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pce a :‘ength. D OF CATTLh vest-old red and “hi” M’ yrâ€"red. All of th at! antidge shell mans-fl! F‘” lack heitet and 0119 old. W rhite face. I”? to their whereabofi' 'm N W'M.M_n ness is just budding to see that for shape, must toe the mark. . heavy, neat fitting, air; will wear equal .056 for ladies and Men’s underwwu grey flannels steam '0115 and set. now the immrt. want to See vnn. speckless, softest, ashing blanket in ,1 plain and twill, ‘2 inches in width, Lnd as durable as spun. earning all the time fine and yet have no trashy or coarse clebrated make of ERFUL IIEN. ND ALI." iTURERS. become consequently the she has laid Year. '2 and ’U' p"(rations fourd PM“ style and flu asked {01' th IN “£an al- Lllv Vuv - o-v- ' v..- _ and czhcr {wwpulur lines our assortmen. is very large and complete, embracingl ‘ _ ' . l 213119 mm: 1H)\(‘ltIPS produced, as well as a large stock of the leading or staplz‘ Iim-s. We are already selling quantities 0t Mantles. Golf Capes, and 311311.; ClotliS, Wthll speaks well for our selections, stylus and prices. 1N DRESS GOODS our stock is now very full and complete. We gex'di'x'aly {mite every intending purchaser to take a. look through our stock of New Fall and Winter Dress Goods. as this is the only way will“ ”m l)‘: formed of the large range of varieties, styles, colorings, and “gm wzzi-‘h we carry. Full range of colorings in every price, and full range r . ., _ m‘m-ms {rem 10c. to hIJJO per yard. if prices Ar(.i;1e-\ez'}'(‘;lse imported direct by us from the manufacturers, and by are enabled to offer special values, which has assisted very ing up our large sales of Black Dress Goods. Every de- partment an the house full to overflowing with bargains, to which we invite your special :LYU‘HQiOn before purchasing. We have not space to mention other 4:, but a glance through our stock in whatever line you iines this we; require will satisfy YOU as to the values we have to offer. this izl92m$ we mate-x-ialiv in work Volume We IN MANTyE cu 31mmmumummmmmuI1.Igmmn‘tmmgun1.mmm;I;I:I;I:I.::Iél:rn1II111aI-J‘Iu: TRUE 5». MW fitted up a department on the first floor specially for Man- m; .N now ready at any time to show our Fall purchases and Im- tions in Ladies’ Mantles. Golf Capes, etc., etc. Our stock will be :M'i’qmrl‘, attractive, fresh, new, and clean. Every Garment correct in * y .343, \lvhfip our prices will be found much lower than are usually H"H'flHH’IW'lHHh honest prices. to please you. 15 1n LaOlCS 1V Lauuca, t _, misrlv attractixe, fresh, finish \\ bile our prices \vil this class of goods. . . Come in! Come out] n j an Edie, weary hour indoors. ta] direction of our store. Come in genial welcome and a fine array don‘t want to buy all right. Y same learned where to purchase LINDSAY VIII. Number LOTHS. GOLF CLOAKINGS, . FREIZES If you don’t want to buy come on. Got just what you need you. Got values (int the most of it. AND WOODVILLE. If you are spending take a stroll in the se honest goods at WHERE BREGKS ARE MADE D <.~>n.OI_SbZ mmvwmmm24944<m <_m_._.m mx_0_.n<: Fm. And Inspects Mr. Sam ch's Extensive Brickyard. THE CLAY BANKS.â€"-HOW l2 KICK IS MADE. â€"THE DRYING SEEDS 0H HACKS.â€" Dl-IAIN TILE AND HOW MANUFAC- TURED. A few days ago THE \VATCHMAN made a. visit of inspection to the extensive brick and tile works of Mr. Samuel Fox. out at Brickwlle, Ops. and was certainly impressed with what he saw. While our ‘represetttative was unable to learn all the secrets of the trade he was able to secure a. fair idea of the importance of the business and hopes in his simple way to share his knowledge with the three thousand reudersof THE WATCHMAN. In this go ahead age we find our people rushing hither and. thither in quest of in- formation in every Conceivable form, but to frequently the chase only seems to lend the aspirant After knowledge to distant fields, while those right at his hand. appearing small and unworthy of investigation, are left unexplored. Just so with the brick and tile business. For ‘ years the manufacture of brick and tile has been carried on right in our midst, and it is safe to say that not one in the hundred Can explain the modus operandi or form the slightest idea of the course of events through which the clay must pass from the raw nutterial to the finished btiult or tile. This fact reminds us of the citizen who Ion-5s to see the world :md after tr-tvelling three quarters of the globe is Completely ignorant of the boundaries and possibilities of his own County. From a. small beginning of less than fifty thousand the business at this yard has continued for almost a. quarter of a century and has been increasing; year by year. The average output for the last ten years is Something over a million of bricks a year. If these million of bricks were laid end to end they would extend a distance of about 150 miles, or make a double track from Lindsay to Toronto lwith some sidetracks thrown in. This is a satisfactory showing and speaks volumes for Mr. Fox’s industry and close attention to this thriving industry. A A ready sale is found for the output of this yard in Lindsay, Port Perry and surrounding country. In carrying on this work Mr. Fox furnishes consfant employment for some fourteen men, and in times of a rush this number is consid- erably increased. On the farm there are some nine families residing in snug comfortable frame houses, which With those employ ed in the neighboring yard, conducted by Mr. F. Curtin, forms quite. an extensive little village, and is ap- propriately known as Brickvilleâ€"that is} since the proprietors of the yards put up‘ brick buildings in which to live. Prev- ious to this incident the place bore the appelation of Mudville. WHEN BRICKS “'ERE USED. The manufacture of brick dates away back in the earlier history of the world. We read that burnt brick was used in the construction of the tower of Babel. The walls and various other buildings of ancient Babylon were made of burnt brick. It is also claimed that brick- making formed the chief occupation of the Israelites during their degrading bondage in Egypt. The bricks being ‘made of clay mixed with chopped straw and sundried. The ancient Greeks are also credited with manufacturing three different varieties of brick; while in Italy in the early ages abundance of evidence is furnished that the early Romans made use of brick. and it as deemed more than probable that it was through them that the manufacture of of brick was first introduced into England. The introduction of brick on the American continent is of much later date and consequently is easily traced from its first appearance down to the present time when enterprising men like Mr. Fox manufacture and burn brick right at our door. w‘. v..- The quality of brick depends upon the 1 chmce of earth. There are three princip- al classes of brick earth. (1) Pure clays 3 consisting chiefly of alumina and silicia in ' various proportions, and with a small ‘ percentage of other salts, ‘iron, lime, ‘ magnesia, etc. (2) Loams or Sandy clays. (3) Marls, or earth with a considerable proportion of lime. The clay used at this yard for white brick is a pure clay, under strata, in which lime produces its efl‘ect. The Lindsay white brick, on account of its quality and excellence of make bears a provincial reputation, and have found their way to Toronto, Orillia, Ottawa. Kingston and intervening points. The red bricks are", produced from a subsoil clay in which there is quite a percentage, of the oxide of iron. Before burning and while on the drying .hacks, there is scarcely any perceptible difi'erence in the appearance of the difl'erent kinds of brick. rns CLAY sans. These immense beds or banks of clay consist of the clay which has been brought from the clay banks a short distance OE and is after selection placed in its proper resort to undergo the first process in its manufacture into brick or tile. There are three clay beds, the first being for white brick, the secondjfor red and the third for tile. The white clay is a superior article, rich in the elements} necessary for a first-class brick. and it is claimed that the irhit‘e brick manufac- tured at this yard are the equal of any- mads in America Unity. The red brick LINDSAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1895- is also choice but can hardly be classed as ' the eqml of the white. When grey or common brick is the desidermum the two days are mixed. The third bed consists of the choicest: red and white clay, which on beiiig properly mixed makes a‘ superior tile for which there is an ever‘ increasing demand. As the clay 1;in in these long beds it is firs: smurntcd with wan-r. and permitted to soak until it bCCUIHCS :1. 111le pasty mass. HO'W BRICKS ARE MADE. After this clay has reached the proper temper it is wheeled from the bank ‘to the brick machine near by. This mach- ine cxmmsts of sonmthin;r like a miller»: “hopper” into which the clay is dropped and as the heavey upright keeps revolving: while the knives with which it is arranged cut slowly through the dump clay, fairly puh'eriziug it; int” 3 thick pulp, and forc- inuib down into the. press boxes. The heavy plunger gets in its work and leaves fiVe bricks finished in the mould, ready for being dumped. The brick is.then transferred :0 a rev- mixing rack or table, and by means of \1 ()udeh trays are arranued on 11m" pnsl. carts and then transfei red to drying: sheds ur hacks. The average nut; put £10m this machine is about 1, 000 per hour, but wheni'ue bUV31‘t‘tid. “mave’ ’untiiisquamity can be doubled. The automatic working! Lin lcvolving table is the inventiun of M1. fiox himself, and UVidOHCLS mechan- ic genius. These drymg shefism'e quite a novelty in their way, cmsistmg simply of centre posts with n revolving nr mthw reversible shanty roof so that it cm always be turned {awards the rain or storm. There an: Smue fourteen ut Lheae hacks ox- sheds, 190 feet in length. which are in mure or less Constant uSeinpn-iectmg the brick while going through the drying pruccss. In eacu hack in fOuud two iuug tiexs ul- uewly pressed brick, arranged with nu little skill and care, so that they can be exposed to the sunlight and have freu yennihtiou bet“ een each row. In shelter- in: with these reversible hacks, one man can now do in five minutes mne what previuuSIy took ten men twenty minutes, and labor saved is money gained. When this yard is ruuning up to it: :u'- ‘ erage Capacity at least about 100,000 brick ‘ can :tls‘ays he found under going the dry- ing process. W hen the bricks are through- f 1y dry trucks are;brought‘_into use and they . are removed to the kiln and built into suitable shape for burning. ' How TILE DRAIN IS MADE. ' The importance of tile drainage has ; during the past few years been fully demonstrated and the farmers of this vlciniry are continually improving their lands in this way. Mr. Fox commenced the manufacture of tile drain some twenty years ago and his trade ‘has constantly increased each season. This season he is turning out some 300,000 tile, which if placed in one long line would extend from Lindsay to Toronto. This tile is meeting with ready sale, not only from the farmers of this district but through- out the province. I'l the beginning of this line of manufacture was made with a hand machine and pug mill but by the introduction of new and improved machinery the old hand process has been done away with and three men can easily do the work formely done by four times that number. This machine is under the charge of Messrs Ball and Ford. In the manufacture of tile the clay is put through precisely the same course as the brick clay until it reaches the tile machine. Here instead of the clay being driven down into the moulds it is gradually pressed through a disc and comes out on the opposite side of the machine in two In . tubular rolls on a tile table, which is supplied with rollers which carry it along to the end. A visitor to the yard recently was astonished when he seen the long tubes of clay, and innocentlv enquired “How the deuce do you get the clay around the hole?” After the process was explained he readily understood how the trick was done. A simple contrivance of steel wires rapidly cuts the tile into proper lengths, 133'; inches, which permits of a shrinkage of about one inch in the drying process. 3 A singular thing noticed in this part of the manufacture is the efi'ect of a small stone or piece of dry clay or earth. It will remain on the inside of the disc and as the freshly made tile passes through it is rip- ped and torn and left totally unfit for use until the obstacle is removed. The tile ’ after being cut is carefully handled and on i being placed on a push cart is removed to the tile hacks where it is placed in tiers similiar to brick. About 6,000 per day is the average work with three inch tile. ' Mr. Fox also manufactures up to eight inch tile, but in the latersize the average is much lower and the tile being much larger and of correspondingly greater weight it is found necessary to pile it on end in . the zl‘ry-i-ng sheds ti) re€ain its proper shape when undergoing the drying process. There are some ten drying shedeor hacks ‘uv-v ._ for tile, which are so constructed that they can be closed almost tight on the first appearance of unfavorable weather. AT THE mam: FURNACE. When the tile is dry it is removed to the kiln or fiery furqace._ The ‘kVilnfi is known S... A- -1... 5|; . Q.-- _..__.. as the “four chamber, down draught kiln" and is an invention of Mr. Fox's, who, not-withstanding that he thinks it is the best in use today, has never sought to have it patented. Each chamber contains shout 25,009 of the smaller size tile, standing tip-right. The fire works Irom the topwdown to the bottom throu h the tile to . here the fines start, leav mg' the tile burned evenly throughout. With the upedrsught the same control of the in is not possible; as each tier of tile THE DRY SHEDS 01‘ HACKS. forms a fresh chimney or fine. and when the fire starts to run it cannot readily be stopped if the dr-mghc is greater in one place than in anotlnw. the resulL then was nhas many of the m: were cracked in the burningâ€"now u n 0st perfect article is produced In burning it requires about two days of slow firing for the purpose of steaming or thoroughly drying the tile. AJ'u-ri'uh dugw :~ huaklmr more for? is. I.‘Ll Rm”: 7:1; lli" l: zicmili)’ iuu‘cu‘ui‘ un'ii inc lJiL‘ :Lll'l't'tr‘ :4? a. wlule heat from top H) bottom. :1: Which point it isllelail for about twclw hours, when the burning procems lw‘ cmnplczed. iv mquires about six days careful lmminu‘ to complete the trick. After the heat has become evenly diRtributcd throughout the kiln a. vimv from the top at night is said to have a mom: startling cfl‘mrt unon the nerves of the hardest sinner, and causes him to tremble with abject font at the thought of what his future state may possibly be. Oicourse this does not auply to the truly good nor to newspaper men. BROKEN BRICK . â€"1t hardly seems possible to the uninitiated but the fact is that no less than fromSOO to 1000 cords of wood are consumed each 3'14er at. this yard in the manufacture of brick and drain tile. â€"Mr. Harry \Voodvine has fullcharge of the yard. â€"In connection with the manufacture of brick Mvasrs. Bowman, McCabe and Thomas are the principal figures. The first named being: “boss” of the machine. On the yard Mr. VJ. Kennedy supervises the setting-011', â€"'l‘he “clay-digger" is a wonderful‘ contrivance. being a combination wagon, scraper 9nd drum It is knoWn as the “Quuincy clay gatherer" and requires a machinist to describe. Ir. consi<ts of u rolled steel plate drum, which revclve< :xutimaticull)‘ on an iron axle. The wheel» are also iron. Mr. Huin'y Griffith, who is in charge of this combinaLiou vehicle. ha» taken out in a. single day 1m high a, seventy loads of clay. Every five much represent sufficient loouc clay for 2,003 bricks. In order to secure the best, resnlin from :his appliance the clay banks are first; cultivated in order to loosen the hard clay. When the “guthercr” passes along and picks it up clean, when it is delivered at the dump. â€" Nick was the only material that stood the test, in the great Chicago fire. Under the intvnse heat, so-callud lire-proof iron blocks melted down like wax. while stem: atructures crumbled into dust. Brick as u building material will therefore evidently remain for all time. Spcial to the Watchman. A GREAT OFFER.â€"â€"TIIE WATCHMAN and the ~Weekly Globe or the \Veekly Mail and Empire from now until January, 1897, for one dollar. Two first-c‘ass papers for the price of one. Tell your nnghbors. This is the greatest offer ever made by a Canadian newspaper. - v. o .1 TR‘AP‘EZE PERFORM ::(:.â€"â€"~It is said that: the Partellos Bros., who pelform at; the Lindsay Central fair next week, are the most daring performers in the world. Nearly eVerybody IS going to the fair from this section. RUNAWAY.-â€"On Sunday last while the Rev. Mr. Cregg was driving home from his afternoon appointment at Pleasant Point, his horse became frightened and ran into the ditch and Mr. Gregg was very nearly thrown out. The horse then put its heels through the dashbom'd. Owing to the pluck of its driver it was stopped in its Wild career and driven quietly home. CIDER JMILLâ€"The Little Britain cider mill is very busy now, and Mr. Yearsly is kept on the jump. and THE WEEKLY GLOBE or THE WEEKLY JAN ETVILLE. Special to the Watchman. MAIL AND EMPIRE from 'now until January lst, 1897, for One Dollar. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES AND TEA.-â€"-â€" On Sabbath last the anniversary services in connection with the Presby- terian church here were held. Rev. J . C. Clelland of Port Hope preached at both services and the attendance was very large. On Monday evening in the drill shed the annual tea was held, refreshments being served from 4 to 7 o’clock by the ladies of thel congregation. Short addresses were: delivered by Revs. Tanner of Omemee; Allen of Bethany and Coon‘ of J anetville. A choice musical program was rendered, in which Miss Williamson of Omemee and the quartette from Blackstock took part. It was a. very successful affair throughout . â€"The cheap fall excurshion per G.T.R to Port Huron Detroit, Cleveland, Sag- inaw, Bay City. Grand Rapidsand Chicago take:- place Oct. 3, 4 and 5. See adver- tisment in other columns. â€"Many pecple will regret to hear of the death, from typhoid fever, of Mr. Joseph Eskerly, book-keeper for Burke, Fitzimmons and Hana, of Rochester, on Monday last. Mr Eskerly was a member of the jolly cam ing party who occupied a cottage at the oint for a few weeks during August last, known as the F. C. C C. 0n the break up of the party he spent; a couple ofweeks atLindny before return-‘ ‘ ing home. He nude many friends here and let the Point. ..Mr.Jo|eph Donnelly, also a member of the F. C. ,C. C' iedangerous- 11 gl with the same disease et HI home inRocheater. A Great Offer.â€"THE WATGHMAN LITTLE BRITAIN Jeremiah Stevens, the carpenter, who claims to lmvc fallen heir to valuable sugar plantation piopcity in Cul);1,is busy Ibanning away . making repairs 0 1 buildings at' 1 cuclnn Falls. | L p to the present time he has receiyed no very ! delfinite information concerning the estate, but ' 54:1)5 that his cousin m .\cw \ ork, “ho gave ; 1.1111 :iu: news of his uncles death, has been to CL: ' :3. and :mows all about it. The plantation is said to embrace 8, 600 acres of land, and upon which are the sugar mills, with expensive 111 chineiy, and other buildinusa, the value of the "state is placed at about a million dollars. jerry s fathers name was John SteV'ens, and his uncles Were james and \\1ll1.1m. The latter died in New York about fifteen ycau's ago, whilejames, who is now reported as havingI (lied wealthy recently, in Cuba, was last‘ mean} from by relatix es here m California thirty years ago. Iohn Stevens resuled at Manor: t'orquite a number of years and after his death the family removed to Bobcaygenn, where the mother died a few years ago. The heir apparent has two sisters and a brother, Mrs. jos. Gardon and- Miss Susan Stevens, of b'obcayb "con, and James .‘tevens, who is engineer on a steamer running out from Huntsville. These parties will likely put in a claim for a .share in the property. The: rebellion now going on in Cuba will prevent anything much from being done at the present time, but when Mr. Jertniah Stevens becomes a millionaire he will probably lay aside his hammer and chisel and «ion :1 polished plug, white kids and buttoned boots. lie is a. widower, and his three sons m‘ake their home at Fenelon Falls. Already a number of buxom widows, and sex eial ancient girls are said to be smilinw swL etiy upon the lortunute Jerry, “ho is castin (r spe culath-e eyes on real estate in Lindsay and I’eterboromore than upon persons .l propL rt), as: life investment. Mystenous Disappearance. Considerable excitemcm was createi around mwn Tuesday when it was learned that Mr- liuhcrt Fee, second book-keeper in the office of the Sadicr, Dundas 8: Flavellc Bros. mills, had mysteriously disappeared. The young man Went to the office about 6 o’clock a. m., ttmk the time of the men, opened the safe, took out the office hooks and arranged thém in their proper place. After transacting con: siderable business he left for his brakfast about eight o’clock. ()n his failure to return a messenger was dispatched to his home when it was learned that he had not been there for breakfast and considerable curiosity was aroused as to his whereabouts. His father, Mr. Robert ’ee, set out to find him, and various conjectures as to when and where he was seen by different persons left the matter still in doubt, and all sorts of rumors were set in circulation. It was not until evening that anything definite was learned. Mr. 1’. O’Neill on learning of the disappearance remembered that he had seen “Scrappy,” as he was known about town, come out between the elevator and storehouse, cross the street and take the railway track towards the old Victoria. lunCLion. This clue was strengthened by the statement of W. Reeves, who was employed out at Mr. Dunoon’s new house, to the effect that he had seen him going in the same direc- tion. That was the last seen of him. On his failure to return on Wednesday morning there was talk of forming search parties and also OI dragging the river. Fortunately the Coboconk train arrived about this time and Mr. Neil McDougall, the brakeman, came down street and told several parties that he had met Mr. Fee at Lorneville, who informed him that he had decided to get out of town, and had tried to catch Conductor Fair’s train at the Junction, but missing it had continued on to Lorneville. He asked Mr McDougall to inform his friends that he was all right and that they would hear from him in a day or two. He then took the Midland train and went north. This informa- tion was soon conveyed to his almost harp broken parents and relieved the painful excitement which they had undergone during the previous twenty-four hours. Whatever his reasons may be for leaving the town as he did, they can hardly justify his thoughtlesmess in so far as it efiected his own family. As is usual a thousand rumors were circulated which will no doubt all prove wide of the truth. It does seem strange, however, that a 1m well known as Mr. Fee could walk ~. town in broad day light without being x:.. l â€"-Mr. Wm. Thorndike. Oakwood st" ‘ 1i:- popular chestnut gelding. Little Harry, "er winning the farmers’ race at Toronto, .45: week, to a. Mr. Eakins, of Peterboro, lot a satisfaCtory price. Mr. Thorndike then purchased a handsome three-year-old bay filly, sired by Major Stanton,, from a. London party. This filly is a promising young mare of good appearance and plenty of size and substance, and Mr. Thorndike thinks wilL defeat Harry at the same age. â€"Dundas and Flavehe Bros. fall mill- inery evening is announced for Tuesday evening and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. â€"-Port Hope Guide :---On Tuesday morning, shortly after one o’clock, the alarm of fire was given, when it was found that. the residence of Mrs. Lewis Ross. Pine-st., wason fire. Every room in the house appeared to be in flames when it was first discovered. The origin of the fire in a mystery as no one was in the house at the time. Mrs. Ross and daughter were in Lindsay and her son, Lewis. who was the only one in town, went to Toronto on the evening express. After the firemen got to work the flames were soon got under control. The pressure of the water was very strong. All the contents of the dwelling were 1 totally destroyed. An elegant upright » 1piano, bedsteads, bedding, bureaus, . carpets and valuable furniture and %, clothing were all burned. The building Aâ€" was owned by Mr. J. B. Trayes and ‘ insured for $1000. The contents, belonging to Mrs. Ross, were insured, we , understand, for $1 .” ...... Mrs. Rog. ._ was visiting in Lindsay at the time and e upon hearing of the fire she immediately left for Port Ho , accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. . 0‘. Buttons. A. HIGINBOTHAM. FIVE;- The Stevens’ Fortune. E‘OT BEER 50 Cents per annum ;- GALLONS FOR 3 3 CENTS at Little Local Lines. Stock Notes.