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The Huron Expositor, 1886-03-12, Page 5- . . I : � . I - . NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I ; . - . - � , � AW The fture between the parenthesis. after � . each line denotestthe page of the paper on which . I The a4vertimment will be found. I I . � I . d I Fashionable Tsdlor�C. Stewart, (1) , ! . . . . I . i I � ,� ,Spring, 1886--J. L. Smith. (6) i I ; , I I � - Great Bargaht House—J, McLoughlin., (6) * I - I- . Hardware --Johnston Bros, (6) - : :' 1; - - . Farmers! take Warning—J,. A.. Wilson,. (&) . i . I I I - The Franchise Aot-1. R Toms. (&) i L . Sale of Farm Stock, &c.—J. 018ullivan. (5) I � S Ing Wheat for Sale—J. T, DlokWn. J6.) . Virt'Los'_J..�Iorrison. (5) . Monster Gift Sale—R. Willis. (8) 1 . Agents: Wanted—Scott Bros.. ,8 )� Phonogruphy taught--Princip � Austin. (8) � I � Money to Loan---�Exposuoit OFFim. (0 - , !I- Farms for Sale—J. Reitli. (5) i I I I I I Dog Lost. (5) 1 i Farm for Sale—J. Gorby. (5) . i Wew, Dry Goods—A. Taylor. (9) . . 11 iz Seeds and Herring—Laidlaw- & Fairle.k. (8,) It . [,� - Dominion Ice Rink. (8) . . I ; I I I 1. - Arrival of New Goodi;-R.Jamieson.-(8) . .1 - - 1, ; Farm for Sale—Jaines Logan. (&) ! : I , r, 'Seed Wlieat, for Sale—J. Daly. (5) I I � I P ! - __. ; i I . . I . Seed Wheat .-J. Kyle. (5) . I t. - . Cheese, Factory Aleeting—H. McCartney. (5) 5." � . . - 4a Creditors! Notice—Logan & Co. (6) . U_ � . I!, 1 1 11 �­­__ ----------.-.- . 17 00Y I , 9 to' , . Alm� I I I �_ -- To I V* P_ - i - �-- X �L Gm 0'" � t F (77 . t T, 14 . 01 � � - I z. ; I I ____ I � ,._____­�._ 1. �- SEAFORTH,FRIDAY.March12, I886. I ---------,-- ------,-- � - .--I---- " - � * � _. . � The Northwest Indians. I 1 $ .1 I I . ., * � . It is statedthattbe GGvernment-m- � I . - tend sepid-ing to the Northwe,st in the 11 ' I I I course of a, few weeks a flying' military i i column, to, be composed of those in at- � I � -Frederick- , , I i - tendance at the Toronto and - i i � - il ton Infantry Schools. -The object of i . ' � ' t . . this, expedition ia to strike terror into '. - i - . T. I the hearts of the aborigines and prevent i I - z - ! I . I i I .. I I seems to us that this will be a very �, I . � . 5 I � � i useless waste of money. There, is now a 4 � .- . . - � . I - Z, -1 - unted Polim in the 11 - I&rge 16rcti_ of - Mo � 1,�orthw�est, and if these are act suffi- . I - _1� cient to k6ep the Indians in a state,of . . - I I � I subordination the flying column Will Act � � - ­ , �P.. ba any more efficacious. If the Govern - i . . � . 4 � . . . ment would give the money which they , , I : � - nin " t . will expend on this "' flying colu I to � - I I : * . : waist the Christian nussionaries and � . . . . - � - � : �� � other educating and civilizing influences I I I - I � I . t � � , at present operating among the Indiazis, - L - � I � bmission . Id secure peace and su; . I they won : . I � - F F 7 weh m -rely than b . : among- them n. - Gre su _y ;. � � ; parading before them for a couple of � . ; �. hours aw army of youthful r,ed-coats. - � . . By- the last method they could at best . . . . . . ;� I t . attain only a temporary result, while ; � ;, �- by the former they would be sure .to 4 1 1 1. - �� - � I = . accomplish a permanent and last�ing j I . a - � I � good� If in addition torthistheGov- i- - i ernment would adopt such means as E .L - I � . would speure, to, the Indians humane E . I � E and honest treatment instead Of permit- = I � � , - - � 9 ting them to be robbed, starred -and de- � � . � � � . . � 2 bauched by their agents,, as is,xiow un - i I . - , ; 1 fortunately the case, the7desired result r I h � � ; 'Would be atta-ined-aud, no expensive � itary parade would b� necessary to I I . nAl r : I I ! � inipire, them with fear, and thus keep � - . - - ;- them In subjeetion.. That the most de- . . pra,ved naitive tribes of any country are - - . - I . susceptiUle to 0hristialnizing and civi- - lizing influences if properly eveteiged, �, . � � - has been. proven by oix-perience in bun- ' \.� � dreds - of instances,'and. the IndiaiNs of I ' . , the Northwest are no, exception to the I . general rule- Let the Government help � . i : on the ivork in this direction, whieb has I , already been begun, and they-. will, very ' � - . .,soGn. have the Indians of the Northwest � ; I - . not only peac"brly subm is�dve to the I . . . . � legally constituted authority, but they I wil ,allstaiting. ' They ; -1 ha-v,e them, self I ! � - will convert them from pa-upers who have I ,- . ­ - , : � � : . to, be fed, and clGthed by the State, into � � I I ; industrio,as and usef u I ine mbers of socieI, � . I � � - � I ty, Who, instewl of being a barden upon � � ; � - I the country, wiH be a -benefit to it, i . � . � : - . : Thisi, a,t all events, is the opinion of � I - . : I� ave had the very best oppDr- I those who h, � ; . I ; ! tunities of j-udging of- Indian. character,, I 9 , ZD i ; . E . L t and who have formed this opinion after � ­ . . . ; . I � __ -ong and fatkau.te intercaurse with them. r � 1 � I -, - . I i . The, cormcmess of this apinion, also is - I I i � - a � borne out t,y practical experience ,%Vi:th � � � . � � , �_ I other tribes, and people of other coun � - z I � � t tries, Much less favorably situated and , � I � 4 i much less pro miaing, than the Nor�hwest � - � 1 � I Indians. L , - , . . � � , , I I . . . �. � , . � . A Discu-;sxoN of a som e,what peculiar , , , , � . I � , x,i - place, in, the , and, unusual ature took I . . ' . " English House of Commo a f days I ­ � . � . ' I agor. The' occasion of this discussion � L � �, in the estimates of LA "200 to . . was an item - pay, for medala to be presented to the; Canadian v eere, who, took part in the late rebefflion. It seems from' the . � � . - explanations which ensued when the I . * vote was' challenged, that the Canadian .. � Government bad made a request � to. the Imperial Government to procure these . � � � 1. . . � � 4 I . . medals, and in behalf of Her I Majesty E � .. present tliem to the volunfftrsl� The , I . i , - � - late Governauent, acceded to this request I I - I 7 11 - , w - and paid for , aud had,the atedals t ade . 11 I I . and now the present Cravernmerit had to . . . I - . - - . fulfil the engagements of their prede- � - f T . - � I c'essors and, secure the assent o� Parlia- I ment to the e-xpenditure. It w" object - I ­ . , . � , : I ed by some tneniberi, and wi � - �. - _. 911 reason . too, that Canada has a ParliaTe . t and .. ,n I . I . - � . I a treasury of her own' and - *th�t if she � � I � . I wishes her vottinteers rewa hd for . .1 . . fd I services rendered she should do it at her . I 1 1 own cost an.(l -not look to the mother ! � country to foot the- bill. In opposition ., to this it was stated that medals of this �, " , character ax -e only considered valuable I . � az comill- froni 11dr N,Iajesty, the Queen, .- - 0 � , al ("Fovernme t has t1m � - . � and that- no Colon i, D ' . � authority -to bestow them in l�ier name , i . an4. that this is the reason why the re - I . . . I I quest was nimle to the Imperial Author- � a ities and the expense incurred by tbem. . __ . - -It was farther urcred in - g support of 'the , item that the British Government had � received -tnuch- " aid and cowifort " from i . . � - the colonial forces in their enterprise I . littelY conducted on -the -Red -Sea* and 1 . I the Canadians might put a serious mis- � - construction an the rejection of the vote, - . . . - . , . . � : that, therefore, it would be advisable -to I - I pass .tbe sum and say no more about it. � Accordingly an amendment to strike out. i � . . the amount was negaitived on- a Vote.- of : - 209 to. -66.' .So our " braive boys" *ill : have theif medals and they will be paid . i I I for O: ut of the English treasury.. Had � � I I the inedals not been procured, however, ' before.- Parliament was asked for .the money it . is very doubtful if they.Would � have. been got. Hereafter it, would 'be I just. as well it the -Canadian Govern- , ment would furnish and pay for the . � emblems with which to bedeck our own � volunteers. The. English Gov�rnment ' I . . have -about'as much as they' -'can do just.now to man -age their own affairs and . . . we ought to be able to manage ours . . without 'going to the -in for assistance, and � we have no dou.bt'but our -boys would I I . --L . . . fee1justas much decorated wearinga medalonwbichis inscribed the'maple . leaf as one bearing -a representation' of . I , the lion and unicorn. - . . . � . - . I Giap, our very clever Canadian, �!ar- , tooniat is an adept at gauging thei true, ' . ' inwardness of most public questions, - . . � and he very rarely makes a -miss, but . strikes rig�t home to the marrow ne . arly ' ' � erer�, ti e. . The following remarks, , , _ 1� . -which are explanatory of a cartoon in ' the same issue, we take from the'last I number, and earnestly commendthem to I the -serious consideration of every reader. - Their truthfulness cannot be. gainsaid:: I - " Once more the childish tom -foolery . known to snobdom as the ' Opening, of, Parliament' has been gone.- through 4 . . I with. From, first to last this cerem ony . � is as ridiculous as any scene in -Gilbert � � . and Sullivan, though it has none' -of the wit nor m usic.. Besides being silly, and . � . unnecessary in this. country, it is very costly. The political work of our Gov- . erno . r -Ge ,,, � al consists of reading' a I I speech at the coinmencement,' �nd sign- � � I ing a number of bills at the end, -of each I - I session. For these valuable a" * I . e,rvices we pay soine $,�30,000 per year. This needs , explanation, perhaps. It's this way : ' I , We pay him, say $25 per *day for these , two � days' work=$50. The balance,- ' . .-$12�,950 goes toward -keeping up the I establishm, ent' between times. , Cons,id- . I ering Our present financial position and outlook, this matter deserves attention." I I I . � i ; , !�M_�___._____ _. 1. ­ . THE Hon. Donald A. Smith, one� of the Canada Pacifi . c Railway millionaires, . , has recently purchased in New,,- York . I I Jules Breton's painting, 11 The Commu- nicauts., " for $45,500, and I ' La.Sonsie, " , by Hen-faer, -for $10,100. Mr.. Sm � ith.has completed the erection of a palatial resi- dence in Montreal, which, for eleginbe and grandeur, o,ut-rivals thatof his-part- ner.and friend, Mr. George Stephen, . and these paintings may be takep.,as an , . � index of the manner in which it is, to be f urni ' shed. The people of Canada have - . � a particular interest in these gorgeou's I .palaces,, as they have ' contributed about � one hundred and thirty millions of dol- I . I.' lars to the Canada Pacific - Railway, the scheme out of which Messrs. Stephen and Smith were enabled to complete their fortunes. No doubt every elector . will derive great pleasure -fro m the're� - - I flection that he has. paid for at least one, brick, in the fine mansions of these great . millionaires. - - __ . � -1 � I A'covx-LF. of weeks ago a 'meeting of . . those interested in the creamery busi- . . I ness -was held in the city of Guelph and an association Was fotmed, having for . . . its objec,t the promotion of the creamery induatry of this Province. JVe may I . .. here remark that Mr. John Hanhab, of the Seaforth creamery, has the honor. or', . being the firat President of this associa- ' tion. The association have applied-. to the Ontario Government for a grant I to . aid them in their work, and we are glad . to lea - in that the Governm ent have de- . . . eided tol-oomply with the request - . This money is to be used, we. -believe, prin- cipally in- em to i etent &"Ed . p. yi,ng a - conip experienced '1person to visit the' several creameries. and give ' instructions in - -making butter and impartin . g other use- ful information pertaining to the busi. ness. The association Will also hold - I . periodical meetings. or convention's for the consid,erati�n of matters of. general interest'and ad . vantage, In sho * � . I . . - A - it is, intended that this association will ulti- � I . - . � . mately be to the butter intp'r it what I . � . the Dairyinen's -Associations I to .the I . - - . 1. chee I Be interest. When first-�started the Ontario Da,iryme'n)s Association was it 1"4. comparatively weak- and- insignificant, ' - arga i nization, but, in a few. years, it has " groi� _n into two large in-,Lportant, and in- , __ . . . fluential societies. This institution from i , . I - I . : first.to last, has had a powerful inflaeace I i . I I for good. u -Pod- the cheese business, and I. I we apa safe in saying that, but 'for it our - L - chee6e'vv'ould not take the -rank it now 'does in the English market, nor would the inter . estbe nearly so extended I . W'e � , I (To not anticipata that the Buttp � . ,r Asso'cia- �*tion will grow as rapidly as did its -sister , . , ' Oryanization, but we believe that - 0 in, -its particular sphere it will be . quite as useful and it will induce at no distant day a. ve'ry great improvem, ent in- the. qualityand standing of -our butter. We. balievethedayis notfar dis*iantwheiv . crea-mery�-Made butter will b e. as common . in this Province as factory-i7nade i.;Iieesc, and that a roll of hom e -made butter will. be as -great a raxity ai a honie.-ina I de . . cheese is now. When that day f6rrives. . I . . the country will. be many th'ouga,ndji of* "ars richer annually than, it MOW i,s. The. association that has . jiist been I � - . . . ; . . . . - I I � \ - . . . __ I - I � I . . . I I .: . i formed will, if properly conducted, b� a p!Ained on Mo.n&ay, it ip the�ein pro- other section while pas ton is still hot. . , . . very important age�t in bringing about vided that the Government of Ontario It is a shinple thing, but, unquestionably . Izo d party tactics. The whole . ' ,may dispose oi the land and !residence it is 0 . this d(aired eault,,Jand hence any aid L i . . I known as Gov�rnment House i6t only miserable business will tend to arouse . . . i � I I the Governin nt catil. give will be well �' - h i r providing another official further religious, party and- race bitter- , V . , upon t eii . . reside ill distract he pu to mind ! ; and profitabl 'invested., I j, lace for i the Lieutenant -Governor ness. It w -,,'and w Be ­. . which should J be deemed suitable and from issues of importanc ill cau � L - . --..-.-.-.--- . . adequate by t�e Dominion Government such a strain upon the ft bric of Confed I . OUR T � R01#0 LETTER4 11 In view of th� fact that it is i rumored eration that the'Tories may' succeed in L - ------ �-_ I � : � ' t6 have a member of heir avowed policy of I I smashing " it __ : we are * . )I Among -0 ter matters of less general . . bi our next L into its 11 original fragments. The . I Of L . m1nion ca ine� ca' utenanti and interest,,the ittenti6n. the Legislature , G6vernor, it min hardly b6' doubted whole thing tends towards evil, gooLd � � t � Was , OCdUpi d With L it, is impossible to L et any ' onWed.nesdiy la'a , . .e. what positiop 'the present Dominion I ut of it. uger the rule of . . G6verfiment would take with regard to 0 two question i of importa,rice. The first - whose I , the abolition of the Governor's'fine resi petty self seeking politicians, of these was- the � proposal made by Mr. r dence,, and the .substitution therefor of only ambition was by pooling their L . Gibson of 11 Imil tonIzo to � . 4 L . an office in the. newParliament buildings. interest as the bosses of certain cliques . . � __ � I I M!r. MoIntyr,18 motion is th doubly and factions to secure to themselves the . , I I L I EXEMPT IROM, TAXATION � . . I I : : . ower to bleed the -people at large, the I I . P � �._ ! . . : doomed. I ' - all mcgines nder $1,000. The honor- I Mr. Fren'A- L 0 South Grenville, made'an present situation could not possibly . I . . ' I I able g�ntle an placed .the support of I attempt on Friday to get the . [louse to have arisen. Still, the ' House of Coin- , I I � ! . the Bill wh c i he had -introduced with , co�nsent to a socond reading of his bill to Mona, made up of the people's represen- . . . . . ! L .. . I . . EXTENP THE JURISDICT ON tatives, finds itself face to face with this, end in view, ! Mainly upon the 1� of, county courts. The honor& 1 e gen e- his miserable complication of faction- groundi! -that Lt'hose *'in' receipt of incomes 1 ! . - I , .. man propose to give coun;y courts' ism, and the Government has virtually less th" $1,(00 paid. a greater propor, .power to adju icate in person il aptions. declared that"in the interest of the I- . tion Oi Ind rect taxation than those toi the extent"cof $500, the prej ent limit Great Conservative Party itis necessary whose i � 000Mes exceed that. amount and. being,1%200, and to increase their juris- that -the bitter, unreasoning hatred of � I i _: I dioti6' from_ �4O� to $1,000 10 actions race must be kept at white heat, and. that while sr�iall *incomes were almost where the amount is liquidate .the members must submit to be judged � ; *_ 4, and .in invariably t xe e full amount, - ca6es of __ replevin- from $200 i to $500. upon this question while the public , . . I - ; large o4es .were oftener and more 6%sily The Attorney -General declare I his on- mind is excited, instead of upon the K placed 61ow their -real extent for the position and that of the' Govet iment as broad serious questions of public policy, I � i - purVoses. of msessment� and taxation. r a, vhole to the bill. He had M one time which should and would be judged free Mr. Gil�son's Bill did not by any means beah in favori of increasing tf, e powers from race, if not from pa prej udice% meet *itli t e unanimous approval off 'of county cou�ts, but he believed that WHAT WILL COME O)r IT.? � � d it was . o . nI -a : ibg -to tho numerous improvements The question . thus arlses: What is the Ho y t the re- Om ; [e qu at 0 e overnme4t that it received made of late years in the syste; ' of ad- likely to be the upsPot * f it all ? He . - in . 0 . . EL si�con, rea ing and wag allowed to go 'in nistering the I%w, such � change was would be a rash man *ho would pre- , . . I to Commit e. Mr., Oibson's - name- �.Uo longer desimble. He stated it to be tend to give a decide opinion upon sakelrc�m Huron spoke in opposition to hi&bpinion, likewise,. tbatthe4proposed 'Such a matter. But so e facts may be the measure, as did Mr. Meredith, Mr. niesisure would- have- the effei,t of in. stated which will ten to point out ' Drury'and others, while Mr. Fraser and I of 148ing the cost'of litigation. Messrs. some of the probabilities ,.One thing is the Att6rney,General, though of opinion My and Fraser also gave their reasons clear, and that is that th Liberal.party, - that Si,000 was too'high limit, ad _ fo 6pposing the bill, and notwithstand-' as a party, will have no. hing to do with . . voca-ted the 1 reference of rthe Bill to in the efforts on the other, side of the matter. They Ida the business of � commit I tep. 'In the end the House di- ssrs. Meredith, White and Creighton, 'ruling by passion, preju . ce and intrigue I . . vided on the subject, and the result was � I House by a vote of 38 to 25, de. to their opponents. * It was confidently a, tie vote- e first, it. is said, in the , clared its willingness to adopt the views predicted in the r,ory p era before the at history! of the Legislature. Under I of thd Government. The, bill was con- session began that the Liberal leaders . . � ' these cil rcumstances, and in order, as he I sequently thrown out. A sin ilar fate would begin "dicker ng" with the i . '. . � � said, to give an opportunity for a fur. be ed a,nother bill introduced by Mr. bolting Bleus for thei support. The � I � f ther discussion of the measure, the �Fri uch condu t has not even ,neb, who. has this session pp . . . S-peaker cast big deciding vote in favor . lai r reformer, to amend the Surrogate been charged against t * em, proves that . of - the� . Bill, which was": consequently Cc arts -Act, the House refusind a second nothing of the kJind ha een done, No 'il 101 read a second time. The general im- , re ding on Monday by a vote of 38 private negot at ns ar necessary to let L ' .. . pression is 0 at the member for Hamil. to 31. . i I - I the "kickers" and all people know ex - I I . ' ton's tem , to increase the . area of � Business "a pushed throfigh with actly what would be d tie in the eircum- � exemptTons rom taxation will . receive dii patch on,guesday, a number of Gov- stances. The Liberals.'will continue to - . I I � . its quietus in commit -tee, � er Inent, measures being read � a second oppose the Government for its many , I - I The O'ther. at 6r of interest- was Mr. i tithle. Amc�pg these were Mr Pardee's sins and blunders. � Some people . i . . . I . Waters'mea ure for conferring.the Par. � billi which increases the price of mining seem to have th - - idea that it - I liamentary f chise on � ! la,�ds from $1; to $2 per acre ; 9r. Ross' is the duty of !every English - .9 . � � WIDOWS A fD UNMA4RIED WO"INIENt Bi I respectiog the Agricult4ral Col- speaking member to, isupport Sir which (ame ap for -a -second reading. le e, and the latter's Bill relating to Al- john Macdonald, Gefrymander, Fran - 1 . . I N otwit, ista, . ,ing the fact that, the go Ma taxes. , The Provincial Secretary's cbise Bill, and all, V,ecause be hanged I ... . House' sho -d an inclination to be liqdor license measure -was considered in one man whom he him' If b his gross � I . . � e ' y &L - - in inad merry On th subject, ,the men ber for coMmittee. Several minor aTendments capi , worse, h:4 e 'a rebel. Imag acity r North - Midd., wx made a forcible and w0te adopted. On, motion of Mr. Con- ne Von..Edw rd Blake rising ... I ' . - inrtie Ous 0 e.artiest specah 'in. s ort of his Bill. met, the Act Was amended so as to al- gravely I le nd declaring that upp . , 17he ground i ri connection with the, ques. IO+ the town, of Port Arthui to issue hereafter he would be a loyal supporter � tion ,oll woman ; liffrage has, been so three licenses.over and above the num. 'of Sir John. Not a n ,an in Canada but ' " e By to bef, permitted bythe general law. An would . say he had � one cra7.y or had Dften. �raver ied th. 't � it I is,_ not 6 � I I End anythin new to say, but'the cause an�endment, proposed by Dr. McLauch- been bought. Yet what they tbi6k . . A the � rallebioutflUlit of women lost lin, providing, for the closing c f. taverns would be thus prepoal erous for the lead. nothing by tl Le advocacy of Mr. Waters, and saloons -at 7 o'clock on Saturdays er of the party, they E eem to believe the who is Oe of the ablest,mas he is one of and I I o'clock on other night 3, was re- -bounden dut . y of thO followers of that the' most fidepeiident 'members out- jected,the opinion"of the H?'iisebeing 'leader. Continuing t,6 oppose the Gov- ., *11 al to the Bide .of I the I over meni. Mr. Dr.yde�, that it was better to leave the regula ernmentthe Liberals W'i a pe I . .. I 1)f ­Sonih 0 tarioi led th-e *opposition tion of hours during the week,to license re6on and patriotism! of a1rhonest inen . . . *. to the Bill, and wh n he was backed up commissioners and municipat. councils, in support of their views. 'The Liberal . 4 . . ors o OPID . t . by such lead f *-ion as Mr. Fraper ' as 4 present., A section was adopted party is not a close, corporation. NN o aad 'Mr.. Meiedith, it wi� .evident that .making it illegal t sll lbr to per- man needs to ask the �consent of another fliecha�cei ,ere small if the House con- sons known to be engaged in nlicensed to beloDg to it. T ie�.Ieddcr can't read . - I iented to a a .cond reading. Mr. Mowat, selling.' The:Government haie. decided a man out of the ra'n . , nor can he order while....Sym &,hiZil)� with the obiqct of to �'ncrlease the. license fees for taverns the boycotting ,of aii unruly member. I ohe 0 o lerl of the measure, stated -his. iwd sliops in iownsbips, by only $30, in- If the bolters �dte wil�h the Liberals -it I belief at t e rig to y6te was ..stekd. of $40, as at first proposed, and in � is not known. yet What they will do- , . , . .. - OT G19NEPLULY ASKED I FOR villag�i by only $60, instead -of $70. they have a perfectyight to do it. But the . by women, a�d that in view of this fact, Tb� fee for druggists' licenses,unider the Liberal party will not wid 'a Riel plank . - . . t was . unwise' to legislate hastily on the Sbdtt Act will- be, in cities $75, in towns or an anti-Ri.el plank. to its platform. � . . . I . -,ubject. -Therecaq be no doubt that the $50, and in other -municipalities -$30, Hon; Edward Blake announced atLondon Premi.6i's clear -sig. tedness, whicli does instead of $100, $60 and $40,; as origin. that he would not take the Regina scaf- � . � iot generally des t him, assign -a'. the ally in.tendedi : :1 . G. fold as a platform. in the House in his .,eal reabou for the ack of success which, 16ronto, 10th,Afarch, i886. .. _ � first speech" this se'sion he distinctly � . ! � 4 L'tteridaltbe, effort of those who wish to -. - ' - do, __ __ - _� . � declared that -lie v�ould vote in'. this .onfer-t.e kightto vote upon women. ' matter,.. if it came �iip, as he thought 61JR OTTAWA LETTEIr -best, and lie had not even advised the Nonien -do not ask for it., and until they . I ( I I . I � lo, they arelnot Ukely,� get it. The , :. I _­ I membeis of his part� to,Oote one way or I 1 1 " (hTAWA, lvlar�h 8, 1886. I . ;eiise Of th House was so evidently - ' � - � other. , The -probability is that many Lgainst Mr. �7v,ters, that be asked to be , -The 'most prominent subj 'et Of -dig;- English- speak ing Liberals will vote , � � I dlowed to W dra r the Bill. A similar- 5ms 3ion at present is the Ripl matter, against Mr. Lal)dry'o motion, while all . I I . 'ate has bef len like attempts made by soo6 to be brought before"the House. the French-Canadiat members of the --ma . I I . . Am in �ormee years, but nothing daunt-' -Ai � � party will vote the. 6ther way. It M�ill I . 11 . r�. Landry,, M. 'P. for Mbutmagny, .. � �.d,_he.�asplc�misei O*ing.thematter wh6se � record has been madd. by prac- not be surprising, lbowever, if some 1p and i pr6sl it to, a vote � in the next � . � . English -speak ing Li4erals vote with, the -, _ ., I I - �arliarr-en , il e is returned to it. , Aical joking of the horse -play order and 'I Rielites. �' Those 1who have watched � I . , i i . the case most- clos(Ity feel, aside from Thursday wits a,.Iawy�r's day.. Bills- 'unquestioning support of the Govern- , .ntrodu.-edb the ttorn�.y- General deal--' . . L . . thequestionof Rie.l#,oguilt, intensein- y� mebt, has given notice that 'he will dignation against -1the Government. ;tjg wit i the conveyance �Freal property, I . . I . � - lecease personsl el tatesi and the quiet. - moire a. resolution expressive of regret They strongly believo that the -man was ['. - . . ��g of . ilea were�each� read a ' second,, that the sentence of death w 6s carried executed because ci�e faction in the , _ ' - 1me" li t1c, or, 'no objection being raised out- in I Riel'� , case. It is generall Tory camp demanded it. It has been � � ' . . y declared by the ekiment that the io any One of ,thern. The 4ratBill,tbat for . Gol n . . , . . . . recognizedthat the motionif intended ' I .prov g� ;e praciticeof,'.c6nveyancing . I � order to let the law t Vk6 its course was wid amending the laws. of �property, goes. as a means , of ina,bling thE Govern- passed only four days before the execu- . - - i great ,way towards the! � o . nl-e6t - to snatch a verdi ' on this tion, af ter'the- poor w -etch had been res- , I . . F� I - SUKFI�IIFICATION OF LEGUL lVfETHODS, .question, and; at the same tiu�e, of. en. pited three times. j�ynch law hardly Ln.d fully sul'tains the reputation of the ablint ts. has any record of such- cruelty as this. � those Bleus who do not oppose . . - , The -reason given foil, this torture of a Premier as ,�L. law reformer. It doe's Ae '. lovernment on anythin , but the 9 , "th iVuch of the technical lan- Aiel issue'to record their dissdiat and be - . Lway wit human being was thlat the experts ex - 1, I . ' Tuage heret9fore ,deemed essential in completely .at peace with thleir party.. amining Riel as to his mental state leedsI . I - , ,mortgages.. leases, might have time to �report. That ex- � I � &c., provides The moiion, though it will be put by I ,or reli6f frorp forfeiture under leases in L ndry is really the in amination was condu6ted in such a way - , I � L t, f the � , ,e , cases, a that the Governme mig accept it or . rtain " nd reduces.the pt�actice Clo�vernment, that is to say, of C'Sir John i *1 nder :ill '.qeeds of-tru6t, an.d. similar Macdonald, for he is Premie', Govern- repudiate it as the aw , t.. Had they i iull­ "];a, t� a condition more in � , . . 1, loc;umel Is' keep- ir'ent and party, all in I. The wanted a fair, square investigation they � . . ng wit� common sense. In the course JPremier sees' that he cann . QuId have appointei a commission in . . 1 6 ope o � A a. short di,, cussidn on the Quieting of g Lin anything by I . I fair, calm discussion the light of day, and would have mad.e . ritles Act it was made apparent that of this or any- question! Oh the ma- the report known. 'Well-known ex - ;he LaTild T'itleaAct, orthe Torrens sys- perts have declared Riel insane. Not a . . : , j( rity of issues he has only to distribute - I - ' ,�� m., as it is, f t . 1 9 ai judiciousfavo�s With one hand, while he living soul will havel confidence in the 'a,vbr, and Be eral suggestions were made cracks the paity whip with e other, Govern'mi�nt­ cominis4ioners' report, no , � I �hat the Act should be brought more and. all the faithful corne in and v . it -is, and;, if it is at 'all of a "remeral y in�o operation -it being in white-washing'charadei., many -will be - M. . I they are dire�ted. But this is not an � 'o�ly in ­To�onto_and York. o dinary c�se.j Thdre is good auth6rity I.ieve eithe overnment.bought .orce n w. . , .r that the 0 . . rhe At orne�-G'eneral was of the opin. for, believing i that at I it, - as � they would an immigration . on . tha it would be b Ater to proceed . I east ten who 'pamphlet sLt so much � 0 ' would formerly have followed him T . I I �vi . ately %ga it sent in, �viihth ligl4of the experience gained blindly how rduse to follow I ini at all rbled it after it was t ) tt In theso, localities in av f urtber exten. % bile others are grumbling an I dissatis- r ;O execute I'liel, I It may have been ju, . 3ion, of �he Act, but he ,eld'it to be only fied. His onty hope is in I reing the' but there 'are some o believe he was L Matter- of tiffie-, w-henj the Whole PrO'_ fi I Itting. .His organs hale -%vork- not executed to satisfy justice, but mur- vince should 6ome,und , r the operation el hard 6' make the 10inglish- dered undor the fo'rm!, of law to satisfy A the law. ' - ' � . bigotry' which the m m who caused his . The House afterwards went 41 * believe - that the . I . sTeln'r-in I * ' � __ 'Il.t.,people �nto Supply, inthe couirse,of which.'Mr. _ iadialls demand'e I Ri&s death themselves had aroused, and, be- . McIntyre's motion anea t"the - . - . p),rdon because be wh,s a Frepeli-Cana- I . ieving -so, they will declare by - their ABOLITION' OF t_%, _4E, votes that they are s(rry the deed was _ __U MEN -T TTOU d4n. A -full discussion wduld doubtleas I . � . whichhas.created:no arnall.arnount of show, what isIvell known, �hat their cO-n1mitted. . . . �nterest, was brought tolla premAture end at because of his nation� ' A PO,"TBLE AN END3fJ-,N_T. � �. . g ievance is th . �n a rather -curious -way, Itappearsthat 91.1 I - e was execu - other ; It,will be ob iough I ­ � '' . ted w4re served.. -hat even tl ", ),fter placing his motion on the order Men would have been pard011ed � .. There the motion which Mr. Landry* will- move � . er "outh Victoria. fi: a deep-rooted ­ 'hould be carried, the Government will i . ?aper, the- memb for 'S f�eling � the a nade some in(juiries into the sub ect Frenchmen that the rebel = . . i I was probably ref use to resi� p.- Its design is to natter. of his proposed ie'solution, when t i6d for his se6ond rebellion and hainged give the French ConsIvatives "who still , I - ae,was astonished to find that the Pro- file the: niurder of ,Scott years ago. stick. to the party a I chance to sbow vince's title to the; lan� on which Cov- ` V'ery�ody adt�iits that Riel should have their con'stituents that they are It solid 1, 7 . -mament Efous is ' el-eqtcd,bas never been tt6n tried, if ty, b�nged, on on the Riel question s) that they may . 3ompleted, and that as' t inatter of fact, tiot charge. But he escape,d through go Pon voting for the. Government and 'he Provi ce ioes'not possess the deed, t i6 treachery f Sir John A. Macdonald. . I JLO , n I I S r the subsidies of.di ent kinds which 11 . . I or th e -lot. This being the cage, as the y ho gave him oney to leave, lie coun- -they have been led I If it I I � . 0 expect. ionorable tlleni�n rpni&rked, it t -y The Pre�ie d d not .%in th e evident that the 0overn- . 9T � * r i - ' I GE C, C ' . �vas out of a e 10 proceed further s� )6ct of Fren anadians b " truckliD Ment is dodging in thh, way, I it is to be . � . 9 I � I . . I . 6vith his tion- It seems that t, them then, tit, at least, . e was on supposed that one of' the bolters will I- I ide. ),n- Order -in -C uncil wa3 passed by the i� ,ar U fairly ' � V _ ey*, feel no that lie, P! � the matter fairl s a -want of confi- '.overnm�ent in -1871 recom- ,tv, O.m'tlie5r tho ght they had oompletel i Dominidn (A I I I y . dence moti ch, it they Axe pending that this, prc perty -be trans- ir 'their,, powe,, has been corfipelled to defeated the Qovernm mt -%v�ll- be coni � .1 0 . , . i . , I .1 . .,erred to Onta to, but i . Joes * no a pear trackle to Another of the factions form-- - pelled to resign.. Tb] a 11 is. one of the e, t mIn )I ii , , . t . � ni i use, 2 ll th 11, H i illhli ; . b It r 1( I (! , , w 1. ,e I I , �, P , 3 T 41, t,�'i, '� h t I a tth I 4 �t� I I i� 0 i it 1� f, f It if, It "� I " - t y I I -lio T, �111 .. �.hat the order has' eve been formally ft� part of the " great " and cc united " evils of the position. "he'Liberals who or - D icted up n. The Order in- ouncil, C , servative Party, and they feel ag- have always sou 'ov- I J glitto defeat the G iowever, cont ins a dlai t96 which is more 0 .iev ed. Sir John being thus under. the ernment on some broa qaestion may be ;ban likely to �rov­e fat�l to any �move. b h of those. holding one of 'the i*ace iide-tracked and com Iled to witzieg's - " , 1. . ,nent looking to the abolition of C-I�Ov_ p Oudices in, iv-bich he has traded so its overthrow on a I niserable fact -ion I . wument House, at lea' - li, I . �t %for the tj i 9,* thinks 4 good policy I to force fighiof this kind'. Hai I the. Government )eIng. As tlie Attorney* -General ex-- o�hers into se�ming hostility! 6 one -or been content to wait this ,might have i i '! I � , t . - I . ­ I I * . - . i � , I . � , i i . i , I I � � 'I ..j I . I I . . . I I - � i I.. � � I I : � . I � i . ! � , ; : ; . I . I � � � . I . � I . sta�e. Happily he was not hurt be. � . � � . � I . � �' . i � I . I . I . i I � I . I . i - I . 1. ; . , I . . 5 : I I I . I I , � . . I . � . � I 0 � . . . . . I I I . : . . A � . : i . I . I ! ; . � . . i i I I � I . I T 1 : I I P ! . ! I I I � I - he hopes to be defeated this session . I � . I I I . !. . . ; 4 I - i � W country on the 11 Riel issue. ' This is .1 . I . ... I I ; ­ : I � I .. . . I. � R . I . .. � . I . �E I P E A T I . . � I I : . . 11 r next. Moreover, it wquld -not be neces- ' . I � - . I � . . . . . : .� . � I I .years, respectively. � -The Reeve o f Ashfield has been ap. ; . . .1� . � ; . I � - e t I ! i i ­ i---- --.----I - — . . � . . . 1. . ­ - � . 4 .11 1. . — — __ - - - _­____ I -­ .— - -.--- dently is to snatch a v,,erdiet and raise � . - �� �t I � . I I . . .i, __�___ i . ]. - I - i i i I I ! - i . . I MARm 123, 1886. �� - I : been discussed calmly as a minor point - " . . him down, be falling on his back -only ,, in the great issue of the Government of few inches from a short sharp -pointed the Northwest. But calm discussion of sta�e. Happily he was not hurt be. great is . sues - is what the I Government yond a few bruises and a sudden shak- Most feaTs and what it � will compass the ing up. the earth to avoid. i� is said that Sir -Robt. Barr, 9th concession of Grey., John Macdonald is I I r�ding for a fall " has ordered an outfit for a cheese fa�, he hopes to be defeated this session tory and will erect a '2 building in. the ,that And thus seaure a cba �e to o to the . �� F, spring. He has the n Be of 9.W prTndi country on the 11 Riel issue. ' This is cows. The factory will on lot 21 0 hardly likely. If he 4ere defeated now about one mile south of Ethel. I ' his costly and notorious Franchise Bill -Geo. Hannah, of the 6th line, Mo;_ would be of no use to Ilim, for the -first rig, sold a span of general purpose lists do not come into f,�rce until August horses to Mr.. Me-XIanni of Seaforth, re- ` next. Moreover, it wquld -not be neces- ' cently, for the handsome sum of $31,5. sary for the Liberals, ,if thev assumed They were a good. team, aged 6 and 7 - office to go to the country unitl 1887, by - .years, respectively. which time this Riel, nonsense would -The Reeve o f Ashfield has been ap. have assumed the ,se0ondary place it. . " pointed to proceed to Ottawa to Int6r- I deserves in relation to other great party view the Minister of Public -works for questions and the Franchise Bill would � . -the purpose of securing an appropriation , have been repealed. 1 The obj6ct evi- sufficient to corhplete Port Albert hgx. dently is to snatch a v,,erdiet and raise bor. The Reeve will be ,accor . I - . apanied the heat ,of race feet I ing as high as by Mr. Joseph Hawkins of Port Albert. Possible so as to make work for tbe --TheWinghameouncii has decided . demagogues. i - to charge the roller rink a license fee of . THE n,&-z\cnI,, E BiLr.. $25 per year, and has fixed 10 o'clock, p.. I ( I have given this in ch space . to the ,in. as the hour for closing. Betting, . Riel question, believin that at pre . sent i gambling and profane and indecent language is also to be prohibited in the more interest is taken it than m' any � ritiK. . other. -But there are Dther matters of great importance . and hardly less general . , ' -John Croydon, who had big leg in - interest. It is evident from a debate jured by falling through a defective side. which took place -las week that the walk in Wingham, som e time ago, in g out quite as Franchise bill is t=�n I . consequence of -which he was confin� badly as -even its mo�t ardent admirer: ed to th e house for two or Uri ee weeks, could have expected. The whole thing has applied to th, e council for $15a dani. is being given away so to speak by that ages. noted occupant of the bench, Judge . --Mrs. Dixie Watson, of St. Pau.118 church, Regina, formerly of Goderich Hughes, of Elgin. Th� judge was . ap- pointed revising officer,of East and West was presented last week, by the'VV.arde�; Elgin. , He revels in his work. He has and congregation wit4 a chaste andele- . a very keen appreciation of legal techni- gant ice tankard and epergne, and *ith . calities'l and no appreciation whatever- several dinner articles, such as desert of the 1ridiculous. In�tead of treating dinner knives, etc. the Act�as a means of getting people on q --J. D. Ridley, who was taking orders the list,, Jiudge Hughes evide2y regards in Goderich for shirts and ,vent's furniab� b it as a means of disfranchising all sorts ings for a firm in London, was last weal- . and conditions of me Mr Cagey, in. fined $10 and costs,makin in all $14.50 - 9 .9 the, House of Commo.;,' submitted some by the Mayor of Goderich, for a cotl� reject applications Which the judge had - travention. _the Hawkers'and Pedlars . .of, . . ed. In one case the difficulty was that the writin was bad, in another a man Act. .1 -The saw mill, known as the Me- . - said he 5erived an income ,from big Cutcheon. mill, in the township of Grey - I "wages " instead of saying from his . is being fitted up by Thomas Smith. A ,I 'tearning.s." If amanwill lie about, his 65 -horse power boiler, a, 30 -horse power - ' ' qualification and will 'ake the wo,,rdi ng M engine and all the ncces�ary maebinery , all ri he can get on the, list, an ve gi for runving a saw I . nill in a first-class tbt some Odv a zood deal Of -trouble to get ,style have been ordered, and will be him off a�gaiz� -but the beat citizen in the I p%tced so as to com-mence work soon. � county is liable to be disfranchised if his -Mr. Shopland, of British Coluln�,�a, hand -writing is -not quite satisfactory. ,�011-in-law of Isaac Salkeld, Goderich Mr. M. C. Cameron, afso showed some township, left last weeL- for his home in similar specimens by a revising officer, - British Columbia, with a lot of stock, and declared on. his'reputation 'as' a . M -eluding some valuable sheep. He has - lawyer, that .some of the rejected ap- a long jourpey before him, and we -wish ., . plications were in ace�rdance, not only ,it may be a successful one, with the spirit, but with the very letter -The Goderich Star says .- The lists of the law. Stich acts a's these were I of under the Dominion Franchise justly denounced as tyrannical, and the -voters Ac , t have been published an(] posted.in evil of leaving the Revising Officer to be I : compliance with the law. The Wekt the supreme j udge of. his own actions Riding list contains about - 5,600 namea, was clearly pointed out. It appeared of which the town of Goderich'furnishes from the disctissimi, al§o, that the mon- 1, 171, and Clinton 797 - The book inak-e3 strous Indi an franchise. clauses are being 65 pages. I shamefully abused. Some Indian agents - -At-the annual -congregational meet - have furnished the iiames of Indians to 'ing of Knox church, Goder'ich, -held 4st the Revising Officers, notwithstan n -week, the pastor, Rev. Dr. Ure, in -be. that it is declared in, so many words half of the congregation, presented,,Nlr. that the Indian agent who causes the ArebibAld Dicksoi,�i, Post -master, with a name of an Indian to be placed on the handsome and valuable silvertea service list is guilty of a misdemeanor. The In:- . � . in recognition of his ser -v ices as, Treasurer * - dians in many places aire long-headed of the congregation fOr the, past I.S enough to see that the citizens of Can- year.q. ada are not so foolish as to -allow men to -T. F. Troy, %of Goderich, has sold vote who do not pay taxes, are not liable big old homestead, soutli - half lot 27, to be called upon for military service West Wawanosb, to Edward Haines,- of and have their propert� protected by the same township, for the sum of ,12;),� -,-, the Government. if they are to bave 600. Mr. Troy cleared the farm Over a - the. privileges of . citizens, it is only quarter ofa.century ago, .and by his in� ' that they i should havd the dustry and intelligent farming earned a .reasonable responsibilities also. I Many Indians, competen-cefronift. HeizilLowliving-re, - not desiring to become- citizens, refuse tired in Goderich, enjoybig the fruits of to accept the vote.L . B�'Ut in Brant and. � his labor. N - . other places their names are put on -Mrs. Peter Mathews, a respected whether they wish i,i or not. Thus pioneer resident of the township of TV16. L does the beautiful Franchise Bill carry Killop, d i ed on * the 3rd inst. after a brief out it's beneficent wor,'k of making all illnes-c,. &e w -as 50,years of age. She men equal. The ,%vhit,e man in .Elgin was a native of Coiinaugbt, Ireland, who holds property and wants to vote, and came to Canada in 1847, and ,short. ' L is refused the privileg'e,_ because, like ly afterwards settled in McKillop, - Horace Greeley, Lord 13yron 4nd many where she resided until her deaLth,Lbe- other eminent men, bi? handwriting is . -put loved and respected by all who knew bad, while the Indian in Brant is On Is .. her. Her -husband died about four - the list, though he beg to be let alone I ye - ars ago, and she leaves a family of . and can't write a Ietten� Mr. Dundus, a . four grown-up children to mourn'the - good Tory mem er, a 0 ma e is.com- � IOV of a l6ving and aLftectionate mother. plaint. He said that' his constituency L -A surprise, pitrty waited upon ($Outh* Victoria) the Revising Officer � Charles Synions, of Bayfield, and -'his had rejected far more Conservative than, .amiable wife on Pebruary 26th, on Liberal applications. Pe did not give the occasion of the twenty-fifth. an. any details nor charge any wilful wrong n . iversary of their wedded life. About L ' again-st the officer, but he fouiid it a . -70 members of St. Andrew's congrega- great grievance. Mr, Cook told how tion -took part in the proceedings., the the officer in his county had rejected all principal part of which was the Treseno applications ivithout assigning any rea- tatioh of a silver cake basket to the par- son and had shown a disposition to act ties of the first part. A pleasant time - unfairly, which lie (Mr. Cook) declared was spent,.and the evening was passed he Would take step�i to prevent. If in the enjoym, ent of music ana social errors are,cominitted and wilful injuties, . converse.' . ' 11 done by the lemrned judges who, gener- -On Tuesday of last week Messrs, ally speaking, have been- appointed in 'HeMillan, of Hullett; Strachan, -of I Ontario, what may be�, expected in the Grey ; Clegg, of WinghiLm, a'nd;CooL-, of other Provinces where Tory lawyers are Howick, members of the WiLrden's oorn. generally employed'? . A. B. J. . I I mittee, went up to Goderich for thepur- I . I _____ I pose of considering whether to build all . .1- ____ — � .. . - . Huron N iron or a wooden bridge at Ben miller. . . . ot'88. � They decided in favor of- a wooden One, I I . The Hullett - Agricultural' Society the estimated cost for an iron one being � has decided not to hold a spring show 9,10,,000 more than for the other, whicli- this year. 1 .- I the committee thought was too much to . I . . -There we're registered with the expend. I . townshipelerk of Tfullett, for the year ' . -On Tuesday ,of last week a large _ . I . 1885, births, 77 ; marriages, 20, .and crowd -gathered at Clinton station to take deaths, X5., - ' I . � farewell of the Wallace family and others , .-'-Nlr. N'Vm. N,Velsh, ,of Belgrave, has that were going to Dakota. Miso Jennie the �:ontract for indving the Bluevale Westcott, of'Bullett, also went to Grand cheese factory, and Puilding a large Forks to visit her brother. W. INTe- - � . - , _ brick addition thereto. I . - Brien, of Hullett, and ,Mr John Thom - . -E.J,'. Black, watAmaker 'and jew- son, of Bayfield, left for killbank, Da, I eler, of Wingham, hap disposed of big -kota, and Mr. T. M. Elliott also left for 1 business to E. Gerster who has been in 'I the west, taking with him -five stallions . his empl. fof a couple of years past. OY i for Wisconsin -purchased 'of the follow- 1, I . I � -Mr. Andrew jti�nbull,- 15th con- ;-- ing parties: From INT. Rinn, Hullett; . cession of C'rrey, is intending to crect a R. McDowell, Blyth; R. Morrison, . twolAorey brick residence next sum, in er - Nile J" E. Bateman and W..J. Ye(y- Gode- . . J I .. Thomas 8in-Ith. has the'contract.' I 7 ' .. rich township. .Mr. W. YOUntaloof , � --- . ,Nfrs. Catherine Zimmer, reliet of Goderich, also bad five stallions on .d ; . the late Michael Zirnin!er, of Grey, died or the west. - . . . I - last week after an ill�iess of ten days. � --',N-1r. Henr Morris- of Colborne, 4 y _,� She was 66 years.of age. I - packed some 11 Northern .Spy "apples � --Mr. Christopher Dale, jr. of Hul- on the ' 25th of October, 188,5,jor export,. � - lett, sold to a,Seaforth buyer last week,' . ' and wrote on a slip of paper which he �j -enclosed four horses for wbicb, he received the in ihe barrel, " These ap&s I sum of ,8,800; one was only two years were packed on the 925th of October, i i i old. � i - 1885, if the party who finds this slip -' auchlin 'McNleil, of the 14th � . INTr . L, -%Vill .-write to Henry Morris C.-oderich 1 � I .1 - . concessionof (4rey,has a lamb wbich ' . . . . . - - postoffice, county of Huron, giving,dute -was dropped -on the 18th of, Febrilary, , of opening barrel, when recelved. and I pounds wbon six , it weiabed 21 I and t� price paid, he will oblige." .Z1 ' few days - ditys Old. I I ago Ill r, Morris received a letter from � � I �Jas. Colclou,,gh, lot 16, concession I Suffolk, Englan d, saying the hp�les had - . i Gy� 'Morris, has a. heavy' draught mare * ' . been opened on � February 7th-, - 1886, colt) I year --and 9 monthe old, that � were found in ,excellent Condition., and . weighs 1, I 30 pounds, . It is ''from that the price. he paid for them there, i " Boxer,", ' Mr. Colclouali has refused 0 . , was seventeen shillings ab'ut, $4.25. , 0 , I � S160 for her. - I - . I � -A farmer in Usborne, it is supposeq, I . -Mr. Da,vidDeeves,43th concession, has been made the subject of another G',oderich iownship, while at work last swindle by - a couple of sharpers. Two week in .his barnyard, met with what gentlemen called upon him the other might have proved a serious accident. day. and asked him to,sow a bushel of As he was going about big work a colt: �� what they. called a new kind of wheat. . which was running at large. in the yard,. I After some tal.k on the matter the far-m- c-�ine suildenly against.him. ind knocked I , . i � � � er-agreed, thinking, of course, the con- � � . 1 mmrq�_­ . - : � - I - . . I - � F _- _. - -, - I I , I . . � I . . . 1886 121 �. . . 31ABoa I �� I — - _ ______ low— __ __ - �� , I .1 jitions .were reasonable enough. . the gentry left they induced, . fare . to attach his name to an a 7 � *over - . �t that lie would give the Wb . OM I I wmea. The farmer now,expe( *A�ac . - . . ned upon to settle a note i be 7 . I red dollars, for 0, few h4ad . I bank � I the affi,ir n1 -ay turn out all r - course . - . - - I � . bat, it looks -risky- i -of last week I ��Tbe Brussels PDAt . dg web'k one of pur old residein I T Robt. Armstrong, rem the roon Of - V,,' ,;wat.r with his family- H( � � - to hatased a plot Of five or ten acr : f :id adjoining that village, and W, � tiller of the �Oil ajiqng with hisotlif ; 6 I I ..Mplishments. Air, Armstroughas. . . .. : .* resident -of Brussels for the past I I , and, is Widely .known in : 15 year$$ . : �aectiou- lie hAs bad charge -of a ) Aml of work i.n the �Way of contract , -or the pasi 1,01nes., boxna) &c. 9 iind 1, . vzeasoDs he has worked at millwrigh . iti. Armstrang is -a good mecha. - nic, .1 his lengthy experience will stan,4 , _gcod service in any work he underb __j�,s. Stp I - I , _wo.rt -o� the 4th ,conce � , I . -of Turnberrys lost �6.606 colt a f0w. � go by a very singular aceident. 1z V; the aDill1a z ad just purchase4 - I fr4 neighbor and was bringing him. 1� 'The colt (lid not leaa well so be put - ' . I slong side the teaIn , he was dri,� . . - '� . the halter into the bam es r1x tying' . ,One of the other horses. ,This arr4 - Mont seelned to work satisfactorily, before going a hundred yards the gtunibjed and falling brok�e its i ancl Was dead before xUr. Stewart < . ,reach it. The beast cost, with its ha . -which in this case was a rope, 94:5,i, . . I . .8,11 Mr. ,9tewaxt has to show for his � lay is the rope, -which be clain)s N 7 . . . � � I .- . :trifle expensive. . -d ly I � 6 ----:Owin- ., � g -to their 1 stea. i, crei � b � - " . usiness Inglis & 0o., -of the WiN ; . 11 - . �Voclflen m ill, liave feand it nece-15sal' , . I i jouble their capacity, and With I - � I - I . object in view W.- W. Inglis left' -on Wednesday �Of last week. for J.i I � , Vill I � e, Michigan wh�re be has purel " _ ' - - . another coinplete -�utfit, at a �CMA ' I � som, e $5.000. An a-d4ition will be'. to the inill to acebnim. odate the - ( - jwbineryl, and we �?_'Ilievle it is t1i : . ten'tion �of the fiarrn # no di-stanut, 4� .erect a fine brick m, ill. An additioi , been made to the firni by taking 1, rr Of Afoorefi,em, a brotht Armstrong, . iaw, Of W. W. Inglis. Mr.,Armsl -is Weiland fairaraOy known ,'in tbi�t ti -on, he having been for many yea � ; I us ave . 41) , � . I - -The Clinton N�'w Era is re,spor. I forthe following z .A rather good 1 ,Occurred at a nia.iriage im- tine 7 1 recently, showing t1io perfect- ihlaoi , . * �' ' ,of the -grooln. After the ininiater' . land wife � niade the ,couple --nan � , he� the term clistoxwa-ry ,on sucb,�occa_i � . When he said " s&lute your brMe. " I , young man did xiot know what z - - � 8 Meant, and � ly. Made a forn'lal I to big wife. Mpg the : U- -1 . �j �. i yves, , not heard, the i-niw'ate.r a.gahl i 'S PW.N ivottir brid-e." Thiis time the n., �_ II . I benedlict put out hit- hand as if to i I that of the bride. , The winister, o the dilemnia, the yo4th was in, hiol . spell by the m agW words " kiss i bride, 33 when the* was an exV ' i3mack that was hcaid *u I the iie-0. - . � cession,-sbowing tb.'%t however agm the m, il-ht be as to the.1 young man WD ; in of certain terr-ras, he was no'nov � � th! art of oscul-ation, � � � I . -Mrs. John Jack -son, of the 13ti cession of Rullett, died on the 23rA I at the age of -66 years. Forty yea! � . -she left Scaland " and after a shorl ick, slie reiiiovied, i , . . . -county of Waterloo. Tbirty-six .� I , . . ago she took,pp her'residence on t�, , Whereshe has resided to the tim, e A -death. ,She was a, consistent menal . the PresbyterPau church. Whei present congregation of AlanchesU I � formed slie was,one'of the fir -A aieh i , I 1�1 7 . that congre -on being in great � gati. � a � I . tire indebted to her, and- lier part.1 ' - . life for the crectieii pf zhe.preseut c�� Two vears agro shio� � relue-tantly sf � - - . her connection -wiffi Manchester cl and joined Lonalosboro congreg ' 4__, .Her remains were Anterred ill the tery. on I -the, 13tb - -concession. I leiizes her husbano land a fami , ' _ four sons and foiu�daughters 10 I I - - heedecease. Q ., � I I - I � I . . . - --------- . . - P-e-rth Items. � -Dame rnm or .. says a Knial Labor Asembly ig going to be �� . . . . . " . in--M.itchell. .. , � ; � -It is said -that a daily,evenink. .- IS :going to be atarted in ;Str- �,4 . shortly. : . �, . -The 6ne new Y�ill hear the " : . 41 in Stratford is nowl almestcompk in about a couple - bf weeks Will- ; � I � full running order. I - - I I . -Mr. A. J. Belah.1 the fonuder. St. Marys Argus, i presenti-D : is r'e Winnipeg Free Pross in the rre&� Iery of Parliament this sessioo. . - ; I -The agents of. Fleischmana 4, out a free -1 � school in ,8t. MarY,s w � I free ir tions are beinggivon. in the Tnost -Of all arts. � . -' tratford, bas,� rhe Herald, of S ; .into the liands of konle gentl I � 0 � Guelph, who are practical men at no doubt Make it ai first-class pape - � A � .11 ---�-Twenty-nirie pupi a -Wrote at . ' - : cbell at the Ontario Art -School exi� � - I. - � . tions, which vvero, conducted h Ellliott) B. A., awk, the papers We) I - to Toronto on VV,Olnesday. - _-Ju4dgin- from'tbe num, ber 4 , AM I I . . ladies who are tahing lessons in t of baking, -the Fenians, ,or th� breeds would bav4 a mighty poor, . I were they to t-jeltle St. Marys. I , , � � - -W,e are glad to notice that .1 W. .Keeler, of -Mitchell, bas t3o J covered from. his 1ate illness at�, . I . able to spend a short time daily Store. .i . � � - . -Foxces are saic . I � el'.0 - I � lentiful in the � nei-cri,T)orboox. � ,I : �n I � I . - . t1arys this wintert'. 'A gentleman * in the we.st ward ,�,ays that lie Ila.. - eleven Of th,DM at� 4, 6taac( ., � .hort dit, - � � I the town.. ; t - - -M r. Georg,&'-`, _N1iDc1,Jjr1, of ­ ' .. - Vearel has sent t.��11 the Colonial I � tiOn two seti of b#ggy wheels. m., 'With his patent sv!o�ke socket, T �. I simple an -d inexp�msivc device) � application of which the spol never wnrk loose'in the felloes, r . I felloesever split.! I . . -The M onst�i &MODstratiO . North Perth wh4 waited. on the I ment'a couple of �,weeks ago, in I I . . tothe new county sebime, did . - zoinplish much. -Mr. fless wa3 I several -days bef6re the arrival deputation canviassing the meni . faior �of the county of -Maitland. � - _Mr. 8. J. .Dickson, f $, , �7 - - 40 , �'l , I . and his three '$Gns came De I - Poisoned the other ev-ening. �� t� I