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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1892. {McLEAN BROS,, Pnblishers. $1.50 a Year in Advance. SCHOOL CAPS. We commenced last week to offer a line of Girl's School Caps at 25c,which are within the regular way 75c. They are going rapidly and will not be duplicated. If you desire something wonderfully cheap for school wear don't miss this special bargain. We have all sizes in three shades. Al- ready we have had a big sale for them and you should come at once to secure one. -- OUR. MEN'S H A T8 Have proven to be the popular shades and are taking well. Everything new and Robby will be found Our leaders are : Boy's Hats, IVIelfs Soft Hats, Men's Soft Hats, Men's Stiff Hats, with us. 10c 250 & 50c $1 00 $1 00 We carry all grades in both and stiff hats, and our prices are knowledged to be popular. soft JACKSON BROS., ac - The - Famous - Hatters, - Seaforth. EAST HURON FARMERS' INSTITUTE. iey sour own Reporter.) A meeting of the East Huron Ferment' Institute was held in the village of Wroxeter on Tuesday, March 22lid. There was to have been a morning session but on account of the slim attendance, no doubt caused by the wet weather and bad state of the roads, no meeting was held until the afternoon. In the afternoon there was a fair attendance of farmers, and a most profitable session was held. Mr. Uriah McFadden occupied the chair and after a few opening remarks celled upon hiR. THOMAS STRAcHAN, of Grey, who read a paper on "-Why farmers should become members of the Farmers' Institute." Ile said, in the past it has been the complaint of farmers that they had no piece of meeting, but now that they have 1111 opportunity they do not take advantage of these opportunities. A. great many think attendance, but as there were none present he would direct his remarks to others in- terested in dairying. The first essential to become successful in this business is to have a good farm and if a man has not a good farm, then the first thiug to be done is to make it a good pne. Good stabling is also eseential, and a very important one. To make cows pay well in the siiminer they must be well fed and well cared for in the winter and vice versa. Procure the very best milking cows poesible. This is a very difficult thing to do, because when a miin has a good milker he is going to keep it Of be is wise. Therefore, the most satisfactory Way to get milkers is to breed them your- self.- Raise your calves from the very best cows and the very best bulls. Durhams, however, are not profitable milkers as the nearer they get pure bred _they go more into beef. A cross between our Canadian cow and a good Holstein bull, or perhaps an Ayrshire bull, he thought made the best milkers. Canadian cheese now stands at the top and commands the highest price in the British market and it should be the aim of every farmer to keep it there. The fol- lowing is some of the profits made by a few of Mr. Cleland's patrons : One man on 150 acres cleared $725 ; another on 150 acres cleared $580 ; on 100 acres $573 ; _on 100 acres $418 ; on 100 acres $649 ; on 100 acres $520 ; on 200 acres $830, and 17 ofs hie best patrons made $9,884. Thnse did not pay out one cent for feed but raised it all on their own farms. They also drew the milk themselvea, and he did not see anything to hinder any farmer from drawing his own milk, all that is required is to get up a little earlier in the morning. All the milk from his patrons was in his factory by a quarter to seven every morning. The great objec- tion to the Rolstein is that the milk is poorer, but he had tested the milk from his Holsteins and average of butter fats was up high as that of any of his neighbors. Coris makes an excellent food for cows. He had found White Flint to be the best variety to grow as it will all be cobbed out in August and the cows relish it better than most other varieties. Sow about one bushel t the acre in rows and keep well cultivated. In sowing for a silo one-half bushel to the acre is plenty. Give the cows oats and peas after the grass gets poor and before the core comes in. Do not feed Swedish turnips as they will taint the cheese and make it al- most unsaleable, but for root food use rnangolds and Greystone turnips. Always keep the cows and stables- well cleaned and give the cows plenty of good water. DriArrostrong, of Gorrie, was the next speaker. subject was singers, speakers and chairman this most pleasant gathering broke up and all dis- persed to their various hometep GORRIE MEETINGS. The Institute met in session again at the Township Hall Gorrie on Wednesday. The forenoon sesMon had to be dispensed with on account of the align attendance, but when the time for meeting came in the after- noon there was a good aisemblage present. The meeting was opened by the president, Mr.,U. McFadden, reading a paper on the benefits to be derived from the Farmers' Institute and advising the farmers very strongly to become members of that institu- tion. The next speaker was Mr. Cleland, who gave a very interesting paper, full of useful knowledge to PATRONS OF CHEESE FACToRIES. Canadian cheese now stands at the top of the heap in the British market and patrons should do their best by sending perfectly good, clean milk to factories to keep up the standard and if possible to improve it. After milking do not let the milk stand around in the stable. When it is freah and at animal heat it is most easily contaminated by the odors of the stable, and by taking in these odors and gases the milk is tainted. and when the milk is tainted it is impossible to make first-class cheese. Keep the milk well stirred to prevent a seal from forming at -lithe top of the can, and thus wasting some of the butter fat contained in the milk. Do not let the cans stand in water all night, as the water will soon become the same heat as the milk, and the air during the night will be much cooler than this. Never use any other than tin dishes for the milk. Patrons have the making of the.factory and they should see that every thing is done there for their own interests. Every thing should be kept perfectly pure and sweet around the factory, las any odor or such like thing around the factory is apt to taint the cheese. It is also a very bad practice to engage a maker simply because he offers to do the work cheapry. A man of .this kind will be almoet sure to use inferior stuff just because it is cheap, and with inferior stuff good cheese cannot be made. There need be no fear of over production of this article as the con- sumers are increasing much faster than the producers. Never ship a few fealty cheeses in a carload without putting a mark of some kind or other on thetn. Invariably the buyer will strike a bad cheese, and if he strikes a few of these he will be almost sure to dis- card the whole load on this account. After various questions had been asked by the audience, the answers to which will be found in our report of Mr. Cleland's previous speech, Mr. John C. Morrison was called upon to give an address on THE I100. The bog is the next most profitable animal to the cow. Some people consider it a dirty animel, but give it a chance to keep clean and you will find it 'Will be go. In arrang- ing a pig pen, small pens just large enough for five or six pigs are the beat. Clean out the pens every morning and put the manure into a tank as it is the best of manure. Don't have your feeding troughs too deep as the pigs are apt to get into them when they are too deep. A min who is going into pig breeding should be a good judge of pigs. Always breed to a pure bred boar as when bred, inferior animate are apt- to decrease in size. In getting a brood sow, get one with good length in the back, with good depth and if possible broad in the back. In selecting a boar get one with coarse hair. Always keep the beat out of a litter of pigs, and allow the litter to suck until they are six weeks old as they will be healthier pigs. The most profitable time -to sell hogs is when they are between 200 and 250 pounds in weight. Hogs should be well fed, as a hog at 50 pounds will gain' one pound for every pound fed until it is 100 pounds; but after that it takes two per cent. of its own weight to heep it in the' same condition and the only gain made is on what extra feed is given. The kind of meat re- quired for the market now is lean and the Berkshire will give more lean meat than any other breed and at the same time not eat so much as the large breeds. Dr. Armstrong was the next speaker. The subject of his address will be found in our report of the Tuesday meetings. DISEASES OF STOCK, but owing to the ehortness of notice given and rush of professional bueiness he had been unable to prepare a regular paper, but notwithstanding, he did admirably and gave eome very practical and useful information. To insure health to your arimals one great essential is good stabling. Good ventilation is also very necessary. A very dangerous practice is to ventilate the stables by having holes at the animals' heads. This is very injurious and invariably causes inflammation and such troubles especially if there is any breeze at all. A go'od way of ventilating is to have a window opening downwards in the wall behind the horse to allow the fresh air to come in and a. ventilator in the roof to allow the foul air and gasses to escape. Al- ways avoid draughts in the stable. Want of light in stables is also a great cause of trouble in horsea, and often is the cause of horses shying and even sbmetimes causes blindness. Do not have the window so situated that there is always a glare of light in the horsa's face as that is almost as in- jurious,- if not more see than a lack of light. Stables should always be well drained, be- cause when this is not done the vapors which arise from the dampness are very detrimental to the health of the animal. A good plan to keep the stable dry is to have a small sewer, they know all there is to know about farming covered with a grating strong enough to and do not require to attend the meetings. These persons should come and give a little of their knowledge to those who do not know quite so much. It has been too much the rule in the paat for farmers to eay that they will make one son a doctor, another a minister, but the one they think is not smart enough for any profession they will make a farmer. This is a great mistake, as a farmer must be a man of skill, brains, tact and enterprise. At these Farmers' Institutes men ean come together and discuss plans stand the wear which it will get, running along behind the horse!, and in this way carry off all the urine. Have thetgrate so it can be moved that the sewer may be cleaned out. In feeding horses do not feed eoo heavy and avoid chopped and cooked feed. These last two are good for fattening but the stomeoh cannot properly digest them. Give them plenty of good hay and oats, better whole, but if the teeth of the animal will not allow it to chew whole oats, crush them, but do not do more than and give each other thetr experience, and in slightly crush them. Always give plenty of this way benefit both themselves and their good pure water. Rain water is better than fellowe. A fermer wbo goes extensively in- to some branch of farming can give his ex- perience in that line and those who may hear him can get the information necessary far that line of businese without going into it for themselves. Besides the good gained by discussion on agricultural topics the farmers grow mutuelly closer together and in that way become a harmonious and pros- perous community. It is also of great ad- vantage for them to come together and dis- cuss eubjeets affecting the farming communi- ty, such as the duty on binding twine, etc. It ehould be the aim of every farmer to pro- mote the intereses of the Farmers' Institute and make it one of the most fruitful sources of Gbtaining knowledge in the community. A very animated and lengthy discusaion followed thie most carefully prepared paper, in which subjects of great importance were brought foranard. The nexthiaper was read by Mr. John C. Morrieon, on KsEtINti LOWA FOR PROFIT. Morrieon thought the cow the most profitable animal on the farm, rnore se even than the harms or sheep. Especially is this the fact in Huron where the land is so rich mad the pasture so good. The first essential is to get a first -daze snitch cove, one broad behind and teperiog to the front in wedge shape with a good neok and fine head. The greatest easentiel, however, for a good milker is oiie with a large udder and good large milk veins. lf 3 good milking strain of the Durham can be procured he preferred that, although it might be improved by a cross with a Holstein or Ayrshire bull. There is a small vein running perpendicu- larly about half way between the hip and Rank, known RS the milk gauge, by this can easily be determined the richness of the uulk that wilt be produced, as the larger thia vein thei richer the milk. His method of feeding was to give cut straw with oats and bran in the morning, long atraw at noon and cut straw end oat dust at night, wet the etra.w and mix the dust with it. Mang - °Iris should ale() be fed. A very essential thing is to keep the cows clean and give them good care. He advocated currying and brushino the cows every morning. If cows ere raado to calve at two years old prosper so long as he is industrious aud they will make 'Better milkers than those prudeut, while the business man, unless thee; da not calve. matil they are three, If he is noted for his integrity rindlupriglatness, kept, milking ten months a year as all cows will before long go to the wall. Farmcre ahould be, they will average the farmer have not availed themselves as much as they from $40 to $50 a year if proper care is, should of the opportunities they have of given them. meeting together and discussing subjects for Mr. Cleland, of Elma, was next called mutual benefit. They are also often found upon and gave an address on complaining that farm produce has greatly DAIRYING. decreased in value, but have not the prices of As the ladies are the chief factors in dairy the necessaries of life also been reduced. farming he woali Iike to have soon a good 1 greater exertions to sustain life than the , felse pretences. She claimed that she had ericans are either able or willing to do. a draft for $640, and on this representation, fich being the case,the sooner this Province is annexed the better. We could then'enter into competition with them on equal terms to supply the wants of .the greatest con- euinera of meats and breadstuffa on the face of the earth, who are both able and willing to pay prices far above export values for firet-claes articlea of food of every descrip- tion. With free trade, and a market at our door, cattle, butter, eggs, and all articles of a perishable or hulky nature, are intrinsic- ally worth moot money when put fresh on the market. The longer they are in being sold the more do they depreciate in value. Rotten eggs, rancid butter, injured cattle, may be worth a great deal less in the Eng- lish markets than at home, with freights and commissions added. Thie shows bow much better it is to do business near home. It can be done on a smaller profit, which is much better for both buyers and sellers. Be- sides, how much better would it be to com- pete with them alone at home,:than to have to compete with them and all the rest of the woad besides in the English markets. Instead of having only one string to our bow Annexation would give us two—which deal- ers could use Beet:ailing to circumstances. _ The Canadian people have provided the Americans with two opposition -lines, free of charge, that are willing to carry their pre- clude to market ho much cheaper than they will carry our own. When suety is the case, better allow the Americans to do all the ex- porting, and we will supply the markets that nature has provided for us gratuitously at our -doors. The other day I bought a car of corn at Thameeville, to be delivered at Bright, a distance of 99 miles, the rate be- ing 13 cents per 100 lbs, whereas , the rate over both roads from Chicago to Toronto, 508 miles, is only 15 cents. The two roads will not cut rates from Canadian points, al- though the Canadian Pacific Railway are quite willing to carry voters from one end of the Dominion to the other for nothing, to keep the present Government in power. Be- fore long the Canadian Pacific Railway will gobble up the Grand Trunk Railway, then the c try will be at the mercy of a huge Iran rail% ay monopoly. A msxation is wanted, so as to get a few American lines crossing the present roads, to secure railway competition in this Prodince. In the section of country travel- . ed by the Canada Southern, the two roads cut raees, 5 to 10 cente per 100 lbs. less to the Provinces and the English markets than they dp in the Counties of Perth, Huron and Bruce;, where they enjoy the monopoly. A few years ago the Great Delton Mc- Carthy, with a grand flourish of trumpets attempted to put a bill tht ough Parliament to have railway commissioners appointed over the railroad managers, to guard the intereets of the country, but when the miserable Tory found the railway influmace stronger than the Government he took back water, and neither he nor his bill has been heardlof since. It is wonderful how mauy ways it corporation like the Canadian Pacific Railway has of making their influence felt. By giving fat sheep to the Great Edward Blake, it eo weakened his back bone that it produced doubts and fears in his mind as to whether reciprocity would benefit tho coun- try tie much as it would lead to annexation. Rsther than have this brought about he pre- ferred to see his client and the Government continue to rob the country wholesale.Of the two evils the great man preferred the great- est. When sentiment and self interest are weighed in the balance, the forrner is no where., It don't make the pot boil. The great censideration with most people. is to live. It is only when the pots ure boil- ing over with fat Government salaries that the cup of loyalty fairly overflows. We all know the " good - old man " who deserves the thanks of the Province for the able manner in which he has managed its affairs, and who so successfully secured the new territory that will be a source of wealth feral' timetocome,and who, although he has done all this, and has also written a letter as long as to -day and to- morrow, and as full of loyalty as an egg is hill of meat,yet the dame influences that beat Hyman, Trow, Cameron and hosts of others, will be renewed with double force to depose him when the time comes. Professions of loyalty amount to nothing with the Tories, unless they can have the government pap in their mouths. No matter how well Mr. Mowat has managed the affairs of the Pro- vince, he is no great authority on trade questions. Like -a great many more good men, he foolishly threw away his savings in the Manitoba boom. Luckily for himself, being premier of this rich Province, with tbe consent of his friends he recouped him- self in a measure -by giving a $6,000 a year office to his son. Having been so long Premier, and having a son so well provided for it is natural that he would use his greet inffuence in opposition to the Apostles of Annexation. Dr. McMullen, who felt it his duty to oppose Sol White, so far forgot himself as to lecture the people on patriotism, and love of country, although his own sons are in the States, and he even thought it was the duty of the people to make pecuniary sacrifices to maintain British connection, Talk is cheap. No class of men know lees about trade than ministers, and none are readier to hear a " call " with more money in it than they are. There is no use in de- nying it, " Money makes the mare go." The oords that bind the two countries are strengthening ; others are weakening. It is quite common to see Old men waving the " old flag " who are living whoelly on the liberality of prosperous'sons who are worthy American citizens. Large bodies attract small ones. A rich, pepulous country like the States, will continee to absorb our pop- ulation faster than theY can be raised. The only really healthy manufacturing indus- tries there are in the cotintry are the High Schools and Commercial Colleges. They are taxed eo their utmost capacity to manufac- ture out of the raw material, lawyers,minis- ters and doctortebesides preparing thousands for business purposes for the American markets.- It is well known they are not wanted in this country. The women will soon be dble to do all the work. They now make our clothes, de the shop keeping and clerking ; teach our schools, run our churches, and it is to be hoped will soon run our Government. The great question Richard Bond farm on the Macadamized will then be, how to settle this big country road, about four miles from Galt, There few hundred dollars behind, due for wood without the help of men. are 107 acres in the homestead and 25 acres and provisions. The work of relieving the Being at Seaforth station the other day I bush land,lying somewhat contiguous. The distressed and helpless suffering poor has noticed Joseph Hodgins enquiring the price price paid for the land and building was been carefully done every week since the of a car to Michigan. Being one of those $7,300. month of December. Heads of families un- sworn to maintain British rule, it surprised —On Monday evening, 21st _nit., George able to obtain work, also widows with help - me when I heard that he had sold out and Gray, an old and highly esteemed resident leo children depending en them, have been was leaving the country, but it surprised me of Norfolk county, died. He was born in relieved weekly, and during the eumener more to see the agent, the Editor of the Gorham, New York State, on March 29th, menthe; there are several families depending Sun, whose stock -in -trade is loyalty, so de- 1811. His parents came to the United foe help, who will have to be relieved. lighted to earn a small commission by send- States from Northumberland county, Eng- 1 --Over twenty years ago Charles Fairfield ing Joseph and his family out of the coun- , land, in 1801. They belonged to a little haa a thriving business in Toronto. He was try at a loss of at least $6,000, colony of ten Northumbrian families that happily married and continued contented Yours, etc., came out together and 'fettled in Central with his lot until some months after he took JAMES PRINGLE. New York. In 1848 Mr. Gray moved to a partner in business. The pettier began Stratford, March 18, 1892. ! Canada, and settled upon a new farm near paying attention to Mrs. Fairfield, and after . 1 Lynedoch, then called Wilson's Mills, In -placing the business in jeopardy the two —At the Brantford Police Court a girl 1 1853 Mr. Gray, in company with John eloped. Fairfield lost his business, went to named Theresa Beckett, was charged by Charlton, M. P., then a young man, opened the States and has been tramping and earn- Ald. Raymond with obtaining ;money under a country store at Lynedoch, under the ing his living the beet he could. He finally hard water on account of the amount of lime in the water in this locality. After this most interesting and instructive paper all adjourned to meet again IN THE EvENING, when a most pleasant time was had. There was a good attendance and a good pro- gramme and the genial chairman, ktr. U. McFadden, with his many stories put all in the best of humor. .The Male Quartette Club of Wroxeter were there in hill force and delighted all with their fine music, which they so generously gave, These young gentlemen are all excellent singers and dis- played good musical ability in every piece rendered, and they were not spared as they were called upon about six times during the evening. Mr. Black was present and brought down the house every time with his comic recitations. Hie take -off on the quack doctor was most mirth provoking. Mr. John C. Morrison was called upon and gave a witty and elegant little address which delighted all. - Mr. A. L. Gibson also made a few remarks and ended up by sing- ing a good old Scotch song, which he ren- dered with great skill. Mr. Gibson has vocal ability whioh would be envied by many a younger man, His example was followed by the worthy chairman, who sang another song in first class atyle. It did a person good to see these boys of long ago get up and enliven things by their inimitable songs. Mr. Arch. Hislop, of Grey, was called on next and gave a few remarks on farming 119 a calling. Farmers should live peaceably and harmoniouely together and in this way work out their highest destiny. Farming is the most healthy of occupations and al- though there is a good deal of drudgery connected with it, there is more and much worse drudgery in connection with the life of a business man, who after the day's work is done has to pore over his books and ac- counts instead of joining his family and rest- ing both body and mind. Farmers are more I isolated thau other people but in this they show their independence. They are not de- pendent on the good feeling of the community towards them. A farmer, 110 matter how mean and contemptible he may be, will After a hearty vote of thanks to the THE EVENING MEETING. In the evening a very pleasant time was spent at the entertainment. There was a well arranged and interesting programme of music, speeches, etc., which was heartily re- ceived by the audience who showed their appreciation of the efforts of the performers by their many enchorea. This closed one of the moat bucceseful meetings held by this Inetitute, and should another meeting be held in Gorrie we feel sure that the attend- ance will be much larger. CANADA AND ITS FUTURE.' [WitATTlef FOR THE Exreame.] Looking at the geographies,' construction of this continent it would appear as if the Great Creator designed that it ehould be in- habited by a united people, and that they should choobe their own rulers. It is surely much better that ouch should be the case, than that it should be cut up like the conti- nent of Europe into as matey Empires,King- donee and States as there are days in the year, each power being armed to the teeth so as to be prepared for war, in order to maintain peace. While this farce is being en- acted,the people are being reduced to poverty and want in order to sustain in affluence and .to gratify the ambitious designs of a lot of despote, knaves and foole. In this enlight- ened age it is surely much more desirable to live in a continent where the people rule, where the highest positions in the land are I open to the humbleet of her citizens, who possess the necessary requisites of character and brains to fill the positions. This is much better than living on a continent where the people are ruled by mere crea- tures of chance, poesessing neither charac- ter nor anything else to recommend them. It looks like a slur on the wisdom of the Creator, if He wasted so much of His crea- tive power in making such magnificent lakes and rivers, if He did not intend them for the use of the inhabitante around their borderd. The great rivers of the continent take their rise in each other's territory and flow north, south, east .and west ; the wind also blows in all direetions,and so ought the trade of the country. It requires the pro- ducts of the 9outh, north, east and west, to furnish the luxuries, the wants and neces- sities of the inhabitants. Whatl God has joined so unmiztakably to- gether, and when men are spending millions and millions eve:), year to strengtheu the connections by removing every hindrance to trade, it looks like the height of folly to try to keep the two countries &parte There aro natural laws, and pecuniary interests, at work that cannot be resisted. This province is in a much better position to supply the wants of the millions of consumers around our borders, than they are themselves. We have a far richer country, with a much better climate, and having a more indus- trious population, who are making far and ander the idea that she was going to buy a piano, Mr. Raymond on three occa- sions advanced her' money. The prisoner figured once before in a breach of promise suit, and appeared in the dock with a child in her arms, She Was remanded. Canada. Hamilton's rate of taxation this year is 20 mills on the dollar. —Mr. Robt. McLean, of Toronto, Secre- tary of the Fire Underwriter's Association, i3 seriously ill. —The verdict given in the Hislop, of An - caster, murder case was " not guilty." The trial cost the country $18,000. — Mrs. Richard Varey, aged 66, was burn- ed to death in St.Catharines Friday through her dress taking fire from the stove. —Sealing vessels that have returned to St. John's, Newfoundland, have made, large catches. — It is understood that Premier Abbott will be knighted shortly by her Majesty the Queen. —The Manitoba Legislature has set apart $20,000 towards an exhibit from that Prov- ince at the World's Fair in Chicago. —A. Howe, Virgil, reports that he netted from 3a acres of 6 -year-old peach trees last season $1,030, in old Niagara township. —While returning home, the other day, Mrs. Barbour, of Crosshill, was thrown from - her buggy and sustained serious in- juries. —Rev. Wm. Winchester, pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Chureh, Berlin, preached his farewell sermon on Sundae, evening last. — The canning factory at Niagara want for this season not less than 150 acres of to- rnatoee; the price paid is to be 25 cents per basket. —The ice dealers of Toronto,. eight in number, have decided to form themselves into a joint stock company, with a ca,pital of $100,000. —John Crowe, the well-known Montreal live stock exporter, does not think the pros- pect for the Canadian cattle trade is bright this spring. —The jury in the ileslop murder case at Hamilton held a prayer meeting in the jury room, conducted by John Taylor, invoking divine aid in considering the verdict. —A Holstein farnier lost a horse recently through some boys amusing themselves by chasing his horses around the barn until one jumped the gate and hurt itself fatally. —Mr. Peter -McIntosh, of Kinloss, sold to Deputy Reeve, Alexander Nicholson, a few days ago, a grade cow that turned the scales at 1630 "pounds. —Mr. Angue Kerr, of the 1st concession Kinloes, has sold his farm of 100 acres to Mr. John McDonald, a neighbor for a good figure. —By the Auditor -General's report just issued it is shown that Special Officer Dru- lard, of Windsor, last year made $720 on custome seizures in addition to his salary. —The Mohawk Indians, near Deseronto, have appointed delegates to visit the North- west next May, to prospect for suitable lands for settlement. —Rev. R. McCosh, of Petrnlea, has de- cided to accept the call to the rectorship of Christ Church, Chatham,which was vacated by Rev. Mr. Martin. —While cutting straw with a cutting machine, at New Dundee, a few days ago, Mr. J. Reitz got his hand into the knives and had one of his fingers tahen off. —Mr. John Ross' farm of 100 acres on the llth line of East Zorra, 3a miles from Tavistock, was last week sold for the sum of $1,410. -William Bell sr., was the purchaser. —Wm. Woodall, for many years a fam- iliar character around St. Catharines, and brother of Harry Lindley, the comedian, died suddenly at the residence of Mrs. Berry there on Monday, aged 60 years. —Colin J. Atkinson, barrister, of Hamil- ton, was committed to jail in Toronto on -Mot:tatty, for ten days for fraudulently ap- propriaeing $25 given him by a friend to pay a debt to a third party. —A Detroit despatch says Miss Valentine, who went to join Prince Michael's band and handed ever $300 to the funds, has at last recovered the money and will return to To- ronto along with Mr. and Mrs. Beman. —The London branch of the Prisoners' Aid Association proposes to establish a Prison Gate Home, either in' concert with the Salvation Army or independently, as may be thought most advisable. —A discovery of sendstone has been made on an island in Johnson Strait, up the coast from Vancouver,and the man who purchased it from the Government; at $1 an acre, has, it is reported, bonded it to a Victoria. firm for $60,000. —Richard Gibson, of Delaware, the well- known stock breeder, has gone to Ottawa with several other gentlemen to interview the Government in regard the live stock exhibit- to be made at the World's Fair at Chicago. —A plan of a proposed maternity hospital building has been prepared for the Hamil- ton Hospital Committee's inspection. It shows a building of two storeys, with nine wards for patients. The cost of the build- ing is $2,000. —The reopening services of the First Methodist Church in St. Thomas, were con- cluded with a platform meeting. Of the $4,000 needed to pay for improvements 51,900 has been subscribed, and upwards of $1,000 paid. —The Newfoundland troubles are serious- ly harnpering Canadian trade. Not a dol- lar's worth of flour has been ordered by Newfoundland. The duty at present is 75 cents per barrel against Canada in favor of the United States. —The coffee mill at Whitewood, Assinie bola, is turning out 2,000 ponnds per day. The native chicory is pronounced by good judg,es to be excellent, and the mixture made at the Riche -lieu company's mill is very palatable. —Hugh Robertson, M. D., lecturer in anatomy at Trinity Medical College, Toronto, a prominent temperance man and one of the best known physicians of the city, died Thursday night last week, aged 50, of diph theria. —Mr Robert Sudden has purchased the _ 1. name of Gray & Charlton, and the venture was a successful one. Some years later Mr. Gray uld his interest in the store and em- barked in farming. He was a man °teen- siderable business enterprise and sagacity, and of great probity of character. He was active in Christian work, and for thirty- four year8 Was en elder in the Presbyterian Church. —Mr. J, Bracher, of Kincardine town- ship, has returned from England with hie young bride, and is now keeping house op- posite ittr. Ballantyne's, Pine River, having been too late in purchasing the farm he in- tended. —Mr. Peter McKellar shipped from Fort William to Ottawa six cases of samples of gold, silver, iron, lead, etc., taken from the mines in that district. Part of this ship- ment is for the Imperial Institute, London, England, and part for the World's Fair. —Miss Mellis, of Glenallan, narrowly escaped death by poisoning while visiting in Torento recently. She partook of snaps made from ginger, which on examining con- tained a foreign whitish substance of a poison- ous nature which is to be analyzed by an expert; —Serah Morrison, a domestic employed in Mr. IP. McCallum's house at Cobourg, dis- appeared on March 16. Last Friday the body Was found in a field near Cold Springs It is stipposed that she started to walk to vieit some relatives, and perished from ex- haustion. —Mr. Stewart. representing an English syndicate, has offered Sister Dumasse, su- perioress of Rideau street convent, Mon- treal, $25,000 for the mining rights held by her convent at Meachee Lake on the Gati- neau. The offer was refused, the sisters holding the rights for $100,000. —The frequent outbreako of disease among the live stock of the European continent haii forced; the English Government to issue an order stopping the importation of live stock from all European centres. This leaves Canade in the sole enjoyment cif the privi- lege oi sending live cattle to England. —Richard King, of Dunnville, employed as a laborer in the construction of a stone cul- vert oe the Grand Trunk Railway at Brant- ford, was crushed to death the other morn- ing by two stones, each weighing two or three tons, which fell upon him as he was workieg at the bottom of the bank. —Alex. Trerice and family, of Dresden, have gone to Melita, Manitoba, where they purpoee residing permanently. Mr. Trerice has been a central figure in Dresden for 35 years,! and was highly respected by all. He has been warden of Kent, reeve and mayoi of Dresden, aod is an Oddfellow and M&B011. —At Port Huron on Thursday last week, the 4 -Year-old son of James Wakeham fell from the top of a fence into a pen in which nvere a number of St. Bernard and mastiff dogs Owned by James J. Lynn. The dogs pounced on the child and mangled him so horribly that there is little hope of his re- covery. ` —John Nolan, of Deseronto, has a clay pipe With iron cover and -chain, also an iron box for holding a flitit, which his grand- father, Moses Nolan, brought from Ireland ninety years ago. Mr. Nolan has also two cakes of maple auger, respectively 30 and 27 years old, the latter was made on February llth. — A young girl named Vroman, a spin- ner in Perrie's mill at Doom was accident- ally caught in the machinery the other day with almost fatal results. The geered wheels caught her arm high up towards the shoulder, tearing the flesh and muscles and crushing the bones. Medical aid was at once secured, and amputation resorted to. — Mrs. John McLennan, near Kincardine, had a narrow eseape from poisoning by salt- petredately, by taking a dose of that, in misteke for salts. Luckily the saltpetre caused her to vomit, which probably saved her life, but caused a great deal of suffering. This is the second case of a mistake of that sort being made in that neighborhood within two years. --The Galt Reformer says : ,Mr. Thomas Cleland, of Beverly, is the owner of three Leiceister ewes, which have this season given birth to ten lambs. He is also the proptietor of a peculiar vatiety of fowl. It has a comb like any rooster, but does not crow, neither does it lay eggs. It is two yeare old, and of the Leghorn breed. —Peter Simmons and R. Tisdale, jr. of Binbrook, have been committed for trial'by the police megietrate, on the charge of stealing seventy bushels of wheat from the premises of W. Ridge, of the same town- ship. They were admitted to bail. Cosby, the mau who turned Queen's evidence, and who is dying of consumption, is still lying in jail. —Mrs. Cook Cousins, wife of the well knoavn mail clerk, died very suddenly at her home in Windsor, on Monday after- noon. She had beeu suffering for some time with a sore lip, and on Sunday when attend- ing church wore a red veil. This inflamed the wound, caused blood poisoning and, it is supposed, was the cauee of her death. She idied before medical aid could be sum- moned. —Mr. Dowling, of Harriston, a large fur- niture manufacturer, has been interviewing the authorities at Palmerston, with the view of locating hie extensive factory in that town. Mr. Dowling employs about 50 hands all the year roiled, and over two- thirds of the number are heads of families which would add to Palmerston's popula- tion! from 100 to 125, —One day last week while some men were engaged in skidding legs on MeCarroll's mill pond near Lucknow, the horses broke thrOugh the ice into deep water, and it was with great difficulty that the peor brutes were removed from their perilous position. A couple of the workmen at the mill also got an involuntary cold bath in their efforts to save the horses. -oMr. P. Griffin, of the Mt.Vernon mills, Burford, has adopted a new plan in regard to grinding wheat. He charges eight cents per bushel when wheat is worth from eighty- five cents to one dcllar a bushel, and one cent per bushel more for grindiug for every fifteen cents mere the price of wheat rises. Thikreeerus honorable, as the farmer ought to be able to pay more for grinding as the price of wheat advances. —At the close of the winter's work the Out -door Board of Relief in Montreal are a landed iu the Shiawasse County Poor Farm, Michigan. Rich relatives have .just located him, but their services will come too late, as he is now lying at the point of death. The relatives say they have used • every effort possible to ascertain bis whereabouts, and only succeeded in finding him by a letter he had written a friend in Ontario. —Mrs. Jamieson, widow of a deceased Presbyterian Missionary of Forinosa, gave a very instructive and intereating lecture on Tuesday evening last week in Knox church, Pahnerstmi, when over 100 persons were present. She displayed a map of the island, and described very minutely and clearly the peculiar customs and habits of the natives, the progress of the missionary work during the last twenty years, and gave many inter- esting points connected with Dr. McKay's work there. —Mr. George Preston, of Harriston, was lately presented with a cane, which has a history attached, by a friend in Vancouver. It is of African teak weod, and was cut from a plank of the steamer Beaver, which was the first steamer to plow the waters of the Pacific Ocean, being taken there by the Hudson Bay Company in the year 1835. The vessel is now laid up at Vancouver City, and going to be transported for exhibitien to the World's Fair, at Chicago. —A resident of London was lately taught a lesson which he richly deserved. During a family squabble he pulled his wife out en the street by the hair. A number of boys, aged about 15 years, saw the performance, but the action of the husband did not meet with their approval. They attacked him, and he took to his heels. The boys managed to keep him in sight until after he had crossed Clark's Bridge, when his strength was exhausted and he was compelled to atop. Immediately the boys pounced upon him and gave him a severe trouncing—one which he will not soon forget. —Chief Justice Galt on Monday, last week, gave judgment on the motion for construction of the will of the late Richard Senior, of the village of Ayr. The testator gave certain bequests to his wife and rela- dyes, and then directed that the residue of his estate, real and personal, be converted into cash and distributed equally among three eocietiee, viz : The Methodist Mis- sionary Society, the Presbyterian Mission- ary Society and the Upper Canada Bible Society. His Lordship held these three be- quests are void so far as the realty or the proceeds thereof is concerned, and directs that all money so derived be distributed among the next of kin. —Mr. Charles Edson, a former resident of - Lucknow,but at present residing near These- lon, Algomiewrites to the Lucknow Sentinel as follows : " We are getting along very well since we came up here. Although we hed everything burned when we first came, we are a good deal better off than when we left Lucknow, but if things go on for a few years the way they are now, there will be no one left in Algoma. I only know of one new settler coming in, while I knew of dozens going out. People that came up here a few years ago without a dollar, end have now from 20 to 40 acres cleared ; com- fortable houses and barns ; horses and rat- tle, in fact, just when you think they are doing ; they sell their stock and int pimiento for what they can get ; leave their,. farms to be sold or rented, (and, sof course, as 110 one is coming in that can't be done), and go away to the States. A few have gone to Manitoba or British Columbia. do not know what they want as there is work and fair wages here for every one. am sure if I had 20 boys and girls I would not have to look for places for one of them. The biggest job I have is to keep those have got at:home." Perth icems. There is a movement in Stratford to- wards starting a flax binding twine factory. . —The Stratford curlers were defeated at Brantford, a few days ago, by 21 shots. —J. L. Savage,, V. S., of the Ontario Vet- erinary College, is locating in Milverton. —Mr. John Mahony, one of the pioneers of Logan, died a few days ago, at the ad- vanced age of 82 years. —Mr. George Dalton, of Staffa, is leaving for New York State, where he expects to reside in future. --Messrs. A. Rourk, Joseph Riley add M. Dunn left Dublin on Tuesday, last week, for the States. —The St. Patrick's concert at Dublin, on the night of the 17th of March, was im- mense, both as to quality of entertainment andlerge attendance. —Rev. James Livingstone, of Listowel, who has been very ill for four or five weeks,. is fast recovering, and hitt flock aro anxious to have him again in his pulpit. —Mr. Wm. Balfour has purchased the Dawson farm, near Russeldale, and is mov- ing on to it. His brother James has pur- chased his 50 acre farm. —Mr. James Sills, of Mitchell, has sold the old brick cottage homestead, near the station to Mr. George Baxter, for the sum of $1,2(10. —Mr. Smith, of llifitchell High Sehool, was called to Ingersoll; the other day, on account of the death, in that place, of one of hie children. —Mr. Patrick Kenelly, of Logan, will leave in a few days, with his family, for Kansas, where he intends to reside for the future. —Mr. Peter Barr, of Fullerton, who hu been bedfast since last harvest from a growth on his knee, passed away on Mos - day evening, last week, in the meridian of life. —The lecture of Rev. Mr. Irwin, ia Pidrovenoe Mehotdiet Crchuh, Loagn, on a recent evening, was listened to by a crowd- ed house. - The subject was " Ireland and the Irish." —Mr. Alexander Darling left Dublin, the other day, for Michigan, with a very hand- some stallion he intends to sell, and should get a good figure for him. —The St. Thomas Times says : Mr. Pridham, nephew of Mr. W. Pridhans, M. P., for South Perth, will shortly cyan a steam laundry on the corner of Hiawatha and Curtis streets. —The Monkton saw mill has a large stock in this year, about 600,000 feet, consisting of hemlock, pine, tamarack, basswood, oak, white ash, black ash, birch, maple and a. large stock of dry lumber dressed. —Rev. Dr. Frazer, of Hamilton, preached two powerful sermons in Knox Church, Mitchell, on Sabbath, 20th nit, and on the following Monday evening adAressed large gathering in the same building, —A Roy & Sons, of Russeldale, have purchased irom Mr. daniee T. Doble the celebrated Durham bull, " Boulder," pays ing the handsome sum of $175 therefor. The present owners intend showing him at Mitchell, Staffa and Kirkton Spring Sa owe. --Hugh Murray, 'Grand Trunk Railway brakeman, running from Stratford, had a hair -breadth escape for his- life at Scaforth on Tuesday, last week. He went to make a ooupling between two cars, when his feet slipped and he came to the ground in a heap. Fortunately he was able to contract himeelf into auch narrow bounds that th wheels did not touch him.