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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-10-28, Page 1t 11$ Volume 18. COMMUNICATION. A FORESTRY Li 1."L'Pi1. 'MIS 10 711E TIMIi 000 0,00111t11ix0 )LINT RIND or TUBE ooio. 'So the 1:ditoe tit Tao Yos0. Sir.-- I would like to remind yonr read- ers who are landowners that this has boon with many trees a good seen year, and that those who wish young trees will hove no difficulty in obtaining thorn if they gothor the kind of seed thoy choose and sow it in rows now or in spring, fall is best, covering with sand to twice the depth of the diameter of the seed. Dur- ing the 1(0011 two of three years, in fact since the nutittor es been agitated in the press, many farmers haws commencer' small plantations. Ono near Poterboro' has planted thirteen thousand forest trees and intends adding largely to the number. This will be described fully in my next report, now nearly printed. But though some progress is being made there is not one in twonty planting who should, for in a very few years to low Mares so treated will be the most valuable part .of the farm. The planter referred to is trying the black and white ash, walnut soft and hard maple, elm, butternut, bittornut, spruce, white cedar and tamerao, and calculates to grow 080 trees to the acre, after thinuing. There are others who are planting bolts of trees three rods, or about fifty feet wide, along 0110 side of their farms --an excellent plan for shelter and if closely planted likely to give Dome fair timber in the inner rows ; but not calm -doted to procln0o the quantity of wood a square plantation will. When in Reuses some tune ago I saw two plant- ations of a mile square each, the trees all fore' feet apart each way, many of thorn then twenty-five feet high and Dight in. cher through. Tho proprietor, I was told, calculated that when bo began to out, it would yield, between railway ties, house timber and firewood about fifteen loads :1 day for over if properly oared for. This would represent a very large income, but no one who viewed these long, close, suc- cessive rows of lino straight trees could fail to sen that the amount yielded ulti- mately would be enormous. One main advantage of such growths of timber, if they were frequent among our farms, would bo the checking of the perpetual washing away of the fertile soil, a process greatly and beneficially retarded whore there aro plantations—which if broad and leafstrown, as they should be, hold largo quantities of water end distribute it gradually to the adjoining fields. Few understand bow constant and how pre. judicial is this process, especially where the land slopes. I baro aeon a steep bank ploughed, and when a hooey rain followed the whole tops of the furrows were gong, and little cutting loft but the deep mark 111 alto harder soil bolov. Tho draining is proposed as the remedy ; but whore the hard pan is near the surface it is not effective, and whore it is effective it is doubtful whether it can sunned here as in Britain, a climate where mois- ture is constant, Vera the fields, as a rule, seem to get red of it too fast. Tra- vel where Duo may, one sees no crops such as those of 10 years logo, when o tile was en unknown quantity. A. statement of Captain Beds is reported on this point. lie was, with a friend, inspecting his jetties at the Mississippi's mouth, when he drew up a bucket of tho black river water. (There it is, said he, ono half Lowe, Illinois, Arkansas and twelve other States, tho rest water. We oxo tearing out the heart of the United Status, with our gang ploughs and floating it out to sea. They set me to stop it with jetties. Beginning at the wrong end. Tho thing to stop freshets is leaved Ho )leant the leaf -bods of forests, which. held the rain. There is a moral for Canadians in this, for Ivo tare doing the same es fast as our harder soil will allow •ns. While many understand the value of trees some are very hard to convince. I read a report lately of a farmer whose place a com- mittee were examining to consider its Oleins as a prize form. He slid not got many "marks" as ho otherwise would, as ho had 110 trees planted for shade or shelter. Ho was opposed, to trees, it was said, as be thought they shaded crops in- juriously and Mica drains. He heel lost his crop of winter wheat, tho report stated in common with all in that sootton. How great a mistake 1100 here, will be observed from rho fact that the same summer I had been through the adjoin. ing township nearly term by farm and found by observation and 101000mou5 etaterne111 that rho winter whoot was, and lied been for years, generally a na- cos where it had had shelter and a fail- ure where it had not, The question has been asked -whothor, in ease of planting for shelter, it will not throw a shade, in- jurious to some crops, for some 20 feat to the norbh or west. Cortainly it will. For that small space, suo11 crops es spring Wheat or barley will bo weaker. Provi- dence, unfortunately, has nob created trees which will throw shade on cattle and alloy the 0011 to shine through on wheat, But, on tho other hand, wo aro drying up and impoverishing the land for wont of trobs, so that it i5 evident we must ]levo them sominthero. Furthoy, although 11110 spring ovhsot chose along ono side of the trees will bo weaker, tho geese will ottoi bo tnrieo as good thereas oleo. where, and the ground, over tho whole field, will retain the benefit of a shower (the chief aid to summer growth) much longer. Moreover, the vahto of the trues, if placed as suggested in the firstpart of t.bhe letter, will soon bo a very important consideration:. People have very Ifttln idea how fast theW000is going. Widen my 1 oollec11i011 this whole country wag au almost, unbroken mass of eplondid timbor Suet spread over most of the largo Cities, note we novo but a few scattered patents here end there (for tho f0ros115 of BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCT. 28, 1887. the north do not contain the class of wood needed) in 20 years thewill be little lett. them will be plenty of plant. ing done thou, lent now le the time for thane who wish to make it profitable. Toronto, Oot. 13, R. W. Purees. Huron .assizes. The Autumn sesalon of the high Court of Justice Was onened 011 Monday aftctnoou before the honorable Mr. Justice Rose. The following members of tho legal profession were present l2ossrs, Lount, Crown Prosecutor, 51. 0. Cameron, J. T. Garrote, E. Campion, 2, W. Johnston, Ira Lewis, P. holt, Wm. Proudfoot, B. V. Elliott, F. 11. Powell, A. H. Manning, L. 1",. Danoey and R. C. Hays. Tho Grand Jury was composed of the following gentlemen, Robert Webster, foreman :—Francis Smooth, Godorioh ; Robert Young, Gerrie ; Geo. Johnston, Morris ; Charles Harrison, Grey ; John Little, Turnberry; J. W. Smith, Godo - ricin ; Tiros. Robertson, Colborne ; Dun. can McEwen, Grey ; Geo. McDonald, Bayfield ; Jolla Harris, Grey ; Robert Ross, McKillop; John C. Kalbflish, Hay; Ed. Strachan, Colborne ; Robt. Webster, Ashlteld; Jas. Laithcc'aits, Goderich ; Richard Pickard,. Exeter ; Duncan Mo - Gregor, Tuekersmith ; Wm. Anderson, Howick ; Chris. Nesbitt, Goderich town- ship ; John Tiffin, Colborne ; Thos. Ginn, Goderich township ; Anthony Ivers, West Wawanosh ; John William- son, Howick ; Thos. A. Mills, Wingham. The Grand • jury having boon sworn, the learned Judge addressed thorn at 50010 length on the cases that would be laid before them for trial. After using the word trial, His Lordship ex rained to them how they were to try each case drat cams before them. The cases to come before the Grand Jury were, ono of shop breaking, one of felonious assault, then of cattle stealing, ono of escaping from the custody of a constable, and one of allowing a prisoner to escape. There was also what the learned Judge said might be termed" a 11000 ease, a chargeunder the Charlton Act. His Lordship also addressed the Jurors on the present system of confining prisoners charged with various offences, and pointed out tbo necessity of some kind of classification being introduced. The first case tried was Drummond vs. O'Rourke, an action for malicious prose- cution, and resulted in a verdict for de. Pendent. Graham vs. Corbett—Graham advanc- ed money to Corbett, who was managing a business for him ; Graham claims the defendant purchased property for his wife with the money advanced, and en- deavored to hold the wife's property good for it. Verdict far defendant. The case of Little vs. Bear, an action of sodnetion, was in progress when the court adjourned. The balance of the re- port will bo given next nvoelr. Noa•th•vves1 TWotete. Fourteen car loads of horses, imported from England, passed through Winnipeg last week en route for the ranching dis- trict. New machinery for the mill at Virden, Mane is said to have been ordered, and the erection of an elevator is contemp- lated. The Aseeoippi, Man., Flouring Mill Co. have reduced the price of grinding to ton cents a bushel. Toll is taken when re- quired. The people of Manitou say that the av- erage yield of wheat in that vicinity will be from twonty-aight to thirty bushels per acre. The telephone system at Regina is now eomploted, and was informally opened Wednesday with a musioal serenade to the subscribers from the central office. According to reports tho potato crop throughout the Province will bo a very largo ono. Four hundred bushels per acre is considored a moderato estimate. Robb. Lang, sr., Ook Lake, is the hap- py father of seventeen children, the lat- est, a slaughter, having or1'ivel last Monday morning. Mr. Long is 64 years old. Alberta Live Stock journal : The Brit- ish American Ranch Co. have sold 800 mutton sheep to Mr. 13e11, of Winnipeg. They aro to be delivered at once and will bo shipped within the Incident week. Last week's number of the Hon. DIr. Lariviere's organ, Le Manitoba, says "As wo go to press Ivo learn that definite arrangements havo been made by which the construction of the R.17.V.11, this tall hs enured. E. A. Struthers, of the 0.2.11, land de- partment, has a sample of rod Fyfo wheat, grown this year on Sir Donald A. Smith's farm at Silver Heights. The berry is very plump and hard, and the sample goes 06 lbs. to the hulled. A commission morcbant in Winnipeg received a postal oard frau a Chicago Arm telling them that their potatoes will find a ready sale in oar lots at Chicago. The circular also states that the Mani- toba poke -boos aro the boot on the market. Joseph Wolf hold the first solo of auc- tion 61 Winnipeg lots for 1887, at his rooms. A vary largo audience gathered to listen to the silver-tongued orator who succeeded in selling oightlote aggregating 91,072.60, when the owner decided to withdraw the balaloo. Mr. Davidson, ex-M.P.P., Rummer', es, finance ta , h t 800 000 bushels °fwheat will bo marketed this year at Noopawa eta - tion, M. mfr N.W.R. Mixed fanning is largely practiced in this notion. In ad- dition to the groin to bo anapest a largo theme,quantity of buttontheme,eggs and oth- er farm produce will be available for ex- port. Fannon hen entered largely into stook raising and frot} this source will realizdltandsome profits this yeae A. Visit to Washington. From the city of Baltimore to the A11101li0an National Capital of Washing- telt the dietetic° ie barely fortymiles, and is quickly travelled by rapid railway trains on both the Ponnsylvenie and tho Baltimore and Ohio lines. The former is known ]zero as the Baltimore and Po- tnmeo ilailvay, a comparatively now road running south westward from Baltimore beyond the great tiu11101e bored under its suburbs, incl int the outskirts of the oity being 00011ed under the rival line. Tho train 1110008 swiftly through a hilly region and by a winding route, circling about the rolling country to soolr the easier gradients, but presenting little that is in- teresting. About half -way betwoon the oitios a branch lino goes off eastward, down to the shore of Chesapeake Bay to Annapolis, the quaint and quint capital of the State of Maryland, standing in v beautiful situation on the Severn river, and formerly a seaport of pretension un. 1111 eolipsecl by Baltfmoro. As the greater city was given the name of Lord Balti- more, so this was originally called Anna Arundel, in honor of Lady Baltimore, and that is still the nano of its ecnnty, although the town cline to be finally known as Annapolis, from Queen Ante, who gave it voluabla presents. It is now best known as the seat of the United States Naval Academy, which has a fine establishment there. Our railway pass- ing Annapolis Junction, soon approaches Washington from the north-east, and long before the city is reached there eau bo seen its greatest landmark, the white dome of the Capitol building, upon its elevated location on Capitol -hill, rising high above the surrounding region, while apparently alongside is the slender and delicate shaft of the Washington Monu- ment. As we gradually approach, the railway circles around the eastern side of the city, and this movement of the train makes the monument apparently pass behind the Capitol from the right hand to the left. We cross the Anncostia, or eastern branch of the Potomac river, and' skirt along the sloping hillside of the Con- gressional -Cemetery, whore many states- men are interred, and then passing the Washington Wavy Yard, with its ship- houses and shops, dart through a tunnel under the projecting spur of Capitol -hill into the heart of the city. The train moves through several of the very wide streets and finally funs into the station, where the traveller receives a warm wel- come from a vosiforous tribe of Negro hackmonand porters, for the "colored population" orennmerous and do most of the work and have much to say in Wash- ington. The railway station is an orna- mental brink bedding an Sixth street, near Pennsylvania avenue, and is noted as the place whore the late President Garfield was shot by the assassin Gniteon. The President had just entered the wait- ing room to pose through to the train whon the assassin, quickly following him in from the street. shot him from be- hind. A small star set in the floor marks whore Garfield fell, and a tablet on the wall above records tho ammo of James Abram Garfield and the date of the crime, July 2, 1881. This was the second as- sassinated American President, ki1100 by a mad office -seeker, as tho first one, Lin- coln, had been by a mad tragedian, tho minds of both murderers being unbal- anced by the events of their time. The city of Washington is a remark- able place. In other oountrios the capital is usually the chief oity, but it is not so in rho States. Washington has nr man- ufactures and barely any commof00, and while the population approximates to 200,000, yet tho people are so largely made up of officials and civil servants of var- ious grades, with the negro element ful- filling domestic duties, that wore the Government removed with all 10110 belong to or depend upon it there would be little left. There are at least 30,000 army and navy officers and civil servants constant- ly ho Washington, and those, with their fomilios, are the larger part of the in- habitants, The city has been designee. upon a very grand plan, which is only partially carried out, It is made up of vast public bnildinga, parks and squares, circles and triangles, and "reservations" of open spans, with a most liberal ad. mixtuee of hotels, lodging -homes and restaurants. In recent years, in tho newer portions, there have been added many fine dwellinge by public men, it having become morn end more the habit of the leading Ministers and Congress- men to build and occupy thole own homes. The origival ground plan of the 0111y W110 ambitious, and laid out upon an extensive undulating plateau, bordered by rolling hills to the north and west, and sloping down towor'ds the Pobomoo river. Tho Indiana called the place Co- nocoolataguo, meaning the "roaring water," from o rapid brook running through it. The stream which laved too foot of Copital-hill was afterwards very properly named the Tiber, but it has since degenerated into a sower. The jealously among the colonies originally forming the United Status was so strong- ly developed at their first capital at Phil- edolphia that questions of locality al- mosb disrupted the Union. To etre the difficulty tho clocl5ion was made that an entirely new alto for the capital shoiild bo 01105011 in filo centre of the nation, where no city then existed, and tho bank of the Potonac0iver was seleetod, plain- ly through tho agency of General Wash. ington, who lived at Mount Vernon, a ebort distance below. Under hie guid. ane° the pion of the city was made by Andrew Ellicott, o prominent surveyor of the time, and it was celled the "Federal City, but Congress °hanged thea to "the city of Washington." Tho corner stone of tho Capitol was laid in 1708, although t110 Government was not removed from Philadelphia until 1800. The fnt011111n ties to same a location that would be purely a capital, free teem the control or influence of State or City government of any kind, or under awe of an. unruly pop- ulace. This plan is so effectively carried out that Washington to -day is ruled only ('tad with a really despotio power) by the 'resident and Congress, the immediate population neither choosing nor having any voice in their governnnont, which 10 vested in ocommission, whorl the Presi- dent appoints. fin generous is the treat. moot, however, that thie system is glad- ly accepted, for, besides ilio enormous ex • penditeres made for government purpoe. es and upon the num00on0 p1blie build- ings, and the extensive and well -kept grounds, the National Exchequer also contributes one-half the necessary money for carrying on the actual city govern- ment itself. This latter expenditure, 0111011 is about £800,000 annually, is peo- vided, one-half by tho nation and the re- mainder by the local ratepayers. Washington and Ellicott laid out their capital city upon a plan five miles long and throe miles broad. They expected that a vast metropolis would soon grow up, but in practice only a comparatively smell portion has yet been built upon, and this is hardly located where they in- tended the chief part of the now city to be. This surface, under a recent "boom" in building operations, is rapidly extend- ing. They took tbo plateau of Capitol - hill for their centre, and mads a plan ar- ranged according to the cardinal polite of tho compass, with wide streets stretch- ing north, south, east and west, and cross- ing at right angles, and wider avenues laid diagonally. No man's name was used for any of thorn, as that might cause jealousy, so the streets were numbered and lettered, and the avenues named after States. This plan of Washington has been significantly desoribed as "the oity of Philadelphia griddled across the city of Versailles." The front of the Capitol was made upon the elevated plateau of the hill facing the east, and their town was to have been mainly lo- cated upon this plateau in front of it. Behind the Capitol, on its western side, the brow of the hill descended sharply, and here thoy laid out a broad and open Mall, westward over the lower ground, down to the bank of the Potomao river. Off towards the uorth.west, at the and of one of the wide diagonal avenues, they located the Executive Mansion, with its park and gardens stretching southward to the river, and almost joining the Mall there at a right angle. Thus the city was designed to be in an elevated and salu- brioussituation, with tho Provident se- cluded in a comfortable retreat with ample grounds nearly a mild and a half away 1n the rural district. But such is the unexpected outcome of most things, and the perversity of human nature, that the people when they came hero would not build the original town on Capitol -e hill, but they flocked to the lower ground and persisted in settling along and ad- jacent to the broad avenue between the Capitol and the Executive mansion; and there and beyond the ]atter to the west- ward and northward is the greater part of the Washington of to -clay. There aro thus two widely separated Government establishments joined by this avenue, the Capitol where Congress rules and the chief Department buildings which sur- round the President's mansion, while the Pennsylvania avenue between tbom has become the chief street of tho modern ally. (TO MI CONnN1Ef.) Number 18. renin. Ile wee lying upon his back with. Mane: n t shoes, rn00casins,overshoes, bplanks over hie bare head, which wa0 overcoats very ellen. Adam Good. 16 adly crushed, Emily Scow, the dont. Mr•.sslis. War.nci.it d IIrarr,tnn•:s are estio employed by the Green family, was slaking a new chair for the barber shop Oleo found in the front room, The girl of It. Barrett. had evidently been eating a 1u3011 before DON'T forgot the first meeting of the retiring, as when her body was found she Union el. S. Conferenee, to be held in wan lying upon her side with her month , M••]villo ohureh, next Wedueeday ev- full of brood. Her body was bodly moog- ening. rod. Green Ives is than of about 46 or 60 Bine LueT. --A Franoli Bible lost last yore of ago, and very sickly. IIo kept o Sunday morning. Finder will Wane fancy store in the front port of the bine- leave the tame : • Toe Poor Publishing ed buikling, and the family lived in the lioue°. rear part. Tho storm which caused such TUN meeting of the Y.111.0.0. in Mel - sad havoc was au unusually severe one. vide °Murch, next Monday evening, will Not in many yawns has so strong a gale take the form of a Musical and Literary been experienced in this locality. entertainment. This Association 10 on - responding with Rev. Dr. Cochrane, of ADDITIONAL hpCALi. Brantford, with a view of having him lecture here in the month of Remember. Vmraon Council will meet on Monday Ee000arr is Weer,1'u.—Many persons evening of next week. aro not aware of the extent to which Tan monthly meeting of the School dyeing and renewing of garment; is pale - Board will bo held on d''riday evening of timed by the hest fat -office in onr cities next weak, and towns. Tho old reliable firm of r. perkier & co., dyers and eleaum's, of Tor- onto, have established an agency here, so that goods of all kinds may bo left any time and returned at the sumo prices as if taken to any of their stores in Toronto, Ham iltou, Brantford or London, no extra charge being made for express. Ladies' dying, as jackets, cloaks, &e., cleaned, dyed and finished ready outdo up except silly and velvet, but dresses that aro go- Agent, be made over in another style should be dyed in pieces before making. Gent's clothing of all kinds beautifully cleaned, dyed and finished ready made up. Leave your goods with j. g. then, Agent, and they will receive _prompt tion. 10 . SAnnaTn SonooL CONFEnENCEs.—A ser- ies of Union Sabbath school conferences has been arranged by the resident min- isters with it view to increase the inter- est in Sabbath school work. These meetings will be held monthly during the fall and winter, beginning with the first Wednesday in November. The topics are all of a practical character and will be introduced by the ministers to whom they have been respectively as- signed, to be followed by an open discus- sion. As all the chnrehee are entering into the scheme there will no doubt bo a large attendance of teachers and others and the results will be of a highly bene- ficial character. The following is the program :—Wednesday, Nov. and, 7:30 p.m., Melville church. Topic, "Who should constitute the Sabbath school?" by Rev. John Ross, B.A. Wednesday, Deo. 7th, 7:30 p.m., Methodist church. Topic, "Who should teach in the B.9.? or the qualifications of the teacher," by Rees. 11. Paul. Wednesday, Jan. 40, 7:30 p.m., Knox ohueoh. Topic, "What should we teach in the S.S. ?" by Rev. S. Jones. Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 7:30 p.m., Melville church. T0pi8, "How should wo teach ? or the best method of S.S. instruction," by Rev. J. L. Herr. Wed- nesday, Meath 7111, 7:30 p.m., St. John's church. Topic, "Why should Ivo teach ? Or the objects and. motives of S.S. in- struction," by Rev. W. T. Cluff. Wed- nesday, April 4111, 7:30 p.m , Methodist church. Experience meeting. Rev. M. Swann. Toro Brandon Mail of the 13th root. says:—Among the most successful ex- hibitors at the Brandon fair might be mentioned the mime of J. E. Smith, of the Beresford stook farm. His display was not as numerous as it might have been, owing to pressure of work finishing up the harvest, As will be seen, whet was exhibited was nearly all of the rod ticket stripe. lathe Clydesdale stallions we cote Lord Iia,ldo having taken first prize, also diploma and the gold modal, special by Messrs. Russell Sc Cooper. In the heavy draught, Bravery, the import- ed Sootoho horse, also enptuned tho first prize. In shorthorn cattle, Sunrise took Rest prize for boll under three years of age. Souris°took first prize in 1880 as a yearling. He was aired by Bralnpton A raw Waterbnry watches coming, at 92.76 each. Boys don't bo without a watch. T. FLirrrir 1o, Jeweller. Tnti flax mill, ono of our best local in- dustries, commenced work for, the fall and winter "campaign" this week. Ns= Sunday the regular quarterly saoramoutal service will bo held in the Methodist church, eommening at 10:30 o'clock e. m. Tho usual fellowship meet. ing will be held at the close of the even. ing aorvfce. Bnussnns Sunday School interests were represented at the Provinoial Sunday School Convention, hold in London this week, by Alex. Stewart (Queen street) and W. R. Wilson. They are both thor- ough -going Sunday School workers. Ar the Livingston barn raising, on Thursday of last week, S. H. Laird and 11. Barrett wore chosen captains and af- ter a lively race Laird's side won. The ouly mishap wa hoard of was the loos of a 910 meerschaum pipe, the propertyof a young man visiting in town. Sam says "It was a shame to take it out of my pooket when Terry had my head under his arm," TEE W. 0. T. U. have received the per. mission of the Trustee Board, and will hold Band of Hope meetings in one of the school rooms each Friday immediat- ely after 4 o'olooll p. m. The-oibganiza- tfon meeting will be held on Friday after- noon of this week. Misses Trembly and Richardson have generously oonsentecl to take the lead of this very commendable movement. We wish it every success as we believe it is a mode in the right di. notion. Cmumee Coxcenr.—We aro pleased to state that the W. 0. T. U. have aoceptod of the suggestion thrown out by Tin: Pose and purpose holding a grand concert, in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening, Nov. 17th (Thanksgiving day), the pro- ceeds to go toward assisting needy per- sons in Brussels during the winter months. The ladies have pushed the preliminary arrangements with a great deal of vigor and have received pledges from the best talent in Brussels to assist in vocal or instrumental selections on that occasion. In addition Airs. and Miss Sage have been asked to eon - tribute several seleo11ions on their musical glasses and this will bo well worth the admission) fee if there were nothing else. Tickets only cost 26 cents and admit the purchaser to any part of the Hall. A POINTER Fon BRne0ELs.—Tho Clinton Now Jra says :—For a long time we maintained that a change should be made in the method of collecting taxes in this town, bub our nmliolpal rulers have not yet fallen in with our views, as they fail to see any benefits that would arise from the proposed ,ihang°. Taxes are due anytime between now and the new year. Some people pay them in the mouth of October, and others, fu the month of De- cember. We believe tll`at the person who pays them now is entitled to some con- sideration over the ono who does not pay them until later in the year. Tho atom. Hero, the greatest prize seamen of the bora of the council think otherwise. But Dominion, and the property of Messrs. the prinoiplo of allowing a discount on the early payment of taxes ]los been adopted by, at least two places in this county—Wingham and Soafortb—and found to be entirely satisfactory. In Seoforth a notice is inserted in the pa- pers saying that taxes are due at the Treasurer's office, end every ratepayer i0 notified, by a post card, of the amount of his taxes, and on the card owners the following paragraph :—"Tho Municipal Taxes of the Toni of Seaforth are pay- able at the Treasurer's office on the lith of December, Three per 00ne will bo alloyed off on all Taxes paid during Sop- tember; two per cont, allowed daring Oc- tober, and five per cont. will be added to all taxes remainingunpaid:ou the 14111 of December, and colected therewith." In reply to Ont enquiries as to how the sys- tem worked, the Town Treasuror of Seoforth, W. Elliot, says :—Wo are well eatisfiod with the systom, as we get the bulk of our taxes earlier than usuol, gen- erally about 00 or O6 per cent, of our taxes aro paid in before rho 141111 of December. A collector is appointed inthe usual way to collect the "fag made," our constable is collector, he does thie part of the ail. looking along with his other duties, We adopted this system about five y0010 ago and I do not notice any disposition on the part of any of the councillors to re. tern to the old system. Now just here will be raise the natural objoetion "The Treasurer ,and Goustobls meet be paid extra for the collection of texas," This is not so, however. Tho town treasurer, of Seoforth, receives 930 only, es the whole of hie salney, and the Constable 9400, his duties being as operons es those of the average town constable. Now eve do not see why a edmilar systom could nob bo introduced hero. It could bo tried for ono year. And if not forma satisfactory, it wonlcl be may enough to g01)a0k t0 the other systbm. Catastrophe at Mitchell. A serious calamity befel the town of Mitchell on Sunday night, owing to the falling of a brick wall on Main street. Henry James, apushiug and enterprising builder, has been erecting a briok block, thojseoond storey of which was intended for au opera house. The walls had at- tained a height of about twenty feet, and the work generally was being pushed for- ward with every possible rapidity. On Sunday night during the gale, some pass- ers by were apprehensive that the walls would eneoomb ander the great force of the storm, hilt Mr. James had every eon. firkins that they were strong enough to withstand the pressure. Adjoining the building to tho east wore some frame structures, the one next being °mapied by Nool Green, his wife, and an adopted' girl aged about 18, named Snow. Next was the saddlery shop of Mr. Broderick, and next that again the office of Drs. Hodge& Wood, About 11 o'clock some boys warned 1lr. Groan that a portion of the eolith wall of Mr. James' building had collapsed and that there was danger of the end wall also succumbing, and advis- ed Mr. Greek that ho had better get out. He slid not heed the warning, coming as it dict fres boys. Mr- Broderick and Dr. Wood were also informed of the oo- currnnoe. Mrs. Green, who had been an invalid for many years, felt in10011 alarm. ed, and earnestly advised her husband to quit the hon50 till the storm haat abated, but he refused. She was peeing v) and clown the shop and peering through the dorlmees while trembling et the violence of the storm. All et ono the crash came the walls toppled over 011 to Mn. Groos's franc house, and carried the roof and all into the collar. Groon and tho g rl Snow were instantly killed. Tho wife, being near the door, mireouloosly estop. ed the fate of the others, but not, how - 0001', without sustaining some injuries which, it is feared, may yon prove fatal. The smashing of the stove in its descent to the cellar ignited the surroundings, and an oclditionel caloluity from fire was for the time imminent. 1111'. Broclericic a11 once 0tartocl to work to move the eon - tante of bus shop, as ad also Drs. IIodge and Wood the contents of their. officio ; but through timely aseistaico the tiro was prevented from spreading, The body of Green 1000 101111d in the front J. & W. B. Watt, of Salem, Ont. Lady Irvine took first as heifer under three yore. She was imported from Ontario in 1880, along with Sunrise, end her year's sojo1rn in the prai''10 province has not impaired her beauty. Brampton Hero 2nd tools first prize as boll ander one year. This is one of the most re- markable animals for his ago ever oxhib• ited in Manitoba, and is destined to talcs tho place of his peerless grondsiro, Brampton Hero, the winner of 17 first prizes, 8 diplomas and 3 medals. Bramp- ton Hero 2nd opened tine oyes of some of our Ontario visitors doing Manitoba, who could scarcely credit his ego. until after ezainnting his pedhgroo, Lucy Gray re- ceived find plane as aged cow, and her calf, Jubilee Queen, aged throe mouths, atter nn hour's deliberation was awarded second prize, the first being avoided to a calf 11 months old. There being no herd prize reneged in the prize list, Mr. Smith did not toeing in a herd, but it can be easily imagined what he might have done, from the above awards, when we oonsidorthat he loft at hone fifteen head of pure bred shorthorns, all registered in the Dominion herd book. The steamer City of Owen Sound, 0111011 was wreaked lastMonday morning, was befit fu Owen Sound in '76, and re- built last year, eho was owned by Smith & Keighley, of Toronto, valued of 927,- 000; 0laseod 0. Ij•. Sho was o staunch, good sea boat. Groot anxiety was felt for her safety, she being nearly a week overdue, The captain, first officer incl steward and IN number of the crow belong to Owen Sound, The 8tennev Compa % arrived in Collingwood last Tuesday. morning, loving on board all the crow of tho stealer City of Omni Sound, The orew all 0: enped front the wreck at 4:30 arm, fu the life -boats, and had, re very narrow escape frowebeiug lost.