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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-6-28, Page 6R. someastavoltlerl tr T rid Vot r 'VI;RX FRIDAY. IDA.X Iuf RN o zNG lin time for the early mallet et F7o 064 u1tllli /til1&Hotts e : TUANaAaaX ST,, Bowo$ALa, ONT. Tonins ' oe gnnereurelo'N,—One dollar a vier, in advance, The;date to wllleh every subearlption is /midis deucted by tee date on the address label, AnvenTle0N0 RAwee,—The f011ewieg rates Will be Charged to those who advertise by the year arson 11 xis. i e trot 6 mo Ono online.:,.. 1000.00 885,00 00,00 .Ralf i 00.00 00.00 12.00 Evarter " I 20.00 13.00 - 6.00 ighth " 12.00 8.00 8.00 Right cents per line for first insertion, and three cents per line for°eaoh subsequent in - mann, All advertisements me:oared as. Nonpareil-121ines to the Inch, Business Cards, eight lines end under, 00 per annum. Advertisements without epeoiito area- time,will be inserted until forbid, and chared a000rdingly, Instructions to change or dieooutinue an. edvortteement moat be left at thecounting room ()Mon Poem .not later their Tuesday of sash week Tele is imperative, w. ai. x-Er1113,, F,tiltor and Proprietor, Gross Isle, Quebec. It may not prove uninteresting to your readers if I should give them a few items regarding this part of Canada, its noble river, its picturesque scenery, its native population, eta. Grosse Isle is not with- out a 0istory. Jacques Cartier must have set eyes upon it, as he passed up the St. Lawrence on hie second voyage to this continent, when he returned from St. Maio in A. D. 1535 to make his west- ward tont in hopes of finding an outlet to China, Japan and the East Indies. As he looked from on board the "Emerillon," he often spied bands of Indian savages roaming along the banks of the river— many of whom he tried to oonoilfate by giving presents of beads, crosses, knives, hatchets app other tokens of good will. Few of those islands but were inhabited by native Indiana, who sought proximity to the great river 1n search of fish and game, not, however, until sixty years ago was this island utilized by goverument for quarantine purposes - since which time great improvemenLe have been made, bothin regard to buildings and hospital accommodation, as well as in means of locomotion. It is only of )ate years that the present efficient steamboat service was set agoing. The "Ohalleng• er," which performs this duty, is a model of neatness and beauty. Ample 000om• modation is also provided on the island for at least 2,000 immigrante,not to speak of the hospital for sick passengers. The Cost to the Dominion Government h m on Go nine t is very heavy, but "prevention is better than owe, " and "to be forewarned is to be forearmed." One epidemic of cholera or typhus fever, such as prevailed here many years ago --in which thousands of emigrants, including the medical officers that attended them, died like sheep, would be more fatal to Canada than . all the sums expended annually to provide a quarantine. The French population here, as in all parts of Quebec Province, greatly pre- ponderates. Indeed, in most parte the English speaking portion is dyiee out or have moved elsewhere. Tho French Canadians as a clava are hind, good- natured, happygo lucky sort of people, whose whole life might be expressed by the Latin adage "Dum vivimus vivam• ns," or by the Epicurean motto of "Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we die." They seem to know no care about to- morrow, but to think that "euirioient on- to the day is the evil thereof." They are very conservative in their habits and customs, holding on to the old traditions of their forefathers, end content to move along through life in a quiet, monotonous way; although it is but right to say that they are naturally vivacious and lively, fond of bright oolora, and much given to fashionable dress. They smoke, dance and Bing, play Dards, indulge in games and outdoor sports even on the Sunday, and they seem bound to "make the best of both worlds," for one of their ruling traits ie devotion to mother eburob. They quite eolipae our Protestant breth• ren in their simple faith and devotion to religion. Here on this little island a French priest ministers daily to about one hoadred eoule ; and every morning and evening tbe ehopel bell is rung, while members of the flock, including young and old, men as well as women, repair to, their place of worship for matins and vespers. Often when going to my meals, I hear the loud eound of sacred melody in the chapel—quite ae loud as the sing. ing of Methodist brethren in Ontario ; and f was told that the singing is ail conducted by the men. The women, who among English speaking people are the best 0100800 and the most active church workers, have not here yet reached that questionable acme of asserting "woman's rights." They are quite willing to 'abide by the Scripture injunction, "Let your women keep silence in the churches,' and "I suffer not a woman to teach" (which means to evangelize), "nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." The "new woman" is one of those crazy fads that has not found its way among the simple minded and un. sophisticated French women, One oheraeterietio trait, and a very commendable one it is, consists in the respect shown by the French habitants to 0trangets or to superiors. You can• not pass them on the road without their bowing profoundly and touching or even taking off their hat. Evan the children are taught politeness and show respect to superiors. It is a part of their reli- gion, 2 was much pleased, on reading a report of the Governor -General's speeoh to the Boy'e brigade in Toronto lately, to find his Exaeilenoy emphasizing the duty of politeness and saying, "Nobody who reepeetg himself will over think it be• tenth him to toueh his het to his su•' parlors." Let me add a few words about our mail aoaommodabion. Properly speak- ing, we have only two mails a Week, one across the river by St. Thomas, the aouety town of Monbmegny, every Thureday, and another on Saturdays, when the government boat goes up to Quebec to enable the officials to get their eupplies. We ought. to have a daily wail, but we have both telegraph and telephone eomtnuhf0atione for quarantine purpOs- I Iea. Toe Orenger there is Ile border day's work then to make the weekly trip to ,and from Quebeo—it distance of thirty miles eaoh way—where in that quaint• old city one lute to elm* those dreadful :yips from "fewer town" to reach the mein kart of the altolent capital, whose towering heights are bridling with can.' r r r flights o nom o to olimb hts f Iron stairs with the alternative of paying flue nems in taking the elevator that leads up to tile Frentenao Hotel,.letely built by the O, r, R. Company, On the trip to Quebec, by the river boats, you pass settlements of French villages or towns all along the mat'gie of the river, between which and the South• ern range of !tills the Interoolonial rail • waruns for many miles, On Northern Side for,. the main ohannel, and about 20 miles or more in length, is the famous island of Orleans—named by Jaenues Cartier, after the Duke of Or. leans. Thie io a lovely /eland °peered with fine farina and comfortable dwell. figs, and is divided into five parishes, on oaeb of which a Frauds, pried is located. At Ube Weetern end there is a neat Eng. Heil church for the a000mmode0ion of the many English speaking people who resort there to spend the Summer months, 11 ie but a few miles from Quebec, and a steam ferry plies every hour between the city and the island. No better plaoo could be chosen for a Summer's outing. Nothing is more imposing, in sailing up and down the So. Lawrence, than the eight of the Laurentian mountains to the North of the river—towering from 2,000 to 8,000 feet above the level of the sea. What grandeur in those everlaet• ing hills 1 'I thought if those oldest formations of rook oould only speak, they would a tale unfold of Nature's wondrous workiege, millions of years before the creation of man. It ie thought by geol- ogists that those mountain ranges eon-. tale the fossil remains of the oldest ani- mals ever known. They are without eyes, baying apparently been formed when "darkness Covered the face of the deep," and when the Omnipotent Creator "Spirit moved upon the face of the waters." I mule not help thinking, when ponderiug on the lapse of time that must have ensued aims the Laurentian formation, of that beautiful couplet of an American poet "God of our fathers I item out whose bond The centuries fell like grains of sand." Those old Laurentian mountains ex- tend from Labrador in the East to Kee. watin in the far Northwest. • tH. DonmLis Brims, Gross Isle Quo., June 5,'05. INGERSOLL ON ALC01IOL. • The following wonderful piece of word - painting has been frequently published, but we reprint it at the request of several readers who desire a(template copy. Col Robt. G. Ingersoll, in addressing a jut in a case which involved the mauufae tura of alcohol, mads the following ng ter - title arraignment of the demon :— el am aware that there is a prejudice against any man who manufactures oleo - hot. I believe that from the time it is. sues from the ooiled and poisonous worm in the distillery until it empties into the jaws of death, dishonor and prime, that it demoralizes everybody that touches it, from its source to where it ends. I do not believe any body can contemplate the object' without being prejudiced against the liquor crime. All we have to do gen- tlemen, is to think of the wrecks on eith- er bank of the stream of death, of the saioides, of the insanity, of the ignorance, of the eeetitution, of the little children tugging at the faded and withered breast of weeping and despairing mothers, of the wives asking for bread, of the men of genius it has wreaked, the men struggling with imaginary serpents produced by this devilish thing ; and when you think of the jails, of the almehunsea, of the asy. lame, of tbe prisons, of the scaffolds up- on either bank, I do nob wonder that every thoughtful man is prejudiced against this damned staff called alcohol. Iutemperanoe outs down youth in its vigor, manhood in its strength, old age in its weakness. It breaks the fathers' heart, bereaves the doting mother, ex- tinguishes natural affection, erases eon• jugal love, blots out filial attachment, blights parental hope, brings down imam- ing age in sorrow to the grave. It pro. dunes weakness, not strength ; slickness, not health ; death, not life. It makes wives widows ; ohildeen orphans ; fath- ers fiends ; and all of them paupers and beggars. It feeds rheumatism, invites cholera, imports pestilence and embraces consumption. It covers the land with idliness, misery, crime. It fills your jaile, supplies your almshouses, and de- mands your asylums. It engenders con- troversies, foeters quarrels and cherish. es riots. It crowds your penitentiaries, and furoiebea victims for your scaffolds. It is the life blood of the gambler, the element of the burglar, the prop of the highwayman, and support of the mid- night inoenliary. • It countenances the liar, respects the thief, esteems the blas- phemer. It violates obligation, reverenoee fraud, and honors infamy. It de- fame benevolence, hates love, soorne virtue and slanders innocence, It entices the father to butober his helpless off. Spring, !Alpe the husband to massacre his wife and the child to grind the parioidal ax. It buena up men, oonehmee women, detests life, curses God, despises heaven. It suborns witnesses, nurses perjury, de. files the jury box, and stains judicial er- mine. It degrades the citizen, debases the Legislature, dishonors statesmen, and disarms the patriot. It brings shame, not home , terror, not safety ; despair, not hope; moiety, not happiness ; and with the malevolence of a fiend it Calmly surveys its frightful desolation and un - satiated havoc, It poisons felioity, kills peace, ruins morals, blights oonlidence, relays reputation, and wipes. out national honor, then eurees the world and laughs at its ruin. It does all that, and more. It murders the soul. It is the sum of all villainies, the father of all oximes, the mother of all abominations, the devil's beet friend, and Ood'ee worst enemy. • • RELIES IN Sox Flours.—Distressing kid. nay and bladder dieeaeee relieved in six hours by the "Groat South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise and delight on aotount of its exceeding prompbnees in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of .W3 urinary passages in male er female. It relieves retention of water awl pain in passing it almost im- mediately. If you want quick relief and aura this is your remedy. Sold by G. A, Deadman, druggist. THE BRUSSELS U4X1)UCTOlf 13UL,l1AGti »5,1,», Richard Dulntago, one of the oldest and beet.knewn oen411100re All the Grand 11 8� 7,runk Ru lwa died atn r h iso 8 d ee, flQ Ring street, .{'aaudon, ;at an early boor rade/ o1 last week. Air. Duimage wee first taken eoriauely ill last Fall with a species of heart trouble, and for a tithe dieeontinoed his rein. In the Winter he 'resumed hie employment, but was short. ly oemplaned to rest until Spring. He bad sinoe worsted at intervals, as his phyetoall oouditlan permitted. On acne 10012 he made hie last trill. Since that date be had been intermittently ill, but Wedneedey morning seemed brighter, In the afternoon however, be suffered a relapse and during the night was deliri- ou8, pearling away without regaining opo, eoiousnees. Throughout Osla illness he was attended by several of the meet ekill. fel physicians, who all agreed, set to the nature of his malady, Conductor Dui, mage was born near Brookville, and name West early in life. When 17 or 18 years of age he entered the employ of the Great Western ae a brakeeman, and by strict abteution to his duties was Spon ad- 'vamced to the position of a conductor. For many years be ran on the main line, and was well known from Toronto and the Falls to Windsor. Lately, however, failing health compelled him to seek an easier run, and be was planed on the Sale iia branoh. Deceased was the third oldest oonduobor on the road, Messrs, Tborge and Furness being his seniors. 1110. Dulmaee leaves a wife and one son- Sidney, in the office of Mr. TIfin, assist- ant superintendent; in London. Among bie brothers are John Duimage, of the Brunswick House, Wingham ; Jacob Duimage, of Belleville, and Jae. Dal - mage, of 33urville, Miele Ile was a mem. bar of the Brotherhood of Conductors, Oblong° order ; Grand Trunk Provident Society, and Ancient Order of 'United Workmen. 105r. Dultnage was a trusted official, a good friend, an estimable citiz- en and a man of sterling aheraeter. Same 82 years ago John G. Stiver, of Buttonville, near Markham, separated from his wife,. sloe taking tbeir infant sou. Shortly after the wife died and the father mado uusnoceeeful efforts to find his boy. The two have been looking for eaoh other ever sinoe and only the other day met after 132 yearsof separation. alTAn14Ati nELIEPE»IN 10 TO e0 MINUTES.— One short puff of the breatb through the Blower, supplied with each bottle of Dr. Agnew's' Oatarrah Powder, diffuses this Powder over the surface of the nasal passages. Painless and delightful to use, it relieves instantly, ani permanent- ' ly puree Cntarrah, 10ay Fever, Colds, 73eadaoh s, Sore Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness 60 cents at G. A. Deadman's. Geo. McCabe, who has been priuoipal in many law snits, including a murder and argon ease, was relea.ed from King- ston penitentiary a few days ago, and is 'now visiting bie old haunts around Inger- soll. Hie last trial was at the assizes when Birohall was d sent ice e and be re• oeivod.five years for burning the bouts and stables on the Scott farm, ewe miles east of Ingersoll. 26 eta., 60 ate, and ,$1.00 Bottle, One cent a dose. It is eold on a guarantee by all draggtete. It mores Incipient Consumption and Is the best Cough and Croup. ouzo. Said by JAS. POS, Dr'nasis!, !Brussels. SHNCLES British Columbia Red Cedar Shingles AND— North Shore Pine and Cedar FOR SALE AT Tan Brussels Planing Mills Also Doors and Sash of all Pat- terns on band or made to order at Short Notice. Estimates Furnished for all kinds of Buildings. Workman- ship an Material Guaranteed. J. & P. AMENT, oii'E Siont i It will soon be known I am tak- ing all kinds of Photos, Cray- ons, Pfustells and Water - Colors. Pictures taken as natural as life of Fathers, Mothers, and Babies, Grandfathers and Great -Gran &fathers, and Gentlemen with their Ladies. Pictures of your houses and stock, Lawns, Groups, Pic -sic Par- ties, in fact all kinds of out and indoor work in the highest Style of Art. H.R. BREWER ARTIST, BRVSSELS. ROS") 'Electric Light Plant poi? R •.�- A4E,, -Th e . u 1ldors' l ped has decided e1 to offer for sale the Brussels Tttlectl'ic Light Flant. A. first- class investment can be shown, P'Iasy terms ; good 1003002 for selling ; full particulars cheer, - fully furnished on application, W, M. SINCLA:IR, Proprietor. ,jt l star, BOAR FOR SERVICE. -THE 'fludeeeigned will keep for service on Lot 0, Con. 8. Grey, the imported °nester White boar, "Illinois Chief." Pedigree may be Been cu ap mlioation, Terme, $1,00 to be paid at the time of service with. privilege 0i returning if necessary, 3A5IES DLLIOTT, 06-2t m Proprietor. BOAR FOR BERVICE.--'THE undersigned 4,d Grey,the tlloreep o V ed onLot Ln - Ported Dell, i4, , 0. 3rethour, Burford,'Cont„ �Worlcbl'sLairr Prize whiners, Pedigree may be seen on application, Terms -61.00 to bo paid at time of service with privilege of returning if necessary. L 8101130100, 94.4' Proprietor. f'PAMWORTH AND CHESTER 1 WHITE BOARS F011, SERVICE. The undersigned 13111 keep ler service on North Ralf Lot 20. Con, 7, Morrie, a thorn' bred Tamworth Boar, .recently porehased from the well known brooder, Sno, Bell, Am- ber, Also a Chester White Boar. Terms, 81,00 to be paid at time of eervioe with prix. Ilene of returning if necessary. 90.02 , S. WAL1:{EB Proprietor. BOAR FOR SERV1OIL TEE Undersigned. will loop for eervloe on Lot 20, Con. 0, Morrie, the thorn' broil 9m• Proved White Yorkshire Boar "Selected," bred from T.D. Brotbour's sweepstakes sow at Chicago Pair. Terms, 81.00 to be '.paid 00 the time of servlae with privilege of re- turning if neoeesary. Pedigree may be seen 012 application. 1t013T. NICHOL. 'DLL FOR SERVICE.—TIIE undersigned will keep for service. on Lot 7, Con. 5, Morris, the tboro'-bred Dur- ham. bull "Red Robin." Terms—x .9e to be paid on December lst, 1805 T.- CL1;GG, A. G. 11AROM, 41-11n3 Proprietor. Lot 7, Con. 5. BULL FOR SERVICE.—TIIE Usdereigued will keep for cervi ea on 1't Lot 20, Con. 7 Morris, rhe thm•o'-bred. Durham bull, "Lord Melville," No. 20840, Pedigree may be seen .on applioatlon, Terms, 81.55 to insure. TOIlN. 100013, ' 85.9m Proprietor. y When you want a Stove, Tin or Granite -ware, or Hard- ware, Paints S Oils, —CALL AT- 9IUNTf?'S Hardware Store Where you will, from this slate, get a DEM of MB PPR Mt Off ail Cash Purchases. Fine Roman, Artists' Can- vas in Stock, A. HUNTER. Lf Li �0 The undersigned will keep on hand a constant supply of White Fresh Lime suit- able for all Building and Plastering purposes, ,01 North Shore �e AlsoS Dine Lath and White Brick for Sale. Lo.wr. Y7 BRUSSELS.. J'UNF 26, 1896 Spring HATS CA.PS C. Ross We have just Received a large. Consignment of Hats and Caps in all the leading Sha es and Shades for. Spring b p 1 g and SW:tuner wear. • Call and see our Balmoral Cap, the Newest thing in the Market, 'rices Better than Ever Before. OUR pID" � /tin Are also -coming to I,an,d. Prices Right ! -.- g Styles Right Satisfaction Guaranteed ! D. C. ROSSI i TbC Lea(ng {at1er Brueeele and Wrozeter. tx of Toronto, Established 1871. En ▪ • Y 11P_, m • �xG Pa- q"t a'' hO m' m rnw o'0 00 0 ' 0 O 0 0 0 The Policy Contract issued by this Association is perfection itself, UNCONDITIONAL,' ACCUMULATIVE, AND AUTOMATICALLY NON -FORFEITABLE, It leaves nothing further to be desired. Rates and full infor- mation nformation furnished on application. W. E., EERY',, Agen.u, Brussels. LISTOWEL wO°LLEN Stip to thefrontand this Season want more ' WOOL 1 WOOL ! WOOL ! For which we will pay Higher Prices than Lust Season, Big raargans i, Woollen Goods. Ron can depend on ns paying HIGHEST CASH PRICE POSSIBLE, or in °x• changing Wool for Goode we will pay a few dents extra, and guarantee to sell gapes at Clash Prices. Soo oar choice range of TWEEDS, made from medium line wool, 'which we offer at 40 orate per yard.. (Thie 18 a soft 000p.) We have lowered our Southdown Stocking Yarn and all wool Bed Blankets 5 conte per the ,also luau° re- duced our prices in other lines. Before disposing of your Wool we invite you to Dail or make enquiry and you will find that, the Listowel Woollen Mills offer the beet, value. Out stock hi the Largest, Best Assorted and Cheapest in ()anode, Come nand try our opeeial line of Fine Wool. ]Plannele at 25 cents, will not shrink in washing, Give ne a trial and we feel satisfied that you will fihd you have come to the right Bao• tory with your wool, We pay epeeist attention to our custom department in Card- ing, Spinning, eta. Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you and your noighbore +Ole 00a0on, we remain, ortolan Yours truly, ,m e. eta Bert's l "E', S.—Romember.we do not employ any Peddlers andour goods can be got only by oatting at the Fgotory, so do not be led aatray by I'edd era travelling through the country Claiming to have out Goods.