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· . poor old man's p opular e rr.pl oym en t. Indian corn is not grown ii· England ·we saw several women and children Tr.e cli ma e is not hot enough. Very few peas are grown, exc ept 1n g ardens gleaning in the wheat stubble. Farmers bind their "rakings," making Notes and Comments by the way for table use. English people speak of a ll kinds of rope bands to do it. · at Random Strung. Much of the b arley was so short this grain as "corn". Timothy is not much a short. tim e I shall make Before entering againupon the narmtive grown, a grass call d h eaver takes its year that last year'o reed was used for _ g , to be very binding pl ac e. C o ve r seed is . gom it. of our travels in England ' we shal l giYe a great reduction in the English magistrates a re very lenient scarce tlua year owrng to the drouht . or rcadrs the b n e fit of our obser aThis should insure good prices for Can towards culprits. Severer sentence would price of bons while there, m t he 11hape of brrnf ad ian s eed. tend to lessen crime. Illegitimate children are \'ery numerous Shooting and fishing are favorite pas notes and comments. These observabig among the middle and lower cla ses . tions apply more particularly to the south- timos .with th e E ngl ish · En gl i sh newspapers ere not as ne ws y as trada is d o n e m guns and ammu111t1on by western count" ies, wl ---- O·---iere we spent tlie our Canadian and Americ·m j o ll r nal , but the h:i.rdware dealers. months of July and August, this year. Secret societies do not exist in such they are he avy 011 editurials. T11e gr eat SAVAGE & FARNUM:'s late st importation of We shall speak of thiogs os we saw them, great numbers es on thi s continent. Free London dailies are great rrnper, but the Toronto Globe and Mail lead them as Ma s o n e ,_ Fores er s n d O d df ell o ws are ercheron and Frenrh Coaches have just arand though in som e instances our re mar k s . the leadmq societ i es . Al m ost eve ry par - newspapei·s. . . rived may n t b omplunentary, we shall try per steamer "Robilant," Hill Line, Coaching cxcursicns are ull th e rage. ish has its "club" howev1::r . to avoid givmg offence to our fell owfrom France, 105 Registered Percheron, and Beer is the popular drink and during A bugler or cornetist accompaniea every harvest great quantities a.re consumed on party and plays a l i vely afr when passing countrymen. 20 French Coaches, the finest l\'fr. Farnum The tinest selections will, of Wh11t a b eautiful complexion the EncY- the farms. Cider is ah o B f avorite bover- places of habit.ition. cou d find in France. Buyers should inspe ct The working classes take advantage of 0 age amoug f rmers. course, be the b e st , so don't elay . lish l adies have ! their stock at once, and thus secure a choice "I expec t e d it to rain ev e r y day while . The fields a:e very. small a nd irreg_ul ar the many A rann with squax·e fields is a t.o visit places of note and popular n1sort. l I was 'in Eogland, but ic did not rain m l111pe. out of the en ti re lot. All stock guaranteed. The amount of travel on the different I once," said a Canadian ady to us comincr cur10s1ty. E Y.cursion " Stacks are called ricks. H y and grai n railways is surprising. Prices low and Terms easy. homeward · · A great· m an y of the gentlemen wear are ne arl y all s tacked, as the barns are too are ofte n as low as a q_uarter of t he ordi Visitors always welcome at Island Home. nary r.it e s . smll an d h'ly oft9 are seldo seen. hig h (pl ng) hats in the En glish cities. The ladies do n o t wear long dresse s, I Pleasure carriage must be h cen se.d, r 'l'he average weight of a laborer's shoes Large Catalogue free. Address, the mners 1ue s ll bJ t t? p,rosec1:1ti? n 1f h -.iiling in the dust, but they are of the is 7 lbs . Few top boots are worn. i n ry walking dresses here, JOUr hrs lift a n l e n g t h of o r d a ? 'rhere is <t very large number of p e ople they give a traveller One man was fined during our s tay Jeweilery is not extensively worn, but rece ivin p aris h aid and the Poor Houses ney. S'I'ATIONERY, &c., as usual. for taking his i:nother i:ito . his t r ap (a fancy ties and collars are much in wear. have m ny cc pant s. Almost everybody carries an umbrella Rabbits are so very numerous now that two-wheuled vehi cl e) for a mile or two UETROIT, l'fllCll. they are no longer protected as game. one day when he cugh t up o her on te when they leave home for a few hours, o though this su mmer they were not trou e e f the is vehrcle road. or y r a n a m r d F They are almost ae thick as flies are in 15s. For carrying a q:un a license fee of bled with min very muc h. A bundle of Canada. umbrellas, parasols and canes accompany Chicken pie is a l uxury in Engl imd ton shillings must be pa.id. . Many of the poorer people ave no every family that goes for a day's o ut ing · with f owls at 4s. so 5s. a pair. . There is much more crime in England stoves, the fire place domg duty metead. Many ladies carry cll.nes. A p ol iceman in distinctive dress patrnls nt · tattlllt ""."'. than Canada. '.l'he police· news occupies Bundles of aggots are een hr alJTtost ft'Lt nf'tnttw _:&'h If two-thirds of every dwellmg. Coal delivered rn Devon almost every parish. '\!!J H '° l;.4«-M iiV' _. m uch space in t h e papers. The temperance sentiment is growi,1g or Co1·nwall co sts from 20s. to 25 s . per the m were dismissed a t reme ndou s saving would be effected, and evil-doers might very rapidly and total abstinence societies ton. BoWM.A.NVlI.J,E, SEPT'R 21, 1887. School pic1ic are called "school tra.ts." be attended to by conatablen who would are multiplying very fa.st. c=: : -ig - The preacin is a bu n ant in quantity A short service is frequ entl y held m the receive po.y for actual services rendered. ---- 0 ---. CRAJ(CELr,ou Bo yd and Mr. Justice The English ratepayers are compelled to but the quality is not up to the Ce.nadian church before the amusements beg m. have fixed Tuesday the 11th of Oc standard. A public readini room "open to mell.i- bear maoy very There are fully five times as many psitl 'rhere must be a great growth of borth- bers only " i to be f o nd !n .almost ever1 tober, fol' the trial of the East Northum - town and vilfoge · . A bill iard table is public oftlcials in England as we hc.ve in I y rl the e g n o m a love different de religious berland Provincial Election petition be111 this countr y. One man in Canada ca.n nominations before Methodist Union usually found therem. fore ihe m at Brighton. Board of Guardians is what they call easily do as much ai two ordinary men do will be consummated. Bl3tween the rich and poor there is a their town and vil l a ge councils Ol'er there. over th ere . They do not possess the go of tho Nor· h Americau. was nearly a a - hea d - ativen e The Eolish . harvest Tnli Speaker of tl1e House of Commons great gulf. Jack may think himself as this year tha.n usual. La st has is:mecl his warrant for u n ow election good as his master' but his master don't month earlier A PJYRSON unable to sleep in bed, un- Our Stock is complete, comprising an assortmen wmter was a .long, cold one continuing think so. t in We!t Bru0e to fill the v acan cy caused '.l'he d rought able t o work, unable to take ordinary ex g, too. '.l e Sun da.y Schools meet;., t wi ce each far into the sprin Drugs, . Medicines , Sponges, Chamois, ercise from the effects of Aethma bv Hon . Mr. 13lu.ke's resignation of this Sabbath, forenoon and afternoon. Read- was the cause With a short hay crop an the root u util using Southern Asthma C a re, a tbe second li»at to which be was ele cte d. ing and recitin Scripture receive greatToilet Articles1 Perfumery, Soaps, &c. _ crop almost a failure the Englrh farmer sample package relieved, thr e e packages e s t attention. --===== ---- ocured, perm nently a ::: wintering in ulty c his ffi d great find will Sankey's hymns are very popular in Tim ha.rd coal found in ihe Northwest stock. And pri ces are too low to sell schools and families. Territoriee has b een ,:.nalyzed in San . The highest wages paid farm day labor- anim als . . . . Cricket 1s st ill the nat10nal ga me m Fraucieco u.nd c::miains !l2.37 p er cent, of era is 12s . a week and thev board t hem Produces a bea.utifnl gloss and creates no offensive E n gl and . Lawn tennis is popular with oort\tiu.stll.le matter. It is what is termed Bel ves . Ten shillin<>s 0 is a more common -,......_ the ladies. Base ball and lacrosse are rate. smell, will not burn ofi: neither will 0 0 a fr ee burni ,g anthracite coal averaging Card playing The roads in Devon and C orn wa ll are comparatively unknown. wil;Jl the best Pennysl vanill. coal. It is so cr ooked tlat a traveller can seldom and draughts are common pastimes in thtJ the pipes rust. Qq]i ste11.rn coul and excellent for house see more than a few rods al1ea of him, parloi;. . . . --Sw11nmmg matches are common m d rn and domeHtic purposes, co nt ai ning a re and the hedges are so h igh that to see tricts whore there is suitable a ter and the fiel ds he must climb the hedcre or go '"' m.1ukabl y low percentage of a sh, and lit many young ladies are expert swim mer s. to a gateway. tle sulphur. For some time it has been Bicy cling i the :ago all over tho counSnakl's infest the hedges and their in practical use and has given satisfac traila may be seen every few rods cross- try and especially m the towns. Po liti c al ca mpaigns are more bitterly ing the rvad by the early m or ni n()' traveltioh.,. · The avera!{e fo gh t than iu Canada. !er. Some of them are very · '.l'he hedl{es produce a bun a ce of Englishman ca nnot discnss politics long ALWAYS IN STOCK . It is never a pl eas ant taak_to dun o ur blackberries and hedgenuts (much like before his blood boils and roNs ae fre · cu11'tomers and we believe n o ne spape r the Canadian hazel nuts). quent. Each party seems to despise the · .j-n C ana da ha8 a better or more prompt Devonshire beef, butter and cream oher; and if we may ju dge from the h House itish thellr in members e t papers, pr not · found in t he o llying list oi s ubscri ber3 , still there are possess rich flavors . of Commons are not more p oli te to each ducts of other countries. · se'.yJ.lral who owo us tr om one to ten dol d English people seldom speak of Can · other sometimes tha n their less cultivate lars each, ancl as we spent all our spat·e ada and Canadians · ; they say America co nstitu en s . Uandles are still much used, though cash o n our trip to E n gl 1md .in quest of and Americans instead, and man y peohe!!ilth, and :i.1·0 at present under ver y ple who should know better tliink Can- paraffin lamps ar e comm on. The clergy still have too much power het\vy exptmqe, wo shall feel extremely ada and the United States are under tho over secular affairs, but they are less domsame government . obli go d if nll persons owing us, be tbe Were th ey to The English are not a church- goi n"- ineeriog than 1ll the past. amQ)lnt ever llv snio\11,. would call and pay peopl e . Not more than ten per cent.. a t - devote their undiv ided attention to church TherA is abun- matters, it will be a long time before the it or forw·trd it by mail at once. We tend church r egula rly . dant matel'ial to engage the attention of religious status of the people is b rou ght kno.w ihis inH ,.,at.ion will be snfficient. missionariee at ho me . The heathen are up to w ha t it shoul d he. We have a large and well selected stock of The little girls i n England know more not all in China, J'apan a nd India. THE S1°ATESMAN h as become a most valScarcely any spring wheat is raised in about needle work than half of the young ladies in Canada. It is taught in tho uaqle medium for advertising farms f o r Engh;md. English towns and cities are infested schools. sale nd to reo t. This has become known A great m any parish churches are un with prost itutes and the poiice seldom not only in wrn·l; Durh m, but through On Lime street in Liver- dergoing "restoration", in other words Kenner does buiness at Variety Hall, troubl11 them. out the adjoining c ounties, as witness the pool and th e Strand in L ondon , for in- repai s . Not before it is needed, either. And ia going to offer great Bargai ns this mu:ilbar of farms now a. v rtised and tha.t stance, leading public thoroughfares, they There is no comfort in the o rdin ary Fall. Luxury are rare. h:iv·e beon »dveztisd during the year . are as thick as bees during the eveoinos. church seat-cushions He keeps Fancy China and Sil v er Plated The working classes in En"land do ot in country churches is unk nown. " The secrat of thia is t hat the best class of Ware, 'fhe good old-fashioned way of going of latest designs, and to parties intending work as hard ag t hey do in Canada. farmers in thir, district are coustant read- :Nine hours is a working day in man y down on he knees u ring prayer in the And lovely presents that will please the erect Monuments this fall, who will call at churches is fast passrnq away. Many do ers of t he STA'£ESMAN, and the best farmplaces. fair ; . all at d the a e h bow even not t h g i l is much longer in England I'wi shop, we will sell at such low prices as we]:'l: cl"s in Can::td::. are found in Durham and or the boys too nu mero us to menBeans are largely grown, but this year Toys f than in this country. · Ont:n!o Counties, where thi s paper circut1on, potatoes are a l e CJ."OP was very light. never heard of before in Canada. 'vVe saw no board side-walks in Eng- t 1 !ates most extennively. land. The are m ost l y paved with stone failure. (And dolls for the girl s' that wil l cl aim The outlook for farmers was by no 1 · ------.. or concrete. _ _ : '" _ our att enr wn. and get prices before purchasing _0lsewhere The d el l ings and farm buildings in means encouraging. The pastures were ' . Y. ExurnrroR» at Bowmanville Fair sh ul d is cture Fra m es are very che p, Devon and Co:mwall are built chietly of barren and cattle were unsaleable owing H Pi and if see we do not mean what say. p&y l)lll"ticnbr attention to the Rules Sheep can Anu for a little money you can get a stone, and a re covereu with slate when to scarcity of winter fodder. and Rcgul!l.tions wluch acco m p any the not thatched. only be fattened at great extra expense. h e ap. There a:e_ many ponies and doukies in Wheat only was a. ood crop. Hay, oats If you want anv paper to cover Pri3o List, o.ml more per·iculady to Nos. your wall . Roots were a . . ' 4, G, 'f, and 15, which are to be s trictly use for drivmg purposes. Heavy hors es and ba rley were li ght. So that to You can get it ther e , and the price will Bo""lllllidnllle, August 17th, 1887. are not plentiful, though aome ver y su - failure exceptmg mangolds. oo!orced, and unless our fr iends are care perior are to be aeen. We sa'v get successfully thr oug h the coming winsuit all. fu1 in the se matters, they will lose t he very few "old plugs". .Mules are not ter will call forth all the powers of man- We cannot ennumerate all the things p.TU:e11 they might ther ise be. entitled as numerous as we expected. A very agement and i n genu ity possessed by foe there, farmers. to.. It i in tlw interest of the o bj ects of handsome Exmoor p ony can be bou"ht 0 · you But the v ery low prices wi1l mak -e. 'rhe impossibility of continuing the for £3 t o. £5. the Society that fair l>lay to ac tu al pro stare. Hay is expected to sell f o r £6 a ton the cultivation of rented land with i;irain and I dqcers shi111 be g ive u , and the Directorate coming winter. stock at present prices and rentsis strongHe buys stock at Rock B o tt om, 'fhe Hessian fiy has reached England, ly ur ged. ve d11termiued Lo award tho honors to Landlords must reduce renta. Is carof ul in choice, thQse p ro p e rl y entitle to t hem under the but the Colorado pota.to bug is yet un- 'rhis state of things unfortunately apAnd offers rare bargains, known there, but he has reached Ger- plies to Canada as well as England. Rul!'ls.. '.l'he n read them over c arefully Which make all rejoice . Corporal punishment in sche>ols is a many. Bathing is referred to as "a dip in the subJ ect for discussio n. If we ara not He possesses the power S'ttdging by t1e Jarge trade that I have done with We beg to inform the young men who briny", and is much enjoyed along t he mistaken mere corporal punishment at To sp rea d happiness round, coast by men and boys, but the Engl ish l1ome and :at school would not prove Bowmanville, in and also with those in the country--some trading wili h:we beeu ssnding voluminous comruuni And his store is the p lace , women are not as "passionately fond" of frui tless. me who have (as they have told me) come from Osh awa, J'.>.lewcastle, ctj,jons for publicatioh in this j our nal in Cheshire cheese brings nearly double Where Bargains are found. it as the American ladies a?:e. reply to cert:dn a rti cl es that hu,ve appear 'l'obacco smo king in l'ipes, cigars and the price that Ame r i mm cheege does in Budteton, etc., in fact within a radius of 15 miles or more, to buy their ed iu another local pa.per, that their pro cigarettes is in ulge in very extensively, the English market. and shoes is a dire t verdict that I sell at close prices. I bootll Distances are very deceiving. In sevdqptlons <l.J not como up t o the lit era ry but ch ewin g is not much practised. The old-time corduroy and fustian eral instances di stance s of 8 to 12 m il es cheap because I bought cheap myrnlf, and besides I t ak e small profi.1:8 and edifyiDg standard required for our clothing is fas t becoming things of the s eemed to us to be not mo r e than two or and sell for cash only. Now that the fall tra de is approaching, it will c!mns. It is generally the better way past. ·rweeds and worsteds are common- three. Vie were tol d that distant points seem nearer just before rain than at pay those who need anything in boots and shoes to come to me. I tQ.pa bliah 11noh replies in t h paper tha t ly worn, Shooting caps ara much worn by men, other times. P.!li;>llshe-cl the a·rticl es to hich they refer. make also a specialty in Trunks and Valises-selling them as cheap as boys and young women. The old ladies Women do not work out of doo rs as If Ure writt·.ri iore as proud of t heir pro they can be old in any of our l arge citie . w e ar sunbonnets. Large apro n s are m u c h as f rmerly, though ma.ny do not I ha ve a du.1>tiorJB IM! hey ere anxious to have much worn by working women . object to it. Boots now on han d, ust right for fall wear, ( our own make), which I A purer and better quality of tea i s th13u1 appt:>&" in this journal, they would The dress-improvers ( bll stl es) worn by t h e English ladies reminded us o f a ha lf use d in England than we fintl. in general A good !arm conslstlng o f 1 00 acrea, the Es· Cll.Il sell cbe&per than a ny shoe store in Bowmanville, as they were all no.t have bM:o so particular a:bout h av in g flour barrel when cut the long way. nse here. tate of the late bought at a rate on the ol lar, and will be sold at less than they th niuniis withhel d. Grey tweed suits are b ecoming more not graceful suffixes. "' - ·.-----actually '10811 to ge t them up. I have also b ough t tl;_targe st-0ck of' English ladies like our own are very common every Beason. Sll'UA'l'ED lN Amon g lll'.>0 oorlieat of the monthlies, fond of fine milli nery. and the hat shapes life and accident inem:ance ls not pat Boots tl.tld Shoes from the factories, at close p1·ices1 an which will be CAR '.l' WR I GB T comee "Pet erson" fo r Ocober; and a e.re about as ugly as they are in this ronized to one tenth th e extent it is i n Delng the eMt half of sold ngly. c api tal 1i1 mbet· it is, both from an artistic country. Canad&. The laboring cla s see eay they and liternr7 point of view and where M u nl. era, snicide3 and sudden eath s can't afford it. LQTr:8, falo.tou '.lnd household-need ure c oncern weie very numerou thi5 s ummer. Steeple basing is gre!l.t spurt fo1· h orseIt !s within 8 miles of Port Perry; or Bnke· ed. 'l'erm: Two D.illu.rs per year, with are several self-rake reaping ma- men, and horse-racing i s very much in· ton, and Hor Dowmauvllle markets. Tho re . is" good frame dwelling house, u. small orch· , but we · nre11.t diednctions t.o clubs. Sample-copies Chl ne" "aw no seIf- b1' nders m th e d u1 ged m. · · L aa· r_ es atte11d th great races ard, and gooEl well of water. 'Chere ls also a sel>i fee to th·izo deaixing to get up clubs. south-west of England. Mowin ma- and talk horaes 1th an enthus·.W:lm wotthy g,ood b11.rn, 36 x60. aud a Ja.;id and st.Ible 5S:d0. '.I.he soil ls good cla.y l""' !"". For te.rJ';\er p.a.J.· chines al'tl n ru rou s . A d d:uea I'ut l"cv11'11 Magaaine, 205 C heat The grain i.a cat of a. hotter cause. . . ticulAUI, apply to W, I3J : rn cll, llla.cksi·ok. P.O. nu.t Street, Phib.delphia., Pa, nearly as close to th<> - hlly. .., gro un ..., .urea k" 1ng 11 tone!! on ti ,, e is ti "" HI roa. d11i ... ll!l ' carwrlght. 3l·tf c·REAT SMASH I EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. t Fo:r 1 -W-all gentry. . 4 s PRGHERDN HoRsEs, fRENCH CoAcH Hoases: s ? a d o very cheap railway excursiona I _I PICTURES FRAMED VERY LO"V\T. a rates I " : o u SAVAGE & FARN.U!t!, P. TREBILCOCK. d ()slQt u unnecessary hurt.hens. The Pharmacy. Chemists and Druggists. J & 8011, ss 'h of ! !!IPIBIAL S!OVErxr1 vABM!Smt ! d I w l I Jar"; d u Thorley's Horse & Cattle Food, Pure Ground Oil Cake, and Prairie Flower Condition Powder w · MARBLE VVORKS, BO"VT:M..AN""'TILLE_ BOUNSALL'S a 'eetdl a.rt mg 1k $3faldte e d !'l r ; MONUMENTS ' to the o w a Ca EL R. animals BOUNSALL, ;e Manager. o w ; I THE VERO/OT I c people d d KENNER & Co, aell w o Variety Hall. w o fARMfS! s s large stock of They are JOHN' HYLAND d d d CONCESSION, 2 Thero · u o w Al[ f ATGHING AND MfNUING PROMPTlY ATTENOfD TO, GEORGE BUCK. d