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THE
HURON
EXPOSITOR,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
VII' The figu-e between the parenthesis, atter each
nue, denotes the page of the paper on which the
Advertisement will be found.
Seasonable Gt•o3—E. MRaul Co. (4)
Bemgains Days in Stoves—S. )lullett & Co, (6)
A. Now Method—MzKinnon & Ca. (6)
Qtiti:Asna and Doubt—Greig & blaodnnald (t)
Auction Sale of Farm Stock—E. L. Farnham (5)
Auction Sale of Farm Stock—T. Kernick
Auction Sale of Farm Steck—J. Tough, Jr. (5)
lictiee—A. Hunter (8)
Nolte* to Taxpayers—C. Dodds (6)
Boar for Service --Wm. McAllister (5)
Good Goods—Redgens Bros. (8)
One Shoe—R. Willis (5)
Decorated Lcunpe--Sdls & Murdie (8)
Farm for dale or Rent—Wm. Fowler (5)
Butter, Eggs, Ete.-0. E. King (8)
Seaforth Cider Mill now going—J. Kline (8)
Bargain Days in Stoves -131—S. Mullett & Co. (8)
Feats for the Public—J. U. Clausen (8) -
Teacher Wanted—H Speiran (6)
Farm for Sale—E. Fairbairn (s)
Sale of Choice Steers--Shillinglaw & Park (5)
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SEAFORTHe FRIDAY, Oet. 29th, 1'897
The Ontario Legislatwe
The Ontario Legislature has been sum-
moned to meet for the despatch of business
on November 30th. This is a very early
sesston, and it will be the last preceding the
general election. The reason for calling so
early a session is, manifestly, two -fold :
,First, to afford the Opposition ample time
and, opportunity to state their griev,
ances ;and, if they can, make good
the charges against the Government,
which they have been making through-
out the country, on the floor of Parliament,
and in the presence of those whom they ac-
cuse, as well as before the public. The sec-
ond reason for the early session no doubt is,
the desire to have the bulk of the business
over before February, the time fixed tor the
assembling of the Dominion Parliament, so
that the attention of the public will not
he divided. The ate of the elections will,
no doubt, depend somewhat upon the length
of the session.
The Lumber Question.
We have been reading a great deal in the
papers lately about logs and lumber, and
perhaps some who have not been following
the discussion closely -from the start, may
be inclined to wonder what all the fuss is
about. Some years ago an arrangement was
entered into between' the Canadian and
' United States authorities to the effect that
so long as the Americans only charged a
duty of one dollar a thousand for lumber
going from Canticle bite that country, the
Canadians would not kvy an export duty
upon maw loge going into the United States
from Canada. This arrangement seemed to
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likork satisfactorily to lumbermen o both
sides of the tine. The Canadian Ium ermen
found a ready market in the United States
for the product of their' mills, and. the
American sate -mill men, who owned, limber
limits in Ontario, were enabled to raft their
logs to their mills on the American side and
have the lumber manufactured there. The
recent tariff legislation of the United States,
I
however, has destroyed this harmony, as the,
Dingley bill imposes a duty of two dollars
per thousand upon all lumber imported into
that country, while it admits logs free from
duty. The Dingley bill further provides
that any country that imposes au- export
duty on logs, the amount of such export
duty will be added to the import duty on
limber. coming from that country. For
instance, if the Canadian Government
sheuld impose an export duty of two dollars
per thausand upon logs, the American duty
on lumber would at once be increased to
four dollars per thousand, which would be,
practically, a -prohibitory duty:. The Do-
-minion Parliament, last eession, gave the
Government power to impose this export
-duty on logs when they thought it advisable
to do so. But the Government have not yet
levied this duty, and it is net likely that
they will do so, as if they did the American
market world be practically closed against
, our lumber, and that, accordingto many
lumbermen, would mean ruin to- the lum-
bering interests. Bat there is another way
in which itis supposed the Americans can be
got at. It is proposed that the Ontario
Government should pass an Order in Council
providing that all ioge cut on Ontario limits
should be manufactured into Limber in this
Province. A large number of Ameri-
can mill owners own and. work
timber limits in this Pro vince.
If an order, 'melt as that which
we have mentioned, were to be pa -Bed, it
would force these American owners of On-
tario limits either to remove their mills to
this Province or cease working their limits.
In order to meet this demand on behalf of
some of the Oatario lumbermen, the Gov-
ernment attached a condition of the nature
named to the conditions of the last timber
Emit sale, and the limits then sold were
purchased with the distinct understanding
of all concerned that the logs taken from
these limits must be manufactured into
'lumber in this Province. They have also
passed an order requiring that in the work
of getting out the logs no alien labor shall
be erapleyed, and that all the supplies re-
quired by the lumbermen in the work of
getting out the logs must be purchased in
Canada- -This is as far as the Ontario Gov-'
i
eminent have yet goers. A Iseetionnf the
lumbermen, howeverjare anxious that they
should require that all logs taken from On-
tario limits should be manufactured in this
country. The argument used in favor of
this course is, that so long as Caeadian logs
can be sent free to the United States and
there is a duty of two dollars per thousand
on lumber going into that country, the
American owners of Canadian limits, teho
hove their logs sown in United States mills,
have an undue advantage over Canadians
who have their logs sawn on this side, and
that there is, consequently,a premium given
for the removal and the manufacturing of
Canadian logs into lumber .jii the American
mills, and thus taking from this country a
considerable amount of employment, as well
as diseriminating against our own lumber-
men in favor of Atnerican lumbermen who
own limits in this country. On the other
hand it is held that if the Ontario Govern-
ment should take the action they are urged
by some to take, that they would be doing
an injustice to American owners of Ontario
limits, at them limits were pur lased for
large prices and withdat the expectationtof
any such condition being attached to their
purchase, and that if an order oi thiskind
were pased, it would almost cert inly bring
forth reprisal from the • Americao authori-
ties, and that new restrictione would be
passed by them which would be more ruin-
ous to the °median lumberiag interest
than the existing state of affairs. Moreover,
it seems that the limits are operated under
a yearly license, and to pass a rule such as
itdemanded, it would be a breach of faith
on the part of the Government, and that
no further action can properly be taken un -
tit the present licenses expire, which will
be on the first of April next. That some-
thing will then be done has beeni promised
by the Premier, who desires to have the
sanction, of the Legislature to ally further
schemes in conneotion with the Matter be-
fore they are pat into farce. This, at any
rate, seems reasonable and proper. What
the ultimate results will be it is impossible
to
to predict There is, ,unquestionably, a
- strong desire on the part ' of many to take
the most stringent measures irrcipective of
;
consequences, but this would har ly be the
course of wisdom, as there is no ood to be
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gained by biting off our noses sim ly for the
satisfaction of spiting our faces. 1The laud -
est clamorers for these extreme measures
are the Toronto :newspapers, who have but
ltttle interest in the matter, farther than to
get something to write about. TI,e lumber-
men are divided in their opinions. Many
desire the business to be left as a is now,
and trust to future negotations tO get the
American duty reduced, while 4thers are
anxious that Ontario should take the most
extreme measures. A prominent Ontario
lumbeernan, Mr. Dyment, M.P. fo Algoma,
puts it in this way when being in erviewed
by a Toronto newspaper man the o her day:
He expressed himself strongly op osed to
the imposition of an export duty on logs.
The statement that all the Geor ian Bay
lumbermen favor the duty and all the Ot-
tawa Valley men oppose it, is not t ne. "I
am a Geergian Bay man, and 1 do 4ot favor
it," he said. "As it is, we get four-fifths of
the labor of making the lumber nd the
Agnerica,ns one-fifth, because four fifths of
the cost of making lumber is in getting out
the logs. Besides, if we put a dutyion logs,
the American duty on lumber will be raised,
and we cannot live with that. Thel Ottawa
Valley *people might, but we could not."
There are thus two sides to this log ques-
tion, of which our rulers do well to take
cognizance.
As Others See Us.
It is sometimes useful as well asinterest-
ing to know what our neighbors think and
say about us, especially when their tt oughts
and sayings are complimentary. TIte Sher-
brooke Examiner, one of the ablest drnd best
of the local papers of the Province of Que-
bec, says:
There is every prospect, apparentlly, that
Mr. Hardy will be sustained in thee coming
elections in Ontario. Mr. Wiit'ney's
"cries "—piggery and other—seem Ito have
failed simply because Mr. Whitney was
very much astray in his facts. The poverty
indeed of real charges against the govern-
ment is shown by the fact that Hon. Mr.
Rosseuitlister of education, is attac ed be-
cause he has introduced the con inental
method of pronouncing Latin, in the pro-
vindial university. The truth is t at such
government as Ontario has had for tie last
twenty-two years is only too seldonl found.
In the. whole period not one sub tantial
charge of jobbery has been sustained /against
it. Whatever shortcomings might h ve left
the Liberal party in Oatario open to
, criti-
cism, it has given to that province an honest
administration of affairs, and it wi 1 most
likely be sustained on that ground.
children. Acting on the advice of the W.
Gi T. a, a new text book was prepared,
wieh which I think the profession and the
friends of temperance generally are well
satisfied. Moreover, school trustees are
authorized by act of Parliament to continue
text books previously in use even` when a
new text book is authorized under certain
circumstances. Even should the deparment
make a change, trustees have power to re-
tain the old book. Section 90 of the Public)
School act provides as follows: Any auth-
orized text -book in actual use in any Public
or Model School may be changed by the
teacher of such school for any other author-
ized text book in, the same subjeot on the
written approval af the trustees and the In-
spector, providedl always such is made at
the beginning of a school term and at least
six months after such approval has been
given.
But while the Opp.osition was so critical
in minor matters let me call their attention
to some reforms in text books which I had
the honor of carrying through and which
are fully discussed- in the report of my de-
partment for the year 1893. First, on De-
cember 31, 1875, the last year of Dr. Ryer-
son's administration, the authorized list of
text -books for public schools consisted of
55 books and on Dee.ember 31, 1883, the
year I to:sle charge of the department, of 53
books. The publie school list now coneiste
of eleven text -books. On December 31,
1875, the High School list consisted of 80
text -books ; on December 31, 1883, of 131
text -books. The lid now consists of 25
books, of which two are common to both
Public and High Schools. Second, in 1883,
out of 53 text -books only 19 were the pro-
duction of the teachers of Ontario; now,
every text -book in the public school has
been produced by the teachers of Ontario,
with the exception of the new Dominion
history, Which was prepared by a resident
Of Ontario, though not a teacher. Out of
131 High School books on the authorized
list on December 31, 1883, 101 were the
product of foreign authors. On the list of
1897, only two are the product of foreign
authors, the High School Euclid and the
beginner's Greek book. Third, out of 53
text -books on the public school list of 1883,
six were imported ; now all are manufactur-
ed in the Province of Ontario. Out of 131
text -books on the High School list of the
same year, 81 were imported in a complete
' form and two were imported in sheets;
now, with the exception of the beginner's
Greek hook, every book on the High School
list is produced in the Province. This policy
of Canada for- the Canadians should surely
commend itself to such ardent admirers of
Sir John Macdonald as Mr. Whitney and
his colleagues claim to be:
Let me give another instance.of Mr. Whit-
ney'siavant of generosity towards an oppon-
ent. He knows, or ought to know, thee
when I took charge of the Education De-
partment thirteen years ago, the cost of
drawing books was fifteen cents per num-
ber He knows, or ought to know, that the
present price of drawing books is five cents
per number. There is, therefore, o saving
of. ten cents on each drawing book used. in
our public schools. The number of pupils
engaged in the stud Y of drawing in 1885
wast447,633 ; assuming that each pupil re-
quired but one drawing' book in the year,
there would be a saving of ten cents to each
pupil, or of over $44,000 to the school child-
ren of Ontario in this subject alone.
When I took charge of the department the
writing books cost ttui cents per copy; they
are now sold at sevee cents. A saving of
three cents per pupil to 474,000 pupils en-
gaged in writing means a saving - of $14,000
in this subject. A year ago the readers were
also reduced considerably in price. The
second book, that sold for 25 cents, now
sells for 20 cents a saving of five cents to
each of the 93,000 pupils in the 'Second
reader. The third reader was reduced.
from 35 to 30 cents, a saving of five cents to
each of the 98,000 pupils using the third
reader. The fourth reader was reduced
froin 45 to 40 cents, a saving of five cents
a piece to each of the 90,000 pupils in the
fourth reader ; and the fifth, or High School
reader, was reduced from 60 to 50 cents, a
saving of ten cents to each of the 18,000
pupils using that book, or a total saving of
about $15,000 a year on these books alone,
assuming that each pupil buys a new book.
Did time permit, equally conclusive figures
could be given with regard to nearly every
text -book on the authorized course.
Still, Mr. Matheson says the text -books
are dear. I will give him this challenge.
Let him compare them with the text -books
used in -any- other Province of the Dominion,
or in any State in the Union, and I will
abide the result. The fact is our text -books
are so cheap and so carefully prepared that
many of them are used in nearly every Pro-
vince of Canada, and some of them in the
United States as well. It is remarkable,
however; that a Canadian text -book is sold
in the United States for an advance of from
50 to 75 per cent. over the price at which
it is authorized by the Education Depart-
ment of Ontario.
Sound Advice.
The Clinton New Era of last wcel4 makes
the following complimentary reference to
the Members for' West and South H ron
There is an old saying, "Let well nough
alone," and this is sound advice to tlhe Hu-
rons. The last two sessions have fi lly de-
monstrated that they have been well repre-
sented by their present members. The way
Mr. _McLean, of South Huron, took tlo par-
liamentary work, both on the floor 1 of the
House and in committee, has been a s rprise
to many, and there is no longer a do bt as
to his grasp of public questions a d his
ability to place his views in a con hieing
shape. We want to see Mr. McLea 's ma-
jority back to the old standard of 200 to
500.
Mr. Garrow, of Weit Huron, has merle •
his influence felt on all occasions in which
he has joined in the debates. We @hould
much regret a change in his riding; io one
looks for it, not even our opponents.
A Genuine National:Poli y.
The Minister of Education for Ont rio, in
a recent speech, replied most effeeth ely to
the charges of his opponents so frequently
made that the text books in sise n the
schools are too frequently changed, a d that
they cost more than they should do Mr.
Ross' trenchant reply seems to seta these
two points beyond all cavil, and we k the
careful consideration of our read re to
what he says:
Complaint is made that our text -bo ks are
frequently changed. This complaint can
only be made by those who are not falmiliar
with the regulations or the practice pf the
department during recent years. or in-
-stance since our school system was org nized
in 1846 there have beeu but two chanes in
the readers, one in 1867 and the other in
1885. No one will say that two chan es in
the readers in 50 years is open to s rious
criticism. The readers now in use were
authorized over twelee years ago, nd so
far as I know will 'serve every useful pur-
pose tor twelve years to come. Alt ough
two series of readers were enthori ed in
1882, still they were introduced into s eh a -
small number of schools that prac ically
they need not be considered as a- c ange
affecting the Province generally.
Since the present series of text-bool4g was
authorized in 1886 there have beer4 only
three changes in - any one of them, naltnely,
Public. School history, the drawing curse,
and in the text -book on physiology' and
temperance. It may be observed here how-
ever, that when a new book is auth
the old text book remains on the li
direct order of the department for at
eighteen months and frequently for
years; by that time the book is pract
worn out and the purchase of a ne
rized
t by
least
two
cally
text
.- This is true
book Is no additional expense so lors as
there is no advance in price
practically of the drawing books, as I each
book when filled with drawings has to be
set aside for a new book whether the curse
is the same or different. The text bo4k on
physiology and temperance, which was
authorized in 1887, was prepared fori the
schools of England and was objected t3 by
the W. C. T. U. as unsuitable for mall
. News of the Week.
WOMEN PREACHERS. -:—Women . occupied
twenty pulpits in Baltimore, Sunday.
YELLOW FEVER SPREADING. —Yellow fever
has breken out Jamaica with unusual
virulence.
DEATH OF MR. JUSTIN WINSOR, L. L. D.
—Mr. Justin Winsor, L.L.D., librarian of
Harvard and president of the American
Library Association, is dead.
REV. DR. STOUGHTON DEAD. —The Rev.
John Stoughton, D. D., the well-known
Congregational minister and author of a
number of religious works, is dead. He
was born at Norwich,England, in 1807.
THE MOSCOW DISASTER. —The commis-
sioners who were appointed to inquire into
the disaster on the Hodynsky Plain, in
Moscow, in May, 1896, have submitted
their report. They state that the number
of lives lost was 1,429.
A CHESS PLAYER'S DEATH. —Berthold
Englisch, the well-known them player, is
dead. The cause of death was brain affec-
tion. Englisch withdrew from the recent
tournament at Berlin, declaring that hig
head was 'not clear.
SALISBURY TO RESIGN.—It is again assert-
ed that Lord Salisbury will resign, and that
the struggle for the Premiership will be be-
tween the Duke af Devonshire and Mr.
Arthur Balfout, and that he latter will
•have all Mr. Chamberlain's influence.
HERE'S A PROJECT. —As the result of Fri-
day's convention ef the Illinois River Val-
ley Association, Congressman Hinrichsen
will present to Cengress a bill for the cre-
ation of a ship canal to connect Lake Michi-
gan with the Gulf of Mexico. The project,
it is estimated, will cost $26,000,000.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. —The boiler in
the Detroit Cabinet Company'a factory, in
the mirth -eastern part of the _city, exploded
Friday morning, with fatal and disastrous
effects; At least two men were fatally in-
jured, one of whom has since died, and ten
men were more or less seriously hurt.
TAPPING A CANADIAN RAILWAY.—It is re-
ported that the Delaware and Hudson Rail-
way Company will shortly extend onenf its
leased lines, the Adirondack r-ailway, from
North Creek, a distance of about 60 miles,
to Tupper Lake. It will then connect With
the Northern New York railway, leading
from Moira to Cornwall, Ontario.
NOT EXAGGERATED.—Captain Hooper,
commander of the Behring Sea patrol fleet,
who has arrived in Washington to attend
the seal conference, says that the reports
concerning the scarcity of food in the Kion -
dyke region are not, in his judgment, exag-
gerated. In the neighborhood of Dawson
City there are, he said, about 5,000 miners
whose supply of provisions for the coming
winter is no greater than would barely
suffice half that number. Great suffering
will be the inevitable result of this scarcity
of -food. - Although acme of the more vigor-
ous among the miners might attempt to get
away on the ice to the Yukon, the chances
were he thought, that a considerable num-
ber of them would perish from hunger and
exposure.
LOAFERS TO BE SoLD.—TWO chronic loaf-
ers in Lebanon, Kentucky, are to be sold at
auction just as slaves used to be before the
war. The men are Thomas Hutt and Wm.
Reed. They were convicted of vagrancy at
the last term of that circuit court, and it
was ordered that they be required to work.
In accordance with the law'Sheriff Young
has posted bills on the court house annouc-
ing that he will, on November 1, at the
court house door, sell the services of Hutt
for nine months'and the labor of Reed for
to months, o the highest bidder.
DREADFErL DISASTER, —A dreadful calam-
ity occurred on the New York Central Rail-
way, near Garrisons, New York, on Sun-
day morning, when an express bound from
Buffalo to New York, was wrecked. What
caused the accident will probably never be
known, as both the engineer and fireman
perished. The - engine, baggage car, one
zoach and four sleeping cars dashed into the
nucleon River, and rapidly filled with
water, so that many of those who might
otherwise have escaped, were cetaght as in
a trap and drowned, being unable to escape
through the window. It is estimated that
nineteen lives were lost, while many
were more or less seriously Injured.
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Huron Notes.
—Mrs. McKay, of Chicago, sister of Mr.
J.O. Gilroy, of Clinton, died there on the
15th inst.
' —Dr. Kneehtel, formerly of Brussels, has
decided. telocate in Winnipeg, and left last
week for the west.
--,-, Mr. J. Rands and Mies Rose Routledge,
both of Clinton were united in marriage on
Wednesday of fast week.
—Owing to ill health, Miss Topping has
resigned her position on the Clinton Col-
legiate Institute staff.
— Mr. Tibbutt has been engaged to teach
in No. 10 school, Goderich township, at a
salary of $350 a year. --
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—The directors of the Clinton Mechanics'
Institute have decided to rad the Encyclo-
paedia Brittanica to the library, at a cost
of $60.
—Miss Marion Shepherd and Rev. C.
Seeger, of Goderich, are among the success
ful students at Trinity College examinee
tionsi
— lost successrul anniversary services
were held in Zion Methodist church, Goder-
ich township, on Sunday and Monday of
last week.
—Harry Parker, of Wingham, who has
been acting as operator on the Grand Trunk
at Thedford, had his hand smashed while
coupling cars the other day.
—Mr. E. N. Cooper, of Clinton, a student
at Toronto University, was successful in
securing what is known as the" Banker's
Scholarship."
— What is known as the Mee. Bulger
property, in Londesboro, has been sold by
Mr. James Taylor, of Point Farm, to Mr. 8.
Woodman.
—Charles Wilson, of West Wawaposh,
has purchased the farm in Saratoga, con-
taining 100 acres, from the William Wilson
estate for the sum of $1,515.
—Mr. Nail Campbell, a well known resi-
dent:of Goderich, died on Friday, 15th inst.
Deceased had been in failing health tor
about a year. He was 47 years of age.
- —The other day, Mrs. Copp, sr., of
Clinton, was coming out of her house when
she slipped and fell, hurting herself severe-
ly, but fortunately breaking no bones.
— Mr. A. M. .Todd has disposed of the
Clinton News Record to Mr. W.J. Mitchell,
late of the Durham Chronicle. Mr. Todd
has not yet decided what he will do.
.--The trustees of school section No. 6, of
Morrie, have re-engaged:the services of J.
T. Curtis as teacher for 1898, at an increase
of $55. Mr. Curtis is a good teacher.
—A Clinton gentleman'who got the
" chicken fever"lately, has found it a
rather expensitla malady. He purchased an
incubator for $10, put in the machine 300
eggs and got one lonely chick as a result.
— James Walker, of Brussels, soldittis
first prize top buggy last_week, to William
Wray, of Belgrave, ex -reeve, of Morris. In
addition to it being a well -finished rig, it
has ball bearing wheels and all the latest
improvements.
—Albert Wallace, of th 7th concession
of Hullett, has sold a fine froung thorough-
bred Shorthorn bull to ffarnes Steep, of,
Clinton, at a fair price. iIr. Steep intends
to ship it to the west.
--e-Out of nearly 40 app icants, the trus-
tees of the -Summerhill sc ool have engaged
E. 0. Wetherald, of Alibi rie at a salary of
cl$300. He holds a secon class certificate,
has had experience, and is spoken of as a
successful teacher, with an excellent tecord.
—Messrs. Boyd and A Ian, principals of
Belfast and Dungannon public schools, re-
spectively, are re-engageto take charge of
their present schools for 1898, Mi. Allan's
salary being raised twenty dollars mote
than the present year. -
—A dead wild cat was, the centre of at-
traction in Wingham, oi Wedneiday mern-
ing of last week, for a ew minutes. Mr.
William Garnless, of thej 1st line of Morris,
was out hunting on Tuesday afternoon, and
came across the cat and ?hot it.
— Mr. Robert Mason, • of .Amberley, is
dangerously ill at preseht from a severe
stroke of paralysis. On Thursday last he
was able to do the general work around the
farm, and during the night was. taken sick
in bed. -
—An interesting quoit match took place
at Wroxeter, on Monday of last week, be-
tween the Gerrie andWinxeter teams. Amos
Doan and John Hammond represented
Gorrie, and Robert Bladk and E. J. Black,
Wroxeter. The score itood 49 to 60, in
Gorrie's favor.
—The cheese factory at Paramount was
completely destroyed by fire Friday night,
together with about $1,000 worth of cheese.
The stock was insured to the amount of
$2,000 in the London Mutual, and the build-
ing for 81,500 in the Waterloo.
—Robert Kerr, 10th concession of Grey,
has disposed his 20 acres to Fred. Oxtaby, a
neighbor. The two places are close together,
which, with the purchase, will give Mr.
Oxtoby a farm of 70 a4res. Mr. Kerr and
family propose leaving or Michigan shortly,
where they will reside.
—R. Jackson, of artney, Manitoba,
formerly of Hallett, h s been spending a
few days with his brothers in Clinton. He
is one of the 'leading Methodists in the
west, and beinga mem er of the General
Mission Board, bee beei attending a meet-
ing of that body at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
—The sale of Hugh Roes, of MeKillop,
last week, was most !successful and good
prices realized, the whole netting $3,184.
Two-year-old steers ran from $75 to $101.
The air that brought ' he latter figure were
pure seed last spring or $40. Brood sows
sold as high as $45, an sucking pigs from
$6 to $10 per pair.
—On Monday eveni g of last week, a
small stable on the pro rty of Mrs. Garvie,
near Summerhill, was discovered to be on
fire ; at the same time a straw stack near by
was on fire. The building contained no im-
plements, but the loss will be considerable.
The origin of theifire is a complete mystery:
--As Mrs. John Lowery, of Hullett, and
Mrs. L, Proctor, of Holmesville, were driv-
ing up the cut line, Gederich towneip, on
Monday °Utast week, they met with rather
an unfortunate accident. Mrs. Lowery was
passing a wagon, and the road being rather
steep and narrow caused the buggy to par-
tially upset, and the shafts, which were fas-
tened by a hook and spring, became loose at
one aide and started the horse. The occu-
pants were thrown out, the horse ran as far
as P. McDougall's, and when caught the
new harness was badly broken, and the
buggy, which was new also, had the dash,
seat and top dragged off and the shafts and
wheels wreeked. Mrs. Proctor sustained a
hurt, on the knee, while Mrs. Lowery's face
and head were injured.
—While W. R. Lough was about to enter
the doorway ofeLawyer Scott's office, in
Clinton, the other day, he was startled by a
large flower pot falling at his feet, and the
earth therefrom fallipg on his - hat. The
high wind had blown over ' the pot, which
had been sitting on an upper window, and
it was a alone enough call for him.
—On Tuesday morning of last week, in
St. George's church, Sarnia, Rev. T. R.
Davis, M. A, performed the marriage core-
mony'between Rev. George J. Abey, the
popular incumbent of St. John's church,
Brussels, and Miss Clara H. Keating, of
Moore, Ontario.
—The other day, while Mr. C. Morning-
star, of the Wingham steam pump Works,
was at work fixing a well on the farm of
Mr. Thomas McGill, Culross, he met with
almost a fatal accident. He was down near
the bottom of a well,when he became almost
suffocated with gas, but managed to get a
rope round one of his legs and was pulled
out, narrowly escaping death.
—On Wednesday morning, 13th inee'.1
after a number of months of lingering ill-
ness, Mrs. Richard Graham, who resides
juat north of Gorrie, passed away. Shortly
before death came she was able to sit up and
go around a little, and hopes were enter-
tained of as speedy recovery. A husband,
one son and five daughters survioe her.
—Oa Sunday, 17th inst, Rev. C. R.
Gunne, M. A., preached his farewell sermon
to a large congregation in Trinity church,
Fordwich. During his stay Of two years
and three months in that parish, he has
made many firm friends, not only among
his own people, but among other denomina-
tions. His new field of labor is Parkhill.
—An event that has been anticipated for
some time, occurred at the home of William
Blair, Goderich township, on Wednesday of
last week, it being the marriage of his fifth
daughter, Miss Lydia, to John W. Wallis,
ef Rudyard, Michigan. Mr. Wallis is a
native of Goderich township, being a son of
tdr. James Wallis, of the Lake hore Road,
and is at present engaged in farming.
—Twenty-eight years ago, Elijah Jacklin
ind wife moved from Deeds county to Grey
ownship, having very little of this world'',
oode left when tbey got there. They are
now the owners of lots 9 and 10, concession
2, and in addition have given their sons a
good start. This summer Mr. Jacklin has
had fine crops. After two days' threshing
he has about 1,800 bushel e of • oats and
has another day's threshing yet. He has
the biggest straw stack in Grey.
—Alexander H. McNeil, of Brussels'and
Miss Janet, youngest daughtet ef Mr. Alex.
Nichol, of the 6th line, Morris, have joined
hands and hearts for better or for worse.
The ceremony took place at the family resi:
dence, on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, in the presence of about 60 guests.
Rev. John Ross, B. A., of Brussels, tied the
matrimonial bow. The bride was attended
by Mies Jennie McNeil, sister of the groom,
and George Pipe took lessons by supporting
-the groom. •
—Mr. John Wind, a farmer who resides -
on the 9th concession of Stephen, while on
his way to Exeter, the other day, lost a
cheque for seventeen dollars and some odd
cents, which he had received from Mr. A. Q.
Bobier, and which he was going to get cash-
ed at O'Neil's bank that day. On discover-
ing that the cheque was gone he at once
proceeded to the bank to stop payment, but
to his great surprise . he was just fifteen
minutes too late, the cheque having been
cashed by some unknown person.
-4There was a very happy sodial event at
thelhome of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Elliott,. of
Tuinberry, on Wednesday of last week,
when Miss Annie Maud Hardaker, of Hills
burg, became Mrs. Samuel Elliott. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. James
Hamilton, of Wingham. The bride, who
was beautifull attired in a pale cream cash-
mere dress, trimmed with silk and pearl
trimmings, was attended by Miss Mary E.
Elliott, while Mr. Elmer Moore, of Wing -
ham, supported the bridegroom. After the
ceremony a sumptuous dinner was served;
and the evening enjoyably -spent.
a -Last week, D. Stewart, secretary of the
East Huron Agricultural Society, took a
trip around to award the prizes for the best
half acre ef mangolds and turnips entered
for competition in connection with the fall
fair. The mangolds turned out as follows :
let, James Speir,Morris,weight 194 pounds ;
2nd, James McCallum, McKillop, 177
pounds ; 3rd, John Stafford, McKillop, 157
gounds ; 4th, George Robb, Morris, 120
pound. . In the competition for best acre
of Swede turnips, the decision arrived at
was : 1st, James Speir, Morris, 138a
pounds ; Janies McCallum, McKillop, and
George Robb, Morris, tied at 131a pounds ;
4th, Wm. Armstrong, Grey, 117 pounds.
. Hullett.
A FAMILY GATHERD.M.—A pleasant
-family gathering of the Whiteley family was
held at the residence of Mr. James Holland,
Huron road, on Saturday last. It was the
occasion of the 82nd birthday anniversrry of
Mrs. Whiteley, mother of Mrs. Holland.
The several members of the family were
present, and a most pleasant time was
spent. Although eighty-two years of age, -
MrsoWhiteley is still hale and hearty, and
as active as many a younger lady, and bids
fair to see many more years.
IIMININNINNM=INIIIIIMIIIIIM •
Leadbury.
NOTES.—The Misses Emma Jane and Tes-
sie Glass are visiting at home. Both these
young ladies are prominent in the Salvation
Army, the formeribeing captain. We wish
them the fullest measure of success in the
work they have undertaken. /slims Brady,
a young lady friend of theirs, accompanied
them in their visit. —Miss Mary E. Smith
has gone to Seaforth to learn the dress-
making. We hope she will have a pleasant
time in town.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benne-
weis were away attending a wedding in
Logan on Tuesday.—Mr. A. Davidson, wife
and children, are visiting in this section.
Their home is in the Western States. —Mr.
'Thomas Ballans, of St. Marys, was visiting
in this section recently.—One of the happy
men around these diggings is Mr. Edward
Drager, whose wife presented him with a
little daughter the other day.—Mr. Robert
A. Bell purposes leaving for Muskoka on
Monday next. We wish him a pleasant
tip and a safe return.—Monday of last
weekavas a big day for many of the farmers'
wiies around here. On that day their
poultry was shipped, and the money came
rolling in. The average woman is quite
willing to feed a dollar's worth of grain if
she can get half a dollar's worth oftieggs or
poultry in return for it. We suppose it
was ever thus.—When had we such a lovely
October as the present one, well, not for a
great number of years anyhow.—The farm-
ers are all busy taking up their roots.—
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Murray spent Sunday
with Mrs. Murray's parents, and they look
as though Blake was agreeing with them.—
The weddings are very numerous around
here. memo the Leadbury girls take
well.—Mrs. Wm. McGavin is away attend-
ing her father, Mr, Wm. Graham, who is
very ill, with no hopes of his recovery.—
Miss Nellie Scott spent a few days with
Miss Sophia McGavin.—Mrs.—J. J. Rinn is
visiting friends in London leaving her good
old man to keep honse.—kr. Wm. McCune,
while @pending Sunday down east, had the
misfortune to fall and sprain her ankle, and
has been laid up for a few days.—The
weather for wheeling is so 400d that the
Seaforth boys spend their evenings clerking
for Mrs. McEwen, who does a very large
business.—Mr. Robert Archibald spends his
idle hours picking berriee around the fences
near Walton. -
OCTOBER 29, 1807.
-MOON
OF SOME OF THE
Goods and Prices that
Makes Business at
The People's
SY 'STORE --
Millinery.
Come, we are anxious to see you,
and, although we are busy, we will do
our best to please you. Our stock of
Millinery is just as complete now as it
was a month ago, for new goods are
coming in day by day, and the tables
are kept loaded with the most popular
styles. We are selling some very
pretty Hats and Bonnets at prices that
are within the reach of everybody.
Silks.
Silks for trimmings, silks for waists,
silks for dresses—plain colors, fancy
shades or blacks, which shall it be'?
That is for you to say. There is a fine
collection of pretty patterns and shades
suitable for trimmings or waists at 50e,
75c and $1 per yard. For dresses, we
have some specially good qualities in
first -dais brilliant black, soft to the
touch, that will neither cut nor gloss,
at 75c, $1 and $1.25 per yard.
Velvets.
Our Silk Velvets and Velveteens are
imported direct from first hands, and,
therefore, we have the best qualities at
the closest possible figures. We show
a very good black Velveteen as low as
25e per yard, but our Velvets at 40c
and 50c have the width, the weight and
the finish of the more expensive goods.
We have several lovely shades, silk
finished, suitable for waists or dreSses,
at 50c, 65c and 75c p=r yard.
Dress Goods.
To be up with the fashion these
days keeps a merchant hustling, for he
must have the right goods at the right
time. Out of date styles are not want-
ed, so it needs lively selling to keep the
stock full of newness from season to
season. We are showing and selling
new dresses every day, and in our
assortment there are some beautiful
goods at very low figures. Some of
the kinds as low as 25c, 33c, 40c and
50c, are really .wonderful value.
Jackets.
We have done a most satisfactory
jacket business this season. There was
a very large stock to begin with, and
fresh garments have been added as fast
as we could get them from the maker.
The assortment is very complete at pre-
sent in • b'aeks, browns, greens and
heather mixtttres. There are three
special lines, comprising about fifty very
fine fitting jackets in sizes 32, 34 and
36, whick we are selling at $5, $6.50
and 87.50 each.
Jacket Cloths.
With the corning cold weather
there will be a greater demand
for.goocl warm jacket and cape _mater-
ials. We are showing a splendid
variety of these goods, in fact the best
kinds we could possibly procure for
both wear and appearance. We sell a
good plain beaver cloth as low as $1
peryard, anda heavy nap cloth at the
same price. Handsome heather mix-
tures at $1.25, and a nice lot of fancy
curl cloths and boucles at $1.50 and
$1.75 per yard. Fine Mantlings at
close figures.
Furs.
The weather for Furs is not very far
away. Before long the thermometer
will register a decidedly different tem-
perature, and the heavier kinds of furs
will be much in demand, such as storm.
collars, caperines, ruffs, muffs, gauntlets,
capes and jackets. We would be pleas-
ed to have you look ,through .our fur
stock, for we try to keep furs of sterling
value—furs that will give satisfaction
to the hive; and furs at common every
day prices.
.Underwear.
Our Underwear tradehas greatly in-
creased, and we have put in large
quantities of the best selling lines for
ladies, girls, boys and men. We have
the principal makes of heavy under
wear, good warm garments as well as
the finer makes of wool goods. We
have a score or more different kinds,
all good as well as cheap. Prices range
from a few -cents to a dollar or more
each. Give us your trade, it will pay
you.
We give particular attention to all classes of fashionable
goods for ladies' wear, but that is only one side of our busi-
ness. We also keep a heavy stock of Cottons, Cottonades,
Shirtings, Tickings, Linens, Flannels, Flannelettes, Under-
wear, Blankets, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Curtains, 850. -
If you favor us_with a call and let Us know frankly what
you want, we will give you a close deal on anything you may
require.
•
6-t 'T Er M
E. McFA
DRY GOODS COMPANY,
Seaforth's Greatest Cash Dry Goods Store.
as
tandtv
' Rand week, visii
m the old cout
Kincardine, si
ining iveourus. Ir
ectilotnu
one for Mr. Jo
1042feet,
1 tnndt13etdrpirkaisilliug
,gIJ,ht'
sappyn ofobwuawith n
rirs, which Mr.
it was found
all°- wnP81:twa; hei uh
,r ahyi a de. h
y some means it
until near noon, when
k e. tr into the ifoourur rruseet
w
osiV.
in searching fort
in vain.—Miss
gest daughter Of Mr,
for some days been seri
tied condition, the tro
A11 that medical s
oen do is being don
"r i h better 'o
7p
e
Tboldinghe soon
h
Ct nt i avel lea
crember 7th.—Miss Sar
visiting among
utiftd weather whi
ag is keeping all the
g to fall work,
eon the quiet side.—
nded the anniversary tea
ureb, Exeter, on Monde
rte it as being a gra
ual meeting of tbe Bibi
Rea branch was held on
in S. Andrew's church
dance. ,Rev, Mr. He
verentofthewdearnkes
tlbooinieehntatys awa
been ddsre
xi society in the past and
still has in store for
eson was elected presid
year ; Mr. Henry Ivis
suer, and Mr. Robert
ith a good staff of *ellen
WI be done during the, ce
0 MeLea,n shipped fro
el last, a Bar load of fine
Fateten—Our grist mill
playing the farmers' w
isteinngsezspdeetetppin
Ha few
eek with her aunt, Mrs.
age.
Winthrop
NOTES.—The sale of Mr
ems. COWS brought $o
ro ceeds of the sale total"
- very -thing was in good or
rt Dodds had some geese
malty lad, while at churc
w kind which her br
_brought from the States.
_getting his house fixed, w
alie did not intend to keep
Mrs. R. Morrison, of Bru
big at Mr. R. Dodds' this
McKee has pot up a new
Mr. B. Smith has bought
;thine outfit -of Mr. J. Dod
GATHERINGS. —Mr. Job
worthy blacksmith, has sol
,pouy to Mr. Thomas Hill
—The Winthrop cheese la
ions next week. The fac
ronized this season.—M
Seaforth, -conducted servi
in the Methodist Anrels
-The pastor, Mt...Tiffin, is v
—Mr. M. kantia spent
farm in Tnekersmith t
ilieve that Mr. Henry War
- -can safelyboast of havin
tin this neighborhood. T
What might have been
4iappened en the north
miles south of this viilag
-ing last. Mrs. John: Litt
- her daughter, were retnr
-when they met a titres
frightened their horse.
-off the road into a -steep
the occupants out Mrs.
vets shaking, while her
nnhurt.:—Our citizens we
of the death 2of Rid
Seaforth. Mr. MeTagga
-making and made cheese
twelve years ago. He is
upright, shrewd bat-ines
!interesting Facts Abil
Spools and S
"Oxford county, M
-.13e all the spools on
thread of this coun
•-4 wholesale -dealer
the writer. "The spo
-white birch timber,,
•.oduced by the million
'There are many othe
Maine also, where t
Portant. There are
'in that part of the
busy all the year ro
-birch logs into strip
front 1 to 2 inches wi
thieknesa These ste
spool factories, wber
worked into spools
low labor saving
"The strips of wbi
'to one machine'and
ed, f4ct, arehexd1
-.the spools, all finish
-cep polishing, drop
another =chin
where the stri
get -their gio
:two ed barrels
-ery,
.the polish resul
tact of the spools in
"In the backw
ford county one see
-industry but spoo
;Arson in the neig
W&7 interested in th
tories have been eat
fierests for -y
seems to be enough
feed the machin
*come. Hundreds of
logs are cut and sa
_ ber
"Shoe peg facto
Portant branch of b
Jae to Maine ilth
`been followeci to
...Altera states and
lard wood forests 0
Maple is
lintlfektIITO Of SU
tebrohjs
taloa pegs are mold
Are worth all the
11 a bushel, aocor
Ulan t180.000 was
*hoe Peg factories
"A curious and
grown up In th
the sawmills in the
unease quantities of
1O Thousands Thousands of
material are bought
'and are pressed into
1301111, and in. this
-ready market for
fmstem cities. "---W