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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
VitHOLIE NUMBER, 1,759.
§EAFORTH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1901.
BleLEAN BROS., Publishers:
-Si a Year in Advance,
FUTURITY SALE
Every one has had the experience of hunting or something. You have
hunted for an hour for the collar button you dropped ; you may have hunted
for your umbrella when it rained; you may have hunted for a clean shirt Sun-
day morning, and it was still in the wash. Many and -various are the hunts we
all have had, and it would seem as if we all were to continue the hunting.
If you think for a moment you will be compelled to class yourself along
With the rest of folk as a hunter of one kind or another. You may be a place
hunter, a pleasure hunter, or it may even be that you are a bargain hunter, and
it is to this class of hunters that we wish to talk to.
Now, it's a funny thing,- that, although most people rather pride them-
selves on getting a bargain, and not a few people hunt for bargains, still at the
same time most people nowadays are rather skeptical of bargaiis Or sale days,
the.reason being that all bargain days are not gehaine. .
The way we look at the Semi-annual Futurity Sale Flay, which we will
hold on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th, is very much some people look
upon a revival meeting, to wit : The revival meeting works'off a lot of eurplus
en erpy. Our semi-annual futurity sale day works off al lot of ,surprus stock,
Futurity sale day is genuine! •
The following prices will hold good both for Saturday coming and Satur-
day, September 7th People who have attended our futurity sales in the past,
know that the sale is a genuine one: Now for pricee :
1
STRAW HATS.—Boys' sailors, children's wide brim sailors, men's
straight rim; are pricing the lot at 20e each. -
'STIFF AND FEDORA HATS.—We are placing on the sale list three
dozen boys' soft felt hats—blue, black and broas n shades -10c each. Beside
the $`2.50, $2 and $1.50 men's hats, selling .at 95c, we will display a line of
men's felts on futurity day at 50c,
SHIRTS. ---For Saturday, anti for Saturday only, we will clear ten
dozen --sizes 14, 15, 15}, 16, 16} and 17—of colored shirts, at 35c, or three
for $1, and any shirt in the lot is worth $1 as to its wearing qualities.
OVERALLS AND SMOCKS.—Some have said that they never saw
better values than our 50c,, 75e and $1 overalls. The 50e is a blue deny, with
and -without the bib; the 75c overall is a jean, blue grey and blue,..and the $1'
overall the buckskin sewn with linen. Our own make is beyond all question
the birigest value in the overall market. In smocks we have cloths to match,
and the price per ernock is the same as the overall.
-UNDERCLOTHING.—We will have special lots of fall and winter
underwear for sale; it will prove a saving to buy early. The leading price will
be 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c and $1 for each, either shirt or drawers.
RAINCOATS,—Just to hand a large lot Of to $3 mud coat, a coat that
has proved iitself to be more than we would claim, for it. ,
HOSIERY --School opens shortly; you will need some long stockings
for the boys. We are showing two specials in all -wool, one lot at 25c and the
other at 35c, or three pairs for $1.
UMBRELLAS.—You would be more surprised if it were raining; how-
ever, we have a dozen unabrellas that will find ready sale at 75e, and another
lot bettel stilVat $1.
SUITS.—The kind of a suit you will want will likely be a fairly good
quality, so we will give you quotations on good suits.
No. 1 lot will be a blue and black -worsted serge suit at $6.50. We
have sold suits at $10 that would not give nearly the wear that ,these suits will,
No, 2 lot will sell at the same price--a-$6.50--butr will be of another
style of goods, being Beveral different patterns in tweed with bronze shades.
No, 3 lot will consist of West of .England worsted and Irish serge cloths.
These will be pi iced at $8. Of course you can buy a good suit from us any
time at $8, but this' time -you will get,something extra good,
No. 4.—This lot of men's suits will comprise , a number of that class
known as knockabOuts,' a suit you can do as you like with without fear of spoil-
ing it. The price we ate giving is $4.75; you will be pleased with the aasciort-
merit at this figure. .
No. 5.—This will be the lowest lot of all, and there are only a dozen or
„so suits in the Tot ; the price will be $3.75, a scuff suit, at an easy price.
We have tried to avoid WOrrying you with a lot of 'unnecessary detail,
nevertheless the prices stated are worthy of your most careful perusal.
Lades' Tailoring.
We have this to say about Ladies' Tailoring, Any lady who has dyer
had a nicely made suit, will_never wear any other than a tailor-made. Drop in
and FC0 the ClOth8 we are showing. We will be pleased to Show you the stock,
The reputation of both our cutter and skirt draper are so 'well known, that it
requiles no further mention on our part.
firolg & Maodollal
Clothiers and Furnishers
Formerly on the Wrong Side
of the Street,
SEAFORTH
Harvest Excursion to the Canadian
September 3rd and 17th
Winnipeg, Delorane, Antler, Estevan, Biscarth,
Swai, River and return, $28.
- Regina, Moose Jaw, Yorktoia and return, $30.
McLeod and return, $35.
Red Deer and Ednaonton and return, $40.
For all other information apply to
Northwest, on
Moosemin, 'Hamiota,
Prince Albert, Calgary,
J. 1VIACDONA
C. P. R. AGENT, Sea,forth.
Money orders to any part of America,—$5 and under, 3c; $5 to $10,
Gc ; 8 10 to $30, 10c; Sao to $50, '15c.
.A -Seaforth Boy's Experiences as
a " Stiff."
BRIDGE. STREET STATION HOTEL,
GLASGOW, August 12, 1901.
A few weeks ago Walter Pickard, eon of
Mr. Wm. Pickard, and Edward Bright, son
of Mr. W. D. Bright, took a holiday trip to
the old country. Desiring adventure, they
went in charge of a lot of cattle shipped
from Seaforth by Mr. Gould. The follow-
ing letter by Walter Pickard, written to his
father, gives an interesting description of
their experiences in the, tothem, novel
capacity �t "stiffs," and it has been very
kindly handed to us for publication.
DEAR FATHER,—I suppose by this time
you will all be wondering where we have
been spirited, off to, and as this is the first
opportunicy of writing we have had since
leaving Montreal, I will try and make up
by giving a good account of our travels.
As I said before,. Mr. ',3-ould, did the right
thing for us, andrevailed on a big dealer
in Montreal. W left Toronto on Thursday
Is
here to give us a ecommend to his foreman
evening with another "stiff." We hadn't
much use for the fellow, so gave him the
cold shoulder, as he was continually asking
us for cigar stubs, which he smoked with
great relish, and wheni went to throw some
mouldy meat we had, out of the window, he
liaised so eagerly for it that I could not deny
him. Well, after .making a comfortable
sleep on an improvised bed of cushions,
we arrived in Montreal next day at noon,
and put up at the Exchange hotel, near the
stoch yards. We were wishiog you could
have seen us in our new role ae cattlemen,
with stick in hand, poking here and slashing
there, with some very loud and choice ex.
pressione by way of emphasis.
At the stock yards (but I must tell you
we enjoyed handling those cat( le immensely)
we met our foreman, a big, genial Irishman,
Pat Sherry by name and one of the right,
intelligent sort. We began by giving Pat a
cigar and told him that if he would make
our way as easy as possible we had two or
three dollars to throw away. On Friday,
midnight, we boarded our train for Boston,
and, as we remarked, our life on that
caboose was one continual round of pleasure,
notwithstanding the fact that we alept like
tops with the floor of the car for our bede,
and the train thundering along at 25 miles
per hour. The next day we passed over one
of the most beautiful lines on the continent,
right over the Blue Mountains of Vermont,
and farawayo'er the hills of old New
Hampshire into Maisiachuseetts.
As we sat on top of the car, watching the
hills on either side disappearing and seem-
ing to Magnify themselves in the distance,
the line now winding round a steep cliff and
now runnning for miles with the mountains
on one side and Lake Champlain on the
others and later on by the banks of the
White river, famous for its scenery, we were
continually congratulating each other on
our good fortune and agreed that it was
worth the price of the whole trip alone.
We arrived at the Boston stock yards on
Saturday at midnight, after spending about
two hours on top of a oar being shunted
about from one point to another, while
breaking up the train. That night we
spent stretched on the floor of the .office,
but we didn't seem to mind that at all, as
our sleep was unbroken, and our board bill
wasn't very large. On Sunday we didn't go_
to church, but epent moat of our spare time
feeding and roping our cattle preparatory to
boarding the boat, and in the evening
passed through Boston, over Bunker'e Hill,
to our ocean home, the " Peruvian." By
this time we Were getting quite used to
roughing it, and so spent a luxurious night
in the hay. Next morning we had an ex-
citing time tying up the cattle as they came
on board, and many a kick and squeeze we
got. Ted had his knee and lege badly
bruised, and one bullock ran his horns
under my smock, lifting me bodily off my
feet. Well, we went down to our break-
fasts and had our first Meal with the
stiffs, (there were altogether seven stiffs and
two foremen on board the boat) and a hearty
meal it was, a hash mixture and bread with
tea. We went to work feeling in &stelae,'
shape and thinking our troubles were only
imaginary, but an noon we were not hiingry,
ae we detected a horrible odor whenever
we vieited the foc'ele, and the meals began
to decline in quality. We lived for the
next two days on one large dry bun, eaten
on deck, and were wondering why our fore-
man didn't tip the` cook for us, as he lways
put us off when we asked him about it with
" Oh yes, well I'll fix it so you can have
your breakfast to -morrow morning." The
old fox, we know now, just wanted to get
us in shape to appreciate our luck, for when
at last he did fix it for us we did our meals
full justice. Roast beef, veal outlets saus-
age, potatoes, fine bread and rolls with tea,
all served on a small table in the cook'a
room is a sample, sometimes more.
"
room,
Pat,"as you're the youngest,
I think I'll give you the snap and make you
night watchman." So my duties were to
make a round every half hour to see that
all was right, and call the men at, 4 a. m.,
then turn in myself and sleep during the
day. He then fixed a bunk for us in his sa-
loon'which I occupied during the day and
Ted during the night. The cook emcl we
had the beet lot of men he had ever seen,
and although we got the favors they told us
they didn't blame us, and showed no ill will
whatever. The second foreman is a fine
young fellow, a book•keeper recruiting his
health, and many a song and story we had
in the old saloon. ;
We have had a very quiet voyage and
thought the scenery coming up the.. Clyde
magnificent, also the highlands of the -Irish
coast. On the recommendation of the sec.
ond foreman we went to the Waverly tem-
perance hotel, but were unable to procure a
roof's on account of the exposition, so he
brought iss to this hotel for the present and
is trying to get us into the Young Men's
Christian Association building, which will
give us many advantages in the way of
bathing, reading, &o. And now I am sitting
at a window overlooking the Clyde bridge,
which is black with people moving back and
forth, and these, with the brightly lighted
street oars, form a picture, or I might say a
moving panorama.
We visited the city botanical gardena and
city museum yeeterday. The gardens are
very beautiful indeed, and contain many
rare tropical plants ; in fact they say every
country in the world is represented.
And now as it Is half•past eight, and we
had a long walk with the second foreman
this afternoon'on the banks of the Clyde,
with only 12 hours' sleep last night, I will
close. Yours,
WALTER.
•
—The Doukhobors in the Saskatchewan
district have probably shown greater pro,
geese than any of the other colonies and
appear to be acquiring the ways of the
country quite as rapidly as any of the rest
of the foreign population of the Northwest,
They are making application for the este)),
ligament of school districts in order that
their children may be taught the Engin&
language, and moat of them in that district
have arranged for the land that' they desire
to enter for. The wheat was more a vancecl
on one of the Doukhobor farms than in any
other portion of the Territories visited.
The Doukhobors- have broken up ,a large
area of land for crop next year. These
colonies are undoubtedly among the srery
best of all the foreign settlem nts
located in the west, and the eo-
ple appear to be anxious to improve
their condition. This was shown by
the large number of new houses which
have been built to take the place of the
original buildings on the south aide of the
Saskatchewan from 30 to 40 miles Wes of
Saskatoon. Many American settlers h ve
also settled in the Saskatchewan dist ict
during the past year.
A Voice From Algoma.
DEAR EXPOSITOR,—We are having beauti-
ful harvest weather. Crops of all kinds
are abundant. A few more days of fayor-
able weather will secure the balance of bhe
grain grope. Frequent showers have gi en
the after grass a splendid start, and ith
prospects of geed prices we can sympat ize
fully with you poor Huronites in your en-
joyment (?) of "small potatoes," etc.
This country is forging ahead rapidly tud
on a solid business basis. More power to
your elbows in your fight against discri in-
ation in freight rates, and hope your erten
gies will also extend to demanding Govrirn-
ment interferenee (if not settled shortly), in
the present C. P. R. strike. The lives of the
travelling public are certainly endangered,
whilst the delivery of Mails is greatly de-
layed. Just imagine our Saturday's Mail
(including the eagerly looked for and etre:
welcome locrosiTon) frequently not a ie -
tributed till Monday from this cause. When
we have the ocean steamers calling regular-
ly at our ports, and can ship the product of
the farm, the forest and the mine direct to
the world's markets, the cost of transport-
ation will no longer hamper trade. With
best wishes to THE EXPOSITOR and all its
readers. Yours truly,
D. M. M,
MacLennan, Algoma, August 20, 1901.
•
The Best Breeds of Cows.
The following is the standing, as officially
reported, of the herds in the Pan•American
Model Dairy, at Buffalo, for the week ed.
ing August 15th, for the prize for the herd
showing the greatest net profit, butter fat
alone c nsidered , as determined by the Bb -
cock te ts :
Jerseys $9 70
Guernseys 8 72
Ayrshires 8 57
Red Polls 7 93
Holsteins 7 69
French Canadians 7 52
Polled Jerseys 7 47
Brown Swiss 7 22
Shorthorns 6 49
Dutch Belted 5 40
For the last three weeks the Jerseys have
been in the lead, and are now puthing the
Guernseys closely for first place. The
standing of each herd in the butter fat coin -
petition from May lat to August 15th is as
follows :
Guernseys
Jerseys
Ayrehires,
Holsteins
Red Polls
$147 78
141 03
140 80
-130 50
130 40
Brown Swine 117 13
Shorthorfis 108 86
French Canadians 108 84
Polled Jerseys 108 75
Dutch Belted ' 70 41
In the competition for the herd showing
the greatest net profit iu total eolith+, the
standing. of each herd to July 30th, (lat et
report) is as follows :
Holsteins-
Ayrshires
Brown Swiss
Shorthorns
Guernseys
Red Polls
— Jerseys
French Canadians
Polled Jerseys
Dutch Belted
•
$149 63
136 74
197 016
120 40
120 20
117 19
113 79
103 34
84 45
77 08
A. Tart Rejoinder...
Sir Wilfrid Laurier has addressed the fel.
lowing letter to Mr. R. L. RiChardson, ex -
M. P. for Lisgar :
Ottawa, August 22, 1901.
Sir,—Your open letter of the 14th instant
has just reached me. -
If the farm of this attack was to draw my
attention, I have no objection to express to
you my appreciation of it, since it exposin its true light, exactly as he is, the mode n
T,
Pharisee, who has long 'proclaimed to t e
world that he is not as other. Liberals.
You charge me, for the hundredth tim ,
with having abandoned the principles of t e
Liberal party since I became Prime Minis-
ter ; with having deserted the oauSe of the
settlers in the west ; with having allowed
corruption, political insanity and ' debaucl1i.
ery to flood the Legislature, and, sumeni g
up the whole of my iniquities, you aver, 4e
my 'chief crime," the blow struck at t e
moral standards of the people.' You pr.
claim that it is ' within your right, to s y
nothing of your duty, to publicly protest f
the platform is completely ignored and r •
pudiated.' ,
I leave the public, tc whom you appeal, o
judge of the sincerity of all this foam an
froth, but just placing before their eye] t e
last crime for whioh you arraign me, an
this I do ie the language of your indictmen
Thus,opene your letter :
" As a result of a recent judicial pr
nouncement, I find myself, so to speak, a
stateeman out of a iob. It is probably not
neeessary for me to inform you of the deci
ion in question, as you are doubtless fully
apprised of it, and I am convinced', far from
disappointed at it's effect. If ti, ere were
any doubt on this point you certa nly would
have raised your hand to inter fere, and
called off the political dogs of war whom you
knew well were pursuing me. 1 No mah
knew better than you the history jand facts
connected with the case, and that you stood
by and allowed a political crime, Well yon
could have stopped by raising a toger, to
be perpetrated, proves that if you were not
primarily responsible you were at least
particeps tsriminis."
From all this it appears that ou were
accused of having been electe : throug
bribery,corruption and violation o :the law;
that for this you were brought t accou t
before the courts ; that the cha ges werle
found to be true, and as a consequ noe, yor
were deprived of your seat in t e Parli
ment by sentence of the judicial uthorit
From all thie, it likewise app ars that,
according to your construction of those
principles of morality of which erou have
been the loud champion, it was in duty t
raise my hend to interfere in you behalf ;
to 'call off the political dogs of w, whom
I knew were pursuing you,' and to alloW
the crime Against the positive laof thle
land by whioh you had obtained your seat
to remain undetected and nnpuni bed, and
this refusal on my part you call a grime.
You say) in so many words, tha 'no man
knew better than I did the histor and facts
connectedWith the ease 'and tha knowing
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such history and facts, I etood by and al-
lowed a political crime, which I could have
stopped by raising a finger, to be perpetrat-
ed '• ' and that all this proves that if I was
not primarily responsible, I was at least
particeps criminie.' So you call the public
to witneas that, in your estimation, vvhen
you were charged with being elected by
fraud and assistance from some of those
public corporatione which you so often de-
nounce with apparent indignation, it was a
crime on my part to allow the law to take
its course, and to let it be proved that you
were guilty as charged.
If I were to enter into any defence, I
might urge that little did, I suppoee that
the Apostle of Virtue would expect to be
shielded from his own derelictions by him
whose chief crime he had often declared
'.was the blow struck at the moral stand-
ards of the people.'
But I enter into no defence. I do not
feel called upon to do so. The public have
now the exact measure of what is your con-
ception of the moral standards of the
people,' and they will now understand the
true inwardness of your shrieks against
political debauchery! They will come to
a conclusion which ofhere, better And more
early informed, had had an opportunity of
forming and had formed. I have the honor
to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Sir, L.RICHARDSON,
(Signed)
WILFRID LAURIER.
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
•
That Hullett Drain Dispute.
Mn. EDITOR,—I have been asked by Mr.
Wm. Stevens to correct a statement made
by Mr. John F. Dale in his letter published
in last week's EXPOSITOR. Mr. Stevens
says he did not know of the existence of a
-drain on the side of the hill, in front of Mr.
Dale's gate, where the drain in dispute is.
In the seaond place Mr. Dale says that I
tore up a: drain that had conducted the
water for 12 years or more. In answer to
this I will say that I never tore up such a
drain. I would like Mr. Dale to stay with
his first letter and not try to crawl out of
it. It is not likely that I will dispute a
drain which flows into another man's field
30 or 40 rode from the drain in dispute.
This is one of Mr. Dale's tricks. Now if
Mr. Dale likes he can bring Mr. Stevens out
next Sunday and show him the real drain in
dispute, the one he epoke about in hie first
letter, 1 HENRY COOPER.
WHAT STEVENS SAYS.
SIR'—I want you to allow me space to
correct a statement made by Mr. J. F. Dale
in last week's EXPOSITOR. He came to me
on Sunday; August 18th, and wanted me to
go and see the disputed drain. I asked
him how Monday would do, and he replied
that he would be very busy that day. I
then said I would go on Tuesday, but on
his stating that Sunday would suit him beet
I went with him around the eicleroad and
he showed me a drain which I now know
was not the drain about which there has
been so much dispute. It was 30 or 40 rode
away. What I now want to know is why
didn't Mr. Dale show me the right drain ?
WILLIAM STEVENS, Alma. •
•
Lightning's Freaks.
The electrical storm of Friday forenoon of
last week was very severe in some places
and did a good deal of damage. At Guelph
the lightning did some queer things. The
storm which broke over that city about 8
o'clock in the morning was herelded by 'a
burst of lightning so sharp that it appeared
to be in every portion of the city at once,
and was followed by a heavy thunder clap.
The heavy part of the storm travelled along
the valley of the river in an easterly direc-
tion. The residence of Mr. T. F. Grant,
pump maker, near the river, was struck.
Both chimneys were almost demolished, the
cornices destroyed and the shingles thrown
in every direction. The clock was stopped
at 8.10. The plaster was torn entirely from
one side of a bedroom which two of the
children had only vacated a few minutes
before. The lower sash on this room was
torn out and thrown to the ground and the
curtains were fired. From the bedroom the
lightning passed down to the parlor. The
plaster here was also torn off the walls,
Both windows were shattered, as well as the
glass door in the ball. A parasol, which
stood in a corner of the room, had the cover-
ing burned off so clean that there is not a
trace of it left. A fancy photograph holder
was scorched and some of the ambrotypes
badly twisted. The lightning left the house
at a corner of this room, and its course along
the ground to a wire fence on the adjacent
lot may be distinctly traced. It left a
burned path about four inches wide and a
couple of inches deep. The posts along
this fence are splintered in two or three
place". In bode chimneys the stoppers
which filled the stovepipe holes were blown
across a room, and a shower of sea strewn
across the floors and furniture. The -mir-
aculous thing about it all is how Mrs. Grant
and her family escaped unhurt. They were
in the kitchen when the house we struck.
Mrs. Grant says the house was illuminated
by a ball of fire,which she saw come through
the dining room into the kitchen and pass
outside between two of the children who
were standing at an open window.
WEAVERS KNOCKED SENSELESS.
The employees of -the Guelph oarpet fac-
tory, nearby, had also a very uncomfortable
experience. One weaver noticedthe lightn.
ing playing about the steel work of the
machine which he was operating, and moved
away, as he thought, to a safer place. He
was standing at a closed window at the rear
of the factory, when he was knocked down.
It was several minutes before be regained
consciousness. John _Brandiorcl, another
weaver, working close beside him, was alert
knocked down, but recovered more rapidly.
Wm. Laidlaw, who was standing in the of-
fice beside the safe, was the third to feel
the shock. He was also thrown down, but
soon oame around again.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
John McGuiren'a G. T. R. -switchman,
was knocked off a ladder, falling twelve
feet, and spraining his ankle. Mr. John
Colton, 82 years of age,had a narrow escape.
The plaster was knocked off the wall of his
house, failing over and around him. Tele-
phones were burned out in numbers and also
wires.
BARN DESTROYED AT PUSLINCH.
The barn of Cornelius Collins,- 4th con-
ceesion ofTaelinch, was struck by lightning
and totally consumed, with all the season's
grain and a few implements. Three horses
which were in the stable, were got out with
difficulty. The building was insured for
$1,200 in the Waterloo Mutual, but this
will hardly cover the loss.
SEASON'S CROP DESTROYED.
During the severe etorm which passed
over Paris early Friday morning, the barns
of Mr. Wm. Bailey were struck by lightn-
ing and burned to the ground. Mr. Bailey
lives between the second and third conces-
sloes of Burford township. The barns and
the entire Peason's crops were totally de-
etroyed.
THE STORM AT WOODSTOCK.
Woodstock was visited with.the heaviest
rainfall remembered by the oldeit residents.
The cellars of the business houses on Dundee
street were flooded, and the water rose over
the curbs and sidewalks.. The lightning
played havoc with telephones and was the
cause of a fire a mile and a Ilan southeast of
Embro.
A Laudable Work.
EDITOR EXPOSITOR,—De r Sir: You are
aware that consumption is he direct cause
of more deaths in Canada than all the other
infectious, epidemic and peetilential diseases
combined. This young nation of ours loses
fully 8,000 -if its people ea h year from this
scourge. While no class f society is ex-
empt, it is especially a dise se of the poor.
Those who are its victims eually linger for
some time, and many are c rnpelled to toil
on for a bare subsiatanc while slowly
dying, and spreading the disease among
their fellows. This im illustrated by the
following,case : A mechanic in one of our
large implement manufactnring establish-
ments was discovered to have tuberculosis
about two years ago, and has been slowly
dying since. He worked in the factory in
spite of the protests of hie fellows, up to the
beginning of the hot weather, now, he is too
weak to leave his home. He is able to get
up in the morning, put on his clothes and
lie down on the sofa. He has a wife and sev-
eral small children living with him. The
family are in very reduced circumstances
and subsist on the charity of their neighbors.
It has recently been ascertained that his
wife is aleinvery badly diseased and even the
children show:signs of infection.
Whist sadder spectacle is there than that
presented by what is called " A consumptive'
family?" Through childhood and even
youth, its members show the average and
frequently more than the average amount of
spirit, vitality and keen interest in life; but
when just on the borderland of manhood or
womanhood, the powers of life begin to drop
and the hues of health give plaee to the hec-
tic flag of the enemy. Before the very eyes
of those to whom they are the most dear,
they fadraway, while the word "Consump-
tion too often paralyzes action and delivers
them over to hopelessness. In the case of
the rich, !this sad spectacle is frequently
postponed and even averted by the change
of scene and climate and sanitarium treat-
ment. But what about the poor whose con-
dition is not more hopeless, could they but
,have a like privilege? Perhaps no more
'bitter tragedy is enacted under our eyes
than that of men and women who feel that
there are means,of :life for them that they
may not command, hope that is denied them,
help that, their straightened circumstances
forbids them to enjoy.
The National Sanitarium Aseocia,tion is
now building the Gravenhurst free hospital
for consumptives, which will be supported by
voluntary contributions to meet the require-
ments of the poor consumptives of this Pro-
vince who are in the early stages of the dis-
cus. It will be ready for occupation about
November 1st next. It is surrounded by a
beautifully wooded park of over 55 acres on
the shore of Lake Muskoka, and is about
half a mile nearer Gravenhurst than the
Muskoka cottage sanitarium, which is now
famous throughout the world as an institu-
tion in which a very high percentage of in.
cipient tuberculosis patients are cured. The
free hospital will be under the same manage-
ment, and will have the advantages of all
the experience and skill so far acquired.
There will be accommodation at first for
about forty patients. As soon as these
beds are filled, more will be provided. It
is the intention of the National Sanitarium
Aseociation to Continue enlarging and in.
creasing the facilities of this institution
until the consumptive poor of the Province
are all cared for.
Our position at this moment is distressing.
During the past three years over 1,500 con-
sumptives have been refused admission into
the Muskoka Cottage Sanitarium, because
we have not had: accommodation for them.
Many of the applicants had little or no
money. No hospital would admit them—
they were worse than lepers. The Muskoka
Cottage Sanitarium, even with the fee
charged, has not so far paid expenses, and
we cannot fill it with charity patients. Our
'examining phyeicians are forced to turn
away scores of poor consumptives, because
we have no place to put them. Where can
they go? Back to their homes to starve
and die'and give the disease to their ail.
dren ? Two-thirds of the ohildren in the
orphan asylums in Ontario are from the
homes of consumptive parents. Are you
willing that over half a million of Canada's
present population shall eventually die with
consumption? While the moans of the
thoueands of sufferers are thundering in Our
ears, we appeal to the people of this Prov-
ince to help us. We need $45,000 for the
Gravenhurst Free Hospital for Consump-
tives. You will help those who most need
help; you will assist in protecting Year
own life and that of your family. It svid
save the lives of those treated, will stay the
epread of disease and will bring jog and
happiness to many homes.
Canada, at this time in its history, cannot
afford to Ione so many thousands of valu-
able lives. The question is one of nation-
al importance. To check the spread of this
disease is the highest expreseion of patriot-
ism; to mitigate suffering ie the greatest
social problem at the beginning of this cen-
tury; to restore to industrial activity those
removed through this cause tvill mean mill-
ions of dollar, to our annual Income; to
save the lives of these thousands is thp great
work of the church, to heal their bodies is
the chriatian's most imperative mission.
When we realize that the. lives ran be
saved and these victims restored to health
and happiness, Alan we realiZe further that
every home in Canada is affected, does it
not behove us as citizens, ait patriots, and
as Christians to exercise our utmost ingen-
uity to expend our last donor, to use our
greatest strength to save these Suffering
thousands and restore them to their life's
work as home and nation builders.
The National Trust Company, Limited
as treasurer of the National Sanitarium As-
soeation, will receive subscriptons for the
work at its office in Toronto, or contribue
tions may be sent direct to the General
Secretary, Medical building Toronto,
WALTER JAMES BROWN,
General Secretary.
Toronto, August 26th, 1901.
Canada.
—Agra Wiltsie a prominent citizens of
Athens, near Brockville, is dead, aged 66
years. He had been in failing health for
several months. He was a farmer by occu-
pation, and was born on the farm on which
ph
he it oTe hdn
Ohio under an order from the In -
palace tar, Sandringham, built at
tercolonial itilway company, for the use
of the Duke of Cornwall and York on his
trip through Canada, has been shipped to
Halifax. The interior work is in mahogany,
holly, and light oak.
—The first shipment of cattle from York-
! ton, Northwest Territory, this season was
loaded on Saturday, and consisted of 500
' head. The shipper's are Gordon and Iron -
side, and Mullins and Wilson. The cattle
are consigned to England' via Portland.
Shipments will be made hereafter -every
week. It is expected that over 6,000 head
will leave Yoritton this year.
—Mrs. Nancy gempbell, of Dunvegan,
Kenyon township, Glengarry county, who
is vieiting relatives in Prescott, Michigan
celebrated her one -hundred and third births
day last Saturday. Mrs. Campbell, who was
born on the Isle of Skye Scotland, on Aug-
ust 24th, 1798, is still hale and hearty. She
has over 200 living grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
—By the swamping of a boat at Lachine,
near Montreal, Saturday morning, a whole
family, consisting of fattier, mother, and
two children, kat their lives. Tlie victitne
broken back and other injuries which tensed
shoulder being dislocated and his right toe
load, was also thrown off and injured, his
aged seven years and eighteen months re-
spectively. Two young men who were in
The driver was thrown off and sustained a
ing on the
'
barr—oekSpeanr. in.uTehlomRasothpeargye,,a machinist, aged 29
villa, Monday afternoon when the atakee in
front of the wagon broke, and the load fell
on the bonen, causing them to run away.
his death in about half an hour. The
owner of the team, who was rid
driving a wagon loaded with slabs in Belle -
years, who worked in the Dominion Bridge
the boat were reecued.
Works, his wife and two young children,
--William Ricketts, 32 year's of age, was
of Brockville, son of
the late John Page, chief engineer of rail-
ways and canals, was killed at Cornwall
junction last Friday night at eight o'clock,
by being run over by the Moccasin train.
In stepping on the train Dr. Page missed
his footing and fell under the wheels, and
had one of his legs cut off, while the other
was crushed. lie was removed to the Corn-
wall general hospital, where he died the
following morning. He was 45 years of age
and leaves a wife and one son.
—The Bruce Mines Mining Company have
closed down their works in that place and
about 150 workmen have been thrown out
of employment. The closure is of the
jack-knife description and everything about
the asorke stopped instanter. The pumps,
on which ao much depends, cesated work
and water at once began to resume control
of the mine. The eniployes are all paid off,
even to the usual "15 days" held back by
the company. All orders for supplies were
cancelled. This company is composed
principally of old country ce.pitalists.
—Sir Frederick Arnold Robinson, Bart.,
of Toronto, was drowned in Fairy Lake,
near Huntsville, Muskoka on Saturday
night. Oa Saturday night 6;30 de-
ceased left his cottage on the lake front,
and accompanied by Lady Robinson, rowed
across to a farm house. They rowed back
about 8:45. He pulled up the host; and
Lady Robinson preeeeded to the cottage,
while her husband remained to put the rud-
der in the boat house It is presumed that
he was taken ill while leaning over the
platform of the boat -house, falling into and
drowning in three feet of water. He likely
went down head .firet, as there is a large
wound at the side of the forehead.
—Herbert Beaton, 12 year. of age, died
recently at the home of his father, Matthew
Beaton, Vankleek Hill, as the result of an
explosion of gunpowder. Hia little brother
Douglas was also seriously burned. About
fifteen boys gathered in Mr. R. Thistle-
waites g trave to play at war. They built a
fort, clubbed together and purchared 50
cents worth of gunpowder. This was pieced
in a position to blow up the fort. The in-
jured boy undertook to set fire to it by
lighting a match to the powder. The result
was an explosion which set the boy's
clothing on fire, and his legs, arm. handl
and face were terribly burned, He was
hurried to a stream of water which rune
nes by and the fireextinguished. His
y ger brother was injured in the effort to
save him.
—lin the 79th year of his age, Robert
Carripbell, of the 3rd concession of Bleu.
heitn, Oxford county, passed away at 11.20
p. in. on Saturday last. He had been
suffering with gangrene in one of his feet
until the pain became unendurable, and he
requested amputation. The limb was alp.
putated below the knee and the operation
was successfully performed) and the rela-
tives and friends who had ateembled at his
home were relieved of all anxiety by the
information of the surgeons:in charge that
the patient had Rimed the danger point.
But for one of such advanced years the
shock proved too great, and he succumbed
at the time mentioned. Deceased came to
this] country from Ayrshire, Scotland, about
45 years ago, and was one of the oldest and
most highly respected farmers of Blenheim
township. He leaves a wife and family of
11 children, the latter all grown up. For a
period of 24 years he had followed stump-
ing.
—An accident occurred on a farm near
Mildmay a few days ago by which a little
girl almost lost her life. Abram Miehl-
Jiausen was cutting oats with the binder
and had stopped and left the horses while
he went to get something on the fence. In
the meantime his little daughter, aged
about 10 years, who was returning from the
school, climbed up on the binder. The
horses took fright and ran away. The
binder struck the fence and the sudden jolt
threw the little girl into the knives. Both
her lege were terribly lacerated. One
sustained a _cut about eight inches long,
laving the bone bare. The otherleg was
badly cut at the ankle and knee, severing
the cords in both places. From the knives
the child was thrown on to the canvas,
which eirried her upward*, and she became
wedged in the machinery. The horses by
this time had been stopped, or it Is pro-
bable the little girl would have been carried
through to the knotter, where death would
have been certain. As it was, Mr. Miehl-
hausen had to use a fence rail to release his
daughter, so tightly was she wedged in the
maohinery. In addition to cute the child.
received serious internal Whine',