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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-05-24, Page 1190 ,felnese as the have you in Y adding lel: .e. g look.ot.:4 :e at unexpeet. impreee upon a fact that we. ehen we aerve 'ou never get ),,,nefe worth. nes you come your money. tad appeooieee nethods as itte DS. Yttn, know en Pri2ent The and et, advan- parted with nefit. he wished for - nie and many mind as to re, Cetton, or eur_stock ;- tgestion, our ttp- nunnly it. We can an etylisit and - :they become tt has a repu- [ways known fy in tindert low and gen- ver than else - of garments. :minty reteie this depart-, m Ties, Col- -les, _Bustles-, ta of buying et. That i.� ali ning tne new vorable corn- Dured trial. and we have [-her popular. [as filled cor- er fine retail this worthy ier dress be f Val. 'ace? t aa well try id as not use -bat a decent it.- Prepare able little ar- neat. . are - now at i them some rir 1901. A - it has its 3 summer of Every west ideas, most worthy Fresh tsminer hate y hat that th it, a mos- Peciple't Cash re. rop, lost 4t e=St week- ees dying hell, el the "he masons ,on whic h e dn oiling tending to Shaunon Vednesday , where he tectory.— arc do- ovenlock this year- talloway's- ation this eh seeding ate. The making on be out, 'II not be 'eurred to u Friday Mr. John got bis est timber, floor, and we are ng nicely. cattle 011 to Mr. eeks ago. oikookontoossmorresmailkolimmill_ THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,745, bailable Clot -19E#H-fte,“-tettetetHettittft-tet It is time you were stepping out of last season's s edj, clothing and. getting into some new, up-to,date attra tive clothes. We have them well made and fashionable, fit foi men who take a pleasure in being well dressed, and in faci nice enough for anybody to wear. We can.fit you perfectly, our prices, as every one knows, are fair and- reasonable, but not a cent lower than the quality of material and the work, -1 man.ship on the garment will admit of. We draw particular attention to the West of England worsteds in colors, the Irish serges in blue and black, and. the Scotch tweeds in heather grays, green browns, and otheit fashionable shades, the priCe we ask for these several lines iS $16.50, made to order. We wish to draw your attention to the make a,nd fi of our readymade suits for men and boys. It is a sinvle matter for any one to have a stock of readymadeS, but it is quite a different thing for a man to have the stock and t9 sell it all out, each suit giving satisfaction. We do not attepapt to sell the cheapest readymades in the market, but wel d9 attempt, and we do sell, readymades that are satisfactory. For years past our $8 and $10 suits, made by ourselves, have proved to be just bout as satisfactory a line of suits, ready. Made, as there is it the market. Of course, this is an bat - side puce, we have ve-ry many other lines ranging from $3 to $5, and even as high as $6 and. $7, that we find a steady and increasing trade for. Give us a call for your readyn.kade suit. Some Overall History. Never since we started. business have we sold as Many overalls in one season as we have this. We do, not know ex- actly the cause but we are inclined to think that the over- alls we show at: 50c, 750 and. $1 a pair'have proved so attrac- tive to the keen buyer, that the result has been a very largely increased trade in this line with us. We were never iu position to sell a smock at the same price as the overalls until this season. Now we are able to show lines that Cor- respond to the overalls at 50c, 76c and $1. The boys' blue detry overalls, which saved so many clothes for the pastItwo seasons, will again be in great demand., and we have some very good lines of boys' overalls at 350, 40c, 450 and 50c a pair. Other Items for Boys', your boy will insist upon having a sweater, tell ,him that we can supply him with an all -wool sweater at 50c,; and a cotton sweater at 25c. The 15c line of long stockings, that we sold so many of, are all cleared out, and we have now left zt line of all -wool worsted, which we are selling at 25c. These, we imagine, will prove even more popular than the 15c, all cotton; it will be worth your while looking at them ; we have ladies' sizes as well as boys' and girls.' Among the new and fashionable designs in shirts, nothing has been omitted from a place in our stock—up-to- date and down-to-date—ties, collars, cuffs, gloves, hats, hosiery,'‘ bath robes, dressing gowns, bathing suits, under- clothing, belts, braces, collar buttons, links, flannel suits, sporting hats and caps, duck trousers, outing shirts, all up and clown the list of men's goods we will be found with a good assortment. - -14•Inini-14++++++ ['nig & Macdollal Clothiers and Furnishers Formerly on the Wrong Side SEAFORTII of the Street, A nice way to go to the Northwest in the summeJ season is via the Canadian Pacific steamships to Port Arthur, and then Tail the balance of the way. For rates and information, apply to R. J. MACDONA C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MAY 24 1901. EAST HURON HACH FIRS. The annual convention ef. the East Huron Teacher& Assooiation was held in Wingham public school, on Friday al, d Saturday. The peesident; Mr. W. H. Bal. er, presided, and after the opening exerois a, tine tenoning committees were appoin ed: Programme, Messrs. Musgrove and obb ; resolutions, I'desers. Musgrove, Lougi and Rogers; re - petting, Messrs. Bryans a d Leppard. Mr. Eit Weir gave an interee mg paper on geo- graphy. He gave many easons 'why geo- graphy should be studied one being that it le the moet central subject, both for teacher and pupil, many other ubjects, such as history and science hingi g upon it. His plan was a union of both nalytio and syn.. thetio Methods, but too uoh stress could not be placed on observe, ional geography, in which the pupil sees a mall stream or a hmall hill and by use of Ins imagination and . aid of teacher could me tally see a large , river or mountain. A number of common mistakes were then de It with by the speaker and some of these re : 1. " Teach- itions eto., with - rasp of the object work improperly pupil too hut- ing a host of names, de_fi out the pupil having any iteelf." 2. ",Going over prepared by teacher. a,nd rie;;:liloy.n ha reciter Building" as ably handled by Miss Watson. In her p per she compared life to, a stage and 'men a d women as play - ere Man is by nature orrupt, therefore educators should endea,vo to instill into the young mind right principles. Parents and teachers are both respo siblet but on eo- cotmt of the length of t e working hours being spent with the tea her muob of the reeponeibility rests with t e teacher. 'Char - inner is a structure and r quiree a firm and sate foundation, in order o do that the die- po' Won of the child must be studied. The ch Id should also be taugh correct views of ki dnese cOurtesy and ho estee r. Shillinglaw gave a • excellent report of the annual meeting of t e Ontario Educa- tional Association. 1 Mr. Merchant, of Lond n Normal school, gave an address on "Esse tials of Method," which was full of good t inga for teachers. He said there was too mu h sterotyped rule in teaching. One child • lifers from every other child, and is alwa a changing with every emotion thet passes through it. That being the case, it is impo sible for- any man to make one rule tor all. The &et atm of the teacher is to find out i the pupil has the idea of the subject, if so, proceed ; if not, and we proceed and fore the child to pre- pare the subject, we oom it a tragedy. If we can get proper interes aroused we may be satisfied that the pupil has started right- ly and will pursue the tudy and will be benefitted. Stu, the pu il and see that he has a proper ge1eral bonen of the subject. Without a gene4l notio of an Object the child has no °ono .ption if it, and a flower without a generarnotion s no more to him than a mass of color. H nee he warned the teachers to be very ca eful of technical terms and definitions. Mrs. M. A. Coulter gave a' very excellent paper on ' Busy work w ile in seats." As soon ,as the child enters e hoot this problem begins. Children love ork. What can they do? Habits are arly formed and lasting, therefore the ete and the hand should be trained, and along with this training comes a trainin in language as children express themselves. Never set scat work unless you hav time te correct it. qumpare their work with yours, and invite them with incentives t work, and ever keep before your mind t et constant vigil- enee is the secret ef. Emcee s. On Friday evening the eachers of Wing. ham entertained the,visit ng teachers at an " at home " in the doll cil chamber. An excellent programme wa given, in which Mr. Merchant gave a vet able address on " The Teacher as a Stud° t." The teachers of Wiegham are to be iongratalated upon their successful entertain ent. SATURDAY'S 5 SSION. The following officers w re elected : Presi- dent, Wm. Watters ; fi st vicepresident, D. Weir ; second vic •pretident, Miss M. Brock ; secretary•tre surer, John Hart- ley; committee, Messrs. Crearer, Cameron, Bryans, and Misses Robe tson and Murdie ; delegate bo Provincial Association, Mr. 'Dodds ; auditora,. Messrs. Rae and Munroe. Mies Brock gave an xcellent paper on histoin. She said histor should be taught to inculcate patriotism, haracter, memory; the strength of mind b comparison, lan- guage, expression, love o right and hatred of wrong. That we shou d teach history by facts, biography, citizen hip and civics, by the interest and self-acti ity pf the ohild. The newly elected pres dent, Mr. Watters, then toolithe chair, and after thanking the -association for the .honor 4onferred upon him, he called upon the eti ing _president, Mr. Baker, for an add ess. . In his usual happy way Mr. Bake laid before the teachers present the rel tione existing be- tween the teacher, rat payer, trustee and pupil, and hence with t world at large. To do this he desired th work to be made as interesting and preen al as possible. . Mr. Merchant gave very interesting lecture on " Habit of raining." He im- pressed very forcibly on his audience that all our actions, physical, national, moral and intellectual, are due to he force of habit. If then much of our whol being 'depends on habit, it is necessary tha we form and train right habits of -body and thought. As the young child receives its knowledge of the outside world through he senses and the combination of sound, sI:ht and motor im- age, the teacher ehould know something about the anatomy of th brain cella. The association of idea end m mory depend upon the number of paths of tonnection and the deepness of these paths. Man is what he is as a result of instinct and habit, therefore habit is not what most people call second nature but nature tself. Airexcellent les on on drawing was give by Miss Wilson, o Clinten. After the usual °solutions were read and a hearty vote of t anke Jven to the teach- •ers of Wingham p bile chool, 'the associa- tion adjourned to meet at the call of the Executive next ye r in B ussels. The Windint up of the War. The London cor espon ent of the New York Tribune; wh ee sou ces of information are the most relies ile and whose statements are corroborated f orn ot er sources,. cableii as follows : The arrival of n arly 1 600 volunteers at Southampton, an the cordial welcome offered to two co panicle at Sb. Martin's town hall and the Tower Hamlets are 'inci- dents indieatinn that the war is slowly but surely coming to ail end. Despatches from South Africa point: in the same direotion. The best sign is the wan ng sympathy for the Boers now in thenneld n purposeless oper- ations. Bands of guerilla axe still standing out, but British commen are no longer hampered by treacherous spies,andthey have increased facilities for fiding out what is going on and for making captures of men, arma and stook. A fres incursion of Boers into Cape Colony e expl ined by the neces- sity oi obtaining appplie and the number of raiders is insignificant. If the remnants of commandos are not overtaken when pur- sued, the British gradually deprive them of horses and wear them out by constantly driving them from section to 'section.' The refuge camps are filled with women whose fathers, husbands and brothers are prison- ers, and whose ardor for the Boer cause is yielding to intense longing for the return of the burghers. Lord Kitthener's work can- not be brilliant, but it hi done mechanically and thoroughly. District after district of the Vaal Riverand the northern section of the Orange River colony are being swept, and the Boers are being harassed by con- _ stant movement. About South Africa. We are indebted to the kindness of Mr. John Halliday, of Tuckerimith, for permit- ting us to take the following interesting extracts from a letter which he recently re- ceived team his cousin, Mr. John Gordon, who is now in South Africa. The letter is dated "Imperial Military Railways Plat - rand Station, Transvaal, March 4th," and proceeds "1 shall give you a few of the tips and .downs I have had since I saw you, and as I hope to hear from you in answer to this, I can thengive you full 'particulars when writing again. I dare say it would astonish you, likemany more, when you firat heard of my resolve to try my luck in . South Africa w+hen the war was still raging. I was like:many others, I had a wish to do what little I could to assist in the conflict. I am one of those that have been brought up with a patriotic spirit burning within me, and I never think wrong what our Govern- ment thinks fit to do. I was, therefore, a strong supporter of the war policy. In Ad- dition to that, I knew that there was bound to be a great opening for British seriants in the Repeblice that were sure to come under British 6ontrol, and I made up my mind to come hoe early in last year. I had some hesitationin taking the step, as I was very comfortable, having a home of my own and a very good position for my experience, but I have had no oause to rue the step, as everything has gone well with me.- My firstestaitwas at Colenso, in Natal, which is fantods in history now or was famous then. I considered myself highly favored to get the chance of such an opening, being new from home with different methods of working on railways. I got started right off into work, and rQrk it was, for it was juat after the relief of Ladysmith. They were starving and the relieving force was starving also and a the railway • was de- stroyed north of C lenso, the whole work of feeding 80 or 100 t ousand people devolved ein that station. I was quite a. revelation to me. I spent ne rly 4 months at Colenso, during which time, I need scarcely tell you; I had some very in ereating walks over the battlefield. I can et describe these sights to you, but I woul just say that one re- quires to see them efore they can imagine the awful work ou men had to dislodge the Boers: .1 "1 got appointed station master on the 22od of June last end have remained since, When t came here I thought the war was practically over, but now near to us the end seems farther away than then. The enemy is busy all around and cross and re -cross the rails neer to us almost every night • despite our pattola and mines that are laid on the sides. 'There is far more danger in train working than when we first came here. It does noe affect me much personally and there ielittle danger in the station, but in my position you readily understand that there is: some little 'worry attached to it. We have been very lucky on this seceion.1 There have been parte of the line tern up now and again, to the extent of half a mile, but it was always dis- covered in time, except on one occasion we had a train upturned and knocked down the slope, killing the stoker and smashing en- gine and trucks to pieces. I arrived here with the firet supply train, and we were left unguarded for the first two nights. On the second night five Boers came close to the station; but turned away, thinking there were more of us than there really were. To tell the -truth, there were seven rifles among nine Their fleeing away did not save us from an anxious night's watch for them, I taking my part myself, and I• have to admit daylight was weloome to us,and sleep did not darken my eyes. Since then we have been strongly garrisoned, and just now there are between 400 and 500 men in camp; at one time t there were over 2,000, with 8 or 10 large guns. There has been little real fighting near us, but almost daily there is brushing and firing. Yesterday I was out on horseback and saw our men having a little tiff. I need to startle when I heard a shot, but now I am used to it, and at night when I hear firing and the men are standing to arms, I keep my bed. The station and my house are strongly fortified; there is only a small port hole in my bed room window. There are nearly 700 sand bags used for the purpose of fortification. It would be a sight for you to see it, also the other earth fertificatione and barbed wire defences. They are simply grand and im- pregnable in rny opinion,at least I think with a fair show ib should take 5,000 Boers to dis- lodge our 500. There has been great rumors from time to time of the enemy attacking us, I only wish they would. It is my greatest trouble that they don't give ue a try. We are under martial law, as you will know. Everything is military, not a very pleasant feeling to be under them, but I get on very wen with them. I have had very hard turns of work, but at other times light, and I do not object to a rush now and again. Some days I have had nine trains at my station at once. It Is not a very large station, but it is vory important in regard to trains. It is on the main- line between Durban and Johannes- burg. General French is moving past us just now with his column and it is going to take 80 trains to move him. I have got on fairly well in regard to salary since I came out. I had only £10 per month when I started, but now I have £18, 6 shillings and 9 pence, free house, -light, fire and doctor, and I don't see why it will not improve yet. This compares very well with what I had in the old country, so I have no reason to complain. - The country is very rich in every way; good for all kinds of agriculture. Mealies (Indian corn) grows very strong, the soil being very rich and deep. It wants to be worked more. I have been told that it can raise eight or ten crops of mealies without a rest or manure. Fruits are very plentiful, grapes, peaches, nectarinee, figs, apricots, apples, pears and many other fruits grow side by side. The fruit season is just over, as this is our autumn, The Boers (a large number of them) will not be able to re -start their farms, I fear, as they have been brought to destitution through the con- tinuation of the war, and I think this will be a fine opening for British settlers who have any idea of farming. Write me soon if you have the, time. I like very much to receive letters, we are away from the outside world so very much, you see. Everything is military around me, nothing WALL PAPER BARGAINS. 1800 Rolls Grounded, Glimmer Wall Paper with ceilings and 9 or 18 inch borders. Scroll and flor 1 designs in all colors regu- lar irice 10e and 12ic per single roll. On sali now for 80. ALEX WIN ER, SEAFO Til. civil. All m food has been cooked by soldiers, coolie and Kaffirs sinae I came out to the ca epaign. I had a Canadian telegraphist at ine time. He belonged to Winnipeg; I • ave an Australian just now. I had also a Ho lender and Frenchman, and Indian porters and other English clerks, but no Scotch an but myself." • Reduce 1 he Representation. DEAR Err° ITOR;—I heartily endorse your editorial • a couple of weeks ago in which you refe to the indemnity of mem- bers of Parliam nt and recommend'a reduc- tion of senators and members of Parliament es being prefer ble to enlarging the parlia- ment buildings to make room for those we have now or m y hereafter be added. Your views on these nestions should be upheld by other new papers and the public. I have always he d that a Senate is necessary, but I think thin, 25 or 30 members would be sufficient. An41 if the constitution were amended so as to give the Province of Quebec forty nembers and the other pro- vinces a like proportion, we would still have too ma y. And in the Ontario Legielature, w y do we require the same number ae in the Dominion? One would be ample for he whele county of Huron, and with one e would be better served than we are no with three. Our Munici • al, Drainage and Assessment Acts are far rom being what we need. Instead of dis ussing and improving these, the greater part of the time of the Legis- lature is ocou inn in making amendments. for towns and discussing legislation affect- ing companies and railway subsidies, in which half of the members and ministers are shareholde s. They seem to be vastly more concernes for the welfare of these than for legie ation that will benefit the general publi • I think south Huron has set a good exa ple by both parties selecting township cler a as their candidates, men who ought to now something about what the people w nt in the way of municipal drainage and assessment laws, and I am confident one o them will be elected. As for the ii crease in the indemnity, ib would only ca se more money to be spent in the eleotio s. Board and whisky are no dearer now •han thirty years ago, and three-fourths • f the Dominion members are not capaye Of making one thousand dollara a year in any •ther way. Yeure t uly, Jo N C. MORRISON, Township Clerk, McKillop. Ali Interesting Display. ' A CO• TEST AMONG COWS. A oorrespon American Ex following ref contest now, snowy white a ie an exhibit t, It will conti and is as free Five specime breeds of ca hemisphere ar Alstyne is in has arranged as clean as a are screened tendante are the barn the five Polled coats. Next plump cows, g size. Next c eating speoim cows. They looking anim quarters, a c climbing in Five pretty and tan elm five Canadian five Ayrshires Next stand fi splendid spec milkers. Bey Durham, a c the right th Canadian Sh Dutch Belted famous cows. They are bla broad white Five stalls adj five Devon., are milkers. the barn unt hence' they whichthe mi keep informe The great entered their Wien was fre five from wh no restriction was to gathe Oontinent, 5 breeds and pe petition. Ev charged agai ,produces will months this test for a da season, Ever and cream s jeoted to tw sample in w feta, etc., are lactometer s gravity. The appar hand. The interest. ent writing from the Pan- ibition at Buffalo makes the rence to a very interesting n progress there: In the ails of the model dairy barn iab draws throngs of visitors. ue throughout the 'expoeition - s a stroll on the Esplanade. a of each of the foremost tle known on the western on exhibition. Edward Van charge of the'exhibit, and he it admirably. The barn is arble bath room. The tattle if by wire netting and at - active and alert. Entering visitor sees first on the left erseys, with sleek, glossy tand five Red Polls, great od to see and of surprising me five exceptionally inter- ns. They are Brown Swiss re really kind and intelligent is, with tremendous hind- aracteristio due to ancestral he Alps in search of food. uernseys of beautiful- fawn es, stand next. Then come Jerseys. Beyond them are white bodied with red spots. e Holsteins, black and white, mens of a breed of famous • nd the Holsteinstand five mely lot. Turning back to visitor sees five French - Aherne. Next stand the There are three of these Two more will arrive soon. k before and behind-, with a belt, like a girth, between. •ining them will be filled b xpected to appear soon. All From the moment they enter 1 they leave it six months ill be in a competition on •de of millions of people will It is a battle of breeds. • reeding associations have finest cows. Each assoc- to select its representative rever it saw fit. There were , as the intent of the exhibit the 55 finest cows OH thie rom each of the 11 great them in actual, keen com- rything a cow eats will be st it. Everything a cow be credited to it. For six ill be done. It will not be a or a week, but for a full morning there is churning parating. The milk is sub. tests. One is a composite ioh the totel solids of butter ascertained. The other is a mple, to ascertain the specific bus for all this is right at xperts follow it with feverish PI, ST WEEK'S REWRD. The record f milk given ley each cow for the firet full week with the per cent. of fat in the milk, as given out. It is full of interest. GUER SEY'S MILK THE BEST. The summ ry of quantity of milk for the week shows the following order: Hol- steins, 154 q art.; Ayrshires, 153 querns ; Shorthorns, 140 quarts; Brown Swiss, 136 quarts; Gue riseys, 123 quarts; Red Polls, 123 quarts ;i Jerseys, 117 quarto; French Canadians, 108 quarts ; Poll Jerseys, 77 quarte; Due h Belted, 77 quarts. The Holsteins 1ei1 in quantity with the Ayr - shires a clo e second. The Guernseys led in quality o milk with the Jerseys and Poll Jerseys next. Inks Mercedes of the Holsteins gave the moat milk, 350 pounds or 175 quarts, with _Meg of the Holsteins a close second with 172 quarts,and Flora of the Aershiree third with 330pounds. Meg and Flora et 3.2 per cent. gave a better quality . of Milk than Inka Mercedes at 3 per cent. The -two cows that gave the best, richest milk, Were Mary Marshall of the Guernseys aid Primrose of the Jerseys, both at 5.3 er cent. Mary Marshall gave 122 quarts a d Primrose 101 quarts. The 122 quarts of Mary Marshall's milk were almost twice as Heti as the 175 quarts of Inka Meroede's milk. There is where the battle of the breeds comes in. The quality, tests count as well as the quantity. Is it preferable to have 122 quarts with 5.3 per cent. of fat on 175 quarts with 3 per cent. of fat ? The experts say it all depends on what you desire to do with the milk. 1 COWS WORTH $1,000. The cash Value of the 55 cows in the competition is far greater than many sup- pose. All the cows are registered and are the piok of their breeds. About $100 is stated by experts to be a fair average price for the excellenteows of the breeds, apart from buying 1 a pedigree. The entries, however, are pedigreed and registered. One of the experts said recently he knew two cows in t e exhibit that were valued at over $1,000 ach, and he supposed there were others. i The attendants at the stable care for the °Owe as if they were' precious horses; bruehing and grooming and oiling and rubbing and polishing them. Canada. —Mr. and Mrs. George Deacon, of Gar- field Avenue, south London, celebrated the 62nd anniversery of their wedding on May 12th. — The population of Owen Sound is now 9,255, being an increase of 401 during the past year. Owen Sound is one of the ptos- perous towns of the province. —Mr. 8. T.( Church has been appointed as lecturer in practical elocution in Knox Col- lege, Toronto; Mr. Church presides over the same department at Wycliffe College. —Mrs. Revell, wife of Dr. R. M. Revell, dentist, of Woodstock, died Saturday morn- ing from injuries received a. week ago by being badly burned. She had got out of bed, and was lighting a fire in a small stove in her room when her nightrobe took fire, — A big aeries of Farmers' Institute ex- cursions has been arranged from all parts of Ontario to the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege, Guelph, between June llth and 30th. Two or more will be run each day and a total attendance of 40,000 people is expected. —Parton, a farmer residing near Parry Sound, has been committed to trial on the charge of murder. Parton's house was de- stroyed by fire a short time ago and several of his children perished in the flames. He is now accused of setting fire to the build- ing. —The Farmers' Institute and Live Stock Departments , of Ontario have purchased $17,000 worth of fine cattle for the North- west and British Columbia in the past few days. Superintendent Creelmini purchased one entire horse for $800. —Mr. Thomas Southworth, director of colonization for the Ontario government, has received a request from a settler in the Temiscaming district of New Ontario, for 160 urea of land as a bounty upon the first child born in the district, a member of his family. —A daring robbery was committed at Birtle, Manitoba, last Friday night, when the safe of the C. P. R. station was blown open and the contents stolen. Fortunately the robbery was one day too late, and the thieves got only about $200, whereas one day sooner they could have had $4,000. The safe is pretty badly wrecked. —Mr. S. G. Kitchen,' of St. George, Brant oounty, was seriously injured on Saturday on his farm, while exercising a bull. The animal suddenly turned on him, knocking him over and rendering him un- consoioue. Had it not been that the bull was dehorned the man would have been gored to death. A number of men on the road managed to beat off the enraged ani- mal. — The Dominion Government has deoided to prohibit the exportation of speckled or broolettrout, also sea trout, from Canada. This has been done because sportsmen from the United States have been in the habit eaeon of visiting Canada and taking the line trout by the hundredweight. w order in council will take effect at every across The once. — Sir Oliver Mowat has prepared for pub- lication a second edition of his work on " Christianity and some of its evidences," which was published some years ago and most favorably received by the public. To the original work the distinguished author has added extraets from a subsequent lec- ture on the same subject. The work is now in course of iteue by Wm. Briggs, and will be placed on the market early in June, — One of the best known and most highly esteemed residents of Etobicoke township, passed away last week, at his home "Ly - burn House," in the person of Mr. NiTrn. A. Wallis, who was born December let, 1824, upon the farm where he spent all hie life. Mr. Wallis was for many years a very prominent man in hie district, having filled many important municipal and other pub- lic positions. —The town council of Oshawa has con- cluded an agreement with the Detroit Wire Fence Company for the removal of their entire plant to that town. The Luke fac- tory, situated on the line of the Oshawa railway, has been bought by the firm for their business, and operations will be begun at once. The company expects to use 4,000 tone of raw material the first year, and will employ about 25 hands at the start. There is not now a vacant factory or home in Oshawa. —Mr. R. L. Borden, the leader of the Conservative party in the Dominion Parlia- ment, will.leave Ottawa on Saturday, the 25th inst., staying in Toronto for the great meeting on the 27th, and for the conference on the 28th ; thence he will go to St. oath. alines to meet friends. On the 29th he will be entertained at a banquet. On the 30th Mr. Borden will visit round Niagara. Leav- ing there he goes to London to attend a political picnic on the 31st. Thence he pro- ceeds to Montreal to attend a meeting to be held in.that city. -t-A somewhat unusual case was tried at the Woodstock division court, before Judge Finkle last week. It was a suit _for wages brought by a young man named Laker against his former employer, Walter Rob- son, a Blenheim farmer. It was claimed by both the plaintiff and the defendant that each had violated hie contract. Laker stated on the stand that when Robson en- gaged him for nine months at a salary of $180, it was stipulated in the contract that he (Laker) sbould be accorded all the priv- ileges of a member of the Robson family. So be did, he says, until one day there came to the Robson home several nice looking girls. The visitors sat at the family table ; so did Laker, but the "hire man " swore in court that he was barred from entering into the conversation which went on around the board. He looked upon this as a breach of contract, left Robson's .employ and began MoLEAN EROS., Publishers $1 a Year in Advance. suit to recover the full amount of his wages. In dismissing the case, Judge Finkle, ad- dressing Laker, said : "Ib scents to me a good-looking young man like you might have worked yourself into the conversa- tion." Laker replied : " Well, Robson should have introducer] me to the girls." --Sir Charles Rivers-Wilaon, president of the Grand Trunk Railway, now in Men - treat, says the reports regarding amalgama- tion of his road and the Canadian Pacific are "all rubbish, and really nob worth thinking about." Regarding the rumors that J. Pierpont Morgan was getting con- trol of the steamship business of the •Atlant tic, Sir Charles Rivers -Wilson said it was all nonsente, that the Englishman could sup- ply all the ships Mr. Morgan wanted, and still build more for his own trade. —The city of Ottawa eeems to be in bad shape financially. The taxes of the last year are exhausted, the treasury is empty and the corporation has reaehed the limit of ite borrowing power. In order to raise the funds for current expenses, the council„ at a late meeting, paeeed a by-law author- izing the mayor and treasurer to borrow $450,000 from the bank, and Mr. Ayles-- worth, K. C., of Toronto, now gives it as his opinion that the aldermen who voted for this by-law can be held personally respon- sible for any money that may be procured by its authority. —The proposed combination, by which the canning companies of Ontario were to have pooled their output and placed their product in the hands of a single sidling agent, appears to have fallen through. There is an understanding that this year's output will be reduced by 30 per cent., a decision which will materially affect vege- table and fruit growers, and from the rail- roads there has been obtained a slight re- duction on export goods, not all that the cannere asked for, and not a rate that will enable them to compete for export trade with the canners in the states of New York and New Jersey. —One night last week in Montreal, a man named Joseph Lapleinee who had re- cently been engaged as a census enumer- ator, and who was boarding with a woman named Madame Lefebvre, to whom he owed $60, shot her because she asked him for the money and because she would not requite his illicit love. The woman's husband is an employee of the Grand Trunk Railway. In Lapleine's pocket was found a letter ad- dressed to Coroner McMahon, in which the murderer said he was in love with Madame Lefebvre, -that ib was her fault, and that she would the quick. The deceased woman was about 35 years of age and was highly re- spected. . —The Methodist Book Room and publish- ing house has become a very extensive and prosperous institution under the able man- agement of Rev. Dr. Briggs. It has one of the largest and beat equipped printing establishments in the Dominion. It is also a source of great reienue to the oburch. From the profits of the establiehment last year the sum of $12,000 has been approprit abed to the superannuation fund of the church, this being an increase of $1,000 over the appropriation of last year. The man- agement of the concern, which has been severely criticized in some quarters, was heartily endorsed' by the supervising com- mittee at a recent meeting. - —The Frost & Wood Company, limited, of Smith's Falls, implement manufacturers, have purchased the buildings, plant and good will of the Colthard-Scott Company, of Oshawa. The latter company manufacture seeding and cultivating machinery, and the Frost & Wood Company have heretofore confined their output largely to harvesting machinery. It is said to be the intention to largely increase the output of machines at Oshawa, and there is a prospect of a second ooncern being taken in. It is located west of Toronto, and employs a large number of hands, the intention of the company being when the necessary arrangements have been completed, to remove all to some centred point. —Premier ROES has made a proposition to the Toronto city council which may set the Coneervative bees humming about bin earn. In behalf of the Ontario Government he asks the council to agree to the, removal of the statue of Sir John Macdonald from the head of Queen's avenue to some other point to be selected by the council, and at tine ex- pense ot the Government, in order that the proposed.Ontario statue of the late Queen may be placed where the former nowetande. The ground of the appeal is that the Prince of Wales, when here in 1860, laid the cor- ner -stone and the foundation for a pedestal, and that the spot was then dedicat-ed to the Queen for the purpolie of a statue. Another point urged is that this is the most con- spicuous spot available, and her late Majes- ty should take second place to no one in the park named after her. It is the intention of the Government to have the statue reedy by the time the Duke of Cornwall and York visits the city if it is possible to secure the desired site. —Mr. Artbur Snazel, of Stratford, is carrying a quarter dollar coin of which he is very proud, for the following reason: Twenty-five years ago Sir John A. Mao= donald gave him the identical quarter, on the occasion ot an excursion of Stratford electors to the town of Sinicee, where a demonstration in his honor was held. Sir John was with the excursion and Mr. Snazel was introduced to Sir John as being the smallest member of the Stratford brass band. Mr. Matthew Coulter engraved Sir John's initiate on the quarter, and Mr. Snazel is wearing it every day this year as being the twenty-fifch anniversaryteince he _received it, • —An old resident of Stratford paned away Sunday, 12th inst., in the person of Agnes Robinson, aged 83 years, relict of the late John Doig, of South Easthope. The deceiteed was born in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, and in company with her husband and three children came to Canada in 1864. They settled at. once on concession 9, Zorra, where they resided for upwards of eight years. From there the family re- moved to South Easthope, en the farm now occupied by Mr. John Doig. Here Mr. Doig died about eighteen years ago, and Mrs. Doig came to live with her daughter, Mrs. Duncan Scott, of Stratford, where she resided until her death. —A fatal accident occurred at Nithburg on Tuesday of last week. Mr. George -- Schmidt, of Lisbon, was moving hie house. hold goods to Nithburg the day in question, and with the first load was aecompanied by his young son, whom he left playing with another nine-year-old lad, named George Kneiael. A neighbor of Mr. Schmidt's, Mr. Valentine Glebe, helped at the moving by taking a load of wood in a hay reek, and on the arrival of the latter at Nithburg young Kneisel began swinging on the side of the rack while it was in motion. In awn° un- ; known way he was thrown under the rig and the wheels puttied over him. He was immediately taken to a house nearby and Dr. Glaieter, of Wellesley, summoned. It was without avail, however, as the poor fellow died about three hours after the accident.