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WHY HE DIDN'T ENTHUSE.
Stranger, you rather wonder why
I don't enthuse to -clay,
An' holler "hail Victorierl"
Oa the twenty-fourth of May.
D'yo see that band forenst ye ?
ib'e ruttier mangled some,
Look elost you'll see it's minus of
A finger and a thumb.
'Twat long ago us boys we stole
Lnuft ut• eggs to got,
A dinner pail nr powder
The Queen's birthday to wet,
We sloped fur ole man Turner's bush,
To do the thing up boss,
Wo tossed to see who'd touch her off,
Hem I stranger I won the toss.
I touched an' when the smoke had cleared
Jim Krouse bad lost an eye
An' little Tommy Dixon
Was sonumberes in Gip sky
I larfod but soon stoped larfin'
An' rather sobered some
When I missed a good forefinger
And a very useful thumb.
And that is why, 0 stranger,
On this her natel clay,
I don't yell, "Hail Viotorier"
On the 24th of May.
And that is why I'm iiyn' low,
An' feelin' sad and glum,
miss that nice forefinger
An' thab handy little thumb,
DRINKS.
What a clamor here for drinks --
Social drinks
What a ringing, silvery music in the
Clear incessant oliuk
Of the fragile, fanny gismos,
In the hands ofdrinkers gay!
Many men of many classes
from the city's serried masses,
Drinking herein open day;
l'reeli' time and money spending
In this drinking—never ending—
To the tintinabulation of the glasses ?
Who'er thinks •
Of the drink, drinks, drinks, drinks,
Drinks, drinks, drinks—
Of tits daily inhibition here of plain and
"fancy" drinks.
See the many varied drinks—
Colored drinks—
In.tbo fragile, fancy glasses,
Bright es ribbons worn by laseies—
Darlings dear in 'bangs' or 'frizzes,'
See the 'cocktails' rich and ruddy,
Tbe opaque, if not quits muddy,
"Sours" of Sante Cruz end "Bourbon,"
filling up as,twere, the chieke I
"'Tween the drinks"
Each one sinks
In his gullet, that so craves
Liquid that so hotly laves
Throat and stomach, heating blood and
burning brain—
'Ccgnao,' 'Bourhon; 'rye,' old 'Holland,'
and champagne 1
These and more—
Halt a score—
Form the bases
In diose places, •
Of the drinks, drinks, drinks, drinks,
Drinks, drinks, drinks,
Swallowed only by the drinkers, craving
plain and "hinny drinks!"
Oh, the too seduotive drinks—
Sooial drinks—
Swallowed daily by the drinkers, motley
lovers of "high jinks !"
By the wealthy ,aril the poor,
By the aged and the young,
By the gentleman and boor,
At the bar together flung --
High and low upon a par,
On a level at the bar 1
Oh, the drinks, the tempting
drinks fatal drinks I
Drank because of dreadful craving—
Bond to ruin surely paving!
Drank because of social onstom—
Drank the more if sellers trust 'em I
Drank because of invitation—
This creates a degredation I
Drank because of care and trouble—
. On misfortune thus they "doublet"
Drank because the "boys" are jolly—
Later, "blues" and melancholy!
Drank for every earthly reason --
Swallowed in and out of season
13y the drinkers, numberless,
"Hard" and "moderate" who press
Forward—ahl—
To the bar 1
Oh, the drinks, drinks, drinks, drinks,
Drinlce, drinks, drinks
Drank each day,
To the tintinnabulation of the gleaming
glasses, clinks—
Musie.gay !
Oh, the countless nutnber drank each
day of straight" odd—
"fanny drinks"—
"Social drinks!"
TIlIl STONE-OITTTI:lR.
There dwelt in far Japan,
Long ages since, a man • [dally food
Who earned, by hammering stone, hie
But discontent and dale
Lay heavy on his soul, [good.
Which craved groat riches as the only
And so the gods on high,
Who sometimes bitterly
Banish a man by granting all his prayers,
cisvo him a mine of gold, Moira.
And lands to ]rave and hold, [
And, by and by, breed feuds among his
But soon ho, murmuring,
Desired to be a king ;
[bliss l
To reign and.teula—ah, that were perfect
Flo wearied satth and air
With his incessant prayer
Until t e Oda indulged him, even in this.
His courtiers fawned and lied,
And rival powers, outside [debate
His realm, • assailed hie peace with Sorge
And heaviness and care
Bleached gray hie youthful hair,
And made him weary of his regal state.
change me to a rock I"
He cried, "that no rude shock
Oen stir, not any strife disturb or shako 1"
And to 1 he stood here long,
A bowlder nixed and strong,
Which torrents could not move, nor
tempests break.
In vain the burning heat
Of fiercest sunshine beat [smote
Upon his head; in vain the storm wind
Isis rugged sides; in vain
Groat rivers, stvol'n by rain, [romote
Came roaring frau their mountain eaves
Ifo was at rest ; nnd he
Rejoiced exceedingly, [release!
Saying, "No nacre for mo, ab, sweet
Will there be change and woo,
And wavering to and fro—
Since 1 em fixed in an eternal peace!"
)3ut on a summer clay
A workman brought that way
A hammer and a chisel—these alone.
He measured bore and there,
And then, with patient care,
Begun to cut away the stubborn stone.
"Ah 1" said the bowlder king,
"What moans this wondrous thing?
This.pladding workman conquers met
Ho cuts as snits him best, •
Huge blocks from out my breast she!"
Ho is more strong than I I Would I wore
And lo, the powers aloft,
Who had so long and oft [out -grown,
Laughed at his follies, Braved and then
Again his pleading heard;
He, taken at his word,
Became once more a hammerer of stone !
So, wiser than before
And asldng nothing more,
Again about his olden toil he went;
Until be died from age
He toiled for scanty wage,
Nor ever stake a word of discontent I
GENERAL HINTS.
Indian red is Dile of the beat
colors for a backgrouud•of bronzes,
Revive leather chair treats by
rubbing with well beaten white of
eggs.
Willow furniture that has not
-been stained 'or painted, can be
washed with salt and rater and a
brush ; dry thoroughly before ex,
posing it to dust.
Tusooro silk !Oakes very nice
chair scarfs, fancy,sprons, or almost
any kind of fancy work. It is
heavier thad'pongee and has a finer
finish.
A handsome toilet set can be
made of palest plush with a border
of apple blossoms painted on ib. and
a finish of antique lace around it.
For inexpensive bands for cur•
tains take strips of cretonne with
pretty vines or figures and outline
them with tinsel ; it has the effect
of old tapestry work.
Clean brasses on mahogany or
ether furniture, by rubbing with
chamois skin dipped in either pow-
dered whiting or rotten stone mixed
with meet, oil,
A very handsome mantel drapery
can be made from old gold velvet or
plush, with a -cluster of wisteria
paiutod on it ; also one of dark blue
with a group of poppies painted on
it.
The cases of mantel clooks,• Shaw
varioue designs, some decidedly
unique, but none more pleasing
than one of the Avis order sur.
moimted,with birds on leafy twigs
in oxidized silt ar.
A present caprice is to out off the
oorners of rooms by ourtaine,screens,
and even torts. Madras, este en,
canvas, or Bilk and wool fabrics may
enter into the manufacture of these
devices).
Even: the wooden kitchen chair
may become a thing of beauty by
the use of bronzing and Bilk. Apply
the liquid to •the loge, rounds and
back, and convert the silken pieces
into coverings for the seat and
back.
• There ie one thing abouts which
the young ; bou'eek;eeper nay, well
listen to advice. She must make
up her mind that nay servant she
may hire will have faults. If else
calmly eettlee this in her mind she
will be spared a great deal of
trouble. ,FIor care will be to die.
°over what the faults are, and not
if faults exist. Some of these may
be endured with fortitude, end will
not cense too much mental friction,
others absolntely cannot be borne.
There are 00585 when the posses-
sion of a souse of humor will help
one to bear what would otherwise
be annoying.
. (ll t I) L01)610, A. F. do A. M.
The Grand Lodge, A.,F, & A. M,,
elected the following offioors ;-
G. 113.—H. Robertson, Coiling.
wood (re•oleclod).
D. G.111,—R. T. Walkem, rings•
ton (re-elected).
f3. W.—A. W, Porte, London,
J. W.-0. J. Rouge, M. D., Park.
dale.
Chaplain—Rev. 0. G. Worrell,
Morriebarg.
Treasurer --E. 'Mitchell, Hamil-
ton.
Registrar—D. Dsrbyellire, Brook.
villa
Secretary—J. J. 11lason, Hamil-
ton,
The following District Deputy
Grand Masters were cleated
80.
THE BRUSSELS POST
No, 1, Erie—R. W. Bro, R. 6f.
Stuart, Dresden.
No.2, Bt. Clair --It. W. Bro. Jas.
Newell, M,l)., Wyoming,
No.. 3, London—R. W. Bro. 0, N.
Spencer, London.
No. 4, South Huron --R. W. Bro.
0. McLellan, Stratford.
No. 6, North Huron ----11, W. Bro,
le, E. Wade, Brussels.
No. 0, Wilson --R, W. Bro. J. 0.
Hagler, Ingersoll.
No. 7, Wellington—R. W. faro.
Andrew Jardine, Hospeler.
No, 8, Hamilton --B. W. Bro. Geo,
Russell, Hamilton,
No, 9, Georgian --R. W. Bro. H.
Jennings, Penetanguiehene.
No. 10, Niagara --R. W. Bro. C.
G. McDermott, St. Catharines.
No. 11, Toronto—B. W. Bro.
Elias T. Melina, Toronto.
No. 12, Ontario—R. W. Bro. Bon
Shortly, Peterboro'.
No, 18, Prince Edward --R. W.
Bro. W. 8. Meana, Belleville.
No. 14, Fro.ntenao-..R. W. Bro.
Fred. Welch, Kingston.
No. 15, St. Lawrence—R. W.
Bro, Jno. Sinclair, Delta.
No. 16, Ottawa—R. W. Bro, David
Taylor, Ottawa.
No. 17, Algoma—R, W. Bra, A.
W. Thompson, Port Arthur.
Toronto was nnanimonely chosen
as the next place of meeting, and
the Grand Lodge then proceeded
again to the consideration 6f the.
new constitutions.
The following brethren were
elected members of the Board of
General Purposes for two years :--
R. W. Bros. J. R. Robertson, To.
ronto ; D. McLellan, Hamilton ;
Donald Ross, Piston ; Judge Mc-
Pherson, Owen Sound; J. G. H.
Gunn, Walkerton.
Tbe Grand Master appointed the
following brethren on the Board for
the same period,:—R. W. Bros. Ff
C. .Martin, Woddstock ; L. H.
Henderson, Belleville ; F. G. Menet,
Toronto ; J. E. Barding, Stratford,
and J. H. Burritt, Pembroke.
The Grand Lodge again took up
the.; new constitution . and made
many radical ohatigee in its cone -
position, one of which was moved
by 11. W. Bro. Walkem, seconded
by R. W. Bro. J, S. Dewar, as an
addition to clause 123, as follows :--
“And ;no
-
"And;no other than the authorized
work shall be allowed to' be praolie-
ed or administered in any private
lodge, unless said:lodgeearl show to
the satisfaction of the Grand.
Master that it is entitled to continue
the work in any other form, as a
condition of its being submitted to
the jurtediction of this Grand
Lodge.” This was carried by a
unanimous vote, and, :to a certain
exteut, eettlee the difficulty as be..
Wean Nos. 20 and 209. The Latter
lodge can rho* their, authority,
which is in W. Boo. A. S. Abbott's
posenesion, from Grand Lodge as
the condition which prompted the
brethren to. submit themselves to
fhejuuiadiobion•.of the Grand Lodge
of Canada, while no 20 brethren
oontendehat they -can also satisfy
the G. M. that they Dame over to
the Grand Lodge of Canada on a
aimilter ; ;condition. • The, whole
matter was subsequently left io the
Grand Master for his decision as to
the question of the legality of the
permit of 20.
The Constitution was finally
adopted.
The salary of the Grand Treasur-
er was placed at $200 a year.
It was resolved to present an . ad-
dress to the Queen on the jubilee,
and a committee was directed to do
SHEARING 10,000 SHEEP A DAY.
if a persan had aeserted one buu-
dred,yeare ego to our old-time ahep•
herds that be had..iuvented .a mea•
chine to shear 1Q,000 sheep a day,
he;wpuld have bear leokod upon a+
a:wizard and more than probably In
some distrioee of Scotland and Eng-
land, if he had operated sueh a me.
chine it would have besn set down
pa an, invention oe the Evil. One,
and the owner burned at the stake.
Bet such is the advancement ofme-
chanical science and inventive' gen.
hue that actually a machine bas been
pub into operation in Australia that
clips sheep cleaner and bettor than
can be done by hand. . A Melbourne
popes, the Auetralasian, says the
machine consists of a length of
shafting facing the shearing' floor,
driven by It alnall engine. On this
shafting and five feat apart are oast
iron wheels two feet ip diameter,
eaeh• wheel having one aide of its
flange slightly bevelled. 'Six feet
six inches above the shearing floor
and attached to each poet by back
strews, and five feet, apart, is a cast
iron bracket with an extension of
three feet of light angle iron, On
each bracket id a small leather
wheel four inches in diameter, with
4 bevel of 0110 and a half inches,
oorreapouding to the bevel of the
iron wheel above, Thiu wheel,
whish rotates on a spindle, is form.
ell by oompressiug several layers of
Nether between time plates. On
the and of the spindle is it steel
hook, and outside the bearing is
screwed a brass coupling, which is
attached to flexible tube six feat
six inches long. Inside this tube is
a piece of round gut half an fuoh in
diameter, with te hook nt one end
and an eye at the other ; the eye le
placed in the hook at the end of the
spindle carrying the small leather
friction wheel, and the hook is plea,
ed in the eye et the end of the ani•
vereal joint forming part of the
ebearing machine. The connection
is made complete by a thin brass
coupling slipping over a light brass
ferrule on the end of the flexible
tube and screwed to the end of the
universal joint. By pulling a small
cord hanging from the bracket a
spring liberatee the catch, and in.
scantly the bevel leather wheel is
pushed into position and °onlaot
with the bevel of the iron wheel re.
volving on the shaft, and thus it
communicates a rotary motion to
the Dore ineide the flexible tube, and
so the small rods working the crank
inside the tensing of the machine.
This crank moves from side to side
of the cylinder, and thus causes the
fork with cutter attached at the end
to reciprocate over the comb, and
as the comb ls• pushed into the wool
so dons the small cutter cut. An
eight -horse power engine will drive
100 shears, 0118 man attending each,
and their oonctruotion ; is not so
complex but that a shearer of ordi-
naryintelligenoe can learn to work
them in a few hoard. The time re-
quired for the shearing of one sheep
is from three nue a half bo five min-
utes.
Theesame gives an account
of a shearing match between Mr.
Wolseley's machine es against an
experienced hand -shearer in prance
of a large gathering of flock -mask.
ere . and wool brokers. The sheep
selected for the occasion were a vary
difficult lot to shear, being thick in
the wool, very low in condition,
and the wool on the majority .of
them was full of nand. The trial
was for half a•dozsu sheep each,
mad the hand shearer got through
his lot in 48 minutes 22 seconds,
while the machine worker required
63 minutes 28 seconds 'for his hall -
dozen. Bat although . the shearer
beat the machine:in point of speed,
yak in every other respect the ad-
vantage rested with the mabhine.
The shearer although' one of the
beat hands: in: the colonies, could
not help cutting the sheep in
his ,anxiety to slicer close to the
akin, while the maohine•aborn sheep
presented au even surface, closely
shorn, and with the skin intact.
From the hand -shorn sheep the
machine,ont 64 oz. of good, clean
wool, while the shearer only got 2e -
oz. of very sandy wool off the ma-
chine -shorn sheep, and in getting
this quantify he made numerous
email outs. in . the skin. Another
hand -shorn was rnn over by the
machine, and 6 oz. of •clean wool
was taken off it. The geueral op•
talon of those present was that al-
though a highly skilfulshearer had
beaten the machine in the
time test, yet for cl'osenees of shear.
ing, freedom from second outs in
the wool., and cuts in the akin, the
result,' were decidedly in fever of
the machine. It was evident that
in a flock of wether as usually shorn,
the machine would take from 8 oz.
to 12 oz. more wool than a band -
shearer would, and that is an ad-
vantage which fiock•masters will
not bo slow to appreciate. It should
be borne. in mind that only one pair
of the shears, in the 100 was at work
against the hand•shearor.
The only horse entered from Oen.
ads at the Detroit raeo5 is the pacer
John .Dungan, who starts in the
2:24 pace. He is owned by P. J.
1- illtey, of Brantford, Ont.
' he Mayor of Hamilbon was sell, -
ed. last week with a notice from the
President of Abe .81, Ctethariues &
Niagara' Central Railway to the ef•
feet thiet the cosnpeny required' the
property owned by the city at Ham.
ilton Beach for railway purposes.
Rev. Mr. Heyworth, of Chatham,
was arrested by Constable Dennis
on a espies, Issued at the instance
of his wife, Mrs. H. alleged her
husband . was about to leave her,
and was taking carpets, eco., from
the house, and she desires to salute
alimony. Mr. Hayworth denies her
allegations and has secured counsel
to defend himself. He gave bail in
$,2,000 and was released from rms.
tody.
3
PLEMENTS 1
Having been appointed as
Agent for the Nlassey 1Vlalufaoturinf Uopany
11
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, •
BINDERS, WILKINSON'S PLOWS, ETC.
Office and Storeroom in connection with the East Huron Car-
riage Works,. where all Repairs can be had.
YOURS TRULY,
1214/ C I11F
EAST HURON
Carriage Works
0 -.A -MES E3TY-Y ,S,
--MANUFACTURER OF—
CARRIAGES, DEMOCEATS, EXPRESS WAGONS,
BUGGIES, WAGONS, !ETC., ETC., ETC.
All made of the Bost Material and finished in a Workmanlike
manner.
Repairing' and Painting promptly attended to.
Parties intending to buy should Call before
purchasing.
REFERx7:i0Es.—Marsden Smith, B. Laing, Jas. Cuts and Wm. Mc-
Kelvey, Grey Township ; W. Cameron, W. Little, G. Brewar and D.
Breckenridge, Morris Township ; T. Town and W. Blashill, Brus-
sels ; Rev .E. A. Fear, Woodham, and T. Wright, Ttn:nberry.
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
unci will be glad to see all his old customers and as many new ones
as possible. Chopping done.
Flour ane S'ee., Always on IIaiid.
Highest Price paid for any quantity of Guod Grain.
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