The Brussels Post, 1889-12-20, Page 1Volume 17.
FARMERS' 'INSTITUTE.
EaSt shoran AgriVU IMICUSti
Topics or entereet,
Last Friday and Saturday the fifth
annual meeting of the East Huron Far-
mers' Institute was held in the Town
Hall, Brussels. Shortly alto! dinner
President McFadden took the chair and
gave a suitable and.praatioal address 00
"The relation of the money lender to tho
farmer," Ho was of tho opinion that
the Government should loan money, at a
low rate of interest, to the farmer and
thus save him many dollars in the yenr.
The preseat condition of affairs is fur
from being satisfactory and the majority
of the farmers are losing money every
year and owing to heavy mortgages on
their farms aro in a badly crippled con.
Thos. Gibson, 111.P.P, was thou intro -
awed and road a paper on "Huron's;
Place in agricultural produots." le is
given on page 8 of this issue and is not
only well worth reading but should be
preserved for futtire reference as the in-
formation contained in it is not gathered
without conselernble trouble.
Prof. Robeeteou, of Ontario Apioul,
total College was the next speaker, his
subject being, 'Fodder cora and the silo.'
Ho said theories will not help farmers
only in so much as they will sot them
thinking and this is what WO want, every
farmer to think and study this Province
and ascertain whet products yield best on
our farms and what will yield us the
best profits. The oorn crop is ono that
will Always grow end always tasty and
its growing will help the Doming wheat
crop as it cleans the land thorougbly.
This; section is well adapted for core.
With your cheese factories, and conse-
quent ooes, young cattle and pigs you
need some food that will pentium both
milk and flesh and corn will do both.
The orop will help you keep more cattle.
Some men koop as high as 100 cows on
100 odes oE lana in this way with the
addition of a little bran. Corn needs
riot's land. The best way to prepare fur
the crop is to plow in the Fall and work
es seou as possible in the Spring. Seed
shallow in drills 3 to 3 feet apart. An
ordinary seed drill may be used with
seed in two spouts. If an outside spout
is left empty it makes a murk for tho
wheel on the not rouud. Sow three
bushels to the acre and barrow after the
crops comes through the ground. It
should be planted between the 7th of
May and the 7th of Juno. Cultivate
often as it Weans the soil, and to get the
plant a full supply of water. Grow the
plant that matures best. I have known
20 tons of fodder to be harvested on one
aore. Last year 08 varieties wore grown
at the Model Farm to ascertain which
were the best kinds. Grow corn that
grows ears in preference to corn that
will only give stalks. The Professor
gave a lengthy desoription of the 10 eon.
stituent parts of soils and the best way
of applying matures. Farming requires
head work followed by hand and feet
work. Man farms for food and service.
COWS, hogs, horses and eheep are the
order in which these animals best servo
man. In reference to waste in manure
it was stated that enough VMS lost every
year to pay the taxes of thie Province.
No man who grows corn oten do without
a silo. 200 Ontario farmers built them
this year. The cost of building is small,
say about $70 or 680, to hold 100 tons of
fodder. It oan be put in the silo as
cheaply as 1,n stnok and the 'cobble will
eat every particle of it. Tho fodder is
tramped into the corners of the silo and.
when full out straw is 101) 00 top of it.
Many people out the fodder with a strew
ontterinto pieces about 2 inches long.
The oorn should be allowed to wilt a
little before it is put„into the silo. Every
farmer should have, at least, 10 acres of
00011 00 a 100 store farm. Feed 2 acres
in the green state and allow the remain-
ing 8 ,sores to oar out before cutting.
16e tons was the average yield per aore
bdietruns au high as 82 tons. One ton
will find a cow 640 days, 5 &ores will
teed 16 weep for 7 months. A. man oan
out an acre in 8 hours with a hook. A
large number of queotions were asked
Prof., Rqberteon and verp satisfaotory
endears given on this 'interesting, sub.
jeott Two large cotton diagram's made
the various points in the addrees vary
olear.
mute entheree.
The Town Hall was well filled on Fri-
day seething. :The following ved the
program :—Instrumental duett, violin
and organ, D. and A. Stewart; chair.
man's address ; song, Thos. Gibson, M.
P. P. ; address by A. J. McMillan, Colo.
nization Agent, on "Manitoba" • solo,
Miss Minnie Gerry ; addrees, 'Skillin
farming," by Prof.Robertson ; solo, Mid
Maggie Stewart ; instrumental trio,
violins; and organ, D. Stewart, son and
daughter; National anthere., A vote of
thanks was given to the persons Residing
in the progrem. Mies Hargreaves anted
as accompanist for DDSs Gorey.
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Tho first subject taken up was "The
bog industry," introduced by Tlaos.
Baylis. Among other things he said,
The hog should get bettor oaro end if
looked altot the game as the home or
ootv, fifty per cent more Could be made
out of them. Pork oan be raised for 8
cents per owt. by followlug his instrue,
Sons. He favored the Chester White
variety and, gore his reasons for doing de
/t nevor pays te sell hogs by live weight
it you keep the right' laded. There in no
need of importing a pound Of pork into
this etountey as Criteria conle wise an
abundance. Mr. Beylis' advice was to
got the boot breed 00 11113 give it firstmlese
fere Rua teeatment, 0110 how to feed
and there will be no more profitable part
of farm work then the hog inthastey.
Ord° will not permit 00 to givo this
paper in full.
Peet Rtherteth (spoke for sheet
time, being sandwiched In between tho
fleet and gond pert of Mr. Baying' al.
atm. lie (stated 1)1101) 11) did not pey to
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feed hogs of ter they revelled 225 pounds.
Pip fed on clover or earn from a silo
thrive well °spade:11y if mixed with
grain. Grain will pay better fed in pork
than marketing it. It dm not pay to
sell hop in the fall live weight me the
market is low and uneerthin. Did not
know as there was much advantage in
boiling feed for pigs as far as fattening
Is concerned. Swag should bo fed on
secoulent food, the samo as a milking
Dow, as each little pig will drink 3 pounds
of milk in a day. Don't keep pip after
8 menthe old. Sell between July
and Deoember, after that there is
very often a drop in the market.
Fairly warm winter quartets should bo
provided for .pigs. A cheap food for
wintering on is rape when mixedwith
grain. Pigs sold at 4 conte live weight
aro as well sold as at 0 cents when dress-
ed. Keep a good breed and treat them
eesal in food and care. Two hogs should
be kept for every COW on the farm. Some
of the Dews should give milk all through
the winter and, in addition to the milk
for pigs, the butter will pay well, and the
sows will give about as much milk next
summer as the newly mind cows.
If they won't, sell them off and
get a better breed. As a rule tho
calves and pigs do not get a fair share of
milk when the cheese factory is patron-
ized. The Prof. expeots that before long
100 cheese factories will bo malting bub'
ter all whiter and realizing good. profits
out of the work. The cream would bo
collected twice a week. We now furnish
orsonighth of the cheese for the Engliali
market and only about 2 per °ant, of the
butter. Unless dairying and stook raising
is engaged in farming will never pay in
Ontario. Butter cosies about ono cent
per pound to ship from Brussels to Liv-
erpool. The epeaker concluded his
practical address with an interesting de-
scription of what he naw in Denmark .
and Wisoonsiou in the dairy line. Ho
said there were 17,000 silos la we in
Wisconsin.
At. great deal a the success of this
meeting of the Fermers' Instituto we
due to Prof. Robertson. Ho is a clear,
pleasant speaker who makes his pointe
vary plain.
SATURDAY AFT111100000 SRSSION.
The following office bearers wore elect.
ed for the ensuing year :—Presideut, U.
Moll'addeo ; 1st Vioe President, Jno, We -
Cron ; 2tu0 Vice President, A. L. Gibson ;
Socretary-Treasurer, Wm. leishop. Di-
rectors, Hulle:t, Robb. McMillan and
John Britton ; T. E. flays
and Alex. Gardner ; Grey, Robb. Dil-
worth and D. Robertson ; Morris, Jas.
Sharp and Samuel Welker ; Tuenberry,
Thos. Mospove and Samuel Black ;
Howiok, R. Edgar and W. MoKerriohee ;
Brussels, W. H. MeCrathen and J. N.
Kneohtel ; Wroxeter, T. B. Sanders and
A: L. Gibson. The auditors' report
showed balenoe of e15 in hand. It was
moved by Thos. Strachan, seconded by
EL Walker that tho Secretary-Treaeurer
receive a salary of 620 a year and that
ho be paid for the past two years at the
same rate. Carried.
W. 11.11o0rackenread the following
paper on "The Farmer's Garaen" :—
Amongat the many things that =prey
the farmer's attention in his pursuits of
life nothing would pay him so well as
a small root and vegetable garden with
a few ehrubs, suoh as gooseberries; and
black and white or red currants, some
choice raspberries and a well -kept bed of
strawberries. The roots and vegetables
should be as follows: cabbage, cauliflow-
er, beets, carrots, parsnips, celery, onions,
tomatoes, 1)500ga:wag, cucumbers, citrons,
greens, and salads of different kinds.
With meth a garden, properly looked
after, every femur would hove not only
the neoessaries but oleo the luxuries of
life and would some him beside at lead
450 per year, which if put out at 7 per
cent. interest for 20 years and allowed to
compound would math the nice little
sum of $2,000. Not only is there a gain
in money matters, but also there would
be a gain in health, as 11) 10 a well known
fabt that those who est freely of vege-
tables are less liable to many of the
diseases now common to mankind, sixth
as dyspepsia, constipation and rhenina.
bism, causing a great saving In dootor's
billet to say nothing of how much more
labor he or 'the weld perform in the
absence of those diseases. The question
may be asked how a farmer can findthe
titee.fdr a garden 2 For his benefit We
may draw him out a plan. Have your
garden near the house, but not among
the apple oe shade trees, as vegetables
need,plentsy of light and sun, mellow
well at the fleet and it will not take 80
very muob each year afterwards. Pre.
pare in the Fall by ploughing and ridging
up eo the frost will pulverize it, that
would take a man about half a day with
a team 00 one horse. Then in the Spring
it will be ready for early ploughing and
planting, about one day of a team and
couple of hands Will put the whole gar-
den in, except what would be liable to
take any pring or June frosts. When
your garden in bi, the most of the
hinderanne is over as regards your fans
work and. nothing More is required un-
til weeding commences when you will
then bo done sodding, and hey° lobe of
half days and snatch 710005 of time to
Weed and keep clean before turnip weed.
ing or haymaking cemmenaes.
R. Illliott, of Winghem, was expected
to give a paper on "Poultry" but Won
unable to attend. He has proinieed to
give it at a futere desion of the Institute,
.8. general discussion took place ab this
sbage of tho mooting relative' to Fall
Fairs, dope'Leo., which was token pare
in by Thee. McMillan, A. Gardner, T.
Davidson, U. Maffedden, T, Baylia, I).
Stewart, Thee., Straohan, Jno, MoC/rae,
Martin and others.
The next subject taket tip wag "TIM
Root Crop," On which subjeot W.11,
Bishop gave a, gond peeler. Wo have nob
room for it ih thin issue but will try and
give it piste° next week. Who mattes:
wee f ally disceseed.
J. C. Hey, of Listowel, President of
the Donthaion Milbon& Adocietion, end
David ?Immo, of Beenttord, Secretary
of the smile body, ono to Benols 0
the atone= thein, and the quotation 0
"Tho rotation of the Miller to the Winer"
'"eeeeeereeee.e.
was introduced by Mr. Plewes, who took
up the discussion on behalf of the mil-
lers. Ho' woe an officer of the Millers'
Association under oath, and ho could only
tteswor foots and not give opinione. The
Assoolation was not a oombino, and they
wanted the formers to unite with them.
At the Listowel meeting 0 paper was
read and he was the author of it. It was
discarded at the large meeting in Toronto.
It had never gob a seconder. The Society
bed nothing to do with it, and should
not have to father it. Flo had the records
and constitution of the Assooiation.
They had never had a ociannittee moot-
ing, or modern, of any kind, without ad-
nalthing the mamma wportere. lie
would ask that a oommittee examine the
minutes of the meetings and seo if there
was anything detrimental to the farmers
interests in them. If there was anything
to boat the farmer it VMS all on. record.
There was nothing (lark about their As-
sociation. Ha had written that paper,
whieli had caused the farmers to distrust
the Asmoietion. He was the father of It,
and the A.thouiatien had not accepted it,
and should not suffer for it. He would
ask the meeting bo answer this question.
The roller millers of Ontario during the
past four months had paid the Ontario
farmer from 10 to 12 cants more than any
other buyers in the world. Ile would
a lc the mooting to get facts fowl gen if it
WAS not the coact Tho exchange question
belonged to the local 5050o1:31101)s, and
nob to the head Assooiation. The whole
fraternity wore in ignorance of the roller
mill bushiest mid (0000 working in the
(lurk, and gainiug knowledge by exper-
ience. They amid not mill as cheap
under the roller mill sydetu as under the
old system. The interest and insurance
on the ola mills would bo about 6800 a
year, on the new millsetwas about $1,000,
and that was the reason that they had to
charge more. He charged that the
farmers brought tho roller mills here
themselves. Mr. Goldio, of Galt, had
the first roller mill in this seotion and
Lamers would pass the old milla and. go
20 miles to tako it to the roller mill.
That iS the reason roller mina were
brought in. The hymn why five cents
was taken off tho 57 lbs. was that there
were no good outs in the 37 lb, wheat.
It was only good for low grade flour. If
the farmers and the rest se:: tha world
would sat low grade flour they would get
o, good price forthat wheat, but the penple
were crying for high grade fioar. There
was Ve seeds difference botweenthe wheat
that weighed 57 end 58 pounds in the
Detroit market on the tith. Light wheat
came in the SUMO category as tho poor
lean beef. The MaDit0ba vheat was
worth from 10 to 12 cents more in Liver-
pool then Ottnadinn, owing to the vast
amount of gluten it contaiued. The timo
was coming when the millers would have
to say to the farmers, 'If your wheat
weighs 57 pounds you will have to take
it to 130010 other nutrket.' There was a
larger duty on wheat coining into the
Dominion than there was on the flour,
hence the reason the Americais millers
could flood the market with lithe.
The speaker WAS closely queetioned
and bantered considerable, but he proved
himself equal to the occasion. The fol-
lowing resolution was then proposed :—
Moved by Ino. Forbes, seconded by
Henry Mooney "That this Inetitute de-
sires to express its opinion that a tariff
that please 71.1 cents duty on 4.1 bushels
of wheat (the Government standard as
equivalent for a barrel of flour) and only
50 cents on flour, whereby the privilege
of grinding American wheat for com-
sunaption in Canada, whereby the U. S.
miller gets this privilege for 21i cents
per barrel at 460,000 annually leas than
the Canadian miller can obtain it, is a
great injustice to one milling industry ;
and the tariff is also deceptive to the
faomer, for while the duty is 15 oents per
bushel on flour, our protection is only a
trifle over 10 oents on wheat, wherefore
be it resolved that this Institute petitions
the Government to remedy above griev-
ances by placing 0.00 per barrel duty on
flour (smaller to that placed on Canadian
flour going into the United States) till
such time as the American Government
grant us a Reoiprooity Treaty in bread
stuffs, grain and the products of the
farm."
Moved in amendment by Thos. Mo -
Millan, seconded by Alex. Gardner:
",Whereas the present tariff on wheat,
flour and other ooarse grains is highly
injurious to the apiculture/ interests; of
Canada, be it resolved that we, the
farmers of East Huron, hereby demand
that these &Wee be entirely removed,
thereby removing those unjust restrio-
tione on the faemere, and that a oopy of
the, resolution and amendment be for.
wardedth our repregentative, Dr. Mao-
donalel."
The amendment was carried, almost
unanimouely, by a [standing vote.
Mr. McMillan spoke in gapped of the
amendment at some length and gave the
three following reasons why the motion
should be voted down :-1, It wonld raise
the price of flour, and we believe in a re-
duction in the duty on wheat rather than
indease the duty on flour. 2, We would
bo adopting a policy that te disesteem to
the country. Prateation ie no use to the
farmer. 3, When farmers go to Ottawa
and speak against this policy they will be
Wet by these reeolutione massed' by the
Various; Farmers' Institutes. Smoothes
were also nude by Meade. Hay, Mooney,
Seraehan, Gardner, MoCesto and , others
on the eubjeet.
The meeting olosod with o veto of
theethe to Me. Plewes for his eddress.
Wilhelm Von Giesenbrecht, the Ger.
man hietorian,.is dead.
Enain Pasha ie entirely out of clanger,
and is making rapid progress toward full
thoovery.
Tho governor ot Kieff, Ruda, het
closed twenty Catholic olulrehee. No
reasoa ie given for this precluding.
Two of tho biggest boof and cattle
firms in tho United Stateg—the Munro°,
6f Beaton, and the Hammond Co., of
thuninend, Incle—have
Tho PoetueMeee goVernment has oe.
eldest that two gunboats be buile tot de-
eded On the 'Zambesi rigoe and two email -
o1, 'Odle for 1180 me Lake Nyabeit,
The Clinton Inquest.
Palliser EvidenceTalien in the Whitely
Case.
The following is the remainder of the
evidence given at the inqueet in the sus-
pected poisoning oase, and which theme-
ied the attention of the Coroner and jury
from 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon until
after midnight. The inquest was hold
in the Town Hall, which wee peeked by
people from the surrounding country who
wore all more or loss acquainted with the
families intereeted.
Dr. Reeve, tho attending physioian,
said he was oalled on In March, 1888, by
Whitely. Helms complaining of pains
in the stomach 01111 right side, had been
vomitting and was nauseating most of
the time. The skin was yellow end
showed signs of jaundice. Had him un -
coverall and examined him carefully,
and found enlargement of liver and Mai-
dicationa of an abcese. Prescribed for
him and did not see him again until the
let of April. He WILS then very much
weeds. He had an intense headache,
bad thugh and constant vomitting. He
came to see me again April slth. Oto
that occasion the symptoms were about
the souse. He asked me partioularly
whet was the matter. I told him he had
congestion of the lives.. He was not
tender on the pressure this time over the
liver and other places. He was so weak
that I told him not to come out again.
I went to see him next day. He was in
bed and not able to get np. The symp-
toms were about the same, On 0 visit
about the 19th, during the night, I found
he had taken suddenly worse. I heard
that ho had boon vomitting severalhours,
and was quite prostrated and pulse very
weak. I had inquired from Mr. White-
ly what he had eaten, and was told
that ho had taken chicken soup as de-
scribed by Mrs. Quads, I called him
aside to inquire full particulars about
the preparation of the soup, as I was dis-
couraged to find my patient -in that state
after the improvement. Mr. 'Whitely
explained that the spoon used was the
cause of the treuble. I rather question-
ed that, and asked to be shown the spoon.
I was nob weaseled with that theory, and
thoutht I would. ask Mrs. Edwards
something snore. I did SO, Mid she hand -
ea me 0 small wiper of sugar of load and
a preparatiou of potash. I questioned
her about auy other preparation, and
she told me I might look aroma the
house, I did so, and found nothing. I
had not the slighted susesidon of any
oriminal intent, but thought that by
mere hthavertenoe my patient had got
worse. I had questioned Mrs. Edwards
about the remains of the soup. She
said she had burned it. I could not get
a specimen. From this time Mr. White-
ly never rallied. The enlargement of
the liver disappeared, and it became
about half the usual size. The symp.
toms of the people who were oleic after
taking the soup might be produced by
small quantities of ersenio. Dr. Ap-
pletou was with me at the consultation.
The brain trouble would not bo caused
by arsenio. The doctor then submitted
his post-mortem.
Mrs. R. Johnston said—I received a
note from Dr. Reeve on Nov. 24, which
MDR produced, asking me call. I event to
see him Sunday evening. He said he
had been thiuking, this over and then he
ivas going to swear tint he had died of
material clauses. The only way Minnie
Johnston could get out of going to prison
for life waste say that she knew nothing
about it. 1 answered that the had told
W. Whitley, the brother of deceased, and
she could not get out of ie now. The
dootor said it did not matter if she told a
thousand, if she did not swear to it. Ile
told me that he had suspicion of poison,
and that this ease puzzled him. His
mediedue did not seem to di him any
gooa. He asked me if Minnie Johnston
had any friends far away, and I answer-
edno. H then asked if she had any
enemies. I answered that she had a
little. He inquired if the livery stable in
town MS hers, and I answered yes. On
Saturday, before the trial, I called on Dr.
Reeve and told him all Minnie Johnston
had told me about the death of Whitley.
The first time I called on Dr. Reeve it
was voluntary. In speaking of money
matters I understood the dootor to
speak about money for the defence of
Minnie Johnston in case elle bad to de-
fend her stations.
W. Robinson said—In April or May
last I was in my field when the dootor was
putting after a visit to Mr. Whitley. I
asked after the patient, and he said he
would be all right if they did not poison
hint. He had token some soup the even-
ing before and he was very sick.
Miss Upshull testified that Minnie
Johnston had told her previous to White-
ly's death that she suppeoted foul play. ,
Hugh Omaha, druggist, said that a roe-
orll of all poisons sold had been kept in a
book, width was produced, On the 1.6th
of Crabber, 1886, the emceed shows a quan-
tity of strychnine was gold to James
Whitely, the deceased, but no troce 00010
bo found of arsenic being sold. He would
give twenty grains of meanie for twenty
cents.
'Ben. Webb,. who had charge of the body,
testified to being present 01) 1)1)0 post-mort-
em.
Alfred. S. Ball, of Woodstock, watched
the interests of the defend and before the
adjournment elated that Mrs. Mtwara be
brought from the Goaerith gaol se a wit.
noes. The jnry, after oonsultation, decid-
ed to call Drs. MoDonagle of %tont° ;
Whitely, of Goderich, And Appleton. of
Clinton, to got sonic, inedioal evidence,
The Molest Was then adjourned,
The inflamed, epidemic ie spreading in
control and goneheit Germeny. A large
number of oases are ropdeted in :Munich,
Meyenee, Cassel and Lemsio.
Leading colored men of Vireinia, inet
in Richmond Tuesday night and noises
od to memorialize eongeose for a bake
suffrage that they now have.
The gold.ineasal Woo at the Parte Ex.
hibitith by the Milady Mots ufeethring
ClOMpaty 'Wag preeentedth the Menteoal
repeogentetith of tho fit= Vliednosdey in
that oity,
Presbytery of Maitland.
Presbytery of Maitland met at Wing -
ham on the 10th inst. Rev. A. McKay,
Moderator, Revs. R. M. Croil and S.
Carruthers being present, were invited to
correspond. An extract minute of the
Presbytery of Hamilton, regarding a del
to Rev. D. G. Cameron, from Strabane
and Kilbride, was read. The oall is
unanimous ; stipend offered 6900 and
mouse. All parties interested haying
been cited and being present were heard.
The call was acoepted by Mr. Cameron.
Pernik) tory agreed to his thensletion, and
reoorded he high appreciation of Mr.
Cameron as a faithful and efficient min-
ister of the gospel. It was agreed that
Mn. Cameron's relation to his present
(Marge cease on the 10111 inst. Mr. Mo.
Lennon was appointed Moderator of the
sessions of Inangemnou and Port Albert,
and declare the charge vacant on 22nd,
The Treasurer's and Auditors' reports
were read and adopted. leetlinetes fur
next year were passed. Leave was given
Dungennon congregation to mortgage
their Manse property to the extent of
6200 or sell the property and apply the
proceeds toward debt ou church and bal-
ance for securing a bettor site for Mend.
It was agreed that three Sabbaths, sup-
ply for Chalmers church and Bervie be
«seed from Prollebstioncra Committee,
after the second Sabbath in February,
and one-half supply during the neot
quarter by the Committee, bo given to
Dungannon and Port Albert. Messrs.
McLennan, Ross and Anderson Were ap-
pointed to arrange supply for Dungan -
nee. Rev. Mr. Steveneon was relieved
from his charge of Trowbridge, his
ministry there to terminate on 00111 inst.
Mr. McRae was appointed to visit Moles-
worth and see what can be done towards
tho minister's stipend, in view of his re-
lation to Trowbridge as tbeir pastor
having ceded, and to preach in Trow-
hriage church and declare that the see-
vioes will be discontinued. Rev. Dr.
Laing, of Dundas, was nominated. Mod-
erator of tho next General Assembly.
Deputations were appointed to ',gait aid -
receiving congregations, as follows : Bel -
grave, Mr. Hartley and his Presbytery
eider; Langside, Mr. Geddes and his
Presbytery eider; Pine River, Mr. Mo.
Donald and his Presbytery elder;
Dungannon, McLennan and Ids Presby-
tery elder. Mr. Geddes was appointed
Convenor of Sabbath Bebop' Committee,
in place of Mr. Comecon, translated.
Commanioation from Dr. Reid, anent
General Assembly Fond, asking NU for
said Fend from this Presbytery, was
presented. Congregations were enjoined
to give liberal contributions to the Fund.
Remits from the Ades:ably were oonsider-
ed. The remit ou the Constitution of
Assembly was disapproved, aud also the
remit on Sabbath School Seoretary.
Petitions re Sabbath Observance, to the
House of Commons, were given in by
some of the congreptious. Congrega.
tions that did not send in petitions were
instructed to forward them to the Clerk
not later than the 31st inst. The Clerk
was instructed to forward these petitions
to Rev. Dr. Armstrong, Ottawa. The
Presbytery authorized the Moderator
and Clerk to sign said petitions in the
name of the Presbytery. The remit on
Aged and Infirm Universities' Feud WAS
agreed to. Messrs. Geddes and Ander-
son were appointed to address a public
meeting in connection with the presentee.
tion of the W. F. M. Society'a report, at
the next meeting of Presbytery. The
proposed scheme for Presbyterial visite.
tion was laid on the table till next meet-
ing.
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular Oorrospoudeut.)
INASUINOTOR. Dos. la 'so.
In pursuance of a resolution adopted
by Congress in February last, the two
houses met in the Hall of Repthsentetives
Wednesday and hold oentenmal exercuses
in commemoration of the inauguration
of the First President. Ibio,an anniver-
eery of which the Congress of the U. S.
may properly take eotice, and the
occasion will in some respects be a
memorable one in our historic annals,
The exeroises were brief and simple,
consisting in the main of an address by
Chief Justice Fuller, but the audience
was, perhaps, the most unique and re.
workable which the World hag ever
witnessed. It wen literally a gathering
of the nationa. • Through the foreign
legations, resident in Washington, all
the primp/ countries of the world were
officially represented. Added to these
were the delegates from the Central and
South Amerman republics, aocredibed to
the Pan American Congress, now in m-
elon ; to them also the members of the
Maritime Conference. And it was no
ordinary. repreeentation.
Europe, Asia and the All-Amerieste are
here present at the Cepital of the U. S.
in the persons of many of their most die-
tinguithed sons. Such a distinction has
never before been accorded to any nation-
al capitol.
There were also present the got/ethers;
of about twenty Slates drawn hither for
consultation in regard to memorializing
Congress for the deafen of 0 centennial
memorial bnildiug at Philadelphia, a
matter that was first suggested at the
meeting of the governors of the thirteen
original Stetos in 1887. Last, but net
lead, wore the Senators and Reprosen.
Wives at the forty-two States of the
U. S. and the Delegates of four Terei-
twice, vvolomning the world as it Were to
the hospitalities 00 1)13011) Copitol.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, has a greet
name for making the Republioan party
popular. "Speaker Reed hes done gust
eplenala," he says, "ha appointing the
Most important committees, so that the
Rouses can get to work let onee. Now, if
the Ways and Moans Committee will
give us 0 tariff hill within tell days, gay,
after the holiday 'MOSS, we oan adjourn
Congress; by the dost day et jely or evela
earlier and wo will dote 0 greet poitt
with lam business interests et the
country ?" "But you wally rienT bo.
Heat that this is going to be dene, Sono,
toe ?" 'The Senator's Only 01191)00 wag
a smile of doubt.
2.111111,422.1.1.2.11.1.04' W.9,1.2.11,141910014.
Number 2,13
The government of the imperial archi-
pelago over width the mikado rules,
since the establishment of permanent
diplomatic relations with the authorities
at Washington'has been represented by
statesmen and diplomats who have been
prominent in the progressive movements
in japan. The present Japanese minis-
ter 10 Mr, Munemitsa Mutsu. The last
season of the Democratic administration
witnessed the debut of Mr. and Mrs.
ISInthe ioo the world of official society at
the American capitol. Mrs. intim soon
won her way to the favor of the execu-
tive and cabinet circles and the Japanese
legation is one of tho features of Wash-
ington social life during the fashionable
mum.
Mee. 'Mutsu is 0 represesitatece ef rho
aristooratio abodes of her moist land.
The woman of Japeu are of small stature
and as a rule very beautiful, being a
modified type of the Mongolia' physiog-
nervy. They are exneedingly »eat is
dress and coiffure. Mrs. Mutsu has
abandoned her picturesque nisei ea cos.
Mules and coiffure and her Western
&ewe are selected with great Mete.
The Japanese Minister and his wife have
a beautiful daughter, Satre (Conatancy)
Mutse, who is about fifteth years of ago
and is receiving the Welled feminine
education in one of the feehionable
schools of Washington.
The Demoorats aro pleased with the
House elections committee, headed by
Mr. Rowell. The committee, as u. whole,
is /temptable to both plane, which is an
encouraging circumstance in view of the
fact that there are a number of very
vexations eleotion contests which will
come before it.
It is a brewer case all enema Tne
President nominates for a Supreme
Court vacancy Circuit Judge Brewer,
who bas decided that brewers were not
to be broken up in business loader the
Kansas prohibition law without reim-
bursement to the extent of their plant,
and the prohibitionists object to the
Senatees confirming the nomination.
Mr. Randall is in better health this
week than he has been for some time.
He has steadily pined and is able to sit
rin in hie room, but will not go to the
Capitol until after Lsolislaye.
Brussels Council.
A meeting of the Village Council was
held in the Council Chamber on Moaday
evening, Doc. Dith. All members pres-
ent, the Reeve in the chair.
The following accounts were presented
and ordered to be paid on motion of Z.
31. MoIntoah and D. Strachau
B. Gerry, street improvements....$14 27
T. G. Holmes, 10 00
Mrs. Williams, charity, 8 00
Mrs. Wallace, " 8 00
W. H. Kerr, printing 5 25
Turnbull et Ballsantyne, miscel's9 811
L. M. McKay Se Co.,st. imp'ts24 75
Vanstone Bros., st. hnp'ts 7 20
Moved by D. Stradhan, seconded by
W. Ainley that By-law No. 14, 1889, be
amended by adding after the word 1890
in the second edition "and one Trustee
to 1111 mammy caused by the resignation
of Jas. Buyers." --Carried.
Moved by W. F. Stewart sthouded by
3, M. McIntosh that six more street
lamps be purchased and placed at station
gate, Queen, King. Market, Church and
Hawk streets.—Carried.
Prom Washington Territory.
To the Editor Of Tne POST.
Mau Sm. --I have had a letter from
my son in Newcastle, Washington Terri-
tory, dated Dec. 7th, in which he re.
marks :--".1 sometimes meet people here
who have been in California, nd the
general verdict seems to be "thet Cali-
fornia is a poor playa for a poor man.
That, while it is a beautiful country, it
is overrun with the unemployed. I be-
lieve this will be a good country for
farmers, but will take time, it is so heav-
ily timbered and is hard to °leer, but
very small clearing will provide a living.
Last summer I noticed a man planting
potatoes. They were just one month in
the ground and turned out a good crop.
The great voile here is in raising hops.
Some of the greatest vineyards in the
the world aro here, Ib takes] two or three
years for a hop ranch to become self.
'supporting, and, of course, needs some
oapital. This is a great ooal (shipping
plan; the trade is briek. Most of it
goee to California." Jigs. Bamenien.
There are now 1,600 lawyers in On.
born.
A twalve.year-old daughter of James
Dowling, Berkeley, near Markdale, had
two fingers out off her left band while at.
tempting to remove the sawdust from 11
board, whittle her father was sawing, re-
cently. The same girl was kicked by a
berth some weeks ago, and when nearly
well was worried by a dog, her hand being
severely bitten. Her mother had ono
bone of her dm betaken some eight weeks
ago.
.A. Belleville bookseller was conveeted
in Hunter and Crossley's' meeting, says a
Kingston paper, and then he had a fight
as to hie attitude regarding oar& He
lied a stook of them, thirty dollars' worth,
and reasoned, "Oen I, as a Christian,
sell them ?" The devil said yos, eon.
goienee said no. Conscience W355 ictor-
ious, and the cards were burned. The
noxa day the bookseller sold more bibles
then he had over before.
Geo.House, ot Sallie, had some trouble
with hie wife the Other day, and she
complaint against him for abusing her.
He was to hey° appeared in the police
court, but tho previous nighb he teak o
notion and a dose of laudanum, with
suiesidai ittent, Two dootore wero caned
Thta worked et Melee with idiot, Then
a man walked him around for a While,
and House WAS pulled away from the
ragged sago of eteenity. Meg. House aid
riot appear in the pollee court to pthse.
onto the ease against her husbtendk and
the charge was aceoedingly aleiniseed.
Honed telt greatly relieved When the doe.
botsg1)50111010 )10w lease of life, and Neill
probably not asst fee another tided by
the dene