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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-3-1, Page 6as --to rgBLIeRaaaa--' EVERY FRIDAY MORNING (1n time for the early mails) igt 4'7110 Rost" Stearn Publiaif#iBUssseo TveseassySz, I$1117e68I,e, QaT,. 'ear,, Oo & yanaenTbe aateN 6o wht oelvery subseriptbon is paid ie denoted by the :late on the address 2 el, .ADV8B000Tiiq Beans,—The fallowing rates will be charged tethose who advertise by the Year:— thaws 1 1 ass. 1 8 mo. 18 mo Ono 0olumu 380,00-882.00 820.00 Reif ' 88.00 20.001 12,00 Quarter a 20,00 12,00 8.00 Eighth ,,,I 12.00 8,001 8,00 lafigb0cents per lino for east ineertion,and tyres Dents per line for eaoh subsequent in, tertian. All advertlsetnents measured as Nonpareil -12 lino, to the inoh, Buliness Carrie, eight linea- and ,Under, 80 per annum. Advertisements withnut spoolfto direct. Clone, will be inserted until forbid, Bud ahargod aeoordingly fnstructlone to chane.) or dieoontiluo an advertisement must be left at the counting 500131 of Tem POST not later than Tuesday of eaoh week Tads is imperative. W. I3. KERR, Editor and Proprietor. Humorous Readings, "1102 naemann, 1 It has labg been a mystery to the riein' generation oBroomybrae hoo Johnnie Brunt, a man no a hairbreadth mair than seeven stone in weoht, cam' to be the owner of the incongruous nioknamee o' "Tbe Deserter" an' "The Oauf," but wee an' a' as he is, I wadna advise anybody to ask him, though it0 twenty 'ear an' mair since the thing happened. Up to this time his wife Jean firmly believed him to be a fine strapping' nbield, able to baud his aiu wi' the best o' them, an' Johnnie, like a' ither wee fouls, bad as good a oonbeit o' himeel', He had aye a terrible notion o' the codgers, an' oud never be brought to believe it was any- thing nything but jealousy that kept him Orae bein' a "hero bold" in red jeckit an' kilt. In lac', it was a staon'in' joke in Broomy- brae roomy.brae for 'ears hoo be wanted to feoht big Donald M'Intyre, the drill -sergeant, for refugia' toline hien in the Volunteers, while rumour had it that he had mair than ance tried to get on for a policeman. Things were in this pass when ae day Johnnie found it necessary to traivel wi' Davie Bryce, the carrier, to Edinbro', wbaur ho intendit to parcbase a oaaf.' an' to hand which be married a seek nearly as big as himsel'. They were also miaow. partied by Sandy Watt, the euab, wha had run oot o' taaketa, an' wantit to re- plenish his stook. On arrivin' at the Grasemarket the first aotion o' the cronies was to swallow a dram, efter which they pairted, =bu- sily agreein' to meat at the West Bow after the transaction o' their business. Sae four sae guid, but Johnnie wasna riabt into the High street till again gettin' dry, he entered a pu"Iiu•hoose for anitber dram. At the bar were a number o' sod- gere, an' afore ane cud say "Jack Robin- son" Johnnie was in the middle o' them treabiu' a' roon'. The drink ainoe began to work, Johnnie waena lana in explainin' to his new freende a' aboot his military aspirations, an' the unkind fate that had hitherto nipped them in the bad. The sodgere, seem' the kind o' customer they had to doe wi', carried him on, an' faithfully promised to enlist him, though a' the time ready to burst at the idea o' a five• fit kiltie, till Johnnie, hauf-dazed wi' the drink en' fairly in the belief that he Was on the road to military glory, at last be - cam' utterly reaklees, an in a short time was ejected from the premises blbu' foe. What happened after this is no very weel heat, but when his cronies met at the randyvoo at the appointed time nae John was there, an' it was only after a prolonged seatob, an' wi' the assistance o' the poleece, that he was at length diecov• ered—aleepin' on a stair in a dark close, and stripped by thieves of all but his shirt. Here was a fix. To leave him was im- possible ; to take him out into the public street an' tame as he was was equally cot o' the question ; while to procure a suit o' alms was beyond their means. What was to be dans ? An idea struck Sandy, an' glancin' doon the close hie e'e fell on the poke original- ly destined to hand Jobnnie's cauf, but noo doomed to contain Johnnie bimeel'. He was stock into the poke ; the poke was flung inside the mart, an' awe.' the procession started for bane, In enterin' the village Johnnie's hoose was dna o' the firth an' wonderin' what cud be the cause o' delay, an' anxious to inspeo' Johnnie's bargain, Jean ,was cot at the door so sine as the rummle o' the cairt-wheels was heard. To her dismay nee John appeared, the big, dark feegars c' Davie an' Sandy alone appearin' in the oeirt. "What's wrong, Davie? Whaurs my Johnnie that he's no WI' ye ?" was J'ean's wailin' ory, as sane as she noticed his ala Renee. "My puir 'ooman," :mid Davie, dole- fully, while labs een twinkled merrily in the darkness, "yer man's a sodger by this time. The last time he was seen was in the company o' sodkere in the High street, an' that's whour the codgers are made." "Eh, me, my bonny man a sodger 1 I kent he was a bra etrappin' shield, an' had aye a hankerin' after the redcoats, bet I never thouoht be wad leave me"iike this," an' Jeep grab as though the coo was deid. Then a fit o' anger seizin' her, she opened on the twa hotobin' feegurs in the oairt, "Eh, ye blaokgairde 1 I believe yo put it into his held. Ye and hae luokit after him if ye had likit, but ye caro mair for that oauf there than fora decent man. What amI to doe wi' a aanf an' no a man•body aboot the place ? Eh, my pair man 1 my puir Johnn.be 1" en' she to the greetin' again. "I'11 gang owerbye to bis sister Betty, an' tell her the waefu' newt." "'Pak' yer time, my ' ooina ,, ' said Dav- ie. "What are we tae due wi' yer caul ?" "What's a taut to me an' my man awn' 7" she wailed, but 80105 enough to look after her bargain a' the tame. "Let's see the eraltar. Eh, mighty 1" site ex• °laimed, as ebe atm the wee bundleat the bottom o' the. sock. "Elie a oauf 1 Ate ye shair it's no a pig!" "The deil a pig," said Davie, hardly kespin' in the lauoh. "1'll guarantee it's no that, Wait bili ye alai, my 'Doman, Ya Ii think it the beet Sant ye 'ever got," "Ar14 that a what VII never think that naekit," Bald d".ean. "If that's a Rant it mann be a goy young 0,00, 1 never maw °ilio on 01400,,,, "Wr009 again, 10110000," Said "We 41e4904 teeny a day ayge." "Spooned I Then a' 1 MI5 to may miohty wee 0' We age." ;'weal, I'll no MY 1008 Ye're riobt but it's a brow oauf fora that. T 91000y 0' witnesses In ) dinboro' re swear it's the biggest omit they've for atony a long time," #4ttaone 10'4 1.'4e Vansorvatwve il'ertY as n0 /banger Eptitleit Tie apnsseace or Twwo Eweetoraor aaltuan,. 1.—Be0enee it bae inorao,aod th0 art Davie, $pubfle debt from 9140,802,909 in 1878 to is it's 821090,8 1200 averag on au00001 1poreatie105, of 90,818,872, there, 2,—.13eoauee it hag 1012050sed the ex- bere'6 peoditure, aside from capital expenditure, ady to front $23,503,159 in I878 to 937,5861029 in mien 1894, 3,—Because in the face of falling revenue, hard times, And a d*doit for 1803.4 of over 81,200,000, 18 appropriated in the session of 1884 over 94,090,000 for railway subsidies, the objeote of the grants in the majority of mane being to give aid to its candidates in the ootnla8 elections; 4.—Because it has squandered the public lands in the Norbh.West by lavish and unneoessary grants to railway cor- porations, having in thie way up to April last 44,242,298 apses„wbioh ie twine the quantity of land at present under oulti• vatbon an the Dominion. 5.-330oasee it bee squandered public moneys in worthless investments made to serve the purpose of friends, suoh as the Tay Canal, wbiob coat 9470,128 and last year yielded revenue to the amount of 9136. 9.—Beoauee it has superannuated civil servants in the prime of life to make ple.oee for its own retainers, and has brought the superannuation ,service to "d, big oauf 1” retorted Jean- "Nana o' oatyer blothere. It's no se big a0 a tam l" "Gee' wa','oowan. I tell ys it's a brave oauf, an' as big as Johnnie biased'," "'shat a brow taut 7" said lean, fir, gettin' her grief at the slob!: o' the miser. able objeo, coiled up in the aeok. "f 8080 a laddie dtoon a bigger dog yesterday. As big as my man 1 TINT 1 my man and pit that in bis waistcoat pouch l Ye've oheenged it, ye've oheonged it, ye villins ! iffy Johnnie never bouoht a beast like that." "I tell ye it's as big'q yer man," said Davie, while Sandy rowed shoot in tie mina haudin'the bottom c' hie waistaeat. "What's his heioht 7 We'll measure the cant ae tune's it's in the byre." "Ye'llnever pit sic au objeo' in my byre," said Jean ; "ye want to WV ad- vantage as sane's my man's awa', bat I'll see better aboot it," an' flingib' her apron owre her held, an' Bobbin' like to b bar barb, elle ran across the road to sister-in-law's. Nae euner was she oat o' hearin' the twa rascals fairly yelled wi' laic "Dasht 1 butthis is the bast ane 1 ever beard," said Davie. "Did ye ever ken it's marrow 7" an' he exploded again. "The best splore I ever .had," assented, Sandy. "Ela, man, but it's rich 1 Broomybrae'll leach at this for ten 'ears to come." Still ebakin' wi' lauchter the pair de- scended an' liftin' Johnnie, poke an' a', married bin in an' carefully laid him on Jean's clean bed, then returnin' to the oairt, ainoe mair drove off, this time wi' roars o'lau0hter that nearly shook the oairt asunder. reek that point when the reoeipte last year her I were $68,433 and the payments $208,710, 7.—Because it has copied the worst than• features of American political rascality hter. in the infamous Gerrymander Aot of "thWhat ed e oauf" in bar paian said when d he s cleanbed was never Went, but neither she nor Johnnie showed their faces outside the door next dahe door that . In the g'sr ednJohnnie ejump into bed the instant be heard it, an' put Jean a' in a flutter. Her herb nearly stoppit beatin' when she opened the door, for there staid a sergeonb in kilts, who de- manded— "Does Private Brant live here 7" "My man, John Brant, steye here," said Jean, her bert sinkin' into her buit,. "Not at all, my good woman, he's oar in the Queen's " said name to claim I'mettna "and icome' 0 deserter." "Him a deserter," said Jean, despair makin' her bold. "He's only five fit twa." "Can't help that," was the answer, "be enlisted yesterday, and wilt have to come with me," A lest resource was left to Jean, an' She olung to that as a droonin' man clings to a strae. "Ye canna get my man" she sobbed. "He beans steak o' clasp to pit on, an' him ye"We'll soon cur ' ehat," said' the ear• geant. Let me see him." e line atn',sarefallysergeant measured Johnnie, as he said, for his regimentals, an', warnin' him no' to Leave the boose till he return- ed, he took his leave, his sides ebakin' an' his Ben twinklic' like twin stars. I need hardly say the sergeant an' the regimentals bae, like Prince Obairlie, been lane, lang o' comic', but Johnnie has never been allooed to forget his en. Iistment, for free that day to this he's gotten naething but "The Deserter" or "The Cauf." TIIE LIBERAL LEADER. In party man; in lin Robe der M iaab stead al in adian bion °loge caber be co quali maga attra adian pardo etude of E prinoi to biro which gin h parlia most tempo or m leader or fa count tions temps pones epee;. every oftene ince. throng the T He ha with the me profou minion nese a public person queaoe party Whom origin, ponent trade, science a retire ment. state= to the as frbe deal, broad, And as Canada without fear and without re. Ron. Wilfrid Laurier the Liber has a leader worthy to wear tl le of leadership which has descends e of succession from such men rt Baldwin, George Brown. Alexa aokenzie and Edward Blake. H nrn leader of men, firm, patien fast of pnrpose, high minded, Libe every thought, and thoroughly Can in his every ambition and aspir for this °pantry. Hie oharmin ante as a speaker is known every e in the Dominion. In his orator mbinee with the direct and practice ties of the Englishman, msthetio an etio charaoterietios of the higher obivenese. Although of Frenoh•Can origin, a faot in which he lake nable pride, he has been a aloe IA of English history, and. a follow° nglish Liberalism. His politica plea and love of liberty have cam through the same fountains from bis fellow Liberals of British ori ave drawn their inspiration. As mentarian ha is the peer of th skilful and reeonroefnl of hie eon rarie8. He bas made no mistake is -steps since his 800082ion to th ship in 1887, either in Parliamen a5 to face with the people in th ry. He fougbt the genezal eleo in 1891 with a manliness, vigor and rareness which drew from hie op t0 words of unusual praise and re Since 1887 be has visited Ontari ometitne t toraddress at tthe people ofand this prov In 1894 he not only toured h Ontario, but went to Manitoba erritories and British Columbia s aleo mode personal acquaintance the Maritime provinces. Through ans of these visits be has created a nd impression throughout the Do. frank nd theless vigo hwhicrhbeheedismisses affairs than the magnetism of ilia abity and the brilliance of his elo He bae become more than a chief ; he is a national leader to Canadians of whatever provinoe, condition or creed look ae the ex• of the principles of freedom of freedom of speech, freedom of eon- . For nearly 25 years he has boon sentativa of the people in Parties. His qualities as a citizen and a man have become thoroaghlyknown pobilo; and by opponent= a8 well rads, after this long and severe or- is admitted to be a etateeman of IIberal and patriotic aspirations, a man stands before the people of 1882. 8.--Beoause by the "Franchise Aot of 1885" it ceased to permit the Provincial lists to be used for Dominion elections, and adopted an expensive partizan Bahama for making Dominion lists, with power to perpetrate groes outrages ; and has given the oonntry but one revision on an average each three years, outing in eaoh instance over $250,000. 9.—Because it went to the oountry at the last general election under false pre- tences, professing to be on the point of 850ariag a reoiprocity treaty with the United States, when ne negotiations were in progressand no prespe00 of securing such a treaty existed. 10.—Because it has distributed 25,000 square miles of timber limits among its friends and supporters regardless of value and without consideration. 11.—Because it has utterly destroyed the independence of Parliament end se. cured the support ofd slavish majority by gifts to members and their friends of timber limits, railway subsidies and other favors. 12.—Beoauee it makes no attempt to secure purity of administration, bat on the contrary is governing the country by the most shameless and corrupt methods. 13,—Beoause it is not an economical government but is responsible for a eye. tem of extravagance and waste in every department. 14.—Because, when the country is stag- gering under a burden of debt and tax- ation, no effort is made to reduce the debt or diminish the expenditure. 15.—Because the tariff is not adjusted for the purpose of thawing the revenue necessary for the economical administra. tion of public affairs in the busiest way for the people but on the contrary is made the weapon of rings and combines through the operation of which they ex. elude foreign goods and secure the power to charge exorbitant prices for their own wares. 16.—Beoause the promises made on be. half of the National Policy were found. ationless and false. It bas neither obeoked the exodus, nor given a home market for our farm products, nor in. creased the price of such products, nor secured prosperity for the country. 17.—Because the extravagance of the Government obliged the country to face a deficit of over 91,200,000 last'year and will probably result in a deficit of $5,000,- 000 for the year 1894.95. M.—Because the buried secrete of specu- lations, frauds and maladministration in the various departments should be ex- posed to the light of day, and the accounts and records should be investigated by meu who are not interested in oouoealing facts. 19.—Because Canada is nearly at a standstill and her people are diebeartened. Her present rulers are incompetent, and their policy worse than a failure. We want new men, new methods, a new poiioy, 20. —Because Parliamentary enquiry into grave charges against members of the Government in the Caron ease was refused, the character and allegations of charges changed by the Government to suit its own purpose, and the emasculat- ed indictment thus prepared referred to a commission chosen by itself before which acquittal was foreordained. al.—Because their policy has led to the scheduling of Canadian cattle in Great Britain and the quarantining of Canadian cattle in the United States, The Queen on arriving in London Mon- day was unable to walk without help. The General Trunk Line Association has decided to raise the immigrant fare between New York and Chioago from $18 to $15 on May 1. Immigrant rates will be correspondingly raised from other Atlantic seaboard points in the Trunk Line territory. The bluebird is hailed as a harbinger of blood rpurifi rt ie also reminder prepareat a the system for the debiliating weather to come. Listen and you will hear the birds singing. "Take Ayer'y Sarsapar- illa in Marcia, April and May." frome 20,888 iison n population878to 1 68 England in 1892. This remarkable falling off is attributed to increase police efficiency, the eetablish- ing of indnetrial 8ohools, the reformation of criminals in prison and the develop. men; ofsooieties to aid them on their discharge. Geo. H. Burger, Postmaster, and Mayor of Welland, Ont.; says : "From experience in any own funnily I cannot speak too highly of Stark's Powders a8 a pleasant, immediate and permanent oure for beadathe, neuralgia, biliousness and liver troubles. ,I am also aware of several- severe oases in one own town and neighborhood whish have been cured by them after the patients bad .suffered for years, ,had tried all kinds of remedies and bad been treated by dootore.-..G-.eo, H. Burgar. 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A NEW STOCK OF Scribb1ers RECEIVED AT THE POST BOOKSTORE. 100, 200 and 300 Pages. Great Values in Bibles Albums and Toy Books. The balance of our stock of Sand -sleighs at a Cut Price to clear them out. Post Bookstore. SPECIAL BARGAINS FOR CASH_�� IN ALL LINES OF WOOLEN GOODS CLOTHING A"� A. STRACHAN'S. "Footprints , On the Sands Of Time." , . , Looking at them closely it is not hard to be- lieve.that some of them might have been made by ants, so very small their step and so crooked their way ; excitable little creatures that with all their flurry never seem to get anywhere in particular, and whose 'whole interest seems to be that of turn- ing aside from obstacles. Others again, in the great length of their stride, remind one of the mighty jump of the kangaroo. They are evidently getting somewhere, and on reflection it occurs to the observer that these must be the tracks of those shrewd merchants who 'got there' by jumping from one advertisement in 'pan BRUSSELS PosT to anoth- er, and as we ponder their prodigious strides, these beautiful lines of the poet come to mind Footprints that perhaps another Sailing o'er life's troubled. main, Sumo forlorn and shipwrecked brother Seeing may take heart again: