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THE BRUSSEL1 PO T
REV, MR, RIi/NHART
FRID4k', FEB. 17, 1899,
SAID TO rti s> rams REp BY
if urthar doap3ltehoa aama to hand Tuosdayl
WARDRN Cow' Hila the bill all right as a Febtnary, ti from China, vin sti=le r° -
presiding officer and will carefully look gaodiug lvlev. POtfY Bijnbarb the eunA“lan
after the interests of the banner County
during 1899.
WE hope to be able to report the oleo.
Gen of Robb, Holmes in '69est Huron next
Tuesday's bye eleotion. The nomination
was held last Tuesday and the fight is
nosy on in earnest. Sir Charles Tupper
and other Coneervative celebrities are
assisting Mr. McLean, the Opposition
candidate, and Hone. Messrs. Patterson,
Mulock, Kirkpatrick and Tarte and
Dr, MoDonaid, M. P., East Huron,
and others are showing why the
Government nominee should be heartily
supported. West Huron has good reason
to stand by Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Gov
ernment and the record on the 21st will
• no doubt show that it has. Mr. Holmes
is a level headed, independent, practical'
man ; well acquainted with the Riding
and would make a tip-top representative,
TILE POST is not very positive that the
Canadian Press Association is rendering
any very pronounoed benefib to the craft,
and we come to this conclusion after at-
tending a number of sessions and also
hearing the opinion of other members.
Of course there is a small rebate on rail-
road mileage through its membership
but the sessions are not practical enough
and too much attention is bestowed on
the annual Banquet instead of holding
"Open Parliaments" where the matter of
fact ins and a outs of the journalistic field
l e
could be fully and freely discussed. We
have a "good time" at the annual meet-
ings, of oouree, but that is not the only
object of the gathering. It is to be hoped
that President Dingman, of the Stratford
Herald, will evolve and put into effect a
now order of affairs that will be more
fruitful in practical results to the mem-
bers and make newspaper men feel that
they are suffering a loss by not belonging
to the Association.
Inspector Robb's Report.
To the Warden and Connell of the Co.
of Huron 1—Gentlemen,—I beg leave to
submit the anneal report on the state of
the schools of East Enron. Teaebere
and pupils.—There ere 123 Pablio school
departments, in charge of 128 teacher,,
in this inspeotorate. Of these 69 are
males and 63 females, an increase of 11
females, and of coarse, a oorresponding
decrease in the number of male texobers.
Two bold let•olass certificates, 67 2nd•
olaee, and 64 3rd•ciase, an increase of 5
8rd classes over 1897. There bas been
a deorease in the average anoval salary
of teachers of $10, The average salary
ie 1890 was $867 ; in 1896, 9352; in
1897, 8384.50 ; in 1898, 8324 50. The
average salaries for 1897 and 1898 were as
follows f
1897. 1898.
Male teachers, rural sect's 9358 8840.12
Female " " " 259 243 03
Male " in towns 800 783.84
Female '• 809 312 00
Male " in villages 557 487.00
Female " " 242 245.00
The township of Tuokersmith pays its
male teaohere the highest average salary
of any township in East Huron, viz, --
9422.16 ; and MoHillop is the lowest, et
$291.26. During the year there were 13
schools that changed teachers, and 21
changes at the end of the year, or 34
changes in all. The attendance in 1898
was as follows
Pupils Average
enrolled attendance %
Rural schools .,,.4,758 2,708 67
Village " , 660 447 68
Town " ..1,530 1,089 68.5
EXPENDITURE $0.
TOTAL mica's Av'C, PUPILS AV's PER
52PENn'T eALA1t'9 9AL'r ENROL'D ATT. OT,
1897 558,200
b40,981 994 8 1,0928 9,910 113,5
8 5
1808 50,581 10,084 994 8 0,998 4,199 00,3
The enrolled attendance has fallen off
22% since 1890 ; the average attendance
has, however, risen 7%. The number of
pupils in the various °lessee are as fol-
lowe:—lac elan, jr, section, 1,089 ; or.
section, 896 ; 2nd oleo, 1,268 ; Brd plass,
1,594 ; 40h class, 1,594 ; 51h class, 542.
Two uniform promotion and review
examinations were held during the year
in Itlarolt and October. All rural schools
now take these examinations, sines it is
moat convenient for graded eohoole to
promote at the reopening of school in
September, these soboole set their own
examination papers. Following 18 the
report of Entrance and Public: School
Leaving exeminatfona :---
ENTRANGE. P. 0. LEAVING.
wnorE PAe9'D WROTE PASO) E. Wei
Clinton 92 66 45 213 6
Wingham 65 43 40 23 7
Blyth 29 10 12 6 2
8eaforth 55 88 10 3 8
Atwood.
J. W. Scott bas leased the rooms re.
cantly occupied by Mise Robertson as a
dressmaking shop, for bank premises
until hie new building is erected. Ile
expecte to ooen out in a week or ten days
ann will install his eon, David.
Rob. Knox assumed charge of the At-
wood post office on Feb. 1st, in the stead
of Donald Gordon, resigned. Mr. Knox'a
place at the station is in charge of J. G.
Heyd, of Ethel, while the Ethel station
will be in charge of Mr. alitehelj, of Galt,
Mr. MoIfinnon is relieving at the Ethel
station at present.
The sentence of Paul Brown, the
negro, who was condemned to be banged "
at Winnipeg for the murder of W. E. aafel
Berton, bus been commuted to life im• Kum
prisonment upon the report of Bre, Lett Lett down
and 33urgeee that he is ionone, the
The Brockville Peat Company has been Ohio
granted exemption .from taxation by the etw
Elizabethtown Ooneoil on the laude,
buildings and machinery rieosesary far ted
the carrying an Of peat mannfaoturing of men
tt large fioalb in drat towtjellip, , leatt1
missionary to Thibet, who `is 1'ep°nod t„
have been murdered by lufnrlated natives.
The despatch said of urs, Whalen
"She :--
• She writes ton Maud in Shanghai of her
bereavement and the cruelty of the Thlbet-
ane to her husband, and says 0110 10 pre.
paring to go back to the Wild mon of the
snowy China lnottntaine,
The Rl'ubarts had been frog -lanae
wineries in the interior of Ohio for a
Dlls-
timo. They supported themselves by their
taut!
medical
and
f dau0 nus Cliina, m011 000
groes trip that
nto Thibet,ulted e It,waey dangerous, acid
to arose, knew
ut sew ever returned] es boa doled
to 1012 about
it. when well into the mountains their lit-
tle et1i,who had alwa s a000mpaoied them
on their travels, died from exhauatiou,
ATTACKED EY 2014 NAT1Vne,
"They. had unite n, native company with
Mem, and soon a native guide noticed they
were being followed. According to Rijn -
hart's diary, whish w,ls saved by his wife,
they spout the vlgbt on watch with ovary
thing loaded on their horses. The next day,
September 29rd, they found they had taken
a blind trail, and started to return.
Suddenly a shot falls near us, continuos
the diary, "and the boys run out to get the
horses. One of them is shot by s0m0 one
bidden on the bluff above and all of our
native people scamper off iota the darkness,
to be seen no more. Our horses were all
killed or put to (tight but one old fellow,
who seemed to bear a charmed life,
"1 rushed out to see who wns doing the
firing. As soon as 1 was u110 of cover a flash
from the bill above warned me to drop
dowu, and a moment later a bullet whistled
overheat!. They tried to drive us out by
rolling big boulders over the bluff. The
stones could not reach us. Our men .say
they will bring help from Lamasery, but
they minuet be depended 0905. "
The last entry, September 35th. tells or
their dt3iouities in getting names a moun-
tain range. Rijobart-wrote that he imago -
Mg to visit some tents that could be seen a
short distance down the river. He left his
wife 0n the morning of the 20th, and has not
been heard of since, He reached the camp
in about an hour, and was undoubtedly
murdered soon after for his clothes.
mown IN TonoNTO.
The reported death of Mr. Rijnhart
created agoad deal of interest. in the pity.
Undoubtedly the man referred to in the
despatch is Rev. Peter Rijnhart, who le well
k, own in Toronto. Be spent two years here
from 1589 to 1891, and Inter in 1893.94 spent a
year as a lecturer In Canada nod the United
States, One of his most intimate friends in
Canada
Church tCharles
e Disoip es oPaul, riot, Ce oil
street, Mr. Paul was soon by a Globe 1•e•
porter ou Tuesday afternoon, when he
furnished a great deal of interesting infor-
mation regarding Mr.Rijalert.
Mr. Pool's intimate aognate berme with the
missionary enabled him to speak with a
greet deal of knowledge of that gentleman,
and to tom eono1usiohs upon that know-
ledge which would not occur to a stranger.
Mr. Paul's first deolaration was that he did
not believe the despatch was true. "kir.
Rijnhart is a Tau of great daring,and has
been through narrow escapes hndreds of
times before, Besides," 11e said, "I am aura
his wife would have let me know bytele-
graph by this time. In any event, if it is
true, I am sure I will have a message is a
day or two."
DIF„ RIJNRA1T'8 L18E,
Mr. Paul then recited the interesting
story of the life and adventures of Mr, It i.) n•
hart. He was born in Holland 91 years ago,
his father being a retired Dlajor in the
Dutoh army, He was educated in a Dutch
military school. In 1839 he came to Canaria
and. located in Toronto. He sooared a posi-
tion in
r the de his living fnwh by a fear o[
t htcb he moan aIwhile he received thea nfro language.Ma, , he receided
lemons from Rev, Mr. Purl, The latter da•
scribes hl',, as an exceedingly clever pupil,
and says that he learned the language with
the greatest rapidity.
"IO wan while studyylug with me;" con.
Hewed Mr, Paul, "that Ile first spoke of his
missionary intentions. In 1001 he started
not senttolut byyinany board and he He
out with only iia faith to get him there.
O e had no money, so he walked straight
from here to Ohioago. From there he walk-
ed to lianas City. Not discouraged, he
said he knew he would finally get to his
destination, At Kansas City he attended a
m180100ay oonvsatiou The delegates be-
came interested in him and his courageous
plans, and enough money was raised to pay
bis way to San Francisco, When be reach-
ed there 'no had no money wherewith to
pay his way to Mica Bub he declared it
would be seat to him in answer to his
prayer, He remained six days in San Fran.
oloeo. On the day on wbiob the boat wee to
sail he was invited to the Y. Cf. C. A, A
gentleman who beard his story •said he
understood Dir. Rijnhart was golug to Celina,
and
added
that be
Others aid tiro sotna touttl
to a short time enough money was raised to
pay his passage to China,
ADVENTURES IN on1NA,
"After his arrival in China he worked for
some time in connection with the China In-
land Mission, First of all he undertook to
learn the Chinese language, and miaow ellen.
ed the task in six mouths, a work which re•
quires en ordinary man two years. He was
soon able to make his way well in that 001111-
2 0040 miles then
Oldnesjourney oinland
tip the Yank
Yang -
tee -Xiang ea far as it was navigable, and
then in jaunting care, with mutes. This
journey was a very dangerous one, on
account of the number of robbers, wild ant•
male, eta, that existed in the country,
Mr. Itijullar1 finally arrived at the pity of
Siring, where he remained nine mouths,
Perfecting his knowledge of the Chiuess
language. He then started for the Thlbetan
border, aoaom,naoied by it servant, and ulti-
mately arrived at the great monastery at
Kumbum, an immense institution, inhabited
by 4{000'rhibetan priests, Kaln bum is the
moat, Important Buddist religious centre in
Northern Thibet, while at /Iamb= Dir.
Itijubart mat William Woodville Hoorhill,
the famous American traveller, who had re.
cawed a gold medal from the toyed Gooera-
pphioal Society for hie dangerous trip.
Nevertheless her, Rijnhart bad arrived there
ahead of Mr. Itcekhili. lair, Rijnhart re-
mainedin the monastery for ten menthe,
and was well received by the priests. He
frequently made trips into the interior, and
came in contact with nomadic tribes.
0100.1ly in the Spring of 1898 be returned to
Holland, his old home.
RETUnN TO CANADA,
,'Shortly afterwards, how ver, 738 returned
to Canada on his way to China again, Ho
stopped oft to call on 1110, and while here
was interviewed by The Globe, tp whom he
told a most interesting story, The result
wee that be was at ono° besieged with lu•
yitatious from many places to go out and
deliver addresses, He responded to so
many of these that it wad a yens before ho
was able to continuo his journey, 10 wan
during this stay in Canada he met his
future wife. While speaking at Newbury,
to Middlesex County, he ,met Dr. Bused
410reon (laughter of the late .7. W. Carson,
Inspoofor of Patine e5ho010 for Middlesex,
Dr. Carson was anxious to go to Thlnet an
a medical missionary and said elm would
go Drovided another married couple could
310 1Onn d to go along. :they were not able
to find 0oole persons, but the result of it
Rijnhart marriage
iXn ovo02boO,189 ,these two anti1
Mr. Ferguson, of Knox Collage, set gait.
They
with Japan,Osahfolxinade ittthenivery
dangerous to travel,
60 81002045, 1150800NAl1108,
However, they made the journey
y across the country and arrived at
bum, They had no sooner settled
to medioat missionary work than
great rebellion broke out on the
a•Thibotaa border, 8 religious war
est two sects of Mobammodano,
Town and villages tvere swiftly devast.
by fire.and sword. Thousands of
lay dead or wounded on the settle of
e, Thie lasted lot eight menthe,
during were
time both y on the
b and • ,,, e0tacies
sus folie wore coutlnually on the battle .CC -'1
fields extraoting bullets, binding up
wounds, etc. They wore treated most
kindly by the Chinese oommandore, Mr,
Rijobs h himself became almost as ex•
part as his wife se a surgeon, and one n
k.,.
000asion extracted a bullet from
Chinese mandarin's body io North
western China. hire. Rijnhart after
one battle was called to one city, and at
the city gates found bodiee piled as high
ae her head, and the dogs eating them,
She frequently met crowds of lltoln,m.
medans returning from the battle fields
with the bead of an enemy on their
awards. She had as many as two or
three hundred 0as05 on her bands at
once. Strange to say, during this re.
hellion when nearly all the surrounding
villages were destroyed, Kumbum was
spared. While the danger lasted the two
missionaries were invited to take refuge
in the monastery, which they did. They
WOO their way to the people's heart by
their medioat work, Th,bet being without
any medical eeienee. Th«ee and many
other stories of their adventures were re-
later" to me in letters reooived sines Mr.
and Mfrs. R'johartarrived at their destin•
talon."
a
IIIA STORY D008200.
Mr, Rijnhart, Mr, Paul added, was or-
dained a minister of the Obristian Ohurrh
of the United States during his last visit.
While in Canada Bishop Baldwin, of
London, who took a great interest in
him, offered to ordain flim into the Angli-
can church, but he refused the offer.
Mr. Pans d,soribed Mr. Rijohxrt as a
man who did not know what fear was.
elr. Paa1 elaborated on his reasons for
disbelieving the report of his death,
"In the first place, in the report the
statement ie made that his body was
taken away and mutilated. The latter
part of the story Bays that he left Mrs.
Rijnhart to visit some tents in the die.
tenets, and was never eeen by her after.
The report of her intention also to return
leads to the oonvjution that she at least
must believe him still alive. He is the
last man to get killed" continued Mr.
Paul with emphasis ; "he is brave, he
does not know what a tremor of fear is.
If he is dead his wife is absolutely alone.
The child which is spoken of as having
died from exhaustion would be about a
year old. Mrs. Rijnbart's mother still
lives at Newbury with a younger daugh-
ter. Dr, Jennie Carson, another laugh
ter lives at Chatham, while a eon, Joseph
Chinon, formerly a reporter on the Lon.
don Advertiser, now lives in Detroit,
Mr. Rijohart's father still lives in Ratter.
dam, Hol'and,"
Brussels Council.
The adjourned meeting of Brussels
Council was held on Monday evening ;
all members present except Councillor
Warwick.
An account for printing cards for walls
of Town Hall and notices for Tax Col•
lector, amounting to $1.50, was ordered
to be paid Tee Pose on motion of S
Wilton and B. Cochrane.
Tenders for printing were read frcm
Jas. Irwin, at $17 00, and Tu POST at
$19 00. Moved by J. T. Roes, seconded
by S. Wilton that the former receive it.
—Carried.
A communication was read from Wm.
Aldridge asking to be appointed Assessor,
also from D. Stewart and A. Consley for
the same office.
Moved by B. Cochrane that D. Stewart
be reapporoted Assessor at a salary of
$40 00. Moved in amendment by S.
Wilton, seconded by J. T Ross, that A.
Oousley be Assessor at the same salary.
—Oarried.
Bylaw No, 4 was read three times and
passed confirming the appointment.
Moved by S. Wilton, seconded by 13.
Cochrane, that A. Strachan be appointed
Treasurer of the village of Brussels, as
suceeseor to the late T. Kelly, at a salary
of $50 00 per annum, and no extras, he
to furnish bonds for the sum of $5,000
and two bondsmen satiefaotory to the
Reeve and Clerk after which he will be
handed over the books and papers.-
0arried.
By law No. 5 was read 3 tithes and
passed relative to a pointment.
B. Gerry, tax collector, reported all the
taxes in excepting $14 60. The 6%
amounted to $20.00. $8.60 of the balance
due on roll will be returned against
properties. $13,00 was received from
poll tax.
President Barrett applied to the Coun-
cil for a grant to the Town Band. On
motion of B. Cochrane, seconded by J.
T. Ross, $75 00 was granted on condition
that a weekly concert be given during the
Summer months ; play free 1 day named
by Council, and maintain a Band of 14
members and aqualified leader.—Carried.
The question of procuring a now coal
stove for heating the fire engine room
was left in the hands of the Finance
Committee. The old one is about played
Out,
Fire Brigade asked for a set of run.
naps under engine ; a twin coupling and
pully and tackle to pull engine into
room. The Property Committee was
instructed to look after it also to see to
improvements in engine room.
Connell adjourned to meet ou the let
M ouday of March.
G'rOrrie.
Special services are being held each
evening in the Methodist "thumb, eon.
ducted by Rev, R. J. Garbutt, L. L. B.
Rev. Jasper Wilson, B. A., of North
St. thumb, Goderiob, hoe been scoured to
oondnot the anniversary services of
Gorrie Methodist 'thumb on Sabbath,
Feb. 19th.
Hooxex.—The first hockey match
ever played in Gorrie took plane on
Victoria skating rink between a team
from Fordwich and the Dropeiiot
Hockey team of this .plane. The game
was fast and exciting from start to finish,
Fordwioh soored the first gots! shortly
after the puck was faced, and then our
boyo gingered up and soored 2. Then
Fordwiob soored their 2nd goal, /saving
the game a tie at the close of the first
half time. In the 2nd half the Drop -
shote got down to the gauge and rained
shot after ebot on the Forflwioh goal and
managed to soore 4 more, but owing to
Mee goal umpire being a Fordwioh gent
only one of the four wag allowed, Dur.
beg the haat half Fordwiob was compelled
to play a purely defends game, The fol-
lowing are the players who figured in the
game i•—Fordwich,—Goal, Edwards ;
point, Crawford ; cover point, Tbomp..
eon ; forwards, Walkey, Loree, Gibson
and 3011nston. Gerrie,—Goal, Thomp•
gen; point, Sheepin 1 ^elver point, Dano
forwards, .t3, Arde11, G. Arde11, Blow anti
MlLaugil lin,
—OL' ALL KINDS—
Fitted to Correct all
Failures of Eyesight,
and yens Eyee tested FREE by
latest Optical mothod8 at
Division Court Office,
BRUSSELS.
RING!
II G. Richardson
Is prepared to do all kinds of
work in his line.
Good Workmanship and
Good Fits ,Guaranteed.
LATEST STYLES. The Biggest and Best Bargains
EVER OFFERED IN
BRUSSELS IN
TAILOR MADE SUITS,
READYMADE CLOTHING,
FATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, TIES,
COLLARS, CUFFS, GLOVES,
SOX AND SUSPENDERS.
FEB. 17, 1V,-9
GEE AT
• . •
.:NOW GOING ON
1
The above well known Firm is Dissolving
Partnership and for the
ext Thirty Days
Suits made for $4 and upwards.
1. 'Shop in Garfield Block.
HAPPY—Q=12'4'r
I[Ew Year I
I wish to extend nay hearty thanks
to the publio for past favors and solicit a
share of patronage for the future.
Horse Shoeing.
If yon want a good shoe on a good
horse at a fair price call on me and you
are bound to be satisfied.
General Blacksmithing
All kinds of Jobbing and Repairing
in my line promptly attended to.
No bungling or poor workmanship
done on my premises, but satisfaction
guaranteed.
Wishing all a Happy New Year.
Jno, Ht Tismer,
Horse Shaer and General Blacksmith,
BRUSSELS.
Remain
er ® B
This Sale only lasts for 30 Days, so secure
the Bargains while you have an opportunity,
R
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LLI$.AY,
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"'✓ -....i- DVII CO PICES OF
Strictly Oioe P7'ice, Always Reliable.
nS%CiiC-
'` 're Making
for Spring Goods. Our enormous purchases of
Spring Novelties will require more space than we have for them at
present, hence we must make room and we're going to do it by
clearing out the following lots before February 11th.
DON' 7 MISS THESE :
At 48c, each -3 doz. IVIen's Shirts and Drawers, all wool and fleece
lined, our regular 500. and 600. linea.
At 58e. each—You can have your choice of any of our 750, !!ton's
Shirts and Drawers.
At $1,15 per yard -3 ends Black Ourl Mantling, that we've been
selling at $1.50.
At x+1.25 per yard -1 end Fiuo Blaek Beaver Mantling, worth at
regular price $1.75,
At 90c. per yard -4 ends Colored Beaver Mantling in Brown, Navy,
Green and Black, worth regular $1.25 and $1.85.
At 10e. per yard -8 pieces 25 inch Heavy Gray Flannel, in light and
dark shades, worth at regular price 14c.
At 80c. per yard -8 ends Heavy Amazon Dress Goocls,very suitable
for Ladies' Suitings, that we've been selling at 45c.
Al 12e. per yard -5 pieces Grey Wool Flannel, extra heavy and
wide, regular price 16c.
At 15e. per yard -8 ands Double Fold Heavy Meltons, and Tweed
Dress Goods, that we've been selling ht 20c. per yard.
Al 25e. per yard -10 doz. Ladies' Fine Ribbed Cashmere Stockings,
spliced heels, regular price 85c.
!VEST these quotations—the reductions are exactly what we say,
and if you want the goods you will make a big saving.
Special Sale of Remnants on
Friday and Saturday,a.6060-
,.-3.-a=,1.-4y,.=,,,t,:,,,,;_-,",_t_--,,g..,-,-_4,,,,,,D,-,,--g-,,a Overcoats, Heavy Rubbers,
Felt Boots and Shoes,
All lines of Furs left in stock
In order to dispose of those lines of Winter Goods
we are offering big discounts off regular prices.�_�d
Now is the time to buy—you make the
looney and We are prepared to Lose for the
Balance of the season -p4•'-'
Give us a Call and Secure a Bargain.
galnt
February Standard Fashion Sheets to hand and given away
Free. The Patterns are the best and cheapest, prices 5c. to 20e.,
none higher.
Strachan.
urnbull
!actio
KEEP IN STOCK
A FTO VES FOR COALrum,LINE OF AND WOOD,.
Steel Range ...Have you seen the...
Chaneellol1 St With High Closet ? It beats them
all. Get prices on this range.
w�-..
Pure id/72 erican, Wa ter White
Coal oil,
Tinware, Cutlery,
Hardware, Graniteavare•
—CLOSE PRICES IN
OROSS CUT SAWS,
The Lance Tooth and the Symonds are our specialties.
0 0,y/.r
The best quality at close prince is our Motto,
We also handle Blacksmiths' Ooal.
I Wilt Or' & Turnbull,
Brussels.