HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-4-10, Page 1Vol, 80; No. 89'.
BRUSSELS, ONTARJO, TFIURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1902
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Looal--G. E, King,
Looal—IIw u & 00,
Local—J. W. Fogel,
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I'tax—Cameron tiros.
Fermsldebyde—Jae, Fox.
flow for sale—J. Holmes.
Farm for tale—qeo, Shiele.
Aliflinery—Maliinnon & Co,
Bull for aerviae--Wm, Bray,
Lots for sale—John Hansuld.
Perfect sight—Mrs. Fletcher.
X7gge for sale—Milton Rands,
Horse for sale—Trueman Smith.
Bfoyolee for sale—G, Q„ Deadman,
House for axle—Mre, D. A. Lowry,
Popular shoe store- -Downing Bros.
Women's Undermueline—J. Ferguson
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Mine Spence, of Ethel, event Sunday at
Rev. D. B. McRae&e.
Oar Mk people are on a fair way to re.
oovery, we are pleased to state.
Cameron Broe. are ready to give ont
flax end- for next eeoson'e trop. See
their advt. in this issue.
The Love family removed to their new
hems at MaKihop daring the past week.
Their old friends here wish them pros-
perity..
The Calder family were startled last
week by the serious illness and subsequent
death of Mr. Dorrenoe, near Seaforth,
Mre. Dorreuce and Mre. Calder are
sisters. °
Jam esto wn
D. L. Straohan returned to Kincardine
-Collegiate on Monday afternoon.
Next Sabbath evening Rev. R Paul, of
Broeeele, will preach in Victoria Hall.
Laet Sabbath evening Thos. Straohan
took obarge of the usual service in the
Hall here.
Will. Brydon talks of starting for the
West on Friday of this week. We wish
him success..
Jobn'Forreet, who has been visiting
here for several mootbe, lett for hie home
in Algoma on Tuesday of thie week.
There was not nearly the attendance
at the lecture last Monday evening that
there should have been. Rev. Mr. An-
derson gave a vary interacting address on
Scotland and the Scotch and an excellent
musical program was rendered by Wrox.
eter choir, the reverend leaturer and
others. Finanoial prooeeds will not make
anybody very wealthy.
Math oh
A new Clyolone wire fence is to beat
up
at John Jamieoon'e lot. p
The family of S. 8. Cole le rejoicing in
the advent of a baby daughter.
A oar load of bogs was shipped on
Taeeday by J. W. Fogel to Palmerston.
• Our tonsorial artist Heath ie going to
have quite a they place when improve-
mente are completed.
Mies Olarkeon, the new teacher in the
Primary Department here, ie fnilyinete.
led now in her position.
Wm. Milne, formerly of Ethel, but.
:- more recently of Trout Creek, "Mnekoka,
has removed to: North Bay.
A few members of the Sone of. Tem
prance Lodge here went to Atwood last
' week and took part in the program of the
meeting there.
Some of the farmare in this locality
talk of experimenting with the mach
talked of engar beet. They are said to be.
great feed for stook. ,
John Haneuld has sold one of his
hooses in Ethel to Andrew McInnis, 14811,
con., of Grey, for the, enm of $525. • The
• purchaser takes immediate possesefon.
After seeding is over Robt. and Mies'
Dilworth will take a trip to the Weet,
combining'pieamre and the 'strengthening
• of the latter's health in the Calgary
dietriot.
Will. Spence will acquaint himself with
tool conveyancing in Barrister Blairs'
office, Bruenel°, with the expeotation of:
attending to'buoineae of that obaraoter ini
and: around Ethel. We wish bim mosso.
Sonoon Ream son Menu. -6th Olaee
-Examined in Gram., Read:, Hiet., Spell.
and Goog.—Total 460—D, Davies 317,.
G. Imlay 286, G. Eobemier 228, W. Mo.
Donald 106. -4th Class—Examined in
Gram., Read., Hist., Spell., Geog.—Total
860—n. Haneuld 287, M. McAllister 198,
L. Simpson 192, W. Coates 154, E. Mason
144, B. McKee 142, E. MaAllieter 141, G.
Gill 141, L. Fogel 132, 0. Reynard 104,
G. Dunbar 60, R. Rea 59, 8. Dunbar 63,
E. Kerr 8.—Promotion from Sen. 8rd to
Junior 4th—total 886—to pass 417—W.
McAllister 654, L. McLeod 666, E. David -
eon 454, G. Dunbar 454, G. Warner 444,
R. Dilworth 434, A. MODouald 426, W.
Badgiey 418.—Promotion from Jr, to Sr.
8rd—total 786—to pase1182—L. Obambere
614, H. Wftbee 672, N. Simpson 628, M,
Imlay 506, Ih Freemen 498, E, Coates
478, L Hogarth' 470, T. McAllister 469,
B. Bonnier 448, L. Eokroier 426, W.
Brown 4113, M. McAlinm 400.
Geo. Denson, Teacher.
FLAX
Cameron B s
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Acme a limited number of bushels of the
BEST DUTCH 81115D for farmare in the
vicinity of Oranbrook who intend raising
flax during the coming eeaeon, which they
are prepared to deliver in quantltiee to suit.
flax growers,
Seed may be got at the oranbkoolr Flax
114i11 at 8060 per bushel, Order early hod
enure a supply, For Mix grown from this
geed
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will be paid if Ofood growth, therveeted fn
proper eeaeon and delivered at the flax mill
ad_goon as' fit for threshing.
Wo will rout a number ofood sod Made
for the purpono of growing flax.
flan11a0ON 81108.,
Meseta,
Rantle y & MOAllam have die.
:solved partnership erg wagon makers, the
former taking the nastiness:, Mr. Mao.
talke of easing the West.
The xlpworth Longue is a live institn.
lion. It meets on Wednesday evening at
the Ohtanb, whoa an iatereating program
is presented. Mies 8, Pearson je Pretl•
dent.
Ethel'oheese factory is being got in
readiness for work next mouth. A new
oement floor is being pat down and a
number of other improvements are ffgur•,
ed on by Mr. Brown, the naw proprietor.
Jno. and Mrs, Dobemler,Robb, and Mrs.
Freeman and Mien Laura Spence, of
Ethel, attended the Odd ' Fellows' nAt
Home" at Brnseele on .Taeeday evening
and report a very pleasant time. .The
gentlemen are members of Broeeele
Lodge.
At the Council meeting held here on
Monday, John Molntosh, formerly school
teacher, was ohoaen Township Clerk, at a
salary of $176 per annum, as successor to
the late William Speech. Mr. Molotoeb
is farming now on the 5th con. We wish
him suooeen. J. Kreuter end A. Ray,
mann were the other applioente for the
position.
The following are the officiate in0000ee-
tion with the Sons of Temperance Lodge
at Ethel ;—W. P , George Dobson ; W.
A, Miee Mary A. Slemtnon ; F, 8., W.
Eokmier ; 2reaa., S. Chambers R. 5.,
Miee Laura Spence 1 A, R. 8., Miee Edith
Milne ; Oondt., J, 0. Lamont ; Amt.
Condt., Mies Jessie Oloee ; Opap,, Robt.
McKay ;,I. 8. Mies Eva Cole ; 0. 8., Joe
Wendt; R. W. P., Miss R. (3penae ;
Organtet, Mies Blemmon..
W alton,
Louie McDonald, jr., left for Detroit on
Monday.
Mrs. Dooley and daughters entertained
s few friends on Tuesday evening.
•Some of our villagers attended the I.
0. O. F. 4.tHome on Tuesday evening at
Brueeele.
Miee Ids McDonald has gone to Ottawa
where she has secured a good position in
the Poet Office Department.
0. and Mre. Manna' were at Heneall
this week, attending the funeral of tbe
former's sister, Mre. Bengooph.
Rev. Mr. Smith, from Kinoardine,
preached in the Methodist March feat
Sabbath. Next Sunday sermons, in con.
notion with the Edneationtil Fond will
be delivered by Rev: 3. Greene, of Olin.
ton.
• BJiie'vale.
Duff & Stewart are having a new boiler'
put in their mill this week.
Mr. Hardy, of Ouiiroee, visited hie aunt,
Piro. Rntberford, this week.
Miee Mary King visited, Mise Annie
Frasier, in Taenberry, last week.
Mise Douglas, of Tara, 'visited the
Mimes Black during the peat week.
Stewart and Mre. Mediae, of Wingham,
visited at John Johnston's this week.
Henry Grainger, cattle buyer of Moles
worth, was' in the village last Thursday,
Mia. Alex Bryane and son Eddie, of
Jamestown, visited ab R. N. Duff's laat'
Friday.
Mre. Rutherford left on Wedneeday
tor Hamilton where abe will reside in
future.
Mies Currie, of Meant Forest, and
Arthur Helm, of Wingham, visited Mrs.
Rutherford Iasi week.
Mre. William Grey and daughter Lila,
of Woleley, Manitoba, arrived here one
day last week. She name owing to the
ilineas of her mother, Mre.- Adam Oleg -
born.
Joeeph and.Mre. Bargee's and children
and Mies, Mary Moore, from Prince
Edward Island, are visiting et John
Burgess'. Mr. Burgess intends to move
to Woodetook in a short time where he
has scoured a good position.
Provincial politics is beginning to be
discussed in thio Iooality.
Wm. Smith, of. Toronto, is renewing
old %acquaintances; on the 16th eon.
The eoboolinaatere and school insane
are .once more itt work after the Easter'
holidays'.
Miee Lottie Smith, 16th con., visited
her parents and aieter at Toronto during
the Easter holidays.
Miee Murray, teacher of S. 8. No. 9, ie
at work again after spending her holidays
at her home in Seaforth.
MoKay Broe., 9th con., have made a.
boot 26 gallons of maple syrup this eeaeon
rather a big return for one year.
Mrs. Wm. Smith, 17th con., was sever.
ly injured by a fall last week. She is re -
meeting under the care of the Dr.
The Hold weather has given a set.baok
to farming operations and well it hap as
the rush in March was much too early_
Chas. Popper was home for a week
from near Reiman where he has spent
the last year farming: He ie a good
worker.
Mise Bella Macey, daughter of Alen.
McKay, 15th con„ who has been seriously
ill lately is we are glad to hear some
bettor.
Mimes Maggie Yuill end Jenny'
Lemont spent Sunday with friends in
Wingham. They took a driver along
with them.
Miee Bremner, of Belmore, spent
Hester Sunday with friends in it 8, No.
9. She was a former popular teaober in
that section.
Alex, Campbell, who bought one of the
dwelling boutes' tbe Star Mind,is
hav-
ing it removed to hs farm which Ile bas
lately bought, lot 5, con. 17, Elma.
Miee Iebister, a former teacher' in S. A.
No. 9, was visiting in that neighborhood
during Beater holidays. Her many
Mende were pleased to welcome her,
Quito a few Greyites will glow a
patoh of engar beets thin season to con.
motion with tbe Government experitnen.
tal station with Bruesole as a centre.
We believe Grey townebip oan produce
an extra good article.
Jno. Kerney, wife and eon, who have
been old reeidente of Grey township, left
for Fowlerville, Mich., whore they pur.
pose making their home, having sold their
farm here. They have relatives in the
looaiity $0 which they are moving. We
Proprietor: Crdnbroolr Flan 3flir, wish them a pleaeaot time,
Three pone of William Brewer, 7th eon,,
have been ill with pneumonia during the
PIA weak but are recovering quite nicely
now we ere pleased to Mete.
George Bhiele, jr, who has been laid
up a good there of the past Winter, bag
improved considerably and we hope the
Spring weather will invigorate bim.
A batter from Mies Lizzie MoLauoblin
'ma she arrived at Yorkton, N. W. T.,
all eafe and Ilan commenced teaching.
She wee delayed from Thoreday to ition.
day at Winnipeg and had to transfer
near Gladstone from one train to another
owing to railway bridge being taken
away by the recent floods. Mies Mao.
met Mrs. Simpson—nee Mies Jennie
Mitchell, formerly of Grey township, at
Yorkton, Mr. and Mre, Simpson live in
that locality.
Onrr.--On Friday of Met week Mre.
William Marshall, died at the home of
her daughters, Brampton, in her 86th
year. She bad -bean 111 for the previous
six weeks from a stroke of paralysis.
Deceased was the mother of Mre, Wm.
Smith, oh Toronto, formerly of the 16th
con., and was an old time Methodist.
The funeral took place on Monday after.'
noon. Moe. Marshall was well known
and highly esteemed. Mr, Marshall
died in February 1898,
Lane Graz, Drien.—Ilarly last Monday
Morning Marlon Stewart, the little
daughter of Alex. and Mrs. McDonald,
4th con., died after a somewhat tryfog
Mums caused by paralysis. The child
was 2 yeare, 9 months and 13 days old
and was a bright little girl. The funeral
took plane on Wednesday afternoon to
Braude cemetery. Mr. and Mre. Mo.
Donald are deeply eympathieed with io
their bereavement, They wish to thank
tbe neighbors and friends for their great
and highly appreciated kindness shown
during the illness and subsequent death
of their daughter.
Sanoor REPORT.—The following ie the
standing of S. S. No. 5 Grey for the
term ending March 27. The names are
in the order of merit :—Jr. 4th.—Estella.
Coates, Mina' Dunbar.—Sr. 80—Myrtle
Dunbar, Russel Goatee, Morrie trowel,
Bella Ridley, Archie Smith, Annie Kw
Coeb, Cora Smith.—Jr. Brd—Roy Rea.
Sr, 2nd—Cameron Coates, Alva Close,
Willie Clerk, Jennie MOCu,h, John Lome
Jr. 2ad—Alvin. Clark, John MOOnob,
Ernest Clark, Alex. Online, Barbara
Kleineohoth,—Part I—Burt Dunbar.
Mies anent Ran, Teaoher.
Morris.
, Fall wheat is going baok every week.
A Beef ring has been started on the 8th
line,
W. Roux, who bats been ill, is on the
mend. • '
The land is wetter now than at the end
of March:
R. Watson has engaged with Brien
Bros., 4th line.
Artbnr Cronin, .78h line, is preparing
to build a bank barn.
Elijah Pease has engaged with John
Clegg until threshing starts.
Chas. Wilkinson, formerly of Morrie,
died in Wawanoeb last week.
8. Smillie, of Heneall, is looking atter
their farm on the tenth line.
Miee Snide Beam is home from Toron-
to for a few month's holiday.
Monday of this week was a gentle re.
minder that Winter is not all over yet.
William Mooney hoe gone to Langdon,
North .Dakota, where he will spend the
Sommer.
Ed Buena, who was in 3. Fex,s drug
atore to Br0seele; baa taken a situation in
a Toronto store.
W. Wigbtman has sold the house sad
ten acre lot near Belgrave to Mr. Bates,
of East Wawanoeh.
The cattle guards on the railways are;
being filled tip. Cattle are not allowed'
to run on the highway.
W. H. Mo0atoheon, the well known
breeder of Tamworth'; has disposed of a
thoro' bred hog to Geo, McCall, 8th litre,•
Morris.
A pew floor baboon put on Bodmin
bridgeand none too soon either. Bed.
min is noted for its) lime works on the
banks of the Maitland.
Rev. J. J. Hattiewill preaoh s sermon to
yon0g men on Sunday 18th at Belgrave,
Mr. Hestia will take his holidays next
week and will be absent for about
month.
Mrs. Andrew ' Laugblin left this week
for Edmonton,N.W:T, Mr..L.left aweek
earlier with a carload of home and a lot
of settlers' effects. We wish thempros.
parity so far away from old Ontario.
Lawrence and Mrs. Wheeler, 4th line,
were called to Brussels on Tuesday
owing tothe ninon of their son, ROesett,
with pneumonia. He is working at R.
Leatherdale'e. We hope he will soon be
convalescent,
Several farmers is this township will
try sugar beet culture in a email way this
year under the inetruction of one of
Ontario Experimental Farm profaners,
The geed is supplied by the Government
for the n acre pion asked for and outside
of a few beets for experimental 90090eee
the prop goes to the farmer. Mortis
township should grow an A 1 variety as
we take no back Beat, on root oropa.
Hannan 1 Fon Tint Osrtoona.-8. Sagi•
naw newspaper gives the following repor6
of a Baee Bail match in which S. Oald
beak, formerly of Morris, was pitcher for
the team representing the land of the
Maple Leaf :—The baseball season wag
opened yeeterday afternoon with a game
between the Canadian o e io -
be e d Am rt ap o n
teams of the Saginaw Volley Modica/
college, at Athletic park, The college
18 reprosented by e. team eaob Beason,.
and the other day when the equipment
for the team arrived, the Oenadian atm
dente hell out a challenge to alloomers,
which woe vary promptly accepted by the
other students who pinked a team, styling
themeelvee the Americana, There was
oongiderable rivalry ,between the adhee-
onte of the two teams, and it ie whisper.
ed that considerable money was staked on
the game.. As, however, it was not adver•
Mewl outside the college, there was pram
Costly none but Btudonte at the park
w ben the game was galled. The game
wag a very good exhibition, and resulted
in e. noose of 10 to 12 in favor of the Oen-
ad lane. One feature, wart the excellent
work of the pitohere, the fleet seven men
at bat being etruok out, 0, J, Mao
acted as umpire very aooeptably, and the
teams lined up as follows ; Americana—
MoPhereon, p.; Boudreau, o.; Ling, 1st
b. ; Gilbert, 2nd b. ; Chertras, 8rd b,;
Briggo, a, a, ; Gray, r, f. ; Stewart, 1. f. ;
Mine, O. f. Capadiane—Caldbeek, p. i
Barger, 0, 1 Campbell, let b, ; P. 3, 0"
Reilly, Med b. ; Bagshaw, 3rd b, ; Wooley,
a. a. ; Warren, i, f. 1 T. O'Reilly, r, f, ;
King, o. 8, Another game will be played
et the sameplaoe.
Wroxeager.
"Hopo to Mary,ba along."
along, Sieberi pa g
O. Cowan and 7. Brsthauer attended
Division Court in Gorrie Met week.
Ed. Hazlewood, of Toronto, made a fly-
ing visit to his parents iu town last week.
B. H. Townshend has moved out of the
Patton dwelling to rooms in tbo Hemp.
hill block. •
Miee Pacer, teacher in the Junior
Department of Wroxeter school, returned
Monday after spending the Easter va-
oatiou with her parents in Port Hope.
At the /eat monthlymeeting of the
Direotore of the Howiek Mutual Fire
Ineuranoe Company 144 applications
were wonted, insuring property to the
amount of 9500,000. The company has
now over Five Million Dollars imearaooe
in torte.
Con. Reis' has reliantly purchased the
Patton dwelling house on Centre street.
Mre, Andrew Millar, of Morriebank, has
moved into the dwelling on Ano. 8t. vac.
ated by Mr. Rein. Mre. Miller intends
fitting up her dwelling and becoming a'
permanent resident of Wroxeter. We
welcome her to our village.
Los Angeles, California.
A NEWSY LETTER FROM! S, D. RONALD.'
To the lldltor of Tan Poem-
Thie a magoifleent city, 126,000 popu-
lation, 12 miles inland from Pantie ocean,
grand hotels and finest houses, mostly all
with cards on front doors "Rooms to rent
furnished'." A city full of tourists for
pleasure and health seekers, all seemingly
wealthy people. One hotel just finished
Dont 8360,000, and $100,000 more to fur-
nish it, the Clerk kindly showed us its
grand bridal chambers, a suite of four
rooms, bed room, sitting room, bath room
and maid's room, which rents for 860 a
day. We visited a larger hotel at Cul.
orado Beath on the ocean aide, having 700
rooms and 900 to 1000 g0este all Winter,
it oombinea all the attraotione of large
oity, zoo madam, living Beale in large
tank, large sea water swimming bathe
for mea and women, several miles of
golf gronnde, steam automobile running
oontionally to the grounds and along Bea
Shore, ' semi weekly dance parties in
large ball for that pnrpoae, daily concerto,
big hotel 'owns" the musicians, surround.
ed by palm, rubber, cinnamon and other
ornamental trees, rosea in tall bloom, the
rare fragrance •nakee one believe it is a
veritable paradise. In the basement of
this hotel ie a Bea of billiard tables, ten
pin ball alleys, ping pong tennis games
on tables with bate and belle, patronized
by ladies as well as gentleman, iooladiog
all other attractive amusements. Thie
oity has, a fine street oar service, equal if
not better than Toronto. Chinese and
Japanese do a large portion of the menial
service, raise all the vegetables, are a
willing, kindly disposed, quiet adjunct.
Chinatown ie corailed into a suburb by
itself, their children being well edaoated.
The weather ie simply grand, sen daily
shines brightly but not hot, air is always
cool and evenings quite cool, some ladies
actually wear furs. It is said one can
snow elide on the mountains in the morn-
ing, pith etrawberriee at noon and bathe
in sea afternoons with comfort, all the
'same day, and this is 'quite feasible.
,Soma font or live daily papers are issued,
1 to 6o each. A boodle plunder game
'amongst them has just been exposed in
;pity printingeontraot, worth some $8,000.
'It was arranged one was to bid $6,000 to
:get it and divide $1,000 each to the other
;three. Oce outside ,of the ring bad a
trioti cancan—quits up' to Grip's standard
=the font in solemn attire' were shown'
in Wet of 'Janice to answer the severe
indiotment, each with a cudgel in his
band inscribed "death to evil doers,"
"down with boodleiem," "no mercy to the
fraudulent," &o., &o., a fellow below point-
ing to them Baying "these fellows are
long in talk—but abort in action." The
prase here ie crammed full of seneatiooal
news, mutdere, burglaries, divorcee, that
are exciting and unee tiofaotory, very little
news of the world, lege of English and
little or nothing Canadian. Some of
the leading Obioago papers are better,
our Canadian press being far ahead
in this respect. This is a oily of. bills,
houses on top, wane too steep for teams
and general travel, have long tunnels
through to give moreeven street grade.
Main business streets are on a fine level
portion with stores rising in grandeur
unlike any city In the world, wide
aehpalt Moats daily swept and watered
and very broad granolithio sidewalk°,
A late Sale on best street at $2,400 foot
frontage. A corder cigar stand, six feat
square renal at $90 a month, owner end
be sold $40 worth of 'cigars daily, open
day and night, and these by the hundred
at every corner. Canadian pipes behind
the 'tines ; good cigars 8 for 50 ; good
mettle at good restaurants 25o, and many
advertised '1 o ; tbe ran E to 6
adv ab 6d ho e 7 0
g
to $1,00; end Rod furnished rooms in
private hotness $2 to $4 a week. A pia -
there of bleak heavy Oil hi Mond in
suburbs 800 feet below the outface,
is used as fuel for locomotive' very enta
oesefaily, and ie mush cheaper then cont.
Coal le found la Arizona, the next state
Emit, but best corned from B, C. and
Australia. The lovely orange and lemma
groves, figs; dates, olivae, witinale, peach.
es, &c., that grow herein eaob abundance,
to all doneby irrigation, nothing done
without it there to ea little rain. Melted
snow water is. °alieoted in large reeervoira
at foot of bflle, thence piped to various
districts and Bold from 6o to 10c per
thoheand gallons, These water eyndi.
oate8 all bate the best of it and' get rich
fast. At Washington nine millfono of
doliare jest voted to o bti
Id easbdSri
cble to PbiiPpInes, 0000 millatant
direotly SOnth.weet from Sail Franoiaeo,
At Wasbington another big boodle span.
dal is being unearthed, The Danieli
•West ladies were offered for $5,000,000,
but pot a Congressman would move to
buy without boodle. 18 is euthentloally
reported that two Frees Association bed
0.'e0 to ba'greased," all in the aggregate
to the tune of 8500,000, Senator bodge
to hie media wee the nilly man who
oonld not be bought. An iavestigatiin is
to lake place whioh no doubt will hand•
eomeiy whitewash the whole crowd. The
people seem to'ohaakia over ouch neva,
and say it'd all true. Yonne &o,,
d110. D. BoubIA.
Los Angeles, 8. Cal., April 1, 1002,
SUGAR BEET DISCUSSION.
Tref Harcourt Addresses a 'leafing in
Brussels.
Despite the rain and bad roads a re•
presentative tarn out of personeintereeted
in the culture of sugar beets met Prof,. R.
Harcourt, of the Ontario Agl, College,
Guelph, in the Ooonoii ohamber, Brussels,
on Monday afternoon. James Spear,
President of the Grey Branch Agl. Society,
was voted to the chair and after the
objeot of the meeting was stated Prof,
Harcourt spoke. at some length and in a
praotioal manner set out the principal
points in growing the much talked of:
beat. Thie was followed by a general
disonseion inwhich a good many joined
and from wbicb a number of iotereeting
pointe were -elicited.
Among many things the visiting gentle.
man said was that over 60% of the 14
million tone of sugar consumed was
mannfaotered from beets and 20 factorise
could be employed ineupptying Canadian
trade alone.
Although much interest is manifested
in the eager beet queetion, ib is very evi•
dent from theeamplea sent in foranalysie
and from the questions asked, tbat grow.
ere have a great deal yet to learn regard-
ing the importance of good seed and
proper oultivation.
In a Province like Ontario, where Agri.
culture le the leading industry, if the
agriculturist prospers, the iufluenoe of
that prosperity is telt the
all the
trades and professions. Because of this
fast, the capitalist, the merchant, and the
farmer are all interested in the sugar beet
question, which is arousing -so mach
interest throughout the country. If we
may judge by the prosperous condition of
the farmers and others, directly and to.
directly affected in thedistricts in which
this industry has booms established, it
would be a boon to this Province, The
growing of sugar beets for factory par.
poses would not crowd out the live stook
and dairying industries which have done
so much for our farmers, but would sup.
plement these, in that a good food is ob•
rained as a bye product, and it would
tend to force unprofitable grain growing
more and more into the background.
Almost any soli that will grow good
turnips or mangele will produce the right
quality of beets. When grown on heavy
clay soils, there is a greater difSoulty in
getting the young plants through the
ground, and more labor in all the after
work; bat the beets from shah soil are
usually of high quality. When we con.
eider the amount of labor involved in the
cultivation and the quality in beets, we
are forced to oonofude that strong Sandy
or Olay looms are likely to give the beet
reedits in beet growing.
While the best results are got from riot
ground, coarse farmyard manure ehonld
not be applied in the Spring, nor any
nitrogenous manure late in the growing
eeaeon. An a special manure, possibly
there ie nothing better than wood ashes.
Sod plowed down in the Spring is a poor
preparation for this orop ; for, like tite
ooi
areefarm•yard manure, t tends to make
the beets rooty sad that decrease the
percentage of sugar.
The one great difference in growing
sugar beets for cattle and for sugar,
factory pm'poeea :is that in the former
case they need not neoeeoarily be mature,
while in the letter, they most be ae:near
maturity as it is possible to get them.
Aa the beet matures, sugar accumulates
in the root ; ooneegnently, the nearer the
beet has reaohed to maturity when pulled,
the higher is the percentage of sugar and
the lower the peroentage of Bolide not
sugar ; or, in other words, the purity is
higher in well matured roots. Both high
per cent, of sugar and high purity ere
absolutely neoseeary in beets of good
quality. This being true, it follows that
everything that can possibly be done to
hasten maturity should receive careful
attention. It is for this reason that the
method' followed iu the oultivation of
roots for food purposes is departed from ;
and, instead, the rows are grown as olose-
Iy together as it is poeaible to cultivate.
them (18 to 21 inobee), and thinned to
not more than 7 or 8 inches in the row.
It bas been said that the ideal way to
grow sugar beets is in rows 10 inches
apart and thinned to 10 inches in the row,
thus leaving the plants 10 inobes apart
each way. This method, however, would
entail hand oultivation entirely. To
allow OA much its possible the use of
horses in- the work, the rows are placed
a little further apart and the beets thin.
ned to lees than 10 inches in the row, say
7 or 8 Mabee. The advantage of crowding
them le that; being closer together, they
are sooner
to forced d maturity.
Another essential in growing baste for
sugar pueposee, ie that . they be grown
'well fii:tiie ground, Nothing but the
crown carrying the leaves should appear
above the surface. Therewith is obtained
by crowding the beets together. An
illustration of the effect ofcrowding may
be 0een in any patch of beets, by observ-
ing the difference between the outside
rows, or Where blanks oaour fn the row
and where the rowe are full. That part
of the beet which is above ground contains
less sugar, add, besides, certain subotan•
pee are preeant in it which dooreaea the
amount of eager that can be recovered
from the beet ; ooneegnently, the factory
men objeot strongly to wag idyls of culti-
vation which tondo to produce roots of
this deooription.
All that need be said Hero regardi ug the
oultivation after thinning, is that possib•
ly no crop responds ao freely to thorough
cultivation as do ougar bode.
The variety of seed need ie a very int -
portant point ; for, just as the beat milk•
Ing cows ere the remit of judicious oleo•
tion, e0 the ability to produce a large
amount of sugar of a high purity bee been
bred into pertain varieties of sugar beets.
Those bast informed and meet interest-
ed in the growing of sugar beets, bave
long felt that beets of a very high quality
could be grown in Ontario. Previous to
the season of 1900, pre:Air/ally no united
effort was made by any motion of oouutry
to prove that beebe of the right quality
could be grown. An exception ebould
possibly be made of the Owen Sound
dietriot, for there beets were grown more
or lase in the proper way and with the
object of attractiug capital to eatablieh a
foolery, An analysis Of some 40 lots
from Gale motion was made in 1898 and
gave fair results, thebeet up to that time.
Other than these, the beets sent were a
very uneven lot, all grown from inferior
Beed and in the Same 'manner as they
would be for cattle food. In the Spring
of 1900, a small stun of money was voted
by the Legislature for the purpose of
having thorough and reliable taste made
of a few sections of the Province. Ayl-
mer, Welland and Newmarket were the
diebriots seleoted for the first teats. About
fifty experimenters in each district; whose
plots had been inepeoted and approved,
were supplied with seed and' full direo•
tions regarding methods of cultivation.
To encourage tborougbnees and close ad-
herence to rules in cultivation, prizes
were offered. Inspections were made
from time to tine during the summer and
marks awarded for cultivation as well as
for the per cent of sugar and yield of
beets. The following were the restate
obtained from the last analysis of the
eeaeon et the three experimental points.
Per Cent.
•
Sugar. Purity.
Alymer 18.9 80.8
Welland 14 4 84 9
Newmarket 15.- 84.1
Last Spring fifteen different districts
made application to the Government for
a thorough teat to be made of the suite,
bility of their soil for the production of
beets for sugar purposes. Because of the
increase the number of sections to be
tested, it was found advisable to decrease
the number of experimenters in eaob
place to 25. The plan of the experiment
was similar to that of the year before,
but where prizes were offered they were
contributed by the municipality in whiob
the test was made.
Per Dent. Yieldper acre
Su .18 Pu5r8it1. T2is, L�6
Alvinatou 15 ii
Belleville 15.7 88.8 1201
8 1716
19.8 88.7 16 662
16.2 -88.2 14. 1666
15.18 88.15 15 528
Clinton
Dunnville
Liadeay 16.4 88,7 1a 181
London ,......,.,16.8 88,1 17 59
Mount Forest,,, 15.8 88.7 19 580
Port Perrly 16,6 89.8 15 155
Peterboro 17.8 90.6 10 180
Walkerton. 15.4 88.0 18 1701
Whitby rd 15,8 85.5 17 817
15.8 89,1 22 85
Berlin 14.8 85.8 18 1898
Waterfo
Simnoe 14.5 80.8 14 510
Average 15.91 87.49 17 495
The coot of prodnoing an acre of beets,
as estimated from the actual figures re•
ported by last year's experimenters, was
$26 per acre. This includes rent of land,
seed, cultivation, etc., but not hauling to
ills factory.
Under the act passed by the Legislature
last season, the farmer will be paid $4 a
ton for all angar beets delivered during
the first year in which the bounty will
operate. On this basis, the gross income
at Whitby would be over $88 ; and if the
cost of oultivation, etc., (say $26) is de-
duobed, there will a nab profit of about
$60 per sore. The lowest average reported
in the experiments was at Simooe,14 tons
610 pounds to the acre ; but, even with
that yield, the profit would be about 980
to the acre. Furthermore, according to
the Aot, during the wooed and third years
of the bounty, the faotories must pay 88a
Dente 'per ton for every 1'per cent of
sugar over 12: On this basis, the Peter.
boro' experimenters would reoeive $5.76
per ton, and the Simooe farmers, whose
average of sugar was the lowest last year,
would reoeive 94.88 per ton, instead of $4,
whioh would increase the profits very
materially,
Colorado is oonsidbred the best State in
the Union for the production of sugar
beets of high quality. The following table
and quotations is taken from the Colorado
State Agricultural College Bulletin, No.
61, on eSugar Beets in Colorado in
1898." The table gives the average re-
sults of a number of analysis iu ten
different countiee
Grose weight
of trimx0ed Sugar Pur- Farctsore
ory
beets per in ity. value
acre tone. beet. pe
1b,ea 15,67 80.0 07911
Costilla 14.05 15.42 84.8 50 52
Delta 22.54 14.74 80,0 86 28
Fremont ,,,.,28.65 16.87 84.1 90 75
Garfield 18.00 19.12 84.8 75 98
Larimer 2642 16.52 80.2 102 55
Logan 17.80 14,89 77.8 64 52
Masa ,,.,,,.,20.00 15,22 77,9 70 90
Otero 22,59 15.14 718 80 40
Weld 18.08 15.80 78.8 56 70
Average .., 19,80 15.47 80.8 70 07
"In considering the foregoing -table, one
is struck at once with the high average
excellence of the sugar beets in Colorado
as' regards both quantity and quality. In
the dietriots of the United States where
bseta are raised aiss'dfor factories, torics 12 cent
ut
of .sugar and 178 pnrity are considered asidered
standards, and one who has rallied 10 to
18 tone of beets to tnoacne is thought to
have done well. ..A. fair estimate of the
cost of, raising sugar beets is $80 per Bothawhite the above table gives 976.07 as the
average factory value for the whole state.
The difference of 946 07' profit per more
will compare well with any other kind of
farming practised in Colorado, not oven
excepting the famed cantaloupes of the
Arkansas valley, the oroharde of the
western slope, br the Iambs of the northern
feeding districts."
It ie evident from a consideration of the
produotinn of sugar boots of a high
quality, Ontario may also be classed as a
good sugar beet producing country. As
OM: been stated, last fall wee a very
favorable one for maturing heete, and Iasi
year's results ere higher than they will he
with averagge years; but we moot oleo
remember that Ghees are only experimental
reaulte and not what esu bo done when
land, le speoially prepared and the oulti-
•vationbetber uuderetod.
Of course, these oxperimente are not
oouolusive proof that a great beet auger
beet industry will be developed in tilts
Province ; but they show that, with Dare.
Jul attention and a ooubinpity pf purpoee
on the part of the farmers, they should
be at Neat a very profitable crop.
Tee Government experiment's with the
farming oommuuity omelets of adore of
land located by a epeoialisb who wilt give
preleminery instruoblons, sad supply the -
seal free of expense, hater another ie.
epeotion wilt be made and at the close' of
the season from 10 to 20 beets from eaob
plot will be taken to Guelph College for
purpose of analysis. The crop becomes
Gila property of oath farmergrowing the..
beets, The Government ask for 25 of
these plebe, varlauely fopatedand withftr
a radius of 8 or 10 ranee from BrusaelO,
but will inspect 16 or 20 more: than that
number if names are forthcoming within
the next weak or 10 days ao thetthe work
can be properly looked. alter at the right
time. A dozen names were taken as e.
start at Monday's meeting and others
have been banded in to W. 13. Herr since.
The beet makes first Mese feed and will
easily take the plane of a g acre of some
other root. Ib addition to this the farm.
ing community will do this section no in-
considerable good if they oan demonstrate•
that this locality can grow the beet to, bias
perfection desired by sugar maonfaotur.
are, and ready market will be found for
a big orop if grown later in the sugar
factories now In course Of erection in
Ontario ; at present they are being located
at Wallaoeburg, Dresden, Berlin and
Wiarton,
Prof. Harcourt is a clear, concise speak-
er, well versed in the subject of beet grow•
ing. He is a professor of Ohemiebry at the
Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph.
He will probably visit this locality again
in connection with the experiments.
CHUROB U11111E8.
The choir of the Methodist Ohnrch,
together with other friends, was enter -
Mined at tbe home of B. Gerry on Thurs.
day evening of last week. An onueally
pleasant and enjoyable evening wee spent
by all and the hours Pied too quickly.
Last Sabbath morning Rev. Jno. Ross,
B. A., preached from the topio "Martha's
reception of Christ",.St. Luke 10-82. It
was dealt witb in an able manner along
the following lines ;—I, A Proper Recap.
tion. It was (a) Voluntary ; (b) Cordial;
(o) Open and unconcealed ; (1) UOreeery
ed. II, A Wise Reoeptioty (a) A parson
of noblest rank ; (b) 01 loftiest eharaoter;
(o) Of unaffected etmplioity. The evening
eubjeot wee "The Wilderness manna and
Christ the Bread of Life."
The Executive of Brussels District Sab-
bath School Aesooiation, consisting of R.
MoBay, W. Cameron, the resident min-
isters, Jas. Straohan, Geo. Grigg, Jaa.
Cunningham, Arthur Shaw, Wm. Jack.
son, G. P. Blair, P. Ritobie, Thos. Strath.
an and W. H. Kerr, will meet on Satur-
day afternoon of this week at 2 o'clock,
in the School room of the Methodist
Ohurob, to draft out a program for the
Convention. The date of Convention
will be Friday, May 30th and Melville.
Chnroli will be the pleas of meeting.
Brussels Connell.
The regular monthly meeting of Brus-
sels Commit was held on Monday evening.
Reeve Ross and Connoillore Wflton,
Henderson, Gerry andDonaldson present.
Miunbee of Met meeting read god paned,
Accounts were presented as follows :—
R. Memorize, Fire Dept., $ 6 25
Electric Light101 25
A. MoLanohlin,salary20 00
Jas. Fox, miscellaneous 50
H. Mercer, Fire dept„ 1 00
R. Henderson " " & et. imp 2 76
Moved by 5. Wilton, seconded by J.
Donaldson that above a000ante be paid.
Rev. R. Paul, Chairman of the Board
of Health, addressed the Council relative
to oertain inetruotione along the line of
Public Health.
Counokl then adjourned.
Grey Council Meeting.
The regular meeting of Grey Township
Council was bald at Ethel, on Monday
of this week. Present, full Connell,
Minutes of last meeting were read sod
paaaed. Moved by Livingeton, emended
by Turnbull, that Robert Bell be ap-
pointed to run the grader for 1902 at
$1.60 per day and that the grader be
hired to any one wanting same at $1.60
per day and they to pay the man running
it, who is to be Mr. Bell.—Carried.
The following applications for Township
Clerk read :—Janob Kramer, A. Rey-
mann and John Molntosh. Moved by
Tnroball, seconded by Fraser, that John
Molntosh be appointed Clerk and that a
By.law be passed ratifying the same.—
Carried. Bylaw No, 184 read let, 2nd
and 3rd time and finally passed. Moved
by Turnbull, 550581ed by Livingston,
thet the offer of G. A. Stimson & Co,, of
$501.00 for the debenture issued ander
the Greig Municipal Drain, be mooted.—
Carded. Moved by MaDonald,'eeoohded
by Livingston, that J. B, McLeaahlin
be aid the e sum of 1,50 for $ damage to
plow, Morrie Oouuofl to pay the Whet
half as the plow wag broken on boundary,
line plowing' out the roads in the Winter.
—Canted, Moved by MoDonald, second.
ed by Livingston, that the following ao.
ooants be pained and orders issued on
the Treasurer for the same.—Carried.—
F. 5, Scott, postage, salary, GreigMan,
Drain and mie5ellan
c0 9 6
n 8.1 •.
0 Ju
M. Davies, Baldryas auditor, hn
1
Trueman Bniilb, roads sideline 1, own. 7,
$1,00; Wm. Blemmon, roads, removing
sewer pipe, $2.00 ;.Msloolm MsNiehol,
made lob 28, oon. 8, $1.50:; Alex. Ma,
Donald, Soadt drawing bile 1804 oalvert
con. 2,1ot 44, $2 25 ; J. 13. MoLanohlin,
roads repairing p10w, $1.50. OOnnoil
adjourned to first Monday in May et
"Township kia11, r, (3. BootrT, Clerk,
•o•,