The Expositor, 1869-05-21, Page 44
THE SEAFORTH EXPOSITOR.
The Suez Canal.
. The idea of cutting the Isthmus! of
Suez, and thuS opening up a new path-
way for the commerce of the tvorld was
first admired by the great Napoleon
w tie ampaigning in -Egypt, in 1798,
and although he ordered a survey to be
made with this end in. View, more war-
like lenterpriie filled his life, and he left
-
the canal project as a legacy to the
French- natitte During the first half
of the present ceentury several thorough
surveys of the Isthmus were made und-
er tho aii4pices of different nations, but
the Frenth always kept a jealous eye
on these movements, as though they
threetned an invasion of there chartered rights. Finally? in 1854, the Vice-
roy of Egyi)t coricedecl.to Mr. Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps) an ernineat French
engineer, representing the government
of Louis Napoleon, the excluaive pri-
velege of constructing a ship canal
.from the Mediterranean. to Suez, and
engaged to furnish material aid as the
work- progl ecl A .stick company
" was formed and the Stockholders back-
ed by the gavernments of France and
'Egypt,. have never faltered in the task
of supplying the _means to 'carry on the
costly enterprise. Ground was bioken
in 1855, and _from that time to this,
thousands Of laborers) chiefly native
Egyptians; directed by the most skilful
' .engineers of France, have been engag-
ed in- the work of excavation.' The.
northernterminus of the canal is at.
'Port Said, on the Mediterranean, a few
Miles East of the Dareietta, 01 Eastern
• mouth of the Nile. It total length is.
ieither more thane ninety miles, and the
canal opens into the Gulf of Sue; the
northern arm of the... Red Sea, near the
old city of Suez, - And not far from
w -here Moses, in 'flagrant violationof
the.Egyptian Fegitive Slave Law, led
his pecTle through the divided waves.
Fifty-nine miles south from _ P6rt Said,
• the canal enters what are known as the
Bitter Lakes, a series of salt marshes
lying below the level of the Mediterra-
nean iSe a and extending twenty-three
miles toWards Suez. With some dred-
ging - the bed of these lakes will con-
stitute'a pal t of the canal and save an
immense outia.y. On . the •I8th of
March last, tile *waters of the Mecliter-
ranean -were successfaily admitted into
the Bitter -Lakes, the Viceroy of Egypt
and many protainent Frenchmen. being
present on the occasion.- This is re-
garded as a triumph over one of the
undertakings. For the remaining four-
teen miles, between the southern ex-
tremity of the Bitter `Lakes and -Suez,
the excavation is nearly complete, 'and
before- the close of the present year,
the waters of the Mediterranean will
be iriingled with those of the 'Red Sea,
and Africa will be an island ? --The
canal is 330 feet wide at the water line
the banks ,having an easy- slope to the
bottom, which is designed to be twenty
• feet below the water leitel of the Medi-
terranean. It is hoped that by con-
structing a sluice lock at the southern.
• terminus, and taking advantage of the
Beth Sea tides three or: four feet., more
may be added to the depth of 'water in
the cha.nnel. But a trench, having
even. -20 feet of water and uniting
the two seas,. will not of itself consti-
tute a ship canal, as some provision
must, -be made for getting 'ships into
it ; and here hes tne chief obstacle to
the entire success of this great work
•At either • terminus of the canal the
artificial harbour must be constructed.
having a Sufficient. depth of -.water for
the largest ships, and Permanently pro-
tected from shoals and shifting . sand-
bars At Suez the sea- will have to
be deepenedby dredging for three
miles, and a harbour formed of -solid
stone piers. This may be accohiplish-
ed in time by - engineering' skill and
abundant 'means, but the northern ter-
\ minus presents greater difficulties still.
Not only must an artificial harbour be
scooped out in the Mediterranean, but
it must be kept constantly free flora
the deposit of the Nile. Each year
this inighty river pours into the Medi-
terranean twenty million cubic yards
Of sand and mud. Much of this is car-
, ried- eastwaid by the current, Making
the sea" in the vicinity of Port Said
shallower year by year, and creating
innumerabie shoals andshifting mud
banks all . along the south east coast.
M. de Lesseps is csnifident that this
difficulty can be overcome by -persist-
ent dredging, and his judgment is en-
titled. to- mudh weight, but the preval-
ent, and we think,. the more reasonable,
belief that the Nile deposit, if not fatal
to the canal itself, will at least exclude
from its priveleges all ships of the larg-
er class. It would not be surprising,
indeed, 3ft4e. chief use made of the
canal shoillet be to furnish a transit for
light draft steamers, carryingarnails and
passengers between Europe and In-
dia. This. is rendered more probable
by the admission of friendsofthe
Aerprise that, leaving out of view the
matter of harborage and depth of water,
sail vessels- Will require steam -towage
- not only through the hundred miles, cot
canal, bat also through nearly the en,
entire tenrgth of the :Red Sea, which is
over one tnousand miles long. The
et that the canal will be under the
exclusive cortrol of the French govern-
ment and hence liable at any 'ante to
be closed against the shipping of rival
or hostile nationalities, will materially
lessen its commerdal value.
The Cause of Idioao3r.
•
• Visitors to the Earlswood Idiot Asy-
lum, and persons who read the reports
of that valuable 'institution, Will have
gained some acquaintance with thd- ex-
ceedingly curious species of physical de-
generacy known as " Permanent child-,
hood." • Imagine an infant pure and
simple, of the mature age of twenty-two
years •-perfectly formed, but in. growth,
intedect, and talents 'exactly resembling
a- child of twelve months. Some re-
markableparticulars with regard to
this form of development wereegiven
last week, by Dr. Laugdom Down, at a
meeting of the Pathological Society.
An ilfustrative case was exhibited—
that of a child of five years, .which had
intellectually and physically 'the condi-
tion of nine months. The case Dr,
Down remarked, was a typical one of a
class, all the naembersof which possess
the same characteristics, and form a
sort of natural family. • He stated that
he had seen a "permanent infant" of
upwards .of twenty years of age, just
able- to stand by the side of a chair, ute
tering .monosyllabic immds, amusing it
self with toys, and otherwise comport-
ing itself exactly as an ordinary child
would, that was making its first at-
tempts to speak and walk. The doet-
or has a theory of his own—and he is
entitled, from his experience in such
matters„ to form one—as to the cause
of this extremely curious and painful
• species of degeneracy. .All such child-
ren he Eas fourd are the offspring of
habitually drunken fathers—the " ar-
est of growth and development" is the
resifdt ; and thus, in the most literal
sense, the " iniquity . of the father is
visited upon the children." Those gen-
tlemen who are waging deadly 'warfare
With the alcoholic -"monster" ought to
be grateful po'Dm Down- for the snare
arrow which ' he has added to their al-
ready well -furnished qui,ver. -
Old Trees.
•
The oldest tree known to naturalists
is the Great Dragon tree of Orotova,
• Tencriffe, which was blown down. by a
hurricane a few months since. It was
a stately tree, 70 or 80 feet, high, as
early' a.s 1402, and so old- and remark-
able a tree then as to exite particular,
notice and care for its preserVation.
When it was destroyed it was believed
to be not less than 5,000 years old.
'On:the banks of the Senegal ,river, in
Africa, there are, or were in 1748, trees'
growing, sixty or eighty feet high,' and
sornk thirty feet in diameter, which,
weie estimated by Adamson, the French
naturalist to be over 5,000 years old.
They • are - known as the Baobob, or
Ada.nisonia. Tne English yew is an-
other very long -lied tree. There are
numbers of these trees in England and
Scotland, which are believed to be from
1,400 to 3,000 years old. A cypress
tree in. Oxacu; 11I,exica, -which forty
years ago 'measured 129 feet in, height,
117 in circumfeaence, and which shel-
tered Hernando Cortes and his follow-
ers under its wide -spreading boughs
about the year 1520, is supposing to be
4,000 years old: And in California
there are mammoth cypresses- which
Stretch their head S up 300 or 400 • feet
and are believed to be some 3,000 or
4,000 years old. There are many othe
trees in different parts of the world --
single trees' famous in history, and
groups of trees, as locusts, and oaks,
and limes, elms,, and pines, nut trees
of different kinds, olive and orange
trees,ete., etc., which are either abso-
lutely known or believed to be, all
along from. 350, 440, 516, 570, 728,
800, 900, 1,000, and so on, up to 3,000
or moreyears 'olt.
• DR. J. BRIGGS Allevantor rreeds no
glaring aclvertisbments, requires no puf-
fing and blowinel It speaks for itself,
and stands to -day unequalled, in allevi-
ating pain and fulfilling its mission,
curing'. catarrh, neuralgia, headache,„
rheumatism, &c. For sale by drugg-
ists and country merchants generally.
Dr. J. Briggs & Co.,'No. 6 King Street,
West, Toronto;. and 208 Broadway, N.
Y. Sold by J. &atter.
• A furnace, used bv Pailssey the
potter, has recently been discovered in
Paris. Ina letter to the French Acad-
aclniy, M, 4ead gives some details of,
this interesting relic. it appears that
while digging tliefoundation of the new.
Salle Dee _Mats °Only 27th, the work-
men came across a brick construction,
which appeared to be a furnace for tiles
This would have been pass44ever with-
out much notice had it not been .or
archeologist, M Berty, who traced the
furnace to the celebrated Palissy. A
careful examinatien of the interior re-
vealed a dozen models of figures, and
other objects, such as plants, Are., all
having a inost bizzare appearance. These
strange moulds were at ouce recognized
as belonging to Palissy by those who are
best acquainted with his works.
The '1%iue of"Dixe.'
11•••••••=••••••=1
The Memphis Poet tells this story of
Dixe In the -first place, the song and
chorus of 'Dix& was composed and arr-
anged by Dan. Enema, a ro6m12er of a
minstrel • party, who, wh`le at Mobile
in the winter of 1817-8, heard some
negro labourers singing Oil thc leve
while loading a steamboat with cottor.
The thought struck Dan, that with a
tittle change of measure it could be
Made a good song and 'walk around,'
which generally winds up a negro
minstrel concert. • Dan. arranged it.
It became a success, and was sung and
• played all over the country by all the
bands. •
In the spring of 1861 Mrs • John
Wp_od came,to New. Orleans to play an
engagement at the Varieties Theatre,
-
during the time she appeared in Broug-
ham's burlesque of Pocahontas. At the
first rehersal of the piece every thing
went welltill near the close ofthesecond-
act : Tom McDonough new agentlor
the Leffingwell). the prompter, kot up
• Zouave mai ch and drill by twenty-
two ladies, led. by Susan Denin. Every-
thing run smooth, but the music for the
march could not be fixed upon. Carlo
Patti. was leader of the orchestra, and
he tried several marches,- but none
suited McDonough—one was too slow,.
another was too tame, another not
enough spirit. At length Patti struck
up the negro air ef ‘Dixe,' that will do
Patti,—the very thing,' said Tom ; and
'Dixe' was playe'd, and gone. through
with, and. the ahorus by ail the char-
acters. At 1e4gt1i it received a double
encore. and PPehontas had a 'run,' and
-‘Dixe' became to the South_ • what the
1VIareellaise Hymn was to the French.
and that's how, ‘Dixe' became tho pop-
ular war song of the South.
_ el.-
1ENGLISH TITLES.—The retirement
from 'political life of the Earl of Derby,
and the minor that he is likely to be
raised to the rank' of a, duke, have led
an English writer to recall some curious
facts respecting historical titles in that
country. • The title of Earl of Derby,
it appears, was, created longebefore the
titles of duke and marquis were known
in England. There were no dukes un-
til the reign of Edward Hie when the
great warrior conferred the title on his
son and ,on his cousin, the first Duke
of Lancaster; and the title of marquis
is somewhat less ancient still. • The
first title of Earl of Deroy dates fron3
the twelfth century, and has been. borne
in succession by three familiee, viz, by
De Ferrers, by the Lancaster branch of
the House Plantaginet, by the House
of Stanley who have held. it now for
about 400 years. The present is the
fourteenth Earl of Derby, and be num-
bers among his predecessors many dis-
tinguished men, the first of the line
'having won his rank for his services in
defeating an invading Sco tish army.
Contrary to the general Iimpression,
perhaps, the number of v ry ancient
titles still extant in England is not
large. NO more than fifteen to twen-
ack Thither than. to the com-
ent of the sixteenth cen-
Probably the oldest of these
has come down in .nbroken sue-
ty go
mence
tuiy.
whic
cession through heirs male is that of
b
the Howards, Dukes of Norfolk (a Ro-
man Catholic family), Which dates from
the 15th. century. Others of scarcely
less antiquity are tle titles of the Tali -
pots, Earls of Shrefw sburv ; the Hast-
ings, represented in one branch by the
Earls of Huntingdon ; the Seymours,
Dukes of Somerset; the Herberbs,
Deals of Pembroke •' and the Cortenays,-
Earls of Devon, who are said by SOMA
alithOl'S to be the oldest family in Euro-
pe. These embrace . all the English
titles older than that of the Earls of
Derby—so that it will be seen that the
pretensions of titled families who "came
in with tile Conqueror" (A. D. 1066 is
highlymythical.
Air interesting archeological discov-
ery has just -been made in the island:of
Elba, the particulars of which have
been communicated by M. Simonin to
the Paris Acadmey of Sciences. A
number of bronze and stone impliments
have been found, nine -tenths of the
latter being made of a 6in b entirely un-
known in Elba. and which must have
4been btought from Naples, if not furth-
er. The principal aiLicIes. found, begin-
ing with the most perfect, are Arrow-
heads of a long triangular shape, recall-
ing those which have aheady been
tound in Greese and Italy, Mimes
similar to those foundinthe caves of
Aurignac, &c. ; • servers,- resembling
those now used by the Eseluimax; adzes
of the same shape as those found by M.
Boucher De Perthes, but smaller, and
also other objects of interminate
form. The 'discovery of remnants of
the Bronze Age in this island, explains
the passage of Aristotle hitherto obscure
in which It e remarks that in Elba bronze -
was worked before iron.
. Hope iz a draft on futurity, some-
times honored, but generally extended.
, If the world despiSes a hypkrit, what
1 do they think of ov him, in Heaven.
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T. J. SIMONS'
FRUIT OYSTER.
3C0 ac?
For Fresh Oysters, Sardines, Lobsters, Pies, _
Cakes and. Sweets of every detcription.
CALL AND SEE
Hzs Fresh Stock !
Opposite McCANN'S Old Stand.
Saforth, Feb. 12, 1869. 6341
_More of Those
Dollar Suits
A• T
E II 0 1? iV ' S
ALSO •
A C oice Selection of Silk -mixed and
West of England
TF YOU WANT 11.
PLOUCH
GET A
"Victor" /or Improved "Yocum."
Steel .Mouldboard,
From JOHNSON Bito's.
TAKE NOTICE
THAT. JOHN • HA LDAN, has beeti-
appointed Official Assignee for the County:
of Huron.
Office at SBAFORTII,—,T. S. PORTER'S.
Office at GODERIpH, --Directly opposite th$•I
Post Office. ,
Goderich, March 5th, 1868. 13-tf.
MILLINERY
DRESS, AN.1)
MANTLE MAKING.
-MISS M'IN'TOSH
ISHES to announce to the ladies a:
Sciforth and vicinity, that she is pre-.
& '•
. onky 1 at can reflect t11,e true Featu es. f
of the
TWEEDS!
T
aiTISIIIIVOLY LOW PRICES.
• —A few Sewiiig Machines for Sale
that have been run for a short
just the t1Pnri for Tailors or
a. all t3all and see them working.
Se fortli, March. 18. • 67-3m
RANI(RANI(PAL MIDGE'S
Old Established
OTOCRAPH GALLERY
REMOVED I
1"
numerous customers and the public
enerally will please not forget that I
moved from, the Old Stand to the
POSITE SIDE OF THE SIIIEET,-
Into Scott's New 3 story Thick Block, next
to K. ld & IVI'Mullthi's store, and directly
;I sout of Hicksbn's new store, NOR ge I have
' built the best Gallery in the County especi-
ally r my own work, being large and. com-
m. odi us, and with the proper actenic light ;
bein the only Gallery in Sea -forth construct
ed e true Ph&tP.gra-Phi°. PrillesTh€
ght th-
pared to execute all orders - style and fashio]with neatness awl
despatch, and in the latest
0
flatte myself that 1 can satisfy all:who raay-
FroTn her experience in the abovebusinesq
Remember, I don't waut your
thing ; I am bound to please or
ny have had pictures in Seafo
dissa,tizfled, having confound
with another, I would request
money
o pay-.
h, but
d my
if you
with a call, to merit a liberal share of pu
patronage.
wants ani tastes of those who may favor her 1 A 8 m
she hopes, by unremitting attention to the i for n
ROOMS over Corby's Store. Entrana Lw
bli.., i n'ae:inree•
a
- can.
good. picture, properly made and
Second Door North of the Telegraph Office. 1 want
1, durab e, that you ask for Frank Pal ridge.
Seaforth, April 2, 1869. 09-3111; 1 Daein'rt ask for Paltridge's, only, but Frank
pt
! think
Iii by Fr
.A not g
. point
'CANADA WAREHOUSE,
In Scott's Brick _Block,
SEAFORTK
dge. I am thus explieit, becaus
they are going to get a pietar
nk Paltridge; but by a mist
ing to Frank P.'s,get sadly
el.
many
made
ke in
• or SIC FOR, AND GO TO FRANK,
In t
ri-IHE subscriber has _received his first in. I my
stalment otr make
I decoy
SPRING Goops aa2?
LADIES & MISSES'
Brown, Black, Colored. and White
SUNDOWN&
• GENTIrEMEN'S
Straw, Canton, Panama, Felt, All -Wool
• and Merino
HATS!
Decided Bargains in Union, All -Wool and
BRUSSELS" CARPETS.
Brick Block, up one flight of stairs,,
and. turn to the right hand.
specimens at the door are all my own
and are not bought -or borrowed to
the public.
e any day, Frank is always at home
Good Temper. •
Pictures of deceased carefully copied into
any kind of Picture desired -
4. -. ReMeraber, it is to Frank Paltridges you
have to go to get a good Pbotograph., New
andrh:Furniture, Scenery, &c., that -will
i -make ,Iyour picture look rich, and i worm
4 sending to your friends, -Who d'oes not
clmow -FRANK PALTRIDGE ?
Seaforth, Jan. 6th.
d. SEATTER
XOHANGE BROKER
Also some very choice. Gunpowder, and,
13 La ..A_CIC 'TP.A_S
Sugars, Syrups, Coal Oil, &c.
CLOVER AND TIMONTHY SEEDS.J1
A large stock of BOOTS & SHOES ex-
pected in a few days_
&I -Highest price p' aid for Butter, Eggs. &c. ;,DRUCS,
And dealer in Jure.
CHEMICALS & DYE STUFFS.
ARCIIICALD McDOTTGALL. The Drug Department is under the special'
q care of an experienced Chemist,
' R. M. PEARSON.
January 21st, 1869.. 119-17
Seaforth,. April, 1869. • 53-ly
300 KEGS
JAMES'
NO. I, AND GENUINE.
BEST QUALITY
LINSEED' OIL!
• BOILED AND RAW.
TURPENTINE,
• BENZINE,
YARN -MITES,
• GLASS,
PUTTY, Sze„
At Johnson Brols
Seaforth, April 9th. 70
THoss-BELL
• CIBINET&CRAIRMAIthl`
UNDERTAKER &c.
• A Largo Stook.
ALLinds of furniture kebt constant1y4in
nd, consisting of the best varieties.,
iiKrug ff's Spring Mattra.sses, Children's
tearn ges. Coffins kept constantly on. hand.
, ,
Work made on the premises.
A Hearse for hire. Wareroom op- -
Kidd & Aleiviulkins.
TILOS. BELL,
,
h 24, 1868.
OFFloES TO LET.
OJR excellent offices to let in Sears
ew Brick Block. Apply at
McC.AUGHEY & 110131STED'S.
w,Seaforth, Jan. .9.7 1869
T
• AGRICII
THE MIER.—
whieh,ha,44 come
within thn last 10
tiblartroiwt uk
nowrano8 fa
( 114.istnylt:t,eekfwoitho-fn'gtrt
of them. They are
tructed on. -two, plans
of a single cyliAdriza
set in a frame in;
the other, of two sucl
*wbich is half the len
one. The latter is
turning a the angles
• The objects to which
gekrmly applied am
w hich 1emain cloddy
ed and harrowed, ca
the roller to a state
vAich with the harro
the ques4on. Crops
• coin, may be taken 01
ility,.particulailly, if t
lodged, b having th
other protuberances
roller. It is of coni
used. on. Mowing lana
,small stones into the
that has been frcize
winter* may be bine
tie roIler'over it
ers of the ro ts
earth agitip:. .prep
gorn, the roll r may 1
advantaf.se on any soil
ed, makinA tlie „,-0-roun
which will facilitate
of the soiland render
drouth. eorn gr
the furrows froM bern
caltivator:in tlie dress
•anil reduceszthe groun
tilth than -iould other
iher
adc- • ven,
with the s.a_me
Our vie0 e
not usqd the
ailt on
it not Pa'to use
7
STRA.ITBEIIII
lowing receil e -47
since with, ap arent
the growth as v•
abundant, an the bi
was, therefore very h
as fitted to s ure,b al
Old be,:i.s, lin t le tr
ed, are said to be e'L el,
The propoitio are fdl
forty feet. i •Comment
tilizer when- bhenew .
pnt forth, and ayply il
three times, at naterva.
tween each. applitatiol
dissolved, in. thirtv
1
varied from this,
river water. Inje,ed
-water be iarer; ]
f.ulphate Of so'a,
and sal sod- each
muriate of amriorna,
pound. Kee the b
Tried on old beds, eve
• above hinted, re shigh
•TomATO
-lb desired I s ,ould ni
warm soil, with a sour
'exposure. . Tht soil' nthere wiW be 12301-8 -N
1Tt
•
not too highly inure
Put out the plants aS
'enough, and no danger
11..5th to 20th of May, .1
half to four feet apart
-early cultivation Can: a4
:.etaltivator by horse p(
;the plants well and o
:throws oukrootletsAxp t
the grounds and 1.;y hi
it more root, dna eon
• strength -and vigor. NJ
the Oranoefield 'above
among the earliest and -
anain cropHbesides beii
.and keeping mot of itS
the ground. Theyield-j
that of any other. kind '
ity and quality is unsuri
et t
HINT TO PLOWMEN.–
*plow a land . ten rods NI
.strilring out a land th
-one-half that vi-idth,
the end, and set h you
to within five rodsof th
step; now back Iharr.rw
quired width; and thenl
corner at the end, obserl
end furrow ou a paralh
collide. 13y this mewl
way i turn round on th
leaving the land antrodi
..of 'dead fm-rowil at the
have -riclges.'
Rri MEAL roil 33ED
where willow hazel; elir
le abound, bees *11'114 lia
-most as soon as the3r
spring. in, other place.
advantagft tOlace rye
vessels near tie ,beox
day, as a substitute
gather it eagerly, and
arlier for havinlit.
brook is near your
with- water in some way
specially in sining, and' x
they go far to obtain it.