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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-8-17, Page 6THE BEUSSE1 S POST --• Ins ran asmsn EV>13Ry FRIDAY MORNING. (in time for the early mails) at "Tho Pest" Steam lrublislting llunso, TO0N811flnY S'o,, Bnu8oET0 ONT. T7311038 oil' 0nne0nrrrl0N,-0no dollar sett ,.h. a Italia yyear, In advThe datetowhiah a V007 anU6or{prion is paid is denoted by the date on the address label, ADlin'n9rOXNi ieltawin0 rates will becharged to those who udverti50 by the year sr tcN . lxls I e>uo,_„amo I One Column rte000 ,00 820.00 Q 0r 00 i $86 20.00 20.00 uarter ' ...... 00.00 000 19.00 8.00 'k7igh._ htb !'. 12140 _=8.8,00 S.00 'Eight cent s per lino for first insertion, and three cents per lino for eaoh subsequent 1n. sertion, All advertisements measured use Nonpareil -12 lines to the inch. Business Curds, eight linos and under, $1 per annum. 000, Advertisement; without specific ,direc- tions, ud tions, will be btsorted until forbid, and charged accordingly. Instructions to olta010 or discontinue an room off Tru Fool musnota later tthan lthusday of eaoh week. This Is imperative. �4. YA. 31.17.3Eltali,, Baiter and Proprietdr, EASTERN TRAVELS. On Wednesday, Feb, 7th, we epent the morning in Loser in wandering through the town and temple. The shopkeepers were most persistent in their efforts to make us buy, but we managed to elude them. Leaving Luxor at noon we spent the night anchored near Diehneb. Dur- ing the afternoon we stopped at Kenek, where the famous porous earthen -ware is made. We had a very lively time on landing, and managed to procure very bad donkeys. We found ourselves in a plane where they make jars. There was only one man at work, and the method of working was that used everywhere only a little more primitive. Returning to the steamer we steamed off again, arriving atBallianab on Thurs- day, Feb. Sth, early in the morning, tak- ing donkeys again for a seven mile ride to Abydos. The path led through a num- ber of small villages and over the cold. voted fields, sad 0005 very much more pleasant than the desert rides we had been accustomed to. The crops growing were principally wheat and beans, and the rankness of the dolmen of tgrowth tofully he soil In somepthe to places thebeans were fully two and a half feet high, and even then had not nearly attained their full height. The plain at Abydos is about the widest and most fertile -looking one we had ss yet seen, being at least six miles wide and every inch of it cultivated. The number of animals grazing was very much, greater than any other place we had seen. After about two hours' ride we reached the temple of Abydos. The building has annals the same style of or. rangement as other Egyptian temples with the walls and columns covered with painted and unpainted soolptares. The figures, especially ors the walla, were very much better executed than most we hod seen, if not better than all others. Some of the profiles were very good, and the coloring on a great many of the figures retained its vivid, but not beautiful shade. The perspective was wrong, the proper - tions in some cases being preposterous, and profile and full figure being mixed up in a most confusing way. Thus the face is in profile, the body ae far as the waist is "front on," and the lower part being again in profile. Also, almost all the figures have one hand down wrongly, and a good many have badly drawn feet. The only part of them that oan be called really beautiful is the profile of the face. The colors too, where they are used, are very far from pleasing. They are vivid and bright, anp they all look as if they were plastered on. In a corridor of the temple we sew the famous tablet of Abydos, which gives the names of all the kings of Egypt from Manes to Sethi I., and has been a wonderful help in the study of pgyptian history. We saw also the figures where Sethi is represented as teaching his son Ramses how to oetah the wild bull. After luncheon in one of the courts, we rode to the Coptio convent whioh, from the outside,looko very muah like the or- dinary mutt hovel so common here. In- side the chapel aro numerous shrines in. closed in tawdry, colored wood work. The floor ie oovered with matting, and the oeiling is arched. There is nothing of interest in the establishment, so we left in s very few minutes and rode bank to the boat, which stayed all night here. We left Ballianah early in the morn. ing. It had been very cold all day. A strong North wind was blowing, and this added to that caused by the steamer made a regular gale. We arrived in Assioat about three, and took a walk to the town and through the bazaars, where the usual bargaining took place. It is very amus- ing to see how prices go up when a num- ber of people arrive in the bazaars. A6 the ship there were a great many with all sorts of goods foes sale, for which, of 0ours0,they wanted very high prices. We left Assiont about half -past eight o'clock on Saturday, Feb. 106h, and were sailing all day. The Dolor of the moun- tains here is very delightful, and the sun- set at night wa8 very enchanting. The son went down in a perfectly (dear sky, and, in a few m100000the colors of the afterglow came out. Overhead it was a demo blue, which turned to green near the Western horizon, and then to yellow, al. most the color of molten brass. The yellow gradually changed, beginning at the horizon, to a brilliant brownish red, and then as gradually died ottt to an ashy gray. Alt along the bank was a raised road crossing the Western sky, and over this were passing camels, donkeys and buffaloes, which were thus shown out as black figures against the brilliant book- ground. Added to this were the groves of palm trees and the bate of natives, making a some whioh it would be hard to excel for soft, brilliant beauty. We were anchored in the river somewhere for the night, and expected to reach Cairo on the following afternoon. On Sunday, Feb. 11011, having sailed all day without anything of importano0 ooaarring, we arrived in Cairo about half - post four. The following day we spent to wandering around tho etreete -and through the bazaars. We visited espec- ially the silk and silver bazaars and in fill th ngs atavely,ollewnaiotese; Ybut,u033 the other hand, a groat deal of the work is very tawdry and of the moat roper.. moniouo colors. r2he Sliver bazar is the narrowest one we have seen yet, the paes- apte way being not mom than three fent w1d8 fit the very most. Each shag 10 Simply a square boa with a aide in ono corner. At the front site the keeper with not In the afternoon no one oan tell, One it few artiolea displayed to attreot atter- line of oleetriu Pars run olose by the tion. lo the morning we were iu the bazaar and in the afternoon tools a carriage and drove to Old Cairo, We first went to the Island of Redo, oroeaing the entail brawl% of the Nile in a furry boat, On the island; at the South end, is theNilometer. This is a well about twenty feet square, having a tunnel to the river and with a pillar in thecentre graduated in cubits. When the water reaches 3.r oertaiu height the Sheik gives instructions and the banks are out, allowing the water to flood the land, We then went to a building formerly used as it harem, and saw the plane where it is amid Moses was found in the bulrushes. A great deal of credence, the story. o tut in cannot b v I however, There is a seeder on the Island whioh was formerly well cultivated, but whioh is now miserably negleeted. Re-orossing QP the boat the drove to Old Cairo again and came to the Old Ooptio cherish of St. Marys, where itis said that ttltMa 3.l slept when in Egypt description of this church must be left for another issue. The interior of the old Coptic: Ohuroh of St. Mary's, in old Cairo, is very dingy. The roof is supported ou pillars of all sizes and materials' and the sanctuary is partitioned off by old-fashioned wooden walla. The pulpit is a wooden erection over ton feet from the ground, which the priest reaches by means of a step.ladder. The walls and oeiling are all whitewash- ed. Below the church is the crypt where we were shown the very place where Mary slept. Why Mary should choose such an uncomfortable plaoo to sleep in is not ex. plainod. From there we went to the Mosque of Amri, which is simply a sandy court, with a kiosk in the centre, and surrounded by a corridor supported by columns. In one place is shown two pil- lars close together, which used to be the test of goodness. If a person ooald squeeze through between diem he was considered very good, if not, very bad, From there we went out on the Gehizoh road, and saw a game of polo, getting bask to the hotel a little after live. Af- ter dinner we went to a reception given by Dr. Grant, who has a large oolleation of "antiltae" and who gave us an address on the "Book of the Dead." MMIQCSISSISMISSIMIStrrearrentennalnaaiMMS ing, when aparke and (114911831 were again peen playing about the pipes. Tllodieplay meted only a few minutes, but i nesday morning it started up again and get fire to the woodwork. The blaze woe ex. tinguiebed with bu0339ts of water, and in n hail hour the ot1rrent again subsided. Where it comes from, 041111 why it is ap- parent in the morning and night and Dominion M115000. At the anneal meeting of the Dominion Mfllere' Association, the following offi• care were elected : President, Harold Barrett, Port Hope. First vice-president, Alex. Dobson, Beaverton. Second vise -president, James Hodd, Stratford. Treasurer, Win. Galbraith, Toronto. Representative on Industrial Exhibi- tion Board, John Brown, Toronto. Executive Committee, J. L. Spink, To- ronto ; J. D. Sunby, London ; A. H. Baird, Paris ; M. McLaughlin, Toronto ; James Hodd, Stratford ; Robert Noble, Norval ; John Goldie, Ayr. Board of Arbitration, James Stark, Paisley ; John Galbraith, Allandale ; James Goldie, Ayr; J. C. Vanetone, Bowmanville ; A. Wolverton, Wolverton; W. J. Baldwin, Aurora ; George Hamil- ton, Toronto. house on 13auk street and another 011 Bond street. Besides two heavily chars. ed trolley wires for each of these linea i there are a large number of sleetris light igh b and motor time in tbo 0301nity. Wheth- er these come in oontaob with or oatn- munioate with the pipes in the house has not been determined. The tailors say they are going to got out. Gieuoratl Ne�^v-. The head and face have 88 muscles ; the rale has 49 ; the thorax, 78 ; the ab- domen, 83 ; the bank, 78 ; the upper ex. tremities, 98 ; the lower, 108. A French inventor has got up n street cow or omnibus driven with geariug froma treadmill attached • dmf t tree eti to the rear of the vehicle and supported on wheels. Tho horse, therefore, rides while he works. The mountains of Jamaica are inhabit- ed by pureblooded negr0e0 descended from the first slaves who were imported from Africa. Their manner of living is almost AS primitive as that of the will tribes of Africa. A few years ago no man dors ride through the streets of any Chilean city ou Good Friday. Even the oars were not allowed to run. No sound of human labor was permitted to disturb the reli- gious silence. The membership of the Congregational Church Is composed of 188,187 males and 873,444 females. This is nearly two to one. Last year the number of deaths of ministers was 98. The average age of these 98 ministers was 08 years 6 months and 23 days• Cockroaches are never: wittingly slain by Chinamen. They oensi.dex them sac- red insects, and think it portende 111 luck to step on them. As they never make any effort to exterminate them the Chin• ase quarters are generally overrun with these pests. A Parisian shoplifter carried a bogus baby with her during her pedatory ex0ur. 01ons. The iofant hal a wax face and a hollow leatber body. ft was the thief's custom to dexterously transfer purloined artiolea, such es gloves, lanes, eto., to the spacious baby. The jewelry found recently in an ex- cavation near one of the pyramids of old Memphis, Egypt, exhibits about as much skill in working gold and precious stones as now exists, although the articles found were made 4,000 years ago. The figures cut in amethyst and oornelian are de- scribed ae exquisite andauatomioally cor- rect. As David and Harry, the youngest sons of Mrs. W. Jonas, of warkworth, were lifting a whey tub attached by a spring bar to the ground the tub suddenly drop. ped, throwing the boys some twenty-five feet in the air. David °soapedwitb a broken leg and a few soratahes, while Harry was badly bruised inwardly and oleo had his shoulder dislocated. Hundreds of Afghans with numerous camels have arrived at Cashmere from the Punjab and Cobol to buy and export grain and fruit for sale in the Punjab. Fearing that this drain would produce scarcity in the country, the maharajah has given orders to expel all of them from the Cashmere and stop their coming again, with the exception of 400 men and 800 camels, who are specially wanted by Capt. Yielding for the Gilgit transport. Mysterious Cattle Dfseuse. The Bank of France is guarded by Great excitement has prevailed in soldiers, who do sentry duty outside the Brooklin the last few days over the sud- bank, a watolt being likewise kept within den deaths of miloh cows pasturing in its precincts. A former practice of pro - the public highway. TheHon. JohnDry- tecting this bank was to get masons to den, 0linister of Agriculture, caused an wall up the doors of the vaults in the oel- investigation to be held by specialists bar with hydraulic mortar as soon as the Saturday morning. Dr. (3, II, Sweetap- money was deposited each day in these ple, of the Ontario Veterinary 'College receptacles. The water was then turned was present and conducted the post mor- on and kept running until the cellar was of one it was found to contain willow Westminster Abbey is a personal name leaves,e water hemlock also a large that has caused no end of comment, 1 t 1 through the stomach but whioh enough His father was a lawyer in Al tem. On examination of the stomach flooded. some c though its owner came by it naturally box nail rough had pinned itself aim• g p e e sou, t ban N. Y., and when the boy was born m itself etwas not s welll n3. d at death. y' The stomach was well filled at the time the parents agreed that he, too, should be of death and every other organ seemed a lawyer. By the way of giving him a to be in healthy condition. The e cattle fair start, the father decided that he when stricken, are found Lying on the should have a distinguished name, and ground completely paralyzed, the spine so the boy was baptized Westminster. and brain being affected. Five cows He now has a grocery, and rune in con - have been found in the manner and have junction with it a curious collection of died. almost immediately. The peculiar- junk. circumstances in connection with it is A Bongaleee magistrate, having been that the °owe from different sections informed of the whereabouts of a mad of the village take a different course for dog, armed himself and went to the plane their grazing grounds, and itis only those where the rabid animal lay by a house taking the northerly course on the gravel door. He learned upon inquiry that two road and along the seventh concession women were in the house and sent word that have been afflioted. Dr. Sweetapple to theta that he was about to shoot the says :-The result of the post mortem dog and therefore they should nob be made 11 clear that the disease was im- alarmed by the report, anti that, as he paetion of the etomaob from engorge- might not 10filet n fatal wound atthe first 11h fire and in foot might miss they should ment with food, more espeola y in the manifolds. remain within until. notified, Such Strange Freak of Electricity. There la a house on Bond street, in East Baltimore, which the oomupanile be- lieve to be bewitched. Harris J13otechin• iosky and family and several tailors live there. They eay that bright flashes and jete of electric fire burst from different parte of the honed at unexpected mo- ments. Where the currents coma from and hots theylget into the house they do not know. On last Friday night, Mrs. Kotsohiniosky says, she approached an iron wash basin on the third floor and at- tempted to turn on the water. She re- ceived a severe shock, and in an instant a big streak of blue blaze ghat out, and the zinc around the baein began to molt and fall in drops to the door. The wo• MOM was speechless 1with fright, and it was some minutes before she recovered possession of her senses sufficient to run down stairs and give tho alarm. By that time all the water pipes in the house were chargedwigh eleotrieily, and spatke darted from all over the house. In a few minutes the current was cut off and no more electricity was apparent until Sunday morniog, Then ale house be. came charged again, and, thinking that by turning off the water the current would also be shut off, a plumber was gent for. By means of rubber gloves and a stick be burned the water off. The minute the water left the pipes a eeotion of iron an bath in diameter became red hot like the carbon of an electric Tight and inetantly melted. A new pipe was pub in, when the current again cat itself ff d all wont 00011 until Monde morn an • o y supreme courtesy is in marked contrast with that of Western civilization. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REMEDY FOR MAN OR BEAST. Certain inRe freebe 0,3 cover blisters. Road proofs KENDALL'S SPAM CURE. 13ontO Carman Ilendereon Oo.,111.,li'ob.21,'OL Dr. n. d. Rmi011.1., Co, olcsnieetyma.0no Doad oblige. Iavneed a great dal or Kendall's SPO" Cure with good 0000036 it is a wanderfn3 medi,1n0. I mule hada mare that bud an Ououtt S0dvh, and ave bottiee aired bar, 1 keep a bode ou hand all SRO time. YOnr8 truly, 0109, POwr0L. KENDALL'S SPAWN CORE CANTON, ,Ho., Apr. d 3.2. Dr, A 7 Kaan1LL Co. Dear .3i13 -I Savo used 00v0001 13nttlo8 -0008 'KondoIlsapavin 0200" with much sue, ase. think It the bastLlnha0nt I ever nasd moved one b rb, ono 12100,1 0Pn1ln a, ,killed two Bose 8Pnvine. nave rOcommende It to 000000(02 my trloede who are mu013 plank with hud hoop 11, IU:ape0t[It. a, it. fuer, P. 0. no eta. 'POT $ale by all Drugglote, or addre, s DO. 2). d'. ,BICNDALYI 00.511' NY, tocsin/SOH Ka 1.1.8 VT. CURES 9WILRLS CURE York CLEA SKINT 10 dlilll� MENTAL ENERGY • (,n �tts-'muss^ �, it I.ONG LI FE rWA-V ' 1.>, I' STRONG NERVES SARSAPARI LLA I -Itno n business m 1VL II Bilieb000, 'awe 1 n b an of 010011000 .yer scuds this testimony "Several al' to t to merits I hurt leg, inj "Several years ago, I burr my leg, the injury leaving asore reextreme,nyled to erysleg, Mysufferingsto o 800 extreme, I0)' 10g, ft'Om t110 01108 t0 Elle moria, halos a :olid sore, body. beganr to ex- t ud to other parts of the body. After trying various remedies, a began toping Adtr'e Sarsaparilla, and, before I had finished eu the 31203. bottle I exporlenaed great relief; filo second bottle effected a ooml>1000 cure.'i Ayer0s Sarsaparilla •"pnrod by Dr..7.0. Ayer & O0., Lowoll, Moss. • ,tresothers,wiflcure y oui u 1u ALLAN LINE. Summer S ,flings., 1894. MONTREAL AND LIV1';RPOOL SERVICE. Prom From From Liverpo'1 5TEAABn008. Montreal. Quebec, Daylight. 00.30. stern 10 Sardinian May ;0 May 0 20 +Laurentian12 Not calling May 0 Parisian , " 30 May 20 • 10 Mongolian " 20 May 27 • 17 +Numirlieu 2000 2 Notealling " 21 Sardinian 0 Juno 10 • 31 Msaurentfu n" 10 Not galling June 7 Parisiatt " 23 June 24 . 14 Mongolian " 3'1 Juty 1 ' 01 +Numidiau July 7 Not calling " 28 Sardinian 14 July 10 {Will not call at Rimouski or London- derry. Passengers embark at Montreal after 8 p. m. on Fridays. For further information as to rates, &c., apply to W.. H. KERR, Agent, Brussels. HONE/ TO LOAN. Any Amount of Money to Loan on Farm or Village Pro- perty at 6 & 6i Per Cent., Yearly. Straight Loans with privilege of repaying when required. Apply to A. Hunter, Division Court Clerk, Brussels. ARE YOU GOING TO Paint Tour Reuse OR DO ANY Papering this Spring ? If so, now is the time to consult tis. Tho LARGEST, CINEAPEST and BUST as- sorted stook in the County, to hand comprising the following :- BIRGE c SONS CELEBRA.TED PROCESS, GILTS, BRONZES, SINTILARE, AND IN- GRAINS, with gorgeotio froizos and ceil- ings to match. Also the Handsomest stock of window shades ever shown in the County. Nothing but the purest Leads and Oils that can bo found an the market used in all our work. Farmers and others hav- ing old rigs to paint come and see us at once. 'Satisfaction gaarauteed. RODD/CK dg WAKE, House, Sign, Carriage and Decorative Painters. P. S. -Thanking all old customers for their favor's during the past twenty years I have been in business I solicit a con- tinuance of the sumo and the patronage of the people gonorally for the now firm. W. RODDICIC. AUG, 17, 89(1 T r4 Special • argains will be given at r 110 Putfinuirn IN WAGONS, C ARTS and. O1 1 i ei'.'s C" axriageso Big Value in Photo. A1b���usv Fans Less than Cost to Clear Out Stock. A Few Croquet Sets Left. A Bow and Arrow for 5c, School Supplies of all kinds. 'Large Stook of New Writing Paper, Pads and Envelopes. Pat oo:toroo THE WHOLE FAMILY mII ® - Father Mother Grandfather Grandmother Children And All. �ro READS THE POST. They read the Locals, the Stories, the Advertisements -every line in the paper. Then they send it to distant relatives interested in the town; as numerous post- masters will certify, The Local Weekly is the best -read publication in existence. It has the home news which no other paper gives. Advertisers take notice -THE POS 'E is read by several thousands of people every week. An Advertisement in this paper is, therefore, of some account. Subscribe for THE POST.' ,Advertise in THE POST. lo,' FURNITURE DEALER, Is Showing in his New Premises, Amnion). i- otel, A. Full Stook of T13 rtt%Tj- ��( " j All Kinds of! �JJ'�'1 FOR Parlor, Dining Room, Bed Room or Kitchen. Z'icture .Frcrrnin2 attended to 072 short notice. Undertaking De1artment1 .A. Full Supply of Funeral Requisites Always in Stock. Special Attention given to Repairing. A CALL SOLICITLD. I7. G. HOGG, Brussels. f(