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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-05-23, Page 4-4 Imm1111111017 4 •THE HURON EXPOSITOR ewmaimentomenom NEW A_DVERTISElSIENT S. Summer Goods -Duncan & Duncan Estray Colt ----Louis Bennawis. Thoroughbred Bull -George Sproat Farm for Sale -John Redmond. Court of Revision -Town of Seafortl. Hats and Caps -Smith & West. Great Bargains -Hoffman Brothers1 Sunbeam Art Studio -C. Moore. Lorne Ropms-Miss Mary Mitchell Buggies and Wagons -J. Williams. For Manitoba -Thomas Greenway. Egmondville Mills -A. Armitage. class of the community, and they prob- ably have, seeing that the Globe and. Mail publish detailed accounts of them, side by side with reports of religious meetings: But for all practical pur- poses the annual exhibitions vouchsafed us in the House of Commons will do very well. The Political Leaders on Stump. On Thursday of last week Me Meredith, Morris and Lauder, and the SSTS. the ittton Local Conservative candidates for Hur- x I 0 totr to, k_ en, addressed a mass meeting cf electors ,Wingham. There were about 600 SEAFORTH, MAY 23, 1879. • Should be in Accord. One of the principal arguments used by the leaders of the Opposition why the Mowat Government should be dis- carded by the people is, that it is nec- essary that the Government at Ottawa and the Government at Toronto should be in accord. They say that Sir john Macdonald having •been installed into power, in the Dominion the people should for this reason place Mr. Mere- dith in authority at Toronto. The fa.ct that such an argument has to be used by the leaders Of the Opposition is the very hest proof of the paucity of their bill of indictment against Mr. Mowat• Had they anything valid to, urge against him they would not adopt an argument so silly, and cine also which can ,so easily be turned against themselves. At the general election four years ago, Mr. Mackenzie was in power at OttaWa.. Did those who BOW use this argumeint then urge that political accord between the two Governments was necessaI , and that Mr Mowat should he sustai so that the Ontario Government wo be in accord with that at Ottawa? much. Their argnirnent then was t accord was not advisable, that it wo be in fact dangerous. Is it not wond ful how easily some people can chan their views on such matters? 11 t glaring inconsistency is not sufficient stamp the "accord " argument as fraud, a very few moment's reflecti on the pubject should. The only obj we can see for having the two Gove thents in accord is, that the less should he subservient to the great Ifa this is what the Opposition want, if they mean that the Local Gove ment should be the willing tool of t Dominion Government, to obey its b hests and do its bidding, then they h better at Once advocate the abolition the Local Government and Legislatur and let the Dominion ' Governme t “run" the whole machine. This is pr cisely what the " accord " cry mean We da not think the people of Oetari are prepared to take this step ju yet. The leaders of the Oppositio at least, should either abandon th absurd cry, or come out manfull and avow their intentions. L them say at once that it is their o jeOt and desire to make the Local Go ernment the tool of the central antho ity and thus place Ontario at the mere of the smeller provinces, to be picke and fleeced even mere effectually tha , is the case now. They should have th sourage to tell their Convictions and man fully avow their intentions, instead o endeavoring to atbain their end by fals pretences as they are now doing. There are many reasons, especiall at this particular time, why the Loc Government should not become th creature of the Ottawa Government There are many reasons why we shout have in *power at Toronto a Govern ment entirely independent of the cen %rad power, and one which will no t b afraid to demand and insist that On ta,rio shall have her just rights. Th conduct of the Dominibn Governmen during the last session of Itliarnen in respect to theyrovincial boundaries is not by any means reassuring. An arbitration, properly constituted, and after dundeliberation and investigation fixed the northern and western bound pries of -Ontario, giving to us an in creased territory equal to that embraced within our present limits. That terri- tory is of immense ,value, and has been adjudged to properly belong to us. The Dominion Government were asked to ratify this award by having a bill pass- ed last session of Parliament. They refused to do so on the flimsy plea of _ lack r time. This is one of the rea- sons, land a very important one, why the Government at Toronto should be ut- terly independent of that at Ottawa, so that they could and would insist upon our rights being granted f� us. This is an important question which the elec- tors should consider. If they want to destroy the influence and usefulness of the Local Legislature, the very best means they can adopt to that end is to make it subservient to the Ottawa Gov- ernraent: If, on the other hand, they wish to avoid this da,n eer, they can very easily do so by voting that these two Governments shell not be in accord. misamiemeteeta„..,..inv THE Toronto Telegram frequently gets off some good things. The point in the following will be seen and ap- pteitated : There is talk of another prize fight coming off on Canadian soil. This is one of the things against which even our Reform friends will not deuy that there should be Protection. The roughs who come over here to maul each other should be promptly laid hord 1 of and clappe into jail. Prize fights may have the r attractions for a certain I persons present. The addresses were much of the same character as those delivered by the Conservatiye leaders elsewhere. Mr. Meredith is a good speaker, and did he have a more fa.tor- able cause to advocate, and more ground to work upon, would have made a good impression on his audience,but under the circumstances his address was tame. Mr. Morris is not by any means an at- tractive speaker, while Mr. Lauder, although fluent and forcible enough, is so exceedingly reckless in his asser- tions, that he has no weight with an andiensee. tt -On Tuesday last another Conserva- tive mass meeting was held at Exeter. On this occasion the principal speakers were Messrs. Meredith and John Car- ling, together with Mr. Jackson and Kr. Porter. The Exeter demonstration was not so successful as was anticipat- ed. The attendance of country people was smell, and the total attendance is variously estimated at from four to six hundted. I -On Thursday evening of last week neLd Hon. Mr. Mowat and Hon. Mr. Fraser Wel addressed a public meeting in the town Not of Stratford. The meeting' was heldin htlt the comfortable and commodious hall u!'d connected with the Young Men's Liber - el.' al Club of that town. The hall is seat- ge ed to acCommodate 600 persons, and it, his was packed full. The addresses of both to gentlemen were thoroughly convincing. a They fully vindicated the policy and 01a management of the Government, and e,ct showed clearly and conclusively that ria - the accusations of extravagance made er against them by their opponents were e. false and unfounded. The remarks of 7 both gentlemen Were well received and 9- will bear good fruit in the county of Perth. -On the r.ollowing Saturday Hon. ad - Mt. Fraser addressed a large meeting of atKintail, in the township of Ashfield. A report of this meeting, furnished us 'byr a most reliable correspondent, will be found in another column. ; ---,On Monday evening Mr. Fraser e visited Dublin. Notwithstanding the turmoil' and excitement occasioned the destructive fire in the °village o running away._ Mr. Smith at the time jumped, and received a severe cussion of the brain. Mrs. Smith thrown out and had two of her broken. The rest escaped uninj but singular to say, one of the chil five years old, was thrown out and over and received no injuries. &Me C011 - wag ribs red, ren, run Good Advice for Huron Re- formers. The county of Huron did so w September, in spite of the influen the "National Policy," that if any ing of it is lost at the approaching tion the loss can be attributed onl apathy and over -confidence . In respect the three Hurons are • pro in a position not very different that of a dozen others -the Wel tons, for example; but the count Huron is the largest and _one of most important in the Province, a olid contingent from such a count tribute of which any Adtninistr ight feel proud. -South Huro i sually regarded as the safest of , hree, but for that very reason it urn out the most untiate. T hould be no resting on oars till the le has been fought and won. It is attle of efficient and incorruptible inistration against incompetenc verse, and the contest is one of w u o elector worthy of the name of a ormer can be a passive spectator. not insignificant foe becomes dan s if allowed to get within his op nt's guard, and therefore the wor organizing and canvassing calm° begun too soon or carried on too e getically.o-G lobe. 11 1 in e of Rid- lee - to this ably rom ing- of the da is tion is the ay ere bat - the ad - or ich Re - he er- on- of be • er- News of the Week. CEREMONY.—The Rome Chanabe of Deputies has passed a Bill making the performance of the civil marriage be- fore the relieious ceremony obligat ry. A HUMAN BODY PIM/MM.—A hu an body has beea found in a pickle ke in the New York Steamship Cumpa y's storehouse, where it has been mica ed for for three years. ' AGAINST THA GRAND TRUNK.—C as. Worthen, commercial traveller, of oa- ten, has received a verdict of a 66 against the Grand Trunk Railway; for the loss of a leg by -a collision. DESTROYED. -A CaTig0 Of one th • n - sand and .seven bags of rice -meal f tin Genoa Was recently destroyed by j di- cial order at Liverpool, because it w, as proved to be adulterated with marble dust. 11 • 4 SERVICR.—The Czar has determined to Shorten the periode of military service in the Russian line by three years, which will permit an immense increase in the uumber of Le- cruits. HIGH WATBIL—The River Theiss as inundated 90 square . miles of gr in fields near Beose, A.ustria,and destro ed , two villages. The River ,Drove as, overflowed its banks and destro ed hundreds of houses. 4.7FAIR8 AT ZULULAND.--The sit a - ban in South Africa is critical in,he extreme for the British. British ter i - tory for a considerable extent lies lat the mercy of the cruel and revenge ul Zulus. The British forces are we scattered and insufficient. DECAY OF AMERICAN- TRADE.—Repe- sentatives of leading commercial est b- d - by lishments have requested Blain to n dress the business men of New Yo it)). 1 1 al 1 t I thet date at the appointed hour t Coramissioner of Peblic Works was m by, a large', highly respectable and e oeedinglyi orderly audience. Mr. j. Hawkins, of Brantford, was also pre ! • ent. Both gentlemen got a quiet and patient hearing. The chair was occu- pied by l‘tlr. Luke King, who perforreed the duties with his usual efficiency and fairness. i Mr: Fraser spoke for about three hours, and a, more eloquent, logical and convincing address has sel- dom been heard from a political plat- form. He is, a fluent, easy, pleasant speaker, and many who listened to him on Monday night could scarcely con- vince themselves when he finished his address that he had been speaking for over twoihours, so charmed were they with his oratory. -T-Hon. Mr. Mewat addressed a meet- ingrin Winghaan on Thursday --yester- day. Although as a speaker Mr. Mowat is not so pleasant to listen to as Mr. Traser, yet his speeches have an excel- lent effect wherever delivered. He is so thoroughly conversant with every particular connected with political his- tory-, past and present, and his remarks bcar so much the impress of honesty and sincerity, that none who listen to him can fail to be impressed. While listening to him one cannot help feeling that here, at least, is an honest Politi- cian and a true man. , These visits of Messrs. Mowat and Fraeer to the. several constituencies, aannot but have a good effect. The only pity is that they cannot he made more general. " Facing' Both Ways." As a sample of the style of argument used by the Opposition papers to pre- judice their readers against the Mowat Governnaent, we give the following ex- tracts from leading organs. Behold the first piaiture : , . . "Mr. Afowa has always dealt unjustly by the fes, simply because they -send but few members to the House, and, for the most part, have proved hostile to him, or at best but precarious allies." - Mat. NOW look at the second: he city on the decay of American co merce andon the means of promoti et its revival. X- BADMAN'S MOVEMENTS.—Ilanlan, af J'. a trip through Scotland and a visit 8_ London and Manchester, has return er to to Newcastle, where he will go into heavy training for the match with 11- liott.- He is in excellent health a id speaks confidently of the race. Cueereeenta POPULARITY. — T e Duchess of Edinburgh is visiting 11 the London theatres, and making hsr- self very gay and gracious in society, sy way of atoning for the cold and haugh y manner she at first exhibited: in En land, to her great hies of popnlarity. SUICIDE THROUGH A. FAMIVY JAR. The body of Mrs. F. Schtefer, the wi e of a wealthy piano manufacturer n New York, has been found in the Rive . It is reported that she committed sui- cide because of her only daughte s elopement. It is also teported thi t see was driven to suicide by the ang r of her husband over his daughter's s cret marriage. PRIZE AND • PENALTY.—Charles Me lier, a geod-looking private in the 91 cavalryi stationed at "Fort Abraha • ! Dakotee recently eloped. with t e daughter of Frank Melville, a wealth St. Paulhnerchant, visiting the frontie . The bridegootn!was sent to the guard- house- for being "absent without leave, and for conduct prejudicial to goo order and military discipline." THE INDIAN Qunserote-TheCheyenn Indians had another interview with th Secretary • of the Interior, latel Little Chief expressed his williugnes to go to the country north of the Blac Hills. Secretary Shurz stated tha buffalo and game were rapidly disap- pearing, and could no longer be relie upon. The Indians must look to th Government for food, or adopt the whi man's' ways and work. - ELECTRIC/TY VS. Ges.-The Wester Gas Association has just. concluded it convention at Chicago. The subject o the electric light was discussed, an the members concluded' that gas menu facturers have nothing to fear from tha source. They have no faith in th ability of Edison or any body else t produce by electricity a light that ca compete with gas in point of economy THREATENED MUTINY IN INDIA. Famine and cholera are creating grea distress in British India, and the Da coits-organized bands of robbers-ar causing much excitement by the' threats that unless extensive publi works are opened,, employment provid- It was ia the interest of Toronto "lawyers ed the native trades encouraged, taxes and speculators" alone that the Credit Valley was reauced, and the salaries of high -paid sabsidized, to the lasting injury not only of the Europeans reduced, they will carry exthe.quer, but the Grand Trunk and Great West- ern. Still. Toronto must be satisfied • ea er 121RWS murder and rapine through the country must be filled, and the country made to suffer as a consequence, in the way described."-LONDONFREE PRESS. Which of the ebove is correct? They cannot possibly be both right. .The or- ! gans should try to be consistent even in Entisrepresen ation. -Last S nday evening, while Mr. Archibald Smith and wife, and Mr. James Brown and wife and four chil- dren, were cominginto the village of Shakespeare, one of the horses stumbled and broke the bit. Mr. Brown, who was driving, turned the horses into the side of the road to prevent them from and stir up another mutiny aud massa- cre the Europeans. °MINDED STUDENTS. -In consequence of the refusal of the faculty of Dart- mouth College, at Hanover, New Jer- sey, to allow a public reading in the College Church last Friday -evening, the students assembled before the residence of President Bartlett and Prof. Lord, blowing horns, groaning and singing. On Saturday morning, there was an up- roarious demonstration at prayers. Since then the faculty have - been making an investigation, resulting to- day in the expulsion or -two members of the senior class. Much feeling was manifested by the students over this action, Eind the classes are holding meet - big il to consider the matter. Two stu- dents who are supposed to have given the faculty informstion respecting the tiemonstration wee taken to a pump anc. given a soaking. The OntariO Model Farm and. Agrici4tura1 College, he following narrative of ths pro- gre s of the Ontario Agricultural•Col- leg , which we pull from the recent re- por of the Principal, Professor John- sto , will be read with interest by most of ur readers:! WHAT 1IAS BEEN DONE. • I will be asked what has been done dueng this preparatory term cf five yea s, and has the measure of success aitt ndaut upont the efforts already put for been such as to warrant the leg- islature in for ever establishing the in- stit tion upon e permanent basis,and if the place be net endowed, thereby ad - din to the necessary annual expendi- ture of the Protince the sum' of twenty • tho sand dollars We are now t the end of the fourth and entering ti on the fiftl4 aud last year of this prep ratory sta e, and our eXperience enables us to ans eartvhe.equestion truthfully n the onmti OBJ13CTSOF THE I COLLEGE AND THE FARM. When' established, it was ex reessclye stated that the objects of our exitn were "the training of young men in the thedry'and practice of improve hus- bandry," and "conducting expen ents ten4ing to the salution of questi us of material interest to the agriculte alists of the Province". HOW TO ACCOMPLISH THEM. In order to aceomplish these o iijects, the present farm was: to be made suit- able forthe purposes indicated • urieg the preparatory stage stage by the laser of students who were to be organiz d du- ring that time into a school. et us glance at what that implied. In order to Make the ferm a model and e peri - ental :farm, a 'large amount of wet, runceltietated pasture land, covered often with' underbrush and logs, had o be broken op ; a large portion of the farm required to be drained ere it cou d be worked; the part already cultivated had to be cleaned of weeds; the _wh le of the fieh!ls needed to be remodell , re- ! fencede put in right shape, an all. placed tinder definite rotation; a 1 the farm bitildings hed to be improve ,and many new ones,consequent upo our peculiat necessities, had to be er ted; a complete horticultural depart ent, withiorchards, lawns and gardens., was , to separate, lay aut and plant; th col- lege buildings were to plan and be add- ed to the old farm house; and th col- lege itself, in all the departments 4f in- struction was to be thoroughly otgan.- ized. Such is a, brief sketch of •the work to be done in this prepar tOry term. : wu.A.THAS -BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN FOUR iteens. Fourtifths of the time has p and ore than four-fifths of the has ben accomplished.- During four years, one hundred and sixty of uneeltivated pasture land has reclaimed or broeght under the p one hundred and thirty have been c ed; over -two hundred and eighty been laid with nearly eleven thou rods of drains, until few wet spbt • 11 sed, work hose cres een OW; ean- aye and ex- ist; Et plan of the farm has been (-hewn up, a$d: the fields remodelled accoilding to it, ta,ve assumed a regular recta gu- lar sh pe ; fifteen hundred. and twblity () rods f various kinds of fencing aye ust- era- , ilCI- • UT - hey ac- -ta- d- ted tal ses, and eve rds, ies ; ave ade een m- nd ecu ri- al- six rm ut- as the imp, by ide y at of rty in th- • ty rY g- been hunt to accomplish the read ment many i provements aud al ave bee made on the outb • suit them for our particular and by those improvements tions hags t poses, have been made more convenient o cess, conomical for feeding, and s ble fo general use; whilst of the b iiigs n cossary there have been ere a carpenter's shop, an experim barn, a gardener's shop, green -ho and f rcing house, a ponitry house pig pe s ; the 30 ,acres in front I been aid• out and put into era lawns - gardens and. . shrubbe through them drives and walks been eut, graded and gravelled; sl and. eXperimental forest trees have planted, and thefoundation of a c piete horticultural department well thoroughly laid; forty acres have cleaned and. laid aside as an exp mental farm, and seventeen of therr ready sed for the purpose, besides cut up *nto some forty Plots; the old f house as gradually assumed the line ofia college building, for on it i been placed a mansard roof, and to north side has been added two w fifty-three by forty-two, and fifty forty respectively ; and to the south one wing 50 by 40; so that it c requires one additional wing to t make the whole a fine range buildings,two hundred and f length and forty-two feet capable of accommodating w ails one hendred and twe t pupils, besides the necess ome, sittipg-rooms, readi library and !museum. HAT HAS 13EEN PRODUCED. On hislarm, daring the four ye re, not o sly have , the improveme ts sketch d been accomplished, but there have b en - grown the usual cereals, grasses and roots, and. those so culti- vated t at the land has proved a profit- able in estment, and. at the same time an inv: lnable lesson for students. In the yar• s we have been gradually breed- ing frcm small beginnings into six breeds of cattle, five of sheep, three of pigs, arid two of poultry; until now our flocks are acknowledged to be amongst the beet in the Province, and our herds are obtt.ining considerable proportions, and, in the opinions of the best judges, commeIidab1e excellency. In the or- chard and gardens, the lawn and shrub- beries, rher.e have been planted, or an- nually :own or grown, for purposes of use, he: . ty or instruction,sonte seventy- six vari ties of standard and forty-two of sma fruits, sixty-four of shrubs, eighty f - plants , and flowers, and twenty- our of vegetables, while at the same ti '0 the varied methods of calei- vation ave been acquired with con- stant pr ctice by all, our students. On our exp eithental Relds and plots we have ca ed on, during the last three years, siime three hundred and sixey distinct experiments with varieties of fall whet and spring wheat; of baeley and oat; of peas and corn; of grasses and do ere ; of potatoes and carrots; of imang lds and turnips; of differeut modes f 1 cultivation and differeut manures; of various kinds of fodder and different breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs. . And in all those depar - ments of work, the practical instruct - side to college feet in width, iu its reside class -r rooms, • Is • TIGHT BINDII:G MAY 23, tion of the pupils has been going On. WHIT HAS BEEN TAUGHT. And this leads naturally to the last remark, that in the college buildings t mentioned there has constantly, durinol these four years, been a full (moi students, and the course of study pur- sued.by them has been eornpleteiy • drawn up, and the intellectual work founded thereon thoroughly organized. Around the subject of agriculture has beeu grouped the various sciences which treat of the plant, the soil, and 'the animal; all that explains the structure and diseases of the latter; and all the practical studies that will be required to be applied bythe students in performing their own business, or sustaining their varied relation e as citizens in the general community. And in order to carry oat that course of study a staff has been appointed, thoroughly arranged, and. the duties of each member of the body clearly de- fined. The facilities at hand for suc- cessful teaching are not what they ought to be, but their number is con- stantly increasing. The library a,ud reading -room, the laboratory and dis- secting -room, the class -rooms and museum are being gradually filled with books and periodicals, furniture and ap- pliances, implements and apparatus, grains and grasses, insects and plants, fossils and minerals; whilst the farm itself, with its six breeds. of cattle, five of sheep, three of pigs, and ten of poul- try, its latest implernents,and its varied. departments, all furnish a series of ap- pliances which, in the hands of able and. conscientious masters, are capable of being used with effectin. the intel- lectual development of any nuniber of students in the general and technical knowledge and skillrequisite for success in their chosen profession. • WII0 HATE BEEN TAUGHT. And. the number of students is con- stantly increasing. In our first year it was -thirty-one; this year it was one hundred and forty-six. During those years the names of two hundred and forty-seven students have heel1i entered. upon our roll. Of that number one hundred aud sixty-three have left us after remaining a shorter or Imager ime, and of tilt number one hundred and twenty-one are known to be follow - ng agriculture, horticulture or the vet- rinary profession, besides others of whom we have no trace who may be oing so as well. Those results speak or themselves, and warrant the asser- ion, that from whatever direction the matter is considered, and under what - ver departments of progress we may e examined, the work laid down for he preparatory stage of our existence as so far been well and faithfully done. nd this is being acknowled•ged on all ands, and by none more heartily than y the class of the community who will, f we are suocessful, be the first to feel he benefit of our foundation. Dining he present month the only organized ody of that class known in the Pro - ince passed resolutions expressing heir gratification at our establishment nd progress. COST 07 ATTENDAN_CE. The tuition imparted at the college is ee. Board and washing are charged t actual cost, which averages 42.45 er week. But as an offset to this, udents can earn, if diligent and at- ntive, ten cents per hour while em - toyed. The expense, therefore, to a oung man attending the college need ot exceed some 430 per annum. Far- ers' sons who cannot be conveniently bsent from home in the summer onths can take a winter course, from O 1st October to the 31st March, at a st of from 425 to $'40. ANNUAL COST. The 27,0 e;u0a0. 1charge of the college is BICULTURAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE AND THE 'UNITED STATES. So important is a system of agricul- ral training considered in the United ates, that in 1862 Congress passed an ct, making special grants of lands to ates and Territories; "that may pro - de Colleges for the benefit of Agneul- re and the Mechanic Arts." .Almost ery State has taken advantage of this easure. • There are altogether 39 Ag- ultural Colleges in the States. The he total number of Professors and As - tants in these Agricultural Colleges s, in 1876, 473 with 4,211 students. ere are six Agricultural Colleges in O German Empire, besides 'a very rge number of Schools in which Agri- lture is taught. Only four European untries are now without similar in- tutions. A a fr a st te a th co ab tu AG St A St vi tu eV ric sis wa Th th la CU CO Sti The Seed Wheat Question.. Mn. EDITOR, -I hae been wonder& that naebody was for contradicting thee letters o' Mr. Pringle's, but I suppose naebody thocht them worth sae muckle trouble; an' deed, an' they wad na be worth it, but ilka body didna ken that, an' deed some folk ken't nae better than to believe him, sae I thocht I wad. write a wee bit scrap mysel to gie the simple history o' how the Arnantka wheat cam into Whitby first.- Thee wise bodies, the seedsmen, say there is na sic a wheat in the country, because it did na come through their hands. If there was sic a wheat in the country hoo could it be grown, as it was on the Model Perna ! at G-uelph an' in Whitby. There ie sic a wheat. A well-to-do farmer in Whit- by had a wee pickle sent him in a letter frae his brother, wha lives in Australia I believe. He sowed it, an' in course o' time had eneuch tae sow a field, and. thae two or three years syne, when the crops failed in thae pairts, he was reap - in' his 40 bushels tae the acre when his neebors were settin' fire tae their stand- in' grain tae get it oot o' the road, or .stackin' it for straw. His neebors were naturally o'er anxious to get some o' his kind. o' wheat that W8,S daein' sae weel, an' sae it got into mair bands than his, an' when its gaid qualities were found oot, an' when a' the Whitby responsible farmers thocht it micht be a gude spec tae bring some o't tae the West amang their friens an' ither ken't folk, a de- mand sprang up for it a' at once, for a' body was crying oot for a change o' seed, an' sae they were encouraged tae bring up mair o't. Noo, Mr. Editor, Mr. Pringle gees oot o' his way to tell a — big not sae. He says the Whitby farmers were glad tae get rid o' their Arnantka wheat at fifty cents a bushel -nae vent, likely story, when they were gettin' a dollar a bushel for it at their ain barns, at the same time a' later kins o' wheat were selling at 80 cents. But, then, Mr. Pringle is in the seed bnsinees himself, or wants tae be, sae he makes it his work tae -cry doon a' ither folks guids tae exalt his ain. Noo, Mr. Editor, is it no mair likely that honest farmers wad d.ae a fair thing wi' farmers, than tradesmen who are anxious tete get in some kind o' seed wheat wi' credentials frae the lan' o' Wooden nutmegs an' basswood hams. Pm no gaun to cry doon the Lost Na- tian wheat for e that. Mr. Pringle is o'er anxious the farmers, puir bodies, suld hae a change o' seed, but he does a' he can tee prevent them getting ony changer -except frae hirnselt-bypourin' cloots an' misrepresentations on •the efforts made by folk quite as honest as he is, au' claein' a' he can tae destroy the character o' men who are tryin' to mak' an honest livelihood. An' even if the wheat suld fail here -we hae that tee try -we ken it has dune weel in ither parts. But gin we lissened tae Mr. Pringle, WO wad never try onything till he tell't us we micht, micht say a hantle mair things aboot his letters, but I'm fear't tae encreachtoo much ou your valuable space an' time, bet I can- na let Mr. Pringle go wi' the idea he has, an' whilk he has tried to impress on the public mind, that the certificate free the Model Farrn crily purported tae he a genuine document. In answer to .this insinuation, I wad say it was ob- tained frae the Professor's ain hand an in his ain hand writing. I rennain, yours truly, • A. FARMER. Perth Items. -A party of thirty left Listowel for Manitoba last week. - D. McPhail,. Esq., has been ap- pointed spent for the Anchor Line .of Ocean Steamers at Mitchell. -kr. McKenzie, of -Guelph, is ex- pected to take part in a draught match at Listowel on the 24th. -The insolvent estate of the late firm of Durham, Wilson & Co., of Listowel, has been disposed of to Mr. Milne of Ethel. - A young son of !Mr. W. Harper, Fullerton, had his shoiilder dislocated by falling in front of -a land roller a short tithe ago. • -Rev. H. Christopherson,of has left that town to be absent for sev- eral weeks, for the purpose of recruiting his failing health. -By an accident, a saw in the mill of Mr. Alex. Mitchell, of Mitchell, flew into pieces while working, entailing a loss of $125 on the owner. • -One of St. Marys' prominent citi- eens, Mr. C. Jones, has made a sudden debut from that town, leaving a num- ber of sorrowing creditors behind, vic- tims of his duplicity. -One day recently Mr. E. A. Cairn - cross, of Shakespeare, took in 500 dozen eggs over the counter in trade, •and for the five following days 1,800 dozen, or 2,300 dozen in six days. -A young lad, son of Mr. John Wil- son, Stratford, died of lock-jaw last week. The boy had run a nail into his foot a couple of weeks previous. The wound inflamed badly, fmally causing lock-jaw. --A new post office has been estab- lished in thelownship of Ellice. It is located on lot 20, concession 10, and will be known by the name of "Ros- tock." John Kreuter, Esq., has been appointed postmaster. -One evening recently, as Mr.Green, of Logen, was driving home from Mitchell, a couple of boys threw dust in the horses' eyes, causing them to run away, throwing Mrs. Green from the buggy and injuring her severely. -The Widder street congregation of the Presbyterian Church in St. Marys have let the contract for a new church; the building to be of stone to cost 4121200,and is to.be completed in July, 1880. Messrs. Scrinageor & Tait, of Stratford, contractors. -On the arrival of Mr. James Trow, M. P., from Ottawa last week, he was met at Shakespeare station by the brass baud drawn by four horses, fol- lowed by a. number of Vehicles and. a large concourse of peopkt and. escorted' through the principal streets. -A cheese manufacturing company has been organized. on the ist •and •2nd. concessions of Grey, and. will be carried, on during the corning season. Mr. Jas. Patterson,an experienced manufacturer, has been secured, and it is expected that complete satisfaction vvill be given to the patrons. The factory is fitted up with improved facilities, and a success- ful season is anticipated. • -Mr. S. Percy Davis, B. A., of the Stratford High School, has heen ap- pointed science master of Pickering College, at a salary of 41,200 per an- num. His duties comnaence in Sep- tember. Mr. Davis proved. himself an excellent teacher while in Stratford, and his place will not be easily filred. He is a son of Mr. James R. Davis, of East Zorra. • -On the afternoon of the 14th Mate as the mathematical teacher of the St. Marys' High School was experimenting and explaining the nature of nitro- glycerine, a quantity of it exploded in his hand setting fire to his 'clothes. The fire was extinguished before much dam- age could be done. Although a very small quantity exploded, the report was heard a distance of half a, mile. Some of the windows of the school were blown away. - -The death of Mr. William Grieve, son of Mr. Grieve, of Mornington, oc- curred at the residence of his brother- in-law; Mr. John Stewart, on Friday, 9th inst. Deceased. was a young man of irreproachable character and was highlylesteemed by all who knew him. He was for a number of years agent of the Great Western Railway at Guelph, and subsequently was in the employ of the Stratford. and Huron, Railway, at Listowel, and of the Great Western Rail- way again at Alma. He was agent at the latter place till about two months ago, when his health compelled him to relinquish work, and. he returned home to die. His remains were followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends and sorrowing relatives. -On Sunday afternoon, llth inst., the barns of Mr. H. Brooks, of Blan- shard, took fire. A. large •lumber of people 80011 collected, but it was found impossible to save anything except the the ground. The losses of both tlemen are he'avy, although insurea a eonsiderable _amount. The blowing directly over Mr. Brooks' ling house, they had great diffacul saving it from destruction. Huron. Notes. -The •assessment of the Blyth this year is 4161,728, beitig crease of 1)3,000 over last year. -The stable of Mr. 1st -tee with contents, about two miles Jamestown, has been. destroy fire. -Dr. Fowler has taken his de from Winghana to locate in where he intends to pursue the p of his profession. -Mr. Hugh Gilmour, on eon 3, Stanley, is putting up a ne dwelling house, and it is being pushed forward, -Mr. Thomas Carling, son e Carling, Esq., of Exeter, intends. eat ing a handsome brick residence n1 village this season,. --Mr. John Thompson, -of has purchased the bull calf, o Charlie," from W. J. Biggins (Elmh Clinton at a good, figure. -The Greenway party anived in Manitoba, having made a re quick and pleasant journey. Mr.G way intends starting with another a.bout the 10th of June. • -Mr. Geo. Johnston, of lot 34, cession 12, they, brought to .ate Nair's store, Cranbrook, hen's that weighs over four ounces, meastiees by 6i inches in eines, ference. J.-SuOtaherSla,unndaaaYnde,vGeVrgge A.11711Tat My€11:01 elected. elders in .the Presh church in Hensall.: Messrs St aldson, B. Thompson, R. Bell, Dr. McDermid contested the deo* well. -Mr. Alex. Hunter,, township ate of Grey, who has been prostrated acute rheumatism for the past the months, although still very wok is able to be around again. ter's many friends Will be pleat to see him again frilly restored health. -Dr. Reeve, who has practised profession in Clinton for it nembet years, and enjoyed. a very luctsae practice, has disposed of bis preMas and business to Dr. Wilson, will shortly assume possession of same, Dr. Reeve intends removing Buffalo. -A few days ago., as it son of Mr, Homey, of the 5th concession of borne, was cleaning one of the he he received a severe kick in the mcalt It appears the horse has a sore which the boy touched, thus ma the horse kick. The boy had four feta knocked out, and the palate of his mot broken. -On Saturday, 3rd inst., a son Mr Peter McQueen, of the 4th ten sion of Usborne, was playing witli horse in the barnyard, when the silt tnal kicked him over the left le inflicting an ugly gash and knee* him senseless. It was thought' boy's skull was broken, but he ie r ering. - During the thunder stortn vita occurred on Wednesday evening of 1st week, the lightning struck the ties leading into the Montreal teleerni office Goderich, and injured. sonnet the apparatus. The flash was sem and. the report heard at a verya siderable distance. It was fertile* however; that nobody was at the ittetti ments, or the result might have la* serious. -A span of horses belonging tolift James Hodgins, of the Thanies Kaal, Usborne, ran away frona the Manske Hotel, Exeter, it few days ago., Thit made things lively in town for a slat while, but were captured. before Mr( serious damage. A team belonging tolk John Gillespie also ran away. One the horses fell down and was dr considerable distance by its mate somewhat injured, -We regret to learn that- Mr. V% ham Wise, of Goderich Townshiptil. Clinton, met with a very serious - dent on Saturday evenino last. He . driving to Clinton, when''his horse s- at some object on the road, upee the buggy and throwing him out, causing him to alight on head, fite tiring his skull and otherwise salmi injurino him„ At last accounts h were entertained. for his recovery. • -Courts of Revision, for the heal* of appeals against the assessment re* will be held as follows: For Clink on May 26, Stanley, at Varna, on 4110 31st, Hullett, at Londesboro, on is 26th; Hayfield, at Hayfield, on 24; Colborne, at Smith's Hill, on3lst; field, at Young's Hotel, ltintail, on rt West Wawanosh, at townehip wand hall, on 27th, Goderich. townshig Holmesville, 26th; Goderich; Council Chamber, 96th; Grey, at -Cizt• brook, on. 26th. -The Presbyterian congregations Rodgerville and Exeter have decided' grant their pastor an annual holiday - son of one month in eaeh year, le period of physical and 'mental peat tion. The vacation will probably in the suemmer season. Rev. Mr. ley his been pastor of those con tions for nearly three years, and in tMI time has only missed one appointmosti and has given one extra service net* every Sabbath, and in view of tile 44" tent of the duties which he has to pg,' form, this is a deserved mark of tiol.1 appreciation. -A few days ago the mail train th on the London, Huron and Bilt! ilway, picked up a ear of *lain it, nsall. The train had only proceed:A out two miles when a ear of ceair ts and 'the grain. ear were diem) be on Bre. By much effort in car with contents was saved flat ear with the posts was en. troyed. The mail train going s necessarily delayed. No Ns ttached to any one. The fire tn* ed by sparks from the engine. -Richard T. Hynes, postmateter eppardton, appeared before yor of God.ericla, on Friday, 9th Boit rged with having wilfully detained* letter in hi 3 office after it had beellelet plied for. Mr. George Bennett testitta that he applied. at the post office April 7th and received. a letter, same letter having been applied for 4*1 the 5th of day of April. The letter dated Goderich, April 3rd, and was warded. from Goderieh on the 5tia in the ordinary course would axriet Sheppardton at about 6 o'clock same evening. The facts, as & t stated were corroborated by -1343Vgl-; witnesses, and the Mayor bo sou Ra He ab pos to gra the des Wa is a na ones and a few cattle that were in the stable at the time, everything being Sh so dry, and the wind so strong that Ma everything burned rapidly, burning oha shingles, &c. were strewed in every di- rection, °lie of which was conveyed to the barn yard of Mr. Henry White, nearly 60 rods distant, where it soon made a way for itself, until in a few minutes the whole buildings were amass of fire. The attention of the people being directed toward e Mr. Brooke' at the time, Mr. White's was not discov- ered to be on fire until it had made such headway as to be incapable of be- ing checked, and everything excepting his wagon and hayrack was burnt to ant:- ree To the Can Pa ex Pas in t the 14 se line B aW lace AXIt Tan St0131 110 to A 10q CIA I bete • tact] wife bor load owe lia tO or 11 SOU had diffi nte she wit out road ber enatl for all Eire nee e in tl thilt nape was -was temi wen ta lavt that wall 1853 Mee! hart 1850 ttnd.!! treat Mill sion was t the .! Wor and, da. inteJ • sei tint • aftei was-, be ton Stezt -join aucl -cent nneti ae.etue LATI 130:1;11 13:631 1 1 1 TOR.