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SPECIAL VALUE IN Choice Fruits Arriv- ing Daily. f; H A Mu ganm. g3 '23 SPHMT KILLEN, Gentlemen of Mariposa Up-to-date Furnishers. I yangyour trade in the Custom Clothmg lme. Can save you several dollars an a suit. and guarantee to lease van in CUT, FI gINISH. T AND ARTISTIC TAILORS Don’t buy “ Ready-Mades ” when you can get a custom-made suit from me about as cheap. Call and let me show you goods and quote prices. FAMiLY GROCERS LINDSAY, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5th. The Little Britain Tailor 00003 THIS WEEK ELEVEN OF THE PASSENGERS BROWN- BDâ€"TERBIBLB SUFFERINGS OF THE SURVIVORS â€" BRUTAL CONDUCT OF THE CREWâ€"A BRAVd CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS. Quebec, Sept. 29.â€"To the full were the dreadful perils of the sea tested by those who sailed from Liverpool on Sept. 14th by the Dominion Line S.S. Scotsman, but in addition the passengers suffered terrible privations from the conduct of the stokers and some of the lower-class of the crew. In brief, after a stormy passage the ship came within a day's journey of land, when a heavy fog settled down, and for three days it was impossible to take accurate reckonings. The Scotsman, in command of Captain Scrimshire, an old and careful sailor, felt its way along until at 2 40 o'clock on the morning of Friday. Sept. 29th, it struck on the southeast coast of Change Island, about eight miles from Belle Isle ll6ht. There was a sea at the time, and most had retired to bed, but, awakened by the shock, rushed to the deck. The captain and the officers were at their posts and preserved perfect order among the passen- gers. Orders were given to lower the boats for the safety of the women first of all. Up to this lpoint it was like many another wreck, unfortunate, but not disgraceful. DISGRACEFUL SCENES. From this point it was characterized by scenes which were scandalous in the ex- treme. This was due, undoubtedly, to the action of the company in shipping as stokers and laborers the rifâ€"raff and scum of the earth, who were only awaiting an opportunity for pillage. The passengers who were up on deck had their baggage down below looted in the most systematic manner, and every particle ofjewellery, money or other portable valuable was car- ried off by these rascally men. To make matters worse, they got drunk on the liquors on board, and subsequently acted hideously. These are facts which are not denied by the company. They make a record which is fortunately rare in the history of Canadian navigation. ARRIVAL OF THE MONTFORT. The first details of the wreck were brought to Rimouski this morning by the Elder-Dempster SS. Montfort, which car, ‘ried 2.36 of the passengers and 20 of the lcrew. She was met out in the river by the Itender Rhoda, on which were Messrs. Robert Macfarlane, the passenger agent of the Dominion Line; R. Dawson, agent; Dr. The Big Dominion Liner Goes WRECK OF THE SGOTSEAN Lapointe, Health Officer; W. Anderson, Quebec Immigration Agent; Chas. Hyman, ex-M.P., of London; Mrs. F. 0. Lewis of Montreal, and a few others. As the tender drew near there were misgivings in the minds of those who came to meet relatives and friends. On the crowded decks were few women, and a closer inspection showed that many of both sexes were clad in rags. Soon the tender was alongside, and the worst was quickly known. The Scotsman sailed with 89 saloon, 1022 second and 89 steerage, making 280. There were 236 passengers on the Montfort. THE SINKING OF THE BOAT The first boat lowered from the Scots- man after the disaster sank with the fifteen ladies in it, and only five were rescued. The cause of it is uncertain. Some say the boat collided with another being lowered and had the bow staved in. On the other hand, Miss Agnes Scott, one of the members of the “Sign of the Cross” Company, who was in it, says positively that there was no collision, but that the boat was not plunged and that the water rushed in and sank it. Four other boats were lowered filled with women, and rowed away from the ship, as Captain‘ Scrimshire did not know at what moment the Scotsman might sink. A DREADFUL NIGHT The suffering of the women and children was terrible. They were exposed .from eight to ten hours in small boats during a heavy sea and cold wind. Most of them were insufficiently clad, and many of them wore only nightdressee or wrappers. Finally when it became evident that the ship was stationary, for a while at least, in spite other decided list to port, the? boats were ordered back. In the mean? time the fog had lifted a little. it was lighter, and the passengers could see‘ rising out of the watter on the starboard side a ledge of rocks. Ladders were lowered and made fast to the rocks. and they one by one descended. When the women arrived at the ship's port side ropes were tied beneath their arms and thev were hoisted up the steep incline to the starboard side. the strong clembered down the ladders and the week were let i down in chairs. Then all had to climb a steep incline to another ledge in order to be out of the way of the tide. This was on Friday 22nd. Here they spent various periods: from one to three days, suffering. There were no tents or shelter of anv kind. There were no blanke ts. There was hard- ly any food. The male passengers from time to time elambered down the cliff to get a few biscuits, 8. little bread or a can 1 ,of beef from the steward and then return- ed to sustain the lives of their weaker friends and fellow passengers. The first nightfipasaed on the rocks formed as weird aincture as ever a naval artist could imagine. The moon was bright, the wind was light, and, though there was a heavy see, there was no spray to chill. The liv- ing figures in the View were stretched in all conditions and attitudes; high up on the Rocks- at Belle Isle STARVING ON THE ROCKS CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. The passengers who arrived at Quebec tell a harrowing tale. According to it the magnificent steamer, the pride of the Dominion Steamship Company's fleet, was proceeding on her way, when between 2 and 3 o’clock on the morning of Friday last, while in a dense fog, a whistle was heard. Captain Skirmshire says, accord- ing to the story, that he concluded it was that of another steamer, and altered his course accordingly. A few moments later there was an awful crash, and the vessel was upon the rocks. Formerly the fog signal upon the end of the island was a gun, but a short time ago a whistle was substituted, and this was the whistle that was heard. The captain, it is reported. asserts that he was never notified of the change, and so it was that the disaster occurred. At once the vessel began to fill and then listed and threatened to back off into the sea, while the bewildered and thoroughly terrified passengers rushed on deck in their night dresses. The officers hastened to reassure them to the best of their ability, but if all that is told is true they were not by any means seconded in these efforts by some of the crew, who, it is stated, broke into the storerooms. etc. in {search of liquor and valuables; they even rifled the cabins and robbed the pas- sengers. Others say that these statements are magnified, but if they are tzue it is due to the fact that the men of the Stokers Union are on strike, and rifi-rafl‘ had to be engaged in their places. the rocks looking over the heaving ship and dam: sea beyond. Prayers were offered up by Father Langmore. The ladies started well-know hymns, and the men added their deeper notes. But the picture was soon a danb. The rascally stokers, drunk with the liquor they stole on the ship, started up obscene and ribald songs, shouted indecent jokes, and put an end to it all. It is' also stated that pirates have attack- ed the ship, but some of the officers are standing by her, and a warship was also despatched from Newfoundland to keep off intruders. At present the possible loss is a mere matter of speculation, but as far as the Scotsman itself is concerned, if she goes to pieces it will mean not less than $750,000. She was built originally at a cost of $500,000. Since she was floated $250,000 extra has been spent on fitting her for the place she held on the Do- minion Line. The cargo is a very valu- able one, but it would be absurd to even guess at that value. It is admitted that it is the largest that sailed for this port during the present season. "â€"Home-made oilcloth. â€" An inzenious housekeeper, with wit more plentiful than contents of purse. devised the following mode of making kitchen oilcloth: Over the flooring was pasted a layer of heavv, stout manila paper, and when that was dry, 2!. second layer. On this was pasted a heavy small-figured, but inexpensive wall paper, made smooth and with figures per- fectly matching. When this was dry it was covered with a coat of sizing and then with 2' coat of floor varnish. By an annual rene‘.‘ mg of the varnish, this home-made OilCl'ih will last several years. -â€"To feed a cold and starve a fever is 9.1 dangerous maxim. At the first sign of a cold, the patient ought to take a rapid hot bath in a warm, well-ventilated room, then remain covered in bed, with hot water at the feet, for several hours. Darken the windows, court sleep and fast, save only from drinking warm broth or gruel, until unpleasant symptoms subside, Nor should there be mental or physical exertion. Then all the vitalityvcan go to restoring circulation and throwing off that ‘ waste material which. retained, is absolute poison. To eat in this condition is to add the proverbial straw to the camel’s back. -â€"A hanging garden on a small scale can be made as follows: Soak a round piece of coarse sponge to expand it, then squeeze it} perfectly dry. Place in the cavities the seeds of clover, millet, rice, barley and grass, and hang it in a sunshiny Window. Keep it constantly moist bv sprinkling and it will shortly be a ball of lovely living green. Again. scoop out a. portion of the bottom of a large carrot. leaving quite a thickness of shell. Suspend it bottom upward, fill with water, in which insert ivy and tradescantia. These will grow, whfle the feathery top of the carrot: will lengthen and curl about the hanging basket. â€"A cough sirup. â€"The more childrenâ€" and grown people, tooâ€"stay cooped up V over the fire and bundle up when they go ‘ out. the more susceptible to colis they are. They are like spindling plants in a close . room. Yet with overfeeding or wrong i feeding, especially with a superfluity of sweets, to which, as a nation, we are given there are often epidemics of coughs. Whether these are cough bacteria or it be through sympathy or suggestion, as is the fashion now to believe, an entire neighbor- hood indulges in a kind of continuous coughing chorus. This sirup I have seen cure where, for weeks, all other simple medicines have failed. Yet I firmly believe that proper food. good ventilation, with gargles and throat applicatiOnS of cold salt and water, covered with a dry cloth, every night, would soon cure these coughs. To‘ make it: Procure five cents’ worth each‘ of gum arabic, white rock candy, licorice, antimonial wine, and paregoric. To all, save the two latter ingredients, add one pint of water, and slowly simmer until the mixture is reduced one half. Then add ' the wine and parezozic. bottle, and admin- - ister a teaspOOnful two or more times a day, according to the severity of the cough. This is a well-tried valuable recipe. Things Worth Knowing. Of the close of the 18th century little seems to be known. It was not marked by any great undertaking. No monn. ment was reared at its departure. The Methodist church is determined that so far as it is concerned the 19th shall not end in such obsurity and has addressed itself to the great task at raising one mil- lion dollars as an evidence of gratitude to Almighty God for the mercies that have crowned the century coming to a close. It is the only undertaking of this sort we who are no alive shall ever have an oppor- tunity of taking port in. We were not at the close of the 1811); we shall not be at the end at the 20511. We have not passed this way before and we shall not pass this way again. \Ve have our oppor_ tunity now to improve or not. Dr. John Potts, secretary of education in the church, is the organizer of the plan. He in turn acknowledges having got the idea from a similar movement among Eng- lish Methodists, who under the leadership of a. Mr. Perks. M.P., are striving to raise a million guineas for similar purposes- Dr. Potts was present at the recent Dis- trict Meeting held in the Cambridge-st. Methodist church, and in the afternoon addressed the ministers, givmg an outline of the movement for their instruction. At night a large audience listened to Rev. E. Roberts of Omemee, who made a capital speech on the Fund and was followed by Dr. Potts, Whose address we reproduce in, brief. Dr. Potts.said : HOW DID THE 18th CENTURY END --A GREAT UNDERTAKING AT THE 8ND OF THE rgthâ€"OTHER CHRCHES DOING THE SAMEâ€"IKE STUDY OF METHO- DISISMâ€"GOING OVER THE BORDER OF A CBNTURYâ€"GRATEFUL OFFER- INGS. The greatest financial undertaking in the historv of the Methodist church is now being presented to the numerous member- ship of that body. It is known as the Twentieth Centuryr Fund and proposes to raise a million dollars for the various de- partments of that churches activities. Rev. I am glad we are not tin sole possessors of this idea. I am glad that our sister Presbyterian church is moving on the same lines. We shall be an inSpiration to each other in the one purpose rf raising momumental thanksgiving to out common Lord. This is the most collosal thing Methodism ever tried in this or any other land. By the blessing of GM it shall have the vastest results in spiritual and tem- peral awakening in the kingdom of God. We are aiming not merely for money. The movement must be made emphatically arelizious one and we expect to see the spiritual energies of our church wonder fully quickened as a result of this financial effort. It will minister powerfully to. 'whatis always the ultimate in Methad- ‘ ismâ€"the salvation of sols. That is What Rev. Dr. Potts Talked of When Here. It will lead our people to a study of the Methodism to which they belong her history, biography, theology. hymnology- Our church has a. wonderful history but a more wonderful future. Her past is bright with an historic glory but her future with a prophetic glow’ that excel- leth. It will be well for our Epworth Leaguers and Sunday school scholars to study the past and forecast the :uture of religious mother that has 100,000 more adherents than any other Protestant denomination in the English speaking world. With such a. history, what may not her mission be 1 It is appropriate that the close of the 19th century should be celebrated. It. has been the greatest hundred years in the history of the world. Science, commenz-e, cividz-x- tion. evangelization, all These have been wonderfully advanc d. It is also appro- ria‘te that its clos snould be celebrated fly the Methodist church especiall} , for not only has,she through her mem bershlpbeen closely associated with the century‘s pro- gress, but it has been through ixs years that she has had her wonderful develop- ‘iment from a little movement among the " common people of England to the greatest christian denomination on the earth. She has had a great share in the advancement and benefits of all scientific and moral pro- eress and it is fittinq that as the century draws to a close Methodism should rear a monument worthy of the greatest century ever known. When Mr. John \Vesley preached at the laying of the corner stone of City Road Chapel, London, he took as his text “What has God wrought" and dwelt on the great advancement of his set-t tothat time. “’hat would Mr. Wesley say to-day it he could stand again amid the- church that he founded, after a hundre years? He could take the same text and wrth wider vision see the progress of a century in science, religion, morals and in the great religious bodv that he founded. As he saw England, Ireland, America, Australia, the islands of the sea, and the stretching continents,under the ber-ignant influence of his church he could exclaim with greater emphasis “What hath God - wrought!”_ A METHODIST MILLION JV.- It is a solemn thing to pass over the line into the 20th century. The watchnight service is always impressive for it marks the passing of a year, but how much more the service that marks not only the vear’s departure but a century’s end. It- will be exceedingly impressive. will the watch- night of a century. How shall we cross the threshold? \Vith what earnest prayer, serious reflection. hearty praise, shall we go in at the shining gates of a new century. bhall we go empty-handed or go with the magi of old bearing devout homage in our hearts and precious offerings in our hands? English Methodism will go with a million golden guineas, Canadian Preebvterianism will go with arich thank offering. Shall our beloved Methodism do less? She shall not. This Twentieth Century Fund of a million dollars for religion, education and philanthopy shall be our cfi'ering to our God at the dawning of the new century. Without begging or grudging, but in a. joyful acknowledgment of our mercies as a people and as a church shall we raise this rich memorial, a lasting testimonv to our spirit and resources when the lltn century died. 75 Cents per annum immwww§