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Noon Joon: 0P0eArp is et Werk ergot.
'zing hie new cabinettn oonneetiea with
the Manitoira Previleotal Legielatare,
Lime)) of depending on the itiuduese
of prieate iudivlduals to run the •snow
plow or perform other duties of 'Amalie to.
tho pablio at largo, we think the wok
should be performed under the direotion
of the Iowa Coulsoil. The town men
oould take charge o1 the snow plow after
a storm and open up Ali the atreete or
aidewalks in the town with no increase of
expense excepting the hiring of a Broady
going horse. This would ensure the
work being dune and would put all routs
of Brussels on egaai footing aa far as the
comfort and 000venfenoe of improvod
walking or driving is concerned.
FArn, manly oritioiem is not often out
of place but fault finding with a large
tneaenre of falei8oation instead of serving
the purpoee aimed at often recoils on the
bead of the individual who vents hie
spleen and shows hie inability to deal
jaetly with those he opposes. In speak-
ing of the Reeveship election last week
the Herald says ;-"Thst he (Mr. Seeker)
made the beat Reeve that Brneeele has
bad for many years is admitted even by
many who voted ageinet him: Many
pablio improvements were made during
bin tenure of effuse and several vexed
questions that were pushed over from
year to year were last year taken hold of
and settled, &m." We /lave no desire
whatever to deprive ex Reeve Baeker of
hie meed of praise. He did as every
other Reeve does, worked in the interests
of the mantoipality, end last year bad
oonsiderable work entailed owing to the
carrying out of the people's habitats in
the sewer and sidewalk line, bat when it
is stated that "several vexed questions
were pushed over from year to year" the
abatement is made either through
ignorance or a wilful perversion of faote.
The only wetter that oould be twisted by
the writer to serve hia purpose is that of
the tete Treaearer. When the Malatosb
& McTaggart Bank failed there were
several hundred dollars of corporation
money looked up, deposited there by
Treasurer Selly, Mr. MoIo*oah was
Reeve. Legal advice was at came obtain•
ed by the Reeve as to the liability of the
municipality and this being stated as
resting entirely on the Treasurer the
Council decided to wait o0 the winding
np of the Bank affairs to see what would
accrue from that amerce, after diaaueeing
the gneetion with the Treaearer. 75
eente on the dollar had been paid and be.
fore Mr. Beaker's predecessor vacated the
°hair he called a special meeting of the
Council, at which the Treasurer was
present, and endeavored to close the mat-
ter up but Mr. Kelly asked time to con-
sult his lawyer and afterward attended a
Couaoil meeting but no decision was ar.
rived at. No doubt an amicable settle-
ment, would bave been reaubed had not
Mr. Selly been se aoddenly removed by
death. Of course hie decease brought
the gnesbion directly before hie executors'
and the balance wag adjusted. Each
year the full amount was parried forward
and °barged to Mr. Kelly's account and
acknowledged by him on the Financial
statement. Mr. Baeker wee a member of
the Coaooil for several years while this
"vexed question was pushed over" but no
motion can be found on the minute book
of he or any other Councillor pressing it
for the reasons above stated. No other
"vexed question was pushed over" in fact
the way was oleered for the easy per-
formance of the work of 1899 by baying
Bylaws passed by ratepayers authoriz-
ing the patting in of sewers and laying
cement walks; discussing both questions
at and outside of the Council with ex.
per's in these matters ; by getting the G.
T. R. to put in heavy file at the G. T. R.
oroseing so as to effect a juncture with
bile in drain filled in lest Pall, &o.
Then the fact utuet not be overlooked
that the big improvements of last year
are to be borne by the individual proper-
ty owner. Despite all the petty perp.
ing of the Herald there ware important
improvements made prior to last year
nab as stone water tanks for fire pro-
teotion; new town bell ; two new seta of
market scales ; splendid sale of town de.
benturee ; establishing of monthly Horae
Faire, and numerous other matters of
minor importance.
Robert Kitchen, of Deseronto, brake.
Mall, fell between the care at larigbton
and was killed.
Lewis Blair, second Bon of Han. A. G,
Blair, died euddeoly at hie father's reel.
dance in Ottawa.
Broom mannlaoturere of the Vatted
States and Canada he.veagreed toadvanoe
Firma 25 oen*e a dozen.
Rev. Hugh Pedley, of Winnipeg, bee
annoonsed that he will accept the call to
Emmanuel °barob, Montreal.
Andrew Derby and James E. Birrell
were streak by a strain on a aroseing
while driving near Moeboro', and both
were instantly killed.
The physicians of Montreal are puzzled
over the oase of Eva Rook, an eighteen.
year•old girl, who hae been asleep for
fifteen days, and in spite all thee medioal
knowledge suggests cannot be awakened,
W. H. Sinolair, of Owen Sound, le
taking steps to npeet the election of the
Town Counoillors on the ground that aa
the ward eyetem has been abolished rate.
Were are ig ilellowed to vote in
mare than oneward.
"R.ONM RTHEL TO CALIFORNIA
AND RETURN,
By regneet T Bend you a few. »oboe On
my trip to California and also e few
jotti»ge on my return to Onter'le again.
believing that brevity is the soul of: wit
I will endeavor to avoid details as pouch
Be peesible le giving m_yobservations and
trill/Melons. Leaving Ethel ou Iday 16,
1809, 10 a, 01, I arrived in Stratford
at 8 p. nt., where I purchased a through
eloket for San Francisco. Had baggage
examined and left nest day at 10 a, re,
by G. T, Be, going via., Sarnia Tunnel
to Cbtsago where we arrived 946 p, re..
We then took the 0, 1t. 1, route, vie'
Counoil Bluffs and Omaha, Colored°
Springs to Pueblo,. By this route we pass
through the prairie gardens of the V, S.,
viz„ Iowa, Nebraska end Keneae, also a
part of Colorado, bat the country le mob
different in that state being hilly and
rooky Its many planes, alao sew ridges
of timber o0oaeionally but the trees are
smell, Agriculture is carried on ohiefly
by irrigation. The climate is floe, air
being dry and light. Colorado Springs
1e 8 delightful place and does one good to
stop and walk round and inhale that In-
vigorating air, It is highly reoommended
for coeanntpeivee. •
Leaving there we soon are at Pueblo,
9.16 a. m, l9tb ins*., where we t,ke the
D. de R. G. for Ogden. Leaving Pueblo
we follow the Arkansas river to the sum
mit of the Rookies, The scenery on this
line is about the beet in the Western
world. The onnyone and cliffs are some-
thing immenee ; aometimee it is quite
dark in the or on remount of the great
heights on either side. We also pass
through Salt Lake City, which is a
notable plane on a000ent of the Mormon
Temple whiab is 186e feet by 99 feet,
with three towers at eaob end, the centre
one 200 feet high and the side ones 190
feet. The Tabernacle is eliptiael in
shape and large enough to drill a regi.
men* of eoldiere in. The Endowment
House, where alt the Mormon offerings
are kept, is also of great size. The living
streams of water flowing through the
atreete from the mountains near by are
among the many interesting thinge we
see in the Mormon city.
At Ogden we gee little that is of a
striking character. Here we leave. the
D. & R. G. and take the Southern Pacific)
for the coast, Between Ogden and the
Sierra moaotains we pass over the great
American deaertwhich is several hundred
milee in width, This is the most tire-
some a°d lonesome part of the trip as
there is little to be seen as we roll along
hour after hour excepting an oocaeioaal
tract of eage brush or irrigated mature,
with a few cows feeding nn it. The duet
is also very disagreeable being very fine
and it (Ames in at all doors end windows.
Alter 24 hours ride the eoene begins to
ohenge. As we climb the Sierras we eee
timber in abundance, and after peesins
the summit we Bee the effect of the
Paoiflc breezes in flowers and vineyards,
also hay lying cut or bunched, while
others are healing and Omitting and the
wheat fields or the Sacramento 'Valley
are almost ready to turn yellow for the
harvest.
We step off the train at Sacramento
pity depot, Oaliforuia, May 21st, 5.40 a.
m., nearly five days after we left Strat-
ford, Ont. At tbie season California ie
in its glory ea the fruit is beginning to
ripen, °berries being almost all pinked.
There is a variety of ways of making a
livelihooi on the farms here, as some
Rolla are adapted for grass and hay.
Grain, stook, dairy, fruit, hops and
poultry are the chief industries of the
farmer near lbs city. Many realize
oonaiderable mmey out of the nursery
and Bawer busiuees. The climate, while
generally hotter than Ontario, is not at
alt oppresoive se the air is dry and ap-
parently lighter, but in the Winter
season they have a great advantage by it
being mild with seldom any frost and no
snow except on rare occasions.
There is a groat variety of people in
Oatiforaia, nearly all nations, I think,
are represented and io merry inetanoee
not the best of Baal) nation have gone
there, ooneegoently the imolai, moral and
religious standard of the people is not of
the highest type. In feat there is no
Sunday law and one would tbink that the
fourth and seventh Oommandments were
etroak oat of their book and they had in•
augurated the open Sandy saloon in-
stead. But as in all plaoes and aouatrlee
we find men and women of high moral
and religious standing 90 it is in Cali.
fornix. Many whose refinement, virtue
and intelligence are anexoelled and wbo
socially and religiously are quite ds•
eirable oompsny. The water in Cali.
fornix differs from that of cold climates
in that it is never °old and the more you
pump out of a well the warmer it seems
to be. It ie very eoft and la equal to any
rain water for washing purposes.
Oaliforniees ealnbriety is not what some
imagine it to be -the panacea for all ills
-while it ie usually good for those
afflicted with pulmonary weakness,
neuralgia and some kinds of rheamatiem.
Tboee with liver and stomach troubles, or
thos disposed to fevers often grow worse
for malaria is vary prevalent along the
rivers and in irrigated districts. We are
inolioed to think California's greatest
advantage ie its mild Winter.
In regard to its faotoriea, foundaries
and machinery it ranke equal to any
place we have seen. One maobioe we
might mention is the oombined harvester.
It outs, threshes and puts the grain lo
snake and the straw in mita and win rows
in the field and only four man are re.
quired to operate it. It is drawn by b°rasa
or mules 26 being the usual number
attached. They generally have a mac
and a team to haul the sacks, 40 or 50
Bores ie a good day's work ; the average
would be considerably below that. The
Celestials, (Jape and Chinamen) are there
in abundance bat they are not desirable
(litigate to my way at thinking.
After a stay of some 7 months I bought
a return tiaket from the C. P. R, agent
in San Franoieoo. Taking the S. P. to
Portland, Oregon, we pass through some
floe farming country and slao timber.
From Portland we take the N, P. to
Taooms, then by beet to Victoria oily
Vanoonver ]eland. There are beauti-
ful sight; on this Northern route, Mount
Shaeta, Shasta Moeabrae Soda springs'
and the Shaeta Loop as we climb the
enmmit neat Sheets,. After a day in
Victoria we go by boat to Vancouver city,
B. 0., which ie a fine city bat it being the
rainy season pleasure seeking wee at a
premium, so we hoard the 0. P. Ii. train
and start over the mountatne Eastward.
The scenery on the 0. P. It, over the
Rookies is grand, that of the Kinking
Mores Page makes a feeling of awe come
over you os We eel) the awful oenyoue
below anal the rook towering thonsendo of
feat above, But we soon pass to the
p?aetern slope and leak dawn on the
great Onnadiatl Prairie which is tt de.
Nettie' change and of which much hae
been written 80 the will say little of it,
We roll en over the boundless and beaati..
tnl prairie, stopping a (ley et Regina and
also at Winnipeg enjoying lbs company
Of relatives and friends and eeeiug the
important points of interest, We get
on board again Doming via Port William,
Nortb Bey and 'reroute to Ethel, We
@tug, "Home, sweet Home, T'ers'e no
placte like Home." Yours Truly,
M,
Brussels Council,
The Statutory meeting of Bruseele
Council was held last Moeday at 11
o'oloolt. Members preeant, Reeve Them.
son and Councillors J, T, Roe, B, Wil-
ton, J. Fux and N. T. Gerry, all of whom
took the declaration of office.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetioge read and passed.
The followiug accounts were pre-
sented ;-
Brunetti Eleotrio Light Oo 9100 00
le. B. Scott, election expenses,.., 56 00
G. Thomson, wood fur Town Hall 6 00
W. J. ftloUraoken,mieoellaoeoua., 60
Hovel by J. T. Rose,aeoonded by Jas.
Pox, that above ;mounts be pee-ed.-
Oarried,
Jas. Fox's resignation as member of
the Pablo Library Board was read and
accepted and on motion of Jsa. Fox and
J. T. Rose, W. H. Kerr was appointed for
the unexpired term and fur the euoceed.
ing 8 ytare.
Oommibteee were struck as follows c --
Street
-Street Committee, the Reeve, Wilton and
Pox; Finauoe Committee, the Reeve,
Rase and Gerry.
Moved by J. T. Ross, seconded by S.
Wilton, that J. Y. 5, Kirk and W. H.
McCracken be appointed Auditors 800
this year et same salary as 1890, viz., 98.
Wm. Jewitt was re.appointed member
of Board of Health on motion of Messrs.
Gerry and Wilton. The other members
of the Board are Rev. R. Pant, Alex.
Stewart, the Reeve and the Clerk.
By.lawe 1, 2 and 8 were read and paace
ed confirming the above appointments.
The there was instructed to ask for
tenders for the village priuting for 1900,
the same to bo opened at next meeting.
Coauail than adjourned to meet again
on the let Monday evening of February.
J3'ordvs-teh.
Quite a number or the former students
of Harrieton High Sohoot from the
village and vicinity took in the "Old
Boys' " banquet in Harrieton.
Rob*. Wilaou, foreman of lbs dairy da
partmeot Superioteedaot Hudson's farm
near Whitby, is spending holidays with
James Hunter, of the 9th 000.
John Melees and denghter, ofNeepawa,
Man., are at present visiting hie brother
Andrew HioK»e, and other friends and
relativee in town and vicinity. Itbr. Ma.
See has lived in the Prairie Province for
about 20 yearn and speaks well of that
country.
Alex, Wynne, who hae auooeeafully.
oondnated a general store business here
for the past 8 years or eo, 1386 entered in
to partnership with James Argo, of
Fergus, and 'hes assumed the manage•
meat of the large store there. He bee
smeared P. A. Deoagby to control the
store here.
APPRECIATION: At the annual school
meeting held in 8. B. No. 17, Howiok
(village of Fordwioh) the following resp•
lutiou was uoanimeusly carried :-That
we tender the teachers a hearty vote 9f
thanks for their earnest efforte to advance
Ibe pupils in their etudiesand to improve
the ataodine of the school." Wm.
Watters and Mise Mary MuIotyre are the
teeobers of this achool.
The following offi ]era were elected at
the annual business meeting tie the
Ohrietian E ideavor of the Presbyterian
Chore's ;-Honorary President, Rev. A.
Dobson ; President, Mies 011ie Rogers ;
Vice President, Mies Mary Becker; Seo
rotary, Fred. Beaker ; Treasurer, Arthur
Dobson ; Corresponding Secretary, J. H.
Rogers ; Prayer -meeting Committ. e,
Rev. A. B. Dobson, Mrs. Alex. Wynese,
A. O. Hutchison and Mrs. L. Booker.
The looal lodge of A. 0. II. W. met in
Dooagby's Hall and held tbeir annual
election of officers, whfoh resulted no
followe ;-M. W., John Benneberg ; P.
Ji. W., James Oattanach ' Foreman, Jo.
nee I7allman ; Overseer, George Willie;
Recorder, J. H. Rogers ; Receiver, Louis
G. Hoosey ; Guide, P. A. Donaghy ;
Fioanoier, John Argue ; I. W., Joseph
MoLaaohlin ; 0. W., Alex. Young ; Rsp•
reseotabive to Grand Lodge, James Oat.
tomos.
At special meeting of the court of
Howiok No. 84, C. O.F., the following
°fawere were sleeted for the ensuing
year :-0. R., Jonas Hallman ; V. 0. R.,
Wm, Carter ; Fin. Seo„ James Rowe ;
Reo.•Seo., Wm. Watters; Treas., Jae.
Downey ; Chap., W. A, Edwards; 5. W.,
A. W. Murton ; J. W., r. A. Donaghy ;
S. B., Wing Rogers ; J. B , John Henne-
berg; Court Pbyeioian, Dr. Speooe. It
was decided to meet ]amt Saturday even -
ins of each month in Donagby's Hall
durtag the Winter.
Epworth League of ibis plane held its
anneal bueineae meeting in the basement
of the Methodist Oharoh. After reading
the reports of the various °faere, wbioh
showed that the sooisby is malting steady
progress, the following °Moore were elect-
ed for the next year. -Hon. Pres., Rev.
elr. Hooking ; Pres., Mies Lizzie McKee ;
Pira' Vioe•Pree., blies O. Johnston;
Seoond Vioe•Pree., Mrs, Ezra Riebm
Third Viae•1res., Aire. J, A. Johnston ;
Seo'y, Mies Vine Harding ; Treas., Ezra
Riebm ; Supt. of Junior Department,
Miss Helena Mahood ; Ooflestor for For-
ward Movement, Mies Agnes Harding.
Tho
Ontario Busy ness
Listowel College.
EQUAL. TO ANY IN ONTARIO.
A thorough, complete and predate/A train.
ing In all branohee of Oommeroial worst,
et oaosiderably isss than regular rates.
For full information apply
1ae51110 orerolloge ever rot Chao.
c, HARrr,
LISTOWIIIL, PRINCIPAL,
Winter Term, Opens Jun. 2
First in popularity ; fleet in genuine
merit. e -3 -Write today for our beanbi.
fttl oetalogue. Ib gives full pertiaulare,
We have a atoll at nine male teaabere.
YY, J,ELLIOTT, rrinelpel.
DON'T BUY
ANY ARTICLE IN TRH
Harness
Line until you nail ted ase
what you can do at
DONNALDSON'S
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A ma, LIMB CF
Robes, Brushes, Combs, 'Drunks,
Valises, Whips, Sleigh B.IIs, &o.,
At Lowest Living Prieto,.
Single Harness from $7 50 lap
000D VALUE,
Just reoeived a complete Hue of
Woollen and Robber
LAP RUGS,
English Kersey Blankets
and Fine Robes.
Tbeee are a dboioe lot and
will be sold oheap.
Jno. Donaldson,
The Harness Maker, Brussels.
To the Front!
Wm. 81as�ill,
BUTCHER,
Invitee the Public to see
hie stook of
Fresh Beef and Pork.
Lamb
Pickled Pork
Breakfast Baeon
Smoked Ham
Side Pork
Corn Beef
Spice Boll, Lard,
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Bologna
Headcheese
Sausage
Pressed Beef
Tripe
Pressed Tongue
Fowl, &e.
Our prices are right. Orders
called for an 1 meat delivered to
any part al the town.
Your patronage solicited.
CASH FOR HIDES.
Wm. Blashill.
SHINOLES
British Columbia
Red Cedar Shingles
Alta --
North Shore
Pine and Cedar
FOR SALE AT THE
Brussels Planing Mills
Also Doors and Sash of all Pat
terns on hand or made to order
at Short Notice.
Estimates Furnished for all
kiode of Buildings. Workman-
ship and Material Guaranteed.
P. AMENT,
If you want to travel
NORTH,
SOUTH,
EAST,
WEST,
TAKE
cr tANw TVOIT C
It. T. SUTTON, Agent, Brussels.
11
GREAT CLOTHING SALE.
11
We have to make room for our Spring Clothing and have decided to
clear out, during Januar the lines that are' left at Clearing Prices.
g Y+g
We have out the prices of these goods with the determination of clearing thein
out at once. It will pay you to buy now even if you don't wear therm till
next Winter -but there's a long Winter ahead of us yet.
HERE ARE A FEW OF THE LINES
,.
....CAPS... UNDERCLOTHING.
25c. Caps for . 15c
50c. Caps for 850
$1:25 Sealette Cape for 65c
4 only, Grey Lamb, regular $2.50 & $2.75 $ 1.75
8 only, Black Lamb, lr-egular $5.00 Caps 8.50
50c. Wool Shirts and Drawers for 85o
70c. Wool Shirts and Drawers for50c
$1 and $.1.25 Wool Shirts and Drawers for...„750
All sizes of Boys' Underwear .at Reduced
Prices.
READYMADE CLOTHING.
Snaps. in Men's Suits.
Men's $5.00 Suits for $
" 6.00 "
7.00
" 8.00
" ' 10.00
et
rt
"
8.50
4.00
4.50.
5.50
6.00
Men's Overcoats.
Men's $5.00 Overcoats for
" 6.00 " ..
" 8.00 "
" ° 10.00 If
$
8;75
4.50
5.50
7.00
BOY'S CLOTHING..
$1.50 Suits for 75e. ; $1.75 Suits for 88e, ; $2:00 Suits for $1.00 ; $2.25 Suits for $1.13 ; $2.50 -
Suits for $1.25 ; 83.00 Suits for .$1.50.
If you want to get cheap Clothing for your Boys don't miss this chance but come early as they
will not last long at the price. We also have a few, sizes in Boys' Overcoats left which you can have
at Greatly Reduced Prices.
Special Attention given to Ordered Clothing.
Satisfaction assured as to Fit and Price.
CHAMPION CLOTHIER.
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BRUSSELS
Loan and
Collecting
---•01110-Agency,
The undersigned is prepared
to attend promptly to all Busi-
ness in this line at very reason-
able rates.
Money to loan.
Insurance risks written.
Conveyancing carefully at-
tended to.
Books posted and accounts
collected.
Ira Satisfaction assured in
every transaction.
Headquarters fee Bicycles
or Repairs.
A. COUSLEY,
BRUssELg.
Spectacles
-OF ALL RINDS -
Fitted to Correct all
Failures of Eyesight,
and your Eyes tested FREE by
latest Optical methods at
Division Court Office,
BRUSSELS.
Pthj\VorkiTT
Skate grinding attended to
with neatness and dispatch.
I also Sharpen Horse Clippers, Scie'
sore, bread knives and other edged tools
in ep•to-date style,
Saw Gemming and Fitieg attended
to in a Workmanlike manner, Satis.
Notion aaeured,
FRE'. ADAMS,
Shop on 111111 Street, BBIJBBELS.
Are You Thinking of
Buying a Range or Cook Stove
7 ; If so you should see our..,,.
Gurneys Imporill OYFOPD
Seven of these PPcngts
sold since the Brussels Fair.
They save more Fuel
Do e easier R Regulated }�'haa any ether of thcir class
Also a large display of Base Burners, 8
Coal and Wood Heaters.
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A 6 -hole Steel Range, furnished complete, ,
for $50. It takes 26 inch wood.
The beet is always the Cheapest.
Yon will save your money by salting on ae
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SPf?/!VG PRINTS.
. Our first shipment of Spring' Prints
has just arrived.
No doubt it is early in the season for
these goods but they are wanted.
Anticipate your wants in this line
and call and make your selections.
February Patterns and Fashion
Sheets to hand..
A. STRACHAN.