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y'RIDAY, NOV. 9, 1888.
GENERAL EAlt.RJSON IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
The election in the United
States on Tuesday, has, from pros
:But appcarances, resulted in the
defeat of Cleveland, and there -
lore, in the election of General
Harrison.. Whether thin result
-is different from what was goner_
.;ally expected in the States or not, 1
is impossible to say, but .the opin-
ion
prevailed throughout 'Canada
that Cleveland would receive
another term. The election con-
test has been a most bitter one -
far more so than Canadians are in
the habit of experiencing, and
while many issues wore involved,
one of the principal factors of the
t✓on'test was the Mills Tariff Re-
form Bill -a measure. that when
'!brat introduced' into the House of
Representatives, contemplated
great reductions in the present
American taricf,but which was so
.altered before being shelved that
'A was finally a high tariff bill.
The .Democrats fought for a low-
qer tariff and the Republicans for a
higher ono, and the latter have
:won. This is not. encouraging to
those who had hoped that the days
•of high protective tariffs worn ov-
air, and indicates that the masses
:aro as strongly wedded to protect -
'ion as ever.
How the 'election will effect
general Canadian interests, or
whether- they will be effected at
all, remains to bosecn. Tho Fish-
4sries dispute is a matter that must
'be settled, and the probilities are
a settlement made by the new
Presidential party will not bo' as
satisfactory to Canada, as it would
have been by Cleveland. No mat-
ter what the settlement may bo,
it is not likely that any serious
4'omplications will arise. The
Iwo countries have got along
without a great deal of f_•iction
3)efore, and are likely t3 do. so
=again.
The Toronto W !d assorts that
Alon.John Carling will retire from
A° ministry, after the next eos-
ation, and be appointed to the Sen-
ate. In other words, this means
,.hat being politically dead, he is
'o be buried.
Il' the Provincial Government
n Manitoba had been a Conscrve-
7.i*o one instead of a Liberal one,
does any one think the Dominion
'Government would not have tomo
to its assistance in securing a
<a'ossing oyer the track of the C.
_'R.2
.Burglars entered . the• house of
Mr H. 1. Gardner, editor of the
Hamilton Times, on Monday, and
'tole $185 out of' 'his pants' pock-
et. If city editors can get as
• much money as that tog ether
ionestly, we will strike for a job
tight off.
It is stated that some paper in
. ;astern Ontario is asking for the
:appointment of a French repre-
sentative in the Ontario Cabinet,
-:'!on the interests of the .French of.
this Province. 3Ir Mowat is not
ri•kely to pay any attention to the;•oqucst, and it would belilccidedly
imprudent if -he did.
People learn wisdom slowly.
Men who expect ten boars' pay
1.)r nine Hours' work, and strike
it' they do not get it, overlook
:ertain economic 1)1 inciples that
1-ooncr it later defeat their calcu-
lations. IC men expect to enjoy
short hours of labor they must be
content with remuneration ac-
cordingly.
A ret;ount has increased the
majority of Dr Willoughby,, the
recently elected Coneervativ for
East Northumberland,
3;,lnpire is childish &ono
think that this fact "will cAuso
uneasiness in Grit ranks." Not
ai bit of it. The Reform party is
not so narrow-minded as to grudge
.all Opponent all he is entitled to,
Tipl(a.' Salt lnduBtryt
a ipullielbed report of the
visit Of the Ontario Alining Com-
taission• to th,ie seetion, QCCUI's the
I'a114 inE`.pares: raphtwh leh speaks
for itself and requires no com-
ment- : --
" The price at present ruling
for salt is very low. 55e. a .barrel.'
Thecont of the barrel itself is
about 20o,, leaving it 4veey small
margin. The principal cause of
the dullners in the business is,
according to tire evidence, owing
to the impartation of salt from
England. There are unuually
Dome 2,400,000 barrels t•misumod
in 'Canada, of this affront' 02,000,-
000 barrels are ilnliurted front
England. This cumutg over as
ballast, and there tank., nu duty
on coarse salt rends:. IL impoi
bible for Canadian pr'idueurs to
compete suceeesful'Iy Er'glish
salt can oeshipped from Moo 'rotti
west for quarte'• the c•')st ' the
freight payable on Uut.atlien salt
going from this district. to the
east. The removal of the duty
on coal would assist to soma ex-
tent, but in the opinion of the
witnesses, if the industry is not to
be discontinued in Canada, either
English salt must be shut -out of
the market, or a new market
opened up. The salt from this
district is very pure, 98 per cant,
and manufacturers are confident
that with an open -American mar-
ket they could more than hold
their own.
Tho News -Record last week al-
luded to the fact that a couple of
the Elliott boys, now out in. Da-
kota, had done well there. This
is to their credit, but will the
News -Record tell us why mese
same persons, and a number of
others who always voted Conser-
vative when hero, went to the
States and took the oath of aIle•
giance, instead of going into our
own Northwest. And further, if
it is disloyal for Canadians who
remain in Canada, and thus show
their allegiance to Great Britain,
to desire only commercial inter-
course with the States, what
would it term tho action of these
Conservatives who not only for-
sake their own country, but swear
allegiance to a foreign one.
• Hon. Mr Dlowat, who gave up
his legal practice when he became
premier, is about to resume the
same. His salary of $5,000 a
year certainly would not go very
far in a city like Toronto, where
he would have to keep up a eels
tail) appearance, and no doubt
have a good untny calls on his
purse. It's very inconvenient to
be poor -we've been there.
Around the County,
11Ir Theo.Finnen, of East Wtiwanosh,
had an arm broken on Friday last by
falling,
Mr W. Smith, of Seaforth, purchased
a 200 acre farm in the township of (-trey,
for the sum of $8,000.
Mr W. R. Hodgins, of the Hensell
Hotel, has sold his hotel property to
Mr R. A. McIntyre, of that village.
• Mr T. Powell, of Turnberry, has
very large potatoes, one of thein weigh.
ing not less than 6.4 ounces. Can this
be beaten ? . .
Mr Christopher C. Dale, of Kinburn,
has sold his two year old entire colt to
Mr Adams, an American buyer, for
something in the neighbor000d of 8400,
Mr M. Mace, who taught for six
years in School Section No. 6, 11lorris,
and who resigned. in March last, has
been engaged as teacher in Section No,
3 for the ensuing year,
"'Mr Radway, of Turnberry, had the
misfortune to lose a valuable horse on
Tuesday last. He was -driving down
the hill near Mr A.. McMichael's when
the horse fell and broke its leg.
On Thursday a very difficult and
delioate surgical operation was per-
formed on Mrs David Spoart, of Eg-
mondville. This was the removal of a
cancer from the side near the arm pit.
The board of directors of the IIowick
Insurance Co. met in IIowick on Sat-
urday last. Thirty-two applications
passed covering insurance to the amount
of 84(1,150.00. The losses for the past
year were light, and the insurance low
Mr John Irvine, of -McKillop, h as a
field of oats this year which yielded 80
bushels to the acre. Twelve years ago
it was a thick black ash swamp, but
this was the first sown in the spring
with the above result.
Mr John Thorp has rented his farm
on the 2nd concession of Tnckersmith,
to Mr Thomas Carter, of the Huron
Road, for three years, at an annual
rental of 8200.' Mr Thorp intends go-
ing to Manitoba in the siring.
Mr John T.Dickson, Deputy Register,
of Goderich, has purchased from Mr
John Hannah, of the same concession,
H. R. S., 100 acres, butting his farm,
for the sum of $4,875. This makes our
friend John possessor of 300 acres en
bloc.
Col. Coleman, of Seaforth, met with a
painfu)Htccident on Friday last while
in Mbbntreal on business. When des-
cending the stairs the gas light went
out, and he missed the step and fell to
the bottom, breaking his right arm and
otherwise injuring himself.
At a meeting of the McKillop council
held on Monday last the services of
Mr John O'Sullivan as clerk were die-
pensed with for some irregularity, nncl
Mr John C. Morrison was appoint•
ed in his stead. Mr O'Sullivan has
been clerk of McKillop for about a
quarter of a century,
Mr Donald McKay, anotbcr of Hui%
on's pioneers, died at the residenQe-.of
his sister, Mrs McIntosh, inIiarpurhey,
on Friday last. Mr McKay was one of
the first settlers on the mill road, Tuck-
ersmith, having owned the farm now
owned and occupied by the Messrs.
Brock.
Sudden and distreasin((ly esti is the
announcement of the death of Mrs W.
r, p, Wib i. -wbi 400
plane on Wedneaday mornntglast, - De.
ceased w.as ,a .deughtex Qt Mir D• A.
Campbell, wae, a, young Revlon poaeeased
of many noble womanly qualities, and
wap ruarrl • ,soft VARA, p4!ttrf3 thaxt a ,
year ago. .A, babe a few days old ear-
v1VeI,
A Hallett oorrespotgddnt of the Ex
poaitok• pyo:. Mr Cileorge Watt, of
JttarloOkliu Hallett tgwnshtp, ,haat week,
receive; the riedbintelligenoe of the
death of hie brother ;l'ohn, in Dakota,
Mr John Watt was formerly a resident
of Hullett, and some aix or seven years
ago he sold hie farm here and removed
with his family to Huron, Dakota,
where he took up a lot of land and. has
since resided.
W. T. Hunter, one of the parties im-
plicated in a rape case a few years ago,
and Samuel Beattie, a livery keeper,
both of Brussels, who were sent for
trial on a charge of receiving stolen
goods from the store of Adam Good,
came before Judge Toms on Tuesday.
The charge was that they had procured
the goods through a young lad employed
to do chores in the store, but the evi-
dence failed to convict, and they were
discharged.
Mr Robert Govenlock, of MoKillop,
near Seaforth, met with rather a ser-
ious accident a short time ago from the
effects of which he has been laid up
since. It seems that as Mr Govenlook
was engaged in picking apples he placed
a ladder against the limb of a tree, and
got on it to piok off the fruit. When
the apples had allbeen taken from the.
limb it roselup, and the ladder on which
Mr GovenIook wad standing Blipped
through under it. In trying to save him-
self he fell backwards a distance of ten
or twelve feet. The injury proved more
serious than he at first thought, as some
bones are broken.
The other night a young farmer by
the name of Bolton was returning to
his home in MoKillop, after selling a
load of grain in Brussels, when he was
attacked by a man who climbed into the
wagon. After being twice struck, he
coter-ageously grappled with his.aestailant
until the seat fell baokwards into the
box, giving the scoundrel a chance to
escape. When he arrived at Leadbury,
he presented a dreadful appearance
:root the injuries inflicted by the blud-
geon. Unfortunately there is no clue
to the would behighway robber.
The Exeter Times tells this story: -
The other day a clergyman visited town,
and as is eustomary,put up at a friend's,
who is a merchant., Before leaving for
home, however, he learned of the bar.
gains given by another merchant, and
wag anxious to embrace the opportunity.
He went to the store where the bargains
were offered, but not having come to
town for the purpose of making pur-
chases, and being short of cash, asked
the merchant to credit him. This the
merchant refused to do, whereupon the
purchaser approached his friend, the
general merchant, and borrowed of him
money with which he made extensive
purchases at the store of the neighbor-
ing merchant. This might be consid-
ered a joke on the merchant who loaned
'1ne for the urchaee of goods
the m
elsewhere, ut we are peure the clergy-
man did it unthinkingly.
. NEWS NOTES.
The military have been withdrawn
from the Pembina branchlcrossing,near
Win' ipeg .
The family of John Cronin, of Peter-
boro, were poisoned, but not fatally, by
headcheese.
The Birmingham Post says MrCham-
berlain is on his way to A meric;t to
marry Miss Endicott.
Arrangements are making by the
professors of the Ontario Agricultural
College for their annual tour among the
farmers of the Province.
Lo"d Tennyso i, though still very
weak. is reported to be recovering.
Those who pretend to know say that
the; poet laureate's days of active life
are over.
A cow belong ng to••R.C.Tye,of Hay, -
got an apple stuck in hs throat,
Mr. Tye thought that he could push it
dow,i with a whipstock, but the cow
did not like to be treated in such a way,
and gave a jerk and broke off about a
foot of the whip in her throat. The
animal had to be killed.
]t is practically settled that Hon.
Arthur S. Ilardy, Provincial Secetary
in Mr Mowat's Government, is to take
over the Crown Lands Department, and
that Col. Gibson, of Hamilton, will suc-
ceed Mr Hardy. Mr Pardee's recovery
is not looked for, though his colleagues
insist on iris remaining in the Cabinet
to the last,
Hon. Mr. Mowat and and Hon.. Ed.
ward Blake will be pitted against each
other before the Supreme Court at an
early date in the case of the C. P. R. in
in the matter of the Red River Valley
lty. crossing. Mr. Blake will hold the
brief of the C. P. R. and Mr.. Mowat
that of the R. R. V. Ry. Co. and the
province of Manitoba.
Toronto has become so very wicked
that Police Magistrate Denison can no
longer find time to try the army of
prisoners that cone before him in the
course of a year and at the same time
find opportunity to maintain his pre-
paredness for war, which he regards as
an absolute necessity to his existence.
The Colonel has therefore applied to
the City Council for -art assistant.
Rev, I)rs. Garman and Williams,
General Superintendentsof the Method-
ist Church, Rev. N. Burwash, Chancel-
lor of Victoria University. and Rev. Dr.
Potts, General Secretary of Education,
have issued an appeal in the columns
of Tho Cbristain Guardian on behalf
of the new Victoria College, urging that
"the present is the supreme crisis of
the work," and that, a new infusion
of energy is required to accomplish the
aims of the church.
A sad case of double death is reported
front :L'yendinaga. About a year ago
Michael Hooley married a handsome
girl of his neighborhood, but the honey.
moon was hardly ended before it became
apparent that -the groom was marked
as a victim of consumption, IIe went
to Southern California, leaving his
young wife behind, and was Bo' far re.
stored that he started for home last week
Itis wife was anxiously awaiting hie
arrival when she was stricken by
apoplexy and died. The husband ar-
rived the day after her burial, but the
shock of his great grief peostrated him,
and lie dial the day after his arrival,
A most heart-rending drowning asci •
dent occurred at Galt, Monday, between
twelve and o»e o'clock. The three
children of ]A•. S. F. B. Reid, dentist,
two girls and a boy, aged 11, 8 and Fi
years,lwere amusing themselves on the
banks of the Grand river and it is sup•
posed from youthful indiscretion wont
too near the edge. One of them fell in.
to the river, which at that parlicntar
place is deep, and the others in trying
to make a rescue also got into the wat•
er, Some "children on the• opposite
bank noticed the little boy, the young.
est of the children, clinging to the rocks
calling for help, The alarm was given
and willing rescuers soon arrived. The
boy was saved, but the two girls were
drowned.
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'P .. NEWS NOTES . _
A farmer named Leitoh wee kinesis},
Trarrviere by "'beret) f ;lli'ng upon hilm,
The (Wavle Zegielature will meet at
about the usual date toward the end of
Jaxuary.
Sir John Idacdonald lyeri been, eum-
monsed, tat l ingeton owing to the, ill-
neea, Of hila •winter, Mee. Heinle 1ald,
Mr Gladstone et B1r143.l4sgnau said
Ise considered it hie duty to etay,inpub-
Pie Irish 4uestton,rlr.aej,tled•
England has already purohaaed 186,.
1100 barrels of apples from this country.
The increase over lamb year'4 export is
80,000 barrels eo far.
Rev. T. W. Jeffery ,Toronto, has re-
ceived a petition from over two hun-
dred of his congregation begging him
not to reisgn his position.
The acting Mayor of Montreal has
given instructions that proceedings be
taken against the correspondents who
have been libelling the city.
•
A despatch from Sarnia says Hon.
Mr Pardee is hopelessly ill with dis-
ease of the kidneys. His many friends
throughout the Province will be sorry
to hear this.
November 21st has been fixed for the
hearing before the Supreme Court of
the case of the Canadian Pacific rail.
way against the Attorney -General o' -
Manitoba.
Mr E. D. Kerby, who twioe contest-
ed East Kent for the Legislature in the
Conservative interest, is insane. Busi-
nessand other reverses are stated to be
the cagee.
Mr J. A. Craig, B. S. A., of the On-
tario Agricultural College, who took
his degree in Agriculture at the Pro-
vincial University a few weeks ago, has
been appointed editor of The Canadian
Live Stock Journal.
A revival meeting is in progress in
the Smithville Methodist Church con-
ducted by the pastor, assisted by Mies
Mills, o1 Hamilton, and Mies Wright,
o2 Brantford. Upwards of 80 have
professed conversion. Last Sur day
$287.75eiasconi ribt'tedas athanksgiving
to the pastor, Rev A. L. Gee.
A few days ago Mr, Wm. Jones, of
Alteroliffe, with his brother, went to
Pelham with some oattle, both being
on horseback. When returning Will-
iam had just ores -ed the Chippewa
bridge when his horse bolted and threw
him. The unfortunate man broke his
neck and died instantly.
The barna and drive hoose o1 John
Edwards, 4th concession of Walpole,
containing all the crops, aleo ,a thresh-
ing machine belonging to J. ,McCarthy,
were consumed by fire at eleven o'clock
monday. Sparks from the threshinen-
gine are said to have been the cause.
It is reported that there was an insur-
ance of $1,000; lose probably $2,000.
At Osgood Hall, Toronto, the other
morning amongst the students admitted
as undergraduates of the law Society,
was Mr. William Stewart, B. A., of
Queen's University. He is permanent-
ly blind, having met with that•terrible
affliction in Montreal in 1885, throage
smallpox. He had grad ated and was
about coming to Toronto to study when
he was stricken doyen. a is now de-
termined,now t i s
thst 'i
avidin his blind-
ness, to become a barrister -at -law,.
Stanley, the explorer, has been heard
from. Ho was seen in November of
last year, ill with fever, with one-half
his men gone either by drowning, fever
or exertion. He then expected to get to
Wadelai in January, 1888. There was
news .from that, point in April last.
These facto are not very palatable to
those who hope that Stanley is yet all
right, but the intrepid explorer may
after all turn up to read Ws own obi-
tuary notices. All accounts coincide in
the statement that he undertook a task
of enormous difficulty.
On Saturday afternoon a new and
startling development in connection
with the Galt poisoning case was 'earn-
ed. A paeiaooarl box rimilar in ap-
pearance to Lhasa so intimately con-
nected with the fatal tragedy, was
pos:,en in one of the To onto west end
boxes. It was addresse'.t to Mrs. John
Cherry, Gait, and within was a slip c,f
paper stati•1g ti,r,t it was a gift from
Aleta's marderar, toao:her se:th sundry
warnings, winding nn with t`•° sugges-
tion that certain persons hacl batter bo
careful how they acted. Within the
box were several chocolate can lies. On
o,re was a slim of paper, on which was
written, This is safe ;'' on another,
" This conLa:ns poison. " It ie stated
that the candy last refe"red to actually
does contain strychnine.
In tine c m:11'nel libel sins bror.ght by
Premeir 0reenwaytied Attorney.Gen-
eral Mart:'1 against the Winnipeg Call
end Free Press, the grand jury returned
no bills o 1 Saturday to the great sur-
prise of the public, which was con-
fident that the finding would be the
reverse. The cause assigned for 'not
returning true bills is said 'to be that
no malice was shown in the offensive
.articles. It is asserted,howe.ve:', by the
Free Press that the Government
were afraitl to bring the matter to trial,
while the Call points out that the Lieu-
tenant -Governor should issue a Royal
Commission to investigate such serious
charges made against his advisers.
What action lvill be taken by the Gov-
ernment could not be learned, but one
report says that a Royal Commission
will he demanded on Tlirr•sday, when
the Legislature metas;
Thos. Aldwell, ledger keeper in the
Dominion Bank at Belleville, and
formerly of Toronto, is placed in a pe-
culiar position. IIis brother William
has been on a visit there fora few;weeks,
and the two mon are charged by the
English Church clergymen, Rev. T. W.
Burke and Rev, H. Daw, with circu-
lating immoral literature. The min-
istors informed the manager of the
bank and the chief of police, and when
the bank clerk heard of it ho at once in-
stituted proceedings against the clergy-
men for libel. They have been.,asked
to render an apology, and if they fail
to do this Mr Alclwell will issue a writ
for damages. Both young men stoutly
protest their innocence, and the affair
has created quite a 1y11zi of excitement
among the friends of the interested
patties.
A remarkable wager is abort to be de-
cided by a jury- that is, if the wagerer
comes to the scratch. Mr J. Brown, of
St Catharines, has offered to pay Rev,
John Mordy, President of the Law and
Order League, Ningara Falls, $500 to as-
sist in the work of putting down Sab•
hath desecration on this condition : that
he will produce a Scripture text " from
the beginning of Genesis to the end of
Itevelation, that tenches that God re-
quires ns to keep Sunday as the Sab-
bath, or as anything else than an ordin•
ary working day, or one text in the
whole bible that teaches that God,Christ
or the holy Spirit ever blessed, sancti-
fied or in any way set apart any 'other
day to be recognized as the Sabbath,
save that whish Ile blessed and sancti•
fieri in Eden, namely, the seventh day of
the week commonly called Saturday."
The clerical gentleman has accepted the
challenge, and says he will leave it to a
jury chosen from the learned professions
in ,,t. Catharines, or lie• will come to
Hamilton, or any other municipality in
Canada, and submit it to any twelve
persons, male or female, chosen by lot.
But first of ell lie wanly to ser the
money deposited.
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The
A GLANCE AT ONTA.f Q'S
BARNS AND CATTLE
1'i1N'.tNi1•
The Crops ,T'etter Than 'Were
An ticipateti-Eisco urag to g
Prospects..
Mr Blue, secretary of the Bureau
of Indeetriea, has issued the follow-
ing review of the harvesting era-
tione of the year, based upon the re-
ports of 870 correspondents: ,
TUE ORA IN OROPS.
The fall wheat was so thinned out
by the dry and cold weather of early
spring that the yield has hardly
reached a good average in any part
of the Province, but the ripening
season was so favorable that the grain
matured well in respect' of quality.
It is plump and hard, and generally
exceeds the standard weight. The
spring crops were superior in the
eouthwestern and extreme eastern
part of the Province, but on the
Georgian Bay, and as far east as
Brockville on the St. Lawrence, the
drouth of June and July had an
almost disastrous effect. Spring
wheat suffered least, bnt oats, ba -ley
and peas were greatly stunted in
their growth The rains of the bar-
ves:,ing season were also bad for the
spring crops, and a great deal of the
barley was discolored Id the west
ern counties oats, barley and peas,
were heavy crops, and they were se-
cured in fair condition. The follow-
ing table gives the produce of the
several crops, computed from ave,• -
ages of yield on the threshing floors:
Bush.
Crops. Acres. Bushels. per acre.
Fah Wheat -
1838 826,537 13,830,787 16.7
1887 897,743 14,440,611 16.1
1882-8948,041 18,778,659 19.8
Spring Wheat -
1888 367,850 6,453,559 17.5
1887 484,821 5,633,117 11,6
1882.8,589,210 9,243,1.19 15,7
Barley -
1888 895,432 23,366,669 26.1
1887 767,346 17,134,830 22.3
1882-8. ,757,255 19,766,436 26.1
Oats -
1888 1,849,868 65,466,911 35.4
1887 ,1,682,463 49.848,191 29.6
1882-81,569,372 55,997,425 35.7
Rye -
1888 84,087 1,295,302 15.4
1887 68,362 84,887 13.1
1882.9 110,760 1,814,636 16.4
Peas -
1888 696,653 14,269;863 • 20.5
1887 726,756 12,173,332 16.8
1882.8634,44 13,123,509 20.7
These figures show that the actual
yield is considerably larger than the
estimates made in August.
CORN, BEANS, AND BUCKWHEAT.
Corn and beans have proved excel-
lent crops this season. The -acreage
and yield of the several
trope are:
Bush.
Crops. Acres. Bushels. per acre,
Corn (in the ear)-
1888 222,917 17,436,780 78.2
1887 163,893 8,404,752 51.3
1882-8 , 182,084 12,00,797 67.5
Buckwheat -
1888 57,528 1,222,283 21.2
1887 64,143 1,025,353 16.0
1882-8 61,685 1,367,427 22.2
Beans -
1888 22,700 534,526 23.5
1887 20,275 275,975 13.6
1882-82;069 465,182 21.1
FTEI,D ROOTS.
The latter part of the growing sea°
son turned out most favorable for
field roots. Potatoes are a magnifi-
cent crop. The following gives area
and yield:
Crops. Acres.
Potatoes -
1888 1.53.915
1887 140,283
1882-8155,766
Mangel-wurzels-
1888 21,4.59
1887 17,924
1882-8 17,906
Carrots -
1888 11,524
1887 9,110
1582.8 .,,, 10,172
Turnips -
1888 ' 113,188
1887 105,322
1882-8 ... , 100,1.71
Bush
Bushels: per acre.
a,w
22 271,607 144.7'
10,687,000 76.1
18,919,185 121.5
10,020,659 467.0
5,695,761 317.8
7,826,216 437.1
3,898,584
2,105,686
3,590,993
338.3
231.1
353.4
45,466,183 401.7
31,413,456 298.2
39,246,211 391.8
In every case the yield per acre is
higher than the average of seven
years, both in the aggregate and yield
per acre.
CLOVER SEED. '
The winter and epring were trying
on clover fields already -thinned by
drouth, and the second dry summer
left the crop in'a very unsatisfactory
condition. The fall rains helped the
growth of leaf and stock, but the
midge was almost everywhere. In-.
Home of the St. Lawrence counties
clover is not only a failure as a seed
crop, but is steadily dying out in the
pastures.
PASTURES ARD LIVE STOCK.
Cattle will go into winter quarters
in better form than was hoped for
two months ago, but in view of the
scarcity of hay and fodder generally
many animals were parted with at a
sacrifice. Sheep weresold freely dur-
ing the summer,and only choice mut-
ton will be kept for the winter. A
great number of young hogs have al-
ready changed owners- Those hand-
ling pork speak favorably of the con-
dition of the market during the fall.
Not single case of disease was re-
ported among cattle, sheep or swine.
a VIE DAIRY.
The drouth bas had a marks] ef-
fect upon the dairying industry. The
popularity of creameries and cheese
factories has never been more severe-
ly tested than during the present sea-
son. "
THE NEW CROP OF FALL WHEAT.
The reports indicate for the acre-
age of the new crop of fall wheat con-
siderable falling off in the south-
western part of the Province, and a
large increase in the other sections.
FALL PLOWING.
Fall plowing is well advanced
throughout the Province, the only
notable exception being in the coun-
triesof Dundas, Stormont and Glen•
(sarry.
LABOR AND WAGES,
In almost all cases correspondents
report the suppl y of labor as ads,
quate, there being a scarcity onlTin
and while securing roots and fruits
The complaints of too high a rate fof
wages and of unskilfulness of labor-
ers are becoming fewer each year.
The general opinion is that there will
be a rise of wages based upon the
ground that as prices of farm produce
have considerably advanced, the lab-
orer will naturally expect to partici-
pate in the increased' return, especi-
ally as higher prices increase the coat
',
OBEkSON'S
Owing to out' EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES we a t. t t as 1 i;y as
apilers. If you want, to mase a dollar go the fa, thest ,nm'i'htt, distance,
yo,l certsioly ought to see our stook. Look her, , for Ort 1)•'Ilar we will
either give you 38 • yards COTTON, 20 ya,ds TOWELLING, 20 pss'i'
TOWELS, 4 pair of CORSETS, 7 yards of GREY 1P',:\NN'''L,
)aids of CANTON FLANNEL; 4 yards ALL WOOL TWE.',), 20
yards of PRINT for Comforters, &c
We will give you BLANKETS for $2.25 a pair. For $8 50 we will
.give you a pair of beautiful All -Wool 6 lb. Blankets.
If you want anything for XMAS PRESENTS. call and era us. We
have a large assortment of useful articles, encs as Fanoy Brackets, Whisk
Holders, Napkins, Fanoy Table Linens, Silk Handketchiefs, &c. Special
inducements for holidays.
COME AND SEE US. WE WILL TREAT YOU WELL.
Robertson's. hog cui tI.,_�
r
of living. Some, however, predict a
fall in the rate, as they declare that
the laborer is saving more than his
master Any effect that emigration
of the laboring . class to the West
might have is counteracted by the
fast increasing use of labor-saving
machinery and by the desire on the
part of the farmer to do the work'
within the family. " As usual, the
supply of domestics is extremely in•
adequate, urban life offering „much
stronger inducements.
BORN.
RAinny. -On the 30111 ult., at the
manse, Londeaboro, the wife of Rev. D.
M.Ramsay, of a son.
Ween.. --In New York, on ebe 28th
alt, the wife of F. J. Webb, formerly of
Clinton, of a daughter.
JOHNBTON.-In Clinton, on the 2nd
inst. the wife of Mr Thos. Johnston,of
a son.
BRowNLEE,-In Clinton, on the 18th
Oct., the wife of Mr Joseph Brownlee,
of a daughter.
BAILEY. - In Goderich Township,
(Bayfield Road,) on the 23rd Oct., the
wife of Mr John Bailey, of a son.
WELsn.-In Clinton, on the 1st inst.,
the wife of Mr Alex Welsh, of a son,
HARRIED
IIENDERsON-SnANNo): in McKillop,
on the 29th Oct., by the Rev. P. Mus-
grave, Mr Harry Henderson, to Mise
]ttartha, second eldest daughter of W.
J. Shannon, Esq., of MoKillop.
Ft,NEN-CAMERON,-At the residence
of the bride's parents, con. 10, Turn-
burry, on the 31st ult., by Rev. R. Car-
son, Mr Theophilus Finnan, of Wes;.
Wawanosh, to Miss Sarah Cameron.
DI ED
Moirty.-In Harpurhey, on Friday,
Oct. 26th, Donald McKay, aged 82
years and 2months.
WARcuv.--In Goderroh, onWednes-
day, Oct. 31st, Matthew Warcup, aged
74 years.
Wxiartta-In Windsor, on Oct, 27tH,
J. L.W1leie, aged 69 yeara-aed 3 months
Deceared was a brother, oZ Mr J. T.
Wilkie, of this town, and et one time
well known in Cl; 'ton.
mew AdurrtiOntletttO.
THOMAS BROWN, LICENSED AucTtoN-
EEn for the counties of Huron & Perth.
Sales conducted in all parte of the county,
at reasonable mos. Address, T. BROVVN,
Box 311, Seater..h.,
`1TRAYED OR STOLE.: -Light bay Mare,
►J 18 hands high. star o'1 fc-etlead, nfeh
hindfoot whi.e. ',oft ,y u'emises in A'lia
C arg on October 19,18eS. A uv .,erson Giving
infoxn•ationas to the Rheeeabouie of said
mare will he suitably• awarded. GEORGE
D. ARNOI.D, AllenC•a'e.
VALUABLE FARM'FO'R SALE.- THAT
valuable fa' -m prore ty compoeeu of lot
Numbe 28, Jr the 7111 l,oncesexon of the
Tranship of Mullett. Well situated, excel
lt•tit laud, good ba••it. Apply so
AIANN! NG & SCOTT,
Baetisto:•e, Cltntoa.
• NOTICE:
The Annual Meetit•g of the Londesboro
Butter and Cheese Manufacturing Co„ will
be held in B'LL•q HALL, LONDE913OitOVCn.
on TUESDAY, NOV. 20TH. Meeting of Di-
rectors at 9 a.m. Shareholders 10a.m. The
g eneral meeting, one o'clock p.m, All par -
Mee aro particularly requested to eaten band
a cordial 'nvIta.'oa is extended to the pub-
lic. W, L. OUIMETTE, Secret,'•y,
NOTICE.
In the matter of the Assignnient of Gro.
A SHAa,iAN, of the Town of Clinton,
in the County of Huron, harness
Maker, pursuant to It. S. O., 1937,
('hap. 124.
f Allparties are hereby cautioned against
payiti6tany debt owing to the above named
George A. Sharman, to anyone except to the
ssigneo or his Solicitors. Auy person hav-
ing in their possession any article taken from
the shop of the Insolvent, aro hereby re-
quired to return -the same forthw,th, or:legal
proceedings will be taken for the recovery
thereof. It having come to tho knowledge
of the Creditors that certain transactions
affecting the Estate of the Insolvent have
been of the most fraudulent nattire, it has
been determined in such cases to prosecute
to thefu'lost extent of the law,
Enwta» SrtARMAN,
1fANNrNo R- Sc'4TT, Assignee.
Assignee's Solicitors.
F1ALE TEACILER WANTED -For No
if9 Division of CI'•iton Public School ; to
enter upon her duties the beginning of next
year. Applicants to state salary wan ted,and
send in their applications not later than the
morning of Nov. 15th. \V. H. HINE, Soey,
TO THE PUBLIC -THE UNDERSIGNED
desires to intima' r to t'ie people of this
vicinity that ho his bought the Blackspmith
business formerly carried on by Air Potter,
at
Holmesville, and will continuo the same
in all its branches. Being a p••aetical work-
man he fuels oonfiden.: of dying satisfaction
in all work entrusted to him, and respectful-
ly asks for a. fair share o° patronage, Horse
Shooingaspecialty, T. LOBB, Holmesvillo
nni `,TRANCE EXAMINATION. - The Ent.
L ranee Examination for admission to
High Schools and Collegiate Institutes in the
county, will be hold in Clinton, Seaforth and
wingliam, on Wednesday. '1hpraday end
Friday, the 19th, 20111, anti 21st days of De-
cember next, commencing on Wednesday, at
1.30 p.m. All candidates who intend to write
aro requested to notify the undersigned not
later than the MI of November. A foe of
• 1 cents per pupil will bo charged,payable
at the time of writing, D. A1, '.1.1,1,0('11,
T 1epector• P. S., North Huron,
PROPERTIES FOR SALE
C DD DOUSE TO RENT O8, FOR SA c
l�`I oft; Raltenbm.y St. Firat•alasa Fa'
good buildings, hard cud soft water, in H'. •
lett. Easy terms. R. M.1MACEY, I",n a 1
Hardware Merchant, Clinton,
$1350 WILL BUY THE HOUSE AND
Lot owned by the undersignec,
and occupied by Mr Lawrence, on Huron St.
Clinton, Hard and soft water and good ata
ble. Terms of payment easy. Apply to JNO,
CALLANDER, 24 Stanly St., London Soutl:
HOUSE & LOT FOR SALE -SITUATE
on Osborne St, The house contains six
rooms and good sl are cellar ; tsars are on
the premises, ba -d and soft water, a number
of fruit trees and good stable. The lot coo -
tains of an ac -e, and will be sold cheap.
W. ROBERTSON, Pop Works, C':nton,
HOUSE AND LOT POR SALE. - WELL
11 situated Frame rouse. on Huron Street,
Clinton, contains three good sized roomy down
stairs, and four rootos up ,..arra. Summer
Kitchen; Ston 3 Ce"v , .ta•.0 and soft water Bader
cover, Quarter acre lot with stable themes.
Terms reasonable, and possession given at any
time. MRS REDMOND, Clinton,
HOTEL PROPERTY FOR SALE. -SUB-
SCRIBER offers for sale the property
known as the Railway Hotel, Clinton close
to the grain storehouse o: Mr R. Irwin, which
is a licensed house and doing a good business.
This is a good stand and will be sold on easy
terms of payment. A Grocery Store in con-
nection, can be bought with the hotel, m•
separately. Full particulars on application,
MRS M. KELLY Clinton,
VALUABLE FARMS FOR SALE -being
lot 9, con. 2, an'l lot 9, con. 3, Towntbip
of Stanley, each contain ,)14 100 acres Tiler.
are good buildings and about 57 autos cl .r-
ed on ea,h lot, and boil, sr., in a Rood state
of cultivation. 'Those a -e first-class farms.
convenient to Churches, School, &c., amt
will be sold on easy terms, together or sepa-
rately. Bl, McTAGGAIRT, Clinton.
BRICK COTTAGE FOR SALE - THE
subscriber offers for sale that very com-
fortable oottego,on Dunlop Street, at pre-
sent occupied by Mrs Brownlee. It contains
six rooms and pr ,try downstairs, and large
room ups`airs. The lot is a corner quarter
acre, with hard and soft water. Will be sold
on terms to suit purchasers. For particulars
apply to D. DICKINSON, Auctioneer,, or J.
0. ELLIOTT, Clinton • 4
HOUSE AND LOT F011 SALE -Situated
on the south siclo of 'Townsend Street.
The house, which is new, contains parlor,
dining room, kitchen, a number of bed
rooms, and a stone cellar, the main part
being heated with a fox naso. Hard and soft
waiter in abundance. The lot contains one
quarter of an acro, and the property willut•
sold on reasonable terms. Apply to BTRS,C.
CARTER, Clinton.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. -SUII-
SCRIBER offers for sale his farm of 7.1
acme, being lot 25,11(1, Con, of Mullett, ad-
joining the village of Londesboro. All Blear-
ed. Good frame house and outbuildings.
Will be sold on reasonable terms. Plenty of
water. Excellent one for pasturing. If 'not
sold will be rented.. Apply to JOHN BARK -
WELL, on the' place or RICHARD BARE -
WELL, Clinton, Ont.
PROPERTY FOR SALE- SUBSCRIBER
offers for s s's that excellent property at
prsaeut occuple 1 by himself, on the corner
of Princess and Raglan Streets. There isau
ae-e of land all set out with choice fruit
tress and grape vines, plenty of hard and
soft wster. The :muss contains three rooms
down stairs, and four above,, with good cel-
lar, closets. &c. This property is very con-
venient to sehobls, and _t m one of the best
locations' in town. (Vill be sold entire, or
the lots divided. Terme reasonable, JOHN
STEEP, Clinton.
FINE FARM FOR SALE CHEAP -THAT
splendid farm of 110 acres, on the Mait-
land Concession, being lot 77, Goderieh-town-
ship, situated 16 miles from Holmesville, and
four miles from the town of Clinton. The
soil is a gobd clay loam, with a neverfailiup
spring oreekatunting through the place; also
good wells. There's about 8 acres of bush,
which is one of the best sugar bushes in the
county ; also two frame barns, one a bank
barn, ono frame horse stable,,with room for
ten Horses, also two good bearing orchards,
being about sial acres in all; two good log
houses. About 45 acres seeded down. Will
be sold' on reasonable terms, or rented to
good tenant. ALEX BADOUR, Holmesville
Post Office
NOTICE !,TO CREDITORS - PERSONS
having claims against Ronra•r Romer -
ON, late of the Township of Huliett, yeo-
man, deceased, who died on the 24th day of
October, 1888 at the said Township of Mul-
lett are hereby notified to send particulars
of their claims to John Wilson and William
Jackson, Auburn 1'.O„ or to either of thorn,
the Executors of the Last will of the Bald late
Robert Roberton, on or before the first day
of ,Ianuary next, after which data the said
executors will proceed with the division of
the said estate among the parties entitled
thereto under the said will, having regard
only to claims of which they shall have been
duly notified by the time aforesaid, and they
will not bo answerable for any claim not
sent in before that time.
Dated nt Hullott the 27th day of October,
1HHH.
JOHN WILSON,' l;xecntms
\ VM. .TACKSON,,
DIONEY ria LEND
Al 11 Per Cent.
'1'. 1. 1'. 1111,1,1,\ 111), Barrister,
(]n' Clinton,
C. P. R. TELEGRAPH
We have fitted up a student's operatintt
room, and are now prepared to receive
n limited number of students who de-
sire to learn Telegraphing.
Onr charges are very moderate, and af.
ter completion of instruction we will
use •our influence to procure students
positions.
W. JACKSON
AGENT
CLINTON
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