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WHAT KILLED 1-1111. of the death of either of the three, the
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lapsed peusion shall prise to the other
two, betweeu whom it ee to be equally
divided, Ou the death of all three, the
sura appropriated to this purpose shall
benne the property of nay dltughter
Gertrude, to whom I give this prefer -
epee -among my children beeauae of the
large frwily site has, and the Iii icuity
elle finds iu Bringing thein up,"
Tile Aledtterraueae has sunk one-
tbiret of au inch sinee the opening of
the Suez conal. We kalew it had sunk
but didn't think it had gone down lilts
that..
A. few years ago, Judge Gould, of
Troy, lately deceased, was holding
-court in that city, a prieouer was being
tried before hive. for wilful murder, iu
oausiug the death of a Man by tt pistolshot. Au emitaeut phybictan and
nurgeou was ou the ritual as a witness
far the defence.
The prisouer'a counsel, an adroit
lawyer. attempted to show that the
mate who lived some little time after
teeing bltot, might have died frwn Borne
other cause, and examined .his witueee
-after tbia etylee
"De.ctor, would not eueh a thing
-cause death 9.,
"Olt ! yea, sir."
e'Well, doctor, might not this man
have flied Crew suou and -such cau'es ?"
"Oh ! yes, he might."
"'Due is quite rsufficieett for ne," ex-
•oleitnetl the defendant's e•tnuael, with
an air of triumph, twirliug his eyo-
glsea.
Judge Gould turned in his a .eat, bent
hid large,. keeu, penetrating black eyes
full ou the witueas, and said, a little
t herply
""Doctor, you have now told ua what
night. have (embed title ur.tu's death ;
what clip ottuee his death ?"
"The bullet, air i" atusweretl the wit-
regad. That ended the shoe.
a1GDEItN -DEFINITION
F COM
MEItCIAL TERMS.
• Il .ukrupt—A uaau who givea every-
thing to a lawyer so the:t his creditors
will u",t get it.
Aaerguee---Ia the chap who haul the
Jeal aut1 given hiruself four &COS.
/3411k --Is the plaice where the people
!tut their money ao it +till ee hood).
when other folk* want it,
A depositor --Id a item who don't
kuow prow to bpend hie money, cud
bets the cashier to show him,
i retti:teut--Ie the big fat luau who
promisee to bees the jub cruel afterwards
sublets it.
A director ---Ie one cf those tfat tee-
cepts a trust that don't Involve attain
the use of hie oyes or ears.
Cashier ---Is often w uaau who under-
taken to support, a wife, the children
and a browu stone (rout au fifty dollure
4 tti month, olid be honest.
Colletorele--Are certain pieces of
paper good as gold. due mutt payable ou
"elle frret day of April.
Assets—T:euelly consist of five chairs
and net old stove; to these ru.►y be u.l.
deals spittoon if the "beet" ain't a b.ta
one.
Liabilities--Areue;uatilly a big "blind"'
that the assets wou't steed" uor "•raise."
A note ---A. promise to do an iia:po:sei-
bible thing at au ivapost,ible time.
Indorser --Irl a traau who signs tti
oomrnercial peilopaua with a frieud
and gets caught.
I CAN DRINK OR LET IT ALONE.
We heard the words full proudly
from the lips of a young mau who glor-
fied in his untrammeled freedom, his
.broad miudeduese,hisstanding in society
his power to toy svith the tempter %tith-
oret bec•umiug its victim. "I can drink
or let it alone," he said proudly, stud
he meant it, for les thought he could.
Ab, that is the rack on which so many
•brave young liven go (lose. Ott1y tt
tee moments after he had made ilia
boast the young Ulan stood before the
bar, looking from a whiskey cocktail to
a ctranoe bar -keeper. and feeling.ita his
pockets for the pocket -book that was
left at h:iuie, twenty-three blocks away.
Where then, wits his proud boast ?
"Could he drink or let it alone," as he
•pleased ? Ah, he could let it alone
mighty well. And be ,lid. "No slate"
slid the barkeeper ; "cash up." Oh.
young Mau, be warred. It is easy for
yogi to say, "I can drink or pat it
:alone," but oh, young lupin --i
THE WORLD' )V R.
•
The popnla,tion of the globe is sup -
•posed to be about eleven hundred and
,fifty Millions. Suine places it is wneh
higher, and others have put it much
lower. Without claiming accuracy for
*-r this estimate, it is sapposed to approx-
imate nearly the truth. Of Ulla num-
ber, three Hundred mud twenty •nuliions
are Christians—UM is, persons who
live in Christian lauds, and who enj-)y
al, least to some extent, Christian priv-
ileges ; 0110 Irun.lred and forty millions
ate Motnitnuledalds;; ,fourteen millions
rare Yews, six boodred and seventy-six•
millions are Pagan. Of the three
huudr•.od and ' twenty millions of
'Christiana, one hundred au'd seventy
inillions are Roman Catholics ; si ly,
millions adhere to the Greek Chuech:;'
•ea h t
� ty tiy� millions are Protestants
auci five millions beloug to various
cental sects.
The will of trecently
.deceased contained the folluwiug•uuique
provisos : "I bequeath to ruy monkey,
my clear and amusing Jacko, the sum
of £10 Sterling per annum, to •be dull
ployed for�tho solo .and exclusive use
,and benefit; to trip faithful clog, Shock
rand my well -beloved eat, Tib, a peusiun'
rill:$5 sterling ; and I.desire that, in oleo
WHAT THE DEACON SAYS.
Gond old Mrs. (lall wag very ?lard of
heariug, beiug sotueehat a+dvaueed in
years. !ler daughter Lydia was a
1878,
TILE TIM T
STOCK -TAXING. •1878
During the renal of February, we ahtt]4 offer at rediteed prizes, the following lines in Whiter
FOR THE READY' MONEY
zla
LADIES APPAREL, DRESS GOODS. 'SHAWLS, CLOUDS, WINTER
GLOVE'S, WOOL HOsIERY,BREAKFAST SHAWLS, LADIES'& MISSES(
FUR SETTS, LADIES FUR CAPS, &e., &e,
In Gentlemen's Clothing, Ready-made clothing, both in under and nvereests
Shirts and Drwere, light and clerk Bull Cloths, heavy Canadian Tweeds, all
wool iklauaele, both iu fancies and grey. Cloth and Fur Cape, linedK.id G.ovee
alis Mitts. Also white suit grey Flannels.
The above goods will be tftered ata slight advance on toy oast, as i ant anxious to maate room
tar the Sprints ,end Suulnwr rcock.
krttare411101, wa have uu a•latiuu •opus, neither laankrupt Stooks. A Dail will aatlafy its to tate
trntlttultluas td tat. aborts LtttulArLita". YeerY 1.tespeettulty,
Jcnirx P. Cr.ir10.B. i'. +.
blooming lass, who loved a good frulie,l
and !mew weld hew to get arae up, Ly-
diet had eerengect a junket, and the�
young men and amide were all ou baud.
Iu the widet of the fun in popped old
Demon ---- to zee bow the wtduw fared.
This was a wet blenket to theraerrrsaeut,
arid Lydia was all out of paetieuee. Fine
wished he would go, ted by .end by he
gate up to depart.
"Oh, Deacon!" said Mother Call,
utlonet think of guiug ketole tea."
The dettoou, wa strougly urged, re.
plied;
"Well, I think I will stay, art the folks
will not expect me hones bef•are daerk.'
"What diel he say, Lydia?" asked the
widow.
Lvtlie had a readv answer:
"•!Ie eaeya he will aut, today, ra•sther,
at the rules will expect hila home before
dark. te' lay, how deaf you are, mut tier."
"Oh, well, sellae of .er Hely, deacon,
wou'tou?' said Nuttier Cell, ae she
allowed the detteou out,
"Sauget girl, that!" said the old Ilea,.
ooh, tradgiur; along home. "•:ihe'll iiud
her way through, 1'11 werraut."
THE USE OF DIU WORDS.
Big words pews fur souse with seine
people and eomelivaee may buvery ewe-
eee.tfully employed when nothing dee
twill tuewor. As shun a man, in groat
alarm, ran to Ilia uritlieter to toll llitu
that he euuld see splits on the *,,in, and
thought the world what Iv owning to
au end.
" Oh, don't be rtfraitl." aaiel the mitt- i
inter, " it is uathiug but a phantasma-
goria."
"Is that all! said the friehteued wan
and went witty 'mite relieved.
A very srnartie,wyer in Wilmington,
N, C., had the utiefortuuo to lu,e a
suit fur a.clieut who had every reat,uu
to expect success. The eliout, a pl:ula
old farmer, was astouiehed at the long
bill of •costa, and haetuuiug to the law-
yer's office, aaiti i
"I thought you told mo wo should
oertainly grain that snit,"
"So Laid," answered thelawyer,""but
you see when I brought it up there be-
fore the judges they said it was quorum
shin julice."
"Well, if they said it was as bail as
that." replied the farmer, "I don't won-
der we lust it," and he paid the costs I .
I
ALSO
and a big fee besides without another
murmur.
�.T TH1 EXETER
AND STOVE DEPOT
!TIRE gdhitatihor begs to annoa::ec to the inhabitaute of Exeter Au1 the eIrregudttll; eottn-
try, that ltw has opt nett a TIN and ti fOVE cepa l in the stern ueerly oppeelte Mr. (1.
A.11taee (hoary end Littaur store, Halo street. Exeter, where he is p.opared to 1111 Rli urde..
fur
Cook, -Parlor and other Stoves
At Mkuufacturers Prices.
rinwaro, eitoaper than tlzo cheapest, and Made up by practical
workuieu ou tite premises.
Caere-Treughbag done to order. Carriage plating a Speelatty. Coal ell t'b intneys, the
Very Get and fele t.'iti>'stlter.
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lutetrding parehesers will alwiy.t tlu.t top et toy pot., ready to Attend to toy own basiueur
and mewed et>d! situ.b to trees ourtulut:rr rourtwu.tly awd supply them with a good rad
uwap artie.v, U«i+cnd tlpou it that arus•i ro ails ,you get butter volae for your uauuuy.
The very Highest price iu Cash peid. for 'titles and Sheep skies.
E. 11. SPACEVAN,
Exeter P 0, October 15 1877.
C. & S. toIDI,
LTn.cloxtalcor-; au(1 Fau'nitti e
\%TOULD SAY TO
those situ lutaud
pur.au..:.0 to do so tern
tae manufacturer. Tata
dr.lur who buys to salt
twain utust uenu+rarily
ttavo a profit. W, .l.tuu
to site the purchallerr the
l eu.•ut, which onuuot tell ' •
to ntut•t the sieves oa 1110 ]+ft
tia•ngort.. Our •x,wl,r.vt (
Bw las• then Ouse of city �.
ntauu'acturer•. ct.t.I,.1"t•ut-
ly we rem s.11 cheau.•r.�--
Emblems of all the Different
[antIj 1,e.tiI'L'I"+'
I )1cOt:LIl
cull r '.. an 1•tt t.•ottos
to our ututrrt-nki41. (.pnrt-
utentoft Welt i'. int 1 ul
1.10t-t111111oi,•r. .W 1,,t
Y,t Lott rut Itnr ne aft.t4t;t.
oa 1010 i 11., i.t t i.l: •.
ritrkt•t+ .r r.nt.l 40„1 ..t ty
itn,"rttl r..qui•1ct itt tuc
11/11014 i rlct., !Int- plow
lltrnr.0 it pruuuuure.t i y
:uhta.t-o•et lulls .. to 3,e
lo•cu ,,I to uv.. 0 art tarsi
a'rovit.cvs
Societies.
Now is the time to give your horses
Perry's Celebrated
Condition, Cough and Heave Powders.
The editor of rt child's paper received
a letter from a lady subscriber, recently
iu which was written : "Our ttuut died
last weelc,after reading the last cumber
of your valtieble paper." �..�._ __....
A rum sTOCE ALWAYS ON HADD.
PUDE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, DYE -STUFFS, &i., etc., ecc,,
AT THE
DOMINION LABORATORY.
An exchange asks : "Clan we drink
with impunity?" Certaiuly you call, if
Impunity invites yotl.
tiVe read that burnt alum will clue
dyspepsia, and reflect how sad it 1s that
dyspepsia does not know it.
a"Felt gray" is a popular shade for
ladies' spring dress guuds, Their hus-
bands have felt blue all winter.
Emile Honitilinn, a Taxes lawver, is
to 1`e hulled for_just shooting another
lawyer. They will Ming a man for al-
most anything in Texas.
The experieueed editor can always
tell at sight the man who conies in with
his first attempt at original poetry. He
walks on tiptoe, and to rks as though lie
had j urlt passer' a counterfeit bill or
stralogled a boo,?.
He gtrfve his youngest son a box of
tools and a gnarl, bottle of mucilage.
Yid note he thinks it 1s his turn to tr'e'at
lii.nsel'f to a new carpet, a parlor table
several :rolls of wall paper, and at yard
section •of i attan.
One of our citizens says there is noth-
ing really astonishing about the ease of
GODERIC.i
FOU N DR -Y
Founder's, Engineers and Maachinists,
MANU1'ACTURxR8 OF
ENGINES AND BOILERS, FLOURING, GRIST AND SAW MILLS
STAVE AND HEADING M 1.CHINEIIY J
Middling Purifiers of improved kinds.
Agric ultt rap Implements
COOKING, PARLOR AND PDX STOVES
Potash Kettles, School seats, &le.
Iron oral Brass Castinuts to order
For sale cheap—Second Laud Boilers and Engines Stave and
Shingle, and Heading Machinery.
Repairs on Boilers, Engines, Mills, &c., promptly attended to.
GODERICH FOUNDRY and 11A11.7FACTtTM1 T CO.
GODERICH, Ont.
the Rhode Island man who is nli.ve wiih THE TREASURER IN ACCOUNT WITH THE EXETER
SCHOOL BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1877.
two bullets in his head, for lie has a
daughter whose head is full of balls and
parties all the time.
Judie Jere Black not only chews plug
tobacco, but he is im the habit of spit-
ting all around him and caring not
whom be hits. When is mit calling and
wants to be "real nine" he takes his
hitt along to spit in that.
The intention of tike old deacon was
good, but the way in which he worded
his notice was rlufelrcitous. H.e said
"Any members of the congregation who.
have,left off wearing appearl will pdeas's:
coutliibute .the same to the poor..
RECEIPTS.
To Balance from 1 audit �; 141'4
last
of School rate slimelast audit ' 449 20
Lrgislative School Grant 149 00
Municipal Assessment received .,1590.00
Monies received from other seurees2U0 4;
Audited and found correct.
821170 Ot
EXPENDITURES.
t
I n'dTeachers
So preceding
15 at ae.. 71 -
0 7
yp. "3
" for this tear .... ....., 172.5 00
other school ofieor' for year ..... 100 00
Inspector for superun. fund 4 0
for repairs 933 40
other expenses.... ....... 104 19
:Balance on hand vg 00
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