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We ha -4 p in recordina
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the greatly increasing peosperity of the
Grand Thin lel:W. wtkee Prenet facts and ,
r.eS which* OA -wilt ticaliVe, iiid 'wh ich
arethoroughlysielitsbleis it: lain be, seen
that tide road„:-Alicleyiits• able and lener-
getic manager; ' gre 'trYdges, is daily
obtaining a.:degree Of snecetswhieh is
truly astonishing --ea. very; 'gratifyiag
fact to all who are interested lin tble inta
terial prosperity-ofoar countr. With-
out the means of transport Which. the
Grand . Trunk affords at all le4sons of.
the year, our trade would bel in a- de-
plorable _condition, and no elisss in' the
commtinity watild feel this depression
raore than the farmer ; 1)&1194 the im por-
tame of the Press, irrespective of po-
lities, when it can honestly 'alo so, sup -
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porting' and aiding in suetI. ining the
credit of, an enterprise which.','s so close-
ly boundupWith the material werl-be
jug of Our country. It ib needless to
•say that for several yeare baele, the very
inentiorieof the Grand Trunk was suffi-
cient to arouse in the public 'bind. vis-
sions of "jobbery and corruption" ani.
this -cry of "corruption" was so 'gener-
ally indulged -in by the 'press and pith-
blic men, that it seriouslyalamaged the
- credit of the Company in' Fs intia
* Time, however, we are glad te say, has
done rauCh to correa this strong feeling
of prejudice, and tone down
bitterness with whicb it w
. assailed. Vire press ,and bur. public
men have both_ seen the follyi of unjue.t-
- ly assailing this Company fo mere par-
ty ends. As au inclicati na of the
change' in publie sentiment an. this re-
, .
spect, ifl,' journalist may now a: hide te its
success and say a:kindly worIl in justice
to its Managing Director, N 't110lift lir-
in the purity of his motive called in
question, or running the risk of giving
mortal - offence to his reaeers. And
here we may distinctly state, that, al-
though saying this nauch. in favor of tihe
Company, we are not prepared to say
that there - was no " jobbery and cot-
- . . . .
ruption" connected with its construe-
.
tion. • On i he contrary we believe there
wet and thai to a Considerable exte-nt ;
. bit thgse days have long _since passed,
aed this line we are nappy in !raying is
-under a new regime. All must admit
` that .since. Mr. Brydget assumed the
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chief management of the Grand triuflk,
council of war as held by the three
although under the most disadvanta''ae.
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one; circutestances, its affairs' ha-ve as-
aunied a far ,more -prosperous aspect.
Every week gives unmistakable evie
deneJ of this. The physical condition
of ithe road has been greatly improve . .
the party
s so often
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'THE SEAFOR.TR EXPOSITOR
land strong efforts have been. ale& irsi
several croaking shareholders to oust
him from his Present position on the
ground that he is not sufficiently alive
to. the interests of the Company. We
T glad to see, however, that tbie
movement proved -utterly abortive. We
have no hesitation' in 'saying that no
(Treater 'blander. could have been. coni-
es
rnitted at present than to remove Mr.
Brydges, from his position as Maneg-
ing Director at the very time when
he is successfully managing the affitire
of. the company as .to give promise of
9 handsome diividend. If Mr. Brydges,•
with his large railway experience and
acknowledged ability, cannot make the
Grand Trunk a paying concern, we
may well despair of any one else- en-
deavoring to -do so, tertainly no gen-
tleman imported from England would
be more , succt,ssful—no matter how
great his abilities—until be had serv-
ed several years apprenticeship -in Man-
aging a railway in this country, which
is so different from. that pursued in
England, arising from difference of cli-
mate, the eir-curnstances of theruntry
ancl the genius of tho people.
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A. N
1VIatrimony Extraordinarsi.
EW VERSION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS—A
wire LIVING WITH TWO
HU.N
.Frow ate Chic•-tgo Ebeniny Post.
anydame: a:gainat"'ta aWS, 'they
may be deposed to put to death. Each
prinoipality is divided into districts,
governed by chiefs, who are anteniable
to the princes, but have an appeal to
the king and council, Their roads are
excellent, and each liras an inspector,
whose business it is to see that every
person coming iAto the kingdom is
stopped and -entertained until his name
and purposes can be forwarded to the
king and permission .obtained for him
to travel through the country. In the
case of explorers and limiters, there is
usually little difficulty ; but traders
are reqnire.d. to procure some respone
sible iitizen of the 9ountry to be their
.guarantee that they shall deal honor-
ably, and pay all th.e debts they con-
tract.
There is a very remarkable case of
matrimonial felicity (1) - in this city,
which is not generally tenown to the
public. In the west clivieion lives a
woman with, two husbands. to each of
whom she was married in legal. form.
At the time the war broke out this
woman was living .with leer first hus-
band, by whom she had three children.
Soon after the breaking. out of the re-
bellion, her husband enlisted and went off
in the roe of a "brave moldier boy." A
Year or two after, his wife heard that
be was killed in battle, she heard
nothing froth him personally, the war
closed and hie failed to write'or report
at his former "headquarters" in Chi-
cago. His wife now considered here
self a, widow beyond ali doubt. and in
course of time she married again. But
a few months ago. to her amazement,
husband No. 1, whom she had mourned
as dead returned to his lona deserted
domicile; but, unlike Enoch Arden, he
failed to die of a broken heart. A
beads of the family, and difficulties ami-
cably adjusted. What to some men
arid women similarly situated would
have resulted in pistols,. blood and
litigationewas settled readily and satia-
factorily by- this amicable trio. It was
methelly agreed that both husbancle
should continue to be "legal lords" of
the one woman, on equal terms, and
she should be the wife of both husbands.
Sooafter the soldier husband's return
home, the wife presented to him and to
th e World another ch d, the offspring
of husband No, 2. . But this circum-
stance did. not ',seem to disturb the
equilibrnin of No, 1, nor the peace of
the household. And there dwells that
'happy. -family. --one wife, two hus-
bands and four children—in a small
cottage as quietly and Content to all
aaspearancesss as if nothing unusual had
ever happened.
We learn on reliable authority that
within. the 1.8t six years the Company
has expended X150,000 sterling per an-
num, in addition to the ie.gular and or-
dinary expenses, in the improvement
ancl completion of iterail way and works..
With this expenditure, a Tare' propor-
tion of the track- hs been re-laid with
heavier nd ic:etter'raila than have hith-
erto been used. The Wasting of the
road.bas also been :greatly improved ;
besides a large number of new sleepers
have beep put in. Accomoda4on 111
the, way of sidings and warehouses has
- been largely inereased; and the road, is
110AV" in. bonditien properly to perform
the business (If the country', kncl carry.
off this. Fall the prod acts of the fields,
which preraise to be abundant, if safely
' harvested e for the rolling -stock IDts
been greatly increase& This is evi-
denced by the.fact that during tike last
twelve months there has been ne com-
plaints in the newspapers, as fai, as we
have seen, and we are informed none
from individuals, of any failure tel the
part of the Company to remove all
the freighi that was desi;red to send by
it: Dail its Roadway and stock are
now in a better -condition thanlat any
time since the line was opened through-
out, -while the. receipts h ave increased
during theA period by about sixty per
eent. This is a larger aggregate increase
in --so- short a.time than has we r think
ever v.se-fere been- exhibited '-in'the his-
tory of 'any Railway Company.' The
receipt's of this yoad, notwithstanding.
the dullness of trade in -Canada, are
now -intl.-easing at the rate of about
$20,000 a. week, and there seems to
be little doubt that the gross traffic of
the line ditrther the present year will
reach the Simi of 11,500,000 sterling,
. or about "S7,500,0001 It is eleo gra-
tifying to knowthat the Grand
Trunk is every year absorbing more
and more of the carrying business 'of
the country, beeause shippers are DOW
enabled to get their produce .and
freight to marketwith greatei.. regu-
iatity tilftn, heretofore, and certainly
with rrnicb more'despatch than by the
old. means of conveyance- That this
great success is mainly sine to the fore-
-sight and great 'business qualities of
Ma.f. Bry:dges,:cloes not,adirit of a doubt,
yet there is nc4ublic _man in Canada
;that Ms been- more soundly abused
certain quatt.rS Ip tnis countryhe
• Ais assailed by leadiiig jo41nals for the
irer zeal.! which he displays for the
- success of the company of which he
is the chief Manager ; while in Erg-
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A New People Discovered in Africa.
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A RACE LTKE THE ANGLO-SAXON OF AsiA.-
TIC oRIGIN—THEIR.IRELIGION SPIRI-
TUAL ---THEIR GOVERNMENT
mONAROHIAL,
The religion of the country is in
many respects, so much like that of the
Parsecs as to induce the belief that the
Ovas belong to that race, or have been
under the mission. They are not idol-
ators. but believe in a Supreme Being,
the Creator, who is omnipresent, omni-
potent, and omniscient, and *hose
symbols are sun and fire, and to those
they pay homage as his represenbatives,
but offer no sacrifices to them, They
keep the fiacred fire constantly burning,
and the princes, who are also priests,
entruat to their daughter, and so -me -
times their wiyes the duty of seiperin-
tending these sacred fires. The Oyes
also believe in the existence of a very
In this southwestern portion of Afri-
ca is a tract about 300 Miles in breadth,.
from north to soul, and between 400
and 500 miles in length from Herere
Land and Damara liand, It extends
from the Cheune river on the north, to
the Walfish Bay, on the south, and from
th;a coast to Lake Ngami, in the interi-
or. Very few Europeans have visited
it; thiee elephantihunters only, between
1557 and 1854, Anderson, whose works'
on. "Lake Nganii," &c., are so well
known, Green and Smuts, Anderson
who was so much pleased with the fine
country that:he purchased a tract of
land there and raised son3e thousands
of cattle. He died there in the early
part of the present year,
,There are two races inhabiting the
cou4trei the 'Barri-lianas who occupy
some kraals or villageSin the central
and northren part, but who are in a
dependent condition. and the OVaSI of
several. 'tribes, (Ovt-initbo, gverk.erels,
0-Vaanbantioru/ Ovambifari Crvakuen-
. .
ama-, Ovarabuere, Arca) a red- face, with
leng:-hair—cutly, but never wooly ---
regular -features and fine feline.' 'These
are the run:1g race, and exhibit ki.high
degree of, intelligence, and many char-
acteristics which indicate their Asiaeic
,origin. They are governed by a kini
---Tiikongo—of the Ovambo, Who re-
sitims at Onclonga. He is assisted, ia
the 'Gbvernment by a council, with'but
whose consent he ot execute any
inea,sine. Each tribe has its prince and
its territory; and the arinces are sub -
je
et to he king and council by whom
powerful spirit, who is not, however,
omniscient nor omnipresent; and to
his interference they attribute their
misfortune's and accidents, but they of-
fer no sacrifices.,to him. They are said
to be an henest, industrious. and tem-
perate tit ople, far more regardful of
their word, a,nd more observant of good
morals than most of the African natiens,
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11-ArZARHS, MORRIS, & Co.
F taetiCal ,Oritielans & Oculliats,
Londo)i, We'cteltrlitain; Hceriford,Uon.
1). C.
SgAFORTH
;FinpuTugg..wAnutooisi .
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AV.6 appointed Mr. M. R. Counter,
11. Watchmaker, Jeweller and Optician,
sole arient for Seaforth and vicinity, for the,
k
sale or their celebrated Perfected Spectacle,
which have been extensively used in G'real
Britain andthe United States, the past eight t.
years, and for which they claim the under-.
mentioned advantages over those in ordinary
use, the proof of which may be seen in their
constantly increasing business during the
past eight years. .
let. That from the perfect constructiofl.
of the lenses, they assist and preserve the
sight, rendering frequent changes mmeces-
.
sary.
2nd, That they confer r. brilliancy and
distinctness of vision,
hwian th amount of Dm -net -G. & 13,
REAKFAST TABLE%,.
ease and. comfort not itherto enjoye )
Spectacle wearers.
3rd..' That the material from which the
Lenses are ground is manufactured- specially
for optic purpbses, and. is pure, hard. ant:
brilliant, and not liable to become scratched.
4th. That the frames in which they are
set, whether gold, Over or Steel, are of the
finest quality and finish, and guaranteed per-
fect in every respect.
They -are the only Spectacles that preserve,
as well as assist the sight. And are Cheap-
est, because the best, always lasting many
years without change being necessary.
One of the firm will visit at Seaforth,
the store of their Agent, every six months,
for the purpose of fitting those having diffi-
cult sights, when any speetacles sold by
their agent during the interval will be et
changed free of charge if not properly fitted
The bank 0 .England.
The latest and most remarkable
novelty in the world of finance is that
the British government is about to se-
ver its connection with the Bank of
England. We fear our readers will
scarcely credit this. Nevertheless it is
a fact and our information comes from
the Chancellor of the Exchequor, Mr.
Lowe, who announced recently, in the
course of an important debate in the
House of Commons, that the govern-
ment contemplated making a new ar-
rangement respecting the disbursement
of the public funds, which has hereto-
fore been transacted throughthe agency
of the bank which he spoke of as a
"private institution," deprecating its
influence upon commerce and industry,
and accouuting for it on. the theory that
it was a mere feshionon'the part ofmer-
chanta "to sec up a sort of monarch
over therusel-ves to which they pay de-
ference.".. He went further than this,
and stated that this sovereignty .was
baneful. and that it was largely main-
tained -by means of the deposits of pub-
lic money entrusted to the bank, This
iS all the information we have on the
subject, but it is enough to show that
the illusion by -which this monster
bank•has always been surrounded is at
last about to be broken. A Chance -
Nur of the Exchequeor has been found
who sees through the millstone. Mr.
Lowe is a bold man, but lie lives in
an age proverbial for great changes,
and his statesmanship is not ofbe cau-
tious. He did not hesitate to attack
the reform bib. 011 the ground of the
gross degredation and corruption of the
mass ;` and the complete failure of Dis-
raeli's ingenious device for stopping
lection bribery proves that Lowe was
loo -correct. He demanded ethat it
these masses were to govern England
they should at least, be educated ; and
here again he was right, He attacked
the condition of the House of Peers as
-a disgrace to the empire, and that body
at once confessed the truth of
the charge by abolishing the
proxy vote. In regard to the.Ban.k of
:England,the charges against its ma.n-
4gement are thus condensed -hy the
New York Economist: "Tb. Bank of
England system largely permeates the
financial, industrial, and even the soci-
al relations of that country, and has a
potency compared with which the en-
ormous power of the old bank of the
United States was as nothing. But
their is a deep • and increasing feeling
of opposition to the Bank in -English
financial circles. It is objected, and
with good 'reason, that its managemene
is illiberal anti narrow; thatit fails to
keep pace with the progress of com-
mercial enterprise, and that its whole
policy seems to consist in embarrassing
trade by making money artificially dear
at the very. time when it sho .1d he
cheap. . It `deals with gold at one time
as a merecoramodity, and at other times
as money, and,seems to be only influen
cad by the one idea of retaining a cer-
tain quantity.of it in. England, irres-
leectiVe of the true intetests of the Vim -
:mess community. In fine, it is now
claimed thet the time has arrived for
establishing free trade in money and'
in. Danking, the same as in other depart%
mence of business.
M. ROBERTSON
Importer and manufacturer of all kinds of
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Such as
SOFAS,
LOFIC(*ES. -
•CENTitE TABLES,
MATTRASSES
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WE EMPLOY NO PRIMERS.
Seaforth. May 2Ist. 1869. 76-Iy
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'WAGGONS, BUGGIEi,
A ND all implethents for farm use mainu.
faetured by
IWNAUCHT & :TEEPLE,
Good and Cheap.
Remember the stand. *
NORTH ROAD SEAFORTH.
Seaforth,Feb. 20, 1868. 11-ly
BLACKSMITH SHOP).
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THOMAS WATSON
Begs to inform the public generally that he
still carries on. general Blacksmithing at
his (pd. Stand,
NEARLY OPPOSITE ARMSTRONG'S HOTEL
1.kINLEYVILLE
Specia attention paid to Horse -Shoeing.
Ainleyville, Feb. 9th, '69, 63-1 y
EW YOR
Seasonable Tweeds
AT
CAMPBELL'S
CLOTH INC
STORE!
A Large Stock. of
Ready -Made Clothing, at a
Low Price.
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A splendid stock of
Hats, Caps, Shirts, and
Small Wares.
UIT
Got up in First-Classs
slut,
CHAIRS, and
BEDSTEADS,
in Great Variety,
Mr. R. has great confidence in offering Lis
goods ,to the public, as they are made of
Good Seasoned Lumber, .and by First-Clar
Workmen.
CO FF IN MADE To ORDE
On the Shortest Notice.
WOOD TURNING
Done with, Neatness and Despatch.
Wareroorns :
•TWO DOORS SOUT.a." SHARP'S HOTEL,
Main Street.
SP.aforth, ,Tan. 6th, 1869. 574f.
PINE DIEIBER.
TrIHE undersigned have on hand at their
Mill, one half mile
NORTH OF AINLEYVILLE
5
100,000 feet of dry inch pine, over 20,000
feet of dry inch flooring, L and 1 inebea
thick. Also about 30,000 feet of board and
strip Lath; a lot of Siding, two-inch Plank
and green lumber, Pine and Hemlock, all of
which will be sold
• AT VERY LOW PRICES!
In order to mate room for piling the many
thousands yet to be cut.
t?end
Orders to.
rs from. a distance will be promptly
at
3DIRMSS 1VIA.IECII•TCL
1869.X. &T. SMITH,
May 12t
, MILLINERY AND 75-3m.
h,
411 Goodi Warranted
FIRST-CLASS.
E.! ERAL.
TER
All At Campbell's.
Seaforth July 22
85-tf.
HRS. GUTIllUE e: MISS CLEGG
A RE now prepared to execute all Orders.
in Millinery, Dress and Mantle Mak-
ing, in the Latest Style and. Fashien. Par-
ticular attention devoted to Straw floods
Oordera left at the house_ of Mrs, Guthrie.
Main Street, ;will receive immediate atten-
tion. ." 70- tf.
Seaforth, April 9th, 1869.
SUTHERLAND BRO.'S,
TAILORS t
AVE removed to their new premises, -on
GODERICH STREET,
iseTEXT DOOR TO
j...umsden's Drug Store.
THE CUTTING DEPARTMENT
Attended to byMR. OHS. SUTHER-
LAND, from Lond.ou England.
'Pr Style, fit, and worlarnanship, guaran-
teed, CHARGES MODERATE.
R. P. SUTIIERLAND. CHAS. SUTHERrAID.
Sefortli, June 4 1869. 46-1y.
J. SMATTER
EXCHANGE BROKER!
And dealer Pure
DRUGS, CHEMICALS &; DYE STUFFS.
The Drug Department is under the special
care of ,an. experienced Chemist,
• . R. M PEARSON,
Jaaniary 21st, 1869. MI -1-4T
BEAUTIFUL! SPLENDID! ! is the verdiet
given by all who use Hunt's Thripire
Gloss. It maks dry, harsh, stiff hair soft,
glossy and 'beautiful • it :cleanses the scalp,
rentoye;s. pimples, strengthens the glan4
prevents the hair from falling, and will tei-
tainly make it grow strong, luxuriant and
bsoa
ealn.tevifuel:ywatereit.,is only 25 cents per bfitt16.
73 iy
ti_bc!,stpitzlndTiie
Aeureodiiv -using Dr. Colby' An'
Pills. They regulate
the Bowels, correct the Liver, clear the COM-
plpXi.012, and renovate th.e system ; they a.arc0
composed of active ingredients in a inglOY
concentrated form, apti strike at the root 4
disease, curing almost like magic. Thous-
aar4setertdiesii.oldYlballd
theiry extrealretils.in.arY eur7111;
p
MkTDERMAINING,-- 3
Dams, of ,Southurold, b -
to the London Ave - Pre
ieinigeethiLle leihnatirlie'dtlellinillg
; of:t b '
clay, impervious to watet
ing his gravailifficalties i
. hr ee.ingeodei; o Liutto tehyn k:: foTritieul
Wzi.S. SUilkiellt,, and that
.a the, surplers water, NV
he ...the zau.* ):f' so many,
enenced underdiaining ;
-Of three quarters ox a
; first season. at a venture
. principally two and a hal
, weals° laid a fasti.of the:
: a few four hick - The te
i zed at the harvesting an
' tile trret crop on the
ground, so far- exceeded
, expectations that I have
' ued ' the drains in othe
not intend to stop until
• is dealt with in a similar
largest drain at present i
. my farm consists of ter-
)
. placed side by side, witi
above them, 1 eipeet,
eible, to put in. a draM -,
of six inch tiles which
. let of all the others. Th
,examples of the result
' once in underdraining,,
yield of grain : The or -
wheat on my farm Waf; i
fifteen to seventeen hti
.so that on a field ot I
might etpect two hum
bashels of wheat. Tli,
.after 1 -commenced drat
ted from sixteen acres.
_ .
bushels of wheat, beiet
one hundred and fifty bin
.orops, the value of this a
more than exceeded tl
'chaining the field, and, al
; :on to expect better
; same field in future t
vielde.d, the profit result
ing thia lield must be iD
ft well known feet that m
suffered to a r(at extern
-quantity ef rain that ha$,
the present season. MT]
this year on.a field wk
klerdrainek a few xnontli
exception Mme small _(
ing about half an acre. -
this half acre are now '
spoiled by the wet, midi
.. main art of a pale, y- elle
: and will hardly returu.
seed- sown in the spring;
the .dreined land are excs
and well - loaded, not a
peering on the ten teem
x egard to the durability
all I shall say is that tll
- -of them wearingout ii
time, but tbeelt seem to
after year; and the Sati'el
from walking on -dry gr
wading through water;
spring and fall, is eertat
I am eertain , that au,
willing to risk ten dollar
some wet piece of grout
ed with the resplt, an
make hi,s app1ic4tion a
-a new supply ohaanin
A writer in the I.
says he Amd to b -save
. trouble to retake currar.
,cattings or slipgrower
following- plati't . He fbc
, toes IIIItil they were riet1
then stuck one on each
in the ground. Esse
_and glew well all saran
two exceptions,
It is said that thii
fruit -grower -in Duxbetr
use of soft-soap, wbale-e
liquid varnish in equal)
eive of the water-iverin,
treaS. The result Was. -s
BEE-KEEPM6.—A
the California Fanntr'
ery owner of a rani 1
lia.ve a few swarms ol
and he gives iiit foliowl
as to where they shell
how managed r—First,
if eonvenieties in Berm
'from the busy tontine t
-circle. It shonld be sI
'relieve the 114 -le emir
rays of a, burning, stri
shield them from t40 m
strong wind. The b'es
waS ever used is the slt
a goad hive.----LThe hive
face the south-east, i
lair bees Mai get' till
and fewer StOIDIS COVne
ictioiL i Let it be loca
be readily Sten in 'swai
some door or window, f
if possible,- that' - the t
the alitam The grase
/1
-.81' ort by -ocessional cu
ittj.s in the Immediate
the apiary should be d
.cider Webs and the lik,
the planting of trees w
favoured with them.,
or two hives- under ea
avoiding a, bee-honse, t
is no place like tilt) Op.'