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“I |}ns : } tb H( lat; :9 V. m! tn: tht 1d t it t 16! IIC it Boys“ and Girls ________.â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- ‘ Shoe§ What the Parent Y1a11ts::,:;g:°d tisl shoe. Something that will not wear out in a single term. WHAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS WANT IS STYLE â€"â€"they are not so particular about how long they will wear. OUR SCHOOL 83033 are a. combination of both Style and wen. Bring you children here and we will please you both. At any rate don’t buy until you have seen these. Beye’ School Boots-:Whole out. hand riveted, nice round toe, $1.15. Boyl' School Bootsâ€"dongola, sewed soles, will give excellent wear, $1 .25. Girls’ School Boots â€" glove grain, riveted sole, stylish, buttoned or laced, special 75c pair. leuher tip, very styliah, $1.05. Gixle' School Bootsâ€"oiled pebbhypatenh We have a. large quantity of home- grown plume. Yellow Egg, Lombards, Green Gage and other varieties which we are selling at a very low price. Don’t delay preeerving plums any later then next week, or you will pay more for them. Leave your order for plums wltb us and we will pick them off the trees for you. Lowest; market prices. PLACES AND PEOPLE-CROPS AND STOCKâ€"CLIMATEâ€" COAL MINESâ€" OLD FRIENDS IN NEW HOMESâ€" A GREAT COUNTRY. [Special Correspondence to The Watchman] Thinking that a short account of my recent trip out west might be interesting to many of THE WATCH MAN’S readers, pardon me for seeking space in your columns. 1 The increased numbers who take; advantage of the “Homeseekexs‘ Excursions” show them to be a popular means of travel with the public. The reduced rates place the great west within the reach of all, while the accomdation is all that could be desired. INTERESTING NOTES OF A HOLI- DAY TRIP My travelling companion, W. J. Lang of Poplar Point, Manitoba, who had been visiting friendsin Peberborn and the surroâ€"unding. country, and your bumble servant left. Peberboro On July 1 3613. JOTTINGS OF THE WEST From Peterboro to Smith’s Falls the country has much the appearance of our own north country. All along the line the effects of the late frost could be seen on the fields and gardens. Here and there along the line small towns are springing up‘ while numerous lakes and streams show it to be an angler’s paradise. At Carleton J ct. we made connections with the train from Montreal. but the increased load proved too much for the “iron steed” and at Arnprior the train was divided to proceed westward in two sections. Ab Amprior we had a. splendid‘ View of the noble Ottawa, and for miles our course lay along its banks“ Amprior, Renfrew, Pembroke and Mohave are smart tidy-looking towns, each carrying on a large lumber business. North Bay was reached early in the morning, and here my oompeuion and I were permitted to dropiofi' {or {day} _ THURSDAY, SEPT. 8th, 1898. the Watchman. "The Bay,” as it is commOniy called, in t thriving town of 501126 2800 inhabitants, and with Mattawa does the chief business of the Nipissiug district. Owing to its location it bids hit to become one of the leading towns of the prov'nee. Before it spreads out Nipiasing lake, 3 besntifnl expanse of water. having Fremh river as its outlet. Near the source of the Fm rimr,‘and forming one eon- WEST END 3 STORES: GROCERY . RDBSDN, School TELEPHONE 82 tinuous chain, with it the Mettawa. takes its rise and flows eastward to the Ottawa. Around “The Bay” are many interesting places. Trout lake to the south east 18 annually visited by hundreds of American tourists. It is a. very pretty lake, dotted here and there with islands and presenting as fair 9. picture as the eye need rest on. Art. -... "AI" .u-n- rocky and not likely to prove an inducement to many firmers. What there is of ib is very productive, and a. ready market and good prices are II-..‘ nun tn Iva-I) __V obtained aItQ‘The Bali.” Here are to be found some of the Ontario govern- menb’s colonization wads, vast) inter- . '1 II,__ Lucuv D vvnvâ€"-â€" ~-_- prizes coating thousands of dollars, built not. always for the interest of the country, but for the benefit of some soltd government supporters. Callander and Wisawesa. on the other side of the lake were visited. The former place has immense saw mills. 'I r 7â€"- I.“ inn-uvâ€"w' But again we turn westward for we fain would see the boundless prairie. Past Sturgeon Falls, Sudbury with its copper mines and Chapleau, Lake Superior is reached. The journey for the last few hours has been very monotonous, but from here the scenery to Port Arthur 18 grand beyond description, blue lake and lofty mountain afiording quite a contrast to the endless view of rocks we have passed over. It is midnight when we pass Pt. Arthur, and here the road leaves the lake and bears away to the northwest till Rat Portage is reached. Rat Portage and Kewatin are situated on the Lake of the Woods, and derive their importance from the lumber and gold found in the Rainy River district. 7-4 __.. .m 3...; n..-- VWr. _.___ As the shades of night sink around us, our train pulls out of the station, bearing for the most part a gay crowd of pleasure-seekers on their way to their western homes. All speak in glowing terms of Winnipeg’s great fair. At Poplar Point I lose my travelling companion, who across the track can distinguish the gables of “Home, Sweet Home.” Carberry was my first stopping point, and here I found time to remove the traces of the journey. Mr. Wm. Wilson, a. prosper- ous farmer, formerly of Ops. now living two miles south of Csrherry entertained me. Carberry with its seven grain elevators is a typical Ewestern town, and is the centre of one lof the best farming countries in the | West. For miles around the town, the scene reminds one of some of the older settled parts of our own province Handsome brick and frame houses have taken the place of the log houses of the first settlers. Through the kindness of my host, I was able to see much of the surrounding country. Some of the wheat, here we have no hesitancy in saying will go 40 bushels to the acre. Iu Carberry are many who formerly live in this district. Indeed we were told that 30 copies at the Lindsay papers find their Way to that office. Amongst those we met here were Fred Baldwin. who has put in a good season laying brick, J no. Sloan of Hill Head and others. It being the week ‘of the Brandon fair we decided to take it in. A local train now runs from Winniped to Brandon for the convenience of the local travelling public and so got me into Brandon just noon. It is a town of about the same population as Lind: say but in msny respects it: surpasses it. Its streets are well laid out: and the buildings well built. The town presents none of the appearance of decay so often met with in the eas‘. The fair grounds, situated about a mile from the business part of the town were, when laid out, intended to be a thing of beauty but the expecta- tion has not been realized. The exhibit of cattle, horses, pigs and sheep did credit to the fair while the show of agricultural machinery was simply “immense.” Prominent among the names of exhibitors in this line is the name “Sylvester.” We thought we knew the names of most articles of machinery used on the farm, but what ‘ use could possibly be made of some of the things we saw was a puzzle. One machine made in your town that looked to us like a cross between a apring-tooth barrow and a hay rake, Mr. Sylvester informed us was a weeder. Well we live in an age of inventio= 8. Here, too, the fekir and the side- show were resping their harvest. The directors of the Brandon show might learn a lesson from Lindsay along that line. A fair to be made success need not be turned into a. circus or a dime museum. Among those we had the pleasure of meeting were Messrs. R. Swain, of Valentin and W.‘ Irwin of Glandine. ‘ Will” had wheeled over from N eepawa end speaks in glowmg terms of that town. Mr. Svain hag-we nnderstnnd, purchased lmd in the neigthrhood of Morden. MoosOmin. was our next stopping place. Al! a‘ong the line are growing towns and at Fleming we cross thelineinto Auinnboin. ' ' " It was indeed a pleasure to find ' ' ore’ the hand of our o‘ml friend S. H. Cal'veimforlfieb 1y of Lindsay, now head of the hardâ€" ware department of McNaughton Co’s big store. During our stay here LUU U15 Buvlvu u“-.â€" sorry we were that the days of our stay passed aw1y so rapidly. “Sop” fire brigade and is in every way a. credit to the town of his birth. v.-.-V_ Moosomin has never been boomed. It does a. business from Cannington Manor on the south to the Qu’Appelle on the north. To the north is a. fine country while away to the south-west are the districts of Rosedale, Fairmead and Brookside as good land as the sun all-nu u- v'â€"â€"â€"__ sets on. We must not pass from Moosomin without speaking of the pleasant drive we had out to the home? of Mr. Thos. Marsh at New Hastings Mr. Marsh well known to many here was once a farmer at Hill Head. Seven years have somewhat changed the unbroken prairie be selected for his home and evidences of prosperity are to be seen on every side. From his door can be seen Orangeville and the handsome residences of the Iretous. Two private eleVators have been built by these gentlemen where their wheat crop may be stored till the price suits. And here too in the New Hastings seat cf learning Frank Robinson formerly of Pleasant Pu. Fenelon wields the rod and teaches the young the idea of how to shoot. Frank has a home- stead near the town and rides to his school every morning on his pony. A jog of twenty miles to the south- west brought us to Fairmead one of the best agricultural districts in Eastern Assinaboia. The farmers here are mostly from Bruce county; indeed Bluoe leads in the pioneer work of settling the west. Mixed farming is carried on very successfuily. Wheat will be above the average. Away to the south some fifteen miles is Moose mountain, enclosing Fish lake,which is to Moosomin what Sturgeon Point is nu U‘vv‘uvu--_ V Lindsay, a placeoi recreation for the hot months of July and August. On our way northward to the town of Wappt-lla we passed the little school house the scene of a summer's labor where we gained our first exper- ience in teaching a prairie school The trail now takes us through the Crofter settlement of Father Gillie, till the town is reached. We notice much improvement amongst the hardy j islanders and notwithstanding the many difficulties they have had to con: tend with in the shape of hail and frost the settlement has the look of prosperity about it. While in Wapella we called on Mr. Chase, formerly of Mariposa, who last spring, with his family, settled in the west. Both he ‘and his son’s expressed themselves well lpleased with the cOuntry. Two eleva- tors are in the course of construction here to meet the demands of the grain producers: ‘ ‘I ”AL-_-_ r _________ Our ticket was marked E;tevan,] so we had to retrace our steps to Ken- 1 may junction some few miles west of Brandon. A run of same twenty miles and in the midst of a violent thunder shower the train pulled into Souris. Smris is beautifully situated on the Souris river and looks very much to us like an eastern town. The railroad runs through the edge of the town instead of down the main street as is the case with most eastern towns. The main street 1s crescent shaped and faces the river along whose banks la very pretty natural park, reached by the town by a flight of steps, extends tor some miles. Wheat in the Souris is nor a good crop this year. Owing to insufficient rain after seeding the grain did not get a proper start and so in many places is very weedy. , d L... From Souris to Estavan bhe country is for the most: part one vast) plain. At Melita we made a. stop over night. It. and Napinka. are cold water towns, the local option law being in force. Pierson, Gsinsboro and Camdufi are ‘ gro'wing towns. At Csrvsle three ‘ families from Heliburton leave the brain. It is pleasant to witness the happy reunion of wife and husband, but on we go to our destination which is Oxbow. “The Bow.” esit is common ly celled there, appears to have been built with an eye to business rather than beauty. The buildingsere ell ‘wooden and for the most pert strengers to paint. Like the inhebitentsof every town, the people here believe it to be the best piece on eerth. The Souris efl'ords en ample supply of weter. While here we were the guest of Mr. Robert Shsw. formerly of Reeboro, who runs the one barber shop and confectionery the town affords. In company with him, we tool: some drives in the surrounding country. Fifteen miles to the south is e little settlement of Emily people who heve cast in their lot nee: the Dehote bonnderp et Boecurvis. We spent e dey with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Welker. who lest spring left Omemee for the home they now live in. The crop this yeer ls herdly en ever-‘ see one.end es wheel: is the only produce} ‘ we should prefer some other be of the west for mites nothing is tearseen but the rolling prelrie. Weter Is not plentiful but fuel is ohteined et the cod fields, ‘ seine twenty-five miles ewey. Fsrms ere few end fer spat. the build- ings for the most pert sod. The farmers. - however, in Oxbow spank of it es e greet - piece for wheet end think the prospects for the coming yeers bright Aniong the needs of this district ere more rein end increasedrpopuletion. A visit to Oxbow would herdly be complete without e trip _ to the cost fields, eo'me' §5_miles_dis- tant. The journey was nude in o Iprhuzo wagon Behind two bronohos, one of which hsd’onli been in the humans a few do}: 3nd Ihowod I groan idesirefluo lift his law W THE -WATChMAN, LINDSAY, THURSDAY. SEPT EMBER 8TH 1398. over the dash-beard. On our way we passed Alamedzs. a pretty little town with afairly good farming country arcane! it. AtVHirsoh, a Jewish colony, we fed and had dinner. This 1‘: the place so recently vieited by a cyclone which demolished houses, stables and crops. It will no doubt serve as a gentle hint to the faith- ful to pitch their tents in a somewhat better region. There was once quite a large population about Hirsch, but Only a. {any families remain. From Hirsch a. few‘ families remain. From Hirsch west we saw not a. sign of civilization for twelve miles till Coalfields is reached. near the banks of the Souris. The Sourie and Roche Perce mines are the largest. The seam of coal, whichie, so far as is known. inexhaustible, is eight feet thick and some eighty feet below the eurface of uuu m luv gunâ€"v, _ -_ , the earth, A few men were at work in the Souria and kindly showed u_s tyrgugh ~-v vunlâ€" __.. it. We should not like to work “ down in a coal mine." The coal is a good quality of anthracite and finds a ready sale in a“ the western £towns. Around Roche Per-ea there Is some grand scenery and it 15 annually visited by hundreds of tourists. uvunw‘u. Our return trip was without incident of note, and the same day we started for the east. All along the line harvesting had begun and the hum of the binder was to be heard in every direction. On the train were many like ourselves, on the way home. all apparently pleased with the west. August 16-h found us in reterboro, in time to see the first hervesters’ excur- sion pass through. To those in search of homes the great west opens her doors. Thousands have gone. but there is room for millions more. Acres of unturned sod await the plow and countless golden nugcets await the sowing and reaping. GREAT BATTLE NEAR THE CITY.â€" ao.ooo BRITISH AGAINST 40.000 NA- TIVES.â€"WONDBRFUL DARING ON BOTH SIDES. On Saturday the etrong expedition under Gen. Kitchener reached Omdur- men, a town about: 8 miles from Khartoum, where Gordon fell 13 year- KHARTOUM TAKEN BY THE AN- GLO-EGYPTIAN EXPEDITION. ago. At: this place is the tomb of the prophet and here the Khalife and his 40.000 fanatical followers made their stand. As the British and Egyptian force Advanced the natives, led by the Khalifa, rushed out: upon them and a terrible battle ensued. The British gun- boaco on the Is ile did good work and the Egyptian aliies fought: like heroes. The name. tried to rush the tight flank of o. n“ In one gallant charge of the 2151 lancer: they were surrounded by a hidden force and for a time their runs were held by the enemy, but bowing their way through they re-formed and charged back again, retool: their gum and carried 03' their wounded. At last the supreme moment came The flower of the Khalifa's army was caught in a depression. and within a zone of withering crossfire from three brigades. with the attendant artllery. The de- voted Mahdlsts strove heroically to‘ make headway; but every rneh was stopped, while their main body was literally mown down by a sustained deadly crossfire. Defiantly the Dervishea planted their standards and died beside them. Their Fdense masses gradually melted to com- ipaniea and the companies to dribleta beneath the leaden hail. Finally they broke and fled, leaving the field white with iibbah-olad corpse. like a snowdriit- dotted meadow. Reaboro, Sept. 18b, THE protest against Mr. Cnlder. who defeated Mr. John Dryden in South Ontario has been dismissed. The pet!- tioner was an alien and hence was not qualified to lodge the petition. 11' re to be regretted that their have been several cases of typhoid fever in Lindsay, but it is also a pity that there is ground to believe that some of our! medical men have given exaggerated} statements of the number of cases under their care. Any hopes that such reports would work to their professional advant age should be outweighed by regard for fact and the interests of the town. There have only been fifteen cases rep )rted to the medical health officer. Besides these we are aware that a few cases exist that have not been reported. Altogether they ‘do not approach a half of the '70 with which the remarks of aspiring practition- ers have led outside journals to credit us. It is a matter of further satisfaction that very few cases have resulted fatally. and we trust the sanitary precautions now being taken will put a period to the disease. â€"Rev. Mr. Curry, who was in charge of Kirkfield and Balsover Presbyterian chuxches for about four years, dxed in Peterboro hospital on Thursday last, and his temains were taken '19 Staynet for burial on _Saturday: Rev. Mr. eL- Curry retired from active service in the ministry about a year ago, owing to ill-health, aid a surgical operation was found necessary for his relief, but it proved unsuccessful. His death will be deeply regretted by old friends in the north country. â€"Seventy-one years ago Thos. Paul was born in county, Cnvan, Ireland, and on Seturday last he died at his home in Manvers, after an active and honorable cnreer. Deceased GEN. GORDON AVENGED. uncov- u..- u..-- v __e came from the old sod to Quebec at the age of twelve, and two years later settled with his went: in the township where his remains are etrest. A widow and ten children mourn his loss, while the Methodist church and conser- ‘nttve petty have each been deprived of a hithful adherent. Until a; year ego his power- ful eonaitution resisted disease, but about that time hart trouble develo and finally caused his death. The fune on Monday was largely ettended. Just received, It Tm: WATCHMAN ofiice, Vegetable Parchment‘ Paper for mpping butter in. Cheap, handy end cleanly. In quentities to suit purchase". - ~ Editorial Notes 'ro Burma-mans BRAVE IN VAIN. OBITUARY. â€"The steamer Dei Nortie arrived. at Seattle on Saturda from St. Michael's with a. hundred d ppoinbed Klondike miners, some of when were almost penni- less. â€"M. B. Mar-kin of Buffalo and Constable Macken of Lewismn were drowned in Niagara River opposite Lewiston on Sat- urday afternoon. The men were in a smal row-boat and foolishly ventured up the river until they encountered the boil- ing water of the rapids, where their boat overturned. ~James B. Campbell. of St. Vincent. had his arm taken off in a threshing machine while working on the farm of John Campbell, near Meaford, Ont. The men had just finished threshing, and were closl down the machinery for the night. Camp 1 waahelplnz to move the guards, when his left arm caught in the cy inder. ants, was drawn in, meshing it up to the \e‘. w. We Are... In Our Glory \ : @gflmgg -â€"Mr. C. C. McCaul. Q. 0., of Calgary who is acting in the interests of the Canadian Pacific Railway before the Crow's Nest Pass railway commission, which intends closing itsy sittings by a session at Ottawa, ich commences on the 10th inst... la in Toronto. Mr. Mc- Caul and Judas Clark will look over the evidence in the case ready for argument on September 10. 'â€"It is understood that the capital ease of William J. Hammond, awaiting execu- tion in Barrie jail on Sept. 15th for the murder of his wife, Kate Tough, at Grevenhnre has been before council at Ottawa. It a probable that the law will be allowed to take its course, as the atrocity of the crime and the evidence of the man’s guilt lend to the conclusion that it is note ease ceiling for executive elem- eney. -A terrible accident took place Friday at Wellingborongh railway station, in Northamptonshire. England, on the London and Northwvetern railway. Two boys pushed a. loaded luggage "trolley" on the track just. as the express was approaching st. 3 speed of 50 miles an your. The tmin_wns_demil_ed,_ and a tee:- ful scene eneued. The at the railway cent-gee ought fire. 1e englm eer, firemen, end two peeeengora were 15mm}, md may others were seriously in- ‘â€"Fltty»deod and over 100 prostratlona in one day in tho record of the heat. In New York on Saturday. The son boat talent» essiy on the mating city :11 daylong. Ea! NEWS OF THE WEEK â€"-BOYS' 3-PIECE SUITS. Coat, Vest and Pants. Special line of neat Tweed. all-wool patterns. nobby and tough to rear 82. 95 A BOY’S SUIT, Cont and Pants, lined, 200d fitting and good wearlng $1.50. -A SPECIAL LINE of all wool Suits, pretty shades of clothâ€"a. suit any mother might pay $3.00 for, at $1.98. HALIFAX TWEED SUITS that mothers know all about their wearing qualities. 32.49. The King Clothier of the Midland District Cor. Kent and William Streets, Lindsay. BOYS’ CLOTHING. “Then we are fitting out the boys and children for SChool We have had the experience ourselves; and know just ho. well a boy likes to appear neatly dressed among his Clas: mates. BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS ‘are in variety and w; pride ourselves on our Stock. Here you have a convenien', and well-lighted department for trying on whe 1 , . . re Parents espeqally may feel as much at home as m thelr own how Here, too, the wonderful cheap prices will purses, and prevent them trying to save mone at home making up their boys’ Clothing. Night followed almost like day and deaths from the heat were reported at intervals in the various city hospitals, police head- quarters and the coroner's office. The hightesb point reached by the thermom- eter was at. 2 o'clock when the mercury registered 92 degrees. The humidity averaged 85 per cent. â€"The United States commissional of international revenue has revoked a for- mer ruling that steamship passage tickets issued in Canada and used on vessels sailing from ports of United States need not pay the war revenue tax of $1, $3 or 85 according to cost. It was found that this was being used as a means of evading the tax b travellers who did not come from Cans :1. Revenue agents at the various ports havs been instructed to allow no passengers for forei countries to embark unless their tickets the proper stamps. â€"Saturdsy evening Mr. Brandon of Rea.- boro, accompanied by his sister and Miss Molly Burke of Lindsay. were driving near Besboro. when their horse shied at s cow lying near the roadside and bolted. The rig was overturned, falling on the occupants. Mr. Brandon escaped with a few slight bruises, but his sister was in- jured seriously internally. Miss Burke fared badly, her nose being broken by the tall and her body severely bruised. The injured ladies were conveyed to the resid- ence of Mr. Thorn. near by. where they remained unconscious for several hours. They were finally removed to their re- s ective homes,a.nd medical aid summoned. ins Burke who is under the care of Dr. White is progressing favorably, but Miss Brandon is still in a very serious condi~ uon. â€"Another has been added to the already { long list of drownings at Sturgeon lake, on Monday afternoon. Mr. Samuel Camp- ; bell who lived on the wt shore, not far from Cameron went out in his boat to fish. 1 He was an old man, having reached the age of 85. and was subject of late to faint- ing s ls. Duringtbe afternoon he was fonn leaning over the side of the boat with his face and one arm in the water. He was dead. It is supposed that he had reached for a pair of pincers that were in the boat and suddenly becoming weak was unable toreeover himself. Mr. Campbell was an old seltlerandathomufihly upright and highly-esteemed man. though he hadgone tarpasttheyearsallottedto man. yet his trade taking nahas spread a gloom over the neighborhood. Four 419mm“. one son and a widow sax-Viva CHAPTER CF ACCIDENTS â€"Ne:w md gpecigd AlLWool Sfm â€"We are glad to have a hand in en- eonraglng the rising generation to wear stylish and tasteful gamma at such small price. ' Very Neat Line‘ofnSERGE SUITS. -A-L 'I"‘ m Vest and PantQ'é‘x’Q‘g stylish for little men, 33,49 from a Hid-fie 'EakeTOF‘é; Clothing. Something very re- liable. 84.25. M°LENHAN Scoop Shovels. Apple Lanterns, Wd‘ American Loaded shells“ and Rifles, Builda'a‘ 1" ware. English and W“ land Cement. AW“ the Celebrated W0 The Smoke 0f their own hém‘ s will suit mOther’s money by starving SIGN OF THE mu. saw scum 51.93 mm full stock of PW y Holders. Poufiad‘u ou’ Sundrleh HARDWARE. flLERS andIOP mgcncu n “so amc: 0F W‘TC UIDSAY’S @621 ever Ins; â€"IIUM â€"‘m. 57 K! ' PHC