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The Brussels Post, 1895-1-25, Page 1$1.Q0 IN ADVANCE r�} I1Q3 41 Vol. 22, No. 28. rn 1aRUSSE LS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANU'A,RY 20, 1,898 not, IN ADVANCE — -OATS--- QST r x891 Special Announcement, Owen Sound References. A fon, names eeleotod from mv,ny that have boon (auaolgtely, patpleesly) treated ;ma permanently cured. Amble Duncan. Prop. of Dunean'e City Hotel, formerly of the Patteson GOuse, prominent and in- fluential ladies, bneluoss men and their fami)tes. Bnussar.a 11EFBaesozaa—Ar 3. 'Smith, -A. Hunter, Rey, S. Jones, W. Aldrich, &o., &o., OR, FRANK, SPECIALIST, CLlrelrodlot (ill-fop•n.dlll), 1Wrenntaln• glat'mid ,ltlnleur, at the American House, Brussels, Per a :few days, headquarters for genius and skill. -- DB, PRANK, the President of the Morita - ,tion of 14 eminently qualified American and French Chiropodists,. (kl-rop-o-diets) and Dormatologpiste, is here, and can be consult- ed free ot charge, for a few days, at the AmerloanParior and room No.10, flat floor, head of stairs, ladies' entrance, DELICATE, PEIIMIANENT AND AIISOLIt. TELT PAINLESS. —.— Trade Mark. .Chiropodist (ki-rop•o- dist) and Dermatologist treatment. Toatimoniala from Al- ma College, et. Thomas,. Judge Laeourse, Berlin, prominent and influen- tial names will be fur- nished, on application, that have been painless- ly cured. Slntoon REFERENOES.—Mayor Campbell, Jos. Coate, Mrs. Col. 'Pi (Wale, etc„ eta. Thankful for his visit to Simeoe. A ter- . ible sufferer almost a cripple for years; has been quickly and painlesely cured by Dr. Frank, Chiropodist (ki-rop.o-dist).—roa. Coats, Undertaker. JOCORNS, *,tN� `i Bunfone, 'Warta, Melee, Oltil. 1tLN IJ7 blaiva.Iugrowing nails, Burea'e sack on the joint), Oemidrosfe.0derous (per• epiration) and all diseases of the feet suc- cessfully cured by the most approved. medicinal methods of hie own originality, based upon many years oxperieuce and the moat extensive practice among the beat families in the metropolis. The most Pain- ful corns removed in a few minutes positive- ly without the slighted pain (instead a pleasant sensation) and relieved at once by the aid of 001ailie and the application of a medicated corn blanket, wbioh keeps thorn from being Bore or returning, No acids whatever applied, From - an Exchange.—There are many pre- enslons to skill in the art of treating corns, unions, bad nails etc„ but Dr. Prank is nown to to be capable In the highest degree. Bead. the -following testimonial from the ev. Father J. C. Bergen to the delicate skill and success of Dr. Frank In his profes- sion. Prom Rev. Pother J. 0. Bergen, of Kinge- ten—a tribute :-1 most warmly recommend Dr. Prank to all persons afflicted with the misery of corns, or other trouble of the feet,. fie has relieved me mod .speedily and. ef- fectually, and/ heartily wish these words of mine maybe service to him. Still another evidence that Dr. Frank merits the confidence and patronage of those roubled with afftfctiona of the feet : The pests of many "ears disappeared be fore the eki11fu1 hand of Dr, Prank, He painlessly removed for me a number of coma one Of which was very Large and dean. cordially commend him to any and all who need such a benefactor. He handles one's foot so gently that ft is a reatpleaeure to be treated by him.—A tribute from the late grand Opera singer, Emma Abbott. PHILADELPnx. ExonANOB.—Dr,PTank, who recently visited our city, has proved himself to be a Skillful and obliging Chiropodist, has cured many cases that have been called in. parable, and complete mooed hasoro wood his efforts. Re leaves a circle of friends who will We hien a hearty welcome should he wish to return. N canon.—Dr. Frank wishes ladies and gen- tlemen to take notice that he nob only re- lieves them from all sufferings in the feet, ut teaches them how's„, take proper oars them and secure lasting comfort, TEE MOST REP1NBBD LADIES need not hesitate to call at this elegantly kept. house. Their names will not boreferred to. Char- ges reasonable and the amount named be- fore anything le done. Twenty years ex- perience, consultation free. When -request- ed Dr, Prank will call on ladies at their re• oldeuceo without extra charge. COMING C. H. DORENWEND, Inventor of the Famous Dorenwend Electrical Appliances Trusses and Instruments for Deformities Will be at the -- QUEEN'S HOTEL, BRUSSELS, THURSDAY, FEB. 7. BRUNSWIOE HOUSE, WINGHAM, WEDNESDAY, FEB. B. LUCKNOW HOUSE, LUOKIIOW, FRIDAY, FEB. S. Ruptured Persons I eau fit you with our new Patron, Per- fection and Over Hip Trath ssee width hold with less pressure and more security thau all others and where at all possible a radical cure win result, Callers who exprot to see nothing but old style trusses w111 be disappointed. I use different springs, webs, pads, &o„ in :taut everything is differont. -I am probably the Youngest is bllie business 10 America but I flatter myself that I have invented ..and manufacture the hent apnlianees. I 111000 the patience, energy and proservonee neons. sexy for success. Tho•same remarks apply to my Eleetriaal and Surgical Appliauoee, Reoorde at our Affirm show reinarkablo three of Rheumatism, Nervous Diseases, Dy8ppepela, Kidney 11018bles, Selali011, Sexual wca1uees. &o., by means of our Electric Bolts. For deformibloa euoh a bow legs, knack knees, olub feet spinal curvature, &o.,wo make asuoeriorjlneof iootrumaute. Moth. emit you have a ruptured or deformed child ti00 it attended to atmoo andsaveib a life if misery, Many liv08 aro wasted and for- oitodthrough uo`dgeuoe, I shall be pleased to have all interested ;all on me at pieties above mentioned and nvoatigate. I ask no fanny. pricer, our motto being Guarantee appliances, small profits. and Wok returns." isemenrber hates, )onuNws1p L'". BELT & Tates Co., 171 Qttoon 01., West, Toronto. • Beforonoee from loading pbysloiana and attend inall parts ot Canada and United totes. Wo 0804 appllaneos to Europe, Africa the a11100 and all parte of the world, EAST HURON FARMERS MEET, The annual meeting of Emit Huron Farmers' Institute wee held in the Town Hall, Brussels, on Friday of last week and was a profitable and intereeting gathering, President Sbraohan took the chair at 10;80 o'olock and gave a suitable opening addreee,•fn which he referred to the de- murs of the late President, U, McFad- den ; cFad-den; the benefits of these institutes the condition of Canadian farmers and the general obaraoterietioe of the farmers of this smeary and the many advantages they enjoy as to government, education, churches, &o. • John McMillan,' the well known M. P, of South Heron, was the first speaker of the deputation to speak and took for tie topic "Underdreining." The most ap- proved methods must be adopted fie (tom - petition is keen. Underdraining is one. of the necessaries and this well done will aid the manuring and after that follows good cultivation. First have a proper outlet, (sufficient to carry Dili water as speedily as possible, with outlet low enough. Don't have open ditch if under- draining.can be done. Use the plow and scraper instead of the spade. Dig a leading drain into which smaller drains empty. Must study the springs and the rains. Tbe object of draining le to get the water through the land so that the ammonia and nitrogen may prove bene - field. The leading drains should be large tile so 0e to get water away within 24 hours, 2 to 28, feet is deep enough in heavy land, so that water can get to tile. Hard pan meet be broken. Porue land needs fewer drains. Spades and scoops are now used to eat the size of the tile. A. level bottom its a neoeseity for tile. Quick sand bottom requires a dry season to dig through. The outlet should have gratings to keep out animals. Pub the moat porous soil on the tile. Tar paper is sometimes used to cover joints in tile Where quick sand is oomtpon. The bene- fits of draining are that the crops can be got in earlier. The temperature is warmer in the soil ; tillage is easier ; the land is healthier, both to man and Drop ; it pays for the labor in a few years ; it saves the liquid manure to the nee of the soil. It pays to borrow money to drain land. S. MoLaughlin, Sas. Speir, J. Landes - bore', O. Miohie, G. A. Deadman and others took part in the disouesion. Mr. Beadle, a thoroughly practical horticulturist, of St. Catharines, took the place of Mr. Shepherd, on "Care of an orchard." Look after the trees from the first. Prune and train 8o that sun and air will do their work. No rule for prim- ing, but we must do so with our beet judgment, taking into account the tree. Do this every year and the pocket knife will do all the work. The wholesale hooking in an orchard stunts the trees. Orchards ahould be fertilized and young orchards oultivated, and when orchard is well set seed down. Sheep running, in an orobard will aid it in cropping grass ; eating falling fruit and fertilizing it. Watch for insects, snob as the 'tent oat- erpillar and canker worm. The former may be destroyed by taking the nest and the latter, whish taken possession of the tree by climbing, lay patting .tar on tree or something after the form of fly paper. Spraying the tree with Paris green, 1 113. to 200 gallons of water. All leaf eating insects may be killed in the same way. Coal oil and soap sprayed on trees will also destroy insect life. Parasitic plants that feed on the leaves of orchards, such as apple scab, were touohed upon and the remedy stated. The coddling moth may be killed 13, Paris green spraying. Cur- oulio on plum trees was touched upon. The oaranlio lays its egg on the frnib and pushes it under the skin. Oat of the egg comes a worm which causes the fruit to fall. The worm then goes into the ground, where it remains 'during the Winter.aria r r P green spraying may les- sen, hut a better way is to jar the tree heavily tiibh a .mallet in the morning and the ceroulio will fall to the ground. A piece of cotton laid on the ground will catch them and they eon be de. stroyed. Light boards or ebioglee laid under trees will prove a good trap for the Onronlio, which should be killednext morning. W. H. MoCraoken, T. Curry and J. Smillie spoke in the discussion. (lir, Beadle's Address was a very interesting one. The eeesion adjourned at 12 o'- clock. AFTERNOON szeoION• The first business was the election of officers for the current year as follows :— Thos. Sbraohan, President • Thos. Ihbo• Millan, Vice-president ; Qroh. Hislop, Seoretary-Treasurer. irectors—R. Ed- gar and W. MoXerrioher, Howiolc ; Thos. Mongroe° and R. Blnok, Turnberry ; A. L. Gibson and T. 13. Sunders, Wroxeter ; R, Dilworth and Jas. Ferguson, Grey ; Joseph Smillie and C. Mollie, Morrie ; W. H. Me0raolcen and S. Walker, Brum. aria ; B4, Gardiner and 1'. D. Hays, Mo- Killop ; G. Stevenson and Jas. Hinchley, Hallett. Delegates to the Central In• etitute, Thos. McMillan and J. O. Nor - risen. "How to raise a steer for the British market," was the topio introduced by Robb. Currie, of Wawanosii, have good dam and sire and when oalf cornea feed liberally by allowing it it run with the mother if possible. In the Winter feed oats instead of meal and it will thrive and do well on .grass in the following Spring. No change in feed should be made too suddenly. Turnips with hay will put flesh on beef cattle, making ea• aeeional changer in food to aid digestion. Would recommend a (roes from Devon or Hereford eiree. The appearance has a good deal to do with fixing the prior. Robt. " Armstrong, Robb. McMillan, Thee. McMillan and Geo. Hood spoke in the diaoussion. Some thought it would be wirier to raise a British market for the steer. "Breeding and feeding hogs" wag in- troduced by J. C. Morrison, of MoRillop, in the absence of T. E. Hoye. Live hogs bring 5 cents, yet farmers don't fatten their hoge to kill until the oold. weather. W. I3, KE.RR,.Prop. The epeaker had fed 93 hogs Mat year whey and ehorte with good reeul Long bodied hogs are wanted and a more profitable. 17ngljehmee don't wa fat pork. 20 pouode of breakfast Dao out of the Bide ie what the packing hoes want. The 'Tamworth and improv Yorkshiio breede aro among the be liege should beready bo Bell ot 6 mons old. 20 000 a year might be kept every farmer. Don't feed sour feed stook as it don't fatten. Apples, pige a cows aro the salvation of thio oountr The Farmers' Instituter aro better f the country than the Patrons. . Parma must Quit themselves to the market. TI British market must have oar oonsido ation. A Tamworth and Berkshire oro producers good results. There was a d varsity of opinion expressed by the fo lowing gentlemen on the different breed Thos. Currin, Jno. McMillan, C. Miobi R. MOMillan, Jas. Speir, R. Armetron and Thos, 8traohan, Robb, McMillan gave an interesting ad dress on "Cultivation of the soil for goo or grain props." Leave the headland a round the field. Plow well drained ian and harrow well and fellow with a culti vabor the same way the plowing wa done. Harrow the ground first in th Spring before plowing and a better son bed is produced. Gang plow after oro is off and harrow well. Unless in go always plow in the Fall. For roots plc in Fall and put-on manure it ready, i not haul out in the Winter. Sow =tog els with seed drill. Use •a skimmer 0 the plow. Get a seeder on the disc her row. Sowing broadcast on heavy lao does not always work. Spread manor on land in the Winter time. Sow maug els level with drill and fairly think They are harder to clean at first but n harder to pull. Sod is better plowed i the Spring. Beep manure under cover Jno. Orsrar, R. Armstrong, J. Currie S. Irwin, E. Dickson, Wm. Michie, T Strachan, J. McMillan, and others die ouseed the topic., Mr. Wark, of Wanstead, a practice dairy specialist, was the next speaker He said there teas considerable integre manifested in dairying at the present day Of aouree some found fault. Somethin was wrong if a cheese factory did not pay In mealy cases the farmers were the mos to blame. Many things caused oream to vary in the test. He would rather hi would test 90 than 100, for if it teote 100 it was the first eroam raised, an ahowed that not all the cream had bee got out of the, milk. If it teat 90, th probabilities were that the cream had been all obtained ; it was not iddispens able to making money to get a high test On his own farm he had a couple of seven eighth Jersey cows which would produce 300 pounds a year. Grade up your cow by the use of the scales, the Babcock tester and the introduobion of good strains An increase of about one per cent. fop each cross could be obtained .per butter fat by judiofous crossing. A dairy man should be a moral man, for without kind near and care, results could not he real ized. Cows would shrink one-third in their milk by being left out in the gold rain, and the effects of roughness on a COW are disastrous in this connection. A good milking cow is wedge shaped. She must have a large udder and a strong spine and her belly extended well out- wards rather than downwards. A ner- vous cow is generally a good milker. She should have a long neck, shapely and in- telligent head, deep in the flank, 'with fine horns and with an orange shade un- der the white markings. He saw'a great fault in most of the stables. The ceilings are too low, The ceilings should bo at least ten feet clear in order that the cow may have plenty of fresh air. Have plenty of light alto. Bach cow should be in single stalls for convenience in milk- ing, and also to give the cows, room to lie down easily. It is also an advantage in feeding. The following ration is for a cow in full flow of milk and comfortable surroundings :-85 lbs. ensilage ; 411s. bran ; 31bs. shorts ; 1 lb. pea' Meal ; 11b. oil cape ; 10 lbs. out hay and straw. In some cases this ration wottld be too heavy, hence the necessity of studying the in- dividual characteristics of your cows. Good dairymen water their oowe in the stable. These leakages is where the loasee come in. The giving of milk is sufficient exercise for the oow. A typical dairy cow should give 1000pounds of milk which averages 800 pounds of butter which at 17 cents a pound realizes $51 a year. A butter factory could not give as much as a cheese factory for cream be- cause they did not hike the skimmed milk, which is worth 20 cents a hundred to feed young piga. One primi pal cause why so many failed was that they made dairying a side issue. The trouble was that farmers did not study the cow, and the proper way of making her produce, 5000 pounds of skim milk, valued at ]calf its value 10 oto, a hundred is worth 05 wbioh with the $51 worth of buttermakes $50 from each cow. By the mixture which he feel at home the eight months inside would cost him $81, For the 4 months outside at $2 a mouth the total cost would be $39, Take this from the total revenue of 256 loaves a total profit of shout $17 from each cow. In dairying you sell comparatively little of the nitro- genous components of the soil. Swsedeu, Denmark and Anatralia were, tailing the. place in the British markets that we ought to occupy, Canadian obeeae held a good palace in the English markob, and Canadian butter ought to hold equally as good a plane. Good butter cannot be made out of poor milk. The English market wants good butter. Butter i0 a perishable goods and will soon lose its flavor, Our exports of butter showed a falling off while New Zealand and Aus- tralia much farther from England, aucl no better adapted for dairying than Can- ada, were finding a ready market. Jae. Speir, Jas. Swill's, T. Streahan, A. Stewart, Jonathan Moore, Jno. Choral. and, G. Hood spoke in the dismission. Robert Cleland, of Biwa, spoke on the subject: He VMS interested in cheese. making. After a good 'stable is built it should be filled with good cows, this can bo done by brooding. Breed from a pure male. The, speaker porferred Holstein breed, In hfs faotory he:payeby bitter fab, and hie 27 patrons make about 80 bone of cheese. Rid Out all poor stook. Don't milk heifers but first-class 00200 if you are patronizing cheese faotovies. When grass is short feed green corn or groeu oats and peas. Grow white flint corn. We get at from Essex Co. It 10 an early corn end will cob in August. It It must be sown on good soil with drilla 00 to 36 Mabee apart, Sow about 3 pecks, to the acre to out green. Feed came all in the stable. Cattle will eat it olean 'with no refuse. In the Fall feed man - gels, turnips and carrots, Swedish tur- nips aro not allowed in our locality, Our cheese has a good name in the British market and we must keep it up. A cow to milk well must bb fed well. Sow an acre of corn for each 6 mows. Do the same with roots, - Grain growing is no longer profitable ao we must turn our at- tention to something else. John 0, Morrison also spoke on the same subject. The Auditors' report showed the re- ceiptsfor the past year to be $176 and the disbusemente $51, leaving a balance in band of $125. Meeting adjourned about 5 o'olook. An evening session was held of which a report is given elsewhere. A MIGHTY MAGNIFIER. To the Editor of T110 Poem. I do nob know whether or not "The Man Around Town" will be prevented by' the storm from pursuing his microscopic investigations into the town organizations or not, It would be too bad not to bring all the Grit combinations under his pow- erful glass and see if there is anything Tory in any of them. I would suggest he turn his magnifying glass on the various church organizations, the executives of the various lodges, the choirs of the town, and the base ball, laorosse and foot ball Mims, it may be that this disease is more. deeply rooted and wide.apread than we are aware. There is just one danger in the philanthropic efforts of the "Mon about Town," he may frighten unneces- sarily some of the good Conneryatives so that they will take to the back conces- sions of Howiclt for safety. They may be like the Irishman, who, when shown a drop of water under a powerful glass like that possessed by the "Man about Town," as he saw it replete with life exclaimed, "Begone if all'thim wild bastes are in wan drop, a fellow would swallow a whole menagerie in a'daoint drink. Pll niver taste the stuff again." It's whiskey I'll drink and be safe. The knowledge that came from an exaggerated view of the matter was disastrous. Then . there is a danger to the "Man about Town" him- self. His may the fate, that according to Greek mythology, befel Eohoe, once a beautiful maiden. She fell in love with Nercissus, but finding her love unrequit- ed she pined away until naught was left but her voice. May it not be that the' "Man about Town" will fade away and we have nothing left to remind us of him but a good big general objection. There are some, Mr. Editor, who are unkind enough to say, that the "Man about' Town," who has, I am sure, been running himself as a benevolent institution for some time in looking after the public ills, is in the same position as the old man that Lincoln tells about who was stand- ing at his shanty door one day when he thoughe he spied a squirrel sitting on a limb of a tree. He called for his son to bring the gun for the old man could not see -a squirrel and not shoot. The boy brought the gun, the old man . took good aim and fired but the squirrel still sat there. He loaded and fired again, and the squirrel still sat with its back hump- ed. Even the third shot did not bring it so the old man called impatiently to hie son to come to him. He pointed out where the squirrel sat to the boy and &eked if he did not see it 7 The boy looked where the old man pointed but could see no squirrel and said so. All at once the boy made a discovery and his face brightened. ,Dad I see what your been a shooting a. "What is it boy 7" was the old man's reply. It's a big louse on yonr own eyebrow. Is the "Man about Town" a like victim. A °rrIsxio, Letter From Winnipeg. To the Editor of Tun Poem. In this age of fast locomotion and the still swifter flashing of electric currents it does seem that one can get all the news of this wide world in a nutshell, fie they read the morning papers a the breakfast table. On the same page ve read of war in the Orient ; harvestin in Australia ; floods in hi41tI 0 0 anlI O los pa in Ottawa ; fires in Toronto and political unrest everywhere. Speaking of telegrspbs re- minds me of the motto of the old Mont- real Telegraph Company "Fulminia Geier Alis," for did we not have flashed to us over that girdle which compasses both sea and land, the sad and atarbling news of the tragical death of Canada's Premier in the home of his Sovereign and so soon too after he had been constituted one of her Majesty's advisors. Yes, it seems strange that we should have the news to road in our papers and flags fly- ing at half mast over our city, two or three hours before the sad event oesureed, rending the time literally, allow 15 minutes for each degree West of Green- wich and the apparent anomaly disap- pears and the motto is justified. I might go on to tell you that we bad generally a bountiful harvest that about 90 per cent. of it wars A 1 quality, in fact everything was good barring priosa, isn't it just a little suggestive that just eo soon as the grain is out of the femora hands the price goes up. I oould dwell rot any length upon the political aitoation here, the Lieut. Governorship ; the oleic oleo - Mons and espeoially the contest for the Mayoralty between Alex. MoMioken (an old Goderich boy) and Tommy Gilroy) as he is familiarly called). Gilroy wields the baton at present but Alex. is a round. er and has many Monde who want to see him there, bat 1 must tell you something that will probably interest yonr readers more. We bad a visit from J. D. Ronald the fire extinguisher Bing of Bruseele, but unfortunately he arrived too late or too early, hard to eay whish. It was one of the last importantacte of tho Council of 1894 to order en Englieh fire engine and they refueed to re consider notwlthstand. ing 'a strong reg5ieibion by albizone ask- ing them to permit a test as to the merits of the "Ronald" and the "Merryweabher" Mr, Ronald with his indomitable plgok, hired the Opera house and called a public meeting winch lie addressed at consider. able length and single handed oombabbed the represedtatives of the Council whom he invited to the platform and to a part in the discussion• Mr. Ronald' has made few if any abler claims for patronage, from the standpoint of durability, oapa- oity and efficiency and to use the words of a leading Barrister of the city hie argnmente were unanswerable. Just as the meeting broke up there was a reeolution presented demanding a re- consideration of the proposed purchase, but it was long and far-reaching mad presented' without any intro- duction by the. mover. The result was the meeting dispersed before it was seconded but when too late many persons were beard to exprees their regret that they did not do so. Mr. Ronald won the good opinion of many who never saw him before for his able and fearless presenta- tion of the olaime of a Canadian mann• faalurer who has smitten tip and thigh and put to rout almost every cam. neater in his line of business. The Merrweather" is 0 doubtful experiment in this Country and that Winnipeg will retdrn to her first love yet and buy a "Ronald" is the opinion of J. R. G. THE INSTITUTE BOARD VINDICATED. mo tho Editor of -THE Poor ;— DBMS SIR,—Permit me a small part of your valuable apace to reply to state- ments of "The Man About Town" with regard to the Meahanios' Institute. He would wish bis readers to believe that because Dr. Holmes is a Conservative that the Board would not acknowledge a handsome donation that he gave. The facts are the Dr. never gave or supposed he was giving a donation to the Meehan. los' Institute. A dirootor, oh behalf of the Board, requested the Dr. to make some needed improvements, the Institute having decided to leave at the first op- portunity if those improvements . were not made. The Dr. said, "5 will allow you $10.00; that is the best I will do." Was that a donation 1 11 so, the Board did not so deem it and oonaider them. selves under no obligation to the Dr. whatever. When he says a motion was voted down, or frowned down, by the Board, to thank the Dr. for bis donation, he is either stating what he knows to be absolutely false, or that of which he is entirely ignorant. No such motion was ever made or discussed by the Board or any Committee of it, at any time. He says that he makes plain statements, that be does not insinuate. What does he mean when he says "1 have made 00 charges against the Institute of any kind. I might have done so." If be ineans that there ars obarges that could be made against the Direotorate that he hers not made, why does he not like a man make them, so that like his other charges they can be shown to be as devoid of truth as be is of manliness or good citizenship 7 The present Board of Directors worked hard to make the Institute s credit and a boom to the town and this miserable fault-finder, who never lifted tie band to help the town in any way, seeks to create a feeling of distract in the Inmate of our people, to the end that he may rain, if possible, this Institution that hoe for its object the moral and mental up -building of our citizens. We have reason to be thankful that we have few such men in our village, and that we may soon have fewer is, I am sure, the earnest prayer of every Brusselite who loves his town. • A DIRECTOR. CHUIIC11 11H111IE4. Mrs. Tufts and Mise Jennie Forbes will represent Melville Sabbath school at the Co. Convention. Missionary anniversary services will be conducted in the Methodist church an Swbbbth, Feb. 8rd by Rev. Mr. McDougall. Interesting services are looked for. It will be Missionary day in in the Sabbath school too. ii'olding doors have been placed be. tweets the;aohool room and Rev. Paul's Bible olass room in the Methodist church intrad of the partition so as to afford more aocomodation to the Sabbath Sobool. Robt. Armstrong did the work. It was a badly needed improvement. Last Sabbath afternoon the speeded col- leotion in the Methodist Sabbath eohool was $10.25. The attendance was 242. Laura flrydges gave a recitation at the opening of the school and Myrtle Nott a reading before the close. A school en. tertainment will probably be held in April Mies Lillian Phelps, of St. Catharines, the well known and a000mpliebed temper- ance lecturer in oonimation with the W. C. T. U., will give a public address in the Town Hall, Brussels, on Sabbath afternoon, 27th, inst., aommenoing at 8:45. A woloome to all. Oollootion to Dover expenses. Mies Phelps is well worth hearing. Tbe monthly Consecration service of the Epworth League was held on Sunday evening at the close of the publio service. The basement was well filled. The topic was introdaoed by J. J. Ball and wag in- teresting. The general opinion seems to be that it is an improvement holding the meeting on Sunday night, as more can attend and a better spirit prevails. Gen, Booth and staff, of the Salvation Army, will visit Listowel on Friday after- noon of this week, The General, who is known over the civilized world at the founder of the Salvation Army, will lac• tura in the Methodist church the same evening. All the belle in the town will be rung when the General arrives, It is expected largo numbers will be present at the gathering. The mayor has been requested, to act as chairman and the members of the staff will be entertained by some of the leading citizens. Next Sunday evening the pastor' to the Methodist church will deal with the cow dition of the earth as indicated in the eeoobd verse of Geneeie. The diseoaree on the Oreatim of the material, last Sun- day night is commented upon as present- ins a somewhat unusual vtew.. Vxezrzivo LEpopns.—on Monday event- ing next the Epworth Leagues of 7741301 and Cranbrook are invited to visit the Brussels League. An interesting pro- gram, provided by the vielting Leagues, will be rendered: in the lecture room of the Methodist ahuroh, beginning sharp ab 7:45, after whish refreshments will he served and a social time spent. It is Loped that all the members of the home League will be present as a very pleasant evenieg is expected. ANNUAL MEnyINO.—Tho anneal meeting of Melville church wan held on Wednes- day evening of last week. Refreshments were served in the basement under the management of the Sooiai Committee cif the Christian Endeavor Sooiety, after which the business was proceeded with in the body of the ohurah, the pastor, Rev. John Roes, in the chair. Reports were submitted from the Session, Board of Management, Sabbath school, Christian Endeavor Sooiety and the Missionary Sooiety, by the Pastor, G. F. Blair, Alex. Roes, J. H. Cameron and Mrs. Tufts, re- spectively, the pastor adding a brief statement on behalf of the Woman's Foreipn Missionary Sooiety. All these reports were of an encouraging character, showing that the past year had witnessed an advance all along the line. The fol. lowing items will be of interest :—Number of families in the congregation, 120 ; names added to the roll of members dar- ing 1894, 35 ; removed from the roll, 19, leaviog a hat gain of 16, and a member- ship at the close of the year of 272. The total amount raised was $2221.19, of which $545.10 were contributions for missionary and kindred objects. The ordinary revenue met all obligations and left a balance of $14.46 in the treasury. The officers elected were the following:: Truetees, Alex. Stewart, (Bruaeelo) Dun- can MoLauchlin, Jas. Kitchell ; Board of Management, Alm. Stewart, (Brussels) A. M. McKay, Sas. Fox, Alex. Stewart, (Grey) Dr. Graham, G. F. Blair, Thos. Davidson, James Duncan and Wm.. Tay- lor ; Auditors, R. M. Diokson and Wm. Stewart ; Congregational Secretary, • Daniel Stewart ; Treasurer, J. G. Skene ; Missionary Association, Alex. Stewart, Duncan MaLanohlin, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Barnhill and Mrs. Tufts. Committee to take steps towards the erection of church sheds, Jas. Speir. Thos. Davidson, E. J. McArthur and John Crerar. The choir rendered several musical selections at in- tervals daring the evening, which added not a little to the enjoyment of the meet- ing. People We Know. Jas, Irwin was in Toronto last week. Thos. Stewart has been on the sink het. Miss Addis Vanetone Is visiting in Sea - forth, Adam Good, of Seaforth, was in town last week. Mier Lizzie Wilson is home from Lon. don ou a holiday visit. Mrs. Simpson, of Jamestown, is visit- ing at Mrs. John Sheafr's. Mies Jeanie Peebles, of Elma, was visiting friends in Brussels. Berrie, grandam of Mrs. Jno, Lott, has been on the sink list this week. Mrs. Ford and son, of Guelph, were visiting at Jno. Mclieezie's this week. Mies Nellie Cameroo, of Bayfield, is visiting the Misses Beattie in Brussels. Miss Fannie Smith has gone to Ottawa and Montreal to visit for a month or so. Mies McDooal d and Mr. Morden, of Wingham, were visiting in town last week. Garfield Vanotone is not regaining his health as gniokly as his many young friends would wish. Mrs, Thos. Allen, of Winnipeg, Mani - tuba, is visiting at Jno. Pybus', Sohn street, Brussels, this week, Wm. Roddick and Walter Wake are visiting relatives in Oweu Sound, Walker- ton and other Northern towns. Miss Amanda MoCraoken and Robbie are away this week on a holiday outing to Pinkerton, Paisley and other Northern burghs, Mrs. IJno. Halliday, of London, was renewing old acquaintances in town lash week. It is 11 years since Mr. and Mrs. halliday removed from Brussels. Last Friday Sarah, beloved wife of R. Gould, died at her home in London, aged 84 years. The funeral took place on Sunday. Deceased was a sister-in- law to J. Gould, Brussels, who attended the funeral. We hada call last week from W. J, Edmondson, of Edmundson, Bates & Go., Toronto. He reports business booming in the line of Chase's kidney and liver pills and ointment, which well-known remedies are handled and being exten- sively advertised by that firm, Miss Mabel Smith had a narrow escape a short time ago. She i0 making her home with her sister in Winnipeg and while lighting a fire in the furnace her clothing naught fire and her arms and body were burned considerably be- fore the devouring element was oheoked. The Acton Free Press says :—F. W McGaw, the cripple who arranged the benefit concert here last week, lett town with a number of bilis unsettled. He has been unfortunate, but he would find honesty a better polioy than the one he pursues. Clergymen, livery keepers and others should be guarded in their re- lations with him. A man wearing the uncommon name of Poetlethwaite, assaulted D. MoGilli- °eddy, of the Signal, on the street in Goderioh last week and gave him a hammering over some squib that ap- peared in the Signal. Mr. MoGibliouddy bed him arrested and he was fined $10 and costa and two sureties agreed to see that he will abetain from slagging in future- H. M. S. Blenheim has arrived at Portsmouth after a rough voyage from Halifax,