The Brussels Post, 1893-4-21, Page 1Vol. 20. No. 40.
SONS 4a' eche 0ANe•
The Grand Camp of the pons of Scot-
land met in Guelph on Tuesday ant
Wednosday of this week.
Grand Secretary Banks reported the
order to bo progressing solidly and sub.
stantially. Over 40 now Damps were
established during the year and the
membership increased over 1,600. 'The
grand secretary was nob eabisflod with
the financial aonditions, and pointed out
the necessity of either reduced expondi.
tare or an inorettee it: the amounts paid
by subordinate camps.
The morning session on Wednesday
was taken up by business of a routine and
interna 1 character, At the afternoon
session the following officers were elect.
ed t -Grand Chief, McLean, Ottawa ;
Chieftain, MaOallu m, Paisley ; Stere.
tory, Capt. Robertson, Toronto ; edical
Examiner, Dr. Wylie, ftl. P. P.. Toron•
to ; Chaplain, Rev. MoDonald, Duntoon ;
Treasurer, Jae, Hay, Toronto ; Marshal,
Col, Campbell, Milton Inside Guard,
MoBeth. Moncton ; Outside Gnsrd,
Head. Milton. The convention terrain•
voted Wednesday night.
nrngaels Se110411 811110.
The regular meeting of the Public
Sobool Board met in the Council chamber
on April 14th.
Menbers present Rev.. Jno. Roun, A.
Reid, A. Hunter, Dr. Graham.
Io the absenoe of the chairman 11,w,
Ino. Ross occupied the chair on motion
of A. Reid and Dr. Graham.
The tninutes of the last regular sleet.
ing were read and passed.
Amounts were presented as follows
W. H. Kerr, printing, 84 70
G-. A, Dedman, stationery, Jai., 8 80
10. Ross, two copies of school law, 1 00
Moved by A. li.ticl, seconded by A
Hunter and carried that the foregoing
Ratonnts be paid.
Moved by A. Reid, seoonded by A.
Hunter and carried that 0, Hinds' offer
for splitting and piling wood at 40 cents
per cord be accepted. Carried.
The Board then adjourned.
Brussels Council,
A special meeting of the Council wise
held ou Monday evening. All the mem-
bers present.
Tenders were opened for gravel as fol-
lows
screened, un-areenod.
J. J. Coates, 00 41
las. Kertitl, 51) 45
W. Denbow, 55 89
D. Shine, 75 55
J. Lott, 60 45
Moved by Geo: Thomson, seconded by
R. Ross that W. Denbow's tender be no.
oepted. Carried.
Levis MoDonald's tender for pine
plank, et $12.50, and cedar, at 511:00,
was also accepted.
The questions of appointing another
Pound -keeper, refitting water tanks, and
street improvements Were dieouseed and
left over until regular meeting.
J. D. Ronald addressed the Board
relative to the Howe factory and the
Smith planing mill. A lengthy and
general talk over the present situation
was indulged but no action taken by
Counod.
Board then adjourned.
MENSES.
EAST HURON,
The following hotel licenses were grant-
ed by the License Commissioners for
Bast Huron at their meeting in Brussels
on Tuesday of this week, Thos. Gibson,
chairman :-
NEwEmneE-Robert. MoMin.
Foanwtoi-George Brown.
LAxOLET-Semi. Lounsbary.
BELttoais-Jno. T. Lamnnby.
Gonnrn-John H. Campbell and Arob,
Malntosh.
WnoxETEn-John Gotten and Riohd.
Graham.
BLunvar,e-John McDonald.
JAussmowe-(Beer and wine) Thomas
McEwan. .
BELGRAVE-E. Livingston.
Baussnns-A. Konig, J. O'Leary,
Chris. Zilifax and W. G. Taylor.
ETHEL-Joe. Querrin..
M000swommrt-Jacob Steles.
BENrnTN-Mre. T. Hall,
Oanannnoox-Daniel Zimmer and Peter
McDonald,
WALTON-Chas. Sage and J. Fisher.
LEADDIIev-ApplleatiOn laid over until
nest meeting which will be on Tuesday,
May 2nd.
WINTHROP-Jas, Fulton.
Demme --Thou. Crawford.
The application of Wm. Beirnes,
. Fordwioh, wag not granted.
wEer HVDON.
The Lioenee Commissioners for West
Huron, mot in Clinton last Thursday,
and granted bbe following licenses for
the year:-
Conte e.•-7Sotels-Jos. Rattefbnry,
Charles Spooner, Chas. Milne, Sell fib
Mason, L, Kennedy, J. L. Lee, Samuel
Pike. Shop -J. C. Biter.
Gonnntoxr.-Hotels-J. Miller, Wm.
Craig, D. McCormick, 4. 0. Martin,
Wm. Babb, Sault & Bros., D. Curry.
Shop -W. L. Horton,
Wreereltz-Hotels-J. H. Duimago, F.
Korman.
Burne,--Hoiele-J, Emigh, J, Kelly,
Thos. Mabouald.
ASItinexn.-•Hotels-Jos, Molloogh, L.
Smith, John McDonald, T. Griffin, R. J,
H. Delongh. J. Kuntz, brewer..
Cornot0NE,-Hotels-H, Merton, 4,
Carrell, Wm. Robinson, Itf, 'Smeltzer,
John Hamilton.
ltonLETr.-Hotels-Jobst Boll, Jacob
Kautz, .
W, Weweeesu.-Rotel--Andrew Me.
dllieter.
E. WAwettos r.-Hobol--J. Nixon.
The immigrants to Manitoba and tho
Northwest tiros January let have taken
in with them 5600,000 worth of stock and
r agate.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1893
Local Legislature.
The report of the Deaf and Dumb Arty.
lum at Belleville ebowe that 285 pupils -
158 males and 127 females were in attend-
anos feet year, and that in all 043 pupils
have been trained therein. The out last
year was 541,672.
The Blind Aa lura at Brantford' re•
ports 181 pupils last year -75 males and
00 females -an increase of six over the
preceding year.
The lvlinister of Education has made
public his roper- for 1801, which shows
that the eobool population of the Prov -
Moe is
rov-iuoeie 815,581 with an average attend.
anon of 401,741, or 02 per oent. There
are 8,335 pnblia school teaohere fn tier -
vim, the females being 08 per cont. of
the number. There are 5,786 school
houses in the Province and the cost of
edactation was 54,076,241. The average
oast per pupil was 58.34. There were
280 separate Moots during the year,
with 839 teaohere, 80,108 pupils, ooeting
6278,687. There wore 484 teachers in the
126 high schools aoutaining 22,230 pupils
ata cost of 584.26 per pupil. Lash year
204,000 papers were used et the entrance
examinations. The statistics further
ehuw 0,375 pupils la the kindergarten
ulaeses, and 2,030 in the 89 night schools
of Ontario, The •total number of pupils
attending all eohools under the care of
the department was 515.298, and the
grand total sum expended for all educe,
tional purpuees ranched 55,180,002, The
teaultere in tr'ainin'g numbered 1,288, and
the ocean by model schools 59. On Arbor
day of 1801, 18,697 trees were plauted.
There are 233 Mechanics' Institutes end
free libraries.
The thirteen Ministers at Ottawa last
year cost the country 588,010 for salaries
alone. The Senators received $07,118 in
iuclennity and 50,358 in mileage for last
session. The 215 members of the Oom•
coons drew 5210,050 under the first head
and 519,060 under the second.
Cowing to Ontario we find that the
seven Cabinet Ministers were paid 531,-
000 last year. The 00 members of the
Logislative drew in indemnity and mile-
age 510,690.
Last year we paid 548,600 for the Gov-
ernor•eleneral'e salary ; 55,000 for his
travelling expenses ; 912,708 for office
salaries ; $0,012 for contingencies, and
$10,8.15 fore;ipehses in connection with
Rideau Hall. This makes a grand total
of over 503,000 for one year. Since Con-
federation the total cost of the o0iee, as
shown by a return presented in reply to
a motion by itlr. Unlock, has been 52,-
801,000.
Thea the Liect..Governor of Ontario
reoeives a salary of 510,000 and the mon-
tingencies connected with his oifee, ex -
elusive of the interest ou a residence that
reprs.ents an expenditure of 5171,000,
amounts to 55,808 more.
There has been a marked improvement
in pnblia morality in Ontario during the
past 16 years. This is proved by the jail
statistios for the Province. Iu 1877 the
number of commitments for crimes
against the person was 990 ; iu 1892 the
number was only 726. During the same
period there was a drop from 2,773 to 2,-
274 in crimes epithet property. Crimes
against publics morals and decency fell
from 415 to 327 and offences against pub-
lic order and peace dropped from 8,504 in
1877 to 5,077 last year. The contention
herein set up 15 more fully sustained
when the details that go to make up the
several totals are looked into. Felonious
assault oases have fallen from 134 to 116 ;
murder from 30 to 18 ; arson and inoem
diarietn from 85 to 88 ; counterfeiting
and passing bogus money from 23 to 12 ;
embezzlement from 24 to 18 ; fraud from
137 to 98 ; live stock stealing from 84 to
00, and lemony from 2,070 to 1,419.
Tuesday forenonn the private bills com-
mittee met and passed five bills. The
only western measure indorsed was that
granting Exeter village power to borrow
510,000 to extinguish the bonus voted in
1873 for the London Huron & Bruce
Railway. This is rendered necessary by
the failure of the village to provide a
sinking fund to wipe out its bonds. An
amendment was made to the bill provid•
ing that the debt be paid off on the ter.
minable annuity plan within the next
twenty years.
Dr. MoMalion introduoed a bill respect.
ting embalming. and the Commissioner of
Crown Lands introduoed a bill establish-
ing a natural park in Ontario. The re-
port of the Commissioner of Crown
Lands wee also presented,
.The debate on the Budget has afforded
the M. P. P's. a fine opportunity to air
their eloquence at the expense of Ontario.
Nothing particularly has Dropped up in
the debate,
There bas been placed high above the
main entrance of the parliament build.
ings a Tight in the form of a star, which
will blaze forth every night that the
house meets.
The house will probably sit three or
four nights this week, the session having
begun in earnest.
Strangers to the buildinge must be im.
pressed with the indeoements to expeo•
toration offered by the variegated ante
pidore which are invitingly scatterd all
over the place. Some of them are a
shade smaller than a patent pail, wide
bottomed and big bellied. These are of
rubber and are supposed to be indestruo•
tibia, others are dainty little things of
china with presumably band painted
tope. They are very small and are only
ueed by those whose long training enables
them to spit with precision.
With brnkeuptoy gearing him in the
face L. H. Hasse, a harness dealer of
Elgin, Ill., went to Chioago on Snnday
and committed suicide by swallowing an
ounce of laudanum.
°dolmens are hunch interested in the
report that an Australian team will be in
the oountry titin seasne. It will be a re.
presentative eleven. Graham, of Victor.
he is but 19, but he la a marvellous
fielder. Only cricket players Otto appre•
elate the perfornanoee credited to him.
It was Graham who caught out Attowoll
with one hand while hanging over the
railings in the match between Lord
Sheffield's team and Vioboria. The
effort was the most wonderftcl oatolc ever
recorded.
Onssatdkaxa:_ N'ca ww at.
Navigation is now fairly open at
Buffalo.
Three steamers were driven ashore on
the Nova Scotia coast in a gale on Tues-
day,
Al: the lash report Port Elgin had ten
doctors. Another located there last
week.
Judge Ardagla, of Winnipeg, dropped
dead on landing fr'otn a steamer at Ho-
boken Sunday,
Sir John Abbot, -Omagh still confined
to Itis bed, is slowly recovering strength.
He is at his Montreal residence.
Menem, Weber, aged 35, living in Wil-
mot township, Waterloo, was etruok by a
falling limb on Friday and died Saturday
from the injuries he received.
John Derouin, an employee of M. Ho-
gan & Go., fruit dealers, oomtnitted •stii-
aide in Quebec Saturday night by hang-
ing himself in the stables of the ootn-
pttny.
In the Nova South:, legislature Monday
night the women's suffrage bill passed its
second reading by 19 bo 17. all the
members of the government as well as
the leader of the opposition voted against
the bill.
At the Windsor assizes on Saturday
in the ease of Dam vs. Fleury, an cation
for breach of promise of marriage, a ver-
dict of 525 for plaintiff was returned.
The plaintiff was 70 years old and the de.
feculent over 60.
Itis the intention to put the mole per•
tion of the New St. Peal's church
choir at Woodstock in anrplice as soon as
possible. It will then be one of the two
towns in Ontario, outside of the large
cities, that will have a so plioe °heir.
01d Jerry Freeman, the fabher of the
family under arrest for the murder of
poliaemou Rankin, of Chatham, died at
his resideneo in Raleigh township, at the
age of 75 years, on Monday, The im-
mediate cause of death taus an attaok of
pneumonia.
The Vauoonvor News•Adverbiser in an-
nounaiitg the revival service iu the First
Baptist thumb there, hardly put the
mete right when it said : "the evangelist
will again preach this evening upon the
subject 'The horrible pit,' to whioh every.
one is welcome."
A committee waited on Dalton Mc-
Carthy on Tuesday at the Bellohamber
House, Serniit, and presented him with
an address signori by over 100 names,
complimenting him on his action in the
House of Commons during the last ses-
sion, and supporting his views on public
matters, and requesting him to address a
meeting there at his earliest convenience.
He thanked them and promised to give
the matter his consideration.
Quite a heavy loss is felt by gardeners
eays the Blount Forest Representative, in
the dsebrmatiotc of fully half of the plum
treee in the orchards of the town and
oountry. This Spring when parties oom-
meuoed pruning, the death of the trees
was first discovered, and is caused, it is
supposed, by blight induced by the pro.
tonged and intense beat of last Summer.
Wherever the tress were shaded from alae
sun, they are still alive.
A young man, living in St. Thomas, is
endeavoring to collect 540, advanced to a
young woman. It appears that the young
man and the young woman, the latter of
whom lives in Fingal, were engaged to be
married. She had no money to purchase
apparel thought necessary on such festive
oaoasions and her adorer advanced her
540. She purchased the toggery, got
married in it, (but to another fellow,) and
now No. 1 seeks to' oolleet the 540 ad-
vanced.
Levi Good's been, on the Wallace
gravel rood, near Gowanstown, was
struck by lightning Wednesday night of
last week and burned to the ground to-
gether with nearly all the contents, in.
eluding 13 head of cattle, implements,
vehicles, oto. Three horses were saved,
but in endeavoring to save them Mr.
Good was seriously injured through being
kicked by one of the frightened animate.
The loss is a heavy one. Insurance 51,-
500 in the Howie& Mutual.
Guelph Herald :-There is a run on
old vests in this city. Mrs. A. E. Good-
fellow found a valuable diamond in the
pooket of an old vest of her husband's
which she was repairing. A local jewel•
ler says it is probably,worth 6200, and it
ie being set in a massive gold ring. Mr:
Goodfellow remembers picking up the
stone on the street in Landon, Eng.,
some years ago. but he never attached
any value to it. Sines Mrs. Goodfellow's
discovery there has been a run on old
vests in the city. One gentleman, a grain
buyer, says his wife is not satisfied with
searahiog his old vests, but that all his
clothes have been completely overhauled
by her. Bub no diamonds were found."
Details of a weird oosursuoe were given
to 0 reporter on Frfday morning by a
timber "jobber" named Welfrod Fortier,
who had a gang of some fifteen men at
work in a serge of woods along South
Nation River, in Prescott County, during
the Winter. He eyed a family named
Boyer, near the village of Oryeler, met
with a weird expetionee on Monday night
last. Boyer is a farmer and his wife
died suddenly on Saturday, it was sup-
posed, of heart disease. The husband
and two grown-up daughters, after in•
dttlgieg in their grief, eat about making
preparabionsfor the funeral. A coffin
was produred and the neighbors emprieed
of the sad occurrence, many of them
coming for miles to "wake" abs remains.
The body lay in the wooden shell until
Monday night, it being intended to hold
the funeral Tuesday morning. On the
night mentioned, at midnight, those who
were sitting in the corpse rootn were hot: -
tilled to see the supposed lifeloes body
slowly raising and assuming an rime
posture. Nearly all present Were women
and they ran out screaming in Meer.
Tho husband, who was asleep upstairs,
hurriedly descended and was terribly
surprised to see his supposed dead wife
looking about her in a bewildered state,
and finally slowly emerging from the
coffin, The ebrange part of it is, Mr.
Ennis' gage, the woman up lo Thursday
night when ho left titers was alive and
well and thankful for lien narrow eseepe
from being buried alive,
W. H. KERR, Prop,
Huron County.
Dungannon can now boast of a real
barber,
The St, Helena base ball club has been
ro•orgenised.
There is talk of a now drug store being
started in Clinton.
St. Helene is to have a new public hall.
A suitable site lute been soonred.
Fifty euckere wore one evening naught
at3'ritahard's mill in Ashfield.
Telephone oonneotione will be extend•
ed from Dashwood to Grand Bend.
The Patrons of Industry have opened
implement wareroome lit Luoknow.
Richard Brigham bas sold hie farm
near Londeeboro to Edmund Manning
for 54,800.
Samuel Sweet, of the Ember Advocate,'
was on the 12th inst. married to Miss
Fanny Davis.
Mr. Carlin, of Staffs, hag leased the
hotel formerly 000npied by Mr. Ptnkey,
in Seaforth.
Tuokersmith farmers intend putting iu
a larger acreage of barley this Spring
than they have for some time.
The Methodist denomination of Kin -
barn are taking action for the erection
of a new obursll in their village.
Nicholson's hot water heater was ship.
ped last week to Chicago, from Godericb,
for exhibition at the World's Fair.
Jas. Dick, of Kippen, has parohaeed
the Carroll Hotel, Seaforth, for 53,050.
Mr. Dlok takes possession May let.
The trustees of Egniondville school,
owing to the scarcity of wood, have pro-
cured heaters for either wood or coal.
The Canadian Order of Foresters will
hold a concert in the agriunitural hall,
Dungannon, on the evening of the 24th
of May.
The old Royal Hotel and stables at
Oliuton have been leased for five years
and will be used as a private dwelling
and blacksmith shop.
John Essen, of Bayfield, offers a free
site for a Summer hotel. He would also
like to have an eleotrio railway run from
Seaforth to Bayfield.
A cote belonging to Mr. Grainger, of
the lath son., Hullett, was pioked by the
government to be exbibted at the World's
Fair, and was shipped to Cbieago for
that purpose on the 18th inst.
Magnus Swanson, Godericb, left on
Monday for Chicago where he has reedy.
ed an appointment in connection with
the Canadian exhibit at the World's
Fair. The appointment is for some six
or seven months.
Alias Grealis, Clinton, aged 14, had an
unfortunate experience the first day of
her attendance ai the public school. Be.
ing pushed, she fell over the bannister to
the floor below, breaking her left arm
above the elbow.
Customs Collector Whitely, Of Clinton,
while in the cellar of bis private resi-
dence on Wednesday evening of last week,
struck the top of his head against the
corner of it projecting plank or board.
The result was an ugly, deep gash.
The series of evangelistic services is
the Methodist ohurab, Kinburn, have
oloeed. They were conducted by the
evangelists, Rev. Mr. Chapman and his
wife, of Simooe, Ont. It is believed that
great good has been a000mpliuhed by
their labors.
G e><>, e r r.l N e -vs", s.
The great Krupp gun has reached the
World's Fair grounds.
A. money order branch has been added
to the Kirkton post office.
Ernie Oairll, bbe professional champion
swimmer of Australia, is now on his way
to Ameries.
The underground workings of the
Deadwood Terra mine are on fire and
1,000 men are rendered idle.
It is leareed that the Lake Shore
Railway Company will not reinstate the
engineers who quit work at Toledo.
The new Cunard steamship Oampani•
na had her trial trip on Saturday and at•
tained a speed of 27 miles en hour.
It is said that the 'United States
wbiskey trust will out prions below the
eget of produobion in order to kill com-
petition.
The Mitohelt Advocate bas passed ice
83rd milestone under the game propria.
tor, and seems good for another term of
the same length.
A special from Thibodisux, La„ says
15 persons were killed and more than 14
injured by the cyclone which swept over
that region on Friday.
Fifty German newspaper men have
just arrived by the SS. Augusta Victoria
at New York, and will visit Niagara
Fells and the World's Fair.
Philip Opp, aged 78, died of pneumonia
in Brooklyn on Saturday night, and his
wife, aged 81, took it so much to heart
that she diets 24 hours later.
The Mechanics' Saving Bank and
Trust Co., of Nashville, Tenn., bas made
a general assignment. The failure was
oattsed be the shortage of John Saharab,
the oaslner. who is charged with being
over 550,000 short,
There is an unpreoeeenbed influx of
Chinese at Tacoma, Wash. The customs
offioials are sergrised at the immense
number of "Motors" for the World's
Fair, while one steamer brought 150
"merchants" for Portland.
The total number of vessels in the
British mercantile marine, say Lloyd's
latest returns is 21,542, with an aggre-
gate tonnage of 12,203,761 torts. Of this
number 7,900 are steamers with 8,080,.
208 gross tons, or an average aonsidsr-
ably over 1,000 bons each. Last year
England added 872 vessele of 584,670
tone, of which 21,000 tong were purohtts•
ed from foreignsre. But England also
sold to foreign nations, obiefly Norway,
Franco and Gortnany, 117,000 tons more
than she purokacted, Iu the last six
years nearly 4;& million tons of steamers
bave been added to the register, and only
1.6 million tons laevo yob been removed i
and of the latter the greatest number
have only changed flags,nand are still ochm•
petitries for trade. It: the same period
013,000 tons of sailing ships have been
added on 1,200,000 tons removed; so
that there aro fewer galling ships on the
register now than in 1887.
Auditor Ackerman has made a report
showing that the buildings of the Chicago
Worid's Fair have already cost 516,708,-
826, twice the sum expeeded for the
Paris exposition, and more meet yet be
spent, There is at present a cash
btelane° of $020,800, and 52,861,263 dee
On °entrants,
The will of Richard Puddioombe, who,
until his death on March 17th, woe re-
puted to be Stratford's wealthiest citizen,
was filed for probate Monday. The
estate covered by the will is the lsrgest
over flied for probate in this county and
is made up of personal estate valued at
5232,070, and tate real estate valued at
$6,925. The executors are Robt. IS.
Puddioombe, of New Sternberg, and R.
W. Puddioombe, of London, nephews of
the deceased. The estate is divided as
follows :-To Thos. Puddioombe, of Eng-
land, a legacy of 510,000 ; to Robe. Ped.
combo, of England, 56,000 ; Jobn Puddi•
Combe, of London, Onb., $10,000; Thos.
Puddioombe, of Haysville,$6,000 ; Fanny
Osborne, of London, $0,000 to the 3
daughters of Mary )blu0lary, London, 56,-
000 to be divided between them ; to his
8 nsices, Mary B. Tyre, Frances lb. Pad.
dicombe and Annie B. Paddicombe, a
legacy of 551,000, to be equally divided
between them, All the rest and residue
of his estate is bequeathed to his exam.
tors.
So intense is the feeling throughout
Germany against militarism -the system
which ie burdening and demoralizing the
people for no good purpose but the
glory" of the sovereign -that it is
doubtful if Emperor William or his
chancellor can induce the Reichstag to
pee the new Army bill. The patience
of bbe German masses is being taxed to
the utmost limit, and the colossal mili-
tary which now crushes Europe may
collapse in the face of the quiet forces
now being arrayed against it. Statistics
collected by a French officer showing the
number of trained soldiers now under
arms in Europe and the cost of army
maintenanoo cannot fail to provoke a
revolution. In the year 1809,jusb beim
the onbbreak of the Franoo.German war
there were 5,315,000 enrolled mon in
France, Germany, Russia, Austria, Swit-
zerland and Belgium alone. In the year
1802 the number of drilled men at the dis-
posal of the great Powers was 12,600,000,
a tremendous advance indeed. Further-
more, as a result of more stringent mill.
Bary systems, the efteotivs force is in.
creasing in proportion every year. The
Army bill of the German Empire points
out that 20 years benne Franoe possess
4,350,000 men ; Germany, with the pro.
posed augmentations, 5,000,000; Russia,
4,000,000 ; Italy, 2,236,000 ; Austria, 1,-
900,000 ; Switzerland, 480,000 ; and Bel-
gium, 258,000. Europe will then have
the enormous number of 20,000,000 sol•
diers reckoning all the countries, ready
for offenoe or defensive war -an aggro.
gate of fighting material almost beyond
comprehension. That this military es.
tablishnientis a fearful bnrdeu for the
nations of Europe to carry the manifest.
Whether they will continue to endure the
strain is a question. There is already
very evident restiveness against such a
state of things, Sooialism and anarch-
ism are springing up in all parts of the
continent, and the demand of the people
to be relieved of their burdens is growing
louder and deeper every year. Italy has
been brought to the verge of bankruptcy
by her military expenditure ; France
has a large and growing deficit, and
Russia is notoriously behind in her
finances. Not only are the majority of
these soldiers -the flower of the nation's
yonth and manhood, -withdrawn from
the ranke of productive iuduetry, but the
Dost of their support reaches marvellous
figures. The statistician before quoted
places the annual outlay for the main.
tenance and equipment of this host at
51,000,000,000, whiob is precisely the
amount of the indemnity imposed upon
Franoe by Germany in 1871, which ex-
cited the astonishment of Europe. Since
that year France alone bas expended
$3,500,000,000 on armies, guns, ships and
fortifications.
People We Know.
H. Dennis was in Toronto for a few
days.
Jas. Morelpine was is the Queen city
this week.
Rev.,J. H. Dyke, of Belgrava, was in
Brussels last Friday.
Mrs. Neil Richardson and children ars
visiting at Godericb.
R. Black and wife, of Wroxeter, were
in Brumeels this week.
Arobie Jackson went to Toronto on
Tuesday of this week.
D. Stewart ie at Guelph attending the
Grand Camp of the Sons of Scotland.
Mr, and Mrs. Houck, of Zurioh, were
visiting at George Beaker's this week.
J. Smith, of Morris, ie telling up the
Dry goods businese in J. Irwin's store.
Lily, eldest daughter of James Cooper,
has been laid up this week. with gurney.
Mrs. T. N. Kneohbel is at Oheelsy wait.
ing on her daughter, Mrs. (Rev.) Porrie,
who has been 111.
Mies Mary Richardson has taken a
position in Geo. Good's store, B russels,
as assistant to Mrs. Tofte.
Thomas. Coleman, of Seaforth, was
whited in marriage to Miss Cattle Rob•
eetson, of Oakville, on Wedneedhty of last
week. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Went to
New York on a wedding tour.
The Winnipeg Daily Tribune of April
llth says; -Mr. Alston, agent of the
Columbian Exposition bnesnht, who has
been in the oiby for the past few days,
left for Minneapolis blue morning. J. It.
Gratib flag been appointed general agent
for Manitoba', Northwest Territories and
British Columbia.
The oany friends of llirs.Doagald Fee -
gegen, of Tosetvater,, will regret vary
much to hoar that sho mot with a ear.
ioue accidetb last Moulay by failing
down cellar. Ono of her arms was broken
at the wrist, her Noe badly bruised and
for some time elle ley in ten encomiasts
condition. et is to be hoped that 11'fre.
lee'gueof will be speedily restored to her
usual good health, leers Ferguson is
daiu;hter of Mrs. Jim. Hayfrofe, Queen
Mead, Brussels,
Additional Local News.
Der forget the sale of furniture, &o.,
at the Revere House, Brussels, on Satur-
day afternoon of next week. J. C. Tusk,
Prop. F, S. Scott, Aug.
Tuts week we received "Home Cheer,"
a paper issued at Vancouver, B. C., pub.
liehed by Miss M. Langdale. It 18 a
newey paper and we wish it enemies.
Tutt contract for gravel this year for
corporation pnrp08es was let to Wm.
Denbow at 56 Dente per equate yard for
screened and 39 cents for unsoreened.
Osseo -On the 9th last., Mee. John
Vizard died at Brigden,at the early age
of 25 years and 6 months. The deceased
lady was a sister to Mrs. Neil Richard-
son, of Brussels. Interment was made
at Goderioh cemetery.
Mas. (1Ray.) Roes, Mrs. Barnhill, Mrs,
Reid, Mrs. Graham and Mrs. R. G. Wil-
son attended the annual meeting of the
Presbyterian Women's Foreign Mission.
ary Society et London this week, as dele-
gates for Melville ohurah auxiliary.
BnuesELe tarns out the best dairy salt
in the Province. -The most powerful,
durable and rimiest worked Fire Engine
in America. --Photographs that bring cus-
tomers from adjoining towns, ou account
of exeellenoy and price.-Stocics of Dry
goods, &o., that defy competition. -If it
weren't for modesty we would say one
of the best local papers in Ontario.
INaIInANOE
MATTERS. -From the report
of the Inspector of Instraeoe Companies,
for 1802, we gabber the following parti-
oulers concerning the Mutual Insurance
companies in Huron :-Howiok, total
assets, including premium notes in air-
°elation 5187,071 ; liabilities, 52,633 ;
risks in force, 2,722. McKiliop, assets,
563,537 ; liabilities, 55,500 ; melts in
force, 1738. W. Wawanosh, assets, 587,-
614 ; liabilities, 5500, risks in foroe, 1038.
Usborne and Hibbert, assets, 862,824;
liabilities, $500 ; risks, 1,786. Say, as-
sets, 564,522 ; liabilities, 51,810 ; risks,
1432.
Ktxn WORDS. -8. ettheoriber at Hano-
ver, Illinois, writes the following cheery
note to THE POST :-Duna
closed please please find -draft for three dollars,
for which kindly give me credit:. Sorry
my intentions were so poorly executed
and if my negligence inconvenienced yon
ninth. My appreciation for the interest
and amusement obtained in the columns
of THE Posr will not bo judged honestly
from my tardiness or lack of interest in
remitting. Much news of boyhood resi-
dence and of old emulations I get that
would soon be wiped off my memory's
vision. It revives old faces, scenes, and
acts of pleasantness, that restores
youth again to dissolnting forces. But
now I must wish yourself and Tun Pose
continued sumoesses and lightning col.
lections, In Sincerity,
J. M. Mo.-
A PonmoNo xN Sm)BE.-In lamb week's
issue of THE Boar the following advertise-
meat appeared which has been the cause
of no small commotion in this locality :-
"I :eel: cixoN WANTED: In the estate of
James Leith, of the Township of
Georgia, in the County of York, yeoman,
deoeased. Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Solicitors for the Executor
of bbe above named James Leith, that in-
formation is sought on behalf of the said
Executor as to the whereabouts or reef.
donee of David Leith, who in or about
the year 1863 resided in the Township of
Grey, in the County of Huron. Address
all oonhmunioations to
AtEExs & .8.LLAx, Solicitors,
Traders' Bank, Toronto.
On Friday le. 5, Scott, of this place, who
was well acquainted with the above men-
tioned David Leith, palled upon Mrs.
James Cooper, sr., Mill street, Brussels,
the mother of Leith, and has written the
legal firm the particulars which will like-
ly result in the old lady sharing in the
legacy. The feats of the case are abode
as follows h-Mre. Cooper, whose maiden
name was Merrin . Logan, was
born in Scotland but came
to Canada when a ohild.
In the year 1851, at the age of 16 she was
united in marriage to Robert Leith, at
Toronto, her two sons being John and
David. Five years after their marriage
Mr. Leith died at Beaverton and John
went to live with his grandfather Leith
and David with his grandfather Logan,
in Eldon township, York County. Mrs.
Leith married James Cooper in Toronto
and after living for sums years at Oshawa
they located at St. Marys where Mr.
Cooper died. Mrs. Cooper was a resident
of Seaforth for about 15 years and has
lived in Brussels for the past 10 years.
By the second marriage she had seven
children. But to go bask to the Leith
boys. John became a farmer in York
County and David came with bis grand-
parents to Grey towuship where he put
in a few years. Not oaring for farming
he went to the IInited States and got
work at or near Buffalo. About 27 years
ago be was stricken with blank sinall•
pox and died in a Buffalo hospital. He
was unmarried. The feats relating to
his decease were forwarded to his mother.
by a companion in the bison city. The
money in the question belonged to the
grandmother of Robert Leith and should
be a sum worth dividing. James, Quin.
tin and Margaret Logan, of the 16th con.
Grey township, are brothers and sisters
of Mrs. Cooper. The latter bad not seen
her son John foe 26 years when he visited
het at St. Marys. The question of
identity and kin appears to be beyond
doubt and everybody who is acquainted
with Mrs, Cooper will be pleased to know
of her receiving a good share of the
money to enable her to enjoy a few of the
oomforts of life iet her declining yeare.
The old lady is now 07 years of age but
hoc industriously endeavored to provide
fur bet neeeesitiss. During the past
Winter the OOhuoil aided hoz in the mat -
for of fuel owing to the severity of the
weather and the stringency of the times.
The image of the Stratford City Hall,
whereby Harry LinrIloy has possession
for -area years from May 1st, has heart
siguod. Ole. Lindley will oommnenoe at
ansa to premien for the renovating of the
hall and will have his footed opening in
the Ball -the :mob date of comae not be-
ing decided as yet,