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Canadian Post (Lindsay, ONT), 28 Aug 1891, p. 8

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{i New Adamsemfnts Get the Boys Warner Co. ffNDSAY. Wilma 33m; Continued from ‘first page. In $1,882 400. From Lake Simcoe to Conch- lching la navigable. Still the eastern eectlon below that will be from Belem Bay to Lake Simone. 17.74 milee,whlch will cost 32.001131. The works are completed iron: Peterborongn to Balsam lake, and 1 that with the dlstence to Metehedeeh bay \ will make 3 total to the Georgian Bay at 58.67 miles. house, having received a considerable stimulus in 1884. when a large deputation of dietingnlehed men from the territory in question, and I dare say the hon. member irom Peterborough, who has just spoken (Mr. Stevenson),wes one of the deputation, or it not he feels he ought to have beenâ€"st :11 events, such a deputation came down here to interview the then minister or railways (Sir Charles Topper) and other members of the government. I remember hearing them declare that no government could be allowed to Stand, no government could have the confidence 0: that part or the country, _nnleee they at once. it not ; ”.2 _ __--e .....l [\n that Local-R. S. Porter. mat-Bum 8; C_°- Local-D. English 8: Ce. Cauflon““" W' Want Jaw-w... fiV Tenders Wanted â€"John Cums. Change of Businessâ€"J. P. Rery. Card of Thanksâ€"Wiliard Curtis. Opening of Schools-R. S. Port er. Great World's Fairâ€"John Robin 8011. Fnrm for Saleâ€"P. McMillan : Sons. flat the Boys and. (3le Ready to: School the Country, uulwou "w; .._ ,7 , . sooner. completed this great canal. On that occasion Sir Charles Topper declared there were no engineering or financial difficul- ties in the way, and he pledged himself and pledged the administration to the imme- diate completion of that work. The min- lnter oi customs smiles; I have no doubt hie recollection will corroborate me in this etatement. Mr. Bowenâ€"It doee,with the exception 0! the word “immediate.” Mr. MULOCKâ€"I do not know what cular time wee mentioned, but 1 eve it was intimated it would happen before another election, which meet have been within five years. At all events, on flat occasion the deputation. composed of {lemons very like my hon. friendâ€"who in owing, Ieupnoee. hot and cold on thia qneetlonâ€"declared that no government could have the annport oi that part or the country unless they actively proceeded with the construction of this work. Now. there hoe been a great deal of hedging for three or four years on this subject. I do not find any member from that eection oi the conntryyith the exception oi the hon. member tor North Victoria (Mr. Barron). whoaeeme to be earnest in onehing thin matter through. They eeem to he only ‘ too glad to let the miter aiaep and be forgotten it poeaihle. When a email item min the eatimatee and a Woo deal. hon. gentlemen opooeite nose before an on being still actively concerned TRENT VALLEY CANAL. 0N wasn DAY. Takes out the dirt; makes “ the wash ” sweet. clean, white; leaves the hands soft and smooth ; without boiling er scalding. R EAD the directions on the wrapper. Surprise Soap can be used on anything' , cvcrth etc, m any way: at any 1-1. G. Eiwuda‘ anr ox EARTH. SOAP. “Surprise” ;_______’-â€"â€"i FRIDAY. AUGUST 28, 1891 and evcr'y time. H1: Week. t . e pledged itself, the one for which the people or that section 0: the country declared themselves. and the scheme which secured that section for the govern- i many a seat in men .. I! the contract is not to be carried out the people should know it, in order that the people may be able to express themselves at the polls. At present it is right that the novernmentshculd announce to the public what their policy is in regard to the general scheme. I ask the acting} minister or railways to snnounce the policy position to do so. Mr. BARRON-And you will do so? I Mr. Bowmâ€"I did not say so. MORE BOODLING- AND .Buxv u- LING. Jobbsxy and Extravaganoe in the Town- to Harbor Improvementsâ€"A Strong Case tor Thorough Invenugation. The Toronto Mall of last. Saturday print- 01 the wasteful extravegance and evident booming in connection with the Toronto iharbor improvements carried on by the Dominion public works department, and to which the city has centributed $100,000. The Mail devotes several columns to the subject and concludes as follows:â€" _ . . __.1 .h-nnnll design for subject anu noun“..- _. _-_,, 1. That the best and cheapest design for doing the harbour protection works was cast aside by the public works department, because it did not contain possibilities enough for the government contractors. 2. That when a design had been deter- mined upon, and tenders had been advertis- ed for, the contact was given to a firm whose tender was $43,562 more than the lowest tender, which was that of capable and reputable men- . ”A a- n‘a-Dflfi (If the and repummu .â€"--. 3. That the engineer in charge or the works has proved himself incompetent for hie duties. and as a result work has been done in the most expensive manner and often twice over. That he devotee but little time to the works in progress. 4. That the eastern channel which was to be 15 ieet deep has been dredged three times and new eontains little more than eight feet of water. .L- n... h-vn Men nut Ulbuv -â€"-- _ ,, 5. That the cribs that heve been put down have been done in such a way no to put as much renumeretive dredging as possible in the hands 0! the contractors, and mt the work had been m done alter coed usual mm to: “getting to business” 1310 30 in the morning, and mu he "”“fi‘l’; 011160111 10m“ III“- .- â€"â€"_.__,, none 5: n clubroom tor the Incompetent out! In vim". 11. That from November, 10. to April, 1891, than wu only one visit. to the work: by the ntsfl. 12. Th: u mmmumgoing oaths work- will an shun: data: you- to ham been put .8 UN G- “99°39? them too urea W Buo- w mun---" 15. That they divide $6,000 or $7,000 per annum amongst them for doing it. 16. That the original appropriation is rapidly being absorbed, but that changes have irom time to time been made in the work in favor oi; the contractors, and that years. That a tall lnvestlgutl on should be made mtorthp entige camera and the incompezom â€"" vv ' 3M claimed out. Winged Etonsters that Devour Fouls Wlth Three Snaps of Their Jaws. A number of persons living in the vicinity of Redleey, Fresno county, Unh, all reput- able citizens, too, swear that they have seen and hunted two drnl'ons with wxngs fifteen feet long, bodies wit iout covering of hair or feathers, head broad. hills long and wide, eyes not. less than four inches in diameter, and with feet like those of an alli-mtor somewhat, though more circular in orm. They have five toes on each foot, with a ‘ - --,.L "MI :9; {nu-l: is eleven brid; POL“ la Iucu u 0 “About 10 o‘clock that day (Thursday) Emanuel Jacobs came in and reported that the monsters had evidently been in Horn Valley, about four miles above, the ui ht before. The had killed a number of due 3, and the ban '3 of the pond were strewn with feathers. “'e had no intention of giving over the plan of capturing the dragons, an Thursday night two of us returned to watch, Mr. Templeton and myself. \Ve secreted ourselves in the holes which we had made the night before and waited patiently with our guns, determined to secure one of the' strange visitors at least, should they make their appearance. About 11 o’clock the cries were heard in the direction of King‘s River, seeming two or three miles away. The ominous yells drew nearer, and in a few moments we heard the. rush and roar of wings, so hideous that our hair almost stood on end. The two dragons came swooping down and circled round and round the pond in rapid whirls, screaming hideously all the while. We had a good view of them while ying. ,:u_:__ _ I...” "fie-.35 A: “a e2".1‘heypassed‘ within a few yards of us and their eyes were plainly visible. We could also see that instead of bills like birds they had snouts resembling that of the alligator, and their teeth could be seen as the ' snap (1 their jaws while passin , evi ently t e dragons were trying to deci e whether or not they should come down in the pond. They were rohably examining if an food was to be ad, suchas ducks, mud ens, and fish. At length they came down witha fearful plunge into the pond, and the mud and water flew as though a tree had fallen into it. They dived around inthe water, and as nearly as we could judge at the distance of thirty yards, the were something over six feet Ion , and while wading through the water they looked not unlike gigantic frogs. Their win were folded anda cared like large kno on their backs. heir eyes were the most visible parts and seemed all the time wide openand starin . They were very active, and darted a ntamongthetulesand rushes catching mud hens. .0110 05th: fowlswudevonredattwo orthreOchampt ofthejawe. A: mumuvagoodop portunity we leveled our at them nm In and fired ~ rose in m lit and flow may. of the m3' showed strength. The other floundered about in than THE DRAGONS OF FRESNO. to average of us or the mun street. west of Mulligan! drug store. sud Cluke'a and Young's hotels “home building! on the south side. Civic Holiday. Yeeterday (Thuredai). being Lindsay's eivio holiday. the town wee deserted tor the day. no local attractions having been arranged with a view to keeping the populace at home. The Maeonie excunion to Chemong lake per Bu. Crandella took away fully three hundred 1e, and the exeureien to Sturgeon Point and en- elon Fall- under the auspleee of the St. Vincent de Paul Society absorbed about 500 more. The Eatuxlon also conveyed a lame number to the Point to Witness the Canoe Club regatta. The names at the winners will appear next week.... The l‘luminated parade in the evening was not a successful as expected owing to the high wind. which overturned the lanterns. Still, a number et teats ventured outg'amp No. 13. patssed out of our hearing. '31- 33:: :23! unfit 117' women me cage or we pond, when it crawled out, dragging along it: wounded win r after it. am started acrou the plain. \ e loaded our guns and gave chase. We soon lost si ht o it, for it went much fasterthan we 00““ . However, wewen able to follow by its dismal cries in the dis tance. We followed it half; mile. when it the dam“ “bum-no, n..- -â€" V, , Weiker.een..ot One. which took place a the residence of her son Samuel Welker in on Saturday evening lest. The deceesed we! perhepe one 0: the oldest women in the county. having reached the great one o! 93 seen. end up to the be: few months we! telrly well for one of her advenoed years. For revere! yeen pert she had lost her eight. but otherwise her health was teirly good. In the ycer 1831 ehe. withherletehnshend end five children. wok voyege from Londondcrry to Quebec. , A”-.. -. ... .m ehnui: mother m7 seniority: Her eldest son Jensen Walter. now residing near hemeis. Iowa: Samuel waiter. livinzin Lindsey: John Waiter or Humphrey, Nebraska; William Walker of Shke‘ldon. ow. YMfiW-fl 133:3; 353.11” her 8 ' . sstnvins child. now resir in; on the harem where the Into John Walker sod necesssd first hunt their little hut. Two of her child“ :1 daughter. the late Lire. P. Moflugh. hsvinc me: with on accident in Lindsey. being thrown from n muse some five years ago. which resulted in her death 3 low hours utterwerde. end i" '1‘. Walker, her youngest son. hsving died on the isinnd of Capri to the Mediterrsneen Son. seventeen mitt-s min: Naples. on the 9th an at Much. 1889. All the members of "to mull: are respected and worthy members of theootntnnn- ity tn which they rest a, and were a source at contort and who to heir devoted mother. The deceased lady was buried on Monti” morning lest in the hunt!) t-iut alongside her late hus- hsnd. end. as in die. they Were not sepereted in deeth. Tue reinlivee have the s; mpsthy of their nnmernua Manon in their bereavement. (mum-In Maryavme. Yum conntY. 551-- the wire of Lewis Guns, of a. daunhter. Lumenâ€"0n Sunni-y. August. 2296 the write o: w. v. much. M.D.. many. of . anagram- DEATHS. McDonobomâ€"In Llnduy. on Sum 22nd. 1891.0“an Monmouth. rel late John Wuhan Ops. used 93 roan. In grout pesos. Rev. Alfred J. 8‘!!va u. Conan Now York nemoom Episcopal Confor- oneo. formal: of Manitoba conference. ond brother 0! Rev. 0. H. Box-mop o! Birr. 0n. bar 1. North Vlctorh a Victor“ Rad on ma Tuesday. 809': 31 “a 23' . __ 13.1-- umpou' ut Ookweod on V Thu-tau. Sept. and: Ind Oct. 1. Linda! Cantu! It Undo! I Thalia.) And my. 30!"- 33~ 9 Somexvllle st Cobooonk Point. W ..â€"A:_neow9_§tl§g Inn 8110". on “If“, Y. LE’S LETTERS Mud" It 15th YOU CAN’T ALWAYS It’s not to be expected. Teke Midlsnd Counties, yet there’s 3 us lacking aomethimz. things must be duly considered You might get one on us by demanding to see a. 810,000 pamre of diamonds, but it wouldn’t be fair. 0f but we don’t keep parures. course we deal in diamonds snd other precious gems, Take us in the lines of watches end jewellery thoughâ€"we can show sortment that will cease your optics to bulge with admiration. We make a specialty of WATCHES, but don’t neglect our other departments. you an as- Ul " “Luna-v, â€"_- __f , V In OPTICAL GOODS we hove a very oomple study taken with one of the leading ocnl'nts of the province enables n aids intelligently to all cases of defective vision. DDITIES will find them in our Japanese and Chinese retty md quaint creations of an ingenious to line, and o specisl course of s to apply these Those in search of 0 goods. It’s impossible to describe these p neonle. Call and see. peeple. TENDERS WANTED. .,,_ _nl I... “A. Powlea' more ignorance and gel! than common eenee.) has the endedty to no to wooe- where we hove eoid metrnmente. and hull with then end even eey he could hove done better to: them it they hen only been fortunate enomh to have eeen him netote buying. Now thle 1e uldone elmply heoeuee we are not poring him 3 oommleelon. Sold out: know: nothum shout the audit! or price or Wants. We on wavered to provethetthe eweeeuu'ethebeetend cheapest econ 1m: to quality. W. W. LOGAN, genenl mat. Medianâ€"8 To the ofioera and members of Lindsay Circle- No M. O. C. H. c. I beg to tender the thsolts of the (an!!! ad triads of my tuber. the lots J oseph cards. for the confidante sympathy shown oi the Ctrole in standing his tunenlmo body. 31 ‘ to that you for the prompt name“ of two thousand dollars. the amount my mm honeflcm eemflcsxe in your Clrc‘e. of which he was 3 member for five you! sad three months. hsvhz joined the same. It the ago of 56mmsnd hum: void {Mall vapou- the sum of $124.1‘. Nom-tthstnn-‘log me cam-ts of tho” Woo wan to irjnrn pm It woman» I have much gram-sir. fer Inmoqndlnat the 0%!» of C‘Dud Homo Circ es 0 av whomsy wte‘ to make some provlsmu tor their friends when death chllo them swamâ€"Von“ mu: . -.... . . ‘)|| nnnTt’Q Lindsay. Aumt 5m. 189Lâ€"65. Aug. 26th. finish. INDUSTRIAL © MIR 6 TORONTO Sept 1 to IS I 1 891 Lindsay. £12.25. . SCIENCE. ART Ala IIBIISTIIY con-Into um: tunnuc'nou no AMUSIIIN? 8.8. W IDEA. and Invontlons superior AW \AUTION.-â€"We beg to inform the pub- ‘ ‘ ' “ ‘A--‘--;mmnflman ARD 0F THANKS. canad a's Great I-“â€" JOHNEU'CHS. 3W EDWIN BEACOCK. }Comm1 JAMES POWLES. me} ips “ Polynesian,” “ Lake Euro ka” from Glasgow to 'wamxu corms :5. mx.- an, 13an BBITTON BROS- 15’: the most complete in the Teke ours, for instanceâ€"i hundredâ€"that you catch B's a. chanceâ€"about one in a ________â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" FARM FOR SALEâ€"The fine hm, lot 15. con. 5. Thorn-h. known as the “Calder Homestead," cumming thou: ninety-two sores sable had. A portion of the property is .. mm. mm o: gegveg‘mn and Wang Osborne-5t. .Bet rm IKSUBLNOI 00. OF CANADA. 011m to tumor: ”d owners of private red- deuce! we and Indium“). promotion from loss by flu or lightning. ad has done I0 for norm My”. Ramon flat-elm dweluur for. three you risk 501:. on the hull. and dollars. In vouolu sre moat liboul usd tutu low. Fox- lnsmee $99!! ‘0 JOHN “MW. mt. THE LONDON MUTUAL FIRE INS. GO'Y New Advertisements. THE CURATIVE ACTIVE PRINCIPLES FXTRADTED FRfiOjllepflflYfB 01L. one“: Baum emu Boom “.mnm-u-a" JORRHUOL is much more} Bengt In in union um: Cod Liver on; a human of Cansumntion.‘ Bram-blue. Coughs. Pain: In the Cheat. Sore Throat: and Anhmn. II PHIALS OF 100 IORBHUOL PEARLS. EACH SOLD OF WHICH IS EQUAL TO A THSPOOHFULOF OIL cwo'runr. 8 run Vunonno. Pun - A - â€" nay-nn‘lm :â€" n-nld‘ pRlCE s1. m now may! “sums: cu iiS‘rAs'r: on smug. CHAPOTEAUT’ S JOHN ELBSEAW. 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