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COLLECTIONS OF 5 YEARS | AGO BY MR. JOHN. CHARLTON. '| Happy Days Spent on a Farm In ! Dumfries Ti ) b Days. of Leng Ago--The Debating and Circulating Library-- ign In the Village Forum. firat - 1 i oda i | g 3 2s 5 80, as wn enjoyment of the : associations, I remain- at home much longer than Ifirst tended to do, and was there four years. Tn' looking back 'over my past life I ean remember no happier years than those spent ppon the farm in Duln- fries.' 'Although 1 worked steadily pursued a systematic course of re ng 'and' study, and r to 253 E " 0 BE DYSPEPTIC ii ISTO - BE MISERABLE © ¢ in Mind, Forgetul, Irresolute, Drowsy, Languid and Useless. hin ditepen asumen cata forms that -| there is scarcely & complaint which it may mot resemble in one way or another. Among 'the most prominent mothe complain sometimes of the consum tion of candles, for I often sat up till midnight with my books, My sleep- ing place was in the attic of the House, which was not finished off. Above me were the rough boards and shitigles, and the pides were clap ed only. In the winter the snow {sifted in upon my bed, but I preferred these quarters to any other, and I never had a cold. Hard work, plain, wholesome fare, plenty of fresh air and 'en mental work to keep my mind active and in the develop- ment sage were better Fhan all idk symptoms consti. sure money could command, i had I been so un ortunate ma to pos- . ite to the one upon which we the stomach, Bor nal tyes Shorieh Tn. Kany liver, bowels or . Ts er sh 'a kindly : remembrance 'of Howell. He was agbors and of i le was kindly and obliging brimful of humor, and was in an a Roi ag Jumerous e practical jokes that we play- each other, and I am unable 3 decide which could be fairly said out ahead. Te games at parties were pleasant af- of those people who doubt remember the pleasant evenings spent in that way. mong the , Dlensait and most val- 'that T made at i 3s 7 i is iz place just a year or ioe? Soming. Fiom beginhi made at this large business grew up, in some twenty years later he as sons with himeelf. Mr. on was without the advantages of we now call higher: education, , before voming to Ayr had worked Some years as a journeyman moulder. Ho took a keen interest in politics nd Dpblie Maire. oy was well in- upon many subjects. e felt the need of books, and we determined f° ny to ATabfe a circulating lib- ry in Ayr. e found no difficulty in oirrying the project into effect, and soon had two hundred and fifty wellselécted books, to which more were added year by year. A natural accompaniment of the cir- éulating Nbrary thus established. was the formation of a Jebating society. Among the leading spirits in this or- §ahisation Were John Watson and olin Wylie, the latter, a keen, shrewd hant of Ayr. Many ol the Scotch [ farmers around the village belonged $0 the sbeiety, and took an intelligent ifterest in its ings and dis- cussions, In dition to the debate an essay on some subject was read un some member of the society at each the 'meetings, At this time the annexation sentiment was pretty rife in Canada, and the Scotch farmers | of West Dumfries were much interest- ed in the matter. The question was made the subject of one of our de- bates. IT was selected as the leader ofi the annexation side, and the sen- iment of the meeting seemed to be retly strongly with me. I was re- quested at the close of the debate to | writ an essay upon the question for the next meeting, which I undertook to do. When the night came for read- ing it the house was crowded, I took ground squarely and without equivo- cation for' the itical union of the two countries. e document is lost, but I ean remember most pf the points made. It was urged thdt a state of colonial dependence dwarfed the as. | pitations and spirit of a people, and ! retarded natu) growth; that simi- larity of race, law, religion, and eth- | no Rhea. | Dologic, racteristics would render matism, : BusJu does this, a_Nnion ween two countries e the aki odie bind . ek 'and natural; that the devel Buy Ba-Ju on an unconditional guaran- mew of two Anglo-Saxon powers - - | tee that they will eure or fuoticy. ye- oni this. continent meant jealousies, d- | funded. At all druggists, soc. a large | frioti wnftiendiy {You get genuine Bcranton as he andlies nothing BE i% . seats Ki ct maine RE a "ITH din of dort "cured" Jor Rheu- matism seems tobe to relieve the in, W they have done that, pefulness is gone. And the time you take cold, or your A ! ™ a 5S cio, wr ach 0 ¢ 'drop of blood passes through de Rs Thesc of ms shold ler out ties. When they are , inflamed or diseased, the es stay i thie blood'and are to the sensitive nerves, ) fey 3 simply this. irri. of the nerves, catsed by uric cid and other impuntied being de- upon them=<their favorite hace being the joints and muscles. ake the Kidneys filter the blood i the blood A gg can be a + | box, or sent on receipt of price. ion aihienance of an THE CLAFLIN CHEMICAL €O., LIMITED ve z ; the cost ~L Wimpson, ont. Trobabits combos 0 mae aves. ? Was also that free access to the merican markets Ul, : and a of inoreage ev- that in ease of political ' nthrest in the wa: bars ) ve t and 3 api S¥tlopmant the es Jioperty, and better retarns for the shor of farmers; lnmbermen and fish- ermen than if the dition of cols onial 'dependence and isolation was continued. Somewhat to my surprise. | Ladies' Tailorin tea 7 | Binest of. Workmanship, ne g is Styles, and Good Fit Guar. d seo the great values now be Suits, Overcoats and 2 | @, FRID nts of the essay were endorsed the great ma- NY ot he ¢ 40d br a ost en ti . many the most influential tlemen there. My in the ion in the production of an essay was mere- iy that of a debating saciety dispu, ew of g ance question, as a ly as far advanced as could be de- sired, and nearly all of the men would take "a wee drop of whiskey." Even on Sunday many of the older men would slip down to Dolman's Hotel during intermission of 20 minu between the forenoon and afternoon services and get a dram, while 'the mothers' élustered around the church door and discussed family and domestic matters, and the lads and lasses in the most natural man- ner in the world mingled together and carried on spri conversation or engaged in mild and decorous flirta tion, whch was terminated all too goon by the commencement of the afterndon service. Few of the men went beyond the moderate use of whiskey, though some of the hard- headed old fellows ed to be able to fill up pretty w without giving any evidence by unsteadiness of gait. e attendance at church was very regular and uniform, and rainy or bad weather seemed to make very little difference. When living within two or three miles the well-nigh universal custom was to walk, and the girls were said to be in the habit in warm weather of carrying their stockings until near the village, and then washing their feet at a wayside b and putting them on. In this way the outlay for Bunday shoes re- quired renewing only at long inter- vals. Healthy, buxom girls they were, with red cheeks and honest faces. They were able to render much assist- ance pou the farm, in addition to the performance of household duties, and usually not only milked the cows, but attended to stock in the win- ter, if the men folks had other work to attend to. Most of the Scotch farmers were gutting on in the world and had valu- able farms of from to two hun- dred acres. Nearly all of them had come to Canada poor. Some had been farm laborers in Scotland and some had been erds. All retained the fragal habits and the keen a an tion of the value of a baubee that had 'been learned and in Scotland as aa matter of bors, min. isters and settled in the United States. John Rogers also, who was a young man of our neighborhood, went into the ministry. One of his sisters mar- ried James Somerville, alterwards member for Nosh Brant, who after I left established a newspaper at Ayr, and later on went into newspaper work at das. Among our neighbors who were living near Ayr when we moved in, and who were then old settlers, were the McLeans. Mr. McLean had moved in and settled on the sixth concession, about three miles from Ayr, in 1835. Alexander, one of the sons, 8 newspaper man and an excellent writer. In company with Mr. Rogers he secured a contract for Government printing at Ottawa. Another of the sons was for many years the publisher and proprietor of The Huron Expositor at orth, one of the most influential and best con- ducted newspapers in Ontario, and still another son published The Times at Picton, Ontario, which was also an influential and a well conducted journal. The sons of Mr. Hall, from whom father purchased the farm, succeeded well. e eldest son, John, settled in Blenheim, and became a prominent farmer and citizen. Mao- enzie Hall, the second son, moved to Towa, and it I am not mistaken be- came & wealthy farmer, and a mem- ber of the State Legislature. Pretty Maggie Goldie, a sweet, re- fined young lady, living at times with her brother north of Ayr, and at times as a guest of Mrs, Ritchie, our pas- tor's wife, and for whom I had much admiration, which, however, did not reat upon the pleasure. of a personal acquaintance till years later on, be- came the wife of Rev. William Caven, then a young minister whom I heard at Ayr in Mr. Ritchie's church, upon one of the first of his attempts at preaching. He was a rather shy, diffident young man, but already gave promise of becoming a distin- guished minister, An adusitable 8 or's wife in every respect Mi - die made, and beyond doubt, in her quiet, unobtrusive way, she contri- buted largely to Principal Caven's suc- coss. The services at Mr. Ritchie's*church were conducted in the old-fashioned style of earlier Beottish days. The Psalms and Paraphrases only were sung. No musical instrument was allowed, and the singing: was led by a precentor, whose . was below the high pulpit. The tion all joined in the singing. old Scot- tish tunes were rendered with vigor, and some of them were really d If the ing was not Artistic, It 'mvere lacked volume and force. Rev. Mr. Ritchie and all of the older mem- AY, FEBRUARY 8. from the faith once delivered to the saints, 4nd he pros witii much infelicity. of applica 0 give out the '1 Peal, which contdin the lines: ? "Praise Him with trumpets' sound; His praise With pas ery advance With timbrel, ments, And Srgtna in the dance: : Praise Him on cymbals loud, Him praise i} On 'eymbals sounding high, Let each thing breathing praise the Praise to the Lord give ye." With myself, at least, the evident deduction to be drawn from the Psalm completely destroyed the effect of the reasoning of the good old minister, and 1 was unable to see eye to eye with lim in his views about the sin of emploving instruments of music in the service of the sanctuary. The years spent in Dumfries en the old farm passed swiftly and pleas- antly. My training in hard work and steady habits was one well calculat- ed to develop in a high degree self- reliance and ability to cope with the difficulties sure to confront the young man who has his own way to make, and is determined to make it. In the early winter of 1863 I con- cluded that I must make a move for myself, and I determined to go to Minnesota with the intention of set- tling in the Minnesota River Valley, of the fertility and attractiveness of whieh I had received glowing ac counts. The settlement of the ter- ritory was just commencing, and its population probably did not exceed twenty thousand souls. St. Paul was but little more than a trading and military post, and the field selected as my future home afforded many inducements t6 a hardy young man who was prepared to rough it, and take his chances by getting land and growing up with the country. A change in my plans, however, which it is not worth while to mention, brought me to the Big Creek region, where Lynédoch postoffice was first esigb- lished. Here, in company with my partner, George Gray, I went into the mercantile and lumbering busi- ness, and there I have lived for more than halt @& century.--John Charlton, in The Globe. Fiendish Wolf Pack. A. McCauley, one of the setters of nets for the Dominion Fish Co., bad a most thrilling experience recently, writes a Port Arthur, Ont, corres- pondent. He had been engaged in setting nets down the bay. He received a mes- sage that one of the family was ill, and started over the ice for town. He took nothing to protect himself, as he never dreamed that a weapon would be necessary. . He had just reached Wild Goose point whign he saw some dark objects out on the ice. He did not give the matter a second thought, thinking that men were out skating. Judge his dismay, howéver, when he neared the tribe to find that they were large tith- ber wolves, As soon as they scented McCauley they took after him, and I the howls of the brutes drove térror to his heart. He had nothing but a knife to give defence, and apparent death stared him in the face. The brutes circled around their intended prey, and at every circle they drew closer to McCauley. Soon they were almost upon him, and one of the brutes, bolder than the others, made a spring at him. McCauley fortunate- ly dodged the animal, and it shot past him on the slippery surface. Again and again attempts were made by the animals to close in on him, but fortunately he was able to evade them. When he was all but exhausted he commenced to cry for help, and to the lusty use of his lungs he owes 'his safety. At the first blast the ani- mals took fright, and soon they were scampering for the shore. McOsuley arrived in town an hour later, a temporary nervous wreck. People coming in from outside oints state that wolves are thicker in this district than ever before. Vari- ous packs are roaming around the dis- triet, and it will be fortunate indeed if some person does not come to grief as a result of an encounter with the brutes. Mr. Taylor of Loon Lake states that the tracks of the animals in that vici- ity are veéry plentiful, and that they are roaming the woods in large bands in that section. Resources of Ungava. The special committee appointed by Benate to gather information re- garding the resources of Canada's hinterland north of the Saskatchewan watershed held its first sitting the other day. The climate and resources of Urgava, the little-known tract of country six hundred miles from north to south Jordering on Hudson Bay, wore detailed by Mr. A. P. Low, di- rector of the Dominion Geological Survey, who has personally explored the territory. His report was not ve! cial and industrial potentialities of the region, where winter lasts for about eight months and the remain. ing four months of the your ae com- paratively bad weather. [He stated, however, that large areas of iron ore, similar to the ores of the Lake Super- ior district, were found there, and he believed these ores would prove valuable in the next twenty-five years when the electrical process of reduc- tion was introd The water pow- ers of the district were immense, At Grand Falls, on Hamilton Inlet, was a water Jower greater than Niagara, and capable of producing ay . dred million horsepower. The fall is 300 miles from the sea and the power could be used for reducing the iron ores. These ures are a mixture of magnetite and hematite, and ran from 30 to 40 per cent. There was no coal, . of the congregation were decid- edly opposed i the organ, Mr. Ritchie usually gave 1. a dhort exposition of the n of \ portiol 'the that was first sung. On one occasion the address given as the prelude to his sermon was upon the vation of introducing instruments in- to the service of praise, which, un- fortunately, prevailed in certain of the churches that had fallen away Try a Pound of Myors' seuss Sausages to the introduction of | great sinfulness of the modern inno- | and so far no other minerals had been found in quantities which would make exploitation profitable. Rail transportation only was feasible. Fish- eries throughout the distriet were ex- cellént and would prove very valuable. Senator Edwards told the .committee ; that he had sent out two parties at harp, stringed instru- | encouraging as to the commer |- To get reli' just take this simp! am-Buk Do it at night! ailment. ay be put. For all infl piles. ease. cure is permanent have suffered. am cured, my cure and gladly § to publish my case.' 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' Zam-Buk stops bleeding, allays pain, soothes, the aching, and stops the irritating itching so common int The cure of piles is onl which Zam-Buk .m 1 r § ces, for cuts, bruises and gkin diseases it is on a Ba ast There is absolutely nothing to equal it. for the tender skin of children. Doctors recommend it. Nurses daily use it. Ask your friends who have tried it. one of the many uses to amed ane orm, abscesses, bad leg, chronic It quickly heals cuts, Rubbed SYNOP3IS OF CANADIAN NGRTH-\ HOMESTEAD REGULATION A even ui section oo 3 Ya ha Sromiing 8 and 3¢ I'rovince, a omesteaded bY reserved, person er 18 years of age, to ad y section, of 160 acres, of te less. '"Application for homestead entry 1pection must be made in person applicant at the office of the local Sul . As, Syitiaiion for hug, of oo Bute wired Ay octal Agent the of ti may be wi to the Buiraxeut, at expense plicant. ane it the Lond applied Vatulit uk fbuapt of the telugram application is to have riority as jand will be held until the a papers to complete the transacti received by mall. - n case of "personation" the ut be summarily cancelled and the caut will forfeit au priority of cl An applicant for Inspection m or hoinesiead a application tor 108 i Peceivic from an individual unii application has been disposed ote A homesteader whose entry is and not Liable tu cance may, = to approval of Lepa relinquish it in favour of father, | son, ter, brother or . eligible, but to no one else, on claration of abandonwent. Where an entry is summarily © or volun y abendened. subseq institution of cancellation proce the applicant for inspection will titled to prior right of entry. Applicants for inspection must what particulars. the howesteade and if subsequentry th mont 18 found to Le incorrect im the apnhlicant prior right of re-eatry sho land become vacant, or if entry ! granted it may be summarily c Duties.--A settler ls reuuired form the Soustitions under one w 8 i te Re east giz months' resid on and cultivation of the land year during the term of three § 3) I the father (or father is deceased) of he resides upon a farm im the vicin 7 land entered for by such hom L~ the requirement as to residence satisfied by suce person remding er or mother. teri If the settler has his D residence upon farming land © pim in the vicinity of his he the requirement may be sat residence upon such land. Before making application f the settler must give six mont! in writing to the Commissione minion Lands at Ottawa, of ) tion to do so. SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN WEST MINING REGULAT Coal.--Coal lands may be pu! $10 per acre for soft coal an anthracite. Not more than | oan be ecquired bLy-one indi company. Royalty at the ra cents per tom of 2,000 pounds collected on the grose output. Quarts.--A free miner's cer granted upcn payment in adve per annum for an individual, $50 to $100 per annum for according to capital. A free miner, having discove al in place, may locate & cle 1,500 feet. The fee for recording a claim \ At least $100 must be expen claito each year or paid to Tennyson, SARL LLA2LH8:A0BE50LORLI. JIFIVIFIVEIIIIIOIIIS Orwell's Toy, Lord Oraines,Reekies, Russel, Olymph as Rotachilds, La Premiads, 'Bankrupt Stock OF TOBACCO, CIGARS AND PIPES AT LESS THAN COST About, thirty thousand 10 cent Cigars will be sold for cents each, or $5 a hundred. Club House Special, The Duchess, The Diploma Grand, San Craven Penetallas, McKinley, Lord Lenicos, Grant, R, V, Maritana, 4 of any brand of other 10 cent Cigars for 25 cents. About 100 Fountian Pens cheap. A lot of Pocket Knives, Pocket Books and Razors, those goods can be had at JOHN ROUTHEY"S, cess street, and 354 King street, Orwell's Old Stand. 173 and 175 recorder in lieu thereof. Whe: been expended or paid, the lo upon having a survey made, complying with otber require chase the land at $1 per act The patent provides for the a royalty of 23 per cent on tt Placer mining claims gener: teat square entry fes 85, yearly. A free miner may obtain t¥ dredge for wold of five miles term of twenty. years, renow discretion of the Minister of The lessee shall Bave a dr ation within one season fro of the lease for each five m $10 per annum for each © leased. Royalty at the ral cent collected om the output ceods $10,000 WwW. W. Yeputy of the Minister of R Unauthorized publica udvertisement will pot be pe ey hE SEALED TENDERS A to the undersigned, and en der for Public Building, Ont." will be received at { til Monday, February 2 clusively, for the constructit Building, Owen Sound, Ont 5 Lord Prin- EE Ne A I i i La kC JOHN ROUTLEY KINGSTON, ONT. Plans and specification ca) forms of tender obtained a ment. and at the office Forster and Clark Archi Sound, Ont. Persons tendering are nd! ders will not le considered n the printed form supplh with their actual signature Fach tender must he ac an accepted cheque on a « PIII IIIIIIU PIRI CITI IIIT ¢ for 25¢., 40c. and and helio FFVIII IIITIIIIISIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIS III 50¢c. New Figured Muslins, white grounds, with sprays, for 15¢., 20c.and 30c. All kinds of Plain White Organdies, Muslins, Linens, Mercerised 5 Goods, etc., at prices that will be sure to sell. Prints, Ginghams, Chambrays, etc., all suitable for little peoples' needs, 10c., 12}c., 15¢. and. 20c. Toques and Sweaters | Perhaps his old Toque or Sweater is getting decidedly shabby as a result of the Winter's misuse. If so we will guarantee to suit his most fastidious lines. Sweaters, 35c., 50c. and "5c. Toques, 25¢., 35¢c. and 40c. CASH COUPONS. Crumle, We are opening up New Wash Goods every day now, and it will pay you to visit our store oftem and. Materials to be worn this goming summer, even if you don't intend purchasing just now, so get a good idea New Figured Organdies, in allthe delicate shades and designs, tastes pretty pink, Bros. to the orde e the Minster of to ten per cent (10 whi equal amount of the tender Musling and Prints | foited if the party tender enter into A contract whi © to do so, or if he fail te werk contracted for. If th accepted the cheque will 1 Department does no accept the lowest or any 7' By order i FRED. C Department of Public Wor of the Ottawa, January Newspapers will not he i advertisement if they in id authority from the Bepar ERs x4 i a ---- Fagg Wn . blue THE FRONTE o LOAN & INVESTME! President--Sir Richar Money loaned on City perties. Municipal and tures. Mortgages purch received and interest allc 8 C McGill, Office, 87 Clarence st REAL EES OR INSURBS If you want to City Property, see | at 95 Clarence st Post Office. New England Restaurant just send him to us and along these | a cost of $30,000 to investigate the | timber resources of Ungava. His conclusions re that the timber in- dustry could be' profitably developed | if plenty of éqpital were available. Once when an infidel conference, pre- sided over by Robert Ingersoll, pre pared a resolution declaring christian- ity to be a failure, Bishop McCabe ly at this telegram : "Dear Bob : We're building two Methodist For | | Gray's Syrup Red Spruce Gum FI) € Open from 10.30 a.n The best lace to Lunch in ne City. rtest notice. So re cially. "Ph OPERA HOUSE ORCH THE BUSY Violin, Viola, Csllo In