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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1892-03-11, Page 1a will trt x anci for ays very flgs, dng. [ally lent -for- - call new they int a Tarn mind for they - sign over they ich is mers will tting Peter rfarel nand reralt and arid - miter tii on the r bY Rev. living af 11* neral i 0/1 the home eome such On et ia ir his -Mr. tched rray, kiting urch, -aeftti :e of , and eeeds ,aari- r the , very frone tea - with The nay - dame d*go ict,,bi- rig tie Tont leer - and, eigh- Tom, 'lilted arted ii way id at ;:cess. rare irket, htra. esters ek.„-- our ming, Knew a on ands, safe a few att.— I for John , this anent - and rival ince. good I we I. 'le , i hen tines reek, lielge rig ie - ts.tte- meil , exe Maim remee 7idoy TO," from con. , eeddidtddt7tenne - e 3.. or :no - 11011 j)insitor TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER 1,285. Of Course You Know that we are Famous Hatters and Icarry the biggest range in the County? But Did You KPow that we have passed all previous efforts, and as a starter we show a Stiff Hat at $1, which is a rattler. Not That You Might all want a dollar Hat for Spring and Summer wear, But So You Mio-ht, understand that Jackson .` Bros. are the leading Hatters of the County, and carry the best values for the money. There's good reason for buy ing your Hats from us. No other House does, ever did or ever will sell such sterling qualities at such low prices as we quote. JACKSON BROS., The - Fiernaue - Ratters, - Seafordt. Perth 1 Gems. —No fewer than fifteen trampe were housed in Stratford on Saturday night. —Mre. Alien and deughter, of Glasgow, Scotland, are visiting relatives in Elma t ownship. —Mr. With Keyes, of Evansville, Indiana, <is at present visiting his old home in Logan. —St. Marys Patrons of Industry held a public discussion on the 9th inst. Subject, " Hogs vs. Sheep, which is the more profit- e.ble 2" —Mr, Fred Grey, an esteemed citizen of nilverton, died very suddenly a few days ago. He leaves a wife and four small child- ren, —Mr. John Mahoney, sr., an old and re- epected resident of Logan township, is at present very iow from la grippe, —Mrs. Isaac Watliug, Stratford, caretaker of the Avon Ward public school, while com- ing out of the school building fell and broke a leg near the ankle. —.Mr. Neil Stewart, of Hibbert, -near Russeidale, died recently at the age of 69 yeers. He was a worthy inan and his death is much regretted. —Mr. William Hill, of the 10th concession of Logan, is busy heulhag briek and sand for the erection of a handsome residence the coming season. —Mrs. Charles Coppin, of Logan, was thrown from her buggy the other day by the horse shying. She esca.ped with nothing worie than a good fright. —Messrs. J. and M. Tully, left Dublin on Monday last week for the West, accom- panied by the good wishes of their many eriends and acquaintances. --Mr. James Atcheson, of Avonton, sold his thrashing team to Mr. Peter Donald for the handsome sum of $280. The team leaves this week for Manitoba. —Rev. Mr. Drummond, of Newcastle, is tilline the pulpit of Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of Motferwein during the latter's. absence, for March. —Mr. Cooper, of Listowel, is selling a contrivance by which lamps may be filled without removing the burner, wick, etc. It in said to werk —Mrs. Bcoroen, widow of the venerable Dean Boomer, of London, will give the an- nual missienary address in St. James church, St. Marys, on Friday, March llth. —Prof, R. A. Kells, at One time foreman of the Stratford Times office, has -accepted - the position of penman and commercial teacher of the St. Thomas Business Col- lege. —Four deaths have occurred in Knox church congregation, Mitchell, within the laat three or foar weeka, Thomas Leggett, tt. Lynde, In S. Campbell and Alexander S. Stewart. —The Lynx species of animal has been seen several times in Elate this winter and ttr. Meehan. wee for tunate enough to entrap ene somewhere near the boundary of Grey and Logan. —The will of the late Frederick Leioheiser, aouth E nthope; who died, February 18th, has beeu entered ler probate. He leaves $3,989-,04 to be divided share and share alike among his nine children, who survive him. ---A very euccessful union ineetine of the Christien Eacleavor and Epworth t'Leegue eiocieeies, of St. Marys and vicinity, was held in the Islethodist church, St. Marys, on Tuesday eventing last week. There, were ebout 100 preeent. -The late William Rennie, jr., North Idesthope, left n23,416 to be disposed of. Ity will he has made provieion for his rela- tive-, Hie nephew, Malcolm Rennie, is to have Lis farm and also provide a< home for the father a deceased. —Mise Jeeeie Duncan, Stratford, left a few daye ago for Chicago to pursue a medi- cal course preparatory to entering the mie- sion field, Prayere were offered at Knox church fer her aucceas. The young peopfe of Knex church presented her with a purse containing about $52. - --The Congregatienal church of Stratford, the pulpit of -which has been vacant the past two months, through tlac removal of Rev. J. Gerrie to Toronto, has extended a nnani- teem- call to- Rev. Wm. Lindsay, of Saranae, Michigan, and Mr. Lindsay has accepted. The reverend gentleman has been about two yeare in the ministry and has met with good ),lIceesa in his labors. He ie a Canadian and has been desirous for some time to return to Canada. It is expected he will arrive in Stratford in about a month or six weeks. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1892. COLORADO OKETCHES. [written for the EXPOSITOR.] LETTER "O. IX. RUNNING sTO K.—CATTLE. The age of big cat le companies, with thousands of acres mid r fence and an army of men in their servide, has about passed away. Investors in the East and in Europe have learned by sad experience that it does not pay to run stock byl proxy, that to make even the cattle business pay you must be on the ground yourself and watch over your own interests with your own individual eyes. In the very beginning the cattle business, as carried on in this way, was a huge mistake. Cattle were bought at prices that would not have left any too much margin for profits where the animals all to have wintered safe- ly every season and the calves all to have come to maturity. The fact of the matter was that the Eastern capitalists, knowing nothing about the businees, were badly taken in, and the only ones who came out of the deal well were those who sold every hoof they possessed when the business began to boom. In those days range stock brought about as much all around as piime beef steers do to -day. Most of the big compan- ies have ceased to do business at the old stand, and the business is now mostly in the hands of men of smaller vision, practical ranchmen, who are content to have a hun- dred or so head and do with one or two hired helpers ; " riders " they are celled here. You seldom hear the word cowboy mentioned except by " tenderfeet." Such cattle men as these have some queer stories told as to the way they got their atart. One gentleman not a thousand miles from here,is said to have taken about one hundred bead down to the Panhandle of Texas and to have returned the next season wiit'n about five tixnes as many. Whether the herd became so large by natural increase or by the pro- cess of " mavericking," is open to question. To tell the truth there is not a prosperoua cattle man in the neighborhood who is not charged with something of this kind, though it may be only the result of jealousy. I daresay most of the readers of THE_ ExPosi- TOB. know what " mavericking" is. It had its origin with an Englishman named Cap- tain Maverick, who came to the States to make his fortune. He had read up the laws on branding pretty thoroughly, and had come to th conclusion that he had just as good a ri t to claim an unbranded animal as ally on else had, so he got a wagon and team and s rted from Nebraska, I -think it was, throug to Texas, and every adimal he found on the range without a brand he promptly ap opriated and marked as his own, with MI result that when he - reached Texas he had uite a bundle of cattle. His fame spread, a d this rather questionable method of acq irine stock was,. in conse quence, distin lead by his name. I have time d space to give only a brief outline of how he cattle business is carried on. Every ran hman keeps a few cattle, even though he akes a -specialty of some- thing else. The allow their cattle to run on the rangede y during Ole summer and bring them in every winter. The larger owners form a County or District Cattle As- sociation, and this A.esociation rounds up the territory it covers every spring and fall. A round up outfit consists of one or 'more " grub wa.gons, " each in charge of a cook,la gang of men varying in size according to the work to be done, and a b nch of horses large enough to keep the who e outfit supplied with fresh mounts in cha ge of a "wiling ler." They cover from eight to fifteen miles of country a day, al tips camping at night near a lake or strea . The riders go out each morning, genera ly in twos, and bring in all the cattle they run across. Then owners come day by day o the camp and cut out their cattle, paying s much per head for having them rounded up. The spring round up is for the purp se of numbering the cattle end finding wh t per cent. has ; survived the winter, and for getting each brand straight generally. he fall round up is for gathering! beef cattle a d branding naives. The beef cattle are cut ou and taken awa,y, and the others are turned loose to pick up their own subsistence during the winter. It is wonderful how cattle manage to live through the winter. It ie said that a steer in good condition will !live through six weeks of snow by eating! the branches of young trees, sage brush and such like. The beef cattle are fed in a carrell as well shel- tered naturally as is possible, on hay, either alfalfa or the natural meadow grass. Fed on plenty of this, and watered every day, they come out in the sprifg in pretty gocd condition for the market. Feeding cattle in the West is no easy job,as these range steers are as wild as deer and have tce be handled always by mounted men. They have im- mense horns, are long-legged and wiry. They can run as feet as any ordinary pony, will go anywhere and stop at nothing. It is no easy task, %len they a e first brought in, to corral! them. There are sure to be some wild ones that are continually breaking away from the bunch, an sometimes half a dozen will break away at the same time. These have to be brought ack at once or the wlaole bunch will break u and you have to round them up again. It is wonderful how intelligent an old cow pony is. He delights inlhis work, and will follow every twist and turn of a steer like a og, turning and wheeling at full speed. S me of them turn so quickly you have to ha g on like grim death or you will find you self with nothing under you but mother ear . I used to ride a bay pony that had at on time been a race- horse. For a short distan e he was like a cyclone for speed ; he jus hit the ground in high spots, as the saying i out here, and he was as quick aa a cat. H w he did enjoy running cattle ; he would et so excited he would fairly dance and ch tnp his bit till the foam flew. As may be i nagined, running cattle on brokeh ground i not a little clang- eroue, especielly when th re is snow or ice on the ground. I }neve h d a pony fall with me three times in one afte noon and each time he was up so quick I hardly realized he had been down. One aft rnoon in a enow- stolen I was riding -a little dun pony, and in jumpine a, ditch he miscal ulated ies width, slipped on the opposite ba k, went on his head, scrambled up and nt down again, and again gained his.feet nd went eff on a , lope as unconcerned ae if ()thing had hap- pened. Although " cow punching," as a profession, is ahnost out o date, yet every renchman is something ef cowpuncher and the typical outfit, is often seen. It was a dangerous and difficult tra e, and no wonder " cow boys " so often became utterly reck- less. Far away from civilization, and for months at a time never -ieeing, let alone , speaking to a lady, having no conveniences, no bookie 4 nd fuel. none tel,o good, it is little' wonder that they graduall lost their self- respect and degenerated into something nearer to animal4 than to men. They had eonstantly to ride all day in all sort& of weather, and it was an ev ryday occurrence to ride vicious, unbroke horses at full speed over ground an E tern man would hesitate to go over at all, even on a thor- oughly broken horse. If any one of the readers of THE EXPOSITOR wiehes-to see the • unromantic side of cow -punching, let him ild- select a good stormy day, borrow the eat horse he knows of, and attempt to d ive two ill-tempered, breaohy cattle over the roughest piece of country in the towns ip. It would be impossible to experience the other side of it in Ontario, for there ou have no mountains, no prairie, no such 1 ve- ly bracing weather as is to be found in the thinly -settled parts of the,West, with ai `so pure and clear that you would almost think you had never lived, but merely °xis ed, till you had breathed it. The needs of the 1 cattle business have developed an equipment that would be as ;useless in the East as ny Engliah, or as I have heard it contemptu- ously called out here, a " cabbage leaf ' sled- dle would be on a ranch. A stock ead'dle weighs from 25 to 50 pounds, has a h gh cantle and a pommel, peculiar in sha e, strong enough to haul a cow out of a og hole or help a wagon over a hard place by means of a lariat fastened to it. A sad le blanket is always used with it, and it as two "cinches " or girths, set about a foot or a foot and a2half apart, made of horse hair and tightened by means of " ladego " straps paesing through rings in the sides of the sad- dle. Attached to the skirts at the back and , to the sides of the ,pommel are leather thongs for tying on bundles, such as 1 a " slicker" or waterproof coat, a bucking rell or the indispensable " rope." The bit used is a curb with very long shanks and is pret- ty severe, but it is seldom pulled on much, as saddle horses out here are always taught to steer by a touch of the rein on the neck. The seat used is a peculiar one; the stirrups being as long as the rider can reach withont stretching, the foot theust through the atir- rup as far as the boot heel will allow and the toes carried down. Huge Mexican spurs are generally used, but as they are never sharp they are not nearly as severe as the email, less wicked looking spur of the East. Simrs, are almost a neceseity in cow -punch- ing as an 'instant's delay may sometimes mean the loss of an animal, or even of a human life. A mounted cow -puncher ig a , picturesque sight with his wide -brimmed hat, bright neckerchief, " shaps " or leather overalls and great, jingling spurs, seated so easily and often gracefully in his big Kiddie. But unhorsed he shrinks—oh, so much, for he Ls generally bow-legged and by no fnetins a graceful walker. As the big herds melt away, better gra es of cattle are being introduced and better taken care of, and I have no doubt that soon the cattle business will be as commonplace in the West even to Eastern boys as it is now in the East. There comes to me just now a pictur of the pleasant side of " cow -punching " which would have delighted an artist. It was a bright Sunday morning, just after a an w. The river was -covered with snow -cove ed ice, except a narrow c annel through which boiled the swift, mu gy stream. In he t foreground was a wet istra.w-stack gleaming like gold in the sunshine and contrast ng vividly with the green of a small stack of alfalfa. These stood on the bank of an ar- roya. 'Below them and near the river w s a clamp of great, spreading cotten-* od trees. At the ford in the arroya wae a bunch of great, gaunt, long -horned steers, guarded by two boys on bare -backed boreal'. Behind, at a turn of the river, showed the moist, yellow clay bank -eight or ten eet high, broken sheer off. Crowning this as an old-fashioned adobe cabin, the last r m- nant of a Mexican Plaza which once st od there. I cannot hope to re -produce he beauty of the coloring or that quality of he air which made everything so bright. OW I wished that morning that I could paint THE WANDERER. A Word From Algoma. famc Ramon, Algoma District, ). February 23rd, 1892. ) DEAR EXPOSITOR,—As I very seldom see in your paper, or any other paper, anyth og about Algoma I will send the follow'ng, which may be of some interest to you, nd perhaps to some of your readers, who int nd going to some new country to try and et - ter their position. In the first place, re- garding the size of Algoma, I might say t is by far the larger part of Ontario; ith thousands of acres cif first class soil t at would support a large population if clea ed up and properly farmed. I have been up here two years, and during that time I h ve seen and raised as fine crops of peas !la oats as I ever saw grown in Huron, and for roots of all descriptions it cannot be ur- passed in any country. The reasons t at Algoma does not advance more rapidly t an Iv it does are as follo s : The farmers ho came to Algoma ar all poor men and ge er- ally had large fam lies, consequently t ey could not stay on their farms and impr ve them, but had to work in the lumber ca ps to make money to buy flour and other ne es- eariee of life. And the eecond reason -is t at the men on the farms do not depend on t eir crops, but on the timber, for which they re- ceive good prices, and instead of clear ng their land they are in the lumber camps, or are taking out ties, paper wood or logs, nd neglect their farms, and until the tim er along the lakes and rivers is all taken a ay Algoma will never be a farming count ye But I am certain if men would lay as deo lumbering and attend to their farms, t ey would be in far better circumstances t an they are at the present, because, for w at they raise they obtain the highest pr e. Some people run away with the idea that he whole district is a rock bound, cold count p, inhabited by Indians and wild animals. tet that is not the case, as the climate here itt superior to that of Huron in many respe ta. It is a little colder, but it is far drier nd more healthy, and the summer is not 80 o and there is as much difference betw the fall season of here and the fall seaso f Huron as between Jay and night, as e never lia,ve those wet, foggy days, but a ways dry and bright and she longer a n a is here the better he likes it. I think man was to come up here with as m money as it takes to start in Manitoba could do much, better, as he would esc the summer frosts and the terrible col the Northwest, and grow just as good ci and get much more for them, and in years he would be better off thian he would be in Manitoba in ten years. Hoping I h ire not tired your patience too much by his lettere I remain . Yours trul y, ANDREW CLARK, Iron Bridg Noree—tVe shall be glad to hear f obl Mr, Cla k frequently about Algoma,—Eu, , . Delusions. DEA.R. EX P011TOR,—The letters of e o r clever correspondent, Dunsmore, are an ie- teresting feature of THE Eerosiente the Mt one in particular, showing as it does the ex- tent to which people, otherwise sensible, can be led by peculiar notions. But while r ad- ing his reflections on religious liberty, ctee cannot help thinking that he fails te he tinguish between the glorious privilege of being free to worship as we deem Er per and the abuses which may flow therefr re. Abuses which in many instances have re- duced much misery in the world, resul 'rig frequently in loss of life, as in the case re- ferred to. Now, the law in civilized c un - f a he Pe 9f WO . {hfoLEAN BROS. Publishers. $1.50 a Year, in Advance. tries steps in to prevent suicide or murder, if either is known to be intended, similarly I then society has a perfect right to interfere in preventing honest but misguided people from inflictiug misery upon themselves and others through neglecting to use reasonable means for the prevention and care of disease. The proper use of liberty, civil or religious, causes only happiness to those possessing it. Take . the well authenticated case, among many others, of Mrs. Austin, a practising Christian Scientist of Bracebridge, Ontario, whose little girl contracted diphtheria, though the disease was not epidemic in the place at the time. The mother, carrying out her honest convictions, would permit no medical prescription or domestic remedy to be used, result—a dead child, though the best efforts of several specialists were called into requisition. Mrs. Austin then took the disease but she had been taught reason in a hard school and willingly took a physician's prescription, recovering in a short time. Who shall say then that these children and others who have shared the same fate are not as much the offerings of a terrible fanat- icism of our boasted freedom as the Hindoo who threw himself, or his child, under the wheels of the sacred car. But every age has been productive of a race of cranks, who have become the victims of vagaries unknown to reason. Take for example many who, imbued with the belief that all nature was to collapse at a stated time, have given away all they possessed, thinking, as celestial beinge, they would have no uee for the goods of this world. Well,they have all been, so far, disappointed, having to feed and clothe themeelves till in the order of nature they have been called hence. So will those of the presTeet day find themselves the victims of a delusion, who dream that they have discovered the secret of perpetual health and unfading youth. To such an extent do they carry the craze, that some have sold, for a mere trifle, their in- surance policies, as they never expect to shuffle off this mortal coil. Well, Father Time will dispel those visions and convince all of the truth of the passage, " It is ap- pointed unto man once to die." They will then learn also that the plain teachings of scripture and reason are more trusty guides than imagination. Yours truly, VISIDEX. March 3rd, 1892. The Louisiana Lottery. LWRITTRN ?OR TOR EXPOSITOR.] MR. EDITOR.—While this is a subject which has been discussed pro and con by some of the ablest writers of this country, both in newspapers and magazines, I think a few lines on the subject from one who has been thrown in contact with the workings of this great machine will not he uninterest- ing, and, while I may not develop any im- portant facts which have not7 already been published, some of the old ones may never have come before your readers. On the 12th of May, 1890, the Legislature of Louisiana was convened at Baton Rouge, the Capital .of the State. It was a well known fact that the Most important ques- tion which would come before the two Houses, was the passing of a bill to submit to the people of the state an amendment to the constitution providing for the re -charter- ing of the Louisiana Lottery. With ,a knowledge of this, Governor Nichols, in his official message, declared himself in vete, strong language, as opposed to any such measure, or to use his own words : " To a second legalization of this monster curse end stain of disgrace to the state of Louisiana." " A meeting was immediately called by the representatives and senators then at the capital, for the purpose of finding out, if possible, the standing of the members on the question. The idea of the majority was that the passage of such a bill woold be unwise, and against the beat interests of the state ; an agreement was made, that, should any of the members present at the meeting vote contrary to the opinion they had ex- pressed, when the question came before the Legislature, suo'n en action would be taken by the others as proof positive that, to use plain words, they had been bribed to do so. A sufficient number agreed to this' to assure (had they voted that way) the defeat of the measure. Three week's later, however, when the bill came before the House, the majority was on the other side ; thus ad- mitting that the change in their views had been caused by some pecuniary benefit to themielves." The above is a quotation from an article which appeared in the last issue of the Forum, written by John C. Wycliffe, one of the_ organizers of the anti - Lottery League of Louisiana. Mr. Wycliffe also says that Providence interfered to pre- vent the passage of this infamous measure through the House, by confining to what proved to be his death -bed, Mr. J. Fisher Smith, on whose vote depended the passage of the bill. An attempt wen made, through the lottery magnates to hold a aession of the House in Smiths 'bed -room, but it was not successful. His presence was absolutely necessary to the lottery party, as a vote by proxy would have been illegal. As a last resort he was carried on a stretcher to the capital, and voted, none to soon, for within a few hours from that time he died. He was warned by his physicians that such a -course would undoubtedly prove fatal to him ; but he csnsented to it, for reasons best known to himself and the perpetrators of a deed unrivaled in the annals of this country. When the measure 'finally passed the House and Senate, by the aid of numerous euch unheard of acts, it wae, of course, promptly vetoed by that illuetrions old ex - confederate soldier, Francis T. Nicholls, the Governor, who, though he has only one arm, is credited with eaying that he would rather lose the power of that, than tliat he should be guilty of allowing it to Sign a measure for the rechartering of such a corporation as the lottery. The subsequent over -ruling of the veto, and the legalizing of the bill to amend the conslitution of the state, by a vote of the people, is no doubt known to the majorPh.- of your readers. Soon after the adjournment of the Legitrla- ture, when it- became evidene that the only nay to fight this too -powerful corporation was through the people, a meeting was held by a very smell number of people openly opposed to the totterea-and the anti -lottery league of Louisiana was formed, The move- ment grew in favor gradually, until now, the league, which was organized by a half- dozen men, hes thousands of members, and a party organ, the New Orleans New Delta, the on:y anti -lottery newspaper in the state. The campaign which was time started, bid fere, up to a week or eo ago, to be one of the hoeteat fighte the state had ever ex- perienced. But a card recently published by Mr. John A. Morris, the real head of the lottery, has made the continuance of such a campaign useless, as he announces his intention of withdrawing all his interests from ehe state, it havine become evident to him iso he sAys) that the people of Louisiana do not realize what is best for them, and that the question of a recherter will not be submitted to the people. The present charter does not expire until 1395, and at the end of that time the affairs Of the company will be wound up, and one of the greatest legal iniquitiee of this century will have entirely ceased to e.xist. This recent action of the lottery company is, however, regarded by a great many ae a deeply -planned scheme for the purpose of causing the oppoeition to abanddn the fight ; and just before the time for the vote comes to again enter the field, when the anti - lottery party will, in all probability, be dis- organized. This, however, does not seem probable, as a relaxation 'of the efforts of the lottery would be as hurtful to their own cause as to that of the oppoeition. With the difficulty of sending their matter through the mail; which a bill passed by the last Congress has caused them, combined with the rapid growth of public sentiment against them, the fact is very patent that within the past year the road of the lottery company has not been nearly as smooth as they would have desired. But, though their income has been greatly redueed, the amount of money which still continues to ponr into the treasury of this corporation is almost inconceivable, and the stock holders continue to receive the largest dividends ever declared by any one, or even any two companies in existence. AN ONLOOKER. GHORGIA, United States, Febroarv 29th, 1892. Canada. —There is not a single criminal case for trial at Winnipeg or Woodstock assizes. —The Century Road Club of Canada will not recognize records made on Sunday. —London's fair this year will be from September 15 to 24. —Duncan Sinclair who made the first sur- vey of Winnipeg, is 'dead. —Archbishop Cleary has left on a trip to the south in search of better health. —A child born in Kingston hospital the' other day had six fingers on each hand. The mother is a negress. —Mr. G. J. Nunn has sold the farm of the late J. Minard, of Yarmouth, consisting of 100 acres for $7,500. — Charles Robertson, M. A., principal of Hamilton Collegiate Institute, died on Tues- day evening, the 1st inst. —Rev. Dr. Cooper Antliff, president of the Montreal Methodist Conference, has re- ceived a call from London. —Hamilton has decided to put up a me- morial to the late Sir John Macdonald, on the east side of the Gore. — The weather was so mild in Winnipeg during the past week that it was found nec- cessary to close all the skating Has. —A shipment of NO cases of whisky was Rade on Tuesday from Walkerville to Australia and London, England. —Two Winnipeg ladies left that city, on Friday last, for China, where they will en- gage in Missionary work. — On a wager of $5 Lewis Dugall, of the Shedden Company, of Kingston, lifted and carried 532 pounds of white lead the other morning. —The city of Montreal has received a magnificent banner valued at £35 from the Duke of Connaught as a souvenir for the cadets. —Two men going by the name of Howard and passing se father and son, have been ar- rested for smuggling opium from Windsor into the States. —A company is seeking incorporation in New York State to construct a tunnel under the Niagara River, from near Buffalo to a point in Canada. —During the week ending February 28th, there were 32 failures in Canada, as com- pared with 30 for the corresponding period last year. —The lumber cut of the upper St. John River and its tributaries in New Brunswick this year is expected to reach 120 or perhaps - 130 million feet. —Mr. W. D. Rutledge has entered an action against the city of Belleville for $850 for injuries received through a broken eidewalk.. - —Mr. J. L, Burgese, the oldest merchant in Drumbo, has sold his stock, and will in future only keep the post office. His health has been very poor for some. months. —Mr. H. P. Moore, of the Acton Free Press, was eleeted president of the Catadian Press Association at their meeting in Ottawa. —The temperance workers of Barrie have been defeated in an attempt to get certain modifications of the license system in that town from the town council. —The London West council has passed a by-law increasing the tavern license fee from .$175 to $200, and limiting the number of taverns to two and the shop licenses to two. —The Nova Scotia Legislature opened at Halifax on Thursday, last week. The Prince Edward Island Legislature opened at Fred- ericton on the same day. —The Canadian Pacific Railway earnings for the last week in February, 1892, were 8387,000, or $40,000 more than the corre- sponding week in 1891. —Patrick McGarvey, a well-known -far- mer of Laurel, was killed at the railway crossing juet out side of Orangeville, on Wednesday, last week. Both his horsea were also killed. - — Mr. J. W. Jones has sold to Mr. J. H. Sifton, of St. Johns, for $4,900, ninety-five acres of lot 19, concession 7, townehip of London. The land belonged to Mr. Philip Robinson. — It is rumored in Winnipeg that Mr. T. M. Daly, M. P., Selkirk, will be taken into the Dominion Cabinet to replace Mr. Dewd- ney as the representative of the Prairie Province. .—Mr. Hoge, two miles south of Wood- stock, had his sheep pen entered by thieves on Tuesday night of last week. They car- ried off one of his sheep to a wood abeut a half a mile distant, where they killed it. —On Friday evening last a. tinsmith named Bowman dropped dead in the store of Palmerston & Madden, Simcoe, where he was employed. He was 32 years of age, and leaves a wife and five children. —It is reported that the St. Clair Tante' Company has purchased land close to the site of the present internatioeal tunnel at Port Huron, and will begin the construction of another tunnel 150 feet from the present one across the River St. Clair. —An engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, named Alien, Was run over and killed at Megantic on Saturday last. He was under the locomotive oiling it when it was unwittingly Set in motion by the fire- man, —A carpenter named Vancleve, employed on the McKePar block, Windsor, was taken ill ehortly after starting work Thursday morning last. He was taken home in a dy- ing condition and expired in a- short time. Cause of death was heart failure. —J. E. Goldner, wbo recently came to 1,Voodstock from London and was shortly to ope,n a cigar and tobacco store in that town, loet his life on Thursday night last week from being asphyxiated. He retired about midnight to his room, No. 15, it the Com- mercial, and either blew out the gas or in turning it off made,a mistake and again turned the gas on. Mr. Goldner did not come down to breakfast as usual, his absence from the store all morning creating some eurprise, About 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, Mr. O'Neil, the proprietor, forced open his 4,••••••••=ms..a. room door and found him in the throes of death. He had been inhaling gas for over twelve hours and life was almost extinct. Dr. Welford was immediately summoned and applied the usual restoratives-, but with little beneficial results, as he died the fol- lowing day. —Eva Stewarnof Renfrew, aged 11 years, while coasting, the other day, had her thigh broken near the hip joint. She suffers much. Her father found her lying in a snow drift with the injuries mentioned. —The first announcement of a definite kind as to the cost of free text books in the public schools has been made.* The ftst outlay will probably reach $10,000, the cost in succeeding years to be for repairing and replacing those partially or wholly de- stroyed. —A Kingston telegram says Mr. John McLaughlin, of Yarker, accidentally fell against a stove with an elevated oven. The oven dropped on him and pinned him to the floor, and the shock was so great that he died. He was a feeble old man. —Mr. W. S. Caldwell, Of Aylmer, met with a bad accident while skating at the ice rink the other night. While altating fast he slipped and fell on the ice and another skaterta -skate came in contact with the back of his hand, tearing the skin in a bad manner. —Within one week the firm of Robert Craig & Son, cattle exporters Brampton, has become extinct by death. Robert Craig died somewhat over a week ago, and on Sun- day night last was followed by the son, David N. Craig. The latter was widely and favorably known throughout Ontario, —Mr. and Mrs, Sampson, of Stonewall, were almost asphyxiated at Manor house, Winnipeg, early Friday morning,Mr. Samp- son having accidentally turned on the gas in the dark. They were discovered at 9 a. m., next morning and medical attendance was promptly called. They will recover. —One day last week, a 12 year old daughter of Charley Henry, of Minto, while carrying a pan of boiling _ water, had the misfortune to upset it upon her legs. When the stockings were taken off the akin from the knee down came off also. The poor girl suffered intense agony for a time and will,no doubt, be laid up for many days. —William J. Brown, formerly a well- known butcher of Toronto, dropped dead the other morning on Power street, Toronto. In his young days Brown was one of the etrongest men iu Toronto. He held a certi- ficate from Captain Prince, formerly warden of the Central prison,that he had lifted 1,700 pounds of pig iron. —A fall of rock in the tennel at Niagara Falls, on Wednesday morning, last week, caught two men, Robert D. Addison 30 years old, and married, son of a physician at Athens, had his right arm broken and his back hurt, so that he is paralyzed below the hips. The other man, a negro, was killed. —On Thursday morning, last week, while coming from Waterloo,the Galt train crash- ed into a wagon loaded with wood which was " stuck" 011 the track. The wagon was smashed into smithereens, but the en- gine sustained no injury, with the exception of breaking a couple of spokes on the cow- catcher. The vehicle belonged to a farmer named Brubaoher. —Mr. J. Kerr Osborne, of Brantford, who was appointed manager of the Massey - Harris firm at the time of the big combine, has retired from that position. As yet no reason is assigned for his retirement, but it is said that Mr. Massey and Mr. Osborne have never " hitched " since the amalgama- tion. The Hon. L. M. Jones will succeed lir. Osborne. —A colored man named Mulder, during a quarrel with his wife at Colchtister a couple of days ago, came nigh losing bis life. While in a fit of passion she took a sharp, heavy axe and aimed a well directed blow at his head, He threw up his right arm and received a frightful gash, which would have terminated fatally had a doctof not arrived in time to stop the flow of blood. —A lad about 16 years old, Teemed McCut- cheon, employed in the Watrous Engine Works, Brantford, had occasion to assist an- other employee in putting a belt on a pulley on the main shaft. The belt aught the boy and twisted him around the sliaft. When the machinery was stopped 'and he wee taken down it was found thiit both arms had been broken, one in twit placen He will recover. —As the Brockville train corning east was slowing np to enter Streetsville on Thursday morning last an open switch, turned her off and she ran on to a siding on which a mixed train was waiting her passaee. With a fearful crash she ran into the stationary train. Both engines were telescoped and five freight cars smashed. The passengers escaped with a shaking up, no one being hurt. —Mr. James Teeples, of Battersea died very suddenly on Tuesday of last week. De- ceased went to the lake in the company of his stepson Mr. Moses Coghlan, to give his horses a drink. He took off his coat and cut a h ole in the ice. When thie was fin- ished Mr. Coghlan assisted the old man to put his mat on. After Teeples had got one arm in his coat he fell over dead. He waa 70 years of age. —Mrs. James Morden, one of the oldest residents of West Flamboro, died oiz Tues- day, last week, at the advanced age of 76 years. Her maiden name was Margaret Brown, and she was a sister of the late Alexander Brown, who was Warden of Wentworth county. Her father fought in the war of 1812. Mrs. Morden was the last of a family of eight—four brothers and four sisters. Her husband survives ber. —On Thursday last Mr. John Kraskow, of Haggerty township, near Kingston, had his stable and granery destroyed by fire, as well as all the grain and flour stored in the latter. Mr. leraskow was absent at the time, and his wife nearly lost her life in en- deavoring to save the house. An insane neighbor, since committed to gaol, is sup- posed to have set fire to the buildings. Mr. Kraskow is a poor man, And the lots to him is serious. —A very sad accident ' happened in Pe- trolea, on Wednesday night of last week, by which Friend Luckham lost the sight of hie left eye. Along with a number of others he had been attending the wedding of a couple of their friends and escorted them to the station after the ceremony. While all were standing on the platform home torpedoes I were shot off and Mr. Lue'kharn was struck in the eye, it is auppoeed by the top of one of the torpedoes, with the result above mentioned. He was taken to the hospital in London, where an operation Was perform- ed and the eye taken out. —At the aseizes in Barrie, last week, the case of Workman vs. Bell was one of con- siderable interest in regard to the relations of the parent and child after the latter has attained the age of 21 years. It was a claim made by a daughter against her father's estate to recover wages earned during twelve yearn when house keeping for him in the township of Tecumseh. The plaintiff's evidence went to show that Bell had verbally promised fourteen years ago to indemnify her,in wages if she would stay with him, he being opposed to her propcsed marriage at that thne. The defendant's contention was that she had about two years ago signed a release of her claims upon the estate. The jury's verdict, which was a sweeping one, found that there was an agreement between the plaintiff and her father, and that she was entitled to receive $9 per month for the term of years spent at home. —A sad accideet took place at Essex on Tuesday, last week, whereby Lawrence, the fourteen -year-old stepson of S. W. Sermon, lost his lift, It seeme he had been playing in a large wheat bin in Green's warehouse, and when the -slide was pulled to let the wheat tun he was sucked in. The first in- timation the men had of the accident was the boy's feet coming through the chute. They Shovelled the grain off the body, but life was extinct. —The Ontario Ship Railway Company, which contemplates bringing vessels over- land from the Georgian Bay to Lake On- tario, is aeking incorporation from the On- tario Legislature. The scheme is a compre- hensive one, as it is proposed to apply the line not only to the traneportation of ships, but to the ordinary carriage of freight and passengers, No intimation is given in the bill as to the amount of subsidy that will be required. —Plans for the proposed Young Men's Christian Aesociation building to be erected in St. Thomas this summer have been pre- pared. The building will be 40x60, two stories high, with basement. The material used will be Credit Valley red stone and red pressed brick, trimmed with Ohio freestone. The building will cost about $7,000. The cost will be borne by Amasa Wood, who gave $10,000 towards tiae erection of a city hospital. —The Ottawa Transportation Company has been organized with Mr. D. Murphy as president, Mr. James Wood, vice-preeident, and Mr. J. H. Salmon, secretary -treasurer. The company owns seventy-one barges and seven eteamers, said to be the largest fleet of craft under the control of any one company in Canada. —According to a traveller for a wholesale hardware firm, who was in Essex the other day, there were recently twenty-four Patrons of Industry hardware stores in exietence in Ontario. There are only six now, the other eighteen having failed. —Mr. Samuel Towle, an old and highly respected resident of East Niesouri, breathed his laat on Wednesday, 24th ult., after a. long and painful illness. Mr. Towle filled every position of trust in the gift of his fellow -citizens in municipal mattere from councillor to warden, and at one time was a candidate for parliamentary honors. He was also a good worker in the church and Sabbath school, being superintendent of the Sunday school and warden of the church there. —Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Richmond, Wood- stock, the ether evening invited a few friends and neighbors to spend the evening with them. The gathering was remarkable in one respect—as showing the longeviteo of those present, The list of guests, with their ages, is appended : Hart Philip, aged 66 ; Mrs. Philip, 80 ; Wm. Trott, 77 ; Mrs, Trott, 70 ; A. Nichols, 72 ; Mrs. Nichols, 70 ; Grafton Smith, 72 ; Mrs. Smith, 76 ; Rev. W. Ames, 72, and Mrs. Arnes, 68 ; showing an average of 72 years, They are all hale and hearty still. —At ten o'clock on Monday night nf last week, fire broke out in the large factory on Moira street, Belleville,' jointly occupied by Mr. J. G. Frost, manufecturer of furniture, and Messrs. Isaac and Charles Frost, cabi- net and show -case manufacturers. The fire is supposed to have been caused by a spark from the chimney, and in less than an hour it had reduced the building to ashes. Noth- ing was saved. The factory was owned by Mrs. Bunell. Tbere was no insurance on it. It could not be replaced for $4,000. Other property damaged was insured. —Ex -Sheriff John -McIlwan, of Windsor, died at the residence of his son on Wednes- day, 2ad inst. Some time ago deceased suffered a paralytic stroke, from which he never recovered. He was 79 years old. He came to Sarnia in 1846 and remdved to Windsor when the Great Western Railroad was opened up. He was appointed station master hi Windsor, and afterwards became editor of the Windsor Herald. Sir John Macdonald appointed him in 1856 sheriff of the county, and he held that position until a few years ago. In 1838 he married. Mies Arnold, grand daughter of Benedict Arnold. —Some time ago a man named Emil Plant was brought up before Judge Horne, at Windsor, on a debt due Wm. Thrasher, of Essex. He was ordered to pay a certain amount each month, but has not done it, and Saturday last a warrant of commitment was issued. The same day, officer Weston, of the Walkerville force, went out to Plants residence, near the cattle barns, and placed him under arreat. Plant said he would go in the kitchen and get his coat while Weston waited. The officer thought that "'hint was taking lots of time, and went into the kitchen, only to find that the bird had fiown, —George Kastner, 10th concession, Elma, met with a serious accident the other day. While engaged in chopping wood with his brother John, the blade of the latter's axe flew off the handle and etruck George on the thigh, making a wound several inches deep. —Mr. Henry Weitzel, South Easthope, celebrated his birthday on Tuesday evening last week in a hemming, jovial manner. The peculiarity of Mr. Weitzel's birthday is that it only comes around once in four years. His many friends enjoyed a pleasant even- ing, music being supplied by the Tavietock brass band. —A little episode occurred the other day in St. Marys, which ehould make :another solid vote for the Reform platform. A gentleman offered his horse for sale and Mr. Bailey, the buyer, offered< him $100 for the animal. The owner willed $125. Mr. Bailey said he would give .$130 if the owner would deliver the horse at Buffalo, New York. Who pays the duty on hdrses —The North Perth Farmera' institute meeting at Atwood was very largely attend- ed by the leading dairymen ef the dietrict. The Eima, Cheeee anti Butter Company hav- ing adopted the system of paying for milk delivered at their factory by the amount of butter fat as shown by the Babcock teet, the exe.eutive of the inetitute arranged to have Profeesor H. H. Deen, of the Ontario Agri- cultural College, attend the meeting% and deliver addresses. Between 400 and 500 were preeent during the afternoon eeesion. A paper on " Breeding and profit of sheep farming.' was read by W. In Mitchell, of Elms,. Professor Mills, of the Ontario Agricultural College, spoke on the making and management of manure. His addrees was very instructive and was much ap- preciated. The evening session wise attended by about 700. Many farmers' wives and daughters came to hear Professor Dean tell bow to make butter. His address was very instructive and varied often in huirtorous anecdotes bad a good effect. Professor Mills spoke on farming as au occupation.