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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1894-11-09, Page 1reerrees r 1:894. I94 '7ith several endicl value, y. a adding ttew - 4-eckat pres_ prices will f the season nd bonnets °urea. We etY of Silk materials Fancy • finialied rnported, still nicely - es and price. plain made • s, all elegant Mantjes - rth con - Also sev- sits at a. select frona. Fur Capes,. lars, Muff,. two pare ris •'Quad - which are ever be- rate price and as full and Gloves,. , Children'a Etitting yarns, le value— loves and ality" will autifui range. Mack Cash - k Fancy De- ck Cheviots. of Colored: [flings. tra heavy t the thing - lay wear. a the best a Men's, over n's andl Boys 'ear, at. cFaul, ..nley, brother de McKay, Of ssisted at the - at the resi- n'. John Ross apple and Miss e a a large ntances. The. ishes of every was testified presen ts. Alice. Depart - g after parties e Regulations. yenteg lady hote package re are othc'er so against the 1, an old resi- tor tieaforth, e of land. He- n business in agency.—The iviIIe Presby - ed their pee- eautifu1 silver s been, their re, and is be- te is /Inch:mist- ;king paator. er Mr. A. Me -- m a few : poultry has the East end packers were t more than. i; thereby dis- -Morrison, of to teach the an.—A great, gentle hearts :he atrocious. ! neighboring -eaven bless, our country,. cs abroad in the pleasure :new palatial IcCulla, near- ' The build - t and most ices and has- )- by master . the interior. d by Messrs - Lr is divided T the sterage ergcistern. er is intend - centre is a ;ssrs.-Mndlett \ , heats e •ery .vorkman. hip ! room, sic p- eithroom, e- . apprecintel 1. . I todd ielneof Mr. Ainley, th cAch oth- srk. Mr. R. :he contract odwork. Mr. the manner illed, and be - hi both finish ither antiei- 'Mr. McCune, . long spared :ir beautiful : merited by TWENTY-SEVENTli YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,404. if SEAFOltrli, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1894. McLEAN BROS., Publishtirs. A $1.50 a Year in Advance. The Keys TO OUR Business Are given to you to investigate, to search, to compare. We deal with you upon honor—do*bly so—first, by pur- chasing from only the best. and roost reliable dealers ; and secondly, by sell- ing always and without exception at complete chapter of the baby fish. life of the very lowest price. We call epecial attention to the " specials" we are Amoy. Of the hundreds of forms scarceiy ten offering just now, each and every one would be eaten at home. In the far east, of More than ordinary importance, and where the unending problem Ds to keep to deserving careful consideration. - gether the soul and body of millions, every living shape in the sea is utilized as food. Men's Overcoats to Order. System of Dikes. Beyond the main city in the harbor of Irish Frieze—all colors, $12 to $20. Blue or black Beaver, $14 to $28. Black or Fawn Melton, '$14 to $25. Men's Suits to Order. See. our special line at $15—new cokes. " "Scotch Suitings at $18. " "Black. worsted suits at $18 to $26. Men's Pants to Order. Fancy Worsteds, $4 a pair. Scotch Tweed pantings, $3.50 a pair. Canadian Tweed. pantings, $3 a pair. Men's Ready-made Overcoats. laxly trute tookea iixe ne uurtesque or a me anis- am not, however, prevent the backbone. There were two varieties of grand duke from taking a very affection - crabs and one of crawfish, an assortment ate interest in the boy 'Which she had borne of angleworms, limpets, whelks, terebras him, and when, after residing for several and minute conches. years at Fiume, an A ustrian seaport on Other creatures wore thee which did on of the loveliest portions of the Adriatic not belong to the mud, but had been left shores, she migrated to Dresden and be - there by tide or driven there. There were came the'svife of a colonel of Saxon my- th() small fry of a score of kinds of fishes alry he took the boy away from her and and among them a baby shark. A fish five brought him up from thenceforth at his inches long was dying or disabled from a own expense in Russia. savage bite which had cut away a part of Just ,what the legal status of young the lower portion of the body. There was Count Belowsky I's it is difficult to say. a savage little fellow in whom mouth was True, the czar ha's conferred upon him the still the leg of a young devilfish. There title of count,- while the grand duke has were spinefish, sea hedgehogs and a star- announced his intention of making .him fish no broader than an inch. It was a heir to his enthe fortune. Moreover, he holds the rank of captain of the Chevalier gardes of the empress, ie an aid-de-camp of his uncle, the Grand Duke Sergius, governoi general of Moscow, and has now become the grand son-in-law of -,the famous Princess Lize Troubetzkoi, who during the lifetime of M. Thiers exercised so pre- dominant an influence over the destinies of France. But, for all that, it looks very much as goons, two-thirds bare at low tide, but if the count NVCrO illegitimate and unable, which at the top of the flood are handsome • bodies of water. The tide in that district is often as high as 22 feet. Both flood and ebb run like mill races and carry with them fish of all kinds and sizes. The thrifty farmers and fishermen di- vide tho shallower parts ef the lagoons in- to blocks and lots, separated by dikes of clay, rock and sod built up to a foot abovt spring high water mark. The division re- sembles that pursued by oyster planters, excepting that every lot connects by twc gates with either a central channel or with broad ditches embouching into the central channel. One gate allows the water tc come in at half high tide, but not to gc out. The second allows it to go but until merely a small pool is left in the lot. A grating and fine meshing prevent the escape of any fish that may be in a lot. The system works to a charm. The lots are nearly empty, surrounded by theii dikes, while the water in the channels and We sell the best $8 Frieze Overcoat in the section. No house approaches us in this line. Other qualities $10 to $15. Beavers and Meltons in all styles. We are manufacturers of nearly all our over- coats. Boys' Overcoats. All styles, $3.50 to $8. Without doubt the best values of n seasons. HATS. We are clearing out the balance of our stiff hats. All sizes in men's hats at 50 cents ana 75 cents. any Hen's Underwear. The grandest values in the section, al styies all prices—Natural wool—Arctic— Merino—Worsted—Cotton. NIGHT ROBES. Men's night robes in flannelettes, Mad Cottenand Natural wool. Try our $1 flannelette night robes. Persian Gloves. We are dgents for this make, the finest goods ever pioducecl. If you want re- liable goods, try these. We are Leaders in Our Line. Amoy and the bay of Tong are large la - Jackson & Creig, FAMOTJS CLOTHING PEOPLE SEAFORTH. A LESSON IN THRIFT. t' [Special Correspondence.] AMOY, Oct. 10.—At low tide the shores of the various islands aro dotted with pee-, catching sea food of different kinds. There are very few men among them. .About one-quarter consists of women and three-quarters children. The energy of tho latter and their fearlessness of getting wet and muddy inako them far supegior and more successful than the former. Their tools in trade aro one or two china bowls or little pails. They would wade out in the mud or water until they reached what they thought would be good ground. One -would roll a heavy stone over and examine the freshly une.overed side. Sometimes there would be all the small creatures of the sea bottom, the young devilfish, octo pus, or squid. Oecasionally there would be a gray sea anefnone, a little tower of cartilage that can lexpanci and contract at vrill, and which looks far more like a vege- table than an animal. There were hundreds of red sea anem- ones and several varieties of sandworms, mudworms, snails and slugs. When the rock was exhausted, the child laid the 'bowl down upon it, and then stooping over until his head nearly touched the ooze -plunged his hands deep in the liquid mud. Every now and then he brought out some- thing and threw it into the bowl. One day, overcome by Curiosity, I pur- chased for the sum of 300 cash, or about 15 cents, the contents of 30 bowls. At test sight they seemed to be full of muddy ooze, but a second glance showed them to - be alive with all' kinds of squirming, 'wriggling, swimming, jumping and fight- ing organisms. Found In ,the Ooze. Some of there found a home in the m You could tell it by the color of their s in, or shell, which looked like a transie nt light mud tint, such as would be prod ced by stirring a spoonful of yellow eartt two gallons of clean water. There was the familiar prawn and the smaller but equal- ly familiar shrimp. d. ditches Is comparatively deep. The tide it On the flood and raises the water in thu Channels and ditches, but without prod= tng any current in them. j As the tide rises the rush begins, and the water in the channels and ditches be a mad torrent. Any fish there is retty sure to be carried along and lute porno inclosure. At dead high tide the Iota nre level with the lagoon. Then, as the Oh begins, the egressgates open, the iwa- ter flows out, and the ingress gates close. t three-quarters low tide there is a small pool in each lot and in each pool a goodly number of various sorts of fish. The owner now takes out with a scoop net what he may need. olle examines his gates and dikes and repairs whatever weal and tear he finds and then goes away, leaving to the. sea and tide the gathering tpf fresh catches of fish. An Effective Mechanism. The Mongolian net consists of a square frame made of four thin bamboos any. *Thee° from 12 to 24 feet in length. The hamboos are loaded so as to be slightly heavier than water and are firmly faste». et1 together .at the ends. The square is filled with a stout hemp netting with meshes from a half inch to an inch in dia- meter. It is fitted loosely, so as to form a shallow bag when raised out of the water. From each corner of tho squarelong light bamboos or rattans run up and meet at a opinnion point. This is fastened in turn to a long, stout pole, whose end can be at- tached or fastened to an axle ashore or on a boat. When the pole is raised, the frame itshigh and dry above the water. When raised to the vortical, the frame strikes it, le tilted toward it and discharges, what- ever it may contain. The Chinese Izaak Walton uses as belt the favorite food of the fish, crab or other creature he desires te insnare. He then lowers the frame un - 01 it rests on the bottom. The wood and net are dirt color and hardly distinguish - 1e tient) the mud on which they rest. He then waits a reasonable period, the length of it depending on the habits of his would Ile prey. He then seizes the pole and by an ingenious arrangement of lever and coun- terpoise:raises it in one quick pull from ont the water. The rapid motion distends the netting downward and forces [against it any and every living thing it ctrntains. 4 single -haul often brings up 6 doten crabs or a score of fish, large and small. ge uses this capital implement on wharves where the water is a few feet deep and on flatboats in places where it is fear or five fathoms. Its use is universal in China, being as common on the lakes and rivers of the far interior act on the bays and bar- bers of the coast. He takes it with him Wherever he goes. I saw one busy and successful in the Sacramento river and agother one on the Louisiana coast. I suppose sonic fine day will witness it do- ing duty in the populous waters which be - gilt New York and its sister cities. E. S. NORTON. THE TALK OF EUROPE. 7 Grand Duke Alexis and the Legal Status of His Son. [Special Correspondence.] ITTTNA, Oct. 13.—Do you retain any repoilection of the Grand Duke Alexis of linssia, who spent several months in the TJhited States during the a dm in istration ea:President Grant and was so royally en-. tettained that ho prolonged his. stay in Anierica far beyond the date originally There was another crustacean, long and - slender, whose legs were so small as to re- set for his departure? Welle young Count semble a fringe, and which, when -it want- , AB lexis elewele3a who has just passed ed to move, used its body like a spring ' though here with his bride on his way to and flopped rather than jumped. There Brritz, where he is to spend his honey- -were little fishes whose mouths and jaws , Ripen, is the very image of the grand duke grow out together in a solid piece like the - asap() latter was at the time of his trans- atlantic visit. I had an opportunity of re- mking this resemblance at a dinner giv- mato the newly married couple by a mem- ber of the Russian embassy tho night be - foie last at Sacherls, but was not aston- ished when I recalled to mind the fact that the relations between the grand duke and the count are of the closest nature pos- sibie=nainely, those of father and son— . foe Count Belewsky is the only child of th et clandestine marriage of the czar's sailor brother to their mother's beautiful meld of honor, Mlle. Shoukowski, which a (platter of a century ago was the talk of Ferrope, and not alone of Europe, but also of Ainerica as well, since it was well knawn at the time that the czar had sent hie favorite son to the. United States in the hope that the loveliness of Uncle Sam's dafighters might havo the effect of effacing front the memory of the grand duke the piquant features of his Muscovite charmer. It would seem that -the emperor's object waS attained, for Alexis never twain set • THE CHINESE MAR WALTO/s7. eyet upon Mlle. Shoukowski, notwith- tinguish it from a worm, except a white standing the infatuation whioh he had dis- line of cartilaguthrough the middle of its pleted previous to hie cressinu the faikeze- % GRAND DUKE ALEXIS. therefore, to bear any armorial bearings that are not transversed by a bar sinister. The Grand Duke Alexis undeniably went through -a ceremonyi. of marriage._ It was only on that oonOtion that Mlle. Shoukowski consented to fly with him to . France from tho house of her unole, the Baron de Reucern, then minister of finance) of Russia. But, according to Russian law,. the.sanction of the cud not having been previously obtained to the union, it was ipso facto invalid. The poor girl did not realize this until some two years afterward, when Count ShOuvalow took advantage of a temporary absence of the grand duke from Nice to. call at the imperial villa and to point out to its fair _occupant that she was regarded by the worthnt large not as the morga- natic wife, as she fondly imagined herself merely as the mistress of the , What else took place between the count, who filled at the time the place of chief of the dreaded Third section of the czar's chancollerie, and the ex -maid of • honor no one can say. But that same evening she left Nice for Venice, taking her baby along with her, and, it may be added, left of her own free will—that is to say, merely in deference to the count's arguments, for, of course, he could not employ force, being in a foreign country instead of in Russia. From Nice Count Shouvalow proceeded -to Paris, where he saw the Grand Duke Alexis and presum- ably informed him of what he had done by order of the czar. I do not know how the grand duke took the 'natter. BY some it is asserted that -his love was slretddy on the wane, and that he remained comparatively indifferent to the turn which affairs had taken, while by others it is claimed that he was heartbroken, and that he only yielded to the inevitable. It was immediately after this that the grand duke left for the United States without re- turning to Russia. Today he is just as much infatuated with the morganatic wife of his cousin, Duke Eugene of Leech- tenberg, as he was with Mlle. Shoukow- ehi. The duchess,_ a remarkably beautiful woman, is tho sister of tho famous General Skobeleff, who died under such mysterious circumstances at Moscow some years ago. She is quite as'ambitious as was her _brilliant brother and does not despair of becoming some day tho wife of the grand dukeea. .nwhile their intirn macy is the talk of svery capital in Europe, and no matter where the grand duke may happen th be, either at Baden, Paris, Vichy, Nice or Blarzite, you may take it for granted that the Duchess Zonaide and her entirely su- perfluous and mediocre husband are in the immediate vicinity. I was glad to see that Count Belewsky's bride, little Mario Troubetzkol, bears no resemblance whatsoever to her grandmoth- er, .Princess Lizo, for, whereas the young countess is a girl of great loveliness, the Princess Lize, on the contrary, is without exception tho most delightfully homely woman that I know. She is without a ;Ingle physical point worth boasting of. GRORGE F. WEST. • theiDepartmental Examina- tions are Conducted. (Written for TUB EXPOSITOR.) Since the Departmental examinations for. teachers' certificates and the University matriculation have been assimilated, the examiners and associate examinere have been appoint ed by a joint board of eight members, half of whom are respectively ap- pointed by the Minister of Education and. the University Senate: The joint board last year consisted of the Deputy Minister of Education, the two High School Inspec- tors, the Head Master of one of the Toronto Collegiate Institutes, the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, President of the University, -and another. The Examiners, that is, those who set the papers, are usually taken from among Col- lege lecturers and professors. Sense, of the papers set by the earlier of these appointees were far from satisfactory, and gave evis dence of very little judgment on the part. of the examiners,chiefly because -many of these men had no practical experience in element- ary and secondary teaching. However, for the last, couple of years, the examiners have all been person l who had such experience, and moreover, the association Of the exam- iners with practical teachers in reading the papers, has bad a -beneficial influence. vnd of a trumpet. The Chinese say this trumpet is used like a sucker, and that the tiny creature is a deadly parasite.. There was a mud eel, dirty, blind and seemingly slow, and a mud lamprey, clear, clean and without a bone, fin, tail or aught to dis- to be, but grand duke How values assigned, as well as marks to be de- ducted for omissions. The reading of the papers is at first very slow and. at all times careful. The first few answer papers are read and passed around so as to insure uni- formity of marking, indeed any time an ex- aminer,. when he meets with an unusual answer, consults the chairmen, who in turn may consult the whole section. In a very short One nearly all the possible errors have been dealt with, for, after all, the ean- didates make about the stone errors in the same problems Most readers of THE Exeosinore know that the candidates put their answer papers in an envelope; close it, and write the name of the subject on the outside, then write theft name en a slip of paper, one end of which is attached to the envelope. Each candidate's papers are tied up into a E epar - ate parcel. During June and the first week of July, the names of all the applicants for each of the different examinations are ar- ranged alphabetically, and then the lists from different High &hoots are likewise ar- ranged alphabetically, . thus, Alexandria first, Woodstock last, then a number is assigned to each candidate, but the first nutnberis net necessarily given to the first candidate in the Alexandria list, the num- bering may start. with any candidate from any school and continue on through the whole list of candidates. The numbers are known to no one, except Mr. Nudel, a per- manent officialef the department, and his clerk. On the arrival of the envelopes contain- ing the answers the candidate's name is de- tached, his number marked on the envelope; and other employes of the Department ar- range them according to the subjects, tie them in bundles of ten, take them to the Associate Examiners to be read and after- wards bring them back. Thus- it will be seen that it is very difficult, almost impos- sible for a teacher to recognize the papers of his own pupils. It would be very remark- able penmanship that could be recognized among about seven thousand different. sam- ples; and besides examiners are strictly for- bidden to make inquiries, or in any way to seek information concerning papers; they -learn the results like the general public, from the newspapers. Last summer, Mr. Squair had general management of the whole body of examiners and when any of the sections got in advance of the others, he decreased the number of its members and increased that of some others. Some amusing things are occasionally found on the papers. An answer will some- times be brought to a sudden close with.the frantic remark, " time is up -" while one paper had the following appealing appendix: "Father Examiner. stern and wild, Leave me not to dark despair, But in inerey grant my prayer, And'give me-" It is needless t� say that he was plucked, not because he parodied, but because a can- didate who has time for such nonsense at an • examination, has it because he lacks know- ledge of the subject on which he is writing. • Canada. A stock company known as the Oxford Horse Breeders' Association ' has been or- ganized at Woodstock. —The Sultana gold mine at Rat Portage has been sold to an English syndicate for ,$250,000. —During last month 1,000 head of North- west cattle were shipped to the British mar- kets. —Coroner Jones, of Montreal, is dead, aged 87. He was appointed a coroner in 1837, and had held 11,400 inquests. =---The Brockville Carriage Company have received an order for vehicles to be shipped to Santiago, Chili. -e--.Canadian vessels caught 95,048 seals in Behring Sea this season. This is said to be the largest catch on record. —About 25 of the leading colored men of London, have organized themselves together for the purpose of holding a jubilee. demon- stration in that city net August lat. —A. H. Skirving, for many years a mem- ber of the Chatham police force, has been appointed chief of police of Ingersoll at 4 salary of $600 per annum. —Messrs. Wilson & Henderson, of Brant., ford, recently patented a bicycle chain rivet. They have sold the patent in the United States for $17,000. —A stranger calling himself John Shanks has been swindling Walkerton business men by borrowing money on bogus checks. Shanks has disappeared. —Many thousands joined in the proces- sion at the funeral of the late Hon. Mr. Mercier. All parts of the Province were represented. —Thomas Harris, aged 104, died at Salem, near Elora, the other day. He was a native of Ireland, and had resided in Salem for the past 40 years. —Sarnia merchants are agitating to have the early closing by-law amended so as to allow them to keep open on Monday even- ings until 9 o'clock. —A Tennyson Club has been organized in Dutton. The club meets every two week, when one of the poems of the great writer is studied. —The Parkhill Women's Christian Tem- perance Union have petitioned the school board not to employ teachers who chew` or smoke tobacco. I P koi f Eramosa, lost a, very r. • tice there. He was well known for his kind and charitable disposition, and also his good qualities as a doctor. For many yenta he was alderman of that city, and also ‘offici- ated in other public offices. He was one of the leading speakers in the German Catholic Congress, and occupied many other promin- ent positions professionally, politically and religiottely. —George Burnett, of Chesley, a young lad, has been sentenced to the Ontario Re- forniatory for Boys for two years, for steal- inogod. ahorse from Elias Melhonsen, of Elm- w—A lady in London, who wished her name suppressed, has given $600 to the Salvation Army in aid of the Workingman's Castle. The Army has raised all but $150 of the $1,300 necessary. sj-Neale, the MacLeod, North West Ter- ritory, Customs Collector, who stole $7,000 and fled to England, has been sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary at Stoney Mountain, Manitoba. —Mr. John Kerr, of Osborne, Lambton county, has sold his 150 -acre farm to Mr. Fred Tiehborne, for $11,000. On this farm stands a commodious dwelling, extensive foailrnwi obiuis.ildings, and a number of pumping —Charles Wamsley, of Huron township, died. on Sunday, 28th October, at the ad- vanced age of 102 years. Mr. Wiemsley was, till within a few months of his death, possessed of the smartness of a man of 60 years. He died of paralysis. —The late Mr. Williamson, of Lucknow, was the- owner of a stove that was manufac- tured in Dundee, Scotland, 80 years ago. It was for a number of years used in a church in Ancaster, Wentworth county, where Mr. Williamson bought it. —Dr. Oetavius Weld, of London has started on a month's holiday trip. He is proceeding by rail to Vancouver, and will then go on by sea to San Francisco to visit an uncle. He proposes. traversing some 7,000 Miles on his tour. —Jacob Oswald, of the Woolwich and Wellesley Town line, passed peacefully away a few days ago. The deceased, who °ante to this country from the Rhine Prov- ince, Bavaria, some 46 years ago, would have been 91 years of age on December 8th. —The reception tendered to Rev. and Mrs. Tolmie on their return from their bridal tour, by the congregation of St. Andrews' church, Windsor, on Thursday night of last week, was of a very flatter- ing nature, William McGregor, M. P., presided. —The Rev. J. Fraser Smith, M. D. who for the past six years has represented the Presbyterian missions in various parts of Northern China, has returned to Ontario on a:year's furlough. He is accompanied by his wife and child. —The Ontario Women's Christian Tem- perance Union, in convention at Cornwall, last week, adopted among other resolutions one- expressing the opinion that the details of prize fights, seductions, dastardly out- ra;ges, etc., should not be published by the newspapers. —Boston and Quebec capitalists are talk e - inof building a railroad from Quebec city to the coast of Labrador, to connect with a line of steamers to Liverpool. The ocean passage can be made in three and a half days by this route. A survey is being made. —Farmer Sterling, living about a mile from Jeannette's Creek, Kent County, while boring for water, struck a vein of gas. The flow has been conducted to the house, ,and is now used for heating and lighting. Sev- eral in the village intend to bore at once in hope of also getting gas. —The provincial plowing match for East - and West Lambton will be held at the fartn of A. C. Edwards, Petrolea, on Wednesday, November 14th. 'Besides the regular prizes, in value about $200, a number of special prizes will be given in the different classes by citizens of Petrolea. ar nson, o ?Valuable horse last week by an overfeed of turnips. The animal's not being' checked up while loading in the field, led to its death. • —There is an increase in the property as- sessment of Berlin of about $22,000, as tam- pered with last year. The rate is the same as in 1893, namely, 20 mills. —The Canadian Co-operative Common- wealth settlement, on the northern end of Vancouver Island, has been destroyed by a landslide. - —Twelve thousand Jesuits, who are scat- teredthroughout the world, offered up masses on Friday last, All Souls Day, for the repose of the soul of the late Mr. Mercier. —Of the 34 protests 'against members re- turned at the last Ontario elections, seven have been dropped: North Toronto, East Toronto, Hamilton, North Brant, Centre Simcoe and London. —Dr. Agnew, of Winnipeg, the 'well known specialist, has been appointed eye, ear and throat specialist to the Brandon general hospital, and will henceforth make his home in that city. —Mr. Fred Toms, an Ottawa contractor, has been awarded the contract for the new Dominion public building in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is expected to cost 5300,000. —Samuel Hess, a well known wholesale The Associate examiners, who, alone with butcher, of Hamilton, while driving cattle those who set the papers, help to read the in Caledonia on Friday, was attacked by a answers, are selected from aanong Univer- your's- bull and seriously, if not fatally in- sity graduates actually engaged in teaching, jurecf. and consequently all, with about half a —Dr. Augustus Kaiser, of Detroit, son of dozen exceptions, are high school teachers. the late Anthony Kaiser, of St. Agatha, The associate examiners are divided into county of Waterloo, died on Satur- sections ntunbering ten or more members, day, October 27th, of Bright's disease, each section being set apart to read a dif- at the age of fifty-one yeers. Deceased ferent subject. ° At the outset the questions resided in. Detroit for the past 22 years, and answers are thoroughly discussed, and during which time he built up a large gran - —The Rev. A. B. Simpson'of New York, the Chief of the Christian Alliance, on a visit to Canada, reports that the best way to describe the Canadian people is by the first syllable of the name of their country. Every man, he says, seems to have '1 can' written on his face. —Dr.Gordon,of Harriston, and his son,Dr. Gordon,Tee-swatenwent to Wiarton, recent- ly, for a few weeks' shooting. As an evidence of what they are doing they have sent home a five-year-old buck which, when dressed, weighed 245 lbs., and one young bear that weighed 110 lbs. The buck had a Most beautiful pair of antlers. —The funeral of the late John W. Wigle' of Gosfield, to place Tuesday of last week. Mr. Wigle was born in the township of Gosfield, Essex county, 87 years ago, and had always lived 'in that township, near Ruthven. He was one of the most sue- ceasn.sful farmers, and an upright Christian m —Dwight L. Moody, the celebrated Evan- gelist, arrived at Toronto Saturday. The series of meetings was opened Sunday morn- ing, in the Massey Music hall. There was service at 9:15 a. m. and 4 p. in. Enormous crowds assembled, thousands being unable to get admission. The meetings through- out the week have all been enormous. ashes therein near the remains of the child she loved BO well in life and for whom she grieved until she died. lt'was in the early Sixties that Mr. Fulford left London for San Francisco to seek.his fortUne. He has seen a good deal of the world since then, and is a wealthy man. His home is New York. —Mr. and Mrs.. John Hughes, of Black- stock, Durham county, the parents of School Inspector Hughes, of Toronto, and of Major Samuel Hughes, M. P., of Lindsay, celebrated their golden wedding on Satur- day. All their children, including several married daughters, were present, and spent Saturday and Sunday at the old. family home. —Miss Jean M. Patterson, daughter of Mr. William Patterson, of Ayr, was mar- ried to Rev. 111r. Carswell, of Carberry, Manitoba, on Wednesday of last week. They left for London on the ,evening train, after which they visited. Toronto, and were tendered a complimentary reception in Cook's church. They leave for Carberry on November 9th, where Mr. Carswell has re- ceived a call. —J. H. Dolmage, postmaster at Lacombe, North West Territory, was at last accounts at the point of death, having taken poison. His office was visited unexpectedly by the Postoffice Inspector, who foand a consider- able shortage in his accounts. While the investigation was going on Dolmage went to his room, wrote a letter of confession ad- dressed to the Inspector, and then swallow- ed four. ounces of laudanum. He is dead. —Mrs. J. Lint strayed away from her home in the village of Kohler, near Cayuga, on May 7th. The entire neighborhood searched the woods and dragged the .river in the attempt to find her, but in vain. The other morning three young men who were out bunting in Mr. Leggith's bush, about a mile from Kohler, found the body of Mrs. Lint. There was nothing of the re- mains left but the dry bones and the clothes that she wore on leaving home. —A number of ladies in Harriston and vicinity who have always taken a warm in- terest in the welfare of the Agricultural Society, purpose getting up a grand enter- tainment some evening during the week be- tween Christmas and. New Years. They purpose to secure the talent required to give a first-class entertainment free of charge, and that the proceeds go to swell the funds of the society for the purpose of extending and increasing the prize list. -Such a move should be a most popular one and should be a krand success. —The Lyndoch correspondent of the Nor- folk Reformer says: "Mr. John Whale, of Ellaton, has completed an extensive job of tile draining for Mr. John Charlton, M. P., on Crescent Bluff' farm. Mr. Charlton is rapidly effecting a transformation, which will make this one of the finest farms in Norfolk county. We call the attention of the Patrons to the fact that he is a farmer who intends to make two blades of grass grow where only one grew before. He ought to be eligible soon for admission into the order." —The house and furniture of Benjamin Westwood, of Parkdale, Toronto, father of young Westwood, who was so mysteriously assassinated a ,few weeks ago, were offered for sale by auction on Thursday last week, the family being anxious to move away from the scene of the murder. An enormous crowd was on the premises. The house is one of the largest and handsomest in the west end. The furniture seld well but the best offer made for the residence property was $16,200. As the housewas held at $25,000 it was not sold. —Mr. James Williamson, a much re- spected resident of Lucknow, for over 30 years, died in that village a few days ago, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Williamson was a member of the Presbyterian church. In politics he was a staunch Re- former. He leaves a son, who resides in Chicago, and a daughter, Mrs. Dr. Mc- Crimmon, of Underwood. —Parker Ferrier, of Torontoea lad of 8 years of age, a few weeks ago got a small wound in his heel, from the effects of a nail in his shoe. Symptoms of lockjaw caused friends of the lad to send him to the hos- pital. He was subsequently discharged, the danger being believed to be over. It, however, developed anew, and the lad died Saturday night. —The evening issue of the Montreal Her- ald is now printed on green -tinted paper. Scientists have found that green is the most restful color to the eyes, and it has been demonstrated by actual test that perSons who find it necessary to use glasses at night in reading newspapers and books can dis- pense with them when green paper is sub- stituted for white. —R. Nichol, a resident of Becton, was brought to Barrie, the other evening, and lodged in jail, to await the result of injuries inflicted on his 9 -year-old son. 'Nichol; who is of a quarrelsome disposition, in the course of a row with his nife, threw a chair at her, which she dodged, and it struck the boy, breaking his skull. The doctors say he can- not recover. —Mr. Robert Fulford, the well-known many illustrations of the degraded condi- theatrical manager, arrived in London a few tion of the tribes, the miserable life they days ago. He brought with him the urn lead, and which they are loath to abandon. containing the ashes of his dead wife, Annie The beautiful scenery of the Qu'Appelle val- ley was spoken of, Mrs. Harvie considering it equal to that of Seotland and more exten- sive. "Von. may think," said she, "that the missionaries in the Northwest have a delightful time of it, but they don't." And Mrs. Harvie told in a touching manner of the many hardships they have to endure. —A German couple named Martin Hay- man, aged 35 years and Miss Ingrid &icier- ginst, aged 20 years, who had travelled all the way from Germany together, went through the Sarnia tunnel last Friday. Customs officer Terney interviewed the man at the Port Huron side, and told them the laws of the country did not allow a man and a woman to live together unless they were married and said they would have to turn back. After a short consultation a nse and a minister were secur- couple were married. They ing train for Dakota. —Te late Mr. William Robinson, ex -City Engineer, of London, left an estate valued. at 529,804, consisting chiefly of bank stock and securities. Mr. Robinson leaves the • larger portion in legacies to nephews- and nieces, but charitable and religious insti- tutions come in for a good share. Among the bequests made are $1,000 to the Bishop of Huron, in behalf of missions; $1,800 to the Foreign Mission Society, of London, England; $500 to the Drummond Tract So- ciety, of Sterling, Scotland; $300 to Ed- ward Sullivan, Bishop of Algoma, $200 each to the London W. C. T. U., Y. Algoma; C. T. U., Old Men's Home, Convalescent Home Old Women's Home, Protestant Orphans' liome, and City hospital, with $100 to the Irish Protestant -Benevolent Society - marriage li ed and th took the eve Perth Items. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Anderson left Rus- seldale for California, on Thursday, Novem- ber_lArt. . Robert Ward, of Fullerton, had nine ewagon loads of turnips off one acre of I —Mr. H. J. Hurlburt, of Mitchell, has just added a typewriter to hii office, and it is the first in use in that town. -Mr. Joseph Woodley, of Wawanesa, Manitoba, is in Fullerton, for a few weeks' visit with parenteanAd other friends. —The new churdOd&- Avonton is rapidly' approaching completi f n. The date set down for the opening cerein nies is December 9th. —The strike at Weir & Weir's flax mill, St. Maiys, has been amicably settled, and inost of the men have gone back to work. —Miss Lizzis Stewart, of Brocksden, has gone to Chicago to take a pewee in the 'Illi- nois training school for nurses. —Mr. John Somerville, of Kirkton, left on Monday, last week, for Keewatin, where his brother is very ill with typhoid fever. —Joseph Ross, of near Russeldale, who has been for soine weeks in the hospital in London, has returned home much improved in health. _ —The Kincardine Review thinks Jessie Keith' i father shoulti be allowed to flog Chattelle periodically until his trial, in order to relieve the monotony. ' —Mr. Harold 'Jarvis,: of Detroit, the great tenor, will be in Listonrel and take part in the annual choir concert of Knox church, which is to be held shortly. —Mr. Win. Schmidt hiss purchased the saw mill at Gadshill, froni Mr. Otto Fkisch- hauer, for the sum of r:t850, and intends to take possession immediately. —The congregation of the Baptist church in St. Marys, have extended a call to Rev. P. H. Anderson, of Mount Brydges, to be their pastor. The call has been accepted. —Mr. James Baker, of Bennington, had five hundred barrels of apples, for which he realized $1.25 per barrel. There is money in apples this year. —Mr. T. Robson, of St. Marys, bought a find herd of stall fed steers the other morn- ing, from a farm& in Blanshard, paying four cents per pound. --During the coming winter a series of entertainmeets on the "Penny Readings" plan is to render the St. Marys Mechanics' Institute attractive. —The fine stallion owned by Kidd Broth- ers, of Listowel, was build dead in his stable the other morning, caused by acute indigestion. • The animal was valued at $1,200:. —The Misses Hall wound up their meet- ings at Atwood by moneter gatherings in. the Methodist and Baptist churches on Sunday, 28th ult. They appear to have done much good while in the village. --The 50 acre farm of Mr. Albert Dahns, of Wartburg, was sold by auction on the market square, Stratford, the other day. It was purchased by Mr. Alexander Sehrenk, of Stratford, for the small sum of $1,820. —Half a dozen young fellows were up be- fore the Mitchell Police Magistrate last week for celebrating in too boisterous a • fashion the marriage of Mr. J. J. B. Little. They were all fined and compelled to put ail the costs. —Rev. Alexander Hamilton and bride visited his parents at the manse at Mother- well last week. Numbers of their friends called upon them. They left en Wednes- day, last week, for Chicago, en route to their home at Stonewall, Manitoba. —The Sebringville Cheese & Butter Com- pany have ceased operations for this year. They manufactured about fifty-nine tons of cheese this season. They sold the August cheese to Messrs. T. Ballantyne & Sons for 10 1-16 cents. • —A new engine owned by Mr. M. O'Day, in St. Marys, and used. by him in his quarry, was tampered with on Tuesday evening, last week. The steam gauge, taps and other very useful parts were destroyed or removed. —Mr. Alexander Grant, son of Rev. Mr. Grant, of St. Marys, has just returned fisem Toronto University. As the result of over- exertion on the day of the Varsity sports, he will have to leave books alone_ for a while. —Wm. Moran, of Atwood, had o. yotmg lad up before Magistrate Wilson, the other day, charged with abusing and teasing a valuable horse, causing,. it to become viciout and dangerous to appreach. The case was settled out of cotirt. —The flax output at St. Marys will be much larger -this year than llama. Mr. Weir elope The remov flax enteiif less gre —Mr. John Mitchell, of Dorchester town- ship, near London, -celebrated his 101st birthday on Tuesday, 30th October. This remarkable old gentleman has .a. son whose age is 77 and a little daughter of 75 years. The aged man refers to his children who have already passed the three score years and ten ;nark, as "the boys" and the girls." Mr. Mitchell'e mental powers are undimmed, his hearing is good and he can read with comfort, and without spectacles. He was born in the parish of Bellie, Banff- shire, Scotland, on October 30th, 1793. When the battle of Waterloo was fought he was a young man of 22, and he has been a living witness of all the progress of this wonderful century.' He followed the trade - of a blacksmith, and was married in 1818 to Jane Bruce; also a native of Bellie. Thirteen children were born to them. Seven are now living. In 1847, at the age of 54, Mr. Mitchell emigrated to Canada with his wife and family and located at Pond Mrs. Mitchell died sixteen years ago: Mr. Mitchell bids fair to live in three centuries —1700, 1800 and 1900. —M rs.lia rv ie, of Toronto, addressed a large audience in St. James' Presbyterian Charch, London, the other night, on a topic which was of especial interest to them. Mrs.Harvie is prominently associated with mission work. She is foreign secretary of the 'Women's Foreign Missionary Society in connection with the western division of the Canadian Presbyterian Church, president of the To- ronto Guild (800 strong), and also of the Prison Gate Miesion in foronto. Last win- ter, together with another prominent work- er, Mrs. Harvie visited the Presbyterian missions among the Northwest Indians, and it was on her experiences among the red men that she spoke in London. She gave Pixley, the actress, who for years was a, reigning favorite throughout Canada and the United States. Mrs. Fulford died in England last winter. Her favorite boy is buried in Woodland Cemetery, London, and it is the intention of Mr. Fulford to erect a monu- ment to his wife's memory and deposit the —M "11 have probably 200 tons. of one cent a pound duty on g the United States will doubt- ly benefit the growers. Vaulandeghea, of Belgium, accom- paeied by Mr. Roy, of Montreal, was In St. Marys last week, buying cattle for shipment to Belgium. This is anew market for Canadian cattle, arid preferable to Eng- - land, sincedt imposes no embargo. —A report "has been generally current that Rev. A. F. TtIlly, of Mitchell, was about to give up his charge and retire to superintend his father' e farm near Peter- boro. The reverend gentleman has decided to remain in his present charge till spring. —Miss Nora Clench, of St. Marys, the Canadian violinist, ham been accepted as a pupil of Joachim, the greatest living violin- ist. The great artistaceepted Miss Clench • neithout hesitation out of over 100 applieants of whom only ten or twelve could be ac- cepted. —The Listowel Banner says: The fears entertained by many early in the season , that the turnip crop would be a failure in this section are not likely to be realized. Those farmers who have finished harvesting the roots say that they are an excellent crop, and in many eases greatly in advance of last year. —About the first week in December Mrs. F. A. Campbell, of Mitchell, with her two youngest children, will start for California, and spend the winter -with her sister. Mrs. Adair, formerly of Stratford. The lady will be accompanied by a son of Rev. Dr.- Wil- liams, and other friends from the neighbor- hood of Whitby and other points. —The usual quiet locality of Sillsburg, in Logan township, was the scene of two wed- dings recently. Miss Mary Longeway, eld- est daughter of Mr. P. Longeway, was urit- ed in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. John 3,1aliony. Mr. Joseph Adair of Monk - ton, took a partner for lite in the person of Miss Martha Wilkinson, daughter of Mr. John Wilkinson. All concerned are highly esteemed by the whole neighborhood, and everybody wishes them many happy years of wedded life. —At, the annual convention of Perth teachers, held receetly in Stratford, the re- port says : Miss Alice Beattie taught a - reading lesson to a, primary class, Miss jean McLennan to a more advanced, and Miss Kate Johnson to a second book class. The lessens were all exceedingly well taught and gave evidence of thorough preparation on the part of the teachers. , The interest- ing illustrations used and the manner in which the lessons were presented by the teachers gained the attention of the classes exceedingly well. _ 4.