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t'+`1'here aro four good reasons why
you should not learn to use stroug
drink : Your head will be clearer,
your health better, your hear
lighter, and your purse heavier.
Richard 1. Booth, the temperance
advocate, has returned to Boston
from a seventeen years' tnur around
the world. In• the course of his
labors he inducted more than a mill- •
ion people to sign the pledge.
Temperance legislation, to bo
effective, must be supported by a
strong public opinion oat -of -doors.
In the absence of such a public op•
inion it will be weak and compara-
tively useless.
In Iowa the Department of Public
Health recommends that the sate of
opium be prolnbtted, on the ground
that there aro len thousaud con-
firmed opium eaters in the State,
and the habit produces more Buffer.
Ing and fatality than aleeholic
liquors.
Let us suppress this systematic
Agency for the temptation and ruin
of men. Shielded behind the ram-
parts of law and custom, the traffic
is proof against all those weapons
whish we have found effectual in
other directions. The. strong arm
of the law alone cau reach it. We
must stop this authorized trade in
destructive drinks.
One of the first literary men in
the United States said to a temper-
ance lecturer : +'There re one thing
which I wish you to do everywhere:
entreat every mother never to give
a drop of strong drink to a child. I
have had a fight as for my life all
my days to keep from dyiug a
drunkard, because I was fed with
spirits when a child. I thus ac-
quired an appetite for it. My
brother, poor fellow, died a drund-
ard."
A young man was recently found
in the Mersey, drowned. On a
paper in his vest pocket was written:
"A wasted life. Do not ask any-
thing about me ; drink was the
cause. Let me die ; let use rot."
Within a week the coroner of Liver-
pool received over two hundred
letters from fatherq and mothers all
aver England asking fora descrip-
tion of that young mac. How sug-
gestive is this fact 1 What a story
it tells of homes desolated by strong
drink 1
A Journey Across
Lebanon.
Olt REP• 0. B. HOWIE, L. A., PASTOR OP
KNOX CHURCH, BRUSSELS.
In the year 1879 Andrew Aster,
a member of the Protestant church
at Beyrout, was appointed a mts•
sionary to visit these halting places
and speak to the people of the gos-
pel of the grace of God, and it is
devotedly to be wished that thia ap
poiutment will continue and similar
ones made, for it does appear to me
that a khan affords a favorable op.
portunity for a Christian missiou•
ary. Here everybody seams inulin -
ed to be talktive, and etiquette at
fords neither harrier nor protection.
Who can tell how much good a die.
erect servant of Christ might do in
informing and enlightening these
muleteers, who are like sheep with.
out a shepherd. Those who are
interested in the spiritual welfare of
cabmen, sailors, tramway conduc-
tors, &e. might here find another
olees of men inviting, as it were,
sympathy and prayer. It must be
satisfactory to mention that these
khans enjoy a great negative bless
ing—the entire absence of drunken -
nem Here everybody is sober and,
except in so far as he is physically
fatigued, he is 10 a proper frame of
mind to entertain the truth or false-
hood of any statement submitted to
him. Moat of the subjects touched
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un. Manure 18 certainly abundant
in the villages and as certainly little
elect than wasted. Barely, if over,
are the corn fields manured In
many oases the stable manure is..
burned m order to get rid of it.,
Stone quarries, in this quarter aro
scarce and inconveniently far fron7
the villages, beano meet of the
dwellings are built of mud, for I eau
hardly say bricks, A large tft a i•
tity of earth is dug bud piled up,
then water poured npun it and
thoroughly mixed with a porion ,1f
anew, then divided bud riled into
rugged and nearly shapeless unveils
about the size of a twee,. head,
These are dried in the sun noel in
dee time aro used in construetiug I
the walls of a house, cemented by
wet earth or kind of clay. Lune I
merchauts and masons here oath, t• I
starve or go to the pearl'. use, if !
sash there be. The poplar tree al- 1
ready referred to furnish the beanie
for the roof, and these are laid
across the opposite wally ln1n 1 et to
and at a distance of about ouu foot
from each other. On the top of the
beams come boards, shrub", slates
or anything which may be coherent
or opague enough to shut out the Il
light ami strong enough not to fail
through, then a thin layer of mud
is carefully spread on the top, then
another layer of earth say 15 or 18
inches deep. Then a cy)inderiaal.
hard stone of about 8 feet long and
15 inches 10 diameter is placed on
the roof to roll the earth and make
it water tight. The roofing projects
a few feet beyond the walla in all
directions. This precaution is ren-
dered necessary to keep the ram
from failing upon or striking against
the walls and dissolving them. The
roller always remains on the top of
the house so that wherever the rain
water comes through the roofing
then the only remedy is to roll and,
in some cases, lay additional earth
to the flat top of the house and roll
again upon the length and breadth
of the roof until it is sufficiently
tight to prevent the rain going
through. The majority of the popu-
lation possess domeeuo animals,
including the cow, ass, &c. These
occupy a immature of a stable, or
rather an apology for one, it is an
appendage attached to nearly every
house. The furniture and living
are of the simplest and most primi-
tive kind, and it would be well to
advise cabinet-makers and glaziers
never to go there with the view of
doing business, although there is no
reason to suppose that a Scotch
farmer gotug there will not event
ually make a fortune and perhaps
teach others to do the same. Aboat
three years ago I was introduced to
a Scotch family in Beyrout and was
told that they were exceedingly
anxious to engage in farming in
Coeloe Syria, provided they could
be aura of protection from the Arabs
and perhaps the rapacity of the tax
gatherer.
Water springa are here exceed•
ingly scarce and the population have
to depend upon the rivers or streams
which flow through the plains,
sometimes a great distance from the
village. Shortly after midnight, or
at least before daybreak, women
with their pitchers begin to work
their way to the stream and bring in
their day's supply of water, at the
latest, before sunrise, for during the
day the water ie interrupted at a
thousand points through its course
by the crossing and re crossing,
fording end re -fording of man and
beast, besides, it does not appear
that the people are over scrupulous
as t0 what they should not throw
into the stream, and henoe during
the day the water is not only turpid
• but dirty, and also warm in conse-
quence of the sun shining upon tt.
It is certainly a remarkable eight
to sea n number of women returning
home with their heavy pitchers of
water standing right up on the sum-
mit of their bend, some of them even
upon during the evening in tlhe' go so far as spinning wool as they
khan are brought up next day on walk along loaded, and yet they ars
the road and re-discussed—con-
so practised and sure-footed that
demned or approved—perhaps part•
ly both. Imagine 11 a gratifying
thing if it could so frequently hap-
pen that the men leaving those inns
should be discussing some great
and momentous question touching
their eternal welfare suggested or
forced upon them by the missionary.
Between 10 and 11 o'clock all were
pretty sound asleep.
CHAPTER Ill,
PROM LEOTfTES TO ABIr1nte.
While it was yet dark on the
10th of September, 1879, we arose
and, as on the previous days, pro•
seeded on our journey through the
seldom is there an accident. These
villages are in the main destitute of
the simplest sanitary arrangements,
destitute even of the most necessary
conveniences and hero and there
both sight and smell aro sickening,
and the great wonder is that mortal•
ity and disease are nob ten fold more
rampant. Mohammedanism is the
prevailing form of religion and near-
ly every village has its mosque and
sheik or °heteel (leaturor), but both
mosque and sheik might just as
well have been placed in Jupiter or
anyone of the furthest removed
planets for all the instruction they
give ; nevertheless we Cn1I 110 more
blame the lecturer for not teaching
plain of El Bella. This tract of{ than we can blame a man for not
country lies nearly half way between !giving what he has, not got. Many
Beyrout and the rest of Phoenicia villages aro either wholly or in part
Ma the one hand amid Damascus on Christian, but what 1 have eaid
the other. Estimating roughly, the about sheik and tnoaquo is also true
swearo of it may be considered as 1 of priest and obureb,
about 800 miles, upon which there In the decade between 1860 and
ate scattered 70 or 80 villages.
HHee° the aoil is very retch mote
fertile, bat very melt does carefully
Cultivated than the elopes of Leben.
1870 the Lebanon school extended
their oporetiotis to the villages
bordering on Lebanon and now the
Americatf m18S10n Continues to blew;
some of the inhabitant,, hilt never•
tboloes it does seem :ti if the labor-
ers were exceedingly disproportion
ate to the maritime harvest, Not
withstanding 1lis nosed ftetury conn
dition of agrlottltnre iu thin hollow
there grows fond for t11"nsratt:ly upon
thousands ref tnen and beasts and in
the harvest time teeny a widow and
orpbnu cum* Vern from lit Lehman
nod, behind the reapers, like Ruth
of old, glean and (terry away as
much as will keep theta during the
winter months. In their own wily
end from an eastern point of view
the people may be described ae
hospitable, inaatnueh 11' ,10y etranger
passing by may call at house in a
village, tido and receive a few loaves
of broad, it may be some boiled
eggs or a drink of labiu. What
shelter they have, in general, they
ere willing to let altneet anyone
share it without compensation.
(To be Contiuued.)
Crt11tadtaitt 1>few1 .
Diphtheria has broken out in
Welland j.ul.
Acton is adverissug for two
school marms.
Bread is selling at 14 cents per
loaf in Hamilton,
Milton's public school costs that
town $1,585 a year.
Thursday next is Arbor day in
the Province of Quebec.
There were 1,145 entries at the
Rockwood show this year,
There is a considerable muddle
over the selection of the Port Arthur
poetofhce site.
A cargo of Canadian barley bas
been sold in Btaffalo at a price egnai
to 90 ceuts cash,
The Grand Trunk receipts far the
week ending October 13th allow an
increase of $1,080.
The bakeries at London were
raided last week tend considerable
lightweight bread was seized.
November 20 has been fixed as
the date for voting on the repeal of
the Scott Act iu Richmond, Que.
The liabilities of the St. Michael's
Bay Lumber Oompany are placed at
$100,000, and total meets $80,000.
The Knight of Labor
In Otte .va
now number 3,000. A. new division
for Freneh•Otanadtaus will be orgau•
ized shortly.
The C. P. R. claims proteution
from attacks of the Northern Paci-
fic Railway under a statute of Rich
and II, That is 0 long way to go
back, but law must be got tmme-
where.
The Minerve Printiug 3 , Mon-
treal, luta i enroll an 1, 0. for
libel against La Petrie. placing
clani'ig'' at $25,000.
This is, up to date, the coldest
Oct her of which any reourd has
been kept. It hat been mire like
Di °embeer than Cotner.
The petition fur the repeal of the 1
Scnit Ant in the County of Web•
u,gton is being circulated through
the southern part of the county.
111(0 C PR, will at ousel run 40
feet to the length of the freight shed
at 1larriston. AVhen completed the
building will be 160 feet in length.
.Loudon Free Press : A young
101a11 w110 was insultillg ladies o11 lila
strep: the other night was arrested
by P. O Otawford and fined $5 or
;ea clay, by ills P ell, Inc his 0011 -
duet
Iter, P. R. [toss, the popular
peter of St .&ndrew'e church, Iug•
ersoll, has roceived tlio unanimous
call of tire Central Park Presbyter•
iau church, Chicago, but lias not
yet decided to accept.
It, Fergnaun, 1I.PP., who is an
entimeiestic lover of the "roarin'
game," Were made the reelpieut of a
valuable gold•hoaded cane and a con-
gratulatory address from the
Thamesville curlers a few nights
since.
Joseph Graham, of Loudon, re
ceutly made the largest shipment of
empty bottles that has aver been
sent out of the city. The consign -
moat oonsisted of no less than five
hundred dozen, maiuly champagne
bottle*.
Mrs. E. Hall, an old lady 74 years
of age, of Grauton, undertook the
rather difficult task of oleauing her
own chimuey one day lately. One
abbe bricks giving way she lost her
hold and fell backwards over the
end of the house and was seriously
injured.
Tuns is the way Peter X pokes
fun at St. Oatharhnes : The 3t.
Catharines council Bends a delega-
tion to Ottawa for some busioees or
other abort once a month. The
chaps who are fortunate enough to
be seiecoed fur these trips get no and
of fun at
the town's Gaping:.
tic.
The mean depth of Lake Superior
is 475 feet ; of Lake Michigan 900
feet ; of Laico Huron 250 feet ; of
Lake Ontario 70 feet. A writer in
the Engineering News says that
when the great Falls break away a
little more Lake Erie will be so far
drained that it will shrink to the
dimensions of a river, leaving the
towns now on its shores far in land.
SIGN OF THE 1 MEAT MARKET
COtCI1 Qollar ! MainStreet, Brussels
ANDREW CURRIE, PROPRIETOR.
A Splendid Stock of Horse Blan-
kets, Halters, Whips, &c.,
&c., on Hand.
Our Collars always
Give Satisfaction.
I lead the van in giving good
value in
Trunks, Valises,
Satchels, Etc.
If you want a set of LIGHT or
HEAVY HARNESS, or if you want
Repairing don e all in and See Us.
H. DENNIS.
FreshAND Salt Meats
Of the boat quality always on hand and de-
livered to any part of Chep village free of
oharge.l
Terme very favorable.
FAT CATTLE WANTED!
For whloh the ihighest market prioo will
be paid.
I oleo make a specialty of buying Hides
and Skins.
Don't forgot the phos next door to
Fletcher's Jewelry Store, A. CURRIE•
S. PLUM,
General Blacksmith,
wishes to intimate to the public generally
thathe does all kinds of Blaokamithing
in a Workmanlike Manner.
Wagons, Buggies, Sleighs and Cutters
made to Order.
Repairing promptly Exeouted.
I make a Specialty of Horse -shoeing.
A. Call Solicited. Is -Remember the
Stand—NEAR THE BRIDGE,
24
S. Plum.
READY FOR THE WI WINTER TRADE OF 1988-801
V®WE have one of the nicest assort-
' of COOK, BOX, PARLOR
and COAL Stoves ever exhibited, and they will be sold
at Reasonable Prices. Our
"ORIGINAL" Cook Stove leads the Van.
TO hand a large Stock of new
x y yEnips= LAMPS and lamp goods. We
wish to call special attention to a, new range of handsome
HANGING LAMPS.
They are dandies.
&11 kinds of Gr'r.&mitwar'e, Cutlery artd Shelf
Goods always in Stook. Our Stock of Trmzvare
is always first-class and Goods we have not
got in stook will be made up on
Short Notice.
k Nice Stock of Silverware always on. Nand,
People can save money by trading with t.is. Call in
and see our. Goods.
sept tea nail -ti
ilia. rano T T URNB ULL.
°ot os of Removal
Having leased the store lately
vacated by Mrs. Alexander I
have Removed my Business
there.
1 have Purchased a Nice Line of
New Tweeds,
&c,, and will bo pleased to show
them to the public.
Give me a Call at the NOV
Stand.
E. Dunforcl,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Mrs. Shiers Block, Brussels.
HURON AND BRUCE
Loan & Investment Co.
This Company is Loaning Money
on Farm Security at Lowest
Rates of Interest.
MORTGAGES PURCHASED.
SAVINGS BANK BRANCH.
8, 4, and 5 per cent. interest
allowed on Deposits, according to
amount and time let.
CFFici.---Corner of Market
Square and North Street, Gode-
rich.
Horace Horton,
MANAGER.
Nov. 2, 1888.
WM. SMITH •
is prepared to attend to
CarTia e Painting
in all its branches, as well as
ign and Ornamental
Painting.
He has had years of experience
and guarantees his work to give
satisfaction. A rig well painted
is half sold.
Estimates and terms cheerfully
given.
GIVE HIM A GALL.
9 Shop in the old Poli Pub-
lishing House, King street, Brus-
sels.
TO THE PUBLIC
In order to pay increased attention to
my ready-made boot and shoo trade and
Grocery business I have disposed of my
CUSTOM ItOOT and SHOE BUSINESS to
MR. PETER RITCHIE, who will continue it
in the same place. I desire to return
thanks for the large share of patronage
which I received during the past seven
years and ask for an increase to my suc-
cessor, Mr. Ritchie.
ADAM GOOD.
Haying purchased the Custom Shoe
business of Mr. Good, I am prepared to
attend to the wants of the Public.
My five and a half years work in Brus-
sels is a guarantee of the satisfaction T
am prepared to give, not only to old
customers but to as many now ones as
give me their patronage.
n°11 -t' P. RITCHIE.
ET EL
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The undersigned having completed the change from the stone to
the celebrated Hungarian System of Grinding, has now the Mill in
First -Class Running Order
•
and will be glad to see all his old customers and as many new
ones as possible.
F1oi.r and. Feed Illwars
Highest Price paid for any quantity of Good Grain.
WM. MILNE.
A Positive Clare.
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oratpToats pen ern, r +, t . , 1 y: x y vertigo, want of purports,
dimness of nigh' 1 1 1 0(115 . f e,11.1 , 1 0, voelnuce of e.nuvoraation.
denim forsoliu0? 1r- e-,. t 1..0.4,11ity to 11x rt.e atteaticeonapin dottier eubjoat,
oowatidico, dopy,: f r, • i,t , • �r I ,o 'ti 1 n 111 rrV, excitability or toulper, spar•
m aterrheia,.nrinehie + ,,j,±4,11 cu t h 1�. 1,11 cd +alf•abane or marital exauss--imps-
twiny, nictitation, a n 11• lei bill et , 0 p tlplir•.l on of Yin, 'heart, rt, byntr ric feelings h:
fernCLIsa, trotubiiat 1 1 1 4 1 eW, any erm:lna 1 n., ars 01 our. rtelut, of this ttrrlble
habit, ortenthnor, i1 ,, c , n,y iiequired. In short, the oprh,if ..P vital forgo having lostits
tension, every fuoci, to •a rune 1r1 . 1esp101010, 3utontiflo wnitnroaud rho superintendents
of insane asylums n at, n1,n u. . 1n 1ho effects of aelf.idets the groat majority c+f
wasted 'Woe which 00,11naa
n I le t •,r not11111. if you tern iuoonlpstent for the arduous
duties of business, iucaparit eel IIt, :ho sideymentn of life No: s olrorn an osoaps from
the orrocts of early vice, If yen ere 0,lvaneod in year', No..e will give you tuft vir,or one
stroneth. If you ave beetion down, h11ys1anHy and morally from early indisoretion, the
result of ignorance ti,1 frith., tend you: address and )e cents lu etanipafor Id, v. r mnoo's
Treatise Su ltocic Form on Disown of i.fsn.. Sealed and encore from observation,
Address all ounlmunicatinni to M. V. Lunette. 1' 'Wolff merino St. lg., A'00000xo,
A Mao wilhout wisdom lives inn fool's psradiae, 6011E3 aUARAl1TiE8, HEAL THE SICK,
A Perrtaaneatt Care, 44 A Pleasant Cue.