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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1877-9-13, Page 7SEPTEAIDBIt 19 1$77 IIv FOR1TATION WANTED. °Jahn," said dee, S•anscript to her heehaw', one evening last week, "I've been reading the paper." "That's nothiug,"" grunted John. "Ire seen people before you read newts papers," "Yes ; but there are several things In the' paper I can't understand." "These don't read 'em," "Now, here's a column headed Base Bal,, What is babe ball, John ?" ""Don't you know what baso ball is . happy, happy woman, you have not lived in vans." allerc it says that 'The Hartford's uldu"t c"rliar tauamings' curves,' What under the sun are Cummings' curves ?" ''It's the wag ho delivers the ban." "Is the bill chained ? ' "No, you booby." "Then how does he deliver it," "I meant itched it," "Ob ! New here it says 'brio muff - ea a ball efter a hard run, What wee the bell doing tat.e:r a herd run e" "Hadn't Vain better eenfine your re- search to the obituary and marriage columns, lilury, with nu occasional ad- vertisement thrown in to vows the nio. cotony ?" "),es; but Jahn I want to know 1 There'e'Mei. Racket over the ways, who gge:i ata i 1 the beet) ball games, scud come', home to talk nae b1iud about tly.f.a •1;, base -flit,. sky-eerapers, nod all these things. For heaven's ss.lte, John, what is a sl:y--crapes• ?" "f }"....". y„us•44, old woman. You Bi ar. au"iaag on callr,erooI ground; Yazd are on slippery roofs, whild raging bil- lows roll beneath." "Mercy on me; what do you ineali ?" "1 Mean, lay dear madam, that wheu a woman begins to pry about among three strikes, fair belle, base -hits, doi::y cutters, home runs and kindred subjects, elle is in danger of being lost.'' oWell, confess I'm completely lost to know what this n01VSyspormenus when it Faye Addy eto1e a base, while the spectators applauded. have we come to such a pass that society will applaud a theft ? Why wasn't Addy arrested ? Now here's Manning put out by Starr, assisted by Coley, and 1 can't say he did anything wrong, ei her. Aniline Christopher! Hero it says that Pike flew out. 1 dent believe a word of it. 1 never SAW' a man fly yet, and I won't believe it eau bo done till I seo it with my Own eyoe. John, what make news paper men lie so horribly ?" John was asleep, and Mrs. Sansoript turned gloomily, not to say sceptically, to the letter list for information. News- iapers were not mads for women. When a new minister -and unmar- ried at that -Domes into the parish, it's remarkaole what an interest alt the young ladies take in the parsonage. It hag been iuferred that Dryde n ttrasn't opposed to a sherry eobbl er, from a remark ho once mads; •Straws may be made the instrument of hap - Dowse.' TrrF TIMES ABOUT 13EES... The baby -bee, destined only for work We herself, on emerging from the egg an ioliabitant of one of those aomtnon, six sided cella, which appears so pro- portioned no in some measure to limit her growth, and Wits prevent her At- taining her fah developnunit. To this outward restriction iw superadded au inward check in the quality of the food administered by her nurses, Instead of the to royal jelly, that satinluliating and nutritious extract prepared only for the queen, her iufau oy is supported on the sunple fare of beebread, which while it suffices to bring to maturity every useful endounlent of activity, af. fordo no food for the development of the sensual and vindictive passions,and with all these smothered in the cradle, aur worker cornea forth matured in all apiau exeellot ce- of modest halite, a nun among bees, a very "" sister of charity " among her fellows. Drones are male bees ; they have no stings ; their bodies are long and elutnsy,•They are tete least valuable class in the bee community ; out of th.•ueautis of these idlers ono only is serviceable as husband for the queen, Their life ie precart oust; being sometuuee limited to a few Hours or a few bays ; perhaps a few weeks iu the Funnier dose between April and Au;nyt, for when the queen has chosen her mace all these are killed by a generial nmytaaere, They are 1 alp - 688, ltnvual; u a sty lis, and fait gaiekly under those o' the busy workers. It is not always that recu.rt a:uce is had to this mode of destruction. Froen July to September, schen the aro es are weakly, tin y wander from the hive and fall to the earth starved,, bo. if they have ago and strength they are herass- ed by the worknre, wile worry and sting thein. If they do not take these warnings and dieapoear from the com- munity, then they aro killed and toss - ea out cf the hive, If the hires have a scant store of honey no drones are reared during the winter, Bees discard all laggards, who in idleness consume provisions. The drone selected by the queen while in the air to be the father', of floc f unify is needed but once to per- petuato the rake, consoououtly they are u-eless after this ; and it is gnat that no drones aro raised until the queen heels quite old, when of necessity a number aro required, ea the chances are if there were fewer, the queen who leaves the Live unaccompanied would not chalice to meet any unless they were nuaierons, There are , Is, worker -cells, and quem: ever the condition of requires drones, if th cells made, the b and, if drew. - have been fi11e ue'", cut them down an hherwiee prepare them for the eggs, whits': are to produce drones ;; but this is never done till a good supply of honey from flowers is obtained, whence simultaneously all good stocks of bees rear drones. The way the people pour into Dead. wo Id on Sundays surprises the Conr- fer. The way they pour down whisky after they pour in there ie the next surprising thing. The United States army, is being rapidly put Upon a war footing. Two more soldiers have reported for duty, rind a ma.i in the hospital with u sore teg wilt be ready for busioese in less than a fortnight. A very precise Berson, remarking up - =Shakespeare's lines, 'The good that men do is often interred• with their bones,' carefully observed that this in- terment can generally take place with alit crowding the bones. 'What's the use of all this sacrifice of 'Pitman life, this blocdy buichery of Turks and Russians ?' said a Plailadel• piliia Quaker to Cineiunatti hog mer- chant. "I don't know,' replied the lat- ter mournfully., 'Pork isn't riz any that I can see.' A Rome" doctor asked a bachelor (Iry goods clerk if bis health was good dur- ing the heated term, and the clerk re- plied ; 'Scalp of Mohammet 1 You don't expect a fellow to get up any Si1.- aged chs lana or anything on board Am; house toast and fried liver, do you?' The benevolent doctor sent the.desti- tute Ilei k a peck of cucumbers. We doii't understand why it is dint a constable with a search warrant. lbohing for whisky in a tempersuc town steps out of his office, walksbrisk- ly away, and in three minutia is seen emerging from: an adjacent alley,':wip- ing his perspiring mouth wits" his stiffs. A few days ago a party were-eiajoy- ing the evening breeze on bound a yacht. 'The wind has made my n.ous- tOlre taste •.quite salt, remarked a ybiing -man who ha i been for,, some. tkfiae occupied iu biting the hair that. fell over his upper. lip. 'I knew it 1' i'nnt cently said a pretty American •girl' making use of an ordinary„ Yanked phrase. And she wondered why.ill•her , NEW' PBEPABATI ONS JUST RECEIVED. AND NERVINE TON OBTAT HEALTH REMTM, Fs r4 4 o 0., M 11 �+.. �f wa H Al . Q .r . mi • *:. o et 1 - 0 4 2., IU Ci q a 2 Ell «int reA Ngo 0 0! PAl m PI rzi 41 ¶he Xih?t f 7u T fndertak WOULD SAY those who purchasing to do the manufacture dealer who buys again must nee have a prot. 1Ve to give the pureIi '. benefit, which eaten to meet `ho, views o Orangersa Our esoenses a -e less than those of city manufacturers cousegeeut l.y we me» s li Cheaper, Emblems Mania. fao turer r.E rOULD call speeialatteutlou to our undertaking depart. meat, which is more corn piete than ever, as we have added several new desig,}t of late The beat eciffWz# caskets ehrouds,and every for" e th lowesteal prerices. ur new e iaeoarse is l•rououuceuisitat d by competent aiud,^ea to by a�•coud to more lu t1ie –� -- l;'xavirerr of all the, Dzferent Societies, CZNITBALK GROCERY Teas t Teas f Teas! BLACK JAPANS YOUNG HfYONS Just L sf reczived at ���� HQDGSO� MOAR Hieb cacao be beat for price and quality.. We have also a f ne toezr of GF.;r'F.,ft I, 0110cE1tUS Harr, '!scan, Butter, Eggs, Eto., Etc. Try us, you. will find us as cheap as any store in To Term. Cash - Farm produce teen in exchange for Goods .odgsou c` MoLare Don't Forget the P1aeo ONE DOOR :louvi OF CENTRAL 11nTFI..,. AUCTION SALES, PROMPTLY ATT?:`nEn T;i li Does not ttfeet the low p1>eea at which. R. 80 T. BXS S:T°T are offering their steel. of TINWARE STOVES, Etc., at Exeter & Hensall wilioh consist of all the latest and improved styles of Kitchen Cook and Parlor stovca,Milk sane, pans, and pails of toe most approved patten, itml everythiu3 in the line ; Also, a goodshleotiop of handsome FilAave troughing els noel, receives everyattoation, and done the lowest figores. atHaving opened ont a branch establishment at Hensall, our friends in that neighborhood can be supplied on the shortest notice, s, wall bees NUMBER OF EGGS PER ANNUM After repeated experiments with the different varieties of chickens and cam- parisona with others who have exper• imente3 in the same direction, it is concluded the trying capacities of the principal varieties average about as fol- lows: Light Brahmds and Partridge Co- chins—Eggs, 8 to the pound ; lay 130 per annum. Black, White dud. Buff Coshing-- lliggs, 8 to the pound; lay 160 per an- num. Plymouth hocks — Eggd, S to elle pound; lay 150 per annum. Houdans—Eggs, 8 to the pound ;lay 150 per annum: La Fleche — Eggs, 7 to the pound ; lay 130 per annum. Crave .Coeurs --Eggs, 8 to the pound; lay 140 per annum. Binck Spauish-Eggs, 7 to the pound; lay 140 per annum. Leghorus —.Eggs, '8 to the pound ; lay 160 per annum. 1 Homburgs — Eggs, 9 to the pound ; ay 160 per annum. Polish - Eggs, 9 to the pound ; lay 125 per annum. Dorniniques—Eggs, 9 to the pound ; lay 132 l.er annum, Bantams --. Eggs, 16 to the pound ; lay 90 per annum. ('manses—Eggs, 9' to the pound ; lay 140 per annum; Harness Harness T SALL J. C. Klausen HAVING removed from iiodgervillo to Reiman would thank the pub 110 at large' for Alm, liberal support accorded him in :the peat, and in soliciting a con- tinuance of the same would inform them that he will al - . way have, on laand,and make to order Harness of Every ; Description WHIPS, BLANKETS. BRUSHES' CURRYCOMBS,- &v. Mowers and. Reaper Inti WE OFFER A TRIAL of our celebrated Singe Mowers —1 ND-- � Single Reapers in all kinds of Grass and Grain, and an all son ditions of soiland surface, AND GUARANTEE SATISFACTION OR NO SALE W. also offer s Trial of our Wrought Ti n Two Bar JORN$TONS COMBINED REAPER AND MJWER 31aob3fieiesupnlied lth TI 1 itmans, Two Drag -bars, Two Finger -bars. Four Knives, Forked and Keyed. Nuts. Self -oilers, etc., etc. Can be changed from. Mower to Realer REAPER TO MOWER Byremova of four bolts, an'-inless thanffteen 4mintites' time. ' !'lease call at our works., and inspect ' our Machines before pnrchasiug elsewhere. Send for Catalogues. THODMPSO1a'i& WILIAMS Manufacturing gtr.tford. DG S For cheap Gents ' watches, Go to S. E.Iones' For cheap Ladies' watches Go to S . roues For cheap Ladies' silver watoLc,s, Go to S E J'ones', For Boys' silver watches, Go to 5 E Jones For endless varier of silver plated ware, Go to E Jones. For eight day clocks, For thirty hour clocks, Go to .S E Jones' Go to S.E Jones JUST RECEIVED AT TIIE EXETER Groceryand Liquor Store A large stock of Green, Japan, Yong Hyson and' Black Teas, Raisins. Currants, Prunes DI U= Apples , Cassm.od FiRTTIT, Sardines, Lobsters, Salmon Bitter Sauce and Pickles, Brandies, Gins, Wines and Syru Rye, Malt, Sctch, Irish and Common. Whi skies, Tobacco and Cigars, Whoesa.` e and Retail. G. A. M ACE, n Main Street, Exeter. GO-EERICH FOUNDRY Founders, Engineers and Machinists, MANUFACTURERS 01 ENGINES AND BOILERS, FLOURING:, GRIST AND SAWN MILLf3 STAVE AND HEADING M kOHINERY Middling Purifiers of improved kinds. Agricultural Implem ents COOKING, PARLOR AND BOX STOVES Potash Kettles, School seats, &e. Iron and Brass Castin»s to:Order. Far sale. cheap—Second hand Boilers and Engiros Stave an Shingle, and Heading Machinery. Repairs on Boilers, Engines, Mills, &o., promptly attended to, GODERICf FOUNDRY and MANUFACTURIN4 CO• GODERICH, Ont. The 'Exeter TIMES, from now ta 1st tranuary .1878 2 5 . �, gents.