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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The flgwe between the parenthesis, after each
one, denotes the page of the paper on which the
advertisement will be found.
Autumn 1896-Wrc. Pickard & Co. (6)
Supplementary Sate -Greig & Macdonald (1)
School Shoes -R. Wil.is (1)
Harvest lExeurslon-R. J. Macdonald (8)
Statement of Expenees-F. Holmested
New Fall Goods-MeKinnen & Co. (0)
Opened Out -J. L. Smith (6)
.They are ell here -Gilroy & Wiseman (6)
We are Ready -E. MeFaul Co (3)
Steam Cid r 51111-G. and 11. Jackson (5)
Mortgage sale of Farm -R. 8. Hays (I)
A Total Eclipse -Dill & Speare (5)
Cows for Sale -R. Searlett (6)
Boarders Wanted -Expositor office (8)
Rooms to Rent -Mrs. E. Cooper (8)
Farm to Rent -Wm. Makins (6)
Boarders Wanted-ExposItor office (8)
Have you seen it ?-W. Anger (6)
School Shoes -(2)-W. H. Willis (8) -
Our Latesfe-M. Jessop & Co. (8)
Vinegar, Spices, ete.-(2)-A. Young (8)
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the fliVOlt Txpooitor.
SKAPORTH, FRIDAY, Aug. 28th, 1896
Mr. Ga.' rrow as a Cabinetiblinister.
The death of Hon. W. D. Balfour, late
Provincial Secretary, causes a vacancy in
the Ontario Cabinet. It will be remember-
ed that at the time of Mr. Balfour's ap-
poihtment, Mr. Davis, of North York, was
made a Cabinet Ministiert. without portfolio.
lathe natural course of events, therefOre,
Mr. Davis would likely be advanced to the
vacant portfolio. But, it is stated that on
aCconnt of Mr. Davis' extensive business in-
terests, heds not in a position to devote as
much af his time as would be necessary, to
the public service, were he to accept of a
portfolio, and that he is satisfied with the
honorary position which he now occupies.
If this is the case, a new man will have to
be taken to fill the vacant position. In this
event, we do not know of any person better
qualified or better entitled to recognition
than Mr. J. T. Garrow, the talented repre-
e
sentative of West Huron. He is one of the
eleverest and best debaters in the House ;
he stands, at the heed of his profession in
Western Ontario and his methodical and'
correct business habit
for the head of an i
department. Besides
representative in the
, eminently fit him
nportant Government
this, Ontario has no
a,binet west of Ham=
ilton, and this is a section which deserves
trecognition at the hands of the Government.
This was fittingly recognized by the ap-
pointment of Mr. Balfour. We are sure
that the selection of kr. Garrow would not
only be popular with his 'fellow members
who recognise his north and ability, but
would be equally pe
In this part of the co
row is popular with 1
servatives,his appoin
nuiversal approval.
ular in the country.
mtry where Mr. Gars
oth Liberals and Con-
asent would meet with
meltmoste.teelon
The Donainion Parliament.
Our Dominion rule s, under the new re-
gime, have got dow to work, Parliament
was formally opened on Thursday of last
Throne and the uses, display 01 geld ia,ce,
11
week,by the delivery of the Speech from the
frills and feathers] The sessional pro-
gramme was a very ieagre affair, and stat-
ed only that Parliam nt would not be asked
s
to transa.et any hue ness further than to
pass the sapplies nee ssary to carry on the
public service, and p omising the policy of
the GoVernment on the tariff and other
questions at a session to open early in the
coming year, probably in January. In re,.
ply to a geestion from the leader of the Op-
position, the Premier said that at his invi-
tation the Attorney -General of Manitoba
ha(' come to Ottawa, and he had an inter-
view with him on. the school question, but fur-
ther than that he was not in a position to
state. it is pretty generally understood,
however, that a basis of settlethent has been
arrived at between the two Governments,
bat what that basis ieecan pnly be conjec-
tured, but will, no doubt, ibe revealed in
time. There• is little doubt, however, but
that a joint commission will be appointed to
enquire into the whole question, and that
the Manitoba Legislature will be asked by
its Gevernment to pass legislation to give
effect to the recommendations of the com-
mission. This will be directly in. line with
the course all along proposed both by the
Manitoba Government and by the Domin-
ion Opposition, who £1,17e now in power, and
it seems to us the only way in which the
matter can be amicably and eatisfectorily
settled; The debate on the address com-
menced ou Monday, and is still in progress
at the time of writing. So far, at any
rate, it has been exceedingly mild end some-
what spiritless. The Oppositidn do not yet
seem to be in very good fighting trim. They
have lost much of their old vime and spirit,
and are heartless. It is more than evident.,
even to an outsider, that harmony has net
I-
I yet been restored in the ranks of the party,
and the different sections . are still pulling
at cross puiposes with each other. There is
the Tapper faction, the Wallace faction,
the Bowen faction, and the McCarthy fac-
tion, and they all distrust each other and
hate each other worse than they hate sin.
Tupper te still the leader, mad is likely- to
remain so for this session, at any rate.
,-. There is no denying the fast that the once
great and powerful Conservative party is
. just now in very bad shape, and it is im-
: poesible to say what the outcome will be.
It will not amount to much, in any event,
until the present sorenesses are healed and
the divisions in the ranks amicably closed
, up, and as Cana.dian Coreeervatism is a plant
that does not thrive well in the cold shades
of opposition, this is. not likely soon to take
place. It leeks now as if an entirely new
party will have to be formed before any-
thing like unity and harmony will prevail.
This will_ take time, and cannot, be brouelit
-about this session. This being the case,
. therefore, we predict that the preeeut will
be a short and colorless session. It is to be
THE HITRON E
OSITOR.
AUGUST 1896.
%MM.
hoped, however, that the Opposition will
pull themselves together during the, recess,
so that they will be able to present to their.
opponents a united front When the Hoese
meets in January. We have • every confi-
dence in the Laurier gevernment, 'but no
matter how good a government may• be in
its intentions, it is always the bet* of
being faced by a strong and vigorous op-
position. It is better for both the Govern-
ment and the country.
Death of'Mr. Balfour.
We mentioned last week the very serious
illness of lion. W. D. Balfour, late Speaker
of the Legislative Assembly, and recently
appointed Provincial Secretary. We now
have to chronicle the fact that Mr. Balfour
died in his apartments in the Parliament
Buildings, Torpnto, at six a'slock on Wed•
nesday evening of last week. The event is,
under the citcumstarices, peculiarly . sad.
Mr. Balfour was a compaiatively young
man, being only 45 years of age. He had
just reached what,no doubt,was the summit
of his ambition, and what he had been
striving for for many years, a positien in the
Government of his Province, andt just us he
had. attained that, he was taken away. He
started life as a poor boy and by ability and
perseverance, unaided by outside influences,
be attained the high and honorable position
which he occupied at the time of his death.
He had represented South Essex in the On-
tario Legislature for fburteen years success-
ively, and at the general election in June
two years ago was elected by a majority of
over 800, while after accepting office he was
re-elected a few weeks agt by acclamation.
He was editor and part proprietor of the
Amhertsburg Echo, and had been so, for
over twenty years. He was in every sensepf
the term a self-made man, who was a credit
to his country, end his 'death , is a public
loss. He leaves a widow and family of
eight children, the oldest of whek-ia -19
years of age. The remaine were taken to
Amherstburg and interred there on Satur-
day. The following, whieh we take from
the Toronto News, a paper' opposed to Mr.
Balfour politically, will be concurred in by
all Who enjoyed the acquaintance of the de -
deceased statesman, or ' who had watched
his career : There is not among the mem-
bers of the Ontario Legislature a man who
is the superior of Wa Da- Belford.. His
evident desire was to promote the
welfare of the people of the Pro-
vince, and not to ceter to 'the wishes
of powerful corporations. In his view of
legislation, the elector, whose interest he
had been sent to protect Was the largest
,
figure in his perspective. „ The paid lobby-
ists of the wealthy companies early learned
that they could not influence him, while his
eonstituents know that as far as his ability
went it would be exerted in their behalf.
He gave no quarter to schemes Or schemers,
and in this respect was wonderfully like the
late Hon. „C. F.. Frasei, who died in the
buildings in a room close to that in. which
the Secretary passed away. His chief claim
to distinction rests upon his sincerity of
purpose and uprightness of charaeter, his
fearlessness in what he 'believed to be the
right cause, and his earneitness and faith-
fulness in the performanCe of his duty. He
will be greatly missed in `the House, as well
as by, his constituents.
A Woman's Opinion.
-There is a great deal of discusf3iion jest
now about the leadereihip of the Conserva-
tive „party in' the Dominion Parliament.
Many are dissatisfied with Sir Charles Tup-
per, and complaints ageinst him are loud
and deep. Had Sir Charlee been successful
in the recent elections, he eVould- ow bethe
white headed boy, but, being un uccessful,
a good many- have no further use for him,
and it would seem as if the party i could not
become united under his leadershiC, Ho is,
no doubt, the strongest, if `: riot the ablest;
man in the Carty, but a great many are
efraid of him and have no confideabe
while his high handed and bronl beating
policy during the -last session of' Parlia-
Ment, alienated-meny of the best men the
Conservative ranks, and they do -not feel
disposed to -forgive hies. Aside from Sir
Charles, the Conservatives have no ether
man who seems to be cut, Mit for a -success-
ful party -leader. They have,no man wile
is sufficiently in advance in experience and
ability to command the respect and -loyalty
of all the others: They have not a few able
and clever men such as Mr. Foster, Sir
Charles Hibbekt Tupper, and some even
mention Mr. liaggart, Clark Wallace and
Dr. Alontigue es capable. 'men for the posi-
tion. But the trouble with all these is,that
Haggert thinka himself as good if not bet-
ter than Foster; Montigue feels that he is
mere able than Wallace, and Wallace thinks
himself as good as the hest, arid his self con-
ceit has been considerably raised by the
adulation he .has . reteived -on acCount of
having bolted on the school question. in
this way there is no Man available under
-whom all the others will 'serve. As a -ke-
situ, the Conservative party is, at the pr s-
ent time, practicadly witheut a head, 1 -
though Sir Charles VaPper is at present.
performing the duties of leadership in e
House, and svill likely be allowed to do o
during the present seasion. But, in t e
- .
midat of all this confusion, one has come. to
the &sent who it possible could fill the -
gap should he be allOwed to do so, and
piesent appearances seem to indicate that
thetwind is blowing in that direction. We
refer to Mr. Hugh Johu Macdonald, .tbe
only,son of the. late. chieftain.; He held 'a
position in the recent' government, and he
seems to Ise coming to the front in politica
He has, also, taken a very active poet in
the North Grey campa.ign,whiCh terminated
on Tuesday. It ie posiible that all the con-
flicting elements. in the perty might agree ta
rally around Hugh John on account of the
esteem in which his late father was heldiend
out of respect to his• memory: This,- at
any rate, would give theinall an excuse to
aink their personal ambitions and to bury
their personal animosities and hatreds. In
col roboratien of this view of . the matter we
give the; opinion of a: shrewd observer. Kit,
a, very clever and Versatile lady contributor
to the Toronto Mail, has been in Ottew.a
sisce the opening of the session, overlooking
matters and evidentlY forming her own
- `". •
opinions from
and hear, and
good deal Rom
posed to belie
servative sent
more accurate
,freers who hai
" As to the
steadily ,to Mr
the coming m
of hie great fa.
magnetic pers
fitted to be a
a deep hold o
of the Domini
's his father's
parts, and is s
the front upon
,upon these me
the Conservati
hat she is privileged to see
she both sees and hears, a
times. la fact, we are dis-
e that she diagnoses Con-
ment on.this point'very much
y than any of her ma e eon -
e as yet spoken. She says :
onservatives-rumour points
Hugh John Macdonald as
n. , He has many of the gifts
her, and has even e more
nality. He is in every way
eader. " Hugh, John " has
the affections of the people '
n, not entirely because he
on either ; for he is a man of
owly and surely corning to
his own merits, and it is
itiehe will stand as leader of
e party at some future day."
Two inisters Elected.
, Two very i portant elections were held
Ion Tuesday la 6. The first of interest was
that in Nortl Grey, where Hon. William
Paterson, Min ster of Customs, was being
It
epposed by M . James McLaughlin. This
was a very ex i.I ing contest, as both parties
put forth th tr full strength in order to
secure victorY, and as the constituency al -
1
ways lased to e trongly Cenaervative, until
it was redeem last June by the deceased
member, Mr. rke, it was expected to be
close, with the chances against Mr. iPater-
Son, who was non-resident, while lila op -
1
ponent is .an extensive and popular local
'business man. However', the result was a
surprise to bot parties. Mr. -Paterson was
elected by a m jority of 425, having secured
a majority in every mupicipality in the
riding but two His predecessor was elect -
f
ed by a ma ority of 32. The town of
Owen Sound, here there was a Conserva-
tive majority f 99 at the last election, and
250 at the elec ion in 1891, gave a -Libel'al
majority of 13 on Tuesday. It was not in
the town alon , however, that Mr. Paterson
made substan ial gains, as he gained in
every townshi except one. In the town-
ship of Keppe , where Mr. Clarke, the de-
aeased memb r resided, his majority was
only ten more ban that given Mr. Pater-
son, although he Conservatives expected to
make large pi. ns there. In another town-
_
ship where fr. MeLaughlin received 130
of a majority i June, he received only 105
on Tuesday. 'another township, a ma-
jority of 6 in favor of Mr. McLaughlin in
June, was con ,erted into a majority of 45
for Mr. Patersan, while another township,
Sydenha,m, a Liberal stronghold, raised its
:
majority from 106 in June to 209 on Tues-
day la,st, and o on all round. The victory
is a very grati ying one to the Liberals, as
had Mil. Pate son been defeated, his defeat
would have een a souree of considerable
ember assmen to the Government. One
peculiarity in onnection with the eampeign
is the act tha both candiclates,are extensive
1
biscuit aed onfectionery manufacturers,
one at rantf rd and -the other at Owen
Sound and hen they were young men,
worke toget er in the same establishment.
The second lection which took place was
that o Hon. InBlair, Minister of Railways
and C nals i Mr. Laurier's Government.
He as run ing for the constituency of
Queen and S nbery, New Brunswick, and
was b ing sti y Opposed by a Conservative,
rched on his banner also. He
a majority of over six hun-
mpletes the Laurier 'Cabinet,
tdon of . the Minister of the
has not yet been selected.
would seem to indicate that
s .
11 shades of politics are desir-
e Government of Mr. Laurier
dre opposed to anything like
tion merely for opposition's
the Government has only
fulness to the peOple for the
met they have thus' far ac-
nd if the Government do not
ises they will net have the
e for embarraissing them.
eng a good show, and we
e that the confidence of the
k
be misplaced. 1 -
but victory p
was elected b
Idred. This c
with the exce
interior, wh
These election
the peeple of
ous ot giving t
'a fair trial an(
Yactious oppos
Sake. indeed
'cause for than!
generous treat
horded them,
fulfil their pro
People to bl
They are recei
trust and belie
People will not
uite True.
A contempor ry indelges in the following
reflections. It says :
" One remar able feature cif Canadian
everyday life is the avidity with which our
people takeup nd discuss questions that
are live .in t, e United States. On the -
trains, in hotel ; in the market places, in
every public nd private gathering, we
find men disc ssing the ailvet question,
with almost a much earnestness as if it
were a Cenadia issue instead • of the all
engrossing qu Aim • in a Presidential
election.'
This is quite rue, as every person must
edmit, end it ows more clearly, perhaps,
then anything e Se could, the intimate re-
lations which exist betWeen the two coun-
tries. Canadia s doe -not usually trouble
themselves muc about matters in which'
they have no perronal or pecuninary concern.
For instence we scarcely here the land bill,
or the education I bill, both of -which have
recently created o much interest in the old
ned, much less discuss -
le of this country take
nguid .sinterest in them,
ey are net likely to affect
or pecuniarily, But, as
rar remarks, there are few
ns f any moknent brought up
States that the Canadians do
st a deep an interest in and dis-
cuss almost s earnestly as the Americans
themselves do The reason for this undoubt-
edly is that there 's little of the legialation of
that country,whic has not amore Or lessdi-
rect pecuniary in uence on the people and'
trade of this coun ry,sointimatelY connected
are the people of t e two countries,not alone
ia personal relatio s but in trade. What-
ever beneficially affects that country or the
.reven3e, also similarly affects this country.
This is simply the result of close neighbor-
hood, and it should induce the people on
both sides of the lines to treat each other
with greater consideration and confidence.
Instead, therefore ef endeavoring to stir up
rancor and ill f eling between the two
peoples and placin as many and as formid-
able barkers betw en the two countries as
poesible to keep t em from following out
their na,tural and beneficial inclinations to
trade with each ot en as some on both sides
seein to delight in oing, it is surely the
duty of ever good citizen who is interested
in the -welfare of him country, to do all in
country, m
ed. The
only the mo
eimply becau
them perso
our contemp
public questi
in the Unite
nOt take alm
nti
peo
t 1
e t
hie power te cultivate a spiri of friendship
and good feeling and to rem ve as far as
possible, all unnecessary ba riers to the
natural and profitable fl w f trade and
commerce. This would e following out
the lines which nature has laid down for us,
instead of fighting against nature as some
seem anxious to do.
Editorial Notes an
The writ for the electio
to fill the vacancy in the
by the retirement of Sir
been issued. The minim),
Monday, August 31st, an
one is held, on the followi
most likely, however, tha
Liberal candidate, will
elamation.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel!
Premier, has been elected
servative party in the 8
kenzie was invited to tak
the ppening of the session
Tupper, but he declined.
vative members, however,
quest that he should be th
accordingly consented, a
ment has been officially m
Comments.
in North Oxford
egielature caused
liver MoWat, has
ton takes place on
the election, if
g Monday. It is
MaPattullo, the
e elected by ac -
late Dominion
eader of the Con-
nate. Sir Mac -
the position at
by Sir Charles
All the Censer -
milted in a re-
icleader, an4 he
d ' the announce -
de.
We notice that the Exe r Times has en-
tered upon the twenty-fourth year of publi-
cation. Time flies fast. ith the exception
of THE EXPOSITOR, it ha been a greater
length of time under one
any other paper in the cm
of :the Times are very bad,
spects it has always been
journal and a credit to
which it has so long been
is better now than it ever
wish the Times and its
length of days and contin
anagement than
nty. The politics
but in other re -
first -class local
he smart town in
published, and it
was before. We
veteran publisher
ed prosperity.
Mr. Dalton McCarthy, ho, at the gen-
eral election, was electe for Blandon as
well as for North Simcoe, has resigned the
Brandon seat,' and- anot ier election will
have to be held there. Who the eandie '
dates will be is hot yet d finitely stated. It
is said, however, that M . Joseph Martin
may be the Liberal candi ate, and in that
event it is li ely that Mr. T. M. Daley, the
hot. fight, as rey are old pponents.
l}a,
late represen tive of the onstituency, will
oppose him. In this eve it there will be a
The Goder•ch Star ati 1 adheres to the
it
statement th t the Gbderi h harbor has not
been neglected by the lat Government, and
that an expenditure of $6 000 a couple of
years ago would not have voided the necee-
sity of expending ten t mes that amouut
now. Well, so be it. If the readers of the
Star prefer its statement to the reports of
the Government engineer, they will be sat-
isfied with its version of the affair. But if
they think with us that t e engineer is the
better authority of the t 6, then they must
admit that the neglect o the Goverament
has occasioned as much waste as we have
stated.
It seems that neither ealth nor position
will keep a man in this wprld. Another
once prominent figure in Canadian politics,
hethe person of Sir Davi Macpherson, has
passed away. He died o board the steamer
from Liverpool, while in z id -ocean, on Fri-
day last. He was 78 y ars of age. He
took an active part in t
of twenty years ago, and
ten by him on the Nati
text book for the Consery
-writers in the memora
He had long been a mem
Senate. • His home was
late years, on account of
resided mostly in Italy a
was immensely wealthy a
of his money in merchan
contracting. He had a 1
wife of Lieutenant-Gover
a daughter of his.
e battles
a pamphlet writ -
nal Policy was a
tive Speakers and
le contest of 1878.
r of the Dominion
n Toronto, but of
is health, he had
d Germany. He
d made the inost
ise and railway
rge family. The
or Kirkpatrick is
It stated that Major General Cameron,
commandant of the Royal Military college,
has tendered his resignati n. -Whether his
resignation is vol ntary or caused by a
hint from the head f the military depart-
ment, is not state .• B t, however that
may be, it is 'well t th resignation has
been made. The G vern ent should now
take advantage of this ch nge, either to do
away with this verY expe sive and not very
useful institution or to so arrange matters
that the expense of ru ning it will be
something in proportion , ith the benefits
which it confers upon the ublic. Hitherto
it has been a sink hole for eublic money and
has been of mighty litttle benefit to the
public.
Mr. F. W. Hodson, 8
Farmers Instituteie annou
have a tent on the grohnds
Ottawa and London shows,
found by those whb may d
him, and all officers and
er'e Institutes or other
sociations are invited to
their head quarters' while
of these shows.. The tent
with writing meterials and
far the accommodatlion of
yisit it. It will also -form
which farmers niay •me
matters which may he of in
No charge will be made
modation that may be affor
be -made cordially welcome.
perintendent of
ces that he will
of the Toronto,
where he can be
sire to consult
embers of Farm -
agricultural as -
make this tent
ttending either
ill be aupplied
other facilities
hose who • may
central point at
t and discuss
erest to them.
or any_ accom-
ed, and all will
Among Sir Oliver Moe at's immediate
friends an impression apPears to prevail
that he has a mission to ful 1 as Minister of
Justice, before retiring fr m the Govern-
ment. Since Confederation, conflicts have
arisen between the Federal
Governments ou the questio
Sir Oliver Mowat got the be
Macdonald in a number o
argued before the Privy Cou
by established his reputati,
authority on constitutional 1
that the mission referred to 1
certain contemplated amend
ing laws which will lessen
such con'flicts in future.
One of the best arguments
in favor of a prohibitory law
Mr. Robert Paxton, of Otter
to the Globe. In reply to
that prohibition would not b
and Provincial
of jurisdiction.
ter of Sir John
Imperial cases
ell, and there -
n as a high
w. It is said
as reference to
lents to exist -
e possibility of
e have seen
s put forth by
ille, in a latter
the argument
enforced be-,
cause it is not sufficiently supported by
public Sentiment, he says : " Wherh will
you find, from one end of ur statutes to
the other, an 'act better enf reed than the
aet against the nide maau acture of the
same spirits ? It is a rare oc urrence when
we read of an illicit ntgl in operation in
Canada. Tell me why ? I a sure there is
no more moral wrong in the illicit manufac-
ture than there is in the illieit ale,a,ndeve all
know that the profits in the anufaoture of
the stuff are enticing enough, hen you con-
sider that a galloa of pure It is sold for
over two dollars, while it es. be manufac-
tured for less then twenty emits. Certainly
public opinion has nothing, t do with the
enforcement of this set ; it* thelfact that
the Government is at the) be k of said act,
and encourages its oinciels to see that the
law is carried out te the lee e The first
offence is punished by simarini the hint
destroying the product, and two years' im-
prisonment. Hereie lies the secret of the
said act being respected. Allow this law to
be carried out and enforced by public
opinion, and we would have any 'Umber of
illicit stills in operation all through our
country."
.-- •
Quite a mining boonclias started up in
British Columbia. It is said that several,.
valuable gold discoveries have been neade.
The principal excitement is in the vicinity
of Roseland. That place has assumed the
bustle and life of a genuine mining camp.
People aro flocking to it in thoesands, and
it is growing rapidly. Numerous companies
have been formed, and the several mines
will be worked for all they are worth, as
money from all quarters is flowing in. Tor-
onto is the centre pf the boom in so far as
Ontario is concerned. It is said that Mr.
GbOege Gooderham, the wealthy distiller -of
Toronto has invested five, hundred thous-
and doll'ars in Roseland mines, and other
Toronto capitalists have invested large
amounts. The few will make riches, and
mealy will lose all. :However, on the whole,
if the boom lasts it "will be good for this
country.
We are pleased to notice that bur old
friend, Mr. Robert Matheson, at one time
editok and proprietor of the Clinton New
Era, kas assumed the editorial management
and Part proprietorship of the Chieago Cans
sadian-American,ea paper published in the.
interests of the large army of Canadians
who are located -in the United States. Mr.
Matheson is an experienced and clever
journaliet, an able aud entertaining writer,
and will, we have no doubt, make the Can-
adian -American even more useful and inter-
esting than it has been. We heartily wish
our old friend much success in his new ven-
ture, and his many friends in old Huron
will always beclelighted to hear of his pros-
perity and well doing. We are sure that
under Mr. Matheson's direction, the Cana-
dian -American will be a powerful influence
in cementing the friendly relations and in-
creasing the commercial 'intercourse between
the two coentries, and in this way helping
each to work out its destiny along the lines
which must lead to increased -comMercial
and financial prosperity.
The Mitchell Recorder puts it this way :
" Wbat does Clarke Wallace want? He
has no use for Tupper, and during the gen-
eral,election campaign he did all he could to
defeat the late Tupper government, and
said. many things favorable of Laurier. Now
he is helping to elect in North Grey a man
who was an out and out Tupper candidate
iu the late general election, and opposed to
Mr. Laurier's government in this electiOn.
If Mr. Laurier was an honest man and
worthy of confidence, according to Mr.
Wallece, before the general election, he
should be an honest man and worthy to
be trusted still. Why cannot Clarke Wal-
lace give the honest man Laurier .a few
months at least? He don't want Tupper ;
and he apparently don't want Laurier ;
then what does he want? Is he troubled
with swelled head, and stuck on Clarke
Wallace himself ?" It looks very much like
it. He wants to supercede Tupper as leader
of the Conservative party, but if the party
don't get a more weighty leader than Clarke
Wallace, it will be a long time before they
resume their old seats in "Parliament.
The Toronto Mail, in discussing the busi-
ness likely to be done at the present session
of Parliament, gets off the following : " To
the Conservatives, who, although in the
minority in the House of Commons, repre-
sent a majority of the people of the Do-
minion, the business men of Cenada, in-
cluding the great captains of our industries,
look, in what they justly regard as this
time of special trial and danger. But
with proper organization and thoroughly
united action the Opposition can, to a very
large extent, curb the dangerous tendencies
of the ruling party, reducing its power
for mischief to the minimum, and if not
compelling it to do what is best for the,
country, preventing it from doing the worst
that might be apprehended." Hear, hear.
This is very nice in view of the history and
proceedings of the Conseevative party
during the last Parliament. The poor ol
Mail seems to be going astray in its mental
make up.
itigtollISINWAIIIN
I
Talk is Cheap.
The Toronto News deplores the fact tha
so many logs are taken from the Canadien
forests by American lumbermen, and that
these logs are taken to the United States
and manufactured into lumber in the mills
in that country, thus depriving Canada and
Canadian workmen of the profit of their
manufacture. There is no doubt but there
is room for regret on this score, but how the
loss to this country is to be prevented ie
somewhat difficult to determine. The News
propounds a remedy, as follows :
"If the Ontario Government put an export
duty on logs a hundred saw mills would be
in operation on the shores of our northern
lakes and rivers, and carloads of supplies
would be shipped. from Toronto and other
centres every month. Instead a few lumber
shanties in the woods in the winter and sev-
eral small gangs of rafters in the summer
suffice to do all the work that is performed
in Canada. The logs are cut into lumber
in the Michigan mills, and the American
workingmen get the labor and their capital-
ists the profits, while Canada gets a small
slice of the value of 'the limits. Premier
Hardy has an opportunity to further dis-
tinguislahimself by remedying this evil."
This is a remedy which has been proposed
many times before. If applied it might
have the desired result. But it is not the
Ontario Government that has the power
to apply this remedy; It is the Dominion
Government that has the power to impose
duties, both import and export. And if a
remedy is ho be applied it is proper that it
should beipplied by that authority. A few
years ago .the Dominion Government did
trY this experiment, and they were forced
by' the Americans to abandon it. No sooner
had the Canadian Government imposed an
export duty upon Canadian logs than the
American Government threatened that if it
were not abandoned, that they woald place
a prohibitory duty on Ca.nadian lumber go-
.
ing into that country. As the United States
is Oana.de's best market for her immense
,..
supplies of lumber, the threatened action of
the American Government so alarmed the
Canadian lumbermen that they induced the
Government to withdraw the export duty
on logs and thus retain to them the Amer-
ican market for their lumber. It is quite
easily seen that if our lumbermen do not
have a market for their manufactured pro-
aud tha a very large and very profitable
j -
duct, it oulel not be manufactured at all,
trade would be destroyed, or at least se-
riously paralysed. It is true that the Oa -
tart() Govennment could sell their limits on
the cond'itiona that the logs taken therefrom
be manufactured in this province. But suck
a conditien would very seriously hamper the
sale of the,limits and decrease the prices
obtainable for them. Besides this, suoh a
condition would be equall as objectionable
to our American lumber ustomers, as the
export duty, and would in all- probability
bring upon us the same punishment. So
that if the Ontario Gover inent were to do
les the News euggests, the would not only
close our best lumber m rket, but would
also seriously, depreciate the value of our
timber resources; and decrease the revenue we
derive from thein. The matter is a perplex-
ing one, and we cannot see that any remedy
-that has as yet been proposed would be
beneficial. Perhaps this is one of the cases
in which it is better to bear with the ills
we have,than fly to those we know not of.
News .of the Week.
A LADY SURC,E0N.-1-A lady, Dr- Wini-
fred Dicksou, haS been eppointed examiner
in surgery in theCollegof Dublin.
&ern So Fan. —Dr. Tansen's Arctic ex-
ploring steamer Frani has safely arrived at
Skjervoe, a fishing post in Norwaf.
&mime To Deem -L. -George Ellwellte, as
Philadelphia boy, smoked twenty cigaret
in half an hour foal a wager. He died a few
hours afterwardsV
A $125,000 REsmENcE BIIHNED.-Thke.
elegant stone 'mansion of Frederick Faul
ner, woollen me.nafacturer at Lowell,Massa-
chusetts, was burned the other morning:
The loss was $12500. The fire was prob
ably incendiary. ' ,
FounTEEN SEAkst: MIssING. -The Ameri-
can ship, Willie Rosenfield Captain Darn-
phy, which sailed from Newl York on April
23rd, for Sen Francisco, recently foundered
fonr hundred miles from Ithe coast of South
America. Part Of the ;crew were landed
s fely at Santa Catharine, but 'fourteen are
m rain& mee To iimnucA.-Li Hung Chan
a.1
g
took a special train for S uthampton the
other 'day, and embarked on board the
Anleriean line steamship St Louis for New
York.' Upwards of 300 pa kages, some of
them of enotmous size,OoMpose his baggage,
coffin nd other effects.
A 143- 137.42E. -/A. guar r of a million
dollar ' worth of damage wa done by a fire
which broke dut in the tewer of the Expos-
ition uilding, atIthe Buffalo driving park,
Sunda night. he stables, in which were
house a number of valuable trotters, were
also destroyed, although the horses were
gotten out safely but with difficulty.
Salisbury, which left London, England, on
‘
TEN DAYS ON rae.-The steamer Fort
July 24th, bound for Teble Bay, Cape Col-,
ony, has returned, landing her passengers
safely. The boat hes been afire for the pest
ten days. The crew, by heroic efforts,
succeeded in keeping the fire under their
c"Gtorr(1. BnieH' S 0 ONE. -- George McCauley,
one of the prominent arid wealthy mining
men of Spo ane, Waehington, and part
owner of the ariboo gold mine, at Trail,
British Cole bia, was held up by a masked
lone highway an, and compelled to hand
over $1,400 i gold bricks, the last month's
output of the Cari ooewhich he was bring-
ing to Spoke e. t
A ILONDON KNI HT FAMED. -Sir George
New es, a w alth Englishman, who had
been successful in every other venture be-
gun y him, recen ly undertook to establish
a s -called " ind pendent!' daily journal,
holdng no politic 1 princiPles. The paper
was ably condub d, and Many thoueands of
dollars were spen in an endeavor to get a
foethold for in, a d now i , e has suspended
pliblication. It f und it an impossible task
to compete with o d -established newspapers.
It requires more t an money to run a news-
paper successfelly
HORRIBLE DEA II -Oscar Wammock met
hi death in a hor ible manner, on Friday
ni ht, near Bluffton, Ohich He was drilling
inlan oil well, when the well unexpectedly
began spurting oil Wammock's clothinN
was completely sat rated with the oil, an
as he started to runt from the derrick the
gas from the well -ignited from the fire un-
der the bpiler and eOvolope,d the driller in a
sheet of flame. He continued' to run until
his clothing was nein !y all burned off him,
when he fell. He died a short time later.
The derrick and eerromiding buildings were
all consumed. The tea, which is still flow-
ing oil above the tree tops, makes a pillar of
fire visible for miles around.
WHAT WomEN CAH DO. -The first wo-
man's train in the world left Syracuse on
Friday last, for the Thousand Islands, over
the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Rail-
road. The train was run by the Women's
Christian Associetion of Syracuse, who
formed themselves into a tourist company
for the purpose of running the train, and
also operating the steam boats on the St.
Lawrence River during this personally con-
ducted tour. The engine was etarted by
Mrs. James K. McGuire, wife of the mayor
of Syracuse, and each car in the train had a
woman conductor in uniform aed a woman
chaperon. The Thousand Islands Steam
boat Com )any's steamers, run in connec-
tion with this tour, were also officered by
the wome , who had an appointed commo-
dore, capt in, mate, purser, steward, cook,
engineer, reman and crew to serve on each
excursion teamer. lie train consisted of
twelve vestibule cars, including the Wag-
ner palace ca.rs, and carried about 600 pas-
sengers.
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i s
Ex'eter.
OniTuARY. -This week it is our sad duty
to chronicle the death of Miss Emily
Thomas, who passed aWay on Saturday last,
at the age of 27 years and 7 months. She
was a sufferer for Many years from that
dread disease, coneurnption. Her remains
were interred in the !Exeter cemetery on
Tuesday, followed 4 a large number of
relatives and friends. Her perents have the
sympathy of all the coMmunity in their sad
bereavement. _ 1
LOCAL BRIEFS. -sin! J. A. Snell, of Lan-
sing, Michigan,whaiha been visiting friends
in town for some time past, returne1/41 home
on Friday last. -Mr. ames Bissett, wife
and family, of London; spent the latter part
of last week visiting friends in town. -Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. ScOitt, of Seaforth, spent
Thursday last in town visiting friendse-e
Mrs. S. Thomas an son, of Burlington, are
at present visiting f -lends in town.-Mr.,4,.
T. Westeott, who h is been in Ottawa fdr
some time past, reti rned home Monday. -
Miss Emma, Faulke, who has been visiting
friends in and aroun town, returned to her
home at Shakespeare on Thursday last. --
Mr. J. Snell, of Clilton, is at present visit-
ing under the pa, ental roof. -Miss Jean
Dickson, of Clinton, spent last week in town
the guest of the Mis es Johns.--Mr.Ogilvie,
of the Mason R'sch piano company, of
Toronto, was in
-Miss 4deline
ing friends in
Parkhill, spent
friends in to
London, spent
guest of his brot
ant post master,
Samwell spent F
Sarnia on busine
at present 'rig
Rev. Mr. Marti , oil
church, is at present hol
C. Crocker, of London, i
friends in town. -Mrs
treal, who has been viSit
•
tow
lor
xido
last week on business.
ock is at present visit-
. -Mr. E. Dickson, of
few days last week visiting
W. E. Collins, of
aturday last in town the
ea Mr. F. Collins, assist -
of this place. ---Mr. George
iday and Saturday last in
se-dgr Wm. Westcott is
ing friends in Goderich.-
even Presbyterian
daying.-Miss Ada
at present visiting
Bremner, of Mon-
.
ng friends in town
for some time past, returned home Tuesday.
-Mr. F. Rollins, ef Detioit, who has been
visiting under the parental roof for some
time past, returned home .Monday. -Miss
Edith White is at present visiting friends at
Kirkton.-A large number front here at-
tended the picnic held by the Royal Tern -
plan of Temperance, at Grand Bend park
on Wednesday, aud report having spent a
very enjoyable day. -Rev. E. Grigg ansl
wife are at present visiting friends in L
don, -The band concert given on Reeie
Bawdeti's lawn on Friday evening wee
grand success. A large number attended
and some excellent tnusio waa rendered by
the band. Why not haeie one every week?
=Miss Detweller, of Mitchell, spent Sun.
day.in town visiting frieitche-MiesMurray,
of Willow Grove, is at present visiting
friends in town. -Mr. Wellington Weeteott
wheeled to Crediton F;iday evening iale
and reports having done the return joarliey
in twenty-two minutes, a distance of sir
miles and a quarter, whi.r is pretty good
speed for a beginner N. Hicks, of
Centralia, spent Sund ; in. town renewing
a uaintance.—Air. Li hewn Butt andwife,
of linton, spent Saturday last in town, the
guests of Mr. J. T. Westeott.-Mrs. T.
Winson, of Detroit, who' has been 'visiting
friends in town for some time past, return.
ed home Tuesday. -Mr. W, Gillespie, of
Windsor, is at present visiting under the
parental roof. -Mr. J. Trick and wife, of
Clinton, spent Sunday last in town.--Mr.8.
Thomas, of Burlington, attended the funeral
of hisneiee, Miss Emily Thomas, on These
day. -Mr. J. Muir, of Kirkton, moved hie
wife and family to town on Wednesday.
We welcome Mr. Muir to our town. -Wee
George Thomas, of Burlington, attended the
funeral of his cousin Miss Emily Thomas,
on Tuesday.- Mr. ff. Ewing, of Mitchell, ,
spent Tuesday in town. -Miss Jessie Miller
spent last week at Hensall visiting friends.
-At the time of writing, Bert, eldest eon
of Mr. John Gillespie, is lying eeriously
Miss Hodgins, Clandeboye, who has been
visiting friends in town for some time put,
returned home Monday. -Our public school
opens on Tuesday and the scholars are al-
ready beginning to feel rather blue. -Mrs
George Samwell leaves to -day (Friday) for
afontrealewhere he will reside for sometime.
Kippen.
NOnes.-Mr. R. B. McLean is meeting
with a large sale for his Dawson Golden
Chaff seed wheat. Mr. McLean, being a
good farmer, knows how to produce a good
article.•-sMr. R. P. Bell is putting a large
addition. to his dwelling house. When
finished it will add greatly to its apPearance
as welt as to its comfort. -Mr. Stanley
Whitman, of Detroit, nephew of Mr. John,
Whitman and Mrs. John Andereon, is visit-
ing Kippen friends. -Mr. Melville Martin
and his sister Anna, of the manse, Exeter,
have been visiting with their cousins,Mrand
Mrs. J. Balfour, of this village. -Farmers
are now all busy making ready for fall
wheat. A large quantity is being, sown. -
Mr. R. McMordie was , called to Dutton
village last week in the interest of the Owen
Sound fire insurance, company, • in
order to settle dainages done -to
church property in that 'village bY
lightning. -The corn aad root crops are
making greater promise, especially the eons,
which will be an abundant ,yield. -Mr.
William Bell, son of Mr. Andrea, Bell, left
last Saturday on a trip to the Old country.
We wish him a pleasant trip:and safe re-
turn. -Rev. Mr. McDonald, of Varna, con-
ducted excellent services itt St. Andrews
church last Sabbath, which were good for
medita' ion and thought. Mr. McDonald
is a good preacher and always feels at home
among the people of Kippene Rev. Mr.
Acheson was officiating for Mr. McDonald
at Varna and Blake. -Mr. Livingstone, of
Belgrave, is shipping film our station to i
Belgrave, large quantitieS of soft elm logs to
be manufactured into barrel hoops. -The
Hay fire company helii a large business
meeting here on Saturdeof last, when a large
amount of business wes transacted and
those who were suffererssthrough fires dur-
ing the recent storms were present, putting
in their claims. -We are'sorey to note that
Mr. Peter Grant, of our village,
his trouble being frequent b eeding
at the nose, which the doctor says is a
trouble from the heart. ;Mr. Grant, under
medical treatment, is doieg as well as may
be expected and we hOpe to hear of his
improvement. -Every wagon or buggy com-
ing to the village has bag or basket of
apples in store for their particular friends.
The apples are so plentifel that the farmers
seern glad to get rid di them. -Mr. John
Moffat, who has been confined to bed for
many weeks, is still gaite poorly with little
improvement. - Harvesting is now well
finished up with farmerie and threshing is
now engaging the attention of ma,ny.-Mr.
T. Mellis last week retailed out over forty
pails of plums. He has not had to look for
a buyer, his crop being too small to supply
the demand. -
emmeems:minommemi
Perth Items.
Fullerton township rate is a quarter of
a mill on the dollar.
-Mr. C. If. Merryfield, inteods building
a flax mill at Alonkton next year.
-Mr. Hiles; of Dungannon, has pars
chasechthe Muir & Manning stock at Kirks
ton.
--The flowing wells at the light station,
Mitchell, still flow on at the rate of 200,000
gallons a day. .
-Mitchell town council has passed a
by-law prohibiting bicyclists from riding on
the sidewalk.
-The Grand Trunk Railway author-
ities at Stratford refuse to accept American
money for freight.
-Correspondents in Mornington town-
ship report corn eleven feet high and
turnips larger than a dipper.
-A rink of Mitchell bowlers took part
in the Niagara bowling tournament but
were defeated by a Toronto rink in the first
ronnd.
-Mr. if. C. MeNsughton, dental student
of Mitchell, has succeeded in passing his
medical matriculation examination at the
Western University, London.
-Mrs. Andrew Seebach is _making a
demand on the members of the Mitchell
Iboard of health of 1895 foie alleged injuries
, to hei health from smallpox.
-On Wedneeday afternoon of last week
fire destroyed the store room of the Ontario
Oil Company, at Stratford. The , loss is
about three or four thousand dollars.
-On Sunday night, 16th inst., some
peeson or persons kicked in the panel of the
door in S. Martin's store in Stratferd, and
stole nearly all his stock of pea nuts etc.
-On Wednesday of last week Dr'. Leh-
man, of Toronto, who was for some years A
successful practitioner in Mitchell, wan
married to Jane, daughter of Mr. John
Cameron, jailor, Woodstock.
-The - Sebringville Cheeee and Butter
Co., through its salesman ff. Coulton has
disposed of the July make of eleese t.'.o A.
F. MacLaren, M. P., at 7 7-16 cents, which
is the highest figure, with one exception,
paid for cheese this season.
-Mr. Lloyd Roberts, formerly of Strat-
ford, was married recentlY in New York to
Miss Amelia Braddel; Mr. Roberts is a
son of the late 8. T. Roberts, Who published
the Examiner, a Conservative newepaper
pritated in Stratford in the early days.
-W. P. Smith, of the firm of Chester,
_field & Smith, plumbers of Stratford, the
other day made some collections for the
firm, and has failed to show ep skim
Chesterfield claims that his unfaithful
firm's money.
partner took away about $800,00 of the
-Early on the morning s of Teesday of
last week, the wife of Rev, Mr. Landsky,
of Logan, passed away. For nearly two
years the deceased lady was a sufferer from
Bright's disease, but although everything
that a kind husband, loving friends and
skilful physicians- could do to alleviate her
it was all to no purpose,
sufferings and restore her health was done,
-On Wednesday of last week, Mr, G. irs.
aed slimly, but
surely, the life stream ebbed away.
Miller B. A., science master in the Strat-
ford C'ollegiate Institute, was marsied tat
'Miss Sara, second daughter of Mr. John
Cellisen, Harriston. The ceremony took
place He St, George's church, literrieton, and
-
,
, , vas witnessed ' -7' I -i s ,
-- ple. The bride
leer, and looked v
:Aodt'v 0 serelirlintrit:rmaiednk
.otiliftbfritellbrid:34..r.Thae
i.vesartsto:::r r is easattamme dif.y::/:::ti b:, A .::;:ini; IA 1 .E....0t. ivo:cfe0,0:11:14;p1 el sa,
,accompauled by be
„bar friend", Mrs- 4
The bridesmaids wet:
lt 1 lk oi rnag hY eeavre' r;:rv-aesf fotartk:i
Oa men and friends
,the same afternoon.
News
se.--:teir, Mae, Itenaie
On Toronto on Tuesd
Ionian supposed to
4beblieellvieldmrhetor whasavePiIic
failtens!indueed by th
s4 e al 1 t—irrpf:i,rnr: 'Idalpt) rpeAtnp 01 Id a n 8'd III!: 57
—jarriee Henry, a
ai-wasglitk.ii 11 tiAd farteSigohuttht r a
side track, and Hen
-the other sid_es
eeralit nigeettriaire:tht
motion, and the u
beeo:gyh, t by the wh
mangled, both lege be
;.-Another tollga
from Essex county,
gate at Ouellett's
adown but left after
feklkeeper, that o
return and burn this
-.Grand -Marais, the on
at present. The g
the recent riots are n
M• b• Gri ft. I h4v rt7!:a. yi la 1 ii esal 1m6i1Ody
husband is 70. The
,lealthy,Xtend promis
weighs ten pounds,
,lat child. She ,,has
She bad eighteen chi
'band, whom she xnar
15 years of age. She
Gillivray 'five years 11,
etliree ehildeed.
-Little Tim anda
fast horses, Were Win
zaces. The latter
and subsequently th
--213 t2o0r t Nnoovs eel t ot y stpr oa tr tei,n
him in a `winner, wi
_At' Alpena John
money. P.ddy has
season without whim
-A ha,ppY matrim
summated on Tuesd
;Goderich, by Rev. D
Brussels popalar
Mr. G. P. Blair,
-,Ewlealkn:rr,O,,o,fyoeuonageries:
,ded. The eeremony
residence of the brid
-ewe of the oear r
CamPbell, of Paris, W
Mrs J. H. Cattleron,
as groomsman. Afte
-ding breakfast, Mr. a
east, bound train, ami
and good Wishes te
Parry Sound and "oti
interest. The wed&
popularity of the bri
Eiji -OKE HIS
'The Animal Was
the Rest IV
in the IsTorth sea
no equal. in the Wat -
aecording to the dol.
spun bylCaptain Bi
from Pop Off islau
conneeteA With the
•Siend POint.- -This
Thalshoy, in the Al
-in bone and large
when a e.alf, in the
then 18 months old
It Was corralled in
- entrance to whieh 1
.feet wide, across
was stretched by -.To
keeper at the island
Whiley) and his
made an attempt to
•sueoessful,
bladder, to which. h
-feet 0 f garden hose, -
of eOW's milk. were
bladder bottle, a
pad.dled alongside o
or native canoe. 13.
Indian persuaded
bottle, and when
shore the whale fol
time on was ready
-went. For the nex.
twice a tiny, "until
-w.ould come when
'the bay and could
punity. While the -
Whiley had made a
Tet and ,announted.
-drive him to San ri
20, 1805,, for the fir
history et the wor.
whale was suceessf
When Whiley and
alp the new boat
shore, Buishoy, as'
-darka, and in doing
that everything was
• 'Then he reared al
Tate, lashing out w
livater boiled in his
But the harness h
shake off to it, Fo
ahoy bucked and r
'call of Whiley th
ever, brought him.
third day, as the -
bay in his bidarka„
alongside and beggt
breakfast, which w•
From that day k
table, and Whiley
ropes or reins attaei-
out th2 whale stal
disappearing.
Oet, 1805, 11111
longboat belonging
taehing a towline
-just front of th
truise amund the
zhort time Buishoy
any direction desire
May 21. of this y
took the net from
and acoording to
gramme, struck -Oa
for Oonga island,
-voyage the first of
-tion el the world,
Mishap.. They afte
from Pop Off to K
there will drive 13
htagen.-Portland k
.10be-Democrate.
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Irunafteti Island,
inlandiin the Pen
ean obieet of "'items