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The Exeter Times, 1892-3-31, Page 4Established ( l7. s, O'1EXLy BANKER, EXETER, ONT. Transaete a generalbaukin„business, 1.eoeives the acoounte of merohanta and others qn favorable terms. Offers every accommodation consistent with safe and conservative banking ennobles. Interestallowod: on deposits, Drafte issued payable at any offioeof th tteerullantsllank. • ROTES DISCOUNTED, & MONEY TO rmAIT ON NOTES AND MORTGAGES Tat otet r Si 1HURST)AY,1IARCH 31st, 1892.• NOTES AND COMMENTS. Mercier's defeat in Quebec saved Mr. Mowat $1.35. That's what it cost him to send the telegram when Mr. Mercier was elected on the Riel cry. FARM CROPS. zee esenomestTXON off' NE'w VARIETIES. To the Editor of the Exeter Timm Sni,--There is probably no work under- taken by the Agricultural Experiment Stations at thepresent time of so much value to the farmer as this which relates to the reduction and testing of new varie- ties of the seed of the various kinds of farm erons. The tendency to deterioration with nearly all kinds of crops as grown at pre- sent is all welt understood by farnters that they are constantly on the lookout for a change of need. It is very importantthat when such change is made it will have re- ference to varieties, the superior value of which has been demonstrated by repeated test. In the introduction and testing of these varieties, to say nothing of the origination of others, the experiment sta- tions will find work, which, like the story. in the fable, will never have an end. The Bulletin recently issued by our Stations on `Experiments with Spring Grass" bring out some facts relating to the introducing of new varieties which should receive the careful attention of every tiller of the soil. Reference is made therein to the testing of 81 varieties of oats for three years. The larger number of these were imported from Europe and other:countries, but all the leading Canadian varieties that could be obtained were tested with them and under similar conditions. By Cana- + + f dian varieties, I mean those which have The real burden of the public debt been grown in this country for a number of years. Of the 81 varieries thus tested, we find that the 9 varieties taking the lead are !from imported seed; and they give an average of 41 1/5 bus. per acre more each year than the best of the old sort grown previously. And this superiority in several of the impeded varieties is not confined to oats. W 'e find results very similar with barley. With barley, the 5 varieties taking the lead are imported; and if we include the Scotch Imported, which has not been in the country formerly years, we have 12 imported varieties ahead of the common :six•rowed Ontario barley, which stands first amone the old varieties hither- to grown. These 12 varieties gave au average of 4e bushels per acre per year over her Ontario six-rows.The comparis- on of the imported varieties of spring wheat grown with the old sorts has been carried on virtually for but two years, but the results obtained point in the same direction. Some of the imported varieties bave thus far taken the lead- The seed of some of thews varieties have already been widely distributed. There can be but one result. The old varieties which have serv- ed their day will be discarded and others of superior merit grown in their place. When the superiority of the more newly introduced varieties has been demonstrated by the experiment station the general in- troduction of this is accelerated insomuch that in a few years the ground of improved varieties may become general, a work that requires several years to effect, before the establishment of Experiment Stations. It is true some of these varieties ;will not be Total, 4,355 4,549 4,632 equally well adopted to all parts of the country, but it is e,wally true that, owing to the large number of sorts which is being continually brought, into the country, some of them will be found specially adapted to the wants of each locality. The influence of this work upon the pro- fits of our Agriculture cannot he consider- able. The continuous introduction of im- proved sorts of grains and seeds of various kinds cannot but increase materially the yields per acre. If we put this annual. iucrease of the different kinds of cereals at but one bushel per acre, which is surely not extravagant, what do we get? The crops on the basis of the acreage ground in 1891 would be increased as follows : Winter wheat 849956 bus. Spring wheat 510634 e Barley653156 „ Oats 1840636 e Pease 753453 n upon the people of this country is the net interest paid per capita. That in- terest was in1888 $1.90 per capita. Now itis$1.76.. ++ It is scarcely Likely Hon, Edward Blake has any intention of forming a third party. And if he should decide to head a new political organization,Mr. Chaiileau is about the last man he would select as his Quebec lieutenant, +++ The Parry Sound Star (Lib.) has also come to the conclusion that the party's policy of commercial surrender to the United States was the chief cause of the dis'istr,'us defeats sustained in the late by-elections. "Unrestricted. reciproci- ty," it says, "must go, and some policy must be formulated looking to the ex- tension of trade without loss of national dignity and prestige," tE** The vote iu the recent South Perth election was the largest ever recorded. Compared with the figures of the two previous elections the reeord stands thus: 1897 1801 1892. Conservative vote 2,131 2,168 2,325 Reform vote 2,24 2,363 2,307 •v*as The Globe says discrimination against the United States may provoke retalia- tion, and warns the country of the con sequences that would result therefrom. But this same journal has for years been urging the people of Canada to diecrim- ihate against Great Britain in favor of the United States, and this advice was not accompanied by one word of warning as to the possible consequences that might result from the adoption of that policy. * r Canada is now the only country in the world which has the right of sending cattle on the hoof to inland towns in Britain. This right is worth ten to twelve dollars a head on every beast sent over. But for the recent action taken by the Canadian Government in regard to American cattle entering British Columbia our people would not have the peculiar advantage now ac- corded them in the English market. x s s The Argus, of Albany, N. Y., says the tax imposed on Canadian barley has done fivefoli more damage to that city than all the fires that have occurred there since the McKinley bill became law. Albany is not the only city in the United States that has suffered from the same cause, and the indications are that Congress will this session reduce the tariff to the old figure and thereby bene- fit both the Canadian producer and the American consumer. tft A grateful country gives to each sur- viving veteran of the war of 1812-15 the magnificent pension of thirty dollars per annum. Tbis heavy draught upon our generosity will not long ;continue, how- ever, since in 1889 there were 104 of these old warriors still in the land of the livino,while in 1891 there were but 41 left. Of the survivors five are 100 years of age and upwards, the oldesb being 107. The youngest is 89 and the majority range between 93 and 100. ttt The line between the tfeo parties in. Dominion politics was tnore clearly drain during the short debate on the budget than at any tune previous to that date. Eton. Mr. Foster bad just stated `'die result of the Washington mission that reciprocity with the United States could only be had by agreeing to admit American manufactured articles free of custom tax while collecting any duty on British goods that the Government of the United States miuht choose for us. To this Sir Richard Cartwright promptly replied that his party is quite prepared to pay the price demanded by the Americans, The rejoinder of the Government was that they would not do so, bub would, instead, look to a prefer ential trade arrangement wibh Great Britain. At last, then, there is a clear issue between the parties. The Con- servatives are for a policy of preferential trade with the Mother Country and protection against the United States. The Liberals are for free trade with the United States and discrimination against Britain. CONDENSED NEWS. From Various Sources Through. out the District, PERTH. Mr, Pridham.the member elect for South Perth, left Thursday afternon for Ottawa. Mrs.Collison, of Hartietou, while going downstairs, slipped and fell, breaking the small bone of his log. it is not theory but fact—that Efood's Sarsaparilla makes the weak strong. A fair trial will convince you. of its merit. In this ooaiety for the quarter ending Maroh,there was only;ane magistrate'soon- viotion, it being a ease of "drunk and dis- orderly," The cause of temperance is receiving epe. tial attention in Mitchell fast now, The peoplaare deeply interested in the meetings says the Advocate. Value the winter wheat and also the spring wheat at 85cts, per bushel,,the bar- ley at 55cts, the oats at 30cts,and the pease at 55cts.and we have the followinginerease in values Winter wheat,... ....,0722462 Spring cheat 434038 Barley .... 248924 Oats ................ 552190 Pease 413849 Mr. John McClure .of the 5th concession, MoKillop, has sold his farm of 100 earea,to Mr• John Brown of the same township for the sum of $5,900. Mr, McClure has bought one of the Burke farms on the .Lake. Snore road, Goderloh township, He got it at 63,- 500. Ura: Hitch, of the 2nd son., Hullett, met with a bad accident the other day ; she was • attendiug to some duties in the barn, when a newly-oalved Dow made a rush at her, knocking her down and injuring Ler mem. what, and also killing the calf in its mad fury. The many old friends of Mr, Clark Mur- dock, formerly of Hallett, but now of Cavalier, N. Dakota, will regret to learn of the death of Mrs, Murdock, whittle took place the latter part of February, from some ailment that baffled the skill of three physicians, Mr. John L. Charles, of Glencoe, has pug- chased the barber business owned by Ur; S. Angus, of St, Marys who intends taking a trip to the Pacific Coast. On FridaylastMr. Thomas Porter, Well- ington street St. Marys, out 21 .00rds of dry maple cordwood, two opts, making ih all 5;; oords, in a little over five hours. Wby don't you try Oarter's Little Liver Pills? They are a positive cure for -sick headache, and all the ills produced by dis- ordered liver. Only one pill a dose. John Bartlett sr., haying dooided to take a well-earned rest from active basineas life, bas disposed of his baking and oonfection- ary business to hia son Walter, of Wood - stook, The death occurred at Stratford on Mon- day of Ura. A. E. Sydney Smith, mother of E. Sydney Smith, .Revising Barrister, aged 68 years. Deceased was a resident of that city for upwards of 30 years, She has been ill for upwards of a year. The Liberal press claim that Usborne, a Conaervative township, was tacked ou to. South Perth through the gerrymander. When it went into the Riding it was Con . seryative by two votes, which it increased at the late election to 110. Geo. Barr, obeese maker at Black Creek factory, was married on;Wedensday last to Miss Kerr ot Winthrop. After the ceremony the couple, accompanied by a number of friends, went to J. Barr's, 10th con., Rib - bars, where an enjoyable evening was spent. At a meeting of the lfibbert Council last week Thos. Ryan resigned the duo of de- puty -reeve for the purpose of running for reeve, and Jas. Barbour also resigned itis office with the intention of running for de- puty -reeve. There will be a lively aleotioo. Nomedicine has had greater snaoess in checking consumption, in its early stages, than Ayer's Cherry Pectoral• It stops cougbing, soothe the throat and lungs, and induces mnoh-needed repose. Hundreds have testified to the remarkable virtues of this preparation. Total.. $2371463 Divide the sum by two, least the esti- mate should be considered extravagant, and we bave $1,165,837. Add to this the money benefits accruing from the!introduo- tion ofnew varieties of grasses aud clovers, potatoes and field roots, experiments in. dairying and feeding the yarious ands of live stock, and those which relate to tree - planting and Horticuiture,and we get some idea of what these experiment stations are capable of doing for the interest of Agri- culture. I do not claim that they have accomplished so much up to the present, but that they are soon likely to be able to prove thus helpful. And yet there are some in our midst who say these stations are only a bill of expense to the country, THOS. SHAW, Ont. .Ag. College, naelph, March 21, 1892. South Perth Recount. Mr. James Trow asked for a recount of the ballots oast in South Perth elation, which began before Judge Woods, in 8trat A horse ran away in Brussels on Monday, ford,on Tuesday22nd. The ballot boxes be causing Marsden Smith, a farmer, to break ing opened, the sealed envelopes containing five ot Ms ribs, besides splintering his arm, the ballots were removed therefrom, and and badly cutting bis face. Same day a the count commenced with polling sub. di- shed fell on Mr. John Grieve and broke his vision No';1, following it up in rotation un- leg. tie the last, No. 30, was reached. Conaider- ing the large vote cast the marking was very good. At Elimville, where Mr. Pridham had 101 majority, there was not a single bad ballot. Of the 22 ballots objected to throughout the whole riding by deputy re- suffocated, turning officers, the Judge allowed 12-8 The proprietor of the Rattenbury House, for Trow and 4 for Pridham. A.t poll 15, Clinton, was fined $20 and outs last week the deputy counted two for Trow, which for the first offence under the Oraok's Aot ; were allowedfor Pridham. as another poll, the proprietor of the Carlow Hotel was also one counted for Pridham was given Trow. on trial the day before, but, the charge was Three ballots with the crosses above the not sustained. name for Pridham were thrown oat. Three with a straight line after Trow's name were Mr• and Mrs. Henry MaGavin of the also disallowed, and one for Pridham, mark- Goshen line, Stanley, intend going to the ed, in the same way. In the North Ward, Northwest, and a number of their Methodist Mitchell, a torn ballot which had sot been friends hearing this, met the other evening counted by the deputy -returning officer was and presented Mrs. MaGavin with a china allowed for Pridham, and one which bad. dinner and tea sett. been counted for Trow with the number on A. Winnipeg telegram says : • Mrs. Link- tbe back, was Minium; out. A few other later of , Ont., one of the passen- changes were made, but they affected the re. gore on. Saturday's .colonist train from the snit very little, the rtain for Pridbam being east, was confined on the train, her child four, thea making his total majority 22. being born near Port Arthur. The 'lady is now in the hospital here, A PLEASING SENSE The vacancy in the oler}rship of the 12th Division Court, Blytb, caused by the .death of the late Miles Young, has -been filled, Mr. Wei. Campbell having obtained the ap- pointment. Mr. H. MoQuarrie has been HURON. Reeve Hamilton of Blyth has disposed of his hardware business to ltfr. H. A. Soar - lett of Seaforth. William Inglis of Belmore died last week. He was son of Geo, S. Inglis and was a pop- ular young man. Mrs. Alfred Stonehouse of Bayfield died in Toronto last week. her death waa the result of la grippe. The Brussels Driving Park. Assooiatiou bave decided to hold races and other sports on the 24th of May. A very pleasant and joyous affair took place at the residence of Mr Robt. Holland, near Walton, on Wednesday of last week. It Was the marriage of Mr. Holland's oldest daughter, Mise Roselle A., to Mr. Edgerton Roe, son of Thomas .Roe, Esq., of the same neighborhood. It has been conjectured that the secret of antediluvian longevity was some method of keeping the blood pure, warm aud vigorous. Moderns accomplish the same purpose by using Ayer's Sarsaparilla -the beat blood medicine ever brought to light, Oa the Seaforthrink,theother night areatook place between George Baldwin ys. 13. Oresswoll, G. Abell and 1 '. Dorsey. Bald- win was to skate three miles white each of the otbers skated three miles consecutively, and at the same time Baldwin was to gain two laps, He did this and more, gaining three and a half laps. The Clinton shooting case in which Thos. Chambers was charged with shooting con- stable Bulmer, at the Commercial hotel there sometime ago, resulted in an acquittal. Though Bulmer positively identified him, several reputable witnesses swore that Chambers was in Manitoba when the shoot- ing took plane in Clinton. The editor of the Clinton News-Record, (who, by the way, fortune must favor) is the possessor of a high hat, and he proudly wears it. The other day he was standing at the bar in the Rattenberry House, when a young man, under the influence of liquor, deliberately shot with a revolver at and crit the editor's plug hat. He paid $20 and costs for the offence of carrying a revolver,. Reducing the Co. Council.. There is no doubt that the Councils of many of our counties have grown to an un- wieldy size. The county council of Bruce has 45 members; of Huron, 50 members ; of Middlesex, 49 members ; of Oxford, 35 members ; of Grey, 50 ; of Northumber- land and Durham, 49 members. The bill by which it is proposed to reduce the num- ber should meet with the entire approval of all who favor a ridical reduction in the number thereof. The measure consists of two parts, the first points out the means for bringing the law into effect, and the second the means for the election of county councils on a new basis. The county clerk shall, at the next municipal election' Jan., 1893, irrespective of the vote or opinion of the council, submit to the electors of the municipality by ballot the question " Are you in favor of adopting the County Couucils Act of 1892? " If the majority of the people vote for it it will come into force. If the people in smaller counties do not desire to reduce the number of councillors they may reject the question. Mr. Robert Leatberson of Tuokersmith The question is to be submitted in those lost a valuable horse last week. It got its counties which have more than 15 council - hind foot over the halter tie. lors. In counties which have less than fifteen councillors it is not to be submit- ted unless by direction of the council. In counties baying a population of 40,000 or leas :here are to be seven councillors; in counties with population between 40,000 and 60,000 there are to be nine councillors, and in counties with a population over 60, 000 there are to be eleven councillors. Fifty or more electors may sign nomina- tion papers nominating one or more for councillors, and if the .number nominated The Hay Townabip Agricultural Society does not exceed the number to be elected announces that their fall fair will this year they shall be declared elected. Each vot- be hold on September 12tb and 13th. They er may give all his votes to one candidate are arranging for a big show. or may distribute them as he sees fit. Huron having over 60,000 of a population, will be entitled to eleven councillors. News of the Week= Condensed. Seeding will commence in Manitoba this week. Secretary Blaine can now take short walks in the open air.. Over a thousandexoursionists vistaed London, Ont., Friday. Pat Rooney, the actor, died in New York Monday afternoon.. • Mr. W. C.ktacdonald has given $85,- 000 to McGill University, The Republicans of South Dakota have declared, for Harrison. Hamilton'srate of taxation will this year be 20 mills on the dollar. Wheat dropped to 80 cents per bus. on the. Stratford market Tuesday. The Free Coinage Bill has been kill- ed by the adjournment of Congress. It is proposed to abolish some of the. religious holidays throughout Quebec. The =emigration prospects in Mani- toba were never so bright as this season. It is understood that Premier Abbott will be knighted shortly by her Majesty The first vessel tor this season sailed. from Toronto harbor to Charlotte Mon- day. .he North-west colony of Russian Jews will be located at Whitewood, Man. Severe snowstorms are again report- ed in England, Scotland and north of Wales. Mr. Wm. Bates has Lought the farm. of Mr. Chowan, south of Bayfield and removed to it. .rhe drill instructor of the Winnipeg School of Infantry has deserted and fled to the States. Mrs.. Anderson, a Tialifax widow, cut her throat with a rarer before her bed. room mirror Friday, ` W. T. R. Preston has resigned his position as secretary of the Ontario. Liberal Association, The trouble between the G. T. R. Company and employees is reported to be amicably settled. David Mounteney, charged with murder at Belleville, is out • on bail to the;amount of $2,000. The iron tug n'tppic of Vancouver, B. C., sank with all on board in Eng- lieb Bay on Thursday. The Macdonald Memorial Committe in Hamilton has raised subscriptions amounting to $5,000, The funeral ot' the late kI E. Clarke, M. P. P.. took place Monday and was very largely attended. A petition has been entered against the return of Mr. W. B. Northrup as M P. for EastHastings. Persiau opium is being largely smug- gled into Boston to be used in the manufacture of cigarettes.. Richard King, ofDunvitle,wasorush- ed to death with two rolling stones three tons each at Brantford Friday. In a frontier encounter with United States troops two of the Mexican re- volutionists m Lower Texas werekilled. Grand Trunk earnings for week; end- ing Marcie26tia, 1892, $393,437; for .t8- 91, $380,533; tnorease, 1892, $2.006. A priest in Montreal, who was lead- ing a dual life, hae just been sent to jail for a month for running a whiskey still, White workingmen at bydney, N. S. W., are protesting against the impor- tation of colored laborers into the col- ony. Thomas Williamson, the Markhana. forger, was sentenced to seven years at Kingston Mondayat the Criminal Assi Mr. Wm. Wright, of MoXillop, has leased his farm, one mile west of Winthrop, to Mr Hugh Roes, for a term of six years, Mr. George Fee, who recently graduated as a full-fledged M. D. from Detroit Medical College is now at his home near Zurich. Death called to her eternal home an old and respected resident of Tnrnberry town- ship, in the person of Mrs. Thompson, oa Friday. Rev, A. D. McDonald of the Presbyterian church, Seaforth, had last week the degree of D, D. conferred upon him by the Senate of the Montreal Presbyterian College. Mr. John Gaetzemeyer of Seaforth and Mrs. Murdo McLeod of MoKillop, two of the pioneers of Huron, died last week, the former at the age of 80, the latter 88 years. Miss Mary Logan of theParr'line Stanley was last week presented with a well-filled purse by the congregation of St John's ohureb, Varna,in recognition of her services. Mr. L. Felker, who has lived in Colborne for a good many ,years, has sold his farm of 50 acres to Mr. A. Malloy for the sum of $2,000. Mr. Felker intends to remove to Michigan. Dr. Worthington of Cliuton while passing along the street in that town the other dry was struck on the head by a falling snow - slide. He now sues the owner of the build- ing, Mr. Searle, for damages. Mr. James Booth of the Goshen line, Stanley, who is insane, walked a distance of six miles one cold day last week without hat, coat or boots. He waa badly frozen, and has mince been taken to the asylum. Two small children were playing at their home in Clinton the other day, when one got inside an inclosed washstand and closed the door- It waa some time before it was diecoiered, and the child was then almost 0f health and strength renewed and of ease No one knows better than those who have and comfort foilowathe use of Sl rup of used Carter's Little Liver Pile what relief Figs, as it acts in harmony with nature to they have given when takenfor dyspepsia, effectually cleanse the system when costive (4RIAT OFFER. IN Men's c& Boys' Felt Hata Fashions and Customs are the rulers of men, consequently stooks accumulate and our shelves are occupied with goods that will sooner or later be sold at a sacrifice. The merchant becomes a loser; however, we have made up our minds that 71 doz. FELT .HATS—Soft and Hard, in Wool and Fur Felts—must give way for other goods, and we now offer one of the greatest bargains, we think, that has presented itself for sometime: These Hats are marked to sell from $1 to $3, each, and they will be shown in three distinct lots ; your choice of Hats in case No. 1, $1.00 each; case No, 2, 50c; case No. 3, 25c. Does "The Queen" actually give away Pianos? Dunn kin. Memo :—Replying to several enquiries regarding the Canadian Queen's offer to give away one of Mason & Risch'a high class Upright Pianos each month dur- ing 1892, we have received an order from the publishers of the Canadian Queen for twelve of the Studio Uprigbts in solid black walnut cases, our price for wbieh is $325 each. Those are to be shipped direct from our factory or salesrooms to the addreaes supplied us by the publishers of the Queen. As far as the quality of the piano is ooaoern- ed, every person with a cultivated ear for music knows what the Mason -Reach piano is, and the ones to be supplied to The Quein are Rho same high grade as far as tone, eto., is concerned as the best we make. A sample of those prize pianos is on exhibition at our warerooms, 32 King Street West, Toronto, and can be examined by you or any of your friends at any time it suite your convenience. Yours truly, MASON & RIeCH, Toronto, Ont. WHO. WILL so THE nexr?—The - first prize piano offered by the publishers of the Queen, was won by Miss Eva Watson, 66 Close Ave., Parkdale, Ont; the second prize piano was won by Edward W.Dowling.Clerk in the Windsor hotel, Montreal; the third prize piano was won by Edward W. Gardner, 78 Sulhvan St., Toronto. THE QUt;EN's MONTHLY PUZZLER.—If Was was the eon of Pharaoh's dangbter, what relation would Mona be to the daugh ter of Pharaoh's son ? The Queen will give an elegant Mason & Ricoh Fine Toned Upright Piano to the first person answering the above problem correct- ly; an elegant Gold Watch for the second correct answer; a China Dinner Set for the third correct answer; an elegaritSilk Dress Pattern for the fourth correct answer; and many other valuable prizes, all of what'll are announced in thia issue of The Queen, A valuable special prize will be given for t . e MST CORuECT ANSWER raoXX A BEADED or THE EXETER "TIMES GAZETTE," Each. person answering must enclose fifteen two cent stamps for "THE CANADTAN Quenx MILITARY SOHOTTIsoHE,' jest out, together with a oor'y of The Queen, containing a beautiful water -color reproduction, "Seven, He Loves," and full particulars of our Ed- ucational Prize Oompetitions. The object of offering these prizes is to increase the oircnlation of this, popular magazine. By axNprxe TODAY YOU MAY SECURE A VALUABLE 'qua:, Address THE CANADIAN QUEEN,"A" dizziness; pain in the side, constipation', aud or bilious. For sale in 75o bottles by all appointed License commissioner, vice the Termite, Can., disordered stomach. leading druggists; late Myles Young. Ulnard's Liniment for sale everywhere. We have a fine selection of Shirtings Ticking, Dooms, Cottonades, White Ducke and Drillings, Table Linens, Towelling and Towels, Table Damasks in white and colored, Art Muslins in choice patterns, Gray Cottons and Bleached Cottons, Turkey -red Prints in plain and twilled. We ask your early call to examine the said goods. ill kinds of Produce taken in exchange for Goods. t s P. -. - KE EXETER. tern, the members and the public rush. ed to the stricken man's side, and for half an hour the usual ceremony which marks the proceedings of the House was utterly abandoned. Mr, Clarke, who entered the House on February27, 1883, was addressing the douse en op- position to Mr. 'Fait's Bill to amain' the Assessment Act. The public accounts have been sub- mitted to the Manitoba Legislature. The expenditures were $828,648.95 and the receipts $739,095 56. Blyth. Bitiors.---Our monthly horse and cat- tle fair was bald here on Tuesday, --It is reported that we are to bave a sec- ond furniture and undertaking estab. lishmeut in town shortly,—The usual Lenten service will be held an i'rinity ohuroh ou Wednesday evening at 8 o'olock. Subject of lecture: i'zame of the uses and objections of the Prayer - book," -Mr. H. J. D. Cook, of Linde - rich, has opened out a law office over Bell's harness shop. AWL The Montreal boar;. of Trade recom- mends that the export duty on sawlogs from Canada to the United States be reimposed. Nearly 1,000 passengers arrived at Halifax from Liverpool Sunday night, and over1,000 more are expected with- in the next few days. " Prince Michael' who calls himself the Messiah, was arrested in Detroit Monday on a complaint of his wife, charged with adultery. ' Mather Dawson was drowned some time ago in Wyoming. His life was insured for $127,000, and $15,000 was spent in searching for the body. Bishop Tones, a colored minister, was shot while conducting services at Aliendale, Ga. The murderer, who fired througha window, escaped. It isunderstood Mr. A. T.Freed, edi- tor of the Hamilton Spectator, is to be made chief of the Dominion Govern- ment's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Two younggirls daughters of Charles B. Hawley, of Chandos township, Peter- boro county, who were bitten last fall by a dog, are likely to die of hydropho- bia. Hon. D. L. Hanington, leader of the opposition in the New Brunswick Leg- islature has been appointed to the bench of the Supreme Courtof the Province. At the Frontenac Assizes, which otos- ed on Monday, the hull -less oats case was dismissed, the judge holding that the defendants, or illegal ''sharps,"had maintained their case. Mr. Waidie,.88 years of age, one of the oldest residents of Gananoque, having lived there since 1837, died on Monday. Three weeks ago deceased's wife died, aged 90 years. Baggagemaster Tippling, in the per- formance of his duties on theafternoon freight train from Goderich,at Clinton, got one of his feet injured Saturday so that one toe was taken off. '1'he Atwater murder trial closed Friday when the jury returned .a ver- dict of not guilty. John Lottridge will still be held on the charge of burglary: Bartram will return and complete his term of two years for cattle stealing. A sad drowning accident is reported f rom the city of Curve n, Presco tt county . A :young farmer named Henry Wouding was driving home from Plantagenet and started to cross .the stream at Ben• son's Ferry, but' the lee gave wait and the whole outfit broke through. Wood ing being dragged down with the hors- es and sleigh and drowned. Goderich Township. ;T,linirtrs,^Mr. A. Fat till, near Bayfield, has rented has farm for a term of years to Mr. Chowan of Stonloy,-Mr, George Beacom,. V: S., son Of kir. David of that ilk le now a full-fledged veterinary, baying passed a very creditable exam- - ination last week at the 22nd annual anniversary of the Uuteri° Veterinary College, Toronto..—Deputy reeve Bea- cons has been nursing a ;sore hand for the last couple of weeks. We are pleased to know that the limb Is ire- proving, but it does seem that his in- fliction is a punishment on Rini for not having a young voter to nurse. For a general family cathartic we eon& dentially reoommend Hood's Pills, They should be inevery home =Odieine cheat, Ibis now pretty well understood;to be r dangerous practice to attempt to palm o worthless imitations of thee" Myrtle Navy tobacco for the genuine article. In former years that praotioe was the Disuse of much annoyance,' and Mesare. Tuokett & Son were compollod to resort to the law conrts to put a stop to it, Though they:have nob met with any oases of the kind lately, it fs always a safe precaution for the purabaaer to see'tbat the trade mark TAB, in bronze lettere is stamped upon each plug ; no plug ever leaves the factory without it, and to appropriate the trade mart is a punishable offence. Dr. 7, A. Slocum's OXYGENIZED EMULSION of PURE COD LIVER OIL. If you have Tightness ofthe chest —Use it. For sale by all druggfete. 35 cents per bottle. Mr- R. E. Clarke, thesenior member for Torontoin the Leeielative Aesernbly, dropped dead in his place in the house while speaking Friday afternoon. A wild scene ensued, Members rushed hither and thither. Windows were smashed that air mightenter tlre;chain. ber. The Attorney General, the ,V' ,is - t; OWED n 1CIVE'; Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers andcures habitual ,. constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities common d it to all and. have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 75c: bottles by all leading druggists.. reliable druggist Any who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes `o try it. Manufactured only by the. ti ,ALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO SAN FRANOISQO, CAL. w0 [t3V=LL+E, ST. NEW srozut, iii. SI:.