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The Brussels Post, 1897-12-17, Page 4cribe oittISsc1 lest, FRIDAY, DEO. 17, 1897. 1 unasa of this week Netth Perth 1Jibee. ale will meet at Allivorton'•to select l4 etandart1 bearer .for the owning' election to the. Itoeal Legiela,4ure, awing .to the resignation of Jon. Thos, Ballantyne, whose health will not permit of hie Undertaking the work of the campaign, Jae. Dioltaoa, of Mme, is a very likely men for the position, but there will probably bo a nhmber of candidates, T. ltingwood is the present member and has already received the nomieetion by the Conservative party for the neat election, Tun Poor was enlarged lest week by the addition of 8 columns, making now 66 columns, and we will thereby be en- abled to present a wider range of news to oar numerous readers. Other im- provements are in anticipation, as we purpose keeping Tits Eon in the front rank. Oar speciality ie District and local news, but in addltioa we will cup. ply our subscribers with the latest infor- mation the world over. We are well pleased at the rapid growth of oitr snb- soription lint and expect to bave the pleas- ure of planing a large number of namee on between now and the close of Janu- ary. All we ask ie a comparison of TEs POST with the other newspapers in Huron or Perth Counties. Tits Temperance question is quite a bugbear to municipal bodies as well as political parties in Parliament, and they appear to think that any legislation asked for is labelled "dangerous" and should be let severely alone. A communication from the Dominion Milano, relative to certain proposed amendments was sent out and we note the reception it received in a few places that came under' our notice. Huron Go. Council—no action, Co. Councillor Mooney being about the only member willing to urge the Counoil to act, on the ground that Co. Council usually met in their recommendations at least with what is calculated for the gen- eral good. One member argued out the old chestnut that no Government had a right to dictate what aiinan should eat or drink. Perth Go. Council filed the nom- munication ; Listowel town Council laid it over for further consideration ; and Dundas town Counoil put _tbe papers in the stove. These actions prove another thing, v4z , that when. these same men talk on -Temperance legislation during a political contest it is the rankest kind of olap-trap for the sole purpose of party ad. vancement. The old rule laid down many years ago, !'By their fruits ye shall knot, them" holds good yet. Prohibition will never be an assured success until temperance men have backbone enough to stand by their principles instead of re. treating every time the hour for action arrives. Straws often show which way the wind. blows. The Ontario Legisla• tare is often blamed for not being more progressive along temperance lines, but we firmly believe their Iegislation is now in advance of the actions of many so. called temperance men. THANKSGIVING. The following are notes, sent TEs Posr by a friend, of Rev, D. B. MoBae's ser. mon on Thanksgiving Day at Knox church, Craobrook, the text being "Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning"—lst James, 18th chapter and 17th verse The text ie.desigued to counteract au evil notion that good and evil come from God. Marais still a Class who think that God is the drigin of evil. This opinion'ieeeferred to an verse 18, "Let no man • say when he se .tempted, 1 am temptedof God, for G.gfl oannotbe tempt- ed ed withevil, neither • tempteth he any mama . Some think .troy' can roll book on God the 001180 of their error. Adam, when he sinned and fell, said, "the woman which Thou gayest me, she gave of the forbidden fruit and I did eat," and the woman said the serpent beguiled -her, All this was an attempt to throw the blame on God and here the Apostle tries to corrsot this idea and says God temppt• eth no man to evil (1) Let usconsider the grand representation given of God in the text —Baas the Father of Lights ; (2) That God is the source of all good :— Cometh from the rather ; (3) The caution given :—Do nob err, &o, God the Father ie the source of light and all thing's]. He is the F1thet of the universe and Creator of the same. Re created man and all creatures, He is the Father of angels, for He created them. He is also the Father of light. when the earth was made there was darkness upon the face of the deep. "God said, 4Bet therelighb." be light,' i t and there was g , 11e afterwards made the sun to give light by day and the moon and the stars to reflect their borrowed light by night. Light is the emblem of goodness and knowledge. The nee of light is to maks things mmol. feet, All WAS dark before he called light into existence and then was light. Again, there is mental and intellectual light, God gave to Adam knowledge and wisdom, for when the animals created were pm. ssutocl before him he gave them names, Moses was a man of mighty intellect, ' Abraham was a man of strong mind, so was Isaiah, David and Paul. Comedown to modern times and we have in history men of g+igautic intollecte, ;;"ee the M.ographics of Calvin, Luther, hdelanotlhon, Zuiuglo, lGlox, Newton, Chalmers and others. Again, angels ars velum of es angels of light. When the w_orlti was erected they are spoken og en the morn- ing stare. At the resurrection of one Saviour an angel rblled away the stone front the irlottth of the sepulchre, leis uettntenancc was like' lightning ,and )'hill ralmont white 08000W. a'eetre Clrrie ; ie the brightness at 1lis B'ather's glory s,0h8 the express image Of Ilia person. deans claims to be the Light of Lho World. God bath provided this Light, Ile is the Father ni Jesus. IIe is the unchangeable One ami it is good for us that Ito in un• ohaugoablo. "1 am the Lord, I ohmage not, Herefore ye sons of _Jacob are not consumed." There aro obangee going on in everything, What changes have been going on even in our time l God is um • changeable in Ilia moray ; Ile is the Lord God, nneioiful and graaioas ; His mercy Is over all His work, Ho is unchangeable in Elie love, "God so loved the world," and "I have loved then with an everlast- ing love," His jnstioeand His goodness change pot, also lila purposes are sin. changeable, All that is really good pro• Deeds from the Father of Light. There is first, the gift of existence ; the gift of consciousness ; Ile matte me a thlnlcing being, He gave me reasonable faculties, There is the pleasum of existence, Ho has given me abody—that is more than He did for the angels. Again, He has given me health of body and soundoeee of mind. I sometimes grumble at Provi- dence when there is no reason for it. We would be more grateful if we had even an Muir of excruciating pain on a bed of languishing. He has given us food— plenty to eap,and drink, There is eoongh iu Canada for man and for beast, If any are destitute itie on account of laziness or mismanagement, In looking over the papers and learning -the state of,other eountrloe, I have (tometo the oonolusion that Canada is one of the best countries in the world. There may be some in destitute circumstances on account of losing all by unexpected fires, but there is plenty of food in the country and the people have the milk of buman loudness to sympathise and aid them in their need: Not only is God the source of every good gift, but He is also the source of every perfect gift. what are those perfect gifts ? First of all is Jesus the gift of God, Who is able to save to the uttermost all that come to God .through Him. Again, there is the gift of.the Holy.. Spirit --the teacher that takes of the things of Christ and shows them to men. The Holy Spirit is the sanctifier. Without Its aid we could not understand the Scriptures. Then there is the gift of the glorious Gospel, which is a complete, organic whole, and in the last chapter of Revelation a woe ie pronounced oa the man who attempts to add to it -that God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in the book, and also if any take from the wo de of this -book that God Shall take away his part'ont of the Book of Life. Then don't lay unholy hands on it. In order to understand it you must study it—compare Scripture with Scam. tura. Don't think the Moly Spirit will teach it to you unless you put forth an effort to understand ft. • If you do so the Holy Spirit will help you. Another gift promised is a new heart. Faith is the gift of God. Sufficient grace is promised, and having all these all is yours. In onalu i n c so payattention ton to caution cut' , a ton "Do not err." Don't think you con got ati these gifts by yonr"owu diligenoo, Do not attribute evil to God. Whatever you have, you have received it. Consecrate yourselves to His service. Dr. Yemen, Stratford, was removed to Kingston penitentiary, .•. THE.' Morris Council Meetin;a, The Connell utot, according to edjodre• onent, in the Council teem, Morrie, on Nov. 22118, 1307, Members all present i the peeve ie the chair. Miputee of kat meeting reed and oonf'irnrod. A number of ordene given by Aaron Lindeay, oon• treater, to pereot)5 having worked on the Jalinston• drain. were presented for pay merit, . Moved by Mr,,, Isbister, eecondrd by Mr. Bode, that said orders be aoltawv. ledged and payment made, amounting in till to $119.87,—Curried,. Moved by Isblste', seconded by tardily, that She following parsons be appointed Deputy iteterning oflioers to take the votes at the enacting lifunialpal election in 0110.• n poll be required':-11iv, No, 1, A. Lord. law ; No. 2, 11. Bewley ; No, 8, Uhas. MoOrea; No. 4, Tboe, Miller; No. 6, Wm. Elston ; No. 0., J. Robb,—parried. On motion of Code, seconded by Isblster, the following accounts were ordered to be paid;. -A. Shaw, work on brunet) drain, 584,46 ; J. Xing, gravel, 51.80 1 E. Bos- man, two culverts, $8,00 ; J, D. No - Ewen ; nee of scraper, $1.00 ; Jno. Man- ning, repairing culvert, 05 cents ; 13. Mooney, tile drain on sideline, $2,75 ; Wm. Armstrong, ditch on 5111 line, $6.00; Geo. Ctudcffgravelling, 60 ceute ; 11. Gibson, ,epafring oulvert, $1.00; Geo. Sommerville, repairing bridge, 51.10 ; Wm. Ellis, the drain 011 60h line, 50.00 ; N. Bleak, repairing oelvet•ts, $2.40 ; Gro.; Johnston, repltiring onlverte, $2,00; Geo. Peacock, gravel, 48 omits ; Mrs. WHOA, gravel, 812.86; Wm, Ellis, award drain, on si lot 20, con. 5, $58.11; 'Goo. e• Christoph, repairing fence, $1.00 ; Geo, McCallum, repairing hill, $1.00 ; Geo. Resettling, ditch and culvert on West Boundary, 510.88 ; M. Kelly, ditch and culvert on sideline, $10.00 ; Wm. Phelan, repairing bridge, $1.00 ; Thos. Russell, digging award drain, $8,00 ;. Jan. Agee, ditch on 6th line, 52.00 ; Aaron Lindsay, by orders, $116.87 ; Jas. Marshall, Engineer's fees, 581.00. On motion of Kirkby, seconded by Code, the commit then adjourned to meet again on the 15th Dtoember next. W. ()antic, Clerk. Cba, les Mynot,, of Chatham; who had his leg broken at Ridgetown this Fall, has entered suit against the Floward Agricultural Association for $5,000 dam- ages. While the Fair raaee were being held at Ridgetown, lblynott was drivin,, a horse around the track in the wrong di• rection. Just as he was Doming around the corner the horses entered in one of the events were started off by the judges, and Mynott's rig was crashed tato.. atynott and a couple of the other arty ars were thrown and Myuott'e leg was broil. en, AB Benjamin Watt•was driving "along. the let concession of Ninth, about two miles from Palmerston, he discovered the body of a man, whom upon exemia. axion, be found to be Thee. Hayes. The body was lying in the road, and the skull was fractured and the lower jaw broken. The deceased had been in Palmerston with a grist, and left for home, in the evening. The supposition is that his hones runaway with him, and that in his nudeavors to atop them be was titre an out head foremost, and was struck by the horses' heels. One of the team wee found lying in the road, while the other WAS in the ditch. awaseGnit liday' BARGAINS. OUR LEADERS. FRIEZE ULSTERS. 2 Meters Solcl elsewhere at $11 and $12 00, here for $9 00. Ulsters `r 9 10 00, • " • 7 00. Ulsters `t8. 8 50 " 6 50.: Ulsters `r 6 6 50, " 4 00. Ulsters called a $5.00 bargain elsewhere, here for $3.50. a Fur Coats and Caps. Out of the largest and best selection of Fur Coats shown in Brussels this season we�1 ave only two left which will be clear- -ed otlt at a bargain. '-Also a few Fur Caps left which will be sold at a good reduction. _• • a'& 1. Tailoring • Department.' 3 IOar Tailoring Department, which needs no mention, is of established merit, which you will confirm by giving us a call. FURNISHINGS. 1 6 .The.Ohoicest stock of N'ocliwear ever shown in Brussels will tobe at hand tl' nsL ee - w , also a choice selection of Bats, Caps, Shirts, Collar's and Cuffs, 8 uspenclers, Iianclkerehiefs, Muff- lers, Gloves and Underwear on hand. Present of a Watch. 'K -Ali purchasers of $10.00 and upwards, at ono tiiue, avill receive a handsome Nickel Watch, stein -winder, veined,' a $2,50. i vet%' at is The above bargains hold good for Cash only for ihe Holiday season. E C. Dunforc , The Leading Tailor anal Furnisher. POST rc,-17; 1897 lt. verco We give a splendid. opportunity to secure an Overcoat as tt Christmas Present, We bolgilt large Clearing r' 5 g a log, Lints from one of the largest manufacturers in Montreal at Greatly Reduced. Prices. We had to tyke lug, quantities, uantiti here is the way we are going to sell them 1 s, blit OFFER NO. 1, Men's Beaver Overcoats, double breasted, with deep velvet collar, in blue, blue -black and black, heavy tweed lin- ings, every button stayed, regular $10,00 and $12,00 goods, clearing price•only $7.50. Pres OFFER NO. 2. Men's Frieze Ulsters, heavy union linings, storm ooflar, perfect fitting, all sizes ;:roe 36 to 44 chest meas, urn, well worth $6.00, c1e tying price only $4 50. See thele. OFFER NO. 3. Men's Strong Union Tweed Overcoats, with strong linings, velvet collt,r, perfect fitting, all sizes from 36 to 41 worth. $5 00, clearing price only $2 50 Just think of it. is for your Gentlema IF len so The question that worries many is easily answered in a visit to our Metl's Furnishings where we have so many articles that are needed by gentlemen, and of a class suited for the Holiday season. Of course, it is expected, that this store will show the largest and best assortment—but few anticipated such a magnificent collection, That's the way we do thiaigs—always.doing better than is expected—and as a result business grows in a substantial and satisfactory way, SPECIALS IN BOOTS d SHOES, The Shoe stocks include a large number of articles suitable for Christmas presents, things thoroughly useful. Prices in all lines are special for the Holiday Season. Sole Agents in Brussels for the Celebrated Granby Rubbers. They hear like iron Garfield House. Garfield House, Greater and o fter than Ever are the Bargains we have to offer. This week we are moving our Harriston stook to Brussels which consists of General and staple Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Pito. SATU9:AY5 I8T We will have" 500 pairs Women's Coarse and FineBoots, 300 pairs Misses' Coarse and Fine Boots, 200 pairs Infants' Shoes, 200 pairs Men's, Youths' and Boys' Top Boots, to be disposed of at Exactly GOc. oil IV2 $ of original price. No Bluff Call and inspect the goods 'and prices. Dre s Goods, Overcoats, Suits, Etc , all going at a great sacrifice. Price no. object, room. we want. •'c "(TITAN it ° T R CK. Butter and Eggs taken sante as Cash. New Store au CRAN The undersigned having purchased Mrs. Ritchie's stock of General Goods at a Low Rate on. the $ is prepared 'to give Special Bargains. Boots & Shoes Below Cost. A. First-class Stock ofd Dry Goods, Gr'oeer les, Boots 4' Shoes, Crockery, Flour and Feed, Vit,., kept constantly on hand, and. we won't be undersold by any 'one. All hinds of Farm Produce taken in exc'lange for Goods. A. na,� PROPRIETOR. our many customers for their , kind patronage during the past year we still extend the invitation to visit us often before and during the Holiday season. We have the Best quality of Xmas )tris, also Fowl, Butter and Eggs. USEFUL XMAS PRESENTS for both old and young. We can supply you with Heavy. Winter Goods, Furs, Booty and Overshoes. Everything Cheap- -- - - atCsi January Fashion Sheets and Patterns to hand, A Merry Xmas toSt (11C ant. All, •