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THE HURON EXPOSITOR,
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JULY 30, 1886:
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Zr The figure between the parenthesis after
each line denotes the page of the paper on which
he ardvertisement will be found.
Bishop Strathan School. (6)
Hogs Wanted- H. Robb. (6)
A Bargain -W. J. Martin. (6) -
Teas and Sugars -G. Good. (I)
85 Reward --John C. Wilson. (6)
Farm for-Sale=Capt. Stratton. (5)
Locket Lost--ExposiToR Office. (5)
Note Book Lost -D. S. Campbell. (5)
Bargains, Bargains -J. L. Smith. (5)
Clearing Sale -Laidlaw & Fairley. (8)
Stallion Stakes -G. E. Henderson. (6)
Shingles and Lumber -D. Urquhart. (8)
Two Farms for Sale -Thos. McBride. (5)
Voters' List. Notice -Wm. McConnell. (6)
Teas, Sugars, &c.-Laiffiaw & Fairley. (8)
Farm for Sale or to Rent -J. H. Greenan. (6)
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xpoottor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, July 30 1886.
A New Reciprocity Treaty.
A nciv reciprocity treaty between
Canada and the United States has been
arranged between the American and
British authorities. Although this
new treaty has occasioned very little in-
terest or comment so far, there are sev-
eral very important changes from the
one now in opetation. The new treaty
has been signed by the Earl of Rose-
berry on behalf of the English Govern-
ment, and is now before the American
Senate for its ratification. The new
treaty gaina its importance from the
fact that there are added four offences to
those enumerated as extraditable in the
former treaty. These crimes are man-
slaughter, burglary, embezzlement or
larceny to the value of $50, or £10, or
upwards, and " malicious injuries to
property, whereby the life of any per-
son shall be endangered, if such injuries
constitute a crime according to the laws
of bath countries." The last two of-
fenses are those which give importance
to the new treaty. The easy flight of
embezzlers and other thieves to Canada
from the States, and vice versa, has
been a reproach, to both countties, and
has put a, premium upon crimes af dis-
honesty ort both sides of the Canadian
line. If this new treaty goes into oper-
ation, Canada will no longer be the
asylum of defaulters; a fact which will
add greatly to the safety of financial in-
stitutions in this country. The section
relating to malicious injuries covers
dynamite outrages, and is likely to be of
as much service to the United States as
to England. Political offenses are
specifically excluded from the list of
crimes for which a person may be ex-
tradited, and the section with regard to
malicious injuries is so carefully worded
as to guard against any abuse in this
direction. It is further provided that a
criminal must be tried for the offense for
which he is extradited, and for no other
crime. The justice of this position ap-
pears in the very statement of it, and
yet the American Government has more
than once been guilty of a violation of
this principle. Criminals from the
United States have been arrested in
Canada upon extraditable offence; and
then tried and sentenced far crimes not
covered by extradition. There is very
little doubt that the new treaty will be
ratified by the American Senate, and
will become law.
Affairs in England.
Lord Sadisbury having been, charged
with the duty of forming a new Govern-
ment, is naw busily engaged fulfilling
his task, and is meeting with tolerable
success. Having failed in his attempts
to form a. coalition with the Liberal Un-
ionists, he is now forming a straight out
Tory Government. The following ap-
pointments have been made and accept-
ed: Home Secretary, Lord George
Harctilton ; Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Sir Michael Hicks -Beach ; Lord Presi-
dent of the Council, Lord Iddesleigh ;
Secretary for War,Viscourit Cranbrook;
Lord Lieutenant for Ireland, the Mar-
quis of Londonderry. The Right Hon.
Wm. Henry Smith, Sir Richard A.
Cross, and the Right Hon. F.A.Stanley,
will enter the House of Lords. Lord
Randolph Churchill is to have the office
of ChancilIor of the Exchequer and the
leadership in the House of Commons.
There has as yet no hint been given of
what the policy of the new Government
will be. It is stated, however, that it
is the intention of Lord Salisbury to call
Parliament. together at an early date,
pass the supply bill and other important
and necessary business, and then pro-
rogue until spring. Such a course, how-
ever, would likely be strenuouslyobject-
ed to by the Liberals and Parnellites, as
it is thought they will insist on the Gov-
ernment showing their hand by declar-
ing, in some measure, their policy, before
they vote the supplies. It is the general
impression that the new Premier will
net have a bed of roses to recline on,
and that unless some un -looked for cir
curnstance will occur in his favor, the
new Government will be short lived.
DOE8 History Repeat itself? A few
years ago the two great leading railways
of this Country were the Great Western
and the Grand Trunk. Then the great
aim of every city, town and rural muni-''
eipality was to secure connection with
both these roads in order to gain com-
petition and consequent cheaper rates of
freight. Many municipalities are pay-
ing interest to -day and will be for years
to come on. bonuses granted to either of
these railway Companies, to secure
close Competition ; millions of dallars
in raunicipal bonuses were granted them
for this purpose. Had the object sought
been procured and retained, it would
-have proved a profitable investment for
those who made it. But, as soon as
these two Companies got all the muni-
cipal bonuses available and secured the
construttion, largely at the public ex-
pense, of all the branches and connec-
tions they desired, competition suddenly
ceased. The two Companies swallowed
up each other and became amalgamated
and those who paid so dearly forconi-
petition are no better off than they were
tbefore they incurred the debt. The two
great competing lines to -day are the Can-
adian Pacific and theGrand Trunk or amal-
gamated Grand Trunk and Great West-
ern. People do not learn very hurriedly
even by experience. Many municipali-
ties that were so badly bitten by the
former amalgamation, and others that
were not, are again bidding for compe-
tition. They are now offering great in-
ducements to the Canada Pacific Rail-
way Company to come to their rescue.
The company deeire all the money they
can get. In some instances they will
give the competition, but it will be short,
lived. The old story will be repeated
over again. There 'will be another amal-
gamation, and the duped municipalities
will be without their bonds and without
the coveted ' competition as well. It
would be just as wise for municipal
authorities to take warning from the
past, as, despite all the guarantees that
may be given; there is little doubt but
before many years, the Grand Trunk
and Canada Pacific will be one amalga-
mated and gigantic monopoly, and there
will not be any more competition than
there is now between the Grand Trunk
and Great Western. It does not require
a very close observer of events to see that
already things are tending in that direc-
tion.
remmeme
REFERRING to the Mail's repeated at-
tacks upon Sir Richard Cartwright, the
Montreal Herald says: " What does the
country at large think on the subject of
Sir Richard Cartwright's presence in
Parliament? He is the ablest financier
in the House; with the exception of
Paterson, of Brant, and White of Card-
well, there is not even anyone in the
race with him; be is a man whose pub-
lic and private reputation is unassail-
able; he has few equals in debate; his
speeches are invariably those of a gen- _
tleman and a scholar ; and in every par-
ticular that sensible men desire in
choosing a parliamentary representative
he is a head and shoulders above the
majority of those who vote against him.
We take it that if numbers were not es-
sential to him, Sir John would gladly
exchange, net one, but a dozen men for
Sir Richard Cartwright, and we feel
sup- that if Sir Richard were absent
from the next Parliament, of which,
'however, there is little probability, the
opinion of every unbiased person in
Canada would be, the more's the pity."
ABOUT the only valid excuse the apol-
ogists of the Dominion Government
have been able to give for the enormous
expense the country is being put to by
the Dominion Franchise Act, is that it
extends the franehise to a larger number
of voters than if the old system of adopt-
ing the Provincial Franchise had been
continued. Now that the Provincial
lists are prepared, this last pretext is
being swept away aLso. Instead of the
Dominion Act increasing the franchise
it actually decreases it. As an instance
we may state that on the Dominion list
for the township of • Tuckersmith there
are 736 names, repeaters and all, while
on the Provincial list there are 776 names
without repeaters. There will be at
least 20 repeaters in this township, 80
that in this municipality 60 persons less
are allowed to vote under 'the Domin-
ion Franchise Act, than if that Act had
not been passed. This municipality may
also be taken as a fair sample, and on
this basis there will be at least one
thousand five hundred persons in this
county alone, who will be debarred
from voting under this act, but would
have been permitted to vote at the next
Dominion elections had the Provincial
lists been used as formerly. And yet,
this precious Act, which actually dis-
franchises the properly qualified elector,
ate, will cost the country a clear million
of dollars annually to operate it. This
sum could be saved and the franchise
largely extended had the Dominion Fran-
chise Act never been passed. And still
some people are so blinded by partizan
prejudice that they will attempt to justi-
fy the passage of mach a measure as this.
It is bad enongh to disfranchise the
people, but it is adding tisult to injury
to make them pay for -being disfran-
chised.
THE Toronto Mail, in a lengthy ar-
ticle, labors to justify the extravagance
of the Dominion Government in piling up
the public debt of the Dominion to its
present proportions,by quoting figures to
prove that the debt of Australia is very
much greater than is that of Canada.
Of course, it will be of great aid to us in
the paying of our taxes to know that the
people on the other side of the globe
have Very much more to pay than we
have. There is this d ifference, how-
ever, between he two pantries, which
the Mail cites not exp'ain. The Aus-
tralian debt WE i ltrgelyi ncurredfor the
construct‘m cf rallwayi, which are the
property he -S.:ate, a Id the revenues
derived from it hich go to pay the in
terest on the debt incurred. The debt
of Canada was largely incurred in build-
ing railways which were given over to
a company of private citizens, and are
their property, and the revenues from
these railways, instead of going into the
coffers of the State to assist in paying
the intermit -on the debt, go into the
pockets of the aforesaid private citizens
to enable them to build costly mansions,
purchase ' twenty thousand -dollar paint-
ings and present diamond neck -laces to
the wives of our public men. The Mail
may see, if it will only be convinced, that
the Australians are considerably ahead of
us, on the home -stretch, notwithstand-
ing their larger debt.
THE Canada Presbyterian remarks:
"While all the world wonders at the
pluck and eloquence displayed by Glad-
stone at seventy-six, a more remarkable
case can be found in the Free Church of
Scotland. Dr. Somerville, the Moder-
ator of the General Assembly of that
body, is older, we believe, than Glad-
stone and is quite as vigorous and quite
as fond of work. He is at present on an
evangelistic tour in the north of Scot-
land, and intends visiting many of the
principal points in that part of the Land
of Cakes. His custom is to preach
every day' and sometimes more than
once a day. He is still the old man
eloquent, and preaches with all his
wonted fervor."
THE Wingham Times gives the fol-
lowing incident, and accompanies it by
sound, logical advice and admonition,
which cannot be gainsaid:
"See here, you Times man," said a
well-known Morris farmer who was try-
ing to dispose of a load of wool to a
dealer on the street the other day, "you
can tell Sir John that his boasted N. P.
is a fraud. He promised us that the
N. P. would give us from 50 to 53 cents
per pound for our wool, and here is as
fine a lot of Wool as you ever saw and
the buyers will hardly take it for noth-
ing. Instead of getting 50 to 53 cents,
we are offered from 17 to 18 cents per
pound for the finest grade of wool. The
N. P. is an imposition on us poor far-
mers." Farmers only have themselves
to blame for this state of affairs. They
are carried away by tempting promises
and induced to support a measure that
is manifestly at variance with their in-
terests. They have the remedy in their
own hands, and if they neglect to apply
it at the proper time they must abide by
the consequences."
News of the Week.
RECOVERING. -Ex -President Arthur is
reported to be improving rapidly.
STORMS IN FRANGE.-Several storms
with loss of life by lightning are reported
from France.
HEAT IN ENGLAND. -A remarkable
heat wave is passing over England,
accompanied by disastrous thunder
storms.
NEW CREMATORIES. -Four crematories
will be opened shortly in Pere -la -Chaise
cemetety, near Paris, where the cost of
cremating a corpse will be 15 francs.
ROAST CHICKEN. -At Bridgeport, Con-
necticut, Saturday, a chicken ranch with
500 hens, 300 breeders and 2,000 small
chickens, was burned. Loss, $8,000.
DROWNED OUT. -Thousands of people
in Georgetown county, Georgia,'are said
to be on the verge of famine, on account
of the floods caused by recent heavy
rains.
EXPLOSION. -A terrific explosion oc-
curred in Armour's oleomaragine fac-
tory, Chicago, on Sunday morning,
when a large tank burst, killing rule
man, fatally scalding another, and se-
verely injuring four others.
A KNIGHTS OF LABOR HOLIDAY. -Th e
Knights of Labor- in the United States
are endeavoring to makethe first Mon-
day in September a labor holiday. New
York is taking the lead in this matter.
DETERMINED RESISTANCE. -The Croft-
ers of Tyree _Scotland, are artning to
resist the niilitary. The smiths at -
forging spears. The women are en-
gaged in piling up stones ready for use,
and all available firearms have been
loaded.
PROPOSED RACE. -Norman L. Mon-
roe has offered to race his steam yacht
Henrietta against Jay Gould's steam
yacht Atlanta, from Larchmont to New
London, for $100,000 a side. Stake of
loser to be given to charities of New
York.
A RASCALLY OFFICIAL. -Hugh Gavi-
gan, postmaster of Columbus, Kansas,
has been found guilty of conspiracy to
Mohr up the county court house, and
thus destroy the record of certain land
frauds. Several other conspirators await
trial.
FUNERAL OF FENIAN Hicienva-The
funeral of the Fenian Hickey, which
took place at Dublin last Sunday, was
conducted in an orderly manner; several
thousands persons, including Messrs.
Harrington and John O'Connor, N. Pa
Alderman O'Connor, and Sheriff Claney
were in attendance. At the cemetery
=Chas. McCarthy made an address, in
which he urged his auditors to follow
Hickey's example. The deceased Hickey
was identified with the Fenian move-
ments of 1848 and 186, and served a
long term for his connection with the
latter affair. -
PROTECTING RUSSIAN PORTS.-Sebas-
tapool and other Black Sea ports are
now protected by telegraphic apparatus
placed in the sea to destroy hostile tor-
pedo boats. The construction of the
apparatus, which is the work of Ameri-
can engineers, has been kept secret.
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. -The Wes-
leyan Methodist Conference, now in ses-
sion at London, England, has under con-
sideration a proposition to hold an ecu-
menical conference in the United States
in 1891.
Ressiaw Jews -Two hundred Rus -
Sian Jews arrived in New York by State
Line steamer, on Saturday morning. A
number of them had nothing but the
dirty clothes on their persons. They
will be sent back at the expense of the
steamship company.
ANOTHER, HAIL STORM. -A Grafton,
Dakota, special says a terrible hailstorm
struck the village of St. Thomas Satur-
day afternoon. It destroyed everything
in its path from St. Thomas across the
Red river into MinnesotaSin a belt four
to six miles wide and 30 miles long.
One thousand four hundred bushels of
grain were totally ruined. The village
of St. Andrews was destroyed. The
hailstones were as large as hens' eggs.
It is estimated that fully one third of
the grainhas been destroyed by the
hail within the past month in Walsh
county alone. The damage from the
last storm will reach $50,000. Many
farmers will be left entirely destitute.
A Warren, Minn., special says enormous
hailstones fell in Marshall county.
Pigs and chickens were killed and grain
destroyed. A Mayville, Dakota, des-
patch says the storm sturck the very
best county in Dakota. From a mile
north of this place to about five miles
south and northwest twenty miles, not
less than 25,000 acres of wheat will be a
total loss, while a great deal was partly
destroyed. Several persons were badly
cut by hailstones.
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Huron Notes.
The West Riding of Huron fall
show will be held at Goderich on the
21st and 22nd of September.
-Last week Jas. Ireland, of Morris,
sold three ewes that weighed 630 lbs.
One of them plumped down the scales at
250 lbs. This is good mutton.
-Joseph Scott, of Morris, near Brus-
sels, while digging a well on his farm,
struck a flowing spring that has been
bubbling over ever since.
-Dr. Reeves, jr., son of the well-
known Clinton physician, has decided
to commence the practice of his pro-
fession in Port Albert, and has opened
an office in that village.
-A mouse found its way into the
organ in Roe's church, in the township
of Grey, and before it was noticed had
eaten off a large number of the wooden
pins that support the keys.
-Mrs. Edward Rollins, Of Centralia,
died on Saturday, the 17th inst., in the
54th year of her age. She was an old
resident of that section, and was much
and deservedly respected.
-The masons have completed the
brick work of a new residence for Frank
MeCrackan, 4th concession, Morris. The
main building is 23x33 feet, with a
kitchen and woodshed 22x33 feet. It is
a story and a half- high. /
-The contract for the erection of the
new iron bridge at Brussels has been
awarded to W. H. Law, of Peterboro,
his being the lowest of five tenders.
The new structure is to be finished by
1st October.
-Mr. Peter Cooper, of the 12th con-
cession of Tuckersmith, had a large ad-
dition raised to his barn on Thursday
last; the barn is now seventy feet long
and fifty feet wide, with stone stables
underneath.
-Mr. P. McGee, sr., of Morris, who
is now hale and hearty at the age of 93
years, claims to. be the oldest- Orange-
man in Canada, having- become a mem-
ber of the Order in the year 1811.
-The Springbank Cheese Factory of
Gorrie have sold their June make of
cheese at 8 cents per pound. Fordwich
factory sold the latter half of June make
at 71- cents and the ,first half at 7 cents
per pouud,
--Mr. G. Forgie, of Turnberry, has taking up land on the 9th concession.
bought the farm of Mr. Geo. Cummings, He was born in Perthshire, Scotland,
lot 26, concession 10, East 'Wawanosh, and for a time worked at his trade as a
containing 200 acres. He paid $6,300 millwright. -When he first catne to
for the place, and has since been offered Canada he lived for some time in the
an additional $400 for it, but considers neighborhood of Markham and came
$7,000 a low figure.
up here when this tract first began to
mistake,and not knowing the value of the
article, left it in the insecure waiting;
room at that village until it owner
secured it.
-Rev. Robert Y; Thompson, M. A.,
B. D., of Hensall, has accepted the new
lectureship of Knox College that of Old
Testament Introduction and Analysis.
Mr. Thompson is a young man of
ability; he graduitted in arts at the
University of Toronto in 1880, has
taken a degree in theology at Edin-
burgh; and has had • considerable ex-
perience in mission and church work.
He has been a thorough student and
ought to make a good professor.
-An old lady aged 77 years natned
Sharp, mother to Mrs. W. Doubledee,
of Winghatn, met with a serious acci-
dent on Tuesday morning of last week.
She and two other ladies, were going
out to the country to get some rasp-
berries, and as they were driving on to
the main street the wagon wheel ran
upon a stone, throwing Mrs. Sharp out.
She received a very severe cut on her
forehead, from which the blood flowed
freely and was with difficulty stopped.
She was carried home, and it is not
known as yet whether she will survive
the fall or not.
-On Wednesday morning of last
week, Mrs. David Shiel of Brussels, died
at the advanced age of 82 years. She
was born in Roxboroshire, Scotland,
and etnigrated, with her now bereft part-
ner, to Canada in 1831 when they set-
tled near Galt. She came to Brussels
eight or nine years ago. Mrs. Shiel was
the mother of seven sons, all of whom
are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Shiel were
married over 55 years ago and in years
that are past toiled bard in making a
home for themselves. The deceased
was a good hearted body, a faithful wife
and one of the best of mothers. Mr.
Shiel is about ten years older than Mrs.
Shiel and for his age is a remarkably
smart old gentleman.
-On Monday last, says the New Era,
a citizen of Clinton was subject to an
experience that has not been realized
here before. He had been out into
Goderich township, andAV-Rs on his way
homeward at about 9 p. m., when about
a mile from town he was stopped by two
persons, strangers to him, who wanted
to know • where he was going. After
telling them, they demanded money
from him, but he intimated that he had
none, and made an effort to move on.
Instantly they grabbed him,aud one went
through his pockets, but found nothing
• of value. It so happened that he did
have about $30 in one of his pockets,
and as he withdrew his hand from the
pocket he worked the amount up his
sleeve. When his assailants found noth-
ing, they allowed him to go. The gen-
tleman is at a loss to know whether the
thing was done as a lark or was a regu-
lar attempt to rob by two foot pads; at
any rate he has no desire to repeat his
experience.
-Many of our readers will regret to
learn of the death of Mr. Lawrence
Melville of Bandon, township of Hullett,
which occurred on the 21st inst, at the
age of 76 years. Mr. Melville was one
of the pioneer settlers _of Hullett, hav-
ing come in about 35 years item and
--Last Wednesday evening, some per-
son or* persons entered the premtes of
Mr. Wm. Gill, of R-usseldale, and com-
mitted serious depredations. They stole
from his cellar two hams, two new milk
pails, and, going to the barn, cut. his
harness into pieeet.
-Mr. Blair, of the 3rd concession of
Goderich township, has two large cherry
treee, that are heavily laden with cher-
ries, a few weeks ago they took a blight
which has withered up the leaves and
shrivelled the fruit, so it will be per-
fectly useless.
Ed. Bowers, who of late years
has carried On a grocery business in
Wingharn, goes to Harriston to follow
his old. trade, harnessmaking, having
bought out a good business there. For
several years Mr. Bowers has represent-
ed Wards 2 and 3 as councillor, and has
proved himself worthy and capable of
'such a position.
-Last week Mr. Thomas Govenlock
shipped from Clinton a couple of car-
loads of good cattle. Among them were
twelve purchased at the Ransford farm,
the total weight 'of which was 15,440
lbs., or an average of over 1,286 each -
good weight for young cattle. The price
paid for this lot was 5 cents per Th. -a
total of $772.
-One morning last week as John
Thomas Graham of Stanley, was start-
ing to mow, the horses took fright just
as he was getting on the seat, and ran a
considerable distance, he was thrown off
in front of the knife, but fortunately it
had gathered a large wad of grass on the
teeth and it rolled over him without in-
flicting serious injury.
-The dry goods merchants of Brus-
sels have signed an agreement not to
take butter in payment of book ac-
counts after October 155. It will be
taken in trade as before, but will not be
applied on old accounts. The mer-
chants lose heavily on butter, and they
are only protecting their interests by
following the course pursued by mer-
chants in almost every town.
: -One day last week as Mr. and Mrs.
Willocks, of the 6th .concession, were
going to Goderich, they had the mis-
fortune to meet with what might have
been a serious accident. When not far
from their own -home the horse shied,
and the old lady in - order to save her-
self, jumped- out and in so doing hurt
herself very severely. However, with
good care she will soon be around again.
-On Tuesday, 135h inst., John Cam-
eron, of Huron Township, near Loch-
alsh, 2ommitted an assault on Donald
McKay,.of the same place, by striking
him on the head with a stone. McKay
had his assailant summoned to appear
before R. Graham, Esq., J. P. to an-
swer to a charge of assault. dameron
acknowledged the charge, and paid the
fine and costs, which amounted to 88.40.
-On Saturday last a young man went
to Goderich on the afternoon train, be-
ing on his way home from some part of
the Western States. He returned to
Clinton -by the next train in a -state of
anxiety bordering on desperation, his
valise haying been taken from the train
somewhere between Seaforth and Gode-
rich, and said valise contained notes,
etc. to the amount of about $2,000. He
nati;rally thought it had been stolen,
bait turned out that such was -not the
case, the valise had been taken off
the train in mistake by a lady at Holmes-
•ville, who, as soon as she found out the
attract the attention of those seeking
homes for themselves. -He built a saw
and grist mill at what is known as
Bandon. He had always enjoyed toler-
erably good health until quite recently,
when he suffered from paralysis; up to
Saturday last he was able to be around,
when he had another attack from which
he never rallied. He has been for years a
zealeus, faithful member of the Presby-
terian church; he never took any active
part in public affairs, further than to
maintain _his allegiance to the Liberal
party. All who knew him had a good
word to say of him, and he passed away
mourned by all. He leaves a wife, five
sons and a daughter.
-The Wingham Times of last week
says : On Tuesday last, R. Emile, of
Lower Wingham, and who is well known
in town, was brought before Mayor
Neelands on a charge of having stolen a
trunk from the Grand Trunk Railway
baggage room. It -seems that a daugh-
ter of Mr. Eadie's came home one day
recently from Toronto, and wishing to
have her trunk brought down from the
depot, gave her father the check for that
purpose. When Mr. Eadie arrived at
the depot no person was there ,to re-
ceive the check, and consequently he
took the trunk away with him. The
next clay he went up to the depot with
the check and demanded the trunk, hilt
of course the article could not be found,.
and he then threatened to sue the com-
pany for the value of the trunk. The
railroad men were at a loss to know
what to do until it was ascertained from
a party who saw Mr. Eadie conveying
the trunk home that he had got it. The
Grand Trunk Railway detective was at
once telegraphed for and arrived here
on Monday, and had the culprit ar-
rested. On being asked. for the check
he gave up the one that his daughter
had given him, but he positively affirm-
ed that the one that was fastened to the
trunk was tip in Mr. McGill's office, but
the check was not found there. The
trial came off on Tuesday -morning at 10
o'clock, when the _evidence was heard, at
the conclusion of which Mr: Eadie as
again asked for the check, and. again he
denied having it. After some parleying,
however, he produced the leather strap,
attached to which was the usual paste-
board ticket, and which he said was his.
imitation watch and chain. The brass
-
check, he claimed, had been stolen from
him by someone in the court room, and
Jae suggested that the Mayor be searched.
His worship slipped his hand into one
of his pockets, and sure enough there
'was the missing check. It had been
placed there by the- accused unnoticed.
The Mayor was puzzled as to what he
should do with the offender, as it is
quite evidentthat he is not entirely
responsible for his actions, and that this
difficulty was an attempt at a practical
joke upon the railway company, but it
should be given a fair and unprejudiced
was eventually decided to let him go.
trial, and manufacturers should en -
In the White Bay region, along the
Cape Bauld, Newfoundland, there is
hardly a family that is not in danger of
starvation. The seal catch, which runs
from March to May, was very small,
and so the fishermen lutve nothing to ex-
change for food or clothing. He says
that out of 2,500 persons no less than
1,000 are in a starving condition and
many more will be reduced to the verge
of starvation. On the Labrador coast
the ice has not yet broken up, and the
Esquimaux families are suffering great-
ly. Terrible destitution prevails, 100
families having died outright. At one
place of 42 inhabitants, no fewer than
24 deaths had occurred during June. In
another settlement of 53 persons 11 per-
sons had died. In another of 72 in-
habitants 22 had succumbed to hunger.
Canadian and English Salt.
BY C. C. ;JAMES, PROFESSOR OF CHEMIS-
TRY AT THE ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE.
Common salt consists of sodium chlor-
ide (97 per cent. to 98 per cent.), water,
calcium sulphate . or gypsum (lt per
cent. to 2t- per cent.), calcium chloride,
magnesium chloride, with traces of sand,
clay, iron and dirt. The gypsum should
not eXceecl q per cent. to 2 per cent.;
in excesS it makes the salt difficultly
soluble and produces a slime. The
chlorides of magnesium and calcium are
very soluble, give a bitter taste, and at-
tract moisture from the air.
To determine whether there is ground
for the prejudice that has existed against
Canadian!salt, I have carefully analyzed
five samples of Canadian salt and four of
Liverpool. These were all samples of
fine dairy or table salt procured for the
Ontario Creamery by Professor Robect-
son, who is testing them in butter mak-
ing. The average impurity of the five
Canadian salts is 2.200 per cent.; the
average impurity of the four Liverpool
salts is 2.203 per cent. There is as
much difference between the various
English brands as between the -English
and Canadian, and the average of the
latter is a little ahead of the average of
the former.
By means of fine sieves each sample
was divided into four classes; these
were weighed; and an estimate made of
the uniformity and fineness of the differ-
ent brands. Taking 100 as the max-
imum of uniformity and fineness, the
salts were arranged in the following
order: (11 Liverpool, (2) Canadian, (3)
Liverpool, 4) Canadian, (5) Liverpool,
(6) Canadian, (7) Liverpool, (8) Can-
adian, (9) Canadian. In this respect
the Liverpool salts are a little ahead,
being on the average a little more uni-
form.
On the average the Liverpool salts are
a little more readily soluble than the
Canadian. The purer a salt the more
thoroughly it dissolves, but not neces-
sarily the more quickly. The rapidity
of solution depends upon the shape of
the grain as well as upon its size'the
more soluble salts are -flat, thin, disc-
shaped • the more insoluble are compact
and cubical in grain. No. 1, for in-
stance is quite pure and small in grain,
but very difficultly soluble; it is gritty
in feel; No. 6, the purest and finest,
stands fourth. In choosing a salt, then,
attention should be paid to the shape of
the grain; for a quick pickle the fiat
grain is preferable-, and for dry curing
and slow pickle the compact grain. The
best Canadian salts are slow in solution,
the best Liverpool a little more rapid.
Too often Canadian salts have been -con-
demned, because a slowly dissolving salt
has been used where a rapidly dissolv-
ing salt was required; for instance, in
the salting of butter for immediate use.
Dealers and users of salt seem to pay toe
little attention to this important ques-
tion of solubility.
In the salting of food for immediate
use, butter 8,nd pork for example, also
in the case of vegetable pickling, the
rapidly dissolving salts are best. In the
dry curing of meat, the making of a
lasting pickle, the salting of dairy pro-
ducts to be stored for sometime, a more
slowly dissolving salt is preferred. For
table use a fine salt of uniform grain,
clean and white, dry and quickly dis-
solving is required. Such a salt as the
latter is required also for butter mak-
ing, and there seems to be lacking just
such a salt among the Canadian brands.
The best Canadian salts are either too
hard in grain or too large for immediate
use. If stitch a brand were available
Canadian salt would have no • fear of
competition with Liverpool salt.
The strength of the brine is often
measured by a hydrometer, or gado -
meter, and the purity of a sample of salt
thereby determined. But this is not an
absolute tet of the true value of a salt;
the soluble impurities may be heavier
than the pure salt, and thus an impure
salt may produce a heavier brine than a
purer salt. For ordinary purposes
however, the hydrometer can be used in
determining the proper strength of a
brine.
A first-class tali should be pure white
in color. The Liverpool salts have a
faint bluish tinge; two of the Canadian
salts, from the same locality, have a faint
reddish cast. These colors are perhaps
due to the Shells of animals deposited in
or betide the salt brines. Enough of
the red coloring matter was obtained to
determine it to be due to the presenceof
iron. A very decided red or blue cast
should- condemn a salt for use. One
packer gave as his experience that a
dark salt c lored the outside of the meat
dark also.
A first- lass salt should be: 1st,
clean; 2nd white; -3rd, comparatively
dry; 4th, uniform in grain; 5th, quite
thoroughlysoluble in water; 6th, scale -
like in grain for quick, and compact for
slow solution.
On the Whole I see no grounds for the
prejudice against Canadian salts. There
doubtless are some poor brands offered
for sale, but there are also brands that
are just as pure as the Liverpool, the
only Liverpool brand that stands m ich
ahead being partly shut out on account
Of its price.
Many ofl the leading packers of To-
ronto are retiwning to the use of Can-
adian salt.• The only matter of doubt
now is at to its use in butter. This
-A gentlenitan from St. John; New-
foundland, yisited Ottawa last Satur-
day. He gave a most thrilling account
of the destitution prevalent among the
fishermen on the coasts of Newfound-
land and Labrador. The distress is
more particularly confined to Labrador,
but a great deal prevails 011 the northern
coast of Newfoundland. To. a reporter
he said that no idea could be had of the
terrible destitution and suffering of the
fishermen unless one had witnessed it.
deavor to fully meet the want in this
direction by producing a salt pure in
composition, fine and uniform in grain,
and quick in solution.
-Mr. Neil McIntyre, a wealthy far-
mer residing on the 3rd concession of
Dunwich, near Iona, died Friday even-
ing from the effects of Paris green, taken
during a fit of mental aberration, to
.which the unfortnnate man had lately
been subject' He had been an active
member of the Southwold and Denuate
t
Awasg ri its
tl,urrealSsi deonctietayn, andf
office o r hewoh oyden
vat
theerytpimroeofhisminentidneastch.He
h001affawirass, aalsond
was a trustee of No. 5 school section
Dunwich. •
Mr. John
vin. 81Can. ,sFormerly of
Brussels but now oi Clay Centre, Kan-
sas, writes to the Post as follows; The
harvest is about all over now, and a
great many of the farmers are busy
threshing out their fall tvheat and oats.
The fall wheat is not as good this season
as it has been for the last few years, m-
ing to the extreme cold during the win-
ter, but on the whole is a fair crop. Gana
is very good but somewhat short in the
straw, owing to the dry weather. The
corn crop is very promising, but in sortie
localities is suffering for the want of
rain. The potatoes are good. Apples
appear to be plentiful, but seem to be of
a smaller variety than what grows in
Canada. My wife and I drove to Abi-
lene and paid Robt. Nott a visit, on the
4th of July. Here we had the pleasure
of meeting with David Dobson and fam-
ily, who seem to be well pleased with
this country. We also met Chas. Dob-
son, who is living near Solomon City,
and Dan. Young, V. S., who is doing
well at his profession in Abilene. On
our return to Clay Centre we visited
what is called the Canadian- settlement.
Our first call was on James Mustard and
wife, we next went to Robt. Broaclfooth,
formerly of Morris, where we spent the
night, and we're treated with the great-
est of kindness. Mr. Broadfoot is the
owner of a large tract of land and seems
to be doing well in every respect.
Messrs. Bailey and Gibson, formerly of
the township of Hullett, were next
called on. They have a large farm, and
all nicely fixed up with good buildings,
nice hedges and some valuable stock.
We spent a night with Thomas Nichol,
formerly of Tuekersrnith, near Bruee-
field. Mr. Nichol is one of the most ex-
tensive farmers in this part of the coun-
try, being the owner of 1,200 acres of
land, and all in a good state of cultiva-
t en. He has over 200 acres of corn in
el al llooking well. He has 30 horses
a ad 75 cows besides a large number of
young cattle and hogs, I am not certain
aeout the number, but up in the hun-
dreds. Then there are Hugh Mustard,
formerly of Brucefield. He is the owner
of a large block of land with good build-
ings and everything else to match as the
saying is. He is well fixed. The Botz
brothers are doing well, and so is Robt.
McColl, who has a nice farm all sur-
rounded by hedges, and is nicely located.
Mr. McColl is one of the leading farmers
in his neighborhood. Taking the Cana-
dian settlement in every respect the
farms are cleaner and in a better state of
cultivation than in any other section of the
country I have had the opportunity of
seeing, and I have been over the most of
Clay county, Riley county, Cloud coun-
ty, and some of Dickinson county. So
much for the Canadians.
Toronto's Professional Men.
The Toronto " Globe " has been pub-
lishing lists of the assessments of some
of the leading citizens of the professional
classes in Toronto, from which it appears
that most of them enjoy, or rather suffer,
much smaller incomes than was general-
ly supposed. For instance of lawyers,
with whom Toronto is overrun, there
are only fifty-five with incomes of two
thousand dollars or over ; only twenty-
eight who get two thousand five hund-
red dollars ; only twenty-one who make
three thousand dollars; only six rejoice
in four thousand, and only six receive
five thousand from all sources. Twenty-
seven make one thousand dollars and
fifty-three eight hundred. Doctors' in-
comes range from three hundred and
fifty dollars to five thousand dollars, the
great majority being one thousand dol-
lars and under. There were only eight -
teen with incomes of over two thousand
dollars only three with an income of
three thousand and over, and only one
with an income of five thousand dollars.
Clergymen's incomes run from eight
hundred dollars up to five thonsand
dollars, the Rev. J.DuMoulin, rector of
St. James Cathedral and once of Mont-
real, being ahead by one thousand dol-
lars of all others. There is some reason
to believe that the lawyers and doctors
are much better off than they are will-
ing to admit to the tax assessors. They
are probably too modest -a great deal
too modest. Mr. Blake left a legal
practice which brought him in twenty-
five thousand dollars a year to become
leader of the Opposizion and serve his
country gratuitously.
Honour to a Huron Clergyman.
The Presbyterian Review gives the
following sketch of Rev. R. Y. Thomp-
son, M. A. , B. D. , of Hensall, who has
recently been appointed lecturer on Old
Testament Introduction and Analysis
in Knox College, Toronto: "Mr. Thomp-
son is a young man in the vigor of life.
He was matriculated into Toronto Uni-
versity in the fall of 1876. In the early
part of his course he read somewhat ex-
tensively in the different honour de-
partments, giving special attention to
mathematics. In the latter part of his
course he devoted himself chiefly to
mental and moral science and kindred
subjects. Entering Knox College he
carried on the two courses of Arts and
Theology together, and after a most
brilliant career in both colleges he pro-
ceeded to graduation. In. theplogy Mr.
Thompson has not made any particular
branch a speciality, but has read wide-
ly in all departments. After finishing
his course he supplied the pulpit of
McNab Street Church, Hamilton, dur-
ing Mr. Fletcher' s absence in Palestine.
He was afterwards sent to Winnipeg to
take charge of Prof. Bryce's chair in
Manitoba College during that gentle-
man's visit to Europe. Here he was
largely engaged in mission work, and
had also charge of St. Andrew's Church
until Mr. Pitblado's settlement. After
leaving Winnipeg, Mr. Thohipson pro-
ceeded to the University of Edinburgh,
where he again studied and obtained the
degree of B. D, Mr. Thompson on his
return has been settled at Hensall
where he has continued to lead a quiet
and studious life. We may ad.d. that
be has for the last three years acted
as Examiner in Mental and Moral
Science in Toronto University."
-One hundred and seventy-five young
girls from five to fifteen years of age,
arrived at Montreal, Saturday evening
by the steamship Parisian from Dr.
Bernardo's home in London, England -
They will proceed to Peterboro and
other homes in Ontario.
'
1
pertb. Items,
k, Roger and wife from Karl
1,4 +Wing their relatives in FutleH
'
__At • Saw ball match between th
and mitelianics of Mitchell, th
cleTk
cierks
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...winging to have a moofn:Nte,arndaceernotonswtra:1
10
t. Marys, by Ilonor
and 104 grea,tgrand
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SE «aS largely attended and mucl
sturv‘-; e going to church on Sunday
istaikegrabi.eetliieofttaititz of St. Afarys, tripped oi
and falling heavily re
th
beginning ti
ff3e inithe ioth,v:
gorhedred7:ahern:df:Itt2hhsteheevbeiellu:siietlidi'sbi°dnrnigu:sditf'aes. s
giteheli, 1:10W being pushed rapidit
eeeneelt on the new Methhoadsiststeihspnerncilii,i
raltrard Gamble, who fell from
SaturdaY*
towel the other day, for the Montreal
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teed havh3g it ready for the fall wheat
pal two car loads of tattle from Li
Nitta. Sterritt
r, Thomas Jones of Mitchell shipH
as°pnuerchtadeti freeori6:sin Rtinogbet°1
lieadosilisteetw: of Grey, near Mo:isitweohrethu:
tlissibir°16841:Y°0--Peragt:441EPinttediSh9Xielg:Y°1111:*aVtPlnMherdhirertweet*dhwawaPIN:net:shililusnintetnrnadir-wdmvaseaeln!earthdY:uss°' were sleeping.
sell. The fire
Peraerlvyentina cta4
--While Mr, S. Mahaffey with hi:
vile and two boys was driving bath
llifehell on Tuesday last week, the
'lase got frightened and ran away up!
setting the buggy and throwing out the
*nitwits. One of the boys was serh
eerily hurt, all the others escaping in
jury. The buggy was smashed,
-Messrs Daigleish, of .Chesterfield
McFarlane, of Shakespeare, ureistiatr:
our entire horses and a two -year -oh
Uy of the famous Clydesdale breed.
on the 7th inst., from Scotland, wit
toTh_oestlieenheeoxrdesaelysi eianarttee s:vaaosifitascbairnlye:s;:asjeo sn aei
;ad. AY.inWth. aCtadsiesyt,rioeft Mitchell, 'was leav
jag the barn -yard riding on a hay rak
his horse got frightened at the noise an
seaway. The wheel struck a stump4
and he was thrown several feet in th
sir, coming down heavily upon his fac
via side. He was picked up insensible
but soon railed, and is able to be abou
-Petty thieving is causing consider
Able annoyance in Fullerton. The abet
Aglitthe stable of Mr. W. H. Gill wa
Istered and the four tugs were taker
e
from a good ,zet of team harness and the
mountings from the bridles and othe
pate; also two hams and some tin pane
tntof the granary. On the same even
kgWoodley lost _portions of hi.
laxness and other traps.
-The other clay a lady alightec
M a train stopping at Stratford=
d her baby in a carria.ge she buu.
eight with her and proceeded
wn with it. Before going very
ie asked a little girl to wheel the ear
nage with its occupant over to Mr.
Donaldson's house while she went ut
town, saying she would return in a feu
minutes. That was the last seen of het
lifr. and Mrs. Donaldson have a
fine eight -months old boy added to
their family. They have '&4:hied ta
adopt him,
News Notes.
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4cri 0 iiidl
Yankee
seTki e:bs eioeti ffineLrs mh.sat leDi i dbri emalpen(fey:nrnkofarnai nf err d:1 Tr s.mfi. 01 Canadian,c,roe consisting lt:5inttos. , :vf al ,tee2 Or:
Ontario, was st.riken with paralysis Sun-
Actrpongith Ctrama 15 e yili ag 8rwlithi na sav e tdwihs h i e h over 50 tvitnessee
illy, &nd fears are entertained for her
_ill:1r: saLeidWtitha, wit wfeheonf Sir
re jBoihshnopmoef_
atened wiptlairate_ arott_
digliity because
lattlr, day. The Premier purposes s
1itgWedtwVery aot weeksVmuchict or iarnat41 iBtethere.rhis 1 iehours
late.11Celio 1mCrowfoot b ip ,eod_
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ntell stolen.
41.
-Pattnaster Graham lost $1-0,000 (
de sausych caiennekd
Illning along VietoriaTe(liseftr;tennheetht,:Ntai'r:ipingiliael
!anhokisifmagnililvya.s forced down his throat,
he residence of Mrs. Philip De-
g' temporary suffocation.
‘Id,Tve. 4. it: yfa 13,rrt oewo,ontemigatinesSt etaot nh.treeerl ie ad't 1 oirlefi.,, ay: with
tdnei laiteayhi si sinr,siott soarocflaistn, lige Nvt ,A1A,:o.lei roil itiriliy:-
11,(14troyeri bywl filrea last Se°antaterldaltsy
At. The owner, a gentleman named.
-:A= house at Eastman's Springs, near
r
, great Congress of his
hTisen:pheirldatreate
ttl's will be held at Hamilton
attire 1:48,8v8icevtiernretoiy tbhuernileadn:vehs.ile res
qr. The camp will be held on
ovine Park oil the sh.ore of Bur -
1 IZgugrastn17111the.
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tay, a eu hg! vaanunrsiidtnbi:cii. gi et his gu. be unb einm e r resort.
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