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The Brussels Post, 1891-4-3, Page 1• e ilisleeleeeeeee.e.tereee.7esee.iietraserresiretea•weessesrmse•seeeemee Volume 18 01.1.190:111110.,11.1 BRIThSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 1891, . •. . --,-• A _ , _ Number 38. Washington Letter. atrom our Regular correspondent.: Wasbington, Marcel 20, ft, 13etween now and the meeting of Con. grass next December over 000,000 public documentof more or less value and in. toren will be reeeived from the Govern rant Printing Office at the folding•room of the House of Representatives. Unless the present intention is ohanged, one- third of then books will be delivered to ex-membere of Congress without author- ity of law. When the new membera take their nate on the first Monday of next December they will not rind a single volume to their credit. The incoming Representatives are just beginning to find thin out, and there is trouble ahead for Doorkeeper Adams when he returns hem his journey of grief across the oon• tinont with the Secret Funeral train. During the last days of the forty-eighth Congress 11 was found that the newel tura! report would not be ready for dis• tribution among the members before ad. journment, and a resolution was passed allowing the out.going members to oon trol the dixtribution of all public dorm. inents until the lst of the following De- cember. These menibers, therefore, ro- oeived their literary perquisites for thirty-three months indeed of twenty. four. In the forty•ninth and fiftieth Congresses similar resolutions were pass- ed, but the Congress. which has just ad- journed failed to make the usual provi- sion. It is this failure which has caused all the trouble. In the office of the door- keeper is an immense stack of orders from members of the last House giving directione to send to them all the docu- ments that oome in between now and next Deeember. It is stated by the officials of the office that Mr. Adams will honor all the requisitions. The question is all the more interesting because during the ooming summer the Government Printing Office will tern out for the use of the Hone ot Representatives 70,000 copies of the book on the breeding of horses, a work that is just now in great demand. The new members claim that their predecessors have no right to any- thing which may now be printed, while at the Capitol it is claimed, on the other hand, that the new members am not members until they have been sworn in. At leash it is said Mat Ole question never has been settled. In the abrenee of any resolution giving the doorkeeper the authority to distribute the clonments to the exonembers the new members believe that they have r. right bo them, but to 0011147100 the doorkeeper may prove a11. other thing. There is every indication of a renewal before long of the fight between hand and steam presses int the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing. Owing to an almost unprecedented demand for internal resent»: stamp, from the collectors all over the country, it has been found noes. eery to work the printers and their as- sistants two and a half hours over time each clay, and this is not enough to keep up with the demand. Under the law the Immo is supposed to beep enough stamps on hand to supply three months' requisitioner, bat it is now absolutely im- possible to comply with this statute. There is alto trouble in keeping up the advance supply of the paper currency owing to the lack of facilities. The pos. sibilities of the use of the steam premise lies in the int that these preemie, while they menet do the finer work required in the printing of money, are able to work more rapid)), and at a minimum amount of newer°. The use of steam presses, however, has always been opposed by the employees, as their adoption would de- crease the number of hand workman. After a !memorable fight in the Fiftieth Congress, a clause was platted in the sun- dry aivil Appropriation bill prohibiting the Secretary of the Treaoury from using the machines alter Jane 30th,1889 unless the owners and patentees would accept n royalty of only 1 nut a thousand impres. shins, the new arrangement 10110 1101 11.0. °opted, tore the peones were thrown out. If Chief Meredith decides to recommend the resumption of the steam presses the old fight will bo sure to be revived and the President and the Secretary of the Treasury are said to be uneasy over the situation. The muddle over the United States treasurership has taken another tun from up side down to top -side op, and until there is another glace np Mr. Hus- ton will retnaeniu Mike. The acceptance of his third resignation had a string to it, seemingly, and it will probably tales a fourth resignetion now to get him entire- ly out of office. Though his resignation was accepted before the adjournment of Congress and Mr. Latucke was called batik from Now York to be offered the appoiutment, Mr. Huston seems now to be no nearer being relieved from the netoey of the government's millions than he was many menthe ago, when the curious little comedy of retirement was begun, Sultrier Premiers IFAH3LERS, Tuesday or 111.81 Auk WKS 0 gala day for Atwood. The North Penes Pannone Institute was in minion aed the farmers 00015 111 from all d iteration, although the roads were almo-t itnteteeablo the stow being still very heavy in sores parts or the eitieroads. The Agrioniteral 1Iall was nomfortebly filled et 1 o'clook, when the President took the chair and opened Me proceedings by giving his address, The Sectetory.Trecsuree rollowee, giving the financial stetement. The election of officers rethlted 10 follows r-Proetclent, ;las. Diann, jr., Donegal ; Vice-Presi- dont, Donald Jack, Netvief ; Seo. -Tess,, Wm, Keith, Listowel ; Direators, 111nrer, J. A. Turnbull, Win. Shearer ; Wallace, 0. V. Poole, 3. M. Climie ; Mothingteu, 11. Doering, Geo. lens ; Ellice, damn Burnett, Jas. Crawford ; Noah East- ' hope, I), 8tewart, A. McDonold ; Dele• gates to Central Fermet's' Institute, H. Doering and Win. Diann, 11 Was ds - 4 aided to have an excursion to the 0,, A. C. at Guelph some titne in June next, M be atranged fot by the direeters, Mr. Mandan, President of the East Bereft IPermetie leatitute, being present, Colieratalated the Mernbere oh the greet • muss of their ffmatinge and urged upon all to become members. Prof. Shaw, of the O. A. O. arrived by the 2180 train and was received with prolonged cbeering. He addressed the meeting and showed that tho Ontario Agricultural College farm proper had been paying its way for some time. He spoke on nose breeding and was eagerly listened to. Many ques- tions were asked and answered satisfao- torily. Robb. Forrest, of Elms, gave a detailed anent of the cost of raising a colt to three years of age, showing the cost to be $182. His statement was very minute and was very oloaely critioised. Mr. Baylis, of Grey, spoke on the breed- ing and feeding of pige. Ge claimed to be able to reise hogs and have 60% clear profit. He showed a diagram of a sow and gave explanations of the different values of the different sections of the Carcass. Prof, Shaw spoke on what °rope to grow to suit the in:tricots of the day, al. so what stook to raise for most profile This was a very interesting address end was highly intrnotive to the meeting. The evening session command ab 7:30 when the hall was densely peeked -- farmers and their wives and daughters with the residents of the village. to organ had been me into the hell, a must. onl program prepared and several selec- tions given throughout the evening. Mr. Shaw spoke on agricultural education and gave a detailed statement of the cost of a two years' oourse at the Ontario Agricultural College. "Bees and Etnney," an essay by David Chambers, of Poole, was listened to with great interest. A vote of thanks to Prof. Shaw and the others brought the meeting to a close. It is evident that the farmers of North Perth will not be behind any of their brethren in Ontario in the endeavor to get and make use of practical agnoultu• ral education. '('1115 COMING CENSUS. sf9351 Arrangements for taking the census are well under way. The chief officers have been appointed and the enumerators are pretty generally selected. The chief officers number fourteen. There is a commissioner for oaoh entity, and there will be about 8,000 enumerotors. These ofttcers do the enrol work, going from house to house and taking the inform - tion. The taking of the census will 0o111 - manna throughout the Dominion on Monday morning, April 611. It is the day fixed for that work throughout the British Empire. 00 course, the enumer- ator and their superiors, who will trans - for the information bo Ottawa, are all sworn to wormy, so that it will be mem stupidity to withhold information. The first census of Canada was taken in 1663 and the population was then 2500. In 1071 the population of Acadia'441. In 1841 bhe first regular census was taken, showing Lower Canada 025,000, Upper Canada 455,688. In 1851 the figures were 800,261 for Lower Canada. 952,000 for Upper Canada; Nova Scotia, 278,854 ; New Brunswick, 193,800. In 1861 the figures were; Upper Canada, 1,111,566 ; Lower Cenada, 1,396,091 ; Nova Scotia, 330,857 ; New Brunswick, 252,047 ; Prince Edward Island, 80,858 ; British Columbia, 3,024. In 1881 the figures were : Quebec, 1,359,027 ; Ontario, 1,- 923,228 ; Nova Scotia, 440,872; New Brunswick, 321,233 ; Prinoe Edward Is• land, 108,891.; British Columbia, 40,- 459 ; Manitoba, 65,954, and Northwest Territories, 56,446. These were the offi. cial figures with the exception of Mani- toba, where the centres was taken in 1886, showing a population of 108,640. In Ent Huron E. D. Chamberlain; of Blyth, is the Oommissioner. The follow- ing persons are appointed enumerators for municipalities named :-For East Huron : Blyth, Jas. Emigh ; Brussels, Richard Ilitigston ; Grey, Ohne. Oosens, Robb. Bowen, Dan. Robertson ; Howlett, Thos..K., Buddy, James Young, Itobt. Ferguson ; Morris, Thos. Code, Mimes Praetor ; Ternberry, G. J. illosgrove, Riohard Porter ; Wingliatn, Selmer. Youbill, J. 13. Ferguson ; Wroxeter, Stephen Playford. For West Huron :-Asbliold, T. Ilus. Bey, A, C. Hawkins, In Whitley ; 13. Cook, jr., El, Corbett; Colborne, J. J. Goldbbrope, jr., W. Jones; East Wawanosh, jas. Owens, Peter Scott ; Goderin township, Jas. Connolly, J. A. Ford, John Beaooto ; Goderioh, E. Wood. cook, J. Reid, jr., Mies Stevens ; Weet Witwanosh, J. Bowers, Thos. Dunkin. For North Penh :-Ellioe, Henry Robert, Lents Pfrimmer. Jacob Herr Elms, T. E. Gibson, Thos. Fullerton, 0, S. Bothwell ; Listowel, W. Dickson, Alex. Morrow ; Logan, tle E. Lawrence, Geo. G. Coveny, Louis Pesheiberry killverbee, 0. P. White ; Mornington, J, Hunter, W. B. Freeborn, John Watson ; Stretford -Avon Ward, X. P. Watson; Falstaff Ward, Joe. Dunmore ; Hamlet Ward, 'Walter MuMiilan ; Romeo, Not. 1. and 2, J. 3. Hagerty ; Romeo, Nos, 3 and 4, J. II. R. Fisher ; Shakespeare Ward, P, R. Jarvis and W. EI Burnham. South Illtron.--Clonsus Cotntniseionor John Torrence, of Verna, has appointed the following genelemen tier enumerators in the South Riding of Huron :-Boy- 4 eld, john Pollock ; Hay, Chaa, Me. Donald, Chris. Emmett, Jos. Snell ; Hallett, Jas. Morrison, Wrte. RIon, Jas. Barr ;1tIKillop J. 0. Morrison, Thos, E. Heys, R. 0. Ross ; Sealer*, F. G. Neelin, A. Strom, ; Manley, Thos. Sinop - non, B. 11. Htggine, Sorrow Tuolteramith, Robt, NeWell, Frank Loy,. ton, Joe. Ryttn. Following is the general oharactoe of the questions to be pot -Soliedule 1- A description of the resident) ; the names, an and ogee of the occupants of the house : theft relation to the head of the family ; place of their own birth and of the pitrente' bitth ; religion ; profes- sion, occupation or trade ; whether Om. ployer of wage.earnee ; if wage.earnet, the name of oinployer ; whether unein. ployed a week preceding the centres ; if employer, the average Mellor of hands employed during the year ; ability to toad or Write ; whether deal and dined), or of 'unbound mind. &Amble 2 calla for the Wenn of those. Who died dittleg the 'Vending year, with gibe inferring 1 tin concerning them ; ale° facts and statistics regarding public institutions. Schedule 3-Infer:notion about real es tate, orchard products, nurstriee, vine yards and market gardens. Schedule 4 returns of farm peodriete. Sehodule 5, live stock, animal producta, homemade fabrios, eto. Schedule 6, industrial es teblishmeete. Schedule 7, produets of the forest. Sobednle 8, shipping and mining. Questions relating to all these varied interests will have to be asked and answered. SCHOOL LAW CHANGES. The bills relating to education intro. Mind by Hon. Mr. Ross make some changes in the law whin are worthy of note. The following are some of the points in which the High School Law will be emended : It is intended to establish a commercial department in all the collegiate inati. butes of the provinee, and a specialist in commercial subjects will be required, having equal rank se speelaliete iti mode•n languages. classics and ecienoes. Provision is made also for the abolition of the preparatory departments in High eohools in view of the progress Of Public school work in the past twenty years. It is also proposed to provide for the ap- pointment of High school trustees during the month of December preceding the year in which they enter upon their dntles. Members of municipal councils are to be disqnalified from serving either se Hign school neaten or as members of tho board of education. It is proposed also to give the Public school boards representation on the High school boards under conditions similar to the repre- sentations of the Separate Retools. Of course this would not apply where boards of education exist. Authority is to be given trustees of High schools to dispose absolutely of their right to High school property. Material changes will be made in the mode of paying the High soltool grant, except in so far as concerns the legislative grant. Provision will be made for such an equitable distribution of the burdens of maintaining the High sohools as will materially relieve the High wheel district. Authority will also be given to county oouricile to impose fees not ex. ending $10 per annum on county pupils. The intention is to shift the burden of maiutaining the High schools to io 051' - lain extent from the ratepayers to those availing themselves nf the advantages, The entrance examination will be con- tinued, but instead of a board oE ex- aminers for each Hilt settee!, it is in- tended to appoint a board of examiners for each county. A change is mods in the High school terms. The first High school term will begin on the last Mon- day of August instead of at the begin- ning of the year ; the second term will begin with Ord January instead of the 7th, the holidays extending over one week will be allowed at Enter. The wheels will close for summer on the 30th June. The practical effect of this will be to increase the holidays in High schools not more than a couple of days, but the long term from lst January to lst July is to be relieved by holidays as already stated. Though several amendments are made in the Public school law, in the greatest number of ones they merely affect de- tails of administration which the exper- ience of the last five years has demon- strated to be necessary. A leaving ex- amination is provided for. The inten. tion is to furnish Public school pupils additional inducements to continue their course oe study after having passed the entrance examination. It is now pro. posed to make the optiou that was al- lowed muniolial councils by the act of 1885 of giving 8100 to each school section within bile township obligatory. In the same connection it is also proposed bo relieve county councils from gtving for the maintenance of rural schools an equivalent of the Government grant. LE'INCER 851001 ALGOMA. Sir, -Perhaps you can lied spoor in your volueble journal for a ellen epistle from Algomit. The settlers need more substsenittl help in iuduoing, settlers to settle in Algoma, and to relieve those al- ready here by making better roads. Tho grants heretofore Mtn been too small to make a good roadbed. In the past the settlers have had to push through the woods without a rood, There are thousands of good farm lots in Algoma vaaant, waiting for the settlers. There are several persona tip here who left the States and Manitoba to settle in Algoma, There is one thing certain, that the iu. habitants of Algoma are not in such destitute circumstances as many aro in Dakota. There is mun very fine fann- ing lands lyiug between Blind River and the Soo. Corn and tomatoes will ripen hem, and I have proved that some kinds of apples will oome to perfection - the Dunes, yellow transparent, wealthy, Tetofsky. Scott's winter, ruaset, thorn, Haas end other hardy verieties. I have also the Lombard plum in good Marin. I hove out two crops of hey off the same land each pier two years fellow. ing. The sewed crop lost year I cub in the drat week in October?, when the timothy WAS in full bloom and some of the stalks were over 40 inates In length, I challenge eery port of the Dominion to beat that, Our dieted is t'ish in timber and mimetic We want more good fainters to occupy tho rich valleys of loud just welting fot settlement. We have a most healthy etiolate aud ahrinditeco of gond mon, and 000l MOW in amnion, whin is a great advantage le Making betters We ban good opsui- iugs fot choose factories and oretuveriee, Day Mille, Marais 18Wm. Bantus. In spite of the stormy weather the fun. eel of John Myers, Strotford, Whin took plan Tuesday afternoon, wag largelyot tended. He died on Saturday lsigbb atter on illness of less than two days, He was born floor Leech, in England, in 1826, nine to Canada in 1885, and to Snagged in 1871, Ole woe a Prorninent mentheof the illetliodiet china and highly respected as io °Wee% He keen a Wife and font eltildrell. FROM 18111LADELP55IA. 'Po the Wan of thus Peso', Dear Siro•-I have lately visited two different eistricts about twenty milers from Philadelphia and mut a number of farmers and others and Port exactly the same complaints which are often made in Ontario are made here. Mr. Young, ;ounces maker, assured me that the acre which was sold for $150 ten years ago oan be bought for $75 now. Whet do they gat for the wheat? They're giving big prices now, a dollar a bushel. Do not the Brussels buyers give nearly as much? Whet do yon "est for hey? 65 cents a hundred lbs. lintlatit fell 4.5 cents per hundred. However, the farmers round here enjny the privilege of teeming hie stuff to Philadelphia., spends two days on the road and from 82 to $4, This teeming business is rather odd with the railways so near and plenty. Mr. Young told me that farm laborers here 'ib the rate varying from ten to twenty eallars a month bub if you are a good harvester you may get a dollar and a half or two dollar. for your days work in harvest season. Melville Church Brusq. els gave me 10 dollar's and a hospitable entertainment for my tenure, Knox church 1.0 dollars on Sunday and a weeks board, bet country congregations here seem to give bat seven or eight, but perhaps they'll give more in Western States. I expeot to be in Mount Le- banon next summer. "God Save the Queen" and bless Canada. G. B. Holm. ORANGE GRAND LODGE. The Orange Grand Lodge of Ontario West held its annual meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week at St. Thomae. There were about 250 delegates present. The Grand Secretary's report showed that 1,883 members have been initiated during the past year. The Grand Treaeurer's report showed the total results for the veer to be $21,000, and disbursements Of $16,890.07, includ- ing $14,300 for death endowments. The following grand officals of the L. 0. L. were appointed for the ensuing year Wm. Nicholson, Hamilton, R. G. 110.; Jas. L. Hughes, Toronto, Sr. D. G. 88.; Wm. M. Lookhart, Alliston. Jr. D. G. M. ; E. F. Clarke, Toronto, 0. T. ; 11. Birmingham, Toronto, C. S. ; C. IL Bente, Toronto, G. Trnstee ; O. Patties, Allandale, G. D. of C. ; Rev. W. Walsh, Brampton, G. Chaplain •, Dint -int 0 rand Chaplains, Bev. 0. E. Perry, Toronto ; Dr. Cascadden, Forest; Rev. Wm. Mo. Donagh, Strathroy ; Rev. Wm. 0. Lowe, Wardsville; Rev. john Morgen, Hillsdale ; Rev. J. G. Harris, Brooklin ; Win. Lee, Toronto, D. 0. Secretary ; Deputy G. Lecturers, A. A. Alms, Hegereville ; Capt. W. H. Cooper, To- ronto ; J. W. Wincers, Orillia ; reeditorn, Capt. Jos. Thompson, Perth, C. M. ; T. 0. McEvoy, Ontario, 0. M. Delegates were appointed to attend the Orange Triennial Council, to be held in Toronto in June next. no Grand Lodge will meet next year at Owen Sound. • Canadian N m W. H. C. Kerr, of Toronto, died Sun- day in New York City. Maraterstone and Hark the Wyoming burglars, were sentenced to five years in prison. The ice on the St. Lawrence is fast breaking up, and navigation will be open in a few days. The number of emigrants from Great Britain to Canada showed a large in. crease last week. Jas. Cummings, who for 35 yours has filled the position of lighthouse keeper ou Pelee island, is dead. Two hunters who returned to Winni- peg the other day reported that they had been treed for two days by 19 wolves. S. C. Brown, of the Kingston road, near Whitby, was killed by a vicious bull on Thursday evening, at his own stook.yarel. The Allan Steamship Company has Purchased seven steamships of the State Line company owning the latter having gone to liquidation. It is reported that Ur. Van Horne and the Vanderbilts have reached an arse. »tent which gives the 0. P. R. 0 direct cronneetin with New York city. The master in Chancery gave jeclg• meat in the quo werranto proceedings against Mayor Clarke, of Toronto. The action was dismissed without eons. The St. George "Jonrnal" has at last suopended pablintion, and the proprie- tors, Messrs. Mclean ea Ward, are re- moving their plant to Port Colborne. In the election iu Portage la Prairie 011 Saturday for the Manitoba Legislature .Adorney.Ganeral Martin was returned by a majority of 01 0001. Mr. Garland. Thomas Staunton, a prominent farmer of Darlington township, got his hand in. to the cog wheels of a straw cutter 1\1011 - day and three fingere had to be am• punted. ktr. Shunleworth, fruit dealer, of Lon. don, hag shipped over 60,000 barrels of epples to the English market this acrason, all of which wore purchiteeci in Weetern 0.0 Ledo. It is proposed to incorporate the Wm. Weld Cornpany, limited, of London, for the perpon of aoquinng the bueinese, plant and ,good will of the Venters' Advocate. The *invite] stook is $10,030. The Detroit and Cleveland steamboat, Oiby of Detroit, ettmek a rook on her way down the river Monday night: and had a big hole Itnoolcod in her bottom. She was headed for the Como -Han shore, end now mats ou the river bottom near Am. liersehtteg, The Goveenot-Geramol lin received a memorial signed by all the Catholic bighops and archbishops in Canada ask- ing for the disellosvotioe of the Mitnitobe Scheel Aob abolishing eeparato schools in that cotintey on the ground that the logieleMon is pernioions. While some boys woio amusing ,them• Selves on the batik of the river in the vicinity of the Yorkotrece bridge, Lon- don, about noon Monday, one of their notnber, named Eddie Pritchett, son of Pritoltett, Alma street, Tiondo» fliPtIthr fell in and Witt The Merin Anniation of the Nneth Riding of Middlesex met at Ailsa Craig Monday, and decided to pro est the elec. tion of W. 14, flutehins, M. P., at the 1 tot gt natal elections. The Menister of Justice bas prepared a report on the Manitoba School Act, re, commended it is understood, that a do. Melon on the validity of the act be ob- tained from the Supreme Court, and that the Dominion Government, inland of exercising tbe power of disallowancie, allied the power conferred upon it by section 93 of the B. N. A. Aot, W. T. R. Preston, of Toronto, ham is. suecl against ;Jelin Roblin and John 0. lake'of Belleville, a writ charging libel and neves to peranal preeerty and trover for a letter alleged to have been wrongfully token from the Belleville pos:office and claiming 8100(1 damages. Tbs asphalt pavement at the corner of Carlton and Sherbourne etreets, Toronto, caught fire Monday by some mysterious means. The burnt portion of the pave cent diet not waned half an inch in breadth, but ran a length of fifteen feet. This is the fleet time such an incident is ItIlOW11 to have occurred. A Newfoundland dog owned by a farmer named H. BOWMatl, living near Ailsa Craig, went mad Monday and bit Iso of Mr. Bowman'a children. One was bitten on the arm and the other on the back of the head. The doctors think that as the dog's teeth went through cloth before reaching the Bosh no poison may have entered the wound. Within the lust couple of weeks 5,640 bags of seeds have been sent out from the experimental Farm at Ottawa, These seeds were collected for the farm by In- dians, halfbreeds and others in ths Qu'Appelle and Assinibm Valleys, and are intended for planting in the prairie distriets. The seeds are maple and ash. Some 1,500 packages of rhubarb and as- paragus of varieties not in general use aleo being sent to the Northwest in order that the formers may have someof the hardier kinds to grow. TM following Western Ontario stud- ents are among the graduates s.t the On- tario Veterinary College :-Frank 1111. Barnes, St. Thomas •, 3. W. Barr, Mil - vet ton ; Percival T. Bowlby, Port Dover; E, J. Gobleigh, Parkhill '• W. •Thines Cunnington, Parkhill , C. E. Edmonds, Vinga.1; James Cicero Everist, Arkono • Chas. H. Henan Linwood ; John Je. Hagermen, Lynertoch •, J. 11. Hedging, Mooresville ; George W. Moore. Burgess. ville ; J. J. Mountford, Blenheim ; Geo. C. Neale, Parkhill ; Geo. Robb, London Nathaniel Robinson, Dresden ; Alexander Sanson, Petrolea •, Chas. Shain, London ; V- W. Shirley, Watford; Richaod 11. Smith, St. Marys •, jos. A. Thompson, itIginfield ; W. G. Turnev, Point in- ward ; Fred. Tilt, Brampton ; A. M. Wilson, St. Marys; Jos. E. Williams, ringak SirAdolph Oaron, Minister of Militia, has issuer his annual report. The total expenditure last year was 81,270,810. The permanent forces, including the in- fantry schools and the batteries at Que- bec, Kingston'Victoria, B. 0., absorbed $463,000 of this amount. The strength of the Cauadian militia is 37,000. It is animated that Canado, on the basis of the last 00111111d, could put half a million of men in the field. Tho ordinance re- turns show that Canada posseases a large variety of field, single and garrison guns, in all over 400. This includes four Gat. ling machine guns aud fourteen pines of artillery imptured from the Russians in the war of 1854. All the ammunition re. quired for the militia is now menufao. tared at the ,government cartridge factory in Quebec. Shrapnel aud other new pro- eotilee are now turned out there. Word was received at Prince Albert on Mondeat of this sweep from Devil's Lake, of the death of au Indian hunter. It ap- pears that the Indian and a younger brother got on the trail ef a moose, wltiob they followed till about dusk, when the man told the boy to proceed home and he would follow the trauks a little further. Failitig to return, searching parties ware formed. When found tbe body was cold, but not &omen, showing plainly that the poor fellow had died but a short time be- fore. From iteeicattions surrounding the spot where Mei body was found, it ap- pears he followed the nooks of the 'noose till he suddenly came on the nest of a bear, which must have attacked him, as his bead, hotly and limbs were dreadfully lacerated by the ferocious animal. The Indian had fired to couple of shots at the hear, severely wounding him, judging from the moths of blood around the spot where a tunics for life took place. The bear mast have dragged the man some distence, es a bloody trail showed plainly his track as he (trawled beck to the place where the body was found, and where he had =imaged to light a fire. 1414111411N A fi (8A RANit.1 0. 11. Val:atone is in town. 0. el. Parker is.quite poorly, Fred. Hayoroft ie visiting at Wingliam. 1. Sell and sons, of Harrison, spent Good Friday here. alt's. Walter Smith lies returned from a visit to Stratford. 11. S. Pol'on, of the Atwood Itee, was in town on Fetturday. A. Strachan and wife were away at the Queen city this wet. NMI, E. le. Wado, of Owen Somd, WAS itt Brussels this week. Miss Siggins'tof eVoodelook, is visit- ing Miss Rifle, Muter, tomentor Loudon, of the Standard Bank, is ill 1011.11 this week. Mies Nine Williamson, of Stretford, is visithrg relatives in town. Mrs. Geo. Rogers and daughters were visiting in WI:10am lost:Week. Dieksoll, of Hoxhoro' spent Sun - rimy with teletivesitt Brussels. Thos. Dickson lure gotta to Esconebo, Minh., where he has a eittietion, Thee. Whittieg hes gone to Arthur to work in the flax mill in that town. George Love and Paul Minor, of Harrieton, were in town last Sunday. Mrs, Boderick Boos spent a few dale at her old home in Listowel last week. Mre. W. It Leeeh, of Gotiorich, was visiting her brother, br, Hoimee, this week. Dr, Cavanagh was at Wingham lasO week as a poet at the wedding of an old friend. D. J. Hartley has enured a position in the mammoth establistment of T. Eaton, Toronto. Mrs, jaa. Bryan and Mrs. S. Robinson, of Luelreow, were visiting at J. Sell's this week. A. Currie and wife and Miss, Mary Roes were holidaying at St. Johns for it few days. 13. Anderson is away at Elora re- lieving the dentist of that place for a week or go. Mrs. Donald Sinclair and Mos. John Stewart are away ab London visiting for a few weeks. Russell and Reg. Fletcher spent their Easter holidays with their grandparents at Looknow. Thomas Norton, a well known resident, retains hie youth in a remarkable man- ner. He is 84 years of age. Hugh McMartin left Brussels last week for Carsonville, Mich., where he expects situatien at his trade. Mrs, Thos. Anderson has gone on a visit to her son at Newburg, near Kings. ton. She will be away for a month. Rev. J. L. Kerr and grandson (J. L. Herr) were visiting at the Methodist par- sonage, Durham, through fife Easter holidays. Mrs. W. Thompson, Mise Lizzie Ross and Miss Fannie Hoyt:wort are away at London on a visit with Sirs. M. McLen- nan and other friends. Miss Ethel Creighton has gone to Del- hi, OM., where she has a situation as milliner. Few places turn out as many good milliners as Brussels. George Barrett, who has been employed in Smith, Malcolm tic Gibson's factory for some time past, is going to try his fortune in the golden west and will visit the Pacifie coast. Harry J. Whitley, of Wingham, was itt town for a few days this week. He has got out another new set of mane for brass bands and is evidently determined to make his mark in the roll of a cont. poser. R. Holmes editor of the Clinton New Era, passed through Brussels last Satur- day evening on his way to Listowel where he supplied the Methodist churn pulpit on Sunday. He's a good preach. er, too. Thos. Gibson, M. P. P., anci wife, of Wronter, were iu town last Saturday. Mr. Gibson says the Government msjor- ity in the Dominion House is placed at 94, and no more, at Toronto. As will be observed by a marria„.a notioe in this week's issue George Mc- Kay, a former Bresselite, has forsaken bachelorhood and taken Miss Emma D. Clark to gladden his heart and his home. TUE Posr extends congrvaulations. Mre. Fletcher was away at Stratford this week attending the funeral of the late S. Myers, father of Mrs. G. A. Powell, a former resident of Brunets. The deceased gentleman visited in town several times and, by his genial, whole. souled manner made many friends. On Friday of this week Robb. Itoss, youngest son of David Rose, intends stoning for New Westminster, B. C. Mr. Bass has oompleted his apprentice. ship with Ross Bros., and goes West to take a situation. TEE Pose joins with his many other friends in wishing him prosperity. The Toronto Empire of last Friday says :-The team of the Toronto Lacrosse. Club which covered iteelf with viotory's laurels in England in 1988 held a jolly reunion last night. The pleasant event was also may the °neaten of a farewell to P. G. Scholfield, the popular and clever home player of the Torontoes, who leaves to -day for Brussels where he takes the position of manger of the new branch opened there by the Standard Bank. The dinner VMS held in the Granite olub. Last night ivas appropriaMly °beesu for the celebration as being the anniversary of the first genie of the English tour three years tteo. Thera were present Capt. Wm. Logan, who presided •, J. S. Garvin, 10,10. Sesvell, F. J. Dixon, J. W. Drynan, S. S. Martin, P. G. Schollield, John Irv- ing and 0. A. Monenry, all members of the lenglieh team. Ross Mackenzie, who bad come all the way from Montreal for the event, was warmly welcomed by bis bid comrades. There were also preterit ; Wm. Stu:klieg, P•asiclent, T. L. C. ; H. 0. Scholfield, Secretary, T. L. c.; J. R. Modatirey, E. A. Badman, R. L. Cowan, George Higginbotham and Chris Hender- son. After the enollent rano provided. by the steward of the Granite ChM 1,04 been enjoyed, the toasts or "The Queen," "Out Guests" and "Laerone",1 followed. Thee oame "Our Absent Friends," with which were coupled the names of E. P. Gordon, A. B. Maokenzie, Ross Dok- harcit and S. S. Struthers. Speeches were made byeveryone, and Mirth and good fellowship had its full fling. Songs ware tendered by Messrs. Martin, Dry - um, Logan, J. A. Garvin, J. S. Garvin and Henderson, and they were all the well known favorites which bad done duty oft on the English tour. The nres• entation of 0. gold penoil 01101 to lieroy Schollield was the 111000 de vele:smile of the evening, Capt. Lagan performing the ploneing function. Mr. Seholfield ap- propriately tespooded. The event was of the most succem.int and jolly ohmmeter, and the Duly rift in the lute of gladness Was the departure of so worm a comrade and such o right geed follow as Pansy Scholtiold has ralways shown hitneelf to Tue Brunetti flax mill will shin down bhis week as they have completed their work until the new crops cane in. Wn. MortegNsi,r, a Weiner resident Of Brussels is spending a term behind the bare in elle Northwest for approprintiug jewelry, 3, M. McIetrosti, 10. O. Rogers told E, 13. Wede were called to Stratford this weak es etifinnees in a 5011 tried at the Assizoe in that town. Is' you want to see the largest, cheap. OM and best assorted stock of Dion Goods, both black and colored, go to Mrs. 19. Rogers, Brunetti, Von OM 1460 all the newest styles and got every infonaut. Hon 83 to the latest Style Of trimmings.