The Brussels Post, 1893-9-1, Page 1Vol. 21. No. 7.
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Crops And Live Stock Iit
Ontai.
Pell wheab. Um:voting began in the
mouth -west about .Ttily 7611 ; on A.ugusti
10th wheat was being out in Algoma, and
on the 150, in the north.oestern section
of the provinee. Tho great bulk of the
crop was out between July 15th and Jaly
25th, Au to yield, the reports indicate
an average for the entire province of no
bushels per sore. Some threshing bad
bean done, but most of the reports were
estimated in the sheaf. An the reports
of thin straw and email and shrunken
gene» are quite oommon from all parts of
Ontario, and the fields.' are somewhat
uneven, our later reports from exact
threshing results may show a yield lower
rather than higher than this. The yield
per acro appears to be a little/110er Hem
tbe general comments of the correspon•
dents would support. The condition is
up to the average, reports of rusting are
rather numerous, but little or no damage
from inseets is mentioned. The grain in
many sections is reported as having filled
a little too rapidly and to be small or
shrunken. On the whole, the prospects,
according to our correepondents, point; to
eat average yield of fele quality.
Spring wheat. This is probably the
poorest grain crop of the present season.
Everything appears to have been against
it. Piret, the wet Spring gave a late and
uneven start to the wheat. Then the
drouth et many districts caused too rapid
filling and has produced mob shrunken
and inferior grain. Rest has been eons.
mon in all parts of the province. The
midge and other insects are reported as
being very destructive this year, especial.
ly in West Midland, Georgian Bay and
East Midlaud districts. Grasshoppers
were more numerous than usual, and in
the Georgian Bay and neighboring
counties did a large amount of destruct.
tion, Maturing of the orop has been
very uneven and harvesting has been
early in some comities, quite late in
others. On the whole Spring wheat
promises to beet very poor orop, small in
quantity and below the average in
quality—in fact, from the reports of cote
responcleets, it might almost be set clown
as a failure.
Barley, This crop had a later start
than usual ; then in most peen, of the
province the growth of straw was cheek.
ed by dry weather, and filling of the
grain and maturing took piece too
rapidly. The straw, as a consequence,
is somewhat short and tho quantity is
below the average yield per aore. The
grain is on the whole of fine, bright oolor,
but smaller and lighter in weight than
usual. The yield par acre is below the
average. The six -rowed varieby appears
to have done better than the two -rowed,
the short growing noon being against
the perfect development of the latter.
The barley amp reports may be summed
up thus :—Total yield for the province
below the average, grain lighter in
weight than usual but first-olass in oolor.
Oats. The oat crop has not turned out
no well as in ondition on July let in•
dicated. The excessive dry weather
checked the growth of straw, which as a
consequence will be somewhat shorter
than tonal, and will give n lighter yield
per note. The grain bus not filled
perfectly and will be a libtle tight ; the
yield will be only fair, Some damage by
rust has been reported but the almost
universal compleent is from grasshoppers.
Four -fifth of the correspondents from
the Lake Erie counties refer to them.
From Lambton, Simcoe, Middlesex,
Northumberland and Durham, Prince
Edward, Lennox and Addington and
Prontenao come reports of great destruct.
tion to everything growing in the fields.
Correspondents report them more
numerous and destructive than for nanny
years. Althoegh the acreage originally
sown in oats was larger than usual, the
total yield will, contrary to earlier pro -
poets and indicatione, probably fall con-
siderably below what would be oonsidered
a good yield for Ontario.
Peas. Thie orop promises to be fair to
good. The vines podded well but the
drouth hies prevented the pods from
Oiling perfectly. The "bugs" are ogoin
reported as (king extensive damage in
the West Midland and Lake Erie die.
friths. In going over the entire province
the orop appears to be somewhat uneven,
very light in some plans owing to drouth
and rapid maturing; badly damaged by
the pea bug in others, while in some
township.; it is excellent. On the whole
the crop will be about up to the average.
Harvesting heel begun August 1st in a
few plums, sons 0171 11 in progress August
15th all over Ontario.
Bye, Much of the rye has been out
and fed green ; the small quantity left to
mature loos turned out a, fair crop in
post oases. Drouth choked its growth
somewhat.
Beans. The harvesting of the bean
crop is being
somewhat extended in time
this year owing to the cliffloulty and de-
lay in planting. Holy planted has
yielded en average quantity of good
quality ; late planted will turn out below
the average in both quantity ane quality
owing to the drouth. Reports indicate a
largely impend eereage, and only a.
moderate yield on the wbctle.
Timothy and clover hay. The hay
harvest began about the hest week of
June anti ran on to the last week of July,
The earliest cutting reported to us sons
Pune 20th ; on Admit 12th 801110 hay
seas yet to be eat ho Muskoka. Clover is
by far the best crop of this iseasoe,
timothy the second. Not a single repot:6
comes to to of less than one ton to the
son, very many give two tons to the
aore, some give tbeee and a few even go
,over three up to beer. The weather wag
on the whole very favorable, and the orop
horsed or Omitted in line onditiOn.
Some of the early out sons injured by
epee.; some of the laced cut was into.
fared with by the wheat harvest and
metered too Muth. Parra help was
ohorb about the middle of July when hay
and whine harvesting were both in pro.
gren. A few sample comments may be
given : 'Mold not be better" i "the
heaviest crop for many yeare" ; "never
IOW hotter" ; "seeneed in good weal.
lion" -; "beet in 20 yoke" ; "in some
pluses clover had to bo drawn from the
field it grew on to dry." Although the
1892 crop was very large, that of 1898 is
larger by 578,719 tons, The Booed orop
of clover was pgaeticedly a failure, Tele
report on hay As final.
Corn. This orop is cultivated in the
Lake Erie district more extensively than
in any other distriob, and the orop is re-
ported on the average to bo very fair,
though the drouth has ended it. In
other districts what oorn is grown is re-
ported to be fair. Hill orn ie exoellent,
while ensilage is nob up to the mark.
Flax and hops. Flax and hops aro nob
generally grown, but where they are
cultivated the drop varies from "failure"
to "exoellont," with the preponderance
in favor of the latter term.;
Potatoes. Potatoes will only be up to
the average, and probably not that. In
several of the distriots, particularly in
the western part of the provincs, this
crop has suffered from drouth, while in
the other districts they are, as a rule,
reported small and scraggy without any
cause being assigned.
Roots. The reports regctrdiug roots
aro encouraging. They appear to have
bad a good start and in mite of the
&mill complained of in many quarters
they give good signs oe yielding above the
average,
Fruit. The reports regarding this orop
indioate that apples are a complete
failure throughout the province. Very
few schedules give oue.bliird of a crop,
while in the majority of instances the
answer to the question is either "com-
plete failure" or "none." In the Lalce
Erie district grapes appear to be ex-
cepbionelly fine, while pears and berries
are above the average. In the Lalce
Huron distriot berries are good, and
thereto and grapes fair. In the Geor•
glair Buy district, cherries are a fine crop
in Grey, while in Sitnoe the berries are
excellent and grapes fair. The St.
Lawrence and Ottawa, East Midland and
Northern distriots do not report favorable
an anything but berries. Several of the
fruits do not (teepeer to be cultivated in
many seations.
Pastures and live stook. The reports
from all districts show that pasture, up
to July 20th, was good, but after that the
fields began to stiffer through lack of
rain. Pasture, therefore, for the past
few weeks has been a failure, save in the
Northern, East Midland and the north-
ern portions of the St. Lawrence and
Ottawa distriots. In them the pasture
has been and is good. The stook, how.
ever, have done well considering the
season ; and the indications are that fall
and winter fodder will be ample. The
supply of dairy produce, considering the
province as a whole, is about the average.
Complaints are made that there is 4
sorcity of butter in rho west, owing to
the dry weather causing the milk supply
to lesson, In the north-eastern pad of
the province there are no soh oona.
plaiubs.
Bees and honey. From every quarter
the bees are reported to be in a healthy
condition, and they have not suffered
from any complaint during the Summer.
From the Georgian Bay distriob it is re-
ported that n large number of colonies
were destroyed by the severe weather of
the past Winter. Swarming all over the
province wherever bees am kept Was
good. The supply of nectar, in field and
forest in one or two instances only is re.
ported to have been delioient, but in all
others it is good, except in a few oases
where it is given as superabundant.
The average yield per colony is variously
steted. This depends largely upon the
manner in which the bees are oared for.
Some colonies are reported as yielding
20 lb., while the average appears to be
40 Ib., with not n few eating at 80, 100
and 150 Ib. In West and East Midland,
Northern and Georgian Bay districts
bees are not extensively kept, nor are
they in the counties of Huron and Bruce
in the Lake Huron distriot. The answer
to the question, "Are bees in a thrifty
condition abpresenb ?" is unanimously in
the affirmative.
Farm Moe. By the answers given to
the quotients on bhis topic it would ap.
pear that the farmers do not have muoh
additional help in the harvest. They
novena to hire men for the greatest part
of the year, say 7 or 8 months, and trust
to machinery bo enable them to secure
their crops. In the Lake Ontario dis•
triot there appears to be a scarcity of
farm laborers, with wages in harvest
time ranging from 01.25 to 99 per day,
and from 1115 to $40 per month. From
the St. 1.15W1.0000 and Ottawa district,
soma notions report a scarcity because
the young men are in the Jumbo mills.
In the East Midland distriet the supply
of 'abet is given as fitiely good, and the
wages $1,25 per dny, and 926 to $110 a
month. Other sections of this distriot
report the anomalous condition of the
soaroity of labor and low wages. In the
Northern distriot the supply was nob
suffieient, gave in Algotna, where quite a
number could not get work. The supply
in the Lake Erie distriob appears to be
"not quite sufficient," and bbe average
wagee era quoted at $1.25 per day and 926
per month. In the Leke Huron dietriot
lichee is plentiful, except in the county of
Brno, while there le A searaity in the
Georgian Bay and Weet Midland die,
trims. The average rate of wages for
harvest hands throughout the provinces 15
about 91,25 per day and 924 per month,
Mr, Thomas, aged 72, of the 51h con,
of Tilbney North, was mowing nevey
grain on Friday for hie two eons. When
the boys returned to the barn with a
load they found their fatter lying in.
sensible on the floor, he having fallen
from the mow on his head during their
absence, TI10 injured 110411 was badly
beeline about the head and body, but
there is a °bathe of hie life being need.
The residence of Mee. Wnellanda, near
the tunnel stetion, Bernie, Was bnrglor.
ind the other day, while the family were
off on a trip to Stag Island. The thieves
gained admen to the house 015 the cellar,
and helped themselves to a number of
atticlee. They borrowed a new poet of
boots and left an old pair as 8e0uri69',
booklets carrying off a eevolvet and ante
munition aol some jewelry,
•
1898 W. H. KERR, Prop,
AUSTRALIA TO TORONTO.
To the Editor of Tun POPPO,
Thal{ SI11,—I have just returned to
Grey, after an absence of nine min izt1
the "Radiant Land of the Souther,
Sons." You may be surprised to know
that oopies of your interesting paper fre•
quently reached me there. I believe my
father has been a eubsoriber and on
onesional contributor ever sinee ib
stetted. Besides it is the househole ine
telligenear of many of my old friends and
schoolmate's, whom 1 have not forgottem
for "Aec we ramble on, foud memory
wanders baok, to conjure np the scenes
across life's beaten traok." 11 Was en
the 3.8th of July when we itteamel op
the glorious Sydney Barbee and pegged
the Heads es tlie flickering rays of the
setting sun gilded the city steeples and
splashed the Bones we cannot forget in
a misty glamour of gold. The air Was
balmy and the evening beautiful but our
thoughts were not on these ; we were
thinking of those who had come to see
us off and others, the fond and familiar
Moo among the handkerchiefs waving a
lest good-bye. Who has not been touch-
ed when parting—probably for ever—
from those whom association has linked
togebher 7 Bat soon, too eon, we ale
carried away on the bosom of the merci-
less ocean and feelings not pleaeaut but
common to voyagers dispel sentiment
and weaken fondest fancies'. Many went
to bed early to save the upsetting of
thole stomachs but next morning nob a
few had lost their equilibrium and faces
were long, doleful and awry. We were
on the Miowera, one of the new ateamers
oonneoting with the C. P. 11. at Van -
(louver, OM Fl nothing of note °marred till
we reached Moreton Bay, ab the mouth
of the Briebane River, at noon on the
201b. Here we found Hutt on account of
the bite floods the river had been silted
up and we were unable to go up to the
pity of Briebane, the ompital of Queens -
lend. A tender brought out the limits, a
few passengers and POMO cargo, prince -
pally pineapples. We were now 510
miles from Sydney and soon our stern
was towards Australia. 4.5 we turned
round in the bay and set our faoes in the
direction of a greater country where bet-
ter expectations were centred I Was re-
minded of the Sootehman's toast on the
occasion of his leaving the same great,
out of the way and in many places bar-
ren island, some years ago, viz.
"Here's to the blacks and kangaroos,
The land of snakes and big eines,
The squatter's heaven and swagutan's
heLaneol'
figtemblers fare•ye-well."
Australia is very dull at present, the re-
sult of land booms, mining inactivity and
bad government, too much protection, too
much shuffling, too much putting one
colony against the other and too little
united effort in any direction. The re-
sult is that the majority of the banks
have gone "bung" and the fiscal policy
of the (*entry is looked upon with sus-
piciou and more than half the people
there would be glad to get away. There
is not much hope of a better state of
things for four or five years so I thought
it best to come home. From Brisbane
to Honolulu is 4075 miles. We had no
storms and even iu the tropics the weeth-
or was not oppressive. Many think this
is likely to become the most popular
route between Australia and Great
Britain and also one from which Canada,
is likely to prat considerately. Oa the
27th of July we crossed the Equator and
the 180th meridian line nearly at the
same tine. The time on this side was
the 27th as well, so we had two Thurs.
days in the one week. The most mem-
orable sights of the tropics are the
gorgeous sunsets.
Over the port towards the West,
In the midst of a sapphire sea,
Streams of glory point to the place,
Away o'er the shimmering lee,
Where tinted shadows are gliding,
Between the horizon and me."
There are fleecy tinted clones like (wad-
ed wool, wrought into appareub snow
capped mountains, likenesses of animals,
trees, sandbanks, roofs, rivers, islands
and lakes shrouded in misty hoe ; tho.
whole are bordered with pink to varying
tints of red and are ever changing with
the grandeur of panaromio variety. On
the ist of Aug. WO reached Honolulu,
the capital of the Sandwich Islands,
where we remained for a few hours.
This le a, nice city with a population of
25,000, some good buildings and pleasant
streets shaded by the c000anut, palm and
other troploal foliage. We visited tho
peewee of the deposed Queen Lilionkalani
and were shown through the reception
and throne roma, which are ye* grand.
There are many costly ormemeuts and
fine oil paintings of a loug dynestry of
kings. Is it not an epoch 10 a life time
to treed the halls of royalty ? Our next
move was for Vancouver, distant from
Honolulu 2485 miles. After oiling at
Viotoria, the capital of B. 0., WO passed
through some very fine scenery in the
Waits North of Puget Sound, with
Washington Territory on the right and
Vancouver Island on the Ida At 7
cloak on the evening of tho Oth inst. we
reached Barnard Inlet and nomad up
to the wharf ab Vanoouver. This city
has made rapid strides Ind has already
a population of 20;000 and many line
buildings. It is the Canadian gateway
to the Pacific setts and is likely to bo.
oome ono of one moat important oities.
Out next mode of transit was the 0. P.
R. to Toronto for the low rate of 934,30
06011. One luggage was choked right
through, relieving us of all responsibility.
Prom Vancouver to Toronto -2585 miles
—we only changed ore once, at Winnie
peg where we waited 20 minutee. Up
the Printer and Thome rivers I can
hardly describe hen. The Columbia,
which we °rented before asoending the
Reeky Illonntaing, is Marked on our
geographies bub the wilti and awe inepir.
Ing rugged telethon of the panes, tunnels,
oanyone, netting, foaming bemire, snowy
peaks and glaziers of this greet attain are
beyond the language of the geographer%
pen. The eye alone on &envoy the cor-
ked inapeernion. Then whet a change
we find on this side in the nuttehlees
praitie. The transition 15 04 marked no
a great oho, after 0 terrine bunions,
Monotony reigns us we pass over this
master piece of vastness. In the Wed
are great ranches and East towards
Winnipeg are signs of cultivation. The
provinces of Manitoba seems well settled
and many families and parts of more
from Ontario, familiarise and bind 16
more closely to this province than any
other. Tho road from here to that now.
est of Canadian !settlements is wall
known, likewise the way vioe•versa, 4.
peoulier gladness seems to grow upon ne
as we approach the familiar noes of
home after n Envies of years in a distant
land where habits and customs are
different, where antipodean seasona are
the reverse of ours, where the sun circles
round the north and the southern oroes,
hung in a olearer sky than mire, watches
with the moon the balmier nights in the
lend of perpetual green.
Respectfully Yours,
J. Seaman.
NOT CORRECT.
Ma. Enr2011,—Some malicious minded
person has circulated a report Etat one
alleged midnight fracas, mentioned in a
recent issue of your paper, happened at
my house. In order to eon this matter
righb I state that such reports are
simply deliberate falsehoods old without
O shadow of fouudation.
Jour; S. SMM1,
Brussels, Ont.
CHURCH CRIMES.
Next Suuday Rev. S. Jones will preach
in Melville church.
Rev. I. Rose, B. A., preached at St.
Helens last Sunday. The pastor is away
in the Old Oo 'retry.
The usual morning and evening ser.
V1088 will be withdrawn in St. John's
church next Sunday.
The Methodist Sunday school anniver-
sary services have been poetponed nobil
the last Sunday in Septeinber.
Confirmation service was held last
Monday in the Roman Catholic church
in this place. Bishop O'Connor, of Lon-
don, and Rev. 1 ether. West, of Gode.
rich, assisted Rev. Father Kennedy in
the exorcises.
Rev. R. Paul will weepy the pulpit of
the Methodist church next Sabbath in
the absence of the pastor. The following
Sunday, 10th inst., the preaching ser-
viceet will be withdrawn. Sunday oboist
at the usual hour.
The book of Exodus formed the founda-
tion for last Monday evening's program
at the Epworth League. The subjeot
was sub divided as follows and was very
interesting and instruotive :—The jour-
neyings of the children of Intel, Mise
Mina Torooboll; Meaning, contents,
anther and date of book, Rev. G. EL Cob-
blediok ; Phnroah and the oppression,
Dr. Cavanagh ; The Tabeenaele, Et. E.
Maddook ; The Ark, Mrs. Dobson ; The
Holy Garments, Bruce Wilson ; Quo.
tion drawer, Rev. Mr. Cobblediok. The
chair sons °coupled by Brno Wile=
Nest Monday evening will be Roll Call.
Knox church Sabbath school piomie
and church festival came off as announ-
ced on Thursday afternoon of last week.
The weather was all that could be de-
sireci and the attendance good, molder.
ing that many were not through harvest-
ing and sioknees in several families of
the congregation. The scholars Esmond
themselves in swinging and playing ball
until the program was annotate:led. Be-
fore enjoying this lemonade was plenti-
fully supplied. A good program then 00.
copied the tiro until supper was being
spread on spacious babies ereotad on the
leave ab the parsonage. While this was
being done the scholars assembled in the
Park auci had a scramble for nuts
and candies. Any who failed to get a
fair share in this way were given BOOM
personally. After partaking of at hearty
supper many of the soholats repaired to
the swings ; these were capable of hold•
ing six or more each, and seemed to have
boa perbicularly enjoyed.
Geoneersa,1 NOVVA.
New York has 3,040 Smiths.
There are 1,180,211 foreigners resident
in Francs.
The Jewish Denominational Congress
opened at Chicago on Sunday.
The funeral of the tato Duke Ernst of
Saxe-Oolenrg and Gotha took place at Oce
burg on Monday.
Wm. Howletb, aged 80, fatally shot bis
sweetheart at Brooklyn, N.Y., on Mon.
day and then committed Kuehl°. The
girl had broken off their engagement.
The Wilson bill to repeal the sneer
purchasing clause of the Sherman not
was adopted by the United States Con-
gress on Monday 'by ct vote of 211 to 109.
The Hungarian ffeinieter of Agrioulture
estimates the world's prodnotion of wheat
this year at 2,279,000,000 busbelts, against
the official average of 2,280,000,000
bushels annually for the past ten years.
The negotiations between the French
special envoy and the Government of
Sion aro at a oonapiete standstill, owing
to whet Siem considers exorbitant de -
mends on the part of the French repro.
:tentative.
George P. Witherbee, of Pert Henry,
N. Y., and six young oompanione, who
were sailing in Witherbee's yacht, the
Alpha, were capsized in Lake OhaMplain
at 11 °adorr on Monday. Witherbee and
five of the boys were drowned.
A 7-year-olci child tell into an ell svoll
more than 80 feet deep at Fax Rooky, -
way, L. I., and moped with only a few
bruisee. The wider at the bottom roaolt•
cd to her waist, in which elle stood far
more than an hour before being missed
and rescued.
Some Hine ago an attempt was made
to smuggle nearly 200 tins of Viotoria
opium ashore at San Francisco from one
of the Sound enamors. The stuff 0040
!seized, oondemned, and offered for sale n
week ago. No one would give five dol.
Mrs to tin for it, and the Goveremant
would not sell it for loos. The matter
wee reported to Washington, and in.
Art10610110 dame to burn the tine and
their =Amts.
Prance has tnore persons over 60 years
of age proportionately than any other
country. Ireland oomes next.
A. South Carolina men living in Char-
leston, sent 8.11 invalid% their of his own
invention to Cenen Victoria, and be has
received an acknowledgment of the gift,
actoompanied by e portrait of her
majesty.
The narrowest part of the Strait of
Florida, through width the Gulf stream
flows at the rate of five knots an hour, ie
60 miles wide and 1140 a mean depth of
4150 &theme. Xf this were stopped up the
oletpate of thin country in winter would
be totally changed,
A. cloudburst made havoc in the Epiries
distriot, in Hungary, last week. Fifty
persons and many bead of °abide were
drownee, One hundred henna and
several railway and other bridges wore
demolished, and much of the harvested
orop was destroyed.
TO 1778 the beat of Bologna was so
great that numbers of people were etified.
In July, 1703, the heat again became in•
tolerebie. Vegetables were burned up
and fruit dried on the trees, The farm.
boors and woodwork in the dwelling
houses cranked and aplit, tidal meat want
bad in an hour.
In Hawaii, one of the Sandwich
Islancle, there is it spot called the Rock of
Refuge. If a criminal reaches this rook
before oepture be is safe so long as he
remains there. 'Usually his family sup.
ply him with food until he is able to
make his escape, but he is neva allowed
to return to Its own tribe.
A. fateful coaching accident line oc.
°erred near Ilfracombe, a fashionable
onside resort in Devon. A. coach filled
with people was proceeding along o road
that was bordered on one side by a high
precipice. When near the edge the coach
went over, carrying passengers and
horses to the bottom. The escape of the
people from instant death was almost
miraoulous. No one was killed oub-
right. Eight received serious injuries,
however, and it is feared that four of
them will die.
"Few persons," says a railroad man,
"have any idea of the enormous coat of
rolling stock. The price of a single car
ranges from 915,000 down to 9880. The
former is the price for a firstmlites Pull.
man car, while the latter is that of what
is known as a flat oar such as are need
to haul gravel and diA. A common, flat.
bottomed coal oar oosts 9500, while s car
with a double hopper -bottom ie quoted at
a hundred more. A. refrigerator oar
costs e550. A oombined baggage and
mail oar costs 93,500, and a firstmlass
coach ie valued at 95,500."
4 roost distressing ancident, resulting
in the death of the wife of W. N. Win-
ans, the well known dry goods merchant
of Detroit, =leered at 489 Third avenue,
about 12 okslock Friday night. Mrs.
Winans was entertaining her cousin,
Mies Minnie McGehee, of Rochester, N.
Y. ancl the two had spent the evening
calling upon friends. They returned
shortly before midnight and found Wes.
ley G. Winans, manager of the store,
sitting up wailing for them. fle was
playfully handling 1 83 oalibre revolver
which Mrs. Winans had been aothetoreed
to have tear her when her husband was
away from home late at night, when the
weapon aooidently disohaaged and the
bullet passed through her abdomen,
causing a wound from which she died
shortly afterwards.
A special to The Ohioago Evening
Post, from Philadelphia, on Aug. 29tb,
says :—The Press this morning publishes
a four -column article confirrning the
Evening Post's despatch from Boston
about a month ago which stated that
President Cleveland underwent an opera-
tion on the yacht Oneida for the re.
moval of a cancer. The operation re.
quirect the cutting away of a considerable
part of the upper jaw boue, and so far
there hall been no smiths effect. The
Press says thab Mr. Cleveland is yet a
very sick man, and that his physician
fears that mortal disease is still lurking
in bis system, notwithstanding the heroic
efforts of surgery to remove it in July.
Secretary Lamont, who wits in New
York a few days ago,•was very apnea.
hensive concerning the President's
present conditiou. He said, in %newer
to it queetiou from Colonel Mimeo :
"The Presideut is a sick man ; how sick
we cannot tell,"
Orteetadtes.111 No wee.
The SS. Sarnia has been eoeu in tow
of the Allan lino Montevidean.
At Aylmee, Tuesday, J. 0. Donee, ex -
M. P. P., was ohosen as the Liberal can.
didate for East Elgin in the opining loot
°lotion.
ifilThe clothing store of Aimee Dan, of
Fergus, Out,, was burglarized of $75
worth of clothing and other goods on
Monday night.
Owen MoDonnell, of Montreal, a well
known feed dealer, committed Bejaia° by
cutting his throat with a piece of glass
from a broken bottle Saturday morning.
He was suffering from delirium tremens.
He leaves a widow and one ohild. Mc-
Donnell was in good eirotimatanoes but
had been &tithing heavily lately.
The Winnipeg Free Prose of the 2151
gays t—just what a thief would not steal
would bo hard to toll. Mr. Boyce, the
earriagemitenfeaturer, reported to the
police thio morning that during the night
some persons had entered his shop and
stolen a 220 Ib, anvil, one or two hem.
mere, e comic, of pinchers and a couple
of other email tools.
Mrs. John Mitten, Who Bog about font
miles from Watford on the fourth line
of Warwick, was in Watford Tuesday
evening, with her somin•lew, Mr. Ila.
rower, and had josh returned to Mr. Rae.
rower's when he got oat and lead the
team though the gate and went back to
shut it While Mrs, Wilson held the lines.
The team started off and ran away, roto.
eing.into the eido Of tile bath and over.
turtling the wagon, Ales. Wilson had
hot arm and leg broken awl was badly
oat abort the heed and floe and died
about an hour afterwarde, ilue leaves
Milhaud and three children te inourn
her sudden cloth,
The Allem steamship Siberian was do.
Mined eix hours at Montreal 'Wednesday
by Cattle Inspector Morgan for having
no meal on board for a shipment of 200
cattle, When 900 pounds meal was
soured the ship was allowed to
sail.
One night recently Robb, Fox, of Lu'
can, got up in his sleep and while week.
ing about fell and broke hie right arm
and out the side of hie faro very bacity.
Re got back into bod and knew nothing
about 11 1111 he woke up in the neoruing
and found himself disfigured and en-
able to move his arm.
After the hottesb and mon bitter eleo-
tiou campaign that Toronto bas ever seen
the question of running the oars of the
Toronto street railway was voted on by
the oltizens Saturday, and the proposal
rejected by a little over 1,000
majority. About a year and a half ago,
when the same proposal male before the
citizens for their decision, a majority of
nearly 4,000 votes was rolled up against
it. One of the most remarkable things
in connection with the campaign which
ended teatarday is the fact that oat of
the seven daily newspapers which To-
ronto supports but one (the World) sup.
ported the innovation. There was in.
tense excitement after the polls closed,
and the streets were thronged with
crowds of people until a late hour, when
the final result was placed beyond doubt.
Voting commenced at 9 a. m. and con.
tinned till 7 p. m. The vote oast was
the largest by several thousands ever
cast in Toronto, totaling to 27,811. The
biggest vote ever polled at a municipal
election peevioasly was 24,500, in the
Sunday oar campaign of 1892. The vote
wee divided thus :--Por Sunday oars,
13,153 ; against, 14,157 ; majority
against Sunday cars, 1,003. Of the 24
wards of the city, all save the First
[the East End] gave a majority against
the oars, and, in the case of the First
ward, the majority for oars was only 20.
The antis held a very enthusiastio meet.
ing when the result of the contest was
known. The Sunday ear advocates held
no meetings, but cougratulated them.
selves that they had reduced the majority
against Sunday oars from 8,900 in Jana.
ary 1892, to a bare thousand bo August,
1893. 11 10 freely esserted, however, that
the cases of personation were very num-
erous, the election having been held under
°intimateness which prevented any
punishment for the fraud.
People We Know.
J. Spence is away on a holiday.
T. G. MoOracken was in Brussels this
week.
Mrs. 11. Paul spent n few clue in Kin.
cardine this week.
Miss Jennie Menzies has gone on a
visit to Stretford.
Rev. D. Miller, wife and children are
visiting at Toronto.
Wm. Wilton leas been quite ill but is
improving nioely now.
H. Gerry and wife arrived home from
Chicago on Tuesday evening.
Miss:Addle Vaustone was at London et -
tending the millinery openings.
Francis DeWolf is enjoying a holiday
visit with relatives at Kingston.
J. J. Gilpin Bind wife spent Sunday
with Dr. Whipple and wife, of Kinor-
dine.
Mrs. Ranee wed gundeltildren, of
Rothsay, are visiting Mrs. Wm. Bantle.
tyne.
George Fulton, formerly of Brussels,
intends removing from Ilarriaten to
London.
Min Green and Miss Maggie Smith
are in Toronto at the millinery openings
this week.
Min Annie Sinclair and Miss Tena
Menzies are enjoying a visit With friends
at Moleswoeth.
Miss Turnbull, of Stratford, and W.
H. Turnbull, of Listorrel, spent Sunday
with Geo. Crooks.
E. G. Mingay, of Toronto, was in town
for a few days obis week. He is time-
keeper on the 0. P. R.
E. Brown, of Yorkshire, England, is
enjoying a visit at Geo. Rowe's. Mrs.
Rowe is Iffr. Brown% anat.
Councillor MoOraoken and T. G. Mo.
Craoken, of lelarriston, go nest woek to
Peterboro' to visit relatives.
Albert and Alfred Denny, of Niagara
Falls, are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Samuel Smite, in Brussels.
Jno, Ament is away to Muskoka this
week on 11,1311SMOSEI blip. Mrs. AM0110 Is
visiting relatives at Milvertom
W. Radek* and Walter Wako took a
drive noross the country this week cane,
ing at Walkerton, Owen Sound and
other points,
Miss Mate, Miss Ethel Creighton,
Miss Edith Inman, and Alin Jennie
Wilson are attending the millinery
openings at Toronto,
T. Corry was away at Santa, this week
attending the High Court of the 'nee.
pendent Order of Foresters as the repre-
sentative for Brussels Othrt.
Miss Louisa Covenbry, of Wingham,
well known in Brussels, is no more. Not
that she died but she wedded Thomas 0.
Sperling, of Medea Rev, S. Sellery is
responsible for tying the nuptial boer.
Wm. Smith lett on Tuesday of this
week for Treherne, Manitoba, in re.
sponse to n telegram stating that his
brothetein-law, Mr, Whitman, was
dead, Mrs. Williamson and family nre
also in Manitoba,
On Friday of this week Rev. G. H.
Cobbleclich, A. Hunter, I.I. Dennis, J. 0.
Took, R. Lentherdale, G. A. Deadman,
Goo. Henry, W. R. Kerr and Dr. Casa
anagb leave for a trip to the World's.
Fair. Mr. Cobbledielt end ye Eclitoe
May go on to St, Louie, Missouri, where
the World's Sunday School Conveution 15
being held on the 4111, 5th and 6th inets.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Duality Holmes. and Miss Elwood, of
Goderfah, which is to take place in St.
George's church, Goderich, on the 6th of
Sept. Ale. Holmes is the olden sou of
D. Holmee, forinerly of Bruasols and a
member of tho firm of Cameron, 'Holt se
Relines, while Miss Elwood is a grand-
theoghtet of the len Arolideanon Elwood,
both young people being well known and
emptier in Somety.