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Blyth
Monthly Hm'se Pairs the last for
this season, will be held on Tuesday,
29th lust
D. a41•cKinnou, . of Barra, Scntlailil,
was in town for a few days Tisitiug
Angus MoDilillan, .The Visitor was ou
his way to the Yukon,
The Henryveal estate, offered for
sale by pnblic auction'last week,' was
not sold but is onthe market still for
n buyer. It is an eligible property.
It is reported that J. Reynolds. of
Detroit, and 'formerly of Blyth, will
take charge of the Commercial Hotel
at. Clinton. He is a sun -in-law to Jute
McCaughey.
PUSHING ALONG. -The lJolnnittee
appjtinted to canvas 'I'nr subscribers
to: the proposed Rural Telephone
system. with Blyth: as 0 centre, is still
at, week and meeting with a goodly
measure of success,
'BLgTa Smoot 13oARn.-Special
meeting held on Feb. 28th to aousider
the resignation of Miss Fraser. It was
accepted and Secretary instructed to
advertise for a teacher to fill the
vacancy, duties to commence April
4th, next. At aha regular meeting oil
(.March 4th, all members were present.
Card of Thinks
I wish to very heartily aud sin-
eerelythank the public for the gen-
eeous patronage accorded me in my
Photo business during the past 18'
years in Brussels and have regrets
in sayixig "Good-bye" to my many
patrons.
Mr. Maitland, who succeeds me,
is 0 gentleman of experience -and is
a fine artist who will be %volt able
to cater to the nestle of the public
in photography. I cordially re-
commend him to the people of
Brussels and surround' rig country.
I remain,
Yours Very Truly,
H. R. BREWER
BRUSSELS, ONVTAL21U, T,HU(t'SDAY, MARCH 17, 1910
W. H. « RR, Proprietor
Mr., Leith was te-engaged as Caretak-
er of school at &salary of 8135, Boatel
found that other ealetl.kel'a wave be-
ing lucre highly paid for the same sel'-
'Vicesanil granted Nit. Lei ill ell in-
crease, Aceonuts %veete paid eta fol.
lows e-rlloninion Express, 55c. ;
Mail & Empire, 84e.
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Bluevale
Messrs, 'Paul 8t Jewitt shipped a car
of begs last week.
Air. and Mts. Gibson leave 'for the
West this week.
Duff & Stew/n.1 have almostall their
logs 10 for the Winter. Their yard is
this sight as the logs ate prlect in
places 15 feet sleep.
The (Guild of Knox elnit•c11 intend
givingl, an lei levitate unul Social in the
schiwlruourof the church 013 Friday
4veniu'g, Match 1801. A ulusirat turd
1•tterui'y program will be rendered,
311 rleveLti!1ia1 games indnlge(
in and
au iuternotiltltl lunell, provided. All
are welcome. A(Imisair/ll 15. cetlts.
Goderich
Mayor Cameron Madhya•. Horton, of
the Elevator Ome pasty, went Set lu'cbty
to Ottawa. The purpose of their visit,
t(). l,ltel'view t13e Govel'nmertt til •in-
cltice them to provide halter harbor
eccolnmudation. The present hat bot•
is not large enottgh for the needs of
the country, and improvements will
have'
to be made. The citireus are
confident that the changes suggested
will be laude.
R. 0. U1iuROII DAMAGBD 111S FIRS. -
Fire bloke out abortly after 12 o'clock
last Satuxday iu _St. Peter's Roulet]
Catholic
Olimeli and completely gutted
the imerit,'" of the flue budding. The
loss is estimated at, $15,000. Smoke
was noticed coining out of the church
at 12 15 and an alarm was turned iii.
The firemen were quickly on the
scene, and succeeded in closing the
windows, preventing a draft. The
seat of the fire wae soon discovered
and the firemen after au hour's 13(0(1
work, succeeded iu mastering the
flames. The interior was badly dtun-
aged. The fire is thought to have
originated from the sacristry temp
coulmunicatiug the fire to drapings
surronudirag
SIIDDBN DEATH. -A. well known
figure has passed off this stage of
action iu the person of Thos. 'Murray
McLean, of Lncknow. for 30 years or
more a widely known buyer and ship-
per of stuck. He wept to Toledo,
Ohio, to help his sou who resides
there and fell i11 with pneumonia.
After a brief illness of three days he
p33ssed_ away Tuesday of last week.
$is body was brought to Lncknow
Thursday evening and on Friday
afternoon was followed tit the silent
city of the dead. Funeral service was
conducted by Rev. Mr. Ford. Deceits.
ed was bore in Guderieh township and
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The Latest Style's from Paris and London.
Trimmed Hats from .$2.50 up to $15.00.
Our Black Picture Hats O tl 111 w �. rah corni 1T1 11 e s
to see.
The Ladies will do well to call'on 111e above dates
and inspect ern.stock bcfute bnyiug elsewhere.
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Gee. M Mitchel.I
was in business fora time ie loan be-
fure locritime fir Luckrlow, lee is sur.
I vived by hie wife, two soles and tt
daughter, Mre,'- McLean was Miss
illaey Harris, of Goderich township.
The family is deeply syulpathised
with se their sudden bereavement.
M1 el cLean 5vyts a Colieeevati ve i13
politics and 0(1 tulhrreut of the Meth,
()dist church. He was a brother of
Rotten McLean a well known towns-
man, who wttritlded ,the funeral.
Morris -
100ACHE faun 8.,i til for pristine. Apply on
the farm, lith '11ne,- to Stn., Josoph (ileug, or
Brussels P. O. -
Many complain of la grippe.
Herb, Wheeler was attending the
A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge, which met
at Tot'tmto Chis week, represeotirig
lielgrave 'Lodge. -
A new steel Midge will be built next
Si -tinnier to replace the preselit 01 nicht•
bltank beitlge,: 1st lute, as the old one
1131)1 sei'Ved its day.
At laid 81ogday's township. Council
Wiii. Bird was granted $20 toward
loss of colt that broke its leg by.the
upsetting o£ a sleigh and had to be
killed.
A dozen applications for telephone
in (.Mortis have been received by the
Brussels, Gtey & Morris On. Work
will be pushed along in installing
them as soon as the Spring is fully
here.
A. -car of fine cattle was bought from
S. Walker and R. Nicittd, 0111 line, by
Geo. Dickson, of Atwood. $700 was
received by M3. Nichol fon the 10 heard
he sold and wP presume it'll'. Walker
did equally well for his s13. ,
Wednesday afternoon of next week
an auction sale of farm stock, imple-
ments, &c., will be held by John
Jackson, at his farm Lot 18, 8th line,
Morris. As Mr. Jackson purposes
going West the sale will be :without
reserve.
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Gilbert and lire
. McCalfim old and
worthy residents on the 8th con., have
moved to the farm recently purchased
by their son on .the 9th coli. near
Walton. Their daughter, Miss Kate
McCallum, of Brussels, is keeping
houseful. them. Two sons and a
daughter continue to reside ou the
homestead.
OARD OF TrxANics.-I wish to tender
my sincere thanks to the neighbors
and friends who were so very kind,
thoughtful and helpful during the
sickness and death of my son and toy
wife. Words fail to convey the grati-
tude and appreciatinu of the sym-
pathetic words and kindly deeds re-
ceived. Yours gratefully,
Jrro, DAMS
DAVIS.
FOR TRIAL. week W.
Henderson. step -son of Jno. Ellis, 3rd
line, WAS arrested for chasing yoking
daughters of Win. Wilkinson, 4th
tine, while they were3etnrein from
school on the railway trach. After a
hearing before Magistrate Leckie, in
Brussels. the young man was sent to
New
TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY
The
iBel •one `Tee h
Company
p �y
of Canada
IS ABOUT. TO PUBLISH A NEW
ISSUE OF THE
Official Telephone Directory
for the District of Western On-
tario,lncluding Brussels
Orders for new colnectious, changes
of'firul naLLles, changes or street ad -
111 esses, or for duplicate entries should
be hauled in AT ONOItt to
• ' JAMES FOX,,
Local, Manager.
Goderieh to appeal' before the Co.
Judge on Friday.
Is z'r RABIES £-Some weeks ago a
dog belonging to Thos, Bielby, 8th
line, showed teucleecies to .queer
notions and it seems bit several cattle
on the farm. The canine disap eared
kelt 314001 zi of cattle have since c t+d 2
of thein ()owe, and others are sick. A
veterinary Rent the head of ops
animal to Toronto for dissection but
a reply has tent yet been received.
SoEooz, REPORT, 1ollowiug is the
school report of S. S. No. 10, Mor't'is.
Se. IV -Exam. in Green., Spell.,
Geog,, Liter., Arith. Total 500. *A.
Breckenridge, 274 ; *A. Miller, 74. Jr.
IV=Exarn. fn Arith., Hist,, Gtam.,.
Spell., Geog. Total 500. *'T`. aobb,
228 ; *G, Moffatt, 219 ; *H. Cott, 120 ;
'W. Masser, 125. Sr. ll --Exam. in
Spell.. Meru.. Arita„ Geog., Writ.
Total 450. Z.:Tui'vey, 418 ; V. Mc-
Leod, 394 ; M. Breckenridge, 317-, H.
Powell, 272; *S. Bieckenridge, 221;
*A. Shaw, 183 ; *M: Johnstone, 75.
Those marked * missed several exams.
B. HoSWERSox, '(.'earlier.
Oran brook
Locking Brts, have put in an
evaporator for rnaking maple syrup.
Sauce. and Mrs. Dunn and Geo. and
Bert Campbell left for the West this
week.
Allan Catneron and James Noble
intend leaving for the West next,
week.
Mts.' Catnpbell and son Rob., of
Logan, visited with relatives in the
burg last week. The dog's in this neighborhood that
are nutmeg around
l-uu
muzzled may
give their ()aures trouble by having
to pay a fine.
James Cameron has leased the farm
of the late Peter McNeil, 14th con.
Grey, and will - move there shortly.
'Mr. Cameron is no stranger to the
people,e of that neighborhood,henxh
cod having
worked for the late Mr. McNeil
fot
some time. and after his death taking
charge of the faun until the time of
the sale in January.
Grey. '
R. and Mrs. Houston entertained
a load of young people from Cran-
brook on Monday eight.-
W. J. Sharp, :11th con., received a
nasty kick front a horse ,regeully
which was not very nice treatment to
take.
Ray McNaught has bought Lot 24,
Oor1.18, from his brother-in-law, D.
B. McNeil, and will move his family
there.
Last week Wrn. Sebnock butchered
a pig for Wm. V. McKay, 14th con.,
from which no less than four kidneys
were taken, Mr. Sehnock, who is an
old butcher, says this is the first case
of the kind he has ever heard of.
A clearing auction sole of farm
stock, implements, &c., isannonneed
by W. J. Sharp, lot 23, coo. 11, owing
to his intention of removing to Gode-
tick township to take charge of a de-
ceased relative's farm. F. S. Scott
will be the auctioneer.
BAD FIRE. -At 3 a. m. lust Sunday
Mrs. Andrew . Maehau, 16th eon.,
awoke with a smothering sensation
aud discovered c vered trill the bedroom was
filled with smoke. She meekly arous-
ed herbird us t l t
h
vb.() t'an, down d 5 n stairs
to find the kitchen a mass of fire and
spreading rapidly. He opened the
front door and cleared the way for
easy egress and he and Mrs. Machan
at once proceeded to get their
children, seven of them, clear from
the ilnpetrditig danger. One child
stumbled n11 the way Ont but by grop-
ing through the smoke the little one
was found. Nothing was saved, com-
paratively speaking, not even cloth-
ing, and in slim t order after the
family made their escape the roof fell
in.. Fife is supposed to have started
from kindling by kitchen stove tint
the facts of the rasp' will never he
ascertained. T11et'e was an insurance
of $500 on the house and $250 on the
contents in the Howiolc Mutual but
these amounts will fall far short of
the loss. The homeless folk were
afforded the comforts of Duncan Mc -
Kay's home and as soon as arrange-
ments can be made tvill take tip home
making in the house on the farm of
Hartwell Speir•tul.jr,, across the con-
eession, which farm Mr. Machan was
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g The Ladies of Brussels and vicinity are cordial] - in-
vited vited to attend the Millinery Openings atuB
the el-
Monte Millinery Parlors" on
Tuesday and
Wednesday
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March 22nd & 23rd
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A full line
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LATEST PATTERN
HATS. 3 in Ladies',
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Misses' and Children's, also Novelties in Teitnmings> will be dis-
n played.
A choice e seluclion
p 9 of the Newest Veilings always on baud.
MISS HAYNES, of l3amilton, who has gond experience in rho ';
1 Lillinery Art, has boon engaged fe1•` the coming season. She has
been in To1outo for the past few weeks looking up the Newestide(ts
and will be phased to moat the needs of the Ladies of Brussels aud 0.'
1locality.
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also working during the past year.
Nearby neighbor's made all haste to
render aid at the time of the fire but
there was little to be done as lire fire
fiend had too big at start, Mr. and
Mrs, Meehan are sympathized with in
the destruetiuu of their property but
congratulated in their escaping with
their lives as a few minutes more •
Would have meant sorbets results if
not the sacrifice of the entire family.
Miss M. McNeil left this week for
Toronto, where she will make her
home iu the future. Miss Annie Mc-
Neil goes to Estevan to make her
home with her brother, D. A. McNeil.
kto,.a iiETt.-Mrs. Gordon Wright,
of Loudon, the well known Missionary
worker, will address tL public meeting
in Union church at 2.30 o'clock and
Ethel at 8 p. m. on Monday of next
week. Mrs. Wright is a fine speaker
and people shoo d hear h r
P P I e.
Hairy B
w y uttX•ey, of Moose Jaw, who
•has been visiting his parents, Wm.
and Mts. Buttrey, 12th con. of Grey,
left Monday of this week to resume
duty on the 0. P. R. where he has
been employed for the past seven or
eight years. Time and the West•deal
veto kindly with Harry as he is doing
very well but might do better if some
young ladywouldtake pity on him.
WEDDING. -A -pretty home wed-
ding took place on Wednesday, Feb.
23rd, at the home of the bride's par-
ents, on Lemuel St.. Thamesville,
when Miss Georgina. daughter of S.
13. and Mrs. Ripley, was united in the
holy bunds of matrimony to John W.
McTaggart, of Brandon, Man. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
Alclnnis in the presence of immediate
relatives. The happy couple left in
the afternoon on a honeymoon trip
after which they will take up their
r'esidencain the West. .The groom is
n son of-Dougald and Mrs. McTaggart,
Nth con. His old friends here wish
him sod his bride t r de long, ha
and
PP.
prosperous life,
Ethel
Geoige Imlay, who was well known
here for years, has gone to Sarnia
where he will make his house. Belves
a decent head.
George Bateman, an old resident of
the neighborhood has bought the farm
of. Thos. Vodden and will get possess-
ion next' month. Mr. Vodden takes
Mr. Bateman's farm in the deal.
Au auction sale of farm stock, im-
plements, dm., will be held by Thos.
Voddeo on his farm here ou Tuesday
April5th. As he has sold the farm
sale will be without reserve.
The'meetiug of the Ethel. Beef Ring
willbeheld iu Gibson's Hall on Satur-
day evening of ibis week, 19th inst.,
at 8 o'clock sharp. All iuterested will
please be present as there is business
of importance to attend to.
J. K. BRowee Secretary.
• Jamestown - John and Mts. Simpson and A. J.
and airs. Willis and their respective
families left•last week for their homes
in the West. We wish them a safe
journey.
-A. Pollock is busy this week moving
to his new farm ou the 1st concession
of Grey. We wish the family many
happy prosperous' years. The pur-
chaser of Robert ort Outt's farm is ex-
pected to take possession this week.
Miss J. McAllister, of West Wawan-
osh, who has been visiting in this
vicinity for some tune, intends leaving
fotr•hen home this week. We will be
glad to welcome her back again.
The paper entitled "Benefits derived
from Women's Institutes," given at
the meeting at Mrs. Eckmier's, was
complsed'and delivered by Mrs. A.
Simpson. The article in last week's
issue. omitted to say by whom the
paper was prepared.
Walton
Owing to the fact that he is giving
up farming F. J. Ryan, whose proper-
ty adjoins Walton, will hold an
auction sale of farm stock, imple-
meats, &o.,•on Thursday afternoon of
next week. The auctioneer will be F.
S. Scott, of Brussels.
Rare. DAVID. F
ORRE6T DECEASED, -
Rev. David Forrest, a well known'
former tutor of Duff's Church, Wal-
ton, died very suddenly, ou February
20th, 1910, at his new home. Beams-
ville, Out. Mr. Forrest was born in
the quaint village of Kilncadzow,
situated 'midst the heather covered
hills of Scotland, aud came with hie
pparents to Canada in the later fifties.
1Ge wits educated at Uxbrid a High
ho
ba til Tntoutcl and Queen's l�l)lvetel
tees and linos College and after do
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lug heroic pioneer apo r.et wat•k as a student
missionary be wee ordained iu 1885.
He held pastorates in Bayfield and
1Valton•and at the 'latter place suffer-
ed from a severe attack of la grippe
which finally resulted he the paralysis
of hisvocal orgaits V C X�,a to t0 such au extents
Mat he was compelled to abandon the
work to which he had devoted all his
powers. This was a very severe trial
but 11e bore it with wonderful li
fi al
acquiescence because of his faith in
the 'Melee order of things. He could
say :-
"My own hope is tilt, sun 'will pierce
The thickest cloud. earth ever
stretched ;
That after last, returns the fleet
Though a wide compass round be
fetched
That lural began best, can't end Worst,
Nur What Godblessed' n 'o
o oesprvt.
eecurSt." .
Mr. Forrest was conservative' ill 'hie
nature, the /nighty upheaval , i1)
1nivat'th thought during the last
quarter of a cebthey diel not nuttet•ial-
11 rifted fl ct his theological o li 1
e3L h c n
y R1 s but
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b kindness and s tit ata m
y P y
ado his
preaching attractive. One of hie texts
war
"Lie a kind 'rn o
l 1e t aro er isu-
y th
dc t -ilea/ icd, fr,tigivine each other."
Parlors wee is eneitie fritendshi�
i; was rt tslace of warm hearted hospitals r
esnesieteeseeD'Vesegteevbetezeow eeeleSVA;v.bv�bv Vet eJOe?•0, og J • ity.' No Men could be, truer to his a
convictions of right or more loyal to
his ideal: incarnated in Jesus Christ.
When he could no longer go to church
With a Message and into the pulpit to
give his .message to his fellowmen he
was el
ways a a ways in his phaco of worship
and then
e wae no mora syrnpathetfc
hearer 1)91' one more deeply interested
in all the fife and work of the Church.
He is survived byhis devoted wife
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and loving daughter, two brothers
and two sisters, ell of whom have the
sincere sympathy of a hoist of friends
who knew and loved the departed
one.
Wroxeter
Mrs. Morrison returned to her borne
in Hanover last week. -
Sam. Campbell has been on the'
sick list during the past week.
Miss Georgie Howe, of Winghanr,
visited over Suuday at her home here.
Miss May McKenzie, of Toronto, is
the guest brother, Dr. McYen-
b ,
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Fred. and Mrs. Davey entertained a
somber of their friends on Monday
evening.
Gordon Willis left for Weyburn,
Sask., on Tuesday where he has taken
up a homestead. -
Ii. K. and Mrs. Hall of Newcastle.
arrived here last week. Mr. Hall is
the accountant of the Trader's Bank
here. -
Miss May Perrin returned on Mon-
day from 'Toronto where deceased has
been attending the Conservatory of
Music. -
A deputation of five prominent men
of Tee w vis o village s stet, visited our vt wg last
Thursday itivestigating the work of
out telephone system with a view to
iustalliug a like system in that town.,
At a meetingg of the business men
held iu the Town Hall last Friday
evening, a Board of Trade was formed
with the following officers re -Presi-
dent,
Presi
dent Bertram
73. .• Vice Pres. H.
Brawn ;;c See -Tress,, R. J. Laing ;
Executive Committee, A. Mucro, O.
Reis, 0, Davidson. J. N. Allen, W. J.
Mather and Dr. McKenzie.
OBIT. -After an illness of several
months' duration Miss Elizabeth
Montgomery passed away early Satur-
day morning at the home after sister,
Mts. John Rutledge with whom she
bad made her home for a number of
years.: The deceased was iu her .54th
year. She was highly esteemed by all
who .kuew her and bore her long ill-
ness with great patience. She is stir-
vived by one brother, Wm. Montgom-
ery, of Howick, and several sisters.
The funeral took place on Monday
afternoon, service being held in the
Gort'ie Methodist church, after which
the retrains were interred in the
cemetery there. Service was conduct-
ed by Rev. 0. W. McKenzie, pastor of
the Methodist church here, of which
deceased had been a life-long member.
The Forests of Canada
Inspector Knechters splendid Lecture
fllied• the bill. Stereopticon views
wore A 1. A hearty Welcome to
Brussels extended to the
lecturer.
Monday evening, despite the unpro-
pitious weather conditions, the Town
Hall here was filled to the doors by a
host attentive, enthusiastic aud appre-
ciative audience to hear a former town
boy eloquently discourse for t pours on
the very important and urgently re.
quired subject of Forestry.
W. H. Kerr, Chairman of the Library
Board, introduced the speaker, Abraham
Knechtel, Inspector of D.,miuion
Forest, Fisb and. Game Reserves, who
has an intimate and practical knowledge
,of Forestry. The lecture wits abundant•
ly illustrated with beautiful lantern slide
pictures in natural colors. Some of the
topics touched upon were the primeval
ft.reet and its treatment by the early
settlers. The benefit of the forest to
mankind -- it furnishes wood,. feeds
springs, prevents floods, hinders egoism,
shelters from storms, gives health aud
recreation, protects the game and .the
fish, and gives the country aesthetic
features. How the Purest can be best
protected. -The woods after Lumbering.
Protection against fire. -Improved
methods of lumbering, -Forest plant-
ing.
Dealing with the destruction of our
forest area Mr.Knechtel dereared that
it vould•a'{most seeln that the white race
bad begun wrong • n this continent by
cutting down the forests to supply the
needed cleared land. and when it was
de03 • d
d, to co meuce the planting m an ot
P g
forests the .initial work had been done
on the prairies The trouble hadbeen
evidea ly. that the forests bad grown on
the land nearest ibe market fur agricul-
tural products. But. commenced from
necessity, the destruction had been car-
ried far beyond necessity, '1'he early
settlers though coming L om t from land
t g s
where forest reservatioe had been an
established .onstom, failed to continue
the practice, thinking that the forests
were so vast that a searctty would be
impossible. But ' .
p it Was now sena that
for the advantage of agricultural
interests, forest :preservation was a
necessity and legislation and manage-
Inept Were bong pletined for the
furtherance of that end, The difficulty
bad bean that there had been so much
wood --wood to burn, so to speak -that
the :burniugofit had become the chief
occupation of the pioneers Which wes a,
burning shame. The destruction oI flier
forests had been an heroic task atclelrtiv
aeeomplished, If the destruction bad
been colfibed to those lauds •suitable for
(((p10ultural: purposes, the present
dilemma would not have attained such
serdoa' proportions, but the timber had
been harvested from n X Slo ea too o §len fur
p p
tillage, g , froro tracts loo stony fur agri-
cultural perposos, from lands whet the
elinuee
was unsuited lot'cultivated
•
Apart from the need of tbetitvber--•
for fuel, for building purposes and for
lie thousands of minor needs, the de-
attuction of the forests,I white,acllieved
.7
1
1`�,
kri..
THE SHAMROCK
isdttby neute
Or 1s it fame
Whet sends taro' our hearts, malt a rep 1.01.18
thrill i
The rose's ]rloolu,
Lifts net rho' gloom
s
The soul e'en ¢ho' its
beau
The lily white,
e u fviolr tbright,
Have fragrance, bothexullarant and rare
But Penh's green, leaf
lhetlospal's shear
No beauteous newer oafl e'er withit coeylnrll
Thou three leafed stain,
Faith's starry gem,
May the toads that bear thee forever combine
Bt. Patrick's flame,
And ttaPruekr'e ofname
One. the Godhead
Divine.
'IDloisaakirtnuns,.
the a
cloth. fll.
a great economic purpose in the vegula-
413031 01' 41(0 water supply, caused. Wide-
spread and disastrous results The
shade of the torests delayed they Spring
then and retained the snow in their'
depths for sante time after that upon the
opeu field, had disappeared, thus pre-
venting the Spring freshets, which often
did great damage, flooding towns and
cares and destroying bridges.
Another duty of the forests was that
of windbreaking, not only against the
blasts of Winter, but a1ainst toe bet dry
winds of
Summer, Canadian fore: is
were a great source of revenue also by
thew attractiveness as places of rest and
recreation and by pruvldmg ftlod and
shelter for game aud fish. Uver roo,000
Summer visitors, attracted by 3beir
alluring shaddepths,
y left over
0eti ebti 113 t: au
a a 1'
u d e
' e .tlou t
frau s
anuuatl vhile2
y, t they also retained mann
Canadians, who otherwise would spend
their, vacations abroad. The balsainic
vapors of the evergreen woods were also
in great enlauve value m cases of pul-
munary diseases. Lu' p00110 style the
speaker referred to the aesthetic value
of
t .e forests ot Canada,1 •
wh th he con-
sidered more beautiful than the famous
scenes of Europe's beauty spots, Never
tied be seen so 1110013 natural beauty as
in Canada, with its tree -clothed hills
bordering es lakes and .streams and
lending grace and '°harm to tee land-
scape.
In referring to the practical side of
fire fighting aad Joest ranging, Mr.
Kueentel cutupltmeuted the method
followed In Outartu ul allowing all fire -
silted timber, te' ue weeded out from re-
serves. The burned wastes were the
must suitable reglous lar tree pleating,
for Mu:imag11 poplar aud wane birch
Would natataily recover the wastes, aud
rater, even maphe, beech and yellow
birch, m some climates, yet the more
valuable umber
the wane 131130, spruce
oak and rim would nut appear uuless
pranced. The prucess al •plantiu 'he
eX lamed at len tb, the most ra tical
P K P
hunt being that in transplanting; trees,
the majority of failures resulted from
carelessness in keeping the runts damp-
ened eoutinual.y. It allowed to dry out
even temporarily, death was sure to re-
sult, that being the cause of death of
most of the trees planted in lawns and
plantations. The crop was ready ,for
harvesting in about eighty years, a long '!
time fora private individual,, but a shIlIt,e,
period for a country.
The pictures illustrating the lecture,
which bad been taken to the course of
Ins travels by the lecturer himself, were
very appropriate and very clear, many
of them being tantalisingly attractive in
their clear presentation of cool forest
depths or sparkling tree.set lakes and
rivers. A number 01 /natures of Cana-
dian woodlaud birds were interesting as
also were views of leaves of Canadian
Trees, -
A very hearty vote of thanks was,
tendered the speaker ou mourn of
Reeve Leckie and Rev, 8. G. Powell.
Several questions were asked relative
to the work being done by the Forestry
department and in reply Mr. Knechtel
gave a summary of the program being
followed. A fine portrait i ill colors of
Emig Edward was thrown on the se -seine
and the audience jolliest heartily in sing
ing the National Anthem bringing the
very interesting and instructive proceed-
tugs to a close, Tbe. Government is
doing a wise thing in sending-
Kuecbtel out to so competently place
the Forestry: question. before the peoples
3(13 Results can't fail to greatly assist aud,;
further the end in view.
Special interest Centred rotted the
coming of Mr. Knechtel troni the fact
[oat be was an old Brussels' boy, this,',
being his birthplace and the home of bile',
youth. His Lather was the late J. N.
Knechtel, so well known to the older
people of the community, and whose
pioneer e
oto 1n
lsodsstill well 18108111-.
bered.
Airs, 1 J. N,dot. t 1
1� lit resides at
Seafortlt at the
tetient r.t
The rens
of old time sclluumetes and friends way
mutually enjoyed, t(e only regret being;
that the time was too short, to go out ort,
the reminiscent, line, Mr. I';neentei 31as
spent 13 years in prolnotitlg various'
fea.uies of Forestt'y. He was a year
with a U1111e31 buttes Buyout ; p yeste.
wills the State at New York iud`,ilo,
past 3 years 5111th the llumullon 1,3ovel2nr
meat.
Hismouths` `
m l s to •t
n 111 ❑ U `
5 .L C ttS@..
Continent studying the conditions there
Was a great boon to both the lcCturer
and the cause he advocates, He visited,
du Gertnauy, France. 5Wrizeilalyd Ttaty
and
Austria but afiia m_e
th•
a1 t::auad
suns..
opporlumues of - comparing 'tavutubly
With soyof them uudet• the forward.
motet -eons marked tint. lit; eterSS,'"
so tree from bombast, should ptuve stir
incentive for otherouths of tilts cam
moult in be nlb•ti
a i vluatai'
get t
Y o the top.
c
g
1',
It I. O years araC
Y rMr. Ile,
3 i`h arch lv
i cd s.
hero but he sten retains a warm spot is
his heart tor Huron CO., Mrs. 1neehtcl,
Who Was Miss Emma Youngdr111gl1Ler'
of the late Rtohatd Yuuug,' •1s ltiso at
Hurouiau, her parental Immo ,bong tit
Lakelet Mr, aud Mrs
Knec ilei
I
make
r
their home e
n t
c m at Ottawa.
The Library Board did a WHO thing i1
arranging for the lecture and we hope
another date may be. planned for a
second lector'(),
Mr. '" rpt of Ottawa, Who ()1501 31 d.
the peon, .did his work well.
They y Ripley £rolt.113russels,
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