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OUB 'MODERN PUBLIC SO 00L,
Ram it in, cram it in,
Children's heads are hollow,
Shun it in, jam it in,
Still thorn's more to follow
Jiygla to and history,
Astronomic mystry,
Algebra, histology,
Latin, etymology,
Botany, geometry,
Greek and trigonometry ;
Ram it in, ()ram it in,
Children's Meade are hollow.
Rap it in, tap it hi,
What are teachers paid for ?
Bang it in, Blain ib in,
What aro children made for ?
Ancient arehtology,
Aryan philology,
Prosody, zoology,
Physics, climatology,
Caloulue and mathemabios,
Rhetoric and hydrostatics ;
Hoaxit in, ooax it in,'
Children's heads are hollow.
Scold it in, mould it in,
All that they can swallow ;
Fold it in, hold it in,
Still there's more to follow.
Faces pinched, sad and pale,
Tell the same nnvarying tale,
Tell et moments robbed from eleep,
Meals untested, studies deep ;
Those who passed the furnace through
With aching brow, will tell to you
How the teacher crammed it in,
Rammed it in, jammed it in,
Crunched it in, punched it in,
Rubbed it in, clubbed it in,
Preeeed it and caressed it in,
Repped it in and slapped it in,
When their heads were hollow.
A. C1)WV-IBO1P8 VIEWS.
"Lots of folks that would really like to
do right think that eervin' the Lord
meaue shoutin' themselves hoarse
praisin' Hie name. Now I'll tell you
how I look at that. I'm workin' for Jim
here. Now, if I'd sit around the house
here 'Whin' what a good fellow Jim is and
eiugin' swigs to bim and gettin' up in the
night to serenade him when he'd rather
sloop, I'd be doin' jest like what tote of
Christians do, but I wouldu'b suit Jim
and I'd get fired mighty quick. But
' when I buckle on my straps and hustle
among the hills and see that Jim's herd
is all right and not Bufferin' for water
and feed, or boin' off the range and brand-
ed by sow thieves, thou I'm eervin' Jim
as he wants to be servocl. And if I was
ridin' for the Lord I'd believe it waa His
wish that I'd ride out In the ravines of
darkness and the hills of sin and keels
His herd from bein' branded by the devil
and run off to where the feed was short
and drinkin' holes in the creak all dry,
and no cedars and pines for shelter when
the blizzards cone.
I don't see bowl'd be hatpin' the Lord
t laid round
satin
,
theremelt
'e
out if 1'd jest
up the grub I could get, and gettin' down
on my prayer bones and taffyin' the Lord
np and askitt' for more. The Bible sage
somethin' somewhere, Pyo got the place
marked with an non of diamonds, about
how to serve the Lord by' feedin' and
waterin' and dookiu' after the herd, and
I'd think it would do lots of people good
[ to read it over. When a critter has had
his, moral nattre starved ever since he
was a calf, end been let ran a human
Maverick till the devil took pity on him,
J
look after
-est slues aobod e
o0 Y Ise didn't
him and put his brand onhim so deep
that even in the Spring, when the bait is
longest, it's no tronble to tell to whose
herd he belongs, it shows mighby plain
that the oow pnnobers of the Lord has
been huntin' salary harder than they've
been huntin' souls.
• An. Original Applicant.
Last week, W. V. H. Stanford waver.
Beed for e, dry goods clerk. Among the
applicants was the following, peculiar
enough to be noteworthy
Poor Roneasoat, Oab. 18, 1892.
Your favor in last evening's Mail want-
ing dry goods salesman noted. Replying
would say :--
Am single.
Presbyterian.
Aged 20 years.
Temperate habits.
Sootoh Canadian.
Considered a hustler.
Not afraid to work.
Never naught napping.
A good sign writer as well.
Experienced at office work.
Quick and accurate at figures.
had over 10 years' experience in
dry goods.
Been with snub houses as A.
Murray.8 Co. Hamilton.
The highest of references.
Limited experience at window
dressing.
No bad habits.
No objeotion to ten dollars per
week to start upou. Would be
pleased to hear from you.
Yours truly, ---
--Renfrew eleroury.
(lave
Win! AS WANTED TKO MONEY.
"Why no," said Me. Peck, the grocer,
in a surprised tone, in reply to Benny
Bloobumper's request. "I haven't any
work I nun give you just now. How is it
you are asking for something to clo ? A
well-dressed boy like you done not often
eek dor an odd job."
"Oh, sit," replied Benny, "if yon bpi
knew how anxious I am to earn a quarter
you wonicl eurely give me a few orrande
to perform:"
"You can't be hungry, oan you ?"
"Oh, no, alt. I have had my usual
number of meals so far to -clay."
"Do you want to give it to a pooe
widow or to a blind man ?"
"No, sir. I do not now recall any such
poor -unfortunates; "
"Do you want to pat it in the mission.
ary.box."
"No, sir. My parents provide me with
money for that purpose."
"You want to go to the minebnel Show,
perhapd ?"
"You have not yet guessed my need of
the money, sir."
"Then what fn'the world do yon want
it Inc ?"
"Ch, sir," replied the distressed boy,
"my mother said she would cut my hear
after supper tonight, and I am extreme.
ly anxious to let the barber perform the
work before that time,"
"My poor boy," replied the ggr0oer,
deeply moved, "dome right in. i'll give
you a quarter's worth of errands to run,"
Which he did.
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SUNt'LOWJIR P IiLLOSOI'UX.
A theory works all right until you try
it.
No man is old enough to liknowi some
tillage. sOSi1L8l
Women admire nature until it shows
itself in a man,
Every time people talk love they try to
pass their brass money as gold.
The more worthless man is the more
Le likes to sit and spit on a hob stove.
Every man tolls his oltildran that they
must not do lobe of things he does him-
self.
Evart' man makes a little money grat-
ing horseradish until he Wine putting
turnip in it,
In love affairs men make too wild
statements and women aro too wild. in
believing them.
It is the disposition of most people
when they gab any one's friendship to
draw on ib at eight.
Every women likes to hear her young
mem talk about his ala and pa until she
has married him.
It is hard for a woman who has a big
ironing to do to gab any one to sympathize
with her title weather.
Have you notioecl how soon you forget
People when they die ? Well, peoplei will
forget yon in the same way. •
A woman who would rebel at the
thought of obeying her husband never
dreams of disobeying fashion, whose man-
dato, are more tyrannical.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
New York city's payroll average nearly
546,000 a day.
A man at Exeter, Me., who is worth
$100,000 takes delight in leading a brass
band as drum major.
There is a man in Griffin Ga„ who is
hoarding 91,000,000 of Confederate
money in the,hope that it will bassos
valuable soma day.
The tracks of the great Atlantis liners
between the United States and Great
Britain are as accurately made out and
followed as if they were bnilb on land,
The temple of Ypsambul in Nubia is
out from a solid rook, and its entrance is
guarded by four stabutes, oath 66 feet
high, 25 feet morose the shoulders, the
face 7 foeb long, the ear over 8 feet.
Ail round the 'oast of New Zealand
there are a number of hot springs, sup-
posed to be of volcanic origin, shooting
up from the bottom of the sea. From a
similar soothe oome the geysers of Ice-
land.
Near the equator and baward the poles
the ocean is less salt than in other parts.
This is uo doubt owing to the abundant
rains at the equator and to the melting
of the ios in the polar regions.
The state capital of Texas is the
largest state building in the United
States and the seventh in size among the
buildings in the world. It is a vast
Greek cross of red Texas granite, with a
central rotunda covered by a dome of 811
feet high.
e g
Oiliest Warren county, Tenn., lies a mo t ex.
natty in the geograpioal center of the
state, and its boundary is almost a com-
plete circle. McMinnville, the county
seat in very close to the ,geographical
()enter of the aounby, mud rows to the
nourbltouee are radii.
Ii0EJti:lli 5 T) if[:t'i`s.
Scald woodemvare often, but keep
bins dry.
Place some vinegar 00 the stove to
0 o t
fc ofing onions.
lesson the odor
Ono of the peouharibiea of the 0000annt.
palm is that it never stands upright.
'n the tin box
ripea lei
Put a sound
pp
with your fruit suite, and the !attar will
keep witbout becoming orumbly or dry.
A single plant of purslane has been
known to produce 088,800 seeds, the
thistle 60,866 and the plantain 42,200
seeds in a single season.
Oil paintings may be cleaned by wash-
ing them with a sponge and drying
theta by rubbing them with a sponge.
and drying them with a silk handker-
chief.
I4 ie a mistake to plant the cottonwood
poplar in cities. It lives but a few years
and destroys other vegetation by its in•
satiab'e appetite for all the moisture
within reach.
In the Yosemite valley the "Father of
the Forest," n fallen tree 800 feet long
and several centuries old, has been hol-
lowed out, so that for a distance of 60
yards a man can walk upright inside
of it. '
To keep out roses au authoriby recent.
mends changing the water bwioe a day
and slipping the ends of the stems at
oath changing. Use cool, not oold,
water. Put white and yellow roses near
the window ; set the veees holding the
red and pink roses in a dark corner of the
room.
This grease eradicator made the for-
tune of more than one most before the
secret of its composition was discovered ;
Two ouneea ammo015, one ounce nast-
ile soap shavings, one gnat salt water,
one teaspoonful saltpeter.
Whenever you have ocoaseiou to pack
away silk or woolen goods whish you are
afraid may turn yellow, break up a few
sakes of white beeswax and fold the pie.
me loosely in old handkerchiefs that are
worn thin. Pines these among the goods.
O
\YICdiltE SILtd11111 MOONS.
"There is a place down Soubh where
one eau hear the heart of a man six feet
away beat distinobly and clearly. Bach
systole and diastole ns as unmistakeable
as the biok of a mantle °look."
The speaker was s travelling man, and
he was addressing a half dozen loungers
in a store. Six wisietles of inoredulity
from as many throats answered him.
"It id a fast. I'll awear to it. Thous-
ands of people who have been there are
witnesses to it," he Resorted.
One by one they sorrowfully departed,
until the last one, who said sadly l
"John, a bit of advice : Let your lies be
probable."
"Well, if that don't beat all I" declared
the travelling man to the bar tender.
"what ?"
"Why, they won't believe me l"
He of the bar rubbed his hair the
wrong way and looked puzzled.
"Well," said he, "tell m0 abort it, and
1'11 see if I can believe you."
"If I had told you all that I bad caught
a forby'pound bass you'd have believed
it, but when I toll a orae tale I'm made
out Munchausen, or something worse"
"Come, give it to me 'straight," said
the bar tender,
"We down in the Mammoth Cavo, iron.
Welty. Onr guide stopped our patty by
the shore Of the Vibe river and made us
put out our lanterns, 'that. We wore in
THE BRUSSELS POST
darkneee which might boj bolt, It 'wes
the dltritest place in the world. Well,
the Idiot (oat hie matobes, and there
wasn't one to be had among us all.
Soared wasn't the word. We were three
miles underground. Piss guide co•nssur-
ed us by deolaring that relief must be
had in a few.houre at most.
That didn't reoonoilo us mesh, We
etayed there ten mortal hours before it
searoh party Rent out from the hotel
reached us. Then ib Was as we cat in the
darkneee, we observed the hearts beat -
not only our own, but those of our com-
panions. Wo thought it was all due to
the thumping that ammo of our soar°. It
wasn't though, For after we were found
and on our way out, we tried it and
learned that ib was possible anywhere in
the Dave, Bo great is the awful silence,"
Yurieties.
"Sunttxnvuzn 1" exclaimed Ido. Stag-
gers as he sot down his empty beer glass,
"shsntlemen, the oohing woman ish a
subjeot which has engroshed my thoughts
for sotus time." The bear glass alluded
to was the sixth which Mr. Staggers bad
emptied. "Tho coming woman," Mr.
Staggers went on, will be a oreeturo of
independent action (hie). She will think
for herself and act for hereelf. Waiter,
beers all around I" After moistening hie
idea. Dlr. Staggers proee¢ded-"The
Doming woman, shentlomen, will not
jump et the (hie') sight of a moush, or
0000 a rat. Indeed, I may say that even
man himself, the lord (hio) of creation,
will inspire no terror in her breast." xlt
this portion of the spseoh the door open.
ed and Mrs. Staggers entered. She said
nothing when she found him, but as soon
as she naught his eyes she pointed to the
door. Mr. Staggers arose, looked first at
her, then at the door, then at his ooln-
panions, then he moved toward the door,
observing as he went-"Shentleman, the
coming woman (bio) has arrived. Sho
long." And he was gene.
TO LICIINfiP TNSr$IETOatS.
The following eir0alar letter bas been
issued by the Provinoial;Treasurer to the
inspectors under the liquor license laws :
"Toronto, May 22. -Sm, -During the
present session of the Legislature, state-
menbs were made in the ;coarse of debate
accusing license inspeotore and oom-
miasioners of partizanship in the matter
of granting lloenees, of unduly infineno•
ing hotel -keepers in time of elections, as
well as of wilful neglect of duty general-
ly. These statements were for the moat
general, indefinite and intangible. Two
or three instances of neglect of duty were
specifically pointed to, and as to these
searching enquiry is now being made.
While too much weight is nob to be at-
taohed to general and indefinite state-
ments uttered in the heat of petition.'
debate and founded mostly or wholly
upon mere hearsay evidence, and in re•
spool, of which the member or person
making the statement does not claim to
haveera
Onal knowledge, and whileI
am fully satisfied that the inspeotore
and commissioners generally aim at an
honest and efficient discharge of their
duty, I feel called upon to direct your at-
tention to the statements referred to, as
reported in the ppblio press, end to re.
rood you that the government will con-
tinuo to firmly insist ell a strict com•
pliance on the part of all its officials
with the letter and spirit of the law.
Turbher, in view of the statements made,
it is my duty to remind you that political
considerations should nob be allowed to
enter into or influence the administra-
tion of the law (if, as is alleged, they
have heretofore found any plane in that
adneinistrati i but bt t that they should
h y she d
stand aside, and that the law should bo
administered impartially and without re-
ference to such considerations. A strict
ieveetigation into any irregularity,
neglect of duty or charge of misoonduet
will be promptly held, and those of its
officials who are shown to be neglectful of
duty, careless, partial or inoompetent,
will not be retained in office. I have the
honor to ,be, sir, your obedient
servant, Monsen HAltOomrr.
It is thought that Nellie Doughty, aged
twelve, who was badly burned by fire-
crackers at Welland on Queen's birthday,
will die of her injuries.
George Drake, a young man about 20
years of age, left Baysville early Friday
morning with a companion, Angus Mo.
Mutton, for Slater's Palle, where they
were engaged with a gang of men driving
logs for Male & Dyment. The current,
which is very strong, caused their canoe
to oapeize at Ferry's Rapids, but both
managed to reach, shore, and were soon
again on their way. They had only pro-
ceeded a short distance, ho:vever, when
their barque upset again. McKinnon
euoweeded in getting to shore, but Drake,
after clinging to the canoe for several
minutes, went clown anti did not appear
on the 'Indium again.
T HAND:
In a dangerous emergency, Avtr.'s
Ctis:Rnv .PocxotAt, is prompt to act ;utd
sure to cure. A dose taken on the first
sytnptonts of Croapor Bronchitis, checks
further progress of these complaints.
It softens the phlegm, soothe the in-
flamed membrane, and induces sleep.
Asti remedy for colds, coughs, loss of
veins, la grippe, pneumonia, and even
consumption, in its early stages •
AYE '8
Cherry Pectoral
excels all similar preparations. It is
endorsed by leading physicians, is agree-
able to the taste, does not interfere with
digestion, and needs to be taken usually
in small doses.
"lrrs,n ropealed tests in my awn family, Ayor'a
Cherry Pectoral has proved tself a very efficient
remedy for colds, soughs noel Out venous dis-
orders of tho throat and lungs."—A, w, Bartlett,
Pittsfield, N. H.
'For the latit al' years I InWe bean taking Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral tot. lung troubles, and am assured
that its use has
aved My Life
I have recommended it to hundreds. I find the
most effective way of taking this medicine is in
small and. frequent dosser—T, M. Matthews, P.
M., Sherman, Ohio. .
My wits suffered from a cold ;'nothing' helped
her but Ayers Cherry Pectoral whim nffeCtad a
cure."—R. Amaro, Plymplon, N. S.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
Prepared by Dr, 7, C. Ayer Ile Co., Lowell Mass.
Prompt to act, sure to cure
fcLEO D'S
$ atom ne iov"dato '
•• —ANL 000111------•
TESTED REiIEDIES
SPECIFIC AND ANTIDOTE
Por Impure, Weals and Impoverished
Blood, Dyspepsia, Sleeplseanoss, Palpate"
tion of the Heart, Liver Complaint, Nsur•
algia, Loss of Memory, Bronaltibis, Oon-
sumptlon, Wall Stones, Jaundice, Kidney
and Urinary Menem, St, 'Vitas' Dance,
Female Irregularities and General De-
bility,
LABORATORY 8ODERICH1 ONT.
J. M. MoLEOD,
Prop. and Manufacturer.
Seta by 1. '1', PEPPER,
Drugglsb, Brussels,
Confederation Life
DAIRY:E
67.
We have a Large Stook of
MILK CANS,
CREAMERY CANS,
MILK PAILS,
STRAINER PAILS,
MILK PAN S,
SAP PANS, Sec,,
All made of First-class Material.
Roofing and Eave Troughing Attended to.
TBE BRUSSELS STOVE .712ErN.
8ALLdPd"i'YSdE & 1LTO'L
Association.
Head Olive : TORONTO.
Capital and Assets, $5,000,000
Now Insurance, 1802, $3,670,000
Insurance at Risk, $22,565,000
Policies Non -Forfeitable and In-
disputable after two years.
Gains for 1892 over 1891 in In-
surance, Written, $755,000,
Or over 25 per sent.
Insurance at Risk, 1)1,978,000
Or Nearly10
1 per cent.
1
Assurance Income, $48,678
In Assets, - $439,878
W. H. K-RIRR,
AGENT, BRUSSELS.
I have opened out a primo stock
of now Confectionery, Fruits,
Nuts, Canned.Goods, Tobaccoes,
Cigars, &c., in the
Ya stono B1oo1 5
OYSTERS
Cooked, Raw or by the Glass.
Tot Tea and Coffee
Served at all Hours. Lunch
Room. Everything neat, clean,
and sold at close prices.
Pickles by the Bottle or Quart.
Salt and Fresh Fish.
JAS, 1Y1oALPINE.
THDSi FLETCRER,
l-"i'aebical Watchmaker
and Jeweler.
Thanking the publio•for post favors and
support and wishing still to secure
year patronage, we are opening
out.Tul1 Lines in
GOLD AND. SILVER WATC H S.
Silver Plated Ware
from Ilstablishad and Reliable Makers
fully warranted by us.
Clocks of the
Latest -Designs
JEWELRY I
WIIDDIlIG 1i$t40e,
LAmos Gast Panes,
Bn000nes,
nutmeats, deb.
KS -Also a Full Twine of VroDrne and
Violin Strings, sic,, in stook.
NRA -assurer of ;Marring° Licenses.
T. Fletcher, - Brussels.
Gel
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RUSSELS
FU?NITURB EF;JLPORIUW!
FURNITURE ! FURNITURE i
As House Cleaning is at baud that is the time there is always
something wanted in my line. A Bedroom or Parlor Suite, au old
Lounge done over and made as good as new, o1' some of our new
Patent Winslow Shades required.
I halve the largest and best assorted stock in the County and
as I bay for spot cast] I defy competition. Look at some prices :—
Good Kitchen Chairs for 30e. ; good Parlor Chairs for 55e. ; good
Rocking Chairs for 90c. ; Bedroom Suites for $7.00 and upwards ;
Sideboards for $5 00 and upwards ; Bedsteads for $1.35 and up-
wards ; Parlor Suites for $25,00 and upwards. Everything sold at
Very lova. Prices far 30 Day;
During house cleaning time. The invoice of a now and well assort-
ed stock of CURTAIN POLES to hand—Stook here in a few days.
3 Curtain Poles all complete, a new design in ends, for $1.00.
WINDOW SHADE iS !
It will never pay you to put up your old Winslow Blinds.
Come and see my Spring Shades, nothing but the best Cloth and
Springs used. They are, by far, the cheapest considering the
length of time they wear. Put up and warranted to work at very
Low Prices.
UNDERTAKING
1 keep a complete stock in all -its branches, As the waren
fveather is coming 011 now is the time an Embalmer is required.
Having taken Diploma on embalming at Toronto Medical School
from Professor Renouard, all -work intrusted to mo will ba properly
and promptly attended to either night or clay.
ORGANS and PIANOS !!
I buy instruments for spot cash and buy thele right. As I do
not peddle them from door to door and do not pretend to run tllet i
alone as a business (having lots of room and no expense) therefore
I can give the ptiblie the benefit of close prices. Don't buy until
you get my Figures.
R. Leatherdale.
Special Attention to Repairs,