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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Expositor, 1869-07-30, Page 1••-,4 -006e, Ft • BOX. NEL gHOERAW CARRIE.R ROSS&OXIDIC EDRRS-4PUBLISKRS! "Freedom in Trade. --.liberty in Religrion.--Equality in Civil Rights."' CEORCE W. ROSS PROPPETOR VOL. 2, NO 34. S,EAFORTH, FRIDAY, 'JULY 30, 1869. e R CIRCULAR aie_Mr•Beg," ESTABLI S ED i857 gliTREAL TEA ol, pitat tree -E, aeon -treat, :The c success of this Company is ateribiaable to, the quality- and purity *their TeT,,es. Over a hundred, thousand otes of Tea have beeu s it to different •rte at the - and upwards a a ousand testimonials Cali 1.1e SEA/W11,. bearing -stinionY.to the quality eaild perity Of the ea. A grtat saeme- ean bee -elle et by pur- lasing direct frem Us, eatties of 5 and 121ba_ - 1-apevaeds. Every packal.ee wereanted to • satisfaetion. Club tegether and send. - or fie -e catti,s, witieb :yin be, it earri feee to any Railwav Statical in Ikuurnofl The money eau -be collected- _ Try our fresh ground stea,m Itoaated Coffee, 5 and Iffib. tins kind upwards the flavour ,f -which is_ really -excellent, and:every pack - weal -anted, 201bs, Tea and 5 or 10 lbs. eitee,- sent to airy Railway Station Carriage Tea arid Coffee delivered five times etily iii the, city., Silver taken 1..tt azer. 40K Tue,„---Ilaglisli Breakfast, Broken' rong Tea., 45e,, 50c. ; Fine Flavored. - Seaeolt do. )t. 6k aud 65c.; Very t 1 Fievortel do. 75e, ; :eared 061eneee- Ri4a Flavortai ao. ; Vt.ry Fine dea., ; Japan, f 111, 50a., 55c.7 Fine GtJc •T‘t.' Fine PiPest Twee k a y 5(10.7 C.5., - Yeuug Hyeon (c 70etrs.: ; 'rine Seperfine and. Very Choice - Fine Gunpowder ; Extra L'atperfine v.:13 itvar 7 ••••N • ••-'7 • r '' No. 4, I5e, per lb. Nothieg lees than a, Cattia sold by this Company. A YEAR'S. TilliPtie The .Moutreal Tea Conip any 7. Montreat,1868. UF- It is riearlv ,year since1..purchas- ed .the iirst he of Tea fromyour bouee. I have purchased many since, and 1 ara pleesed to inform you that the Tea as in very case preyed moat-sitiefautory, as well - as being exceedingly cheap. Yours -very truly. F. DE:\.:NIE. Ilentreal Tex- Company : (1•ENTLENTEN—The trek}, purchased of you in Mier,h has givea great satisfaction, and flavour of it is \ell; fine. It is very strange, • hut since 1 _time been drinking your Tea, I have beLn quite free from liare-burn, wbiek would ayg pain me after 1 eakfast, I at- tribute this intrity of your Tea, and sliall continue a customer - Yours respectfully. FltANUIS T. GREEN. 54; St, John Street Montreal. Montreal, .April 1868. --To the Montreal Tea Company, 6 Hoepitel Street, Moutteal eotiee with pleasure the large amount f4 Tea that we have forewarded to you to diffrrent plata of the Derninie-a, and we are glad to fiud your business so rapidly ncreas- zere We presume your Teas toe giving gene- , satisfeetion, as out of the large amount .orwarded we have only had occasiou to re- turn one box, which, we understand, Wes sent out through a mistake. - G. CHENEY, Manager Canadian Express Co. House of Senate, Ottawa. Montreal Tea Cempanv : UENTI EMEN,—The Box of English Break fastand. Yeung 11 son Tea whiCh. you eelai , me giveg Qereat salisfaetion. You may pect irer future orders. Yours, &c., S. SKINNER. Et • .SEAFQRTFI:i.. PLANING. MILL ASH, DOOR AND Bliiid• Factory! rilliPlINIONIT.M.....1111111111111111=1111111111, SHARP'S HOTEL, Livery Stable, and General Stage Office, Main Street, . -E r: SHARP, Proprietor. Seaforth, Jan. 8th, 1869 53-tf• c. CAMERON, BARRISTER AND Attorney -at -Law, Goderieh, Ont. Dec. 14, 1868. 53-tf. IT L. VER,COE, M. D- Q.. M., PHYSI- 11. oieeeT, Surgeon, etc.'Egmondville. Eg,inondville, Dee. 14, 1868. [• -rare 4i1 scribers beg leave to tender their e ete ealeere thanks to their numerous 'cue- -te t . teniers and the public at large, for the very' [1.. liberid patronage received since commencing La aueieesa in seafortle aelee as they have _ 1 new a very large stock of Dry Pine Telinber 2' on liteel, taut having., lately eijiaeged e4eir e4 eruaie e :eel :ebled New Machinery (there- by inereaeiee their failitie., for doing -work , , with t.leepatele), they feel confident of eivin * g , . , . ▪ every sltaisfaction to those ae-ho inayc'faver heel with their patronage, as none but iirst-clees Workmen, are fenployed. _ , a l'ea-tieular attention Paid. to oustom plan - It ing. . 1 BROADFOOT & Gret.'S-Y- e se, .- --. . ,..„.- 1 t 1 e .- An Eight -Horse -Power En,ine fin( 1. ' Lolier for sale. ail coniplete, of(--4-01die & : .MeCulloeh's make. 70.3ra. 111 TAR. W. R. SMITH, PHYSICIAN, SUR. - kc: , Office —Opposite Vears Urocery. R,eiidenee,--14ain Street, North, Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868. 53 1y TRACY, M. D., CORONER FOR _Re, the • Cpunty of Iltiron Cemog and It;EilDENCE—One doer East of the Methodist Episcopal Chitral. Seaforthe Dec. 14, 1868. 1- ENE/. WA.TKrNSON, Architect and [1, 'Builder. • _Plans; -Specificazions and Details drawn correctly. / Every description of' Building Works measured and Tallied. Bills ot quantieles prepare& OFI-Ree.--Nekt door N erth of gr. Hick - son's old store, seatoren. Seatortn. June inn, 18139.• . 79 - • 'BETROTHAL. Oh for, one hour of such enchanted:light. As made a fairer daytime in the sky, , Wheu on the willow -bank we sat that night, My old-time love and 1! T MoOOSII, ATTORNEY AT LAW, - Solicitor in Chancery, Conveyancer,:etc. , Paris, Ont. Money to loan on farm semi- ity. Terms easy. = Office—First flat, Paris Star Building. -Paris, Dec. 14, 1868. 53-tf -A while we talked so low a,n1 tenderly, We felt the listening trees above us lean; And louder far the silence see.med to me, Ihat fell at last between, Her heart lay floating on its einiet thoughts, ,Like waterelillies on a trarquil lake; And love within, unknown, because un- sought, Lay dreaming hall awake. Ah. Love is lightest sleeper ever known A whipper, and he started plain in view : Old as the heavens seemed our story grown, While Yet the moon was new. And when she Spoke, her answer seemed the while < . ,Sweeter forsweetness of the lips that told, Setting a precious word within a smile- - A diamond ring with gold, • Then bloomed for us the lerfect country- ! -& W. MoPHILLIPS, PROVINCIAL „ Land. Surveyors, Civil Engineers, &e. Ail manner of Conveyancing done with neatness and dispatch. G. TalePhillips,' Com- missioner MB. R. Office—Next door south of Shaa-p'e Hotel; Seaforth. Seafortla Dec. 14, 180. 53-ly AY'S & ELWOOD, BARRISTERS and Attorney's at Law, Solieitors in Chaucery, Notaries Public, Conveyancers, &c. Offiee,—Over Mr. Archibald's Store, Cre,bb's Block, Goderich, Ont. Money to Lend.. -‘tv:-. ToBRANCE HAYS. 3. Y. ELwO0p. Seaforth, Dec. 14th 1.868. 53-tf T CAMPBELL M. D. Q. M.'(Graduate of MeOill University, Montreal) Physi- cian, Surgeon, Seaforth. OFFICE.— SCOtt's13rickBlock. Residence—Mr. -Stark's 141 ain s treet. Seaforth, July 15th, 1869. 84-ly W. HARRIS, L D. S. ArtifiCial Dex tures inserted with allthe latest improvements. The greatest care taken for the preservation of decayed and tender teeth. Teeth extracted Without pain. Rooms over Collier's Store. Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868. " .:ly ffower ; Then filled the cup and overan thebrim ; And allthe stars processional, that hour,. I WI' founded- the American lynx Compae ny, and had several partners, among Peter Smith, father of Gerret Sn3ith, was conspicuous. Mr. Smith retired from- the firm with a fortuue of over two millions. Mr. Astor kept on his way, and rolled his fortraie tip to fifty millions. ENGAGES IN COMMERC invested the proceeds in furs, He went Steadily th work to learn the trade for himself. He was frugal, in- dustrious, and early exhibited great tact in trade. He was accustomed to say, later in life, that the only hard step in making his fortune was the acatiranla- ation of the first thousand dollars. He possessed, marked executive ability. He was quick in his perceptions. He made a trade or rejected it at once. :In his hurablest relations to trade he ex- hibited all the characteristics which marked him in.mature life. He made distinct contracts. These he adhered to with inflexible purpose. He was elastic and sprightly in his disposition, cheerful, open-hearted and honorable. His broad German face glowed -with in- telligence and kindness. The hono(of New York, his adopted city, was all ways dear to him. --l- imb:chase the square on which the -,ASt- or House now stands. But it was ac- complished. The English style of the Astor . House has ,always at- tracted attention. Mr. Astor visited England and obtained the • plans, in person,*on. which that celebrated hotel was ')Uilt. ms STYLE OF BUSINESS. The day of his death he was the mas- ter of his business. Be was very exact in keeping,his contracts. He had a dispute one day with his wood -sawyer. He kept an. open fire of hickory wood. and laid in a large supply. The wood - sawyer charged him three and sixpence per cord, .while the market price was three shillings. Mr. Astor refused to pay a penny above the regular price. While he was disputing with the saw- yer,' some ladies carne in to solicit a do - Ration for a charitable institution. He pails( d in the debate, heard the plea of the ladies, 'ordered Bruce, bis confiden- tial clerk, to draw -,tp a check of five - hundred dolla7s, signed it and handed it to the ladies, bowed them out, and renewed the dispute. with the laborer, by whom he did not choose to be °cheat- ed cut Of a singre penny. MAKES FIVE- TIMUAKID DOLIARt. EARLY SUCCESS. Mr. Astor was fortunate in obtain- ing a clerkship in the house of Robert Bowne, Li honest, wealthy Quaker, who -was ever after the fast friend of Mr. Astor. Astor's brother, Harry, was a rich Bowery butcher. He fur- nished fun -ds to his brother to set up' for himself in the fur trade. Mr. .As - Chanted -a bridal hymn. Ah. Time, all after -days may fly away, Such joy as that . thou hest but once to give, And love is royal from his crowning -day, Though kineelomless le live. ) 0 CARL SPENCER, in Iiarpel's Magazine for August. HAZLEHURST, Licensed Auctioneer 1.). for the Comity of Huron, Goderich, Ont. Particular attention paid to the sale of Bankrupt Stock. Farm Stock Sales. at- tended on Liberal Terms. Goods Apprais- ed. Mortgagee Foreclosed, Landlord's War- rants Executed. Also, Bailiff First Division Court for Huron. • Goderich, June 9th. 79-tf. -1-, R. ROSS, Proprietor New Dominion te) Hotel, bees to inform thepeople of Seic.- forl and the t7avellin ba community general- ly, that he keeps irst-class acconimodation in every thing required by travellera. A good stable and willing hostler, :always on hand. Regular Boarders will receive every - necessary Attention. , Seaforth, Feb. 8-th, 1869. 63- ly 9CAUGHEY & HOLMSTEAD,. BAIR- IVI tittOrneys-at-Law, Solicitors in Chancery and Insolvency, Notaries Public and Conveyancers. Solicitors for the R. C. Bank, Seaforth, Agents for the Canada Life Assurance Co. N.B.—$30,000 to lend- at %. Ferias; Houses and Lots for sale. Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868: • --534f. • O MAIL-& CROOKE ARCHITECTS, &c., 0 Plans and Specifications drawn correctly, Carpenter's, Plasterer's, and. Mason's work, measui•ed and valued, Office—over Goderieli auction -Market, Court -House Square, Gode- rich. Goderi.ch, April 23, $1869. 70-1y. COMMERCIAL :HOTEL, AINLEY- -ville, J amesLairdproprietor; affords first class accomodation for the travelliag publio. The larder and. bar are alway-s supplied with the best the fnarkets afford. 'Excellent stabling in connection. Ainleyville, April 23 1869. 70.tf. BNSON. & MEYER, BARRISTERS and. Attorneys at Law, Solicitors in Chancery and. Insolvency, Conveyancers, Notaries Public; &c. Offices, - Seaforth and Wroxeter. Agents for the Trust & Loan Co. of Upper Canada, and the Colonial Se- curities Co. of London, England. Money at 8 per cent.; no commiesion-charged. le BENSON, R. W. C. 11-EY:OR. Seaforth, Dec, 10th 1868. 53-1y.. NTOTICE.—LITTLE WONDER HAIR - L.; utting and Shaving Saloon. If you want a good: Shave, or your hair cra, or Shea-1110one 1, as it aught to be, eo to the "Little Wonder," South side of Shcarp's Hotel; Main Street, Seaforth. The Bath Roams n co inee,tion will be opened to the public n A ril 1st. Lubelski's tonic for making the h ,ir grow and' preventing it frein. comixw ut, -vas never known to fail. ,Sold iM bottl F a.t Come and buy it. Seel , h, D. '14,1868. 536f S. LUBELSK-r. N EW YO John Jacob [FRoX SUNSHINE AN , While New York ha memory of John Jacob an. important part of her ks the tall cliff among the cathedral among ti nags, so he towers aroma He was born on the 17t i4 the small village o ,Heidelberg, in tbe Di Germany. His fathea spectable man, and hel baliff. Mr. Astor was 4artin Luther, and r traits that marked the He was educated by hi school bookS were th. Book of Common Pray lOng life, it was his hab the morainic?, to read fr that he used inthe hood. 1 EMBARKS FOR .A. old at the close ence. He re- ne in the New or, uneducated foot from home h he was to Sail. his worldly ef- • nough to. secure ssage. He ex- on American ative village he rds it one last, he linden tree e formed three • e honest, I will never gamble." rte- to the day of rona London an oyage was long e formed friend- sel that laid the wealth. The mann, and Mr. He was twenty years Of the war of Indepen solved to seek his forti World. He was a, p boy, and he trudged on to the seaportfrom whi A small bundle -held al fects. Ile had money COMIL111 steerage p ectecl to land penniles soil. Outside of his paused, and cast tow long look. Beneath under N•Oaich ho stoodi resolutims : "1 be industrious I will He kept these rpsoluti his death. He sailed March, 1783. His Old very' boisterous. ships on board the ve foundation of his futur father of ex -Mayor Ti Paff, of whom Mr. As or -bought a por- tion of the ground on which the Astor ilouse now stands, ere pasaengers. As Wesley, on the Atlantic Ocean, fOrmed the acquainta e -of the Mora- vians, Whose influence over 'him chang- ed his whole life, so Mr. Astor made the acquaintance, of furrier, in the steerage of his veasel, that introduced him to that business y which he ac- cumulated millions. HE BEGINS B SINESS. RK. stor. SaaAnow.] -a- name., the stor -will form historic fame he hillocks, or e lowly dwell: - his compeers. ofJuly, 1763, Waldrof, near clay .of Baden, was a very re - the office of countryman of •ssessed many teat reformer. mother. His Bible and the le During his t, on walking', in m those book$. nie of his boy- Mr. Astor became an importer. At One time his store was in South Street, near the South Ferry. Afterwards he took one on -the Corner bf Pine and Pearl Streets, which still stands. During the war of 1812 he was largely engaged in the tea.trade. He also fit- ted out severel blockade runners to Gi- baraltar. An eminent minister of this city at that time was a clerk in Mr. Astor's store. He klates the follow- ing incident.- A sclThoner was pur- chased, and was to be loaded and cleared in twenty-four hours. It was - .A_11 sorts of -stori s .are circulated about the career Of M said to have commenc pies and peanuts. H. -would have reflected or his children. He seven flutes. from hi. factory:in Don. The a case that required despatch. The, whole force of the establisement was at work, Mr. A.stor anion°. them. The loading began. on Saturday morniag. At ten o'clock at night Mr. Astor said to the company, "New, boys, all knock off. Come early to -morrow morning, and we'll finish up the, work." - Turn- ing to the clerk, whom he knew to be a pious young man, he said, " You go to church and pray for us poor sinners bard at work." His ships,- freighted with furs, sailed to France England, Germany, Russia, China. He knew intimately the various markets at which he traded. He gave directions in the smallest details about distribut- ing his cargoes and exchanging commo- dities in Foreign markets, and these in- structions nad to be minutely obeyed. WHOLE NO. 86. -fifty thousand dollars.» Attached to his house ,on Broadway, above Prince, was a narrow alley lea'cl- ing to the kitchen. This kitchen was as large as that of a hotel. A supply of beef and beer Was always kept on hand for the poor Families known to be needy, who were cleanly in person', or- derly in their behavior, who came and. went quietly, were daily supplied with food. He kept a regular account of the disbursements in this matter, .as much as if he were keeping a hetel. For any -service rendered he paid a hberal conwentation. To his agent, Mr. Smith, who had the full charge of all his real estate, he paid a salary of five thousand -dollars, and gayehim the use of an excellent house on Fourteenth street well furnished and contracted , topaythe811/31 during Mr. Smith's na- tmuiaeiASTOR minim. His munificent gift of three hundred' and fifty thousand dollarsto found a Free Library for the City of New York ie well known. The founding of that library was one of those incidental things that occasionally turn up. A member of the bar called on. Mr. Astor, to see if he would subseribe to a Free City Library. A plan to establish such an institutson had already been mapp- ed up. 'BP took time to consider the proposal, and announced his determina- tion to found the library himselfit...e chose the sight to benefit a friend, whose property would be enhanced in value by that location. • He purchased a hal g 3 amount of real estate itt the vicinity of the library, on part of which be built an ele,grnt residence for his son Willi- am and left the remainder to enlarge the library, varhich his been done. THE MORLEY LEASE. In the closing part of the last cen- tury; Trinity Church leased to one Mr. Morley Awe himared and forty leis of hind; in theIocation known as tbe; -vi- cinity of Spring Street and Varick. Mr., Morley, failing to keep the condi- tions of the lease, it reverted to Trin- ity. Aaron Burr was then a. member of the iegisleture. He was appointed chairman of a Committee whose busi- ness ;t was to examine into the affairs of Trinity Church. That corporation can legally:receive an income from its property of twelve -thousand dollars. Holding property Valued by ILO one at less than fifty millions, and exceeding probably a hundred millione of dollars, . it is difficult to conceive how their ves- try can keep their ,income down to the legal mark. No investigation was made by Mr. Burr's committee, butBur came into possession of tne Morley lease. On. it he,obtained thirty-eight thousand dollars from the Manhattan Bank. The mueder of Hamilton so incensed the people, that Burr bad to flee from the country. - He soid his lease to Mr. Astor, subject to the Manhattan. Bank mortgage. He received from Mr. Ast- or about thirty-two thousand dollars. Mr. Astor immediately leased the pro- perty in lots. The Monet lease was to run imtil 1867.,y Persons -who took the Astor leases supposed they took them for the full term of the Tiinity Mr. Astor was too far-sighted and too shrewd for that. Every lease he gtrie - expired in 1864, leaving him the rever- -ion for three years, putting him in pos- session of all the' buildings.an imp:ove- n:tents .made on the lots, and giving him 'the right of renewal. When the fact 'was discovered, the lessees tried to 'buy from Mr. Astor the three -years' reversi- CTI. He was offered RS high as a thou- sand dollars a lot. He refused all of-- fers exceptin one -case,. which 1 shall notice in. another. %Returning, from his - Burr attempted to regain possec- sion of the property he had,soid to Mr,. -Astor. The attempt Was .tatile. The legal instruments that secured the pro- perty; were too c'arefu.tly drawn, and Burr 'abandoned the contest, and died an poverty. This prop,erty was a great source of wealth to MT. ,Astor. • HOW HIS WEALTH WAS LEFT. The' amount of Mi. Astor's wealth was never known outside of his family. Much of it -was never included in his will. He dreaded a lawsuit ge.owing out of the settlement of his estate am- ong his helm, and he prevented it by taking the matter into his own hands. The property left to his chilch'en and relatives he deeded to them outright (Concluded on fourth, page;) A German Benevolent Society makes Mr. Astor an honorable member. They send him regular noticea of all the meet- tings, though be never- attended; any. About bwo years before be dieii he add- ed a codicil to his will, leaving the so- ciety twent,y thousand dollars. As his custom was, he notified the trusteee that he had dene so. All the persons mentioned in his will were notified to the fact as SOOD. as the thing was clorae. The German 8ocietv was embarrassed They choose a cononittee to wait Upon Mr. Astor, to see if he wonld not anti: dilate his death by giving them the twenty thousand dollars. Mr. Astor Shook his head when. the commitbee Made the proposal, and declined to do it. "You'll get the money," the old man_ said. They pressed -the matter, and finally Mr. Astor bald, " give you twenty thousand dollars in Penn- sylvania five per cent bonds," These bonds were at a discoant of twenty-five per eent, which would leave the society but fifteen themeand dollars. The com- mittee asked permission, to consult with the society bofore they closed the C031 - tract. They were instructed to make :better terms with Mr. -Astor if they could. They represented to biro the hard:ship-of losing fivethousand dollars, while it could make no difference to Mr. Astor. • 'He ended the interview by quietly saying, "It is in the will, gentlemen, and I can easily strike it out." They closed with the proposal. Bruce was called for, the bonds were delivered; and with a face radient with plea.sure, leaning on his staiY. he totter- ed into the back office, chuckling as he went, to William that ne had " wale five thousand dollars that morning." A BRIDAL GIFT.. He had a favourite grand-claughtei. He made her promise that She would not get married Without his consent, One day the young Miss called upon him kissed him and told him that she was going to get married. "IS he -likely?" said the old man. "Does he love you, and do you love him'?" These questions being answered in the affir- mative, be sett her away and told her to come and see him in one week. . In tlpe meantime Mr. Astor made diligent e quiriesiabout the young fellow. They Were all satisfactory. On the day . ap- pointed the young lady appeared, and, blushing behind her grandfather's chair, she was in ecstasies as she heard, him say, "It is all right; you may get mar- ried. Come and see me the morning u get married. Come alone, and 1 ill Make you a present?" She kept e appointment, and received a check two hundred and fifty thousand' dol• rs, SITE OF THE ASTOR HOUSE. At an early day he began to invest hi real estate. Just before he died, some one asked him if he had not too much real estate. He replied, "Could begin life again, .knowing what I now know, and had money. to invest, I would buy every -foot of ground on the Island of Manhattan." From beating pelts on Gold Street, Mr. Astor came tip to Broadway, on the comer cif Vesey.* A small brick mansion, which he built, was filled With furs from the cellar to the attic. His office was on the Ves _ey Street side, where either himself or wife was always found to attend to CUR - toners. The fashionable residunces of New Yerk, were below Vesey Street. His houSe was considered far up town. On the block above, Mr. Hone built an elegant mansion, of which he was very proud. The Park, opposite, was sur- rounded by a mean wooden fence, Against this Mr. Hone would lean, toy with -his . watch -key, which -was attached to a leather chain, and admire his house. Mr. Hone was one of the rich men of New York, and was not a little proud of his wealth. One morning Mr. Ast- or went over to where Mr. Hone was standing, and said to him, "Mr. Hone,. Astor. He 'is you are a successful merchant and a d trading in a4p- d this been so: it o disgrace on him rought with brother's mfaira se he sold. He rich." It was not an. easy matter to good citizen. You have a, fine, wife and some thee children. You have a 'snug little property, and are :building a com- fortable house. I don't see why you are not just as well off as if you were ti 1 f.D HIS LIBERALITY. For vagrants, street begging, and iseellaneous calls, Mr. Astor had no r. flis gifts, however, were munifi- • nt and constant. He sent William Europe to perfect himself in. travel. e gave him permission to spend just s much as he chose. He was absent a ear. To a persodal friend he exprees- d his surprise that William should ave spent sOlittle. "-Fre spent only u thousand dollars," said the old man. I thought he would certainly spend 11 a lee;