The Huron Expositor, 1886-07-16, Page 44
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, July 16, 1886.
Our Supplement.
We this week present to our readers
in supplement form, the able and admiee
able address delivered by, Sir Richard
Cartwright at the recent Reform conven;
tion at Brucefield. It will well repay a
very careful perusal by every reader.
British Elections.
The British elections are pretty much
over, and the relative position of parties
is no longer in, doubt. The decision of
the electors is strongly adverse to Mr.
Gla,dstone's Home Rule Bill, and all
hope of carrying it in the new Parlia-
ment has -now been abandoned. The
final result of the election will be about
as follows :
Conservatives 323
Liberal Unionists .... .... . . . 73
Gia.dstonians. 188
Parnellites 86
From this it will he seen that there win
be _a clear majority of 120 against the
Bill. There have already been 1,399,-
623 Unionist votes polled and 1,320,640
Gladstonian. What the ultimate result
will be can as yet, of course, be only a
matter for conjecture. Some say Mr.
Gladstone will resign as soon as all the
elections( are closed, while others affirm
that he will hold on to office until Par-
liament meets, and he is forced to resign
by an adverse vote. It ha also said that
negotiations are in progress., between
Lord Salisbury, the Conservative leader,
and Lord Hartington, a prominent Lib-
eral Unionist, with the view of arrang-
ing a Coalition Government which can
agree upon some modified scheme of pro-
viding local self-government for Ireland.
It is also stated that Mr. Churchill will
maintain a neutral position, and will not
join in any acheme for the formation of
a Coalition Government, as he hopes in.
the event of the retirement of Mr.
Gladstone te secure the position of Lib-
eral leader, All this, however, is sim-
ply conjecture, and there is as yet noth-
ing substantial or re/iable upon which to
base prediction for the future.
Although the election was_ a very
closely contested and exciting one, there
were no serious disturbances during its
progress, but now that the fight is prac-
tically decided, the boys " seem dis-
posed to have a little diversion, and
accordingly reports are current of a
ruction" which took place in Belfast
on Monday between the Orangemen and
Catholicsp during the progress of which
some on bath sides were killed and
wouaded, and a few houses were burned.
The military had ultimately to be called
out to quell the disturbance, which
they did. in short order. Comparative
peace rules in ail other parts.
An Orange Fraud.
It is time the Orangemen of Ontario
were dropping Mr. John White, M. P.,
of Blind Shares notoriety. As he has
not the decency to stay in the back
ground of hiscown accord, they should
sit upon him and suppress him. Instead
of doing this, however, they seem dis-
posed. to- permit him to flaunt his soiled
reputation even more offensively inethe
public view than when he could, per-
haps conaistently, claim some credit for
patriotism to the Order whieh has made
him what he is. On the twelfth of July
this irrepressible "Patriot " appeared at
two separate demonstrations and deliv-
ered an address at each. At Belleville,
in the course of' his remarks, he is re-
ported by the Mail as having said :
Alluded to the Legislature refusing
to pass the Orange Bill because Arch-
bishop Lynch said no, and said the more
Orangemen were persecuted the thicker
they became. He advised his hearers to
let party politics go to the winde, and
when the time came to be careful how
they voted."
Of course, by "the Legislature," Mr.
White means the Ontario Legislature,
and he wished to make his hearers be-
lieve that the reason the Orange Incor-
poration Bill was not passed by that
body was becatme Archbishop Lynch
said no, and in this way he hoped to
work upon the intense Protestant feel-
ing of his audience with the view of
creating a prejudice against the Ontario
Government to which he is politically
opposed,and in the same breath he " ad-
vised hie hearers to let party politics go
to the dogs." If there is a greater pub-
lic fraud and demagogue in the country,
if we except Professor Foster, the tem-
perance quack, and John Costigan, the
Catholic quack, than this same John
- White, then we would like somebody to
point him oat. If it was the influence
of Archbishop Lynch that prevented the
Ontario Legislature passing the Orange
Incorporation Bill, we would like to
hear Mr. White explain what influence
it was which prevented the Donnaion
Parliament, which is led end controlled
by Mr. White's political master, from
passing it. When this measure came
before the Dominion Ihialiament Mr.
John White was very clamorous for its
passage, but he afterwards received new
light and he dropped it like a hot pota-
to, and now we do not hear anything
about the Orange Incorporation Bill
from Mr. John White and his ilk, ex-
- cept _on celebration days such as the
twelfth. Instead of lettingparty poli-
tics go to the winds, Mr. John White let
the Orange Incorporation Bill go to the
winds, and instead of censuring him for
his remissness the Orangemen actually
hug him to their bosoms more tightly
than ever. If they desire Orange Incor-
poration, this is not the way to get it.
THE Toronto Globe, in a' couple of
very sensible articles, criticis s the
papers submitted to candidates or sec
ond and third-class certificates at the
recent examinations. These pa rs are
prepared under the direction of the
Educatiooal Department, and those
charged with their preparation nd ex-
amination are supposed to be xperts
who should know what is requi ed for
the purpose. As the Globe poin s out,
however, the authors of several f these
papers have evidently striven n ore to
display their own technical- kno ledge
on theeeveral subjects than to br g out
the educational acquirements a • d nat-
ural aptitude for teaching, n the
part of applicants. For this urpose
many of the papers furnished wer abso-
e
lutely valueless. In the first place,
they were made up of technical o catch
questions which. are entirely out f the
course of study pursued in any of the
schools, and, in the second pla e, the
papers were so long that the me e me-
chanical labor required to place he an-
swers in writing upon paper woul • con-
sume four times the time allowed or the
answering of the questions. The •apers
most objectionable in these r spects
were those in algebra, grammar a d his-
t ory furnished to applicants for s cond
class certificates. These papers were
simply absurd, and prove their a thors
to be cranks who have not the sli htest
conception of what is required, or, if
they possess this knowledge, they ave a
much greater regard for showing their
own smartness than ascertaining w !ether
the applicants are actually qualifi d for
Public School teachers. In either event
they have shown themselves un t for
their positions, and we would sugsest to
the Minister of Education the pro riety
of remOving them from the Bo rd of
Examiners and replacing them b more
practical men, who have some r ason-
able conception of what is re uired
of them. It is, no doubt, a fact
that the teaching profession is . eatly
over -crowded, but this may also b said
of every other profession and c lling.
But even if it is desirable to thin o t the
teachers, it should. be done in a fai and
legitimate manner. While no serson
would object to the standard beine rea-
sonably high, the test should be acti-
cat and such as will show the fitn ss of
,
the applicants for the positions to hich
they aspire. This cannot be done by a
long list of technical questions n the 1
several subjects which cannot und vane/
circumstances be answered in the time
allowed for the work, and which, even
did the applicants possess the inf rma-
tion sought,it would not be of any arth-
ly service to them in the practice of their
profession. What we want in our s hool
teachers is more plain, practical know-
ledge, and natural aptitude to imp rt it
to others, and less technical non ense.
The course pursued by examiners now-
atdays tends in an entirely coil rary
direction to this, and in this resp et it
is wrong and should be changed at nce.
A person might be capable of answ ring
all the technical questions propo ded
by Mr. Glashen in- his algebra p , per,
and still be unadapted by nature for a
public school teacher, whereas anol-ther
person who could not correctly a wer
one of his enigmas might still b pos-
sessed of sufficient practical educ tion
to conduct successfully any p blic
school, and have in addition a natural
aptitude for imparting information
which would make him or her a valu-
able and successful teacher. But, Under
the present system the ekilled mathe-
matician but unskilled teacher would
pass and be licensed to teach, while the
(I
other, who would be the more use ul of
the two, would be plucked. Th iten-
dency has been, all along, too much in
this direction, and as it is growing Worse
the public and the press should speak
out, else our public school system! will
soon ciegenerate,if it has not commenced
to do so already, from this very cau e.
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SIR JOHN MACDONALD is now malting
his long -promised visit to Manitoba.
He arrived at Winaipeg on Tuesiday,
where he was met by Lady Macdottald,
who had Preceded him a couple of weeks.
This is Sir John's first visit to the
Prairie Province, and, although he will
not likely be able to see inoteso the
country than can be viewed from a rail-
way carriage, he can gain muCh useful
information concerning it if he de-
sires to seek it. It is likely, however,
that he will devote himself more to party
organization and party smoothing up, in
view of the approaching Local and Do-
minion elections, than to attempting to
ascertain the capabilities and require-
ments of the country. At least much is
expected of him in this way. Things
have not been going smoothly with
Premier Norquay of late. His dou
and twisting to suit Sir John ave
brought himself and his party to the
verge of destruction, and the Cons rva-
tives of Manitoba are all at sixes and
sevens with each other. It is expected,
therefore; that' Sir John will calm the
troubled waters, bring order out of
chaos and place Old John Norquay "
on his feet once more. Sir John is an
adept at this sort of thing, and we fully
anticipate that whatever result his visit
may have upon the country it will unite
and strengthen the Conservative party
in Manitoba. The Premier will visit
the principal cities in the Province, and
no doubt he will receive a right royal
reception from his friends.
News of the Week. .
ROYAL VISIT. -King Luis of Portugal
is expected to arrive in England next
Month.
THE GREAT CANAL.-DeLesseps says
he can finish the Panama Canal by 1889
for 120,000,000 francs.
ROBBED. -The Minneapolis, Minne-
sota, postoffice was robbed. of $20,000 in
money and stamps Thursday night.
PREDICTION.-Irigh Secretary Morley
predicts that within a year Mr. Glad -
stone's Irish proposal will be carried.
MR. GLADSTON. -Notwithstanding
election reverses, Mr. Gladstone pursues
his daily quiet routine and is in good
health and spirits.
HELP FOR PARNELL.-The sum - of
$100,000 has been sent to Mr. Parnell
by the Hoffman house Irish Parliament-
ary Fund Committee.
FOREST FIRES. -Forest fires on Eau
Claire River, Wisconsin, swept over a
large extent ofterritory. A brisk rain
Sunday night checked the flames.
Rune TO CROPS. -Terrible hail and
wind storms are reported from Clifton
and Dixon. Illinois. Crops of all kinds
are completely ruined.
BEECHER IN LONDON. -Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher preached a second thne
in Rev. Dr. Parker's City Temple, in
London, England, last Sabbath.
TORNADO. ---A fearful tornado swept
over the island of Jamaica on June 27th.
destroying a great amount of property,
but no lives.
MAIL BAGS RECOVERED. -Of the 598
mail bags of the wrecked Oregon, 461
have now been recovered, 181 being
brought into New York last week.
ACCEPTED OFFICE. -The Prince of
Wales has accepted the position of Pres-
ident of the Royal Commission in Lon-
don for the South Australia Exhibition
to be held in Adelaide next year.
IMPORTING DISEASE. -A Polish boy
who landed a month age, in New York
city is credited with being the cases of
fourteen cases of smallpox now existing
at Williamsburg, New York.
THE WAGES OF SIN. -Miguel Chacon,
a young Cuban who killed his paramour,
Mrs. Williams, while attempting to
shoot her husband, was hanged at 7.40
Friday morning in the yard of the Tombs
prison, New York.
-Amon FOR DIVORCE. -Baron H.
De Worms, who was Parliamentary Sec-
retary to the Board of Trade in the
Salisbury Cabinet, has brought an action
for divorce against his wife, whom
he accuses of adultery with Baron
Meron.
EFFECTS OF DRY WEATHDR.-Reports
from the Upper Missouri Valley say the
crops are not looking well and are great-
ly in need of rain. There will be a fall-
ing off in number of cattle shipped from
the ranges this year, as the grass is in
no condition to fatten stock.
AT WIMBLEDON. -The shooting con-
test at Wimbledon cOmmenced Monday.
The weather was windy and rainy and
the Canadian and other Colonial marks-
men fared badly, but °they are expected
to improve when they beeome accustom-
ed to the ranges and the condition of
the atmosphere.
COST OF THE GOULD STRIK.E.-Mr. J. S„
Delay, a prominent Knight of Labor,
says the cost of the Gould system striketo
the general board was $100,000 and in
lost wages to strikers $1,000,000. These
figures, he says, are official. The cost
Of the strike to the' railways had been
placedrat $3,500,000 by Mr. Attorney
Portis and Mr. Superintendent Kerri-
gan.
SERIOUS VOLCANIC DIST URBANCE. -
Reports from Australia tell of earth-
quakes and fearful volcanic eruptions
in the Auckland lake district of New
Zealand. Several native .villages were
buried under showers of fine dust. 150
lives reported lost, mostly natives,
only a few English. Great numbers of
cattle starved to death from the destruc-
tion of pasture lands by dust. The dis-
asters occurred in June.
HEAT IN DAKOTA. -The first three
days of last week in Dakota the tem-
perature is reported to have ranged be-
tween 100 and 103 degrees, one place
recording 120 degrees at 4 o'clock on
Wednesday morning. Another report
says : The people of Dakota thought the
world wss coming to an end on Tues-
day 6th. inst. The intensely hot weather of
the past week culminated in a regular
Indian simoom, and the air was as hot
as from a baker's oven. Birds flew about
wildly and beat their lives out against
trees in their frantic efforts to escape an
unseen danger. Horses and cattle
broke from their fastenings and plung-
ed into streams. At many places in
Dakota and IoWa the mercury has been
up to 100 degrees since the 4th. Tues-
day was the hottest day ever known in
Minnesota. A special from Pierre, Da-
kota, says the citizens have just passed
through one of the most remarkable and
thrilling freaks of the elements ever ex-
perienced in this section. For the last
three days the mercury averaged 103
degrees, but Tuesday night capped the
climax. About nine o'clock the western
heavens were suddenly illuminated, and
in a few moments the wind swept down
the streets, blowing down several houses
and doing other damage. The wind
was red hot, and the people were corn -
Oiled to seek shelter in cellars to avoid
the intense and suffocating heat. Pass-
engers from Montana on the Northern
Pacific railway say the air was almost
unendurable. The train men_had their
faces blistered and swollen by the hot
air. A letter from Ashton Bays the
thermometer there marked 120 degrees
at 4 a. m.
-Friday afternoon, the 2nd inst., the
anuual picnic of Malcolm Black's school,
Morris, was held in Donald Currie's
grove. Duncan McLauchlin was called
to the chair, and the.following short but
interesting programme was carried out :
Speech by chairman, music by school,
recitation by Maggie McKay, music by
C. B. Harris and family, recitation by
'Miss I. Reid, music by the school and
song by A. Grant. The ladies pro-
vided an abundant supply of provisions,
and the wants of the inner man were well
satisfied. Between the rope swings and
Plant's whirl -a -gig there was no lack of
'swinging. It was not all left to the
children either, as some staid matrons
and gra,y-headed men took a ttirn at it
too. ,A very pleasant time was put in.
Huron Notes.
Wednesday, July 21st, has 'been
appointed civic holiday in Exeter.
-Mr. Madge, of the Thames road,
'Usborne, cut a field of fait wheat on the
7th inst.
-H. D. Henderson shipped over 120
cords of tan bark during the month of
June, from Whitechurch station.
-The other day, A. Currie, butcher,
Brussels, killed a calf, six weeks ofd,
that dressed 130 pounds of veal.
-The first lotof butter from the White-
church creamery, 70 packages, sold at
171 cents per pound.
-The firm of Heffernan & Cober, of
Ethel, has turned out seven fine rigs
since 27th May.
-The Presbyterians at Bluevale re-
alized upwards of $40 from their gar-
den party and festival recently held.
-Mr. Attrill's family have returned
to Goderich from a European tour, and
are now residing at their villa across the
Maitland.
-Mr. Jas. Lindsay, of the 16th con-
cession, Goderich township, lost a valu-
able cow lately, it is supposed she died
of sunstroke.
-Seventy barrels of sugar were
brought into Brussels on Saturday. The
people of that burg should he all sweet-
ness and smiles.
-M. Drummond had a valuable steer
killed by the six o'clock train about two
miles south of Centralia the other even-
ing.
-Mr. James Snell of the front road„
Usbonae, has purchased the Liddicott
arm, situated one and a quarter miles
north of Elimville, for $7,500. -
-Wm. Wellwood, of West Wawa
nosh, left home on the 30th ult., for a
trip to the old country, where he pur7
poses purchasing ihore Clydesdales.
-The Ancient Order of United Work-
men in Brussels have a membership of
38, with a cash balance on hand of
$131.96.
-A Centralia bachelor wishes the
Exeter old widowers would stay at home
and not be coming down there bother-
ing their girls.
-Speaking of the peculiarity of
names, on one line in the township of
Morris there is a Sharp, a Flatt, a
Bird, a Lamb, a Hogg, a Sheriden and a
Pope.
-Miss Ida McFadden, who was killed
by lightning near Neepawa, Manitoba,
on the evening of July lst, was a cousin
of Mr. M. McFadden, barripter, of Exe-
ter.
-The autograph quiltand stereoptican
entertainment given in connection by
Rev. Mr. Cook netted $80 for the par-
sonage furnishing fund of the Metho-
dists in Bluevale.
-Mr. Geo. Gilmour, now in the em-
ploy of Mr. J. Miller, 2nd concession,
McGillivray, will be under the painful
necessity of having two of his fingers
taken off, caused by the bite of a horse.
-There was a sale of the crop on a
farm, lot 18, 9th concession, Hullett, the
other day. Fifteen acres of fall wheat
and 35 acres of oats brought, together,
$190 ; 25 acres of hay, ready to cut,
$150.
-Wm. Tompkins, of Ethel, attained
his 81st year on Tuesday, 6th inst., and
the band turned out and serenaded him.
After playing a number of pieces, they
were invited inside, where a good feast
was provided and done ample justice to
by all.
-The residents of Brussels generally
take pride in making their gardens and
lawns places of beauty and taste. Fore-
most amongst these is the fine residence
and premises of Reeve Rogers. With
its hedges, shrubs, trees, plants, flowers,
summer houses, &c.
• -Mr. John McKenzie, of Ashfield,
arrived home from Scotland last week.
Mr. McKenzie is delighted with his
travels through " the land of the -moun-
tain and flood," but he evidently thinks
that for the practical purposes of life,
'Canada is the place in which to live.
-John Foster, of Wingham, has been
awarded the contract to build a bridge
on the 3rd concession of Stanley, near
Brucefield, his tender for the work being
$515. He has just completed a $500
county bridge two miles south of Clin-
ton, and also a $395 bridge near Lis-
towel.
-While James McIlhargy, of the 2nd
concession of McGillivray, was driving
along the lane on his farm one of the
irons came off the whippletrees, the
horses ran away with him, dragging him
forty rods, injuring one arm, leg and
side. It will lay him up from work for
quite a while.
-Mr. A. M. Taylor who has a large
circle of friends throughout Huron
county, has shown himself a clever and
perseveritig student. He succeeded in
winning the gold medal at the Univer-
sity of Trinity College in his final ex-
amination, aud this is not the first time
he has won honor and distinction as a
student.
-Jellies Rae, of East Wawanosh, was
before Mayor Neelands of Wingham,
on Tuesday of last week, on a charge of
beating his wife. He was fined $5 and
costs, -$8.15 in all -with the option of
going to jail for 20 days. ° The mayor
gave him a few days to try and raise
the funds to settle.
-On Monday evening last week a
very pleasant game of base and foot ball
took place between the Lochalsh and
Paramount boys. . In base ball the
Lochalsh gained an easy victory, doing
some excellent playing, but the Para -
mounts had the best of it at foot ball,
gaining one goal.
-Mr. Dan Shanahan, of Hullett, de-
livered a lot of fine cattle for Mr. Mc-
Lean at Clinton last week. They were
sold in bulk. Mr. W. Cole, of Hallett,
delivered three for the same buyer that
turned 4,420 Its., and Mr. J. Ball, two
at,3,100 tbs. Hullett is keeping well to
the front for cattle.
-The Post says : Brussels has as
good a representation of clerical gentle-
men as can be found in any place of its
size, and the only fault we find is that so
much of their preaching is received by
the various congregations without much
outward manifestation of its effecting a
great deal of good.
-Thursday afternoon last week a
Ierge barn frame was raised on the farm
of Geo. Crooks, in Grey. There were
100 men and 36 ladies present. The
captains at the raising were James Mc-
Dougall and Neleon Carrie. McDougan's
side won. The new barn is 54x60 feet
and with the old barn gives a measure-
ment of 60x90 feet. After the work was
through a very enjoyable evening was
spent by the young people and all voted
the residence of Mr. Crooks a boss place
to go for fun.
-Mr. N. J. Clarke, of Butte City,
California, formerly of Farquhar and
Exeter, is at present visiting in Exeter
and vicinity. Mt. Clarke likes the
Golden State, and , as a proof has pur-
chased 650 acres of land and a fine resi-
dence. On the farm there are about 15
acres of orchard, containing fruit of all
kinds. He will stay here about three
weeks.
-In returning from the post -office the
other day,Mr. Neelands,mayor of Wing -
ham, accidentally dropped a registered
letter containing $50. It had been sent
by Londesboro Court of Foresters to Mr.
Neelands who is high treasurer of the
order. It is to be hoped the finder will
be honest enough to deliver it to Mr.
Neelands, as his name was plainly writ-
ten on the envelope.
-A farmer near Centralia got badly
hurt one day last week. It appears he
was draiving brick to Lucan, and getting
a little too many anti -Scott drinks, he
was not able to manage his team, whieh
was very spirited, consequently they ran
away, throwing him out of the wagon,
injuring him severely, one gash in his
head being four inches long. It is
thought he will recover.
e -A correspondent from Ethel says :
Considerable mirth was occasioned by
an individual (not a resident of our town)
who imbibed too much Scott Act, and
upon whom the youths of the village
played a practical joke by removing one
of his high sulky wheels and substitut-
ing a low buggy wheel. The lop -sided
appearance of the vehicle was not notic-
ed ny the party in question for a couple
of days, after which he returned and
gave vent to some pretty forcible lan-
guage.
-At the 8losing exercises of the On-
tario Agricultural College two Huron-
ites came to the front, Mr. R. W.
Madge, of Brucefield, taking a diploma,
a gold medal and honors in nearly every
department of the College course, and
W. R. Bishop, of Grey, taking honors
in veterinary science. ' Mr. Madge is
especially to be congratulated on his
brilliant success, and we hope that in
the oractical application of his acquired
knowledge he may be equally successful.
-4,perfect epidemic of marriages has
been raging in the French settlement,
Sauble Line, Hay, recently. Two
day before his picnic Father Kealy
made one couple happy by tying the
indahsoluble knot. A few days after-
ward three more marriages followed in
quick succession, all in the same week.
The interested parties were first Joseph
Duchanne and Mary Geoffrey, then Jos.
Miraud and Matilde Bedard, Oliver
Ayotte and Matilde Madleux, and lastly
Jacob Markel and Aggie Gnita. The
young farrhers are wise in procuring
help for the busy season.
-Sometime last winter, says the Clin-
ton New Era, when the Presbyterian
Sabbath School Convention was held
here, the wife of Mr. Mitchell, of the
Goderich Star, had the misfortune to
lose a gold bracelet in going from the
church to the station, the distance being
made in an omnibus. She believed she
had lost it in the snow at the 'station,
but all attempts to find it were fruitless,
until a short time since, when one of
Mr. Pattison's -children found it on the
other side of the track. It was re-
turned to its owner on Monday of last
week, who was very glad to receive it,
having given it up as lost entirely.
-A peculiar case of what is thought
to be spontaneous combustion Occurred
in Clinton the other day. As Mr.
Searle was passing along near the resi-
dence of Mr. Combe, he noticed smoke
coming from .beneath the sidewalk.
Getting a stick' he poked around until he
pulled out a ball of cotton waste, which
burst out into flames as S0011 as it was
in the open air. In pulling it to pieces,
a strip of rubber attached to it, -stuck to
Mr. Searle's finger, and burnt it quite
painfully before he could get it off. Mr.
Searle cannot account for the fire in any
other way than by spontaneous co mb -
tion, as there was no way that it could
get on fire where it was.
-Some time ago Robt. Thompson,
blacksmith, of Goderich, got a number
of cards printed and sent them to his
neighbors, soliciting their assistance
with teams towards_ gravelling a road
through his farm, lot 11, concession 1,
Goderich township, at a bee to be held
on June 29th and 30th. So well did
the neighbors reepond that 145 men and
95 teams accepted the invitation and
were present at the bee. The gathering
was the largest of its kind ever held in
the county of Huron. It is needless to
state that the work was done up in good
shape, and a fine road, a. mile long, was
constructed. This circumstance shows
Mr. Thompson to be a popular man in
his community.
-On Thursday, let inst., Allan Speir
arrived home in Morris, from Dickenson
county, Kansas, where he had been for
the three months previous. He took four
entire horses with him and disposed of
three of them. Mr. Speir is greatly
pleased with the country and knows of
no better land for farming. He stopped
with Edward Gibson and Win. Bailey,
formerly of Hullett township, near Kin -
burn., They have over 640 acres of land
and are doing well. Mr. Speir also met
R. Laidlaw, D. Dobson C. Dobson,
Botz boys, R. Broadfoot,,R. McColl, A.
and Alex. Young, H. Taylor, J. Cole,
R. Nott, J. Nott and a number of others,
former residents of Huron. They are
all prospering. " King of Kintyre,"
one of the 'horses Mr. Speir took with
him, was badly foundered by his groom
shortly after his arrival there, and will
lose his front hoofs. John Nott, V. S.,
thinks he will pull through if the flies
and hot weather don't bother him too
much before new hoofs grow. A half
interest in this horse was sold to R.obt.
McColl, formerly of Morris. " King of
Kintyre's " stock in this locality is giv-
ing good satisfaction. Mr. Speir will
take a trip to the old country after har-
vest for another lot of horses.
-A Huron Signal correspondent
says : On Tuesday, 6th inst., one of the
most enjoyable days of the season was
spent out at " Morrisdade Farm," the
residence of John Morris, Esq., of Col-
borne. This gentleman, has an annual
gathering of his numerous family, most
all of his family and their families, and
his brothers and their families being
present, together with a number of old
neighbors, in all over one hundred. Mr.
Morris settled on his farm in Colborne
in 1834, when this was all a wildernesS, -
and by indnstry and hard work has se-
cured a competence of this world's
wealth to keep him in hia old days.
We noticed ainong the old neighbors
Charles Girvin, Reeve of West Wa-
wanosh, and most of his family ; Wm.
Young, ex -Reeve, Colborne, and Mrs.
Young and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Greene, of Dakota, formerly one of the
pioneers of Colborne, and George Dol-
man, of Sarnia, and a lady friend from
Goderich ; and if all reports are true
this latter gentleman will tate back one
of the fair ladies of this section. The
afternoon sports consisted of quoits,
base ball and croquet. Most of the
games were hotly _ contested. Tea was
served at 6 o'clock in the garden under
the,large apple trees. The hostess, Mrs.
Henry Morris, did everything to make
it pleasant and everyone have a good.
time. About 9 o'clock the day's amuse-.
ments were brought to a close. All
were happy to meet, and hope to meet
again next year.
-The Wingham Times says : Last
Saturday afternoon Scott & Bell's furni-
ture delivery wagon drove up to the
residence of W. E. Groves, principal of
the Wingham public school, and left a
handsome hair cloth easy chair. Mr.
Groves was down street attending to
some business, and when 'the driver of
the wagon went to the door ,he was met
by Mrs. Groves, who protested that
some mistake had been made, she was
sure "Ed.'' had not ordered, such an
elegant piece of furniture, and it must
belong to somebody else. The driver,
however, was obdurate ; he had been
instructed to take the chair to Mr.
Groves' house, and he was going to leave
it at Mr. Groves' house, and nowhere
else. He then handed the astonished
lady an envelope addressed to Mr.
Groves, which, he said, contained the
bill, and drove off. Mr. Groves return-
ed shortly after, and expressed his
amusement over the mistake that had
been made, but when his better .half
handed him the envelope containing the
bill, his face grew a little longer. On
opening the envelope the mystery and
secret escaped together, and Mr. Groves
became aware that the beautiful chair
was a present from the young people he
had been assisting to prepare for the ex-
aminationt. We presume Mr. Groves
will not require to leave home for
the enjoyment of his holidays this
year.
Varna Temperance Meeting.
VARNA, July 12th, 1886.
EDITOR EXPOSITOR, -DEAR SIR, -In
your issue of last week, over the signa-
ture of " T. B.," there appeared a corn-
neunication anent the temperance meet-
ing recently held in Varna, to which I
beg to offer a few words of reply. In
the first place allow me to say that the
arrangement to which " T. B." refers
was not mentioned at all. It was indeed
arranged that, as it was Mr.`McGilli-
cuddy's meeting, Mr. Campbell and -my-
self sheald be allowed twenty minutes
each, but that I was to debate Mr.
Campbell's action in the county council
was not arranged -it was not mention-
ed. Now, sir, the facts are as follows :
At a public school picnic, while making
a few remarks I urged the introduction
of a temperance text -book into our
schools, and the incubation of temper-
ance principles upon our youth, in doing
which I referred to the , action of the
county council in quashing the recom-
mendation of the Heron Scott Act Asso-
ciation, relative to the appointment of a
salaried Police Magistrate, strongly dis-
approving of the course which they had
taken and expressing the hope that such
members of the council as had voted
down the petition should be taken to task
for their conduct and elected next Janu-
ary to stay at home. Upon this point,
I maynay, my views remain unchanged.
Mr. Esson, of -Bayfield, and Mr. A.
Campbell, deputy reeve of Stanley, be-
ing in the crowd, felt called upon, as
members of the council, to take up the
eadgels, which they did in the order
named. Mr. Emote launched out some-
what fully into the general question of
Scott Act and Scott Act enforcement.
Mr. Cantpbell took the ground that that
was not the place to discuse the ques-
tion, and therefore said very little ex-
cept to " run a rig " onecertain gentle-
men, who, to say the least, are quite his
equals in intelligence and usefulness in
the community. I mean the ministerS
of the Guelph Conference of the Metho-
diitt church, who were attending the
conference in Goderich at the time the
bounty council met. •
Now, Mr. Editor, I was anxious to
have replied to these gentlemen, right
on the spot, and expressed my desire to
the chairman. The opportunity of doing
so, however, was denied. Some time
before this Mr. McGillicuddy's meeting
in Varna had been arranged for, and I
resolved to embrace that opportunity of
replying, and went there for that pur-
pose, having acquainted Mr. Esson with
my intention, and asked him to be pres-
ent, both by word of mouth and through
the _mails, but not having sent Mr.
Campbell any word, as he had been so
perfectly non -committal on tbe question
that there was nothing special to reply
to. Having consented to speak first I
proceeded to dissect Mr. Esson's picnic
speech, a fact which under the circum-
stances I now regret, not because he
was absent, for his presence or absence
was all one to me, but because my time
was exhausted before I could get along
to give a little fatherly advice to Mr.
Campbell, which I honestly had intend-
ed doing, and which I hope I may yet
live to do. It will be seen, I think,
from the foregoing, just to what extent
t Bi o n" . is correct upon the point in
In regard to having " presumed to
know all about the matter at the picnic
without having conversed with Mr.
Campbell," I can only saY that I was in
the council room when the vote was
taken, and knew how the vote went,
and on the strength of that knowledge I
said what I said, and I take back not
one word of it to -day. Mr. Campbell's
name was not mentioned, and while he
was not excepted, his. conduct was not
more aspersed than that of others who
voted with him.
As to T. B.'s" second point, I wish to
say that up to date I never expressed
myself, in public or in private, to- Mr.
Campbell or to any other man, as being
satisfied at all, much less " perfectly '
satisfied with Mr. Campbell's position,
though I did express regret that his
motion of confirmation was not pressed.
I said that if the council had re -affirmed
their opinion as expressed by the Decem-
ber vote, the public would have had a
better opinion of them, but that under
existine circurnstances,they would inter-
pret their vote as wholly adverse to the
enforcement of the Act. I am of this
opinion still. " T. B." next charges
what I said at the meeting, " that a
great many hvid the idea that Mr. Camp-
bell had jumped the fence, etc., and that
people had so expressed themselves to
me, and when asked if I had corrected
the false impressiOn, admitted thatI had
nanodt." Tihtiswichialrgbee, hanolyus 8th:1;11,e-14:mu tze.
" T. B." I may say that the same %int
is said to me wherever I go, and I doort
correct it, and don't intend to, end est
the simple resson, as I stated in the
meeting, that this was the very opinion
I entertained myself. Rev. Sam. Jones
the eccentric, but level-headed evolve -
list, says " All I want to know about
any fellow, is, who takes the amen cor-
ners on him." Jones never spoke mote
sensible words. Measuring Mr. Canip-
bell's action by this rule, Mr. Editor
what is his position. Who has the'
" amen corners on Mr. Campbell to-
day ? I have not yet seen at least out-
side the circle of his blood relations, the
first temperance man in the " amen cor-
ners." Who pats Mr. Campbell on the
back over the vote in question ? I miss
my guess if it be not the liquor sellers
and liquor users of Stanley and of Huron
tceomunptyer.ancIef, mthaenr,ehfoereh, ahsetoevearll inetteasntas
ho pa si ntari 0. ewshheonu 1 sdp he aakv ne agdodfe da,
ngeivs"sel.g.oBod.,,pledges that he is over to stay.
and purposes jumped the fence ; and if
he never was one he ought not to ask the
suffrages of temperance people until he.
gets over the fence, and is prepared to
It is time to stop playing with this ban.
says I was altogether too
q"uiel t ni
upon which there is so much room for
difference of opinion. Now, to my mind,
there are two ways in 'which a man
might err on this question -one is hy
speaking of it, when and where he
should not, and the other is by being
silent when he should have spoken.
Probably to err in the former of these
respects is to err on the safe side after
all. Agitate is my motto. And what
did I do more than has since been done
by at least one other minister in the
county, and by the Huron Scott Act As.
sociation at its last meeting, viz., "Cen-
sure the members of the county
council who voted down the petition in
iroenis nothing else, Mr. Editor, in
q“uTTe.shtBe
.'s" letter, which is of a personal
c !erecter, and which is not covered by
Nt hat I have written. Having prepared
his letter on the fling principle, T. B."
di clines to conclude without taking a
fling at those running the meeting, who,
he says, were afraid to pass a resolution
condemning Mr. Campbell's action. I
am not aware that anything of the kind
was thought of, yet " T. B." must re-
member that the day of reckoning is
coming, when I trust, as was ex-
pressed by Mr. McGillicuddy in the
meeting, - that Mr. Campbell, in the
event of failing to recant, will be allow-
ed to remain at home so far as municipal
duties are concerned.
Will you kindly allow me one wordin
parting, for the present, with my excel-
lent friend (?) " T. B." When next he
takes in hand newspaper correspon-
dence, and especially on such personal
lines, as in last week's EXPOSITOR, let
him know that if he is not a coward he
will sign his name, and if he does not
we cannot, and I think the public will
not, at least they ought not to, pay
much attention to anything he may pro-
duce. I must ask your pardon Mr.
Editor, for having trespassed thus far -
upon your space but I thought the truth
demanded in YOurs, &c.
REv. E. SMITH.
P. 5.-R is my intention at present
to hold another temperance meeting in
Varna at no very distant day, when I
shall express my views more fully, Mr.
Campbell, it is hoped, will attend, and
bring with him his friends, " T. B.,"
" Scott Act," &c.
A. E. SMITH.
Dakota Statistics.
H.10111,AND, Cass county, Dakota,
July 20, 1886,
DEAR EXPOSITOR, -As many of the
residents of the township of Highland,
Cass county, Dakota, formerly resided
around Seaforth, I send you a few sta-
tistical items of that township, taken
from the present year's assessment roll.
Highland is, Congressional. township 137,
Range 54 west. The Maple river en-
ters the township near the southwest cor-
ner, south side, and leaves it near the
northeast corner, east side. Number of
acres in the township 23,040; one-third of
the total acreage is owned by absen-
tees, with no resident improvement
thereon. This township suffered by a
hail storm on the 27th of June, 1885. -
The estimated loss by that storm was
from 15,000 to 20,000 bushels.
In 1885 there were 5,886 acres under
wheet, which yielded 76,483 bushels ;
888 acres under oats, yielding 32,571
bushels. The total acreage under crop
was 7,070 acres. In 1886 there are
6,445 acres under wheat and 1,012 acres
under oats, making a total crop acreage
this year of 7,761. There are Horses,
160 ; mules, 24 ; milch cows, 100 ; other
cattle, 68 ; sheep, 51 ; swine, 191.
Number of acres of natural timber, 264;
number of acres of trees planted, 59t.;
number of fruit trees planted, 100.
Population -males over 21, 58 ; males
under 21, 73 ; females over 21, 46; fe-
males under 21, 57.
At present grain and root crops are
looking well in this part of the terrh
tory. The early sown wheat is well
headed out, and is strong and healthy,
and -in some places rather rank. Hay
will be below its usual average, being
short and thin on the ground. A few
have commenced cutting, hut haying is
not general here until after the Fourth.
We had a fair share of rain in the
months of May and June, and cool,
pleasant weather. Should the weather
continue favorable through July, the
prospects are good that the crops around
here will give a large yield. Respect-
fully Yours, HIGHLAND.
-What is said to be the first turkey
red cotton ever manufactured in Canada
was turned out of the Valleyfield Mills
a few days ago.
-The196th anniversary of the battle
of the Boyne was celebrated on Monday
with more than the usual enthusiatm
the Orangemen of Ontario, imposing de-
monstrations being held in Toronto,
Belleville, Hamilton, Kingston, Barrio,
Bobca,ygeon and several other places.
-Col. Hayt, of New Mexico, arrived
in Toronto last Sunday after a journey
of 2,000 miles, occupying eight days -
He is a delegate to the Pythian demon-
stration. 1,000 excursionists from
Washington also arrived on Sunday
evening. These with hundreds of other
visitors crowded the hotels so that man
walked the streets for hours before
ing a place to lay their heads. On Mon-
day several thousands more arrived to
take part in the grand demonstration.
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g he merely corroborates nth
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wirascertain that respectable pea
IT. Yyos lite" 41oarrihee egoarinreesspohnedree;:t' hian-'1
say -that it is not necessary for him tee
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litnese a base ball match. Flirt)
csieubbaallrepylaoyuenrgs rmesepen wctahfl,
1:prolitysrifean;d1.uinisibtgry.%ce themselves, their frien
sud the society in which they move
The Presbytery met in KnoxilDes:h:
pressabytery of Huroion
was a p p o i n t el su dsEiTomi nduoeeedsrr sed, sraaYt et 000 rir najnohtre; stshA se esne silt:
spi3bretce7mierivco°;d11:1alinsn; the roll for the year in
gave a report of their attendance at
Supreme Court of the Church,
committees on Finance and the Su
teteeidents of Students gave reports
tively. The Presbytery took up
fajta of Arrears of Stipends wit
the Bounds, with a view of having
inch arrears removed. The Assem
4;1103206m " as to the ecclesiast
I tesn dpsc at al eknedna tr 0y:ea:us ,rewtahse doebai el te twat nt hl e, d
Mr. John Young, M. .A., was licen
to preach the Gospel in the usual w
Mr. Denby resigned his past
char e of the congregations of Bayti
nd Berne. The resignation is
he disposed of at a special meetin
itnjea.Pmr,esbytery, to be held in 17ii
ehurcb, Brucefield, on the 27th inst.
On behalf of the committee appoiife
, to draft a deliverance on Sabbatim
lervance, Mr. McCoy submitted. the
lowing : " Whereas, a strong tende
is manifested in certain quarters to h
funerals and other processions for
play on the Lord's Day ; and, wher
nany are interrapted in their public
private devotions by such processi
and the quietness of the Sacred De.
thus broken up and an element sa
out of harmony with the disciplin
Christian training introduced il a tb
experiences of the Day whe
these processions are held, be
Resolved. that this Presby I.
take. this opportunity of express
its disapproval of the practice of hol
funerals on the Sabbath except in
of necessity, moreover, that MilliS
within the bounds be recommended
discountenance by all due means s
processions and gatherings as are fit
to break down the reverence fer
tacred day which is claimed for it
tie Holy Scripture." The foregoing )
unanimously adopted,
Mr. McLean reported that in acec
sue with the request of the conve
of the Assembly's Rollie A'lission Comr
tee,he forwarded to Rev. Mr- Thompe
ef Vancouver, British Columbia, his
junction from this Presbytery that
might he prepared to unite with the t
-Presbytery to be formed on the Pa('
preved of. Mr. McDonald stated 11
toast Mr. 'McLeari's conduct was
he had a letter from .7sIr. Thomso'n 1
that he desired that the brethren ini
1 ii sPfi re e se tel ehoynet erg rer. eryg aethioounIdatreNiTnaenmebouerverhimin i
loss which they sustained by tbe rec
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Mitchell.
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Messrs, Acheson, (Convener,) R
Messrs. Stewart, (Convener,) Pore
bath Observance - Messrs. Rams
ford, D. D. Wilson, McCurdy. -4
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E:dndivee:Berr,o)adAf0.0:1cLean, Mc Dont
Riddle, McGee. . Superintendence
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NivileesCsrTMDZ:
2n, Tha Teanesexdtayreogfuslaerptemme ebteirn.g o! the P
07tery is to be held in Exeter on
m' i p3e J, rn t . t - hAe . p Bi Pr rs eet wri tne hr K ia Inr tdk et 77: f. Be , 0 f 1 41 1 e
Inhtd free gas and water to Mr. It
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45;-ti,t,,hRasiesheakirelhisWfaaltro,i o6f3 Ltrrieeisi
t --The sum of $2,50 has been forwar
11',,qo St. Marys to Mr Pa,rnell, to be
F2•500 to Mr. Gropp of old Brunner.
t --Mrs. J. D. Moore and' daughter,
--Stratford
iihiamme.,aefx for Europe a
jacroetu.eaM_7atoryints t few d
- t- !. 1:1:- -de:T., hiv.he 1 leb:da z aP rrolPalpsde : sr nsthit nr eai sowt anbbelri sryyh arf ebe salEit :i
hl connection with Knox Church,
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caicttoyiou.nnaeli.iist:haPNa.erliaagrmeeentd
ne st mary, )1 coneglaftiiNensVaiatitmastftLoterdt,,t1
'4701 $800 per annum.
fis:Vkirkton base ball club played 10,
,..-'11 of Viniville, at the latter place,
nettpturday 3rEsilliminveiltie 8T. he score st
7.-kkrt°enssir48'. H. Vickers and W. Hu
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