The Brussels Post, 1890-2-28, Page 1ru
Volume 17.
BRUS:�ELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1890,
Number 33.
HOGS vs, sliblEI',
o the lactitol• of TIIn. Post',
But, --I thank you very kindly for
ter readiness to publish anything that
of value to the farmers of this county,
End surely there is no greater question,
rom a financial standpoint, than to find
ut iota to select the chase of etook that
trill mime. the earliest and produce the
iarlieet returns for Dash invested. Not
.nly eo, but for such there is a steady
'park0t ell the year round, and not only
ne year but every year, not only a de-
mand, bet an ever widening and extend -
lig demand at good paying prices. The
rano for some time paet has been to run
argely into the raining of sheep, Many
re paying good lrioes for sheep today,
much so is this the Daae that some of
to large breeders of good sheep have
ad to advertise saying they' aro sold
ut. It is certainly a good thing to see
hat there are still some go-ahead
farmers left, I sec at some of the sales
t Shropshire, England, some sheep have
neon sold at 8500 each, and some more
than this. But to return to our own
Province, ordinary good ewes run from
16 to $20 per pair. Let us examine it
lra moment. It is said five sheep nen
ed on the same pasture as one cow.
ne cow, according to the Bureau of In-
ietry, in this Province, averages three
Suppose this pair of ewes have
lambs, that will make five sheep to
ire on thio land. I will leave the
p lovers to say the cost and profit
his investment and will simply say
t Mr. Smith, a leading English
thority on sheep husbandry says
8e acro of good pasture will produce 10
z. of mutton per day or 288 lbe. in one
year. Taking the live sheep market of
Toronto atithe present time five cents
per Ib. would net $9.12. Taking interest
on land and investment does, not leave
much for profit. Lot us look at the
they side, namely the despised hog. Let
s invest the same amount of money,
Ott $20, in two young sows 5 months
Id. Keep them for one year as We have
done the sheep. Total coat of keep of
two sows and progeny, keeping the
young until live weeks old, iuoluding
'poet of service twice for molt sow, $10,
merest on fleet cost of sows, say 620
o 5 per cent., or $1.20, total post $17.20.
Run to pasture on .} acre of land, say
4.10, total 819.70. Four litters of pige
t 520 each litter, $80. Inoreage on
value of two sows, $12, total $92. Total
profit 572. If yon keep the first litter
over until 6 menthe old they can then
be sold a profit of 25 per cent. on cost of
feeding. I will leave this &abject at
present, not wishing to trespass on yonr
valuable space. I am yours truly,
February 24, '90. T. B.
A. 0. U. W.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen was hold in Toronto
on Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
There was a large attendance of Work-
men. The reports of Grand Lodge offic-
ers distributed, show that during last
year thirty-one new lodgee were organ-
ized. The total number of lodges up to
December 8181 last was 341, and the total
,number of beneficiary certificates issued
to date is 23,448—an iucreaee of 3,873 fur
the year. The total number of deaths
et year was 611 ; the total amount of
le,eficiary paid out, 61,222,000. The
otal death rate is five and a half per
thousand. The total Dost received in the
general fund is $22,212,83, which, with
the balance on hand January let last,
make a total of $85,040,12, out of which
fliers have been paid $26,135.28, leaving
a balance of $8,904,89 in bank to the
credit of the Receiver. A committee
was appointed to report on the advisa-
bility of sending a free copy of the jouro-
tl published in the interests of the Order
to every member. The Finance Com-
mittee reported every $100 collected by
Order annually from brethren in Ontario
for a period of ten years was disposed of
Aa follows :—Paid back to beneficiary
fielders, $82.25 ; surplus in both funds,
36s. ; expense and supply account, 016.-
19. A petition having been received
from Granville Lodge, No. 29, Granville,
13. C., to be admitted to the jurisdiction
of Ontario, it was decided that the
Supreme Lodge representatives, with
Past Master Workmen Warren Totten
and H. B. Taylor, be a committee to ob-
tain the consent of the Supreme Lodge
and rho Grand Lodge of Oregon and
'ashiugton (under whose jurisdiction
3ranville Lodge was. instituted) to the
/withdrawal of said Provinoe from the
minicar jurisdiction and annexed io the turiediction of Ontario. It was decided
o pay supreme relief call 10,No.beinginoflfteen cents on eaoh member in ntari
amounting to $2,870.10, out of the general
fund of the Grand Lodge. The election
of officers resulted as follows :—Grand
Master Workman, John Milne, Essex
;Centro (by acclamation) ; Grand Pere-
lman, 1'. G. Inwood (by acclamation) ;
Grand Overseer, D. F. aowatt, Barrio ;
Grand Recorder, M. D, Carder, Sb.
Thomas (re elected by acclamation for
the twelfth term) ; Grand Receiver, Jae,
Bushton, Ridgetown (re-oleeted by so -
plantation for the twelfth year) ; Grand
Guide, F. W. 1lnitt, of Toronto (by as
alienation).
The Strabford Council lute voted as-
phalt sidewalks no good, and will lay
own no mors.
The qualph Mercury toile the best
suaite story 0f the season. It relates how
a man in 35ramoea foued a 8na100 "alive
and kiokfug" firmly imbedded in a solid
block of ice. To those who understand
anything of natural history this story
will be very funny,
Several Tilsonberg merchants have
boon considerably annoyed of late by the
systematic ohop•iifting of two well.known
Woman resident(' of the town. Tho re-
spectability of the guilty peetioe matte it
bard to aeenre 8 0000 (sgainet them, for,
although abundant proof of their guilt
Dan be load, no ono likes to take the initi•
mire :n preeeetting then.
Address On turns
We have been requested by a number
of Caledonians to publish the following
addroee delivered by Dr. Campbell, ohief
of the Caledonian society, Soaforth, at
the Scottish concert, held in Cardno's
h181)all0. on the evening of January 24th,
LAutt.e AND G'NTr,znuuo. -I have been
requested by the Caleeonlan Society to
give a short address upon the present cm-
casfon.
Robert Barts ie bidding farewell to
the Masonic Lodge at Tarbolton, of
whiolt he was an enthusiastic member,
said :-•—
"A last request permib me hero,
When yearly ye assemble a',
One round, I ask it with a tear,
To him, the bard, that's far awn•"
This society instead of drinking the
"pound" in question, according to the
times in which our poet lived, have de-
cided to celebrate bis natal day by an
annual ooneert, at which the siuging of
his matchless songs will always con-
stitute an important part of the pro-
gram.
How strongly are all our beet feelings
and motions evoked when listening to
hie songs, know') to u8 from childhood
and the more admired the longer they
are known.
Robt. Barns is preeminently the poet
of the Scottish people and the greatest
eong writer the world has yet produced.
Hio longe are with ns in every mood,
are associated with us in every memory,
they take ns bask to "the days o' auld
lang Byrne," to our boyhood's opening
blossom, to the roseate days of youth, to
friends that have passed away, to hopes
long since dead, to joys that return no
more.
His songs two aloviated the toil of
labor and poured balm on the tired spirit
of the oppressed the world over, and for
this reason, their author will live not
only in the hearts of the Scottish people,
but the people of all lands, as long as
flowers bloom on earth and stars shine in
heaven. The popularity of those inimib•
able songs have astonished the world.
Tho reason, however, is not far to seek.
There is more real genius in thein, than
there is in volumes of our modern poetry.
His poetry came gushing up from the
fountain of his human affections and he
had nothing more to do than to pour it
like streams irrigating a mond in many a
cheerful rill over the drooping flowers and
fading verdure of human. life.
In speaking of the goniva of Burns, I
would say that we are not worshipping
the man, an the contrary, our minds rise
from the gift up to the All•wise Giver,
and I would say that Providence gave
Scotland and the world a dull and rare
gift in the person of Robt. Burns, of
whom I may say, that take him all in
all, the world will not soon see his like
again.
His was truly the tomb. of nature
which made the whole world kin. His
genius should be looked on apart from
the dark clouds throughwhioh, alas! that
genius often shone and struggled into
glorious light.
The splendor of hie genius made the
dark spots of his life all the more visible,
like the dark epots on the Bun's disc, or
the flaws on the face of the diamond.
But I would say this much for Robert
Burne, he was a eon of Adam, and let
him that is without sin among you cast
the fleet stone.
To the carping critic I wonld reply in
the language of Bollingbrooke, when re.
minded of the faults of his great politioal
antagonist, Marlborough, "Yes, I know
he had faults, but he was so great a man
that I have forgotten what they were."
Let those small men who oarp at Burns
on account of hie imperfections, atone
like him, for theirl shortcomings, by con-
ferring a lasting benefit on the human
race.
Burns watt a poet by nature, the gift
that was in him was not the result of art,
but the gift of nature, as much as the
song of the linnet or the lark.
Ile poured the rich melody of his
genies over broad Sootland, because like
the birds of hie native land, he could not
help but aiug.
As time pasties, the impure sediment
will sink, but the pure stream of genius
itself dowing above that, and looked on
apart from that, will ever be regarded
with grateful admiration, and will re.
main "a thing of beauty and a joy for•
ever."
Tha diamond is still the diamond not-
withstanding' the baser materiale in
which it is embedded, and in whloh it
shine.
Notwithstanding all the drawbaoke by
which Burns was surrounded his gamuts
has wreathed around the brow of old
Scotland, a garland of poetical beauty
imperiohable as her own heatholad moan.
taine, and sweet as her own "Mountain
Daisy," to which, bis geniue has given a
deathless fame.
There are some wlio judge Burns as an
astronomer would the sun, if, when he
was asked about it, would eay that there
were only epote of darkness in him, great
areae out of which no light tomos.
You do not judge Burns so, As the
sun heats at well as illn•minateo, I ask
you if Burne hag not from our earliest
childhood forward to manhood, been
alike a source of intellectual light as well
as moral heat, though we freely aoknow•
ledge that there were spots of dirknotsin
Ib is sad to reflect upon the tate of this
extraordinary man.
Ifo aslted his country for broad and
she gave him a stone, and then not until
he was dead.
Lot ne bo %refnt that we (lo not treat
our living poets in this 0t188111101,
It is to few mot only, and those in
ages far dieted; from each other, that
Metre has given the passport to immor-
tality, and when she has done it, it i8
not on the great on the effluent that she
in general has bestowed the gift, but up•
on the most humble and suffering of the
human We.
Where wie she to find to, worthy regi))'
icnt for melt a gift anion r the aged civil-
it.ation and national leei•'u8ioa and pnli-
tieal paavions of Europe at tate cloeo of
the selfish eighteenth century ?
See I eked for him it, the halls of
Princes, but alto found him not there.
She looked for him in the eenntee of
nobles, but she found frim not there
She looked for hitt in the forums of
commerce, but she found bit not there,
Sloe looked for him in the solitude of
nature and she found him between the
atilt' of hie plow, with his eye on the
"wee m0de81 orlmson•tipped flower,"
wit fah spread its humble beauties benefit's,
hie feet.
There are two groat moral loseons that
I extract from the life of Robert Burne :
—let That immortal fame belongs to no
rank or condition of life, but may be at-
tained herding sheep on the plain or fol-
lowing the plow on the mountain side;
as well as commanding a fleet or loading
a senate.
2nd That no lasting fame is to be at.
tained even by the brightest genius, save
that which 10 devoted to purposes of vir.
too ; for the few poems of Buena we now
lament have long einco passed into ob.
Halon, and those on which his immortal
fume ie rested are pore as the driven
snow. And as suoh, they will form an
unseen bond which will forever unite
Britons and their children in every part
of the world, a bond which will survive
the maturity of colonise, the severance
of empires, and "auld lang sync" will
hold together the widespread descendants
of the British empire when grown into
independent states and when the blue
mountains of the grand old land have
faded forever before the tired and misty
eye, and when breed and angry Boas have
rolled between.
Dominion Parliament Notes.
The Canal Department expended dur•
ing the year $8,800,840.
It is understood that the duty on lime
is to be reduced to oue•half that paid at
present.
A press dispatch says : The Orange In-
corporation Bill is sure to pees into the
Oommone, but will meet with unexpect-
ed opposition in the Senate. It is said
that the Catholic Senators, who are in a
Blight minority, are organizing to oppose
it vigorously.
Hon. C. U. Tupper laid on the table
Friday the report of the Marine Depart-
ment. The total amount expended by
this department during the year ending
June 30 last, was 31,023,801.3.4, while the
total amount voted was 31,100,377.21.
The wltolo number of persons engaged in
the outside service of the department
during the year was 1,879.
lir. Lavergne has given notice of a,
series of inquiries respecting flogging as
a punishment in penitentiaries, and asks
whether the Government is aware that
about one month ago a convict in Stoney
Mountain penitentiary was flogged for
attempting to escape, and two days after
tke flogging he was deolare1 insane and
sent to Kingston asylum.
The Liberal reception on Saturday
evening was more largely attended then
is usual, Hon, Edward and Mrs. Blake
were present, as were on. Wilfrid and
Madame Laurier, Hon. Ales. and Mrs.
McKenzie, Hon. A. G. and Mrs. Jones
and many other prominent Liberals.
Music and conversation were the features
of the evening, and in both the dual lan-
guages were impartially honored.
The report of the Department of Rail-
ways and tamale shows that last year the
numnbgr of noilos of railway in actual
operation in Canada was 12,152. The
puld-up capital amounted to 6727,180,•
488.74. The gross earnings of all the
railways amounted to 3.42,159,152.66, and
their working expenses to $30,682,045.03,
leaving the amount of the net esrningo
311.507,106.62, or about 1e per cont. on
the paid-up capital ; 11,416,791 passeng-
ers and 17,172,759 tons of freight worn
carried. The Dominion Government
spent about $5,000,000 in railway and
canal conetruetion and repaire last year.
sporting News.
Walter Scott, formerly of Philadelphia
cricket club, will play with the Pittsburg
eleven this season.
Eight men have applied for the posi-
tion of manager of the Toronto baso ball
club. Charlie Maddooke ab present leads
in the race.
Jake l5ilrain, the pugilist, is about to
retire temporarily from the flstie arena.
Rhenmatiem or something else has been
gradnally getting the hest of him. He
can hardly oloee up hie hands, and hie
right shoulder ie lama and his lege very
sore.
The Winnipeg Cricket Club has defin-
itely decided to send a orioke' team on a
tour of American cities next summer.
Auattom t will be made to arrange
matebee with loading clubs at St. Paul,
Miilneabolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New
York, Toronto, Montreal and other cities.
Several of the dates have already been
arranged. Tho team will leave about the
middle of July, and will be composed of
about fifteen of the beat orioketers that
can bo got together in the province.
William E. Blair, the well-known base-
ball pitcher, recently engaged by the
Chicago National League Club, died on
Saturday at the honlo of bis parents in
Pitteburg, Pa. Blair was25 yoarsof ago,
and had played ball for the past eight
years. Two weeks ago he teas etrieke 1
with intluocza, tvhieh turned into plea
monis and typhoid fever, 00218ieg his
death. Blair pitched last amnion for
Ilamilton, Ont., and was recently sold
by the Ambitious City to Chicago.
Ounrdxe,—Tho following is the honor
roll ebbe the'Tanke.rd competition was
commenced l
Last °O.Ileet-
'tyimdng (Ilttb. Yutu. log
II audlbob'l'hteLlo.,,187fi .ILianiltmn meth ankle
Toronto ..... 1070 Oflllia
Toronto 1877.No ethos eotnpotltpr
Ham Ilton Tlth•In,1b78,,, bait ]lope
Bowmacvillu, 1870. ......................... Balt
l'oriElope 1880.......,..Iownanvfilo
Hamilton Thistle.•1881 Port Flopp°
Toa'OntoCelodoaian 1882 11 Mune 410.1110.
Buanlpton ... ,......180a ......... ........Barrie
St. Marys 1884 ornlla
Ortiha 1885 'Hamilton Thistle
Toronto • ern,, ILD 1888 Guelph
Parte 1887 21. Mary('
Taroiyhl0 1888 Bait
Oalt .,.flue Toronto eraaibo
leallwrtn,.. _. tea 0 'Vernet0 (0801110
A. meeting of the committee of tate
Searle memorial fund woe held haat night
in Ceeble's hotel. Mr. Deeble occupied
the ohair. The secretary (Mr.331ank
stone) reported progress, stating that 360
circulars had been deapabohed to different
parts of the eouutry, to the principal
sporting °entree. They had also been
sent the mayo.s of suburban mcnieipal-
ities, managers of the various honks,
new -paper offices, and 90 odd country
papers, and the sumo number of schools,
cricket clubs and ether places. 11 w'18
decided to oullecob subscriptions by the
aid of noose, A great deal of correepond.
encenvas gone through, pilaf amongot
which was a communication from J. Y.
Mills, Bnggeeting the ereotion of a fitting
obelisk of colonial marble or granite,
with all the names of the Australian
champion millers from the beginning,
who had won the honor for the colony,
and apnea enough left to add the names
of future champions for the next eon.
tory. Pio accrete.,y's work taus approv-
ed by the meeting. Intimation was re.
Weed front Nowoaotle, stating that a
monster woolen and concert would
take plater on, the 80111 inst. in aid of the
fund. The mooting then adjourned.—
Sydney (N. S. W.) Herald, Jan. 21st.
Perth County.
Some miscreant broke into J. Klemp'a
butcher shop at Atwood and stole a lot
of eausagae.
One of Stratford's oldest citizen(' is
dead in the person of Robt. Myers. He.
was 04 years of age.
John Jamieson, tailor, of Stratford,
who has resided there for upwards of 110
years, leaves shortly for the Stabes,where
be will take his leisure amongst his
relatives.
At a meeting of the Natural Gas Comp.
any in Stratford on Thursday evening,
the question of boring for natural gas
was discussed. It was decided to ask
for tenders at once for boring a well not
to exceed 3,000 feet.
The Mitchell Advocate °barged one of
their town councillors with sleeping
with Due eye open at the last meeting of
council. Next morning tho oounoillor
called the editor a fool and ordered his
paper to be stopped. It must have been
his firer year at the board.
St. Marys curlers carried off the first
prize in the Stratford bonepiel which
took place in that city last week. The
trophy as been on exhibition in the
window of W. Andrews' jewelry estab-
lishment, for several days, It is beauti-
ful in design and rich in quality. Be-
sides the miniature "stance" below and
the besoms that crown it above, there
aro emblems representative of the Do-
minion—The Maple Leaf and Beaver.
At the annual meeting of the Donegal
aheeoe factory, which was well attended,
the patrons seemed well pleased with the
management of the faobory during the
past Beason. The following figures were
the past from the secretary's report:
Total amount of milk received, 1,353,739
lbs. ; cheese manufactured, $125,940 lbs.;
average amount of milk to make one lb.
of cheese, 10.74 ; average pride per seas.
on, 39.53. Tho total amount realized for
cheese was $12,008.47. Alexander Mao
kenzie has been engaged as oheesemaker
for the coming season, who is one of the
best aheosemakers in the country. Mr.
McAllister has rented his farm and in-
tende,devoting all hia time to the Mau.
agement of the factory.
A meeting of the North Perth Con•
servativo Association was held at Milver-
ton last week, the President, S. S. Fuller,
in the chair. There was a good turn
out of representatives from all parte, and
speeches were delivered by Messrs. Hese,
Fuller, Gearing Shaw, Murphy and
Campbell. The election of officers re-
sulted in the following choice :—Presi-
dent, S. S. Fuller ; Vice Presidents, Dr.
J. R. Hamilton and Moses Laing; Soo.,
Ir. W. Gearing, The following resolu-
tion
esoletion was carried unanimously : Moved
by D. D. Campbell, seconded by A. 0.
Shaw, that this Association desires upon
this occasion to express its entire ap-,
proval of the 0001080 pursued by Messrs.
Ideation and Hess, our representatives in
the Dominion and Local Houses.
Ex -Street Commissioner Devine, of
Stratford, was about to cross the G. T,
R. track on the northern gravel road,
near that city, Monday morning, when Ile
noticed a load of wood etuok acres the
track. Knowing that in a few minutes
the exttreee from the north would come
bounding along at thirty-five miles an
hour he sprang from his rig, ran acmes
the field and flagged the train. The
driver heeded the warning, and with en-
gine reversed and bard set brakes came
to a atop within about five rode of the
obstacle. Heel the train been allowed to
smash into the firmly lodged load of wood
the result would have been terrible. The
owner of the load of wood was Patrick
McCann, of Tellico. The sleigh stuck
morose the traok, and during the attempts
to dislodge it the drawn bolt broke and
the team ran away. Mr. McCann alert•
od after them, leaving the sleigh and load
as described.
Sum! S01100r, $TAT1eyIoe.—From the
report of Seoretary.Treasurer Hord,
presented at the Perth S. S. Association
annual meeting at Mitchell, it is !Darned
Glatt in thie county 10,000' scholars get
and give inetruetion from the Interne -
Bonet Series of Lessons earth Sunday.
In the comity phare are 91 schools, Eli.
vided denominationally as follows:—
Methodist, 40; Presbyterian, 2.1 ; Church
of England, 7 ; German, 11 ; Baptist, 6;
Congregational, 2 ; United Brethren, 1.
In Stratford -10 schools, 222 teachers
and officers, 2,157 scholars, $1,320 raised.
St, Marys -5 sohoola, 113' teachers and
officers, 1,002 scholars, $ 722'raisod, 4111'
°hell ---5 schools, 88 teachers and officers,
774 scholars, $5111 raised. Listowel -7
sohools, 111 Wolters and officers, 8116
scholars, 5.180 raised. North Riding -
25 sohools, 291 teaohere, 21192 solidus,
3806 reified, South Riding -20 echools,
272 teachers and officals, 2,257 8eh018rs,
$1,822. Total -91 winds, 11,100 teachers
and officere,.9408'ehalers, $5,208 raised,
an inertias() over Iasi year in. ell '?apart.
111eeta,
Washington Letter.
forme eilr (lowlier uurreepemfeal,)
WASHINGTON, oN, Feb. al, '00.
The long continual labors of the In•
tornationat American Congrese will soon
boar fruit, for itis expected that within
the next two or t res weeke that body
will have formelitted recommendations
which will be presette'i to the govern-
ments of the natioue reprooauted. But
little hoe BoOH u printed of the work of the
eoefe'ent , I.e.e11108 ire aeaebou' and these
of ha committees have been secret. The
real conclusions of the committees are
jest becoming known. An immense
amcnnt of practical information has
been gathered together and much of it
has bean digested. The work done gives
every indioattnn of being thorough. The
committees on ocean communication are
approaching the end of their labors. On
the Athtotie coast two new lines of
steamer.; me regarded as beine absolute
ly necessary and the report will empha-
size thie proposition and the conntries
touched or primarily interested will be
asked to give liberally in eubeidies. Two
stcamehbt lines will bo asked for by the
committee on cammunicetion between
the Gulf of 8ioxioo and the Caribbean
Sea, the southern termini to be at points
where railway connection will result in
a centralization of traffic.
Mooh larger as to membership than
any other committee on railroads, and
by this subordinate body a great deal of
valuable work has been done. Routes
and condition of trade have been die.
cussed thoroughly, but the only conclu-
sion arrived at a0 yet is to unite the
various national, corporate and individ-
ual energies in the construction of a
trunk line to Chili and the Argentine
Republic, connecting with existing lines
new in operation between the United
States and Mexico. When that has been
done it will be possible to take a rail-
road car in the cities of this country and
be carried through without change to
the great marts of South America.
The oommittee on ways and means of
the House of Representatives are finding
it very difficult to agree upon any other
rrdnction of the revenues than that to be
accomplished by the repeal of the tobacco
tax, The majority of the committee are
in favor of free sugar, but they meet
with opposition in their party in the
House which threatens the defeat of
their bill if it includes this item. They
are having a (teal of trouble over this
question, bet one of the most perplexing
features of the situation is that there is
considerable doubt about the fiscal affairs
of the government admitting of any re-
duction of revenue at this time.
The regular appropriation and defuoieu-
cies for the ensuing fisoal year will
amount to about $430,000,000 and the
estimated revenues for that year are but
$450,000,000. Tho paseage of the Blair
bill, or of any one of the proposed general
petleion bills, would wipe out tine diff-
erence of $20,000,000 and leave a short-
age. If any of these bills become a law
all idea of reducing the revenue will be
abandoned by the majority.
There is one body in session in Wash.
ingtou where filibustering is an unknown
factor—rho Oonvontion of the National
Woman's Suffrage Association. Busi.
ne-s is transacted in proper order and
every important measure receives its due
share of attention. The speakers who
have been invited to addrese the conven-
tion are lietened to with attention and
interest. When epeeohes are in order
they are made. When resolutions are
desired they sire presented, discussed,
rejoined or adopted, as the case may be.
There are no attempts to push through
nnsnitsble measures in haste and with-
out the proper attention and if any one
of those who have not attended the
meetings of the association are of the
opinion that serious breaches of parifa.
mentary usage are committed through
ignorance or with intent they are labor-
ing under a decided delusion. The gavel
wielded by Mise Anthony in her official
capacity is a very substantial one of
ivory. On one end of the head is engrav-
ed the phrase, "Order is heaven's fired
law." This truth is fairly understood
by the woman of this aaeooiation, and by
Saint Susan especially. She does not
make much noise with her gavel nor
does ehe have to nee it often, but she
manages to keep the organization over
which she presides in a state of order
that puts to shame many a convention of
the other sox.
Tho Senate recently in eeoret eoeeion
discussed the fact that the matters Iran.
spiring in the star chamber were report.
ed, when of interest, with es much ao•
curacy as proceedings of open session.
Senatore seemed to be indignant that
such was the case, and yet the debate
was as fully reported on that occasion as
at other times. There aro a few Sena -
bore who behove in preserving inviolate
the debates in secret sessions, but the
number is small, and the majority of
thorn fail to find any particular saored-
ness in such a formality.
Since the British extradition treaty is
ratified by the Senate the two govern
moats have ample time for considering
tho Atlantic fishing and Behring sea
controversies. There le reason to thinly
that the matters in dispute hnvo made
ooneiclorable progress toward an adjust.
menti
A dispatch front Brainerd, Minn., on
Feb. 21st says:—Last night was sot for
the tnar1i130 of Miss Lillis Dean, daugh-
ter of a north silo nlorahant, to J. Bel.
mar, The latter was train clerk in the
employ of the Northern Pacific. Both
young people were well attended, and a
goodly number of friends essentblod to
witness the ceremony. After am evening
spoon in the usual felicitous manner with
ghosts and friends, the twain said "good.
night" and retired to the bridal chamber,
In leas than half an ;tour the remaining
guests were horrified to see the bride
o0tne down stairs in her night entre o0y-
iug that her husband tvae dead. Rash.
hog npetairo the excited goats 'found the
bridogrooln lying on t110 hod uneOnsoione
n% thole efforts to Mete him. The deed
man was iron T'ic.ahrntnu, Ont,
Canacfittrt Nee ale et.
Sheriff MoCo0key, of Barrie died Fri-
day of paralysis.
A horse was soil fur 75e, on Brantford
market last week.
The Southern Counties Fair will last
only three day' this year.
The Watson Co., of Ayr, last week re.
calved an order from Natal, Africa.
The Manitoba dt Northwestern Iluil.
tvey ie toot abnot 1.0 eater Winnipeg.
Walkerton (indent won the thieve)
tankard, Toronto Granite being the
runners up.
The Club Nationsl, of Montreal, Ilse
other night passed a re•oluticu favoring
Canadian Independence.
Miss Fowler, who is on her way to
nurse the Sandwioh Island lepers, has a
brother on a farm near Winnipeg.
Aldermen Eden and McCarron, of Char•
lottetown, I'. E. I., are serving sentences
in jail for third offences tinder the Soott
lot.
Good coal is said to baro been die -
covered 85 miles north-east of Igoe('
station, which is 150 miles meet of Port
Arthur.
Last week wbile on hie woy from
camp near Colin's Inlet, a young man
named Smith was attacked and tater
by wolves.
Rev. Enos Longford, who want to
Manitoba eleven years ago as a Metho-
dist mieeionary, died at Winnipeg on
Satg
Twordyouay.ng Englishmen in Winnipeg
uttered a forged olivine for $150 and
struck for Dakota, where they were
promptly arrested.
Luoanites are looking forward with
considerable expectancy to their annual
sawing match, which will come off this
year on St. Patrick'a Day.
John S. Fraser, father of Hon. C. F.
Fraser, Commissioner of Public Works
for Ontario, died last week at hie resi.
device in Brookville, aged 86 years.
A party of some twenty young people
were skating on the ereek back of the
old English church, St. Thomas, Wed-
nesday night, when the ice gave way and
sixteen elf them were precipitated into
the water, some of them going up to the
neck. All esoaped injury.
The telephone cable between Point
Pelee and Pelee Island was laid in Angus',
1083. Government reports for last year
show that the cable, which is Dominion
property, during the first 12 mouths of
its existence not only paid for running ex.
penseebut earned a surplgs of 32 oonts.
James Mordue, e, eon of Jos. Mercian,
of Brantford township, had the misfor-
tune to lose an eye on Wednesday of last
week. He was engaged in splitting wood
when a sharp pointed sliver flew from
his axe, piercing the eye ball, allowing
the entire humor of the eye to escape.
A St. Thomas matt, John A. Miller,
eighteen years ago ran a piece of glace
into his foot but thought the glace had
been removed. However, the other day
he was eurprieed to find a small abeeess
form and the piece of glass discharged
from the same spot where 18 years ago
it had entered.
Archibald Taylor is a Windsor Omer-
0hacb who cumbers among hie debtors
Eliza Stewart, a colored woman, of
Sandwich East. On Wednesday Taylor
went to collect his boll, and was met with
a shower of .scalding water. Magistrate
Bartlett fined the woman 612.40 for
giving such a warm reception.
H. H. Lawrence, Peace River, N.W.T.,
the most northerly agricultural settle.
ment in America, writes that the grain
yield was good, the sleighing expellant.
Beare and wolves are numerous but the
Indiana will not hunt either because of
superstition. The letter was carried
1,000 miles by dog sleighs to Prince Al.
bort•
A young man named James Hogan,
eon o.f Miohael Hogan, of Iuversary, went
to work Thursday in the Foxton Phoep•
hato mine at Sydenham for the first
time. At 6 o'cloci( he and two others
were ascending in the bucket, when he
fainted and fell over the aide of the buck-
et, going down 100feet and falling on his
head. Death was instantaneous.
The Gazette of Barrie says that the
people of that towu are just now enthu•
eiastie over the prospect of being called
npon to furnish Ice to the United States.
A few days ago a square mile of the
frozen bay was fenced in for a New
York firm. Firma of Cinoinnati, Buffalo,
Niagara Falls, Toronto and Hamilton
have also made contracts with Barrie
dealers. The Gazette nye that there is
an abnndanee of ice from ten to twelve
inches think, but then there is lack of
shipping accommodations.
A oommeroial traveller, who eoye Til-
bury Centre is a muddy village, wag
on a passed theta when funeral p up the main
street. Pour horses were attached to
the hearse, and four horses on each oon-
veyanoe following. They were obliged
to rest the animals about every onehon•
dyed yards. The wheels of the vehicles
wore filled up solid with sticky clay, pe.
culler to Tilbury township, which gave
them the appearance of the end of a sate
log. "A livery refused me a rig to go to
Merlin, 10 milds distant, stating that,
font horses attached to a top buggy would
net talro m"
At rho all(minion Grange meeting,
held in London, last week the election of
oflloore 81188 proceeded with and resulted
as follower—Master, Hy. Glendinning,
Manill P. 0. ; Overseer, J. K. Lit:tell,
Lambeth 1'. 0. ; See., Goo. Copland,
Haspoier, P. 0.; Treasurer, Goo. Hood,
Sunshine 1'. O. ; Lederer, Geo. 13hnnie,
Bttnoesan P. 0. ; Chaplain, J. W.
Monello, Nanticoke I'. 0. ; Steward, A.
M. hunt, Lambeth P. 0. ; .,Assistant
Steward, Jas. Snail, Clinton ; Gatekeeper,
J. 11, Palmer, Folenon Falls ; Ceres,
Sister etre, Brown, Whitby ; Pomona,
Sister Mrs. .Robinson, elicldlennaroh ;
Flora, Sister Mrs. Kaiser, Romer; Lady
Aasietant Steward, Mrs. Lethbridge,
Gleloma. Executive Committee—Robt.
Wilkin, Blenheim ; Doter IIopinetali,
Fordwich. Auditors --J. M. Kehler,
liapor ; Jas. Madsen, Dutton. On
Motion, it Was decided to ltotd the next
mooting of the lantnielon Gu'anoto at Tett.
don.