The Brussels Post, 1888-10-26, Page 3Oca, 26, 1836,
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A OltADI1,1 BONO VOA PA2:111:1118.
Haag, my baby, don't, yeti orY
kimunnt's coming by and by.
8110 has (10120 0. shopping, dear
De not ern for papa'fi here,
dicrarna's just gone down the street
30200 40 match a ribbon, sweet.
Shopping days aro dreadful dogs
Idatilma hates them ;so she says),
'Tie so tiro, MAO turning o'er
P abates in a dry goo,ls store.
Ladles do not liko to gimp;
They 81 0020 would rather stop.
And they're itliveys grieved I know
When they must ft,shopping go.
Do not trot my 11010 one
Shall return by sot of sun.
(8o it loto bo supposed)
For Om stares will then be closed,
A SIMPLE TAWS, IN TWO ACTS.
ACT r.
Doer grandinaumm, I write to say
(And you'll b a glad, / knew)
That Tam coming Saturday,
To spend a week or so.
I'm coining, -Moos. ithon t Mamma ;
You know I'm eight years old t
And you will see how good I'llbe,
To do as I am told.
male you lots about your weak-
Tbore's so muck Iona do -
1•11 wood the garden, hunt for eggs,
And ioodtho ohiakono, too,
And maybe I will bo so good
You'll keep roe there till fall ;
Or, better still, perhaps you'll say
Icon,' go 1(0100 0,1 all 1
NOW r granclnuttnnia. please don't forgot
To (21004 100 at the train 1
For I'll be sure to o01110-unleos
It. should cloud up and rain
0.0812.
Dear mamma please put on your things
And take the next express
X want to go book home manda-
rin very olok, I guess 1
My granclina's very good to me,
13ut grandma isn't you ;
Atoll forgot when I canto hare,
I'd 001 40 sloop hero too 1
Last.ulght I cried myself to filooP.
I wanted you so bad I
To -day 1 eannot play or oat,
I feel so Tory sad.
Please, mom:no, come, fox 1 Sala See
MEOW I can bear to wait
You'll dna mo, with my hat and Back,
Out by the garden gate.
And grandma will not oare a bit
If you ehould ware, f know ;
Because I'm your Own Uttle girl,
And 1(10 love you so!
IN unlit:are OF' GEORGIE AND JULIA
DTADIIAN.
Pother 613 1112041308 you have laid them to
rest,
Those darlings you of t to your bosom havo
pressed,
You will miss them , how oadly, each door
little facie.
They have (10210 111(0 tho rest cl the human
race.
Do you feel 000000110d to what He has clone
If so, you hay ea great victory won,
Do you bow to the rod and say Father 'twos
Thee
Thou said'ot "Suffer the children to come
unto Me."
You loved them and oh 1 the trial was 8000,
But Jesus did loge them infinitely more,
lie's taken them safely from all earth's
alarms
And 0020 11197 do 0001(0 10 his loving arras.
0111 tho Samar is loving, He is /gentle and
kind,
He will 12081 12(1 the wound, the broken heart
bind,
To the weary and troubled ho often has said
It 1st even I, Oh 1 be not afraid,
rather, our Father, wo bow to thy will,
Wo know Thou clod love ns unchangingly
still,
We gays them up willingly, those darlings
of ours
Which Thou hest transplanted anfongst
heaven's Sowers.
012 1 the poor human heart is prone to rebel,
It was Ostia we know and all will be well
1 have taken these dear lambs with Are to
be,
And 1(0 11(000 who Etrb 'oh Ho says "TelleW
thott Ide,"
Then parents be cheered, yo shall End
thaw again
When earth's Wahl iLta o'ar With (lo sorrows
and pain,
With their Saviour they 2ta21d on Oanitan'e
bright ahem,
And their songs uf rajoloing wilt welcome
you o'er.
-A7110N0.
Washington Letter.
(Prom Mir Regular Oorrolipontlent,)
'W.&01312000012, Oat, 1(11880.
The largest number of Senatori
present at any ne time yesterday
in the chamber was twenty-sevee.
Since Wednesday several Sonatoes
bays left the city, without any in.
tention of returning before the deo.
time union some unexpected devel-
opment of eure, of bueinose may
summon them bad. Despite the
pending tariff bill, teen is an air of
listlessness about the Senate pro.
ending& 'Ph° tessins seem to
drag. The galleriets are almost
deserted it greet portion of the timo.
Now and then it group, usually
strangers it the city, drop in, but
few of them remain Ing. The
question beard et every teen ated
tingle of the corridors end on eve*
floor is "what do yell knew about
adjourtnnent ?" Thie is a oubjoot
OW more nearly cowmen ;glitters in lodge in to gerden of ettourtibere 13 familiar both to Johu himself and
and ortaployeee: than Senators, for ; a beeieged In the mime vein. to time tell= 110 addressed more
the letter can go away witinote ity and eeerly Oa the tome level than eighteen oeuturies ago in the
asking nuybody's perminion, while lies the huge Sabra or vadat' of neighborhood of Jordan. Shortly
the employee0 are required to bo on melons and nounibere, alio garden. after leavitig keen Miele we launch
duty es long as the session lots, er of this, however, while like the into the plain of Ooolo Syria and
The belief that adjournment will
bo reached quite non ill general.
Domocrete aud Republican express
the opinion that some arrangement
will bo reached for a termination of more of the nature of a bete, made
the aession. of benched of trees, shrubsseleas
14 1714(1 stated on the floor of the vegetation and. old garmente, making
Senate yeeterclay afternoon that a altogettior a eurious conglomeration,
resolution naming an early day for Tea object, however, Which is to
adjournmeut would be offered in afford natio to the noupante is
the Mouse to day. Inquiries ad manifestly secured, bat not mitre
dressed to Senator!' failed to die. gnently a sudden gust of wind
cover that any formal agreement crumbles teed prostrated tho whole
looking to adjournment had been treble in a few second& But whether
relined, but 11 was intimated that or not immediately after December
some eueli plan had been tacitly this lodge in a garden of °unmeant
fixed by whin it was expected that 11411114 110 in a heap of waste, show.
a proposition for adjournment ing wily that human beinghad
W011141 be submitted to the House once bon there.
husbandman oethe vineyard is there , before the day was far spent erns.
for the 112110 811108071 and object, don ; ed the river Lytarry (Leoutes), and
not contemplate the erection of a at a (tetanus of e few peon from
atone hone, but 12(0611812*0 struoture its bank statute the ancient lied
popular khan El Marge, a quad-
rengular building entered by an
archway, Tho landlord WO the
find to meet us and give na
cordial woloome. I told him plain-
ly that; 1 would bo glad to give him
a few piasties extra if he would give
nee the best accommodation he hacl
and, 58 far me poesible, prevent
other people from unceseingly ire
truding upon me. By the tame
darkness had fallen nearly three
sides of the square, mettle blocks of
buildings representing three sides
of a square, became crowded with
mules, donkeys, dm, while the
smaller and perhaps the cleaner
pert of the khan wee pretty well
oecutpied by muleteers and travel.
lore. The khanaty (inn.keeper)
watt not, but the plan itself was
perfectly familiar to am. A.11 lodg-
er,' for the night are supposed to
Lave their own necessaries, whether
of food or covering, The khamity
is not expected to provide either
meat or beds, but usually he keeps
a small stock of provision**, which
he doles out in one of necessity
with great parsimony and at a very
high rate. There are ono or two
rooms supposedto be high -loss ate
coma:iodation, and;theee are let at a
trifle more than the others. But
whatever part you are in you will
find it difficult to keep out of every-
one way, or to keep everyone out
of your way. Lon and key aro'
perhaps unknown, at any rate they
are not used and, as a rule, nobody
likes to bo alone, and they will not
leave you alone.
For every beast of burden led or
2c1 has to be paid per night. There
is no fixed charge, however, for
travellers, or then who aro not
muleteers ; Sonia may give a femme,
but many rise in tho morning and
walk away without saying it word
about it. The man who figured
most prominently during the first
part of the evening was a foreigner
who had come from Tunis and was
on his way to Damascus. There
was no end of things ho knew, his
knowledge of medicine and diseases
exceeded ordinary human power,
110 preacrIbed something fur every-
one, and epee') bye he strolled out
to the neighboring village aud there
proolaimed and commended his
skill. Of °aurae in the absence' of
enlighttnent and real medical aid,
and in presenoe of much diseme he
son had matey ORS toillerd, for whom
he prescribed and from whom ho
scraped many a penny. Cannily
enough, a few days later I met the
seams man in Da01$00111, and, al.
though there are many trained,
skilled and well-qualified dootors re -
Biding in the city, yet this man and
such me he, find a great deal to do
amongst the population. Although
not to (he same extent as Beyroul
yet Damascus is well provided with
medical men, both native a nd foreign,
nevertheless the people inhabiting
the out of the way villages are gen-
erally at the mercy of quaoke, or else
let alone to stiffer or perhaps die
without medical advice. ' It, is sin
eerely to be hoped that some may
or mean may yet be devised, if not
already so, to make the medical
mission lately established iu Demes-
ne as twin as possible accessible
to the poor people inhabiting tee
surrounding district&
About 8 p. m. the most of the
muleteers were fast asleep, and no
wonder, for many of them had
walked tor ten hours up and down
the bad roads of Lebanon. The
rest, and especially those eho rode
instea(1 of walked, climbed up n
elendor ladder to the top of the khan
andthere enjoyed a promenade, dis-
bussing and sifting many a relevant
and irrelevant matter.
(To be Continued.)
Screetilnies 11121 tile (indent:160
to.day. In 1860 the town Zahlie already
It does not appear difficult to mentioned was beeieged by tho OOP
make a forecast of the proceedings' eentratea strength and fury 0 f the
in the House for the rest of this Drueu. For several days the be -
session. They will coneiet ohieflY sieged tasted a (nip exceeding bieter,
of objections and adjournments, With and finally the whole town was
probably : 80018 indecorous discus. eemeeittee to the eeeeerine, waging
sion. Mr. Taylor adhere to hie anti desolating flame, Many of the
determination that no more legite men were put to the e.word, while
Iation shall be enacted, *011(1 says women and children were privileged
that there oan be nothing now bat to escape, but only to go fugitives
an adjournment or a recess. The and homeless to other places and
tangle over the eleotortil.count bill there perish. T11118 within a small
is expected to continue in its knotty compass we ounee npon Nets and
state until next seseion, when it can state of things which help us ma.
be passed in time for . the count of terially to see the force and mean
the vote net in November. No ing of the opening paragraphs of
evil is likely to result from the de- the let chapter of Isaiah. Zahlie
lay of action, though it ie extremely has mien been rebuilt nee re -in -
awkward. The fact that suet) a habited with as great and tte pros.
tangle should occur calls attention porous a population as before the
to the necessity for joint rules with devaetalion, with additional and in.
relation to the treatment of bills in conceivably auperior blessing,; inas
course of enrollment end transmis much as Mrs. Monier Nott, sister
sion. The Speaker is looking up and suanseor to eira. Thompson,
the subject, and it is likely that has extended the operations of the
some joint rules wilt be formulated British Syrian schools to Zahlie,
during the next seesion. and now, under the supenntendence
Tho docket of the Supreme Court Of Mise Bellamy, the Zahlio girls
for the October terra, 168B, has are instructed, or at least have the
been made up and numbers about opportunity of instruction. Here
1,200 oases, of which 900 are the Gospel is preached and Probes -
brought forward from the last term. tent books aro circulated 58 part of
The work of the Court is fully three the American mission work. Pro -
and probably four years behind. bably none ot these agencies were
With the increased growth of the possible ie Zahlie previous to 1860.
business of the country It has been Tho chief article of food with the
growing rapidly for years and the population here is the yellow maize,
necessity of some legislation bo re. which grows abundantly. Here
lieve its overcrowed docket has been maize flour and. maize bread ace
a subject of conaideration by the everywhere to be met with. The
bar of the country, and of some maize is gathered in late in the
members of Congress for several year, The inhabitants are busy
years. The subject has boon fully (eerie., the months of Juoe, July
coneidered by the American Bar and August with tho ordinary har•
Association iu an elaborate and vest of barley and wheat.
learned report made by a commit. The Byader (threshing floors),
tee of ablest and most prominent whin 18 at no great distance from
lawyers of the country; yet in re. the Damaeeue Road, appeara to be
gard to this most important matter, a groat centre of activity. To then
Congress has done nothing, and common property floors all the ears
apparently name totally unequal to ara gathered, and in turu the
dealing with it. farmers proceed to separate chaff
Since the neceeeity for some ac. from wheat. The fluor, whin is
tion bas arisen both political parties about 100 square yards, is generally
havo, at tiniee' been in absolute of a oiroular or oval shape, quite
control of both Houses of Oongross, level and tie smooth and hard as
and the condition to day is ten, poesible. It is encircled with a
changed from what it was a non pavement of a foot or so high. A.
of years ago, except that it has layer of ears is spread on the floor
been annually more and more ag. as evenly as possible, then a heavy
gravated. The clog in tbo work of board about 4 by 6 feet is laid on
the tenet praotioally amounts to. the wheat and attached to two
day to a denial of justice to liti. yoke(1 oxen, which draw it round
gants all over the country in matters and round the Byader. Generally
'evolving millions upon millions of a cud 01 about 10 y„ „ 01 age site
dollars, upon which they have the on the board as proud as if in a
right to demand a speedy ndjudioa. carriage and pair, to take care of
tion under the constitution and the oxen and add to the weight of
laws ef the coantry. , the board, Tho oxen are not
It ie 4" Billaer° Wi811 of the Puo' muzzled but lite allowed to oat the
ho at large, in the interest of good 00120 at eill. It need not be sup.
government, that when Clongress potted that the farmer welnmee the
re -assembles in December next, a ox to his wheet, but would gladly
well matured and wisely devised muzzle it were it not considered
plan may be presented for the on- sinful so to do. If the day is hot,
sideration of Congress to overcome the sky cloudlese and the noting
this obstruction to the adtninia. breezes blow not the work is per-
tration of justioe. formed meet expeditiously and vice
There wao received at the clerk's verse, when the grains are suf-
offteo of the United Stabes Supteme fidently looae from their envelopes
Oourt to.day a printed boolc eon.
taining over 2,000 pages. It is of nate aud the stalk of tho oar IS
broken into small piens the cows
a single volume and es three feet and board are removed. Then
eight inches iri width. It is the re. „me, the max 'with a fere, the
cord of the one° o( Banque Franco.
Egyptienne against Brown and handle of which is about 4 feet long,
and having forh
ttor fivo pronge, eac
others of New York. The book is
of the dimensions as to the pages about 1 foot long. Suppose the
wind to bo blowing gently, he be.
and typo presoribed by the rules of
against Brby aboat, several foot above
the level of the floor, the chaff or
any ono man can carry. husks, being the lightest, are blown
8. by the breeze in 5 given direction,
A Journey Across While the heavy Gnarl constantly
Lebanon. fano 011 the floor. This continues
on until the pure genie Mono re
„
RV RSV. G. B. 11020111, re, A., PASTOR Op reams on the ewer of the Byader,
10.407 carman, PROSSELS. While the chaff or lose valuable
materiel is blown by the wind ed.
Winter proper now sets it and all side the floor or else to one part'.
the verdant grandear, whether in cultir spet on it. Tho grain is thou
etif 01 fruit, has entirety dieappear- heaped and maimed. The tithe -
ed and the whole is timed into gatherer removes his there (whin
Hilo else than desolation. But is pretty often tho lion's one) ttnd
while becomes of the hbtbo house the farmer gathers his wheat into
described before ? It has tumbled his garner, Whilst the better TIM -
down, roof and Walls, and without ity of the tibu (11415)34) 14 etored for
hope of being re.orected that season, the benefit of the an, the inferior
t lies a heap of ugly ruins. To is lett and blown far atvay by the 2011 01 the geain, and in the titling It
this doubtless refeeenee is made is winds, then sunk into the soil by! will not be said of your mettle, as it
the eXatetago "Tho daughter of Zion the rain 81 dee burned. was said of Ephrain, that they "fed
sloll Ilolidotingo it a viheyo,rd, As Such processes wino no dottl.4 upon wind."
Sowing ehruniten wheat is an at.
tempt to ohne nattere with light
coin,
Ho who well drain& ma nitres and
propane the ground can grow pro•
fitablo crops of wheat on ahnost
every soil.
.111 10 a general rule, with not more
than the annul exceptions that the
finer the seed bed the laeger the
yield of wheat.
Wheat eau be safely grown on
lands that would be ruined by wash-
ing and gullying were cultivated
crops kept on them.
1t pays richly to save wheat straw
earefully, though it is uscel only as
an absorbent. Western framers
May smile, but it 18 ten.
Treat yam grain crops with an
eye to the value of the straw as Well
A patch of rye And timothy seed-
ed together always 000308 “pat."
The rye will make plenum iu the
spring oven earlier thee blaegreete
and by the time the rye falls the
timothy will bo reedy. There is
nothing like a sternly euenseion of
pasturage.
Rye 011437 bo 80 20)2 311 the bill and
clover on it in the spring, The rye
ciao bo out for the straw (welch fro -
gently sells for the einem price per
ton tie the best Lay) ad 900n as the
blossom falls, and there will be a
good growth of clover for pesture.
In tide way poor land may be made
to yield a respectable income while
being improved.
Iresnawnsganniumarnir
THECOOPCSBESTFRIEND
Returned to Brussels.
ROBERT ARMSTRONG
desires to state that he has again b000me
102a resident of Brussels and is repared to
t C ont
roots foi all kinds o Carpenter
Work, such as House Building, Barn
A Coot for 181108,37$. Framing, Mill Wrighting, etc,
Ile will also make a Specialty of Mov-
A tooth of Sir Inn Newton wee ing Buildings,
sold in 1.81.6 for the sum of $8,650. Estimates Cheerfully Given.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
It way purchased by it noblemen,
who had it see in a ring which lie
bat worn by Napoleon Bonaparte at in overy instanee. 180'13.r, wore constantly on Ins finger. The
Ammo:4e.
the battle of Evian 11/58 sold ln
Pieria en 1880 for $400. It watt
put up for sale At $100, and there mem-2mo=
wore thirty-two bidders, The coat
worn by Charles XII, at the battle , TAII" OP SHOP
lb 1.,
d attendants, 27)08of Pultewil, and preserved by one i
of his officers an
sold in 1825 for $116,875. The First-Olass Suits, either Bound
t
two pens employed in signing the 1reaty of Amiens were sold in 1826
or Unbound, made for
for $9,500. A. wig that had be.
longed to Stereo 1758 sold M public $4.00.
auetiou in London for $1,050.
The lA Eit Guaranteed.
prayer book used by Charles J,
when on the scaffold was sold in Produce taken in exchange for
Work.
London in 1825 for $525. A waist
coat belonging to J. J. Roseau was
sold for $190, and his medal wetch
for $100.
Fall Shades In 1111111nery:
The syndicate of Paris manufac-
turers have adopted the following
as among the leading colors for the
coming eeason :
Emeraude-a dark, rich, emer-
ald green.
Scarabee - a deep, yellowish
green.
Couroncou-a shade lighter than
searehee.
Peupliere-a ehade lighter than
couroncou.
Nil -*t light, watery green.
Coquelicot-a rich, blood red.
Cardinal -a dark scarlet.
Boulanger -a bright, live -blood
rod.
Bouton d'or-a golden yellow.
Mais-a straw yellow.
Voloao-a reddish terra cotta.
Alezan-a, dark, reddish brown.
Pactole-a light, golden brown
Oxide -a dark slate.
Lionceau-a dark fawn,
Heron -a gray drab.
Luciole-a gendarme blue.
Twa Dozen Compressed Facts.
There are 2,760 languages.
A equare mile contains 640 acres.
A barrel of rice weighs 600 lbs.
The average human life is 81
years.
The firet steel pen was made in
1880.
A barrel of flour weighs 186
pounds.
A barrel of pork weighs 200
pounds.
A span is ten and seven -eighth
inches.
A hand (horse Mettellre) i8 four
inches.
Watches were first constructed in
1476.
The value of 10 ton of silver ie
$37,704.84.
A. storm moves thirty-six miles
per hour.
The first luoifer match was mado
in 1829.
A hurricane moves eighty man
per hour.
The first tron steamship was
built in 1880.
klodern needles first Cenle into
nee in 1645.
Coaches were first buiit in Eng.
lend in 1569.
Tho first boree railroad was built
en 1826.27.
Ono million dollars of gold coin
weigh 8,685 pounds avoirdupois.
Ono million dollars of silver coin
weigh 58,920.9 pounds avoirdupoie.
The first complete sewing
inachine was patented by Elias
Howe in 1846.
Glue wiudowe were first intro -
chine into England in the Eighth
century,
Albert Darer gave the world
prophecy of future wood engraving
en .1527.
Measure 209 feet melt side mid
you will have a equate nee within
an inch.
The Ridgeton Standard has come
to the condemn that publishing
fair peizo Bets is played out,
Joo Enight, the left fielder of the
Hamiltons, will pan the winter et
his home in St. Moines.
M. G. RICHARDSON,
8-4 Merchant Tailor.
,DR.HoDDEFtis
BuRpocK
0/111///,,
'cot#Proutio4
HRH
Liver Compl at
Dyspepsia,
Biliousness,
Sick Headache,
Kidney troubl's
Rhettinatism,
Skin Disease,
and all impuri•
ties of the blood
from whatever
eause arising.
THE GREAT SPRING MEDICINE,
11.M.7C= 'Mc. (with 271.110 Mt)
BR. Z10.00Brog
LITTLE LIVER PILLS,
(very small and easy to take.)
NO GRIPING. NO NAUSEA
Sold everywhere ; price 25 cents,
UNION MEDICINE Co., Proprietors,
TORONTO, CANADA,
ALLAN LINE.
1888. SUMMER ARRANGEMEN • 1888.
LIVERPOOL St. QUEBEC SERVICE
811010 atONTILELL 1 0882110111. 1 711010 010I10EC
Sept. la Ciroaeolan 80Pt.14
Septa° Polynesian Sept. 20
8ept.27 ....... ....... Sarmatian Sept.28
. Elordmian Om .4
004.10.Parisian Oct. 11
Oct.18(Prolusion Oct.15
Oot, 80 Polynesian 00428
Nov.1 Sarmatian Noy. 5
Nov, 7 Sardinian Nov. 8
Nov.11 k'orisian: Noy. 16
Braes of Passage by Mail Steamers.
(201313E0 TO LiViMPOOlt.
Cabin 800, $70 and 883 itaeording to scam.
=dation. Servants in (Sabin, 300 Inter.
mediate SS°, Steerage 320, Return tickets,
Onbin, $110, 310C and elm Intermediate,
800. Steerage 340.
By Polynesian, 010e005100 or other ex-
tra steamers. Cabin Atty. elaty and seven-
ty dollar'according to aeconunodation. no -
turn tioe010, ninety, ono hundred and ten
and ono hundred and thirty dollars. Xnter-
mediate sixty dollars. S teerage forty doll-
ars.
Passengers cum embark at Montreal the
day before 'without increased charge, Go
yourself or Rend tor your 'friends. Prepaid
corbliontes at reduced rates. For full M.
formation apply to
.5, 11. GRANT,
ltrussele.
T. FLETCIIER,
VIILOTIOAL
WATCIIMAKBE
A ED Xnwniznit.
Thanking the public for past favors and
support and wishing still to seoure yout
patronage. We are opening out fulllines
in
SOLD & SILVER WATCHES.
SILVER PLATED WARE
10111 established and reliable makers,
ully warranted by us*
Clocks of the
Latest Desig,tbs.
.31-11:0
Wedding Rings,
Ladies Gem lfings,
Broaohos,
Earrings, 42,
Also have in stook a full lino of Violins
end Violin Shelve, etc,
The Martial() IVO.NO lute struck 14.13. -Issuer of Meerittgo,Livonses,
T. Fletcher,
Weadock . our es ()Mingo totek
plane in that town on Wednoeasy,