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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1895-8-23, Page 6S Ije Nxus5elo Most ---00 unfre tiro-- ^, BURY Pi ftI MY XOBNINC;r (in time for thelearly calla) at "'Pie l'o&t" Stout Pliblisbltig ltottoo, Tonemmnar ST., Buuseoo s, ONT. menus 'ori Sensoutewzo —one dollar a year, ln 00dv07100, T9301117100 to which every subocriptlon fe paid is denoted by the date c{Fthe address label, AnvnnTreXOG RATIDe.-The following rates rile y e hanged to those who o ootie0 byear er40P 11x0. 0me,`� :no 0010 Column 8q0,00 500.00 92oAU rim: "� eU.Op 30.110 13A0 quarter ' 20.00 13.00 0.00 tr , , G-0 0 .UO , 0 x.alj s i t 3 I Fl gh h night cent sper line for Brat insertion, and throe cents nerlinofor eaoh subeequenttn_ section. All adver0ioemente measured es Nonpcixeil-12 lines to the inch. Business Oards,sight lines and under, 50 per 1121010121, Adv0r010em0n0s . witbnut spooifto dime. tions, will he 121aar0ed until forbid, and (merged acoordinel . Inatruotions to o ange 07' discontinue an advertisement 7111100 be left at the counting room of TEE Pos'r 1700 later than Tuesday of each week Thisis imperative... ' B'"6r. ?LI. IIEnim, Halter and proprietor, Crops In Ontario. The following is a summary of the On- tario Government crop bulletin issued on Aag. 10th :— The weather in many sections of the Province has been dry. No rain fell from the 4th to the 20th of June. In July, however, atter the first week, light showers were fairly frequent, and. the dew was also more copious. There was favorable weather for haying and the Fall wheat harvest. The early part of August was cooler than usual, bud norm• al weather is again prevailing. Every indication points to a continuation of the Warmer wave, with thunder -storms. Reports regarding Fall wheat are not unanimous, although on the whole they may be regarded as favorable. The Drop was out earlier than usual, but, notwith- standing the rapid ripening, the berry is frequently described as plump and of good quality. Owing to the drouth the straw is short. Except in a few favored localities the yield .per aore varied from 4 to 45 baohele. Spring wheat—The area is reported aealittle smaller than usual and the yield is 74.8 bushels per aore, the drouth and the grasshopper making a strong combination against it. The straw is very short. Barley—As in the oase of Spring wheat the fields of barley have ripened unevenly. While thin on the ground and short in the straw, the grain is as a rule plump and well up in weight,although the patchy weather at harvesting has caused much discoloration. The yield is variable, the average being 22.9 bushels. Six -rowed ripened about a week earlier than the two -rowed variety. Bye has turned out to be a splendid • Drop and more of it was grown than usual. Peae--This crop has withstood the dry weather better than any other, ex- cepting perhaps corn. Some report the straw as rather short, while others de- clare that itis abundant and will be the salvation of live stook as Winter fodder. Pods weresaid to be well filled with good- sized peas. Beans—A fair crop is promised, al. though a good deal of the seed failed to germinate owing to drouth at the time of planting. Should favorable weather oon- tinne the crop will likely be well above the average, ae it is now very promising. Hay and clover—The only thing in favor of the hay crop is the fact that it had splendid weather for barvestiog, and was saved in the best passible condi- tion. The yields range from three-quart- er of a ton to two and a•balf tone per aore, but the majority of returns are under one ton to the acre and the average for the season is but .75 ton per aore, whioh meant half a Drop. Frost, drouth and grasshoppers kept the fields light. Timothy did nob head well, but clover, though short, is as a rule, full of seed. corn—The acreage ie steadily increas. ing, end although this season's drouth at the time of planting told against the suc- cess of the crop, the present condition is full of en0onragement. From every die- . trict favorable reports .come regarding corn, although in several localities where planted on sod, the grub did injury, and in some oases necessitated a second planting. Oats—There has been a wide range in the fields of oats reported, some very poor fields being referred to, while others are mentioned as giving as high as 62 and 70 bushels per acre. The average yield is 81.6 bushels per aore this year, which is abont three bushels below the average. Frost, drouth and grasshoppers did mach injury, and the orop also ripen- ed unevenly. The etre.w is unusually short, A little rust is reported and also some smut, but not enough to be serious. The grain ie said to be heavy and of good quality generally.'' Potatoes --If vigorous stalk and pro- fusion of blossom and leaf count for any- thing there ought to be an abundant yield of potatoes. Some dry rot is re- ported, but with the exception of the presence of the bug and grasshopper no apparent injury to the crop has so far been reported. Roots had a bad start, owing to the drouth. Mangele and carrots promise better than turnips, which did not eatoh well. With favorable weather it ie hoped that these crops may yet be redeemed. The grasshopper helped to thin the tur- nip fields. Pasture and live stock—The season bas been a most trying one to pastures, The prolonged drouth rendered the fields bare and brown, In some plane in the West live stock are said to have bitten the grass to the roots. A fete farmers out down small trees and fed the leaves to their cattle as a treat, and others fed growing oats and peas to the animals. Sheep look well, but horses and horned cattle are thin, though generally in good health. The horn fly was exceedingly.„ troublesome to dairy stook and other animals. Fruit—The bureau has never received more dieoouraging reports concerning fruits. Apples have been a great failure. The bulk of correspondents report none at all or a dozen or two on a tree, while occasional correspondents have a gener. one yield to report, Plums are a poor prop and so are poagheo, Qltorrles did net do ae well as usual, Grapes, wlliell were almost entirely put off by. the May' ,frosts, put fprtb a 00000 bud and about half a OW is expe0ted. Ilaspberrise did well in the giegar10 and Hamilton gee• tions, but`stewboreiee sttffered from frost and drputh, Bees and honey—Leading apiarists among our oorreepondents vepoet dole. fully regarding Stoney. One in Huron has 110 oelonies and did not, get a Dingle pound pf bonny np to the time of report. ins. Many othere complain of lack of swarming, and fear, after feeding batik, therewill be little or ne profits, • Clinton to Halifaz and Re- • • turn, Canada, the loved home of Cauadinn8, is even unknown to our own people as far RS the vastness and promising future Of Wife great ()pantry is concerned. While a few pessimiete of this glorious Domin. ion would seem to be oenspiriug to barter their heritage for a few pfeoes of filthy lucre the loyal British and Canadian Governments have not lost the eppor tnnity of taking advantage of wbatnature has done to defend and protect the great. eat Empire the world has ever seen, A visit to Halifax via Qnebeo, et this 'mas- on of the year, must convince the most skeptical that Canada has been favored by Providonoe 121 almost every respect. Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia -the provinces the writer passed through—demonetrate the sagacity and foresight of the Fathers of Confeder- ation. In, oompany with Bro. John Neil, of Centralia, we left Clinton at 2:80, p. m. on July 26011, via the Canadian Paoi. fio railway from Drumbo, as delegates from South Huronto the Grand Orange Lodge of British America. We arrived at the Ontario Queen City in time to make close connection for Montreal and had the pleasure of mingling with euoh worthies as Billy Lee, Jim Kennedy, (son of Toronto's Mayor), J. S. Williams, Jas. Brownlee, Major White, Col. White, Col. Soott, High Constable Jones—Felt- on, Henry Burnett, Rev. W. Walsh, 001. Hogg, Capt. G. W. Bruce, (brother of Dr. Bruce, Clinton), Thos. Keys, W. B. Bur- goyne, C. H. Bailey, David Lindsay, Alex, 'Muir, J. W. Wilson, Welch, of: North Perth, and a host of othere. At Drumbo we Kippered and mot J. W. Green, who was pushing the World. From Toronto to Montreal darkness prevailed. Close connection was made at the Junction for the famous city of Que- bec, a distance of 108 miles. At times the country appears fiat, then mountain- ous and rooky. The farm buildings and rural residences are not to be compared with Ontario, while the ahnrohes aro magnificent and wetly. From Montreal until nearing Halifax, a dietaooe of about 950 miles, we did not notice a single double team of horses working on afarm. Haying, of whioh there is a heavy orop, was in full swing, women and girls labor. ing as men do in Ontario, and single wagons carting the product for storage. In one instance we noticed a horse and cow harnessed together, in another an ox to harness. At Quebec the first impressions are anythiug but favorable—narrow, musty and heavy smelling streets—nothing but the French language being spoken by the great majority. Our transfer was to the wharf and across to Levis, where the parby was to dine. Through the bung- ling of the transfer authorities the other. wise jolly Orange delegates were kept in suspense for over an hour and then car- ried across by ferry just in time to catch the Halifax train. All were as hungry 0.6 ravens, and no dining oar or station until 7, p. re. Travellers are always hungry, BD the saying goes, and but for the good Samaritan, Henry Burnett, of Brampton, there might have been trouble. Through the thoughtfulness of his good lady, he was enabled to appease the hunger ofa baker's doyen, and the News - Record representative was among the unfortunates who happened to be fortun- ate. At Trois Pistoles, a distance of 142 miles along the charming St. Lawrence from Quebec, a stop for tea was made and eaoh mon was more than satisfied to pay 50 cents for all he could put ant of eight, The number of delegates was largely augmented at Quebec, such not- ables as R, Birmingham, A. F. Camp. bell, Major Hughes, Capt. Thomson, Dr. Orr and others joining the party, so - that there were a large number of hungry travellers with yet a 632 mile run before them. After a night's good rest the party stretched their limbs at Amherst, five and a half hour's run from Halifax. The scenery, great in grandeur, was similar to what we had already passed through. At Halifax, where we arrived at 12:80, noon, several of the hotels were crowded and about thirty Ontariana found home- like premises and excellent aocomodation at the Lovett House on Hollis street. Mayor 'White, of 00. Mary's and the writer secured a large airy room over- looking the magnificent harbor, The Brat impressions of the city were not very favorable from the fact that the old style horse cars and narrow streets with nar- row walks and ancient frame buildings greeted the visitors. These impressions, however, are later dispelled. Bishop street separates the Lovett Hones from the Lieutenant -Governor's beautiful grounds and residence, so that the view was excellent. ,After having a well. earned wash and partaking of the gener- ous hospitality of Mrs. Latimer, our first letter will conclude with a brief history of the plane. Halifax was founded on the 21st of June, 1749 by an expedition under the command of Hon. Edward Cornwallis, Governor of Nova Scotia. In the year 1748 the British Lords of trade, incited by the people of Massa. ohueetts,• determined to found a city on the coast of Nova Scotia, partly in the prospect of commercial advantages, and partly ,to keep the Acadian': in ()hook. Parliament voted 4;40,000 for :hie' purpose, and on Time, 21st, 1740, a fleet of thirteen transports and the sloop.of• war"Sphinx" arrived in the designated harbor, bearing 2,876 colonists, of whom over 1,600 were men. The oily was laid out in' July, and was named in order of George Montagu, Earl of Halifax, the head of the Lords of Trade. The Anadi- ane and the Indiana sent in their submis. sion ; but in 1761 the suburb of Dart. mouth was attacked by the latter at night and many of its citizens were may. sacred.: Five hundred Germane Bottled there in 1751.02 ; but it was found di£. limit to preserve the oology, since so many of its citizens passed over to the New England provinose. The geest ,fleets and armies of Loudon and Wolfe TIIN 13RUSSBLS POST eoneentratod hero before advancing agaipet Leuiebourg and gtlobes ; and gr the pity afterwards ow ilk lmporianeo as a naval station, Representative Government was eetablishod 151768, and; the Parliament of 1.770 remained Sn 0330• 5190 for fourteen yea's ; while Halifax wag mads One of tic chief stations whence the Royal forges were directed upon the insurgent Amerioatl. Oolonieo, After the close of the Revolutionary War many thoueende of exiled Loyalists took refuge here t and the wooden wall': and towers with thigh the oily had boon fortified, were repia0ed by more formid- able defences by Prime: Iidwnrd, The aneiant palisade wall inolitded the space between the present Salter, Bar. rington and Jacob etreets and the star. nor ; and its 0itadel was the email Gov- ernment ov- e en How eon the site f the present ram t le. te0 a en_ Parliament, Building, whioh was sur.. rounded with hogsheads filled with sand, over whioh light cannons were displayed, Tho harbor of Halifax, or Chebuoto Bay, extends from a line drawn from Ohebuoto Head on the weetarn shore to Devil's Island on the eastern, up to the Narrows, whioh are spanned by a rail- way bridge. Beyond the Narrows is Bedford Basin, formerly easily accesseble to shipps' of the'largoot tonnage, and a favoriteresert ofyeahts, The harbor proper is six miles long, and on an average one mile wide. There is deep water all the way up, and the largest vessels clan lie alongside the wharves at any state of the tido, The anchorage is excellent, being protected against every wind by the trend of the shores and by MaaNabb's and George's Islands. The defences of the place are very strong. York Redoubt, whioh is also a signal shipping station' .le apower. fnl fort on the top of a high bluff, and crosses its plunging fire with that of 'a redoubt ' on MaoNab's Island. Forts Ogilvie and Cambridge in Point Pleas. ant Woods, the Point Battery, .Fort. Olarenoe, on the Eastern Passage, and George's Island, which is one large fort, complete the sea -defences; while the citadel commands not only the harbor but the land side. The city ie situated upon a peninsula 47 miles long, 2 miles wide, and covers about 8 square miles, the city proper ex- tending over three miles in length. The ridge, of whioh ,the citadel forms the highest point, rises from the sea -level at Freshwater, and falls away agaio to the level at Bedford Basin beyond Richmond Ave, 23, 1390 at he northern end, anti at the Dutch Village Haar the head of the NTgrtllweet //w N The arty ie built mainly on theW #*errs eastern elope, and this presents a piatitrr risque appearance from the harbor,. It � is laid :ant in acluar00, tltp streets xnnning • `.�. lid r n ea �+""*' Sohl a gl , and folipwlae pretty closely the four eerdlnel pointe, 'There Still t0 life front aucl, this Beason ylinil more are about 150 atheist':and Janes, The housoo are mostly Unfit of wood ; bet �x� within "the brick diebript,' as 90 ie cal. WOOL OOL th led, whioh comprises e busleeee part of the only, 09 new betiding of wood pan be erected, Thio law, however, is ingeni- ously evaded, Many of the etreets are lined with shade trees ; and the sumer. one private grounds, gardens, and fine hardwood trees whioh abound in ail parte of the oily, add considerably to (be beauty. One of the finest bite of street in this respect is Plpasantat rset between pn Spring Garden Road and South etreat, On the shores of the Northweet Arm are handsome private residences and grounds the owners of which have sea -bathing, beating and flailing at their doors. The streets of Halifax are not paved, and dust is consequently not unusual in summer ; but the evetom of watering - parts copes fairly well with the evil, The city is lighted by gas and eleotrio light, and all houses are supplied with water service.—Editor Clinton Record. WOOL ! Fred. Filgiano, the alleged G. T. R. defaulter, has been allowed out on 56,000 bail F. Girdlestone, of London, England, a director of the Grand Trunk Railway, has arrived in Montreal on a trip, HEART DISEASE RELIEVED IN 30 MIN- nTss.—All oases of organic or sympathetic heart disease relieved in 30 minutes and quickly oared, by Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Hearn. One dose convinces, . Sold by G. A, Deadman. Mies Mary Sullivan, seventeen-year- old daughter of Thos. Sullivan, of Ra- leigh Township, TCenb County, was drowned Thursday evening of last week by a boat upsetting. Three girl com- panions had a narrow es0ape. CATAttRAn nximtvete IN 10 TO 60 SIINIITzs.— One short puff of the breath through the Blower, supplied with eaoh bottle of Dr.. Agnew's O,itarrah Powder, diffuses this Powder over the surface of the nasal p1000508. Painless and delightful to use, it relieves instantly, and permanent- ly cures Oatarrah, Hay Fever, Colds, Headaoh s, Sore Throat, Tonsilitis and Deafness 60 cents at G. 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W��ao' H. i .OCa• prn-°'w .4ww o01p Aaap b �'5'' sa'°no."^a,mroa:.1 6g,n gg'oo4%4o;oo5' 'Pgg,-'no oe:.,aEo yGrayF-N Ya.a P.” -p,, in .wp•,c03 () o" iN re. ee ie..0 Co FiltiDi WOOL For which we will pay Higher Prices than Last Season Big Bargains in 'Woollen C aods� You oan depend on us paying HIGHEST CASH PRIC17 POSSISULE, or Wpm.. ebanging Wool for Goode we will pay a few cents extra, and guarantee to Bell 'geode at Cash Prices, lee our choioo range of TWEEDS, made from medium Ana wool, whioh we offer at 40 cents per yard. (This is a eofb snap.) We have lowered) oar Southdown Stocking 'Yarn and all wool Bed Blankets 5 cents per lb., . also have re - ducted our priors, in other lines. Before die oein of our Wool we invite youo1 P g Y 1• topal or make enquiry and you, will find that the Lielowel . Woollen Mills offer the lbeee value. Our stook 10 the Largest, Best -Assorted .and Cheapeet in Canada,. Come and try our epeeial line of Fine Wool Flannels at 25 cents, will not shrink in washing. Give us a trial and we feel satisfied than you will find you have come to the right far• tory with your wool. We pay special attention to our custom department in Oard- ing, Spinning, oto. Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you and your neighbors thie,eeaeou, wo remain, Yours truly, 1� P. S,—Remember we do not employ any Peddlers and our geode pan be got only by calling at the Faotory, so do not be led astray by Peddlers travelling through the country claiming to have our Goode. of Toronto, Established 1871. re re P ez 2, C CD ip PA tsDftiOa, rn� mw oc o0 or p O co i o 0 o 0 The Policy Contract issued by this Association is perfection itself, UNCONDITIONAL, ACCUMULATI VE, AND AUTOMATICALLY NON -FORFEITABLE. It leaves nothing further to be desired. Bates and full infor- mation furnished on application. . Z 3l •, Agent, Brussels. M ^ t FURNACES, RANGES. If you want a good Stove of any kind or make, See our Stock. Tinware atria. Graniteware A Complete Stock al- ways on Hand. v re In Ilardware we keep everything in the Trade, including Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Paints— ready mixed and dry, Oils and Varnishes, Cut- lery, etc. Prices low down to suit the times. SILVERWARE ! A fine line to choose from. SEE OUR LAMP GOODS, We have also a quantity of Shingles and Lath for Sale, Eaivetrtiughing of Specialty. v erry. olk A_ 1\T Creamery ns We have in stock a large assortment of Milk supplies of every description. If you want a good article we can give you the Best that's lnade. If you require anything in this line call on us. All I(inU oP JoVniu� Attended to and work executed Neatly, Cheaply and Expeditiously. EAVETROUGHING, IRON ROOMING AND FURNACES Our Specialty. All 'Work Guaranteed Satisfactory, Full line of Shelf Goods, Cutlery, Lamps, '"Brushes. FIy Screens, &i.c. We handle Cook, Coal and., Box Stores of the Best Manufacture and sold at close margins. Special Attention given to—"- - `Ordered Work in the Tin Shop. Best American, and Canadian, Coal Oil, Castor Oil ctnd,Mac1'b ins Oil, A share of the Patronage of the Public asked for. WILTON & TURNB-ULL.