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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1890-08-29, Page 4ctu>rvtiht ncuto. Oft--Lrer, s4 Ci,bl? ply your Wks --Cowper & Co R401043—Cooper ( Co Cautj,4n—W.l1 dine rim to rent—W C Scott The won -43ocle$iob Bhow- rsaccl 1g* -•J L Courtice • F,c*ottrsion^W Jackson Ivry Broods—W J+ Ouimetts 'Maws—Mee Whitt ClalTsee-.--Mis 1X1urlay At01r Watolliea-J L Rumball & Co Organs -•-Oakes crCo The latest—Jackson Bros Regpved—Pluni.st;eel & Gibbings gess Goode—J Wiseman lC:'ara—D H Porter • �lxnta:i FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1890. A man advertises in the Kincardine Reporter "Honey, ripe honey for sale." Is the standard of ripeness measured in the same way as that of "ripe eggs?" The Luckuow Sentinel should either get a new out of a Scotchman for its Caledonian Society bills, or give the one it has a better coat of ink, for he's a tough looking chap as he is. -- --sw.i=— The topic of discussion with some papers just now is "How to get the vote ant." A more practical and important subject to a good many papers is "How to get the back subscriptions paid up." Hon Mr Laurier will address several meetings in various parts of Ontario in a few days, when it is expected that he will lay down the lines upon which the next election will be fought out. As Mr Laurier's speeches are always interest. ling they are anxiously looked for at the present time. If Canadians have no interest in trad- ing with the United States,w ill some one explain how it is that when the price of horses, for instance, takes a drop there, the same thing occurs here. Why should it make any difference to the Canadian farmer what the price of horses in the United States is? The Hamilton Times alludes to the fact that influential Conservatives are now strong annexationists, and men- tions the name of the President of the Junior Conservative Association at Hamilton. There's plenty of them up this way, also. We could give the names of at least a dozen influential Conservatives rho are advocates of an- nexation. _ v The question that every intelligent man should satisfactorily solve for him- self is this:—"Would it be to my inte- rest to be able to trade with a resident of the urkite, States, and allow him to trade with me upon an equal footing?" A little careful thought given to the .matter would lead to a conclusion.— And then this question can be followed by another, "Supposing it is to my in. dividnal interest thus to trade, would it or would it not be for the general interest?" The Dundas Standard and St. Catha- rines Journal, both Conservative jour- nals, adrhit that "their respective towns are not growing, and that trade is not what it should be by any means." This is not news to a good many, but it is news to find good supporters of the N. P. acknowledging that it.haslnot ac- complished what its promoterd blaimed it would accomplish. As a matter of fact the N. P. is the largest kind of a failure. •Pt is announced that a number of fs,rmers in Grey county intend forming a syndicate and operating flour mills for their own benefit. There is nothing to prevent them doing as they like, but they will find that it takes more than capital to run a flour mill, or any other branch of business that one has not been broughtup to. A number of farmers undertook to run a salt well not far from here, and we heard of some of them who, figuratively speak- ing, "got pretty badly pelted." The testimony of all who have given evidence before the Prison Commission is that prisoners are much better when they are employed than when they are idle, and a visit to the State Prison at Detroit showed that institution to be a busy hive of industry, machinery run- nilig all day long in the manufacture of ohairs, 1,000 of whi.3h are turned out daily, and although these come into competition with what is oalled "free labor" no objection is raised thereto by labor sooieties. It stands to reason that men who are made self-sustaining while they are in jail are likely to be better men when they orae out than if maintained in idleness. The Globe says :—The salt industry bas had a hard time of it. It was pro- mised protection in 1878,bnt the Govern- ment could not afford to tax the salt used by the fishermen of Quebec and thoMari time Provinces, and the free British salt finds its way westward for a con- Siderablo distance. The American ta- riff excludes Canadian salt from the United States. Meanwhile the cost of producing salt here is augmented by the duties on bituminous coal, leather belting and other artioles. With nnro iitribted trade the salt deposits in Huron and Brace would become exceedingly tYltluable, for, American reports to tiro COMMIT notwithstanding, the salt is of tiist,tate quality, just as good 59 they tasks in Michigan or at Syracuse. Var.llowIs Kinds ids Q l ,o iblitear 1n •eiew of ;the tact thio# sotpta l4Qrd are coiiteMptiblo eneugh to corner pi. I essssries Pt lite; such as wheat VA vial, it ynight 'not he inadvisable tar tile 1 . egielatuxe madtmadthat combines of 'Ws kind r� imp1y conspiracies to de- fraud, and that the conepuatore should rgo to jail. A dealer in necessaries of life who is not satisfied with the ordi- nary profits of an open market is a drawback to the city, a nurse to the poor, Bud, on general principles, a moral thief.—Toronto Telegram (Come), What about the N. P. that raises the price of necessaries. OUR LETTER BOX [We wish it distinctly understood that weare not, directly or indirectly, re sponsible, for any opinions expressed tinder this head.] NOTES OF TRAVEL. To the Editor of the Clinton New Era. Sia,—You often hear the expression used by dissatisfied persons that there is a paradise in some other part of the country than just wnere they are living, hence so much changing about, but my experience and observation is that your own neighborhood is usually as -good as anywhere else. I took in a-reoent ex- cursion to Niagara Falls, and upon ar• riving at Grimsby found so many gett- ing off that I feared accommodation would be inadequate, and so went do to St. Catharines, the centre of the fruit gardens of Ontario, and also a large manufacturing centre, having grand water power for driving machinery.— For over three miles the banks of the old Welland Canal are studded with large and extensive manufacturing es- tablishments. There is an electric rail- way running from St. Catharines to Thorold; the cars take 60 ,persons, going up and down hills like going to Bayfield; two wires run above the cars, and the electric motor is in the centre of the car. When I resided there over 30 years ago it was then said that Thorold and St. Kits would be one place, and it is fast going that way, as buildings fill the road between the two places. The new canal is well *orth seeing, for it is a fine sample of mechanical and engineering skill. St. Catharines is the best shipp- ing point for fruit in Canada, by land or water, but this year has been very dry with fruit growers there; they have pears and grapes in abundance, but no other fruit worth speaking of. The city has some wbti ikaas gardens and lawns, but I expected to nave seen the orna- mental part in better trim, the place for years having been the centre of hor- ticultural matters, writers from here giving instruction in horticultural mat- ters that has been ignored in the very place that should have been first to fol- low it. Why the shade trees had been planted so low and so thick (and the same is going on still) that men have to be employed nutting off the lower limbs, destroying the tree's shape, and runn- ing the chance of conveying the rot to the trunk. In gardens owned by some of the wealthiest men, nests of caterpil- lars and other insects have completely atripped off the leaves, when a little Paris green water or coal oil would have banished them. Why does not the Ca- nadian Horticulturist stir them up.— After seeing how other parts of'Ontario have suffered this year for want of rain as a Huronite I say "with all thy faults I love thee still.'- HURCNIAN. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. To the Eltor of the Clinton Nein Era - DEAR Sia,—In your last issue I notice this item :—A horse, belonging to Rey- nolds eyholds ck Son's livery, dropped dead while corning from Bayfield, on Sun- day evening; it is said that its death is due to hard driving. It seems to me that this is a very mild way of alluding to an act, Bo brut- al, and so fiendishly cruel, that one can scarcely believe that any human being, no matter how depraved, could be guilty of it. If I have not been misinformed, the following is a detailed account of the disgraceful affair : A number of Clinton toughs,who had been spending the day in Bayfield, and whose naturally depraved natures had been made worse (if that were possible) by the bad whiskey which they had imbibed, when leaving that village be- gan racing their horses, and, by the continuous application of the whip, kept them at full speed up hill and down, until one poor brute could keep up no longer, and dropped over, dead, from sheer torture and exhaustion, and others, it is said, are in a critical con- dition. Like cokers on a racing Missis- sippi steamer, they relieved each other in turns in supplying the fuel for their motive power. When one became ex- hausted, the other took his place. The occupants of one of the rigs, disdaining to grow tired in such manly and cour- ageous (?) conduct as beating an obedi- ent horse, were each supplied with a whip, and jointly applied them, until the result as stated above. Can any one conceive of ahything more brutal and horrible; the deliberate torturing to death, by two of the most cruel mpth- ods, the scourge and suffocation, the, noblest of our animals. If the account is overdrawn in this instance, (and I sincerely hope it is) it is not overdrawn in other instances of a like nature, and which I have wit- nessed myself. I have frequently, gene- rally nn a Sunday night, met and been passed on the road by a horse driven at full speed, and every bound of the poor animal been accompanied by a sweep- ing cut of the whip, and this continued until the sickening sound died away in the distance. The labored breathing of the poor horse, the continuous swish, swish of the whip at regular intervals, and anon a yell, that a Comanche In- dian might envy, were sounds that could not fail to cause a sickening sen- sation in the breast of any one possess- ed of a partiple of humane feeling. Such conduct as this, as a rule, be- tokens cowardice, and the thing (for I will not so disgrace the human species by calling it a man) that is guilty of it would fly in terror from the horse in bis naturally wild state. But he thinks it brave, manly, warlike, to unmerci- fully beat the dooile animal, whose whole course of training has been di- rected to the one end, viz., that of obey. ing mankind. And so obedient to him has it become, that it will even consent to carry anything that has the sem. blance of the human form. This is the reason that these reptiles are en- abled to ride. If nature had hot made a mistake in fashioning their forms, they would have had to crawl in the dust like others of their kind. Tf there is no law for the brute animal, there surely is for the humane, and one's feelings have no right to bo thus out• raged by the wanton and cruel acts of others, and it is high time that the law should take hold of such oharaoters, and mete out to the punishment which they so richly deserve. Itis a disgrace to our boasted civilization; it is a dis- grace to our Christian religion, that such wretches as these are not inter- fered with in their beastly conduct. Fining is no punishment for such char- acters. fooland his moneyis soon voters. parted;" and the same feeling which actuates him in spending money in hiring these horses, and in buying whis- key, would actuate him in paying the line ittilossd. It is. 41140 of the (do: pilaus time whiohbehad, sod something 'be l raggod of inftwymordio tai bis+soui- paeii?nd, :amongst *horn, ;the one who pan Apend the mitt money tou1illlziyr and make the biggest sera of tiun$elt woolly.. ia.bolsi ldl::o.,l g. -i2ro 1iiW Neither is imprisonment puni8lioent, j'or confinement, whore they are well fed, and have nothing to do, to such natures as they must possess, is about as much punishment as confinement in a sty is to ;R fattening pig: The whip* ping post is the only punishment ade- quate to their offence. They should be made to feel, in a degree at least, the pain which they deliberately inflict on an animal superior to them in know ledge and sensibility. A great deal is being done now -a -days in the way of raising money for the purchasing of bibles, and for the main- tenance of missionaries Bent to foreign lands, to convert their heathen; it ap- pears to me that a little of it would be very well expended in purchasing rawhides, for the conversion of our worse heathen at home. A FRIEND 01' THE HORNE. To the Editor of the a Clinton New Mrs. Sia.—In reference to an item which appeared in your columns two weeks ago concerning a certain teacher and his love affairs I wish say a few words. In the first plane he both publicly and personally accuses me of the author- ship of the said item. I will just Nay that I did not write the item neither am I responsible for it in any way. As far as driving a young lady (or one of the opposite sex as Jack terms it) is concerned I think my character and re- putation is as good as his. Now Jack be careful who you write about and dont accuse the wrong party, and when you do accuse a person do not use such hard language. This is a case of a "smarty smarted." Guess he has read all the chapters about the bairns and swallowed the book, which has caused him to be delirious. Thanking your Mr Editor for so much space in your paper I remain yours, without a strug- gle. H. J. TUOMYSoN. [Mr Thomp- son certainly was not the author of the item in question.—Ed. New Era.] Clinton to Detroit. DEAR NEW ERA.—Wbat a beauti- ful morning, when I left Clinton. It almost seemed a sin to turn one's back on his native country on such a beautiful morning. The air was full of music and the flowers never looked so fair,while the sun just rising above the tree tops and cast a halo of glory all around. But it does not take long to go when once the ifon horse begins to move, and Seaforth soon appeared. We were loaded down with passengers and all went merry as an excursion party. One young man kindly informed me that those mile posts were just a mile apart. This news was very beneficial to my my benighted mind and when I asked him why they were just a mile apart he said "because," which seemed to settle the mater. When we got to Chatham the train stopped andagreat many got out in an awful hurry, so thinking there might be something wrong, out went I, but then they all rushed pell-mell at a door so I went with the crowd It was an eating room. It reminded me of Martin CbuzelewiL. After we again got started we ran along beside Lake St Clair and ttie flats, and after awhile arrived at Windsor. This is not the most attractive place in the world. It is very dirty , you climb a stair. Then you see a streeet car. It is marked "Windsor Electric, Railway" and at one end is a poor miserable horse that looks as if it lived on electricity and no one could afford to brush it. Poor Car 1 The town is very quiet. It has some streets but they are used onlyat night when the girls from Detroit come over. About four o'clock we took the ferry boat and crossed to Detroit, landing at the foot of Woodward avenue; this street is the best business street in the city. Walking up it you see building after building of enormous proportions, large and commodious. You pass a large avenue called Jefferson. Then you come to Mavley & Co's stores, 74 of them. About here you come to the hub of Detroit, for it is much a wheel only that the spckes go out from the sides, the river beiug on the fourth. On your left rises up the City Hall built of massive atone and supported by huge pillars. Close beside it is the Hammond block, ten stories high and a hundred rooms on each floor. I have seen a fire escape working from the ninth floor and have seen the water works engine throw the stream oyer the building. Right opposite these buildings is the Detroit Opera House. In the centre of the street is a pedestal adorned with golden figures,dedicated to those who fell in the war. Before the city hall stand two cannons marked "Fort Erie," and two fountains are contin- ually playing, which are surrounded with electric lights and look very pretty. Before this city hall stand people always, but what they are doing it has not (been my lot to dis- cover. One very striking feature here is the lack of music. The only music I have heard since coming here is an old "lady" (there are no women here, there are lady dishwash- ers, lady beggars, lady devils etc) who wheels a baby cart with a hand organ in one end and a baby in the other, which makes most music, I have no doubt you all can easily conjecture you have all doubtless been informed as I have been, that the people are much more polite than in Canada, that a man when he •meets a lady takes off his hat and remains so till she passes. Perhaps they do, but I have yet to bee such a performance. Everybody here is in a hurry. Why those who chew gum and nearly every one does, do not chew in ; that solemn cud.chewing way that Canad- ians. do but their jaws go at the rate of six or seven miles an hour or fas- ter. Just imagine a women, I mean a lady, with an 8 x 4 mouth and a wad of gum large enough to fill it, going along the street chewing and talking. The best patronized busi- ness is the saloon. They are always doing a thriving,trade. There are be- tween 1,200 and 1,300 here. Some of them are very costly. There are not more that a quarter that number of churches. The Roman Catholics are the strongest by all odds. A great many of the ministers are away on their holidays just now. But if I began to tell you all I have seen and heard, you, Mr Editor, would be forced to abandon your editorials. More anon. AU REVOIR. A. B. St well, Joseyh Ball and Robert : .ughner, of Buraham, have been comitted for trial at St Thomas charged ith having set fire to Mr E. Grey' +, dings at Edon. Nous Rotes void Tho: Going ` fl a eboIcee steauutram • Qttir Oounly E ,,chagsnges mhos Arles, butcher, Blyth, intends to remove from that village. Mrs W Campbell, for 80 yeare a resident of Seaforth, died last week. ! Miss Cale, of Ethel, has been engaged as organist of the St John's church, i Brussels. A boy named Uttly, of Zurich, got his leg broke by a run -away team one day last week. Miss Kennedy, of Seaforth, died last week, this being the second death in the same family, from malarial fever. At Seaforth, Friday, the home la. orosse club defeated Bright in a cham- pionship match by 4 goals to 0. A young man named Nicol lost a purse in Seaforth, which contained over $150. It had worn a hole in coat pocket and dropped through. One day last week the little son of Mr Geo Leith, of Blyth, met with a painful accident. While in the act of 3limbing a fence he fell and broke bis arm. 1 Dougald Taylor, who formerly lived in Morris township, was a heavy loser My the recent hail storm in Deloraine anitoba. The beat part of his crop was destroyed. John D., eldest eon of David Camp- bell, 17 con, of Grey, had the misfor- tune to have three of the fingers taken off his right hand in a planing mill at Matawa, about thirty miles from Duluth. On Tuesday, there passed away at his home in Gorrie after a short illness. Crocket Willits, one of the peoneers of this district. Thedeceased had not been well since he was attacked with la grippe last winter, but was confined to his bed for only about three weeks Mr Jas Jenkins, of Colborne, thresh- ed on Tuesday last, and from 2 bush, 40 lbs. of seed of the imported two. rowed barley he has seventy bushels of barley of a fine sample ; and he has also 32 bushels per acre of the Colorado spring wheat, good sample. This is a good return. Mr Oliver Pennington, formerly of the Huron Road, Goderich township, died at his residence, Maples, Dak., on Sunday, Aug 3rd. Deceased emi- grated to Dakota in 1884, and was well known to many of our readers, who will extend their sympathy to the be- reaved family. The Signal says:—We regret to learn that Mr Alex Watson, for many years treasurer of the Northwestern Fair, is still in a low state of health. He has been ailing for some months, and latterly his malady has assumed a serious character, which has been a cause of much alarm to his many friends in and around Goderich. Mr George Whitely, of Seaforth, has sold his celebrated trotting mare, Flor- ence G., to Mr E. C. Coleman, of Sea - forth, for $2,400. Florence G was bred by Mr Whitoly from Old Clear Grit, and is one of the very best horses on the Canadian turf. We believe Mr Coleman intends her for breeding pur- poses. During Wednesday nightsome one entered the stables of Mr G. M. Doe, Huron Road Goderich township, and stole his chetsnut driving mare, with a silver mounted set "of harness and a sulkey. It was evidently done early in in the evening, but •the theft was not discovered until Thursday morning. Constable Yule received a telegram from Stratford that a man had been arrested there, with the horse and rig and word was at once sentto Mr Doe to Stratford and identify the property. The financial District meeting of the Wingham District met in Londesboro' on Tuesday, 19th inst., Missionary sermons were arranged as follows— Wingham, local arrangements ; Tees - water, local arrangement ; Wroxeter, Nov. 23rd, L B. Wallwin ; Brussels, local arrangements ; Walton, local ar- rangements ; Lonesboro, local arrange- ments ; Blyth, Oct. 8. Sellery ; Auburn, Dec. 14th, W. F. Campbell ; Belgrave Dec. 7th, John Scott ; Blue vale, Dec., Wm Ottewell. Educational meetings Wingham, Sept. 21st, S. Sellery ; Teeswater, local arrangements; Wroxe- ter, Feb, S. Sellery ; Brussels, local arrangements ; Walton, John Scott ; Londesboro, Feb, John Scott ; Blyth, Jan. 25th, John Scott ; Auburn, Feb. J. H. McLachlin ; Belgrave, Jan., I. B. Wallwin; Bluevale, local arrangements. Amounts to be raised for Superannua- tion Fund:—Wingham, $79.00: Tees - water, $53.00; Wroxeter, $42,00; Brus- sels, $57.00 ; Walton, $40.00 ; Londes- boro, $5600 ; Blyth $59.00 ; Belgrave, 835,00; Bluevale, $42.00 ; Auburn, $56. May District Meeting will be held in Blyth. The Expositor says :—In March last Mr Tobias Nash purchased a young bull, eleven and a half months old, from a person near Woodstock, in the county of Oxford. The agreement was the bull should be delivered at Wood- stock the following day for shipment to Seaforth. This was done and the animal was placed in the railway stock yard. While the Grand Trunk author- ities were putting the bull on the train he got away from them and ran through the streets of the town. The town policeman shot the bull, fearing that he would do some damage. Mr Nash brought against the Grand Trunk Company for the price of the bull, but the. court decided against him, holding that if any person is respon- sible for the killing of the bull it is the town of Woodstock, as he was shot by the servant of the corporation. The cost of the suit were ordered to be paid equally by the company and Mr Nash. Mr Nash now intends to bring suit against the town. The Queen Pays all Expenses, The Queen's last "Free Trip to Eu- rope" having excited such universal in- terest, the publishers of that popular magazine offer another and $200 extra for expenses, to the person sending them the largest list of English words con- structed from letters contained in the three words "British North America." Additonal prizes consisting of Silver Tea Sets, China Dinner Bete, Gold Watches, French Music Boxes, Portiere Curtains Silk Dresses, Mantel Clooks, and many other useful and valuable articles will also be awarded in order of merit. A special prize of a Seal Skin Jacket to the lady, and a handsome Shetland Pony to girl or boy (delivered free in Canada or United States) sending the largest lists. Everyone sending a List of not less than twenty words (will re- ceive a present. Send four 3o. stamps for complete rules, illustrated catalogue of prizes, and sample number of The Queen. Address The Canadian Queen, Toronto, Canada. Aug. 29 to Oot. 30 Reperte from Manitoba would seem to show that the injury done by Thurs- day night's frost was not Bo serious as has been reported. A large proportion of the wheat has been ink; and much of the remainder is so far advanced as to be able t,y, withstand a slight frost. g,Wti 1sTOT48. IL N. Stanleys health is still bo. Manitoba potatoes are being bought for 40 cents a bushel to be taken to the States. The #trot of this season's oats mar• keted in Winnipeg brought 50 cents a bushel. George Reyuolds, of Aiborough., fell off his reaper when cutting in the field the other day. The horses backed the wheel upon his head, killing him in stoutly. • On Friday the funeral took place of the late Edward Gordon, who suioided at his home in Oakville, on Wedneaday, by shooting himself in the heart. Last winter he had an attack of la grippe, from which he never fully recovered. His real estate losses are said to have amounted to more than $50,000. Sem° time ago he was obliged to assign and since his assignment he has been very despondent. He was 55 years of age. Mayor Sol. White, of Windsor, is au- thority for the statement that a wagon and passenger tunnel will be built un- der a point in Port Huron, and from a point in Port Huron to be determined on to the Canadian shore at Sarnia. The principal stockholders will be Mayor Kenny and W. H. Anderson, of Port Huron, and Mayor White. Mayor White says next spring will probably see ground broken, aa we want to avail ourselves of the materials used in the construction of the railway tunnel be• tween Port Huron and Sarnia. There was a sad drowing 'accident at Toronto, Saturday afternoon. A nurse girl, Annie Wolf, taking four children to the island from Brock street wharf, with one in a perambulator,accidentally let the perambulator over the wharf. The perambulator was hauled out, but the strap broke and the infant fell back again into the water and was drowned. The nurse Iplunged bravely into the water and was almost drowned herself trying to save the baby. A syndicate, composed of sixteen far- mers of Downie, agreed during the hot weather to slaughter a beef between 2 and 3 years old. Each Monday for sixteen weeks a beef was killed, divided into 48 pieces, and the members of the syndicate allotted by number three cuts —steak, roast and boil—in such a man- ner that at the end of the sixteen week each member would have received a complete carcass,the person killing keep - inghead and hide. This would give about 25 to 30 pounds of fresh meat per week to each member of the co-operative company. Archbishop Cleary, of Kingston, in the course of a speech, deprecated the practice of picnics and bazaars for raising church funds. He said that from a pecuniary point of view they were failures, as more than half of the receipts were swallowed by expenses, which, if contributed by subscription would have materially helped the church without taxing the congrega- tion. He also spoke of annoyance caused to citizens by the incessant touting for the sale of tickets for ba- zaars and picnics. About a week ago a Mrs Cote, living in the Township of Portland East, about fifteen miles up the river from Buckingham,Que.,went out to pink ber- ries and left her child in chargeof Hiram Newton, sen. While Mr. Newton was in the rear part of the house he heard a strange cry from the infant. IIe found one of his nephews, an idiot about 28 years old, devouring the child Mr Newton summoned assistance and it took lfour men to tear the infant from him. Its face and breast were badly eaten and it died shortly after. The village of North Gower, hitherto a peaceable place, from which it was rare to receive any news except in re- lation to the crops, has a big law suit on. suit in which Mr Edward Kidd, an extensive cheese manufacturer, is the complain- ant, and Mr Fred Lord, an undertaker, is the defendant. The trouble arose over the village undertaker undertaking to run the yillage on socialistic princi- ples and began by putting his horse to graze within the church grounds. The people's warden, Mr Ed Kidd, put the horse out and a battle subsequently took place which resulted in Mr Lord being committed for trial at the next assizes on a charge of assault. Danforth Sturdivant, an old and well to-do and well-known farmer, who for a quarter of a century has resided on one of his farms about three miles south- east of Iono, Mich., was found hang- ing dead from a two wheeled road cart with a horse attached belonging to his son. His head was wedged tightly be- tween the wheel and a brace, and the brace was crowded into the face of the dead man, terribly mutila- ting it. The spokes of the wheel had worn the skull bare and glittering. His feet were caught inside the thins and much higher than his head. In this horrible position the horse had evidently bee.t dragging the cart and ghastly burden around the front of his house from 11 o'clock Friday night until 6 o'clock Saturday morning,when the family arose and looked out of the window. Chief Engineer Hobson was the first Grand Trunk official to walk through the great tunnel under the St Clair. River at Sarnia, on Monday. Mr Hob- son walked from the American to the Canadian side at 10 o'clock amid the greatest enthusiasm of the men. Con- struction was begun from the west end on July 29th 1889, and from the east end five weeks later, so it took only a little more than one year to excavate the 6,000 feet, 2,290 feet of which are under water. The whole is lined with cast iron from end to end, the tunnel being 20 feet in diameter. It is not expected that trains will run through the tunnel before February, 1891, as the approaches will have to be exca- vated and walled up, and four special heavy engines must be built to haul the trains up the grades. The success of this tunnel settles the Detroit bridge question for all time. No permit will be granted to build a bridge, which would so greatly interfere with naviga- tion, now that the practicability of a tunnel has been demonstrated. A romantic incident has come to light which bears the appearance of truth. Eighteen years rgo there lived with his wife and family within a few miles of Penetanguishene a French-Canadian named Alfred Lomorean. One day their three year-old child was missing. It was thought he bad wandered off in- to the woods. A thorough search was begun and kept for several days, but no trace of the lost child could be die - covered, and it was feared that a bear had carried off the boy and his parents mourned him as dead. The parents moved away from there and came bank to Montreal.. Not long since a priest who had charge of a mission in the Northwest was told by an old Indian on his death bed that he had, eighteen years before, stolen a little child from its home near Penetanguishene. The priest communicated with Rev Father Loboureau about the matter and the pure made inquiries, heard the stories of Lamorean's child and communicated with the parents. Now the old oauple are at Penetanguishene on their way to Sault Ste Marie to ineet their son, loat to them as a baby. SHOULD 4TTENA THE CLINTON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE Because it is noted for thorough training for business and professional life. BD Y- "Y-OCTR, 1BOOK --AT-- Cooper sBookStore Because they keep the latest editions and sell at the low- est prices. Any book mailed on receipt of price THE WILD WEST One of the special features of the Great North-Western Exhibition to be held in Goderich, Sept. 15-17, will be the performances by Bronco John's Wild West Show. These consist of everything that could be imagined in connection with a "Wild West" dhow—lasso throwing, fancy shooting, Indian fighting, exciting rescues, eto., and from the names of Bronco John, Wyoming Bill, Oregon Jim, and others, this promises to equal the great Buffalo Bill's show itself. In the regular line the coming fair will be the best the society has ever held, as very expensive additions and improvements have been made in the prize lists, which have been distributed pretty well all over the riding. Those who fail to attend this exhibition will miss one of the events of the season, as the direct- ors have spared neither time or money to make the GREAT NORTHWESTERN one of the most successful fairs of Western Ontario. BORN. TrpLINa.—In Clinton, on, the 19th Aug. the wife of Mr T. Tipling, of a daughter. WALKINSRAW.—In Huliet, on the 22nd Aug., the wife of Mr James Walkinshaw of a daughter. HonMAN.—In Elimville, on the 20th inst., the wife of G. W. Holman, of a daughter. VERrTY.—In Exeter, on the 18th inst., the wife of William Verity, of a daugh- ter. MARRIED MCKELLAR.—TAYLOR.—In Morris by the Rev A. McLean, Mr Alexander Mc- Kellar of Portage La Prairie to Miss Bella,third daughter of Rev J. B. -Tay- lor, formerly of Lucknow, CAMPBELL—BALRWILL.—Ii, (; sborne,on the 27th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, London Ror 1, by Rev. Jasper Wilson, Mr John (' intpbell, of London, to Miss Eliza Balk.vill of Us- barne. HORSEY—MCDONALD.—On the 27th inst., St AndrewsChurch, W ingharrc,by Rev H. McQuarrie, Dr. E. Horsey, of Owen Sound,to Leile.Ada,eldest daugh- ter of P. McDonald, M. D., M. P. BAER.—.In Clinton, on the 28t11 inst., William Eldrid, infant son of Mr W. Baer, aged 11 weeks and 4 days. [Fun- eral on Friday, Aug. 29. at 10. a. nil to Colborne Cemetery. TITED WILSON.—In Blyth, on the 25th inst., William Wilson, aged 79 years. VIDEAN.—In Goderich, on Kith inst., John Seagea Videan, aged, 51 years, 2 months and 16 days. WrLLraot.—In Hullett, on the 18th inst., Mrs Elizabeth Willison, wife of Mr Thomas Willison, aged .57 years, 11 months and 14 days. HonMEs.—In Seaforth, on the 21st inst., John Erlebert, infant son of Mr S. T. Holmes, aged 6 weeks. Ca erRELL.—In Seaforth, on the 16th inst.,-Margaret, wife of Mr Wm Camp- bell, aged 57 years. KENNEDY.—In Seaforth, on the 17th inst., Tracy May Kennedy-, second daughter of Mr H. P. Kennedy, aged 20 years, '2 months and 17 days. McBar»R.—In Seaforth, ou the 20th inst., Joseph C. McBride, second son of Mrs Ellen McBride, aged 25 years, 5 months and 28 days. New Atlutrtifitment5. DH. PORTER, GENERAL AUCTION- . Km, and Land Valuator. Orders sent by mail to my address, will receive prompt attention. Terms moderate. D.H. PORTER, Auctioneer, Bayfield. aug.29 ot, Caution Any person found destroying or injuring property belonging to the Gynasium of the Collegiate Institute, will be prosecuted. By order of the Board. W. H. HINE, Secy. Farm to Rent A good f&rrn of 100 acres, being lot 39, On the 3rd con.of Tuckeranrith, L.It.S., is offer- ed to rent for a term of years. About 85 acres cleared and in good condition, frame house, good barn and stable, hearing or- chard, plenty of water. Schools and church- es convenient. Apply to W. (1. SCOTT, Bruae•Iicld. • Parcel Lost, Somewhere between Clinton Railroad Sta- tion and Holmesville (by wtty of the Huron Road) a parcel containing railroad adver- tisements, letters, tickets and papers. The finder of same will confer a favor by return- ing it to A. O. PATTISON, Clinton, or J. L. COURTICE, Holmesville. W. JACKSON, TOWN AGENT G. T. R. CLINTON FOR TO RENT. HOUSE FOR SALE OR TO RENT—ON Albert Street, (Miss Trewartha's) suit- able for small family and is in good repair• ordinary conveniences. Also good second band Cook Stove for sale cheap. For parti- culars apply to JOHN BEAN. FOR SALE OR TO RENT—HOUSE AND Lot for sale or to rent, on Townsend St., The house, which is new, contains fourteen rooms, and is heated with bot air. There is also a good stone cellar, good lawn, bard and soft water in abundance, The lot contains i of an acro. Terms reasonable. Apply on the premises or to MRS C. CARTER, Clinton. tf To Rent. Good brick store, with splendid cellar, suitable for an • business. Situate opposite the market, Clinton. Rent moderate. W. C.SEARLE. House to Let. On Rattenbury St.East,asmall comfortable house with a good stone cellar, hard and soft water a number of fruit trees and garden and other conveniences. Apply at this office. House to Rent. In good location, plenty of room. good water, stable and woodshed. Rent low. Ap- ply at NEW EISA Office. House to Let. 'fhe elegant and comfortrble brick cottage on Victoria street, near the manse, adjoin- ing the residence of J. L. Doherty. Large garden, &c. H. HALE. For Sale or to Let. Frame house, recently occupied by Dr. . Williams, situated on corner of Albert and Mill Streets. It bas a good cellar, bard and soft water, large lawn, and good barn. Lot contains f of an acre. Terms reasonable. To Rent. Two fine stores in Perrin's block. Also, will be vacent by the 1st of May, the commodious rooms used by Mr Shearer. Apply to J. P. TISDALL, Agent for Canada Life Insurance Co. Farm for Sale A splendid farm of 50 acres, being the east half of Lot 28, Con. 6, Hullett, about three miles from Clinton. On the premises is a frame dwelling house, good barn 36 x 60, stables, &c. Orchard of one acre, two never failing springs, well fenced, good soil, and in good state of cultivation. Reasonable terms Apply on the premises to W. T. FARQUHAR Clinton post office. Farni for Sale. Subscriber offers for sale his farm of 100 acres, being lot 23, 5th con. of Hullett. 90 acres cleared, well fenced with cedar, and in good state of cultivation. Frame house, with stone cellar, frame barn ; cattle shed to accommodate 35 head, and horse stable for 10 bead. Good flowing well, bearing orch- ard. A capital farm Will be sold on reason- able terms. Apply on the premises or to GILBERT bIAIR, Clinton Post Office. SAW MILL FOR SALE. One of the beat steam sawmills In Huron County, capasity 10,000 per day, in first-class running order and furnished with shingle and heading machinery. Also about 5 acres of land and house, plenty of timber near. Last year's custom sawing was over 400,000 (and over 15,000 sill beading, Near ship ping point and thriving t )wt. A first-class ,usiness cheap. For pat ;1otlars address, NEW ERA OFFICE., Clir • va Immediate possession if required. Blacksmith Shop and land for sale. Subscriber orrery for sale the property ownedbv him at Gowrie, in the county of Perth. It consists of a blacksmith shop do- ing a good business, with dwelling house, sts ble and halt -acre of land attached.- Is in a splendid farming section, with no opposition Will be sold with or without tools. Satis- factory reason for selling. For partioulars apply to THOS. LOBB, Holmesville, or JOS LOBB, Gowrie. t f REDUCED' 'Make your arrangements for a Cheap Trip to CHICAGO, on the 26th and 27th of Sept. For particulars apply to the above. T Voters' List for 1890. MUNICIPALITY 05' THF TOWN of CLINTON, (AUNTY OF HQRON. Notice is hereby given, that I have trans- mitted or delivered to the persons mentioned in sections 5 and 6 of The Ontario Voters' List Act 1889, the copies required by said sections to be transmitted or delivered of the list, made pursuant to said Aet of all persons ap- pearing -pearing by the last revised Assessment Roll of the said Municipality to bo entitled to vote in the said Municipality at Elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly and at Municipal Elections ; and that said list was Bret posted up at my othee, at Clinton, on the 4th day of August, 1890, and remains there for inspection. Electors are called upon to examine the said list, and, if any omissions or any other errors are found therein, to take immediate proceedings to have tho said errors correct- ed aoeord[ug to taw. Dated this 4th day of Town of (180. WM. COATS. Clerk of the We offer our entire stock of Waggons, Carts & Express waggons, at very low prices 'to clear. COOPER & CO. 4 V