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THE BRUSSELS POST
TREWS 'l't1.1T A it 0310 t 1N'1 110.
Shoot straight. •
See any beauty in a rival.
Keep trach of a base ball match.
Sit down without mashing her
Weft
Endure the smell of a stranger's
cigar.
tint en old admirer without holt•
seg hack.
Hold up her dress without show-
ing her hose. l .
See the extravagance of anything
aka wants.
Tell her child's right age to the
azar conductor. , •
Take nu iuterest in the vital
questions of t1 O day.
Lose a fiver ori the races withent
,retrij* a headache.
Remain iu an auction room with•
out losing her head,
.
LAMENT FOR THE HIRED MA.\.
who swallowed it, a pearl worth' around the ake it bleed freely. ohand-
kerchief
limbabovethe
l@ .
�+ls000opue paid for a single dish wound. (live epirita and water to
180,000. drink. p
Holiogabalue spent for one meal To remove tan and suaburu use a r Enmings ruiiirx aoatiiosispp li ey 000i
220,000.preparation oampoeed of equal party arnasale and via luity for past istronago
Luoullus usually spent £20,000 of glycerine anti rosewater, to which imps ftboStets
ea Lanhaving male sovarai
I
Brussels Lime Works i
STILL AHEAD.
fora repast.
Mesaala gave £400,000 for the
house of Antony.
NOVELTIES IN JEWELRY.
,Heavy plain link bracelets are
still. fashionable.
In ladies' girdle obains the heavy
cable link is still in demand.
Button -hooks of oxlidized silver,
with handles of Egyptian desigur,
are in vogue.
A tortoise shell pin, wish n golden
floral design for a head, is a unique
hair ornament.
Li canes the latest idea is an
ivory handle partially covered with
a heavy coating of silver.
Long narrow strips of silver, with
monogrammed endo, are being used
as boon marks.
A novel design in match -boxes is
formed of oxidized silver in repre-
sentation of a domino.
Sprays of forget•me note or a
rough wild -rose in silver or enamel
are popular designs fur lace pine.
LaCo pius of translucent enamel
flowers, t�itli centers of brilliants,
are favorites %vith the fair ones.
Silver, cigarette.boldere, with
•ambtr mouthpieces, are presented
in a great variety of designs,
Silver tlaske are in great. demand.
Very small ones, capable of bolding
a gill, are carried by ladies.
An elegant pin, reoently eeen,
consisted of an eagle poised on a
creeeent. The design was studded
with diamonds, contained 110 atones
in all, and allowed no gold what-
ever.
Silver gantalines, ..or glove: -but•
tonere, are being used to a ,great
extent se lawn tennis prizes.;• The
neweet design has a tents racket, a
ball' and a slipper pendant from
three email amine.
A yellow sapphire, cut perfeotly
round:and having • the appearance
of a canary diamond, mounted with
a fine, round, white diamond on.
each side, is a new and pleasing pat-
tern in belcher rings.
lilstor Coburn reports in his vi-
•,nseioles "Live Stock Indicator" a
conversation with an old Missouri
3ormer who was looking around the.
suarketfor a hired man, and "kinder
Loped he wouldn't be able to find
him," bemuse "he is no good any
longer,." for tho"following reasons : —
••I+irst and foremost, times have
changed, and the hired man chang-
ed with 'em, Abi •air, it makes me
&Id when I think of the hired men
ere bad .before-' the' war -great big
£ailowe with the strength of au ox
and the vim' of a locomotive. I
-didn't.trnve•to holler my lungs out
to get 'oat out of bed at 3 o'clock in
eke morning, and it was all I could
do to coax. them o go to bed at 10
o'clock at night." '
T.l►e extreme sadness of this ease
rim ted the tender-hearted lietener,
whore sympathetic ejaculations led
to the appended Iurther statement
"Sortie farmers want .a man to
work all day and all night, but that
ain't ine. I have never asked one
to git out of bed before 8 o'clock-
waver,," 1 allus give my mac . three.
quarters of an houre.at. noon unless
the hogs git out or the cattle break
in ora shower ie•ceming up. A.fter
amauhas worked right along for at
Beast nine hours his. system wants al
Yeast half an hour to braoe up in.
They don't quit work on some farms
till t3 o'clock, but I'm no such elave-
• driver. At half -past 7 I tell ,my
anon to knock off. All he has to do
after that is to feed the stook, out a
little wood, mow some grass. for. the
horses, milk four cows, start a
smudge in tbe'a"mokehouse, and pull
aferv,"weede in the garden. 1 never
had n man who didn't grow fat on
say work, and they alias left me
feeling that they hadn't half earned
tier wages,"
$e stopped long enough to wipe
a fear from his eye, and then went
on ::—
"And
µAnd now, look at the hired man
to -miry:. Be won't eat with a knife.
He wants napkins when he eats,
and. if we don't hang up a clean
tows' once a week he wipes on `e,
'handkerchief. Call him. at 8 and he
gets irp at 6. He wants a whole
lour at noon, and after supper he
grate off to a singing school or site
down- to read the "Live Stook Thai.
Bator or The- Tribune. Fifteen
years ago if my hired man was sick
Soy half a day I could dock him. If
• 'se died I could take out a month's
wages foe the troulble."• He was glad
to get store ordera for his pay, and
me would wash in the rain barrel
and wipe on the clothesline. There
haa boon a change, sir—an awful
ehamve, and if a reaction don't' set
in pretty soon you'll witness the
downfall of agriculture In this
country."
In conclusion he "couldn't say"
whether or not he would hire. Work
eras powerful presein' ; but certain -
lay lie. should want to know in ad -
Vanes that the candidate wouldn't
OM .es his plats for more ,treat and
inters,, nor insist on having starch
and in doing up hia shirts.
!riti•atR Redlines in Ancient Pintos.
Cronus posgesaedin'landed pro-
perty a fortune equal to 21,000,000,
tosidee a large sum of money, slaves
sand furniture.
'The philosopher Seneca had a
fortune of :22,500,000.
Lentulus, the soothsayer, had a
fortune of £3,500,000.
Lentnlus, at his death, £28,6,'S,-
Lgtlil', which Caligula spent in leas
than ten months.
Caesar, before he entered upon
any office, owed £2,008,000y
Antony owed £300,000' at the
:Ides. of March, paid it before the
Kahane of April and squandered
+.4i4tl,000,000 of the public money.
Apicitis expended in (ic,llt iebery
,8500,000,
Cleopatra, at an entertainment,
add the juice of two lemons after
having strained it through fine moue•
lin, More or less rosowater may be
used to make the preparation the
required aonsistency, as it 19 rather
disagreeable if sticky. Freak freck-
les may frequently be removed by
touching the discolorations with a
tiny camel's-hair brush dipped iu
lemon juice.
PRACTICAL . HINTS.
A Maine doctor says bilious fever
is a mild yellow fever.
The best promoters of health are,
fresh sir and sunlight.
Bran poultice is said to lee an in-
fallible cure for poison -ivy.
A simple remedy for neuralgic
headache is the juioo of a lemon
taken in a cup of black coffee.
Changes of dress Irom thick to
thin should always be made in the
morning, as then all the vital forces
are in full play.
It is not always necaecary to have
teeth extracted when they ache. The
nerve may be deceased and the tooth
still perfectly sound. ,.
In a case of slight sore throat, let
a little powdered borax be placed on
the tongue and allowed to dissolve
and run down the throat.
"Enough is as good as a feast."
Remember that it is better to leave
the table a little hungry than to
suffer the pangs of indigestion after
eating heartily.
The habit of continual spotting
which attends the showing of tobac-
co and gums, induoes debility, not
only of the salivary glands, lent of
the system generally.
Keep your . sleeping rooms well
aired even in cold weather. Many
a headache and unpleasant taste in
the mouth is caused by sleeping in
impure atmosphere.
Man in liminess have a very bad
habit of keeping their hate on in-
doors. To this cause may be ascrib-
ed the distinguished mark of the
middle-aged American—baldness.
None of the minor "ills" is more
troublesome than an ingrowing nail.
By pouring hot tallow over the nail
the hardened flesh about it is shrunk•
en and relief is immediate.
When any part of the skin hoe
been frozen apply ice, snow or sold
water. The vicinity of a fire and
lIOUSEI'U)LI) uIiflS.
Milk bread dries out faster than
water bread.
Do not let e:alo flowers remain
in a sick chamber.
Scald peached and the akin can
bo removed much easier than by
peeling without scalding,
In baking apple or peach dump•
!lugs fill the pau two thirds full of
water ; they are not so dry and
hard.
In baking custard set the poi,
containing it into another pan eon -
taming hot water, and it will nook
much better.
Wash your flatirons iu soapsuds
nod dry thoroughly, if they tit all
trouble yon by ' dropping blank
specks.
A few leaves of green wormwood,
scattered where black -ants congre-
gate, is said to be effectual in die•
lodging them.
It is claimed that the juice of it
lemon squeezed into scup of stroug
coffee will afford immediate relief
in neurlilgio hekdache.
For a gunpowder burn, keep the
wounds wet with a mixture of lin-
reed oil and lime water for three
.days;.and then apply vaseline to
heat"•
.;llen't ask a convalescent if he
would like this or' that • to, eat or
drink, but prepare the delicacies
and present them in a- tempting
way.
A half cup ammonia to a pail of
warm water will cleanse hard fin-
ished walls nicely ; of course, the
water should be changed when
much soiled.
Perhaps Home ladies would like to
.know that milliners nae an ordinary
poliali far ladies' shoes to renovate
old black straw hate. Brush ant
the dost first,
For poisoning from bhosphorue,
as when children auok matches,
give a tablespoonful of magueais,
and then, freely, gum arabin :rater;
leas magnesia if only a little plies.
phorus Is taken.
A few forms fur use in hanging
up clothes. may be purchased at
any hardware store for five or ten
cents, and will keep a garment
presentable a grant deal longer
than when it is hung upon it wail
or hook. A. man's clothes are - al-
most ruined by banging in folds,
and these• forms will preserve Ilse.
shape of the suoulders and keep
out wrinkles.
t In their i u and mode of
burning they ors 1144 lu a better position
thou ever hof .re ", supply the Public with
y'irst•t;lasa l,l nu
'Phis bele;, Ens t'idrtnantli Salmon of our
busie ass dealings lu. H ruesols, and having
given untjuulillatd s,aftoclou so far the
nubile ata rely to Cd +i ting good treatment
and a First.01 t u A tb t from U.
lrirst•tds , .t r ,1 111 can is et the kiln.
We oleo bur, t 6-,4 5 (ansa for Mastering at
seat,.,
lte,nemi,. t a 4,055 -•-Brussels Elate
Works.
It Town & Son.
111f'oy I;i Til l,t),IN
TR 1''U1rDS.
a
000
warm room should be avoided. If
the part blisters, treat it as you
would a burn.'
A drop of cold water placed in the
lobe of the Oar will put a stop to
hiccough, or if this does not produce
the desired effect, press firmly on
the arteries of the wrist, where the
pulse is felt.
No peraon ehott d bathe when the
body is fatigued by either mental or
physical labor, or immediately after
a meal. For bathing' purposes, in
summer, the water should be about
70 degrees, in winter, 80 degroas.
' Yn care of being bitten by a snake
or dog, suck lbo wound (spitting 11
gave Antony, delivered to vinegar, oat) bathe it with warm water to
of Private T!'uuds have just been
placed in IUy Blinds for In-
. vestment.
AT 7 PER CENT.
Borrowers can have their .loans
complete in three days if title is
satisfactory.
Apply to -
A Chatham boy named Skervireg,
nine years old, pet it very enroll -
fish -hook in his mouth while lee
was eating an apple, and forgetting
what be haddone, swallowed hook
and all, but, as yet. at leasty, has
suffered no injuriolss effects.
Rev, Solomon Peter Hale deliver-
ed a lectnre in St. Thomas the other
evening, about 41d being present.
Among other things Solomon said
that he. and the chairman woulfai be
seated side by Bide at the throne of
Grace. The chairman was 0. Roo:
1
ARRTAGES
E. E. WADE.
eav Spectacles
and Eye -Glasses that will preserve your
Eyesight.
F. IJAZARTTS
Manufacturing Optioiam, late of the firm
of Lazarus es Morrie, 2S Maryland Road,
Harrow Road, London, England, has.ap-
pointed an agent for the Renowned Spec-
taoles,and Eye -Glasses which have been
before the publio for the pest 25 years.
Lazarus' Spectacles never tire the eye
Last many years without change.
Tow's the Chance !
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With a view of extending the
circulation of
For Sale by H. L. JACKSON,
BRUSSELS, • ONT.
A nice assortment of Baby Car-
riages on Exhibition at H.
Dennis', where you oan
also got a
Splendid Trunk,
Handy Valise,
or Satchel at a Low Price.
Full lines of Light and Heavy.
alatZWIMODa
Whips, Comb:, Brushes, &c, in
Stock.
We Lead but Neve,' I+'oll0ft.
H. DENNIS;
C:anal L. A. 1 of E --
,Sif/72 Q}' Big ,�'(![)tl'}L Collar. Bair (loons cstahllahmnnt in canadn.
the will send it, on a Trial Trip
for the
Smith 6- Ross
are prepared to attend to
CARRIAGE PAINTING
in all its branches, as well as
Sign /And Url«rrzentol
raintl;ng.
Balaioe of 1837
for •the small sum of
They hare load years or exper-
ience and they guarantee' their
work to give satisfaction. A rig
hell sainted is half so'lld.
Estimates and terms cheer-
fully given.
GIVE IIS A CALL.
50 Cents
in Advance.
Shop in the old 'Porn' Publishing
House•,. King street, Brussels,
Smith & Ross.
IMPORTANT TO ALI.
who are hall or whose hair is thin or gray
or are troubled with dandruff.
Dr. I7(i r e sa were sed'r'
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Now is the time to commence as
our •
NEW STORY,
—ENTITLED—
"Poi Asunder;,
AUGUST 19, 188i.
Money to Loan,
•Money to Loan 00 Farm Pro-
perty, at
LOWEST RATES.
S.
—BY—
BERTHA M. CLAY.
—0-
52 MONTHS FOR 50,c;
Tell your neighbor of this
Offer.
PRIVA(E..AND COMPANY FUNDS
BLYTH
Woolen Mill.
W. B. DICKSON,
Solicitor,
Brussels, Ont.
MONEY TO LOAN:
Any Amount of Money to Loan
on Farm or Village Pro-
perty, at
6 d 6A Per Cent. Yearly.
Straight Loans with privilege
of repaying when required.
Apply to
R. Forsyth & Son, formerly of
the Wroxeter Woolen Mills, beg
to inform the Farmers in this vi-
cinity that they have Now in Op-
eration a Woolen Mill in Blyth,
and hope that by adhering
to their old plan of making noth-
ing but Sound, Durable Goods
and trust that by so doing to
meet a liberal patronage.
CUSTOM WORK.
of all kinds promptly and care-
fully attended to.
The- HIGHEST PRICE paid for
Wool in Exchange for Tweeds,
Full Cloths, Flannels, Yarns, etc.
A Trial Solicited !
Satisfaction action Guaranteed !
R. Forsyth & Son.
!AMA MOM AND JEWELRY.
HAIR MAGIC !
is iho greateft UAW fon strengthening the
growth oftho hair over dlaoovered. it stops
all falling out of the lfelr,removes all traces
of dandruff, restores gray hair to its original
061orand in aloes of lsaldness, where the
r6atoare not destroyed, 11 will produce a
luxuriant crop of haft.
Take warningif your hair is in a faoble
plate got a bottle at once Worn is is too late.
Dr. Daroawend'a "Emir Magic," is on Salt at
all principal Drug Stores, Ask for 1t and trite
nothing else.
G. A. I)¢Aba[av ,tan J. Iitnonnavlig R Co„
Aoian is lrm: I3irs sola.:.
A Doren we nd ao10 L(annfaatnrer, Toronto,
r l) •en vend koe ,e the lar est
A. Hunter,
Divisio'u ovrt Clerk, Brz[ssele.
}jURON AND BRUCE
Le$fin &Investment Co.
This Company is Loaning Money
on Farm Security at LOWEST
BATES OF INTEREST.
Mortgages Purchased.
SAVINGS BANK BRANCH.
3, 4, and 5 per cont. Interest
allowed on Deposits, according
to amount and time let.
If you want your watch put in good
running order go to
JONES, THE WATCHMAKER,
Dealer in Ladies' and Gent's solid Gold
and Silver Watches, Cuff Buttons,
Broaches, Ear -rings, Gent's pine, roll
plate vest chains and Necklets. Ile has
also a nice stook of
WALNUT,
NICKLE AND
FANOI' CLOCLfS,
iii fact everythingthat is kept in a llrst-
ele:a jewelry .store.
•
5lteeini attention given to the re-
pairing o
e•pairingi,, of Nati+tuts. antislltt;titln guar-
anteed.
Jas. Jones,
Queen's dote' Bi'lok. W. R. Wilson.
OFFICE.—Corner of Market
Square and North Street, Gode-
rich.
Horace Horton,
MANACSEn.
HERE. WE ARE AGAIN !
After another long winter and lots of op•
position I am still alive and in a better
position than ever to attend to the wants
of the Public, having just
Removed to the Store South of J.
Buyer's Carriage Works.
I am prepared to
Execute all Orders Promptly.
GRAINING, GILDING, SIGN
AND DEooiRATIVE PAINTING
in all its branches.
eI •WRINGS ..IND
SHOP BLINDS !
Done Up in Style.
PAPER HANGING
a Specially.
Wna. Roddick.
THE WILSON FOUNDRY.
AT GBEA'TLY
no&i .oca Pzioes
We have on hand the following :
Laud Rollers, Plows, Harrows,
Scufders, Horse Powers, Straw
Outtere, Turnip Cutters, Grind-
ing or Chopping Mills, best
make, and .I Good Second
Hand Lunabsr Wagon.
TA1C1: 'NOTICE.
We have started' a Planei,
and Matcher to work. Parties
wishing to haV'e Lumber Dressed
and Matchecl, or Flooring Sized,
tongued! and grooved may rely
on getting first-class jobs on the
most reasonable terms.
Repairs of all kinds • promptly
attended to at'. the Bnusslnrs
Pomona.