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The Huron Expositor, 1888-01-06, Page 44 111111•111111, THE HURON EXPOSITOR. • NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. trilr The figure between the parenthesis after saline denotes the page of the paper on which he advertisement will be found. Notice—W. J. Shannon. (5) Pushers Wanted—Apply at this office. (8) Walton Cheese Factory—R. H. Ferguson. (5) Sale Notes Due—Alexander Ross. (5) trotice to Debtors—J. L. Smith. (6) Card of Thanks—John A. Wilson, (5) Building Lumber for Sale—E. Livingstone. (5) Commercial Union—Coad & Rannie. (8) Great Bargains—A. Taylor. (8) The Bell Telephone Company- (8) New Year's Bargains—E. McFaul. (8) To Friends and Customers—M. R. Counter. (5) A Word to Our Town Father—J. W. Millar. (5) Stray Cattle—Wm. Uniac. (5) House to Rent—Apply at this office. (6) Farmers' Institute Meetinis—Wm. Bishop. (6) Cook Wanted—Mrs. 11. P. Kennedy. (8) Boa Lost—Expositor Office. (8) "Ye Olde Folks Conce t,"—W. Meth. Church. (8) Hensall Saw Mill—D. Urquhart. (8) pialtrott expositor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 1888. Toronto Mayoralty Election and its Moral. - The recent election to the office of Mayor in the city of Toronto,.occasion- ed considerably more than local interest and we have no doubt that many are, if not disappointed,. at least surprised at the result. There were three candi- dates, viz: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Clarke and Mr. Defoe. The latter was a sort of non descript. He was running on his own hook, and while he polled a small vote and drew from both the other can- didates he was not considered an impor- tant factor in the contest. The Main battle was between Mr. Rogers and Mr. Clarke._ Both gentlemen were universally admitted to be eminently respectable and well qualified for the position, and both are practically tem- perance men and openly and publicly avowed themselves ao to be and claimed eapport on the strength of their temper- ance principles and professions. But Mr. Rogers was the chosen and accept- ed candidate of the temperance element of the city and on him it was designed the cast off mantle of Mayor Howland should fall. Mr. Clarke, on the other - hand, although by profession and practice a teniperance man, the suspicion was entertained that he was being put forward by the liquor interest and that if elected he would be forced, although unwillingly, to truckle to that interest. As a result ai this suspicion the bulk of the temperance element was at once arrayed in favor of Mr. Rogers and as a natural result the mass of the opposing element went in the opposite direction. In this way a direct name of temperance and anti -temperance .was formed and it was to this circumstance that the very general interest which the contest occasioned in the country is due. It was supposed that the very same back- ing that carried Mayor Howland so triumphantly to victory on two suc- cessive occasions would be arrayed in support of Mr. Rogers and that conse- quently he would be almost certainly elected. As Sir John A. Macdonald has often remarked, however, there is nothing so uncertain as an election and a horse race. So it proved on this oc- casion. The ballots did not bear out the expectations of the people. Mr. Rogers was supported by all the leading news- papers of the city; by the clergy and by the women, and yet, notwithstand- ing that he had these three powerful influences on his side, he was defeated by over eight hundred votes. To account for the defeat,at so great a distance from the scene of action, would be impossible and to attempt it would be foolishness. We can, there- fore, only accept the result. That such a result, under the circumstances, will not militate as much in the interests of temperance as if the avowed temperance candidate had been elected, none will attempt to deny. But we do not see that it indicates a crnshing defeat for the temperance cause in Toronto by any means, nor does it furnish grounds for the great rejoicingwhich seem to be indulged in by some, who oppose the great Temperance Reform movement. On the contrary, we incline to -the opinion that it is, after all, more a victory - than a defeat for the Temperance cause. In the first place, it speaks well for the growing temperance sentiment of the city, that both parties were com- pelled to bring forward avowedly tem- perance men, and that Mr. Clarke, even knowing that he was opposed by the bulk of the temperance people, was forced at nearly every meeting during his canvas to disclaim all connection with the liquor interest and to pledge and,re-pledge himself in favor of tem- perance and moral reform. It is but fair to assume that 1..4 he come forward an open opponent of the temperance cause, that he would have been beaten out of sight, notwithstanding his other- wise unblemished character and great personal popularity. , In the second place, while the accredited temperance candidate for the mayeralty was defeat- ed, a majority of the aldermen returned are pledged temperance men, while in several of the wards Where Mr. Rogers was in a hopeless minority, the tem- perance candidates for the council were elected by large majeritiee. All this goes to prove that the people of the Queen City are still sonn,d and true on the temperance question and that in- stead of retrograding in sentiment, as some would have us believe, they still progress in the right direction. It is quite possible also, that the de- , feat of their candidate for the mayoralty was due in large' measure to over - impetuosity and bad management in the temperance ,ranks. No doubt, in Toronto, as elsewhere, many of the leading temperance men try to 'make haste too fast. They see the- right course th mselve_ss sand they have not - pati▪ ence- o educate the- masses to see and feel a t4ey do. They must bring them over atl once and by in in force of strength. This has been a great detri- ment to t e 4mperance eau e in all ages and the s me thing continu s still. If, therefore, this defeat will only teach the Toronto people, as well as temper- ance refohn rs elsewhere, that they must give as well as take n order to reach the . oaf for which they are striving, 4 will not hav been in vain. Mk. Clarke was the first in the fi1d He was admittedly a strong man ; ie was also a temperance man, and a Man of upright aid unblem- iahed charaeter. His past ourse was not all thi4 the strictest tem erance Re- former could, 4esire, as some f his pub- lic acts as a iticense Commi sioner had not been in cord with the wishes of temperance 11) °pie, but he w s, in every way, likelsi be a winning c rd, and if surrounded • proper Millen es the pro- babilities we strongly in fa or of his making an iss irable tempera ce Mayor. Under these ircurnstanc4a, t erefore, it would cerMii ly have been politic on the part of the it perance eopt to have accepted hi as their caed date. He was not all t y could desire, but he was certainly m elria1 available with which they were kely to achiev success. Had they dp e this they Wo Id to -day be rejoicin i. a glorious vict ry instead of having tj dplQre defeat, ad in addi- tion to this 91ey would have won over and sealed t I themselves a !ood man who was noe than three .arts with • them before. an out -and -O got him a and they who might all time to go the hand, i be forced,. into the ca This sort fortune of t in Toronto Itu to over impet the part of it make even rn is doing. Ih under such gress at all, ance sentim largely to t cause. It imprudent They are not grees and tol at their disp throw the wh the people u' assent assent or not. But no, they ust have ter, or none at 11. They kl they got defeated, have placed he man lave been with them for e, had they ta en him by tich a position t at he may matter how r luctantly, of their oppone te. thing seems to the mis- mperance cauf1;0 not only t elsewhere, anddt is due sity and irnpridence on eaders that it does not e rapid progres ed, it is wOnde agement, it m the fact tha n lis on the Mere e ihherent goo' rine esses in:spit agement of i ntent to progr orki with the Me sal, but they e evil at One prepared to They won't wa and conseque tly they The Scott Act, for in- mirable educatdr, and if enforced would do much Itimately pave the way ition. Much cd the tem- pt that hag,i been engen- ars is due to the opera- ssions occasioned by the rpeople, where it is in ecorning accustomed to a reasonable opportunity time, conform to it. 3 I cate the masse fail of suede* stance, is aMla even moderate good and will for total Proh perance senti d,ered -of 1at4 tion of and di Scott Act. T operation, are it, and if give will, in cour e All this, ho isbout in a da accomplishMer perance peoil discouraged lb not at once ac would, and th measure and a prohibition in very thing t and •paving sire. No gre prished by d will Prohibi a than it ful that, kes pro- temper - se is due s of the e of the s leaders. sts by de- ns placed tit over - whether ive their t to edu- ver, cannot be ; .it requires ti . But, ton rn become- impa ause the Scott mplish all the y denouoce ailure,and clam s stead, where t is making the brought e for its any tem - rent. and Act does hoped it s a half r for total it is the entirnent way for what they de - t Reform was ever accorn- rips and bounds, neither n be. We must keep that as the grahd goal to be attained, but we must exercise in working up means we hav these show t opposed to us, this and then culty in takin effective we atience and persever nce to it. Let us eruplo ; the and by prop•Oly uing the sceptical, and all that we are ale to do e will have little diffi- a step ahead, but to be liust not take too many steps at once, and we mut thoroughly test and unde Ltand the ground as we pass over it. rohibition gaine way would be but if got bef or - fear it woul 1 worse. blessing and we are ready a disappointm "STRAWS During the have taken strong hold mercial Unio the people people of t Last week a ba Board of Trac which was lar politicians 4f banquet Co nil - discussed aid 7 of by pron in sides of the in admitted that advantageou while Comm approved o in this benefit, r it, we t, if not w how the win4 blows." week two nota le events e which go' to how the ch the questio of Coni - has taken, not illy upon Canada, but pon the United States as well. quet was giv by the e of the city Boston, ly attended b leading ath countries. At this- ercial Union as freely was warmly approved nt politicians flrom both s. In fact mans, it would be i speakers nmensely e both countries. But, re al Union wass4 heartily b both classes of politi- .„ clans, political union wad as cordially disapproved of by all, and neither seem- ed to lead to the other. In fact the chairman of the banquet, a leading busi- ness man of the city and a prominent American politician, in his able opening address, utterly refused to discuss the question of annexation, and dismissed it as impracticable and undesirable by the 1` people of either country. Thus another prop has been knocked from under the ,gg reatrictionists " who have all along been urging that the American people are simply standing with open mouths ready to gulp down ,the whole coimtry at one swallow, and. that Commercial , Union is being put forward on their part ISimply as a device to ensnare us into an- nexation. The second incident was at !the Chamberlaln banquet in Toronto, subsequently held. The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the representative of the English Government on the Fisheries Commission, visited Toronto last week, and was very handsomely en- tertained at a banquet by the Board of Trade of that city. This banquet was ttended by all the notable and leading Men of the city. Out of deference, no doubt, to the feelings of the guest of the evening, whose opposition to Commer- cial Union has been frequently expressed and is well known, the, committee of management had previously arranged to taboo this subject and aot have it men- tioned or discussed at the meeting, and instructed their selected speakers accord- ingly. But their calculations miscar- ried and the subject could not be kept 4own. Notwithstanding the ordinance put forth against it, it did come up, and it was discussed, and the fun of the 1 . thing was that it was a rabid opponent cif the movement that first transgressed. the rules by bringing it up. This, again, i shows how strong a hold it has obtained mpon the people, when in a gathering of this kind, compcsed entirely of business and professional men, it cannot be kept down, but even those who oppose it fear its strength so much that they must, even at the risk of violating the rules of propriety, drag it forward and give it an airing. The ball rolls on and grows in size and velocity, as it rolls. It may be expected that the few painpered manu- facturers who fear competition in an open market, and the politicians who traffic in and grow fat on the taxes of the people will oppose it to the end, but the masses who require to live by their toil will force it on until their end is accomplished. News of the Week. EXTENDING.—A branch of the Church Army is about te be established in De- troit. TE CROWN PRINCE.—The Crown Prince shared in the amusements of his family circle on Monday at San Remo. REDUCING RENTS.—rhe commission has ordered reductions in judicial rents in Ireland aggregating £2,000,000. POOR BABCOCK.—M. D. Babcock, in- ,ventor of the Babcock fire extinguisher, has died in a San Francisco alms -house. THE ORANGE AND GREEN AGAIN.— Catholics and Orangemen had a desper- ate fight at Killy beam, County Tyrone, on Monday week. MR. 'PARNELL TO RESUME WORK.— Mr. Parnell will resume the active leadership of the Irish party this month. He will summon a meeting of his col- leagues soon. THE G. O. M's. BIRTHDAY.—Mr. Gladstone's 78t1i birthday was cele- brated, in his absence, at Hawarden on Thursday. DISTORTED JUDGMENT. --A San Fran- cisco judge has rendered a decision sus- taining the right of the Chinese to im- port opium. SEVERE WEATHER IN EUROPE.—Rail- way travel on the Continent is greatly blocked by snow drifts. Unusually severe weather prevails. Several of the Baltic ports are closed, most of the Ger- man rivers are frozen, and several persons have been frozen to death in Austria. TERRALE FATALITIES ON AMERICAN RAILWAYS.—A number of frightful col- lisions occurred on United States rail- ways in various parts of the Union on Saturday, involving terrible loss of life and injury to passengers and railway men, and causing great destruction of railway property. Fasrv-oriE BELOW ZERG.—On the 29th ult., it was 51 ° below zero at Pembina, Dakota, and the mercury marked 41i ° at Winnipeg the same day. PLUCKY SHEEHY. —Mr. Sheehy, who was imprisoned in Ireland under the Crimes Act, was forcibly dressed by the warders in prison clothes, but as soon as he was left alone he divested him- self of the uniform. CARDINAL MANNING A CONVERT TO ANARCHISM. — Cardinal Manning has astonished his friends by announcing himself a convert to the teachings of Anarchy. "Every man," he says, " has a right to life and a right to the food necessary to sustain life. Necessity has no law and a. starving man has a natural right to his neighbor's bread." MADRAS A,DVANCING. — A national congress, att6nded by 600 delegates, met at Madras on Thursday and unani- mously pronounced in favor of represen- tative legislative councils. FLOOR CATASTROPHE. — A terrible catastrophe occurred Sunday night at Fort Morgan, Adabama, in which three persons were killed outright and be- tween 20 and 30 injured. The colored Baptists had gathered in their church to watdh the old ,year out and the new in, as is their custom, and during the festivities 80 great was the crowd that the floor gave way and the building collapsed,- A scene of terror ensued. COMMERCIAL ,INTERCOURSE.—At the dinner of the New York Board of Trade and Traneportation a letter was read from Secretary Bayard, urging upon the Board of Trade and Transportation the importance of eaercising its influence for a consideration of the question of com- mercial intercourse between the United States and Canada. THE POOR CHILDREN. —A horrible panic occurred last Friday night in Chicago among a crowd of little children attending the annual holiday celebration of the Haymarket mission in Seaman's Hall. The little one were passing up and down stairs, When a shivering youngster attempting to poke the fire in . the hall, overturned the stove. Super- intendent Lay thoughtlessly yelled "fire," fire,' and a wild rush by the children followed. They were met by others coming in and all were wedged in the narrow stairway. Scarcely any es- caped without being cimehed or trampled upon, but, 80 far as known, there is only one fatality. FAMINE. —The inhabitants of the Zeta valley, in the Heregovina, are suffering from a famine. The prevailing distress has never been equalled in that part of the country. Huron Notes. —Mr. John flawkshaw, of Exeter, re- fused over $600 for his roan colt one day last week. —Three daughters of Mr. Walter Jackson, of Brussels, are laid up with the typhoid fever. —Rev. Mr. .Broley, of Elora, for- merly of Seaforth, preached the anni- versary sermons in Brussels Methodist church Sabbath before last. —Mr. James McCully, of Dakota, on of Mr. Joseph McCully, of the 2nd concession, Stanley, is at present home on a visit. —The Bayfield municipal council for this year was elected by acclamation being the first time in the history of the village. Is the rnillenium coming? --Mr. Dougald McDonald, of the 7th concession of Morris, whilst in the woods chopping, a few days ago, slipped off a log and received a severe cut in the right hand, from a hemlock knot. —Mr. Robert Armstrong, one of the pioneer settlers of 13rUsse1s, but who has for some time resided in Teeswater, has returned to Brussels again with his family to reside. --Miss Minnie, second daughter of Mr. Stephen Etheringten, of Usborne, was married to Mr. Geo. Etherington, of Sanilac County,M ichigan, on Monday last. The ceremony was performed at the Manse, Exeter, by the Rev. Mr. Martin. —A very suecessful tea -meeting was held in Londesboro Methodist church on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, a liberal supply of first-class provisions, good speeches and excellent music, and the proceeds amounted to $97. —Last Monday James Clennan, 7th concession, Morris, while hauling stone had the misfortune to fall off the load and struck his shoulder on the hard road inflicting a bad bruise that will incapaci- tate him from active work for some time. —At the annual meeting of the Do- minion Grange, held in Toronto last week, Mrs. John Cumings, of Londes- boro, was elected as Flora, and Mrs. Nicholas Cumings, as L. A. Steward. Mr. John Cumings represented the Hullett Grange, and Mr. N. Cumings the Morris Grange. —Mr. Charles Eilber, son of F. Eilber, of Crediton, who has been away from home over 6 years, and from whom noth- ing had been heard for over 3 years, sur- prised his parents on Christmas Eve by returning to his parental home. He had been working on the railroad in Mon- tana. —At the close of a very successful ex- amination in School Section No. 4, Brownson Lip, Hay, last week, the teacher, Miss Murray, was presented by the children with an address and a hand- some china tea set as a mark of their love for her personally and as a teaeher on the eve of her leaving the section. —Rev. 0-. R. Turk, who left Gode- rich Methodist church a few months ago to take charge of a congregation in Atlanta, Georgia, has left that southern clime and returned to Canada. Ile will supply Galt Methodist appointment un- til next meeting of Conference, when he expects to be sent to take .charge of Dublin Street church, Guelph. —One of the oldest residents of the southern part -of the county, in the per- son of Mr. Thomas Wilson, died at the residence of Mr. Christopher Smith, Exeter, on Sunday the 25th tilt. at the advanced age of 76 years. Mr. Wilson has for a great many years been a resi- dent of Usborne township and was much respected by all Who knew him. Owing to old age creeping upon him he moved to Exeter where he might be taken care of by his daughter, Mrs. Sm—ithn OMonday night, of last week, a one -legged tramp named ,Smith stood in front of Cunitighs.me & McMurray's store in Clinton and deliberately broke one of the large panes of glass with his walking stick. He was locked up, and in the morning the Mayor imposed a fine, but as he was not able to pay it he went to jail for thirty days. It is a pity there is not some other way of punishing a man who would thue maliciously de- stroy the property of another. —Willie Stewart, aged 16, son of Mr. James Stewart, of Saitford, near Gode- rich, left the residence of Mr. Aiken - head, Bayfield road, just before six o'clock on Wednesd4 evening of last week to drive home. A few minutes afterwards Messrs. Aitkin and Thomas Morrow, noticing something peculiar as the rig passed them on the street, near Knox church, stopped the horse and found the boy dead. The body was taken to Martin's hotel and a doctor promptly summoned, but nothing could be done. The lad was a victim to heart disease, and had evidently passed away in a moment, as his body was undis- turbed from the position in which he would have -driven. —The second weekly meeting of the Maple Leaf Farmers' Club in Morris was held at Jos. Scott's on Thursday evening of last week. There was a good attendance of farmers present. Allan Spier and Neil Black opened the discus- sion on "Horses." Messrs. W. Innis, 0. Brewer, Jas. Martin, Jas. Wilkinson and Charles Ehnen took part in the general discussion that followed. The majority seemed to favor the heavy - draught horse for farmers and for the markets. The next meeting will be held at Allan Spier's on Thureday evening, January 5th, when sheep and pigs will be discussed. This Clulahas been amal- gamated with the Dominion Farmer' Council, of London, Ontario. —Mr. Robert Pickard, of Exeter, spent the early part of Sunday before last in London with some friends, and started for home in a cutter about three o'clock. At Oxford street, on Ricri- mond, Henry Stewart asked him for a ride, and the driver complied. When Mount Hope was reached, Stewart pulled two large stones from his pocket, and told Pickard to hand over his wealth. The latter refused, and threw. Stewart to the bottom of the cutter, sat JANUARY 6, 1888. on .him, and in this way brought him to the Police Station at London, where he had him locked up ona charge of drunk- enness. Stewart is a hard character, havingserved several terms already in the Central 'Prison. —On the 21st ult., a happy event took place in the neighborhood of Whitfield's, in the township of Grey, when John S. Speiran and Miss Isabella. Hunsicker were united in Hymen's bonds. The groomsman was Adam Hunsicker, brother of the bride, and the bridesmaid Miss Annie Speiran, sister of the groom. The bride were .a fawn colored dress of nun's veiling and looked quite pretti. The bridesmaid wore a garnet colored merine dress. The affair was a very en- joyable one to all present.. The cere- mony was neatly performed by Rev. J. H. Dyke, of Henfryn. Their friends wish them a long and happy life in their new herne, to which they have DOW re- paired. —The Exeter Times of last week says that on Wednesday evening the resi- dence of our esteemed townsman, Mr. Jas. Ranisay was the scene of a very pleasant eveot. His eldest daughter, oessie, was uoited in the bonds of mat- rimony to me. R. A. Hagen, teach(r in Hay township, and who, a couple of years ago taught in School Section No. 3, Usborne. u The ceremony was per- formed by Rev. Wm. Martin, of Caven Preebyterian :church, in the presence of a number offriends of both parties. The bride is well-known to our citizens as a fine, intelligent, agreeable young lady, and she will be missed by many, especially in the Presbyterian church with which slie was closely identified having been an ardent worker in the same since when quite young. —The Brussels butchers had a very ci editable dieplay of Christmas meat. Our old friend Mr. Andrew Currie had CdlibitiOli one two year old heifer fed by Wm. Cameron, of McKillop; one two year old heifer fed by Mr. McLauchlin, ot McKillop; two heifers. two years old, fed by himself ; two lambs, one dressing 90 pounds ; seven hogs and a porker ; geese, turkeys, ducks, chickens and rab- bits. The carcasses were ornamented with paper flowers and evergieens. Wm. Blashill had a very nice lot of prime beef, mutton, pork and poultry in his exhibit. He showed a two year old heifer fed by P. Robertson,. of Grey, that dressed 600 pounds; a two year old heifer fed by John Slemmon, of Grey s a two year old heifer fed by Mr. Wilson, 2ud line, Morris; two heifers, two years old,fed by councillor Mooney, of Morris-; four hogs fed by Wm. Blas - hill ; two lambs, one dressed,80 pounds; turkeys, geese and rabbits. This dis- play watt also decorated. The Forth Bridge. (The following paper, giving an interesting description of one of the greatest works of mod- ern engineering and mechanical skill, was read by Mr. A. L. Gibson at a recent meeting of the Wroxeter Literary Society. and was kindly fur- nished us for publication :) MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE- MEN,—llaving a short time ago had the privilege of being for two and a -half hours upon this works under the guid- ance of the Chief Superintendent, it occurred to me that if I could give an in- telligible description of it it might be of Wroxeter Lit rary Society and others some interest to the members of the who like to hear of such things. I thoughtl might try to give some ac- count of what II saw while standing upon it, both as to its magnitude and the mode of construction. I would, however, say that in giving this brief desceiption I do not propose, nor do I believe you would expect me, to give a detailed or scientific account such as, no dolibt, will be given in due time after the eompletion of this great work by some thoroughly qualified per- son. I will merely relate what I saw, and in a general way try to convey in a very brief manner some idea of its main features and its size, and I trust the audience will not get wearied with the relation of dry figures and facts neces- sary to be stated. The "Forth Bridge" is being erected by and for the use of three railway com- panies, and will connect the county of Mid Lothian at Queensferry on the south side and the county of Fife,on the north side of the Forth. The river Forth, after winding its way through the beau- tiful Links of Forth from Stirling for about 30 miles as the crow flies, is here about 1 mile wide and is about 4 miles northwest from Edinburgh, and, as in building a bridge here, it was necessary to make it such as not to interfere with navigation in any way, and as the water is so deep, in mid channel being 248 feet, it was deemed almost impossible to construct a swing bridge such as may be seen in many places both in Britain and on this continent, and as the banks on both sides of the river are high it was at last decided to build the bridge on the principle ultimately adopted. The next consideratiop and difficulty was to find a man of sufficient genius and courage to produce a plan. This difficult task was entrusted to sir John Fowler' assisted by S. Baker Esq., engineers ofeminent ability. This plan is being carried to completion by Messrs. Tancred & Arrol, contractors, the material used being principally granite and steel and the principle the eantilever which we see successfully applied to bridges on this continent. The cantilevers in this case are con- structed of a system of. tubes built of steel plates rivetted together and are to-, carry a double traelt at a height of 150i feet above high water mark, as with a single track enough traffic could not be passed over it t pay interest on the o cbst,which was es imated to be one mil- lion, six hundred housand pounds ster- ling, but is now expected tbe over two millions owing to the great difficulty in obtaining sufficient foundation for the piers. , Having, thuS briefly, gone over the general features and surrounding cir- cumstances I hall now endeavor to con- vey some idea of its magnitude. Com- mencing at th south end it° leaves the bank without any filling of earth and there are ten spans, each of 168 feet from centre t ceatre of the piers, until it reacises the last one when it is 150 feet above hig Water mark. There is next a span o 689 feet, 9 inches; then a pier 145 feet, after which is a span of 1,710 feet in t e clear; next is a pier 260 feet, and anot er span 1,710 feet; a, pier 145 feet, and nofher span of 689 feet 9 inches, after hieh five more spans of 168 feet bring u8 to the ground on the Fife shore, n all, with a short ap- proach at eacl end, the bridge will be 8,098 feet, 6 i ches, or a little over a mile and a -ha f in length. To give some idea of the le gth of the two main spans you may remember that your farms are 80 rods, or 1,320 feet wide across the front, while these two spans are each 1,710 feet, or equal to one fourth of the neighboring farm added to your own. These three cantilevers are simply. im- mense structures of steel tubing, one of 1,620 feet and two of 1,514 feet each in leogth, and all of them 361feet deep and 145 feet wide in the centre and tapering from a point about 60 feet from the cen- tre on both sides and on top and bottom till it reaches a point 680 feet away from the upright tubes by which time it is re- duced to about 40 feet wide and 30 feet deep at each end. When these cantilev- ers are placed in position, there is still a space of 350 feet between the ends of the centre one and the ends of the other two, which is filled up with a similar struc- ture of parallel tubular lattice work and the outer ends of the other cantilevers rest on the stone piers already mentioned in connection with the shorter spans. These cantilevers each rest on low stone piers, built of cut granite and filled with concrete made with the best of Portland cement, standing about 20 feet above water. The centre pier is 260 feet by 150 feet, and for a founda- tion for this one advantage is taken of a small rocky islet near the centre of the channel, called Inch Carvie ; the other two are eaah about 170 feet by 145 feet, built in a similar manner near the shore. The pillars that form what we may call the backbone of these cantilevers are in each one four in number, and placed 80 ea to stand -one at each corner of a square, the length of the sides of this square being 100 feet, and are 361 feet high, and all leaning towards the centre, till they make a square of about 40 feet at the top. These four tubes, or pillars, a.re,12 feet in diameter, and are constructed of steel plates about three feet wide, 12 feet long, and one inch and a quarter thick, all riveted with rivets one inch in diameter, and are double thick from bottom to top and not over- lapping at the joints, but are all smooth and level on the surface, -while each joint, both at the ends and sides of each plate are as accurately jointed and fitted as a carpenter could joint a board. These four tubes rise to a height of 361 feet,' and are braced to each other with diagonal intersecting braces in every direction from bottom to top, these braces being also tubes of much smaller diameter (about four feet), and of lighter plates, and at the top these upright tubes are bound together with tubes in a similar manner. At the proper height from the water provision is made for re- ceiving the road bed. This tower fiaving been built, the work of constructing the cantilever was begun, and this was done by commencing at the bottom of each upright tube, and building another tube 10 feet in diameter, attaching it securely to the lower end of the upright one and slanting upwards in such a direction as to reach a point about 140 feet above the water, and 680 feet in a horizontal direc- tion from the side of the upright. A similar tube is attached to the top of the upright, and slanting in a downward direction so as to reach a point about 30 feet above the one that was brought up from the bottom, and the same distance out, When it will be neatly 200 feet be- low the level of the top of the uprights. There is thus a tube from -the bottom of each upright tube slanting upwards, and one from the top of each upright tube slanting downwards, all 10 feet in diame- ter, and all gradually approaching each other till they reach 680 feet from the up- rightiwhere they are about 20 feet apart. These four slanting tubes are ali securely braced with a lattice work of tubes, which are all fitted into each other at their intersections. After all the three cantilevers are built and in position there are still two openings of 350 feet which is to be filled up with similar tubular lattice work. In bulding these structures the work has t(ibe carried on simultaneously on i both ides of each separate cantilever so as to keep them in a balance, and there were thus required 24 separate gangs of men. , The spans that stand between the cantilevers and the shore do not present any feature out of the ordinary method of building bridges, and I therefore need not take up the time of the meeting abo ti t' them. But next to the magnitude of he work- as a whole, the appliances brought into successful operation in pre- paring and eompleting the work is well fitted to arrest the attention of the or- dinary onlooker. Each huge sheet of steel is handled by machinery, and is brought to the proper shape and dressed on the edges and ends with mathemati- cal accuracy, with as much ease as a piece of cheeSe is sliced with a knife. After being thus dressed it is placed in a position exactly similar to the position it will occupy when placed in the work, when the hoes for the rivets are drilled with the same apparent ease by a ma- chine,,which, under the attendance of two men, makes 20 holes at one time. After , being: completely prepared it is carried to the bridge, elevated in a very short space of time to the top of the structure, whence a crane speedily lays it in position, when a few bolts are put in temporarily and the work of riveting is commenced, and this riveting is done by means of steam pressure. Work- men inside the tube have a little forge to heat each rivet, and when it is heated it is insefted in its place, head inside of course, pre sed home with a steam j 1 piston whic1 piston keeps its place till a similar p ston is brought in, contact with the proecting end on the 'outside, when a little pressure finishes the rivet without a blow from any ham er. It will help yon to form some ides. of the work when it is stated that he com- pletedlbridg will have 6,000,0pO rivets in it. i Thee is a man on e ch pier whose sole duty it is simply toj operate a hoist, driv n by an engine, t king up coal, timber, huge steel plate4, rivets, h tools and mei, and the strong frage, for the purpose, is continually goi g up or down, with as much ease and ccuracy as you could step from the top ofeyour stair to the floor of your room in your dwelling. To constrjict the bridge an army of 4,000 men vere at work on ti e 4th of October, when I was there, and although it is fide years since it was beg n, it will not be -finished till 1889. The vast num- ber of nachihes at work on the structure and on the , shore, some of which have been invented specially for t is work, would require to be seen to be fully ap- preciated, atici doubtless re resent a vast amount of capital and thinking. The lowest hiTer for annually painting the complete bridge, when it ' finished, and for which tenders have be -n asked, is the vast slim of E15,000 ster nig. Put the cost of painting hypotheti ally, as I do not; wish to reveal any k owledge i the contractors or proprietors might not wish to be divulged yet, you may say it is expected to cost about $65,000 instead of as above. In conclusion I would say the bridge, if successfully completed, may well be reckoned one of the greatest works of modern or any other time, and when ite light and airy -like form is seen standing at such a height from the water, and a comparison .instituted between it and some of those massive works of far off, bygone days, such as the pyramids of Egypt, whose use seems to be now un- known, it is not unfair to say that eacit might be ta.ken as a type of the spirit that ruled at the respective periods in the world's history,at the time they were constructed. The first,diell and massive, the work of tyranny and oppression; the other, the outcome of a far higher civilization, when the human mind has been expanded by the teachings of science and the much superior light of Christianity. ALEX. L. GussoNe The County Council for 1888. TScuacik°ertrshmith --D. McIntosh D. Sproat Usborne T. M. Kay year will be aompoeed as follows : The County Council for A. Strong spoete„:u:tsgys presentt D. D. Wilson Reeve. Exeter Dr. Rollins H. Eilber Stephen 'V Ratz j Ha.y rfliP Geo.MF:iiiE1).e.vren Stanley JohnarP Torireanee Isaac Erratt Bayfield . .... ....John Pollock Goderich Tp John Cox John Beacons Goderieh Town ..F. W. Johnston M. G'. Cameron Arch. Malloy IECi?aesl lsittowwrnaaewwa anosh...fa. n as9.Joehcknston Robt. Lockhart nosh, T. II. Taylor F. Anderson Clinton ...-.. .. , A MeMurehie A. II. Manninr Hullett ...... .. , .John Britton Rob. Scott Blyth..... . , .P. Kelly Morris H. M,,oney C. A. Howe TuirIrngbhan e rrly .W McPherson Geo. Thompson w Wroxeter J. A. Morton Thos. Gregory T B. Sanders Howick ,John Kane Grey. Wm. Milne McKillop Jas. Hays Brussels W. II. McCracken H. Girvin Ashfield J Griffin t W. Stothers The Deputy -Reeves for McKillop mad Usborne will be elected by the respective councils, but it is likely they will be the st me as last year. 5 S. Johnston t j. W. Jacqnes j Wm. -Oliver E. ,Brians Perth Items. Mr. W. A. Rutherford, an esteemed m, rchant of Millbank, has sold out his business to a firm from Waterloo. —Fifty dollars were realized at a school entertainment in number 5, Elma. —Cox & Co., bankers and brokers, have closed the St. Marys branch of their business. —bliss Hall, of Mitchell, left on Tues- day last week, to take charge as nurse of an hospital in Jamestown, N. Y. —An aunt of Mr. Hugh McIntyre, sr., of Mitchell, recently died in the town- ship of Mosa, at the ripe age of 103 years. —Robt. Woods has sold his 100 acre farm, lot 13, concession 12, Hibbert, to Mr. Baker, of Exeter, for the low price of $3,704. —The Rev. Mr. Ireland, of Kincar- dine, is removing to Kirkton, as minis- ter of the congregation of St. Pauls church. —Mr. James Spearin, of St Marys, aged 73 years, died very suddenly On Sunday, 25th ult., just after returning from church. —Wm. Peart, while skating on the river at St. Marys on Tuesday last broke through, and received a cool bath, also losing one of his skates. —Messrs. W. H. \Tickers and Wm. Hazlewood, of Kirkton, have just com- pleted a successful season with their threshing machine, having lun one hundred full days. —A valuable farm property was sold at auction under power of mortgage in St. Marys the other day. The farm is situated in West Zorra, Oxford -county, comprises 75 acres and sold for $3,408. —Rev. R. W. Williams, five years ago pastor of Trafalgar street church, Mitchell, visited that town last week. He is in the lecture line just now, and looking well. —On Monday last week, Rev, Mr. Ker, of Mitchell, received by mail -$20 from a former parishoner. On Sunday' he was presented with the offertory, amounting to about $50. —Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rae, of Avon - ton, celebrated their wooden wedding on Tuesday evening last. A large num- ber of friends assembled and a very en- joyable evening was spent. —On Tuesday last as a (laughter 4 Mr. Froelich, blacksmith, of Poole'was getting out of a cutter at Mr. Wm. One's hotel, Brunner station, she accidentally fell, breaking her arm near the wrist. —Messrs. James Johnson and David Garry, former residents of Fullartoia, are back from Manitoba for the purpose of purchasing a carload of brood mares, with which they intend startbsg a ranch out there. —The other day in Mitchell a woman deliberately picked up a goose from the front of Mr. Babb's store, placed it in a Asket and took it across to Mr. Hord's, where she sold it. Although known no steps have been taken to prosecute the light-fingered lady. —A Mitchell grocer sold during the few days preceding Christmas upwards of 900 -lbs. of candies, and ten bushels of oranges, and a jeweller on Friday and Saturday, 23rd and 24th, ult. sold ten watches, which, with other sales, netted him considerably over $300. —On the 20th ult. Mr. John Miller, of Gowrie, died at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 20 days, of cancer in the throat. -He had been for many months a great but very patient sufferer, having had during all his sickness the comfort of a good hope through the Gospel. —Mr. Russ Hay, of Listowel, has just returned from Montreal, where he went to sell a number of horses. Mr,. Hay says prices are so low that farmers de- siring to sell horses will either have to take less money for them or wait for a considerable while. —The death is announced of Mrs. B. G. Harris, wife of Mr. E. G. Harris of Listowel, late of Elma, which took place at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. A. J.- Collin, on Saturday evening, 24th ult..Mrs. Harris had been ailing for some time. —At a meeting of the Ministerial As- sociation of Stratford, held last week, it was decided to hold a union service for Thanksgiving, on Monday moru'llg, January 2nd, in the Baptist ehurch, the Rev. Mr. McEwen to preside. Each congregation to arrange for the holding - of services on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings in their own church, and on Friday evening a grand union service will be hekl in Knox church. •