The Exeter Advocate, 1896-6-11, Page 31
OUR OTTAWA LETTER
RIVALRY OF THE GREAT7P4RTIES
IN MAKING "CHARGES.
The Man From, North Suncoe-Curious
sue in the Election ---The Reward 01
"Jeesite Joe" --Not to be Surprised At-.
Another Anti -Remedial ist.
Since the °petting of this campaign
those of us who keep a watoltful eye on
politics have known that both parties had
something in the way of "charges" to,
make. Aptly following the examples of
their American prototypes; our Canadian
politicians are experts in the business ca
circulating, tales -many of them not
wholly untrue -that shall injure the
other party. Here in Ottawa we expected
something of this kind. We had not lone
to wait. Only our days ago did the Win.
nipeg Tribune publish a despatch that
was startlingly original. It came from
Ottawa, and it stated that, on his return
from Winnipeg, Sir Charles Tupper had
called at the Ottawa University, whers
he had had a long interview with Arch-
bithop Langevin. "After the interview
wee over," proceeds the despatch, "the
Premier, turning to His Grace, said:
'Your Grace,I ain 'going on an important
sni;sion and I would feel all the mere se-
cure if I had your blessiug before I
leave.' Archbishop Langevin consented,
and hie Charles dropped on his knees be,
fore His Grace, while the latter blessed
him." The correspoudent of the Tribune
goes on to say that as the Tappers, fatbea
and,son, drove away front the university,
they were observed to smile. The Pre.
mier has denied that he had any conver-
sation with the Archbishop, while Mon-
signor Langevin telegraphs that he has
not soon Sir Charles since his accession
to the Premiership, The story sounds
silly, but lc might fulfil its purpose in
some quarters. The idea, a course, was
to influence Protestant sentiment in Win-
nipeg. Although the Liberals are so far
one in the lead in point of originating
and ciroulating campaign stories, the
Ministerialists will not be far behind by
the end of the week. In Ottawa, on
Friday last, Dr. Montague had a confer-
ence svith the Eastem Ontario Conserve-
tive candidates,. He informed them that,
within a fortnight the Government
would show the country what manner
of men the Liberals are, that the com-
plicity of their leaders in annexation
plots would be clearly shown, and. that
the country would no longer be able to
doubt whether the members of the Oppo-
sition are 'unpatriotic politiciaus or inis-
represented enthusiasts, The sun, I an
.assured, has been called in to aid the
Conservatives, Photographs of eertain
letters will be copied and scattered broad-
cast throughout the laud. But let us
wait until we have full particulars before
we pass judgment.
Thenitan ]From North Simcoe.
Afar in the prairie province D'Alton
McCarthy has been conducting a spirited
campaign. As you know, the 'Toronto
lawyer is a candidate in Brandon. For
a week he was in the riding, addressing
two meetings a day. On occasion he
drove twelve miles across the prairie to
Deloraine, whore, an hoar after mid-
night, he found the school house crowded
with antisremedialists, waiting to hear
the epostle of their cause. And until
three o'clock hi the morning did hIcCar
thy talk to these sturdy and wakeful
farmers, It was at Souris, though, that
the man from Nerth Sammie had his
most cordial reception. Souris, and the
county round, were settled by Orange-
men from Cavan township, in Durham
County. The Cavan Blazers have been
known to fame for decades.' Like other
Orangeinen in another partof the coun-
try: like the Wallace Lambs, their chief
reason for living was the opportunity
-which life affords for frequent lighbs.
T.he Cavan Blazers aro ready and anxious
to light with anybody. No outsider Ap-
pearing, they proceed to do the best they
oan by fighting, one with the other.
Their sons and nephews who went to
Manitoba have not lost any of the com-
munity's characteristics. Four or five
years ago au enthusiastic Jesuit priest
commenced a mission in Souris. He was
warned that priests were not "personae
gratae," as diplomats say, in the settle-
ment. The missionary declined to go un-
til evening. Then he went. The offspring
,of the Blazers became somewhat drunk
and fully infuriated. Whereupon they
chased the Jesuit for some miles across
the prairie. There is no reason for sup-
posing that he would. have come to any
harm had he been captured. The objec-
tion was not personal to him; it simply
indicated the Blazers' antipathy to the
Church of Rome. With an audience coni -
posed of suoh enthusiasts as these, D'Al-
ton McCarthy could not fail of having a
most hearty welcome. He returned east
on Tuesday last, and. informed a Toronto
interviewer that the Manitobans would
return five anti-remedialists in the seven
.constituencies in the proviuce. Joseph
Martin, he thinks,will defeat Hugh John
Macdonald.
Curious Issue in the Election.
Speaking of Hugh John, it may be re-
marked that his nasal organ has become
an issue in the election. Heredity is re-
sponsible for the shape of his nose. It is
the nose of the first 'Sir John. Also,
Hugh John has the Old Man's wag of
the head and cook of the eye when speak-
ing. Within the past fortnight a Conser-
vative stamper in Winnipeg pointed out
the fainily resemblance between the noses
of father and _son. Whereupon the Lib-
eral press of Manitoba commenced to
furiously rage. It Was a nice state of
affairs, they said, when a man should
be made a Cabinet Minister on account
of the shape of his nose. Likeveise, it Was
pointed out that the nose of which the
one under • discussion was, so to speak,
the lineal descendant, was the nose of a
very bad old man. At which the faithful
Conservative press entered the lists, and
with dithyrambrio eloquence eulogized
the noses of the Macdonalds, father and
son. Nothing but jealousy, it was
pointed out, could have inspired the Lib-
eral attacks on the nose of Hugh John
Macdonald. Assuredlysable editors went
on, it was either jealousy or a inalevol-
ent desire to befoul the reputation of
Canada's greatest statesman. All of
which showed that the editors, both Con-
servative and Reform, were guilty of
,Writing very great twaddle. But votes
count, and if • discussiug the conforma-
tion, profile mad front andrear elevation of
a nose be productive of votes,
let the dis-
elleSien go on. So say all good
The Reward of " Jeesite Joe."
SOM.° of the readers of this correspond-
ence inay have beard of Joseph Marshall,
the Clonservative ex -member for Haat
Middlesex. Marshall was one of those
Who ,stood by the Government in '87,
when first D'Alton McCarthy split with
the Conservative party. East Middlesex
IB a strongly Orange riding and, when
Marshall returned home after having
voted against the disallowance of the
jesuit Estates Aot, be Was dubbed by his
Ninstituents "Jeesite Joe," "Jeesite"
being •the agrestio pronunoiation of the
name of the order that Ignatius Loyale
founded. Marshall znanaged to pull
through in '91, and in the session that
ended the lifetime of the last parliament
he voted fel. the Remedial bill. His re-
ward has come, in the shape of the post -
mastership of London. James Gilmour,
his successor', is also a strong pro remed-
ial man.
Joseph. Martin's New Move.
Our resourceful friend, Joseph Martin,
has made another move. He announces
his allegiance to the platform of D'Alton
McCarthy. "I am unalterably opposed
to the re establishment of Separate
schools, or to the consideration of any
sucb project," says the author of the
Manitoba school bills of '90. Upon this
pronouncement the Conservative news-
papers of Manitoba have pounced with
avidity. They point out that Martin has
averred his full belief in the Liberal plat-
form and. in the Liberal leader. How
then, they ask, may he follow McCarthy,
the anti-remedialist, and Laurier, win)
declines to commit himself? On other
questions MoCarthy and. Laurier are at
variance. On the tariff issue they are by
no means on all fours. The Winnipeg
Free Press -the organ, by the way, of
the Canadian Pacific Railway -says oon-
corning Martin's statement:-
, Mr. Martin's present attitude Is in-
consistent. If he should throw over Mr.
slaiurier and announce Mr. D'Alton Mo-
Coathy as his parliamentary leader, we
could understand him, though we could.
not see how he could thereby better dis-
pose of the question. But his keeping up
his allegiance to Mr, Laurier, who has
coercion on his programme, and then
taking the platform with D'Alton Mo -
earthy is too much in the nature of run-
ning with theehare and hunting with the
bounds. The McCarthy and Liberal plat-
forms on the subject of remedial legisla-
tion are not alike, and an attempt to
support both is too inconsistent to suc-
ceed in deceiving the electors."
"Not to be Surprised At."
happened to mention to it Liberal
leader the feet of Martin's alteratiou in
political faith. He made light of the mat-
ter. "I don't see much to be surprised
at," said. he. "Everybody knows that
.Toe Martin never has been anything but
a straight supporter of secular schools.
He does not believe in religion, let alone
religious dootrine, being inculcated in
state -aided institutions. He told the
House so during the debate on the bill.
Be happens to hold the same views as
D'Alton bloCarthy, that's all. And, my
friend, remember that in polities the
main thing is to win. Joe Martin is out
to defeat Hugh John Macdonald and, to
say mind, he Is justified in accepting
McCarthy's platform if, in so doing, he
may aid in compassing the downfall of
the Government."
Another Anti -rented lame
Another anti-retnedialist, .T. Ross
Robertson, who is opposing Emerson
Coatsworth in East Termite, has almost.
the same views as are possessed by my
friend the Liberal politician. Mr. Robert-
son addressed a meeting of his support-
ers the other night. He accentuated his
belief in the National Policy, and in the
general doctrines of the Conservative
party. "But," said this semi -millionaire
journalist, "I shall not allow the Na -
tonal Policy to be used to wreck Mani-
toba. I shall vote against any party that
shall attempt to coerce that province.
When in parliament I shall do my best
to show the hierarchy that they aro not
going to be allowed to dictate to the
people of Canada. And I shell not allow
Manitoba to be used to defeat the Na-
tional Policy." At which clear statement
the audience oheered uproariously. Before
Emerson Coatsworth there is it hard fight.
The ex -member for East Toronto, by his
advocauy of the Remedial bill, has im-
paired his popularity in the constituency.
He will go into tbo contest with the aid
of the Government assured to him.
Against him he will have pitted a fighter,
wealthy, strong and resourceful withal.
If the Administration hold East Toronto
the victory will be a signal one. It will
prove that the Orangemen are what our
French fellow conntrymen of Liberal pro-
clivities have always asserted them to be
-a political organization. Had some
of these same Quebeckers journeyed to
Collingwood last week and had they been
able to pass the stalwarts who tyled the
doors of the Orange Grand Lodge, they
might Itave seen fit to change their opin-
ion. They would have seen warfare, bit-
ter, acrimonious and pitiless. They
would have heard Sam Hughes, a Grand
Auditor, arise and denounce Clarke Wal-
lace, the Grand Master, .as a • liar. Mer
who were there tell me that the uproar at
tiines was awful. Major Hughes was ac-
cused of having acted as Whip for the pro -
remedial Conservatives during the contin-
uous sittings of eight weeks ago. Where-
upon, in plain, bald English, the ex -
member for North Victoria told the
Grand Master, who corroborated the
statement, that the truth was not in
him. The efforts of the anti-remedialists
to oust Wallace from the Grand Master-
ship were fruitless. And equally abortive
were the machinations of Mr. Wallace's
friends, who did their best to defeat
Robert Birmingham, the • Grand Score-.
tary. It may be remembered that, a week
ago, I prophesied that both of these gen-
tlemen would be re-elected. The straight
Conservative wing spared no effort to in-
duce E. F. Clarke to run against Wal -
lane. They dangled the Grand Mastership
before his eyes. But the auburn -haired
giant from Toronto was too astute to
take any risks. He knew that his candi-
dature against the ex -Controller would
ruin his chances of election in West
Toronto. Wherefore he declined to enter
the lists. One hears very conflicting tales
in respect to the means used by the two
parties to father their ends. Clark Wal-
lace told me on Monday last that his
opponents had stuffed the hallot-boxes.
Bob Birmingham assured me, a day la-
ter, that the. Wallace men had cast more
ballets than there • were voters in the
hall, Aed Mr. Pitts, Grand Master of
Sew• Brunswick, says that the gentle-
men whem lie calls "the Birmingham
•crowd" spent thousands of dollars in re-
electing their candidate for the Grand
Secretaryship. When the Grand Master's
gavel fell for the last time, and Grand
Lodge had closed for a twelvemonth, but
one victory had been scored. • Otherwise,
honors wore easy. The Wallace contin-
gent went home happy in the conscious-
ness of having defeated Rev. Mr. Walsh,
the Grand Chaplain. Mr. Walsh bad pro-
ilounced himself in favor of the Remedial
bill, albeit he is a consistent Methodist.
The friends of Clarke Wallace went to
• Grand Lodge thirsting for his gore The
Grand Master rammed to his Woodbridge
home with a clerical scalp dangling from
his waist.
A Notable Sermon.
While Mr. Walsh the Protestant ei ede
had done his best for the Goveriiutut
that stands pledged to restore Separate
schools, a clergyman of the Church of
Rome gave the people of Toronto a sur-
prise last week. It was at St Peter's
Catholic church iu Toronto. that Rev.
Father )Ylinahan preached a most notable
sermon. The Father is a young Irish-
man, with Liberal proclivities. In my
experience of Canadian polities -in which,
as everybody knows, Mother Church is a
power to be reckoned with -I do not re-
member any such outspoken utterance
on the part of a priest. To put it in a
word, this cleric came out against the in-
terference of the Caurch in politico -relig-
ious matters. Let us hear
"United Canada) the local Roman
Catholic paper at Ottawa, gravely ques-
tions the necessity for such pastorals as
that recently issued by the Bishop of
Quebec. It pointsout that the Reined
Catholic clergy in England, Ireland,
France, Spain, Germany, Austria and
the United States do not Issue mande-
smuts and it asks why that course should
be followed in the province of Quebec.
It says tha,t any sane man should be
able to see that any sane nutn should be
able to see that Sir Charles Tupper is
playing with the School question, and
remarks that almost every Conservative
candidate in Ontario and several in New
Brunswick, Manitoba and British Co-
lumbia are already pledged in writing to
oppose remedial legislation of any kind.
"This utterance suggesting the exist-
ence of a phase of Roman Catholic beliee
and sentiment as to which, perhaps, too
little is heard among those who are out-
side the Church, should servo the valua-
ble purpose of reminding the people of
Canada that. the Roman Catholics of the
country are not to he sold be blooks at
the approaching elention.
"Experience near home has informed
us in the province of Quebec that the
bishops could not control the vote of the
provinoe oven if they were so unwise as
to resort to spiritually coercive measures.
Voices from the sister provinces,
which the school rights of Roman Cath-
olics have been enjoyed during eighteen
years of the beneficent guardianship of
Sir Oliver Mowat, encourages us in the
belief that Roman Catholics in all parts
of the country will vote upon the School
question with an eye single to the wel-
fare of the isountry at large. They are
not apt to recognize their rights in the
ugly guise of eoercion‘
"Tupper is the only coercionist."
The isisimps unanimous.
That last sentence makes it clear that
Father Minahan Is not to be considered
a Conservative. His utterances found
their way to the ear of the clergy of the
province of Quebec. Monsignor Gravel,
who obtained, in some sort, celebrity be-
cause of his letter to Cardinal Ledaohow-
ski last summer, dealt with the matter
in his sermon at Ste. Angela last Sun-
day, He assured his hearers that the
bishops of Canada were unauimous in
their desire that their people should vote
only for candidates pledged to support
remedial legislation. His Lordship of
Nicolet went on to tell his hearers, and
• the country, some news. "The bishops of
Ontario," said he, "met at Kingston and
have instructed their clergy as we have
done. The bishops of the province of
Quebec met in Montreal tuid they have
drafted the mandennent Which you have
rend. The bishops of the Maritime
ptovinces have also instructed their
clergy. Mgr. O'Brien, who is now in
Rome, recognizing the gravity of the sit-
uation, has issued it pastoral letter in
whieh he appeals not only to Catholics,
but to Protestants, to help in settling
this question upon an equitable basis. A
venerable bishop of Upper Canada told
Mgr, Langevins 'If we have the happi-
nesa of seeing this question equitably
settled we will go with you to sing a
solemn Te Deum of thanksgiving to
God. Itt the meantime we will do all we
cau to achieve this inuoh desired object.'
You sec that all the bishops are anxious
to have this question settled and that
they aro unanimous."
In OntatioAlso. '
This should settle for good the state-
ment that the hierarchy of Ontario do
not take the sante interest in the school
question as do their fellow bishops of the
French province. The point was put to
sne very mildly by Bishop Macdonell, of
Alexandria, when I met him the other
day. "A bishop's duty is the same in
Ontario as it is in Quebec," said this
prelate. "It is not choice, or expediency,
but duty. And I do not think the bish-
ops of Canada need take their instruc-
tions from an obscure parish priest is
Toronto." The warrantability of Mgr.
Macdonell's uontention was seen the day
after, when the Archbishop of Toronto
telegraphed to T. Chase Cosgrain, it well-
known Quebee Conservative, that
"Father Minahan is pastor of a small
suburban church, and his utterances
were made without my knowledge and
have received my condemnation."
The Fight Hot on the Side Lines.
Out on the side lines the fight is wax-
ing hot. , Soon the farmers will be told
by Conservative stumpers how the Lib-
erals and the Patrons are in alliance.
The followers of Laurier will retort that
any entente that shall break the Govern-
ment is justifiable. Down in Frontenac
the Patrons are making a strong fight,
and in Prince Edward county they aver
that they are sure to elect their men.
Joseph L. Hayceck, the leader of the
Third Party in the Ontario legislature,
has abandoned his farm, and now is it
burgher of the good city of Kingston.
This ehange in residence is worthy of
notice, for does it not furnish a solution
of the great question, "WhY do our
young men leave the farm"
And the answer is "Because they be-
come great statesmen." "It's true in the
case of the eloquent Haycock, at any
rate," say my Patron readers.
Speak Kindly.
.4 man was once saved, by a very
poor boy, from drowning. After his
restoration he said to him:-
" What can I do for you, my boy?"
• "Speak a kind word to me, some-
times," eeplied the boy, the tears gush-
ing from his eyes; "I ain't got a mother
like some of them."
A kind word! Think of it. This man
had it in his power to give that boy
• money, clothes, playthings, but the little
fellow craved nothinecso much as a kind
word now and then. If the man had ever
so little heart that boy must certainly
have had the wish granted. A kind word
You have many such spoken to you
daily, and you don't think much of their
value, but that poet boy in the village,
at whom eyervbody lastalis would think
that he had toned a treasury if someone
spoke a kind, word to him. *
'consistent.
" Tion -4 Sholildn't think you'd Patrete
ize those 5p. barbershops when you
know the Union is itt. favor . of the 100,
• sh ors, •
Tini,-011,' that's all right. Sore, 1 only
iet them go over me face ,once.
MANITOBA MATTERS. STEEL WOOL.
TO Aid immigration '11 orh-Opening of
Wesley College -A Fur Dealer committed
roe Trial (.st a Charge of Fraud.
'Winuipeg, June 5.--Searetary Hem.
beaks of the Western Canadian 'auxin
gratiou Association, has received, $1,000
from the , Department of the Iuterlor to
aid immigratiop work.
The formal opening at the MOW Wesley
College took place last evening. The
heads of all the other colleges were in
attendance, and the proceedings were of
an interesting nature.
John S, Douglas, a fax dealer,
recently arrested in Meutreal on a charge
of fraud, was committed fax trial yester-
day morning. Bail was fixed at $8,000,
Sir Charles ]fivers- W 'Isom UCCOM panted
by Lady Wilson, arrived this evening.
from Port William,aud will proceed west
over the C.P.R. temorcow, stopping
over • at principal points. From Aran
couver they return over the Great
Northern, and expect te arrive at Chicago
on the 201h inst. Both Sir Charles and
Lady Wasou were quite severely bruised
in the acciaent at Niagara Falls. Her
ladyship suffered worst, but they have
both quite recovered, and express grati-
tude that they were so fortunate as to
escape alive. When 'asked if the Grand
Trunk would be extended in the near
future to tap western wheat fields, Sir
Charles said: "It would be too much out
of our oonrse to come up here. Our
policy will now be concentration, We
cover pleuty nf territory. and want to
make the moat possible Mit of our present
mileage." Ho expected in the nemx
future that shipping opportunities at
Portland, Maine, where the company
own magnificent dook privileges, woeld
be much facilitated. He intimated. that If
Portland did her share the improvements
"night assume largo proportions. As to
the political attittule of the Grand. Trunk,
lie thought the present sympathetic)
neutrality would be preserved. The
Grand. Trunk would attend to its busi-
ness, and politicians mild do the same,
at least so fax as he as president of the
company was concerned. Regarding the
report that the Grand Trunk was run-
ning the road with American employes,
Sir Charles said; "Mr. 'Hays, our general
manager, is an American, and it is
natural that he might associate with
him in his work a few of his old. col-
leagues. Beyond that the stery you refer
to is a complete exaggeration. The Grand.
Trunk is for Canada It is a Canadian
road."
ST. THOMAS.
Damage etroin an Electric Storm -A Miss-
• ing Collector -Market Tickets,
St. Thomas, June 7. -The severest
electric storm for years passed over this
district this morning. .A number of tele-
graph poles and trees were demolished;
the instruments and wires in the M. C.
R. station at St. Clair Junction burned
out, and the interior of the building was
scorched; the houses of Mrs. McPherson
near Glanworth, and Mr. Duncan Gra-
ham, near Wallacetown, were struck but
not seriously damaged; a barn owned by
Mr. Hatch, Yarmouth, was wreaked by
the lightning. Mr. Mills of the sante
township had two cows killed, and other
diving° was done.
Mr. Charles Pettit, oheesemaker, of
Nixon, has been missing for steno days.
He was collector fax the township, of
Windham, and it is reported that he is
$1,000 short in his accounts. Mr. Petit's
friends have every confideace in his hon-
esty and trustworthiness. They are of
opinion that he has met with foul play,
and have sent out searching parties to
look for him or his body.
, The Board of Trade and Elgin Mer-
cantile Associetion have appointed com-
mittees to act jointly to wait upon and
correspond with the managers of the rail-
ways leading into the city to secure
cheap Saturday market tickets.
TROUBLE IN HAWAII.
voiney V. Ash ford, of Belleville, Ont., Re-
, fused Permission to Return to the Island
-Ills Appeal to Great Britain -He Will
Probably be Landed in a British Man -of -
War.
Honolulu May 28. -(Per steamer
A)ameda)-The Senate and House have
passed annexation resolutions declaring
on the eve of adjournment that the
Hawaiian Legislature continues to 'favor
annexation to the United States as do the
Hawaiian voters. Great Britian has made
a demand on this Government on behalf
of Volney V. Ashford of Belleville Ont.
who was exiled fax complicity in the 1895
rebellion. The demand in plain language
says Ashford must be allowed landing
hero. Ashford has repeatedly asked per-
mission to land, each request being
refused. He finally appealed to the British
Government and it has taken action, It
Is understood that President Dole has
replied to the demand refusing to allow
Ashford to come here. In close official
circles it is believed that a British man-
of-war will come here and Ashford will
be landed without respect to the wishes
of this Government. The Hawaiian Gov-
ernment will be firm in this matter and
will probably appeal to the United
States fax aid. Ashford is a native of
Belleville, Ont., Canada, and is now in a
San Francisco hospital.
THE MOSCOW DISASTER.
The Prefect of Police Chiefly Responsible
for the Catastrophe -lie Refused Mili-
tary Assistance to Control the Crowd.
Moscow, June 5. -Eye -witnesses of
the terrible and fatal crush on the
Shodijuskoje plain last Saturday agree
that M. Vlossovsky, Prefect of Police,
Is chiefly to blame for the disaster. He
huffily refused military offers of troops
to control the crowd, declaring that he
knew his own business, and that there
was no need of any fear of au accident.
The popular feelingagainst Vlossovsky is
intense, and his name has become a curse
among the populace, who, armed with
bottles and stones, would have lynched
him the same day upon his arriving at
the plain if he had not had hie route
lined with troops, and hunself strongly
escorted. It appears during the crush a
number of Cossacks, finding themselves
surrounded, freely used their whips upon
the crowd in order to force their way
out. Three were torn from their saddles
and were killed. Two gendarmes were
also killed, and this led to the flight of
the others. A number of moujiks were
drowned in vats of beer provided fax the
feast, in whieh they plunged in order to
secure the liquor,
,Mr. Pulitzer, proprietor of the New
York World; new in Lemke, Was pre -
Sentell on Friday with an address by the
leading roPre,4olitatives of the Ettglisli
Peace and arbitrafion souietie, than k leg
h:lin for:his 'tn'fort8• on behalf of geed
feeling between !Livoai. Britain and the
United States.
It is Vsed for Polishing in Place of sand
and Emery Paper.
Steel wool is an interesting product,
the subject of a recent German patent,
and is intended fax use in all oases
where sandpaper, emery paper, pumice
stone and materials of a kindred nature
are employed. In bulk it resembles, both,
in appearance and to the touch, the hair
eonnuonly used for stuffing 'mattresses
and. chairs, The ordinary , by-product
known as steel shavings has for many
Years be used for rough work, in which
the coarser grades of sandpaper are used;
but the objections to the use of these
shavings for the liner work of rubbing
down varnish or paint on woods and for
polishing metals were the harshness of,
and lack of uniformity in, the threads,
and the edges of the shavings being very
sharp, thereby cutting instead of polish-
ing; and, being of many different sizes
and shapes, would leave an uneven sur-
face.
The idea, of making a machine to over-
come these difficulties originated years
ago in Swierland wath an observing
German, who noticed painters gathering
the refuse derived from the manufacture
of reed for looms, and picking therefrom
the finer grades for the use in rubbing
down wood aud enetal work generally.
Upon examination he found that this
residue consisted of fiat ribbons of steel,
the borders of which were planed off,
arid before being assorted was an admix-
ture of fine and coarse grades. He disoov-
ered two defects in the material; first, it
was impossible to obtain any appreciable
quantity of a uniform grade, and, sec-
ond, the temper and quality of the steel
were suoh that only indifferent results
could be obtained.
Eventually he built a machine for the
manufacture of shredded steel or steel
threads uniformly fine in quality, but
sbill retaining sufficient cutting, propen-
sities, and so delicate in texture that in-
steact of steel shavings he called it steel
wool. Tlunt by carefully studying the
temper and quality of steel best adapted
to his needs he was enabled to perfect
the product. The advantages claimed for
steel wool are that it cuts more quickly
and uniformly than sandpaper, does not
clog or gum, and being both flexible and
perfeetly homogeneous, adaptsitself read-
ily to the shapes of caiseings and mold-
ings.
Shall Boys Go to College ?
Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, D.D., in
his paper to young men, in May Ladies
Home Journal, discusses "Shall. We Send
Our Boy to College?" answering the
query with the assertion, "That depends
a great deal on the boy." He announces
himself to be a thorough believer in the
oollege, but holds that "it might not be
best far him (our boy) to go to college;
it might not be best for the community
that he shonld. Colleges can fit a man
for life,and, also, it can unfit him. There
are styles of edueation that disqualify the
student for doing what he is competent
to do, withont qualifying him to do that
which he might like to do, but for which
he lacks, and always will lack, the pre-
requisites, * * Asa general principle, the
more a man knows the better, but so
long as the present order of things con-
tinues a great amount of very ordinary
work will require to be done; and ordin-
ary people will do ordinary work better
than extraordinary people will, and be
a great deal rnore comfortable while
doing it. Hordes of both sexes are enter-
ing college for the reason that they do
not enjoy doing commonplace things.
The result is that commonplace things
are left undone, and uncominonplace
things fare still worse. Agriculture is
the material basis of a nation's strength
and prosperity. We could dispense with
either lawyers, doctors or ininisters bet-
tor than we could •with farmers. Prob-
ably we should not quarrel so much if
there were fewer students of the law;
should not be sick so much if there were
fewer students of medicine, and should
not be so wicked if there were fewer
students of theology. All of these could
contribute liberally to the ranks of the
agriculturalists with advantage to the
professions and to the grain and
vegetable markets. I am nob disparaging
anybody, neither am I saying that it
would not be a good thing, in itself
considered, if every one, however
material or menial his occupation, could
receive all that the finest school or college
training could confer; but that is not
practicable at present, and never will be
till people get over thinking that there
is a disgrace attaching to the doing of
ordinary things."
The B.nightboods of England.
Up till the present reign of the knight-
hoods in existence in the United King-
dom were those of the Garter, the This-
tle,!St. Patrick, the Bath, and St. Mi-
chael and George. Since then there bave
been founded the Orders of the Star of
India, 1861, which takes precedence of
the St. Michael and George; the Order
of the Indian Enipire, 1878; the Distin-
guished Service Order, 1886; the Royal
Order of Victoria and Albert, 1862, (for
ladies), and the Imperial Order of the
Crown of India, also for ladies, but the
two latter hardly come under knight-
hoods any more than the Victoria Cross
and the Albert medals. A recent Ga-
zette notifies the creation of a new "or-
der of knighthood," to be called the
Royal Victorian Order. No intimation is
given for what class it is intended, how
many classes it is to contain, or what
will be its insignia. But perhaps a niche
in it may be found for Alfred Austin,
and then it may not be necessary to an. -
flounce him in drawing rooms as the
"Poet Laureate.''-Londcai Chronicle.
A New Lock.
The newest idea in looks is one without
a dial, and which is opened by the use
of the lingers and the sense of feeling, or
that of hearing. The action of a frame
•dropping ipto a number of corrugations,
and manniulated by the knob, can be
beard and felt, and it is by these sounds
•that the manipulator is guided in throw-
ing back the lock. The knob is turned to
the right until the pawl is heard to
drop into the first corrugation; then a
certain number of turns to the left, then
to the right and to the left again, and
finally a turn which draws back the
bolt. The lock is capable of 860 combina-
tions, and the combination clan be
changed at any time.
LA TEST MARKET REPORTS.
Toronto, June 8, 1896.
BREAD STUFFS.
Wheat -Better cables have it trine/
start in United. States markets to -day,
and the fall movement was assisted by
state crop reports showing poor condi-
tions, Active buying and short coverings
earried the market up quickly, and the
olosing was very strong. Red wheat sold
tit 68o, G.T.R., west, but was generally
held higher this afternoon. Manitobas
were fine, but unsettled. Holders asked
from 2 to 3o more, hut buyers dicl not
ce in wheat, if held
(4.F1°1 wo int'LleTatev aancicv3an
to -morrow, should give a better toue ta
the flour market. There was no change
in prices to -day.
Peas -About the same. Car lots north
anclwest, are held at 470, mad 450 is bid.
Demand is quiet.
• Oats -Notwithstanding the strength
in wheat to -clay, oats in Chicago declined.
There was no ehange here. Five ears of
white sold, G.T.R, west at 20e. White
are quoted at 20 to 20SSe, west, and
mixed. at 10 to 1914o,
Barley-Dernand quiet and offerings
small. Feed, is quoted. at 26 to 27o,
outside, and choice malting at 37 to 390.
Worth Tryi oz.
Take a long, narrow strip of paper and
draw a line with a pen or pencil along
the whole length of its centre. Turn
one of the ends round so as to give it •a
twist and then guiu the ends together.
Now tato a pail: of scissors and out the
circle of paper right round along the
lino and you svill have -two circles, did
you say? Try and see.
This is a puzzle witbin a puzzle, and
has never been satisfactorily explained by
either scientist or mathematician.
, --
Philadelphia Record.
PRODUCE.
Bags -Still a tendency on the part of
dealers to stiffen prices. Receipts aro not
heavy, and sales are being inacle at 9Y2
to 94Yse fax five -case lots, and 100 for
single cases.
Poultry -Dull and nothing of conse-
quence coming in. Turkeys are quoted
at 9 to lac per lb; geese, 7 to 80 per lb;
ohickens, 30 to 600 per pair; and ducks,
60 to 80o per pair.
Potatoes -Heavy receipts by farmers'
wagons are causing an easier feeling. A
car lot on track sold to -day at it little
over 1434o. Quotations hold at 15 to 17c.
Farmers' loads sold to day at Is to 20o.
Apples -Limited enquiry. Evaporatecl
sell in the ordinary way tit about 6o.
Dried are quoted at 34 to 4a
Beans -Hard to sell. Dealers here
offer handpicked white beans at 80c per
busk and ordleary at 65o.
Maple syrup -Demand has about drops
ped off altogether. Five-galiontiue sell at
70 to T5c per boperial gallon; gallon tins
at 80e, and half gallon tins at 45e.
Honey -Nothing wanted. Five and
ten -pound tins are sold a 934 to ne per
lb; 60 -lb tins at 9 to 9340; sections are
quoted at $1.30 to $1,90 per dozen for
clover, and 80 to 90e for dark, according
to size.
Hops -Nominal. No. 1 are quoted at
to 9c; aud inferior at 5 to fic.
Baled hay -Unchanged at $12.50 to
$13 fax car luts of strictly No. 1 Quebec"
on track,
Wheat, wh te, per bush $ 00 $ 72
Wheat, red, per bush 00 70
Wheat., goose, per bush49 50
Peas, common, per bush-49 51
Oats, per bush......... 00 28
Rye, per bush
48 48
Bs
Barley, par beat. .
31. 36
uok
Ducks, Buckwheat
sptillg per 53 40
06
90
Chickens, per pair
40 60
Geese, per lb
08
Butter, in 1-11). rolls 13
Eggs, new laid 9 10
Onions, per 30 30
Turuips, per bag, by load.15 20
Potatoes, per 15 80
Potatoeb, car lots 1.3 16
Beans, per bush ...... 90 1 00
Beets, per bag.. ...... 80 85
Carrots, per bag, by load20 25
Parsnips, per lete 40 50
Apple, per bbl 1 75 2 50
Iarjaew,h
timothysotr11 50 15 00
sit
80060 8 0880
Beef, hinds
04
Beef. fores .. . ... .. ,
Spring lambs, carcase, 3 00 6 00
Veal, per lb 05
Mutton, per lb 06 07
Dressed hogs 5 00 5 25
aE STOCK MARKETS.
The offerings here this morning toVal-
, ed over one hundred loads; this total
was made up of 45 loads which came he
, to -day, some arrivals yesterday and
during the week, and some stuff left
unsold from Tuesday last. There were
11,600 hogs, 320 sheep and lambs, 100
calvee, and '20 milkers. The general
opinion among the frequenters of these
! yards was that, as far as business went,
nothing too bad could be said as to the
, state of utter demoralization which pre-
vailed. Shippers are not inclined to
export in face of the low prices at present
prevailing in the British markets, and
forward cattle more to occupy space
already contracted for than in expectation
of making a profit; just now, too, space
on the steamers is difficult to obtain. The
result Was that as fax as the western
cattle market was concerned, the export
trade was practically dead, and the best,
price paid, so fax as we were able to.
ascertain, was $3 75 per 100 pounds,
while $3.50, $3.60 and $3.65 represented
more nearly the average of what little
shipping trade was done. In short, to put
the whole thing in the terse vernacular,
of the trade, it was "almost impossible.
to cash export cettle here to -day."
The butchers' market was not in quite
snob bad shape as the shipping trade, but!
butchers' cattle were slow and prices,
low. lt would be ridieulous to quote such.
sales as occurred here this morning as
giving any indication of values, as in,
many instances prices were so low that,
neither buyers nor sellers would give
trausaotions. One man said: "I aeri„
ashamed to tell you what I sold my cat-
tle for, and would rattier say nothing,"
end this was frequently the case. How- .
ever, prices ranged for loads from $2.50
to $e.65 and $2.80, with a few loads of
extra choice at $3 per 100 pounds. It was
claimed that in a couple of instances or
so a shade more than 30 was paid, but,
tnis can be put against the stuff sold at '
under 2)4o, and need not count in it
business report. NOtwithstanding the
large receipts, the market has never been
so destitute of buyers and presented such
I decidedly dead -and -alive appearance for
many weeks past as it did this morning,
uito half the cattle were left unsold,
seth export and shipping.
As the cattle trade is here at present, it
mill be money in the pockets of the farmers
who can or will keep their stuff off this
market for a week or ten days at least.
Sheep were selling at about 3e per
Iound with out the wool, and 3 ye cwi bh wool
ni; yearlings were wanted at 4o per
Pound, and spring lambs were plentifal
it from $2 to $3,50 each,.
Calves were selling • at from $1.75 to
and occasionally $4 each; the simply
was more than ample.
Tho quotations for hogs were quotably
michanged, but weaker. For the best
Jacon bogs prices were from 83.80 to $41
per 100 pounds; light fat (under ,150
counds), $3.8734; thick fat 33.00; sows, ;
W; and stags, $ per 100 pounds, All
vados of hogs are 'wanted at the quota -1
;ions here given. •