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The Brussels Post, 1888-10-26, Page 22 horses would have been bad no kind friend oovered their eyes. a The trouble with the yauug mon t is that their eyes ere oovered—so ' oovered that they might as well be blind. What they need is to have !es opened their e'er. 1d to their danger. Wiiat:vould you say if the smoke and flame of a burning stable worn goiug up every eight in every vil- lage in our land? YOU woolcl cry for help to put out those flames and you would yourself do all you could to extlugatsh them. But wore° than that, in almeet every village in our land there is a saloon where vile men are setting the souls of our youug men on fire of bell. What have I painted these two pictures for ? This 1s my object : Some boys who have never seen the inside of a saloon may read what 1 have written, and reeolve as they have never resolved before, that they will not enter any place whore liquor is sold. 1 ehall rejoice if any reader of mine shall say to himself, "1 propose to keep aut of such places." 1 hopo he will also say, "1 will use the ballot when I can v;.te, to rid tho laud of such fiery dangers." TOWN J.UBEC ORY, 14T8Lvarai • Comma.— Sabbath Service at 11. amt. and ti aO p.m. Sunday Soboo at 2:30 p. sit. 1tov. John hose, B. A. pastor. 11:8ox Caste --Sabbath Services at 11 tt.m. and iliac p.m. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. lieu. Ct.11. llowio, M, A.., pastor. Hr. Join's t,tn Ilan. --Sabbath Services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School at 0;30 a.m. !tet W. T. Clod, incumbent. 1\IFTrcOnicT Cnt.t cn.—Sabhath Services at 10:30 a,m. and 0:10 p. m. Sunday School at at 2;30 p.m. Bev, 3'I. Swann, pastor: 1to1NcuN CATHOLIC IC Ciirucn.—Sabbath Ser. vice third Sunday iu every month, at 11 a.1n. Lev. 1'. J. Shea, priest. SALVATION Annr.--SerVICOe R47 and 11 a.m., 3 and 5 o'clock p.m. on Sunday and every evening in the week et 8 o'clock, at the barracks. Capt. Smith in command. Orin FF,LLowe LODGE every Thursday evening, in Graham's block. • Mittens Lovas Tuesday at or before full moon, in Garfield block. A. C) te. ay. . Lopez on first and third Monday evenings of each mouth. FOuL'STEae' LoneE 211d and last llonclay evenings of each month, in Smale's ball. L. 0. L. let Monday in every month, in Orange 11a11 Posr Or rrt. Office hours froin 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m Mutto.1ns' Is can it --•!trading ltoom and Library, in llolmel' Week, will be open from b to s o'cloekp.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Miss Minnie Shaw, Li. brarian Ruttiest W. C. T. I', hold monthly meetings en the 3rd Saturday in each month, at 3 o'clock p.m. Mrs. Swann, Pres.: Mrs. A. Strachan, Seo'y, Tow COFNrIL.—W. II. McCracken, Reeve P Graham J. Amort, D. Straoli- tin and J. M. Mel to i,, Cotmcillors I'. S. Scott, Cleric , !hos. Kelly, Treasurer ; D. Stewart, Assessor. and Jas. T. dross, Collector. Board meets the let Monday in each m:ntth. Selma. Maim—Rev. Jno. Ross, B.A., (uhairman)l. S. Scott, IL Dennis, T. Fletcher, J. Hargreaves and A. hunter. Sec..Treas., W. 11. Moss, Meetings let Friday evening in each month. Promo ScnooL Tnacnjns.—Jno. Shaw, Principal, ,:digs Richardson, Mise Hambly, Miss Abraham and Miss Taylor. BOARD OF 1'IEALrti.—Reeve 1414Cracket, Clerk Scott, J.11. Young, A. Stewart and J. G. Skene. Dr. Holmes, Metlicel Health Officer, Ottlibrof5 Earner. UNWILLING TO COME OUT. "Bark ! what is that ?" Quick er and fatter rang the bell in the fire tower. Open the floor and listen. There go the horses, and everybody gets out of the tray as soon as pos. Bible. Yes, there was a fire, I followed the erowd that windy evening Bud soon found myself in front of a Iarge livery stable, Hay and straw ate fatefully com- bustible and the flames were spread ing with appalling rapidity. There were several horses in the stalls when the alarm was eouuded, but, one by one they Lead been led out. till now only a single span was lett But the flames were on three sides of them. A kind hand was tugging at each halter to lead !beta away from the impending crash. But they would not stir. They glared with faecivation at the bright flames creeping nearer null nearer, but they refused to move. In rush. ed a man with a blanket and wrapped it around the head of one of those noble horses. "Back," said he, and now the here° obeyed Trim. Over the ireful of hie mate :Sent another blanket, and in two minutes more, both the handsome fellows stood outside the burnirg building. A very narrow escape, for just us they passed out of the broad open door on to the street, the roof fell in, and there was a mass of roaring flames, right where, a moment before, they had been standing, reluctant to move from the place of danger. Tho danger they of °Durso could not understand. There was a charm in the bright flames and the horse that you could not have forged to leap into a precipice, you could not have forced to come out of that burning building. The horses, with the flames all about them, needed to have their eyes closed that their lives might be caved. Men some- times need to have their oyes open. ed to save them from a fate as fear• fuI as that which threatens a borae when the ,flames are threatening his life. How hard it seams for therm to Dome out and stand where there le safety. Hark, again. This time it is not the ringing of a bell that I can hoar. We are on the street, stand• ing by an open door, and we can hear the clink of glasses, for we are looking into a saloon. And what do we see there? Not two home but two young men, hard delta their comtadee call them. They are in far greater danger than the Horses in the burning stable were. Flamoe are all about them -.'yes, within them, for they have swallowed free• ly what the Indians rightly call fire water, Like the hoteee they, too, aro fascinated. They see no dan- ger where they are. More than once their mothers have led drain away from this fearful place. But they soon return. What will their fate be ? Worse than that of the Varieties. The bill collector probably doesn't like his bueiuess any better than lie wan who has to pay hire, but it bas to be dun. "Oh, the Frenchman was very harshly treated. They throw him off the balcony into the street." They did ? Well, was he hurt much ? Auythiug brolceu ?" "Noth- ing but his English," cuddle—"I understand that Leg - ley is engaged to the Widow Jwkins' youngest." Addie—"Yes ; he has captured the widow's mite." Fed dle—"Looks to me as if the widow's might had captured him," There are half a million men in this country who daily enter a cigar store and ask "Have you a good cigar ?" Aad not one of them has ever found a tobacconist honest en• ough to reply in the negative. "No, my mon, I haven't anything for you," said a gentleman to e tramp with outstretched hand. "Who asked for anything," replied the latter demalion, Don't you see I'm a politician ? All I wanted was to shake." A correspondent wishes to know if "writer's cramp" is a common complaint among those who earn their living by their pen. It ts, to a certain extent; the cramps being usually felt in the region of the wreter'e pocket -book. Magistrate (to woman) --you ad• mit that you hit your husband with a stove lid, and yet you claim there are extenuating circumstances gov- erning the case. Woman --Yes, cab, dey was a extenuatin' sarouni. stance. De stove lid weren't hot. tlfies Gotham (to Mr. Weinman recently returned front abroad) "I suppose you were at court while itt London, Mr. Walsh 2" 14Ir. Wa- bash (uneasily) : "Well—er—yea, Miss Gotham ; but only once, and then I got off with but merely a nominal fine:" Consolation—"I wouldn't cry, lit- tle boy," said a kind old gentleman consolingly, ',yen may be unhappy for the moment, but it will soon pass away. You wouldn't expect me to cry, would you, every time I'm a little unhappy 2" 'No sir,' responded the tearful little lad, 'you'd prob'ly go an' get a drink; A young girl at Racine, Wis., dislooated her neck, the other morn ing while getting out cf bed. Had she allowed her mother to get up, build a fire and bring her breakfast up to her, this young lady might still be alive and well. Young lad- les with mothers will tape warning from this sad occurrence, if they have not already done so. It was in a Boston private school of fashionable repute, and the young ladies, who bad been studying the history and Constitution of the United States, were under examine. tion, 'How is law made ?' said the instructor. 'Oh,' said a tailor•made damsel, cheerfully, 'the Senate has to ratify it, and then the .President has to veto it,' 'Don't you see that eign - up there ?'asked the grocer, pointing aternly to a placard on the wall bearing the fateful words 'No Credit Given Here,' 'Yes,' replied the man, who had just asked for a barrel of finer on tick, '1 see it. But how about that other sign on the other side : 'If You Don't See What You Want, Aek For It.' Fearing the worst—Sammy (who is never allowed to stay out of school)---'Ho4pdie Hurling didn't come to school all day.' bianima-- 'Why not 2' Sammy --''Canso hie mother died. When ynu die may 1 stay home all day 2' Manama— Yee, darling, you may stay out a whole week then: Sammy (sus' piciouely)--'Ob, I know ; you menu to die in vacation.' • e THE BRUSSL28 PC) T 00T, 26, 1.868, The base ball batter will now give way to the buckwheat batter. 'What did you find in the pock- ets 2' inquired Mea. I3aultthunder anxiously, 'There was a email hymn book,' said the coroner, 'to. gather with a handkerchief, some postage statues, a few tracts on to- tal abstineuee,' 'i1 wasn't the Col. ouel,' exclaimed the I enteclty lady, most greatly relieved ;'he's probab- ly coming on the next boat,' 'What is Georgc'e last name, Et. tit?' asked the little sister one morning, at the breakfast table. 'Simpson, dear' said Etta, with a becoming blush. 'What makes you ask 7' 'Oh, nothint,' said the little sister, Carelessly, only I was listen iug °unlit% the parlor door when he was bore last night, and I thought from what I heard you any to him all the time that it might be Don't.' Employer --So you think you ought to have an increase of salary ? Clerk—Yee, sir; J. will aeon need double my present pay for I intend to marry. Really, sir, I should like to sceommodate you, but my basis nese is not profitable just now, and evoty cent I add to your wages must come out of the small margin on which I support my family. 'Oh, that's all right. The money won't go out of the family. I intend to ninny your daughter.' 'I confess, sir,' said the widow with some shyness, 'that I might in time learn to love you, but, cr—you are quite poor, are yell not 2' 'Well, yes ; ulyincome is not large, but with you, dear i'drs. Tompkins, to cheer and encourage me, it would soon— 'Ali,' interrupted the wid ow with a sigh, 'that would bs giving hostages to fortune. I am drawiug $15 a month pension, send I would not like to give up a dead sure thing for a rank ancertaiuby.' A TEXAS DESPERADO'S END. Brow Marshall nankin Put the Finishing Tonchee 071 1II111 Whitley. NEW *3Lr7510 TIMEC-DEMOCRAT. On a oat in a little room of the Federal Court Building, with his hands folded across his breast, lie the remains of Bill Whitley, the notorious train robber, who was killed by United Statee Marshall Rankin and deputies on the out- skirts of Floresville one night last week. A oonetant stream of citi- zens thronged the building during the following morning, all anxious to get a peep at the dead desperado. His face is badly specked with pow• der burns, and the back of his head is almost jellied with buckshot. However, those who knew him in life will have no trouble in indeati• fying him now. He was twenty- eight years of age, 5 feet 9 inches in height, weighed 140 pounds, and has a light mustache and bristly chin whiskers, Among those who looked upon tiro face of the clead robber this morning was Mr. Greaser, fireman on the traiu stopped Saturday eight and who was made to enter the mail car by the robbers. He gazed a second at the sallow, powder - burned fade and then, turning to Marshall Rankin, said : "Yee, tide is the fellow who made Engineer Toomy go to the oar, I recognize Mw." Marshall Hankin then pro- duced a broad•brimed white felt hat worn by the robber when IkiIled. It was perforated with buckshow. The fireman recognized it as the ideuti• cal hat worn by one of the robbers on Saturday night, on which occas- ion, Mr, Greeser said, the dead robber did not attempt to wear a mash or shield his face in any man. ncr. Whitley's romaine have been em- balmed and will be kept until even more complete indentification is established. Since the attempt at robbery of last Saturday night, Marshal Rankin. with posse of dep. utiee, has been in pursuit of dos peradoes. He had reason to be- lieve they would seek refuge at the home of Will Harrell (now under indictment for harboring robbers), in the eastern suhurbs of Flores- villo. About dusk last evening United States Marshal John T. Rankin, with Deputies West. Van Riper and Yglesias, went 10 the house of Har- rell. There was nobody at home but a oolored boy, whom the offroers hold In custody and secreted them• selves in a rear ehed opening into the front of the house. About 8;80 o'clock Harrell and Whitley rode up, hitched their hors,. ea, and entering the front room lit a lamp. Harrell opened the door into the stied in which the officers were ?tiding and called for some one, At this juncture Marshal Rankin appeared before the opening and Harrell stepped to one aide without making any remark. Whitley had seated himself en a ebair in the middle of the root,,, and was facing the adder, who raised hit gun to Iris shonider and said, "Throw up your hands." Marehai Rankin saya ileo did hot vele have time to tell the despot - i ado that he was an officer or any- thing else, for no sooner had Whit- ley seen him thou he drew but re velvet., and both men fired almost simultaneously. The shot fired at the marshal visaed over his head and imbeded itself in the buck wall, while Whitley received the shotgun charge in the head and breast, one buckshot going into hie right jaw and plowing completely through hiaI'hie hand. brought, him to his knees, or ho squatted, and the =rebel fired a second load into Whitley's head. 13otli shots were well aimed and both took effect in the vitals of the desperado ; but so determined and vicious was the robber that he made the most desperado fight after his bead was riddled. At best, with the wounds already inflicted, he could not have lived not more than ten minutes ; but instead of stir. , rendering he crawled under the boa and fired iudisoriinruately at ilio officers. After he had emptied his shot - gen Marshal Itanitin, aocordiug to previous un dere tending with hie deputies, stepped out of the door to re -load and the battle was con. aimed by the deputies. Many shots were fired an both sides, but Whitley had already received mort- al wounds and died in a few sec- onds with his pistol cooked, ciinole- od in his right hired and rostiug on hey right shonider. The man, Wm. Harrell, in whoeo company and in whose house Whitley was found, must not bo supposed to be a train robber, hie only offence being the harboring of outlaws, for which he is now under bond. ?Ie took no part iu the frgh' and was not arrested. Bill Whitley was ono of the most desperate characters ever known ie Southwest Texas, He is known to have participated in the McNeil end 'Matonia robberies, and about ono year ago waylaid and murdered Deputy Sheriff Stanley, of William. SOB County. The Ciaeo Bank rob- bery is charged to Whitley, as well as countless stage hold ups. He ie said to have remarked on several occasions that he would never be taken alive, and Ins des- perate straggle last night, when there were but a dozen breathe left, shows he waa a man of daring and foolhardy oourage. He had a Win- chester rifle, a revolver, $61 in money and a silver watch and chain on his person at the time of his death. He rode to Harrell's a fins horse, and in hie saddlebags was a fine hatchet, probably fur use in cutting barbed wire fences. Bill Whitley was raised in De Witt County, and at one time drove a stage from Cuero to txoliad. Elis brother -in -lata, a Mr. Cos, lives at Lampasas, Texas, and besides this little is known of his family con- nections. Whitley had outlived his day, and like others who preceded and men who are to follow him, be went over the divide with his boots on. Charles Tomlinson, night watch- man at the Plewee mill in Brant- ford, had au extraordinary exper- ience Tuesday. He was doinglsome work about 5 a. in. and tools off his coat and vest, the latter containing a roll of bills to the value of $1177. When he proceeded to put on his things again be discovered that the money had dieappearod, and at once came to the conclusion that the rate, of which there were 'a num- ber in the vicinity, must be trespon• eiblo for the theft. Acting upon this impression he searched high and low until 4 o'clock in the after, noon, when his duligsnce was re- warded by discovering the missing roll on a sill in the basement near it ret hole. The bill were somewhat torn but otherwise they will prove just as serviceable as ever. Notice of n'e ,oval Having leased the store lately vacated by Mrs. Alexander I have Removed my Business there. 1 have Purchased:aNiee Line of New Tweeds, Sm., and will bo pleased to show theta to the piblie. Give 'mo a Call at tho New Stand. - E, Ounford, M1nnno1uuwr T.trnosl, lei's / mit, ltfua0ele. BOOKSTORE School Supplies Such as ]3ooles Slates ,Pens, P en- cils, Ink, Bags, &o. Fancy Goods, in the way of Parses, Pocket Books and a host of other articles. TOYS of all kinds in abundance. Musical Instruments, viz., Drums, Harmonicas, Horns, Whistles, Flutes, ,Jew's Harps. o elle 'j� n Beautiful g zi Stock of ELIJ B�C7 MS in Leather and Cloth. Prices Away Down. STATIONERY' including , Note and Foolscap Papers, Envelopes, Pads, &c. Make Your Wants Known and we •will try and meet you with what you want. eyca ;:,..osB061(ki ORE, TINTYPES, 1 • Per - • 150 • CO Mt S. .011 Work front the Smallest to Life alto eerie ht 11 ilrsbciass naaneter. el' 11enh0nees, lite., lit Reasonable nates. T'aix'field. Tt 1 URS ROUND THE WORLD. 'This is the name of a hand - 50m0 BOOK OF TRAVEL containing 846 pages and 324 ft'. s':3ua"dic r z .+ :"t'l'3'ROfl e't're S,, It should bo in every homo in this County. Every young Wean should read it, :1SIC 2'p SEE 111.3 SAMPLE. Hiram White, Agent, ,,05.111 IIIANSI1t0O1s P.O. MONEY TOLOAN! Any Amount of Money to Loan on Farm or Village Pro- perty, at 6 cl 6i Per Cent. Yearly. Straight Loans with privilege of repaying when required. Apply to A. Hunter, Division Court CZerlc, Brussels. Money to Loan. Money to Loan on Farm Pro- perty, at LOWEST RATES, PRIVATE AND COMPANY FUNDS DICKSON & HAYS, Solicitors, Brussels, Ont. BRUSSELS I desire to inform the Public that I have Leased tho well- known Bxussnr;s Lxtun Wane from Thos. Town and will run the business next Season. I will also continuo to follow nay trade as SMONJOt101r$iraa7lel, and and prepared to furnish esti- mates for yobs, &e. BUILI)L!W AND CORNER 151''ON1i always on hand. Satisfaction Guaranteed. .t Specialty tuatle of Bricklaying Sall Plastering Lime. W PROPRIETOR. ---TIS Brussels Moller Mills being now in full operation the Proprie- tor is prepared to supply the publio with • the best grades of Roller Flour, Cracked Wheat, Graham Flour, All kinds of Mill Feed always on handl and for sale at reaeonablo prices for Gash. :16'.f Siet:1VX7C.+'nk; twill find that they are doing the very best for them- selves by patronizing me with their Grist- ing and chopping. SPE SIL RATES FOR FLOUR to any parson taking GOO pounds or 210111( p17,44. it