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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-6-9, Page 2WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1926. THE BRUSSELS POST 13uild rs' Suppli s WE HANDLE All Kinds of Lumber, Interior Finish, Doors. Sash Gyproo Fireproof WallbOard, Lime, Hardwall Plaster B. C. and Quebec ShingleS Brantford Asphalt Roofing All goods delivered on short notice 'ME Phone at our expense for prices Corrie 5 r 31 Wroxeter 020 r 9 R. J. Hueston & Son GO: -.1;14 - ONTARIO , Sunday School Lesson BY CHARLES G. TRUNIEULL (Editor of The Sunday Shool Times) JOSEPH'S FIDELITY upon Joeeph'e character and faith - Sunday, June le—Genesis 39: 1-23.1 fuinese, through the temptation of a • Golden Text: When,?vor God is mightily bleselng and eel= any human being. sueh a one beeomes a shining mark for Satan. And Joseph, trusting God here as heretofove resited the temp- , tetien in quit triumph. It was pos- sible to be "more than conquerors" in thmee days by God's grace, and it is possible to -day. The woman then lied About Joseph to her husband, and Joeeph was cast into prion—but he could not be cast out of Godie grace. Again we read: "But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him fav- or 'in- the sight of the keeper of the prison. If there is a "but" of the Lord between us and the attacks of our enethies, we need not fear. And we can always have that deliverance if we will. We have oily this one lesson on Joseph during this series, but it will repay teacher and class to go an through the remaining chapters of Genesis, and, no matter how familiar we may be with it, to get the whole marvellous story again. It is a story of such forgiveness and redemption as only God could work out; and He ha; worked it. out in even richer measure, for Us all, through His Son, our Saviour, n fel W0711311, Potiphar's wife. Seeet thou a man diligent im his businese? He shall stand before kings (Prov. 22: 29) Joseph is one of the few charac- ters in Bible history against whom no sin is recorded. This does not mean, of course, that he was sinles, but that, like Daniel, he was one of the few men of God who lived in such fellowship with God that their lives were kept from the outstanding sins recorded against even eueh godly character.: as Abraham, and Moses, and David, and many others. While it is true that Joseph wae .faithful in matters entrusted to him, let us no., overlook the greater fact that it was God's grace rather than Joseph's fidelitythat was the secret of his life and remarkable achieve- ments. Nowhere aee we told in the Old Testament record that it was because Joseph was such an exem- plary young man, or because he was trustworthy, or because he was sa- gacious, efficient and faithful in all tffat was committed to him that he was given such posts of responsibil- ity and honor as came to hm through Potiphar and then Pharaolt The only explanation of his astounding' career is the statement, repeated over and over again, that "the Lord was with Joseph," "his master saw that tlfb Lord was with him," "the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand," "the Lard blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake," etc., etc. It is plain, then, from the revela- tion of the inspired Scripture, that Joseph's achievements were primar- ily the result of God's sovereign, ar- bitrary will, not to be accounted for by any mere human character or ability._ It is true that Joseph re- sponded to God's grace, followed God's loadings, obeyed God's will; but God, not Joseph, was the secret of his life,. Furthermore jose.ph is one of the most . striking types of Christ to be found in the Old Testament. The late Dr. C. I. Scofield brought thi, out in the following statement of the analogies between Chriet and Joseph: "(1) Both were special objects of a father's love. ( Gen. 37 :3; Matt. :Is 17; John 8: 35; 5:20); (2) both were hated by their brethren (Gen. 37:4; John 15:25); (8) the superior claims of both were rejected by their breth- ren (Gen. 37:8; Matt. 21: 37-39; John 15: 24, 25; (4) the brethren ef both conspired against them to slay them (Gen. 37: 18; Matt. 23: 3,4); (5) Joseph was, in intent and figure. slain byhis brethren, as was Christ (Gen. 37: 24; Matt. 27: 35-37); (6) each became a blessing among the Gentiles, and gained a Gentile bride (Gen. 41:1-45; Acts 15:14; Eph. 25-32); (7) ae Joseph reconciled his brethren to himself, and afterward exalted them, so will it be with Christ ancl.Hte Jewish brethren (Gen 45: 1-15; Deut, 30; 140; Hos, 2; 11. 18; Rom, 11: 1, 15, 25, 26.)" God is abundantly able to give a mae prosperity and sttecess in tem- poral matters, as Joseph's experi- ence proved. Potiphar was a high military official under Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Such a man. Would be. a keen observer and a judge of men: and he saw, after he had bought Jos- eph as a elave, that he bad acquired an extraordinary man. At the same time, Potiphar evidently saw that there was a supernatural power in ;Joseph's life, for we read that the Egyptian "saw that the Lord was • with him." . Thus Joseph was given chief place in -Potiphar's household adminietration and was trusted utter- ly. Eyceptional blessing ceme to the Egyptian's.he use because of this; the . lord did :this, "for Joseph's sake." And to -day 'wherever a inan is :faith- fully .doing God's will those around • .111m ;s:).s, blessed, beent/So of him, God tet)uld,-beve lieask. et:lee-Ivo:1 .vohether SFS letting Hine Make us a chanl net of bleasing te those noarog 65 Thot t' e PREMIER FERGUSON TO SPEAK AT BAYFIELD j Accepts Invitation To Attend Event To Be Held on June 23 Word was received last Fridny from Hon. Howard Ferguson that he will be able to attend the Western Ontario Conservative picnic, to be t held at Hayfield on Wednesday, June 23. This will be the first of a series of I three picnics to be held during the t summer by the associatiot‘, The other two will be held in Essex and Simcoe counties. The dates and places have not yet been fixed. In addition to Mr, Ferguson it is expected that some prominent feder- al Conservative leader will be pros- (mt. Details of the pienic are -in the hands of the Huron County Con- .4ervative Aesociatiens. -------+ WEST HURON W. I. ORGANIZES --- Mrs. George Cruikshenks Re•eletted. President at Annual Meeting Wine -hum, Jum. distriei niceting of the West Huron Women' Institute was held in the town hall to -day, The morning session euntist- ed of reports from the different brarechee, evhich veer,. spli•ndid, The election oi offieers took plare at the morning stesion, and the fo11oWl4lg officere were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. George Cru Ili - shanks, re-elected; first vice-preei- dent, Mrs. Robert 'MacKenzie, Dun - pomp; seeond vice-president. Mrs. Henry Little, Londesborc); .eccretary- treasurer, Mrs. J. J. Elliott, Wines - ham. The afternoon program con- sisted of community singing; inetru- mental by Mrs. Fingland, Myth; re - Mention by Mo. R. 11/Ine1Cenzie, Dun- gannon; addrese by Mise Chap:elan, aseieteet superintendent, Toronto; whistling selection by Misa Iiena Deacon, Winghare. Dinner WOS 8017. SO to over 100 by the Wingham ltilettech, itlfleh 6160 -bellig ..:sereed at . , EAST WAW_ANOSH COUNCIL, Counell met on May 281h, as a Court of Revision on the assessment roll, with all the members present, The following appeals were then dieposel of Its follows: Mrs. Daer asked to have her assessment retitle - ed on Lot 35, Con. I, assessment i'ois- fhj'ns ti; Leggett's assessment on Lot 35, Con. 2, was reduced e400; John Mason, Lot 30, Con,. 9, redneed 3200 and Mrs. Hohee.s N is S le Lot 28, Con. 13, assessment re- duced 3200. Annie Seett was added 38 a Lee:I:dative voter N Lot 40, Con. 0; Jonathan Bentley as owner of the S a Lot 33, Con. 2; Robert Laird, owner, 1Ve Lot 38, Con. 4; Relert Thompson, owner, E Lot 32, Con. 4; Alex McGregor and Nel- son Loutitt as Executors Lot 40, Con 11. On motion of Stacker and Camp b.,11 th,:. Court of Revision was thee closed, and the aeeessment roll as now revieed to be adopted ror the present year. Council resumed and ordinare bueiness proceeded with. Minutes of previous meeting were read and np• proved. Communication Irene the Twp. 01 Colborne aeking .the County Council to memorialize the. Minister of 'lig- ways that the tax on gasoline be raie• ed, and that the license foe for auto• mobiles be reduced, believing that by an imposition such as suggested, a larger income would be received by the Province for the maintenance and construction of good roads throughout the Province. The' cent- munication was favorably considered aud the Reeve was instructed to en. burse this resolution at the next meeting of the County Council. The Engineer's report on the Elli- son Drain affecting certain lands in Morris and East Wawanosh was read mid provisionally adopted. The following accounts were paid: The Municipal World, supplies, $14.78; Wm. Robinson, salary as as. sessor, $100.00, equalizing Police vil- lage, $5.00; J. Stonehouse, .school attendance officer, $3.00; C. O. F. Belgrave hall rent, $40.00; Jame:: Johnston, spikes, 40c; Re Buchanan, bridge timber, 34.00; H. Campbell, ;dank for culvert and repairing plow, 310.00; W. Govier, repairing .culvert, -5.00; Ed. Lawson, bridge plank, 925.50; F. Shoebottom, work on winter rends, 33.50; 3. McBwiney, work on winter roads, $5.70; C. Car tor, work on winter roads, $7.00; W. J. Cole, work on winter roads, 35.00; W. Elliott, work on winter roads, $1.30; Geo. Coultes, work on winter roads, 37.10; W. Reid, work on NV711- 10F roads, 32,50; le. Scott, work on winter roads, $3.50; L. Wightman work on winter roads, 32.00; A, Pattison, work on winter roads, 34.- 45; R. Montgomery, work on winter roads, 32.50; J. Vincent, work on winter roads, $7.50; The Dominion Road Machinery Co,, drags and freight, 3132.30; ,Dominion Road Mach. Co., grader, $185.00; S. Mee Burley, patrolman. 319,75; C. Car- ter, Patrolman, 362.25; W. McGill, patrolman, 330.00; J. McGill, patrol- man, 327.00; Geo. Coultes, patrol- man. 317.19;J, Gillespie, road super- intendent, 334.30. Council adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, June 29th. A. Porterfield, Clerk. Police Waging War. Glaring Headlights Highways Department Issues Instruc- tions on Focussing Glaring headlights on automobiles are having an extensive campaign waged against there by police, while the department of public highways and the Ontario Motor League axe also trying to educate all motorists to obey the law as to headlights. The eseential of the law regarding headlights is that no bulb strongee then 21 candle-power 8110111d be used and that 75 feet in front of the ear the Iron of light should not be high- er than 42 inches above the ground. Under the highway. traffic act all motor vehicles are regull'ad 10 011003, Iwo headlights of a white, green or amber colored light only and all front lights over 4 candle-power must have enti-glare lents The dejiartment of highWays has leetted a pamphlet giving a list of ap- proved headlight devices, adding however, that "it is not sufficient to equip your car with ae, approved headlight .clovice. The bulbs mtist Ise correctly focused and the head Iiimps properly adjusted." On how to focus and Sim the lamps the pamphlet says: "Place your car en a level Apace, prefortibly a floor, facing tt wall or screen, the ear lamps being twenty five feet distant frac) the wall. Mark O horizontal line en the Wall, which line shall be the saMe height frent the floor as the centre of. the Itiseree an the ear,: but in ne saes. higher 144444,-.1.44,2144,4elievanakaaeSeete,ORRael X 11 5 Peas and Oats ; WANTED FOR miLLINO All Kinds °Se .14 Flour arid Feed on hand. T. G. iemphili wkoxETER' .0 0 NUMBS Flour Mill 21 Split Pea 6911 29 Residence SO or 62 44 teeeletieSeiteatiojoasfajoJeleatteiteialeSteatiesaitelette The lamp is focused by means of a I screw in the back of the lamp case. With the lenses installed and one lamp covered turn the focusing screw in 01w direction or the other until the horizontal beam on the wall is as narrow as possible. Repeat this Process with the other lamp. They are then properly focused. "After focusing the lamps, and with the lenses installed, tip or bend them down, one at a time, until the top of the beam on the wall 25 feet away ie a sufficient distance (4" to 7") below the lamp le -vel line to take care of the loading of the ear. Light touring ears, like the Ford and the Chevrolet, require a 7" allowance. Heavier cars or -readeters, do not re- quire as much allowance. "Always carry a spare headlight bulb, the same as you carry a spere, tire" is the final admonition. , THE CHURCH Why don't the men who hate the Church move where there are none? If all the churches in the country were taken away, how much would your property be worth? • The .Church owes no man anything. For every gift it receives it restores manifold. It means progress, pros- perity and security of possession. The Church exalts the common man and the ordinary life, and points to another and better world. It is a refuge for the weak and dis- couraged, and a place of forgiveness and healing for the sinful. If it did not exist we would have to invent it, if Possible, for man needs it sore - There is no doubt the Church does not do all that it might do, but the absence of the Church would make a wider, gastlier gap in the life of the community than the death of all its detractors and their institutions if multiplied a hundred times. What is the Church to us? It should be clear to all Christ's follow- ers as it is dear to Him. They should magnify the Church as God hath magnified it—calling it the perfec- tion of beauty, the joy of the whole earth. Let no voice from its sacred enclosure join in the sneers or taunts of its enemies. There is imperfec- den in the Church and has been from the beginning. It is the militant Church' in the smoke and dust of the battlefield. The treasure of its truth is in earthen vessels. In its widen- ing fields the Wheat and the tares grow together until harvest. But God is in the midst of her, and the excellency of its power in of Him. Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it. We should love it also, and seek in every way to pro- mote its prosperity, "Beyond my highest joys, I prize her heavenly rays, Her sweet communion, 'solemn vows:, Her hy11171S. Of love and praise." —D. R. INSECTS' POOR SIGHT Most insects can see only a few i•nehes. PEPPER MARKET CENTRE London is the centee of the pep- per market. A NEW DYE Chemists in England have discov- ered new dyes, called by them "lona- mines," by, which artificial silk, made from eellulose of cotton or wood pulp can be colored in a separate shade when woven in natural fabric, such as cotton. FAST BRIDGE BUILDING In Denmark a concrete bridge 85 feet long was built. and put in use recently in 48 hours. MEN WHO BUILT PYRAMID It is believed that no fewer than 100,000 men veerc employed :for 20 years in the coestructien o.f the Great Pyramid of Egypt. TRAMP WITH M.ANICURE, SET, A. tramp who appeared in the pol- ice court at Blackpool, England, car- ried a manicure set that he used re - THE OCEAN'S MIDI/ SHIP. Metagama, C'etrries Number of Brides on Every TriP, "Tho l3ride Ship of the Western Ocean." what a wealth of romance is woven into these neerds, forming the complementary description of a ves- sel that slid gracefully down the ways of a Clyde shipbuilding yard in 1915, as the steamship Meteganut. With such a sweetmounding tag, this Cana- dian Pacific liner is :Token of throughout the shipping world and her remarkable record fully justifles the description. Extremely popular with all kinds of passengers, particularly Scottish emigrants, the Metagaina has achiev- ed faine in the maritime mind as well as the landlubber, by reason of the fact that 600 Scottish brides have been carried tie Canada by her during the past four years, So when the. Metagama is "spoken" far out on those "watery wastes," the sailor thinks in terms of the "bride ship," rather than in the less pretentious designation of Lloyd's register; also ID every hamlet in Scotland and across the Western plains of Canada, She remains always "the bride ship." At each sailing from Glasgow the Metagama has on her passc-nger list at least half -a -dozen brides, and the girls are ushered into their lite on board their "ship of good hope" with a pretty ceremony which takes place on the bridge. Sir Malcohn Camp- bell, one of Glasgow's best-known citizens, and known as "the fairy godfather of the Metegama," has, during the laet four years, carried into effect of the familiar slogan, "Say it with flOwrs," and to each bride assembled on the bridge of the vessel his bouquet of roses, earner - Wins, or white heather is handed over. Five hundred bouquets! Five hundred happy brides! Five hundred happy thoughts! Symbolical of all that is best In life, Sir Malcolm's gift Is received with radiant smiles by the girls, who qarny with them a pleas- ant memory of the home land. Sir Malcolm, whe Is now approach- ing his four -score years, is a great believer in the Boy Scouts' principle of one good turn per day, and his kindly interest is not confined to the brides, says an Old Country paper. In his own quiet way he,has done an enormous amount of good work in connection with the emigration of 'slum boys to the West. He has had a long record of suc- cessful business, eminent public work, and innumerable deeds of bene- volence. Still hale and hearty, Sir Malcolm is to be seen daily hard at work. It has been said of him that apathy is foreign to his nature and activity the keynote of his career. Indeed, these two features are the principle§ 01 1115 measage to the emi- grants. Theirs must be a full-blooded enthusiasm for the new lg.nd they are adopting. Sir Malcolm thinks the girls going out to be married in Can- ada do so ' under the happiest of auguries, and that no brighter start on the sea of matrimony could be Poesible. Hie advice to the Canada -bound brides is based on the experience of the lad who left his Ayrshire village in the early 'eixties, became a 511017 porter, and after years of dogged plodding and grit, backed by out- standing initiative, energy, and en- terprise, finds himself to -day chief of the great firm bearing his name. It is: "Word hard! Steer clear of apathy in your domestic life; don't be downcast by difficulties; remember the old Scots saying: 'Put a stout heart to a stey brace.; don't let the pursuit of money and material things blunt the soulful life of your hearth - side, and, above all. carry to that far land and keep enshrined In your hearts a little evergreen memory of the land of your birth, Cultivate the spirit of the Maple Leaf, but don't allow to wither In the biting blasts of neglect the association with the land of the leal." LIVE STOCK DEVELOPMENT. Cattle Are Now Twice the Weight of 100 Years Ago. Most people know that the new sorts of wheat that have been put on the market"during the past twen- ty years are far more prolific than the old. "Yeoman," for instance, gives twice the crop to the acre that the best wheate of our grandfathers yielded. What la not so clearly realized Is that there has been trn equltl de- velopment in the live stock grown lo,y farmers for market. At a Birm- ingham fat stock show recently there was shown a bellock called Big Ben, which stood nearle, six feet at its hind quarters and weighed just on a ton and a quarter. It was bred near Banbury. Even this creature was not so big as one shown in 1914, This watt an Irish -bred roan ehorthorn weighing twenty-six hund•redweight, Pat the Giant was its appropriate name. At every show for twetty years peat cattle well over a ton in veght leave been en evidenee, but fifty years ago a beast weighing fifteen' hun- dredweight was looked on as a mar- vel, and at the ttme of Waterloo a fat beast of half a ton was considered something quite out of the conamon. To -day nothing weighing less than tharteen hundredweight can even be entered. A. pen of three lambs only- ten months 014, seen at a recent show, settled 683 pounds. A century ago you might have scoured Erigland in vain for three full-growa sheep of equal weight. Coming to pigs, a Somerset farmer won a challeoge cup with a couple of young porkers not yet a year old; each 'weighed nearly 400 pounds. It is partly breedieg, partly feeding, 51170 1111 Old Cbuntry paper, but size increases tio greatly that one begins to wonder whether the fat beast of A. D, 2025 will 1101 be equal in weight to an elephant. Dice. The. Invention of die° 18 mythically aecribed to Palamedes, of Gree, about the year 1244 ILO, The game of tali among the Romans Was played With ditto, The early lartgliell anti- quary, Stow, tuouttane tWo entertaln- Mettle; given hy the Cita f London „ at e Inch .dieO were_ la AC e's495 r Me:notable Events iu the historq of file Empire. 73,. Charles eoziwe Dentis of Charles Dickens,. Fifty six years ago, on the 919 June, 1870, Charles Dickens, the most popular of British novelists, died at the age of' 58. He was born on the 7th February, 1812, at Portsmouth, where his Sath- er, a clerk in the Civil Service, was engaged in the 'offices of the Royal - Dockyard. He received his early education at a small school in Chat- . ham, where his father was etationed from 1813 to 1821. In the latter year the family removed, to London and fell on evil times, the father was • cast into prison for debt. and • the child of ten was forced to earn hie own livelihood. For two years he toiled in a blacking factory, and dur- ing that period he gamed his unique experience of the drab side of life which he turned to sue)1 good account in his future writings. In 1824 the famfiy fortunes chang- ed for the better, and the boy was then able to resume his scholastic studies, but at the age of 15 he left i school and became a junior clerk in a lawyer's office, where he remained for a year and a half. During this period he devoted the whole o his leisure time to reading in the 1.11)- 0013, of the British Museum and studying shorthand, with the result that before he was 17 he WaS able to secure an appointment as a news- paper reporter. He was one of the most rapid and accurate shorthand writers in London, and at the age of 19 he was given a seat in the press gallery of the House of Commons. It was soon after this that he com- menced writing the short stories of contemporary life, which were sub- sequently collected and .published in book form under the title of "Sket- , chew by Boz," and he occupied hie leisure by courting in suceeselon the six beautiful daughters of 'George) Hogarth. It was a considerable time before he could definitely make Up his mind as to which of the fair dam- sels he loved the best, but at the 01141 of 1834- he made his decision and married the eldest girl. ft was shortly before his marriage thet he received the commiesion to write "Pickwick Papers," the pub- lication which secured him lasting fame and an assured income. Thence- forward hie career was one long ser- ies of triumphs. The boundless ani- mal spirits, the marvellous keeness of observation and the wonderful de- scriptive power which characterize all his Writings, coupled with his -rich and genial humor and tender pathos, command the laughter and tears of hie readers, and the iremendous pone ularity enjoyed hy his novels during his lifetime has been sustained Biro' succeeding generations down to the present day. His life was undoubtedly shortenad by the teriffic strain imposed by the public readings from his works which he gave throughout Great Britain Imid North America. At the end of 1809 he eommenced week on the last of his- novels "The Mystery of Ed- win Drood," and this was not com- pleted when he was stricken down with the apoplectic seizure which re- sulted in his sudden death. He was laid to rest in the Poet's Corner of the historic Abbey at Westminster, but there is no memor- ial to him upon its walls or elsewhere in England, which is in accordanca. with his often -expressed wish that he might be remembered by his writ- ings alone. Huron County Council The 'June session of the county council opened at Goderich on Tues- day afternoon at 3 o'clock, with all the members in attendance, Warden J. W. McKibben in the chair. The Warden addressed the council briefly on the work of the present session. He congratulated the coun- cil on the fact that there were no vacancies among the council, though some had suffered severe losses, to whom he sympathy of the council was extended. The county officials and committees had been faithful in carrying out the wishes of the coun- cil and the work assigned them. The committee, composed of Mr. McEwen and himself as warden, had attended the Goods Road Convention but owing to Mr. McEwen having to leave, being called home by the death of his mother, the report would not be as perfect as might otherwise be expected. The Warden said that he had attended all the sessions, and noted the chief items of interest. The committee (consisting of Mes- srs. Robertson, Irwin and himself) appointed -to meet with a committee of Bruce council, had carried out in- structions and held a meeting, at which Mr, Robertson was secretary. He hoped the whole council would attend the joint meeting arranged for Wednesday at Kincardine. . The Good Roads Commission had made a thorough examination of the Road System and was busy complet. ing the estimates and making every, effort to keep the levy at the 2 -mill rate. The commission felt that the maintenance of what we have must be kept up to a good standard, even if new work had to wait. It was al- together owing to our overdraft that :for ordinary expenditure we could hardly expect to keep below a 4-111111 levy this year. The appointment of valuators would be before the council arid he hoped and felt' sure that the moat capable men available would be se- lected, He noted the fact that one of the members of the county council, Mr. Robertson, had been selected as the Liberal party's candidate in North Huron. The Warden conclude& his address by, urging hearty co-operation of the members in all the work of the ses- sion, Among the correspondence laid be- fore the council were the following; From the DePuty Minister of Edu- cation announcing that the Legisla- tive grant to rural public and separ- ate mehools in Huron for equipmerft and accommodation was 32,075.48 for public schOols and 392,79 for separate schools a to6...1 of 32,178.27. The county coeneil is required to raise the same amount for public echooh.—Sent to edUeatioe 000111111- 240. W, Brydorie, on *half of 3. W. loom% rotniestliv Ilayrneut of 00{0 50 .0,-0, -eve* part of lot 1, Hayfield concession, Goderich twp., to the county during the years 1924 and 1925. • A letter fecnn the Department of Highways gave the amount of Gov- ernment grant on the expenditures made by the county in 1925, as 382,- 868.93. The Galt Collegiate Institute Board sent account for $41.20 for education of County of Huron pupils for t et..925.—Sent to education coin- - n A request from the Tourists' As- sociation of Toronto for payment of 350 membership in the Association was sent to the finance committee. Applications for the position of High Constable made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Whitesides, were received from R. P. McMichael, R.R. No. 2, Seaforth; F. Bs Fitzsimmons, Clinton, and T. Gundry, Goderich. These were laid on the table. Applications for the position of valuator in the matter of the pro- posed valuation of the assessable pro- perty of the county, from the follow- ing were laid on the table: John Gov- enlock, Egmdiedville; J. H. Fear, Eth- el; Wm. McQuillan, Lucknow; Dr. W. F. Clark, Goderich; C. K. Taylor, Blyth; 3. M. Govenlock, Seaforth; Abner Cosens, Wingham; John Mont- gomery, Howick; 11. 0. Murphey, Clinton; W. H. Coates, Usborne; Harry Salkold, Goderich township, and Chas. Stewart, Ashfield, The clerk made a report of the mothers' allowance payinents from December to April: Dec,, 47 on the roll, 3750 payment; Jan., 49 on the roll, 3750 payment; Feb., 50 on the roll, 3795 payment; March, 50 on the roll, 3795 payment; April, 51 on ' the roll, $820 payment; showing' an average payment of 3782.50, or a total monthly payment of $1,565 from both county and proVince. e, Jailer Reynolds reported 44 pris- oners admitted clurieg the prepious six months, mid the average daily cost per inmate 13 54, cents. The report of the auditors was xe- ceived. It shows $88,450 insurance on the county, buildings as follows: On the Court House, $25,000; on the jell and Residence, 312,000; on the House of Refuge and ohtbuildings, 389,050; in the Regietry Office, 35,- 0°00; on the Children's Shelter, $2,- 400; on the boilers at the Court . House and House of Refuge, $5,000. To Equalize Asseasmetti For the flrst time in 20 years the County of Hueon is having a valua- tion of the assessable property of the various minor municipalities for the purpose of reaching on equaliza- tion of 1u:wan-tent. The County Council appointed 'as valuators for this putpose C. A. 11/fcDonnell, Of Rel.:gall; William H. Coates, of Us - borne, and °hulas Stewart, of Ash - flea frrv onvor 0,4e4,