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WHOLE NUMBER 940. Cheap Clearing Sale —AT--- HOFFMAN BROS. MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH, We are now holding a Great Clearing Sale in every line of goeds, which are offering at a great saerifice. Call and see the bargains. The goods are all new, being bought for this fall and winter trade. In Dress Goods we never had such a choice variety of fabrics. In Mantle and Ulster Cloths, all the new novelties. Ladies', IVIissee and ChIldren's Jack- ets, Boy's Overcoats and Suits. Ladies' Gent's, Boy's and Children's Underclothing—all in large assortments. .Ladies' and Misses' Fur Caps, Fur Capes, Fur Sets and Fur Trimmings- - evtra value. Men's and Boy's Fur Caps, Cloth Caps, Plush Caps, Knit Caps, etc., in large stacks. Tweeds, Flannels, Shirtings, Cottons, Cantons. Cretonnes, in fact all kinds of goods fully assorted, and all will be sold regardless of cost. Come along and get prices. We have a very large line of Velvets and Plushes, which we are offering ex- tra inducements in. . Inspection invited at the Cheap Cash Store —OF HOFFIVIAN BROS., SEAFORTII. Agents for E. Butteriek's Reliable Patterns. --James Srigl ye of Pelee Island, county of Essex, is a ma.n who cultivates kis land with intelligence and foresight, as the fallowing results will show. He inacte 1,0-i5 gallons of sorglm•m syrup this year, from the product of six acres. The cane was of the Early Amber and Early Orange varieties. Some of the cane yielded 200 gallons to the acre. The syrup ebrought 40 to 50 centsaa gallon. Mr. Srigley sold over ff tons of Concord grapes the past sea- son from 3 acres. He -will have 11 acres in grapes next year. He also ob- tained 500 bushels of potatoes from 4 acres, 300 bushels of beets and carrots, 100 bushels of -sorghum seed, ,000 grape worts, about 700 bushels of porn and a quantity of hay and other produce—all the above being grown on 26 acres that he had under cultivation. A number of cattle, swine and other animals were also raised and fattened for market. —The third annual Ontario Provin- aial Fat Stock Show was opened in. Woodstock on Thursday last week. Both in point of the number of entries aud in the excellence of the stock, the representative character of the show, and the large turn out of spectators, this show was superior to any of the preceding fat stock shows of the Pro- vince. There were about 160 entriei in Cattle, sheep and hogs. The entries of sheep were more numerous than at either of the shows at Toronto or Guelph. The representative and well-known breeders from all parts of the Province had. fine animals on exhibition. —At the Fat Stock show in Wood- stock last week, Mr. S. Beattie sold to- -J. S. Micheltree, of London, the steer ainowilake, at 10 cents per pound. He weighs over 2,000 pounds. He also sold 'Snowball, weight 2,400 Its., to Messrs. „T. and C. O'Callaghan, of Ingersoll, at 10 cente per lb. These gentlemen select- ed these steers . as being the smoothest steers with the greatest amount of lean _flesh of any at the show. They were born, bred, and fed at Bow Park. ---A curious case came up last Friday before tile Appeal Court in Hamilton. On:June 9tla last, Mr. A.]?. Forhes,who is a stock broker and about 65 years old, was fined $10 for trespass. The alleged trespass consisted in Mr. Forbes visiting "Oak Bank;" the residence of Mr. II. aleLazen. The evidence given demon- strated the feet that Mr. Forbes had for nearly fifteen years been endeavouring to pay his attentions toMiss McLaren, notwithstanding the feet that the atten- tions were very distasteful to her, and all his loving epistles were returned to hiin unopenjl. This continued until the Sth of June, on which occasion he called at Mr. McLaren's residence and sent in his card, in response to .which he was turned from the door, and subsequently .charged with trespaes • and fined $10. He now appeals from. the Police Magis- trate's decision on that occasion. The appellant's lawyer claimed that his client hid a perfect right to call at the house and ask to .see the young 'lady. He always went to the front door and hand- ed in his card, and as there was no at- tempt at concealment it could not be termed a Nese of trespass. The jury, after a short absence, returned with a vercliet agreeing with the magistrate's (Teaisien Pmd. dismissing the appeal. TWO MONTHS INTIM CAMP OF BIG BEAR. MRS. GOWANLOCK'S ADVENTURES, AS TOLD BY HERSELF. (Continued from last week.) DANCINC PARTIES. While we were en the way to Fort Pitt, a letter was received from the Ren. John McDougall, s of Calgary, stating that troops were coming through from Edmonton, 8.nd that they would make short work . of Big Bear's band for the murders they had committed at Frog Lake. They were terribly frightened at that news, and took turns and watched 0E1 the hills eight and day. Others spent their :time in dancing—it was dancing all the time—all day ancl all night. I will explain their. mode of -dancing as well as lean: They all get in. acircle, ,while two sit down outside and play the tom-tom, a •most untnelodious instrument, something like a tam- bourines only not half so sweet; it is made in this way: They take a hoop or the lid of a butter firkin, and cover one side with a very thin skin, while the other has strings fastened across from side to side, and upon, this they pound with stioks with all their might, mak- ing a most unearthly racket. The -whole being a fit emblem of what islgoing :on in the other world of unclean spirits. Those- forming the eircle, kept 'going around shouting and -kicking, with all the actions and paraphernalia of asclown in a pantomine, only not so dumb. We passed a short distance from'where Mrs. Delaney lived, and all we could see standing, was , the bell of the Catholic Mission, and when we came to,Onion Lake, they had burnt some of the build- ings there, and as we passed they set fire to the rest. They burnt all the flour and potatoes, some three hundred sacks, and when we reached Fort Pitt our pro- visiOns were getting scarce, and the half- breeds went to the Fort to get some flour, sbut the Indians -had previously poured coal and machine oil on what was loft, and they only got a few sacks and not :eery dean at that. Still we felt very thank- ful to have it as it was. While in this neighborhood, Blondin and Henry Quinn went down to the river to make their escape, and Blondin well knew that the Indians had said if one prisoner ran away they would kill all the rest. The half-breeds hearing what they had done, went after them and brought them back, and that night Big Bear's braves came into our tent where Quinn and and Blondin were, and wanted. to ge to svork and cut Quinn in pieces.. Blondin was like one of them- selves. Pritchard sat on his knees in front of Quinn and kept thein from do- ing it. They were in our tent nearly the whole night with their guns, large sharp knives and war -: clubs. After Pritchard had talked some hours to them they went out only partly pacified.. Some of them said, " he has' run away once, let us kill him and have no more trouble with him; if he runs away he will be going away and telling the police to come." When near the Fort they had their "Thirst Dance." An Indian went to the bush and broke off a green bough, and carried it to the place arranged for the dance. and all the other Indians shot at it. Then the Indians got their squaws with them on horseback; some thought it would not be polite if they did not invite the white women to help themalso,andMrs.Pritehard and another squaw carne in and put Mrs. Delaney in one corner and covered her over, and me in another with a feather • bed over me, so as not to find us. Then some said "Oh, I:et the white women stay where they are," and- they took their squaws and went to the woods. I should say about fifty rode to the Woods for one stick at a time, fastening a chain around it, dragged it along to this place singing and yelling as they went. After -they had enough sticks, they arranged a tent in the centre? of the circle. They steod a long pole -up, and on this pole they tied everything they wished to give to . the sun, and this is never taken down, and then they erected smaller poles about five feet high, all around in as large circle, and from the top of these they fastened sticks to the long pole in the centre, and covered it all with green boughs, they then partitioned the tent into small stalls, and tied print and any- thing bright all around inside on these poles ; after they had this arranged they began dancing. It continues three days and three nights, neither eating nor drinking during the entertainment. They danced all that night and the . squaws had each a small whistle made of bone which they blow all the time in additiOn to the musical "tom-toms." Mrs. Delaney and I lay awake all night, and I said to her, "1 hope the police will come in while they are having this -dance." Mrs. Pritchard asked us next morning if We would go and see them at it, and remarked "they will not like it . if you white women do not goand see them." We went with bete and when we got inside they laughed and were de- lighted at seeing us come. There they were, some of the squaws with my clothes on, and one Indian with my husband's on, and my table linen hang- ing on the poles. The squaws stood :in those little stalls and danced. They had their faces painted, and -fingers and ears filled with brass rings and thimbles. Some of the Indians were dressed in the police uniforms and had veils over their faces; and. just as we got nicely there, two Indians carne riding around and saying the police were all on this side of the river with their tents pitdied. There mut he hundreds of them, some said, and the others said no, because they have their wives and children with them; and then catne the scattering, they ran in all direction i' like scared rabbits and tore their tents down, the Indians riding ,arounel on horse -back. singing and yelling, and saying "let as go -and meet them, that was to fight, SEAFORT14, FiitIDAY and thers said "no, let Us move," and we. !t11 left and moved through the woods: But it proved to be more. than a mer scare. Our friends were drawing near too near to be comfortable for the noble "red man," the murderers of defenceless settlers, the despoilers of happy homes, the polluters of poor women and chil- dren, They did all that, and yet they • man." It e ears of the of that race, n of the real s with them ble in them, noble mur- ble thieves. to show that are Failed the noble "re might sound musical in ti poet Ito write of the virtues but I consider it a perversi fact& During the time I w I could not see anything n unleSs it was that they aver derets, noble cowards, n The facts, I think, also go the Indians are not prop rly treated. ade between ndians) and Indian is not y so far as ives are con - f the present hing but the There is no distinction the good (there are good bad. The character of the itudied sufficiently, or • on self-interest and selfish mo cerneci. But the majority race:can be designated any noble "red man." • They 'would in many better without the missio denominations Would ama forces and agree upon a basis for missionary effort would become evangelized than they are at present. better for the Indians, and able for the Christian Chur Indians the Gospel in its sir out the ritual of the deno ANOTHER BATT Was it the distant roa artillery that caught my ed and heard it again. heardit and were frighten A_ half-breed in a stage "P. cannon ! a cannon!" An Indian answered, "a good to fight." I looked at them and it to be a startled and fear- pany, notwithstanding tha cannon with such disdain a non no good to fight." T full of excitement for the felt that the enemy was too close in fact to be safe. ers were excited with th perhaps there was liberty cannon for them, and round, there was little sl tepees. The next morning I awo hopefulness rising within the thought of again obta' ty. The first tound I h ard was the firing of cannon near at ha d ; it sound- ed beautiful; it was sweet music to my ear. Anticipating the pr spect of see- ing friends once more, I listened and breathed in the echo after every bomb. The fighting commenc d. at seven o'clock by Gen. Strange's roops forcing the Indians to make a s nd. It was continued until ten wi h indifferent sucCess. The troops sur y could not have known the demoral ed condition of the Iedians, else they would have compelled them to su render. The fighting was very near, fo the bullets were whizzing around all t e time. Aye thought surely that libert was not far awey. The Indians were 'continuality riding back and forth insp ring their fel- lowers in the rear with hope, and We poor prisoners with des air. At last they cattle back and said hat they had killed twenty policemen a d not an Ih- dian-hurt. But thereaver two Indians killed, one of whom was he Worm, he who killed my poor hush nd, and se;v- era'. wounded. We were kept running and walking about all hat morning with their squaws, keep g out of the way of ,their enemies, an tour friends. We were taken through m d and water until my feet got so ve sore that I could hardly walk at all. 1 The Indians ordered us odig Pits for - our protection. Pritchar and Blondin dug a large one, about five feet deep, for us, and they piled flour s cks aroiind it as a further protection; b t they dug it too deep and there was too or three inches of water at the •ttone They then threw down some br sh and we got into it, twenty persons in all, with one blanket for Mrs. Delaney nd me. Mc- Lean's "family had anothe pit, and his daughters cut down- tr els to place around it. Mr. Mann an family dug a hole in the side of the hi 1 and crawled hito it. If I had my way I would have kept out of the pit a watched my chance to esc nstances, be ary. If all ga.mate their unsectarian the Indians more quickly It wculd be more honor - h. Give the plicity with- inations. Ea bf heaven's a I listen - The Indians d, hisper cried, cannon is -no showed them tricken com- they held the to say "can - at night was ndians; they rawing near, The prison thought that behind that king .it all ep within the e early with y breast at Ling my liber - during my stay wi much eXcitement a tor the boys to exe While .we wer breaking up camp run along and pi vieing With the get the, most an were gifted with memory, and a sli forgotten, while a place in their memory. The general be iavior of Indian boys -was nevertheless ost intolerable t� us white people. In the tepee there was DECEMBER 18 1885. h them there was too id change all around cise that animal. driving along after he little fellows would k flowers for us, one ther as to who would the prettiest. They a most remarkable ht was net very soon indness held the sante no light and eery eften no fuel, and ow- ing to the forced niarches there was not much tine for cutting wood, also it was hard to light as it was so -green and sappy. The boys would then wrap themselves up in a blanket, but not to sleep, only to yell and sing as if to keep in the heat. They would keep this up until they finally dozed off; very often that wduld be in the early hours of the morning. • We fully expected the low, but they did not, an Morning we were up akette of the Indians we how about the troops, a with the report that the call all soldiers police) they were _afraid. Whe fairly sank, and the sligh I had, had almost gone think that succor wasasa sq far. But for Mrs. De have given way and allo • INDIAN BOYS 'just` here a word abou would not be amiss. An a live, wild, and untamed full of mischief anclacruel hates, and passably kin likes. I never saw in anYthing that could be They have no idea of sue This by nature he is cru in a sense of humor, mu and in all my experience heard one glee a hearty 1 the occasion Of a mishap any one, and then the lit humor is aroused. fie is skillful in drewing his bow and sling, and has a keenne s of sight and hearing, He takes to th life of a' hun- ter as a duck takes ta, water, and his delight is in shooting fow He does it all with an that is most astonishing. of that nature he is very rifling is his great deli ponies were not otherwis taigether and pe. ttoops to fol - early in the nd off again. t back to see • d came back police" (they ad vanished; I -heard it I spark of hope out. Just to ear, yet alas! aney I 'would ed myself to Indian boys ridian boy is being. He is to those he to those he heir character called love. a tender tie. without hay - h less gayety, n ever - saw or ugh, except on r accident to le fragment of s and animals. ease and grace In everything killful. Pony ht, when the engaged, but Like father, like son; the virtues of young 'Indians were extremely few. They reach their tether when they fail to benefit self. Their morality was in a very loW state. I do not remember that I saw Much of it f I did it was hardly noticeable. Where the char in I do not know; during my experi Crees. The char perha.pS when vie steamer as it gli rivers and fakes o or perhaps withi and thunder novel • of a savagelife comes I failed to observe it ce in the camp of the is a delusion, except ed from the deck of a es along the large the Indian country, the pages of a blood HOPE ALMOST DEFERRED. Almdst a week urday night, the ered arbund a tep that never ending It was a Most un dance so close to never done so bef good on their par suspicious. It se were there to fulfi some time previo an end to ut soon and that made i that our doom very nervous an was going on, wh a scattering, and at the top of th „ afterwards, on a Sat- ghting Indians gathe enear ours and began dancing and singing. sual thing for them to our tent. They had re. It betokened no and looked extremely med to me that they the threat they made s, that they would put The hour was late all the more certain had come. I became frightened at what n all at once there was running, and yelling ir_ voices, looking for squaws and child' en:, and tearing down tents, while we tw depths of despai developments. laney like my ow what to do. The we were told was the report of a fortunate for us, of the Indians to half-breed protec1 ors and kill us. The tents were all down and in a very few minutes we NS ere on the move again. It was Sunday morning at an early hour, o sat in ours in the waiting for further clung to Mrs, De - mother, not knowing cause of the stampede that they had heard un. The report was s it was the intention wrench us from our raining heavily compelled to tray o'clock at nigh given then becau and cola. We were el all that day until 11 . The halt was only e the brutes were tired themselves. Tei ts were pitched and comparative quaktness reigned. Our bedding consistedI of one blanket which was soaked with took pity on us i tried n every wa able. I had a gr low; I was afra was so weak and sleep but for only given up, and de mina; I told M could never see ni ing to look forwal In that frame night. OUT _OF BI ,water. Andre Nault and gave us his, and to make us1 comfort - at aversion to that fel- id to look at him. I tired that I could not a few minutes. I had pair had entered my s. Delaney I wished I orning, as I had noth- el to but certain death. Monday mote ushered in dark raining, but it pr day We had sp March. As the felt its oppressive the thought of w bring forth; bu was not far awa hand. When th lowed up the bla first words that Pritchard saying my chance and Big Bear." Oh ! what we end.ure f mind I passed the • BEAR'S CAMP. ing, May 3Ist, WaB nd gloomy, foggy and ved to be the happiest nt since the 31st of night was passing, I ess ; I shuddered with at another day might deliverance it teems , it was even now at light of day had swal- kness of darkness, the greeted my ears was I am going to watch et out of the camp of what we suffered, oh .! during those two long months as capt ves among a horde of semi -barbarians. And to think that we would elude the , just when I was giv- ing up in despai . It is said that the darkest hour i that which precedes dawn; weeping ay endure for a night, but, joy cometh in the ' morning. So with me? in my tter prostration, in the act of giving wa , God heard my prayer and opened a w y of deliverance, and we made the bes of the opportunity. " No foe, -no da gerous path we lead, Brook- no delay, but onward speed." Some ,of the ndians, it seems, had come across Gen ral Strs.nge's scouts the night before, a d, in consequence, all kinds of rumors were • afloat among the band. They we e all very much fright- ened, for it looktd as if they were about to be surround d. So a move, and a quick one, was made by them at an early hour, leav ng the half-breeds to follow on. This was now the golden op- portunity, and • ritchard grasped it, and with 'him, five o her half-breed families fled in an pp.site direction, thereby severing our co nection with the band nominally led bs, Big Bear. We cut throulh the woods, making a road, dividing t e thick brush, driving across creeks aid over logs. On we sped; at one tir4e hanging on by a cor- ner of the beddi g in order to keep from falling off the m agon. Another time I fell off the w gon while fording a stream; my b ck got so sore that I could not wa11 much. On we went roaming thiougJ4 the forest, not know- ing where we were going, until the night of June 3r1 the cry was made by Mrs. Pritchard vith unfeigned disgust, " that the police were coming." Mrs. Delaney was making bannocks for the next morning's meal, while 1 with cot- ton and crochet needle was making trim- ming for the dresses of Mrs. Pritchard's nig, half-breed babies. I threw the trimming work to the other end of the tent, and -Mrs. Delaney called upon Mrs. Pritchard to finish making the ha,nnocks herself, and we both tushed out just as the scouts gal- loped in. (To be continued.) Canada. — The Marquis and Marchioness of Lorne will visit Canada in the spring. —A case of smallpox was discovered at Parkdale, Toronto, the other day. — The sum of $23,000 has lately been expended on the school in the city of Hamilton. —The population of Pelee Island hass` increased rapidly of late, and now num- berbetween 500 and 600. —Riel's body has been removed from Regina to St. Boniface, and interred be- side the remains of his father. —Mr. Thomas Scott, headmaster of Lucan public school, has sent in his resignation on account of ill -health. —The London Poultry and Pet Stock Association have extended an invitation to the Ontario Association to hold their poultry show for 1887 in that city. —A deputation from the Montreal young Liberals will proceed to New York to meet and welcome Hon. Ed- ward Blake on his arrival from England. — An old colored woman died in Lon- don, Saturday, who had reached the extraordinary age of 103 years. She had been a slave in Kentucky for 60 years. —The Toronto Meteorological Office report shows that, with the single ex- ception of the year 1876, last month was the most cloudy November on record. — Rev. William McFadden died at Brampton on the 7th inst., in the 80th year of his age. Mr. McFadden entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1832. —Mr. Kay Coleman has resigned his position of principal of the Peterborough Model school to accept the principalship of the Port Arthur schools4 at a salary of $1,000. -a-A- gentlemen in Galt has a cork screw which he has carried in his pocket for 37 years. Having purchased it in England, he cherishes it as a souvenir of his mother country. —An aged printer named Patrick A. O'Neil, who at one time published a Catholic paper of considerable influence in Toronto, called the Mirror, died in the Hospital in Detroit last Saturday. —The Canada Land Law Amendment Association has passed a resolution urg- ing the Government to pass legislation for the introduction of the Torrens syetem into the Northwest Territories. —Last Friday night an attempt was made to destroy the large new building being erected in Toronto for the use of the Salvation Army. A fire alarm brought the firemen who extinguished the blaze without dilaculty. —A large warehouse on Zealand's whatf, Hamilton, in which was stored $21,000 worth of manufactured glass- ware and $2,300 worth of soda ash, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. as -The county council of Oxford by an almost unanimous vote, granted the petition of the temperance people, ask- ing that a police magistrate be appoint- ed. The appointment will be made im- mediately. s —Young Canadians. who have crossed the line from the Eastern townships of Quebec into the States to work in the lumber shanties, find wages reduced from the $26 to $30 per month of former seaseni4, to $16 and $20 per month. —Owing VI Kingston doctors giving children who had scarlet fever, certifit cates to attend school before the proper time, the fever is on the increase, six- teen cases having been reported in one week. --Mr. Richard Grant, of Summers - town, the son of a TJ. E. Loyalist, is hale and hearty although 98 years of age. He is in full possession of his fac ulties, and is quite strong and active, and bids fair to live some years yet. —The Grand Trunk employes have unanimously decided to petition General Manager Hickson to raise their wages to the old time rates. They think they have been compelled to submit to the reduction long enough. —Dr. Andrews, a notorious, but hitherto fortunate abortionist, has been caught almost in the act by the Toronto police. He is over 70, and stands an excellent chance of spending the rest of his life in the penitentiary. 1-A nember of burglaries have been effected in Parkhill lately. Clothes- lines, dry reds shops, and even the sacked precincts of the church have been invaded, and various articles, including. sacramental wine, appropriated. - Last Saturday a train of sixteen cars( loaded with wheat for Montreal an other Eastern ports, was started from Portage la Prairie on the Manitoba and North-Western railway, and will go through to its destination without a break. fin the ifa wil an car through from Winnipeg, 2,700 miles, and is the first through grain shipment from Winnipeg via Halifax. —Wainwright, of the 90th Battalion, Winnipeg, who wasl on active service during the rebellion, p.nd who attempted suicide at Toronto two or three weeks ago, died at the hospital last Thursday. The attempt on his life was committed through despondency, caused by his in- ability to procure work and his extreme _poverty. —At a meeting of women supporting Mr, Howland's candidature, for the mayoralty of Toronto, in Shaftesbury Hall, about one hundred and fifty were present, many of them being married women of great social prominence. Ward committees were formed and steps taken to hold ward meetings, and conduct a thorough house to house mc vass. In/ II some wards this is already b. Mg done. —From the phosphate mit es of Ot- tawa county have this year heen taken 25,600 tons of apatite, an increase over that of last year. The quantity shipped from Montreal up to the close of naviga- tion was 24,290 tons, of which 4,239 tons went to Hamburg and the balance to British ports—Liverpool, London, Cardiff, Avonmouth, Bristtl, Barrow, Glasgosi, and other Ports. —Some excitement and considerable speculation as to theobjectof the move- ment, has been caused in Quebec by the announcement that two companies of the Quebec County Battalion have been ordered into the citadel in accordance with instruetions from Ottawa, and that it is the intention of the Government to increase the garrison there to 450 men for some time to come. —A daring robbery was perpetrated a few days ago by two, masked- men who gained an entrance into the residence of Mr. Samuel Lee, Culloden road, near London. One of the scoundrels stood guard, over Mr. Lee while the other went through his pockets, finding about $15 in cash. After searching the house with the vain hope of discovering a larger amount, they took their depars ture. —A trusted employee of a Coaticook, Quebec firm lost a $50 bank bill, which he was sent to get changed. The firm stood the loss. A young girl, in charge of a branch coal office in -Toronto changed a $20 note at the request of a stranger some weeks ago. She discover- ed, when too late, that it was an issue of the old 'Zimmerman Bank, and of course quite worthless. l The young girl stood the loss—a month's salary. . '—The Guelph Scott Act Association has pledged its aid and influence to only such aldermanic candidates as will pro7 mise to give a hearty support to the passing of the necessary by-law or by- laws and the appointment of a police committee, chief ofi police and police constables, to assist the proper authori- ties in the enforcement of the Scott Act.. —John W. Adams, of Perth, Ont., has just sent in his fortieth annual sub- scription to the Montreal Witness, with these encouraging words: "May the future of the Witness be long and pros- perous, and the same fearless defender of truth, justice and right, and the un- compromising advocate of every cause, having for its object man's highest and best interest." , —A farmer living jest north of Park- hill undertook to , remove a ringbone from a horse owned by Mr. James Ryan, townline McGillivray and West 'Williams, some time since. But instead of 'removing the ringbone the horse was injured to such an extent that it is Lek veterinary has ay Mr. Ryan the d the case will no esson to him. —An immense convention of the tem- perance workers of the county of Oxford McLEAN BROS., Publisheris. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. , and spent 88 years in jail. Now were saved. A despatch of 6th instant from Hal - ,states that the steamer " Rowena " take on 60,000 bushels of Ontario Northwest grain for London." Three oads of this, No. I red Fyfe, came —At the last regular meeting of the Strathroy Town Council, Police Magis- trate Noble gave in his report, showing that 91 cases had been tried before him in the past year, of which 52 resulted in conviction ; $291 51 had been imposed as fines. -a-The Toronto Salvati-on Army had a " aved Drunkards" demons lately which was largely at Major Coombs said the Salvation had been instrumental in saving drunkards. He related a story o who had been to prison 97 ti 'drunkenness. But the Lord Je rested hint, and now he is on his glory rejoicing. • They had in 545 drunkardein their ranks w ration ended. Army 50,000 a man es for us ar- way to oronto o had been drinking for a combined period of 6,556 -years ; these men had spent $1,7 460,000 on drink; they had been: jailed 1,123 times; they had paid $5,604 in worthless. The qu been called upon to value of the horse, a doubt be a valuable was held in Woodsto last week. The R B. A., preeident, and made a stirri duty of the electors ck on Wednesday v. W. A. McKay, ccupied the chair, g speech upon the t the present time. The principal bushiess of the meeting was in connection th the a,ppointment of a police magistra and the proper en- forcement of the Scdtt Act. —Few Canadian farmers discern the beauty of native woods finished in their natural colors or it least but rarely make use of them for interior finish of their own homes. tut the Sherbrooke Gazette tells of at learst one tasteful as well as wealthy farmer, Mr. A. E. Buckland, of Barnston, Quebec, who is building a very nice farm house, the finish being all of hard wood, maple, cherry and brown ash. —Wm. Nesbitt, deputylreeve of Dawn, left his coat hanging on a stump one day not long since while he went to the house for something. "While he was away Wm. Nelson, the hired man, put himself inside the coat and started for Oil Springs, where be proceeded to have a high old time with $96 he found in one of the pockets. In the middle of his jamboree he was arr trate committed hir —Saturday mo Walker, of Glenb his wife, were driv' Trunk track at the ston,' the horses beeame frightened by the whistle of an approaching train, and turning suddenly, Mrs. Walker was thrown from the wagon on to the track, and killed by the train. Her body was terribly mangled. —A farmer livi traded horses in th day. Before leavi ested, and a maps - for trial. ning, while John rnie, together with g across the Grand uter station, King - distance home. The poor beast might have died during the eight, did not a neighbering farmer piece the animal under shelter, and des -patch a inessen- • ger for the veterinary suJgeon. As it is the animal will be brought around all right. —There is in the Port Arthur district a sort of stone having the appearance of marble which is said to be well adapted for Monuments and the; like. An ex- perimental shipment has been made. There are several large blocks, the stone being of hard quality and rich appear- ance, in its rough state, giving promise df working up well and taking a hard. . polish. It is suggested that this may supplant the Vermonp marble so much. used. —AS Mr. Jas. Martin, a prominent farmer of Yarmouth, and ex -warden of the County of Elgin'was leaving St. Thomas for home last Saturday evening, accompanied by his son, his horses be - carne frightened and ran away. They came in collision with a buggy, throw- ing Mr. Martin and his- son out. Mr. Martin was picked up unconscious, and his recovery is doubtful. His son escaped with slight injury. g near Aifsa Craig t.t village the other for home he im- bibed rather too freely. When a short way out of the village the horse baulked, out of his buggy and hes in the throat of hich nearly severed ving the horse on the remainder of the and the farmer got cut eeveral deep g the beast, (one of the windpipe.) the road he walked —" To:day is to be my wedding day," said Mrs. Cooper at the Toronto Police Court the other day to the Magistrate, when she was called forward to answer to a charge of stealing some blankets. As no evidence was forthcoming the Magistrate discharged her. "Remem- ber," said she, "after to -day my name will be Mrs. Cooper no longer." "You can go now," replied the Magistrate, " I 'am afraid we will soon know your new name." —Mr. Wm. Barbour, Inspector of Lighthouses and Machinery of the Que- bec Agency of the -Marine and Fisheries Department, and well known in the Dominion as a champion curler, died suddenly of apoplexy. at his residence in Levis a few days ago. Mr. Barbour was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and came to this country in 1855 in charge of the steamship " Lady Head," enter- ing the employ of the Canadian Govern- ment in 1856, and remaining in it up to the hour of his demise. He was a man of sterling integrity, and a thorough Scotclaman. —The Galt Reformet of last week is responsible for the folbOring : A short time ago Mr. Walter Ainos, son of Mr. Robert Amos, of this town, lost the sight of one of his eyes. The young man is at present teaching school near Guelph, and the eye had not to his knowledge received any injury. An ex- pert in Tory:Ito was consulted, who pro- nounced the case a most singular one. The loss of sight, so we are informed, was caused by the bursting of a blood vessel in the eye through the ravages of a small insect. The expert took the eye out and removed the blood, which had. the effect of restoring the sight. —Some one personated a young man named Ingersoll Olmstead, a student at the medical college, Toronto, and tele- graphed Olmstead's parents at Ancaster, near Hamilton, for $30. The money was sent. A day or two after some party telegraphed from St. Catharines, asking for $20 more. Suspicion was aroused, and inquiry showed that Ingersoll Ohn- stead was in Toronto, and had done no telegraphing for money. A decoy wan sent to St. Catharines, and a man giving _ his name as W. Travers has been arrest- ed on suspicion of having conumitted the fraud. --" How to teach dictation" was the subject of a profitable discussion at the East Middlesex Teachers' Association. It was taken up under the heads of, (1) assigning the lesson, (2) preparation by the class, (3) reading for writing, (4) writing by class, (5) checking errors, and (6) correcting errors. Punctuation marks should be dictated in junior classes. The extract should be read slowly by phrases and but once. The dictation exercise is useless, unless pains be taken to have all tae errors corrected by pupils. Advanced mils should keep a list of misspelled words, so that they may be reviewed till completely mastered. —A new and promising variety of field pea is being cultivated by Mr. J. L. Morden, an ;enterprising farmer re- siding near Hyde Park, county of Mid- dlesex. The seed, which hereceived from a friend in England, is said. to have come originally from Egypt, where it was probably preserved for centuries in connection with a tomb. It is styled. the "Egyptian Pea," ripens early, is hard and a vigorous grower, and will yield from 40 to 70 bushels per acre. There are two varieties—grey ane white. From the bottom stalk, between three and eight branches shoot out. Mr. Mor- den will develop this grain extensively next season. —It would seem as if skating, snow - shoeing and tobogganing by young ladies in the evening at Montreal was about to be imohibited by the clergy and placed under the ban of the church, as the Rev. Father Dufoe at grand mass last Sun- day denounced the practice as extremely demoralizing. Of the three the rever- end father considered -the latter to be . the most injurious to the morals of young girls. The slides were nothing more than places of corruption, and any young girl who wished to be respected should keep from such places. Snow- shoe tramps were unfit for the girls, and those who attended such were going to their ruin. The reverend gentleman re- proached parents who would willingly ,permit their children to attend these, means of amusement. He moreover stated with much vehemence that he would expel any of his female congre- gation whom he saw or learned had at- tended mass or entered the church At- tired in any material pertaining to clubs, etc., and any young girls wearing tuques, blanket suits, etc., endeavoring to enter the seared edifice should be in- stantly refused admittance. In several other churches throughout the city and outlying municipalities the clergymen expressed themselves in a similar man- ner.