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We are ens like nto our panied dd, of ho has . Rum- s week. It te T.D. ted at dui ill North- ualified 4 41 TH1RTY-THIRD YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,771. SEIFORTH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1901. 1 MeLEAN BROS., Publishers; $1 a Year in Advance. _ _ Nine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of a thousand, or nearly so, a present of furs is the most acceptable present that a woman ever receives. She may like other things very much, but from our experience in the matter we know of no other article df dress or wearing apparel that she will not forego the pleasure of, if_ her chance for a nice set of furs ia likely one. Besides a woman's desire -for the appearance and style that there is -in good furs, there is also the question of comfort that goes along with the purchase of nice furs. Whatever—may be said of our business, of one thing we are assured, that if you want a thing genuinely nice and good, you are sure to get it from us. This is , more especially true in the matter of furs, where there is so, much deception. We make it a binding rule of ours that if anything goes wrong with a:ny article ot fur that we sell, we take the article from ',the customer and. give him or her a new garment in the' place thereof. We call your attention again to our ,large and hand- some stock of caperines, muffs, gauntlets, Caps and ladies' jackets. Speaking about jackets, we have a- special Persian lamb jacket at $75—this is a beauty. Men's coon coats, calf, Bulgarian lamb, wallaby, Australian coon, 'Marmot, all are well represented in our stock, and if it is. your ,intention to buy any article of fur this winter, in justice to yourself you will do well to see our stock. Business with us in clothing made to 'order And ready- made, and in furnishings, more especially the underwear de- partment,,was never better. We attribute this to the, fact that our values—not necessarily our prices—that our values are beyond all doubt better than can be obtained in the same goo is in this district. This statement sounds a trifle born- basti, but we only make our statement on the basis of what our customers say about our goods. We herewith quote some prices : In underwear, we have every quality of fleece lined goods, the price of these we will not take-up time and, space quoting. Tlie tendency is for wool goods, and it is the wool. goods we are pushing. The loWest price 61 wool in meh's underwear that we guarantee, iS our Scotch wool at $1.50 a suit; the second lot is also ScotCh wool, at $1.75 a suit; lot No. 3 is a mixture Of Cape and Saxony wools, the cleanest, purest article we ever saw at the money, $2 a suit. • For winter days and cold weather, the man working out doors requires heavy top shirts. We have a good shirt at 50c; rubber lined smocks are also necessary, we quote these at $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $2.90; he also requires heavy -sox, we have the factory make' at two for a quarter, 20c a pair, 25c a pair, and as high as 30c a pair, the home, made sox we have at 50c a pair..., heavy mitts are also necessary in the cold weather for drivincrbpurposes,. handling wood and - doing chores,—we are agents for the Kumfort brand, the bet 50c leather lined mitt in the /market. In the home madO 'wool mitts we have a variety of qualities at a variety of prices. 35c, 45c and 50c. Heavy pants are also necessary for corn - fort, as the cold weather approaches. We make one 'quota- tion only—we have cheaper and dearer,—but at $1.50 we - strike a happy medium and a very serviceable wearing panit' for the money. SUGAR BEET GROWING. IN ONTARIO AND MICHIOAN. The results of the experiments in sugar beet cultivation, conducted by the Govern- ment at thirteen different points in the Province during the past season, have been made public by ithe Department of Agricul- ture. They are of a particularly satisfac- tory charaeter, and show a considerable gain in the quality of the beets, as compared with the three experiments last year. Dur. ing the season just closed Prefeseorn8huttle worth, chemist at the Agricrultural College, was in direct eharge Of the experiments. Through himself and his assietants the farmers who grew beets were visited and instructed regarding planting and thinning and afterwards as to cultivation. Hon. Mr. Dryden says the results of this year's experiments ate very satisfactory. It should be remembered, however, he maid, that this was ,an exceptionally favorable year for sugar ,beets, because of the dry autumn, which permitted the juice to de- velop without being drawn off into the soil by the moistureen the ground. The result of Professor Shuttleworth's analysis of the, products from the various nocalities, which is published below, shows that the beets grown in the Peterboro' plots yielded the greatest percentage 'of sugar, 'being no less than 17.3, while Port Perry came next with 166 per cent. Peterboro also led in percentage of purity, reaching 90 6, with Port Perry again second with 89.3 per cent. In average yield per acre Whitby leads the list with 22 tons 83 pounds, and Alvinston, Lembton county, second, with 21 tons 876 pounds. At each ,point the experiments were undertaken by /several farmere,I ranging from 18 to 28 in number. The Government bulletin describing those experiments estimated the cost per acre of a .sugar beet crop, up to the time they were placed in pits in the fall, and not including hauling, at $26, including seed, cultivation, etc. Under the act passed by the Legishis ture last Session the farmer will be paid $4 a ton for all sugar beets delivered during the fiJtyearin which the bounty will operate. On that basis his -gross income at Whitby would be above $88, from which the cost, when subtracted, would leave in the neigh- ' borhood of $60 clear to the acre. The low- est average yield reported in the experiments was at Cayuga, fourteen tons 1,665 pounds to the acre. Even on that yield the profit would be above $30 to the acre. Of course these experiments are not con - elusive proof that a great beet sugar in- dustry will be developed in this Province, but they show that with careful attention and care, and a continuity of purpose on the part of the farmers, they should be at least a very profitable crop. The following are the results of the vari- ous experiments: Yield per Per cent. - acre. Sugar. Purity. Tone. Lbs. i519 86.1 21 876 15.7 888 16.1,725 148 86.7 '16 662 16.2 $8 2 14 1,665 15.13 88.15 15 523 16.4 83.7 15 131 15.6 e 88.1 17 59 • 15.6. 86.7 19 500 166-893 15 156 17.3 906 16 180 15.4 88.0 18 1,701 15.8 89.1 22 83 . 14.6 85.8 18 1,398 IN AlIORIOAN. In boys' goods, we first mention the triple thread all cotton long stocking for boys, that we sell at two pairs for a quarter; the all wool double kneed style at 25c a pair. A. nice line is the triple thread from top to to, with an extr a staying of yarn at the knee in a fine Saxony yarn, selling at 35c a pair, or three pairs for a dollar. Boys' mitts we have Il the home made Wools at 25c a pair in fine black Saxony yarns at 35c and 40c a -pair. Boys'giove at 50c, 65c and 75c in kid, mocha and Astrachan back -With kiq. facing. As season follows season, so does the trade .foeneur O*n make of stuff _ increase. Our own make of boys' pants at 50c, 65c and 75c, we venture to say, are not excelled by any other line of pants at the same price. Our own make of tc.eit's. suits at $8 and $10, are models of durability, style and fit. Our own make of men's overcoats at $8 and $10, hold their own with anything that we can 1,uy readymade to Fell at the money. Veople will -get married, and .when they do the majority of them think they Inv as well do it up in style, as the saying goes. We 'spbmit our stock for the inspection .of the most fastigous buyer. , A an is rarely ever as careful about, what he' V: ears before he is married; -and for that matter rarely ever as careful afterward, so that if you are intending'to select, a first-class outfit in the way of an ordered suit and overcoat, in the way of fine furnishings, such as ties, sbx, gloves, underwear, handkerchiefs, collars, shirts, cuffs, cuff buttons, Cr anything of a kindred nature, you will find that our stock will answer every time, We may point out, as a parting word, to the Christmas buyer, that the bet plan is to buy early; we will lay any goods aside that you. iniy desire.. Greig & Mao dellal. Johnson Bros.' Old Stand, • - Alvinston BelleviRe Clinton Cayuga Dunnville Lindsay London Mount Forest Port Perry Peterboro Walkerton Whitby Berlin Last week a number of gentlemen, from Galt, Guelph, Berlin Walkerton, London and Clinton; visited Michigan for the pur- pose of personally inquiring into the busi- ness there. 1 The Clinton delegation con- -aliened of Messrs. D. A. Forester aniL W. Weir. They visited Bay City, Caro and Saginaw. I At By City there are three large sugar beet,factories in operation _and a e Clinton gentlemen visited'and thorough- ly inepected two of the three, and inter- viewed the managers and farmers who were. delivering beets from wagons. It was a surprising eight, Mr. Forester said, to see as many as pun hundred and fifty loads of beets on the streets leading to the various factories, eech waitieg its turn to be un- loaded. Tihis glut continued during all the time they were present, many chewing beets eight to ten miles, but most farmers prefer- ring to shipby railway if near a station. During the ' busy season, say October and November, about four hundred loads are I delivered doily by farmers from wagons, but . the deliveries from farmers' wagons repre- sent only about 35 per cent of a factory's receipts, the factory at Caro, for instance, receiving a ',large proportion of its supplies from Walleceburg, in Ontario. Mr. Forester said from what he could learn the business is an exceedingly profit- able one, the profits of the capitalists who operate the mills running as high as 25 to 35 per _cent, The men formerly eregaged in the lumbering business are now seeking investnnentS in the beet sugar refineries, and treely etate their willingness to invest in Cenada, 'provided sufficient sugar ,beetst ere grown by fermersto warrant the invest -1 1 ment. The folio,Iwing statement was furnished them by the manager of the Bay City Re- finery—Average price paid farmers per ton, $5.15 ; average yieln per acre 9n tons ; average amount paid per acre, $49.79. . -.It will be seen from the reedits of the Ontario experiments given above, that the average, yield in Ontario is more than a third larger than that -Of Michigan, but, of course, in a reguler crop would not bulk up so well as in an, experimental plot, and as Mr. Dryden seys,this hair been an exception- ally good year. But, supposing we could count on art average yield of 12 tons to the acre there Should be a clear profit of from $25 to $30 per acre to the farmer after pro- viding for the expense of production. This would pay hetter than growing fall` wheat at $1,25 a bushel and if our farmers could get one doll ar and a quarter a bushel for their wheatthey would think themselves in paradise. Thq Way to Feed Pigs. The Detiartment of Agriculture, at Ot- tawa, issued a bulletin giving the details of an investigetion made by Mr. Frank Shutt, chemist, porninion Experimental Farm, into the character and causes of soft pork. Seeing that Canada last year received from England more than $12,600,000 for bacon, it is obvious that the bacon export trade is of -great importance to this country. Among the qualities necessary for first class bacon in England, none is of greater im- portance than firmness. A tendency to softness or tenderness is quite sufficient to rate the bapon at second class prices, and if this softneen is at all pronounced, to make,it altogether unsalable at a profit. Among the more tmportant conclusions at which Mr. Shutt rrives as a result of his investi- gation &eel the following: That the one great controlling factor in the quality of porn of finished pigs lies in the character of the -food_ employed. That Indian corn and beano tend Ito softness, viz., to increase the percentage of olein in the fat. If these grains are used, they must be fed judicious- ly, if first class, firm pork is to be produced. If fed in conjunction with skim milk, it has been shown that a considerable proportion of Indian corn may be used in the grain ration without injuring -the quality of the pork. That a grain ration consitts of a mixture of oats, peas, and barley in equal parts, gives a firth pork of excellent quality. That skim milk not only tends to thrifti- ness and rapid growth, but counteracts in a very marked manner any tendency to soft- ness. That rape, pumpkins, artichokes, sugar beets, turnips, and marigolds can be fed in conjunction with a° good ration without injuring the quality of the pork. That the fat of very young pigs and animals of un- thrifty growth is softer than that of finish- ed pigs that have increased steadily to the finishing weight. • • Buller Memorial. Canadians are being asked to sub- scribe to a movement' which has been started to erect memorials to General Sir Redvers Buller in the county of Devon, England. The organizers of the movement have forwarded a letter setting forth the project to the principle newspapete in Canada. The letter, which is given in full below, was shown recently to a number of prominent military men in Montreal. It was the first they had heard of the scheme. Asked whether they thought it was likely to meet with a very hearty response in Canada, they expressed considerable doubt. They recalled that in the early part of his career General Buller had been stationed for a brief period in Montreal, and served aa a staff officer through the Red River campaign in 1870. The general feeling among the offic- ers was expressed by one of them, who said: ° "General Buller has undoubtedly many friends end sympathizers in Canada,, just as he has ie England. No one will deny that he is annictim of his own folly, and it is rather difficult to see on what grounds Canadians or other colonies can be expected to contribute to a memorial in his honor. The movement was presumably started by hia friends in his native county of Devon, as a mark of their sympathy and as a protest against the War Office authorities. To sup-. port it at the present stage of affairs inSouth Africa, would be not only showing that sympathy which everyone more or less feels for General Buller, but would be voicing dissatisfaction with the military administra- tion of England, which no intelligent on- looker can feel." The letter which TEE EXPOSITOR has been asked -to publish is as follows : . Guild Hall, Exeter, Movember 2, 1901. Sir,—It has been decided to take steps to commemorate in the county of Devon the brilliant military services rendered by Gen- eral Sir Redvers Buller, V. C., during a period of 42.years. The movement has no party bias, and its sole object is that stated. A committee has been formed with the mayor of Exeter as chairmen, audit hainbeen decided to accept subscriptions to a shilling fund from all parts of the Empire. The nature of the memorial must neces- sarily depend upon the amount of subscrip- tions received, but the following has been suggested : A statue to be erected at Exeter. A statue to pe erected on Plymouth Hoe. A convalecene home for soldiers at Credit - ton Sir Redvers Buller's birthplace. gubscriptiOns, which may be consist of any number of shillings, can be remitted at once to the honorable treasurer, or to either of the honorable secretaries. A. EDWARD DUNN, Mayor of Exeter, Chairman and honorable treasurer. TOM LINSCOTT, Sheriff of Exeter. CHARLES I. ROSS, Honorary Secretaries.. • H on Notes. , —Dr. J. J. Williams, of Lisle,will shortly locate in Gorrie. —Last year $127,66 was collected by the Brussels Branch of the Upper Canada Bible Society. - . Shannon, Sr., of Goderich, cele- brated his 94th birthday on Wednesday of last week. —The new jailer's- residence, at Goderich, is completed and Jailer Griffin and famity have taken possession. — Wm. Whitesiden a native of H was killed recently while driving logs n one of the rivers near Duluth. — Archibld McIntosh,', a former resident of Gorrie, died at Virden, Manitoba, on the 24th ult., after only two weeks' illness. — Rev. W. G. Howson, of Clinton, has, been invited to become pastor of the Askin street Methodist church, London. — Mr. P. Wells has sold his farm in Turn'. berry, to Messrs. Wm. S..; and Charles Mitchell, of that township. —On Wednesday of last week a young son of Rev. A. B. Farney, of Gerrie, had the misfortune to fall and break one of his arms. —Mrs. George Brown, of Hullett, near Constance, having sold her farm, removed this week to Clinton, where she will in future reside. —There were 25 changes of teachers in the inspectorate of West Huron at mid- summer, and it is expected there will be many more at the New Year. --Mr. -Jacob Wurtz, who resides in Steph- en, north of Crediton, having sold his farm there, is preparing to remove to Michigan,. where he has purchased another farm, —Mr. Alex. Smilie, the genial clerk of Tuckersmith, received last week, by ex- press, a little thoroughbred Yorkshire pig , the -father and mother of which were sold for nearly $400. —Mr. Simon Morlocn has sold his farm on the 4th concession of Stephen, to Mr. Peter Kilpatrick and has purchased another one from Mr. Frank Hohlbein, near Dash- woodi —James Lindsay, of Ethel, has sold his fine 100 -acre farm to his neighbor, D.. W. Dunbar, who now has 2C0 in the block and another farm on concession 5. The price paid was $6,300. —Last week Wm. Reid, 5th concession Grey, sold his 100 -acre farm, lot 9, to John Clark, who recently sold his farm on the 7th concession. Price is said to be $3,900. Mr. Reid intends following his trade as car- penter. —Mr. Whitfield Jermon has sold his farm on the boundary line Of Tarn berry, to Mr. Thomas Holmes. He bought again the farm of Mr. John Bosman, 'of Wingham, between Wingham and Bluevale, now occu- pied by Mr. Robert Yeo. —Up to the present time nearly a dozen of the the teachers in training et the Clinton Model school, have secured- schools all in this county with one exception. There are twenty-four students at the Model school, and we learn of eleven who have been en- gaged for next year: Misses Chidley and J. Wiseman, in Lendesboroschool - Miss Bielby, No. 9, Morris; Miss Code No. 3, Wawanosh and Morris; Miss McDonald, 40 PATTERNS —OF Wall Paper WITH Borders and Ceilings to *latch. Regular 10c, 12 -to and 150 per single roll, NOW 8 CENTS. ALEX. WINTER, SEAFO TH. No. 6, Grey ; Miss Murdie No. 5, Turin - berry ; Miss A. McEwen, /;To. 15, Howiok ; Messrs. F. Saunders, No. 3, Stephen ; Mc- Leod, No. 4, Stanley ; Beaton, Culross. —At a meeting of the creditors of the National Iron Works, Wingham, held on Tuesday of last week, the directors were given 30 days for the purpose of raising suf. ficient funds to pay the creditors a com- promise of 50 cents on the dollar. 2 --Mr. Samuel Lautenelayer has Bold 'his farm, west half lot 33, concession 1, East Wawanosh, to his neighbor, M1r. Wm. Daer. The farm contains 100 acres a paid was $1,700. Mr. Daer t sion on March 1st next. Mr. L d the price' kes posses- utenelayer -intends going to Manitoba. —F. Vanstone has purchased from D. Stewart, the store in Wingham, now occu- pied by Mr. Vanstone, as office, and W. Diamond, as butcher shop. The property is finely situated for business purposes, and at the price paid, $1,400, should pay good interest on the investment. —Wesley, the 3 year-old son of Mr. Wm. Rath, on the 6th concession of East Wawa - nosh; was kicked in the face by a horse on Saturday last. He was driving a horse in a field when it kicked, striking the boy in the face, loosening some of his teeth, and cutting the skin of his face iind nose. —Two old and respected retidents of Stephen -putted to the great beyond 1st week. Mr. John Schneider, after an illness of about five years, died at the age of 65 years. Mr. Diebold Stahl, of Crediton, ;Who had been in feeble health for about a year, died at the age of 81 years. —James Snell, of Hullett, is selected as one of the judges on sheep for the Inter- national -Live Stook Exhibition, to be held in Chicago on the 30th of November. This is no small honor for a Canadian, as the Ex- hibition is one of the most important ones on the continent. —On Tuesday, November 12th, River- view, the residence of Mr. George McKen- zie, of Wingham, was the scene of one of the prettiest weddings of the year, when their youngest daughter, Charlotte Louise (Lottie) *as united in marriage to Mr. Roland Beattie, of Wingham. The cere- mony war performed by Rev -.D. Penis. —There are eight teachers in the Wing - ham public school. There are 190 boys and 230 girls on the roll with an average attend- ance of 373. The salary of Mr. Musgrave, the principal, has been advanced to $800 for next year. Mr. Musgrave is a good teacher and is one of the few who is making teaching his life's work, and he should be encouraged. —While returning from Kippen on a recent Sunday, where he had been conduct- ing anniversary services, Rev. Dr. Gifford, of Clinton met with an accident which might easily have proved serious. One of the wheels came off the buggy and the doc- tor was thrown out under the horse's feet. Fortunately, however, he escaped with only a couple of slight bruises. — Mr. F. Vanstone, of Wiragham, has word of the death of his uncle, Charles H. Vanstone, who died et his home in Mar- shall, Missouri, on October 7th, at the age of 57. Deceased was well known in Wing - ham, having been miller in Fisher's grist mill for over three years. He went west and succeeded in business by industry and tact. He leaves a wife and five children. —The Pilot Mound Sentinel, of November 15th, has the following references to Huron people : "Mrs.'Montgomery, mother of Mr. George Montgomery lett on Wednes- day's train for Goderich.—Mr._ M. Harrison, of Blyth, who has been visiting the Misses Cardno, of Londesborough, Manitoba, left son Wednesday's train for Thornhill; where he will visit friends, prior to returning east." — G, Barton, of Belmore, has disposed of his three-legged pig, which was quite a curiosity. The left front leg is misting, but otherwise the pig is strong and healthy looking. The other three legs are placed in proper positions, but the place where the missing limb should be hung is perfectly smooth, and the pig seems not to mind the inconvenience. The animal is of Tamworth breed and is certainly an oddity. A Mild -- may man was the purchaser. —Mr. Wm. H. prosperous young farmer, residing near Mills,Woodham, in Usborne, was married last week, at Kirkton to Miss Mary 0: Hazlewood, daughter of M.r. Wm. Hazlewood, of that place. The bride is one of Kirkton's most popular young ladies. She has been a member of the Kirkton choir for the past 11 years, and to show the con- gregation's appreciation of her services they gave her a purse containing $13. —Once more we are forcibly reminded that this life is not all,by the death of Hugh McNeil, Grey, which took place on Satur- day, November 2nd. He had suffered for years with asthma, but was not seriously ill until a short time ago, when a cancer grew in his throat. An operation was per- formed wkich gave a little relief, but all thought that a permanent cure was hopeless, and he was soon worse than before. The deceased was about 70 years of age and leaves a wife and four children. --An old resident of Clinton is gone, in the person of Henry' Smith, who died on the 8th inst. He was only really ill for a few days, although it was quite noticeable he was failing in health before his final end. On Wednesday he was taken with a stroke, and removed next door to the home of his daughter; Mrs. King, where he passed away on Friday evening, being only a few days ill. The deceased gentleman was a native of Devonshire, England, born in the year 1822. Coming to Canada in 1854 with his wife, Ann Boney, and two children, and working in London for awhile he then removed to Clinton, purchasing the lot (which had only. .been chopped out, not cleared) on which he had lived until his death. - —The Woodstock Sentinel Review, of last week, makes the following reference to Harvie Dennis, the unfortunate' man who was killed at the electric light works in Auburn last week: "Mr. Dennis was a consistent and faithful member of the Bap- tist church. He lived on a farm near Bur- gessville previous to his coming to Norwich to live, some three or four years ago, and still owned the beautiful residence on Clyde street in which he resided while in Norwich, -now occupied by the Presbyterian minister. The deceased moved from Norwich a few months ago. He and Mr, Tom, formerly of the Thomas' flour and feed store, had „pur- chased a flour mill in the, vicinity of the place where he was killed, and had entered into a partnership in conneetion with that business. Much sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Dennis in her very sad bereavement, as she is now left alone, their two children dying several years ago." The remains were taken to his old home and were interred in the Burgessville cemetery, near Norwich, the funeral beingemder the auspices of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, of which eeceased was a memb r. —A correspondent crediti Inspector Torn with a terse remark upon t e contrast be- tween the careful way in ¼vhioh people— some people, it least—look fter their live stook and other postessions ad the neglect which they show innnatters concerning the welfare of their children. The inspector had been announced to pay is semi-annual visit to a certain school, and on the day appointed there were about present. Mr. Tom rernar nunfber of colts were going test or examination their o be very much interested ,sp course children were not as in some people's estimation. —One of the pioneers at Zetland passed away, after a lingering ilines, on Tuesday of last week, in the person of David S. Mac - ears. The de - three months, onfined to his born in Inver - dozen visitors ed that if a through some ners would all ctators, but of aluable colts Donald, at the age on 70 ceased bad been ill for abou the last three weeks being bed. Mr. MacDonald was nem, Scotland, and came tb this country with his parent s, when only -six weeks old, settling in Colborne township. In 1860 he moved to Zetland, where he has been en- gaged in the mill business ever since. He was noted for his upright character and honest dealings with all men and highly re- spected by all who knew him. In 1867 he was married to Miss Mitchell, of Turnberry, who survives him with seven children. —The Pilot Mound Sentinel makes the following reference to a fermer resident of Hullett township, in this county, who is ,now a prosperous farmer in that section of Manitoba "Mr. James Gorrell, whose farm is a few miles south of Pilot Mound, one of the many prosperous farmers of this district, this season has threshed 13,000 bushels of oats 5,000 bushels of wheat and 1,000 bushels of barley, making a total of 19,000 bushels. This is as much raised by one farmer, with the assistance of his sons, as would be raised on a whole concession line in old Ontario. Mr. Gorrell has erect- ed a large implemeet shed on his farm. The threshing outfit and all heavy machin- ery will be on the ground floor, while wagons, sleighs'hay rakes and all. lighter machinery will be housed upstairs. Like most of the farmers Mr. Gorrell is a thor- ough believer in mixed farming and carries a good sized stock." —It is not all profit in the thoroughbred stock business by any means,as James Snell, the well known breeder, of Hullett, has learned to his sorrow. He recently bought a emir of very fine Cotswold sheep, and the other morning was chagrined to find the ehearling ewe, worth $75, dead; he cannot account for its death, unless it was, due to the fact that it happened to eat too much damp clover. A few mornings before this he turned an aged ram into a pen of Cots- wolds, among which was a young ram ; they got to batting each other, with the result that the young ram had its neck broken. Back recently in the summer, a very fine imported mare died, supposedly as the re- sult of being struck by lightning ; its death did not follow until two weeks after the supposed accident, but the body had every symptom of having been struck by light- ning. This made five imported horses that he has lost by death, one of which was a stallion, and their value was easily a total ,of $5,000. Clanada. —Mrs. Rutherford, of Toronto, was re- elected president of the Dominion Women's Christian Temperance Union, at the annual meeting in Montreal, this week. —The Thistle curling club,of Fergus, held their sixty-seventh annual meeting on Fri- day evening of last week, and at no time during its long career has the club been so prosperous as at the present., —The barn, stock and implements of Archibald MoNevin, I south of—Ingersoll,- were completely destroyed by fire Saturday night. Among the contents burned were 22 head of cattle and 800 bushels of wheat. —Mr. Jacob Bachmer, hotel -keeper, of Platteville, Oxford county, has received word that he has fallen heir to a fortune of $640,000 by the death of a relative in Ger- many, and he is going to the old land to claim his pile. —Five members of the Hespeler hunting club returned this week from their annual hunt in Muskoka. They hunted in the Moose River diatrien and shot three deer, three black bears and a wolf. The largest bear measured 7 feet 2 inches in length and weighed 400 pounds. —Last Sunday, at Marlehalf, in the Grenfell district, Manitoba, an infant, tend- ed by a little boy, six years old, was left alone for a few minutes, when a pig entered the house and devoured the baby. The little fellow was so alarmed that he ran away from home, and was not found until Tuesday. —Mr. Wm. Revell, the oldest living resi- dent of Paris, Ont., last week celebrated his 88th birthday, with a gathering of his- rela- tives and friends. He has been living there over 60 years. He has five children, 25 grandchildren, and 35 greet -grandchildren living. He was a plasterer by trade. —John Pursell, of Round Plains Brant county, took 180 'pounds of comb honey from one colony of bees that swarmed on the 18th of June. He also last week sold $200 worth of honey and bees to Mr. Rs F. Holterman, of Brantford, who is starting a large apiary on Bow Park Farm. —Principal Mulin, of the Normal school, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, has re- ceived from the British Government an offer of the position of principal of the Normal school at Pretoria, South Africa. Positions are also offered two young lady teachers at Fredericton. —A case that will excite a great deal of interest will be tried by an ecclesiastical court in St. Thomas on November 26th. It is an action for breach of promise of mar- riage. The plaintiff is Mrs. Saraphina Bar - dell, a widow, of that city, and the defend- ant, Rev. McCawbe Short, a curate. W. A. Wilson will appear for the plaintiff, and J. S. Robertson for the defendant. —Jacob W. Strong, of Gainsboro town- ship, Lincoln county, died very suddenly on Tuesday evening. Mr. Strong was about 62 years of age, and was taken suddenly ill while at work on his farm. He was carried into, the house, but died in a few minutes. Heart failure is believed to have been the cause of death. Probably no man was bet- ter known in the Niagara district. For 20 years he occupied a seat in the old county council, and under the new system was a member for two years, his term expiring in December last year. He was an ex -Warden of the county and also a justice of the peace. Politically he was a Reformer, and had twice refueed the nomination for the con- stituency of Mona. He leaves a widow, four sons and three daughters. —A very peculiar incident has recently occurred in Brantford, Mr, Pratte% Reid was under medical treatment for a growth in his face. A few days ago the pain became so severe that he squeezed the growthwith both bands, and to his surprise a live insect dropped to the floor. It was about the s ze of a ten -tient piece, and many tiny- feelers protruded from the body. The patient has since rested much more easily. —While Archibald MoKeegan,of Wabash, Out., was working around an uncovered well, his little two-year-old boy became frightened at an approaching steed and fell backwards into the well, which was 21 feet deep and contained 6 feet of water. Mr. McKeegan grasped for t im, but missed, and instantly jumped after him. Neither were seriously hurt, and after trying in vainto attract some person's attention for assist- ance'he strapped the little one to his back with his supenders, and scaled the well in safety with his precious burden. —A railway official of prominence, who is a frequent traveller on Pullman cars, 'recent- ly stated that one of the porters who travel- led regularly on the Grand Trunk, between Montreal and Toronto, was a holder of nearly $10,000 worth of Pullman stock, all of which he had purchased out of his savings. He says -the Pullman porter who is on a good run makes about $40 a month out of tips alone. Many of them are saving money. Others gamble it away, but there is no doubt about them making a good thing out of their position. —Patrick McGovern, a highly respected farmer of Adjala, near Tottenham, left his home on business, a few days ago, and not. returning by evening his friends became alarmed, and, after searching for him, he was found dead in the field of a neighboring farm. The night being very dark, it is thought he must have lost his way, and, ac- cidentally falling, stunned himself. De- ceased, who was 55 years of age, leaves a wife and nine children. Mr. McGovern's brother Thomas was killed by the train in Toronto about two years ago. --Mr.-J. D. Smith, of Brockville, traveller for Fulford, the Pink Pills man, died, very suddenly at Montreal, on Saturday. He arrived at Montreal from the West by the 8 o'clock train, and, stepping from the car platform he inquired his way to a_ certain hotel. B.c had scarcely gone twenty yards in the direction of the hotel when he was seen to stagger and fall heavily to the. ground. Those on the platform rushed to his assistance, and medical aid was prompt- ly procured, but his death was instaneons. Even Pink Pills were not efficacious in this instance. — Mayor Morris, of Ottawa, has been fined for a violation of the liquor license act and his conviction disqualifies him from holding any municipal position for two years. He has, therefore, had to resign the mayoralty, and must retire from municipal politics until the term of probation expires. It seems the mayor was on his way home from some meeting, and calling at the Rus- sell house he met a number of friends there. It being after hour's, the bar was closed, and he invited his friends into the hotel office and there were served drinks all round. The chief of police, between whom and the mayor there was bad blood, got wind of the proceeding, laid the information and thus the Mayor's down fall and discomfiture. The hotel proprietor was also fined $20. — Dr. George Te Orton died at Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Friday last, after an illness of several weeks. For many years the late Dr. Orton had been a well known figure in Win- nipeg. He was a medical specialist of re- cognized ability, and his toes to the profes- sion and to his numerous friends is deeiply deplored. The immediate *muse of Dr. Orton's death was an accident that -occurred several weeks ago. While on a shooting trip, he shot at a chicken from his baggy.; the horse swerved and the doctor was thrown to the ground, sustaining severe in- ternal injuries. The doctor was formerly a leading Conservative'having represented Centre Wellington, at Ottawa, from 1874 to 1890. He was born in Guelph in 1837. —M r. G. H. Had wen, secretary of the British Columbia Live Steck Association, ar- rived in Ottawa a few days ago, and placed with the Dominion Live Stock Commission- er, Mr. F. W. Hodson, an order for the shipment of some eight or nine care of stock- ers. These cattle are intended for the Ash- croft district of British Columbia, where reuniting operations are carried on with great success. The country suitable for ranching extends from Cariboo down to Pen- ticton, taking in the Okanagon Valley. It is a dry country, but by means of irrigation large quantities of forage crops are raised. Three-year-old beef cattle are worth about $43 a head, steers fetching $10 a head more than they did four years ago, Most of the beef cattle from the British Columbia ranch- ing districts are shipped to the coast, but Kooteney and the Yukon take a fair pro- portion. This year about 1,500 head were sent to Dawson City. Mr. Hadwen went on to Myrtle. —The death of Li Hung Chang, the Chia- eee statesman, recalls his visit to the Tor- onto Exhibition five years ago, but there are feve who ever knew of how the Chinamen came to Toronto, When Li Hung Chang was away in the west the press agent of the Exhibition got it into his head that he would be a great attraction to the fair if he would accept an invitation, This was sent to him and he tit first accepted. Later he canceled his acceptance, but the press agent had an interview with the railway authori- ties. They informed him that the visitor from the -Orient was going through to Mont- real. By an arrangement, unknown to the celebrated Chinese, his special carwas drop- ped off close to the Exhibition grounds, and it was only then that he honored the fair with his presence, carried by four hurley policemen. So pleased was Li Hung Chang with the way he was carried around by the blue -coated guardians of the peace, that he promised them all gold medals. The cop- pers have waited to this day for the medals, which have never come. —Ex -County Councillor G. V. Poole, of Wallace, sustained an ugly out in his hand the other morning, from a draw knife. He went to his stable, carrying the knife in his left hand, and tripped or stumbled, falling in such a way that his band pressed on the edge of the knife which cut in deep on the outer side of the hand. The injured mem- ber will be disabled for some time, and he may lose the use of the two smaller fingers peemanently. n -The many friends of Mrs. George Laing, of 'South Easthope, were surprised to hoer of her sudden death at London, on Tuesday, November 12. Feeling unusually well, she went to visit her niece, Mrs. Wm. Brown, Wellington street, London, on the previous Saturday, and while there was setzed with a paralytic stroke, from which the never rallied or regained coracciousnesiepassing sway at 4 o'clock that afternoon. Mrs. Laing was 73 years of age, and with her husband had been a resident of South East - hope for 38 years. , t- , '4 - et' - Ii