The Brussels Post, 1891-12-4, Page 1Volume 19.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1891
'J HE MAN FOR, TI -11/
MINISTRY.
(BY 800. 11. PAM)
Again we have called attention to the
fact that there is a spooled anointing for
the work of the ministry, This con be
s108011 from the teaching of the Bible.
Speaking of Aaron anil his eons the
Lord said "And shalt anoint thorn and
consecrate them and sanctify then that
they may minister unto Mo in the
priest's office." Christ' when He eon.
019eioned IIie dieolplee to preach the
gospel, commanded that tliey should
tarry at Jerusalem until endued with
power from on high. This power, this
divine anointing, this special gnalifica•
Non will bo given to every true servant
of God who waits for it, expects to receive
it and beliovee that it will Como. 0,
Spirit of the living God daseeud in all
Thy power 1 We must now consider the
educational clement of ministerial abil-
ity. No man should have the andocity
t0 say that education is not an element
of power, but the question ia, is the
course pursued by many men who Intend
making the ministry their life work the
wieeet, the best, the most advantageous 7
Is it of the highest interest in soul saving,
in doing the work and will of God, to
spend four or six years in an Arts course
and give no time, or at most very little,
to the study of Bible truth or theology as
a system 7 It may be answered that it is
for the training and disciplining of the
mind. But is it not within the range of
possibility that a course of study may be
devised by which the mind may be
thoroughly trained and at the same time
the man made mighty in the scriptures 7
To make this matter as clear es possible
suppose a man who means to follow the
profession of law gave four or six years
to the study of theology and when oom-
meneing his profession knew very little
or nothing about law. Or a man who
intends to practice the healing art gave
most or all the time of his education to
the study of law. Every oue would con-
demn such a course. The minister has
but one life to live, one life's work, that
of the most tremendous moment, and
while he should seely for the beat educa-
tion possible it should be along that line
that would give him the most power,
matte him the most useful in bringing
men to Christ and glory to God, which ae
the chief end of his being, and to fail
here is a most painful calamity. He
should be a mon of one work. There are
many reasons wiry the Lord's servant
should be a man of one work. Tha Mas-
ter has said, "Son, go work today in My
vineyard." The magnitude of the work,
nothing to equal it in the whole range of
'human thought. This work affects man's
whole being -his physical strength, men.
tal energy and spiritual power. One
reason why men in business foil is be.
cause they dabble in so many things and
do nothing perfectly. A mon to succeed
in business must give to it his time,
talouts, energy and push. If the work
of the minietry is what the Bible re.
presents it and Whitt we believe it to be
thou it demands all the time, talents, in-
fluenne and powers a man con give unto
it. Then any work worth doing should
bo done well, in the most efficient maty
her possible. A. mai that is half heart•
eel, with no fixed purpose and attention
divided will never be a successful minis-
ter of the Lord Jesus °hist. The man
should give himself entirely to the work
before him, all the talents et his com-
mand and the energies in his poaaesston.
Then the opposition to be met, the ob•
stades iu 111' way, the enemies to be
ovuroome, all go to show that the man of
God should be there ; that he should be
fully armed, girt oboist with Truth, al-
ways ready for the defensive and aggres.
sive, to angry the holy war into the land
of the foe. But the overlaeting destinies
is another reason for prompt, earnest,
entire, oonsecratod action. Men hove
but ono life to live, that at the longest is
very short and ie with lightning speed
passing away. How many this year,
this month, this week, this day, this
hour will reach the end of life and enter
that vast unknown eternity where there is
no repentance, no pardon, no hope-uoth-
ing bui unmitigated despair and eternal
pain. Surely the man Bent with the
light of truth, the news of pardon, the
bow of peace, the star of hope, should be
at his poet and ready for the Master's
work. Then remember the untold good
to be accomplished. "He that winnebh
eon's is wise ;" "Aid they that be wise
shall shine as the brightness of the
firmament, and they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever ; "ile that oonverteth a sinner from
the error of his ways shall save a soul
from 'death." The good to be done clan.
nob be told, cannot be imagined, eternity
ohne will reveal it. Now all will agree
that the minister Vrshouldb to a , of one
shone
work, wholly K 1 o
be a leen who hat faith iu God who sent
him. By this we do not wish to be un-
derstood ma meaning faith in the being of
Christ, in His divine attributes and per -
Motions, but faith in the wisdom, good•
neer and purpose of God in sending him.
No one who accepts the bible as an in -
aspired book and then read the works of
'nature but must be eonvinoed of and led
to admire the wisdom of the infinite
God. He could have chosen angels to
have borne His moesuge of mercy to
man and they would have delighted to do
his pleasure, but Paul rays, 'We have
this tr108ute in earthen vessels, th a Godt
exoellenoy of the power may be o
and not of us. To employ angels wile
not God'a plrtu and therefore not the
wisest and best. Again, Ho aeuld lithe
eelootod His miuletors recon among the
great, the noble, the hig11081 ranks of
mon-kings, tellers, statesmen, philoso-
phers, but ):is has not done so and for
that reason it was not wise, Tha choice
Ile has made is a good choice, a wise
Choice and one that will answer Hie own
purpose. It may not be perfectly clear
to the man ohosen, not should that give
him any undue concern being satisfied
thathis call 18 from heaven hid path is
clear and it i8 for him to go straight for.
ward. 3301 bore is •gtouod 901 confidence.
The Laing, native and 011araeter of God
go to Show the wisdom of tine oholee, of
the command an'l the goodn080 of aha
010080 18 sent. Then why doubt the corn -
maid of God, Cc preach 0110 gospel ; the
promise made, Le I am with yon al.
ways ; the power of truth, -Ibis the pow-
er of Gotl unto salvation ; the bloseod re.
sults of the preauhod word, My word
shall not return unto Me void but shall
a000mplish that which I please. Faith
in God and the divine purpose will spat.
her the mist, dispel the gloom and bring
sunlight into the soul. It will chase
away doubt, remove all fear and matte
the path as plain as noun -day. It will
inspire the man sent of God with bold -
nese, courage, fortitude, daring. Faith
in God and Hie command led Noah to go
forth and under a oloudloes elty to lay
the foundation of the ark that was to
ride over a buried world. Faith in God
caused Abraham bo leave home, friends,
country and to go forth not knowing
whether- By faith in God Moses goes
in unto Pharoah, demands the liberation
of the enslaved rune and then leaves
Egypt "not fearing the wrath of the
icing." By faith in the Lord Peter stood
up on the day of Peuteooet and pried,
Men and brethren ye 111198 crucified the
Lord of glory but He is alive again and
through His name we preaoh the r5mi8•
8iou of slue. Inspired by faith in God
and His word Luther thundered at the
Vatican and preached the grand doctrine
Justification. Men to.day 10 every
Mauch of tine church with faith in
Christ, love for truth, zeal for the pros•
perity of Zion and a burning desire for
the salvation of men are going every•
where -east, west, north and south -with
the message of love and meroy. But the
man who has not faith in the mighty
God of Jacob, internee love for the souls
of mon and a will to plane himself on
bite altar should never look to the min-
istry, he had a thousand timoe better
break stones on the road. He should be
a man who has faith in his message.
There are many species of truth, such me
natural, soienti0o, philosophical and
political truth. These are of great
value and may prove beneficial to per-
sons accepting therm, but nothing of
eternal consequence will follow if any, or
the whole of them bo neglected or reje0t•
ed. Now that cannot be said of God's
truth. The message the minister has to
carry to his fellow man is a fire and it
burns with great intensity ; is a light and
it shines with dazzling splendor ; ie a
power, the power of God unto salvation ;
is a hammer and it strikes with mar-
vellous effect. This is seen in the minds
enlightened, the hearts broken, the souls
saved and the natures purified and truth,
like its author, is always the same.
Continued next week.
Notes On Washington City,
THE CITY.
The Oity of Washington bide fair to
become ono of the most beautiful in the
world• if it has not already attained to
that dietinotio n. Being the oapital of
the United States of America it neces-
sarily attracts a groat many visitors, for
in no city on the American continent are
as many public gatherings held as in
Washington, gatherings of every onnoeiv-
able character nn religious, social, scien-
tific, commercial and political dress. It
is a very young city, as cities go, its per-
manent lines having been run only a hun.
dred years ago by the proolamation of
the first President, George Washington.
New it has a population of 220,000, about
90,000 of whom are colored. Situated as
it is on the Eastern bank of the
Potomac, River, at the confluence of the
Anaoostia, or Eastern branch of that
stream, a more suitable position could
scarcely be conceived for a capital in a
district all its own, of the uniting the
States of the North and South together.
Its Government is managed by throe
Commiaaioners appointed by the Presi.
dent, hence no Mayors, aldermen, 000n-
cillore or municipal electors, iudeed.bhe
citizens of \Vashimgtou do not even vote
as they are in a District, not a State,
hence they are free from all the strife
resulting from suoh. This order of
things makes it more possible for the
oity to grow in arability and beauty as
the Government grants one dollar for
every dollar paid iu taxes by the citizens.
Hence as the city increases in wealth
it will increase in splendor as there will
be more of an income for that purpose.
A stranger very soon begins to feel at
home in Washington, its streets being
easily Lound owing to the praotical way
of naming them, For inatanoe : The
streets running North of the capitol from
East to Weed are named alphabetically,
as are also those South of the capitol.
Those running North and South are
numbered as they are East and West of
the capitol go there is no possibility of
ever getting last if you know the number
of the street whore you are living, All
the officiate, and their name is legion,
seem kind acid courteous and dont ex.
pect yon to pay for their good manners
toe is often the case in an English pity.
They are there, appointed by the Gov-
ernment, as servants of the public nod
are nowhere allowed to rooeive any fens
for their services. Hance a stranger 00,11
visit all the pnblio buildings with very
little expanse, save that incurred in
travelling, which is done with a groat
deal of ease and coinfort as the city is
rapidly doing away with horse oar ser-
vice for the bettor methods of eleotrfoity
and the cable. Beside the streets above
named there is a large number of av8nn88
named after the respective Statee of the
Uniotl. On these avenues ore to bo 5000
most of the beautiful rosnclenoea for
which Ilio oily is famous, although in
this respect, to our mind, it does not
come up to Toronto,
'rile 0101105.
First in order of the sights of thie
world'ronowned city ie the capitol, mad
to be the finest of its kind in the world.
Indeed the American, coming lata in the
w orld'o eulightonment, ie bound to make
up for loot time and does not think of do•
ing things by halves and Uncle Satan., out
of his many millions, does not begrudge
spending a few of them on hie national
buildings which go far to represent hien
among the nations. As no photograph
done at eoont8oanoe justice for while it is
being taken the subject momee to a full
stop, while a portrait by a Allied artist
is nearer the mark. Uncle Horn's build-
ings are not photographs but porta:Mita
taken while in full life and activity. The
0,1911ol oreupi88 a lofty seat on the
Western edge of the plateau of Capitol
11111, 89 feet above mean, low water in
the Potomac, thus overlooking the entire
oity and presenting cue of the finest
views to be eeeu anywhere. Just as St.
Paul's, London, le the oonverging point
of many roads in the groat metropolis so
is alto capitol, for no leas than 21 avenues
and streets lead directly to it. It is sur-
rounded by a park of 51¢ aortae, artisti-
cally laid out and studded with °bodoest
trees and ehrubs. The walking path'
and driveways seem perfection itself.
The building covers 31t acres and is 751
by 224 feet. The dome, which is of iron,
is '288 feet from the ground line to the
top o1 811e statue of America. The cost
of the building up to date is 915,000,000.
It would aamnpy too mumir time to speak
of the various statues, all having some
meaning in commotion with American
life. First of all is that of George Wash
fugoon cutting 944,000. The settlement
of America is a marble group. Then
there is one to Columbus, another to the
genua of America and another to the
progress of oivilization. There are a
great number of panels by eminent
artists in the building, the most inter-
esting, however, of . which are those
lining the walls of the great Rotunda,
w111011 to 96 feat in diameter. The panels
here are eight in number and are of im•
manse size, costing 976,000. The sub•
jeans are very interesting es will be seen
from their titles -"The landing of
Oolumbue," "The discovery of the Mis-
sissippi River," by De Soto, "The bap.
tism of Pooationtas," "The embarkation
of the pilgrims at Delle Haven,Holland,"
"Signing the Duolaration of Iudepend-
aura, "The surrender of Burgoyne at
Saratoga, N. Y.," 'The surrender of
Cornwallas," "General Washington re-
signing his aommiseion at Annapolis."
A whole day could be spent studying
these paintings with profit, but the moat
remarkable one in the whole building is
that on the canopy. It is a fiasco exe-
cuted by Brumidi, 654 fent in diameter
and 80 feet from the pavement of the
Rotunda, but which ran be seen distinct-
ly even at that height, of course you get
a much better view nearer which repays
the tail of climbing up the iron stairway.
In the centre of this wonderful fresco is
portrayed Washington with freedom on
his right and victory on his left. The
13 figures represent the 13 original States,
the groups on the outer zone being :
"The fall of tyranny," "Agriculture,"
"Meohanioe," "Commerce," "Marine,"
"Arts and Sciences." The Rotunda oc-
cupies the central position in the build-
ing and from which point yon have easy
access to other parts. Prooeoding North
of the Rotunda after passing through rho
large vestibule on the right is the Su.
promo Court Room which begins its see.
81011 Out. lst. To this room the public
are admitted, tho' only on special 00-
oaefone do many attend 08, however in-
teresting the rases before the court may
be, the work is so Blow that few care to
spend time there, although of course
everybody who goes to Washington likes
to see this place of final settlement as far
as American law is concerned.
J. S. 0.
BIBLE SOUIISCY OIEE'f1-59•
The annual meeting of the Brussels
Branch of the Upper Oanade, Bible
Society was hold in the Methodist church
on Thursday evening, Nov. 26th. Owing
to the unpropitious weather the audience
woo nob as large as it would otherwise
have been. The devotional axercises
were oondnobed by Rev. Mr. Salton and
Rev. Mr. Ross, after which the President.
Thos. Strachan, took the chair, and de-
livered a short ietroduobory speech. The
annual report was read, showing
that 9127.09 had been contributed by the
Branch during the past year, the amount
being equally divided between the Upper
Canada and the British & Foreign Booi-
etiee. Moved by 1tov. J. Ross, mended
by Rev. S. Jones that the report be so-
ceppbed and adopted. Carried.
ltev. 11. Paul moved, seconded by
Rev. G. F. Salton that a hearty vote of
thanks be tendered the eolleetors of last
year for the exbelleet work done by them.
Carried.
The President thin iuteoduoed Rev.
J. M. Smith, the agent of the Sooiety, to
the meeting and the revcrond gentleman
at once proceeded with his addres8. It
was well worth hearing and made many
friends for the speaker. In the course of
his remarks he intimated that 200,000
more bibles were circulated last year
than the previous one ; that the inoome
of the Sudety was $10,000 better and
that in the progress made the Upper
Canada Society allowed an increase of
91,500. Mr, Smith is a thorough going
Sootohtnan (although nota Presbyterian)
and has a fine full voice making him a
moat agreeable speaker to listen to. He
is a minister of the Baptist denomination.
Moved by Rev. G. F. Salton, e000nded
by Rev. S. Jones that the olIioers of Brus-
sels Branch for last yoar be re elected.
Carried.
They are as follows :-
Thos. Strachan. Preeident ;
Resident ministers, Viee•Presicionts ;
W. II. Kerr, Secrotary•Treasurer ;
A. M. MCKIty, Assistant Secretary ;
G. A. Deadman, Depositor ;
A, Stewart, (Queen etra01) II. Den -
sae, A. Strachan and J. P. Pepp01,
Executive Committee.
A vote of thanks was passed to Rev.
Mr. Smith for his address on motion of
Rov. Messrs. Ross and Paul.
Tom colleotion amounted to 95.42.
Saturday afternoon of this week at 2
o'oloek, the Directors are asked to meet
at T1in POST Publishing Houses 10 ap.
point rolloot0rs.
As Itov. Dr, John Hall, of New York,
was walking out of his thumb Sunday a
German Hamad Rath fired throe shote at
laim from a revolver. None of tine bul.
lett hit Dr, Ilall,
Morris Council Piteeting.
The (Munch mot necording to adjourn•
meth, in the Morris town hall on Nov.
23rd, Menbers all present, the Reeve
in the chair. Mirnttee of last meeting
read and passed. Report of Mr. Ainsley
stating that Bodmin's bridge was Com•
plebed in a satisfactory manner was
read and filed, On motion of Messrs.
Cold hick and Kirkby the following ao•
counts were ordered to be paid t -John
Ainsley, plans and inspecting bridge,
914 00 ; L. McDonald, lumber, 95.83 ; G.
Grigg,. work on South boundary, $10.75 ;
R, Shorbreod, keeping Palmer' 917.50 ;
John Holland, dibeh and culvert at lot 5,
7th con., 940.50 ; M. Smeltzer, ditch on
South boundary, 94.35 ; Doff &
Stewart, lumber, 916.91 ; S. Beketb, re-
pairing Rattan's bridge, 93.00 ; James
Flutter, gravelling and ditch on North
boundary, 93.26 ; Jas. Jaokson, repairing
culverts, 920.50 ; Philip Ellison, digging
ditch on lot 5, con. 8, as per engineer's
award, 9141.00 ; Mrs. Jas. Anderson, re.
fund of statute labor tax, $2.00 ; Bowiok
Fire Insurance Co., assessment on ball,
91,25 ; J. McMillan, lumber, $3 12; W.
1039. Kerr, printing, 94.00 ; W. H. Mo-
Cutaboon, digging ditch, 96.00 ; James
Pugh, putting inbox drain, 50 cents ; R.
Warwick, repairing Brandon's bridge,
94.00 ; John Geddes, band iron for Bod-
min's bridge, 92.50 ; John Little, filling
approach to Bodmin's bridge, $39.00 ; A.
Haslam, drawing plank, $4.00; John
Wheeler, filling old abutments, $2.00 ;
I. Downey, filling East approach to Bod-
min's bridge, $14.00 ; W. 0. Proctor,
ditch and oclvert, 97,00 ; C. Wheeler,
inepeoting Bodmin's bridge, $20.00 ; H.
Beaman, gravel, 93.50 ; R. Jameson,
building Bodmin's bridge, 9635.00 ; Mis-
ses Exford, charity, $10.00 ; Jae. Harri-
son, part payment for ditoh on 6th line,
917.00. The Council then adjourned to
meet again on the 15th day of December
next. W. 00200, Clerk.
C st n WWI 1010 - I1 No W n..
Hamilton Public 501100is ore valued at
9394,000.
Ottawa lumber men will have about
2,500 mon in ehanbiee this winter.
Nearly 3,000,000 bushels of wheat have
been shipped from Fort William this
season.
During the past season 725 vessels ar.
rived at Montreal. Their total tonnage
was 938,657.
The trial of the protest against 0. S.
Hyman, M. P. for London, has been poet-
poned to January 18.
At London William Thompson,a horse -
thief, was sentenced to five years in
Kingston Penitentiary.
The W. M. S. Home at Chilliwhaok,
B. C., has been burned down. All the
Indinn children were saved.
The 0. P. R. contemplate the immedi.
ate building of et double brook between
Winnipeg and Fort William.
6t. Thomas ratepayers will vote on the
question of plaoing the waterworks under
the control of commissioners.
E. 0. Bowers, M. P. for Digby, bas
acknowledged corrupt ants by agents in
his election and vacated the seat.
The Dominion Government has again
called for tenders for a fast line of steam-
ers between England and Canada.
The 0. 1'. R's. initial experiment in
transporting British troops across the
oontinent will take plane on Dooember 5.
The St, Thomas City Council offers
91,000 reward for the conviction of the
fire bug who has been operating there of
late.
Turner, the Quebec poetoffioe official
found guilty of stealing registered lettere,
has been sentenced t0 five yoare in the
penitentiary.
Kingston City Council has granted
$500 to the Agriculture and Arts Asso-
ciation on condition that next year's
Provincial Fair be held in that city.
It is officially announced, says a Wood.
stook despatch, that the Patterson & Wis-
ner Company, has amalgamated with
the Massey & Harris firm, of Toronto.
This will be one of the largest oombin-
ationo in America, and will control the
agrioulbural trade of the Dominion.
The Mount Forest cheese factory made
one hnndred thousand pounds of cheese
this season, an increase of ten tone over
last year's output. The company sold
the fall make for 9io. to Mr. Brill, of
Guelph, for shipment to the Old Country.
The total income from the season's sales
is 99,000.
A boy named O1uff, a pupil in Elgin
street public school, Ottawa, was soot
down for punishment by one of the un
-
betters received at the Public Works
Department from flue. C. F. Power re.
port a mod eatkfantory continuuues of
of the improvement in his health. The
climate of the Colorado Springs has been
of greater benefit than either Mr. Fraser
or hie friends had anticipated, and may
hide® him to forego his proposed visit to
Los Angeles.
A great overhanging aloft of rook at
the rear of Mr. Sutherland's lime kiln,
Marton, of many hundred tone weight,
came combing down the other day. It
struck a large rook below and broke,
which (hooked it in it descent, or it
wnnld have roll straight through the
kiln ; as it was lodged behind it. A
large piece of the broken rook was driven
through the roof of the fireman's shed,
where Messrs. McKay and Wilkinson
were sitting. The former was badly in.
jured, and is lying in a precarious state;
the latter escaped unhurt. This is the
first accident from falling rook that has
ocourred in that locality, and it was for-
tunate that no lives wore lost.
The Kingston Whig says :-A newly
arrived domestic was recently secured to
do housework by a Begot street family.
In the course of her duties she was told
to iron some clothes and hang them upon
1110 horse. A tittle later the maid appear-
ed before her mistress with the clothes in
her hands and a look of manifest perplex•
by on her face. "Why didn't you hang
the clothes on the horse, Bridget 9" in-
quired the latter. "Sure, an' I tried to,
ma'am, but he kept movin', so he did,
and they wouldn't stay." Shure enough,
knowing no other horse in her native
land, eke had gone to the stable and
endeavored to hang them upon the res.
tive Dobbin, with the result indicated.
A little son of Robt. Simpson, of the
5111 con. of Mersea, had a thrilling ex-
perience for cue of hie age. The boy,
who is but two years and six months old,
followed the men who had gone to the
hush and by some means missed his way
and got lost in the woods, As soon as
the child was missed, the family, assist•
ed by about 100 neighbors, organized
search parties who soothed the woods in
vain for 24 hours with guns, horns and
lanterns. About noon of the day follow-
ing his disappearance a neighbor
woman saw the little fellow toddling out
of the woods and took him home to his
distraotsd parents. The little hero is too
young to tell how be felt when he missed
his good supper and cosy bed or even to
tell how he spent his lonely night in the
woods.
(-4 OHO NOWIO.
Archduke Henry of Austria is dead.
Brazilian ports are infected with yellow
fever.
A heavy snow storm is reported in
Iowa.
Influenza is spreading rapidly in Den-
mark.
Famine and typhus continue to spread
in Russia.
France will make many improvements
to its navy.
Do Fonseca, the Brazilian diobator, is
seriously ill.
A big binder twine trust has been
formed in Chicago.
An anti.Frenoh movement is reported
in Belgium.
The exportation of horses from Russia
will be prohibited.
M. Berg, leader of tie Radical party
in Denmark, is dead.
The late Lord Lytton is said to have
been a Spiritualist.
Two earthquake shocks were felt at
Seattle, Wash„ Sunday.
The King of Denmark is the guest of
Emperor William of Germany.
Jamaica has agreed to a parcel post
arrangement with the Dominion.
The influenza epidemic ie spreading
throughout France and Germany.
The Porte has ceded to France the
peninsula'of Sheiksaid in the Red Sea.
The Russian Government is said to be
preparing to mobilise its troops iu 1892,
A strike of 7,000 coal miners in South
Wales and Monmouthshire is threatened.
Only :62 was subsoribed in Ireland last
week for the obiaote of the National
League.
Emperor William has invited M. de
Giers, the Russian minister, to lunch at
his palaea in Berlin.
Cattle from the United States continue
to bo admitted to British Columbia free
of all quarantine.
It ie rumored that Lord Dufferin will
summed the late Lord Lytton as British
ambaseador to France,
Smuggling ordered clothing into the
United States from Montreal is being
der masters, called Spence. When the carried on extensively.
pair reaohed the basement the lad turn- The Apaches in Arizona are on the war
ed round and thrashed the master. Ar path• B. H. Daniels, a Canadian, has
inveetigatioa will follow.
The oreditors of Wigle & Co., of Learn•
ington, met this week at Toronto, Near•
ly all 0f them were represented either
personally or by proxy. Thoe. Fuller
had in his pocket the proxies of most of
the email limners who have been bitten
by the failure. A detailed statement of
affairs showed a total shortage approx.
imating 904,000.
A most remarkable alliance between
two families is reported from the parish
of St. Marie Beaune. Two respeotable
farmers named Rheouma and Moth had
eight children, four sone and four dough.
Mrs, and the four sons of the latter join.
ed their fortunes to the four daughters of
the former. The offering of the first
foto• unaou5 up to date aro 89 children,
and of the latter 35 children.
Dr. Boyle, of Windsor, ono of the most
oscentrio and best known ehnraoters in
Borax County, is dead, and was barred
ab Kingsville Saturday. lie made a
groat dual of money daring the war by
handling patent tnedaoines, having an
officio at New York. Ito leaves an estate
valued at 9100,000, of which $50,000 is in
Death (Monty and $50,000 in Now York.
One of his deaf peculiarities was to ap-
poor upon rho threats in old continental
dress, with kniokerbookers cod' ca8keti
Tutt- •a dress which be wore up to. the
tints of hie death. Although married
twine he left no family, and the estate
will go to his brotltors-one at Amhurst.
burg and the other in the Ifattotn States,
He Wile 87 years of ago.
been killed by the Indians.
In a prize-fight in New York bonnet
George Altman, 19 years old, and Jahn
Hettinger, aped 17, the latter was killed,
Chicago is seriously threatened with a
soft coal famine. Hotels, faotories and
other planes are greatly inconvenienced.
Richard Power, M. P. for Watoford,
the Pernellitis whip, died Monday at Cho
age of 40, He was married a week ago.
Two attempts have been made to elect
a mayor in Pawtucket, Rhode Island,
without seamen, It is a three -cornered
fight.
The yonngost Blotch of Lord Randolph
Churchill woe married to Meet. G. 0.
Wilson in London, England, on Bath.
day.
Another massacre of European and
native Christians Is reported at Talton,
China. Nearly a hnudeed in all were
butchered.
Every indication in the rase of Prince
George of Wales polish to his recovery
from the attach of fever from whioh he
le suffering.
The troubles in China aro due to e. plot
to overthrow the Monotone and re•estab.
hell the native dynasty which was over-
thrown in 1044,
A wind and rain storm visited Wash.
ington, D. C., Monday, blowing down
several bnildings and killing emu people
beeades injuring others.
A man iu Vienna 70 years of age, be.
lteving bo was called upon to emertfioo
himeelf, hammered eleven nails three
hooters long into his skull.
Number 21.
By the will of the late 7. K. 'regaling,
M. 1.'. for liarbo•ough, a at il. mien of
peerage stamps vatted at 1ai0,000 was
left to the British itluswum.
Itepresnutativee 01 9110 [eland of Bar.
had0oe have arrived at Washingoot to
make a reciprocity 8rrangement with
the United States.
There were 209,000 miles of railway
braoke and 1,797 railway onrporattnne in
the 11. S. on June 30th last according to
statistics just completed.
There was a blizzard, aoeompenied by
a heavy fall of snow, at Norfolk, Va.,
Monday. Sleighs were seen on the
streets for the firer time in ninny years.
The brig Tahitahas bean found bottom
tip near Manzanillo, Mexico. It ie
thought that all the paesengers, 270 Gil-
bert teloodere and the urew of 21 hove
perished.
The man who lumped from Brooklyn
bridge on Saturday and was killed was
named Francis McOary and was au iron
moulder by trade. Ile thought he oould
do what Steven Brodie accomplished.
The trotter Fruu-Frou reduced the
yearling record to 2.25i- on Saturday and
the yearling pacer Poncho set th., record
at that gait at 2.227. Both are dough.
tare of Sidney. The pacing stallion
Direct equalled his record at 2.06.
There i. a water famine in Brooklyn,
N. Y. Monday the restaurants were
oompelled to refuse drinking water to
their guests. Men, women and children
were out in orowda searching for water.
Washing, except for the wealthy, wee out
of the question. Fatal/Mee and ware.
houses were compelled to close.
Miss Hibbert, daughter of Capt. Hib-
bert of Yarmouth, porchosed at Digby
the first through tiokct ever issued at
that Motion to a person going to Hong
Kong. The lady Dame by Bay of Fundy
steamer to St. John, where ehe took the
0. P. R. for Vancouver, thence to Hong
Kong by steamer. She is due at Hong
Kong on Dee. 10, on which day she is to
wed Captain Brown, of Hanteport, but
who is now in charge of the docks at
Hong Kong. The particulars of the case
are a bit romatic. Miss Hibbert visited
Hong Kong early last summer with her
father. There she met Captain Brown
for the drat time. She promised to re•
turn in the fall and marry him and she
has kept her word.
When a whale runs afoul of a big iron
steamship going sixteen knots an hour,
the whale is apt to get the worst of the
encounter. Teat is what happened to a
whale whioh got in the way of the "Ethio-
pia,' of the Anohor line. It happened
when the "Ethiopia" was about eight
hundred miles east of Sandy Hook, short.
ly after 10 o'clock last Saturday morning.
The weather was clear, sea smooth, sun
shining and most of the passengers were
on deck enjoying the scene. Suddenly,
right ahead, up shot a stream of water.
Then the hugh book of a whale. The
monster was so near that a collision was
inevitable. The sharp iron prow of the
steamship struck the whale right amid-
ships, as sailors would say, and clove
clean through it. Before the whale could
possibly have formed any notion of what
was the matter with it, it had been out
in halves, The forme of the collision
caused the big steamship to tremble
from stem to stem, but she was uninjur-
ed, A trail of blood from the whale was
left in her wake. The passengers for a
time were somewhat excited.
Huron County.
The Huron Signal will in future be
published on Thursdays.
The Royal hotel, Mitchell, is in the
hands of the sheriff, Mr. Seldon and
family having left the plane.
J. T. Garrote, Q. 0., M. P. P., was in
Ottawa the peat week attending the
session of the Supreme Court.
Robt. Leetborn, of Exeter' offers $50
reward for the apprehension of the party
who recently shot one of his dolts while
in the pasture field.
Fourteen oars of pickled eggs were
shipped by the Grand Trunk and Erie
railwayejot iSaturday , November 21st,
from Suaforth for the British markets.
Mrs. MCEwan has let the contract of
the new store in Leadbury to Mr. Rook,
of Logan, who has purchased the planing
fe.obory and business of Mr. Qaerenges•
ser, of Logan.
The trustees of the Clinton Collegiate
Institute have engaged John Heusbon, of
Brighton High Sohool, to succeed Mr.
Turnbull ate priooipal of the Institute.
dr, Heustou is a specialist in modern
languages, and was for six years teacher
in London Collegiate Institute in thif
special department,
A correspondent sends tie the follow-
ing :-"We aro informed that some
three or four boys of the 12111 con,
of west Watwanosh make a radios of
spending the Sabbath day by shooting
and hunting. We hereby give said boys
dile notion that if they 0onti0ue this law -
legumes they winery() the rigor of tine
law to ooutend with before they get
another 811011 notice."
The orew of the two masted schemer
Goodall, of Port Heron, roiisisting of
Captain Gex, four men and one woman,
landed at Bayfield Sunday after exper•
harming mnoh suffering, all being pretty
badly frost bitten, The Goodall left Al•
peoa, Mich., lumber laiden laab Monday
night, during a heavy gale, she became
eopatabed from the Oswego and drifted
athero near Thunder Bay, where she
began to break up. The oretv abandoned
her Wednesday in an open boat. In
the meantime the wind had 0190901, and
after drifting four days, being without
oars or food, they arrived at Bayfield
Sunday ,and are note doing uiooly. The
Goodall was owned by Captain Gex and
was uninsured.
Report8 from all pointe state that
wheat shipmouts are coming rapidly ;
good prides ars obtained.
The N. W. mounted police patrols are
being called in for the winter. With
the exception of the slight trouble near
Fort McLeod a month ago everything
has hetes perfectly quint tumour( Indians
this year mid at the present time peace
and harmony prevaile on all the reser.
vee.