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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1892-5-20, Page 1• i to Volume 19, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1892 Number 48. A VISIT TO EDINBURGH, Before leaving Edinburgh I visited B. Ghee which may be milled the metropoli• tan kirk of Scotland. It seems to be open every day, a small fee being (Merged for admission. Ib was restored a few years ago by Sir Wm. Chambers at a cost of £20,000. Tho walls inside show in many places the bare stone bub other• wise the finish ie grand and three oon• thoughtt if jenny Geddes weld could in it. only waken ebe would be astonished to see the grandeur of the pulpits, deslcs and or- gans, so different from the sneer° simpli- city which prevailed on that eventful Sabbath in July, 1037, when alta flung her stool at the Dean as he began to road Arohbiehop Lund's Liturgy, the epark which commenced the Revolution that did not end until the throne was shiver ed and the divinity, which till thou had surrounded the king, was rudely broken o1 the scaffold at Whitehall. The morn• ing .L, along with a companion, went to Stirling was a gray, cold day early in November. Going over the Furth bridge, eight miles from the pity, one Dan see but little of it, except looking out of the oar window you now and again see large oiroular stays ton or twelve feet in diam- eter reaching away up far beyond the angle of vision. The two wide spans are each said to be 1,710 feet in length and each of them in the centre are 301 feet dove the water. The metal used in the construction of the bridge is steel, 51,000 tons in weight. We got to Stirling in a little over en hoer, passing the ruins of Combos Kenneth Abbey on the one hand and the old Stirling Bridge on the other. The burgh, in its parliamentary boundar- ies, hos a little over 10,000 of a popula- tion. Its origin is lost in antiquity. A stone dug up several years ago had au in- scription on it in Latin which signified that the sewed Roman Legion had been quartered in the vioinity, so that even at that early age that wonderful people, with their true military instinct, recog- nised the importance of the place not only as the key to the highlands but as a Dom. reflecting position to maintain for defen• sive purposes. After ages proved their foresight correct as many fierce and deadly conflicts have taken place within a short distance of the spot, this greatest of them being Bannockburn, The Bore - seem whore Bruce planted his etandard is about an hour's walk from the station, After pns0ine through a suburb called St. Niniaee the stone is close on the road side, covered with an iron grating and securely fastened to proved it being carried off piecemeal ; clue to it there is a tall flagstaff which was erected by the Oddfollowe of Dumbarton in 1870 but there is nothing else to tell of the event- ful 24th of lime, 131.1, when '•The noble and the slave From various 301100 the game wild road, On the same bloody morning trode To that dark inn—the grave." Brnoe's pnsitien was naturally good. The land leas been all drained so that the moven wliioh protooted him on rile one side is not now visible, but the glen through which the burn Rows is still there. Ilio position was on the top of the ridge where it slanted up to it on the two Bides, up which the English army, h so • t moat mated), with narrowed front, that their great superiority In numbers would be largely neutralize) and before they oould spread out to outflank their: opponent so as to get the advantage of these numbers they must encounter the Scottish spears in close array at the edge of the slope. lint not only was Stirling Castle strongly garrisoied by English soldiers and virtually impreg- nable in Bruoe'e rear, but 111e deep and treacherous river Forth with only a oar• row bridge abut three miies distant where 17 years before Wallace had an- nihilated Surry's army, as his means of retreat, therefore of was death or victory. Bynoe had planted his army to Noe, but fighting for country and liberty they were equal to the emergency. England's greatest Plantageuent was 300 years to soon with his rough method of uniting the bwo countries which iu the fulness of time once about in a more legitimate way. Having viewed and moralized over the battlefield we hurried book to the town and went straight to the Parish ahnrah where for sixpence we secured a very intelligent guide. He lvae well -in• formed ami could give day and date for everything, but seeing our time was very limited I -told him not to be so end. My neighbor said : "Just take for grant- ed that we havo read all abort what you have to say and just toll us white things are." Ile seemed to feel it a herdship to have to give en abridged version. The church is double, the west end one, which is the oldest, was built ficin 1704 to 1710 and nae a great many tablebe in it to benefactors of the town, There aro also several beautifully sauteed glass windows, generally, es all snob 101113005 are, on scriptural eobjeote. Thorn is a strong tower ou the church, said bo have been 000upied by General Monk and which shows the marks of balls fired at that time at it from the castle, perhaps 600 yards distant. This is the church of Jamas Guthrie, the martyr, one of the fleet viotim0 of Chas. II, and also of Ebenezer Ei:ekine, the prinoipnl founder of the United Presbyterian ohurch, which he had to leave. the oongrogation soon built one for him in close proximity and though not as stately as bile old one seethed a large and commodious build- ing. The East ohur011 ie not so old as its neighbor. About 100 years after bods were joined together and from the out. Side they Deem one building. The guide told tie that Mie is the one 1n eo1mon use, the other being need by else military. The new church hag more painted win- dows than the other which are emoted in memory of looal celebrities, one of elle most wuepi0noue to ootnmemorate John Cowane, Dean of Guild, in the elms of Chas. L IIe left property to the cor- poration for charitable users, the rental of which brings to about £4;200 annual. ly; three more by other donors brings in about £2,000 pounds in addition, which by a late Aot is to be devoted to educe. decal purposes. The ahnrah yard is in Mose proximity to the ohur0i) and Booms to have been added to in recent times and is very interesting, the moat so of any I saw, largely from its surrounding scenery es well as from diose it com- memorates. There is a beautiful piece of eeu111bnro, "The Virgin Martyrs," en- closed 1n glass, in memory of Margaret Maolaohlan and Agnee Wilson, the latter only 18 years of age, tied tat low water to stakes and drowned by the rising of the Solway tide. This happened during the reign of James II, The following in• seription is in marble : Margaret, Virgin Martyr of ilio 000011 wave, with her like-minded sister Agnes. Love many haters cannot quench, God saves his chaste, impaneled one in covenant true, 0 Scotia's daughters 1 earnest soan the page, And prize this flower of grace blood - knight for you. Psalm IX—XIX, This statue is close to a slightly preoipi- tous rock called "The Ladies' Rook," on which in the days long gone by the ladies watched the tournaments in the valley below, all of which is now in the eeme- lery. Nob Ear distant is the statue of James Renwick, the lest martyr to re- ligious liberty, who suffered in tho Grass. maricetr, Edinburgh, in 1088, at the age of 26. To the north of the Virgin Martyrs is the monument to Ebenezer Erskine, near the High °Ilurne stands the statue of Guthrie and down in the valley are statues of Knox, Melville and Henderson. There le also a granite Dross Greeted in memory of these bo - longing to the 70th Stirlingehire regi- ment who fell in the Indian mutiny. The most of those I have named were put ftp by Wm. Drummond, who greatly admired the Covenanters and who left :01,000, the interest on which is to be ex- pended in keeping the statues in proper older. I think it was on the Ladies' Rock that there is a gnu dial, my mom. ?anion being a short hand writer mould copy as I read. The inscription said it was erected on the spot where Prince Charles Edward placed his battery against the Castle of Stirling in 1746. Beneath the dial are the words :-- "1 am a shadow, so art thou, I mark time, dost thou e" 1Ve copied author inscription from the tombstone of Alexander Meffon, Chief Covetable. It was as follows :— "Our life is but a winter's -day, Solve only breakfast and away, Whom to dinner stay and are full fed, The oldest man but sups aucl goes to bed, Large is his debt that lingers out the day, Ile th.tt goes 0003001 has lite least to Pay." We were also shown a hall palled the Guild Hall which belongs to the Cowan Trust and counties many interesting articles, among them being a pulpit taken from the Bast church called Knox's pulpit, the standard ell wand and weights for Scotlmud, several old bibles among them that of Jobn Cowane, the old town banner's and an old chest, blank as ebony, made of oak 11 inches tbiok and beautifully carved where not cover- ed with inscriptions. n o the i One f o nsori 1- p L tions runs thus "No better thought then thinks On God and dayly Him to serve, No better gyft then To ye pure whyobe readie Aro to starve." There is also in the 00033 quaint style parts of verses from Matthew, elnetere 4, 23, 43 and 44 and Irons Acts 20 and 311 and words telling that it was John Oowano's gyft to ye Cilie of Sterling,1030. The chest we were told was lost for over 100 years, supposed to have been parried into 1(0glaud in the rebellion of 1715. Other's say it was carried away by an English tourist and found its way back t0 Glasgow about ten years ago, was 0f. fared for sale and was bought cheap there and brougbb back to its old home. Our guide had a great cleat more to show us, an old building called Marewark which was built by the Earl of that nem in the time of Queen diary he was going loving- ly to desoribe bob time would not permit. We were pleased with our eixpenee worth, took a run up to the Castle and gob e view all round one of the grandest to be mete with—The Gillies hill, the village and Roll of Bannockburn, the Wallace monument about two miles oft,the Forth, with its ee:pentiue windings, Beni Lnm• ond, Ben Venue and other Bens in the distance, the cemetery close at your fees, the town further on. It was a hurried glance we had to taste and just caught the train in time for Dnnfertnlino, of wliioh mom anal, T. Gomm. Wroxeter, May 171,'02, Rebt. S0nnor0, St. Mary's, has shippost a very fine carload of cattle from Stmt. ford for the (1101 Country market. There wore eighteen of thein, and they avcrag. od over 1,452 ponnd0 nob. The farmers of Elmo are building ex- tensively this year. Thos, J. Tnghen, 11811 cone is putting up a now barn 1.1x00 ; Robt, Mo3fane, 10th con., a naw brisk house 30x18, and If ugh Wilson a 0000er- ed house 28x21. Each of the residences will have kitchens. A fire broke out at Sb. Mary's about fi c'aloak lash Sunday maiming, in the stable belonging to R. Box, adjoining the Messrs. Carter, Son Le Co.'s mill, the lire extending rapidly be the Royal hotel stables, owned by W. Graham, and the cabinet ghop, owned by Mee. Johnnie, and occupied by 0. Wright:, on Wellington street. The three buildings, whish were all frame, were totally destroyed. The steamer and hand engine did good ger. 0)00, and by hard work prevented the blether spread of the Are. Tho 001100 of the Are is unknown. R, Box Tonne $200, no ineuranoe; W. Graham loses $600, in. gored in London Assurance Company for 0200 ; Mrs, Johnson, logs $800, insured in Guardian for $4000., Wright, lose 0800,•insured in Phoenix of England for 0800, District Sunday School Con- vention The Ant meeting of a union Sabbath school Association, including sohoole in Grey and Morris townships, wag woven• ed in Melville (Presbyterian) church, Brussels, on Tuesday morning of this week, opening at 10 o'olook. Rev, John Roes, B. A., presided and announced the opening hymn, "All people who on earth do dwell," which was followed by earnest prayer. The 10th Psalm was read and Ltev. G. F. Salton offered prayer. hymn, "Lord I hear of showers of blessing" teas sung after which the ohairmem explained the steps taken in palling this gathering and asking these present to express their opinions as to the adviaahiliby of form. ing a permanent aesoolation. Moved by Rev. R. Pani, seconded by Thos. Strachan that a permanent Sub• bath school organization be establialled, to include the schools of Grey and Morris townships. W. ]I, Kerr, RevMr. Law, of Belgrave, and [as. Smiths), of Walton, spoke in favor of it. The motion was carried Unanimonaly. Reeds. R. Paul, G. F. Salton and D. Miller, T. Strachan and II. Dennis were appointed a Committee to draft a Con• stitution for the Aesomation. "How to gather in children who do nob attend S. S." wee the first topic, in- troduced by Rev. G. Law, of Belgrave. Go to the children with a will. We must be willing and in edgiest to secure them. If we require further aid we know where ma strength is. In every oongre- gabion one or more persons should be set apart to look after the children who do net attend Sunday 5011001. Young people like to be employed in such a way as this. Hold out pure, antenna induce- ments to the children. Sleigh rides, pic- nics, tem, are often helpful in making the S. S. attractive. Make the S. S. the bust place for young and old. The character of the beaubing cannot be too good. The quality of the teaching of today needs emending. We need the best talent of the ohurch in this work. Robert Rakes, the big hearted Gloucester printer, set us a notable example of what may be done if we try. Mr. Law's paper was listened to with interest. A. Stewart and W. II. Kerr took part in the disousaion. "How to retain young men and women in the S. 5." was cleverly brought before the audience by James Smillie, of Wel. ton. Young people often imagine that the S. S. is too juvenile for them or else they think they have sufficient Bible knowledge, The young folks are the hope of the future. The indifference of parents in early home training has mach to do in causing the young people to drift away from what is good. Domestic re- ligion will extend beyond the home, As Christians we must do the hest 0e eau for God's work. The boat way to keep pupils is to matte the school attractive. Good reading in the way of libraries. Good 1011010 has an elevating tendency. The teaching should be interesting with the toaehor present always and the los• sou well prepared. Question and answer is the best wlty of dealing with the lesson. Tho teacbsr most respect his pupils and sympathise with then]. The success de• ponds largely on the aharactor of the teaohor who must be a Christian before pointing others to the Saviour. Te10hors should be joyft, 1 kind and charitable and diligent students of God's word, keeping the Saviour's worde "Without me ye can do nothing," always before them. G. A. Deadman, P. Ritchie, Win. Jackson, A. Gardiner, Hugh Forsyth, Mrs. Berry and W. II. Kerr offered re- marks ou the theme. The ideas were that if parents attended Sunday school a largo share of the difficulty would be done awny with. Tho Ubristian Endeav- or and Epworth League 1005 thought to be a great help its 081110nti0g the tie of union between the young people and the school and church. Rev, Mr. Miller submitted the follow- ing report from the Constitution Con. mittee which was adopted :—This Asso- oiatiou will be called the Morris and Grey S. S. Association. The object to be to promote Sunday school work in these townships, meetings to be held annually. Oifioo bearers, President, two Vico. Presidents and a Neeretary-Treasurer. The olli0e bearers and three others to be the ]Executive Committee. The Aasoaia, tion to include all ministers and S. 8. workers, The annual meeting to be held on the last Tnesdny in May. Ordain were then Gloated as followee— President, Rev. Juo. Ross, B. A. ; lst Vics•Presidenb, Rev. G. 11'. Salton ; 2nd Vice -President, 11. Dentis ; Secretary. Treasurer, W. II. Herr ; Committee, W, Jitok0ou, Rev. Mr. Law and Thomas Straoban. The morning session 10585 brought to a close, after Rev, R. Pool addressed a few words in referent() to billets, by Rev. Mr. driller pronouncing the I3enedictiol, Tera .801003003 01)05103 Opened at 1:301 y singing "flow happy every child 0f Gram" The President read a portion of Psahe 110 aid Row S. Jenne offered prayer. The President evoke a fov words in tt congratulatory tone in reference to the new A5500intimn. IIe returned thanks for the hum) done him and would en- deavor to aid the Assimilation in every way possible. If we are to be etnooeeful we must terve tmlimited faith in the Word we are t0 use, then seek to bring 18 into contact with those hearing. tan. (100001 to emulous thought in the children and look up to God to put the Truth in the heart. Wo need to look to God for help that we may best present the truths to our °lessee. Look for fruit every Sen. day and Geri will proeper it, We want sarnestnoe0, onbhusiaem and dehgotae in our work and it is to be hoped the Asso- ciation Will be productive of good. "How to maintain order in the 8. 5.," was the diAtoult topic taken up by H. Dennis. The topic was Doe of worry to many a S. 5. Impeo0s on the infant class respect for the bo[lee of God. The teacher should book this op by opposing rho holding of condone, bazaars, Rt. TtouhleSome boys aro often to blame for disorder. Teachers can aid by teaching the lesson intelligently. Suepetnion of pupils is sometimes necessary before order oan bo maintained. In the diem -wakes Three Straohan, J, Smillie, Rev. 0, Jones, Rev. le. Paul, A. Stewart, W. Bongough and Rev. Salton joined. home training is one of the ossoutlale to noun in this line. We Ishmael not expect too much from little folks but ronember that they are children, Tomatoes and ofhoers should be intensely kind and else Arm. Some of the fidgety boys make the best men. Explain hymns to sebolare in singing 91011 songs. Study human nature. Teach the pupils that they are repots. sible for the order. Divide classes where unruly boys are. A change of teacher may accomplish the work. The teacher must be punctual. "Whiter 11100 snow" was ming. "Wrong meeting of manning," was the topic taken up by Rev. D. Miller. Sal). bath school teachers ere not expected to do the work of the publio school teacher. Some teachers blind spiritual sight, How to bring the scholar to Christ is the object of our teaching. Seek after right mathodsl of study. 1 -tasty perusal of lesson is not right. Read lesson, meditate upon lesson, asking God's bless• ing on the work. Teach from praetiaal experience. Lesson helps should be used not abused. Dont lean on them, bobber to leave the helps at home. Be yourselves in your methods of teaching. Dont flatter nor frown at your classe0, Make al. lowannes for their upbringing, bear with them, praying the Lord to 000 you patience and change the Heifers of the pupils. Dont shout when you teach, Dont credit your scholars with too much and dont belittle their intelligence. Dont preach. Teach so that the truths may live, for you will have to give au account of your work by-ancl-bye. Expect frail and look for conversions. Be simple in your methods. The text book is the word of God. Dont take up the time of the class telling stories foreign to the leo- son. Dont fosealize the lesson but throw as muoh of the light of this day as pos. sible ou alio lesson. Mental culture is not the prime object of the 5. 5. Tne paper was an excellent one and listened to with marked attention. 1tev. Mr. Ross and W. II. Kerr added a few words and another hymn was sung. "How to nand 0 Review," was the topic assigned to Rev. R. Paul. The three principal points in hfs estimation were lot, The man for the work. HIe must be a live man ; a thorough Chris- tian man ; a thorough knowledge of the work. He must have divine help and full sympathy with the truth as found in the lesson. 2nd, The work to be done. Impress the truth. Bring the truth out, and 100)1 the sebolare to Midst, 3rd, How is 18 to be accomplished. Use all the helps at command, blackboard, illus- trations, tee., but all with great plain nese. Be thoroughly in earnest. Aim at results. In the discussion A. Stewart, Rev. J. Ross, W. 13engougb, took part. Let the ladies assist in review. The leader must grasp the situ+tion. The clivision of the lessons among three or four iudivkd- vale. Review briefly every Sunday, vary the proceedings. The Secretary-Trenenter secured infer cation for a statistical report. "Tho teacher's interest in the pupil in and oat of school" was taken by Thos. Straohal. God has done a great deal for us more especially in tho gift of the Saviour. Upon man is placed the respouoibility of carrying ou the work of winning souls for Christ. We should aim to secure the 0onlidenao of one pup. ole and the must fit ourselves for this work. Ask God to draw the young minds to Ili(. Impress upon them the necessity of preparation for the future and showing them that they are to be the 0000008310 of the present workers. Teach them the necessity of doing right ahvmys and observe the commandments of God's hook e1l1l abstaining from any thing doubtful. Let 110 he a living ex- ample to them. Training in the word of Pod will modify a man or woman for a path of usefuhl0.-3 and 0000003. .Ask God to take care of your pupile doing the work. Rev. R. Paul spoke of the neces- sity of noticing pupils outside of school, and air. Bengoegh dwelt nliou the study of the nabnre of the pupils and their qualifications. Be souial and affable to all. The interest should not be meoban. Mal but rattier one of love. "God loved the world of Mutters lost," was then sting. After the collection W. EI. Kerr answered questions asked by the Com veatiou fn 0on1100tion with the topic "Knotty pointe." The eftern0oon session was closed by prayer by Rev. Mr. Dyke. 00/13130 5000(03, The Methodist ahnrch was well filled in cent -motion with the olosiug meeting of rho Convention. "Work for the night is coming" 0150 sting and Rev. R. Paul was asked to pray. A strong union choir, Mrs, Gilpin organist and Dr. Cavanagh 10adee, rendered the Anthem "See I see they cone 0 glovione Army" in good dye) after which Rev. D. Forrest, of Welton, delivered an earnest and very practical address on the subject "The duty of the hone tt1 tho 5. 5." The choir sang "Harken unto ole," and then Rev, Mr. Salton anewe'ed 1110 questions propounded from the Question Drawer and did it well. "[Ie is risen." was the third anthem. Rev. J. Dyke, of Belgrave was the last speaker, his topic being "Tho Sunday Sobool world." In the short time 00• oupiel by the reverend gentleman he showed very clearly that the Sunday 0011001 wao no Small organization and gave a very fine address. A few words were spoken by the President and this Very successful Con. ventiol was brought to a ohne by sing. fug the Doxology and Rev. J. L. Kerr pronouncing the Benediction. N0TIJ5. Mies Jennie McLaughlin presided at the organ at the forenoon and afternoon enlaced moat efiioienbly.—The only break in the program was made by the illness of Rev, L). 33. MaRao.--•Next Convention will be held in Brueeels in May 1808, -- Wo aro enable to give a oompleto list of the delegates present as a large number neglected to register their names. --A few statistics gleaned from the Convention will bo given next week, Dominion Parliament. J. II. Metcalfe, M. P. for Kingston, ]las returned to his sessional duties after a very serious illness. The water in the Ottawa river is eight and a half feet lower than at the same period last year. It is said Mr. Watson, M. P. for Mar- quette, Klan., is likely to accept a seat in :Mr. Greonway's Provincial Uabinet. There is talk of an election in July for the Prince Edward Island Legislature. After this election the Upper House will be a thing of the past. Mr. Dewdney appointed Phileas Clou- tier to beimmigration agent at Winnipeg, in plane of the Isle J. P. Toto- Mr, Cloutier lives in St. Norbet, Manitoba. In the House of Commons Monday Mr. Oharlbon introdooed his motion favoring a plebiscite on prohibition. After a lengthy discussion, in which the Govern - meet's delay in appointing the prohibi- tion commission was criticised, the mo- tion was withdrawn. The orders in council relating to the close season for salmon trout, whitefish and speckled trout have been suspended and the following established instead Salmon trout, let to 30th November ; whitefish, lsb to 30th November ; speckl- ed trout, 15th September to 1st May. With the opening of the routs and of navigation, farm produce is pouring into Quebec City, but prima are very low. Potatoes sell at 16 cents per bushel, In many places the farmers are feeding potatoes to their cattle. Formerly all the surplus potatoes were sent to the States but the McKinley Bill has killed the trade. It looks as though the business of the eession is now about to be pushed for. ward with a rush in view of adjournment at an early date. Sir John Thompson gave notice Monday night that hereafter Wednesdays will be taken for Govern. ment business. Thie will leave only Monday for private business, and is done in order to expedite work as much as possible. The Government claims to have done everything in their power to bring the session to a reasonably early close, The close of the present month will probably see the members at their homes. the FrenchCanadianpapers continue to bewail the flight of population, At Sorel, in one day, 260 tickets were sold to persons going to the United States. In the parishes below Quebec the number going exceeds all previous records. At Levis, a concentrating point, 1,500 per• sons per week take the train for the States. At Sherbrooke, another concen- trating point, the exodus is even more re. markable ; they come from the north shore and from the Kona) shore, and the whole Province is being emptied of people. There will probably be some political excitement in Newfoundland over the decision of the Imperial Government to withhold its assent to the commercial treaty recently negotiated between New• foundland and the United States, It is extremely doubtful that the treaty is one - which is in the interest of Newfoundland, and it is not improbable that if it had m i l v been allowed by the Imperial Gorn• a e melt that the Colonial Government and its policy would have been condemned by the electors of Newfoundland. Ere sols School !foes. The regular meeting of the Brussels School Board was bold in the Council chamber on May 13tH, Prosect, W. B. Dickson, chairman, R. L. Taylor, A. M0li:elv03', A. Hunter, T. Farrow, The minutes of the last regular meet- ing were read and passed. Moved by A. Hunter, Bounded by R.L. Taylor that the school be °lased on June 2918 and 30th and used for the purpose of examining pupils for entrance to High Schools. Carried. Moved by T. Farrow, seconded by R. L. Taylor that this Board provide a standard dictionary (Webeters un•abridg. el) for use in the school. Carried, 0 Can waits in Nosw03. Brantford Y. M. C. A. has 540 mem- bers. A ariclt0t club has been formed in Ber- lin, Ont. The looked -out moulders of Kingston propose to start a co-operative foundry. The body of a woman was found below Niagara Falls, Oauadian aide, Monday. William Gunnar, the oldest man in Hamilton, hoe just died, lie 10ae born in Kent, England, in 1706. David Ellsworth, of Bloomfield, Ont., who has been 0 groat sufferer from ean001, weal and drowned himself Monday morn lug, From January 1 tip to date 10,223 hn. migraute have gone into Manitoba and the Northwest tet'ritotiem For the same period last year the number was less than 8,000. - A man who was creating a disturbance 01. 1110 Salvation Amry barracks in Winnipeg on Sunday hal his jaw bone broken by the fist of one of the soldiers Hamed William Brnndel. Thursday morning S. Wilmot, in charge of the Government Fish Hatch e•y of Nomadic, arrived in Guelph with 16,000 speckled trout fry. ]Five thousand wen for A. W. Alexau ler, hullo will have them deposited in the Ancell mill pond. The other 1.0,000 go to Messrs. Shaw te: Shale, of Walkerton. Jimmie, a 6 -year-old son of Wm. Hanna, Rockwood, tons playing with one of those tin whistles which accompany gum boxes, the other day, when he drew the whistle into his throat while blowing it. The whistle lodged far down in the windpipe, so that the child could hardly breathe. 1110 father, however, took him immediately to Guelph and consulted a aurgee0. An attempt was (ado to ex. bract the whistle, but without avail, when it was forded down into the stomach, The Springfield Star has sm'pelded publication. The owner says: --"'she patronage bestowed by the community was not suilloient to pay running expeu- 553," The marines for the Paelllo squadron, wlto left Halifax Bitty 7 by 0. Le. It, epooial traits, reached Vancouver Friday morning. J. Prescott, postmaster at Appleby, while crossing the Grand Trunk at 13ronte on Saturday night, was etruok and instantly killed, An old mac named Charles Haney, wao drink by an engine at Lauotster, Ont., and killed. He was walking on the track and being 87 years old and lame, could not get off in time. The University of Toronto has shielded to confer the honorary degree of L. L. D. ou Sir Geo. Badon•Powell, M. le., Eng - laud ; A. Stavoloy Hill, M. P., England, and John Landauer of )3runewiok, Ger• many, in recognition of their a80101a000 in pro0urng volumes for the new uui• varsity library. While reports of wldespread destruc- tion from overflowing rivers are being daily received from the Western and Southern State3, word comes from differ- ent parte of Canada of the lowness of our water stretches. The water in the 1101. risburg canal is less than eight feet deep. That in Lake 5110000 is seventeen inches lower than it was a year ago, while that in the Bay of Quinn 10 reported as being lower than ever before. A question se to the value of a cherry tree has luau been decided at IYiedor- lahnstein, in Germany. The ground whereon this /harry tree stands is re- quired for the widening of a railway station at that place. The owner of the tree put in a claim for 21130, which he said was the amount he obbaiued yearly for the fruit the tree yielded. After some spiritual ooatention on both sides, the owner consented to accept 3120. Two children of Mrs. Carey, of Water- too, aged four and a half and two and a half years respectfully, got bold of a pre• partition which their mother used as a wash for an affection of some of the nerves of her face, and which she had left standing on the bureau in her bed. room epaulets. The little children went to the bedroom, climbed 011 a chair, se. cured the bottle and drank its contents. Death would have ensued bel it not been for the fact that the doctor had put a gnautity of sweet oil into the mixture, a thing not generally dale. An interesting Crime came up before Justine Robertson at Toronto recently. A motion on a writ of haloes corpus was made on behalf of Christiltu Stemibz, of Tavistock, to take possession of one of hie children. Ile ie the father of a boy and girl, and does not appear to live happily with his wife. Some Gime ago he tools the boy from his wife. She 'refused to give up the girl. After hearing the facts of the case hie Lordship ordered that the child that was taken be returned to its mother, and that the expenseso0casioned her by the motion be met by her buaband. At the semi•anet tl meeting of the general executive of the Provincial Sot. day School Association at Toronto the semi-annual reports were presented and provede0couraging. It was decided to undertake again this year the S. 5. cis• 8100011 worst in the Muskoka, Parry Sonnd, Algoma and Nipissing distriots, as a successful last blah 10 o s year. w y Several offers of men and money for Thie work have been received. The date of the nest convention was fixed for the 23511, 20th and 27tH of October at Guelph. The program for the convention was dlisctlesod, and Bib's study and Normal work will occupy a prominent place. Several prominent Sunday school work- ers from b'o United Stelae will be seed- ed, and en endeavor will be made to get Prof. Excell, of Chicago, to lead the sing- ing. About 1100 delegates are expected at the convention. The meeting promis• es to bo an excellent one. A fire broke out aheut 2:18) obbck last Sunday morning in the huge furniture factory of Dowiing ,l: Leighton, Harris. ton, destroying the principal part of the machinory and workman tools, day ltlm• bar and furniture in course of completion. The firemen, headed by the proprietor, ex•Mnyor Dowling, did 000511ant work and anc0eeded in confining it to 010 or two sections of the building. Fortunate- ly the morning was calm, else the lose would have been terrible, the factory being in a central part of the town. It is the largest there, employing a number of hands and turning out a lot of stuff; shipping both east and west. The loss is a serious ono both to the firm and town, so many met being thrown mit of employment, but hopes oro entertained that the fa01ory will soon be in running order again. There is some insurance, bot 0t present the amount 1111081). The canoe of rho is lire is notoat det0ely known, Mr. Craig, egrioniteralistof the Exper- imental Fant, Ottawa, gave evidence bo• fore the Agricultural trod Colonisation Committee in regard to orchard erns. Ho dwelt with t 11 10001101 01 p101151109 and then turned to danlagoo by mice, To prevent mice doetroying the base' he roaonuneudod 1110 romncal of all rubbish fron the trees, scam111119 down around the roots 1n winter and 1a11. To repair trees that have boon da111090,1 he ream -mended binding with dried tarred paper, smooth. ing the edges of the wound with a knife and then binding with grafting wax and banking or grafting. IIe advised plant. ing emberds with attend 30 feet inter - eats between the trues for largo varieties and 18 for small, Ilse advised manuring With a mixture of 40 bushels of woad ashes, 100 pounds of crushed bolos and 100 pounds of sulphate of ammonia pet ae'0. Fur the removal of apple scab he misdeed Spraying with copper carbonate dissolved in ammonia. In plums ha found that the cultivation of the native wild varieties, Cheney and Yogsmte, paid. For pear blight he epreyed with Bordeaux mixture. TO prevent fungus on gooseberries he oprtved with one 001900 0f pota60iem sulphide dissolved in three gallons of water, He had found that soaking beans before sawing in ammonia gelation given above proventod spotting when growing.