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NOTES AND UOIVIMENTS.
The last majority a the Conseevative
party /4 the House was25, 4. feet which.
has not been Oven roue!). publicity by
the Liberal press.
* *
Complete eensus rename from the di
trite ef Alberta give its poptdation
2it2e1 instead of en, 056, as contained
in the parliamentaty estimate furnished
Perlietnent oe the 7th inst. The iti-
cresne (:+f population therefore, for the
erovincial district in the, North-west
Territoriee front returns so far received
is 4thtent, instead tof ;15,992; .percentane
a inertness', 164.74, insteed of 101.9S,
and the total numerical increase for the
whele Dominion:104,601, instead sifsitiS.
534, the percentage a the total iocrease
being 11.06, instead- of IL 52.
4, +
C'anetle, that le, the rurel parts there-
of, is now cheered loylione end exercised
by herd wovit. All heedless of the Mc-
Kinley ilill, farmers are in the whirl ot
the harvest. Hostile taritth will not:
keep Canadien hay ent of the United
States, for hey is a etiort crep. Norwill
the duty on Canadian barley melte Uncle
Sam rzeh, DT there Is not tone mare an
barley this year for six that yielded that
crop in 1810. The hens are laying with
fluency, the egg waggene are on the On -
and the prices itTOas pod as
they ever were.
4. 4.
The old-fashioned theory summer
fallowing is bong pretty generally die -
otiose(' throughout the province just now
and aeons in a hie way ef being exploded
as tumecessaree We wonder how this
will strike the ohlatinie fermers and
hardeliells. Prof, Shaw a the Agricul-
tural College says there are fully $2,-
000,009 annually wasted in this way.
Ile says better sow Rye or Buckwheat
and plough them uneen These fancy
professors come high and must be had,
but sometimes the plain, honest, practi-
cal, plodding farmer, can discount them
a long way. -Ex.
We are not at all surprised at the
census returns. What eIse could we ex-
pect, when Sir Richard Cartwright and
others of the Liberal ranks, did all they
could to (leery the country, at the same
time lauding almost to their shame, the
United States? Thousands of people of
this country have gone across the border,
accepting the recommendation of Sir
Richard, that the States was the prefer-
able country in which to live. Immi-
grants from the Old Country were
similarly persuaded; and as poor people
are ready to believe these cries, the
injury done Canada Was immense. In-
deed we may be highly pleasedthat there
is an increase at all. However, had a
few more years elapsed before the cen-
sus as taken there would have been a
different showing, as of late hundreds
have returned. from Sir Richard's ideal
country, preferring Canada many times
over to the frost -ridden, blizzard -bitten,
mortgage -stricken States.
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Reports from Manitoba show the
crops to be in good condition and the
cutting well advanced. A peaceful peo-
ple, fearing the descent of a ravaging
foe, could not be filled with more alarm
than those who watched day and night
throughout the North-west in fear that
frost would come. In many parts of the
country there were miles of smudge fires
around the fields tended by watchful
men, with the hope that they would be
able to prevent the frost waves from
settling on the grain, but even this pre •
caution was found ineffectual, the fields
in many places being touched. But the
yield has been so phenomenal, the ears
so heavy and well filled that in the few
places where the frost has come it only
touched a few of the berries at the end
of the ear, leaving the restsound, sothat
even where the frost was there will be
an unusual yield of marketable wheat.
The weather is -warm from the northwest
angle to the mountains, and has been so
for several days making splendid ripen-
ing weather. Reports f ro rn all important
points show that there is little cause for
further alarm, and that in a few months
millions of dollars may be expected in
circulation in the Prairie Province.
* -e
The Irish Land Purchase, Bill which
passed the British House of Commons
on June 15th, and which is one of the
two principal measures enacted during
the last session, has not been permitted
to remaia long inoperative. • The first
of the large land owners to fake advant-
age of the new law is Lord Lurgan whose
estates are situated on the counties Ar-
magh and Down. This bill, which was
framed with a view to settling the agrar-
ian difficulties Chat have for more than
a generation disturbed the peace of that
unhappy counties, provides for the issue
alinardha Liniment fur lihenanatis n.
o 6165,00o,001 of bonds, bearing inter-
est at 21 per centte be devoted to buys
ing out landlords who -want to sell and
assisting tenants who want to buy. Cer-
tain conditions are laid down according
to whieh the transfer is to be effeeted.
The valuation a a feria isnxed at six-
teen years a its present rental, so that
farm paying a rent of $200 a year
could be bought for $3,200. The land-
lord is paid his $3,200 in 2/ per cent.
stock, the annual ioterest on which ifs
$88, or eleven twenty-fifths a the year-
ly rents. The tenant gets for the first
five years, after assuming the burden of
repaying the governmeut for its pur-
chase, a reduction of 20 per eent on hie
rent. That is, his annual payments are
limited to the sum a $160. This
amounts to 5 per colt, on the purehase
money, and one-fifth of it, or $32, goes
to form an insurance fund. At the end
of five years the Government takes for
forty-four years annual payments of
$128, being 4 per cent. on the purchase
price, :nod then the former tenant, all
the time paying the equivalent of
greatly reducel rental, owns the farm.
From this it will be seen that the land-
lord who eleeth to diepese of his property
on the terms land down in the bill will
find his income greatly reduced. Ho
will have no trouble in collecting it,
however, and his bonds can be readily
converted into cash should he at any
ime wish to reinvest ins money. On
the otin.sr hand. the tenant After paying,
during a period' of 49 years, the sum of
$6432 will own the farm for which *el-
der the old order he would have paid
$9800 rent and at the end bad nothing.
it is expected that many landlords, who
have found that owning land in the is-
land is attended with much trouble, will
teke advantage of the new law and sell
out to their tenants. Whether this will
prove a final settlement a the land
troubles of that unhappy country re-
mains to be seen.
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That Europe will be short of bread
this year is a statement universally ad -
muted. According to the latest and
sherest estimates Great Britain will
eerire 1,10,000,4100 bushels, France
nearly CIS RICA (hrmany will have a
defieieney while the quantity required
eupply the other countries of Wes-
tern Ennese wiU prebahly bring up the
t(431 European demand to about 400,-
010,04 bushels. To supply this defici-
ency India will probably be able te send
out 50,11U0,000 bushels, Canada, is ex-
pected to be able to spare 22,000.001,
-A ustralia and South America will also
have some to export, while many cad -
mate that the United SMtes will have a
eurplus of over 200.000,000 bushels.
This will still leave about 100,000,000
bushels of a deficiency. Must it be in-
ferred therefore that nervation will re-
sult? Not necessarily. None need
starve who can secure curia and of this
grain the United States expects to have
a large amount, probably 200,000,060
bushels,',available for export if necessery.
Besides it is known that European
populations consume rootcrops largely in
place of wheat, espeuially when the
latter is scarce and dear. It is belieyed
by competent authorities that the ecn-
sumption of wheat has varied as mush
as two bushels per capita in France and
some other countries without anything
approaching famine orgeneral starvation.
If there should be such a decrease in
the consumption during the coming year
the quantity required for 200,000,000
people vould be 400,000,000 bushels
less than the• usual supply, which would
balance the expected deficiency of wheat
and yet no famine or world wide distress
would result. The real difficulty with
the Europeans will be to find money to
pay for the food which the other coun-
tnes of the world will have to give.
Unfortunately it happens that the defi-
ciency occurs at a time when the indus-
tries of Europe are particularly depress-
ed. This means that labor will not find
as great remuneration as formerly, which
of course means less money to buy
bread.
The annual report of the inspeotor of
Division Courts for Ontario shows that dur.
ing the year 1890 in the 322 divisions, 62,-
367 suits were entered. The amount of
claim entered exclusive of transcripts of
judgments and judgment summonses was
$2,535,165.32; number of judgment sum-
mons issued 10,392; total amountof guitars'
money paid into court $827,531.87; total
amount of suitors' money paid out of ecurt,
$813,673.38; balance of cash in court, $23,-
956.03; number of snits entered when the
amount claimed exceeded $100, 5,807; num-
ber of jury trials, 205. In the Bi8 courts of
the county of Perth 1,292 suits were en-
tered, exclusive of transcripts and. judgment
summonses from other courts for $45,870.83
The number of judgment summonses issued
was 143. The total amount of suitors'
money paid into court war! $18.041.45; total
amount of suitor& money paid out of court,
$17,922.88; balanoe in court, $313.88; num
her of snits entered for claims exceeding
$100, 108; number of jury trials by juries
summoned, 3. The amount payable to the
county treasurer for the Division Court
fund is $17 37, and the amount of fees and
emoluments payable to -the provincial
treasurer for the use of tha province is
$11.3.1.
What does '*'()E" Mean It means the
only Reliable Kidney cure ever put ou the
mareet. Pat up by the OR Company, Box
89, Belleville.--ag.6m3
The only radical cure for theamatism is
to eliminate from the blood the acid that
causes the disease. This is thoroughly
effected by the persevering use of Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. Persist until cured. The
process may be slow.; but the result is sure.
Sweeten's Wirnmee-The wisdom of
Solomon, wereathe alive today, would lead
him to choose Burdock Blood Bitters as a
remedy for all diseases of the stomach,liver,
bowels and blood. It cures dyspepsia.
biliousness, headache, constipation and all
forms of bad blood front a common pimple
to the worst scrofulous sore.
CRICKET CHAMPION. -The celebrated
Australian Cricket Team, of which Mr David
Scott is a noted champlep, is safe against
field injuries. Mr. Scott writes: ''The
effeets of St Jacobs Oil are magical. I
used it for a terribly bruised leg: The
relief was surprising." Members of all
athletic clubs would he alike surprised at the
mune of its use.
WOMEN AND NINE OARS
PLUNGED INTO BURLINGTON CANAL
TO DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
An open Perewbodese and the Awful COO-
sequeucesTlie• Dvidge Tender Not to
Biame-One Rudy Recovered; the
Other )et Iteneath the. Debris -An in-
quest to be Rettl,
Hetniarox, Sept, 1. -Shortly 'vivre mid-
night yesterday a serious railway aceider4
occurred at the canal at Iludington beach,
involving the loss of two lives and much
damage to rolling stock.
On Sunday afternoon a train of 23 coal
ars left Fort Erie for Toronto, drawn hy
engine 259. 'Conduetor Chumbell was en
chtuge, and Engineer William Hall was on
the engine with. Fireman W. J. Crouch.
The tram Welt the short cut eroes the
Beach from Stoney Creek, instead of :Mining
aroiuitl the end a the bay. The night was
btormy and a gale was blowing -from the
east. EngiueerHall had hem aiong there
before, het he seems to have got IMAM with
the lights and the noiee .enal darkness.
There is a heavy grade northward towards
tbe bridge, linkf he ran up at a high rate of
speed.
There is a very stringent role that every
train must etime to a slop before reaehipg
the bri.hie„ but Hen ntys he did uet think
he was *so mar the l'amal meil it wee toe
lete t-idd ens thing. Then he ahouted to
hie fireman and 'mimed.
Engineer. Armetrong, teho opontes the
ridge, bad heard the train appreaehing and
'as just lArtigifillg to dose thelwidge, when,
to his horror, lie heard the train eome thun-
dering on towards theoah,n chasm. hlt was
gal over in an instent; said Armstrong.
With a tremendeus plunge the great engine
aot over the brink and 41h,appeared beneath
the blael: weer. Nine ears Went thudding
after it, elaSh after erash, the helots were
extingniAcd, and a terrible ailenee followed.
For a tew memente the few men who rushed
to the scow were paralyzed by the omit,
renee. not knowing in the storm and dark -
nese what to 4h.. Then the crine of a drown-
ing man lecre heard in the venal as if the
awintmer wee being, mega along by the one
tettt towartls the bay.
When 1140 train erew got together it was
nod that the fireman and e loreakman nam-
ed Vtalotrt Shew was raissims. The fireman
probably jumped into the canal, for it was
hie tries thet were heard, and this *morning
his body twee found ahem Zo feet from the
ferry, lettere be had sunk. The breekrtern
teats on the cars, and it is anemia his hotly
is under the Nvrediage. Both men eeme
from Point Edward, ;IA do all the rest of the
erew. Slow is a married man mod his
frienda live near Dorehester. Croutli was
single.
On the news of the disaster being tele.
phonol to the eity a wre01dng train 'with a
gang of tattet NIWS Sent. A med ear hung
suspend...4 over the brink Id the email, and
in the Water beuetoth for mounds of coal
and w reekage were viailde above the sur-
fai:O. The engine went down completely
out of sight, awl then t he ears popped over
on top of it, one after the ether. until the
wreek was piled as high as the surface of
the water, Willett is Anal tbii feet -deep at
that point. The train must have been rim-
fling41 a high rate of speed, for its
momentum earned the ears nearly across
the canal. Luekily, however, there remains
an 4.)Den space bet Wen the wreck and the
north pier wide enough for the steamers to
pass if they feel them way earefully.
By 2 a. ni. a large Nees of workmen with
flaring torches were gang
at work clearing
the approaeh to the bridge.
After pulling the overhanging ear on the
track, it was found that the rails were all
right and the bridge was swng uinto posi-
tion making the road open for traffic again
by go'elock. The most of the wreckage is
etill in the =eland it will be a big task
clearing it out. Superintendent Stiff is
going to send to Kingston for a marine
wrecking outfit and a steam derrick. The
coal will have to be dredged up and light-
ered, and the heavy enginerifled on to a
fiat boat with the derrick. The cars that
went clown are smashed to pieces and some
of the car boxes floated away.
There will be an inquest on the bodies of
the killed, in order to find who is responsible.
The bridge•tender is exonerated from any
blame in the matter, as every tmin is
ordered to stop before reaching the bridge
and wait until signalled to come on.
The cense of the accident is ascribed to
the fact that the men were not familiar with
the road, having only been over it once be-
fore.
The GrandTrunkRailway people borrow-
ed a complete diving suit from the Water-
works Department yesterday to be used by
Mr. A. Coghill in connection with the acch
dent at Burlington Canal.
INVENTOR MCCOWELLSHOT.
The Clever Machinist Lying at the Point
of Death.
HAMILTON, Sept. 1. -With a ballet in his
brain Inventor John T. AleCowell lies at
the point of death at his residence 39 Dun-
durn street. The chances of his recovery
are slim, and it is doubtful if he will live to
enjoy the fruits of his many years of toil
and anxiety. Mr. MeCowell is the inventor
of a clever piece of mechanism, (The Little
World), consisting of over 100 automatic
figures which was on exhibition here re-
eently. He used to work at Greening's
wire works, and for seventeen years he la-
bored at his invention, spending all the time
he could. He completed it a couple of
months ago and resigned his position to go
on the road with it.
Monday ugly rumors were flying around
that McCowell became despondent because
his invention was not the financial success
he anticipated an.d that he had, shot him-
self. It was saicl that he expected to ex-
hibit it. at the Toronto exposition, but the
directors wanted $1,500 for the space' and.
McCowell determined to rent a store.
The reports of the attempted suicide were
denied and it was claimed that, the shoot-
ing was purely accidental. The doators
say that shortly before eight o'clock
Monday .morning McCowell was making
preparations to go to Toronto. He was
sitting on the bed cleaning a 32 -caliber
revolver when, it suddenly discharged,
and, the bullet penetrated the centre of the
forehead; entering the bran. Mrs: Mc -
Cowell was at church, and the only ones in
the house were the children, Mamie, the
eldest, being ten years old. She was in the
adjoining room and heard the report, but
thought it was caused by the shutting of a
gate. When Mrs. McCoWell returned from
church she was horrified to see her husband
lying on the bed. He was unconscious.
There was an ugly wound in his
head, and the bedclothes were saturated with
blood. The revolver was on the floor. The
frightened woman, immediately summoned
merlical 'aid, and. Dr., McCabe arrived
shortly afterwards. He didwhet he could
for the sufferer. Doctors Ridley and Mal-
loch Were Summoned. After a consultation
they decided to probe for the bullet, but
they were 'unsuccessful. They have very
little hope of McCowelPs recovery.
Mrs. MeCowell denied that km husband
ehot himself, "be invention haa been
very succeesful," said she "and my husband
was not despondent. He had completed
arrangements to go to St. Cetharines and
then. to Toronto. I was not in the
houee when the the aceident occurred."
It is to be hoped McCaw -ell will recover.
He is a young man, and it is too bad that
he shoulht meet with such an accident when
fortune is coming his way.
THE CAPITAL. BUDGET.
Dull Pay -The Luber Commissions Ite•
port7-5tr, Rowell COD4aleSe.nat.
OTTAWA, Sept. 1. -In the House yester-
day Sir John Thompson said., in reply to Mr.
Trow, that at this and at the last session
legislation was introduced based 011 the
report of tine Labor Commission. The Gov-
ernment intende to complete and carry out
the legislation at a Anther se&aion when it
may et on fit.
THE RAILWAY WANDAL.
The investigetion into the Bele dee Chal-
etirs Railway scandal n as resumed by the
Senate .Itailway Commit t eelaet night -George
A. laselose emu -actor for the firee ilO miles,
said drat hie allidaVit Was {!orrol.,
stated t bat $370,Onn1tad Imam paid Senat or Ito-
bitaiWs ealnittny, and that he hod received
only $252,0te). It was on the uttidevit that
Premeds Luntelier bases the Ornate of cm-
beeeling :::410,1)14) (tgainat the obi vonniimW.
Taylor r.aid toetieht that his firm did no
tenuplete the work, that the semstritetion 4)1
the engine house, round table, water untie,
telegraph lines, rolling steek, etc., kid to he
done hy the company, and that 1140 vost of
these ums would come out of the f.4118,006
obliged to be enilaaraltal.
A. M. Thom, eceretaryareastuer of the
new. teonopeny. .eaisl he temolneted all the
Itegotiation-410 seenre the r.41.41 1,oth with
the Government 441141 the old emopany.
ilis interviews with the Government were
purely of a latsiness eharaeter. uthing
was said .ibout the payment orally money to
Mr. Pagenel or to any one else. During all
the negotiations he:play terw Mr. Netted
twice ;,ill then nothIng was said Aunt the
control. Ire first beard of the petered of
S,lton.toor to Mr. Puma in the committee
here.
teem etasers neTruese
Farther velasalS reterns 1r1v4irt iize,eive,b
at 114e Ilia:twat of Agrieulture 100:23 the
di 44'41, whielt {list riv't a
total papulatiuniof 24.het inoteed sss enrol,
as eoutaciaal 441 ite el4
writ fornished to lerrlieurent las: wrela
"The heaves's.- of trepidation, therefore. for the
prnvieional distrust in the North-west tend.
toriee frein the returne so far teceived, is
35,072. The pereentege
01 inervase ie 164.711, inetead, 1.f letters, Ana
the total unmerited increase fee tete allele
Dominion ia 5(14.011, iusteedof :;31t the
prevent:tee of total inerease heing 11.66. in
stead of 11,5e1.
A DEPAIITMLINTAI. INriNTWATioN.
An investigaeloon torderel by he Hon.
Prank Smith, Aoing Minieter Ilatilways,
nad vermin alleged irreeedefities in the ae•
partment has led to the euepeeeien oXtt
elerk Dewed H. Talbot. The matter will
be further inquired into below.. the Public
Accounts Committee at its next meeting.
Jima Tae. SLIPPERY "Joi4"
It is Said that with the view of preveht•
ing the steamer "Joe" from beiug taken out
of the country penalty, a full investigation
of the Arnoldi walla, the thwernment has
ordereti theluck mestere of the Rideau and
Grenville canals not to pees the steamer
through these canals.
pnoraureermx.
It seemsto be the general impression that
prorogation will take Idiom in about two
weeks time. Four-lifths of the main esti-
mates have been. paned, and the malook for
a speedy termination of the sessional work
is bright.
BRAND NEW RrHOR.
It WOE rumored yesterday , says The Free
Press, that Mr. Z. G. Wilson, collector of
customs here, is to lm superannuated to
make room far Mr. Haggart, Low Poet-
rnaster-Ceneral.
nOWELL CONVALESVENT. •
Hon. McKenzie Bowellis greetlytitreavtd.
in health.
A Lion Mangles i Clown.
MONTREAL, Sept. 1. -While a (AVMS pro-
cession was patrolling the streets yesterday
two lions in one af the cages commenced
fighting, and the clown, .Tames Lowlen, in
attempting to quiet them got too close to
the cage, and was caught by one of the
lions. The enraged animal pulled pulling
him against bars with one paw, hit him
some terrible blows with the other, laying
bare the scalp, cutting the neck in a fearful
manner and wounding him severely about
the face. Fortunately the other employes
rushed in and rescued hire, or he would
doubtless have received fatal wounds. A
doctor was coiled in and expressed the
opinion thab the wounded man would re-
cover if erysipelas does not set in.
A Parachute Jumper 'Killed.
CliteAno, Sept. 1. --Professor Hart, a
parachute juniper, •was fatally hurt yester-
day afternoon at Spring. Grove Park, near
this city, while attempting to make an as-
cension The When liad risen about 30
feet when the rope became entangled in the
branches of a tree. Hart was on a trapeze,
and when the balloon began Swaying lost
his hold and fell to the ground. His eight
leg was broken, and he sustained other in-
juries which will cause his death.
Dominion Rifle Association.
OTTANA, Sept. 1. -The annual meeting of
the Dominion Rifle Association opened here
yesterday, the weather being favorable for
shooting; although there was a slight breeze
during the forenoon:
Firing in the Macdougall Challenge • Chib
match commenced at 10 o'clock sharp, there
being over 20 competitors. A fair wind was
blowing, with a very nice light, .and the
competition war keen.
Painfully Sudden Death.
'PETERBORD; Sept. 1. -John L. Gower,
Manager of 'the Peterhof° branch of the Bank
of Toronto; died suddenly at Stoney Lake
yesterday morning. DedeaSed was passing
his holidays at the lake. The cause of death
was cerebral paralysis. He was formerly
manager of a bank in London; Ont. He was
well known in Toronto and will be sincere-
ly regretted. • '
Will Sign .9Co-d ay
' TOTtorro, Sept..1.-Mr. Thomp-
Son has withdrawn his suit in the Toronto
street railway franchise, ratenclecl to es-
tablish boodling oh the part of the Riely-
'Everett syndicate and certain aldermen, for
want of funds. Yesterday the property of
the concern. was -appraised, to see if any of
it had esceped, and the Mayor will sign the
contract to -day.
The Census.
The result of the ceusus and a compari-
son with that of 1881 are these :-
1. The urban population of Canada
shows an increase of 377,917 souls, equal
to an increase of 38.2 per cent
2. The several groups show the follow-
ingincreases:-Cities andtowns over 5,000
inhabitants, 40,8 per cent. ; towns over
3,000 inhebitaute, 40.9 per cent.; villages
over 1,500 inhabitants, 22.3 per Peat.
3. In 1891 there were forty-seven cities
with a population of over 5,000, as against
thirty-five In 1881, an increase of twelve in
nunthere
4. In 1891 there were forty-three towna
with a population of from 3,000 to 5,000,
an inereares of five over J.881.
5. In 1891 there were eighty-three vil-
lages with a population from 1 510 to
3,000, aral in 1SS1 these numbered Of ty-
five, an increase of twenty-eight.
In comparison with the growth of city
population in other countriee Canada's
urban developments show favorably. The
tweuty-eight large cities of England in-
creased their population during the de-
cennium by 742,497 souls, equal to 11.3
per cent. London increased 10.4 per
cent.; Ilirmtngham, 71 per cent.: New-
castle, 28.2 per cent.; Cardiff, 55.7 per
cent. The increase in the 4(196 urban dis-
tricts of Eugland amounted to 15.3 per
cent. in ten years. The largestgrowehs in
India were -Calentte, 13 29 per cent.:
hiedrae, 10.87 per cent.; with highest
recorded inereese. that of Mirzepue, 10,11
per cent. In the United States the highest
Perceutage of inerease. ineluding two or
three cities which hatl no existenve in
18$0s are Chicag6, 11.86 per cent.; :Minne-
apolis, 25.14 per rent.; $t Paul, 22,11 per
nt. ; Eames City, 1$.70 per cent. It
will be even in the tables given below that
Winuipeg onions* art increase of 22.11 per
cent* New Westminster, 34.29, and To-
ronto 89.4 per cent. If the aunexations of
territory were diaregarded in the MO of
Toronto, as loas been done in the caee of
Chicago, Toronto's increase would be. for
purposes of comparison with that of Chi-
cago, 10.86 per cent. If all the population
in what popularly conatitutea hlontreal
were munleopolly united that city wweloi
show all increase of 40 per cent. However,
Montreal, with her increase of 39-5 per
eta., as given below, comperes with Bos-
ton awl its 23.09 per coot. of inerease.
Tito city of Vaucouver has grown fram
nothing in *S1 to 13,085. lhete ts but
no histanee d a similar growth in the
United States, the city of Roanoke, Vir•
(11414.
I torn', ATtaN Or C'ITIF.S.
191.
Montreal...........216,059
Toronto 11 .220
Quebec.... .... „ 03,C90
Hamilton.. 48,9e0
Ottawa 11,154
St. John... . 89,170
.. 3,4,556
London ... .... 31.977
Winnipeg 25.612
Kingeton . 19,201
Vietoria SI C. 3.11,0411
Vancouver.. 13,0.15
Bt. Henri . 13.415
Hnalifortl 12,753
Charlottetown. 11,374
ilud ..... 11,205
Guelph 10.539
St. Thomas ..... . 10,370
Windsor . 10,322
Sherbrooke.. 10,110
Belleville ..... 9,914
Peterboro.. 0,717
Stratford 9,501
St Uunegondo.... 9,203
St, Catharines- 9,170
Chatham . „ 9,052
Brockville. 8,793
Moncton 8,765
Woodstock,, • 8,012
Three Rivers 8,334
Galt 7,535
Owen Sound 7,497
Berlin 7,425
Levis . ........ 7,301
St. Hyacinthe.... 7,016
Cornwall ... . ... 6,805
Sarnia . 6,608
Sorel- ...... 6,669
New Westminster6,641
Frederiaton.. 6,502
Dartmouth, N. S., 6,249
Yarmouth.. . . 6,089
Lindsay 6,081
Barrie 5,550
Valleyfield, 5,516
Truro.. 5,102
Port Hope.. 5,042
18S1.
155.237
96,190
62,416
35,960
81,307
41,353
30,100
96,266
7,985
14,091
5,925
0.415
9 010
11,485
6,890
9,800
8,307
0,561
7,227
9,510
6,812
8,239
4,819
9,031
7,873
7,609
5,039
5,873
8,670
5,187
4,426
4,254
7,507
5,321
4,468
8,874
5,701
1,506
6 218
3,786
3,485
5,080
4,854
3,906
3,461
5,581
1,030,250 731,512
Population of incorporated towns and
Tillages in this district, as given by the late
census:
1891. 1881
Goderioh 3 839 4,564
St, Marys 3,416 3,415
Strathroy 3 316 3,827
Seaforth 2 641 2,480
Clinton 2,635 2,606
Kineardine... 2,631 2,876
Listowell 2,587 2,688
Ridgetown 2,254 1,538
Mount Forest 2,214 2,170
Aylmer . . , .. 2,167 1.540
Wingham 2,167 1,918
Tilsonbnrg ........ 2,164 1,939
Mitchell . 2,102 2,284
Forest - - ....... .... -2,057 1,614
London West ...1,916 1,601
Point Edward 1 882 1.293
Exeter 1,809 1,725
Waterloo1,783
1,617
Bases Center 1.,709 800
Blenheim 1,708 1,212
Parkhill 1,680 1,539
DOMINION AND taloymens.
The following statement of census re-
turns has been made public by the Govern-
ment :
PBONINOES.
(Eastern Maritime.) 1881 1891
Nova Soot i a 440,572 450,528.
New Brunswick.- . . 321,233321,284
P. E. Island 108,891 109,088
Total 870,696 880,905
(St. Lawrence.)
Quebec .. ..... •••• •
...1,359,027 1,488,586
Ontario .. ...1,926,922 2,112,989
-
Total .............3,283,049 3,601,575
(We.)1I,acisitteorbe
a
...............62,260 154,442
A ssinoloia, Alberta
and Saskatchewan 25,515
British Oolumbia.... 49 459
Unorganized 31,941 32,168
Total... ....... ,,168,1a5 340.864
Total Populatron......... 4,324,810 4423,344
THE GREAT Bexeme-Which people in
run down state of health derive froze Hood's
Sarsaparilla, conclusively proves that this
mediciue "makes the weak strong." It
does not act like a stimulant, imparting
fictitious strength, but Hood's Sarsaparilla
builds up in a perfectly natural way all the
weake d arts 'trifles the blood and as -
61,847
62,767
Prints, Prints!
-AND-
Summer Muslins:
AND Dress Goods
We WiU offer all the:above men.
tioned lines in stock
-AT COST PRICE -
For Cash Only,
Frominow until the end of Seper.
We will positively sell or Ag*.
for sale all our stock of 1111
MEN'S FALL AND WINTER
Tweed Pants and Vests
At terribly reduced prices.
here are just ro pairs of these
Job line of Len's Lace and
Buckle Shoes at kitr.00.
Don't fail to see OM goods, for
vo will sell as we advertise.
Tours
J. P. CLATtlE.
OONDENSED NEWS,
From Var. ions Sources Throng
out the District.
superaiscx
Mr. Pat Curtain of Bitidulpit has several
etallioros at theDetroft Exposition. Ifewill
alto show them in Toronto and London.
Lunn% rate of taxation has been 'Amok
at 201 millet on the dollar. Thie is pretty
bleb for a mall villege like UM.
Mae Maggie Lynch, fonnerly of IdiCall.
Inta inat received the anrointinent of Lad,
Supetintendent of daeksouville hooktd in
the State of Florida.
*btu) l'In visual as a prompt and positive
onto for idea ineuittebe.14fliottemine, eonatira
lion, pain itt tho side, and all liver troubles
Carter's Little Liver kills, Try them.
While playing football in Lunn one day
last week, Charlie floolgine, the 6 year old
son of Mr. R. B. Hoagies, was buocketiover,
breaking his collo bone.
st. moverneut la on foot in Ailsa Craig to
put down it teat mr 11 for salt. The Petrone
of Industry have also been contemplating
taldug a step in the same direction.
Not 0110 111 twenty are free from some
little ailment caused by inaction of the liver,
will be a pleasant surprise. T • give
lase Carter's, Little Liver MK Tie putt
poottive relief.
The Strathroy High School passed 80
teaehere at the recent departmental exam.
Mations. This is a good showing and pto,
pertionately is the most ereditable of any
aehoolin the Province
Tho many friends of Mrs. Margaret
hIawson will regret to learn of her deeth,
which mid event occurred on Wear esday
evening of last week at her residence limtha
181h eon. of McGillivray, in the 74t Isar
of her age.
The population of North Middlesex ac-
cording to the last census is 10,005, as
against 21,258 in 1881; South Middlesex
18,806 against 18,888 in 1881 • West afid-
dloot 17,288 as against 10;491 ; East
Middlesex 25,507 as agamst 25,107 in 1881.
Bouald Currie, a noted athlete of Park.
hill, succeeded in lifting 1,055 pounds on
Jerry McDonald's lifting machine in London
one day last week. The best recordprior to
that date was 1,035 pounds, by John Noland
of the 0. P 11. Currie is elated over break-
ing the record.
One night recently a prize Lincoln Iamb
was stolen from John Abbott's farm on the
4th con. of Biddulph. The next morning
a eearoh was made, and part of the animal
was found -the skin, head and entrails -in
F. A. Dobb's bush, where the animal had
been carried and slaughtered. The lamb
was valued at 120.
On Saturday night last burglars attempt-
ed to force an entrance into Mies Atkinson's
book store, Luoan, by the side window.
Miss Atkinson aroused Mr John JO Hodgins,
who fired two shots after them from his
window. The shots failed to connect and
the would-be burglars escaped. •
PERTH.
A. new bridge is to be erected in Mitchel
at a cost of $925.
Mr. John Blowes of Afitchell bed one of
his fingers broken while playing in a game
of base ball the other day.
While playing baseball the other day, iffe
J. G. Chowen of Mitchell, had the mis-
fortune to break one of his legs.
John Henderson'in Weir's Flax Mill,
had two fingers token off the other day,
by getting his hand in the machinery.
The contract for slating and tiling the
roof of the new market building, St Marys,
has been awarded to a Toronto firm for the
sum of ow.
The population of South Perth according
to the last °endue is 194402 as against 21,-
608; North Perth 26,909 as against 25,58
in 1881 • e
John Butter of Motherwell lost a val
able horse last week. Death was caused lts
rupture of the stomach and the busting of
a blood vessel near the heart.
Messrs. W, H. aud Fred Davis, grocers,
of.Mitchell, have had hard luck with' their
horsee. Tao years ego they purohased a
fine animal which cost them $150; and it
died soon after. .9. coiple of weeks ago
another. which was not of muoh value,
however, also. died, and on Saturday evg.
last, while their boy was deliveriog parcels,
driv'.ng along leisurely, the third horse, for
which they paid a good price only a little.
while ago, broke one of its legs.
Workmen arebusily engaged at St James'
church, Stratford, excavating for the new
Sunday School building in eonneotion with
the church. The spot where the excava-
tions are being made was used years ago as
a burying ground and the workmen in dig-
ging have unearthed thirty-five or forty
corpses. The bodies thus dieturbed arezre. e
interred a short distance west of the ground. .
Two petrified bodies have been unearthed.
The hardening teems had not quite 00M-
pleted, but it was quite evident that had
they been left undisturbrd they would in
time have turned into solid stone. Both of
the petrified remains were lyieg in a aptine
, _ , .
sista to healthy action those important' ' '
organs, the kidneys and liver. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria