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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1893-01-18, Page 5ren News Record 1 Thirty-eight tuoueand settlers Have dalnioiled theulseivee in Manitoba and I2:04 ]te«.-41.:5 to Advance. the Notthwoet dul'tug the past auminer, WOOtIee419,Y. January 1 Silt, 1893 E,i.1ITORIAL NOTES. ra Pr. Montague, M. I' is wall satin 4i4 with the uew Cabinet. Within five years $100,000,000 have gyp, itrttested iu electric street toile -eye -rhe. United States. Washington has ho bestegnipped toed in the uuiuu. he Lord Lieuteuant of Ireland is best paid member of the British Qo.verntneut. His salary is $100,000 per annum, The Guveruor-Goueral was present -ed with an address iu German at Boo lie, Out., when he paid his first oflicial visit, to pvhioh he replied iu the salve language in excellent style. Manitoba wheat is in great demand in British markets. It is considered a better article than \Vlseonsin or other western states grades, and is selling in • London at 90 cents per bushel. In 1891 Canada had 800,000 milch -, cows , which produced cheese to the • value of $9,508,800, and butter, $002,• N� 175. It ie estimated that the cheese ip, product of 1892 will foot up to $10,- `; 200,000. (J, The C. P. R. hes just ieeusd s state- ment of its land sales to actual settlers duringthe past year. At this point 390,- 000 acres was the total and the amount realized being $1,300,000, Sales for 1891 were but 90,000 acres. 'Winter dairying affords employment during the time of the year when the help is idle. Butter is higher in price, and though the adventeges of the past - ore cannot be obtained yet the cost of production is lees than in summer, not becauee food can be procured cheaper, but from the fact that labor is used that would otherwise be unapplied, ' The Ontario Government thinks the number constituting that body should not be re4uced ; that suggestions tend ing in that direction should conte from another source. Since Sir Oliver is an advocate for the reduction of County Councillors, might it not be well for our County Parliament to ask for Ake doing away with a third or morlillef Ontario M. P. P.'e t Iu the Anglican Synod at Winnipeg on Thursday there was an interesting discuesion on godless schools. A motion was paseod almost unanimously 'as follows :— Resolved, that while this Synod would gladly see a larger measure of religious teaching in our schools them at present prevails, it trusts that every effort will be made, bothtby education- al authorities and by the Christian public generally, to render existing re- gulationus on the subject se widely operative and efficient as possible. That, whatever changes in the school policy of this Province may in future be required for satisfactory solution of educational problems with which, as a Province, we have to deal, this Synod stands pledged to resiet to the utmost any attempt to secularize our public schools. There is not the shadow of a doubt that the agitation now going on amongst the opposition party for a re- duction of the Canadian tariff is un• doubtedly having a dieaetroue effect upon the extensions of already estab- lished manufacturing businesses as well !i as on schemes fur the establishment of pew work'. If there was any sense in the agitation there would be some ex. cure; if those who agitate could point to a reduction of the American tariff to anything like that of Canada, they would have an example which would r2 have force, but to agitate simply to dis- turb and destroy belief in permanency, •>:.witho'ttt the slightest idea of realizing their aims, is the height of political ' folly. The government does not in- tend to depart from the policy of "Can- ada for the Canadians." No tariff is perfect, no act of man or government is perfect, and here and there the executive may see its way to "lop the mouldering branch away," but that is any intention of departing, Qxisting circumstances, from the nal Policy, no man need deceive Wins by believing. That ie a por- *t5enancy in its beneficial features, and r will be the policy of the Dominion - until men rule her destinies who are feckless of her intereeta. Let thoeo who agitate name the arliale or articles Which they declare should be imported arse. Instead of spasmodic and genet.. a1 outcry, let them become specific and point out the manufactures of Canadian .Workmen whish they. -wish- competed :With by the prQducte of others. Es- - peejally lot them point out the shops of ;Canada which they intend to subject to the competition of American work- men intrenched behind a 65 per cont • a cousiderable portiou of them ootnin4 from the United Stowe. The courte have decided that the lioguse coiutniaeionere du not townies the power to fix the hours at which places licensed to soli liquor 811411. The municipal council bas the power to do 80. Some hotelIteepers are ktcitlug thein solves bectuee they did nut know that uo rho day of municipal elections licensed houses are not obliged to close up iu wards iu whish a poll hes not been demaudcd. It has also boon de- cided that the law does not compel the closing of bar -rooms iu wards where polls are held. But the selling of liquor is prohibited. The 1892 wheat crop of the Uuited Stu'oq is shown by °flicisi returns to bo 515.949,000 bushels, and the avor• age yield 13 bushels per acre which is above the average for a number of }eats. The average price per bushel is 62 cents, the lowoat ever reported, that of 1884 having been 61 ceuts. Iu 1891. the average price was 83 ceute. Our este, tiod contemporary the Far- mer'e Advocate, London, Out., and Winnipeg, Manitoba, is oat in a uew dress. The type now used is clear and handsome. Hereafter the Advocate will be issuod twice each month instead of once as heretofore. The form hes been somewhat chugged, and the size incroaeed. Sir Richard Cartwright and Hon. Oliver Mowat have issued a circular letter calling a provincial executive meeting at Toronto for the 21th inet. Two delegates from the executives of every riding are asked fur, and the ohjtet of the meeting is to discuss the calling of a general eouveution of the Liberal party. It has bosu decided that with the present form of railw ay ticket a pas- senger is not obliged to show it to the conductor ; also that if a passenger has parchased a ticket and lost it he can complete the ride for whish "lie pure chased a ticket. A chief of the Tns- corora Indians, near Brantford, obtain- ed a verdict for $2,000 against the Grand Trunk for being put off the train because he could not produce hie ticket, having lust it. Stnntnerhill. The attendance at school this week was very small owing to the storm and bad roads.—Carrying the mail from Clinton on Tuesday evening, the 10th inst., was a "snap," but it was one of those cold, stormy, roadless snaps which one does not wish to meet with very often. Master Cecil Granger's shoulder, which was dislocated about a week ago, is progressing nicely. Quite a number in the vicinity have had the mumps lately. Some of thotn have been very ill, but all are getting well now. Mr. Ephriane Butt is making pre• paratione to move his saw mill from the 15th con.,Goder•ich township,to his own farm on rho base line. He will fit it up with a new engine, and also put in machinery for crushing grain. This will be a great convenience to tite farmers in this vicinity. Auburn. The A. 0. U. W had an oyster sup- per on the I3th inet. Quite an enjoy- able time was spent, but the night being stormy and the roads drifted no visiting brethern were present. This order is in aflourishing condition here. The school meeting decided to take no action until council deals with the petitition. 8. Caldwell occupied the chair; and D. E. Munro acted- as secre. tory. Speeches were made by R. T. Errat, J. Wilson and J. Young on behalf of the section. Petitionere for new eettion: J. Barr and Mr, Jacobs. Geo. Quinn, of E. Wawanosh, spoke against new section. fie is quite a hustler on the contrary side. H. Kuntz, of New York, is visiting his brother, J. Kuntz, of this place. Jas. Dobie, of Dakota, is visiting his father, Jos. )obie, of this place. .T. Kuntz intends starting cutting ice for his brewery this week. He says it will take ten men for two weeks to fill his ice house. Jake intends running his brewery this year to its full capacity. Last year he could not nearly fill all his orders. A. Cullis is doing a largo business in soft elm this season. Ile intends cuts ting double the quantity of staves and heading this season that he had last year, Brussels. Mitre Campbell and Miss Brien, of Seaford), were visiting at Pete Scott's last week. Mies Birdie Robertson is visiting at Seafortli, Our three new teachers have been on the sick list. Mr. Cameron and Miee Downey being forced to close their rooms, not being able to attend to their duties. We are pleased to state that they aro now recovering. Geo. Whits has been ill for some time, hut is able to be about again. 8. B. Sarale is in Detroit this week. H. J. Strong was in Winghnni last week. Mise Jennie Wilson is home from Port Elgin for her holidays. 1i1'iill>t!"l�t�t!n. Dentist Macdonald is out again after being confined to the hawse for nearly a weep with a bad cold. Mr. Arthur Onntelon,. of Clinton, was iu town last week on business. Mr. Martin (Barber) has secured rooms iu Meyor'e new block, he takes poseesaton this week. Messrs R. and T. E. Cornyn who have been holding goo 1 positions in Bell's furniture factory, has bought out the furniture and undertaking business of R. Hodgson, of this place. The Cornyn Bros. are practise! workmen and should receive a fair share of trade. Our Wiugham correspondent bo the Clinton .Nero Era eeeme to be very much troubled about our chiel's salary. He also seems uneasy as to whom our cocu• ing night watch will be. We thiuk it would be well financially for both these g.:ntlomen to try and have Mr. corres- pondent elected to the office of mayor and they would be able to live in luxury during his administration. Pork sold as high as i18.40 per huns dred onour market Saturday. Mr, Ed. Swartz, who was burned nut in Goderich a couple of weeks ego, has bought cut the livery ba.fnoss of his father lure and purposes making it interestiug for Beattie Bros. by putting on a buss. Beattie Bros. have had sole control of the buss bueinees hero for sometime. Batt one thinks two busses oan du very well iu our thriving little town. Mr. Willis who recently soli out hit hoot & Shoo business is organizing classes both iu vooal and instrumental musk. He will no doubt do well. As a singer Mr. Willis has few equals in the P.uvin.e, he alto is a first Olga musician. Mr. Alex D•ty who has been in the N nth .West for about a year returned home Last week. He reports poor crape there last summer. The rink is the centre of attraction thsoe evenings there is skating three and curling three tines each week. Thos. Walker (bu'cher) who has had his shop closed tor a eon pla of weeks on account of a tenon on his fiorter has recovered suf- ficient to reopen alelp un Saturday last. PROGRESSIVE MEN APPEARS TO BE THE MAKE-UP ON THE NEW COUNCIL. THEY MEI:'r AND SUGGEST MEASURES AND MEANS AND TALK ABOUT FORGING TILE T(IWN AHEAD. On Monday morning the members of the new Council met and made the usual statutory declaration. On Mon- day evening there was a full Board present --.Mayor Mc Taggart, Reeve Me - Murchie, Deputy -Reeve Kennedy, and Councillors Searle, Plummer, Jones, Overbert•y, McMurray NcKenzie, Taylor and Armstrong. The followin r standing committees were appointed, the first named of each being chair- man: St*eat—McMurchie, Plummer, Arm- strong, McKenzie, Overberry. Finance — Armstrong, Mckenzie, Searle, Kennedy, Plummer. Charity—McMurray, Searle, Over- herry. Fire awl Water — Kennedy, Jones, Taylor. Cemetery—Searle, Murchie, McKen- zie. Property and Eleetrir Light --Jones, Iienrledy, McMurray, Taylor. By-Laws—Plummer, McMurchie, Arm- strong, Seat -le. Officer. , Salaries, rec.--McTaggart, Mc - Murchie, Kennedy, Plummer, Arm- strong. Court of Revision --McTaggart, McMur- chie, Kennedy, I'buutner, ,1cKettzie. Board or Health--ttieTaggurt, Coats, Chidley, Stevenson, Irwin. Joint Park Committee — McTaggart, Fair, Paisley. NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY. A communication was read from the Automatic Telephone Co., of Canada, from London, Ont., praying for the exclusive right of the streets of Clinton for erecting poles, stringing wires, &c., and agreeing to give a service to sub- scribers night andday at as low, if not a lower price than now paid the Bell Co. for day service only. The Mayor explained that this com- pany would he willing to pay for right of way while the Bell company did not pay for that privilege. Searle hoped the Bell company would be asked to pay taxes, as they took a large amount of money out of town. McMurchie was of opinion that the platter should be referred to the Street Committee to ascertain the true situ- ation. Plimmer ecmld not see what we could do if citizens had signed con- tracts for three years. Armstrong thought the best should be done for the citizens. The hatter, on motion of McMur- chie and Searle, was referred to Street Committee. THE TOWN BELL. Searle enquired if Property Corn- rnittee had had the broken spring on town bell repaired. Kennedy said steel could not be secured in London, and that it had to he re -ordered from there. Searle thought the committee should write to the: States, where bell was made, and secure the steel. Jones thought the spring should be secured already made, but the matter was let stand. CIIARITY WOOD. Searle wanted to know if the Charity Committee would buy wood for charity purposes, or if the Property Commit- tee would purchase for the two. Kennedy thought tenders should be called jointly. McMurchie -This is all out of orde n The Mayor—No committees are yet organized, and the discussion is cer- tainly out of order. HIGH SCHOOL TRUSTEE. On motion -of Kennedy and Arm- strong, W. Doherty was appointed High School Trustee in place .of H. Foster, the retiring member. TOWN AUDITORS. The Council appointed John Me- Garva as one of the auditors, aricl the Mayor appointed P. Cantelon, jr., Its the. other. FATE OF THE COW. The Mayer said the people had pro- nounced against, allowing cows to run at large, and suggested that action be taken. On. motion of Armstrong and Jones it was ordered that a by-law bo • • e r'epared to that effect. ' Isentle IfACT(.NY. M,Mtuchio moved, seeohded byKen- nedy and carried, that the town adver- tise in the Empire, Mail and Globe, two insertions, to the effect that this muni- cipality is prepared to grant exemption from taxation for a teres of years to any manufacturing establishment, nut conflicting with those existing, which might be induced to locate here. McMurchie said some might think it peculiar of hire to take this stand, But he wanted to help the town if this would do it. He had in view a pork or canning factory. Searle did not think the inducement would bring any one. Armstrong was favorable to the mo- tion and thought we aright accomplish something. Taylor approved, but did not think, in the case of a pork factory, that we should force the employment Of ten hands • during the whole year or ten months. Certain seasons they would be busy, but not at all seasons. He knew something of the Heus•all pork factory and it was certainly a great benefit to that section. Pork was cured there and the labor might as well be employed in Clinton and the money spent here. CANNING FACTORY. Plummer—There is some talk of a canning factory, but he did not think it would employ tell hands all the year round. ('R.E.tMETtY. McMurchie said there was some talk of a creamery. One farmer had told hint that he would supply for a cream- ery in Clinton the create or milk from ten cows. He would like a canvasing committee appointed of say THE NEw'S- RECORD and New Era editors and several members of the Council. Plummer said an effort to establish such failed several years ago. McMurchie—The trouble at that time was that we could not get the cream or the patrons. Armstrong said that if it was thought possible to establish a creamery a meeting should he called. McMurchie said he had been special- ly spoken to by two farmers who were now taking their cream and milk else- where, but Clinton was their natural llial'ket tnw'll and they preferred corn- ing here. McMurchie thought -if there was suffi- cient present inducement and future prospect Mr. Hanna would take hold. A JOINT STOCK COMPANY. Plummer said we would have to organize it joint stock company. Taylor thought others, as well as Mr. Hanna, aright be communicated with. Searle said lie had a frame building that could be converted into a cream- ery at a very little cost. Or a store could easily be secured. A joint stock company should be formed. Nu action was taken and the Council adjourned. The go-ahead spirit evinced by some meiubers of tate Council at least indi- cate that they intend to, if possible within reason, establish new industries in Clinton during the present year. Now that the • ball has beets. started, TIIE NEWS -RECORD hopes that it will not stop rolling until something has been accomplished. s EGGS AND CHICKENS. The Reporter states that a .Millbrook firm received the following letter the other day from a Toronto house :—"En- closed please tind 65 in, payment of eggs- received from you. You will notice there is 20 cants over; this can go to my credit and draw interest. We did not want the eggs and chickens shipped together. The first egg broken in it there was a nice large chicken, but the next five must have broken too soon, for they were in a medium state. We would now like to know if you have any fresh eggs in your country. Re. wiling the fowl that you were to send, please do not send until you beer fur- ther from us, as we have just received a lot from up the country, besides what came out of the eggs, so we are pretty well stocked for the present. Will send the case back in a few days, and we hope the eggs will grow fresher, as we go further down in the ease." BIRTHS, Coorea —In Goderich township, on .Jen. 8th, 1893, the wife of Councillor George A. Cooper, of a son. Braxy —At the Methodist parsonage, Derham, on the 4tn inet., the wife of Rev. A. K. Birks, of a Kon. Gnaw.—In Clinton en the eth last:, the wife of Ms. T. Glew, of a daughter. WI1aeILl.—Ia Clinton, on the Sth Inst., the wife of Mr. %A. Wheatly, of a daughter, MARRIAGES. MAaRIOTT.—Iav[NL.—At the residence of the bride's brother, Mr. T. Irvine, Wing - ham, on the 10th inst., by Rev. S. Sallery, B. D., Mr. Alfred Marriott, Chicago, to Miss Adelina N, Irvine, of Toronto. FARceer—Rm./cr.—At the residence of the bride's father, on the 11th inet., by Rev.e J. W, Hodgins, reotor of St. Thomas' church, Seaforth, Mr..Ja.nsn Fawcett, of Fullerton, to Miss Dorend° J Roney, of Hibbert. BA\D1:v—I8AAc.—At the residence of the bride's (wants, ne the 11 'h inet., by Rey, 11'. Hotline Vett, Mr. G•.orge Hamden, con- tractor, Exeter, to Mies Eliza, daughter of Mr. Henry Isaac. DEATHS. MCDONALD —In Winghem, on January 12th, George McDonald, aged 22 years, 5 months and 27 days. WtocerLT —In Clinton, on the lOth inst., Margaret, wife of Mr. W. Wheatty, (\Vheatly & Fiucb) aged 30 years and 9 mouths. WHITLHSAD --In Clinton, on the lath inst., Harriet Whitehead, wife of Joseph, White- head, aged 49 years. Mr. Sol. Whits, the annexationist, who was a candidate for the mayoralty of Windsor, was completely snowed under. Mr. E. A. Macdonald, another annexntionist, was a candidate for one of the alderman's eeate in Toronto and got 346 votes, while the next lowest men iu the contest had 2,380. The continental tinier' boomnters are poor prophets. They have little honor in their own c,untry, THE LA`L''I"'.r REBEL REIL AS A. ROPtiET. Some atteutiou ba been attracted at Ottawa, Kaye a despatoh,by Mr. Cloran's uuearthiug at the Tarte jubilation of Bail's prophecy that within ten years from the date of his death every luau then in the Oabiuet would hove gone out of existence. Mr. Cloran said that seven years had elapsed and 'ten of them had passed frgrn the scene. Mr. Cloran is considerably ntiataken. It is true that educe the 18th of November, 1885,fiveof the then Ministere,Sir John Matidon.rld, Sir Alexander Ceinpt,ell, Hon. John Henry Pope, Hon. A. W. McLellen and Hou. Thoth*s Whire, have parsed away altogether, but every elle of them died in harness, three ere utiuietere of the Crown and two as lieutenant governors of their native provinces. Two, Sir Leonard Tilley and Hon. J. A. Chapiean, ore at pres- ent Lieutenant -Governors of New Brunswick and Quebec respectively, and one would scarcely expect a follow er of Mr. '1'arte'e to contend Chet the Lieutonant Governor of a province, especially Quebec, was "out of political existence." Of the other Never mens• hers of the Cabinet of November, 1885-6, Sir John Thompson, Sir Adolphe Caron. Hon. Mackenzie Rowell, Hon. John Carling, Hon. John Goodwin and Hon. Frank Smith, are still Cabinet Ministers, so that the only living member of the (Chinet of that ti'ute who in not either a member of the Cabinet still or the Governor of a province is Sir Hector Lerigevin, who is, however, still a member of the House of Commons. When put to the test of analysis Mr. Cloran's "ten men" dwindle 0111108t as rapidly as did Sir, John Falstaff's cele• braced "ten men in buckram." OUR MEMBER AT NIAGARA. Measured by every standard which could be fairly applied, the compli- mentary banquet tendered to Hon. John Ferguson tit Niagara Falls on Thursday uight by the Conserve rives of the county of \Velleni, was a brilli- ant and happy success. HON. J. C. PATTERSON. "The Atmy, Navy and Volunteers " brought Hon. J. C. Patterson, Can- ada's popular Minister . of Militia, to hie feet. Mr. Patterson was received with applause. It was 30 years since lie had appeared in Welland, and this was at Chippewa when the late Sir John Macdonald 'end the late Sir George Cartier were there. It tune a coincidence that while he was back in 30 years after to do honor to his old friend, Dr. John Ferguson—(cheers)— they should again have a distinguished French Canadian present. (Loud cheers.) On behalf of the people of Ontario he had great pleasure in wel- coming to this province their distin- guished fellow -countryman, Hon. Mr. Angers. (Loud cheers.) Dr. M ntague, "Three cheers for Angers." (Great cheers.) Hon. Mr. Patterson said Mr. Angers stood to -day for whatwHs noblest, loftiest and purest in the political life of the province of Quebec. (Hear, hear.) He wished to tell Mr. Angers that the hostility which was supposed to exist between Ontario and Quebec was nursed for a political purpose by party organs, end existed only in the diseased imagination of the Rouge newspapers of the province of Quebec. He (Mr. Patterson) believed that quar- rels between Ontario and Quebec were like quarrels of lovers ; they were only the renewals of love. (Cheers.) In closing he paid a high tribute to Hon. John Ferguson foe hie labors in the in- terests of Canada in the past. He represented a non-political department of the Dominion Government, and he thanked those present for the manner in which they had received this toast. (Loud cheers.) Col. Tisdale, M. P., remembered that his grandfather had fought at Lundy's Lane and sesiated in the cut- ting away of the Caroline, while he himeeif had served among other occa- sion. in the repulsion of the fenians at this point. Thus Niagara weer historic ground to him. When the volunteers of Canada were considered, on all proper occasione he had found an utter absence of political feeling in the Canadian militia. (Cheers.) Capt. Carter sang " The Maple Leaf For- ever." DAIRYING TALK! HON. JOHN DRYDEN AT LONDON. The Western Dairymen's Convention was held at London last week. Among other things the Hon. Mr. Dryden read from the London Field a very com- mendatory reference to the full and complete report issued by his depart- ment in connection with the dairy in- dustry. Other references to the good work being done were also made, and Mr. Dryden said he quoted these in order that the people might not imagine what was not so, that is, that "foreign fields look greener." No where than here was better work being done. The interest here was vastly growing. The low price of grain and the uncertainty of stock -raising, compared with the regular results that were flowing in to those who were engaged in the dairy- ing interest, had something to do with the growth of the interest. In thirty years the population had not increased above two and a -half times, while the dairy industry had increased thirty-six times. And it was not too much to say that this splendid fact was largely due to the work of the Dairy Association. Reports from the Agricultural Depart- ment had been sent out this year to ten or fifteen thousand of. the farmers of Ontario. Another strong element was the travelling dairy school. The first and most important result that had- een obtained was the in.eveas1ng he wealth of the people of that Orate eco to the extent of 812,000,000, Thier was saying a greet deal. And this WAS not spasmodic. Comparatively spear • ing, the prices were regular, steady and constant. The results in dairying were more entirely under the contro of the skill and energy of those under- taking to produce It. You couldn't euuLrol a crop of wheat. And in taking this large suns out of the fertil- ity of the soil, it was said the soil was being run out. But he thought it should be said the soil was overrun with WOUtIs that were sapping the life out u1' the soil. The land, too, was not oabjected to )roper tillage. Oneof the best t1til.gs the farmers could do would be to pay attention to dairying—it would give their land the manuring it rettuired, tool would furnish the capi- tal for bel ter tillage. 'Thou there was adanlrec or ov-r-,i0,>tg t1'e c'le tse indus- try. When he looked at the increased interest here, in the United States and in Europe, he confessed he had been a little afraid. But twenty-flve years ago the same fear had been indulgedin, and he confessed there was little foun- dation for the fear when he looked at the enormous increase in the British. cleluancl and the decrease from onee cause or another of the product of the United States. To day there was a demand for one hundred million pounds of cheese more than ten years ago. Thele was 110 immediate (hanger of over -production, and the Government proposed to continue the boom. Why was nut the home market cultivated: We did not consume nearly the quan tity of cheese Here t>er head that was consumed in the British markets. In- stead of the twelve millions of pounds of cheese now cnnsuwed here, thirty- five or forty millions should be consum- ed. But this home market was not to be cultivated by putting the scrapings on the market. The hon. gentleman referred to the dairy school at Guelph, and the instruction demanded here had been in excess of that expected and provided. WINTER WORK IN THE. DAIRY.. The present methods of farming not only do not afford employment for hired help, but in the majority- of in- stances the farmers and their sults, beyond feeding a few head of stock and preparing firewood, find but little to do 111 t he ;vary of constant and profitable employment. Winter d(011ytg offers a part to solution •the better employ - men t ui time in the winter. Hitherto the cows have been so timed as to all calve in the spring of the year, just when the fart tier is busy with his seed- ing and other urgent work in the spring of the year. This winter dairying is not only advantageous 111 itself, but will afford profitable employment to farmers at it slack season of the year, not only in the making of hatter, but if swine keeping be connected with it. as it should keeping to produce the hest re- sults, there will be a double source of profit and employment. Then besides winter dairying, swine feeding and keeping more stock generally will lead to the consumption of more grain and hay, and this will mean a greater sup- ply of manure and the quotient of more manure will be increased fertil- ity and better crops. Raising grain and hay and selling them off the farm, and doing nothing for four or five months in the winter, will beggar any farmer or any country in the long run. 'And yet how many farmers right in this Western Ontario district are doing this every year? It may he laid down as a rule that all they wheat except for the farmers' con- slunntion is sold. Then only about two in ten feed their coarser grains, whilst a large portion sell their hay, and leave nothing but the straw to the land. Such farming as this means soil exhaustion, poor crops, and poorer farmers. The bulk of the hay hats been solei this season and the cheap grain should have been kept at horse and manufactured into butter and pork, and thus employment would have been given to farm hands, and a profitable return have been made to the husband- man both in money and increased fer- tility. Of course the ways of providing farm work will vary according to locality, but that cannot he considered a pro- perly balanced system of agriculture that does not give some employment in winter at a rate that will something more than pay expenses to the larger part of the help required by farm operations in summer. THE MANITOBA SCHOOL CASE. As the subject is one which has attracted a great deal of attention throughout the country, the report of the cub -Committee of Council on the apneal of Archbishop Tache and others, will be read with interest. It will be found to ben calm and careful- state= ment of the case,eo far as it has been present- ed to the committee, without at present ex- pressing an opinion on tho merits, except to pointedly declare that the decision of the Judicial 'Committee of the Privy Council settles it that the Acts complained of were within the jurisdiction of Manitoba to pairs, and no question involving that point can be coneidored. There are, no doubt, stalwarts on both airiest of this question who would make abort work of the osae—on the one -hand by 'sum- marily invoking tho power nfothe Dominion to override and repeal the Manitoba legisla- tion, and on the other by peremptorily in- forming the petitioners that their case will not be considered—and neither of these wilt probably be satisfied with the cauticus policy pursued by the sub -committee. 131t the great majority of people, no matter what view they n.ay take on the merits of the case, will be glad to have every legal point first thoroughly sifted and determined, and that seems to bo the plan on which the sub- committee is proceeding. The series of questions they have euggestod teem fairly to cover these pointe, and it may be that when they are determined there will be nothing left to be done ; but if, on the other hand; it is decided that there ere no legal obetaclea to action being taken by the Governor in Council, the merits of the ease will yet have to 1>e considered, and on these the sub -com- mittee, who will sit as judges on the hear- ing, very properly refrain from expressing an opinion till they are argued before them. Et will be risen then, that in the view of the committee, the eubjeot is still a legal one, and until that phase is disposed of, the question of action by the Government can- not dome up, if it ever dor e. —Joseph CAllin, one of the most respected of North Eaethope's pioneers, died at Shakespeare last week at the advanced age of 82 years. He set - led in the township in 1837, having come from county Tyrone, Ireland. For the past 15 }'ears lie resided in Shakespeare.