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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-5-13, Page 3MAT' 13; 1887. NATIONAL JUBILEE HYMN, Ant, "NASIONAb MA3O11." 0 Lord our God, who roign'at above, Accept our earthly works of love, And 1111 our soula with faith to prove Thy' Majesty. Let the Gospel's aced take root and bloom And ftow're of faith dispel the gloom, For Christ has risen from the tomb In Majesty. Let ov'ry tongue Thy praise proclaim, Lot ov'ry knee bow at Thy name, For Jesus thou are still the same, tfajosty. • • The heavens with Thy praise shall ring, And countless angels endless sing We'll levo with Theo, our Lord and Bing, In Majesty. —ELDIma SKIMMINGS. FOR BUSBAND'tl ONLY. Toni Brown was always in a fret Because, somehow, he kept in debt, Yot he imagined he was wise, And he knew how to economize. FIe Darned enough to live with pride, And lay a little up beside, Although he nothing did for sport Be borrowed, and was always short. "0, Tom," kis wife would say, "a man Can't manage as a woman can. " "Do try mo once, and soon you'll be From horrid debts and worries free," Tom only laughed, "No woman can Handle finances like a loan." At length his debts and worries grew So bin he knew not what to do. Then he, in time to save his life, Gave all hie earnings to his wife. "Now, wife," be groaned, in woe conplete "See if you can make both ends moot." Bright years now passed ; Tom, freed from oars Waxed fat upon his wife's good are. His debts were paid, and laid away Was something for a rainy day. What had Tom's burden been in life Was pleasure to his careful wife. )SOMAL. Man's forte is earning gold alone ; In spending is his weakness show. A woman's forte, by nature meant, Is taking caro of every cent. And he who lets his wife do this, rs always rich and lives in bliss. THAT D1UEADPUL BOY. I'm looking for a dreadful boy (Does anybody know him ?) Who's leading all the other boys The way they shouldn't go in. I think if I could find that boy, I'd atop what he's a doin'— A bringing all the other boys To certain moral ruin. There's Tommy Green, a growin' lad, His mother does inform me, Tho way that he is getting bad Would oertainly alarm me. She feels the blame should rest upon Sohn Brown—a recent comer— For Tommy was a lovely lacl A year ago Ellie summer. But when I spoke to Mrs. Brown Her inmost soul was shaken, To think that Mrs. Green could be So very much mistaken. She did assure me Johnny was As good a child as any, Except for learning naughty things From Mrs. Whiting's Benny. And Mrs. Whiting frets because Of Mrs. Blackham's Freddy ; She fears he's taught young Benjamin Some wicked tricks already. Yet Fred is such an innocent (I have it from his mother), He wouldn't think of doing wrong, Uteempted by another. Oh ! when I think I've found the boy Whose ways aro so disgracin', I always learn lie's some one else, And lives some other place in. And if we cannot search him out He will (most dreadful pity 1 ) Spoil all the boys who otherwise Would ornament our oity. DANDIE. Fond of old Dan, sir, ! Indeed I am ! I reckon 1 ought to be—proud of hien too Brave us a lion, sir, mild as a lamb, And the wisest follow you ever knew 1 Just wait till I tell you what he did, Through it's not to my credit, as you'll see ; For it cane from my doing a thing for- bid That Dandle showed what a dog oan bo. Wo were in the potato patch one day, Dandle ancl'Hal and I and Fred, And to save my life 1 couldn't say Just how the mischief got into my head. Father had said we weren't to do it— But roast potatoos•are very good 1 And Tial had matches. Before we knew it Vve had a bonfire lit in the wood. Fathers know best en the whole 1 geese ; At all events I oan safely say ` "Twould have kept Its Out of a jolty Mai If wo had believed he did that day, For, net to spin out to long a story, That youngster yon see there—Fred's his 00103 -- Contrived to cover himself with glory By getting his petticoats all aflame. Wo never thought of his skirts, you see, For he's just as much of a boy as the rest ; And, to tell the truth, between you and mo; It's a silllly old way for a boy to be dress- e. Why cap't he have trousers right from the first ? Por of all the "despisablo" things to wear Those niminy-piminy frocks aro tho worst, I know how it is, for I've been there. However, the poor little chap, as I said, Was all of a blaze—and bow he did yell 1 Hal began pitching things at his head, Arid I stood as If I was under a spell ; For both of us lost onr wits completely, And only for' clear old Dan --well, there— If you want to know, I'll own up to it sweetly— I am a Drying, and I don't care 1 You'd know how it was yourself, I think, If you'd been in my pleat), and soon old Dan ; He went for that boy, sir, quick as a Wink, Grabbed his frock in his teeth and ran Straight to the brook with him, bumpoty- bump ! And there the two took a douse together, By the time we followed him on the jump, I tell you what, it was squally weather. Piro was put out, though ? Well, I should smile (I reckon I shouted then for joy) ; Though, us for Fred, you might walk a mile And not come up with a madder boy. Mad as a hornet—and dripping wet ! Such a little scarecrow you never saw 1 But here's a dog, sir, we shan't forget— Shall we, old fellew ? Give us your paw 1 Useful things for a house -wife to Know. Wheat flour, one pound is one pint. Indian meal, one pound two ounces is one pint. Butter, when soft, one pound is one pint. Loaf sugar, broken, one pound is one pint. White sugar, powdered, one pound one ounce is a pint. Best brown sugar, one pound two ounces is ono pint. Ten eggs aro one pound. A common tumbler holds half a pint. .A. tea cup one gill. A large wine -glass one gill. Sixty drops are equal to one tea- spoonful. How to Find a Drowned Body. We learn that two negroes tied their clothing to the backs of their reeks and attempted to swim the river near Abbeville. Ono of them gained the opposite bank in safety, but the other drowned. The plan for recovering the dead body was rather a novel one. An old darkie took a bundle of fodder and placed it in the river where the drowned negro first sank, when it floated down abort fifty yards it suddenly stopped and commenced to whirl slowly round and round. Here the old negro dived down and secured the body. He claims to have re- covered four or five other lost bodies by this moans in his experience, and declares it to be an infallible guide. General News. Vambrey, the great Austrian traveller, says that the Central Asia question is daily increasing in im- portance. It was some time ago rumored that Simerkhan would be made the capital of Turkestan instead of Gaskhand. W. M. Naire's estate at Dunemane, Scotland, is for sale. It includes Duusinane Hill, the alleged site of Macbeth's castle. The United States Treasury De• parbment will not allow a Canadian contractor's plant to cross the line free of duty. The captain of a French corvette is .aid.to have made threats against a Newfoundland settlement in fe- taliation for the Bit Bill. Tho largest gas well in the world has just been discovered at Fair- mount, Ind. It was flowing nearly twelve million feet per day. September 27th and 29th and October 1st have been fixed as the dates for the International yachting races for the American cup. Hlaoo, the great Deceit chief, whom the British authorities to Bur - math have long been in search of, is reported to have been killed by one of bis followers. Parnell has selected Wm. O'Brien editor of United Ireland, as the Home Rule candidate for Northeast Cork to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Loamy, Home Ruler. The Senate of Mexico has passed the Bill repealing the constitution- aljprohibition of the second term for President. The measure will now go to the State Legislatures for rati- fication. The cancellation of her Michigan dates by Mrs. Langtry has led bfan• agor Powers, of Grand Rapids, and Manager Reynolds, of Muskegon, to contemplate suing the "Lily" for damages. Duringthe past week 400 ani- mals have been slaughtered by di- rection of the live stock authorities, of Chicago, 111., and out of this number 75 clearly authenticated oases of pleuro pneumonia were die. ooverod. No diisoae° has been dis- covered at the Stock Yards thus far. THE BRUSSELS POST' Dr, Edward Knox, of Fortress county, :texas, tied up naked his 14 year-old son for some boyish in- discretion and whipped ham with a black snake whip until ho became unconscious, and at the pleading of his mother was taken down. The lad died next morning. The father has fled. Lynching is tallied of if he is caught. Germany is, to a greater extent than is commonly suspected, a land of old people. At the time of the last census there were no fewer than 282 persons who had completed their hundredth year. Of these 72 were men and 160 women. The oldest person in Germany was a man an his 1201h year; the next was, a man in his 118th year; the next was a woman in her 1171b year. There wero thirteen old fel- lows of 106 and ten dames of 107. A lady of 115 was returned as being a spinster. New Orleans is coming forward AA a wheat•exporting city. In March, 1886, there was no export of wheat via New Orleans, but last month a half million bushels were exported through that city. And the comparison is more striking as the period is extended. In the first nine months of the fiscal year 1885- 6, 5,560 bushele were exported via New Orleans, against 8,252,000 bushels for a like period during 1886-7. When the figures of the exports of Indian corn are examined, each of the five large export centres shows a decrease, except Now Or- leans. The Chicago Tribune says :—Al- ready the accounts of cattle being struck by lightning and killed while huddled together near a barbed wire fence during a thunder storm have begun to come in. Losses of this kind have become so namerous of late years that the question of in- salating the wires of such fences is seriously discussed. The humble rail fence is not a thing . of beauty nor a joy forever, but it seldom be- trays the confidence of slot of trust- ing cattle that have assembled to- gether in one of its friendly corners for mutual counsel and support in the hour of trial. A place on earth has been found where taxes are unknown. It is a territority bordering on the northern line of Lincoln county, Me., called "Hibbere's Gore." It contains 884 acres of land and ton flourishing families. It is bonnded by the lines of throe counties—Knox, Lincoln and Waldo—but is not claimed by either. The inhabitants do not maintain a municipal organization, and cannot vote for President, Gov- ernor, members of the Legislature, or town officers, but they are con- tented with their lob, have fine farms and good roads, their pork barrels and potato bins are open to one an• other, and they do not care a snap about politics. Canadian Wows. The Parkhill Fire Company is in a sad state of disorganization at present. W. J. Maguire, of The Quebec Mercury, has been found guilty of libelling Mayor Laugelier and sen- tenced to six months in gaol and a fine of $200. The Minister of Agriculture, in his report • on. Immigration, nye that 15,548 emigrated to Manitoba and the Northwest in 1886, and that 8,994 left, making a net gain of 11,599, The Alpha Oil Company, df Sar- nia, have resolved to grant the ,Sar- nia Band the sum of $500 yearly in future, and in recognition of this handsome donation Bandmaster Phillip intends composing the "Al- pha Grand March." A youth named James Thompson, aged 15, _ belonging to Woodstock, ran away from home, intending to see phases of Western life. He is now domiciled in the Police Station at Detroit, and will be handed over to his parents so soon as they call for him. The death of Wm. Garvie, of Goderich township, a few days ago, is reported. Mossra. Garvie and Cudmore were engaged in sawing wood in Mr. Garvie's woods. Thera were two hemlooli clubs springing from the same root a short distanoe behind Mr. Cudmore, and the high wind uprooted both of them and they fell, one on each side of MMIr. Cudmore, while one of them struck Mr. Garvie on the. shoulder, one of the broken limbs penetrating down- ward from the shoulder to the depth of seven inches. The.stub broke o8 where it Dame in contact with a ly- ing tree and rolled off the unfortun- ate rnan.I(o was taken to the house and three medical men sum- moned, but all was of no avail. Ile died in two flours afterwards. .4.LA.33.STINE I To cover the side walls of a room 15x15, by 0 feet high (60 yards) would take seven and one- half double rolls, which would (at $1,00) cost $7.50, or about $7,00 more than the Alabastine, to add to the cost of decoration. Re- member you have some kind of borders to buy and hang with the paper. Now, if the paper used is only 50 cents a double roll, then you have more than $8.00 left to acid your borders ; and, if only 12i cents a roll, or 25 cents a double roll, you have about $1.50 to add to the cost of bor- ders, and all the timekeeping in- side of the cost of paper and hanging. After once putting on these elegant borders, etc., with the Alabasine tints, you can re- new and change the tints at a trifling cost, by simply brushing on one coat over the old, leaving the borders, the appearance of which will be much changed by another tint that will harmonize. The bordsrs being out of reach are not defaced or torn, and, be- ing strong colors, do not show smoke, as do the side walls of rooms of plain surfaces. This can not be done with Kalsomine, as the borders clo not stick to it well and as the old Kalsomine must be removed to apply the new. In addition to all this, a great argument in favor of using Alabastine in place of paper and paint is in its being porous and a disinfectant, and admitting of "wall respiration," as described in reports of the Michigan State Board of Health as being very necessary to health, aside from the danger of poison in paper,. and the moulding vegetable, paste under paper, or the decay- ing animal glue in Kalsomine. Alabastine cements the cracks in walls and around casings, shutt- ing out vermin, instead of har- boring them, like wall paper with flour paste. For sale by B. GERRY, BRUSSELS. CLEARING SALE OP —1+ 011,- 30 DAYS 30 Christmas and New Year's1 Bar. gains at the Brussels Woolen Mill. I have the finest and; largest stock of Fine Yarns ever seen in Brussels. I will sell the beet worsted yarns, which have NO EQUAL, at 6 cts. per oz., and an extra fine quality of cashmere wools at 8 els. per ounce for the next 80 days, commencing Friday, Dec. 24th, for Cash Only. Now is the Time to secure your bargains, cone early and 'have your choice Black, Brown, Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Light Blue, Garnet, Card- inal, Claret, Scarlet, hark Green, Bronze, Light Green, Yellow, Orange, and a host of other col- ors, too numerous to mention, But come and see for yourself and beconvinced that you have struck the Biggest Bargains of the season. Came one, Dome al11 GEO. HOWE. IMPLEMENTS! Having been appointed as .gent for the Massey Manufacturing Company in the place of Mr. Thomas Watson, I will at all times have the Machinery made by the Company on hand, such as SULKY RAKES, MOWERS, REAPERS, BIDDERS, WILKINSON'S PLOWS,. FTC. Office and Storeroom in connection with the East Huron Car- riage Works, where all Repairs can be had. • Youns TRULY, .fit EAST HURON Carriage Works tTAMES 13..7" E1Rs, —MANUFAOTUBER Oi'— CARRIAGES, DEMOORATS, E%PRESS WAGONS,, BUGGIES, WAGONS, ETC„ ETC., ETC. All made of the Best Material and finished in a Workmanlike manner. Repairing and Painting promptly attended to. Parties intending to buy should Call before purchasing. REFBRENOEs.—Marsden Smith, B. Laing, Jas. Glatt and Wm. Mc- Kelvey, Grey Township ; W. Cameron, W. Little, G. Brewer and D. Breckenridge, Morris Township ; T. Town and W. Blashill, Brus- sels ; Rev. E. A. Fear, Woodham, and T. Wright, Turnberry. ;REMEMBER THE STAND—SOUTH OF BRIDGE. JAMES BUYERS. =THE Grist and Flour Mills ! The undersigned having completed the change from the stone to the Celebrated Hungarian system of Grinding, has now the Mill in First Class Running Order and will be glad to see all his old customers and as many new ones as possible. Chopping done. 'lour a216. Feed Always on wand. Highest Price paid for any quantity of Good Grain. WM. MILNE.