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The Huron Expositor, 1893-06-09, Page 1Nvx 2, 1893:: rg 2nd, 1893. Dry Goods, Mil - mg, Rouse Fur.. is thoroughly June businee& tment Las ht. this month,. and - find not only an If Summer Geode tn, but very close. fine selection er -.Intl-burned shapes Nfisses' and Chil. Hats, Sun Rate, &c. Stock _eomplete thia ow prices rule, choice handles. made, a, large 'ty pieces of Lawns ripes, checks, dots, Lifni lot of fancy figure,s in colors sh, just the thing, ather. choice things Thole, with spots, rs and !silk stripes. e, lot of Delainettes rs) at a very low in stock a very ent of Light Dress Black, Cream and Liar shades,, with ) match. tine range of colors lot effects, checks which are not at Eye, and very suit- .ases, Blouses, Trim- :eck of etas, siery, ;vea, twear, -seta, les; ate. ta.rpets, tains, tithing, &c. id in our assortment n ordinary range of to select from, at w as good qualities McFdul, ORTH. semis, of oar ybag: Inez! style on the, 24th. 4eir. floe Illructy- .--Mr. Ben Tondinson • Dot --The Court of nship of Hullett -Waa Ctlay 25th. Notice .eras nada Compeny to misets nant, for centre part • i4, and Wm. Hilutors 16, Concesaion 4, and Let 16, Concession 6. ges were made as notie decided that Lot 16, as assessed to the Can- ton Hill was assessed :11, H. S., Londesboro, ek off. No complaint r assessment and only s ma made, The assess - d and the Court closed, meeting the same dep. n. Wellace and other., to turnpike and groat Sti and ' 31, Concession 6 ion of the road is not et er condition for public . Lanham and J. Snell -examine the !said aide epaired as soon as passi- m wag present claiming lied by dogs, but as A Freeman's examination at the time on the pub - m was. not allowed. D. ra.1 others presented * jeuncil to continue the nacle to Mrs. Stinson, * cumstances, living in titian was laid over for ite.eve and Clerk were 712 the County Councit cost of building =*114 - in the tovenship, of 100 ant to the atatute in that Lbint of Jacob -Wagner drain, made by agree" and affecting his land. ineer Will examine the his report to the cowl- iettOr Waif read oudfoot, announcing to • decielon of the Court suit of W. W. :Bowie eorationt was dismiesede trff not having a shad- st the township. Eighty_ he pat on sideroad siet enton end boundary or Vs,wkknosb, under dire' n and James Snell, Ode ;road 5 and 6, under di; end John Brigham,. eon put on sideroad 10 end, elder the direction 0.1. ouncil adjourned nut? e let 10 a. in. TVVENTY-SIXTH YEAR. WHOLE NI7MBER,1,330. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JUNE 9 1893. McI.JBAN BROS., Publishers. $1.50 a Year in Advance. KEEP POSTED. In these days it is necessary for all men to be up with the times, lest at some time they may be BUNOOED By the man who wants to sell them something for nothing. THE FARMER, Mechanic and Millionaire all have the same appreciation of comfortable Clothing, and at reasonable prices for good work- manship. We are offering a line of Scotch Suiting's, regular pri_ces $20, $22 and $24, for $18_00, Made to order in any desired style. They are the finest im- ported goods ever shown, and if you desire a genuine bar- gain, this is your opportunity. Investigation will pay you. JACKSON BROS., THE CLOTHING PEOPLE, SEAFORTH. SOMETHING FOR THE PEO- PLE TO THINK OF. [WniTTEN FOR THE EXPOSITOR.] I noticed a letter some weeks ago in your - valuable paper from an anonymous corre- ,. *pendent, giving a statement of the salaries of the government officials of the county and elsewhere. It was a good letter, and as true as goepel, but it would have carried more weight if the writer bad had the courage to sign his name. Any person who is diseatisfied with official salaries, or any- thing else connected with the government, ought not only to give his name, but should be able to propose a remedy for the griev- ances he complains of. It surprised me that Robert Gibbons deigned to reply to this let- ter. It appears to me he ought to be satis- fied to fare well and hold his tongue, the same as the other high paid officials have done. It is evident the Sheriff has been so long in office he has no idea how badly old age ia discounted in all other walks of life. Old laborers and mechsnice, after they get between 59 and 60 years of age, are not wanted, unless to do chores of one kind or another for their board, if they are able. Even old .ministers, who are supposed to be engaged in the service of the Lord are not wanted, although 0126 would naturally sup- pose that the longer they are in the service the better able they will be to guide and di- rect their flocks in the way they should go. Such, howevere is not the CEU38, as it is get- ting to be a serious matter with all the! churches what is to be done with old preach- ers. When this question came up at a meet- ing of the Congregational Church held -in Guelph last year, one old minister suggested that old minieters should be shot as soon as their aervices were no longer wanted. This man argued that it would be better for the men themselves, and fully as Christian like to send them into the other world at once to - receive the reward of their labors on earth, as to lenve them in the' world in their old age, without any experience to make a liv- ing in some other calling,causing them to run the risk of falling from grace, and of starving to deeth in making the attempt. Mr; Gib- bons tries hard to make it appear that his office is no sinecure; that it ie attended with great responsibility, and instead of being worth $3,400 a year, for the last two years it has only been worth $1,700 a year ;after all expenses were paid. I don't know of any office or any business that is attended with any lees risk than being Sheriff of Huron. If called on to perform any duty there is any doubts about, there is no town where legal advice (Jan be got chea.per or better than in Goderich. Everybody has to suffer for their mistakes ; why should Sheriffs be ex- empt? Personally, I have no fault to find with Mr. Gibbons. As long as the present eyatem bests 'there is no man better entitled to fill the office. It Is the system that is wrong. Why should the servants of the people fare so much better than the electors, who are their masters ? For instanee, if a farmer 60 years old, unfit for work, but who had $20,000 invested in 200 acres of land, stock and implements, undertook to work the farm by employing all the help he re- .quirecl, the chances are, at the end of 20 /ears, all that would be left of the property would be the little plot in the churchyard, Whereas 20 years ago, Mr. Gibbone,without any capital invested,secured an office which, according to his own showing, has been worth at least $2,000 a year after paying all expenses, and which is likely to continue un- til the day he dies. If Mr. Gibbons has been able to hire all the competent help needed te run the office, and nave $2,000 a yesr, why could not the Government have Bayed this amount to the country ? Again take the case of " Sandy Rosa," another ,Goderich worthy, who afterwards became the Hon. A. M. Ross, and who has held offices cif one kind -or another ever since he came of age, and who has won the bless- ed asserance that he svtll never- hear the sound of dismissal from the fattest office he ever held, even although he lives until the day he diet What right has any Government to have such fat offices? at their disposal as to tempt even Cabinet Min- isters to feige sickness, or deafness, to se- cure them. Why should old men who have het their faculties be able to earn three or four times more money than they were ever able to earn before they lost them ? Who would not be willing to lose one faculty or another if by so doing he could add two or three thousand yearly to Ms income? The system is rotten to the core. There are hundreds and thousands of men scattered over the country who are drawing from $1,000 to $2,500 e year who are not required any more than a cart wants a third wheel, or the little town of Seaforth re- quires a " food inspector," at a cost of at least $1,200 yearly. The remedy is simple. AII that the people have to do is to take the official patronage entirely out of the -hands of both Governmente. Let each gov- ernment appoint a oommission :to sot ae examiners to provide competent help for both governments. 'In order to do this all public offices would require to be graded, first, second and third clue, with a salary of say $400, $700 and $1,000 attached to each. All applicants, men or women, between the ages of 21 or 30, regardless of either politics or religion, who wished to serve their country, could home a chance of doing so on the terms proposed. The chances are, the applications would run up among, the thousands. In that oase,the commissioner. would have to limit the number to be ex- amined to 100 or 200 at most for each county. The .parties who were fortunate enough to draw tickets entitling them to be examined, would be required to furnish cer- tificates of character from responsible men in each county. The batch that passed the necessary examinations would be entitled for 'at least five years to draw for any of- fice that became vacant under either govern- ments, or for any county office that wee graded. Any man or woman who considered their services worth more to themselves than a second or third' class office, need not draw for them. These offioes are just like so many prizes in a lottery, and would have to be drawn for in the same way. The Comity Judge, the Wsrden and one of the commissioners might be named to see that the drawing was done ou the equtsre. Labor being a marketable article is worth just what it will bring in the market. Such being the case, what right has any Govern- ment ,to pay $2,500 to certain officials, if equally competent men oan begot for $1,000? Contractors who are large employers of la- bor have to tender against each other to secure work of all kinds. School trusteee, merchants, tailors and hosts of others em- ploy private help if they can save money by doing so. Why can not our governments do likewise ? For instance, take the poet of- fice department. Postmasters in towns of 2,500 to 3,000 population derive from $1,500 to $2,000 a year for these services ; mail clerks who run on the oars every other day receive from $800 to $1,200, besidee being entitled to a pension of $600 a year after becoming unfit for work. Why should wo• men not lie employed as post:nesters. Two women at $400 each would fill a $2,000 of- fice much better than any man, and would save at least 125 per cent per annum to the country. Hundreds of smart young wo- men could be got to act as mail clerks for $400 a year, and would ask no pension. Mil- lions of dollars could be saved and the poet office ma dte a great soirece of revenue to the country, or the postage could be reduced on both cards and letters to one cent for the Dominion. If patronage was done away with, political warfare wohld almost cease both in Toronto and Ottawa. Instead of fighting and quarrelling and legislating in the interest of porty, the representatives would have nothing todo but attend to the interests of the country. Governments would be more independent of the people, and the people, or their representa- tives, would hnve no occasion to give a blind support to any , government for the sake of gaining perty favors. Ger- tymanders, franchise note,' revising bar- risters and all such abominations, could be dispensed with ; one member from. eitale county and city to the Lecal, and one to th4 Dominion House is all that is required, and it would coat so little to get elected, mem- here could afford to serve their constituents for at least half the money they now get. In fact, any number of good men who have a sufficient stake in the country would he quite willing to serve their own and the country's interests for the honor of doing so. In this way millions - could be saved, and the government of the country greatly improved. Lawyers who have been members of parliament, and who have been busy making laws in their own interests,- and who have got most of the fat offices fenced in for themattives, will naturally object to such a re who he truth o establish not like it. themselves in politics, and whose -business t is to run round the country corrupting the electors, would find their occupation 'entirely gone. The taxpayers are the only ones who will en- dorse a change. It seems the Christian religion is neither long enough nor broad enough to cover all the churches each and all of them keep striving hard' to be represented in the Gov- ernment. The Catholic Church, however, has got the inside track. In the first place, they believe that the Pope, through the church, should rule supreme in both tem- poral and spiritual matters. Party politics is only of secondary importance with them, hence the realest they are playing both par- ties for all they are worth . If the present system is continued they will hold all the offices in the country,and in this way enrioh both themselves and the Church. According to my plan, they could only get their share. Government salaries being so much higher than in other callings, and being much safer than molt businesses, everybody who has the ghost of a chance is striving to serve his country in one capacity or another. If the scale were:reduced to the figures named, there would not be so many willing to sac - rifles themselves. If our Governments are going to continue to pay two or three times more for labor tban it -is worth, they ought at least to stop giving pensions. In fact, they should adopt the American plan and make a change every font years, so as to benefit as many se possible. The English Government adopts this plan in fillhig col-. onial offices. The Governors are all ap- pointed for five years to give other poor old, country Lords a chance to redeem them- selves. I don't want your Old Subecriber " to criticise this letter. He undertook some weeks since to criticise all the letters I have written to THE EXPOSITOR for the last 14 years. Instead of doing so he merely in- formed your readers there was at least one man in Morrie who was born a Tory and was going to die one, whether right or wrong. It must be very discouraging to a Reform edi- tor like yourself to think you have an old subscriber who has been reading your val- uable paper for over 30 years, and profited so little by it. Yours, JAMES PRINGLE. STRATFORD, May 30th, 1893. radical change. Newepapeic ed' have been kept busy pervertin in the interest of their party their claim for an office, wi Party heelers who intere THE GREAT SHOW AT THE WINDY CITY. CLUcA00, June btb, 1893. The first month of the World's Fair has gone into history and the men who are at the head of the Exposition say,that they are pleased with the success already achieved. The attendance has not been large, but then the weather has been bad, the railroad rates high and the American public still imbued with the. idea that it will be mercilessly plucked if it sets foot in Chicago. With these little matters properly adjusted it is believed the Fair will have sinooth sailing. .The present month, it is thought, will wit- ness a tremendous increase in the daily at- tendance. In the meantime the authorities are hoping and praying for a railroad-4sta war. It is a gratifying fact that visitors to the Exposition are returning to their homes and assuring their friends that the stories of ex- tortion in Chiosgo have been greatly exag- gerated' and that one can have a very com- fortable time here without spendiag an un- reasonable sum of money. Nor is there any prospect that hotel rates will be any higher than they now are. In truth it is becoming pretty evident that there will be a surplus of hotel.; accommodations and, certsin gen- tlemen Who have erected' structures near the World'i Fair for the purpose of " gouging " the travelling publics will themselves be sub- mitted to that painful operation, or at least something very much like it. In the meantime work on the grounds, buildings, nnd exhibits has been so rapidly pushed thati very little now remains to be done. During the present month the great Ex- position will be ready in its entirety for vis- itors. FOR SEEING THE SIGHTS. Ferris' monster wheel, being constructed to enable visitors to isite a view of the en- tire grounds, as well as the city and its sur- roundings, is nearing completion -and will soon be an acoomplished reality, People- stleast those people who knew everything -laughed at Mr. Ferris when he first pro- posed to build this wheel that was to tower 275 feet into the air and lift passengers that much nearer . heaven on the one side and drop them eently to earth on the other. But Mr. Ferns had his own ideas and was not to be,moved by the aforesaid digits of soon. He interested capital in the venture and the work on the monster wheel began. Although there is much to be done, tiver $400,000 has been expended on the structure and it is probable that it will cost over $500,000 before the work is done. Will Mr. Ferris he able to make a profit on his venture by charging passengers 25 cents a ride for two revolutions ? Anyway the in- ventonwill have achieved a triumph in de- monstrating the fact that he knew what he was about. And that is something even in these 'days of sordid money making. As to the wheel itself. Imagine an im- mense circle of steel and iron 275 feet in di- ameter; braced with innumerable supports which cross and re -cross each other, supe ported on an axis that rests upon two great pillars of iron frame -work, that in turn rest upon solid' rook foundations. Attached at certain intervals to the circumference of the wheel are great chairs or cabins' which are so enapended that at every point of the re- volution the occupant is in a perfectly up- right position. You step into one of these chairs, the big engine appdies the power and the great wheel lifts,you into the air. Up and up you go, until, at the top, you have a perfect penorama before you, of the Fair, of the bustling oity, of the waters of Lake Michigan and the sand dunes and morasses of Indiana to the southeast. Down on the other side you go, and the panorama gradu- ally disappears, but to come back again as the turn of the wheel brings you once more to the top. Agein you descend and this otivmare.you,step out, for your 25 -cent trip is I The natural timidity of the public -or at least a very large percentage thereof -will out quite a figure in the profits of the wheel. Many a man will pie at the great mass of Eiteel and iron and shudder as he thinks to himself : " VVhat if the thing should col, lapse when the chairs are full of people ?" Eminent engineers however, who leave studied the wheel, say that it will easily stand any strain to which it might be put - that the same gale which blew it over would also move the Auditorium from its founda- tions.; So -that there need be no fear on the score 'of danger. • There are 4,300 eons of steel and iron in the structure. The steel axle weighs 70 tons, and engines of 500 -horse poser furnish' t e motive po ser. The men who have been mployed on the perilous job are mostly idge workers. They move as easily from p ace to place as though they were on terra firms instead of on loose planks • and iron girders hundreds of feet from the ground . " No," said one of the men in answer to a question " We ain't afraid of falling. A man working up here never thinks of such a thing. Of course its a little bit dangereue when there is a sudden gust of wind froni the lake, but we hold on until it is over and we're safe. Most of the men- wear rubber overshoes or else rubber -soled shoes, so as not to slip. Otherwise we work just like ordinary laborers." An attempt will be made to have the Ferris wheel in readiness by June 15th, but it is doubtful if this can be s000mplished. Like all other striking enterprises, this one has its imitators. Outside the midway plaisance can be seen a number of small Wooden wheels built on the Ferris plan, but accommodating only 10 or 12 passengers. They are but 50 or 75 feet high and look very insignificant when compared with the parent wheel. They are doing very little lousiness so far. LO 1 THE POOR INDIAN. Don't overlook the Indian exhibit at the Fair. Its something worth study, and care- ful study, too. Down southealt of the big sgrioultural building, near the display of wind -mills, is located a long low yellow - building which is devoted to the work of the Indian schools maintained by the Gov- ernment on the different reservations. The variouitexhibits are in charge of uniformed Indianiyenths from the different tribes who zealouily and jealously guard the handi- work of their fellow pupils. . Woe be tol the visitor Who dares to touch or handle 1 These copper -colored guardians are after bine or her -generally her in this case -quicker than a flash. , ' The showing msde by the schools is a very creditable one, some very excellent speci- mens of penmanshipoirawing, etc., being made by the puptle. A little beyond the Indian school building are the birch bark tents of the Penobscot Indians of Maine. Most of them speak very excellent English. The men are tall and straight, with frank open countenances, greatly in contrast with the sullen, scowling faces of the Western I specimens of ur aborigine brethren. The women, too, re neatly clad, and there are some really andsome young women in - the setelement. Altogether the Penobsoots are worth studying as examples of what civiliz- ation can do for poor Lo. THE LITTLE ESQUIMAU MAIM HAPPY. The Esquimau boys in the 57th -street vil- lage are happy, for a way has been discover- ed by whioh they can use their sleds, in spite of the fact that there is no snow. Wooden rails have been laid on the ground, the sleds have been provided with wheele, and there you are. The youngeters hitch their dogs to the sleds or " kyaoks," crack their whips and are off like the wind. This is not quite so much fun as gliding over the snow, but still it is a very agreeable subeti- tute. The youngsters -and herein. they differ from everyone else on the grounds - offer free rides to the public, and many a 1 white boy and girl has enjoyed a spin be- hind the furry dogs. However, the &qui - man lad is a consummate beggar, and what he loses in direct fees he makes up in " tips." The Esquimeu ought to develop into a greet success in the sleeping -oar -por- ter business. WHAT SIXTY NEARS DOES. The evolution of travel was illustrated in a very realistic way by the arrival on Sun- day morning of the New York Central rail- way compeny's exhibit. The exhibit con- sists of two trains, one train wai drawn by the now famous locomotive, " No. 999," - the fastest locomotive in the world -the other drawn on box cars hauled by No. 999. The latter consists of the " De Witt Clin- ton " the queer old locomotive built in 1831, and three oars. The engine is -well, it's a freak made up of a humpbacked boiler and an overgrown smokestack. The tender is full of water barrels. The coaches are just simply thorough -brace stage coaches. The other train, that which belongs to " No. 999," -the Empire State Express -is a compound aggregation of Modern luxury. And only 62 years intervened between - that American antiquity and this modern . high art in transit. THE GERMANS AHEAD. As usual the Germans are a big stride ahead of the foreign contingent, this tithe in Maohinery Hall, their magnificent exhibit being now ready. It covers 50,000 square feet of floor space, a triple -expansion 1,000 horse -power engine being required to make " the wheels go 'wound. ' The machinery, which covers every branch of power -pro- ducers, is operated by experts from the Fatherland, one of whom describes the saw- mill of Ernest Kirchner & Co., of Leipsio, as " the biggest mill ever made." Cannon -King Krupp's exhibit here is a wonder in itself, but the match -making mechanism of a Bet - Lin firm will attract the curious -these are the matches which can be ignited only on the box. One machine makes 36,000 boxes a day, another cuts ont 24,000,000 matches, another dips 2,000,000 in a day and another fills 1,300 boxes in an hour. THE WHITE CZAR WILL ASTONISH PEOPLE. Russia and Norway are melting great pro - gross in overcoming the unfortunate delay caused by the ice in tihe which held their exhibit -freighted ships for weeks. The pavilion of the former, which in its archi- tecture followie the 17th century, will be, is alresdy, a striking feature, while the partly - open cases disclose that which will, for its marvelous beauty, astonish those who have thought the children of the White Czar were but barbarians. They will realize as they view the products of these far-off people, al- ways the friends of our nation, that after all- . the world is very near akin. MILLIONS IN DIAMONDS. The De Beers Mining Company of South America has a unique exhibition. Twelve hundred and- fifty bags of diamonds. Not measly little salt or shot bags but big, fat bags, each one with1 a good half -bushel capacity, and nothing but a alab-fence and three giant natives, each one bigger and blacker than the other, to guard the trea- sure. The bsgs contain diamondiferous rocks, which, after being exposed to the weather for six months, crumble to pieces and are then washed. The washing I ma - chintzy is now ready, and when put in Oper- ation will wash away the dross Etna discover the sparklers. Just how much the 1,250 bags will yield no man knowethe but depend upon it " there's millions in It." SOME MUSIC. Work on the great organ in Festival Hall , is- progressing rapidly, and on June 15th it will thunder forth its melody from its 3,901 pipes and 80 stops. It is 38 feet high, 34 feet wide and 25 feet deep, and as handsome- ly imposing as it is big. At the further end of the large halt is the echo organ. operated by 300 feet of electric cable. The effecti to be produced are said to be thrilling in the extreme. THE IRISH VILLAGE. Mrs. Ernest Hart's Irish industrial vil- lage, Donegal Castle was thrown open in the Plaissnce on Wednesday, and to one who has interest in the ways and manners of the simplest and warmest-heatted people on earth, here his or her interest can be gratified by a realism that has its very pa- thetic feature. The village smithy is here, and the ancient homespun loom and the spinning wheel, and with all the brawny lads and rosy, fun -loving lassies in old Aim° gowns and hats. A DIFFERENT SCENE. In striking contrast to this scene was the wild dance of the Dahomyane, but a block away. Here the blaok men dreseed in snake - skins and the unsexed amazons of Dahomy, with scarified limbs, kept step to the music of tom-toms and bullock horns, breaking great holes in the atmosphere by a din as ear-splitting as the gyrations of the bar- barians were unintelligible to the under- standing. The amazons all of whom had seen active servioe in the King's army, at- tracted the greatest attention. Many of them bear the humiliating marks of defeat in battle, bodily mutilation and fantastic shaving of the head. Their dance is entire- ly unlike anything seen elsewhere on the Plaisance, and comes probably nearer to a preconceived notion of the barbarous than that of any of the queer peoples gathered in this altogether queer quarter of the Expo- sition. back of the thumb and firet finger, almost in the shape of a triangle, grafting into its place the 13elly of two frogs. Since the op- eration was performed the hand has been progressing „ very favorably and Mr. Clay is now hoping that he may ultimately have the full use of Me hand. -Mr. John Hutohineon, the well-known cattle expotter, was merried at Bright Fri- day to Miss Annie Gilholm. They left im- mediately for England ,where they will spend a couple of menthe. -Mr. Hugh Bryce, of the 4th line of Warwick, near Watford, raised s fine bank barn the other day. Over forty ladies as- sisted at the tables, and 100 men kept them busy. - After fifty-six years of active business life in Woodstock, Mr. John Douglas has sold Ms harness and saddlery business to Mr. W. H. Jenkins, and will live hereafter at leisure from business. -The eleven -year-old son of Mrs. Amey, of Orillia, was engaaged rolling a log down the hill, when it struck him on the breast. It did not hurt him much at the time, but inflammation set in and death ensued. -Thomas Brigham, gardener, Nassoga- weya, while intoxicated, set fire to his bed and was found suffooated. He had been abusive to his wife and daughter and they left the house and spent the night at a neighbor's. . - Lucknow Orangemen will compete for prizes at the Hamilton demonstration on July 12th. Every man will wear a Prinoe Albert coat. a snow-white vest and a . glossy silk tile ; 125 of thole outfits have been or- dered. -Rev. Walter T. Currie, the - first mis- sionary sent by the Congregational churches of Canada to Africa, is on a visit to Mont- real. Mr. Currie is a Torontonian. He is a graduate of the Congregational College, and was ordained in June, 1885. . -The Rev. Father Baxter, a pioneer missionary in Algoma, who spent 50 years there, passed through Toronto the other day on hie way to Montreal, where he has been called by his superiors to enjoy a well-earn- ed rest for the remainder of his life. -St. James' Square Presbyterian church, Toronto, of which the Rev. Dr. Kellogg, who returned to India, was pastor has ex- tended a call to the Rev. Dr. McGregor of Aberdeen, Scotland, ol the Keswick Bre'th- ren, who recently visited Canada. The /salary is $2,500. - The women of Winnipeg propose to pre- sent to the Princess May, on the occasion of her marriage to the Duke of York, a pend- ant maple -leaf design of Canadian gold, and studded with dismonds, with 'a gold crose- bar, on which the werd " Canada " will be traced in diamonds. -A workingman bought a valise at the sale of Grand Trunk unclaimed goods at Mentreal, and found in it a certificate for 107 $1 000 shares in the Western Gas Im- . 9 provemen't Company, of Chicago, in favor Of L. Hulberatadt. The certificates are not negotiable. -Fariers in the vicinity of Renfrew are after a moue manager for tricks played on them. A couple of weeks ago the agents advertised that the circus would buy 100 horses. 'The result was that every farther who had a spare horse was on band. The -whole thing proved to be a "fake" circus. - Canadian visitors to Chicago may be re- minded that for their convenience officers of the Canadian customs are stationed at the Chioago & Grand Trunk and Wabash Rail- way stations for the purpose of examining the luggage of passengers for Canada in order that they may have no trouble on ar- riving at the frontier. - Last Friday morning at Paisley, while three or four bop were playing Dear the river by Fisher'. mill, a son of Mr. Alex. Leask fell into the stream and was drown- ed. The little fellow was only about four years old, and his small comrades were un- able to save him, and before assistance could be procured he was drowned. -Miss M. Trengloss Stevenson,of Guelph, left a few days ago with a party of ladies aud gentlemen from London on a trip to the Pacific coast. The tour has been designed with the object of combining business and pleasure. Four artists of the company, of which Miss Stevenson is one, will give con, carte along the route. i -J. A. Yerington, son of H. M. Yering- ton, of Carson, Nevada, is commissioner in charge of Nevada's exhibit at the World's Fair. H. M. Yeringtonr is a Canadian snd left Port Stanley 30 years ago a poor man. He is now eatimated to be worth $14,000,- 000, and is president of seventeen railroads and inining companies. -Mr. G. A. Striokla d, manager of the Lakefield Canoe Comp ny, Peterboro, has received a cablegram order for s 16 -foot canoe for Princess Ma daughter of the Duke of Tack and brid -elect of His Royal Highness, the Duke f York. The craft will be of special mate ial and workmanship and going from Peterb ro will be of strictly Canadian pattern. , -The Toronto Indn trial 'EXhibition As eociation have awarde theecnitracts for the erection of 22 horse enibles at a cost of $50,- nii 000. They will acco modate 800 horses. They will be built on the latent improved plan and will be the finest, of the kind in America. In them t e horses will stand sideways to the public thne allowing a much better view. -In 1887 Elie chant, married one Christmas Emino sen to visit her mother. money to bring her h Ssturday, having bee She then discovered her departure, mar Ellen Day. He will amys, -The Salvation A cheap food and lodgi named " the lighth noted liquor sellin and thoroughly ren that purpose. Clea meals will be suppli fortunate. Rev. D the opening and qui citizens took part i -The Canadian hibitors at the great preparations t stration on the Fa Dominion day, T Canadians resident ed to push the m and the Minister of backing up the prot Canadians resident -Some friend dine Review : " wee eleoted represe Coloredo, by a maj visiting his brother Kinloss,and is abo home. He left f ago, but time has in appearance he He h an upright a and well deserve holds at present., ed so brightly o brighter in the long, and may s Canada. Messrs. Crossley and 'Hunter, evange- lists, will commence service in Pembroke on June llth. -A new Masonic temple was dedicated at Brantford on June 1st by Grand Mast& Hon. J. M. Gibson. -Senator Carling, of Canada, has been msde a Knight of the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. -James Hambly and family residing near Woodstock, had a close call from lightning the other day. They were all ' temporarily paralyzed. -The electric street car service in Mon- treal has become demoralized. It is likely the compsny will return to horse power un- til a power house is built. -Miss Clara Herman preached in the Thamesford church last Sunday evening, supplying the place,of Rev. Mr. Kerr, the pastor, who was absent on account of at- tending the conference at Owen Sound. -Last Sunday night Rev. Joseph Philp, of the Centennial Methodist church, London, baptized a number of his congregation with Jordan water which he had just brought home with him from Palestine. -During the past year the 25 Methodist churches of the West Toronto district have suffered a decrease in the aggregate member- ship of 750, according to figures submitted at the late district meeting. -The Galt Reformer of last week says : A few days ago an operation that, so far as we know, has not been undertaken is On- tario before, was performed on the hand of Mr. Edward Clay of this town. Last win- ter Mr. Clay was very severely burned by an exploding lamp and after the wounds had healed up he had not the use of the hand, His physioians decided to operate upon it and have removed pert of the flesh mina, a Halifax mer - Susan Boden. Last his wife to Michigan e refused to send her me, but she arrived assisted by friends. hat her husband, after ied Ms servant girl, e prosecuted for big - end, and at last receive a welcome to the home beyond, is the sincere wish of his many friends in Bruce county. He is worthy of all respect and leaves a memory behind him that will never be forgotten. God speed him en his way in life and guide him safely home." -The steamer United Empire, of the North-west Transportation Company, co`41- mended by Captain John MoNab, arrived at the Grand Trunk elevator,Point Edward, on Friday morning June 2ad, and discharg- ed her cargo of 1,300 tons of freight, which oomprized 75 oar loads of flour and 10,000 bushels of wheat. This is the first round trip between Sarnia and Duluth me& by the Empire this season. - -Messrs. John Hope, Bo* Park, Brant- ford, Richard Gibson, Delaware, and J. C. Snell, Edmonton, judges of cattle, horses and sheep, are busily engaged preparing the final entries for the World's Fair. As fsr as oan be ascertained at present,about 70 horses and 175 cattle will be exhibited from On- tario. They will probably not be in place till August. Canadian dairy cove ore easily holding their own at the fair, and are lead- ing in the final test. -Last Saturday Wm. McGurn and David Wataon, employes of Scott, Gillis* & Conl- rimy, produce dealers at Stratliroy, were returning to the warehouse with a load of empty egg boxe5,-arbgn one of the boxes on the wagon elipped,precipitating the men between the whiffletrees and the horses. The mil male dashed forward, one of them kicking McGurn on the head, literally stnashing the skull And allowing the brainS to appear. He died in two hours. -Professor King, Canadian commissioner to define the boundary between Alaska and Canada, returned to Ottawa Friday after depositing hie party in the field. Dr. Men- denhall is the United States conunissioner. The Canadian surveyors will report to MT. King about the end of September, and the United States surveyors at the same time. They will take next season to com- plete their work. The commission will re- port within two years to the Governments of Canada and the United States. - In the Hamilton Police Court on Fri- day, Kate Gasette, a 17 year old girl, was charged with obtaining a $52 gold watch from William Brinkworth,s Dundse jeweler, by false pretence. The prisoner is a decid- edly clever girl, being a first-oless type- writer and expert penwoman. She is said to have been employed in leading offices as stenographer and typewriter in Rochester and Buffalo during the past year. She was found guilty and sentenced to one year in the Mercer Reformatory. -The other day, while Mr. Wm. Mo - Nally was driving along the road in Brooke, Lambton county, a large eagle fiew froirr a tree top, and flying directly towards the_ rig endeavored to strike the occupant with his claws. Mr. McNally warded off the blow with hie whip ; flying past, the bird turned, and with a scream swooped down upon his intended victim again. This time Mr. McNally used the buggy cushion with good effect, and whipping up his horses hastened from the scene. -The Oshawa Reformer tells of it fanner who sold a calf to a butcher. in that town the other day for three dollars. On return- ing home he went to pump water for his stook. Being asked by his son whetber he got his cash, he replied, yes. Palling the bills out of his pocket he held them up for his son to see, when a yearling heifer stand- ing by stretched out her neck, licked the ' bills out of his hand and went off on the double quick with the farmer alter her, but it was too late. They went down, too rich a morsel to give up. - William J. Maodonell, who died in To-, ronto on March 4, leaving an estate of $44,- 151.04, drew up a peculiar will previous to his death. He direoted thst hie funeral ex- penses be not more than $10, and added : This OM easily be accomplished in the man- ner following : Any carpenter can make a plain box of rough boards. This will be sufficient for the purpose of a coffin. Some of the men who hang around the corners seeking jobs Call carry this box with its °en- tente down stairs. Let an express wagon be hired in which to make the final journey. -Quite a fracas occurred in Berlin on Tuesday, last week, when Mr. Charles G. Fraser, teacher in the Central School in that town, was assaulted by a citizen, Mr.Poure, and severely injured and disfigured. The origin of, the assault lay in the whipping of Poure's daughter by Mr. Fraser in school that morning, and which she no doubt de- served. The fsther waited for the teacher at DOM and gave him quite a thrashing. The trustees have exonerated Mr. Fraser from blame in the matter. -The Farmers' Club, of Plympton, near Sarnia, recently discussed the question, " ie it advisable that our preeent system of statute labor should be continued." Dis- cussion was indulged in by every member of the club. All were unanimons in the opin- ion that our present system of statute labor had outlived usefulness and that a change of some kind was needful- What that change should be was not settled but they thought the matter should be thoroughly discussed both in club and institute meetings. -Oa Monday, 29th ult., Mr. John Mel- vin died at the residence of his son William, nesr Teeswater, at the remarkable age of 91 years and some month,. Though in year. far past the usual limit of human expecta- tion of life, he was until a few days before his death remarkebly active snd attended church the last Sunday but one of his career on earth. Mrs. Melvin is still living, at the age of 85. Eleven years ago the aged cou- ple celebrated the 50th anniversary of their -marriage, so that for 61 years they had shared the joys soul sorrows of life. -On Sunday, May 28th, a rare but very pleasant event took place in one of tbe churches in Wellesley village, it being the celebration of the 50th annivereary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fleisch- hauer of Nithburg. Rev. J.Kirmis present- ed the happy old couple with a suitable ad- dress. They were married 50 years ago, on the 28th of May, 1843. Both parties are quite hale and hearty, and are able to at- tend to their farm work. A great number of the villagers spent the afternoon at the residence of the aged couple, and were very hospitably treated to all the luxuries that could be obtained for the occasion. - -Mr. Wm. Symington, of Sarnia, died on the 26th ult.,. after a very brierillness. Mr. Symington was born in Galashiele, Roxburghshire, Scotland, in 1820. He emi- grated to Canada with hie father's family when he was fourteen yeere of age, and set- tled in the township of Plympton, which was then a dense wilderness. Here he remained until two years ogo, when he re- moved to Sarnia. About the yeor 1879 Mr. Symington retired to some extent from active farming, and devoted his time and attention to dairying, and in that year he built the Gala Bank cheese factory. Sub- sequently he bought the Uttoxeter and For- est factories, managing all of them success- fully. In politics he waa a staunch and uncompromising Liberal. was an elder of the Presbyterian church for the past 25 year'. Mr. Symington was a member of the township council of Plympton for some my has just opened a g house in Montreal, me." Joe Beef's once canteen was purchased ated and repaired for lodgings and cheap d to the poor and un- . Douglas presided at e a number of leading the proceedings. ommissioners and ex- orld's Fair are making hold s worthy demon - ✓ grounds on July lat, e Canadian staff and t Chicago are determin- tter for all it is worth, Agriculture is strongly t. There are 100,000 n Chicago. rites to the Kincar- on. Hugh Dyatt, who tative of Lake county, rity of 1,350, has been Mr. W. T. S. Dyatt, of to return to his western r the West fifteen years salt lightly with him, as has changed very little. d honorable gentleman, the position which he May the star thst beam - him in the past, shine nture. May his life be mess attend him to the I years and had been for a number of years a direolor in the Lambton Loan and Invest-- ment Company. He was one of the senior magistrates of the county, his appointment dating back to the days before confedere ation ; and he actively discharged the du- ties of the magisterial office for over thirty years. Hon. Thomas Ballantyne M. P. P., of Stratford, and J. F. Lister, 'M. P., of Sarnia, acted es pall -bearers at the funeral. - The family of Mr. Morrow school teacher in Barton township, near Hamilton, have been thrown into great grief, owing to the drowning of a 10 -months -old som The little one (one of twins) wai creeping about the house while the mother was ironing. He crept to the open door. On the doorstep stood a pail about half full of water. The baby put his hands out towards the water and losing his balance fell in bead foremost. The mother knew nothing of the occurrence until the little girl discovered the infant in the pail and gave the alarm,' A doctor was summoned and everything was done to re- store animation, but without avail. -According to the census there are 1,588- 055 married persons in Canada, of whom 791,902 are females and 706,1.53 males, so that there are over 4,000 wives missing. The census does not account for them. Nearly every husband in Ontario has a wife in the country, the figures being 353,060 husbands and 352,798 wives. The discrep- ancy is still smaller in Quebec PrOVibee, where there are 244,792 husbands and 244,- 639 wives. In all Canada there S.Te 129,015 widows and 62,777 widowers. In Ontario the number of widows is 60,289, and in Que- bec 36,362, or ene in about every 40 of Quebec's population, and one in about every 35 of Ontario's. - The Toronto telephone girls are up in arms against the proposition they under- stand to have been made by the manage- ment of the Bell Telephone Company to have them wear uniforms of plain serge with- out ruffles or furbelows. They threaten to strike If it is carried out. -Over $1,000,000 worth of new buildings are said to be in process of construction in Winnipeg, and real estate is active. -Mrs. Donald Cattanisch, widow of the well-known Donald Cattanaoh, of Glengarry, died in Torontb on Saturday afternoon alter a lingering and trying illness, in her 80th year. --Mr. Thomas McVey, a Gloucester far- mer, owns a handsome mare that gave birth to no fewer than 3 colts on Tuesday of lest week. They are all in fine condition, and the mare is also in splendid health. -A poker den was raided at St. Thomas on Friday night and 12 arreits made. Three were from Ridgetown. Six prominent citi- MB and three strangers were fined $40 each at court next morning. -Last Saturday afternoon a young unt married man named Albert Moore, aged 24 years, committed suieide at his brothir's residence on the London road, four miles from Wyoming, by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. Depression of spirits through a fancied loss of money Was the only motive. -The largest specimens of granite on dis- play at the World's Fair, Chicago, are from the Canadian Granite Company, Ottawa, who dressed all the specimens themselves. -Detective Slemin arrived back at Tor- onto last Sunday night, from Kansas City, witliGeorge Pyke the defaulting account- ant of the Imperial Bank. -A terrible triple murder is reported at Clarenceville, Quebec, a father mother and daughter, named Edy, being killed, and an attempt made to burn the bodies. The bodies were rescued, but the dwelling house was destroyed. There is no clue to the mur- derer. The victims have relatives ire Toronto. - On Thursday of last week, by the kind - nem of a lady neer Norwich, a two-year-old child from the Children's Aid Society, To- ronto, was sent to ista,y with her for the sumtner and on Friday, on the invitation of another lady at Omemee, two little girl's made a visit to the latter plate to spend the summer among the flowers and birds. - The C. P. R. steamer Manitoba left Owen Sound on her up trip on Saturday,and when about 75 mile. on her way she ran. aground on the Bear's Rump. The steam- ship Athabaska, on her down trip, !sighted the Manitoba, and took off her passengers, carrying them to Owen Sound, whence they were taken to Toronto. They resumed their journey by Tuesday's boat. -John Kenny, of Oakville, was brought to the Toronto hospital Saturday morning with his leg out off. Kenny, who is an en- gineer, was working at his trade at Grims- by, when he got word that his wife was lying at the point of death at his home in Oakville. He took the first train for home, and in attempting to alight from the train too quickly missed his footing and fell under the wheels. The left leg was cut off at the knee. Since Kenny's accident his wife has died, and his two children are now lying at death's door from ravages of diphtheria.. -A Logan oorresPondent of the Mitchell Reorder says : There are quite a number of bachelors on one of the Logan lines, and some of them have nice lawns in front of their houees. Where is the fault thst eo many of these bechelors are here ? I never saw a finer lot of farmers' daughters than are to be seen in this township. Are they too hard to win ? The same writer -says The Carman population of this township are among the most progressive and prosper- ous citizens of the Province. The most of them are adding improvements to their farms -and surrounding* every year. -The students from Perth county who have succeeded this year in passing the final, examination of this Ontario College of Physioians and Surgeons, and are thereby qualified to practice medicine in Ontario and have the right to place the letters M. C. P. S. a after their names, are the'fol- lowing : W. Elliott, Mitchell ; I. Downie, Embro ; R, E. Macdonald, Stratford ; A. H. Nichol, Listowel ; E. Harvey, Newry ; and C. W. Thompson, St Marys. The fol- lowing have been successful in passing the primary examination I Miss Daisy Macklin, (daughter of Mr. Wm. Macklin), J.D: Mon- teith, and Fred Parker, all of Stratford, and R. A. Downie, of ListoweL -The Methodists at Granton are building a new church, the first corner stone of which was laid on Queen's Birthday, by Reve Mr. Scott, of St. Marys, who axted as substi- tute for MT. Massey, of Toronto. Though not able to be present Mr. Massey forward- ed to the trustees of the said ehurch a check for $75. The second was laid by the Epworth League, represented by Mre. Phillips, wife of a former minieter of the Granton cireuit. A donation of $200 was presented by the league. Rev. J. Green, of Gorrie, offioiated for the Ladies' Aid Society and laid the third stone. A presentation of $140 was made by the ladies. The lad stone was laid by -the Oddfellows,for whom Mr, J. Brine acted. By them $71 were addeO to the funds. A sumptuous tea was served, addresses given, and a profitable time ex- perienced. Nearly $700 was realized dur- ing the day in aid of the building fund, a