The Brussels Post, 1887-6-24, Page 44 THE BRUSSELS POST
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Strayed—F, LeBon.
For Sale -7. W. Fear:
Leeals—Walter Costs.
For Sale—J, R. Grant,
Locale—Geo. Thomson.
Found—PoaT Pub, House.
Monster Show—T, K. Burk,
Tenders Wanted—Geo. Hood.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1887.
THIS Dominion Parliament was
expected to prorogue on Thursday
or Friday of this weak. The session
has nut been marked by any partic-
ularly noticeable legislation, outside
of the changes in the tariff and mat
tare of minor importance.
HER Majesty's Jubilee was cele
brated in a very patriotic and en•
tbuelastio manner in great many
places iu both the New and Old
world, but it was left to old London
to eclipse all others in their demon•
stration. The Queen received a
great many complimentary and con-
gratulatory messages, none wore
more expressive of kindly feeling
and sentiment than the one Bent by
President Cleveland. The National
Anthem, and "Rule Brittania" wore
very popular airs during the week.
WE think it is about time our
citizens awoke to their own interests
in the matter of local celebrations
on the regularly appointed holidays.
('here was a time when the Queen's
Birthday was right royally celebrat-
ed in Brussels and a good day's fun
enjoyed, but for years we have al
lowed other towns to supplant us
and the consequence is our residents
go, in large numbers, to these plea.
es and spend their money inetead of
leaving it at home. People who
are inclined to kick at almost every
thing proposed gay the hotelkeepers
are the only ones bonefittecl on these
days, but we thinly not. As a rule
they give about three times ns much
as anybody else to aid these celebra•
Clone but the butcher, the baker,
the grocer and others also share in
whatever advantage there is. We
have a nice pleasant park, a tip-top
band, dozens of local athletes and a
fun loving community en the sooner
we wipe the duet off our spectacles
and look a little into the future the
better for ourselves. Probably the
chief reason fol dropping the local
holiday was the advent of Caledon-
ian games but'as this kind of sport
has been almost run to geed iu our
country there le no reason why some
of the old fashioned sports should
not be revived. What is wanted is
someone to take the lead in thie
matter and an energetic committee
would soon arrange a program, Our
duty as citizens is to build up home
ahead of everything else but this
will never be attained unless an of
fortis made to shake ogrselvee out
of our present lethargy. It may be
too late to do anything this season
but the questioon of a big celubra.
tion for next year can be !rept in
view and token up in time to ensure
MUSS.
txenor•a.i News.
Gen. Boulanger is to receive a command
in the French army.
The Haitian and Beach race in Austra-
lia is set for November 25.
Over two hundred pilgrims were drown-
ed while trying to cross the Danube.
The loss at the Havemeyer's refinery
fire in New York was over a million.
One hundred thousand people in Asia
Minor are threatened with starvation.
The Dutch Parliament has passed a
bill temporarily extending the franchise.
Russia is again threatening Turkey in
oonneetion with the overdue war indemn-
ity.
rebellion in the Argentine Republic
has been suppressed at the coat of 400
Yves.
A. lawyer named Henderson crossed
from Dover to Calais in a six foot canoe
in eleven hours.
Secretary Whitney is co'heidered to be
the best dressed man in the United
States Cabinet.
The parents of a pair of Boston twine
named one Shaul and the other Taneous,
because they were born at the same time.
Italian astronomers place the age of
the world at 80,000,000 years, and are
agreed that it haebeen peopled for about
50,000,000 years.
Bordeaux, France, is said to supply
more oaaes of appopleay than any other
Elace of equal population in the world.
xcessive drinking is the cause.
The Temperance movement is steadily
gaining ground in Denmark. It is re-
ported that there are now about 86,000
pledged total abstainers in that country.
A Wieconain Norwegian sold his wife
for a hog weighing 164 pounds, but after
six weeks bought her beak for a calf and
two shoats. He had to lose her to learn
her value.
The Russiati Government threatens to
prohibit the use in Lutheran churches of
prayer books and hymnals printed in the
Gorman language. The suppresion of
German teaohingin the Dorpat Univers-
ity is imminent.
The Queen removed from Windsor
Castle to Buokingham Palate, and was
received with great enthusiasm in Lon-
don,
A Dubuque grocer named Scott offered
to let a woman named Taylor strike hit(
with a codfish for 26 Dente. It was all a
joke, you know, but she paid the money,
gave the codfish a whirl or two, and when
it hit grooer Scott it broke his jaw and
tore off part of his ear.
General Sheridan, it ie said, carries
his wife's pooket.handicerohief when ho
goes out shopping with her, If Mrs, She.
ridan, in exobange for this piece of gal.
lantry, she Carries her husband's pocket-
book when she goes out shopping with
him she hag rather the best of the bar.
gain.
An insurance paper has been colleoting
the statistics of suicide in the United
States. Among the moat singular and
perplexing things is the fact that "the
classification by condition shows a great-
er proportion of euioides among the mar-
ried than the unmarried, which is con-
trary to the accepted theory.
.5. olaseidoation is now made of the
rich Jews of London from which it ap-
pears that 100 are very rich, having a
total imamate of 55,000,000 ; 1,400 aro
rioh, with a total income of 57,000,000 ;
800 are well to do, with an average in-
come of over $2,500 each ; 200 are retired
professionals ; 8,000 shopkeepers, 2,000
traders, 1,000 servants and assistants,
1,884 are poor and 3,423 very poor.
A recent report of the Pasteur Institute
states that out of 2,628 patients who have
been treated 2,104 had been bitten by an-
imals which were undoubtedly mad, and
that out of these 2,104 only 29, or 1.34
per cent., died. Before the discovery of
this method the lowest death rate for
persons ander' by rabies was 16 per
cent., and the Secretary of the institute
claims that 317 persons owe their lives
entirely to Pasteur's discovery.
Thomas Bull has just completed at
Florence, Italy, a Large statue of P. T.
Barnum. The statue is a marls of esteem
tendered Mr. Barnum by his partnere in
the show business. When the veteran
showman was sitting for the statue he
• made the proviso that it should not be
erected until after his death. The statue
will be cast in bronze, at the Royal Foun-
dry in Munich, The face is said to be
an excellent likeness of Mr. Barnum.
The largest dam in the world is to be
built across the upper end of the San
Mateo Canon, about four miles west of
the Village of San Mateo. The dam will
consist of a solid wall of concrete from
hillside to hillside. It will be 700 feet
long, 170 feet high, 176 feet think at the
base, and twenty feet thick at the top.
The reservoir which will be formed by
this dam witl have a capacity of 32,000,-
000 gallons, and sometime in the future
will be connected with the San Francisco
water -abed by a tunnel five miles long.
Chicago, Ill., June the 10.—The Times
publishes reports of orop conditions col-
lected from 1,009 points in the North-
west. Although wheat has been damag-
ed by prolonged drought and intensely
hot weather in some localities, the gene-
ral prospects are very encouraging. There
is a largely -increased acreage, eepeeially
in Dakota, and the aggregate yield in the
Northwest promises to be the largest ever
known. The outlook for corn is very
favorable. There will be short crops of
timothy and flaxseed, and the barley
crop also threatens to be a partial failure.
There is an undertaker's clerk in At-
lanta, Ga., who has a queer idea of fun.
It has been his custom to dress himself
in a shroud, lie down in an empty coffin,
and then have a confederate get some un-
suspecting citizens to come and help move
hits out. And then as the ooflin was be-
ing solemnly carried out he would jump
out of the coffin, yell like a, Comanche
Indian and laugh with delight at the ter.
ror of the carriers. But the other day
some victims, who didn't see where the
fun came in, had him arrested, and he
was fined. He is now trying to invent a
less expensive joke.
A great International Sunday School
Convention iu session in Chicago, 1,000
delegates being In attendance from all
parts of the United States and of she Do-
minion. Commenting upon the work of
the Sunday school, the Chicago Newe says
that there is abundant proof that it has
prospered in the faot that last year there
was a gain in the United States alone of
1,459 schools, with 865,645 eoholars and
68,452 teachers. The report shows that
the Sunday schools of the country con-
tain 8,084.478 children under the instruc-
tion of 1,107,170 teachers. These enor-
mous figures alone are proof of the power
of the institution which Robert Raikes
founded not so many years ago in the
most humble manner.
Another peculiarity of Mexican life is
that everybody lives over a shop, if the
house be of two storeys, or uses his lower
floor for stabling the hores, quartering
the servants, eto. Even millionaires of-
ten rent the ground floor of their swelled
residence for business purposes and no-
body seems to have any domestic use for
their lower front rooms, which Americans
consider moat desirable. Go to call upon
a bishop, or some other high dignitary,
or upon, any family of known wealth and
if there is not a shoemaker pegging away
at his bench just inside the front door, or
a tailor shop, or hair -dressing or blaok-
emithing establishment, you are obliged
to epueeze past carriages standing in the
passageway, or run the gauntlet of
horses' heels, besides 'viewing the para.
phenolic,. of the forever -open kitchens
and smelling the next meal's menu.
The New York Independent has collect-
ed atatisties showing the strength of the
principal religious denominations in the
United States 1
Ch's Min're Memb.
Methodists 47802 29498 45325.58
Roman Catholics 6910 7658 4000000
Baptists 40854 27880 8728020
Presbyterians 12868 0429 1082436
Lutherans 7678 8990 080820
Congregationalists 4276 4090 486879
Episcopalians 4524 3865 480531
In this table only the actual communi-
cants of the Roman Catholic Church are
counted with that body. The a gregase
Catholic population is put at about 7,000,-
080. The small, separate bodies of Chris-
tians are classified and counted with the
denominations to which they belong, and
the total number of communicants or
actual church members ie estimated at
16,000,000,
The Irishmen of San b'ranoisoo are
about to start a school of Glolio,
The Pope is sending messengers on a
epeeist mission to the Trish bishops,
Boston has a mayor's olub, composed
of ex -mayors of the Hub, which has a
monthly dinner at soma restaurant.
A man in New York Saye he always
feels like raising his hat when he segs a
nice little flower plot in front Of a house.
A girl wholately died in Auburn, N. Y,,
had preserved the love letters of 31 dif-
ferent young men, and she had looks of
hair from most of their heads. No sane
girl oven burns a love letter.
Postmaster -General Vilna, of the Unit-
ed States, has it force under hint which
numbers between 95,000 and 96,000 men,
The Poatofmce Department in a pitched
battle could probably 'clean out" the
War Department.
Vienne.—Later particulare show that
the recent furry accident at rake, on the
Danube River, was mull worse than was
at first reported. It is estimated that 300
persona were drowned. Over 200 bodies
have been recovered.
Lightning struck a flock of? flying
geese in California recently, and killed
six of them. What will be thought of
this by people who believe that the plane
of safety in a thunder -storm is the mid-
dle of a feather bed?
An editorial writer for the Cleveland
Leader states in that paper that he look-
ed through Sir Walter Soott's library at
Abbotsford a few weeks ago and did not
find a single American book among the
20,000 volumes there preserved.
Mr. Gladstone says :—My age as well
as my engagements precludes lny visiting
Amerios, but I never lose an opportunity
(and I found an excellent one at Cardiff)
of saying what seams to me likely to
strengthen the union of our country, and
of giving weight to the judgement of
America on the great (for it is a great)
Irish question.
Tho Government printing office at
Washington cost last year 52,798,896.40.
The salaries of the controller and other
officials amounted to 517,484.77, while the
wages of compositors, pressmen, machin-
ists, bookbinders, Sm., reached the gigan-
tic. sum of 51,959,619.97. The expenses
of bringing out the "Congresaional Re-
cord," amounted to 5125,615.05 ; for steel
engraving& and lithographic prints 5148,-
780.20 were expended ; and the printing
connoted with the Census Report cost
590,211,85 ; printing, the., for the Senate
oust in the last year $183,456.05 ; the cor-
responding charge for the House of Re-
presentatives was set down at 5303,468.-
18. An interesting item of 5789.67 ap-
pears for paper used for "proofs" of print-
ed papers.
Canaetian News.
The House of Comm ons threw out
the bill for the divorce of Susan Ash.
In the House of Commons it was decid-
ed to drop the proposed export duty on
elm loge.
The Manitoba loan 00 51,000,000 is said
to have been taken by A .T. Drummond,
of Montreal, for a London syndicate.
An Ottawa rumor is to the effect that
Mr. Carling, Mr. Ohapleau and Mr. Fos-
ter will be admitted into the select com-
pany of Canadians knights.
The opinionis held by prominent
Quebec politicians that owing to the pres-
sure on his friends Mr. Ohapleau will not
acoopt the Lieutenant -Governorship, but
will remain at hie present post.
It is stated that the contested eleotions
in Three Rivers of Sir H. Langevin and
Hon. Mr. Turootte will be dropped, also
the contestations of the seat held by
Messrs. Trudel in Champlain and Duples-
sisin St. Maurice.
Throughout Canada the Queen's jubi-
lee was celebrated in a right royal mea-
ner, demonstrations being held at St.
Thomas, Woodstock, Seaforth, Belle-
ville, Owen Sound, Niagara, Halifax,
Hamilton and other places in Ontario.
Jubilee religious services were held at
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and other
cities.
The two evangelists of the American
Southern States, Sam Jones and Sam
Small, will hold a week of continued re-
vival services at Grimsby park this sum-
mer, from Tuesday, Ang. 23rd, to Monday
Aug. 29th. There will be services each
day, afternoon and evening. Sam Small,
according to present arrangements, will
be in advance of his brother evangelist,
and'will take the services for the first
couple of days, An admirable list of ser-
vices and lectures has been prepared for
July and August, the program including
the names of numbers of well-known
Canadians and Amerioans.
141ARM F011 SALE,—THE UN
derelgned olere hie exoellont 100 'tore
farm, beingg North 3 Z of 28, flan, 5, Morrie,
10 sale. Tlioreare about 00 acres cleared,
the balance hardwood bush. The buildings
are in good repair. Phere le en orchard,
wells end e13 the ueoesury conveniences.
The farm Slimily 2 miles from Bru smile and
in a gond leoalfty. Possession would be
given immediately, There aro 00 porus of
Fall Wheat in, Dor further particulars se
to price, tame, ka„ apply to the proprietor
oaOtte pamnlsos. EDWARDAUBREY,
86.3m• Brnssele P. 0,
VAR Jf FOB SALE.—THE SUB-
srninan elfars 40r ealo his valuable 100
acre Lunn, being lote, con, 30, Grey, anti
situated 11 miles from Brunie, The place
Will bo sold with or without the atop and on
easy terms Poteesslon will be given at any
time. For further partioulurs 00 to prion,
terms, &o., apply to the proprietor ne the
promisee.
The above farm will he offered for sale. by
Public Auction, an the premises, on WuD•
NaeDAY, JOEY ail, at 3 Waxes P. M.
38.6m R. 1.f0NAUGIITON, Brussels,
Fortin Vox -
The suboerioer offers for sale ble valuable
Farm in the Township of Grey, comprising
lots 8 and 7,000.11 in said township. This
farm eantaine 200aoree and within 13 miles
from the thriving ylllage of Brussels, with
goadgravel roadleediag thereto. About 160
acres are cleared, free from stumps and In a
high state of eultivatico, The balance to
IID, ly wooded. This farm is particularly
wellfeneed,nearly the whole of the fences
being straight and having been eroded in
1886 and '86. On the promisee there in a com-
fortable log dwelling house and agoo dframe
barn with stone stabling underneath in
which there is a well with an abundant sup-
ply of excellent water. There is likewise a
new frame implement house, 40x28, well
floored ,above and below, and neatly sided
and painted. For particulars apply to the
Proprietor, SAVES 010080N,
Registrar, Enron 00.,
18-tf Goderleh-
Brussels Lime Works I
STILL AHEAD.
The enb scribers tare this opportunity of
returning thanks to the inhabitants of
Brussels and violuity for past patronage
and. beg to state that haring medo several
improvements in their kiln and mode of
burning they are now in a bettor position
than ever before to supply the Public with
First-Ulnss Lime.
This being the Thirteenth Season of aur
buaii.eee dealings in Brussels, and having
given unanaliaed satisfaction so far, the
public can rely on receiving gaol treatment
and a Plrst•Olaea Artlole from us.
Firet-Olas. Lima at 13 (oath at the kiln.
We also burn a No.1 Lime for Plastering et
16 cents,
Remember the spot—Brussels Lane
works.
41
Town & Son.
LIMB ! LIJ.B !
The best Lime in tho Domin-
ion may be had at the
ORANBROOK
LIME WORKS
For 13 cents per bushel.
V. GRAMM,
47 PROPRIETOR,
the very beat quality of Boots and Sell at
the very Lowest Living Profit.
Over Three Thousand
Pairs of Boots
in Stook,
Boots Made to Order
and Repairing promptly attended to.
Adam Good.
M" Sign of the "Big Red Boot."
Positively the ONLY SHOW that will visit the Do-
minion this Season.
COMING ON I'TS OWN SPECIAL TRAIN IN ALL ITS
OVERSHADOWING COMPLETENESS,
Burl's New United Monster Railroad
Shows
WELL ycxuri 3IT AT
BRUSSELS, JUNE 28, 1887.
PUEBLO BILL'S NEW WILD WEST.
Full 100 Brilliant Arenic Meteore.
Great Universal Trained Animal Exposition.
Nature's strangest vagaries and apt artistic excellence in unison unrivalled, Grand
convocation of wonderlands marvellous miracle.
Presenting more that is absolutely now and original than over before concentrated
for popular favor, Pronounced by the press and public of Ontario the very boat
show that ever visited the Dominion.
The 5250,000 Drove Eduoated Arabian and Mexican Horses, Unbridled, untram.
meled in the aslua, understand spoken language, obey by word, and alive in a series
of foate hitherto deemed impoeeiblo. Must be aeon to seem oreditable,
Two grand exhibitions daily, rain or shine. Doors open at 1 and 7 p.m.
'Price of ,c .dtnitttfslon Only' 26 Coutts.
The POS
BOOKSTORE
is the Place to Buy
JUNE 24, 1887
Fancy Hand Baskets,
HANDSOME FANS, STRONG
EXPRESS WAGONS, •TOY
CARTS AND
4, 6 & 6 BALL CRCQVET SETS.
All the School Books, Toys, Fan-
cy Articles, &c. Bats, Balls,
Hammocks.
A New Stock
of Harmonicas,
Miscellaneous Books contain-
ing interesting stories.
—FIRST-CLASS—
NOTE PAPER
AND ENVELOPES.
Any book not in stook Ordered
and secured in a few days.
ICALL AT
The Post Booksto re.
100,000 lbs. Wool
-'VCTANZ'ED
for the Season of 1887, at the
LISTOWEL
WOOLEN
FACTORY !
HIGHEST PRICE PAID,
I wish to call your attention to the fact
that I keep on hand a tremendous stook
of goods to exchange for Wool. I am ds•
termined to make this Wool season ono
of the largest, and as the Wool season is
at hand, it will be necessary that you
should look around. and deoide where to
make your purchase iu •
WOOLEN GOODS.
My stock is open for yourinspection, and
is the beat selected stook ever shown by
any Woolen Factory in Canada.
y Low ?viols will aston>oh ovorybodyi
Do not be led away by shoddy Pedd-
lers and others, but come and deal direct
with one who is endeavoring, to the best
of his ability, to give first-class work in
Roll Carding, spinning and man-
ufacturing Tweeds, 1 lannels,
Blankets, etc.,
and deal honestly with everybody.
Thanking my numerous customers for
their past favors, would beg to say come
and bring your neighbor to see my stock,
as you will be highly pleased to see goods
so low in price. You will find me ready
to give the moat prompt and careful at-
tention to all.
Yours respectfully,
B. F. Brook.
LOOK SERE ?
!say= you
1 lb. of good Green Tea for B5c.
1 Ib. of good Black Tea for 87,o.
1 lb. of good Japan uncolored Tea for 871.c.
and a HANDSOME CHINA OUP AND SAUCER with every pound.
Give it a Trial.
CHOICE COOKING RAISINS
at 6 Cents c lib., or 20 lbs. for $1.00.
I would call special attention to my large stock of
China, Crockery and Glassware,
which is the largest in town. Come alld See China Tea
$5.00. Chamber Sets, 9 pieces, at $12.00. All to
be had at the
NEW YORK STORE.
Sets at
Cheapest Spot in Town for Groceries.
Try the New Era Baking Powder. A handsome present given
with every Can.
Next Door to B. Gerry's Hardware.
WALTER COATS.
P. S.-2 Brooms for 25 cents.
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