HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-11-12, Page 1Vol. 32. No. 18
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. 12t 1903
New Advertisements.
Looal—B, S. Shaw,
laoeal—Mra, a. It, Smith.
For gale—Oliver Turnbull,
Harm for eels—W. H, Kerr,
Farm for Naha—John Knight,
Rain Boats—McKinnon & Co.
Bargains—Harry A, Matehett,
Auction sale—l'tobert Marshall.
Farmers' Institute—Geo. Hood.
Sweet Heart Soup—F. R. Smith.
Wall paper ea:manta—Jam. Fox.
Frost & Wood—N. 8. MaLauohlin.
Farm for sale—Duca a McDonald.
Robes, Rugs, &a.—John Donaldson.
Tenders for eopplies—J. R. Stratton,
Wbite Rooka for sato—R. G. Deadman,
Are you thinking -Western Advertiser.
Yatr'1,C1, .Cs.
Vi rose ter.
S. Robinson spent Sunday (soder the
parental roof,
Hamilton & Roberbeou shipped one oar
of cattle and one of hogs on Monday,
Little Harry Town, whose life was dere
paired of so long, is now making a rapid
recovery.
On Sabbath lot the Presbyterians here,
held communion eervioe¢. It wan largely
attended, The new. meter, Rev. Mr.
Perrin, is rapidly endearing himself to
hie people.
Last nua'on
Farmers' Institute
Meetinge of East Huron Farmers' In-
stitute for the diesenaeion of Agricultural
and kindred aobjeote will beheld in:
Binevaie 10th Nov.
Fordwiob 20th Nov.
Molesworth 21at Nov.
Ethel 28rd Nov.
Walton 24th Nov.
Harlook 25th Nov.
Constance 26th Nov,
Manley's Sobool Eoose27th Nov,
Mardie'elSohool Hooee281h Nov.
St. Columbian 80th Nov,
Each day at 1 30 and 7 80 p. m. To
attend these meeting a cordial welaame ie
extended to all. Bee program.
T. MOMILLAN, GEO. HOOD,
President. Secretary.
Frost & Wood
McCaughey Block
RENEW, or this paper, "Tae POST."
YOUR home advertieemente are loot ;
TOUtIJ, or aged, why we're beatin'
BY half those of Timothy Eaton.
RIDING plows and walking galore,
IN lioe with one binder and mower ;
ONE look round our implement shop
OF onto will aoavinoe you we're on top.
OUR wieb is tbeb you should compare
COMFORTABLE and no end to wear ;
AND if tie not too much bother,
UP oneaideand down the other,
TO Drilie, Cultivators, etc., no end,
DATE next you're in town we'll extend,
A welcome, to see; bargains, bumpers ;
CUTTERS, Portland and Jampere,
Now that the rush of farming opera
gone is over and marketing will be general
we extend' a hearty weloome to ail to
Dome in and inepeot our stock. No
trouble to show goods.
Neil S. McLauchlin,
ASZNT.
John Patterson left last week for Tor.
onto where be operas bit procure a
position on Ileo 0. P. 1i,
A Booboh Oonoert by the young ladies
woe given in our Town Hall last week.
It was well attended and the people were
delighted with the performanoe, We
with that more enterprieo wee shown by
our different 'moieties au we cannot help
thinking good oonoerte would be elweye
well attended. The Botts of Beetlend
deserves our thanks for bringing this
troupe bare.
Jain a to CO win
BMMLS MiimrxNo.—Last Sabbath even.
ing the annus) meeting of the Bible
Soolety in oonneation with the Brussels
Branch of the 'Upper Canada Bible
Soolety, wee held in Victoria Hall, James,
town. The weatber wee all that ooald,be
desired, the aongregatioa large sad ap.
preoietive, the singing good and hearty,
Toe. Strooban 000apied the chair, con.
ducted the opening exercises and gave a
short addrets, He then called upon A.
MoKay, of Brussels, who gave an addreee
on "The Bible the voice of God to the
notion, the Mhurob, the home, and the
individual". It wee full of tboughta that
breath and words that burn. It was
delivered with earneetneea and power.
Atter another hymn was sang Rev. R.
Paul was introduced. He spoke on "The
Bible, the book itself, as a God inspired
book, the rule of mania lite as a Divine
force, as Or remedy for all mane eine".
What the Bible hag done:—It is the great
oivilizer of the race ; it bag brought lite
and ligbt to millions ; it hat filled the
home with pewits, joy and hope ; it
has revealed to moo hie future destiny.
The work yet to be done, 800 miliione
mutt have the Bible, the extent and
magnitude of the worst yet to be done.
Mr. PauI,e addreee was brimfull of good
things. The oolleotion was good, $8 24.
W tort.
A Concert ie being arranged to be held
shortly ander the anapieae of the ladies
al the Methodist ohuroh,
License Inepeotor Miller is atter Wal.
ton botelkeepere it is aaid for violation of
law and Constable Long was hereon Wed.
needay nerving the documents.
A 0. P. R. local delegation from !fere
was at Listowel the other day interview-
ing emu of the authorities au to the
probabilities of the line running through
here.
Ooe day last week a bee was made
levelling up the lawn at the manse and a
deoided improvement was the result.
Tbe Presbyterians have a neat piece of
property now,
Next week Jno, Rae, of MoKillop, le
moving to the 22 sore property on the 181b
con., near here, whioh be recently pur-
obased from Mies Hanna. We bid them
weloome to this locality,
After a sojourn of eeverat mouths in
Manitoba, where be was farming for his
brother, Dr, Kneobtel, William Etiolate',
of MoKillop, arrived home Tae d
ay of
last week. We bope be
p will decide to
remain here.
Farmers' Institute meeting is 0nnonna
ed to be held here on the 24th iaat, The
program outlined will be as follows :—
Afternoon — Ohait man's addreee. Dr.
Reed, of Georgetown, 'Tbe relation.
whiob exists between improper Feeding
and disease." J. H. Smith, of Laugbauk,
"Feeds and Feeding." At the evening
session, at 7.80 o'clock, a musical pto
gram will be rendered and speeehee given
by Dr. Reed on "Development and train.
ing of young horeoe", and Mr. Smith, on
"Agrioaltaral Edaoatiou," All will be
weloome,
TOTAL AseTINIDooae. — Rey, Al.
fred Andrews preached at tbe three
Menthes on the Walton airooit a sermon
on Total Abetinenee. He reviewed the
history of the drinking aaetom of our
Peoviuoe daring the pant half century,
during whiob the almost universal drink.
ing of beer and whiskey in moderation
was ooaeidered to be the proper thing.
Whiskey was bought et 25ete. per gallon
and parer and far lees harmful than
what ie sold today. Still great evilo are
often seen tie arising from drink and
total abetinenoe sooietiae were ' formed
and large nombere pledged themeelves
not to drink intoxicating liquors. Then
the Sons of Temperance sprang up and
diviaionn of that Order spread rapidly in
every direction. These were fine training
eohoole for the young men who united
with them. Reohabitee, Goad Template
and Royal Temples followed. In the
meantime Probibltiou came to the front
aad for 25 years the energies of temper.
ROBES, RUCS I
Choice Stock of
&C., &O.
A'iine range of Robes, best In the market, has been
opened up consisting of :—
—BLACK GALLOWAY SASIiATC13BWAN
--GREY GOAT
and MOUNTAIN
Plus—GRIZZLY BEAR
BEAR.
--h and Wool Rugs a ver choice lot.
gr Y
.--In Horse Blankets a large e stock is carried and sold
g
at Clime Prices.
Sign of
Repmring Pi'ofltptly Atteiuled io ,
J. D AL N
N D C
BRUSSELS,
the
Horse's Head
an00 people hey. been expendedon this
aahjeat, Meantime not so muoh pnblioiy
has Men said of petticoat abatinonoe, for.
getful of the foot that in the leaf analysis
the etreugth of the Prohibftlou emu
meet depend on the number of :actual,
Ottrnoat anal holiest total abstainers in any
community. The speaker referred to the
great work done by Father Matthew is
Ireland and very rooently the Roman
Catholio authorities have sent cot from
Maynooth College 50 young priests
pledged to a lite long Berme of spreading
total abstinence in the land end these are
to be followed within the next three or
four years by 800 others on lite semolina.
Obaorvetion baa oompelled many thought.
ful public men to come to the oonolneion
that at the present time very large num•
bene of our Ontario boys are learning to
drink intoxicants and be felt that the
time bad Dome that abstinence sooietiae
pore and simple should be again formed.
Mr. Andrews said he wag determined to
do what he could in that way. The eoe-
mon was trona the text "Wine ie a mock.
er" The audiences were very attentive
and in every Cabe some of the bearers
presented the speaker with very hearty
thanks for his sermons. Mr. Andrews
was announced to speak on the same
subject in Seaforth on Monday evening
Met.
W loath am
A large order bee been reoeived by the
Stove works here from the Northwest.
There appears to be a little differentia
of opioion tie to the beet location for tbo
new poetoti8oe building. A central spot
should be chosen,
Rev. Dr. Grandy is one of the epeakere
et the London Conference Epworth
League Convention to be held at Chatham
on Nov. 24 and 25..
The by law to parehaae the eleatrio
lightplant from Walter Green for
$28,000 wart noted by a majority of 177
on Tuesday of this week.
Cyan ba etele.
The cider mill is kept busy.
Sohool reopened haat Monday.
Mrt. Heyman, of London, is visiting
her father, Jno. Knight,
Adam Baeker, who bas been laid up
with blood poisoning, is able to be out
main,
James Fox, of Brussels, moves to Oran.
brook and ie ooeupyiog the hoose of
Jaeib Long.
Renee Battery, wbo bee lived Beet of
Oranbrook tor a good many years, intends
offering his house and lot, furniture and
stook for Bale on Deo. _1. F. S. Scott
has been engaged as auctioneer. Mr.
Buttery talks of going to the home of
his daughter, near Toronto, after the
Bale.
Next Sabbath evening the annual meet.
ing of the Bible Society will be held in
the Presbyterian Oborob bare, Nom
mending et 7 o'clock, Meeting will be
addressed by Rev. John Rose B. A., and
Kernf
W. H. a Braeeele and a a ectal
Kerr, P
oalleation will be taken in behalf a aha f of the
Society. The oboir will contribute ap-
propriate musical selections. Thio looal•
ity has always taken a lively interest in
this important department of church
work,
At the manse on Wednesday of this
week Rev. D. B. McRae performed the
marriage ceremony between John A.
McKay, merobent, Monorieff, and Miss
Matilda, youngest daughter of John
MoTaggarb, 15th eon. Grey. Mr. McKay
and bride are wished many happy
prosperope years.
Fatter K000arar,—A letter from Jacob
Schnook, a former resident of that local-
ity, now ea Hngnaim, Washington Ty.,
U. 9., oonteine items of interest benne
their reproduobion, Mr, Snbnook le time
keeper at the camp and bas odds and
ends of time for hunting. He soya be
killed 2 wildoats, tt bear and 8 elk and
along with the foreman on another oo
melon h elk fell to their prowess out of
about 70 in the herd. 8 of threat shot were
bulls. They have fine borne and the one
secured is being monbted as a keepsake,
refusing $50 for them. Elk are possessed
of 2 ivory teeth worth from 55 to $20 and
the animals are often killed for their
ivnry. A11 the meat was waved from the
reealtie of the ohaee reported above and
Mr, Schnook said the bulla weighed 500
pounds moil end the malt was se large as
it big deer, About Ohrletmae time Mr.
Soh000it ie figuring on a deer bent, , He
has been in the West about 15 or 16
years. He has the lenity of pleasing the
Editor in a most agreeable manner and
did eo on thio 000ereon by enolosing a $5
bill ea his erbsaription, This pays his
Poo tip to January 1, 1008. Mr.
Sohnook deserves to prosper and we hope
hemay meetwith even better success in
the future than he has in the past,
Naltel.
Allred Beaker shipped a oar of baled
bay from here on Saturday.
Some have been oom I nin light
ai
p g of
attaak0 of tonailitie but favorable pros•
rasa ie reported.
The Uheeee factory has been running
8 days each week for the peat few weeks
as a note of tapering off to a busy Beason.
A sugar beet was weighed from the
plot of John Senders, 10th non., and it
scaled 18e pounds, It was a whopper.
Eno. McDermott, a former readmit,
Was here last Monday. He it moving
from Bluevale to Newhridgo. He talks of
taking to trip to Michigan,
Township Coattail met here on Monday
and •traneeeted a large amount of had.
nese. It adjourned to meet ou Deo, 15111,
to close up the year's fuanose.
We ere pleased to report favorable
Progress by S. B. Cole who lost the made
of three of hie fingers of hie right hand
by contact with a mew in hie mill. His
many Merida hope be will soon be a. k.
It the preeonb layout of the proposed
0. P. R. holds good the station would be
abotit la miles from the village. Some of
us think our people were very dilltory in.
prel e ntirn s tbe MI '
alms of Ethel to those
idawreited as eompared with other please.
The balance of the sugar beet stop woe
shipped to Wiarton Sugar factory this
week. There Wes 5 ogre in all. Some
big bade were hauled by the termone in
loading, the largest We beard of welgiiing
1,000.11111.11101110.
W. H. KERR, Prop.
4 ton inolnding weight of wagon. Thie
Wee by John Brown, 10 le eon,
Jerry Catena who wee cheese maker
here, le now employed in the suer 1aobory
at Berlin. He ie well suited with bis
new pneition, There ie a day and a
night staff and they alternate every two
woke. Berlin factory tame out from
400 to 650 barrels of Boger per clay am.
ployiog a large number of bands.
On Monday 28rd ilial., the Farmers'
Inetibete meeting will bo held in the
Town Hall bore. After the Obeirman's
addreee Dr, Reed, of Georgetown, will
speak on "Tbe relation which exists be.
tweet) improper feeding and climate".
J. H, Smith, of Lengbank, will take as
bie topic "Feeds and Feeding^. At the
evening meeting, at 7.80 o'olook, a
mnstoal program will be rendered and
'meeohee given by Dr. Reed on "Develop.
mons and training of young horses," and
Mr. Smith, on "Choosing an occupa-
tion." All will be weloome.
Trowbrldg•e.
The fanersl of the tate Robert George
Code took place last Saturday and was
one of the moot largely attended Inner.
ale ever held in obis community. A
great many were present from Listowel,
Yloleswortb, Atwood, Ethel, lernseele
and other pointe. A very impressive
memorial service was held in the Meth-
odiet oherob. After a short sermon by
the pastor, Rev. A. 0. Tiffin, addresses
were given by Reticle. T. W. Omens, of
Breese%, J. E. Renter, el Victoria IIs•
ivereity, Toronto, and Johnson MoCore
mink, of Jeannette's Creek. Rinds.
Oliver, of Listowel, Penhali, of Atwood,
Carrie, of Monktoo, and Bartlett, of
Wallace, slap took part is the eervioe.
The Molesworth choir led the eervioe of
song. The floral offerings were the most
beautiful that many of ns have ever seen
at a funeral, ooeepionons among them
being "Tbe Gates Ajar," presented by
the Sunday School and Leagae, a wreatb
from the oboir sod aleo one from the
ohuroh. The remains were interred in
the Atwood cemetery. Mr. Code, el
though only 80 years of age, was one of
the etewarde of the airauit, leader of the
ohoir, assistant Superintendent of the
Sunday School and treasurer of the Ep
worth League. Ea was an exepaplary
young man mud will be greatly missed in
the Merrill and neighborhood. Hie par.
sate and sisters have the heartfelt Byrn -
patty of a large °irole of friends in their
sad bereavement.
Mies Amelia Whitfield i0 vieititg in
Brnssele.
Mies Maggie Bezel] was a visitor at
Blyth with Dire. N. B. Gerry.
Thomas Teller, 16th 000„ arrived home
last Feldey from a trip to the West,
Wednesday of last week as Mre. August
Fischer was driving to Brussels her horse
dropped dead near J. Hollinger'¢ gate,
10.h con.
Geo, McDonald,
wile and
obll
ren
North Boundary, re away to Muskoka
on a visit. Geo. ie taking a deer hunt
while in the hunter'r paradise.
The proposed C. P. R. annoy is going
to make a bad out up of some farms it it
tame oat to be a reality. Route rune
diagonally across the lots making square
fields a diffionit problem.
Last Saturday morning John Smith,
16th von,, had the ee000d auger of his
right hand badly nipped in the nose of a
grindstone and will be mad up for
active eervioe for Dome weeks.
Last Saturday afternoon Williamson
Bros. threshed at the farm off James
Petrie, lot 17, con. 15, in 4a boars, 750
bnohale of Fall wheat. Thio is beetling
out the grain at a lively rate,
Wm. Smalldon, 10th con„ returned
Tbareday of last week from Miobigon
after seeing his father, The latter is pro.
greasing favorable under hie present
treatment we are pleased to hear.
Tbaroday of this week Charlie Lamont,
7th 000., left for Michigan, accompany.
the John Kerney, who was returning to
hie home. at Fowlervilfe. Air. Lemont
may spend the Winter in the Wolverine
Btebe If be finds what snits him. We
with him snoop and a safe return.
MATRrttoNoAr.,—A (Inlet wedding kook
plaoe at the home at 'Thos. Turnbull,
brother to the bride, at Manitou, Mani.
soba, on Ootober 21st, when Rev, Mr.
Beverige, pronoeneed the mystic words
reeking JohnlBurtou, of Indian Head, N.
W. T., and Moss Nellie, only daughter of
Andrew and Mrs. Turnbull, 15th con.,
hooband and wile. Mies Turnbull was
teaching eobool at Lor/ie, N. W. T. Mr.
end Mrs. Burton took it wedding trip t0
Winnipeg and other pointe before nettling
down to the ordinary routine of lite.
The many Mends of the bride here will
be a unit in extending hearty oongrab.
elation!) to her and her husband.
Lrraneam Evroxno.—On Thursday night
of Met week the Epworth League work•
era of Union gave a literary program in
theMural, The •mid t
t ort en J. a
K B ker
ably oflioiated as chairman and the tole
lowing program was well rendered :—
Opening hymn • prayer ; chairman's
MMus ; reoitation, Miert Irene Baker ;
instrumental, Mies Maggie Robinson 1
selection by oboir'; report of Ilpwortb
League Convention by Mies Baker; rec.
itation, Mies Mand Rothwell ; dialogue,
"Tbe Walking Enoyalopredia," by five
boys ; instrumental, Bleu. Win. Michel ;
selection by choir ; reading, 8. B. Lam.
out; singing of teams' Anthem, A
pleasant time was enjoyed by the large
andienoe, The people of the Motility are
taking a deep interest in the welfare of
the League whioh is sure to nuke /be
work a mom,
tenet can —Wednesday of fast week
the matrimonial knot between Mies
Beatrice Iwebel Tkomee,14th son. Logan,
and Roderick McKey, a former Greyito,
was tied at 5 p. m, by Rev, Mr. Abrey, of
Monkton, in the preeenoe of a largo core.
ploy, ceremony was performed on the
lawn et ,the reeidenoe of the bride',t
patentee Mies Wallace, Of Jamestown,
played the. Wedding Maroc. The bride
wore aweey, becoming costume of cream
cashmere. Wedding preeent0, n0mmrono,
valuable and nsetnl gave evidedee of the
popularity of the young oonple. Ao
elegant spread wart prepared to whioh the
geode :did ample justice!). Tbe evecing
wee spent in maaio, gong, abet and dam
ing.
Stretford BtBraselte were o, Ethel, reeent from
JamestMonktonown
and other pointe, Mr. end Mee, McKay
went to their own home on the 14th of
Logan, where they oommeepe bones.
keeping with the beet wishes of a large
circle of relatives and Mende in whioh
THE PoeT joins. Mr, olid Etre, Hale, of
Dawn, and Airs, Stewed, of Toronto,
relatives of the groom and bride re
speotively, were among the visitors ab the
wedding,
nor row.
Townehip Gannoil neat Monday.
Tboe. Ellie bas had a log building
erected oo bis farm, $rd line,
Don't forget the Deletion etas at Mrs.
Kellingto0'e, 4th line on Friday afternoon
of this week.
John Amea who has been managing
the MaoeeyHarrie business at Wiegbam,
has accepted a position in Toronto.
Richard Armstrong and F. Embry
arrived home this week from a bunting
expedition with their quota of deer.
700 or 800 porde of hard and eat wood
wantedat the Bodmin Lime Works.
Highest prise paid.
A. Nxanoroon &
A number of Morrie ferment bays lin.
Med hauling their sugar beet orop to
Brussels G. T. R. for shipment to Mar-
ton Factory.
John W. Todd, teacher in 8. 8. No. 4,
has resigned hie pneition previous to en-
tering Chatham Business' college where
it is hie intention to pursue a Cummer
aim! Spec/lead's course. We wish him
0000000.
Leet Saturday Richard and Meal/dit-
cher! arrived home from a very pleaeanb
visit with xeletivee and friends in Mani-
toba and Dakota. Mr. Mitobell and
family may move to the Weal] es they
were well pleased with tbo outlook and as
they have several sone see opportunities
there not to be bad here in the agar:eater.
al line as far as the eeonring of farms is
oonoerned.
Taxon Bona Baoxmt•—We are very
sorry to report that last Saturday William
Shedden, an old aad moat highly esteem-
ed resident of the 4th line, fell on the
barn floor while putting feed down
through the chute to the stable, and broke
the thigh bone of hie lett leg. Be alto
received a blow from the trap door on the
aide of the lase. Mr. Shedden is 77 years
of age 00 that an injury like hie is of
more serione consequence than to a youth
but we hope be will moon be all right.
He has been a very hearty man.
Sunday afternoon at Sunshine Bev. A.
E. Jones made a very touching reference
regarding the going away of the Sunday
Sobool 8nperitleodent of Sunshine
Methodist 8. S. Hie removal will be a
great Tose to the school as his place will
be hard to fill. Mr. Hauter is a young
man of sterling qualities and has a grand
outlook as he lives a noble Ohristian life,
t will influence of whioh wi i aly
wa a be
felt wherever be may go. We wish him
abundant prosperity at Newark, N. J.,
for whioh point he started lest Monday.
Jae. and Mra, Ireland, 8rd line, are
bank from a 6 weeks' holiday trip to the
West. They visited at Winnipeg, Dan.
phin, Swann River, Brandon, Glenboro',
Rathwell, Holland, Cypress, and a
member of other pointe end were kept
bneily on the move ea they made visite at
no less than 45 places. Among the old
time Mende visited were Sample's,
Robertson's, Forbes, Forsythia, Barker's,
MoDoaald'e, Ingram's, Richardson's,
Jno, E. Smith, &o. Their eon James is
looate'd et Dauphin. Mr. Ireland Bays
orops will average about 48 bushels to the
Bore where be woe. About Dauphin land
is worth from 580 per aore upward. The
people, as a rule, are doing well and are
very enthusiastic over their country.
ADDRESS AND PneleENTATxoN.—Friday
Melting of last week the household of Joie,
Hunter, 7th line, was taken by surprise
upon the arrival of the friends- of the
Sanehineappointment who went to have
a social time previous to the departure of
hie son, William, who bad filled the poo•
ition of 8. B. Superintendent and oboir
leader for the past seven yore. He was
presented with a beautiful mahogany
writing desk and Gent's companion in a,
Realm leather Daae, accompanied by a
very appropriate addreee which was read
by Stanley Wheeler. Presentation was
made by Eno, Clegg and Jae. Pickett.
Altbough completely taken by eurpriso
Mr, Hunter expressed bioiselt in 0 Yew
well cheese words thanking the people
for their token of kindness and good will
and notwithstanding all the spaand
downs that tall to the lot of Sunday
Schools he bad always telt ,the bond of
unity that bad indeed between bimeelt
and the scholars and would carry away
with him pleasant memories of big past
work among tem. The remainder of
the evening wee spent is singing, mule,
social eonveree and vartoag games. A
bountiful lunch woe served byhe ladies
t d
and as the wee oma' home drew near all
adjourned to their reepeative homes moan.
imbue in having had a moot enjoyable
time.
Corm's VxcTOtn.—At the eommodidua
residence of Charles and Mo. Wheeler,
4th line, Morrie, there was oelebratmd on
Wednesday evening one of those happy
events being the marriage of their most
attainable daughter, Mies Oarrie J., and
Andrew Taylor, a prospering young
farmer and stook dealer of this townehip,
To the melodious strains of the wedding
marsh played by Min Pease Proctor the
young oonple took their reepeotive uta
tions beneath a most artietioeBy arranged
arch in tbe pregame of over one hundred
and twenty•five invited friende and
relations, The bride lacked charming
in a dose of white milk, trimmed with.
applique and married a baguet of
ohryoantbmnmo. The ceremony wag
performed by Rev, A. E. Jones, Meth.
odiet minieter, Belgrave ?amnia The
presents were costly and numerous
betokening the high Gotham in whimf' the
yonnd couple i0 held, They nommence
married life ander moat favorable
ofroametanoee, Mr. Taylor being in the
po0eseion' of a fine hundred more
farm on the 5th nonoeseion,
The ceremony ov01' and a atoll fowl asp,
er
furnier ture'remov d' the letgeartakers of the ()e a .o rawad ted
company tripped' the light faete iu be.
yond the wee Oma' More of the, sporules,
Tee happy twain are the reoopionte of
many good wishes in oommenciog their
voyage Over the matrimonial sea in whioh
THE Poen oleo very heartily joins.
Scientific Miscellany.
Filling the pores with sugar baa
somewhat aorprisingaffiliate upon wood.
The proems, aodevited by W. Powell, of
Liverpool, consuls in immersing the
wood in boated stager solution for some
hours, the time varying with the wood,
and then drying in ail oven. No pre -
trims eeasomng necessary. The spongy
fibre is converted into a compact lignsooe
eubetanoe, and itacquiree greatly inoreas.
ad durability and strength, with resist.
once to Mango of temperature and
moisture, and even to fire, A epeaial
advantage is that the Bolter and cheaper
—and even defeotive—woods can be made
to serve many purposes in plane of
expensive bard woods. Tbe sugar does
not dissolve oat, and it does not promote
fermentation and the growth of destruct,
ave organieme bar it produces BOMB
remarkable obemioal or physical trans.
formation in a manner not yet under-
stood.
In the new fire -alarm system of Emile
Goariai, of Brussels, automatic eignale
are given by wireless telegraphy. The
rise of the mercury in a thermometer
nate upon a relay and Beta in motion a
wheel, whittle makes and breaks the
eleotrie oiroait by a atrial of contacts.
Impnleee are thus vent through an
induction coil and the anal transmitting
apparataa. The receiver at the engine,
hoose includes' air and earth 000ductors,
caherer' battery and Mores instrument.
The same receiver can serve many
tranemittere, cud, as the contacts on the,
wheel oen be varied, the exact location of
the fire can be indicated.
So little 9.0 8 to 5 parte of vanadium
per 1000 doubles the resistance of steel to
fracture, and gives extraordinary hard
nese, with the peeuIiar property of are.
quiring maximum hardoeee by anneal.
nig. When a working tool of vanadium
steel beoomee heated, its cutting power
increases. A eoggeeted explanation ie
that the extreme avidity of vanadium
for oxygen unites the reduction of every
trace of the iron oxide that greatly
weakens even the beet prepared [taste.
A rise of body temperature from the
normal 98 4 0 7'. to 1070 brings speedy
death. Drs. Halliburton and Mott find
that aell.globulin ooagnlatee at the latter
temperature, the fatal remits of high
fever seeming to be due to ooagnlatiou of
thie proteid in the oath; of the nerve.
centers and other parte of the body.
The eleotrio'life-saving book of J.
fs1 Kennt, a Sootohman, is a long pole
with a book and an eta:aria lamp
at the
outer end. The light is made to glow
when a body i0 beteg sought in the water
at night,
Tbe study of "yofae figures" has been
for yeare the novel bobby of Mrs. Watts
Hegher, wbo has entertained Londoners
with the curious results. Singing into
as "eidopbone,"—a simple instrument
consisting of tube, reoaiver and flexible
membrane, -each note sets np vibrations
that oaae0 tiny seeds, lycopodium and
other dust, and even "color paste," to
dance into definite and constant patterns.
Tbe ebapee inolnde snakes, spirals, stars,
and wheals. On one occasion a beauti•
faldaley appeared, and she strove for
weeks to learn its secret, at last finding
the pesetas inflection of the particular
note that yields it, so that she has einoe
produced at will daisies of great beauty,
even with enooeseive rows of petals and
petals delicately .veined. Other noise
give pan0iee. Others piotare eaa•mon-
etere, serpentine &gorse receding into
infinity ; aad still others form treat, even
with lalling fruit, a foreground of rooks,
and the sea behind.
Gannon and other explosive discharges
appear to have a hitherto overlooked
projectile, whioh ham been pointed oat
by Berthelot, the distinguished French
chemist. In addition to the well known
emoke•ringe, demo and ooheeive masses
of gas are thrown out, and this gaseous
projectile burets like a shell on meeting
bbe mammary resistance. Some of the
phenomena of Mount Pelee and even of
the tunnel dieaeter in Paris may be
explained in tbie way. Burning amide
asphyxiated all living oreetares on their
routewhile per0one not exactly on the
line ()soaped ; and the gas bomb from
the tunnel passed harmlessly over many
people to Buffooate others 800 yards from
the tritest fire.
Moet marvellooe of ail rocking atones
is that of the island of Cephalonia, off
the mast of Graeae. A great rook ebtut
a rod square, is in perpetual motion in
the edge of the sea, alternately touching
tha land and timeding abouttwenty
a minute. The regale, beats of this
cools ere unaffected by oalmo or by
tempeetnone seas that break oompletely
over it. The weight of ten pereone did
not peroepptibly ohangm 110 nate, and when
en Englieh'captain attempted to drag it
away theoeailletione snapped hie Mains.
Stationary; clouds to the leeward of
mountain ridges have been little observ-
ed, the beet known example being the
"Helm Bar" often seen over the Orono
Fell range in Northwestern England,
On a regent visit to the Bine Ridge in
North Carolina, W. M. Devitt naked a
similar aloud, whioh held its plate—con.
tinnelly forming and dissolving—for ober
an hour.
Melamenohytraene oolifngue is a simil-
ar earthworm lately, noticed on Mt. lifiae,
By night it swarms on the snow of the
Malaspina glacier, but when the ann
Mines it burrows to a depth of 18 inohes
or more nuder the egrtaoe,
A priestlier on fie that of Albert
Hughes, a young Iluglitbenan, wbo ie a
patient at Victoria Hobpital, London..
When a boy working on a farm in obit
country, he was struck on the arm : by a
tork.hendle. The arm is now badly
affected. Ever eine° the blow was
received laugher' hike auffeeed mOre or
leve severely, bet the arm hoe at length
benome praetioally ueelees. Rio brats
hog oleo b000me aUeeted and be la sub.
jeat to spasms. Jost; what effeet the
injured arm lame epee the brain le what
puzzles the doetore, The ether afternoon
ie hile. eonagitation wag held, but . it wee
decided to roma to no operation for a
w
Caaoae dfau IYew-M,
Ten ogee of smsli.pox have beet
discovered in Montreal.
W. Albert Lockhart, oolleator of can,
tome at St. John, N. B., le dead,
The Ontario Government has granted
5$Q0 to the greoddangbters of Laura
8eoord.
Bartholomew G. Clampitt was killed
et London, Ont, by a heavy lathe falling
on him.
Alexander Jackson has been appointad
Police Magistrate of Lindsay, vise Wm.
Steers rolbgoed.
The organization of tbe Oanadlau
Taiephone & 'Telegraph Co. was nom•
plated al Ottawa.
Mrs, Jab. L. Regius, at the household
Economic Aseooiation, condemned the
trailing skirt as a disease-eprender.
The Dominion W. 0, T, U. meeting at
Ottawa elected chasero, Mrs. Rutherford
being re-eleotd President for the ninth
year.
Noel St. Pierre, a farmer near Wolfe
Greek, wee shot and kilied in the woods,
presumably by a stray bullet from a
bunter's rine.
Sitio the fleet of September the Cana-
dian horse owners, Orow and Murray, end
George Pepper have won nearly $18,000
in prize money.
The Durham county Liberal Aosoeia-
tion for the new riding wee organized et
Oran°, D. B. Simpson, R. 0., being
eleota8 President.
Tbe aontraot for the new public build-
ing at Sault Ste. Marie has been awarded
to Messrs. McPhail, McCarty & Kenneth
Wright. The price is $54,000.
Sydney A. Stephens, of Montreal, wbo
has a claim against the American Lcoo.
motive Oompany, seized two Mogul
eoginee in transit at Point 8l]. Obarlee.
Tbomaa Stanley while deer hunting
near Parry Sound fired at three men
working on a road. James MoOomb was
killed and Dan. Quinlan wounded in the
thigh.
The contract for the Atlantic fast
steamship eervioe will probably be de-
layed until definite information ham been
gleaned as to the 0000000 or failure of the
Turbine steamships.
At Guelph on Monday morning Agnes
Wallace, reiiot of the late Adam Robert.
son, one of the oldest residents of Guelph,
died at the age of ninetyone. She had
been a resident of Guelph einoe 1847.
The Caledonian Society declined to
oo.operatm with the United States Scotch
societies because of their refusal rte die.
play the Britieb flag on the °elision of
fraternal vitae from Canadian Booth.
A sailor named Ellie tell fifty
a peetf
from the maet of the 88.Alexandrian, at
Montreal, receiving very 0erian0 injuries.
In his descent he amok a young man
named Marquis wbo was 001 eerionoly
hurt.
The Manitoba Government, evidently
taking the prohibition vote at the last
election as an indication of the 109390r.
eons sentiment tbrongoot the Promo.,
is now inareaeing the number of liquor
licensee.
Sir William Van Horne, ea Montreal,
is reported to be interested in a big
international railway eoheme, whioh will
utilize the Central America route for
traffic to and from Europe, and America
and Asia.
OBoers of the National Sanitarium
Aeeooiation announce that tbey will
shortly establish a free dispensary fu
Toronto for oovemmptivee, and in eon -
neaten witb it a leoturehall for medical
andante to atady the dieeaoe.
W.J.Bell, of &master, has received
585 for a turkey weighing 35 pounds et
nine months of age. The pnrobaaer
lives in Boyle, Ireland. The bird was
first in his olaes and sweepstakes at the
Dominlon Exhibition, Toronto.
A committee has been appointed by
the Canadian Manufaotarere' Aeeomia.
tion to try and arrange to have eivio
holiday celebrated on the same day
throughout Outarto,oaob being madder.
ad to be in the interests of Mamas men.
After gambling with two Hebrews at
Berlin, Out„ and losing all their money,
it is alleged that Dan Kaatz and Samuel
Harris attempted to recover their wealth
by highway robbery in baud daylight on
the areas of Berlin. The pair were
arrested.
The Northern Navigation Oompany'o
steamer Atlantis was bnraod the morn-
ing of Nov. 10 at 7 o'olook inside of Rod
Rook on Georgian Bay, white bound for
Byng Inlet. The passengers and the
members of the Drew were all saved and
taken to Parry Sound. The steamer
was fall insured.
t sura .
Through the explosion of a lantern in
the barn of Isaac Haitie, who lives not
Pontypool, his six-year•old eon James
was burned to death, and !tie teven.year.
old daughter Maria'wao so badly injured
that ate is net expected to .remover. Tho
ohildren were alone in the barn doing
some light work, when the exploeiou
me /erred. The stenctare was deettoyed.
Surrounded by bis family, Hon. R. W.
Scott and Mre, Knott, celebrated Tuesday
of last week the 50th anniversary of
their marriage, The ootebration was
oon&ned exolneively to 0. dinner, at whioh
children and grandobildeen were present,
Daring the afternoon a large number
called to extend oongratnlatioeo, inolud.
ing Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier and
Mone. fehanetti, Papal delegate. On
Saturday at noon Mr. 800tt was proem.
ed with an address and a gold fruit dish
by the staff of the depariment of Beate -
they of State. Among the other gifts
reoeived were a gold medal of Pope Loo
XIII, from Qfgn. Sharretti, and a frail
oorviee from Dr. Dawson, King'o Printer,
gold watohoe front the family, pair wear.
the mounted in gold tram lbi. P. and Dirs.
Davies, geld apron to Mrs. Scott, gold
agar to Mr. Soots, from M. P. and Mrs.
Davies, and a great many seat f0oral
offerings,