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ROBERTSON
iter'and manufacturer of -all kind. of
FURNITUR
such as
UNGES.
CRNTR‘E TABLES,
rATTRASSES,
BREAKFAST TARLES,
-,,,EAus,
CHAIRS, and
BEDSTEADS,
In Great Variety.
R. has great confidence in offering- Isis
to the public, as they are made of
Seasoned Eteraber, and by First -Claes
IFF EN MADE To- ORDER
On the Shortest Notice.
WOOD TURNING
with Neatness and Despatebe
Wareroonas
-DOORS SOUTH SHARP'S ROTEL
Main Street,
„ Jan. 6th, 1869. tt,
GOOD NEWS
TO
lers and Others.
undersigned hating newly fitted out
s min in a firet class style, in which
ow grndiiig for every
iFTEtNTH BUSHEL,
hanging guar for goei wheat at 4/
the bushel,
EST PRICE IN CASH PM,
FOR
II EA T.
ALFRED BREWER,
14;x -burgh Mills,
tee June 4th, 1869. 78-3m.
MILLINERY AND
VFISS
$. GUTHRIE & MISS CLEGG
DOW prepare& to execute all orders
4:1 Millinery, Dress and Mantle Mak-
i the Latest Style .,artt Fashion. Par-
t attention devoted to Straw floods,
rs left at the house el Mrs. Guthrie:
Street, -will receive immediate atten-
70-tf.
eafortla April 9th, 1869.
icOTOEIT LAND BRO.:TiT
LORS
rerno-ved to their new premises, ell
Ei:?tQi-V..STREET;,
NEXT DOOR TO 1
nsden's Drug Store.
GUTTING DEPARTMENT.
.,.,raled. to "Ey MR 01-1AS. SUTHER-
, froxn London England,
Style, fit, and workmanship, guaran-
111.kRGES MODERATE,
SUTAERLANI). SITTIIKRIAND.
arth, June 4 1869. 46-1y.
4, SEA -ITER
DI/ANGt 'BROKER:
And dealer in Pure
CHEMICALS & DYE STUFFS/
,Drug Depuiroent is under the specla
au experienced, Chemist,
R. M. PEARSON.
Vat, 186ft,
TUL! SPLENDID is the verdict
tlI who uQe Hunt's Empire Hair
It makes dry, harsh, stiff hair sott.
and beautiful. It cleanses the scalp.,
spurtples, strengthens the glaaale,
the hair from falling, aaid cer-
flake it trrow strone, luxuriant and
ul, and it is only 25 cents per bottle.
ery where. 73
rasra cured by using Dr. Colby's An -
vt. and Tonic PilIs They regulate
vers. correct the Liver, elear the Corn-
. and renovate the system; they are
ed. of active ingredients in a highly
rated form, and strike at the root of
-euring, alrxtost like magic. Thous-
stiiy to their extraordinary curative •
sold by all dealers. 73-1Y
- A Righteous Verdict.
•
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11: 11 E SEA1, ORT1T EC.1:',0S171011.
Beajamin Barret, of Lima, Ohio, was
insured in thi; Conneet:ent Mutual Life
-,11ns. Co., ferr $2,000, his occupation be-
ing that f a railroad locomotive engi-
neer,' which was" SO Etatoi 111theapplf,°-
etition to the -Company for the 'Policy.
Mr. B. was killed in Decertiber, 180,
while running on the Dayton alai ii
chigan.road, between Toledo and Lima,
ihv lt wa,s a stoniy rnglit, and a
-I1iib gf a tree was blown _down, striking
the locomotive cab, killing Mr., Ba but
not injuring the fireman,who ran the
train, to its deStillatidri.
The Compaoy declined to pay, be-
cause Mit Bari -et was pursuing an occu-
pation prohibited by one. of the conditi-
ons of the Raley, unle.ss a special per-
mit was granted therefor by the Com -
parry. Suit waS brought a.gainst the
Company ia the Rayne Co., Mich, Cir-
cuit Court, aud came up fur tdial, July
/at, before Judge Patcber, thel fact Of
Mr. Barret insuring his! life in the
"Connecticut Mututt.',?" his ooeupation,
the statement of which was made in
the application to the _Company for the
Policy, anti. his death, as stated above,
all being proved.
It was claimed by the counsell far the
plautiff, the Widow of Mr. B., that, .,as
the application was made, by its express.
terms, a part of the contract, and as the
application stated, the irtaured was a
railroad engineer, this was a wavier, on
the part of .the Compinty, of the printed
Conditions contained in the Policy, and
- they must be constructed together. The
Case of the Peoria Ins. Co., decided by
he Supreme Court of Michigan, was
1-..elied on to suittia their position.
The judge charged the ,jury., and they
tendered a verdict for_ the full amouut
with interest
-We do not profess to say 'Whether
this decision will sta. d the -test of a
higher Court of law'or not ; but it will
stand the teat of that high Court of
Equity over whiela common sense and.
.0011E1110II honesty preside as judges.
There waS no attempt to fraud, ---no
concealment or prevarication On the
part ofthe insuted. The .Connectiatt
- Mutual Life Inaurance Company recet-
ved his money *ith the full know4edge
of his occripatiola, and issue] in. retuta
-thetyloa their Policy,' with full knowl:
edge of his continuance in ,hat -occu-
pation, if they -did not mean to insur
- lira what did they mean to do ake
;
-his money- without giving him an egad -
valent, and that under false Pretences?
It looks very much Hue it, certainly, avid
if they weretried under that indietmetait
we doalat if twelve honest ID en •cotakd
be-fouar.dtwho would acquit them cradle,
evidence. _
The :resort to the delays and mates
43.f the law to escape, if possible, the..ray-
talent of an henest claim is a:disgraCe
to the nanae of Life insurance. Bat
what else could be expected --tV a corpor-
ation that would issue an unsuspecting
applicant a contract containing certain
clauses and conditions which they knew
lie must violate daily, and, according to
their interpretation of it, so violate
them as to render the contract' nnli and
void'' .
This, and eater similar transactions
which_ .have proceeded, reveal the 'and, -
aims of the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company. - Instead of being
animated by that s4cred regard for the
rights,of its members, and that bene-
ficient purpose towai-d the Widow and
the orphan, - vAlich its much vaunted
mutuality give us therightta'expect and
demand of it, the ruling principle seems
to be a, feverish lust for aggrandirement,
impatient of everything which 'retards
its progress, and quick to avail itself of
every cpaibble and loophole which the
develish ingenuity of a, petifegger can
suggest or ,discover to escape the itay-
ment of its hOnest dues. .
This Company is never done boast-
ing of its "enormous dividends." It
parades them with most persistent os-
tentation -before the public eye, but it is
studiously careful to conceal whence
they come, and how they are obtaine'd.
It has learned well the magic policy 'of
the word "dividend," and boasted of its_
"fifty per cent," sq loudly and so long,.
that many excellent perosas have come
.to believe that the orthodox standard,
belOve which to fall is the unpardonable
sin. and certain damnation of a Mutual
Life Insurance Compaay.,
Itreligiously omits to publish the fact
that, .for long years, it refused to return
to the retiring Policy -holder the slight-
est fraction of the money he had been
v.
paying it in excess of the current cost
of his insurance, --that all this while it
was enriching the few who continued
the punttual payment of their loonies,
'at the expense of the manywho did not
SO continue.
The same deceptive policy is plorsued
threughout Itholds out to thos ' whose
Patronage is solicted glitteringptomises
of comfort and protection for -sa'fe and
children ; but when the hour of sore
diktress and sudden bereavern ent co Ines,
• if any of the intricate conditiens with
which it is carefal to load down its
Policies:have been violated, or 'the cun-
it mg of:a paid attorney cati discover the
ehance.of escape from the liability ere-
ated; he Connecticut Mutuai 1ife In-
surance Company forgets all its.protnis-
es, denies the glorious bitth-iight with
which its name endows it, and becomes
the eager and 'itnrelenting foe of the
widow and the -orphan it has solemnly
contra.ctecl:to befriend, resisting their
claims to the bitter end.
By this course it has gained the mess
of pottage,—It has grown 'great and
stiong,---deelared its "fifty per cent di-
vidend," and achived what thoughtless
or bit eling° tongues call a "splendid suc-
cess." But when its clairus to pubic
contidenee and favor are weighed in
these balances where "a good name is,
better than riches," they are found
wanting.
We should not perhaps write this, if
the case cited above were an exception-
.
,a1 one. 1 It is not so. itis consistent
wih the Policy if the Connecticut mu-
tual: Life.Insurance Company' from the
begiaing, which has ueen uniformeay
selfish and'illitteral. From first to last
that corporation has been weithy. of
its origin. The "wooden nritraeg" prin-
ciple has always governed it. It has
treated its Agerts and its insured With
the traditional Connecticut parsimony,
and all tne 'while boasted ()fits superior
righteousuesS with true Connecticut hy-
pocrisy.
Other Life Companies of broader
charity and more liberal spirit,—of
npre actual worth and more comprehen-
sive philosophy, have sprung upfrom it
and around'it, as vigorous and comely
trees 'spring from the roots of a garland
and obstinate oak. .These it has affec-
ted to ignore, save When their superior
claims beingrecognized, it has stooped
to traduce.. But we warn the managers
of the "Connectictet Mutual," that if
they would. long retain the proud, and
in !natty respects*deserved, pre-eminence
they have so tons eld, a new policy,.
mot e in consonance with the catholic
spirit of the times and more accordant
with the true theory of Life .Insuranco,
because more jtist. and liberal, must be
adopted.
Some of the oldAr English Cempanies
coxless to a dependance upon the "intu-
sion of young blood" as their only sal-
vation from utter ruin. The -"Connecti-
cut Mutual" needs an infusion of young
blood in a different sense. It needs
more of both the generous blood and
liberal brain of Young A.merica'
We arel glad that its Contalitutional
meann ess has been so signally rebuked as
in the instance above, and can but hope
that henceforth -its affairs may be SO_
conducted that, in pronouncing it
worthy of all confidence, the public may
aaree upon a "righteous verdict"—
elticago Insurance Chronicle,
• SCENE IN THE LORDS ON THE LAST
NIGHT OF THE CHURCH BILL —A cor-
respondent of the .LNY- Y. Tribune gives
the following graphic pictare of the
scene in. the House of Lords on Tues-
day night during ithe debate on the Ir-
ish Church Fill. There was not so
much an outward'appeara,no; of excite-
ment, out it was evident from the
whole demeanor of the press.olvisitors
in the House of _Lords that a serious
crisis had arrived in the confliet between
the two Houses. The preliminary par-
hanertai busihess was transacted in
ominous silence: The ministerial and
opposition lords eyed each other like
men feeling they would soon'fio engag-
ed in a dangerous struggle. II'rorain-
ent among the ladies, who were.piesent
in large numbers, sat the stately Mrs.
Gladstone, dressed in a bright blue silk
sweeping in succession the whole ' array
of grave,. impassioned faces with, her
euera-glass, as each speaker rose. :The
bench of bishops, beaded 'ay the Archi-
bishop of Canterburie prasented a:for-
midable array of silk and muslin. Earl
Granville looked careworrn and per-
glexed, as though fully- impressed with
the difficulties which lay m his way.
Lord Derby' entered late in the evening
and took his seat with something of de-
fiance in hi a manner. Lord Cairne was
earlyin his place but appeared uneasy.
The Marquis of Saillsbury, as usual,
nursedthis kne nervously, anxious lor
an opportanity of joining issue with
the Commons. Royalty was represent-
ed by the Duke of Cambridge, wno sat
near Earl Gray, earne§tly conversing
with all . around him. After. the
speeches had commenced, the members
of the Lower House crowded in, Mr.
_Disraeli taking a conspicaorts place on
the steps of the throne, where he was
the cynosure of all eyes as he stood
with the inscrutable look he can so well
assume, surveying the anguA ;assembly
through his • eye -glass. a 4 On the other
!side of thethrone Mr. Gladstbne leaned
negligently against the raffia°. which
sepal ates strangers from the °body of
the House. He looked anxiously on
as the deb. tte continued, with pale face
the hard lines about the mouth drawn
aown with a resolute look, as though
he had- made_ up his mind to never stir -
render. John Bright bustled to and
fro in and cut of the liaise, his count-,
mance displ aying anythiu g b u
pleasure at the prospect before him.
Altogether the scene during the debate
indicated interest in the crisis which
rest night hadreached its climax, and
from wnich there could be no e. a e.
_
0 VERWORK. —There was William Pitt,
dead ak forty-nine, carrying the Biit sli
Empire on his shoulders fo- a quartet
of a century, and attempting to carry it.
pint cf port wine daily and a pinch of
opium in Ms stomach, and foundered in
mid -ocean from his over:cargo. What
a wreck was that when Brinsley Sheri-
dan went to pieces on the breakers of in-
temperance and overwork ; There, too
was Mirabeau, that prodigy of strength
and health, of versatility and splendid
talent, killed by the overwhelming la-
bors and excitements of the. tribune and
the orgies of the cypria,n hells. Ser-
geant S. Prentiss attempted the double
task ;and is ever a man might with im-
punity, he could, with his ldonine
health and marvellous mental gifts.
Said a distinguished Mississippi lawyer
to hie, 'Prentiss would sit up alt night
gambling a"drinking, and then go in-
to court ne- i, day, and make a better
plea in allrespects than I could, or any-
..,;94y--elie at the bar of our State, even
tliough we studied our case half the
night and slept the rest.' He tried it,
and in the trying burned to the -socket
in forty-one yeats the lamp of rife that
had been trimmed to last fourscore. A
draft upon the constitution in behalf of
appetite is just tts mach a draft as.. in
[Audi' of work; and if both are habitual-
ly preferred together, bankruptcy and
ruin are sate and swift.—Lippineotes
Jfavazine.
, .
as.
A MODEL ediSTAGE STAMP. —Anew
self -cancelling postage stamp has recen-
tly been. iavented. The paper on
which the stamp -head is printed is first
wet in a cheap chemical solution. The
stamp is then gummed and perforated
as formerly When purchased the stamp
is -moistened as usual and attached to
the letter. But when the post office
clerk ta,kes up the letter to sort from
the others for different States, on his
right hand thumb is a mall cot, on
wilich is a sponge with a feeder, which
is soaked in anoer chemical solution
kept secret for G-overnmene; reasons.
As the clelk takes hold of the, letter
to throw, it aside, his thumb -comes in
contact Witn the stamp; an instanta-
neous combination takes place, and a
defacement comes out mach superior to
the present ink. This Cancellation
can only affect the stamp which is pre -
pa ed or if the thunib sponge wet the
envelope it dries off -a ithout any
mark.
5
(Advertisement.)
Sonaething Worth Reading.
The success that has attended the
faithful and intelligent study of photo-
graphy his ,been so great, that one can
get their own image perpetuated to pos-
te.ity. It is a great privilege to have
a good practical Artist, one who thor-
oughly understands the-brisiness, as at -
so One who is stationary in oa place, to
whom you can go with confidence, with
the aSsut•ance of not getting disappoint-
ed in getting a correct, artistic, faithful
likeness, and from wnom you can get
picturea . at any future time .from the
negatives once taken. The days are
past for those who drop down for a
week or two and are off again, having
no interest at stake, and caring very
whethertheir customers are pleas-
ed 'or .tot, they are off; but not so with
Our Old Established* and thloroughly
practical pnotographer,Frank Pal tridge,
who stands to -day the ackn.owledged
head and leading Photographer in this
section of the country. He is a real
live man, up to every wrinkle in the
business, is very obliging, and has
rooms, accommodations and facilities
for executing work seldom i inet. - He
has rooms and apartments for eery -
thing. • Good pictures. cannot be made
where the fumes of so, many 'different
chemicals come in immediate contact
with each otherand producing gasses
fatal to making good pictures. His
rooms are in Scott's Brick Block, near
Sharp's Hotel, and under the EXPOSI-
TOR. Office, cocil in summer, ts arm in
-winter ; with dressing rooms, so that
you can bring your best clothes in h
satchel and change to get your picture
taken. Frank Paltridge also keeps
the negative, and no fear of losing the
picture of some near and dear friend.
His best work is not at the door, but
up stairs, one flight, ad turn to the
right hand, where yon will find Frank
always at home and in good temper.
All pictures shown are of his own
make, and not bought or borrowed to
deco Y the public. He gu.atantees
faction or no pay. Just walk- up to
Frank Paltridge''S Gallery, his speci-
meets are worth looking at, and you
will be sure to see some person's picture
you know. If you dou't want your pic-
ture, never mind ; just walk up, be will
be glad to see you. Remember, it'is in
a In Lk building. 85 tf
Insolvent Act of 1864.
In. the County C01191 of the County of -Huron.,
In the matter of EDWARD VEN TON.
An Insolvent.-
• Dominion of Canada,
PROVINCE Olt ONTARIO,
County of Huron, •
To Wit : •
NOTICE Is hereby given that on Thursda,y
IA' the Sixteenth day of September next,
at ten of the clock in the forenoon, or as goon
as Council can be heard, the undersigned will
apply to the Judge of the said Court for a
.discharge tinder the said Act. •
Dated at Seaforth this 7th day of July,
A. D, 1869.
EDWARD PENTON.
By BENSON & MEYER,
His Attornies ad Litem.
WALL PAPER.
Border Pctper,
Hall Paper,
WINDOW BLINDS
Plain, Nice, Plain Green, Plain,
- Buyand Figured.
AT THE TELEGRAPH BOOK STORE.
W_ ELLIOTT%
Seaforth, July 22. 54-tf.
1)
R. LUBELSKI, SURGEON CHIRO-
,
Damn, respectful„
ly informs the public
of Seaforth and surrounding country that'
he is preparei to cure Corns, Bunions, -Chil-
blains, Ingrowing Nails, Large Joints, and
all diseases of the human foot. Guarantee&
a successful treatment, without pain or sore-
ness. Office directly opposite Griffith Davis's
Dry Goods Store, Main Street.
Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868. 53-tf
"CANADA WAREHOUSE
In Scott's Brick Block
SEAFORTH,
THE
subscriber has 'received his first in-,
stalment o'
PRI).1 'G GOODS
LADIES & MISSES'
Brown, Black, Colored and White
SUNDOWNS,
GENTLEMEN'S
StrawaiCanton, Panama, Felt, All -Wool
and Merino
HATS!
'Decided Bargains in Union, All -Wool and
BRUSSELS CARPETS.
Also some very. choice Gunpowder, and
I A pit rrm.pics 1
Sugars, Syrups, Coal Oil, &c.
CLOVER AND .TIMONTHY SEEDS.
A large stock of BOOTS & SHOES ex-
pected in a few days.
ifest- Highesfprice paid for Butter, Eggs. &c.
A.RCHICALD McDOITGALL.
Seaforth, April, 1869, 53-ly
CASH
FOR
G 0-91
-MHE subscriber. having REMOVED to
J. the premises lately occupied by E. Hick-
son & Co:, is now prepared to pay the high-
est Cash Price for any quantity of good
Fresh Eggs delivered at his shop, Main St.,
Seaforth.
DAVID D. WILSON:
Seaforth, April 22.
1
I (1 CART-WR1GHT, Surgeon Dentist
I ki, Stratford, ‘.0ntario, begs most re,.spect-
fully to inform the inhabitants of Seaforth
and surrounding country that he has opened
I a DENTet L OFFICE over MR. HICK-
' SOAN'S DRUG STORE, Main Street, Sea -
1 forth, and. has procured the assistance of
I Mr. J. A. Ellis, Surgeon Dentist to take
I charge of the same. Mr. Cartwright will
icontinue to visit Seaforth the second week
liof -every month. Al! work warranted to
give perfect. satisfaction. Teeth extracted
, -with little or no . pain by the use of the
HIRAIVI GOLLIDAY oft SON,
TN returning thanks for past favors, have
the pleasure of announcing to the mer-
chants and business men of Seaforththatthey
are prepared to receive orders for all kinds of
DRAY WORK.
eforGoods handled with care, and satisfac-
tion, guaranteed. •
Ja,nuary 21st, 1869. 584y
$50Ttn-Niv-..Aasr) !Narcotic Spray, , which in'oduces local an-
- - I asthesia, (want of pain.) Charges Moder-
.
0 HOT, on Sunday night, the 25th ult.. I a
' te Terms Cash.
REFERENCES :—Dr. Stnith, S. eaforth ; ,...„ .„ r...0,
' 0 between 12 and 1 o'clock, on South half
Dr, Shaver, Stratford ; J. Dutton, Chemist ti,i, -)---,
Lot 20, Con. 12, McKillop, a two
i Stratford ; P. R. Jarl'is. Esq,, Stratford ; ---
i Steer. The above reward will be giyen to
1 any person or persons giving such informa- 1 Dr. Whiting Berlin ; Dr. Rowans, Drunibo; D RUCS, CH EM ICA I -Si
I tion as will lead to the conviction. of the - Dr. Bray, Chatham' .
party who committed ;the deedI Mr; C. will be at the Commercial Hotel, AND
' . - '
PATENT MEDICINES,
49 to RCIL? SI
I IfirpfrrA NT NOT ICE 11
LUMBER,' LUMBER.
Andrew Govenlock
OIJLD announce to the public gener
allir;Ihat hat" On hand at present,
at his Saw MilliMcKillop, over four hundred
thousand -;•feet-Of 4umber, =cut into all the
various lengths and sizes generally uf....ed for
BUILDIN_GLFENCIiiG AND DRAININO
Purpose s:r Also a large quantity of
HARDWOOD LUMBER!
Consisting chiefly of
CHERRY, _ELM, OAK, BIRCH AND MAPLE.
And a large and choice quantity of
BASSWOOD AND PINE'
All of which will be sold at
VERY LOW PRICES I
In order to make room fornumerous thous-
ands yet to sawed during the summer.
MY „SAWMILL AND LUMBER YARD!
IS -ON THE GRAVEL ROAD
FOUR NILES 'NORTH OF SEAFOETHI
P. S.--Flease•remeMber the nameis
"ANDREW GOV.gN.LOCK "
McKillop; june,18, 1869. 80 -an.,
TO 1=1,Ml\TT_
T N the best business portion of Seaforth,
I Frame Shop 22x34, suitable for a Gro -
eery, Book Store, Immediate possession.
given. For particulars address
W. ROBERTSON & Co.,
Box 34, Seaforth, Ont.
SEAFORTH MILLS
SED STORE!
THE undersigned have just received
IMPORTED DIREbT,
'1, 1,000 LBS.
S-KIRMINC'S IMPROVED PURPLE -TOP
SWEDE,
A quantity of Early
GOODERICH POTATOES4
Also a fresh stock of
GARDEN
AGRICULTURAL SEED.
Will have constantly on hand a cheize se-
lection of Plower and other
BEDDING PLANTS.
MURK'S CRANULATED .*HEAT
-possesses all the qualities of Faiina aid.
Oatmeal, for Porridge.
W.A. Shearson &
Seaforth,May 21. 52-1v.
THE SI -CN OF THE GOLDEN
.THE subeeriber begs to inform . the p-oblic
that he lees just received a great valiety
of Saddles and -
Which he IS prepared to sell
At Prices Almost Unparalleled.
every description, war-
-
OxalaLedAuRut Sf
to of
the horse's neck.
In the way of Harness,
OF ALL KINDS,
He is, as heretofore in a position to give
his customers as good value for their mon( y
as any other establishment in Ontarto.
Quality of work and material emplo3.ed
. .
indisputable.
*WS/JO"' OPPOSITE KIDD 46
31611U LA7.1,51.
JOHN CAMPBELL
Seaforth, Feb. 12, '69. 63tL
WANT
CHEAP
pAms,
ons,
friTRPETE$TE,
GRAINING COINI
:puny,
COLORS, 4v,-,
GO tr ROLLS/
0 0
MICHAEL RY
!Clinton, the third week of every month.
AN.
August 87-1m Seaforth, Dec. 17th, 1868. r
4.