The Brussels Post, 1890-12-5, Page 1sevestessestesete
Volume 18.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER g, 1890.
Number 21.
"A TICIIrttltANCF 1'lt1.NIC,"
Presentation to plisses ltielutrdeon and
einni ty.
Last Tuesday evening a large audience
aesembled in the Town Hall, Brussels, to
enjoy the annual entertainment to sauce
money to aid the pony. These gather-
ings have always been mouthful, both ae
to program and Onanoial results and
Thursday evening's performance, which
was under the auspices of the Royal
Tempters and Band of Hope, was no ac -
°option to the rule. The program was
ae follows :—Ohorue, "We are a little
Temperance Band," by the Band of
Hope ; recitation, by Lorne Maxwell ;
reading, in the Scotch dialect, "The An-
nuity," by S. Graney, of Wingham ; song
exercise xn Arithmetic by a number of
little boys and gide ; recitation, by Ida
Frain ; quartette, "Moonlight will come
again," by the Misses Kerr and Dr. Cay•
anagh and W. H. Kerr ; humorous read-
ing, "Widow Bedot," by S. Graney, en-
core a French airmen ; solo, by Miss
Lilly O'Connor ; recitation, by Emma
Webster ; ohorue, "Rally song,' by the
Band of Hope. This concluded the first
part of the program.
Before the cantata was introduced the
chairman asked Mise Riohardson and
Miss fiantbly, two of the teachers in the
publio school, who have taken special in-
terest in the Bend of Hope, and who are
shortly to remove from Brussels, to oome
on the platform. On their complying
Miss Maud hell read the following ad•
dress :—
To Misses Risher:bon and Hambly :
Dien Fixnens.—Kuowing that you are
so soon to leave our town and feeling
deeply grateful for the many kindnesses
you have shown us eine the organiza-
tion of our "Band," the inoreaalog inter-
est you have taken in our welfare and the
valuable instructions you have so often
and so unselfishly given tie, in our work,
we would ask yen to accept thee° rings
as a slight token of that friendship and
gratitude which we feel towards you.
Regretting that you are so soon to leave
us and wishing you every 00000ss and
happiness in the future, we are your
sincere friends. Signed,
MEttnane OF BAND OF HOBS.
Mise Nina Rogers mads the presenta-
tion. The ladies made appropriate re-
plies thanking the ohildren for their gift
and expressing their best wishes for the
success of all the members of the Band
of Hope.
The Temperance Pio-nic" 000upied
the whole of the seated part of the'pro-
gram and Wax made up of pretty, spirited
temperance musical soleotions, pointed
recitations and character sketches. The
following is a synopsis of the oantata :—
Mother Merryheart, familiarly known as
the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe,
represents a loving, sunny -tempered old.
lady, who, instead of selfishly mourning,
for her only sot Charlie, who was tempt-
ed by evil associates to wander away
from home when a boy of twelve, &elided
that the best way to forget hor own grief
was to minister to the hep(tiness and
oomfort of others. With this end in
view, she adopts two or three little "oaste
sways" whose mothers are dead, and
whose drunken Where are nothing for
them. When this becomes knowb, oth-
ers are bruughtto her by persons who
are willing to supply funds for their
needs, and so ]ter family grows very
large, among the children being an Irish
and a German boy, a Chinese and a black
boy. To contribute to their pleasure she
has arranged for a pio-nio, and has taught
the younger children a quaint little con.
oeit about "water spirits," "wood nixies,"
birds, ore. After reaching the pio-nic
grounds and drinking from the spring,
they scatter through the woods stoking
amusement, leaving Mother Merryheart
alone. She sings of her wandering boy,
and than goes with the little ones to
gather wild flowers. In a few moments
Charlie enters with pipe in ]tie hand, and
bottle showing in hie pocket, and lies
down in a position almost aonoealed by
the foliage. The water spirits and wood
Males enter, and after singingand danc-
ing, discover Charlie, and with pitying
looks offer him water from the spring to
cups formed of leaves, epriekls his face
gently, and when he opens hie eyes,
quickly disappear. He rises, sings of his
mother and Mugs for ]tome and forgive.
nese. She enters while he is singing the
Mat verse, and the penitent boy and lov-
ing mother are once more united. The
ohildren hang Al lCohalt (aloohol), and
bury Nide O'Teene (nicotine) with appro-
priate exorcises; eat lunch in pia-nio.
fas'tton, interspersed With character
tango and recitations ; indulge in 'see -
clawing," sustaining a lively interest to tho
end, when bhe curtain falls.
Tho leading characters .mere well per.
smutted by Naomi. Williams ae Mother
Merryheart; Reggio Fletcher, Charlie,
her wandering boy ; Alex. Rose, Teetotal
Tommy ; Loon Jaokean, Jolly Jack ;
Bolla 13awtinhimor, Prohibition Polly ;
Nellie Ward, Brave Betty; Bessie
Fletcher, Fat Fritz; Hairy MaOrao,
Loan Pat ; Media Kendall, Hop•Sing
Ohoo t Charlie Miller, Sauey Samba
'Winnie Seilery, Baby Bunting ; Water
Spirits—Thurso Gerry, Mamie Shaw,
Fenny Rogers, Stella Holmes, Elgin
Jackson, Ethel Oook, Effie MoLaoblat.
Wool Nixies—Freddie Gilpin, Herbert
Cook, Gordon teapot., Willie Ainley,
Georgic Watt, Fred Hunter and Frank
Smith.
The soo.sawehorn was epoainlly well
dons, in last the whole oantata was
given in n manner that refloated credit
on all concerned and the hard work done
by Mies O'Connor and the teanhers can
only be fully appreciated by those who
have undertaken similar entertainments.
.A. vote of thanks wits passed to all who
assisted, partiouhtr reference being made
to the kindness of Mr. Graoey in owning
to our help so aheorfully. The motion
was moved by Rev, S. Sollery, B. D.,
and seootded by Rev. J. Rose, B. A., in
moat complimentary theme,
Ahab 0;45 the Ne.1 melt Anthem Was
sting and the audience diep creed. We
have not mot a person yet who did not
tidbit they got 25 cents worth at the am
tort.
W. U. Herr 000upiod the their. Ther&
will be abort $00 clear from the enter-
tainment. This amount includes a gen-
erous donation of $20.00 from our worthy
townsman, J. D. Ronald.
TUE EGG QUESTION.
The firm of D, D. Wilson a Co., of
Seaforth, dons an exceedingly largo+;rade
in eggs. Mr. Wilson is out of the country
just at present, but his eon, John A. Wil-
son, was seen by the Globe man.
"There is great dieoropanoy in the re-
ports that come in newspaper despatches
from England as to the Canadian eggs
Bent to the British markets," Mr. Wilson
said. "One report stated that 10s per
ten dozen were paid, and another said
the prise was only 7s to 7s and 8d. We
have sent some shipments to England
since the MoKinley Bill came into fora,
but have not heard from them yet. 'Un-
til we learn something definite we will
have to suspend any definite opinion as
to whether the old country market will
recompense us for the loss of the Ameri-
can market. A now market is uncer-
tain, and in New York we knew what we
could depend upon. We have very little
experience in the Englieh markets, and a
few shipments will nob be a sufficient
guide to the trade, nor, indeed, will a
whole season's operations. No doubt a
trade can be worked up over there ; that
we shell realise prices as high as in New
York ie certainly very doubtful. This
change means that men who have spent
a lifetime working up a trade and making
business conneotiou0 find themselves out
off and in the necessity of seeking new
markets. It is like beginning business
over again,
"The Montreal men are inclined to
favor the English trade and to depreciate
the value of the American market. They
expect Montreal to become the, centre of
the trade if the British markeis found
to be profitable. From that city a num.
ber of the testimonies ae to the suoaees
of egg shipments to England have come,
and others have been Bent out merely to
bring certain English dealers into prom-
inence.
"The thing that has made Canadian
eggs preferred in Now York over the
;Western eggs was the quickness with
which we could send them there, only
taking a few days. In England Canada
will be at the disadvantage of distance
from the market. There will be in that
market the prejadioe against Canadian
eggs that in New York there has been
againeb tho products of the Western
States. The fact that Irish and English
eggs command a higher price in. the Eng-
lish market than Normandy eggs is evi-
dence of the effect on the price of their
baying to go a little farther. Eggs eau
be kepta long time, it is true, but the
fresher they aro the better prioe they
bring. It only pays to keep them from
a season of overproduction to a time
when they are, seams. As a general
thing, ae in the ease of the product of
the Western States, when eggs are de.
twined at all in getting to the market
they are depreciated in value.
"There has been a' good deal of zeal
displayed by well.meaning persons who
have been sending over snail shipments
of eggs in attempts to test the English
market. And there is the danger that
their efforts may get Canadian eggs the
repu`etion over there such as our butter
received from a similar cause. Butter
was sent over of all qualities in all kinds
of shapes and put on the market in all
kinde of oonditions, and such, it seems,
is now the ease with our eggs. Premie•
o0oue shipping of butter when the U. S.
duty was put on that produot has loft its
i11 effects on the trade. and the same
evil may be done to the egg trade. If
the matter be left to the dealers they
will find out a market if there is one.
They have enough at stake to spur thein
to elation, and their experience will
save the trade from falling into disre-
pute.
I need not say that we hope to see the
English trade a eueeess, Our btiefnees
is gone if we do not find it market. I
think a market will be found,btt whether
the shall be able to Boll for ae high 'prices
as the have been selling for in the States
is problematical. If we have to take
lees in England than we have bean getting
in Now York the farmers will reoeivo
less. Yet, even if that be the ease, the
farmer should not out the heads off his
hens. Partnere who have kept account
of the cost of keeping their hens and the
receipts for the eggs have told the that
eaoh ben during the year will are otter
from 75 cents to $1.00 That from a hen
worth 25 Dente is good work, and for rho
same proportion of profit a co v world
need to make $100 a year. So If we do
have to take something less in the Eng -
lisle market there will still be a greater
profit from a !armee hens Bien from
anything else on his frim. Another
word to femora and Mao to merchants.
As freshness will be of the greatest im-
portecoe to the establishing of the Eng-
lish trade, the practice must be -abandon-
ed which some of thein have fallen into
of holding back their eggs with the ex -
potation of getting a little better price.
We could have paid one cent to two
ants a doxen more thie Summer after
the first of July if the quality of a pot
tion of the eggs had nob Buffered from
the holding of them. In socking to get
a foothold in the English market it will
bo imperative that age should be handled
promptly.
West Preebyyteei,m Ch rah, Toronto,
unanimotiely (bolded t0 extend a call to
the Rev, J. A. Turnbull of St. Marys.
Capt. Andrew J. Baugh, a Confndeate
°Moor well known in Georgia, has beet
lynched on the Mexican frontier for
horse and ttattle stealing,
Some of the recent patents are as odd
as they are ingenious. A. paper vest for
summer wear has been invented, Thorn
le a cooking -chair washing machine, so
in:ranged that the mother of rho family
Dan Molt the baby to sleep and at the
Same time do the family washing, Por -
song travelling by rail can make them -
advert' oomforte,ble by the use of a port-
able elbow Inane, A. new Ostia, which
le adapted either for a bed or the bath
beam, is a portable shampooing %ppara-
the.
Washington Letter.
(Prom onr 150501ar 00r000pondent.)
WAeNxn,TON, Nov, 08, '00,
In arranging the business of the short
session the chief difficulty the Repubiioan
manigore will have will be in the Sonata
and that on account of the rules and
traditions of the body. The "upper
house," as (1 delights to regard itself, is
so hedged "aboob with precedents and
hietorioal dignity that very little can be
expected of it by the men who desire to
adopt a radical or hasty course of action,
A few venerable Senators devoted to
Conservative methods of business, a few
others, younger in yeare and opposed to
taking any course that contravenes the
tondenciee of their constituents, enah a
situation presents a blue outlook to the
zealous party man more bent on doing
something than on seeming to be any-
thing, The House will probably hold a
mums early in the session and frame a
more or lees complete schedule. But
everything, after all, depends on some
eight or ten Republican Senators. If
the letter desire earneetiy the passage of
an apportionment bill or of an elections
hill ie could probably be accomplished.
If they do not there will be small (Mance
to Beare either. This ie the conclusion
cf the whole matter in a nut shell. The
Senate has a set of rules which permit
muoh debate. It is confessedly a "delib-
erative body," and Conservative Repub.
liouna appreciate that caution must be
observed in changing the rules. There
will be no publio demand for alteration
of the Senate rules until it becomes
muoh clearer than it is at present that
the opportunities which aro given for de-
liberation ander them disable the body
for action and put it at the mercy of e
few obetruationiete. When petty ob-
struction actually and unreasonably in-
serts itself in the latter body, and the
Senate proves to be helpless under the
present rules, public eentiinent favortag
a phage may be aronsed.
Speaking of the Farmers' Alliance to
your .correspondent, Representative
Springer said thathe thought it almost
certain that all but eight of those elected
to the next House would act with the
Democrats, and probably there would be
no exception. In the organization of the
House every alliance man, ho said,
would be treated s.0 a Democrat whether
he went into the Democratic cuneus or
not. In making committee assignments
the alliance men would be treated as
Democrats in the matter of chairmen•
ships and assignments on the majority
end of the committee. Now only in Con.
grew, but throughout the country, Mr.
Springer thought the alliance would act
largely with the Democrats. He said he
thought there was enough common
ground in the platforms of the Democ-
racy and the alliance to satisfy the latter
for some years to come. The reduction
and equalization of the tariff, the pass-
age of an act for the Tree coinage of di-
ver and the issuance of greenbacks to
take the plane of national bank currency
as fast as retired, were things that the
alliance wanted and as to which they
could make a common cause with the
Democrats. He ]tad no doubt the De•
moorato would pass all these measures in
the next House.
Ever since that fateful day in Novem•
ber when the great American voter
walked up to Ole polls and deposited so
many ballots headed "Demooratio" that
it is said, the statue of Andrew Jaime
was heard to cheer wildly, eminent
statesmen of both parties have been ex-
plaining. The real reason was only dis-
covered the other day, however, when
your oorrespoudent met that amiable
and vivacious old lady, Miss Clara
Morris, whose fade for so many years
was it familiar figure behind her little
niok-nark stand at the Capitol and who
was ruthlessly ejected with many others
by the stern orders of Speaker Reed.
Miss Morrie 80010 the matter up in her
naive way as follows : "I knew it would
be and told Mt, Reed so. The people
would not stand seeing ine put out of the
Capitol. The Republioan party better
look out. If I ain't let to oome back it
will be deader that the—zan ze, zan ze—
doornail. I want the Speaker. as min as
he gots here to be told zan he Bees whet
he's done, and if be don't want to be
beaten himself he better let the back."
There is a disposition in certain
Speakership quarters to suspect Mr.
Mills' announoed retirement of having a
Patti farewell attaohme,ft aonoealed
mbool its person.
It may bo some oomfort to Major Mo.
Kinley to know that the Baring Brothers,
of London, do not attribute their failure
to hie bill.
The federal census is almost ae unsat-
isfactory to Demoarate ae the November
census Is to Republicans.
Possibly Mr. Mille would prefer to have
his political future pictured in a cabinet
size.
Brussels Council.
The regnler meeting of Brussels Conn -
oil was held last Monday evening. Pres-
onb, Reeve Graham, and Councillors
'Mali, Stewart Stewart and Aioloy.
Minutes of last meeting road and ap-
proved,
The following accounts were preepnt•
L. MoDoneld, number, $180 58
J. M. O'Connor, Howe insurance, 75 00
13. Gary, coal, oil, cbo 27 20
D. Shine, gravel ............. 1:7 06
5. Burgose, wood for oberity18 50
P. Scott, fire Dept., rbc 7 00
1C. Mellon, b'ir'o Dept 5 00
Mrs,J. Meddd11, charity 5 00
Walter Smith, otroot impts 4 12
Thos. Stewart, fibroid inlpt0 8 60
le, Ilendersot, Fire Dept ole 3 25
J. T,ogen, ditching...., 11 00
J. T. Pepper, miseellatiemte.. , , 02
Moved by J, 115, ilfointo0lii seconded by
W. Ainley that the above aocounte bo
paid. --Carried,
N. Riohardson netted the Council to
pay for the !amber need in petting down
10that pinto of oldewolk in trent of Ilia.
101, 10 hioving furnished the aria and
naile and done the work. No action
was taken.
Bylaw No, 7, 7800, was read three
times and passed fixing polling places for
next Municipal Election -and naming
Deptity Returning officers. The office of
Messrs. Johnston tb Coobrane, and the
Council Chamber, with R. McNaughton
and W. Aldridge as Deputy Relurnieg
officers were named.
Application was made from A. Konig
for permission to put op a horse abed on
hie lar on the permissive fire limit.
Moved by W. Ainley, seconded by J. M.
etoIntosh that owing to the destruction
of Mr. Keenig'e sheds by the recent lire
and the late Beason that permission be
granted. Carried.
On ]oohing up existing By-laws it was
foetid that there was already legielation
prohibiting the putting up of arose signs
without the consent of the Council, hence
no new by-law was passed.
The clerk reported that all the Band
property had been placed hi hie posses•
sten as ouetodian for the town, as per re-
solution of last meeting, excepting a
olerioneb held by P. MLlloy and a base
viol by Wm. Smith.
Gloved by W. F. Stewart, seconded by
W. Ainley that these inetrumente be de-
manded and if they be not delivered at
once that they be replevined.--Carried.
:The Council then adjourned to meet on
Monday, 15th inst., as per statute.
Canadian Ne wet:.
The Grand Division of the Sons of
Temperance is in session at Welland.
A man named Louis Davidson was
killed at Oil Spring on Wednesday by a
kink from a horse.
Nova Bootie. and Prinoe Edward Island
were visited by furious storm during the
last two deye, muoh damage being done.
Geo. West, a 12 -year-old Amherstburg
lad, white fooling with a revolver touched
the trigger and the ball perforated his
hat.
It bas been decided to hold the Inter.
n1881atio.nal meeting of the National Eduam-
tional Association at Toronto in July
The bylaw granting an option to an
English syndicate to purchase the water
power at Sault Ste. Marie was carried
ahnost unanimously.
John L. Playter, assessor for York
Township, was committed for trial at
Toronto on ie charge of breach of the Ae-
eeoemenb Aot by assessing a property at
lees than half rte value.
The Collegiate Institute Board of To-
ronto bas deoided not to accept the ap-
plio0tione of outside pupils for admission
to the three iuetitutes in the city till all
ttfty applications have bean filled.
At Winnipeg Tuesday Mayor Pearson
was re•eleotecl, T. Kelly was elected
mayor of Brandon. Wm. Garland of
Portage la Prairie, R. Adamson of Vir-
den and F. W. Oololeu"h of Selkirlc.
The council of the Toronto Board of
Trade has accepted the invitation of the
Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific Rail.
ways to visit the mines at Sudbury. The
party will leave on Monday evening.
Ab. Douglas, a young man of Guelph,
while out shooting on Saturday nearly
loot his life by the 000identttl discharge of•
his gun. He planed the gun on the fence
while lighting his pipe, when it slipped
and went off, the charge striking him on
the top of the forehead, carrying away a
portion of the shall..
E. W. Boye, postmaster at Baden, Ont.,
who was arrested on a charge of tamper-
ing with the melte, was brought before
Judge Laoouree, at Berlin, on Saturday
for sentence, he having pleaded guilty.
His Honor, after giving Boys a severe
lecture, let him off on suspended sentence,
he hitherto having borne a goodolaraoter.
The Aylmer Express says :--Adam
Laidlaw promised a mammoth Scotch
thistle to grans the table at the St. An.
drow'e dinner. After carefully trans-
planting it in a box of earth it 1000 put
in the basement of the Presbyterian
ohneh to protect it from the frost till
the night of the supper. Since rte con-
finement it has renewed its growth and
is now in full bloom. 1`hhs ouriosity
adorned the table at the St. Andrew's
dinner on December 1st.
William Patterson, employed in the
slave factory at Essex Centre, got his
arm caught between 0 belt and the pul-
ley which drives one of the saws, and
was drawn down upon the saw. Ono of
the mon noticed him in time to pull his
head to one side, or it would have been
severed from his body. The saw glanced
along the Loft side of hie head, shaving off
part of the skn11, His left arm was badly
emashtd. Patterson is 55 years of ago,
married and has a small family,
At the inquest held ab Ripley the
other dey, on Murrloolt MnDonald, who
died suddenly at Hodgiva' Hotel there,
the following verdict was returned :—
"We, the undersigned jury, empanelled
to ascertain the cause of death of Mur-
doch McDonald, find that the deceased
came to his death from en over indul-
geeoein alcoholic beverages, and that
wo hold the eleeters and publio at large
responsible for having intoxicating
'ignore for sale throughout the nom.
Inanity. As the present ]Inv now steatite
we, the eyed jury, insist that the Crook's
Aot be mot's vigorously enforced in the
future."
At dobonrg Monday night, on the ar-
rival of the G. T. R. express from Mont -
veal, a young man ltautedleloGuiro posit.
eel it girl named Miss Tucker and a ate.
Tin'nor, who was walking with the girl,
between the moving train awl the station
platform, with the supposed intention of
killing them. They both oedepod, how-
ever, with slight injnriee. McGuire luta
been in love with Mies Tuella for sons
years past, bot his sdvanoe0 were re-
i1ndsod by the girl. This maddened Ido-
Guire, end about five years ago, in m 010
of fury at Miaa Trotter's father, who for-
bade hhn to none to his horse, ho shot
and sorionely wounded the old man, For
this he served a term in tim Kiegaton
Penitentiary, After lhleGuire, was khate
atoll he still persecuted Mies :Nicker,
whose life has become a burden to her
from her fear of her 8avege admirer.
Monday McGuire was again maddened
at eating the girl welkin"; with '.t'nrna,
and it ie eitpdesed determined to kill both,
Miss Tucker hag placed the facts in the
poetle5010n of the pollee, who are looking
for McGuire, but ae yet no truce of him
has been found. After the assault, which
was witnessed by a large numberof people
who wore standing by, McGuire made
good his escape. Every one who wit-
nessed the act says that the escape of
Miss Tooker anti her escort from death
was miraoulons, McGuire has since been
arrested.
A fire broke out at Harriston on Toes.
day night in the three.etoray building
known as Meikeljoltn's block. It origi.
netted Ln the third 0torey of the building
000upied by R. G. Lambert a Sons as a
general store, totally destroying the sec-
ond and third flats and badly damaging
the lower fiat, Messrs. Lambert cE Sona
succeeded in saving part of their stook in
a damaged coalition, on which there was
an ineuranoe of $7,000, divided among
the Wellington, Waterloo, Economical
and Mercantile Insurance Companies.
There was also an insurance on the build-
ing. John Waddell maples the adjacent
store as a armory. He, with his family,
lives over the store, and wore awakened
from their sleep by the ory of fire. The
most of his household goods had to be re.
moved, on which he suffers a loss of over
$200, covered by ineuranoe.
Judge °aimet, Montreal, decided a
question of interest to hotel and board-
ing house keepers, in the ease of H. B.
Martin against Dr. MaoBean, of the
Turkish Bath. One of the defendant's
servants accidentally upset a dish of
stewed tomatoes on the dress of the
plaintiff's wife while she was dining at
the defendant's publio table. The plain-
tiff tendered the these to the defendant
and demanded its pride. This being re.
fused, he instituted an action to which
the defendant pleaded that the occur-
rence was a simple accident for which he
could not be held responsible. The court
held that as regards guestsin hotels and
like establishments, the proprietors- being
responsible for the mote of their servants,
are liable for the consequence' of such
aooidents, and condemned the defendant
to pay the costa and the full amount
claimed, $24.10.
A peculiar accident occurred on the
W. 0. P. R. at Woodstock on Monday
night. A. man named Ben Vanatter, re-
siding near Embro, started to drive home
from Woodstock about dark. He was in
an advanced stage of intoxication, and
when he reached the W. 0.P. R., instead
of going straight along the road, he turn-
ed down the track. The horse and buck-
board kept the track for about 300 yards,
until a bridge was reached. The horse
travelled two or three yards on the bridge
before he feet went through. Vanatter
managed in some way to scramble from
the rig and started back towards the
road, but had only got part of the way
when he rolled down the embankment
into a pool of water. After a time he
pulled himself out, but the water had
frozen into a sheet of ice around him.
A couple of young men who Dame along
endeavored to extricate the animal from
the bridge, but just Ilan a train 08100
along, and one of the young men was
compelled to jump into the river below,
a diatom of 25 or 30 feel, to save his life.
The horse was carried about 100 yards by
the angina, and, of coarse, was killed.
Northwest Notes.
Galt Goal is $10 a ton at Morden.
Prairie chickens are getting wilder.
Rat Portage is now lighted by eleo-
trioity.
The Port Arthur breakwater Iran been
completed.
A wheat blookade was reported at
Plum Creek this week.
It proposed to bold a grand terri-
torial exhibition at Regina next year.
There are over 60 under graduates is
attendance at the Medical college Winni-
700.
The ladies in Morden play lawn tennis
every afternoon. Nothing Arooio about
that.
The average wheat yield of Manitoba
this year was a trifle over 20 bushels to
Ile acre.
It is proposed to run an electric rail-
way between Port Arthur and Fort
William.
Winnipeg papers now remelt Biddeford
in four days. Formerly they took from
seven to eight days.
Lawn tennis and skating by
moonlight are the popular amusements
at present at Deloraine.
:he C. P. R, forwarded and returned
the British Columbian eastern exhibit
free of freight charges.
There are 17,000 tons of Galt ooal in
store at Dunmore. The colliery pay roll
at Lethbridge is near $80,000 a math.
Three farmers from Hamilton, Dak.,
are at present in Winnipeg arranging to
gond 800 families into the Northwest.
The Hudson's Bay company have
adopted the Whiting cash railway system
in their grocery department, Winnigeg.
A farmer north of the Portage die.
covered in a recent Metal of Plymouth
Rook fowls a thick witih four well formed
Legs,
The Icolttndora of Selkirk are moving
with n view to electing one of their
slumber in the oetincil for the ensuing
year.
Jas. Waugh, son of R, Waugh, of
Winnipeg has been appointed superin-
tendent of onustruction of sowers in Cal-
gary
The Indians are reported to be suffering
on aeoounb of the abeettee of the usual
rabbits supply consequent upon the
sonrcity of snow,
Rev. Mr. Pughe, of Boieoevain, Is in
Ottawa, endeavoring to induce the
government to 0end hint to Wales on itn
migration business.
Tho 1MIanitoba Separate school case
has beta appealed to the full court, and
it to expeotod to roach the Supremo
Court by 1'ebrnary.
Int'. McGirr, of the Indian department,
Ottawa, is said to have trade roti aOtelnitt
to start a Coneervativo new8paper to
Regina to oppose the 'seeder.
A load of barley smuggled from Mani -
lobe, tens seized at St. Vincent, Minn.
!hero ivy difference of 25 Lente a Wallet
between the Manitoba and 10liene0eta
priee0.
Local sportsmen are bitterly complain-
ing of the wholeealo slaughter of birds
by traps and snares. Ono man brought
in nearly 000 efanghtered by these means.
Calgary policemen are charged with
arresting 0iliz000, looking them up, and
afterwards releasing them, and all with-
out the aoeietanoo of a magistrate, the
policemen attending to the bail.
Indian Agent Markle, of Birtle, baa
succeeded in securing the eooviotion of
the brewer in Minnedosa for selling in-
toxicants to Indians. He was freed $75
or three months in jail by Mayor Jermyn
but he elected to try Brandon jail.
The Medicine flat Times says : "Cora -
plaints are made bleb drunken Indians
UFO amusing muoh annoyauoe to people
jaet east of the town near the Dunmore
trial. The yelling and quarrelling . of
these natives, it is said, render sleep • im•
possible in that neighborhood. Bat,
worse still, they are in the habit, while
ander the influence of liquor, of molesting
travellers.
People We Know.
Mies Brownlow has gone to her home
on a visit.
Mrs. Jno. Sinclair is visiting relatives
at Molesworth.
W. Ard. of Bluevale, spent Sunday
with Ward Farrow.
Mrs. Harvey, of Guelph, is the guest
of Mrs. (Dr.) Graham.
Fred. Hendee started for Knoxville,
Tennessee, on Monday.
Willie Milley has been on the sink list
with congestion of the liver.
Walter Coats was in town on Tuesday.
He's the aeras Wet. as of old.
hire. D. Roberts and children were
rigiting at Londesboro' last week.
Mrs. Jno. Downing spent a few days in
Goderioh last week with old friends.
A. Wilson and wife Sundayed in',$ar-
rieton with the family of Geo. Love.
Rev. Jas. Harris, of Benmiller, former-
ly of Bramble, was in town this week.
B. Gerry and wife spent last Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in Mitchell.
Mies Ella Manner and Miss Kate Mo -
Donald were visiting friends in Wing -
ham this week.
W. Cornish is home from Brantford
where he hex been employed at Itis trade
the past season.
Rev. M. Swann and family, formerly
of Brussels, have removed from Glencoe
and settled in Strathroy.
Mies Cavanagh,, of Elmira, was visit-
ing fora few days in Brussels this week.
She is a sister to Dr. Cavanagh.
Walter Smith, of Guelph, was in town
last week to visit hie brother A. R., and
sisters Mrs. J. R. Smith and Mrs. Mc-
Kelvey.
J. J. Denman was in town on Tuesday.
He has a longer route that formerly and
consequently only gets home about every
seated week.
Samuel Walsh, proprietor of the Brus-
sels, Seaforth and Gerrie stages, is in
poor health. We hope the remedies em-
ployed will prove helpful.
A. Warren went to Carsonville, Mlob.,
on Monday, where he has secured work
at his trade—shoemaking. Hie family
will soon follow him if the plane proves
satisfactory.
Leet Saturday our old friend James
Wilson had a stroke of paralyeie effecting
hie right side. He is considerably better
now but is by any means fully recovered'
from the shook.
Dr. Ferguson and bride, of Seaforth,
made a brief visit to old friends in Brus-
sels on Tuesday. The Dr. was married
last week to Miss Maggie Somerville, of '
Kirkton, so congratulations were quite
in order.
J. Robertson, who was cheese maker at
the Gray d; Morris oheese faorory for
several seasons, is home from Scotland
on a visit. He is instructor of Dairying
in the land o' the seal and will return
next February. Mr. Robertson takes
great interest en this work and is
thoroughly well posted.
J, H. Sperling, who has bad charge of
the Newstadt Creamery, is home. They
bad a very (successful season inanafee-
turfing 100,000 pounds of butter, this be-
ing 00,000 pounds in advance of last year.
The average prioe received by the pat-
rons was about 17 conte. The butter is
all bought by a Montreal dealer.
A murder similar to the Whitechapel
horrors has been discovered in the out.
ekirte of Berne, Switzerland. A young
peasant girl was the victim, No olue of
the murderer,
The latest reports from Pine Ridge
agency in Dakota are to be offsets that
the soldiers are hugging their camp fires,
while the Indiana stand a good °lianas of
freezing to death.
A BAPTIST CAR.—The Minnesota Bap-
tists propose to have a missionary car
for service upon the extended systems of
the Northern Paeiflo and Wisoonxin Con-
trol lineo. The suggestion and advocacy
of this oar belongs to Rev. Dr. Wayland
Hoyt and his brother, Colgate Hoyt,
Chao. L. Colby, of Now Yorlr, and env
eral other gentlemen have nndorteken to
bear all the expense of its building and
equipment. The 00111ra0t for building
the oar has boon lot to the Barney c
Smith manufacturing company, of Day-
ton, Ohio. 'l'Ite American Baptist pub-
liomtinn society have acoepted the oar
and agree to pay all the expenses of aper•
aOieg it. The contract calls for the cont.
pletiou old delivery of the oar in Chic-
ago on March 1, The control and man.
*moment will bo voetod in Boston W.
Smith, and he will be always with it.
13y agreement ttvo pawns, but not more,
can travel with the ear when it gods front
place to place. The chapel Bier le 00 feet
long and 10 feet wide, At one end a
space abdut 18 feet long will bo fitted up
for living p0070000, with ovary nodded
accommodation of two peoVe, or more,
day and night. The remaendoe of the
t r fi
oar will be fitted marl f n ashed as a
chapel, end will accommodate en cud-
ienoe of at 'octet 100 p000ma. Thorn will
be a speaker's desk, organ, blaokbeard
and ell requisite itppliattone for effective
Sunday eehool work, irtreaahing and ole.
votionel meetings. :he ear will also
Merry abundant suppling of Bibles, New
Testatnenta and other roti iotte literature
of the beet snit for old and. young,