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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1889-9-6, Page 1Volume 17. eeubbrbbebobera Noma. 'A WEEK AT MA:CKINA:C. 0030108 s peon 088911 00 Ane. 10. Description cannot possibly do justice to the beauty of the drives on Mackinac Island ; they must bo aeon to be approa!- ated. Tho island is thickly covered with a growth of small cedar and in planes hero is a sprinkling of beech and maple. The soil is hard and rooky, 11)15 the roads re irregular, generally leading to the efferent points of interest. The smooth Mistime roads, the fresh greenness of the rens and moss, the cedar -scented air ncl the delightful driving along between MN you can touch with your hands, now and then stopping with oxolamations of wonder and delight es some opening discloses an exquisite view of water, or a bit of scenery, malts a day spent in this way one never to be forgotten. On Fri - .;day morning wo select a carriage from Stile many always waiting near the clock, ,end choosing one large enough to parry 41'511 tate party wo start merrily out. First , ground the broad sweep to the eastern end of the village street past the Island louse and the school out to Robertson's 'ally. Retracing oar way to the Island le house, the horses climb the steep zig-zag hill road, and turit'ug to the right WO are on the road to Arch ]lock. The roads lead hero, there, and apparently every- where, verywhere, the trees meet overhead and wo can see nothing but the cool, dark forest us we bowl along over the hard roads un- til we reach Arcit Rock. 'Phis is a mag- nificent natural arch, spanning a chasm of 80 or 00 feet in height and 40 or 50 feet in width. Tho summit is 140 feet above the level of the lake. A path to the right leads to the brink of the arob, from which formerly visitors might walk to the summit of thsroak, which is about three feet in width, brit it is now unsafe, and the authorities have forbidden walk- ing on it. Here we see twigs of cedar growing out of what appears to be solid rock, while the eminence on either hand is dwelled with shrubbery, giving to the 'el.+cape richness and variety. If wo rend through the arch tvo find at the o of the plain rock a second arch, . magnificent but no less curious and lnderfel. From the beach below the 1010 is particularly grand and imposing; the mighty rook seems suspended in mill -air above ns. Taking the road that leads to the interior' of the island we soon find ourselves at the Sugar Loaf Reck. This reek is 181 feet in height, its shape is °onieel, and from its mai- cm grow a few pines and cedars. In the north side is au opening large enough to admit several individuals. Within this upon the smooth reek may be read the names of hundreds of visitors. As we approach this rook along the road the effect is grand and imposing. Like one who has braved the ages, it lifts its Tread high up toward heaven, in defiance of the fury of the elements. Tracor of water action now aeon or the sides of Arch Rock and Sugar Loaf, 200 fent above the level of the water, are precise- ly the same as those seen on those close by the water's edge. The next turn to the right brings us to Early's farm, the scene of the battle here in 1812. The old house occupied at the time by Done - an is here yet, end near the east end the bridge are buried those of the in left on the field by the Indians. , e had read history, knew England's wars by heart, and to battlefield talked of seemed a common place thing but hero we are standing on the spot where for defences of their homes and country, human lives had been offered up. Here was a battlefield ha earnest. The posi- tion of both parties was pointed out, and we could almost imagine we saw the In- dian skulking in the shade of the thicket, and tomahawk in hand. Following the reed through the farm we soon arrive at British Landing, so named because Capt. Roberts with a commend of English, t trench and Indians disembarked here (131'2, during the night, and °letting a i td across the island, like Wolfe at iebeo, next morning had his forces awn up on the plain above the fort. It ]the only strip of beach, possible for a ' landing, on the Island, except where the village -Is built. From the north end the view m fine, the landing being a semi- circular sweep of yellow sand, and at this distance the effect of the dark green foliage is beautiful. By following a trail through the woode a few rods to right of the landing, we reach Finn's stLye. A. stranger should not attempt this trip without it guide. The entrance is extremely low, but inside the Dave is aarge. Candles or lamp must be taken, plea only an occasional ray of eunlight ,.reaches hero. Near this cave some few of the trues, left of the once heavy growth of timber on the island, are yet standing. Coming beak to the road leading to Seg - ; at Loaf wo take the turn to the left and aro 800n at Chimney ]took. This is 'best seen from the water, and exactly 1i, resembles the end of a house with its chimney, mote particularly the old lash. ionod ponderous ohimney, formerly built ith a fireplace. half a mile from Fort Mackinac we find Skull Rook, noted as the place where Alexander Henry, the survivor of the horrid massacre at Old Fhfeokime', wail seeretod by the Chip• pewe thief, Wawatane, The road brings ne around the brow of the hill1 on w'hi0h Fore Maekinaa is built, and on the top Ivo pause to admire the Fort garden be- low the walls. It i0 oultivated by the soldiers of the garrison and supplies stn with almost every variety of veg- tiblae. Potetoe8, boots, carrots, rad. 'shoe, ouion8, cabbage, cucumbers, tlut- ihips, etc„ aro produced in groat and. libelee, Oherrie0, currants and stra30ber• rios tare grown plentifully, and there are also apple brew neaethe barn. In title garden is the sight be the old govern- , cont or connoil house, the first building built on the i01anc1. Altar dinner We telco rho boat at 1:80 for Ste. Ignawo tvhiol' is four mike from the Island, I fie• often called the "shoo -string town on account of consisting of two etroots ex. 'tending for throe miles around a semi• 'cnrettlaebay.. Itis a quiet place but the scenery 1s beautiful, South of it horpoinb extends into tete water like a beaten light, and behind the town the is alae abruptly around the whole amble bevebbean web la mune brxme, real w-an.mrn m m..l„•<nnuw w,webobbe r,�..�n.,oarx1 cave:,xmcc�swwmzurnlecw.,.,a mwamnn.+�+w+�*•mr„wwlbbbe BRUSSELS cONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 1889. Number 8. 01 :Tr ,rnauu.eiruu,anmmavama".sseew,yeeeeeem-•wuwemmarw-x.---...--rveeee. . -se. while they are young, and send them out when ,gown, as the ragle dict We aro not to be the elevee of our children, but to train theta so that when manhood is molted, they may be fitted to take care of themselves. No one is MX a man until he has learned to depend nu him- self. His description of the way the eagle swoops down end drives the youug oleo from the nest wits very line. Ile concluded by making the strong state. Ment, yet brae, that if a man will, in the race of life, he can choose a home where ohildron will be oared for morally, spiritually and physically. The reverend gentleman ie a flue ape:Amen of manhood with a 'full, rich voice, Hie services were much appro- oiated by the large congregations and he will always bo welcome in Brussels. leegth of the bay. From the water the view of the town ie pictnroeque, the long, arotoontelhaped town, with the =oath beach in front and behind the everlasting bulla crowned with shrubbery, and among thein nestle many fine reel• dermas in pieteresque nooks and also the court house and Presbyterian thumb. Almost in the middle of the town, just behind ono of the stores, a curious rock stands up out of tile ground, Itis about 80 foot high and is of a rough grey stone, crowned by a clump of cedar. Tho pop. Illation of Ste. Ignites is 2,500. There is a bIothodlab, a Proebyterian and a Catholic ohuroh, and soon to be Con- grogetional, from a historical point, Ste, 1g11aae is the meet interesting looal- ity in the state. It was settled in 1071 by Father Mergaetle, and from here he sot out in 1073 in search of the Minis- eippi. It was Hero hie bonds were brought in 1077, after his death at which is now Ludington, and buried in a vault in the chapel ho had himself built, and at the altar of which ho had often oleo - fitted. The chapel was burned down by the discouraged mfasionariee in 1703, and MargnettO'o final resting plane was lost sight of. An object of interest now is the iron oro dock built for the loading of the ore from the upper peninsula. It is built so that the railroad, which comes from the hills attho bank of the town, rues out upon it, which makes it vary high. It is almost in the middle of tho semioircular bay and runs far out into the water. We make a visit at the Presbyterian minister's, Rev. lir. Fer- ries, and take the "Algomahi" at 6:30 for the island. It has been blowing all after- noon and out on the water it seems a perfect gale. All evening the wind in- creases, so that vessels Doming into the dock roll and pitch in te way that snakes rib glad wo are not aboard. We had in- tended going by the inland water route to Petoskey, on Lake Michigan, 00 miles from bora, but, learning that we can go to Sault Ste. Mario the next day and re- turn the day after, we give up Petoskey trip and to -night maks our preparations to go to the Sault. Thea we sit on the piazza and watch the rising stlrm. There is no moan, !0111 it is so dark it can almost bo felt. The water id dash- ing up on the beach in great waves, coming 9 or 10 feet further than nsnal, and the roar of the wind and water make U impossible to talk out of doors. Tho "Algomah" oolnes in at 10 o'clock rolling and pitching so that her stern lantern leans far over the wtete'r. At 1 o'clock wo retire, wondering what poor sailors are probably lighting for life to• nighb on the lakes. In the morning the water is as smooth at, eves and there is not a breath of wind. At 9 o'clock we board the "Minnie M." and ate off for Ste. Marie. The fleet 82 miles are straight Pekoes the lake to the month of the river. We can see Lea Choneaux in the distanoo to the -northward, and on the right about 20 miles to the southeast of Mackinac, is the Spectacle Reef light- house. Just before entering the river we meet the "Soo Oity," the sister boat of the line, and torniog northward short- ly we stop at the little town of Detour. Pon fails me to describe the beauty of the scene that opens up before us. Over to the right lies Drumtnond'e, an Ameri- can possession, as are also the numer- ous small islands lying directly north of it. Leaving Detour we pass islands ly- ing on the bosom of the river like dots of green, and soon St. Joseph's, which is part of Canada, is on our right. How the Canadians on board all turn as the captain tells us that is "St. Jo's." The river with its succession of beautiful lakes and broad straits, their shores cov- ered with forests of cedar, pine and hard- wood, barely discernible in the dim hazy distance forms a panorama of most en- chanting yiews. Just before reaching St. Joseph we see, far away to the east- ward, the beautiful Potaganissiug Bay, studded with islands dense with almost tropical foliage and of surpassing loveli- ness. We are ehoWu the cliffs of Herber Island, a famous fishing resort, which enoirole0 a miniature bay, that could float the largest -nasals on water of al- most unfathomable depth. The mass of ruins on the grassy plain south of St. Joseph is old Fort St. Joseph, establish- ed by the French in 1792. One can see the walls of the barracks and magazine, and the great stone chimneys of the offi- cers' quarters. Soon We meet the Can. adieu steamer "United Empire," on its way from Lako Superior to Georgian Bay. For miles and miles We sea no sign of a human habitation, the wooded hills and shores seeming wrapped in densest solitude. We soon stop at Lime Island,however, the looation of the St. Mary Cinb, of Detroit. It i0 a beautiful spot, and there is a brick club house ; Belling is splendid in the vicinity and the people who greet the steamer from the dock seem to be enjoying themselves. Round Island soon comes in view, con. taining only seven sores, but held at an enormous price by its owner on anomie of its remarkable symmetry and quaint beauty. We pass Port au Erne on the American side, and soon come in sight of "the mountain" on the Canadian side ; ib is covered with fine farms and at, Josoph'e is -12 miles wide at this point. Sailor's Encampment on Neobioh Island is passed next, and WO aeon enter Noe. biah rapids. here we see in a deep bay on our left a number of dredges workiug for the government in Hay lake, which is to shorten the route to Ste. Marie 18 miles, The view to the east as we ap. preach Squirrel Island i0 enchanting. The Mountains rise dimly he the !lazy background, and 0110 glimpse between, to the viaintby of Bello Lake, is worth the entire trip. Hare wo see a piano of the C.P.R. as it O'o00es the month of e small river emptying into the S1, Marys ; the railroad seems to emerge iron the mountains and is tool lost to viow among them again. Cln to11's Land- ing, fanned for its raspberry jam, 1s 0oen reached, and then Garden Island. flora f0 a community, oomp000d of Indians, established hero by the Comedian Gov- erment. overmnont. These 10 a mission eltnrah and school and each family has a treat Of gro11t0 a houeo anti a Maoitinew boat. We cross little Lake George and enter- us meld not, but WO could 011 giv 1110111 Ipeovite8, (ley, e0 uts1ol 5001i01n le 6t,, iug.11 merely ohmen01 then see a town nod home training. ,0alto unto lining the river haulm for miles, it's opines gllstoting in the 0venhlt;'0 sun, and its whereas alive with the ellipping of two nations. Never can the beauty of lite, Marie be forgotten erten from the river, with the rapids ahead and the rail- road bridge above ; the Canadian town built on a cool green lovol with the forest behind, and the American ado on a high. lir ground and far away behind the pine forest. On our left wo sea I''ort Brady and on the right we gee a largo building on the Canadian side, almost buried in a dense growth of trees, which we are told is the Indian School. It is 5:30 p.m. all we go &there to make the most of our erne. The streob oar tithes no out to tho southern limit of the town and back, we buy some souvenir's to take home with us and then soon find our way to the government lock et the caved. The canal is beside the old disused one and is about 20 feet above the level ground. The look is 050 fent long and 80 feet wide and lifts vessels a distanoo of 18 feet. More tonnage imam through this canal in 8 months than through Suet. canal in o year, and the fast inoroa+ing oommeres necessitates a now lock. The government is building one 800 feet long and 100 feet wide by 21 deep. We wore fortnnnto enough to tee the water lowered in the canal' and the gates open to lot down four largo barges. It i8 a most wonder- ful sight and watching the water bailing and foaming lip at our feet it could only be compared with the whirlpool at Niag- ara. Wo watched the roaring, foaming dashing rapids with roil, liveIndians in their light canoes dancing fn the swift current. These Indians cannot he ex• Ogled in a sport wl1ioh lies More appar- ent than real clanger--shootin g the rapids. It is an experience always to bo remem- bered, as the man who said nfterwerd : -"I wouldn't have missed that for n hued. red dollars," On being salted to repeat it he said he wrinkle' t go clown again for a thousand. Wo linger about rho beauti- ful town till 10 o'clock then seek our berths on the boat, and aro awakened in tho morning by the cannon at Fort D cooly. We leave Ste. Mario at 8 a.m. and go back again over the delightful trip of 62 miles clown the river. At 4 p.m. we 11r - rive at Maokinaa Island, and after pack- ing and supper and good-byes we are oll00 m000 aboard the "Arundel" booed for 110n1e. I have not done ,justice to a great many things in writing those let- ters, as they would be too lengthy ; the climate, the scenery, the people and many other things have been but lightly touched. To appreciate, ono must see the beauty—of which one's eyes never tire, and breath the pare air that seems to send new life into the system. Tho long, cool evenings on the piazza or the water, the pleasant teequatutancss made during our stay, and the kindness and homelike feeling at the Mackinac all helped to make our stay pleasant. We leave at 7 p.m. regretting wo could not remain longer, and we sit on deck till the beautiful shores fade from our tight, and when long after dark, when we pass Cheboygan, the last twinkle of the elec- tric. light on the Grand Hotel ie lost to v0030, we say good-bye to Mackinac. Donations Isle 1 I sing of thee, Mackinac, my 1lfaokpao,. Thy lake bound shores I lova to sae, Maoki'ac, my SIaskins.. From Arob Rock's height and shelving steep. To Ohba nay Rook nud Lovers' Leap, `Where m80Or108 of the lost Ono sleep Mackinac, my alaokioac. —Si0LLA R. 081111,a0L. Great Field Trial. 7910 Toronto Globo of August 17111 says :--The great Exposition at Paris has proved all irresistible attraotion to Canadians, and all who return give moat enthusiasblo accounts of the extent of the preperatione made to instruct and amuse t110 world of tourists, who aro making the gay city their Summer Mecca. Among the first of 1110 returning Cana. dean pilgrims from this shrine of in- dustry and art was W. F. Johnston, Superintendent of tho Massey Manu- facturing Company's Works in this city. Mr. Jahnsten ]vas fonmol by 0-ir re- porter at the office of the Massey Co. lied cheerfully submitted to an interview. Was your visit ono of pleasure or busi- ness ? 30110 asked. Chiefly the latter, was the reply. I at- tended the great international f1o15 trial of Ike:vesting machines, which took place on July 10, 20, 21 and '22, in connection with the Paris Exhibition. I3nt, of course, I took in the Exhibition as well. It is really a wonderful affair, and a re- presentative showing of the best the world can produce in all lines. The buildings, as a whole, are architecturally beautiful. Those built by Russia, Rou- mania and other distant countries re. present a p500118r type of construction. Egypt is brought vividly to view by an exact representation of a street of Cairo, where life is carried o11 es it is in the ancient oily Edell. The finest building of all was Machin- ery Hall, covering eleven acres and with- out a post or pillar under the immense glass roof. lb represents a fine piece of engineering, being so constructed as to allow of contraction and expansion. This hall was so crowded that the harvesting machines had to be displryed in an an- nex. What abort the Canadian exhibit? We aro not represented there as WO sbonld be. A Government grant should have been made for the purpose. Only one Canadian maker of Agrioultural im- plements was reproeented outside of the exhibit of the Massey Manufacturing Company. Will you describe the test of harve ing machines in the great field trial ferred to ? Well, it was a test of a thoroughly praebioal character, and was the beat arranger] affair of the Hind I have ever seen. The competition took place on the great farm of Menier, the famous French chocolate manufacturer, which lies about eighteen milds from Paris, and comprises ten thousand acres, Monier, however, only farming five hundred him- self. It was certainly the finest farm I have ever seen, although some of their farming methods are behind ours. The grain for instance, is drawn in on two. wheeled carts to which ars attached two or three horses driven tandem, with two mon to manage the houses, and hi some oases a yoke of cattle with the yoke at- tached to the horns. The buildings on the farm were of brick—one barn being nearly 700 feet long and having a track at nue side like a railroad, on which a threshing machine is planed on wheels and the machine is driven by electricity. The thresher is thus moved along the track as the barn is cleaned out, the etraw being behind into bundles by a self - binding attachment as it i08ues from the machine. Their live stock oomprises the best breeds. Tho first day's Wet was held in a wheat field, 51 teen binders competing in the presence of a jury of tfventy-eight ex- ports. The crop was magnificent, though lodged and badly down at one end of the field. The field was measured out in pieces of about le acres, so that each machine would be tried in the standing es well as the lodged wheat, lots being deet for positions. A representative of the jury went with each maohino, taking notes on the following points :—(1) The evenness of the cutting ; (2) the binding; (8) the number of horses used ; (4) the number of men with the machine ; and (6) the time required to out the pieoo. The fifteer, started at a given signal, in the presence of a largo number of inter- ested spectators. 'Phe result ? Well, I started alone ; that is, without any per- son to assist me as the other drivers had. I cut my piece in 66 minutes, while the nest maohino to finish took 84 minutes and had two men in addition to rho driver to desist the machine in getting through, Some of the machines hacl nob finished in three hours 1 Some broke down and lift the field without completing their portion, while one wee allowed to leave the worst of its piooe as unfit to out with a machine. I had only one stoppage, to buckle the canvas te Heels tigihter, the machine and canvas being entirely now, Tho binder did not mins a shonf, nor did I stop once except- ing i1) the oath mentioned above. Was the machine you used on the Wel 0peoially made for the contuse No ; it was just the same machine tea eve 8011 to European fatnners–known as Massey'e Toronto Light Bindle. Sabbath School Anniversary Last Sunday the anniversary services of the Methodist Sabbath School of Brussels were held and were a decided success. At 10:80 Rev. James Living. stone, of Clinton, preached to the child- ren from the word "Friend," found in Proverbs 18th chapter and 24th verso. He took it up in the acrostic style and demonstrated very clearly how each letter represented some desirable gnali. floatien in a friend. His sub -divisions were :—Our Friend was our Father ; He was Rich; He was Interested ; He was Eternal ; He was Near ; He was Dear. The illustrations were good, the singing interspereed opportune and the service very much enjoyed by both the children and adults. At 2:30 p. m. a mass mooting of the school was held and interesting and instructive addresses were given by Rev. Jno. Ross, B. A., of Melville church, and Rev. Mr. Livingstone. A synopsis of the annual report showed the school to be in a prosperous condition. In the evening Mr. Livingstonepreaeh- sd from the words "As an eagle stirreth up her neat." He said the bible opened with a grand description of world.build. ing, but his theme was nest -building, not world building. Who wee not in- terested in to bird's nest. To him it was a wonderful thing. It was not some. tiling evolved. It was not by chance in that tree, rook or mountain top. He be. lieved the neat wan because the bird was. Yet we hear people saying there is no God, and yet we have title and other worlds. The fact that we have this world and the people on it is evidence that there 15 a God, who made and will take care of it and them. There are many lessons to bo drawn from the eagle and her nest.building. She builds up on the mountain top, 1. That her children may bo kept from bad company. She knows that down at the foot aro wolves, jackels and foxes. '2. That her children may have pure air, and those ate what we need for our children, good o0mpany tend pure air, because bad cpm. pony and impure air destroys Moro child- ren than enybhing else. Are We 80 me - fel as the eagle ? No. Wo generally ask, is there money in it. Many of na have known mon to leave the best civilization, the most enlightened ministry, and take their wives and fennflioe away into some desert place, that ho may add to his worldly possessions. They make a mise take, and he illustrated this mistake very forcibly, from the great mietake of Lot. Flow he clioao good pasture and well tvaterod, in his veinal greed for wealth. Ito said he believed ill giving our children money 1£ we could, maty of sheaf, or a hlud,rahce of any libel. The machine th,it ltulslicd second it the wheat was over two and te half hours in cutting the oats, the driver having to change horses during that time, the first team having given out. Tho outs were not only badly lodged but green in some places, and were therefore the more difficult to cut, l fintsbed my plena from end to 01111. with one swath, while eorno of the machine's were finished in the etandiog grain before they had half the width out in the lying grain, allowing the advantage of a mat:nine which is able to eat its width in tangled grain. Some were so long in finishing their parts that the jury were compelled to leave to catch the evening train for Paris before the matinee were through. I finished my notion at the further end of the Hold and drove back to the paint, where the spec. Wore stood, at a gallop. They cheered mo lustily, and numbers shook ]lands with me, and congratulated me on the snccoesful working of the light binder. While the other maohino were finishing their sectlous, I event over into the wheat Bold with my machine awl cut the piece of wheat that Wag left on the previous day as impossible to tilt. 1 bad no diffi- culty in cutting the.; piece, as many of the spectet0rs will testify. The third day of the test was im- portant by reason of the visit of Presi. dent Carnot and other distinguished men, which, of course attracted a largo crowd. A parade of the machines took place, the Massey Binder being profusely decorated with the tri.aolor, which attracted particular attention from the onlookers. The most perfootly formed sheaf, ahoeen for presentation to the President, was bound by the Massey Machine—no small honor in itself. The kat clay was devoted to testing rho draft by dynanometer of six out of the fifteen machines originally entered, which the jury considered worthy of a further test, namely, MaCorniok, of Chicago ; Walter A. Wood, of Hoosiek Falls, N. Y. ; Johnston, Batavia, N. Y.; Masaoy'sTorouto Light Binder, and a French machine. I luny° always held that the old-fashioned dynanometer test was a farce, as it entirely depends on the man who calls. This French test was made by a dynanometer oonstrneted ml wheels, the horses being removed from the machine, and the polo planed o1 top of the dynanometer, end connection made from the dynanometer to the whiflletrees, the horses being hitched to the dvnanoutoter same as hitching to n plough. The dynanometer is arranged with paper and pencil, is self -registering, and is therefore soiontifica'dy correct. The operator sat on the machine, but the Horses were led by another man, the same horses being used on each machine. All the grain that the machine cut while being tested was weighed, the operator also being weighed, the tinge taken, and infect everything was done to make the test perfect. First, the machine was tested when nutting a full swath, then running in gear out of tho grain, and afterward out of gear. A faithful record was kept of the resale of eaoh trial. When we receive the official report of this test wo will, no doubt, have the most correot results ever attained on this line. Whore was the other Canadian ma- chine ? Only one—the Massey—has been named in connection with the final test. The other Canadian machine failed to get a place in the final test, was Mr. Johnston's reply. Were you assisted in this trial ? Only by ,las. A. Duncan, the Paris agent, and Fred I. Massey, the European manager of tho Massey Manufacturing Company. The other leading firms were represented by an army of princi- pals, menager0 and exports, the contest being recognized by all as the most im- portant one ever held in connection with harvesting machinery. Then, on the whole, are you satisfied with the result as far as the Massey Binder is concerned. Perfectly 00. I are satisfied that the superiority of our machine was amply tested and shown, as evidenced by the applause of the spectators, and 1 have no doubt that the opinion of the jury will aocord with that of thoee who witnessed the trial. In fact, it has already been announeed, semi -officially, that the first order of merit i11 connection with the trial has been awarded the Massey Mannfaoturing Company. On the second day of the trial we went into e. field of oats w11i01t was in About the same condition as the wheat, and each machine had the stereo amount t0 elft tt8 111 the field of wheat on the appear. Sunday they were billed for Buffalo, but the police would nit a11ow Liao game to be played, Peter Jaokson, the pugiliet, reached London on August 30 and was 01 once driven to the Empire theatre, where he challenged all comers, with Slavin, Smith 00 Mitchell preferred. The lady ball players and a Welland nine played a novel game of ball Tnoeday III the presence et 600 spectators, who behaved tltemselv55 in 0 very disorderly planner, the score being 12 to 10 in favor of Welland. A lighted cigar stump sot fire 10 a row of stalls at the Oskaloosa, Ia., race. course on Friday last, Thirty horses were stabled there at the time, but Our. aogo P., valued at $4,000, was the only ono destroyed. A lawn tennis match at Newport, R.I., on August 30, for the championship of the world, between Thomas 1'ettibt, of 13oston, Mass., and George Herr, of Dub- lin, Ireland, resulted in favor of the lat- ter by 0.3, 0.1, and 0.1. At Buffalo nu Saturday 111m:ire hoover was insulted by a man on rho bleachers and had him put out, but the intrepid in- dividual climbed a telegraph pees outside tete grounds and ooltinued to enjoy the game and roast Hoover to his heart's con- tent, Both 0 Connor and Simla are in splen- did health and equally confident. The final deposit of three hundred pounds a side was made on Thursday evening at the Star and Garter, Itichmond. Very little money is moving, and the Aus- tralians are now very chary about leying odds. On Saturday, the 14th, the Tecumseh baso ball club, of London, leave for a western trip among the Tri-State clubs, playing at Jackson, Michigan, on the ]lith ; Greenville, 17111 ; Grand Rapids, 19th; Kalamazoo, 1611, ; Toledo, 20111 and ;31st ; Detroit, 23rd and 24113, and Ypsilanti, 28th, cloning the season at the latter place. There is a big eobemo in project in New York which will probably material. ize within a short time, looking to the erection of a large building of iron and glass where the game of base ball may be played all the year round and in all hinds of weather. The articles of incor- poration are already drawn up. The capital stook is $500,000. So says a dis- patch from New York. At Chicago, o1 Saturday, two nines calling themselves "Doctors" and "Un- dertakers" engaged in agame of baseball. In the seventh innings when the Under- takers were well in the lead, Jae. Mc- Namny, their pitcher, was delivering a swift inshoot when his arm snapped a few taches from the shoulder, and he fell to the ground unconscious. His arm was broken, the bone almost protruding through the flesh. In a match game of billiards at Chica- go last Thursday night between Schaefer and Ives, on Schaeffer's new champion cushion, "The Wizard," made the phe- nomenal run of 881 pointe. The game was 1,000 straight, which Schaeffer has not played before in ten years. In the opening inning he made 14 points, in the second only 2, in the third 101, in the fourth 2, and in the fifth he ran the game out by snoring 881 points. Ives' best run was 224, and his average 111, he making a total of 551 points. The first yacht ever ran by electricity made a trial trip in Jamaica bay, N.Y., on Saturday last. She has no smoke- stack or pipe of any hind showing, nor has she any spars. The only thing that suggests machinery is a sot of switches. These ewitohes are on the wall of the pilot house, above the wheel, and occupy a very small space. They start, stop, beak or slow the boot as the pilot may wish. There is no sound of machinery about her when in motion and she goes through the water noiselessly. She is 86 fent long and has a draught of 8L feet. Syraonse Courier :—"The base ball ad- mirers are talking of the pennant again, and says that if the Stars will only win the pennant after all their bard luck that they will give them a good benefit at the close of the season. I will agree to sell 600 tickets myself for a benefit game between the Stars and Rocbestere,' said a prominent base ball man the other night. 'I think we oould get the Roche - stars here for $100 and their expenses. If the stars win the championship, and they have a good chance to, there w,11 be a benefit game that will net each player 0100.' " - Sporting Column. The new York World remarks that many good judges now say that O'Con- nor will win. President Spalding says ho is in favor of doing away with foul balls alto- gether. Robert Bonner may take Maud S. to California this fall and give her a chance to break her record. Mervin Thompson, the athlete, is now doing feats of strength and wrestling sots with a patent medicine show. James McLaughlin, the jockey, has signed a contract to train Pierre Loril- lard's horses at Baneocase neat year. Woodcock shooting will last until Jan- uary lat. Tho quail season opens on the 16311 of October, and lasts until Deoem. bar 16th. A game of cricket was played at Exeter Tuesday—Forest vs. Exeter, which re. exited in favor of Exeter by a scorn of 68 to 57, with ten wickets to spare. O'Connor and Searle have both prom- ised, whether they win or loso next Mon. day, to visit Newcastle -on -Tyne before returning to their respective homes, e Hanlan is Anxious to conte before th. public again. ere states that he fs will ing to row the winner of the Tearer. Gaudaur 11100 lot a substentiai stake. Duncan C. Rosa last Thursday boat the hoav hammer throwing reeerd, covering 109 feet 9 bathes at the annual pio-nic of the Heston Caledonian 200101y hold ab Oak Island. Miss Annie Johnson, of England, on sexed 20, accomplished the feat of re. mamiug under water art a tank 8 minutes 10 seeends, thus boating Lurlhno's r00ord by 18ee seconds. Tile female ball players were to have played in Galt on Saturday, but did not Cn:nsLditl.l New$. E. F. 13. Zoellner, the furniture menu- faoturar of Owen Sound gave a picnic to his employes last Friday evening, which was attended by about 8,000 people, An oily.tongued youth has lately visit., ed the sturdy yeomen in Bruce county, representing himself as an agent for a Toronto tea limn. The said firm, so this youth maintained, being anxious to in- troduce their wares into every house in the Dominion, had arrangements to give a valuable present (organs, pianos, sew- ing machines, etc.) to every individual who invested $2.50 for 5 pounds of tea (95 cent tea). To show that his business was perfeotiy legitimate, and had nothing lode with lotteeio0, ea,lt subscriber, if they proferred, instead of taking their chance for a prize, could take as their premium a dozen solid silver feriae What could be fairer ? For they need not take the tea until they had obtained the forks. Now the man who offers 6 pounds of tea and a dozen silver forks, all for $2,50, must surely be the right man to deal with I And if this offer Was s0 good, the other must leo still better. Of course we'll tele our ehaxao dor the greater prize sail let the forks go. So reason meet of the victuns. Tho tea has just been delivered but the agent forgot to bring along the silver forks to those who soleoted th0011. On the tea beteg refused until they were produced, our kited belie - fader blandly returned the package to his wagon and drove on, inwardly ours. ung the sbrewdnoes of three who prefer; the "bird in the hand." The prizes for 111e othore ars eloubtless coming, but up• happily will probably ba 11lug, long time on the way.