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The Huron Expositor, 1898-06-24, Page 74-4 4 U E 24, 1898 THE HURON .:'EXPOSITOR. 'News Notes. --The Madrid correspondent of - the Lon- don Daily News says :.a The Queen Regent is said to be in ill -health. She hardly ever !appears pubthough she lic, daily T inthe ehindthe palace." -The Cape Town correspondent of the London .Daily Mail save : " War between the Transvaal and Swaziland may break out at any moment. The Swazi king has 20,000 warriors, well -armed and drilled, and there is much anxiety in the Transvaal." -The Gardeners' Chronicle announces that Mr. Fetisoff, an amateur horticulturist at Voronezh, Russia, has achieved what was believed to be impossible, viz,, the produc- tion of jet black roses. No details of the process have been received. -A epeoial despatch from Vienna says the creditors of Princess Louise of Saxe - Coburg, wife of Prince Philip of Saxe - Coburg, who is accused of forging the signa- ture of the Crown Princess Stephanie to the extent of $2,500,000, are bringing action against her in an attempt to recover the money. -Aaron Page, an aged and highly re- spected resident of Thorold township, died at his residence on June 8th, after a linger- ing illness. He was aged 75 years, and leaves a widow but no family. He was a prominent supporter of the Reform party. -One evening last week, two tinsmiths, George Eiffert and John Hagan, of Berlin, were working on a high scaffold, when it collapsed, and they were thrown to the ground, both being struck by falling tim- bre. Both were badly injured. -J. C. McLennan, a brilliant graduate of Toronto University, who has been of late assisting President Loudon as demonstrator in physies, left the other night for England. He has obtained one year's leave of absence to take a poet -graduate course at Cambridge University. -Three young men from Pioton, named Will Gordon, Ed. Hooper and O'Neil, while out sailing between Glenora and Platen, the other day, were run into by a schooner, and their boat cut in two. Gordon and Hooper were drowned. O'Neil was saved by a skiff patting out from Glenn Island and picking him up. --Sir Adolphe Chaplean died at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, 13th inst. Sir Adolphe, who but a short time ago retired from the lieutenant -governorship of Quebec* was the - uiost prominent Conservative ii►► Quebec province. He was a member of the Mac- donald Government for nearly ten years. Prior to that he was Premier of Quebec.. He was in his 58th year. -Miss Jeannette Wilson, daughter of Mr- Andrew Wilson, of Hamilton, met a somewhat tragic death on Saturday night, 11th inst. She fell while going down stairs, receiving a violent blow on the base of her skull. Dris. Mullen and Baugh were sum- moned, but shortly before midnight the un- fortunate young lady passed away. -Several Spanish generals are quoted as saying that Spain can continue the war in Cuba for two years, and that it is useless to talk of peace unless on a basis of status quo ante bellum. Political circles declare no suggeatione for peace have been received ; that they would be declined, and that Spain has decided to pursue the war to the bitter rend,/ -The roller shovel shop of the D. F. Jones Manufacturing Company of Ganano- que, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning, 8th inst. The twelve -ton fly -wheel flew into pieces, one of which wrecked the petroleum tank and scattered the oil over the building. The furnace set the oil ablaze, and the firemen could not subdue the flames. The works will close down. There was an insurance on the building and plant. R SEAFORTH and ; bountiul luncheon he lady patronesses, ,n the club undertook the is ; and an intelliger.ce this department, where ed at the usual rate with Also a sale in the way ince of edibles and textile se of the departments. - a town," by M re. I,. E. 'Chautauquan for May. • however aereseine and die- ured by LAX -LIV L"R antra led never grip" se.>. ►1 Reports. :-The following is th an:liag of the pupils of 5, Stanley; for the month Furth class, Maggie Rob - on, Alice Stephene,on .and re equal. Junior fonts, ,Nehon A. Stephenson, lass, Minim Sto gdill, ,Robinson, .i nnie Arm- ont, Willie' Armstrong. til Stogdill, Willie EI ant, James Armstrong. meat Pollock, Dorothy s, Lloyd Dawson, Norman a L. Armstrong. Senior ter- Junior part II, lob gorge Armstrong. First iknont,Ethel Parke. First Tea, Elia M. Stephenson: y Stogdi,l, Marjory Arm- strong, L-orn Armstrong. he following is the.May r.. school section No. s are in order of merit eee Todd, Milton Rnsse Fourth junior, W. B. ahnston, Alice Dougall. ra2 ortheott, V. Runt- . Third, familia Munn, kien. Seriior-'secend, F. Lunn, M. Sutherby. Jun- lussell, A. W. - Johnston, t•ond part, Percy Clarke, limn. Part I, W. Cole- stt, G. Anderson. The monthly spelling matches an Russell fourth, Sara W. E. O'Brien ; senior 1 ; Junior second, Albert Mary Johnston ; Part p. Notes. crest of farmers that the itry should b3 provided ars as in the cities, and L1stricts should draw as `€stribution of the public he state a3 the cities. passes your gate, the go to, the church you , your village and its cjuire your earnest and iron and support. Why: tjuence you in deciding the road or select the ar in the village ? And of ten, the party con - decide your tote, even ;school director. farm implements is due hens the _ wear of them. ebrhing them. They are d for weeks and months lather in the year, and ill;not last one-third as not be fit to use any of Mient tool house near to be always easily ac - r ei1e. igh to by in darn- payi bKt-ter than almost E it oil moat farms. tO manyfarmerswho Beed by securing it as etter adapted to it than spring grains out west ;because of the intensely at harvest time. Few weigh more than the rich is 28 pounds to the ow England and New is the standard, and xceeded. This heavier.. tronger plant, and if every two or three ,:be much better. The ie more northerly seed iter erop will be pro- is p,specialy true if tier conditions of cool ich it can=attain full. ted daughter of George k mployee, of Wind - d one night last week, I a pile of newspapers. inght fire` and she ran use, where her mother o smother the flames, tidy burned, and died ex -M. P for West u in as Lieutenant - west Territories on The 7th, at his own y John J. McGee, uncil, who cane for ly of Mr. Cameron riendh were present, A. Gray, Engineer. of 1+artn ent, who is in with dredging of the. ,ni were given to his ,(Is present, and he 1 Mr. McGee left by London, ager view- s of Goderich. on vs. township of ed without a Jury at e up for hearing on, rt in Toronto .last. ice Ferguson. The for negligence in maintenance of a water was brought d, being the east -half •ad, concession west, field, depriving the ad full use of the chltivating. Held, dy'(if any) is under 'mss $4 and 35 of Re- e, chapter 285, and v, and the action `irnissed with costae Ory for �R1 p 7 Why let your neighbors know it? And why give them a chance to guess you are even Ave or ten years more? Better give them good reasons for guessing the other way. Itis very easy; for nothing tells of age so quickly as gray hair. VkIOI' is a youth -renewer. It hides the age under a luxuriant growth of hair the color of youth. It never fails to restore color to gray hair. It will stop the Stair from coming out also. It feeds the hair bulbs. Thin hair becomes thick hair, and short hair becomes long hair. It cleanses the scalp; re- moves all dandruff, and prevents its formation. We have a book on the Hair which we will gladly send you. If you do not obtain all the bane. fits you -expected from the use ofthe Vigor. write the doctor about it. Probably there is some difficulty with your general system which may be 'sally removed. Address, Dr. J. C. Ayer, Lomat, Mus. i Our direct connections will save you time and money for all points. -Canadian North Wie_st. • Via Toronto or Chicago, British Columbia and California Our ratee are the lowest. We have them to suit everybody and PULLMAN TOUR- IST CARS for your accommodation. Call -for further information. Grand Trunk Railway. Trains leave Seaforth -follows : -Goma WERT- Passenger Mixed Train. - 'Genie EAST- Piesenger -Mixed Train-. and Cliaton stations as SEAPORTS. reearom. 6.15 P. M. 7.06 P. M 6.20 P. M. Wellington, Grey and Bruce. 'GOING NORTH - Ethel Bluevale.. Wingham Wingham 10.04 r. 10.16 10.28 10.41 7.00 7.16 7.23 2.10 2.46 3 05 9 17 9.45 10.02 Loudon, Huron and Bruce. GOING NORTH - London, depart Centralia Kippen Brueefield Londeeboro Blyth Blyth • Londesboro Kippen Exeter Centralia London, (arrive) 9 80 9-44 9.50 9.58 10.16 to 33 10.41 10 56 11.10 4 00 4.10 4 30 4.60 5.04 8.88 6.16 8.60 6.25 6.07 6 18 6.25 6.33 6.55 7.14 7.23 7 57 8 03 7.16 7.24 7 47 8 06 8.17 8.24 Executor& Sale. TOWN PROPERTY, Seaforth. There will be offered for sale on the premige3 by public auction, on Saturday, June 25th. 1893, at 2 Lott! 83 and 86, on the south t id s of Railwey street, Seaforth ; on Lot 83 there are two 'reale dwellings ; and on Lot 86 a slory frame dwelling. The pro- rty c„nvenieutly situated, corner tote. and will e sold reasonably. The sale edit be subj set to a reserve bid. TOM19.-Ten par cent. cf the purchase money to be oaid on dsy of a ee, and the balance within 30 days thereafter. For f tether perticulare and conditions of elle apply to GE:OBOE A. SILLS and STEPHEN LAMB, Seaforth, Executors, or to 1592-2 YOU CAN IF YOU WISHI RESTORE THE SNAP, VIM, ENERGY AND STRENGTH YOU HAVE LOST. --Rev. John Holmes, of Collingwood street, Kingston, a superannuated Metho- dist minister, died on Sunday, 12th inst., aged 62 years. He had been a sufferer for some, time from heart affection, superin- duced by intense active work during a min- iatry of over twenty years, nearly all of which was spent in Eastern Ontario and Quebec. He was superannuated three years ago. He is survived by a widow and four -Michael Kennedy, father of Architect Kennedy, of Barrie, died in Penetaugui- shene on June 8th, aged 80 years. He was coetractor and corporation overseer in New- merket for a number of years, and after- wards superintended the construction part of the . Northern Railway, from Holland Landing to Barrie, and also the Belle Ewart switch.' He also worked on the Welland canal fdr a number of years. -The Rev. Aaron Slaght, of Waterford, died on Friday, Jane 3rd. By his death one of the last connections with the early Baptist church has been severed. He was born on a near-bf farm, and spent most of his time near the place of his childhood. ' He organized the first Baptist church at Waterford, and for many years he labored without salary, until he had built up -one of the strongest Baptist communities in Oa- tario -Three cases of smallpox broke out in Rochester last ,week, the state board of health being notified to that effect. The afflicted ones are three boys who avoided quarantine at Dansville ten days ago and went to 'Rochester. They have been under the surveillance of the loeal board of health since their arrival, and were immediately placed in quarantine when the disease de- veloped. -One day not long ago Maxime Hubert, a young farmer of Aumond townehip, in the desert district of the Gatineau, returned home from Shanty, and his wife hurriedly prepared supper for her husband. Some time after his meal Hubert felt severe pains in his chest. His wife gave him a hot drink of ginger, but the pains soon became excruciating4 Hubert sent for the doctor, and the priest was also suirimoned. Medi- cal help was of no avail. The unfortunate man died, after enduring terrible agony, and, it is alleged, with all the syniptorns of strychnine poisoning. 0 W. N. Watson, Fire and Life Insurance Agent, Houses to Rent, Real Estate Agent. Dealer in the RAYMOND and WHITE family and menu- ' facturing Sewing Machines. Ali kind of _ Sewing Machines repaired. Charges moderate. Agent for the .. -Mr. Greenway, Premier of Manitoba, who is now in Toronto, received a telegram on Saturday, llth inst. from the chief clerk of the Department o'f Agriculture, whose duty it is to compile the crop report. The telegram speaks hopefully of the prosPect in the prairie -province. The following partic- ulars are included : The total wheat area is 1,488,238 acres, an increase over last year of almost 200,000 acres ; the total grain crop is 2,200,000 acres, an increase of about 225,- 000 acres. Splendid rain showers fell all list week, a fact that is very favorable for growing crops. -A very quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maurer, of Rostock, mai Wednesday, June lst, when the eldest daughter Lizzie, 'was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Geo. Diehl, contractor and builder, of Rostock. The ceremony, which took place at 7 o'clock p. m., was performed by ev. Mr. Blunek, of the Lutheran church, Ellice, in the presence of only a few near relatives of the contract- ing parties. Mies Carrie Maurer acted as bridesmaid, while Edward Diehl, brother of the groom, performed the duty of grooms- man. -The report of Public School Inspector Irwin, of Perth county, was dealt with at the meeting of the county council at Strat- ford, last week. It eontains some interest- ing statistic_s. The number of school sections was 110, with 118 teachers employed. The total receipts from all sources were $63,- 141.14, and the total expenditure, $49,889.11, leaving a balance on hand for the beginning of 1898 of $13,252.03. Of the total expend- ed $38 505.76 went into salaries to teachers, ekages guaranteed to cure all ' ' forms o Sexua Weakness, all effects of abuse $2,1/9.01 for school sites, buildings and in - or excess, Mental Worry, Excessive use of To- terest, $402.61 for libraries, maps, appar- atus and prize books, and $8,801.73 for re- pairs, fuel, fencing, etc. The estimated value of school sites and buildings was $138,725, and of furniture and equipment, $13,280. Of the 118 teachers employed, 60 WHITE AND GODERICH DMUS. First -Class Wheels in Every Respect. 1 1580-52 Debra- After - Wood's Phosphodins,‘ The' Great English Remedy, Sold and recommended by all druggists in Canada. Only reli- able medicine discovered. Bee Dr. Ward's Blood and Nerve Pills have been a great boon to my daughter Maggie. Prior to taking them she had been suffering from excessive nervous- ness for a long time, and her nerves were in a terribly shattered condition. The action of het'` heart was so weak that it did not have strength to perform its functions, causing violent palpitation ,and smothering after retiring. Frequent- ly, on account of this suffocating sensa- tion she was afraid to go to bed. Slight exertion exhausted her and caused short- ness of breath. Her blood was impover- ished and lost vitality, and she had no appetite. She was wasting away and was very hypochondriacal, feeling de- jected all the time. Last December she began taking Dr. Ward's Blood -and Nerve Pills' and she improved at once. Her blood became healthy and strong, and in six weeks her impaired nervous system was restored to its normal healthy condition. Her heart responded to the healthy condition of her blood and nerves and resumed its strong and healthy func- tions. She now sleepswithout any of the dangerous, distressing, smothering and choking spells ; her appetite is good, and she has gained in flesh; Healthy color has replaced pallor, and she is now well and strong, thanks to Dr, Ward's Blood and Nerve Pills. I thank you, gen- tlemen, for the remedy that has restored nay daughter to health. A. GUNN, Baggagemaster, Grand Trunk Railway, Oshawa, Ont. Dr. Ward's Blood and Nerve Pills are sold at 5oc. per box, 5 boxes for $2.00, at druggists, or mailed an receipt of price by THE DR: WARD CO-, 7 i Victoria St., Toronto. Book of Information free. sOMMOr are males and 58 females, six have first-ela, a certificates, 52 second, and 60 thirdttelass. The average salary paid to male le -Schen was $368, and to females, $277, a decrease of in the average to males since 1896, of $7.50, and to females of $4.50. The num- ber of pupils enrolled wet 7,342, an increase of 11 over1896, the average attendance be- ing 54 per cent. of the total, an increase of over 2 per cent. over 1896. 7 four. t`floor. Ther rapidity With which the one of these spots be carefully noticed, and whole outfit went up in smoke and flumes, I observed again after a few days, ie will be WW1 extraordinary. The Case bending was found to have moved further toward the valued at $90,000. It was insured for $60,- 000. The loss on contents is roughly estim- ated at 16100,000, but may reach above that amount. -A violent team do, accompanied by rain, struck Ogdensburg, New York state, at 7 .o'clock Sunday evening, 12th inst,, and did immense damage along the docks and the railroad yards. The storm struck the lower part of the city with tremendous force. Rs path lay through the Central Vermont yards and docks, and the Ogdensburg Transit Company's dooke. The Ogdensburg Transit Company's elevator was unroofed and the contents of the house, 820,000 bushels of corn: and oats, almost ruined by the heavy rain ° and water, which escaped from the broken fire mains in the building. The roof was carried some distance by the gale, and in falling badly damaged the milt of the Skillings, Whitney & Barnes Lumber Com- pany. The freight oars and traoka of the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railway were badlydamaged. -At haf-past eleven o'clock on Saturday, June llth, Miss Jessie Daff, only daughter ,of Lieutenant-Colonel Duff, of Kingston, and niece of Sir Oliver Mowat, was married to Mr. Colin Nbble, of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto. The officiating clergy- man was the bride's uncle, Rev. John Mowat, D. D., Queen's College. Miss Kate Fraser, of Ottawa, Miss Ethelwyn Mowat and little Misses Jean and Helen Duff, daughters of Dr. Ramsay Duff, of Kingston, were bridesmaids. The groomsman was Mr. .D. J. Macdonald, of Toronto. The bride wore a very handsome gown of ivory resin de aoie. Over forty guests were pres- ent, all relatives of the bride. Sir Oliver Mowat attended., Mr. and Mrs. Noble left for Hartford, Connecticut, and thence to the sea. - They will be away a month, re- turning to Toronto by way of Boston and New York. The wedding gifta were ex- ceedingly beautiful. -A bad smashup occurred one night last week at Embrun, on the line of the Ottawa & New York Railway. A construction train of 22 ears, loaded with gravel, was passing through the village at a apeed of 25 miles an hour, when the engine was derailed at the switch and rushed into the ditch, fol- lowed by the carat, which piled up on top of it. The engine driver jumped and escaped, but his firemen, a brakeman and two other hands were crushed beneath the wreck. Only three of the bodies have been recov- ered. The names of the four men who were killed are Greenless, of Detroit, Michigan, Brown and Rombough, of Newington, and Crysler, of Crysler. , The engine driver im- mediately drove to Russell and reported the accident to Construction Superintendent Motley, at South Finch. The engineer rays it is possible that the switch was partly open and that the flange of the driving wheel caught and derailed the train. -Preliminary returns of the spring wheat acreage in the United States. with the two Dakotas in particular, subject to revision, indicate a total area seeded, of 16,800,000 acres, which, added to the area iii winter wheat, of 26,200,000 acres, makes a total wheat acreage of 43 millions, or rather over. 3t million acres greater than last year. The average condition of winter wheat is 90.8, as compared with 78.5 at the corresponding date last year, and 81.6 the corresponding average for the Iaat ten years. The average condition of spring wheat is almost, if not an entirely, unprecedented one of 100.09, as compared .with 89.6 on Jane 1st, 1897, and 92.5, the average for the past ten years. Nearly all the states of principal production report a condition exceeding that indicative of a full normal crop. The condition of oats is 98, as compared with 93.3 on June est, 1897, and 99 5, the average for the cor- responding date for the past ten years. -Henry B. Western, a clerk in the Can- ada Life Assurance Company's head office, in Hamilton, shot himself about 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Ilth inst., with suicid- al intent. He did the shooting- in, a lava- tory on the second floor of the Canada Life building, having previously removed his shirt. He looked into a mirror and placed the muzzle of the revolver at his left breast, just below -the nipple, and fired, the bullet entering his body just below, the heart. He thereupon coolly walked over to a table drawer containing the box in which the re- volver had been kept, and replaced the fire- arm in the box ; then he went and. sat down in a chair and waited for the end. The caretaker of the building, George Salmon, heard the shot and went to the lavatory to , see what had happened, and General Agent David Kidd, who was also in the - building, hurried to the scene. P. C. Bainbridge was on duty near the Canada Life, and he also ran to see the cause of the noise. When the men entered the room where- Western was he was conscious and admitted attempt- ing to take his own life. Drs. McGillivray, and Cockburn were summoned by telephone, and as soon as possible the wounded man was removed to St. Joseph's hospital in a very critical condition. There re were only a few drops of blood on the floor of the room where the shooting.occurred, the hemmorr- hage having been internal rather than ex- ternal. Mr. Western explained that he had committed the deed owing to despond- ency, and he said he had been despondent for two years or more. He had had the re- volver two years for the purpose of killing himself when the time would come that he could shake off his melancholia, and he con- sidered that the time had come that after- noon. He said he had aimed at his heart. He spoke of his wife in affectionate terms, and said he was sorry for her. He had written two letters betore making the at- tempt on his life, one to his wife and the other to the coroner. Mr. Western, who was a member of the Hamilton hunt club, and was well known; had a large circle of friends in Hamilton. He was a native of Em land, was about thirty-five years of age, and had one son. He had been in the em- ploy of the Canada Life for a long time. His residence was 119 Hughsou street south, where Mr. Kidd broke the Sad news to Mrs. Western. The horror-stricken wife at once went to the hospital to see .her dy- ing husband. • TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Brom, Quinine Tablets. All Drug- giLte refund the money if it fails to Jure. 26o. 1581.86 -Steamers which have arrived in Liver- pool from Sierra Leone, Africa, report that a thousand peraons were killed in the recent uprising in that district. One hundred and twenty inhabitante of Free Town most of them traders, are known to have b'een Me - sacred, and other colonists were carried into the bush by the war boys, and undoubtedly met a worse fate. Three hundreda,,fyiendly natives wernkilled, and beside the white missionaries, six colored missionaries of the United Brethren of Christ were murdered. The English missionaries are est the mercy of the war boys, but have tiot been mo- -Albert Fowlie, D. L. S., of Orillia, clerk and treasurer of Orillia township, was run over near Severn Bridge, one morning late- ly, by a G. T. R. freight train, and was out so badly as to be scarcely recognizable. A, revolver was found near his body, and it is said that a hole was founde, in his head, which would indicate that be had shot him- self before the train came along. The con- jecture is 'that financial embarrassment caused the rash act. For a numbe of years he was engaged in lumbering at Midland, and for several years previous to 1897 was customs clerk in Orillia. He was about 60 years of age, and leaves a wife ii:nd family. -George Becker, of Stratford, met with a painful accident one day not long avo, whereby he may lose one of hie thumbe. Mr. Becker was operating a sharper in his planing mill, when the piece of wood slipped, and his right hand came in contact with the blade. The whole hand was badly lacerated, the first finger was broken and the thumb very badly 'cut. Mr. Becker at once walked up to Dr. Robertson's office, where his wounds were dressed. The phy- sician thinks he will be able to save the hand, although he is in some doubt as to ihe thumb, -Mr. Philander Slaght, formerly of Lon- don, died very_ suddenly at an early hour on Wednesday morning of last weeks at the residence of his eon -in-law, Mr. G. F. Allan, in Toronto. Fdr some time rust he had been very anxious about his wife, who ie seriously ill, and dropped dead from heart disease while at her bedside. His son, Mr. W. E. Slaght is gold medalist at Toronto University this year, and universal sym- patby is felt with the young man in the bereavement which has followed so closely the announcement of his scholastic success. Hie mother, Mrs. Slaght, is in a precarious teccoeopiuni or Stimulants. Mailed on receipt of priee, one package $1, six, $5. One will please, siz 2014 cure. -Pamphlets free to any address. The Wood Oen:waste Windsor, Ont. -Thomas McGlashan, a deaf mute, who had been employed at the St. Nicholas hotel, Hamilton, as porter was knocked down bY a King street ease car, near the corner of James and Barton streets, one af- ternoon last week, and fatally injured. The unfortunate man was crossing the street when the accicUnt happened. He was struck by the car fender, being thrown in such a way that his head and body were badly crushed. Previous to the mishap the motorman, J. A. Taylor, cried oat in warning. Mc- Glashau was carried into Dr. Balfe office, and subsequently removed to St. Joseph's hospital, where he died in an hour. Hie skull was crushed. He was about 27 years -The London correspondent of the Even- ing Post, New York, says " Lord Woise- ley's early retirement from the position of commander-in-chief of the British army is certain. The post demands a younger man. It -is also a fact that Lord Wolseley's name is mooted in official quarters as acceptable to Canada as Governor.General. Whether Lord Wolseley would accept is another question. Lord Roberts will probably suc- ceed Lord Wolesley as commander-in-chief, and it al suggested that the Duke of Con- naught may succeed Lord Roberts in com- mand of the forces in Ireland, thus solving the queetion of the royal residence in Dub- -The largest flow of oil since the Petrolia oil discovery, has just been struck by Messrs. Trotter and McHugh, of Chatham, while boring on the Herbert farm, situated about two miles from Thamesville, in the township of Zone. The well is pumping over 1,000 barrels a day, and is one of the largest wells ever struck. It is one of a number -of such wells that have been lately discovered in the vicinity of Thamesville, and promises to make this one of the riehest oil districts in America. The discovery has oaused considerable excitement, and will probably lead to greater activity in oil spec- ulation in this neighborhood. There are at present a large number of rigs sinking wells, which are meeting with good results. -G. F. Case's immense power building, on Congress street west, Detroit, was dis- covered to ice on fire at,3 o'clock Saturday morning, Ilth inst. The building was a very large seven -story structure; occupieil by many light manufacturing concerns,. The Union Trust building, Moffat and Buhl and other office buildings in the, vicinity were covered with showere of sparks and embers, and greatly endangered them for a time. Nothing in the Case building was saved. Five firemen were caught inside the Case building by the rush of flames, and all were severely burned. The fire originated in the drying roosn of the_ printing office of the Miehigan; Farmer newspaper on the western side of the sun's disc, where t fin- ally disappears. After an interval t re. appears on the eastern side, and arrives at the position where it was first notified in about twentyfive days, furnishing usl .. with proof that the sun rotates on its axis ithat time. Graveyard Humour. There is a well authenticated ator, epitaph which, atter recording the i ages, and deaths of an old man ai wife, cowhides with the laconic "Their warfare is ended." How a old bachelor or an unhappy benediot chuckle over that suggestive inscription! Another story ds told of an epitaph over a murdered missionary, which rau somewhat as follows : " In memory of 1, mis- sionary, -who was treacherously mu tiered by his native servant. ' Well done thou good and faithful servant." In a Dublin cemetery a widow has inscribed on the tombstone of her husband, "Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee." The Reason -Why. The sheep of Afganistan are fa ed for the great size and fetnesa of their to la. A lot purchased by the oomissariat in of an ames, �d his vords, crusty would India, having been brought into o be slaughtered for tbe soldiers, two men stood re ardin them. gettin' them big tails?" exclaimed Larry. "Don't you see, they do b grazing uphill in °these mountainou thries, and by coorse all o' the f down into their tails." mp to one of wered always coun- t runs INSTANT RELIEF guaranteed by u ng mu, BURN'S STERLING HEADACHE POWDfRS. No depressing after-effect. • An English lady living in Irelan dogcart provided with the biggest, lamps in the country -so big, in f her friends are wont to chaff her a size ; but an eccident mhen they w re light- ed was looked upon as impossibl t On a recent ?median, however, a wretc ed little donkey trap crashed into her eart causing considerable damage to both. " hat do you mean Mickey " said the wrath ul lady, recognizing the offender. " Coul n't you see my lamps?" "Bedad I did, me lady," said Mickey mindy!" Brought About by a Fall in Whichlthe Back Was Severely Injured -The Pain at Times Almost Unbearable. e. has her carriage et that ut their Mr. George F. Everett, a h respected Ails, Vic - and well known farmer of toria county, N. B., makes' nj46d,towing statement ; " Solite years ago, iir tile work- ing in a barn, I lost my balance and fell from a beam, badly injuring my ack. For years I suffered with the injury, nd at the same time doing all that I could o remove it, but in vain. I at last gave up opes, and stopped doctoring. My back h d got so bad that when I would stoop ov r it was almost impossible to get straig tened up again. When I would mow wit a scythe for some little time without s pping it would pain me so that it seemed as if I could scarcely endure it, and I would lean on the handle of my scythe in order to get ease and straighten up. At other Cuenca I would be laid up entirely. After some years of buffering I was advised to use Dr. VVilliams' Pink Pills, and decidled to try one box. Before I had finiehed it I saw the six boxes tely cured ince. Dr. invaluable nd them to I !consider them, they gia, partial ous head - means de - Dr. Wil- lalthy glow be Dr. Wil - pills were helping me. I bought more, and the seven boxes compl me. It is three years since I too my back has not troubled me Williams' Pink Pills are an medicine, and I highly recomme any person suffering likewise. that if I had paid $10 a box for would be a cheap medicine." Rheumatism, sciatica, neura paralysis, locomotor ataxia, ne ache nervous prostration, and pending upon humors in the bl scrofula, chropie erysipelae, etc pear before a fair treatment wit liams' Pink Pills. They give a to pale and eallow complexio all dealers, and post paid at 50o boxes for $2.50, by addressing liams' Medicine Co. Brockvill not be persuaded to 'take some " It means a mule," was t e reply of Mary. doesn't mean a mule." " Indeed, it does 1" said Ma , " have a book at home that says so." " Well," said the teacher, n w thorough- ly interested, " you may brin the book to school, and we'll see about it.' The next day Mary brought he book, and in some triumph opened. to a, page where there was a picture of a sol;clier standing beside a mule. Below the paittire were the words, " Going Home on His Furlough." AYOIJ$G GIRL'S ESCAPE. - Saved from being a Nervous Wreck BY MILBURN'S HEART AND NERVE PILLS. For the benefit of Cansidfsn mothers, who have daughters who are weak, pale, run down or nervous, Mrs: Belanger, 128 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, made the following statement, so that no one need suffer through ignorance. of the right remedy 1160 use: "My daughter suffered very muoh from heart troubles at times. Often she was so bad that she could not speak, but had to sit and guep for bresth. She was so extremely neryons stat her limbs would fairly shake] and tremble. Frequently she would have to leave school; and finally she grew so weak that were much alarmed about her health. I gave her many remedies, but theydid not seem to do her any good. Then I heard of Milbur a's Heart and Nerve Pills, and got a boa of them, and they have indeed worked; wonders with her. I can recommend them very highly as the best remedy I ever heard of for complaints similar to those from which my daughter suffered." e Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills never i fail to do good. They ante palpitation, faintness, dizziness, smothering sensation, weskness,nervousness, sleeplessness, anae- mia, female troubles and general debility. Sold by all druggists ate 60c. a boz or three bone for $1.25. T.111,ilburn & Co., Toronto, Ontario. II'S so pleaeant to take that ch but it's death to worms of all ki WORM SYRUP. Price 25c, All de Contagious It, was on a crowded subur - Neatness in Girls. Neatness is a good thing for a girl, and i f she does not learn it when she is young she never will. It takes a great deal more neatness to make a girl look well than it does to make a boy look passable. Not because a boy, to start with, is better looking than a girl, but his clothes are of a different sort, not so many colors in them ; and people don't expect a boy to look so pretty as a girl. A girl that is not neatly dressed is called a sloven, and no one likes to jook at her, Her face may be pretty, her eyes bright ; but if there is a spot of dirt on her cheek, and her finger -ends black with ink, and her shoes are not laced or buttened •up, and her apron is dirty, and her collar is unbuttoned, and her skirt is torn, she cannot ba liked. Learn to be neat, and, when you have learned it, it will almost take care of itself. • What the Sun Is. The sun, around which the earth moves at a distance of atout 93,000,000 miles, is one of the great multitude of fixed stars. It is an intensely hot body, shining by its own light, while most of the planets are cool bodies, and do not, therefore, give out light of their own. Compared with the earth,the sun is be of enormous dimensions. To glialea make tip ite bulk about 1,300,000 bodies as large ts the rth would be required. When viewed through a telescope large spots may often be seen upon the surfaee of the sun. If ton cry for it DR. LOW'S LIVER PILLS a°t " the systens in an easy and natural manner, removing all poisons and lm. purities. They oure Constipa- tion, Sick Headache, Bilious. nese, Dyspepsia, Sour Stom- ach, Jaundloe and 11:,..iver COM plaint. Price 25o. -Allan & Wilson have Rohl their drug business int Clinton to Sidney Jackson, of Cleveland. -The home of John Manning, 4th line, Morris,'Wthe a scene of merriment and fes- tivity on Wednesday, afternoon and evening of last week, when about fifty guests were present to witness the marriage ceremony between Miss Tessie B., the eldest daughter ofalie host and hostess, and Jacob A. Lever, Flesherton, Ontario. ReV. R. Paid, of Brussels, tied the matrimonial how shortly after 4 o'clock. The ceremony was per- formed upon the lawn, which was tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens. Mies A. Sperain, cousin of the bride, played the wedding march. The beide was attend- ed by her sister, Miss Dora Manning, and the groom was supported by, Will, Cousley. The young couple take up Wine -keeping in. Flesherton, followed by the best wishes of a large circle of friends. -Lorne Robertson, son of Dr. J. A. Rob- ertson, of Stratford, and Charles Lang, son of Dr. Lang, of Granton, leave on the 25th inst, by the Allan line, for Great Britain. They will visit many of the: large hospitals and colleges in England and Scotland, and be abroad about two menthe. Mr. 'Lang has just completed hit fourth year in medicine at Toronto University, while Mr. 'Robertson has finished his ceurse in arts at 'Varsity and graduated on t the 1611 inst. He has also passed his first year exatnina- tion in medicine. • EPPS'S - COCOA -ENGLISH BREAKFAST COCOA Possesses the followlug Distinctive Merits : Delicacy of lavor, Superiority in !Quality. GRATEFUL and COMFORTING to the NERVOUS or DYSPEPTIC. Nutritive Qualities t Unrivalled. In Quarter -Pound only. -PREPARED By - LONDON. Exaneurn. 156714 Hagyard's Pectoral. Balsam Is the standard remedy of the World for Coughs, Colds, Hoarsenese,Bronchiles andiall lung and throat troubles. Price 25e, at all dealer". is too dangeroui to neglect., Have it promptly checked by Dr. Fowler's Extract Of Wild Strawberry. It cures Diarrhoea, Colic, Crampsemd all ybowel !sem- Milburn's Sterling Heada3he Powders cure head- ache In a jiffy. Try them, they'll oonvince you. 10o. and 25o., all dealers. - , Doan Cured Him " This is to certify that Doan's Kidney Pills cured me ofalerlous kidney disorder. I had pain' in the beck, my urine was high colored with a great deal of aediment. Doan's Kidney Pine have made me ear- feetly ;well, and I highly recoMmend them." F. BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS puree all torms of skin eruptions from a cowman ptmple to the worst scrofulous sore. an car Out of Washington one da last summer that a middle aged woman, arryin t a fretful baby, was forced to squeeze/ herself into a small space left vacant beside a d:pper youth of possibly twenty yeara, who the baby in its restlessness would touch with hand or foot. Finally he turned tow: rde the woman and inquired in a tone uite audible to those near him, " Ala be: pawdon, mad. ame, but has this child an thing -ah -con- tagious ?" Glancing co passionately at him, through her gold ri med spectacles, she remarked, meditativ ly, " Well now, might be to you. She's . eething r -Har - per's Drawer. Of Present Is terest. Of the cities of Cuba, •lavana, the capital of the island, is chief. It is a city of about 220,000 inhabitants, with fine promenades, boulevarde and streets ; first-class hotels, with restaurants equal to those of New York, Paris, Buenos yres, etc. ; three theatres, in which first -c ass cornpanies per- form, one of them, the eatro Tacon, being one of the largest in th world ; and clubs and social and scienti6 institutions. The other citiea-of the island are of much less importance. The princ pal are Matanzas, Puerto Principe and Sa tiago de Cuba, with some 40,000 inhabitants each,and Ciefuegos, with about 25,000. VHcRADE Furniture EMPORIUM Leatherdale Landsbero gh SEAFORTH, Dealers in firstrcass Furniture of aI kinds, in latest designs, Upholstering neatly done. We also do picture fram- ing, and a cholas selection of pictures always on hand. Curtain poles at all prices, and put up. We ate €ilso Agents for the New William's Sewing Machine, beet in the market for do- mestic use, no travelling agents, no high prices. In the Undertaking Department, we buy our goods from the beat houses in Ontario and guarantee satisfaction 'in every depart! ment of our work. We have always made it a point to furnish chairs, and all other re. quisites for funerals, FREE OF CHARGE. Prices better than heretofore. Arterial and cavity embalming done on scientific principles. P. S. Night and Sunday calls will be attended to at Mr. Landsborough's resi- dence, directly in the rear of the Douai= n Bank. Weak Heart. "Poi -years cuffered hose Weak action 'of the heart, dizziness and a watery condition of the blood. Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills have made my heart stong sod enriched my blood, so that now I am free from the troubles that formerly disttessed me." B. A. ROSS, Ailea Craig, Ont. Leatherdale A Good Dictionaryi for Three A dictionary containing the definitions of 10,000 of the most u!eful end important words in the Eng- lish language, is published by the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brookville, Got. While it contains and correct, In cowling th's book care Imo been taken to cmit none of those ceinteon words whoSe spelling* exeet to well educated people. The madn atm has been to give as much useful information ai possible in a lim- ited space. With this In view,where noun; adjective and verb are all obviously corned:Odin meanieg,usu- ally one only hie been inserted. The volume will thus be found t3 centsin the meaeing of very many more words than it professes to eip! An. To them who already have a dictionary, this book will commend iteelf because it hecompacS, light and eonventent: to those wbo heve no dictionary what- ever, it will be invaluable. One May be secured by writing to the above concern, !neatening this paper IA For Infants and. Children. tir We can't cure every case The best doctors can't. No one but a quack would claim so. No remedy will just fit every case. But we claim that m a large pro- portion of cases of indiges- tion, dyspepsia and similar troubles DR: CLARICZ'S Stomach and Liver Tonic Will effect a speedy and sure Our faith in it is strong. Test it for yourself. Price 50c. At Fear's, Seaforth, and dealers The Imperial Medicine Co., -ay et - 0 F4 td o 0 ea ..91 et4,k ;IT Pet (14' 1 -rip Pe- 1:1.11:1 I 72 Pt M 104 2. U2 rn CD te; lisa• The " Grand The origin of he Man" has been the s According to Mr. uc vention belongs to,. Sir will be found in one of to his constituents birth amid the exult t Mr. Gladstone's ret ,ra the ruin of Lord Beac, Writing of the origin 0 Old Man," Mr. Lucy another name for Mr for the inner circle of To them he is alw amount of expression of eau be estimated o ed to bear it spoken which Dir. Gladstone Old Man." hrase " Grand Old b'ect of some dispute. the honor of its in - Wm. Harcourt. It his early addresses erby, and had its on that followed on to power in 1880, on nfield's Government. f the phrase " Grand says, " there is still Gladstone reserved hie official colleagues. this initial is capable ly by those accustom - the varying moods in leaves his celleaguea." The fie- -01 k Da very eefeew wawa • LIQUORS DRUG HABITS PERMANENTLY OURED Without publicity or loss of tinie from business, `,y a purely vegetable, harmless 1.1ome treatment. Immediate results. Normal appetite, Calm sleep and clear brain, No injections orbad after effects. Indisputable testimony sent sealed. Address HE DIXON CURE CO., 4.0 Park Ave., Montreal Are you aware of the fact that The Canada Bttsiness College, CHATHAM, ONTARIO, is doing more for its pupils than any other Business College In the Dominion. 43 pupils were placed in two months. Student/1i from all quarters are flocking to this worthy Busi- ness School. - Besides a largts attendance from Chatham, there are &ready this year, 93 pupils registered frorueut- side points, 80 of them from points nearer to other Business Colleges than to Chatham. We presume these people investigated the merits of the different schools, and decided that nothing but the best would iatisfy 'them, hence, they are Write for catalogue of either department, and a list of the it3 pupils placed in two months.