The canadian gleaner, 20 avril 1899, jeudi 20 avril 1899

[" THE CANADIAN GLEANER 1s printed every Thursday at noon, by Robert Sellar, at his office on Chateau- gay street, Huntingdon, Q.Bubecrip- tion one dollar per year strictly in advance.All papers discontinued when the time for which they have boen paid expires.Nu exceptions are made to this rule, so that subscribers who desire to continue receiving the aper, should renew before their time 8 up; otherwise the paper will be stopped.The date to which every subscription is paid lu denoted on the address label.Therates for transient advertisements ave 5U cents per inch first insertion, and 25 cents per inch for each subsequent Insertion.An inch takes in words.Legal and parllamentary notices 7 cents à line for the first and 3 cents for each subsequent insertion.No notice taken of Card of Thanks and other short advertisements unless accompanied by price, which way be remitted in postage stamps.Obituary and similar resolutions, reports of marriage anni.versarics, and the like, 5 cents a line, No advertisement inserted as reading- matter Single copics of Gleaner 4 cts, Address letters to THE GLEANEK Huntingdon,Q.Ganadliy Gleaner HUNTINGDON, Q., APL 20, 1899 Notes on the News of the Woek.- The debate address ended Tuesday night, having lasted ncarly on the five weeks.The vote was taken on an amendment that the government appoint a judicial commission to make an investigation into the charges regarding the administration of affairs in the Yukon district.\"The ment contended there was no need of govern.such a commission, for the investigation now being conducted by Mr Ogilvie was thorough and impartial.The vote was 101 to 4%, a majority for the government of 53, Many members were absent, but as they were all pair- their changed the result.would not have The strictly party one, with the exception of the lon Mr Costigan, who voted with the government.ed, prescues vole was a He will likely be read out of the Conservative ranks.Latterly the debate was grossly per sonal, Take this as a specimen brick\u2014 SirCharles Tupper-\u2014\u2014When a Fnglish gentleman went to see Major Walsh at Dawson City, he found him so intoxicated that he did not know what Le was doing Mr Domville - That is not truc.Sir Charles Tupper-Silence.The loa.gentleman had better take care of himself, Mr Domville-I ean take care of my- sclf and you too.Sir Charles Tupper\u2014T do not think the lion.gentleman knows how to do it after a certain hour of the day.Mv Domviile\u2014I might try anyhow.Sir Charles Tupper\u2014The lion.gentleman considers it a base slander to vilify a man\u2019s character by saying he is drunk.Mr Domville\u2014 Yes, SivChartles Tupper\u2014 Would he think that was a base slander if uttered in respect to himself?(Clicering and hoot- ing).Mr Domville-\u2014I certainly would, but not from the hon.gentleman who is now speaking.(Laughter and government cheers, ) Sir Charles Tupper\u2014T see the retort obtains an cinphatic response from the hon.gentleman's associates, who, I am afraid, are many of them, responsible for the irresponsible condition in which that hon.gentleman exhibits himself to the house very often.When Colonel Domville's turn to have the floor came, he explained that hie did aot, like his assailant, have to drink hot whiskey in the afternoon to prime him up to show the marvellous effort of an old man to keep abreast of the times! Such are the amenities tolerated at Ottawa.Mr Sifton was the chief object of denunciation by the Opposition, Sir Charles Tupper going go far as to charge him with taking public money to pay his private debts, That the long spun out debate has improved the position of the Opposition docs not appear.regarding The charges made Yukon management lacked point from the refusal of those the who made them to give the names of their authority.More injurious to the government than anything said by its critics, was a If, as minister after minister alleged, they had nothing to hide and were afraid of no investiga- ity refusal to order judicial enquiry.tion, why not have moved the appointment of one or more judges to go and take evidence?The enquiry now being made by Mr Ogilvie may turn out to be satisfactory or it may not: his forthcoming report will show: but there is this decided objection to his being a fit and proper person to make the investigation, that he is an official and dependent upon the government for his continuance in office.The address being now out of the way, the house will settle down to its proper business, and the financial statement is promised for next week.The absence of à number of the meme bers when the divislon took place, was due to their being cngaged in the Brockville clection, which will be decided today.The steamship Gaspesia, alter drifting in the ice for cleven weeks, has rot clear and gono to St John's, NAd., to repair injuries.Herexperience kills the project of making Paspeblac a winter harbor, which will be a sore blow to the railway concerned.The approach of the shipping season is giving animation to the produce market and for all kinds of grain prices are firm.Wheat at Chicago is looking up,which has & powerful effect on coarse grains.Wheat there was quoted on Tuesday at 74c.\u2018There is now so little old cheese in Canada that quotations are nominal at llc.Factories are open all over Ontario and, despite all warnings, fodder cheese is going to be in large supply.Sales of new cheese have been made at Brockville at 94 to Vte.The tendency of butter is downward.Shippers are not buying and the supply is greater than the local demand.Eggs are down to I3e and may go lower, for the supply is daily increasing.There were heavy losses on the eggs import.cd from the States.They had been overkept and the long railway transit did not improve them.In Ontario hay has gone up owing to the late spring, but in Montreal, while the supply is limited, prices show no upward tendency.It now being evident that the maple sugar harvest is going to be an exceedingly small one, prices are advancing.The price of potatoes having gone high enough at New York and Boston to make their importation profitable, thousands of tons arrive weekly from Scotland and Germany.The Scotch potatocs get the preference even over the native-grown tubers, and command a higher price.One of the most novel of propositions to secure something better than mud roads comes from a New Englander, Mr Meigs.His plan is to grade the road smooth and round it, then har- When the road is a tank on wheels, with a pipe pierced with holes, passes over raining on the road a shower of crude petroleum.Enough oil must be used to go at least an cighth of an inch deep.The result is a hard upper crust, through which water will not penetrate.Such a road is only possible where wide tires alone are used, for, of course, the moment a rut is formed, the water gets below the oiled crust and the benefit of it is ended.Experiments made show a miie of road, 12 feet wide, can be prepared for $142, It nevded 116 barrels of oil, which cost $1,10 a barrel.Under a traffic restricted to vehicles with broad tires the road stood well and rather improved the more it was beaten.says the right way to make a road is row, and roll well, dry, Mr Meigs to macadamize it, and only submits this plan as a temporary substitute.The tidings from Manila are unsatisfactory.It is now admitted that the recent advance has been a failure, that it cannot be maintained, that the troops are being recalled, and that the old lines around Manila will be The natives will not show fight in the open, but keep up harassing attacks from under cover, which the Americans are unable to stand.Gen.Lawton, after the re-established for the summer.last few weeks\u2019 experience, de- elares that while a single brigade can drive the natives before it, an army of 100,000 would be necessary to occupy the points won and keep the natives in subjection.Enrolling natives friendly to the States and sending them to fight their brethren who lurk in jungle and hill is one device to meet the difficulty and another is to buy off Aguinaldo and his fellow leaders.The number of Americans who think the islands should be left to the natives, to work out their own destiny, form a small but increasing minority.On Thursday Sir Michael Hicks- Beach presented to the Imperial par- tiament the budget.It was a statement of the finances of the empire calculated to cause an uneasy feeling.Despite a rising revenue for three years, due to great industrial prosperity, there is a deficit in the past year's transactions and an anticipated deficit for next year of over 30 million dollars, To meet this more revenue is needed, and it is to be provided by a tax on bonds, an increase in the duty on wine, and the appropriation of part of the sinking fund for reducing the national debt.The cause of the deficit in a time of exceptional prosperity is the enormous expenditure on army and navy.The chancellor said: We must, however, he hopeful that the approaching conference of the Powers, who are animated by a desire for peace, may devise a check for this terrible competition in armaments, so wasteful of our ability, energy and money, from which even the wealthiest nations may well pray to be delivered.His assurance, that to Britain's great navy was due the fact that war wns not declared against her, was accepted by the house, which voted the resolutions to increase the revenue.Not only is the expenditure on the navy past all precedent, but an immense sum is belng spent in changiog every gun in the artillery branch of the service.The appalling increase in the drink traffic startles even Englishmen who have no sympathy with the temperance movement.There ls not alone the fact that for every man, woman, and child in Britain there is spent every year 819 on intoxicating liquor, but the still more serious one, that the amount is constantly rising.How and when will this dreadful waste of the country's resources end?is a question that presents itself to even the most thoughtless of public men.Parliament, some time ago, appointed a royal commission to consider how the trafic could be kept within bounds, but it has failed to come to a conclusion, There was a general agreement among its members that the only practicable way to restrict the traitic was to reduce the number of places where drink is sold, but when they came to consider how that was to be done, they differed.\u201cThe minority wished to notify all licensed houses that ought to be closed that thelr licenses would cease in 5 or 7 years, the majority contended that the nation should pay the owners of the unlicensed houses onc-third of the declared value of their business.To agree to this would be to concede that granting a yearly license to sell liquor constitutes a vested interest, and that the minority would not do, and so the royal commission broke up.The deplorable events in Samoa have caused a fresh outbreak of abuse towards thie United States and Britain, the fact of these two \u2019owers acting in concert against Germany being gall and wormwood to the Continental press.So far as can be learned hy the public, the Emperor William is not disposed to take the matter hotly, and has consented to a joint commission to investizate and re-establish peace.Britain's interest in the islands is small compared with that of the States, which scems to be determined not to allow German rule.them to pass under China continues to be à storm centre, The extension of the British domain westward of Hong Kong is resented by the Chinese, and there has been some fighting and loss of life, The British are making this resistance an excuse for sending to the mainland a considerable force of troops, drawn from the Fast Indies.gone further than that at Santung, where some outrages on German mis- Germany has sionary priests have been made to justify the forcible annexation of a big slice of territory.Pr REPORTS have been current that Me Fisher was not in accord with his colleagues in holding that the plebiscite did not warrant parliamentary action and that the difference being one of principle there was a likelihood of his leaving the ministry.During the debate on the address on Thursday Mr Fisher took the opportunity to give these statements an emphatic denial, He asserted he was in full accord with the decision of the premier that the result of the plebiscite did not justify submitting a prohibitory law and that he had not the remotest intention of ceasing to be a minister.His estimate of the plebiscite he gave in these words: Taking 100 names on the voters lists, 44 per cent.voted, and 56 per cent of the whole number enrolled on the list did not vote.\u2018l'wenty-two and & half per cent.voted \u2018yes, and 21} per cent.of the whole list voted \u2018\u2018no.\u201d\u2019 At the last two general elections 64 per cent.of the names on the lists voted.At the plebiscite instead of G6 per cent.voting, only 44 per cent.voted, or two-thirds of the average vote at ordinary elections.Of those who did vote, practically about one- half voted against, or in round figures, one-third voted for prohibition, one- third voted against prohibition, and one-third did not vote at all.He held that, in a measure of such & nature às prohibition, authority from one-third of the clectors who usually vote was not sufficient to warrant ite enactment.Ile said\u2014 Strongly in favor of temperance as Tam, long as 1 have worked in ils cause, 1 stand herve, inthe full respons sibility of my position as a minister of the erown, and say that if we were to pass a prohibitory law which had not the overpowering preponderance of the sentiment of the people of Canada in its favor, the passage of that law would not only lead to anarchy, difficulty, and danger in the country, but would result in discrediting temperance and prohibition itself to an extent which would not be got over in a generation, Passing on to the charge that the Quebee vote had been tampered with, he showed it was based on the report of a Mr Parent, who had been engaged by the Dominion alliance to make an investigation.Mr Parent had made a report that was false from beginning to end, And on this being found out fled the country to avoid prosecution, The vote in Quebec, Mr [isher asserted, had been fairly taken, and represent.cd the opinion of its people.In closing, he advised the temperance party to avail themselves of the Scott act, not only as a means of restricting the traffic but of educating the people up to the point of prohibition.In this view few temperance men will agree with Mr Fisher for two reasons\u2014lat, that temperance people cannot consistently work for a law like the Scott act which expressly provides for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor and for its sale in wholesale quantities.2nd, experience with the Scott act has shown that, instead of educating the people, it has, where adopted, proved so [nefficlent that the temperance cause has suffered in public esteem.One of the most effective arguments used against prohibition in Ontario, during the plebiscite campaign, was the failure of the Scott act.Where they have opportunity to vote against license, temperance clectors will do so, but it would not be prudent for them to act on Mr Fisher's suggestion of an amended Scott act.In Mr Fisher's long speech, there was a notable omission\u2014he made no reference to the action of his colleagues who did their best to defeat prohibition on the 20th of last September.It is perfectly true the plebiscite was not a government measure, but it had its origin in the Liberal convention at Ottawa.Sir Henri Joly, Mr Geoffrion, and Mr Tarte were not bound as members of the government to give prohibition their personal support, but as Liberals, and administrators of carrying into effect what their party had decreed, it was their duty to give the clectors an opportunity, so far as they were concerned, for an unbiassed expression of opinion on prohibition.The three ministers named did not do that, They did not stand aside with judicial impartiality while the electors were considering how they should vote, but plunged into the campaign and urged the clectors to vote down prohibition.Mr Fisher argues, and we think rightly, that the smallness of the vote for prohibition does not justify his urging parliamentary action, but his views are peculiaras to consistency and as to public honor when they did not dictate to him the necessity of giving the premier last fall the option of choosing between his own resignation or asking that of Joly, Geoffrion, and Tarte.AS the Gleaner has had experience in the past of acts of vindictiveness towards correspondents who have spoken against oppression by the majority, it assumes to reply to the Progrès in place of Fair Play.That gentleman asked four questions\u2014 1 Why are the English not represented in the Valleyfield council?Why arethe English excluded from every office in the gift of that coun- eil?Why are the English without a voice in the valuation of property to be taxed or in the examination of the money spent by the council?How many English get employment from the French Canadian merchants and manufacturers of Valleyfield?These questions were prompted by Le de the l\u2019rogrès\u2019 raising an outery because the Cotton company had preferred an American to a French Canadian for the position of foreman.You complain, he said, of what a private concern is doing; what are you doing, not only in your private business but in public affairs?Does it become French Canadians who not only draw the national line in employing what help they need in their personal business, but who combine to shut out the English from a voice in the management of the town and from every onc of its offices, to shout over the Cotton company's discharging a single French Canadian employe?Now mark the reply to these questions by the coterie who are running Valleyfield and who use the Progrés as their mouthpiece: You say we are exclusive, why look at the Electric company, its manager is You complain you are shut out from municipal offices, why look at Mr Beaubien's mills, he has cmiployed a miller who speaks English! You find fault with what is being done at Valleyfleld, look away from Valleyfield at Ontario and the Eastern Townships! You think you are wronged in being excluded from the town council, why look at the names of those who were among an lenglishman! the councillors in the past, Mclver, Tfalty, and so on, the l'rogrès including inthe listseveralwho ave linglishinname alone.What answer to Fair 1\u2019lay\u2019s statements is such a farrago of nonsense as this?Our business just now is not with Ontario or the Fastern Townships, but with Valleyfield, and what the Electric company or Mr Beaubicn may be doing does not exonerate the gentry who are running Valleyficld's municipal business in their own interests.If before a magistrate a rogue began to plead that he be let go because his father and his grandfather were honest, would not tho answer come swiftly, that the court was not considering the conduct of his father and grandfather but that of the accused.If the people of Val.leyfleld twenty years ago had Anders Anderson, son for mayor and Hally and Nieol- son for councillors that only shows that then a better class of French Canadians had the upper hand in Valleyfield than is the case today.The point at issue, is not what was done years ago, but what is being done at the present moment in Valleyfield, and what is being done beyond all contradiction, and what the Progrès is obliged to admit is, that the English are utterly excluded from the management and employment of the town in which they live.\u2018This ie à serious matter.The English, altho\u2019 in the minority as to numbers, own half the property of Valleyfield.Taxes are levied on them without their knowledge or consent, and in the spending of the money so raised they have no voice.If the town was well governed they might overlook this lack of representation, but it is not well governed.Offices have been created to give employment to favorities and jobs contrived to put money in the pockets of supporters, who have frequently sublet the jobs so awarded.Those in the ring made money out of the waterworks\u2014the ratepayers now shoulder the loss.Scheme after scheme for the private advantage of individuals has been saddled on the town.What Is the result of all this?That the town is deep in debt, that its revenue goes largely to pay interest, and that it is now in the market to borrow 886,000 more.Under these circumstances are the English not justified in demanding a change and asking those French Canadian ratepayers who disapprove as heartily of the doings of the ring as they do, to unite in breaking up the coterie that has been running Valleyfleld to their own profit and in establishing an honest and economical municipal government?Experience in Quebec, Montreal, indeed everywhere in this province where governmental or municipal job- bery has reigned, has shown that those who were manipulating matters to their own profit, always raise the national ery to attract the support of unthinking electors and to divert attention from their misdeeds.It is so today in Valleyfield.There is no sincerity in the pretended zeal for French | Canadian nationality set up by the clique who control its council and who use the Progrès as their organ.They merely appeal to popular prejudices to prolong their term of power.Rightly considered, the stamp of French Canadians who act thus are the worst enemies of their nationality, for they bring discredit upon it and make it a byword for jobbery.Every one of Fair Play\u2019s assertions is true.The English of Valleyfield are excluded from its council, are not to be found filling any of its municipal offices, are denied a voice in the valuation of their property, and deprived of the right of seeing how the taxes they pay are spent.It is in the best interests of Valleyfleld that this state of affairs be brought speedily to an end, and we appeal to all right-minded French Canadians to lend their aid in bringing about a change.ORMSTOWN At à meeting of the temperance people held in MacDougall hall, Orms- town, on April 14th, 1899, the following resolution was unanimously adopted, namely: That, whereas it appears from an official communication addressed by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, to Mr F.S.Spence, secretary of the Dominion Alliance, that the government has decided not to follow the Plebiscite with any action in the direction of the suppression of the liquor traflic; Resolved, that we, the pastors and official members representing the Presbyterian, Episcopal and Methodist churches of Ormstown, county of Cha- teauguay, province of Quebec, regard this course on the part of the government with profound regret.We reiterate our conviction, that the liquor traffic is a great and crying evil,which ought to be suppressed.The majority voting in favor of prohibition, on Sept.20th, 1898 (was in our view of all the circumstances) sufficiently large to require at least some recognition of the great question submitted to the electorate, and some substantial advance in the direction of the suppression of the liquor traffic.We, therefore, the pastors and representatives of the three Protestant churches aforesaid, most earnestly urge upon the government to reconsider its policy, and give effect, as far as practicable, to the voice of the people, as declared, not only on Sept.20th, but on many other occasions, JNo.I.STRONG, Rector St James JAMES MCGERRIGLE, Secretary St James J.H.MCCONNELL, Methodist Minister THOMAS WINTER, Secy.Trustee Board D.W.MORISON, Presbyterian Minister Wa.GQ.ELLioT Secretary of Session.HOWICK Altho\u2019 the sugaring season ls late this spring, there has been a fair run of sap, which still cootfaues.wn emma eh ve pr Mr Barrington has moved to à rented farm in Dundee and J.J.Metcalf is now occupying the house he recently purchased.The past few days of dry warm weather has made the clay roads good for travelling, whilst the sandy or loamy roads are almost impassable.The Riverfleld congregation is purchasing a piece of land from Mr Carmichael to enable them to erect additional sheds and afford more room for vehicles in the church yard.The three factories in this vicinity are now equipped for making either butter or cheese.Miss Elizabeth Cameron uf Dewitt- ville has accepted the position of teacher of the Riverfield school.STE MARTINE The poultry building, on the show grounds of the agricultural society, is finished, and a meeting of the board has been called for the 29th to take it over.The ice went out without doing any ! damage Sunday morning at about 5 o'clock.The land is drying quickly It has been a very poor season for sugar makers; not near the usual quantity has been made, but it is of à superior quality.ATHELSTAN The farm belonging to Mr Thomas Cairns of Elgin has been rented by Mr Geo.Anderson.On Friday night fears were entertained lest the old oatmeal mill should be carried away by the high water.However, nothing more serious occurred than a washiog away of a small portion of the foundation.The carpenters and plasterers are at work finishing off the residence of Mr Duncan McDonald.This spring is unusually late.Those who often have their gardens in by the 18th of April have not yet put a spade in them.DEWITTVILLE An excursion of the students of Ste Martine boys\u2019 school, about 65 with 4 of the teachers and Father Quesnel of Ormstown, accompanied by the Ste Martine brass band, arrived on nine and the roads having been harrowed | ©'clock train Saturday.On alighting are fair for light vehicles, from the train three cheers were given In a few weeks the village will have | for the popular conductor, Joe Caron.its summer tollet, for many people A procession was formed, headed by are busy repairing dwellings and\u2019 the band, and marched to Geo.Filion's every painter is engaged already.Messrs McGowan & Son are making changes to their store and enlarging the delight of the boys.their stock.| | sugar house, where maple sweets were partaken of in every form, much to Appetite being satisfied, racing, lifting, and jump- Our grain market is dull, for all | ing were in order.Mid-day the fat who have grain are holding for a vise.Buyers are offering 38¢c for oats but many won't sell at that price.CHATEAUGUAY | | Your correspondent is surely obliged | I to \u2018\u2018Fair Play\u201d for his clear and lucid , LAGUERLE information re cows.If I am not presuming too much, I would suggest to him not to be so tardy in future in giving his information.We had an exciting time on Saturday.At 11.30 a.m.the ice began to move, and for an hour and a half it was On the run.As the ice did not give way at the mouth of the river, what passed here piled up in Lang's bay and the water rose some 3 or 4 feet in à very short time, flooding two houses.somewhere and eventually found its way to the St Lawrence by the river St John.During the night of Saturday the ice quietly went out at the Basin, so that all danger is now over.The season is very late, for the ice went out last year on the 14th March, this year the 15th April.VALLEYFIELD Bishop Emard, who has been dangerously ill, is now convalescing.Dr Brennan of Montreal, who had been called in, reports that a prolonged rest is necessary to a complete recovery to good health.The Independent Order of Oddfel- lows have leased the academy hall, and will move into their quarters the first of May.It is expected also that the Canadian Order of Foresters will occupy the same hall.The revising of the voters\u2019 list has taken up the attention of the town council during the past week.Nota little feeling was created by the action of the council in trying to keep off the lists a number of voters, some of whom are known to have lived 5 or 6 years in Valleyfield.This seemingly antagonistic movement was, we think, directed more against partyism than against the average voter, regrettable.Political councillors should remember works both ways.If a voter submits evidence that, according to law, he is entitled to a vote, political considerations should not interfere with his name being placed on the roll.The Bell Telephone company, to: provide for their increased business, are laying large new cables in iron pipes over the canal.The work is being done while the water is out Supt.Beique says that the Beau- harnois canal will be ready for navigation on May Ist, or sooner if required.Considerable work is necded along the canal.Amongst other repairs, the Valleyfield bridge requires new planking.It is to be hoped this will be done before the opening of navigation, The 1st of May always sees a iarge i f household effects about the : moving 9 ' To the Editor of the Gleaner streets of Valleyfleld.This year promises to eclipse any former year.The large number of new dwellings erected during the past year offer inducements to many families to change their place of abode.Rev Mr Bennet, agent for the British and foreign Bible society, preached here Sunday morning in the Presbyterian church, and Sunday evening in the Methodist church.Monday evening a meeting was held in the Methodist church for the purpose of organizing a branch of theassociation.FRANKLIN CENTRE There was no preaching in the Episcopal church last Sunday, on account of bad roads.Mr Strong was unable to get through.Mrs Stacey fs celebrating her 01st birthday today (19th) with a few of her friends.She is the oldest settler in the county.On 2nd April, Rev Mr Johnson began his pastorate in the Congregational chrch, He is a nau of fine ability, The water had to find vent | This is | that the machine | man\u2019s race, in which George Filion came in first winning the cent, and Ed.McGowan 2nd best.The party left by \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 the 3 o'clock train, much pleased with their day's outing.River clear of ice last week.Nets are again across its mouth at the lake shore, so, as usual for the past few years, we will have poor fishing here this season.What is the inspector doing for his salary?| ST ANICET As a sequel to the disturbance made after the trial of some parties from Cazaville, mentioned last weck, Joseph Brodeur was, on the complaint of Henri Caza, J.1\u2019., brought on Monday before J.D.MacDonald, T.l\u2019., when, as defendant expressed regret for his offence, and Mr Caza did not wish to push the matter further, and the fact that the defendant had a wife and family depending solely on his day's work, he was let off on paying 85.85 costs and giving bail to the amount of 200 to keep the peace.DUNDEE The citizens of Fort Covington village were aroused a few minutes after seven a.m.on Saturday by the cry of fire.A building, that fronts on Mill street, and immediately in the rear of the building occupied by the Sun office, lately purchased by a Mr McKenna of Bombay and which he had commenced to fit up as a cream separator in connection with other factories he owns, was in a blaze.How the fire originated no one knows, as no fire had been used in the building.The fire started in the upper part.Some delay was caused before the mill power was adjusted to the hose, but when three good streams were playing on the fire they did great execution.Everybody wondered that the whole row of buildings on that side was not consumed, as they are old and inflammable, The building where the fire originated was badly burnt and so was the roof of the Sun office and an adjoining building occupied by George Farquhar's cash bazaar.Water did more damage than the fire to the two last buildings, and they had to be vacated.The building where the cash bazaar was belongs to Wm.Smallman of Malone, on which he had $800 insurance.Lynch had no insurance: McKenna $200.All occupying the buildings had their stuff damaged by removal.Insurance costs 6 per cent., so few had insurance.We did not have much of a freshet this spring.The highest point to which the water rose was level with the banks of the river.The ice went out from here on the night of the 12th, just onc month later than last year.The ferry boat started on her usual route last ycar on the 6th, This year it will be the 24th.THE HAVELOCK PETITION, SIR,\u2014I have taken communication of your comments upon my letter which Appeara in your last issue re the matter of a disputed road and bridge between Hemmingford and Havelock.You say that the petition of Havelock simply and only asks that the council declare the road a county road and the bridge a county bridge, and that were the council to do what the petition asks, under Article 1080, they would bave to divide the cost of the bridge over the whole county.I\"presume that this was the ground of your first item in your paper which stated that\u2018 \u2018the contention of Havelock is that the county council should have made the road and bridge a county work, and put the cost on the entire county,\u2019\u2019 an idea which never entered the heads of the petitioners.Now, it Is quite possible, that if the county council were obliged to act only under Article 1080, that this would be the result, but allow me to state that 1080 is not the basls of the petition,and if you will read municipal law a little closer, I venture the opinion that you will find something more applicable in this case than 1080.Try the law specially governing county roads and bridges, for example, the latest legislation un such matters, the amendment to Article 758, which I am told, on legal authority, supersedes previous enactments.This amendment reads as follows: \u2018Article 738 of the said code is amended by adding thereto the follow- paragraph\u20143rd, the county council, after having declared a local road to be a county road, may, when occasion requires, determine by proces-verbal which corporation shall be liable for the maintenance and repairs of the road, and the building and repairing of bridges, and shall declare under such proces-verbal what proportion each corporation shall contribute, \u2018* The above amendment does not read as if the council had no other alternative than apportion the cost of the maintenance of this road and bridge on the county.You state the petition of July 2ad, 1898, says nothing about apportioning.Quite so, but if the county council had declared it a county road again, as it had done once before, they must attend to the apportioning as on the former petition; and in all our representation of the case, wo never tried to shirk a share of the cost of construction and maintenance of this road and bridge.My only object in writing this is to defend the municipality for which I am working against unfair imputation.By giving this letter a place in your columns you will confer a favor.With this I am done, for the present at least.Yours respectfully, JW.CURRAN., Covey Hill, April 17, 1896, LETTER FROM MR sIMPSON.To the Editor of the Canadian Gleaner SIR,\u2014The editors of the l\u2019rogrès of Valleyfield, instead of answering the the very pertinent questions of your correspondent \u2018*Fair Play,\u2018 have written Another leading article, which, whilst trying to justify their first unjust and indiscrect utterances, only makes their case the worse, and th_ir position the more disgraceful, I ask your permission to show the publie how the management of a large and respectable concern has been wantonly attacked, and that with culpable carelessness as to facts, and with culpable want of knowledge.Yet tho Progrès does not hesitate to say: \u201cWe only desire to state a fact which appears to us,\u201d Pardon me, if T point out that if this statement were true, the l\u2019rogrès would then be only guilty of gross impertinence, If I were to attempt fo interfere with my neighbor Mr Thomas Prefontaine, manufacturer of sashes and doors, or with Mr Dijon in his canning factory, because neither of these gentlemen usually cmploy old countrymen, these gentlemen would only tell me to mind iny own business, They would say that they have a right to conduct their business as they think it Lest for their individual interests, and I am bound to acknowledge that they would be right.But the Progrès evidently does not think so, nor does it see the impertinence which it manifests in its articles.It raises a pitiful tale that the bright \u201cFrench boys, after having been given a good commercial education in English and French,\" cannot find work in the cotton mills, Now, the cotton mills have only eleven or twelve places where such boys, or men grown from such boys, could find work.Out of these twelve places 2 are filled by men who have been in the employ of the Montreal Cotton company for over twenty years, and were not, of course, born in Valleyficld.Two have been in the employ of the Montreal Cotton company over 13 years, but were born in Valleyfield, and of the remaining eight, all are Valleyfield born, and three are French Canadians.Boys with \u2018good commercial educations\u2019\u2019 are not wanted In cotton mills, they know either too much or too little.Such boys are only serviceable after thoroughly learning some of the special trades, the knowledge of which is required in the cotton mills, and these trades they must be prepared to learn at their own expense, and, even then, if they are ambitious and desire to occupy any of the more remunerative situations which are to be found in all large concerns, they must be prepared to go on studying and learning as long as they live.But in Val.leyfield the young men will do none ol these things.The lads expect to have places found for them at journeymen's wages and then cease to study up affairs appertaining to thelr business, spending all their spare hours in enjoyment.Then, when the cotton mills have to go outside to find the men necessary for the proper working of their concern, the Progrès sceks to make mischief by blaming the result to everything but the right cause.It is no secret that I have for years claim- cd that the school system of Canada is very unsatisfactory in its results.I have neither time nor have I inclination to take young men and having paid them journeyman's wages, yet have to teach them their business, nor would my doing so be to the interests of the town of Valleyficld, as it would simply be the endangering of & possible living for scores of poor working men and their families, just to flud a good living for a few young men to whom their parents have given & \u2018good commercial education.\u2019 Ifthese young men are soxious to go into the mill, they will have to do that which is dono everywhere else, they will have to start at the bottom rung of the ladder, and if by thelr industry and the advantage given them by thelr education, they make their mark, they wil soon find out that they are appreciated, but always provided that they are prepared to give a full-hearted service.\u201cThere is no royal road to success.\u2019\u2019 \"The Progrès states that \u2018ithe cotton mill had been exempted from taxes for 25 years.'' The Progrés knows that this statement is not true, but even had it been true, what has it to do with the question?The cotton mill when granted exemption from taxes, was cxempted on certain conditions.No one can say that the cotton company has not fulfilled those conditions.I have said before, and I desire to say it again, in business I know neither nationality, religion, or politics, but I do require and I will betweon going to the penitentiary and coming here, and he came here, and he chose to come here, and he cams here.There was & case in Montreal in which he declared that in 1866 he was a bankrupt.He was in spite of that statement, taken into the government, and became the master of the Liberal party.I do not think anything like that could be done in England, and yet my right hon.friend always insists on being a Liberal of the English school.Then we have the Drummond deal.The minister of public works bought La Patrle, and has got it today.I venture to say nobody would get La Patrie for less than $100,000.The minister of public works has made contracts without tender right along.The papers announced in Montreal the other day that he had bought a house worth about 88000 or $9000.Le PROGRES\u2019 REPLY TO FAIR PLAY.In answer to the different questions put by the Gleaner\u2019s correspondent, we freely admit that the English-speaking population has not, at the present time, any representative either in the secretary-treasurer's department,orthe see that I get a whole-hearted and respectful service, à service which must not be divided, a service which the Progrès cannot interfere with, and a service which does not suffer from the valuators\u2019 or auditors\u2019 departments, ; but he should have admitted that it was by unforeseen circumstances that such exists, and without any intention ; Of ours to be exclusive, No one knows calls of private interest, nor from the necessities and importunities of relatives and friends, a service also | which is elastic enough in its require- | ments of this concern as it grows.| This is the kiud of service T expect [om my foremen, and when I do not gret it [ seck it from those who I think will give it to me, whatever their nationality or religion may be.I claim, however, that the Progres is neither honest nor true, ITTad it (the Progris) been anxious to hear the truth, it could at all times have been had by applying to me, who, indeed, am, in most cases, the only onc in possession of the facts.Need I say thatthe l'rogrès never came.\u2018There are none so blind as those who will not see,\u201d I am, yours truly, LOUIS SIMPSON.Valleyfield, Q., April 1th, 1899.A COMPLAINT.are now working at the new Men wharf, on what was not completed last fall.High wages are being paid, and | farmers who need men to saw wood and haul out manure, &e., find it rather hard that they cannot get men at a reasonable rate, but will be taxed to pay these men extra high wages for very little work, for at St Anicet wharf men who are only somewhat handy with tools, arc being paid regu- | lar mechanic's wages, How much\u2019 longer will farmers endure this kind! of business?St Anicet, April, 1899, Yours, &£e, TAXPAYER, | UNCLAIMED BALANCES.THERE was issued last week the government blue book, ziving a list of the unclaimed balances in the banks on the 31st December last.In it appears the names of the following residents of this district who have deposits of | 21 and upwards: HOCHELAGA IT, Lecavalier, St Stanislas.$ 1.00 I.Cardinal, +.5,16 J.T.Anderson, Valleyfield.JACQUES CARTIER Angelina Badeaux, Beauharnois$ 2.64 Joseph Pitre, jr, tH 4.46 Leandre Pitre, ie 33.03 Etienne Lefebvre, St Etienne, .19.14 Geo.IL Phillips, Valleyfield.9.81 James Elliot, .21,17 MONTREAL Joseph A.Madley,S.Georgctown$ 9,11 Tohn MeChlery s 7.00 Wm.McKay, Beauharnois, .720.14 A.& A.D.Lockhart, in trust with late Col.MeEachern., ,.1648.4 Moses de Kaplin, Huntingdon.$18.50 CITY AND SAVINGS.| | Anthony Atcheson, Beauharnois.$ 8.10 Maggie Brogan, Ilemmingford 17,78 Daniel Brogan, ss 1.05 Tustache Rousseau, 46 Leonida Brault, Chateauguay.2.84 Mabel Lang, \u201c Lo 8.28 Mrs Chas, Marchand, *f 2.14 Clarence Vass, \u201c+ 6.74 May Duffin, Fort Covington.180.64 Mobert Elliot, Norton Creck.4.27 John MeFarlane, \u2018 6.163,34 tev Jerome Gagnon, Ste Barbe 16.23 Alfred f.James, Huntingdon.4.34 Ann Kerr, Port Lewis., 11.19 Hugh Alex.McGinnis, Athelstan 13.22 Jos.Robert MeKell, Rivertield.82.89 Narcisse Sabourin, St Urbain.7.08 Mrs À.Young, St Chrysostome.3.90 lhilomene Valle, St lhilomene.1.65 BERGERON ON TARTE, A few extracts will give an idea of | Mr Bergeron's speech, delivered at Ottawa on the 10th instant\u2014 Tarte was fed by Mr McGreevy, We all know this; it is the history of this house.He brought him before a committee, had him chased from the house, jailed him, and afterwards brought him to his grave.Now, I do not know, but it scems to me, that the minister of publie works must have dreams somctimes when he thinks of the past.He has become rich; I think at one time he was worth about $100,000, which, for a poor man, is pretty good.This the hon.gentleman obtained from cleverness in politics and in municipal affairs.It did not last long; it was all lost.Then he came here.I remember hearing Mr Tarte say once, upon the hustings, and I do not know but that he said it here, that he had to choose one day English-speaking youth 9, support him.EASTERN TOWNSHIPS | | better than himself, that the English- speaking people have always been ve- presented in the council by one or more members.The late Alex.Anderson was elected several times mayor and at a time when the English-speak- ing people did not represent one- sixteenth of the population.Messrs James McIver, James Hally, John Nicolson, William Todd, and John Wilson have in turn been elected councillors, and Messrs John Sullivan and Geo.Loy have been elected mayor for inany consecutive terms, and the latter would have been re-clected at the last term if he had not formally refused the nomination.Although the correspondent signs Fair Play, he shows very little unless he has a defee- tive memory.If he will only look about him he will casily find an answer to his Sth question.The Electric company has not à single English-speak- ing stockholder, still their chief electrician is English, and has not Mr Beaubien an EEnglishman at the head of his mills?Asregards the merchants, if they have no English-speaking clerks the reason is that none offer themselves foremployment.The young desert this line to go into industrial pursuits, in which they are perfectly right.In the province of Quebec how many counties which are almost totally French, have elected English-speaking \u201cmembers to represent them in parlia- .ment?The list would be a long one.We say with pride the Canadians are .imbued with the largest spirit of tolerance, and have given so many proofs of the same that it would be uscless to discuss this point any further.Would the Gleaner's correspondent show us a single county in Ontario or in the Eastern Townships where the English element, being in the majority, have been \"represented by a French Canadian?We frankly admit that the correspondent has a right to.complain that the English population has no representative in the present council, but as he wag writing in a paper, whose readers arc not familiar with the history of this town, he should have stated it is the first time that has happened, and ; not leave them under the impression ; that it is always so.In Bellerive ward, the English interest being in a majority, | and, if they so wish it, at the next election, they choose for themselves a \u2018candidate, we are certain that the French Canadian electors will gladly On our part we promise | him our active support.CANADA Winnipeg, April 12.\u2014Seeding was | begun by several farmers in the Rosen- | feld district yesterday.The weather i is now most favorable for spring farm- \"ing operations.There has been quite an improve- ; ment in the foreign horse trade of late, and Canadian shippers wbo have been forwarding the right class of | stock have made some money.Cables I from Liverpool report a good demand for Canadian horses, and recent sales {have shown good profits.Advices | from London are not so cheerful, but on the whole fair, Quebee, April 1%:h.\u2014There was a shower of flies resembling large winged ants at Chaudicre, near Levis, on Saturday, which literally covered the snow for acres around.St John, N.B., April13\u2014By à vote of 31 to 7, the local legislature this afternoon rejected Premier Emnmerson\u2019s resolution affirming the time was ripe for granting women the same rights of suffrage as now extended to men, and also threw out, by 34 to 8 the amendment moved by Mr Pugsley, and seconded by the leader of the Opposition that à sclect committee be appointed to collect during the recess information relating to the working of woman suffrage in those states and colonies where It Is in effect.Vancouver, BB.C., April 13.\u2014The steamer Cottage City arrived from the north today with the news of the murder of two white men by Chileat Indians, noar Klukwan.A miner named Smith brought the news from Klukwan Zz to Dyes.He says: \u2018Sydney Vance, an Englishman, and Charles Ericsson, à Swede, and myself were cutting our names on à totem pole.Indians advanced from behind and said in Chinook that if we did not stop cutting their totems they would kill.I understood what was sald; the other two did not; I ran.The others went on cutting their names in spite of my warning.They were shot dead, and I escaped to the woods, and after travelling four days without food reached here.\u201d Arthur Fiset, notary, of Montreal, charged with forgery, by which he obtained several thousand dollars, got seven years from Judge Desnoyers, who told the accused he was an educated man, and supposed to be worthy of the confidence reposed in him by investors, but he had committed a graveoffence,and must pay the penalty as above stated.\u2014Gazette, In his report to Ottawa regarding the exportation of horses to Britain, Dr McEachran says: Of draft horses, Clydesdale and Shire pay best.In these size Is the most important; the nearer to a ton they can be produced the greater the value for exportation.Such can only be produced by using expensive imported stock\u2014mediumsize draft horses do not pay as well.In London, Liverpool, Glasgow and other large cities horses from 1200 to 1500 oounds are largely used in omnibuses and vans for goods delivery, To find ready sale, however, they must have good knee and hock action, aud be prowpt in thelr movements, a class hitherto dificult to find in Canada.Ottawa, April 19.\u2014The Hon John Costigan, being interviewed today in regard to his vote of last night with the government, said that he had followed the course which Conservatives had pursued when in office.He did not believe in now denouncing officials in the government service without cause, and more especially those ofli- cials who were appointed by the late government, and whom they were in the habit of lauding and defending when in power.He did not know Major Walsh, but b> sympathized with him and his family for the most ungencrous personal attacks that had been made on him.Mr Costigan said that he did not believe in a member under privilege attacking a man\u2019s private character when the person attacked had no means of defending himself.UNITED STATES N.G.Douglas's store, Chateaugay N,Y., was burglarized last Saturday night or early Sunday morning, the thieves gaining entrance by breaking n rear window and unfastening the door.Among the articles missing is a quantity of tobacco, canned goods nd hams, besides the small change in the moncy drawer.There is no clew to the burglars, but from the articles taken it was evidently the work of local talent.An attempt was also made to burglavize P.H, Powers\u2019 store the same night, entrance having been effected by prying open the door to the storeroom in the rear of the store, The burglars, however, did not enter the main store and as a result no goods were missing.\u2014 Record.The manner in which border saloon- ists conduct business has long been an open secret and scandal.To residents of Canada the proprietor hands the bottle across the line from the American side.When customers from this side the line are to be served the proprietor has to take but a step, when he hands out the liquor from the Canadian side, of course taking care there are noCanadian officers present, and even in such case he can recross in time to prevent his arrest, À government license is generally taken out and immunity thus secured from arrest by Uncle Sam's keen oflicers.This game of leap-frog being accompanied by the jingle of silver on the bar, generally proves quite lucrative, especially as the price of raw spirits in the United States is considerably lower than in Canada.This difference in price is undoubtedly the reason why illicit stills occasionally locate in this State hard by the border.A dark night, a good team, and a man of nerve are all the requirements necessary to land several barrels of spirits far into Canadian territory.The tax of both governments being thus eluded a fortune may be quickly acquired.\u2014 Palladium.A Malone druggist has given à recipe for a gQod, cheap baking powder, as follows: Onc-quarter pound tartaric acid, ten ounces bicarbonate of soda, eight ounces corn starch and eight ounces flour.Mix the acid and the soda thoroughly, then put all together and run through a sieve several times.Portland, Me., March 30.\u2014Mr Osborne Howes, of the Boston Chamber of Commerce lectured before the Portland board of trade and merchants\u2019 exchange last night on \u2018\u2018Our trade relations with Canada.\u2019 He said in secking foreign markets they should bear in mind that they could sell only to those who wanted and could pay for their products.The higher the rango of civilization the larger is the demand for manufactured wares, The people of the Dominion last year bought nearly sixty million dollars worth of American products, an average of $15.00 per capita, while the people of Central and South America bought at the rate of 81 per capita.The proposition to force Canada to come to us and beg for annexation is all folly, because they are a loyal people and will never accept any proposition of this kind.Canads should be placed, as nearly as international conditions will permit, on the same trade basis as that occupied by one of the states of the union.At the present time the Canadian free list is much more favorable to the United States than our free list is to Canada and our Canadian neighbors have a right to ask in what they have to sell they should be treated in a spirit of fair- nese, if not generosity.The Joint High Commission, which has been endeavouring to harmonize the various differences existing between the two countries, has been embarrassea by obstacles which various special interests have put In its way, and unless those who ave desirous of promoting a broad general growth of our industries make their influence felt it is not impossible that these special Interests, representing a very small fraction of our people, will succeed in bringing the work of the joint high commission to naught.At the conclusion of the address the boards adopted resolutions urging the adoption of an equitable treaty of reciprocal trade between the United States and Canada.Copies of the resolutions will be sent to the president and to the members of congress and of the joint high commission.Manila, Thursday, April 6.\u2014The United States cruiser Charleston, which has been cruising along the | west coast of Luzon to the north, sent a boat in-shore near Dugupan last Saturday to make soundings, The rebels opened fire, wounding a United States officer.The cruiser thereupon bombarded the town, the insurgents! evacuating it.HUNTINGDON \u2014The los moved out of the Chateau- guay on the 13th aud that of Trout river on the following day.It left quietly and did no damage.On lake St Francis the ice began to break up above Lancaster on Friday but remained intact at the lower end until Monday, when it gave way, and the lake is now pretty clear.\u2014There passed over the Grand Trunk from Massena on their way to Montreal 8 sleeping cars of a new design for the Intercolonial railway.They halted at this station for pearly an hour so that there was ample time to examine them.They were made by the Wagner company at their Buffalo shops and embrace numerous novelties intended to increase the comfort of travellers and add to the appearance of the cars.\u2014On Friday evening Mr Henderson received word that Trout river had overflowed the field, near David White's, where he had a number of logs, and carried 90 away.Watch was kept on the river here all night, and all were saved except about two dozen that went over the dam.\u2014The sugar season is over and has been a poor one.How far it has fallen below the average it would be hard to say.The quantity made depended a great deal on when the trees were tapped, for many farmers missed carly runs.In this neighborhood there are farmers who declare they did not make a fourth of what they did last year, while others say they made half, All agree as to the richness of the sap, and that it took less boiling than usual.\u2014On Friday evening there was a good turn-out to the entertginment in Watson hall.In order to provide one evening's innocent amusement in the week for the young people attending the academy, St Andrew's church TT | maintains during the winter a scries MISCELLANEOUS London, April 11.\u2014The Albatross, a new type of torpedo boat destroyer just built at the yards of Messrs their cost, the Thornycroft & Co., at Chiswick, has attained a speed of 33 knots, with the Admiralty oflicials on board.; This is | audience.| } of meetings.To mark the closing of these meetings for another winter and to make something towards covering entertainment was given.The program was well rendered and much appreciated by the Mr Hutchinson's address the highest speed reached by any war! op Irish bulls caused much amuse- vessel.London, April 1i\u2014Cardinal Vaughan addressing the Catholic Truth society, outlined a project which he said, had ment.\u2014A meeting of the trustees of the Huntingdon Protestant Cemetery company was held on Saturday afternoon.been decided upon at the Vatican, and The board had under consideration blessed by the Pope, to celebrate the the advisability of connecting a pipe last year of the century, and for the from the water works system in the first year of the next in \u2018\u2018solemn international, world-wide acts of homage to the Savior.\u201d There are to be common prayers, pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Rome, religious solemnities, special meetings for the purpose of | village and supplying water for irvi- gation purposes in the cemetery.Messrs Boyd & Co.furnished an estimate of the probable cost at about $200.The board agreed to pay one- halMthe cost, provided the remainder transmitting to future ages a solemn | could be raised by the proprictors of profession of the Catholie faith, and | lots and others interested in the care the ercetion of crosses and bonfires | of the cemetery.Messrs W.S.Macon the lofty eminences of the world.! Jaren, Alex.Chalmers and Charles On the first day of the new century the faithful are to unite in spirit at the first mass of the Pontiff, at which he will use a golden chalice presented by | the Catholics of the world.Rome, April 16.\u2014An immense congregation filled St Peter's this forenoon, the oceasion being the thanks.offering mass on the anniversary of the Pope's coronation.The Pope had the appearance of a ghost when his face, overshadowed by glittering tiara, became discernible, with the dark eyes peering from the deep sockets.His hands trembled violently and a sad smile played over his colorless lips.Holbein might have painted him then as the personification of the vanity of human splendor.With his left hand he waved sad greetings, while the right did its fecble best to mark the act of blessing.sat with folded hands.Twice he rose, and he was supported while he kuelt in prayer, reading the benediction.Ilia voice was scarcely audible; but in the absolute silence his first words were caught by the assembled multitude.He tried to raise himself, but fell back and pronounced the remainder in a recumbent position.A loud ery, like the bursting of a storm, broke from the congregation, and the Pope stretching his hand in benediction, was carried out.Paris, April 0.\u2014The Temps says that Russia will send an expedition to Spitzbergen at à cost of $150,000 to measure a parallel, inorder to test the theory that the earth is flattening at : the poles and expanding at the equator.The Duke and Duchess of York have met with a splendid reception in Ireland.In fact, the exceptional cordiality of their welcome from all classes, including the peasants, has made a considerable impression, BORN At Huntingdon, on the fi:h of April, the wife of the Rev William Howitt, of a son.MARRIED On 12th April, at the residence of the bride's uncle, Mount Royal Vale, by Rev 1%.H.Hutchinson, William Muir of Trout river to Lucy S.Haus- ford.At the vesidenceof the bride's mother, on 12th April, by the Rev G.Whillans, Andrew Elliot, Howick, to Jane Ann, youngest daughter of the late Willlam Wilson, Tullochgorum.DIED In Burke, N.Y., on Friday, April îth, Mg vst Gibson, ag:d 0) yoara.At her residence, Trout River, Elgin, on Monday forcaoon, the 17th April, ol pneumonia, Margaret M'farlane, eldest daughter of the lato Daniel M'larlane, senr., in the 77th year of her age.During the mass he | i | i Dewick, secretary-treasurer, were appointed a committee to carry out the instructions of the board and interview the parties interested.\u2014Dairy factories in Huntingdon ave now at work.In cheese factories, as a rule, separators have been placed, and until the weather becomes warm the milk is to be run through them and the cream sent to the nearest butter factory.By this arrangement the make of fodder cheese in this section is going to be small.\u2014Some repairs for a dairy factory { left for a customer at the door of J.A.Hunter were stolen the other night,and from a buggy at Mr Dalgliesh's a basket, containing a quantity of groceries and a pair of boots, was taken.\u2014 At the last meeting of the Dundee council a paper containing 25 names was presented to be added to the voters\u2019 list.The paper was signed by John Tyo and W.I\".Morris.With the exception of a few, the council ordered the names to be added.On Tuesday notice was served by Mr Mitchell on the council, that, on the 26th inst., a petition will be presented to the Judge in chambers calling upon it to show that the names are those of persons duly qualified as electors under the law.Methodist Church,Huntingdon Sermons in behalf of the Eduea- tional Fund of the Methodist Church will be preached Sabbath next (23rd) by Rev C.D.BALDWIN of Lacolle, Having rented my farm for a term of years, I will hold an auction sale ofl all my live stock, implements, vehicles, &c., and of the household furniture, on SATURDAY, 6th of May.Full particulars next week.Though the farm is rented it is still for sale, an arrangement having been made with the lessce to give possession.THOS.CAIRNS, Athelstan.London, April 18.\u2014A despatch from Hong Kong, says: Thousands of Chinese advanced towards the British camp at Taipohu, on Monday, and fired scveral rounds of artillery at ineffective range.Major-general Gas- coigne, whose force is less than 300, ordered his Asiatic artillery to engage the enemy, who occupied the surrounding hills.Shrapnel drove the Chinese out,and the Indian infantry advanced, the Chinese retiring eeveral times, burning villages.\u2018The Chinese losses are unknown, as they are carrying away their dead and wounded.The British had no loss.It is proposed to advance the British position.WANTED, a good general servant.One used to the care of children preferred.Apply to Mrs C.B.KELLY, Huotingdon,que.WANTED, Young Cattle to pasture.Good water and good grass.Apply to Mrs SANDILANDS, Athelstan.55 WANTED, an apprentice to learn the Carpenter trade.Apply to JOHN HASTIE, Ormstown, Box 13.54 EGGS FOR HATCHING, from lst pre Barred Plymouth Rocke and Vhite Wyandottes.75c for fifteen, EARLE WALSH, Ormetown.MARCH and APRIL Pics, Berkshire and Yorkshire, pure-bred, eligible to register, and off prize-winning stock.Apply to IL J.MCNEIL, Tatehurst.Small advertisements, set close,when prepaid are inserted at 25 cents for 25 words or less, and 1 cent per oxtra word each insertion.WaARBOYS FASHION.\u2014This pure bred imported Shire horse (8523) will stand at the stable of his owner, upper Ormstown concession, until further notice.RR.J.MCNEIL, Pasturers Wanted.About 25 head of cattle ean be accommodated during the season on the RENNICK FaAnrM, Illdge road.Good water and good grass.For terms apply on the premises.53 To be Sold by Andw.Philips, Auctioneer On SATURDAY, 22nd APRIL, at residence of the late Rev Dr MUIR, Huntingdon: all the household furniture, including parlour suite, crockery.glassware, &¢.4 months\u2019 credit.Sale to begin at 1 p.m.WANTED A FEMALE SCHOOL TEACHER, having a Model diploma, for the Protestant School situated in the village of St Jean Chrysostome.Number of children 12; salary for 10 months, #175.Apply to JOSIAH BLACK, St Chrysostome, 17.QQ.4 For Sale or to Let A DWELLING-HOUSE on Bouchette street.Apply to WILLIAM CLYDE, King street, Huntingdon.PHOTOGRAPHS T will be at my Burke Studio for business, the first Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of May and June.Finest and latest work at reasonable prices.B.F.PAINE.56 School Municipality of Dundee APPLICATIONS will be received by the undersigned up to the 29th April instant for TEACHERS, as follows: Dis.No 1, for 9 months.816 # month \u201ci 2, + 8 ++ .16 \u201c \u201c 4, on 18 i.\u201con, a 6 .16 Schools open on the 1st September.Applicants state all qualifications, ete.JonN DAVIDSON, Seey.-Treas, Dundee, April 17th, 1899.55 BEING CONSCIOUS OF THE SERIOUS Discomfort Oceas- ioned by the Use of Improperly Fitted Eye-Glasses AND | Spectacles We have made a Special Study of OPTICS \u2018fhe Errors of Rce fraction and their Proper Correction With the USE of Lenses.\u201cPerec having rormaï vision vill be able to rend this prist ate distance of I hanches from the eves with case and Comfort; also will bu able te vend 1c with cach eye separately, Ifunalle tou bo your evea are defective anil snonld hase fminediate ; : wi encity and have Cantus d tie of these posret ry from the constant strain va t2 geprly tho deiccté LA Call and Have Your Eyes Tested Free of Charge.W.D.SHANKS Watchmaker and Jeweller HUNTINGDON tf Spring! Spring! Spring! NEW DRESS GOODS | and NEW DRESS GOODS { Trimmings In all the leading materials and newest shades, New Suitings Made to order and fit guaranteed New Capes In Silk and other materials New Hats In Hard and Soft, in light and dark colors New Ready-to-wear Clothing proof goods.New Boots and Shoes In Laced and Buttoned,Oxford ties and Slippers.New Carpets In All-Wool, Unions, Tapestry and Hemp.New Curtains In Lace, Chennille, Damask and Rep.THE FACT is we have the largest And most attractive stock in every line, at the lowest prices, ever offered in Huntingdon.McNAUGHTON BROS.XL D.A.ROSS GENTLEMEN: My Spring business is opening up beyond my BEST EXPECTATIONS, but when one stops to think, it could not be otherwise, for 3088'S Stock of BUGGIES HARNESS DISK and Spring-Tooth HARROWS SEEDERS PLOWS BICYCLES CHURNS Are the Best and Cheapest.56 CALL EARLY AT D.A ROSS'S) Hesmsanox, WING'S Bee SEEDS Our stock includes all that is best in GARDEN VEGETABLE SEEDS, and Seeds of Field Roots.SEED GRAIN including a complete as- sortinent of the best sorts of CORN for Ensilage and the productionof ripe grain WHEAT, &c.Jovnes CHOICE RE-CLEANED LowerCanadianTimothy Long Late Red, Western Red and Alsike Clovers are thoroughly clean and grains of equal size Small immature Seeds will not grow.AI such dare blown out of owe re cleaned Seeds, Flower Seeds and Flowering Plants and Bulbs Fertilizers, &c.All as offered in our ILLUSTRATED SELD CATALOGUE, which we MAIL FREE to all who seud us their address, TO GOOD FARMERS: When ordering your Garden, Field and Flower Seeds, if your local merchant docs not keep in stock a full line of our Seeds, please write us direct and your orders will have careful attention and prompt despatch.ou WILLIAM EWING & CO.Seed Merchants, 142 McGill St, 2 Montreal QUALITY AND PRICE SOME PEOPLE WANT QUALITY, Others PRICE.Sensible people try to get both and do s0 when they buy at the CHEAP CASH STORE À VISIT TO MY STORE WILL CONVINCE YOU That you can guet more moderate prices [rom me than the \u201cCredit System Store.\u201d All the lines well assorted for the Spring of \u2018pu.FF.X.LEDUC St.Louis de Gonzague, 257 Opposite the Convent, 4 Property for Sale.The residence, council-room, and other buildings, the property of Mrs A.MCEACHERN of Orinstown, is offered for sale, cheap for cash.If not sold by May Ist will be rented.Houschold Furniture, &e., will he sold, by auction, later.Due notice will be given.For terms, &e., apply to THOMAS BAIRD, Ormstown, Montreal, April 17.\u2014There were about 300 head of butchers\u2019 cattle, 200 calves, 30 sheep and 20 spring lambs offered for sale at the Fast End abattoir today.The butchers were present in considerable numbers, but trade in cattle was very slow, as drovers were wanting an advance on last week's prices, which the butchers werc not disposed to comply with, G.Martel bought 6 choice steers, paying from S(ds}e ® fb: prime beeves sold at from H(@dic P th: pretty good cattle at from 34(a4he, and the common stock from 2i(adic ¥ th.Common calves sold at from $1.50(à$4 each and the good veals at from $%a%9 cach, Old sheep sell at from 3k(a4e P th: good yearlings at from 5e to nearly fic ¥ th; those that have been shorn bring about half a cent ¥ 1h lower rates.Spring lambs sold at from $2.50(a@®5 each.Fat hogs scll at about {4c ¥ th for straight lots off the cars: selects bring 84.60 P 100th.Montreal, April 19.\u2014Manitoha Strong Bakers\u2019 Flour, best $3.80 (a83.85; Straight Roller in bags 81,65 (@8l.35.Rolled Oats $3.65 33.70?bbl; 81.7) (231.80 ¥ bag.Oats, No2, ¥ 31h, 34i@iic Peas 72e (4 7e P GGth Barley malting Ÿ 50th _.55 to 37 Bran P ton Manitoba $16,00(4316,50 Shorts, 817.00(a 317.50 Moullie, 818.00@819.00 Hay, No 1 86.00(a26.50 Pton; extra 85.00.50; ture $4.00 to 84,75 Cheese\u2014 New 94(a 10 Butter, Creamery, 15@@174c; Dairy rolls 12(alle.Eggs-13(a134cfornewly laid.Potatoes ¥ bag 70 to Tic New Syrup, 00 to 65c for a wine gallon tin, and 5i(abic a pound, in wood.Sugar at 7(@®4c a pound.No 2 No 2 clover mix- April 1899 Great Bargains in Carpets SELLING ALL MY CARPETS AT COST PRICE FOR CASIL Don\u2019t Miss the Chance.WALL PAPER Splendid stock of New Wall Paper on hand.Better paper and lower prices than ever.Everybody is Pleased With the quality and price of my TEAS.CALL AND SEE MY NEW PRINTS.W.A.DUNSMORE WHEN YOU PAINT IF YOU DESIRE the very best results at the least expense, you will Use the Sherwin Williams Paints You often hear of Paint \u2018\u2019Âs good as The Sher- win Williams,\u2018 but that won't do.The Sherwin Williams Paints are the best Paints we know - of and we have known most of them.J UST RECEIVED 1 CAR BARB WIRE 1 CAR OIL SEED 1 CAR COARSE SALT 1 CAR SEEDS AT HUNTERS B.W.ALLEN WATCHMAKER and JEWELLER FORTUNE'S BLOCK Huntingdon.REPAIRING A SPECIALTY ALL WORK GUARANTEED Look out for advertisement next week, 54 The McKay Milling Co.OTTAWA, Ont, Manufacture the following Leading GRADES OF FLOUR: \u201cRoyal Patent\u201d Tlighest grade of Spring Wheat Patent, \u201cChoice Strong Bakers\u201d Made entirely from carefully selected No 1, Hard Manitoba Wheat, \u201cSilver Sheaf\u201d A high elass Flour, for family use, or may be used As second bakers, \u201cWhite Light\" A high grade Flour of good color and strength, made especially for fami- Iv use, \u201cDaisy\u201d A high grade Fall Wheat Patent for Pastry, Samples and Prices upon Application.ALSO THE CK.V.ROLLED OATS, *?Branch Office: 303 Board of Trade, Montreal.Long Distance Bell Telephone, No Main 3145, DIINK R À | AA TIME TABLE.AM.P.M.Feave Fort Covington.5.50 111, 1,45 SU Agnes.LLL.1.5% © Whites.2.10 foCares LL.2.16 \u2018* Huntingdon .ee 2.30 fC Ormstown LL.6.41.2,93 Arriving in Montreal at 8.40 eee Leave Montreal at 7 a.m., arriving in Huntingdon at 9.10 a.m.Leave Montreal at 4,50 p.m, arriving in Huntingdon at 6.33 p.m, Tickets to Boston.Worcester, Manchester, Holyoke, Hartford, Springs field, New York, Califoruia, Seattle, Portland.Chicago, Ogden, Montana, and to all points cast or west, can be had at the cheapest rates by applying Apply to ANDREW PHILPS, Huntingdon, ANADIAN PACIFIC KV.LEAVE MeNTRKAL, WVINDSOR ST, SFATION FORR Boston, s 9am: «3.20pm, Chicago, \u201c#900 pm, Toronto, London, # 8,55 a m:* #90) pan.st Paul and Minneapolis, * a 16 00 p me.Winnipeg and Vancouver, 8 2 pm.Ottawa, 49,650 Mi: #2 pans 215 p 1m; + 10 00 pm Point Fortune, #7 6.15 p 1,0) smiths Falle and Perth 8.558 St John's, Farnham, 9am; § in kJ] LAD 2 p M.Newport, 9 nm: 4.0 pm: \u2018RM0am.Magog and Sherbrooke, 9 ain: 1.3) pm: 17.30 pme &8t John, N.B., and Halifax.17,30 p ru.LEAVE MONTREAL, PLACE VIGER STATION FOR Guoheos Three Rivers, 8.40 am: Joliette & St Gabriel.8.49 à m; 5 p ft Jerome, K,25 p mn: 4,30 D 1n:6 33 p St Agathe and Labelle, + 8.25 a.H40pm, st Eustache.5,99 p m; i 1.00pm, Ottawa, 8.25 am; 5.15 pm.* Daily.«a Except Saturday and Sundays, {Saturdays only.# Sleeping and Parlor Cam, 10ther trainw week days only.« Wednesdays only, For particulars as to reduced fares on otheg Canadian lincs, and all information, apply tQ T, B.PRINGLE, Ticket Agent, Huntingdon, "]