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ES a, videtice of the serious: "of the problem of defend" [east coast {rom the inroads is afforded by the fact owestoft, where the corpor- already spent over £50, Eat fy works, so much aaage has heen done re- v -- the outlay of £80,000 is to. earty out the com- tf shove defense. isea has played havoc te a lense works at Kirkley 'also; at Pukefield. There sy an appreciable growth of h between Lowestoft's two sous thernmost piers, but the sea has per- en encroached further south two Serious breaches in a fy sea wall'at the base of Kirk- Slopes. One of these breaches was 50 ect léng and the other 30 fect. The Town Council had lately pitined sanétion to expend £4,000 "erecting four groynes to protect this wall. Some small groynes opposite the approach to Rectory Road have been twisted into fantastic shapes or swept away. A wooden revetment or Breast wall built up with fag- gots and bags of concrete has also been demolished, and the coastline has been eaten into a sawlike re | semblance. At Pakefield tho Lord Nelson Inn has had to be taken down, as the . €lifls had vanisired right up to its foundations. Further on the pleas- ant Juha next the sea, which feet wide, ee 3 a do "bris of conerete walls which had cost thousands of pounds to huild. One expert avers that by reason of the soft nature of the subsoil there is no hope of preventing this ero- sion, hut the Town Council, which Initiated g the recent conferences - of east coust authorities who have ap- ge to the Premier for imperial te. . has not abandoned hope, and is now {in consultation with an emi- nent engineer on the subject. The oh Too.Greatia- Risk; == In almost. every neighborhood someone has. died tom an-attick of The ! Colic, CHolera and Diarrhoea Remedy end has undoubtedly saved the lives of , A of the more people-and felieved more pain' "Sines on and yueriog & {thaw any other med.' icine in use. Davis. \ HAMLETS QF ENGLAND. « The Unlettered Sn English Villages ~Theix Ways and Perquisites-- Their Beer Onpasliy- News from the great troublous world without takes a long while to | reach our hamlet, or, at any rate, to | impress itself upon our inhabitants, Hence the bulk of them know nau, the. of the new Education Act and county rate, and so forth. 1 doubt, indeed, whether {it will 'affect us much. All told, the inhabitants, including the folk at ek oh bheer-house up the winding if Scotchman and his fami! teenth cen- tury farig, aly ie a homdred. | 01 course we can count just under forty adults, of whom tht cannot write or read their own nhipes, The shepherd, for instarice, cannot, though he is. only thir 1} does not | belong: faa. age in education mintters. | The hamlet, fs, T should say, 'on 'the whole set in a fairly happy val- ley." "Phere is nobody out of work | with us, and some calculations we have been making tend to show that the folk are not so ill-off. I pbélieve that the weekly wage of the men, taking the year through, and making allowance for the perquisi es presents they get, is equalito t nineteen or twenty shillings. 77) § They pay the farmer or the Sfuirs. most curious feature of this wearing | & shilling a weck for their cot 4 away of the coast is its partial char. | Whereas the rent would be Halfm- acter, Yarmouth, less than ten crown if their landlords we 11 miles away, is not troubled with the and eager capitalists ad problem at all, and has a splendid | dairyman gets sixtecn shillings. a beach, the preservation of which is | Week, with a quart of milks every believed to be due to its throe piers day: the underdairyman get a shil- retarding the drift of sand and ac- cumulating it on the beach. Thou- sands of tons of sand and shingle are carted from Yarmouth breach every year. --London Mail. » ling or so less, and also their 'quart' | of milk The shepherd has 16s., with 6d. {for every lamb he tails--he Has been very fortunate with his lambs} this | season, which, ¥ hear, is not a'\uni- PASSING OF THE TINDER BOX. | Yersal experfence. The carter « thas 3 | 15s. with "wagon money,' §. e., Nocessary Utensil of Grandmether's Days 50 much for cvery wagon of farm Now Valued Purely as a Relic. produce that he takes to the nearest railway station, where ft is. des- er i} Mention has been made of the de- | patchod to the junction, and thence cline of the manufacture of snuff- boxes, which in the early years of industry. In this connection it is interesting to notice also the extinc- tion of the tinder-box, which down to about the year 1830 was to be found in almost every home in the land. The decline of these industrics | was, of course, not the eflect of the | same cause, for while snufi-taking is dying out with no other habit to re- | place it (unless it be that of smok- | ing), the tinder-box was a contriv- ance, which in the process of evolu~ tion had to give place to bettordin ventions. Miller Christy, writing in The Burlington Magazine, says the | disappearance of the tinder-box was | extraordinarily sudden and complete | after the introduction of the friction match. Less than a generation later | --almost, in fact, within a decade-- the tinder-box had become little more than a vague tradition of the | past, and examples were to be look- | +d for only in the cabinet of the an- tiquary, the cases of the museum- | curator, or the shop of the curio- | dealer. To-day the tinder-box is so | unfamiliar an object that few per- sons can give an intelligible descrip- tion of it, pr the manner of its use. Among the contents of the tinder box the tinder, from which the box derives its name, deserves first no- tice. Tinder was made usually from some light, loosely-woven cotton or linen fabric--preferably the latter 'The -lighter and thinner the fabric the better the tinder; for tinder | made from any thick, closely-woven fabric did not take fire readily. Rag- tinder was always home-made, for | no shopkeeper or hawker ever sold it. The making of it was one of the minor domestic accomplishments of our grandmothers. It was undertak- en weekly, or as often as required and the operation consumed a con- siderable quantity of household lin- en. Many' of the old tinder-boxes purchased nowadays will be found still to contain portions of the orig- inal rag-tinder. Pay for Teaching Bridge. Some society girls in England make pocket money by teaching the game of bridge at evening parties The; bridge.craze. which shows no signs of dying out, has provided more than one clever girl of good family with an easily earned Income. Given good manners, a measure of looks, tact, and, of course, skill as a bridge player, a girl can soon make a clientele as a bridge coach. Jt means going to evening gis bn ho asione of the guests, some ws Ay a pleasant dinner as a ie, and spending an hour or so guiding novices in the game. A i an evening is not considered by the hostess too much to pay for p.clever bridge coach. to the great city, of which he him- the last century was a prosperous | sel has only 'heard tell Then there is the hiring money at Michaelmas, as much as £4, paid in a lump. At Christmas one ©f the farmers gave a couple of rabbits to every man who worked on the place; | another always gave a joint of beef --the peuple look on a supper of beef and ham combiped as the greatest treat possible, so far as eatables are concerned. Of course, we mugt not forget that there are certain ¢opaid- erable expenses. There is beer, Some of the men say that they could drink four and a hall gallons 'of a hot day." That is exaggeration But ten or twelve glastes of beer are not out of the way, and sixteen not by any means out of the question By about the tenth glass they of- ten get talkative, so an expert in the trade tells me. After, say, the twelfth they are apt to be rude in language. So, now that the licens- ing laws are becoming very strict, the sixteenth glass of beer is not of- ten to be reached, save by a man of proved capacity to drink it and not be drunk.--Correspondent of London | Express. Uncomfortable Reading. The report of the chief ¢onstable of Edinburgh anent crimes and offences in the city is not comfortable read- ing. It goes to show that the pun- | ishment meted out to offenders does not reform them, the number of con- victions ix swollen by the same par- ties "#ppearing again and again be- fore the court. It thus appears that there is a class in our midst who have lost all moral control over themselves, and that ft would not only be good for sesfety, but for themselves, if they were deprived of their liberty for e sufficient time to reform them. The problem to be solved is how to. do this without putting an intolerable burden upon the well-doing. They should not on- ly be made to work for their living, but that that work should be under such conditions as not to be a temp- tation to the struggling poor to commit offences to qualify themselves for such constant employment, or to rid of their national duty to their childres. saddest feature of all fs the fncroase of juvshile trime in the highly educated City of Ed- inburgh--of the 10,993 persons con- victed, there were 3,484 can be classed as juvenile offenders; besides these there were 2,066 arrested, and after being cautioned by the chief Sonhanls they wep dot ofl. When" gol hoards wep more than] achent years ago We Were promised very different results--juvenile crime was to vanish and' school rate nev was to ofcoed 2d in the pound. The code ordered for us from Lon- don does not seem to Work well-- how long will the people of Scotland put u th His lates ' tle atest hit the other evening, When a w-- It can' 'always be de.! pended upon. For sale by A. J. Po with this?~The Scottish Na- colic or. chal morbus; diten be- fore gis 1 ocaged or me es of Fi 2 physith $ A ped bas edy fi J s should be hn Pe at hand h is toorgreat | Ana Sa mez "ut aM tire "earth, Aull or anyone to take, ob BE re veohoun mats Cai ta re) vr Soil Her ny Ee te Byraci wae Gre' words of Alcibiades echoed' wile and fart ze And the Of the maidens St Iberia, "anf the Hi Not 1 {home fous meer ares, Wheh st, idee r Her ra cotton and Eally~cacd mop: | Not "Mew paimier 'hour, Jn those When Vasto for Oallcut, -and Camo. ens 3, & ik Nor fn, wifh all her Indies, the while Her on the waters, like the Omen: Not oe ¢ ainong fttie congueram that are or In via em 'or a , with RE grandeur, Pog- ------ pe OF A QONDEMNED MAN. 1 e a Dead Fade & oh a 'Liviag Man and Is Gone. Of criminal" por Who | have stood in the dock to, boar sontehos death prof yi ' call an. But the expressidn of their countenances in that very su- Jreme moment has not dwelt lasting- y in my 'recollection. White faces I can remember, but not whiter than I have seen other faces under the stress of quite iat cmotions -- round "tabled | of Monte 'Cala, s Stok ace, I i ay. Xi oo, Jot tie mont rt next morning, that oe Ee was then remov- ed. without manifesting any emo- tion,"" 1 have bech inclined to-think 'that the cliche about stated the case. Being tr for your life is an . ex- hausting process, and, when the end comes adversely, why, what ' look like stolidity is just stunmed acqui- escence. The condemned man's first ! night, they tell you, is, almost {n- variably, a good one. "It is when he wakes, recuperated, that the horror begins. With this last man, though, it was different. 1 did fiot see him tll they were drawing toward an end, Quite calmly end -dispassion- ately the rope, whieh he could never have lost thy feel, was being tightened round Deel, Outside, the day had darkewmed, and it 'was & grayish light that came through the window, on the frce side of which he might have seen white flashcé of the pigeons fiylng to and fro. His re- gard was not that way, however, nor anywhere but on the ground, when they took him down the steps, and when they brought him back; when the tivelve had filed in, and the Judge was in his place again; when the foreman announced the verdict of them all, and the black cap was in position. There followed some quite usual and familiar words, the true inwardness of which you feel only when they are addressed to you. And then, the man in the dock lift- ed his face--so ghastly gray, in the gray light, so like a dead face on a living man, that it was there when he was gore, and I can see it herc.-- W. F. W,, in London Pall Mall Ga- zette. all Caine's isl- and, was the subj of an interest ing lecture recently at Trinity Meth- odist Church, Toronto, by Mr. J. R. Cowell,. who for years was a mem- ber of the famous House of Keys, with which everyone who has read Hall Caine's books is familiar. The House of Keys consists of 24 elected members. The island itself could be dropped into one of our Canadian lakes, Mr. Cowell said, it being' but 30 miles long. and © wide. The cli- mate of the island is superb, not be- ing as hot as Emgland in summer nor nearly so cold during the winter. Very often winters pass without any snow falling there, and ice seldom forms thicker than®the thickness of a penny. The island is ruled by a Governor appointed by the British Government, : several church officials, the House of Keys, and the Council. The House of Keys 48 of very an- cient origin 'and dates back long before the- British House of Com- mons. ; ' "There sone thing in which we are ahead i even in Sxnnds, In in ve Title taland, our conserva Mr. Cowell, -""and that is, we id extended the franchise to the ladies. The ladies there vote for their mem- t of canpet attend to I ol sometinies it takes I en to get a Liivate | bill He bell tly iy whey Scotian ily ne themselves, a a wv. yall pide [es 'Hannibal, poy BS "Where 3 corn feds, JB0 ere Sirs { i TSE tl Yo mind others besides iy) bers of Parliament. The island pays ough / and it is also thy robber that steals f a 'business Min 'the op] rtunity wealthy... to an for somethii'g good in advertising for fall and wifiter business, RARTILY 'anil the public for the the liberal many years MY I Vo Street which I am about to Jargely exténd iIn- crease facilities 80 that 'the public. may be | better aseopmad stad th. safe and desir- RIGS AT MODERATE OHARGES R.' VANSICKLER. Port Perry, Juss 21,1 June 21, 1900. 4 North Ontario Observer A Weekly Political, Agricultural ang Fanuly Newepaper 3 on we | arrears are paid up. ADVERTISEMENTS measured 'charged accor ADVERTISEMEN ; ait 4 TS | THREE torms will in all cestd be 3 {of General [EEE Har Bp tronage received durin, have kept a Livery Establish ment in Port Perry, Ihave much MY that I have vam 1B |eveny rovsspa H. PARSONS anaum, if paid in sdvanoe ; if not I T00 EARLY $s ms fr prop GRD, Guo. aonb Loe Aven Vi &e. | EN Mito bleim " tne ostestned ahd _popti pa > he Ausiras' tof state that no effort or pains : on his part to make sales ) big! Suaseises | His Hin erys extensive i Egret a, Whility, al Sein SUNDER RLAN D- . on application, pa hing to bis ER Sta de 1 Offizes, Party, for dates claimed for Sales, and ake arfapgemonts, or write to his addrees CHARGES ODERATE. "ee JACKSON, 'Nov. h 1901." Y § Pory Perry, By 0 Apples Wanted. The well Binrea fbi iy wr, ols w eg E undersigned keeps on hand apd for | , sales the following He aricultural' ipod 4 <E. and Implements manofactured by. x "EL TE . OF PETERBORO: Reapers, Crown Mower, a: Tiger 'Hay:Rake, Two Hin Plow, Three Furrow Gang, i Combi, tion Plows, Champion Biot, LET, Land - ¥ . Caltivator, 3 2 Roller, Stool Frame Spring Tooth v "wr Cultivator, Binder oe, &c. alto the following, th the mintfisotiire of JOHN ABEL, Toronto. Eng, and Hamburg, Germany, High oy og eehisg outfits Traction want Coed he pe of Canadian Apples. rices to be. ob tained inn Reasonable ad- | farmer requires in 8 way of tor. Clover Portatte Tromph 2s ine, * Ton ui ed to Boa every ing. Ls vance against 2d.a allowed. 'Com: | ments, Repairs, & municate with BLACKFORD Nurseryman, LA Tt will pay | MeDonald you to ship to the firm of Bdwar) Jus & Sans in oo Hh "| Kalsomi HE undersigned 'wo tunity of thank is numerous pat- rons for their liberal and atill increasing patronage during thy time he has carried ou the Valine of IS achines, Jum 0 A call sollitted, One door West of Hotel, ©: mii, ot TENDERS w will te received by the undersigned for the purchase of all or any of the 3h : Parcels-- Farm. Properties - belong i i SL ing to Mt; John Adams, advertised : to be sold by auction on 'the z3ré - 2 Noyember, and withdrawn at he X CA in | FAINT NG blo mn JK MCGILLIVRAY, yo | better prepared i Yor ty oi executs ahi Nov. ora ing ; ale, savariiss | PaIDtING Kalsomising sai Puper Hughg " - 5 rin > MONEY TO LOAN. = Ay [mein EEE "| )amalsoj ip / : : / X coiaaaner of pe public Patroonge soli Beas : p . WM, TREMEER. ok Port Perry, Marc, 19, |r BT Si & | The Paral of our Presidents : With Biographical Sketches ' © Goneral Charles EH. FM xmnEn or CoNenxss you NEanLY 0 YHARS © © Fis SERENE, 3 re ) i»