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The Huron Expositor, 1893-08-25, Page 4• • THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AuGun. 25, 1893. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. gitane figure between the parenthesis after each one denotes the page of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. Clearing Sale—A. G. Ault, 0) Great Excitement—Noble T. Cluff. (5) Farm in Grey for Sale—David Campbell. (5) $4,000 Farm for Sale—H. P. Wright. (5) Pie and Seed Wheat—W. C. Landsborough. (5) Dog Lost—James Grieve. (6). Farm to Rent—Mrs. Richard Thompson. (6) Rooms to Rent—Mrs. Cady. (8) Special Bargains—D. Weismiller. (8) Conveyancing, Etc.—J. A. McIntosh. (8) To the Ruptured—J. Y. Egan. (6) Stop—A. Banslaugh. (6) Howie to Rent—Robert Logan. (8) Voters' List—Wm. Elliott. (5) Preparing fOr Fall Trade—J. L, Smith. (5) Alma Ladies' College—B. F. Austin. (8) The Choicest—J. C. Laidlaw. (8) Co+tons, Shirtings, Etc.—H. F. Edwards. (8) Rooms to Rent—Good Bros. (8) tilt *itron expooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 25th, 1893 a Talk of Secession. There has not been go much secession and revolution talk in the United States since the civil war of thirty years ago as there is at the present time. It comes from the Sil- ver States, whose people have persuaded themselvee that the whole East is in league. with the "Gold Bugs," as they call the capi- talists, to despoil thein and deprive them of their rightie The speeches of the Silver orators bear a remarkable resemblance to those delivered thirty-five years ago by the pro -slavery men. There is the same har- angue about the sovereignty of the States, the liberties of the people, the upholding of the Constitation, and so forth. There are also rumors of military organizations being formed, but we have not been able to ascer- tain that these have any foundation what- ever. The Populist Governor of Kansas is said to have thoroughly reorganized the Stete militia and made it' practically a Populist force, much more efficient end bet- ter equipped than it has ever previously been. This story, however, is probably the fruit of the heated imagination of sonie Re- publican editor. 'We do not believe for a moment that the trouble will result in open war, though the signs are sufficiently alarming to cause great anxiety to thinking men. It is just pesei- ble, however, that eome incautious hand may stir the smouldering embers into a fierce blaze, for there are many men in the ranks of the Silver party capable of doing so and a great many people have been rendered almost desperate by oontinued misfortune. Of course theyjay all the blame on other shouldere, and may have persuaded the'mseIves that the people of the East care only enough for them to plunder them. They do not recog- nize the fact that the Eastern money lend- ers and investors have, lin many instances, been as badly bitten as themselves. Some capitalists, Yes, very Twiny of them, have unfeelingly !masted on their pound of flesh, arid, as is usual in suhh cases, their mis- deeds have ehrouded the whole class. The trouble has been growing for a long time, and has not yet, by any means, reached its acute stake, though that may come very soon now. The question is, will it prove a bubble or a cloud burst? som.aimmeemiNeemem Patriotism vs. Jimgoism. The Reformers and the Reform papers in Canada are ,constantly beiag accused by such papers aS:the Empire and the Hamilton Spectator of lack in petriotiam. These pipers are perfectly correct, according to their light, but their light is so dim and un- certain that they constantly ' confound patriotism with jingoiem. There is a wide difference between the two. Patrietism is noble, unselfish and praiseworthy. jingo- ism is mean, sordid and contemptible. These papers, and those who believe in their doctrineeresemble very muchi people we meet occasionally in societya who, in their over anxiety to seem cultured, appear even more vulgaz than they are. We believe thoroughly in patriotism, and when We say this we believe we voice* the sentiment of the great mass of the Reform neap. We would like te see Canadians so imbued with this virtue that the very name of Canada would make their pulses beat more quickly. would bring their heads into the air, and fill their hearts with a nobler purpOse. We weuld like to gee every child in Canade trained from thecradle to deem • it better and nobler to make his native land greet and good, and tc help his fellew-coun- trymen to live stronger and purer lives,than to makes). million dollars under the protec- tion of a discriminating tax. We would like to have every voter in Canada feel that when he carries his little slip of paper from the booth to the ballot box that he holds in his heed the destiny of his coantry, and to remember as it drops into the box that his hand has perfermed an irrevocable -action which win tend either to build up or to de- grade the nation to which he belongs. \Ve would like every politician who Ints been taken out from the crowd and placed in the eight of all men as the representative of a certain number of his fellows, and every office holder, to remember that public office is not only a public, but a secred trust. We think then there would be lees race jealousy,. less corruption at, elections, less boodling, lese junketing about the country in ;private cars or on free passes, and none of that con- temptible fraud—a protective tariff. In ,fant we think thanjudged from the standard of patriotism, the Empire, the Spectator, their masters and their friends, would be found eadly wanting, and would speedily -be very muoh out of a job. Oh ! yes, we Reformers believe in patriot- ism, but we do not believe that because a man is not a British subject he must be treeted like a horse thief ; we do not believe that it is right to attempt to make Canada prosperous by robbing other nations ; we do not believe in beholding our nsighbore, many of whom are our friends and even re- latives, through a sanguinary mist ; we do not believe that every man who wrapa him- , self in tile old flag and singe "G-od Save the Queen," until he is hoarse is a patriot, nor that a Government or a party can constitute itself loyal and patriotic by resolution. fact, we believe that patriotism is a fixed , quality e that, men must be moulded to the form of patriotism, and net patriotiem adapted to the whims of men. True patriot- i ism is in the heaat, not on thelips. It acts rather on the life than on the -vocal organs. There is as much difference between patriot- ism and jingoism SS there Is between a per- formance of Souss.'s famous marine band and thet of a DahomeyEsn tom-tom aggregition, One is a grand harmony, the other is a dit- verdant, monotonoue, brain wearying , clamor. The Crops in Manitoba. So many people in Ontario, and particu- larly in the county of Huron, have teletives and friends in Manitoba that they pre near- ly al much concerned in the crop prospect' of that country as if they had a direct pe- cuniary interest there. We are pleased to be able to report that the prospects thus far are most enceuraging, and that, with favor- able weather for the next ten days or two weeks, a mest bountiful harvest will be reaped in Manitoba. It is true the prices are low, butrthe sample, if the frost keeps away, will be the beet for many years. We refer, of course, to wheat, which is yet the staple and all important crop of Manitoba. From a private letter, written. near Pilot Mound, in Southern Manitoba, on the 16th inst., we quote : " Farmers commenced cut- ting wheat in our neighborhood to -day. The grain is ripening very fast, and the weather is lovely. The yield will be fair and the sample splendid. If the frosts keep away for a couple of weeki there will be a good many happy people in Manitoba, but so much depends on _that, that You may imagine what an anxious time we are haw- ing.P A Manitoba despatch of Wednesaay saye .; MI;. W. W. Ogilvie, the miller king of Canada, had some samples of new Manitoba wheat on view in Ow large room of tha Board of Trade to -day. They were inspent- ed with interest by, most of the menibers of the Corn Exchange. The samples from the Mennonite district, which is a district 25 miles by 40 miles, Mr. Ogilvie says, are the beat that have been grown there for many years. The samples from the South- west of Manitoba are also very fine but smaller in berry to the west of the 'Pro- vince. Those from Portage du Plain are also fine, but are the only ones that show any signs of smut. Mr. Ogilvie said that in his opinion the crop would be the best in quality Manitoba had ever grown. The half of the whole crop was cut on Saturday night last, and the weather to -day, said Mr. Ogil- vie, was brilliant and warm. He said that if it continued so for another ten days the crops might be considered safe. He estimat- ed the yield at 20 bushels per acre, which,in that country, would represent about 19,000,- 000 of bushels. MANY men have many methods of gaining notoriety . Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chi- ,cago, has come into marked prominence lately by making ridiculous speeches and Posing as an oracle. Governor Waite, of Colorado, formerly an obscure and harmless enthusiast on questions of political economy, who made his living editing country news- papere,i and who obtained his official posi- tion through one of those political accidents which -are so common on the other side of the line, has jumped into international promiaence because he made a very sanguin- ary speech at a silver convention, .Every one who reads the papers has -become famil- . ler with hie phrase about "wading in blood to the horse's' bridles." Another American named Seymour, a mind reeder, has taken a very peculiar way to become famous. He has extensively advertised the fact, that he will allow himself to be buried alive and have a crop of barley sown on his grave. When this .has been harvested he will be dug up and resuocitated. He claims that he has learned the method' employed by the fakirs of India to suapend animation and still maintain the vital spark. All these men have gained their rewards in abundant notoriety, but we fancy few people of ,sense or discrimination envy them their po- sitions in the eye of the world. Verily they have their reward and if they are satisfied, we have no kick coming. THE Montreal and Ottawa contemplate getting up a grand reception for Sir John Thompson on his return from • Paris. The Mail thinks there will be no 41ifficulty in getting up such a reception as " if everybody who is looking to the Gov- ernment for favors turned out there would 'be the biggest demonstration on record." There isano doubt, a good deal of truth in this, as a man in Sir John Thompson's po- sition can always get plenty to fawn upon and worship him whether he deserves it or not. But, from a party imint of view, Sir John deserves reception. He is the party leader, and his great abili ties make hint worthy of the position, and as stich,. the least his friends should do, is to give him a warm reception on his return after so long an absence. Conservatives So fa sail t were Pari ed,11 prev right had trete, May lo we ing Coosa This seas the ust can few bylo have sixty acco them mile ers a time regu arms proh Reale only trad cove oreti ago echo Cum the natural rights of the Canadians to e sea and to hunt the seal anywhere ' f properly asserted by the tribunal at t to be inalienable. They then proceed - wavers to draw up regulations which nted the exercise of those natural as fatly as if the rights themselves een deolared not to exist. The &thi- s decided that for three months, from ist to Angust let, no one should be al- to huntlfor seals in any part of Behr - ea or in, the north part of the Pacifie immediately south of Behring Sea. left open to the Canadians in the entire n only)the month of August, and it is naniiiious opinion of experts that Aug- als ode not worth taking and anyway nly be taken In any numbers within a iles of the breeding grounds, the Pri- Island's. The arbitrators, however, drawn around these Wanda a zone of miles, making a diameter, taking into nt the distance between the islands elves, which is in come cases thirty , of abeut 150 miles, within which seal - e prohibited from catching seal at any during athe year. The third serious ation is the prohibition of the use of fire - in the killing of seals, Steam is also bited from being empleyed, so that the s are compelled to use sailing vessele and harpoons. NOW, the Canadian has grown up entirelY since the dill- y that firearms could be used with dis- n in taking the seal,becauSe ten years here were not more' than three small nere engaged iu this trade belonging to lam Now there are probably one with silver, yet tbe cotton planter Is per- eotly willing to take it in payment for oot- on, wheat or oats. The crop will bp I ma4- nfficent one in northern Texas, but there is no money to pa) for pinking it. AFRICAN EXPLORERS.—Dr. Carl Peter% the African explorer, has arrived in New York. He does not believe Emilia Taisho. is dead. SAD ACCIDENT. —The young 'wife of W. N. Winans, dry•goods merchant, Detroit, died Friday night at the residence, 489 Third avenue. Mrs. Winans was handling a 38 -caliber revolver, when it in some way became discharged and with fatal results. She was 22 years old, but had been married. seven years. One child survives her, a boy five years old. MOODY WANTED. —Mr. D. L, Moody, the evangelist, in replying to a memorial from London ministers asking him to conduct a great mission in London this winter in con- junction with Mr. Sankey, says that his home work has mere claim upon his atten- tion at present, but that probably he will comply with the request should it be re- newed in -1894. GREAT BRITAIN'S DAY AT THE WORLD'S Runts—Great Britain's day was summit:dully celebrated at the World's Fair on Saturday. There was a large attendance, and the de- monstration and ceremonies are described as having been very imposing. CHOLERA NEWS. —Cholera -.has made its appearance in Brazil. The death rate from the disease in Russia is high, and in cense • quorum the embarkation of Russian emi- grants for America at Bremen has been prohibited. PROPOSED ELECTRIC CABLE. —A party of Eastern capitalists is visiting tbe Grand Canon of Colorado river to investigate the feaeibility of layiog en electric cable 500 miles along the river with which to drive small boats through Ate Black Canon and other scenic points, BEATING THE BEST RECORD. —At the Herne Hill track, London, England, on Thursday, Ernest Osmond covered two miles on a safety bicycle in four ntinutes, twenty• four and two-fifths seconds, beating the best record ever made. ConL MINE HORROR—FIFTY KILLED. — The Kaiseratuhl coal pit at Dortmund, in Westphalia. was Saturday the scene of a terrible mining accident. An explosion of firedamp occurred in the pit, killing 50 per- sons and injuring many others. REFORESTING SWITZERLAND.—More than 40,000,000 young trees, it is officially re- ported, have been planted in Switzerland in the last seven years in the effort to " refor- est" that country. DIED OF YELLOW FEVER. —Dr. John A. Branham, of the United States 'Marine hos- pital service, who has been ill with yellow fever at Brunei% ick, Georgia, since August 12, died Sunday evening. SUMMER is about over. The schoole are re -opening, harvest is nearly finished, the summer boarders are hurrying home, and the townspeople are beginning to think of settling down to another winter of hard_ wdrk, while the country people are looking forward to the long winter evenings when they make up for the many long, hard hours they have put in after supper in the harvest field. THE DOMINION CAPITAL. --- (By Our Special Correspondent.) OTTAWA, August 21st, 1893. The decision of theBehring Sea tribunal is the great subject of discussion even yet, and the more it is studied the more evident does it becomean adverse decision for Can• ada and a victory far the United States. The question ie really very simple, although its remoteness and the diplomatic discussion have tended to frighten most people away from an understanding of the subject. The United States 'never contended that their jurisdiction extended over the whole, of the Behring Sea and when the Arbitrators de- cided that it did not it was done merely for the purpose of putting the question beyond possibility of doubt in future times, What the United States really contended foe most was a right of property in the fur seal as it swam through the w-aters of the aea going to or coming from the breeding grounds. For years Canada and England resisted this con- tention and held that the world was free to hunt these seals in the open waters just the same as if they were not swimming towards certain 'elands owned by the United States. The Arbitrators decided that the United States had no property in the seal while it wee in the open waters. So far so good. hundred. It is very evident these schoon• erta eing tied up in Victoria during the months of June and July, (whioh are the harv st months for taking seals) being pro- hibit d, when they do go out, from using fires ms, and being further prohibited from goin within sixty miles of the Pribyloff Is- lands, where the settle converge from all parts of the ocean, that the industry has been killed and the seals left a monopoly of the Alaska, Commercial Company which is the lessee ofi the Pribyloff Islands from the United States Government. The United Stet e Government have hitherto been able to re train their own fishermen from hur- ing t e seal in Alaekan waters by a sta u• tory prohibition, but the statutes of the Unit d States had no power over the Carf- adiart 1:ealers and consequently these regule- done ffect nearly altogether the Canadian sealer and the Canadian eealer alone. An• other thing which should be borne ba mind is the fact that it is in the interest of the Unitiid States Government to destroy pelagic sealing altogether, thus leav- ing the Company to which the United Stateit has leased the Islands the exclusive privilege of killing seals on the Islands, where all the seals go and where they are clubbed to. death hundreds in a day. The United Stites were interested in preserving this Monopoly to the Company because they charged a large rental for the Islands, and in addition received $3.50 for every skin the Comilany secures, In this way they have receiv,ed a revenue from the Pribyloff Isla,nds alone of $12,000,000 to date, and as they iinly,paid $7,500,000 for the whole of Alaska when they purchased it from Rus- sia, it will be seennhat they have received this atneunt back and a very handsomehiur- plus besides. If the United States iwere really anxious to prevent the extermination, as they call it, of the seal, they would not allow the Compeny to continue killing seals during the' months of July and August when Canadian sealers are prohibited from killing them anywhere within the Sea or North Pacikocean, because it must be re- membered that none of the regulations adopted by the tribunal of Paris have any force on the Pribyloff Islands where the slaughter of the weals will continae as usual, close ileason and all, at the rate of one hundred thousand a year. Canada has every reason to 'complain that the award -has hed the effect of killing a very impor- tant industry within its borders. Two Canadian sealers have been seized within thirty miles of Copper Island in Behring Sea by a Russian cruiser, and sent to Yokohama, Japan. This is under an agreement made recently between Great Britain and Russia to prohibit sealing with- in tett miles of the Russian coaet and also withia a zone of thirty miles around certain Rues* Islands. It is very evident that while Great Britain has secured the sanc- tion of the arbitrators at Paris to the as- sertiou of certain rights in Behring Sea, she is at the same time agreeing to regulations and prohibitions in downright derogation of these rights. The Trade Returns for the first month of the present fiscal year show exports amounting 'to $12,683,597, a decrease be- low last year of $28,000. There, is a de- crease in the exports of lumber and ani- mals and an increase in the exports of agri- cultural products. Manufactures seem to be at a standstill. The imports amounted to $19,692.637, an increase of something over annillion dollars. The Customs duty colleded amounted to $712,362, The annual etatement of deposits in the Post Office Savings Banks shows that 148,868 depositors have $24,163,193 on de- posit, a slight increase during the year of -$1,854,000. During the year $7,708,000 were deposited and $6,631,000 withdrawn. The amount on deposit is, therefore, less than 55 a head of the population, while in Australia the amount per head of the popu- lation on deposit is $21. To•day the Cavalry School at Quebec left on a special train for Toronto where they - will in future be stationed. " C " battery of Victoria, Britieh Columbia, will arrive at Quebec at the end of this week because the Government would never take anything away from Quebec without giving something in return and Sir Adolphe Canoe had stren- uouslyloppoted the removal of the Cavalry School. The British Government ere send- ing over for the Citadel at Quebec two im- proved modern guns one a muzzle -loading and the other a breech -loading weapon. The latter will fire a shot weighing 400 lbs., and will require thirty pounds of powdei to fire it. General Herbert will have both guns mcunted on the bastion facing the river and so increase the strength of this Gibraltar of Canada. The annual shipping returns for 1892 show that Canada's shipping has fallen to the lewest point since Confederation. In 1878 this country owned 7s469 vessels of 1,332,000 tonnage. Last year the register showed 7,007 vessels of 964,129 tens, News of the Week. . CROP FAILURE IN MAINE. —Large quan- tities of grain, corn and, potatoes have. been ruined ley the severe drought in Maine. POPULAR JOURNALIsT DEAD.—John T. Ballaniene, the well-known and popular journal et of Chicago, died a few days ago, after a brief illness, Muc NEEDED. —The New York World says : overnor Flower has reprieved mur- derer Foy for one month, so that the auth- orities at Auburn prison can put up a new electric plant. FATAL RIOT. —Fifty men were killed and one hundred and fifty wounded in the labor riot on Thursday at Aigaes-Mortese France. EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF W AR. —De• spatchen from Berlin state that Russia is feeling severely the disastrous effects of the tariff war with Germany. SEALERS SEIZED. —The Victoria sealers Ainoka and Minnie have been seized hy a Russian warship for sealing within the prohibited zone around Copper Island. CHAMBERLAIN COMING.—Joseph Cham- berlain and Mrs. Chamberlain (fornierly Miss .Endicott) will sail for the United States in September to visit the Endicotte and probably the World's Fair. 1 THE OUTLOOK DISTRESSING. —The outlook for money to move the cotton crop in Texas is distreseing. Nobody understands how it is that the Government vaults are stuffed oeoasion to say that the lew allowed hint no alternative and regretted that he had to do so. SETTLED AT LAST. Municipal affairs have bean more than in- teresting recently from the curious tactics adopted by Mayor Fleming and his friends in delaying transmission of businees mostly in relation to the Street Railway Company. The workmen who have been ready to take up pick and shovel the instant the city de- clared for a loosening of the dead -lock have been keeping up a constant attendance at the City Hall, disappointed day after day. It made the Aldermen weary, too, for they wanted badly to get out of town. Vaoatio has never been so long, delayed. But ampl amends were made on Monday. After eigh hours of ample discussion it was decided te go on with the laying of the tracks and allow of the Street Railway Company's com- pletion of its substitution of electrioity for horses as motive power. In the 'meantime the Courts are to decide whether the City I- or the Railway are to pay for the $355,000 worth of permanent paving about to be done. NOTES FROM THE QUEEN CITY. TORONTO, August 21, 1893. Newspaper readers have a diversion in the Sunday oar hullabaloo. With one accord the highly intellectual gentlemen who de- light to air their accomplishmente in print have tired of bandying arguments and have taken up personalities. Not a day passes but some hitherto unbestnirched reputation is ruinedend this is the mental food which the townspeople are fattening upon. Prob- ably the man nearest the bottom of the heap of victims is President McKeezie of the Rail- way Company. He is of a manly presence, owning a good 'constitution but if it were otherwise his family doctor would have a very paying patient. He passes his days in disproving calumnies and denying unground- ed allegations. As an example Thursday's canard is a capitel one. In reply to persist- ent rumors that the Grey Nuns of Montreal were large stockholders in the company, and appeals to the Protestants of Toronto to rise to a due sense of the importance of defeat- ing the Sunday car scheme, the President says, " Not a dollar of the company's stock as far as he knows is held by a Roman Cath- olic." There are not wanting examples of good members resigning from their churches because of interference from the minister. And Sunday cars are to blame. The big mass meeting in the pavilion the other night, when epeakers of both sides took part, was without exception the noisiest meeting in three years. All the speakers, laymen or olergy, were vigorously hissed and hoodlum law reigned supreme. CANADA'S GREAT sHOw. " All hands busy " is the rule at the In- dustrial Exhibition offices from this date till September 4th sees the fair ground turn- stiles clicking out their merry tune. Man- ager Hill has just returned from another • trip to the Chicago Fair having made are rangemente for the appearance. of many of the best attractions at Canada's great fair - Those who visit Toronto's exhibition mainly to take advantage of the amusement pro- gramme will see an improvement that is wonderful considering the excellence of these features in the Fast. Many improvements are being made.in other respects. The re- Ireshment facilities are to be conducted on a plan which Will avoid all criticism from the moat fastidious. The musical exhibits are to be collected this year and have been given the entire building heretofore known as the Annex. An entirely new idea is that of holding an electrical convention during the Fair. The exhibits in electrical appli- ances wili be many times more extensive than ever before and are sure to receive the attention that they demand, Up at the grounds, notwithstanding the length of time before opening day,everything is in a bustle, The superintendent of the main building re- ports space at a premium and generally speaking, Manager Hill is to be congratulat- ed because never before in any year has tbe application for space been so large. THE BRITISH TROOPS. The British troops, on their way back from the World's Fair, will be in Toronto this week and give performances each day from the 21st until the 24th on the old base ball grounds. The exhibition will be under the patronage of Lieutenant -Governor Kirk- patrick and Colonel Otter, so that there ie no doubt but that all the swell folks of the city will . ta,ke it in.. The Queen's Own Rifles have guaranteed the fares and ex- penses of the British regulars, and deserve all the patronage they can get. They are taking particular pains aside from this to make the mother -country soldiers welcome and comfortable. THE BARON STILL IN LIMI30. Every effort made by the friends of Ern- est Albert Macdonald proves unavailhig to extract hint froin the lawai mighty grip of stoneatad ik-on. In Toronto's gaol nourished by frugal tneale of bread, water and pea soup, the fallen 13aron 9f Chester therefore has languished. Petitions and lawyers were not able to melt the hard hearts of the Ot- tawa authorities, who from the first were evidently willing to give their prisoner his full share. Macdonald will remain in gaol until August 26th, and it is to be hoped the guards see to it that he is dis- charged in time to put in his vote in favor of Sunday cars. THE NEW RAILWAY STATION. There is nobody in town but is glad that the land purehases being all comPleted,work has been started on the new Union Station. The architect expects to have the south train -shed finished by Christmas. It will be of steel and iron and one of the finest in America. The northern block with a Front street entrance will be a building of many attractive architectural features, and will not be complete till next midsummer at the earliest. The Present statien will form the north train -shed of the new station. When completed the entire station will cost more than half a million dollars. STRAININQ AT A GNAT. This city has some laws that are truly marvelous. This week, Joe Price, the bill- poster, appeared -before Assistant -Magis- trate John Baxter to answer the charge of Sunday desecration. His fault lay in hie - having posted bills offering $500 reward for the production of Mrs. Barrett, who, it will be remembered, came to her death last week in Rosedale. The Barrett family late on Saturday night decided to advertise, and offered Price any sum he might name to post them on,,Sunday. It is understood that the individual who gave information against the bill -poster is a moat ardent enemy to Sunday cars on the plea of human- ity. The Magistrate in fining Price $2 took and going up to the top of the chimney she poured the water down. In a second the man below was smothered with a cloud of ashes, and he felt slightly annoyed et the lady who thought she was performing a good 134t--. The following rates have been levied in Goderich township : Two mills and 6-10 on the dollar, for township purposes, 2 mills for special school purposes, a of a mill on all ratable property and taxable income, ex- cept Separate School supportere, and the local school section tax required )ey the several school trustees ,be levied on same property. —On Saturday, Mr. Edward Turner was helping his son with the harvest, and was engaged in driving a binder. Suddenly one of the wheels went into an unnoticed hole, and the jolt threw Mr. Turner off the seat. In falling he struck. his side on some por- tion of the machinery, hurting himself so badly that he thinks he has fractured his rib--8•Mr. Arthur Couch has bought from Mr. W. Bawden the 75 acres on the London road, south of the railway track, near Clin- ton, being part of the Ransford property bought by him last week. The considera- tion is in the neighborhood of $3,500. This will now give Mr. Couch a rear entrance to his farm on the Huron road. He purposes, also, selling a portion of it in five and ten acre lots. —The other afternoon while Deputy Reeve Beacom, of Goderioh township, was driving his stallion, the bit broke and it ran away ; he jumped out of the rig and the horse ran along the road until it was stopped by a cyclist who happened along, but he had considerable difficulty and he ran con- siderable risk in so doing, as the horse was inclined to be ugly. Not much harm was done. —Sunday morning of last wee.k a young fellow' employed with Mr. Homer Andrews, of Clinton, went out for a drive, accompani- ed by a couple of young people,- and while coming along the 16th cencession of Godes rich townshiti, the horse got frightened and ran away. It got into the ditch, upsetting the buggy, and managed to free itself there- from, going home with the shafts attached. The top of the buggy was badly broken and the driver had his face slightly cut, —Halsey Park, watchmaker, Wingham, has received notice that he has been made an honorary member of the Parisian Inventors' Academy of Paris, France, and has also been awarded a first-class diploma and the gold medal. Tbis honor has been conferred upon Mr. Park because of the merits of a new watch •necapement recently invented and patented by him. Mr. Park hi to be congratulated en receiving so high an honor and" Winghant should feel proud of having such a businesa man in its midst. —Master James Fortune, of Clinton-, has a couple of pretty little pets he is raising, which have the merit of being of some value even if they are a little dangerous to handle. They are a couple of young mink, and seem to enjoy their captivity all right. One of them will allow him to handle it, without biting, but the other will not. These are the same mink which- were mothered by a cat belonging to Mr. Levi Trick, as related in THE EXPOSITOR some time ago. —On Sunday of last week while Dr. Turn - bull's horse stood in front of his office in Clinton, the flies bothered it so badly that it pulled its bridle off and ran awey it took a straight line across the square for Davis & Rowland's store, aud but for a post, would likely have gone through the windows, The post caught the buggy, breaking the cross bar and allowing the horse to go free ; it went on down to the stable, but did no more harm than the breaking of the harness. —The other day Miss Mona Freer, of Clinton stenographer for the Salt Associa- tion, had a narrew escape from drowning. She was one of a party picnicing at Hay- field, and had gone in bathing, when ehe was carried beyond her depth. She eank a couple of times and felt that she was almost lost, when, providentially,e, wave struck her and lifted her over into shallow water, and she was reecued. She was completely ex- hausted when she reached the snore. It was a very narrow escape, indeed. —On Friday, August 4th, a book egent, named Roach drove into the yard of James Kerney, nor& half lot 15, concession 5, Morris, and tied his horse near the barn. The family were at dinner at the time and the dog objected to Mr. Roach entering the house and when he attempted to do so bit him. Mr. Roach was allowed to lie down for a few hours and was given his dinner and had his horse fed, the Kerneys express- ing regret that the man had been interfered with. racnich tried to get law and when that failed he drove to Mr. Kerney's, armed with a revolver, to shoot the dog but the family object d as the canine is not cross and was never nown to bite anybody before, but at the ea e time he is a first-class watch dog. Mr. erney warns peddlers, book agents, tramp ,&c., to keep off hie premises or abide by the consequences. —Mr. James Wilson, of East Wawanosh, died on Thuraday afternoon, 10th inst. Deceaied was afflicted with a tumor in the region of the stotnach, which first troubled him over a year ago. For some weeks past, more particularly towards the end, he suf- fered untold agony, and had it not been for his strong constitution he would have gone much sooner. Throughout all his sufferings he never complained, being borne up in the hope of experiencing brighter and better things in the great hereafter. He was a leading member of the Coegregational church, and a Reformer in politics. Almost thirty-two years ago Mr. Wilson came into the township in which he had ever since re- sided, from the neighborhood of Whitby, where he had located on his arrival froin Scotland a few years previously, and hewed out a home for himself iu the primeval for- est. He leaves a widow, six sons and two daughters, grown up, and all -well provided for in this world's goods. Huron Notes. Messrs. Ben and Thos. H. Taylor and Thomas Black, ° of East Wawnnosh, have gone on a trip_to Manitoba. —Mrs. R. Holmes, of Clinton, who has been passing throngh an exceedingly critical illness is now on the mend. —air. Kerr, of McKillop, has been engag- ed as teacher of the Walton school. He comes well recommended. —Mr. W. T. Hawkshaw, of Eaeter, is having 42s feet of granolithic sidewalk put down in front of his hotel in that place. —The Grey township rate for 1893 will be 2 mills ; county rate 2.4-10 mills and School rate 8-10 of a, mill. —A team belonging to Mr. James Miller, ofiGoderich township, ran away with the mower the other day, but did no damage of any account. —The trustees of Rattenbury street Meth- odist church, Clinton, have decided to seat a portion of the gallery with upholstered as- sembly chairs. —Mr. and airs. David Stewart, of Spo- kane, Washington, after having attended the World's Fair, are visiting their friends in Winghaen for a few days. —Some of Wingham cattle buyers were in hard luck last week, having taken sever- al carloads to Toronto, fed them all week and then had to bring them home again. — The trustees of Ontario street Metho- dist church, Clinton, are consideriog the propriety of removing the preeent pews and seating the church with assembly chairs. , —Daniel McNaughton, Brussels, who was awarded the contract of building the Botz 'bridge, over the Maitland, on conceesion 12, •Grey, has sold out to R. Lang, of Ethel,who cwill do the work. —James Turnbull, Robert McDoel, Geo, Beirnes and William Shortreed, of Walton, have gone to Manitoba. It is said several others will also go to help gather in the har- vest. Big wages are being paid, —The trustees of the Clinton Collegiate Institute have engaged Miss O'Connor, of Oshawa, as a successor to Mies Hume, at a salary of $500 a year. This is the same sal- ary as paid before. — R. Adams of Hullett, was thrown from a load of oats on Wednesday of last week and had his head, arm and hip considerably braised, so that he will be laid up for a while. —James Snell, of Hullett, left for the World's Fair on Tuesday of last week with three fine horses, so this makes four animals sent from Londesboro, which speaks well for Hullett. — Mr. N. Lovett, of Summerhill, loat a valuable driver a few days ago ; it -had its leg broken, it is sunposed by a kick. Mr. Joseph Watkins also lost a horse, it having been gored by a cow. —Mr. John W. Sanderson, merchant of Wroxeter, the wellsknown catcher of the Union base -ball team', was married on July 25th at Backmarch, Inverkeithing, Fife - shire, Scotland, to Miss Leta Kate Gilchrist. —Conductor Parker,of the London,Huron and Bruce Railway, was off a couple of daya last week ; he is the inventor of a pump for removing Band from oil wells, and was over at Petrolia to see how it worked. — Mr. James Latta, of Hey, left one of his handsome drivers on the Sauble line one Saturday recently and when he went for it on the following Monday found it dead in a well. —Three tramps (one adult and two juven- iles) called at the residence of Mr. A. Hol- land, Exeter, the other night and did not leave the place until Mrs. Holland had treated them to some lof her best wine wafers and cake. —Mr. Thomas Maatiel has returned to Wingham from Victoria, British Columbia. He reports trade somewhat slow on the coast at present, but intends returning in a few weeks and taking the family with him. Mr. Manuel is the picture of health. —The sum of $1,800 in addition to county rate will be levied this year in East Waw- anosh for township improvements, salaries and contingencies, and special school rate,!in all $4,370 85. A rate of .37 mills per dollar was struck to raise this amount. — We learn that Mr. II. Cook, Huron Road, near Holmesville, drained his fish pond the other day in order to procure the carp, but in place of catching several thous- and, as expected, there were only 27, weigh- ing about 6 lbs. each. — The executive committee of the county Christian Endeavor Society met in the lec- ture room of Rattenbury street Methodist church on the llth inst., to arrange a pro- gramme for the annual convention which is to be held in Carmel Church, Hemel!, some time in September or early in October. —At a special meeting of the Clinton town council, on Tuesday evening of last week, the Automatic Telephone Company wee granted the privilege of erecting poles, in order to proceed with the construction of their line ; the priailege to hold good for ten years. —The other night Mr. Samuel aidley, of Exeter, met with an accident that laid him up for several days. While in the sot of going up the front steps into the house hie foot tripped against the mud -scraper attach- ed to the step, which threw him forward and e sed him a very severely sprained ankle. —R v. R. Henderson, of Auburn, was marrie on Wednesday of last week to Mies A. Yoang, daughter of Mr. Alex. Young, of Colborne ; the bride is one of the most esteemed ladies of the community, being president of the Women's Foreign Mission- ary Society, of Smith's Hill, also an active worker in the Christian Endeavor Society. —An amusing,yet annoying, circumstance occurred in Clinton the other day. A cer- tain married man, who was keeping bach, was engaged in preparing hie dinner, and had put a lot of shavings in the stove to hasten the fire. A neighbor's wife who noticed the large amount of smoke coming out of the chimney, concluded that it was On fire, and, with pardonable zeal, she car- ried over a small ladder and pail of water, open events, with Carmen second in each case but the latter was fast enough te make the champion hustle, and even ahh. ceeded in landing one heat in the half -mile open. The class races and the twe county charripionship were a disappointment to Seaforth people, se W. Levingetone was tsken sick in the first race he etarted in and was not in shape -all efternoen, while the other riders did not seem quite fast enough for the company they were la, Browning, of Exeter, won a very prett race in the county championship, while , F. White, of London, won both class races with Rowen, of Guelph, second in each eel; and they rode fast enough to place them t'of the next fastest elass for the future. The one mile race for the club championship was a corker, with a firstrate finish, and wee pretty fast considering everything. in the class B race the contestants knew each other too well, and none of them would endertehe to set the pace, and se there could be eo time limit put on, the time was very slow, though the finishes were very close lad three heats were necessary to deeide the race. The best race of the day was theta, mile open. In this there were six starters, but Hyslop and Carman alternately set the pace at a clip that made the others pretty tired. These two had it nip and tuck the way through, and came down the home- stretch in the last lap like race horses, hut the champion was a little too fast for his flp. ponent, and won by an open length. The other three who had staid in were over half a lap behind, but they made an equallyelose race fear third place, White, of London, get- ting it by about half a wheel. The follow- ing is the summaay : ONE MILE is1 ovecE,—lst, A. Hyslop, Stratford ; 2nd, A. C. Winter, Seaforth; 3rd, W. D. McLean, Seaforth. Time, 3,19. HALF MILE OPEN,—Ist, W. Ilyelop, To- ronto 1 2 ; 2nd, W. M. Carman, Toron- to. 2 '1 2 3rd, Ps, R McFarlane Stratford, 3 3 O. Time 1.23 2-5-1.23-1:25. SIMEN==IMP The Bicycle Tournament. Wednesday was the long looked for day of the big bicycle race meet, held under the auspices of the Seaforth Bicycle Club. The weather was beautiful, warm enough to euit the riders, and yet not too WaVII for the comfort of spectators. The only dra wback wae the stiff wind that blew along the back stretch of the track, making fast time al- most impossible. A few of the riders came in Oil Tuesday night, and on the same even- ing a parade of wheelmen, with their wheels and persons gaily decorated, headed by the band and squad of horsemen was given, the streets being crowded with people anxi- ous to see the fun. In fact, one was led to wonder where all the people on the streets came from. On Wednesday morning the crowd began to gather. It was unfortunate that so many of the farmers in the vicinity were bushi and not able to be present, but the surrounding towns sent large deputations, and a very good crowd, indeed, found its way to the track at 2 o'clock. The number of car- riages wae especially notable. Moat of the riders came in on the noon trains, and there was quite a squad of them. In fact the races were all well filled with the exception of the half -mile open, in which there was only three starters, and, of course, the race was between Hyslop and Carman, of To- ronto. The races were nearly all of the long-Ioaf and lightning -spurt kind, as the wind was against the riders on the back- stretch and directly on their backs on the homestretch, causing very fast fieishes. Every raee was closely contested, three heats being necessary in both of the heat races. The one mile three minute class and the two mile 6:30 class had to be run in heats on account of the large number of starars, the first two men in each heat be- ing allowed in the final heat of the former, and the three first men in the latter. This made lots of racing, Hyslop took all of the ONE MILE, 13. MLNUTE CLASS,—FirSt heat, —W. E. Browning, Exeter W. P. Culver, Detroit. Second hest,—L, 'Rowen, Guelph, J, F. White, London. Final heat, ---JS White, L. Rowen, W. P. Culver. Time, 2 57 4-5-2 52 1-5-2.53. TWO MILE COUNTY CHAMFIONSHIF,-1.11t, W. E. Browning, Exeter ; 2nd, G. Baldwint Seaforth ; 3rd, J. W. Livingstone,Seaforta. Time, 5.49 1-5. ONE MILE OPEN,—ist, W. Hyslop; aea, W, M. Carman ; 3rd, L. Rowell. Tittle, 2.50. ONE MILE CLUB CHAMPIONSBIP,—George Baldwin. Time, 2.53. Two MILE OPEN,—lst, W. Hyslop ; 2nd, W. M. Catman ; :3rd, L. Rowels. Time, 5.17. ONE MILE CLUB, CLASS B,—lst, W. McLean, 1 2 1 ; 2nd, G. Good, 2 1 2; 3rd, F. Cardno, 3 3. Best time, 2.55. Two MILE, 6:30 CLASS,—First heat, J, W. Livingstone, W. P, Culver, W.H. Dun- bar. Second heat,—L. Rowen, J. F.White, G. Baldwin. Final heat,—J. F. White, L. Rowen, G. Baldwin. Time, 6.21 2 5- 6,02 2-5-6.22 2 5. FIVE MILE OPEN,—ist, W. Hyslop, 2nd, W. M. Carman, 3rd, J. F. White. Time, 14.00 2-5. In the evening the Commercial hotel was beautifully illuminated, while the town band played on the balcony,and Main -street in that quarter was packed with citizens mul visitors, all of whom seemed delighted with the beautiful music. This was a fitting finale for a very pleesant and euocenfol day, Exeter. NarEs.—Messrs. T. W. Hawkshaw, the Commercial House, W. T. Acheson, of the Central, and Mr. Ed. Fish have had new cement sidewalks put in front of their business places by Mr. A. Graham, of Lon- don, which adds greatly to the appearance of our Main street. We trust that othen on the same street will do likewise.—Sir, and Mrs. H. J. Glanville returned from their trip to Calgary on Friday evening last. —Miss M. A. Ching returtied on Wednes- day evening from Shadelaw, Manitoba, where she has been visiting her parents for the past two months.—Mr. W. Hill return- ed home on Monday evening from Thoreld, Merritton and Niagara Falls, where he has been holidaying for the past week.—Mr. S. Leng is buy ng applea at Arkona Forest this week.—Mr. Alex. Dow left on Tuesday last for Douglas, Manitoba, where he will spend a eouple of months.—The Rev. W. Kettlewell, Grand Councillor of the Royal Templars of Temperance, will lecture here on September .10th and llth next, in the Main and James street churches.—Mr. Richard Greenwood, of Lon- don South, who formerly carried on the pump making business here, spent Sunday and Monday last visiting relatives and friende.—Messrs. B.; S. O'Neil, Charles Saunders, of the Exeter Advocate, Samuel Martin, Paul Madge, and others from this place, are spending this week at the World's Fair at Chicago.—Mr. Leonard Maaggart, of the north end, is offering ground free for the erection of a store to be built at the north end,—Mrs. J. T. Westcott spent Thursday last visiting her cousin, the W. H. Butt, Centradia.—Mr. J. P. Ross epent a few days the beginning of the week rusticating at Grand Bend Park.--aliss Bona Dodds returned this week frem Palm- erston, where she shad been visiting eels. tives and friends the past few weeks.—Me. Ed. Sanders and wife, of Clinton, are visit- ing relatives here.—Mr. M. Kella,nd return- ed from Manitoba and Dakota on Friday last. He says there is no place like Exeter. —The Messrs. Elliott, of Wingbam, are the guests of their could's, Mr. Janice Walters, this week.—Messre. laraund & Co„, north end carriage works, have some hand- some buggies in stock for exhibitron the fall fairs. They have been euccessfula of late years in carrying off the bulk of the prizes.—The cellar for Messrs. R. Pickard & Sons' store is already excavated and the brick work will commence at once.—ML George Cudmore spent a few days at Kip. pen last week digging welle.—The Exeter creamery is running in full blast, and the farmers who patronize it are Well pleased with their profits. Greenway. JOTTINGS.—Mr. William Ryan moved en to his farm last week. His youngeit boy while leading a cow had his arm broken.— Mrs. James Brophey returned from visiting friends in Brucefield last Monday evening.— The Misses Manning and their sister, Mrs. Manes, of Toronto were visiting friends here last Monday.—kr. Robert English bag got in two of the Orillia road carts, they are easy to eit in,—Tramps, grass•hoppers, po- tato bugs, horn -flies and peddlers art gunk erons and are a great annoyance to the fare mers. The low price of wheat keeps theta poor enough without these peste—The new voters' list has been placed in the hands of the Post•masters and school teachers. The sveoetefrfsthaerier :sxmpeecsteadre toon exaanmriingeh:h_enmi igaleond Lizzie and Katie Hudson, of Ails& Craig, are visiting their relatives in this vicinity thia Rweaethkire.—elr,ioa; NTRa.rnTaayalroer v as intdi gMaits s mAr.ddaie. English's.—Mr. George Foster retarned from his home in Varna last Saturday end opened school here last Mondayewith a very tghoeofirst day. re were teeenty-five ance. Ethel. NOTES. —Mr. R. Lang was va list het week.—Mr. Ferguson, tette Teeewater, spent a few days with brother, Dr. Ferguson, of this p School opened on Monday.—J, M. son is spending a short time in Toren He intends commencing tailoring in connec- tion with his business in this vill Rupp is home for a visit from St. hornasi