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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-9-16, Page 3SHPT. 16, 1887. n.etrg, THE MOUNTAIN ROAD. Only a glimpse of mountain road That followed where a river flowed ; Only a glimpse—thou on we passed, Skirting the forest dim and vast. 1 closed my eyes. On rushed the train Into the dark, then out again, Startling the song -birds as a flow The wild ravines and gorges through. 130, heeding not the dangerous way O'erhung by cheer cliffs, rough and gray, 1 only saw, as in a dream, The road beside the mountain stream, No smoke curled upward in the air, No meadow lands stretched broad and Huttowering poaldsrose far and high, [fair Piercing the clear, untroubled sky. Yet down the fellow, winding road That followed, whore the river flowed, I saw a long prooession pass As shadows over bending grass. The young, the old, the sad, the gay, Whose feet had worn that narrow way, Since first within the narrow glade Some Indian lover wooed his maid ; Or silent crept from tree to tree— Spirit of stealthy vengenoe, he I [brake Or breathless crouched while through the Tho wild deer stole hie thirst to slake ; Tho barefoot school -boy rushing out An eager, crowding boisterous roma ; The loaded wains that one by one Drag slowly home at set of sun ; Young lovers straying handl in hand Within a fair enchanted laud; And many a bride:with lingering fest ; And many a matron calm and sweet, And many an old man bent with pain, And many o solemn funeral train And sometimes rod against the sky, An army's banner waving high 1 All mysteries of life and death To whioh the spirit answereth, Are thine, 0 lovely mountain mad, That followed where the river flowed. A NOT UNCOMMON DEACON. Old Billy 13. was a pious man And heaven was his goal, For, being a very saving man, Of course he'd save his soul. But oven in this he used to say, One can't too careful be, And he sang with fervor unassumed, I'm glad salvation's free. But the 'moans of grace,' he had to own, Required good, hard-earned gold; And he took ten pews, as well became, Tho richest of the fold. " fide's a noble man," the preacher cried, "Our Christian Brother 13. And Billy smiled, as he sub -let nine. And got is own pew free. In olass-meeting next old Billy told How heaven had gracious been— iasr Yes, even back in the dark days when He was a man of sin. " I's buildiu' a barn an my river farm— All I then had, he said ; " I'd run out o' boards an' woe feedin' On nothin' but corn bread. [hands " t tell ye, brethren, that I felt blue, Short of timber and cash. And thought I'd die whoa the banks thou And flooded all my mash. [bust But the Lord was muruifnl to me And sant right through the rift The tido had made in the river banks A lumber raft adrift. Plenty of boards were there for the barn, And on top was a cheese And bar'l of pork as sound and sweet As any one ever sees. Then I had bread and meat for the man, And they worked with a will, While I thanked God who'd been good to And Inc'dein' instill. [me, A shrill -voiced sister cried, "Bless the The whole class Dried Amen 1 [Lord 1" But a keen -eyed .man looked at Billy 13. In a thoughtful way and then Asked: Brother 13. did you ever heard Who lost that raft and load 2 And Billy wiped his oyes and said, Brethcrin, I never knowd 1 SWEEPING A IIOOIL. In sweeping a room a few simple rules are all that aro needed. Let all ornaments, small toilet articles, and the like be placed on tho bed, and that entirely covered with a sheet. It is well to have sweeping euvors of unbleached cot- ton sheeting, large enoughto drape each piece of furniture as cannot conveniently bo removed from the room. All chairs, ottomans, light tables, eta, should bo dusted and set in the hall or an adjoining room. Loop up curtains and draperies so that they will clear the floor. Have rugs or mats removed first, and shaken in the open air. Shut the doors and raise the windoiva, unless the weather should be exceptionally cold. In that case the airing may be 'deferred until the sweeping is finished. Sweep from one side of the room, leaving a space into which to push the furniture, as that opposes the progress of the broom. Leave nothing unmoved that can be moved. and soe that no corner is allowed to harbor duet or fluff. Drive the duet into the middle of the roam, gather into a dustpan, and bestow at once into the fire. Let the dust settle thoroughly bo - fore "setting to tights" is begun. THE BBRUSSELS POST Wipe off door panels and other woodwork first. A, square yard of cbeeee•elotb neatly hemmed makes the beet duster. It is soft and easily washed, and has the added merit of cheapness, Rub windows and mirrors, brush off picture frames, and wash marble mantels or slabs. Replace the rugs, uncover the furniture, dust it carefully, and re• store the ornaments to their places, first observiug whether they tire clean, Last, bring in the furniture from outside. In rooms whioh are matted in. stead of carpeted, it is well after sweeping to go over the floor with a cloth moistened in salt water. It removes dust that has escaped the broom, and gives gloss and freshness to the matting. It should also be borne in mind that in sweeping it is always the part of prudence to closely investi- gate corners and crevices with a whisk brush. Surprisingly large gleamings of dirt will generally be found oven in a room that by the casual observer would bepronouncod entirely clean. The lavontur's Work in Agriculture. Tho conditions of the welfare of oountriee have undergone very great changes during the last fifty years. Up to a comparatively regent period, it was almost an axiom of political economy that the farmers were the producers of the true wealth of a region. They worked a mine that was inexbaustable if proper treat- ment was awarded it. If the soil became spout, it was interpreted as a sign of faulty agriculture. Prop only treated the same land could be used, year in and year out, and would yield a constant return for labor expended and capital invested. The coal miner works out a deposit of coal and abandons the region, af• ter cumbering many acres with heaps of oulm.• The metallurgist builds his furnace near the souroe of supplies, to be abandoned when these fail. But the farmer, by hie permanence of loeation, and by his improving, instead of exhausting the land, seemed the founder of a country's prosperity. It is true that, in some instances, particular- ly whore subjected to a heavy drain upon ite mineral constituents by successive crepe of cereals or tobac- co, land became exhausted, Mod- ern science, with improved systems of fertilizing and prescription of roe tation of crops, endeavored, with much suooess, to overcome this trouble. The agriculturist was thus ad vanced in his efforts by the chemist, and took a step forward toward a more scientific treatment of his ma- terials. Coincident with, or a little in advance of, this epoch, the me- chanical inventor appeared on the soono, and invented maoninery whioh enabled horses to do the work of mea. From the reaping hook to the cradle was an important step. It multiplied greatly the lab- or of man. From the cradle to the reaper, from the pitchfork to the unloading machinery, from hand labor to the self -binder, from the flail to the threshing -machine, were still greater ones, as they did away with directly applied human labor. These inventions mark a revolution iu farming. The farmer or his laborers today do not do one-hundredth part the actual work. Steam or horse driv. •en machinery are the agents. The farm is converted into a factory. Grain is sowed and fertilizers are distributed by machines. Improved cultivators are used in treating growing crops. After harvesting by power, threshing machines aro substituted for the old time flails. The farming of fifty years ago is becominga-lost art., To a great extent, the farmer is deposed from bis position as the principle producer of a region's wealth. This honor must be shared by others. The chemist bas lead his part in the change, but the in- ventor stands above all in this. To him the new condition is principally due. As the result of his work, the United States maintain numerous factories devoted entirely to the production of agricultural machin- ery. Every oily and village have stores devoted to their sale. The farm directs the operations of the machinery when completed, just as the engineer of a steamer Super- intends the running of the engine. It would be as truthful or logical to call the marine engineerethe devel- oper of commerce as to claim for the farmer the title of solo prodnoor. In his work he has partnere. With- out the groat agricultural imple- moat works, he could do nothing. They, as wellas he, are agents in production. The inventor who di• reels and plans the factorise' work is alae a partner, and is an actual prodnoor. He may not make two bladoe of grass grow whore formerly there Has only one, but he has changed another ratio for the better. He has made the aotual labor of man far more oflicient than before. The soil may produce no more, but the labor of than tilling it is many times more productive. AN UNCONVENTIONAL PITT. Unconventional, inched, as a pet, is the common rat, yet no animal occupying this posititon is more in- teresting and playful. He has oft- en been kept; indeed, Frank Beek - laud avers that for twenty years he had never been without a tame rat. It is unnecessary to say that ho ie au intelligent boast, he amply proves himself so when at liberty, but it is perhaps not so well known that he is scrupulously neat in his person, performing his toilette fro• quently and in the manner of the cat, licking and brushing his fur till it shines, especially doing so after eating. When well supplied with food, he is a dainty, fastidious feeder, having his choice as well as anybody, and eating like a squirrel —eating up and holding the morsel in its delicate fore paws. The rat liae great curiosity, and it must be allowed that he is oaces- ioeally troublesome ; but what pet is not ? He is fond • of invostigat• ing the contents of boxes and bas- kets, of tables and oupboards, and appropriating to his own use what. over strikes las fancy. Sugar is his greatest Treat, and he readily learns to tip over the sugar bowl to get it. While he has a decided lik- ing for sweets, he does not disdain other nine things, such as rich cake, puddings, and even strong drink—as ale. Ho is as frolicsome as a kitten, and learns to play hide-and•seek with children, and greatly enjoys music also. One that Mr. Buck. laud had, always ran and scrambled up on a piano player, and listened in eager silence as long as the mus- ic lasted. Bats learn to obey a command and to execute many droll tricks ; in fact, as is true of nearly all pats, having secured his confidence, you can teach him to do almost any- thing you desire. He is affection- ate and licks the hand like a dog. In confinement the rah is a very cleanly creature. His bedding should be frees every day, and the cage frequently washed. Fine straw and sawdust are best for bedd- _ta Two of a kind are always more entertaining than one to a person who is interested in their habits, for they frolic together and exhibit many traits with each other that they would never display with hum- an beings alone. So the rats, when there are two or more together, are extremely playful, rolling over and over like young puppies, squealing, and pretending to bite each other, in o droll fashion of their own. The albino or white rah is often preferred as a pat, but in reality he is neither so pretty nor so wise as the brown or gray one, and his red eyes aro to some people unpleasant to look on. The Japanese rat, black and white in color, is lively and inter- esting. It has black eyes, and is a most frieky pet. Many tales are told of his knowingness and viv- acity, and like his native relate nes, he will thrive upon any food on our tables, KITTY'S FIRST SCHOOL UAY. Little Kitty Clover started up in bed just as the sun eamo peeping in the window. A very sweet little Kitty she was, ante her blue eyes and her dimples, for the angel had kissed Kitty Clover three times. Tho old olook on the stairs was ticking away for dear life. But to- day it was not saying tic, tic, do ; indeed, ndeed, the old clock had a new tune this morning : "Kitty is five years old 1 Kitty is going to eohool 1" over and over again. The little girl jumped out of bed and had her shoes and stockings on before Atint Dinah came in. "Why 1" said Aunt Dinah : "but my chile is a smart chile. If she Tarn to road fast as she put on dem shoes and stookings she'll make smart work in de school room." "I guess I will, aunty," said Kit• ty, "for I intend to try." Kitty's mamma had to pretty satchel all ready, and Kitty planed her brand-new primer in it, and off she started, out the back gate and down the lane. As she passed the barnyard elle heard the hens eaok' ling, loudly, "Kitty is going to school 1 Kitty is going to school 1" Down at the end of the lanewae a large bush of hawthorn. A. little bird sat on one of the boughs, sing. ing sweetly, "Good morning, lilt. ty l Are you the little girl that is going to school ?" A squirrel ran along the fence and perched himself on ono of the posts. "Olt 1 what a little girl this is to be going to school," he chirruped. The teacher was very much pleased to nee Kitty Clover and she naked one of the larger girls if Kit- ty was coming to school all the time, "Ne'm ; just till she Bete tired." "Does people aver get tired Qom- ing to school ?" asked Kitty ; and they all laughed. She said a long lesson in her primer, read the line of "two times ewe," and did a "sum." But she could not help thinking of the squirrel and the bird, the chickens and the old clock on the stair. By and by she rose very quietly and took up her hat and her satchel, she walked up to the teacher and said in a pitched little voice, "Good eveuing, Miss Diary 1 I guess 1 have to go home now." The scholars all laughed again, and one girl called out over her eo ra h g 'Does people ever got tired com- ing to school ?" But she was a any bad girl, and so Kitty Clover didn't mind her. HOUSEHOLD HINTS, Sett .and water cleans willow furniture. For diarrheas use boiled milk and castor oil, also brandy and raw eggs. Butter and lard should be kept in earthen or stone ware, and kept in a cool. place. Charcoal ground to powder will be found to be a very good thing for polishing knives. A. bonnet and trimming may be worna much longer time if the dust be brushed well off after walking. Claret stains should, while wet, have dry salt spread upon them, and afterwards dipped into boiling water. New tins should be set over the fire with boiling water in them for several hours before food is put,into them. A little borax added to the water in whioh scarlet napkine and red - bordered towels aro washed will prevent them from fading. Plaster busts maybe cleaned by dipping them into thick liquid cold starch—clear starch mixed with cold water—and brushing them dry. A piece of zinc planed on the live coals in a hot stove will effectually elean out a stovepipe, the vapors produced carrying off the soot by chemical decomposition. To test jelly drop a little into cold water or on a cold plate, stirring it for a few seconds. If it coagulates it is done. The beat jelly only re- quires five minutes boiling. In ironing, have a piece of sand- paper, such as carpenters use, lying on the table handy, it removes the stickiness of starch from the iron perfeelly with only a rub or two across it. Tea stains are very diffioult to get out if neglected. They should bo soaked in milk or warm water as soon AB possible, and then soaped and rubbed oat. The next washing will efface them wholly. Salt is preservative in its nature, If too much of it is used in 000king food, it wars against the juices of the stomach, and thus retards di. gestion, and will in tune derange the digestive organa. It is best to use it in small quantities. To take creases out of drawing paper or engravings, lay the paper or engraving face downward on a sheet of smooth mislead white paper, cover i1 with another sheet of the acme very slightly damp, and iron with a moderately warm flatiron. The Montreal Grand Jury found true bills against Masers. Vanases and Lesard, of Le Monde, for libel- ling Premier Mercier. The Liberals of Westmoreland, N. B., despite the rumored resig- nation of Joeiah Wood, M. P., are determined to insist upon a full exposure in the Courts of the me• shads by whioh the conetituenoy was carried for the Ooesorvatives, According to an Associated Press dispatch from Montreal, the Cana- dian Pacific people claim that the• delay in forwarding the Red Diver Valley rails is dais to their non•de- livery at Montreal. The rails, it is said, were consigned to one of the Montreal banks. 3 EAST HURON Carriage Works JA.MJ-+—+S BI Y'QRS, --MANUFACTURER Or-- OARRIAGES, DEMOCIRATS, EXPRESS WAGONS, BUGGIES, WA&ONS, ETC„ ETC., ETC, All made of the Bost Material and finished in a Workmanlike manner. Repairing and, Painting�%pr'oinptiy ctttencled to. Parties intending to buy should Call before) purchasing. RnrmmExcris.—Marsden Smith, B. Laing, Jas. Cult and Wm. Mc- Kelvey, Grey' Township W. Cameron, W. Little, G. Brewar and D. Breckenridge, MMorris'Tcwnship ; T. Town and W. Blashill, Brus- sels ; Rev E. A. Fear, Woodham, and T. Wright, Turnberry. REMEMBER THE STAND—SOUTII OF BRIDGE. JAMES BUYERS. HAVING OPENED OUT AN Egg • Emporium, in Grant's Block, Brussels, Next Door i.o the Post Office, I am prepared to Pay CASH for any quantity ofjEggs. BRING ALONG ALL YOU HA VE and Remember the Stand. actor 7' g{Ta.r 1 o 2 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 bo glad to see all his old customers and as many new ones as possible. Chopping done. Flog and Feed Always on IaiLL Highest Price paid for any quantity of Good Grain. WM. MILNE .