The canadian gleaner, 29 mars 1900, jeudi 29 mars 1900

[" Canadian Gleaner HUNTINGDON Q., MARCH 29, 1900 Notes en the Nows of the Week, The long withheld budget was presented to the house of commons on Friday.It had the merit of being brief, Mr Fielding presenting the annual statement of the Dominion\u2019s finances in 24 hours, which is less than half the usual time.The tone of the speech was hopeful, not to say jubilant, and it is supposed to have been prepared with a view to serving as au election document.No new taxes are proposed, the abounding increase in revenue lwing not only sufficient to meet the war expendi ture but to justify knocking off other 8 per cent.from the duties on British manufactures.The four novel features of the budget are: 1 Placing machinery for manufac- jure of beetroot sugar on free 2 Free trade with the island of Trinidad, excepting spirits and tobacco; 3 That the Imperial government hasconsented to place Dominion securities on the list of investments which trustees may legally purchase with trust money; 4 The increase of the preferential tariff with the United Kingdom from 25 to 334 per cent, This lust is really the only important feature of the budget, and is gratifying to all who favor free trade with the motherland.The effect of the reduction ought to be to increase Canada\u2019s purchases from her kith and kin, and that, in turn, will ensure their buying more of our produce.It is not probable that free trade with Trinidad will prove to be of much advantage, but it is a beginning of what, we trust, may yet be realized, a commercial union between every country that flies the union jack.In presenting the figures of revenue and expenditure, Mr Fielding, as of yore, followed the dishonest practice of making a distinction between ordinary expenditure and expenditure on capital account, and thus deceitfully claims surpluses which have no existence outside of the account books.After boasting of a surplus of nearly 5 million dollars on the year ending last June and one of 74 millions for the current year, he had to admit the debt had been increasing since 1896 at the rate of 24 millions a year, and now stood at 266 million dollars.Of all the reforms needed, not the least important is one that would blot out the fiction of the consolidated fund and compel our finance ministers to give the exact amount spent each year.The present method of keeping two accounts, that of ordinary expenditure, pressed prominently ou the public attention, and of expenditure on capital account.kept out of sight as much as possible, deceives the taxpayers, and leads them to think the Dominion is in a position different from what it actually occupies.The increase in the volume of trade shows the Dominion to be prosperous, and with an economical government it is at present in a position to pay off part of its debt instead of borrowing more.The revenue for the year ending last June was nearly 47 million dollars, un increase over the preceding year of G millions.The expenditure was 52 millions, the largest in the history of Canadn.Last week we noted Mr Marchand\u2019s departure from his ante-election \u201cpledge, that he would give no subsidies to railways.On the 21st the resolution granting $250,000 to the Quebec bridge was taken up.The Conservatives had n great deal to say against the resolution during a prolonged debate, but when the resolution was put they showed their insincerity by voting for it! They naturally wanted the resolution declared passed on divisién, but the government insisted on names being called, when the Conservatives toa man declared for the resolution.It was the same with the subsequent resolutions, proving that both sides of the house were in favor of the sub- eidies.The pretence that the new subsidies will be paid out of theexist- ing funds, as the grants to colonization and agriculture, is a thin one, for eventually they will have to be met by borrowing.The Hon G.W.Stephens\u2019 course with regard to these railway subsidies calls for explanation.He was not present when they were before the house, and no reference was made in the several prolonged debates to any opposition having Leen made by him.We condemn no man unheard, simply saying that until Mr Stephens clears bim- self, appearances are that in this matter be did not carry out the mandate given him by those who elected him.The legislative council, as was looked for, killed the bill for its own abolition.The vote was 17 to 6.Had all the Liberal members of the council stood true, there would have been a tie, 1I the councillors can help it, they will not eflace themselves.Of course the councillor who professes to represent this district, though he neither knows it nor ite people know him, voted for continuing the council gs necessary to protect the English-speaking minority! Hypocrisy could hardly go further.Another bill, which required that councillors be residents of the districts they represent, was promptly given a 6 months\u2019 hoist, even the councillor who presented the bill, Mr MeCorkill, voting for it.The session ended on Saturday, when 129 bills were sanctioned by the lieut.-gov- ernor.The majority of these were private bills; with a few exceptions, the public bills were merely petty amendments to existing statutes, It was understood that, before proroguing, a member was to have asked the attorney-general ii he was aware of how the criminal term, now in progress at Beauharnois, was being conducted.On a private assurance that the subject would be looked into, the question was not pressed.Before the legislature was prorogued, Mr Leblanc, member for Laval, put the following questions to the attorney-general: 1 The name of the crown prosecutor at the criminal term now going on at Beauharnois; 2 A list of the indictments; 3 The names of the attornies for the accused.Mr Leblanc said he asked for this information because hesaw by areport of the proceedings of the court in Le Progres, that Thomas Brossoit, Q.C., was the crown prosecutor and that bis son and partner, Numa E.Brossoit, was representing certain of the prisoners.The reply was, that the government was not aware of such being the case, but tbe matter having been brought to their notice inquiry would be made.The conducting of this court being thus made the subject of public discussion, we feel it our duty to express regret at seeing it dragging on in away that we thought had become obsolete.Ithas been three weeks in session, yet only 4 cases have been disposed of.This is a serious matter to jurymen and witnesses, apart from the consideration of cost to the province.Farmers who work from dawn to dark are kept dancing attendance on a court that does not sit, on an average, five hours a day.The collapse of the military boom is shown by the failure to raise the regiment to garrison Halifax.In order to get men the regulation to enlist volunteers only, will have tobe abandoned.The arrival of the Milwaukee at Cape Town, with the last detachment of the second contingent isreported.No fewer than 38 horses died during the voyage.The last mail brought letters from members of the first contingent, in which they tell of the disastrous fight at Paarde- berg.Their stories confi ~what was suspected at the tite dt the Canadians were sacrificed to the whim of a commanding officer.They were ordered to charge the Boer position.and tried to cross a level plain to reach the gully where the Boers were entrenched.They were met by a hail of bullets from the unseen enemy so withering that they could not go on, and fell back.Their shattered ranks were reformed and again they started to charge the enemy's position.Again their line was brought to a halt by the deadly Boer fire, but, this time, instead of retreating, the survivors dropped flat on the ground, and creeping to the shelter of stone and bush kept up a skirmishing fire until darkness enabled them to regain the British lines without further loss.The men describe their sufferings while lying flat on the ground, exposed to a burning sun, thirsty and hungry, as excruciating.On getting into camp they were met by the provoking information, that the brigade commander had stated they ought not to have been ordered to charge, and that the colonel of the Cornwall regiment who gave thecommand was in error, for it was no part of Gen.Kitchener\u2019s-plan.Why the brigadier was not present when the order to charge was issued is notstated.The colonel who gave it paid the penalty with his life, Through his blundering 19 Canadians were killed and 62 wounded\u2014a fearful percentage out of some 800.It ia some consolation to relatives when they hear of their soldier's denth to be assured the sacrifice of bis life was not in vain, that it contributed to victory wom, but in this case there is no such comforting thought, fur the Canadians suffered on the field of Feb.18 without achieving anything beyond proving their personal courage.A large meeting was held at St Remi on Sunday after mass, at which Mr Monet laid before hisconstituents his reasons for opposing the sendiog of Canadiuna to South Africa.He was followed by Mr Angers and Mr Bourassa, thelatter making a powerful address.The speakers did not confine themselves to tte sure ground of the unconstitutionality of thegov- ernment\u2019s actions, but wandered into the rights and wrongs of the war, with which they bad nothing to do.All three showed their sympathies were with the Boers.The meeting closed with the adoption of this resolution: The electors of the county of Napier- ville, in public meeting assembled, this March 25th, 1900, declare themselves opposed to every scheme of Imperial federation and toevery contribution by Canada to wars of the Empire \u2018foreign\u2019 tu Canada.This resolution, despite alt the party organs allege to the contrary, represents the sentiment of the French Canadians, whether Liberal or Conservative, and to ignore it is folly.The yeast of dissatisfaction with our present constitutional standing has been set to work, and what the end may be it is impossible to predict.For this we bave to thank the Jin- goes of Ontario and elsewhere for burrying the Dominion into war without consulting this province.The opinion that Colonel Hughes had been harshly used in refusing bim a command in South Africa, has been reversed by the correspondence between him and Gen.Hutton being made public.Anything more offensive, impudent and self - conceited than Hughes\u2019 letters could not well be, The Toronto News, a Conservative paper which strongly urged that Hughes get a command, remarks: We take it all back, and feel compelled to acknowledge, after reading the correspondence between General Hutton and the colonel, that the former has acted in a most considerate and generous manner towards a bad-tempered and insolent subordinate.The impression left by the correspondence is that General Hutton acted towards Col.Hughes as an English officer and gentleman, while Colonel Hughes acted towards General Hutton like a South African Boer, If ever a soldier made ap ass of himself Colonel Sam Hughes did in his correspondence with General Hutton.That the reader may have some idea of what Hughes\u2019 letters are like, we give this extract: Your beautiful sentence re self- effacement in great officers is entirely lost on me.1 am desirous of learning where any British officer of note, outside of vacancies caused in actual warfare, has been promoted to high command on his merits alone, Lord Roberts excepted.What the Horse Guards and war office do not know about intrigues and influences and the absence of self-effacement in one\u2019s friends, if not directly in one\u2019s self, cannot be learned from the most noted body for such in the world, the Methodist conference committees or any church appointing bodies.You say I would be incapable to serve alongside British regulars.Why, could T not retreat or surrender equally enough with the British regulars to the Boers?History shows that the Yankees, whom Canadians could always defeat, though with great odds against us, repeated] dressed and combed down Dritis troops led by British officers, while the old plugs of Boer farmers walloped the British though the odds were often agninst them.We claim to be as good men and as accurate riflemen as are the Boers, who have repeatedly licked the British officers.Therefore, I fail to see where I am unfit alongside British troops.The trial of Lemieux and Baxter, for conspiracy to rob the Ville Marie bank, ended in conviction, and they now await sentence.Several others who shared in plundering the bank are awaiting trial.The vigor and impartiality with which these prosecutions are being pushed does credit to the Dominion government.Until the last rascal is behind prison bars we trust they will not relax their efforts.Had the wreckers of the Consolidated, Federal, Exchange, Mechanics, nnd other banks been asrighteously dealt with, the disaster of the Ville Marie would not have happened.All attempts to boom wheat have failed and to get it above the 75c mark beats the Chicago manipulators.The fact is, there is an immense quantity in store.English buyers know this aod are not to Le frightened into paying high prices.The harvest in Australia is over, and thé report comes that it willnot have over three-quarters ofits usual quantity to export.Oats are higher, partly owing to purchases for South Africa.The feeling in the trade is, that coarse grains will rise after navigation opens.Against this is the prospect of high freights, so many steamebips being engaged by the British government as transports.The breaking out of the dreadfol foot and mouth disease in the Argen.tine republicisexpected tocall out an order probibiting importation into Britain.Should such be thecane, the price of beef cattle will rise, for South America largely supplies the English market.There is no cheese now unsold in Montreal and prices are nominal.It ie scarce in England, with a tendency to rise above the present high quotations.On the other hand, the supply of butter is ample in the English market with low prices.Nothing of interest has happened at the seat of war.Surprise is being expressed at Gen.Roberts\u2019 inaction, but it is by those who do not understand the magnitude of the country in which he is conducting the campaign.Beforeheleaves Bloemfontein he has to make sure his communications will be kept open, and as that means guarding lines several hundred miles long, it takes time.His army is estimated at 70,000, and to feed that number of men on a march into the enemy\u2019s territory involves the collection of a vast quantity of supplies.It is simply impossible for him to advance until he has made sure that he leaves no considerable number of Boers behind him, and of that he isnot yet certain, Fragments of the Boer armies that operated along the Orange river are roaming through the southern wilds of the Free State, and might raid bis rear train.A number of these Boers have been disposed of and more are daily being hunted down.One largebody, estimated to be 5,000 strong, is supposed to have escaped Gen.French and to have reached the main army, which is at Kroonstad.We may rest assured General Roberts isstrain- ing every nerve to hasten the end of the war, and when ready to move he will strike rapid and heavy blows.At last accounts Mafeking was holding out, with no immediate prospect of relief.Of Gen.Buller\u2019s movements nothing is allowed to become public.It is not expected he will attack the Boers, who are massed in the moun tains in front of him, until Roberts begins his advance.The rainy sen- son had set in with unprecedented floods, making operations difficult and increasing the number of cases of fever, which prevails alike in the British and Boer camps.The death of Joubert will not injure the Boers.He had the opportunity of distinguishing himself in the Natal eam- paign and failed.ORMSTOWN The Knox choir concert Inst Thursday gave a great deal of pleasure to about three hundred people, who were not deterred from attending by somewhat bad roads and a moonless night.There were twenty members present, including the leader, Mr W.A.Coates.The choruses, which included patriotic ones that roused British sentiment, were numerous and excellent.The choir showed fine training in these and added to the effect of some by marking marching time.These were interspersed with solos and duets that were highly appreciated.A sufficient measure of theextremely sentimental found place in the program to satisfy love-sick youth, without palling ou the taste of the general audience, Miss Tait\u2019s selections on the violin were much enjoyed nud received hearty encores, as did many of the vocal pieces, Mr Contes is a skilled and successful conductor.Besides, he has a dry humor that came out in pieces that he sang, which quite captivated the audience.Especially was this the case in an impromptu adaptation in which he gave deserved praise to the Orms- town curlers, The receipts exceeded $60, and netted to the ladies\u2019 aid $25.50.Four farmers, retiring from the active duties of their calling, are taking up their residence in the village this spring, making quite an addition tothe already large number of that class residing here, It is a fact worth noting that six farm properties have changed hands in lower Ormstown in six months, a circumstance of rare occurrence in this or any other district of its size.The India famine fund of St Paul\u2019s church now amounts to $212, Horses of good quality are in fair demand.D.Finlayson sold a team last week for $260.Large quantities of oats are delivered here at 3Gc for 40th, The masquerade at the skating rink last week was successful, there being a large attendance, Mr John Walker, 2nd concession of Ormstown, and Mr Wm.Spindlow of upper Ormstown having disposed of their farms are now residents of our village, also Wm.McGerrigle.HOWICK Rev James Beatt of Rockburn lectured here last week on Scottish song, illustrating his remarks by singing several pieces.The audience was not large, but those present were evidently woll-plensed with the excellent Scotch music and the interesting descriptive lecture.Mach information wus given as to the origin, character, und versatility of 8coteh music,which waa calculated to increase our appreciation of these songs.Mr William Greig occupied thechair and a hearty vote of thanks was tendered the speaker, A collection for the India famine fund was taken up on Sunday in the Howick congregation, which netted the handsome sum of $38 from eight contributors, and at Riverficld the sum of $22 was collected, Mr Hunter has purchased from Mr R.R.Wilson his corner lot, in renr of his store, and intends putting up a building in the summer.STE MARTINE During the past few days the snow has been disappearing fast, and it looks as if sleighing will be done with this month, Lota of cord wood has been drawn to the village since the storm on the 17th inst.To comply with the desire of the farmers of the Bean Riverconcession, Mr Edward McGowan is building a creamery at Bean River Corners, where he had a cheese factory last summer.The creamery will be opened by the 15th of April if there is enough milk then offering.An old resident of this village, Mr Alexis M.(ingnier, died Tuesday night, after a few weeks\u2019 illness.He was registrar of this county for many years.His funeral takes place Friday morning.BEAUHARNOIS We are having regular sugar weather now, and several farmers have already tapped their trees.Farmers, taking advantage of the good sleighing, have drawn much hay during the past week.Over 15 cars have been shipped, most of it going to the States.Prices of butter nnd eggs are falling.Freshly made butter now sells for 20c per pound, and eggs 14c.The eriminal court last week was occupied by the case of Achille Hebert, accused of a shameful crime.After the evidence was in, and Mr McAvoy bad addressed the jury, a compromise was come to Tuesday forenoon, the crown substituting a modified charge, to which the prisoner pled guilty.Sentence was suspended.In the afternoon the following jury was empanelled to try Onezime Genereux for setting fire to buildings in Valleytield: Daniel McCann, Hinchinbrook John Cuscaden, Hemmingford Frs.Lacoste, St Urbain J.%.Cecire, St P\u2019hilomene J.B.Benoit, St Lonis de Gonzague Louis Toucliette, Ste Martine Isaie Chevrefils, St Chrysostoimne Andrew Coffey, Elgin Henry Brown, Havelock John Gilbert, Dewittville Treffle Laberge, St Chrysostome John Cleland, Hemmingford The ease will outlast the week.ST LOUIS DE GONZAGUE The proposal to build a new Presbyterian church is now assured of successful realization.Thirty families have subscribed $2,600, and the estimated cost being $3,000 it will be seen the work will go on.The liberality and spirit displayed is beyond all praise, for the congregation is small and scattered.VALLEYFIELD Owing to the drendful condition of the streets, accidents and upsets are numerous.Me James Sparrow was a victim last Thursday.He was thrown out of his sleigh and bad his left shoulder dislocated.The sidewalks, if anything, are in a worse condition, people having to wade through slush and over slippery parts of the road, the authorities meanwhile whiling their time in splitting hairs on minor aubjects.The access to the Presbyterinn ehureh on Sunday could easily be renched in a boat, but the pedestrian had either to wade through 10inches of water or return home.It was a grand occasion to display Christian fortitude, and put to test the precept of \u201cbear and forbear.\u201d Mr E.8t Cyr, for seven years chief millwright of the M.C.C., ns resigned his position to assume another in Montreal.Mr St Cyr will leave a good remembrance of himself, both as a capable workman, a hard worker and a good citizen, amongst his numerous friends in Valleyfield.The lessee of the Palace skuting rink has gone, leaving alot of sorrowing creditors.Weare told the pro- prietorsof the rink had theoffer from two of our local townspeople last fall to lease the rink for the winter at a good price, payable in advance.Moral: Don\u2019t buy a pig in a poke.The college authorities have received frown the government a supply of rifles and small arms for the use of pupils in their cadet classes.Having lately had occasion to attend one of the classes, we were greatly surprised at the proticiehey displayed by the pupils in their drill aud manual exercises.They are coming \u201cSoldiers of the Queen.\u201d The curling club bad to forego its return match with Ormetown on account of the bad roads.The matches are closed for this season.The atmosphere in our town at present smells of fire, brimstone, and elections.Both parties are preparing for the coming struggle aud great activity is in order in the way of revising electoral lists, measuring forces, estimating probable defections from either side.Present holders of office are as ardent in their efforts to maintain their party in power ae office-seekers are to dislodge them, the former forgetting they got office through the \u2018offensive partisan\u2019 cry, and the latter endeavoring to make most of the established precedent, all carrying out the old adage, \u201cthat all is fair iu love and war!\u201d Mr Gault, former draughteman of the Northrop Loom Co., paid Valley- field a visit this week, and claims things are humming around Hope- dale, A painful accident took place on Thursday, by which a lad, named Thomas Reynolds, while attendiug a machine in the card room of the M.C.C., had his hand caught in the gearing, lncerating it badly.Dr Suther- lund was immediately summoned, and gave the patient prompt attendance.Mr Geo.H.Phillips, senr., paid Valleytleld a flying visit last week, and claims that the business of the Ottawa & New York railway, of which company he is general agent, is doing a large business and that all preparations are made, as soon as the weather will permit, for the rebuilding of the company\u2019s bridge on the American side of the St Lawrence opposite Cornwall.This will no doubt increase the factory town's already thriving business.Rev Mr Grant, a returned 3-years\u2019 missionary in the Klondike region, gave an interesting lecture on that country, its resources and hardships, in the Presbyterian church Wednesday evening of lust week.There was a large audience to listen to the graphic and entertaining recital of the speaker's experience during his stay in that dreary and dismal country.An entertaining and successful concert was held in the Gault institute Thursday under the auspices of the E.L.of C.E.The hall was very nicely decorated and well-filled with an ap- previative audience.The talent presented was excellent.Miss Barker secured encores, and excelled herself in the rendering of Macheroni\u2019s \u201cFor oll Eternity,\u201d and Mr Landry in Adams\u2019 \u201cThe Jolly Smiths.\u201d Mr Ouillette did very well in Mascheroni\u2019s \u201cA Holy Prior\u201d and \u201cTwo Grenadiers.\u201d\u201d Mr Angus Winter acted as necompanist and filled his ungrateful task efficiently.It gives us pleasure to say, that of the various expouents of the musical art that have been induced to visit Valleyfield, the artists above mentioned rank amongst the first.We now have a professor of dancing, when shall our admirers of the most sublime art get together and lay the way to secure a good professor of voice culture in our town?We have the voices and the means of paying for a proper course of instruction.Who will move in the matter?HEMMINGFORD Mrs Wm.Moore dropped dead on Monday evening at the residence of her son.Decensed was previously in good health; heart failure was the cause of death.The congregation of tbe PresbLy- terian church are to meet, after divine service on Sunday, to endeavor to choose a minister to fill the vacancy in the church, Dr Harper, inspector of superior schools visited our model school today, March 27th, Itisprobable the late severe storms will necessitate nn extra levy of road labor for the summer roads, some of the districts having exhausted their list of labor, while much yet remains to be done on our winter roads before they can be called passable.The councils of the township and village meet on Monday and Tuesday next respectively, when the voters\u2019 lists will be considered.Everyone qualified to vote should eee that his name is on the list.The coming year is great in possibilities.The agricultural society met on Saturday, when it was decided to contest the suit of W.A.Blair for prizes on lambs at the late show.The president, J.McCanse, wus appointed to urge the claims of the society for exemption from farm and crop competitions, before the council of agriculture at Quebec.Jobn Cleland and W.D.Curran, jurors at Beauharnois, spent Sunday ut home, returning on Monday.They report the criminal term is likely to last till May let.A pleasant pros- _ .oh poet for those having segar to make | and atock to look after.FRANKLIN CENTRE The last service in the old Episcopal church was held Sunday afternoon.Rev Mr Strong took for his text \u201cGod is love.\u201d Mr Fred Adams, who has the contract for the carpenter work of the new church, began tearing down the old ove on Monday, and the new building will be in pro.grees as soon as the westher permits, It is not yet settled where service will be held till the new church is completed.HERDMAN Our little village has again been visited by fire; this time the old cheese factory, owned by Macpherson & Ferguson, has been totally destroyed.Early on Sunday morning smoke and flame were seen rolling over and out of the building, and before anything could be saved the roof fell in.There is only one way of accounting for the fire, that it was the work of an incendiary.Of this there can be no doubt, as there had not been fire in or near the place for the last two years.Owing to keen competition this factory did not run last season, and whut makes the loss all the more felt by the company and farmers alike, is the fact that it was about to open shortly, and the company bad, last week, put in quite a lot of new machinery.That we have a dangerous character in our community everyone freely admits.It is a great pity that the person guilty of such an act could not be found out and punished.There was no fosur- ance on the property destroyed.Our enterprising townsman, Male.Elder, proposes to sojourn with us the coming summer and is moving to his old residence.Your correspondent at Rockburn seems to be under the impression that something is wrong with our mail-driver.We think he has been very much alive and energetic lately in getting through the protracted visitation of bad roads.STARKS One of the most enjoyable gatherings that has taken place for some time in this neighborhood, was held on the evening of the 21st, at the residence of D.A.McFarlane.The friends in the district, wishing to show their appreciation of Mr John Mack\u2019s untiring efforts in helping to secure a bridge, decided to tender him an oyster supper, when 100 sat down to a bountiful spread, and did ample justice to the good things provided.After supper apeeches were indulged in, while social interchange of ideas and music enlivened the evening.A vote of thanks was tendered Mr and Mrs McFarlane, who bad so kindly offered the use of their house, and to all who had helped to make the supper a success.The meeting closed at a late hour by singing \u201c(God Save the Queen.\u201d LAGUERRE No event ever took the parish of St Anicet more by surprise or gave it a greater shock than the death of John D.MacDonald.He had always been a healthy man, and could say he had never been iu bed a day or had to send for a doctor, and, to all appearance, had many years of energetic usefulness before him.On the 5th instant he had to attend the municipal council, and the roads being blocked by a storm went to St Anicet village and returned on snowshoes.Whether the exertion injured him cannot be said, but on his return he took ill, and was under medical care.On the 12th he was round again as usual, and on the 14th visited Hunt- ingdon to be present at the county council meeting.On the afternoon of the 18th he took ill, and the trouble this time was strangulation of the bowels, On the evening of the following day the rupture was reduced, but of no avail, for he did not rally, and died Friday morning.The funeral, which took place on Sunday, was the largest ever held here, and was attended by both Catholics and Protestants, French and English.Mr MacDonald was a native of the county, and, on both aides, was descended from early settlers of La- Guerre.Succeeding to the business of his father, he carried on store- keeping and farmed on a large scale, owning over 900 acres, a good deal of which, however, is marsh.Well educated and intelligent, and epeak- ing French as fluently as English, he was repeatedly chosen to serve in the council, and when be died was filling à second term as mayor.He was also a director of the agricultural society.Mr MacDonald was a staunch supporter ol the Gleaner and acted as its LaGuerre correspondent for over 30 years.He leaves a widow, nn only son, 15 years old, and a daughter, who have the sympathy of the commanity in the un- looked for calamity that has overtaken them, WAR NOTES Cape Town, March 23 \u2014The condition of Gen.Bir Geo, White who commanded the garrison at Ladysmith during the siege of that town has improved.He will enil hence for England on Murch 28th.A corpora! in the 2nd Rattalion King's (Shropshire) Light Jufantry writes home from the Orange river camp describing the punishment meted out to sentries who full asleep at their post.Hesays: \u201clam guard over four prisoners undergoing first- clasa\u2014the hurdest\u2014field punishment for sleeping on their posts when on sentry-go.They get from 28 to 34 days\u2019 punishment, and are manacled feet and wrists the whole time.In addition, they nre for 21 days each out of the total fustened to railway sleepers sunk one end in the ground, and with their manacles still on are chained by their feet to the bottom of the sleepers, and their hands fastened to their full extent aliove their heads for two hours per day straight off.It is hard, but it serves them right, as we should have been all cut up through their negligence, and they themselves are liable to be shot.Pte.R.Wain, of the 1st Argyle und Sutherland Highlanders, describing an advance under a heavy fire, says: \u201cA man who was wounded near nie was crying out for help.so 1 went and dressed his wounds and gave him water.Just then Juck (his brother) came along the line and asked me if] was wounded.Isaid, \u2018No, but this poor chap is, and we must take him under cover.\u201d 1 told Jack to lie down while 1 got the mun on his feet, nnd then Jack took hold of his other arm.We had got about 10 yards when poor Jack fell, shot dead.Juck\u2019s last word was one of comfort to the wounded man.I stood fighting by my brother's body until dark, when the enemy retired, leaving us victorious.But at what a cost, to me!\u201d Private Rogers, who was in the fighting on the Tugeln, writes his people of the scenes which he has witnessed in the war.He himself had many narrow eseapes, nnd saw one of the lieutenants struck by a shell.is shoulder and arm were blown off on one side, his wrist shattered on the other, nnd a portion of his head was knocked ofl In another case Rogers wae carrying a wounded officer of the Inniskilling Fosill down u hill, \u2018\u201c when,\u201d he ayn, missed my footing and fell over a rock.The poor fellow, who was shot in the chest (the bullet having made its exit through hia loins), did not complain, however, although I must have enuvsed him a great deal of pain.lle enid, \u201cAI right, orderly, I know you could not help it!\u201d He died of his wournls three or four days ago.\u201d Capt.Edwards, an Australian, commanding the ambulance corps, writes his mother: The British army isn mass of red tape and theory, and I venture to say that were our colonial affairs left to them, and not to colonial men, they would soon tell a tale.I went ont with an officer 30 odd miles scouting.He did not know enough practical soldiering to save his horse, and his poor beast came back to camp pearly dead and useless, and I, who went yard for yard with him, conld not hold my mare for the last five miles.How cansuch men fight the Boers, who live in the saddle?The waste and red tape is killing us.Edwards adds that the scouts accomplish their dangerous work well, and their reports are ignored.Springfontein, March 21.\u2014Gen.Gatacre and his staff are still here.He is most strict regarding the private property of the Boers.Some officers who had looted Boer farms have been tried and severely punished, to the great astonishment and gratification of the Boer residents.The following parody is dedicated to those who lived on horseflesh during the siege of Ladysmith: An\u2019 I ate the hoss in à week or less, An\u2019 as I eatin\u2019 he The last of his chops, Why, T almost drops, For ol\u2019 Buller in sight I see! An\u2019 I never larfs, an\u2019 I never smiles, An\u2019 1 never larks nor play, But I sit an\u2019 croak, An\u2019 a single joke I have, which is to neigh: Oh, I'm the colt, an\u2019 the roadster, too, An\u2019 the lead of the tandem pair, An\u2019 the war horse bold, An\u2019 the hunter old, An the foal of the doctor's mare! Pte.Webb, writing to his parents at Marriott, tells of the wholesale destruction of a Boer family.He says: Among the prisoners is a boy of 14 years of age.He told us that his father and six brothers had been fighting, and that four of them and his father were killed at Colenso.Another brother was killed later on, and the little prisoner himself was wounded.Poor little chap, lie is the only one alive out of the seven! It is very hard to see him.Cape Town, March 23.\u2014A Boer prisoner while trying to escape from the enclosure at the Green Point track today, was shot dead hy a sentry.Signaller Bennett, of the 12th Lancers, writing to his parents at Hod- desdon, says that after the battle of Magerslontein be found the body of a major of the Coldstrenm Guards,who had been missing after 36 hours\u2019 fighting.In tbe majors hand was clenched a pboto of a beautiful lady, well known in society, to whom, the troop officer said.he wus engaged to be married.General Woodgate has died in a hospital, from the wounds received at Bpion Kop, after u surgical operation hud been performed.He was shot in the eye, nud the wonder is he lived so long.Among the most interesting cases in the Canadian hospital at Kimberley is that of Lance-Corporal Octam- part, of Montreal.During the operations at Paardeburg he became sick while marching with à brigade, and fell out and lostconscionsness.When he recovered his senses be found himself alone, and wussoon taken prisoner Ly three Boers.They took hisshoes aod cont from him, and he wasgnard- ed by one or the other of them all day.But he managed to escapeeurly next morning.He eluded theirsearch and wundered forthreedays.Atlant he saw the lights of Kimberley and literally crawled into the town, huv- ing hurt his Lack by falling into a hole.Ile had been three days and a half without food or water, und had travelled forty-five miles without shoes.Ile bound his putties round his feet.He is recovering, und with rest and the attention he is receiving in the Canadian Red Cross hospital, he will soon be fit for service.A visitor to Pretoria writes thus of how the British prisoners-of-war confined there, and who number about 3 thousand: The officers live in the city, but the privatesarelodged some distance out of it in a series of long, galvanized iron sheds.In them the soldiers have made themselves perfectly comfortable, and seem to have settled down to a regular garrison existence, The lnrge enclosure issur- rounded by n barbed wire entanglement.Lach corner is protected by stockades, on which marine guus ave | mounted.Each stockade is in electric communication with the others, and the whole enmp seems toforman | absolutely secure detention-ground for the prisoners.1 found the camp in n perfect sanitary condition.The | men, generally speaking, had their clothing clenn and carefully kept, but here and there one saw an ex- | ample of the untidy man, who is to | Le found in every army.Gnmes of all sorts were going on, und a per- | feetly good understunding seemed to | exist between the guards and the: men.The prisoners were being fed upon the English army rations captured at Dundee.But they were ul- lowed to purchase any amount of vegetables and fruit, which are just now plentiful.A number of men had been supplied by the Transvaal government with boots and clothing, | although the Boers are running very | short on these two articles.1 spoke! to a number of men who were walking | about with the guards, and asked them if they were being treated all right.They all auswered in the affirmative.One man said: \u201cWhy, they treat us here like gentlemen.There has not Leen a hard word | spoken to us since we were taken: prisoners.\u201d Tle hospital arrange- | ments were excellent.There is another large prison-pen which 1 did, not gee.It is at Waterfall, where ave | over 8,000 prisoners; the situation of the camp is unhealthy.Theshelter for the men is insufficient and there is therefore, considerable sickness.| An artillery man with Buller\u2019s army writes: Volunteer forces, mount- | ed, are really doing the best work of the war.They ave better shots than | Tommy, and are not bound by the galling red tape style of fighting, which is a curse of ourarmy.Colonial corps do all the important scouting, and one gets some awfully interesting nnd exciting tales from these fellows, who are fearless, but not foolhardy, as so many eoldicrs (officers chiefly) nro.I\u2019te.H.Beck, North Lancashire Regiment, writing to his sister says: 1 wrote you a letter the night before the battle of Modder River stating what fine sport war was in my iden, but tore it up as soon as 1 saw my poor old friend Fred, (Sergt.I.Wil- gon, of Brockley, 8.F.) lying dend on the battlefield.Pte.W.Manning, of the Royal Fusiliers, writing from Chieveley Camp to his home folk nt Poole (Dorset), says: The other day, after a fight, acorporal of the Dublin Fusil- jers with nine men were out reconnoitring when a party of Boers came along.The corporal lay down, and when the enemy got up to him he was groaning as if in terrible pain.They went by him saying, \u2018Poor devill\u2019 Soon after some of our ambulance men put him on n stretcher.When he got a safe distance the Fusilier suddenly jumped off thestretcherand surprised the bearers by saying, \u2018 Be jabers, that was n narrow shqueak, eh?\u2019 The nine were captured and taken prisoners.Race hatred, or something equally virulent, runs so high among the prisoners at the Cape, that it has been found necessary to make a complete separation between the Free Staters and the Transvaalers.of Commons Mr Wyndham, replying to Mr John Gordon MacNeill, Irish Nationalist member for Bouth Dune- gl, said that neither dum-dums nor anything in the nature of expanding or explosive bullets bad been used by the British troope in South Africa.Puris, March 27.\u2014Count Adalbert Sternberg, an Austrian officer, who fought under General Cronje, and who was among the prisoners taken at Paardeberg, was interviewed on his arrival here yesterday regarding his South African experience When usked if continental troops would have fought better than the British, hie replied: In the first place, there is no continental power which could have armed and sent so muny troops such 0 great distance from home.1 nm able to say one thing\u2014even our Austrian troops would not have done better.I leurned to admire the British army, London, Mareh 23.\u2014The Queen, accompanied liy l'rincessChristian.and attended by a large suite, visited Herbert Hospital, ut Woolwich, yesterday afternoon, to see the sick and wounded soldiers, who are being cared for there.lmmense crowds awaited the arrival of Her Majesty at the station in Woolwich,and lined the route to the hospital.There were luvish decorations and unbounded enthusinsm was displayed.The Queen uppeared to be in excellent health.She drove in an open landau through the arsenal grounds, where 20.000 employes were drawn up inline.The Queen spent an hour in the hospital und spoke tonumbersof the patients, wishing them uspeedy recovery.She stopped and asked two Canadians how long they had been in the hospital, and after they had given her the information the Queen expressed her sympathy and hoped that they would soon beentirely recovered.Her Majesty alsoenquired for their com- | rades, and trusted that they had Lieen in health and spirits when the two wick ones leit Africa.Both the young men were presented with bunches of flowers by Queen Victoria.London, March 23.\u2014The War Office publishes the names of flity-five soldiers who have died in thirteen hospi- tuls.Two of the deaths were from the effects of wounds, and the remainder from fevers.Bomber.Bedmead, of the 63rd Battery Field Artillery, describes some pathetic battle incidents.\u2018One of our Jyddite shells,\u201d Le says, \u201ckilled 50 Boers, nnd one of the Boer shells struck one of our men, took the leg ofi next to me, and the two legs olf the next to him.We all felt sorry for our driver who got Killed.There were two or three of them standing togetherin a ring.He wns saying what a spree Le sliould have when he got back again, and just then a shell came and tore his chest open.He was a reserve man.\u201d Gunner S.Ward, of the 78th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, writing of the difficulties before Gen.Buller's relief column, says, truly enough, that the opinion generally held is thatone man in a trench is worth fifteenin the open.To tell the truth, he says, I'm sick and tired of seeing so much blood.I've seen legs, arins, and heads knocked off cleaner than onecould cut them off.There's no mistake, it's something terribie.One of Thorneyeroft\u2019s Mounted In- funtry, Mr Herbert Unwin, of Shef- tield, in a letter to his father, tells of the awful time on Spion kop.le says: Ilay in one position nearly all day, cramped, and parched with thirst, the trenches piled with dead and dying men.One poor fellow in our trench had his arm blown off close to the shoulder.He picked it up with the other hand, saying: \u2018My arm, my arm, Oh God, where's my arm?\u2019 Quite mad with pain, he jumped out of the trench, and was instantly shot again, and saved another pain, Cupt.Petre, of my com- puny, was shot outside the trench behind a large rock.lle kept crying for water, lmt no one could get to dim.In his pain he rolled into sight, when he was killed.Next morning, when his body was recovered, he had five bullets in him.An Englishman, taken prisoner by the Boers at Vryburg; has arrived at Lorenzo, and his statement throws light on how the Boers nt Magers.fontein escaped, nll except Cronje's command.He snys the main army, 9,000 strong, with theircannon, took the rond due north, nnd passed Kimberley to the west.The Boer forces were in a terrible state of funk and confusion.They feared every moment to be overtaken by a pursuing British army under Lord Roberts.Every man therefore worked like a slave day and night.There were no fewer than fifteen hundred wagons, and a number of heavy guns, to get through the ford at the Vaal river, and the task was ultimately accomplished after sixty hours of strenuous effort.On arriving nt l'retoria the Englishman was released, ns he was n non-combatant.Bloemfontein, March 24.\u2014Yester- day Lieut.Col.Crabbe, Captain Trotter and Lientenant the Hon.R.Lygon, of the Grenadier Guards, and Lieut.-Col.Codrington, of the Cold- London, March 28.~In the House stream Guards, rode eight or nine miles beyond their camp on the Mod- der river, without escort, except one trooper.They met a party of five Bours, whom they tried to capture.The Boers took refuge on a knoll, where three of their comrades were hidden, opened fire and within five minutes every member of the British party was hit.Ope of the wounded .officers held up a white handkerchief and the Boers cume to their assistance and did all they possibly could, attending to their wounds.The Boers then conveyed the wounded to the nearest farm house where they were taken care of.After getting their wounds dressed, the Boers sent the men to the British camp in a conveyance, The incident leaves the Guards short of officers but will stop the habit of riding outside the lines.Owing to the war farming operations have been neglected in the Free State; cattle are in poor condition; neither foodstuff vor forage is plentiful, Pte.Eukins of the Canadian regt., writing of the fight at Paardeberg, says: 1 had to carry one of my comrades, named Ward, who lay beside me, off the field, and the Boers fired at me all the way up to the hospital, where 1 had my arm wound dressed.I then went buck to the field, and had therifle knocked out of my hands into the river.Of course I got another one easy enough, as there were lots left after the first charge.My God, I hope 1 never will see such a scene again.It was horrible to see my comrades, with whom I had been joking a short time before, lying in their own blood.LATEST.Lorenzo Marques, March 28.\u2014Gen.Joubert, the commanding general of the Transvaal forces is dend.News reached here to-day from Pretoria, where he had Leen confined to his bed for some days.Gen.Joubert bad not been well from the commencement of the war, and the recent reverses to the Boers, coupled with some disagreement between himself and President Kruger probably hastened the end.He was G8 yearsof age.He died of inflammation of the bowels London, March 29.\u20143.15 a.m.\u2014 Lord Roberts has sent 10,000 troops to Gien, ten miles north of Bloemfontein, on the railway.This is a preliminary to the general advance.Im- mene quantities of stores have now been accumulated nt Bloemfontein and Lord Roberts\u2019 infantry is seemingly abouttomove.Animpression, which can be traced to the War Office, is abroad that the advance will begin next Monday.Boer observation parties are hovering near Bloemfontein, but Lord Roberts has 130 miles to cover before reaching the great position which the Boers are preparing at Kroonstadt.Moving 10 miles a day is probably the best he can do with field transports.Therefore he ean hardly engage the Boers in force for two weeks.The reconstruction of the railway behind him may even delay an invasion of the Transvaal until May.Meanwhile all the important towns in the Free State within Lord Roberts\u2019 reach are being garrisoned.A private telegram received from Mafeking reports that all was well there March 20.Culcuttn, March 28.\u2014The viceroy, Lord Curzon, of Kedeston, addressing the council on the budget to-day, said that nearly 5,000,000 persons were in receipt of regular relief.Ottawa, March 28.\u2014The redistribution bill got the 0 months\u2019 hoist in the senate to-day by a vote of 41 for to 19 against.Last year the vote was 36 to 14.The Montreal Cotton company is being sued by Joseph Grenier.an employe, for $5.000 damages.While working in the company\u2019s mill a strap became loose and dragged a hook which struck Grenier in the eye.He sues for loss of the eye.Toronto, March 25.=The Rev.Walter Coulthard died at his residence, Bedford road, this afternoon as the result of a stroke of paralysis which he sustained a week ago.He was born at Gretna, Scotland, in 1829, came to Canada ns a young man and was ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in 1859.He occupied charges at Val.leyfield, 8t Louis de Goosague, Gan- anoque and Picton.Since his retirement from active work in 1802, he has lived in Toronto.Paris, March 26.\u2014A bill which will have stupendous consequences if adopted was introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies last week by former Premier Brisson.It provides for the secularization of properties unauthorised for religious congregations and their conversion into a pension fund for working people.In the preamble M.Brisson points out that those congregations possessed in 1880 lands and other property worth 750,000,000 francs.SNFORCEMENT OF LAW.To the Kditor of the Gleaner Fin.\u2014 While Ormstown has enjoyed a very prosperous year under no- license, the good results expected from it have been in some measure cortailed by the unprincipled lawlessness of a few individuals.It does not surprise anyone that men who violated the obligations they assumed under license, in their eagerness to make money, should be among those who set the present law at.defiance.In addition to these an outside liquor dealer has a representative in the village, who, without the pretext of any license whatever for the sale of drinks, openly sells intoxicants.A government detective enme on the scene weeks ago and professed that the case would be summarily dealt with, but the slowness of legal pro- censes leads such characters to sneer at the law, and while nothing has us vet been done, the sale goes on as open and defiant as ever.Encouraged by the impunity of arch- offenders, some who had been fright- encd for a little while by a show of government activity, have resumed a kind of dog's nest business, by which they seek to ruke in the hard earnings of the thoughtless and of those who are the slaves of the liquor appetite, nnd these receive the well- merited contempt of every self respecting citizen in the community.Much of the evil arising from this state of things might, however, be averted if these disreputable places did not receive patronage from individuals who would be indignant to beregarded us other than respectable and law - abiding citizens.Surely many of those who frequent these places, when they come to the village on business or otherwise, have pot considered the position in which, by so doing.they place themselves.They are setting at naught the wish of a majority of the community, whose respectability and intelligence cannot be questioned\u2014a wish deliberately expressed in the way that the law of the country provides for\u2014and associating themselves with lawbreakers.It does seem as if this needs only to Le considered by some, at least, of those guilty in this respect, to lead them to cut connection with the lawless, and so give passive assistance, if nothing more, to those who are seeking to uphold the law, aud, by so doing, to save our youth from the maelstrom of intemperance and its attendant evils.It is in the hope that such may be the case that I ask so much of your space.Yours sincerely, D.W.Morisox.Ormstown, March 21, 1900.HEMMINGFORD TOWNSHIP COUNCIL AT a special meeting held on March 21st all were present, On motion of Coun McKirryher, seconded by Coun Merlin, Councillor Fisher was nominated as mayor.In amendment, by Coun Robson, seconded by Coun Poupart, Coun Leahy was nominated as mayor.For the amendment: Couns Leahy, Robson, Poupart and Ferns.Against: Couns Fisher, Merlin, and MeKirryher.The amendment was declared carried and the main motion negatived on the same division.BORN At 47 Erie street, San Francisco, Cal., the wife of W.E.Gowan, of & daughter, At Seattle, Wash., on March 5th, the wife of Malcolm McFee, of a son.DIED At Huntingdon, on the 23rd March, after a prolonged illness, Charles Levers, in his 5Gth year, At his late residence, Rosebank, LaGuerre, on the 23rd March, John Davidson MacDonald, E+q., aged 63 years.At Chateauguay Basin, on March 27, Rosa Hamilton, wife of Alex.8, Gebbie, aged 25 years and 8 months.At Godmanchester, on the 17th inst., John Savage, aged 70 years.At Cuirnaide, on March 13th, Mary McKenzie, wife of John Kidney, aged G8 yenrs.McDONALD & ROBB\u2019S PRICES We arc selling Feed at these prices: Peameal ¥ ton.824.00 Heavy Provender,¥ ton.19.00 Cornmeal, old corn,¥ ton 18.00 Barleymeal, ¥ ton.20.00 Middlings, oe \u2026.20.00 Bran ¥ ton.20.00 And are buying Grain at Oats P 40th.33 to He Barley.feed, ¥ 501b.43c to 00 Mr A W.Grindley, agent of the Department of Agriculture in London, Eng, stated to the Gazette on Saturday that from 40 to 50 per cent.of Canadinn clirese are delivered to the cheese men of Great Britain with the boxes in a more or less damaged condition, many of them being without covers or bottoms.Most of this damage is done when the cheese are being removed from the vesselsat the various Dritish seaports.A much stronger box will have to be made for the export trade, or else the steamship people will have to exerciee grenter care.HUNTINGDON © \u2014The entertainment given by the W.C.T.U.Friday evening was sucoeus- ful, the lecture room of the Methodist chureh being comfortably filled.The Indies had tastefully decorated the room with evergreens, flowers, and bunting.Mr Maclaren presided, and a varied program was presented, its chief item being a lecture by the Rev G.F.Kinnear of Beechridge on the Homes and Haunts of Sir Walter Scott.A concise sketch of the life of the great author wae presented, prominence being given to his places of abode, Ashestiel and Abbotsford in particular.Mrs Lytle of West- mount, an old favorite on like occasions, sang twice, and Mr W.D.Shauks also gave a solo.An enjoyable feature of the evening was the choruses by the old plebiscite choir, led by Mr W.A.Dunsmore, which were admirably rendered.Mrs P.H.Hutchinson gave a recitation with her customary taste and force of expression.At the close Mr Sellar made a few remarks, and after a vote of thanks to Mr Kinnear nnd tiTeothers who had taken part, moved by Mrs M.McNaughton, seconded by Mrs T.Kelly, refreshments were served.\u2014The following paragraph from the Montreal Star of the 22nd: Complaints having been made to the city medical health officer that typhoid was suspected to have broken out.in a certain part of the city, owing to milk being affected with typhoid germs, an investigation was ordered, the result being thatsuch wasactual- ly found to be the care.The suspected milk was put through a severe test and it was found to contain typhoid germs.The milkman, who delivered the milk, was called before the medienl officer, and stated that be got the fluid from a certain place in Huntingdon county.He was told to discontinue taking milk from the party who was sending it to him aud consented to do so.Instructions were also sent to the shipper of the milk that he must send no more of such milk into the city under any circomstances.The medical health officer says the difficulty in preventing such milk being shipped is, that it might be shipped under another naine, and to another city, and the authorities would know practically notbing about it.It is likely the provincial board of health will send an officer out to the farm where the infected milk comes from with orders to thoroughly iuspect it and make a report thereon.The farmer alluded to has no case of typhoid fever on his premises, never has had, and there are none near.It looks like a caseof attributing the milk of somebody else to him.He courts the fullest investigation of his well, barns, house, and cows.\u2014On Thursday Moise Dubuc of St Timothy, who has been occupying the Travisee hotel at Ormstown, was brought before Mr Maclaren for selling liquor without license.He pled guilty and was fined $120, or 3 months\u2019 imprisonment.Hewasgiven 15 days to pay thefine.Mr Papineau appeared for the crown, \u2014In the late Mr Levers the village hus lost one who did much quiet work to advance its interests.For many years he was a member of the council, and gave much time to attending to the affairs of the village.As a business man he was prompt and exact in his dealings, and as a builder he has left many specimens of his workmanship, the most important being St John's church, ~Eggs are being bought by our storekeepers at 14c per dozen and dairy butter at 20c per Ib.The high price for pork bas induced the slnughter of fall pigs, and there bus been a large shipment to Montreal and Valleyfleld of carcases weighing from 70 to 100 th.This will make à scarcity of hogs Interon in theseason and will tend to keep up prices, \u2014Mr McCaig shipped from here a carload of horses to the city.They were an extra lot.For heavy horses there is an active demand, and farmers who sold early in the winter intending to buy in time for spring work, now find they cannot replace the animals they gold at the same figures.\u2014Despite poor sleighing, the quantity of wood hauled since March began has been extraordinary, and the village, which was threatened with a wood famine three weeks ago, is now fairly stocked.\u2014The meeting ol milk shippers, held in Montreal Tuesday, was a surprising ruccess.The call was responded to from every quarter, and some 00 assembled at St James hotel.It proved that nll that was needed to secure concerted action was the start given by the milk shippers of this district.Mr Robt Ness was called onto preside, when it was resolved to form an association, and a committee was named to draw up aconstitutionand by-laws.The demands formulated at Huntingdon, 10 cents a gallon for summer milk, 14 cents for winter, and the farmer to have nothing to do with paying freight, were adopted, but instead of making the summer senson § months, it was agreed it should be 6 months.The committee having reported a constitution, the following were elected the first office- bearers of the association: Robt, Ness, president, W.H.Trenholm, vice-president.H.8.Tanaahill, secy.-trenn.Directors\u2014Malcolm Smith, Lachute; W.Graham, Graham, Que.; Thomus Melntosh, Lancaster; James Abern, Vaudreuil; A.Daoust, Ile Perrot; E.N.Evans, Richmond; Robt.McFar- lane, Howick; Richard Pringle, Athel- stan; W.F.Stephen, Trout River; James Burke, Hemmingford.\u2014Relerence has been made occasionally in this column to the important case in which Mr C.J.Brooke of Hull (formerly of Huntingdon and son-in- law of the late DrCameron) waslead- ing counsel.The action, which involved some $200,000, was taken by Mr Eddy against his daughter by his first marriage, for the recovery of property which she claimed to have belonged to her mother.Thedaugh- ter\u2019s cause, Mrs Bessey, was defended by Mr Brooke, upon whorn the burden of carrying it on for herfell.He won her case in the superior court, then in the court of appeals, and when Mr Eddy carried it to England, finally there.The privy council rendered judgment on Saturlay in favor of Mrs Bessey.By this important case Mr Brooke has established his already well-earned reputation as a pains-taking and acute lnwyer.\u2014The action of the Hemmingford council in choosing Mr Leahy as mayor, necessitates the county council\u2019s chooring another warden.The like never happened before.Our nt.tention has been called to the fact that the minutes of the county council, printed lust week, were defective in not recording that there was n division on the motion to build a Lridge at Stark\u2019s.The mayors of Elgin and Godmanchester strenuously resisted the homologation of the proces verbal and they.with the mayor of Hinchiubrook, voted against the motion.\u2014Tueaday evening the scholars of the academy had their annual sleigh drive, and went to Ormstown.19 of them took supper at the temperance hotel.It was a merry party, the eahots adding to the fun.Province of Quebre School Municipality of HOWICK Teacher Wanted Female Teacher (Protestant) for School District No 4 (Chateauguay) for the ensuing scholastic year; salary $180.Applications will be received up to Friday, the 13th April, 1900, Applicants to state qualifications and experience.Address D.R.Hay, Sec.-Treas., Howick,Que.Howick, 27th March, 1900.4 LOST, Bunch of Keys.Finder please leave at l\u2019ost-office and be rewarded To be Sold by Andw.Philps, Auctioneer On WEDNESDAY, April 4.at residence of ARCHD.MACLAREN, near Rockburn: 6 milech cows, young cattle, vehicles, harness, implements, steel scraper, &c.8 months\u2019 credit, Sale at 12 o'clock M, FOR SALE THE FARM of the late Captain JOHN RANKIN, containing 160 acres, of which about 100 ave under cultivation, the balance under pasture, extending to the lake shore, with excellent buildings.Apply personally on the premises, or by letter to Mrs JOHN RANKIN, Maybank, Q.5 AYRSHIRES FOR SALE.Wm.WYLIE, Importer and Breeder of High-Class Ayrshires.THE WINNINGS OF THIS HERD during last season (1899) were 37 prizes, 17 of them firsts; also gold and silver medals at all the leading fairs in Canada.The sweepstakes winners at Toronto.London, and Ottawa, belong to this herd, which con-! sists of one imported bull, 13 imported females and a number of AI homebred animals.A few choice Cowe, Heifers and Calves for sale.Only two Bull Calves left over from last Fall.Prices within reach of any farmer.Liberal terms.For particulars apply to 3 WM.WYLIE, Howick,Que.COWS FOR SALE.A number of Cows for sale at the homestead of the late PETER G ARDINER of Dundee, PQ Dundee, March 20th, 1900.ANDREW L.GARDINER, 4 _ Per H.N.B.SCOTTISH BANKER will stand at J.W.Brown's stables from Ist April till 1st May.Sce further advertisement later.IR.FORTUNE, Proprietor.! Montreal, March 28 \u2014Manitoba Strong Bakers\u2019 Flour, best 83.5 (283.50; Straight Roller in bags $1.53 (@81.57.Rolled Oats $3.35(@#3.40P bbl; $1.63 (@81.65 ¥ bag.Oats, No2, ¥ 311, 31@3lie Peas G84c (@ 69c ¥ 661d Bran ¥ ton Manitoba $16.50(2817.00 Shorts, $17.50(a818.00 Moullie, 818.00(2824.00 Hay, No1 89.00(2$10.00 P ton; No 2 07.50(a 48.Sal.Cheese \u201412K@13c utter, 1220: pau foam ery 21(@22¢; Dalry Eggs\u2014Newlaid 14@15c Dressed Hogs 27.25(à87.50 for light.yrelghts and 86.50(@96.75 for heavy P Congress has passed and the President signed a bill to turn over to the administrators of Porto Rico the duties collected in the United States on imports from that island.Uncle Sam bas the most roundabout way of getting free trade with his colonies that has yet been devised.\u2014Montreal Gueette.R.L.MURCHISON, Adencate, will be at ihe Central Hotel, Huntingdon, on SATCRDAY, the ith of April.4 INST, between Ormstown and Franklin C -utre a small Black Satchel con- pocket - book and other articles.Will the finder please talning leave it at Mr FRANK YOUNG'S, Franklin Centre.CARD OF THANKS The Ladies\u2019 Ald Society of Calvin church, LaGuerre, beg to thaokfully acknowledge, from Mrs A.Young, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($23) in aid of repairs to church.Mkus J.O.STEWART, March 21, 1900.Secy.-Treas.To be sold by D.BRYSON, Auctioneer On FRIDAY, Aprilgth, at residence of WM.J.STEWART, one mile west of Howick (Tullochgorum): 8 milch cows, 3 2-year old heifers, 4 1-year olds, 2 Fall calves.Sale without reserve as Mr Stewart has sold his farm.Over $5, 8 months\u2019 credit.Sale at one o'clock sharp.WALL PAPER NEW STOCK JUST IN.A large and fine selection, Wall Paper is one of my 4 SPECIAL LINES, And the Prices are the Lowest W.A.DUNSMORE FARM TO RENT.To vent, at LaGuerre, Huntingdon county, for a term of years, if desired, a good farm of over 400 acres, 250 acres tillable, balance pasture.The farm is well supplied with water, has two good sugar bushes, a good orchard and is situated within a mile of church, schoolhouse, post-office (office now on the premises ), and a first-class butter and cheese factory: about four miles from St Anicet wharf, where market boats for Montreal call twice a week during navigation.Possession about April 25th and if desired 20 good milk cows will be left on the place.For further information apply to the undersigned, Mrs J.D.MACDONALD, 5 LaGuerre, P.Q.NATURAL ?YES! The splendid effects shown in our excellent linc of Wall Papers are popular because the designs are so natural and gracelul.We give you all the satisfaction of high-grade stock and perfect coloring to bring out the Beauty of Your Wall And make you happy in the possession of a gracefully ornamented room, We offer great variety in patterns and splendid effects in colorings.Our papers are the best of the products of the best manufacturers, and we are sure you will enjoy your home the better for having it papered from such a stock as ours.Inspection invited.JOHN IIUNTER HUNTINGDON + GLOVER & BRAIS BANKRUPT STOCK S100,000 The Sale Continues with Unabated Success.Buyers present this week from Toronto and Hamilton in the west to St John, N.B., in the east, and ALI WELL PLEASED with their invest ment.All Goods Marked in Plain Figures At GLOVER & BRAIS' price are sold at meor rom 20 to 50 p.e.Thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of \u201cBRAIS\u2019 BRAND\u2018 goods, which were left in the hands of the manufacturers, have been purchased at GREAT IREDUCTIONS and added to the stock.The Whole to be Cleared Out As Quickly as Possible WE PACK WHILE YOU SLEEP.Goods sold during the day packed during the night, in order to keep the floors clear.You Ought to be Here! Your NEIGHBOR either has been or w F.F.EBLLY 196 McGill Street, Montreal 3 Chango of Business We have rold out uur business to Mr JOHN SMAILL, who has now taken Possession.Thanking all for past custom, we ask a continuance of the same 10 OUS suUclessor.Also, all those indebted to MORRISON BROS, elther by note or book account, must settle by the Ih April, as we are leaving Huntingdon.MORRISON BRON, __ Huntingdon, March 24, 1100, 4 Beginning Business In announcing to my friends and the public gencrally that I have taken over the well-established business of MORRISON BROS., 1 beg to state that I will continue the same lines, namely, Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, Ready- made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Glassware, Ilardware, Groceries, &¢.| have sorted up the stock in every line with fresh goods.In Ladies\u2019 Dress Goods the latest and most fachionable styles are to be found.In thus going into business 1 have determined to give Huntingdon what it has long needed, a cash store.The loss of bad accounts is the largest item of expense in any credit store.Next comes the loss of the use of the money.When goods are charged on the books, that amount is simply put out of use from three months to three years, and perhaps forever, and to wake up for lusg, the storekeeper needs a big profit.Next is the loss of the customer's trade, as one out of every ten who gets credit will not only never pay, but will go elsewhere and pay the money.You lose your account and the customer's trade also.Naturally the merchant who gives credit must get a little larger profit from the customer who pays as he goes.1 intend to change all this, and whoever buys from me will not be helping to make up the loss arising from other customers\u2019 slow pay or no pay.but will pay just what the goods cost with a small living profit added.Please Do Not Ask for Credit, For I must refuse, but when you have money or farm produce to trade, call on me, and see the value you get at a genuine cash store.Parties wishing goods at reduced prices would do well to call and examine my stock.Always willing to show goods to intending purchasers, and would be glad to sce all Mr Morrison's old customers and many uew ones, \u20ac'1lemember the old stand, opposite the upper bridge, Huntingdon, JOHN SMAILL J UST ARRIVED » 1 ear Bran, Shorts, and Middlings 1 cur Monliie, Cornmenl, nnd Feed Flour, 3 1 Car Gluten Meal AT HUNTERS CARD OF THANKS We, the undersigned, appointed hy the coroner to investigate into the shooting of John lee at st Regis in May last, desire to thank RL.Murchison, advocate, for the promptness in procuring payment for our services from the government at Oltawa, more especially as we previously applied for payment through other sources without success.Dundee, March 16th, 1900, (Signed) Robert McGibbon, foreman James Davidson William Long John McCauley N.©, Smith R.W.MeGibhon William Miller James MeCaffrey Charles Smith Peter Buchanan John A.Peets John Taillon John A.Taillon, Clerk of Jury PAINE'S STUDIO BURKE.N.Y., for good Photos.Open lirst Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Feb., April, June, August, October, and December.Montreal, March 23.\u2014The change to fine and mild weather had a good effect upon the business done ut the St Gabriel milch cow market, Centre street, this morning.The quality of stock was up to the usual standard, Lut quotations remained somewhat low, espécinily upon the poorergrade.Milkmen and other local buyers were out in good numbers, und were all anxious to purchase choice stock.The animals wereexceptionally large, nearly GO head.Quotations to-day were: Best cows, £38 to $40 per head; medium to fair, $30 to $36 per \u2019 head, which was considered very low in comparison with the stock, Although the supply wan heavy it is expected that.none will be left over nt the close of to day's market.Montren), March 26.\u2014There were about 450 hend of butchers\u2019 enttle, 300 calves, 30 sheep and 15 spring lambs offered fur sale at the Eust End Abattoig to day, The butchers were present in full force, and trade wns fair, with the prices somewhat lower, quality considered, .than on last.Thursday.McDuff Lamb bought two prime steers at He per th, plus one dollar per hend.but they were better than usual, while other prime cattle sold at from 4%: to 4%cper 1b; pretty good animals sold at from Age to 44e and the common stock at from 2%e to 34e per Ib.There were a good many bulls on the market, and these sold at from 2%« to nearly 4c per th.Calves sold at froin 91.50 to $6 each, Sheep sold nt from 4cto 44e per tb, and the yearlings at from He to 54e do.Spring lambs sold at from $3 to $5 ench,and Mr Lamb offered $6 for a choice lamb, but the owner held it for $6.50.Fat hogs sold at ahout 54e per !d.for straight lots, weighed off the cars."]