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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1890-7-11, Page 11 Volume 17, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1890, Number 82, TA NOTES FOR CllIt ERF.-AIAKEIt3 FOR JULY. DV' JAL W. ROBERTSON, DAIRY COMMISSIONER. July cheese, like July butter, has a reputation for being the poorest of the summer. This year it should bo ex. ooptionally fine. The abundanao of grass in June, with a too plentiful rainfall, will leave the pasture with richer herbage than usual. Suitable conditions for the production, preparation and preservation of the milk in a lit etate for the manu- facture Of dine cheese can be continued bey the 'patrons giving effect to these simple requirements :- 1. Cows need the owner's providential. care it t the following matters viz.:— (a) An abundant allowance of enecu- lent or other feed ; (b) Opportunity to drink fresh water at least twice a day ; c) Aooeee to salt every day ; (d) Shade in the pasture fields from the weakening influence of July suns. Regularity in milking; (e)) Management and handling with contiuuous kindness, and an eye to pro - Ate. 2. Cows should be prevented from drinking impure water and should be protected against the attentions of all doge. 3. (a) Milk should be strained im- mediately after it is drawn from the aOW ; (b) It ehonld be aired by the nee of an rotator or by dipping, pouring or stirring; (e) It should be pooled to the tempera- ture of the atmosphere ; (d) It should be protected from con- tamination by the foulness of impure air. It will be of guiok and durable advant- age to direct the attention of all patrons to those matters by sending to each a demise, clear and courteous reminder of duty in commotion therewith, When the yield of milk by the °owe begin, to shrink, the temptation to make up the quantity in some other way is increased. The Act passed by the Dominion Parliament to provide against frauds in the supplying of milk to cheese, butter and condensed milk manufaotories is a piece of wholesome legislation. It forbids the sending to any factory (1) milk diluted with water, or (2) milk in any way diluted, or (3) milk from which any Dream has been taken, or (4) milk commonly known as skimmed milk, or (5) milk from which any portion of that part of the milk known as strip- pings has been kept back, or (0) any milk that is tainteor partly sour. The penalty for each offence against the pro. vieianso! the Act, upon conviction there- of before any justice or juetioes of the peace, is a lino not exceeding fifty dol. lare and not less than five dollare, to- gether with the costa ofproaeoution. The fine when recovered shall be pay- able, one-half to the informant or com- plainant, and the other half to the re- presentative of the factory to which the milk was sent, to be distributed among the patrons in proportion to their re- spective interests in the product thereof. Let every cheese -maker get a copy Of this Bulletin published in the local newe. paper, and further, let him see that every patron is furnished with a copy of that iritic. Some of the qualities that are expect. ed and desirable in the cheese of July are •- 1. Rich, °lean, creamy flavour; 2. Solid, firm, buttery body ; 3. rine, silky, flaky texture ; 4. Bright, uniform Dolor ; 5. Attractive, neat, symmetrical, stylish appearunao. Ln order that cheese having just these qualities may be manufactured regular- ly, I make the following notes for guidance :- 1. Thorough distribution of the rennet in the milk must be effected by diluting the rennet extract and by vigorous stir- ring. 2. Sufficient rennet to coagulate the curd into a fit state for cutting in from 85 to 40 minutes at from 800' to 90 should be used. When an extra quantity of rennet is used, a corresponding in- crease in the weight of salt should be added to the curd. 8. The contents of the vat should be perfectly still when coagulation nom. menoes. Vibration of the floor and of the vat during the thickening of the milk causes waste. 4. The horizontal knife should be need first in ouitting ; end aotive stirring should not oommen°e until the cubes of cited become alightly heated. 5. The temperature should be raised gradually to 96 a or 98 0 Fahr. 6, The stirring should be continued until the curd particles are ea well "nook. ed" or "dried" that when a handful has been pressed for a few momenta they will fall apart again ee thereeult of any slight disturbence, 7. As soon as the presence of acid is discernible by the hot iron test, the whey should be•removed. In the case of gassy curds a further dovelopmetit of acid before the drawing of the whey will bo bunofloial. 8. Hand stirring will be of advantage until the ourd is Been. 0. The temperature should be main- tained at or above 940. 1.0. The anrd should be allowed to mat into one mese.. 11. It should be turned so frequently that whey will not collect or stand in pools in' or on it. 12. IE It becomes gassy it should be aired (if need be by grinding and stirring) and afterwards kept et a temporeture itbovo 94 0. 13. The gas formed in gassy etude hinders the development of acid ; and the presence of acid prevents the for- mation of gas. The treatmenb should provide for the removal of the gas by mention and the maintenance of tem- perature by the application of hot water to the curd tie deem to the vat or sink in which 13 is, 14. Close unattidg and packing of the ourd are beneficial only arbor the curd is enflnientiy dry and who» mration is provided for, 15. When the texture of the ourd be. comes stringy in its nature, it should be put through the cutter or grinder. 16. Aeration should be effected bythe stirring of the ourd before the addtion of salt. Usually 16 minutes of such treatment will suffice. 17. Salt should be added at the rate of from to 21i Ib. per 1,000 lb, of milk, according to the dry or wet condition of the ourd. A judioioue variation in the quantity of salt should be made in pro- portion to the moist or dry state. 18. The "hopping" of the curd should begin when the harsh surface, produood on each piece of curd by the salt, oom• menaces to give place to a slippy, mellow quality. 19. Shoulders or projecting a u edges on cheese are unsightly evidences of careless workmanship, and lessen their value from 2 to 8 shillings per cwt. in the English markets. Careful pressing and bandaging and the turning of the cheese in the hoops in the morning will prevent their formation. The pressure should be continued for at least 20 hours, In that way cheese can be finished having an attractive, neat, symmetrical and stylish appearance. 20, The sprinkling of cold water in the outing room in the morning and just after noon will reduce the temperature. 21. The curing room should be thoroughly ventilated and should be kept olean INTERNATIONAL S. 0. CONVENTION. On Wednesday evening of this week a union meeting was held in the Metho- dist ohuroh in this plana for the portion of listening to an address by Rev. G. B. Howie, Ph. D., pastor of Knox church, on the recent Innternational Sunday school Convention held at Pittsburg, Penn., to which the reverend geutleman was a delegate. The chair was occupied by Rev. S. Sollery and after singing liev, Jno. Ross offered prayer. Mr. Howie gave an account of his journey and e brief description of the city of Pittsburg, with its 25,000 souls. He referred to the 8 lines of street railway, natural gas, rents, drinking water, observance) of the Sabbath, &0. The sixth International Convention oonvened in one of the Ex- position buildings with abbut 2,000 dele- gates in attendance. The first Conven- vention of this kind was held at Balti- more in 1876 with en attendance of about 400. After five minute reports from the delegates and au opening ad- dress from President Reynolds in which he stated that about 88 per cent. of the members of the Christian churches came in through the Sunday school, Mr. Harris, of Alabama, was chosen as Presi- dent for the coming year. Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, gave the address of welcome to the dale. gates, and felicitous speeches were made by Dr. Burns, of Halifax, and Bishop Arnot, of South Carolina. The report of the General Executive Committee show. ed that all the Provinces and States of the Dominion and the United Statee were organioed with the exception of Nevada, West Virginia, and the Terri- tories of Atizorna, New Mexico and Alaska. The statistical report showed the following grand totals for Oanada and the United States Number of Sunday schools, 112,897 ; officers and timbers, 1,178,801 ; soholars, 9,149,997 ; total in Sunday sobool, 10,828,298. Rev. Dr. Potts, of Toronto, delivered a power - fel address, and Bishop Vincent spoke strongly in favor of the international system of the Snaday school lessons. Muth attention was paid to the subjeot of Temperance teaching in the Sunday ecboots, and Miss Willard spoke ably upon this subject. The Convention unanimously resolved to recommend special emphasis to be placed upon Temperance in the Berean lessons, and to make the expositions and notes there. on as full' es possible. Alfred Day, Provincial Secretary, gave the report for Ontario, which showed marvellous success in Sanday school work. In the past three years there was an increase of 430 Sunday schools, and now there were 4,886 Sunday- schools, 41,718 teachers, and 867,821 Sunday school scholars, a Sunday school to every 500 of population, and one-fifth of the population is in the school work, Eighty townships had been organized, and about sixty delegates bad been sent to the Sixth International Convention. Rev. Mr. Ogden gave an encouraging report from British Columbia. Dr. Burns, of Nova Scotia, gave the report of the Province, which showed 1,000 schools, 0,000 teachers, and 65,000 scholars, New Brunswick vies also represented and gay° a flourishing report. The Province of Quebec Was represent. ed by S. P. Leak, of Montreal, which showed only twenty per cent. of the Province to be Protestant, and there were consequently only a few organiza- tions. The next oonveution will meet in St. Louie, The income of the International S. S. Assooiation is $0,000 per annnin. Ontario contributes about $200. The larger portion of the money is expended in organizing new schools and pushing the work. Mr. Reynolds has been a very energetic worker on this line. Dinner and tea were served on the Exposition grounds by the Presbyterian and Dfetho. dist denominations of the oily. Mr. Howie closed his address by giving the results of the gathering. (1) It brings Christian workers to ether • ) The in- formation pined and(8)..The enthus- iasm ureeted in this verymportant de• petbment of ohuteh wrk, l4 vote of of thanks was given Rev, Dar, Howie on motion of Reeds. Mame. Rose and Paul, The meeting °loved with the benediction. John Page, chief engineer of canals for Canada, died suddenly at Obi rwa. AtIleton claims to have the requisite popuhutiot for a town and wants to doff village olothee. Canadian vo+eels last veer °aught 10,- 680 seals in B°hying sea. The total catch was 29,579, valued itt $300,000. The 1lethodiet olturoh at Springfield Was shack by lightning and damaged to the extent of $500. The loss ie fully oov- ered by insurance, Brussels Council. The regular monthly meeting of the village Council was held on Monday evening of this week. All the members present, Reeve Graham in the chair,. Minutes of last meeting read and esssd. Accounts wsre)presented an fol- lows D. Shine, on gravel amount....9152 88 Walter Smith, street imp's 27 60 Band, quarterly grant 26 00 W. H. Herr, printing 22 50 Thos. Stewart, street imp's 19 75 Ed. Menson, fire department6 60 Mrs. J. Blaehill, charity 6 00 Hugh McMartin, street imp's3 75 P. McKenna, street imp's 2. 25 Gordon Mooney, Pey, Bre dept 2 60 J. J. Gilpin, shade trees 1 25 Ed. Grundy, fire dept 1 00 Moved by W. F. Stewart, seconded by Watson Ainley that the above Recounts be paid.—oarried. An invitation was read from Kinoar- dine asking the Council to attend their demonstration on August 14th and re- questing that Brussels civic holiday be put ou that date. No notion taken. Council then adjourned. Fourth Division Court. The ostial sittings of the Fourth .Di- vision Court, Huron, was held on June 260, His Honor Judge Doyle presiding. The following eases were heard: Nelson vs. Love—Action on contract. Judgment of non -suit, with emits. McKenzie vs. Downey—An adjourned suit from May Court. The case was ad- journed till next Court by consent. Wilson vs. Milne—Suit for price of feed boxes alleged to have been purobased by defendant. Judgment for defendant with costs. Smith & Malcolm vs. Susan Veal, claimant—This was an interpleader suit, arising out of the seizure of a piano, and Maimed by the claimant as her separate property, obtained during overture. The ease was not tried, as the solicitors form- erly acting for plaintiffs alleged that the matter had been settled and the suit virtually dropped. Hutchinson vs. Hinder—Saline' Board garnishee. Adjourned to next Court. Nightingale vs. Scott—Smith & Mal- colm garnishees. Defendant having paid part of claim suit was further adjourned. Carrie vs, Moore and MaLoan—,lotion against defendant McLean on a promis- sory note, in which McLean was a surety, and disputed his liability under the sta- tuts of limitations, &c. Judgment for plaintiff, without costs, as agalnab Mo. Lean, A. number of judgment summons were heard and the usual orders made. Grey Council Meeting. Council met at Zimmer's Hotel, Cran. brook, July 4th, 1890, pursuant to ad- journment. Members were all present Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meet- ing ware read and confirmed. Petition of John Miller and twenty -live others praying for aid to Wm. Mullin, a crippled, indigent. Application of John Howard for repairs to road on side road between lots 25 and 26, oona.12 and 18, Mr. Oliver to attend to it. Hugh Wright and Dr. A. McKelvey each made application for leave to file a requisition under the pro- visions of the Ditches and Watercourses Act, 1883, and amendmeute thereto. All parties interested were present and were heard by the Council. On 'notion of Wm. Brown, seconded by Arch., Hislop, leave war granted Hugh Wrighb to file his re• quisition, and on motion of Walter Oliver seconded by Wm. Brown leave was granted Dr. A. McKelvey to file his re- quisition. James 0. Craig applied for lepaire to road on boundary line between Grey and Elma, between the 12th and 14th eons. Moved by Wm. Brown, sec- onded by Walter Oliver that the Reeve be instructed to meet the Reeve of Elma, in reference to the matter, at as early a date as possible and if necessary to have the repairs made.—Carried. Tile follow- ing accounts were passed and ordered to be paid, viz : James Kelly, culvert at lot 85, non. 1.4, 95.50, and gravelling on aide road 6, cons, 14 and 15, $8.88 ; Thomas Dunn, gravelling on side road 6, eon. 17, 08.17; John Roddick, grovel, $14 28 ; John Osborne, nutting bush on aide road 6, cons. 16 and 17, $11.851 William King, °ebbing bush on side road 0, con. 12, $3.- 75 ; Fl. Speiran, gravelling on side road 5, eon. 15, $10 50 ; Peter Sinclair, shovel- ling gravel at lot 15, con. 14, $7.00 ; H. Buttery, repairing bridge on side road 5, con. 11, and cedar for same, $8.00; Itubt, Docket, gravel, $8.04 ; Robb. Scott, gra- velling on side road 3, con. 14, and lot 14, eon. 10, $21.45 ; C. Alderson, gravell- ing ou side road 4, odn, 18, 927.20 ; Johu Rose, balance ditch eonbraob, lots 22 and 23, cons. 6 and 6, 912.50 ; John Vincent, shovelling gravel an con. 9,438.00 ; Wm. Mitchell, shovelling gravel on con. 2, $5.00; J. H. Backer, statute labor money paid by Donnie Howard in 1.889, 93.00 ; I'. Belenes, crosswaying at lot 83, eons. 5 and 6, $5,00, and culvert on boundary of Grey and Elm, Grey share, 9150; Wm. Lliiott, shovelling gravel on con, 0, $10,• 50 ; James Colclough, gravelling on side road 6, con. 18, $20.60 ; Joseph Whit- field, road repairs on lob 30, can. 13, 91,- 00; George Redman, gravelling on side road 1, Done, 14 and 16, $19,82 ; cook, inspecting gravelling on side toad 1, come 14 and 15, $1,50 ; Robert i\xo• Inoue, cutting hill between lots 10 and 11, sou, 2, $12.00 ; John lIoibeins, ditch and culvert at lob 88, boundary Grey end Wallace, $11,84 ; William Bateman, shovelling gravel eon. 6, 66.001 John Bishop, shovelling gravel non. 6, $4.00; C. Dames, 'emboli for onlverts, &a, at Cannbruok, 911)3 ; Roht, Btaio, gravel, $9.18; John Howard, repairing side road 5, nen, 12, 50e.; Mrs. Cardiff, gravel, 111,44 ; til, lefullin, greed', $7.00 ; John Mei Mesh, ditching and repairing side road 4, con. 12, 98,001 `pWm. Pollard, ah,Jelliig gravel eon. 0, $7,00 ; Janine Martin, gravel, $18.16 ; John Miller, keeping Wnr. Mollie, en indigent, ono month, $8.00 t Wm. Hergant, gravel, 39.18 ; John Ritchie, gravel and clnttnago to field, 95.80 ; John Stewart, hauling plank and laying same on Logan's bridge and spiltes, $7.50 ; Win. Spence, going round to pound keepers taking decima- tions, $4.00 ; Robe Coutts, nutting bush lot 33, con. 12, 94,00; Wm. Duke, gra- velling at lot 23, eon, 12, $20.00 ; Win. Ward, repairing side road 6, eon. 12, $5,00 ; Robt. Cootie, gravel, 95.40 ; Jes. Cololongh, gravel $3,00. On motion of Wm, Brown, seconded by Edward Bryans the Connell adjourned to meet again at Burton's Hotel, Ethel, on the last friday in August when Trustees es- timates will Io reoeived. Wee Spu000, Clerk, NOT I'OAIIITAIt. To the Editor of Tree POST. Dean Sri.—I understand that Post- master Farrow has purchased one of the frame buildings in the block near the bridge and is having it fitted up for post. office and dwelling. Tbie is, I consider, a backward movement, and one in which the townspeople might have been con- sulted about, if nothing more. I suppose the Postmaster has the matter largely in his own bands as to the location of the office, but surely the salary and allowance for runt, &c., should entitle Brueselitee to some consideration. The proposed building is unsuitable, for various rea- sons, the chief ones being the unsafe lo- cation against fire. and the bad condition of that portion of the street with snow in winter. I think I am safe in stating that insurance oompanios will oniyy as- sume risks on the block at about double the ordinary rates. There is a great deal of correspondence of importance goes through a postoflce outside of registered letters, and people like to feel a certain degree of security. This, I opine, will not be afforded in the frame block. If the Postmaster desires a residence near the postoliice it should be provided with- out infringing on the rights of the public. In the majority of towns and villages the poetothce is one, or should be, of the best buildings in the place, but the exchange in this instance from a solidly built brick block to a doubtful frame structure is a decided retrograde movement. 1 don't know what the interior of the new office will bo like, but I'll wager a new bat it will be no improvement on the old one. A great deal bas been said and written in reference to the Brussels poetoffice, but this removal bueiness, when there is no necessity for it, knocks all other objet. Mons silly. I wonder why the Inspeotor and Postmaster -General sanctioned it? Had politics anything to do with it? My desires aro for peace among neighbors and friends, but I feel I nm expressing the sentiments of the majority of the people in the place. Itis not a popular movement, and Mr. Farrow knows it. Yours, &c., A Besieges Mts. D At ion Day Notes, A Moe nest egg, in the way of a sur. plus, is in hand after all accounts are settled. W. J. Fairfield took a number of large correct photos. of various conveyances in the line of march on Dominion day. The Celebration Committee deserve great credit for tate way they pushed the arrangements for the day. Reeve Gra- ham and Secretary J. W. Shaw are specially worthy of note in this non• vection. We omitted to mention last week that Mise Buchanan, of Seaforth, represented the Northwest Territories in the bevy of young ladies in the procession. The ar- rangement of this (Replay was under the snporvision of 1V. B. Dickson. The Grand Trunk Railway very kindly granted a epeeist train at the request of the Celebration Committee on the even- ing of Dominion Day. Phis was much appreciated by persons served by the train as web as by the Bruseelites. The NVingham ,.)arvance says :—A large nnmber of Wing„smites attended the celebration at Brussels on the 1st July and report it a grand success. The town was beautifully decorated witix arches, tooting, &o. The Trades' pro. oesaio0 teas well worth seeing and the games in the afternoon were well carried out but were brought to an early close on account of the heavy rain. The Lnoknow Sentinel, whose Editor was in Bruesela on July 1st, says :—Can. sea's national holiday was right royally celebrated by the citizens of Brussels on Tuesday last, and the whole affair not only reflects great credit upon the man- agers of the demonstration, but also speaks volumes for the enterprise, push and liberality of the people of the place. The trades procession in the meeting was the finest we have ever seen in a village. It extended almost a mile in length and in it was represented nearly every branch of trade carried on in the place. Another very pretty feature of the ptrooession was the Young Crusaders,” which consisted of about two hundred little girls and boys. In the afternoon the athletic sports and base ball nnatohes wore held in the beautiful park belonging to the town, and prominent among the list of winners in the different races, wo noticed Thos. Little, of this village, who succeeded in capturing first money ie the 200 yard raoe ; first in the hurdle raoe and third in the 100 yard race. A fox dory, as follows, comes from Georgia in the Walnut Greve News : Some time ago it parry of gentlemen neer Social Cir01e went outfox hunting, and on entering a plena 0f woods thy spied a fox tannin;,' at broitltneck speed. Tho dogs gave it about two hones' chase, when the fox returned to a huge log lying In the wood, and wits seen to go right on, making the 'chase' three different times. One of the party decided to station him. self et the log in order to determine what the peculiar motions of the fox iveant. Shortly after he had talcol his stand he B&W the fox coming, The fox leaped into the large earl of the log, Just as he jum. pod into the iog another fox Was Seen to Oenm0 oat at the other end, Uit exantin. mien the log was £ourd to be entirely fall of foxes, sixteen in number, and when ono entered at ono end he would punch out nobler, aid thus force him to make the moo, Care adieux N'o-wt3. W. DI. Campbell of Dalrymple, has a chicken with four lege. There is some talk of esbablisbiog rail and car wheel works et Fort William, The hangman who executed Peter at Belleville got thirty dollare for the job, The St. Thomas Art Suhool has been promieed the full Goverotnent grant of $420. Frogs aro being shipped from Ring* sten to New York. Catchers make from $7 to 99 per week. Mrs. Alice Shaw has signed a contract to go to St. Petersburg and whistle for the Czar and nobles. 'DA.Maxwell, impeder a or of schools 1 110for P South Essex, has been given a Ph. D. by the Illinois University. SVm. J"hnston, of Delaware, was drown- ed in the river Thames on Sunday morning while bathing. Davis while Waiting execution in Belleville worked a hole through a five caocilint piece with a pin. The jailer has the Martin Gilam at Hamilton Tuesday sliaysd a little girl from drowning. He is acid to have saved twelve or fifteen ves. A Port Arthur despatch says a fishing party caught 315 brook trout in an after- noon in Carp river and lake Hazaezeeke- tahewagamog. Patrick Dooley, a Grend Trunk yards - man, slipped and fell under the wheels of a car in Guelph Tuesday and his bead was complet.'ly cat off. Reports from South Essex show that the fruit crop will be light. Peaches showed splendid signs in the early season, but latterly have began dropping off. At Ottawa on Saturday a woman .was buried who was the mother of 27 child- ren. She had presented her husband with twelve twine, and died in giving birth to triplets. The Grand Trunk tunnel lacks 1,200 feat of completion. It will take lees than eight weeks to complete this if as good time is made in future as was made last week, viz., 151 feet. Win. McLeod, of Theasalon, was fined $16 end costs for using obsoon° language. Another charge of the same nature was subsequently brought against him and he was fined 910 and costs. W. T. R. Preston, the Reform organizer, was presented with a complimentary ad. dress and gold watch and parse, contain- ing $1,000, a gift from hie friends. John Lys, ex -M. P. P., presided. The special civio committee of Ottawa have decided to re°ommeud to the Coen - oil the otter made by Mr. Rowland, To- ronto, to build an eleotrio railway. The citizens will retain ono•fifth interest in the company, which will be stooked at $250,000. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Mutch, wife of Rev. John Match, paster of Chalmers Church, Toronto, left their five months' old baby boy asleep in a hammock in the nurserv. When the mother returned after dinner shelves horrified to find that the little one had turned over in its sleep and had been smothered. A very painful accident happened to Mrs. James Dawes, Townline, East Nis- souri, on Saturday evening while engaged feeding some poultry in the barn she be- came frightened of ahorse that came rum ping towards her and in seeking refuge came in contact with a low beano, strik- ing her head, cutting it severely, Mrs. Dawes ie very low at present but is likely to recover. The Ottawa Citizen announces thab M. B. Daly, ex.M. P., Halifax, wilt be the Lieutenant Governor for Nove Scotia. Mr. Daly is a prominent lawyer, and sat for Halifax in the parliament of 1878.82. He was born in Marohmount, near Que.. ben, in 1836. His father, Sir D. Daly, who belonged to an old Irish family, was for 25 years Colonial Secretary, and re. presented Meganie in the Canadian Leg- islature. Two boys, aged about 12 years, made a deliberate attempt to cremate a 6 -year- old girl on a public street in Toronto on Monday. One of them threw a large quantity of coal oil over her and another set her clothing on fire. The girl started to run and the flames leaped as high as her bead, but an Italian threw her down and smothered the flames with his heavy jackal before the girl was fatally burned. The boys, who aro unknown, escaped. The 2 -year-old girl of Robert Smith, of 15 Hamburg avenue, Toronto, met with a sad death on Sunday morning. Early in the morning the child, having got some matches, lighted some dry grans in the yard. The grass flamed up and ig. nited the child's dress. Before the Sautes were extinguished the little one was ter. ribly burned about the tipper part of the body. The ohild died several hours after the aocM.eut happened. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents. Dlrs. Smith has been completely prostrated. Pahl Godfrey, the chimney sweep front Palmerston, performed a dating feat last Saturday at the Town Hall, Actor: A year or so ego the rope in the flag state became entangled in Bhp cresting stir. rounding tine tower and could not be re- moved. Paul ascended the tower, than the eighteen font flag pole which sur- mounted it, removed the old rope and inserted a new one. The pulley at the top 0f the pole is some 120 feet front the ground. It was a somewhat dangerous undertaking, but the $10 bill gave Paul the necessary nerve, The Dundee Banner says :--What is all this wo aro hearing about a sun kink ?' They are trying to melte it appear that nosed the Copetown accident, it sun Mink being an expeneion of the rails by the beet. There are hotter wearies than Cauada,but wo do not hear &het they have to do without railways on ac- uonnt of sun kinks, or that sun kinks are. a frightful cause of railway disasters. But the queer thing abort the Copetown Reaidout is tinat although the sate sun shone all along tate Greed Trunk trade there eves only a ecu kink in one place and by en odd oeineitienoe Bret happened to be jest where tea enployeee of the Cued were fixing the ties and bellanting the track, flow vine it that the sun Woofed this min partienler spot out of l nrdrode of miles of road in order to matte a Holt in the rails 7 A Gun Club is likely to be organized at Thamesville. A. now belonging to Martin Moran of Ilyde Park hue died with hyprophobia. A petition has been filed against the return of Dir. Awrey for South Went- ev ora. Capt, Mark Harrison, of the Salvation Army, was drowned at Paris on Tuesday while bathing. Mise Hostetter, of Toronto, was upset from a canoe on Sunday and carried over Muskoka falls, A mad dog ran through the streets of St. Thomas on Monday evening, but was killed before biting anyone. Conrad Ortwnein Ins been arrested at Berlin, Ont., charged ged with polygamy. . His aeven4h wife laid the charge. John Kenly, senior proprietor of the Russell house, Ottawa, died Tueeday, after a long and painful illness from a cancer. The Canadian Press Association will start on their annual excursion Aug. 6th. They will go to Chautauqua and New York. In Mulmur township the other day Mise Sherman was badly cruebed against a church wall by a runaway horse, and her condition is dangerous. Brantford's wants seem to be numer- ous. They include a better park, band concerts, drinking fountains, swimming baths, summer carnivals, &o. At Port Robinson Monday morning early James ivlcCoffen was beaten al- most to death by burglars, and small hopes are entertained of hie recovery. Fears are expressed in the "Souris dis- trict that no railway line will be con- structed to the ooal fields this year. Coal is being retailed to farmers at the mines at $1 to 91.60 per ton. A peculiar religious order, known as "The Saints," are holding a meeting tinder canvas in the eastern part of St. Catharines. They profess entire holi- ness, and, among other practices of the primitive Christians, will perform the service of washing each other's feet in public. Dun, Wiman & Co.'s latest circular under the London (Ont.) date says :—The trade of the western part of Ontario, since our last circular, bas not been very eatiefactory, owing to poor crops and low prides. There are no distinctive trades to be affected by strikers or particular depression, bob throughout the district there is a certain amount of manufaotur- icg carried on and all more or less depen- dent on the farming community, of ,vhich this section is composed. Failures have been numerous, but in the main not dis- astrous ones, and the amount of actual losses not en large as at first anticipated; generally speaking, too, the volume of trade has been less and prices eat, end a lot of renewal paper is used, and as a son- aequenoe our merchants are not much better off than a year ago. The outlook, however, is more cheering, and unless indications are deceptive, there will be a more satisfactory business the Doming fall than last ; prices being higher, and the appearance of all kinds of crops aug- urs better for the farmers, though the damage done by recent rains has been by no means slight, and on low ground the wheat orop will not be up to the average, but fruit in all aaations promise abund- antly. While it is confidently believed that there will be an improvement in trade this fall, it must not be forgotten that farmers in some localities at least, have two years' liabilities to meet, and these conditions suggest a conservative policy, as it is not believed that the ret- ailer will be able to quite pick up the ground lost the last season or two, is ono comparatively good one. Sporting News. The world's record in putting the six- teen -pound shot was broken Satur- day at the game of the National Athletic Club of Brooklyn. George R. Gray, N. Y. A. 0., put the shot 46 fb. and 1 in. The beat previous amateur performance was Gray's own put in May, '89, at Bar. rip, of 45 ft. 2 in : 44 5} in. by 0. Duffy, a Sootohman, is the professional put. Before the baseball game in Grand Rapids Saturday Newman was not bat- ting to the taste of Captain „Wood, who ordered the long catcher to the bench, whereupon the latter made a mean reply ; and Wood slapped his facie. Then New- man replied with his flats and a froo fight between the two ensued. The men were parted and fined 950 each and afterwards apologies were exchanged. Edward Hanlan defeated George Hos- mer by half a length in a three-mile shell race on the big Sioux River Friday after- noon for a purse of $800, of which the winner got $500. The exhibition was it very pretty ' one. Hanlan weighed 173 pounds and Hosteler 142 and both were in good trim. At the start Hosnter took a slight lead and kept it for over a mile, when ITanlan slob ahead and held his position to the finish. The water was still and the race was witnessed by nearly 4000 people. The Canadian International Eleven selected to play in Philadelphia on Jnly 14th and following days are ; A. Gillespie, Hamilton ; M. Boyd, (oaptain) Toronto ; W. 0. Little, Ottawa ; T. 8., C. Satin. dere, Hamilton ; H. 13. McGiveriu, Ham- ilton ; J. II, Senkler, Brockville ; W. J. Flenry, Aurora ; Lieutenant Hamilton, Halifax ; 13, 33. Ferric, Hamilton ; CCG 8, Lyon, Rosedale, Toronto ; K. H. Oat: Brun, Toronto ; T, Clement, Ito4edale, Toronto, spare man ; John Wright, um- pire ; A. II. Collins, scorer. The eleven is strong in all departments. W. H. Birroll, wlto ofiioiated as ono of the time-keeper'e at the recent raeee on the Westetn Fair Park, London, seys:-- "The horse entered Rs 'Grey Tobe' has it record of 218, and has been known for some time e1 'Grey Bannio.' 'Dynamite.' the nag that load the big day's work and Bemired second p1e00 in the 2.35 and 2.40 races, had a record of 9.241, and lune been tea ander the name of 'Waiting.' IIo wae•rttn againet Jay-)'.yo.See as a three. year-old when the stallion was oemmonc. mg his work on the trach. I was sure whom 1 first sew them that they had eo right to prize money, and it le established beyond a doubt,"