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Cleared arid well fencett with new cedar
fila, into: ten acre fields.. There is an the
''remises a. good frame baizn. 0x60 feet, and
;€tablet also a never -failing :tre•am of
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id, with 80 acres cleared, well fenced, -and
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at,.bles, and aliviit; sire: m also runs through
is fain. Situat-ed the same distance from
,,atoi 4h antl Ainleyv=ille.
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SEAFORTH
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1869.
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Brick Block Money to loan at 8 per
cent. Interest, on good Mortga'se security on
rea.i. estate.'
Seaforth, Dec. 12, 1868.
Artificial Den-
tures. ins- erted with allthe latest
improvements. The greatest care taken for
the preservation. of decayed and tender teeth.
Teeth extracted without pain. Rooms, over
Collief's Stare.
Sea.forth, Dec. 14; 1868.
PLEASANT THINGS.
Roving through secluded bowers,
Through gh a cool delicious gloom,
• Dreaming there away the hours
seorchina da, in June..
Ofats
o Y
Floating on the crystal water,
Drifting idly with the tide,
Listening to the silvery laughter
ghter
Of another by your side.
Scenting flowers freshly taken
From the haunts by wood and stream
Kissing children 'ere they 'waken,
From some light and happy dream.
Gazing on a sleeping ocean.
With the inOon upon her breast,
-
When the billows gentle motion
Lulls the wearied soul to rest. -
Pusliing back the pretty tresses
From a'brow that's smooth and fair,
Whilst your fand lip on it presses
Something ever welcome there.
Sitting in the twilight hour,
With the gentle girl you love,
Whilst the darkening shadows lower,
And low rim -mars fill the grove.
t on, I partook of some cold:salmon: 'and
barley bread and we walked over to
t, he "Pint," where half the women and
children of the village were gathered.
chi. �,
A.s WE ascended the slope R hich over
c�
• r
l�no t'�
hung the mouth
Of the harbor,
among the women
eel a great agitation a �,
some throwing uptheir hands, some
�. �
running towards the villag4, giving ut-
terance to screams of terror. ' Some-
thing's, happened to the boats,' said
Jenny, orone of the children has fell
in.' We sped up the hill, inquiring of
,the screaming fugitives what was ,,the
matter. The only reply r understood
,was, The. snake ! the snake 1' Jennv
uttered an exclamation of aku.m- but we
went on. A fleet,of fishing boats were
pullingrapidly
lling in for the mouth of the
harbor with every appearance of ap-
,prehmission: The men, we could see,
were straining every muscle to gain
shelter. :
It was an improvised race, each boat
seemingly determined to outstring the
others. They did not appear to be a
musket -shot from us as we looked down.
upon. them fithe cliff. f I could see
the agonized exertions of themen, and
hear plainly • the swift and regular:
strokes of their oars. But nothing to
cause the alarm was visible.
It is a sheer- panic,' said I, aloud.
i
'It's the snake; and that's what. t is: -
answered Jenny.
.: jai n you seed it r
' No He's sounded, .nmayhap.' Than
with a shriek she exclaimed, `' There he
comes? My God !' and she covered her
eyes with her apron and pointed with
her hind at the last lagging boat.
I looked, and sure enough, there was
a monster apparently within a stone's
throw of the two -masted whie boat,
whose crew of .one man and la boys
was making every effort to escarp Ah,
never can I forget that sight ! It was
terrible ? Slowly and majestically mov-
ed that hideous length_ of undulating
terror but fast enough' to keep pace with
the boats. Near what might be' bead,
rose a Bump of crest, crowned with a
waving mans of long, pendi.ous .hair like
a thane, while behind, -for forty or fifty,
feet, slowly moved, or rolled, the spirals
ofhis immense snake -like body. The
Movement was in vertical doves, the
contortions of the back alternately ris-
ing and falling from the head to the
tail; leaving behind a wake, like that
of a screw -steamer upon the - glassy sur-
face of the ocean. -
The noise of the yells on the shore
and the rattle of the -oars in the row-
locks did not seem to .disturb him, but
on he came and was naw so near, as he
followed the boats through the channel
intothe harbor, that I. believe I could
have shot him .from where I stood. In
a moment he raised his head, from
which - the - water poured in showers
and opening the horrid jaws he gave
Utterance to a noise resembling noth_
ing so much as the hissing sound of
steam from the escape -pipe of a boiler,
In shite of the knowledge. of the se-
curity of my position I shuddered as, I
gazed'and heard.
He turned his head and displayed the
inside'of the jaws, armed with rows of
glistening teeth, whine from the lower
section depended a long tuft of hair like
a gales beard. - The deep , sunk evil eye
was defended by a projectile that gave
it a most sinister expression. The head
and upper portion of the -body was of . a.
dark, clingy blue, ' fading to yellowish
white on the belly. Under the mane,
as it floated about the neck, I .could see
the scales which defended the hide
glistening in the sing. ' The heat! ap-
peared t;; be of asmooth, horny texture,
and perhaps five.or six feet long from
the muzzle to the neck, ' I could see
nothing like a, fin nor gills. I am thus
particular in describing the monster, as
1 had • a remarkably good opportunity
to observe -his appeararee at -a very mod-
erste, distance.
The. Great sea..Serpent.
In the year 1856 1 bad occasion to
visit the neighboring ` province of Nova
Scotia, and was compelled, from the
nature of my business, to remain there
several months. • I heard, while there,
rio. This House offers. the best accommoda:
tion tra-Allers. Stages leave daily-, for
Seafortli and Wroxeter,. Connecting with,
bages to Walkertonsand the G. T. Railway
T R. ROSS, Proprietor \New Dominion
0 Hotel, begs to inform the -people of Sea-
-foA and the travelling cominunity general-
ly, that he -keeps irst-class accorathodation
in every thing required, bY travellers A
good. _stable and willing hostler always
hand, Regular Boarders will receive ever
necessary attention.
Seaforth, Feb. 8th, 1869.
many curious stories related by person.
well educated and intelligent, as Wel
as by ignorant fisherm.an, which were s
remarkable that took the trouble, o
making the circumstances, in the hop
that tim-e might g,ive me an. opportun
ity to naravel the mystery, and araon
these Ni as the' report of repeated al
of the veritable sea -serpent. Th.
slimes Of the Peninsula,, both in the A
'antic and tee Ba,y of Fundy coast, ai
deeply indented with numerous cape,
ious harbors,, -which oil the western sid
are subject fo remarka,ble tides,
periodical currents so powerful as
divert vessels crossing, the mouth of th
Bay from their ccairse to the extent
many miles. -
III the month of August in the ye
named I paid a visit, partly on busine
and partly on pleasure, to a small v
lage called Green Harbor, situated o
the sourthern, shore of' the Pro-vinc
It was by nature a beautiful spot,. wi
fine capacious anchorge, which, wi.
the outlaying sea, afforded superior fis
iug grounds,- The people were sem
agricultural and semi-pispateriol in the
pursuits, tilling the land just enough
provide for their own wants, but d
pending upon the 'sea for the, means
haat r and trade. Tlie weighty pord
thelfarm Work being done, the i
ha its.nts of the village, male and
male; busily engaged in securing t
ocean- harvest.—Whiie the mcn fish,
women attend to Making..and mend
the nets, and the dressing- and curi
of the chaly catch of cod, mackerel a
halibut.---7This last fish is cut up in
strips, which being slighdy salted,
and Conveyancers, Solicitors for the R. C.
Bank, Seaforth, Agents for the Canada Life
Assurance sCe , N.B.—p3o,000 to lend. at
• %. Farms, Houses and Lots for sale.
0 Plans andSpecificatiensidrawn correctly,
Auction Marker, Couit-House Sqaare, Gode-
CM/1MB
class accoraodation for the .traveiling public.
'Lle,larder and kip are always, supplied with
ibling in connection. •
ioissT, respectfully informs the pu-blic
of eaforth and surromiding country that
he prepared to Cure Corns, Bunions, Chil-
hla s, Ingrowing -Nails, 'Large joints, and
all iseases of t e human foot. Guarantees
Dry Goods Stomp Main Street •
_Di Cutting, a d Shaving Saloon. If you
want a good have, or your hair cut,
or hampooned. as it ought to be, go to
the ‘‘ Little Wo d.er," South side of Sharp's
Ho el Main Street, Seaforth. The Bath
Rooms in eenneetion will be opened. to the
-public on- April 1st. Lubelski's tonic for
making the hair grow and. preventing it froni
coming out, was never known ;to fail. Sold
in botties at SI each. Come' and buy it.
Seaforth, Des. 11, 1868. 53a S. LIIBELS41.,
s.
spread upon the roc s, or e eva
mackerel are salted in the Usual w
and constitute the principal exports
the place.
It was on the afternoon. of a wa
quiet day in the mon.th of August, wh
„I arrived. drove up the one sin
street of the villiage and inquired
the house of Tom Larkin, whose acqu
tame I had made On nay trip from B
ton. I found it without difficulty,
onexstory cottage of wood, unpain
and protected with an embankmen
rocietwoo4 or kelp that reached alm
to the window -sills. G-reat heaps
wood, in lengths of froin eight
twenty feet, rose behind the eottage
niost to the -ridge-pole, end a Darn
modest .diniensions stood at the edg
the hill at the foot of which the cott
was built. In fronts across the rai
giay rock, while beyond was the smo
waters of the harbor. and the bounc
sea, whose restless surges beat upon
beach across the narrow strip which
prated the cove from the Atlantie.
Larkin, I ascertained. was not
home He and his two boys were
side the , haroor in their 81
making a catch His daughter a st
rosy maid of fourteen, led my'hors
the barn. and fed him'. lAt her in
stores, and in hoarse whispers talked -
of the cause of their panic. The great
regret seemed to be that for a while, at
Last, fishing their fishin'operations must be
ol
susoended, none having the hardihood
t nture
while the presence' c.f
� out ut
the 'snake was suspected.. I was anx-
ious, notwithstanding the alarming in-
dications, to have half a : day's, fishing
any
find
of
on the morrow, but could not
one to go with! me. Larkin told me
he 'wouldn't go for the best cactch of the
seasor.' One of his boys, however a
fine manly fellow of seventeen offered
to go if he could prevail on San. Heth-
cote to accompany us. Sam 'was found
and promised. -
Next morning., was foggy, so that it
was near noon before we had -a clear
sky. Then the fug dissipated, and we
started down . the harbor, two at the
oars, aria the warningg of old, - grave-
looh.ing fishermen, and the evil prophe-
cies of the women. Just out side the
harbor we anchored and; prepared to
fish. The water was of thattranspar-
ent
ranspar
ent hue which at, tines allows the eye
pierce pierce tweet. of thirty feet below
y
fie surface. For more than an• hour
we enjoyed excellent success when -the
fish refused to bite. After longsilence
in the hope of a =gibber, Hethcote re-
marked, that 'the snake !oust have come
again, or w'd do• better, and proposing
baiting for Min. I tired of the dulness
stretched myself athwart, and with.
my head over the gunwale gazed down
into the clear green depths. By using
my hands as a tube to concentrate my
sight, it seemed as though I could pierce
at least fifty feet: Thus silently- mus-
ing 011 the wonders of the unknowi.
depths o* Neptimis dark, empire, and'
particularly of that monstrous clenizon
who yesterday showed his huge pro-
portions, I became aware of some im-
mense moving amass in the line of my
sight. Furst it was confused and in-
distinct, but presently as it assumed`
form. and I became aware of its charac-
ter, the cold perspiration of fear started
out from •my face. It was the snake.
Fear paralyed my voice. I dared not
Speak: 1 g:.tzeu in entranced horror at
the object of terror. 'P ier'e he lay dir
`ectly under my face. It seemed that
I could touch him with -an oar. • Sup-
posing seeing the . shadow of the boat,
be should rise and crush. it with his
powerful jaws.
The thought was agora still I gazed
silently'. The tide 'vas `makikig.' and
the serpent lay head to the current,
which was flowing into the harbor,
keeping up an - undulatory movement
just sufficient to 1 etain his position.
The shell like head was just abaft the
stern of the boat, and theimmense mane
flowing wa'vingly,- either by the motion
of the currant or the convulsions of the
body. To my affrighted sight, that
portion of the body in the line of my
clearest vision appeared to be six or
seven feet in diameter. It may have
been, yet I think not.
The instinct of self-preservation
nerved me at -last. I turned to my
companions who were as listless as I
had been, and placing my fingers on my
lips motioned them - to look over the
side. As they did so, one after the
other, the ghastly appearance of terror-
struck their face howed that they com
prehended ' the situation. .,_ Hethcote
moved silently -to the stern and'cut the
rope that held the killick,' and we drift-
ed quietly with the tide into the har-
bor - At, what was deemed a safe -
'dis-tance we put out the oars and pulled
steadily forward. :l watched the spot
we left:as -I °pulled the after oar, when
I was startled by a 'breach,' and the
convulsions of the snake could be veil
sculling his huge carcase seaward.
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Primeval Man.
length the ad. "story of the Crimean
War • Earlatussell preparing the mem-
ons of Tom; Moore, _ etc.; etc. The
latest essayshat has come to -us ,with :
the name
" a distinguished English.
�� b
statesman 'Primeval Man,' �
a little
work nzaclit: up of the recent contribu-
tions of th i Duke of Argyll to Good
Fords on he subject. ect. of the develop-
ment
11L1ITidn
of th
ment.
In the yeafIr 1867, at the meeting of
the British Association, Sir John Lub-
boc read a-,kt essay ,on the early Condi-
tion of Matkind. It was submitted in
the form opan answer to a. lecture of
'Oriein of
The ArAbishop hnd maintained that
man couldj never, without the aid of a
state of birbarisna, if such had been
his primal condition. Sir' John Lub-
lock contid that originally mankind
had been 0. utter barbarism,. and that
all the ..Onlightened nations of the
earth noW;existing are descended from
ancestors i,that independently elevated
themsel4from that state. The Duke
of Arizylf=ta himself mainly to refute
the. arguMent of Sir John Lubbock,
but incici4ntally he replies -to the as -
man unaAed could never have risen
from sava*ery ; while upon some points
he agrees4-1With bOtli these eminent wri-
ters. Atankind, the Duke asserts,
has neveftwitnessed the birth of a new
species. Like engenders , like, and
More tha4. this between the most de-
graded trii.'e of man and the highest
possible' type of animals, the distanit..,e
is immeise ; and any at-_:,mpt az its
all the tr4ts and faculties, physical and
mental, *laich render man, even in his
most wktched !debasement, incom-
parably Operior to the gorilla walkincr
the wood$ of AfriCa.
Uponl_he question. of the' antiquity
of the h*an race the author of Prin -
eval Mali. demonstrates very clearly
that ma* must be far older, on this
•
system OScriptural ehrenolegy. But
he maketi a distinction between time- •
currence a the seasons in their yearly
ro-und, time4, relative, which is
After the boats arrived at the shOre,
the monster turned slowly around and
moved towards the sea, remaming at
least ten minutes -in full view, so that I
had ample time tb make two rough
sketches of birn. Before reaching the
open sea, ani while abreast of the cliff
on which I Rood, be slowly sunk while
he moved oceanward, and I supposed
I had seen the last of him. But I was
roistaken, as will be seen.
The little village .was in a state of
unusual excitement tbat night. Knots
of men gathered about the two little
naeasurekby an !ascertained order of
events. _fieyend - all dispute, if -we
would ufhold the -unity of theories, and
trace tlawhole human family back to
its origiOn one man And one woman,
very renibte antiquity must be admitted
or -we 1.:jeannot explain the varations
are cll.-vette, or man. is of inirnensly
greater than is generally believed
As tile: .conclitkri of man,
the Do.10 of Argyll contests the theery
of Sir Lf,-ohn: Lubbock, that he vats
because*holly ignOrant of the industrial
arta," by 'suggestion that such ignorance
if it rea* existed, would not exclude
duty to,the Ceater ; and -that we cannot
accePt titapes of harba: ism in the records
of civilSed natiOns in proof the general
fact, bemuse this barbarism may have
been a 4-gnbsequent and mot an ,original -
conditien. The 'instruction,' for which
been;. &rad probably was,only the bestow-
al of fadilties, far obove instinct, which
endoleii,:man to elevate -himself. That
improvOinent was possible would seen?.
to be e4ablished by the unquestiana,b1
fact ot dete-rioroation. Circumstances.
brought man 10410w -the average attaini
meut cit his fellows, and if degredation
"be adnatted„ why not impravement
the oneiChange proves the other. The
Greonitinder, who lives on train' oil,
and witih whom no advanceinent td
be exrOcte3, 11311S€ '11a4e,,cetaiietrated to
the tAreal regions he 'inhabits from
more temperate latitudes, US inc' on-
ceivalit that he began life under pon-4:
ditiquilso !discouraging, and the state
of eii0pnce we -find so
cou.digons favourable to develo rat,
he, htti risen by his inherent
above the uniform. level.
It must be admitt,ed of the politi-
-dans and legislators of England that
their contributions to general literature,
and their researches in departMents of
science ef government, are nrueb more
considerable than are, Made ' by- the
party leaders and law -givers. pf any
other country. Thus, we find j.ierd
Derby translating the ilrad
dies,' and writing a eorament on 4E
Homo,' Earl Stanhope (Lard Mahon)
serving now as the histori:an of his
country and now as the biographer of
Pitt, Mr. Kingslake, narrating at great