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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-8-12, Page 4THE BRUSSELS POST L ';lrxti .ern nIs. Ideas for Sale ---J. R. Smith. Plume lost—R, Leatherdale, Mortgage Sale. --Elliot re L'llfot. Farm to hent—John Broadfoot. Pay your debts—J. Bidwell Mille in Co. Woetern Fair—Geo, McBroom, Secy, Servant girl wanted--M're, T. Fletcher. 200 aero farm for sale—A. K. Robert. eon. gip Nr11S5t1S gait. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1887. HON. T. B. PAanzs, Commis -loner of Crown Lands, has been seriously ill for the poet few weeks. IT is stated that Mr. Maelienzie's health has been decidedly improved by hie visit to Banff Springs. The Canadian people will be greatly gratified should Mr. Moel{enzie'e health be permanently benefitted. Ax exchange says :•—The bonus. mg craze with which several cities and towns are still afflicted has in- duced several of our contemporaries on both sides of politics to declare in favor of legislation against bon- uses and exemptions to factories. It may be argued that the people of o municipality have a right to spend their money foolishly if they choose, but clearly they have no right to saddle their posterity and future in- habitants of the locality with bud - ens of this sort, as is very often done. A law providing that every bonus should take the form of a cash payment to be raised by current taxation would probably kill the Pprtem effectually. Tan severe tension which exists in the relatione between France and Germany is shown by a letter which appeared in the Berlin Post. A Mnhlhaneen tradesman recounts the brutal treatment to which he was exposed at Belfour. He attended a fete there held in a concert hall, and was selling picturesrepreeeu ting the French Republic. A. cry Was raised that he was a spy. He was immedi- ately surrounded by artillery officers with drawn swords, his clothes were torn to pieces, and although he managed to escape after enduring much violence, he was alter arrested by the police, incarcerated in a jail, - which baffles description, and after being thoroughly searched he was led to the Procurator. After four days of inhuman treatment he was taken to the frontier and discharged. One would suppose that such pro. ceedings were altogether 'limpets. tent with the long cuetinuance of peace between the two countries. Russian harvest reports are satislao. tory, The price of wheat hue fallen very low in Vienna. The West Clare railway, in Ireland, hoe been boycotted. TIlgg.� strike on the Midland railway, Engli11id, has collapsed. Tile total number of yellow fever eases at Key West to date is 221. A severe earthquake shook was felt throughout the Talmud of Cyprus. The Irish Land Bill passed its third reading in the House of Columns on Sat. urday. Au order has been received at Chatham for the transfer to Ireland of 150 ma- rines. Baron Billing, late French Ambaseer dor to Sweden, while visiting friends in AAlsace t • vas expelled Ilod froro the Province. The wheat crop of France is good. It is estimated that the yield will amouut to 100,000.000 hectolitres, against 105,000,- 000 in 1886. The Queen Regent of Spein has sent to the Prince of Walde a present of a magnificent silver helmet, with gold or. naments. Mr. Chamberlain will elump Ulster in October, speaking at Belfast, Coleraine and Londonderry. He will not visit the south of Ireland. ' The British Government is pressing Sir John Pope Henneeey, Governor-Gen- eral of Mauritius, to abandon his libel suit against the London Times, The brig J. D. Spreckels has arrived at San Francisco, bringing ex -Premier Gibson, of the Sandwich Isleods, and the latest news regarding the revolution. The London police say that dynamiter Mooney, who tried to blow up the steam- er Qneen, is the man who made the at- tempt against the Parliament buildings at Ottawa. N. Goldsmith, of Maplewood, Sullivan county, N. Y., has found a petrified po• tato in his garden. It is seldom that such a thing is found outside of a railroad restaurant. Floods are doiug great damage in the province of Crease, Spain. The crops have been destroyed, and many head of cattle drowned and hundreds of people have been made destitute. The relations of Germany with Russia do not improve, The press of Moscow and St. Petersburg make the death of M. Katkoff the occasion of fresh outbursts of hatred towards Germany. /Berlin telegram says :—Alfred Krupp donated 3250,000 for the benefit of his employees. His son Frederick has added 3125,000 to the amount for the people of Essen. The Town Council of Essen has voted 9125,000 for a statue to Krupp. The present summer is phenomenal, in the number of persons visiting Europe. In Wednesday's steamers for Europe there were over 300 cabin passengers. This is a largo number for one day in August. All through June and July the outgoing steamers were crowded. The imports of the Canary Islands for 1886 amounted to 3447,568 and the ex- ports to 3841,720. Of the imports 3207,- 885 came from England and her colonies, 345,966 from Spain, 970,249 from France, 340,114 from Germany, 936,711 from the United States, and 938,143 from all other countries. A Tuscarora man started to Elko in his own rig the other day. While driv- ing in the hot sun he fell asleep. When lie awoke again he found himself six miles nearer Tuscarora and still going. The horse had turned around while his master was enjoying a nap, and was mak. ing good time en the back track. THE Toronto News reunited : -A most important step iii the practical work of agitating for commercial union has been taken by the Exec- utive Committee of the Central Farmers' Institute. The twenty two local institutes which have de- clared in favor of the movement have been requested to organize a systematic. canvas among the farm ere in their district to ascertain their views on the question. Those who are favorable will be asked to sign a pledge, binding themselves to lay aside ordinary political differ- ences and n ako the attainment of unreetrioted reciprocity their prim- ary object by casting their ballots only for such candidates as will adopt it as their platform. The number of signatures thus obtained will be a practical teat of the popu- larity of the movement which shrewd politicians, however their organs may sneer and throw mud, will watch with the keenest interest. The plan is a well devised one for demonstrating with the tenet trouble and expense, the aatnal voting strength behind the agitation, and at the same time keeping the case free from a suspicion of partyism. Neither the Tories nor the Grits have as yet token up commercial union, and no one is to be asked to abandon the the party of his ohoioe to join any political organization, but simply to vote for no candidate. who is not committed £o the prin- ciple. It has been a matter of fre• quent complaint with the farmers, :that their interests are eystemati• Bally overlooked by the men whom they elect to office. They have now the remedy in their own hands. If they do not put their own inter. estebefore those of any party, and vote accordingly, how eon they rea- sonably expect other people to do 90. Generali eWei. Seven hew eases of cholera and two deaths were reportedfram Malta Sunday. The Chicago authorities are preparing All the Chicago boodfore en trial were found guilty by the jury. A great strike is in progress on the Midland Railway of England. There are said to be 60,000 Americans in London spending on an average of £100 each, or 830,000,000 annually, Lord Edmund Fitsmanrieo, brother of the Governor•Gsnerel, will try to enter Parliament as a supporter of Mr. Glad. stone, In New York city 6,300 Chinamen are employed in the laundry business. The total Chinese population of that pity and Brooklyn is 15,000. "Resolved, that the common eohoola of the United States have done more good for its prosperity than the circus," was the queetion before a Dokota debating go- oiety last week. Decided in the nega- tive. A female evangelist in Indiana is tell- ing the girls that not five mon in it hun- dred are good enough for them to marry, The girls go right along marrying, how - aver, and every one of 'ens thinks she gets one of those five white sheep. An Indian chief from Washington Territory bas gone to the American Capital in order to get permission for a railway ro arose his reservation. A rail- way, he says, has become a necessity to his tribe. Verily the world moves. A gentleman in New York recently re. asived from Portland, Ore., antlers that are said to be the largest in the country. Each horn measures six feet from the crown of the head to the tip. There are thirteen prongs, indicating that the animal was 13 Tears and 6 months old. In the match between the Canadian cricketers sort the gentlemen of the Unit- ed Service, the former made 159 and 267 for nine wickets, and the latter scored 361 in one innings. The game was therefore drawn. Allan made 24 and 86, Saunders $8, and Gillespie 25. The day was fine. A gentleman of Americus, Ga., says that Flint river is so low that catfish have left the water and invaded the woods and fields. They have nearly devasted a field of corn for Lucius Hud- son, living several miles from the river. It is said that the noise in pulling the corn would be equal to 100 head of hungry cattle. Tra Bu Ban Oa Sin, a Chinese grad- uate of Yale in the class of '78, recently visited Saratoga. He is a Hong Song tea merchant, has about 45,000 acres of tea under cultivation and employs 4,000 coolies. He ie of medium height and has dispensed with the queue. In conversation he is most interesting, speaking perfect English. The Farmers' Review, Chicago, says : Our reports indicate that the oorn crop has materially suffered throughout the West from long -continued drought. Lo. cal rains have fallen in many localities since our reports have reached us, but it is questionable whether the damage to the corn crop can be repaired even by general rains. The cropin many parts of the West is in a lamentable condition. Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota and Dakota have suff- ered less than the other States. The Northwestern Lumberman says that the great wooden toothpick industry has grown up from a single box sent as a curiosity to bre wife by Charles Faster, of Strong, Franklin County, Maine, who was then a merchant in South America, where he got the idea from the natives. Mrs. Foster showed them to a hotel - keeper, who sent to her husband for a box, and before long be had natives whit. tling toothpioks by hand for hotels all over the United Statee. He moved home, and in 1860 began the manufacture by machinery. The first year he Bold sixty five cases, each containing a quarter.mil- lion. With the present maehineryone man can turn out 16,000 a minute. Further advices from H. M. Stanley say that on June 6 the expedition reached a point half way between Yambi and Yambunge, the latter being the farthest point on the Aruwhimi reached by Stan ley in 1883. Navigation was difficult and slow because the boats were marrying all the necessary supplies for Mein Bey in addition to the supplies Of the caped'. tion, Stanley chose the Aruwhimi route because he learned that by the former he would have better resources tend because the natives were friendlier. He hoped the steamer would be able t0 ascend the rapids above Yambunge, beyond which the river is easily navigable. Stanley expected to reach Wadelai about the middle of August. From the advices received last Thursday it would appear that Stanley has been obliged to await the arrival of contingents left at Balabo and Leopoldville and had adopted the overland route, which would ocoupy a fortnight longer. The Sale of Man steamer Queen Vio' toria left the tail of the bank opposite Greenock for Liverpool last Saturday and made the passage in the short peried of nine hours and twenty.three minutes, actual steaming time. This shows a speed of 221 knots, or 26 62 miles, per hour, and she thus proves herself to be the fastest passenger steamer in the world, being only excelled in speed by the latest torpedo boats. The appearance of Asiatic cholera at Malta, to which it must have been car- ried from Sioily,has caused the establish- ment of ten days' quarantine against that place at Gibraltar. If the disease should again reach Spain, that country might suffer as severely as it did two years ago, for it does not appear that any extended system of improvements in the matter of water supply and other agencies for the communication of the disease has been undertaken in Spanish pities since that terrible visitation. M. Mitkiemite, of Shanghai, with two special Chinese envoys, flare started for Washington, having secured an imperial deoree sanctioning the formation of a bankingsyndinitte. The project now only awaits ratification in America. The im- mediate capital of the proposed bank will be 50,000,000 tailee, the management having power to increase the sum. A dozen of the principal American banks will advanoethe money. Li Hung Ching will be chairman, with is joint American and Chinese management. The first work to be done will be a railway between Pekin and Tien Tein and Canton. Agricultural machinery as know in Europe and North America is almost un- known in the Canary Islands, as there is really very little machinery of any kind in use. The principal export from these islands is cochineal, and last year about 794,000 pounds were shipped to England, 261,000 pounds to France, 192,000 pounds to America and 180,000 pounds to Ger- many.. The other chief articles of export have been oranges and bananas, which were mostly sent to London and to Liv- erpool. Fifty thousand clusters of bananas were sent from the islands last year and were exported at the average price of 8 shillings a cluster. Grace Young, of Kansas City, but five months married, quarreled with her hus- band, who threatened to leave her. Anx- ious to retain his love, she consulted •a fortnne-teller, who told her to cut a fing- er and {Tut three drops of her blood in something her hneband would drink. She said this would prove a sure preven- tive of his leaving her. Next morning Mrs, Young gove a cup containing the blood to one of the waiters where they were boarding, &eking her to dive Young his coffee in that cup. The girl notified the police that a woman was trying to poison her hneband, 11158. Young was to prosecute those who helped McGarigle arrested, told her gory story, and was re. away. longed, .1)411' YOUR DEBTS. MERCHANTS' PROTECTIVE —AND-- OOLLECTING ASSOCIATION —Dor10 mammas 1N -- CANADA AND UNITED STATES. --1585— 751:5W1a}32.MSx3751L MST 186q, Having for He object to collect from all Mat is possible ,to .olleet from, then pub• lish the names o1 all that cannot or will not PAY, whloh list is supplied to every member of the Association throughout Canada and United }Hates, ThoI mumbersh nowmini- baring ip m Baring manythousands,ahmost is powerful orga dg - ed bn all to t e the monb powerful orgnnis- atlon iu existence for the WESTERN F.BIR Industrial and Art Exhibition, LONDON, C,R.N,ilDv . loth to 34,th it4ept.'&V, LIBERAL PREMIUMS —705— LIVE STACK, MACHINERY, ETC. COLLECTION OF DEBTS, Having over 200 Established Agencies. Membership Fee a 1st year $10 ; had year $7 e0 ; $rd your US, 11 renewed with. Au I month atter membership expires, And upon reeeippt of which, Certificate of Membership. deliuuont book, full supply 02 notices with emaciate instructions for using Aasoolation will be sent, Bend tor teetimon- 1a1e, NEW GROUNDS, NEW BUILDINGS. NEW RACE TRACK are being provided for the forthcoming 'Tub, flee Exhibition at an eetlmated coat of $ 120,000.00. UALFA MILLION. DOLLABO will be. rep- resented by the Lrve'Stook'diuplaq. Grand Exhibits In Painting, Stateary sculpture. The Committee on Attractions aro pre- paring a splendid program. Hotter than ever. Bend your address on a poettl card Tor Dopy of the Prise Mat. For all information write to the Beoretary, Porte. G•0oe,24011Sroom., rafdetDn1T. S1rc1DTA'ar, J. IIilitrWi Mitts ctio., mgr's. =oarailtora, ©5,t. St. Loon Analysis. Chloride of Sodium 677.4782 grains Potassium 13.6170 „ Lithium 1.6147 „ Barium .6099 „ „ Strontium .5076 „ „ Calcium 3.3338 Magnesium59.0039 Iodide „ Sodium .2479 Bromide of Sodium .8158 Sulphate of Lime .0694 Phosphate of Soda .1699 Bj•Carbonate of Lime29.4405 „ „ Magnesia 82.1280 „ Iron .6856 Alumina .5880 Silica 1.3694 Density 1.0118 I hereby certify that I have analysed a sample of "St, Loon Water," taken from the bulk from the store oellare in Montreal, and I am able to confirm the general re- sult of the analysis published by Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F. R. S., published in the report of the Geological Survey, 1863 ; also the analysis of Prof. C. F. Chandler, of Columbia College, New York, made in 1876. (Signed). Jo0N BARER EDWAnne, Ph. D., D. C. S., F. C. S., and Ex -Pro - tenor of Chemistry and Public Analyiet. Adam Good, Agent, Brussels. DOlT'T GROWL —EVEN IF— 'phis Ys August Y. You have noticed that it i8 hot and that people growl a good deal about it. You also know that Rural Schools open on the 16th inst., and all kinds of School Books i will be required. There may be had at Tan P0,8T Bookstore Books, Slates, Copy Books, Ink, Pencils, Scribblers, &c. Special Value in AUGUST 12, 1867. Aliellpfloalowaarain GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. fittas pli�q 1p� p :�f� u1alE1i2 i t r GranU Exonrs!ou 111 Goeridll 1 A Grand Sunday School Excursion and Pic -nim will be run to Goderieh, on Expre,s Wagons and Handy Baskets. —OALL The Post Baokstorel TUESDAY, AUG. 16, 1887. Keep els Cool as possible. T•i'ea.r a Cabbage Ler{.f It Your Mat. by Special Train at Low Rates. Everybody should go. 6 -I 0U -RS THE LAKE_ THE TRAIN WILL START FROM LISTOWEr.,, 710 a.m. Return fare 90c. BLUEVALE, 8:85 a.m. Return fare 650. ATTWOOD, 7:135 " " 90 WINGHAM, 8:35 " 65 HENI11TN, 7:42 " 85 BELGRAVE,9:00 " " 55 ETHEL, 7:56 " 85 BLYTH, 9:20 " " 50 BRUSSELS, 8:15 " 70 LON'BORO', 9:30 " " 45 Children of 72 years and fender ONE HA LF of above fares. Train will arrive at Godericb at 10:40 a.m., and returning will Leave (lotlerieh at 6:80 p.m. This is expected to be the Greatest Gathering of Sabbath School Scholars. Teachers, Parents, and Friends ever assembled onthe shores of Lake Huron. The train wilt run. right through thus doing away with changing cars at 1Vingham and Clinton. The Committee of Management will have Handbills distributed in a few days giving names of Speakers tor the Platform Meeting in the Grove during the Afternoon, and other portions of Program for the day. ms's H.livaxuet, . SECRETARY OF COMiIITTEE. THE GOLDEN AMBER I 49 ATLANTIC SEED HOUSE AND NURSERY, MITCHELL, - ONT. Farmers, grow the Golden Amber, it is the largest seed, is more free from rust and is consid- ered the BEST bald wheat in cultivation.. The heads al'e long and close and sot with a remark- ably good straw. —0 -- See what Mr. Hope, of Bow Park Farm, says : —DEAR Sms.—To your inquiry I would say we have grown tho Golden Amber on Bow Parkfarm for the past three years, starting with a few pounds. We find the wheat to be exceptionally hardy and free from rust. It has by farthofinest head I ever saw, besides it will yield more per acre, by far, than any variety grown by us. (Signed) T. Horn, Manager. We have had this wheat on trial in different parte and it is without a doubt that by the testimonials sent to us, which can be given to any that may be sceptical, that it is the BEST WHEAT IN CULTIVATION. — List of Beds Kept : The Golden Amber, Star of' India, Scott, Democrat, Manchester, and Mummy Pea. All kinds of Permanent GRASSES for Sale. Send for Oirculars and Price List to the J. S1I1W'EBf, 'ropretori