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The Brussels Post, 1886-8-20, Page 1•r VOL, XIy. CCMfylUNICATICN, THE PLANING Mrr,L. 4'n the Editor of Tun Pon, Daae Sm, -In looking over the last issue of your paper I Iloticed a communication signed Batepayer," asking information about a certain MI'. Smith's planing mill, letting us into a secret, vii. the wish of that individual to settle in Brussels if he can do so cheaply, and then your editorial urging on the proper authorities to lose no tinlom oonoluding a bargain. As you, Mr. Bditor, constitute n path of the proper au-, thority wo maytoxpeot Brussels to got lift No, 3 very soon. Still, we think, from our experience in the past in that direction it would be well for the authorities to pause and carefullyconnider the matter before taking the slap indicated. If yon aro so anxious for the prosperity of Brussels, as would seem from your article, wby restrict it to one particular party? Why not give other Mr. Smiths a ohanoo, or even a Ilir. Jones if ho wishes? Wo cannot have too mnoh of a good thing, and there aro a'greet .many other industries that wo could name might be started in our midst if the proper authorities would only give them a helping band. However, we ore much mistaken in thorium composing our Council, at preeont, if they can be hood.witlked into anything so absurd. We have said before and wo repeat it now if there is not encouragement enough in a business 'without potting and nursing wo do not 'want it. There is , no doubt a good opening for a business of that kind in Brussels at present and partioa engaged in said business will not bo slow to see it. By exorcising a little patience we may get an honorable citizen willing to pay his share of taxes along with his fellow ratepayer, By giving these fow thoughts epee° in your paper you will oblige. "A.210Tn1tn BATEPAr, E," Aug. 17111, 1880. [NOTE no BP. -‘Another Ratepayer" takes n very narrow and contracted view of Brussels industries and the outlook for the fetors. Wo very much mis-judge the com- mon sense of any Council Board that has the interests of Brussels at heart, if they do not grant the exemption without the least hesitation. Air. Smith is not a paup. r er, nor is he asldngcltarity. He is not now a ratepayer, but if he comes to town he agrees to pay taxes on the land ho builds a upon and On his dwelling house or houses, g all he asks exemption for is the mill and plant. Stratford voted 9120,000 last week y as a bonus to the G. T. B. shops, Palm. erston, Listowel, Wingbam and dozens of sp other places are on the look -out for pushing w practical men who have something to back r them up. Brussels will not be behind and tv if lir. Smith can be induced to ootue hero s and bring two or three families with him go we say b all means have e hi m cam. e We 111 can't lose anything and Air. Smith is not 1 deicuding on+the exemption to survive.] of of IIUitEAU OF LNDUSTitIES FOR ru AUGUST. of of I_..�_.., .. BRUSSELS, ONTARIO FRIDAY AUG. 20, 1886. at tho sending and harveetingsoason. These figures are slightly lower than last year's. Tho rate cl wages of domestic, servants is ; 91,25 per week ; Inst year's rate woo 111.61. 311L1C ANO BEEF ''ROM P1i E tN. ENT PASTURE. DV 1r1L00111 BROWN, 01101aa00025 OF AOIirCCr,00n C AT TIM ONTARIO A01tIQIILTIIAAL MLLES/7. T o ted States taughtforlmerry years agricultural pres This sound aphorism is built largely what nature gives, for with all thin wealth and ontespriso our neighbors done comparatively little with cult permanent pasture. They find, as 0 ottn also tell in her experience, that quires fully throe aoros of the avorag tivatnd hay and natural meadows to tain ono cow, ur ono two-year-old This is no adequate return for those when other agricultural produ eta her elsewhere aro in such keen compo There is iso doubt of the fact that the ent limit of North American pasta 1,300 lbs. of milk, or 85 lbs. of bee acre per seasen of five and one -hail mo Those at three-fourths of a cent and cents per pound give 119.75 and 94.2 spootively, or an Average value of 97 acre, with the very marked differn nearly 130 per cont. in favor of the product. If these deserve to be called '1{ what may the future as indicated by following?: --The pasture seeded dow 1884 is still holding two °owe per easily, and prodnoing at tho rate of 7 lbs. of milk per season of five and one. months by common grade e0Ws- which under any conditions never over 25 lbs. per head daily, Were Holsteins, Ayrshiros or Shorthorns, season's produce would amount so ab 14,000 lbs. of milk per acre. The two n mon six-year-old cows in this experire aro also adding to their weight at the d rate of fully three-quarters of a pound e which therefore may become an unfit able feature of this pasture; for so far known, matured cows in full milk on inary pasture hold their own good -condi weight only, and may reduces rather 'Derease in flesh. Four acres of them perimental plots were laid' down last y with our seleoted eight varieties of gran end five clovers, the conduct of which iven in last 'year's annual report. T ear, the first of their dopasturing, o fth of the area, consisting of low.lyi spots, was killed by frozen lodged water ring. Nleewbere• the pasture is ve smithy, The continnone heavy spri anus delayed oecepation until 20111 14In hen two two-year-old and two yearli tore steers were put on. Had we dis xded oa ' chin P and deo" spoiling full r ' R wl o animate could have lead a hips 01h May ; and were we followers of mu the ordinary practice the could ha vaned our cattle's teeth by a four hour f th onth, when urol linghe first was done cok The r s growth became so strong in the last wee May that, rather than mow so early, ded throe two•year-old heifers to th r steers for a week in order to keep th Lure within sweet conditions. Thee era bad to be removed, to avoid th asoning trouble, but we now realize Rha ould have been better to plrohase si ere in place of four, ns under prop e anatha owing plants to sement eed anstockd g becois me rank 1t was, we kept under by mowing, and lolling the early grasses on 11111 June m of opinion that our mixture contains much clover, and ae cattle prefer good saes to clover our future recommenda- s will have to note this among other rigs. Why cattle alao often choose daa- onaud prefer the maturer but nuseeded ares on the outside of a field as against more tender and loss branny ones of like kinds in the closer co dT of crop, we have yet to learn precisely. • sa has Bing,' upon ✓ age, bavo ivated ntario it ro- e eel- main - store. days, a and titian. pros - res is f per ntlls. five 5 ro- per 0e of milk ing,' the n in acre (892 Half cows give they the out om. eat ally sob, vor- ae ord- tion than ex - ear O 0s is his no. ng fn ry ng y, ng 00 - se , on Oil VG S' at It k we a, x n The breadth of Wheatland sown last fall was 962,763 acres, but the injury by winter f n Exposure was so severe .that 76,171 acres were either ploughed rip or re.sown in the Pas spring. The remaining 886,402 acres in hes Drop have produced an estimated yield of se it 18,057,794 w 7 s94 bash eta. The o etre w was ne. short, , owing to a period of drought in Jnn° and ere July in the fall wheat districts of the Prov- allku ince ; but the heads were well filled and Rho quality of the grain is reported excellent. As The reaping season began about the middle mal of July and nearly the whole of the oro I a was safely housed by the and of the month, ten The great drought area of the *Mississippi Rra valley appears to have included Ontario 13on about as far eastward as the meridian of dei Port Rope, and all epring crops have been dell affected to some extent. Of epring wheat, gra barley, oats, peas, hay and roots the reports the say that growth was visibly arrested at one Mme, but a succession of showers in the seauncl weeek os July saved them from seri- ous harm. The cereals and peas are .uni- formally reported as short in straw and slightly thin on the ground over the whole dry area ; but there was no appearance of rust and scarcely any of insect enemies, a11d the crops were maturing favorably. In the eastern portion of the Province, and espeoi- ally in the 51. Lawrence and Ottawa aoun- ties, the rainfall has been abundant and vegetation is luxuriant. Complaints are ma40 of rust and mildew in localities, and the barley orop is likely to be discolored to some extent. The acreage and estimated ,produce of =pa aro preeontedin the follow- ing table Fa11 wheatAoroe. Buell, Por ears 188(1,402 18,017,704 20,1 spring whom...,..,,, 097,409 0,927,783 10.3 Barley 790,478 10,687,768. 28,8 oats 1,681,901 38,291,117 61.2 ItyS 07,770 1,140,871 18,0 1'oaso 708,080 10,402,010 29.4 Compared with the average of the past four years, the fall wheat this year is 120,- 000 soros and 6,219,224 bushels less ; the spring wheat 06,110 acne and 1,255,118 bushels less ; tho barley, 9,448 aoros and 107,987 bushels more ; the rye, 70,995 aures and 1,206,080 bushels lose ; and the poaee, 128,798 aoros end 4,107,846 bushels more. The area ill hay and plover is 2,295,151 aorea and the yield 2,904,446 tons, being, an aver- • ago of 1,30 tons per more. The average of the previous four years was 2,159,580 acres and 6,125,807 tons, or 1,45 tons per sore. The area in benne is 21,072 eons, and the estimated yield 461,104 bushels. The area in corn is 156,494 acres, being 26,666 acres loss than the average of four years, and the prospect of a good orop le not encouraging. The numbers of farm live stook ere : Horses 500,019 ; cattle, 2,018,172 ; aheop,1,610,949; hogs, 800,125 ; and poultry, 6,068,815, The 1)000101' of sheep is 144,666 less than last year ; in each of the other (leases there is au 3110x0030, The wool01ip la 6,847,867, be- ing 600,480 Iose than the average of four years, The average rouges of farm bands for the Provin05 is 9168 with board and 9201 Without board, per year; and 417.04 with board and 926,64 without board per month the The four steers are not able to keep down the four acres (or rather the three and one- fifth acres of fully covered ground), which are divided into two fields of two acres each, the cattle being rotated weekly and receiving unlimited water and rook Balt, No grain and no top -dressing has been giv- en. The rain, which fell on seventeen days of the period, amounted to 5.017 inch- es ; maximum temperature in the shade, 89.5 dog. ; minimum, 39.8 dog., moan, 60.47 deg. These ordinary Short -Horn grade steers have made an average daily gain of 3.08 lbs. per head from 90111 May to Slat July. This la at the rate of 8.79 lbs. per afire per day, or 826 lbs, of beef on foot per acre per season of 106 days. That these facts will surprise many we do sincerely hope, and that they may have to be reduced when several your'oxperieneed is gather., ed is not likely, Meantime 18 alio future to be 958 for dairy produce, or 901 for beef per acre per summer? A British author- ity in 1872 said tbat "first•olass grace land is that which will produce twenty imperial stone 3280 lbs.) of moat per ac1•e without artiereal aseistauoe"; mud in the publio press of last month it was stated that "in hoot/and the avorage of permanent pasture and rotation pasture inquires 1.96 urea to each dairy sow," Compare these with the nosulte wo have obtained for nearly two. seasons at this experimental farm. We have in view to test the value ae pasture of several of our best native grgesen, and though not looking for results equal to a proothers gnalitisee thaxture of t showere how may they aro deserving attention by selection and proper management. 1 submit to the Ontario farmer, under every measure of caution, that our ',nature tests °von now are decisive ing how much we havo yet to learn of h in the 801100 of �cortaiu linos of our profoesjon, and that the possi. bilities Of Canadian climate and sell are but being touched upon. A"kiet o' whustlos" has at last been introdu°od into Rho T fret Pres. byterian Church, Brantford, NO.7 RIA TO NEW YORK. pendouce. Here was the scene of t Iteedmond culverts • (corner= anon LA or wank.) Our train being behind time in get- ting to Albany the conductor wired the captain of the eteamer Albany re- questing bim to wait until the 'arriv- al of his train. The conductor's re- quest being granted the boat was, in waiting when we reached the landing place and in a few minutes after get - ties on board we were gently gliding down the Hudson. The Philadel- pbia athletic brass band, which bald been 1n attendance at the city's bi- centennial anniversary, was on board and as the Albany receded from the landing place "Auld Lang Syne" was played in excellent style, while a large company of citizens 0n shore responded by waving 'their hats, hands and bankerch]efs. It was an exceptionally pleasant morning. The sky was clear and the sun emiled pleasantly on the scene before us while a balmy, soft wiud fanned the joyous cargo of the Albany as she sped towards her destination down the placid river. It is alleged by tourists that the scenery on the Hud- son river rivals that of the Rhine in Germany. Be this as it may yet the fact that the scenery on MIS Hudson is exceedingly grand no one will dia. pate. It would appear that nature in forming the Hudson had wrought her master stroke. The harmonious association of nature and art unfold. ing in endless variety to the gaze of the touriet as he is borne down tho crystal bosom of the Hudson affords him riot only a refuge from monotony but also cause. a thrill of admiration to pervade bis whole being in con- templation of the Hand that fashion. ed such enchanting soenory. Besides the Philadelphia athletic braes band there was also the Brooklyn string band on Board, The Brooklyn band ie engaged for the summer sea- son to play on board the .Albany. Both the bands referred to played a number of fine selections and over- tures during the trip which were ap- preciated by all on board. For many reiles•down the river and on either' ban11 may be seen Y ice houses con- taining n taenias that frozen element so highly prized during the summer season by the ottizene of New 'York. It is said by some that the tide -water enteric the mouth of the Hndson with suffi- cient impetus to foroe its way to Al- bany, a distance of 150 miles, but this I am inclined to doubt. banks of the Hudson for several m below Albany are beautifully deo with birch, spruce and willow nodd to their graceful forme reflected the crystal ,water beneath. The first view of the Catskill mo tains in sailing down the Hudson p sante an sepeot of dense. soft, b clouds stretching along the horiz in one grand unbroken mass, Th mountains, a group of tine Allegha chain, are situated near the rig bank of the Hudson and of the Mo- hawk in the atabe of New York. The loftiest points, Bound Point and High Point, are respectively 8,800 feet and 8,720 feet above tide -water and on a third eminence a terrsoe of 2,600 feet above the same level presents Cat- skill Mountain House.a favorite sum- mer resort. Tho group le drained chiefly by Oataliill Creek, which, at a village of its own name enters the Hudson 111 miles above its mouth and 84 below the confluence of the Mohawk. In coming closer to these mountains they present quite a . diff- erent aspect, the cloudy appearance being changed to that of an elevated portion, of land beautifully undulated and covered with a green carpet of varied hues, On coming still nearer the soon° -is again changed and you fancy the mountains to be cultivated and crowned with immense fields of green grain presenting light and shade in a =armor that could scarce• ly fail to ar'ost the attention of the most careless observer. But finally a point is reached where the moan• tains hug the gory shore. and where the optical delusion vanishes. The scenery from ibis point is rugged, bold, and remake and the river mar- vellously nloandoriog, At Newbti'rg, 61 miles from New York, the river enters the highlands, which rico abruptly from the water to the height of 1,200 to 1,600 foot, Here the scenery is of great beauty and grandeur and is admired by all travellers. Several of the heights are crowned with the ruins of forti- fications built to prevent the passage of Bribifih snips in the war of Inde. Arnold's treaeonand the sad fate of Major Andre. Emerging from the highlands the river widens into a broad expanee called the Tappan Zee, Below 0n U10 west bank on the New Jersey shore rises an almost straight and perpendicular wall of trap rock from the river's brink to a height of 80o to 500 feet °ailed the Palli arise, extending 15 miles to th portion of the oily of New Yor river here is from one to tw wide and falls into Now York The steamboats which ply Hudson are among the fine fastest in the world. Sarno ar than 400 foot long fitted up wit luxury and attain a speed of 2 miles an Lour. The Hudson railway runs along the margin river on the octet bank, to A The river is named from the 30 navigator that dismayed it in The first suoceasful experimo steamboat navigation was tea this river by Robert Fulton to Having reached New York bay oity of onr destination presents to view and as we neared it we c a glimpse of the Brooklyn bridg On ,Friday at 6:10. we ariv New Y:'orlr somewhat fatigued ao long a journey. We put up a Cosmopolitan hotel, situated on corner of Chambers street and Broadway. On entering the sit the first time one cannot bu streak with the loftiness of the b Ings, the elevated street cars an moving mass of people, vehicles ground street oars, that contin throng the principal streets disco ing to the ear music which is at deafening and monotonous. York, the most important city sea port of the U.S. and third in civilized world, is situated on oast side of the mouth of the Hu river, al its oonflueaoe, tvitn a row strait called East river w opens into Long Island Sound in state of Now York, 18 name from mean.1 II The city comprises ria ea 1 Y Mania p ten Island, which is 18} miles lo by 1 8.5 wide. Avenues 100• wide and 8 nliloa' long in etre' lines are crossed at right angles streets from 6O to 100 feet wide tending from river 'to river. T city is connected with the msinla of New York by bridges across t Harlem river, with Long Island b3 fine suspension bridge, end with New The' Dorsey, Long Island and Staten ilea Island by numerous steam•ferries. ked Several railways radiate from the in g city, while the . > fines t passenger in boats in the world peas up e aHud- son, Long Island Sound and down un the narrows through the lower bay. re- The harbor, formed by the upper sad hie smaller bay, with its two arms, which 00 almost enclose the city, is one of tho ese finest in the world. There are 80 ny piers for shipping on the west and 70 ht on the east side of • the city. The harbor is defended by 14 forts, mounting 1,500 .guns. Tho oily is built of brick, brown sand stone and white marble, ' A. MoKAr. . • (To n> cenermII1n,) Morris Council Meeting.. B- e upper k. The o mile4 bay. on the et and e more h great 8 to 24 raver of the lbany, nglisb 1609. nt itt de on 1807. the itself aught e. in after 1 the the wont y for t be n]1d- d the and sally Urs.. 0008 New and the the dson nar• high the cu unite, 612 02 Ja Sharp, gravelling, $19.75 ; T. Sher- idan, inspecting her-idan,inspecting and spreading grav- el, $8,75 ; T. Grieve, gravel, $5.50 ; Wm. Wray, to pay for gravelling on western gravel road, $60 ; T. Eaket, culvert at Bnttan'e bridge, $118 ; Cleo. Johnston. approach to Rattan's bridge, and gravelling on north boundary, $145 ; W. Michie, drain and culvert, $1,65; W. Denb0w•, grav- elling on east boundary, $74.75 ; R. Burns, inspecting and spreading gravel, $7.50 ; Jas, Hall, cedar cul. vert, $10 ; Geo. 3acicson, di:cbing and culverts, $90.80 ; Jas. Tyner, covering 13odmin bridge, $50 ; Jas. Tyner, plant: and cedar for culverts, $22.50 ; Mrs, Lynn, gravel, $2.20 ; Jeno. McArter, gravel, $6.50 ; Jas. Logan, culverts ors south boundary, Brown, t eboundary, $250 ;Ax. B n South- ern t 5071, work nn north boundary, $15 ; Thos. Jobb, bolts for Vanaletine's bridge, $1 ; Jas. Whiteman. inspect- ing and spreading gravel, $21.06 ; Thos. Healy, gravelling MoOorken- dale's hill, $8 ; Thos. Johnston, re- pairing road, $1. The Council then adjourned to meet again on Septem. bar 20th. Wnr. CLaax, Clerk. Tho homing- Teacher se. The following is a list of th000 who successfully passed for teachers' oar - Ocala at the recent examinations held 1n Seaforth :-Second Class -- Bella Barr, Maggie McKenzie, James Killoran, Allan S. McLean, Alex. Mo- Intorli, John blcFadzean, Benjamin Smillie, Jas. Nichol, Harry Beattie, Wm. McLeod, Harriet Campbell and Lydia Edwards. Tbirde--i2, Cash, M. Morrison, -Samuel Couch, BIIen MoLauohlin, Penlope McDougal], Alton Anderson, Donald Dallas, Frank Wood, Edmund Elliott, J. Hogg, A. McColl and A. Raymann., A.e a result of the late University theand Teachers examinations, the fol - et. 1 lowing candidates of shoes who wrote at the Listowel High School have feet succeeded in paeeang :-University • byMatriculation -Albert Nichol and .R. Downey. Second Class -Elf Victor ex- Smith. Third Class -Lorenzo Cal - he der, Lina Johnson, Emma Welch, end Thos. Perry, Graham McDonald, he Chris. Steuernagel and Geo. Dobson. a John Connolly, teacher in the L1eto- wel, who wrote for a higher grade in the Fire. class has euoceedod in gain- ' Ing a First class grade B. The following are the names of successful candidates who wrote at Godsrich :- Second class -F, Wil- liams, E. Rolph. Third class -N. A.ikenhead, A. Swallows, J. Allen, M. McLeod, A. 1tiloKay, T. Beecroft, J. L. Wilson, H. R. IticLeod, M. J. Fer. guson, M, Rusk, E. Wiggins, W. I3, Robertson, W. Struthers, Q. H. Wil-. Hams and R. Whitely. Mitchell High School-sucoesaful candidates, Second class -Jas E1. Iiott, Miss Dougherty and Frank J. Doherty, Third class -C, Dent, E. Laing, Louis•Nichols, Minnie Annie, L Eaton, Mary Maudson, H. Woodley nWine. Hackney and J. H. Swann-iu all Stratford Collegiate Institute. Sec- ond class -Minnie Henderson, Wm. Kalbflei8°h and Hannah Irwin; also twenty•nino thirds, as follows :-Katie Ryan, Lizzie McKay, L Johnstone, Jae McNamara, Albert Knox, Walter Buckingham, Alex McKenzie, Mich - s11 Innes, S Baxter, J Rogers, Andrew Ludwig, J Eby, Henry Paokert, Earn. est Cale, Clara Coteau, M Cohumaud- er, Minnie Eby, Laura Brazier, Bella Chippa, Sara Ors, Joseph Monteith, Samuel Duret, Melvin Bennett, Kate Stewari, A Catlin, S Flouting and R McDonald. The Council suet pursuant to ad- journment in the Town Hall on Aug. 9111. Members all present the Reeve in the chair, Minutes of last meet• ing read and passed, droved by 0, A. Howe, seconded by S. Oaldbick that Thos. Oode be allowed 40ots. per rod for digging 16 rods of ditch op. posite lot 9, on 8th con. line, ditch to be Eft. wide on top, aft. wide in bottom and 811 deep. Carried, Thos, Wilkinson was paid $21;40 damages 'sustained through horse breaking through Bodtuin bridge. Moved by H. Mooney, seconded by E. Beeman that the Reeve be instructed to have a ditch dug on sideline between Iota 5 and 6, con. 5, Carried, Moved by 0. A. Howe, seconded by S. Odd. Wokthat the Reeve be instructed to let ajob of ditching opposite lot 4, on 6th con. line. Carried. Moved by S. Oaldbiok, seconded by E. Boa. man that H. Mooney bo authorized t6 assist the Reeve of Grey in erect- ing snow fences on the east bound- ary opposite AIex,liorayth's, on 3rd con., and opposite 0. Ritchie's, on 8111 con. (tarried, Moved by O. A. Howe, seconded by E. Bosman that the Reeve be instructed to have drain on let 18, con. ecu. g, opened up ac- cording to the Engineer's award. Carried. Accounts were paid as fol. lows ;-'Wm Clark er., grave] $4 ; John Cloaicey, gravel $10.29 ; Geo. "Por tta City Notela. Stratford baso ball club is looking for new worlds to conquer, A $2,260 addition is being built to the Mitchell High School, Lofft R Oo's. store, St. Marys, was broken into and robbed lately, ' The St. I1farys Argus editor is de. fondant in a libel snit at the Middle- sex Co. Fall Ageing.. Stratford (tarried a bonne by-law to give the Grand Trines $120,000 it they would move all their shops, nest of Toronto, .there, The annual conference of the Lon - den district of the Church of Latter Day Saints will be hold in St. Marys early t0 September, at which a num. ber of the dignitaries of the church will be present,