoid fever,
at his home, Big Bay, Keppel township.
Mr. Clark has been prominent in muni-
cipal affairs for the last twenty years.
His death was a groat shook and general
regret is expressed on all sides.
It was rather unkind to Premier Hardy
of Ontario to make him face a Prohibi-
tion delegation before his feet were well
in the stirrups. He was equal to the oc-
casion, however. After referring to the
indecisive character of the late judgment
of the Privy Council, he asserted the
willingness of his Government to go as
lea as they could in temperance legisla-
tion ; adding the saving clause, "but we
must be careful only to go as far as our
power justifies." This leaves the ques-
tion open, how far is that P—Manitoba
Free Press.
The Seaforth Sun (Conservative) says :
We aro forced to acknowledge bloat there
is a general sentiment, winch is slowly
but surely eproading among the Con-
servative party, 10 favor of a complete re-
organization of the Conservative party,
There is no use of auy further conceal-
ment of the fact that the Conservatives
of Canada have become heartily siols of
the Tupper dynasty. There must be
complete re•consbrpobion and a thorough
weeding out of all dead material, whioh,
if left as it is, will only sink the ship
deeper and deeper. There are in the
grand old Conservative party in Canada
hnndrads of mon who loavo only to be
brought out and placed in the lana, to
inspire the best .hopes of those who now
despair of ever seeing the Conservative
party in power again. The Tappers have
lined their pockets well at the expense of
Canada, Politica made Tupper a mil-
lionaire yearsago and if he had served
Canada as faithfully, me he has served
himself there might be a different story
to toll to.day. The old gent knows that
if a party convention was called today
he and his pets would be deposed and a
new order of things would bo the result,
with a splendid set of lenders, whioh bhe
Conservative party is well able bo supply.
The hope of lite Oonservabivo party is an
having for its leaders men of pure lives
end spotless ehitraobor, men who will not
make their chief • study how mnnoh they
can lay aside for "the boy." There is no
use howling about Franah Carbolic in-
fluence, for Sir Charles Tupper went
through Ontario to the groat damage of
the party just before the late Motion
mediating that Quebec would give him
twenty majority, Bennet) the goods
wore delivered to the other man or; no
them why we should sob up a sgttoal,
W. H. KERR, Prop,
The Toronto Star gives outrouoy to a
report that J. K. Herr, Q. 0,, will be the
next Lisntenenb-governor of Ontario.
Dr, Oronhyatoltha assorts that Mr. Mo-
"Gillivray, who had a seat stolen for
him in North Ontario, will resign as saou
as a Speaker is eleobed.
Hon, A. S. Hardy presented Frank
Yoigh, who has been hos private sante-
Lary for 15 years, with a very valuable
braysllinif bag en parting with him. Mr,
Yeigh will in a few days become Registrar
of the Crown Lands Department, to
Which alien ha has been recently appoiob
ed,.
Dowing Mr. Harcourt's abesuoe in Eng-
land he will endeavor to place a number
of railway annuities among British
capitalists, He will also attend the
hearing before the Privy Council of the
appeal regarding the disputed accounts
between the Province and the Dominion.
Sir Donald Smith arrived' at Montreal
on Saturday from England in the best of
health and says there is no truth what-
ever in the story that los will enter the
Laurier Government as Minister of the
Interior. He will retain his position as
High Commissioner.
Stuart Bostock, the young member of
Parliament for Yale and Cariboo, British
Columbia, is one of the richest Plea in
Canada. He Dame to this country only
six years ago and interested himself in
the British Columbia mines, and now,
though be is only 20 years old, his annual
income is estimated at $400,000.
The Liberals of South Brant mean to
contest the election in that constituency
of Robert Henry, Conservative M. P.
Tuesday the petition was completed and
was filed on Wednesday. The petition
is signed by John Dunn, machine agent,
of Brantford. Mr. Henry defeated Hon.
Wm. Paterson by 90 votes. The usual
charges of corrupt practices are contained
in the petition.
Complete returns give the following as
the occupations of the members of the
new House of Commons :—There are 63
lawyers, 38 farmers, 25 merchants, 21
pbysioians, 19 gentlemen, 12 manufac-
turers, 10 journalists, 0 mill owners, 3
contractors, 3 real estate agents, 2 sur-
veyors, 1 veterinary surgeon, 1 township
clerk, 2 distillers, 1 financial agent, 1
insurance manager, 1 banker, 1 ship-
owner, 1 ranoher, 1 oil refiner, 1 printer
and 1 civil engineer. The lawyers and
gentlemen combined form nearly two-
fifths of the whole Xouss, so that the
lookout is poor for the honest toilers who
make up the remainder. 001. Doraville,
Mn, Bourassa and Mr. Bostock are re-
turned as farmers, and Messrs. Wallace,
McMullen, Penny, Tacker, Bain, Charl-
ton, Morin, Stenson, Hackett, Broder,
Blanchard, Seriver, Sutherland and
Kaulbaoh as gentlemen. To these have
been gilded Mr, Foster, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Haggart, Mr. Beattie and Sir Richard
Cartwright, who are not labeled with any
occupation, and are therefore entitled to
be classed as gentlemen. Only nineteen
gentlemen out of a total of 213.
IN A SNAKE'S DEN.
John Penloe, of Noxelville, Pa., had an
experiencewith oopperhead snakes the
. other day, which almost unbalanced his
mind. Penloe, accompanied by Nero M.
Poocia, went into the Seven Mountains,
north of Mnsser'e Valley, in searoh of
hnokleberriee. They remained together
in the woods until 11 o'etook in the mora•
ing, when, finding the berry Drop short in
their immediate vicinity, Penlce fell
asleep. Fourth continued hie search for
berries until night, when, Penloe not
having put in an appearance, he secured
a lantern and went in search of him,
hoping to find the missing man sleeping
where he had left him.
No trace of him oonld be found for
hours, and although he called at the top
of his voice, be received no answer.
Pouch had soaroely sat down, however,
when he was startled by a modied cry.
It sounded a great distance away, over
against the aids of another mountain.
Be called again, and was answered by
the same faint response. Plotting up his
staff and lantern, he made his way in the
direction from whioh the sowed came.
Nearer and nearer, each time a little
more diebioat, tame the sound of a voice,
until finally it seemed that it name from
beneath his feet.
"Where are yon ?" inquired Pouch.
"For God's sake, come 1 I am alive
with snakes," was the answer.
Pouch had stopped at the edge of an
old ore pit, which bad long been dis•nsed.
A flood of moonlight revealed Pettiest
standing on the bottom of the pit, bis
eyrie'glaring and his face distorted almost
beyond recognition.
Whatis wrong ?" asked Pouch.
"Don't you see those snakes ? I feel
them crawling alt over me. I tried to
climb out, but on every shalt of rook l
planed my hand to pull myself up, I
would press my angers on the cold body
0f a snake. For God's salsa be quick and
help mo out 1 I am going crazy."
Pouch lowered his lantern into the pit
and there beheld a sight that made lois
blood run oold. One monster copperhead
lay in a graceful curve almost enoiroling
the feet of the frightened man. Another,
that seemed to be almost as large as an
old-fashioned bread wicker, was boiled in
n pile not two feet away, while on every
shelving rook that extended into the pit
were several pairs of glistening eyes and
as many forked tongues plying like light.
ning in the darkness of the foul eastern.
Pouch got a long pole and dropped it
into the pit. Penloe grasped the pole
and was pulled oat of the huge den of
snakes. Upon reaching the surface he
fell exhausted upon tlte ground. The five
hours' strain, during which time be stood
erect, afraid to move a musole, had been
too much, and it was several hours before
he could even tell How it happened. He
had waited until after dark for his coo.
panion, and, being familiar with the trail,
started home alone, He lost his way,
and while trying to get out of the woods,
had fallen into the pit,
A crowd of men went to the deserted
ore hole the next day and found it to be
fairly alive with aopperh°ads, They fill.
ad the pit with brush and loge, and, sot•
ting fire to it, roasted the snakes alive.
GAUDAUR WINS AT LIALI 'AX,
The weather was grand for the oponin
events of the carnival regatta at Halifa
on Tuesday afternoon. It was cool an
pleasant for spectators, and the only 611
family for the oarsmen was caused by
a pretty stiff wind making the wete
somewhat rough at the beginning, but ialm
moderated almost to a cbefore the
lash rano,
The single scull (tented 0000luded
about 7:30 o'clock. There were seven
starters in the big event of the day
Gaudttur, Hanlon, B3ubear, DamanRogers. Casey and Levitt The prizes
were 05000. $150, $100. It was a pretty
race and was sternly fought near the
close for second place, but was 0.0 easy
victory for the favorite Jake Gaudaur,
who pushed his shell in front at the
start, rowed quite leisurely over the
three-mile course, and flniehed ahead,
apparently without the least discomfort,
by more thou eight lengths. The other
men did not row vary bard the first half
ofmane, arse, reserving themselves until
after the turn. On the way down Levitt
fouled a buoy and was upset, being picked
up by a row -boat. While on the way
home Bateau, who was behind Hanlan,
Duman and Rogers, and knew he had
no chow, rowed away from the course.
Gaudaur made the turn several lengths
in the luta, with Dornan and Hnnlan
together, Rogers close bebiol thorn and
Bubear and Casey already out of the
race. The contest, so far as Duman,
Hanlon and Rogers were .concerned, be-
gan as soon as these three squared away
for the finish line. Hanlan and Damen
were alongside each other for a full mile,
atraining every nerve to gain an advent.
age one over the other- Duman proved
to be the beet stayer of the two and when
half a mile from the line gradually drew
sway from his 'uncle. Rogers, through•
oat the struggle between the Torontoui-
ans, had kept well up to them, and now
began to gain rapidly. A quarter of a
mile farther on the three boats were lap-
ping each other, Rogers slightly ahead of
Hanlon, and Duman only a few feet in
advance of the Saratoga oarsman. It
was a splendid spurt by the latter, but
he had evidently saved himself just a
little too long. Had he put forth his
final effort a few minutes earlier, he
might have captured second money. It
was nip and tuck between the trio for the
remainder of the distance, bet their
relative positions remained unchanged
when the line ,was crossed. Durnan's
bow was about 5 feet ahead of that of
Roger's boat, and the latter's how was
only four feet ahead of Hanlan's.
Grandeur's time was 20:25, which, non.
sideriug that the water was lumpy when
the race began, and that the course was
a fall three miles, was almost up to ex-
pectations. Haulan pulled the fastest
stroke of all the competitors, reaching
34 at one time in the race. Three of the
men entered for the event, Haokstt,
Haines and Barry, did not start.
Mee, (Dr.) 1MoNaugbtoo has been quite
ill with pleurisy.
g Jas. Moore, teacher, is holidaying in
a Brussels this week,
d Mies Mabel Johneton is visiting at R.
G. Wilson's, Mill street.
Mise George, of Port Elgin, is holiday
r ing with Mise Jean Wilson,
R, Ross and J. A. Barnard, of Wrgx.
ober, were in town on Tuesday,
Mine E, E. Born is visiting at the
Methodist Parsonage, Hensel'.
'impeder Robb, having completed the
, • examinations, has gone 011 a trip
1. East
II. Dennis, Prank Dennis, and Will.
Sample arrived borne from their trip to
Manitoba last Friday night.
Will. Stewart, of li/oont Forest, is
making a holiday visit for a week or two
ab his father's.—Daniel Stewart's.
Assistant Postmaster Ross is away on
a holiday trip. He visite Guelph, Galt,
Dundas, ilio., taking his wheel along,
W. 5, Norton and Misses Jennie and
Mina, of Listowel, were renewing old
friendships in Brussels for a few days,
Geo. Edwards and wife were summon-
ed to Wallace on Tuesday on account of
the serious illness of Mrs. Edwards'
'brother.
J. J. Gilpin and wife spent last Sunday
in Blyth with Dr. and Mrs. Ferguson.
The Dr. will remove shortly to Hensel!,
as be has parchaeed a practice there.
He sold out at Blyth to Dr. Tait.
Ohara Koeabtel of Wingbam, met with
a slight mishap the other day. He was
working at the bench when be let fall e
knife. It pierced the boob and severed an
artery from whioh blood sported pro•
Weedy for a time..
Principal Cameron and W. J. Stewart
arrived home from their wheeling tour on
Thursday evening of last week. They
went as far Bast as Cornwall and had a
most enjoyable trip. Mr. Cameron went
to Luoknow on Saturday.
Rev. Mr. and, Mrs. Coutts, of Ailsa
Craig, were the'"gueets of Mrs. Jas. Wil-
son and celled on other old friends in
Brussels this week. Mrs.Coutts' maiden
name was Miss Molntosh who for several
years was in charge of the millinery de-
partment in F. 0. Rogers' store. It was
a pleasant reunion. Rev. Mr. Coutts is a
Baptist minister in Ailsa Craig.
Dr. Towler and Ex -Mayor Molndoa,
of Wingbam, and Division Court Clerk
Bell, of Harrow, South Essex, were in
Brussels last Wednesday. The latter
gentleman was pushing the sale of
peaohes and grapes with our business
men. The Wingham gentlemen think we
have a dandy front street, which we have
without any doubt.
People We Talk About.
Barrister Blair Sandayed in Goderiob,
Mrs. Funeton bas been on the sink list•
D. M. Scott is home from London on a
visit.
Russell Taylor is enjoying his vacation
at Berlin.
Miss Bilton is visiting Miss Etliel
Creighton.
A. Conslsy, wife and son spent Sunday
in Wingham.
Mies Jean Wilson, of Elora, is home
for bee holidays.
Mrs. Geo. Halliday was visiting at
Henaall last week.
Miss Stella Dunbar, of Ethel, has been
visiting Miss Gertie Ross,
Miss Fisher, of Kincardine, visited
Mrs. Sao. Long last weeks.
The Misses. Hunter and Wesley 'Welk-
er Sandayed at Trowbridge.
Miss Teenie Menzies is enjoying e
holiday in Stratford and locality.
Mies Marion Moore, of Trowbridge,
was visiting this week at A. Hunter's.
Miss Muriel Clark, of Elora, was visit.
ing Miss Myrtle Wilson, Elizabeth street.
Mies Myrtle Wilson has gone to Guelph
with lilies Edith Inman for a few weeks.
Miss Roselle Walker, of Wingham, is
visiting at her unale's, Jae. Walker's,
Brussels.
W. J. Wake, of Penetanguishene, is
making a holiday visit with old friends
in Brussels,
Alderman Rebt, Nett, win was visiting
here, left for his borne, Urbana, Ohio,
last Friday.
Miss Edna Dennis and Aias Hattie
Downing are visiting relatives and Mende
iu Goderioh.
Mrs. E. J. Gage and Miss Laura, of
Hamilton, are enjoying a holiday visit at
H. L. Jaakson's.
Mrs. Sanford Leppard and Master Ray,
of Toronto, are here for a short vacation
with relatives and friends.
Misses McDougall have gone bo Algona
to visit their brothers, who have resid-
ed there for several years.
T. A. Hawkins spent a couple of days
with relatives at Port Albert. The jour.
ney was made on the silent steed.
Misses Aggie and Eadie Halliday, of
London, are Holidaying for a couple of
weeks with their grandperenls, King
street.
Thee. Kneohtel, of Lambtou Mills, is
spending a portion of his vacation with
relatives and friends in Brussels and
dooality.
Jas. Ballantyne and wife have gone on
a trip to relatives at Stratford, St.
Marys and different pointe in Michigan.
They will be absent for a few weeks,
Mrs. Humphries, of Toronto, and Mies
Clara Thompson, of the same city, who
are visiting their sister, Mrs. Jas. Jones,
talk of taking a trip up the lakes on the
Maokinaw rotate.
We are pleased to notice that Mise.
Lizzie Thompson, formerly of Brdssels,
Hae completed bar course in Chicago and
is now a qualified trained hospital nurse.
She will make a good one.
Lew. Jackson, who has been in Chat.
bane for the past 14 months, is home on
a holiday visit in the hope of recruiting
His health which has not beet extra good,
We hope the change may prove beneficial.
Ceena,dian News.
A big run of sardines is reported at
Riviera Qoelle, Quebec.
John Cotter, of Burlington, was thrown
out of a buggy and killed.
Dougies B. Woodworth will oppose
Hoo. Dr. Borden iu Halifax.
The water in the St. Lawrence is
fifteen inches higherthan at this date last
year.
A movement is on foot bo protest the
election of 4. B, Ingram, M. P. for East
Elgin.
The`Aoaient Order of United Work-
men held a successful demonstration at
Brookville.
The Shamrocks whitewashed the To.
rontos at laorosee at Montreal on Satur•
day by 9 games to 0.
Alex. T. Porter, representing English
capitalists, is trying to establish abattoirs
on a large softie near Quebec.
Geo. J. Reynolds, formerly an Alder.
man in St. Thomas, committed suicide
in the DesMoines, Iowa, jail.
The body of Gabriel Bright, a colored
inmate of the Welland County Poorhouse,
was found in the canal at Welland.
Lewis Taylor, of Cobourg, charged with
attempting to murder his wife, surrend-
ered after hiding in the woods four days
without food.
Grain rand fruit in Brant County 'were
serionsly injured by a hailstorm, whioh
appears to have done the most damage in
the vicinity of Paris.
Canon Curran, who resigned the nee -
airship of St. Thomas' cburcb,Hamiltou,
will receive a retiring allowance of 9600
a year for five years.
Iugniry into the collision at Tbamee-
ville, in whialt Engineer Beeth was kill-
ed, bas resulted in the temporary suspen-
sion of the mew of the freight train.
The Duluth and Winnipeg road was
sold at Duluth on Monday to the Reor-
ganization Committee, representing the
Canedian Pacific road, for its first bid of
92,37 ,717.44. , The road will form part
of the Canadian Pacific system, and will
be extended to the West.
Wm. Spence, brother of AId. F. S.
Spence, of Toronto, died on Thursday of
last week at Brockville. During the past
two years the dooeased has had two ser-
ious accidents, fleet breaking a leg by
falling from a step -ladder.' A year ago
he was almost killed by slipping at the
side of a moving train at the Union Sta-
tion in whioh accident he lost his right
arm. Like his brother, who was killed
by falling from a traveller's wagon, be
was a commercial traveller. Only two
months ago he was married and his wife
was with him on a holiday trip when he
cauglob a severe cold a few days ago to
whioh he suooumbed Thursday night.
The remains were brought to Toron-
to for burial.
Barrister Jolou W. Moonllough is look-
ing up the interest of Mrs. Cotter, widow
of the late Dr. Cotter, of Davenport road,
Toronto, who claims to be a direct des-
cendent of Henry Peck, to whom the
third King George of England granted
the property now known as the Harlem
Flats estate, and after whom Peals Slip
Perry wee named. It le olaimed that
this Harlem property and some situated'
in Fifth avenue name into the possession
of the present occupiers unlawfully, and
the heirs of the Peck family have tneti-
tater( claims to the property, whioh is
reckoned worth 9100;000,000, Mr. frIo-
Cullough bas been engaged by Mrs. Cot-
ter to look after ben claim, and he went
to Philadelphia reoeutly to consult with
the representative of other boles who live
in the South.
The Walkerton distillery has Bloat
down for twelve menthe.
Frank Brown, the flve'year-old son of
a Partner living near Maodonald, Mane
Prescott is taking the grain -forwarding
trade away from Kingston, and the
building of an elevator is being agitated
in the Limestone City to improve mat•
tarhade.both legs out orf by a freight tram.
No information has yob been received
at Ottawa of the intention of the Britieh
Government bo appoint a Canadian to
the Judicial Committee of the Imperial
Privy Oonnoil.
Horace, the second son of Moses
Smith, Winterbourne, got his hand
!aught in a hay pulley, Es gave his arta
a jerk, and the first and eeeood fingers
were polled off,
Wm. Gray, a former resident of St.
Thomas, drew $2,600 from the bank at
Preston, Iowa, the other day. Shortly
after he got the money he was sand bag-
ged and relieved of the whole amount.
Brown Bros.. of Iona, bad 54 cattle
and 166 sheep on boars' the steamer,
Concordia, which struck an iceberg ou
Wednesday. The boat was beached at
St. John's, Nfld. The captain is waiting
instructions as to whether the cargo is to
be sold or grazed till the ship is ready to
sail.
An immigrant woman gave birth to a
healthy boy on the C. P. R. westbound
express, near London, last Friday.
Mother and babe were removed to the 0.
P. R. Hotel on arrival there, and are do•
ing well. The woman, who is about 21
years old, was a000mpanied by her hue.
band. They are travelling from Sweden
to Chicago.
Kingsbon's clever girl of 11 years who
secured 711 marks at the recent high
school antrum, is outdone by a Wood-
stock miss—Eva Hunter, daughter of D.
H. Hunter—and a girl of 12 years of age,
secured 738 marks at the same examin-
ation. Miss Hunter took the maximum
number of marks in arithmetic, compo-
sition, and orthography, and was short
of the maximum by only 4 marks in
literature.
The Walter L. Main oirous was at
Berlin. on Friday. With the aggregation
was Gustave Englert, a native of Berlin,
and who ran away from home just nine
years ago, when be was a boy of 11.
Nothing was ever beard of him until four
years ago, when he wrote a letter to his
parents. He is now 20 years old and has -
been knocking around with circuses ever
sine° be left town so long ago. He has
visited all parts of America during his
absence.
Florenoe Radcliffe, a baby only a year
and a half old, and daughter of Mrs.
Thos. Radcliffe, of Oil Springs, while
playing around a well on Mr. Merobant's
property, fell down the well, a distance
of 30 feet before reaching the water.
Wm. Sleeman, who noticed the child
fall, ran to the well, slid down the pip-
ing and succeeded iu °etrhing hold of her
just ss she reached the top of the water.
Beyond a few soars on her forehead, the
little one escaped serious injury.
A denghter of Andrew Howell, farmer,
aged 20, living in Madoo township, met
with a very painful accident on Friday of
last week. While looking for eggs on top
of a pile of newly harvested barley, she
went too near the edge and slipped down,
falling upon the end of a fork -handle,
which had been left standing against the
barley, and which penetrated her body 12
or 14 inches. She withdrew the fork -
handle, which had been left standing,
There are slight hopes of her recovery.
James Mullen, of Princeton, was badly
bitten by a rattlesnake. Mullen was
walking among some long grass with the
hoe in his band when he unawares step-
ped on the monster, whioh bit him above
the ankle. He killed the reptile after
breaking the hoe in several pieoes. He
at once out out the wounded part and
seared it over, and took strong stimulants
whioh no doubt saved his life. The
seeks measured 57 inches in length, 5
inches in oiroumferenoe and had 8 rattles.
The family of Wm. Galbraith, teller in
the Union Bank, of Toronto, are sum-
mering at Strawberry Island, Lake
Simcoe. While the nurse girl and two
children—one a boy of seven years, and
the other an eighteen months' old baby—
were playing about the shore on Wednes-
day one of the employees of the hotel
came by in a row -boat, and invited them
to come out for a row, which they did,
and he pulled some distance out into the
lake. Suddenly a squall came from the
north. A stiff wind lashed the waters
into a fury. The boat was tossed around
and the man found himself utterly un-
able to ooutrol it. Ib swept away to the
South and was quiolciy out of sight. An
American gentleman, of St. Louis, who
owns a steam launch, quickly set out in
search of the boat with a party of
.rescuers. Mrs. Galbraith, in company
with a lady acquaintance, insisted on
joining the party_ They searched all
night without avail. About 7 in the
morning the boat was disoovered on the
shore at Beaverton, 10 miles to the
South of Strawberry Island. On coming
up the lost ones were discovered under
the wharf, half dead with fright. The
man was standing up to his breast in
water, with the little boy cm his shoulder,
and the nurse girl was in the water up to
her nook, holding the baby aloft. All
through the night the man and the girl
had stood thus under the dark reaches of
the wharf, not knowing where they were
and afraid to move for fear of getting
into deeper water. Their limbo were
growing number and number, and their
arms wore cramped from holding the
children. When they were taken on
board neither of them were able to walk.
The rescue was marvellous. The wind
had whirled them off through the dark -
noes they 'knew not whither, The men
gave up the use of his oars, and held the
boy in his arms . for fear of an upset.
Suddenly the boat was driven under the
wharf, the oars were wrenched away, and
the boat finally upset against one of the
piles. Lt was driven on by thestorm, but
the man and the girl were loft struggling
in the water with the children in their
arms. It was pitch dark, but they men -
merle to regain their footing, and keep the
children safe, and stood like statues
waiting for the morning,