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BARLI]Y.
By Wt, 13.6C5n3t118, 8. It. S. C., 8. L. 8., 1. C. 8.
Tho barley orop la one of great hope.
Melee to the twine's of Canada, Tho an.
nual proclnct of Chia cereal for the past
seven years in Ontario alone is estimated
by liar. Blue, in him Agricultural Stotts•
ties of Cntnrio, at nearly twenty millions
of busbels, while the crop for 1888 is put
at over twentytbree million bushels.
Statistics from the other provinces in the
Dominion are not available, but their
products would largely augment the fig-
ures given. Canadian barley ie usually
of good quality, and the so; plus, not re.
gnired for home eon8Unlptinn, We here•
tame commanded 8 rt •:tv •tie, at re.
m inerative prime to leer o in the
United Siatos, and web stiles have ever.
aged daring the past eleven years, 9,1855,.
455 bushels annually, yeelding an over
cgs yearly revenue to Caundian farmers
during this period of a6,587,592, The
export of barley has materially increased
of late y, are, and ae the country become;
more thickly settled and it large, area of
laud brought under cultivation there will
no doubt, be still larger quantities of this
grain 10 dispose of. Haring the eleven
years referred to, the production of bar-
ley in the United States herr increased
from about 42 million bushels in 1878 to
58 millions in 1889, but the increasing
consumption has kept up with the in•
creased supply, and Weep the demand for
Cauadiau barley has until recently been
maintained.
SUBSTITUTES 8011 nAI1LEi.
Tho demand for barley for the menu.
Mature of beer in the United States has
of late been materially leeseued by the
use of various substitutes. From official
returns published in the United States,
it appears that while 23/4 bushels of bar-
ley were need in the manufacture of e
barrel of beer in 1888, only one bushel
was used for the same quantity in 1889,
the balance being chiefly made up of
corn, rico and glucose. As these ingred•
ionto enable the brewer to nuke his beer
at lase cost than from barley alone, it is
ecnreely probable that Canadian barley,
however good it may be, will centime to
find a market in the United States in snob
quantities and at such prices as in the
past.
S8013KE1 e8 0110811 8110808.
It is important then for Canada, that
other outlets bo provided for the our.
plus barley, and the only other comltry
whioh requires more barley than it pro-
duces is Great Britain. The average im.
portation of barley into the 'United Sing•
dam for the past eleven yearo has been
about 83 million bushels, the imports for
1888 having been over 49 million bushels.
A o0noiderablo quantity of thie is six.
rowed barley, but that ie used only for
grinding and distilling, and commands
but a low price ; the grain used for malt.
ing for which there is a very large de-
mand is two -rowed barley, acid of this
there are many varieties, all of which,
when of good quality, bring relativoly
high prices. Tho quota of barley which
Canada has sent to Great Britain for the
ten years ending with 1887 averages 112,-
000. In 1878 it was 524,509 bushels, in
1887 only 5,827 ballets, allowing that we
have practically lost the small market
we had there, and for the reasons that we
have not grown the varieties of barley
which the English twisters requires, and
that our six -rowed barley has command-
ed a better price in tho T/nited States
than could be obtained for it in Great
Britain.
11180.8001811 VS. 618-8001130 1208100.
The British brewer's preference for
two -rowed barley is very strong, and the
question is eomethnes asked whether
that preference is founded on the greater
intrineie worth of this sort, or on preju•
dice arising from long usage. To submit
thie point to a practical teat, a sufficient
quantity of the best two•rowed malting
barley was imported from Great Britain
in the early port of 1880 and a like (maw
tity of the best six -rowed barley put -
chased hero. These were sunt to a cont.
patent Canadian molester and brewer
and both lots made into beer, and froth
the report received of the results of this
comparative test we barn that the two -
rowed barley yielded 15 per cent. more of
extract than the six -rowed, showing that
the preference for this barley is well
founded. Tho covering or 111101c forms
about one-sixth of the weight itt two.
lowed barley, and from one.fourth to
one-fifth of the six -rowed ; this will 't0•
count fur a part of the difference.
It must ever bo borne in mind that on
no account should the two•rowed and
six -rowed varieties of barley bo mixed,
for when that is the ease the sample le
of little value for malting purposes, and
for this reason : Ll the 1819),1810811re of
malt the barley is first steeped to soften
it, and whet it has melted tale proper
oondltlon is spread on the flobre of the
ntalt•honeo to gormittat0, growth is al-
lowed to advance to a nertaill stage and
then suddenly stopped by rapid drying.
Tho plump kernels of the two.rowed bar.
ley Cake longer to soften and arc slower
in germinating than the comparatively
thio grains of the six -rowed, 1101100 the
six -vowed will pees 111000911 the different
aingos in the peoco08 azul be toady for
drying from one to two days sooner than
tho two•rowed. To leave tho six•rowed
that Remelt of time of the floor after it
is ready for clrying would result 111 580ay
old 1110 growth of moult'/ which would
eeri01181y injnro the quality of the malt.
For this reason no malstot will have any.
thing to do lvith 1ni0Od barley.
6.68 TWO.1UOW1p 11,8111,111 1114 artuncsOI1M,8
n1t0w'E let 058.60)5,
This is u vital quoetion whish demands
0118Ofnl con8ideraion, .Since the eatab•
li0hment of the Experimental Farms of
the Dominion all extensive tOtiee of ex-
periments have been pinnnod and carried
out for the purpose of obtainingevidebee
oli thie point, and of a$00rtaining what
varieties of two -rowed barley aro most
snitablo and what districts are likely to
(produce the beet samples. These taste
have been undertaken on a camintrfttive.
1,8 Margo seek) by the 08vevol 36x9Ori moot'
al 10'arilas, mud In x'800 that the 889811.
m01n10 might be made to cover 80 /ergo
art area ag possible, enmple hats of two.
rowed barley of aboutthree p0urn10 melt
have bee» distributed among farmers
thronghout the Dolninino fur lest.
1111enit'8 maze 011011181e,
This variety, judging from thirty re-
ports reeelved, leas sueoeecled remarkably
well. In Ontario, Henry Jennings of
Victoria Square, got 170 lbs. weighing 53
lbs. per bushel ; henry 1t. Wilson,
Winona, 1.17 lbs„ whioh weighed 553/4 lbs.
per bushel ; Duncan McDonald, of Glen
Robertson, Glengarry, had 120 the.,
weighing 5211 lbs. to the bushel, tend
Ooliu Philips, of Brougham, got 110 lbs.
which weighed 54 tbs. per bushel,
111101IT 68e4 01' mile 511819.08 00011
0['11,11111.
From what hoe beou said as to the ab.
eoluto necessity of having the two•rowed
barley unmixed if it is to command e
ready sale, good pure send is the !Met
nomeortice'. The qu•tntity of pdro seed
now available at the several Expel Mama
al Farms ie probably suflioieut to give to
every fanner who will apply for it a 3 lb.
Tranhpl . If this quantity 80 oarsfullyend
early sown on a good plow 01 lend, well
prepared, the average return is not like.
ly 1' fall much below two bushels, and
with two bushels of pare seed available
for the spring of 1801, sullioiont to sow
all acre Or more, e8eey poase•sor of 811o11
barley will probably Bove from 25 to 40
bu81108, available for sowing in the spring
of 1892, ai1') with n little extra earn 1 gel
convinced that the yield could be made
to exceed thio estimate. fu this way a
practi0,5 solution of the difficulty of sup-
plying Canadian barley growers With
good seed of pare two -rowed barley
would be had and from that time for-
ward two•rowed barley could be grown in
large quantities for the English market.
Wbotller it might not be desirable to
hasten this ohango by Ole importation of
a few thousand bushels of good seed for
stile to fanners is a question well worthy
of motel consideration. The two -rowed
wou'd not be likely to euperoede the six -
rowed in every locality. A very large
quantity of barley is required every year
for seed, and the Taut that the two -rowed
sorts are on an average from a week to
tau days later in ripening than the 61x•
rowed, (night be an objection to their
growth in some places.
Since the publication of this report the
means for carrying on molt experimental
work have been liberally supplied by the
United States Government, and in every
State in the Union Experiment Stations
Have been established 6811011 are sub•
sidised by the Federal Government. In
the eetimateefor the current year 95130,-
000 is appropriated directly to the Ex-
periment Stations to aid them in carry -
ng on their work, and in addition to
this, 91,359,900 for the other work carried
on by the Agricultural Department, a
large stem being devoted to special lines
of soientiflo investigation having a direct
bearing on agriculture. In commenting
on the necessity for these appropriations,
the Secretary of Agriculture, in hie re-
port for 1880, says the "amount should
not be measured by the past, but rather
by what a great agricultural country
should pity at thie time towards sustain-
ing, protecting and promoting a calling
which lies at t110 foundation of its pros-
perity and power."
The stimulus which this activity and
large expenditure is giving to agriculture
among our neighbore, will no doubt, re-
sult in improved methods in farming, and
increased returns to the emblem and they
are mentioned in this connection mainly
for the purpoao of impressing span Can-
adian ferment the fact, that apart from
the question of the use of eubetitutee for
barley,—which is probably the main
cause of the present depressed condition
of the barley market—it is net likely
that the United States will long continue
to be so largely dependent on Canada for
good barley. hence it is important that
our farmers bestir themselves, and by
bringing more shill to bear on their work,
growing talose crops whioh are best suit-
ed to their Land and likely to give the
beet returns, and oaref ally selecting
good seed, make the most of the fertile
soil and good climate with which they
are favored. Itis not to bo expected
that malting barley of 111811 quality can
be grown in every pare of Canada ; many
dietriets will no doubt bo found where it
will attain a greater degree of perfection
than in others. This has been the ex•
redeem in Great Britain, whore Suf-
folk, Norfolk and parts of Essex and
Ilerte tiro hold to bo spooially adapted
for barley ; similar experience has also
been had on the continent of Europe.
Tho only way to ascertain whore 8pe0lal•
ly favorable conditions exist, is by test.
ing this grain in every promising locality
noting the results and repeating the tests
until WC -taut facts aro available o1
which to base conclusions.
IIIYTS On l).10LE4•CCLTUif.
The opinion is generally 118)5 by farm-
ers i11 Great Britain that land to be used
for barloygeowing should be prepared
beforehand by manuring some preceding
atop, moil that the application of barn.
yard manure to a crap whi011 remains on
the land so short a limo a0 barley does,
is not likely to produce satisfactory re.
sults. The roots of barley grow rapidly
but do not strike deep ; they Etre com-
paratively feeble and shore 111001, Hud aro
not adapted to use 881011 fertilizing mal0r-
ia18 us are not fully prepared to be taken
In. On the allot 11)11(1 it is ilnpottant
not to use such manumit as would sumo.
lata growth too rapidly, which would
mance the crop run to straw mother than
grain. In Germane where largo crops of
barley are sown it is connnen to 91001
two clops in 8110000eio1, after a cm1) of
sugar boots, for which the hall is heavily
111at110818, Few crops 0Oep0nd more
readily to generous and jd5icious footling
than barley, or languish more decidedly
where food is wanting. In England,
whoa the land is otherwise in goad order,
barley is neoally drowsed with such at,
tlfcial fertilizers as are readily soluble,
such as two or three hundred pounds of
superphosphate, with from 50 to 100 Ibs,
of nitrate of soda per aero, applied before
sending.
The eelectien of good pimp seed can.
not be too strongly urged, as so tondo de.
pen& eft giving rho plants a good start at
the outset, l;xpariments have shown
that solested, extra heavy 00••(1, 11160 pro.
ducted nearly three three the w014))t of
aatual growth in the first fifteen days
after sowing than was obtoined foam
light tiled. It is important, espeeilally in
districts liable to drought, that ilia van-
tage paint of growth in the boginnirg
should not be overlooked. From the
limo when the blade appears above
ground to the time of the appenromee of
the ear the plant Is most salve in Rath -
oriel; and elan Mg in its stems, le ,vee and
roots food for the motoring of the grain,
told during the 14010th of the grain a
transfer tapes plow of a large part of
these stores of food from tlto leavoe and
mote to the seed.; hence it may be said
that a reap of barley is comparatively
safe as to food supply when the plants
have reached in full vigour that stage in
their epowtl when 8ee1)4 112180 begun to
form in the ears.
"Barley for malting," says an eminent
English moister, "611001,1 be allowed to
ripen thoroughly before harvesting, for
thus only non a really modow grain be
os,u'ed, When out too early the grain
becotnee Steely, and hence of far less
value to the twister." Some Canadian
growers advocate cutting early 8o as to
enure a brighter barley, but this is a
mistake, Itis butter to run the risk of
e. little discoloration -»•for this duos not
materially injure barley for malting—
than to cut it before it matures. In
threshing, great care should be exercised
to avoid breaking the grains, as broken
kennels reduce the value of the grain, are
worthless for gertninating and injurious
to the malt. After threshing, and when
put into bins or heaps on the barn floor,
the heaps should at lire[ bo turned over
ovary fere days, otherwise the moisture
in the gram may result in its acquiring
en earthy flavor, which will greatly in-
jure it. Before being marketed, the
grain should be thoroughly 0100110d and
put through the fanning mill often
enough to blow out and separate all the
light and broken grains ; and all admix-
ture with foreign seeds should be care-
fully avoided ; a good, plump, clean
sample commands a higher price, and a
readier sale, and the iight grain separat-
ed pan be profitably used as feed.
It is believed thee tw0•rowed barley
will produce on an average as many
measured bushels ae six -rowed. Taking
the market reports in the "Mark Lane
Express" of London, for the five weeks,
ending January 0th,we find that malting
barley from Austria has ranged in price
from 34 to 38 shillings per quarter of 448
lbs., from California 35 to 40, while the
Seale barley has commanded from 40•to
44 shillings. Taking as the basis for an
estimate the barley from Australia, the
English shilling at 95 cents and allowing
20 cents per bushel to cover expenses of
transport from Toronto or Montreal to
Liverpool or luondoe, this would leave
for the grower hero from 8(3 to 98 cents
per babel of 58 lbs. With snail poosibil.
(ties in view and the pre5aing necessity
of securing other and more permanent
outlets for at Tenet a portioh of the sur -
pine barley of this country ; this subject
10ono which should command careful
consideration and united effort.
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular Correspondent,)
NAen1EaTox, March 14,'00.
The majority of the hays and moans
committee do not seem to be making
any progress toward the settlement of
the sugar. question, and the progress of
any tariff legislation thio session is re.
garded ae gloomy. The committee will
doubtless report a bill of acme sort to•
the Nouse, but there is a very general
doubt whether they can frame one that
will stand mach ahonv of becoming a law.
It is understood that four of the Repub-
lican members of the committee are in•
favor of reporting a bill with free sugar
and a bounty as One of its featnree. One
member is opposed to any out at all in
the sugar duty ; one wants 1t small Cut
and no bounty, and two wane to make
mite a Heavy out with no bounty. With
matters in this condition the proposition
to leave the matter for eettlomeet in the
House is receiving serious consideration
though in this case enough Demoorats
would probably vote for free sugar in the
eomtt1i1t00 of the whole to put the clause
in the bill, and all voting against the
whole bill in the House, with the ae-
018ta1108 of sees) or eight sugar men 01n
the Ropnblioau side would probably de-
feat the whole measure.
The question of how mu011 reductio(
the revenuee will stand is ono there is
clieputo upon. The suspension of the
sinking fund not will save about forty-
three million of regular annual appec-
propriation, which, in the ordinary state
of affairs, would permit at least that
much reduction of revenue ; but it is be.
lioved that the new pension. legislation
will ta110 more them this and leave the
revenues short. Of course all the ten-
sion legislation that is being pressed can-
not be passed. To pit: halt of the big
bills of this eort would mance additional
taxation lloe858ary. But it is thought
that the wlholo batch of gametal pension
Wille will bo boiled down to a limited ear.
Wee pension bill, giving pensions to all
soldiers who have loathed the age of
eixty.two. It is believed that snob a bill
will become a Jaw, and the estimate le
that it would tette 9100,000,000 annually,
thought it might not take more than
half that the filet year. This would
make any teduetiol of rho l'oveuneont of
the moation. Phis situation seems to
reduce the chances rot the miectmelt of
any tariff law by this Congress.
A member of the Holm recently asked
General Sohenelc why he neves' saw 111m
at the Capitol. The old veteran replied ;
"1 will toll you winat 1 told Mr, Ronda!)
when ho was 0poalter and naked me rho
salve question. If a 90utlom0ll invites
mo to call at his house to pay him a
acacia) visit, and, accepting, 1 call at hie
doer' and ore met by a 880811110, 10 wlloin
1 am known porn011ally, with the an-
31Uttneement ; ,Very glad to Dee you, hot
before yon can oon10 inside 9)01540 write
me a letter, stating that ecu will not
take any improper liberties with the
vents wr areal anything,' how do110)1 a
pose a gentleman with any self -resp
would net? Why, make himself ve
ammo then and thereafter, and that
exactly a similar case. Linder the ru
of the house a Het of persons mention
are accorded (admission to the floor at
tithes, but immedianly after the mallti
of 'ex member' is the following : 'W
are not i11000001ed in any claim
directly in any bill pending before Co
grease' There is no requirement 0th
than that, and the action of the doo is extrajudicial. There should
some other way to weed one the goa
thou that now in force without authori
of ruler., 18 pate there aro." Genera
S011ou01 le one of the few (historic
figures left tea Berri ill 180th; 11e was
member of the twenty.eighth Congress,
and from that day to the 01085000 he has
filled Horny poeitious of honor and Must
to the credit of himself and his country,
es soldier, statesman and diplomat.
Salt a man should be a welcome visitor
in either end of the Capitol, for the h111.
tory of half a century is to him but one
epitome of hie life.
Whatever nifty ee the result of the
11001611a investigation it will serve the
purpose of directing 16ttention, as did the
case of Private Wfjd in the army, to the
difficulties under which American sea -
mon and soldiers labor. It Inas been a
[natter of speculation for some tImo as
t0 why the American does not readily
tako t0 tine ernnv 8ml navy ; and the
fact that these two important branches
of the Government have been compelled
to draw heavily on tho foreignborn ole.
ment for recruits has excited general
comment at borne and abroad. Recent
developments in bath the army and navy
suggest reasons 48141011 are not at all
creditable to our manner of treating the
subordinates in those two branohos. The
American will not make a good soldier,
or sailor as long as he la mistroeted.
There must be discipline, but thorn ie a.
vast difference between discipline and
brutality. Perhaps the investigations
now in progress will have a beneficial
effect in the premises.
Senator Dolph and his aommltteo
might as well probe the sky to discover
where the rain 1eaks through as to at-
tempt to learn from Senators and corre-
spondents clow ee01et session news slips
through the cracks.
'1Yetuna'.r Foreign 971001enary Society.
The sixth annual 111000ing of the Mait.
'land Presbyterial Women's Foreign
Missionary Sooiety was hold in the Pres-
byterian church, Wingham, on Tuesday,
tho 11th inst. There was a large at-
tendance of delegates from the several
auxilaries in the Presbytery. The meet-
ing was opened with devotional exercises
by the President. The address of wen.
come, which was read by Miss MaQuar-
rie, [vas ably responded to by 1llies
Davies, of Ethel. The Secretary's re.
port wa8 a moat encouraging one, show -
what marked programa the Society bad
made during the past year. The aggro.
gate contributious amounted to 9945.
Contributions in clothing, valuedtat9300,
were sent to the North-Woat• Indians,
Tho President's address followed, after
vhioh an interesting and, thoughtful
paper was read by Mies Johnatou, of
Sinoardine, entitled Model Mit.
ionariea." Mrs. Brown, of Wroxeter,
hen offered the dedicatory prayer. Mies.
Anderson, of St. Helene, road a very in•.
tractive and comprehensive paper on
'Mission Work in Madagascar." A very
laming incident than took place, which
sok the form of a presentation of a oer-
ificate of life membership to Mrs.
utherland, President of the Society..
he presentation was made by Mrs,.
ickson, after a very touching and ap-
ropriate address had boon read by Mrs,
urray, of Sintardite. The meeting
roved to be a very helpful and enjoy.
ble one, and it is to be hoped time the
elegate8 returned cheered and atitnelat-
d to render even more elficieut survioo
o the Diaster in the future than in the
est. There is reason of gratitude to
od for the groat aucees8 whioh has at -
ended the operations of the Society
nee its formation. During the past
ear there bas been nearly as muoll con-
ributd by the Society within the bounds
1 the Maitland Presbytery its there was
y alt of the so0foties the first year of
lair organization, thirteen years ago.
ince then marked progress has oharac-
rizod the operations of the General
ociety, snail year showing a large in.
man on the previous one, so that last
oar the sum of nearly 980,000 was hand -
d over to the Foreign Mission Conl-
ittee. The following officers were 811811
eotef for the ensuing year
n511erlaud, Bi ploy, President; Mrs.
rahn e, Brussels, Trensaror ; Mrs, Mc-
abb, Luekuow, Secretary.
EAST 011111/004 ceee5etlt etee : ' e,
Tbo annual meeting of the above Also.
talon Wes hold in the Town 181111, Dyne
-
Is, on Friday of last week, 900015ent
ally presiding. Tho attendance was
Mall.
The following onion were elected for
u enrrent year 1-13, Gerry, Bru0801,4,
eldeut ; Die Chisholm, Wiughmn,Vioe
resident ; Ii., L, `Taylor, Drum's. fiee-
tafy ; J. J. Denman, 1lrussol8, 'Aves-
ta..
The resignation of A. IT. Musgrove, of
hitooharch, the nominee 8'hr the
rnieg election 101 the Local I,egisle.
re, wits road to the Convention and
for its aceeptanc1 a tosolution of sena.
,illy was peened expfasahlg the Gape
at his (health will anon bo fully rester -
bio randidato was noltitlated to
Ice Mr. 1811119 08e's plane. D. 0rofgh •
n, 1.9.1'., tuts amounted to bo pre-
nt but he was unable to cone.
The usual vosolutols wore passed ap
oving of rho wan pursued by the Do.
Mien Government, and condo tniog
e Dl.owat edlninistrution,
Number 86,
er. eier vitomill Neo' Vh.
up.
sot A shook of emethquako has occurred at
ry Bette,
is Lord Tonny'.on continnee to improve
lea in health.
ed Italy will establi01 a m101151060 powder
all factory at Ternf,
on A genera! inundation is probable in
ho northern Louisiana.
or All tbo bakers of Vienna are on strike
11. and bread is getting scarce.
er It is expected the new German I8010)1.
o1. stag will be revoked April 1,
be The roma frosts have been most die.
ts estrous to the wheat crops of Illinois.
ty Between onelan,3 two mflline oysters
1 are exported from America to England
el weekly.
a Broker Pell, the alleged M. iii 1 1011r
of New York, lute been releasn,l 0., 320,-
00e bail.
The famous Frith -of -Perth bridge was
formally opened Tuesday by the Prioco
of Wales.
The value of gold and 811000 coined in
the United Statue during Robruary wan
95,134,050.
A report ie widely current that Prinee
Bielnarck hoe tendered his resignation to
the emperor.
The women of Atchison, Sas„ on
Thursday nominated a full ticket for the
School Board.
The 90100008 of Wale+ wee offered re-
cently 95,000 by an American magazine
for 100 words.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has
decided that the Bible has no plane in
the common schools.
The Princess Louise and Marquio of
Lorne were received at the Vatican Mon-
day with due ceremony.
It is again stated on inevitable
good authority that Bismarck will retire
from the Prussian service.
It lute leen decided to open the Chicago
World's Fair on April 30, 1892, and close
it Ootober 20 of the same year.
A boiler explosion caused the death of
two men near Scranton, Pa., and injur-
ed many others so that they may die.
The carpenters employed in nine of the
shipyards on the Thames have struck for
an advance of 6d per day in their wages.
Mary Dielzen, of Hastings, Minn., was
shot Sunday evening by Louis Sommers,
whose proposal of marriage she had re.
fused.
Tho Auatriau government is said to
fear a rupture of the peace alliance
in consequence of Bismarck's retire.
ment.
A report that acting British Consul
Buobanan has hoisted the British flag in
the Shire district las caused great excite.
ment at Lisbon.
The Steamship Abyssinia sailed from
Vanoouver Tuesday for China end Japan
witb 4,000 tons of freight, eight saloon
and 48 other passengers.
The machine shops of the Columbus,
Hocking Valley in Toledo Railroad at
Columbus Ohio, were burned Friday
morning early. Lose, 950,000.
Ten thousand miners in North Wales
have joined the strike of miners, and
20,000 Tyne -lido engineers have cast in
their lot with the striking engineers.
Three hundred Chinese in California
started last week for China, moat of than
being old miners, who go to work in the
new gold delde recently opened there.
From present indications it ie more
than probable the carpenters in Chicago
will begin a determined strike April 7 for
40 cents an hour and eight hours a day.
4.n English firm shipped to Portugal a,
lot of hats, calling them Serpa Pinto hate.
As Boon ae it was formol they were of
English make everybody denounced
them.
Thirteen thousand minors of Germany
have sent to the Emperoz William a
telegraphic message thanking him for
the goodwill he has shown toward work.
ingmen.
Katie Ott, a teacher in tho ruble
sobool at Cincinnati, shot herself through
the temple on Sunday at her home der.
fng a tit of despondency caused by 111.
botlth.
Judge Andrew J. Davis, probably the
richest man in Montana, died at Butte
Thursday night of last week, aged 71
years. His estate is valued at from 96,-
000,000 to 910,000,000.
Cheap oab fares aro being tried in
Paris for abort distances. Passengers
will now be able to hire a cab at the cost
of one cent per minute --about ten cents
a mile if the vehicle Roos at a moderate
rate,
Ata tiro on Ludlow street, in
York City, tho other day, a frenzied
fethet, scorched by the flames, threw
baby out of a second -storey window,
a fireman ought the little creature
the fly.
Tho Emperor has accepted Prince
muck's resignation and all Olio 1111ni
have roeigned. The trouble is said
arise out of the chanoellor's determined
opposition to the raotoratiol to the
of Cumberland, claimant to the throw
of Hanover, of the Magee portion of
GetelpI1 funds.
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wanted tic motley to enable ilial to re-
turn to liilrope. ilio bargain is said to
bo eatiefaotory to all parties, Peter
Paul wtl8t0d the cow, and l'&nleuk gel-
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lloy Ainley is an the sick list,
Dtisa Ettio Ward has been on the sielc
link for 802110 time pogt.
:,hiss 1))akomau has gone to Ayton to
spend a week or so with old friends.
Miss Breckenridge, of Goderich, Was
visiting Mrs. Thos. Ilayoroft this week,
Alias Mel, botson, who has been visit-
ing at Goc1Oriclh, bas 1etn7'ned 00 liras.
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Miss Preemie i8 home Nene au extend.
ed visit among relatives and Wends in
the (Bast.
W. J, i`afreeld, artist has been on
the siok Het but Withiutlomitiblo pluck
kc ape on his "pins,"
vTitchell1Orrespnudent ewes -0 en.
Crrhe1 is acting as 20)151101110 during the
t,ernee of left', farrow in Dakota,
A. M. Nay, of Stratford, spent Sunday
in town,
J. Roberts, of Porter's Hill, n visiting
11)0 brother, D. Roberta, this week.
((ties McGeorge, of Ayr, hue been
making a visit with Mrs. John Tait.
Thu Misses Henderson, of I3ervie, ware
tho gee-ts of 111re, FaDll'lil last week.
Juo. Welt, of Elora, was in town this
week visiting his sister Mr". (I3ov,) (toss.
Win. 11e1111000, '.f Kincardine, w110
visiting his sister, Mrs. J. T. Cook, for a
few Jaye.
Miss Mary Mortes, of Winghaln, is re.
newing ohl aequaiutauces iu and ar0uad
Brussels.
1111 s Edith Inman has returned to liar
situation ae milliner at Exeter prepara-
tory to the Spring openieg.
Mfrs. Forenoon la visiting at Stratford
where she hag been waiting on her
daughter-M.1/m, ,1,17'0, D. M. Fcrgue0n,
who has been 111,
A. G. Diokeol hoe been promoted from
the Bank of Commerce, ,Walkerton, to
ono in Toronto. He has been in their
employ for a number of yearn.
Richard Rivers, who 11 is been em-
ployed at Lnoknnw fee the past year or
so, has gone to Galt where he enters the
service of a merchant of that town.
George MoLareo, of Allistml, has
taken a position in A, 13. Smith's dry
goods ato.e in this place. J. J. Vincent
1s filling a similar position in W. Night.
ingale a@ Coo, store.
George Zimmer, of Saubio Falls, is
back to town after his winter's work.
He says they had more snow up north
than we had here but not enough to make
things boom in the lumber woods as they
should.
3V. 3.1lallidsy left this week for Cal-
gary, 1'i. W. T., after a pleasant visit of
a few months in Ontario. We expected
that be would have taken a housekeeper
back with him bet he hoe not, so he'll
have to come back again now.
A letter from W. A. Calbick gives the
pleasing information that be reaohed his
destination, Naw Westminster, British
Columbia, feeling none the worse of his
long journey. The distance was covered
in &boat five days.
Last Monday morning 0. E. Turnbull,
of Tau Pose staff, left for Brantford
where the takes a position in the office of
the daily Expositor. He is a good cum•
positor and well up in the other depart.
meats of the trade. We wish him suc-
cess in his work.
Jas. Thompso left Brnosele for Toron-
to last Monday. Ilia removal will make
a vacancy in the town Band as he was
one of the cornet players. We wish him
the success be looks for in the Queen city:
Toronto will soon be able to count former
Brusselites by the hundred.
Daniel Stewart, who has been precent-
or at Melville chorale for the past fear -
teen years, only missed two S,bbathe in
that time and was unavoidably absent
from home on those two emulous. Few
laymen or clergyman in this country
have a better record than this.
G. A. Powell, of Stratford, formerly
of this place, has entered into partner-
ship with 11r, Hamilton, of that oily, in
the dry goods and millinery baeioess.
If the latter is as competent a salesman
and stock•keepor as G. A. they sbouid
make things hum. We hope they will.
Local News Items.
SVxTca out for the advertisements of
Spring goods, millinery, etc.
THE extreme cold weather following
the advent of spring birds and flight of
geese northward shows that the feather-
ed geese don't know any more about the
coming weather than do those without
feathers.
Tule has been a hard winter on wagon
wheels, James Walker is prepared to
repair then(, having an extra stook of
spokes and rims, on band. Special bar-
gains in wheels. A lot of new buggies
on the way. Shops opposite Queen's
Hotel stables, Brussels.
LAB! Tuesday T. Fletcher ticketed
Joseph Webster to Neosho, Dakota, and
Miss Skelton, Alex. and Wm. Smftle,
Adam Sholdtce and Z. Brown to Mani-
toba. A car load of stook and ashlers'
effects was oleo taken. 11•Ir, Webster will
be back in the course of a month.
Tao result of the voting in Melville
chureh, last Sunday, for a precentor,
woe made known -at the meeting of the
Session on Monday, when Miss Lille
O'Connor was given the position by n
large majority. This is a new departure
for our Presbyterian friends, but we have
no doubt but Mise O'Connor will ably
sustain her reputation as a vow:diet and
leader of congregational singing.
RUB= llu0T,—On Thursday of last
week a rabbit hint was arranged among
the local sports to wind up the season.
1r. S. Soots and A. J. Lowick were the
captains supported by five men each and
five clogs. When evening carne and the
reckoning was clone the score was found
to be 12 to 11 in favor of Soott. Out of
23 rabbits bagged, F. S. Scott shot 6. Au
oyster supper was paid for by the losing
side at the Central 1Iotel where mine
host Zilli8x bad agrand spread prepared,
Boor,, 50810118.—'Cho collectors for the
Brussels Branch of tine Upper Canada,
Bible Society have completed their walk.
The amount conceited was ae follows :•--•
Bruosela--•Jost, Ml's. Sllioland Mise Van•
stole, 918.:10; West, Mrs. R. Itos and
elrm. A. Strachan, 915.60 ; North, Mrs.
J. Kerr a11,1 Miss Moot o,38,10. Morris, •
con. 7, Misses McCall and McCarter,
9.1.39 ; conn, 6, Misses Walker and Smith,
93.110 ; con. 5, Malcolm Black, 91.45 :
ooh d, 11Es8E8 Black aid Ourrio, 94,07 ;
coil, 3, Misses Ireland and Armstrong,
93.101 col, 2, Misses Reid and Gibson,
91 15, Ethel, 11:tisses Davos and Milne,
990.90. Grey-..Cons.1 aC 2, Misses Situp.
son and Straohan, 92.80; eons, 3 it 4,
Misses Strachan and Taylor, 91.03 ;
cons, 5 &6, Miami Smith, 93,60 ; eons.
7 & 8, 18128605 Smith and Crooke, 93.00 ;
eons, 0 de, 10, Misses Hill and ;tinbkirk,
91,40 ; eons, 31 & 12, Miss Petrie, 911.-
70; cons, 13 a@ 84, Misses Alcock and
Ballantyne, 95.35. Total 9114,53. This
together with the oelleotion 1110 the an.
lhnal meeting and Bales by the .ltrtteeeh'
Depository will amount to about 9127.0'1.
Tho total raised last year11t0 41.11.31.