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The Huron Expositor, 1886-07-16, Page 44 THE HURON EXPOSITOR JUTS 16 • 1886. W ADVERTISEMENTS. sarThefigure between the parenthesis atter sash line denotes the page of the paper on which the advertieement wilt be found. ns -A, Taylor. (8) To rmers-Wm. Hurray. (8) Rouse to Rent -Expositor office. 8) A Splendid chance -Robert Note na Nuton txpooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, July 16, 1886. Our Supplement. We this week present to our readers in supplement form, the able and admiee able address delivered by, Sir Richard Cartwright at the recent Reform conven; tion at Brucefield. It will well repay a very careful perusal by every reader. British Elections. The British elections are pretty much over, and the relative position of parties is no longer in, doubt. The decision of the electors is strongly adverse to Mr. Gla,dstone's Home Rule Bill, and all hope of carrying it in the new Parlia- ment has -now been abandoned. The final result of the election will be about as follows : Conservatives 323 Liberal Unionists .... .... . . . 73 Gia.dstonians. 188 Parnellites 86 From this it will he seen that there win be _a clear majority of 120 against the Bill. There have already been 1,399,- 623 Unionist votes polled and 1,320,640 Gladstonian. What the ultimate result will be can as yet, of course, be only a matter for conjecture. Some say Mr. Gladstone will resign as soon as all the elections( are closed, while others affirm that he will hold on to office until Par- liament meets, and he is forced to resign by an adverse vote. It ha also said that negotiations are in progress., between Lord Salisbury, the Conservative leader, and Lord Hartington, a prominent Lib- eral Unionist, with the view of arrang- ing a Coalition Government which can agree upon some modified scheme of pro- viding local self-government for Ireland. It is also stated that Mr. Churchill will maintain a neutral position, and will not join in any acheme for the formation of a Coalition Government, as he hopes in. the event of the retirement of Mr. Gladstone te secure the position of Lib- eral leader, All this, however, is sim- ply conjecture, and there is as yet noth- ing substantial or re/iable upon which to base prediction for the future. Although the election was_ a very closely contested and exciting one, there were no serious disturbances during its progress, but now that the fight is prac- tically decided, the boys " seem dis- posed to have a little diversion, and accordingly reports are current of a ruction" which took place in Belfast on Monday between the Orangemen and Catholicsp during the progress of which some on bath sides were killed and wouaded, and a few houses were burned. The military had ultimately to be called out to quell the disturbance, which they did. in short order. Comparative peace rules in ail other parts. An Orange Fraud. It is time the Orangemen of Ontario were dropping Mr. John White, M. P., of Blind Shares notoriety. As he has not the decency to stay in the back ground of hiscown accord, they should sit upon him and suppress him. Instead of doing this, however, they seem dis- posed. to- permit him to flaunt his soiled reputation even more offensively inethe public view than when he could, per- haps conaistently, claim some credit for patriotism to the Order whieh has made him what he is. On the twelfth of July this irrepressible "Patriot " appeared at two separate demonstrations and deliv- ered an address at each. At Belleville, in the course of' his remarks, he is re- ported by the Mail as having said : Alluded to the Legislature refusing to pass the Orange Bill because Arch- bishop Lynch said no, and said the more Orangemen were persecuted the thicker they became. He advised his hearers to let party politics go to the winde, and when the time came to be careful how they voted." Of course, by "the Legislature," Mr. White means the Ontario Legislature, and he wished to make his hearers be- lieve that the reason the Orange Incor- poration Bill was not passed by that body was becatme Archbishop Lynch said no, and in this way he hoped to work upon the intense Protestant feel- ing of his audience with the view of creating a prejudice against the Ontario Government to which he is politically opposed,and in the same breath he " ad- vised hie hearers to let party politics go to the dogs." If there is a greater pub- lic fraud and demagogue in the country, if we except Professor Foster, the tem- perance quack, and John Costigan, the Catholic quack, than this same John - White, then we would like somebody to point him oat. If it was the influence of Archbishop Lynch that prevented the Ontario Legislature passing the Orange Incorporation Bill, we would like to hear Mr. White explain what influence it was which prevented the Donnaion Parliament, which is led end controlled by Mr. White's political master, from passing it. When this measure came before the Dominion Ihialiament Mr. John White was very clamorous for its passage, but he afterwards received new light and he dropped it like a hot pota- to, and now we do not hear anything about the Orange Incorporation Bill from Mr. John White and his ilk, ex- - cept _on celebration days such as the twelfth. Instead of lettingparty poli- tics go to the winds, Mr. John White let the Orange Incorporation Bill go to the winds, and instead of censuring him for his remissness the Orangemen actually hug him to their bosoms more tightly than ever. If they desire Orange Incor- poration, this is not the way to get it. THE Toronto Globe, in a' couple of very sensible articles, criticis s the papers submitted to candidates or sec ond and third-class certificates at the recent examinations. These pa rs are prepared under the direction of the Educatiooal Department, and those charged with their preparation nd ex- amination are supposed to be xperts who should know what is requi ed for the purpose. As the Globe poin s out, however, the authors of several f these papers have evidently striven n ore to display their own technical- kno ledge on theeeveral subjects than to br g out the educational acquirements a • d nat- ural aptitude for teaching, n the part of applicants. For this urpose many of the papers furnished wer abso- e lutely valueless. In the first place, they were made up of technical o catch questions which. are entirely out f the course of study pursued in any of the schools, and, in the second pla e, the papers were so long that the me e me- chanical labor required to place he an- swers in writing upon paper woul • con- sume four times the time allowed or the answering of the questions. The •apers most objectionable in these r spects were those in algebra, grammar a d his- t ory furnished to applicants for s cond class certificates. These papers were simply absurd, and prove their a thors to be cranks who have not the sli htest conception of what is required, or, if they possess this knowledge, they ave a much greater regard for showing their own smartness than ascertaining w !ether the applicants are actually qualifi d for Public School teachers. In either event they have shown themselves un t for their positions, and we would sugsest to the Minister of Education the pro riety of remOving them from the Bo rd of Examiners and replacing them b more practical men, who have some r ason- able conception of what is re uired of them. It is, no doubt, a fact that the teaching profession is . eatly over -crowded, but this may also b said of every other profession and c lling. But even if it is desirable to thin o t the teachers, it should. be done in a fai and legitimate manner. While no serson would object to the standard beine rea- sonably high, the test should be acti- cat and such as will show the fitn ss of , the applicants for the positions to hich they aspire. This cannot be done by a long list of technical questions n the 1 several subjects which cannot und vane/ circumstances be answered in the time allowed for the work, and which, even did the applicants possess the inf rma- tion sought,it would not be of any arth- ly service to them in the practice of their profession. What we want in our s hool teachers is more plain, practical know- ledge, and natural aptitude to imp rt it to others, and less technical non ense. The course pursued by examiners now- atdays tends in an entirely coil rary direction to this, and in this resp et it is wrong and should be changed at nce. A person might be capable of answ ring all the technical questions propo ded by Mr. Glashen in- his algebra p , per, and still be unadapted by nature for a public school teacher, whereas anol-ther person who could not correctly a wer one of his enigmas might still b pos- sessed of sufficient practical educ tion to conduct successfully any p blic school, and have in addition a natural aptitude for imparting information which would make him or her a valu- able and successful teacher. But, Under the present system the ekilled mathe- matician but unskilled teacher would pass and be licensed to teach, while the (I other, who would be the more use ul of the two, would be plucked. Th iten- dency has been, all along, too much in this direction, and as it is growing Worse the public and the press should speak out, else our public school system! will soon ciegenerate,if it has not commenced to do so already, from this very cau e. 13 SIR JOHN MACDONALD is now malting his long -promised visit to Manitoba. He arrived at Winaipeg on Tuesiday, where he was met by Lady Macdottald, who had Preceded him a couple of weeks. This is Sir John's first visit to the Prairie Province, and, although he will not likely be able to see inoteso the country than can be viewed from a rail- way carriage, he can gain muCh useful information concerning it if he de- sires to seek it. It is likely, however, that he will devote himself more to party organization and party smoothing up, in view of the approaching Local and Do- minion elections, than to attempting to ascertain the capabilities and require- ments of the country. At least much is expected of him in this way. Things have not been going smoothly with Premier Norquay of late. His dou and twisting to suit Sir John ave brought himself and his party to the verge of destruction, and the Cons rva- tives of Manitoba are all at sixes and sevens with each other. It is expected, therefore; that' Sir John will calm the troubled waters, bring order out of chaos and place Old John Norquay " on his feet once more. Sir John is an adept at this sort of thing, and we fully anticipate that whatever result his visit may have upon the country it will unite and strengthen the Conservative party in Manitoba. The Premier will visit the principal cities in the Province, and no doubt he will receive a right royal reception from his friends. News of the Week. . ROYAL VISIT. -King Luis of Portugal is expected to arrive in England next Month. THE GREAT CANAL.-DeLesseps says he can finish the Panama Canal by 1889 for 120,000,000 francs. ROBBED. -The Minneapolis, Minne- sota, postoffice was robbed. of $20,000 in money and stamps Thursday night. PREDICTION.-Irigh Secretary Morley predicts that within a year Mr. Glad - stone's Irish proposal will be carried. MR. GLADSTON. -Notwithstanding election reverses, Mr. Gladstone pursues his daily quiet routine and is in good health and spirits. HELP FOR PARNELL.-The sum - of $100,000 has been sent to Mr. Parnell by the Hoffman house Irish Parliament- ary Fund Committee. FOREST FIRES. -Forest fires on Eau Claire River, Wisconsin, swept over a large extent ofterritory. A brisk rain Sunday night checked the flames. Rune TO CROPS. -Terrible hail and wind storms are reported from Clifton and Dixon. Illinois. Crops of all kinds are completely ruined. BEECHER IN LONDON. -Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached a second thne in Rev. Dr. Parker's City Temple, in London, England, last Sabbath. TORNADO. ---A fearful tornado swept over the island of Jamaica on June 27th. destroying a great amount of property, but no lives. MAIL BAGS RECOVERED. -Of the 598 mail bags of the wrecked Oregon, 461 have now been recovered, 181 being brought into New York last week. ACCEPTED OFFICE. -The Prince of Wales has accepted the position of Pres- ident of the Royal Commission in Lon- don for the South Australia Exhibition to be held in Adelaide next year. IMPORTING DISEASE. -A Polish boy who landed a month age, in New York city is credited with being the cases of fourteen cases of smallpox now existing at Williamsburg, New York. THE WAGES OF SIN. -Miguel Chacon, a young Cuban who killed his paramour, Mrs. Williams, while attempting to shoot her husband, was hanged at 7.40 Friday morning in the yard of the Tombs prison, New York. -Amon FOR DIVORCE. -Baron H. De Worms, who was Parliamentary Sec- retary to the Board of Trade in the Salisbury Cabinet, has brought an action for divorce against his wife, whom he accuses of adultery with Baron Meron. EFFECTS OF DRY WEATHDR.-Reports from the Upper Missouri Valley say the crops are not looking well and are great- ly in need of rain. There will be a fall- ing off in number of cattle shipped from the ranges this year, as the grass is in no condition to fatten stock. AT WIMBLEDON. -The shooting con- test at Wimbledon cOmmenced Monday. The weather was windy and rainy and the Canadian and other Colonial marks- men fared badly, but °they are expected to improve when they beeome accustom- ed to the ranges and the condition of the atmosphere. COST OF THE GOULD STRIK.E.-Mr. J. S„ Delay, a prominent Knight of Labor, says the cost of the Gould system striketo the general board was $100,000 and in lost wages to strikers $1,000,000. These figures, he says, are official. The cost Of the strike to the' railways had been placedrat $3,500,000 by Mr. Attorney Portis and Mr. Superintendent Kerri- gan. SERIOUS VOLCANIC DIST URBANCE. - Reports from Australia tell of earth- quakes and fearful volcanic eruptions in the Auckland lake district of New Zealand. Several native .villages were buried under showers of fine dust. 150 lives reported lost, mostly natives, only a few English. Great numbers of cattle starved to death from the destruc- tion of pasture lands by dust. The dis- asters occurred in June. HEAT IN DAKOTA. -The first three days of last week in Dakota the tem- perature is reported to have ranged be- tween 100 and 103 degrees, one place recording 120 degrees at 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Another report says : The people of Dakota thought the world wss coming to an end on Tues- day 6th. inst. The intensely hot weather of the past week culminated in a regular Indian simoom, and the air was as hot as from a baker's oven. Birds flew about wildly and beat their lives out against trees in their frantic efforts to escape an unseen danger. Horses and cattle broke from their fastenings and plung- ed into streams. At many places in Dakota and IoWa the mercury has been up to 100 degrees since the 4th. Tues- day was the hottest day ever known in Minnesota. A special from Pierre, Da- kota, says the citizens have just passed through one of the most remarkable and thrilling freaks of the elements ever ex- perienced in this section. For the last three days the mercury averaged 103 degrees, but Tuesday night capped the climax. About nine o'clock the western heavens were suddenly illuminated, and in a few moments the wind swept down the streets, blowing down several houses and doing other damage. The wind was red hot, and the people were corn - Oiled to seek shelter in cellars to avoid the intense and suffocating heat. Pass- engers from Montana on the Northern Pacific railway say the air was almost unendurable. The train men_had their faces blistered and swollen by the hot air. A letter from Ashton Bays the thermometer there marked 120 degrees at 4 a. m. -Friday afternoon, the 2nd inst., the anuual picnic of Malcolm Black's school, Morris, was held in Donald Currie's grove. Duncan McLauchlin was called to the chair, and the.following short but interesting programme was carried out : Speech by chairman, music by school, recitation by Maggie McKay, music by C. B. Harris and family, recitation by 'Miss I. Reid, music by the school and song by A. Grant. The ladies pro- vided an abundant supply of provisions, and the wants of the inner man were well satisfied. Between the rope swings and Plant's whirl -a -gig there was no lack of 'swinging. It was not all left to the children either, as some staid matrons and gra,y-headed men took a ttirn at it too. ,A very pleasant time was put in. Huron Notes. Wednesday, July 21st, has 'been appointed civic holiday in Exeter. -Mr. Madge, of the Thames road, 'Usborne, cut a field of fait wheat on the 7th inst. -H. D. Henderson shipped over 120 cords of tan bark during the month of June, from Whitechurch station. -The other day, A. Currie, butcher, Brussels, killed a calf, six weeks ofd, that dressed 130 pounds of veal. -The first lotof butter from the White- church creamery, 70 packages, sold at 171 cents per pound. -The firm of Heffernan & Cober, of Ethel, has turned out seven fine rigs since 27th May. -The Presbyterians at Bluevale re- alized upwards of $40 from their gar- den party and festival recently held. -Mr. Attrill's family have returned to Goderich from a European tour, and are now residing at their villa across the Maitland. -Mr. Jas. Lindsay, of the 16th con- cession, Goderich township, lost a valu- able cow lately, it is supposed she died of sunstroke. -Seventy barrels of sugar were brought into Brussels on Saturday. The people of that burg should he all sweet- ness and smiles. -M. Drummond had a valuable steer killed by the six o'clock train about two miles south of Centralia the other even- ing. -Mr. James Snell of the front road„ Usbonae, has purchased the Liddicott arm, situated one and a quarter miles north of Elimville, for $7,500. - -Wm. Wellwood, of West Wawa nosh, left home on the 30th ult., for a trip to the old country, where he pur7 poses purchasing ihore Clydesdales. -The Ancient Order of United Work- men in Brussels have a membership of 38, with a cash balance on hand of $131.96. -A Centralia bachelor wishes the Exeter old widowers would stay at home and not be coming down there bother- ing their girls. -Speaking of the peculiarity of names, on one line in the township of Morris there is a Sharp, a Flatt, a Bird, a Lamb, a Hogg, a Sheriden and a Pope. -Miss Ida McFadden, who was killed by lightning near Neepawa, Manitoba, on the evening of July lst, was a cousin of Mr. M. McFadden, barripter, of Exe- ter. -The autograph quiltand stereoptican entertainment given in connection by Rev. Mr. Cook netted $80 for the par- sonage furnishing fund of the Metho- dists in Bluevale. -Mr. Geo. Gilmour, now in the em- ploy of Mr. J. Miller, 2nd concession, McGillivray, will be under the painful necessity of having two of his fingers taken off, caused by the bite of a horse. -There was a sale of the crop on a farm, lot 18, 9th concession, Hullett, the other day. Fifteen acres of fall wheat and 35 acres of oats brought, together, $190 ; 25 acres of hay, ready to cut, $150. -Wm. Tompkins, of Ethel, attained his 81st year on Tuesday, 6th inst., and the band turned out and serenaded him. After playing a number of pieces, they were invited inside, where a good feast was provided and done ample justice to by all. -The residents of Brussels generally take pride in making their gardens and lawns places of beauty and taste. Fore- most amongst these is the fine residence and premises of Reeve Rogers. With its hedges, shrubs, trees, plants, flowers, summer houses, &c. • -Mr. John McKenzie, of Ashfield, arrived home from Scotland last week. Mr. McKenzie is delighted with his travels through " the land of the -moun- tain and flood," but he evidently thinks that for the practical purposes of life, 'Canada is the place in which to live. -John Foster, of Wingham, has been awarded the contract to build a bridge on the 3rd concession of Stanley, near Brucefield, his tender for the work being $515. He has just completed a $500 county bridge two miles south of Clin- ton, and also a $395 bridge near Lis- towel. -While James McIlhargy, of the 2nd concession of McGillivray, was driving along the lane on his farm one of the irons came off the whippletrees, the horses ran away with him, dragging him forty rods, injuring one arm, leg and side. It will lay him up from work for quite a while. -Mr. A. M. Taylor who has a large circle of friends throughout Huron county, has shown himself a clever and perseveritig student. He succeeded in winning the gold medal at the Univer- sity of Trinity College in his final ex- amination, aud this is not the first time he has won honor and distinction as a student. -Jellies Rae, of East Wawanosh, was before Mayor Neelands of Wingham, on Tuesday of last week, on a charge of beating his wife. He was fined $5 and costs, -$8.15 in all -with the option of going to jail for 20 days. ° The mayor gave him a few days to try and raise the funds to settle. -On Monday evening last week a very pleasant game of base and foot ball took place between the Lochalsh and Paramount boys. . In base ball the Lochalsh gained an easy victory, doing some excellent playing, but the Para - mounts had the best of it at foot ball, gaining one goal. -Mr. Dan Shanahan, of Hullett, de- livered a lot of fine cattle for Mr. Mc- Lean at Clinton last week. They were sold in bulk. Mr. W. Cole, of Hallett, delivered three for the same buyer that turned 4,420 Its., and Mr. J. Ball, two at,3,100 tbs. Hullett is keeping well to the front for cattle. -The Post says : Brussels has as good a representation of clerical gentle- men as can be found in any place of its size, and the only fault we find is that so much of their preaching is received by the various congregations without much outward manifestation of its effecting a great deal of good. -Thursday afternoon last week a Ierge barn frame was raised on the farm of Geo. Crooks, in Grey. There were 100 men and 36 ladies present. The captains at the raising were James Mc- Dougall and Neleon Carrie. McDougan's side won. The new barn is 54x60 feet and with the old barn gives a measure- ment of 60x90 feet. After the work was through a very enjoyable evening was spent by the young people and all voted the residence of Mr. Crooks a boss place to go for fun. -Mr. N. J. Clarke, of Butte City, California, formerly of Farquhar and Exeter, is at present visiting in Exeter and vicinity. Mt. Clarke likes the Golden State, and , as a proof has pur- chased 650 acres of land and a fine resi- dence. On the farm there are about 15 acres of orchard, containing fruit of all kinds. He will stay here about three weeks. -In returning from the post -office the other day,Mr. Neelands,mayor of Wing - ham, accidentally dropped a registered letter containing $50. It had been sent by Londesboro Court of Foresters to Mr. Neelands who is high treasurer of the order. It is to be hoped the finder will be honest enough to deliver it to Mr. Neelands, as his name was plainly writ- ten on the envelope. -A farmer near Centralia got badly hurt one day last week. It appears he was draiving brick to Lucan, and getting a little too many anti -Scott drinks, he was not able to manage his team, whieh was very spirited, consequently they ran away, throwing him out of the wagon, injuring him severely, one gash in his head being four inches long. It is thought he will recover. e -A correspondent from Ethel says : Considerable mirth was occasioned by an individual (not a resident of our town) who imbibed too much Scott Act, and upon whom the youths of the village played a practical joke by removing one of his high sulky wheels and substitut- ing a low buggy wheel. The lop -sided appearance of the vehicle was not notic- ed ny the party in question for a couple of days, after which he returned and gave vent to some pretty forcible lan- guage. -At the 8losing exercises of the On- tario Agricultural College two Huron- ites came to the front, Mr. R. W. Madge, of Brucefield, taking a diploma, a gold medal and honors in nearly every department of the College course, and W. R. Bishop, of Grey, taking honors in veterinary science. ' Mr. Madge is especially to be congratulated on his brilliant success, and we hope that in the oractical application of his acquired knowledge he may be equally successful. -4,perfect epidemic of marriages has been raging in the French settlement, Sauble Line, Hay, recently. Two day before his picnic Father Kealy made one couple happy by tying the indahsoluble knot. A few days after- ward three more marriages followed in quick succession, all in the same week. The interested parties were first Joseph Duchanne and Mary Geoffrey, then Jos. Miraud and Matilde Bedard, Oliver Ayotte and Matilde Madleux, and lastly Jacob Markel and Aggie Gnita. The young farrhers are wise in procuring help for the busy season. -Sometime last winter, says the Clin- ton New Era, when the Presbyterian Sabbath School Convention was held here, the wife of Mr. Mitchell, of the Goderich Star, had the misfortune to lose a gold bracelet in going from the church to the station, the distance being made in an omnibus. She believed she had lost it in the snow at the 'station, but all attempts to find it were fruitless, until a short time since, when one of Mr. Pattison's -children found it on the other side of the track. It was re- turned to its owner on Monday of last week, who was very glad to receive it, having given it up as lost entirely. -A peculiar case of what is thought to be spontaneous combustion Occurred in Clinton the other day. As Mr. Searle was passing along near the resi- dence of Mr. Combe, he noticed smoke coming from .beneath the sidewalk. Getting a stick' he poked around until he pulled out a ball of cotton waste, which burst out into flames as S0011 as it was in the open air. In pulling it to pieces, a strip of rubber attached to it, -stuck to Mr. Searle's finger, and burnt it quite painfully before he could get it off. Mr. Searle cannot account for the fire in any other way than by spontaneous co mb - tion, as there was no way that it could get on fire where it was. -Some time ago Robt. Thompson, blacksmith, of Goderich, got a number of cards printed and sent them to his neighbors, soliciting their assistance with teams towards_ gravelling a road through his farm, lot 11, concession 1, Goderich township, at a bee to be held on June 29th and 30th. So well did the neighbors reepond that 145 men and 95 teams accepted the invitation and were present at the bee. The gathering was the largest of its kind ever held in the county of Huron. It is needless to state that the work was done up in good shape, and a fine road, a. mile long, was constructed. This circumstance shows Mr. Thompson to be a popular man in his community. -On Thursday, let inst., Allan Speir arrived home in Morris, from Dickenson county, Kansas, where he had been for the three months previous. He took four entire horses with him and disposed of three of them. Mr. Speir is greatly pleased with the country and knows of no better land for farming. He stopped with Edward Gibson and Win. Bailey, formerly of Hullett township, near Kin - burn., They have over 640 acres of land and are doing well. Mr. Speir also met R. Laidlaw, D. Dobson C. Dobson, Botz boys, R. Broadfoot,,R. McColl, A. and Alex. Young, H. Taylor, J. Cole, R. Nott, J. Nott and a number of others, former residents of Huron. They are all prospering. " King of Kintyre," one of the 'horses Mr. Speir took with him, was badly foundered by his groom shortly after his arrival there, and will lose his front hoofs. John Nott, V. S., thinks he will pull through if the flies and hot weather don't bother him too much before new hoofs grow. A half interest in this horse was sold to R.obt. McColl, formerly of Morris. " King of Kintyre's " stock in this locality is giv- ing good satisfaction. Mr. Speir will take a trip to the old country after har- vest for another lot of horses. -A Huron Signal correspondent says : On Tuesday, 6th inst., one of the most enjoyable days of the season was spent out at " Morrisdade Farm," the residence of John Morris, Esq., of Col- borne. This gentleman, has an annual gathering of his numerous family, most all of his family and their families, and his brothers and their families being present, together with a number of old neighbors, in all over one hundred. Mr. Morris settled on his farm in Colborne in 1834, when this was all a wildernesS, - and by indnstry and hard work has se- cured a competence of this world's wealth to keep him in hia old days. We noticed ainong the old neighbors Charles Girvin, Reeve of West Wa- wanosh, and most of his family ; Wm. Young, ex -Reeve, Colborne, and Mrs. Young and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Greene, of Dakota, formerly one of the pioneers of Colborne, and George Dol- man, of Sarnia, and a lady friend from Goderich ; and if all reports are true this latter gentleman will tate back one of the fair ladies of this section. The afternoon sports consisted of quoits, base ball and croquet. Most of the games were hotly _ contested. Tea was served at 6 o'clock in the garden under the,large apple trees. The hostess, Mrs. Henry Morris, did everything to make it pleasant and everyone have a good. time. About 9 o'clock the day's amuse-. ments were brought to a close. All were happy to meet, and hope to meet again next year. -The Wingham Times says : Last Saturday afternoon Scott & Bell's furni- ture delivery wagon drove up to the residence of W. E. Groves, principal of the Wingham public school, and left a handsome hair cloth easy chair. Mr. Groves was down street attending to some business, and when 'the driver of the wagon went to the door ,he was met by Mrs. Groves, who protested that some mistake had been made, she was sure "Ed.'' had not ordered, such an elegant piece of furniture, and it must belong to somebody else. The driver, however, was obdurate ; he had been instructed to take the chair to Mr. Groves' house, and he was going to leave it at Mr. Groves' house, and nowhere else. He then handed the astonished lady an envelope addressed to Mr. Groves, which, he said, contained the bill, and drove off. Mr. Groves return- ed shortly after, and expressed his amusement over the mistake that had been made, but when his better .half handed him the envelope containing the bill, his face grew a little longer. On opening the envelope the mystery and secret escaped together, and Mr. Groves became aware that the beautiful chair was a present from the young people he had been assisting to prepare for the ex- aminationt. We presume Mr. Groves will not require to leave home for the enjoyment of his holidays this year. Varna Temperance Meeting. VARNA, July 12th, 1886. EDITOR EXPOSITOR, -DEAR SIR, -In your issue of last week, over the signa- ture of " T. B.," there appeared a corn- neunication anent the temperance meet- ing recently held in Varna, to which I beg to offer a few words of reply. In the first place allow me to say that the arrangement to which " T. B." refers was not mentioned at all. It was indeed arranged that, as it was Mr.`McGilli- cuddy's meeting, Mr. Campbell and -my- self sheald be allowed twenty minutes each, but that I was to debate Mr. Campbell's action in the county council was not arranged -it was not mention- ed. Now, sir, the facts are as follows : At a public school picnic, while making a few remarks I urged the introduction of a temperance text -book into our schools, and the incubation of temper- ance principles upon our youth, in doing which I referred to the , action of the county council in quashing the recom- mendation of the Heron Scott Act Asso- ciation, relative to the appointment of a salaried Police Magistrate, strongly dis- approving of the course which they had taken and expressing the hope that such members of the council as had voted down the petition should be taken to task for their conduct and elected next Janu- ary to stay at home. Upon this point, I maynay, my views remain unchanged. Mr. Esson, of -Bayfield, and Mr. A. Campbell, deputy reeve of Stanley, be- ing in the crowd, felt called upon, as members of the council, to take up the eadgels, which they did in the order named. Mr. Emote launched out some- what fully into the general question of Scott Act and Scott Act enforcement. Mr. Cantpbell took the ground that that was not the place to discuse the ques- tion, and therefore said very little ex- cept to " run a rig " onecertain gentle- men, who, to say the least, are quite his equals in intelligence and usefulness in the community. I mean the ministerS of the Guelph Conference of the Metho- diitt church, who were attending the conference in Goderich at the time the bounty council met. • Now, Mr. Editor, I was anxious to have replied to these gentlemen, right on the spot, and expressed my desire to the chairman. The opportunity of doing so, however, was denied. Some time before this Mr. McGillicuddy's meeting in Varna had been arranged for, and I resolved to embrace that opportunity of replying, and went there for that pur- pose, having acquainted Mr. Esson with my intention, and asked him to be pres- ent, both by word of mouth and through the _mails, but not having sent Mr. Campbell any word, as he had been so perfectly non -committal on tbe question that there was nothing special to reply to. Having consented to speak first I proceeded to dissect Mr. Esson's picnic speech, a fact which under the circum- stances I now regret, not because he was absent, for his presence or absence was all one to me, but because my time was exhausted before I could get along to give a little fatherly advice to Mr. Campbell, which I honestly had intend- ed doing, and which I hope I may yet live to do. It will be seen, I think, from the foregoing, just to what extent t Bi o n" . is correct upon the point in In regard to having " presumed to know all about the matter at the picnic without having conversed with Mr. Campbell," I can only saY that I was in the council room when the vote was taken, and knew how the vote went, and on the strength of that knowledge I said what I said, and I take back not one word of it to -day. Mr. Campbell's name was not mentioned, and while he was not excepted, his. conduct was not more aspersed than that of others who voted with him. As to T. B.'s" second point, I wish to say that up to date I never expressed myself, in public or in private, to- Mr. Campbell or to any other man, as being satisfied at all, much less " perfectly ' satisfied with Mr. Campbell's position, though I did express regret that his motion of confirmation was not pressed. I said that if the council had re -affirmed their opinion as expressed by the Decem- ber vote, the public would have had a better opinion of them, but that under existine circurnstances,they would inter- pret their vote as wholly adverse to the enforcement of the Act. I am of this opinion still. " T. B." next charges what I said at the meeting, " that a great many hvid the idea that Mr. Camp- bell had jumped the fence, etc., and that people had so expressed themselves to me, and when asked if I had corrected the false impressiOn, admitted thatI had nanodt." Tihtiswichialrgbee, hanolyus 8th:1;11,e-14:mu tze. " T. B." I may say that the same %int is said to me wherever I go, and I doort correct it, and don't intend to, end est the simple resson, as I stated in the meeting, that this was the very opinion I entertained myself. Rev. Sam. Jones the eccentric, but level-headed evolve - list, says " All I want to know about any fellow, is, who takes the amen cor- ners on him." Jones never spoke mote sensible words. Measuring Mr. Canip- bell's action by this rule, Mr. Editor what is his position. Who has the' " amen corners on Mr. Campbell to- day ? I have not yet seen at least out- side the circle of his blood relations, the first temperance man in the " amen cor- ners." Who pats Mr. Campbell on the back over the vote in question ? I miss my guess if it be not the liquor sellers and liquor users of Stanley and of Huron tceomunptyer.ancIef, mthaenr,ehfoereh, ahsetoevearll inetteasntas ho pa si ntari 0. ewshheonu 1 sdp he aakv ne agdodfe da, ngeivs"sel.g.oBod.,,pledges that he is over to stay. and purposes jumped the fence ; and if he never was one he ought not to ask the suffrages of temperance people until he. gets over the fence, and is prepared to It is time to stop playing with this ban. says I was altogether too q"uiel t ni upon which there is so much room for difference of opinion. Now, to my mind, there are two ways in 'which a man might err on this question -one is hy speaking of it, when and where he should not, and the other is by being silent when he should have spoken. Probably to err in the former of these respects is to err on the safe side after all. Agitate is my motto. And what did I do more than has since been done by at least one other minister in the county, and by the Huron Scott Act As. sociation at its last meeting, viz., "Cen- sure the members of the county council who voted down the petition in iroenis nothing else, Mr. Editor, in q“uTTe.shtBe .'s" letter, which is of a personal c !erecter, and which is not covered by Nt hat I have written. Having prepared his letter on the fling principle, T. B." di clines to conclude without taking a fling at those running the meeting, who, he says, were afraid to pass a resolution condemning Mr. Campbell's action. I am not aware that anything of the kind was thought of, yet " T. B." must re- member that the day of reckoning is coming, when I trust, as was ex- pressed by Mr. McGillicuddy in the meeting, - that Mr. Campbell, in the event of failing to recant, will be allow- ed to remain at home so far as municipal duties are concerned. Will you kindly allow me one wordin parting, for the present, with my excel- lent friend (?) " T. B." When next he takes in hand newspaper correspon- dence, and especially on such personal lines, as in last week's EXPOSITOR, let him know that if he is not a coward he will sign his name, and if he does not we cannot, and I think the public will not, at least they ought not to, pay much attention to anything he may pro- duce. I must ask your pardon Mr. Editor, for having trespassed thus far - upon your space but I thought the truth demanded in YOurs, &c. REv. E. SMITH. P. 5.-R is my intention at present to hold another temperance meeting in Varna at no very distant day, when I shall express my views more fully, Mr. Campbell, it is hoped, will attend, and bring with him his friends, " T. B.," " Scott Act," &c. A. E. SMITH. Dakota Statistics. H.10111,AND, Cass county, Dakota, July 20, 1886, DEAR EXPOSITOR, -As many of the residents of the township of Highland, Cass county, Dakota, formerly resided around Seaforth, I send you a few sta- tistical items of that township, taken from the present year's assessment roll. Highland is, Congressional. township 137, Range 54 west. The Maple river en- ters the township near the southwest cor- ner, south side, and leaves it near the northeast corner, east side. Number of acres in the township 23,040; one-third of the total acreage is owned by absen- tees, with no resident improvement thereon. This township suffered by a hail storm on the 27th of June, 1885. - The estimated loss by that storm was from 15,000 to 20,000 bushels. In 1885 there were 5,886 acres under wheet, which yielded 76,483 bushels ; 888 acres under oats, yielding 32,571 bushels. The total acreage under crop was 7,070 acres. In 1886 there are 6,445 acres under wheat and 1,012 acres under oats, making a total crop acreage this year of 7,761. There are Horses, 160 ; mules, 24 ; milch cows, 100 ; other cattle, 68 ; sheep, 51 ; swine, 191. Number of acres of natural timber, 264; number of acres of trees planted, 59t.; number of fruit trees planted, 100. Population -males over 21, 58 ; males under 21, 73 ; females over 21, 46; fe- males under 21, 57. At present grain and root crops are looking well in this part of the terrh tory. The early sown wheat is well headed out, and is strong and healthy, and -in some places rather rank. Hay will be below its usual average, being short and thin on the ground. A few have commenced cutting, hut haying is not general here until after the Fourth. We had a fair share of rain in the months of May and June, and cool, pleasant weather. Should the weather continue favorable through July, the prospects are good that the crops around here will give a large yield. Respect- fully Yours, HIGHLAND. -What is said to be the first turkey red cotton ever manufactured in Canada was turned out of the Valleyfield Mills a few days ago. -The196th anniversary of the battle of the Boyne was celebrated on Monday with more than the usual enthusiatm the Orangemen of Ontario, imposing de- monstrations being held in Toronto, Belleville, Hamilton, Kingston, Barrio, Bobca,ygeon and several other places. -Col. Hayt, of New Mexico, arrived in Toronto last Sunday after a journey of 2,000 miles, occupying eight days - He is a delegate to the Pythian demon- stration. 1,000 excursionists from Washington also arrived on Sunday evening. These with hundreds of other visitors crowded the hotels so that man walked the streets for hours before ing a place to lay their heads. On Mon- day several thousands more arrived to take part in the grand demonstration. ,i,:adle: irfAlecilYtrtlis:e:t:riBh:te°1eilismeuvervweyabfelT,,erarutsaeshot et:laumetinbinieot.nhgsisetetsAt2h ahooeftthvi, g he merely corroborates nth 1.--- e correction this ! Instead Of ' e in the sixth innings and corr. ille174,7b0ditittpinalissyclitnlitgrautaetn:Bluevale the Go 0 r e g a rv:ias. ilueov: nirBiirdr; t mat ec_ai r i gua3rt 1.. reiu4TA Lar ,ntagr ckhup ob oraieeinev:Atesi)edileitAsstn: nv a i*htses:ht.imc geh_f s. 2 .i'csnty:ilis (7) DMR, III nRaitwuksi:*tiwtsehri. , om B ale and Wingha re br e, t' we ne ewn 1 orrespondent may come over and wirascertain that respectable pea IT. Yyos lite" 41oarrihee egoarinreesspohnedree;:t' hian-'1 say -that it is not necessary for him tee ,.:intwnotatvinidileytvhadeoliveraettolheseseetae,itrietestpia;yt eiaebi isoeof pplaeo litnese a base ball match. Flirt) csieubbaallrepylaoyuenrgs rmesepen wctahfl, 1:prolitysrifean;d1.uinisibtgry.%ce themselves, their frien sud the society in which they move The Presbytery met in KnoxilDes:h: pressabytery of Huroion was a p p o i n t el su dsEiTomi nduoeeedsrr sed, sraaYt et 000 rir najnohtre; stshA se esne silt: spi3bretce7mierivco°;d11:1alinsn; the roll for the year in gave a report of their attendance at Supreme Court of the Church, committees on Finance and the Su teteeidents of Students gave reports tively. The Presbytery took up fajta of Arrears of Stipends wit the Bounds, with a view of having inch arrears removed. The Assem 4;1103206m " as to the ecclesiast I tesn dpsc at al eknedna tr 0y:ea:us ,rewtahse doebai el te twat nt hl e, d Mr. John Young, M. .A., was licen to preach the Gospel in the usual w Mr. Denby resigned his past char e of the congregations of Bayti nd Berne. The resignation is he disposed of at a special meetin itnjea.Pmr,esbytery, to be held in 17ii ehurcb, Brucefield, on the 27th inst. On behalf of the committee appoiife , to draft a deliverance on Sabbatim lervance, Mr. McCoy submitted. the lowing : " Whereas, a strong tende is manifested in certain quarters to h funerals and other processions for play on the Lord's Day ; and, wher nany are interrapted in their public private devotions by such processi and the quietness of the Sacred De. thus broken up and an element sa out of harmony with the disciplin Christian training introduced il a tb experiences of the Day whe these processions are held, be Resolved. that this Presby I. take. this opportunity of express its disapproval of the practice of hol funerals on the Sabbath except in of necessity, moreover, that MilliS within the bounds be recommended discountenance by all due means s processions and gatherings as are fit to break down the reverence fer tacred day which is claimed for it tie Holy Scripture." The foregoing ) unanimously adopted, Mr. McLean reported that in acec sue with the request of the conve of the Assembly's Rollie A'lission Comr tee,he forwarded to Rev. Mr- Thompe ef Vancouver, British Columbia, his junction from this Presbytery that might he prepared to unite with the t -Presbytery to be formed on the Pa(' preved of. Mr. McDonald stated 11 toast Mr. 'McLeari's conduct was he had a letter from .7sIr. Thomso'n 1 that he desired that the brethren ini 1 ii sPfi re e se tel ehoynet erg rer. eryg aethioounIdatreNiTnaenmebouerverhimin i loss which they sustained by tbe rec mD oTh irTtn. t e ehameidsuf ,ofs losgl rori mow,vtpielnls,cog n, (3ac7roa:nrzt, _ehInerne,rso, t :In lide 83,i insi sgr ss ..i e0:, Mitchell. .bai(Dkimcs:anntiakhonid,:yo:enentiDt,eseeh. B e I I . S t a t e ' !if el 'Re Ini e f. i' Bo Messrs, Acheson, (Convener,) R Messrs. Stewart, (Convener,) Pore bath Observance - Messrs. Rams ford, D. D. Wilson, McCurdy. -4 roB:rio_admfoeostsr,sSupth. erpta,,iadivik TemPprietrcahnacred_, Fletcher, Carriere, Wh rC,a)rfaie, MeRwan- ?inane E:dndivee:Berr,o)adAf0.0:1cLean, Mc Dont Riddle, McGee. . Superintendence tennvene-r,)Vr!rtreR, 'A. YM'cLeaTkenn,'BP'; NivileesCsrTMDZ: 2n, Tha Teanesexdtayreogfuslaerptemme ebteirn.g o! the P 07tery is to be held in Exeter on m' i p3e J, rn t . t - hAe . p Bi Pr rs eet wri tne hr K ia Inr tdk et 77: f. Be , 0 f 1 41 1 e Inhtd free gas and water to Mr. It sueceatTahsfetillite,aeffaantniDreoienmtieinnvgieorit, DreaRspy:Was': Cab Iiiil 45;-ti,t,,hRasiesheakirelhisWfaaltro,i o6f3 Ltrrieeisi t --The sum of $2,50 has been forwar 11',,qo St. Marys to Mr Pa,rnell, to be F2•500 to Mr. Gropp of old Brunner. t --Mrs. J. D. Moore and' daughter, --Stratford iihiamme.,aefx for Europe a jacroetu.eaM_7atoryints t few d - t- !. 1:1:- -de:T., hiv.he 1 leb:da z aP rrolPalpsde : sr nsthit nr eai sowt anbbelri sryyh arf ebe salEit :i hl connection with Knox Church, c;re - -ne a- - "ri 1 la pSr p.17eA5i n: tseC 1 Ilaar tt hi ne i n caicttoyiou.nnaeli.iist:haPNa.erliaagrmeeentd ne st mary, )1 coneglaftiiNensVaiatitmastftLoterdt,,t1 '4701 $800 per annum. fis:Vkirkton base ball club played 10, ,..-'11 of Viniville, at the latter place, nettpturday 3rEsilliminveiltie 8T. he score st 7.-kkrt°enssir48'. H. Vickers and W. Hu f ifct:: . 72( I 1 If gl.m 1 4orce! nfg.Tg rn 11 Col nawi ret 0,kh mit °I ithen.epah.lat:hdvraceeesnehogPinmiurngpathee hba 'Ian' le asei Year!? eouree in the hospitals of ' yint an. 4-1 " -1 ' '. 1.1"4rtitel:ifratieet(Ile.1:()IralT:tih8ellhtedaX0rieirhdnidar:Ilef°t at skilera a't1