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lake, They made a portage to avoid the falls, and continued paddling up the 'Maskosh for about three hours | ™! ir the direction pointed out by the . By certain signe they knew that, they were approaching their de- 'siinntion. After taking their evening ~ mnl they waited impatiently for the fall of night. Night came in due time as it always docs. The moon was shedding its soft rays over land and witer as tlicy push- ed their light eraft into the stream. It was necessary to wary, as for certain reasons they did not wish to ; observed Ly any of 'the © Suppers, wpa "keeping iu the middle of stream, They kept slose to the bank, in the shadow of the willows until #he voices died away in the dis- tance, and then pushed cautiously on. At last they came to a'amall creck 'which flowed into the river," "This must be the stream Luke spoke of,' said Warnock she ceased pad- dling. : "Yes; it accords with' his descrip- tion," replied Hunter. "Then let vs paddle up,' said War- nock from the stern, The canoe, acting on its pivot, shot into the mouth of the "ereck and under the dense overbaug- ing foliage. They stopped in the shadow of a Leetling cliff and landed, hauling the canoe upon the sandy beach; © Taking their rifles, a dark 1 tern and u small trowel, they pushed through the underbrush and arrived at the foot of the LIuff. Around this they walked until they came to two cedar trees, which stood before, and partially --almost wholly--concealed an opening in the side of the cliff. 'Here we are at last |--now for wealth, honor, fame, and all that wealth ean give I' sang out Warnock, as he dived into the aperture, Lighting the lantern they proceeded. They were in a cave some nine or ten feet high, which seémed to pierce the very heart of the hill, The" lantern lighted vp its dim recesses and threw wierd shadows on the rocky floor. On and on they went till the sound of running 1t flowed cave ab o" Fock again, probably to fall into the Muskosh. Carefully they examined the walls, 'the floor, and every part of the gloomy interior as they went. Yet saw they nothing but rock everywhere, "At length the indomitable Warnock, who was walking ahead, brought his foot in contact with a stone. It rolled --there was a splash--he felt the cool night wir around him, and saw the moonlight gleaming white upon the waters and the distant hills bathed in the same phosphorescent glow. And there, beneath his fyet, flowed the Muskosh. Evidently they were stop- ped in this direction. Slowly' they retraced their steps. flashing the lighy in advance untill the murmuring sound of running water told them that they were nearing the subterranean stream. Here Warnock stopped, and, placing the lantern so that its rays fell full upon & large slab of rock, he proceed- ed carefully to examine it. After viewing it from various sides, he step- ped up laid hold of the top, and brac: ing himself against the wall, he pulled, putting his whole strength into it.-- The great stone trembled for an instant a d seemed about to fall, Lut finally settled back into its old ition, | * He had managed to move it far ! ai te ground to the ground os liberty, the lighting the lantern, } ouk lying "on the with a nasty gesh in his fore. head, from Joieh the blood was flow- ing freely. He nd fainted. Taking the lantern H ran to the stream in the other £3 and; filling "hig hat with + ¢ 1 wat, he "ran _ | back in his "| friend's Face, date Then Bi War- nock's bandkerthief, dipped it in the water washed away the blood, and bot it tightly round his head. It me time before Warnock was re- covered ul Sientiy to be able to walk, and on look nd to see what he bad struck i 11, he discovered a sharp stone about six inches in length, which proved onydloser inspection to be the head of a tomahawk. Pocket- ing this, they retraced their steps.-- The first flush of dawn was lighting the east, and the last stars were paling in the sky as they left the cave and stepped 'into the canoe. For about half an hour they, paddled up the stream, Then they landed. At the foot of a large they found the wildcat stone Hunter took the 1) aa t 0 _*1 think that nothing pf r nock." *If he possesses as he pretends to he certainly would not be fool enough to part with it for a paltry five dollars. We have been 'he fools in this instance. Why did vance 7' we cap Go is to return to Port Perry-- the remainder of our home I' + Agreed I" said Warnock. James relic. is treasure enough for him, Hunter is a prosperous merchant in Toronto. made of the skin of a ~wildeat. old squaw from whom Luke pretended to have obtained the secret, Hunting Grounds she tends the wig- wam of her lord and master. none are aware--so well the seorct of the Huron, oa Auction Bale. Mr. Alex. Reach, hus leased his farm for a te ears and as ec nence has no farthe or his stock horses, cattle, machines, Naoiats, &ec. He ed Mr, Geo. Jackson to gell make a note of the sale and don't f tend, there will be bargains. Mr. Joseph Taylor, lot 8 and 9, con. 6, of horses, cattle, sheep, farm machines, imple- ments, &ec., a large dnd waluable stock. The sale takes place on the premises on Mon of his farm there will benc reserve. This is a large sale. See posters. live stock of J. Veale, lot 20 Cartwright, on Thursday. arch lst. has no further use for them. posters. Posters announce thit Mx. Wm. Spinks, lot 6, con, 3, Cart Mr, Swain to sell on premiscs on Tues- day, Feb. 27, all his stock of horacs, cattle, fail to atterd this sale. Tear Grear Avcrio¥ SaLe.--Mr, Stallions ; Carri Buggies, Cutters, Sleighs, Wagons, &e., and enter grand stall trict. ions are unsuw in this dis- advertisement in another column. Mr. W. M. Willcox, is Auctioneer. Mr, W. J. McCulloch tot 30, con. 9, Darlington, machines, implements, &c., &c. culars see posters, For parti- has of his stock of lio xever, to enable him to see whet ppeared to be the of another "cavern running at Fight sagies to the without pick: | 6, all his stock of fora oarve, on¥ hr pe and Ssirstory of Iv 5. 2 ie 1 we pay that farmer his money in ad- * Well,' said Hunter, * the best thing tell them the fishing ip Take Muskoka is not much superior to that in Lake Scugog, and that we. intend spending vacation at Warnock har given up treasure-hunting of late years. Over the door of his sitting room hangs an old stone tomahawk, his sole Indian Evelyn Legard basreongented to become his own, and that, he says, William In the parlor of his hand- some residence on Bloor street is a rug The Henshaw kept her own counsel till the last ; she is no more ; perchance in the Happy Treasure there certainly is, if Joéal* tradition is to be believed ; but of its resting place have the rocky fastnesses of the north guarded McConnell; Tot' 20, con. 18, ood d to at. Cartwright, is selling off by anction all his day, Feb. 26. Mr. Taylor, having dispnat Mr. T Swain will sell by auction all the , con. 9, Mr. Veale has a fine lot of choice cattle, sheep ard pigs, and all will be sold, owing to the fact that he is retiring from farming and See the wright, 'has authorized farm machines and implements, &c. Don't 8. Grabam intends Javing a Great Auction of &e., at the Outario Carriage Works, in this place, on Friday March 2. Mr. Graham is known to be one of the most careful and most ad vanced rising horsemen, and his four This will be an attfactive sale much valuable property will be 'offered, See the Swain has been authorized by Mr. to sell by auction Thursday, Feb. 22, on the premises, all his stock of horses, cattle, farm Mr. Robt. Fallis, lot 18, con. 5, Cartwright instructed Mr. Swain to sell by auction at Cadmas, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the whole horses, ia sheep, farm Mu con. 10, Reach, Jaring farm of. years, haa Geo. iE Eyal "| but it must be conceeded that as a and LE NORTH ONTARIO OBSERVER PURT PERRY, FEB. 23, 1894 Ontario. Legislature. The opening of the Ontario Legis- lature on the 14th inst, was a brilliant affuir. The display of red tape WAS ex- travagant, but beyond that the proceed: ings wero tame. The speech from the throne didu't promise wuch and as there is no burning question between the Government and Opposition, the speeches on both sides were tame and pointless. The leading feature in the tactics of both sides is of an election- eerfng nature, and the speeches are all of the "Electors, please copy" clase. The vast number of petitions pouring in and the stream notices being placed on the paper go far to prove that the constituencies are taking the govern- ment. Ly the throat demanding lots of iid Jegiolation or 1s oficial life. purposes. In the matter of strategy the leader of the Opposition is nowhere when com- pared with the leader of the govern- ment who is an accomplished strategist, he always keeps open a way for retreat and is never cut off from the base of his cunning with statesmanship will look The supplies. Those who confound upon the premier as a statesman. maintaining whole hosts of officials many of whom are of a supernumerary character, is both dishonest and unjust, the Opposition know this and so do the Government know it, but while the Op- position only muttered their objections it could not injure the Government, and Mowat took care to place a stop-gap"in the statute book of 1892 so that if an explosion should take place he could point to the aot of 1892, as he now does, and say that was the beginning of a great reform in the mode of ap- pointments- and manner of payment, Now that the time for elections ap- their battle cries ere giving this official appointing fraud a prominent place; but the cunning Oliver only smiles, points to the legislation of 1892 and ol appoints a committee to investigate and report as much of a change as will take the sting out of the O, ion fomeeie Crys IVOW ing at it. In the scssions of 1893 the Opposition throw a bomb loaded with prohibition, into the ministerial camp, but there was no explosion and it was The cunning Oliver was prepared for it and consigned to the waste Lasket. at once had a prolubition bill passed, this took the prohibitionist hy storm and a general shout went up "Great is Sir! Oliver." were turned on their own party. At So the Opposition guns i|the commencement of the present ses- sion to make assurance doubly sure the prohibitionists exacted a distinct pledge from the premier thet he would carry probibitory . legislation to the utmost length that hecan legally go. This secures the prohibitionist vote, should have reserved their bomb - till Hitherto Sir Oliver has had a strong pull on the Oppositiouists the present session. liquor men, but with all his cunning Le will hardly be able to ride two horses at the same time, he cannot very well ride -into_power on the 'prohibitory horse and the liquor horse at the same time, so the Opposition is beginning to squint at the liquor men, Here again othe tactics of the sly Oliver will most _| likely head off the Opposition leader. To all human appearance the back of the liquor traffic in this province, is broken no matter which party is in but there is a great power in power, ti o phrase in invisible ink on the coraes of his battle flag he would ride in of a canter on both 'horses at once. 1t would be ricky fo now predict as to he result of the approaching campaign, caning strategist the leader of the Government is more than a match for the leader of the Opposition. We do not for a moment aver that trickery or strategy is at all conneoted with good Government, foxy legislation is neicher wise nor profitable and can p British Lords and Cox tapis. 1 has acted on the princi) can't be cured must however the phrase is and reads must be ended." of the phrase is to be ¢ House of Lords, t be short but it will be sha cisive. Voz populi mi silenced nor thwarted, a dividual or party who must be swept out of Engldnd mends or en chamber it will furnish to all British colonies follow suit. 2 in Toronto to talk Government's appointing and lavishly | (roaches, the Opposition in arianging i For a long "What Thi g| by providing free tracks over country The ¥ i Selfish. | Patti came here the other d people fought for emtr theatre at $4 and $5 per individ The great Henry Trvingsis comin week, and, notwithstanding the ereal prices, patrons of the/Gr: nl speculators, struggled for hours it tickets, which the latter sojd in instances at $15 per seat. That! rontoniang can spend $7.50 an r while they enjoy themselves in a theatre is the Lest proof that things in this city are not so bad as prinelhy certain politicians." A DIFFERENT STORY. The hosts of Toronto's unemployed waited, the other day on the Mayor of that city demanding work or bread. His worship called a meeting of the unemployed. At said meeting Rev. Mr. Shortt moved the following resolution; ¢ Whereas an unusually hee proc portion of citizens are out of splay] went by reason of the general pression in business and prodaction, it is resolved that the exceptiontl tion of affairs calls for pullic action of an exceptional character, witl the end of securing temporary emploffaent} for those thus situated.' pi Mr. Fred Attwood was the ange speaker, he stated that what the 'an- employed wanted was work, not char- 2 ity. His statement to the cffec: that there were more pauopers in ro proportion to. the population thai any city in the old country was receiv. ed with uproariouse applaus.' 'Wouldn't the money spent in : tickets been better, employed mipro ing bread for the hungry citizens 1 It is net clear to outsiders Moved by Mr. Gilhraith, see. Vanstone that the Mayor of th poration and the Town Cferk a petition under their hands as corporate seul of this Manicipa the Legislature of Ontario, prayii the last Consolidated Assess be so amended as to make all pl worship and land in connection there. with, liable to pay taxes the same ns any other real estate; nnd that tie Town Olerk do prepare the said snd have the same signed and - st as aforesaid, with all reasonable spatch, and place the same in th of the member for the West the County of Durham, in the Legislature, asking him to v sawe to the said Legislature," ---- Horses Must Go. Electric cars on rural a be looked for in the near futore. 7A fate issue of the Electric World "The recent report of the Road Commission to Governor Kinley pays considerabls atten the subject of electric roads for 1 transportation. - With the adve the electric car, it says, hese development along the line tota expected, through its exter suburban and rural district no reason "why these railways not be carriers of freight as passengers, and it is not at electric roads will % built, that the will be innumerable, in fact unlim ed, is ovidenced by every indi that the problem of building the wago road is made easier and easier | renson of the shortened distance which horses may profitably be wu for purposes of 'transportation: introducing the iron rails and i wate power for rapid transit and take the. heavier loads, the protien 8 substitution of stee! rails for macadam. ised roads and inanmate for |! power, is destined to cheapen our transportation in the most effectual w < manner. ing the extension of electric traction rovds, thus placing it on an equality in this respect with wagon traffic. Rev. H. M, Manning will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Church : here. He will be remembered as a former pastor and a crowded house shouid greet him, church in commemoration of the dis. charging of the church debt. All the J.|000. The greater part of his estate he wil the dissem 5 free. pices of the .| of hall, ed highly the numbers present as for the satis- faction afforded by the several efforts - in recitations, readings, music, &e. merit. easy and captivating, with a fine voice, natural gesture and energetic action. Every number was really grand. | singers in the province, a full toned, Phas full control, cularly pleasing, those who hear her once like to hear her again. acter, was good, the audience manifest ing their appreciation in a decided at the piano with charming effect. showed 3 pied the chair aud pecfocied. the duties _| superior an entertainment. . | one hundred dollars, The energy put .| draping and decoratibns was their '| Mr, Birrell, Pickering, near Clarmont. 10 | When completed the building wil! be |. "| one of the best appointed and most con- "| on being so fortunate in the selection of | built on the Worden system and having "The report argues in favor of assist- Methodist Church. FAR Next Sunday, morning and evening, It is Missionary Sabbath, On Monday evening, at 8 o'clock, a ubilee service will be held in the c th d an ile te 3 as Anticipated: All are welcome. Come. 'Admission |, Grand Entertainment. The euotertaioment under the aus Loyal True Blues this place, held in the town on Wednesday evening, prov- satisfactory as well for Miss Hext's readings were of much One would goa long way to find her cqual as a reciter, natural, Miss Dewait is one of the best lady weil monulated voice over which she her manner is parti- Mr, Baker's comic singing, in char: gINg, manner. 2 Miss Moore (gold mecalist) presided Many of the performances took the house by storm and the whole audience their appreciation of the merits of the performances by rousing {and repented encore, Mr. Wm. Fitzgerald, of Toronto, the Grand Master of the Order, occu. a Fantertninment a grand sucess in every particnlar and much credit is due the Troe Blues in bringing about and securing so The total amount realized exceeded forth by the managing committee of the entertainment deserved success and we are pleased that their efforts were crowned with success. Every member of the committee exerted himself to the utmost but special credit is due Messrs. Hardill and Graham who were indefatigable in their efforts. The pleasing effect produced by the stage handiwork. The new curtain painted for the corporation ly our esteemed towns. man, Mr. Rodman, adds much to the stage paraphernalia. Mr. W. Worden, Manchester, bas just been awarded a contract to erect one of the largest barns in the Province. It is to be erected on_the fine farm of venient anywhere to be found ; it will Le constructed on the "Worden Plan" and its dimentions are to be 120 Ly 50 feet. Mr. Birrell is to be congratulated the luilder. Parties having = barns proved their utility, will have no other. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Lund, of Buf- er of the Loyal True Blue is guest of Mr, Sogn house receipts for the seed, recently failed and the receip! worthlem, | of Henry George against John J. Wood- hull in the Camden Civil Courts, was settled on the 15th inst, when Tawger Law's Extortions. Camden, NJ, Feb. 14.--The case Woodhull paid over about $200 in his possession, The plaintiff is the well known single tax advocate and the author of "Progress and Poverty." Some yeats ago George Bowers, an eo- centric old resident of Ancoria, Camden County, died, leaving $18,000 or 820, to Mr. that ns the hook tole: disseminated struck at existing law the maney could not be devoted to that purpose, Viee- Ohancellor Bird decided in favor of the oppouents of Henry George, but the latter carried it to the Court of Appenls wliere the decision was re- versed. Meantime the original fortune of $20,000 was reduced by cost and counsel fees to less than half that amount. "Then other litigation arose which further reduced the sum, until finally the case reached the Camden Circuit Court with only £200 left. The widow of the mad" who left George the money was not able fo ob-| tain even her dower, and was obliged to go to the county almshouse, where she died of a broken heart some months ago. During the progress of the litigation Mr, George offered to let the widow have part of the legacy, but the other heirs refused to agree to the pro- position. So | 1% the law costs amounted to $19,800. ; The plf. got only $200 out'of his claim of $20,000, Leaner Hogs Wanted. Mr. W, Davies of the big packing firm, Toronto, advises farmers very earnestly through the Farmers' Advo- cate to raise leaner hogs, 'nothing is easier," he says, 'than for farmers to produce such hogs. Yorkshires and obtained, And if they are liberally and judiciously fed till 6 or 8 months oid they are the very 'beau ideal'/of bncon pigs fit for export or local trade. This advice should not Le disregarded by farmers, as they must cater to the demand. There is big money in hogs when the right kind is properly raised. The Modern Invalid Has tastes medicinally, in keeping with other luxuries, A remedy wust be plesnutiy ueseplalie in form, pure! ly ition, truly | enfici in effect and e ntirely free from every objectionable quality, If really ill he consults a physician ; if constipated he uses the great family laxative, Syrup of Figs. pig A young Englishman named Ingram, who has been working about Windsor, Ont, for the past three years has. pur. chased his ticket and will start at.onee- for England to claim a fortune of $50, 000 left Ly his father, who died re- cently, : An oyster company at Hartford has received an order for 1,000 gallons of the bivalves to be shipped to Enrope. The United States warship Benning. |» ton has been ordered to Behring sea to enforce the provisions of the Paris arbitration, A Druggists Fatal Blunder. Montreal, Feb. 19.--The wife of Dr. England, Beaver Hall hill, died this morning under very sad sirenmstances The lady in question had been ill and her hustand sent oot for a dase of sub-nitrate of bismuth, and through a terrible mistake tartar emetic was instead, hence the hive sad cial | Committee of the ik nid the cases of Barrett vs. the Oity of | plained of in the sud-petitions system i separate 'siliol ete, an 80 did the two acts of 18! in Winmpeg, and Logan vs. the Clty of Winnipeg dispose of or conclude the | application for redress upon the| contention that the rights of the Catho- | lic minority have been interferred. with p by the two statutes of 1890 and cow- --4 "Does "subsection 3 of section 93 complained # either of them affect any right of the minority in such a manner that an appeal will be to the Governor General in Qonneil THRY ARE NOT A UNIT. "In rendering judgment the bench give their decision section by section' as follows : Chief Justice Strong an- swered all the questions quoted above in the negative. Justice Fournier an- swered all in the afErmative with ex- ception of question No. 3 which he gave in the negative, Justice Tascherean answered all in the negatiye except question No. 3, Juétice Gwynne took the same views of the case as Justice Taschereau, an- swering ull but question No. 3 in the negative. Justice - King agreed with Justice Fournier, answering all questions ex- cept No. 3 in the affirmative, pfor chil: tl t I A Strange Case, A Rochester man was confined to the house for three weeks because of the bite of a large spider. He held a policy iu an accident insurance com- pay, and put in a claim for $25 a week, the total Leing §756. The com- pany refused to pay beenuse the polizy exempted it from liability from acei- dents caused by contact with poisonous substances. The party insured will at onde comwence a test action. The case is likely to bring out some novel points ns to insurance, The Oity of Hamilton. Oy. Olerk Bensley has had printed and will send out to atk er cities and On the fivst st of petitions reveal ed £p.the legislature for the -present session is one fron the County Council ot Stormont and Glengarry, regarding the reduction of tlie County Counci's Mrs. England, wife of Dr. F. R. England, Montreal, was given tartar emetic by a druggist in place of | bis- muth and died almost inmedintely after taking the poison. Guyandotte, W. Va. Feb, 19.-- Word comes here from White Hills, a settlement near the head waters of the Guyon River, that three Mormon elders who have been prenching in that vicinity were terribly whipped one night last work. They were also tarred and feathered and ordered to leave the country, on pain of death. An obedience "to the simple laws of hygene -and the use of Ayer's "Sarsa- parilla will enable the most delicate man or sickly woman to pass in ense and safety from the icy atmosphere of February to the warm, moist days of April, It is the best of spring medicines. E, Jardine, North Sidney, C. B,, says :#] have used your Dr. Williams | Pink "Pills 'with decided success, and would reeommend them to anyone suf- fering as 1 d'd from weakness and im- poveriched blood. Your, pills have afforded wonderful relief and I believe them to be unequalled. All dealers or by al, post paid, 50c a box or six hoxes for $2.50. Dr. Co., Brackville, Ont. People troubled with sick and nerva| ous headaches will ind a most efficaci- us remedy in Ayer's Oathartic Pills. Williams' Med. lieaithy 1 Metion to the and th the utmost to secure a stock of J would every acason and we attribute it viciss goods in the trade, Youths' Suits ready mi than in Chil trengthen the stomach, stimulate | 1 iver, restore an x from $2 to $5 a Suit. gi' die it won't pay o fret and worry as you you undertake to make the boy's coats and pan Deduct cost of. cloth and trim eee at once the merest at hii WER rel of suit and you br m ittance for his labor, The Jemard ren's clothing ie increasing with us the fact for the i hat we keep our eyes wide open Y THIS we mean ia tor boys from twelve tazeyenteen years oTiae In range the 'advantaie in favor of "gous i "ven more apparent ren's. These Suits come at ittle more than half 'the price of iis loth d are full nal i pit ond clothing, and are ly. in ¢ an workmabship. Times oe? "hard, yes"very hard, and if you are anxious to here Is an opportuuity for; you. J W the most aggressive and progressive de] ments in our business 1 keeping Sent best that's to be had in this line, and selling at twe Si a Sound Business, econvmizs E PROPOSE to make the Ready Made Clothing Department one of witha Margin NOME AND SEE our ma, t ran of Suits for oifcen ge CHILDREN AND YOUTHS An opprotunity of showing the goods will be be esteemed a pl ---- JONES & 00. Port Perry, Feb 22, 1504. tha Own coune the Cliief of Police not to Aviv with the sale of the Detroit Sunday - papers. Excels all Others. E\R SIRS, --Your Burdock Blood Bitters excels all other medicines that I ever used. I took it for biliousness and it has cated me altogether. Wa. Wrieat, Wallaceburg, Ont. - K.D.C. Pills tone and regulate the Bowels. . AUCTION SALE TT 'undersigned have avo Tustéaction from J. M. REAL To Sell by Auction on lot 14, con. 10. (sear Greenbank) h, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 1894 The following liebe Short @5 Horn and High:Gade Cattle ; First Class Horses, Cotswold Sheep, Pure-Bred ~ Swing ; Farm 5s : pléements, &¢., &¢ SHORT-TIORXS. 1 Cow, Rosa 7749, 1 Cow, Emma, 1 Cow, Louisa, a ¥ Cow, Mag, 1 Heifer, Ann, rising 2 years, 1 Heifer Calf, Mary, Bull, oe : GRADES. 1S Dawe in gulf tn Tote deed in calf to The