L'Étoile du Nord, 28 juin 1884, samedi 28 juin 1884

9 E DU NOR »j ; D’un éclat vif et doux Mais ses bienfaits publics Mon œil la voit briller : Qui les peut calculer ?Journal Hebdomadaire Français et Anglais du District de Joliette.Bédigé par un Comité de Collaborateurs.ALBERT SERVAIS, Proprietaire et Administrateur* NO.2 JOLIETTE 28 JUIN 1884.| 50 Gts.Par Année.PETIT FEUILLETON homme sur ce vaisseau.Nous levâmes l’ancre et mîmes à la voile le 3 Novembre (1736,) avec plusieurs autres navires, et mouillâmes tous ensemble, au T ronde St.Patrice, à trois lieues de Québec.Le lendemain, nous fîmes la traverse, c’est-à-dire que nous traversâmes du sud au nord le fleuve St.Laurent ; nous arrivâmes le même jour au bout de t’ile d’Orléans, distant de Québec d’environ neuf lieues, et nous Jl tâmes l’encre au cap M lillard.Le 5, nous appareillâmes pour passer le G>aif fre; mais il nous fut impossible d’en venir à bout ce jour là, et nous nous vîmes contraints de retourner à l’endroit d’ou nous étions partis pour éviter d’être entraîné par le courant, qui attire de fort loin en cet endroit.Nous fûmes plus heureux le lendemain ; car nous passâmes ce gouffre sans danger, avec le Sr.Veillon, qui commandait un brigantin pour la Martinique, et qui comme nous n’avait pu le passer la veille.Les navires avec lesquels nous avions mis à lu.voile l’avaient passé dès la première fois ; ainsi nous nous trouvâmes sans compagnie, et jcitâmes l’ancre à la Prairie proche l’Ile aux Coudrcs.Le 7, nous continuâmes notre route jusqu’à i’île aux Lièvres et de lâ jusqu’à Matane, oû il s’éleva un petit vent de nord, dont, notre capitaine qui eu connaissait l à malignité, surtout dans la saison où nous étions, nous avoua qu’il y avait tout à craindre.Il jugea donc à propos de relâcher pufur trouver uu mouillage, c’tist-a-dire un endroit propre à nous servir d’abri contre la tempête qui nous menaçait.Peu de temps api ès les vents nous obligèrent à virer de bord, et le lendemain 11 vers 8 heures du soir il sc jouèrent au nord nord-est, au nord-est à l’est-nord est, à l’est, enfin jusqu’au sud-sud-est, où ils dominèrent près de deux jours.Pendant tout ce temps nous louvoyâmes tout le long de l’île d’Anticosti, les ris pris daus nos huniers ; mais dès que les vents eurent, sauté au sud-sud-ouest, nous gouvernâmes tarde compas au sud-est quart d’est, et sud-esi jusqu’au 14 au matin: t ainsi qu’en effet ils seront l’honneur du Collège, l'espoir de la patrie et les soldats du Christ.Gloire à ces éléves dans leur persévérance, et gloire aux hommes vertueux et dévoués savent les former.Nous avons parlé dans notre précèdent numéro de la nécessité pressante de quelques arpentages dans le C inton Provost ainsi que de celle non moins pressante de parfaire le chemin Brassard.Il est à remarquer que sur les différentes sommes affectées à l'ouverture de cette grande artère de colonisation qui débouche dans la Mantavaisie, une notable partie a été employée a en corriger le tracé primitif, et a réparer les désastres causés par les incendies ; mais enfin de compte, la localisation étant bonne et définitive aujourd'hui, il ne faudrait qu’une somme relativement minime poar parachever ce chemin Aucun ouvrage ue presse autant que celui-ci pour le moment, car enfin qu’avons-nous dans toute cette partie orientale du grand nord pour fixer l’excédant de notre population, à part cette vallée si belle et si riche qui est si près de nous, et à laquelle on devrait se hâter de donner un plus facile accès?Les colons en général suivent le chemin, ou bien ils l'attendent.quelques fois ils le devancent de quelques milles, de quelques lieues comme cela s’est vu dans St.Michel des Saints ; dans tous les cas ils s’y jettent avec empressement quand il est fait, et d’année en année l’on entend partout répéter le cri kkcn avant, en avant !” Nous travaillons ici à une cause qui est chère à tout le monde, dans des endroits où le succès n'est pas douteux, et où le gouvernement doit voir lui aussi un bel avenir pour les habitants de la province.N’est ce pas là pour lui un puissant motif d’octroyer de nouvelles allocations afin d’aviver à faire de cette grande route un chemin fini, solide et définitif.Les chemins de colonisations sont la vie de tout nouvel établissement dans les janions ; partout où ils sont ouverts et parachevés, on voit les familles s'échelonner avec rapidité sur leur parcours, quelque fois à deux et trois rangs de ¦ profondeur quand, du reste, les terres sont colon isables.Il en a été ainsi dans le cantons de Gaspé, de Bonaventure, au Saguenay, dans les de l’Est et dans Vottawa.c'est une vérité ni moment rocou nue que c’est le moyen le plus efficace d’avancer la colonisation, et si les sociétés organisées dans le but d’activer cette œuvre eussent consacré leurs ressources à cette fin au lieu de distribuer des secours en argent ou en nature à des individus ou à des familles qui ne leur offraient aucune garantie d’établissement, elles en seraient arrivées à de bien meil leurs résultats.Il a fallu une énergie, un travail et une constance hors ligne pour arriver à Mautawa et y demeurer dans les premiers temps ; les épreuves les pertes, les mécomptes qu’il y a eus à subir, faute de chemins, sont à peine descriptibles.Il semble que l’on devrait aujourd'hui tenir quelque compte de tout cela et favoriser par le parachèvement d'un bon chemin principal, et la circulation de ceux qui y sont établis, et l’arrivée de ceux qui u'atteudeut encore que cela pour s’y aller fixer.toutes commandes que 1 on voudra bien du parents i-e sont joints à ces jeunes enfants, et leur ont ainsi donné uu exemple édifiant et touchant.Ii y avait 32 jeunes garçons ut 22 petites filles.Nouveaux ado ateurs du Divin Jé»us, ils vont grossir la phalange des bous chrétiens.vrais ^ Billets de passage.—Lundi et Mardi seulement il a été vendu au delà de 200 tickets pour Montréal.On voit ainsi qu'un grand nombre de personnes ont assisté à la grande fête de la St, Jean Baptiste.Au Camp.—Nos braves militaires sont lis jeudi dernier à 1 heure pour les du camp de L iprairie.qui V" ST.ALEXIS.par-exercices Lundi dernier le 13 du courant, la grange d Azavie Pelletier, cultivateur de St.Alexis a été réduite en cendres.C'était une bâtisse bien finie, de 115 pieds de longueur et possédant toutes les commodités désirables.Il a brûlé aussi en même temps quelques instruments d'a-gi icultlire.La perte est considerable j il n’y .naît pas d assurance.On est à s organiser dans la paroisse et ailleurs pour rebâtir immédiatement L origine du feu est duc à l’imprudence d un jeune enfant de cinq ans qui s’amusait avec des allumettes à une extrémité de la «’range ou était déposée du la paille.una- CoNGÉ.— La Compagnie manufacturière de tabac canadien de cette ville a suspendu ses travaux cette semaine afin de permettre à ses employés de prendre part à la célébration de notre grande fete nationale."^Alarme.—Lundi dernier à 34 heures p.m.une alarme a été donnée par M.le Président du Ce mité du feu.à la borne fontaine de la rue St.Louis, en face du noviciat.Tous les pompiers étaient à leurs occupations respectives, dispersés ici et là.Cependant en 3£ minutes le rassemblement était fait, tous étaient sur le lieu et prêts a agir.L expérience a réussi à merveille.Honneur et mérite à qui de drvit.NOTES LOCALES.St.Jean Baptiste.—Nous remettons à un prochain numéro quelques détails sur la célébration de uotre fête nationale à Montréal.Code municipal.—La dernière édition du Code municipal est en ventes à la librairie de cette ville, au prix d’une piastre l’exemplaire.Tous ceux qui voudront s’en procurer n’ont qu’à envoyer leur commande à l’administrateur de notre journal.Pélérinage.—Le pélérinage à 8te.Anne de Beaupré a lieu le 1er Juillet.On continuera à vendre dçs billets d’ici au 30 du courant, Arrestation.—John Evans, 44 ans, journalier, a été arrêté samedi dernier sur notre marché pour ivresse.Ii en il élé quitte pour quelques heures de cachot, sur promesse de quitter cette ville et de ne plus revenir.Accident A Rawtlon.Personnel.—Le Dr.M.Richard de Manchester N.H.est en cette ville.—M.Ls.Gustave Derome.fils de M.L.A .moas NolaScanccs AccUcfamiUe 2 ï™™ une absence de Un des enfants de Mr.Fabien Mit cault s’est noyé vendredi dernier dans la rivière du Lac Ouareau.Il était âgé de 11 ans.Il était allé.ans. THE NORTHERN .:f Bright and brilliant my eye behoideth glittering : his public benefits ?h*.But who can number The Trench and English weekly _ ALBERT GrEBVAIS, Proprietor and Administrator- JOLIETTE, JUNE 28 1884- I l>aper of Joliotte District, NO.2 60 Cts.Per Annum.The loss of the “ Conception.” t.iin conveyed jinto the long-boat a sufficient quantity ot provision for the voyage, and anchored it safely apart from the wreck, leaving ten sailors, whom he had selected to guard it.The night was a night of dread ' for one of those storms which are only known in tropical latitudes broke upon the shipwrecked mariners ; and when the morning dawned they dreaded to see the cutter torn from her moorings, and the wreck, with all their provisions, swept away.But God had mercy upon them ; the return ol light showed them the wreck still in its place, though broken in two ; and the cut tur had drifted indeed to sea-ward, but was Father Andre, in writing down the names, still rocking safely on the billows.The storm left out hi* own, buf inserted those of his two had subsided and they were able to reach the brethren • hoping that one at.least might he of the “Conception,” which it was plain drawn, to give spiritual support and consular could n it hold together much longer.They tion to the crew of the cutter.When, there-found many of the barrels and casks stove in ; fore.Father Pascal heard his name called, ho but they were able to save thirty sacks of bis- was astonished, an 1 said to Father Andre,.cuit, ten barrels of water, a few jars of sweet- u Bid I not say I would not go ?” meats, eight large cheeses, and seven pipes of “Nevertheless be advised,” said ho • “I and wine.These were all safely brought on shore, and then, at the captain’s request, Father Andre addressed tne people as follows : “Ye are here 4(JO men ; and ye see the provisions that ye have for weeks, it may be for months, that ye may he left uuf.iund by any ship.Will ye he content to perish of starvation, when there is a way open for you to be saved ?” “Show us, father, how we may be saved, an 1 we will obey thee.” My counsel is this : let the captain take with him the ten best sailors and forty of number,—for more the vessel would uot hold, —and let them man the cutter, and sail for Indian coast.If, by God’s mercy, they reach the land, they will return hither in search of those wno are left behind • and those who go shall all be chosen by lot.” When they heard this, all the people cried, “It is well !” And the captain said, “What need is there for any furthur delay ?let the lots be drawn, and we will sail.” Then the names were all written down by Father André, and a cask was brought, hat put into it, and in the hat were placed the papers with the names.Then the pilot blindfolded, and he proceeded to draw me at a time, and the people crowded round, breathless and pale, to watch the moment which, to all appearance, depended life .and death.As each paper was drawn the captain read out the name, and the fortunate man ran down to the shore, and took his place in the cutter ; and the others, looking after him vvit^i envy, hung with the most intense eagerness < n the captain’s as ho read out the event.In that hour of trial the true character of each man’s heart was seen.Some were nobly generous—the most part thought only of themselves.One, Lopez de Castro, heard his name called, and gave his privilege to his brother Alvaro, because he had a wife and children.But lie w-s rewarded for his fraternal love ; for Alvaro’s own name was drawn afterwards, and thus Lopez was saved also.(Continuation.) Then the sailors, as men in whose breasts the hope of* life had revived, set themselves manfully to their work.Some dragged the heavy anchors from the prow, and threw them over the stern ; some, with strong levers, worked the capstan ; some, with axes and hammers, hewed down the masts ; some pushed up the hoards of the deck; some threw the cargo into the >e,i • all day they toiled ; and men who had never worked before, worked then side by side with the common sailors.But in vain.The sun was fast sinking into the we.-,tern wave when they desisted from their labour • the ship w.s astirm as ever.She had made a deep bed for herself in the soft sand ; her seams had opened, her hold was full of water, and no human power could float her again.As soon as the captain saw that there was no hope of saving the vessel, lie pointed again to the gathering clouds and the rising wind, and said, “Ye must make haste, if ye would not sleep this night in the sea.” The ship also warned them to leave her at once ; for as the water rose in her hold and the waves broke over her, she threatened every moment to fall to pieces.Then, with heavy hearts, the weary crew, each with some pro viler the night, lauded upon the narrow slip ot s md * and tiie three priests contorted them with holy thoughts, and bid them trust in God.But the captain had already determined wnat lie would do * for lie had consulted the missionaries, and their advice was, that, he, and as many as could go, should leave the island in the long-boat, and endeavour to make the coast of India, where they might obtain succour and then return for the rest.“I will go, ” said the captain, “if you will go with me.” “Nay,” said Father Andre, "I will stay with those that are left behind.*’ “We will stay also,” said the other religions.The captain embraced the three fathers, and said, “I too would stay ; but who then could navigate the vessel ?” “No,” said they, “you must go, and the two mates, and ten of the best sailors, and as many more as the boat will ) old j and if God bless the voyage, you will ivturn for us.” And sô it was agreed.Before leaving the ship that night, the cap- ruins Father Lopez are sufficient for those that are left ; do thou accompany them that sail.” “Nay, but I know what I will do.” {to be continued.) An intelligent, young man dm-, ring to learn typography will be immediately employed in the office of the Northern Star.sum THE LIBRARY OF JOLIETTE.IS HELD BY ALBERT OSH MIS ÿû0k-'§élhi[.§cioIi=3jini!cr, |jfriiftcr and fjhr chaut of alt table litem;':!:;, Formerly Foueher’s block.Notre-Dame Street * JOLIETTE.Will constantly be found in this library a complete set of all cl-ssie books presently in use in the schools.Same price as in Montreal, Also Prayer-books, Blanks of all description, Literary, Story and books of rewards for sell 1'trs, Beeds, Pictures, Chromos, all sorts of letter paper, Envelopes, Pencils, Ink.Pen, Cards, Mottos, Flower pots, Albums, Mirrors, Pictures-Frames, beside icnumerable fancy things.Mr.Gervais will execute quickly and with particular cart) all printings that n:ay be ordered our and a was one na- o- ori J* ___* THE NORTHERN STAR, JUNE-28 1884.y PaEVENTIOIf.Clean, fumigate ond purify at once.Watch others with great care for symptoms.Put white oak bark or a snrall quantity of tannin in the water and mix a little red pepper and and kerosene in the soft food.Feed green food sparingly unless birds are accustomed to free range.Bury dead birds deeply in the ground :md far away from the yards.We know of a farmer saving during this spring the birds of a neighbor who had abrcady l^st sixty, and this, too, within less than four days.But strict attention to the preventative* are half the battle iu effecting a rout of the ennemy.may earn in the field their bread by the ; sweat of the face, and no one thinks of its being out of place.The high and nonle, the learned and the brave, have, in the cultivation of the earth ploymcnt which the whole word re- AGRICULTURE.The great effort of agriculture is to bring this earth bank as nearly as possible to that only perfect Model farm of which we spoke in our last, the garden of Eden.We have no lengthy description of this garden, but, as in all other .Scripture descriptions, a few bold linos put us in possession of all the information we $m-(m1."And out of the ground made the Lord if.id to grow every tree that is please at, to the sielit; and good for food.” We learn from this, that utility and beauty were joined together in this great model farm ; in fact the trees that are pleasant to the sight arc mentioned first, as though they prédomina ted, or that, beauty was the predominant element of Eden.There was no stint in numbers.Every beautiful and useful tree was found there.There must have been hills clothed with goodly cedar-, valleys shaded by lordly oaks, pi iiis fanned by feathery palms, glassy lakes doted with lilies of alabaster and gold; the blushing rose and modest* violet, delicate fern and ti fted moss, all were there ; and mingled a;ith them all were t ees and herbs gicidiug choicest fruits.a sure cm gards as honorable.Another ground of its inherent dignity is the fact that it is the foundation of all the other pursuits.The support of life, food and raiment, nrc the first necessities of the race.These come fiom the earth.Our railroads thunder along with their loaded trains, but the cars are filled with the products of the earth.The canal is bearing on its fleet of deeply laden bo its, but it is wheat, corn and other grains that so deeply sink the keel.The ocean is shadowed by ten thousand sails and ploughed by mighty steamers, but in all their rich ft eights how small a portion can be found that, is not a product of* the soil ! The grain, cotton and rice of America, the fruits and spices of (lie islands, the tea china and Japan, the unnumbered products which commerce knows are di rectly or indirectly the product of the earth, and mo.-t of these the direct, product of the la bor of man.Previous to repainting or varnishing old carnages, it is necessary first 10 w ish clean and rub down the surface with a wet cloth and ground pumice powder until it appears quite dead, or without gloss.After a second washing ;.Mi drying with wash leather it is leady to receive paint or varnish.Dry buckwheat, flour, plentifully and faithfully appliôd, will take oil out of carpets anl woolen goods.N ver put water to such goods or liquid of any kind.There is no spot like tin's now in the wide world no spot that approaches it, except where the soil has been subdued by human toil and watered by the sweat of the face, b ,ck from the contempla lion of Eden, to look upon our earth is like doer ruling from the giddy airy heights of pnetry to the stern realities of th - common world, like the passsage from the lo cate dreams of childhood out into the cold, selfish atmosphere of every day life.Eden is known only in history.It is with the rigged earth that we have to do And not with standing the curse of thorns and thistles, of frost and mildew and blight, there is UTILITIES.To conic Chicken Cholera / Paper barrels arc among the recent inventions.They into a mould shaped like a half-barrel, and then subjected to a powerful hydraulic pressure.The ends arc of paper protected by wood.For transit of flour they pi-sess the advantage of preventing tde sifting which is so much of a loss in transit by wooden barrels.Of all the maladies to which dome-tie fowls are subject, this one is by far the most dreaded by the majority nf breeders.It has never been a great terror to so no experienced breeders, who have always tbu id this disease to yield readily to treatment and easily prevented.For the benefit of the sufferers from its made of straw pulp, and are run ravages, however, w * will give a brief account of its causes, its symptoms and it- care.enough of fruitfulness and beauty in I he uncultivated vdlcys and mountain.', to encourage us to labor to -ubduce and till the earth.•all the attention of the public the dignity of agriculture as a pursuit.This is a fertile theme for declamation, and the loudness of the assertions, with the readiness with which the sons of farmers quit this honorable pursuit to engage in what they profess to sidev the inferior duties of the merchant the doctor or the lawyer, show that there is a marked difference between our preaching and practice, show that there is need, year by year, that the dignity of agriculture should be fully vin dicatcd.We find the first evidence of the di-gnitv of agriculture in the fact that it is God-a pp*.in ted.There is no other secular business enjoined upm man.0 her employments are necessary, but only as adjuncts to this.The cultivation of the earth was the appointed work for man in the pure and holy state in which he was first eve ited.As Adam Causes.1UWI) >\ XKWS.We ll'VO l The chief c iu drops nt camphor and as much whiskey or brandy as lie sliceothrca.l will absorb wlnthout geltin»' too soit.Gi re half of this an hour after the oil m,s acted aud the balance within twelve- Conor tne