The Brussels Post, 1890-4-4, Page 1Volume 17.
Life on a U. i5. Man, -of -War.
To people who aro ignorant of thio
thing and imagine all sorts of romantic
things concerning it 1 would say it is as
prolate lord monotonous an can well be
imagined. It is something like thin :
Tito bugle is sounded for reveille at
i o'ulook in summer and at 5;15 in winter.
IIammuekx nee lashed up and stowed
away in netting above the rail, with
tarpaulins to cover them and keep out
the wet. Thee the cooks have coffee
ready and the mon are eager foe it, If,
by any accident, they are deprived of it
a 'growl' is the natural sequence. Half -
an -hour atter reveille "Turn to" is piped
by the boatswain's mates, who aro each
in their own porta of the ship. Thu word
is then pttexed to clean tip the ship. Wed.
nosdays and Saturdays everything in the
ship gets a thorough cleaning. Holy.
stones (so eal'ed because in former clays
those who used them had to get on their
knees) and saner aro indispousable ad.
junots of a mau-of•war's equipment. Tho
Melte on these two days are never cleaned
up until about 10 o'olook. At 8 1t. m.
breakfast is piped and there is a rush
seen, everyone trying to be first al table,
acting oto the principle of come—nob
many, however — shop -keepers, "First
come, first served," but perhaps a better
Proverb, in this instance, would he,
"Every man for himself and the devil
take the hindmost " Very little regard
is paid to table etiquette, a napkin is un-
known in a sailor's vaoabnlary of table
usages. His clasp knife and fingers are
the principle utensils he uses to carry
the food to his mouth, the fingers doing
most of the aarrving. The marines and
the chief patty officers aro the only ones
who have any regard for civilized one.
toms in this respect. After breakfast
throe -quarters of an hour is allowed for
smoking and to patronize the bamboat.
A bamboat is an institution which a
man•of•war's man can not do without,
although he does not buy a cent's worth
In it mouth of Sundays. It is very use.
ful too, for it has almost everything in it,
from a neodl to an anchor, tho latter it
Muses to anchor near the alup until 'mess -
gear' sounds, 'Mess.gear' is a name given
to a sort of time which the boatswain's
mute sounds ten minutes prior to each
meal. At 'turn to' pipes aro extinguish-
ed and the bugler sounds 'Gun bright
work,' at which all who are stationed at
the great guns clean their several por•
tions. A few minutes servo to complete
that task, when 'Retreat from gun bright
work' is sutlnded, and immediately after
'Sick call,' at which all who have any
ailments lie down to the eiok lay. The
lame, sick and lazy go there to be treated.
`Quarters' is souuded at 9:15, when every
man and boy in the ship (sick excepted)
go to their stations, marines on the poop.
After the roll is called the executive of -
time takes command and gives out the
orders for drill, which lasts generally un -
11110 o'clock. Niter 'quarters' the men
aro at liberty to do as they please until
dinner. 'Turn to' at 1 p. m., and after-
noon drill, lasting until 2 o'olook. Every
day after quarters the extra -duty list is
called out, and those who are on it have
to do sundry jobs, such as painting,
claming paint work, making rennet, &o.
On Saturday none 18 worked, it being
called rope yarn. Sunday the men are
allowed all day to themselves, mending
olothee which need it. and malting new
ones. Supper is piped at 5 o'clock, and
from that time until 'pipe down' the
time is their own, but the air is blue with
tobacco emoko and a hum of voices is
heard from forecastle, waist, berth, deck
and firaroom, et 'yarn spinning,' i. e.,
story tolling, relating stories of previous
voyages and of the pretty girls they tete
behind. Every night an 'anchor watch'
is set to strike the bell and do any odd
job that may come up. At Bea the ship's
company is divided into two parts—star-
board and poet. Watobea are set and are
relieved at each eight bells, or four home.
One bell is struck at 12:80, 4:30 and 8:80 ;
two bells at 1, 5 and 9, t&o., rbc. Every
time the bels is struck the hails are paasedi
e thus, The sentries on the foreoastlo, who
are looking ahead for ships, land, &a.,
sing out starboard (or port), cathead,
bright light at the top of their voices ;
sentries on tho life buoys pass their hail
thus, Lite blioy. Every Monday, unless
the ship is rolling too deeply, is the day
for 'general quarter.' Other daye enm•
pany and artillery drills. Thursday we
have battalion drill.
A Bnoasrrava IN Tint U.S.:11.C.
Huron Spring Assizes.
On Monday afternoon Mr. Justice
Street opened the Spring Assize Court
at Goderioh, and addressed the Grand
jury at some length on the criminal
oases, mttrder and forgery, that would bo
presented for their censideiatien. The
interest seems to bo centered in the Gode-
rioh township poisoning, the Court being
closely filled during the
Lordship's
Merge. The following gentlemen of the
Grand Jury answered their names, and,
having elected Gabriel Elliott as foreman,
were Sworn in :—Gabriel lflliot6, W.
Lamprey, H. Elford, Wm. MuLee,n, R.
Richardson, Wm, Genanill, W. L. Henry,
Wm. Baine, Thee. Code, E. Brylme, J.. B.
Ateheson, Jno. iligginbottom, T. Russell,
Jno. Jackson, P. McDougall, Jab. Mo.
Nair, Jag, Spence, Samuel Caldwell, Ino,
Northcott, Win, Burgon, 141. Madigan,
Tho criminal eases aro the CCoderioh
township poisoning, and three charges of
forgery against 3. Il. Armstrong. The
Divil list ie made up of twelve defended
008011 with jury and three without jury.
The firat case on the Ent, 010.1110(011 vs.
Aldslvorth, can notion foe slander, was
taken up alter the Mond Jury hod m•
tired, Messrs. Gamow, Q. C.. and I:tolt
appearing for plaintiff, and IYIr. Woraell
far the defendant, After a largo millibar
of witneeso0 grad boon heard tho Jury
retired, anc1, after a short absence, re.
turned a vmediet in favor of plaintiff for
9100. The Court, after partly bearing a
now jury Mase, adjourned till 9 o'clock
Tumidity morning.
The in d0alere in New fork City have
placed the pri00 at 95 a ton wholesale.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1890.
1'►l i) Hoer Vi. IDE COW.
To the i'ldltot' of Tina fuse.
Dealt Sul,--Ae I promieed to contd.-
bete an article on "The 8010 versus the
cow for profit," and es many aro
anxiously waiting to sue it appear 1 will
comply, No animal stands so high in
favor 08 a profitable invo.,tment as the
cow, primed and admired by rich and
llope and it has boon said the oow has
ifted more mortgagee off farmers than
all other stook eumbiued, I for one
admire the man or woman who will par.
chase a cow and treat hot' kindly and
well. Thoy are, to say the least, en-
deavoring to supply theneelvea with
sorsa of the neeeaetaries of life at first
cast. Wm. Rennie, 'Toronto, says in his
evidenoo before the Agricultural Com.
mission in 1881, "no entinnl will pay for
the food it eats." Now, Sir, it the
testimony of :air. Rennie is correct and
many more strong proof.' of it being nu,
such as air. Geary, of London, who eays
if he makes the manure clear he ie per.
feebly attained, those who are making so
much money out of the cows will bo able
and willing, no doubt, to expitin how
long at the above showing it will take to
lift the mortgage ? From a oow census,
made ander the direction of hoard's
Dairyman, it would appear that the
average cost of keeping a cow, taking the
average of 5,507 0098, was $30.30, income
from the average cow 981.35, leaving a
toes per Dow of 91.51. 1 avocet to the
lover of the oow to explain this Ines. As
to the raising of a earl, the amount of
milk that will raise a calf will keep a
young sow that will bring two litters of
young in twelve months, worth from
985.00 to $50.00 and be two months
gone with the next litter, with the 10-
aroe8e in value of herself of 910.00 mak-
ing in all say $50.00 cost of keep and
service, interest on investment of say
912,00 leaving profit of 988.00 on the
year's work. A writer in Hoard's
Dairyman says his sow and progeny
netted him in twelve months in prize
money and pigs $248. Place this against
the oow'8 showing and tell me how they
compare for profit. Only ono word, keep
the boat and no other. One more illus-
tration must suffice. The farmcee of
Duchess Cotunty, State of Now York, are
the great milk producers for the city of
New York, and the prioe they calculate to
receive for the milk is, roughly speaking,
3 cents per quart, delivered at station.
Nov,sthis enormous industry represents
a capital in real estate alone of 940,000,-
000, 200 cows worth about 910,000,000
more. Yet, Sir, this business only pays
about one and a half por oent. on the
capital invested and if this will not pay
how will the cheese industries pay sell-
ing our milk at one half the above sum,
namely 1} cents per quart ? Now, let the
lover of the cow answer this. Now, Mr.
Editor, it is allowed, with a large amount
of been or other feed, that four acme
will keep a cow through the year. It is
easily to be seen why so many with a
poor line of cows are in poor olxcustanoea
to day when these things are all oon-
eidered. Where is the hope for the
better state of things ? Turn your at.
tontion to the hog that will pay a profit
of 50'X, for all money invested in sows
and her food. Ie the fore part of this
article and in my former artioles.I have
endeavored to illustrate the cost and
proAt. Thanking you, dear Editor, for
this apace in your valuable paper, I am,
Yours Reepecbfully,
Maroh 31, '90. Taos. BArnfs.
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular Correspondent,)
WASHINGTON, March '18,'80.
To connect by a handsome and sub.
etantial roadway the reeting•plaoe of
Washington at Mount Vernon with the
Capitol that bears hie name is 0 proposi-
tion to which Congress, it is to be hoped,
will give liberal and ready approval.
The propriety of building this memorial
highway rests upon considerations that
need no olaborabo argument or discussion.
Tho river route to alt, Voruon will, of
oouree, always rotain its popularity, but
it is certainly not in accordance with the
fitness of things that there should be no
other way of reaching the grounds eon -
secreted by the dust of Washington.
Mount Vernon avenue supplies the long.
existing want, and as it will have a
national character there can bo no ob-
jection to its boiug built by national au-
thority. It will be in the nature of a
oonuacting ISA between the Washington
Monument and the tomb of the Father of
his country, and would become iu time
the most beautiful highway in America.
A rather 0nrfona instance of political
methods was recently brought to light in
the Post Office departtnent. A number
of telegrams were received from citizens
of a western city, as supposed, protesting
against the appoinbmont of ono of the
candidates for the position of postmaster
of tho oity. These tolegrame were filed
away with the pipers in the 0000 and
letters were scut out addressed to the
men whose signatures were attached to
the telegrams, acknowledging their re-
ceipt, In a few clays every ono of trio
five letters wore sent back to the Post
Officio department with lin information
that the persons addressed could not bo
Sound, T'heti it wag learnocl that the
te1o01.1018 oro all probably tont out by
one man in tho grape that the department
would oolalude 111111 there was stroll a
feeling among the eitizene 0gaiu8t the
appointment of the candidates named
that it would be unwise to give him rho
appointment. Ib is probable that the
fraud would eventually have boon dig•
covered any way as the papers in soh
mem are always carefully examined by
the various candidates and theirfrtonde,
but the ease illustrates stow far the riv
airy for those planes will fudume teen to
0
The oorresnondents who woro oohed
before tho Senate Committee to "reveal"
the eirenmata sea through which exeon-
tiro secrets beoome public aro hawing an
opportunity to assist indirectly in die•
sipating the surplus. 110011 'oro of these
gentlemen wits on the stand for a period
not exceeding an boor, a,d witness fees
are fixed at 90 par day, While the oom-
mittae has had under ooneidoration the
propriety of having than meowed for
contempt in refusing to answerqueenlone
they cannot be discharged 08 witnesses,
ae, otherwise, the noutempt would be
condoned by the discharge. Mime 01080
geltflelnen have moll 9'(I to their credit
for the hour's time spent in appenrttnee
1101010 the committee, with the probabil•
ity that it will ren into 1)100 before they
aro eventually discharged. The witnas8es
celled are in 0 profession where their
timo is valuable, but they can hardly
rate 11 at 91(0 an hour.
"5 have just returned from New York,"
said a prominent Democratic politioittn
last evening, "and while in the metro-
polis; I did not fail to pay my respooto
to Mr. Cleveland. When I palled upon
him it was at his office down town. In
1110 daye that ho was at rho White fronto
Itis moil was never so bulky as it is at
present. Iia assured me that from every
portion of the United States letters are
tolerantly pouring in upon him for in-
formation of every conceivable descrip-
tion, but partienlarfy requesting his
views on tariff reform. Thus Inc Ira has
seen no Ow anion to change him oft-ropaat-
ed sontimants ea this copie, and most
undoubtedly the next Presidential cam-
paign will be conducted on linea suggest-
ed by him. The New York politicians
aro looking to Cleveland to remain their
leader. From what he said to me, while
he will not engage in a scramble for the
nomination for President in 1892, he is
too patriotic to refuse to accept the
tender if it is the united 101911 of his
party."
The Republicans of the ways and
means committee are still struggling
with their bill. They have restored
hidea and raw silk to the free List, but
no change has been made in sugar or
wool The great fight is now over the
sugar question, though there are "a hun-
dred and one" other little itome to an.
noy them. It is believed that there will
have to be soma change in the sugar
schedule from that first announced.
Tho sugar moo are growing con dont,
for some reason, and express the opinion
that the out will not be below 25 per
cent. Tho committee will probably go
back to the spooifio form of duty whether
or not they snake any other change.
The protests against the tariff bill now
range territorially from Paris to San
Franeisoo. Hong Kong Inas not yet been
heard from.
ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION.
On Wednesday evening of this week a
company of ladies and gentlemen from
Knox church, numbering about thirty
assembled at the residence of J. R. -Grant,
Mill street, for the purpose of making a
farewell visit to Mrs. Grant before her
removal to Winnipeg. They brought
with them well filled baskets, and two
long tables were soon fairly groaning
under the good things, It is needlese
to state that ample lu.atice was done to
the spread.
After supper was over Mra. W. B.
Dickson, Secretary of Knox church MM.
eionary Society read the following ad-
dress :—
firs. J. R. Glatt,
DEAo 1 nrelw,—Wo, the m embers of the K.
0.90.9„haye met to•nighb to express our
appreciation of you as a friend and fellow
worker In our Society, of which, since its
oroauisMien, you have boon the esteemed
President. and tor the many kindly aenieee
you have rendered on behalf of our Society
and the church of which we form a part.
Por many yearn you have lived in this plueo
and eweet are the friendships ani hallowed
the associations that have sprung up around
you. Ycn hove always boon identified with
every good work in counted= with our
church and have at Edition's lent a wiling
hand in advancing her interests, It is with
feelings of 8aalneee and sincere regret that
we contemplate your removal 101.11 our
midst and we beg to touder you our beat
wishes for a safe journey and for continued
health and prosperity for yourself and fam-
ily in your now home, and rest assured that
wherever• you aro Ivo, one and all, will feel
lutereet011 ru your welfare, and although we
may possibly moot Ito more in this world, it
le our Heartfelt prayer that we may all
meet around our Heavenly i'abher's throne
where partings are unknown. Now, as a
slight token of our good will, we beg you to
accept this fruit 0(911 and spoon, not for
their intrinsic worth, but for the spirit which
prompts rho gilt.
Siguod on behalf of 10.0.0(.x. by
I,(ra Ct. 13, Howie,Pree, ; lis. Cl. A, Dead-
man and Mrs. T. milder, vice.Presidonta;
Miss Nellie boss, !frees ; Ates. W. li. Dick-
son, Soefotary.
Brussels, AUri13110, 1890.
Miss Nellie Bose, Treasurer of the
Satiety, made the presentation.
It was a genuine surprise to Mrs.
Grant and ft was with considerable diffi-
culty she controlled her feelings to ox•
prase her thanks. Rev. G. B. Howie,
W. H. Herr and elder Strachan followed
with a Pew words expressive of the in-
termit manifested in Knox nhtuoh by
both Mr. and Mra. Grunt in the past and
the loss the Mongregetiolt su81aiued by
their removal.
An impromptu program was then for-
mnlate:1 coneietiltg of inetromental so.
leotione on the piano by Mrs. A. Straub -
an ; solbs by A. Strnehan, Xis. Grant;
and Mrs. Robb. Bleck ; ohoruses by the
company ; rooibation by Rev. Mr. Ilowie
and a humorous reading by W. 13. Diuk.
son. "Auld Lang Syne” concluded the
preCeanings.
The gift is it boautifal ono being a ruby,
satin II 1118110d berry dish, on a honey
silver stand, with silver haudlo. A silver
fruit spoon accompanied tho dish. The
pl'esen05 worn purchased at T. Pletebee's
Stem.
Tho company elisporced about 10:30
after many kindly expressions for the
future of Mr. and Ilirs.Grant and fancily.
As a novelty for the Word's I''sir to be
held at Chicago hi 181)2, I'. T. Barnum
proposes tan exhibition of the mummified
r0n1ain8 of Ring Ramesee II, of Egypt,
the Pharaoh of the .Lxoiitts, as well as
those of his daughter, the discoverer of
Moses. Those 0orpso8 aro now is 0.
mu00e11II la Boole*, in Egypt, and Bar•
amt las offeeed the Egyptian govern-
ment 9100,000 for the right of exhibiting
than in Europe and Amerioa. Tho idea,
ho says, Wright bring hurt a million
dollar's tint he ie willing to tranefor all
his rights to the Warld"i heir <lemma -
tee.
U. S. Cariff Revision.
11.1100 ON CANADA.
The now bill now before Congress is of
great 111111 et to Clauadiaga. It will pro
bably pass about June lst. It will make
a reduction in the tobacco tax of about
910,500,000. Eight millions of Ode will
bo made on manufactured tobacco and
the remainder will 0umo from the aboli•
tient of epeeist] licenses and a partial re•
duction on snuff. Tho bill will also per.
mit the tobacco grower to eell his product
to whomsoever he chances, without nom
polling hien, as under existing regulations,
to dispose of it to a licensed dealer.
Here is 0 part of the schedule that
will b0 of partioular interest to Canad-
ians 1
Horses and mules, 930 per head, pro-
vided that a horse valued at 9150 or over
shell pay instead an ad valorem or 110 por
cent.
Cattle, more than ono year old, $10
per head ; less than one year old, $2 per
head,
slogs, $1.50 per head.
411 other live animals not cpoeifloally
enumerated In this act, 25 per cent, ad
valorem.
Barley, 30 cents per bushel of 48
pounds.
Barley malt, 40 cents por bushel of 2.1
pounds.
Pearl barley, cue cent per pound.
Buckwheat, 50 cents per bushel of 48
you.'19.
Corn or maize, 10 cents per bushel.
Cornmeal, 10 oenta per bushel.
Oats, 10 conte per bushel.
Rye, 10 cents per bushel.
Flour, one.halt Dent per pound.
Wheat, 20 cents per bushel.
Wheat flour, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
The following are the dairy products
which are put upon the dutiable list :
Rutter, and aubstitutee for batter, 6
cants per pound.
Cheese, 6 cents per pound.
Fresh milk, 5 cents per gallon.
Preserved milk, including the weight
of the packing, 0 cents per pound.
Sugar of milk, 10 conte per pound.
The farm products proper are to he
dutiable as follows :
Beaus, 40 emote per bushel 0100 pounds.
Preserved beans in tins, 10 per cent. ad
valorem.
Broom corn, 98 per ton.
Cabbage, 3 cents each.
Cider, 5 cents a gallon.
Eggs, 5 cents a dozen.
Yolk of eggs, 25 per pont. ad valorem.
Hay, 94 per ton.
Hideo, raw or uncured, whether dried
or salted, and other ekine except sheep-
skins with the wool on them, 1; cents per
pound. There is the following provision
made for a drawback : Provided that
there shall bo alloyed on leather manu-
factured and imported from hides on
which a duty has been paid when export-
ed a drawback equal in amount to the
duty paid on such hides, to be ascertain-
ed under such regulations as the Secro•
tary of the Treasury shall prescribe.
Honey, 20 cents per gallon.
Hops, 15 cents per pounds.
Onions, 40 cents per bushel.
Pane, green or dried and in bulk or
barrels or emall paokagee, 40 cents per
bushel of 60 pounds.
Split peae, 80 cents per bushel of 00
pounds.
Potatoes, 20 cents por bushel of 60
pounds.
Castor beans, 32 cents per bushel of 50
pounds.
Fleas sped or linseed, 80 cents per bushel
of 60 pounds.
Garden seed, agricultural seed and
other seeds not specially ommnerated or
provided for in this sot, 80 per cent. ad
valorem.
Vegetables of all kinds, prepared or
preserved, pickles, 0to., 45 per oen1, ad
valorem.
Vegetables in their natural state, not
apeoilically enumerated, 25 per cent. ad
valorem.
Straw, 92 per ton.
Teazles, 30 per cent. ad valorem.
The following aro the provisions as to
fish :
Anchovies or sardines, 10 per cent. ad,
dalorem.
Fresh fish, salted or preserved in any
other manner not spooifleelly enumerat-
ed in this act, 1 malt per pound.
Herring, a cent per pound.
Fish packages of tin, 80 per cent. ad
valorem.
Cans or packages made of tin or of
other metal containing shell fish admitt-
ed free of duty not exceeding one quart
in courant, shall be subjeot to a duty of
8 cents per dozen cans or packages, and
when 5x0eecliug one quart to an addition.
al duty of 4 Dents per dozen for each ad-
ditional one.hnlf quart or emotional part
thereof, provided that until June 30611,
1801, moll cons or packages elali be ad.
mitred as how provided by haw.
Other duties are :
Apples, green or ripo, 35 cents per bus-
hel,
Apples, dried, 2 cents per ponhil.
Bacon, 5 conte per pound,
Beef or ntnt3on, 2 conte per pound.
Meets of all kinds, preserved, 25 per
081,1. ad valorem:
Lard, 2 cants perponnd.
Live poultry, 3 cents per pound,
Drama poultry, 5 cents per pound.
Tallow, 1 cont per pound.
Salt, 12 cents per 100 pouncl0.
•
The following is the text of the pro'i.
signs upon which the Ways and Means
sub.Committoo has agreed c8 to ro1art0•
tion in the matter of the export duty
levied by the Dominion Government upon
logo. Tho text of the hill will bo report.
eel t0 010 full committee in the amireo of
thio week, After the lumber sohedulo
the following is proposed :
Provided that, in naso any foroigu
country shall impose an export duty up.
on pine, spruce hemlock es other logs, or
upon stave belts, shiuglos, wood or head.
ing bloake exported to the United States
from such country in excess of the duty
fixed in this sot upon the sewed lumber
manufactured of the logs heretofore men.
ti0n0d, then the duty upon the sawed
limber herein provided for when import:.
ed from such country 511011 remain the
50010 as fixed by the lacy prior to the pasm-
age of Ode act.
ntreli'I10011'4.
The U. S. Ilouse Committee, last week,
dirreted Ain 11111, of Illinois, to report
the f"Ilowing resolution to the House :
Reactive', That whenever it shall be duly
certified to the president of the United
States that the Government of the Do.
minion of Canada 1188 declared a desire
to enter into 811011 commercial arrange-
ments; with the United States as would
result iu the complete removal of all
duties upon trade between Canaria and
the united States, we shall appoint three
oommiseioners to meat Thome who may be
designated to represent the government
of Canada, to enusi,ler the beat method
of extending the trade relations between
Canada and the limited States and to as-
certain upon what terms greater freedom
of iutersnnree between the two oountriea
can best be secured, and said commi0•
sinners shall report to the President, who
shall lay the report before Congress,
Local Legislature.
After the preliminary business had
been disposed of on Friday of last week,
the bill of the Minister of Education to
amend the Public and Separate Scheele
Act was considered in Committee.
Air. Gibson (Huron) moved two amend-
ments to the measure, the first giving to
Public School sections that had adopted
the ballot system of election the privi-
lege of reverting to the system of open
voting if deemed desirable, and the
second making permanent for three
years whichever system might be
adopted by a school eeotion, He men-
tioned in support of the Stet amend•
ment that only 01 out of 281 school
motions entitled to use the ballot have
availed themsslvea of their right, and
some of these would like to revert to the
system that previously prevailed. Power
should be given them to do so. At the
some time lie wished to guard against
vexatious changes. IIe was averse to
the Public School elections taking place
on the same day as the municipal elec-
tions. The question of the ballot had
been so prominently raised in the debate
that had been brought to a aloee that it
was not necessary for him to go into that
part of the question.
Mr. Meredith insisted that the law
should be general and obligatory. He
then hinted that lir. Gibson's amend-
ment had been suggested by the Govern.
meat or some member of that body.
Mr. Gibson denied that this was so.
The amendments were his own idea.
He repelled the insinuation that the Gov-
ernment had in any way employed him.
He again contended that it was reason-
able and right that inasmuch as the
sehonl sections had the right to adopt
the ballot or not as they chose, they
should have the right also to revert to
the old system if they wanted to.
Mr. Bishop, who shares the represen-
tation of Huron with Hon. A, 9I. Roes
and T. Gibson, commented upon the
amount of time and talk being given to
this school question, which they had al-
rsady been debating for three daye. He
briefly supported the amendment, and re.
marked that it was well (mown all over
Huron that the people of Brussels were
dissatisfied with the ballot system and
wished to return to the old mode of elect.
ing Trustees. If they were not allowed
to do ao he did not believe another school
motion there would adopt the ballot
system at all,
The second resolution of IIIc. Gibson
was then carried.
Sporting News.
140 ladies are learning to ride at bicy-
cling school in Philadelphia.
Sullivan announces that he will fight
Jackson fora purse of 990,000.
Harry Wardell, the catcher, of the
Varsity base ball club, has been chosen
Captain thea
A sculofling matctem.h on the Paramatto
River, between McLean and Matherson,
on Friday, was won by McLean.
The rumors that there would be a
Montreal baseball club in the interna.
tional Longue have dissolved into thin
air.
The Toronto management expects that
the expense of running the team thio
season, Including salaries, railroad fares,
oto., will not exceed 916,000.
President Mills, of Detroit, says To-
ledo lost 915,009 last season in the In-
ternational, and will drop 985,000 this
year in rho American Association.
The Winnipeg cricketers who are
coming east, propose to play in Toronto,
Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, London,
Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and Naw
York.
A Sydney despatch states that the
winner of the Kemp•Matterson race will
row Stansbury, and that the winner of
this second race is to row O'Connor.
Beach will scarcely row O'Connor,
John McPherson, the sho6-pttttor, has
been trying his haul at wrestling with
see0esa, At Nilson, Wis., the other night
just 12} 'ninnies was medal to doeiclo a
wrestling match between McPherson and
,Io1n1 Wilson, champion oatoh•ita-a8teh.
can wrestler of the Lake Scporior con.
try. McPherson won the two fulls in (i
and Gl miultes and the match.
Duncan 0. Ross, although the greatest
of Amerfakirs, is a wonderfully
gond man, Ross 11118 snot a 10omen
worthy of his steel in Australia. His
name le C. Molter: l,'. Ho is au Irish.
mon, who not only beat Dillui0 and hoes
at 6110 C,o lhuru highland games, 11(01 -
bourne, at putting rho shot, but boat the
rooted for the Irish 0ty10 with a follow.
Ifo put the fourteen -pound shot 63 feet
11 motes from the mark. There was a
largo 50(11'ring of athletes, Ross defeat.
ad Donald Dinnie 111 throwing tho light
hammer (sixteen pOunde). Score : Rte's,
D8 feet 01. mama, first ; Dmn20, 93 lost
10 inches, second- Ross elm defeated
Dinnie in throwingg; the heavy hammer
(22 potihd5), Scotch 0ty10. S01nre : Stow,
77 feet 635 11,01108, first ; Dinuio, 73 feet 6
limbos, second 3 1d, llneebore, 70 foot.
Number 38.
People We '1 alk About.
W. Shane, of Blyth, was in town last
Sanday.
A Kwnig wee away at Guelph and
Berlin on Tumidity.
Mrs. George Rogers end daughter are
visiting at Walkerton.
Mrs. Robert Black. of Gerrie, was
visiting her mother this week.
C. R. Vauetone and wife were in town
this week from Southampton.
Mrs. Deadman and ohildl•en are visit-
ing relatives in Stratford this week.
R. Beattie, of (Wotan, wee visiting his
brothors,ltobt. and Sam., this week,
Mrs. D. C, Ross and children are on
joying a holiday vi -it with friends at
Corrie,
J. T. sed Mrs. Pepper were visiting at
the Methodist pareonage, Blnevale, au
Monday of this week.
Isaac Fitzpatrick left Brussels Inc
Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday of this
week. Turn Pose wishes him success.
Mrs. Fred. Pelton, of Port Huron, ar-
rived bore on Wednesday in response to n.
telegram, owing to the serious illness of
her father.
Samuel Pearson, an old and well-known
resident, is or the sick list from what
appears to be paralysis. Mr. Pearson
has been a very hearty man.
Rev, S. Jones was away at Londesboro'
last Sunday, officiating in the Presbyter-
ian pulpit on that charge. This was the
third Sabbath in succession for the rev-
erend gentleman.
G. L. Ball, L. D. 8., of Toronto, has
disposed of his dental practice in Sea.
forth to Dr. Belden, who tools poeeoseion
this week. Mr. Ball is waking up it
splendid practice in the Queen city we
aro pleased to say.
W. F. Kelly has gone to Escanaba,
Mich., where he saw an opportunity of
bettering hie circumstances financially
and thee put himself in a position to
meet all bis engagements. We wish hint
success. Geo. Wh brew, a former Brus•
setae, is a leading builder and contractor
in Escanaba.
Chi Tueeday of this week A. Hunter,
J. p., E. E. Wade and R. L. Taylor went
to Detroit to meet A. Veal to 8801100 his
evidence in connection with the recent
sale of furniture, c&o. Mr. Hunter is the
Commissioner, lir. Wade represents the
creditore and Afr. Taylor went fn behalf
of Miss Montgomery, the claimant. The
case will be heard before the next Divi-
sion Court in Brussels.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
EAST HUHU LICm15E Boehm.—East
Huron License Commissioners met at
the Central Hotel, Brussels, on Friday,
18th inst., to deal with the applications
for hotel licenses for the incoming
license year. There are 26 applications
in tbie riding, same number ae last year.
The new applicants for licence for hotels
not bolding license last year are Isaac
Gill, of Ethel, and Goo. Zilliax, Henfryn.
It is thought by a good many people that
this meeting of the Commissionereohonld
always be held in a public Hall and en-
tirely separate from any hotel owing to
the nature of the meeting and the bust.
nese that might come before the Board.
A great deal has been said of late about
the Ontario Government and their
officials showing favor to their friends in
the question of lioenae. In East Huron
out of the 26 applicants but 5 are Re-
formers. Two hotels licensed last year
were burned during the year and not re•
built hence the number of applicants are
the same as in 1889. There are no ap•
plioatione for shop license in the Riding.
OBITUARY.—Meeh regret was felt
among oar citizens on Monday evening
last on hearing of the death of Jae. T.
Dickson, eldest sou of Samuel Dickson,
Postmaster of Seaforth. The ead event
took plane about five o'clock Monday
evening, and although he had been ill for
about a year few thought the end was so
mar. He was just ono month and ten
days over 20 years of age, and was a
young man of the greatest promise.
Previous to hie illness he was a line,
strong, robust looking young fellow, and
gave every promise of becoming a splen.
did man both physically and mentally.
About a year ago, just after leaving
school, be went into a decline, terminat-
ing in consumption, which in a few
monthsran its course, taking from the
parents a loving and dutiful son, the
hope of future years ; from the family
circle an older brothor and frons the
community what bade fair to be a
worthy and useful citizen. He visited
Manitoba last Summer with the hope of
his friends that the change might do him
good, lint he returned rather worse, if
anything. From the first ho had an
evident disinolhlation to leave home or
even to go around while at home, and it
seemed to be an effort for him to leave
the house or specially exert himself in
any way, and apparently only dict so 10
please his friends. Of late, however, he
has been so weak that physical exertion
was impossible, even had he beau in.
alined to take it, which he was not.
Throughout his entire illness Ivo never
eolnplaiued, and although he 00ened to
know the end front the beginning ire war
always cheerful rued appeared perleotiy
resigned. He had a natural talent for
music, et which he was almost passion-
ately fond, and to tho very last uothin`g
seemed to afford him greater pleasure
than for some at his former associates
to gather around him in his Stolt room
and sing for him the hymns end songs in
which ho so delighted to join whau in
robust health, 110 had been for some
time a =labor of the Slrosbyteria0
clraroh choir, and wits ono of the loaders
in theSeatorth Quartette crab, who with
their excellent music delighted audiences
Here and elsewhere during last winter.
I•Io was of a erial, kindly, obliging dis-
position, anti teas a 11111000sal favodite
with young and old. Itis catty death is
0 very severe bereavement to hes parents
and other relatives and friends, and is
Inuali and deeply regretted by out oil1.
kens generally. Tho remains wore laid
to rest in the Maitlaodbanit Cemetery
on Wednesday afternoon last,—Seefarth
Expositor, Tho deceased was a noph0w
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