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The Huron Expositor, 1891-04-17, Page 4- • ?rr, I/ • .A.MISM 1\T IC Is a steel gray metal, found mostly in Silesia. The most improved process is by roasting Ar- senical Iron Ore at the bottom of a tower, above which is a series 011 rooms, through Which the vapors ascend and pass out of a chimney in the top. The Areenio collects on the walls and floors of the chambers above. Its removal is a work of great danger. The workmen are entire- ly enveloped in a leather dress and a mask with glass eyes, they breathe through a moistened sponge., thus, filtering the air Of the fine parti- cles of Arsenic floating in it, yet in spite of all these precautions the men rarely live beyond 40. Arsenic will EMBALM a human body, but it never was known th morns one. Thst you can do by calling at our Clothing Department, where you will find a very choice lot of really Nobby Suit* for short Boys, tali Boys, fat Boys, or any kind of a Some great bargains in Men's Suits as well. Edward McFaul SE,AFORTH. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS or The figure between the parenthesis after each line denotes the page of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. Arsenic—E. McFaul. (4) Hardware Specialtiee—Johnston Bros. (5) Tenders Wanted—Wm. Doig (5) Clearing Sale—Coad, Ronnie & Young. (4) Decorate Your Homes—Reid & Wilson. (8) Grand Concert—Prof. Scott. (8) Bull For Service --Geo. Stephenson. (5) Seeds -1. Fairley. (8) New Maple Syrup -3. Fairley. (8) Garden Seeds—J. Fairley. (8) Clothing—Jackson Eros. (5) Wall Paper—Lumeden & Wilson. (5) House-cleaning—E McFaul. (5) Great Clearing Sale—Duncan & Duncan. (5) Dressmaking—Mien Campbell. (8) Girl Wanted—Mrs. Wm. Pickard. (8) Splendid Farm For Sale—James Pickard.. (5) Fine Footwear—Robt. Willis. (5) Foot -ball Competition—Alex. Wilson. (5) Dining.room Girl Wanted—Queen's Hotel. (8) Honey—Estate of IL Robb. (8) Feerless—Estate of Ef. Robb. (8) • Seeds—D. S. Faust. (8) pan expooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, April 17, 1891. Commenopg at the Wrong End. The members of the Toronto Board of Trade discussed the following resolution a few evenings a,go : This board is of opinion that the time has come, in the interests of the empire, when closer fiscal relations should be entered into between Great Britain and her colonies, and that an import duty imposed by Great Britain on the food products of other nations with tariffe against her own productions will not en- hance the value of the food products of the empire, but will materially increase the production therein and place her in an independent pasition for her food sup- ply in the near future. After a lengthy and animated diecus- sion, which took a wide range, this reso- lution was carried unanimously. As is already known to our readers, the mar- kets of Great Britain are open and fres to the products of all countries. This resolution asks that this policy should be abandoned and that hereafter Great Btitain should, while admitting the pro- duct. of her colonies free, impose a tariff duty or tax upon the products of all foreign countries. Of course, if. Great Britain would see fit to make a change of this kind, it would be very acceptable to her colonies. But, under the circumstance, it seems unreason- able to suppose that she will entertain any such proposal. Her interests are, to get her food supplies as cheaply as she oan, and it makes no difference to her people where these eapplies come from so long es they get them good and cheap. They would just as ;soon buy from a Frenchman or a Russian as from a Cana- dian. This is human nature, and human nature, when applied to eyery- day business, is about the same in an Englishman as in a Yankee. It is true the resolution affirms that the cost of the products would not be inoreased if the proposition recommended were adopted. But, in this respect, the resolution is .contradictory. If, by the proposed ar- rangement, the prices of Canadian pro- ducts would not be increased in the British markets, then the change would not be of any advantage to us. It Is high- er prices we want, and if an' arrenge- inent is made which will secure us high- er prices in the British markets, then It is very cleer that the British people must pay more for these products. It is, therefore, we believe, a waste of time and energy to try, and induce Great Britain to adopt any such policy. It ie unreasonable for us to expect that she would. In fact, under existing circumstances, it would be little short of presumption on our part to ask it. While Britain ad- mits all our products free, we levy a heavy import duta on everything she desires to sell in our market. This is bad enough, but if, while continuing to do this, we make la demand that she adopts a diacrineineting tariff against all other countries_ for our advantage and her own disadvantage,it is adding insult to injury. And were our Parliament to carry out the suggestion given by the Toronto Board of Trade, they would only be inviting al well-deserved snub- bing. Our astute Toronto friends seem to be commencing tat the wrong end. Great Britain wilanot buy from ne very much more in value than we buy from her. This is proven by the trade of past years. In 1888 we sold to Great Britain products tp the value of $40,000,- 000; we bought from her products to the value of $39298,721. Almost an even exchange. Last year we did a little better, for while we sold her pro- ducts to the value of $48,300,000, we • temenses THE bought frorm her only about $43,500,000 worth, _ But, taking one year with an- other, the exchange is nearly equal. That Is, for the products which they purchase from us they pay us in manu- factories of various kinds. Now, this being the rule, if we wish to increase our experts to Great Britain we must increatie our imports from that country. The first step to do that 11 to remove all tariff bar iers between the two countries. Britain g ves us a free market already; we must, therefore, follow her example and knoc down the tariff wall between , the two countries and make our market as free WI her products as her enarket in to ours. If our Toronto friends would advocate a. scheme of this kind, they would have a feasible policy and one which, when carried out, would entitle Canada to appeal to the mother country fpr favor. More than this, it would not only increase our foreign trade, but it would vastly benefit our own pro- ducera. It would save to the consum- ing and producing chums of this coun- try over nine millions and a -half of dol- lars a year, which are now paid into the Dominion Treasury and are frittered away in unnecemary expenditures by our Government. It 'would give to our ' farmers, for whom w4 are now seek- ing relief, a 'larger and better market for their preclude and would enable them to buy their raw material at greatly re- duced prices, thus largely increasing their profits. It would equally afford relief to artizan1s and working people generally by enabling them to purchase theinclothing, tools and other supplies for less money. It would benefit the _ legitimate manufactories by giving them a considerable portiaan of their raw ma- terial free. In addition to all these ad- vantages it could not fail to increase and strengthen the ties between this and the mother country. This is a change which could be brought about without negretiations with other countries. We have the matter all in our own hands. All that is required is a simple act passed by our own Parliament. It would not ' injure, but would rather strengthen, our chances for getting commercial reciproc- ity with,the United States. We would show them in advance that we mean business, and that if they are prepared to deal with, us we are willing to deal with them on fair and even terms. More than this, it would place us in a, pesition of greaterindependence to- wards them than we are now. Let them see that England has a free 'market in our country,. and they will soon take steps to secure an equal advantage. We would like to see the Reform leaders and party take ap this question and agitate it at the pproaching session r of Parliament. It could not fail to be popular in the country, and the loyalty howlers who raised finch a row at the last election, could not oppose it with very good grace, a d if they did they would Ot themse es in a hole from which they could riot crawl out very easily. Judge The report is the Dominion G submit for the a t at its next se sion salaries of th ju action of the Gov with the very' gen city press. It judges are very i ' Salaries. being circulated that veinment intend to previa of Perliament a bill to increase the gee. This proposed rnment seems to meet ral approval of the s -claimed that the adequately remuner- ated for their services. There is, how- ever, room for di erence of opinion on this point. • The Chef Justices now re- ceive $6,000 it yea and the Vice Chan- cellors and ju tice f5,000. In addition to this, they are leveed two- -months' holidays each yea , and, if we mistake not, their traaelli g and other expenses are paid when the are serving on cir- cuit. Besides th.st,ethen they beeome incapacitated for qy-retanaccount of old age er other infi mate?, they are super- annuated and rec ive a comfortable al- lowance for t e re ainder of their days. Most people ill er, inclined to feel that they are not so b dly 'provided for after all, and that their position is not one de- serving of such s mpathy. Their pres- ent allowance a Mints to about $19 a day for every wo king day in the year. Their positions _ e immured to them so long as they ar itble to 'fill them, and after that they aijgiven a superannue tion allowance e alai to at least a fair salary in many tet er walks of life. Peo- ple who, have‘fato I work from daylight until dark, without any holidays, for from $1.50 to $2.50 per day, and are also compelled to provide for their own old age or infirmities out of their mod- est earnings, will iiot waste much sym- pathy over the !judges who receive their $1p a day ad perquisites. On the contrary, they will be apt to feel, as we do, that the judges. are very linerallY dealt with, and that there is no need for any increase in t eir pay, and that the Parliamentary representatives who vote for such increase !Mould be held to a strict account foriltheir actions. ft may be saidthat th se judges, if pursbaing the practise of t elr professions, Would earn mere than they now do on the Bench, and that i we do not pay them liberally' we will ot be able to get good men to abandon t eir professions to dis- pense justice on the Bench. This may all be partially trie, but thus far there hasnot been an difficulty experienced In getting the very best men to take the very best jadiciel positions, and once appointed, it is a very rare thing for one to resign and resume practice. This is the beet proof that the position is a; fairly remunerative one, and that on the whole it is as satisfactory as life in the profession. This circumstance also goes to show that our judges are very well suited with their present salaries, ane that there is no immediate need for an increase. They are -much I better off, than four-fifths of those who are taxed to provide their salaries, and eo long as we treat our judges bettter than we are able to do for oUrselves, they have no cause for complaint, and anould be left as they are. 1 IT IS now reported from Ottawa that since the return home of the delegates to Washington, an official announcement hadbeen received by the Government from Mr. Blaine, the United States Secretary of State, informing them that the President and himself will be pleased to give an audience to a deputation from the Canadian Government on the 12th of October next, for the purpose of hearing what propositions the Canadian Government are prepared to make with a view to the extension of trade rela- tions between the two countries. It is also semi -officially stated that the Cana- dian deputation will be sent to Wash- ingtienon the above date. It must be jud a little bit humiliating to our blue- blooded knights to be forced by party exigencies to dance attendance in this way upon the hated and abhorred Yan- kees. It is strange, however, the humil- iation that even knights will subject themselves to in order that they 'inlay cling to office. THIS bueiness of "taking the census" of the Dominion every ten years, as it is now worked, is little short of a fraud upon the public. The system adopted is cumbersome, intricate and .expensive, and unleis worked out by experts,which it is not, the information gained is sure to be of the most deceptive and inaccur- ate character. In addition to this, ow- ing to the length of time it takes to get the information obtained through the inumerators, inaccurate as it 1 must be, tabulated and put in presentable shape for public comprehension, a good deal of it is so ancient as to be practically value- less. The only ones materially benefitted by the taking of the census are, the in- spectors, commissioners, enumerators, &c., who are allowed every ten years to abstract a little public money from the Dominion treasury, and for which those !who receive the smaller amounts usually give the best value. In Ontario, at all events, the municipal asseesore have a :. very simple and inexpensive method 1of obtaining nearly all the informati n which is got by the census enumerators and which is usually much more accur- ate. If these same officers were utilised for the procuring of the census for the Dominion, and at the same time they are making their municipal asseesments, a great deal of expense could be saved, and we believe the work would be bet- ter and more correctly executed,although the Government would be deprived of some coveted patronage. SNIP ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) TORONTO, April 14th, 1891. A week of hard work has done Won- ders at the Legislature, and already_the members are beginning to discuss the possibility of getting away before the month is up. This will be rendered much easier and more certain by the de- parture this week for Europe of Mr. W. R. Meredith, the leader of the Opposi- tion, which is announced in a steamship list. Mr. Meredith is taking his family to England for a year's visit, though it ie understood. Mr. Meredith himself will return in a few weeks. His depar- ture will leave the Opposition in the condition of an orphan. They will be leaderless. Step -father Sol. White will no doubt step into the breach, and . may quite; poseibly make a few converts to anneastion in the absence of his leader. Mr. IL E. Clarke, too, will have a bet- ter opportunity than ever of distinguish- inglireself. The general effect, how- ever, of the departure of the Opposition leader will be to allow of the necessary business of the House being wound up in short order, and an early adjournment taking place. Perhaps, however, Mr. Meredith may repent before it is too lete, and defer the date of his sailing until the session is closed. The event ofthe week has been the introduction of the educational bills of the Minister of Education. This came off on Tuesday, but the debate lasted a couple of days. Before discussing the more important features of the legisla- tion it may be well to refer to one of the minor points which created quite &little breeze. It is that change in the present law by which the Education Depart- ment takes control of the inspectors of public schools in the cases of cities and towns separated from the county. It does not atrike one at first thought that this brings that infant terrible of the public school system, Mr. J. L. Hughes, directly under the control of the man whom he abused from one end of the province to the other last Jane. As soon as this became patent to Mr. Meredith, he charged that the law, had been changed for the purpose of enab- ling the Minister of Education to get even with the public school inspector of Toronto, and there is no doubt in the world but fleet the Minister of Educa- tion must feel some satisfaction at hav- ing to a certain extent secured the scalp of the man who fought so bitterly to supplant him. It would not be human nature were it otherwise. But, HURON EXPOSITOR. e pointed out to Mr. Meredith, the department will not interfere with the appointment of these officiale. It will siniply take to itself the right of, "re- movmg" them when they show them- selves to be incompetent or when they fail to discbarge their duties to the satisfaction of the department. As the department has to provide a certain pro- portion of the money from which- Mr. Hughes' salary is paid, the arrangement is not an unreasonable one. It will, however, doubtless have tbe effect of making idr. Hughes more attentive to his duties es Inspector and less anxious to !mix them with politics. There are rumors afloat in the city that even the public school board—Orange though its complexion be—has discovered that the schools of Toronto are inspected none toO thoroughly. Mr. Hughes will have to look ettentively to his duties under hie new master. . When Mr. Ross introduced his bill he pointed out that there had been very little change in the High School law during the past five or six yearsawhiah was very satisfactory in view of the prediction to that effect which he had mode in introducing the changes made sin years since. The first change made in the present legislation was as to the mode of dissolving union boards. For- merly such a dissolution could be car- ried only by a majority vote at a meet - in specially called to consider the ques- ti n. This is regarded as a hardship, an1 in future a dissolution is to be-pos- si le by a two thirds vote of either sec - ti tie of the Board. As to the changes in the curriculum of Collegiate Institutes, they provide for the establishment of a denartment for the study of commercial su jects so that hereafter five specialist, wi I have to be engaged instead of -only fear as formerly. A change is mae as to!the mode of appointing High School trnstees. Where the High School dis- trate, is composed of one municipality that municipality is to appoint three trustees; where of two, each appoints two trustees ; and where more than two, 1 1 ea h eppoints one trustee. A more im- poi tent point is the extension to the Pblic Scnool Board of the right of i rearesentation on the High School now poesessed ley the -Separate School Board. And inasmuch as the e ey and town coimcile, &c., ihave frequently utilized thnir power of appointment to the Board in the way of a solatium to the candi- dates defeated in the election which ham 1 jut been neld, the act is to be changed e o ahat Nigh powers are vested in the outgoing a d not in the incoming count. i cilih Inopo taut clauses are those which de 1 with he assietance given by county conncile tar High Schools. The present lea; provides that the connty counc0 shall conteibute the equivalent of the thivernment grant. With the growth -of public sch obi and the increase of county pupils, this is found to be not a fair eq ivalent, so it is provided that the co nty shall pay according to the pro- p rtion the county pupile bear to all those attending the school, fees from county pupils being allowed for. The tendency of late in High Schools is to! charge fees, as is evidenced by the fact that they have increased from $16,000 t enty years ago to $70,000 last year. Tie bill provides also for the fair distri- b tion of the cost where debentures have toj be issued in a High School district com- p wed of more than one 11i municipality. lllitherto tis has been done by the municipality in which the school was si uated laming the debentures and get- ting allowances from thethere as best fi itanay. The time durin which school debenturee may run is 'tended from 29 to 30 years, just as municipal debet. tares. The law 1 respecting examiner; f1r entranee examinations is changed s to provide that the High School In; 163 specter and the 'High School Principal fpr the county shall compose the Board, lihis, it is believed, will lead to the nteintenance of a higher standard than at preeent, both in High Schools and in the aigher forms of Public Schoolsa nder the old law, again, the Hign S1choos opened January 7th and doted t e firet Friday in July, with Good Fri - d y and Easter Monday as the only bieak. It is proposed to change this and afford a much-needed break in the p esen long term by opening on the 3rd o Jan erg and continuing until the T urs ay before Easter, then re -com- m ncing the second Monday after l E ste and ending June 20th. At the e a e Vine there would be hardly any actuaincrease in the length of holidays, in sone years none at all. , In r gard to Public Schools the law is changed so that all between the ages oi five and twenty-one may attend. The k: tnder arten is to be open to children of, fear y ars. In future the Secretary of the Bo rd may be a member, and at the same time may receive pay for his ser- vices in looking after school premises, &c.,. the law prohibiting such compensa- tipn having been found to work awk- vnardly in some crises. The most impor- tant change, however, in connection seith Public Schools is that requiring Blear& of Education in cities, towns apd incorporated villages, to furnish the pnpils with free textbooks. Several members were in favor of extending this trural districts as well, and it will doubtless follow before long. The mini- mum age of teachers is raised from 17 to 10 for both sexes. Another important feature is the provision of a leaving ex- aMination for public schools, the object o which is to retain in the schools those ho from poverty or other reasons could ot attend the High Schools, and who at for some such arrangement as this °aid have to give up their education. hese are the main features of the bills hich have occupied the Legislature t e greater' part of the week, and it is pleasant to be able to add, that save for some slight hitch here and there both sides of the House united in commend- ing Mr. Roes' projected legislation. 1 There are two other incidents of the week which must be noticed, however, hriefly. One was the introduction of Mr. Gilbert McKechnie, the unanimoue- ly elected Reform member for South rey, lately a tolerably safe Tory con- e ituency, now regarded as indisputably l4iiheral. The other was the notice of Iliotion of Mr. A. E. Campbell in favor the House appealing to the Queen for a1ich e. revision of the constitution as ill enable Ontario to abolish Separate echools. As this resolution, even if pa8sed, could have no effect unless sp- oved and endorsed by the Dominion ousel which, of course, is out of the q estion, it: is hardly likely to cause! a s Hone debate. 1 i THE UNITED STATES WHIAT CHOP. -- The April returns to the Department of Agriculture of the United Staten make APRIL 17, 1891. the condition of winter wheat 96.9 and of rye 95.4. The season for seeding was favorable over the whole winter wheat area, and afterwards the conditions for growth were mainly favorable. The Hessian fly has appeared in many local- ities, and serious injury might follow should the early season prove favorable to the development.% iThegeneral aver- age for conditions of wheat is the high- est reported for April since 1882, and the State averages are remarkable for their uniformity. It is sixteen _points higher than, last year and three above 1889. . SIMI& News of the Week. - BARNUM'S ESTATE.—P. T. Barnum leaves an estate valued at over 35,000,- 000. c' S4TER OF CHARITY DEAD. --Sister Mary Patti, Superiot of the Sisters of Charity of the United States, died at Cincinnati on Thursday last. A CENTENARIAN.—Patrick Brennan, aged 102 years, died at PaolaWisconsin, on Wednesday of last week. He had perfect health and an excellent memory. He leaves 104 descendants. MRS. SULLIVAN A SALVATIONIST.— Mrs. John L. Su iat, will be public Providence, Rh auspices of thezS she is a leading - DIPLOMATIC R reernere—A des Saturday says th ment has thre diplomatic relati States if a reply _I ite last commu Orleans matter. livan,wiie of the pugil- ly baptised Sunday at de Island, under the lvation Ariny,of which ember. ' LATIONS TO BE Sus- atch from Rome on t the Italian Geyer- tenet1 to suspend all ns with the United not given at once to 'cation on the New HER DREAM VERIFIED.—John Win- slow, the18-year-old son of I. 0. Win- slow, of Des Moines, Iowa, died on February 28th and was buried March 2nd in the cemete y at Avon, eight miles from Des Moines One night last week his mother drea ed the grave had been robbed. _Mr. W nslow made an investi- gation, and the dream proved to be true. The coffin had been opened and the body remove . e, I CRAZED VqTII LA tiRIIPPE. —Cra zed with deliriuM om the 'grippe, Louis Wilhelm, 361 ye re old, threw himself out of the Wind° of his apartments on the top floor f five storey tenement, 521 First Av nue New York. He land- ed on the sidewalk, 60 feet below, and was crushed and mangled so horribly that he died wit in an hour. This is i the third case of fthe grippe which has resulted in the victim jumping from a window. TERRIFIC GA. EXPLOSION.—At 4 o'clock Tuesday morning 7th inst, an explosion of natu al gas occurred in a row of frame ho ses on Irwine alley near Thirteenth' treet, Braddock, Pen- nsylvania, own d by John Eschler. One 'louse was badly wrecked and eleven men were terribly burned. The physicians say t at four of them have received fatal injuries. , All of the men are Hungarians nd with one exception - have families in the old country, ANOTHER, M. P. IN DISGRACE.—A sensation has been caused in political circles througho t England by the fact that a warrant h 1 a been issued for the arrest of CaptainlEdinund Hope Virney, member of Peril ment for North Buck - in Virney is charged girl for immoral pur- ee was committed last Virney giving the name ingham. Capt ]he with profring poses. e O a.uturon, aptai of Wilson. WOMEN As recent election i Burton forn:erry and at presen elected police Mrs. Jessie M police judge a strong prohibit' the widow of a died from thee AN INSANE LICE JUDGES.—At the Kansas, Mrs. Mary T. editor of the, Kansan, a post -mistress,: was judge at Jainestown. cCormick was elected Burr Oak. Both are nista. Mrs. Burton is rominent politician,who acts of strong drink. OTHER KILLS HER Two CHILDREN AND HERSELF.—A terrible triple tragedy cuired last Thursday at Herman, N breska. Mrs. Andrew Doll killed her wo children and then took poison, deo g shortly after commit- tingthe terrible deed. Mrs. Doll had but recently r turned from the State Insane Atiyluni, axing been pronounced cured by the offi isle of the institution. She had been n invalid for .several years and about year ago planned to murder her chil ren and suicide, but her plans were d covered and frustra- ted, after, which she was adjudged in- sane and teken t • the asylum. On this occasion, howev r, her plans were com- plete and horri ly successful. Before the children, a r1 and boy, aged re- spectively 7 and 9 years, were dressed, she took them t the kitchen and with an axe crushed hair skulls. She then replaced the bo ate in bed, nailed the doors shut, and fter taking a dose of 'concentrated ly climed out of a window and called for t e'neighbors to come and see her children The door was forced open and the si ht was sickening. On the bed lay the mangled form of the two little'ones, bile in the kitchen was the insane mo her in the agonies of death. The m ther died in great pain a few moments fterwards. The Sou The spring Agricultural So Society's grou Tuesday last. thing but fay dowu-pour of r about as the eh dampen procee for this draw le been tae best i under the Rusin it was, there w spectators, and show of stock, All the leading eo in petition wa seemed to gi round. The fo successful com Aged Draug 1st, Thomas 2nd, Innis Chief; 3rd,Mc Leader. Three year o entries, —1 s t, man; 2dd, C Prince; $rd,Jo Three iyear o 4 entries,—lst, Davey rtad ; eel's Dutehme - Two year old entries, -13t, Frank; 2nd,11 The Track. General Pur entries,—lstiCh h Huron Spring Show. ow of the South Huron iety was held on the ds at Brucefield, on he weather was any- rable, and the heavy in Which set in just • w commenced served to ;rigs considerably. But ck the show would have every respect ever held es of the Society. As • s a good attendance of there never was a better oth in horses and bulls. lessee were well filled, keen and the judges e good satisfaction all lowing is a list of the etitors t Stallion, -7 entries,— olquhoun's Rykerfied ; Horton's- Stud -Book illan & McGavin's Ring d Draught Stallions, -6 bevies Mason's Monk - arks Mason's Clenery n Reid's Lord Shannon. d Canadian Draught, Herbert Crich's Young ad, Thomas McMich- ▪ Canadian Draught, -2 acob Barrow's Honest omas McMichael's Clear ose,—Three Years, -4 ries Routledge's Willie • Wildwood ; 2nd, Simon McKenzie's Young Wild Boy. General Purpose, two years,—R. J. Turner's Maple Leaf. Carriage stallion, Aged, -2 entries, - 1st, George Whiteley's KingClear ; 2nd, W. B. McLean's Raven. Carriage stallion, three years,— 00 - tries, -1st, Jes.Berry's ProctorNau ht ; 2nd, John Harris' Fear Naught C ief. Roadster stallion, aged, -6 entries,— let, George Whiteley's Carlisle; 2nd, Johnathan Miller's Arcade Wilke.; 3rd, W. B. McLean's Hensall Clear Grit. Roadster Stallion, three years, -2 entries,— lotl Robert Barbour's Gold Bird; 2nd, John Sproat'a Young Joe Gale. Roadster stallion,. two years, -2 en- tries,—lst.Wm.Pinkney's Fred Ar her; 2nd, James Broadfoot'a Young ack- ney. Blood Sta lions, -3 entries,—let, James Berry's Edinburg ; 2ad, Aiken - head & Gund 's Zamor ; 3rd, W. B. McLean's Cre ome. Bulls.—Age Durham, -4 entries,— let, James Sn 11's Vice Consul; 2nd, Gavin Ross' Cl ar the Way; 3rd, John McConnell's Fashion'. Duke. Two yea olds, -2 entries,—lst, Thomas Dins - date's Lord Stanley • 2nd, Elcoat Broth- er's Vice Royal. Yearlings, -3 entries, —let. James Snell's British Consul ; 2nd, Wm. Chapman's Dan Vamper ; 3rd, Dougal Flotheringham's Duke of Burnside. JUDGES. — Iieavy Horsete—Edwin Charlton, Dunarief ; James Hackney, Usberne ; Jetties Atchison, McKillop. Light Horses.—John Forbes, Stratford; John Dunn, Blake • John Rowcliffe, Elimville. Bulls,—joseph -Atkinson., Seaforth ; John Gibson,Denfield. Huron Notes. Mr. E. Wrightman, of East Wawa - nosh, has disposed of his "farm to Mr. John Brine, reciving a gool price there- for. —Mr. S. S. Cooper, of Clinton, has bought the lot in that town lately occu- pied by Moore's tannery, paying there- for the sum of $212.50. — Mr. T. Ross, of East Wawanosh, has purchased the farm belonging to Mr. F. Diamond, on the 13th concession of Hullett, and intends moving on it as soon as convenient. —Mr. James Jamey, of Stanley, who has • been spending the winter in the north of Scotland, the land of his birth, has returned, bringing with him as a bride one of Scotland's fair daughters. —Mr. W. C. Hartley, of Bruseels,has disposed of his flour and feed business in that town to Mr. R. King, of Blue - vale, who took possession last week. Mr. Hartley has gone to Winnrpeg, where he may engage in the. teaching profession. —There died in Culross, on Friday, 3rd inst., Mrs. Harriet E. Pickell at the early age of 44 years and 10 months. The deceased lady died after a very short illness, leaving behind a husband and family to mourn her loss. —Mr. John Wiseman, of Clinton, has disposed of his business in that town to Mr. J.- G. Gilmour. Mr. Gilmour is well known in that vicinity, having been in business there before. Mr. Wiseman is yet undecided as to where he will go or what he will do. — We have thie week to record the death of Mrs. They; of Croderich town- ship, who died on Wednesday, 8th inst. -Mre. Bray was one of the pioneers of the township, and was much and de- servedly respected by all who knew her. —Oa Saturday, 4th inst. alrallotch- eson, wife of Mr. George inst., of Wingham, who works for Mr. T. L. Jobb, in that town, died very suddenly. She had been troubled with heart dis- ease for some years, and while doing her homework, she fell from a chair on which she was sitting, and was dead be- fore medical aid arrived. —Mr. -Robt. Orr, of Wingham, who has been taking a trip through the Southern and Western States for the benefit of his health, returned on Satur- day, 4th inst. He enjoyed his trip very much, but was glad to be home again. Ele was in New priest's a couple of days before the sad affair that occurred there rue ac_be onTri, nhl y. eo died on Monday evening ,of as Bennett, of the township of last week at Farquhar. He was Euglieh by birth and came to this country many years ago, having served in the wad of '37. For the past number of years he has been upon the charity of the town- ship. He was 79 years of age. —A lad named Wm.Murphy, aged 13, of Kintail, Ashfield township, white playing with a loaded revolver, on Sat- urday last, accidentally discharged it, the bullett entering his right side, • im- mediately over the region pf the heart. Efforts to find the bullet have thus far proved unavailing, and the easel is serious.gao—Byn vote of Melville church congre- gation, Brussels, and the cement of the session, an organ will be used in con- nection with the service of praise on Sabbath evenings. Some of the old folks think " Ichabod " will have to be inscribed over the portals, but we im- agine they will be able to see shortly that the organ is a great acquisition to the pnblic service. — Mr. Thomas Russell, of the River- side farm, Usborne, has purchased from Mr. John Adams, of Port Perry, a thoroughbred short horn bull, " Sultan Salem," paying a handsome price for him. He was bred by Amos Cruick- shanks, of *Sideton," Aberdeenshire, Scotland, one of the moat popular breeders in the veorld. —Mr. Robert Fitztirnons, of Clinton, has disposed of his handsome brick house in that town to tar. D. Robb, for something in the neighborhood of 81,600. , This is a good; well -situated property, and Mr. Robb is to be con- gratulated on securing it at a reasonable figure. Mr. Fitzsimons has a family of boys growing up, and he thinks of moving to Manitoba and putting them on land. —W. & G. Anderson shipped a car load of excellent horses from Blyth on Tuesday of last week for Manitoba. Among them were two colts, 11 months old, sired by "Lord of the Manor," bought from H. 6. Taylor'of East Wa- wanosh, for which was paid the excel- lent sum of $300. There was also. a two-year-old, sired by the same horse, bought from Mr. Govier, of Hallett, for $250. — On Wednesday, 8th instott most re- spected resident of Exeter, passed to his long home, in the person of Mr. E. W. Whiting. The deeea.sed was in his 83rd year. He was born in England,and at an early age immigrated to Atnerioa, settling in Illinois, United States, where he lived for some time. With his fate. ily he moved to the township of Htillett, where he farmed for some years previous to coming to -Exeter. He had lived he „Exeter, for some years, and was a wen- d Bt 1 11 ey- -On ' unsace iT:inzree snddse saw; 'he r. e7 ihremoit Iv se td" b yt deathwf. known Orangeman. Heart disease wag Mrs. Ann Campbell died at the residence of her son-halaw, Mr. Richard Somers, aged 91 years. She was mother of Mr. 1 Malcolm Campbell, of Manitoba, both _ otad int: fMurdockmo raminepr, lyoon fClyBa ern1 hyPit bihdef . Af mso r St; ayfrrlt h , Myrtle E n John Minns aged six months and eight days. —P. Nugent has sold his property of fifty acres on the third concessioof West Wawanosh, to Thomas McKenzie, of the same concession, for the sum of $2,800. Mr. McKenzie has- made a good bargain, as it is pronounced one of the choicest fifty acres in West Wawanosh. Mr. McKenzie is now owner of one hundred and fifty acres of ex—callenta lurdet Weregto announce the death of Mrs. B. Tuck, of Toronto, formealy of Londesboro, who died on Friday, 3rd inst.; she was only sick for about three weeks. Deceased was born in Glouces- tershire, England and moved to To- ronto about three years ago, after hay.. ing lived at Londesboro for about five years. She leaves no family. She was aged 28 years and three months, and: was a sister of Mr. Albert Neal, of B ru—can arie e fie sl d. Wednesdaypreevening of l week ast party gathered at the residence of Mr. John Pickard, Porter's Hill. After enjoying themselves for a length of time in social amusements, a neatly worded address and a silver Miss Alice Pickard was presented with fruit dish and a napkin ring on behalf of the Bethel congregation. For a num- ber of years Miss Pickard has been or- ganist in the Bethel church,and the con- t _n i toyno f Wednesdayd elngso dation of her services, took this oppor, gregation, wishinglto show their appre- evening of last week a pleasant social was held at the residence of Mr. Gabriel Elliott, of Goderich township. A very interesting programme was presented, the most pleasing feature of which was the pre- sentation to Miss Kate Sheppard, of a complimentary address and a hand- some silver butter dish and silver pickle dish. Miss Sheppard is about going to Clinton, and this wax a, slight recognition of her services as a memberof the choir and a teacher in the Sa_bboanth sSuenhdosoyl. morning, 4th vi guest at the Queen's hotel, yinngshtaems, forgetting the deer of the week, arose before six o'clock,and went to the Grand Trunk railway station to take the 6.39 train'. The train not arriving as he ex- pected, he returned to the hotel again, and waited for a time, when he again journeyed to the station. Still there was no train or stir about the station, and he again started for the Queen's. On the way down town he made inquires at a hotel as to when the train would be down, and was told that it was Sunday. He felt rather "cheap" over the affair, but took the " chaffing " he received good-naturedly. —The following persons have been ticketed by J. T. Pepper, Canadian Pa- cific Railway agent, Brussels,during the past week: Miss 8. M. McNeil, of Grey, to Portland, Oregon; John Coates, of Grey, to Portland, Oregon; W. C. and David Harley, to Pilot Mound, Menito- ba • Miss Annie McCallum, of Wawa - noel, to West Superior, Wisconsin; Wm. Armstrong, Wawanosh, to Chem- ainue, British Columbia'William Wright, of Morris, to Vancouver, British Columbia ; James Robb, of Morris, to Grandin, Dakota; George Platt, of Blyth, to Grandin, Dakota; Robert Gosman, of Blyth, to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba • Peter Campbell- and wife, nephew of 'Wm. Cameron, of Mor- rie, to Chicago, Illinois. —Two runaways occurred in Zurich on Thursday last week. The one team belonged to Mr., Swatzenberger, who was at J. Williams' grist mill. When upon going into the mill for the second bag, the horses suddenly started down the street at break neck speed. When they got as far as Mr. F. Hess's carriage shop they turned west towards home, reaching there a considerable time be- fore the owner, as far as we know no damage was done. The other horse be- longed to Messrs. Appel and Zeller, and ran away from their store down the street to Mr. D. Steinbach's store, where, fortunately, further progress was stopped by the tie post, otherwise Mr. Steinbach might have had an un - looked for customer. —In the death of Mrs. Noble White- -1y, which occurred in Clinton, on Mon- day, the 6th inst., that community loses one of its oldest residents, she being at the time of her death at the advanced age of 88 yearn. The deceased Wal born in Cavan, Ireland,in the infancy of the present century. When quite young she came to Montreal,where she became the wife of the late Noble Whitely,who died in the year 1880. In the year 1836 she came with her husband to this county, and settled in Goderich town- ship, west of Holtnesville, and there spent an uneventful but busy and happy life, assisting her husband in the work of the farm. Shortly after the death of her husband see moved to Clinton, where she has since lived with her adopted child, who is now the wife of Mr. James Scott. Exeter. BRIEFS.—Fail wheat in this vicinity never looked better for this time of the year.—Our corporation gang of team- sters and workmen have been busily re- moving the scrapings of the street the beginning of this-week.—Mr. 13. Aubry, of Montreal, bought five splendid horses here on Thursday last week, and snip- ped them from Lucan on Friday.—The scavengers got through scraping our streets on Friday last, and our roads and streets present a clean appearance. —Several farmers in this vicinity have commenced eeeding.—Mesers. Perkins & Martin are doing a large business selling organs and sewing machines; they carry a large stock of gooda.—Mr, Richard Ching, of Denver, Colora-do; Mr. John Ching and daughter,of Shade - land, Manitoba; tx. Thomas Ching, Toronto, and Mr. 'James Ching and wife, of Manitoba, who have been visit- ing here for some time, have all left for their respectiee homes.—Our merchant* are busy this week cleaning their shop windows.—Mr. Thomas Pollard is con- fined to his bed through eerious illness. —Mr. George Sinallacombe, Dundee, who haa been attending the funeral of Apiale viaahooli!awarI sneihingickgtumrali?ealda,:17:_tdarofii 1'1 )21, t 1101 tarl: -15141:r. fryo r kit 0: 6: laeuilltr ba stddipfaneoirygdnerhereollvtmti the 8th hist, and inngtrAigt;;; edmotnhdea ystainisi erich on tbi n. dosrsiGoguedee:rsiseal familytWhthe rrte -as a wit,nese. property he .0-f of r. ___Mihd , y irDele. at t ki:S: Tv rEnb be shogsoil, rt13japMarhuerrearr tto.etti il:t on. a. e!:'641: ciell4 1 - 4 )3 4::itorie,rilet ohDirt oe, ::.11:::::. i l'i i dbeeeanthssuae. ees .iteloinatinen ixil , 'it': eller' ahkrat6r, anbra Bet11 Wednesday :biglhi::eat th oat r ----the Mol York state in iliin-traveltbat Sk_inTnehre, mof, in-datet h awt 4.sto a wwataestneildengmirair :resewia Tfpi ecle Logan, die' mis.ueh 7ees"tcit:-Christna:of whil -a and a resid years. tantomettic _clai nide p000Y—na_ndlibiTeltityhoviliesi,tr::e:i -tomera ,a jain. 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