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The Huron Expositor, 1879-10-31, Page 4NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Waterworks By -Law --Wm. Elliott. Winter Clothiug—A. G. -McDougall. House to Rent—,S. Scarlett. . Property for Sale—James H. Benson. Landlord's Sale—W. A. Ward, Bailiff. Ai:mama Sale—Secord, Cozzens & Co. Estray Cattle—William Eynn. Card of Thanks—Henry Richmond. Farm for Sale or to Rent—P. Murphy. Estray Sheep—james McKay. Notice—Robert HeCarnoehan. - Pianos aud Organs—Scott Brothers. Notice to Tax-Payers—C. M. Dunlop. Ittron expooitor. _ . SEAFORTH, OCTOBER 31, 1879. The Benefits of a Vigilant Opposition. The benefits of a vigilant Opposition both. in and outside•of Parliament, were eiever more strikiugly -manifested than during the past few. weeks. To prove this statement we need only cite two instances. It will be remembered that Mr. Mackenzie, prior to his retirement from office in September of 1878, locat- ed the British Columbia -section of the Canada Pacific Railway by what is known as the Burrard. Inlet route. This . selection of route by Mr. Mackenzie was strongly opposed and condemned by the people of British Columbia. It was, in fact, to spite him that a portion of the people of that Province invited Sir John to accept the representation of stituency there when lie was d in Kingston. In due time Sir - • Tapper, Mr. Mackenzie's successor, sub- mitted his Pacific Railway policy to Parliament. In doing so, he was forced, in .order to retain the sympathy of the Britiah Columbia -us, to declare the se- lection made by Mr. Mckenzie prema- ture, and his measure as then expound- ed gave to the Government power to finally locate the road through British Columbia as they might thin without further consulting Parli riinmediately after the close of t sion, he revived an old Order -in -C passed during the previous reign o John Macctonald, whith gime the erepee to theL Bute Inlet route showing the clear and distinct int. of the Government to adopt that The Bute Inlet route was univ ly admitted to be much the longe moee expensive of the two. Thi jection, however; was not an obj but rather a virtue, in the eyes of Columbiana, in so unicth as it won tail au expenditure for construct several hundreds of thousands of • lars more in their province than rival route would. This, of course something worth striving for, and people of British Columbia did for it most stoutly. In, deference t pressure brought to bear upon the the people and representatives of Province, the Gevernment would assuredly have conseuted to this tional expenditure and adopted long route, had they dared. But p opinion was, thoroughly aroused on subject -by the Opposition, who sh elearly and, conclusively to the pe the enormous expense that Would b tailed upon the whole country, not eonstraction alone, but for mainten also, were this circuitous route selea that in deference to public opinion, Government have been forced to a doe and to accept the one for sel • ing which they • so -strongly condein Mr. Mackenzie. They evidently chided that it was better and safer offend the people of one small Provi than to estrange from them the po of the rest of the Dominion, and t have accordingly definitely abando the Bute Inlet and adapted the Burr Inlet route. That they would h done so had it not been for the de termined stand taken by the Opp tier, and the marked difference wh wa4 shown to th,e people as existing tween the two routes, no persep w - understands the whole circumstances the case will attempt to &farm. They would. have gone on with their original intention, and would have gratified their friends and supporters of the Pa- cific slope at the expense of the Domin- ions could_ they have kept the public in ignorance of the great sacrifice of their interests which would be made. The vigilanoe of the Opposition., however, , prevented this, and, although the Brit- ish Columbiens have been deprived of a tat take, the country will profit to the extent of millions of dollars. The second instance we thall • cite the change of front which the Govern merit have recentlY been' forced make in respect of their Manitob Laud Policy. A fewinontlis aeo the passed an order in Council regulatin the sale of lands in Manitoba. Th regulations thus adopted were so i liberel and Injudicious that there Wa the greatest danger of emigration that Province being entirely stopped Notwithstanding this fact, the Govern ment press and supporters eulogize these regulations as being just wha was required. The Opposition her again came to the rescue, and showe the public wherein, these regulation were detrimental to the interests of the country, arid insisted. on a change being made. The Government stood out fel a time, but were ultimately forced by public opiniou to give way, and a new set of rules, the substance of which we give in anotlaer colunan, have been a COR- efeated. Charles was proposed condernnina the Legisla- • tive Council for their unconstitutional • *interference with the rights of the peo- ple's representatives, and re -affirming 001111de/ice in the Governmetit. To this motion was moved an arnericlnient , protesting against the undue interfer- f ence of the Legislative Council, liut as- ° aerting that the best way out of k best existing dilEcultiea is to form a T ament. • • in he ses1 siderable discussion a division was tak- fr en, resulting in the defeat of the Gov- 0 °mica t Sir eminent by a niajority- of six. The be, "ratting" •members are Chauveau, th - THEJ-IV- RON EXPOSITOR. adopted. We could, did space permit, multiply instances wherein the .watch- fulness of the Opposition has saved to the country tnuch • that would have been wasted had the Government been allowed unrestrained liberty. No matter how honest in intention a Government may; be, they are always more or less susceptible to the impor- tunities of friends and supporters, and are almost certain to give way to ex- travagant and corrupt acts, unless they are ever faced with; a strong, vigilant and wateliftil Opposition. Even with this restraining influence they are not unfrequently led astray, but did. the, 0 pposition not do their duty, these de- partures from virtue's paths would be even more frequent than they now are. We have no sympathy whatever with those who cry out against party, and been sentenced to eighteen months' im- prisonment. 'who aver that partyism is the bane of w s AT IN THE TATES.—Three and a Canadian politics. • Partyism is abso- half million bushels fd4 wheat are in lately necessary to purity of dovern- shipment in Baltimork Md., awaiting a found in the Detroit River, twelve miles below Sarnia. It will be remem- bered that Stanley left Mitchell with the excursionists to Point Edward, at the time of Hanlan's visit to that place, and was not heard of afterwards, till notice reached some of his friends last week that his body had beep found as stated above. It was identified by a watch found in his pocket, that had been given to him by some fainily con- nection: - How Mr. Sta,nley met his death is yet a mystery. aommasmamosismapassa News of the Week. CA.TTLE MARILET. — Advices from Hicks & Co., Smithfield, England, shew cattle drooping, laic. being the highest for Canadian beef, and 15c. for prime sheep. •a • LIBELLER SENTENCBD.—Rosenberger, the editor of the London patier, Town Taa, convicted of libel on the "beau- ties,' Mrs. Langtry and Mrs. West has ment, and much as we may now have to deplore derelictions on the part of Governments and Government sup-. porters, these wOuld be vastly more frequent, were it not for the vigilance of contending political parties. Mr. Joly Defeated. Most of our readers will regree to a learn that Mr. Joly, the Premier of a Quebec, has been forced to succ rise in prices before shipment.—Wheat Seeding in Southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio is completed. Never before was so large a crop planted. ANNEXATION OF TEE TRANSVAAL.—A proclainaton has been promulgated in he Transvaal, declaring the policy of annexation irrevocable. An Executive Council has been appointed for the Pro- vince. The Boers are much incensed t the off -hand wording of the proclam- tion,of annexation. ABDUCTER SENTENCED.—Charles E. umb to the virulence of opponents a t y o friends. On the meeting Y of the Legislature on Tuesday, in be- B half of his Government a resolution P Schuyler, who a short time SinCe be- nd . the came notorious by the abductioneof the oung daughter of Townsend Davis, of uffalo, in order to extort a ransom, leaded guilty to the charge, and was entenced to Auburn Prison for seven • GRAIN DEFICIENCY IN ENGLAND.—Tile gricultural- returns for the United Kingdom are nearly completed. It has been ascertained that the deficiency in the home crop of cereals Is so great that England will, during the corning ear, require 98,000,000 of bushels foreign grain for her home consamp- ABSC NDED.— ailes Tomlinson, of omlinson & Co., the suspended Liver- ol cotton brokers, has absconded, leav- g a wife and eight children. His auds are said to amount to L2,000,- 00 against Liverpool and London nks. There is no reason to suppose at his partners were aware of his actices. A WINDFALL.—The two sons of uhe te Stephen A. Douglass (Lincoln's ponent for the Presidency :in 1860) ve come in for nearly a quarter of a Ilion -recently, by a decision in their vor in the court of claims. The operty was in cotton, which was con- fiscated early in the year of the elion, and then belonged to their fa Stephen A. Douglass, of Illinois Robert -M. Douglass, of North a, are to be richer if not wiser men the court's decision. TIM ELECTRIC LIGIIT.—ACCOUI158 Of erimeuts with the electric light in minating the fortress of Metz state t they have proved entirely satisfa,c- y, as far as theyhave been tried. It roposed by means of the electric it to render it imposible for an at. king party to tiap and mine a fortifi- cation in the night, -as the surroundings will be lighted up with a brilliancy . that will render concealment impos- sible, and enable the guards to pre- serve as perfect a watch as in the day time. - FORGER SENTENCED.--1COOper, the Am- erican forger, who made' such a success- ful career in crime in different parts of the world, closing by figuring as -a, coun- try gentlema,n in Hampshire, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment in a London court. When the sentence was read Cooper screamed, and was led y in seeming agony of tears. The tness of the sentence is .said to be to an agreement that the prisoner's °us record should not be consid- ered. 0111sION TBOUBLEs.—Bermingham, a. mon elder, was recently arrested in Lake City, while about to start for pe with a, party of missionaries, has_ been indicted for contracting a, amens marriage. John W. Young, counsellor to the Twelve Apostles, has also been indicted., Apostle Woodruff, who married cnyi of Brighani Young's daughters, and who has.been " sealed " to many young girls, whom he after- wards disdarded, has been hiding for -- the pasfIveo months. At a late con- ference five of the apostles avowed their determination to defy the Govern- ment. DISSATISFIED WITH TEXAS.1—Many Of the English immigrants who went to Texas during the past summer are dis- gusted with -the cciuntry, and ' are leav- ing for the North. One of them, David McWha, a Yorkshireman, whe returned to New York with his family, told re- porter that they had. been greatly de- ceived as to the character of the land they went to cultivate. He accused the agent of the Galveston, Harrisburg and Sap Antonio Railroad of misrepresenta- tion. He says the land offered to im- migrants at $3 an acre is totally unfit for farming purposes, and that the good land is held at $20 an acre, and is only sold in lots of 800 acres. He says that most of the immigrants are already moVing northward. • FOREIGN Bniees.e—Considerable pur- chases of English evtiols have been made for America -at a ri e of a penny per pound. --The activity in. exude iron has only slightly diminished. The -princi- pal firms in North Staffordshire have again slightly advanced. the prices in finish.ed iron, and are receiving further orders, from the United States.• A num- ber of factory operatives and silk weav- ers have left for New York. The op- eratives are accompanied by a large mill owner in New York State, who came over to select the operatives and to purchase machinery.—The Daily _News says it believes that Russia will advance two, armies on Afghanistan early next spring. --Bismarck is suffer- ing with neuralgia, and will be un- able to attend Count Von Bulow's fu- neral. ti Coalition Government. After - con- P° Pre , thus Flynn, Paquet, Racicot and Fortin. pr ention Immediately after the vote was taken, la the House adjourned. Mre.Joly will 0P route. • ha ersal- likely ask for a dissolution and an ap- mi r and peal to the people.- This, it is expect- fa s ob- ed, the Lieutenant -Governor will re- pr ection fuse, when the Government will resign. and the coalition, containing the "rat - the - ters" of course, will be formed. ld. en, meepeasseessassaamme ion of lin A Couree of weeks ago we gave a by sample of the peetiliar style of argument the used by the organs of the Dominion inu exp , was Government to prove that the National tha the Policy is the cause of the evident im- tor strive provernent in, trade in this conntry, and Is. P o the ligl that to its operation is due the present tee m by lieg prices for kemers pfoducts. We that have now on hand: another example, a 1110B5 rare gem, which We re -produce from the addi- Mitehell dvocate as follows: "We this "wonder if Mr. Ballantyne, Mr. Gard- ublic "ner, and other prominent Grit cheese the "manufacturers, will be candid enough owed- "to give the National Policy credit for 0131e "the late advance in cheese ?"- 'Well, e en- now, we wonder if they will. We have for always Considered Messrs. Ballantyne ance aud Gardner, and, in fact, all "promin- awa tea ; ent Grits," to be sensible meu, and we ligh the should be inclined to doubt any man's due ban- sanity who eet- Policy credi nod 'cheese. If con.- that the Ca to water. Soon the streams began to over- flow, and before morning almost the whole country was covered with water. Four villages were swept aviay and five others were submerged and badly dam- aged. The loss of property has been immense, and it is feared that the total loss of life will exceed 3,000. The King has already.visited the flooded districts, and bas subscribed • 50,000 francs to- wards the relief of the inhabitants. Tne New Land. Regulations. At a Cabinet Council meeting held on Friday, the Government Land Regu- lations have beeu amended in some im- portant particulars. Five miles on either side of the railway is to be called belt "A," fifteen Miles on either side ad- joinin Belt "A." to be called Belt " B ." twenty miles adjoining "B," to becalled Belt "0 ;" twenty miles ou either adjoining "C," to . be called Belt " D ;" fifty miles on either sido adjoining "D," to be called Belt "E." The even numbered section shall be open for entry as home - &tea& or pre-emptions of 160 acres each respectively, and the odd numbered sec- tions shall be specially reserved and designated as railway lands. The rail- way lands will be sold as follows: Belt " A " $5 per acre ; " 13 " $'4 per acre ; "0 "$3 per acre; " D "2 per acre: "E" $1 per acre. The pre-emption lands will be sold as follows ; " B " and "C" $2.50 per acre; D," $2 per acre; "E," $1 per acre. The moneys received in payment of pre-emption lands shall be devoted to railway pur- poses. These provisions are to be re- troactive so far as relates to any entries of homestead mid pre- emption lands or sales of railway lands under Me regulations of the 9th of July, and any payments made in excess of the rate now fixed shall be eredited on account of the sales of such lands. Certain provisions are made respecting the right of way of the Canada Pacific Railway •or any Government colonization railway through these lands are given, and, it is further stated that all entries after this date of unoccupied lands in the Sas- katchewan Agency will be considered as provisional until the railway through that part of the territory shall be locat- ed. With a view to encouraging settle- ment by cheapening the. cost of building material the Government reserves the right to grant„40;ainces to cut merchant- able timber on atly la.nd situated within these belts, and. any settlement shall for the time being, be subject to the operation of these licences. The prin- cipal point of difference between the bnleowe kas and oldethrown regulationsro,wnopen penifsotrh :to n, ewhore- as,stead" A " were locked up, now alternate formerly all the lands in belt and pre-emption. Canadian. • Butter. rebel- An article, the export cif which yield- ther. ed to this country a return of $27,431, - and 000 in the last ten years, is surely one Caro- Which it is worth some pains to make the. most of. That we have not made the most of it.is generally admitted, for much of our butter is poor stuff indeel. If we had taken as much pains with our butter as we had with our cheese, we. should probably have found that in- stead of our exports of the former run- ning down in amount fioni an average of $2,836,000 Per year for the five years ending with 1873, to $2,649,000 per year for the five years ending with 1878, the figures would have shown a progressive , retie); as did those of cheese. Our cheese experts hem 1869 to 1873 averaged $1,- 290;000 annual value; from 1874 to 1878 they averaged $3,901,090. • Storekeepers are to blame for a good share of the disappointment and loss which atterd their butter transactions. They accept from farmers, for fear of offending farmers' wives, butter which their judgment condemns, and then they keep it on their shelves or under their counters, exposed to the odors of kerosene, tallow candles, codfish, drugs or what not, till it becomes tainted by them and. still more unpalatable. Far frOm being exposed to foreign or un- pleasant smells, butter , should not be exposed at all, even to the air, but . should be put, immediately it is .made, into close packages, and then stored in a cool place. . Then the makers of the butter, wheth- er through ignorance, carelessness or lack of the needful appliances, do what they should not, and leave undone ex- actly what they should, in its prepara- tion. As well expect barley to class No. 1 which has been exposed. to a week's rain by a leaky barn or a shutterless window, as hope to produce good but- ter from over -kept cream, treated in a warm shed, and by a farmer's wife whose husband neglects to provide her with the commonest necessaries for dairying. Our butter -makers often neglect to work the butter well, to get the milk out ofit. If this be not done, it is fatal to the keeping quality of the article, especially in warm weather. Some use too much salt, others too lit- tle. The quantity! which experience has shown to be the proper one is one ounce to the pound if the butter is to be kept over winter, and. three-quarters of an ounce to the pound if intended for present use, or for immediate ship- ment to, say, the English or Scottish market. • What was said by an observant dairy produce merchant in Leith, 20 years ago, is repeated with emphasis by a prominent exporter to -day, viz.: that the grain of Canadian butter is not ex- celled by that of any that reaches the Scottish market. Care and skill in its treatment are only lacking to render its flavor equally admirable; and with the rapid transport of to -day it may reach its transatlantic destination in fairly good order. When our cheese ranks with the American article, which brings as good prices iu Britain as Eng- lish -or continental of the sanie makes, there is no reason why our butter, properly made, should not take like rank instead of being ordinarily far in- ferior. The supericr keeping qualities of Ene- lish dairy salt over Canadian are urged in this connection. We are assured by dealers here that butter packed with Liverpool dairy salt has a finer flavor and a better k i 11Ce ople hey ned ard ave ter- osi- ich be ho of is to a would give the National previ for the late advance in ese ur contemporary can show Mor SEuroalt and polyg adieu National Policy has been the cause of the late advance in price of butter and cheese in the mar- kets of the Iworld, then we have no doubt but all "prominent Grit cheese manufacturers" a,nd Grits of every other Glass end kind would give the N. P. the credit which would be justly its due. Of dourse we won't say that our clever cci temporary can't do this. We will only say that we don't think any one else an.. • PR/OR TO T E last Dominion elections the question ' W.ho pays the duty, the producer or c nstimer," was vigorously dismissed by politicians and political journals. Reformers contended that it was the consumer who paid the duty, while Conservatives endeavored to pro- pagate the opposite view. The truth- fulness of the old..saying, that "the proof of the pudding is in the eating of it," is • well exemplified here. We can now • prove from practical experience wheth- er it is the producer or coneumer that • pays the duty. Taking New York qpotatiens for granulated sugar, it could /low be laicl down in Toronto, under the Old tariff, for $9.38 per 100 lbs.; under the new and. increased tariff the same grade of sugar cannot be laid down now g for less than $10.25 per 1001bs.,,or a-dif- I e erence of 87 cents. We would Thie to ask 1-- who it is that has tapay the duty• di' t instance? It must also be borne in mind. to that although sugar is ma,nufactured in. - Canada, Caned -an sugar of the same - . grade cannot b got for less moneY, s o ,.... (1 that assmning oth Canadians and Am- t ericans have he same facilities for I O manufacturing, this increased duty, or d 87 cents per hundred weight, is added a to the profits of and goes to enrich the ' 1 Canadian manufacturer, and is taken out of the pockets of the Canadian con ' sumer. --The body of Stanley, formerly teacher on the Tenth Concession, Lo- gan, who mysteriously disappeared during the sum er vacation, has been pac er of meats for export • GREAT FLOOD IN SPAIN.—A terrible flood has occurred in the Province of Murcia, Spain. The Mundo and Se- gura Rivers flow through beautiful and fertile valleys, dotted with villages and covered with vineyards and farms. A great drouth had prevailed all summer, which was only broken by this terrible storm and flood. For -hours the rain seemed to descend in broad sheets of cep ng quality than that packed with Canadian. 'It is a pity, from a Canadian point of view, that this should be the case and we are aware that the contention does not go 'entirely unchallenged. But it is signifi- , cant that our cheese factories nearly -all ; lase imported salt, just as the American 1 factories Use the British in preference I to American salt, while it is a fact that our largest k - - , OCTOBER uses English salt, finding; we presume, too much soda in the native article. The Dairy Association besides agree `12 recommending the English salt in pre- ference to our own product. What Canada needs is the extension of the •joint stock creamery system, where butter is made scientifically, our unsurpassed material receiving the treatment which alone can turn it out a, real and merchantable article. The result of an extension of that system would be a growth of the trade, such an increase in the demand for and the price of Canadian butter as would am- ply repay the efforts made for the im- provements we urge. If any one is skeptical as to these results, we ask his attention to the figures Phowing what, improved methods have done for our cheese exports: 11369—exports, 4,503,370 lbs., value—$ 549,572 1878 " 39,371,139 " " 4,121,301 The price per pound. received in 1869, was 8 1-5 cents; and in 1870 it was 8.62 cents, while iu 1876 and 1877 it increas- ed to 9.35 cents, 9.67 cents, and in 1878 9.55 cents.—allonetary Times. would have to look elsewhere for his price. The ratepayers, however, think otherwise, and a petition has been signed by 43 out of a total of 55 rate- payers, praying that the trustees may reconsider their action. Others who were not at home when the petition was at their place have expressed their 'desire to sign it. The trustees refused to grant the petition, saying they con- sidered "they had acted in the best in- terests of the section." Huron Notes. About 80 cases were disposed. of at the Wingharn voters' list court. —Mr. A. Walper, of Exeter, had his arm dislocated by being thrown from a wagon recently. —A valuable mare belonging to Mr. N. Deichert, of the Commercial Hotel, Zurich; took sick and died one day last eek —The salt works of Messrs. Gray, Young & Sparling, in Blyth, were start- ed this week, and are now being work ed full blast, —There have been no appeals this year from ;the published voters' lists of North Huron Teachers' the municipalities of Seaforth, Tucker - Institute. • smith, McKillop and Hullett. The semi-annual meeting of t stitute was held in the Public S Seaforth, on Friday and Saturda 24th a,ud 25th of October. Owi doubt, to the storm and the dist large number had to travel it slightly past the proper time before the meeting was called to order by the President. I believe there were some- thing over 100 teachers present on Fri- • day, and a somewhat less numb Saturday. The President, Mr. bull, of Clinton, took the chair -o'clock a. m., and at once proceeded with the business of the day. After the roll -call and the reading of the minutes of last meeting, the President proceed- ed to give his opening address, which was well receive by all present. address was short, but pithy, and Wined some good advice as regards "tact in management," which, he in- sisted, was innate, although it might be cultivated, "punctuality," and "court- esy." The address carried with it in- creased weight from the character of the gentleman who gave it. He has the tact which he considers so essen- tial, in a high degree', the punctuality which he considers indispensable, and the courtesy which, joined to a su- perior education, makes him a desirable friend and counsellor. No young teacher need fear from him the would- be -sarcastic emark, the miscons tion, or the• more than implied tempt, which some gentlemen witl appendage to their name seem to t it their peculiar province to dispe and in electing him to the highest fice in our gift, we felt that in hono him we handed ourselves. After tening to some committee reports discussion thereop, the meeting journed until two o'clock p. m. first subject taken up in the after sesSion was "Philosophy, the Lev by Mr. Samuel Hicks. He ham the subject admirably, and gave s very fine examples_of difficult proble and interspersed the work with rem which seemed to add considerably to the interest of the problems he was ex- plaining. He was folloWed by Dr. Campbell, wleo gave an interesting and somewhat amusing lecture on the im- portant subject' of "Hygiene." It was well received. e Dr. McLellan followed with "Factoring in Algebra," and gave some excellent hints; but, on moo of the short time at his disposal, tra led rather rapidly. A hearty vote thanks was accorded him at the close of hie work, and the meeting adjourned. In the evening Dr. McLellan delivered his lecture, and a presen tatiou was made to Mr. Dewar. Reference both is made in another column. —The municipal fathers of the town- heihso1°111-, ship of Turnberry have an interesting. Y1 the. little girl of about 11 months biaaivhich they wish to give:out for adoption. ng, no —Mr. J. Commons, an old man who ance lives on the 9th concession of McEil- was lop, met with a severe accident on the 9th inst., by which his right shoulder joiut was dislocated. —Mr. Fishburn, the genial veterinary surgeon of Exeter, has fallen heir to a er on liurn_ fortune of $35,000. Few are more de - at 10 serving of such good fortune. May he live long to enjoy it. —Mr. L. Thorne, of Exeter, prior to his departure for Blyth, where he in- tends taking up his residence, was pre- seuted by his brother Oddfellows with a handsome and valuable gold ring. His —The members of the Dashwood con - Loyal Orange Lodge liave decided to celebrate the fifth of November, and extend• a cordial invitation to neigh- . . boring lodges to join them in the cele- bration. —Mr. L. J. Brace, contractor, Wing - ham, has completed the work on Helps' bridge, the contract for which was awarded him about eight weeks ago by the Warden's Committee of the County Council. —At the voters list court in the town- ship of Stephen, only a few names were corrected, none being added or struck true- off. In Usborne a fevv names were add- ed on the Reform side, and a few correc- con- tions were made. all • —Mr. W. Bell,. of the 14th concession hink of Mall -Mop has sold his farm of 100 use, of acres, with a large clearance, for the sum of $3,200, and intends to remove to lisring Michigan. This is considered. a very low figure for such a fine farm. and ad- —The Narragansett, Rhode Island, Herald says that- Mr. Thenaas joslin, The• formerly of Clinton; and, stea of Mr. J. aeoirel Joslin, of Varna, is engaged in the tem- perance work in that State with Mr. Frost, very successful meetings having onamse, been held ha several parts thereof. On 'Wednesday last a stallion be - arks longing to -Mr. J. Dertholm, of Blyth, known as the “Highland Rover," was found dead in stall. By some means or other the animal had man- aged to get his fore legs into the man- ger, and being unable to extricate him- self, the horse threw himself in the stall, causing a rupture of the stomach, which produced death. ant vel- —A Clinton horticulturist during of this season raised from one quarter of an acre of land, the following products; About 50 quarts of red currants, 300 quarts of black currants, six bushels of plums, a bushel of gooseberries half bushel of peaches five bushels of toma- to toes, 500 pounds of grapes], and a large the quantity of small vegetables. • This amount he believes could be much in- creased by better care, etc. nn —On Satirlay, the 17th inst., W.L. The institute resumed work at usual hour on Saturday morning. Ferguson, of Winglia,m, read a paper the "Relations between teacher a parents," which had evidently requir seine care in the preparation. Cons crable discussion followed, in whi some novel ideas wereadvanced. T Provincial delegate, Mr. Henders gave a concise and interesting report the work done at the Provincial As elation, held in August last, at Toron and received the hearty thanks of t meeting. Mr. Clarkson, of Seafor read an excellent paper en " Scho . . . ' He stated that he did n claim originality for his paper, ha,vi culled from the works of such men Abbot, Wickersham, Arnold, Spenc Mill, Page and others,—men who names are household words in educ tional literature, but we must say th if any of it was original, we were unab to distinguish it from the selected. it was Saturday, and some of the teat ers had along distance to go, the pr ceedings were terminated at noon. Co siderable dissatisfaction exists with r gard to the arbitrary and illegal actio of the Executive Committee, in chang- ing the days of meeting without con- sulting the members of the Institute. We might excuse them for the past had they consulted the wishes of the mem- bers when they had an opportunity. They not only neglected to ask for an expression of opinion on the -course they had taken, but also in making up the programme failed to appropriate a single second to its discussion. Two of the members of the Committee stated that if we did not approve of what they had done, we might put them out. Might we mildly suggest, to those gentlemen that the Institute existed before their advent to the Committee? However, • suggestions are good coming from any quarter, and would it not be well in future to put gentlemen on the Com mittee who would try to ascertain. and carry out the wishes of those they re present. Two out of three public schoo teachers who were present at the Com mittee meeting were opposed to the change, and yet the change was made and left in the position I have indicat- ed. Ladies and. gentlemen, we would say in conclusion; if you do not guard. you/ own privileges, you need not be surprised if others do not do it for you. The next meeting is to be held in Wing- ha,m.—Coli. na Thomas May of Ushorne,passedpeace- ed ideh- he on, of SO - 50, he th; ol fully away, in the 83rd year of his age. Mr. May was one of Huron's pioneers, and was well known throughout the neighborhood, where he was universal- ly respected. Ile was troubled with a sore foot, which a short tinie ago gave unmistakeable signs of gangrene and it was found necessary to amput'ate it. The insidious ,disease, combined with the frailty of years, proved too much passed away rred in the number of assembling set. rs. W. W. ery narrow ave been a er presence hall lamp loded, cov- ering her from head to foot with oil, which at once ignited. Quick as thought she snatched a sha pened to be lying close by a over her head and person, vented. the spread of the ff. for his constitution, and he ot on Saturday. He was int ng Exeter cemetery, a large as friends and acquaintance er, to pay' the last toketeof resp Se —Some evenings ago Farran, of Clinton, had a .at escape from what would le serious accident, only for As of mind. She was lifting 110: into the hanger, when it ex n.- e11- 1 that hap - d threw it hich pre- tties. Mr. Farran coming to her ass•stance, at °ace put out the fire, there y prevent- ing further damage. Beycna the burn- ing of one hand, Mrs. Farr n escaped injury. The cause of the e plosion is supposed to have been. tha the lamp was filled too full. —At the last sitting of he Exeter DiViBi011 Court before Judg Squier, a curious suit was decided. From the evidence it appears that widower from a neighboring township made love to the daughter of one of his neighbors, and took his dead wife's clothing to her house, intending that she should wear them after marriage. The course of true love was interrupted, however, and - they were not married. The man de- • manded the clothing back, but it had - been used. He then -sued for the price 1 of the garments, and received judgment - for $40. We believe a little event which came into the family while the , courting was in progress is the cause of a suit which is now pending in the County Couet. —A rather sensational story is going the rounds of the press, to the effect that a farmer living at Woodham, a small village on the boundary line be- n Usborne and Blanshard, one recently shot a man named. Wool - and on the following day burned ody in a log heap, after having from the pockets a sum of money watch. The story, it is said, was twee night —Considerable dissatisfaction is ex- way, preseel in Cromarty school sectionwith his b the action of the trustees in rejecting taken their able, tried and trustworthy and. a teacher, Mr. McTavish, and engaging another in his place, simply because they could get him $100 cheaper. The trustees, actuated .by mistaken econ- omy, gave Mr. McTavish to understand that his services were no longer valued as high as he valued them, and that he said t told by a child of the supposed murder- er to other children, at school. Wool - way is a resident of. Exeter, where his wife now resides, but was of a wander- ing disposition, and frequently left home for several weeks together. It is further • • hat he has not been seen since the • tbnwoigrehheut000edfig.the alleged c;i7rn—e.—A------s. yet7o matter, although the report has c iwP- 1 - Gordon,st ltyi- - - -fel i lioracTinnoelhimgxea:r ev4oatGroahtiFriday,t1:eeoo1 innt eiht eaaetsdhksi eei. 7eonstf) ihi ,i of i 1 I 8 av e Bi 1 theat i ga t ed I la tbeit A number of valuable Wed IV. /1/1tial for cattle anddelarinichbs-zanisnhlyip1 ei jarli Ncoeu—nsapidnuesr:aionhbfg:en the past iten,neh tatosh. :11111:d,t ctpn la : i :111° istiahl lei dtilleirorItbeelge:::30111 It': totally consunaed. There was a p,thorLfinosfx-twiholvutentivirinbereoeinel.: Wag premises of One John Mackenzie, steal or take away any pears fro peace in Lucknow, that they du made by them before a justice 0 fered —Two young v ir awas judge d not f the davit nosh, publieh _ a copy of an eta broke out in the @table of Mr. trial for arson, burning a barn. pleaded guilty to a Squier will preside. cseartelytofwrnomshipBrussels, and who h day Joseph Hogg, of Exeter, will will come up for sentence. On the —On Thursday afternoon last —To -day, Friday, Henry Glass fit the of the a fire be oti John ceny, same* tity of hay and othereahratriegleesoil .1i.lareralakraa: Genarainhardt, Bayfield, when it hiebthe loss about $200. The origin of the fireisundkanosswn. Afew yince, as mews. ii. Marshall and A. Cantellin were pla bster- na the outside of Mr. McNair's house, Stanley, the scaffolding gave way, and et Mr. Marshall to the ground, falling car his back and striking his head plank. He was rendered insensibleo,abt: Mr. Cantelon came to his aseistance, and as no bones were broken he W58 oon restored to consciousness, and in a hert time afterward he was able to re- '11-1—meTlhaebodreath of Mr, Richard `Young, - 7r.y, eofaiG.soodleagrieeh, rainsaawnllaOslInmeuecail esteem.. d in that town: An affection of the pine was the primary cause of hie eath, superinducing softening; of the rain, which was the immediate cause. —One day last week R. Downey, who as been renting a farm on the Huron oad, in Hullett packed up his effects nd made tracksfora place of freedom oni his creditors; but he was not ,per- itted to escape so easily, as he was ursued and overtaken at Centralia, 11—d made tfoolplaoywiunpgillfuli. happenings are hronicled from Hensel]. : With the eneral prosperity throughout the come - y, business in Hensall, of course, is uite lively. Building operations are eing briskly carried on, the remark- ble fine weather being very favorable. essrs. Patterson & Bell are busy nishing the manse at the west end of e village. Mr. S. Fairbairn has been warded the contract fer ihe erection. a school house. For the building one he gets $497. -Mr. Iilausen bas st finished. his harness shop, opposite annie's new block. Mr. Thos. Dear. g, of Exeter, has conarnenced to • uild a house for rent, which is badly eded in Hensall. Mr. T. J. Wilson shipping large quantities of telegraph a-lesAt°feOwheivoenings ago Mrs. Pollock, ho- lives on the boundary between ey -and Howick, had a visit from me friend after dark, but did not o* of it, till morning, when she nd that her preserves and jars, some ead and a few pounds of butter were saint. Also, about the same time, .. . Wm. Bennet, wife and. famitV were ay from home, • but had left the ed man behind, who went out coon- nting in the evening. When Mrs. niaet Arrived home, as usual- her t act was to get supper, but what a rprise to find that she was also /I:11S her preserves and jars, her last urning of butter, which weighed ut eight pounds, some bread and the mins of last winter's pork, which been taken out of the brine. Mr. . Plant has also been the loser of 20 hels of wheat, taken from a bea- m in which he had it stored. The challenge quoit match be- en Mr. Walter I. Reid, Of Reids - e, and Mr. Walkinsha,w, of Wing - for $50 a, side, was played in t on Wednesday of last week, and rest in a most conclusive vietory the 'champion. Play commenced rtly after 1 o'clock, at which time e was a good attendance of spode- , , which was increased considerably he match progressed. Mr. Welkin; 7br ' was directed by 'Mr. Mr. T. Allison and Mr. Jas. Doh - performing a like service for Mr. d. When ten ends had been ed, Mr. Reid had a lead of one, the e standing—Reid, 6; Walkinshaw, From this point, however, Walkin w played a very fine game, which, led with a little good hick, soon him a commanding lead. Reids ds were confident, however, that re the match was over he would t r the champion; but the resul ed that they were in this instance aken. Walkinshaw continued to ase his lead uutil he stood at more two to one, and he finally- won the h by 61 to 25. The victory of the gham man was, of course, hailed delight by his friends, quite a )er of whom were present, and must have fully cleared expensea . f the pockets of Mr. Reid's backers. 1 3 a fr a tr a fi th of al ju ne is p0 Gr SO kn fou br mi Mr aw hir hu Be firs su mi ch abo rem had Geo bus roo t we vill ham Gal res for sho ther tors as t sha with Con Rei play- gam 5. sha coup gave frien befo colla tow ist incre than mate Win with numl who out o Perth Iteras. The brothers Needham have been holding revival meetings he the -St. Marys Baptist Church. —Mr. David L. Kastner and Mr. Jacob Litt drove to the Stratford. mar- ket one day last week from lot 20, 14th concession, Ellice, 110 bushels each of fall wheat. —Mr. John Livingstone, of Liatowel, has gone to. Manitoba to inaproe the morals of a number of his delinquent debtors, and. particularly to collect his money from them, —W. E. Gibbs, of Oshawa, son of Hon. T. M. Gibbs, has purchased from D. D. Campbell, Listowel, his large grist and flourinel'mill, Mr. Gibbs will, after he getsfairly started, make business "hum." —Last week B. Allan, of Blanshard, went home With , about two or three sheets in the wind. Going into his house, he asked his wife for some money, which request she refused to grant. lie remonstrated with her for some time, but she was decided. Find- ing his appeals in vain, he took 801110 matches in his hand, went out and de- liberately set fire to his own barn, which was burned to the ground. before , theoneen.eigithirsas Ionllogabr'se -very much, but it emit of the arop raieed on / farm during the season. ' ---Johnny Gilmartin., • -dozen years ago, was painter in Mitchell, an rider of race-horsesmil a, wealthy citizen of Chi on his measue• and ari finest carriage teams itt —Mr. J. E. Davis, • Advocate, a veteran owner of a pup of t breed, adtaien for size boat It is not quite inonths old, _and yet it girts two feet six inehe•e froin point of nose to ti isix inchee. Mr. 3. W. bas a pup which weighs --In response to an a the Daily Globe,, the tr . bank school have had. n applicante for the posit eess the salary has been - seine years pastand a. still less—some as low be seen at a glance that those willing to 'leach e luny to shoot" must be c the increase. Auction Friday, Nov, 7, 1679, 14, MaKillop, Farm to inents. Henry Huffm John Bullard, auctionee Thursday, Nov. 6, 1 Con. 12, Mcliillop, F Implements. Iesao Gr. tor; John Billiard, auct Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1 Con. 19,MoKiliop, F Implements. John MC tor; John Bullard, aut Friday, Nov. 7, 1879,o North Maio Street, Se Mill and Building Ma Coszeneek Co., proprieto atictioneer, Wednesday, NOY. 12, Con. 1, L. R. S., Tucker Farm Steck and Imple Young, proprietor; tioneer. • Monday, Nov. 3. 1879 Farm, Harpurhey, F, talents, &a. -W. A. Wa • Brine, anotioneer. Tnesaay, Nov. 11, Con. 4, Usborne, Tho • Improved Stock. Leona prietor ; Bishop & Oke Monday, Nov. 10, on Hullett, Farm 5 -tock an John Warwick, propriet ,auctioneer. • Thursday, Nev. 20, Commercial Hotel, Seale Farm. • John Bowie, pr Brine, auctioneer. Saturday:, Nov. 8, 1879. 8, MaKiliop, Farm to tnents. Wm- Nash, pr Bullard, auctioneer. Tuesday, ,Nov. 4, - 187 Cori. 9, MeRillop, Faikti pie -meets. Isaac Hu prietor ; -John Bullard, a • Tootday, NOV. 4, 1879, Stanley, Farm Stoe inents, Donald MoVart a. P. Brhie, auctioneer,. Wednes0ay, Nov. 5,1 Con. 7, Hullett, Fenn plenients, George Bow Brine, auctioneer. - Saturday,. November 8 rors Hotel, Seaforth, In Morris aria Hotel. I11 Hays and Joseph Laird, P. Brine, auctioneer. SEE OADK }Luz's Over order, for $12. These a and should be seen to be f ed. HALLY )3irths. ILANNATI—In Tuckersmith, en wife -of Mr. John Hannah CRERAR—In Grey, on the 191). Mr. Wm. Crersr of a son, FORBES—In -Grey, on The 11r Mt. jno. esoTii son. of BLARE—In Exeter., on the 1St Mr. Malmo/ a son. BALY--In Seaforth, on the 29 Mr. Peter Daly of it son. Marriage CAVY-13r1.1,--U.AMMSON---A" the bride's father, West Itsrd inst., by Rev, IL Campbell, teacher, East W Ole, eldest daughter of W. DUNBAR—'000;g1,1—N. Bro. Inst., by Rey, jas, Harr Dunbar„ of Algoma, to ataightek of Mr, Hartman GILPIN—REIM—In Mr/don, by Be,. J. L. Xtrr, lather o Z. Gilpin, of "Brookside:1' Anna Marguerite Kerr. MERNER--STAHL—On the • j, W. Butelmr, ATI% Jacob Ilaroburg, to Mrs. Rlixab • Crediton, township of Step PHIBALE—jORY---On the residence of tile bride's fat A Ilin, W. H. Penia, to daughter of James Iory, borne. STRONG—,STRICRLAND—In inst., by Rev. Canon Bin Jr., of Wingham, to Mai' of G. T. Strickland., Esq., Deaths,. PLIDTRTITT—At Laura May, g-hter W Plunkett, aged 2 years and: v -1HP'aealyif.t s_, , , ,, sis'P4h, a . 4 . ... • Ba. .. .:.,4:7 "f.:ranVhea....ii "J:Spring \Vilest, File, per bu l, . PtingTh14:3tlCP2b oitsperbuhei:... pebel.........,....:ziebI111-::Ittter4o.1oose....:,,.. egli - P1°:Perl°I::.El 114ePei1'*::7: fitby Hideper1100 lbs.. ;lli:iRle'Pr1:;8 heesia..-:.. 4:b8sP1lt1;.i. 11t1aIIPbi1.itis:)P4:tae:etb:11e pp1e,ierhhe1...1 atm:V........ iii0erib._.....:. '... Beef, in quarters, per 100ihs.. Paij 8Priflg hewiehaiefireh. ri.•.pci-bsh.:. • ...1,17 • ago—. . .• . 4.444MW . .. 4.440444. Cheese Max Ueice, N. Y., Oct. 27. 2,500 boxes sold. to -day sioned. Leading price, price, lac. LITTL. PALLS, N. Y., market to -day was dull