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THE HURON EXPOSITOR
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SEPTEMBER 20 -1901
NEW' ADVERTISEMENTS'
tor The figure between the parenthes er each
one, denotes the page of the p .pir on whioh the
advertisement will b• mine.
teestorth Fair Days—R Willis 8:
Auction Sale—Wm. Bubolg--5
Licensod Auctioneer— Thmas Cameron -8
11)ars for Service—Peter Do Courooy-0
Teacher Wanted—Thos. MoElroy-5
New Shoes -6—W. 11. Willis -8
Brushes, Eto.-8-,-Alc:x. Wilson -8
Wo torn Excursion—Win. Somerville -8
131cycle Sundt': es —G. f ;Baldwin -8
13:g Sale—Lvaroyd & Go. -6
Removed—Harland Bros. -6
TAdieal eacirots--tdoKinnOn & Co. -5
wall Paper—Alax. Wilson -6
Iligh Claes G)ods—Greig & Macdonald -1
Millinery Opening—E. McFaul Co. -8
MAI:tory Opening—Wm. Pinkard & Co. -8
Teacher Wanted—Robet Wynn -5
For Sale—Mrs. Goorgo
Telephone Diroctory-0. W. Papst-5
Scranton Coal—Reld & Wilson -5
Fure—D. M. McBoath-6
B,1 be—O. W. papst-8
Private Sale—Mrs. G. F. Bolden -8
Ge cal Notice—G. F. Belden -8
Wedding Rings—John Bulger -8
Furi Rule Exhibit—John Landsborough-8
Farm For Sale—A. Calder -5
Poultry Wanted—Kennedy Bros —8
House to Ront—Staphen Lamb -8
yotron gxpoitor.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Sept. 20th, 1901
President MCKinley Dead.
President McKinley died shortly after
two o'clock Saturday' morning, from the
effecte of the bullet wounds received a week
previous, at the hands of the Anarchist
Czilgosz, while holding a reception in the
Temple of Music building at the Pan-
American Exposition at tuffelo. At first
the President'a physicians werosangulne of
his recovery, and it svas noc until the day
before his death that the tide changed .
Early Friday morning President McKin le y
suffered a sinking spell, and from that Dime
till his death he rapidly grow wealaer.
His heart ceased to properly perform its
functions, and despite the strenuous efferts
of the attending physicians, he rapidly
sank.
President McKinley was born in Ohio)
and was 58 yeers of age. He served thr ough
the civil war and at its conclusion studied
law, and gradually worked his way up until
he reached the highest pinacle of honor in
the gift of the nation. He wee twice elect ed
governor of the State of Ohio, and at e time
of bia assaseination was serving hie ,econd
term aa President of the United &secs. A
good and upright man, a clever statesman
and an ardent lover of his country, he was
universally revEred and respected by the
American peoplii, and - the untimely and
tragic death of their chief magistrate has
oast a gloom of mourning over the whole
nation. The remains lay in state in the
city hall, Buffielo, on Sunday ; from there
they were teken to Wa,shington, and thence
to his home in Canton, Ohio, where they
were interred on Thursday, by the spo oial
request of Mrs. McKinley.
According to the constitution of the
United States, the duties and powers of
the Chief Magistrate of the country devolve
upon the vice-president, Theodore Roose-
velt, during the -unexpired term of the late
President, who subacribed to the neoess ary
oath of office on Seturdaye Under existing
circumstances, all the members of the
Cabinet would resign office, but at the re-
quest of Mr. Rocntevelt they will retain their
portfolios as under the McKinley admiriia-
tration. Ma, Reosevelt his also daelaged
his intention to follow strictly the poliey
maped out ancrpursued by his predecesaor.
Preeident Roosevelt came into national
prominence_during -the Spanish-American
war. Heels a man of action, but is thole
oughly educated and in every way fitted to
-fill the position which has been so tragic-
ally thruet upon lini.
Hold Easy, Brother.
Tho genial and clever senior editor of the
Hamilton Times recently accompanied some
fifty or sixty members of the Canadian
Press Armor:dation, ,wich their wives and
daughters and Lofoten), on a ten daye' pleas-
ure trip. to the Lower Provinces. They
travelled in gorgeausly ceparisoned palaoe
circa elept on downey beds of ease ; fared
sumptuously every day ; hob- nobbed with
the Lords of the land, and all at greatly re•
duced rates. Is it any wonder that, under
such unusual circumstances, he should view
ter
things through golden epee cies _and feel
constrained to conclu4 an intereating
articleedeecriptive of his tri4 in this wise :
" Having gone to the —cific Coast two
K,,,
years ago, and to the Atian ic this year, the
inernbere of the Freers Amer fion are now
able to appreciate the greatness of our
country better than over before. There are
Foam fine historic sites and scenes in the
Lev.er Provinces, and there can be no bet-
ter field for a summer holiday outing. Beth
(trend Trunk and Ineercolonial loads ai e in
firet-olass condition, ehe ears are comfort-
able and the hotel 'oharges are moderate.
With fine scenery, good fishing, boating and
bachiug, the materials of history lying
around in huge chunks, and plenty of [mere
air, nothing is Licking to make a holiday in
Eastern Caeada enjoyable.
" Every dollar spent on the Intercelonial
Railway is a dollar added to Canade's public
revenue, for as the guidebooks say, this
is ' your own road.' It may pever become
a grdia carrier, but it is sure to be a favor.
ite tourist route, not only for Canadians,
hut fer citizen)) of the TJnited States. Young
men may go west to make money, but, they
will -always find the east a good place to
spend it." _
.
To the first paragraph of this quotation
we can heartily say amen. But we can not
bring ourself to any particular degree of en-
thueiatim over the second and last para-
graph. The public Dements of the Domin-
ion or many years past show that a good
many millions of dollars- of public money
have been spent on this same Intercolonial
railway, and we are not aware that the
reyenue over expenditure has ever amounted
to a fraction of a cent. On the contrary,
we do know that -several millions of dollars
more have been put into it than have ever
been taken out of it. If this ia adding to
Canada's public revenue, it is the sort of ad-
dition which will not make the tax contrib.
,
utors very jubilant, although it seems- to
have had that effect upon our worthy con-
temporary. And, what is Worse still, the
drain has -not yet stopped, but the cry is :
still tor more, and some five or six millions I
of dollars additional expenditure are prcm- i
ised for the near future. Indeed, about the I
only satisfaction we can derive from it is I
9 i
that me can claim it as " our own road,4
1
and even that satisfaction is EC Cearly
i
bought as to make ib almost nauseating.
The Times is right in saying that it " may
never become a grain carrier," and that its
principal use is for pleasure and to gratify
sentiment, if wo omit its uses as a poli-
tical engin:04er the party in power for the
time being. i Being useless, therefore, for
business purportes, the question naturally
ariees, can we afford to keep it as _now,
merely for pleasure, and to give our yoeng
men an outletfor the expenditure of the'
money they make by honest toil in the weet.
We are Imre the Times has too much good
sense to say that We,3*%13 or 'should.
There is no doubt but the Interoolonial
railway is now more efficiently and economi-
cally managed than it was in days gone by.
But there is still vase, room improvement
in theee respects. We have no hesitation
iu saying that it never will or can be con-
duoted as itlehould be, nor Will the public
obtain the benefit from it they have a right
to expect, coneidering the enormous outlay,
so long as it is being oonducted by a politio
°al, head, as it is now, It is utterly con-
trary to the nature of things', and to human
nature, to expect that it will ever be other
than a sink hole for money, With the heavy
side on the expense side of: the ledger, as
has always been the cage, until it is removed
as far as possible from the realm of politici
and political management. If the country
is to retain the road, and it is to be made a
paying or profitable coaoern, either direotlY
or indirectly, it must be placed under the
centrol and management of a competent and
iodependent commisaion. Under such con.
trol there is every probability that the road
would be conducted on strictly business
principles, the same as the other roada of the
country which are under private manage.
ment. So conducted, there is no reason
why the,road should not become a peving
concern, and thitt, instead of huge annual
deficits, as hoe; been so common in the past,
beth sides of the -ledger might be rry de to
balance. We hepe that the Times will ex•
ercise its_strongeat influence to bring about
this result. It would be e splendid thing
for the Liberal party to have a change of
this kind to put to theircreclit, By it they
might perhaps lose some polieioal ieflueuce
in the Lower Provinces, but they would
gain immeneely in public favor throughout.,
the Dominion
Too Late in the, Day.
Several of the Conservative papers, no
doubt for lack of something better to write
about, are trying to resurrect the old and
long sioce exploded West Huron and Brock-
ville election scandals. What their object
may be we do not know, but the unanimity
with which they have seized upon the ques-
tion seggests that they are acting in aecord•
anoe with instructions from some quartcr.
However, they are entirely too late in the
day to make any effect upon the public
mind, even did they have anti valid, grounds
to work upon. The tact, ',however, that
they have no just grounds for complaict,
does not seem to make their complaints any
the lass bitter and inaccurate; The follow-
ing earnplo we quote from last .week's Lon-
don Free Press :
It is now going on two years einoe 81r
Wilfrirh took the Huron • and Brockville
irquiriee from the committee,, aud promised
Parliament and the country tnat he would
give them to the ablest judges in the land,
Tha judicial iequiry has not taken place.
It never will teke place. There is not the
slightest rcaeon for supposing that Sir
Wilfrid Laurier ever intended that it should
take place. In burkieg the inquiry Sir
Wilfrid has vindicated and confirmed the
estimate or hie political oharaeter formed by
Metiers. Tarte, Bourasea an Richardson,
upon intimate knowledge.
That this statement is as v!odictiva as it
is false, a brief recital of the facto will show.
Away back in the het Ilirliainent, the
Opposition assured the House that they had
in their posseseion evidence of an extraor-
dinary ecnispiracy entered into to defeat the
will of the electors at .bye-eleetiona which
had recently taken place in West Huron
and Brookville, and that the elected mem•
bere,—who, of course, wore Liberals,—owed
their elections to the ,existence of these con-
spiracies. Although entirely contrary to
custom, the Government coneented to the
appointment of a committee to inveetigate
the charges. This inveseigating committee
of Parliament sat for several weeks, exam-
ined numbers of, witnesses, and finally re-
ported to the House. While some irregulari-
ties were fouhd to have taken place, tharo
was no evidence produced to justify the
wild accusations of the Opposition. At
the next session of Parliament, the Op-
position .profeesed to have received new
evidence, and aaked that another com-
mittee of the House be appointed.
Tne Government refused to permit this,
as they considered it unneocesary to incur
the expense of a second committee of the
same character as the first, to inveetigate
the Berne charges that had.previoutly been
investigated 8.nd reported upon. The
Premier, however, premised that a judicial
commission would .be appointed to inves-
tigate and report upon the charges of the
Oppotition. This commiesion was appoint-
ed, and has now been in existence for over
two years. But, strange as it may seem, it
is nevertheless true, that the Oppoeitior,
who were so ready to hurl charges acroes
the Imre of Parliament, failed to formulate
one single 3harge before this judicial com-
mission, where their charg a would be
thoroughly sifted and invee 'gated. And
now they have the impedence to blame aed
abuse Sir Wilfrid Laurier because they
failed even to attempt t make their
charges good.
Where Sir Wilfrid ia to lame, it will
puzzle them or any person else to show.
They may raiee a big dust, and through
that -dust heap abuse upon the Premier,
but this is the most they have done and it is
all they can do. Sir Wilfrid gave them all
and more than they asked; s He fulfilled
every promise he made to them and he had
no right, either moral or legal, to do more.
He was underno obligation to take tho case
out of their hands and prosecute it for
them. Had he done iso, they would be the
first to accuse him of -having interfered
with what was not his business, for the
purpose of barking the inquiry. Because
he did not do 'this, but having furnished
them with the means eci establish _their
charges if there was anything in them, he
left -them to their own devices!, they are
still unsatisfied and abuse him in the style
we qUote above. The deception is not hard
to goo through. They have failed and
throUgh their failure, after the brag and
blustrr they indulged in, have !made them.
selYes ridiculous before the world. And, to
try and hide their failure and the xidioule it
justly brings upon them, they abuse Sir
the man who generously placed at
their disposal all and more than they
aske . Surely they arei not so foolish as to
thin the public will not see through suohn
trans %rent farce.
OIMME=INIIMMIIIII
News of the Week.
PR SIDENT MCKINLEY'S INSURANCE1,—It
is stated that President McKinley's life was
ineured for between $100,000 and $200,000.
TILE KING'S Heatirn.—King Edward has
apparently been in better health physically,
since the amiession to the throne than he
was for some time before the death of Queen
Viotoria, yet he is not, quite well. The doc-
tors do not profess the slightest anaciety
over his conditima but the King himself has
been Somewhat concerned about his throat,
whieli ha* constantly been treated with a
spray,
THE STEP. STRIKE &mum —The great
steel etrike, which began on June 30bh, was
brought to an end, on a conference held on
Saturday, between the leaders of the Amal-
gamated Association and -officers of the' sub-
sidiarY oompauies of the United States
Steel Corporation. An -agreement was sign-
ed, under Whieh the men returned on Mon.
day morning to work in tha mills that have
been idle.
$50,000 Fon. Rooseverer's ank
Idings, 22 years old; a blacksmith, we, ar-
raigned at the central police court, C eve -
land,' on Monday, as a suspicious chara ter.
In a saloonon St. Clair street Idings . al.
leg,ed to have maid : " I belong to so iety
that will give $50,000 to any man who will
kill President Roosevelt."
THE NEW MISTRESS AT WHITE HOUSE.—
Mrs, Roosevelt, while in Washington, -hen
her husbaud was assistant secretary of the
navy, gained -the reputation of the oat
retiring woman of the efficial set. Her
friendetay that even as the first lady of the
land she will not yield her tastes for does-
ticitye Mrs. Roosevelt is eminently fi, ted
for her lofty station, She is dignified, Iwell
poisedond gentle. President Roosevelt is
the sedond chief executive to bring small
ehildren into the White House.
Huron Notes.
' —George L. Allan and D. McIver have
purcheeed the hardware business of A, 1, oD.
Allan, in Goderieh.
— Mr. Ezra Heist has purchased Mr.
Henry Motz's farm, in Stephen tovvnship,
cast of Crediton.
—Messrs. Bawden & McDonnell, of ;ace.
ter, reeeivel several prizes for their ho see
at the Western Fair, London.
— The Henee.11 Observer is now issue
four pege form in place of eight psge ae
formerly, but very much enlarged.
— J. 'H. Grieve has purchased the ba ery
and cenfectionery business of A. Bags aw,
in Exeter. Mr. Bagehaw intends going
west.
—Mise Caroline McDonald, daughtee of
• Dr. MoDonald, M. P., of Wingham, is how
seeretaky of the -Young Wornen's Christian
Association in Montreal.
e —Jetties Laidlaw, of the 13th concise ion
Of WeO Wawanosh, walked iuto his oru
field the other day and pulled a stock hat
measured thirteen feet and nine inclie in
length.
—Harold, the little son of John A. al.
ter, of !Colborne, was playing behind a olt
a few clays ago, when the animal kicked nd
broke. the child's nose, cutting his too
severely.
—Mr. Kenneth Hunter, of Luoknow, re.
ceived the sad intelligence on Setur
7th hut., of the death of his youn est
daughter, Mra. Ward, in Wiseonerin. Blood
porsoning was the cause of death.
— While making ueeof an adze on Mon 'ay
of last week, Mr. W. C. Brown, of Clin on,
section foreman on the London, Huro &
Bruce Railroad, made a deep cut in his
foot, se severe that the services of a do tor
had to he availed of.
—A certain, fermer, who resides not far
'from Clinton, has 12 cows which bring im
in the neighborhood of $500 annually, in ad•
clition to giviisg him all the milk he requ res
for his wn use. He has a peemanent on -
tract ith a city house to take his bu ter
the ye r round at 22 cents per pound.
—M ,, John R. Trewartha, a well kn wn
resident of Goderioh towoehip, died on
Monda °Heat week, after only one d y's
illneen, from a puncture of the stomach.
Deceased wan born in the neighborhoo of
Hamilton, but for 40 years had resided in
Goderich township, He was 49 years of ge
and leaves a widow and six children.
--Fire did about WO worth'of damag to
MeEwen's flax mill, in Hensall, the other
day, but was fortunately got under oontrol
before st had made much headway. 'he
6re originated from burning stumps in an
adjoinithg field: A high wind was blow ng
at the time and sparks from the stu pa
lodged in the mill.
—A uiet wedding took place at the home
of Char es Milner, near Donnybrook, W et
Wawanosh, on Wednesday of last we k,
when his daughter, Miss L., was united in
marriage with John Beedle. Both are ell
known, popular young people, and have he
good wisher; of many friends in their ife
ourney, The ceremony was perforn.ed by
Rev. Mr. Kennedy.
—On Wednesday of lest week, he Lisvis, of
GOderich township, had a narrow ese pe
from what might have been es serious if ot
fatal accident, He was working dow a
well, on the farm of Wesley Marquis, when
it cisve;d in above him. Fortunately he h d
hold of some boarde tbat protected hien fr m
injury, and beyond a slight bruin, he s-
oaped uehurt.
—On !Wednesday of last week, Miss J 3-
eie Jamiesom,of Hanna, Dakota, formerly of
Brucefield, was married to Dr. Corey, of
that plaCe. The wedding was celebrated t
the hot e of her sister, Mre. W. Adams,
Her par-nts, who recently left Brucefiell,
werepre' ent, also her brother John, of Edi -
burgh,' akota. They left tor a weddi g
trip te t e east: They will take the boat o
Duluth, and -will visit in Detroit and oth r
pla.cee.
—The barn on the farm of Mr Albert
Penwarcien, concession 4, Usborne, togeth r
with all its contents, was destroyed by fire
on Monday night of last week. Tho fire
was evidently of incendiary origin, as there
was no Person Irving on the place at t e
- time. Mr. David Rovecliffe had been re t-
ing the farm,and it Was only 'a short ti e
ago tha he' threshed, The building a d
contents were insured in the Usborne a d
Hibbert Company for between $400 a d
$500.
—H. . Green, a consulting engineer fr m
Montrea , was in Goderich recently in t e
interest f the proposed electric railway o
belt the ounty. He drove around the b It
and conedere this by far the most 'atte o•
tive scheme of the kind he has ‘ever seen, a
it passea through such a fine country a d
through knany good villages that have o
railway accommodation. M r, Green w s
also making a survey of the Maitland Rive
in the nterest of the Maitland Pow r
aompanY. , His full report on both the e
enterprising is looked for at an early date.
. —Mr, Than. Graybiel, of Fordwich, m t
with a painful accident on Monday of 1 t
week, while driving Mr, Thomas Gibson
team. Mr. Graybiel and Harry Gibso
were on 4 load of manure going to the fiel
and had for a seat • long hoard lying acro
the load, one end of which struck one of th
posts while passing through the bars, throw-
ing Harry off behind one of the horses, thus
causing the board to tip up and Than, fell
behind the other horse. The horses, took
fright and started to run, one wheel p•ssed
over Than.'s right leg above the knee and
over his left leg at the ankle, the right leg
was slightly injured, but the etraini and
bruises ou the ankle will lay him off . from
work for some time. Harry came all/lore
lucky and was not hurt in the least. 1
—A quiet but pretty wedding took ,place
in St. George's church, Goderioh, on Wed-
nesday evening of lase week, Thomas H.
Kneeshavr and Miss Jennie Rose being the
contractin; particle. The ceremony i took
place at 8 p. m„ the rector,- Rev. .lark
Turnbull, tying the nuptial knot. The
bride looked exceedingly pretty in her gown
of white organdie, and carried a bouceriet of
white asters. The bridesmaid, Mies 4thel
McLean, was ouitably attired and' oterried
pink asters. The bride wars given away by
her brother John, and Joseph Mallough was
the hest man, !
—Richard Forden, ailad of 18 years ,of
age, was apprehended at Bayfield Thureday
night of last week by Constable ThOmas
Gundry, and has been committed for trial
on the charge of stealing $29 from Sires
Hays' livery stable, in Goderioh, on th day
previoue. The raoney was in the pocket of
a pair of trousers belonging to James webb,
the livery driver, which was left in a room
at the stable, and when Webb retorned
after being absent for a while the pOkets
were empty. Forden was around the a able
j
at the time, and after his arrest a po tion
of the money was found in hie boot. T enty
dollars in all was recovered.
—Lientenant-Colon_el Varcoe and the
other officers of the 33rd regiment have been
tn consultation regarding the regimenehi
participation in the review at Toionto be-
fore the Duke of York .,and Cornwall but
definite arrangements have not yet een
concluded, nor is the exact date of dePart-
ure for Toronto known. An announeerhent
from Ottawa is of interest to the members
of the regiment. It (antes that an Orde dn.
Council has been passed making Lt compuls-
ory on all troops who are to figure in the
proposed militia review to attend. The
militia are called out in the same mann r as
for aetive service.
—Mr. John Stewart, with the Co eta-
bulary in South eAfrioa, has written t his
ci
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan &ewer , of
Wingham, of some of hie experience in
that country. He tette one inetance whero
a few of them ware surrounded hy a number
of Boers and forced to surrender. They
were stripped of all tbeir clothes excepting
soaks and guernseys, John losing a gold
watch. • They were forced to return to
camp in this style where their wardrobe
was replenished. They had the satisfaction
of knowing that the same Boers were ur-
i)
rounded and captured later in the day.
—The Clinton New Era says : " The
potato crop in this section is not expo ted
to be as good. as in former years., owin to
the dry weether. But some farmers expect
a good yield. One uf these, Adam Wieir,
Hullett, who every year follows a sysern,
in with the result that he invariably haect euit-
able crop. - He .believes that the moon lime
sortie iefluence upon the growth, and al ays
i
plants hie potatoes in the dark of the m ion.
Some persons may be skeptioal about the
lunar orbit, but the fact lein&ns that Mr.
Weir has a good crop of potatoes in 'melons
when others have little or none. •
—Oa Tuesday of last week Miss Lilac;
MoVicar was married at the home of ,her
sister, Mrsi W. S. McKay, GodericN to
Alexander Carlyle, B. A,, of Edinbuegh,
Scotland, in which city •tho bride wae a
reeident for a number of years. The ors.
mouy *se Performed by Rev. James A.
Anderson, B. A., in the presence of imrne-
diate relatives of tho bride, whose costume
was a travelling suit of grey. Miss Belle
MoVioar, niece of the bride, was bri es:
maid, and Mr. Wm. McVicar, the bri e's
brother, was groomeman. After spendi g a
short eime visiting friends in Canada, Ir.
and Mre. Carlyle will sail for Scotland a out
the end of September. It is interesting, to
know that the groom is a nephew of Thomas
Carlyle, the author.
—A Tuckeramith correspondent writes :
"Some time ago a certain lady, on one of ehe
concessions of this township, lost a gold
watch and chain, and it was at once report-
ed that the article lib d been stolen, and tha'
1.
suspicion rested on certain parties. '' 'he
particular locality had always enjoyed an
enviable reputation for honesty, and every-
body naturally felt somewhat concer eel
about the loss of the article in question. It
was not unnatural that it should have b en
)supposed the watoh W119 Ot0i1313, but as
events turned out, it wopld have done no
harm to have exeroieed a little more p u-
dence. The lady in question owns prope ty
elsewhere in the county, and had °ems on
to go there and gather fruit. After er
visit is is said the watoh wee found hang ng
in one of the fruit trees. Whether she ad
taken it off and hung it there herself, or
whether it had been accidentally palled off
when gathering fruit we know not, but we
are glad to know that it was not stolen, and
was restored to its rightful owner."
—Edgar Down, a young man who tiught
school near Whalen, U.borne township, ass
mysteriouelv disappeared from that neigh-
borhood and his whereabouts hat not since
been learned. His duties at the school
oommenced after the mid,summer holidays,
and he continued to teach up to Friday,
August 30th; Before leaving the school
that evening he asked the seholars to bn, in
attendance the following Monday (Labor
Day) as he wiehed to make good the day
they had lost some little time previous.
The children obeyed his request and went to
the school Mcnday morning, but to their
surprise the teacher did not put in an ap•
pearance. They went home that day and
returned again on Tuesday, but as in the
day previous their teacher was still missiog.
It -wan now evident that all was not rig -it,
and inquiries were at once made, but the
whereabouts of the missing pedagegue , is
still a mystery. Strange to say this is the
third person who has mysteriously disap-
peared from the same neighborhood without
the slightest trace of their whereabot.
Over 20 years ago a Mr. Jones disappeare ;
then, in 1898, Mr. Parkinson, and now Mr.
Dawn: _
—On Tuesday night of last week, &boat
10 o'clock, the taper of this life was ex-
tinguished and the spirit of Robert Burns,
of Breese's', was called to ite Maker. He
had palmed the allotted span, 'os he wile
nearly 78 years of age and had been a very
hearty man, his death being the result of a
cancer in his hp, together With increasing
years. Mr. Burns was the youngest of
seven sons, his father being a shepherd in
Roxboro'shire, Sootlaud. In his early years
he was apprenticed to the tailoring, and
when Lis milite.ry ardor was fired he en -
hated will) the Enniskillen Dragoons, from
which serViee his father bought hie release
after a year's experience. Coming to Can-
ada when 19 years of age, he resided at
Csyuga, in Haldimand county, and after-
ward at Galt before coming west, when he
took up land in Wawanosh, trading it for a
farm twe and a half miles south of Brussels,
on the gravel road, Merrie township. Here
he and Mrs. Burns lived up to about 16
years ago, when they sold out and came to
Br -easels to reside. Mrs. Burns' home was
at Hawick, Scotland, and she came to this
couuty e. year after her now deceased hue -
band, when they were married. They had
a large family, 12 children, of whom five are
living.
—Mien M..G. Mitchell has written to her
father, Rev. J. W. Mitchell, of Blackheath,
formerly psstor of Knox ()burn, Mitchell,
from tbe Yukon, giving particulars, of her
providential failure to sail on the Islander
on the voyage which proved so disastrous.
be remembered that she was imp.
poised by all her friends to have been lost,
and it appears that her escape came by an
even narrower chance than at fis st surmised.
Her berth was taken, and not until she was
about to leave Atlin and within four hours!
of the sailing of the veesel, did she change
her mind. She was pereuaded by Rev. Me.
Pringle to prolong her stay for two weeks.
Full of magic significance is the fact that an
old lady whom she had undertaken to see to
en the voyage to Vancouver was among
those who were drowned.
Bayfleld.
Baovvs.—Val. Wild took in the Pan-
American last; week.—Lottie Martin has re-
turned from a visit to Toronto. She was
accompanied home by Miss Lily Martin,
who returns to Toronto next week.—Mr.
Thorns§ Heard, jr., went to Thessalon last
Satuiday, where he has got a situation for
thn winter.—Mrs. J. McKinley, of Egmond-
ville, is visiting herclaughter, Mee. A. Arm.
steong.-11r. George Stanbury spent Sun-
day at home.—Mr. James Delgaty preaahed
in the Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
— Rev. Mr, McNeil held service in the
Bronson line sohool on Sunday evening last.
— Mr, Wm. Johnson will remove snon to the
farm which be purchased from Me. Charles
Donaldson.—Mr. Donaldson renroved to
Thessalon last week.—F. A. Edwards is
visiting friends in London.—Thomas Elliott
and wife left on s driving trip to Lucknow,
Chesley, Durham and other points north,
on Thursday.—The Presbyterian* of Bay-
field have decided to build a new church
mart summer. Committees have I been ap-
pointed and the work will begin et once to
get material prepared and have the work
vigorously pushed forward. This is etep
in the right dieeotion, as the old church is
altbgether too email during tbe s mmer.—
Mfas McTavish, of Blyth, visitin et Mr,
A. Galbraith's.—Mrs. Stanbury nd Miss
Galbraith spent pleasant week wi h friends
in London.—Mr. Joseph Mossop spent a
few days at the Pan American this week.
L
Blyth.
jorrusos.—List Sunday Sacratinent was
dispensed in the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Mr. Hardie, of Belgrave, conducted the
services on the Friday preceding, also on
Sunday evening, preaching two splendid
sermon**. It being hie first visit to Blyth,
there was a large attendance to hear him.— 1
Our town is getting to be quite sporty.
Last Friday our base ball team went over to
Brussels and beat the famous teeth of that
place by a score of 7 to 4. While there,
arrangements were made for both eheir base
ball and foot ball teams to come over here
on Monday, whieh they did. In the mean-
time there was a petition circulated among
the business men to close their stores
from 3 to 5 to see the games, whiieh they
did, so there was a good crowd at the
grounds. Tha band was ia attendance.
The first to be played was the base hall
matoh, but we had too strong a team for
Brueaels, as the *more showe, being 7 to 18
in favor of Blyth. Oaly ten men weht to bat
in the three last:innings Wart° pitched, his
palying was remarkable. The umpire who
came was simply no good, giving ,poor de-
cisions on both sides, but it wouldn't have
altered the score any whoever had ampired,
as Blyth had by far the beet team. ' In fact,
it is doubtful if there is a team in this part
that can beat them. This -is their sixth
victory and no losses. After the ba,se ball,
the foot ball match started, but Bleth was
outclassed in this match, as Brussels bad a
far heavier team and played a better com-
bination, although they only won by 1 goal
to 0, but their playing was certainly super-
ior.—C. R. Brinker and Mr. MoNeughton,
of Bluevale, paid a short visit in our town
this week.—Mies Jennie Habkirk, 6f Brute
eels, was visiting her friends in town this
week.—Mr. Wm. Parma of Detroit, who
has been visiting relatives and friends in
Blyth and vipinity for the past two weeks,
returned to his home Wednesday morning.
—Mr. MeFee, who has been visiting with
his friend, J. Kelly, returned to his home
in Detroit Tuesday.—Mr. James Heffron
has been visiting friends in London the past
week.—A number of Mrs. A. M. Babb's
lady friends decided to give her a- surprise
party before she left for her home, in Tees -
water. Last Wednesday evening they went
up to her mothen, Mrs. Hugh McQuarrie's,
taking the whole family by eurprise, but
they all report having an enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Babb left Thursday for Teeewater, ace
oompanied by her sister, Mrs. R. Dunbar,
whe is going to pay her a short visit before
returning to her home in Texas.
Bruoelleld.
B. R. HIGGINS, Brueefleld,Notary Public,
Conveyancer, Fire and Life Insurance agent. Any
amount of money to loan al lowest current rates of
interest, on firstoclass farm security. Alt kinds of
conveyancing work done well and cheaply. At
home every morning and Wednesday "of eanh
week. Several good farms for sale. 167
P's and Q's with The E. McFaul Co., Sea -
forth, mean prices and qualities, iand the
new Millinery, Fure, Jackets and Drees
Goods prove that they are mighty Oaxaca -
about their P's and Q's. No other !store in
business will give you better valuei if they
know it. 762-1
BRIEFS. —The Rev, br. Gifford, ef Clin-
ton, will deliver his famous lecture ntitled
" The Mammoth Cave est Kentucky, ' in the
Presbyterian church, on the eve iug of
Friday, the 27th inst. Excellent m sic and
singing will be furniehed by the church
ohoir and others. A small achnistlion fee
will be charged, and the proems) s, after
paying expenees, will be devoted to the
home rnieeion schemes in the No thwest
Territory. The Christian Endea or So-
ciety, having promised the sum of ‘125 to
help support a missionary in the west, are
taking the foregoing way of raising part of
the money. The cause is a worthy care and
we hope the young people will be rested
by a full house.— Mr. Walter Baird leaves
shortly to attend the Medical So ool at
Toronto.—At the last meeting of the public
library board, Mims Emma MoIntesh was
appointed librarian. The arrangements, for
opening the library -are nearing comPletion,
and it will soon be open for the use of the
members. The library will be placed in the
postoffice, and books can be had in the usual
way at any time during office houre.—Mr.
Peter McGregor is this .week attending the
meeting of the fall assizes at Woodstock.—
Rev. E. H. Sewers wes at Westminster last
wools, visiting some of his old parishoners.
—The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Aiken -
head, 2nd concession, Stenley, Will be
pleased to leaps that their son John, who
was injured some time ago in a street oar
collision in London, has so far recovered as
to be able to come home, and, although very
week, he is progressing very favorably to-
ward recovery.—The recent rain** heve
made the land in excellent condition for
sowing wheat. The acreage sown this year
will be small.
DEATH OF MR, ANDREW Swsts.—Mr. Atl•
drew Swan, one of the pioneer farmers of
Sbanley, died at hill home, adjoining this
villege, on Tuesday', having reached the
good age of 78 years. , Deemed had always
been a stroug, robust!man, and retained his
natural vigor until •hout the verY last,
death stealing gradually over him, without
causing the least pain or suffering. A couple
of weeks before his death he was out work-
ing, and although he felt afterwards that he
had perhaps over exeited himself, he felt no
evil effects but frorin that time his life
seemed gra'dually to ebb away. He was
conscious until the ve y last, and on Satur-
;
day he wets np and ab ut the house. It was
a natural passing_of a good man from this
world to a happier and brighter life beyond.
The deceased was boOn in Edinburg, Scot-
land, in May, 1824, and in 1834 he came to
this country with hie parents, hie father,
the late Dr. Swan, being one of the first
practitioners in this part of the country. in
Rheumatic Cure Ring.
ItgagiuggigEN0BENTELMETEIME
I have secured the agency for Seaforth for the, great German Rheumatic
Cuire Ring. This ring will cleanse the blood from uric acid. and other poisons,
.1- .
and cures Rheumatism. If the voluntary testimony of those who have tried
this Ring is worth anythina, then no sufferer has any excuse fur longer de-
laying in giving it a fair trial,bknowing that when you do so the Rheumatic
Cure Ring will have one more friend, the best possible advertisement we can
ha e. Read what one cf these says :
PARIS, ONT., MAY 7TH, 1901
DEAR SIR :
I was troubled with rheumatism for years, for months at a time I was confined to ley
horise. I had the best medical skill in the Dominion, and only got temporary relief.
Abput four years ago I was induced to try the Rheumatic Ring cure. At firet lantaed
at Ithe ideaabut in a short time after I began to wear it my pain ail left. I have leen
entirely free trom pain for over tin*, years. I have secured the ring for nearly fifty
people here, who are wearing it with as good results as rnyeelf. I would not take $1,000
for my ring if I could not get another. I cheerfully recommend it to any person as a sure
curie for rheumatism.
Youre truly,
JOHN WALKER, Grocer.
The price of these Rings is $2 each Sent postpaid on receipt of price.
Address all orders to
V . FEAR, the Druggist,
SMA.P101tTiii.
the year 1834, when he was a mere boy, Mr.
Swan took up land on the London road,
where Brueefield now stands, and where he
continued to reside until his death. In
1854, he was married to Jane Durie, daugh-
ter of the late James Davie, of McKillop,
who with two sons and three daughters
survive to monrn the loss of a tind and
loving husband and father. The children
are James, of Brucefielde; John, on the
homestead ; Mrs. Thomas Boyce, London
Road ; Mrs. Kaiser and Mrs. James Thome,.
1101], both of Moosejeve, Northwest Terri-
tory. Although Mr. Swan took no active
part in public affairs, he was an ardent
Liberal and was thoroughly posted in all
that pertained to the welfare of his country.
In religion he wan a coneistent member of
the Presbyterian church, and always sought
to set a good example to his family and
neighbors. Not only will he be deeply
miseed by his own family, but by many
whose dark hours were lightened by his
kindly counsel, The remain.; were laid to
rest in Baird's cemetery on Thursday, and
the reepect due a good msn, and the sym-
pathy felt for the bereaved family wiss fully
manifested by the large numbers who at-
tended the -funeral.
Farquhar.
TIIIOMAS CAMERON, Liceneed .Auctioneer
tor tie) Counties of Huron and Perth, Commissioner
for °Minty of Huron, Convey:moll., etc. Money t)
loan at !Vowed rates. 1782
No utse of thinking about getting your
overcoat made to order this Fall, Costs too
much money when you can step into The
E. MoPaul Cots. Store, Seaforth, and get
one ready to put on, perfect fitting, for
shoat one half the price. It's the same way
with your suit. 1762 1
N6ees.—Mr. Henry Pasemore spent a
few days at the Pan-American last week.
He spent a very enjoyable time.—Mr. and
Mrs., Ben Beaver, of Farquhar, also went to
Buffalo, but the show was stopped:for a few
days on account of President McKinley's
funeeal, They had a very nice trip, how-
ever.—Mr, Thomas McCurdy is putting up
a cement silo this fall. Mr. James Gardiner
is fixing up his silo that was damaged hY
the Wind storm some time ago, getting ready
for the harvest of corn. —Mrs. Robert
Monteith, Thames Road, is very ill. We
all wish her a speedy recovery.—Mies Isabel
Cottle is the proud possessor of a new or-
gan.—Mre. Charted Somerville, of London,
is at present the guest of Mrs. (Rev.)
Colin Fletcher.= -•Mr. Will Kay has been
busy for a few days putting up a new veran-
dah..a-Very few in our vicinity missed tho fall
fair at Exeter held on Tuesday lait. It
was largely attended from all parts and was
a grahd success. Man of our farmers re-
ceived prizes.—Mr. Jo n Tucker has pur-
chaeed from F. R. Hamilton, the well known
breeder of thoroughbred short born cattle,
of the township of Hibbert, that splendid
ball cad, Hibbert Member, got by his im-
ported bull, Junior Member, of which Mr.
Tucker is justly proud. This is a strong,
well proportioned, heavy set animal with
great quarters, back and middle and will
no doubt leave a good impreasion on the
stock of this neighborhood.
Wroxeter. ,
Th eider press is ready for action ; more
oonve len this year than ever. , Lumbar, la,th and
shingl 1 fcr sale. Gibson Broc, Wroxeter. 1760
BR EF. , —Messrs. John Devidson, James
N. A la , Thomas Rae, Wm. Robinson, S.
B. McKelvey, Alex. Montgomery, Alexe-
Munro and wife and Mrs. Thomas Hemp-
hill, jr., took in the " Pan " this week.—
The ftev. Mr. Anderson occupied the pulpit
in the Presbyterian church here on Sabbath
last. He looks muoh better -for his trip to
the " old sod." He reports the Glasgow
Exposition as great and substantial and A
'twee a fintinoially.—Thomas Gibson left tor
Mani oba on Tuesday's excursion.—Mr.
Andr w Miller, of Morris, who has been in
GuelThospital, has returned with improv -
13
ed he Ith—Mr. S. B. McKelvey has opened
out a atock of dry goods in the Sanders
block —Miss Jeanie ,Miller of Toronto is
visiting under the parental roof at " Cat-
mos."4—Mrs. T. W. Gibson and family have
returned to Toronto.
Perth Notes
—itiitohell's rate of taxstion for the year
is 20 ills on the dollar,
tit
—S . Marys! rate of taxation this year
will b 25a mills on the dollar.
—S epe are being taken to secure a branch
of the Bank of Montreal in St. Marys.
, —1:4.. Dunsmore, of Stratford, heti been
elected president of the Huron Medical As-
sociat'on.i
—T ursday evening of last vveek Mr.
James Boyd and his daughter, of Mitchell,
experi need a narrow escape from injury. e
They ere going for a drive, and Miss
Boyd got nicely seated in the buggy, but C
before her father got in the horse started, A
and the lines being crossed, control of the b
animal Wall lost, and the brute started off;
but althoUgh lying on the ground, Mr, Boyd
pluekily held on, and jerked the horse
around a tree, which upeet the buggy,
throwing the lady out, and breeking the
vehicle, but beyond this no damage was
dwoi....:nllemd.
Li_stoTwheel ivfaiiihrieotnerOcetfobEerde2neadt.ien
eliver a non-political address at the
r. J. R Whitney, Opposition leader,
has adaled
21 volumes, on educational subjects, to the
t e a_c hAe rse e- ibis; iterga vi niiiinegm.
Mitchell Model school for the use of the
an had his herd of 15
in thep habit of making free with- their
cows impounded the other day. They were
within two
lodge of the Boni of Englend drove up to
as the result of a common assault committed
tre_e-A party from
ford, on Wednesday morning of last week,
had to pay $12 in the police court in &rat -
by Rev. Air. Kerrin.
by him upon Mr. Jastue Reiger, near Muni -
Mitchell on Sunday afternoon to attend
the last services conducted in_Trinity church
92 degrees in the shade, while in the sun it
Buffalo on September 6th and 7th, A. Grant,
Ini—leAbout 20 members of the Stratford
of St. Marys won the half.mile and onso
mile races. 'Dick Grant was third in the,
n e .....i g ?hour r' sa dgesyr doefni aptrto wd ueceek. w a s
degrees as hot as the hottest day in July,
At 10.45 a. M. the thermometer stood et
we_ntAutpthteo 1w102r.ws championships
-4Jaabli Wilhelem, V. S., of Shakespeare,
. i held at
Stratford, composed of
Mr. and Mrs. H. D, Farrow, jr., Mr. J.
Farrow, Miss Gertie Arrow and Miss Nel-
lie Copp, were visitors. to the Temple of
Music at the Pan-Ainekerin, at the thne the
President was shot. They did not see the
aob, but the shots were plainly heard.
—Mr. Thoneres Russell, the great fruit -
king of Glasgow, who is making a tour
through Canada looking at the fruit pros-
pects ot this country, was in Mitchell on
Wednesday of lase week, and while there
purchased Mr. F. A. Campbell's little driv-
er for a good sum, Mr. Russell intends
taking -the beast back to Glasgow -with him.
—On Monday morning of last Week, when
George, son of Thomas Dobbe, of Monok-
ton, was going out with the roller, the
horses became unmanageable at the noise
and ran away, and he, in getting free from
the roller, had his left wrist' broken. Tha
team was captured before doing any other
damage.
—Next month St. Marys will have one of
the most important gatherings of church-
men ever held there—the meeting of the
general board of missions of the Methodist
church in Canada. Delegates will be pre&
ent from the Atlantic to the Pacific, includ-
ing the meet prominent divines in the Do-
Ini—niTnhere died in St. Marys on Saturday,
Effie Jane, daughter of Lindsay and Susan
Ellah, in her llth year. About a week ago
she was taken sick, and during the past
week appendicitis set in, from which she
died. The funeral took place on Monday
afternoon, at 2 30, from her parents' resi-
dence, the interment being made in the
Methodist Episcopal church cemetery,
Do_wrin
iieeutenant•Oolonel Dent and staff were
in Listowel on Saturday and Monday Iota
inspecting hones for service in South Africa.
Between two and three hundred horses
were offered, and of these about 150 were
aocepted. Colonel Dent w,ill be back again
to Listowel in about two weeks, when an-
other large lot of horses will be got together.
Drake is evidently a good supply of horses
required for remounts in that district, es
fully a thousand horses have been paned
and shipped from there.
—Mrs. Wm. T. Mitchell and daughter
Barbara, and Mrs. George C. Coghlin, of
Atwood, were driving Wednesday of last
week, with Dr. Langrill's horse and rig,
when the horse took fright and ran away,
upsetting the occupants, and in the fall
Mrs. Cogblin sustained a fractured kg. The
horse came home of its own accord. Dr.
Langrill was quickly summoned to the iteenet
of the accident, and rendered the necessat7
aid. Mrs. Mitchell and daughter are not
hurt seriously.
—Mr. John Lorne Whyte, the eldest son
of Mr. John Whyte, jr., of the Whyte
Packing Company, Stratford, died in To-
ronto on Friday, September 6th, aged 21
years. He had been sick for a year and a
half and had been in the hospital for some
time. Death Wall t e result of a complies-
veell as many floral tributes, bespoke the
ir
tien of diseases. he funeral took Oros
Sunday afternoon ast to Avondale ceme-
tery. The lerge attendance of friends, as
steam in which the young man was held.
Rev. L. Leitch eondutted the services.
ourts Good Intent and Pride of Perth,
noient Order of Foresters, attended in a
ody.
aforth's Ladies' an
nts' Tailoring Par
ors.
" A thing Of beauty is a joy forever." So wrote the po t Keats. But what is
'beauty ? That which strikes the eye as pleasing m y be called beautiful.
Perhaps one of the best definitions of beauty can be found in our new creation of
a Ladies' Tailor•made Costume.
Did you ever notice how lovely our garments cling to the form, or how their
drapery hangs in folds that flow with- the motion of the body ?
A lady dressed in one of our tailor-made suite may behold beauty's self and a
perfect poem every-titne she glences in the looking glese.
Our lady friends, whose -patronage we enjoyed in the past, can rest assured that
no piing will be spared to please them in the future. 'We have engaged at a
large salary Md'Ile Riohie, who comes to us from Stitt* tt O'Brien's, the meg
!whoa' tailors of Toronto, well armed with recommendations of the higheit ;orders
WATCH OUR WINDOW.
Stark & Mackay,
OPPOSITE THE OOMMFRCIAL HOtEL.
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TORONTO, I
and demand
hag at 10 t
turkeys are {
-at 10 to 110-
-Tonostm0,1
fair and secs'
yet offoring.
'ToRONTO,
somenevr
.60 tAl 68e.
et 65 to 66e;
freights. t'.4t
freight& NI
t ast ; Msniti
1 hard is qui
7 78o, Septemt
e - Old Nee
No. 2 hard a
No, 1 hard ist
76e. looal deli
tember shipts
ed at 691e oil
delivery, 0,
day at Uneka
locally to mil
and prices ma
70o high, and
Hay—Is stsa
-quoted at I
steady. Pri<
tars on the ti
LiV
LoNoox,
market st
prices—Units
LIVERPOOL
Choice -Caned
_sheep, 5d.
Bunereho,
beet fat hessi
fat, $5 to $5.i
$4.10 ; bulls,
demand for al
$7.15 thole
tnixedpacket
to choice, $6
good, $5 90 to
;Sheep and Ls
demand steac
fancy, $5.30
$4.80 to $5.25
to $4 ; sheep;
choice to extt
$3 50 to $3,74
MONTREAL
were out strt
mend, and fil
tattle, calves'
common stoel
dentand, and
Accepted in 4
aisles. A fes
4ic per poun
tra ; pretty
to 4ic, and tl
young etecisi
pound ; can
pound for int
Calves sold A
to5o per pa
pound for go
to; paid fron
others ; goofi
per pound, s
32o per TIMM
from $6 to VA
red off the cm
Tostossito.„6
—Choice Int"
$4-80 to $4
worth $435
bulls sold at'
light export
Butchers k
*butchers' oat
t xporteri,
each, sold at
butchers' tit
and medium'
and littera,
esows---Choi
13,75 per
mon hutthe,
los 30wil,
ers—Heavy
14200 pour.
tica, are wor
Feeders—Sti
unds each,
ffitla Stool
pounds eict
tolors and tid
Per -cwt.
ringers wl
alves—Cals
Mtssis_.„..pri6
ryas, and 1
zPring Lain
csolssand $3-1
vdoot baseas