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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1901-09-20, Page 11901 TION eae aell goods for arn to be, fs. tions on goods, t all time to :sea concerning as great au give you to. thia store.. ERE. .t sale and kinds of New g Cloths. • worth, those tians intended toes. perfection in huess--in fact, their excellence hat they really exainine thenn eulcl have you through and ssortment, but Lw days. 'Tar a comfort - at or Dressing ne material8. if adything, Last season, and er the praise. our showing of .o/d eo readily. • and pattern it ; for we've So that a lady of her choice ead Ioads of our own prices', .1.! not here. - - ,ere throughout o.ny old pricey n0a.. keen. to another the list of Mn the looms ir; shopping. IPPERETTE:_, als and things AT SUITS. ;y—.from the of the little ideas of the Lg trousers. placed in the 'Leal possibility,. 31180 fit sure; art positive ; 1. We do the CRS. law, but then fit hear much (-know we had .Goods are in and you will 'or Fur Stock lest excellence ,orkmanship— ,se/ection. quality make tUL cf.sh (ore. pummesnmosamanar - L,-xt 'r;,m Toronto, wert in the 4(lay oext. – qe moved our .i;ive resumed '—.Mies Ethel afs been visit- -has. returned 'e and S. A. • Drown and !list Sabbath 4;.1r. and Mrs. t,on Tuesday. ,ktteodecl the ungerford, ev. Peter L! visiting his lartio, B. 11, ipit on Sab- of London, it t Produce ristie, R. R. ?rank Woods [en made to L: Company's tint in and whole front. 6nday for a rvl Montreal. rn Chicago 'Itige Masson :VIEtion of the lirsday last. 'to have 15 ti s. They sa.:(:ceded (trvedl. The _ ( nand sue - tri put and two 7;tkion ap- rrid J. G. H the revi8- 4 Oreditan, eV by his a were 114 net result qirual. The ;1,ek`24 off, ok ID off. r the former ;he latter. A urou - THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,762. 5 SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1901. McLEAN BROS., Publisheral — $1 a Year in Advance. High .0146s-,.Goodp, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmAAAAANAN There is no doubt that a lot of people think we are high priced. The idea comes from the fact that we carry high class goods. As one lady buying boys' clothing yester- day said: "1 can go one place and get cheap goods, and an- other place and. get cheaper, but when I come to you I am always sure of quality, and the prices are reasonable." Whei:e quality is, there will satisfaction be also. Speaking more particularly about the quality of ladies' fine fur. Fine warm furs lend an elegance to a ladies' costume not to be obtained in any other way. We want to be, and think we are, reasonable, when we state that there never was a finer lot of Ladies' Furs displayed in Seaforth than we have this season. It is early to talk furs, but it is not too early to buy. IN e will give you the privilege of picking out any article you wish, and lay it aside until you require it. In furs, the first pick is alway s the best. - Specials for Next Saturday'. Straight stand-up Collars, four ply linen, 1.1., 2, 21 and 21- inches high, selling at 4 collars for 25c—sizes 14 to 161. A new batch of Hats to hand, all sizes, new shapes, all colors, regular $2 and $2.50 hats, we will clear at 950. These are sample hats, perfectly good and. new; we bought the lot low, we sell them low. A new 4iit of threshing hats, wide rim felt, price 50c: Supposing you were only called uponto fay 10c for a felt hat that was sold at 50c to 75c, you Would think it re- markable, That is what we are asking for a line of boys' hats, and thetprice and quality are remarkable. , Whether you pay 5c or $5 for a Christy make of hat, soft or hard felt, you are sure of satisfaction. It is the best wearing hat made. Ladies' Tailoring. 7 3 • A beautiful imported homespun, made to t price $15. The Pirle cloth, black, fast color, price $18. The cloth we have sold Most of up to date, is a smooth finished all -wool goods; it makes the mostperfect drapery cloth we have ever seen. A feature about buying your cloth here is that we out it free; the shrinking,also is,an important feature, and this is also done free of charge. It is a good plan to buy the cloth and have the goods made at one and the sani-e place. Yoa place the responsibility on one firm. Here are some lines of goods that you may be inter- ested in : A smock that keeps out the wet, price $11.50; a water- proof pea jacket, price $2.75; boys' buckskin pants, fall weight, at 25c—just what is wanted for school ; 'big value in all wool worsted ribbed boys' long stockings at 5c a pair— these are not only doubled at knees and feet, but, are doubled. throughout. A novelty in the way of a waterproof coat is a blue Irish serge cloth, made and guaranteed waterproof, price 9.75. --Poor quality in wool underwear disgusted, people with wool underwear for *3,ome years past—every one took t� fleece lined goods; this year, however, the high grade wool goods will sell the best, we are showing a large variety of pure Shetland wool underwear from $2 a suit upwards. We try to make our store interesting in the question ot values. The big values for this week in men's suits are : A blue worsted serge, all wool, at $5.50; a heather grey mixed tweed at $6.75 ; our own makes of serge, worsted and twDed at $8 and $10. Where there is a special occasion, such aS an evening out, a wedding, a funeral, a dancing party, a concert, and you want to be well dressed, it is a point worth knowing that we carry everything in the way of the latest in ties, Collars, cuffs, shirts, hosiery, braces, gloves, handkerchiefs, underwear, with which you may feel well dressed. Greig & Macdo4a1 Clothiers and Furnishers Johnson Bros.' Old Stanckc; THE EXETER FAIR. The annual fall fair of the Stephen and Usbornel Agricultural Society was held on their grounds, in Exeter, on Monday and Tuesday last, and was a great "mese. On Monday the weather Was all that could be desired, and in consequence the indoor show was one of the largest on record. The second day was bright and rather chilly, but notwithstanding this, the orowd was fully up to the average, $485 being taken In at the gate. This does not include the mem- berehip tickets or other revenues. The show of horses, both heavy and light, was one of the largest ever seen on the grounds, and the quality of the animals was probably superior to anything ever seen in Exeter. The exhibit in cattle wee not very large, but the quality of the animals was good, espeeially in the thoroughbred class. In pigs, however, the show was large and extra geed, nearly every breed being represented, while the sheep exhibited were good as to quality, but rather small in numbers. The following is the prize list: HORSES.—Heavy Draught.—Brood mare, ao ompanied by foal, Dixon & Son, W Brook, Thomas Cadens. Foal of 19Q1, W Brook, W Monteith, 0 Gedbolt, Three year old filly or gelding, James Patterson, Williams Bros, C• Hackney. Two year old filly or gelding, Coureey Bros, H Smith, James Handfeed. One year old filly or 'gelding, James Beattie, Oixon & Son, Williams Bros. Team, 0 E Hackney, A Sinclair, 0 Bean. Special Prizes.—Draught foals, W Mon- teith, J B Simpson, D A Graham, William Rennick. Agricultural.: --Beet brood mare, accom- panied by foal, (Joursey Brothers, 5 Hunter, W Kerrick. Foal of 1901, John Duncan, W Brook, 8 Hunter. Three year old.filly or gelding, Ernest Geis, John Decker 2nd and 3rd. Two year old filly or gelding, Coursey Bros, J Handfeed, A Love. 0 le year old filly or gelding, Mrs- J Thomp- so , J Beattie, C Goldbolt. Team, 15 Ca Pbell, E Butt & Son, Coursey Bros. p'ecial Prizes.--Agrioultural foals, Wm, Br ok, J Duncen, W Brook, W Delbridge. General Purpose — Brood mare a000m. parlied by foal, Wm Delbridge, J Patterson, D /ootheringham. Foal of 1901, Wm Brock, Mire J Thompson, J Patterson. Three year old! filly or gelding, R Birch, J Ellerton, C E Hackney. Two year old filly or gelding, R Birch, 3 - Hoggarth, T Ellerton. One year old filly or gelding, 0 Walper, D Fotheringham, J Harding. Team, J Rob- insOn, J Raider, W Maguire. • arriage.—Brood mare, accompanied by foe , not less than 16 handa, VV Witzel. Foal of 1901, W Delbridge, W Witzel. Three year old filly or gelding, J Hedging, It Welsh, T Russell. Two year old filly or gelding, W L McLaren, A Bissett, J Eseery. One year old filly or gelding, W Witzel, J Hosiery. Pair carriage horses, 16, hands high or over, in harness and carriage, E Welper, A J Robinson. Single carriage horse, notless than 16 hands'Miss M Creighton, F E Kern, B 8 O'Neil. 1 I Roadsters—Brood mare, accompanied by foal, Thee Forsythe, J Delbridge, A Buch- anan. Foal, J Johns, A Buchanan,' Thee Forsythe. Three year old filly or gelding, ' J Simpson, D Hughes, E Creighton. Two year old filly or gelding, R Riddell, J Hodgins, J Beattie. ' One year old filly or gelding, J Beattie, J Moir, J Johns. Pair roadsters, in harness and buggie, William Snell', ht and 2nd, W Hanson. 1 Single roadster, in harness and buggy, E Swarte, O Eilber, R Elliot. Saddle hone, Thomas Hanford, R Riddell, T Hanford., Lady driver, William Dale, Miss M Spreat, R Welsh. , Carree.—Durham, Thoroughbred.—Aged cos, H Smith, let and 2nd, John Hunter. Three )ear old cow, H Smith, John Hunter, Two year old heifer, H Smith, 1st and 2ricl, John Hunter. One year old heifer, John Hunter, 11 Smith, 2nd and 3rd. Ohe year old heifer, H Smith, John Hunter, Heifer calf, II Smith, let and 2ad, W Brock. -Herds, H Smith, let and 2ad, John Hunter. Grades.—Aged co John Hawkinie Robb Hicks, 2nd and 3rd. Two year old heifer, ' Itohert Hicks, Shapt n & Sons, 2nd and 3rd. One year old heifer, .Henry Groute'1st and 2nd, Wm Westoott. Heifer calf, Philip Hartman, Thee Prior. Butohers'.—Two year old steer, William Westcott, John Hawkins, Shapton f&I Sons. One year old steer, John Hawkins, Shapton & Sons, 2ed and 3rd. Fat ox or steer, john Hawkins, det and 2nd. Fat cow or heifer, H [ Smith, Moses Gardiner, 2nd and 3r4. Steer calf, 11 Smith. Ayrahires.—Two year old heifer, it Wil- liams. Jerseys.—Best cow, Alex Buchanan, ,J Armstrong. Two year old heifer, Thomas Prior'Thee Brock, jr. One year old' heifer, Thee Prior. Heifer calf, Thee Pelee, Thee Brook, sr. Bull calf, nos Brook, jr.J Polled Angus.—Heifer calf, E But & Son, Bull calf, E Butt & Son. ' . Herefords.--Montieth Brothers took all the prizes in this cle,se. ' SHEEP.—Shropshires.—Shearliog ram, A Duncan, Thee Case & Son. Ram lamb, A Dunean, Thee Case & Son, A Duncan, Pair of ewes having raised Iambs in 1901, A Dun- can, nos Case & Son, A Duncan. Pair of shearlings, A Duncan, let, 2n4 and 3rd. Pair ewe lambs, A Duncan, let and 2ad. Lincolns.—Aged rain, Shapton & Sons. Sheerling ram, George Penhale, Shantou- & Sons. Ram lamb, Shapton & Sons, let 2nd and 3rd. Pair ewes having raised lainbe in 1901, George Penhale, Shapton & ' Sons. Pair shearlinge, Shapton & Sons. Pair ewe lambs, Shapton & Sons'Geo Penhale. Leiaters.—George Penhale took all the prizes in this chum Grade Sheep.—Pair ehearlinge, Sh1apton & Son. PIGS.—Yorkshires.—Boar two yeare old eve", R Birch. Boar, one year old a d over • and under two, R Birch. Boar, litt red in 190i, R Birch, John Allison. Sov, two years old, R Birch. Sow, one year old, R Birch, John Allison. Sow, littered i 1901, RBirch, John Allison. Cheater Whites.—Boar, one year ld and un(er two, A Bissett. Berkshires.—D A Graham took 11 the priZes in this class. TamWorths.—Boar, two years Old and over, John Hord & Sons. .Boar, one year old and under two, D Douglas, lat and 2ad. Boar, littered in 1901, J Hord & Son, I) Douglas, 2nd and 3rd. Sow, teve years old and over,a1 Hord & Son, let anti 2nd. Sow, one year old and under two, D Doug- las, lst and 2ad, J Hord & Son. Sow, lit- tered in 1901, D Douglas, let and 2nd. Diplomas.—R Birch, D Douglas', a Hord & Son. POULTRY.—Light Brahmas, 1) A G aham, Carling Bros. Dark Brahma., , eorge Irwin, let and 2nd. Barred P1 mouth Rocks, A Bissett, George Irwin. 1 White Plymouth Rooks, James Senior, 1 Jaminees, Jewell. Buff Cochin" and White oh George Irwin. Langshane, D A 0 sham. Silver Gray Doekine, George Irwin. Blaok breested red Game., A Bissett. Bla k red Game Bantams, 0 H Biesette George Irwin. Brown red•Bantame, Thos Brooh, jr. Duok- wing Bantams, John Moore, John Hord & Son. Any other variety, George Irwin, D A Graham. Silver Spangled Hamburg., D A Graham. Houdans, Thee Prior. White crested black Polands, Thies Brook, jr. Golden Poland', George Irwin. '-,-.White Leghorne David Douglas, D A Graham. Brown Leghorn., brown Leghorns, rose comb, D A Graham. White Leghorn!, rose comb, D A Graham, A Bagshaw. Buff Leg - horns, George Irwin. Black Java, George Irwin. Andalusian., George Irwin, Carling Bros. Black Spanish, John Moore, 1st and 2nd. Black Minorca", Thermos Prier, let and 2nd. Silver laced Wyandotte., and white Wyandottes,Jas Senior, D A Graham. Golden Wyandotte., D A Graham. Bronze turkeys, D Douglas, D A ;Graham. Any other variety of turkeys, George Irwin. Tolouse geese, D A Graham, D Douglas. Wild geese, R. Williams. Beeman geese, J Hord & Son. Any other variety, D A Graham, John Bawdene Pekin ducks, Geo Irwin, -D A Grahan. Pigeons, G 11 Bissett, Thom Brook, jr. Belgian rabbits,— Thee Brook, jr., N D Hurdon. Any other variety of rabbits, Hugh Slim:Amen. Guinea fowl, R Williams, D A Graham. Birds bred in 1901.—Light Brahma., Carling Bros., D A Graham. Dark Brahmas, George Irwin, lst and 26d.. Bar- red Plymouth Rocks, George Irwin, Car- ling Bros. White Plymouth Rocks'Joseph ' Senior G H Bissett. Buff Cochine and Silver Grey Dorking, George Irwin, let and 2nd. Black red Game Bentams, George Irwin. Brown red Bantams, Thos Brock, jr. Any other variety, George Irwin lst and 2ad. Houdane, Thomas Prior, White crested black Polands and Golden Polands, George Irwin. White Leghorne, 0 H Bis- sett, D Douglas. Brown Legliorns, Wel- lington Johns. Brown Leghorns'rose comb, Jae Jewell, let and 2nd. Buff Leg - horns, Wellington Johns, let and 2nd. Andelusians, George Irwin, Carling Bros. Black Spanish, John Moore, let and 2ad. Black Minorcas, Thomas Prior, George Ir- win. Silver laced Wyandottes, Joseph Senior, D A Graham. White Wyandottes, Jos Senior, lst and 2ad. Golden Wys.n- dottee, I) A Graham; George Irwin. Bronze turkeys, R Williams. Any other variety, George Irwin lat and 2ad. Wild geese, R, Winiame, A. Bissett. Beeman geese, John Hord & Son. Any other variety geese and Pekin ducks, D A. Graham. Sing- ing birds, A Biesett. IMPLEMENTS.—Farm wagon, Chatham Mfg. Co. Top buggy, Wm. King, 1st and 2nd. Single piano box cuter and Port- land cutter'McLaughlin Mg. Co., lst and 2nd. Iron beam plow, W Smith, let and 2nd. Wheelbarrow, John E Dignan. Horse hoe, Wm Kunz. Wooden pump, John Moore, lat and 2nd. Draining tile and building brick, John Kerr & Son, let and 2nd. Fanning mill, Chatham Fanning Mill C D SEEDS.—White fall wheat, npAaInNy AN J K Wise M Brethour. Red fall wheat, Wise, J Wise. Any variety spring wheat, J K Wise, M Bretheen Six -rowed barley, also two -rowed barley, M Brethour, J K Wise. Other variety berley, M Broth - our. Large oats, M Brethonr, Josh Hey- wood. Common oats, J K Wise, M Broth - our. Black oats, M Bretho r, A McEwen. Large peas, M Brethour, J IfWise. Small peas, M Brethour, A Mc wen. Timothy seed, M Brethour, J K Wis . Fax seed, A McEwen, M Brethour. M rchant's flour, lst and 2nd Joseph Cob ledick & Son. White beans, J K Wise M Brethour. Clover seed, M Brethour. rain in ear, J Heywood, M Brethour. HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS. — Apples,— Winter apples, also fall apples, F Triebner, Wm Chesney. Any variety, winter apples, also any variety of fall apples, If Gregory, W Chesney. Rhode Island Greenings, P MoTaggart, H Groute. Northern spies, G Walker, J Stacey. Roxboro russets, Thos Yellow, H Groute. Spitzenburge, A Mc- Pherson. Baldwins, H Groute, Wm Daun- oey. Westfield's seek -no -further, H Granite, Wm Bawden. Snow apples! 11 Groute, F Triebner. Gravenstein., II Huston. Fall pippins, H Groute. Colverts, G H Bissett, C 11 Horney. King of Tompkins, W Ches- ney,. James Ford. Alexander, James Snell. Caned°, red, H Groute, M Brethour. Rib - sten pippins, G Nott, G 1Walker. Wag - nom, IV Dauncey,J Snell. limes 0 pip- pins, 11 Groute. Maiden's lush, G Wal- ker, W Dauncey. Golden ru sets, 11 Grouts, W Dauncey. Ben Davis, 8 Hogarth, A Bissett. Wealthy, 11 Gregory, J Gill. Duch- ess Of Oldenburg, H Hueton,l Mre J Thomp- son. Blenheim pippins, F riebner. Peare.—Flemish Beauty, frs. J. White A. McPherson. Ducheee A golime, J. Gill, Thomas Brock. Beurs Clairgeau, A Mc- Pherson, 5 Hogarth. Clapp'. Favorite, Mrs. Nott. Vicar of Wingfield, J. Roeder. Bell Lucrative G Vesper. Sheldon, W New- combe, Alexander McEwen, East Beurre A McPherson. Louie Bonn e de Jersey, ' Newcombe, T. Brook. Plume.---Duanes Purple, i re. J. White Mies J Triebner, Lombardo, 11 Huston, NV' Newcombe. Any other vari ty, Miss Trieb- ner, G Walker. Pond's See ling., F Wood, William Treble. Grand E ke, A McPhee- sion, G Vesper, Glass Se dling, Carling Bros, T Brock. Bradshaw, . Powell. Grapes.—Niagara, Carling White. Concord, H Greg Delaware, Rev W M Martin 15, W. Newcombe. Roger Martin, W Newoombe. Rev Martin, Carling Bros. W Newoombe. Rogers' N combo. Rogers' No 45, M Newcombe. Any variety, White .Peaches. —Early Crawfor ton, Carling BrodLate Penhale S Powell. Variet erley & Huaion, J Roeder. 1. Bros., Mrs. J ry, 0 Vesper. Roger.' We ' No 19, Rev ogees' No 5, Rogers' No 9, 22, W ,New- Brethour, W Vesper, Mrs , oTames Hor- Crawfords, W peaches, Bev- VEGETABLES.—American Wonder pota- toes, G Schroeder, A Bisse t. Beauty of Hebron, G Schroeder, J. eywood, Em- pire State potatoes,' 0 Schroeder. May Queen, J. Heywood. Rural New Yorker, J Heywood, S. Hoggarth. Variety if po- tatoes, G Schroeder. Three new varieties, J. Heywood, J. Schroeder. Winter cab- bage, C Birney, Miss Maggie Jamieson. Globe mangolds, John Hunter, C Walper, C Stanlake. Intermediate mangolds W Penhale, J. Hunter, J. Morgan. Early horn carrots, L Day, S Hoggarth. Nantes carrots, H. Huston, W. Ne combo. Long orange or red carrots, G. Sculroeder, Carling Bros. White or yellow fi ld carrots, C Walper, L Day. Sweet corii, M Brethour, A Biesett. Indian corn, T Brock, J Bow- den. Water melons, J 1oeder, Cephus Pym. Musk melons, (Jarling Bros, C Wal. per. Swede turnips, J. Hun er,P Hartman, C Birney. Variety turni s, G. Schroe- der, M J White, J Heywo d. Pumpkins, T Prior, A Bissett. Oaulifiolwers, G Ander- eon, 1st and 2nd. Red onion., 0 Birney, Pym. Yellow or whits onio a, C Birney, G Anderson. Tomatoes, 0 Anderson, Rev. Martin. Blood beets, long, A Biseett, Schroeder. Turnip beet., A Bissett, L Day. Sugar beets, P Hartman'HI Grouts. Long ' mangolds P Hartman, CBiiney, J Morgan, Celery, GtAnderson, lst ani 2nd. Citron., John Cottle, J Hunter. Perenips, H Hus- ton, E Hogarth. Cabbage,lred, 0 Solves - SCHOOL SUPPLIES Public Schools High Schools AND i Collegiate Institutes. All the latest editions in Text Books, Scribblers, etc. ALEX. WINTER, SEAFORTli. eer, G Anderson. Collection vegetables, Anderson. The list of the prize winners in the ladies' department will be publiehed next week. JUDOS. HEAVY HORSES,—J. W. Woodley, Wm. Houson, Joseph White. LIGHT HORSES, —William Graham, Robert Wilson. CATTLE,—Joseph Atkinson, R. S. Robson, James Heywood. SHEEP,—John Shepherd, D. M. McLaren, F. Hicks. PIGS,—James Petty, R. Delbridge, Thos. Prior. POULTRY,—E. S. Howerd. • IMPLEMENTS,S. A. Moffat, R. Robinson, D. McNichol. i • The Money Question. ' DEAR EXPOSITOR,—Perhaps, Mr. Editor, you will allow Anti. Usury &gale a space in your paper to express his views ,on this all- important question of money—not with much hope that it will have any practical effect. Like freight rates, controlled by huge railroad companies, it is in the hands of remorseless loan combinations, with whom neither the . legislators nor the common people have any chance to contend., The writers, discussing this subject in the Toronto World, lose eight of the fact that money is not wealth, but simply a means to transfer the property of one per- son to another. It need have na intrineic value, although the contrary is taught by our political economists, even in Toronto University: A man sells a horse for say $100. The bnyer paye in either gold, silver or paper stamped by a bank. This money is of no use to him unless he can exchange it for some other thing he may desire, and for that purpose the bank bill is more coda- venient than either gold or silver, therefore, more desirable. This use of paper ourrenoy in the United States has been slowly grow- ing for the last ninety years, and has attain- ed ite present large dimensions after fierce opposition by interested parties—the hold- ers of gold. No doubt the adoption of paper currency has been the !neaps of the unparalled expansion of the trading, mining and manufacturing industries of that extra- ordinary country. It is nob generally understood, but ie never- theless true, that the war of 1812, between Great Britain and the United States, was caused by the latter government forming a bank to distribute a legal tender paper currency. The capitalists of Britain having -loaned large sums to the Yankees, were afraid their interest and principal would be paid back in worthless paper. About 200 years ago John Law, a Sootchman, proposed to the English Government that notes issued by them shoeld be used instead of coins. This proposal was not entertained, he being obliged to leave the country as a dangerous theorist worse than an heretic or infidel. The saheme was, however, partly accepted by the Frenoh, who, ignorant of the true principles of money, after a short period of infla,tation, it ended disastrously. Mr. John Charlton, present member for Norfolk, proposed many years ago in the Canadian House of Commons that all bank bills should be issued by the Government and made a legal tender. This motion was mercilessly ridiculed, particularly by Sir John A. Macdonald. He bad but one mem- ber to support his motion. Subsequently, Sir John having calmly studied the argu- ments of Mr. Charlton, quietly had printed thirty millions of paper money, which is now in exiatence, has nevem been redeemed in gold, and never will be so long as Canada remains a country. Ib is asserted that in our trade intercourse with foreign coun- tries gold is necessary. This is opposed to the fact. Coin is never used in such trans- actions. It is a trade of commodities, and ie accomplished by what it known as bills of exchange. That is, a bill or invoice made out of the cargo of a vessel, showing the number of bushels of wheat, number of cattle, boxes of cheese, quantity of lumber, etc. Then merchants on the other side send say to Canada a .return cargo of manufac- tured goods, making out a similar bill of exchange or invoice. The two bills are balanced. This transaation,of course, is done through brokers and banks, showing con- clusively that money is not wealth, but a means to enable us to trade one kind of property for another. It is, however, all important in a civilized country with its innumerable varieties of industries.The amount of currency or money required is small in comparison with the volume of business. Fifty thouriand dollars, of money in circulation in a town the size of Seaforth passing from hand to hand, under ordinary circumstances will be ample to do over a million dollars of trade. There is nothing objectionable in the banking 4yatem of Canada, excepting the issue of ank bills. Those large institutions ciente el in the cities, with branches in all towns of im- portance, have much to recommend them, so long as the act continues to iimit their rate of interest to a reasonable rate. The great trouble with the finances of Canada is those huge combinations of loan companies with unlimited powers to charge extortionate interest. A short time ago the Globe published a statement of ,the business of these loan companies. In one year they registered in Ontario mortgages to the amount of thirty-seven millions of:dollars. This is not counting the money loaned by the Catholic churela in the Province of Quebec. When we consider that the whole currency of Canada is limited to fifty millions of dollars, we can have some idea of the effect these pawnbrokers have on the legitimate business of a country. In the township of some yeers ago, a young man and his wife bought a, farm for $5,500, paying $1,000 down and gave a. mortgage for the balance. After years of intenee labor, frem five o'clook in the morning to nine at night, deprived of every ;mune of enjoyment, living on the plainest of food, clothed in the cheapest ;possible manner, they filed they have paid $11,600 to the company, with the mortgage still un- paid. A private bank was establiehed in the County of ---with a capital of $50,000 for the purpose of -lending 'small Fiume to the farmers in the neighborhood. What was the result? The bank failed, the capital all gone, the liabilities amounted to $250,000, and the only assets were eecond mortgages with notes of hand, not worth the paper written on. On investigation it was found the farmers had used the money advanced to them in paying interest on their first mortgages held by oapitaliets in the old country. To remedy, these evil, Sir McKenzie Bowell and Sir Richard Cartwright pro- posed to limit interest to twenty per cent. Well, when a farmer or business man has to pay twenty per cent. interest on anything approaching this amount for the use of currency to exchange the products of their toil—we will not nee the vulgar expression, "That they had better out their throats first, "—but we will use the langusge of the Scripture, "Itr would be better for them that a mill stone was hanged round their neck. and cast into the sea." It is pro- voking to think that all this mieery and drain on the country could be avoided by an sot of Parliament as they have bad for years in the States, making the legal rate of interest six per cent. simple- interest. As this letter is already too long, we trust you will allow the writer to call your readers attention, at a future time, to the admir- able system used in the United States for the distribution of paper currency. ANTI USURY. Three Cabmet Ministers,Hurt. A serious accident occurred on board the Public Works Department's steamer Peon- tenao, at Quebec, on Monday night, in which Hon. J. Israel Tarte and half the members of the Federal Cabinet had their lives endangered, while three Ministers of the Crown and three ladies were injured. Mr. Tarte brought a party of friends down from Montreal on the Frontenace to witness the ceremonies in connection with the land- ing of the Duke and Duchese of York, and on the occasion of the illumination of the harbor, Monday night, invited a number of the Mininters and their friends to come aboard. The party included Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Greenshields, K. C., of Montreal; Mr. Clergue and Miss Clergue, Sault Ste. Maria; Hon. F. W. and Mrs. Borden, Hon. James Sutherland, Hon. A. G. Blair and Miss Blair, Hon. Clifford Sifton and Mrs. Sifton, Hon. W. S. and Miss Fielding, Senator Mackay, Senator Scott and Mies Scott, Mrs. Turcotte, of Ottawa ; Mr. and Mee. Clement, Ottawa, and others. Twelve bombs for throwing showers of rockets were piled on the bridge, and by some unknown - means one was ignited and exploded, pre- maturely setting fire to the others. Some of the ladies were wearing light summer skirts, and they were ignited, but fortun- ately, with the exception of Mrs. Green - 'Weide, whose lege were painfully burned, all escaped lightly. A number of them - rushed for safety to the wheel -house, which almost immediately caught fire. The men of the party hurried to pull them out of their predicament, and one of the rescuers, Hon. James Sutherland, had his hands badly burned. Mr. Tarte, himself, who was op- erating a searchlight, was thrown down by the force of the explosion, and had his face very badly bruised and cut and hia right hand burned. Mrs. Turcotte suffered alight burns on the arms. Mrs. Borden's dress was almmit consumed, but she herself was uninjured. Miss 'Fielding's hair was burned. Admiral Bedford sent a lama* from the flagship to lend assistance and the Eureka, another Government veesel, also came to the rescue. Hon. Dr. Borden had the misfor- tune to sprain his ankle in stepping from one vessel to the other. The fire was quickly extinguished. • Canada. —Threshing in Manitoba has been greatly delayed, during the past week, by heavy —Dr. J. C. Thom, a popular practitioner of Woodbridge, died suddenly of heart fail- ure, on Saturday. He was 64 years of age. — At Almoda, Northwest Territory, John Gilohriet, a farmer, while driving to a threshing, was struck by lightning and killed, with his team. —An order in council has been passed that all the timber cut in berths in the railway belt in British Columbia shall be manufactured within the limits of the Do- minion. — Heavy gales in the vicinity of Coiling - wood have done great damage to the fruit crop, large quantities of it having been blown from the trees and rendered practi- cally unmarketable. — The Huronic, the largest boat on Lake Huron, built for the Northwest Transport- ation Company, was successfully launched at Collingwood, on Thursday of las week. The interesting event was witne sed by about 7,000 people. — The Duke and Duchess of Corn all and York ianded at Quebec on Monde, , when they were given a royal recepti n. The city was most gorgeously decorate for the occasion, and the arrival of the ro al party was witnessed by an immense crow . —The Times printing office and t e Strong block, in Tilbury, were destroyed y fire on Saturday morning, about 5 °dile k. The lower part of The Times building was oc- cupied by J. A. Graham as an plement storeroom, and its contents were early all destroyed. —Three hundred and sixty-si pure, flawless' diamonds, a large Caned an pearl of rare beauty, set in,a corsage b ooch of Canadian gold, beaten and enamele. into a perfect counterpart of a spray of atuidian maple leaves, will be the giftL of t e ladies of Montreal to the Duchess of Cor wall and York. ---,There was a small riot in Ha ilton 011 Saturday night. Sone Socialists attempted to hold a meeting in ore Park, and refused to stop harranging the crowd whe spoken to by the police. This lead to the r arrest, and while being taken to the police station, the police had to use their battens pretty freely to get the men through the orowd. —Alanson Elliott, One of the beat known residents of Essex county, died at his home in Oxley, on Thursday morning, aged 67 years. He was appointed license inspector for South Reflex in the early eig ties, and held the office up to s, few years ago, when his health failed. For years he w one of the county auditors, and at the tu4ie of his death was postmaster at Oxley. —A distressing drowning acoide t occur- red at Clyde, near Galt, on Satur1day last, when the 10 -months -old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Conkey lost her life in a pail containing not more than three inches of water. The child having been left alone on the verandah for e very few minute., was dead when discovered., The little one had fallen into the buoket, and the wa r cover- ed her face so that nci cries were eard. —Dorothy Alway, of St. Tho as, Was, accidentally shot in the mouth by er broth- er. The young man has a rifle, of which he ia very fend, and was going to t e woods near by for some sport, owhen h encoun- tered Miss Alway. The young girl had been seated on a swing, but, s ing her brother, she came toward him. wit how It happened is not definitely len wn, but while the two young folks were walking as stated the rifle was discharged. The bail struck the girl in the mouth atan angle. Several of the upper front teeth and parts of the jaw were carried away. The bullet) next encountered molars on the right jaw, knocking them out and embedding itself nearby. The bullet was removed and the patient will recover. —A remarkable medical cave is at eireeent puzzling a number of Winnipeg physicians. Willie Manchester, a young lad injured in a bicycle accident about a week ago, had his heart displaced two inches by a vicdent fall from his wheel. He was picked up for dead and taken to his home. At first it was thought the boy could live only a few hours, bite he rallied in a remarkable manner, and, while his heart is 'till out of place, it is said he will recover. Postmaster S. Hannell, of Milton, com- mitted suicide Monday morning, aboue 10.45, in the back room at this postoffice, by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. Death' was instantaneous. He was about 45 years of age, had bee u in the best of health and spirits, and attended to his duties in the morning as ususl. As far as can be learned his financial affairs are in good shape and the came of his taking bin life cannot be ooDjaetured. A wife and six ohildren, the eldest 11 years of age, survive him. —A despatch from Montreal says: It is reported in official eiroles here that there will be but two knighthoods conferred -dur- ing the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada. It is gener- ally understood that President Shaughnessy, of the Canadian Pacific Railway, will be the recipient of one of the knighthoods, and that either Premier Parent or Mayor Pre- fontein, of Montreal, will receive the other, with the chances in favor of Premier Parent, who is both Prime Minister of Quebec and _ Mayor of the city of Quebec, and who re- ceived the royal guests on their arrival at Quebec. —John McKay, a 0. P. R. engineer, run- ning on the Owen Sound division, was seriously injured recently Iby jumping in his Bleep from a third -story window of the Pacific, hotel, Owen Sound. During the night he walked to the window of his bed- room, shouting" Jump, jump 1" and "prang to the ground below, where he was picked up in an unconscious condition, seriously, but not fatally injured. He was taken to his home in Toronto Junction, It is pre- sumed that the recent accident on the C. P. R. at Proton, in which an engineer. ,inet his - -death, had weighed on McKay's mind, and that he dreamt he was in a railwayi smash. —Trade figures for the two montis of the fiscal year ending August 31st 1 se have been prepared by the Customs De artment. The imports for the two months, nobuding coin and bullion, were $33 106, 1 com- pared with $31,016,471 for the same time in 1900, an increase of over $2,000,000. This, however, includes about one million of an increase in coin and bullion. The duty in- creased by about $100.000. The domestic exports were $32,834,273, a slight decrease from the same two months last year. The total exports were $36,797,002 as against $35,571,490 last year, an increase of over $1,000,000. —F. W. Thompson'manager of the Ogilvie Mille, who is inMontreal on a visit to the head office, speaking of the Manitoba wheat crop, said the yield could only be judged from what had been &heady thresh- ed, which indicated an average of about 33 bushels to the acre for Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. The total wherte crop of Manitobo he estimated at about 50 million bushels. The result of the crop would place the Canadian Northwest in a splendid condition financially, and would likewise benefit the east. The farmers this year would realize a total of something like 25 to 30 million dollars cash es a result of the crops. —A young man, wile was wheeling to- wards Toronto, over the Canadian Pacifio Railway crossing, at Toronto Junction, Sat- urday afternoon, had a hairbreadth escape fr om death. He was attempting to oross the tracks before an approaching passenger train. The latter, running at the rate of about 30 miles an hour, struck the bier's and rider. The escape of the bicyclist was miraculous, he being unhurt,while has wheel was smashed to scrap iron. The train was stopped, the engineer expecting the young man to have been killed. The stranger, - however, did not remain long enough to give his name, but disappeared, to call for the remnant' of his wheel later in the evening —A gale of wind, followed by a heavy downpour of rain, which in turn was suo- ceeded by a hailstorm, broke over Ottawa 'Monday, shortly after noon. The storm raged with cyclonic fury for several minutes, blowing down sign posts and electric light poles, rooting up trees and doing other damage. Several of the gay pennants placed on the roofs of the departmental buildings in honor of the royal visit were carried off and went soaring down the river, but the worst havoc to the decor- ations was wrought at the interprovincial bridge. Surmounting the structure was an elaborate piece of electric installation, which was intended to blazon forth in let - tore of fire the name Royal Alexandra," to be bestowed on thebridge by the Duke of Cornwall. The -whole of the decorative work Was swept away and ruined, entailing a lees of $2,000. —The London Advertiser says: "A ring that is attracting more attention than inoet rings do is showerin the window of Mr. Charles Ward's jewelry store, It tame into the possession of a London soldier on one of the South African battle fields, and Mr. Ward purchased ib from him. The lucky fellow who discovered it was one of a party sent out under command of a British officer to bury those slain in battle. The usual thing in such cases is that the officer gets all the valuable findings, but this time the young Londoner secured one of the rings worn by a Boer general. It is a circlet of fine diamonds of an unusually pure color, and the whole ring is of rare beauty. It is 18 karat gold, of exoellent workmanship, and Mr. Ward values it atabout $200. Some- thing that had been engraved inside it bad been filed off. The man on whom it was found wore also diamond bracelets and bands of gold on his elothirg." —" Fairview," the comfortable home of John McLachlan, west of Craubrook, was the scene of one of those most interesting occasions—viz'a marriafge—on Tuesday morning of last - week, when, at 6 o'clock, the services of Re/. D. B. McRae were called into requisition in tying the nuptial bow between Wm. P. Ritchie, a well knowu young gentleman of the 14th coneession of Grey, and Miss Annie B., daughter of the host. Miss Jean Ritchie played the wed- ding march. The bride wore a neat and be. coming travelling suit. After the wedding breakfast the happy twain took the train at Brussels on a wedding tcur to Buffalo and other cities. They will be at home at their residence, "Sunny Brae," after October itt, where they will commence married life un- der ausploious circumstances. The wedding gifts were of a choice and valuable character. 3 4