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The Huron Expositor, 1897-04-30, Page 1„d3 18RPE_ Tg, losnemeinseermloornomnonowasammtessmeseeimenemsnw- e the Carpet b ee right, y goods stores sell tore in Huron makes t of Carpets we do. Veit biggest is the County, ruiii 1. up into the thorisanas le i het: e's variety en©zgh hero drnoat every taste, VIE' lace 'given; up to Carpe r store in the County. Role 'ge upper flat is given up ti). aartme t.. There is fid; tough to let you see, the iroperly, and judge just Ali look when down. is bought - from us- Buy_ ou: are saved that labor in magnificent, shams for usiness.. We have more select from than ever ur Patterns are new, our are good, and- our price” t you find anywhere. se Sample Value evyUnion Carpet, new colors guaranteed, reg- i Union Carpet, Cotton hliing all pure wool, looks. will wear as. well as an sold all. over -at lac, wo ply, all wool Carpet, Fs and patterns,,worth 85e 7 i good values in Brussels O ry Carpets. kril Showers, three lilies hater Proof Circulars, Patterns and Plain Blacks, ig, 11.9} the garment. bade by one of the best ` England,: are pealed td :which ever line you= ill get more _ than the pour money: MEN tined, double Texture Cf Coats, seams gummed . 24 inch detachable a special at SS - regular Clothing Store, i pay five or six` dollars. ie garniertt. THIRTIETH YEAR. WHOLE _N ER 1,53.3.. SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 189 7. READY NIXED A D I GN FIED STATEMENT AINTS —OF orR— Are the Best in the Market. We Show • a Splendid Line of Shades. COMPLETE STOCK Of Garden Tools, Spades, Shovels, an Draining Tools. Methods. BUILDERS' HARDWARE A SPECIALTY. uiet, dignified statements of what we are doing just now in the cloth- ing business ; what our prices are, what our• qualities are, and what our bnsiness methods are ; these things go to make -up the mainetay of our increasing trade in clothing ; all these things have a tendency toward the prime faptor in the continued success of our 'ousiness. This mainstay, this prime factor, so- called, is what '? Simply the increasing array of satisfied cus- Satisfied, because we never told them that we were livinrfor their sole benefit ; satisfied to let us make a fair profit ; satisfied be- cause Our:goods -and prices are always bound. to be what our newspaper talks represent them as being. If you are after something for nothing, and believe that style of adver- tisementrtlien our store is the last place 'on earth to° come to. We pay ,cash for all we buy, and can only hope to do so in the future by selling at a fair margin of profit. Our price list this week contains many special ialues. Men's suits, leaders, at $4.50, $5.50, $6.50 and $7.50. Youths' suits, long Boys' suits, our special, is a $2 suit, nicely made and trimmed, not a fancy thing, but some- thing lat wear. Other In Ordered Ciithing, we have had a good, trade in Spring Suits sell- ing at $13.50—a like quality is rarely seen for the money. Boys' School Oipthing is an ever pres- ent necessity ; secure for your boy sothething neat and dur- - able. Our own make of Boys' Sehool PantX\ are growing in favor at ;50c; 65c and 75c. Boys' Caps, 15 aitd 25c ; StraW Hats Every day Shiris, fiie for $1; boys' and men's. Also three better grades at 45c, 65c and 75c each. Sills & Murdie Counter's Old Stand, Seaforth. rnseBros LIT. 1 in the church on Friday week.—Mr. James Carlisle havemovecl their bakery and mining to Mr. Petty's block. - 'olwelt is able to. go- around f the hour at which -our inset/ was received, we have greatly curtail. it. 1.a.—Within the last few nes Oudmore, of Lumley, three superior young Dar- _ at to Mr. Laidlaw, of Mani. r, Yellow, of Exeter,. and Pedlar, of Crediton. Mr. purchased a fine young an Mr. Russell, of Riverside- - ftt to make an improvement or owned by Mr. Russell,. ears the beet butter cow ite ..itursclay, April 15th, thin ils of school section No. le ed from their usual renting held a public examination. Week the visitors began to iiclock the schoel-room was Anderson, the teacher, was - following teachers : Messrs. Or, Johnston, Horton and !whom e-xsanined some of ses during the afternoon. in by the pupils were both: - ict and showed that they , y trained and taught br ! teacher, Mr. Anderson. itination of the different ie. added considerably te. noyment by giving several horuses, which were well 'tied Mr. P. MeTagprk, is, was called to the chair,. short, pithy address, cali- f the visiting teachere an& from replied with short and eases. The meeting ohne& tional mayhem and all went they had spent a pkatianie ernoon. • Morris. t Gaines haa hired for thee iith Walter Nn Toronto. and is ran& k—aliss Lizzie Craig, 7tb irkshire hog from Mr. - !line, has the boss flower 'tnship.—Calvin Campbell la driving shed. Hugh. ! the frame nurk.—Ao be built in section No.. :schools ane closed thin Easter holidays.—franee Lasabton county, where ioL—A terrible galie swept en Sunday and Monday, low, which felt more like Seeding will be lato I like to know what they ircise.— Mr. 8. Love went i on Tueaday, to. look for 7th line, nag leased Mr. . Parker rented the north, Beak Brunets, and has to sell or rent yet.—Mre Ted a car, of, fine cattl,e ige, bred from imports& II spoken for, and sold at ieki old. It would take iuy many at that pride, as taken 'place in the r fancy prises isPuothing Iottery!..—Misa Annie Matoideind... attended the'. Popular Stallions. The following popular stallions will travel their re, epeotiveroutes dunng the season ot 1897 as follows JOHN DORRANOE, Proprietor. itemise—Win leave his own stable, lot 34, concess:- iloKillop, and proceed west to the town line, then south to the Huron road, then wed to Edward Jones', for noon ; thence by way of Clinton to Lendesboro, at Hill's hotel, for night. Tuesday—By of Blyth to Belgrave, for noon ; thence north 11 es, then east to James Thynee, Morris, for night, Wednesday—East to Jamestown, for noon ; thence to Ethel for night. Thursday— for noon ; then to Eta- Kint's hotel, Walton, for night. FrIday—Home for noon, and remaining until Saturday morning. Sat- urday—To the Royal hotel, Seeforth, for the after- noon- 1533.2 . Proprietors. Monday—Will Immo his own stable, Lot 18, Cen- ci:mien 11, McIlitlop and proceed to John Rea's, 14th Concession, Moleillop, for noon ; thence west to Walton MCKlin's Hotel„ for night. Tuesday—East DunZen Johnston's, 16th Concession, Grey, for noon; tlaence to Thome* Whitfield's, 12th Conces- sion, Grey, for tight. Wednesday—'West to Thomas Bielby's, 12th Concession, Grey, for noon -, thence by trey of Gravel read, to William Kelly's, 8th Dances - elan, Monix for night. Thursday—South to hris- noon ; thence south to William Storey's, bth Conces- Dick's hotel, for noon : thence tc Robert Gibson'e, 5th Concession, McKillop, for night. Saturday—To Thos. O'Hara's, 8th Concession, MoltilloP, for noon ; thence to his own stable for night, where he will re- main until the following Monday.. 15334 LASSODIE ROVER. C. E. ltlesoN, Proprietor. Moaday, May 3rd --Will leave his own stable, Mill Road, and proceed by way of Broadfoot's Bridge, to George Dale's, Alma, for noon ; thence by way of theEtiron Road to the Commercial Hotel, Clinton, for night Tuesday—Ey way ot the Bayfield Road to the 2nd concession of Stanley, to Malcolm 1doEwen's, for neon ; thence bv way of the 2nd concession to Verne, for night. Wednesday—Along the Parr Line to. Joseph Hudson'e, for noon ;.thence by way of Zitrich Road, to Donald Burn's, for night. Thursday —By way of the Snd Concession, Hay, for 24 miles, thence across to Peter Case's, London Road,. for noon * thence down the London • Road to Francis- *Own:then up the Thames &Hid to Thomas Russel's, for night. eriday—Will proceed north et miles on the 4th concession ef Usborne, thence amen to the 2nd concession of Tuckeramith, to John Colwell's, for noon ; thence by warof 2nd concession, to Kip- ixte,for night. Saturday—Will proceed by way of the London Road to his own 'table, where he will remain until the following Monday morning. 1533-2 SOME RANDOM NOTES ON - BUENOS AIRES AND ARGENTINA. [Written for The Expositor.) TUB LOCUSTS. A short time ago the Imitate formed the chief theme of conversation hi Buenos Aires, and for a very eatiefactory reason. I think I have told you in previous letters that Ar- gentina was not so very many years ago an entirely pastoral country.. But of late years large areas of land have been brought under cultivation, principally at the hands of Italians, and now Argentina is one of the foremoat grain exporting -countries in the world. There were several gotta years in etleeellei011 and many farmers made heaps of money. -Then came drought and the locusts, and the letter evil, especially, has assumed such proportions tiara' it seriously threatens the whole agricultural_ in- dustry of the Reputdie. This year this alarming fact hag begun to be realized, but our models Government is quite unable to cope With the danger and if nature does not interpose ihd get rid of the plague, the outlook for agriculture and the progress whioh depends upon it, is very black indeed The locust is like a veyy large grasshopper and he comes in the spring, 'without any warning, from no one knows where. A shadow Is seen in the .distance sometimes ; at other times a few locusts appear in the air as if they had just grown there, and they become more and more , numerous till the air is as thick with them as if a heavy snow storm was raging. These are the fiy. ing locusts or " volad ores " as they call them here. Sometimes they pass a place without doing any damage ; emnetimes they leave it almost a desert. They will start on the edge of a field' of standing corn, and when they have finished it 'there will be nothing kft but the bare, hard stocks, like a field planted with short bamboo poles. They have been known to eat even these stocks down to the roots, to eat clothes hung out on a line, and to devour the reed thatching on the native houses. Against these " voladorae," practically nothing can be done. The farmer or gardner might as well just sit still and look on. Ali the work he ean do will be abOut as effective as trying to empty the ocean with a tin bucket. ;Then these flying locusts lay their eggs, delimiting them in the ground, prefer- ably in bare, hard spots or in ploughed ground. Eaoh female lays' a great number of eggs the bulk of the whole lot, when deposit:13d, being greater than her OW11 j/Ody. In a few weeks these eggs hat& and the " Balton& " or jumping locust appears. At first he cannot move, but very eoon he is able to do so, and then the destruction be- gins in earnest. Not an edible thing is left, for the saltona cannot ily and so CAII only march ahead, eating es he goes. Bye and bye the saltona, who too a blackish colour and very small eit first, becomes larger and the sun burns hi a dirty brown and one fine day he caets h entire snit, eien to the covering of the eyeballa, and comes forth a full-fledged flying locust, clothed in most brilliant ' lours. He sits ,in the sun helpless until he dried through and. his wings become cris and firm, all four of theni, and then he res. away with his niates to propagate the species some- where else, where there is re to eat, and as he flies in the sun he lo ea, to a large extent, his brilliant colourin and becomes a dirty greyish brown. he full grown locust is about the size of y little finger, but there are different spec es, apparently, with different colouring nd markings, though all appear equally d structive. Such are the locusts. They come in countless millions and year by year they have been getting worse, ti I this year they were in every portion of th country where agrieulture is carried on, nd, all things being equal, they may be e ected to be at least three times as bad next year. The only time they can be deale! with is when they are in the egg or befon they get their wings. The usual way of dealing with the beaters into a tremolo end then cover them up with earth or set fire to them, when they burn in their own oil, though with a horrible stench. But perhaps one or two farmers in a neigh omrheodovdes aorei lazy and shiftless to rid t saltonas," or there is s fficient vacant land that no one is lookiug after, whioh is common enough in a counte like this, and those who have worked hay. all their work for nothing. The governments, Provin and Nation- al, vote money for the ghting of the loctuns and the money goal into the pockets of a few politicians with a ull and there you are. In fact,the Argent na governments are totally incapable of de ling with any such serious problem is the locust' 'plague, while the country is thinly! ttled and there is"no possibility of securing organized work by the settlers. The men whose places work is most needed and ho should pay most heavily in taxes for t e suppression of the plague, have political i fluence and will neither pay nor work. Strange though it may em, though the country bad suck a .terribl visitation this year, not one single, -sate measure has been taken or is being take to oombat the trouble next year, except li a few English- men, who have secured fun s to obtain the services of an expert ent mologist, in:the hope (a very attenuated en to be sure) that the original breeding group may be found and the peat destroyed at t e root, or that some plan may be hit upon which will en- able the plague to be s oceesfully dealt with by private effort. T ere is a story among the Indians and the natives to the effect that there is a breed' g ground in the jungle of the Gran Chaco, at the northern end of the Republic, where all the locusts come from. Bat as there re thousands of places in Bolivia and Brazi just as favor- able for breeding grounds the Chaco; the story is probably a myth. They also used to say that the locusts c me only every seventh year,but that, to the sorrow of the Argentina farmer, h been proved a myth, for they have now me four or five years in succession. thick they almost hid the un, like a cloud was -so long one could no edge of it whichever way he turn . I have seen them so thick on the mind that they formed one undulating, thing masa of homing bodies, so that a orse ridden ever them at a -trot would Crush thousands. During the past season it as been a com- mon occurrence for trains be stopped he - sense the locusts crushed eder the wheels had made the rails so slip ry the driving wheels of the locomotiv would not take hold. I have seen them drowned in the River Plate in such qu ities that their decomposing bodies drift ng ashore, threat - ha• d to be removed in wagon loads and The colored laundried shirt is selling to everybody. Our leaders are 75c $1 and $1.25—collars and cuffs attached or detached as preferred. Our stock of Men's and Boys' Hats re- quires nO praise—it is complete. The leaders in Men's Fedora $2. In Stiff Hats—$1.75 and $2.50 are favorites. One of the largest strictly clothing houses in:the west. Monday, May 3rd—Will lOave his own stable, one mile east of LeadburY, and proceed south along the . sideroed to John Campbell's, 7th concession, for neon ; then to Dick's hotel, Seaforth, for night. Tuesisy—West along the.Huron road to A. HugUl'e, for noon then north to John Staple's, Kinburn, for night. Wednesday—North to Archie Reid's, 10th concession, Mullett, for noon ; then north to John Young's; boundary line, for supper ; then east to William Taylor's, ooncession 9, Morris, for night. Tbureday—South along the Town line MoKillop, to William Archibald's, for noon ; then e;st to his own stable for night. Friday—Will premed north slang Grey, toe noon ; timn north 8t miles, then west to. 2illiax's hotel, Brusgels, for night Saturday—South along the gravel road to Jame. McDonald's, for noon ; then south to his • own stable, .Leadbury, where he will remain until the following Monday morning. 1633-2 PRIDE OF GLAANICK. • WE HAVE ONE PRICE TO ALL MONEY BACK IF WANTED. GEORGE MARTIN, Proprietor. Monday—Will leave his own stable, Cronaarty, and proceed to James Balfour's, town line, Eibbert, for noon ; thence to George Harrow's, Kirkson, for night. Tuesday—Thomas Ward's, Fullerton, for noon .; thence by way of Russeldale to Oliver Har- ris', Fullerton, for night. Wednesday—Royal hotel, Mitchell, for noon ; thence to Thomas itarPs, Logan, for night. Thursday—Gus. Eisler's, Logan, for noon ; thence to Prendergast's hotel, Dublin, for night. Friday—James Atkinson's; ilibbert, for noon ; thence, to his own stable for night. Satur- titY—Will proceed to- Donald McInnis', for noon ; - thenee to Ins own sta5le fornight. 1683-2 Xonday---Will leave hie own stable, lot 22, emcee - sloe 2, H. R. 8., Tuckemmith, and proceed by way of .111121eli Cameron's to Robert Le.stherland's, Kippen road. for noon ; thence East and North to George Stewart's, Huron road, for night. Tuesday—East by the Huron road, to Irishtown ; thence north to Mr. Purcell's, for 110013 ; then north 31 miles - then east and north to Henry Benewies'. for night: Wedges- daY—Will proceed west to John Scarletre, conces- sion 13, MeRSIop. tor noon ; thence south to Thos. Dodd's, for night. Thursday—South by way of Renboro, to John Dale's, Sad seneemion Hullett, for noon ; then west to Ralph Tipladrs, intse line, for night. Friday—South to -fames Nett% London rood, Tuckersmith, for noon ; then wed Joha Stewart's, concession 4, Stanley, for night. Satur- 4nY—To his own stable, by way of Granton, at noon, and remaining until the following 'Monday morning. 1533-2 PURE PEA MEAL Ten tons at a very reasonable price, in exchange for Oats or Peas. Seaforth Oatmeal Mills. 15194-1 • On the Wrong Side of the Street, in the Strong Block. rocfmiwiorT Money Order Is payable anywhere in Can- ada or the United States. Procurable at any time. A Canada Aceident policy is a good thing to carry ; costs $4 a year per thou4and. Are you in - For promptneis, use the C. P. R. Ranald, Macdonald, C. P. R. Telegraph and Canada Accident Insurance Company Agent. natural advantages of one of the finest countries in the world are neutralized. THE WANDERER. A Few Reflections. DEAR EXPOSITOR,—Your correspondent being in Brussels on business the day of the Reform meeting there, took occasion to visit the meeting then in session, and was pleased to find so many stalwart Grits tak- ing part in the proceedings. On this occas- ion they seemed to be quietly resting on their *are, amidst the calm, that now pre- vails bipolitieal matters, prepared for duty on the first indication of a storm on the political horizon. Dr, McDonald, of Wingham, who, with Mr. Gibson, our local member, bad been announced to be present, was prevented by illness, which was very much regretted by all. Mr. Gibson wantherefore,the principal speaker on the ooeasion, and his remarks gave evidence of his being thoroughly con- versant with all political questions and that hie twenty-six years of political life hail fitted him for being, as he is,a powerful ally of the local government in all their deliberation.. There wag one remark made by our worthy representative that your correspondent felt like taking exception to, but on further reflection found the simile used was rather appropriate than otherwise. He designated advanced temperance men as cranks.' Of course, ordinary people like myself don't often probe matters to their full depth of meaning, as do those who are deep thinkers *and keen reasonerie and it took me some time to understand how the term could be justly applied. -However, it appears to be extremely appropriate, as it is invariably the crank that moves the wheel, and in this reform, as in all others, the wheel wohld move bat slowly without that' most necessary appendage, the crank. The orank'sposition may be a humble one, seldom elevating him to the exalted sphere of the wheel, a position for which he probably was not intended, but we find the wheels who represent' us in parliament would move but slowly the machinery of state in mattera of great moral reform if the often despised crank neglected his duty. Although the orank appears to me to be of 'vital importance, still we must have the wheel before satisfactory work can be done, and in this position, which Mr. Gibson. evidently occupied, I think he has moved along remarkably well when the crank was doing its duty. And I trust he may long be spared to represent this riding, as he has many sterling qualities and much political ability that cannot be well dispensed with in parliament. There are rumors of his retiring, yrbich I trust may not be well forinded, as the wheel that went into duty tweinty-six years ago was manufactured of good material and cannot easily boyeplaced. • The City of St. Joseph. A representative of THE EXPOSITOR paid a visit to thii proposed new city a few days ago, and had the pleasure of an interview with its promoten Mr. Centime. Mr. Con - tine has created. quite a commotion in the southern part of this county for the past six months or mbre. We.may explain, however, at the start, that St. Joseph re situated on the shores of Leke Huron, in the township of Hay, -three miles e,nd three-quarters dir- ectly west of the village of Zurich. The place was formerly' known as Lake View, or. Johnston's Mills, the destignation bir which the post office was known. In the earlier days of -the settlement, when a good deal of the travel ofthat section was along the Lake Shore road to Bayfield market, there yeas a nucleus of a village at- Mak point. There was, we believe, a store and an hotel and a few residences. Of late years, &lever, the glory of Lake View had departed, the hotel was unoccupied and the store deserted,while luxuriant graie and grasses and other crops grew on the town lots which had been lard out, with, no doubt, bright hopes at au earlier day. About six months ago a young man named N. M. Contine appeared on the scene. .He is a native of the vicinity, but had been away for several years, pushing hi. fortune in various parts of the ,country. H. purchased the property on the four cor- ners, which comprised the original town site of Lake View, and, to the sure prise of the natives of that section, an- nonnoed his intention of building a city at that point. He moved his family to the place, and set to work at once constructing roads, drains, fences and making other im- provements as the weather would permit. He had the name of the place and postoffiee changed from Johnston's Mills to St. Joseph,iby which it is now and will here- after be known. He also purchased a tract of timber /and, and set a large gang of men at work taking off the timber. This timber he has now gotall drawn out, and intends having it ss.wn into lumber and other ma- teriel for the construction of houses and a harbor. At the tirae of our visit, Mr. Con - tine had re large -force of men at work con-. struding a saw mill, which is probably run- ning by this time ; preparing material for other buildings and engaged in various other works. - There has, certainly, been a large sum of money spent, and a lot of work of vari us kinds done, all of which ie designed to fi into the general scheme which Mt , Con ine has in view. What this scheme is we may give it briefly? as he very kindly outlined it to us. He intends eirecting about two -hundred residences this summer ; he intends erecting a large manufsaturing es- tablishment of some kind, which he did not designate. He has also commenced the foundation for an immense building, to be two hundred feet in lengthi one hundred feet in depth and seven stones high. This building is to be used as a departmental store, to be run on the same principle as the large stores in Toronto and eleewhere. He has also in his plans the erection of an immense summer hotel. He intends erect- ing a harbor and constructing a oanal from the lake up through the central part of the town, so that boats can sail right through the centre of the place, delivering and re- ceiving products from the very doors of the. various manufacturing and commercial es- tablishment, to be started in the , near future. All these immense works are to be proMeded with at once, and, indeed, for several of them he has already extensive prepatations in progress. He expects to have, in a very short time, a city of several thousand inhabitants. If he has the capital to carry out hie plans, he has certainly, the energy and the ideas. This; much we will say, at any rate : He seems to be au energetic shrewd business man, and he also seems to 'be thoroughly in earnest, and to Wive every detail planned out in advance. More unlikely thinp have occurred than ' that a town such as Mr. Coition) proposes to construct, should be established,end thet, too,. in less likely places. The site is a charming one, situated, as it is, on the ;Mono!, and overlooking Lake Huron:. It is high. and dry, and could be made a lovely spot. Of course, at present, it is distill:it from all avenues of speedy communication with the outside world, but these are diffi- MoLEAN BROS., Publishers. $1 a Year in Adn. energy, and if he has, as he says, the con- trol of almost unlimited capital, we see nq reason why he should not successfully earry out his scheme, although to many it does' seemsomewhat vissionary at the present time. In the mean time, however, he is spending a Large sum of money, and during the past Season has given employment to a large nuiaber of people in the vicinity, who, but for him would have been idle most:ofJ the winter, We wish- Mr.' Contine the greatest possible success with his enter- prise, and we hope that bis most sanguine dreams may be carried out, although we must confess that to us, as to many others, his task seems a herculean one and his schemes somewhat visionary..' But money will accomplish wonderful things, and with It a prosperous and beautiful city t can be constructed at St. Joseph. • s Church Amusements. Duan Exposirox,—In your issue of April{ 23rd, " A Reader " -asks the opinion of your readers regarding church ,.5amuse-j meats.. Weil, my opinion is that the practice of the church should be regulated„ either by scripture, precept or scripture exp ample. But as far as I am acquainted with the scriptures, I cannot find any command; requiring the church, as such, to suppl sensuous amusements of any kind. And eau at the present think of only one exam ple of amusement in connection with the church. It is .mentioned in Exodus 32 ; 6. , But I don't think that is mentioned as al example to be followed by the church in the present day. I know that it is maintained by some, that it is the duty of the church to supply amusements for the young, and so keep them from places of a vicious or doubtful character. But are not the semi - theatrical amusements that are so much in vogue in church amusements, creating and fostering a taste for such entertainments as can only be gratified in the full-grown theatre? The church seems to have forgotten where her attractive or drawing power is. Jesus Christ said, " And I, if I -be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." If the eburch were more earnest in follow- ing the old fashioned way of lifting- ;up a crucified Saviour; instead of resorting to so many doubtful expedients, she might suc- ceed better. At least that is the opinion of ANOTHER LEADER.. What JOhn Bull thinks about the New Canadian Tariff. The London Globe says; referring to the recent speech of Mr. Fielding :—" Mr. Fleiding's..speech will cause a thrill of patri- otic enthusiasm in a million hearts. Canada leads the ivay in her think offering for the blessings of liberty and security which she enjoys under British rule, Her action will not be in vain. The Dominion Parliament, ed since the days of Peel." The Pall Mall Gazette says :—" Dingley threatened Canada, and this is -Caneda's from him at the time ; the hired roan and Mr. Yemenis son were in the building at the time, but none of them received a shock. —Wm. Everett, aged 15, years, a Ber- nardo boy, employed on the farm ' of Mr. Owen Gibson, of - West Luther, waS killed by the falling of a heavy limb frau a tree which he and Gibson were chopping, —Mr. David Robertson, a farmeir living a few miles north of Elmira, ;has beeza swind- led out of $160 by three sharpers, who worked the land purchase game, end un- loaded a box containing green goods on him. —Hon.. William ullock, post ` master General, has taken to riding a bicycle. Hon. =Geo. E. Foster is also an expert rider. No person need be surprised to hear of the "people'a 011ie" taking to the machine. — While playing around a� bon -fire, the clothes of the little daughter of Mr. Wm. S. Trott, of Csradoc township, caught ,ire and before the fire could be extinguished she had received fatal injuries. —A well known Presbyterian irisConary, in the person of Rev. Donald McGillivray, from Henan, China, has arrived inToronto on furlough. Mr. McGillivray is a, native of Goderioh. —A gang of Italian laborers were brought from Buffalo to Fort Erie 'the other day, to work on the new race track, but;Canad- ian laborers assembled in force, and! drove them back into the boat f om whi they landed. —The hardware store of Mr. Joseh Cod- ville, of Woodstock, was broken into the This is one of i the ye in which the come. Mr.. Contine certain y has the reply." The London Times nays :—" For the first time in our experience England and' the English are regarding Canadians and the Dominion with affectionate enthusiasm. When the net benefits to England of Prem- ier Laurier's tariff come to be figured up we do pot know that they will bulk very large- ly, but the spirit of preference for the mother country appeals directly to the im- aghaation here. Englishmen have always been peculiarly sore on this point of her col- onies rearing protection walk against Brit- ish trade, and nobody can blame them for it. This change, therefore, will make Mr. Laurier, when he comes here in June, far and away tfeeimost cons.picuons and popular of all the v‘iting Premiers of the empire." , —The Risley team will sail on June 19th, on the Parisian. —A ledy's bicycle club has been formed in Toronto. — There are only • two persons in Essex county jail. —The village of Norwood was altruist en- tirely wiped out by fire, —Ottawa city council has placed a tax of $10 on eaoh Chinese laundry. —Mr. James Beth has been appointed collector of customs at Bowme.nville. —Senator Sandfield has offered to estab- lish a home for sick women at Hamilton beach. — The Oxford fishing olub have placed 50,000 trout fry in their preserve near Wood- -Sir Donald Smith, Chancelor of the University of McGill, Montreal, has prom- ised to endow a chair in zoology. pointed a judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal. • —Mr. A. D. Hardy, of Brantford, will succeed Judge Jones as county judge of - Brant. —Mr. John B. Lang, of Toronto, has been appointed Provincial menicipal auditor, at a salary of $2,000. — Mr. Charles W. Hellems, one of the oldest residents of St. Catharines, is dead, aged 89 years. —Load Sourioll, old man from Corn- wall, who was nearly asphyxiated by gas in Toronto a week ago, died from the effetiM on Sunday. —Tine directors of the Canadian _Pacific Railway havedeoided to construct thirty new locomotives during the next two —Burglars blew open the safe in Means. Marshall, Green & Co's store, Orangeville, last Friday night, but only got $3 for their was drowned in the flood at Enterson, Manitoba, while attempting to reach higher ground. —A strong effort is being made to induce Mr. Peter White to enter the Provincial lists for the,forthcoming contest in Quebec. — Arrangements are being made by the Canadian and United States postal autkori- tie. for an improved service to Alaska. —A wontan named Mrs: Cloutin narrowly escaped asphyxiation by gas at the Albion -hotel,. Toronto. She turned the screw of the gas jet toe far. ' —A byilaw grouting $25,000 to aid the Grand Trimk Railway in building a million bushel elevator, was passed at Midland by a large majority. —The cigar manufacturing of Hamilton will send a delegate to Ottawa to try and induce the Government to remove the in- crease in the duty on tobacco. —A toll gate keeper on the Paris road had the gate closed the other night when a bicyclist ran into it in the dark and was badly injured. — Hon. Thomas Greenway, Premier, of Manitoba, is at present on a visit to °a- taxic,. He was entertained on Saturday last by the members of the Toronto Hunt Club, —Diving the thunder storm Friday even- ing Willie, the second son of Mr. David Youmans, ef Soardoro' Township, was struck by lightning and killed instantly .while standing near the door of the stable. Hie father was standing some three feet onto the track in front of the oar. The motor man, seeing the danger reversed the speed, but was -unable to sto'p tbe ear in time to save a collision. One wheel got caught in the car, and the horses getting free*from the carriage rushed away. The earner wag considerably smashed, but the occupants were not eetiously injured. Had the oar not been stopped just where it was, the oonsequences miglat have been serious. --The Provincial Experimental Spday. ing Department, has arranged to bave instructions given in the preparations and application of insecticides and fungicides at the following placesin Western Ontario:— Kincardine, April 26, 10 a. m. Nor- man MePherson's orchard; Winghano Arthur, April 28, 2 p. in. William Cable -ids orchard ; Orangeville, April 29, 2 p. m., D. McPheeter'e orchard, Milton April, 30th, 2, p. m. Robert Harroids orchard. All inter- ested are cordially invited to be present and information as to further visits of the in- structor can be obtained on application to the Superintendent. —On Sunday last, Provincial Detectives in Chatham, to Bell River. The suspects -were found in a railway ear, and when Mr. Mahoney went in to arrest _them, Charles Brown, colored, shot him with a revolver, fatally wounding the offieer. Deteetive Campeau fired and wounded Brown and the two prisoners were taken to Chatham, and lodged in jail there. They are' desperate characters. They walked into the Chatham store in broad daylight, presented four re- volvers, ordered the proprietor, ?his clerk and a couple of customers to hold up their hands. They colly emptied the! till and walked away. They - got to the railway traek and stealing a hand ear worked their way to Bell River, a distance of about twenty miles, where they. wete captured as above stated. They carried off $140 , and half of the money was found on Brown. —The flood at Emerson, Manitoba, this year, caused by the overflow of the 'Rea ltiver, was of longer duration, and the water rose higher than 15 years ago, the date of the last great flood there. A. cone- spondent says From St. Norbert to Mote tie, the river widens into a VOA sea. Many farmers here deserted their homes and have gone back to the high lands. A number, however, are taking desperate dances both for themselves and their stook by remaining on narrow.strips of the brink only ti couple of -feet above the surface of the river, the country behind them being completely sub- merged. Many cattle were seen perched on straw stacks and manure pile& The steam- er passed floating sidewalks portions of bridges and- also homehold effee' showing that the flood had mused great damage further up the river. At Morris there is not a foot of dry land to be seen. The citizens there are trying to make the best of the situation, although the water is stand- ing in the houses from two to ten feet deep. The country for nioe miles west of Morris is completely submerged. —During the storm 'of Friday afternoon Oast, about seven o'clock in the evening, the barn of Richard Piper deputy -reeve of Westminster, situated abiout ea mile and a half south of Lambeth, ill the county of Middlesex, wes struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The barn was used as a stable and. storehouse for implement', and -contained &large quantity of hay and ehopped stuff. Two horses were en tbe barn, and one cow. The eow woe struck and instantly killed, one horse was binned to death, and the other managed to escape, and galloped *may evith the burning halter around its neck. It was so badly burned that it had to be killed. AU the harness Mr. Piper owned was burned, with the ex- ception of an old bridleewhielt some of the neighbors managed to save, while passing harness much more valuable. Mr. Piper's loss will amount to $1,000 or $1,200. The building and contents were insured in the Westminster Mutual for $600.- The barn of Adam Murray, ex -reeve of the same town. ship, was also struck on the gable end, bad- ly splintered, and had part of the roof torn away. The building did not take Ere, and. little damage resulted. Perth Notes. —The license commissioners; of South Perth met at SkMarys last week and great - ed all the old licenses, save two, one in Blanshard and one in Sebringville. —Mr. Henry Heal shipped some fine cattle from Mitchell on Wednesday of last week. Four three year old steers, which were fed by Mr. Charles Garbutt, Carling- ford, weighed 614 cwt.-, while four others from his neighbor, Mr. John Ramey, turn- ed the leaks at 4,1300 lbs., and one of these was only two yeare and four months colat. —While driving home front Atwood one night last week, Earlftwitzer had the mils. fortune to collide with another rig on the road with the result that he and his sister Lizzie and F,rances Pelton were pitched violently out on to the road, Earl and Idles Pelton were not much the worse of the fall, but tLizzie was pretty badly hurt and required tbe services of the doctor. —Alexander Fraser, son of Mr, Hugh Fraser, St. Marys, died at the residense of his uncle, Mr. James Fraser, Ilith conces- sion, West Nissouri, on Sunday, 18th inst. The deceased woos in his 21st year. He wan always a delicate boy, and since the death of his mother, when he was but 17 months old„ lived with his wide. •On Sunday he had an attack Of heinceorhage of the stomach and did not have enough strength to rally, dying in a week, —The youngest son of Rev. Mr. Graham. of Avoaton, had a IlarrOW escape from drowning lest Saturday._ It seems that with his- brothers, Edmund and Herbert, he was playing along the river bank, when, by some mischance, he fell into the water and the brothers, wing the dan- ger he was in! pluoged in after hiin. They sucoesded in bringing hint to the surface but were unable to lift hint out on shore. But for the timely arrival of Mr. James .Aitcheson, who took the 1ittle fellow out, the result might have been much more —A writer in the Mitchell Advocate says that during his residence in Mitchell fifteen sudden deaths have taken p _loop in that town. They are as follows ; Mr. Hurdle, watchmaker, who fell on Main street ; chap Nichols, who died in the hall of the Hicks' House ; Lawrence Heal, died in Mr. We Laahbrook's yard ; Rev. A. Hut -Blurt, on the street ; George Awty, at the Roy's'. ho- tel ; Mrs. William Kerr, in her kitchen - F. Lynid, in water closet ; 'Thomas Mul. heron, in his own bodge ; Rev. J. Williams, at dinner table ; Mrs. Viodger, at servioe in Bible Christian ehureh ; Mrs. James Howard, found dead in her bed, Logan reed ; David Campbell, at tea table ; David Little, on street ; James Mickley while reading a paper at Hicks' House ; Mm. , Catharine Taylor while seated on a chair ; Mrs. John Daw, dropped deed from fright ; Dr. Rose, V. S., died on entering his hOlne.; Henry Ritz, body found in field ; Dowling, died suddenly in her own lisfuse.