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CHRISTMAS DAY.
What's this hurry, what's this flurry
All through GIS hones todlay?
Everywhere 8 merry merry,
Everywhere asouud of play.
Something too, is the matter,
Out of doors or; well as in,
For the bell goes clatter, dater,
Every minute. -gush a din.
Everybody winking, blinking,
In a queer, mysterious way 1
What on earth can they bo thinking,
What on earth can bo to pay ?
Bobby pooping o'er the stairway,
Banta into a little •shout ;
Kitty, too, is in it fair way,
Where she hides, to giggle out.
As the boll goes cling-n-iing.ing
1Cvery minute more and more,
And swift feet go springing, springing,
Through the hallway to the door,
Where a glimpse of box and packet,
And a little rustle, rustle,
Makes such eight au(1 sound and raoket—
Such a jolly bustle, bustle—
That the yonnesters in their playas,
Hiding slyly out of sight,
All at once show shining faces,
All at sorenm with delight.
Go and ask them whit's the matter,
What the fun outside and in—
What tho meaning of the chatter,
whet the beetle and the din,
Hear them, bear OM laugh and shout, then
Altogether hoar them eay,
"Why, what have you been about, then,
Not to know it's Christmas Day ?"
CHRISTMAS IN NORWAY.
In the fat .off land of Norway,
Whore the winter lingers late,
And long for the singing birds and flowers,
The little children wait.
When at lest the summer ripens,
And the harvest is gathered in,
And food for the bleak, (rear docs to come
Tho toiling people win.
Through all 111e lend the children
In the golden field remain
Till their busy little hands have gleaned
A generous sheaf of grain.
A11 tire stalks by the reapers forgotten,
They glean to tho very least,
To save till the cold December,
For the sparrows' Christmas feast.
And then through the frost -looked country
Thorn happens a wonderful thing ;
The sparrows flock north, south, east, west,
For the children's offering.
Of n sudden the day before Christmas,
The twittering crowd's arrive,
And the bitter, wintry air at once
With their chirping is all alive.
They porch upon roof and gable,
On porch and fence and tree,
They flutter about the windows
And peer in curiously.
And meet the eyes of the children,
Who eagerly look out,
With cheeks that bloom like roses red,
And greet them with welcoming shout.
On the joyous Christmas morning,
In front of every door
A tall polo, crowned with elnatering grain,
L Ie set the birds before.
And which are the happiest, truly
It would be hard to tell ;
The sparrows who share iu the Christmas
cheer
'"'Or the children who love them well 1
How sweet that they should remember,
With faith so full and sure,
That the ohildren'e bounty awaited them
The whole wide country o'er 1
When this pretty story was told me,
By one who had helped to rear
The rustling grain for the merry birds
In Norway, many a year.
I thought that our little children
Would like to know it, too,
I1 cleans to me so beautiful,
So blessed a thing to do.
To make God's innoaent creatures see
In every child a friend,
And on our faithful kindness
So fearlessly depend.
toreareaveniesomamteamoentimaretamt
VARIETIES.
A Madison street girl's answer to
thio current c0nnundrnm. "Will the
coining man wort: 2" is, "He will, if
I get him."
Coloroll woman—"13oss, bin .1 got
de job of cleaning out dis heah bank ?'
President—"No 1 You are too late.
Tho cashier )las already attended to
that.,'
"I'm all wool and n yard wide I"
shouted n cowboy, as he gave his
sombrero an extra side.hitch and
looked around for a foe.
"That may be," replied an un-
daunted female, "but you won't wash."
Mutually surprised.=A Texas
gentleman discovered hie servant
helping himself to theformer's cigars.
"Sam, I am surprised."
"So is I, boa. I 'lowed hun gone
out inter de country."
A little girl in Connecticut was
taken by her mother to a dentist, who
removed a tooth.' That night at pray-
ers she said ; "Forgive us our debts
se we forgive oar dentists."
Little Boy.—"Mamma, they Dail
all the Wall street men bulls or bears.
Which is papa?"
Mamma --"Oh, dear Willie, don't
ask so many questions ; goand 1,j40
Four velocipede.
Girl."I'll look at your hammocks,
plestee," Dealer, "Yea mise.. Now,
•
there is something nice ; not oxpon.
MVO, but lit tho 14101 10 time pretty and
strong." Girl, "It dosn't look vory
Strong." Dealer, "1 will gultral:too
it to sushi 4 a woight of 000 flnnoda,
Mies." OH. "Let 1110 see; 120 and
166 would inn jhst 28I ; vol'y woll, 1
will tilt° that olio,"
THE BRUSSELS BUST,
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COMMUNICATIONS,
$UNI.01J'Alc AFFA 0RS.
To the Editorof Triu Pcs,r.
Dasa Snt.--1 noticed in your (sane of Doo,
4th a long letter from John Wynn in which
he tryo to chow that the Council of 1884
was very much euporior to that of 1886. 110
principle point of exoolleuce being that the
rata for 1884 was lower than that of the
present year. Now, I am satisfied that had
the Couneil of 1884 paid their debts In full,
kept the sidewalks 10 as good repair an they
have been thin year, the lire department in
as good a state of efficiency and attended to
the various municipal matters as they have
boon attended to tliis year that the rate
would havo beef' as high, if not higher, than
in 1886. Ido not think that I am exagger-
ating in the least when 1 any that the side-
walks were in 8 very bad condition, so bad
that they were highly daogoroue to both
life and limb, and it was only through the
greatest good leek that the Municipality
was net made to pay heavy damages for ao-
cidonte caused by defective sidewalks that
year and I put in one of the hardest day's
work I have over done, helping half a doz-
en other merchant's to lay a side -walk on
the front street, so that w5 not Duly paid
taxes for sidewalks iu 1884 but had to do
statute labor as well. MYfr. Wynn complains
that $10U would. cover the fire expenses of
this year. I do not think that the Council
aro to be blam(.d for that, 1 think they are
to bo congratulated that it wag so low.
The "penny wise and pound foolish" policy
of the Council of 1884 was one of the direct
causes of the destruction of the entire To.
cumseh house block, which infiobod one of
the severest blows to the prosperity of Bras -
Bele that it has received for many a day.
I know that itis a very difficult matter to
run a Council so as to please Overy0u0 and
that the position of Councillor is very often
n thankless ono, yet when we find Mr.
Wynn not only defending the incapacity of
the Council of 1884 and preceeding years
but make a comparison between the Coun-
cil of 1884 and that of 1886, m favor of the
former Councils charitableness ceases to
be a virtue and it is high time that people
evoke out. I am speaking nothing but the
simple truth when 1 say that the very great-
est alarm and insecurity prevailed among
the merchants and others during the years
I refer to, both in regard to dealing with
fire and the various other departments of
Municipal affairs. I am glad to say that
this fooling is passing away to a great ex-
tent and that while the present Council may
not be infallible yet wo feel that there is
"somebody" at tho Bead of our Municipal
affairs and it is the full intention of your
correspondent to vote for everyone of the
present Council should they offer themselv-
es for re-election for 1886. Thanking you
for your kindness iu allowing me the uas
of eomnoh of your valaable space, I remain,
Yours very respectfully,
Brussels, Dec. 9th, '86. Mnnois so,
THE SCOTT ACT.
To the Editor of Ten Posy,
DEAR Srn.—I desire to make a few state-
ments bearing on a letter which appeared
in a lament issue nnder the heading of
"Praotwal working of the Scott Aot,"whioh
I must any not only contains some strange
reasoning but statements that are some-
what insulting to honorable and intelligent
Christian people, which, I am proud to
eay. are largely in the ascendant, so muoh
so that they aro as a thousand to ono, It
often happens that the arguments adduced
by a disputant are found upon examination
to support the cause which he opposes.
Now, I venture to sax, wo have more than
one instance of this In "Ratepayer's" let-
ter. I agree with him when be says, "how
in many oases compounds are sold that aro
highly prejudicial to health, &o., a&o."
Everybody, who has investigated the mat-
ter, will admit that from this very fact the
consumption of intoxicating liquor has
greatly decreased of late. I also agree with
him as regards parrying bottles. Sly drink-
ing, drinking in so called dubs, bawdy
houses, &a,, &o. We learn from this that
the effect of the Scott Aot has been to
change the entire character of the drink
trafiio and confine it almost exclusively to
one particular Masa of people who bring the
traffic into euoh disrepute that men aro
loath to mix up with it, if they have any
character to eue1ain, besides it means that
the traffic is driven incomers where itis not
so alluring as in the hotel bars. Again ho ie
quite right in saying „lying, perjury and de-
fittnoe of the law accompanies the Act," bub
all such were just no rife under our former
Aot and had a great deal to do in bringing
about the Scott Aot, or the outlawing of the
liquor traffic. Again with regard to the
spy system, I nay it is the duty of ovary
man to spy and pry into this moral destroy.
e1' and put his foot on it whenever oppor-
tunity presouts itself, and in not doing so,
then I say "Ile commits a vile offence
spinet social liberty and doaoney and
should be ptriebod." With regard to ter.
rorizing the magistracy, &c., surely in all
due respect to his follow men, he must be
alluding to that small party of outcast man-
kind who appear to have a place in each
and ovary community. Then he goes on
to say euoh a course of thing as he has de-
scribed has been brought upon the country
because men who temperately use a bever•
age'are prevented by force of law for the
Hake of a few who abueo it. This is not by
any inane the essence of the Aot, although
in thin, as well as in the whole economy of
social work, there is a part *Mob the law
can and will perform. Moral and legal son-
thnents aro twin sister's. Moral sentiment
condemned piracy on the seas many years
before legal sentiment was strong enough
to sweep it away. There was a moral law
to the effeot that every man was free by
birth long before Slavery was beaten out of
the neighboring ltopublie, and so this ammo
moral sentiment which says it is wrong to
put the appetite into sl/very or to minister
to it ie geowing•fast in this country, and
will grow into a great legal sentiment that
will sweep away this moral and aooial slav-
ery of sarong drink: With regard to the
Scott Act and laxatiou I will refer to this
in toy next letter and wilt not for a mo.
rnont suppose that ours 1s a country of fro°
trade in whiskey, or that liars, perjurers,
dynamiter, and law defiers predominate,
Yours,
Pnoif ullrwx, No. 13,4,8.
Doe. Bah, 1886.
The Working of the Scott Act,
1'n the hitter of Toe Pus,.
(ills, - lioeidoo all the evil athlete that the
Scott Aot leas produced in its working in
the country noticed In former cemnuln,ca-
tion, the Aot itself boing an evil product of
other evil's, it 110ntaine a principle condemn.
ed by just neon, that of expropriation of pro-
perty without compensation. 'Tike 16 Bono
indirectly by the lessoning of the value of
property, the owners of hotel property,
whether engaged in the traffic or not, widow
and orphan or nob, aged and infirm or not,
are made to anbmib to 'serious depreciation
in the value of their property and of their
income, not by the laws of supply and de.
mond, but by the action of ilugaitous legis-
lation. Are the rights of any property se.
care in a, country where such legislation
eau mad 2 Legalized robbery, 1151(151' any
guise, is not a ploasaut thing to contemp-
late. Another evil, and It very serious one,
under this Aot is the allowance of non -tax-
payers to vote 011 a measure involving In-
oreasu( taxation, the result o° this in Brae -
eels is inereasod taxation euffi tient to pay
the iutereat on 89,008. Now, let u9 cen-
aider the causes that have led to the ease.
ing of such baneful legislation as the Scott
Act. The first is the confounding of pro-
hibition with temperance. Prohibitiou is
not temperance, and temperance is not pro.
hibition. The advocates of prohibition use
the arguments of temperance udder false
prstenoos to get mon to vote for prohibition.
There is hardly a speech now over made on
the subject of temperanoo whioh is not a
blow at the very existence of temperance.
The listeners to such spoecbes hear the
storm of rhetorical fury rage against the
awful peril's and dangers and disasters of
intemperance and straightway they are se-
duced by the crafty speaker into the con-
clusion that they Must, becalm of tho evils
of drunkenness, put a violent stop to tem-
perance in the use of what they have been
shown is only dangerous when abused.
Thus the agitation for prohibition is nothing
morn or less than a crusade against temper-
Perance under the disguise) of being what
We all approve of a war against intemper-
ance. The following passage from one of
Erskine's speeches is worthy of careful
study :—"Engage the people by their affec-
tions, convince their reason, and they will
be loyal from the only principle that eau
make loyalty sincere, vigorous or rational—
e conviction that it is their truest intermit
and that their Government is for their good.
Constrain is the natural parent of resistance
and a prognant proof that reason is not on
the side of those who use it." Prohibition
is a form of restraint whioh is tho natural
parent of resistaneo, That resistance is
now creating worse evils than the one
sought to be repressed, it has developed
new vices, euoh as one journal speaks of as
"legitimate perjury," another affirms to be
"honorable lying," and a third describes as
"a new citizen duty—the duty of breaking
the law."
Youis truly,
• AorOTngR R.IT0PAIxn.
Brussels, Nov. 22nd, 1886.
THE PEOPLE'S COLUMN.
OaOIOE FARMS FOR SALE.—
Af ew splendid, unproved, farms for sale
in the township of Groy, Morrie and Mall.
lop. Apply le A,DELGATTY,Oo.Auotioneor,
Brussels P 0. 15.11
�
`tHUROHES, PUBLIO BUILD—
J Inge, aad Private Houton painted and
deooraeed in modern styles at reasonable
ratite. Eetimatos given. Address—
H. OLIIOAS,
90-11 Goderfoh.
rARM H'OR SALE, BEING THE
south hall of lot Mao n.6. Morris, oontain.
Mg 100 acres. 70 aaresoleered, Frame bufld-
ingoanthe promlesit. Tbo property will be
Bold at a bargain. For further particulars
applyt-,
186(. GF.O.ARMSTRONG.
.
"TRAYED ON THE PREMISES
k of the undersigned, St 1ot10,o0u. 0, Mor-
rie, on or about Juno, a two year old s(oor,red
in color with white spots. The owner is re-
quested to prove property, pay expenses and
take him /May.
Sin JAS, OOLOLOUGH.
WOOD WANTED. --TENDERS
will he r000lved by tho undersigned, 00-
((1Jan. 1et, 1886, for supplying the Brussels
wheet with 76 cords of 9 foot green wood
bomb or maple, to bo delivered ou or before
April tat,1856. 4001114 SHAW,
Board.
DIPSIBOICUM
A true Molars highly r000mmonded for all
dleeasoe requiring a oertolu efficient total, es-
pooiallvindigoetion, Dyspepsia, Want of Ap-
Patite,Loso of Streugth, Leak of Energy. &o
It ouriobostbo blood, etreugtheue the mueol ea
and given new lice to the nerves. Ib sots litre a
charm and is just whet overyb .dy emote. It is
strictly Vegetable In Ocmbi nation, and isnon-
aloohollo. For gale by dealers generally.
1TALUABLE FARM FOR SALE,
V being lot 82, snn.14, McKillop township,
Huron Co., and containing 102 aoree . The farm
is iu good condlblan, 78 more[ being in meadow.
The phos is sonvouicntly situated to sohool,
dome, mins elmrobes, &o, and will bo sold on
roasonablo 10rme. For further partloulars
apply to 0. J. RYAN, proprietor,
or to Walton, P. 0.
21-5* CAPT, STRETTON, amuck:
1ARM FOR SALE.—THE EX-
eoutora of the estate of the late sauna*
gngarn(olr offer for sale that excellent farm ,bo-
ing lot 19, con. 12. Grey. There are 100 00x00 in
the farm 80 ofphioh are cleared, 10 acme part.
T1 0l eared and 10 aures of good hardwood bush.
here is a good framo barn, 95x60 feet with
•tone stabling underneath. Immediate pee-
eediden wilrbeiron. A. good p01(100 of pur-
ebeno money wnitesenowse to stand en inter.
oat, Nor further partisularoa ply to
JOHN LEOAIM,
197 Collage etreot, Toronto
or JOHN BLssrmoii,
15.11 - Ether P,0,
NOMIN ATION.
The nomination of &Reeve and four Coen.
oillora, for the Village of Broweole for 1880, will
bo hold in tho Town Ball, ou
Monday, December 281h, 1885,
at Twelve o'clock, noon, and the Election on
Monday, ,anuary q.f/1, o886,
For PollingDivioton No.1, (Aloe of George
Love, A.Veal ,boputyReturning Officer ;"and
for Polling DiVieton'No.2. 0011)1011 Boom .
Aldridge Deputy lcotaralagOfticor. roil to
bo open between the hours at 9 5.111 , and (1 P.
m, Da80GTtT,
liroeeeta Il t l Q91
. r,a$ 993,
IIOUSE ee LOT FOR SALE, ON
pnoon Street. Thereto oleo a els pon
tb0'Doflhat 00ul1 bo Willy. oft for a stable
11`11 he sold onroa20uahletorme. Apply
A, r1A1VTI$F1Iht1;lt
TAME ON THE FARM OF TIIE
0.J undo reigned. lot 11,onn.6,Croy, about the
month 01 July. esteem, 1retro ols,2 of Thom
aro spotted 'tuft One le brhallud. The owner
can have them by proving property and pity-
ing 0xponoes.
90.4* 11011T.510141416.
1:0ARbf FOR 5ALB.—THE UN-
dnrslgaed will diepoee of his farm, boing
lot 11, 001).10, Gro y, containing 100 aeras. Tit ere
ie a frame house, frame barn with etono stab-
ling and all aeoossery outbuilding,. on the
promises, oleo a Good bearing °reliard. The
arm is in arst.olase condition. Pone (lesion
can be given un the 1st of March, For further
portion are apply to
90.18 THOS. 11001i4, Prop.
TjIARM FOR SALE IN GREY
A. township, County of Huron, boing lot 18,
0011. 7, The farm Oontalne 109 acme, 70 sores
cleared, and le wall watered, welt lensed le in
a Art4.0l0s1 state of cultivable)). There is a
good brick house, frame barn stables on the
premises and an elleal orchard. The
farm 15 ol'x
tustod one mile from tho village of
Ethel and 11 ulnae (rout Drumm, For farther
partloulars apply 10
10-1 E. BATEMAN, Prop,
:CZTRAYED FROM. THE PRE.
kJ mese of th aundersigned, lot 20, con. 7,
Morrle, 00 Or abolil Sept. let, 9 steers mud a
heifer, rlfiug 9 yoaro old, Ono at ea r 10 gr y
in color mixed with rod; tate other steer l0 a
dark red, with vela 110 spot on forehand and a
little edge frozen off each oar. Tho troller le
a red ono with white spot on horsine just be-
fore her hind log, on the flank. Any informa-
tion leading to their recovery will be suitably
rewarded. awn:. 1H01,18UN,
29.4 Brussels, P. 0.
Est/ate No•tnc0e.
Pureuant 10 the Aot 40, Vie, Cap. 9, Ontario,
the Creditors of Benjamin Tindall, late of the
Township of Grey, in 010 County of Bruen,
yeoman, who died on or about the 91st day of
(fay, AM .1055, mud ushers having claims in re-
ap sol to hisestate, aro horob y no titled t 7 s , n d
onor before the 101)1 day of February, A. D.
1880, to the undersigned administratrix ui the
estate and 0ffe0t0 of the wild deceased their
names and addrosees and tho full particulars
of their claims and of the soourities (if any)
1(0(4415' them, and also that immodiatoly alter
the mid (late the emote of the bald demoted
will be distributed among the parties entitled
tbereto,having regard only to olaimo of which
the adminietratrix has then notice and the ad-
minietratrlx will not be liable for any assets so
distributed to nay pet eon of whose claim she
shall not have hail notice.
Datodat Grey the 39111 day of November, 18-
96,
MART JANE TII-D.ALL, Ethel,
25.4 Administratrix.
I- HE CRANBROOK HERD OF
1 BERKSHIRE'S.
`"BARNUM" & t'BARHINGTON"
Tua river rnrr,e Benxsirtnz BOARS.
Tho shove mentioned pure brod Berkshire
Boars wi11 bo kept for the [mason at UCH'S
Hotel, Cranbrook Ont, Barnum was farrowed
March 11th, 1885, brod by W. ,H. MoNlell, Elm
Groove Farm, Leeds Oo.,Ont., from imported
are and dam dllect irom the herd of the cele-
brated breeder,R, Swanswiek, Eng., and is ono
of the finest Berkshires ever brought bo this
country. Barrington was farrowed Nov. 71e,
lees. bred by 8tmmoni & Fairie, of Delaware,
Middlesex Om. Ho is from imported stook on
both sides with rdglaiered pedigree and is a
grand animal throughout. Also the pure brod
Suffolk boar, "Young Champion," bred by Jae.
Main, Helton Co. He is a pure type of Suffolk
standine on very short lege with great length
of body, immense shoulders and well turned
hams. Have exhibited my bard at 0 faire this
fall carrying off 25 First Prises. Terme strict.
Iy mash. One dollar at the timeof service with
the privilege of returning if necessaryy.
JACOB 0. TIICI(
164f Cranbrook, Ont,
�3ERI�SIIIRE BOA}; FOR SER.
urea.--Tbounderslgned wlllkoep a Cher.
ough brod llorksbfre ben, for service on lot 97.
4th line Morris about two miles frarn Brim -
nolo "11 ran Lad" (vee bred by H. Borboy,
OuulDh, nod was eired by Lord Wellington.
9517, bred by 01.Tombe, England; dam, Lady.
Emir. 6010,got by Prise m all 1407, bred by I7
Tombs Eugian( This well In ed Pig was far.
rimed Jen .211111, 1867. Tam s::81, to he paid
at Go's of iter vie°,wlth privilege of returning,
11 n00eseary Joules M. hlr,a'rrrt,
49.0m' Proprietor,
P:RROG± AM
It LI P. Y1 ENTERTAINENT)
To be hold in the Town Hall, on
CHRISTMAS EVENING.
PART 1.
Presld eut'0 Address.
Christmas Cantata, coosistiug al Heelbationi
5iuging and Tableaux.
PART II.
Iostru(nental Selection by tlao Band.
Reading by Mies J. 61. (toss.
Song by Moe Itatis Wilson.
Iteollatiou, Miss Mabel Smith.
Ledios Quartette.
Iuetrumo11tn1 Selection by the Orchestra.
Dialogue, Alloses t:ennett, Brooks & Wllsna.
Song, :nary mull Alex. hose.
Beading, Alias itishardeon.
Musical Museum, (medley)
Oroheotra,
00011, Ail eros Roes end Stewart.
"Homo Sweet 11e10," Company.
Doors open at 7:80 p.ln., :
To commence at 8, Sharp.
ADMlsgloN, 20e. -:- CHILDREN, lOc.
MISS K. RICH&RDSON, - Paemesi r.
MISS JESSIE M. ROSS, - 817CRrrani1y.
JOHN SHAND
The People's Shoemaker,
desires the public to remem-
ber that he has removed to the
store, lately vacated by James
Dron, where he will be pleas-
ed to see all his old custom-
ers and as many newbnes
as want good work
at living prices.
Jt SHAND.
;REMOVED.;
.0.
GEO THOMSON begs to an-
nouuce that he has removed to his own premises, lately occupied by
John Grewar, and would tender his sincere thanks to his Numerous
Customers for their pant support and would solicit a continuance of
the same. We have opened out ono of the Finest Stocks of Groceries,
Crockery, Glassware, Sze. ever shown in the town of Brussels, at pric-
es which cannot be surpassed by any other one in the Trade.
:0:
Our Grooery Department
Contains everything kept in a First -Class Store including all the very
Choicest Fruits of the Season. New Season's Lemons 25c. per dozen.
Our Teas and Coffees
Have gained a Wide Reputation and need no further comment.
Crockery and Glassware.
All the novelties of the Christmas '.Grade,—China Tea Bets, Ironstone
Tea Sets, White and Colored Bedroom. Sets, Glassware Sets, also all
Nis sundries in connection with this department.
Bakery Department.
First -Class Bread, Cakes, Pastry, Short Bread, Fruit Cake, and Angel
Cake always on hand. Wedding Cakes a Specially.
POULTRY BONED.
Agent for Fleischmann & Coy's Compressed
Yeast.
Please note the address --One Door north Haycroft Bros.
!.A EO 1 THOMSON.