The Brussels Post, 1890-5-2, Page 1Volume 17.
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1890.
The Mowat Government.
Swum Federation by a Temperance
Newspaper.
The Good Templar is ono of the ablest
conducted newspapers advocating tem.
peranco and prohibition to be found io
Canada. It knows no polities, but it
does know whether or not the Mowat
Government is deserving the support of
all true temperance men, independent of
party feeling, We commend the careful
perusal of the subjoined article to all
who are anxious to know and to be guided
by what le true :
The Good Templer bae eschewed poli-
ties from he columns, believing that the
best intereete of our Order are eerved by
aiding in the formation of temperance
detractor. Our Order is a groat school
for the education of the country to tem.
parttime principles, and in helping for.
ward that education we are hastening the
time when prohibition will be one of the
fundamental. laws on oar statnte books.
But while we, as an Order, take no part
M party politics, yet when the question
of the liquor traffic, arieee, our duty is
plain to help the government that gives
us the beat laws, both iu reetrioting na-
tio by otringenc license acts and totally
prohibiting it by a regular prohibitory
aot. Our Order wag the first great tem.
pomace organization to raise the standard
of prohibition as the goal of its existence,
and not until the liquor traffic to banleh-
ed out of existence wdl our object be at-
tained. In the near future the country
will be called on to elect a new Iegiela.
ture for the Province of Ontario, and it
becomes the duty of every Good Templer
voter to consider for whom be shall oast
his ballet. There are yet many improve-
ments wanted In our license laws. At
the last meeting of the Ontario branch of
the Dominion Alliance, held in Toronto,
a number of proposed amendments were
diamond, among others "a redootion Of
the maximum number of lioensea to be
issued in any municipality ;' "a provision
tbet any person applying for a license
shall have the consent of a majority of
ratepayers in the locality in which he is
to operate; the license of all public
houses ; prohibition on public holidays ;
the abolition of steamboat liconaes," eto.
There are all very important questions,
and it becomes our duty to consider into -
whose hands we shall place the power of
carrying them out. At election times
wally will come forward asking for the
sutlrages of temperance men and promis.
ing all aorta of things if ouly eleoted.
But we look to their reoorde. It is very
easy to place a law on the statute books,
but another thing to make the machine,
to enforce the same, and meet the re-
quirements of the times by amendments
as actual working shows the necessity.
Witness the Scott Act, the very bent
local option Aot ever paused, and) at our
government at Ottawa refused, time and
again, to pass amendments asked for by
temperance men to make the aot work-
able. Now the time is Doming to remind
the members that they did not ropreseut
the sentimuate of the temperance pouple,
but the liquor traffic, and relgeate them
to stay at home for the future.
Wo have beaded this article "Tee
Mowat Government," ae we are under
the impression that the provincial legis..
latore will be the first to come before the
electors. It is not necessary to make
any remarks about the personnel of that
government—they aro known to most of
oar readers—bat we may bo allowed to
mention the names of two, whom we are
interested in ae members of our Order,
and who hold no mean plane in the
cabinet, viz., the Hon. G. W. Rose,
L. L. D., Minister of T;duoation, and the
Hon. Mr. Drury, Minister of Agriculture.
Both of these gentlemen are no figure-
head temperance men, but were active
members of our Order before entering the
ministry, and are so, still. In trying to
carry out the laws for the restriction of
the liquor traffic, we might also mention
that the ministry cannot be accused of
putting their enforcement into the bands
of the liquor party, when we remember
that they entrusted the enforcement to
J. W. Manning, P. G. W. P. of the Sone
of Temperance, and also for many years
Bro. T. W. Casey, P. G. Searetary of
our. Order,,waa engaged in the same
duty. Mr. Mowat's.government have.
always shown a desire to meet the wants
and desires of temperance men in passing
legislation favorable to temperance re.
fotm, and, on no ooeaeion that we are
aware of, have they ever refused to make
any amendments to our Tawe that were
deemed necessary. It therefore beoolnoe,
our` duty to 'do all in our power to'
strengthen their hands, and not to be
carried away by wordy politicians. who
are full of promisee at election times.
Actions are what we want, and the fel.
lowing recordrof the Mowat Government
speaks for itself :
They passed note, which, with there
amendments,
1 Removed the power exeroieed over
municipal councils by the liquor interest
Mint bad formerly virtually controlled
the commits.
2 Created boards of commissioners and
inepectore free from local control or in.
torforeuce, with epeoial instructions to
enforce the stringent provisions of the
Beene° act.
8 Reduced the number of lieenaee to
bo issued and limited their item to a
population basis.,
4 Gave power to mtmicipsi councils, by
by-laws, or to the boards of commiealon-
ore, by regulation, to still fuethoe reduce
the: number.
5 Gavo authority to any ton electors of
any polling subdivision, by potitioe, to
object to any liconecs being issued within
the sub•divisiof, and to be hoard in its
eupport, and power to board to grant the
petition,
0 Gave the majority of eleotore in
polling setae/ Vtexora the power, by pati.
tion, to peoltibiteltogether the granting
of any license itt any euladivigion.
7 Prohibited the Issue of licensee or
the talc of lignoos in agricultural or fait
gronede.
8I'rohibitod the eale of !ignore vn
Satnrdity nights and Suhdayt.
f) Prohibited Attlee on election days,
parliamentary and municipal,
10 Prohibited sales on furry boats and
Veeaols in port,
11 Improved the accommodation of all
taverns and imposed peneltiea for drunk.
emcee end disorderly conduct therein.
12 Separated the sale of lignon in
shops from the sale of groceries and
other geode.
13 Prohibited, under penatttoa, loiter-
ing in bar-roome on Saturday nights and
Sundays,
14 Prohibited the organization of ebbe
with the object or pnrpoee of selling
liquors, and thereby defeating the provi.
aeon of the Hoene act restricting sales.
16 Provided for the punishment of the
purchasers of liquors as well as tho sellers
on Sundays or from unlicensed persons.
10 Increased the facilities, by civil
remedy, against tavern -keepers for Belling
liquors to those who drink to excess.
17 Provided for reetrietiou and prohi-
bition of Bales t0 such per0One.
28 Provided for the appointment cf
oommiseioners and inspectors to enforce
provisions of the Canada Temperance
and the Temperance Act of 1854. The
Dominion Aot makes special provision
for its enforcement by Dominion officers,
who, notwithstanding, refused to enforce
the sot. No other Government except
Ontario paused laws or appointed oflioere
to enforce the out in any sense.
19 Provided, by statute, for the ap-
pointment of police magistrates for the
enforcement of the Scott Aot upon re-
quest of the county counoila.
1 Mr. Mowat's Government oleo reoone.
mended to the Legislature a'compulsory
measure, by which these magistrates
could bo appointed and the oouneile be
compelled to pay their salaries, either
out of the fines collected or Ont of gen.
eral tunas.
2 The power of the Provincial Legisla-
ture to control the liquor traffic was
saved by the determined action of Mr.
Mowat in contacting two great cenobite.
tional questions as to
The power of bho Local Legislature° to
appoint oommiseioners and their power
to pass restrictive regulations respecting
licensee taverns. (Queen v. Hodge.)
The authority of the Dominion Gov-
ernment and Legislature to override Pro.
vinoia! law and to interfere in the local
question of granting licensee.
Presbyterian synod.
The session of the Presbyterian Synod
at Windsor concluded Wednesday of
last week. T. W. Nesbitt, convener of
the Sabbath school committee, presented
the annual report, which showed a grati-
fying ince ease in almost every particular.
The report was received and adopted.
It recommended that all eahools bo
urged to adopt the system of records
authorised by the General Assembly. It
proteeted against the scheme of
Christian iustruotion now being agitated
in the church. Congregations are urged
to make more liberal eupport for their
schools.
The minutes of the Synod's Commis-
sion on the Knox °beroh, Stratford,
matter ware laid upon the table. Con-
tained in those minutes is a resolution
awarding the enm of $1,600 to Mr. Mao-
phoreon as a retiring allowance and a
reoommendation to the congregation that
that sum be paid him. The money has
not bean paid to Mo..Maophereon, and it
was with the view to the amicable est.
Lemont of the matter that a committee
was appointed to recommend a course of
action and.deliveranoe for adoption by
the Synod. The committee was instruct-
ed to confer with Messrs. Macdonald,
Dawe and Bennett if these gentlemen
wished to meet the committee. The
committee recommend that a committee
be appointed to meet with the congrega•
Mon of Stratford if necessary, and at the
same time they affirmed their judgment
of last year that the congregation should
pay to Mr. Maophereon the sum of $1,-
000 in settlement of the ca0e against
them. The recommendations of the
committee were adopted, and A. D. Mc-
Donald, Dr. Cochrane and T. W. Nes-
bitt, elder, were appointed a committee.
The committee of the Stratford Presby-
tery were also instructed to report at the
next meeting of the Synod as to what
had been done in the matter.
The following is the gist of the report
in relation to the state of religion in the
congregations. The gnawers as to the
faithfulness and diligence of the min-
ietera in the discharge of their duties
are, with few exceptions, decidedly com-
plimentary to the fidelity of the pastors
within the bounds. In many cangroga•
Mona alders have diebricteassigned them.
The city and town elders seem to viait
vouch more them their brethren in the
country. The eiok sad the poor aro well
oared for by the olden. The reports as
to the attendance at.ohnroh services are
very cheering, and the toatimouy in
favor of the attendance at communion
is very hopeful. The report deplores'the
general absenting of both old and young
from the prayer meetings. It, hewovor,
data that in some congregations there
is a growing spirit manifested among the
young in favor of prayer meetings. It
is to be regretted that the answers of the
Seaeloua are not ail definite about the
spiritual aapeot of Sabbath school work
as they ought to bo, Efiloient teachers,
endued with the power of the Spirit and
in deep sympathy with the young, aro
needed. The church ought to aid in
training such a clans. ore sohools
ought to join for the higher religious in.
streotion system of oar church, and
thus lay the foundation for good benchers
in the yoare to cone, Tho aged must
not neglect the young. The ohnroh, like
her Master, meat eso that the young
have the ilnoet of the wheat. Taking all
in all, the mission feeling has nova been
more cheering, and the spread of that
spirit through the infisanee of Christian
mothers and sisters is malting itself
felt in the general work of the church,
The state of religion in the o0tnntunity
is oommentod upon as follows
Few Oht istiane properly realize allele
duty ie regard to the Christian world,
All otlglit to be more faithful in worfoe.
sing Christ, and so loving Biot that,
others may gee in their Men lives Oeme.
thing to command our Lord and Master.
In the matter of Sabbath observance
the year bae made advances on that of
the peel) though multitudes still make
light of its claims, and in many owe re-
gard the church as not guiltless. She
has clone much to break in upon the
sanctity of the Lord's Day, and by
t atrleal servic
ho ee, hyateriaal attempts
to draw rho crowd, and in many casae to
make money in ways most diaploaoing
M Christ, elle has done much to degrade
the Sabbath and its sanctity. Man's
rest and God's worehip are forgotten in
the exoitementfor gold.
In relation to the special forme of evil
confronting the ahnrch the answers are
varied and instructive, Love of the
worid stands out as a great evil, deaden.
iug thousands in all Ola°see of society.
Its baneful influence is felt in the pulpit
and in the pew. It is still a rank weed,
ohoking the good seed of the kingdom,
Intemperance has its many viotime, and
though the evil le great it is gratifying
to find indications in these reports that
this is on the mond. It ie more popular
to attack intemperance than to attack
love of the world, which shows that the
latter bae a tremendous hold in the
community. Sceptical ideas aro in the
air, and aro alastoo readily believed by
the uueduoated. Our young are poison.
ed through sensational literature, as low
and demoralizing as it is cheap and
easy to get. Wbile the church is under
the press to give light to those in the
darkness, the world is using it still more
to make money through gambling over
brutal prize fights, horse racing and eo
forth. Betting is in the market, on the
farm, iu the school, in the home, blotting
out the lines between honesty and dis-
honesty, appealing to the worst in mac,
developing dishonesty to an alarming ex.
tend. This evil has assumed a formid-
able aepeot, and ought to be vigorously
condemned by the pulpit and by the
Christian press. Much of nationitl die.
honesty and the siukly moralities of our
ago ix to be traced to this Bourse, but,
while admitting much that is evil, the
signs of Christing 900$00ss are neither
few nor faint. The year has been one of
growth in grace and numbers.
Rev. Di, Laing presented a report
from the committee on the Jesuit
Estates Bill. The report narrated what
had been done daring the year, and re-
commended that another committee be
appointed to watch over the matter dor.
ing the ensuing year. The report was
received and adopted, and the committee
of last year was re -appointed.
At the close of the Synod the ladies
of the congregation of St. Andrew's
church auterteined the members of the
Synod and the visiting olergymen from
Detroit and Windsor to dinner. It was
decided by the Synod that the next
meeting of the Synod should be held in
London, the time fixed on being the third
Monday in April, 1891.
i ]latter Orem It. L. Taylor.
To the Editor of Tim Poem.
1).ntn Soto,—Will you permit me to
draw attention to your comment in last
week's Poor on the recent prosecution of
Mr. Cardiff and myself at the hands of
the Bailiff of the Fourth Division Court
You say "Lawyer Campion (by whom, I
presume, you mean the counsel for the
defence) asked for a dismissal of the
charges on the ground that the validity
of the chattel mortgage wee not decided."
This ie ineorreot—whether or not it is
intentionally so on your part is im-
material. The ground taken by M..
Campion was that the chattel mortgage
was a valid security and until the eon.
Crary was shown the bailiff had no right
to take the goods from the mortgagee.
Another fact that the bailiff, while ,mak•
ing elaborate preparations for his prose-
cution, took no steps to prove the M.
validity of the mortgage is an admission
that the mortgage was unimpeachable.
The 'position taken and maintained
throughout by the bailiff was that
whether he was right or wrong in taking
the goods from the mortgagee once they
were in his possession, being then cr,todia
irpis, the rightful owner could not recover
them. That his position was untenable
the bailiff has already learned. You say
further "The matter donde thus, If the
mortgage is valid the defendants were
right, but if not the bailiff only did his
duty." Aro you justified, notwithstand,
ing the fact that the bailiff dare not im•
peach the mortgage, in coating a doubt
upon the validity of ,Mr. Watson's tie-
ourity and impliedly condemning his
oonduot in foreclosing a mortgage whicb,
without authority, you still hold to be
questionable? Trusting that you will set
this matter right in the next issue of
your paper, I am, Yours, tem,
Brussels, May lat. ROM. L. Tevoon,
The Intoruatlonaf base tial/ series com-
monoed on May 1st.
The Chinese tan the skin of the stur-
geon and make it into those.
Ring Hubert's dyspepsia having adver•
Beed, hie mail brings him an average of
forty sure Mures every week.
Elcctrioiby moves 288,000 mile: per
second ; light moves 102,000 miles per
second ; a rifle ball moves 1,460 feet per
enend,
Through an accident to an express
train at Staunton,'Vtt., Miss Knott, an
actress, was killed, and several others
badly injured.
There ate nearly 5,000 diateete end
about 900 languages, Tho Bible or the
Now Tostameut, is published in nearly
950 larynges and dialects.
Two rather sttoug shocks of earth.
gnalce were felt at Rome a few weeks
Lugo. They were more distinct .in the
environs than ie Otto oiby itself. It was
reularked that titmice of sheep showed
great edges of fear some time before the
chocks wore felt.
The Australians will play their fleet
match in Englund May 8th, and will
meet a very strong team, including seven
professionals. The IJngiieh Molten will
be :—W. 0. Grace, W. Newltant, A. E.
Stoddart and W. W. Road, with the pr0-
feseiouale_Attewell, frills, feel, lIttm-
pltroys, Sitrewsbtlry, Lolnnan. n, anti
either Milling or SberWin,
Washington Letter.
(From Otto'. neguhtr Oorrespontteut,)
weemxo'ree. April 2,'00.
The consideration of the legislature
bill diooloses the foot that Congreve is
strongly disposed to heed the general de-
mand being made by the agricultural
and other depressed industries, and that
an effort will be made to keep the ex.
pen. es of the Government down to the
lowest notch oonoietent with oompetont
eervioe. But if Congress would impede
the people that it is sincere it meet not
be oaOlet ed with confining its eflorte to
economize to scaling down the pay of the
lowor•salaried employees. Nowhere is a
better opportunity offered in this line
than in the Civil Service Com[nissioo.
The salary of a Civil Service Commis.
eioner ie $3,600 per anunm, and in ad.
dition to this he is allowed it liberal
amount each year fur expenses, It hoe
already been demonstrated that the com-
miesion can be conducted with a Bingle
executive head, to better advantage than
with .hree, and time effect a saving of
over $7,000 par annum: Besides, Con-
gress tta0 but to turn to some of the
other Departments of the Government
for evidence that there in n surplus of
two high -salaried men in the Civil Ser-
vice Commission. The business of the
pension bureau, many times as eaten
sive as that of the Civil Service Com-
mission, is oared for by one executive
head. There is but one Commissioner
of Patents. One Indian Commissioner
looks after the Indiana of the country,
and it seems but ooneiatent that one
Civil Service Cornmiosioner could hold
the offtce.seeker's department of the
Government level, In fact a Civil Ser-
vice bureau with one responsible bead
would be a vast improvement over the
present affair.
The death of Mr. Randall left vane -
des in two of the moat important nom•
mittees of the House, Rules and Appro-
priations. The popular impression has
been that Mr. Mills would succeed to the
vacauoy in the committee on rules, but
it appears that General Forney, of Ala.
barna, will bo named by the Speaker.
This arieee from one of the unwritten
laws which govern each matters. The
committee on -rules, . according to pre-
cedent, is composed of the Speaker, the
chairman of the committee on appropria•
tions, the chairman of the committee on
ways and means, and a member of the
minority on each of those eommitteoo.
To appoint Mr. Mills would be to give
the ways and menus committee tbree
members on the committee on rules and
the appropriations but one—Mr. Cannon.
Therefore, it is understood that General
Forney, the oldest Democrat on the am
propriations committee since Mr. Ritn-
dall'e death, will succeed the latter. lifr.
Outhwaite, of Ohio, is expected to ate -
aced Mr. Randall on the committee on
appropriations. Ole is a Conservative
and studious member of the Hoose, with
much experience and determination.
Secretaries Blaine and WIndom have
had several consultations on the subject
of the proteotion of American interests
in the Behring sea, bat so far as known
have not yet decided upon any definite
plan of action. There are at present,
bowever, no indications that the policy
of this administration as regards the
seal fsheries will differ on any material
point from that of in predecessors. The
revenue steamers, Bear and Ruth, are
now fitting out at San Francisco for
their annual cruise in Alaskan waters,
The instructions to the revenue officers
have not yet been isened, but it is ex-
pected that they will be ready in a few
days. They will probably recognize the
same juriediotion of the United Staten
over the Behring sea as in the pest, and
direct a etriot compliance with the laws
governing the seal and salmon fisheries.
It is expected that there will be throe
war vessels in Alaskan territory during
the coming season to assist in the en-
forcement of the law.
The site selected for the new Supremo
Court building in the bill passed by the
Senate on Saturday is on the north side
of /last Capitol street, and an equally
commanding location with that selected
for the Congressional Library building
on the south side of the same street. It
is of all others the most appropriate site
that could be suggested for the proposed
structure. The west front of the Capitol
needs nothing to enhance its splendid
outlook. The eastern or principal front
with its beautiful plaza, requires further
architectural attractions and a larger
view, to enhance its impressiveness ;
and these wants will be grandly supplied
by the creation upon the contiguous
grounds of buildings allied to it in their
objeots by long association, and most fit-
ly to be grouped in the same distinguish-
ed company,
The South will regret that the tour.
of the international conference delegates
was out short at Richmond, The beet
plan would doubtless have been to have
included some southern points like New
Orleans, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Rich-
mond and Formes Monroe in the fleet
tour and made that somewhat shorter in
the oorth and west, though the result of
the special southern tour could act wall
have been foreseen.
Additional (loathe, reettoing from the
riot at Biala, make the total nnmbor of
viotitus seventeen.
There are three men in the Oregon
State Prison, each of whom out off a
hand to avoid work. They are °enihled
in solitary colla. Two othere cut off the
ends of their fingers.
De the international wrestling math
between Doman 0. Bose, of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Prof. Wit, Miller, the sham.
pion of Australia, which was recently
decided at the Melbourne (Au0tralie)
Athletic Club, Millet, won throe of the
five bean and tho staltoe, amounting to
$2,000.
Whetted Mullen, the oaramau, has re-
ceived it telegram which aunouheee that
$20;000 has bean raised for a tournament
to bo held, in Duluth, Minnon July 21
to 20 lnolesive, to he Ballad,, rho World's
Intorton.tional Regatta. Medan gees in.
to training at once to taloa (tare George
Hoerner will alto eater,
Number 44.
Canotcllx►n News.
The new 0. P. R. transfer steamer has
arrived at Windsor,
An Engtit li tour ie in oontomplatton
for Mesar, Oroseley and Ranter,
There is a great demand for railroad
Iaborers in Manitoba and the North-
west.
St, Clair Tunnel Company's pay-
ments to their staff for the month of
April will foot up to over $16,000.
The dissolution of the Quebec Legis•
Iature Is announced. The elections aro
to take plane before the middle of June.
Thomas llfnrrioon, who drowned his
three children feet friday morning in
Melanothon, near Shelburne, died Mom
day.
Col. Rhodes, Minister of Agriculture
in the Quebeo Cabinet, has resigned hie
portfolio and will retire from political
life.
The Galt band tournament committee
collected $400 from the hotel keepers of
that town in a few days and 9500 from
other citizens.
Joseph Burkholder, a farmer near
Thamesford, Out., while drawing man-
ure into to field was killed by his team
running away.
Rev. Dr. Willoughby, pastor/ of the
Norfolk street Methodist church, Guelph,
will retire from active service owing to
failing eyesight.
It is rumored in Quebec and Montreal
that Mr. Ohapleau will give up his seat
in the Dominion Cabinet and assume the
loaderehtp of the Quebec Opposition.
The by-law granting $15,000 for the
purpose of the town of Windsor pur-
chasing a lighting plant of its own, will
be the first one submitted to the people.
T. M. Wilson, teacher of S. S. No. 2,
Elmo, is to be congratulated over the re-
sult of the recent promotion examination,
Out of the 23 pupils who wrote 22 auo-
ceeded in peeling.
W. D. McRae, of Wallenberg, has
purchased the steamer Byron Trerioe.
He is now building cabins on her, and
will carry freight and passengers from
Wallaceburg to Kelly's Island in Lake
Eric.
Berlin Nowa says ; It niece twenty
licensed taverns and saloons to supply
the thirsty throats of Stratford, Nine
aro all that aro needed for Berlin, though
the population of this town is not very
much less than that of the Classic City.
About nine years ago, Mrs. Wm.
Evan.+, of Yeppel township, by some
moans lost a valuable ring, for which
search was made, but all proved of no
avail. Last fell while cleaning some
carrots that bad been planted near the
door she saw a black meek around one
of the carrots, which upon a closer ex-
amination turned out to be the long lost
ring.
Prior to 1889 a woman could not re-
cover damages from any person giving
publicity to itemisations against her fair
fame unless she were able to show mone-
tary lose. In the year named the Act
was amended, permitting women to
claim damages without being compelled
to prove such loss, and T. W. Grethen,
barrtater, of St, Thomas, bae been re
tained in a ease which is believed to be
the first brought under the a(ponded aot.
Some time ago a young woof.", residing
in St. Thomas, went to live in a neigh-
boring city, and afterwards, it is claim-
ed, an employee on one of the railroads,
living in St. Thomas, made oortain dis-
paraging remarks concerning her. err.
Orothera has been instructed to issue a
writ against this employee, claiming $2,-
000 damages.
The follovring is an extract from the
will of the tate Rev. D. B. Cameron, of,
Anton :--"Oonsidering the foolish ex..
travaganae displayed by the community
in general and as a protest against it, I
direct that my body, when dead, shall be
decently wrapped in blenched cotton,
neatly prepared for the purpose, laid in
a simple coffin made of pine, with no
ornamentation, not se 13111013 at my name,
and carried, op the grave in a sleigh, if in
winter, or a spring wagon, and laid in
the grave without a obeli ; and that no
monument or stone of any kind be put
up to mark the place, unless some friend
take a boulder from the field to mark
the spot, and, if he fancy to do so, cut
thereon the initial letters "D. B. 0."
In all otherreepocte I confirm my Baid
will."
The Tilsonburg Observer has the fol-
lowing ;—A good joke is being told about
a clerk in one o! the local dry goods
stores. Among the goods placed on the
walk in front of the store one morning
this week was a lady's duster exhibited
on a wire framework, which in the dry
goods vernacular is known as a "form."
The color of the duster was such that
the nye of the sun would injure if left
exposed too long, and one of the clerks
in the establishment, with thio foot in
mind, removed the article to the interior
of the store. The clerk who had placed
the garment outside rotnombered the
effect the son would have Imola it and
wont to take it in. When he got outside
ho seized upon what he thought was the
"form" but wbat proved to bo a lady
wearing an older similar to .the one he
had before placed there. The surprise
was mutual
Tho Toronto Telegram, an independent
Conservative newspaper, says ;—"Hon. C.
P', Fraser i0 fortified against effective
Meath upon his dealings with the ques-
tion of erecting new parliament buildings.
The .government supported All outlay
that is barely Suffstient to satisfy the re.
gnirement0 and keep up the dignity of
the preview°, The Minister of Public
Works is seeing that the provittoaots
video for every cent it spends. Tho
country is 1300 being °boated, and whet
the Opposition cannot boldly im;pato
wrong to the Ron, SIr. Fraser it is uta
fair to daolaim against an expenditure
that was wholly unavoidable. An to the
arobitecb, she goeernmentaoted upon its.
judgment of what was right. Political
interest tvottld have dictated the choice
of a native Oanadian to originate) and ex.
eolith doaigt% for tate new legislative
buildings. The government Mite Mae
every ootieideratioxi but that of fitness,
and did trot allow the unpopularity ef.it0
mune to dolor 16 'front defog what wee
Tight,"
The Orange 13111 received the royal
assent.
Lord Stanley received Otte degree of L.
L. D. at McGill University, Montreal,
Wednesday.
The circulation of the Satttrday Globe
last week wait within a hundred of forty.
two thousand.
Winnipeg capitalists are completing
arrangements for the erection of a 940,-
000 opera house.
A colored man named Jno. Day, of
Hamilton, was fined 95 Wednesday
morning for carrying an axe with which'
he wanted to end another colored mho's
life.
With last week's issue II. T. Butlor't
connection with the Stratford Times.
coaled, Mrs. Butler's interest in that
paper having been assigned to the
sheriff.
Young's hotel, Fordwiob, was burned
to the ground Thursday morning about
6 o'clock, together with stable and all
outbuildings. None of the °entente
were saved.
Five students of the Ontario College of
Pbarmaoy have been Responded for Offer2
ing to pay a private detective 9100 to
procure a copy of the examination
papers to be need in Toronto next mouth.
On Monday afternoon while William
Miller, a lad twelve years of age, was
feeding the picking machine in the wool-
en millet at Tavistock, he carelessly al-
lowed his left hand to get too don, and
it was caught by the pinker. Rio agon.
izing cries at once brought to hie assist -
arms en employee who has obarge of one
of the spinners. He throw off the belt
and immediately relieved the unfortun-
ate lad, but not before his hand was
literally pinked to pieces, while the arm
was terribly mangled, He was conveyed
to the office of Dr. M. Steele, who ampu-
tated the arm a little above the elbow,
As the 0. P. R. express coming from
Montreal eves rounding the curve just
east of Norwood station three little girls
who were playing on the track did not
notice the train until it was right on
them. One little girl, the 8 -year-old
daughter of Abraham Waller, was killed.
The other little girl, the 7 -year-old
daughter of Hiram Fry, was naught up
on the cowcatcherand carried to the
station, a distance of 600 yards, was bad-
ly ant about the hand, and had her skull
broken. The doctors have some hopes of
her recovery. The third little girl es -
coped unhurt. W. II. Hammell, M, P.
P. for Cardwell, a traveller from Hamil-
ton and Conductor Smith went to the
assistance of the injured girl on the
pit'tt. The conductor carried her home
and no time was lost in summoning
medioal aid. Passengers who were on
the train say that the engineer was in
no way to blae for the unfortunate ao
oident. There is a sharp curve in the
road just east of the point at which the
shocking affair oconred, aid it was not
until the engine had rounded it that he
saw the obildren,playing all unconscious
of their danger. Re sounded the whistle,
but the little ones had not enffibent time,
to get deux of the engine before they
were ran down. This acaident was
primarily responsible for another dis-
tressing mishap. As Boon as the train
could be brought to a standstill it was
hacked to the place where the children
had been run over, and one of the pas•
stingers, a newly arrived immigrant,
stopped off. He was unable to get
aboard again before the train started for
Norwood station, a short dietanoe off,
He endeavored to overtake the traie,
and while running at full speed he pillag-
ed into a cattle guard, his abdomen
coming in contact with a crossbeam on
the other aide of the excavation. He
was picked up inseuaible and taken to
Peterboro', where he was placed in the
hospital.
About half-paat ten o'clock Monday
night three alight earthquake tremors
wore felt at Saratoga.
An exciting match race has been ar-
ranged to come off at l.:•o St, Thomas
driving park early in May between five
horses owned by gentlemen in St.
Thoinae, Lonkon and the county, to de.
aide whioh is the beet horse. Eaoh of
the five gentlemen will put in $100, the
winner to take the pot. Amongst the.
horses who will start are Dr, Evely's, of
St. Thomas ; Martin O'Meara's and W.
J. Thompson's, of London. The other
two gentlemen have not yet felly de
sided,
Per Kemp and Neil Mattorsonrowed
last Friday for the aquatic champion-
ship of the world and £500 a side, The
race was over the usual Peramatta course
of 8 miles 830 yards. Kemp won and
now olaime the championship. The
winner was immediately challenged by
J, Stansbury, who has an engagement to
row O'Connor Jnn° 28rd, As Beach hag
declined to enter into any contests the
championship now lits among O'Connor,
Stansbury and Kemp. Romp held the
championship in 1888, defeating on Feb.
11th T. Clifford, May 5th E. Hanlan,
and Etonian again Sept. 28th, of the tame
year. Tite late H. E. Searle, easily de -
Mated Kemp Oct. 276h, 1888, over the
Paramatte course. Kemp'° last impor.
tont race was when he defeated hie op-
ponent of to -any in Anetralia Oct. 29th,
1888. The raoe was Witnessed by thous.
ands of people. The story is ten told.
Romp having won the toes oltoso the in-
side of the aoura0. The start was by
mutual eonsont and a splendid one was
made. Botit struck out at 40 per min -
Ma. Ramp et once placed his boat in
front and before 1000 yards woretra.
verset/ bad: to lead of two clear longthe;
and continued to gain throughout. Near-
ing the finish Mattorson saw his chance
was hopeless and quit rowing, .Kemp.
coming et 40 lengths ahead. The will.
1101 kept up hie rapid stroke throngltout
and made the distance in the fast time
of 91 min
I sea, Beath made the ale -
tattoo in 28 k min, 20 sec.
0. E. Tomball hits taken a altuation
in the "Nowa" office, Grand Rapids,
Mahatma Re loft llrnsselo. on Wecdnos.
doy.
H. I8 Taakeon and e
, t Gem Halliday Sint.
cloyedit) Iiarrieten. There aro eyrie
tine steeples of mar in that stu)'rty old
town,