, 1881-06-19
THE FATEFUL 10TH.


| Sin1,se-IIindcd Canadian TURNER'S tx
,ecti1l:: the End of the World NcN'
| 0ttutpa tt'nn.} Free Press-
| Quite number of people i'll this section Of
| the country firmly believe, from what the,
have read during past months, that some
thing terrible is going to happen, aud are
making preparations for the coming crack Of
doom, when this earth of ours wlli-well,
collapse, be burned ul5, broken to pieces, anu
scattered to the four winds Of Heaven. "lcav-
| ing not a wrack behind,'' or something OF
that kind. 1t is Il known fact, as stated i1!
these columns couple OF days ago, that some
country people are thoroughly alarmed, and
have given up their daily toll, awaiting in
dread the approach Of the fated 10Th Of June.
One uf this class WIS met by Free Press re-
porter, in the city yesterday. The reporter
was after general Information ut first, and
asked:
"What's going on iii your locality?."
"Waal, there beant much o anythin' soin'
OH Just at present: people centrally be await
in for the 18th OF June, IT, see what'li hap
pen.'' said the fslrsner-lllan-
- DO the people expect much to occur out
OF the ordinary run On the date named:'
WAL, they've read good deal in the
papers about lawful things an 'app@ nings to
take place. an about the p1anuts ill gettin'
III 4 row. an sicll like, until they're more or
less afraid that the bizHess Of the world is
goiN' to be wound up for good rather sudden
like
sn1asll-up anu crash-uD Of the world OIL the
18th OF June, do vOll:' :" l dOant know
'z:ctly what to think. l SAYS to Il nabor
fricndo' ililIea week asune, Wall, it the
worlds to come to lcnd OIL the 18th o June,
beant aSollI' to work no ill"re, an'' l,"iilt;
naytllnr he's NY nabor. There's quite num-
ber hon It's out our way WHO us aauit labor
an a=one tn prayin an :l-Settln' ready fur
the er:sl-'lp and 'nl,sl:-np, as you'd say
= You are giving the potatobnsS, and this
the reporter.. ''T!lat's true: bnt hif the
hearth llends hon the 10th we woant want no
pertatcrs Or other crops.''
But II it don't end, then what ~ "Waal,
fur LOST time. Oh! must tell you, ON. man
rs sold hout is taruul an starts to 70 llp the
Gaterliau to-morrcr in order to be safe fru1n
districSllrn. an think one or two more IL
fOllEr tile example,"
The farmer man was In all seriousness, and
never even SMILED when lie told of tile man
selling his farm and starting up the Gati-
neau, III! order to save himself and his fam
ily from 'tlistricshnn-"
1t Is now known for Il fact that the reason
Moses lnksrnlan started for Michigan was
to escape being. destroyed on the 18th ut
J l1tne-his worhl, OF course, was the Dn.n1,-
ION or C1llada. OF which he was King in
Ills mind. .H11t there are people far lnure
sane than Moses who dread the coming
Of tile date mentioned, and are setting
their household effects i'll order fur the catas-
tropllc that may bring rain and uesolasion on
tho face OF the cartl.. \ Lower Town man |
WHO believes that the world will be burned |
up Is constructing All underground cave and |
intends to put i'll Il two-ton stock Ut ice in |
addition to screr! Weeks provisions lie |
[akes Tie ground thai even though tile i1- |
l.nMable material TN the earth is burned |
Li!e fire will all be over III Il few days, when |
ne can rise, PlaEniN-lille, from the ashes and
orslh life anew. Ile is Arralgin. Il few |
extra berths, which lie lloItls ut 81, 900 each.
oHt in K4cllestcrvl1!e Il resident who also |
lnlds the burning-ep theory, las laid out to |
:1lMb i large green tree-tuo green to burn.
. llc tllinks-and quite isolatc.l, believing
hat ne will hc able to pass through tie
anticipated ordeal all right 4 number If
AyInltrites are said to have huilt !, raft in
rider to shove out into the lake when the
'laze begins: and remain there until after t|e
General eonttagration is over. They will take
PROVISIONS with them s''No