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The Huron Expositor, 1901-08-16, Page 1190r ION, IT -2 hot,. wee may, Laubeect of the 6rYtng one ie it ort. Bele hot materials for ,nother-matter. the burden. et ABLE. ehowing Iota comforted:de Underevear • Ys Gloves- and aces will yeet En all, we have - t. large sieee, You knew 'tie. i this in moat U Under wear, for men. ja Shirts. Sox, are some Len like to buy i to pin their for all their WO have pin- to extra big meats. irlence of the aa a rule, we make. Oar tandarel a l'IP—when you aim is to sell which they11 and low ear. They're ,a,ya.hIe sort, family, Boy ; to mother to ki a rip.: We at should keep the boy along, rning Sailor; dainty , pretty Ern - (UL o. Cash- latit week, cams. Nearly >1c1 at Wing - Listowel to numbers of port a meet de.—BrusseIs sion to Kin - week, and it, 14nd largely r ay be spent during the he most sue - ever been esday night, nig church, d was pres- n sustained than. The Mr. Fred nt with his materiadly to spread Mr0.8 most fare egetion hav- evening was Id - was prea- g amounted n and her iling on old going to 1.1 her sister Weed Sootsook in the last. We e Rev. Mr. a Rev. Mr. Jennings la idays.—Rev. er, Maud, Jeffrey, of Mr. Wnt. ted friends _ —Mrs-. Le 'at the hame rhe Revs. .1 took in the and pro - a. Woodstock, end around her home , principal • ' wheeled jiis brother, }era° and Fetid, are pbeit—alr. eturned on p to Orillia jeyed their of te, Mr. and ( n Monday •er husband ..—MisB esday night Wroxeter, m arcing. --- ng to Dr. week, Mr. the buggy bruise�.- so arid a.round on Tues.' g the num- eee years ere.—Mrs. visiting ong and his Ijj Tuesdey and Mies ool, were in t the recent Lon. Mr. xsinins.tion THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. sraoui NUMBER, 1,757. SEAFORTII, FR DAY, AUGUST 16, 1901. positor. McLEAN BROS., Publishers: $1 a Year ha Advance. TO FIT YOUR ±F ************************* was Ready for Fall. You may think it's early to order the fall suit, but it's b under way. The advantage is: first choice of material, more ti work, better chance for satisfaction. The first pick costs no Ina, sure to be satisfied. When you're paying your. good money for apparel, why not buy where you are sure to g wa,nt and what you pay for? We have Hats, Ties, Gloves, _Collars, Or kerchiefs and Sox to show you, and they're rig way too. There is just this much to be said about La ing, as well as of Men's Tailoring, if you want you have to get it made by tailors, and next, pay a fair price. We make a nice Ladies' Suit a tter to have it o foricarefi4 e, and, yoi are. 111 articles of t what ou ffs, Hand - Lt in every ies' Tailor - nice Suit ou have to $15. i Life is a tangle of desires; a craving for some new kind of experience. The poor long to be rich, the rich man longs to be richer. The single person longs for Mat im.ony, the I married person sighs for single solitude. When it's hot we simper for ice, and when the cold weather is here we all take to hot Scotches. Never satisfied, a growling, grumbling, irritable, complaining lot at times, That was well 'said, " at times" ; we all have our ugly spells. Nse e serve each other as mire.ors, in that we may see in the badacting of others the traits of character that we ourselves often display. - It becomes us, therefore, to go easy,.when they have any irty linen of their neighbors. Always size up the situation t us The wrongs that have been done, you are capable of. This takes us_up to the -wrongs done to and done by advertise s. ..idvertisers have been known to misrepresent, and s rely hey have their -reward. But do not class a business man with that class. The honest advertiser must have the benefit of your judgment. - Does your judgment tell you that $1 buckskin pants are worthy goods? Are you satisfied that our 50c smock and oyeralls are quite the best value you ever saw? THE ,CROPS OF ONTARIO. Whi ried little and ED the 0 9, oo fully out, Coop The August crop bulletin for Ontario, based on appearances on ;August firet, has been issued by the Ontario Department of 'Agriculture. The information, which forme the basie of the bulletin, is obtained from a large corps of regular correspondents living in every part of the Province- The general effect of the returna is that this year has not been as good a season for the farmer as 1900, although in some instances the situation is better. FALL WHEAT. Returns just to hand show that the injury done by the Hessian fly in the Lake Erie group of Counties has been so great that in many instances the yield is as low as only five bushels per acre; although in the Is a me localities large yields per acre have also been returned. The fly has done compara- tively little damage in the Georgian Bay counties, in Bruce and in the central por- tions of the Province. ;Harvesting took place rather earlier than usual. Very lit- tle threshing had been done as correspond- ents wrote, but is expected that returns will range from fivp to 40 bushels per acre. Nearly 7 percent. df the original area sown W&9 plowed up. SPRING WHEAT. The yield is a variable one, although a large number of correspondents speak of good returns. The crop, like fall wheat, suffered considerably from rust and from an insect which did w good deal of injury by outting the stalk at the joint. Some also complained of the Hessian fly. BARLEY, OATS AND PEAS. Barley—As in the case of other cereals, correspondents are not nearly agreed re- garding the yield and quality of barley, al- though it is likely that it will be a better crop relatively. than either fall or spring wheat. It has suffered but little from in- sect pests, and while some correspondents report the grain as discolored by rains dur- ing harvesting, others claim that the color is good; although the berry is rather small in size. Oats—This crop also suffered from the abnormal heat of July, which haatened ripening and in many cases prevented the heads from filling out thoroughly. Correa- pondente in Eastern Ontario speak of the crop as having ripened very uneavenly, which delayed harvesting in some instances. Only a_few had cut oats up to the first week in Aueuet. The straw in many oases reported is not as long as usual. Peas—The reports regarding peas vary considerably, except on the one point, that the crop was more or leas injured by the "weevil "' or bug, although where grass peas were sown they escaped attack. Yields will range from ten to thirty bushels per acre. HAY AND CLOVER. This is without doubt the most successful crop of the season, both as to quantity and quality. The average yield for the Pro- vince will lee much above the average, par- ticularly in the St. Lawrence and Ottawa countiee. Clover did better than timothy, and the second crop is looking well. Cut- ting extended from the last week of June to the third week in July. CORN. Corn, despite the fact that planting was delayed in many quarters, owing to the wet weather then prevailing, the crop has made good headway, and, taken as a whole, gives promise of doing well ehould early floats not appear. THE ROOT CROPS. Potatoes—Judging by the number of cor- respondents who report "one of the worst years yet for potato bugs," the beetle must have done a lot of injury. This, coupled with the dry weather prevailing during the previous month or more, has told greatly against the chances of th crop. It is point- ed out, however, that recent rains have greatly improved the outlook for the crop. Roots—Reports concerning root crops vary considerably. It is said by some that turnips are almost a complete failure, while others claim that the crop is in a most promising condition. The non -germination of the seed arid the attacks or the fly are given as the most serious causes of the loss. Mangolds have done better than turnips. Carrots are said to be doing well, and the same may be said of auger beets. As eor- Do you not feel that you are money ahead when you respondents wrote, the root crops were pick- s purchase one of our own make of $8 or $10 suits ? ing up wonderfully in appearance. FRUIT UNSATISFATORY. Fruit—Reports regarding apples are far from satisfactory. Although there was plenty of bloom in many localities during spring, much of the fruit did not set, and later on most of the apples fell off before maturing. There is not, likely to be half an average yield. Several correspondents,how- ever, point out that the Spy is doing better than any other of the winter varieties. Pears may be ranked as fair in quality, and about an average in yield. Peaches will be a fair crop in the Western Lake Erie sec- tion, -bet will hardly do so well in the Niagara district. Plums range in yield from an average to failure, according to locality and care. The curcullo bas been very ac- tive, and some of the crop has rotted before ripening. Grapes promise a good yielde Small fruits as a class did well. ORA ZING PROSPECTS. Pastures and Live Stock—Pastures were in prime condition in the early part of this sea- son, but fell off about the second week in July, when the warm weather began to dry up the grass. However, heavy rains wale falling as correspondents wrote, and the prospects were that pastures would soon pick up again. 'Prices for both cheese and butter have been most encouraging to dairy- men, and the bulk of correspondents are cheerful as to the outlook for fall and winter suppliee. Bees and Honey—Little or no disease has been reported among bees. There has been plenty of swarming, and stooks have been strong and active. The average yield, how- ever, will not go over 50 pounds per hive. We, have a feW' dozen of Boys' Buckskin Pants, the' cloth or whiCh has a shading. We are clearing this lot 1 15c a pair. If' yoi1 have ever worn Christy's make of soft hats had 3, our money's worth. Price $1.50, $2 land $2,50. you We flatter ourselves that we have the best 2 pair foi 25c sock in the inarket. It is a trifle early to talk winter underwear, but we selling bills of it already. Are you interested ? are As sure as it is hot it will be cold, and then for furs‘ See our stock then. Who knows what you intend buying for fall in the way of a Suit or Overcoat ? We don't know, but we cam help you to decide. It is worthy of note that there is a tone of quality about our stock of Men's Suiting that attracts people of taste. To the particular man the comfort of good Sox i in- dispensible. See otir 3 pair for $1. re' & Macdollal Clothiers and Furnishers Formerly on the Wrong Side of the Street, SEAFORTH • —About 10 o'clock Mcnday morning of last' week, in front of Spackman's grove, Grand Bend, the whole community of the camping resort was thrown into will ex- citement by what may yet prove a fatal drowning accideat. M. Murray, of Avon. bank, and her sister -i dew, together with some other friends, hlid gone in bathing with their children jus after a storm had subsided, which had w shed some holes in the beach. Into one of these holes not far distant from the shore, Emma Murray got beycnd her depth, as jYid a younger cousin, a little girl of thre or four. The two mothers, who were in the water, became frantic, rushed int4 the hole after their children, the mothe of the younger child securing her little gir and getting her on top of her shoulders, ssioh put the ohild above weter, while she and her sister-in- law and the other girl h d disappeared in the lake, The younger oh d's cries (attract- ed the attention of the oth bathers,and also of Clyde White, son of the editor of the Win sor Review, who wae on the shore. te threw off his coat and shoes and Mir - into the Water. He: managed, with difficulty, to get the inother of Emma er sister-in-law into the hands of bath- ers,nlvho passed them on to the shore, when Ema's mother, comple ely exhausted, orie for them -to go to he daughter's as. Ise, and then beoa e unconecioue. Whie only realized that there was still an• othoi victim in the water. He swam out, and fter diving three tim s, saw the girl lyin on the bottom of the ake, faoe down. wardl. Placing his arm un er her body, he email raided her to the sur ace, and awam quic ly with her to the hore. Medical aid as at once summoned and although the o ild's life was almos extinct, it is hope that she will recover he Hullett Drai TOR NEW ERA,—SIR mplaint made by H cession 3, that I dug acmes the road and t f ite natural cours r would state the trut Dispute. —In anewer to nry Cooper, lot drain unlaw- king the water . Now, sir, if h and do what was ight he would save himself trouble. In the fi at place I graded the toad in front of • my p ace and made a road Out, then Cooper got t road, that on th of th the n np t road see t Kett years e road scraper to com and he takes the dirt had drawn from my road and digs a cana road, which should h rbh iside of the road, nd tears a drain at has oonducted the Water across the or 12 years or more. Now, air, let us e evidence on the water course. Mr. e has lived on said roadfor 50 or 55 he gays water has sed the road in and grade the from my gate, arm, and puts it on south aide ve been dug on disputed drain ; I have owned lot 9 for 12 and I say that the water has crossed ad in place Where the ;drain is. Coop - had his farm rented or one year, and ows all about it. Now, sir, what does eech, the reeve, say ; ;he said if he had thought that CoopeIr would have • a job like that the scraper would have come, and he told Cooper to fill up my ay, in hearing of my family. If Mot.: or Cooper want the water to run past te it will be at their expense and enance. Thanking yoh, Mr. Editor, e apace in the New Era,, I am, y otitis truly, JOIN T. DALE. July 27th, 19011. years the r er ha he k -Mr. ever put u never gate rison myg main for t Hu DE, wri tt New make ate, a other oolu LETT, WHAT MR. RETTL SAYS. R EXPOSITOR,—In re1y to a letter n by Mr. John T. Da1, to the °lintels Era, of August 2nd1 I notice that he statements which are entirely inacur- rid which, in justice to myself and , I would like to correct through your no. He -states that " Mr. Kettle has lived pn the said road for fifty or fifty-five years and he, Mr. Kettle, says that water has crossed the road in this disputed drain." I have, as he says, lived on the eaid road for over fifty years, and there never was a drain across the road in the place ,Ppoken of until Mr. Dale put one there hirnself this sum- mer, for his use.:- He also seys Mr. Cooper tore p a drain that has conducted the water soros the road for over twelive years. Now, I am eady to prove before hny courtof jus- tice, hat such a drain never existed. 1 never at any time had conversation with Mr. ale in reference to the affair,and never made the statement he esOributee to me eithe to himself or to any other person. Now, sir, if Mr. Dale is as juat as he is posi- tive, e will, certainly, cortect the etate- ment he made in the Ne Era Era and also apolo ize to me, _YoFurtIrSAticricKETTLE. ETTLE. ---. , Canada. —T ere was a hail storni in Carleton count on Saturday, and crops and fruit were onsiderably. deetroyed —T e Department of Agriculture, at Ot- tawa, has just filled an orddr for the War Office of 1,500 tone of oats, which will be shipped to South Africa in September. , —01n4 Sunday morning, while lighting a fire w th coal oil, the 13-ye4r-old daughter of Ja ee Byrnes, of North Bay, was fatally burne by the oil igniting and bursting the n can.I I . —The Manitoba Government has appoint- ed a commission to report oli the question of establishing a provincial Agricultural College. Hon. Thomas Greenway is a mem- ber of the commission. 1 —Mr. W. F. Luxton forMerly editor of the Manitoba Free Press, will return to Winnipeg to reside, taking a position in the land departnient of t.,e Local Government. He has been en editor in St. Paul for two years andi a half, — Rev. A. S. Grant, M. D., Who is the minister of St. Andrew's , Presbyterian church, Dawson Ciby, recently came to To- ronto foe ithe purpose of remeving his family to DaVetion. They left this week for his distant field of labor. — Two lade, eons of Rev. Canon Fern- combe orNewcastle, and nephews of Mr. F. WArarneombe, engineer, 1 London, were drowned in Muskoka on Saturday, while bathing. The young men were home for a holiday from Port Hope College. They were aged 16 and 18 years respectively.. —A rumor ie persistently circulated to the effect that President Hays, of the South- ern Pacific, lately general Tanager of the Grand Trunk Railway, is abput to sever his connection with the compan,, . Mr. Hays t. declined to confirm or deny he report. ' — 0 Sunday mor4ing a Pained Angus bull belon ing to John Scher, a I German living north 1 of Ellesboro, ManitIoles,, broke its tethering rope and went along with the herd of cattle which were bei g tended by Mr. Schar's daughter, a girl about 14 years of age 4 During the morning the beast .at- tacked the girl furiously and killed her. —Ib is announced that th eon of Louis Riel, ehe leader of the Northwest rebellion, will shortly come to Montre 1 with a view to completing his studies, expecting that benevolent friends of his I te father will help him to do so. It is int mated that the young man will enter St, Mary's Jesuit College.disease whieh is proving fatal to Age , many horses along the lake s ore in Colches- ter South, Essex county, a.s baffled the veterinary doctors of the tow ship. Several farmers have already lost v luable animals as the result of the disease. An expert vet- erinary from the Department of Agriculture is to be sent up to ineestigat the disease. —Captain W. J. MOrgan, 7. S., who left Kingston with the South Afrjictn Constabul- ary, has been appointed prin ipal veterinary surgeon at Bloemfontein, where he has charge, with a staff of assistents, of thous- ands of horses belonging tio the British army. Captain Morgan's sa.ary is $10 a day. —Death came with startl ng suddenness to Simon Peter Stipe, at hie home in..Bar- ton township, Wentworth connty, last Mon- day night. He had just retired, apparently in good health, when membeiii of his family heard him moaning, and onl going to his side found that he was dying. He passed away befPre medical assist nee could be secured, Heart failure was the cause of i SOO WRITING TABLETS New Styles Ruled' and Plain Papers. SPECIAL AT 10c EACH. Envelopes to match. A X, W NTER, SEAFORT 111 111 death. Deceased was 70 years of age and was for manyyears in the county and town- ship councils. He was a staunch Conserva- tive, and held more than one important office in the Liberal -Conservative; Associ- ation of Wentworth. —On Saturday a freight train was derail- ed at Proton station, qn the Owen Sound divisioa of the O. P. R., by dirt getting into a switch. Engineer Wm. Campbell and brakeman Wm. McCraw were killed, ' and John Lancaster and Wm. McCauley, two other train hands, were very seriously injured. All belonged to Toronto Junction. Twelve oars were wrecked. —Sunday evening a young girl from Waterloo named Meyer, about 12 years of age, was killed on the track between Ber- lin and Petersburg. She was crossing the track on her way home, when No. 2 express, ;due at Berlin at 5.20, ran into her, killing her instantly. The body was taken to Waterloo. —Mayor Rothwell, of Windsor, is pro- moting a company to erect a beet auger factory at Sandwich. It, is said two capital - iota have agreed to invest $50,000 apiece in the enterprise. The factory will have a capacity of 600 tons a day, involving an ex- penditure of $350,000 annually for beets, re- quiring between 6,000 and 7,000 acres to grow them, —Three prornin nt residents of Prescott, one of whom was the town clerk, were drowned on Monday while trying to run the Gallops rapids in a yacht belonging to one of the partiet. They had four ladies with them, but let them out on land before they attempled the fool hardy experiment. The ladies were walking along the bank of the river when the accident took place. —At a meeting of the National Apple Shippers' Association held last week in To- ronto, a report was presented showing the condition of the apple crops in Canada and the United States, the total average being 46 per cent; in Ontario the average is 35 per cent., and in Nova Scotia, 25 per cent. California ranks highest, with 9.0 per cent., and Virginia, an important centre, has 65 per cent., while the other states range from 40 to 50 per cent. — Mr. George H. Douglas, accountant of the Imperial Bank, Toronto, was drowned on Monday, by the upsetting of his canoe when running a rapid in the Matawa river. The deceased had been on a holiday canoe- ing expedition with a number of others since the 27th of July, and they were within a few miles of their journey's end when the sad accident occurred. He was 35 years of age and had been in the employ of the bank for over 20 years. —The reports that are being received from those connected with Farmera' Insti- tutes throughout the province would seem to indicate that the apple crop • in the province will be mueh larger than estimated by the Apple Shippers' Association. The shippers put the crop at 35 per cent. of an average ; the reports of some estimates put it as high as 70 per cent. of last yeare' crop. Peaches are aleo reported as showing up 'better every week. — While out boating Friday afternoon last, at Port Stanley, being the event of the Irishmen's picnic, Mr. E. Piper, of Little - wood, Ontario, was drowned. Be was with a young lady, a Mies Mercer, of West- minster, and they were some distance from shore, when a gust of wind blew off his hat. In attempting to rescue it the boat was overturned. The young lady was saved by clinging to the boat but the young man, although an expert swimmer, was drowned. The water was very rough. — Windsor capitalists are excited over the discovery of soft coal about Walker- ville. 'Experts of the Saginaw, Michigan, Coal Mining Company have just completed an exploration of Oia land in the rear of Wolfe'a reserve, and they say they found unmistakable traces of that fuel. The coal is eaid to be discernable on the surface, arrd ie thought to extend many feet into the earth. The land, until a few years ago was submerged by Lake St. Clair. Hund- reds of acres are said to contain the coal. — A serious and probably fatal burning accident occurred to the wife of Rev. Uharles Oinferon, a retired Presbyterian minister, of Windaor. While preparing the mid-day meal, one day last week, Mrs. Cameron's clothing became ignited, and in s moment she was ablaze from head to foot. Her screams brought speedy assistance, and the flames were extinguishedbut not before the unfortunate woman had been frightfully burned about the head and body. She has since died. —Nelion Anderson, of Clyde, meb with a serious acoident while turning into hie own gate, half a.mile from Clyde, near Galt. He had gone to the village for the evening mail, and had just begun his homeward drive when the bit broke. The horse, a young and spirited animal, then ran away. At the entrance to the Anclersou home the cart struck the post of the gate, and Mr. Ander- son was thrown out. .He fell on a stone, fracturing two ribs and sustaining internal injuries. He may recover. —A young lady moving in good circles in Sydney, Nova Scotia, has been badly jilted by a young man lately connected with the steel works., 1 Arrangements were made for the marriage, which was to have come off Friday evening last. During the day it was ascertained that the young man had left town, which rumor was verified and the wedding postponed. The young lady was given an ellegant trousseau, which was un- I paid for, and also a diamond ring and other articles of jewelry. The prospective bride's father is also a mourner to the tune of some $300. —Dr. Overton F. Macdonald, of Toronto, committed suicide at his home, 329 College street, Toronto, Friday afternoon of lasb week, by shooting himself through the chest. A week previously he took a dose of mor- phine, presumably with the same object, hut was broughb to by the doctors after 15 hours' work. He was evidently determined to put an end to his life, and this time took no chances with drugs. The cause of suicide is thought to be despondency, through being left an invalid after a severe attitok of grippe. The family had planned a trip to the Island for tbe afternoon, and after luncheon went up stairs to dress. Mrs. Macdonald was :ready first and came down stairs. A few minutes later she heard the report of a gun, and, hurrying up, found her husbanel lying in the back bedroom with a wound in his side in line with his heart. Near by lay the gun. Dr. Macdonald was a successful prac- titioner, and was about 37 years of age. He had been married only about three years, his wife being Miss Adelaide Sullivan, grand -daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Seed - ding. Besides his widow Dr. Macdonald left one daughter. His mother is also liv- ing. —When B Company of the first Canadian contingent was being recruited at London, R. D. Whigharn,, a young Englishman well educated, who reported from the sixth field battery, was accepted as a private, and was chosen as assistant by Captain Duncan Stewart. It is underetood that before com- ing to London he was handling a pick on the 'streets of Woodstock. He served with the . Canadian contingent, and afterwards web an uncle, a colonel in the Imperial ser- vice, through whose influence he was pro- moted. By the death of a relative in England he has received a fortune estimated at $80,000. —The coming year at Toronto University. will witness an innovation that may bring the university into a mach closer bond of sympathy and interest with the business and mercantile world than has heretofore been the case. The senate has decided to introduce a commercial course. The move- ment is partly the result of representations from the Canadian Manufacturers' Associa- tion. This body recently addressed to a number of Canadian univerSities a communi- cation dealing' with the growing necessity for well trained and thoroughly educated bum ess men. Of all the universities ad- dres ed, Toronto University alone has as yet acted upon the suggestion. -:-The Toronto World says: John China- man has entered the field of dornerstic labor and in several of Toronto's best homes -be is to be found performing the duties of maid of all werk, doing the cooking, washing, answering the doorbell, making the beds, and, in fact, everything that a general ser- vant is required to do. The advent of the heathen Chinese to this sphere of work in Toronto is the result of scarcity of girls. The Chinaman is found to be neat, quiek and willing to work and in every way the equal of females. He is truatworthy, too, and is said to be able to perform a greater amount of work. —A fatal accident occurred at Sarnia on Monday afternoon, resulting in tbe crushing to death of Mr. Charles Foster, sailmaker, one of Sarnia'a oldest citizens. While Mr. John Grant, a farmer of Moore, was on his way to deliver a load of oats to a grain warehouse, and was driving down a hill, some of the bags slipped over the front part of the load and fell on the horses, frighten- ing them so that they started to run to- wards the river. Mr. Foster, who was standing on the sidewalk, ran out to the roadway in front of the team - to stop the horses, and was run over, the wagon wheels passing over his neck, killing hira instantly. —Eleven thousand six hundred piles is the record continuous long distance bicycle ride of Australia and this record is held by Mr. Donald Mackay, of New South Wales, who was a guest at the Palmer House, To- ronto, last week. Eleven thousand miles was done in a trip around Australia, which occupied 243 days of continuous riding, and the six hundred miles was done at the end, of this in order to beat the previous continu- ous recerd, which was 11,400 miles. The trip around the coast proved exhausting from the heat and dangerous from the prox- imity of the treacherous blaokmen. At times Mr. MacKay was three hundred miles from any other white man, and for long stretches he had to carry water with him. —Mr. Peter Watson, of Alice township, Renfrew county, shot a young bear in the woods on Friday, when he was confronted by the mother, who made a vicious lunge at him, roaring savagely. Having no time to reload the;gun, Mr. Watson struck at bruin and was dismayed to see the stock shatter into fragments. Fortunately he had a knife with him and thrust this into the bear's side ae the latter closed with him. Both rolled to the earth together, and con- " sciousness then left the man. When Mr. Watson regained his senses he found him- self lying serves the body of the dead bear. His clothes were badly torn and hie arm and side lacerated by bruin's claws. Stiff and weary, he dragged himself home, and will long have occasion to remember hie exciting adventure. —W. L. Griffith, the Canadian immigra- tion agent in Wales leaves Liverpool on August 22nd en route for the Welsh colony in Patagonia, South -America, for the pur- pose of inducing the emigration of Welsh- men to Canada. W. J. Rees, one of the three Welsh delegates who visited Canada in 1899, will accompany Mr. Griffith. There are about 4,000 Welshmen in the colony they intend visiting, and it is reported that they are very much dissatisfied with the treatment accorded them by the Argentine government, and desire to locate somewhere under the Britieh flag. No better settlers could be secured, and the immigration de- partment hopes to be able to induce a good portion of them to come to this country —Miss Bessie Dixon, of Peterboro, was drowned early Friday morning of last week, while out fishing with her uncle, near Tin- dall's point, in Peterboro district. They were in a canoe, and- were turning home about 7:20, when Miss Dixon hooked a large maskinonge. As it was the first fish the young lady had ever caught, she wiehed to be allowed to pull it in herself. As the fish was being drawn over the edge of the canoe its weight and the young lady's excitement at the moment; caused the craft to upset and throw the occupants into the water. Mi. Dixon caught his niece as she rose, and struck for the shore, hardly one hundred yards distant. With the greatest difficulty it was reached in 20 minutes, but every effort made at resuscitation failed. —The Kingston Times says: " It is be- lieved that there are only three genuine portraits of the celebrated murderer, Me- Whirrell, in existence. Two of these are in possession of Constable Graham, of this city. As curiosities he values them highly and would nob like to part with them.' To this the Hamilton Times replies: "Ham- ilton can beat that. It has the only living widow -of McWhirrell, and if the Kingston man wants her and will remove her free of charge, Chief Smith, el Hamilton police, will throw in a fine lot Of good wishee to the bargain." The McWhirrell widow has been giving the people of Hamilton a good deal of trouble lately. She has an unfortunate habit of getting drunk, when she " raises Kain" and threatens to annihilate the police magistrate, the city cops and all others who attempt to curtail her liberty. —The Globe says: A stranger who dropped into the TJnion Station ab Toronto while the harvest excursionists were passing through last week, could nee fail to be im- pressed with the fact that the great bulk were a superior class of men. The great majority were on the sunny side of 35, and all appeared robust in health and physique, and posseased of a high degree of intelli- gence. They were evidently accustomed to outdoor life, and all had experience in farm work. There was a large proportion of farmers' sons, who intend, if they like the country, to remain. Many of the farm laborers also intend to settle in the west. There were on board the trains quite a num- ber of ladies and children, who are going out to join husbands and parents who have taken up land, and wherever it was possible to do so, the railway officialreservpd the most comfortable cars for them. Although there was inevitable delay and sometimes tedious waiting, the most perfect order pre- vailed and the inconvenience was born with patience and cheerfulness. The railway officials stated that they had never handled a crowd under trying circumstances with leas grumbling and trouble. Perth Notes. —August 22nd has been fixed as Mitchell's civic holiday. —Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of Mitch. ell, have gone on a trip to England. — The St. Marys Creamery CO. shipped 36,083 pounds of butter to Great Britain on Saturday. — Nearly, 200 horses were examined at Listowel last week for serviee in South Africa. About 130 were accepted, —Forty-six pereons in the vicinity of Mitchell took advantage of the harvesters' excursion to Manitoba last week. — Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Robertson left At- wood this week to make their home in Manitoba,. Before leaving, a number of their Baptist friends waited on them and presented them with a purse of money. — A by-law will be submitted to the rate- payers of Stratford on September 5th, for the purpose of raising $20,000. $6000 of this is for sewage disposal purposes, and the balance to wipe off the floating debt. — Mr. Hugh Whaley, of Stratford, ie in- stalling a plant for the manufacture of peat fuel in North Easthope, about five miles from the city of Stafford. He is at presenb engaged in putting in the machinery, which is expected to be in working order this week. —Harry Poland, a young son of Mr. and Mrs. Jokis Poland, of Cleveland, Ohio, and formerly of Stratford, has been left $36,000 by his mother's uncle, the late Harry Lyons. Mr. Lyons lived in the old country, but died about six months ago in the United States. —The fine brick house of Mr. George Kemp, in Blanshard township, about seven miles from St. Marys, was burned about 1.30 o'clock, Thursday morning. The fire originated in the_ kitchen. The building, with contents, was completely destroyed, the occupants only escaping with their lives. —The customs returns for the port of Stratford for the month of July are as fol- lows : Free goods, $51,957; dutiable goods, $17, 39; duty collected, $4,745.45. As nom - pared with the returns for the same month last year, there is an increase of $24,277 in free goods, .a decrease of about $2,350 on dutiable goods, and an increase of about $200 in duty collected. —Harry T. Laing, drug clerk at Mr. John McLean's, St. Marys'one of the most popular young men of that town, is dead. His death ocourred no Monday morning, August 5th, after an illness of only a few days. Mr. Laing was at work on Monday, July 29th, in less than a week be had suc- cumbed to an attack of typhoid complicated with pneumonia. • —A very sudden and unexpected death occurred on Sunday morning, August_ 4th, when Richard S. Burns, of the 14th „line of Wallace, died just as he was about to rise, from heart disease. The trouble was of many years' standing. Mr. Burns was born on the homestead opposite the place occupied by him at the time of hie death. He leaves a family of four children. —The four year old daughter of George Warriner, Stratford, died at the eity hos- pital on Friday morning, as the result of burets she received late the previous after- noon. With her sister she was playing ill a wagon in the yard, and her clothes caught fire from a bonfire they had lighted in the wagon box. The child rushed screaming into the house with her clothes and hair ablaze. The mother smothered the flames with a mat, but too late. The elethes were literally burned from the body. —Mies Ida Sterile, daughter of Dr. Steele, V. 8., Stratford, has had an interesting ex. perience with a needle. Last eutnmer, while mewing, she swallowed a needle, and, nob feeling any after effects, paid no further attention to the episode. Last Sunday the young lady noticed a pimple on one of her knees, which, on examination, disclosed the eye of a needle, which was working its way out. On being extracted the needle was fresh and bright, looking as though it had never been used. How it could pass through the body and appear in the knee without in- juring the lady, is a puzzler. —While engaged at a barn raising in Ellice township, on Friday afternoon lust, William Bloomfield, a farm laborer, was struck by a falling beam and seriously in- jured, Had not the beam rested on a large stone in falling, he would have been 'Oiled instantly. As it was, the flesh was torn off one side of his face, exposing the jaw bone, which was broken. He was also badly bruised about the neck and his breast bone was broken. Bloomfield was removed to the hospital in Stratford, where he lies in a precarious condition. He is a man between 60 and 65 yearn of age, and has worked with a farmer in Ellice for two years. He is unmarried, and so far as can be learned has no relatives. —James Ballantyne, an old and esteemed resident of Downie, paned to hit eternal rest on Sunday morning, August 4th, aged 78 years. Though Mr. Ballantyne had not been feeling well for the 104 year, nothing serious had been anticipated. ife ate a hearty breakfast on Sunday morning and was in the stables several times. He ex- pired in his chair. Deceased was a brother of the Hon. Thomas Ballantyne, of Strat- ford. He was a netive of Peebles, Peeble- shire, Scotland. In 1842, when 19 years of age, he and his brother, Robert, emigrated to Canada, coming direct to the farm on which he died. In politica he wan a staunch Liberal, and in Religion a staunch Presby- terian. He leaves besides his aged widow, ten children, Mr, James Ballantyne, of Farquhar, Usborne township, is a eon ofethe deceased. —Residents south of the station in Strat- ford are wondering whether it eau be pos- sible that a venomous snake escaped from the Ringling eirens and ie now at large in the pig field and adjacent ewainp where the circus tents stood. At any rate, if the stories are true, there is a snake, and a big one, down that way. The story goes that a pony, which was pasturing in a field, was severely bitten in the leg. A day or so later a young boy, who was wandering aroud in the,field, ran actoss a good'sized snake, which bit him near the knee. Prompt medical attention averted any ill results. The last seen of his snakeship was on Sun- day last, when the same boy and a compan- ion caught a glimpse of him nutking his way across the field, The boys were too fright- ened to make any attempt to capture the - reptile, which they say WM fully six feet long.