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DOING ITS BEST.
I am but a tiny erieket,
Living In a summer thiokot,
There ?; take my rest.
Many eons are gayor, prouder,
Many a vntcois sweeter, louder,
Grp But Ido my beet!
In my song there's no complaining,
Fivon when the skv is raining;
Birds fly east and west, --
Silent hide in leafy covert;
But I chirp till all is over,
Doing still my best !
When the loaves aro around no flying,
Wbon the birds and bees aro hying
On their autumn quest,
'Zen will find me in the stubble,
Though the clouds look full of trouble,
Singing still my best
Clad in garment dark and sober,
Here I linger till October ;
Sunshine warms my breast,
While the wintry days you number,
Sweet •md quiet is my slumber,
For I've done my best 1
THE VILLAGE ORACLE.
The nights aro long and cronies old
Have plenty time to meet.
They hie them down the side line
Titro' frost or t uow or slept,
Their stable lanterns glance betimes
Adown the village street.
They gather in the grocery store,
And sit around the lire,
Upon a handy herring keg
1s throned the village Liar,
To hear him tell those yarns of his,
The cronies never tire.
And whine tho winter nights are cold,
He'll sit and prate and prate,
Of how he bound ton thousand sheaves
One harvest day of late;
(But in the heated harvest time
Ile brags how he can skate,)
He never tires of telling all
Tho mighty deeds he's clone,
01 how he one time "linked" a man
That weighed well nigh e. ton,
Thou wiped the widow's tears away
With the carcass of the eon.
And yet you would not think be lied
He looks so good and pious,
Be always sits and talks without
A horn or how or bine,
Isis name is not Tom Pepper
Nor is it Ananias.
Rules fox the husband.
ILCen.l:tA Lov% SOUR WYE.
1. Never find fault with her be.
fore others. •
3. Per contra renietnber the
eouusel of the Good Book icor
hatband scall praise her in the
gates ; that hi, before folks.
8. Bear all her burduae for her ;
even thou she'll beer more than you
do, in spite of you.
4, If you sestet leer to submit to
3,00r judgment, never ask her to
submit to your selfiihuess.
5. A- woman's life le made up of
little things. Make her life happy
'by little courtesies.
6. Love is a wife's only wages.
Don't scrimp in your pay.
Groins of Thought.
TWELVE RESOLUTIONS
1. I will recollect every day that
I am mortal, and that in this life I
am to prepare for eternity.
2' I will consider myself as ac-
countable to God for the right use
of my time and ell I possess.
8. I will take the Bible as "a
lamp unto my feet and a light unto
my path," and will pray for the
Holy Spirit to teach me, and to stn:
press all Re truths upon my beart.
4. I will keep sacred the Lord's
day, and faithfully attend on the
worship of God,
5. I will "keep the heart with all
diligence," wheu all things go well
with me, sub in time of trouble.
6. I will make it ray onnetant en.
buyer to an all the go ,d I eau to all
• with whom Iain euuneoted.
7. I will not oat or drink any
kind or quantity of food that I !lave
roman to believe will be hurtful to
health, or unfit mo for the ditios of
life
8. If I am tempted to angor or to
speak hastilyI will take Limo for re-
flection.
9. I will live ander a deep con
vection that I am a Hunner utterly
unable to save myself, and will trust
in Christ alone for the parduu of my
sins and the salRation of my soul.
10. 'Cinder a sones of my own
weakness, I will daily pray for the
Spirit of, God .to make tae holy ' in
soul end body.'
11. I will strive after helium of
heart awl life, through the know-
ledge and love of my Lord abd
Saviour Josue Ohrist.
12. I will coutlntt'ally look for-
ward to the pure, perfect and lasting
enjoyment of heaven.
No time to pray!
• Mast oara.ef business' urgent Dull
So prose ue to take it alt,
Each passing day?.
What thought more droar
Than that our God die ewe shouldinane,
And say through all life's swelling tide
llo ting to hear.
A man's life is generally as good
as hit beast.
Nobody ever ontgrowe Scripture
the book widens andjdcopont with
ydtlr ,Fare. yi'l"'t` Ian
Tboy meet keep close to the
throne of Grace who would win the
Grown of Glory,
The man who is above hie bud -
noes may one day find his business
above him.
View the fortunes of your Divine
Leader, and endeavor to walk in his
stops.
It is a groat moray to enjoy the
Gospel of peace, but a greater to
enjoy the peace of the gospel.
None are ruined by the justice of
(rod, but those who will nut be re.
formed by the grace of God.
Thorn is a small ohauco of truth
at the goal where there 19 not a
childlike simplicity at the starting
post.
God bath made many flowers, but
the fairest of them all is Heaven,
and the flower of all the flowers is
Christ.
Few mercies cell for greater
thankfulness than a friend safc'iu
Heaven. It is not everyone that
ever oometh.
Obese comes with a blessing iu
each gland, forgiveness in one and
holiness in tine other, and never
gives oltbor to any who will not take
both.
A holy life has a voloe. It speaks
when the tongue is silent, and is
either a constant attraction Or a eon
tiuu+tl reproof,
Worry is the child of aubolief ; it
is the child of distruet• No one can
trust God fully and worry at the
same time.
When we meet with little vera.
thous incidents of life by which our
quiet is often disturbed, it will pre
vont many painful sensations if we
only consider how insignificant this
will appear twelve montbe henoe.
Cut of hearte ploughed by contri
tion spring flowers fairer than ever
grew on the hard ground of unbrok-
en self eouteut. There blooms en
them sympathy and Charity for
other erring mortals; and Patience
under suffering whish hs acknowl-
edged to be merited;and laetly
sweetest blossoms of all, tender
Gratitude for.earthlyand heavenly
blessings felt to be free gifts of Di-
vine love.
'111E IlB19 ieeiPP,ROit.
Efrtperor William, of Germany,
died on Bhureday of last week.
William, Emperor of Germany
and King of Prus'ia, son of Froder
ick William III, and brother of the
late king of Pruseta, was born Mar.
22, 1707. He was educated as a
soldier, and took part iu the cam
peigne of 1818 enol 1815 against
France When the revolution of
1848 broko out he took refuge in
England, but being elected to the
Assembly in May ho roturnea to
Berlin and took his seat in the
House. Soon after he was made
commander in-ohief of the forces,
and when the mind of bis brother
gave way in 1858 he was created
Regent. On hie broths rdying with
out issue in 1861 he succeeded,
under the title of Wm. 1,, to the
Orown, which he placed on his own
head.
He at once adopted a course
in opposition to the reform move.
merit, and in 1862 appointed Count
Bannerol; prime minister. The war
against Denmark turned the atten-
tion of his people from homeeffaire.
He took an active part as general
in the short and sharp war with
Auetria, and in 1867 he became
heed of the North German Confect-
eration,
In the Vernco German war (1970
71) he commended in the field, and
was present at several of the great
of the great battles,
On January 18, 1871, he was pro-
claimed (lament) Emperor in the
palace at Versailles, which was his
headquarters during the siege of
Paris.
Iu 1873 be visited the Czar at St.
Petereburg, and also the Emperor of
Austria M Vienna.
Iu .May, 1875, a. young socialist
attempted to assassinate the Emper-
or as he was drivingin the streets of
Berliu. A second attempt was
ma110 in 1878,
William married in 1829 the Prin.
cele Augusta, daughter of the Grand
,Duke of Weimar. They have two
children, Crederiok William, the,
Crown Prince, and the Prinoees
Louise, wife of the Grand Duke of
Baden.
THE KAISER'S SIMPLE LIFE,
The Kaiser's !titbits ware of the
simplest kind, his manner of life
re alar and taming. 0031008, and
only !nab year did he consent to
comply with the oft expreeeod wish
of his physietaus and rise from his
narrow irou bed at nine instead of
coven, Above this bed is a largo
picture of We mother, the beautiful
(,bleed Lani:le; and in bis room are
scattered tt prufueiou of :band -made
souvenirs, gifts from his children
and their chtldrert,—hie servants,
even,•—on all of which hie favotite
cornflower ie prominent.
Ile liked old and Convenient cloth•
et,,and on rising would don it worn
'Uniform, although Inst puuottlioue
in the strict obeervanee of the 00001-
eey which made him, when receiv-
ing an allied prince, put on the uni-
form of lite regiment bearing bis
name when be bad the honorary
command of it, He was known to
ohauge his regimentals throe or
four times 1n one morning in ea
cordance with this formality
Alter an hour devoted: to dreseing,
breakfasting and seeing the mem-
bers
embers of his fiimily who lived with
him, he as a general rule, bad an
interview with the Micistet of War,
with whom he entered into ire in
utes detaile, Then, till one p'olook
he received all civil and military re -
poet., and emanated bueinesv gen-
eraliy, standing iu that hit/tomtit
embrasure looking on the equare
where rises the bronze statue of hie
illustrious predeceesor, Frederick
the Great. His luuoh was an egg
and It cutlet, end not more than a
geerter of an hour was spent at
thin meat.
Ie the afternoon he either rod
or drove. When he rode, bas horse
.woe brought up to him in a trench,
which year by your was deepened
for to allow biro to mount with ease
--but once in the t.addlo, even to
the last, his seat was erect, bis
presence tbat of it soldier unbroken
by yeare. Summer anti winter he
drove in an open carriage, either a
Victoria or a Russian drosky, gen-
entity alone, wrapped in his long
cloak, and lifting his fingers to cap
or helmet in recognition of the sal-
ute of "his children," as be calls
them, who stood ani bared their
heads as be passed.
The Imperial dinner hone was
six, and although inordinately fond
of such indigestible food as cue um-
bers and Meters, he generally eon -
tented taint/elf with three courses,
and seldom spent more than half
an hour at the table. At ten he
generally had a cup of tea and re-
tired to the historic soldier's bed.
Engel, the boey servant of the
Knitter, is to septuagenarian, and le
the oideet of all the monarch's old
retainers. His meter treated him
with playful familiarity, and never
'ailed to enquire after his health.
He is fits less strong and rubuet than
he Aged monarch was, and one day
Inst winter lie rogretlully informed
IIix Majesty that 110 must retire
from service, that every man could
nbt he as everlastingly hale as the
Emperor, and that he needed rest.
William responded with a laugh
"Engel, thou and I have not the
time to rest," and nothing more was
said.
THE HOIIENZOLLEEN8,
The Holienzollerns, the royal fam-
ily of Prussia and of Germauy,
trace back their descant to a certain
Oount `Missile, who about 810 A.D.
built for himself a caste on the
peals of the Zollern Ilouutaiue,
hence his sons assumed the title of
Von Hobenzollern. They were a
family of robber counte, like their
neighbors, extending their power,
with each generation, until the four-
teenth century, when they became
kings of Prussia.
The Hobenzollerns have been a
rase of powerful, medullar men, of
strong wills, warm affections, and
an obstinate adherence to whatever
theory they might adopt ae- sssont-
ial to the wellbeing of the State.
These theories have at times been
eo e000ntrie as to approach insanity.
The father of Frederick the Groat
was probably a madman, and 'a
cruelly owsning one, and the brother
of the Emperor baoeme in+ane after
failing in his oudoavor to make
Prussia a republic guided by bum-
eelf. It was nudoubtedly Frodoriok
the Great who made Freesia one of
the powers of Europe, and the
strongest power in Germany.
REV. D. 13. HOWIE.
Sea.—I trust I may not be regard-
ed se tatting too mush neon myeelf
in craving the liberty of your col-
umns for a few words id the interest
of a very worthy man, who has been
laboring as a licentiate of the
Church since his cordial r000ption
by the General AsssmLly in 1886,
and wl•h whom I have become per-
sonally acquainted within the last
few days. I refer to the Rev. G. 13,
EIOwie, whose name is now familiar
to the moat of your readers.
It is remelt to bo regretted that,
in the face of the strongest toati,
mony to Mo. Bowie's competency
in relation to every department of
ministerial work, there should bo in
any ease, a (Reposition to men=
that bo is disqualified for it by his
logs of sight. But, unhappily, it
cannot be doubted that such a die-
position.prevaile so largely, that it
is questionable whether there es a
congregation in which a majority
will be found willing to accept the
jndgmeet of the Assembly. Al
though, therofote, i41r. J:Ipwie'e
gnallfroations aro of a high order,
and others of far inferior qualifica-
tions are every day being 6elecied to
the pastorale by city oongrogations,
there is a groat likelihood that no
?Nee will be found for kilt, atoll
that hie sarvioee will be eventually
lost to the Ohurelt.
As we cannot well afford to lose
or throw away any of the gifts that
God puts into our bands, should not
something be done to keep air.
Howie among us, if no congregation
can be Wand to appreciate hint, to
the extent of preferring him to those
who may be far inferior' to him in
all important and essential gnalifi-
oations ? Beaides possessing su-
perior qualifications as a preaolier—
beeides beteg sound in doctrine, a
well -instructed theologian, unusual
ly at home in the Word of God, And
apt in his applioations of 1i to mat-
ters of preemie interest and to per-
sonal Reads, Mr. Howie stands even
more above most ntitietere in some
important departuisule of scholar-
ship. Himself a native Oriental,
he is perfectly familiar with the
Arabin language and literature, and
is at home in Hebrew, as very few
ministers are. Although he does
not profess to be a Syriac scholar,
only a little study woutd be neces-
sary to make him an adept in that
language also.
Have we not, then, in Mr. Howie
n ready-made teacher of Hebrew and
other Biblical Oriental languages,
such ae ordinarily we might have
considerable difficulty in finding ?
And might it not be well that our
college authuritiee should turn their
attention to him, with a view of his
employment in the the way now in.
dictated ? I make the suggestion
with all due respect and deference.
While 1 feel it would have come
better from some other quarter, I
trust that, at the least, its Doming
from me will do Mr, Howie no
harm. Yours, etc:
JAt,
IES M1rDDLEMISO.
Elora, Jan. 26, 1888.
TAKE CARE, GIRLS.
There are some things a well-
bred girl never does :—
She never accepts a valuable pre-
sent from a gentleman acquaintance
unless engaged t0 him.
Sho never turns around to look
after anyone when walking on the
street.
Sho never taloa supper or refresh-
ments at a . restaurant with a gentle.
man after attending the theater, un-
less aocompauied by a lady much
older than herself.
She does not permit gentlemen to
join her on the street enieas they
are very intimate acquaintances.
She does not wear her monogram
about tier person or stick it weer
her lettere and envelopes.
She never accepts a seat From a
gentleman in a street oar without'
thanking him for it.
She never forgets her ball -room'
engagements or refuses to dance
with one gentleman and immediately
dance with another.
Sho never combs other young lad-
ies, even if they happen to be less
popular or well favored than herself.
She never laughs or talks loudly
in public plaoeet
She never raises her lorgnette and
tries to stare people she does not
know out of countenance on the
street.
elite never wears clothing so sing -
tiler or striking as to attract partite -
tiler attention on the street.
Sho never speaks slightingly of
ber mother, and Bays sue "don't
e ire" whether her behavior meets
with maeorua! approbation or not.
--Philetlelphia'ft les.
Calttedictn News.
Ihlu Bing at going on at, and west
of, Swift Current, N. W. T.
' A gulden eagle was found dead
near Ononilago, Brant Go„ last
week, that measured 6 ft. g inches
a0r080 the wings.
A pair of ganiing tables found en
a gambling house in Sarnia were
burnt on the market equare there
the other day.
A shipment of 25 oar loads of tea
from Yokohama; Japan, via the 0.
P. R., paseed through Ottawa en
route to New York.
A. S. Nught, of Elmira, Waterloo
Co., has returned from spending
several years in the ooneervatoty of
music at Letpsic, Germany.
A eiok child died in its mother's
arms in the train between 'Ronnie
and Montreal on Friday. The in.
eident and the mother's grist caused
a painful sensation.
Boll is Co.,,of Guelph, shipped 58.
organs to Japan last week, and Mr.
lbtssell, of the same city, Moore.
conedan order from Brussels, Bel.
g#ium, for 100 lawn mowers.
0ttatda, Marsh 5 —George Olayos
M. P. Mieeisequeiv, died at his
•uuardiug house hero at midnight of
it dropsical complieati,on. Tho do
erased, who was a Liberal•initolitxce,
tots only been i11 a week. Ile was
57 years of ago. The remaine will
be conveyed to hit late Homo at
Bedford, Quebec, Mr. Claps
leaves a widow but no children. 41=
though only here for hit !locoed
session, ho ,at popular cit both,
sides of the Hotlet.
Large quantities of polatoel are
being: shipped from Winnipeg to
American exiles.
Four acres of grain were sown al
Moose Jaw, A.ssiniboia Territory, by
Ohne, 'Young, on ,Ian, 27,
At Montreal J. Chauvin was fined
$10, or in default two montbe' im-
prisonment, for throwing a boob at
his wife.
Roderick McKay, of Puslinch,
states that 17 years ago on the 28rd
of March he had spring wheat
sprouted.
As 7. S. Sperling and Wm. H.
Flutter were driving from Chalk
River, Renfrew Oo., they observed
four large wolverines walking along
the road.
Mines McEwen, of Brantford, an
eleven year old incorrigible, has been
sentenced to five years in the Re-
formatory for stealiug seventydfve
cents from his mother.
Two sons of Geo. Atkinson, of
Clifford, Wellington Co., ase home
on a visit. They have been gold
mining in far-off Alaska. It will
take them three months to return to
their destination.
Fulton. Bros., Fingal, have just
made a sale of 1140,000 feet of
walnut lumber to Metiers, Hibuer &
Go., Berlin, for $8000. They have
sold the above $18,000 worth of
lumber during the past year.
James Salter, of London, says be
is going to convert bis big malt
house in London into an oatmeal
mill and break the oatmeal millers'
combine. The combine has clotted
seventeen mills slice it was formed.
The express traiu on the M. 0.11.
struck a large coach dog at West
Lorne a few days ago and threw it
two hundred feet without hurting
ing the dog very seriously. As soon
as it struck the grouud it sprang to
its feet and darted off.
A contractor from China was in
St. Thomas trying to induce train-
men to leave with him for Hong
Kong, and remain there five years
at a salary of $176 per month. He
left St. Thomas for London. He
has secured about fifty men at var-
ious pointe east.
A lamb is said to have been born
on the farm of J. E. Roberts, near
.Lawrenceville, with a face wonder-
fully human in its appearance. Its
body also Is alleged to be of human
formation. It was dead when found,
but was alleged by experts to have
been born alive.
A snow plow costing $80,000 has
just beau turned out of the Polaun
Iron Works, Toronto, built expreee
ly for the eauadian Pacifto Railway,
It is of an eubirely new style, cud,
it is claimed, eau pierce the ver.
worst snow banks. The maohine is
destined for British Culumbta and
will be followed shortly by a sister
plow from the same factory.
An ancient Japanese coat.of•mail
is reported to have been unearthed
recently near Vlotoria, B. 0., in
digging a well, tour feet below the
surface. It 1e soon armor us was
made by the Japanese 200 or 800
years ago. Some years since a
number of Japanese coins were
founds in cairns, or atone caves, in
the neighborhuod of Victoria. Tuna
finds indicate a visit of Japapoee to
the region.
'EU estate of 0. F. Oliff & Son,
Durham, has been hound up by the
aseiguee, and pays the disgusted
creditors a divideu I of la conte on
$4,485.66liandtttee. 'Like receipts
amounted to $853,04, and the ex.
pauses of win,liug up $7119,47, luav-
iug $64.27 to be divided among the
creditore. Among t+.e ibome of die•
bursemnnts aro :—Legal expellees,
$50 ; seeignee, $00 ; iu.urauce
premtums,$94 ; wage claims, $811.-
70 ; arrears of ihtsrest, $179. The
largest amount paid .r creditor was
$4.82, and the loweet 6 octets.
W.1V.I. SMITH
is prepared to attend to
Carriage Painting
in all its branches, as well as
Signsect 01'17dft772e72ta1
Painti12g .
He has had yours of exper-
ience and . guarantees his
work to give satisfaetlon. A. rig
well painted is half sold.
Estimates and terms
folly given.
GIVE :iliM A GALT:,.
Shop in the old rt losx'•rublishing
Rouse, Xing stksot,1rdssols,
MEAT MARKET, .
3*wbii Ntraat, Hrafaell,
ANDREW CURRIE, PIR.OPRIETOR.
Fresh ANio- Salt Meats
Of 'behest qualityalways an band And de-
livered to any part of The 'Mese fres of
(Merge.
Terme vary tavarabio.
FAT CATTLE WANTED:
For whish tho highest market mica will
be gold.
I also tuako a apoaialty of buying Hideo
and Skim.
Fletcher's Jewelry a atoplace next URRIEto
Money to Loan.
Money to Loan on Farm Pro-
perty, at
LOWEST RATES,
PRIVATE AND COMPANY FUNDS
W. B. DICKSON,
Solicitor,
Brussels, Ont.
S.PLUM,
General Blacksmith,
wishes to intimate to the public generally
that ho does aII kinds of BIaoksmithing
in a Workmanlike Manner.
Wagons, Buggies, Sleighs and Cutters
made to Order,
Repairing promptly Executed.
I make a Specialty of Horse -shoeing.
A Call Solicited. 1:-Rereember the
Stand—Nein ran BnxuoE.
SS S. Plum.
MONEY TO LOAN.
FEIT,4T.E FUNDS.
of Private Funds have just been
placed in my hands for In-
vestment
AT 7 PEE CENT.
Borrowers can have their loans
complete in three days if title is
satisfactory.
Applyto E. E. WADE.
T. FL TCII ,
PRACTICAL
WAT CHMAIiE R
AND JEWELLER.
Thanking the public for past favors and
support and wishing still to secure your
patronage. We aro opening out fulllines
in
HOLQ & SiLL i WATCHas.
SILVER PLATED WAFP'O
from established. and reliable makers.
fully warranted by us.
Clock of the
Latest Designs.
JEWELRY
\gadding Rings,
Ladies Gen Rings,
Broaohos,
Earrings, &o.
Also have in stook a full lino of Violins
and Violin Strings. &c.
N. B.—Issnor of Marriage Licenses.
T. Fletcher,
MGN OF THE
Scotch Co11swa
A now stock of Buffalo "lobes,
Goat Babes, Horse B1anketee
Itrtgs, Bells, Whips, d'u., just to
hand.
A splondid assortment or
cheer.T'ks, Valise's and » atal'cis izl.
Stook and sold at living prions.
CrITPP ME 4 alZZ.
Doni
Cirtassls,