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THE. HURON. EXPOSITOR.
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Money Lost—Ext srroa Orstcs.
Sale of Thoroug bred Stock—
Notice—John Bu gess, (5)
Farm`for Sale ---G Sproat. (5)1
Bull for Sale—T. Banantyne
Farm tor sai eo. Green. (5)
Card of Thalia airs. Kirkman
Good steers—Th s. Berry. (8)
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SEAFOR.TH, FRIDAY, an. 29, 1886.
East Huron Reflirmers.
;
A meeting f the Refo niers of East
Huron, as con tituted for he Dominntn
Parliament, w II be held: at the town f
hall, Wroxete , on Tuesd y, February
9th, at I o'clo k p. m. A business of
very great im ortance to the party will
be transaeted at this mteeting, it is
hoped there w .11. be a large attendance'.
The vl ardenship.
Mr. Ratz, teeve of Stephep, has been
elected War ten for th county of
Huron for the 'current year Mr. T. M.
Kay, Reeve f Tdeborrie, and Mr. G.
Elliott, Reeve of Goderi h township,
were also ca didates. It I was, we be-
lieve, a very close run between Mr.
Rata ancl Mr. -ay, hat the former won
the day by a, n- akarity of tWo. We did
, hope that- eit er Mr. Le D. Wilson, of
Seaforth, Mr. hos. Strachan, of Grey,
or Mr. David Valker, of Tuckersmith,
would be elect d to the o ee this year,
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as by priority service ei her of these
gentlemen is certainly deserving of
whatever honor attaches th ,the positiop.
Mr. Rate, however, althou di he has not
beeu in the cciuncil as lon as either of
thesentlernen named, ie t. eapital good •
man, and will, we are sere, fill the po-
sition with dignity ipd efficiency,
while the lerg and iveaIthy township he
represents is fdirly entitled to the honor
which he brie to it.
Defeat of t e English Govern=
ment.
The °misery
land, under th
has been defe
and will likel
short and unev
result of this
the present
however, tha
again called o
tive Government in Eng -
lead of LorA Salisbury,
ted by a large majority,
resign. It has had a
ntful career. What the
will be is not known at
riting. It is probable,
Mr, Gladstone will be
to farm a Government,
and that the upshot of the -present
changes and agitation will be that a,
Certain, measure of Home Rule will be
extended to E gland, Irelaed and Scot-
land. All th Home Rule members
voted solidly gainst the Government,
while a few Li erals voted for them.
The oters' Lists.
We would gain, remind our readers
that the time or getting names put on
the new Vot rs' Lists, under the Do-
minion Franch se Act, is drawing to a
doae. There s not a municipality in
the county in hich there is not a large
_nurulter ef p teens eligible to vote
whose names are not on the Assessment
Rolls or old Voters' Lists, and now is the
. time te see 'that they will be placed on the
lists which are in courseof preparation.
If there is anyanunieipality or section of
a municipality where this duty has thus
far beee neglected, we hope- it will be
attended to at once. - The Revising
Barristers in this county, at any rate,
have done their duty in this respect.
They hove given ample warning to
electers and effered every reasonable
facility to permit of every properly
qualified electer being represented, and
if the names of aey parties, are omitted
from the list when it is completed, it
will be the feult of the parties them-
selves.
Too High an Estimate by Halt
Speaking of the probable coet of print-
ing the Voiars' Lists under the new
Franchise Act the Torontai Globe says :
It is rept ted instructiens have been
issued from Ottawa thet Revising
Officers shall ot have the new Voters'
Lists printed lore than tivice. Even at
this 4 is eaten ated the average cost of
prMtinn the E -Os will be $1,000 for the
average const.tueney. The expenditure
_for. Reviaing Officers* clerks' and bail-
iffa'' salaries, olding courts and other
work necessa y in the preparation. of
the rolls riot average Jess than an-
other ..`s7-1„OtXt iper constituency. There
being 211 _eciii4tituenei es in the Dominion,
the Franchise Act will thuS .occasion an
'annual expenditure 'of $422.r'.000,.. This is
an. absolute waste .of money, The. Act.
was not demanded. It does. not _ex-
• tend the, Itratieltise beyond' the .Provin-
eial , laws. It was crowded through
Iterliament solely with the hope of se-.
curing by means of partisan offices& a
e.ontiaueuce.of the rale of Tots correp-
ticia. peel iecapacity."
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We cordially agree witli ail our con-
temporary says, excepting its estimate
of the cost of printing the- 7oters' Lists.
It is posaible that as libe al an allow-
ance as the (11ohe estiinates will be
made for this work, bat if there shpuld
be, it will be a shame and a disgrace,
arid as great a fraud upon the people as
the Franchise Act itself. South Huron
may well be: teken -as a fait, average
conatitheecy.1 It contain} some seven
munieipalitiei. Now, se-tenty dollars
would be al-ery liberal allowance for
printing the Hats for each municipality
twice, land is more, proportionately,than
the municipalities themselves pay for
• the same work. At this rate then the
work should be done for, at an average of
$490 for each riding, or about $103,300
ior the _whole Dominion, and if more
than thisis paid the work will coat more
than it is worth. 'THE EXPOSITOR will
gree to do the work to the -satisfaction
f the Revising Barristers, at these rides
or one or more Ridings, and if given the
work for the Province would allow a
discount of 25 per cent; We de not be-
lieve in the expenditure at all, because
we consider it unnecessary and needless,
hat as it has received the sanction of
Parliamept and must be incurred until
the law is repealed, the puhlic should
see to it that they are not systematically
bled.
Look on This Picture, Then on
. That.
The following letter which we .clip
from a recent issueof the Winnipeg Free
Press is as applicable to this district, and
in fa,et to the whole of Ontario' as it is
to the Prairie city and the surrounding
Province. The letter speaks for itself,
and requires no further comment. It is
a,s follows :
SIR,—For- the sake of illustratiog a
principle, and pointing a moral, and
perhaps adorning a tale (tail), I quote
from several advertisements in the Free
Press, uuder the heading' " Situations'
Vacant :"
" Wanted.—A Good General Servant
---,wages $12 per month."
Wanted.—Good General Servant—
good wages to oompetent person."
" Wanted.—Good Man * * Best
of wages to competent person."
" Wanted.—Young Man fore -General
Store.—Liberal salary to ' an -efficient
man."
AND THIS : MARK THE. CONTRAST.
" Wanted.—Teacher holding second
or third-class' certificate, State salary
and. experience."
" Wanted.—Teacher, male or ferriale,
holding- third-class certificate. State
experience and salary required." Why
thusly ? 1
I wonder if it has ever occurred to
trustees that, . were they to advertise
for servants as they advertise for teach-
ers, they would. throw away their money?
Why shoeld persens occupying the very
onerous and responsible position _of
-teachers, be thus ipvited by trustees re-
quiring their services to enter into un-
fair competition with each other ? 'Why
shoold some poor girl, in med. of btead
and fearing an under -bid, be induced,
or forced by circumstances, to offer, her
services much- below their value ?
Would it not be -far better,. not to say
honorable, if trnstees were to advertise
the ealary they were prepared to pay ?
The salary offered would be pretty !cer-
tain to cemmand all the taleitt they
were prepared to pay foe ; and they
woald not be chargeable with the mean-
ness of endeavoring to get more than
their money's worth.
. Ex -TRUSTEE.
News of the Week.
BERNHARDT. — Madame ,-Sara r Bern-
hardt will start for America on the 15tht
of April.
A NOTED AUTHOR DEAD.—Joseph
Mayer, the well known author of a lim-
ber of scientifie works is dead.
LOST IN A COAL MINE.—Thirty-seven
men have lost their lives in a West Vir-
ginia coal mine disaster.
THE MERSEY TUNNEL.—The Mersey
tunnel,connecting Liverpool and Bitken-
head, was opened Wednesday by the
Prinee of Wales.
,
DIED IN PRISON.—One of the persons
convicted with Mr. Stead ashaving been
concerned in the Arinstrong abduction
case, has died' in prison.
FAILURE OF ;MILWAUKEE WHEAT
BUYER.—J. 13. Oliver, of Milwaukee,
one of the best known wheat trad4s in
that eity, has felled. -
- A DAsTARDLY OUTRA.GE.—At Lime-
riek, Ireland, two cows belonging to a
fanner have .been poisoned, and the
tails Of fourteen others have been eut
eff-
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.—A number of
Chinese have begun a suit against the
City of Eureke, California, for $132;000
damages sustained at the time of their
expulsion from that city last February.
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. — Three
hundred men employed in the Union
Pacific shops, Omaha, were discharged
the other day to cut down expenses,
Heap TIMES AND NO WORK. —In
Vienna on Friday, eight hundred uneml
ployed workmen gathered in a body, and
demanded work. They • wete dispersed
by force and the leaders were arrested.
SAFELY LANDED.—The sten, -
ship Carthagenian, from Boston, arrived
at Glasgow Saturday, and landed her
entire shipment of 399 oxen and 6 horses
in good condition.
REFUGE BuesEn.—The county poor-
house at Jackson, Michigan, was almost
entirely destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock
Sunday morning. there were 40 in-
mates, five of whom perished in the
flames.
EXTREME COLD.—Another cold wave
passed overi the :Western and -North-
westere States about the -end of last
week; The thermometer varied from
13 below zero • in Iowa,. to 40 below in
Dakota, #ith high winds and blinding
I
snow. t
MovearEse TO FORTIFY HARB0g6.—
The report of the Fortifieetions 13oard of
thelinited states War Departmeet re-
com meads an appropriation of -821,W0,-
000, by.Congress, for the construction.of
coast defences and torpedeboats for har-
bour protectima .
.SNoW FALL AND BLOCKED VI' BAIL-
BGADs.—There was a heavy fall of snow
Friday. throughout Northern
;',-;outhern Wisconsin; and Eastern Iow-a.
All through trellis west were again
abandoned, and business at a -stau d still
the Santa Fe, Nansas Pacifie,Burling-
ton and Missouri' railroads.
; Heap WINTER 3N SCOTLAND.—All re-
ports agree that this is the hardest win-
ter Scotland has ekperienced in twenty
years. The snow is two feet eep.
Sheep are starving and perishing, and
wild birds are flocking to the town and
villages to obtain food. Railway raffle
. is much impeded. '
Eiten eseiterc IitIsHMEN IN CHICAGO.
Three thousand persons attended the
meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Irish National League of America
on Wednesday, at Chicago. Pre ident
Egan was persuaded to withdra his
resignation. The Treasurer reported
that since the Boston Convention $90,000
had been sent to Ireland, and there was
sufficient on •hand now to make the
amount $100,000.
WHERE ARE THE • BEER DRINKERS T—
A Detreit brewer says the present win-
ter iS the dullest known for years in the
saloon business. Old established saloons
are not selling more than one-half of the
ainount of beer usually sold at this sea-
son. The trade of some brewers has
fallen off 50 per cent. in the .past six
months. Brewers account for it by the
:fact that there are so many mechanics
andlahoring men out M work:
SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—The
shipbuilding trade hag beed .very de-
pressed' on the Clyde • during the past
year. 241 vessels, of an aggregate ton-
nage of 193,458 tons,have been launched,
which shows a falling off of 103,400 tons
as compared with last year; and it is by
far the lowest return since 1879. The
best year ever known on the Clyde was
1883,when the tonnage was 420,000 tons.
The prospects for next year are good,
and there are signs of a revival in trade,
as a laege number of ordere have been
booked in the principal yards, including
an unprotected ,cruiser for the Spanish
Governmenewhich is to attain the amaz-
ing speed of 22.knots per hour.
THE QUEEN OPENING PARLIAMENT.—
The Queen arrived in London on Wed-
iiesday, 20th Inst., from Windsor Castle.
She drove from the railway station to
Buckingham Palace in an open carriage
and redeived an ovation along the route.
Her Majesty opened Parliament on the
21st, with evereepoesible detail of meg-
-
nificenee. The scene in the House of
Lords surpassed alhprevious similar oc-
casions in numbersen-the gorgeousness of
diplomatic attire, apd the outside mili-
tary dieplay. The Queen appeared like
a yery short,very stout lady with a large
round face; full color, and eery deter -
Mined expresion. She does not look her
age. Princess Beatricet,and the Prince
of Wales stood at one side of the throne,
and Lord Salisbury with the sword of
state, end the two young Princes on the
other.
ritidtdr". .ttlidattt.
Hurob Ncites.
Mr. Menno Baer, 'of Hallett, by
some meane or other broke his arm last
week.
—Mr. Jas. Hood; of lot 30, concession
15, Howiek, has sold his farm' of 100
aeres to his brother William for $4,300.,
—Mr. Neil Gilmo.ur, a former tesi-
dent of Stanley, who hap been in the
Northwest for some years, has returned
and will remain in that township for
some tiine.
— A few days ago George Granger, of
the 9th concession, Morris, killed a
Berkshire hog, of hie own raising, which
weighed, when dressed and ready for
market, 651 pounds.
—A meeting of the ratepayers of the
township,of Stephen, is to be held at
Grediton on Monday next, for the pur-
pose of consideting ehe advisability of
erecting a new Township 'Halt.
7 —Mr. A. Elcoet,. the well-known
stock breeder of Tuckersmith, has al-
ready two thorough -bred bull calves ;
both are fine lively fellows, but one in
particular 'promises to be an excellent
1
—Mr. R. W. Tuck, of Brussels, has
purchaeed a hotel at Shelbourne, Grey
Co., and will remove there shortly. Mr:
Tuck Understands the hotel business
thoroughly, and will Open the eyes of
the Shelbourne people as to what a first-
class hotel is.
—Mrs. Wallace, wife Of Mr. Wallace,
•of the 6th concession of Colborne, died
somewhat uneapectedly last week, of
inflammation. She was a comparatively
young woman, and very highly esteem-
ed., She was a sister of Mrs. Samuel
Cole of Hullett.
—Mr. John'Eades, Wingham, has
sold his barbering business, in that
town, te R. Palmer, late of Guelph, who
is eow lin possession. Mr: : /lades has
not yet decided what he Will do, but
will remain in Wingham for some time
at least
— Mr . G. Acheson, of Turnberry,
vehose eeth has been expected for sonie
time, reathed her last on Saturday
rnornin , the 16th inst. As Mrs. Ache-
son was one of the ad settlers and wide-
ly knoWn, her death is mourned by a
very latge circle of friends ande-equaint-
a,nees. t
—Mr. James Reidei Goderich contrac-
'tor bee been awarded the contract for
the stonework, brickwork, and plaster-
ing, for the proposed Methodist church
at Listowel. The edifice will be 50x90
feet and will be 37 feet high. It is esti-
mated ,to cost when finished, $11,000,
and is to be completed by the middle•of
December.
— On Sunday evening last, Michael
Fletcher of Usborne, whp recently pur-
chased Mr. D. Mill's farm, lost a very
valuable mare fromea disease which
at present prevalent amongst draught
horses ; the hind limbs swell up, and
hen mortify, causinW death. The ani-
mal, which is one of a $550 team, wad
valued at about $300.
-e-On Thursday last Mrs. 41ilizabeth
Westeott; wife of Mr. Henry Westcott,
of the 2nd concession of Usborne, died
seinewhat suddenlyeat 'the age of 73
years and 2 Months. 8he was in her
usual health up to Wednesday of last
week, when 'she was taken with paraly-
sis, and for a few days before her death
she was unable to speak.
,--The annual itatement of. the Blue -
vale Cheese and Butter Co., far the past
year has just been issued,and it presents
a, most -satisfactory state of affairs. The
year was commenced witk a balance on
hand of 8900.00, and after paying the
patrons $16,728.51 in cash, besides
salaries. and running expenses, the
sum of 81,892.03 was carried to their
credit.
—Some time since, Mr. W. Stevens,
of Hullett, lost a couple of cattle, valu-
ed at about 860, and although he adver-
tised them, and hunted far and wide,
hasinot been able to find any trace of
them. Mr. W. Martin also had four.
animals stray away, and not the slight-
est trace of them has been found ,up tp
tbis day. In both cases the animal's
may still be living, but their mysterious
disappearance gives rise to a suspicion
that they have been stolen.'
----The annual meeting of the 'Moles-
worth Cheese and Butter Co., was held
on the 9th inst., andtivas well attended
by the patrons belongiug to the Com-
pany. All were well pleased with the
way that the affairs of the Company
were managed during the past year
After adoptingthe Auditors' and annual
reports, the old Board of Directors were
re-elected by ecelamation for the present,
year. The fellowing figures were taken
from the Secretary's report :—The total
amonnt of milk received at the factory
!yi
for the past year was 1,787,985 lbs.,
which was Manufactured into 173,082
lbs. of cheese, being an increase of 35,-
964 lbs. of cheese over the year before.
The total amount realized for cheese,was
$14,975.77. The number of lbs. of milk
to make 1 lb. of cheese for the season
was 10.33 lbs. The average price per lb.
of cheese 8.65 cents. The -cost to manu-
facture per lb. of cheese, induding all
other expenses connected with the run-
ning of the factory, 1.63 cente.
—At a meeting of the -Exeter Presby-
terian Church congregatione held on
Wednesday evening of last week, it was
decided to have the church- pews free in
future, and also to. continue holding the
Sabbath services- at :11 o'clock in the
morning, and 6.30 in the evenieg. The
financial condition of • the •church was
found to be . satisfactory. Rev. Mr.
MacAdams will preach thel anniver-
sary sermons on the 14th of February.
—Mr. Edwin Gaunt, of Weist,Wawa-
nosh, met with a very painful accident
one day last week, by which two of his
ribs were broken. It appears that he
was in the stable attending to his -stock,
when one of the animals suddenly turn-
ed in the stall, striking its head against
Mr. Gaunt and throwing him into the
manger with .great force, resulting as
stated. We understand Mr. Gaunt
is improving as Well as could be ex-
pected.
—One evening last 4eek the yo -ung
ladies and gentlemen of Granton, to the
number of about twenty, chartered a
sleigh to take them to Centralia to spend
a few hours at her. T. Essery's. Leav-
ing the village about dusk, partly by
sleigh, partly on foot, and the greater
part of the distance in a lumber wagon,
they reached their destination shortly
before midnight. Returning they reach
ed home long after daylight, and their
appearance forcibly reminded one of the
old adage that pleasure is often bought
with pain."
— Mrs. Catherine Tierney died -at the
residence of her eon -in-law Peter Mc-
Cann, West Wawanosh, on 'Friday last
at the great age of 92 years. Her re-
mains were interred in the Roman Cath-
olic cemetery near Goderich, and the
funeral was largely attended. Mrs.
Tierney survived her husband 19 years.
She came to Huron in 1850 end settled
with her husband in Goderich township,
about four miles from Goderich, but for
the last 25 years lived wtth her son -in-
' law.
—The Goderich Signal of last week
says : We utderstand that S. P. Halls,
one of the masters in Goderich High
School, has passed a most creditable ex-
amination in science at Victoria Univer-
sity, and won a degree. Mr. Halls is
plucky, and has followed up his studies
'in chemistry and geology under circum-
stances that would deter less determined
students from trying for university
honors. We congratulate our townsman
upoe his success.
--The Stratford Beacon of last week
saya : On Tuesday, the 19th inst., Mr.
'Stephen -G. Vanstone, formerly of this
eity,and brother of Alderman Vanstone,
died, in Seaforth, where he had been for
some time residing. He was well known
and greatly respected in this neighbor-
hood, having come here from Devon-
shire, England, his birthplace, in the
early deys of the eity,and having grown
up with it. He was a member of Romeo
Lodge, I. 0. O. F., and was heeled with
the uaual ceremonies of that order, in
Avosdale cemetery. His death is regret-
ted by all who knew him.
— On Thursday of last week Rev.
Yather Bousang, formerly parish priest
at Kingsbridge, Ashfield township, and
well known in Goderich, breathed his
last in Sarnia, aged 64 years. He had -
been forty years in the priesthood, and
was highly esteemed for his scholarly
and gentlemanly qualities. In 1864 he
and Rev. Father Hickey were sent out
from Ireland to collect funds for Dublin
University, and so successful was he
that in two years he sent back $35,000.
He was . of French extraction, being of
Huguenot stock, but his people had re-
turned to the Catholic faitlebefpre his
advent. Many in this section will deeply
regret his demise. -
—The annual meeting a the West
Riding Agricultural Society was held at
Goderich on Wednesday of1 last, week.
There was a large attendence and a
good deal of interest manifested in the
proceedings. The report of the Secre-
tary and Treasurer were presented and
adopted. The election of officers result-
ed as follows : A. MeD Allan, Presi-
dent ; W. T. Hayden, Ashfield, and J.
0. Stewart, Colborne, 1st and 2nd Vice -
President ; Directors, H. Snell, Hul-
lett ; John Andrews, W. Clarke, I.
Salkeld, Goderieh towns ip ; Wm.
Young, sr. A. Allen, Co borne ; E.
Bingham, it. McLean,' S. Andrews,
Goderich. At a subsequent meetieg of
'the directors, Mr. A. Wats it was ap-
gointed Treasurer, and Mr. ; Hayden,
Secretary.
—We deeply regret being called upon
to announce the death of Mrs. John
Marquis, formerly of God rich town-
ship which sad and unexp cted event
happened on Monday mo ing- of last
week, at the residence, Co borne. Up
to the Wendesday previo s deceased
had been in her usual heal h, but she
caught cold, inflammation o the lungs
setting in and notwtths nding all
efferts macie to save her life, they were
unavailine. Deceased was a daughter
of Mr. F.'"Phipps, Toronto nd sister of
Mr. S. Phipps, Goderich to; nship, and
was living in Whitby town hip at -the
time of her marriage. Wi h her hus-
band she hae resided in this county for
a number of years, and being of a most
meltable disposition she enjoyed the con-
fidence and esteem of all who knew her.
She has been a member of the Methodist
church for over 25 years, and her life
has been " without spot and blameless.'
She leaves four daughters (the eldest of
whom is Mrs. J. Pickard, of Gala) and
three sons. The loss is a keen one to
Mr. Marquis, and in Ins affliction he has
'the sympathy of all. She was only 45
years of age.
_ —Mrs. Jackman, of Nile, in the town-
ship of West Wawanosh, is 84 years of
age, and is in good health with -the ex-
ception of some rheumatic attacks, She
wai the first white woman to settle in
the township, 46 years -ago., She says
there have been great changes since
then ; her nearest neighbor woman was
two miles away, and they went from
one house to the other by • thp blaze on
the trees, and at night she hlad to feel
the trees for the side the bark was taken
off. Her husband had to cull a road for
a mile and a half to get to his land,
where now there is a good gravel 'road..
Her son, Wawanosh Jackman who is
now 45 years of age, has the honor of
being the first white male child born in
the township, and hence his name. She
JANUARY- 29 1886,
says the wolves would sOmetimes gather
around and set up a hoWling, but they
never did much harm. She tells of a
great fall of snow one Winter just after
they came in, when nearly four feet of
snow fell during one night. Mr. Jack-
man had two yokes of oxen, and he got
them out to break the road. The
Methodists came in first and held meet-
ings in the houses among the people, and
the Presbyterians came in next, and
then other denominations followed. It
was a good many years before they had
any schbols‘
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The Noble Horse.
e following instnictive essay on
s was read by Mr. John McMillan,
e of Hallett, an fixtensive impor-
nd breeder of Clydesdale horses at
ecent meeting of the Farmers' 'Li-
te in Seaforth
treating of the hor eI may say that
arly all ages and countries the horse
een the servant as well as the object
e pride and affecticin of man. Ara -
s generally claime as the locality
which the horse o iginally sprung,
as t is held by many writers that all
the ifferent breeds of horses are sprung
frot one comniorystockt Yet it seems
a st etch of the imagination to suppose
tha the diminutive Shetland pony, the
mas ive Clyde of Sco land, the pow-
erf 1 Shire horse of ngland, and the
bea tiful Arabian, on and all sprung
fro one common ori in, and although
the lump has been low and gradual
in a state of nature, u der the hand of
ma the changes have been much more
rap d.
T e horse is the p incipal beast of
bur en in all civilized ountries. Each
try and district br eds the class of
es, best suited for that part of the
try, and the kind f work to be en-
d in. Some hold at all breeds of
es have sprung f ern one common
t and that at so e period in the
the primitive ho se was striped
the shoulders, 1 gs, and on the
e. . The horse has undergone great
ges in becoming domesticated.' The
ge still continues1 in breeding for
rent purposes: The class I have
I),
en to breed is th Clydesdale, and
at class I will say few words. As
e locality in which the Clydesdale
ated all are agreed. There are
theories as to their origin : The first
at one of the D kes of Hamilton,
than two- centuri s ago, imported
=bee of rine bla k stallions from
dere, which he ept at Straven
e for the use of his tenants. These
said to. have greatly improved the
d of horses in Lanarkshire, The
d theory is that it is a mixed breed
ght out by careful attention in se -
ng and matin the best animals in
About twenty
er in the upper
ates that 4he re -
a dealer named
50 and 60 year -
to Lanark Green
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s ago an old far
of Ifanarkshire, s
bers when a boy, o
on driving betwee
colts before him i
St. James' day, a
resemblance to each other. , Some
between 1715 and 1720 a Mr. Pat -
n, farmer in Lochlyoch, in the par -
f Cavinishead, went to Englapd and
=hat a Flemish stallien, which lie said
ve greatly improved the horses in
upper wood of Lanarkshir4 The
s of this breed were generalltSbrown
black, with white faces end. it little
e on their legs. Gray hairs in their
, and almost always a white vet on
belly were some of the marks that
ed them to be of pure bladd. In
gow by the Higq
the first show of
ety and (=aye a fre
orses was tield in
and Agricultural
11 impetus{ to the
ders of -Clyde an mals by giving
prizes for the bes animals.
orses of the Clydes ale breed ,should
a broad head,
ide between the
, with a full, bold eye, sharp point-
ers, a moderately king, well -crooked
, high in the withers, the shoulder
and the shouldet blade set yell
, which gives ease and freedom of
e with a full, wide chest to give
titution and a strongforearm, broad
joints, with good flat bone, arid the
cles standing out and *ell feathered
fine silky curling hair, and with a
gy pastern, not short and steep,
a large, rotted foot, open •in
heel and not flat in the eole, a
d, compact barrel, short, Istrong
, and goed, long quarters, also
set and broad, with museular thighs
clean, broad hocks. From the hock
e foot the leg should be short, flat
clean, with well defined , muscles.
mare should resemble the! horse,
she should be a little longer in the
, or as it is called, a little more
y.
ch an animal should be e, good
er, with a free, easy step,and should
he feet fairly high, and move them
ight forward and set the foot to the
nd clean and firm, Both mare and
e should be healthy and free from
lemishes, such as wind galls, curby
hs, thorough pins; spavinasplints,
ones or side bones. The e e -sight
ld also be good; and the animal
Id be clear of heaves, whkstling,
ing or coughing, as only a sound
a
ani al can. produce sound • healthy off-
,
sint ng.
I is only within the last century that
bre ding of horses has become of so
mu h importance, and that a herd book
for he .registration of the pedigrees of
Cly esdale horses has been adopted.
Th first volume was published in 1878,
altl ough private registers had been kept
,
Ion i. before that time'. , ..
I i buying a, young Mare to breed from
do ot buy one that hes-been highly fed
an forced to early maturity, especially
if f d a great deal on idry grain, Prof.
Ta ner says the non-inipregnation of the
fe ale may generally lie traced to ex-
ces ivenese in one or bah of the animals
in an absence of constitutional repair.
Th breeding powers are most energetic
wh n the animals are in moderate condi-
tioi . It is for this reason that ' great
inj ry results.from th.e present system
of vhat is called fitting- animals for the,
sh. ring, and although this is known
to 1 oth judges and breeders, still it is of
no se to take an ordinarily fat animal
in the show ring against one that is
loa led with fat. • '
( ne of the most important• duties de -
vol ing on the breeder is bh osing a
ma e animal to breed from. l'' rst you
ci
wa it a fine bred animal of good consti-
tut on, bred if possibie from some one
fav rite family, and the longer the line
of ( escent from one family possessed of
th desirable qualities, the stronger the
in! ressive power of the animal. In
bu mg animals either to breed from or
_to eed, buy if possible, all. other things
be g equal, from a poerer soil than that
to rhich the animal is to be taken.
i ,•
Animals - ken from a rich to a poor soil
seldom do well.' Same people are of the
opinion that to breed from animals be-
longing ' the same 'family is highly in-
jurious, a d that " in and in" breeding
should n t be practised. A breeder of
experienc says : Although animals close-
ly related if both sire and dam are per-
fect in c stitution and health, with a
full phys al development of desitable
qualities, they have nothing to transmit
to their c spring but power to' impress
future g nerations with their own
_character sties. Always begin to breed
with a y ung mare from the class of
animals ou intend to follow breeding
from. I ave heard it sometimes said
that to p t a young horse for the first
time to a ight mare, she will foal easier.
Let me gi re ene or two cases to show the
bad. resul of such a system, as the most
advanced breeders hold that a previous-
impregna ion will influence in some in-
stances fo r or five foals. In 1816 the
Earl of forton put a chesnut mare,
seven -eights Arabian,to a quagg (a species
of Zebra), the foal resembled the sire in
color and many peculiarities of form.
In 1817-1 and 1821, she was covered by
a black A abian horse, and although she
had not een the quagg since 1816, the
foals all 1 d the curious markings of the
quagg. In 1843 a Mr. Morrison had a
fine Clydesdale mare covered by a Span-
ish ass. She produCed a mule. She was
afterwards foaled by a horse, but the
foal had it great likeness to . a mule, it
had the long ears and long narrow hoofs
and at a I distance resembled a mule.
Dr. MeMenegle in the report of the A
commissien says he. had a young mare
covered by a 'poor horse, and the bad
effects did not leave' her till. the fifth
II -
breeding.
In my experience e mare in foal does
best when working moderately down to
the time of foaling. Keep a brood mare
in fair condition, but do not feed to load
with fat. I woold prefer a Mare at foal-
ing to be 'rather lean than to have much
flesh. Mares ought to be closely watch-
ed at foaling time, as many foals are lost
when there- is no one present to keep
then! from smothering. Oneof the signs
of foalin is wax coming on the teats.
Some ma es will have that on for two or
three weeks before foaling ; others will
foal withput almost any wax being on
their teate. After foaling see that the
foal suckies in three or four hours, and
watch that it gets passage. There is
dauger tat a foal if t e mare has a great
flow of milk at first. When that is the
case I always dra so much by hand
until the foal is two eeks old, but after
thet there is little danger 'from that
cause. If the mare is not a good milker
learn the foal either to drink cow's milk
or to eat a few crushed oats. 'Some ob-
ject to oats for foals, but seine of my
mares are not good milkers, and we al-
ways learn the foals to eat crushed oats
with good results. A mare and foal
should always, when in the stable, be in
a box stall, as foals want plenty of exer-
cise. Y,ung foals ought to be kept
warm an, dry, as a good deal of the dis-
ease amo g foals arises from -exposure to
wet and eold. In ordinary warm weath-
er - they should be put in at night.
The foal should always be :learned to
feed fre ly before weaning. When
taken frog), the mare. shut them up for a
short tim and feed them. Learn them
to allow ou to handle them freely from
the time hey are dtopped. I consider
that is t e time to halter and handle in
order to make a kind gentle animal.
When 1 caning we feed creshed oats
mixed w" h a little I ran, together with
hay and few carro s, and if in the fall
green cor or clover. ,
As to t ..e cost of raising a colt, I think
a good c It can be raised to three years
old for $1100 which will pay the farmer.
With respect to the Clyde the late Mri
Houghton in 1880 said, "I, consider
Clyde horses more rofitable for farmers
to raise , than any other as they can
work wl4n 2& years old." Mr. Patter-
son says the - bes horse for actual
draught hat we ha e is unqUestionably
the Clyd and they re best .adapted for
railway 1 reies, bre ere and ;distillers'
wagons. 1 Dr. Smi h says, " I prefer
the Clyde ind nort of England horse
for draught purpos s." Mr. 'Cochrane,
" My preference i breeding. is the
Clydesdale." Mr. Butt says, " we
breed our own well- red Canadian mares
to Clydesdale stallions and -when the
colts read' 3 or 4 years old they can
be sold readily at from $150 to:8200."
Now far a little ofi my own experience:
I find that it pays to select the best and
purest bred horses ylou can get to breed
from. I have mares with font. and five
crosses that I have been offered heavy
figures for. I sold a span of 'tem:radian
Clyde mares -in Lend= ford 8800 ; in
1882 I sold a two year old for $380, and
a mare for $260. In foals I sold in 1882
one for $195, and more recently I sold
one for $250 and a filly foal feli$195.
Always breed from a pure lased male
and you will improve your stock, Why,
because the animal with the purest
blood is strongest) to impresslis like-
ness on his offspring, and if ,followed
with intelligence will steadily: tmprove.
Breed from grades and they, are apt to
breed back, and you gannet tell for two
or three foals what T4au will get. Allow
me to say breed for a specific purpose,
andif you have a ClYde mare dd not breed
her to a, blood horse, but etick to some
one definite breed. 1- .
In breeding light horses, pnless you
get speed or flue stYle, as in the coach
horse, they are not iorofitable. They do
not exceed the Clyde in price. If you
breed Clydes size and muscle will always
command a good price. The Clyde horse
has followed the Bays as the beet stock
for moving heavy loads, the most petient
and- the most ensbiliring of the heavy
breeds. i .
As to the cost f raising a colt to
three years old, I g e the following fig-
ures taken from act ial experience :
Ser.; ice of mare •zlf, 00
Loss of work in mare an pasture , 15 00
First winter . 10 00
.
Second summer's pastur ‘ 10 00
Seeond winter 15 00
Sumr»er - 15 00
Third winter 20 00
$100 00
Such an if eood one will bring
$180 or F;:000. Time is another reason
for raisins this class of horses in Canada.
A Canadfan horse i. worth mere in -the
United States tha one of their own
raising. The reaso given for this is
that their horses re raised- , on corn
principally, and our on oats.. The corn
does not Imild up a Cod, strong, tough,
muscular, system the -same manner
that oats does. Our horses are therefore
more healthy and lasting thin theirs. On
this account, the markets in the United
States are likely to continue favorable
for our lurplus heavy horses.
About management : One thing rnust
be observed particularly in raising
horses, and that is, kind, gentle trete,
ent combined with firmness. There
1,
re two classes of men who should never
' andle young. colts or 'brood mufti
irst, the vicious, ill-tempered ie,
ividual, -who has not learned to control
imself. One of the first requisites h
indness, and a friendly feeling, so so
speak, between the animal and hh fs,
groom. The other is the timid, nos. r
vous individual who starts wheneverala V
animal moves. I had an example of* f -
man of the- last kind, a good faithful
fellow, but always afraid, and if slis
least unusual movenient occurred wools -
yell at the animal. rhad a young!horse - ,
of a nervous temperament put into his i --
care. He was perfectly tame and qui
but on going into his stall about a w
after, instead of the animal coming '
to me as usual„ .he ran inttee corner an
seemed very uneasy, ande would tot
allow me to put a heedd on him. I asked :_
the man if he had- been striking hint t
nd he said no and I believed. him, het .,:
I esaid he had spoken loud to him, 1 ti
, aid nothing but took the horse and pet t
'm in charge of another man and three'
r four days after Went into 'the stable., .
hen the horse camelup to me at °net '..
nd put his head against my breast to le ,e -
fondled. Never allow an animal to be i-
teasedsAS it leaves bad habits. Wheel i,:t.: -
go to a farmer's place I want to see hit
horses and other stock come to him ant
thrust out their heade to be pettel
Kindne,ss is the.great lavv with all Mutt
of stock. The seceet of success iii ho
breeding then is, judgment in seleethig :.
end sticking to one breed. and as nearet' 1
possible to one family. This will prove : t
re of the surest roads to success.
1 Sunday School Workers.
FitEPORT oF THE PROCEEDINGS AT ilct ,
1 SABBATH SCHOOL CONFERENCE OF TIM
i PRESBYTERY OF HURON.
From tbe Clinton New Era..
, The conference met in Willis church,
Clinton, on Wedeesday, the _20th Met,
et 9.30 a. m., and was commenced with
devotiopal exercises. The following k
the report of the Sabbath-schoolectie
TPloitttehee MaotdheeraPtO•resabnYdtelirlY4bers of Huron
Presbytery.
The Sabbath school cOmmittee have --
.the honor to submit the following re. :
port for the year ending 31st December, i
1885. Where .possible we have endeav- ,r_
ored to make comp.arisons wtth the fig. ,
ures represented in report to general
assembly for 1884.
Number of schools reported for 1884,
22 ; 1885, 30 --increase 8 ; number of .
tations reported for 1-884, 27 ; 1885, 3$ '
,, increase 3 ; contributions and missions -
i -r) -r 1884, $207 ; 1885, $238.81 ; rate per
ehild for 1884, 93 cents : 1885,-78 near- '
.11,
y ; schools are superintended by 6 te
inisters and 25 -laymen ; 23 schooh it
re kept open during the whole year ; I- r
. chool is kept open d‘uring 9 months; t -
ischools are kept open during 6 months;
total number on roll in Sabbath schools,
3,208 ; total number in Bible classes, :-
763 ; total number of Bible classes, 25; a
these are taught by 13 pastors, 11 lay- !-
men and 1 lady ; meetings held4or study
of lesson and business, 3 ; meetings held .
for business only, 16; 27 Sabbath schools
distributed papers • the Northern Mes-
senger, published:by John Dougall It .
,
Sons,. seems to be the favorite ; the t -
shorter catechism is taught in 29 schools) .
hymns are used in 27 of the 30 schools; -
there seems to be a great variety of ' •
books ; the number of library books is j
8,285.
Your committee have pleasure is
stating that every Sabbath School with- '
in the Presbyteey bounds is reported in . -
the •foregoing. We regret, however,
that we cannot make further compari-
sons than those given above.
Your committee farther recommend:
1. That an effort be made to keep all
the schools open during the whole year.
This is done in the case of .Publie i
Schools. Why should not the same rule
be carried out in condecting Salibath '1'
Schools ?
' 2. That the spirit of giving for the f
.. suppert'of mission work be prominently I
set before ea -ch Sabbath School, so that '
the children in early life be taught to
give willingly and as a duty incumbent
'upon them. . To carry this out the chil-
Idren's contributions shall be given en-
tirely to missions.
- 3. That the practice now ad -opted by
Many pastors, to take up and expound
the lesson of the succeeding Sabbath, at -
the weekly prayer meeting, be eons
'mended, as it tends to aid the teachers
"n their work by giving them the benefit
f the pastor's study, and at- the same
ime assists the parents at home when
aiding the little ones in the preparation
f their lessone
4. That it is advisable to use as soon
oswpnoseshiubrlech, .the hynm_. al prepared. by onr
5. That having examined the system
lof recording and reporting Sabbatii
School statistics and work issued by the
Assembli's Committee uppn Sa.bbath
Schools, that the same be used in all the
schools Within the bounds.
6. That the clerk of the Presbytery . ,
be requested to procure a copy of " the
Sabbath School Ptegister and Quarterly -
Review " to be used by the convener .
of the Presbytery Sabbath School colt-
ve7n.ti°T111;at the Synod be overtured to
"apply to the General Assembly to have
fuller statistics of our Sabbath Schools
embodied in reports of -General As-
sembly.
' J. R. MILLER, 1
ALEX. STEwA.RT,
The first subject for discussion, The
Conveners.
responsibility of pastors to Sabbath
'sdhools," was introduced by Mr. J. R.
Miller, of Goderieh, in a thoughtful,
iwell-considered address, Of which the
pllowing is a summary ?
- 1. The pastor is placed in charge of
the young as well aa the old ; it 'WU
Said to Peter, "Feed my lambs" as well
as " Feed my 'sheep." The baptized
',children are members of our church,
'they are within the covenant, though
not in full communion.
; 2, The duties of the pastor of such a
icharge are, (a) to apply for the neces-
!sary funds to equip the Sabbath school;
the collections of the children should all
Igo towards the support of missions ; (14
to co-operate with teachers and others i
to bring out the full strength of the ',
!young of the congregation to attend the -
Sabbath school by frequent mention of .
the subject from the pulpit on all omit-
sionS, during pastoral visitations and -by
!upholding the teachers ; (c) to arrange
with his session who shall superintend
the school. There is a variety of views
upon this matter. Dr. Tyng, ef Netv
York, and others, maintain that the
pastor . should always superintend, hut
circumstances must regulate his'action
in the matter. (4)ille should h
much to do in selecting teachers.
lie should aid the tea4ers by asais
them to prepare the leeson for the s
eeeding Sabbath ; thWean very well
&Me at the weekly pria:yer meeting -
To -do all in his powNr to fill teache
pupils and parents avi4h. a love for S
bath schoolwork, and ,bring himself '
full sympathy with thh young by tul
vating their acquaintai*e and love. 4
To be present on all °a:lesions when pa
sible, and thus mak4 a-11 feel that
lively interest is therEW 0) He shot.
assist in the quarterly :10sons.
This introduction was followed hal
good discussion on theiktart Of delegata;
all agreeing in the Mal.' with the viell
If
expressed by Mr. Mill '4.
' The use of helps i ithe study of tl
lesson," was the next Oppic, introducti
by Rev. Mr. CarrieriCand Mr. Shati
Mr. Carriere said that limany of the tol
jections urged againsq .0ie use of hell
—not strong iestanceti—were that I
tended te set aside tile study of ti
Bible. Too much relia*e was plaeed
the helps, and kept teliehers and oth
frOm the exercise itif independ
thought. The best 4Nadents kin
understand all doctrine4!they need ha
The pastor finds it ,ts.cessary to
them, why not' thC teachers
scholars. Teachers likk to -be sure th
they are teaching in leeordance
God's word. If gooirs helps are p
of teOhing is seeur
tuhileifkIrnliclitoYf help!i 'for the teach
tl TA shi de et dos p' esker thought Oat, a possibl
every orae ought to belfhrnished with
commentary and a etiincortlanee. M
Shaw followed, saying'tanat it „seemed
him that we eould not haelt on o.
record—it was an almOs:t universal e
tam to use helps in Ithe study of t
lessen, The question* decide was
use great discretion'A the ehoice-
material. He depreckted very mu
the use of the helps WIthe teathers
scholars in,the school. ' 1
The next aubject disjaissed was, '
importanee of the Shorter Catechism
' the Sabbath School." qev. Mr. Forr
said this was -a matterNf great impo -
ance. The objection dist the tenden
was to usurp the place iikthe Bible: h
no 'weight—the words 4ere taken "f
the Bible ; aild it explaiPs the 101e ;
ought to be taught early in - yonth ;
brings the important truths' in
narrow eompaes. : I -I deplored t
it was not more Ondied in
home and school. It' i3hould. be e
that it was studied ini ithe home ,-;
matter ought to be broltght home pro
nently to the minds eig. the parents
the pastors. Rev. Mil Ramsay ne
spoke, combatting the isbjection aga
I
-teaching a summary of the Bible. T
Bible in this respect :is not like ot
literary -works—there !are some tilt
more important thansothers. Rosh*
ed that it is impossible to eatch
fundamental truths hi -4o, eoncise stal
ments—the reason foil, the catechiinn
instroction for the yoinh.a - A summa
to be of use must be agcurate and sysl
matie. Its accurseyssiairply defined,
shown by its history1:1 it embodieSit
result of discussions fOr more tft
thoirand years previola to its prordi
gation, founded on the Confession
Faith as a model ; tile eonstitution
the Westminster Assi4nbly is also
guarantee of its aecutiacy,. It is sys
matic in showing the istlation of one 4
Vine to _another, how they fit togeth
ete.; the fundamental ;truths are set t
of these alone. Ile Iniiiriedly skete
the work, showing it0 symmetry
, beauty. The ca.teehiam ought to
studied. thoroughly in fne higher class
care ought to be talOn to dwell iia
the 'questions and tOMpare the ea
with scripture. The iiibject elieitet.
spirited 'discussion by in, number of
delegates. a ,
I I -
" The best methods. of 'obtain
. 2) )
prosperous Sabbath Isqlrool, Lev.
Musgrave said there jprevails in so
quarters a very defeetWe notion tha
large number of aillireo, a large 1
rary, big eutertainmets, &a., comsat
prosperity herein. • srhe prosper
schools are those whidh have for th
end the doing of (3od'ellworks. We la
to evangelize the wort+, our prerogat
is to teach the truth, 'lig bring influe
to bear upon the hearttf and minds of -
. young. The materialo need.ed are lia:
men and avemen whal, ean sympatl
with the young ; he that humbkth h
self is great ; seen andtwomen of gr -
of -common sense. Above - all thi
pestiferous cranks rrm4i; be kept ont
the schools. There titust be men z
women of self denial:1s and zeal,
material having been iicured, the
question is how to go ifo work with
isl'o mere method will secure a g-,
school._ There must ibe method as
time, as -to order of prikeediuge. -Th
mast be individual qlo-operation,
-ficers, pastor and parOrts workin-
gether. Rev. Mr. McOoy :---.-Tlie
of the school should 1)4 to -get the e.
dren instructed in Bittieal knowled
Methods cannot be uniiiiirm. 'Tilley m
be varied to meet eirei4instanees. Th
onght to be comfor*ble places
cOurtesy upoo the *art of teac'hi
The offezing .of prites, though z
one of the highest Mistimes or huh
ments to the study itof divine tre
411
, yet:fille the mind wi 1 truth ; co-oi
I
ation towards the gre point—the e
version of the UhOl rs remember
that Conversion is GtIsPs work, oure
sow the seed and prayifor the operati
of the Divine Spirit. i'''
At four (Ale& in tlii.„ afternoon th
was a mass meeting o4si the scholars,
the Willis chUrch- 841)0.th 8Cheol ,
- tendants, appresniatdi addresSea ,2be
delivered by the Itevsi! Messrs. Dan
Aeheson and Pritchard, interepes
e)with the singing of *inns, under. i
leadership of Mr. Thiftnas /Jackson '
The children, by thisiir attention ;
good behaviour, maiintained the g
name of the .503001, il
_ sioTuhL1115•515"Sfirf3tuptal'im up for -lens,
Of 1111881011F,
‘ ehildren, and the bes ' ..s.os -of s'ecui
1 .itItev. R. 1i. Thoniso. ,
Every reason whiith sOin be u:'-;gue,Pr,i
the church .thould- qopport,' ean j
equal force be advan4ed as to -the
bath school ; the conitibutions may!
pear small but try4, are great vi
children ought to be tiained to give
the missions and thefeby grow in
grace ef Christian liherallity,
2, Best me.ans of shi.awing such
, port—a diffieult question; One lea:
- thing is that children iknow about 1
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