The Brussels Post, 1898-2-18, Page 1Vol. 23. No, 82.
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO,
MAL AHD CONVEYANCING.
7 M. sINOLAIR, BARRISTjR
V • Soliotuoe,0onvo auoo 'Notary
o r N t o door
&c. O nbs'ol 0101, Ws lJ oak, 1 door
.h of Conb8, Hotel, Solicitor for the
:Waal Bank,
G, OAMERON,
e (lrol'inel'ly of Cameron, Holt &
uoron,)13arriater and Solicitor, Godorlch,
noO1Eao—HninflGoa St„ Opposite Col
Itotol,
L. TAYLOR, BARRISTER,
be Solicitor and Conveyancer. Callon,
a made. Oi'lloo—Vanetono'o Blood, Bras.
21-3m
F. BLAI1i, BARRISTER,
r• Solicitor, &o. (late of Garrow &
udfoot'8 011180, Godorich.) 011ioe over
lies & Smith's Bank, Brnasele,
Money to Loan, 47
BUSINESS CARDS.
•
1 " N. BARRETT,
J J• Tonsorial Artist. Shop—Next door
0, d1 of A. M. tdoK.ay & Co's hardware store,
L le Wand ch11do0ue hair cutting a spoo(alty
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM
1Na0116N0E,
FIRII AND MARINE,
GUELPH.
T. FL.ETCHER ,
/ wei of Marriage Licenses,
OFFICE LT JEWELRY i32012E,
r: To Witness Required.
T. FLETOH111B, Brussels
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LEX. HUNTER,
Clerk of the Fourth Division Cour
Enron. Conveyancer, Notary Publio
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1.010.1 an$ 1n8n1118100 Agent. Panda
.Flied and to loan. Collections made
20 in Graham's Blook, Bra Eisele
IlOS. A. flAW1 INS,
Will gift, 10880AB to pupils dither on
to or organ, at his Music Room, oppooito
aodt•oaice, Brussels, Vocal lessons also
u. Ten years experience in teaching,
.ns moderato.
A1:.CTEONEERS.
' S. SCOTT AS AN AUCTION.
• EEn, 1,111 0011 for better prices, to
er 113011, in 888 time and less (barges
a any obb.'r Auctioneer in Itoot Huron
110 won't charge anything. Dates and
ars can 'al s.ayo be arranged at this oftloe
y llorsona. application.
PROVED YORKSHIRE
BOAR FOR SERVICE,
10 undersigned will ,keep for service on
28, Con. 0, Morris, the thorn' -bred Im-
'ed Morton ,re Boar, "Oak Lodge Long -
'w," No, 2480, bred by 2-.31, Brothous, Bur-
te whish a limited number of sows will
alien, Terms, 01.00, to be paid at time
,rvice with privilege of returning ifnec-
ry.
number of choice young 00188 for sale for
rliig purposes which will he sold at
1 to sofa ROST times,
Proprietor.
Cook's Cotton Root Compound
Is successfullyused monthlybyover
ask
• IO 800 Ladies. a effectual. 9 frk'Cotton
Ladies a
ek
our druggist ' 0k•
y for 1 a Condo Hoof
qg tem-
in1. Take to other 0s all Prise, 11 pills and
anions a dnaees ser Prue, Ne. L, $1 per
Pt No. 8,10 degreooOtronger,$8 per box. No.
14 3, mailed en receipt of prloe and two 8 -eon)
et , s. Tho .Cools CornparylWindeor, Ont
re =Mine ible Dru 2 lsts in Canedpmendod by al)
gg
es. 1 and 2 sold in Brussols by
G, A. DBADMAN,
Druggist, Bookseller & Optician,
.rAIL NE
111. G. Richardson
It prepared to do all ,finds of
work in his line.
6 xi Workmanship and
Good Fits Guaranteed.
tarssr STYLES.
S its made for $4 and upwards.
t 'Shop in Barfield Block.
COUSLEY
deal Estate Loan
1 ''ENT, BRUSSELS,
1V coy to Lean on Farm Secur'
ity at the Lowest Prato
of Interest.
M Rey Loaned on Notes and
01101 Notes Discounted. Sale
Nota a Specialty.
F 9 LI Life Insurance Written.
Special Attention given to
Conveyancing.
0 ,aY.
)flits over Doadman's Drag Store,
BRUSS11ILS.
New Advertisements,
Politioal Mootiuge.
Locale—McKay ce Co.
Gold Fields—G, T. It.
A hungry pig—G• A. Deadman.
Jerseys for sale ---G. A, Deadman.
We aclvertioo !sats—lltoliinnoo & Co,
t5tr•I.ct g41,115,
t;tllaei.
Politioal meeting horn notch Wednoeday
night. Both oandidateo will be present,
Tile I. 0. F. concert, which was billed
for the 8rd inst., will likely take peace on
Thursday or Friday of next week.
When aiming from the Presbyterian
church last Sabbath, 11Ire. McIntyre, 0i8'
ter of Mrs. Wm. MoAllieter, stepped to
the wrong side of the road and was
knoekeffelown by a horse. The sudden
stop of the bor80 prevented what might
have been a serious acoidonl.
The 100 acre farm owned by Dr, him
Kelvoy, of Brussels, known as the Bate.
man property, Weal of Ethel, has been
sold to 10 1110. Earl, of MorningtOn, for
the euro of 95,000. Ile takes p0800esion
this coming Spring. F. S. Scott, of
Brussels, effeoted the sate. It is amine
piece of property.
Considering the stormy night on Tues-
day quite a large orowd gathered for the
meeting of Ibe Bible Sooieby, in the
Presbyterian church, In the absence of
the speakers from Brussels, Rev, J.
Walker took charge of the meeting and
gave a short [When on the work the
Society is doing. A union choir furnish-
ed the music. Misses Spence and Bleat.
mon were appointed oollec1ore.
_%io a'i'l:,:.
W. Fear spent Sunday with friends in
Brussels.
Argue McCallum will 181180 fn the near
future for British Columbia,
Neil MOOallunh is at present staying at
Wm. Taylor's. Flo is engaged for the
tennemer.
S. White left last Saturday for 0740008
River, Man. Ile was ticketed by 0. P.
R. Agent Farrow, Brussels.
Oa Saturday evening, 28111 inet., a joint
politioal meeting will be held in the stone
sohnol house, 00minen0lnst at 7 o'clock.
0n Thursday evening of last week R.
Fear, accompanied by three fair ladies of
the Otb, spent o very enjoyable time at
the reside:me of Thos. 28rgueon, of Mc,
Kilt .p.
Gac. Kelly, jr„ of the 8th, 11828 par-
olee' ad a first oleos roan driver from Jas.
Oarier, Walton, Through the careful
management of Mf. Kelly this beast may
yet be a prize winner.
112 fireball Hughes, who went to Esoan-
aba, ,Michigan, last week, bee secured a
good job at the new ore docks being built
in that olty. Mrs. Hughes will likely
remove to Escanaba in the near future,
On the morning of Feb. 0th a large
white owl wee seen flying Westward on
the 6111 Ifni of Morris. It rested go the
ridgeboard of Mount Pleasant," dear
Strule Well. Ib was of the large English
1Y00.
The township printing for 1808 was
awarded to the Blyth Standard at lash
Monde 'e Council meeting.
He gets 620
for the year's work and is welcome to hie
job, which is well wroth double the
amount of the tender.
A big time was spent at the residence
of Charles Wheeler Thursday evening of
Met week, when about 95 young people
gathered to a 4810ing party. They kept
it up till 8.30 the next morning. Messrs.
Bell, Davide, Rands and Stewart were
the musicians.
A resident of the 6th line claims then
there is a dootor in Lucknow, who can
take oat a man's eye and graft 10 rabbit'e
eye instead. He must have gone through
the operation, as e olai
h ms he taw the
p w
timber falling in the fire at Clinton and
heard the men nailing. A abeamg gale
wao•blowing from the North the Flame
day,
Virroxetma•-
Messrs. Gihoon & Barnard shipped a
oar of oatmeal last weelr,
Miss Minnie Hemphill, who baa been
visiting Mrs. (Bev.) W. E. Kerr, of Hen.
veil, arrived boors this week,
Thos. Gibson, M. P. P., was away at
Dublin Last Monday evening addressiig a
meeting for Mr. Mosorip, the Liberal
oaudidete for South Perth. He will oleo
give Mr. Taylor, of North Middlesex, and
Mr. Soott Wellington, ton lit
end,
of W ig ,1011 nd,
The political meeting, addressed by
Messrs. I4islop and Mooney, was largely
attended bare Thursday evening of last
week, Mr. Hislop gave an excellent and
strong speech in favor of the Hardy
Government, so 0troug, indeed, that his
onnonen
t,
Mr, Mooney, could notAn
d an
opening to eontradiot the healthy state.
meets of the Liberal oandidato.
At a meeting of the native membere of
the Preebyterian Christian Endeavor
Society,recent, 1d 't
Ile h was decided to
work thout the pledge for a year on
trial. A(tiolee were drawn up by the
pastor as a substitute. The repine
meeting of the Satiety, on Sabbath
nigbb 110et, was 111 11011 enjoyed, there being
an excellent paper rend by Miss Mary
Miller on the 'Pioneer Bietory of the
Wroxeter Presbyterian Cherub."
Nothing in the way of entertainments
i8 patronized in Wroxeter like a 8011001
()omen. ' This was much En evidenoe last
Friday night when, in spite of the down.
pour of rain end slushy route, the school
house wee peeked to the d0or0 to sec the
program given by the children. The
seating capacity of the school house was
much enlarged by some alborations made,
8o Mutt the !mega company was fairly ao-
oommodated in that line. Groat credit
is due our Principal, Mr. S4ott00, and
his I My aesiseant for the manner in
which the propene wag carried out. A
play by the older 801ro1are oalled the
"Irfoh Voter," 1n 9 mote, is . wortly of
notice tat tie 8itu0ti088 at them wore
mom cal and olioited much applause. M(,
Ellis, of 'Mount Forest, comic vocalist,
added much to the night's fun with hie
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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 18, 1898
W. I. K E R R, Prop.
1,10 .1,11,1 Bath (tongs, The Gerrie
Urohsatre and the Wroxeter Quartet
rendered goad mn0i0 in clillorent lines
and everything went off welt. Alex.
Munro, hardware mehwhltnb of thin piece,
and an ardent eepporler of the Public
eohoolo, Rated am °linirnian and 111Ied 1110
hill to 10 nicety.
Wroxeter nen bald her own in any line
of oompetition with neighboring towns.
Mr, fepotton, Prinnipal of our Publio
sohool, and Alex. el mire went to Delmore
on Wednesday ot lent week and debated
with Dr. Mauldin and Mr. Ward, of Mild.
may, on the saejcot, "Resolvers that Im-
perial Federation would benefit Canada,"
of which our boys had the negative and,
as usual, came oil victorious. The So.
oiety here will lobate the "Silver Ques-
tion and the "Single Tax" with any
Club wishing to take up the eubjeot,
e. 8'1i116le yet() Ir.
ldlee Ada Billing le borne from London
011 a Visit.
14ev, D. li. 1120R.te has been bothered
with a bad (told.
Noss counting p(Oparatory to March
1st ie booming fashionable.
Mies Lizzie 111011a0 has taken n posi-
tion in Toronto and went to It this week.
Politioal meeting in the leech IIoll on
Saturday evening of this week, eo cone -
month at 7 o'olock. On tho afternoon of
the Barna day the cendidate0 speak at
Sprain's school house.
Wednesday evening of this week a
Bible Society meeting was held in the
Presbyterian 011ur0h, Addressee were
delivered by Rev. R. Paul and Rev. S. J.
Agin, of Brussels, of a most suitable
character. Oolleetion, 93.46.
Vias ahteraa.
Court Wingham, Independent Order of
Forestere, will hold a sociel in the near
future.
Wm. Halliday hoe bought the residence
of R. C. Sparli031 on Minnie street and
will move there soon.
We thought all the b6; saw logs had
been brought into town last Winter, but
there appears to be more coming this Bee.
son than over.
Rev. J. C. MoOraokeo, of Obeslo,y, well
known in Wingham, was elected to the
officio of ohaplain of East Bruce Co. L. 0.
L. et the rooent meeting.
The Epworth League will hold an en-
tertainment in the Methodist (thumb on
81081(lay evening next. The Empire 00.
will furnish the program.
Posters are out for West Huron pro.
claiming February 22nd as nomination
and March 1st as eleotion day. A. L.
Gibson, of Goderich, is returning officer.
BUILDING. — Button & Fessen1 will
build a brick addition to their Chair fee.
tory this Spring.—Thos. Bell di Son will
build an addition to their factory in the
Spring,—Tae Union Turuiture Co., will
enlarge their factory this Spring.
Anniversary services were held in the
Presbyterian ohurch on Sunday lase.
Rev, J. G. Stewart, of Loudon, preached
both morning and evening. Ou Monday
evening nn old fashioned tea meeting wee
held. After tee had been served Rev.
1171•, Stewart gave n very interesting lec-
ture on Curious Chinese customs,
PEn00NALs.—Wm. Martin is home from
Manitoba.—A. J. Irwin, D. D. S„ visits
Blyth every Wednesday.—Miss Lotbie
Orr, of Wroxeter, is visiting in town this
week.—Mise Anderson of B
l th
,
isat
e•
ing Miss Tucker—Thos. Gibson,
Ex-M.
P. P., was in hewn on Monday.—Mrs,
Allen, who hoe boon living in town for
some time, returned to bar home in
Woodstock on T'aesday.—Mies Scott, of
Bruesela, fo visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
Cattery this week.
GUIT.—I11
Wingham, on Friday, Feb.
llth,•Mise Minnie Drew died at the early
age of twenty, ono years. She had been
ill for some time but the end came cud•
de11y, as it alwaye does, to the loving
watchers at her side. She was a young
lady 10110 was highly esteemed by all who
knew her, a member of St.
lecture eharch,
ah
and e°tit% 'aur' iu good works. The funeral
was held on Monday to the Wingham
oemotory and wort largely attended by
sympathetic friends and acquaintances.
2
TO 1.—Lively game of hockey woe
played in the rink here on Monday even.
ing between Wiogllam and Lu0know, re.
milting in favor of Wingham by a soon
of two to one. Both teams played an
aggressive game and at times it was hard
to tell whose game it would be. The
home team scored first, tion Laoknow
scored and then when the time eves near.
le. up, Wiugllam scored again. Wing -
ham lies a good team this year,
C-4 IV
Two Ethel youths visited the 101h
eon. on Sunday evening.
20(3(10101 meeting at Sperain's school
house on Saturday 10ft080010 of bbis week,
comm0noing ab 2,80 o'clock.
Jno. Brown has hie chopping hill run.
nin al lob 10 coo 10,1 '
01 rtleBd
gn and
Y
Friday of each weak. Ills pride is 4
ports per 100,
A joint, auction shale, between John
Mitchell and Edward Denyer, will be
held on Thursday afternoon of mut week,
et the home of the former, 0th con.
Farm stook, implements, &c. F. S.
Soobt, of Brussels, will be Um auctioneer.
J. W. Stott, Listowel, has sold lot 84
in the 8rd 00uo000icn of Grey, 100 scree,
to William Lucas, for 92,500, who Don-
eiders that he hoe gob a bargain. 11Ir.
Lew recently sold his flfly 100110 farm on
the Wallace and Howiok boundary to
Chas. Shafer for 91,050,
roe emu KLor1n11cg,—Wm, and Peter
111:oNsil, of the 14b11 con., left on Moaner
for Vancouver, B, 0. They intend par.
chasing their outflt0 thorn and paehing
on to the Klondike about the first of
March. They purohaeed their tickets
Rom le. Farrow, 0. P. R. agent, Brnssele,
A politioal meeting wee held al Duke's
school .louse on Wednesday evening.
Mr. Pieie wee voted to the °hair which
oli'hoe he filled with 010ti0f10otiml to all,
Mr. Moonoy woe represented by B.
Gerry, of Bentonite ire aid Reeve Bowman,
0 orris while i t
f Morris, . Liberal nl,e
lasts were
ebaln toned by Reeve Stn.hanl of Grey,
and W. 1L Kerr, of Brueeele, lfie0anrli.
elates wore etteuding a meeting in Ma-
Kilicp,
Sidney Ennis, alio wee vlsiting here,
hoe returned t0 Manitoba,
Onite a number front elite 100101117 at-
tended the Doig—Patrick wedding an
Wednesday of last week.
11 einaNd Berms. —A happy company,
comprising about 40 relativeo and near
relent., ttoecmblocl at the aomtortablo
1810idence of John Cardiff, 8th con., on
Weshlesday forenoon, to wit0e88 the tying
of the nuptial bow between John E.
Beverage, of ,fey Weot, Minnesota, and
eliso Arne M., the estimable daughter of
the host and hoeteos, Rev. Ce, J. Ahoy,
incumbent of St. John's church, Brea.
solo, performed the ceremony, bio inter-
ested party takiog their plaoee at 10.30
O'olo0I( while Min Eva Cardiff, 0011efn of
the bride, played the Weddiug March,
Miss Lizzie Cardiff, sister t0 the bride,
was bridesmaid 'end George Hamilton, of
Walton, was groomsman, Very hand
Fenno and becoming cmet1m00 were worn,
the bride's being a Dream cashmere and
,ler attendant a white muslin over pale
green. A bridal veil and orange blossoms
alae added to the adornment of the form-
er. After hearty congratulations the
0omp1011y eat down to an elegant spread
prepared in Mrs, Oardiff'e well known
style, Tho wedding gifts were of a valu-
able character and Pipette the high es-
teem in which Mrs. Beverage was held.
By the afternoon brain the happy couple
loft 131000els for their home in the West
followed by the hearty good wishes of
many relatives and friends for their
future prosperity in which Tao POST also
joins. Mrs. Beverage was an ioherested
worker in St. John'o church Sabbath
school, choir and Young People's Society.
She was Treasurer of the latter. We
have no doubb bat she will soon find a
field for operations in Key West,
%Val tole.
2011110101 meeting here Monday night
before the election.
Quito a number from bare will attend
the nomination et Brussels next Tuesday.
The communion eervio08 in Duff's
absinth during the past week were profit.
able.
Birthday Party under the auspices of
the League of the Methodist •ohnroh on
Tueoday evening of next week, A flue
prngeron will be presented.
It is hinted that the regulations of the
License law are not being very closely ob.
served and that the Inspector bas some
work out out for him. This is merely a
note of warning.
At the political meeting held at Lead.
bury last Monday afternoon the eloquent
Bernard O'Donnell aesieted Mr. Hiolop,
the Liberal candidata, end Co. Co. Tboo.
E. Flays supported Mr. Mooney. It was
n good meeting.
Ontario vs. Kiondyke.
0 'slvie'e Klondyke book is the beat sell-
ing one of the year bub a book,—free for
all who ask,—that excels it in real merit,
because treating effectively of a eubjeot
of more lasting important* to the people
of tlhisro i e
P v no , is the Anneal Report of
the Ontario Agrioultural Oollege and Ex.
perimeutal Farm at Guelph. Where one
man will wax rich in the now famous
gold mines of the Yukon district of Can.
ada, a hundred may acquiree competence
if nota great deal more
by
Woking
to the
farm in The Ontario. e
0 b w alta
of matter
in the Report i0 of incalculable value to
the country.
Agriculture is our greatest industry and
the information 'given thereabouts by
this publication of the Ontario Depart.
mart of Agrioalture, Toronto, is up -to•
date and reliable. The Report is, 1120118.
over, well illustrated, and foe a govern-
ment bluebook, written in a most inter-
esting style: The Ontario Agricultural
College is beginning to feel the full 0nmi.
Wive foroo of nearly a quarter of a con.
titry's existence, the past year having
11001 the most snooeasfel in ire 24 years'
history. Proof of this is found in the
feet that of the otndente now in atten-
dance over 95 per cent mune on the ex.
press recommendation of ex•atudents.
President Mills in a000ttnting for this
4len8105 feature of the College's prosper-
ity says ;
"The greet majority of those who have
been with us long enough to get a fairly
thorough knowledge of our coarse of
study and apprentioobip, are giving a
good n000nnt of themselves ab home and
abroad. They helm goes baok to 10orl8
with an increased liking for farm life ;
they are pushing to the front as penoti.
eel,peog8essivo man, and, wherever you
find them, they are warm Mende of the
College at Guelph. '
At the present time every bed is the
Resideoee le °templed end 27 students aro
lodging outside, moue of them in the Im.
mediate neighborhood of the College.
The total number on the roll in 1897 was
875-212 in the regular mune, and 68 in
the spooiai dairy oouroe—the
groat ma•
jority being Ontario farmers' sone of the
very best class."
As an Ontoom0 of the tuberculosis agi,
talion, the Hon. John Dryden, Minister
of Agriculture, decided about a year ago
to provide for the manufacture of tuber'
culla in the College, The neoe0eary ap.
prattle was ordered at once, and the
baoheriologist, F. 0. Harrison, soon gob
things in shape to commence work. The
first 14 donee were sent oat about the end
of last May ; and sines that bime the de.
named hoe increased Bo rapidly that it was
found necessary to order an additional
inoltbetot and add a room to the labors,
tory. With these additions, it Es hoped
to be able to supply what i8 required in
the Provinoe.
The work in the department of 501d
exporimento is growing in importance
from year to year. The experimenbe
With vevietie0 of wheat, oats, beriey,
peas, 00(81, turnips, mongols, potatoes,
wombs, green foddors, grasses, clovers,
Mixtures of grain, etc., have been oarriod
on sy0tematloelly and persistently on well
defined lilies for seven or eight yenr0, 0n
plots Eu different poets of a flfty-aero
field, and under climatic waiting
which havevarietl with the years. Howiethe results now begin to iudioate very
°lenity which 88830110e are best adappter,
10 the soil and etiolate el the Oolloge
farm ; and the 000peralive exporimento
throughout the Provinoe, parried on
elmultanoouely by the College Experi.
mental Union (largely under the direction
of the Experimentalist, 0, A. Zavitz,) go
to chow that the varieties which have
done best at the College, give the best re-
sults all over the Province.
In ibis way some exoellent foreign
varieties have been introduced, tested,
and dietributed throughout the Provinoe
—verietioe which yield from six to eight
bushels per acre more than any varieties
previously grown. Io oats and barley
alone, the varieties introduced end die.
tribeted by the experim est etatioo have,
within the poet four or use years, paid to
the Provinoe a good deal more than the
past four or five years, paid to the Prov,
ince a good deal more than the entire
opt of the College for the last ten years.
Brussels School Board.
Last Mendel, evening the Publio School
Board met in ebe Board room at the
school building, all the mambos being
present excepting Jas, Twang], who ie
still in Toronto.
Minutes of hast meeting read and
passed.
The following accounts were presented t
A. H. MONeiI,rebuilding fornaoe.,918 50
R. Leatberdale, spriog roller .. 50
G. Lotb, watching on night of fire 1 00
T. A. MoLauahiin, teaching during
Mr. Jackson's Mune ... ,.. 10 40
Wilton & Tarnbnll, oil and pails.. 80
'3. G. Skene, cloth for dusting .... 50
Moved by A. Koenig, seconded by J. G,
Slcene that the above 100000nte bo paid.
Denied.
Moved by J. G. Skene, seconded by W.
F. Vanstoue that Mr. Muer be paid 98.00
extra for oleaniog oub the basement.
Carried.
Moved by J. G. Skene, eecooded by A.
Kceuig that the balance of D. MoNaogbt.
on's account, $5.80, be paid. Carried.
The following tenders for kaisomining,
painting and plastering were opened and
read :
F. McCracken, whole work,..,948 00
W. 0. Smith, paiotog and liaise -
58 50
A. Sample, painting and Woo -
mining 45 00
T, Snider, painting and kalsomin-
lug 87 00
A. H. McNeil, plastering 22 00
Moved by W. F. Vaostone, seconded
by A. Consley that the tender of F. Mo-
Crnoken be aooepted, the work to be
completed by April 181. Carried.
Moved by A. Konig, seoonded by J. G.
Skene that the Board hold their regular
meetings hereafter in the Board room of
the school on the second Friday in each
month, at 8 o'olook p. m., and that any
former motion re time and place of
meetings be and is hereby rescinded.
Carried.
The Board then adjourned.
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Give up the tried oorvane only when
you inn get a better one.
Ili will be time for a change when the
opposition can show a good reason for it.
"Ontario has done well during the last
twenty years. To reduce the licenses
from 6,000 to 3,000, so that instead of a
license for 800 e
clef iso d
t now license
for 800 people, le encouraging enough to
work on. Abolition of saloons, one-half
fa July, 1898, the balance in July, 1899 ;
prohibition for druggist exoepb on midi•
cal oertifioate ; fixing hours of olosiog
increasing age of minors from sixteen to
twenty-one years, and. other similar
pointe are demonstrative that the Gov.
ernment have heeded the demand of pro.
hibitionists, and favored, as now appears
from the oppoeihion to the movement, to
the extent of their ability, this great leg.
isiative reform."—Rev. Dr. Garman, gen-
eral nde snp print
e n
t of the Methodist
ohurabhn canals.
Mr. Whitney opposed the appointment
of a Minister of Agrioulture.
He opposed the bill which protects
children by fixing a limit to the hears in
which they may be employed in shops.
He opposed the appointment of a drain.
age referee,
He opposed the increase of 0000mmo'
dation for the 11105110.
He opposed the bill to establish the De-
paxbmelt of Neglected and Dependent
children, which has saved the Province
over 9100,000 and found homes for bund.
recta of orphans and worse than orphans.
Ile opposed the appointment of a Clerk
of Forestry.
Heol•p opposed o d h
h o appointmenh of a High.
way 0ommiosiouer.
He voted against the reduction of the
number of County Cottuoillors.
What has Mr. Whitney ever done that
he should ask bo supplant Mr. Hardy in
the oonfldence of the people ?
On April 8rd, 1986, the e Tor
onto World
(Conservative)
said :—"At the beginning
of the present) session there was 801110
talk among the opposition membol% of
electing Whitney as thele leader. It wee
maid that the member for Dundas was
able, shrewd and clever, and that he
would melte e, better leader than Mr,
Marne. The prooeodings in the House
cturiag the past few days have established
the feat that the opposition were right in
stioking to Mr. Muter, who, although not
as well adopted to the position es he
might be, is yet superior to the new
claimant. Mr. Whitney may be able,
.levee and shrewd, huh he team rover ex-
pect to bo a public. leader melees he is a
fighter for the public welfare. So far he
seems to have neither intuitive or ac-
quired knowledge of the duties of a mem.
her of Parliament."
`Pine Pico -BM Pow:tr.—The opposition,
instead of deVotiug the last flours of the
0008i0n to framing a policy upon which to
sook the suffrage of the electors, heel oo.
0814101 thole attention with the "swina-
Mfum" or "lhogorium" (sane. He would
thee go into the evidence, but gave the
statements of the opposition an 1013001ut0
and ulocnditional denial, end ridiculed
the idea that the people of this peo8in00
should bo naked to degrade themselves by
making this an issue nr tho campaign.
The policy of the opposition 0111ug04 with
pooh election. A0 Mr. Williston, of 111e
Globe, had aptly described it, four years
ago it was "No Popery," and now it 10
"No piggery," They had a few years ago
au "egg" policy, thou ft was the "hen" ;
last time It wee "the calf with a cough,"
and true to instruotions they now had a
'"pig.sty and a pig" policy. Apparently
they must have a live animal fu it.—lion.
A. S. Hardy at Brookville.
Under the present Ontario Adminis.
tration the timber has been kept as the
heritage of the people and the proceeds of
sales used for the benefit of the people,
Alves not given away to favorites and
friends, but sold by public auction to the
high001 bidder. In Ootober, 1892, 433
milds were sold for 92,315,000. Since
1873 the sane realized from orown lands
sad timber was 923,128,758. It was nob
wasted upon a horde of useless officials,
as the report of Mr. Whitney's opeeob
wouln load one to suppose. The pay-
ment of officials is one of the smallest
items in the expense account of the gov-
ernment.
oyernment. In 7.897 Ontario paid 9250,945
for civil governmout ; Quebec, with a
much smaller population, paid 9277,845.
We paid 9159,392 for legislation, as
maltase 9288,862 in Quebec. le any ono
asks where the bulk of those and other
incomes have been expended he will find
it in public buildings, in railway grants,
and in sums direotly returned to the pm
pie. Here are the totals for the entire
Liberal term :
Pnblfa Works and buildioge
nearly 9 9,000,000
Distribution of ourplus to mun-
ioipalibies 8,325,878
Grants to railway
Education
Agriculture and arts
Hospitals and charities
Asylums, oto
Administration of justice
14,855,186
3,471,715
2,768,998
15,480,076
8,694,594
Colonization reads 2,868,087
Here we have, in public buildings and in
sums directly returned to the people more
than twice as much as the Sandfleld Mac.
donald surplus medal, the receipts from
timber and Crown lands added together.
What folly to tell the people of Ontario
that these resources in money and timber
111178 been "squandered l"
CIiURCii (MMES.
Service in the R. C. ohurch next Sab-
bath at the usual hour.
Rev. Mr. Locke, of Park Hill, has been
invited to become the pastor of Lacknow
Methodiet church.
Rev. Messrs. A111n and Paul addressed
e Bible Society meeting at Oraobrook on
Wednesday evening of this week.
Next Wednesday being Ash Wednes-
day, servioe will be held in St. John's
church et 7.30 p. m. These eervioes
will be continued during Lent.
Next Sabbath morning Rev. Mr. Rose'
eubjeot will be :—"Ohristian in the Valley
of the Shadow of Death." In the .gen-
ing a second disooureo will be preached
on Apollyon.
Rev. Mr. Allin's disoourose last Sabbath
morning was from the text found fn
Matthew 9th.ohapter and 9th verse and
in the evening a continuation of the ser-
mon of the previous Sabbath evenio31.
Rev. S. 3, Allin will ooarlect morning
and evening service in the Methodist
ohnroh next Sunday. Morning subject,
"Home and its relation to early training."
Evening, "Who will be elected 7" Sale.
bath school topio, "Tile Apostles sent
forth."
At a meeting of the Official Board of
Brussels Methodist church, held on
Thursday evening of lost week, Rev. Dlr.
A11in received a ananimone invitation to
continue as pastor for the next Confer-
enoe year. The Rev, gentleman swept -
ed, subject of course, to the will of the
Conference. Mr, Ailin's health, whioh
ryes very poor a portion of last year, has
been fully restored, and as vigor of body
bas returned ho has given ample eve.
dance of it by the exaellenoy of hie pulpit
efforts. There are few betterreaohere
in the conference and we are pleased to
know that he will remain for another
year.
Last Sabbath moroiog Rev. Mr. Ross'
text was "Fight the Good Fight of
Faith," let Tim. 6:12—Christian's con-
flict with Apollyon in the Valley of
Humiliation. The divisions of the sub-
ject were :-1. His Preparation for the
Conflict. This consisted in ; (1) A sea-
son of Spiritual Fellowship. He had
partioipated with the inmates of the
Hoare Beautifal in the sacrnmental feast.
(2) Special Spiritual Instruction. He
was taught many important and tumour.
aging teethe in the study and in the
armory. (3) An inspiring Spiritual Out.
loop. From the top of the House he was
shown the Delectable Mountain end lm'
manual's Land, to which he would by.
come. (4) A suitable Spiritual
Equipmeal. He was harnessed with
armor thee was complete and Empen.
etrable. 204—His conduct in the Con.
Mat. This was marked by : (1) A tem.
posey Fear. He began to be afraid,
(2) An exemplary Fortitude, He resolved
to go on, (8) A noble Sbeadfaetnese,
He firmly withstood all Apollyon's per.
0080io00 and intimidations. (4) A heroic
Courage. He wielded hie sword man-
fully against Apol lyou. 3rd—bile Victory
in the 0o"Biot. 11 was ; (1) A Decisive
Victory. Apollyon fled from the held.
(2) A Joyons Victory. When it was coon
he smiled. (8) A Gratefully -acknowledg-
ed Victory. He thanked
y Him Who did
help him against Apollyon. In the even-
ing Mr. Ross spoke of Apollyon, hie
Personality and Properties,
The Methodists of Highgate will erect
a new °hutch foe the coming season. It
i0 expected to web upward of 96,000, a
considerable portion of which has already
been subscribed.
The entire family of Titus Boob, of
Chatham, 00128iseing of six children,
nearly lose their lives from eating fresh
oboes°, The symptoms were like those
of Asiatic cholera.
Geo. M. Bose, of the publishing firm of
Hunter, Rose 61 00,, died Thursday
morning of last week at 4 o'clock, in To-
ronto. Mr, Rose was born fn Scotland in
1829, and came to Canada when 10bont 25
years old an agent fora Scottish publish•
ing Aim,
(7nnfr.<3ilila 7'!TevvslJ,
Tavishoolt opera 617,000 In now build'
Inge during the past meson,
Within an hour from the time of Olt.
ting hi0 cell, AIliooa was in hie grave,
New J0000y proposes to tax baabelors
99 a year soca. It is too little to pay for
the privilege.
Hamilton public schools have set aeido
ora day each year for inculcating parrot.
otic sentiments in the minds of the
scholars,
The carpet factories of Armstrong and
MoPhersoo Bre,, Guelph, have amalga-
mated and will enlarge their bueloees to
double fee present ospaoity.
One of the very cold mornings recent-
ly four gentlemen, who were passengers
on a Bioor and MoClanl street oar In
Toronto refused to pay their fares be,
010080 there wee no lire in the stove in
the oar.
Manager Barron, of the Street Rail-
way Company, Brantford, states that
during the past four months the road
carried 12,000 more passengers than it
did during the oorretpo0ding period' a
year ago.
The el. 0. It. train on the London
division, was suddenly brought to 10
standstill when it reached the Hemillon
road, London, a few nights ago. Some
person did the triols: by shutting off the
air•eogk.
Tho conference between Mr. Hays,
General Manager of the Grand Trunk
Railways, Mr, Sbaughueosy, Vioe-
Proeident 0f tandhe 0. P. R., apparently did
not settle the differences between the two
companies.
A rumor has been in circulation that
the Wabash would be asked to run their
trains over the Air line. The Grand
Trunk were alleged to be dissatisfied be-
cause the Wabesb was taking Western
busineso from ahem.
Sixteen employees of the Willson Car-
bide Company, Limited, of Merritton, as
wel! as the President of the company,
Thomas L. Willson, are heiug proceeded
against by the Lord's Day Allianoe for
desecration of the Sabbath Day.
The deadlock which h10e existed in the
Seaforth Council since the new year
over the election of a Collegiate Institute
Trust*e, was broken Monday night, the
Rev. Mr. Hodgins being elected over Mr.
John0ton,the late secretary -treasurer of
the Boad.
12118 Mrinioter of Railways at Ottawa
heard a deputation from Tilbury and
other pointe in Essex, the members of
which desire that aid shall be extended
to the project of cutting a oanal from
Lake St. Glair to Lake Erie through
what is known as the "Great Too of
Ontario."
The Board of Councilmen in Buffalo
bas passed e, resolution inotruoting the
corporation counsel to prepare and sub.
mit to the board an ordinance providing
for the licensing of "department shores,"
said stores to pay a license for every
branch of business carried o by the m, ex.
oepting their one legitimate business.
Chatham Planet ; Ex -Al d. E. A. ?dorm -
tear has stretch gas upon hie farm on eon.
6, £taleigh, part of the old Keefer farm.
The drilling was stone by Mr. Chase and
gas was struck at a depth of 65 feet.
The drill punctured a point, but the
pre8eare behind it leads to the belief that
a rich vein ie nob far distant. The men
are stili atorkat
w the new]
wet and the
intention is to prospect nod see just what
ga0 there is to be had.
Jas. Stanbury, wlio held the rowing,
championship of the world until J. G.
Gaudeur,the sturdy Canadian, wreoted
it from bim, warts to row Barry, the
Magliate bluffer. Replying to Barry's
challenge spinet the world, Stanbury
says he is willing to row him either on
the Thames or the Tyne for £500 a side
if he receives £50 expenses, or he will
allow Barry £100 to role on the Parra.
matte. Of course no raoe for the world's
championship can be arranged without
oo0eulti
n Gaudette.
Thomas C. Wren, who resides near
Cbiselhnrst, met with a very serious
accident recently. He had bought a
number of strange steers, and when
working around one of them the animal
kicked with both feet, one foot striking
Mr. Wren on the side, fracturing some
of his ribs, and the other on the leg,
breaking ib. Tho injuries are serious
and painful but not dangerous, and it
will be several weeks before Mr. Wren
will be able to around again.
There was 10 hot fire iu New York the
other night in the disbriot of Sky -scraping
buildings down -town. The Menu
Chambers, a largo and old oight.etoroy
etruoture ou Nassau and Ann streets, was
destroyed, entailing a foes of 9800,000.
For some time a conflagration was im-
minent, no lege than a dozen bnildinge
being ablaze at one time. There were
85 fire engines at work on the flames,
oleo ten trucks, and three water towers.
850.
The nuThmbo
erof&Naooan rem n
e enOb
n aborsdwaFlabwoaut0
Gong:
g
owned by Levi P. Morton, ex'Governor
of New York, and late Vioo•Preoident of
the United Stone. Daring the lire's
progress be was informed of ib by a re-
porter, just before going to the abarity
ball at the Waldorf-Astoria. ,,Are you
going to the fire, Governor ? asked the
reporter. "0h no," replied Mr. Morton
"I have a previous engagement. I am
going to the charily ball.
FOUN1 6 Nan or, Rncoo30.—TheDundee
Benner says :—John Lumsden went out
a'few miles along the Brook road Taos'
day on a shooting expedition and oame
baok with game that he had not expected,
and which hag been the wonder of the
town all day. He Dame aoro0s a big tree
which bad every indioation of oontaining
a racoon's Winter home, and tet once set
about to fell the area, When he got it
down end split open, he lotted not only a
noon, but it whole nest of them, all rolled
up in a ball and air in a dormant state.
He bagged the lob without disturbing the
slumbers of any and Look them home,
Up to noon Wednesday he was not able
to tell whether there were three, four
or Ave V in the ball hr
ball, there seems to b0
four, ,411 are full grown, in good condi.
tion, and have epiendfd fur, They are
0ti11 in a sold plane, but are . expected to
acme to life and untangle themselves
when put in a warm plaoq,