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6001; "ht! shim BLASKETS, ELMEKEIS .-\ suspicion is ari~ln:‘ among the more EC st nsibie classes of Englandthat the great I C lndian white elephant of Imperialism is a delusion and a sham of a very costly character. It takes the average English- l 3 man a long time to detect the deceptions practised upon hi u, when those dveep- i5 tions originate with the noble and the 1 C great, and it is only now that. Rng- 8. 1 land btgins to see that the enormous l l l 1 C a wealth and accumulated riches of unfor- ; tttnate India were long ago seized unul' I'arriedaway by the western adventurers. , and that she has to control and support I an impoverishml people. The question 3 is now being discussed, why should we} keep India ? All that can be advanced 5 in favor of its retention is that it furnish- vs a market for a few of our tradespeople. 0n the other hand, in the words of the] Telrgmm, England entangles herself in complications with Russia,.-\ustria,Turk- ‘ ey and France for the sake of keeping open the road to india, and mixes her- self up with Suez Canal shares, annexes ‘1 Cyprus. enters into phantom protector-l ates of Asia Minor and Syria, and stirs 4 up French jealousy in Egypt as a result l cf her desire to guard her Indian possess- l ions. Nine-tenths of her war expenditure and three-fourths of her diplomatic conr plications during the past fifty years have I been due directly m‘ indirectly to the dc- sire for preserving her Oriental Empire alone. And why ?; For no other reason than that it enablijs politicians of the Beacontivl-lfstamp to make nicu sounding full mouthed examinations about “our Empire in the Hast."and divert attention from disagreeable subjects at home. What good are we accomplishing either for ourâ€" I st-lvcspr for the world. by holding ludia. We are wont to talk very loudly, of our Freedom and Liberty, and il' a man or nation in any part or" the world dares to l hold a slave, or interfere with a Christ- ian's liberty, the Britain's ire l.‘ excited and he raises a tremendous disturbance. ’ “'tt what is Imperialism but a denial to who rs of rights which we ourselves claim nul invariably exact 1’ An Imperial natim, i~ anation which stands to its . mid, rt rat-es in the position of a Inastcri to a ~'. l\'.'. Professor Grant. Allen, in a l'nrni’h! - article on the subject says-«‘We l have unly to contrast the moral and poli- l rival tune nt'tho average Old Anglo-lndian i “ilit that ol' the average Canadian or the , .m-r.2:.: Birmingham artizan, to see the tliil’ereuce between the efi'ccts producedl hy contact of almost irresponsible ruling rlasst-s with an inferior race, and by free I intercourse of equals in an industrial ‘ l world; the cue is almost always the apol- ogist of every kind of aggression or class legislation : the other has a healthy, nat- ural hor'nrof injustice. and a healthy, natural love for equitable laws. When once. we have got rid of india we can quietly move upward along; that way of honest and steady industry which looks so prosaic to minds like Lord Lytton's, tnwartls that goal ofpereeable product- ion and nitâ€"taxed enjoyment which seems ‘ h it a cotton-spinners paradise to Lord‘ Beaconsfield ; but the mass of Christian, and hard working Englishmen are con- vinccdafter their unromantic fashion,that it is a nobler thing; to eat one's own bread by one‘sown toil, and to labor for the comfort. the beautifying. and the canal)- ling of the world.than to massacre naked Za’ns and unoti'euding Afghanspr torob starving Bengaleo peasants, without a political \‘ult‘t‘. of their hard earned salt, in order to pay the expenses of a showy and meaningless imperial policy. THE idlobruygwu fixattptmltnt, AND Nearly three fourths of the population v 1' Canada are engaged in farming, and yet thvrc is very little provision made fu- t‘nc education of farmers. Why is this ? 'l‘lwn- is no profcfion which. in order to ”cruise it properly and skilfuliy, involves A __ _ n.4,“: 0:...10 né‘ amniremcnts than ‘..‘..... ._r :u mun! varied ‘circie of acquiremcnts than that, nf the agriculturist. Nevertheless, In» syn-chi cfl'ort is made by our schod syn-m to prepare the rising; generating: v’f farmers for the advantageous pnrsmt their profwiou,â€"nor is any attempt made to give them an agricultural educa- flan. A great many people have emneous‘ notions about the manning of the word “dilution." Instruction every body knows to be the teaching of any branch of knowlcrige or the training in its prac, iical application, but. many confound in- stnct.’ on and education. Learning, again, is wholly concerned with books, and in- ciuti s such branches as the classics, mo lrrn langmzesjitcraturc, and mathe- swi-s; but learning is not education. Lat Midland Counties’ Herald. St. Pctrrbuzuugh EDUCATION FOR FARMERS- l"ru.’ay. Not. 5M, 1880. J. HACKETT. HACK E'I‘T SHIRLEY Sign vi the Golden IEPERIALISM '1 in want I Mun k" rrl uuiu Schooling is the discipline and training,r One goes through at school ; but this again is not education. The latter is some-7 thing more than any of these things,some- thing more appropriate and useful to the individual educated, something of wider “cupc- and more practical appiiention. In short it includes such instruction, learn- ing, schooling, and special training, such bringing-up, and mental, moral, and phy- sical development aa fits a man for the station in iii'e in which he is placed, and {fur (-fiiciently performing his duties. it is not incessaryat this moment, to saf.‘ anything; about the moral education ui' tlnrfarmvr.â€"b\f i'ar the most impel“ t'lYlt Ml’uz'atioa any man can receiveâ€"we are >peaking now only of his education as H firmer, and a brief comideration ofhis rrqnirements will show how varied are their characterLc-t us see in what a good agricultural education should consist. It should have two partsnthe literary and the practical. The former should in- clude, l. The theory of agricultureâ€" viz., the nature of soils, manurcs, and general farm management; the principles of drainage and the rotations of crops,the construction of farm implements and ma- chlnery. the appearance and cultivation of the diflerent farm crops, their harvest in: and storing, the difi'erent breeds of live stock. and their feeding and treat:- ment; dairy management, and the prin- ciples that govern market prices. ‘2. Farm calculations and book-keeping. Farm calculations include a knowledge of the weights and measures used in all agricultural operations, such as the com- putation of the weight of ricks and stacks by measurement; of the weight of cattle bytnpine; the cost of steampower, horse labour. human labour, the dimensions of farm buildings, the measurement of tim- ber, and the construction of roads. Farm book-keeping enables a farmer to keep an exact account of all the items of his in- come aud expenditure and of his stock or capital. 3. Land surveying: is closely connected with the above calculations, and should be included in the branches witn which an agricultnrist is acquainted. Tl»; agriculturist should know enough of surveying: to measure and map out his om; farm in a rough though correct way. i. The elements of agricultural chem- i‘try, so as to be aware of the composi- tion of crops. feeling-Stud}; and artificial xnanurcs, and of the general principles of chemistry in r :lation to the Soil and its [,rmlucts'. 2'). Botany, sufficiently to 5. know the characteristics of the plants : forming farm crops and of the ordinary : weed and cultivated flowers. '6. The L elementary princi; les of mechanics as ap- ';>Eie«l to machinery and particularly to l l'arm implements and machines. 7. Sufli- ! cient. of veterinary science to be acquaint- ed with the structure, principal diseases, l and treatment of farm animals. To become a. ski l'ul and suecessl’ull farmer, either in Canada or elsewhere,! requires at least some knowledge of the above branchesJ and yet there is no or- ganisation in the. school system of this! country for the instruction of the rising! agriczilturizt in any one of these branch- es. The young i'anner has“analysis,"l and “algebra" rubbed into him by prig- gish school teachers, but the education that as a firmer he needs,he docs not,and cannot obtain. The farmers should know that it is only by suitable education that tlmir sons can acquire that knowledge which will enable them to take their pro- per place in society. The farmer and the farm labourer are the foundations of the social edifice; their mode of life is‘ the healthiest. and honestcst, and conse- quently the may, dignified of any, and‘ they only require the same educational facilities of others to raise themselves to their proper pnritillll. They require an education which, without unfittiug them for their idutiee, shall on the contrary, while improving their minds, make them all the more efficient as farmers and labourers, and supply them with those motives. not of pride awl vanity, but of Sellirbpect. in which so many of them are lunn-ntabiv deficient. \Vv are by no means prepared to point 5 out hew this evil can be remedied. Tol do that requires time and consideration,l but when an evil in our social system is‘ clearly exposed, the first step has been taken tnwards finding the remedy, and when the farmers shall themselves recog- nise their own deficiencies, and demand an improved means of education for their sons, then will a. great advance have been made towards theclevution of agriculture to that noble position which it is entitled to occupy in the numerous prul‘exious of modern socxety. The opinion entertained by this sour-i nal of the Toronto aristocracy is Well _ known, and it now has a suitable oppor- l tunity of illustrating its views of the aristocracy of the sister Province. Fore. t most among the Quebec aristocracy stands 1 the family of Chaplcau; it isa family l, which prides itself on its birth, on its '5 blood, and on its honour. One Chapleau 1 is the Premier of Quebec, and another l holds an important public appointment in the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa. We select the latter person for our illus- tration, and a meaner or more contempt- iblc human thing' could not be found out- side of the residence of the Licut. Gorer- nor in Toronto. We will not give our ideas on the matter but allow the World. , a very excellent and independent journal * published in Toronto, to «peak for us :-â€"â€"' A few weeks ago a. Pacific Railwoy con tractor, .l. J. )[actlonnel by name, testifi' ed that he had made use of Samuel E. St- Unge Chapleau to deleat a rival firm in getting hold of section B contract, and that for this service he hall promised Chapleau 84.000, of which sum he had already paid $500. As the immediate re- sult of Chapleau‘s tactiei, greatly assist.» ; _ ed hy Sir Charles Tapper, the cmmtry lost, a clean $214000. But the shrewd sc-cre. ; tary could not bring himself to believe _ that there was anything wrnng or immor. al in the transaction. lie flew intoa lofty ion, but not having the Opportunity to make aspeech in parliament he did the - ' ~ L- mo- an indimant. 'Ul QUEBEC ARISTOCRACY. in}! :ntcz‘taiucd by thif jour- several. times solicited his good offices and promised him $4.000 it he succeeded, no: ye; 3.15th at Maodonnel’s request. he went , u ”A 0.4.1.. “km” N " ".5 Pl Ulul=vu ...._ v vvvvvvv yet that at. Macdonnel's request he went to New York to’ see Smith about. it." He does not deny that. after his return Mac- donnel told him that he would see that the firm pzlid him (Chupleau $4,000, which, howevm', in the guileness of his simple A» .1: .LA The Central Show was held this year at Port [lepe Many of our readers are in absolute ignorxnce of this fact. although the Centrzfl Organization includes South \' ictoria. 0n 'l‘uesday last. the Executive Committee met. in Port Hope and made up the accounts of the Show. A more lamentable hilure was never reported to the public. The total expenditure of the Show was $2." 155 The receipts were $1,744. Leaving n. deficiency of $1 000, which will have to be paid by those who gave their names to the guarantee fund. Upon this we have to remarkâ€"l. That we are not at all surprised ; 2. That we have no sympathy for the guarantors; 3. That we do not deny feeling a certain amount of malicious satisfaction in record- ing the failure. The Central Exhibition has been managed from the first by an Executive Committte that proclaimed its firm belief that advertising was not only unnecessary but was a waste of money. The Committee declined to pay for adver- tising in the local journalsand calculated that it would obtain gratuitous notices in the press. In some few instances this plan succeeded, for a few papers noticed the Show, advertised its date,and publish- ed reports of its rules, prizes, and pro cemlings. But respectable journals re- fused to say a word about it, and the vigorous journals, among them this jour- nal, gave gratuitous notices of the Show when over ofa rather unpleasant chame- ter. We now see the result. The thing is dead. It has lingered on for six years, and now the wretched aflair has landed its guarantors in a loss of a thousand dol- l]|)\\UVl'l, u. H“. B.......‘, heart, be regarded as an expresxion of {he exuberant. feelings of a contractor at having secured a large contract ” A few months afterwmds he received from Macs donnel a cheque for $500, but. there was no explanation 0! what. it. was 100. Why should there be? A . SHUUIII \vllClC W . . But in addi ion to the use of his influ- ence with public contractors, Chaplenu has also been driving a business in the character of spy. This man, drawing a salary ofS3,0()Oa year from his office, does not, think it, beneath him to make a bar- gain with a Yankee manufacturer of ex- plosives to give early information as to contracts for a consideration of $30 or $40 a month. Vex-ily this isa. depth of mean- ness to which up to the present time. we believed it impossible for any man not. a gamester to sinkâ€"let alone a gentleman and a Chapleau. . .uo. . - 1' A _-_--__ ivâ€"v‘ â€" ___”‘ ,,,, Now the question is, Wh'u. is the govern- ment. going to do about, it? Uhapleau, it is true. is a graduate of their own schoolâ€" bu: will they. dare they, retain him in the public service ? lars: We have done with it. R. I. P. The Executive Committe thought it could run the machine without the aid of the press, or with such help as could be obtained gratuitously. With the death of the Show the Executive Committee also becomes defunct. We wouldn‘t. do anything for it while alive, but now it. is (lead we will. We will write its epitaph. Searching our tiles for facts and materials, and looking to each year's incidents, as chronicled in these colums,wo find the following ream-«I suitably descrihes each‘year‘s Committee, ml 2 - n D..! The Credit Valley Railway, from its in- ception to the present moment, has been little more than an organised delusion. Delusion is not exactly the right word, but if we were to use the proper expres- sion we might become liable for libei. It is to be haped that the scoundrels who got up that Company may make some such mistake as will bring them within the grasp of the law, and obtain for them a. protracted confinement in the Peniten- tiary. They have just issued a. report, and state that. :â€"owing to unexpected en- gineering difficulties in the Valley of the Credit River. the change from a. wooden to an Iron Bridge at Gait, the failure ol the Consolidated Bank, heavy law costs, and the oppOSition of other lines, the cost of construction has been so largely in. creased that the Credit Valley Railway ‘Company owe to their friends and the ‘ public aheayy sum of money in floating debt." :ulu-va, \‘v 1-. â€"« v- «Drunkard Gormandiser,'.1‘hief F,ool Bioney-Grubber, Mass. The Executive Cnmmitteo can take that. for its epitaph and can have it. on its .owu terms, viz gratuitously. \|\ v-. 1% is of course known to everybody in this district. that the Directors of the Credit. Valley Railway are also Directors of the Victoria Railway and the rumour is current. that the Victoria Railway funds are being utilised to get. the Credit. Valley through its troubles, and that a. common purse is established between the two con- ccrm. It. is also rumoured that. a. change in the management. ofthe Victoria Rail- way is contemplated. The Government. h'wé given $8000 per mile to some pox- tions of the Victoria, and it is right. that. it should protect. itself and the public. The Central Agricultural Exhibition. The great con test between the two poli- tical parties in the States came to an issue last Tuesday, and though the exact returns ot the polling are not yet known, suflicient returns have been received to render it certain that General Garfield has been elected to the Presidentship of the Republic. The Democrats have sus- tained a severe defeat. Two reasons have certainly had their influence. The Demo. crats favoured Free Trade and State Rights, and of course the Republicans represented Protection and a central Gov- ‘ ernment. The result of the contest de- monstrates very plainly that the people of the States are still Protectionist. Nor ‘, should this surprise us. At the present moment a large degree of prosperity pre' rails : everybody is making money; meâ€" chanics are receiving high wages ; and farmers are obtaining good prices. Nat- urally the people do not want to make any change. and are satisfied with the tarifl. They do not reason about what might be, ‘ but are content with what is. A very slight analysis of the voting on Tuesday shows that both North and South are or. rayed against each other as firmly and as unitedly as at any period during the past quarter of a century, and probably anothL , er civil. war is only avoided by reason , that the present generation has had its . fill of fighting. Had the Democrats been U l-I'avvwv w successful we should have had better hopes of reciprocity between Canada and the States, but as it is we must accept the position and comfort ourselves with the reflection that General Garfield is able. and honest. and is beyond all question a | thoroughly respectable man. ‘ garding it. The Bauutos are being joined by more of the native tribes, and the situation at the Cape is stated to be very critical. The Impgrialfiovemment feels anxious re“ Presidential Elecfion- Valley Rauway- THE BOBCAYGEoN INDEPENDENT One of the great ob'eotio - anofiicer by a. system bf feegsistfhalg‘gng thinly populated district the officer doe:1 not obtain a. sufficient wage for his gem ‘ whilst in a thickly populated district :95 1 peopleas a whole have to pay an eéto 1 tionate price for the work perfoMed I the matter of Sheriffs there appears to b: a great inequality, the condolement. vag- ing from less than $300 to nearly 60036~ dollars a year. Now 300 dollars a. yeair is undoubtedly not sufficient, but 6 000 a. year would be simply ridiculous, Wage it! not-wellâ€"were it not so serious. Mri Snerifl McKellar of Hamilton, has beer; collecting information on the subject and| has had a draft bill prepared for submis.I siou to the legislature. In his bill be pro.’ poses to fortify the sheriffs in their right‘ to serve all papers issued in the superior‘ and county courts, and he desires that sheriffs in receipt of more than £12,500 a. year shall be required to hand to the government a. graduated percentage of the exceSs of their incomes over that amount, which shall be np::lied to supple ment the emoluments ot sherifls receiving less than £2,000 a year. The author of the bill proposes to amend the tarifi of charges, reducing the rate now current, and to transfer the fees now improperly ‘ohtained by lawyers and division court bailiffs to the poorer sheriffs of' the pro- vince. His bill will probably be subject- ed to close criticism, and whatever may be the outcome of the agitation it may be snfe1y affirmed that the lawyers will not suffer the loss of any of their rights, as there are enough of them in the legis- lature to see that the profession obtains justice. It is rather amusing to notice how easy y any person with ordinary cheek can dupe bl the aristocracy of this Canada of ours. fd Well, bless ’em, they are young yet, and b1 can’t be expected to know much. The re few flimsy ideas they have, they obtain fc through coachmen and governesses who 1; come to this country, and people having M relatives in the kitchens of the English 1,, Aristocracy. And, really, though they 5‘ must necessarily make themselves very L ridiculous in the eyes of all sensible peo- M ple.etill,considering all the circumstances 01 they ape the manners very fairly. How qy ever, the matter in hand. is in connection with Mr. Lyons or Ned Lyons, as he was more familiarly known by his pals. Ned has gone to hislast home. Went last Sun- day, and was sent there by a saloon-keep. er of New York. Two or three years ago, Ned was a well known resident of Men- treal. On going to that city he put up at a fashionable hotel, lived in good style and spent plenty oi money. Being a man of education and refined manners he soon made friends and got into fashionable so- ciety. lIe speculated largely, and was supposed to be an English gentleman of wealth. After he had been there some time a burglary10ccurred at theilochelaga bank when a large amount of money was stolen. Of course no one suspected Mr. Lyons. Certainly not, wasn’t he an Eng- lish gentleman of wealth? wasn’t he re- ceived by the Montreal aristocracy? It was only after he left the city that the de- tectives found he was an escaped convict from Sing Sing, and that he planned and , executed with others the burglary at "M 1 bank. ()n the morning after the bu'éllry h' ‘ Ned, with the true feelings of an mghsh .' gentleman of wealth,and perhapsx." Sh°w f, t tther 5 ~ 0‘ feelin on ‘ part attyhny m efgzilll u'u’nue 51mg. Bank, and sympa ised with him in troubles. He went from Montreal to Ne York and was there tried for burglar, found guilty, and sentenced to the pea. tentiary from which he had only just been I _' released. Hamilton Brock, that is the t1. gentleman who despatched Ned, on Sun. ‘ | day, get into trouble at Boston.. and took a refuge in Montreal, about the tune Lvons_ , left for New York. Brock, somehow be- :31 came acquainted, in fact intimately no ‘3 quainted with Mrs. Lyons, who was an ex: .«g ceptionally pretty woman, and the pet of jr‘; the Montreal aristocracy, and this was the ‘1‘ origin of the quarrel which led to the f? shooting, Lyons having threatened to set- 3". tie with Brock when he got free. Ned '! was a very bad man, but he was undoubt-l edly badly treated. He was shamefully. betrayed by his wife and murdered by the ,_ man who had wronged him. He had ever 5 been kind to his wife. and most consider- ate for the welfare of his children. two of I the girls being new educated at a Convent q in Montreal, and to whom he leaves a ‘ large amount of money. His only fault was that he obtained his money from the ~ rich, contrary to law, whilst those he tooki it from. obtained it just as dishonestly; I from the poor, but within the limitsot moi, was-mav:-o<o-_s=r¢p‘< 23:123er law. A Very Distinguished Gentleman. The loss by the burning of the Clock Factory of Brooklyn, will; reach amillion dollars- The is is said to be only a couple of: thousand. The tire was caused explosion of gas. No engines a: in the neighbourhood, mnseqnq fire made considerable prom the firemen could get to we little wheels, delicate work and thousands of partly finished my the works of thousands o: 0106. melted and twisted to ether. 1 of dwellings occupied y the "a were also burned. The ooo‘n ' unable to save their goods. ‘ [were the most complete inthe ‘ Some of the machinery. whichij inventions, will be dificuli‘lfi 1. Phelps: Dodge, 00., of Newt] ‘extensxvely interested in Company. at q The Fee System. “m“ :53 car Ml moat. Ifiv amt efiorts have been made of late to bring about the fulfilment of Professor Silliman's prediction,that California. would ultimately be the largest oil producing country in the world. The oil region con sists ofa. section of coast range mountains covering 230.000 acres,and extending from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara, 3. distance of 250 miles During the past tour years, the Pacific Coast Oil Company have got control of the most of this territory under long leases, and within the pas t year they have sunk wells which yield good results, built pumping works and refineries, laid down pipe lines and established factories for the production of casks and barrels, They have now about a. score of wells, and hope soon to be able to supply not Only the markets of Nevada, California and Oregon, which require 3,500.000 gallons yearly. but Japan, China, J ava, Australia, and M exxco, which require, perhaps ten times R8 much oil. A frightful and probably unprecedent- ed balloon accident occurred on Monday evening at Courbevoie. near Paris. A large crowd had assembled to witness the novel‘ and perilous ascent of a. gymnast .r'mL Auguste Navarre, who with inex- piicable i'aolhardiness had volunteered to perfiirm a number of athletic feats on a. tf'apeae suspended from a. Montgollier balloon. Rejecting the advice of the by- stander: Navarre refused to allow him- velf to be tied to the trapeze. There was Mcar sttached to the balloon which at. moat. Hive o clock nose majestically m the 8!. Navarre hung to the trapeze, and a enred quite confident as he saluted the s tators. When the balloon reached t height of 1,000 yams the crowd wexe rifled to see him suddenly let go a._nd His tragic descent was watched with thless exc1tement. At last his body hedthe. ground, striking with such that. it. made a rebound of four yards. crushed almost. beyond recognition. M while the balloon freed from its ballast, shot. up with lightning 8 Q, and soon disappeared from sight. L in the evening it buxst and fell at M oa-Lant, much to the constern-ition at e inhabitants of that. busy Parisian quaggr. 1;] appears from an exchange that. an Arkansas lad, aged sixteen, recently committed to memory half a. dozen of Lorenzo Dow’s sermons, donned a minstrel wig. blackened his face and preached to “flange company of colored people. Fifthén minutes after he began all the Iinmrs present were on their knees. The your}; pregcher, before closing, gnnounc- JVUl 5y “I”! nut, uclu Aw vlvm -:,., u ........ ed :hat he would preach in the same house the following Sunday niwht. He rol‘med to go l101.-1e°wilh any of the color- ed bp them. stating that myatcx 1011» pro- visio, 9would be made for him. “ li' how ever- he s.1i1l,“any of you feel like ziv i113: few nickuls to aid the suppor L of an aged mother and a. crinplcd sister, the donaiion will be most thmki‘ully Icceiv- ed. ” As if by one impulse eveiy rinht hind of 957511, (mm went. down into .1 pock 4'. :‘m‘l came up with money. The hat, was P- ssed around am! when the contents were h- .1ded to 11m mung Dl‘Cll.(‘.ilGl‘ he thanked $.ld‘ed to the you‘1g preacher he thanked We gangregltion 19x- such noble generos' _J. ‘9}; the £01“)ng Sunday night there - ‘Mn :.. ' .- . . ‘ ;\ , gsgrfipWGf‘EYfélbbg? :rrived,Pnd the question of how no.9 orfihero he had lived du- uv v mast; weak was xv. mysterious one. 'zéd'bst replied that. the provis~ . ,~~..xtence were equal to any oe- [load The same wild excitement, Wifi fix. . The preacher-'3 wards burned ge'lahy into the, emotional cloisters « f £11509“. Mg lighted a. lamp there hiéhg‘by its glare, shovVed the moral cor. Lptlen of the past. Another cmection LS taken up for the aged mother and ipprled sister,and after the preacher had A curious Case of Imposition. mania Petroleum A Frightful Fall. ONTARIO ARCHIVES A Good Move. In an action for seduction tried at the Essex Assizes, Mr. Justice Armour made the significant remark to the jury that the policy hitherto pursued by judges in such cases of directing the juries to bring in light verdicts had failed of its objectmame. ly, to reduce the number of such actions and he thought it was time to try the efi‘~ ect of heavier verdicts. The jury accord. ingly brought in a verdict for $2,000 dam. ages. Quite right. Why not place the child on the same legal footing. as regards. its:claim on the property of i‘s father, as the ordinary legitimate child. Last week we announced that the Ameer had been murdered in Cabul. This proves to be incorrect. The Ameer is alive, and has not yet been murdered. Of course he will be, in a. short time, and so our report was :only slightly at variance: with the facts, but still we owe an apology to the Ameer and we now tender it to him. As soon as the murder takes place we will communicate it to our readers. Mr. Baby, one of the members of Sir John’s Cabinet has resigned. We have nothing to say to the detriment of Mr. Baby, who appears to be a. sufliciently res. pectable man. But Mr. Baby has been pitchforked on to the J udge’s Bench, and has retired from the Cabinet only after he had obtained a. judicial appointment of the most important character To this we object. Our protest may not be very influential but such as it is, we make it. J udgeships ought not to be given as poli- tical rewards. The Bench should be kept above the level of politics. Mr. Baby may be a very good mm for ajudge, but to the principle we strongly object. "fieâ€"“Bike; Indian news is not impor- tant. The Sultan has called a. meeting of the creditors of the Empire, to takepl‘ace im- mediately afterthe cession of Dulcigno. England, foreseeing that. this action will result. in the offer of so many cents in the dollar. has protested against. such meet. inghbeing held. . .. "I I,!,', “‘A_3, _'l‘he Nihilists are again at work in Rus- sm and promise to make things lively. 1t .';n “no :1an nlnnv what 0 a" W i, hit. what they do not want t ey sate veby i plainly. They do not wmt class distinc- tion, nor laws which favour the rich, nor a social Organization which protects pro~ perty and disregards the rights of the poor. The Nihilists simply say,-â€"we are wearicd of life under its present condi- tions and prefer death to social slavery. They therefore wish to annihilate ell soci s1 organization, in the expectation tint after a brief reign of Nothingism a good and just system would be established. Perhaps theg are mythâ€"perhaps they are not. ., ll‘hevb'xtiaklâ€"uptcy of the Turkish Empire will have to be declared publicly and offi- cially ore long. . , A - u '"Ifhvit'éticrcééfis in paying ten cents in the dollar of its indebtedness. it. will tar ex- ceed the general expectation. It is currently reported th'u the lending Omngemen of the Dominion are consid- ering the propriety of cutting the Order loose from the Tory faction, and forming a strong and independent Protestant. party. The Urangemen claim that they control 120.000 votes in the Dominion. of which nearly all are available for Tory pur- poses. Such an org‘nimlion is a. very dangerous one, and should be disoounten anced by every respectable man. If the order becomes merely a religious organim. tion it will cease to be objectionable, but then it will die. In the 'l‘orOnto Police Court, there re- cently occurred one of those scenes that stir the human breast. No less a person than a. Watch-guard over Napoleon at St. Helena. was charged with the contempti- ble crime of vagrancy. His name was David Brady, and he is ninety-five years of age. He is palsied, his right. leg is para- lized, he is, in fact. helpless. He is one of the men who watched over Napoleon at St. Helena, and now he comes before the police magistrate charged with vagrancy. lie was permitted to go, as the magistrate has a respect for OH sold. iers. in the court he 3; we a. history of his life. He was a. midshipmnn on the Bellerophon. He was at Trafalgar, was badly wounded and got apension. He went to St. Ilelenn with Napoleon and ‘was one of his guards. He was lame at the time. He produced his papers in court and thrilled the magistrate with the signature of Napoleon. The old connect- ing link was let go. Our Provincial Government never made a happier stroke of policy than in institu- ting the Agricultural Commission. When its proceedings are published the Pro- vince willhave an immense body of the most interesting informatiOn on all mat- ters connected with agriculture, raising cattle and horses, forestry, and the pro- ductionol‘ cheese and butter. Our friend Oliver made a great hit in opening this commission, and we ihmk him for his foresight and goodjudgment. Clever boy Oliver, and a good one. We are proud of him. Mr. Leslie. the nurserym'tn, was examined this week before the Commis- sion. and gave most interesting evidence on the subject of transplanting iorest trees. He recommended the planting of trees in rows, and utilizing them as posts for wire fences. A good idea. When the people get the book containing the evi- dence in their own hands they will be sur- prised at the large amount of valuable in- formation it contains. The danger of a war has not yet entirely passed away. Nor indeed, will it, whilst the 'l‘urk is on the European side of the BOsphorus. But just at present. though Dulcigno is to be given up, the fleet has not dispersed, and we read of troops. and guns, and pawder. being collected all along the Greek frontier. There may yet be a war between Greece and Turkey,and then England will put her sword in be- tween them, and Russia will at once pre. sent its bayonet, and France and Austria will get so mad they will dance the Kra- covitch without music. and Frederick William will'appeal’ to. Heaven and have a slap at somebody. and then there will be a general shindy, and business depres- sion will again be imminent, and lumber will fall in price, and times will be‘ hard, and the only satisfaction will be that wheat will go up and we shall make per- haps ten cents extra on every bushel sent to England. It would perhaps be better to have peace in Europe, and besides it > would be more Christain 3 but who knows? The Sultan and His Creditors. The Tofies and Orangeism. The Agricultural Commission GENERAL NEWS. The Ameer not Killed The Eastern Question Viva La Bonaparte A Bad Custom Russian Plots. '~' 5 week. It i's a toss. peace or war. Irish TrOubles. The land League in Ireland threatens to appeal to AmericmWich this exception the posifion of afiaixs is the same as last ___ .-_ ._L..6I..¢- okam in Chapleaumhq received a. salary of $3,000 a year in the Parliament Buildings nt ( n- Law-4, and sold his influence and know. ledge to a railway contmctor, has resigned He should have been sent to prison. Per- haps having resign; l. he may he made a judge. Prince “as que Sheriff, why not make Chapleau Judge ? There are no new developments regard- ing the Pacific railway or its syndicate- It is reported that the arrangements are all complete, and that a session of Parlia- ment will be held before Christmas. Tbe interest in the great boat race in England on the 15th increases. The Austmlian Laycock l_1_as bea_ten}he Ameri- can Hosmer very easily, and this strength- ened the idea that Trickett will be a dang- erous adversary for Hanlan. The betting is still greatly in favour of Hanlzm. The Prussian Budget shows a deficit necessitating a. loan of £250,000; and in:- creased taxes will be necessary. The Porte has granted a concession for a. railway through Syria to India. The oon~ cessioners are a number of English capita- lizls. Lord Salisbury and Sir Henry Layard being {ungng the pqoinoters. -\ o c Wlll" luuvus vuv rlvlnlvvv-v- Edbwin Booth’s debut at the Princess’ theatre has been postponed to the 61b of November, in consequence of the death. of Chas. Harcourt, who was to play Horatio to his Hamlet. His death was caused by his failing through a trap. inaho stage 05:7 Druxy lane. Senator Simpson and the Hon. E. thc have both born elected patrons of the Bow- mnnyille Curling Club, _ > .«n,. shay-«15romi1is home at Whithv and has not since r-tm11ed.Hc wasin his dotag1 and subject to fltfi. He has been a 1csidcnt of Whitby {or over thirty )cnrs. Deer and mar»: are numerous this year in thelmck townships of Hastings. A groatcr number of these animals have bcen killed this season than {or several years past, The funeral of Mr. Shaw, luté luml. manag- or,1’ctcrborough, was the largest. ever Sax-2:. there. The can he no doubt as to North Harvey bcingn splcndid locality for the growth of mots. Mr. James Goodcnough brought two beets to this oflipcfind togvthcr they weighed 22} lbs. The whole of the crop was nearly ms well grown. A Frenchman, on tramp from the slmnties, called last Thursday at Mr. Robert Oswald’s House, on the Mon}: Road, and asked for , ‘_,-L ‘I "' ' a something to exit‘ He was given refresh- ments and treated well and kindly. For this kindness he repaid his hosts by stealing Mr. Oswald’s watch, About an hour after he left the watch was missed, and they fol. lowed him stmiglz‘ "my: tn Kinmount, where ‘ ~~ u“ \ .-... 411' Mr, S tmne’l Spry. The latter person followed the tram? and overtook him about. five miles from here. He was overhauled, and the watch found in his possession. Itis with some pain and sorrow I have to suythat though this man was caught redJmmh-(l, though the. proceeds of his house breaking were foam". upon him, yet he has escaped punishment, and hns gone away laughing at the weakness of the law, Next Assims the Judge will as usual compliment the country on its freedom from crime! Pshztw, what a farce it is. n n.. t...- I ......~; 0n \Iondzu there was a soda} and dance at Mr. G. Scotts.’1‘hcrc was 1| dance in mem- ory of Hallow Eve , There was a dance and 1m: at \Ir. Gull- mOn' s on Wednesday. D timing has become quite popnim' hare. n , Henry Grahzun, E<q. ., our nmgistmtc has been very ill but he is now rccovmixw. Mr. Paxion is pushing- hEs iron mine ahead and mmm buaim-ss. He is getting up da-r. rivks, xvi other machinery [hm-u. It. Will givv :1 lot of umphvmlvlm, ,_, I A .,....I_ l»- ”Mr. Séil Bthinuon, our hutcl kccficr. 12M rctnrncd after two weeks absence. He has bm-n awnv far the buncfit of Vhisflilcnlth. Mr. Jones has also returned, Hc was much miesud during his al-svncv. The ”uppers llf‘H‘ hf‘dwrto arrangx-d 10 grt out of the womb 1:} the Sth of November. hut this yx-ur1he cnsb an has been lvl'uku-n throngh. Only one or tun haw- mriv -d lime and the lending happen; 5 re still in the mantis. We do not expect the m for another wool: This place need to be a most important 1-:markz-1, but. the business is now partly transferred 1o Haliburton, that. village presenting the ad- vantage o! :1 railway. Still we expect to (lo a. lot of husin ss and sh: I“ probahlv see Mr L :ch {mm Peta-borough and Mr. Walsh. Next woel‘. 1 may be able to say something' about the fur trade. There is not much fur around here now,â€"_vou must go forty miles north before you can get any. c - V . 'l‘hc shingle mm wxll Sun" he at many hands are a: w M; stovking 1t Lnat Tuesday ah our leading citizens went down to Lindsay, beinr interested in the trial between Mr. Noice and Mr. Peck. The former sued the latter for wages, whileacting as Mr. Puck’s clerk in the Registry nflxcc, Dr, Curry, Mr. Young, Mr, Niven, Mr. Fitzgerald ‘- ,.., ____ ___.. “4.....-â€" bull], an. -v-I-o’ -â€"-. _ Mr. Mooney, and a lot of others were witness. cs. The trial lasted a long time and the Judge reserved his decision, but itis reported here that he has given judgment lsr MrNoice for amount claimed, less some interest and board, V V", ,_, The opening: entertainment of the series to be given in the Methodist Church, during the coming winter, took place on Friday evening, Oct 29th, and proved very satisfac- tory. Dr‘ Thompson, of Mount Pleasant has re- moved to Omcmee, h'wing rented the Fern Bank cottage. formerly occupied by Captain Cottinglmm. Omemee can now boast of hav- ing three doctors, The first ball of the season was given in Blackwell's hall on Friday night last. The number of 18.11.65 being limited, it passed 03‘ rather quiellv. Mr. Dormnn, blacksmith, is erecting a new frame dwelling house on King Street West. Mr. Wm. Walker has also a. new house near- ing compl.-tion on Marry St, A grand supper was giVen in the new Bmd- burn Hotel, Monday nightmnder the auspices of the Hook and Ladder Company. The hotel was beautifully illumimted for the occasion. A vcrv enjoyable time was spent in speech making kc. Mrs. Morton slipped on the sidewalk, on Tuesday morning, and endeavouring to sure herscli she broke her arm between the wrist and elbow. ()n t! a 25th Inst. "1 rewrouwugn, nun. Boyd. rrhct at the late Lt.-Gen, Mncdonnld of "or Majesty’s Inrhan Army. in thr‘ ‘Wh Win" of her age. Blue-Blooded Chapleau Resigns. DISTRICT NEWS. tle 25th inst. it; Betcrlggroqgh,§m} NORTH HARVEY- Paciflc Railway- KINMOUN '1‘- Hanlan- MINDEN. OMEMEE- L115: fihether there is he at work, for Watsonâ€"You would hardly believe that deer are plentiful not only around this village but within it, Such, however, is the case-,- Last week hilt-James Montgomery killed nine deer within four miles oi the Post ofice, nud- on Friday morning last we had quite a little excitement in our streets. Montgomery’s dogs put a deer into the river, just below Dr. McCalnus’ boat house. I: crossed, book the shore, rm) behind the Catholic Church, and made for Mr. BuMfield’s house opposite the school house. When about to leap hi:~ garden fence it was turned by .1 refiident. dog, and made for Pigeon Lake. It took the water and swam about half way to Big lslanu,w lien Mr. Louis Tissue followed it in a canoe, overtook it, and shot it. The deer. a. fine fat buck was conveyed to me (his! Mill and them Weighed and was found to weigh 2.28} lbs. 13 them xmv othei \illagc in this krovincc where (he: an: huntud within its hound: u'ics, .md “lime all summer the. cit zw us can fish in the ccntm of its business pnl‘tiun and catch four pound bass as fast as tlwy please. 'l‘li-n's wlmt wv want to know. I rcglct to sav that one 0! our earliest 3o: :- tlcrs has passed awav. MI. Hamilton Mitchell settled in Dysaxt when it was first opened f. L sctllcment about him-men years ago, and secured a very fair farm on the main road. RV: resided there up to the time of his dcath, which took pbwc on Satmda} morning. His funeral which was uttendvd. by many of the old settlers, took place on Monday lust. The settlers are beginning to realise that Great Bt‘i'ain is their market place and that what they have to produce is cattle, sheep, and horses. Sheep are the things that are exciting most attentionmhough my own opin- ion is very strong that it is heavy cattle which. are going to be the saving; ofthe whole coun- try. Mr. Niven. has been having sheep, with, a View to making an. experiment as to their productivenesa and pn fit He has alnmdy bought about 40,and wishes to buy more, The sheep in this district generally produce twins I think in some 01 my next communications I shalt give you my ideas on farming, and point. out how it can be made profitable, easy to follow, and capable ot bearing the cost of manv dances during the winter sensonuvhicit latter is of course the chief thing connected with farming. My ideas will be well worth caretnlly studving. It is a. singular tact that there is so little stock in this m-untry'. l d:- not think there are more than four hundn-d; sheep in the whole terrilm‘y, and when snmebody was talkingr wildly cf starting a cheese factory in llzillhurtou the bottum w: 3 knoekecl out of the project by hinting that not more than twenty cuws could be made available. It is Very fxw turmcrs have more ‘ than two or three in llll”\. and thaw cm‘nntno l the milk of one or tam cows themselvtx. starting to teach of laying on: a fixed rule of discipline and treating all childrcn alike. This cannot be done successfully. Go into the )fll'gi'fit schools in the Dominion and ymz will find no two children alike in disposition. Let Us suppose 1'. cam). You have gin-n up your school at midsummer. one which you huw- hold for two or thum- _\'x-.-Ir<. You have sccnrc one which you hink will suit yu'l better. {on take your 1‘. «co In. your desk um first day of your New SchooLyou glance down at vuur scholars and what do you sec ? About. twl-nly or thirty upturned faces gazing at you, They are r -:uling your chumctvr and alter a surwy of your 1:100 they can te-ll at. once win- thcr lln-y will likq- you or not. ‘ Some icachcrs make the gr. vc mistake in l The heavy snnw storm put nv-urly two mm of snow into the wumls. This is now Ih‘ux'lj.’ game. We hm] good sluighiug on Friday and Saturday. Mr. Pusey and \ir. Hutchism \\ -r:- hI‘I‘-: on Saturday, hnvirg business in vommctiun with the iron mines. There was a very jolly dance down a: M 1' flalrd‘s, on Monday evening, being Hxllow Kaliburton School Teachers‘ Convention The following are extracts from the papa-r on the Management of Children. read by Mrs. Coleman, at the recent School 'l‘cachcrs‘ Con- vention ;â€" But \ou say to vullrsi- -lf tht-su no lmlms mu ju t like tlli‘ ones 1 had l'tst tt-rm ul thc mum ago and «Trade. and \on bvgin to run in (in- same groove. This is a grin: mistake, :mzl you will most probably find it out bcfori‘ your term cxpircs. How much better it would be if you would uSc your reasoning puwcrli, lot]; over your scholars, observe and think Should this sensitive7 timid little girl, receive thu same treatment as that lunmnl, Strong, dont- carc-wlmt-.you say boy '? You will surely agree with me wht-n I say most emphatically no, The little girl needs kindly gentle on- couraging treatment,â€"-whilc the defiant young hop'cful needs to be kept in his placeâ€"not ly- bentinz, but by firm determination on the l teacher’s Dart. 'l‘hcre. are. some children, who have been beaten at hnme and at school, until they have become so hardened that it seems inmossihlc ta manage them without it. Perhaps you will liml it ner-«ssarv to whip such Occasion- :lllv, hut l»: it b: :H seldom as pnssihl» fie firm. but kind. to Ilium and in time you will lm able to Control them withoutit altar-{her 5 me children are called stupid or smhbm'n when they are only sensitive, and I am pmi- tiVe that whipping SH. 11 a child will rum its prospcc‘s for life, while gentle, enconmzin: treatment will give it more cunfidence in it- self,nnd its :militics‘ will thus be strengthen- ed. ‘ ° ' ’ ' I would mv to all tench- M‘SJlo notbc sarcastic or scomful with your scl‘nlms. l‘you find it. necmmx-v to imitate thiir style of residing or spc-nking, do so in a good natured manner which will make thz-m sm- thc funny side of )t, and they will Lunch at themselves and try to impr0vc,lmt if you im‘- tntc them in n s omful dimgreabl: manner, they will either Momeconiuxcd and not able to read at all, or if it happen to be a combat- ivc young hope-fill he will bl’Cfimn snlky at once, and you will arouse his stubbornm-ssA scene will then ensue which will most likely terminate in aeound thrashing lor the boy leaving a feeling of dislike in both teacher and scholar which may never be obliterated. whereas. if you would adopt the good mum-yd plan all this might be saved.‘ - .- - . I would like tony a few words :ibout the manners of children. A teacher has more to do with them in this respect than he imagines Children are very imitative, and if a teacher treat them rudely, he may be sure that they will be rude to one anotherJ speak in them in a mmnerlv way, and insist upon them ud- dressing each other In the same way. Watch every chance to give them a. morsel of good advice. Remember that they: arn- hu- man beings and have as good a sense of right and wrong as you have, if it is only pointed out to them. No matter what a child‘s train- ing at home may be, it. will, as n gn-ncml thin: imitate its teacher. While sitting at their desks do not be satiefic'i with telling them to sit up straight, but tell them why they should do so.‘ ‘ ' ‘ ' Above all impress upon their young minds the beauty 01 truth, and the terrible sin of telling lies, Encourage them all you possibly can to be honest and straightforward. If they act rudely to one another check them for it, and reason with them, tr-H them how it looksand sounds and advise them to improve. It may not take efloct just then, but perscvvrc in it,and you do not know when it may come up In their minds and do them lt' Is very well toradults to tell the truth from a sense of duty (and they don’t ulv. tys do it from that motive either) but children need to he cncoumgtd in truth telling, and' in time it will become a. confirmed habit with them. I don't think that teachers can be too partic- ular or too vigilant, in this miter, whenever you are sure that a child has told you a false. hood do not let it pass, make him ashamed of it, and punish him not so much for the oficnce be my have committed, as for the falsehood and dont. forget to make him rm icrstand it. 0n the other hand ifa child tell you the truth. when he has done wrong, vommcml him in: it and overlook the dimer if pocsi‘slv ' BOBCAYGEON. HALIBURTOH. finhmggcoa Pmnt, G. H. Howsnl Councillors. m. 5, Mod 1mm. vol filmed the a: roll of mm were much-d to [W relum H. Butson was :2!‘.ow.-d charity. Mr. Smith. 3- 3401‘ of t! The regular meetin‘ held in the Councxi evening. dressed the membcu burdened with were not a. y-yn dcrbilt‘s ; and ‘ (hem flue lnzm m‘uoll 01 (‘uu Councullor Jun :Iuc nsvof 1mm [he Hand In 1 nl‘ in hm explained m progrcssing : ing a task: in iznw-rccplih} mum; of un them tc (ha reached by noble aspira joum Arthur “- and Tm“ lorenkiug could he I was diM‘Iu lixcd upgvh: he paid. (3. E. Stcwa Joseph Hm ally play!“ (‘\'L‘l’}'l)( My czm thank llzcms. could dilectly SI of glass \vvn- 1-mn positive that Soul all summrr, Mr. made an 1'II‘--}§l~‘r:1 Man!" I: 1x12, at U Bench dun-Mm! U: young men aluw windows and pay warned thr' img'x of yon-[him spxrir xu-fly. tin-3' Mura- Clerk, 5, Md MIDLAND COUNTX In “n Thus, Chm-ti H, Anderson Wm. lit-mm A mum: of Hut 1 Tut-rad: 'vcmmz. a. -..: . Burr. ernsc Vâ€"Xl and mm: Trim ion for a hunt. kilird {our d-«I n! that we had cider, , . ullw Manama.â€" nuw running 1' are being can They are r. m TIN-y am: r. must «lulu, seem mdimmish in m nary there are more Uni ALLâ€"thmws En: - the popular festival at keptin this village, an that the village (‘u kept it vmy well. ' done anywhere, and early. Bananaâ€"In our was a report of (1: ion Court. ”3‘ a p to say that Mr. against 1‘. Cram. Crowley, “'c are (mm-rod as to some am Tmsxsmvmo Dn' - emmcnt Imvinyv a should ghe thanks “a harvest,and having ap Is the due for the tin shops were closed, and Anusâ€"Mr H 1:} excellent apph's on others do 1hr sumo, apples should 1;”: b crop throughout this to be hoped that largely extend. Mr mweet and good. how it, 0d. It was .1 wry d service in (In: English amending, but gent-nu on: put of the Thank success. M l‘ PAsssn.â€"Miss Hele has passed an cxami Model School of a In Her many friends wil her success. The e not 1n easy one. We pf mpiration and circu! biCllrdinal Anton lli d S Grit Ministry tonne M: lst Hindoo widow m T?Birtb of Prince of V Wfireat fire in Bonn: T,lst Hindoo widow Ff sympathetic to- nds ( H. Howson Calendar for thm Afirm ILWh ‘Efi ’lrl lat mum 7. NOVEMBER.â€" Village Cox nti mk L0 CAL ht Police )r Mld I If "It TH E Ml LSD Ai ‘all‘