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Tho us�. of the microscope in tho
fields of scientific research hes re.
ventecl much that is of importanee to
Man, Alany forms of dieeaee, about
whose origin little was huowo, have
had much light shed upon them since
this instrument was employed In
their study, both among animals and
plants. We find now that man is
constantly lashed by invisible foes -
some attacking himself and others the
food whieh he oats, During the past
sumer and fall a striking example
of this occurred in the prevalence of
the so-called "potato rot," which has
proved a great loss throughout the
Province and in many parts in the
United States. In the bulletin is-
sued in November from the Bureau
of Indatitries, wo learn that the "rot"
*vested through. the whole eouthern
belt 9f the provinces. In many oases
one-half to three-fourths of the crop
was deetroyed, and in some it was
not worth digging. With such disas-
ter around us, the questions are nat-
urally suggested. What is the cause
of the "rot"? and what remedies can
be adopted? '
Cause -This disease has reoeived
a great deal of attention from botan-
ists since the days when it became a
scourge in Ireland and other parts of
the British Isles, and is new conced-
ed to be the result of a minute ftnigue
called Phytoptborn infestans. This
attacks all parts of the plant -leaf,
ssteru and tubers. By those ignorant
of the life history of this tiny parfait.
ic plant little attention is pia to its
appearance on the tope, and no alarm
ixperienced until the potatoes are at
fected. But being very contagious,
its presence on the leave should be-
come a serious nsatter, especially
when we remember that it spreads
with great raPidity. It is usually in.
dioated by"the tops presenting a blotch-
ed, brownish, spotted, dead appear-
ance. A. (dose examination of the
potatoes showing this will discover in-
numerable slender stems growing up
ont of the surfece of the leaves and
If it reaches these and damp weather
comes, "rot" will certainly appear.
2. After digging, the potatoes
should bo pat in n cool, dry place,
thus surrounding them with .0On-
editions unfavourable for the growth of
the fringes, if any Kapp to be upon
them.
8. Growing early varieties is wor-
thy of consideration so that they may
mature before the season arrives
when this parasite is likely to effect
the orop.
4. All potato stalks affected lauds
,hould be gathered and burned, so as
to destroy the million e of spores which
may he upon them. .
5. Use none but good seed, If at
affeeted, reject them ; and plant
in well -drained land. Ifthe potatoes
to be used for seed have been taken
from cellars; where affeoted 01008 were
kept, they are likely to have the nue.
resoopin (spores on them nus 0804110
notice, It would bo beet to get seed
from unaffected districts.
O. It is scarcely necessary to re-
mark that it would be injudicious to
plant potatoes in the same field the
following year after a visitation of the
"rot," inasmuch as the ground may
retain the germs of the disease.
7. Avoid plenting upon heavy clay
soil, but prefer a light and dry soil.
This present(' the fewest conditions
suitable for the growth of the fungus.
The nature of our climate is not
so favotnable for the development of
this injurious fungus as that of Brit-
ain ; yet as we are sometimes visited
by it, and although scarcely viewed as
n scourge, it a well that we ehonld
remember its nature and habits and
always be ready to guard against fail•
ure if it appears. As last summer
Was favourable for its propagatten,
great care should be exercised in the
selection of seed this spring.
Row to tet Along.
Don't stop to tell stories in busi-
ness hours.
If you have a place of business, be
found there when wanted.
Never "fool" in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity and
also promptness.
Do not meddle with business you
stems of the affected plants. These , know nothing of.
branch and swell out at the ends into Do not kick everyone in your path.
More wiles can bit Anita in n day
by going steadily than by stopping.
Pay as you go.
A man of honor respects his word
es he sloes his bond.
Help others when you can, but
never give what you cannot afford to,
simply beefiness it is fashesuable.
Learn to say no, No necessity of
snapping it out dog•fashion, bat say
it firmly and reepectfully.
Use your hrains, rather than those
of others.
Learn to think and deb for your-
self.
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
Young men, cut this out, and if
there be any fallacy in the argument,
let us know it.
pear•shaped minute bodies (spores,)
which are produced by millions.
When ripe they seperato from. the
8tein and being exceedingly light pass
into the atmosphere, where they are
wafted about, many of them finally
reaching the ground or settling upon
plants. Under favorable conditions
of moisture and heat the contents of
o microseopiwspore may posh out a
long minute tuba, which can pene-
trate into any part of the potato plant
and give rise to the fungus; or may
separate into several distinct portions
(swarm spores) which burst through
the bpore-wall and become the scourge
of the parasitic plant. The mature
plant which lives in tho tope and
tubers is very ininute, and can be
seen only by the aid of the microscope.
It consists of many colourless, branch-
ing, thread-like structured. These
penetrate the tissues of the potato and
feed upon the jujus, so that it noon
weakens and bogies to waste away.
From the thread-like stsuctures thin
stalks aiise, assuming beauti-
ful plant -like forms and bearing upon
their branches the spores already re.
!erred to. They hve but a short time,
but the thread-like struoture is per-
. ensile! and hardy, and from fragments
of it a new fungus may arise. It is
said by some that another kind of
quire Is produced which can winter,
and time give rise to the organism in
another swim]. These are the so-
called resting spores, apparently for
the purpose of keeping the epecies
over certain periods, while the spores
already eonsidbred are produced rapid. , 28 miles away. I built a log cabin
ly so as to hasten the spread of tho and constructed a gate across the road.
their teouble to them, and told there
if they would keep calm wonlcl re-
lietestheni uf their pain, Vith the
helpbf morphine I was able to pre -
;welt the rnrapne. I tell yon it was
au excited crowd. They wore afraid
that alt of them would bo taken down.
"A burly Switchman swore lie
would pass my station without being
vaccinated •one day, He was ono of
dozen desperate fellows, I had a
pitched battle with him, at last, and
actually vaccinated hitn with my foot.
on his wind pipe I Meanwhile my
assistant kept off the others with his
gun. Wo stuck the quill into every
one of thetas.
"Often the Canadians tried to got
by me by stealing around through the
woods. One man in making such an
attempt was lost in the night. We
beard his cries and started search
of him. With the help of our New-
foundland, we were able rescue lum,
but we did not arrive At our eabiu titi
4 o'clock in the morning, and the
fellow Was nearly dead with sem and
fatigue. He 'would have perished but
for the (doctors and the dog. Amore
scared man than he Wile when we
came, upon him you never rutwe
"They adopted a curium' way to
sneak by the nom river inspector
one day, Four mon concealed them-
selves in. a toed of hay and passed
without being noticed. They crawl-
ed out too soon. Att the Forks they
were stopped and sent back to be vac-
cinated.
"I was surprised bo see the prejud-
ice thee() fellows ha against vaecina-
tion, It existed among the Scotch
and Euglieh as well as among the
French."
Cetataaeltio.n ovvw.
VIOLENTLY VACCINATED.
From the Lewiston (Me.) journal.
A. Maine doctor, who weighs 200
pounds, nils was stationed as an in-
spector in the woods, neer the bor-
der, xecently told 1110 10 an interest-
ing way some of the adventures -and
adventures they were, indeed-whieh
he had during his official slay in the
wilderness, during the late smallpox
soars. '
"I was sent," said he, "to leowell's
townshimttliroughwhich the Canadian
Pacific Railroad will press. Itly da -
tion was near Gordon's cemp, whore
about 80 men employed on that rail-
road wore encamped. The. nearest
railroad station was at lake Alegantie,
Amend uuder favorable conditions.
This minute inieroecopic plant is cer-
tainly a low form of vegetable life,
incapable of manufacturing foodfrom
the mineral kingdom, but fastening
upon other plants ane feeding upon
their juices. A. wot season supplies
conditions well adapted for its devel-
opment, and hence we find the "rot"
associated witl. such weather. There
is not doubt that many epores are al-
ways inure or lees present, but they
ere peevented from being a source of
trouble because the weather is not
suited ler their growth. '
Remedies. -The '"rot" usually ap-
am ears itbout the first two weeksin
August, and if the wether favour-
able its spread is very rapid, for as
5001 110 the thread-like structure which
arises from the spore is developed it
immediately becomes spore -bearing.
Hence the importance of examining
the plants for the appearance of the
brownish spots that indicate the pros: -
oboe of the fungus.
e
No man went through that. gate with-
out being vaccinated. I had to deal
with a rough class of men, and had
some scrapes that would read like it
dime novel. ely two assistants, a
rifle, a revolver, a Newfoundland dog
and a mit of clothe!" with braes but-
tons, which I procured after' Pd been
there a while, helped Me Ont. You
800$ nobody lived near, and I had no
motel support. I had to rely wholly
on my display of physical force,
"Soon 'after wo wore established we
went down to Gordon's camp, and in
one day vaccinated every 1.1.1041 of the
85 employed therm They rebelled
egalust it, but we made no talk with.
m,
thegoing through them like a fluuk
of sheep. Several days afterward
word emu to me that a crew
was coming from the camp to tear
down my cabin and send use home.
Some of the mon`e arme ha. Millen
and become exceedingly sore. 1 went
down to the camp at once and found
a mutiny impending. S
Many of thc
everal
The Prairie fires are doiug mach
damage in the Northwest.
Charles Jackson, of Windsor, has
disappeared from his home ; 80 has
the pretty servant maid named Ella
Weber,
• A Toronto market gardener named
Lucas has been gladdened by the
news that he has fallen heir b.,
000 by the death of a Chicago relat-
ive.
A Regina, N. W. T., despatch sap :
Rain has been falling steadily for
over 24 hears. The farmers are jub-
ilant at the crop prospects being bet-
ter than tor any previous spring.
The surveys forthe projected Whirl-
pool Railway at Niagara Falls are
nearly completed." The engineer in
charge of the work says the mile can
bo lei(' as SO= no the right of way is
secured. It is probable that the road
will be operated by electricity.
A Scott Aut convention was held
at Mount Bryges the other day for
the purpose of appointing delegates
to wait on the Oonnty Council in
June with reference to the appoint,
moist of a Polies Magistrate for the
West Riding of Middlesex.
Some years ago the Caps Race
lighthouse was built, and. has since
been maintained by the British Gpv-
ernment, and an aocnmulation of
$100,000 has resulted from the fees
chargedupon shipping iu connection
therewith. It is now proposed. by the
Dominion Government to make the
lighthouse free in oonsideration of the
receipt of $100,000 from the British
Government, the Interest on which
will eufficie to Maintain the light. Thus
a charge upon navigation is removed,
and no tax imposed on the treasury.
Tho A. 0. U.W. membership in the
folloiving jurisdictions is based on the
returns for January last :-Outario,
11,000 ; California, 20,998; Wiseon-
ein, 0,182 ; Pennsylvania, 14,754 ;
IOWa 2294; Indiana, 1,850; Min•
nesot'a, 8,410 ;Massaehusetts, 7,501 ;
Illinois, 16,002 ; Missouri, 16,615
Tennessee, 1,907 ; Texas, 1,560
Nevada, 8,087 ; Colorado, 2,715 ;
Michigan, 9,167 ; Ohio, 8,8'75 ; Ken•
kicky, 1,878 ; Georgia, 1,288 ; Kan-
sas, 7,562 ; Maryland, 4,079 ; New
York, 20,998. The net gain in mem-
bership for the entire Order last year
was 12,669.
A Shrove Tuesday on the flth of
March implies, of .course, an Easter
on the 25th of April, the last day 011
which the "royal" festival cau poesibly
fall; ?India. is exactly 150 years since
11 (011 so late. Going back through
Ilia 'mutinies, one finds Easter settle
at its latest In 1641, monierable for
the attainder of Stafformd the out-
break of the L ;
eah rebellion in 1540,
marked by the death of Luther ; and
in 1451, which was' the accession of
Mahoinet-II, the conquerar of Con..
stantirlople. Then the movies of in-
tervals of ninety-five years comes* to
au end, and not till 1204 does Baster
recur on the.. 25th of April. That
Wit 4 the your in which their Norman
dominions wore finally lost to the
A.ngovain Icings of England, Under
thE
e new style aster hits but twice
previously been so long, deferred.-
potatoes. Delay will allow it to spread of them were laid up and suffering namely, iu 1666 awl in 1784 ; nor
THE CONS BEIT FRD
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NST I JN,I
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E goanfilOn IRON Woltice, NirrOula,r, OST
/donuts.° bur or of throe tliroreuI kinds o 1
Windmills Tho Simplest strongestand most
es.tistautory s yet made asor pump -
lug woter, sorting woo d, hoppin g groin or
driving any [gilt inaehinery they' hare Of)
equal, 100 1110E1315AT= Pokers have! e -
oared 0 world-wide re Devotion I guarantee
them AB 00111glittp0110Tb0 many now le the
moskot,and equal to tiny ever 'node, They
willtarow water SOO foot ,or tOree i t a nail son
the level. Partners end stockmen aro re -
questa kite 10 110 fox partionlare before b uy in
either a Windmill or it Pump , t hat
m ineare the best in the market . A ddrosr
tt MORRIS .1i itch ell .Ont.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Money to eau • arm "roperty at
. LOWEST RATES.
PRIVATE ANC COMPANY. FUNDS
W. B. Droirson,
Solicitor,
Brussels, Ont.
10 the stems, and. thence to the tubers. severely. I explained the nature of will it be again bit 1048.
Money to Loan.
PRITI.ATE _FUNDS.
2 0,0 0 0
of Pv.vate P ands havej ust been pima in
my handsf or Investment
AT 7 PER CENT.
' Borrowers can have their loans coroplet
11 three dais if title is satisfactory.
Apply to E. E. WADE.
liVATOHNAKING.
The undersigned takes pleasure in in
forming the people of Ethel and surround
ing country that he lite opened a shop
where be ie. prepared to attend to the re-
pairing o
Watches, Clocks, jewelry, Etc.,
In a manner that will give the boot of satis.
gnaraditeed to bo done in e
f a o‘.ork
t,tiiionv
satisfactory mannei or no charge
made. A. calf solicited,
--Shop opposite Bobertsons Elotel,E Ebel.-
WM. Boig.
ONIFOLITA.BLE HOUSE FOR
saos.-Tho property is Wanted on Thomas
street. There is ono sore of splendid land
m ,
well uted, with young 010110at
,0, . There
is a, vamiOrtablO rlIV011ilig, gable 0.11(1 1111 the
The property will be sold ior
$850. $500 to be paid down and the balitnoe to
stilt puronaser. Por tiliportioulare apply to
011A.PAIAN, Prop, or to
ALEX. MISTS 11, urn Boole.
110-4111
ALLAN LINE..
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
6'.1030.1E1R.431.4,3-3M eSteses0
TO LIVEBROOL, LONDONDERRY,
GLASGOW, LONDON, E'To.
Steerage, 020,00, Liverpool, Londonderry,
Que80stuWe, l+litegow, or 3,1005 to *dilute
and alwoys vel low os by y first -Maas 1Mo.
StlilMTE11. A1tItiNG141110NT, 1886.
Liverpool and Qctebec Service.
Prom LiVorptiel. l'rom Qintheo
lorldity, Apr. 20. • Circassian Prldtty Hoy 14.
Thurisry, Ap. 2e. Polynesian Thu r stry Play 95,
Thursday, tiny 0. Parisian Thursday 14..t•
Thidity, tatty 14. Satin MIMI Friday Jetta 4'.
Thurscloy, NW 20. 4ttliilli Tinired'y jun. 10:
01d(ty.11114 28. Oiresesitin PrlditY 31ino 18.
Tburstl'y, Jun. 8. Polynesian 0 hurs'dy Jun. 24.
TheamPyJnn, 00. Parldon 0 h ursit'y itel'y 1.
Friday, Juno 18. Sittination Ptidity 0,
Phursd.ty, 30, 01. Sordlnion Thursd'y 1,1y 10.
Tholes ttrain sonnet:Aim{ 01111 Otto steamer
at guano) loOvuo Totonto Wocloo0lay8 at 8.80
0.111. 10101100g0rs 0011 leave Wednosdays at &SO
nat.idso,auil conned with the steamer at
Portland every Thursday until opening of
navigation at pttehoo 011 14013 of Moy, at tame
rata.
io o cattle, sheeor pits aro rtrytod 011 tempiaPnCttolt100 11111.1305010 argut%er7
inform°,
Ilion apply to
J. B. Gri:Lnt, AGEXT,
At the Peat Office, Beussels.
Aram 80, 1886.
CIU STOM TAILORiN G,
niThe undersigned begs leave to intimate
to the public, that lie has opened a tailor
shoe in the Garnet° noun bleak, over
Bowater' store, where he is prepared to at.
tend to the warte of the public in <butting,
filting and making clothing in the latest
and most fashionable styles. My long 02.-
perionoo together with it eoorse of instruc-
tion under one of the host orators in Toron-
to is a guarantee of being able to do satis.
factory work. Satisfaction gunrentesd.
G. A. 132811.
MONEY TO LEND.
Any amount of Money to Loan on
F13= or Village property at
6 &; 6i PER CENT. YEARLY.
Straight Loans with privilege of
repaying when required. Apply
to
P. HliNTER,
Division Court 'Clerk, Brussels.
BRUSSELS PUMP WORKS.
The undersigned begs to inform the public
that they have manufooturod and ready
• for use
PUMPS OF ALL KINDS,
WOOD & IRON.
Cisterns of
Any dimension.
GATES OF ALL SIZES.
CLOTHES REELS
of o superior construction. Examine . our
stook before purchasing elsenvliero. A Call
solicited. We are also Agents for
3IeDottgall's Celebrated Windmill.
Wilson & Pelton,
Shop Opposite P. Scott's Blacksmith Shop.
P. S. -Prompt attention paid to all re.
pairing of Pumps, &o.
Brussels Woolen Mills.
I beg to inform tho farming com-
munity that I am now prepared to
take in
Carding,
Spinning
And Weaving,
at 3ny New Brick Woolen Mill,
and promise to give Satisfaction
to those favoring us with their
trade. nave onhand and will
ksep constantly in stock a full as-
sortment of
CLOTHS, . TWEEDS,
FLANNELS, DRUGGETS,
BLANKETS,
KNITTED GOODS,
DRESS GOODS,
YARNS,
Cotton Shirtings, Gray Cottons,
&c.
FINE
CANADIAN
TWEEDS
Pantialf$ a7td, 8erge8
for Suits which. we -i1I get madd
u10 011 short notice and a good fit
warranted every time.
01.,
Highes6' maYket price
POR -
Butter, Eggs, &c,
GIVE ME A CALL
at my Now Mills before going else-
where.
Geo, Howe.