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Volume 18.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1888.
Number 38.
COMMUNICATIONS,
A Denial.
The following loiter bas been handed
us by Dr, T. G, Holmes for publication.
It speaks for itself
I Post Office Inspector's Office,
Stratford, Feb. 18,'88.
Dun Sin, -I have this =mina, rawly.
od your letter of the 9th, in which you
state "it is oerrantly reported hero that I
" visited you and made personal applica.
" tion for the Brussels post office" and
sok me if this is true. lu reply beg to
say that you have never either applied to
mo for the office nor given Inc the least
intimation that it wan your desire to re-
ceive it should it at any time become va-
cant. Youra truly,
(Signed) II. 0, Horxutx,
P. O.Inepector.
T. G. Hoaxes, 11'I. D.,
13russels.
Not by the Sqnare and
Compass.
b the Editor 0r 1011 008x.
1 1 have no doubt but your readers who
1 ave read the letter of J. J. Denman in
1 1st week's Toex, especially the first few
ince, limo come to the conclusion that he
s a true friend of J, R. Grant's, and that
he would almost abed tears should Mr.
rant lose the position; also, that Mr.
Denman is tho pink of honor and hon.
est,. Now, I know those tears are only
orocodilo tears, and he, from his notion
in his loner, is dishonest and dishonor-
ble, end that his letter fa a tissue of
falsehoods from firer to last. To prove
it I make an assertion and dare him to
i deny it. If he does I will then give the
names of all concerned. to his letter he
attempts to prove that no person has ap-
plied for the office ; now, one of the In-
spectors gay different, and I assert that
J. J. Denman has been interviewing
parties having influence with the Gov-
' t eminent, also a party who has, or ought
to have, thepatronage of this office. This
�kr I dare him to deny. So, your readers
y con judge the quality of honor Mr. Den-
man cloaks in. Yours,
1y READER.
Read between the Cines.
To the Itlitur of 2nn Poem.
Sie,--In last week's POST I sec a long
and labored epistle from J. J. Denman
on the postodioe trouble in whieh he at-
tompts the role of friend and upholder of
both the prosecutor and prosecuted, a
rather strange position, but if the mask
is removed and Mr. Denman would only
come out squarely and honestly ho must
admit his sympathies are with the ao-
iii
nsers, notwithstanding ho and Mr.
Grant are brothers, and your readers, I
feel certain, must also oome to the same
obnalusion. Ile gives his name, evidont-
]y thinking it will have more weight
than a non de promo. Ho isnot troubled
;with that modesty his opponent had as
he is fond of seeing his numo in print
and the object be has in view has more
b weight having his name viz., of mislead-
your enders asif not replied it
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evi-
dently does.ns people are more apt to be-
lieve a party is more apt to write truth
over their own name than a non de
plume. Be starts ont with great eonli-
1, deice in Mr. Grant but the whole atypia
1 of his letter is to load your readers too
" believe there is something wrong and
that the accusers are very honorable and
patriotic men. If ho, who is in the sec-
ret, would only let us know who they
are WO would judge,crbnt this he with-
holds. The parties asking for the in-
vestigation, as Dnme Rumor has it, are
Mr. Jenkins and Dr. T. G. Holmes, but
both deny the charge. lir. Antrim, -I
um informers, going so far as to say he
never laid a charge against Mr. Grant
with the nulth0rities. Now, I think your
reactors aro quite cnpablo of judging those
two men as to whether they are either
likely to ask for an investigation or pros-
eento one in the interests of the people
at largo or for a malicious end mercenary
object for themselves. 1 think it would
have born more in accordance with
"honorableness" for Mr. Denman to
have denounced those who aro conpling
his ammo with the position of P. M. of
Brussels, and his telegrams, if they can
be called as such, are just ns misleading
as the coat of his letter. Now, the re-
P1Y, if eve' penned by tho Postmaster -
General, is no answer to the question.
The only intelligent reply would bo yet !
or we I bet be replys "No I" and then
qualifies it so as to make it moan that
there clan bo no applioations for the po
siticn until n vacancy oocure bathe does
not say there are no applications should
a vacancy moue. But is Mr. McLelan
the only peron, or even the likely person,
to apply to at this stage 7 No l certain-
ly not until a vacancy moues but to the
persona having the patronage of the rid-
ing, to parties having influence with the
Ceverumentor to the inspectors. Mr.
Denman will require to get these denials
before he can meat any person to be-
lievehim. He must even deny that he
is an applicant himeolf, ae the obanoos
aro that he has been loolcing that way,
at Meat big friends are fond of aesoofat-
ing his name with the position and his
letter, to my mind, bag that ring about
it, hence hie labored offorte to make
your roadore believe 110 is a true friend
to Mr, Grant. In conclusion I may say
I have no objection to any person re-
porting any diroliotion of duty in an of-
ficial wben it Domes under his own per-
sonal knowledge or is a sufferer by such,
but when lioreone adopt the game Man-
ner i11 gutting charges ae 11avo been done
in this naso, whon 311011 will make moun-
tains out of molehills knowing they aro
stating what is Nee, I 'believe bmguago
cannot be too strong to denounce them,
and their motives eau bo nothing oleo
than moroonary or malicious,
Yonre, Oehl NOT lx'rlsavtrm'11n.
Feby. 20111, 1888.
nasalSesee]is Stab 0011 13c t rel.
A special meeting of tale above Board
was held in'the Connell 011an,bo• 'ori Pal.
day, lreby. 17111, 1888, Members pres-
ent -Rev. duo. lions, (chairman) F. 14.
Scott, IL Dennis, T. b'letober, J. Ilar-
greaves and A. Hunter.
Moved by J, Irargreaves, seconded by
P, S. Scott, that Mise Sayers' resignation
be accepted and terminate to -day, and
hon salary be paid up to date, and regret
her smitten departure from our midst,
Carried.
Moved by P. Hargreaves, seconded by
IL Dennis, that an advertisement bo in.
sorted in Wednesday's and Saturday's
issue of the daily Globe for a female
teacher, applications to bo received up to
the 1st of 11larch and duties to commenoo
on the 12th inst., salary not to exceed
$800 per annum, and that a committee
of throe be appointed viz., Rev. Jno.
Moss, F. S. Scott and Thee. Fietuber to
engage a tenohor temporarily to fill the
vacancy in tho school until the 12th of
March. Carried.
Moved by Thos. Pletcher, soaoudod by
H. Dennis, that this Board grant a tes-
timonial to Miss Sayers and the abate -
man and secretary be instructed to get it
up and forward it to her as early as pos-
sible. Carried.
Tho Board then adjourned.
TI1E N. 1'. ANi)'I'Hli SALT IN-
DUSTRY.
Ono of the boat known of the salt men
of this, the salt region, is T. T. Coleman,
of Seaforth. He has always been a
staunch Conservative, but, as will bo
seen by what he says below, he has not
a very high opinion of the N.P.
The salt industry of Ontario is in a
very bad condition, indeed ; in fact, its
condition could not well be muob worse.
There have been many withdrawlas from
the business, and some bankruptcies.
Most of our properties would sell at a
low prion, and some would not be taken
off our hands as a gift. Moet of the own-
ers engaged in the ealt industry worked
and fought for the N.P. But for years
tbo N.P. did nothing for us, and when it
did attempt to do something it only gave
us legislation without any substantial
benefit. English salt is admitted froo
for the fisheries. Coarse salt is also
free. We, Ontario salt men, cannot see
why some provinces in the Dominion are
permitted free trade in s product of oth.
er countries, when that product is pro-
duced in superabundance in this province
over m tract of county greater in extent
than the coal fields of Nova Scotia, for
the development of which we are taxed.
It is true wo have suffered from the odi-
um of a bad name affixed to our salt by
slanderers who have said that it is not
as good an article as the salt brought
from England. As a matter of fact,
Canadian salt has been tested in butter,
cheese and pork against English salt,
and has come out first in very many in-
stances. To my knowledge English salt,
nithougq oonsidered the best in the mar-
ket, has taken in five competitions the
fifth, or lowest, place. This slander is
often uaged by importers and persons in-
terested as middlemen against our in-
dustry. An analysis of our salt show a
itthan 0 English It and
greater err u salt,
purity
net so dishonest or foolish 'as to
we are o
adulterate. Salt is Balt, and chemistry
says we have a purer article than Eng-
land produces.
After saying so much for the salt it-
self, I will show how legislation has in-
jured our business. We were led to be-
lieve that we should be protected as oth-
er industries were protected. Capitaliste
were induced to put their money in the
industry, and in a very short time, pro-
tection baying been refused, had to shat
down or Bell out at a very low percentage
on cost. Che new 00((inera, knowing noth-
ing of the business, had their flights of
fancy too, but they came to grief also,
Tho result is that the Balt industry leas
boon well nigh extinguished in the . Lake
Huron' district. Tho indirect causes, if
they may be so called (for the direct ono
was the breach of faith with ns), aro
dear fuel, dear labor, dear traneporha.
tion and the N.P.
About 20 years ago when 1 commenced
the manufacture of salt, there was plenty
of forest land, and wood was cheap fuel.
But the timber is nearly gond now, and
coal has to be purchased in a foreign
market to take its place. Most of us
use anthracite coal duet and bituminous
slack. The former is free ; the latter is
bubjoob to an ail valorem duty of 20• per
cent. The .oest of bituminous slack is
10 cents pot ton, at the mines, so that
rho duty should be only two mints per
bon, But by an orcler.in-Council this
duty is charged ou the value of the arbi-
o1e whon crossing the line, and we have
to pay a variable duty. For instance, if
coal worth 10 canto at the mine is worth,
owing to cost of transportation, $1.75 ab
Buffalo, we have to pay 85 cents per ton ;
if worth $1.15 its Detroit, five pay 28
cents ; if worth 50 cents at Toledo, 10
cents, and go on. 1 am informed that
no other goods subject to duty are treat-
ed in this manner ; and in no Daae, so far
as I know, is the cost of carriage on any
imported goods oharged with duty. This
is a great loss and inconvenience to us,
besides the annoyanoo and delay caused
to us at the port of entry. I know for a
fact that some customs officers haven
charged different duties on the same
kind of coal similarly manifested. This
of course croat* dieeatisfaotion. Tho
Government, I think, should treat ns all
alike, and not leave such matters to the
whim or option of the customs officer,
We have several railroad lines. Their
rates of carriage aro not uniform and
they will not interchange rates of mile.
age. We use a groat deal of iron for
pans, tubing, nails, grate bars, shafting,
oto. On all these the duty being vory
boxy, Materially increases the cost of
premia4bion. The same is true of belting,
rubber and leather. I urolt:wed nails
in tbo:T)astern States in pNovember last
laid dcjwn Marc at 500100111 at 7i• manta
per paned. Similiar nails from Can-
adian rms met me invariably 111 oto
p: ands. I might go of and cite nth.
et' gra otanooe, but perhaps 1 liavo said
onou( Non that head. The asseesmott
of as property in this town was once
590,010 per' A11n11111. To -day it worth]:
net'b:atoms:ma at half that amonn1, it
1
1e 0 Bad sight for any thinking Canadian
to w110000, 118 WO 1111_11 few days ago in
tide town, the waning of a largo batch of
anleans and mechanics to Alabama, Da.
loam and other States; for the want of
employment at home, and to woo the
town baud at the station cheering them
no their journey, There wore no fears
or lamentations snail an are witnessed do
other lands whon men am expatria'ing
themselves. I venture to add that whore
tho young go some of tine aged will soon
follow. And why should it bo other-
wise 1 They cannot purchase a stove ;
a pound of soap, a pound of sugar, a
pair of boots, a yard of cotton, or a
pound of oatmeal, that is not subject to
a "combine," I am, and have boon, a
faithful believer in the N,P., but I want
to see it work equitably for all. When
it leads up to an attack on the rights and
liberties of the masses it brings itself in-
tro contempt. It may not directly bo the
cause of tho "combines," but most as.
sorority it is the indirect cause. The
workingmen in our salt industries 110 not
get the wages they ought to got, for we
simply cannot afford to pay them as we
ought for the long hours of labor they
give ns. They are loyal in their poverty,
in their hunger, and in all their mani-
fold need ; but there !s an end of love of
home and country when the brain is
thinking of a bare cupboard and a poor-
ly covered back.
To recapitulate : Our capital is sunk
or gone. Our industry ie tottering. It
is unjustly discriminated against by our
tariff. Our laborers are leaving the
country for want of employment. Eng.
lish salt is coming into this country free
of duty, or almost free, at the rate of
200,000,090 pounds a year, while all oth-
er geode or nearly all are taxed to our
detriment. The loyalty cry will not stop
the movement of tho people morose the
line, and there must be a halt or else
therm may be a smash. Why," for two
years Mr. Ransford' of Clinton, and my-
self have gone to Ottawa to endeavor to
get a law for a uniformity of salt pack-
ages. It was promised, but it did not
come. 'Lo -day all kinds and sizes of
packagoe are need, to the injury of the
producer and the public alike. We can't
get even that. Those of ns left in the
business bave this tale to toll -that wo
trusted the politicians and "got left."
Washington Letter.
(01001[ 0010 1111GULAR COItnLB0Oxm•1x0.)
Waebtngtoo, rob. 17, 1888.
Atter daily mos ions for the last two
weeks the Fisheries Commissioners at 7
o'olock Wednesday evening completed
their labors and signed a treaty which it
is believed will result in a satisfactory
settlement of the disputes that have ex.
ieted for almost a century between this
Government and Great Britain over the
North Atlantic fisheries. The treaty is
signed by all six of tho Commissioners,
and it is said to have their full couaur-
renoe. It was sent to the President yes-
terday for transmittal to the Senate.
Before the treaty can take effect it must
have the ratification of the Queen of
Groat Britain, the Dominion of Canada,
and the Province of Newfoundland, as
well as of the berate of the Unttod
States.
Although the treaty will not at present
be made public, it tan be stated that it
relates exclusively to the disputee con.
corning the fisheries of the North Atlan-
tic coast, and does not include any pro-
visions concerning the Behring Sea
trouble or commercial reciprocity. The
treaty, 0 may also be added, does not
contemplate the admission of fish into
the United Status free of duty.
Under the terms of the treaty, it is
said, the privileges enjoyed by Amorioan
and Canadian fishermen will be ',entirely
reciprocal. Tho "touch and trade" Priv
ilege, or right demanded by American
fishermen of purchasing stores and sup-
plies and of selling cargoes to whoever
might dosiro to purabase, was connected,
though not until after tong opposition by
Sir Charles Tupper. On the other hand,
it is said, Canadian waters within the
three-mile limit aro proteotod from inva-
sion by American Ciehermeu. The Amer-
ican commissioners, it is said, surprised
the English commissioners by nob insist.
ing on a right to iieli within the limit.
The eastern fishermen 001101der the deep.
water Robing more profitable than that
of the shoals within the limit, In con-
sideration of the "touch and trade" con-
cession it is said the English oonunis-
010001s stipulated that a license should
be extracted from ltmoriman vessels trad-
ing in Canadian ports. This license is to
be adjusted to the form of a tonnage tax,
and the entire feature, it is agreed, will
be abolished upon the platin of fioh on
the free list by the United Sates.
Secretary Bayard said Wednesday
night that he could nob, because oak's of -
final position, make known the contents
of the treaty, but that it was hie earnest
wish that it ehonld be given to the prose
by those having the tight to make such
piposition of it, and that every line of it
should bo published. The dispute, he
says, bas boon one of long standing and
had come to him by inheritance when he
assumed the duties of Secretary of State,
IIs had used hie beat endeavors to reach
a satisfactory agreement tvith the govern.
ment of Great Britain, and holier d that
be had succeeded so far as it lay in his
power to affeet a settlement.
The dismission on the urgent dofcienay
bill in the Ilonse Wednesday afternoon
touched upon the tariff, Messrs. Borneo
and Rogere had been indulging in a joint
debate, the former attacking the oda
mates of the Department of Justice, and
rho latter defending tho admiirietration of
that department. Mr. Bumtes flailed at-
tention to the number of persons arrest•
od for trivial violations of the internal -
revenue laws, which collect forth the and.,
gestion from Itt', 13ucltanan, of Now dor-
so;;, that those latus ebould be repealed.
This brought Mr. Randall to his feat. He
said the oomtnittou on appropriations
had been so frequently attaoicod that ho
had becoino seniaivllat hardened, end he
thought indeed, that he lead adgnnrod
some of the charaetoristice of rho ptizo
fighter. Ito was able to stand more
•punitneling and ennui. up 00101)013' than
most of 111' eolleagnee. The nlnuuittee
on judiciary, Ito thought, 4110uld frame
HOMO sort of an amendment to the statute
law which would prevent the gross injust.
ice which was done to innocent and un.
offending citizens by trivial prosecutions.
Many of these persecutions, as said by
the gentleman from Miesouri (Mr.
Burnee) came under the internal -revenue
laws. By all moans they should be
abolished.
112r. Bu+nes said he would never cease
denouncing the horrors and evils of law
under the internal -revenue law. At the
same time be wished to say to tbo gentle.
man from Pennsylvania and the country
that he would remove the burdens of
tariff taxation and reduce the taxes on
some of the necessaries of life before he
would undertake to lessen internal -re.
venue taxation. L.
Terms of the Treaty.
A Washington special says the follow-
ing is a summary of the treaty: -"With.
in a marine League from the shore -three
miles-Oanada is to have exclusive juris
diction. This comprises the so-called
in -shorn fisheries, The headland quer.
tion is finally disposed of. It is not as
stated in some papers that when a bay
is more than eight miles wide. Tho line
of demarcation ie to be drawn from head-
land to headland. The bay must be at
least ten miles across. Within that
point American fishermen may go, but
they cannot fish. In all otheroases the
three mile limit is to follow the oontonr
of the shore line. In case of stress of
weather our veasole may go anywhere
they see fit and take•slrelter in the near.
est Canadian harbor. By the terms of
the treaty the United States speoifically
concede to Canada the right to exclude
us from buying beat in any of her ports.
There is no penalty attached if any Can-
adians should soli our fishermen bait,
but ander the treaty stipulations Ameri.
can fishermen will not be supposed to
buy any Canadian bait. Under the
terms of the treaty our fishermen may
go into any and all Canadian poria for
all other suppliesexcept bait and to ship
and tranship the catch to American
markets in bond. Of course the custom-
ary tonnage tax will have to be paid. To
establish the fact that Canada has a
right to determine what vessels and un-
der what reghlatious they shall enter
ports the Canadian Commission contend.
eel that these vessels should first obtain a
license, but this is simply an "ok li-
cense." It is provided that no charge or
fee shall be exacted for these licenses,
They will merely be in the•form of Can-
adian authorities approving or writiug
"OK" on American customs officers per-
mits to touch mud trade in Canada.
There is a reciprocal or retaliatory clause
in the treaty. It provides that Canad-
ian fishermen shall have every privilege
in our ports that Americans have in
theirs, but no others. It is also provid-
ed as a concession to Canada that the
Administration will strive to secure Con-
gressional action for the free entry or
full interchange of salt, coal and lumber
from the Dominion, n
but this is o not s re-
quisite to the perfection f 'the treaty.
A. O. U. W.
The following officers were elected at
the Grand Lodge last week :
Grand Master, Daniel Spry, Barrie,
(by acclamation) ; Grand Foreman, Itev.
E. P. Crawford, Brockville, (by accla-
mation) ; Grand Overseer, Ino, Milne,
Essex Centro ; Grand' Recorder, M. D.
Caldor, St. Thomas, (itcolamatiou)
Grand Receiver, Jas. Rushton, Ridge -
town, (aaolamation) ; Grand Guide, J. J.
Tlley, INIontroal ; Grand Watchman, J.
H. McLellan, Lambeth ; Grand Trus-
tees, M. A. James, 13owmuuville; R. G.
Wright, Napanee ; John Kent, Toronto ;
Grand Medical Examiner, J. II. Widdi.
field, Newmarket. Supreme Lodge Rop-
re1 stativos, J, R. Miller, Toronto ; H.
II.' Taylor, Whitby; Lieut: Cul. Dawson,
London. Alternate, M. D. Kerr, St:
Thomas. The two cleated members of
the Executive Board are T. 0. Irving,
Toronto, and D. F. MacWatt, Barrio.
Those appointed by the Grand Master
wore David 11•IcLellan, Hamilton, and
Henry Wateoo, Clearvillo. Past Grand
Master Workmen : R. R. M. Patton,
Ohatham ; M. D. Dawson, London ; E.
W. Porter, Detroit ; G. W. Badgorow,
Toronto ; M. D. Carder, St. Thomas ;
J. R. Miller, Toronto ; Warren Totten,
Woodstock; H. B. Taylor, Whitby.
The report of tho Grand Recorder
shows that in 1877 there were 55 lodges
in Ontario, with a membership of 1,150.
At the end of 1877 there were 289 lodges
and total number of oertifiaates 17,220,
with a net membership in good standing
of 14,008, and a total amount of insur-
ance in force 588,008,000. The total
amount paid in death claim; in the Last
ten years, $792,000. In 1887 rho^amount
paid was $178,5(1). The average aesees.
ment for an insurance of $2,000 has been
18.50 per year Once 1860, when the On-
tario Grand Lodge was formed. There
were 885 members present at the opening
session of the Grand Lodge.
Farmers in •douncil.
The Permanent Conut'ett Farmers' In-
stitute was eell'd to order on Wednesday
evening at the tlounty Commit Chamber,
Toronto, by John Dryden, M.P.P., when
Charles Lawrence, of Oollingwood. read
a paper on "Agricultural Education fn
the Common Sfllioots," which began by
accurately defining the position and oom-
7 osliensiveness of agriculture, and point-
ing ont the necessity of a knowlego of
chemistry mita other mamma to a s1.100000-
ful farmer. The.peoaent mode of (alum,
tion was ocmlplained of, in that it swat.
towed up a large share of the farmer's
taxes and enticed his sons and daughters
away froo the farm. Ifo reecnnnonded
that tit least as many soit0ole bo devoted.
to agriculture as to all other subjects
fatten together, that our youth maybe
trained to Otte upon it creditable course
in the college at ( uelph,
Valaneey 18. 1! 111101•, aliening, took the
OAR.
1). Dorbyehirc, of Brockville, while
aommouding tbo ntavious payer, hull that
Ontario possesar1 the grandest educati,n-
al eystmrn in the world, and spoke in a
highly oommemdetory tone of tiro various
departments of tate Guelph Agricultural
College, closing by directing the attention
of the aseoeiation to the abeam industry
as the nnoot remising branch of Canadi-
an agrianiture.
G. 1:. Mowbray, of Oshawa, so far
front being snunyecl eboul(1 Itis 80110 leave
the farm, felt a source of pride that the
learned professions were compelled to re-
cruit their ranks from among the agri.
oaltural desacs.
3. B. Ewing, of Dartford, contended
that it W0.a a wrong principle that the
farmer must labor in comparative ob.
scurity while the professional num carry
off all the large fres,
Henry Brown, of Paisley, in racy
speech' argued that the present Iiiglh
Sellout amuse unfits a young mac for a
farmer's career, hence the 1armor) should
not be taxed for the maintenauee of these
schools.
Geo. Copeland, of Waterloo, urged that
there ehonld be a link between the com-
mon schools and the Guelph College, as
the High schools lead up to and food the
universities.
Hugh Reynar, of Resohall, suggested
that an agricultural professor should be
employed in at least one High school in
every electoral district. The dismission
was interrupted by a resolution favoring
the establishment of intermediate agra-
cultural schools throughout the country,
by Geo. Coptland, to which in the course
of further debate two amendments were
proposed by Messrs. Jno.Craig and Thou,
Shaw, the following securing the aseent
of the meeting :-
Moved by T. Shaw, and seconded by
J. Craig, that this meeting approves of
the contemplated introduction of an ale.
mentary text -book on agriculture into
our common sahoole. Believing that its
judicious use will tend very muoh to the
advancement of the young men at their
most impressionable period, and will do
much toward preparing them for entering
the Ontario Agricultural College at
Guelph, which we would recommend to
the earnest consideration of our farmers
as a place for giving their sons a complete
agricultural education.
' nap:se smO:ate 111111110e.
D. 11. McPherson, of Lancaster, in a
paper on "The nature of experimental
work that is most desirable to have con-
duoted at the Guelph Experimenta
Farm," held that the only way In whioh
scientific farming could he reaobed was
by attestant and judicious experimenting,
with a view to obtaining reliable data and
fixed principles. He showed that the
profits of farming depended upon the per.
feat development of life, and that this
was to be secured by a and
soil sup-
plied with all the constituents needed to
produce the richest growth of plant life.
To gain this end, suitable experiments
should be undertaken at the Guelph farm,
while the college ought to supply the ed-
ucation that would fit the farmers to 00-
oepy the highest positions in theeouutry.
He recommended experiments fitted to
discover
haw to mato
the Farmers' Insti-
tutes and the college mast popular, to
analyze the soils, to discover the best
food for animals and thajtbest means to
enrich the soil, to find the proper temp-
erature of water for animals to drink and
the best stable accommodation, to im-
prove the quantity and quality of butter
and cheese, and to publish to the farmers
(ho results of these experiments.
An instructive discussion arose upon
the paper, taken part in by Messrs. Wil-
son, McLennan, Weir, Brown and Derby-
shire, when the following resolution was
adopted:
On motion by T. Ragan, seconded
by Daniel Block, That the expert -
men is suggested by rho paper of Mfr. Mc-
Pherson be recommended to the faculty
of the Coterie Agricultural College for
their consideration and ,the carrying out
of such of those suggested es they deem
advisable.
100001(0110' (001m1'11)0.
Resolutions urging' the foundation of
Farmers' Institutes in each county, and
asking teat the papers react before the
institute be published by the Government
in official agriceltnral reports wore ma-
sted.
0101 1'1401.e00D 1113118T1111 OF 1G1lIa0LTURE.
0n motion of T. 18. Wilson, seconded
by D. R. Ellis, the institution expressed
their desire to place on record their eatis-
1ootion at the announcement made by the
Outario Goaernment of their intention to
appoint a Minister of Agriculture, and
still greater satisfaotion that snob Minis-
ter will bo a prectioal farmer.
Resolutions of thanks to Messrs. Law -
ramie and McPherson for their oxaollent
papers wore envied, and a number of ad-
ditions made to the order paper, when the
institute adjourned until nine Thursday
morning.
Cftnudiasi N'eovtet.
Hull, Que., has borrowed150,000 at 5i•
per cent.
Montreal has 1,200 drinking plane,
while the entire Province of Ontario has
but 2,000.
Alex. Robertson, M. P„ is seriously !11
at Belleville,
Sir Chmrles Tupper is ill at Ottawa
with ar ooverecold.
1011
Premier .Mercier, 9 is in home, has
had au interview with the Popo.
It is said a Provincial Conservative
Convention is to bo held for Manitoba.
The experimental farm for the North-
west Territories has been located on the
Boll m.
Millfarman, tho Prince Edward Island
murderer, has boon sentenced Lobo hong.
ad on April 10th.
Ratepayers of A moliasbnrg aro petition.
ing tlheir, Commit to take $10,000 kook fu
the Bridge Company.
Dr; Itoomo, Conservative 14I. P. Weal,
Middloeex, was unseated 3/0001ay for
oorrupt medicos by agents.
• The library and roaring room ostab-
lished at Belleville some years ago by the
(4.'1.11. omployes ie now considered ono
of the finest iusl:liuutiore of the kind on
Hut road,
The election of a third lignidator for
the Central Bank, Toronto, will bo held
Burch let.
1 Eleoteur, of Quebec, declares that
Canada Is saeri0ood t. tanglemd and the
States by the Fishery Treaty.
The Winnipeg Sun -83,0 Mr. Greenway
promisee a competing railroad into Port-
age la Prairie by October 1st.
The Independent Order of Foresters
will ask for incorporation at the ap-
proaching seseinn of Parliament.
The omits of the prosecution in the
Shappercl case amounted to $2,116,06. Of
this $1,000 has already been paid in.
Belleville City Conned have decided to
abolish the gee and coal nil lamps, and
to use electric light truly for street light-
ing.
The Privy Council has authorized elec-
tions for the revocation of the Scent Act
in Dnfferin, Simcoe and Renfrew Coun-
ties.
Petitions for the repeal of the Soott
Act in Huron and Norfolk Have been sent
back to the petitionero for completion in
proper form.
Two train Made of cotton passed
through Smith's Falls on Saturday, err
route to Chins, via Vancouver and 0. P.
11. steamship line.
The vote of the Forest Presbyterian
congregation recently on the question of
potting in an organ resulted 1n favor of
the organ by 65 to 19.
Ciroulare have been issued asking
Manitoba farmers to hold their wheat
until the Keewatin mill is completed, as
they will then be able to get prioes for
it,
A clergyman of Quebec hes received
notice from the liquidators of the Toron-
to Central Bank asking for the immediate
payment of the (tall on the double liabil-
ity claim.
At the Brandon, Man., market, where
from 6,000 to 10,000 bushels of wheat are
marketed daily, the ruling price last
week was about 50 Dents per bushel and
oats 25 cents.
The annual meeting of the Dominion
Rifle Association has been Ballad for
Wednesday, the 14th March, Hud that of
the Dominion Artillery Association for
the Following day.
Discontent prevails among the Indians
on St. Peter's reserve, at Selkirk, Man.
Many of them who will have tc leave the
reserve in April, as they have purchased
their freedom, now wish to remain.
James Baxter, of Montreal, has enter-
ed an action against the Mail for $50,000
for an alleged libel contained in a report
of the Central Bank proceedings before
the Master -in -Ordinary. Mr. Baxter's
counsel also stated that it was the inten-
tion to have Mr. Howland arrested for
criminal libel in connection with the
same matter.
Oonductox Vance, who was in charge
of the freight train which paused the col-
lision on the Grand Trunk Railway, by
which Robert Arohibald and Thomas
Peden wore killed on Thursday, has not
yet been found. Orders have been issued
for bisarrest on a charge of manslangbter.
The wounded trainmen, Hutchinson and
Peacock are doing well.
Word has been received by J. J. Cassi-
dy, of
A 11,
.Ailsa Craig, announcing iu the
death
of his brother, Rev. 4Vm. Cassidy, while
on his way to China as a missionary of
the Methodist Chetah. Ho left his fam-
ily at New York to await his arrival at
fns destinationbofore they started to fol-
low him. He was taken ill with small-
pox on ship -board, and expired just before
the steamer reached Japan.
A company is owing formed at Hamil-
ton whioh has for its object the boring
for natural gee, and a well is to be sunk.
An expert named Buck, from Pennsyl-
vania, who has been examining the local-
ity, gives a most favorable report on the
prospects. William Ward, of Petralea,
who has had years of experience in this
kind of work, has been engaged to do the
boring, and Inas a splendid plant of boring
machinery on the ground.
WVm. Waddell, widower, aged 45.
owuor of a 200 -acro farm and lighthouse at keeper at Port Maitland,. stopped
Walker House, Halnilton ou Friday, saw
Mies Bridget Conuolly, the buxom and
good looking cools for the first time in his
life; he courted and married her in
eight and ono -half hours. 1tev. Canon
Mookridgo performed the coronlory.
The latest development in Central
Bank affairs is the discovery of a short-
age of nearly $4,000 in the books of Ac-
countant Webster, Of this am,mnt$8,000
was appropriated in ono swoop. Tho en-
tries in the books were altered by Web.
stor so as to corer up his transactions,
and only cane to light tho other day
when an examination was made. Web-
ster is well connected in Guelph. His
father was the late registrar of the Coun-
ty of Wellington.
A dastardly attempt bo wreok a Mehl -
gam Central freight tram was made Sat- '
urday afternoon, a'short distance east of
Amheratburg. Some fiend had placed a
steel rail across the track a few minutes
before the arrival of the train. The en-
gine struck the rail, but fortunately very
little damage was done, as neither ehgiue
nor cars wero derailed. It is supposed
the obstruction was placed there for the
purpose of plunder. The officers of the
company axe investigating.
The Arthur Enterprise gays :-Jatnes
and Charles Mortimer, t'vo sturdy Luth-
er farmers, were chopping in the bush
and felled a tree which lodged upon an-
other which it partially uprooted, dis-
closing the den of a neat', occupied by a
large she beer and three cubs. Having
no gun, one of them wont to procure one,
the other standing sentry. Tho old bear,
hoivover, took in the situation ata glance
and started off evidently with the inten-
tion of leading her pursuers away from
the cubs. Her trail was followed for
some hours, when she was disoovored in
a hollow stub, having climbed up and lot
herself down through an opening at the
top, The only weapon the nmtore had
ivas an ordinary Allot gni loaded with
small shot, but ono sltot was snffuciont'to
hill the boar. It proved to be quite a
large One, weighing over 800 pounds..
When the hunters returned to the bear's.
nest they found the poo' cubs frozen
dead, They were not more than a Week
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