The Brussels Post, 1891-7-10, Page 11
Volume 18.
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY., JULY 10, 1891.
Number 82.
Washington Letter.
mom ourROgIllar Oorreepoudenet
Wandneeen, Juno it,
On the first day of Peet month the
weather bureau will oease to be an at.
taehment of the signal service of the
artny and will be transferred alined in
Ito entirety to the entering care of the
Department of Agrinteure. This trans.
for is in noorilanoe with the act of Con.
greee approved Oct. 1st, 1890, enbitled
"An aot to increase the efficiency and re.
duce the expenses of the signal corps of
the army, and to transfer the weather
service to the Department of A.grioul.
tura." This Aot provides that the civili-
an duties now perfornoed by the signal
corps of the army shall hereafter devolve
upon a bureau to be known as the wean'.
er bureau, which, on and after July 1,
1891, shall be established in and attaoh-
ed to the Department of Agriculture, and
the signal corps of the army shall remain
a part of the military establishment tin.
der the direation of the Secretary of
War, and all estimates for its Ruppert
shall be included with other estimeees
for the support of the military establish-
ment. The chief signal officer, Gen. A.
W. Grady, is to continue to have charge
of all military signal duties, the open,
tions of his corps being confined to strict-
ly military matters, and he is to be re-
lieved of ell responsibility so Inc as the
changes in the weather are concerned
unless tha President may Bee fit, as he is
authorized bo do, to detail him to take
charge of the weather bureau. In nee a
II8W chief is to be appointed he will be a
oivilian, but it id in bhe dieeretion of the
President to detail not more than four
officers of the army, export in weather
forecast, to do duty with the weather
bureau. The President has not yet in.
timated to the officials et the A.grieul-
tun/A Department what notion be intends
to take in the matter nor has the ques-
tion been eeriouely dieoussed at the De -
Penmen, for the transfer hits not yet
nen made and the whole matter is be.
ing kept in abeyance there until after the
let of July. No appointments of eny
sort hove yet been made nor have any
been considered ae yet, and in poine of
feet there are not many to make.
It is authoritatively stated that the
only finanoial question to be considered
by the Cabinet at its regular meeting to-
day is whether the coinage of standard
silver dollars shall be continued after
July lst. Data on that subject, and on
no other, has been prepared at the
Treasury Department for the informa-
tion and guidance of the President and
his advisers. Many oommunications on
this subject have been received at the
Department since it became known that
the Pinancial Secretary was seriously
considering such a policy. While there
is considerable diversity of opinion as to
the advisability of such a course, the pre-
vailing sentiment with leading Treasury
officials is that it will be adopted. One
of these said yesterday that while it was
necessary that this question should be
disposed of before the first pros., there is
no other question affecting the national
finances that requires immediate conoid.
oration. The question of the extension
of the 4e per cent. loan of 550,000,000,
be mid, would probably be disposed of
some time next month, although there is
no particular necenity for action so soon
as that. The offers so far received in
response to Secretary Foster's suggestion
for nob extension have been few in num.
bor and represent less than 83,000,000 of
the bonds. The holders of about an-
ima this amount agree to a 2 per cent.
extension, and the others say they will
accept the rate finaely determined upon.
This year is memorable for the num-
ber of important conventions already
held and yet to be hold at the national
(who'. Besides the National Academy
of Solomon and the great mediceleonven-
ventione that met here last Spring, the
other notable assemblages are three, all
to be held in &went. Foremost in the
list is the American Andemy for the ad-
vancement of scienoe, whioh meets on
the 19th of that monch. About the
same time will be the meeting of the
Geological Society of America, and fol.
lowing that, on the 201h August, will
come the Interna.tional Geological Con -
gales. These gatherings of men devoted
to purer science cannot fail to engage
the attention of the whole scientifio
world.
&watery Foster seems to have a
realizing acne° of what it means to re-
coup atter au extravagant Congress has
had a wheels at the areasury.
GAMES ON THR 15111.
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Pot the purpose of adding interest to
the oelebretion of the Boyne Anniversary
in Brussels next Monday, a series of
games have been arranged to come off on
Victoria Park, commencing at 10:80 a.
m., open to Orangemen ond the members
of them respective families. Is entrance
fee charged. Program will be as fol.
lows :-
100 yard race, men—lab, felt het, choice
of stook, A. Strachan donator ; 2nd,
large cabinet album, el. T. Pepper ; 8rd,
gine water pitoher, Geo. Thomson ; 4th,
box Pepper's pills.
Running hop, step and jump—lst,
dens shirt, A.B. Smith; 2nd, pair cabi.
not photo. frames, R. Leatherrhle ; 8rd,
searf pin, 'T. Pletcher ; 4th, box Popper's
pills,
Reno for boys under 12 ream—lee,
pair of boots, Geo. Good ; 2ed, magio
lantern, Tim pose Booketere ; Sed,
Pound of candy, W. 11. MoOveakeu ; 41311,
box Pepper's pills.
Ran for boys over 12 and under H—
ist, 4 cabinet photos., L. Hunter ; end,
silk necktie, °hone of stook, Forgustm its
Holliday ; 3rd, pair of ouff buttons, .Jas.
Jones, 4th, box Pepper's pills.
Giro's race under 12-19e, Ladies' sat -
ewe J. G. Skone ; 2n1, pair cabinet
phOto. frames, Smith, Malcolm de Gibson;
8rd, pair a flower vans, Mrs. Kiek ; 4th,
box Pepper's pills.
Girl's race over 12 and under 10 -1st,
leather hand satobel, J. T. Pepper ;
silk handkerchief, D. Bose, jr. ; Ord, pair
of kid glovee, Venetian er Halliday ;
hox Pepper's Ville.
Race for Whim -1st, pair of iliot celery
glasses, Geo. Baker ; end, lernP, Mauer
.e Co. ; 2rd, bleak bugle colter, Mrs,
Rogers; 4th, box Pepper's pills.
Running long jornp—Ist, cloth for
pants, Howe Be. Co. ; 2tul, buggy whip,
H. Donnie ; 3rd, lemon squeezer, Behan-
tyne do Wilton; 4th, box Pepper's pills,
Old man's race, over 60—let, leather
halter, I. C. Richarcle ; 2tid, 8 pounds
Japan tea, W. a McCracken ; 11rd, one
pound allowing tobacco, J. Grewar ; 4th,
box Pepper's pine.
Old ladies' raoe—lst, est glass dishes,
Geo. Baehr ; 2nd, one dozen silver
spoons, 13. Gerry ; 8ra, Puilde fork, II.
L. Jackson 4th, box Pepper's polls,
itelneni �IL AslEfticAN.
To the Editor of Tim Posy.
Dean SIlt,--To settle a dieputed point
would you kindly lee me know through
your columns the birthplace and shire In
Scotland (and year if possible) of John
Omar, the Chicago millionaire.
Yours truly,
Winnipeg, July 2, '91 Armee
(Mr. Crerar was born in New York
city and was about 64 yeavs of age at the
time of hie decease. His father was a
mein of Perthshire, Scotland, going to
Englaud and then to New York where he
amassed wealth in the mercantile line.
His son John succeeded him in businesee
iftErAki)'s cAPITA L.
To the Editor of Ting POST,
DroLR EDIT011,—I promised in my last
notes to send you a few niore remerks
from Dublin which I intend doing now.
I landed in Dublin on June 8zel at tbe
North Wall, on a nice, fine rnoroing and
after being all night on the boat I felt
nattore's keen demands for a good break-
fast, which I found in ham and eggs with
good coffee and the other fixings. After
breakfast I went to view the city which
I found very beaubiful indeed. The flnot
object that attracted my abtention was
the Liffey river which runs through the
city aud divides it into two parte. The
river on both sides is walled in 'with cut
stone to the height of about 25 feet with
about 4 feet above the level of the streeb.
It is °reseed by nine very old looking
and substantially built bridges which
connect with the streote on both sides.
The walled in river with its nine bridges
give that part of the city a nice appear.
ants but it also has its disadvantages for
when the tide is out and the water drown
to the river level the slimy mud on both
sides has a very unsightly appearance
and does not add to the healthfulness of
the city. There is coasiderable traffic
on the river when the tide is in. Arocord.
ing to tho last census the population of
Dublin is about 429,111. Saokville street
is very wide and is considered to be ono
of the oncost beautiful of any city in the
world. Wellington's and O'Connell's
monuments are on that street. It is a
very busy thoroughfare with street oars
and almost every kind of carriage, but
principally the bwo-wheeled ones. Dame
street, I think, is the next in importance
and is a beautiful street also. Grattan's
statue and on -e or two more are on it.
Now as regards public buildings. I will
mention a few of the moat famed and no
viaitor should leave without seeing them,
viz. :—The Four Courts of Dublin ; the
Bank of Ireland ; the Custom House;
and the general post office. It is a nice
little walk to go around any one of them.
Then 001:6813 Trinity College; Chapel
Royal; St. Patriok's Cathedral; Christ's
Church and Synod Hall. As for re-
creation grounds Stephen's Green and
Phenix Park should not be omitted by
any visitor. They will find both these
places of popular resort very interesting.
They are very beautifully laid out with
walks, flower beds, fountains and statues
of different prominent men. Dublin is
not noted for its manufaoturies, still
there are a few and one in portioular has
a world wide zeputation-Guinness' liquor
manufacturing estehlishment. Very few
liquor dealers or hotel keepers in Ameri-
ca, are without 'Guinness' Stout' or other
kinds of his liquors. I was told in
Dublin to try and see tho establishment
before I would leave the city for that it
was well worth seeing. I went to the
°leek's almond asked him if I could
hove a look through the building. He
answered "no," in a gruff voice. I said
I had often heard of their far-famed
liquors, bad often seen their brands in
America and was sorry it was against the
rules to admit strangers. He said "are
you from Americo& 7" I said "yes."
Ile then said to oome in the morning
about 9 o'clook and I would be ehown all
through tbe works as there was a man
kept for that purpose, but it was too late
in the afternoon then. He said that last
week a gentleman and hie daughter from
Boston were shown through the works
and they were very mtooh eurprieed at
the extent of the business that was done.
It would take a good half day to go all
tlirottgli end I had not that time to spare
as I Intended leaving lor Liverpool that
evening. He said if I ribald not wait till
morning he would not let me go without
some information. He then noted down
some partionlars which I 11008 make use
of:- -Guinn:se' establiehment covers 45
fines ; the ehipment to town and coun-
try 7,000 barrels por day in the busy see,
son ; they employ about 2,000 hands all
told ; locomotives about the works, from
12 to 14 ; coopers, 800 ; carpenters, 50 ;
tinsmiths, 8 ; painters, 6 ; horses, 250.
It hi a Very busy place and they send
liosuors ell over the wand, The people
on no silents appeared respectably knee.
ed. I saw no drenlienness endue begging,
with one exception. At the North Wall
I saw one woman with a baby in her
nine, at the same place eaolo day beg,
ging from people as they passed. Next
time I ottn give some partionlors of my
trip through the nuntry. Yonts
J. B.
It a barn nosing on the farm of
ThoMag MoKeith, leth con., Aehfield,
an overlayFilippa and nenek McLean on
the nook, inuring his spine, The lower
part of MoLoan's body from the waist
down is powerless aed donne give no
hope of his refinery.
Miss 0. E. Davie in away visiting
Mende in Poodstock.
Station master S. Gillis, wife and
ohild are away on their holiday trip.
Min L. Sherlock and bliss Melinda
Milne are writing on the Third 010.88 8X.
atnination at Listowel this week.
Wm. eloAllieter, wife and son are
away for a two month's visit to Minne•
apolie, Ste Paul and other places in Min -
neon.
Mrs. Wm. Spence and Miss Spence
have been visiting friends in Flamilton
Inc the past few weeks. Mrs. Spence re-
turned home lad Saturday.
The Orangemen of Ethel and sur -
minding country are going to Beanies to
celebrate this year. A special passenger
train rune np on Monday morning.
The annual pio.nic of the Presbyierian
Sunday school will be held in Mr.
Slemmonet grove on Friday, the 101h
inst, A good time may be expeoted if
the weather is favoreble.
Now that we ban about seven weeks
of holidays would it not be advisable to
have our sehool house and yard repaired.
The welt is in very bad shape, in fact the
children have not been able to drink the
water for the lase two years and a little
white -wash on the ceiling and a thorough
cleaning of floor and seats would be very
desirable and add very materially to the
health of the pupils. We trust our
trustees will attend to this mabber.
I. 0. F.—At a special meeting held on
Thursday evening last in connection with
Court Ethel, No. 175, the following
officers were elected :-0. D., H. 0. R.,
3. M. Davin ; O. R., David Milne ; V.
0. R., R. McDonald; R. S., Geo. Dobson;
P. S., J. A. Young,; Treas., H. Wanner;
Chap., Rev. W. J. Hooleston ; S. W.,
Eph. Cober ; 3 W., Geo. Brewster; S.
B., A. W. Milne ; J. 13., Jno. Robertson;
Phy., Wm. Cale, M. D.
CI rat etb resole.
Rev. D. 13. McRae arrived home last
week.
Harold Stewart, of Toronto, is visit-
ing at Mrs. Slemmon's.
Most of our citizens attended the
spode io Brussels on Dominion Day.
A. C. Damn shipped a car load of
cattle last Friday from Brussels sbation.
john Leokie and wife peed our village
a flying visit on Wednesday of last week.
Mies Etta McNair is away at Listowel
this week writing on the 3r1 010.88 de-
partmental examination. We wish her
SUCCOSEI.
John McIntosh sr. returned from the
west last Friday. He reports that no-
where between Manitoba and here did h
find the orops looking so well as they do
in the township of Grey.
Onre—Last Friday morning Crae.
brook and surrounding community were
siartleel by the sad and unexpected word
that the sold messenger, death, bad
again entered the household of Peter
Sinclair jr., 141311 eon., Grey, and marked
for its own his beloved wife. It
is not yet a year sine Gol in His provi-
dence visited that home in this way by
taking away Maggie, his mach esteemed
daughter. These are things over which
we have no control, thus the Dennehy of
each and every one of us making due
preparation to meet our God and to wel-
come the foaming of the "pale horse"
whose rider is death. May not only the
bereaved ones but the entire community
receive this as 0 warning to each one of
us to get our house in order for the com-
ing of this event which must be an
epoch in the history of the life of each
one of us. May the visitations of the
Giver and Taker of life be for our
moral and spiritual improvement. Mrs.
Sinclair WAS 49 years and 10 months old
and left five children. The entire coin •
triunity deeply sympathize with Mr. Sin-
clair and family in the loss of an Men-
tionate wife and loving mother, and may
God sustain them in their heavy bereave-
ment and sanctify this affliotion to them.
The burial took plaoo on Saturday, the
interment being made at Oranbrook
cemetery. Rev. D. B. McRae, pastor of
the deceased, took charge of the service.
canticuan News+.
Berlin voted $25,000 for constructing
sewers.
Hamilton has now over 50,006 in-
habitant°.
It is proposed tobnild an electric street
railway in 'Ventres'.
The Brantford hotelkeepere hen all
signed a ten cent drink schedule.
Grey County Council voted 20 to 20
against building a county poor house.
A number of circus posters at London,
Ont., have been objected to by the police.
An immense coal field is said bo have
been discovered near Nathan), British
Columbia.
Joiseph Milton, Ridgetown, expeote to
have 1,000 bushels of peaohee. The crop
will be betwy.
Ian said that an Ottawa oontractor
has bought all the slabs from the mills
nod will front a corner in wood.
The piano factories of Kingaton have
amalgareeted and formed a joint stook
company with s capital of 550,000.
The bills to incorporate bone oiroles
and septennial soroieties were thrown out
in committee at Ottawto on Sitturaay.
.7. L. Coleman, Dominion °sprees
agent at Smith's Falls, is charged with
embezzling 5600 of the company's
moneys.
A meeting was held Tuesday night to
organize a Highland regiment in To.
ronto. John I. Davidson was unani-
mously chosen toe commander.
The Brantford eexpositor glories that
the reeent suburban annexations brims
biis populotion of tho oily up to 15,500
people, The Expositor did =oh to
auhieve the result shaded to.
A. sad accident mourred at 230 Onthor.
inc street, Hoiroilton, last week. A ohild
18 months old, belonging to Jas. Martin,
fell into a tub of rain weter in mar of the
}Muse end was dead When found.
Dr. Grethen', of Dorchester, is having
a now barn emoted, and the men while
at work Fridge, tomoving the old ono
mine upon a. ;hinter of MI6 thirty four in
number, The men succeeded in extiu.
guishing thirty-two of the large ones,
The G. T. rt. will likely establish v.
stook yard at Othantqui.
Potence and hay promise to yield
abundantly In New Brunewiolt.
The corner -stone of St. James' A.ngli-
oan oheroh, Guelph, was laid Tuesday.
The Canadian Paoifio Railway have
secured direct entry into the heart of
Chicago.
Two thousand Patrons of Industry
visited the Ontario Agrioulturee College
en Tuesday.
The Presbyterian are thinking of
building a Sunday wheel building in
Walkerville.
The Britiph commiseionere in the
Behrtng Sea diffioulty left Ottawa for
Alaska Wednesday.
F. Ritobie, C. P. IL cashier at Portage
Is Prairie, is 5700 short in hie accounts,
and hits disappeared.
It is propssed to tender Ur. Mender a
monster demonetrittion upon his return
to Montreal from Europe.
Well.to-do residents of Thousand Is-
land Park are alleged to be implicated in
smuggling meat from Canada.
The citizens of Tilsonburg propose
holding a baseball tournament early in
August for prizes of 5120, 580, $60 and
$40,
Emanointion Dae, will be observed in
Chatleam this year by a grand demon.
aeration on Aug. let, under the auspices
of the league.
The Presbytery of Kingston has accept-
ed the resignations of Nev. Dr. George
of Belleville and Rev. Alex. Young of
Napanee.
There is now in the bonded warehouses
in Walkerville nearly 4,250,000 gallons
of proof spirits, which will bring a duty
of over $6,000,000.
Jake Diekert, of Woodstock, has re.
ceived 5100 from Dr. Clegg, of Cleveland,
for a St. Bernard puppy, which the Dr.
saw a couple of weeks ago, and greatly
fancied.
Windsor, Ont., is the heppy possessor
of a cow that has a penchant for goslings,
having eaten 17 in one day recently.
She hi making sure of her Christmas
goose in good time.
Last week Conrad Stirtzsiner, of Mid.
dletou, sold Leemen Wilson, of Delhi, a
yoke of oxen, seven years old, which
weighed 5720 pounds, and were just in
ordinary working order.
The St. Clair Tunnel will in all proba-
bility .be ready for the fall travel. Good
work is now being done on the trouble
at the approaches, and the other work is
also being pushed ahead.
Bush fires have destroyed a large
amount of timber and many buildings in
the northern townehips of Hastings of
late. McLaughlin'e depot, near Aylen's
Lake'was burned. Loss, 510,000.
At the investigation into the McGreevy
scandal Wednesday Witness Murphy
swore time the wife of Chief Engineer
Parley was given $1,385 worth of jewel.
lery from the Larkin, Connolly di Co.
funds.
The management of the Brant Review
newspaper of Paris, lute undergone a
obange. Talbot Torrance, the one time
editor of the paper, has been engaged to
run it by the proprietors, Messrs. G. II.
Wilkes di Company, of Brantford, in
place of C. R. Fitoh.
A fine specimen of the blaok eagle WWI
shot in Puslinch by J. W. Gilchrist a few
days ago. The bird,though a young one,
measured 2 feet 7 inches in lengeb and 6
feet 2 inches from tip to tip of its wings.
It was brought down with a Snider rifle
at a distance of 150 yards. It has been
sent to Jas. McGinnis, of Hespeler, to be
set up.
Mrs. Hugh Johnston's pet hen hatched
out forty chickens in one sitting, viz., 10
leghorns, 10 shanghais, 10 buff oochins, 8
black spanish,1 bantam and a game cook,
which Hugh will have on enhibition at
the Clarksburg Pall Fair, and will ohal-
lenge the county for a prize fighter.—
Thornbury Standard.
The Hernilton Speotator says :—A.
large dog mime to the city treasurer's
office to day to buy his own tag. He
had so envelope in his mouth containing
the money and a letter stating that his
name was Oakey Fly, that he lived at
Derby cottage'Wellington street south,
and bad earned the money himeelf
carrying messages. He got his tag and
departed.
Geo. Alexander Drew, county judge for
Wellington, died suddenly about mid:
night on Saturday night from heart
failure, He returned to Toronto about
8 o'clock on Saturday evening in his
usual health, and read with his family
until 11 when he retired. Shortly after -
weeds he was seized with an anomie simi-
lar to ono be experieneed sores time ago,
ond in a short space of time passed away.
The toiloressos of Wiarton are on
strike not for higher wages but against
store pay. The strikers say : "We have
been neuetomed to take in exchange for
labor ill.bred orders on the stores and
houses for which the master tailors work,
whether they be to our advantage or nob;
to be paid in email is something almost
unknown. We therefore determine at
all oosts to leave our several occupation
until mph tirne as the inerehante and
tailors together egree to pay ue oath irb
full."
Orangeville Adveniser six.year.
old girl, hilariously drunk, and gemming
telephone post for support, woe the sad
sight the eyes of tloo Ent 13roadway pea.
°strains one day last week. The little
one had been sent by one ef her mother's
neighbors to purchase 10 cents worth of
of gin for a sick man, and, With childish
inquisitivetess had cpened the bottle
containing the liquor and drank some of
it. The effect was soh as to neconitate
the ottendanoe of a phyrdelan to counter
-
ad the effects of the eleohol consumed.
A. painful ond serious aocident rm.
ourred near Armow a few mornings ago.
An old and reepootee gentlemen, Steph-
en Wilson, while droving a Mowing
machine, noticed a stick in the guards
and stood in front of the knife to retnove
the obstruotion. The horses stoned and
the knife Mangled the fest of the old
gentleman before Ile could stop the
borne. He was Oarried into the house
and moditial aid sent for. Dootors am.
putated one foot alone the ankle ; the
other is badly lacerated, but arepntetion
WAS Wit ',necessary,
The Deriver line steamship Lake Super-
ior, which arrived in Montreal Tuesday,
had a tremendously rough time the Ian
few days of her peonage,
Thos. Kidd, one of the olden residente
end the beet known writer on old times
in Goderioh, died on Saturday at the ad-
vanced age of 87, and was interred in
lIdaitland monetary on Monday afternoon.
A Ge T. R. brakeman, J0.8101$ Tuit, was
killed while switching Monday night
near Thamesford by falling between the
cars on the Toronto freight. He has
been only about a year on the road but
was very popular, end was a seeady,
reliable man. lie was only nineteen
years of age. His mother and brother
reside at 'Windsor.
Hem Free Press says :—Tho two
headed calf has been ont-done by a three -
eyed, two billed chicken. Such a one
made its appearence ae Chas. Roberts'
lately. It hal two bills with an eye be-
tween them. There was shoo an eye on
each side of the head. It would have
been valuable as a freak of nature had it
not died.
The authorities at Ottawa ere deter.
mined that ghouls shall not have the re.
mains of Sir John Macdonald, if robbery
can be prevented by workmanship and
skill. Geo. Newlands, contraotor, has
ben authorized to excavate two feet
aronncl the vault and 011 10 with cement
mixed with cut wire. Two detectives
are still living in the vicinity of the
grave.
Lovers of the grotesque and horrible
in nature can satiate their desires by
taking a glimpse at a freak which lies
come to light at Queensville. The mon-
strosity takes the from of a colt, having
only three legs, no eyes or no nostrils.
It breathes through in mouth, and at the
time of writing is still alive. It bag been
viewed bya large number of people, and
i
all unite n deolaring it to be champiou
freak of the seasom—Sutton Herald.
The dam syndicate has been trans.
formed into a joint stock company at
Stratford, to be called the Victoria Lake
Oompany, Stratford (limited,) with a
capital of $50,000 in 1,000 shares at 550
each. The first directors of the company
are Malcolm MoFarlane, Andrew Jackson
Bailey, John Gerrie, Domed M. Fraser,
Samuel Rollin Pinson'James Peter
eVoods, George Gordon MaPherson and
Thomas Holliday. The letters patent
were issued on June 26.
A most marvellous escape took place
near Tilbury on Wednesday of lase week.
Just as the C. P. R. approaches that
village there is a curve, and as the ex-
press train turned it the engineer was
horror stricken to see a, little child on
the track about 50 yards ahead. He
whistled and put on the air brakes, and
when the engine was a few yards from
the child it stumbled and fell. The
whole train passed over it and, strange
to say, it was not injured in the least.
Its name is Brosseau, and its age 3 yeses.
When a G. T. R. train was about a
mile east of Belle River, the engineer saw
a man walking on the track, He pulled
the whistle a number of times but the
man paid no attention, and before the
train could be stopped the pilot of the
engine had struck him throwing him in-
to an adjoining field. The train Was
stopped and a number of passengers
hurried to whore the man wee struck, ex-
peoting to find him dead, but instead lie
was lying down laughing at what he
thought a good joke. He was not injured
in the slightest. He said that his name
was Baptiste and that he lived near
Morristown.
While drawing gravel from the pit on
J. Brown's farm, lot 10, con. B, Plymp-
ton, for road work, the men unearthed
four Indian skeletons. They were found
in every caee in a eitting posture ; stioks
of wood were placed over their heads
crosswise to prevent the earth from fall-
ing in, which afterwards becoming de
°eyed, fell in,causing a depresston of
the earth, which plainly marks the loca•
tion of each grave, eight of which remain
intact. A few of the bones found were
in a state of preservation, while others
were crumbled to dust. te few pines of
pottery were also found. The locnion
is a high gravel hill, admirably adapted
to die use to which the aborigines ap-
plied it.
T. B. Millar, milk inspector, appoint-
ed by the Weetern Ontario Dairymen's
Association. discovered two oases of milk
watering among patrons of Pomeroy'e
factory in Logan. The defendants, Jas.
Keelan and Thos. Jordan, were brought
before Mr. Flagg, J. P. at Mitchell, and
fined 55 and code eade The inspeotor
tested the milk and found 15% of rvater
in one sample and 21% in the other.
The inspector says the guilty parties are
fortunate in getting off with such small
fines. The officers of the associetion are
bound to put a stop to the praotioe of
milk adulteration and in future nen tbe
lines will be much heavier.
Justice Street has handed out judg.
men on the petition of Mrs. Jen Be:te-
nd, of Stratford, for the custody of •
11 -year-old child Barbara But end.
This little girl he at present living with
her parental grandfather, Alexan
Burnard, a farmer in the suburbs
Stratford,who is woetlo some 550,000.
The mother of the ohild is nob p05585 '1
of great moans and hag several oilier
Andean. Sho and her husband are
living together. The judge refuses the
application end nacre that little Barba. e
shall remain in the custody of her gra, i.
mother to hove moon to ban at rue ee.
able intervals, and steted at intervals .5
child is to be allowed to stay with ie.
mother foe a short time if elle desires.
e The Queen Cley Homing Cirtb lied is
race fixon St. Marys, diseance 100 miles,
Saturday, for a pair of bird e presented
by P. F. Belay, of Germentowo'Pa,
The MO was an excellent one, the birds
making the best speed ever aocompliehei
for 100 miles in Cando. The bitos e ere
sent tip to the Canadiem Heinen reent
at Se. Mary on Friday evening, with
inetntobions to liberate them at noon on
Saturday. The fleet bird was reported
In Toronto at 1:85e, the ascend bio 1
froon F. Parkie at 1:37e, and the third
bled frorn le. Batiokbeen's loft, at 1:88e.
All the others followed in rapid aeons.
Mon. The Whining bitd flew ab the rate
of over a Mile per ininthe.
(4011CYS1,1 INTONVF4a
The eruption of Vesuvius is bonen-
ing.
The number of Roman Catholics over
15 years of age in the LT. S. is said to
be 6,35000.
An uoiltnown man was murdered by
north eide toughs in Milton, s Chicago
suburb, of Sunday night.
In 1880 there were 9,951,008 pupils'
names registered in the United States ;
in 1890 the number was 12,592,721.
The Government of PaSill, has pro.
hibited the exportation of corn from that
country. The crops in the southern
provinoes have been doseroyed by:Innate.
Four men were executed by electrioity
et Sing Sing Tuesday after justioe had
been delayed for two years by the efforts
of attorneys who, a000rding to the Phila-
delphia Reeord, were in the pay of elec•
Inc companies.
While a party of soldiers were pea°.
tieing the construction of a ponton
bridge across the Aar river near Soleure,
Switzerland, Saturday the structure
upon which they were at work capsized,
and 18 of the party were drowned.
Bev, 0. H. Spurgeon's condition is pro.
nounoed dangerous. Constant prayer
is being offered on his behalf in his tab-
ernacle. Mr. Spureon has experienced a
sudden increase of kidney congestion,
accompanied by nausea, drowsiness and
prostration.
There were two fatal balloon ascents
in Ohio towns Saburday. At New Lis-
bon Ohms. J. Jones, of Cleveland, was
making an ascent. Won. Hennessey, an
assistant, was caught in the ropes and
carried 100 feet into the air. Both men
then fell, Hennessey being instantly kill-
ed and Jones fatally injured. At Elyria,
Mlle. Zoettit Bentley, of Cleveland, at-
tempted to make an ascent while a
strong wind was blowing. She was
dragged through several trees and fell
when 60 feet from the ground. She was
killed instantly. When tbe body was
picked up it was found that every rib
bad been broken.
Milan has a curiostey 10 8 elook, which
is made entirely of bread. The maker is
a native of India, and he has devoted
three sesare of his time to the construc-
tion of this curiosity. He was very
poor, and, being without means to pur-
chase the necessary metal, deprived him-
self regularly of his daily bread, which
he devoted to the construction of his cur-
iosity, eating the crust and saving the
soft part for doing his work. He made
use of a aertein salt to solidify his mater-
ial, and when the various pieces were
dry they were perfectly hard and insolu-
ble in water. The clock is of respectable
size, and goes well. The case, which is
also hardened with bread, displays great
talent in design and execution.
PERSONAL PA RiORAPHS.
Philip Ament has been on the sick
list.
John Wynn was on the siok list this
week.
Paul Milloy, of AIL Forest, spen6 Sun.
day in town,
Herbie Cook is away to Lakelet on a
holiday outing.
Min Jennie Wilson arrived home from
Guelph last week.
Mr. Kingswood, of Se Thomas, spent
several days in town.
Mrs Grills is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. R. Leatherdale.
MiBel M. Leavens of London, is visit-
ing fnends in Brussels.
Rev. A. 'Y. Hartley, of Bluevale, was
in town on Wednesday.
Thos. Moore and who are visiting with
relativea in Holmesville.
Miss Millie Grover was rusticating in
Grey township this week.
Mies Joan Ross ishotne tor her sum-
mer vacation from Michigan.
Principad Shaw was in Clinton visit-
ing his son, Dr. J. W., this week.
Mrs. T. G. Holmes mid Trudie are
away at New York visiting relatives.
S. Diokson, wife and daughter end
Miss MoLertn, all of Seaforth, were visit-
ing Robert Dickson and family on Mon.
day.
A. Morarlane,of Durham, is sapplying
H. 3. Morden's place in the Standard
Bank while the letter is away for his
holidays.
Charles Jackson, of Toronto, is
home on a holiday visit. Ile is
doing well in the Queen oity and is al-
ways a welcome visitor to Brussels.
Jae. Clark, finisher in Messrs. Smith,
Malcolm et Gibson'a factory, has gone to
Seaforth, He will be missed from the
town Band as he is a good cornet player.
1.1. Gordon, of Goderich, was in town
for several days assisting his brotherein-
hew and sister, Rev. G. A. Salton and
wife, in getting settled in the parsonage.
Walter Burgess, who has been iu the
photo gallery here for some time, has
made an engagement with A. Bauslough,
photographer, Sea,forth, arid will leave
Brussels next week.
Wo learn by letter front T. S. Hum-
phries, formerly of Brussels, that his
wife died last Monday end was buried on
Wednesday, at lisstiugs, Ont. Particu-
lars in next issue.
D. A. Simile is not uoarly so well as
his friends would wish him to be. It
name the treabment he received in con-
neotion vribh the Koch lymph, al Lon-
don, has omb proven as beneficial as wee
expected at first.
Mrs,. Steven Drewo and Mishit Arm.
strong, of London, ars on a visit to thole
paints, Elisha has been lon the Mole
list for eight or nine weeks, WEI are eorry
to say, but hope the ehtenge of air and
scene may peeve beneficial.
Ati Will be soon by netice elsewhere in
Vote paper, Avthor McGuire, let con.,
Morris, diol on Suerloy last, at the al -
',zoned age of 71. 'The deceased 779.8 the
father of our townernen, Arthur MoGuire,
tend was a highly respected old gentle.
mat. The funeral was on Werineeday.
Tan POST had a pleasant cell Rom P.
D, Moleinnon, of Winnipeg, lest Satnr.
day. Mr. klaohoe been in the wed for
8 or 10 years and ie 08011 pleaeed With
the proffent orospoces and looks to the
future fer wonderfel developments. He
is ot proton the General egoist Of the
Confederation Life Aseeranoe 00.