The Brussels Post, 1887-6-24, Page 3Jun: 24, 1887.
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TIME 1)U.1)E'S WISH.
I wish I were a Hottentot,
Without a tailor's bill.
And not a golden -Beaded dude
Who has to dress to kill.
Aly costume but an ostrich tail,
And rhlgn in ears and nose,
I would not owe as much as now
For doing up my clothes.
That I Ices born in Africa.
Sweet Nature I would bless,
rot every day without expense
I'd wear complete full dross.
And I'd be fres as Adam was
In early days from guile,
And on Sundays wear a fig leaf
In addition to a smile.
DE YEAII 011 JOOBILLOH.
Oh go 'long, yo' derkie niggahs1
Bet you all out sorry figgaba,
When I tickles wid done ftngbas,
Tink-a-tinlc, the old bump I
Now shot upp l an' listen will yo',
`Vile I go ahead an tell yo'
Tisk-a-tinkle all about clis jubilloh 1
Jubilleo l—Jubilloh
All about-- din—yere—ju.bil-loh
Oh clo yeahs day fifty numbah,
Since dis chile do reoomembah
How a young gal, slim an' limbah,
An' by name "Victorioh."
Soon's ole William done departed,
Tuk de throne an' reignin' started,
Jos fifty yeahs afo' dis jubilloh,
Jubillee 1 Jubilloh 1
Dat wor fifty yeahs afo' de jobillohl
You jest bet she was a daisy,
Shey'd have no one round her hazy
Guess de folke day called her crazy,
Case for hub she married, eho 1
Dat chile knew what she was doin',
Dom dere days when she was wooin',
. Dem happy days afo' dis jubilloh,
Jubilleo 1 Jubilloh
A.Iong time afo' this jubilloh I
Lots of joy, an' lots ob sorrow,
Bright to -day, an' dark to -morrow,
Nary need oh care to borrow:
Bich is life, o' course you know.
All de same she nm a beauty,
Fifty yeahs ob well-done duty—
Doan yo' think dat clar am worf a
Jubillee! Jubilloh 1 [jubilloh?
Dis chile am boon' to keep do Jubilloh.
THE BRUSSELS • POST'
till I finish. Aro you ready? Application of unctuous matter.
'Yee.' I Why do people ascending in balloons
'I burned out the light in the to high latitudes suffer from
bathroom.'
'All right, I've got it: •
'The kitchen windows are fast.
nod.'
,Yes,'
'The dog is in the cellar.'
'Yes.'
'I did not forget to put ashes on
the furnace firs.'
'Yes.'
'Tito servants dre all in,'
'Yes.'
'The stable door is looked.'
'No 1 that water is not running in
the bathroom.'
'Yee.'
'The kitten is out -doors.'
1 turned off the draft of the
range.'
'Yes.'
'No, I do not smell smoke.'
'Yes.'
T do not think I hear anyone try-
ing to got into the house.'
'Yes.'
'No, it is not necessary to go
down and see if the cellar door is
fastened ; 1 know it is."
'Well, I thinly that's about all.
You see, my wife asks me those
questions every blessed night just
as I ata getting into bed, and if I
had a printed list I could show it to
her, it would save lots of trouble,
and, besides that, it injures my lungs
to answer them, Have the list as
soon as posaible, please.'
A TALE OF A TOBOGGAN.
By hills that flame and blaze'
With sumac, in the ham
Of aututnu's drowsy. days,
The Androscoggin
Doth loiter on at will,
Doth ripple past the mill.
But when from every hill
Near Eeewasoggan,
October's red and gold
Have fallen • when the wold
Is bleak and bare and oold,
Without a clog on;
When Winter cometh higher,
And the prion of coal is higher :
When roars the farmer's fire
With many a log on ;
(It's the proper sort of thing
These artistic strokes to sling
Deftly in, before I sing
Of Keewasoggan ;
ltly poetic vein might flora
With brith fancies on the snow,—
But to my story now, you know,
I must jog on.)
When the river's frozen well,
Tinkles many a merry bell,
As the mirthful folks who dwell
In Heewasoggan
Gather on the roadway wide
By the Androscoggin's side ;
And adown tho hills they slide
Tho toboggan.
There was v. nice young man,—the same
Was John 1'. Waterland by name,—
Who straight from Indiana came
To I{eowasoggan.
Ile taught the school right valiantly ;
A-11 Iudfanabaptieb, 'pears tome, [b'gee,
Said the deacon, 'but the kids gib larnin',
'N' lots of floggin'.'
The teacher had long poetic hair,
And loved the doaoon's daughter fair,
Amanda Jano, beyond compare.
In Keewasoggan;
And oft he swore by every star
He'd with his loved ono fly afar,
And bo a oecond Loohim'ar,
Ott a toboggan.
They sough ttie hills ono moonlight night,
John and dmunda Jane the bright;
They gained ab loss the highest height,
With their toboggan.
All saw them stand there; lo 1 anon
They flashed an instant, and were gone.
Some saw a distant speak
Upon the'Androsooggin.
The Sphinx.
ed, moving easily back and forth.
In the end of the bar a cup is dug
out, and the igaide (seated with lard.
langtrnr and stupor ? The bar is made filet to the line and
Tbo expansion of the air inertias• a sling holds the shot on. When
ea with the elevation, At a height
of about three miles the quantity of
oxygen is one hundred cubic inehos
of nir is reduced one-half. In high
latibudee, therefore, respiration is
seriously interfered with. It is un-
certain, however, whether the stupor
ie caused by the insufficient supply
of oxygen or whether the effort to
obtain more oxygen by unusually
deep and rapid breathing results in
exhaustion.
Why dons dew fall more abundant-
• ly on cultivated soils than on
barren lands ?
Cultivated lands, being loose and
porous, very freely radiate by night
the beat which they absorb by day,
in consequence of which they are
much cooled down and plentifully
condense the vapor of the passing
air into dew. Every plant and inch
of land which needs the moisture of
dew is adapted to'collect it, but not
it single drop is wasted where its
refreshing moisture is not regnir-
ed.
The riddle of the Sphinx is at
length on the point of being solved.
The great man -headed, lion -bodied
monument, which has for ages been
more than half buried by the aoeum•
ulating sands of the desert, is now
being rapidly brought to light and
ere long one of the most extraordin•
cry relies of Egyptian civilization
will mice more be -visible in its en.
tirety. The work has been going
on ever since January, last when—
eb the suggestion of M. Maspero,
the chief director of the department
of antiquities iu Egypt—the French
public, in the course of a few hours,
nubseribed sufficient funds to en-
able the work of excavation to be
carried to completion. The interest
of such news for Egyptologists may
be conceived, when it is remember-
ed that the last time the Sphinx was
dug out of the sands by King Thoth..
mss IV, fifteen centuries before
Ohriat, or about thirty-four hundred
years. Scholars in fact are of the
opinion that the Sphinx is the old -
eat monument in the world. In the
opinion of some, it was erected or
chiselled out of rock more than
forty-five centuries before the Chris-
tian era. Tho body is more than
one hundred and eighty feet long.
The ears of the hnmau•shaped head
are about six feet in length, the oth-
er features being in proportion.
The learned explorers who are en•
gaged in the work of excavation
held it probable that when the
statue is fully brought to light a
number of other important disccov-
eriee will be made.
They told the deacon that nevermore
Should he see ]tie daughter, --Loud he
swore,
And round about the town did roar,
"Well, I'd bo doggone 1"
He long pursued them, but in vain.
And no ono e'er behold again
The toboggan with Amanda Ants
And We pedagogns on.
10 NAVE TROUBLE.
When on business in the office of
n Perk' low 1(1inlieg house the °O.
sr dal, n thin, tired•looking man
entere;l, and approaching the pro-
prietor, said
'I want to' hews a list printed,
Stipp( se you ttlite ib down as! toll
you 2'
The 1»opt ietor made ready and
the roan said t
'Yes, I'm euro that I locked the
front dol r, If ave your got that 2'
'Yea, but I don't understand,'
the bar, which extends below the
ball, touches the earth tlio sling un -
hooka and the shot elides off. The
lard in the enol of the bar beide some
of the laud, or whatever may be on
the bottom and a drop shute over
the cup to keep the water from
washing the sand Out. When the
ground is reached a shook is felt as
if an oleetric current had panned
through the line.
•
A LONELY DWELLING PLAGE,
' North of Scotland there is a little
island called Kilda, where there are
only six families composed of 72
persons. They have communication
wtlfi the main -]and only once a
year, when the agent of the owner
visits the island to collect the rents
and carries with him a package of
letters and nowspapera. The fami-
lies' provisions consists of barley
bread, eggs and aea birds. Fish
abound in the waters, but the island -
era do not like them as food and
catch them only to sell when the
agent comes over. To pay their
rent they weave rough clothing and
blankets to sell. In the summer
they cultivate gardens, collect bird's
eggs for winter stores, and fish for
trade. But these people while
fighting a hard battle for Info are
contented with their lot. Crime
and intemperance isunknown
among them, and courts are never
held. All the adults are members
of the Church of Scotland and know
a large part of the Bible by heart.
A minister resides among them
and holds regular servicee on Sun-
day and during the week. This
little world is in strange contrast to
the busy life of the niueteenth cen-
tury.
Why and Wherefore.
Why lea, that when wo prase slight-
ly upou the ball of either eye,
while viewing an object, wo see
double 2
Because the pressure of the fing•
er prevents the ball of one eye from
following the motion of the other
and the axis or vision in each eye
being different wo see two images,
How is common writing ink pre•
pared 2
All the common black inks aro
prepared from Bailie and tannic
acids and a salt of iron, generally
copperas. The acids uniting with
the oxide produce a deep black pre•
ciptate, which is held in suspension
by the addition of gum arabic. Sug•
ar is sometimes added to give the
ink a gloss and to render it copy -
able, the sugar greatly rebardiug the
process of drying.
Why do bubbles rise to the surfaes
where a pteoe of sugar, wood
or chalk is plunged under wat-
er 2
Because the air previously exist
ing in the cores becomes •displaced
by the water and rises to the sur.
face as bubbles.
Why are wteves calmed and subdued
by pouring oil upon , the Sur-
face of the water 2
Cil, from its inferior speelfid
gravity, forme a floating film, wltioh
defends the surface of the water
from contract with the temente of
air and the friction between the
wind and the WavesIs greatly dim-
inished, in the same manner that
A VERY REMARKABLE EMT.
"While travelling through the
country with Barnum in 1881.," said
a veteran showman, "1 witnessed
one of the most remarkable fighte
ou record. Four elephants against
ono man, and in the water, too. In
July or August, 1881, our show
struck the pleasant little city of Ot-
tawa, Ills. You are doubtless aware
that elephants are extremely fond of
bathing. For some little time be-
fore coming to Ottawa they had been
deprived of that pleasure. No soon
er were they unloaded from the train,
however, than their sharp little eyes
caught sight of the river and the
news was trumpeted about in ele-
phant language from one to the oth-
er. They were very restive all day
and betrayedjgreat auxiety to bathe.
and as soon as the afternoon per-
formance was over the under keepers
marched them to tate river bank. I
assure, many emends did not elapse
before the whole herd, twsntythree
in number, were splashing and dash-
ing in the water like a lot of school
boys. Such a strange sight natur•
ally attracted the attention of the
townspeople and the farmers, who,
with their families, had driven in to
see the show, and I doubt very
much whether the river at Ottawa
ever presented such an animated
appearance as on that day.
"After awhile the koepere shouted
'Mile up,' which in elephant phrases
ology means fall in. Nineteen im-
mediately swam to shore, but no
amount of shouting could induce the
other four to return, Men were sent
with rocks to the bridge and the en-
tire circus force swarmed along both
river banks trying, with stones, to
turn the huge beasts in the direction
of the canvas, but all in vain. As
a last resource the chief trainer,
George'Arbingstall, was sent for.
The poor fellow had been sick in bed
for over a week, with malaria, but on
learning of the difficulty, immediat•
ely dressed himself and came to the
bank. Galling each elephant by
name he ordered them to 'Mile up.'
For a moment it looked as though
his command would be obeyed, fax
the elephants, recognizing his voice,
halted, and seemed to waver in their
course. Albert, the oldest and big-
gest, however, settled the matter by
uttering a snort of defiance, and
led by him they once more started
up the stream. Seeing at a glance
that he could do nothing on shore,
Mr. Arbingstall made for the dress.
ing room tents, from which he soon
emerged dressed in tumblers tights,
and placing the elephant prod or
fork between his teeth, boldly swarm
out to the elephants.
WONDERS OF PRE SEA.
The eon occupies three -fifth of the
earth.
'1'ho Mediterranean is quite shall-
ow. A. drying up of 660 feet would
leave three: different seas and Africa
would be joined with Italy.
Evaporation is a wonderful pow•
er in drawing the water from the
sea. Every year a layer of the en-
tire sea 14 feet deep is taken up in
the clouds.
The water is colder at the bottom
than at the surface. In the many
bays ou the coast of Norway the
water often freezes at the bottom
before it does above.
At the depth of about 8,500 feet
wavee are not felt. The tempera-
ture is the same, varying only a
trifle from the ice of the polo to the
burning ,sun of the equator. A mile
down the water has a pressure of
over a ton to the square inch.
Re box six feet deep were filled
with sea water and allowed to evap-
orate under the sun there would be
two inches of sale left on the bot-
tom. Taking the average depth of
the ocean to be three miles, there
would bo a layer of pure salt 230
feet thick on the bottom of rho At-
lantic.
If the Atlantic wore lowered 0,464
feet the dietauce from shore to shore.
would be' half es great, 'or 1,500
miles. 1! lowered a little more than
three miles, say 18,680 feet,' there
would be a road of dry land from
Newfoundland to Ireland. This is
the plaiu on which the great Arlan•
tic cables•wors laid.
Waves ere very deceptive. To
look at them iu a storm one would
think the water travelled. The wat-
er stays in the same-plade, but the
motion goes on. Sometimes in
storms these waves are forty feet
high, and travel fifty miles an hour
—more than twice as fast as the
swiftest steamer. The distenoe
Erose valley to valley is generally
fifteen times the height ; hence a
wave five feet high will extend over
seventy-five foot of water.
It has been found difficult to get
correct surroundings of the Atlantic.
A midshipman of the navy overcame
the difficulty, and a shot weighing , of which he died Monday evening,
thirty pounds,carries down the lino, being conscious only once since the
A hole is bored through the sinker, aeoident.
Having been appointed as
Agent for the Massey Manufacturing Compan'
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,
BONDERS, WILKINSON'S PLOWS, ETC.
Office and Storeroom in connection with the East Huron Car-
riage Works, where all Repairs can be had.
YOURS TRULY,
EAST HURON
Carriage Works !
JAM HIS .1=3U.TY
—MANUFACTURER OF—
CARRIAGES, DEMOCRATS, EXPRESS WAGONS,
BUGGIES, WAGONS, !ETC., ETC., ETC.
All made of the Best Material and finished in a Workmanlike
manner.
"Used as we were to strange
sights we yet'aimost held our breath
at this daring act. When within a
few yards of them Artingstall again
shouted 'mile up,' but without effect.
Then, seeming to lose his tamper,
be sprang upon the back of the near-
est ono, and commenced using hie
fork for all he wee worth. Pretty
soon a cry of rage camp from the
animal, upon which the trainer
jumped from one to another, repeat-
ing the fork performance until, after
at least ten minutes fierce fighting
awl jumping, the elephants cried
peecavi and swam tremblingly to
the shore. Oboe there the keepers
soouhad them under subjection, but
Artingstall, who had displayed such
intrepidity and courage, sank luta a
dead faint the moment he touched
shore.
A Stratford florist has 'a fumble.
with 1,500 blossoms on it.
A jubilee fund of $50,000 is to
be raised for Arcadia College by the
Baptists of the Maritime Provinces.
A man named Johnston, a butch-
er, who lives et Angus, came to Bar.
ria on Saturday, and in company
with a number of others went into
the stable of the Victoria hotel to
see a stallion reamed Young Lexing-
ton. Although warned by the eats.
taker, neither he nor the others took
any notice, and Johnston was kick-
ed in the stomach, frotn the effects
Repccirwi and Paintiiig promptly attended: to.
Parties intending to buy should Call before
purchasing.
RnsmuNous.—Marsden Smith, B. Laing, Jas. Cutt 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.
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.
Flour and. Food Always on liand,
Highest Price paid for any quantity of Good Grain.
WM. MILNE.
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