sagan ee sy santana | aopuammmaec tte - VOL. 1. | ATWOOD, ON., FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 189 a NO. 14. Elma Farmers’ Fire Ins. Co. A meeting of the di directors was held at Atwood, on the 15th inst. Members :-all present except Mr. Rothwell. Since ‘last report applications for insurance received = Saag es gg the sum of $ Next meeting to be}? held on the 27th May next. ROBERT CLELAND, Sec’y. ACROSTIC. Spring has come and | once again ‘Upon the earth deseends the rain, Bringing moisture to the grain. Songs, the robins sweetly sing, Carols make the woodlands ring, Housing all, as on they wing. ¥.\ the early spn the trees Budding fort uds and “leaves, Even-time—a scente reeze, Forward, quietly, chgeps the grass, ‘Over all it tries to hr * Richly dressing aagh 3 morass, Time has come for shining share, Haste, and lay the furrows fair, Each exposed to balmy air. Beautiful the gentle ri Exquisite the leafy bov arth is robed in brilliant 1 flowers. —Velvet Snow. Berlin, April 12, 1890. Huron County Notes. Crediton has a veterinary surgeon. on Reid, Ashfield, has 41 colonies of —s Tiensallites. are booming Equal Rights Exeter brass band has added new in- struments to their stock. Goderich let Clinton beat them at a shooting match. Score 51 to 52. Fifty-four graves were dug in the Wingham cemetery during the past winter. Preparations are in progress for the usual loyal celebration of the Queen's Birthday at Exeter. The Goderich Si ae nal threatens to show up the Town ouncil if they don’t quit their “monkey work.” A-mmeeting was held to consider the advisability of bonusing a mill to be er- in Molesworth. Charles Irwin, late of Goderich, and grandson of Mrs. Chas. McIntosh, is ed- ator of an Idaho paper. Clinton town dads are giving $30 to aid in arranging preliminaries. forthe Orange demonstration next 12th of July. Mr. Chas. Johnston, of East Wawa- nosh, sold his tarm containing 100 acres, the other day, to Archie Bryges for $4,- 200, John Underworth, of Greenway, is the happy owner of a hen that lays eggs that weigh 4 oz. and measure $4 to 64% in. in circumference. W.IL. Hastings, barrister, who has been practising at Seaforth, for three or four years, intends removing to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Charlie Shannon, ef McKenzie’s hard ware store, ( toderich, shot acrane 4 feet 8 inches in height, and five feet 8 inches trom tip to tip of wing. One day recently threé colts owned a David Milne, Ethel, got on the trac delow the station a short time before the noon train was due. When the train came along one of them ran ahead of it and jumped over both cattle guards at Lake’s crossing and kept ahead to the next sidero The Secretary of the Junior Huron Lacross:Club, Goderich, has reeeived the following letter from Sir John Mac- donald:—“EARNSCLIFFE, OTTAWA. Sir John Macdonald presents his compli- ments to the Junior Huron Lacrosse Club, and desires te thank them for their courtesy in sending him a card of admission to their matches for the year. Among those who have uated a the Ontario Veterinary College, we find the names of the following persons from this county: mF, R. Carr, West- field; Peter Cook, Clinton; J oseph Gol- zey, WV "Wingham; J. W. Nagle, Saltford. also notice the name of J.W.Elliott, of Aberdeen, Dako on an old Gocerich township boy. J.F act passed Prim s, a- Miss Williams, evangelist, who is at reer laboring in Brucefield, will com- ence a series of evangelistic services re the Methodist church, ieee, on on ye “9 inst. Services at and y number from this s possessed of m ordinary cin’. we trust that those who ‘have not heard her will avail themselves of these opportunities. Bux Sotp.—James Elliott, of Turn- ‘berry township, near ipere, has dis- of his Holstein bull “Blue- ‘vale hief,” to 8. Cameron, o Stan- jey near Brucefield, for the ge = $100. “‘Bluevale Chief’ was calved in February 1889, ye is a- splendid Scimel us his breed and Mr. Cameron 1s te beco “ulated on his purchase. This tires of ‘animals have become very popular with call who havetried them and give the best satisfaction. Mr. Elliot has a fine * herd, and rhe gered coming to the front Washington Letter. (From Gur Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 14, 1890. The McKinley tari bill will be intro- dsced in the House yer ts provis-|o e fate are already pretty we chief merit claithed for it rigs its friends is that it will reduce the revenues of the Government, some say $40, , 80 say 000 annually, at the same time affording a manimum of protec- tion to our infant phenomenon indus- tries. uction, however, is con- tingent. It depends on the jway in which the increased dgties which are levied on many articles and products operate. If they serve to keep out alto- gether certain foreign articles which un- der the. present relatively low tariff 5 ® rates are imported in large quantities ai or largely reduce the importation of them, then, of course, the revenues will fall off. Otherwise the revenues will re- main about where they are, and the on- ly effect of the bill will be to make mill- ions of Americans pay more than they are now paying for the articles in ques- | e tion—notably woolens, carpets, shoes, and gloves—while a few hundred man- ufacturers will pocket increased profits. And this in all probabiligy will the way the thing will work. It has work- ed that way again and again in the past. But this result will not a eet rief to the men who framed the bill. They delight in giying the cannes turers, the monopolists, and the trust- kings, increa: revenues. Another Presidential campaign approaches;more “fat” will have to be “fried” out the pro- tected plutocrats to meet ifs expenses. But, sad to relate, the jnterests of a the “fat” yielders are no more the sam than are the interests of the different sections of the country. And although Mr McKinley and his .associates have spent many weary days ‘at nights in anxious thought and prayetful struggle they haye not been able to satisfy everyone. The task wastodiflicult and they will bring in their bill with a chor- 2% ES ous of protests and denuycations : going. kets. Espec up against it from ont in within the par AE Reed ‘has said that the bill will ‘pase, “and what Mr. Reed says goes in the przsent House of Representatives, not by 3 large but by an entire.y safe major %- + The proposition formulited by the committee on banking, of the Pan- American Conference tor the establish- ment of aninternational fink under a United States charter, wiih brauches or agencies in the several contries repre- sented, is of a practical and business- like character. With international ar- bitration for the amicable—-adjustment ot any misunderstandings erdifticulties that may arise between the American governments, aud the necessary bank- ing facilities ‘at home for the transac- tion of their business—facilities for which they now have to make a circuit- ous trip to another continentat a seri- ous disadvantage—the establishment of reciprocity ou terms mutually beneficent to all cannot be delayed. othe hotels, which have been crowded to overtiowing for the past tvo weeks are beginning to resume their pormal and customary appearance of being just comfortably full—ot guests, mind . The principal arrivalsare of gent- a who want to impress large sec- tions of their views on the: ways and means committee with respect of the tariff....ds one of themremarked: “The ways and means committee seems un- usually unpliable, I oy ra? think- ing that something is being held back. I believe that party policy of protection is being held up-as a shell, while the ker- nel wul be found lodged i in the State De- partment in the form of a gigantic scheme of reciprocity or free trade with all America to defeat the Democratic ery for tariff reform by out-Heroding Herod.” It were but an imperfect tribute to such a man as Samuel J. Randall to speak of his death, which occurred at dawn yesterday morning, as a loss any particular cause or partyonly. Mr. Randall possessed, in a remarkable de- ere the uaiities of a great leader, but e never utilized the advantages of leadership to his own personal agrand- isement, nor even in the heat of aggres- sive partisan wartare lost sight of the public good. In the performance of ev- ery trust reposed in him he was ed by a conscientious sense of duty that knew no shadow of turning under any ressure of circumstances, and — re- coiled from default as from a crim It is expected that the battle — which were knocked out of the naval appro —— ion by the committee o the whole will tored by the House. One-third te a Cengenen an’s time, and nobody knows how much money are devoted to his constituents win want office and insist upon his getting it for them. The crow the democratic newspapers are indulging in at present is not the kind that may have, fo be eaten later. The regular Lenten season of pen- ance and selfdenial is over, but we now have a CT ng ey ar pcset season of suffer- g. riff debate will soon begin. = The Vegetable Garden. B. It is a matter of surprise that farmers | acce and others in this country pay so. little attention-to-the-eultivation of a veget- able garden. Not one farmer in a hun- as aD tion of vegetab from the early ° y through the spcpessive | ce months of summer and fall. ' The ie age garden of but two of three j * ope ine a ee sina Stee | ec ane ee ae ta 2 varieties instead of fiifteen or twenty, and these few kinds generally come ina month or six weeks later than the mar- ket gardeners around towns and cities ners them. At a very small Papa Pl ev- farmer, or any one who has.a und,could have a succession 0 ve n spot should receive from eight to ten Spe of well rotted manure each year th alJ the hardwood ashes that can be ob obtained. The land should be manured When this and has been got into} “edie er tilth the whole succession of garden vegetables may be put in, with thesame ease as is a field of roots or corn, Let- tuce, early peas, spinch, parsnips, rad- ishes, early carrots, onions, early turnips, may be put in with the same drill that puts in the mangel crop. Then early peas and beans, by taking out ev- ery second tube ina grain drili, can be panied with no more trouble than put- ing in acres of grain. and cay corn; and a uashes may be ag e itiously sown by taking cat two tihes § in a drill One man and a team of horses with the proper implements mentioned could eas- ily plant the vegetables in a day. If this acre of land were measured jin its productiveness, it would exceed in _- tit more than any ten acres devote unything else. An acre of Jand with seasonable vegetables, would be the mainstay of a farmer's living, and the other ninety-nine acres,could be applied to profitable grain, stock and fruit rais- an acre of fertile land is something pro- digious, and not only could the land owner feed'a large family from this source, but he might make profitable sales of the - lus in our central mar- ally where near a canning and picking establishment, he would — sagt sale for green corn, tomatoes, peta peas, caulitlowers, cucum- . In the different New Ene. now are buying ‘Canadian: ashes and superphosphates—keeping up their fertility at our expense and making productive farms out of impoverished soil by going into _“truek-—farming,” as they call it—raising vegetables and fruit, selling in local markets and to canning factories. This latter phase of the sub- ject is merely showing the possibilities of this branch of rural industry as a profitable investment, rather than that a good vegetable garden is a necessity in itself to Tasty family. Ina hygienic point of view, the different courses or rotations of vegetables that may be rais- ed at such 2 small outlay of capital and Jabor, contain the medicinal virtues of the whole vegetable pharmacopoeia. ‘Carrots and parsnips have a powerful influence on the kidneys; so has spinach and lettuce, besides being tonic and lax- ative. Celery is a powerful nervine, whilst onions act on the pulmonary or. gans. Tomatoes act mechanically upon the-bowels, and their acid chemically upon the liver. There is a strong sent- iment setting in in favor of a more lib- eral ene diet for the prolongation e. Ethel. Mrs. Watt, of pakota, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W.Simpso We have received na of the safe ar- ae = A. Eckmier and R. Carr in Van- I. McKelvey and R. Barr have placed neat fences in front of their respective residences, Since the roads have dried again our pearance. J. Knight, who has been sick for some time with inflammation of the lungs, is again convalesce Wm. Mc ANisten having disposed of ia IS by J. Ba coruny the house lately vod Mr. a omiine is real poorly this Spring. The old gentleman is over _ of age and has grown quite child- is R. Lang, the contractor for the new hotel, is pushing his work. The cellar is excavated and the masons ate busy erecting the walls. W. Milne has arranged with T. Dav- idson to take charge of his new _ mill in Carrick. He moved there on Wednes- e were pleased to receive a short note from our mutual friend and form. er resident, Charles Dobson, of Solomon City, Kansas. He mre they have had an o a winter too a back- war Spuing, but a fine shower of rain now ut a "aie face on everything. They are all we For one year and a half the flock at the Presbyterian church in Waterdown have been without ashepherd. Recent- ly Rev. T. G. Thompson, of- Vancouver, C., was called to the vacancy and he pted. Tuesday afternoon ae bbe: indicted into his new charge. Laing, of Dundas; Rev. 3Y Rev. Mr. Abraham, of Barlingéon, assisted at the pleasing A tea and concert was held % ‘ona Tike new minister was a Wer eas congregation. ing. The ae that can be raisedon | ¢ village has assumed quite a lively ap- | Mr. tte of Stra’ trabane; Rev. 8. W. Fisher, of West P ing epproaching @ rota-| Flam and The Presbyterian Church. MEETING OF THE SYNOD OF HAMILTON AND LONDON—REV. A. M'’LEAN, OF BLYTH, ELECTED MODERATOR. The od of Hamilton and cag = of the byterian chureh be session Mon s char ag: ad 5 St. Andrew’s ndsor. tin was a good ie es resen; and a congrega’ Pp fair proportion of. ee and elders. The retiring moderator, Rey. Geor Cuthbertson, of Wyoming, preached t ne opening sermon. r his text Psalm exxyiii., 3 é 7. fis. tame was the religious bringing up of the young, which he argued irom the following .| propositions:—First, the religious up- bringing of children has its foundation in nature; second, in répeated and oft- xp scriptural injunctions; third, has its foundation in the divine coven ant and relation; fourth, has its found- ation in the divine promise; fifth, has its warrantand foundation Mme fact that it is God’s means for mh sch ime and prepetuation of His Chureh upon the earth. After the sermon the Synod was reg- ularly constituted for business, and the clerk, Dr, Cochrane, called the roll and She ‘a. statement of the ¢ changes during | P he apd in the different presbyteries. e election of moderator was then roceeded with, ned on eee of A. ertures on seer oA eat on com- issions of elders, licensi of stadents and forthe auditing of the treasurer's books were then appointed, and a hearty vote of thanks given to the retiring moderator for his excellertt sermon and his Spee in the Shair at the previous ynod The ‘Synod then adjourned to meet in the morning at 9 o'clock. There is a large amount of basiness before the court. Tuesday evening is to be spent in conference, with Addresses by leading ministers, and on Wednes- day the ladies of the congregation en- tertain the Synod to dinner, at which allthe Presbyterian ministers of Detroit have been invited, and other/friends._ Done A. McKenzie, formerly of Sey our new cheese-maker, ved in the village. Fie com mes recom- mended and willno doubt do good work. The first barn raising occurred on the farm of Joseph MeC ‘raken, just east of the village, on Saturday, The ease aiid rapidity with which the frame was put together testify to the good workman- ship of the contractor, ifr, Mathews, of Mornington, All the pupils of our school—34 in number—who wrote atthe late promo- tion examination havebeen made hap- py by the result. Ther deserve credit for their steady work wider discourage- ing circumstances. MM. Ltateliffe has given good satisfactionin this section, and has proven himselfto be a pains- taking and efficient teacher. Newry. Standing of the pupilsin S, 8, No. Newry, on the Promotim Ex amination held. April 3rd.--Promtion to Fifth Class—Joln Fullarton 34, Jas. Morri- son 341, Jas. Danbrook ‘31, Jno. Farrell 310. ‘l'o Senior Fourth—Kittie Allison 352, Edith Alexander, Cyrus Harvey, Charles MeMane (all equal) 340, I Dickson a Johnston 280, Fred Wynn 262, "Robe cMane 24%. To Junior Fourth Barhars MeIntyre-352, James Gilmer 292, Minnie Chisholm 281, Fred Danbrook 270, Maggie Fullar- ton 268, Michael Richardson 234. ‘To Senior Third—Willie Holmes. 292, Al- bert Morrison.246, Alex. Dickson 192. In Senior Fourth—John Fullarton — nigel be pelea literature, graphy In Junior ‘urine antes first in his- JyTus rvey arithmetic, Kittie Allison svalites Edith Alexander liter- vs geography and writing. In Sen- r Third—Barbara McIntyre first in grammar, literature, eography, spell- ing, Michael Richardson arithmetic, history. In Junior T hird—Wm. Holmes first in arithmetic, grammar, 8 as A prize was awarded to the p a ing first inhe class, Fred anbenok: James Simpson, Willie Morrison, Mer- vin Morrison, Laura Simpson, "Annie Danbrook were awarded prizes for hav- ing, attended the van number of days from Jan. as ~ A 8rd. @ Moaunen, Teacher. Bornholm. he Misses Davey and Woollacott re- ..” home last week from Mitchell where they have spent the winter dress- making. Angst Rose, of Detroit, spent last week at home visiting his parents and friends.sCanada has no charmsfor Aug- | a ust now. His sister, Lizzie, revurned to Detroit with him on Saturday. A number of oung folks assembled at the nouse of nee Bauer, 10th to eas? on Tuesday evening of last w farewell to him and his family w who take their ceverese cos for Minnesota, on Wed- | -Proughing and sec peg are ad Tne ings presen e tall wheat is looking well, but it is fear- ed that if the frosts, which have visited us for the jaas 690 8 erat tinue, m crop. con- mage will be done to the pointment on Sunday ey. 4th. A they sind the ehole ts taki and the ehoir is m special “Rapes ation, so tdat something a may be expected in the music lin Carthage. J. W. Scott, banker, of pp raehin: aid a fiying visit to this village Gels J. W. Ferguson, of aa vue has purchased the residence of John Ingram Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray, of Atwood, were bg at Mr. Johnston’s one day last wee Alex, en has removed with his family to Donegal, where he is engaged ascheese maker for the coming sea- son, Poole. Misses Jennie and Jessie aes of Berlin, are visiting their pare Quite a large consignment a besuti- ful flowering plants arrived at the Poole school yesterday, from ae: Campbell’s green house, in Stratford Mr. Magwood, a student frem Guelph, preached here last Sunday evening to a largecongregation. Mr. Magwood gives fair promise of ranking thigh amongst ate, ministerial orators at no distant Turnberry. Revival services are being ine in the Methodist. church, Salem Corn Al- though itis.a busy time of ary vent yet the-people-turn out in ae numbers and great good is’ being done, The pulpit of the. “Paaivteaian church, Bluevale, was —— by Rev. Mr. McQuarrie, of am, Sunday, 13th inst., who gave his hearers an in- structive as well asan eloquent sermon. The family of John Gemmill has re- turned from Louisiana, where they have been residing for the past year, All the members of the famil are in =, health yet they declare that they Turnberry better than Unele Sam’s domains. Atwood Public School. The following is the list of successful candidates at the recent promotion ex- aminations for Atwood public achool. Marks required—promotion to fifth 2x la fourth 236, to junior fourth Fifth Class—Bella Irwin, 347; ike. nie Priest, 287; Geo. Longmire, 259. Senior F ourth— Nellie lfoar,3e9; Fran- ces Mader, 252; Kate Priest, 322; Flor- ence Stacy, 244; Wm. Wilson, 234. Junior Fourth— Geo. Irwin, 347; Min- nie Corrie, 205; Mayne Hamilton, 292; Robt. Morrison, 284; Robt, Nesbitt, 240; Ella Holmes, hg: Geo. Dun in, 222, I, HARpING, Principal. accion North Perth Licenses. The License Commissioners for North Perth met last Tuesday afternoon and granted ticenses.as follows: STRATFORD.—Taverns—<A. A. aly Queens; John Gray, Terrapin; W. Holmwood, Albion; J. Wilson, Coniral: J. Wilson, Wilson House; MM. F. Sulli- yan, Stratford Rugg tent W.Doyle, Wind- sor;J. M. Scott Royal; Geo. Bookless, Cabinet; W. R. Shore, City 8 months); T. Ha arty, Commercial: srady J. Dillon, ctown: J. M. Wilson, " Mandions P. Tobin, Ontario; R. NM. Calder, Calder’s; Ay H. King, Amer- ican; D. Matthew, Matthew's; J. Mur- Mie Dominion; L. D. Longhi & Co., G. R. refreshment rooms; P, F. Daly, von (deferred). Shops—J. Kennedy, 3 i Walsh Bros., O'Flaherty & TH EAsTHOPE—Taverns—C. R, Yost, ened Eby, J. H. killer, John oh ELLice.—Taverns—G. Scott. D. ya, J. Brunner, John J. Harloff, C. Wick (3 months). og) —Taverns—H. Miller jr., ae En A , J. H. Ruthig, Sarah Hawth im Mitchell C. Mulcahy, dam man, Charles Don: nelly, Philip ‘Ruthig Louis Smith, John ropp. MILVERTON.—Taverns—E. Gartung, J.S. Smith, C. Hasenpflug. ExLma.—Taverns—Alf. Huggins A. H. Wynn, V. Ioeger, R. Graham. — ACE—Taverns—M. Daum, J. ts) oH ‘ListowEL —Taverns—A. McIntosh, G. Zilliax, F. Zilliax, C. Zilliax, iggy months), McQuay, W. MeC Clory. Collison, A.M. Putiand.Shop=J: Ma dill (3 months.) The Keystone Watch Com Lancaster, Pa., assigned Tueeuey. iy bilities $83,000. - Fe fh ay Kerns has ‘been re-nomin- ted by the Conse eee of Halton for the Ontario Legis The: Coneecttt vie. of Soutn Went- worth have unanimously endorsed -the candidature of C. D, Potts for the Local election. J.E. Repitods, Seat Pp; for Chateau. MCE > will be as retary of (used My Mr. ae named-shei lace ot Hon. of Quebec. Hon Ross, Provincial Treas- aoe of Gitano has hs informed his friends in Huron that he will a candi- date for oe alentigie in the forthooming contest, * ge ES