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New Advertisements
For Sale -J. Pylene.
lemala-W, Nightingale.
Local-G:1p Printing Co,
Bargains -Pen Bookstore.
Or Ait 0- Day4 1ooaeaou
The British Esnpire-Prof. Chapman.
Auction eale-Robineen, O'Brien
Gibsou.
(Nit Ifirti55e15 ost,
yr,,,DAy, FEB. 7, 1890.
THERM ia some talk of an attempt
beinglnede to organize an Equal Rights
Assoolation in the East Riding of Huron.
The other Ridings of the County will
likely also receive attention in due enures.
The plan proposed is to hold public meet-
ings in the central places and disouss the
question, allowing oppositionists an op-
portunity of stating their opinions or
objections on the subject.
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AT the Ontario Central Farmers' In-
stitate on Tuesday tinnier the following
reeelntion was thlopted, with only four
• dissehtient votes :
"Tho Central FarmersInstitute of Go.
tario do memorialise the Dominion Gov --
eminent that
"Whereas, we consider the present high
twig is very injurious to the agrioultural
interests, making what we bey proportiou-
ately dower than the products we
and,
'•Wheteas, the present high tariff has
givenne to the combine system. by which
competition is to a great extent prevent-
ed
"Whereas, the agricultural interest is
suffering under serious depression and ne•
able to bear the strain occasioned by the
tariff and the combine system aforesaid,
and, as the agricultural interests repre-
sent the large majority of the population ;
that,
"Therefore, this, the Central Institute,
do respectfully ask the Government to re-
duce tte tariff on articlee 1 peime news-
sity to the farmer, such as iron, steel,
coal, cottons, woollens, rubbers, sugars,
corn and salt, to such an extent se to re-
lieve the agrieulturist of the unequal bur-
den under which be is now laboring."
Tun House of Refuge leaven has not
yet permeated the County Counoil it
would appes.r, judging by the vote at the
meeting last week. A Committee was
asked for to collect information, dos so
as to be in a position to report at the
June sessiou, but it was defeated by
majority of 14. We have respect for any
MAT'S opinions when he expresses them
from a oonscientious ttandpoint, but
while a number of those in opposition
may be sincere, others look wholly and
solely on the question of expenditure in
the purchase of property and erection ot
suitable buildings. 'We contend that
this is a very narrow view to take and
will not stand investigation when tide
broad queation is open, d up. It would
appear, however, that this stock nage-
of coat is going to be removed, to a large
extent, as a 13111 is to be brought before
the Local Legislature this ...mien, so it
is said, asking the Government to place
44,000, or thereabouts, at the dispo•al of
a County, or united counties, for the pur-
pose of aiding them in the erection of a
House of Refuge. IA Huron County there
VMS a surplus of e4,000 warned from
fines under the Canada. Temperance Act,
and this money is now held by the Do-
minion Government. What'a to hinder
the application of this sum, if the Gov-
ernment will permit it, being used for
this philanthropic object? We are plees-
ed to see that the question is being de.
bated at a number of the Literary So-
cieties throughout the County, and in
every instance that has wine under oar
observation decision was given in favor
of this institution. If the "old heads"
won't take a liberal view of this question
the electorate will have to transfer it to
the "boys," The more HIM important
question is disoussed and the more infer -
formation receivedas to cost, maintem
*enamels and the working generally of
these Houses of Refuge the broader our
views will become in reference to our
duty toward those less fortunate than
ourselves. If the hard times continue it
would not be a bad thing to have Qom-
fortable quarters prepared for some of us,
who are getting three meals a day at
preaent.
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Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. or, '00,
The great (minted between the Republi-
can party and the recalcitrant minority
in the National House of Represents:tine,
whioh was foreehadowed more than a
year ago, when the fact was known that
the neult of the Congressional elections
of 1888 had left the Howe almost a tie
politically, Wednesday developed into 4
tumulttious storm that raged with doubt.
fat advantage until the flag went down,
and than only With everything ready for
its renewal again yesterday morning.
Thio political battle has only boon avert-
ed during the past six weeks because no
sufdoient feettet had been presented upon
vehicle the test of etrength could be made.
When the fray Was; finally started the
majority and the minority proceeded to
indulge in 8 bottle royal, making the Hall
of the House the *Mite of the wildest con-
Dision witnessed in a dozen years. Mem-
hers of the minority donned norms the
Hall with °rice of Revolution," "Owe'
the., in their indignant protest againet
isions o C., nth, while
e Speaker need, against whom all Ole
grimly irannivable, a constant rentindev
tnneult was directed, sat resolute/3Y and
to the Der:monde that they need expect
no Trailing 00 hiS part. Amid ail this
tumult there were mks for order that
rMly added to the din end the confusion,
and bedlam matched against pandemon.
lam in a contest for the seprenmoy would
have hew bet the ripple on a mill pond
lo eomparison. /t was a contest in the
the first pert between the endures* Of
the minority and that of the ohait', but
as these features were modified by the
feelings of the minority subsiding into a
determination to sewn by orderly meow
whet dieplaysof resentment and emotion
could not swore, the occasion developed
into a magnifictent diet:melon of a non
etitetional queation raised far the fire
time in a hundred yaars in the House of
Representatives.
The question upon whioh all, this ex-
citement and disorder WAS founded wa
the deolaration of the Speaker that
visible quorum was all that was woes-
sary to permit the House to transmit
business regartfien of the fact that a ann.
stitutional majority bad not voted upon
the matter at iesue. The determination
of the minority to oppose the considera•
tion of election contests before the rules
were adopted was well known, In anti.
oipation of filibustering and obstructive
tactics, GIG Speaker marked out for hitn•
self to course that was intended to defeat
this objeot, even in the event that not
auflioient Republioan members were pree•
ant to constitute a quorum without the
participation of the minority.
The smcalled Roseanne civil service
bill classifies the clerks M the Depart.
ment service according to congressional
districts, each district having its quote.
The Representative in Congress has the
privilege of nominating four candidates,
who then stand an examination, and t)le
enecetel el man secures a clerkship for
six was. At the end of that time of
service, if he pleases his Congressman,
he la renominated with tin ee others, and
again goes through the examination.
Otherwise he is dropped. The pi went
system is infinately superior to the one
proposed. The latter would in effect re
establish oongressionai appointments eri-
der the spoils system, and would develop
in detail the appointment of offices like
plunder among politien1 districts and
politicians.
The new extradition treaty with Great
Britain negotiated last summer between
Secretary Blaine and Minister Paunce-
fon, is now before the Senate. The
p•esent treaty, agreed to in 1842, and
known from its authors RA the Webster -
Atherton treaty, includes only murder,
assault with intent to commit the same,
piracy, arson, robbery, forgery and the
utterance of forged paper. Tbe treaty
under consideration adds ten offences to
this list, including counterfeiting and
connected offences, embezzlement, lar-
ceny, &a.; baud by bailer, banker, meant,
and trustee. The treaty is highly 10,-
portut, supplying what has long been a
onsiderattim. There seems to be no
oubt that the document will receive the
amnion of both countries, and that it
will Week the growth of and finally de -
troy the American 'colony' in Canada.
The famous iGathe in the able and
miable person of George Alfred Town -
end, is in Washington. 'Guth' is in the
rent rank of journalism, not only because
f his wide range of work, his versatility
nd his depth, but from his stieling
humor and reliability, virtues that he
tarries into hie private relations. He
owns the loss of a mach beloved friend
n the death of Walker Blaine, whom he
ad known and to whom he had been
erply attached for a number of years.
Through the broad expanse of ballot
form and tariff reform gloom there is
ne bright my of sunshine for Editor
ane and the nation as well. The days
O the sickly green stamp are very much
bbreviated.
All that Washington asks in the mat -
r of Fair legislation is that it be fair
gislation.-R.
Brussels Council.
The regular meeting of the village
onnoil was held last Monday evening,
1 the members preseut, the Reeve in
a chair.
Minutes of last meeting read and pass -
d.
The following accounts were presented:
urnbull Ballantyne, work at
Town Hall 525 45
. James, salary and street im
provements
1155 0205
rs.111eadows, salary
ra. 3. Blashill, charity 6 00
re. Wallace, charity 3 00
. H. McCracken, for oharity ao8 25
. O. Rogers, R. R. meeting at
Clinton 2 50
. A. Deadman, miscellaneous35
Moved by W. P. Stewart, seconded by
. Strachan that above accounts be
id. Carried.
All the municipal officers of 1889 were
-appointed ab the eame salaries.
Moved by D. Straohan, emended by W.
nley that ha. Rosa, Colleotor, be in.
rusted to collect balance of team at
ce. Carried.
Alex. Wilson asked the Council for a
bate of 51.00 for dog tax. The matter
as left over until next meeting.
Council then adjourned.
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Ethel.
Mrs. Joseph Whelpton has been quite
The sick of this city are all oonnlea•
cent.
Several representatives frotn the Ethel
L. 0. L. attended the County Lodge at
Brussels; last Tuesday,
lbw, D. Rogers, Of Atwood, will 000.i
duct the services n the Methodistohuroh
next Sabbath morning.
The funeral of Mrs, Elliott was large-
ly attended lad Friday afternoon. Rev.
D. B. Monne conduotea the service.
Bev. R. Paul, of Brussels, will peewit
the funeral eerinon of the late Mrs].
Mitchell, in the Methodist church next
Sunday evening.
S. Niohol, our genial blacksmith, and
Miss J. Murray, were married. on Wed-
needay, at the residence of the bride's
parents', Bohner°. May happiness and
prosperity attend therm
Rev. T, Thomson conducted the, sor•
vices its the Presbyterian church Sue -
day aftenoon. The wetter, llev. D. B.
McRae, was laid up veld.; an attack of
the prevailing epidemic:.
A mooting will be hold at the Ethel
(Meese factory on Monday afternoon, at
1:30 o'clock, to let niilk routes for the
coming season and letting contract for
35 cords of 2 Mot hard wood.
Lecerme..-A public lectere will be
elven tit 'AinAlbster,s nail, under the
auspices of Court Ethel, No. 176, 1, 0.
P, by (1. (1. Mite, of the High Court
of Ontario. Itis subject will be
"POrestyy." An evening's free enter-
fitiement, WM he given to all who accept
of the intimation Inc tsost Monday
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FROM HON O KONG, CHINA.
roleend the man, who was then taken
to the hospital. On Sept, 3, We left for
Singapore where wo arrived after an ex.
er oarven enne. °talent voyage in 84 clays. Twice on the
motreweten Trion mon witead paseege, at night, we went through wet-
er as white ea milk, owing we were told,
The most notmeable features are the
to °obi -11404e volottuio eruptions. It
forte, of whioh there are twe, guarding
Tbay weird Rod unearthly. Some
the two "rant" to th° l'"" the men tbetught that the end a
are, I suppose the Meet ancient forts in
Wietence, indt 1005•12 of stone, and with world ins a hand: The passage wa
too remarkable owing te the fact 111
sloping sidee. The entianaes are well luring tee oliange a the ;Pomona, dui
enough guarded at night by reale, the
pagwhicth time the voyage was made, w
roar of whioh Oall be beard for miles. had a steady fair wind. We sailed 4,:30
We left on June fitli for Johanna, Comoro
Islands, to look for the whereaboets of 1'111°5 only atPan'84 5 dulls out °
one Dr. Wilsou, an ex -naval surgeon,
(Merged with emu:piracy to dethrone the
esigning sultan and pub his brother on
in his steaa. The plot WAS discovered
and the brother had to skip. Wilson
claimed the protection of the U.S. He
also defrauded a Ilan of underwriters in
Boston. He had aomething to do with
the vessel, a whaler, so he sold the ves-
sel after taking out all the trying gear
and reported at Boston that the vessel
was lost. The "oat wse let out o' the
bag" by.the vessel being recognized in
Vieterm, N. S. Wales. Whatever was
to do was quickly accomplished for he
was on board every day,.invited the of.
ficers to an excursion into the interior,
which wee aocepted by mit of the MB
cars on board, The scene from where
the ship lay was very pretty. the
foregronnd a Moe stretah of beach with
holing needed under the palms, to stream
running down from the hills covered
with frees with fruit on. Farther back a
low range With patches of eeltivetion
here and there and farther beak against
the sky a higher ange, their tops glist-
graphed from Mozambique to have our
ening in the sun. From Johann:. we
went to /gossips for mail, having tele -
mail sent there, but when we got there
no mail had arrived so len After 3 hours. BOWIE IIIIRON 011kNfiliTET.
It yeas one of the pretties' spots I ever The County Orange Lodge of South
saw. We lay about a mile from shore Huron met at Exeter on Tueeday. The
out in the middle of the bay. On f me attendance was very large, every distriot
Bide was the town looking very pretty, being well represented. The reports of
red tiled houtes with deep verandahs, County Master Floody, of Clinton, and
register burgalows, with till palms and County Secretary Handley, of Exeter,
other tropical trees to give cool shade. showed the Order was progressing very
The scene back of the town was only fast, and after routine business was
hills of red olay. On the other side of transacted the following officers Were
the bay was a aeries of high hills covered elected for the current year : W. C. M.,
to the top with foliage and native huts A. M. Todd, Clinton; D. C. M., W.
scattered here and there, es we could Miners. Materna ; Obaplain, G. Hand -
tall by the emoke. From there to TRAS ley, sr., Clinton ; Recording S.oretary,
Wave with a fair wind, arriving on June Jas. Wells Saltford Financial Secre.
20th. The entrance is dangerous. tary, Bayfield ; Treasurer, J.
Glowing reefs all round. On these reefs Beacon, Godettch Township • D. of 0.,
ueariy 20 vessels have been lost, French W. Crooks, Holtnewille ; Lederer, F.
rnen•of-war, among the number. In a Davis, jr., Biddulph ; Deputy Lecturers,
straight line from the entrance and per. W. Murray, Goderich, and Jos. Foster,
pandit:Mar with the coast line is quick- Varna. /he celebration of the 12th of
sand ie whioh lie vessels, the ribs of the July will be held at Clinton and the next
second still showing above the water. county meeting will be held at Esever.
The reefs are all circular in form, with a NOETA LISBON.
body of water in the centre. A French
firm are making preparations for the con-
struction of a railway from the capital
Fananaricto to Cape St. Marie, the south-
ern end of the neand, via Tamatave.
Valtutble mine, of gold, ion and copper
are on the island, but the government
will not allow them to be worked. They
have a superstitious belief that if the
mines are opened bad luck will come to
them. Thera are no horses here, the
climate is not favorable. The West ot
burden is the yak, the sacred of of the
Hindooe. There are several English
speaking men:Manta in the place, but the
majority speak Frenoh. The streets are
very narrow and crooked, yet there is a
street railway propelled by natural power
for the carriage of parcels to the lauding.
The native population live nearly two
miles farther back. Oranges, bananas,
pineapples and all tropical fruits tere in
abuudanee. Gan get 3 large pineapples
for 5 cents, oranges 8 for 2 cents, tke.
On the drat of July the trial of Captain
De Verge commenced for the murder of
Minister Washburne on the 14th Nov.
preview. The court was a consular one
and the prisoner was au American oiti-
zen, so were empowered to try Itim here.
The members of the court were counsel
Inc the defence, Comdr. J. McGowan,
(our captain) counsel for plaintiff, Riles
Lestrange, s French lawyer residing
here. Cooperative judges, Lients. Perk.
ins, Rooney, 'U.S.N., Biddle, U.S.M.C.,
and Lieut. Comdr. Southwiok,
The trial lasted until July 21, when, af-
ter summing all the evidence adduced,
the court returned a verdict of man-
slaughter in the first degree, and senten-
ced him to 10 years in Lithium N.Y.,
state prieou and a fine of 51,000. On
to the 22nd we left for Zanzibar, that
spot to which we all had bean looking
for since leaving Gape Town. With a
good breeze on our poet quarter we str-
ived in Zanzibar on July 29th. Yon
will sok yourself how can he remember
all these dates, deo. I keep a diary, i. e.
a sort of one -enter all sort of odd items
and when I write a letter all I have to
do is to get out my memoranda, and
there I am. No reeking of brains at all.
I never Was mach of a hand at letter
writing and I find these notes very bandy.
Well, to continue my description, when
wo arrived there we found the place
blockaded by the English, no boat could
come in without being searched by an
armed party item some steam launch in
search of singes. The English Consul
received instructions to dethrone the
then reigning snitan who, by the way,
was in favor of slavery, and crown hie
younger brother, Abdul, who is an anti-
slavery man. When the sultan found
out what was in the wind, he to keep
his seat abolished slavery. Ea its, as
perhaps you know, a despot. He was
therefore allowed to retain his position
but was kept under surveillance, A re.
hellion was feared about Aug. 20, and
every evening all the shipit who wen
provided with search lights had Main
turned on the town from darkness to
dayfight. Two Italian reen•of-war Wore
there too, as well as a fleet of German, 5
in number, and 2 Feenith corvoittes. An
episode cowered While vvo were there
that threatened bad for the sultan for
several hours. An English man-of-
war's man while on leave on Wore,
threw the b'utt 00 a ()Orate careleesly
to one aide, it fell impend one of the
native Gaither hute, and as the weather
had been very dry for several melte, the
wood took fire easily. In less time than Senow, B111,0111.. -Tho followieg result
it takes to hell it the hut was all ablage. shows the relative standing of the pupils:
The man of the house rughed out, knife of the Senior Divieien of our school,
in hand, and gave theunconecioue offend. based on a written ' review of the past
er a savage gash on the loll shoulder and month's work : Fifth elass-leti David
before ho could retaliate had given hirn Rae ; 2rel, Willie:it Gibson ; 3rd, Jessie
I another nu the right arm, The poor Gibson, Fourth SoMor-let, Dimwit
; follow NM', seized by some of the eultiae IVfoKorolice ; Ind, Beeeie Mitchell ; erd
emissvies and emit into the cella. Ho Bella Meridiem, Fourth attnior - let,
was to be ivelig• at etindown, but the conn Eliza ItftiegroVo ; Ind, Sarah Alien ;
1, malodor °Nile ship to whieli be belonged Robort Rae. Third Senior -let, James
on hearing the facts immediately tient Math ilyne ; Thee, lentsgrete ard,
1 word 0141i:bat if the man was not rie tl ieen Walden. lints junior -1a,
I Ina0ed immediately lie would open lire , Pore MoOlood ; ged, Katie Robinson ;
on the town, The wine took inter, lied, Willient taker.
BrecHER,s RETORT.
4 rionstniseettee eta limning or rho
svorory Rudely, '
A. IL, Wolfe, in llOtia to the Now York
Tribune, says : Au interesting article by
of Cowles Martyrs in the November Forum, ea
" Wendoll•Phillipa eit' Orator," contains
en error (pege 330) which, for the truth of
history, ought not to go untioritectedtt re•
lanes to'a " primp et 505115" in the road•
stories of the Anti -Slavery Society. I was
WaY Tabernacle at one of the may annieer.
resent at tho time refurreil to and sat u here
1 (heti:idly fiRW and heard the spaakim and
his interrepters. wasHoury Ward Beecher
end not Wendell Phillipe, who thou and
there was " master of the situation."
Phillips wait not present. Although
more than forty years have passed, the
whole scene and the exact language used
ere indelibly impressed on my memory.
Beecher wee spoalcing of some :rnter that
had recently happened in the State prison
at Auburn (not Sing Sing), when one of a
group of four or five young rowdies, who for
some miming had been moving abort, ap-
parently intent on mischief, ehoutod out
from the furthest right hand corner of the
gallery, " Thnt's lio." Beecher paused a
moment, throw back his head with s shake,
cast FM upward taance toward the black.
finance and With A ringing uttereneo, said
slowly, ." Well, you ought to knew, for I'll
bet you•ye beeli there The liSSAS scsi
COUrtililet1 Inc smile minutes, and amid the
bursts of irrepressible laughter, the inter-
ruptere silently stole away.
TRULY ORIENTAL. JUSTICE.
Respoindbllify fur site eat Ses Ins
Cotten on Fire.
Dr. Henry M. Scudder reports the de.
Galen of a case in an eastern court, in which
the nice discrimination of the bench was
conspicuous.
Four men, partners in busbies% bought
some cotton bales. That the ruts tined
not destroy the cotton, they purchased a
cat. They agreed that each of the foils
should own a 'Ruth:War leg of the cat ; and
each adorned with beads and other orna-
ments the leg thus apportioned to him.
The cat by an accident injured one of its
legs. The owner of that member wound
about it a rag soaked in oil. The cat going
too near the tire sot the rag on biro, and,
being in great pain, rushed in, among the
cotton bales, where she was accustomed to
hunt rate. The cotton thereby took fire
and was burned up. It was a total loss.
The three other partners brought on
action to recover the value of the cotton
against the fourth partner, who owned that
particular leg of the cat. The judge ex.
amined the ease and decided thus
" The log that bad the oil rag on it wee
hurt ; the oat could not use that leg • in
fact, it hold up that leg and ran with 'dm
other throe legs. The three unhurt legs,
therefore, carried the fire to the cotton, and
are alone culpable. The injured leg is not
to be blamed. The three partners whe
owned the three legs with which the cat ran
to the cotton will pay the whole value of the
bales to the partner, who was the proprietor
of the injured leg.?
A NEGRESS 108 YEARS OLD.
Entreine heat In all Countries.
Bengal', 160 degreee Fahrenheit.
Central American Republic, 129,
Petrels, 125 ; Calcutta, India, 120.
Borgn, Sahara Desert, 153 degrees,
Cape of Good Rope, 801141, Africa 105.
England, irelandand Portugal,88 &grecs.
Spain, Cuba, Chino, and Jaman, 110 5.
50055.
109 ; Arabia, 111, and New Yotk,
102 degrees.
Australia, 80; Scotland, 75 ; Sweden
and Norway, 115 degrees,
France, Denmark, Russia and Oho Sand.
*each Ielends, 100 degrees.
Iceland, 42, and Nova Zembla 32 degrees
-never above the freeeing point,-Chingo
Mail.
Capitalist -My daughter is homely, °rem-
ora, hurnmehouldered, and has rt disposi•
Hon like It hCA11000 MAL Virhitt do you want
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to marry her for?
Young Masi (anently)-I love her, sir.
Capitalist -Then you can't have her, sir.
I don't want to take ft tinned fool into my
reed (at Kitenees)-Donced pretty waiter
Glsolly old(tterrning tnorme4--Viuts. I
suppose I shell have to mas her, Here
she grimes. What le youe name, in,y clear 1
Deuced Pratt/ Rimless Wig, -Pearl, if
yon plena, sin
Cholly (with unction) ;0)i, 1 see, Pearl of
gyleyn,01:Ptulief,°.'ila,h(1ileeturely) Niti, sin PearI
before Willi!, if you 1,1,2”,,,
A 1)00 “/;1 vi,:411111); 1121. Loudon Museum
will* shown the ;skull of Oliver Cromwell
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Her Progeny in Four ttenerarlosis Num-
ber 196.
Beneath the sheltering roof of a faithful
son, in the outskirts of Sto Joseph, livee a
colored woman, Sane Harvey, who is 108
years of age She was born in Bourbon
County, Ky. ,'on October 17, 1781, to " Mam-
my Harvey,. a negro woman evened by
Colonel Harvey. For thirteen 'years Jane
Harvey, who, like most other negroes, took
the novae of her master, lived about the
Kentucky plantation. Then Colonel Harvey
made up his mind to leave Kentucky and
come to Missouri. Hero she bus lived ever
since.
A reporter called on Mammy Harvey tiro
other afternoon. An inquiry addressed to
her, regarding the number
the 34. We arrived in Singepore on
Cob. 800, at 1:20 eon, I give this hour
as it is the Brat we have gone into in the
night. 00 38 a great piece, lying as it
dow, immediatelv in the track of all
steamers going out to Chinese ports or
returning from there. Nothing of :loth
while here is worthy of noticing in thie
letter. On Oot. 16 we left for Hong
Kong,.eounding along the N.W. wed of
the misers! of Borneo, a bank having been
reported there. Found shoal water from
22 to80 fathoms; for nearly 40 miles,
Arrived in Hong Kong on Oat, 20, a trip
of about 1,450 miles. The entrance to
this harbor is vary intricate, made re-
sembling that to Port Stanley, Falkland
Islands.
.tossa 1:1011TINLIED.]
Derry Walls.
The Loyal Orange County Lodge of
Ninth Huron assembled in the Orange
Hall, Brussels, at II a. ns., on Tuesday
of this week. In the absence of Go.
Kamer, 3. H. 'Youngs Deputy Master
Clegg, of Gerrie, occupied the chair.
Bro. John Mooney, of 774, Past District,
Master of Grey, tilled the Deputy's place.
The minutes of the July meeting wore
read by County Secrete:), Laidlaw, of
Blyth. After some important businese
was gone through the Lodge was reduced
from the Royal Arch to the Change de-
gree and an adjournment was made for
dinner.
AS the afternoon session s fell report
of all the committees was called for and
tesulted very satisfaotorily. The Treas-
urer's books showed a balance of 521.81
after paying all liabilities. The reports
from the various Lodges in the County
showed an inereaw in the membership
notwithstanding the large number of re.
monis to the Northwest.
In the matter of the next 1200 of July
celebration three places moved for it,
but Brussels was chosen by a large
majority, and the arrangements will be
boomed to make it a grand success.
Bro. B. Gerry, Past County Master,
scan called to the chair and the eleotion
of officers proceeded With RS #0110WS l-
am. W. Clegg, Gorrie, Co. Master; Bro.
John Mooney, Brussels, D. Co. Master;
Beo. Joseph Mallongh, Dungannon, Go.
Secretary ; Bro. Wm. MeGill, Belgrave,
Co. Treasurer ; Bro. Dane, Gorrie, Di.
enter of Ceremonies ; Bro. Joseph
Curtis, Bluevale, Lecturer ; Bro. J.
Davis, Wingham, D. Lecturer.
The County Lodge will meet at Bel -
grave for their next regular meeting in
1891.
As Bro. Wm. Laidlaw intends leaving
the County a committee was appointed
to present him with a suitable badge of
office as a token of esteem by his built.
ren for his valued and faithful services
as Secretary for the pan seven years.
After a few encouraging remarks from
some of the new officers at the call of the
gavel the Lodge stood and sang "God
save the Queen," and was dismissed.
We suggest to County Master Clegg
that the presentation to Past County
Beeretary Laidlaw be made in the Brae -
Bele Lodge room. The brethren here
say "Let ne know and the Hall will be
in good trim to give Bro. Laidlaw a good
farewell."
La grippe interfered considerably with
the attendande of delegates, however,
there ware some eighty or more brethren
present.
Wroxeter.
Alex. Gibeon, who has been confined
to bed for some time, intends leaving
for the hospital in search of better treat.
ment. We hope he may soon recover.
It is stated that Thos. Gibson jr., has
become a partner of the firm of Smith de
Malcolm, furniture manufacturers. He
is an energetic, business young. man and
will no doubt prove successful in his new
undertaking,
The Public Sehool Board mei Met
Tuesday evening in the council room,
Mr. Davidson in the ohair. The job of
supplying the School with wood was lot
to 'Moe, Ilifttegreite. A committee was
appointed to wait on the caretaker and
re•ongege him at the same salty tte Irtet
year, 0 not Wonted to advertise for
tenders for the seine.
of her direct de-
scendants rather puzzled tee cud lady.
she said slowly, " I don"zactay
know how many I hey got. I counted over
100 gran'thillon one day when I got ter
thinkin 'bout it. I've had fourteen chillun,
111:1' all ob 'era's hed lots o'chillun too My
youngest darter's gotfOteen, stee ain't but
fifty-fce years ole.
He her SOU 110bert interrupted, and stat-
ed that she has 123 grandchildren, with sever.
al precincts tobe heard from. Mammy was
not quite sure about it, but believed at last
accounts that she had forty-six great-grand-
children. If this is so, and there is no reason
to doubt it, then she is responsible for 196
people infour generations, a record of winch
the old womanfeels justly proud. Maramy
hes never worn glasses in bar life, and ehe
eats about everything, nothwitlistanding the
absence of all but three teeth. She only par-
takes of two meals a day, and entertains a
devoted fond.nessfor corned -beef, hash, hoe
cake and mush. She goes to bed nightly at
9 o'clock and arises promptly with the light
of day. Her figure is stout and her weight
Is about 170 pounds. -at. Louis Globe Derao-
eras.
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